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ulating in fact upon the wants of the planters, with the firm intention of assuming a protectorate of the South, or at least recognizing it as a Government before fall, or at latest, next spring, at which time the cotton and tobacco will be needed here. * * It is the opinion, publicly expressed, of all the official people here, that the South will be recognized. They all say that it must be so, as a matter of course, as it is to the interest of the Government. It is to be hoped that Mr. Dayton is not deceived by the promises made to him, and that he will see through polite speeches that mean nothing. The Montreal Herald, of the 9th instant, says: There is a rumor that the British fleet has left Halifax for the purpose of breaking the Southern blockade. It is probable that the purpose is only the general one of protecting British interests, which demand that free access shall be had to the important Southern ports, so long as they are not blockaded in a manner deemed l

were victorious. What their numbers really were, and what loss they actually sustained, we shall soon know, and from reliable sources. From Western Virginia--truth not Vouched for Grapton, Va., August 14. --A severe skirmish took place a few miles from here yesterday, on the Fairmont and Webster road. Information having been received that a secretly organized body of Secession troops, living in the county, were lodged within a few miles of Webster, General Kelly dispatched Captain Dayton, Company A, 4th Virginia Regiment, with fifty men from Webster, to disarm them. After scouting nearly twenty-four hours, he came suddenly upon them at noon yesterday, and, after an hour's severe fighting, succeeded in killing twenty-one and putting the balance to flight, without any loss to his command. The Secession troops numbered two hundred, and were composed of some of the worst characters in this county, led by Zach. Cochrane, late sheriff of the county, under the Secession

sight of by the rebel Generals in command. Skirmish in Western Virginia. The Wheeling Press lately gave an account of a skirmish near Grafton, in which it was stated that 200 Virginians were signally routed by 50 Federalists, led by Capt. Dayton, and a considerable number killed and wounded. A letter from Piedmont to the Baltimore Exchange says: Now the truth is simply this: The aforesaid Dayton was sent out from Webster on a scouting expedition, and whilst out came upon an old son, who were harvesting. As soon as the boy discovered the soldiers, he attempted to make his escape, and was fired at by them and wounded in the leg. After this, the party returned to camp and manufactured the account given by the Press. Captain Dayton and his company are from this place and neighborhood, and to persons who are acquainted with him and the material of which his company is composed, it would be useless to contradict his statement. I have only done so for the benefit of those

Feminine recruit. --A feminine recruit named Mary Smith, lately enlisted in the McClellan Zouaves, was discovered at Camp Wood, Cleveland, on Tuesday. Mary is said to be intelligent, good looking, full of patriotism, pluck, and aged about twenty-two years. Suspicion as to her sex was first excited by the peculiar wring of the dish cloth which she gave when assisting in cooking the companies' rations; but all doubts vanished when, in the distribution of "unmentionables," a pain was handed to the recruit with the Femmine voice to fit on. He sat down, pinned the garment to his knee, and began to sew with the expertness of a professional seamstress. On being questioned, Mary plead guilty and said: "She wished to go to the war to avenge the death of an only brother, who fell at the battle of Bull Run." Miss Smith will be sent to Dayton.

[special Dispatch to the Richmond Dispatch]Northern news. Secretary Seward's letter to Minister Dayton--Com. Wilkers's official report — Congressional, &c. Norfolk, Dec. 12. --The following items of news are taken from latest Northern papers received here: Washington, Dec. 10.--Secretary Seward's letter to Minister Dayton, of France, is out. He is very anxious to abolish privateering. Thouvenel is chary. Seward rejects his proposition of neutrality. ComMinister Dayton, of France, is out. He is very anxious to abolish privateering. Thouvenel is chary. Seward rejects his proposition of neutrality. Commodore Wilkes's official statement, about Mason and Slidell, charges the British agent with complicity in their escape to Europe. Mr. Pendleton, of Ohio, moved that Congress alone shall have the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. He spoke at length upon his resolution. It was afterwards tabled by a vote of four to one. New York, Dec. 10.--Cotton firm but unchanged. Sales of 1,800 bales at 31a31½. Stock exchange — U. S. coupons $93a93¾; Virginia 6's $67a6

Seward Baffled. --We published yesterday the correspondence between Seward and his man Dayton, or rather the instructions of the former, reciting the contents of a letter received from the latter. The French Government refuses, absolutely, to make itself an accomplice of Seward in the wretched knavery he attempted to practice, If he had not been entirely destitute of all delicacy, instinct would have taught him that such would be the issue. The French Emperor, if some people object to his system of government, is yet a gentleman, and no man could be a gentleman and not despise the meanness of Seward from the very bottom of his heart. The United States, only four years ago, positively refused to accede to the treaty of Paris, expressly on the ground that its mercantile marine was large while its navy was small, and that in the event of a war with any of the high contracting parties, the United States could depend upon nothing so much as its privateers. It never would have ente

n Canadian securities, amounting to 12 per cent. The Times predicts three things to immediately follow the outbreak — namely: the destruction of the Southern blockade; the complete blockade of the Northern ports, and the recognition of the Southern Confederacy by France and England. The Patrie argues pretty clearly that France will side with England and recognize the Southern Confederacy, and take a decided attitude in the international question. The Liverpool Post gives a rumor that Napoleon has been proposed as arbitrator of the question between England and the United States. The Americans in Paris paid a complimentary visit to Gen. Scott--Mr. Dayton acting as Chairman. Commercial News. Cotton was inactive, and prices had declined ½d. Sales of the week 20,000 bales. Breadstuffs were higher and flour was 6d. a 1s. higher. Wheat 2d. to 4d., and Corn 1 to 2s. higher. Provisions were quiet, but steady. Consols on Friday closed at 94½a 92

which port he reached in the Arago on Sunday morning. Yesterday afternoon at six o'clock he was met at the railroad station by Mr. Bigelow, the United States Consul, and by the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Legation, Messrs. Pennington and Dayton. I should not suppose it would have required any very great relaxation from his usual dignity for the Minister to have been present in person to greet the war-worn old veteran to whom our country owes so much, and whom our countrymen and their representatives abroad should delight to honor. But Mr. Dayton was not present. --The General has taken rooms at the Westminster Hotel, in the Rue de la Paix, where, upon his arrival, he was met by Mrs. Scott, who has not seen him before in five or six years. General Scott and his wife, finding that their temper and modes of thought were not of an amicable character, "agreed to disagree," and concluded that as they could not love each other together, they would love each other apart. Most of th

icans Admitted to the presence of Napoleon — Mason and Slidell. The Paris correspondent of the London Morning Post writes as follows: "It appears that Mr. Dayton, the American Minister at Paris, sent in a list of some twenty or thirty American citizens for presentation at the Tuilleries on New Year's day. The representad social position of the gentlemen and ladies who desired the honor of being presented to their Imperial Majesties." "I believe I am correct in saying that Mr. Dayton simply replied that the persons for whose presentation he had applied were ladies and gentlemen who would be received by the President of the United States. Ithat the presence at Court, on former occasions, of some persons of American origin scarcely presentable in any society, was the cause of Mr. Thouvenel's note to Mr. Dayton." The Emperor had been slightly wounded in the neck by some stray shots from a gun while out shooting. The Bourse was firm and higher. Rentes on the