New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-19
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Dispatch 70 The N. Y. Tribune.

Special Dispatch 70 Inc M L. Inoupes
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Aug. Is, 1861.
Chief. Engineer Martin of the Navy has ben
dismissed. The new appointee favsrs the use Il
Pennsylvania coal for the Navy.
Gov. Walkers personal friends affirm that hs
will cause the insertion Of the Wilmot PrOviso.
rerbatim ct kteratm, in the Kansas Constitution,
in order to spite the Free-State men if they co.,
tinue to worry him. .l
The letter of our commercial agent in Nicaragua,
Mr.. b. Squire CottreI, with regard to tho treaty
settling the boundary between Costa RIGA and
Nicaragua (confrmatory of the statements Of TIE
Nicaragua correspondent of THE TRIBuNE), 10 not
official The State Department knows nothing
upon this subject, or about the alleged contract d
Morgan & Co. for the Transit route Col. Cauh
has not announced himself as Minister from Coss
RIGA to this Government and the story is probably
hoax. g,s
Gen. Cass and his clerks are busy to-day viii
dispatches by Wedne sday's steamer to Messn
Mason and Dodge, our Ministers. in France and
spain. ....
Some persons doubt the reported defeat of Sen
Houston for Governor Of Texas. The Democuts
are confident that Stewart has been elected Gov
ernor of Missouri s
To the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Aug. Is. 1851.
A Postal Convention has been concluded between
the United States and Hamburg The mails are 10 BE-
exchanged by means of United States or Hamburg
mail steamers running direct between New.York ana
Hamburg. The portage between the United States
and Hamburg under this arrangement is ten cent?
the single letter OF hahOunce under, plepal.
ment optional, and two cents on newspapers, prepg
ment required. The rates to all countries and pissn
beyond Hamburg whether upon letters or pitM
matter are identcaly the same 10 all respects Is u
rates charged via Bremen under the United States end
Bremen Postal Convention.
New.Orleans papers of the 18th inst. are to band
There bad been continued rains in all parts a
L0ulslana heard from.
Colonies Waters and Lockrdge were in GslvsstOa
on the 9th inst. They were bound for the Western
part of the State.
The election of Runnels, Democratic candidate tse
Governor, was regarded as certain.
Eleven Democrats and five Americans had been
elected 10 the State Senate.
There had been partial shOwers in the interior Of the
State but the drouth still continued Cotton picking
had commenced.
We have New Orleans papers of the 18th inst
They contain articles from the Vera Cruz papers Of
the 18th ut and I'd inst in relation to the Tehusnte
pee route They urge the Government to make suit
able provision for the opening Of business which 10
take place 10 October, and they say that everything
is progressing in satisfactory manner. The papers
also notice In terms of generalization the recent s
rapgement between the different claimant. of the
grant and express their confidence in the happy issue
OF the mission OF Messrs. Benjamin and La Sere
favorable issue Of the negotiations with Span
was much doubted.
The defenses Of Vera Cruz and the Castle Of San
Juan were being pushed forward with remsrkshs
vigor.
Troops from distant provinces were concentrating s
the City of Mexico and Vera Cruz. =, :,
The Intelligence of Instructions 70 Mr. Forsyth fo-
new treaty 1.as received in Mexico with lively N
terest.
ThsTexas news u uDiuportant. The papers abound
with contradictory STAT monts in regard 70 the crop
The road from Golisd TO San Antonio was icf,sted
with band of outlaws. and murders and rcbbsriss
were almo-t Of daily occurrence.