The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-17
WARRINGTON NEWS.

Our New York exchanges haye tho following
items Of news in thoir Washington correspondence,
dated tho 18th
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT WITH PIRATES ON THR ouIEA
COAST.
A dispatch from Acting Roar Admiral Boil, dated
Joddo Bay, Japan, September l, contains descrip-
ton of o naval engagement with nstro piratoJ in
July last. Tho pirates woro scven hundred in
number, with twonty-two junks and two hundred
and soventy guns. Tho English squadron in that
vessels, carrying over two hundred guns, tho
majority of the vessels boing gunboats carrying
threo guns each.
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL sIcKLEs.
General Sickles, commander Of the Department
of South Carolina, has been called to Washington.
The precise import Of the order is state secret,
which will require q week or moro of timo to
divulge. Some think that General Sckles will DO
sent to tho Rio GranJle to aid General Sheri-
dan in case forco should bo required to carry
out tho policy Of President Johnson in regard to
Mexsiso while others contend @ , that no has boon
tho South. The General LETT Charleston OH tho
evening Of tho 18th inst, on board the steamer
Cosmopolitan, for New York, and may be expected
to arrive hero to-day.
THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
Secretary McCulloch is now devoting oil his timo
in preparing his forthcoming report. Portions OF
it have boon placed in the hands of tho printers at
Mr.. McCulloch will urge pom Congress the ne
cessity for tho passage of law looking towards all
early resumption of specie payments. Tho report
vii bo quito youminous, and will bc ono of tho
most interesting over issued from that depart
ment
CABINET MEETING.
Tho Cabinet meeting to-day was somewhat pro-
tracted All the members worc present. The
usual number of visitors wero in attendance, in
Guiding Messrs. Lowry and IIillyer, commissioners
from mississippi to ask for tho pardon OF Jof.
Davis. No interviews wcro granted.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
n p-oci6npt will In J,,
sent brief negative reply to tho Mississippi dco
cation, who cano Oh, ut the request of tho Gov
ornOr and Legislature Of that State, to urge the
reloaso of JEFF. Davis. The delegation, who were
friends and neghbors of JEFF. Davis, hayo received
permission to visit him at Fortress Monroe, and
left this afternoon for Fortress Monroe to havo an
interview with the state prisoner, They will re-
turn on Thursday.
GEN. GRANTS ORDER NO. Al NOT REVOKED.
Order No. A, issued by Gen. Grant in July Inst,
directs district and post commanders to arrest nll
persons who have been or may hereafter be charged
with crimes and Offences against officers, agents
citizens and inhabitants Of Che United Statcs and
confine them in military custody until the proper
ju .icnl tribunals willing and ready to try them
This ORDER it has been ascertained on inquiry has
not been revoked by either the President or the
Secretary of War; nor has Gen. Grant, as has been
stated, done 1t is said, however, that tho Gen-
eral has merely written letter to Major General
Sheridan advising that it bo not strictly enforced
now that tho Civil Rights Bill is in operation aud
un Ter its provisions the judicial tribunals arc open
to oil complaints.