New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-30
,K1RM1sHEs NEAR ORLEANS
DISPATCH FROM KING WILLIAM
French Defeat Near Amiens
AMIERs OCCUPIED BY THE pRusslAN
WASHINGTON.

seizure of a Schooner at Brazos Santiago
for Illegal Tranic-Demand for Rem
ditiou Of the Vessel to Mexican Au-
thorities-President's Message-Grand
Indian Council-Reeruits Ordered To
Georgia-G0nerai Halleclk's Views of
Regular Troops for State Elections.
WASHINGTON, November 29.-The deputy
collector at Brownsville, Texas, writes to the
Treasury Department that on the twentieth
of August last the American schooner Re
-becca arrived at BrazOs Santiago, in ballast
from Bagdad, Mexico, the captain making
entry in the regular form and claiming to
REQUIRE repairs before going to sea; that on
the thirty-firs of August the vessel received
as cargo twenty seven packages OF dry goods
and cleared for Nautla, Mexico. v's.-.
The goods had been imported into
Brownsville from Matalnoros in the regular
way, and were consigned to r. w. Spinell,
who gave the proper warehouse bond for
the goods to Nautla. The Rebecca had for
some time been suspected OF being engaged
in illegitimate traffic. subsequently the
Deputy Collector at Brownsville obtained
such information against the Rebecca as to
Justify her seizure on the expiration of her
term of quarantine, and he therefore pro-
ceeded to Bra zos on the twenty fifth ultimO,
went on board and took possession Of the
schooner. rRH
The following day he received letter
from the Mexican Consul at brownsville,
copy Of protest By q Mexican custom
house officer, together with other papers,
in which that officer made a demand for the
rendition to his government Of the vessel
and cargo, as lawful prize Of the Mexican
government. Neither the captain nor the
customs officer or owner OF the vessel, who
was on board, told the Brazos deputy cOllec-
tor that the vessel was or had been under
seizure The matter has been reported to
the District Attorney for the Eastern Dis
trict of Texas and to the solicitor of the
Treasury Department, together with all the
facts.
The Mexican Consul at Brownsville has
reported the case to his government, and
also to the Mexican Minister at Washing
ton, who will probably demand the delivery
of the schooner to the authorities OF his
government. =.
No copies of the Presidents message will
be given to the press in advance of its de-
livery.
The grand Indian council commences on
the fifth. at Occumulgee. All the tribes of
the territory will be represented.
Tribal relations toward each other and
the United States will be considered.
The council will probably be in session
several weeks. Several members Of the
Indian commission, and probably Commits
siOner Parker, will be present.
The War Department has ordered 500
recruits from the depot at Cincinnati to
Atlanta, Georgia, to be incorporated with
the eighteenth infantry.
General Halleck, who commands the G
vision Of the South, is opposed to the EN-
plOyment Of regular troops in State cleo
tions, exceptain extreme cases, and then
after the State power is exhausted.
General Halleck writes the department,
here that he is assured by the federal civil
officers that the employment of troops in
executing judicial processes and enforcing
the revenue seems to increase rather than
diminish such forces in civil matters. Gen
eral Halleck SAYS the ill-dispOeed become
more and more exasperated at being CO
creed by force which they think has beer
unconstitutionally employed against them
and the better disposed relax their efforts tC
prevent local crimes, on the plea that this
duty now devolves upon the military.
WASHINGTON. November 29.-Captain p
F. Hoxie of the steamship .Juniata, writes
the State Department from Havana, calling
attention to a shoal off New River, twenty
five miles north of Cape Florida, which is moi
down on the United States coast survey
charts Of 1863. The shoal hes in the direc,
track of steamers bound South. The
Juniata. passing over the shoals this voyage
found four and half fathoms. but Captain
HOxie is satisfied that there is much less IN
other places, and considers it a very dan
gerous reef. He advises that a light ship
he placed there as soon as possible.