New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-10
FROM WASHINGTON


No decision has yet been made il regard to the
New-York Post Office ard unless some efficient
steps are taken to relieve difficulties which exist
here the appropriation made at the last session Of
CoDgre" may lapse for want Of application. When
it was recently proposed BY the Administration to
reduce the expenditures, AID to arrest such public
works as might be controlled your Post Of6cs vas
assumed to be in the latter category. Gov. Brown
was then absent inspecting the various sites in
New. York, ard examining the difficulties 10 regard
to location in Philadslphis. When he returned,
bis representations induced pause in this partsl
determination until it could be ascertsaed whether
the Common Council would adept his suggestion of
spprOpriating q part Of the Park for the purpose.
Thu. far no definite reply has been received, but
the advantageous position Of this site, and its ac
feasibility to the public, seem to justify tho belief
that any technical objections will be waived for an
object of 90 much general importance AT all events,
the Postmaster. General will not consent to recon
mend a dollar more than the half million already in
the treasury for the ground and building The Penn.
sylvania Bank in Philadelphia with four fronts, and
occupying large square, was purchased for $3.50.
QUO, and Congress appropriated 100000 more for
alterations, or just one.haf Of the whole sum allowed
to New-YOIk.
A letter has been received BY member Of Lieut..
Bese's family from him on the Great Colorado. an
nounciDg that the exploring party were all well.
This 10 the first intelligence siGce their departure
from w.Mexico. The letter contained but fnw
words and was intrusted to an Indian met in the
wlds Of the desert to be delivered at and mailed
from Santa Te.
There are eighteen or twenty cases still pending
before the Naval Courts of Inquiry which will
hardly be concluded within two months, as some OF
them are likely to occupy several weeks. Although
there is DO positive means Of ascertainiog the num-
Der or names Of those recommended to be restored,
II may be assumed that not more than two or three
if 30 many, of the rank of captain will be in that
category. After the Courts have reported all the
papers will be submitted to the President for his
final revision, and then the nominations made to
the Senate will disclose formally the actual results
No one expects that these proceedings Will Ia aoy
way benefit the Navy, but rather teud to embltter
the bad feeling which is known to exist, and which
low divides the service into hostile factions, whom
no influence can reconcile effectually. When Con-
eress comes to foot up the bills of these Courts,
which have now been sitting in part or whole
since last March, come little astonlsbment Will be
excited at the immense cost which they have IN
volved. There is Judge Advocate General, with
a salary of 800 a day, and an allowance OF more
than dollar page for bis briefs There are three
ordinary Judge Advocates with salaries of $40 a
day and allowances Of more than dollar page for
all the testimony taken, proceedings DC. All wit
nesses, civil or military, are allowed ten cents
mile for travelling expenses, and civilians 50 80 pr
day for attendance. The duty pay of naval officers
is not allowed, for some extraordinary reason
Many of the same witnesses have been summoned IN
various cases. that officers and others residing at
a distance, who happen to have been in demaud,
have made very good thing OF their testimony IL
will require many tens Of thousands to square the ac-
counts before they closed at the Treasury, and
with little profit to the Navy or public.
There is a strong disposition 10 official quarters
here to ignore the necessity Of loan Of SOME kcd,
and rather an ardent persuasion that the resources
of the current fiscal year will quite meet the neces-
saw expenditures We are not told specifically, to
be sure how these desirable enc are to be reached,
but only in general terms that the country will re-
cover its prosperity readily as it was lost, and
hence that our foreign commerce will spontaneously
revive These bright anticipatiOns appear to be
borrowed from false hopes. Thus far the real
effects of the monetary reyusion have not been elt
in Europe All the advices from the other side
show that they regarded il in the same Fight that we
did when the crash first commenced; that is, as the
consequence of an uuwarranted panic When they
find the usual supply of specie from this side not
only stopped but the tide turned in our favor, aud
realize that the drain toward India can no longer be
furnished by the United States, they will for the
first time awaken 10 of the true condition OF
things. With that recognition, it Is only reasonable
TO infer that the course Of trade will be even more
derasged than now and that credits and confidence
will become still more limited. For year to come,
at least we shall buy no more than We actually
need abroad; and the effect of such economy must
be material diminuton Of the revenue from inn
ports. So far as the public domain is concerned,
everybody knows that partial resource is almost
entirely cut off for time by the Immense amount
of private lands that must be forced into market IN
competition with the GOvernment-lands selected
with reference to town sites, railroads, and other
improvements.
The appropriations made for specific objects at
the last session for the current fiscal year were
S72 COO 900. No reliable estimate can be made OF
the indefinite appropriations, covering claims, con-
tracts allowances and the like 10 be adudcated by
| the difereut departments Assuming SS.OOOO 600
for these purposts-which have been rated MS high
as $4,000, 00O-the expenditures would SUN uc al
aggregate of $50 600, 900. There were $4,000 900
surplus in the Treasury on the Let of July, and eti.
mated to be about 80 600 900 of revenue from Gus
| toms and lands to the 18th of SeptenS Since
tber the duties on imports have fallen to $500, 600
per week. and at that cay $500 900 to the lst OF
| January. Allow $4,000, 900 for the six months
| from January to July next. This liberal estimate
would leave deficit of more than SIG 900 900 Tor
| the year.
| If the Administration be compelled 70 borrow
they prefer to issue Treasury notes, with the nomi.
| nal interest of mill to loan for fixed term OF
years, believing that the pressure will pass away
sOOn and then these nc ties may be redeemed through
| the custom houses and asd Offices. Ii the notes
were made convertible into loan at the option ct tie
holder there is no doubt such an issue would afford
a certain measure of relief Dy drawing out OF the
hidden recesses large amounts of god ard silver
| that have retired der pervadng alarm The
balance in the Treasury is daily diminishing but II /:
l N,capf with fie MT IN