Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-04
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Navy De-
partment has named the new third-class
steamers us follows: That at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, the "Mohican," that at Bos-
ton, "Narragansctt," at Brooklyn, "lroquo-
is. the large one at Philadelphia "Wyom-
ing and the small one "Pawnee, at Norfolk
"Docotah:' ut Pensacola, Seminole and
the one at Mare Island. California "Sagi-
nav
From official alviccs received to-day. it APP
pears that the steam irigate Minnesota reach
ed Bombay ON the 10th of January, having on
board ex-Minster Reid who left on the 18th
for Sucz The frigate had visited Singapore
and Penang, and several ports in CeyIon.-
She occasoned everywhere, expressions of
surprise and admiration, as she has ever done
in the East. Ina few days she was To leave
for Muscat, in Arabia passing from there to
the Cape of Good Hope, and probably touch
ing at Zanzibar.
4 letter from the Commander of the Sa-
vannah. dated Vera Cruz, March IL, con
firms the former report Of the defeat OF Mira
mon and the success, of the C0nstltutIonailsts
in the Interior and their advance on the city
of Mexico
1t is probable that ex-senator Jones, Of
iowa. will Withdraw his declnation of the
Bogota mission.
There are at least twenty applicants for
the vacant Commssionership of Patents and
Indian Affairs, which will not be appointed
for week TO come.
The failure in the arrival at Annapolis of
the British steamer Curacao, with Lord Ly-
ons, the new British Minister, exciteS addi
tiona fears for her safety
\ dispatch from Charleston, 5. c., says
the Courier, contains a telegraphIc despatch
from Washington, that war i'll Europe had ac-
tnallv commenced. and that Geo. Sanders
had brought despatch to that effect 10 the
President. Mr.. Miles, a member ~ Con
,.ress from Charleston telegraphed back that
lord Napier knew nothing about the truth
of the report: but the Courier fails to be con-
WINGED.
1t is well understood that the Cabinet to-
day had under consideration the subject Of
Central American affairs. The advces from
the commander Of the jamestown, confirm
the newspaper statements relative To certain
events in Nicaragua. Our Government has
nothing from an official source later than the
25th of February, relative to the treaties
when that of Sir Gore Ouselv, Of commerce.
navigation and transit, had been ratified,
with an additional article to the effect that
Nicaragua surrendered none of her rights
over the Mosquito territory The Mosquito
treaty was at that time pending, government
and the Cass-lrrIsar treaty had not been
acted on. Our government will accordingly
await further reliable intelligence before it
it can act decisively, so fur us Great Britain
is concerned.
If it shall appear that Sir G. Ouseley has
transcribed to violate his instructions.
formal request will be made of England to
diSayow his acts if she shall not do so voun-
tarlv. lii thought, however, she will carry
out in good faith the understanding with
this government relative to the settlement of
the irritating questions growing out Of the
different interpretations Of the Clayton
Bulwcr, treaty, nor is it improbable. should
Nicaragua ratity all the British treaties and
reject ours. that Minister Lamar will be with
drawn and Gen. Jerez, the Nicaraguan Min
lister, be rendered his passports; such is the
position ofthc question, accordlngt to the last
available information, but much depends
on the character of future official aivices from
Nicaragua.
Our vessels will, it is said, be concentrated
at the most exposed points for the protection
o! the persons and property of American ctI-
zen> within their reach. To proceed to the
interior of the country would be an actof war
which will not be committcl; but there is NO
doubt. from what has recently transpircd,
that the President will exert to the utmost cx
tent all the powers conferred upon him by
the Constitution and laws.
Minister Bowln writes hopefully of ar
ranging satisfactorily tho difficulties with Pa
raguay.