Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-02
Washington NeWl.


DEATH OF MIDsHIpNAS.-This vessel arrived
at the island of Madeira ION her way to the
East Indies with stores for the squadron under
Commodore Perry on the 18th ultimo. Two
days out from New York, Midshipman R. J.
D. Price (of Maryland) died All others
sailing from Now York in this ship were we'll
An UNruBLlsuED LITTER PROM KossurH-
We present tho readers of the Star with the
following letter from Kossuth, written while
he was in prison among the Turks, as 1t bears
directly on question of present interest in
this country. We refer to the efforts being
made to successfully malign Messrs. Brown
and Homes, of tho American Legation at Con-
stan,inople This letter was written to the
Rev. Mr. Homes, to expose an effort to secretly
prejudice the Magyar leader against him.
Mr.. Homes if we are not mistaken went to
the East originally as missionary, and has
subsequently been employed by the Govern
ment Of the United States rs acting Charge at
Constantinople, and also as consul there.
Mr. kossuth to H. A. Homes, Artiug United
States Charge d'AGairs al Con3anfiuopi c:
81 y,
As matter to laugh at, as very curious
cundrum," l send you the news, my dear
sir, that certain gentleman of your official
connections, to me personally unknown, (call-
ed Francis DaineseO who gives himself the
trouble to warn me in letter of the 30th of
July to beware, because you are on very init
mate friendly terms with both Consul General
and the Charge Affairs of Austria =.
1t is so far that the malignity of man goes,
to make me anxiety and to trouble my conf
dence with those few who arc the most benev-
olent friends of mine. Never mind. Mankind
is still highly venerable, though many indi-
viduals be more than the devil himself
Yours, much oblige, &c, &C.,
L. KossurH
An Acting MASTER (U. s. n.y. DEAD.-Mr
j. J. Hanson, acting Master of the United
States steamer Vixen, died at Pensacola, on
the 25th August, of yellow foyer.
PERRYs JAPAN SouADRoE-1he Susoue-
hanna, Commodore Perry in command, arrived
at Napa, Leo Choo, "a Japan island,) on the
18th of May, in company with the Mississippi
and Saratoga and were Joined on the 18th of
that month by the Supply. Tho Plymouth
was still at Shanghai. These vessels were on
the way to Japan proper. All were we'll on
| the four vessels first above named
| A REMEDY FOR THE DON'T WANT TO 90 TO
| SEA" DISEASE IN rHB NAvY.-The following
note will explain where this ailins RACES, and
what will cure it, to charm
! Mr.. EDITOR In your article under the
| head of Washington News, in yesterdays
| paper. you state that " The Sloop-of War St.
| Mary, ordered to be prepared for sea at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard, a few days ago, will
be ready to receive her officers and crew in q
short time" And in this connection you state
also that "Wherever she may DO ordered,
there will be great scramble among tho
| officers now on leave to avoid joining her; as
some how or other of late years, tho contest
with many Of them has been to escape from
BEING forced to go to sea" &c This is doubt.
less true to some extent, and discreditable to
the parties thus seeking to escape the per.
| Torrance Of sea duty; bat if You will take
| the trouble to inquire at the Navy Depart
ment, you will find that the higher grades in
the Navy are applicants for sea service. and
that there are some half dozen now pressing
for the command of this very ship; the diff
| Guilty is with those oficors bcio,c the rank of
| commander. The exercise of the furlough
| power given by Congress to tho Secretary of
| he Navy, IN u SINGLE case, would put stop
to all these stampedes to avoid sea service
september Z, 1888. SALT.
THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE INTERIOR De-
| pARTNEST has been despatched to the Chip
pewa country of the Lake Superior region, on
Government business connected with the next
payment of annuities to those Indians He
left Washington this morning. Mr.. Whiting
acts, in behaifof the Government and Indians,
as speclat agent of the Interior Department.