The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-15

large spsce-it took In the islands Of the Pa ifs,
Cuba, Dominica, the Amazon river, Sonora, Chi
hsshne, Tehnsntepec, the Galapagos I.ana. C..-
trial America and revolution In France aud vitz-
erland These things, no seYer, were not 10 the uro
gTamme OF the State Department; they we're for ire
most part undertaken By our energetic Diplomatic
agents abroad on their own ok, and gavs Cover
For Marcy initiate trouble. If he su ceeds ia man
aging those who hold office under him, he viii have
no difficulty in settling matters with foreign ,wers
Inc Committee on Foreign Relations are quite
embarrassed IN regard to the Ossend Congress.
They would like to expose the doiogs of that Con.
gress TO the American people, IL they could do so
wish out mourning The serious dissatisfaction aud i'll
VIII OF England, France and Spain, aud suffering
somewhat Ia the estimation of the world. Taere's
the rutland for this reason, the curtain whish
hangs over the proceedings of that Congress win
The hostile demonstrations against Paraguay. aud
the alm0st bombardment Of Assumption the spital,
are well calculated to strike terror into every nation
that viii not peacefully submit to the reasonable de-
msnds Of our diplomatic and consular aga ats abroad.
ibis treating with foreign nations at the osnnons
mouth, 49, nevertheless, dangerous practice II
may succeed against weak nstions, but II alarms ell
Others ard may bs the Of failure In other more
important ne go.iations
Correspondence OF the North American
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL 1854.
Tie Kinney Expedition and the Administrations
The Galapagos Islands.
The Kinney expedition seems almost to have
passed into the hands Of the government, and to
w Tvs COuuNEauCc duC support. IHe WASH
ipgton Unaon, the executive organ, Is made the
vehicle Tor conveying to the public the most impor-
tant information concerning It. II appears from an
announcement In this paper that the expedition IL
to ss in alb ,ut three weeks, in three vessels and
that 1t will be much more formidable than at Hrst
supposed. The adventures will exceed q thousand
in number What they to eat does not SO clea "
appear, nor what they are to do. Bat presume
that small portion OF them will settle about thu
corner groceries 10 Greytown--that few will i'd
week or a month in prospe ting for god, or in
gathering dyewoods--that portion will take tae
part Of the revOutionists IN the civil war raging in
Nj ar8gua, and that the remainder wi hurry off to
California With al convenient speed, glad to have
sccom shed half the distance at so little cost, and
by so lucky chaUce
So lar as i can learn the rumors that tbs pur-
chase Of the Galapagos Islands is a government
spe q alton, ia unfonndsd. Tee price named for
them Ia entirely fabulous. Three millions OF dollars
is more than the whole country TO which they be
long would sell for, If taken with the ineumbran es
OF ils foreign debt and domestic revolutions Ssaa
tor BeI jauin, Of Ls wac, il is understood was en-
ployed in the enterprise Of acquriog the group -
returned to Washington. l think it viii be dis
covered that the undertaking is entirely private
enc, and that it has thus far been conducted uader
The auspices Of capitalists La New Orleans, b ilt.
more, az New York.