Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-09
1ailp s1atiouaI Democrat.
AdditionaI bv the Overland Mail.

ported against the organization of Jefferson
Territory
Mr. Forsyth formally rendered, February
Sth, at the State Department, his resignation
as United States Minister to Mexico. Mr..
Cass assured him that his entire course had
met with the approval of this Government,
which had not vet come to a determination
relative to Mexican affairs. The disposition
of the President is to await further develop
ments, during which he is not prepared to
recognize either of the Governments Mr..
Forsyth's resignation was prompted by rea
cons of decacy, he not being desirous to con-
tinue in diplomatic capacity under the
present circumstances, and while the action
of our Government regarding Mexico re-
mains undetermined
An American Vessel Burned By the En-
gIish.
A dispatch in the Missouri Derocrat, da
ted Washington, Feb. 9, says that the Navy
Department is in receipt Of official advices
from The coast of Africa, announcing the Wis.
it, search seizure and burning of an Ameri-
can vessel by British cruiser The follow
ing is a statement of the affair, made by Pc
ter Calinda, one of the crew of the burned
vessel
l shipped for the American brig Rufus
Soule, Captain Anderson, at Matanzas, on the
9th July, and sailed as | understood. for
Fernando Point Sighted Cape de Verde
Islands, and the next land we made was t Q
African coast, near Banda Point Soon af-
ter we saw steamer coming towards ue, and
she sent boat The captain of the steamer
Viper and another officer with him came on
board. They asked for papers and mustered
the crew, and questioned all aboard where
we belonged. | was at the wheel, and heard
the captain of the Viper tell Capt. Anderson
that he would give him one hour to make up
his mind, and if he did not deliver his vessel
he would take her in tow, and the captain
returned on board his own vessel, leaving
the officer with u.s. In half an hour the order
was given for the English to open the hatch
es. then saw for the first time that our
flag had been hauled down. The English
officer then waved his handkerchief to the
Viper and the captain of that steamer came
on board. The matches were opened, and he
ordered us all to get our clothes ready to go
on board the steamer. Afterwards they
brought faom the brig all her sails and small
stores. The brig was set on fire about
o'clock in the evening, and was burning all
night. In the morning several shots were
fire at her before gong down.
heard it said by some of the crew of the
Viper that she was burned because they had
had orders to burn one out of every three
vessels taken. We got under way in the af
ternoon, and were landed on the beach at
Kabenela
The correspondence between the comman-
der of the Vincennes and the captain of the
Viper shows that the American flag was fly
ing at the tim4 of the seizure. aud that the
captain threw his papers overheard when
called upon to show them.
Congressional.
SRNArE, Feb. THE Agricultural College
bill was taken up and passed with some a.
amendments which will require it to go back
TO the House
Mr.. Clay. of Alabama, made a forcible
speech against the bin, showing the uncon-
stitutcnaty of its provisions.
Mr.. Gwin, of California;; Bell, of Tennes-
see; Brown, of Mississippi, and Davis, of
Mississippi, repeated their statements already
expressed.
The bill passed-yeas 25, nays %.
Mr. Brown, of Mississippi, offered reso-
luton calling for any correspondence of VIM.
Carey Jones, on which Masticez and Juarez,
calling themselves the Supreme Governors of
Nicaragua could have based the assertion
that the Ministers of the United States were
accomplices of the filbuster invaders of Nj
caragua and whether if such statement was
made, and whether any and what apology is
necessary for the misstatement. The reso-
luton was adopted.
MIR. Bigler, of Pennsylvania, brought up q
resolution declaring that, in the opinion of
the Senate, large public debt in the time of
peace is inconsistent with true policy, and
that Congress should proceed without delay
so to adjust the revenue laws as to equalize
the revenue and expenditures, and made an
elaborate speech in its support
Mr.. johnson, of Tennessee, offered reso
luton to the effect that the President be re-
quested to call OH the heads of the Depart
ments to submit estimates, with view to
bring the expenditures within $4,000, 900
annually, exclusive of the interest on the
public debt.
The Senate, Feb. ., resumed the considcra-
tion of Mr.. Biglers resolution in relation to
the tariff.
Mr. Toombs proceeded to reply to Mr.. Big
ler's speech of yesterday, and went over it
section by section. During his speech he
said he believed that the mails to the Pacific
could bo carried by over means for S200,00n.
The Pacific mail has fallen under the guild,
ance ofpuhlic plunderers.
Mr.. Bigler made lengthy speech in favor
of increasing the revenue 10y mixed specific
advalorem duties. The subject was post
poned.
HoUsE-In the House, Feb. Z, Mr.. Ste
phens of Georgia, moved a suspension of the
rules, to enable him to offer resolution set
ting apart Tuesday and Wedn sday, the 18th
and 10th, for the co lsideration of Territorial
business The vo'e on the motion to sus
pend stood-ayes, lis; noes So Disagreed
to, not being two thirds.
Mr. Faulkner, of Virginia, (Feb S) from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
resolution preliminary to the final settle
ment of the accounts of the citizens OF Oregon
and Washington Territories, for services nen.
dered in 1855 and 1857, in repelling Indian
hostilities, the Third Auditor General be di-
rected to examine the vouchers and make n
report to the House on the first Monday of
December next. of the amounts respectively
due, according to the rule laid down by the
committee, which includes only army pay to
the volunteeas received into the service by
the Territorial authorities and no double
pay. The cost of supplies, transportation,
etc, to be paid for with due regard to the
number of troops, and the prices current at
that time
Mr.. Lane, of Oregon Territory, dissented
from the principle laid down. 1t was better
that no bill should bo passed, than that this
basis be advocated.
Messrs. Curtis of Iowa, and Faulkner of
Virginia, severally informed him that the
Third Auditor was merely to scale the ac-
counts for the tuture action of the House
Mr.. Marshall, of KY, was opposed to the
rasolutiOD IT, would not haoip 70 ,o.aL Al. .