The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-11-18
From Washin 3 ton.
Jen. Davis to Have nn Early Triul-The
Outbreak at jamaica, Etc.
wAsuISGroS, Nov. Z

NAsutNGToN Nov. I.
The NATIONAL ISTELLiGESoBR, In noticing visit
to the President yesterday, Of dole cation Of ladie,
from Baltimore, aud the presentation Of petition,
numerou'ly signed, soekins tho c.emency Of the
Executive In behalf Of jefferson Davis, says:
The interview vas pso,ractsd one and Of the
most agreeable charac,e', and the fair petitioners
lett the city, carrying with them the most pleasure
able impress on OF the President. In declining the
fies.dent regretted thit the national character Of
the que stion restrained oil private sympathy which
they misht have awakened in hin, and made The
have been made LOT the early L. III trial OF Nh Davis
according to the laws OF the land.
Chief Justice Chase has notified the Pre,ident
that after thorough and careful amin ion into the
whole question, he canno, preside ovcr tho court for
the TRIAL Of JEFF rson Davis in the city Of Richmond
The reason assigned is, that there /, no regularly
organized court In that city.
The United States Consul. stationed ut Havana
under date Of Oct. 3ist, oEIns the State Uepsrt.
ment that she Captain General Of the Island OF Cuba
has rendered TO the Br'ish Colsul General troop.
and yeses Of to 20 and SsSs, tho au horities At
Jamaica The weasel, were accepted, and two Of
them sailed the date OF his dpltch from g. Jaro
de Cuba The Consul at HSvsn, also enclo.es 10 the
State Department u dispatch from our Consul At
k,ng.t ton which he states that hi, pre- ieces.or
vhO hls had some four YEAR eNpC rienCe with the
l'lender exp esscs irais ths 1t viii require several
months To suppress, the direction efec'uay lie
eNIfrfeet the none that an American eLpgmer
may e At once dispatched TO that port and ,tses
there are on the Island OF Jimaic. about tGOO in
habitanIs, OF which only 1908 sie whites, about
1900 mullatoes, and the femsindtU GiibtOW arc
blacks The escnt outb eAk evidently has been
long contemplated, ami IA Intended TO be- AZ Of ey
terminal ON hv the backs again.t the whites and
the rrest disparity OF numbers gives the former
great ADVANTAGE. Ihey have moreover, chosen A
time when heie are hut few Englsh troops at that
station aud uut one smail tnelIeh slg steamer, the
Wolverine, at the island.
Tho Farragut Court Martial to-day took up the
Gaze Of Commodore Craven, CHARGED, under the rule.
adopted for tho better government OF the Navy with
falling to do his utmot to oyertsko and capture or
destroy any vessel which II his duty 90 encoun-
ter; the rebel ram Stonewa being IN the hlrhor OF
Z fro and lie hoing In command OF the Niagara at
the time, and the Sacramento, another smp-ot-war,
be ne IA port TO aid him. Upon tle accused leInr
nrrslgneu 'or trial the President G-kei him III he
had any objection 70 any memher OF r. Court when
Captain Aid,n 0ni stated his otjec ion to h that
{ plain A-en had expressed en opnol, The OIL
lection Mas su' anet ~ tue Court, aud C8Dt Alden
was excused from serving oa the tIial The Accused
being called upon TO plead 70 the chaIse, aud rpeci-
ne lions he asSod time teiore ~ d0lns slov aim
TO Procure counsel, which was 'nltd and the Court
adjourned until Tomorrow, IL ! O'I'oef.
A REGULAR cabinet meeting took place TODAY. all
the memlers but one being pre'eu'. During the
morning Secretary Welles and Admiral F,r,s.,nt
were co,et,d with the President. There seem, 10 be
aecLera impression that tho French government
La. been warned not to send any more trolps 10
Mexico.
The great rice in tue yalu, oi'a Articles i,saed,by
Government AZ cost makcs the p!ce Of hose artci a,
bouch before the rise lower ifAn the pgc.en, WHO'LL
sale prices A general officer hayins pl,cha,cd 5a1
blankets At army prices and resold them q. market
pricoF, secretary Stanton has stored me SHE.
The Government has die overed thai some Of the,,
own detel lyes have been epsasei fog ''u time in