Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-06
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by the Department, and optional prepayment
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! From this table and other data, it will be
! tween the United States and Bremen, the sim
gle rate of postage is reduced from twenty to
ten cents by tho United States and Bremen
conjoiIt line. This ten cents rate is to apply
the rate of postage between which and Bre-
men does not exceed five cents. Thus giving
a fifteen cent. rate between Germany and any
part of the United States. When their post
age exceeds five cents, the single rate between
tho United States and Bremen, is to be fifteen
instead of twenty cents.
This change is of much Importance to all
having need to correspond with Europe Its
consummation reflects great credit on the
! Postmaster General aad his co-laborers the
Belgian Minister and Horatio King, Esq, the
officer of the Department having charge of
tie foreign mail arrangements. -.
PROGRESS OF THE North PACIFIC En-
pLoRING EXPEDITION Letters bearing date
| July 9th. 1853, from Fauchal, Madeira, from
Com'r Ringgold, commanding the surveying
expedition to the North Pacific ocean, have
been received at the Navy Department, in
which he reports the arrival of the squadron
under his command in twenty-eight days from
the Capes of Virginia. He remarks that sit
will be, doubtless, gratifying to the friends of
the officers and others composing the oxpedi-
tion to be satisfied that all on board were
we'll" His dispatches, in detail were to fol-
low ''by the regular mail steamer of the 18th. =
LIEUT.. HENDERSON, U. S. n, has been de-
| tached, on leave, from the inspectorship of
| provisions at Norfolk; and Lieut.. George r.
| Gray has been ordered to that duty, in his
place.
! TIE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF THE
NAvr.-We understand that the President
! and Secretary of the Navy paid an official visit
this morning to the Washington Navy Yard,
designing to make short excursion down the
Potomac, in the United States steamer Engi.
neer. We have not heard that they were ac-
companisd by any other civilian, except Mr..
Webster, the formers private secretary.
The INDIANS OF UrAH-The Interior De-
partment have advices from Brigham Young
saying that the Indians of Utah are quiet, and
so far peaceably inclined. He remarks that
they continue the habit of disposing of their
children to the Mexicans as slaves, and that
he has succeeded in nearly entirely putting
an end to this ''unchrisSian practice
The CHARLESTON Cps4pa HoUsR-The
Treasury Department have received diagram
showing the forward condition OF the work on
the new Custom House at Charleston, South
Carolina, from which it appears that nearly
all the extensive pileing for that magnificent
work is completed, and that. perhaps, four
fifths of the rest Of its foundations are also
finished, ready for the reception Of the granite
work
The COSTA ArFAlR.-We hear that up to
noon, this morning. neither the State Depart
ment nor the Navy Department had received
dispatches concerning the Costa (Smyrna) at
fair. though theyare looked for by the mails
Of the steamer east, tslsgrspiaA.
Our FoEE1GN MISIsTBRs.-we learn tina,
all tho ministers, or agents of all grades, an.
pointed since the 4th of March last to repre-
sent this Government abroad, have already
received their INSTRUCTIONS, except Governors
Yroom Ito Prpssia and Seymour Ito Russia)
whose instructions are in state of forward.
ness -.# .ra. - .,oT ell.
THE New REVENUE CUTTERS. Tho Trea.
sury Department have notice of the arrival at
New York Ito be fitted out of the new cutters:
the Marcy, Davis and Campbell. The steamer
towing them around has already started back
for Bristol, to bring around the Dobbin,
McClelland and Cushing. So. 81
N Rev. A. d. Eddy, of N. j., in the
discussion on slavery in the Presbyterian
Assembly, at Buffalo, defended himself
from. the charge that he had married
Shareholder. 1t was untrue. She never
had but one slave, and that sras the one she