The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-25
WASHINGTON, Nov. q, 1856
Inl Ein1eu 0nd Central Axaea.ica

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WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1854.
Col. Kinney and Central america
The meditatcd expedition to Central America under
Col Kinney Of Texas, may lead to important results He
to be the local agent Of the Central American Land and
Mining Company which claims to be the sole and right
full possessor San Juan and all the Surrounding terri
tory for three or tour hundred miles up and down the
coast The views Of Col Kinney understood to be OF
the title Of their principals TO tie Mosquito country by
the strong hand, necessary; and will receive million
or so Of acres their fee for valuable service But
1t may be doubted whether in these degenerate days
workin9men not essential to the foundation Of
empire than fighting men, The establishment Of " few
hundred sharpeyed American rdemen in that region.
however, win have tendency to adjust some OF the
troublesome questions which have for number of years
disturbed our relations with Central America.
Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Ledger.l
WASHINGTON, Nov 81 1854.
Cabinet Chdnges-IncTe0se in Naval F5rcs-The Sir
Additional Steam Frigates7he Bin for Re-0rgasi-iag
the Ndry-Our Relations NTH Spain.
All sorts Of Cabinet rumors again rife; but do not
believe in any change for the present There mny be
sessonnot before and these changes will only be paw
tal, not radical, to suit circumstances and vacancies
that may
The Secretary of the Navy-who has certainly intro.
duced order and efficiency In that most important de-
partment charged with our national defence--will re-
commend further increase In the navy. Contracts
have been entered into for the engines to be put board
Of the six additional steam frgates for which appropriate
tons made at the last session The engines must
be ready on, previous to- the first October next
when the building Of the ships will have sufficiently pro-
crossed receive the engines on board Should the
gnes be not ready at that time the contractors will for
felt large sums Of money. The first ship it is expected
win be ready in Boston, but all Of them will be launched
in the Of the year 1885, The increase of the navy
contemplated by the Secretary is and above the six
additional steamers the iron steamship for the defence
OF New York harbor and the expensive repairs 60
INC on in the navy The Secretary very wisely thinks
that this is proper time to rebuild navy to
put u at least on respectable footing compared to the
hav'es Of France and England and to preserve peace
The bill for the reorganization Of the personnel OF the
navy, will again be urged the consideration Of Con-
hort kaf Toxt
has already passed the Senate and that another has
been introduced into the House. The former contem.
much more radical in its tendency II is doubtful
however, whether the House bill could pass the Senate
and the more prudent plan would certainly be to take
up the Senate bill and pass it in the House.
Arespectabe increase IN the army especially in cavalry
and artillery, will be recommended by the Secretary Of
Of War.
Our relations with Spain, though embroiled, are not
alarming and again repeat that neither the President
nor his cabaet have the least idea Of plunging the
country into war, either to crafty their ambition
or as means Of giving national politics direction
that shall absorb the isms Of the times. These ismi viii
themselves wear out, and that the quicker the
they are left TO their consequences. No DIM
cnifies are apfrehended with France or England,
although this government will net shrink from any
responsibility It may have to assume in defending
the national honor Both France andNEngland are I'M
doub'edly, at t6is moment too much occupied with
the in the East to think ot seriously provoking the
United States The Russian war has just begun and when
in the Of years shall have been brought 10
thing of satisfactory conclusionnot by either party
subduing the other, but from mutual cxhau stion-
neither of the combatants viii be in condition to
plunge into new difficulties, TO satisfy morbid
btion, or TO hunt after the great chimeia OF world
equil brum.
As TO Cuba Il Is. after all said and done, nothing but
aluvion Of the United States, gravatng towards
all the time that II Is hardly necessary TO risk the
peace Of the country by too great mpaticncc for ira
ternal embrace Of its inhabitants In the mean while,
will be had not to allow the island 10 pass into
other hands. Spain Is undergoing such revolutions at
home that II IA difficult to say how long she will be able
willing TO keep possession Of her colony. Governor
Marcy Is par excellence Of aud practical
statesman who will not pay for anything than IL
worth, even IL should add to his ectat Secretary Of
State.
There Is more danger, a. this moment Of conquest
Of Sonora by indignant Californans than Of any Eu-
ropean war, notwithstanding all the noise in the
papers, which to look in every direction except
that where the blow Is really about to be struck