The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-23

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| ST. PAUL, June II.
! EXPLORATION OF MINNEsorA.---Ou the 18th
inst, says the Louisville Times party under orders
from the Typographical Bureau of the War Depart
ment rendezvoused the Gait House, Friday, and
proceeded the steamer Cincinnati to ST. Louis
there to complete outfit. They to survey
military road from the mouth of the Big Sioux, the
upper Missouri, to a point at the mouth Of the ST.
Peters, opposite Fort Smelling They ordered to
report upon its adaptabihty for railway purposes
being contemplated to make this the nOrtherly branch
I of the Pacific railway.
This country is unexplorcd, the surveys OF Govern
mcn lands being four hundred miles east of the Sioux
river. 1t will pass through The country Lately acuir
ed from the Sioux Indians, who still roam the "Tra
verse DIES Soux,' unmoested, but this progressive
age will not permit those fertile remain
undisputed possession of either Indians Buffalo
The party consists of Capt Reno, OF the L ). Army,
chief; Capt. Ton, late Chief Engineer of Railroads
in Indiana, Chief Engineer; Mr.. Cross, formerly of
the Army, Assistant Engineer; and twenty cn prn
cipay of the fur companies Of St. Louis, TO be fur
nshed with Colts pistols and the patent rifle. Capt
1Iton, &. F., is entrusted with the duty of making
report upon the Practicahilty of this country for rail
way purposes. The result of the abors of the party
viii be placed before the Department, in accordance
with resolution Of Congress, last winter, making
appropriation Of $4,000 for surveys and explo-
rations connected with the Pacific railroad and its
branches
Senator CHASE has addressed letter to the Chair
man Of The Committee Of Invitation Of the Memphis
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project of railroad from the Mississippi to the Pa
ciiic. M. CHASE says:
alt will ever be to Inc gratifying recollection
that the provisions of the Army Bill under which the
first steps to be taken, towards the accomplish
ment Of that work, drafted by me, and were
adopted b, The Senate upon my motion.
/ "Thc explorations to be conducted under these
provisions, by the able and Distinguished citizen no
presides the War Department, will add immense
~ to biographical and Typographical knowledge
of the districts which lie between our present
Western frontier and the Pacific coast. In this point
Of view, alone, these explorations will be than
worth their cost. Regarded as the commencement of
The Pacific Railway it is important estimate their
value
"N hatevcr route the result Of their explorations
shall Indicate the best the cheapest, and the
practically useful. should be adopted, at once bv Con-
gress and the actual construction of the work should
he at once begun, and pushed forward completion,
with An energy which will give new lustre TO the
Amer lean name
The following additional items by the Canada we
clip from the Missouri Republican:
| Redschid Pacha, the anti-Russau statesman, is
appointed Minister Of Foreign Affairs
Dispatches received in Paris to the 18th, confirm
the rupture in diplomatic relations, and state that
Russian troops were receiving reiniorcemcntS. The
Turkish brig Saline had been sent with important or
ldPrs tn he (soy of f,r ba
Consul there.
! A second edition of the London Times of the 2Sh,
has Geographic dispatch dated Vienna, on the eve.
ming of the 10Th, stating that Menschkof and suite
have left Cons'antinople and that the Russian SUBJ
jects are placed under the protection of the Danish
ambassador.
1t is said that the French feet has received per-
mission to pass the Dardaneles.
The Paris correspondent teesraphs to Liverpool
that ii is feared that the peace Of Europe will be
disturbed by the Turkish difficulty it being reported
that the British Minister has so stated. The tcle-
graph reports. however contradictory. Just prior
TO the Canada's departure a dispatch received
by the submarine telegraph, stating that Mensch-
kofs seven days had expired, without any arrange
mcnt being made with Turkey, but the steamer with
Menschikof on board had not sailed on the 2lst Of
May
! Dates from China are to the IIth April The
French English and Anne. lean ships OF the
coast Of China have, at the earnest request Of the
ties, consented to gaurd Nankin, Shanghae and the
mouth OF the great canal against the rebels.
1 ne London i ines says II ~ rather n suspicious
circumstance that just now when the very smart Ms
sionares have given the Americans more Intelligence
Of the nature and progress of the rebellion than our
British representative and merchants were ever
likely TO do that they have in those waters the arg
est armament ever IN the East under their flag
What if the armament apparently intended for the
chastsement OF Japan and opening of Jeddo, should
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Chinese parties and to slip in the right moment
and grasp the prize.
The India mail had been telegraphed via Mar
settles, with Bombay dates to the 18th April.
At Calcutta business was slack Exchange on
London at q owing to an influx of bills from
China
The news from Burmah is to the 18th April, and
is OF an uniavorable character. More troops were
wanted, and there was no prospect of peace. The
Burmuse Commissioners bad refused sign the treaty
Ii is reported that the American ship OF war Cum
bertrand, with Mr.. Marsh board, has dema ndet an
explanation and 5000 drachms from Greece for the
illegal imprisonment Of Mr.. King at Athens
The English Cabinet Council on Eastern affairs
had been summoned for the 10Th.
Peace has been formally proclaimed at the Cape of
Good Hope.
NAVIGATION OF THE AMAzoN.-The Washing
ton Union publishes decree issued by the Pres;deo,
Of Peru. dated Lima, April 9Th, by which the Peru,
Wan waters of the Amazon thrown open to all ma
tons Loreo and Iauta made free ports at which
no duties whatever to be paid; and emigran,s
from all nations are invited to come. They will be
landed at Huanchaco, the Pacific, in public vessels
free of expense, and transported without charge
thence across the Andes into the great valley of the
Amazon, where land, farming utensils and seeds will
he given to them gratis by the government, thu, he
ing there, they and theirs be exempt from all
taxation tor twenty years that they have guaranteed
to them the rights of legislation upon all local affairs
with authority to elect their own Judges Sc.-Co,,on
Plant.
Quick TRIP Across THE ArLAsr1c-Tt an.
pears an American steamship has at last been beaten
by an English steamship, and it is said in conse
9nence, several heavy bets have exchanged hands in
New York. The Arctic, Of the Collins line, which
arrived on Sunday, made the trip in 10 DAYS hours
and 80 minutes but the Arabia of the Cunard line
came IN Tuesday in 10 days, hours and As minutes
being the shortest passage of the Cunard line ON rec
ord, and beating the Arctic hours and As minutes
There was, Of course. great rejoicing among the |
trends OF the Cunard line the arrival of the Ara
bla One of the Colps lt,oh