Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-08
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
WASHING ron, Sept. 3.-Tbs War Department d"

WARRINGTON, Sept. 3-Tbe War Department mas
i.sled an order to the following effect p.sys,
at being deemed inadvisBbe to detacu 49,
Erigadier General Harvey, from service ~ haasns'
Col A. 5. Johnston, Of the second cavalry 10 a'
signed to the command of the Utah e1pshi'''' "'''
will proceed to join the same without delay. j.,
AS Colonel Sumner, Of the first cavalry, h,aI ="
daily expected with his column of horse anu oo,' ~
gadierG Harvey will, i'll anticipation us'a ,,'
six companies OF the second dragons to escoi. W.
civil officers to Utah their mi-sioa aud rsna'i ~
tachsd to tho command of Col Johnson. Inc com
panies detached WILL If possible, be carrier W a.
least sixty privates each by transfers from ti,e 10
manning companies The staff department WIN SUP
ply all the wants of these Dragons a. wen AZ Inv
wants Of the other detachments of the Utan e1pei
ton that may be remaining behind. Brevet MnJ'
Porter, assistant Adjutan General, will promptly re
port bnsef for duty to Col Johnston before the ia'
ter shall pass Fort Leaveuworih"
Count Montelas having transmitted to the St":e
Department, through Mr.. Vroom, our Minister III
Berlin, mute asking al explanation Of the "plnion
given by MIR. Gushing, in October last Oh ihe r,sn'
OF an American citizen to e1patriate himself h'Io
ney General Black says the specified case IL tha. "
Julius Amther, native Of Bavaria, who came 10 in'
country, and nfer being na,uraIizsd returned 10 ba
varia. His effort to recover his status seems 10 oe
impeded by doubt which the authorities entertaih
ed on the question whether he throw OH hs ae'
glance 10 the United States aud If go, in what inau
ner il can be done.
Judge Black says there is no statute Of the United
States which prevents either native naturalIzeu
citizen from severlng his political connection Win
the government 1t be secs proper to do ~ ID lime VI
peace, and FOR purpose not directly injurious 10 the
interests Of tho country. The fact Of the renunca
ton is ~ be established like other facts for which
there is prescribed form Of proof by any evidence
which will convince the judgment. An oath oil al
duration as test Of bis sincerity, as necessary
part of his title to the future protection Of the Bsva
rian government, may be demanded. Whatever So
ti.ies them ought to satisfy US, since in Al similar
cases prescribe our own rules for the admission oil
Bavarisn subjects as citizens of the United States
The following persons have received appointments
in the scientific party attached to the expedition
under command of Lieut.. Ives for the exploration o
the Colorado river: DR.. j. s. Newberry OF Ohio, ply
sician aud gsologsti H. Is. Molhauseu, of Prussia, ma
turalist +. w. Edlofsten, Of the District OF Go
lumba, artist and topographer; Paul ii. Taylor, ol
Richmond, and Chas. Booker, of Hampton, Va as
sistant surveyors.
Mr.. Molhausen is pupil Of Baron Humboldt, and
was appointed TO the expedition at the earnest solic
tatiou transmitted to the Secretary of War through
the Russian Minister of the distinguished savan who
has done 80 MUCH himself in forms days towards the
development OF the natural history of our cog
tinent. Lieut.. Ives with portion Of the command
will leave for San Francisco in the Steamer of tho 9th
proximo, and proceed at ones to the Gulf OF Caor
| MIA TO commence operations.
In all opinion published in the Monthly Law Re
porter for August, contained in letter from Calrt
| Cushing Attorney General 10 Mr.. McClelland lat.
Secretary of the Interior il held that when river
the boundary between two nations, ts natural chan
| mel continues to be the boundary, notwithstanding
any change Of its course by gradual accretion de
erection of either bank; but il the course BIZ changed
abruptly iuio new bed by Eruption avuIson
then the deserted river bed becomes the boundary.