The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-06

Our Washington Correspe ndence.
WASHINGTON, March 3, 1855.
The Proposition to Add Ten Shops Of War 10 the Nary
The Acts Of the Napdl Board Epposed-WAas Mr..
Buchanan and Lord Clarendon say Of Certain Naral
Officer acho has been htrloughed, de-, dc.
In the Senate to-day there has been long debate
upon the proposition to add ten soops Of war to our
navy In the Senate ten soops proposed and in
the House fourteen. great deal of apathy felt upon
the subject Of adding to the efficiency of our navy just
now, because o. the unjust and unprecedented action Of
the Naval Board nquisitoria Committee Fifteen
It is called Nothing viii be done for the benefit OF
navy until the lion of this sNaval Board of Fifteen is
endorsed or annulled bill is before the House
calling for court of inquiry putting the Board upon
their defence to the grounds of their action and also
another bill empowering the President to reinstate such
officers he may think have been unjusty treated by
this chamber board Nothing definite towards in
creasng naval force viii be done till the other
these bills just mentioned has been acted upon.
The latter of these bills is entrusted to senator Iooos to
pvt through the Senate, and that gentleman just now
being absent from Wahngo on an electoneerlng tour
through Georgia this matter will have to sleep till he re-
tu MS which will be than ten days fort
night There is denying the fact that this Naval
Board has OF the most odous that has
ever been established in this cIunry Il has of the
heads of some Of our most efficient officers and that too
apparently crafty selfish o,n petty Spite
As instance OF the injustice OF this BOARD have
been at pains to get q the facts OF single
csse, that of Lieutenant Rons6o who has been FUR
Laughed by the beard on half pay, on the charge
OF cowsrdlce. Recoilecng that had or
something of this officers exploits in the Eastern in
attacks upon Japanese pirates inquired at the Navy
Department Tor the report of these cid not nu
the paters expecte 10 the Navy Department but the
State Depsr ment found the following part OF corre
poncepce between Mr.. Blchlnan. Lord Clarendon and
Rear Admiral telng OF the British navy upon this sub
ject give you here, for publication, only few
uacts from the correspondence sufficient T. show how
Lord Clarendon and the British Admiralty regard the
who has been dishonored BY the Naval Board upon
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
LONDON Jan. Is 1856 !
sRnI transmit the copy Of note from Lord CLARENDON Of
s e s and ~,o her Msess snip
the Jealous co ~ which n the 1 ss
irgste Powhatan attack upou pratca feet In
justice that the gallant and efficient con
' q our ne and
well deserved communication in this country Lord Ola
he 1 Lord Of m he he sa sF
se his praise OF our brave JAMES
hon. WIN L. MARCY. Secretary Of ssse :. % ,..s
SRI have great pleasure in transmitting to gu the en-
Sn Of hs
relative he jealous operation which the latter officer met
Powbstsn attack piracsl aeet and feel sure
as VII ana ss o S s
question have the houor be- with the highest consideration
sir. your most osedent, humble servant rxno,
In bis report to the Admiralty. Commander Fellows
says
Her EAJEsrY's STEAM sLoor RAILER}
SIR impossible speak hS Ss s ksss ASs s
epera, They vita the Rs;sr eml.ns
junk which up killing and woundine Amsri
and eapsiz'ng that witnessed the cool orsvery
dsbted tor my LIE have the honor to BE- S2d, s,,y
From this correspondence see that Lieut.. Ronaho
fun lougbsd at home at the very moment he was ca
the British Ministry and Admiralty and Tor which he hiss
since been bpghed by Queen Isabella Of Spsin and this
case OF Lieut. Ronaldo is only fair Illustration OF the
IN nh I'm
boDotec rather then condemned by their country and
countrymen We carnot expect TO 40 much to build up
navy until such wrongs as these are rightsd. A.
WASHINGTON. March A. 1886.
Interesting Dtlaie an he note-Coodta Beceen ne Fds-
raj and State Constitattions-Jiae Tr,nnbuH Lissiy %
Hold has Ssat-Commiaee Of Ways and Mans in the
Hm,se-Camp1et Whipped on his First BIl-Ar. Dunn's
Charge Urpon Him-BoU at the National Governor 1T
ken, de-. dc.
have several times alluded to The important questions
which would arise in tie Senatorial contested election
f.om Illinois The discussion Of these questions Is now
progressing in the Senate and is attracting unusual aten
ton Mr. Pugh declared yesterday that the Senate was
then siitrg judgment the constitutions Of fifteen
different sovereign States
Mr.. Cttep6en led off the discussion in support of Mr.
Trumbus right his seat and followed yesterday
by Mr. Pugh The buckeye Senator whose reputation
has pre- ceded him here Of the most fuen: and eo
qrent speakers in the West His speech yesterday was
read rem the sheets Of manuscript ard not well read 81
thai. while the 6istirgul he'd Senator stood in st
tude altogether graceful with Of his hands in his
breecbes PACKET To day Mr.. Stewart gave his views
agAiI Judge Trumbulrs claim and followed on the
opposite SIDE by Mr.. Toucey and Mr. Seward who con-
elded that the restriction clauses in the State consttu
toDs touching the qualifications OF Senator'S were abs
lutely void. am inclined to the belief that the Senate
will sustain the election Ct Judge TIuMbuL.
The COMMITTEES Of WAys and Means under the
deal Of the House to day. for the first time with the De-
6c;ency bill. and after trisk eight for few moments
The operation Of the previous question the commit
tee came CT second best Mr.. Campbell, the Chairman
Ct course is very under defeat for rtJing
10 find himself whipped on his first BILL
The difficulty with the Deficiency bill was q clause
changing Marine Hospital system, and giving power
to the executive to lease out all OF the marine hospitals
and provide Invalid seamen in private Establishments
This clause passed by some accident at the time
II up for action and the only way to reach after
wards kill the bill itsela such its late TO-
6s-atbor gh doubt not it will be resuscitated and
committed to the COMMITTEES, with instructions to strike
AZ amusing story going the rounds here to the eec
that Mr. Champion endeavored to satisfy the pubic mind
YESTERDAY to his permanency in posi- ion here
by employing perfect train Of coal carts which were
all day cartDg wood and coal to bis residence
en- The heights Of Georgetown.
During the ceba;e to-day the Deficiency bill, Mr.
Dunn OF Indiana made fling at Mr.. Campbell of Ohio
by saying in a most emphatic manner, that he hoped
those who we're loud in their profession Of love for
liberty, would not shrink they accu stoned 10 d.
when that love conflict with dollars and cents
The ball at the National last evening grand az
fair The company very large and included the elite
OF Washington society.
This evening Governor Aiken, OF South Carolina en-
tertsins his friends at his private residence. +.
The Destructive Fhe In st. Martinsv1lle, La.
TEN Or TWELVE LIVES LosT-s200,000 WORTH OF
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
The following account Of the fearful calamity which
fell upon the citizens OF st. Marnsve the night Of
the 18th ult. is from the Constitutional Of the 10Th
On Sunday night at hair past oclock the inhabitants
pfIa Tho
cry Of fire. Tha stable Of Mr. Renaud in the Of his
cwelliDg house Madison street, found TO be
fire. The destructive element rapidly spread to frame
building used ten pin alley by the tenants of the
aiinnira hrck huidir.n fha of Mr. Esatin