The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-11-08
Correspondence Charlestri SfaHdard.
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Correspondence Charleston SfaHdard.
WA4BISGToN, Oct 20, 1854.
The Secretary of the Navy yesterday,
awarded The last of his contracts for en-
gines aud machinery for the six new steam
frigates n"w building, by giving contracts
to Anderson e. Co., of Richi1ond. Va. for
the machinery to be- placed in the two ve+-
sells constructing ut NUrfolk. Anderson g.
Co, have had but little experience IN the
construction OF Marine Engines, bat they
are very Responsible men, have n spendidly
equipped establishment and are exceeding
J, .uxious To accomplish something which
shall prove to the world that marine en-
gine can be built South of NJ son and Dix
on, quite .s well us at Nav York, Philad.l-
phi,, or Bnspon. 10 this end, they have
procured the services, Ms their SuperinteB>
dent. OF mn accomplished engineer, who has
l"ng Tiled similarly responsible situations
at ihe Novelty Works, New York, and put
III bid fur the engines OF the Norfulk
ships, considerably lower III IN any other.
! The Secretary having become thoroughly
| satisfied of their entire ubiiit TO succeed,
concluded Ia let them duplicate the engines,
| AMI to contract for bath vessels by which
| some twenty thuus md dollars are saved %
the Government. One thing is cerL.iu, that
u spirit uf rivalry has been excited in The
several establishments, which have cunir,c-
tel Tor tnese eusiucs, that will do much To-
secure us crcdiL,DIe snips. IL Is believed
that these fr.g"ies will all Be ready for sea
by next faii. The Niagara, \buiiding at N.
iorS Is TO b, the largest ship in tire world,
with a tonnage, il mistake not, Of 4UOO
tons. Sleers, the builder of The famed
Yacht America, il will be remembered, mod
els her, ami supcriuteids the construction
/ M laaTl I'm { IN n --sn..
teal mer who nave examined mis- plans, say,
| The snip will be the finest one that ever
lio.'led S.cers even talks of giving her
aspced of II knots under s.liI.
}. 81. Wheeler, Esq, the new Minister
Resident at Nicaragua. left the city on Fri
day with his family for Norfolk, where the
s'cahier Princet"n waits to take him to the
si""p-of-wr Coiumbi., at Pensacola, which
vessel is to convey them aud Commercial
Agent Fab-ns, 10 San Juan. No other
''aral force Is go ng to that place, notwuh-
standing the reiterated assertion, that the
r"zee Independence. which sailed for the Pa
| chic few day = ago, had sealed orders TO 70
| to San JUN. The Admins ration has no
cnncedlcd acts TO perform IN that direction.
Wuat it has done at Greytown u Ia pre-
pared 10 stand by; and IL 10 were deemed
necessary To send u naval force there, the
President would not hesitate to nvow it,
as have before advised you. Fabens COCO
out 10 take testimony relative TO uAaltsss
so""ec'ea WIN the o'''ibardincnt ot Gfcy-
town. Sir. Wheeler will wait with hhn ..t
san Juan Gniil he has concluded tha, duty,
~ render what aid may b, in his power,
"ud To faniilIarizr himself pertsu,iy with ths
subject OF the investigation The Celu.n-
p'a goes out only for the parP'n.s ofeyn-
Se mS : ESQ yent'cihen and aiioni'ng tl,sm
PhSo o' reS'uehce anu when Ms fao ~.
a'"' nave eosie'uaeu his ous'n.ss. VIII
"s "h away :" once. .he'e u" P'rs,
eh' neeess'.y 10, any american war ssSsei
NET, no, Wou'a tue Presence shefc m 'he
e"'"e n'sn navy, tn 'tseit iurn'sn any
leason W ,no rreS'dsnt why our sn'p' .i
war e"'ua w OF WN vrouha' anicss !.
were hceessa,y to r,pti so'ne violation ot
ms S'ayton-Dui"er Treaty.
WI" hee'or Is iniiy instructed as 10 the
,eWs" 'he administration ON the Ce"trai
h"s''c'n qncstion, and VIII NO doubt use
h's best icnieavnrs to cooperate in ihs ef.
i"rts 10 settle H. IL SONS re.idisr meshod
Is hos devised. th eventual mpdc Of ssttisV
uieht WIZ Dc 6y the extingaishnient Of The
nosq"ho indian title, In favor of companies
o, anleI.e.'n sctt ers. This once d"iie, AN
eh".. WIZ Proeibly he made TO abroyate
Tue eiayt"n bn'wer treaty, which will en-
no'e 'hc American scttlers 10 form govern
ment ana become annexed in some shape
tne United States, following the Prece-
dent soon to be set IN the ann 'xatioa Ut the
o'nuw'eh Islands, II will bc-sren at o CO
ph"t there can De NJ pbjeeti"n 10 aa Ameri.
can st 10 IN C'ntrfi AmerirA which does
not equally apply to one in the Sandwich
Islands.
Is now ds"nel quite prob .ble, that
Mr. Atchison will not take his seat ia
'hc sen ats, this winter, itdin itnrccs.
s1ry to remain at home and tight his own
ontles against combined Bcnionis,n and
Wh'ggcry. IL so. a new Pntsid, nt pro TEN
"i tne Senate mnh be elected. The choke
WI proo.o'y idi' npon Mr. kUsk of Texas
"o"nh democrat, and one OF ihs ables,
most influential and ncorrupfibls men In the
m'ay. tie would, inIeed, reflect honor on
huy P'S's'"n assigned him. but II will be a
m'S'or'une !" lose his pr ,cticd scrvicrs on
.ne noor' ana ~ the Committees of the
SENATE Shon'a he decline the positi"D
Mf. br'gnt, OF ind'ana would Do not an
| hhcis 10 oe tue man. Ha5