Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-03

to return all mails for that direction back to Augusta at
ter the 18th nst whence they have been forwarded ny
the lower Florida route, which is now the only line Oh
communication between the South and N. Orleans.
The possibility tina. that line may be interrupted
has induced the Department to direct the enuie oFt
ern mail for New Orleans and that section OF the Union
generally to be sent from Baltimore and Washington,
over the Cumberland road, Wheeling and thence down
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers by the steamboat mall
lines now in operation. No apprehension need be en-
ertaned in future for the safety Of communication oy
mail between the Eastern cities and New orleans.
We regret to learn that several Southern mails COM
inc North have undoubtedly fallen into the hands OF the
Indians.
Much censure having been cast upon General Scout,
il is but Justice 10 give candid perusa 10 Ills late Letter
to the War Department, which we publish to-day: IL al
,rds some Insight into the difficulties under which he Ia
bored-dhicucs, it scems arising more from the con-
duct of those who should be friends. than from that OF
nroiessed enemies. From the time that Colonel Parish
found it necessary to check disalection, and mutny it.
SELF among the volunteers under his command ny sea
dino the blood of the offender upon the spot it has been
evident that the command in Florida was of such ma
lure that honor was not 10 be rcaped from t-Genera
Scott himself warmly; but the facts stated in
his letter if correct, they doubtless are would Jus
~ much stronger anguagc.-Psnnsylrantan
OFFICIAL.
FgEScH INDEMsIrr.-Thc Agent the United States
in Paris having received from the Government OF France
the sum of frs 94S6GG6 SO, account of the indem
ny of 25 millions Of francs, under the treaty of July,
1881 the amount Of which is now in The course OF trans
mission to this country the claimants holding certificates
from the Treasury Department are hereby notified, that
the Bank of America in behalf of the United Sntc and
By the authority of the Secretary Of the Treasury, will
advance md pay, the 18th of June next proper
tiona part of their respective certificates equal to at enst
the ratio of 80 cents the dollar Of The above mention
ed sum received by the Agent in Paris together with
the same ratio Of the there deducted and 10 be re-
paid here of the Treasury of the United States be-
ing frs 10000. The said certificates must be present
ed at the Bank for that purpose by the parties to whom
they shall have been issued by their legal assgnees,
or duly constituted Attorneys.
The residue Of what has bren received in Paris and
of the deducted there, wbe paid out here as soon
the former arrives and the nett proceeds of the whole
can be ascertaincd.
Treasury DEPARTMENT, May Is, 1896.
The information derived form several gentlemen who
left Annapolis (wlere the Legislature of Maryland is
in SESSION. Wednesday, is highly favorable as
regards the prospect Of passing the bill for promoting
internal improvements; changed as TO some OF its pror
sions but preserving the most important features unn-
jurrd-lIle extension of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road through Washington and Allegheny counties to
the limits Of the State and thence TO the Ohio river
the completion OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal TO
Cumberland with the necessary conditions and prnvi
sions that il shall he connected by lateru branch with
Baltimore, in the best practicable manner, to accon,mo
date the Western and Southern counties of the State
and such Railroad improvement the Eastern Shore
may lie udciously beneficial to the Inhabitants with
out dvcrting the travelling from the South in that d.
rection to Philadelphia, to the exclusion Of Baltimore.
Baltimore Gazette.