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ed you may find means to act with efficiency in moulding public opinion in those countries. The hearer of this goes in part to complete arrangements for more prompt communication, and I hope that for the future my dispatches will reach Europe more regularly and promptly. Your obedient servant, J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State. Edwin de Leon, Esq., care of Hon. John Slidell, &c., Paris. Mr. Benjamin to Mr. Mason. [No. 7] Department of State,Richmond, September 26, 1862. Hon James M Mason &c., &c., &c., London: Sir --Since my No. 6, of 10th July, I have received three communications from you, (not numbered,) all of which arrived the 25th August. I also received duplicate of your No. 14, of 16th May. I enclose you, for information, copy of a dispatch sent to Mr, Mann on the subject of a recent convention between the United States and the King of Denmark relative to Africans captured from slavers at sea. It may be well to have an eye to the movements of the
ced by a Court Martial recently convened at Kinston, N. C.: Privates Alexander Mathews, co G, 14th Va reg't; Jas H Watson, co H, and Bartlett Stokes, co K, 88th Va; R W Evans, co K, and Larkin Foster, co A, 53d Va; Washington Adams, Thos A Hiler, James W Hiler, and Wm Toler, co D, 57th Va; Jesse Clayton, co F, 57th Va; James B Gray, William M Overby, Josiah G Evans, and James Bransfield, co I, 57th Va. The 25th of the present month is the time appointed for carrying out the terms of the verdictR W Evans, co K, and Larkin Foster, co A, 53d Va; Washington Adams, Thos A Hiler, James W Hiler, and Wm Toler, co D, 57th Va; Jesse Clayton, co F, 57th Va; James B Gray, William M Overby, Josiah G Evans, and James Bransfield, co I, 57th Va. The 25th of the present month is the time appointed for carrying out the terms of the verdict of the Court-Martial. There were also committed to Castle Thunder yesterday James R. Thompson and Daniel Evans, arrested while attempting to cross our lines.
nnon 433 Batt's Va Cavalry; C Dow 55th Va; W , 4th Ala Cavalry; G Caldwell, 9th vise: J M Cunningham, Cavalry; Jonathan Archer, 12th Ark; Wm Barter, enrolling officer; J Y Beall, Act Master, service. First Lieutenants-- N G Askew, W G Baldwin, 20th N C. C P Berkeley, 8th Va; J Brown, 28th N C; G W Bowers, 1st Tenn; C O Brooks, 11th Miss; John Carson, A D G, Lane's brigade; H Carter, 53d Va; F Cage, Wm H Brown, 3d Va; W H , 11th Miss; A P Gomer, 3d Va; K H Simmons, 21st Miss. Second Lieutenants--J B Bradford, Miss cavalry; S M Buxton, 2d N C cavalry; J R Broase, 1st Ala; H C Britton, 9th Va; Wills Brannon, 1st Tenn; J A Pean, 51st Ga; J A Caldwell, 23d N C; C C Crockarell, 14th Tenn; Thomas L Christian, 4th Ala; W R Covington, 38th N C; J B Cabanls, 55th N C G W Kitterman, 2d Va cav; P H Bateman, 14th Tenn; C H C Brown, Washington artillery; W H Clopton, 11th Miss; H L Byrn, 2d Miss; H B Koper 4th Ala; James J Kane, 6th Ala; O J Bailey, 1st Tenn; F H Ball, 9th Con cav.
mile in tolerable order, and attempted to make a stand, but were again charged, and this time they broke and ran like sheep, no efforts of their officers sufficing to stay the stampede of the frightened wretches, and everything that could impede their flight being thrown away. The roads and fields were literally strewed with abandoned guns, articles of clothing, cartridge boxes, &c. The following is the official dispatch announcing the retreat of the enemy into Maryland: Headq'rs Army Northern Va.,July 28, 1864. Hon James A Seddon, Secretary of War: General Early reports that the enemy has retreated across the Potomac at Williamsport, burning over seventy wagons and abandoning twelve caissons. Our troops occupy Martinsburg. R E Lee. There was nothing of interest from Petersburg yesterday. All was reported quiet. Rumors were current that a battle was expected or had taken place at Atlanta on Thursday, but we could trace them to no reliable authority.
pen the window to the basement, where the provisions were kept, and removing them therefrom. Ever since the night of the robbery officers Seal and Jenkins have been unremitting in their efforts to ferret out the perpetrators of the deed, and after arrest for nearly every other day they finally succeeded, on Thursday night last, in taking the whole party into custody and lodging them in jail. The following are the names of the negroes who were arraigned on Saturday morning before the Mayor: James, Charles and Samuel Harris, free negroes; Henry, slave of Mrs. Tinsley; George, slave of Reuben A. Lacy, and Henry, slave of Mrs. Fanny Wingo. A great deal of testimony was given as to when, where and how the robbery was committed, but only one witness testified positively who were the guilty parties, and that was one of the prisoners, named George, slave of Mr. Lacy, who made the following statement: Last Monday, one week ago, a bargain was made between himself and the negroes named above