The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-31
From Washington.

From Washington.
PROCEEDINGS IN TIE NAVAL CoU8r-yHB CASKS
OF LIEUT.. CARrBs, CAPTAIN NEWELL AND LIEUT..
WASHINGTON, May 80, 1867.
The nrst Naval Court NOT In session 10 day. In the
second Court the Of Lieut. John Carter was still up
The following witnesses called and examined Tor the
defeuce-Capt Tyler, Con- Perry and NJ Staples Of the
bar OF New York
Mr. Staples terrified to acquaintance with Lieu. Car
ter which he stated that he always considered thas
Lieut. Carters habits in point OF sobriey very good,
and he always esteemed among his friends there
Being cross examined 10 bis knowledge OF the fepu
,auon OF Lieut. Carter in the navy hc stated that he
thought he did possess knowledge Of the professional
estimation in which he wa held
In the third Court the defence OF Capt. T. N. Newell
was presented, and read by his counsel 7. N. Bount
Fs and the Court cleared for the fnA consideration
OF the case.
Capt Vim. K. Laimer will next be tried before this
Court.
Charles Z. ME-, Esq, the Chief Clerk OF the Indian
Oce, has been appointed acting Commissioner of Indian
Affairs during the temporary absence Of General James
w. Denver, the Commissioner, from the seat Of govern
ment who Ia attending to important official business In
Western New York
An immense crowd attended the music at the Pres
dents grounds this afternoon When Mr. Buchanan sp
peared rush made to get to him by those whose
political fortunes seemed desperate Women AZ 4 chill
dren were literally Old Buck horned his way
through them most perseyerngy, and reached the open
grounds
UNIQUE LETTER FROM WESTERN PosrnAsTKB-
NATIVE rorAToBs IN TEXAS, kTc.
WASHINGTON, Nay 80, 1857.
The following letter received by the President
few dayssnce, and for simplicity aud qhscatedness
exceed, anything that been received by this or any
.aL "a, -
Secretaries have been permitted to take verbatim copy
leaving out however, the Post Office and the OF the
individual. There other people in Missouri besides
border ruifsns aud republicans Here Ia the letter.
CRAWFORD CorsrY, No., April 80, 1857.
Mr.. Brc1AsAS,-
and he s gone out west and bas been gone for three
OF four weeks, and he has deputy here, but
las been gone a. he len The kew with me- ana the Post,
matter told me that must make report at the end OF
every mouth and did not tell me who was 70 write TO,
but suppose n 70 you should mako reports
all cuzens Of the government OF which you are
President n you are hot the right TO receive
the report please drop me few lines, letting ms know
who am to repod 10, and will write again.
R51oRt riE End os ATEu-The weather Ia cold for
III. season-Provisions and very hgh-But not
wthg,apding all that we have regular mails sweck
good health and the people Of this country are unver
sally pleased with your Administration THIS y all know
that would interest yeu f there anything omitted In
my report please let me know My best respects 10 you
and Mrs. Bschanan.
understand that Nr. buchanan Ia well pleased with
this that be intends to give the writer good ONCE.
The operations Of the Agricultural Bureau Of the United
States Patent ONCE spreading themselves every
part Of our extended territory and under the supernen
dence Of Mr. n. Browne, producing great changes
In the agricultural department OF country. letter
has Just been received by this bureau from Capt arkiu
Smith Of Fort Davis, Tcxas, Of -bch have procured
copy, and herewith. The potato crop Ia
Of the most important grown and the native potato OF
texas may yet be the fruitful Tor plentiful supply
Of thus valuable root
n T. BRowNE Eao, Patent Ofioe:-
fr,AE sK-You win and contained in this aud also In
" s nsSs oao nsx ~ers s.r,aSv yro
ing wild STATE. and found 10 several places on the
mps and elsewhere, 10 the narrow VALLEY 81 the Sierra
nsbolo. These grew In rravey SOIL with mixture OF
rich loan, the gravel greatly prevailing, washed upon
the osmy soil There are great number Of mole and
holes In the locality Perhaps the gravel protected the
'''''' - LlRKry SMITH
rHp exvsaAL ppRArm
NEW ROUTE peA A SHIP CANAL ACROSS THE 18TH
xus-srArs OF THE rRrAsuRY--AnHr MEDICAL
WASHINGTON, May 30, 1857
Surgeon Caldwell, attached the United States ship
Independence, under the date Of "Psnams Bay, May
81 has unofrcially advised the Navy Department tina
he has been informed there Ia prsct able route for
ship canal from the Gulf OF san Miguel, Rio savanna,
10 Fuere del Principe, few miles above which place
the tide ebbs thence about north by east, over low
ground 10 Caledonia Bayou, little north OF u thai the
whole country Is low, well wooded and waiered, aud
abounds In game and that a small party can cross
rom the savanna TO the Atlantic Ocean aud return, makn
psth or road as they CO. In le than ten days without
fear Of the Indians or disease.
ID, Caldwell, having obtained leave Of Commodore Mcr
yue hastily explored the route and reports the summit
level on the route from Principe nohery to the Atlantic,
and that whin eight miles Of the savanna, aud wosld
not prove psupersble engineering skill 10 constructing
| q ship canal
The net amour, the Treasury subject 70 draft nearly
twenty three millions, OF which in New York there s
over eleven Millions at New Orleans three Millions at
philadelphia two millions, and al the branch mint In San
| Francisco one million and q half
| The Army Medical Board, recently convened al New
York ba ve reported 10 the War Department that the fol