Washington telegraph., 1856-01-23

are more fully disclosed. Should no salts
factory arrangement be soon concluded
shall again call your attention to the sub
jject, with Recommendation of such meas
ures as may appear to be required in orde
to assert and secure the rights of the Unite,
States, so far as they are affected by tn
pretensions of Denmark.
FRANCE
| announce with much qualification The
since the adjournment of the last Con e-esr
the question then existing between thi
Government and that of France. respecting
the French Consul at San Francisco, hal
been satisfactorily determined, and that th'
relations of the two Governments continue
to be of the most friendly nature.
GREECE
A question, also, which has been pending
for several years between the United States
and the Kingdom of Greece growing out OF
the sequestration. by public authorities OF
that country. of property belonging to the
present American Consul at Athens, and
which had been the subject of very earnes,
discussion heretofore, has recently been set
tied to the satisfaction of the party inter
ested and of both Governments.
! SPAIN.
! With Spain, peaceful relations are still
maintained, and some progress has been
made in securing the redress of wrongs
complained of by this government. Spain
/ has not only Gisavowed and disa approved the
conduct of the officers who illegally seized
and detained the steamer Black Warrior ut
| Havana, but has also paid the sum claimed
as indemnity for the loss thereby inflicted
on citizens of the United States
| In consequence of destructive hurricane
which visited Cuba in 1914, the supreme
] NJ Of hot Slo r.
| permitting the impor tation, for period of
six months, of certain buiIding materials
and provisions. free of duty, but revoked it
when about half the period only had elaps-
ed. to the injury of citizens of the .. States
who had proceeded to act on the fait of
that decree. The Spanish government re-
fused indemni6cation to the parties aggFiev-
ed until recently, W hen it was assented to
payment being promised to be made so soon
as the amount due can be ascertained.
Satisfaction claimed for the arrest and
search of the steamer EI Dorado has not yet
been accorded bat there is reason to believe
that it will be, and that case with others,
continues to be urged on the atten ton of the
Spanish government. | do not abandon the
hope of concluding with Spain some general
arrangement, which. if it does not wholly
prevent the recurrence of difficulties in Gu
ba, will render them less frequent; and
whenever they shall occur, facilitate thei T
more speedy settlement.
MEXICO
The interposition of this government has
| been invoked b7 many of its citizens, on ac-
count of injuries done to their persons and
property, for W hich the Mexican republic is
responsible The unhappy situation of that
country for sone time past, has not allowed
its government to give due consideration to
claims of private reparation, and has ap-
peared to call for and justify some forbear-
ance in -such matters on the part of this
government. But, If the revolutionary
movements, which have lately occurred in
that republic, end in the organiza ton of q
stable government, urgent appeals to its JUS
tice will then be made, and. it may be hoped
with success, for the redress OF all com
plants of our citizens.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
| In regard to the American republics,
which, from their proximity and other con-
siderations, have peculiar relations to this
government, while it has been my constant
aim strictly to observe all the obligations of
! political friendship and of good neighbor-
! hood, obstacles to this have arisen in some
| of them. from their own insufficient power
! to check lawless irruptions. which in effect
! throws most of the task on the T.. States. -
| Thus it is that the distracted internal con-
dition of the State of Nicaragua has made
/ it incumbent on me. to appeal to the good
/ faith of our citizens to abstain from any
/ llwful intervention in its affairs, and to
/ adopt preventive measures to the same end
! which, on a similar occasion, had the best
results in rc-assuring the peace OF the Mex
lean States Of Sonora and Lower California
/ TREATIES.
Since the last session of Congress a = ty
of amity, commerce and navi igation, and foI
the surrender of fugitive criminals, with
the kingdom of the Two Sicilies; treaty
of friendship, commerce and navigation with
| Nicaragua and conyen ton of commercial
reciprocity with the Hawaiian kingdom have
been negotiate The latter kingdom and
the State of Nicaragua have also acceded tC
Il declaration. recognising as international
rights the principles contained in the con
vention between the United States and Rus
sia Of the 22d of July, 1854. These treat
les and convention Will be laid before the
Senate for ratification.
TREASURY.
The statements made IN my last annua
message, respecting the anticipated receipt
and expenditures of the Treasury, have beel
. substantially verified.
1t appears from the report of the Secreta
ry, that the receipts during the last fsca
year ending June 80, 1855, from all sources
were sixty-fve million three thousand min
hundred and thirty dollars and that tn
public expenditures for the same period, e5
. elusive of payments on account of the pub
lie debt, amounted to ffty-six million thre
hundred and ninety-three dollars. Durin
/ the same period, the payments made in re
demptionlof the public debt, including in
:. terest and premium, amounted to nine mi
hon eight hundred and forty -four Thousand
l. \ In
f The balance IN the Treasury at the begir
, ming of the fiscal year, July l. 1855, wa
: eight millions nine hundred and seyenty-si
dollars the receipts for the first quarter
+ and the estimated receipts for the reInainin
: three quar- teYs amount, together, to slxt.
seven million nine hundred and eightee
: thousand seven hundred and thirty-four do
5 lars thus afording in al, as the availah