New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-06
WASHINGTON.
psursnder ByBch's African Explorntons-Omce
Seekers ia a Stew-Ey mOore-An Old Pension
ouesHon-Frauds the Treasury.


, Commander Bypch's African Explorrlous-omce
seekers IA a Stew-Eiy moore-An Old Pension
QuesHon-Frsuds on the Treasury.
Correspondence Of The n i TSTSs n,., ,a
II is being said by persons around town that Beverly
Tucker Esq one Of the defeated candidates for IT, s.
Marshal Of this District, (whO designs going to CaOr
nis shortly, hear) is about 20 start an independent
Democratic paper in Washington, to be called " TIE
MetropoIitan" There is truth in the rumOr. Hon.
Jefferson Davis is the ad interim Secretary of the
Navy, during the temporary absence OF Secretary
Dobbn.
Commander Lynch recently returned from his pre-.
Iimnary expedition Of observation preparatory for his
grand exploring expedition into the Inferior of Africa
n now IN Washington engaged in preparing for his
port He the coast in Liberia and that vicinity
from early in January last to late in March, and explored
a the rivers Of the region. He found navgable
more than twenty-one miles above the mouth. He is
possessed of no very exalted idea Of the feasibility of
white colonization If the West Coast of Africa even in
q temporary way, and for commercial purposes only
Capt L. ntimates that there is but single Englishman
known 10 have survived the climate of Sierra Leone for
ave years at the end Of which time the fever carried
him or Ii will be recOected that perhaps forty years
since the Portuguese c0OniZed island in the immediate
vicinity OF Guinea sending thher 1000 souls. At this
time there is but single individual living in whose veins
the blood Of any Of these eO0nts believed course
This fact making stubbOny indeed against the idea
Of much profitable trade with Africa, as the re-
sult Of any possible effort Of Government to com.
pass that end The books, papers, &c, of Commander
lynch have lust arrived in this country Their DELAY in
following him has embarrassed bis operations and pre-
paIaons here not little Among his traps are African
commercial commodities, manufactures, &c. which he
brings over for exhibition at your Worlds Fair.
The Office seekers are in an awful stew the act Of
Secretary Guthrie and Auditor Burt, in putting back
into the Third Auditors Office all the Clerks who have
so far been removed from thence account Of their
politics The truth is petcOat eeconeering is proba-
bly, 10 blame for this derecOn OF these two worthy gen
~ II
merely redeeming his promise entering Office 10 ig
more that doctrine far as possible In that Office il
seems that FIVE Of the six principal Clerks Wings
which proportion not being reversed so far-ndeed,
steps being yet taken 10 equaize the political
character of the incumbens in these particular clerk
sbips-M Burt and Guthrie reaping the hearth
est Kind of curses from the faithful who after rewards
in the small way.
Hon Ely Moore has not yet bonded as Indian Agent
for the Usage River Agency He had better be afher
hestancy serves greatly toembaass the Indian Bureau
Silence in such cases is not interpreted out OF the lovers
dictionary, When officially construed here the con
frary, IL is taken 70 imply refusal to accept Office
Can't Jo Yard is on the ground and ten O. one. if
Moore fails to hurry up the (bOpd) cakes. Yard will
shortly be appointed in his stead
Since the installation Of the New Administration an
old pension question decided adversely to the application
by the two former Commissioners as well by the two
former Secretaries of the Interior, has again been
brought up an appeal The question is, as ~ the
widow right 10 navy pension, when the sailor
mits suicide under insanity arising while engaged the
line of his duty the petitioner falling TO show he insan
y 20 have been caused by the discharge of his duties
In this case the Commissioner has ruled in accordance
with the adverse decisions mentioned above and there
can be question that the appeal must be overruled
Suicide under alteration of mind is by no
frequent occurrence in the navy derium tremenS being
in nine out Of ten such the sort OF ALTERATION
under which the suicide committed. AZ times il
happens that brain fever caught 10y sailors in unhealthy
and exposed positions results In suicide Ia such cases.
and indeed In al eases where the loss OF reason proved
10 have been the result of obedience Of orders pen
sion is never refused 10 the widow To grant it on &C
count of violent death occurring from derum tire
mems by ones own hand, would be cutting much too
fat however
The land aud pension bureaus have reason to believe
that very extensive frauds have OF late been perpetraed
under the Law Of Sept 2S 1850, principally from the
South and West. To guard against their recurrence
the Commissioner is about adopting the following
regulations, viz;
l. In all applications for pensions renewals Of pensions
ard Cor bounty lsnd the signature Of the applicant must be
attached and his or her personal Identity established by the
afdsV of two witnesses whose residences Be gvea
and whose credbty must be sustained by the certificate
of the Court magistrate before whom the application
was vended
Q No certificate Of facts found by any Court win be
deemed sufficient ia any unless the facts are ceried
g. be within the personal knowledge Of the Judge who shall
syn the certificate the and places q residence OF
the witnesses by whom the facts established De given
the certificate.
The frauds above referred to we're perpetated by the
couson of dishonest justices OF the Peace the cerf
cate of such an officer the identity of the claimant
heretofore being sufficient These regulations viii
however az once pat stop 10 any such game, appre
bend.
Commodore Auick reached Washington yesterday,
looking as though rapidly recruiting IN health
The steamer.ofwar Princeton (now al Ncriolk) has
been ord r into commission. She is to b. commanded
by Commander Henry Eagle As yet her destination is
unknown She will be ready for sea az FEAST as soon as
crew can be obtained for her.
Jas d. Miller, Pay Clerk in the Indian Bureau has
resened hs resignation is to take effect on the Isl
proximo.
surers Office was removed yesterday. His successor
Mr. Colmesniele from Louisville Ky. or that vicinity
MoNTAoRENcL
Cav yresm and the Berlin Mission-Secretary oil Lee
~.ssn,-Cel. sam Medary-Tbe Gardner Fraud
The New.Mexican Military observation-disclosures
tiess for Third Anditor's once, &C.
r..r.~e,aaeDce q The N. n. Tnhsns-
WASHINGTON, Friday, June s 1855