The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-23
LATER FROM THE NORTH.


We have received a copy of the Washington
C,ronicle of Sunday, the Goth instant. Gold closed
at the evening exchange, Saturday evening, in New
York, at 2l9a. There is literally nothing of in
terest from the North.
BLoCKADE RAISED.
Lincoln has raised the blockade ON Norfolk, Fer
nandina and Pensacola, in proclamation, in which
he says:
Now, therefore, be it known that 1, Abraham
Lincoln, President of the United States, pursuant
to the authority in vested by the fifth section of
the act Of Congress, approved on the 18th day Of
July, 1861, entitled An act further to provide for
the collection of duties on imports and for other
purposes" do hereby declare that the blockade of
the said ports of Norfolk, Fernandina and Pensa-
cola shall far and determine from and after
the first day of December next, that commercial in
tercourse with those ports, except to persons,
things and information contraband of war, may,
from that time, be carried on subject to the laws of
the United States, to the limitations, and in pursu
anoe OF the regulations which may be prescribed by
the Secretary of the Treasury, and to such military
and naval regulations are now in force, may
hereafter be found necessary.
suERMAN's PROSPECTS.
The New York Herald, noticing the wild r,lmors
about Sherman, says
We know positively that Sherman is in motion,
and that IS all that do know. 1t is useless to
speculate upon the exact line of his march, OF the
exact point that lies at the end OF that line. The
significance Of his movement is clear enough He
goes 10 occupy certain important points in the
Southern States, and they the points that will
best enable him to hold the country. He may
choose what towns will answer this purpose best
for all are at his mercy. His operation is that
flows naturally out OF the position that the war now
stands in The Southern States are absolutely de-
nuded of all defensive force. Every man is in the
ARMIES that hold the frontier, under Leo, Early
Beauregard. We have matched each Of those ar
with eQual armies and hold them atill urith
equal armies; and for the practical purposes Of
this is the if had put those armies out of
existence. Thus the Southern country lies helpless
before ALPHABETICALLY conquered-and We march in
and possess it., just as Old Abe promised that we
should in his first proclamation.
THE WESTERN CONSPIRACY
The military commission at Indianapolis is still
engaged in the investigation of the conspiracy
against the Government. Last Saturday, one Har-
rson Cornell, an elderly man, from Martin county,
Indiana, testified as follows:
1 am acquainted with Stephen Horsey; have
known OF ammunition being concealed in Martin
county; do not know who brought 1t into the
county; met Horsey at the Shoals one day, and
he made an appointment for me to meet him on u
certain evening, about mile and a half from the
town, on the railroad; met him at the appointed
time, and he took me to the spot, where fonnd
some ammunition at the foot Of tree; there was
keg of powder and some packages of lead and caps
we put them in sack and carried them to my barn,
where secreted them in my granary and covered
them over with threshed oats; when was arrested
gave the ammunition up to the detectives; / do
not know where the money came from 70 buy it.
The Judge Advocate here closed his examination.
Mr. Gordon crossexamined the witness, and elected
the following additional facts was at meeting
in the Gaddis House, where -one Stone presided
heard the obligation administered, but cannot re-
peat it, as have bad memory.
Question by the defence.--Were you sworn into
the service OF jeff. Davisi
Answer.--Stone, the man who initiated me, made
a speech to that effect We were told were in
the service Of JEFF. Davis and that if we were cap
tured we would be exchanged like any other prison.
There was good deal Of dissatisfaction about
| it among the members.
AN ARREST FOR TRRAsoN.
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