Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-23

seen on the way, were driven and occupied exclu-
sively by females. srssss4>
whest barley and oats are still green here The
soil produces ALI these crop luxuriantly, at least
this ssssow and know not where have see.l
amer Timothy than along that roadside. Net al
Blade or stalk Of indian corn did ! find tflerr,
however. w. ID. We L
CARLros'sN ISLAND aspIrs ANCIENT Fo. ma
CATION, 81
WASHING TON CRY, August 10, $50. Y
VIM. ID. Wallarh-Dear Sir: In your paper q Y
the 18th, your letter No. "a, en- route, says: " WI
passed Carlton Island, noted one among the
the ruins of old French fertilization on it, ex-
ceedingly picturesque. p The French sank |
two Of their men of war there in 1853, 70 prevent
the English from taking them, and even then the |
fertilization was venerable one. ~
make this quotation and ask Of you the kind |
ness to state from what history you gathered these
facts, as am unable to md any mention Of this
or the naming of the Island. My friends Piuches
resident on the island have sough for the history
but not found anything showing when even the
is surrounded with more historical "reminiscences
doubtless than this, il they were only made known,
as it must (if your dates are correct have figured
conspicuousy in the history of the wars between
the French and Indians French and English,
English and Americans, the Revolution, and war
Of 1912; and that no American historian speaks If
| asking too much, should be pleased to receive
your reply through your journal.
Yours. ~
Nofe.-Our only information CONCERNING the
history Of the old fertilization on Carlton Island,
Zone of the St. Lawrence's thousand isles. ,,) as
explained in an editorial letter published in the
Star day or two since, was obtained from par.
ties on the steamer New York who have voyaged
the river for lifetime, it may be. The lines of
the former military works are plainly discernable
| from the decks of passing vessels, and the hulks
Of the sunken ships Of war referred to In letter
| in question are known to be remaining there by
| all st. Lawrence voyagers The history we gave
| is simply the tradition of the vicnage, and we
doubt not, a correct one.-ED %
| ARMY ADvIcEs.-we derive the following in
telligence from list Of instructions prepared by
the Secretary Of War; and which have been pub
lished for the information and government of the
army.
new military post is to be established at
Wichita county, near the reserve selected for the
| Texas Indians, to be called Fort Cobb. -Four
companies of the First Infantry from Texas are
Immediately to occupy the site to lie selected by
Major Emory, who has been assigned to the COM
mand, and who is also to make all preliminary
preparations necessary for the construction of the
post as soon as the appropriation 10 made by Con-
gress. He will be governed in his actions BY the
special instructions to him from the War Depart
ment, dated the 18th ultimo. The post will be
supplied from Fort Smith. Capt w. l.. Cabell,
| Assistant Quartermaster, hes been assigned to
duty at the new station ..t '' .-..f 4
The garrison at Fort Smith, which will be
abandoned as a station for troops, will take post
| at Fort Arbuckle by the LIST Of October. ~
The limits of the department of Texas are ex-
tended northward between New Mexico and the
State Of Arkansas, including Fort Smith, to the
| Arkansas river and the southern boundary Of Ar
| kansas, without crossing either
| NAVAL INTELLIGRNcE-TheU g. storeship Re.
lease, Lieut.. Commanding G. w. Harrison, is to
leave New York to-day. for Rio Janeiro and Mon
| tevideo.
The L. 8. steamer Anacostia, 1t. Commando NO
T. s. Fillebrowne, which left this city last week
| with heavy freights for the Navy ard at Norfolk
(having on board, among the rest, two cylinder:
and several boxes of machinery for the new steamer
Richmond, and 600 eight-inch loaded shell J
arrived at its place Of destination on Sunday morn
| ing.
| Orders have been dispatched to the sloop-of-war
Savannah, which arrived at Boston, July 3. tc
| return Immediately to the Gulf of Mexico Thi,
ship has lost, since her arrival that port from
| fifteen to twenty men by desertion; and had dis
charged, on account of sickness, one hundred and
| twenty of her crew, whose places have been sup
| piled BY able bodied seamen
| The United States sloop-of-war Wyoming built
at the Philadelphia navy yard, to have started
yesterday on trial trip, and her return to stop
| at Fort Mi film, to take on board her arms and
ammunition, when she would proceed to thu
Pacific. She mounts two l1-inch guns, and fou
81 FOUNDERS carries 100 men, and is 600 tons
| burthen
THE DEFALcATIoN OF MAJOR FRENcH.-The
precise amount Of Major French's defacation has
not yet been ascertained. In order to arrive at an
accurate estimate It will be necessary to exami ne
his accounts rendered to Captain Bowman
from which with those of other subordinate agents
the accounts Of the latter were made up for exam
inatiOn by the proper accounting officers.
Captain Bowman. Ito whom Major French was
| subordinate as superinte dent Of construction
for the Treasury Department. is responsible for
any losses that may arise from the alleged improper
| conduct of Major French. The latter, it is said,
has considerable property, more than enough, It
| is supposed, to cover the deficit; and he has in
formed Captain Bowman by letter of his willing
| ness to reimburse him to the full extent Of his
losses.
extent Of the defacation from $1,000 to SIS OOO)
is believed to he greatly exaggerated.
-
Mr.. CAss AND THE MEXICAN LEGATIoN.-Amid
the summer dizziness which prevails in our social
circles little change is pleasant. We understand
that the venerable Secretary of State entertains to-
day, at his hospitable and intellectual board, Mr.
Mata, the Constitutional Minister Of Mexico, and
Mr.. Lerdo, the accomplished Secretary Of the
Treasury Of the Juarez Administration.
APPoINTMENTs.-Fhe President has appointed
William T. Wright, Esq Of Maryland, to be
Consul at Santos. William l.. Bradford to be
Lieutenant in the Navy.
SLooP-oF-WAR LAUNCHED.-The Navy Depart
ment has received official information of the sue
cessful launch Of the U. s. steam soop- Of war
Pensacola, on the 18th inst, at Pensacola Florida
SAILED.-The U. 9. steam frigate BROOKLYN
sailed from Pensacola, on the nth inst, for Vera
Cruz. .'..t -.
The WEArHER.-The following repo,t of the
weather for this morning il made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Instituton
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