Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-08


| enterprising:
"WAsHINGToN, Jan. IA, 1855.
:" SIR l have yours Of the 10th Every
e;ligrant to Central America, who engages to
sesvc tie goUernnrtnt to be eSta5iishsd there,
en- q military eapaci,y should it be required
for twelve months, las the militia Of any eoun-
try will receive grant Of land of go acres
and officers in proportion to their rank
- Should you be able to conSu ct number
Of cmigrants to that country, you will be en-
II led to position as officer in proportion to
the number.
" San Juan del Norte Qate Greytown) will
be the place of dobarkation l shall leave
fer that port by the LIST of February next
Yours, IL. L. knsEY.D
> Great Mechanical Feat Some friend has
kindly sent US extracts from the Mobile Re-
gister, detailing the results Of the recent ex
poriments in the Warrington Pensacola, Fla
Navy Yard, by way of ascertaining the capa-
city Of the floating dock and railway of that es
Enlistment. huge clipper ship, the Monarch
OF the Seas was taken around there from
New York with which to make the test, the
object being, according to this writer, to see
whether that docking paraphern ALA would &C.
frgate Niagara, which is to be snip of i'm.
msnse size. The Monarch of the Seas was
found to weigh 2 $40 tons, and there was on the
deck with her as " make weight" / ,253 tons
Of stone; together making a total weight of
1893 tons. This immense weight was probably
the largest ever moved in the world by me
chanical force There were fifteen inches of
water to spare, which, we learn from Gov
eminent constructor, Of whom we have made
inquiries on the subject, would admit of 200
tons weight more to have been added
Or, in other words, the capacity of the dock
was, as we understand 1t, competent to have
accommodated a vessel of the enormous weight
of 5,I25 tons! We learn here that the weight
of the Niagara is to be 1888 tons That of the
ship of-the-line Pennsylvania, light, is about
2,4OO tons, and when all ready for sea, with
armament, provisions, and every thing else
necessary aboad, is about 300 tons
The result of the experiment to which we
refer above, embraces proud triumph indeed
for American GEM US and constructive skill
Archimedes boosted tn at with but an appro-
pirate fulcrum be could lever the world. The
quiet and regular working of the machinery
OF this Government basin, dock and railway.
with load of 3,52S tons upon it, was really
the nearest approach to a realization of
the boast vi the great mechanic of ancient
times, known to the history of the worlds
progress.
The Texas Debt Bill, as it passed the House
yesterday, is stripped of all the features which
rendered it Questionable, though it seems to
be understood that there it little hope that
Texas will file the requisite releases un Ter the
law Of 1850, to enable her to get the money
remaining in the National Treasury subject to
her order when she satisfies her creditors. So
far she has steadily refused to tax her own
people for the balance due to her creditors, it
strikes US but because she and thew have up
to this time entertained the idea that it wa
but necessary to plead hard in Washing on 70
get the good hearted old soul, "Uncls Sam
to foot all her bills, if but to get rid of being
teased 50 to do it.
-
terday to take up the tariff bill, after gsa.x
into committee, was as we expected. that is,
wefelt sure that majority would hardly agree
to undertake at this late period of the session
the herculean task of revising the whole Gus
toms revenue system of the Government
Nevertheless, We shall not be surprised to find
motions to modify here and there an item in
law prevail in the shape of amend
ments to the civil and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill now under consideration. We pre-
sumo that such motions will be made by the
eflcient and attentive chairman Of the Ways
and Means committee
Inc Marine Hospital at Burlington, Iowa.
We understand that tho Secretary Of the
Treasury has accepted the bid of Mr.. Henry
". Starr, of that city, for furnishing the site
for the marine hospital at Burlington, Iowa.
1t is an elevated square in the middle of the