Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-09


lief, such assistance as may be adapted to
their condition and necessities, and as it may
be in your power to render; and that any sup
plies thus furnished may be duly accounted
for, you will charge them at the cost value,
handing over to the Collector any money, or
orders, which you may have received therefor,
taking his receipt for the same. which you
will Immediately forward to this Department,
and make due note thereof in the journal of
your vessel.
You will cause the tracks made during your
cruise, to be distinctly traced upon the chart,
and all soundings, stating the depth of water,
&c, entered upon the journal. A full list of
all vessels boarded, or spoken; specifying
those relieved, the nature of the assistance
afforded, and the position of the vessel at the
time, with an abstract Of the distance run by
log, will be transmitted to this Department at
the expiration of the cruising, on the 1st of
April next.
am, very respectfully,
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Capt JOSEPH NoYEs,
CONG Revenue Cutter fancy, Eastport, Me.
We also understand that orders similar to
the above were sent to the commanders of
other cutters, as follows, viz:
The Caleb Cushing, to cruise between Mount
Desert and Cape Maddox; Morris, between
Cape Maddox and Holmes Hole; James Camp
bell, between Holmes Hole and Gardner 5
Bay; Washington, between GARDENERS Bay
and Little Egg Harbor; Forward, between
Little Egg Harbor and Chingoteague Camp
bell, between ChingOteague and Cane HATTIE
ras James G. Dobbin. between Cape HATTIE
ras and Cape Fear Hamilton, between Cape
Fear and Savannah River; Jackson, between
Savannah River and Cape Florida Robert
McClelland, between Ship Island and Pensa-
cola; Duane, between Ship Island and Sabine
River.
VERY INTERESTING TO OFFICERS OF THE
ARMr.-The following order is just being for
warded rom the Department:
GENERAL ORDERS WAR DEPARTMENT,
No oe ArJrTAST GENERALS OFFICE,
} Washington, Nor. 4, 1853.
By directions of the Secretary of War, par
agraphs 233, 234, 235 and 236, General Regu-
lations of lS47, are rescinded and the follow
ing are substituted therefor:
l.-COmmanders Of Military Departments
are authorized to grant leaves of absence to
Regimental Officers. for the period of sixty
days, and to officers of the General Staff and
Staff Corps, or Regimental Officers on Staff
duty, serving with their commands, for the
period of thirty days the Commander being
responsible that no inconvenience shall result
to the service from the absence of the Staff
Officer.
ALI applications for leaves of absence
for periods exceeding those above specified,
will be made through the proper channel. to
the Head Quarters of the Army. If the appli-
cant be an Officer of the General Staff, or
staff Corps, or an officer not serving in the
Line, the leave will not be granted until the
application shall have referred to the Chief
OF the Department to which the officer belongs
or in which he is serving.
By Order:
S. COOPER, Adjutant General.
NEWS FROM THE STORE SHIP RELIEF. Liam.
tenant Fairfax, Commandant. This ship
on her way to Montevideo with stores for the
O. S. Squadron on the Brazil station-was
heard from at Rio de Janeiro, where she was
on the goth of September. All on board
were we'll. She was to have sailed for her
destination as soon as her crew we're some.
what refreshed
NAVY OFFICERS ORDERED, DETACHED, &c.
I'd Assistant Engineer James NJ Hobby. de-
tached from tho steam frigate Saranac, and
awaits orders. I'd Assistant Engineer Mont
Somery Fletcher, ordered to the Saranac. LIST
Assistant Engineer Henry Mason, ordered to
the steamer Princeton. The officers of tho
schooners Nautilus and Madison, employed
on the Coast Survey under the command of
Lieut. Max Woodruff, have been disposed of
as follows, (the vessels having laid up ut New
York for the winterD viz Lieutenants Wood
hull and John Rutledge, and Passed Midshin-
men 5. X. Franklin and Joseph B. Smith,
ordered to coast survey office duty in Wash.
lngton. Passed Midshipmen John D. Lang
horne and S. l.. Breese, are detached and
await orders
A CLERICAL APPOINrMEr IN THE TREASURY
DErARrMENr.-GeorgeH artwell appointed a
temporary clerk in 81 Auditors Office, ut 81
per day, in the place of Joseph X Hartwell
(his father,) resigned
THa Hon. r. J. WALKERS OUrP1r-per.
ceiving that many newspapers rest under an
error about this matter, we have to say that
on finally determinging not to go to China,
Mr. Walker promptly paid back into the U.
s. Treasury, the amount he had drawn for his
outfit, when intending to accent the mission
A TREASURY DEPARTMENT DECISION OF
IMPORTANCE TO THE CoNMUNIrY.-Aeeneu
"nder0 WW.-We compile and present the
following decision, just made at the Treasury
Department, with a synopsis of the facts in
volved in the case:
A citizen of the Uuited States, who had re-.
sided abroad, returned in 1852, and visited a
watering place for the restoration of his health.
Apprehending death, he made will. He dc.
signated his real estate in Florida, owned
jointly with his partner, on which were mills
toI saving timber. In the event his partner
did not fulfil his agreement, he authorized his
executors to sell his own interest, and to in
vest the proceeds for the benefit of his widow
and children. He owned stocks of the United
States TO the amount Of $2O, O0O OF this, he
bequeathed one moiety to his wife, and the
other molety to his three children He au-
thorized his executors to sell and transfer the
stocks be9ueathed to his children, and to in.
vest the proceeds for their benefit. He ap-
pointed his wife executrix and a friend execu.
tor, to act jointly, but in the event of the death
or refusal OF either to act then the one sur |