The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-03

Important fr0m WassuaDgton.
pksrATChks FROM con-. lofsSsTOE- The TEnuARTx-
fso NAiLHoAD-THE PRESIDENTS E5sbGY, hrO.
wAsMScroz, Feb. 2, ls5s.
Inc es'den's message on Kansas affairs is the general
topic Of conversation There ID but one OPINION smour
fair minded and candid meo-which Is THAI
Just the thing for the times. has caussd proeious
excitement among the black republicans
Dispatches were to-day received at the War Deu.sx
men, from Col Johnston Of the Utah expedition DINA
Camp Scott Black Fork at Green River ON the lst q
December. He says -
have the honor report that additional compsniea
Of volunteers have been mustered the service Of thu
United States for nine months, making in all battalion Of
four companies Of men, numbering In TIE aggregate three
hundred and twenty. term Of six. months would DO
without utility, In that the would be entitled
10 their discharge the midst of active operations
term of twelve months was objectionable as would
bring the period Of discharge at late season as b
make II mpracrcable for the 10 return 10 their hoe
These needed immediately, TO aid in protecting
the supplies for the army and the exigensy did ale~
time for asking authority for their employment
Colonel Johnstes requests that Colonel Haamsn who Is
in ccmsnd a. Fort Laramie but who ordered Fort
Lcaveaworth general court martial may be relieved
from that duty and repair mmediAtey 70 Fort Laramie
70 put progress the execution Of orders for bringing
forward supplies for the army Of Utah.
The troops very comfortable and In coed health in
their winter quarters.
Information also transmitted through the Subsistsocs
Bureau that sbundsnt supply of fat teef has beea
supplied to the army Fort Bsdger from settlement
hundred and ffty miles north Of Salt Lake, and from
whence Is supposed large quantities be furnished
in the spring should IL be needed in the army.
The new Tehusntepec Conpany composed Of Garay,
lie Sere, and Benjamin. have been laborng for nearly
month TO get the administration into
for carrying the mail the Ishmus Of Tehuantepeo
1t decided in Cabinet to-day not to any con
tract for the present This will postpone the matter for
come months.
THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 1865.
II is true that Doctor Bernhesel has had several osg
nte with the President relative 10 affairs Utah
lie proposed that the troops be withdrawn and that
commission BIO despatched TO the Territory arrange
settle of difficulties The President rejected r.
Their thar received the proposition which Bernhsse
in virtue of powers delegate OF Utah not pur
suant instructions from GoveSnor Young The Doctor
say that the people disposed to peace and would
come to any reasonable terms Of accommodation.
The bill reported to day BY Senator Mason fro ths
Committee Foreign Relations approprs,cs $50 900 a.
indemnity the owners Of the Spanish schooner Amls
ted The report Of the majority is the that pre-
eented the previous Congress The minority Messrs
Seward and Foot contend in their report that Rusz and
xontez had property tho fifty three alleged slaves
for which payment is proposed 10 be made, and wero
themselves vioa'ors of law and held the Africans
lawful Imprisonment; that treaty stpustiens with
Spain contemplate the restoration OF lawful merchandise
removed out OF the bands Of pirates robbers the
high seas, but that these negroes were not iawfufy
merchandise having been stolen from their homes
tor OF all law tha. the vessel ant its were en-
gagged Of piracy end robbery that the claimants
did nc, prove property and that the claim generally
supported BY right or hw.
Special agents Mcguire and shalcross, assisted by do
tecves Allen and Bass, succeeded In discovering largo
Post Office robberes and traced the the wsshng
ton Office It said that considerable amount of money
has been recovered. Tho person detected Is Robert W
Young, Jr., aged abou, twenty years He Is under
bonds for trial