Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-02
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED
STATES.

We continue our extracts from the latest N.rthern
ps pers received
Ths Washington correspondent of the Rna!d writes
a. follows In reference 10 the Psacs Psi len" sent
from Great Britain to Lincoln:
tax CONVENIENT DECLISIs TO RIoIIvE AEeLo.RIBIL
PEACE ADDRIs5
About six weeks ago No. joseph Parker, Of Man.
chester gland aFiiVed at New York Bringing with
N ,hs p ace Address OF the sut cts OF Great Britain
sgd IrsLnj, with let from Sr Henry D. Hot gltcn
90 GoysrnoF Seymour, shO declined formally 10 re-.
csiVs il aslgang a raAson tha,it sho lid be given
10 the President Of the UNI I'd .ates, the Ia ter being
tie only auttor ID channel oil commun oAtoB between
ott ar uau she oil z,ns OF the Un ted States;
ard b. sdee Governor Seymour sad his Ctio al position
did not author aim TO Rccpt the address In behalf
Of other Suites and that would be better to withheld
The euntnt uaiil alter the Presidential election, 60
"A 10 syod the app, Of interfering with The
yasa Mr. Parker oontOrmed TO these suggestions, aud
having arrived here latt week addressed a note to
Secretary Seward, stating that he had been d'pled
10 this c,u4try 10 convey the address tn the
ngoil, of the United States, and asked the
honor OF an OIpIrtunny OF presenting it to the
President To this the Secretary replied that, before
answering the lttor, It was desirable to be further iu-
formed whether Mr. Parker had authority from the
government OF Grea. BitaiG and Ireland Tor the puF
p,ge referred to, AID whether his mission had been
made kr oEn TO the diplomatic agent Of that govern
ment near tho government OF the U1i;ed Giev. Mr..
Parker replied by saying that the address he had the
nonor OF bringing this country, con aiming the g.
natures Of some three hundred and hty thousand OF
his oluntTymeD from the eF 20 the Arts n was nos
from The government OF Great BritaiU, from any
political party. Il Was simply ~ oppression Of tie
earnest desire OF Great Bt4n 20 see peae1 restored
aga ~ this continent TIE correspond closed by
uots from Ghe Secretary Of State, In which he said the
government Of the lifted aes could not receive 1hs
address and that ihs request for 40 interview with the
President Uss therefore declined The address has al
ready been published ana Is signed by many Southern
sympath'zlrs Rho aEk the government OF the ULiied
States 10 cease host.es against tina! ion OF tue
country TIE intention Is TO present the address
to Cong .ess st the approaching session.
"iBI sRIIT NcESDIAAY PLOT"
Uader this caption, tho Herald deVotes over two col
umus sf closely printed matter 10 the :Pnosphorus"
ard Turpeatiue OonsPifscy Which, at one tme threat.
sDed 10 enEulph the city OF Now York In indifcrImi
ate min Amid the lurid descriptions INDUCED ia by
,be Herald tLste Tisss into proDinercs at varlou.
stages the figure OF Il plislOpheSsn indivGui1 who
seems TO have possessed the faculty Of magic in add
lion to his other satanic qualities |. would seem, from
The Heralds account that this mysteTicuI personag e
al one time disRGised as sDsof6cer IN the United
States army, then 'geutetl looking man, carrying
small black leather vAlss" afterwards an officer OF
the United s.Rtss Navy, again as "a apparently
about twenty i've or thirty years old" in course OF
tine as "a gentleman who appeared TO be highly re-
sp,eabls psrson," and finally as "strsDge man about
tblry.ays years Of age"-NAs discerned, at different
times in various hotels always uspsc.ed always sought
alter, and always making good bis escape There lie
something of the tFage tiaLons of the Frsnch mfO-
drama in the career Of this abulaut mystery, and We
ara led to ask sht not this "slraage man." "envel
opsd 10 a large sVeTooat trimmed with black braid,
,ie5 .sarIy concealed his uniform" have been B,zs
h.P for As it is on record that SitAn appeared
IN P.ris vi, might not the D. Sil have taken fancy
20 Nss YoriP Wa pause for reply; and, in the
meantime, quote from the Herald:
rHE ,,sIsFEAIoUs ETEASsSR" IURS5 Up Az TEE TITTH
AvESUI HoIKL-
On lsst Wednesday AitsEnoon gtntssl looking man,
carving small black leather Vsise came to the bo'
IL ana applied .. ihs desk for room. Hs registered
his name a. Mr. Hicks OF PottsSls, Pa, aud vas ass
signed 10 room No. las s'nsthin Y ne appssss5o o
OF the nan excited the iupioiOGs Of ME PHy the de'
tsetive Of Lha house. VIC noGh.d the cis.ks 1t hii
dsubs % 10 Ehe character aHd Intentions OF the pre-
ts dad traveller and 6sCcted stat DO shouts b Ne
sdeoely. o. Saturday morning, Stter be sSp sur,
Of tie grand ipc'ndiary plot she festive determined
10 search she voom occupied by H'cts. About nine
! ieissk he proceeded 10 the room tn las shd, o.
Gaming The door, bsh' ID spectacle which itft NJ
aoue, a &c being u the parties 10 the ooI'
.oyacv Ia a corr or OF she room yes 0onfuSsd pie
o,CSssrE Of ths drawers Of the bureau and two BIZ
eI.rs esvsIed oEsT sIlh the bedding. Al sTouod th
IL .sTs Pic Of ,sin SnS Zee bottles Of pho'pho
Iss Lev near he dras,Ia Tue botIts UsFs on"Iene
and os.IV 0tAlsd A case Of half dCson cartridge
soaked in turpsnlins or phosphorus. Sss also anon
tie articles noticed Evidently Hicks or whoever 90
parry ~aS, had left without folly arranging the naas
FiAls % that they would ignite.
Rhs as.sslIvs galAsrsd up The eosilss d phespAou