Washington sentinel., 1854-02-05
6enefal SntsIligsnts.
Oficial Action of Prussia.
In regard 10 oatls as to He vals of goods imported
Y into tle Ussned States from thar country.
DEPARTMEST OF STATE,
W1sLi,l ok0zi. Eel. 2. 1854.

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The following ordinance Of the Prussan min
lister of commerce, concerning declarations Of the
value of goods sent to the United States, trans
laton of which has been transmitted 10 this de-
partment by Isaac G. Bates, esq, United States
consul at Aix-la-Chapele, is published for general
information:
According to the existing revenue laws Of the
United States of North America, the value OF all
foreign merchandise imported into the United
States must be declared on oath by the owner
thereof
g Ii the merchandise be the property of persons
residing in the United Staies (and this takes place
in those cases where German goods are purchased
by commissioners or agents OF North American
commercial houses) this oath is taken before the
collectors of customs in the ports OF the United
States, upon arrival of the merchandise.
. If the merchandise belongs 10 persons who do
not reside in the United States, (and this viii take
place in the case Of goods consigned TO North
America by subjects from this side,) the lnvoice
must be sworn to by the owner before consul or
agent OF the United States OF North
America, or before some public authority who'll
authorized to receive declarations on OATH
tan exact compliance with these regulations,
from which many departures have taken place
until now, has been recently ordered by circular
of the Treasury Department OF the United States
of North America.
aThe laws Of this country not giving any legal
sanction to oaths in confirmation of the value of
consgnmenis Of goods sworn TO before the con-
suls Of foreiga State residing in Prussia, nor
even before any magistrate Of the country, nego-
tiations are now pending for the substitution OF
the affirmation, Tor declaration,) contained in
the 129th section of the penal code in place of the
formal oath required in verifcation of the value OF
merchandise TO be exported as il is declared In
the invoices.
"Meanwhile, in order to obviate any Interrupt
ton the very important commercial intercourse
with North America, it is necessary that the mer-
chants on this side shall be furnished with the
opportunity Of verifying the value Of consgnments
to the United States, according 10 the provisions
the 10th section of the penal code; the magls-
trates and for merchants living in the county the
royal sandrathe,' are therefore 10 be directed,
upon the application ofthe owners of merchandise
designed to be sent on consignment to the United
States, to receive affirmation in the place OF an
oath in regard to the correctness of the value de-
clared in the invoices. Upon the presentation OF
the invoices Of merchandise designed to be sent
on consignment, this affirmation in place OF the
oath is to be recorded in protocol; or, II the ne
cessary affirmation in place of the oath is already
written beforehand upon the invoice, the protocoi
shall mention the acknowledgment OF this afirma-
ton. certificate Of this transaction, furnished
with the official seal and signature, Is to be an
nexed to the invoice, and handed back to the ap-
plicant as expeditiously possible.
Before the reception or acknowledgment OF
an affirmation instead Of oath, the purpor OF sec
ton 129 of the penal code shall be explicitly stated
has been done is TO be noted in the protocol.
THE invoice of the merchandise furnished,
with the official certificate, must be sent by the
consgnors, as heretofore, for examination and au-
thentication, to the consular authorities OF the
United States living nearest their place OF resi-
dence or, in case there none, to the consuates
Of the United States in the port of shipment.
!" accordingly direct the royal regency TO fur
nsh the authorities concerned herein wnhinstruc-
lions to make it their special duty TO give quick
n L., I, a,nl
10 bring the above-stated arrangement TO the knowl-
edge of the merchants Of their districts"
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, February 2, 1854
Information has been received at this depart
ment from John F. Bacon, esq, United States con-
sui at Nassau that it has been officially announced
by the lieutenant governor Of the colony that the
British government will illlmmedlately cause lrght-
house 10 be constructed on the " Great lsaacs "
and one on g Lobos Cay" a@fs
New Mexican News.-The following is from
the correspondence of the St. Louis Repablican:
party from California arrived on the 25th in
slant by the way of the ella river. Among them
were Kit Carson, Hatcher, Maxwell, this Terri
tory, and John Radford of st. Louis, and Henry
Mercure, OF this city. They took sheep TO Calfor-
MIA last spring, and having disposed of them, re-
turned with the proceeds. They have done only
toleraby well.
There have been great many complaints made
lately 10 Governor Merewether of Indian depreda-
datons by the Apache and Eutaw Indians, con-
fined wholly to the stealing of stock. Ii the gov
ernment does not Immediately take this matter in
hand, we will soon have recurrence of the bloody
deeds, wholesale depredations, such as were per-
petrated in this Territory two years or less since.
One Bourale a Mexican, has been indicted for
the murder of the chief Of band of Apaches He
had fled into the Mesilla, and the Indians were
getting impatient at the delay of Justice. The
United States marshal and the sheriff crossed the
river and demanded the surrender of the fugitive,
which was refused. An attempt was then made
to induce the commanding officer at Fort Fillmore
to send detachment of men to compel the sur
render, which he declined to do. The Indians
say they have. their own laws for the punishment
Of such offenders, but they have relied upon their
white brothers to punish them if they cannot or
will not do this, they threaten 10 do il themselves.
Trouble is anticipated.
II. r. Smith, who was recently shot, has so far
recovered as to be able to walk about. The man
who shot him, il will be remembered, was hung
very expeditiously by the enraged people.
The silver mines near Las Cruces are exciting
much attention. They yield eight dollars to the
three hundred pounds, and one hand will get out
ton day.
A surveying party under Captain Pope was to
start from Albuquerque, about the first of the year.
for Dona Ana, two hundred and thirty miles
south and to examine the country east, as yet un-
explored, with reference to practicable route for
a railroad.
party under Major Carlton has started to ex-
anime the country called the Seven Rivers. and
also Grand Querera and another under Colonel
Chandler has gone TO examine the White Noun
tains, which are the resort and fastness of the
Apaches.
General Garland intends to establish military
post opposite FL Paso Immediately upon the arri
val of four companies from Texas. Forts Massa
chusetts and Webster have been abandoned, and
the troops of the latter established at Santa Bar
bara on the west side of the Rio Grande and
nearly opposite the centre of the Jornada del
Muerto.
James Magofin, a citizen Of Texas, who has set
up claim to certain salt lakes in the southwest
ern part Of New Mexico and has on various oc-
casons prevented the people Of the Territory from
getting salt from them lately, aided by party Of
men headed by the sheriff, commenced an attack
upon party who had been at the lakes for their
fall supply Of salt, and were on their return with
full loads, by firing grape-shot from cannon they
had with them. They killed four mules, several
oxen, wounded one man, and drove off one hun
dred and sixty-three oxen, and left the wagons
standing on the plains. These wagons and oxen
are owned by large number Of poor persons, and
comprise nearly all their wealth. They have re-
turned to their families ruined, having no animals
tlorx all