The Washington union., 1857-04-25
DEPARTMENT NEWS
STATE DEPARTMENT.

Island @f fofaos1. Shp'crects ef 1asttcap Tses The
following information has heen communicated by an in
telligent correspondent at Hong Kong.
IN reation to the productions Of the Island OF Formo-
sa, now have the pleasure enclose statement OF s
exports and the prices of each article the value the
whole and remarks made upon each article of export hy
gentleman who has been engaged in the trade Besides
this amount large quantities have been exported by unks
and coasting lorchas OF which have account Any
quantity of camphor wood can be obtained pigs pou
try and cattle are to be had in plenty and coal is abun
dan Quicksilver in quantities and the best Of copper ore
are here ia be found Capt Crosby, in small American
schooner, tho Louisiana commenced trading there in
1881, since which mc though the mandarns discourage
the trade it has been rapidly increasing. The island is
but thiny settled and the aborgncg and Chinese there
are continually at war; and il Il DIVIDED into small
districts and villages that are continually sending marau
ing parties upon alothe, ii could he taken and held
by q iorce Of iye hundred men.
gentleman who lately visited the island wrote me rs
follows: 'Bungtie one of attendants, told me that
large vessel had been lost the before last s55 NJ
King kore that he supposed it Ameri,ss vessel
that IL had been DESTROYED by tho ryes and the e,eN
murdered and shot 'papshMg, The native ehici b.,
her teeseops let the schooner to so 70 the next pot
overland and visit 'Rnching, AMI tndeavor n cai
look at the telescope; but ns as we landed there sSo
melee between 5aching and the Bungle mcn the former
nhg made ioray upon the disuic OF the latter This
rchueiea ~ impossible to travel and returned to the
sf,oonef' The American ship aElyira Harbecl'' left
San Francisco for Manila in April or MAY 1854 ana has
not been heard OF 9noe She carried the captain and his
wife and family, sfaa Mr. Saunders. Her burden was 500
tons,
The American ship IIighayer, large vessel left San
Francisco 10 October 1855, for Hong Kong She carried
Captain Marshall and his wife, and Mrs Compton and
two children, and 800 Chinese passengers She has not
since been heard Of II is pobahe that ono or the other
OF these vessels was the ship alluded to- as no Other large
Aean vessel was lost this cost in 1855 that has
not hcen accounted for
The American ship 'Rollen Racer" Captain Wilson
was lost in ihe river Min near Chaoio, on ihe ION ~
shin and
and hve Of them lately reached this port.
iahe hateR vessels beissg driven from Canton
and Nhanoa there Is great amount OF tonnage in this
port but rs the Chinese hold possession the river and
have nierioed ttado very little business Of any Kind i
now being done.
DEPARTMENT.
The Nal lettings Yesterday at 10 clock The reading
of the accepted bids Cor mall contracts was commenced in
the hall of The General Post Office building The read
Ing occupied about three hours Suboined are a few OF
the most important routes. The contracts with railroad
companies have not yet been perfected
Milne
From Augusta TO Bangor vassal d. Pinkham. 80 500
two.hoIse coaches
From Augusta to belfast Josiah Mitchell $40, four
horse coach.
From Augusta to Rockland VIM Bennett, sll75,
four horse coach
From Augusta TO Feepot Thomas H. McCausand
S4T0.
From Augusta to Phillips Silas S. Morey 1925
From Augusta to North Anson vassal d. Pinkham,
$500, two-hors coach
From Bangor TO Oldtown VIM Jamison
From Bangor to Calais; George W Sbmtt, S4,975,
two horse coach.
Prom Bangor to casne Walter Smith, $500, two
horse coach
From Bangor to Belfast Henry s Parker ss45, two
horse coach,
fSoIa tensor to Hartland; Benjamin Hurd s295, two
horse coach
From Bangor TO Athens; John Smith 1898, two
horse coach
IRON Bangor to Maitawamkeag James Drew, $3.50,
four-hofsc coach.
From Bangor to Brownsyille Stephen r Barton s2si,
two horse coach
From Bangorto Greenvlle; William X. Iancey, 81 900