Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-27
MATTERS OFFICIAL AND PERSONAL.

various matters to reach the public eye to which it
would possibly give undue importance to be made
the subject of formal mention in the Union. This
object is effected through the medium Of correspon-
dents Of various Washington and New York presses,
from which we often copy items quite interesting if
not important. The only embarrassment we en-
counter in this practice is to decide which of these
presses should be credited for great many affect to
be in official confidence, and we see in some of them
statements which We know to be false. In doubtful
matters we are guided by general character
From the Journal of Commerce we copy the fol
lowing:
1T is understood at Washington that the President Of
fered the French mission to Gen. Dix months
and that Gen. Dix accepted it, with che understanding
that he was, for awhile with view political interests,
to I'll the office Of Assistant Treasurer in New York The
President, is known, informed Mr. Disney, Of Ohio,
who was prominent applicant for the mission that Gen.
Dix was to have it. From time to time, according
NOR Gen. Dix has been advised that he to be
commissioned Minister to France But recently il is
said the President has expressed the wish that Mr. Dix
would, on account Of certain political considerations, now
decline the post 1t is also believed that the 18th of
June last Mr. Dix rendered the President his resignation
OF his present Office Assistant Treasurer and that he
has consented to retain only for such time may be
required to procure the services of suitable person
his successor
Mr.. GEORGE SANDERS did not receive his commission
as Consul London yesterday but lie had 3een inform
ed that 1t was signed by the President on Tuesday"
From the Evening Star the following
We hear that the President has formally replied to
the counsel of Woodward who under sentence Of DEATH
TO be executed upon him in the Washington Jail yard on
Friday next that he consistently interfere in his
case with the due execution of the law He has been
brought to this conclusion after thoroughly investigating
the papers upon which the application for the exercise
of his clemency was based
The Secretary Of the Interior whom the question
was submitted by the Commissioner Of Pensions has de-
cded that the between the United States and Mexico
terminated the Both of May, 1948 when the ratiee
treaty peace exchanged between the two countries
Therefore, those persons who enlisted the army OF
the United States subsequently to that date are no.
titled to bounty Lard
"Dr. Richard P. Ashe, of Stockton, California, has
been appointed Navy Agent at San Francisco.
The Cabinet have held no regular session during the
present week, until this morning though two OF three
members of it attended at their council chamber informal
~ on Tuesday last.
We hear that the Secretary of the Navy has very
Gently directed those n charge OF the Philadelphia Navy
Yard to fit the sloops-ofvar Dale and st. Louis
Ia slip probably the st. Louis lately at SMYRNA
for sea, as possible
From the Republic Of yesterday the following;
The Hon. Secretary of the Navy has far recovered
from his recent ndisposton be able the
discharge Of bis official duties.
''John D. Kinnie, Of Iowa. has been appointed Chief
Justice for the Territory Of Utah.
-. 6. Willis, of Massachusetts, has been appointed
United States Consular Agent at Loango on the west
coast Of Africa few miles north Of the Congo river"
From the New York Times we copy as follows:
''0uR MEXICAN RELATioSs-We understand that or
ders have been received at Governors Island from the
War Department, for the immediate transmission the
Rio Grande frontier Of very large quantity OF artillery
ammunition and ordnance stores-more in amount than
Gen. Taylor had during his whole campaign. This step
has undoubtedly been taken in consequence Of the
ments Of SANTA ANNA who is concentrating the
frontier very large military force and supplying livery
largely with munitions Of war.
"r GADspEs Instructions have reason to believe
emineny pacific in their tendency, while they
template the contingency Of still further accession of
territory"