The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-23
BY TELECRAPH.


WARRINGTON, Jan. 20.
Col. Whittlesy, Assistant Commissioner
OF the Bureau of refugees, freedmen and aban
doned lands in North Carolina, reports, &C
generally have the freedmen sought employ
ment and obtained it, that the demand 70,
laborers csnnot be easily supplied. He say.
the expectation that lands would be granted
by the 6overumsnt, kopes lfst ykindled ~
rebel politicians in their efforts to FIRE the
Southern hearts, and afterward increased BY
the con6scation laws, has now passed away.
All officers Of this buFeau dissountenanced
such hopes by public addresses and circulars,
wildly scattered; but 80 fixed had they become
before the war closed, that it was not easy to
disabuse their minds. When, however
Christnss passed away aad tho year ended
without any gifts of the kind, 1t was admitted
We had told them the truth, and they had
been deceived by the tools of their fornes
masters. So also on the other hand, have
the ideal conscience begotten fears of insur.
rection passed. All admit now that q quiet
and orderly Christmas passed The history
Of the world may be challenged for another
instance of such good conduct under similar
circumstances, as the freedmen.have thus far
maintained.
The French Mlntsasv nakes . demand
HePsbiacan Cause In HSrthern Mexiee.
NEW YoRK, Jan. %.
The Herald's Washington special says the
French Minister has made demand in the
State Department, for information relative to
the recent capture of Ragdad, Mexico, by
yankee fillibusters. Up to Saturday night no
official information relative thereto had been
receives At the Department af&Na So
Instructions were transmitted to General
Sheridan Immediately on reeeipt Of the intel-
ligence OF the Affairs, requiring him to make
thorough investigation, and punish the
offenders.
Several prominent French officers direes from
the Maximihan Government ia Mexico, pas.
sed through the capital yesterday, on their
way to France, and gave hattering accounts
of the imperial prospect, without giving any
specific details.
The same paper San Franciso correspon.
dent, represents the operations of the Mex
ican republicans in the North Western section
of their country, is still carried on with great
perseverance and energy. General Ogasen,
commander Of the Department at Jslasco,
who was some time ago in the city, was about
to leave San Francisco in the beginning of the
month, for Guadalajara, the capital of his
State, having the authority and means to raise
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perialists.
General Alvarez was still encamped near
Acapulco, and had possession of all the sur
rounding country, and was keeping such q
close watch on the Imperial troops garrisunina
the town, that ntne Of them dared venture
outside oft on land, and all their. supplies
had to come to them by sea from a distance.
The entire country from Acapulco to within
short distance OF the city of Mexico, is said
to be in possession of the Republicans.
Late Mexican papers publish protests of
soldiers of the Belgium Legion in Aaximilian's
service, made prisoners BY the republicans
against the 'Emperor's order, decreeing the
death of oil republican prisoners, and parti.
cularly against one case of its barbarous exc
cution by Col. Mendeze, one of the Imperial
officers, who caused to be shot Immediately,
a number Of republicans, whom he captured.
One of these protests is addressed to Maximi.
ian, and the other to the Representatives Of
the Belgians. The protestant say that they
did not come to Mexico to fight in this ini-
quitious war, but as an escort to princess
Of their country, Carlotta, and that having
been forced into active service, their lives are
now placed in jeopardy by the execution Of
the harbarous Imperial decree, 'they Being
liable to suffer, if the republicans should re-
tafiate