The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-10-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Latest Dispatches From Mexico
THE TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS.
Inspections of Andersonville Prison
The Georgia State Loan-New Mexi-
can Lean-The Isthmus Sold Depos-
it.-The Indfap Treaties. ~

| saws: SenOr Romero, Mexican Minister
to the United States, is in receipt of dis
patches this evening which anticipate
| the capture of MatamOraS and the en-
| tire occupancy of the State of Lamareli
DOS by the Liberal forces under Juarez.
| There can be no doubt of important
movements having been OH foot to that
end fol- weeks past, and of their having
reached point of reasonable success
| These accounts are understood to have
confederation in official dispatches re
ceived to-day by the government, al
though the actual occupation of Matamo-
ras BY the Liberals has not been an
nounced or confirmed.
Important disclosures, relating to the
recent Imperial decree, establishing the
new express company, are likely to be
made within few days, that will fully
show up the animus of the late Philadel-
phia dispatches declaring the Liberal
cause hopeless and Maximilian's gov
ernment firmly fastened on the people of
Mexico. Several gentlemen are impli-
Gated who have hitherto held high Off
cial and confidential relations with Mr.
Lincens administration.
1t is now positively known here that
the trial of jeff Davis has been decided
upon, and the arrangements have been
nearly completed. The trial will be for
the crime Of treason The trial will take
place either in this city OF Richmond and
before the United States Supreme Court.
The counsel for the government have
been selected by the Attorney General
and the friends of Mr.. Davis have select
ed and retained counsel for him. Now
that the Wirz trial is completed it is sup
posed that of Davis will immediately
follow. 1t is said that the Secretary OF
the Navy has directed that all the availa-
BILE steam vessels Of war shall imnedi-
ately be got ready for sea. 1t is supposed
that it is the intention of the Govern
ment to be prepared for any eventuality
i'll any quarter OF the world. -
The naval court martial, with Vice Adj
Jniral Farragut as President, to convene
i'm Washington OH the first of November,
will have before it Lieut.. Colonel Mars
ton, the oldest officer, one excepted, in
the marine corps. on the charge of using
for private purposes and losing bounty
money deposited in his hands by new1re-
cruits The court will also try Commo-
dore Craven under the tenth section of
the third article of war, which requires
an officer to do his utmost to Overtake
and capture or destroy any vessel which
it is his duty to encounter. He is charg
ed with neglecting this. the rebel ram
Stonewall having been in the harbor of
Ferrot while he was prOXimate as COM
mander of the navy, and in command OF
the Niagara and the Sacramento, another
shin of war being in port at the same
time to aid him 1t is said the Stone
wall sent challenge which he declined
TO accept.
Lieutenant Colonel A. p. Hamlin, u. s.
A.. who has made several inspections of
the Andersonville prison, has made
very long and interesting report on the
prison, and states that the lives lost at
that one spot, by starvation and cruelty,
outnumber the killed and wounded in
the British army in all the great battles
of the Peninsular war and at the battle
of New Orleans The report could not
he received in evidence i'll the Wirz trial
ON account of its being closed when the
Colonel reached this city.
Mr.. Duncan, State Agent for Georgia,
is on his return home from New York,
and has succeeded in negotiating loan
of one hundred thousand dollars, for one
wear, ut seven per cent, on the fai6h OF
the Provisional State Government OF
Georgia.
EN-Governor Neil S. Brown, of Ten
nessee, was pardoned to-day by the Pre-
sident. --:-F .-.
f. Rollins, of New Hampshire, aud d.
G.. Whitman, of New Jersey, were to-day
confirmed Commissioner and Assistant
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
The Herald has all interesting state
ment relating to the new Mexican loan,
for $500, 100000, which was placed in the
market on Monday last, and also repre-
sentation of the bonds of the denomina-
ton of $500. Already the demand for
these bonds is very great, Applications
pouring in from banks and individuals III
different parts of the country. as we'll rs
in the metropolis, accompanied by warm
expressions of sympathy for the cause
which the loan Is Intended to subserve.
Augustine Derharbede, the oldest gen
eral of the first Emperor of Mexico, is
now in the city. He has been offered
rank and emOluments by Maximilian,
but has declined them.
An addition to Louis Napoleon's naval
| fleet, in our harbOr, was made yesterday
bv the arrival of the French gunboat
Destaing, Capt. Debonsuage.
Advices from Savannah say that Hon.
Walter A. Firuard, Judge of the supreme
| court of Florida, died in Savannah on
the 18th inst.
Assistant Surgeon Towles, of the l2th
Marine regiment, has been appointed
medical director of the subdistrict Of the
| Ogeechee, Ca, in place of DR.. Baldwin,
who returned home with his regiment.
The steamer New York, Which arrived
from Panama yesterday, brought some
specimens of gold ore, taken from the
newly discovered Isthmus deposits, near
the line of the Panama railroad. More
extensive discoveries are expected to
follow, and the Panama and Aspinwall
people are anticipating great rush to
the new diggings, and consequent ami
nation in business generally.
There is nothing later i'll relation to
the revolutions in Peru, or the Spanish
demands on Chilli, and 10 news of conse-
uuence from the Central American Re-
publics, but we have accounts of addi-
tional insurrectionary operations in Col
umbia, and apprehensions of some ofstill
I greater importance, as q sort of natural
consequence of the invasion of the
State of Panama from the State of Oouca
the suppression of which we have al
ready chronicled. Couca has recently
suffered in an eruption from the State OF