Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-06
wAsHIaaToE NEWS AID aOssIp

iof granted, our government also, this m orr ing
received intelligence, officially, showing the
correctness of the telegraphic account received
yesterday concerning the occurrences with
Mr.. Sonle, in Madrid. The next arriya, from
Europe, will doubtless bring most important
particulars We have only space to day in
which to soy that there can be little doubt
that England has compelled Spain tn register
the slaves in Cuba with view to the speedy
abolition Of slavery there, and tina, England
overt acts against the interests of the United
States as connected with the future of the
Island, are at the bottom of all the ,ropb,e
which Mr.. Soule is undoubtedly having n,
Madrid.
information that the steamers of the Eng.
glish fleet have certainly gone up into the
Baltic and Gulf of Finland, has also reached
more than one embassy in this city Allthe
Russian ports on both are now undoubtedl v
under rigid blockade
Some OF the advices received by the foreign
ministers say that there is fair prospect tina,
the mediation very recently offered by Prussr,
bids fair to succeed in preventing The war from
going any further. We cannot believe in the
correctness of this impression. The occur.
FENCES at Madrid, when they become known
at St. Petersburg, it strikes US, will hardly in.
cline the Russian Government to submit ia
the demands of England, because they poin.
embarrassing difficulties with the United
States.
A Misrepresentation Corrected a dispatch
from Washington in Thursdays New Yorf
Tribune, attributes to the Americans who hay,
made purchase Of lands on the Mosquito
coast, opposition at this point to the treat,
recently negotiated by Minister Eorland
This is evidently wrong. Those gentlemen are
not represented here, and, if they were the,
o'uld In no manner affect the fate of the treaty
IN question IL its present position That is: in
the hands Of the American Secretary OF
State. News of the objectiona bic feature Of
this convention first reached this country i,
due course of mail from Nicaragua, and
it being we'll known here that the present ad
ministration are opposed to the assumption
Of respOnsil ilities beyond those now existing
by treaty, connected with the affairs Of Amer
leans with foreign governments, or with the
internal affairs of any other people or govern
ment, the inference was at once drawn thai
the delay in sending it to the Senate arises
wholly from its infraction Of the fixed princi
pie Of the Government of the United States
N fhnen hn MD ~ L
policy of the United States Government, w,
need say no more in explanation of the cir
cumstances which are likely to render the
Borland treaty inadmissable a-..
AS for the stories about the disposition Of The
Nicaraguan Government to deprive the Amer
lean company now navigating the waters OF
that State, of their chartered privileges, W.T.
have to say, that they are put forth from thi.
point only for stock-jobbing purposes The
company In question, alone of Americans en-
gagged in similar enterprises anywhere in
foreign countries, have the right, 5y treaty, 10
full protection by their own government in
all their righ's as accorded by the government,
with whom they have contracted-one Of the
main objects Of the Clayton and Bu'wer treat,
having been to secure for the United States
Government, that authority with reference to
them. Had the present Administration beer,
in power, no such duties would have been as
sumed; as their assumption is directly in The
teeth Of what they evidently conceive to be Ii,
proper policy for the United States Havin Q
been assumed, and guaranteed, however, ",
have not the slightest idea that they will b.
shirksd. 1ndood, all wcl-infurmed person
here seem to understand that upon the fi:s
attempt Of the Nicaraguan Government I,
carry out the purposes of its stock Dbbing az
visers, inimical to the Transit Com pany. it wi
be made to understand that while it ma,
threaten with immunity, by way of cxtortine
money to which it has no legal right, dollar
taken from our citizens illegally, will be the
signal for teaching it its duty under a contrac
made by it voluntarily. Some four thousand
American citizens, passing to and from Cal
lfornia, cross the Nicaraguan isthmus monthly.
and millions Of specie, the property of Ameri
can citizens, also comes over the same routt
each month. Its inviolability is, therefore, q
prime object Of national concGrnment; and W,
have not the slightest idea that hayius accord
ed to the American Government the right t.
protect the great American interest there, The
latter will permit the Nicaraguan Government
which is little more than nominal, to play the
bandit towards the Transit Company
We repeat, the distant public may interpret
all telegraphie and other announcements i,
distant newspapers of Ncaragua's prepare
tions to infringe the rights of the Tran sit Coz
pany, as merely 80 much b ,lderdash, got upt
order, for effect on the stock market.
Regulation Of Officers Communication e.
ioWances.-In a recent settlement of an Alny
officers account, it was decided that whe.
officers are on leave of absence, or waltz,
orders, they are not entitled 10 fuel and quar-
ters; and an oficer to be entitled to these al
lowances must be assigned to some specif,
duty at the place where he claims them, an,
must make his requi>ition upon the Quarter
master for them. If he receives his QUART.
in kind he must draw his fuel in kinl also.
Nor is il allowable for an officer who is accom-
modated in the public quarters, but WHO tlon
u deficiency Of public quarters, cannot be at
with his full complement of rooms
to &C minute for private rooms If, for instance
"A Lieutenant, who is, by the regulations, en-