The Portland daily press., 1866-10-20
PANIC AMONG rBE POPULATION.
Emisra ti0u of Freedmen to Fer
4ax4 eisn Countries. n s.

| WASHINGTON, Oct 10.
In conf0rmity with the limitation of time for
the prosecution OF the claims against the fund
now under the charge of the Commissary Gen
eral of prisoners, principally money that had
| been taken from Union prisoners Of war and
recovered, liked by the Secretary of War to be
| on or before Oct 1st, 1866 of which due public
notice was given by the Commissary General of
PRISONERS, no claims presented after that date
Will be considered by the board of officers now
in session in this city, which was convened by
Special Orders No. 7S6, dated War Depart
ment, Adjutant Generals Office, Oct. 1st 1866,
such evidence to complete the claims presented
before that date, as has been requested by let
ters addressed to claimants or their agents,
must be forwarded to the Commissary General
of Prisoners at Washington, ID. c., so as to
reach that officer on or before Nov. 18th, 1866,
to enable the board to make their report, and
to complete their pro rata awards.
The Commissioner of Patents has decided
That the Yale patents upon cast, chilled and
wrought iron, burglar and fire proof safes and
vaults, dated Oct 18th, 1852, ought not to be
extended or renewed for new term of seven
years from to-day, on the ground that the in
venton and Improvements contained in and
covered by that patent were the invention and
improvements Of Lewis Lille, of Troy, N. Y, as
the original and first inTentor, and embraced
and covered by the Reissue of his Hille's1 na
tent, dated Nov, 21st, 1865 being a re-issue Of a
1851. ''ppno''ion 'uiy iotn'
Inc PRESIDENT has appointed Simon Farms
worth postmaster at Millbury Mass
Messrs. Stewart and Riddle, as counsel for
Il. b. Baker, have entered suit against Mo1e
gan, Smith, Dougherty and others who receiY-
Gu tne government reward for the arrest of tile
ASSASSINATION conspirators. The object of the
SUIT Is that the parties may come into Court.
ana the equity of their claims to portions of
the reward of twenty Thousand dollars offered
mined on. - sc
A delegation from North Carolina and Vir.s
ginia, numbering about eighteen persons, wait
ed ON the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
TINS morning. with view to having a change
made In the regulation issued by that officer
governing shipments of cotton.
Lieut. commander Henry Wilson, U. S. Ma
Wy, has been detached from special duty at
New York, and ordered to the commaifd of ttA
steamer SacO Lieut.. commander William
Whitehead has also been ordered to the Sac6.
Th~folowing communication has iustsbeen
received at the State Department.: =
Eoasulate of the Uaated States, GuagaDaos
Sept. II, l866-Sm: have the honor to inferm
you that the evacuation of the port and State
OF Sonora by the French squadron ands land
FORCES VIII take place on the 14th inst nave
been officially informed of this fatt BY the AS-
mlrai III command. The preparations for enni-
barking, which have been going on for Few
days, and the fact of the Withdrawn of tIsNse
forces, have created panic among the popula4
g3ence he nssaSf sseaf enS mhlr hhalrn a ig
for Mazatlan and San Francisco, will be crowd
ed beyond her capacity. The French portion
OF the community and the Mexicans who have 1
been imprisoned or who have given support to
the Empire, are making every exertion to es-
cape the almost certain retribution which
awaits Them at the hands of the Liberals Mer-
chants and respectable families not eomprom-
lsed in these difficulties are apprehendine dam
ger from the lower classes during the interim
OF the withdrawal OF the French troops and
the entering of the Liberal forces. have sought
the protection of this consulate.
AS no one here appeared to be able to suggest
or move IN any plan to protect the place from
raplne and murder,I informed the Admiral
and the commander of the place that 1 would
communicate the fact and time of withdrawal
OF the troops to Governor Pesquira, chief of
the Liberal forces, in order that he might be
ready to take possession Immediately, and
thereby guarantee order and security. With
the approval of these officers have dispatched
messenger to Vesquira with this information,
and with an appeal to his generosity in behalf
of those who are threatened with ruin and who
are now preparing to flee the country. / trust
his answer will be eOnciliatory and humane-
The knowledge of the fact of my having COM
municated with Pesquira has restored quiet to
the place, and many hope yet to remain in
their homes.
The steamer for San Francisco will leave on
the 13th when may be able to report the CITY
again in possession of officers of the Constitu-
tional Government .t.f sts
have the honor to be, r.
Very respectfully,
Your obadfent servant