Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-24
This will be the point from which I shall
start, and where hope to Soc my Rio Grande

This will be the point from which / shall
start, and where ! hope to SOC my Rio Grande
friends.
As to the nature Of the country, 1t is produc.
tive and beautiful beyond description, and
very sslubrious. The correspondent of the
New York Herald says that {" In soil, climate,
vegetable and mineral products, geographical
and geological formation, nature nevcr did
moro for any country"
Ny policy will be to make liberal grants OF
lands to all who assist me in my undertaking,
and that according to the means, ability and
usefulness of the individuals. And my request
is, that every one should equip and provide
himself in tho best possible manner. In a
country like that, and 1nder q now state of
things, there wiz be, of course, many oppOrtu
mites Toy man to improve his position and
circumstances. I hope to have you with US
Believe me yours, truly, =,
Ii. L. KINNEY.
The Frigate Constitution. This vessel, the
flagship Of Commodore Mayo's African coast
squadron, (ac ,ording to letter from an Off
Ger on board her,) left Porto Praya in March
On her way home, leaving the Marion there.
On tne afternoon Of the 3lst of March she
took her final departure from Porto Grande
for the United States On the .23d of April
ultimo, when within three hundred miles of
Portsmouth, n H., to which place she had
been ordered by the Department to return,
she was met By merch ant vessel, the Isaac
Joanes, Of and from Philadelphia, and OBJ.
tanned newspapers, through which the late
critical condition Of our relations with Spain
and the fact that Commodore Mayo had been
ordered down to- the Gulf in haste, were made
known to Com. Mayo. Com. NJ Immediately
put his ship about, and made for the coast of
Cuba, rauch to the chagrin of some of those
with him who were disappointed by tho idea
Of failing to get home whom within two days
sill of the United States after two years,
cruising on the insalubrious coast of Africa.
Com. Mayo took the responsibility of alter
ing his ships course, in the belief that the
condition of Cur affairs might be critical, and
that, if so, the presence of his ship there
would be most aprOpos for the Interests Of his
country.
The Constitution will possibly arrive il the
United States about the first Of June, after this
short and unexpected cruise. The letter from
which we obtain our information says nothing
of the condition Of tho health of those on
board the Constitution, from which We infer
that all On board az the date of the letter Che
2aih ult.) we're we'll
agricultural Science. learn tn at Town
sopd Glover, Esq leaves this city in a few
days, on visit to the Southern States to oh.
tain 20. thu Patent Office authentic Information
as 10 Southern agricultural products, to the
end that suggested Improvements may be
placed in the next agricultural report His
plates, accompanying his notes on
the Hessian fly, (Cecidomyia destruetor,) and
Ey' gtOn''a Hcrd5G, or joint worm, and those
Of the cotton caterpillar, called by Professor
Wsiios, Of Mississippi, deprsssariG gossy-
p'O'des, and of other insects are quite inter
estng; and We do not doubt that his investi.
cations will he cminently beneficial He
purposes visiting Florida to investigate the
character Of the insect tast has caused so much
injary to The orange trees Of that State. Mr..
Glover is gentleman Of fne attainments AID
excellent character.
Applicants for Bounty Land-frequentIy
sond their applications to the Department Of
the Interior, instead of the Pension Ofics, and
whom they subsequently discover their mis-
take address. the Department, anxiorsly in.
curing whether ,heir papers were received.
and requesting them 10 be forwarded to the
proper Office. Such persons we learn, are In
formed that all applications fer bounty land.
forwarded to the Secretary's efice, are immo.
diately referred to the Com missioner of Pen
sions, to whom they should be SON. direct in
order to avoid the delay which necessarily oc-
GUYS in opening and remailins them for the
proper bureau.
Ix-senators in Washington. The Now
York Herakd, Of the day befor, Yesterday
contains long rigusrole letter, dated in this
city. but probably written in the Herald
office, purporting to give history Of the Ne.
braska bill, &c, and slandefing the President,
Judge Douglas, and others, and stated to be
daE.9ed from an ex Senator in this city. We
learn that all tho ex-SsEators in the city, ex.
cept Col. Benton, rcpudiate the ridiculous
trash and stuff stated in that letter
n WsshiDgtoa.-1sasc N. F,wlsr, ESQ,
Postmaster OF New York city, is here. So
ALEC, are John McKeon, Esq, U. S District
Attorney for the Southern District OF New
York, and Jos. L. White, Esq, of Nicaraguan
Transit Company famo. The qui& nuncs, of
course, connect this visit of these two gentle
men last named with the proposed Kinney
exI edition..
Contract 6 Sardod The contract fe, ths
construction oft-e new custom house at Proyi.
dsnce, X l., was yesterday awarded to Abort
Curry, Of NswburypoIt, Mass, at $751;, 900.
that being the lowest bid. The structure is to
be three stories high, thoroughly Ere proof
and to be so constructed as to embrace ample
accommodations for the Custom. house, Post
Office, and United States courts