Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-01
FROM WASHINGTON,
RESTORATION IN GEO RGIA-rARDo

hE5IURATIpS IN GEO RGlA-PARDONS.
WASHINGTON. Dec 30.-Tb.e following despatcb ,ra,
received here to-day
~ ,,- MILLE DGEyILLE, Ga, Dec %
non. Hm H. Se,eard Secre'ary Of State:
have the honor to ack nowledge the recent of
your telegram of the 19t1 inst. together wifi a
copy OF communication to his excelency james
Johnson. PROVISIONAL Governor of Georgia Be nIaoS5
ed to tender to his excel lency the President n n
grateful return for his recognition of the Official my my
tlon IN which the people of Georgia have placed mo
anu ana assure him Of my fixed purpose to observe and
9oey as we'll the Constitution Of the Upitad
States as the Constitution Of the State of Genrri
Express to him also my thanks for the offered coone
rauon OF the government of the United States in ef
Iecthg the earliest restoration and permanent pros
perlty and welfare of the State Upon its cO-0Ders
tlon our people build earnest hopes of speedy return
TO their suspended relations with the other Stafes -
the Union have the honor to be- very respectfnIlU
your obedlent servant,
BUSINESS at the office ofthe Attorney General with
respect to the examination of applications for and tb
preparation of pardons has very sensby diminished
are now being considered, and the only cases wbicb
receive attention are few coming in under the spe
clal orders OF the President.
THE sPANGsH-CHILIAS DIFFICULTY.
,WAsHINGToy Dec. 31.-The Government has baar
aaavlsed a that the representations made to Spain in
1aYor OF peace with Chill have so far prevailed tbat
the good offices Of France and England have been
United States. ''-iO ne
THE PACIFIC SQUADRON
Inc following letter has been received at the De-
UNITED STATES CONSULATE.
or, , fARAMARIBo, Dec. 1, 1865. !
ST: have the honor to inform YOU that I receiyed
letter from Mr.. Leland, COnSu pro tenn at CAYENNE
tnls morning wherein he states that the United States
steamers Vanderbilt, Tuscarora, and the monitor
MonadnOck, under command of Commodore Rogers
arrived at that port the 9th ult and took in 400
tons OF coal and left route for the Pacific on tbe
I5th lie further states that the monitor behaves
beautifully at The Governor and other authori
ties at Cayenne showed all favor to the co,nmander
and officers, and exchanged national saIutes.
am your most obedlent servant,
lSlgned) HENRY SNYDER,
Hon. WM. II. SEWARD, Secy of State.
SEC. SEWARD GONE on A SEA VOYAGE.
Under the advice of physicians the Secretarv of
state and Assistant Secretary embarked last night
on board the United States steamer De Soto for n
short voyage in the warmer ATTITUDES of the South At
lantc. They expect to be absent two or three weeks
m. II unter Esq, Chief Clerk of the Department of
State, has been appointed Acting Secretary of State
during the interval and II. \. COnger, ESQ Com
missioner Of Emigration has been appointed Acting
Assistant Secretary.
TIE STORAGE OF PErROLErM.
Admonished by the disasters which have resuIted
from the burning of Petroleum, the Secretary of the
Treasury has directed the Collectors of Internal
Reyenue to see that every precautOr in the storage
oil TINS combustlble matter is taken and whenever
applicatlOns are made for the storage of the same
within the limits of towns cities T. forward to the
Department a statement that the warehouse if |
established will not in any case. eIdanger the lives
and property OF persons doing business in its vicinity