Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-23
Washington News and Gossip.

con6de in the IfstetAgeneer's knowledge Of the
views of the Governments of France and Eng,
land (which they dare not express formally or
with reference to the sympathies of the repre-
sentatives of those Governments at this point,
we can hardly be mistaken in drawing from
the well known facts of their international
position on continental affairs, the conclusion
that not word has passed the lips of either
Mr.. Champion or NJ. Sartiges, or gone from
under their hands to this Government, to war
rant the conclusion that those at home who
are responsible for their words and deeds have
determined openly to take ground against the
cause of constitutional government This is
plainly the issue. The tripartate protest is
simply the Holy Alliance revived. The ends
and aims of the protesting Governments are
markedly and boldly those determined on at
Laybach and AK la Chappelle many years
ago. They aim to destroy popular rights eve
rywhere, and essay to force us into an ac-
acknowledgement of their right so to do. when
and where such action on their part may con-
flict with the international rights of the Gov
are without space in which to discuss this
subject to-day, but will take it up to- morrow
In the mean time we assure the readers of the
Star, the Intellisemcer to the contrary not
withStanding) of our conviction, from signs to
be read by all on both sides of the Atlantic,
that England and France dare not commit
themselves to the guidance of Russia.
WORKING OF THE POSTAL ARRANGEMEN
WITH BRENEN-We learn that the Post Office
Department are highly gratiied with the re-
suits of their mail arrangements with the Bre-
men Government. The Hensa, the second of
| the Bremen steamers, which arrived on the
| goth, at New York, on her first trip hither-
! ward, brought IL ,651 letters. The line as now
completed, embraces the American steamships
Herman and Washington, and the Bremen
steamships Germania and Hensa, all of them
! being among the staunchest and most COM
Portable and seryiceable vessels of their kind
in the world.
| THE Sr. LOUIS PosTMAsrERsHIp.-The strug-
| gle for this Office continues undated though
made up their minds to appoint Mr.. Joel L.
! Lightner, as compromise. as it were. We
know little of this gentleman, though we feel
| assured that his reputation is destined to be
sadly belabored if he gets the Office This il
always the case in all such struggles. The
| fortunate man never fails to find himself as
sailed by the friends of all the disappointed
| In this instance, the latter would make small
| regiment.
THE CONTEMPLATED RAILWAY MANAGEMENT
| CONvENTIoN-W understand that Mr. Daniel
French, proprietor of the Irving Hotel, in this
| city, has engaged Carusi's Saloon for the meet
| ing of the Convention of Presidents of railroad
| companies in the United States, to convene
here in October next. He tenders them the
| free use Of this hall
| THE New AMERICAN Consul AT LONDON
George Saunders Esq. who is now in Wash
ington, proposes to sail for his post about the
10th prOximo, we hear. He will carry with
him the good wishes of perhaps as many warm
| personalfriends, as any gentleman whose nat
has SO far caught one of the luscious apples of
| patronage shaken down by the present Ad-
ministration. As. whatever may be thought
Of his very peculiar political views, all who
know him like him amazingly, the geniality OF
his bearing, as a man.
| NAVY OFFICERS ORDERED. Lieut. Henry
Wake has been detached from the St. Mary's
sloop of war, and ordered for duty to the re-
ceiving ship at New York.
from the steamer Fulton and ordered to the
Naval School at Annapolis, Md
Lieut.. Joseph P. Sanford has been ordered
to the sloop of war Albany.
A NAVAL ENGINEER APPOINrED.-Henry B.
Nones, jr., of Wilmington. Del has been ap-
| pointed a ID Assistant Engineer in the Navy
to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death
of I'd Assistant Engineer, Washington A.
| Nones, (his brother,) of yellow fever.
| DEATH OF AN ARMY OFFIcER-We hear that
Capt. Morgan of the United States Ordnance
corps died of yellow fever very recently at
Baton Rouge, where he was in command of
the arsenal. ... ..
News OF COMMODORE TArNAL's CONDITION
| &c.-We learn that information has reached
the Navy Department from Pensacola, dated
September, the 9th instant conveying the
gratifying intelligence that Commodore Josiah
Tatnall is slowly, but it is believed surely
getting out of danger under the efficient treat
ment of Surgeon Isaac Hulse. The yellow
fever was not abating there at that time, there
being still an average of two deaths daily at
the Naval Hospital. The troops (of the army
stationed there were also suffering, in proper
ton, under this terrible scourge The wife
and daughter of Commodore Tstnall, who had
likewise suffered from the fever, were doing