The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-20
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
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Exploration Of he Rirer Saiads, ~ an Anaerican Er-
ptorag EeasoHA letter has been received by the Sec
Rotary Of the Navy from Thomas j. Page lieutenant
mand Of the La Yerba dated Santa Fe August th
which place he arrived from exploration OF The
Saado the 9Th Of the aboyenamed month The river
ado emptes into the Parma santa Fe the principal
Of the province OF the pame which Argen-
tine Confederation. Lieutenant Page accompanied BY
Acting Lieutenants Powell and Murdaugh Assistant
Carter, and Assistant Engineer Stump officers Of the
Water Witch.
on the 18th July last the small steamer La
Yerba which procured for This purpose and which be-
longs the Paraguay and United States Navigation Com
pany by the 10th Of July he had assembled the river dis
lance OF S60 miles, and found impossible TO proceed fur
Their consequence OF the haowness OF the river water
at that point being only and ahaf feet deep
still falling such is the winding character Of the river
that although he had assembled il the above dis
tanee he thinks that he than third that
distance IA a right l.ae, from Santa Fe
The Saado has heretofore been either assembled
descended this point and the practcaby OF is navga
ton problem uDsolyed until this exploration 1t is the
important river Of the Argentine and
the natural outlet for the products of Saa, Tucuman
ago Mendoza, Cordova, and Santa Fe but the appehen
sion OF encounering inurmounabe obstacles and the
of the Indians have deprived the inhabitants Of these
Of its benefits since the first settlement of the
try.
The of this river abound with fish, swans geese
ducks errspns, carpncha nutrias and the like, and the
adjacent country with deer and other animals afford
ing to the navigator abundance OF provision if be be
supplied with the securing Among the specimens
of birds mentioned the " black neck The water
in parts Of the river too much mpregnased with salt be
drunk, but there eshwaer emptyng into it,
and fresh water may be obtained by digging short distance
from the banks.
The region country through which the expedition passed
represented be beautiful in scenery and well wooded
The of the soil is aluvia based argaceous
suhsrauIn and it is said that all that wanted TO transform
Al
lied The that the of this
productive country be developed only by the ntroduc
ton of foreign population holds out to immigrants the
most liberal inducements.
Lieutenant Page adds az shall proceed from here the
head upper of the Plcomayo with the hope of de-
scendng that river Its exploration has been attempted by
others but has been accomplished Ift be navgabe
knowledge Of this fact would be of deep interest to geo
graphical science and of infinite Importance not only to Bo
livia, but also to the Argentine Confederation"
DEPARTMENT.
Death of an Army O6icer.-Second Lieutenant John ID.
of teanus Fort McKave Texas, the 10Th of October
last
Monday, November ls-The IL o'clock in the
appropriated the of the Committee Commerce
The judges were all present.
Judge Scarborough delivered the opinion of the court in
the case of White and Sherwood. The petitioners in this
case were messengers IN the once OF the Auditor Tor the ro
Office Department. and claim compensation for four
services commencing the st of January 1882 and
ending the lst of January, lsia at 500 year. The
court decided that the petition is detective
lst In specifying what persons Of
the claim, interested therein.
I'd Because the petition did to forth any
claim whatever except for interest Until the petition
amended the win refuse order the taking of test
mony.
Judge Scarborough also delivered the opinion Of the court
of John Boyd who claims compensation for
rendered deputy marshal in taking the
louisiana The petition decided to be detective in
stating claim and in emitting state the action Of Con-
gress thereon The will order the taking of esii
mony until the petition IL amended.
The argument the privateer Armstrong tadourned
over from Saturday, resumed by Samuel c. Reid, r,
esq, who had not concluded his remarks, when
The court adjourned TO meet ii O'Clock Tomorrow.