The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-21
DEPARTMENT. NEWS.

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DEPARTMENT NEWS.
DEPARTMENT
An Interesting Letter from Cronsad-A correspondent
remarks that ST. Petersbursh regarded the
pensive and least agreeable capital residence in Eu
rope Moscow is cheaper and the climate much better
Odessa is cheaper than Moscow and Reve less than half
as expensive as ST. Peersburgh In fact Cronstadt St
Petersburgh and Moscow have natural connection The
American vessels I'LL stop at Cronstadt but there is no
foreign commerce proper to the place. The merchants the
eutomhouse the exchange and the ministry of commerce.
all at the capital Moscow is the larger Market the
principal Of manufacture and great point of dstribu
on whilst its foreign nearly all passes through
st. Petersburgh.
Very few American vessels stop at Reve Baltic Port
except those which compelled to do So and scarcely
any direct commerce. proper to those places is Carried
with the United States railroad branching from the
point to which the Peterhof line is already constructed
will IN few years make them both out-ports of ST
Petersburgh and they will be very useful SUCH be-
cause the nigaon Is open month longer in the year at
Revel than hee and months longer at Baltic Port
the present time scarcely any American vessel has
discharged Reve have the cargo sent here
loaded there except from here On the completion of the
railroad eight ten years hence doubt strong efforts
will be made by the company to induce vessels to stop
there instead of coming Cronstad but all experience
shows that the going vessels always proceed inland
far good navigation will admit and If Cronstadt has not
grown into important place of commerce nth onop
oily of the shipping there is little chance that Reve will
do by divertng share of the The Russian gov
have determined TO orty Revel extensive
SCALE and to make it rsclass naval and military depot
Commercially, it will be injured by the change There is
custom house at Rave with branch at Baltic Port
That which really gives Reve its chief importance is
that when wrecks take place in the gulf of the
"Srelna" in 1854 and the metropolitan" this summer
the effects saved taken to Reyel to be Sold Yet the
usually get safe ashore the captain and the local
hoes manage the business toerab WE'LL the best proof
being the indifference of the French and English govern
mens whose interest involved is much greater than
To show still clearly the Importance of Reve
will add that as given by Tegoborsk volume page 546
the tonnage entering and leaving the smaller Baltic ports
average of the five years Immediately preceding the
war, stood: Narva 446l6 tons Liban 40lO6 tons; Per-
nau, 744 TONS Repe 1882 tons vindau, lsls tons
whilst for the time it stood for Riga, 462676 and
Cronstadt 637 602 tons. Riga is much important
| commercial port than Reve.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
| The White Turnip-The Commissioner of Patents has
received letter from Captain Coburn, of Matsgorda
Island Texas which he that he raised from seed
which he obtained from this Office specimens of the white
turnp taent inches in circumference He also received
package of red turnp from which he raised bount
full crop the largest specimens of which measured feet
| in circumference. e2s '
The Kap IndiansA delegation of FIVE of the Kaw In
dams of Kansas Territory in paint and feathers waited
upon the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs yesterday
ing his office. These Indians of their accord
and without having been sent for by the department One
of tho number presentc the Commissioner with very
handsome indian cost and several papers handed Ia
which had the appearance of being old treaties. The In
dams understood ask have of their
made head chief but they not accompanied by
t;,tar daal
their could not be readily ascertaned The Com
missioner informed them that they would have proceed
to their home and communicate what they wished to
have done the regular interpreter stationed among them
who would transmit to their father in Washington
i ,... DEPARTMENT.
General Orders-The following important orders have
recently been issued and will be read with interest by those
interested in military movements:
u GENERAL ORDERS HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Adjuiant Generals Office,
i No. 2. Washington, March Is, 1857.
The Geueran-chief with the appreciation of the War
Department countermands paragraphs q B. A, g. and
of his general orders No. respecting the OF
the 4th and 9th regiments of infantry. The movements
therein indicated will probably be made the following
| year.
The execution of paragraph of the orders will be
deferred until suitable period of the late in
the summer be hereafter determined by the department
commander who will then take the necessary for
the abandonment of Forts Kearny and Laramie aud will
order the 9th regiment of infantry to take post Jefferson
Barracks.
Forts Pierre and Lookout will be evacuated rs hereto
fore directed BY order ,a,,r,
| No. 3. New York, March 49, 1857.
l. Brevet Major General John Z. Wool will assume COM
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