The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-23


The Recent Alleged Defalcstios-ThsT Treaty
of Peace Between messrs. Wise and Old
Prolonged Labon OF the P.enipotentiarios,
&c., &c.
DUB sPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, August "a, 1853.
The examination Of the accounts Of the Bureau Of Goa
struso and Treasury Extension % far results in largo
decrease OF the alleged discrepancies. Major French u
perfectly cool and quiet and says tho may
have Lost money, possibly, but he has bad Of IT.
me friends OF hessrs. Wse and Old spont some thirty
SIX hours In executing tho forms Of settlement Of their
boode battle, or shout thirty hours more than Nspo con
ana sranc joseph occupied In making pesse after the
late Italian war; positively stated that ths CORE
spondence will DO ready for publication 10 morrow Toe
much consequence has been given the affair already.
VIGOROUS MEASURES FOR 1Hl sUPyRsssroN op ,u-
AFRICAN SLAVE TRADB-REOaGANIzATIoN or raa
AFRICAN sQUADRON-OUR DErHCrIvE FoRUR rOR
THE CUBAN COAST, ETC.
THE GENERAL NswsPAPm pppArcn
WASHINGTON, August "a, 1859.
The administration has bestowed upon the subject Of
The African slave trade its earnest attention, and With
vsw Of suppresspg far possible this trao has ai
tated efficient extensive than ever BE-
lore for that purpose.
Tho squadron for the coast Of Africa arranged by the
Secretary Of the Navy will consist Of the following
Veeso1 the steamers Mystic, Sumpter San Jacin0 and
hohican, and the Bloops ofwar Constellation 1.-THE flag
ship, Portsmouth, Marion and vnoeunes The mort en-
Client officers are assigned to their command Those
Of the steamers Mystic and sumpter respective
" Lieutenant W. E. Le Roy AMI Lieutenant
G. e. Armstrong. These gentlemen were, at their own
request ordered TO this service Their oeog Of
light draft penetrate waters too shallow for those
which have heretofore been that coast besides having
the advantage Of steam Home savers will be more
closely pursued.
The Joint treaty with England requires the Uoited
States sha keep there force Of eighty guus but by the
recent arrangement the part OF the administration the
number Of our guns will be one hundred sixteen.
Mr.. Brney, who succeeds Mr.. Morse as Naval Store
keeper went the Constellation with instr acsous TO
remove the naval depot for the African squadron from
Porto Praya to San Paul de Lo4ndo, which Is three hun
dred and thirty six miles south Of the Congo river
or about twenty five hundred miles distant from
Porto Praya. This depot WILL conseque be
much than the former the principal points OF
traffic the coast, and will In q great measure obvate
the necessity Of long cruises.
On coast, too, there is to be an efficient naval
orce composed Of the steamers Crusader, Lieutenant
Hafis; the Mohawk, Lieutenant Craven; the wyandott
Lieutenant Stanley, and the Fulton, Commander G. G.
Williamson. They to cruise the neighoorhood OF
Cuba, for the purpose of capturing ssves may
by their experiences escape the vigilance OF our naval
police on the African coast.
These arrangements will 20 into full operation and
the Secretary Of the Navy hurrypg the prepsra
ton Of such Of the vessels yet port for this i'm
portant service