The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-19
FROM WASHINGTON

Oct l6.-The Navy Department, this morning.
appointed all the remaining officers for the Brazil
and Paraguay Expedition. The vessels carry $50
thirty-two Founders, and twenty-one nine-inch
guns, beside mortars.
The General Land Office, on protest filed in the
name of the School Commissioners Of Wabasha
County, Minnesota, against prccmptiOn and location
being allowed upon sections lG and Sc, within the
Sioux lalbrccd Reservation, has decided that they
have ncverb been appropriated for school purposes.
and are therefore subject to prcCmptiOn, the same
as other lands.
The War Department has received a communica-
ton from Ma jOr Galnett, commanding Il detachment
of the 9th Infantry in Washington Territory, dated
Iakama Expedition, Nenatcha River, Aug l3.
After giving account of the capture Of some In
dians, who, it is believed had fed in the Blackeet
country in pursuit and alarm of others, and the
death Of Lieut. Allen, Major Garnett says it is his
intention to move to the region Of Okanagan to
show his force there. The Indians state that the
tribes at the north of Okanagan are friendly.
They say the story of the massacre of % miners
from Wala-Walla is untrue. Major Garnctt finds
it is impossible for foot troops to traverse the
try from the mouth of the Spokan River to Buck
land Rapids, at Columbia River, for want of water
the trail. He intended to cross the Columbia at
Okanagan, follow it the east side to the Priests
Rapids, there recross it, and reach his post on the
20th of this month.
The General Land Office has decided that by the
law relating to preemptions upon haf-breeds tracts,
a settler upon technical quarter section is an oc-
cupant of the whole OF it, and will take the whole,
altnOu1H Improvements may cover Il part only: DWL
a settlement upon part only, with view to hold
ing in other quarter sections, must be clearly
shown, and intention notified othcrw isc subsequent
location of scrip will hold the subdivisions not i'm
proved ON not notified for preemption.
Fran The Nc,y TorL. Tribune.
Oct l7.-Robert J. Walker is writing book on
the Relations Of Capital and Labor, and not pam
phlet on the Tariff.
The Democratic spectators on Congressional
Jobs calculate that with the Anti Lccompton Demo
Gratis their party will have two majority in organ
izing the House in the Thirty-sixth Congress.
The California Overland Mall which left San
Francisco on the Goth September is two days behind
time. Experienced travellers deny that the mail
can be carried successfully on that route.
[Correspoadsace Of the Nelo YorE Tin,es
Oct. 1.-THE State Department has received no
communication from the Society Islands on the sub
icct of annexation. The paper presented by Count
Sartges asked the withdrawal from these Islands of
two Americans who were intermeddling in their
political affairs. The American Consul refused to
forward the paper, and hence it was sent through
French officials.
Correspondence Of the Ne,y York Herald
George Butler, Cherokee agent, has arrived in
this city. He reports all quiet in the Cherokee
Nation, but not likely to continue so long, if the
abotionsts are permitted to have full sway there
as they have had heretofore. 1t seems that
these agtators through their head agent dis
tinguished member of the ilustrious Jones family,
and his subalterns, have gone on excommun-
eating all persons owning negroes and exciting
Cherokees against the better portion of the popua
tion-the wealthy slave owners, composed Of half
breous, whites and some pure Cherokees-until the
feeling of hostility is aroused to such extent
to threaten serious troubles at the next election.
These abolition emssaries have acquired such inlu-
ence that they enabled to prevent the passage
of a resolution by the last Cherokee Council calling
the Boston Board to state what instructions thev
sent out to their missionaries. | understand the
matter will be laid before the Secretary of the Inte
rior for any action he may deem eXpedient in the
premises, and proper means will doubtless be used
to avert the threatened evils
The report of the fight between Palmer men
and the Indians in Oregon is not contradcted here
there is official information letters speak
ing of it. The mail from Washington aud Oregon
Territories did not connect with the California mail
just arrived.
The news of the Indians burning grass in the
neighborhood of Snake river crossing, is not con-
sdered important likely to prove of great incon-
venence to Col. Wright's operations Winter cam
paign against the Indians is considered by army of
ficers practicable, and it is thought Cen Harney
will prosecute it.
Mr.. Nesmith Superintendent of Indians in Ore
gon and Washington, writes to the Department
that all the tribes west of the Cascade mountains
are peaceable, and that the war is confined to the
Indians east of those mountains.
The Commissioners of the General Land Office
on the 18th instant transmitted to the Governor of
Missouri two patents, numbered two and three, of
swamp and overlowed lands, ceding to said States,
under the provisions of the act of September 2S,
1850, in the district of lands subject to sale at Mi
lam Missouri, containing in the aggregate Il, ,9l5s3
acres.
A Board of Engineers and scientific men have
been appointed by the Navy Department to report
on ''MilIer's Surface Condenser" for marine and
other engines. The gentlemen composing this
board are Samuel Archibald Engineer-n-Chief of
the United States Navy, Chief Engineers Henry
Hunt, John p Whipple and William E. Everett
These gentlemen are all here, are making ex-
aminations, and will report in few days.
SPAIN AND MExTco.-Recent advices from Europe
state that Spain has determined to prosecute her
claims vigorously against Mexico, and that she is
preparing to send out large reiniorcements to Cuba
This is all bravado. The matter of the troops for
Cuba is nothing than the usual replacement
of her forces there. Spain has about fifteen thou
sand men in her army in Cuba, the annual loss to
which, from death, desertion, and discharges, be-
cause of the expiration of their term of enlistment
amounts to about three thousand men. As no Gu
ban is allowed to serve in the army in that island
these recruits must all come from Spain and they
are usually sent out in the fall in order that they
may become partially accmated during the sensu-
ing winter season. In this way we have an annual
announcement of Spain's sending more troops to
Cuba. The war cry against Mexico is political
dodge got up by General 0Donnell in order to
affect the elections of deputies to the Cortes which
take place in Spain during the present MONTH
Boston Journal.