Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-04
LATEST NEWS.


haye not been made before owing IL the eb
srnee of Gen. CAS-. The President ininrmed mo
today that there seventy applicants from
the State Of New York.
Notwithstanding Col Piokens has declined tho
Russian mi ,lan. the President has srni Tor hun
Ia come IL Washington, aud will strongly urge
him t. accept.
Our government is anxinn-ly looking for some
thing definite from Mr. Dodge relative IL the I'm
bfog}io between Spain aud MeNicn. Nothing has
been received from him Of any kind for upwards
o. fun mouths
Since thu reputation If Captain Dfvi-'s in
strneiinns by the Department the public has be
e"lne cafinus Ia know what was contained IN the
letter from Commodore Mrrsine and quoted by
Capt. Davis in hi, ofleial despatch The follow.
ing Is all Of that letter which refers 10 Walker or
Nicaragua:
UNITED STATES FAC SHIP INDEPENDENCE. !
BAY OF PANAMA. Jan. ~, 1857.
SlR-lon will prepare the United States ship
81. Marvs. under your command, for sen with all
practicable despatch. and when rendy 10 proceed
IN sun Juan del Sur, Nicaragua wh,re the pre-
sence al u nnn al wnris necessary in consequence
Of the unsettled slute oi public afnrs.
The prrcareu- md Strengthened condition of
h. forces under General Walker may ndnee
HIM IL attempt depfe daiion upon American ci'l
zen> III TINT State. which you will prevent aud
restrain.
In the event of the expulsion of Walker and
his tolees iaom Nicaragua by the allied n,mies,
and h departure IL adjacent territory III Central
America. Tor the purpose al hostile and negfes
,lv" operations. ynn will take sach further maas-
nfes, With the force under your command, ns
enenn >tnnees shull require for the adeqnnte pro
teetlnn ot Amcricnn cii1ens
| liz Navy Department has received adsioes
from Commander W. Melilar. commanding Uni
ted States slaop II whr Dale. dated Nay 81 III
which he announces hi arrival m Funchal ON
Mny y. The 81 LOUIS WAS shattly expected at
that port We understand TINT The jamestown
~a. Il enve Port nu 'raya shot,ly for the Uni
ted States.
Secretar5 foucey has now under eonsidera
ton the expedicncy of establishing navy yhrd
nt Baltimore. The patapsca Company offer an
eigbs site; with twenty five feet water.
There Is great scarcity of engineers in the
navy. The Department will recall all now on
detailed duty, including those IN the coast sur
"ey. and still be wanting for steamers 10 b fit
ted out Tor seh five engineers, six assistant en-
gneers, eight second assistants, aud ten third
assistants.
Senators Beniamin aud Thompson now in
the city. John Cochran arrived this evening. and
is stopping Mt Wizards.
senator SlidelI had long interview To day
with Secretary Cobb ON the subject 81 the sugar
interests of Louisiana.
About forty ypliuw covered documents were
found on the desks Of ol,1k, IN the Pension aud
Land offices this morning. The ely Is full ot RI
'nors of what they will do if not immediately put
back
Tie net amount IN the Treasury subject In ,lrnlt
i twenty millions of dnlars. of which in Boston
there is nearly three millions, in New York nine
millions, in st. Louis nearly n million. in Pha-
del rha over two millions, in New Orleans up
wards Of three millions. and IN SUI Francisco
nearly million aud hnlf
Only SlBS 900 Of Treasury notes issued in
1856 and lS51 outstanding.
Thomas w. Sutherland has been appointed
Collector Of Customs at Sacramento, wee Sack
EFT removed.
Lord Nunie, has engaged a ftnily summer
residence at Frosibnrg, near Cunbei lind, Ma
lyand.
delegation of the Fonawanda Indians had
conferences with the Commi -sioner on Indian af
fairs to- day in reference 10 the adjustment of
their reserve lands.
Robert Cross. another Of the election rioters
arrested this morning, utter desperate re.
sistnucr He fired pistol at officer Robinson.
seriously wounding him in the hand, face and
neck with buckshot.
July 2-The large two story brick dwelling
ON Pensyl ania avenue, opposite the National
Hotel, owned by Mpssrs. Middleton & Heale was
destroyed by fire last night.
II was occupied hy Messrs. Reese, gas filter
Deinaer, printer, and Monek, gun and white
smith.-The fire was the work of an inoelI1iary.
The building is left nearly valueess The ag
gregate loss of the occupants is from $4,000 to
Sl7.Oa0.
Mr., Monck aud Mr.. Reese were insured; but
Mr.. DeEngcrs loss is not less thhn $4,000, with
no insurance.