The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-24

ateiy on the Mediterranean SHORES; In tRe metr0po
OF the largest Italian kingdom, with which we havo
an extensive and constantly increasing commerce,
almost equi distant between the Levanu and Western
Europe with developing facilities Of commune alton
between the Mahommedan and Christian exsre mites
OF one of the most important of the world can
not but be regarded as of superior characse r aud
significance, both for its actual, and its probably
future, more extended relations.
The ports OF the two Sicilies Offer excellent har-
bors for the winter anchorage Of the United States
squadron, and they especially Naples also visit
ed by great numbers of A nerican travellers
AS an evidence Of the consideration in which this
position is regarded by the English government, l
beg to refer to the fact that an English plenino-
tentiary is maintained at this court, who is alo we'd
salary of $2S000 per aunum.
have the honor to be, with great respect, your
obedient servant, EDWARD joy MORRIS
LETTER FROM ]. HEWITT STEELE
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
CARACAS, Feb 2 1852
SIR have the honor 10 ackno Wedge the receipt
Of your communication of the 4th of November last
requesting me to transmit to tbs Department of
State statement of the expenses incident to my
residence as charge d'affaires at Caracas
AS 1t has not been my habit to Keep an account
OF my expenditures, i cannot give you satisfactory
specific information in reference to them. | can
state, however With certainty, that during the two
years OF my residence here my expenses have slight
~ exceeded my salary This has occurred without
any special or extraordinary causes Of expenditure
cSlrdFlQaQce
or display in my mode Of living On the consrary,
making some ailo for the impostions 60 which
all foreigners in official positions are subjected here
as elsewhere, believe my household could not have
been maintained en- respectable footing at a less
cost. IL may be proper to add that my anily is
very small, and that the character and habits of
the men who now usually Gil the high offices of this
government have, in q great measure, done away
with the custom OF giving costly ensertanm ents in
Caracas, and have rendered it unnecessary thai
should incur expense in that particular.
TO aid you in forming an opinion as to the proper
and necessary scale of expenditure here give the
following ais derived from my own experience
house fl for the residence of the repre- sentative
OF the United States cannot be obtained for less than
seventy or eighty dollars ofthis currency per month
Carriages scarcely used here ALL but it is ALSO.
lutely necessary to keep one or two saddle horses,
ano the expenses of these is nearly again as
in the United States The hire Of who have
any knowledge of their business is about the same
in the United States but the custom of the coun-
try makes it necessary to employ greater number
of them AS to the supplies of family, such as
wines. groceries, clothing, Sc they are all very
high in the shops here and even to who imports
them for his own use, free Of duty, as generally
do, they cost about onethird more than they do in
the United States find it absolutely necessary, as
believe my predecessors have also done, to employ
q competent person to copy and record the cores
pondence, sc of the legation; aud for this service
pay between four and Ii 70 hundred dollars of this
currency
Upon the whole, the result of my experience here
is that charge daffares Of the United States who
does not remain longer than three or four years,
may by the exercise of strict economy, live respect
ably, though in very plain manner, on his outfi.
and salary TO Bplish this, it will be necessa-
ny that he should abstain from giving large or fire.
queEt entertain ments, and should limit himself to
such plain hospitality as may be rendered absolute
ly necessary by the presence of his countrymsn and
the social relations be may have formed in this city.
Upon the salary alone, without some aid from his
outfit do not think he can live respectfully
T ha4-a ,ha how Ixa xyskl hs..n
obediept servant. j. NEvETT STEELE.
Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER, Secretary of State.
Z 81 send here With my quarterly account for
the quarter ending December 81, 1851
LETTER FROM YELyERToN KING.
LEGATION or THE UNITED STATES,
BoGoTA. Jan 30 1852 {
SIR have the honor TO ackno wledge the re sept
Of your circular Of the Ith November last, which
did not come to hand until the day before yestsr-
day.
| am directed to transmit to the department. ga
statement Of the expenses incident to my residence
in my official character at Bogosa ! cannot bet
ter comply with this requisition. than by giving
statemeD Mt OF my expenses from New York to this
place, including those incurred since my arrival SO
far as have been able to ascertain thcm. Taxing
this data you will be able to form some opinion OF
the annual expenses incident to this mission.
House rent 10 Bogota ranges from thirty to seven
y dollars per month, according to the sze comfort,
and locality a the dwelling i pay sixty dollars
per month for the one in viii, reside In its Sc
and convenience, but to the safety of the archives
books, and effects Of the legation, two apartments
Of which are appropriated exclusively to this pur.
pose
Owing to the inaccessibity of this place, and the
high rate of transportation, had to pay for self.
wife and son, from New York here, about tho sum
ofseven hundred dollars, in addition TO which paid
the sum of three hundred dollars for freight OIL
article purchased in New York, making in she ag-
gregate the sum of one thousand dollars
My expenses for living, in which are included
house rent, servant hire, fuel, Sc, & &c.. amount
to about the sum Of two hundred and ten dollars per
month.
Furniture Of all kinds IL exceedingly dear, and
but little is gained by its purchase in New York,
owing to the high rates OF transportation To fur
nish house decently aud comfortably. not ex-
travagantly, it would require from 81 500. to
So 600.
There arc of course, many other expenses Incl
dent to the mission, (and which not included in
the above saement,) such, for instance, as wines,
&e which one is obligei to provide at entertain-
ments; these, owing 70 breaksge and the high rate
of transportation, cost very high.
have thus answered, a. succinctly as car. your
letter. which hope may be satisfactory to the de-
partment,
avail myself of this opportunity to transmit you
my account for salary up to the 3lst Of December
last On the 23d of this month drew draft in
favor Of John Bennett, Esq for $500 In part Of
salary. leaving me due 1925
have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
obedient servant, YELvERT0N Il KING
To the Hon DANIEL WEBSTER, Secretary Of
State, Washington
LETTER FROM LUTHER SEVERANCE
USrTED STATES CoMMssIoY,}
HosoLuLU, November z, 1851
SIR-That have the requisite qualifications,
have not the vanity to pretend, but | am happy to
believe am on excellent terms with all those who
have the most ipfusn In the government here,
the King ard chiefs included From the allowance
Of an additional 90 600 TO Mr.. Eames my imme
diate predecessor. in the appropriation bill Of 1850,