The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-06-17

| ten-. The capture occ 17,h Of septeui
that he -as finally compelled TO abandon thee op.r-
atons In consequence Of the viilAnt watch Kept upon
nicnts sers by Capt. z. Mcdaniel Captain Of &. 4.
kecret Service. and G.. j, Rains lTiendier-ienornl,
that X. X Dnl.rd and John Maxwell -ere sent by n,
Mcdaniel into the enemy's lines by the authority uf
the vriicr Tor some such purpose .nI that vhen the
Tremendous explosion ocCurt, At City Point on Au-
gust 9Th, the ,upposltion strong that II done
through this Meuey. further endorsement was ~
follows Certified copy forNardcd 10 War Depart
mcnt June J. lSd5. Signed. J. kcl'oee, Adj"
RE-tNANINAuoS w mcnAup Mo>rGoNrrv.
Nv Asst. JUDGE Advocate Bn'nctt-Q Examine
tha, paper aud staic vucn and from ~hom on re-
c i've tH A. ! iCce,yci that lc''c from Clement
{. cav j., on tie eycnins of tie 1t or "a of No.
ycmber l'tE sac MI. Clav Wfte cousiderab e
which he VA ie.idinr on Ctk .ueet, At > C,,ha-
"a e't, Canada West; dsi We e. p,pct ~ Hon.
4 A panL 'ssi'tant See e'et, OF NAt. O. 'NNlib-
itns 70 Niuess 'r.uud !. Ic l--tate vLs,hc. thnt
ssc'py OF alc;.c' Whch -as mi b, tu ior more
c. tam llnuk. aud ou.sio's with ii-hai you
an, insiuo ION with t,.r ouce 10 Swing in
les st Va inst 90, ed h. deliver the letter 70
or. b'rlenin sc- ctNy o. stte, the Conf dc ~
~ 'cs to put IN the nuk.. thc'c eiAi tl nks
l.et na,ule oi the Icttr" outt'od oi - "a ry
nclrNlv, and ~ that % mi lt 40 b us,u ~ eve
,tn,e NmhHi tleN lO;h io.sons were stNcn
By me % Mr.. Cla,.
The ,c.ter VA. tLcn road, lea, Ing date st. C,.ha-
nhrr Z. W" Nov |, 1904 aud .tc's,d 10 Hon. j.
/. BENJAMIN, StC.csr. of Stste, IiChtuoud Va. IL
kNt1 q dt ~ 90 urcOuut ~ tn 81 Cuma'nucpr
nected with IN" - Alhcn. reid, the writer stating
that Lieut. Bennett H. ounr vho led the raiders,
Use ven fn'Sn TO him A. one whose heart vas with
' oonlh ~ het -itngsi'' and that IN b attenp' TO
bu'n the town OF 81. Alhuna aud rob the bGukS he
acted seeordin to the wltct- Instructions, aud urr-
ms the Confederate Govcrnm'nt to assume the te-
'p'nslbilty In the premises The .c'tcr 40 spegks
oi CsPt,in Charlie. n. Go e. An escapcd = i-,uer,
nt The rebel fotesf' command, whu wgs captured
3n toatd the steamer Michigan ou Lake
i,,s' hai"' nHS e1saeed IN An tempt TO c@p-
I'lNeou = IL AM lhp writer prOtt ArNltst Cole
,eWR tienei A. asp eni riv's var ,oup reasons why
ne -hould be reeardei A. pf-ouer ot war, aud con-
oiude' With the statement that Al that large
polion oi the North"u pcupr-espochily In the
Sothse.t-vnni, IN order to ru-st the expressions of
de.putun NJ Washington, {. leader. They are rpe
inl ie,'ian, e an tina, come soon after tho Pea
tcsson given hcine that no signature vos necessary
A. III" messenger prcsruting It aud the person TO
S'..r N,"b s,h,., ,' a WHIP ii% nHt,0 ,,,
4chs oi ltot, Sew lutk, hrius called for the pro-
,Seu,iiIn, .rsi,i"J that hey had been intimately
ciso ior the pry ocuuon Tor number ot years that
IN the CITY of Troy, New Nors, where ho Iesid,. hs
reputation iof Notacity aud integrity is Neu good
hat th'> would loheve him on outh or othetvhe
thl they Inc. hin to he als~iof IN .ood practice.
Character proved unsuccessful
ExAMINAuoS ~ noRArio Krsa
ly Judre Advocste Holt live In washington
CIV have held lhe position of Assistant l'o,uaster.
bthefhi, nnd Inr tnast"t-ttucral Of the nltpd
smes made aclusintance, while here, Of Marcus =.
Norton, lawyer of Toy, \ y have known h,m
quite ultimately for eislt ~ ten yeafs h-ve always
REGARDED him as being sciupuously honest and cor
frct nom NY kuoN ledte ut his character | would
unh'sistnsh builrNt tim under oath turing
March last saw Mr. Norton In this city, and had
hoiuent conversations " .th him; In ot those
coHv"5ssions he mentioned to me the circumstance
OF person hayiu' shtuptly onto ci has room IN the
NAtonA hotl do not remember iOr whom he said
The person inquired.
Judge BJructt handed 10 the pfl'ouur a lotto
when was ld.ntiiitd b. him ~ one he had retr vci
nom NJ Nouon, .lout the lIth of MAY, ana nom
VII ch lc read NJ follows
II h-ue,e Johnson was present on tho evening Of
Mach Sd, and the moiuiug Of Mach 4'h l4t. 1
know Of something which touk place at the National
lOel, dst winter, Lots cen Booth and sttautor- 10
ne, which -inc. he d,s'h Of our good ric iDeut
las "a oFn ue INFO alarm ant su.rciUu and about
NJ .ch ill tax with you when ,e,ou
william n. Eohre he nr csli,d f0r the lro.ocu-
ton t"s mod to his know ledge of the haniVituut o
Clement &. tlAy, OF Alabama and ld,utIied the let
tei gwen above as having been sIjuou b. that pr
son
There being no further ~itnc-se, the Court ad-
lou lucd.