Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-01
Washington News.

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alarming condition indeed.
TIE SLooP OF WAR Sr MARY's. ordered to
be prepared for sea Cat the Philadelphia Navy
Yard) few days ago, will be ready to receive
her officers and crew in very short time.
She will then at once be sent to sea, there be-
ing at this time almost recruits enough in
Baltimore and New York, to make up her full
complement of seamen. It is not yet known
whether she will be sent to the Brazils or to
the Pacific.
We take it for granted that, wherever she
may be ordered, there will be great scramble
among the officers now on leave. to avoid join
ing her; as some how or other of late years
the contest with many of them has been to es-
cape from being forced to 50 to sea. No sea-
dreading landsman was over possessed with a
greater horror of going to sea. than at such
times appears to take possession Of the minds
of considerable per centage of naval officers
enjoying ottmm cuD, dig ashore.
THE MISSION TO VENEZUELA is actually the
only diplomatic appointment upon which the
new Administration has not yet acted definite
ly-that is, except the French Mission. As
there were at least an average Of ton gentle
men disappointed in getting each one of the
similar places given out by President Pierce,
We take it for granted that from two hundred
and fifty to FIVE hundred patriots are being
pressed on the Administration for this last
chance. After it goes, what will he left by
way of balance wheel to steady the future
motions of the host of. disappointed
News FROM THE PARTIES OF LIEUrENANrs
WILLIAMSON AND PARKE.-These gentlemen,
it will be remembered, are engaged in recon-
noitering from Benicia towards Walkers Pass,
for a Pacific railroad route. They arrived at
San Francisco on tho 10th of June, and after
good deal Of trouble in getting an outfit,
they got off from Benicia on the 10th of July,
and reached Fort Miller on the oath Of the
same month. From Benicia, where their Ia
bors really commenced, the parties crossed
the Straits to Martinez, and struck south of
Monte Diabolo, to Livermore's- Pass, in the
coast range. At that place they spent some
time, taking accurate and reliable barometric
measurements, having taken simultaneous
readings at the entrance and summit, and at
the summit and debauche. From that point to
Fort Miller, they took the readings OF their
several camps. The question of practicability
for a railway through the failure and San
joaquin valleys being already settled, atleast
so far as grades may be concerned.
All persons in these two parties had kept
quite we'll up to the date of these advices
though the weather was exceedingly hot. At
Fort Miller, the river (San Joaqui n) is rapid
deep, and as cold as ice, coming directly from
the mountains, covered with snow, even at
that season.
Mr. Beale had not been heard from on that
Gwin and Capt Jordan O. NJ. U. S. Az had
been with these parties, but had left few days
before for Walkers Pass. Lieut. Williamson
contemplated making fixed camp on Kern
river, or thereabouts, from which it was his
purpose to reconnoitre the whole range in that
vicinity. They inl it very difficult indeed
to obtain reliable information concerning
Walkers Pass until they may reach it.
The L. S. MINISTER TO CoSsrAsr1yopLB.-
Carroll Spence. Esq, recently appointed to
this position. will go out in some six weeks,
via Paris. He will probably embark from
Mediterranean port ON a national vessel, for
his diplomatic post.
The SLoOP- OPWAR ALBANY had not arrived
at New York, at late hour last evening. She
had been enormously reported q day or two
before. No uneasiness need be felt on her
account We presume that as soon as she can
prepare for sea at the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
she will resume her station in the Gulf, with
out approaching the fishing ground, whittier
it seems to have been thought she would be
dispatched; it being apparently evident that
the force now in that quarter is amply suf1-
cient for the protection of our fishermen there
THR HoS. WM. J. Brown, of Indiana, one of
the terrible ogres of the hour lin the estima-
timation Of those wanting the office he holds
and their log-rollirg friends) is in Washing.
ton.
PCRsER FROM OHIo-ThOInas II. LOCKER,
Esq, Of Ohio, has been appointed Purser in
the Navy. If We are not greatly mistaken,
this is the first instance in which Purser has
been appointed from Ohio since the foundation
Of the Government
DRAGOMAE AT CossrANrISoPLE.-Ws have
every reason to believe that, after calmly re-
viewing all the papers, pro and con, bearing
upon the question Of retaining or superseding
J. P. Brown, Esq, so long the dragoman Of
the American Legation at Constantinople, the
have concluded to retain him.
This determination is wise one as NIL Amer
lean travellers in the East will testify. Of all
cities in the world for cheraliers d. industrie,
is first and foremost. They