Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-24

the LIST of January.
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
The New Japan Treaty The Chinese
Acknowledgements OF the War and Navy
DePartments---The Indian Difficulties
---Gen, TEarneY---SenOr Yrissari, sc.
WASHINGTON Friday, Nov. 19.-The State De-
partment has received private ad7ioes announcing
the conclusion Of the new Treaty with Japan, Of
which you have published synopss,-but the doc
ument itself has not yet TO hand II is on its
way hitheT, in the hands of a son Of Commodore
Tatnau, who took the European overland route.
The Government is highly gratifed by the success
Of Mr.. Townsend Harris, in negotiating the Con-
vention, which is looked upon as one Of great i'm
portance, containing concessions to liberal ideas
scarcely expected Of the Japanese so soon after the
first penetration Of their walls Of ezclusiveness.
Mr.. Reeds Treaty with China-an admittedly cor
rect copy of which the Times has published-wil be
sent TO the Senate Immediately upon the assembling
Of Congress, as it provides for exchange Of rat
i6osuuns in June next.
Secretary Floyd is rapidly regaining his strength
and is now busily employed at his private residence
preparing his annual report This report, under
stand, is longer tnan usual but proposes no radical
change in the present organization Of the army.
Utah matters will be treated OF at length, and full
explanation given 10 the country why the Mormon
war which was only threatened war cost so much
money. The Quartermaster Generals report alone
shows an expenditure Of nearly five millions Of dol
lars in that expedition. The entire expenditure by
the Ouartermaster's Department for the last fiscal
year was S9,4lI 276 SO, and the estimates for the
year ending June 80, 1860, are as follows;
For QuartermGsters So 9l2, 900
For clothing and camp uipage..........ll 29 $40
For contingencies in the 900
Total.... ...'..So Voo,oOO
It lisa remarkable fact that more than one kalf of
this heavy amount is required for transportation,
and Secretary Floyd will present some interesting
data going 10 establish the economy of Railroad
transportation for the Government. For period of
five yeass preceding the 30th of June last the Army
Of the United States numbered, on an average, 49,,
coo men, rank and file and the cost Transportation
was Sl00 600 000 or two million Of dollars annually.
For the term Of FIVE years Immediately preceding
the first named period the average size Of The army
900 men, rank and file, and the cost Of transport
tation was only $3.50 OOO or one hundred and fifty
SIX thousand dollars per annum. During the period
last named, the transportation was principally in
the "States" and by steamboat or Tqiiroad convey
ance Now It is the Territories, and by wagons
drawn by forty six thousand oxen and hundreds Of
mule teams-the difference between the two modes
of nearly two million Of dollars per annum agains;
the Government. And If it cost two millions annu~
ally TO transport Is 6Oe who estimate the annual
cost of the hundreds Of thousands Of people who
daily moving over our vast Wesl era regions The
army Of the United States now moves through % !
degrees of latitude and 81 degrees of longitude
The report that our Indian difficulties have been
confined to those tribes with which no treaties have
been made is hardly correct. Treaties had been
gotiated with every Indian tribe engaged in the |
late war in OregOn-a full statement Of which has /
appeared in this spOndence-but these treaties
have never been carried into effect by our Govern
ment, and hence this recent outbreak. No hOstili~
ties have occurred with any tribes with which trea
ties have been perfected and the stipuations oh. 1
served by this Government except in the case Of the
Csmanches.
It is denied by dispatches from this city, that Gen.
Harvey has been ordered to the command Of the De-
partment Of the West My dispatch in yesterdays
Times did not sayhe hqdJssn but lOW be. will now
add he will be "a a UeTy short time. The Department
has no idea Of Withdrawing all the troops from Ore
yon On the other hand the new division styled
he Department OF Oregon, viii be continued, and as
said, under the command Of Col Wright, who has
10 successfully conducted the Oregon War to close.
The Administrator, understand, are much ems
'aTrassed by the very equivooal position Of Senior
.rssari in connection with the 6llibusters. The
Minister extraordinary was called on to answer
7hether he was supplying certain emigrants with
assports Nicaragua, aud 1t is said he acknowledge
the issuing Of sir fit be ascertained fully that
rigsari is furnishing passports TO parties leaving
JT Nicaragua, then / understand our Government
ill wash its hands of the whole business and permit
further annoyance in relation to 1t either from
enOr lTIssari from the transit spectators. Ills
lis doubt in themind of the President which causes
le hesitation, appsrentinthe action Of the Treas ny
apartment in issuing orders to the Collector Of the
lrt Of Mobile. h
Major Ben. McCulloch who go satisfactorily dis s
largei the duties of a Peace Commissioner TO the
ormons, last sumner, starts for Arizona, Gov fl
nmelt business, within a few days probably to a
lect locations for military postE designed 10 j
established in that region. -
The estimates Of expenditure in the Navy Departs Vi
ont of the next fiscal year, for the Navy proper, s
mounts to Sl3 O00 OOO million less than these Of y
current year So that no large increase of force
any quarter can be contemplated tpresent.-NtV d
1rs Times. o.