Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-04

load on the westerly side of said island during
the nine months of the year that the wind in
variably blows from the eastward, and during
the months of January, February and March,
as soon as the proper preparations shall have
been made safely to moor them, @ the Occur
renee Of violent gales of wind in that vicinity
are never known.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
g. W. BENSON, Special Agent.
The green appearance around the island ap-
preached by the Independence may be salts
factorily accounted for, without an attempt to
invalidate tho testimony of those American
| whale ship masters and men who have re-
peatedly landed on all three of the islands in
question, by the fact that the surf, in washing
away the edges of the deposit of guano, must
necessarily, in connection with the heavy dews,
produce rank vegetation. Besides displacing
much of the guano on the edges of the mass,
it lands upon the spots where the guano is
thus displaced, sand, sea weed, drift, &C., the
comminglement of which must result in veget-
alton, encircling the main deposit on each
island We hear that the Commodore did not
even take trouble to send men aloft, with
glasses, to attempt to ascertain whether the
vegetation extended inward at ell, or was
confined to the edges Of the deposit where tho
guano was constantly being washed by the
surf.
We know, from our own experience, that,
from ships deck, barren sand island OF
bar often appears covered with vegetation
from the growth upon its edges, resulting from
the decay of vegetable matter thrown upon it
by the sea. Knowing this fart well, and
placing every confidence in the report of Mr..
Benson, jr (of which the above extract is a
synOpsisD we do not wonder that those inter
ested in the future Of American agriculture
arc provoked beyond measure with the entire
failure Of the cruise Of tho Independence un-
der SO apparently inexcusable circumstances.
Vermont.-Of course, 10 ono dreamed Of
seriously opposing the triumph of the Repub-
lican party in Vermont at the recent election,
for the idea would have been prcposterous.
Last year it went we'll nigh as heavily for the
American (Know Nothing) party. Its somer-
sault in favor of abolitionism is only sppa.
rent. That is, Know Nothingism at the
North is simply phase of abolitionism, made
more revolving than in the nakedness of its
fanaticism upon the subject of negro slavery,
by the addition Of fanaticism upon tho SUBJ
jects Of foreigners and religion, without abat.
ing jot Of its anti-slavery madness. 1t is
proper that Vermont should vote as she has
voted-in capital keeping, indeed, with her
previous political history. She teaches les
son with reference to the true character of
their present Northern allies which the Amer
lean party Of Maryland and the whole South
will doubtless lay to heart.
/ The San Jacinto.-The Navy Department
have advices from the San Jacinto, the flag
ship Of the Commodore Armstrongs) East
India Squadron. She was at anchor off Bun
kok, Siam, on the 18th April, awaiting the
termination of the business of Mr.. Harris, the
U. S. Commissioner to Siam. The San ia
cinto's officers and crew were in excellent
health. She arrived there only two days be.
fore, from Singapore.
The Resolute The Navy Department have
selected Commander Hartstene to command
the ship ReSolute, on her voyage to be pre-
sented to the British Government, in pursu-
ance Of the recent act of Congress to that end
Monetary and Commemorative following
quotations of bonds, stocks, and land warrant,
were furnished us to-day Sept. ~ by Sweeny
Rittenhouse, FAINT & Co., bankers: