New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-01
WASHINGTON.
soufh American Coins at the u. 3. rreasury-The
Mexican Boundary Observation-Disclosures and
Ohnce-seekers-Nnvy Department-The Removals
and Appointments.


Mexican Boundary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
Ofnce-seekers-Navy Department-The Removals
and Appointments.
WASHINGTON CITY, Saturday May g 1853
have been unayodaby prevented for three days past
from continuing my communications with you, which
heretofore have been so regularly attended TO- This
must be my excuse to your readers, at least for first
apparent derectiOn. The Secretary of the Treasury
has very recently made important decision with ref
10 the payment of South American coins for Gus
toms duties Thus he has determined that hereafter the
dollar coins of Peru Bolivia and Chill are only to be so
received at their standard value other foreign coins
known to be deprecated are now received Heretofore
though alleged as to render them worth really from
TO 10 per cent below par, the dollars Of the three
States above named have been taken at par. The plan
to be pursued to ascertain the exact depreciation is 10
be the enforcement Of COnsus certificate from the
port of expectation declaring the exact depreciation of
the silver which must accompany each invoice the duties
on which TO be paid IN such coin These orders or
regulations have not yet been officially prOmulged, so
know not precisely when they to 90 into effect Your
importers and brokers, however, should at be on
the look out for the effect they to have on the market
value Of the coins in question.
Gen Robert ii Campbell, the new Mexican Bounda-
~ Commissioner, has drawn the whole of the $4,000
appropriated at the last session for the years expendi
tnre upon that work Though this act is being put for
ward as precedent for demands Of other parties TO be
allowed TO handle at the whole of other cOnsder
bic appropriations IL good one the being almost
entirely isolated in its character His labOrs are to be
conducted in region of country in which drafts for the
payment Of the expenses of his sbOrdnates cannot be
negotiated, while it is absolutely necessary that they
sb0uld have money in hand Gen. Campbell when in
New Orleans divided his forces into four surveying par
ties, which, setting out from that point, to
again until reaching this point on their return home.
The $4,000 has been divided among them avoid
the delays and embarrasxnens which resulted from at
tempting to rely drafs negotiated in tho wilderness
willie the work under sle management first Of Wei
Ter, and subsequently OF Bartlett.
Edward A. Graves, Of Ky, has been appointed an In
dian Agent in New-Mexico and saml. u. Hawkins TO
be the Register of the LAID Office at Grenada, Miss
Mr.. Dorsheimer OF BsffalO is again in Washington,
seeing what the President may be able to do for him
The poor President continues to be down by such
solcitous friends From the instant he swallows his
breakfast until 2 NJ, bis antechamber is never free
from Office seeking visitors though the number of such
gentlemen around our hotels has greatly decreased
He is heartily sick and tired of their pressing attentions
assure yOu showing at times his cOuntenance, the
annoyance to which they thus subject his inner
The Secretary of the Navy is preparing to detail a
Chief Naval Constructor to be- after the LIST Of July
next the head of the Departments Of Bureau of Con-
gtruction Equipment and Repairs in compliance with
the determination of Congress to that end Yet he will
be obliged to detail experienced Captain in the SER
vice to act head of the Bureau far the equipment
Of vessels Of war is concerned Originally, that on the
Reorganization Of the Department in 1872 it deter
mined to haze two Bureaux instead of the consOda
ted Bureau subsequently authorized by COngressOne Of
them TO have had charge Of Construction and Repairs and
fine other of Equipment AS experienced Naval Captains
knowmuch ofnayal construction whienaval cOnstruc
tors nov nothing of the equipment of ships OF war; of
the former selected for the head of the Consolidated
Bureau and the precedent then set has since been fol-
lowed The change recently ordered by Congress will
hardly prove wise one heretofore the fighting head
of the Bureau had at all times the advice and assistance
Of as many Of the constructors of the navy he de-
sired Ny fear is that hereafter the Judgment of one
of these officers will alone be relied on in this Bureau,
H. -, 10 foi luoa
competent Captain to manage the equipment depart
ment under tie actual or nominal supervision OF
noncombatant of the service who is far below him
in rank.
The Navy Department is experiencing no little
barrassment FROM alleged want of sufficient engineers
in the service The number at present employed scarce
" furnishes sufficient for the steamers actually ia COM
mission in the naval service proper without allowing any
for the steamers engaged IN the coast survey or to be
emploved on shore duy-superintend the construc-
ton or repairs Of engines, and making drawings, esti
mates &C. such constantly necessary TO be made.
The subject Of very considerable increase of the mum
Der of officers of this grade will beurged, doubtless, by
the Secretary, in his next annual report.
Ezra c. Seaman, Esq, of Michigan, recently removed
from the Chief Cerkslip Of the First Controllers Bu-
reau. was capital officer. James NJ. Ramsey, Esq,
who has been promoted to I'LL the vacancy thus created,
has been Treasury Department Clerk for perhaps
twelve years, and also stands well here The cause OF
Nh Seaman's removal was altogether political.
The appointments to Gil the vacancies in the Patent
Office (nine in number) made by the recent FIRST batch
of removals there, viii not be made owing TO
markabe slack Of work. The long absence of Comms-
soper Mason seems have supcrindUced an inliSpOs
ton Of the Patent Attorneys to press business upon the
Office until it has come TO have much less to do than
usual S T. Shubert yesterday appointed Chief Clerk
the Patent Office rice Roger c. Weghtman removed,
is an old Clerk He in from Pennsy lvania origi
nally under Polk. Weightmans removal was also
wholly on political grounds
The Columbia, Commodore Newton's flagship, which
NOT long since went round TO take her place in the Home
or Gulf Squadron but halfmanned bids fair very short
" TO leave Pensacola with her full complement of men,
thanks to the activity which is now pervadng the ma
val recruiting operations at NewOreans This rush OF
seamen was unexpected in that quarter where at
this particular of the year, they usually come
forward to enter the service with much alacriy.
MoNTNORENcI.