Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-10

psa0etaa part Ia Il, And AFRAID 10 Incur tie e..
pe-ss Of rsaliy sotivs operations Already
tle Brisish ParI;snsns have voted for.ysavs
millions Of dollars to pay the cost Of Britain .
participation In the sfair, while she has only
ss yet fairly gotten herself on the war path,
not knowing how long and difRoult the journey
may be, before she reaches its termination
From present appearances, Russia is conceived
to be determine to make it cost Ter as much
as possible. That Is, not to abate iot of her
pretensions and purposes, which, 20 far, have
suffered but very Uncomfortable checks indeed
from the allies, all of which she has expert.
enced at the hands of Turkey alone We need
hardly add that in Washington, France is
credited with being almost ne little inclined to
become actively en- gased in the war as Eng
land; although her preparations for it have
been greater and moro expensive, her forces
have actually accomplished less than those of
John Bull, as little as the latter have done
1t is further conceived here that Russia
actual position is better than the foreign pa
pers say, it being believed that the journals
which reach rs, and those from whom Euro
pean correspondents Of American papers are
forced to obtain their information, studiously
mis- epresent important facts bearing on the
condition and movements Of both sides in the
ield-of course in favor Of the allies. In
ane. the victory, so far, is assigned lin the
opinion Of public men in Washington very
decidedly to Nicholas; and it is thought flat
he is now determined that the contest shall not
end until he has drained bis enemies of every
dollar Of their material strength-money-
which they may DO willing to spend before
practically permitting him in future to rule
affairs In the East wholly to his own liking.
A Mistake Of the Iutelligencer ven.
cradle Contemporary, usually 50 guarded in its
comments upon facts, falls into error to-day
in declaring that the Government of tho United
States has recognized the authority under
which Greytown has 80 long claimed to be in
dependent Of Nicaragua, because We have kept
Commercial Agent there. The paragraph in
question could Lot have been penned by either
Of the well-informed editors of that journal,
inasmuoh a. both are well aware that we send
" Commercial Agents anywhere in the world
where human beings exist, whore American
commerce penetrates, and more especially to
points ncminally under COVE; nments the exist
ence Of which tho Government of the United
States does not choose to acknowledge.
The Recent Robbery Of tho Mint Of Phila.
dslphia-We hear that the Treasury Depart.
ment, excited BY the wonderful publications
in the newspapers concerning the recent rob-
berry of the Philadelphia Mint, tslegraphed
yesterday for full particulars of the affair,
and to-day received information that the thief
actuall, took -four or Eve dollars!
Clerical experimentation M. Leitoh,
of s. c., and S. C. Swayze, of L., appointed
to clerkshiPs in the Sixth Auditors Office
created by act of August, 1854.
A Lighthouse Keeper Appointed. Jere-
miah Ii. Whitney, at Four Mic Point light,
N. Y, at $3.50 per snnum.
Indian Agents appointed "A. G. Bolen
aud Vim. H. Tappan have been appointed sub
Indian agents for Washington Territory.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Experimentation yesterday, the of August
there we're Of Treasury Warrants entered on
me BOOKS of the Department
For the payment Of Treasury debts SIS 443 %
For the customs ............... Z 335 81
For the War Department. 81, LOO SO
For re-paying for the War Depart
mont northumberland. 85173 IA
eHr the Interior Department. 80. 1858 05
Covered into tho Treasury from
miscellaneous sources. ......... 1895 Is