Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-12
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Reported by the Union TeIegraph.
lFFicR, wARiNG's nLoCE, CORNER oF RANK AND
sT. CLAIR STREETS.
saturday Afternoons Report.
FROM wAsnINaTON.

NEw YoRK, Sept TO-
The Heralds Washington correspondent says
Gen. Haney sent troops to San joan to protect
the white settlers from the savages who were
committing most atrocious murders. Nothing
inimmicalto the British Government was intend
ed by such a movement The iealousy ofGov
Douglass was needy excited.
No collision with the British troops or sub.
iects is opprehended by the Government
The President was Secretary Of State when
the boundary treaty was negotiated, under
President Polk, and is perfectly familiar with all
the circumstances attending il lie and Robert
) Walker were the only members Of Mr Poke
cabinet who opposed the 49th paallcd as the
boundary, They adhered TO the o. deg. 40
min. as our Just imits.
No doubt need be untertained that the title
to San Juan will he amicably adjusted, as the
President must be perfectly aware of our rights,
and will ask for nothing more
The long connection Of Gov Douglass with
the Hudson Bay Company, doubtless. causes
hun to view a,i the country in that vicini as
under tho jurisdiction and protection of the
British Government, at least, if not actually
the properly of the Company, and his interest
may have rendered him excitablc in temper and
preclpitOus in action.
The Cabinet was in session TO day on the
whole subject and the tenor of the instructions
to Gen, Harney as stated yesterday will be Of
th1 most temperate aud coneiatory character.
Messrs. Morris Of N. Y, Brawley of Wis
and Brawley Of Penn, have the pork contract
for tho Navy at Sl4,05
The Republicans assert to DAY that one G
Donellan, a clerk in the land Office has been
flooding Iowa with crculars dated Iowa Demo
cratic Club Rooms, Washington, aud speeches
| by Land Commissioner Hendricks, under the
frank of Senator Bright, who has been absent
months
Gov Floyd is expected to return to his post
about the 18th inst His health is areately i'm.
proved
The President has not accepted the resig
patton of the Hon. T. A. Hendricks, as C,m
misoner Of the General Land Cflce; but holds
the matter under advisement.
Hon, A Il. Greenwood Commissioner of In.
dian Ailiirs, will start on Sunday ext on a
visit to the Indian tribes Of the West, with a
view of observing personally the operation oi
our present Indian system before preparing his
annual report.
The balance in the Treasury of the United
States on tue 9th inst was S4 344, PIG, being
an increase Of $629 4l0, ,75 on the balance shown
by the previous weekly statement
Advices received by the general land office
announce the completion ON the 4th ult of the
survey Otthe Western boundary of Minnesota,
and the placing OF the corner stone at the in.
terseetion of the Northern and Western boun-
Diary of that State
The Times Washington despatch says much
annoyance is felt here, both by the English lie
CATION and the Secretary of State, of the recen
events from San Juan.
The relations OF the two governments havinl
lately become most cordial and friendly il /
hoped the good sense OF both powers may pre-
vent any serious mischief in the premises.
Ii is understood that Mr.. Wykes the new Bri
ish minister takes out to Central America posi-
tive instructions to propose treaty which i
the Central Americans refuse TO accept, they
will be held responsible by all the world fol
prolUnging an unnatura state of things between
themselves on the one hand and England and
America on the other.
The only wish of the British government
and wish most anxiously lelt--was to come tc
loyal understanding with the U y, about Cen
trail American affairs.