The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-07
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.

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Movements OF Naval vessels--Award N Sta
tionery Contracts by the Secretary OF the
Senate-Ecxpected Arrival OF the President
and Secretary OF War, SC.
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON June Q, 1869.
The State Department Is receiving letters from leading
commercial men in various sections Of the country and
also from the Chamber Of Commerce OF New York and
the Board Of Trade Of Boston, urging the government In
the event Of the extension Of hoeties in Europe to in
crease the Mediterranean squadron with the view 10 pro-
tect in that The unsettled condition of
the maritime neutral rights question referred TO as re-
quiring speedy action The subject Ia under advise
mcnt only the difficulty in the way of augmenting our
force the Mediterranean the necessity Of keeping up
a strong force in other quarters.
The frgate Sabine, Capt Adams, has been ordered to
the Gulf
Thefrgate Congress- at Philadelphia goes TO the coast
Of Brazil as the flagship Of Flag officer Sands Purser
Levi D. samm has been ordered to join the Congress-
The frigate Savannah at Pensacola, has been or.
dered to Boston, to recruit the health Of her crew.
The Secretary Of the Senate awarded the contract
for stationery for the Senate to the following persons
among whom various classes were dIvided-W. A.
Wheeler, BOVINE & Co., Phneas & Co., VIM. J. Bryan
and Ames, Of New York; Taylor Maury, Blanchard 4
Mohun, Anderson 7. DEAN Of Washington; and Tatnal
of Delaware.
The President will arrive in Washington TO morrow
morning.
The Secretary of War, who has boon absent for two
weeks, expected here to he has not entirely
recovered his health.
The GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, June 8, 1859.
The Home squadron il to be stil further increased
The friga.e Sabine will proceed TO tho Gulf There
will then be ten vessels Of war there with an aggregate
OF two hundred and twelve guns As ono vessel has al
ready been ordered to Tampco land marines and other
forces necessary TO protect American citizens and pro-
pery In the event Of assault by Mramon on that city,
the impression prevails here that similar course will be
pursued at other points wherever such intervention may
be required by American interests may not be gene
rally known that sailors are constantly drilled in the prac
tce OF small arms as well ordnance. The latter can
be used on land as carriages provided their use in
such an emergency
For more than twelve months past the Secretary of the
Treasury has been receiving information from the coec
tors In compliance with official Instructions as to what
reductions can be made in the expenses Of collecting the
succeesivey received the reforms have been gradually
carried out as far could be without detrimen 20 the
@ he Ss
the expenses at New York and other Cities soon 10 be Of
fec.ed, Is part Of the economical arrangement
Inc treasurer has now simple means at his command
million and half OF the late loan has not yet been
called in but be obtained any time besides from
four to FIVE millions OF Treasury notes can now be re-
issued under the recent act Of Congress- and an many az
may be redeemed Within the last ten days million
ana half or Treasury notes have been ressued at five
per centum.
private letter from Minister to Austria says that
exPresident Pierce who has been sojourning in Vienna
left there on the 18th OF May
The municipal election passed or quietly to-day without
any OF those scenes which have heretofore dsgraced the
city There was no serious opposition to the anti Know
Nothing ticket.