Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-03-03
NEUTRAL RELATIONS.

NEUTRAL RELATIONS.
A bill has passed the T. s Senate empower
ing oil Government officers and every other per
son rho may DO especially employ ed for tho pur-
pose. to seize every vessel or vehicle belore ing
to any citizens Of the Cni,ei State. who are a.
bout pass the frontier with arms an! maniti us
Of war and Getan them until the owner SHALL give
security In double the vailc Of sach vessel. &c
that said vessel, arms ard annuniions shall no,
be employed In carving hostiiities against any
state or colony with whom the United States are
al peace.
The bill also further provides that all bodies
Of armed mcn-who may have been engaged IN
hostiities without the jurisdiction ci the T. States
and who shall come wilhin oar IRIS fiction whist
s;ch hos,:!ities are pcniinS-shall be dlsarmed /;
and ii further authorizes the seizure and deien-
ton ofa!i arms and ammunition unit, the proper Sc
curity he given that they are not to be employed
in hostities against friendly nations" Western
STIR.
The very latest rumour from Washington is,
that the present very distinguished and industri-
chairman Of the House Committee On For
eirn Atftirs will be transferred Ia the Court ct
ST. James. and the present Minister. Mr. Steven
son, be gwen the charge OF the Navy Depart
nent. |, is understood, however. that Mr.. Dick
crson will on.inuc 10 receive the emo.umcnts ot
the Office until he shall have accumulated Ger
tain sum from its salary. which shall, according To
nice calculation OF Mr.. Woodbury., amount to
$500 year for tho time MIR. ID. has held A.
The $500 year balance, it is said. has been
expended by Mr.. d. in maintaining the dignity
Of the Office and providing himself with bed, hoard,
and wearing apparel. the expenditure III the
last article, it is further avcrrcd, has been very
light. lit has not hccn, it is very certain the
charges OF the tailors in Washington musibe Gu
l. -. " IL
Letters FROM Havana to the 9th ins: assure
,hat the coffee crops Of the Island will be one
hall If not two thirds short of former years
The sugar crop, on tie other hand. would be ill.,
creased one four,h.-Mobile Chronicle Fshyua-
rv. 10.
We learn from the Boston papers that the
President; and Directors cf tie Franklin Bank OF
that city have cen Indicted by the grand jury,
and had been arrested The report Of the com
missioners who had investigated the al!ai:s #
TIE Commonwealth ban. has been published, aud
presents a shameful catalogue Of abuses. The
deceased President,l. X. Simpson. alone was in
deh;cd to the bank in direct liabilities now on.-
standing, to the amount Of $3.50, Il II! aud for
which the bank had little than personal Sc
r.y.-NationaI ln,clligenccr.
West Point-Ffre-Ad destructive fro occur
Cd at West Point on the morning OF Feb. Ia.
1t broke out in the west wing "i tho building.
which was entirely DESTROYED. The books, paint
ings. philosophical end chemical apparatus were
saved. The contents of the Engineering Acad-
envy and Adj rants Office were destroy cd.-Cin.
Gaz.
IVild P;ycons-The Raleigh Register says:
THO woods are crowded with myriads Of these
birds-so largo a number never having been be-
fore seen in this section Of tn: country. We
he heard Of enc flock large that when 70 ssting
they cover an area 81 two mics IN length and
in BREADTH
New HAMrsnInr-The gubernatorial cleo
ton in this state, will take place the 18th OF
March. james Wilson, Jr. is the Wing c;.nc,-
date, against Isaac Hill Loco-foco very ami
mat cd canvass is carried on, and strong hopes are
entertained, by our friends Of rcvciitonzing the
State.
SOMETHING Worm KNowISc.--!t appears.
from recent report Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, that Mr.. Charles J. Incerso!I, of Phil
ldclphia has paid OH debt OF $50, 19l, which he
owed the United States. "w,thout paying nnv
money!"
Mr.. Inrcrso,l was. on the frs, election Of Gen
era jackson, very decidedly opposed TO his nd-
lie held the Office L. S. Attorney,
or the eastern district of Pennsylvania, and he
was turned out by gen. J. On quitting the Office
he was in arrears to the United States in the
sum of 1854 We will not say that he found
il very difficult to pay this sum, SO long Us he
opposed to general Jackson, but II is
certain that he found but little difficulty when
he became worshippcr al the shrine of the old
chief, for in less than enc year his account was
balanced out by the Treasury Department.
Improving on these hints. debtor TO the gov
rrnmemt will learn how ~ liiuidatc his debts
without paying any money.
MAINE STATE Prison The number ofprison-
lrs IN the state prison at Thomaston is II. One
Of the principal branches Of labor is the manu-
Iacture of lime. about 1900 casks month
made. All the labor, including the maunfac-
lure of the casks, is performed by the convicts.
assisted only by overseoc in each depart
ncn..
The steamer Brilliant, on the 9TH inst. ran
into the A. NJ. Phillips, above Baton Rouge, in
broad day light, by which she considc rabIy
damaged. and quantity Of cotton thrown over
BOARD. Tho same buat on the next day ran in
10 fiat boat and sunk her with par, Of her car
20.
Advices from Houston, Texas. TO Jan. Goth.
nothing new. The ib,ic debt OF Texas is Sl.-
100000, annual expenses Of government. 500
300 annual revenue estimated at s., 500 900.
On the lSin of Jan. 1859 they expect have
, surplus rcvenye. The Treasury notes work
we'll.