The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-13
Texas Claims Florida Claims Army
Movements, etc.

The letter which follows gives us more intelli-
gence of worth than all else contained in our mails
received yesterday. 1t belongs to the special cor
respondence of the Philadelphia North American
and United States Gazette:
WASHINGTON, June 9. 1851
The authorities of Texas have replied to the
communication of Mr.. Secretary Corwn, in which
he asked for all the laws and proceedings in regard
to the issue of loans by that State, by sending
9uired by him. 1t will now devolve upon the
President to decide what classes of claims are
covered by the law of last session, that law en-
joins him to direct the issue of stock to Texas so
soon as the claims to be deducted from the total
amount appropriated ascertaned. 81 :
The Attorney General has delivered no opinion
on the subject of the +" Florida clam,' and it is
probable the whole question will be submitted to
Congress. AS former Administrations have refused
to pay these claims, the precedent it is urged,
ought not to be departed from. Many of the
claimants express willingness to abmit the
whole matter to the judiciary Of Florida, and have
made overtures to that effect, but the proposition
will hardly be accepted
The President and the Cabinet, and the compe-
ting architects, will convene again to morrow to
consult on the proposed enlargement of the capitol
Although precise plan has been adopted, it may
be considered certain that the principle of extending
wings to the north and south, connected with the
present edifce by corridors, has been agreed upon
The estimated cost is million and half Of dollars
The contract for the dry dock at California has
been cons summated with Dakin u Co., for six hun
dred and ten thousand dollars exclusive of basin
and railway.
The Secretary of the Treasury has determined
to retain four hundred and four thousand dollars oil
| the sum awarded to Hargous, by the Mexican
Commissioners, to indemnify the Government
against deiacation of Voss which occurred while
the latter, partner of the house of Hargous was
l actin y,rhlI apJi tta
| capacity was entrusted with extensive fnancia
| negotiations.
| Mr.. Crampton who was formerly Secretary tt
the British Legation has returned to that post ant
| will act as Charge d'Affaires during Sir Henr,
Bulwers absence in England the ensuing autumn
| Two thousand troops of the regular army a
| this moment stationed on have been transferred
to, the Mexican and Texas frontiers to enforce th
| provisions OF the treaty of Guadalupe. Genera
Persifor Smith succeeds Gen. Brooke in comman,
| in Texas. Gen. Hitchcock succeeds Gen. Smiti
on the West Pacific Division. Col. Sumner sue
ceeds Col Munroe in New Mexico. Col. Harne,
serves under General Smith These officers ar
among the flower of the army, and have been Sc
lected with special reference to the delicate an
important duties to which they have been assigned
Formal instructions have been issued by the Sec
| retary of War to revise the policy and re-invigo
rate the administration Of military affairs at differ
ent stations, and protect the persons and prope
| Of Mexican citizens with the same owl
| To give increased efficiency to these movements,
regiment OF infantry and portion of the cavalr,
have been ordered to the route between Re
River and FL Paso. in the very midst of the G.
manches The skeleton of the mounted regimen
| of rifemen has been ordered from Oregon to Texa
and is to be filled with recruits under the authorit
| of the last Congress. In addition to-this, a
| troops adapted to frontier service, and not indi
| pensable elsewhere, have been ordered to the M Me,
lean and Texan lines. The necessity for these az
| tive measures is undeniabe. Already ictitior
claims for alleged depredations have become con
mon, is demonstrated by the reports OF office
at the various stations. Some correspondence ha
taken place between the Secretary of : tate an
the Mexican Minister, in regard to alleged infra
tions of the treaty, and there is likely to be mol
of it.
Dr.. Eckert, OF Reading, will be appointe
director of the mint, in place of Dr. Patterson
whose resignation will take effect the 1st pro
imo. The post offered to Mr. Stephen Co
well, of your city, who, for which vel
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