The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-02
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMERS.
LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
From Washington

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Navy Department
ha named the new third class steamers as follows
That at Portsmouth,, New Hampshire, the 'Mchi-
gam" that at Boston, "Narraganset;" at Brooklyn,
'Iroquos;" the large at Philadelphia, ''Wyo-
ming" and the small one, ''Pawnee" at Norfolk
"Dacotah;" at Pensacola "Seminole;" and the one
at Mare Island, California, Saginaw"
From official advces, received to-day, it appears
that the steam frigate Minnesota reached Bombay
on the 10th of January, having on board Ex-NIinis-
ter Reed, who left the 18th for SueZ. The frigate
had visited Singapore and Penang and several
ports in Ceylon. She occasioned everywhere ex-
pressions of surprise and admiration she has
done in the East. In few days she was to leave for
Muscat, in Arabia, passing from there to the Cape
ofGood Hope, and probably touching at Zanzibar.
A letter from the Commander of the Savannah,
dated Vera Cruz, March llth, confirms the former
report Of the defeat of Mramon and the success of
the Constituencies in the interior and their ad-
on the City of Mexico.
1t is probable that ex-senator Jones' of Iowa
will withdraw his declination of the Bogota Mis-
sion.
There are at least, twenty applicants for the va
cant Commissonerships of Patents and Indian At
fairs, which will not be appointed for a week to
come.
The failure in the arrival at Annapolis, of the
British steamer Curacao, with Lord Lyons, the new
British Minister, excited additional fears for her
safety.
A despatch from Charleston, s. c., saws the
Courier contains Geographic despatch from Wash
ington that war in Europe had actually commenced,
and that George Sanders had brought despatch to
that effect to the President Mr.. Miles, a member
OF Congress from Charleston, teiegraphed back
that Lord Napier knew nothing about tie truth of
the report, but the Courier fails to be convinced
1t is well understood that the Cabinet to-day had
under consideration the subject of Central Ameri-
can affairs. The advices from the commander of
the jamestown confirm the newspaper statements
relative to recent events in Nicaragua. Our Gov
eminent has nothing from official source, later
than the 25h of February relative to the treaties
when that of Sir Gore Ouseley, of commerce,
navigation and transit, had been ratified, with an
additional article to the effect that Nicaragua sur
rendered none of her rights the Mosquito Ter
ritory. The Mosquito treaty at that time
pending and the Cass-Irisarri treaty had not been
acted on; Government will accordingly
await further reliable intelligence before it
can act decisvely, so far as Great Britain
is concerned. If it shall appear that Sir G. Ouse-
ley has transcribed violated his instructions, a
fformal request will be made of England to disavow
his acts, if she shall not do voluntarily. 1t is
thought, however, she will carry out in good faith
| the understanding with this Government relative
to the settlement of the irritating questions grow
ing out of the different interpretations of the Clay
| ton-Bulwer treaty; nor is it improbable, should
Nicaragua ratify all the British treaties and reject
| ours, that Minister Lamar will be withdrawn and
| General Juarez, the Nicaraguan Minister at Wash
ington be rendered his passports. Such is the po
sition of the question, according to the last avail
able information, but much depends on the charac
ter of future official advices from Nicaragua. Our
| vessels will, it is said, be concentrated at the
most exposed points, for the protection of the per-
! sons and property of American citizens within
| their reach. To proceed to the interior of the
country would be an act of war, which will not bt
| committed, but there is no doubt, from what ha
recently transpired, that the President will exert
to the utmost extent, all the powers confirmed upoI
him by the Constitution and laws.
Minister Bowlin writes hopefully of arranging
| satisfactorily, the difficulties with Paraguay.