The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Rebel Ram Stonewal.
The United States and France.

Demand on tho Spanish Government
for the Nurrender Of the sfsnewail-
Relations with Engiand-Po Positisn Of
the United States towards France ON
the Mexican Qncs,icn-The Rebubii-
cans 70 have Fair Play--The Atlantic
Cable-Jefr. Davis 10 be Tried in Sep
temker-The Reconstraciion of Ala
bama. -,
New YORK, June s.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says: A for
NAL demand has been made upon the
Spanish Government for the surrender
Of the rebel ram StOuewall Of course
no answer has yet been received, as the
matter goes to Madrid for decision.
Notwithstanding the intimations OF
the British press, it is not the intention
of our government to abandon or in any
wise abate the demand upon England
for damages to our commerce by the an
glo-rebel pirates. The discharging Of
portion of the army is no evidence of a
cowardly policy. Enough will be retain
ed to enforce any demand upon foreign
governments, and if necessary the vet
rains mustered out can easily be- sum-
moned back to the field. II is under
stood that prelemiuary measures have al
ready been taken in reference to the
Monroe doctrine, and notification serv-
ed upon Napoleon that since we have
settled our own family affairs we will
not submit to European 'interferehce
with those of our sick neighbor, Mexico,
and a very plain intimation given that
Napoleon must not only not send more
troops into Mexico, but must withdraw
the French and Austrian troops now
there and leave the people of Mexico TO
decide for themselves whether they will
have an Empire or Republic. Other
wise it will be her duty to see that the
Republicans have fair play.
An application has been made by Cyrus
w. Field to the Secretary of the Navy
for the detail of the United States steam
ship Niagara to assist in the laying Of
the Atlantic cable. AS no official Motif
cation of the resembling of the order that
vessels of war of the United States shall
not be permitted to remain more than
twenty-four hours in any British port,
the request cannot be acceded to. The
published information of the repeal of
the order excluding belligerent vessels
from the twenty four hours stay i'll Brit
ish ports comedies belligerent rights to
the rebels yet, and admits the Shenando-
ah to equal privileges with United States
vessels. This is doubtless intended for
the purpose of enabling the Shenandoah,
the only rebel pirate now ahoat, to get
back to England from the East Indies,
where she was at the last advic,'s.
It is not now probable that the trial of
jeff. Davis will take place until Septem-
Der. The Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia, in which the indictment
was found, will adjourn, and there is at
present no prospect of a special term of
the Court during the summer.
A portion of the Alabama delegation
were at the White House again to-day.
Messrs. Davis, Bradley and Hill are as
serted by loyal Alabamians to be rebels
of the most malignant type, who are,
now that the rebellion is suppressed, en-
deavoring to get control of the recon
struction movement. Messrs. Moore, Par
sons and Tibbs have been regarded as
favorable to the Union, but open to sus-
picion for their association with the Sc
cession element in this delegation When
they came here their intention was to
recommend Colonel Seybrald, rank reb
ell, for Provisional Governor, but this
idea was abandoned after they reached
here, and they now recommend Mr.. Par
sons. He is opposed by the loyal men of
Alabama, who have recommended VIM.
Fl. Smith, Union man, who was forced
to abandon the State in 1862, on account
of his Union sentiments He has been
an active promoter of the Union cause,
and was instrumentalin raising the First
Alabama cavalry regiment, which has
rendered good service during the war,
Should the delegation now here succeed
in obtaining control of the State, the
fighting loyalists say that it will not be
safe for them to return to Alabama