The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-04
Our Washington Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, May 2, 1855.
Despatches from CON- McCauley-Serey by he Admins
uation-Report from Com. CrdJte-The Sloop.cf.rur
Jan,estoun at Hacona-Con.inuation Of the Family
Jars-Goronor Recder's Letter and Commissioner Many
pennys RepIy--7he Secret Of Harneys Expedition
Hoary Supplies for Fbrt Pierre Choeau-Lieut. Beate
Sfll in Difoa,.y-The KnoD Nothings in Philaal-
phio, dc, &c.
The mails by the steamer Isabel reached this city yes
terday morning, bringing important dispatches from
Commodore McCauley yet guarded has been the Off
ca custody Of the information received that not item
has leaked out to its character The telegraph
having reported the gallant Commodore playing sort
of Jeremy Diddlsr" around General Concha there is
naturally felt by the American public small degree Of
curiosity to know what report he would could give of
himself The administration, however, is num- and we
lett to conjecture. Yet have been favored with
peep at dispatches from Commodore Crabbe, Of the
sIoopof war jamestown, also in the port o, Havana
and from them learn that he feels little DIS
appointment the state Of things in the Gulf. 1t will
be ecoeced that Com. Crabbe had been ordered to the
command Of the African squadron but upon the appear
of difficulty with Cuba he directed to pro-
cese without delay to the Gulf and join the Home squad
Here he has been since but without that
tive service be anticipated He says that yhing is
not only quiet there but from Gen. Conchas power
courter he inclnes the belief that they III continue
u
'oos eiranc and would be pleased to take command OF
the African squadron as early as possible.
The Onion Of this morning in mentioning the vessels
at Havana omitted the Jamestown In that port the
oath ult were the San Jacnto, Princeton and James
town, two British and one French, and three Spanish
men. .of. war.
There appears to be no end to the family jars under
the present administration. While Commissioner Many.
% 5 h. an %
rear from Governor Reeder. The Governors
letter, which has gone the rounds of the
vitupration and down the issue between them
to this point: Governor Reeder great scoundrel
proposes to the Commissioner to enter into compact
that the guilty shall be dismissed from Office by the
President Of the United States. The Commissioner hiss
replied at and TO this proposition he says that he
presumes the President duty and win per orm
IT. regardless Of their compacts but he felt disposed
TO enter into an OF the kind he should only
make use Of ths Governors own letter to prove him
the guilty party and insure his dismissal In his letter.
Governor hsedtr scinowledges that he is equally inter
lDdsns but be fails to mention the fact that he is aso
the witness to the contract which is executed in the
tract be regarded In our courts Of JUSTICE Governor
Reecer viii be here TO- cast up accounts with
know, when he denounced the late Kansas elections he
denounced President Pierce and his admlnistraton9
gentleman connected with the War Department
assures me that no difficulty Whatever is anticipated
with the Sioux Indians and that the Harney expsdi-
sspoe got possession Of Utah line OF posts Ia 10 be
established TO the Pacific, and the i'm supplies OF
provisions aud Qparermasters stores which arc being
collected at Fcrt st. Pierre Choteau designed not
eIely for present use but to supply the Pacific dvi
scn Of th army in the event OF interruption by war
or otbUwise OF passage across the ls'hmug
Lieutenant Beaie IS not yet clear OF his difficulties.
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs reuses 70 sign the
necessary requsitioo upon the treasury and conends
that the law gives the Indian Office the FINAL sd udica-
bon OF s matters account copuectsa with the ndsns
IN California he therefore repudstas The action OF the
Audisors once, by which Lieutenant Boao's accounts
vere allowed.
The Know Nothing defeat In Th1adeiptiA has eIstei
the sdminirsuon considerably s1d Il Nr Wise carries
Virginia, predict that General Pierce viii demand
seco1d term. e.