The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-20
THE SITUATION.

The South Carolina delegation At present in Wash.
ingtou, At the head Of whom Is Provisional Governor
Perry, Of that State, had an interview with Presi.
sketchcd 70 them the policy he intends
TO pursue regarding State reconstruction, and
gave them distinctly 10 understand that there are i'm
pOrtAnt duties which they themselves have 10 perform.
The gentlemen assured johnson Of the readiness Of
the people Of their State acqussco In tho results Of
the war; and TO amend their constitution TO place
more in conformity with the spirit Of the national
government and the age.
General Mcdowell, commanding at San Francisco, has
made public the sentence Of the military court that
place In the case Of the rebel pirates arrested
Last year in the Pacific, Panama, by
some Of our naval officers, charge Of attempt
ing 10 capture tho American Labrador running
between Panama and Central American ports. They
were found guilty and sentenced TO be hanged; but
General Mcdowell has committed the sentence To i'm
psonmen for life in the cases of the leaders, ten
years in the cases OF the remainder.
By the steamship Nevada which arrived here yester-
day from Savannah, and by telegraph, we have
latcr from Georgia Provisional Governor
johnson, of that State, delivered address TO
largo audience at Atlanta on Monday last, and was
70 speak yesterday ct Macon, whence he goes
TO the state capital proceed with tho preminares for
putting the civil government machinery in motion
General M. Brannan has succeeded General Brge
post commandant a Savannah There had been some
little characterization among the colorcd troops there,
which suppressed by the prompt application Of
rigorous measures
Among . number Of occupants Of buildings in Rich
mond, Va, who have recently received notice Of the
seizure Of their premises by the under tho
Connscston act the essees Of the sposwood House
The thirteenth New York gh. artillery, the Twentieth
Maine and the Twentieth and Twenty NTH Massachusetts,
infantry regiments arrived in this city yesterday.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
me cunard steamship Africa reached Halifax yesser-
day, with two days later news from Europe.
Tho late rebel pirate Rappahannock, whose transfer
70 an English company In the French port Of Calais was
lately noticed by our Paris correspondent had arrived o.
Liverpool There wde unfounded rumors that she had
been seized by the United States government
Two dispatches from the British Foreign once laying
down their view Of the law In similar cases. were pub
shed Earl Russell held that rebel vessels not legally
ansfered TO other owners before the end Of the war
might be claimed by the "federal government II found
anywhere In British waters and that vessels which had
been legally transferred still liable TO capture and
condemnation but only during the continuance Of hos
tniuea
The Great Eastern and escort we're to sail on the 18th
Of July and expected TO reach the shores Of New
foundland in the beginning Of August
Teegrsphic communication with India had been sus.
pended BY the sudden stoppsse Of The Persian Gulf cable
Tho cause OF the stoppsge 10 not stated
The occurrence Of something closely resembling q
diplomatic rupture between MAMMALIAN and the Pope
was confirmed.
United States nvstrsntss On the 9th, were quoted in
ths London market at nv r.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The steamship Columbia, from Havana the 18th
ns srrivedohee yesterday Che brought nothing later
from Nsco and little OF interest from the West Indies
TIE Havsnsss wers sin ntently and momentary look.
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