The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-19
THE LATEST NEWS.

Our Special Washington Despatch.
QUIZ RELATIONS WITH MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMsxI-
Cs-sUCCBss OF rHK ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH sKrx'
K.MxNrs- CosDtriON OF TIE FEDERAL TRxASU-
EY-1HE NATIONAL DEBT, RTC.
WASHINGTON, June18, 1853.
By the last dispatches from Mexico perceive that Mr..
Forsyth in bis communication TO Senior Cuevas Minister
Of Foreign Relations Mexico with reference to the de-
cree imposing tax on American ctxers, compliments
the administration Of Zuoags by saying that If preceding
governments Mexico had acted with the prompt
tude and disposition 10 dispose Of matters between the
two republics there would be nothing left uudone.
The administration at Washington has not yet determined
the ground Of Mr. Forsyhs objection 10 the decree be
srabie or not Mr. Forsyth's objection ia, that the
called tax forced loan, while it would appear to be
temporary income property tax. general in its
application. En be simply such tax, 1t must be con
coded that foreign res dents should pay well c
The intelligence first Published In the HsaAID In my
despatch several weeks ago. about tho ntrgues Of Nous
Belly in Central America in connection with Mllsud
Co. questioned at the time. The administration now
gees Is verified, and Ia indignant at the treachefy
double dealing and irgratude OF these miserable little
republics Congress- ought to have invested the President
with power 70 settle with these people and 10 keep open
tho sthmus routes. Nothing be done now but renew
the everlasting diplomatic talk, which they laugh At
The Navy Department has received letter from Captain
hudson, Of tho Niagara dated Plymouth Sound June g.
Several successful experiments had boon made as
10 tho electric current under deep sea, and Is
to the facility Of laying the cable ri great depths
The greatest depth attained twenty Eve hun
dred and thirty fathoms. The machinery had acted
admirably in running out the cable speed Of Eve and
six knots hour. AL expected TO be ready 10 leave
port 81 10Th the centre OF the great plateau
the work would commence.
All the fifteen midshipmen who graduated recently at
Annapolis have beeu ordered on duty in tho Gull.
The follo~os elbows the condition Of the United States
Treasury on the 10th nss. -
b~~noe 20
Amount OF rcccFt.. o43.0ab
Dftts Phio tol,IV
thsfs Us ued'. eassi2
iSsouCucn ASo,.o'
The debt Of the United States will be- at the end Of the
fiscal year July about forty FIVE millions IF dollars and
with the loan added, sxty five millions Loskng 1t the
prospects of the crops and trade considered that this
amount viii not be lcssencd I'LL another year.
Tho President d better, but still indisposed.
Mr.. Waiter, who Ia experimenting the work OF the
Capitol extension, under Captain Megs, sent his rssgus
ton the President "Wednesday, take eec. six
days unless Captain Melgs be removed. These two OIL
have disagreed for time past The presence
the architect who designed the Capitol extension and who
Is here looking Into the defects and showing how bis plan
has been mu,laed has probably brought the rupture
head.
is said there grea. defect, also, in the squcduc,
which viii be exposed.
The friends Of the cuprit Powers, who was TO have
been hanged this morning, bos,eged the President until
he granted . respite for . week. The mother OF the
miserable threw herself her knees before Mr..
Buchanan, and implored him for mercy most hcn,
rendrg manner.