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WASHINGTON. Septemb h

NAbhlhGTON, ceptem DER 70.
The health Of the Secretary of War is repre-.
sented as improving, at Old Point Comfort.
The receipts into the Treasury last week
amount to $685., 700; tho drafts issued to 81, =
10000, and the amount subject to draft, $4,-
405 200.
The President will next week resume his res
idence at the White House.
ALI the documents ordered by the last Con-
gress, with the exception of the mechanical
part CT tho Patent Office Report, have been
printed.
Senator Biglor's recent visit here was with
reference to the affairs of his brother, who is
Minister to Chill.
In the event Of collision between the
United States and Great Britain, growing out
Of the San Juan affair, Gen. Harney can put
the Government in possession Of the fact in
fifteen days, by an express from Vancouver to
Salt Lake City, and from thence to Leaven-
worth, *. Z.
This time may seem incredible, but there is
no doubt that it can and will be ACCOMPLISHED
in case Of collision.
The committee from Portland, Me-, arrived
here yesterday, for the purpose Of inviting the
President and Cabinet 10 attend the celebra-
ton Of the arrival of the steamship Grea,
Eastern. The President informed the commit
tee that it would be impossible for him to accent
their invitation. The pressing engagements
of the Cabinet also render it impossible for
them to accept.
Jefferson Davis has arrived here. His health
is much improved.
Perry Med. Collins, Consular Agent at the
Amoor River, Asiaic Russia has arrived in
this city and expects to sail in the course of a
few days on bis return thither by vsy of st.
Petersburg. 1t appears from his statement
that American commerce ut the Amoor is
steadily increasing, seyeral ships having sailed
from the United States this year to partioipa 70
in its rich trade They have taken ont IA
sorted cargoes ofmsrchacdse, Including Gotten
goods, winea, liquors. phips stores and ohau.
dlery, all kinds Of hardware, machinery, steam.
epgiaes, 90. There are now In tho waters of
tho Amoor FIVE steamers built in this country,
Russian odicor, Captain Davandorff. at
present in New York, is superin tendi ing tho
construction Of steam. engines and machinery
to be placed in gun-boats, to be constructed OF,
the Amoor, which Is navigable for steamboats,
at least two thousand hve hundred miles. The
climate Ia similar to north west Canada, and
the agricultural products about the same.
The principal value Of the country. as yot
developed, is for its iurs and wines, but when
steam navigation shall be fully established
the trade will be immensely increased in
other productions, and Liberia and Tartarv
will add their treasures TO those of the Amor
country. From Moscow to the head of the
Amoor, distance of four thousand milea.
there are upward of FIVE hundred cities,
towns and villages. The Amoor Company
this year sent to the Amoor River three
or four vessels with full cargoes, together
with iron steamers to initiate their pro-
jects, namely, to unite the mouth of the
Amoor with Liberia by regular limo of
steam packets. The recent ukase of the En-
peror Of Russia permitting Liberian exiles to
emigrate to the Amoor, is with view of set
tling tho shores of that river and deyelopinp
the resources of the country. The construc,
ton Of railroads Is contemplated, and also
lines of telegraph, connecting with Moscow
and other distant points,