Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-09

dangerous as the last of these three elements
appears just now, it would be . mere circum.
| stance In the path Of tho American Govern.
ment, If it were not for the conduct of Eng
land, France and Spain, in doing all they pos.
sibly can to get up the complete rupture be.
tween us and Isabella's Government, for which
the filibus.ers are SO eager.
The Extent Of the late Cesaions Of tho In.
dams West Of the Missouri, &e.-Under the
treaties made by the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs with various t:ibes in the last year OF
so, tho United States have obtained lands
from the Indians located west of the Missouri
and the Missouri State line, as follows:
From the Omahas about SOC, 900 900 acres.
Ottoes and Missourias, 5000, 900 acres.
Shawness, 1 800, 900 acres.
Delawares, 275,00O acres
Sacs and Foxes, 435 900 acres.
Kickapoos, 76s. 900 acros.
Iowas, $4,000 acres.
Kaskaskias and others, a. 900.
And from the Miamas, 325, 900.
Individual reservations are provided for in
these treaties, and also some portions of the
lands above mentioned are to be sold for the
benefit of the Indians ceding them. This is
the case with the Delsware's lands. Such
tracts are not subject to be squatted on, as
this Government cannot, by act of Congress-
assign lands held in trust to be disposed of
for the benefit of others, to squatters.
well done, thou Good and Faithful Ser
wants 1.-THE following revenue cutters have
returned to port, having completed their win
ter's cruising On the coast agreeably to or.
ders Of the Treasury Department in November
last:
Revenue cutter "James Campbell" Com.
mander George Clarke, stationed at New Lon
don, Conn, boardei and spoke during the
cruise l72 vessels; rendered assistance to 9 in
distress; saved the lives Of persons, and sail
ed 2. $40 miles.
Revenue cutter Forward" Captain Ii. B.
Nones, stationed at Wilmington, Del, boarded
and spoke So vessels; assisted 3, and sailed
1,3l4 miles.
Revenue cutter "Morris," Captain John
Whitcomb, stationed at Boston, Mass, boarded
and spoke 254 vessels; assisted Z; distance
sailed 2.629 miles.
Revenue cutter Clancy" Captain Joseph
Noyes, stationed at Eastport, Ne, boarded and
spoke $50 vessels; assisted 8, aad sailed 2,O5S
miles.
From the above statement, the commercial
community will see that these vessels have
been very laborisusly engaged. They were
'0f the coast" during the last 60 trying four
months, their officers and crews subjected du.
ring all that time to the numerous dangers
and hardships which are 50 much dreaded by
those approaching Our Atlantic coast in the
winter season. We question whether any Their
four public vessels ever performed harder and
more valuable service in four months, to their
country, than has boon performed by these four
United States revenue cutters between the Lat
Of December last and the LIST of April, instant
a Postmaster Misapprohending the Law
- Ihe new post office law, requiring all letters
to be prepaid, does not seem to have been con-
formed to, Notwithstanding the general pub
iicity which was given to it. Postmaster Mil
Ter has caused lists of the letters not prepaid
to be made out and posted in the avenue near
the Deck street entrance, where the interested
can see them. Among the number are some
addressed to Governor Pollock and to men,
bers of the Legislature; and it should be re.
menbered that, under the new law, all letters,
except those franked, must be prepaid
We take the above from Philadelphia pa
per. As the postage on letters to Governor
Pollock and the members Of the Pennsylvania
Legislature, when in session, is paid out of the
State treasury by law of the Commonwealth,
postmasters in that State, We understand may
forward to Harrisburg even such as are moi
prepaid.
Tbs 0H6csls Returned on the United States
sloop- PortsHouth.-The following il q
list Of the officers who returned to the United
States few days ago, from the Pacific station
In the United States sloop of-war Portsmouth
To- day, the Secretary Of the Navy granted all
Of them the usual three months leave of alb.
seDce at the termination of such a cruise as
the Portsmouth has had: Commander Thos.
a. Dornin Lieuts. VIM. A. Parker, JAS Ii.
SPOTS, Thos. Patterson Acting Lieut. Thos.
Rooney; Master VIM. NJ. Gamble; Surgeon
Isaac Brinksrhooff; Purser Levi D. Slamm ;
Brevet First Lieut.. Of Marines, Freeman Nor
veil Assistant Surgeon Samuel F. Comes ;
Midshipmen Chas. G. Carpenter, Robert j.
Bowen, John G. Walker, Andrew ]. McC art
new: Boatswain Michael Hall. Gunnar nao
IL. Baker; Carpenter John Rainbow; Sail.
maker David Bruce; Captains Clerk Chas. r.
Benton.
Tho RANKING Privilege not Disturbsd.-
Our friend of the Philadelphia argus is In
error in the following paragraph which We
clip from his journal:
"PRE-PAID LErTERs-It ought to DO dis
unctly understood that postage on all letters
70 any part OF the United States, must be pre-
paid. Even letters to members Of Congress,
or on any business with the Departments. OF