, 1853-07-02
Latest News from the
STATES.


Francisco, aid Portland papers from Adams
s Co., from which we extract the following
items of interest
The Washington Republic of May 7ih,
says BY recent act Of Congress, The War
Department was authorized to survey the
several proposed routes of a r5ilroad from
the Mississppi River tc the Pacific Ocean
and in pursuance of this authority, the Sec
retary of War has placed under the charge
of Governor Stevens the exploration and
survey of a route from the sources Of the
Mississippi TO Puget Sound.
The officers OF the army appointed 10 as
sist Gov. Stevens, are Capt. John w. T.
Gardiner, first dragons; Brevet Capt. Geo.
B. Mcclellan, assigned to duty according 10
his brevet rank ID Lieut. Johnson X.
Duncan, Sd Artillery; I'd Lieut.. Rufus Sax
ton, Jr., 4th Art; I'd Lieut.. Cuvier Grover,
9th Art; I'd Lieut. A. J. Donelson, corps
of Engineers; Brevet ID Lieut.. John Mul-
Ian, Jr., lst artillery; Drs. Suckley and
Cooper, Surgeons and Naturalisls.
The Scientific Corps will consist of some
twelve or fourteen persons. We may name
John Evans, Geologst of the expedition; J.
NJ. Stanley, Esq. Artist; c. W. Stevens
and A. Remenyi, EsqTs, Astronomers; A.
w. Tenkham and f. w. Lander. Esqrs.,
Civil Engineers, and Jno. Lambert, draughts,
man.
Capt. Mcclellan will depart from Puget
Sound for the purpose of exploring the
Cascade Range, with two officers furnished
him by the Brigadier General in command
on the Pacific, and thirty men, and proceed
eastward.
A portion Of the main party under Lieut..
Donelson will leave ST. LOUIS in steamer,
about the 18th inst, and ascend the Missou>
ri river to Fort Union, at the mouth OF the
Yellowstone the place of rendezvous on
the east, where they will be joined by the
remainder Of the party, under the immedi-
ale command of Gov. Stevens.
The Alta California of June Goth says =
Capt. Mcclellan, and some of the party
mentioned above, arrived yesterday in the
steamer John L. Stevens; also, the follow
ing named military and scientific gentlemen
being one of the parties ordered out by
the government, 10 make a survey OF a route
for the Pacific railroad: Lieut.. S. r. Will
hanson, in command; Lieuts. J. G. Park
and G. B. Anderson; Lieut.. George Stone
man, Commander Of the escort Of dragons;
Mr.. ]. w. Smith, Civil Engineer; Dr. Her
mann, Physician and Naturalist, Mr.. Preuss,
Craftsman; Mr.. Coppell, Artist. n
Capt. Whiting, U. S. Army, who takes
charge Of Notifications, ETC., in the Bay Of
San Francisco, also arrived.
The Crystal Palace is progressing rapid
ly; 400 men are daily employed in il but
il is still thought that il cannot be completed
before the 4lh of July at the very soonest.
Treasure on board the steamer Union was
plundered to the amount of $40 or $15,-
900 on her last trip from Aspinwall One
of the boxes was found filed with shot and
old iron. The act is supposed 10 have been
committed on board.
The claim of the Rev E. Williams 10
the Throne Of France is still an open ques-
lion. Mary Ann Williams, his (rep0ted)
mother, has sworn positively to his being
her child, in New York whilst, from
New Orleans, we learn that documents,
highly in favor of his claims. have been
brought to light.
MONSTER STEANER.-A late number of
the Liverpool Albion says We under
stand that the contemplated vessel of IT,
900 tons burthen, for ibe Eastern Steam
Navigation Company, will be driven by two
paddles and screw, and that the power to
work this combination will be derived from
three pairs Of engines. It is 10 be construc-
ted Of iron, by Mr.. Scott Russell, under the
inspection Of Mr.. BRUNEI.
The U. S. transport bark Fredonia arri-
we'd at San Francisco on the 10Th, with two
companies Of the 4lh Infantry, under the
command of Major G. ]. Raines.
The Hon. David Merwether, Of KY has
been appointed Governor of New Mexico,
and it is understood has accepted the office.
The prompt action of the President in re-
moving Governor Lane, and appointing his
successor, is the best evidence that can be
given of the dsapprobation of this govern
ment Of the antics Of the late Governor.
A frightful accident occurred on the New
Haven Railroad, at Norwalk, on the 9Th of
May, by which forIy-fve persons were in
stantly killed, and large number seriously
injured, in the precipitation Of train Of
passenger cars into the Norwalk river.
The clipper ship Sovereign Of the Seas,
Capt. Mckay, recently arrived at N. York
in SO days from Honolulu. The run from
Honolulu 10 Cape Horn, a distance Of s.
634 miles was accomplished in 81 days in
% of those days consecutively, the ship run
6 ,489 miles, and one of these days was dis
by an extraordinary run Of 430
miles. This is the greatest sailing record
ed the nearest approach to it being tnat of
the Flying Cloud, which run in 26 consecu-
tive days, an average of 227 miles per day,
while the daily average of the Sovereign of
the Seas, for the same time, was 24s Ills