Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-14
EKENTS OFTHE DAK.

The steamship Peruvian, from Liverpool on
the lst and Greencastle on the I'd inst with Eu-
ropean dates Eve days later, passed Father Point
Sunday evening. TIE political news by this
arrival is Of lite importance. The Bank Of
England had reduced its rate Of discount to
three ana one half per cent. United States i've
twsnty bonds stood in the London market at
.sIa6I 10
The STATE Department at Washington has re-
oeived intelligence Of tSe formal resentment By
the Government Of the Netherlands Of the order
granting belligereat rights to the Confederate
StAtes. Holland is thus the 6rss Of the Europeln
Powers to take this step.
Lieutenant General Grant arrived at Chicago
on saturday afternoon, add had an enthusiastic
welcome from the people. Generals sherman,
Hooker, Anger aud Hazen, Governor Yates and
other gentleman Of POsitio n. were present. At
night Gen. Grant was st. enaced.
The New Oreaps Times Of the 81 says: During
the past week about one thousand two hundred
men from Kirby Smiths army have arrived at
Nltchez, le=n parO;ed and forwarded to their
homes.
Reliable information has reached the friends Of
John c. Breckenridge at Lex ngton, Kentucky,
that he has arryei safe 10 Cuba. How he got
there they refuse to say.
1t appears that several reYerses have attended
the progress Of French arms in Mexico, aud that
IN the recent reports at Havana the news was
suppressed. General Regules, with part OF his
force, attacked the CITY ~ Tacombaro, IN Nj
chOscln, and took it by Storm capturing the gar.
rison. including two bundled Belg4ns and their
stores. The French have also bsen defeated sew
era, times in recent battles.
Persons from Northern Georgia say that there
IS actual starvation in some parts Of the State.
mere especially about Macon.
Mrs. Patterson, daughter Of President John.
son and vile Of one Of the new Senators from
Tennessee, will arrive in Washington this week
to,preside over the domestic arrangements Of the
Whhe House.
The steamer Admiral Dupont was run into on
TIE night OF the eighth instant, by the British
ship stadacOna, and sunk within ten minutes
carrying down fifteen or twenty Iersols. The
cattlin and all the officers escaped, aud have
been landed at Nantucket with the other sur.
yiyor,. The ether vessel was 50 badly damaged
that she was purposely lun ashore a. Smiths
Point Nantucket where she lies in bad situa-.
tion.
A despatch, dated Mobile June /, says Elk
Gov. Moore, ColOLeis Gale and PettuS aud two
prmlers have been arrested and brought to his
city. They are to be takea 70 Washington. TX.
Governor Moore seized Mount Vernon Arsenal,
Fort NEgan and Fort GAiDes, at the time Ala
bifna seeded
An olGef has been issued to the effect that, in
accordance with Instructions from the Major Gen
raj commanding, and existing orders, no mill.
ta-y PERMITS for merchandise, or passes Tor per
sons or vessels, will lOnger be required for the
couatry lying on the east Of the Mississippi ryer
The trial Of Lewis Rosenthal and j. B. Mer.
rick known as tie Lake Erie Piratss,n is ia pro.
gr,ss before the United States Court at Cleveland
The principal testimony 50 far is that Of Cole,
one Of tie chiefs IN the plot who has turned
States evidence.
A very enthusiastic meeting Of Mexican sym.
NTH zsrs was held at San Francisco on the LIST
instant. General Wright has written letter de-
firing the bounds Of our intercourse with foreign
Countries.
Major General Meade hiss arrived in Philadsl.
phia and assumed his rev command. he was
cordially welcomed by Governor Curtin and q
great namber Of prominent citizens.
The Knoxville (Tenressee) Grand Jury have
refused to indict Governor BrownloF, in 40
eo-dlnes with the instructions Of Judge Trigg.
Major General Lowell H. Rousseau has been
nomin TED in q caucus Of members 0f the Ken
tusky Legislature Is candidate for Uuiied
Stsiss Senator.
A san Francisco paper contains a rumOg that
Ex-senator Fc0ts il On his way 70 California BY
TIE overland route.
Mrs, LYDIA d, slgOsFnsy, the authorH, aiVd
N Ha:iioTdl cOsn., On Saturday lasl, Rssl sOYsu,
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