Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-18

The Correspondent Of the Times says; We learn
from our special correspondent that members Of
the British Legation assert thatit is the intention Of
the British Government to construct Rsilroad from
the head waters Of the Saskatchewan River to the
Pacific in the region of the Fraser River. Nathan
Sargent denies the rumor that he had Issued
circulars Inviting convention Of the friends Of
Senator Crttenden with view to bring that states
mans name before The people as = candidate for
the Presidency in 1860; but it is not denied that
such q convention was held Of his prOmisouOus
friends in Washington
The Herald correspondent says: Thedeparture Of
theflibusters from Mobile is source oftrOuble
and embarrassment to the administration. Every
possible effort will be made to capture them, and
instructions 10 that effect will once be despatched
to every point where they may be likely to pass.
Information has been received by cur government
that the newly appointed GOvsrnes Of Fernando 70
and dependencies, off the coast of Africa, went
there in mAn-of>war, and declared the religion Of
Spain the only religion of he island, and threat
ened the immediate expulsion Of cur missionaries
The subject has been brought to the attention Of the
State Department, and the necessary steps taken in
the matter The Spanish Minister here diselaims all
knowledge Of the matter and is understood to have
addressed his government upon the subject. 1t Is
thought serious difficulties may arise from it, as
the leland does not belong to Spain
The President has been engaged to-day with the
Secretary of the Navy, arranging the squadron in
tended for the Gulf, and making out the programme
which the commanders are to follow in the delicate
and important duty which will be assigned them,
The President has been engaged also, it is UNDER
stood, with Judge Black and Mr. Holt. Commissions
er of Patents, and the Secretary of the Navy, exN
aiming the case of retired naval officers, with
view Of coming to final decision in this delicate
and laborious business.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs win imme-
diateIy take up the recommendations Of the Navy
for building ten new slOops Of var, and endesvOr
to get the bill passed early in the session.
As there is an evident Misrepresentation as to the
motives Of the Senate caucus in proposing to re-
move Senator Douglas from his position as Chair
man Of the Committee on Territories, it may be
proper to state that there Retrospective feel
ing OF policy with regard to the Lecompton issue
on the part Of Senators. It was simply following
consistent precedent in not allowing him to occupy
important political position inimical to the views of
the party ard to the majority of the committee If
the views Of the Chairman Of the Committee on
Commerce, or OF the chairman Of any other CON-
mittee, were inimioal to the majority, the same
course would be pursued, independent of political
anteeedents Senator Bigler did not vote in caucus
for displscing Douglas.
Lieutenants Mygatt, J. D Todd, Richmond, Aulick !
and NJ. Patterson Jones, and Surgeon OCOnner |
Barclay, have been ordered to the slOOp-Of war St.
Louis.
Unofficial nfJrmation believed to be reliable, has
been received that Major Emory and eight men OF
the First cavalry had been murdered By Indians
while on the way to Fort Arbuokle from Cottonwood
Springs.