New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-12
Yesterdays Mail.

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Yesterdays Mail.
We received by yesterdays mail Boston and New Yorh
of the I'd Baltimore of the I'd and 4h Washington
of the Sd and 4h Savannah and Charleston Of the 9th
. and It'll.
The general summary of domestic news is unimportan
The following appointments by the President have been
confirmed by the Senate:
Willis A German of Indiana to be Governor of Mime
Ewing of Pennsylvania to be of the mint at
Philadelphia. in place OF Il. G Dale, resigned
CoLLEoroRs OF CUSTOMS Alexander somervlle ssluria
Texas, vice Levi Jones, removed James G. Dell, st.
Johns Florida, vice Isaiah d. Hart removed Henry A.
schoolcraft Sacramento, California vice Jesse Ham
UNITED STATES ArroRsErs-Miguel Antonio Otero for
New Mexico in place OF E. p. West resigned Nathaniel
s. Price for the northern district Mississippi in place
| of Woodson L. Ligon removed Samuel W. Inge for the
northern district of California in place OF Calhoun Ben
ham, removed.
The Washington papers state that the officers of the
Phadelphi Mint are closely engaged in coming the
silver pieces Of the denominations of three five
and twenty-five cents In order to the public wants
Tor small silver change the work the now goes on
both at night and by day. The quarter of dollar
weighs precisely four pennyweights grains less
than the former piece As compared with the
Spanish quarters the coin is decidedly heavier and
somewhat finer. None of the new dimes or half dimes
have yet been struck The moulds for the gold bars are
to make bars Of the value Of 5000 $1,000 and
$4,000 each.
The Washington correspondent of the N Y Journal of
Commerce says:
The common rumor is, that the Japan Expedition has
been countermanded No public order has been prom ul
gated to that elect. But know that the Columbus
which was intended for the Japan Expedition has been
ordered TO the Besides tenor
Of Mr. Dobbins decisions and acts in reference To
the Navy is of character of stringent economy have
little doubt therefore, that Mr. Dobbn has set his face
against the Japan Expedition-the value and
OF which, In commercial point of view has appre-
cated by the whole world.
We it stated that it would be impossible now to en-
tirey recall the Japan Expedition The steam freate
Mississippi sailed from the Cape Good Hope on the Sd
ut direct for Japan the Powhatan is also before this
probably too far advanced toward her destination to be
easily recalled The expedition will therefore 90 forward
though the decision of the Secretary of the Navy NAV
deprive of of the Importance 1t originally de-
signed to give it.
In reference the same subject Ion the Washington
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun writing under date
Of the Sd inst says;
The Japan Expedition not is said to be conn
fernandez but reduced from 236 guns less than 1870
and to be about 200 instead of 1928 The Vermont
ship of the line will form part of the squadron as was
originally intended and chiefly, it is said account of
the want of men
1t would be rather notifying to this country to nbap
don this expedition after having made fuss about
it, and after such prolonged and frequently aborye ef
forts to get it in readiness. The result of the expedition
could not be injurious, and might be very beneficial to
the of this country and of the whole world
The Washington Union of the Sd says that under exist
ing regulations in Prussia letters received from the Uni
ted States, exceeding in weight three half ounces
and which contain articles other than written matter or
coined money cannot be mail matter and it il
requested that packets Of this description be withheld
from the United States and Prussian closed mail
ANOTHER RAILROAD AccIDENT-An accident occurred
on the night Of the Sd inst to the train from North
between Petersburg and Richmond Va 1t appears that
some eight or ten miles from Petersburg when the cars
tVQra autffl aIx.I
went through the bottom of Of the cars which we're
seated many passengers The violence of the collision
was great that the part Of the penetrated by the
iron was literally knocked out and the passengers thrown
down the bed of the road The Petersburg Inteigen
GER of the 4th inst, says;
ave are sincerely sorry to learn that Mrs Purnell
daughter OF Ex-6overnor Dudley, Of North Caroina
and child IAN interesting boy of eight ten years Of
age) were severely though hope dangerously in
ured aud that her lost her leg which entirely
cut off on the road Mrs Purnell has an injury
in her ankle and her child severely trust not
amputaed up to the knee and that she died about thirty
minutes after the operation.
"P. s-since the above written we learn that the
little hoy although sensible was lying in very critical
situation at the last accounts
We learn from the Savannah Morning News of the 9Th
that the United st tarigate saranac ashore on
Warsaw Beach about fifteen miles south Of Tyber on Sun
day the Sd instant, shortly after O'Clock The News
says that the saranac coming in with seven and
az s,,,,an,,, .. - ""s u'o'o'e'eu 'oiah
she went bows the shoal sand where she stuck fast
signal guns were then fred and the were busted
ha;,s , =; ,ha 49, I n,i 0oai anchors
-, l.. III. =. -. - v, hn .ie sup 30 that ehe
ng D,,rns Tho niaht s,,a a1i ''uo III tae morn
strain and maxim, mo ,s.tar en- nay u''eios no
with Tho eooa t;a a., ~ 80 W. ''ei' mat
vorabls she tbunned oonsiat, -, s'N.s "N' UNA
Her condition was considered verv ori,ips no
~ -, : !. ~ 'eis 'r'.icai one When the