Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-08-06

statement, from document Just issued by shc
Clork Of the House under the law, shows the
distribution Of the specific appropriations for
the present fiscal year
nECArrruGArIoN FOR 1855
! Legislative Executive, Judicial and Mis-
-. ,ccllaneous si27o6,el6 ~
! Diplomatic and Consular 9l2,l20 %
| indian Department. Revolutionary. Inva-
/ lid and other Pensions. 3i07,l jG 80
Army, foriiications, Military Academy
and Military Roads 2jGS3GlO &C
Naval Service, I6l335t %
PostOmcc Department l90iIijG 90
| Ocean Steam Mail Service 10000 90
Collection Of the Revenue. 3G)J000 90
| Treaty with the King Of Denmark, i1373l 40
Total Specific Appropriations. S3ls2lS2 40
Add TO this the indefinite appropriations
for claims, allowances, extension Of the PEN
sion act and the like. estimated at 50 000.-
600. Add, also, the interest on the public
debt prior to the acts Of December %, and
June a. belonging to the permanent appro-
priations, 81 .ii5.3l4 80. Add the interest
on the $40, 900, 900 Of debt authorized by the
acts Of December 23 and June l4-say 3
100000; the balance of the appropriations
last year applicable to the present. according
to Secretary Cobb's report, SIG, $50, $50 49,
The aggregate Of the specific and contn-
gent appropriations for the fiscal year then
reaches Sl03,s56, 1913 10.
WAsHINGroN, July 28.-The course to be
pursued towards Paraguay, which has occu-
pied so much of the attention of the Admin
istration, is now determined upon. 1t is re-
liably asccrtaned that. from the isolated po-
sition Of Paraguay. aad the difficulty of ac-
cess to it. it is capable Of making vigorous
resistance TO an outside force. Independently
Of few small vessels, mounting all together
an armament Of six or eight guns. Lopez has
three OF four steamers, recently constructed
in England, and at an eligible point on the
river fort mounting 100 guns of different
caibre. She has also standing army Of
1000 men, and has recently received from
England a cargo Of arms and ammunition
In her employ as engineers and ordinance
men there arc also several French officers
The Administration viii send fleet of six
or seven vessels, including the Harriet Lane
and Fulton, the former TO be the flagship.
Commander Page, who has been selected
for the command Of the expedition, has pro-
cceded to the North to charter such addition
al steamers as may be adapted to the cxped-
ton, although it is not supposed that it will
be necessary to fire a single gun, vet in view
Of tho defensive preparations of Paraguay, it
is determined our forces shall be sufficiently
formidable to meet all possible contingencies.
The Commissioner has not yet been APP
pointed
WAsHNGroN, July 2s-The President.
before leaving for Bedford Springs appointed
John Nugcnt, editor of the San Francisco
Herald, who is now here, Agent, to proceed
to Frazers river to make proper representa-
tions TO the citizens Of the United States with
the view of preventing collisions or outbreaks
in that quarter, our government being salts
fed from official and other sources that lib
ernl policy will be pursued towards them by
the English authorities.
From NIcARAGUA.-NEwY YORK, July 81.
Steamship Granada arrived yesterday from
San Juan, Nicaragua, with Greytown dates of
July 2oth
Among her passengers is Maxine Jaroz
who comes TO relieve Senior Yrssari as Min
lister at Washington. Jarez brings the Cass-
lrissari Treaty as modified and ratified by
Nicaragua, 1t is said he possesses extraor-
binary powers to make the Convention accep-
table to our Government. He is said to be
about to complete the Transit Route negotia-
tions with Mr.. Vanderbilt. Nicaragua was
excited by rumors Of another invasion by
Walker. Gen Martinez had hurried to Cas-
tillo to put that place in a state of defence.
NEW NoRK, July 3l.-The Times Wash
ington Cor. furnishes the official report of
Lord Malmesbury to Mr. Dallas who had
called the attention of the British Govern
ment to the apprehended difficulties at Van
couyer's Island to the passage of our citizens
into the gold regions. Lord Malmesbury as
sured Mr. Dallas that the British Govern
mcnt are disposed to deal literally with the
citizens Of the United States who may desire
to proceed to that quarter Of the British pos
sessions. But they would deem it necessary.
in the first place, to look into the legal claims
OF the Hudson Bay Company, in connection
with this question. Private advices have
been sent TO Gov. Douglas, cautioning him to
exercise the utmost discretion with regard to
restrictive measures, and urging upon him a
liberal policy. Mr.. Nugent, our Agent, will
take out TO the Governor letter from Lord
Napier, confrmatory of the general under
standing between the two Governments, and
recommending his valuable cooperation.
The papers Of the Legation at Mexico have
boon turned over to Mr.. Black, Consul at the
Capital