The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-16
WASHINGTON.
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ACTIVITY OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
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A Large Portion Of the Surplus VessslS-of- War
to be Sent to Foreign Stations.
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chauncey M. Depew Appointed
Minister to Japan.
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Contracts for Mail Service In the
Southern States.
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The Occupants OF the Old Capt.
toll Prison
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NAVAL MOVEMENTS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL, 1866.
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
The Secretary Of the Navy decided send abroad
considerable portion Of surplus naval force, with
orders to cruise between the principal commercial ports
OF each station, and visit them all often once
every three six months This watchfuness will bring
Increased respect for rights abroad, and prevent
many vexatous impositions that have hitherto been
practsed Should Congress withhold appropriations or
otherwise apply those already made this action Of the
Department will Of course be suspended.
MINISTER TO JAPAN.
The President has appointed Hon. Chauncey NJ Depew,
Of New York, Minister to Japan.
SOUTHERN MAIL CONTRACTS.
To-day the time for receiving bids for contracts in the
mail service Of Virginia. West Virginia. North and South
Carolina and Florida TRANSFERRED and the formal award
ing of the respective contracts parties whose rates had
been accepted s under way The contracts about be
consummated for service the above States will 60
effect on the LIT Of January 1885, and expire in june
1867 IL 10 reported that all tho bids made for this
service have been largely in OF the rates formerly
In vogue for the same routes
THE CASE or CAPTAIN wINDER-rHE OCCUPANTS
OF THE OLD CAPITOL PRISON.
IL is stated that Dick Wnder, now;connned In the Old
Capitol Prison. takes decided umbrage at the recent
comments that have been made upon his situation In
your Washington correspondence and asserts that the
HERALD in publishing them has taken this means OF
urging his case before military commission. winder
also arms that the statement that he has prepared
deliberately written and voluminous defence Of himself
has foundation other than the fact that he
poyed his leisure hours in preparing statement
Grating himself from the abuses Of power which he Ia
generally charged with having exercised while At Ander
souvile and which he proposes 70 place before the
world, whether he may be held TO trial or not
Aside from winder Duncan and Gee, thcre pri-
soners Of any considerable note ncarcerated in the
Old Capitol. The last named was brought here from
Florida, and was not associated, heretofore stated
with the atrocities Of Andcrsonvlle The discipline and
regulations OF the prison continue be strict be
fore, and tho food correspondence and reading matter
brought in to the prisoners is scrutnzed closely "a
entirely shut on any attempted improper communica
ton or aid from outsiders Among the plans which have
been In vogue for conveying money and messages from
external sources rvRg.pFnUrssv- nm deem that o,
secreting In packages OF smoking tobacco tho oh.
Ject TO be transmitted. This was carly detected,
and is now never attempted with success Under.
scoring words in books at long intervals, 30 that
when taken together they embody q sentence, ID
not unusual with tho prisoners when return
their friends volumes that have been loaned them
perusa This latter invention occasions considerable
labor to the officers o. the prison, necesstates
careful scrutiny of all books that leave the
cells The sanitary condition of the Old Captols
pants Ii very good.
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
Supplies OF the five cent currency viii be sent South
where but little OF Il IN In circulation but viii
be transmitted at present the North the demand there
not being great the other sections Of the country
Owing the many counterfets In circulation banking
and other parties frequently notes OF large dcnom
whether they genuine That Office has not yet los
any thing by commercials It's experts readily detecting
spurious issues
Complaints having frequently boon made to the secrc
ty Of the Treasury that letters addressed the Depart
ment and the various bureaus with prompt
replies an order has issued that they shall DO
swered Immediately.
THE TRIAL or COMMODORE CRAVEN
witnesses for the defence continue to be examined be
fore the FaTagut court martial Surgeon Potter and
Lieutenant Phoenix testified that judging from all the
facts In tho case, Commodore Craven acted wise u
dcous and brave commander In not engaging the robe
ram stonewall The latter believed there would have
been no more chance for the Niagara Than there would
have been for q brig in combat with frigatc.
NORTH CAROLINA MATTERS.
Kenneth Raynor of North Carolina, had long inter
view with tho President to-day matters connected
with the political interests Of that State including the
restoration Of It's rights and privileges in the Union
TIE PARDON APPLICATIONS.
Action the many applications for special pardon d
nearly altogether suspended by tho President, whose
time occupied with the consideration Of business Of
| pressing, II not more important character
STORAGE or PETROLEUM.
| Admonshed by the disasters which have resulted
from the burning Of petroleum. 40 recently at philade
pha the Secretary Of the Treasury has issued circular
notifying oil collectors OF Internal that he re
CARDS II but just precaution that whenever applca
tons made for storage Of petroleum It's pro
ducts within the limbs Of any town city the collector
OF internal revenue should forward 10 tho department
statement that the warehouse established will not "
OF nrc, endangsr other property or the lives Of
| people living doing business in its vicinity.
THE TRIAL or CAPTAIN PETIT.
The following named officers compose tho court martial
TO at Alexandria 10 try Captain pcttt Of tho
Twelfth regiment OF tho Veteran Reserve corps:-Brga
| der General O. B. McKibbcu, Colonel John Mansfield
Lieutenant Colonel Garlic Boyd, and Major II, b Burn
ham, Judge Advocate large number Of witnesses have
been summoned n IL understood that the accused IL
charged with cruel treatment Of soldiers at tho Washing
ton Street prison, in that city.
THE CASE or uuRTr.
| Nathaniel IT, Mclean, tho former Assistant Adutsu
General TO Goners Burnside who ordered to th,
Pacific years ago, he alleges 10 proven
his tc' flying against Hurtt then about to be court
iia.a at Cincinnati Is preparing to bring the before
and prorniaea much Additional Lob