The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-03

the toll per message to $50, with an amend.
ment adding these words subject, however,
to the power of Congress to alter and deter
mine said rates.
Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvania, moved to
lay the report on the table, which would car
ry the bill with it. The motion was negatived,
and the report of the conference committee
was agreed to. Adjourned.
FROM WARRINGTON.
An Important uaaars ef the
Report or efCeaneAera keA0srs.
WAsHIScros, May 2.
A general order has just been issued from
the War Department in relation to trials by
military courts and commission, stating
that, WHEREAS, Some military commanders
are embarrassed by doubts as TO the oppera-
ton Of the proclamation of the President
dated the second day of April, 1866, upon
trials by court martial for military offenses,
to remove such doubts, 1t is ordered by the
President that hereafter, whenever offenses
are committed by civilians, they are to be
tried, where civil tribunals are in existence,
to try them. Their cases are not authorized
to be, snd will not be brought before military
court martials or commission, but will be
committed to the proper civil authorities.
This order is not applicable to camp follow
ers, as provided for Under the sixtieth Article
of War, or to contractors, and others, rs speci-
fed in section sixteen ofthe act Of July. 1852,
and section one to two Of the act of March
second, 1868.
Persons and ofenees, cognizable by the
rules and articles of war, and by the acts of
Congress above cited, will be contented to be
tried and punished by military tribunals, as
prescribed by the rules and articles Of war
rules and articles Of war provides that all suit
lers and retailers of the camp, and all persons
whatsoever serving with the armies Of the
United States in the field, though not en-
listed soldiers, are to be subject to orders
according to the rules and discipline of war
and the acts of Congress, to which reference
has been made. Provided, that whenever
any contractor for subsistence, clothing, arms
ammunition, munitions Of war, and for every
description of supplies for the army or navy
of the United States, shall be found guilty, BY
q court martial, Of fraud or wilful neglect Of
duty, he shall be punished BY fine, imprison-
ment, or such other punishment Is the court
martial shall ndjudge. And further, provi-
sion is made for the punishment Of persons
defrauding the army, navy, or civil service BY
spiracy with any person in the employment
Of the Government, with . view to fraud and
other kindred offenses.
The following dispatches relative to the
bombardment of Valparaiso have been re
ceived at the Navy department:
U. S. STEAMSHIP VANDERBILT,
VALPARAISO, March 81, 1866.
SIR: have the honor TO announce that up
on my arrival in this port with the squadron
under my command, l called upon the
English Admiral, who had informed me he
| intended to prevent any sudden bombardment
and would only suffer it after ample notice.
To this made no reply, but having consid-
| day to say that would join him in prevent
| ing any sudden bombardment, and that
| would also 60 as much further - be chose
assured them that the Monadnock could take
| care of the Nnmancoc ID, that from large ex-
| periments | had Witnessed l was absolutely
certain that in not less than thirty seconds OF
not more than thirty minutes the MonAdnock
herself entirely unassisted would leave only
| the mast head of the Numancocia above
| water, and that our wooden vessels, English
and American, could look out for the
wooden vessels of the Spaniards. In thus
offering to 60 beyond the letter o
my instructions to observe . strict neutrality
! acted upon the supposition that neutrality
among the nations did not preclude all vel
directed efforts to keep the peace among them
That as peacable citizen is not obliged tc
stand by inert, while another is suffering from
the unlawful violence Of third person, but
/ may Justly interfere with force to prevent an
infraction ofthe helaws-amurderfo for example
4 SO q nation witnessing the like disturbance
among her sister nations, need not rest abso-
lutely in passion, bat with sincere neutral
ity might interpose with force, If necessary
to keep the operations of belligerents at leas
/ within the law for the protection of neutra
persons and neutral property. / am awar,
that action in the premises on our part In
wolves great responsibility, but had reached
the conclusion that, With England as an ally
it was my doty now to aid them. told th'
English Admiral what I have written, an.
frankly added, that his commerce Was NOR,
extensive than ours, and more convenient Il
the coast Of Spain, but as he had more to sui
ser in consequence ofa rupture With Spain, b.
had also more to preserve BY his interference
that his interest in Chill rises to thousands
while ours we're only hundreds. TAe Englis
Admiral said at FIRST that he would 20 with me
; certainly declared that would rot take
step without him. said that hadsn inten
! ton of becoming . cats paw to draw on
. European chestnuts ont of the FIRE and the
have the former laughing at my singed pawl
while they enjoyed the fruits Of my temerity
The English Admiral finally determins,
, to throw the responsibility upon tie Englis
. minister, who did not choose to net ia tn
. premiaes. English corporation havin
, failed, no separate action on my part va
taken, as none had been proposed. ha,
used such measures as could to bring abou