The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-01-27 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.  AMERICA.  NEW YORK, Jan. 13. The Sew Fork Writlit states that President Johnson has positively determined to reconstruct his Cabinet, retaining two of its present members It is rnmoured that Mr. Staeton will supersede Mr. Adams in London. Twenty-two regiments have bo'n mustered out in Texas. The diplomatic correspondetice laid before Congress includes an intercepted letter from Captain Maury to Mr. Benjamin Wood, which says The south Is connected with the Gwynn enterprise. Napoleon will give hint all the aid he desirew lie will roe out se Director-Geneeal, in charge of a very peculiar kind of colonisation." In July Mr. Seward enclosed the Intercepted correspondence to Mr. Bigelow, and requested him to present it to Mr. Drouyn de Ehuys, and to inform hint that any favour shown by MaxiMilian or the French Government to the Gwynn, or any other Confeiteeate colonisation agents, would tend to In(TOMO in America the popular impatience at French Intervention, because it will be regarded as Imparting clangers to, or at least as a menace against, the United States. If these statements are to he believed, Mr. Seward assumes, With the President's sanction, that the Emperor Napoleon has deserted his position of neutrality. On Gm 14th December last Mr. Seward writes to Mr. 'Bigelow :—"Your deepatch of November 24th seems to discourage OR our part expectations of an early withdrawal of the French trimps from Mexico. It must be remembered, however, that the opinions on that siniject which you received front Si. Dronyn tie l'Huys were expressed not only without the Emperor's positive sanction, but also in the absence of any knowledee on the part of the French Government of the definite conclusion of the President on the subject discussed. It is desirable to leave no pert of those opinions open to misapprehension. It is signally deetrable that we shall lie authorised to infer that such expositions of Imperial views as are given to us in the name of the French Government are made with the Emperor's approval. President Johnson has sent to the Senate the reports of Mr. Stanton anti the Attorney-General upon Mr. Davis's trial Mr. Stanton states that Mr. Davis was captured anti is still held by the military power. He now awaits the demand of the proper Government authorities for his trial upon the charges of treason, inciting to the aamentation of President Lincoln, and murdering Federal soldier. The Government decided to try Mr. Davis first for treason : hut this is delayed in consequence of Mr. Chase, the chief justice. refusing to hold a linnet tinder present circumstances In the judicial district of Virginia. The Attorney-General supports the postponement of the trial of Sir. Davis and other rebels until civil authority is completely restored in the districte where the offences were coinnfitted. The ikivernreent has informed the liouee that the Executive had no °Mend dat• on the subject of the alleged kidnappieg of Madame Iturbitie'e child by Maximilian. In the Senate the milit•ry committee has reported a bill, thief, the future strength of the Federal army at seven regiments of artillery, ten of cavalry, and sixty of Infantry One new regiment of artillery and two of cavalry will consist of coloured troops. The aggregate strength of the army will he (0,000. Mr. Hone has effete(' a reenhiti in providing provisional governments tor the Southern States. A bill proposing an additional cotton No has been Introduced anti referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. A bill has also been iiiironluced KO punish counterfeltieg with death, and has been referred.  ...... The War Department has ordered 10,0u0 more troops to be mustered out.  The Mobile elcteeth's,. states that General Thomas has officially announced that all Federal troops will be withdrawn from Alabama and Georgia, and that anus and ammunition will he furnished to the militia The Fenian Congress has adjourned sine die, cud hail abolished the titles of president and senator Ihe Government will be conducted by the Head Centre and a Central Council of five. 011ahony bee been elected Head Centre for liae3 Roberts and the senators have been expelled from the brotherhood . . .  -• letter has been published from Stephens, dated the Irish Republic, December*, appoint,ng Mahony American representative and financial agent of the Irish republic, arid ignoring the existence of the senate.