The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-28
A Splendid Sword and Commission as(lsu-
tenant General 10 be Seat to Con. Granf.\
Lively speech Of Francis r. Blair
In tho House.
ms OPINION OF SECRETARY CHASE.
Investigation Of the Frauds Of Trea-
sary Agents in tho Missis-
sippi Valley.
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4 AXuNIFIoEET SWORD FOR GENERAL GRANr-U6>
COMMISSION AS LIEUTENANT 0EEHRAL.
Tbs magnificent sword ~ bv presented by tho cssno
Of Joe Davies ooRnsy, H., 10 General U. 8. Gran1,
manufacturers bytAe Arnes Manufacturing Company, =
Chioopee Mass, description Of which has already beso
published, Is 70 b takes General Grant by Hon. r =
wsshbusns the cowsnissiol Lieutenant Gem.
rai. Mr. washburns viii leave Immediately for the Wee
FOR tho discharge Of this pleasant duty.
GENERAL sleKLEs' MISSION TO TEE WEST AND
SOUTH.
General Sieiles, Is Is expected, will start Wednen-
day for the West, South and Atlantic coast, VISITING
Nashville, Arkansas, Chattanooga, NORTH CaroiiaA,
Charleston Beaufort and Fortress Monroe. hs mssina
u to make Investigations concerning robe. Aesertsrss
prisoners Of Wet. and parties taken Within lina
armies ADVANCE the result Of which 10 70 b lal
before the President for the Of his future
policy 10 relation 70 Southern dsoyalists
GENERAL AUGUR TO COMMAND A GRAND DIVISION -
The ARAfv OF THE POTOMAC.
II IL understood that Major General Augur To- 70 -
assigned the comaanAof onsof the threcsrana dvs
sions into which thsArmy o. the Potomac Is tube rssr
ganzed.
DEPARTURE or GENERAL PATRICK.
Provost Marshal General Patrick left for the Ary z
lhe Potomac to-day.
ESCAPE OF TWO OF rHH DREW OF TEE sraAaD
4 HARRIET LANE.
! The Navy Departments received letter from ~
mfel fOttof, enclosing n interesting u6FrUSiv0 -
escape Rebellion Of two Of the the steamse
Harriet Lane captured treachery Galveston 49,
thirteen months Imprisonment Henry woodGssd. erdk
nary seaman and VI j. Il Galway second class nrera,
set out from the rebel camp o. prisoners In Cady parish
louisiana the Esd Of January and after running ~
gauntlet. and wond adventures by food and hesd -
tramp of four hundred miles, reached OF our gun
boats the Mississippi river on the 1lth instant.
REFuGEBs FROM The SOUTH.
e~ncn Nnet n
Ing fifteen pcrsons the Fortress Monroe bsae
to-day. tbeir way the West They had been nearly
three months working theirlway 10 our lines.
About forty refugees arrived here day. having bss
brought up by the steamers the Poss.
mac. Most OF thsm'were. Germans and furnishs4
with passes BY General winder 70 leave the rebel se
but prohibiting them goog by the Of GordonsvillA
All oSk the oath. Of allegiance and weressent NefsA
The personal effects os the parties filled large furn
wagons many Of them had upon their psrsosss
considerable amount OF money gold aud silver. fhseo
refugees unwilling reveal anything In relation -
affairs In Richmond perhaps because OF their lGnoraaso
romhe fact that the head Of each family has paGH
saying The bearer has taken the oath Of allegiance
the Con ederate States and being pledged not 10 reveal
directly indirectly, any information that av
benefit the enemy, permitted 10 pass beyond ths0ss.
federa,e lines"
THE POMxEoT PRESIDENTIAL CIRCULAR.
appears that The celebrated Pomeroy circular -
been extensively circulated before publication hssa
The radical character Of the resolutions Of the
Louisville Is attributed 10 part TO the fase
THAI circular the hands Of the delegates Wha
about equally divided between Chase and FrssaA
committee, appointed by this convention. II nov %
the way eoosu with the Chase National Easeup
live Committcs.
VISIT OF RRIrIsH ARMY 0PPfCERs TO THE von1zA
HIcATIONs AROUND ALEXANDRIA.
Lieutenant Colonel T. Lionel Galloway, Of W Rsyaa
Engineers, and Captain dspon Of the Royal Assnssys
Rshkh army, accompanied By Captain Munton, & Cen.
ra Basnardp ss have just made visit to The fossinea
tiens around Alexandria. The swo ocsrs asst HAmeA
are accredited agents Of the English govonnsat ssnt
oat to examine and upon the psosres made By -
United States In artillery and Notifications
TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND DEL0TUM.
The Senate yesterday ratified the treaty sstwssa ~
United States and Belgium for the extingushment Of ~
schsld dues the United States TO pay ~ 30 ra q ~
capitalization The Begiaus agree 70 exssad 70 the Unils6
States the reductions Of import duties which may result
from subse luent treaties with other Powers.
ADvICEs FROM JArAN.
Advices received at tho State Department frem ~.
Pruyn, United States Minister In Japan dated January 10
that the Alabama that was ssil ct large.