Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-28

flick Pin fhere-The New York Herald
of Monday last. contains q letter from the b.
lire, which gives very interesting account of
th . complication of disasters-eholera, yellow
fever, drought devouring clouds Of locusts,
and terrible confsgration which hes bsfsllen
that settlement of timber stealers which Great
Britain has established In violation Of treaty
and justice along the shores of the bay Of Hon
duras. The writer, who, if he is an American,
has become wosfully corrupted by the bad 30
ciety in which he lives, INDUCES in some very
petty snsers 1T the Government Of the United
States. But, meanwhile some proper impulees
still remaining apparently in his heart, no
proceeds to make tho following suggestion
which We commend to the consideration Of tho
Britieh abolition presses of the United States,
saying: rs,e5 Il ,.s...
"Yet, while Her Majesty g subjects here oon-
denim this act. they seem to entirely forget that
few years since one Of their frigat called
at Truxillo, and without notice demanded over
one hundred thousand, with the alternative Of
having their town thrown down about their
ears if they did not comply and that the poor
devils, fearingthe alternative, scraped together
twelve Thousand dollars, which they gave to
the master Of the vessel, who thus left with 2
promise to call for the balance in six weeks. I"
We trust that those American journals that
have been SO exceeding nervous relative to the
manner in which England will take the act Of
this Government in punishing the freebooters
Of Greytown, will perceive from the above ex-
tract that We have high-English-authority
for the course 1t became the duty of Capt. Hol-
Inns to pursue England is of course estopped
from complaining that the remedy We adopted
to right ourselves is a novel one; and any pre-
tence on her part that UGH of her subjects as
chose to trust their property in such nest Of
pirates, can come upon this Government for
indemnifcation through hsr, is too preposter.
Gus to receive q moments attention. As we'll
might tho United States demand indemnity
from her for American property destroyed by
her guns in any Russian town into which her
feet may have thrown shot, if any such pro-
perty was there Our people trading
shipping merchandise or produce of any sort
to Russia on their own account, have of course
to run the risk Of having them protected by
the Russian Government only, and would be
laughed at for their pains for asking this Gov.
eminent to secure them indemnity from Eng
land in such case for it is very certain tn at
England, knowing that the laws of nations
would justify her in 20 doing, would promptly
scout the idea Of being liable for the value of
American property under any such circum-
stances--it matters not how long before the
declaration of war on her part, the American
property found its way into Russian terri tory.
We use this supposed case, only by way of
showing tho nonsense of any such demand on
the part of any Government except that hav-
Ing legitimate jurisdiction over Greytown, in
this particular matter. When that Govern
ment can show, satisfactorily, that the punish
ment inflicted was not deserved, then indem-
nifty may be made by the United States. Not
until then, however, We fancy 3.
The new Appraisers storehouse at San
francisco. Secretary of the Treasury
has commenced to make the necessary contracts
for this contemplated building. He has con.
tracted with Cooper & HEWITT of Trenton, N.
j., for the iron beams, and with Evans Wat
son, of Philadelphia, for the iron shutters of
the building aforesaid
The New York Assay 0mcs-is at length
so completed, as that it will commence opera
tons upon the bullion that may arrive by the
next steamer from California.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Experimentation yesterday, tho 9Th of Sept,
thsre were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books Of tho Department
For the redemption Of stock. 80. $25, 742 81
For the payment of other Treasury
debts ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 23064 "a
For tho Customs ................ 40,575 "a
Covered into tho Treasury from
miscellaneous souIoeo.......... 1904 OO
For the War Department. ......, 92,934 "a
For re- paying for the War Depart
ment ...................... 55.513 81
fof the interior department. 1911 81