The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-04
DEPARTMENT NEWS
STATE DEPARTMENT.


STATE DEPARTMENT.
Tasres,ing Letter from Rassn--We give the following
extracts of letter from correspondent at Russia:
"Nevscbnk now the head Of navigation the Amoor
river and government steamer plies between this point
aad the mouth Of the AMOR. Nicolief ID fortified town
Of some two thousand Inhabitants, at the mouth of
the Amoor Nicoef understand, is the place to which
the Russian Pacific fleet retired during the recent allied
war; This port lies without the mouth of the Amoor river
In favorable and sheltered position, fortified and capable
of making stout resistance. Northward of The of
Ochotsk there is nasgabe water, but southwark at the
bay of Csres there Ii peny of water for any vessel
There small settlement of three hundred persona
near this point whence the Amoor there is line of mil
a posts This information not precise or given with
mplc. confidence, bnt II ia such as gather.
"Mantchoora is interesting, ifnot noo Important as the
ancient of Tartar prowess under zenghs Khan and
the country whence issued the conquerors OF China. Ma
ure has done much for the country but it wants develop
During the last year, and the one previous, gold
fields discovered in the country east OF lake Baka
which 10 the south aud east of Iskoushe AS many as
five ten thousand have been working in these fields
during the last summer u.
THE government Of Russia Is not yet prepared, as
learn to open tbs Amoor TO indscrmnate commerce. or
"Tske the immense exent OF territory now under the
dominion Of Russia, to which there ia parallel in the
history Of the world and it presents field in which the
grandes ideas may be put practically into execution the
sovereign power being IN hs hands OF one man. having
the head to conceive designs sad the will put them
into practical operation. ..... a.. % H. t
a. That the waters of Lake Baiksl can be connect
ed with the AMOR, l thiak there is no doubt, and
thus open the very heart Of Siberia TO Pacific
commerce. Ny idea is that railroad of few hunde
miles will connect the two systems of waters and give
acon'inuous line of commun aon between the OF
the Pacific and tn, Icy this with few steamers on
Lake aka the Yenisei, the Sena, the Ooe the AMOR
and their tributaries would advance the trade and
merce Of those countries thousand fold in years. and
realize more to commerce and civilization than the dscov
cry of the northwest passage to India
"This route, II opened with steam upon those Siberian
rivers would realize in fact northeastern passage TO In
dia, through which immense trade might eventually
aow for with steam the waters OF the Icy ocean
would be available for months each year. Now the
commerce which flows to Archangel must weather the
north cape in about II deg N L., while the beadlaud of
the ODE only about ~ deR and those of the Yenei
would be within 10 deg N. L.; then, while Archangel ia
Abou GA deg, Obdorsk the mouth Of the Obe is deg
that of the Ieuisei is little above Is deg Thus it will be
perceived that the difference is very great and with
steam the passage to the Obe would be much readily
accomplished than by sail to Archangel Thus with
the passage opened from the mouth Of the AMOR in
land rone could be obtained by the whole distance
from ocean to ocean, four thousand miles direct and
tue different lines OF navigation made available by this
common artery would be sweed three or four times
that sum- for the rivers OF Siberia form kind of
over the face of the country and easily made available
ny short cuts from to the other, giving very beau
ia system of inland navigation. ~
The US q to which cotton may be put generally
BLOWN here and the hitherto close monopoly which the
English capitalists have been enabled hold the in
uoduGoh of the STAPLE has retarded it's liberal
sumption andfestsicted its use" sass
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Penalty Lmpcssd Upon Receivers of Public Moncy-We
were informed application the General Land Office
that the President OF the United States has fixed the
amount of penalty the bonds of the receivers Of public
money for the land districts in the Territory Of Kan.
m and for tie Chippewa district in Wisconsin, at $780,
600 in each case.
three land districts recently established in the Terri
oy OF Kansas have been located at Doniphan for tie Del
aware district at Fo.t Scott for the Usage district aud
ogden for the district The cite of the rev land
ONCE for the Chippewa district in Wisconsin has been es-
eblshed at Fan Claire ....,.tea
Guile Raising ia Minois---W. W. Woodbridge, of Lee
county Illinois, in letter TO the Commissioner of Patents
"sts that the cattle raised in his section of Illinois are
mostly OF the common breed although the Durhams
hg introduced by the enterprspg farmers with de-
aued advantage The great improvement however, is in
we weight and value Of the carcass the stock
Hqe as good for dairy purposes. The cost Of raising
neat cattle does not exceed SIS per head Stock eIlsone
!F DID, Slo two year old, $40; three year old 500 II
proper attention he paid 10 breeding it increases the
' value OF the stock onehalf one-third. Oxen
worth from $50 10 $3.50 per pair. Beef is worth S. to So
Fe"l Cows worth from $25 to $50 each.
WAR DEPARTMENT. .
"'Tashss wth The IadioHs.The following general
% which will be read with interest has been issued by
W War Department:
AAhGAL ORDERS HEApouARTERs THE AMY,
No@ New York, March 80, 1857,
me Generan Chief takes pleasure in announcing the
racion felt by the head OF the War Department,
ss BY himself, in learning from official reports the
conduct and energy displayed by the troops in
os ous small conflicts with Indians follows in the
Lieutenant Robert c. Wood, jr and his scouting de
hs OF the I'd cavalry, pursued Indian trail for
Cn overlook the party the north fork OF the
iexas, February 10 killed three and captured the
T survivors, with all the animals and propertya
success without loss, serious hurt, TO the victors
sergeant Water Mcdonald, with email detachment
on pahy "a cavalry, from camp Verde, Toxas vigor
ny pursued and February Is, successfully attacked
NJ o. hostile Indians killing four and capturing all
SI animals, Private Martin Of company D I'd cavalry
uea Of the wounds then received
:" Lieutenant Edmund Freeman, 9Th infantry recon.