The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-18

quite likely, therefore, that tAs ne~s bs~ssle
wee5, Of an expedition having 1etl, psOeMny ~
Mobile, Is correct Il was believed Ia New Or
leans thai all the rebel troops which hare ecci
operating In Western Louisiana, sapposed 20 Nesn,
per D,N0 men, were gathering In Central Tsxas
coast now occupied by the Union troops. Nearll
all the regiments Of the 18th army corps ass re
ported to have re e nlisted as veterans.
Feom the New Orleans correspondence II ths
New York papers we copy the following:
The trial Of the chief mutineers in the For
Jackson negro uprising, published some tine stncs
IN the Herald, is nov going an Nal. Malssaey, ls
Nothing definite has yet been determined upoa. i
Is supposed, however, severe example - thf
great military sin Of INSTRUMENTATION will Be nads
as warning To Others of the same color, TO g. eff
feet that mutny II not the proper redre4k fOl
grievances, whatever may be their enormitys
s9v stYxoUR's MESSAGE.
The New York Legislature met on the l0fhi inst
Gov. scymour's message was read. The following
is its conclusion
The victories which have given our Govesbmen,
Its present commanding position were w1a II men
who rallied around and fought beneath the 4Hds OF
flag whose stars represent earh 6tats our
Union II we strike out Of existeuee aStangie
state, we make that nag a falsehood. W. we
extinguish the name Of any one Of the ef8inal
thirteen States we hishonor the historic Stn6cS OF
our rational banner. Let the treas0nabse@hek of
defacing our flag be left those who war vn our
Government, and who would destroy tba Aify Of
our country.
Faith to our armies and to our citizens 1eE3ands
,as We keep ,sersa .hs pledge
In this bloody war, Stha. II was not waael in any
spirit Of oppression, or for any purpose of con
quest or sutjugatiOn, or purpose of Overthrowing
or interfering with the rights of established in sti
N htpfff and ofpfas
the supremacy of the Constitution and to preserve
the Union with all the dignity, equality and rights
of the several States unimpared; and that as soon
as these objects are accomplished the war ought 10
cease.''
TIE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
Lincoln has had several thousand copies of his
Proclamation Of December 9Th, decLrt q an am
nesty IN all Rebels of the rank of Eolono and un-
der, providing they take prescribed oath printed
in large type In the shape Of handful, aud a, the
end Of the Proclamation Is the following:
- The book wherein to record the taking of the
above oaih by such persons as may apply, Is In the
custody of --, at who Is authorized {, ad-
minister the said oath TO such persons of that VI
cinty, and Is required to give every person re-
qnestiDg II certificate in form below, and which
certificate shall be, until some other mode Of proof
shall be anthoritatively provided, sufficient evi
dence of the facts certified to entite the holder
the benefits as provided in said Proclamation.
Certified e-'' do hereby certify that on - day
Of ----, lSS-, at -. the oath presented by Presi-
dent of United States in this Proclamation, Pc
ceinber eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty three,
was duly taken. subscribed and made matter of re
cord by ---'
This handful Is to be posted through all the Re-
bel territory.
THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE A DEAD lock.
A letter f. IN Harrisburg, Pa, says the Pennsyl-
vania Senate Is at dead lock, because of the ab-
senee of Senator White, at the Libby Prison. He
was captured at Winchester. The letter says:
He has been retained ever since, though a rebel
Major Jones, after giving his parole, went to Rich
mOnd, confident he cOulh effect an exchange from
his personal and political influence in the South.
lie taited, but came back and delivered himself up
to the authorities at Washington. Brigadler- Gen
then Commissioner for Exchange Of
Prisoners, asked for an especial exchange for him
because OF MS Importance as a witness in the Mil
roy Court OF Inquiry. Commissioner Ouid is re
ported 10 have replied, with his dgitas In front of
his Probnscis, that his importance ,r:tness was
felt at harrisburg, and not at Baltimore Ills sym
pa hizers seem To think so at this point. Major
White = detention is OF immense Importance to
the rebels, if they and their P.nHsyivana Senate
rial contreres can thereby disorganize the Govern
ment OF great Northern Commo wealth like ours.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The New York he:tljs Folly Island correscon-
dent says GeD. Gilmore has succeeded in improv
ing the Greek he shells so that he can s riiy
co'nm.nce the regular hc:ihardmen; OF Charleston
with them.
1t is stated that Gems. Barnes, Getty, and LedlIe
have been removed from Buffers Department.
Lemuei pGWden, the bogus United States Sena-
tor from Virginia, died in Washington Issi week,
Gen. Thomas has Issued IN order assuxsin:
$50 COO on rebel sympathzers fi7insT within ten
miles o.! the recent murder OF three soldiers
NJ dibeTry Tenn, the money to be divided between
the families Of the soldiers killed.
Admiral Storer, oil the Uui,cd States Navy, died
on Saturday at POI ,smouth, N. II.
sEx-Go Thomas Il. Hicks has been ehusen U
8. Senator from Mlryiand t. fiil the seat vacated
by the death Of The Hon. James \. Pearce.
The Democratic and Conservative members of
Cone rcss, in caucus last week. received that The
Presidents proclamation of the 9Th OF December,
1853, is uuwise, inext edicnt, revolutionary, and
and is therefore disapproved,"
A great commOtion has been excited in the New
York Custom Honse by the Arrest and confinement
In Fort Lafayette Of Mr.. A. n. Palmer, charged
with being In cOliusion with parties engaged in
cou;rabaad trade with the Southern States, and
ab:s ns his position In the Collectors Office To fur
that trade. Mr.. Palmer is a member of The
Republican IN. W State Committee.
Several New York regmentsare returning home
from the Army OF the West.
At the sale of cODf1scated property in Virginia,
On the Ith inst, Arlington wa bid in by the U. -.
Government at SoS 800. The Custis mill and farm
were sold for $4, 100.
The St. Louis Unian has placed the name Of
Abraham Lincoln at the mead OF its columns ~ its
candidate for President In 1864.
Major General Meade has gone to Pennsylvania a
On sti0rt leave of absence.
The 5,h Maryland volunteer Infantry have re-
enlisted for the war in the veteran corps. THIS IL
the second regiment OF Mary ian troops which
have re enlisted.
Gen. Burnside Is in New York, sawaiting Or
defs.''
The Bangor Whiglearns that Braine one of the
leading pirates who captured he Chesapeake, has
been arrested and de ivered over to the Halifax
authorities.
The examination of Collins, McKenney, and
Seeley, charged with participation in the Cbesa
peake piracy, has been commenced before the Po-
Lee Magistrates at st. Johns, N. B. The counsel
for the pirates contend that the offence being COM
mitted on the high seas does not come within the
extradition treaty.
w Hilton has been ARE sted In New rk wi tn
Sc 900 900 in Confederate bonds ann 600 900 in
treasury notes, which he had printed and was
about TO send South by order of Mr.. Memminger.
The Republican State Convention of New Hamp.
shire has nominated Lincoln for the next Presi-
dency.
The ssnoted guerilla chief, McCown" was cap
tured near Culpeper G. II on the 9th inst.
Gold was quoted in New York on Tuesday at
Ian.
THK DEArH OF MR. THAcKERAY.-TheL London
Journals teen with notices and anecdotes of Mr.
Thac keray, whose death was very sudden ard un-
expected. The Times gives the following account
OF his last hours:
He was suffering from two distinct complaints
one of which has now wrought bis DEATH More
than a dozen years ago, while he wa. writing
sPendennis, 1t will be remembered that the pubi-
cation Of that work stopped oy bis serious ILL
ness. He was brought to deaths door, and he wai
saved from death by DR.. Elliotson, to whom, In
gratitude, he dedicated the hove, when he lived tf
hnish it, But ever since that ailment he has beer
subject every month or six weeks TO attacks o
sickness. attended with violent retching. He wal