Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-04-26
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WA .IIiSUroN, April l3.

every part Of the country We have accounts
Of scarcity of food both tor man and beast
and Of unpromisng crops, and backward
season. Agriculture, for many years
past, has lent too many friends to other
more exciting proects-to war, to gold
digging, 10 railroad making, and to city en-
poyments, to speculation, politics, profess
sions and filibustering. 1t is in vain that
graduation bill, reducing the price of lands
to twelve and-a half cents an acre are pass
ed They add nothing to the supplies Of
beef cattle or of breadsluffs. The land do
nations do not promote agriculture in any
visible degree.
The reciI iehts Of the land boun-
ty, under the luc 4 act, will con.
vert it into cash at a low rate, as soon as
possible, to be expended in objects very diff
ferent from agricultural pursuits. The vast
immigration of late years has created de-
rnand for provisions to an extent exceeding
The increased supply which it afforded. A
decrease of ofimmigration is now observable,
and pause in the career Of speculation
will induce many to return 10 agriculture.
The war panic rises fast. -
The long and frequent Cabinet
councils have not ceased. The Presi-
dent has, within few days past, intimated
to outside friends, that he should take
strong and decided position in regard to tho
Cuban outrages. He had conversation, it
is said, with Commodore McCauley, before
he left, and this officer probably has conf
dental Instructions, and has some discie.
ton as to their application.
s. The conjecture cannot b. Far amiss that
he is ordered TO protect American vessels
from visit, detention, or hail, or question, by
the Spanish vessels of war lowering upon
and guarding The coast. lie may be order
ed to apprize the Cuban authorities Of his
errand and to Interfere in case Of any fu-
ture occurrence similar to that Of the act
Of Spanish cruiser in bringing TO the
steamer FL Dorado. This annunciation Of
his orders may serve to rem Ter unnecessary
their enforcement. But the common i'm
preston is that he is ordered to attack any
Spanish yes .e of war that he may catch,
and especially the one that hailed and
brought to the FL Dorado and other vessels.
That is TO say, he is to resent the alleged
insults heretofore offered to our flag by
these acts, on the part of the Spanish cruis-
ers If this be the case, the President must
be quite strongly bent upon war, and will
do all he can to bring it about. But il his
measures are only precautnonary,thcy may
prevent further irritation and be the best
means OF securing peace. ,
The important dispatches by the mail
steamer from Havana, which were mailed
at Charleston, for the Government, xela,e, it
is said, to correspondence between our
consul there and Gen. Concha.
WASHINGTON, April 90.
The President has made the promotions
in the Navy, consequent upon the death Of
the officers lost on the Albany, as will be
perceived from the following list, in which
the officers who went to sea in that shin on
her il-iated voyage are recorded as deceas-
ed men:
Charles Ii. McBlair to BE- commander in
the navy from the 18th April, 1855, vice
Gerry, lost in the Albany.
Edward BrinIey to be lieutenan, in tho
navy from the 18th April, 1855, vice A.
Lewis deceased.
Edward Simpson to be a lieutenant in
the navy FROM the 18Th April, 1855, vico
McB!air promoted.
VIM. u. Temple to be lieutenant in the
navy from The 18Th April 1855, vice w.
w. Bleecker, lost in the Albany.
George L. Walsh 10 lieutenant in the
navy from The 18th April, 1855, vice NJ.
Hunt, lost in the Albany.
Samuel 4. Carter to be lieutenant in
the navy from 10Th April, 1855, vice John
q. Adams, lost in the Albany.
WIN. Nelson TO b. lieutenant in the
navy from the 18th April, 1856, vic Henry
Rodgers, lost in the Albany.
}. Ii. Wright to be surgeon in the navy
from the 18th April, 1856, vice s. A. Nc.
Creery, lost in the Albany.
Passed Midshipman w. II. Wilcox. Jobn
/. Barraud, Thomas Roney, John Ii. Up.
shur, John Van N. Phillip, Samuel K.
franklin, and Francis G. Clarke to be mss-
ters in the line Of promotion.