The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-29

Our Special Washington Desp.teh.
RETURN OF THE SECRETARY OF TIE MAYA NEW
COMMANDER FOR THE BRAZIL soUADRos-raR
PARAGUAY MIssIoN-cALIsoRNIA LAND TITLES
coNFIRMlD-THS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IN THE
WEST, ETC.
WASHINGTON, August %, 1853.
Secretary Toucey reached this city last night The
members Of the Cabinet are now all here bat Secre-
fary Floyd who will return next week, and Judge
Black, who may remain in Pennsylvania sometime
longer.
The first official act of the Secretary of the Navy
on his arrival was TO designate Commodore Shubrick
to the command Of the Brazilian squadron He re-
lieves Commodore Forrest. The Paraguay feet, un-
der Capt. Page, will be attached to this squadron
and the Commodore will probably accompany it to
the La Plata. He will go out in the Sabine, stop.
ping at Rio Janero on his way 1t is thought that
the President might be disposed to invest the Com
modore with the power to treat as commissioner
were it not that the appointment of a naval officer
whose trade Is to fight, might be looked upon by
President Lopez as an attempt TO ntimidato him
All danger Of woundng his sensibilites In this re
spect will be guarded against by sending q civilian;
but who it will be is not yet decided.
Two companies Of troops from the Plains, near
Fort Ripley, have been ordered to Fort Arbucde,
and four companies from Gen. Twiggs' department
have been directed TO scour the Indian country
between Fort Arbuckle and the one hundreth degree
of longitude, TO keep the Camanchcs In check. Col.
Rector the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in that
country, will leave here his way home next week.
to distribute goods and trnkets as presents TO these
tribes.
No official intelligence from the Washington and
Oregon Indians by this mail has yet been received.
The dispatches for the War Department must first
go to headquarters at West Point
Some very important plats Of surveys by the
United States Surveyor General of Lands in Cali
fornia are received The Rancho Catacula, contain
ing eight thousand five hundred and fortyive acres.
has been finally confirmed to J. b. Ches; San Fran
cisquito Rancho, two thousand two hundred and ftv
acres, to Maria Conception Valencia de Rodriques:
Rancho Huerhuero, fifteen thousand six hundred and
eighty-'our acres, 10 Francisco Branch: Rancho do
Ia Nacion, twenty-hree thousand six hundred and
thirtyone acres, to Juan Forster; Rancho ucsisosi
eight thousand eight hundred and ninetyfour acres.
TO William Gordon; and Rancho Yajome, six tbou-
sand six hundred and thirtytwo acres, to Salvador
Vallejo. The above were all finally confirmed ON
the Sd inst.
During September and October the Pos, Office
Department hope to have two more mail lines 30
the Pacific in operation-weIs, Butteraeld a Com
pany's overland, and the La Sere & Company Te-
huantepec route.
II is expected by many that the present Chief OF
The Bureau of Clothing and Furnishing in the Navy
Department, Purser Bridge will be rotatcd, and the
result is the gathering of several applicants-Pur-
ser Levi ID. Slamm, formerly of New York, and now
1t the Cbarlestown Navy Yard; Purser Rittenhouse
md Purser Harris, are all OF them willing, II not
anxious, to relieve Purser Bridge Of his arduous
iuties. II IL by no means certain whether the
practice of rotating the chief will be adopted Il il
rule which applies to no other portion of our
naval service. Purser Bridge Is supposed to be
wiling TO hold over while the Others are decdedlv
n favor of rotation. II is not believed that any OF
hem are recommended for their experience in the
manufacture and sale Of clothing.
Politics aTe becoming daily more esrituc AZ The
Congressional canvass IN the West progrusses Con.
missioner Hendricks and Senator Bright. who are In
Indiana, le not expected to return Gil October.
They report chceringly from that state. hoseyer.
sslc from liiuois odsices come IN Of very conflict.
ng character. All parties are sangune Of succoss.
y book o. by crook
Gold Mines nn Kansas, &c.
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