Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-10


serves this endorsement at the hands Of his con.
sued By him during the last ssssiorof Congress.
From The sanguine tone of the papers In his |
district, We have no doubt but that he viii be
triumphantiy elected
To FIsHEaMES.-rhs following letter from
the Secretary Of the Treasury, win probably be
Of interest to some Of our readers:
5 SIR: Your letter Of the 18th ult., making In
are entitled to the same Consular aid as .eamen
on board merchant vessels in cases Of distress,
has been received. .rFFArt-- s-aEsEs Il
By the twenty rst section of the act Of Febru.
ary Is, 17g3 ships vessels licensed for carrying
on the fishing, must obtain pesmissi0n from the
collector Of the district where such ship vessel
may be previous to her departure, to touch
such permission, the commander or master must
deliver like manifests and make like entries both
Of the ship or vessel, and Of the goods, wares or
merchandise on board, within the same time. and
under the same penalty, as by the laws OF the
United States are provided for ships vessels Of
the United States arriving from a foreign port.
The crews OF fishing vessels are not seamen
States, and therefore entitled to any allowance
out Of the fund for the relief and protection Of
American seamen through United States consuls
at foreign ports, as extended by the act OF Feb
ruary d, 1SO3 to seamen In the foreign trade and
by the act OF April 4, 1910, to seamen engaged in
the whale fishing. Fishing vessels cannot Iegiti-
mately enter at any foreign port except under the
provisions of the act Of 1893, and liable under
the same act to heavy penalties, IL found within
three leagues Of the coast, with goods merchan-
die Of foreign growth or manufacture on board,
exceeding S5tO, unless the vessel has the permIs-
sion Of the collector before referred to.
Under the law, am Of opinion that seamen on
board fishing vessels are not entitled to consular
aid, and that, in the event of their being driven
fnnr in afr A. Iol
by the consul is a legitimate charge upon the
owner or master Of the vessel.
am, very respectfully,
HOWELL CoBB,
Secretary Of the Treasury
B. HAMMAIr MORTON, ESQ,
United states Consul, Pictou, NJ g.
THl OCEAN MAIL.-It is stated that the re-
ply of Mr. E. X. Collins to the letter of inquiry
as to whether he intends to comply with the
terms of his contract for carrying the ocean
mail, has not proved satisfactory to the depart
ment; consequently, the arrangements for the
transportation of this mail are placed in very
unsettled condition. The terms of his letter
are regarded as evasive. No steps have As yet
been taken in the matter.
The CHINA SoUADRoN-The North China
Herald, published at Shanghai, May 90, says
of the United States naval vessels, that the
Mississippi left the Gulf of Pechei with dis
patches from the allied Ambassadors to their
respective Governments on the 22d She fell
in with the Powhatan at the Ruggles and then
proceeded on to Hong Kong. The Powhatan
brought in the packets for Shanghai and leaves
Immediately for the Cult.
Hon. ISAAC ToUCEY, Secretary Of the Navy,
left the city this morning, in company with his
family, to sojourn a short time at his home in
Connecticut. His official duties will devolve
on tho Chief Clerk, Charles w. Welsh, ESQ,
who is empowered to act as Secretary until his
return.
THE PARAGUAY EXPEDITION, it is now con-
fdently expected, will be ready for its depar-
ture on or about the LIST of October next The
preparations to this end are being pushed for
ward with all possible dispatch by the Navy
Department.
ISDIsPosED.-We regret to learn that Attor-
ney General Black has been suffering for few
days past from an indisposition, which has
caused him to be absent from his Office
TIE WEArHBR.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time of observation is about o'clock: