New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-14
From Washington.
Things in Washington.

From GU Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April -, 1876,
The general talk in The city confines 70 be about
the movements OF the discounted squad VINO are
/ irving 70 Dc. down DANIEL WEBSTER There Is
r1mor in The city today ,hs, the Cabinet have had
meeting AID have refused 10 give the documents
which the House asked This l think Is not cor
rect, There seems also TO be an impression abroad
I thu. Mr. IsGERsoLL viii have the documents 20
morrow, such Is they are, and sttempt avlndlcauon
OF himself think this also is incorrect
believe the subject is moi TO be brought up To-
morrow unless BY some personal explanation be
heve also that the Administration will furnish what
they can 20 break down the Levia;hsn Senator of
Massachusetts. understand that clerks have been
AZ work copying documents and that the papers TO
be Communicated will be quite volUrinous
Whatever may be the upshot, Mr.. WEBSTER
thoroughly defes and despises his persecutcrs.-
When Mr.. WEBSTER let the State Department IN
place OF being defaulter. Mr. ISGERsoLL charges,
it appears that there balance paid over TO him
/ long after be left. When Mr.. WEBSTER left Mr..
Tylers Cabinet he requested Mr.STUBBs, who has the
] care of the fund to settle up the accounts and
how il stood. M. STUBBs wrote 70 M. WEBSTER
that there was the sum of $1,000 for which there
no voucher M WEBSTER said the proper vouch-
or woald vet be found but in the time he wish
he the accounts of the Departments fully settled up.
and for this purpose he sent on the $1,000 and the
accounts were settled. The proper certificates after
wards appearing the thou sand dollars were refund.
IL IL
faulter as his caumniators represent be had actual
" overpad the department and this overpay was re-
funded.
His prosecutors have been trying every expe-
dent TO rake up little things against him l under
stand that specsl messenger was dispatched yes
,erdav 10 the residence of Mr. TYLER TO Try and Sc
cure his aid in deaming the character OF his Secre
tary. JoHS TYLER cannot bring any thing against
the character of the Secretary, and if be could i; is
not likely that he would be used as tool by those
who use every interest only 10 oe,ray and desert
when the dirty work is done.
/ Mr. WEBSTER will have few more words 10 say
before the session closes. in reply 10 his deaners.
Let them beware of his wrath. new vein has
Just been opened in his character orator which
promises some fine specimens. They have had one
specimen and they will yet have others.
Major TocHMAS. the dis,ina uished Polish exile, is
now in this city. In the Union OF the Goth ut there
was published an article charging the Major with
collecting money under false pretences for Polish
A ssociaton. denying him the right 10 use even the
Polish name These charges the Major had reiuted
through tie New Yo-k press. which the MON re-
fused TO republish even though MIR. L had offered to
paw for il as an advertisement He has accordingly
! filed bill against the Editors, RtrcHiE and HESS
FOR publishing the article, and yesterday process
was issued hold them to bail for the sum OF sl0,-
00o damages
We had some rain last night and today which
cleared away the ust.coud which has so long hung
over the avenue
MIR. BUCHANAN has returned 10 his post from
Pennsylvania RIcHELIEU.
FROM BUESos AYREs.-The Commercial Adver-
tser has received files of the British Packet extending
from the goth of Dec the 10th of January These pa
pers contain particulars before published here
athoue the last date late advices heretofore
received via New. Orleans:
The Packe; says that principal battery at Montevi
dec had been manned by British troops and that the
Montevidean flag replaced b. the British Il gives
report also that all the forcations were to be manned
by English soldiers
The French steamer Gassendi arrived Montevileo.
the 18th 81 December ria Rio de Janero and landed
large quantity of shot shells and other munitions OF
The original destination OF the Gassendi was
Tahiti but the French admiral had resolved TO replace
with her the shattered Fulton.
January 10 the l05th day Of the blockade OF Bue-
Ayres The Of Governor Rosas. delivered at
the opening Of the Legislature the ls Of January is
published in the Packet. 1t gives condensed history of
the proceedings by the diplomatic representatives
France and England Qualifying the conduct OF ucnos
Ayres and declaring the firm determination of the Ar
centine Government defend It's territory and its indie
pendent ntg.
The Consus OF Denmark Prussia and Hamburg had re.
monsrated against the decree ofthc Argentine Govern
declaring that the merchant vessoJ seeking force
their way up Iha Parana would be dealt with pirates
Governor Rosss informs the Legislature ihat the decree
was not ssucd until after explanation had been de.
anded from the diplomatic representatives Of he nnwi
ers 70 which those vessels belonged, VINO nau fepeu
the vessels acted their own responsouy anu :"
.
General Rosas estimates the expenses OF lob eone
year at sixty millions and quarter-tne .erGnu a.
ak millions and haf-leaving hfty,thr'o hious W
be provided by extraordinary re'"ns. me W y eA
nanses are estimated at lightweight millions he pro
poses thar s,,, millions per month he voted to
continue through the BLOCKADE snd LOT nfee uionlns al
ter Its termination.
The Packe, gives long and exciting details of the bar
barites alleged have been committed by The French
and English forces and their allies IN the province OF
! Uruguay.
Dr. Thompson and three sesneu Of the British steam
err Cormorant lying in the harbor OF Calico Peru were
! drowned by the upae,tiDg OF boat some time in
November Captain Gordon, of the Cormorant and
Mr. Bunch Secretary OF the British Legation, were In
the boat and had narrow escape. having been res
cued after remaining seven hours on the bottom oil the
J boat.
/ The mother of Governor Rosas died on the 18th Of
/ December aged 10.
| The bodies of Edward Phesssnts and 1ohn Williams,
the seamen drowned from the United states brig
Bainordsr had been recovered and respectfully buried
The L. ;. frigste Columbia, Com. Rousseau, sloops
Plymouth. Commander Henry Saratoga Capt. Shubrick,
and the brig cambridge. Commander Pennington, were
, al Montevdeo on the 10Th of February.
Loss OF THE SHIP Moscow.--We learn by
letter received in this city Genoa dated February