Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-20
IMPORTANT FROsI EAsHINCTo0.


The Negotiations with New Granada..y,.
ture SH the Dffferences--The ACTON 81
lhe Naval Retiring Boa ri Derla red Tire-
gas sy the eAttOrney-Generai,S &c.
HAsHlNGToS, Oct. l5-The negousiions now in
progress between Gen. Herran and our Government
are touching TO speedy settlement Of all outstsnd-
ing meulties with New Granada What these diff
eu'ies are seem not 70 be understood By the Amer
lean puoue The question as to indemnity for Iossps
during the Panama riots is yielded by New Granada;
OUT Il Is not true that Secretary Cass has notified
| Gen. Herrau that our Government will resist The
collection Of tonnage dulles as stated in dispatebes
from this city. The letter Of the New Granadiau
| munster vas IN reply to q note from the Secretary
OF state The PendIug questions relate TO tax On
our mars crossing the lsthmUs, and 70 the tonnage
| duties claimed by New Granada.
The late Administration took grounds AGAINST The
| payment Of either the postage tax or The topnave
outies ana the present Executive feels more or less
bound by the action Of his predecessor vet a fair
Interpretation Of plain English would seem to war
rant the opposite course The fourth article pro-
Vldes that we shall pay 'no higher or other duties
upon the tonnage OF the vessel or her cargo hsn il
paid by vessels a. New Granada The tonuare dutv
now leVled upon American vessels is paid BY All
New GrSnadan vessels. Is this duty, then in vio-
latlon OF the treaty? The treaty was evidently de-
signed to be one Of perfect equality. The English,
T Frenoh and home vessels pay the duty. The Unisd
States alone resist it.
The Both article is also in keeping with this spirit
OF perfect equality. mo other tolls or charges shall
be levied or collected upon the citizens Of the United
States than are levied upon and collected from the
Grena nan oiIzens They pay postage, and it is
claimed oy New Granada that the United States
should pay similar tax However understand
that Gen HeTan does not insist upon this latter
point As both parties are anxious for q settlement
1t Is believed that some compromise will be made BY
"nion justice VIII be done TO all parties, and the
treaty stipulstions observed
Attorney General r ack has rr-r,voI -, Il -. I
opinion, in which he prom ounces Iheentfre proceed
ings Of the Naval Retiring Board illegal and void
Under this opinion the President will restore the
whole list Of retired and dropped officers Four Of
them will be brought before courts-mariial to an
swer charges to be preferred
On one Of the cases examined by Attorney Gene I
raj Black that officer made the following indorse-
ment "The proceedings Of the Court Of Inauiry in
this case we're inquisitoria ald such as the charao
ter Of no gentleman could successfully undergo"
Commodore Stewart was consulted By the Presi- |
dent respecting the command Of the Paraguay expe-
dition He edmitted thO importance Of tbe trust.
and advised Mr. Buohsnsu 10 gin with the soliVe
list. This, Of course caught Commodore Sbubriek
who stood 6rst on the list after ssOd fronsdes had
been set aside Commodore s. was philosophical
enough to Acknowledge the s'hit" and receive hrs
orders without serious complaint.
DR. Sherman, who was larsly dismissed from The
African squadron il here urging Secretary Toucv 10
examine his case, and do bin justice Il appears
he reported Commander McBlair 10 Commodore Con
over for cruel and iuhuman treatment TO q sailor.
BY which the man came near losing bis life At
this the Commander took offence and had the Sur
geon tried for disrespect, claiming that his report
should have been addressed to hin, MoBlsir and
MT to the Commodore, although the course Of Sur
geon Sherman is the common pursued Il is
believed that Secretary Toucey will promptly re-
buke this attempt to muzze inferior officers in the
discharge Of heir most solemn duties by ordering
Dr. back TO his ship o. Otherwise approving his
ind ependnncp in Nh hn hall D,
outrage in the serviee.-N'0 York Times.
Arrival of Dispatches from our Minister
in meXicO-COndiIiOn OF the Country.
WAsHISGTOs, Oct l5.-Liyut Ap Caiesny Jones
brought despatche. TO the ate D parrmsnt this
morning from our MinIsl ler 10 MrxirO Dir Forsyth
intended 10 ssil flOm Vera Cruz for the UBiied
sta es on the 18Th inst Mr. Forsyth expr ,s-es
doubt as TO the reported important battle between
Vidaurri aud MiramOn, and # MiramOn's suicide
Reports confirmed of the conduct Of GarEs in i'm
prisOning Americans and English for not coniribut
ug to the forced loan. just before Lieut. Jones ,
eft TampicO an American had been Imprisoned and
his goods coBf-cated Many Of the liberal party
Iisapproved Of the course Of Cans The liberals
we're 10 possession Of all the seaports At Mr. For
y THIS request the slOop Of war Ply mouth had gone
o TampieO to protect American interests
General RObles still on board a Spanish ves~
Jel Of war, off Vera Cruz. The officers Of that YES
vel had been deteored in aiding the Zulosga parry
An impression prevailed that Spanish feet would a
IOOn be on the coast to demand redress.
Lieut. Jones is bearer Of letter from our Consul
It San Luis POtOs describing the state of the coun
ry as extremely miserable
Lieut. Jones has besn detached from the Plymouth !
Ind ordered as ordnance officer Of the Paraguay ex
,edition. c
The balance in the Treasury is S9,270,625. The !
receipts for the week amount nearly TO S785 900,
'eiDg S2O6O 900 more than the preceding week. The
amount Of drafts paid was SLAP 492, and the
lmount of drafts issued 81 655 OOO-a reduction Of
5000 $40. =
1t is stated that General JereE fearing his dismis
al, has asked indulgence till he can communicate
With Nicaragua respecting the pending treaty \
ienor Yrisarri left Washing yesterday and Joseph
b White this afternoon, for New York --NeV York
Herald. :