Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-02-09
I'll. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

I'll. DEPARTMENT OF slATg.
The following is from the Department Of State. 1t
will be observed that the proportion OF foreigners
holding Office under this department IS somewhat
greater than usual; md the REASON obvious; y NUM-
| Der of the consulatcs do not pay 4 living conhpcnsa-
ton. American citizens canrp; and will not Hcccpt
Of snch appointments, and they ARE given 10 foreign
ers .i,nnly bcruusc nobody else will take them:
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
August %, 1854.
The follnwin. istn statement respecting oil persons
now employed either in. az under the supervision OF
the Department ot state:
~I.-F;mpi"yGd Abroad.
/ Ministers. commissioners, secretaries OF legation,
and agents connected with :hcm-whnle number. ~.
OF these, 1 were born abroad. 3of whom have been
naturalized, md one, the United States despatch
ageu, in London, has not.
,. Consuls and commercial ugcnts-who!s number,
22n.
OF these, 80 were born abroad, of whom II have
been na,uralizcd, and has not; and | was born UNI
der the flag of the United States; tn" rest az 10 may
have been naturalizcd, but y! this Tho department has
no evidence.
RI. Employed in the United Stntes or ..!eir Terrific
rirs ne Governors OF Secretaries III Territories ana de-
spa;cli ugcnts-whole number, 10.
OF whom, l3 were born i'll the United States. Inc
rest, . OF whom arc despatch, agcnta, were probably
so born; but of this the department, has no direct evi'
dcncc.
III. Employed in this experimentation number
10.
or these. 6 were born abroad; one ri whom came
to IN. United States in his third Year, and Is Of Ainc'
rican parents, who, nj thu time OF his birth, were tenn
porari!y residing abroad, 4 of the Others so born have
been naturalizcd, and one soon will he.
Cierks.-William Hunter, Rhode Island; A.. French
New York; Fra. MarkOe, st. CrniS, of American pa
rents: a.. II. Derrick, Pennsylvania; james ;. Mac
kic, Ohio; j. p. Polk, DrlawHr'; X. ). Chiffon, Ne"
Jersey; II. y. J. Pratt. Massachusetts &. D. Abbot
Trw iiamn.hire: Il. S. Chew, Virginia; Vim. {. Rcd,
dali. Virginia; Charles Y. Gordon, Virginia; EdrnrEd
Flag, Maine: George Chapman, Vermont; GcoI:.t
Hill. Connecticut; George Bar,le Virginia: L. a.
s,stro, Ireland: Edward Stubs, ireland; II. ID. Jnhn'
son, Massachusetts, IL. >. Glllc't, New loF"' 49,
Baylor, Kentucky.
.Msscurer.-Calvin Amos, Massachusetts,.
Parkcr-Wnr. =. Faherty, MARYLAND.
Watchmsn.-Wm. II. Prcmiiss, District o! C%!un
bia; las. Donslson, DistrIcr Of Columbia Il h"'f'
son, England; A.. Best, Germany. -.
Llboyrrs.-Jarnr $. Martin, Maryland; "Ihnn
Lucas, District of Columbia; r.. W. HarseH, renh
.ylvania; w. a. Scott, Pennsylvania; Thomas mo
mas. Virginia; James Williamson, Virginia .n''''
n. Brown, Maryland; John Mcclure, Ireland
Recop,.wia!'oa.
" clerks-ls na,iv. horn; | born Of American pa
rents, tr,nsirntly abroad; . foreign born.
mesaenser-na.ivc-born.
| observation-disclosures. -..r
born; . watchmeu-toEei5n
born. horn
7l~aborers-na,ive- born; | laborer, foreisn-oorn,
IS in Gll-3O Of whom ne native ci'ize"s' =
whom are foreign.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
In .he Office nf the Secretary of the Treasury ""'
bureaus. including the Offices Of the assistant rea'u
rrrs aud mints, there are 80 Americans, - '''e's"
born, and ) not known.
Revenur-cutter service, Americans, ~.
Lighthouse Keepers, Americans, US; i'fe'S"s''
b, not known, l32. ~ ~
Observation-Disclosures, l.S45r foreigner -" nc
known, ~. o.
r State Treasury, and Interior Departments Is Is I"
lows: