The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-09
Especial to N. Y. Herald. |
Washington, June s.

I Especial to N. Y. Herald
4 Washington, June s.
/ A formal demand has been made upo
the Spanish government for the surrsnds
of the rebel ram Stoaswall. OF soass
no answer has yet been received, as ID,
matter goes 70 Madrid for decision.
| Notwithstanding the intimation- Of th'
British press it is not the intention Of ou
government to abandon % in any wis,
abate. the demand upon England for dam
ages to our commerce by the Anglorebe
pirates. ssssevs
The disbaadment Of portion Of II
army is no evidence of . cowsrdly policy
enough will be retained 70 enforce any Dc
mand upon foreigngovernments. II necee-
sary the veterans mustered ont can early
be summoned back to tho field.
1t il undefssood that preliminary meas-
ures have already been taken in reference
70 the enforcement of che Monroe doc.
tri0e. A notification has bsen served on
Napoleon that since We have settled our
own family affairs, We will not submit to
European interference with thoss pf
cur sick neighbor Mexico, and . vety
plain intimation given that Napolson
must not only send no moro troops into
Mexico, but must withdraw the French
and Austrian troops nov there, and leave
the people Of Mexico to decide for them
selves whether they viii hsve;an empsror
or republic; otherwise is win b Sar
duty to see that the republicans have
fair play.
An application has been made By Cy-
rus w. Field to the secretary Of che navy
for the detail of che q. s. steamship Ma
gara to assist 10 the laying Of the Atlan-
tic cable.
No official notification of the resembling
OF the order that vessels of var of the
United States shall not be permitted to
remaia more than tveaty fosr h0s iu
any British port. The request cannot be
scceded to.
The published information Of the re-
peal Of the order excluding bslligerent
vessels for more than "a hours stay ID
British ports comedies helliessent rights
to the rebels yet, and admits the Shenan-
doah to equal privileges with the U. 8.
vessels. This il Intended to enable this
Shenandoah, the only rebel pirate sfioat,
to get back to England from the East To-
dies. whore she was at last adyices.
1t is not now probable that the trial OF
JEFF. Davis will take place until Sept
ember. The Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Colum bia, in which an indictment
Was found, will adjourn Tomorrow, and
there is at present no prospect Of special
term of the court during the summer.
A portion OF the A,absma delegation
were at the White House again to-day
Messrs. Davis and Bradley are asserted BY
loyal Alabamisns to be rebels Of the most
malignant type, who are now. tha. the re-
bellion is suppressed, endeavoring to get
control of the reconstruction movement.
Acssrs. Moore, Psrson and Tybbs, have
been regarded as favorable to the Union,
but open to suspicion for their association
with the secession element in thm dslsga-
tion. When they came here they intend.
ed to recommend Col. Seybruid, . rank
rebel. 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.
NJ. Smith, . Union man, who was forced
to abandon the State in 1859, on account
Of his Union sentiments. lie has been an
active promoter of the Union cause and
was instrumental in raising the first Ala.
bama cavalry regiment, which has render
ed COED service daring The var. Should
tho delegation now here Be successial ID
obtaining control Of the State the fight
ing loyaiists say it will not be safe for
them to return to Alabama.