Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-08

Warrant Officers of the Navy.-We CON-
mend the following short communication to
members of Congress, as showing important
facts in few words A
The article in your columns Of Monday over
the signature of Industry, said to be
naval officer, made broad and sweeping
charge as to the idleness Of the Navy. This
may be true as 10 the grade OF ofiicers to which
he belongs; but, in justice. he should have
.exonerated a very useful and hard-working
class, who are now praying Congress to do
something for them to enable them to hve-a
class of men who have but little rest, whose
nu mber is such that they must necessarily be
constantly EMPLOYED. with no time or money to
spend in likeness and dissipation. allude t.
the boatswains, gunners, carpenters and sail
makers Of the Navy; and the lately published
Naval Register viii bear me out. as it will show
that out of thirty-eight boatswains, but one is
ON leave of forty-eight gunners, not one is on
leave; of fifty-on carpenters, not one on leave;
and of forty-one sailmakers, but two arc on
leave-being but three idle out of one hundred
and seventy-eight Thus, while it is the wish
and desire of every energetic officer to see the
Navy improved and made more efficient, JUS
tice should be done to those who have but few
friends to put them right, and who are alone
dependent on their own merits and the good
opinion of their superior officers for their sue
cess in the efforts they are now making with
Congress. JUSTICE
An Important Treasury Department Decis-
ion.-A claim was not long since made against
the United States by the agent of State, under
an act of Congress, re-imbursing to the State
certain expenses in calling out troops, de-, for
payment of clerk hire, stationery, and other
charges incurred in preparing the accounts of
the State for presentation against the United
States. The claim was rejected on the ground
that the expenses accrued after the passage
Of the act, and was not therefore within its
provisions, and also en- the general ground that
the expense of preparing and presenting claims
should in all cases be betrayed by the claim
ants. --. 80
The McCerrsn Claim on Peru is not likely
to lead to unpleasant relations between the
United States and that government, as alleged
| in many letters from Washington published
the representative of Peru stationed near this
government finally concluded not to assent to
the terms on which, not long since, as we an
nounced, it was thought he had agreed that his
government should liquidate this demand,
yesterday other terms equally satisfactory to
| the agents of the claimant or claimants are
| supposed to have been acquiesced in by that
| functionary.
Business done in the Land 0fice.-Thc fol
| lowing business was transacted in the Land
Office Bureau during the month of February,
1854
| Letters received, briefed and registered. 2,22S
Letters written and recorded. ......... 1906
| Record threof, occupying pages. 5000. 1,2l6
| Located military warrants examined 90. $3.50
Located military warrants briefed. 1922
| Iatehls written ...'.................. 1919
| Patents recorded. ................ $500
| Patents examined by Board-military,
| o,4oo; cash, 3,Z9O. ............... {, 74S
| Acres of Virginia military scrip issued. 1868
Posted entries with cash. 9.529
Posted locations by warrants. ...... 35I5
Posted selections as swamp land ...... 1908
A Clerical Promotion.-Mr John Beck of
| Virginia, has been promoted to second class
(sl2oO per annum) clerkship in the Office of
| the 9Th auditor, vice Robert Leech, of Ohio,
promoted some time since.
| "A NAVY VuACoI SeslSu6u.-faSSe0 Assistant
Surgeon J. B. Gould, United States Navy, has
| resigned.
An Army Officer Resigned -Brevet Second
| Lieutenant John r. Chambliss, of the regi-
ment of Mounted Rifemen, United States Ar
| my, has resigned.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Oepartment.--On yesterday, the 18th of March,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books Of the Department.
For the redemption of stocks..... $23. 200 90
Fer the payment of other Treasury
debts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %, 9O5 81
For the Customs. ................ 1903 80
Covered into the Treasury from
Lands .................... 44,s24 81
Covered into the Treasury from
customs. ...................... 25
| Covered into the Treasury from
miscellaneous sources. 246 81
| For the War Department. ......... 32,l37 OF
For re-paying for the War Depart.
ment. 49,. .......:........... %, 1853 SO
For the Navy Department.. ....... 4,543 90
For the Interior Department. 81, 3sl SO
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS BY THE
ALPS.
THE TURKISH WAR.-In compliance
with orders from the French and English
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