The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-05
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INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
The Reciprocity Treaty with tho British
Provinces.
THE ANNEXATION OF SANTANA.
Captain HOllins and the Princeton Going to
Cfeyton.
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM ALBANY.
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REPORT OF THE PRISON COMMISSIONERS.
frauds Discovered and OfIieiais implicated,
&c., &c.. DC.
THE ANNEXATION OF SANTANA.
NEWS FROM ALBANY.
REPORT OF THE PRISON COMMISSIONERS
From Washineton. .

From Warrington
THE RECIPROCITY TkEATY-ANxIETY OF THE PRO.
vNCtALs-THE ADMINISTRATIONS AND MINISTER
soULE -C0L. CAzENEAUs MISSION TO DOMINICA.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 1854
Notwithstanding the efforts Of the British Colonial
Agents now here Mr. Drummopd from C4ua3a- and Mr.
Perley from New Bruns~ck-i. is believed that the
President will decline taking the response ,ty Of direct
Ing the Reciprocity ety to 60 into effect till the
tion Of all the Provinces Except that Of We ewfound
iand) is had. The truth is, the treaty was rushed
through in such haste not have been properly
dersood even BY Marcy hence the hluodsr he made
in getting the President issue proc,a declar
leg 1t the law Of the land utterly Of is prov
sioIs which prevents such till after the
Prtvincis Parliamsns ba sat in council upon it Not
to be caught again in blunder, Marcy turned
Asssrs. Drummond and Perley to Cushing, the
know hing of the Cabinet the Attorney Gene
raj has for day past been pied
in finding out what the d-l the treaty resly is and
trnnsl-Dg it for Marcy. his wonderful achieve
meDt. What commentary upon toe ability and fitness
of Mr. Marcy for the state Department. Cushing has
al The rains OF the Cabinet and he had any nerve
he would be able man, apart from his political dis
honesty As it is he alone the from
the sweeping charge Of uter ncompetenoy thsir
mere routine duties.
Is it Dot little funny to witness the mpaMeuoe
o the Canadians to have the Reciprociy Treaty i'm
datey to operation, ard RENE ember their preteodei
. UT concern about it before it psssedP
The treaty is perfectly pain, that uu the several
Provincial Legislature shsl scquesce It, 1t shall not
60 into effect II the Canadians AM Nov Brunswi kers
do desire to be considered stupid tue Cabinet
st Washington they will leave their attempts to put
diff translation upon language very plain and
explicit
he defence Of Mr. soue by the organ Is uphill work
The President begin nirg open his eyes the uuat
OF his Minister to PAIN aud it ia oay doing Mr.
Marcy atice to say that from the drst opposed
to The appointment The administration feel very
81 i've abeut Spanish affairs, aud try to conceal from
tLemse,es the fact that ali the negotiations With
drid lave seize, of biunders, absurdties and hui-
ating tsilu'es.
The rumr that dr Game ~ has succee .ed In nego.
tistirg treaty with the Dominican repablic BY which
the latter cedes 70 the Unite>tstss port strip Of
territory rather shadowy 1t viii probably turn out
to be merely the cesson OF naval coal depot,
what like that obta cd by Conn., Pery 10 the Pacific,
N C.zneau's instructions limiting him in that respect
and directing him. possible, to obtain such
upon rea scnabie terms Tie idea that he q mad,
treaty by which the United States to por-
ou Of territory claimed by soulouque preposterous;
and he really has dons soond the department has
Jet such ibformaton-hs act Will at once and very
properly be repuoate1 Tho -gh not possessed Of q
superabundsrce Of common sense, the administration
not quite such fools to aspire to with his
Hgh4e-s the Emperor of Hsyti
CAFrAIN HoLLINs GOING TO SAN JUAN WITH THK
PRINCEroN--EAvAL APPOINTMENTS.
The Sdr says the President has determined to send
the United States tte Princeton to Juan under
the command Of Captain 6ollns aud transfer Captain
Engle 10 the command of the New York-Rendezvous
The Secretary Of the Navy has issued commissions to
sixfy feven mieshirmen for admission into the Naval
Acadeny at Annapolis. Among them are tbs following
West Van sautyooTd Ricl ardson Maet Beatty, smith
Allen v Reid, Alden W Bcbnap, John r. Wright, John
Adams Howell, scboomsker, Charles 0. Judsoo,
Robert H. Yates. Arthur McKinstry, George Merriam
from Now Ycri; Thomas Ewing 9. N Blue james l.
Scarborough, James Ross, Jr. Neg jersey George B.
White, Norman Il. Farquhar, Edmund Taylor, aiehmond
L. Jones' Fenry Broderick, Jamss wads worth, Henry
r. Young, Pennsylvania.