Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-14
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Correspondence 81 ihr E"bm""J E"f"irrr
WASHINGTON Auun.l IL lNII.

WhsHiSGTnN, August IL, l9'''
Experiments will soon b, malc with q new shell
or explosive cannon ball, patented by }. w. brice
thn, wns claim. for tn. Lancaster gun, which made
snch signal failure At S-bastopol. The point gained
Nv Mr. lircr is his succ-s- in giving the shril sp,,
raI motion smilar 10 that acquired By eaden nH''
shot from the ordinary rifle. He had long interview
Yesterday with Secretaries Floyd and Tuucey, s'''
should this new missile prove 10 be what II 10 repr"
senieL, the Government will purchase The patent.
Prc.nlou Buchanan will certainly be mt home t"'
day or Tomorrow His stay nj the Bedford Spiinsr
wa prulou.ed iu consequence Of letter nddrc-s'i
~ him bv the members ot his cabnc, urging binI Il"
r.In1iu a. there was nn MISTER of public Interest
which req Iir.d bis attention IN Washington. lbi,
stoss N. very easy condition Of the political mar
H., AT m, present time Were il no, Tor the office
...k.rs MI Buchanan would evidently have nice
tine Of l.. al least until tho opening q Congress
II. vii not, like most Presidents, prepare his mes
SAGE long IN advance Of the day it is 10 he sent I" the
two Houses of Congress but VIII write 1t AZ The TIME
II is wanted. a portion Of it may he prepared on
the morning Of rhe day II leaves his hands. Nor Will
b.. permit word OF il I" put in type Until II ~ So
ordered bv Congress. The newspaper press Of the
country will therefore not bare the usual advantage
OF advance cOples.
Armnor j. prevalent that new Presidential man.
sion is about being erected, and the old one turned
uo executive offices. This is somewhat premature.
a. There has beeu no sucL proposition yell formal
IL submitted 10 Congress, iivr any appropriation to
meet The expense Ii has only beeu spoken OF here.
As probable thing u the future. II Congress should
d.t..,nine to erect SunWcr Residences or the PresI
dent aud bis Cabinet 1t the Soldiers Home, then II
would be unnecessary to disturb the present wv bite
House" as it is not only we'll situated, and we'll
ulap,cd to its presen; uses, but perfectly healthy du.
ing the Winter and Spring monihs, during which
Congress is in session.
\ strcn; effort is being MADE to have the present
Eu.ineer-n. Chief Of the Navy removed. Mr.. Mar
I'm i strong Union Democrat, but hi. conscientious
mode OF cischarslnG hs official duties does not SUIT
| ,er,.;u parrles who have liked tbeir eye upon the
nublic tressury i ,eriniu paentee Is down on Eu
g;oeer Martin, because he refuses 10 recommend hlS
patent SO as 10 enable him 10 swlnCie the govern
meut. A certain coal company OF PeInsyivarii are
bringing to bear tremendous pressure because this
man Martin won't PURCHASE their COIL but prefers Il
different kind for the use OF our public steamships
Such is the influence now brought to bear upon the
| Administration TO secure the removal at ihuhu!
| public officer. At tins Secretary Iouc1y bad
| Determined TO remove him, but upon iarlher near
lug he has hesitated 1t is 10 he hoped the next step
will be firm and positive refusal The removal "i
| Mr. Martin would lie but bid by tue Department
Tor ra:cullty Oh the par, Of its elnpl"yees.
| Hon. WIN. A Harris, formerly member ct Con-
cress trom the Tenth Legion and now tue able editor
and proprietor OF the Washington Union has return
ed 20 bis post after flying visit TO Lls family 10 Mis-
sauri llls numerous friends 10 Virginia. VIII be
pleased to learn that oe Is 10 tne envy ueu " nn'
| health.
! Lieut. James G. Maxwell has been ordered to tie
| soou.of war Cyane aud Lieut.. james Is. McCauley
relieves Lieut.. Thomas &. Harris. On tae Receiving
snip in pbiladelphis Surgeon Weewright relieve.
Sur. .ou Addison on the Cyane. acd Surgeon Barclay
has been ordered to the Receiving snip onio' al Dos
tnn. RAPPAHA:socK.
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