Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-01
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WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The managers of the
| principal telegraph lines in connection with the
pony express Lave agreed upon the following prices
for private dispatches to anu from California For
ten words from any Atlantic city any other tee-
graph station, and rice versa, s. A for similar
number of words from the first station the Cali
fornla telegraph line to any part Of California,
and rtce ueSd, 81. while the charge for expressing
the message without regard 70 length viii be 81 As
EACH making the sum total from any station on the
Atlantic States to any station in California Sc 80 for
\ ten words The charge for each additional word
above that number will be 20 certs for the entire
distance. The understanding is that the Telegraph
Companies viii refund the entire tolls to parties for
warding any message which fails to reach Califor-
MIA, or Uice UerSa, in advance of any other route
and that they will also return to the sender any
money paid for dispatches filed in season, TO over
! take the express at St Joseph, which through any
reason may tal to reach that place before the de-
/ parture Of the express.
A caucus Of a considerable number of Democrats
embracing representatives from nea,lv every South
/ ern State, was held ..ere yesterday. Members of
Congress and Delegates TO charleston participated
An attempt was made to effect some union of action
upon Mr.. Hunter for the nomination at Charleston
/ The friends Of Mr.. Guthrie decline acceding and
the caucus broke up withot accomplishing any re-
suit. 1t is understood that all the delegates to
Charleston from Kentucky, except two are for
Breckenridge The friends Of Mr.. Douglas claim
that majority of the Charleston delegates from
North Carolina are for him.
The eOmmitte agreed to postpone till next Thurs
day the consideration of the bills for the Orgauiza
ton Of Nevada and Dacotah ard the admission Of
Kansas
Pirate letters from Arizona state that delegates
have been elected to convention to be held at Tue
son the first Monday Of April, to organize pro
visiOnal government for that Territory. All cOnnec
ton with the New Mexico government IS severed.
r. Owens, two years ago a member of the Texas
Legislature, will probably be elected Governor Of
Arizona under the provisional government. The
same adyces state that the disturbances in Chihua-
hua viii probably destroy the trade with Ell PasO and
prevent the expectation Of specie. Most OF the
specie used by the L. ). Government and Overland
Nail Company, has heretofore been drawn from
Chihuahua.
The documents sent into the Senate to-day BY the
President, embrace all the Instructions of the Navy
Department 10 Capt Jarvis, under date of July p
1858. He is informed that the ship-n-waT Savannah
has been prepared for service in tie Home Squad
roE, and he he is directed to proceed to San Juan
del NOrte, Nicaragua. =" You will at all times the
Secretary adds afford protection the citizens OF
the United States, and their properly, and should
occasion arise, protect any vessel Of the United
States from search detention the high seas, by
the armed ships of any other powers. The fol-
lowing letter Capt Jarvis had not reached him
the time of the capture OF the MIrmOn steamers.
Navy DEPARTMENT, March -, IS60.-Sm.-With
a view to afford the protection due citizens, at
Vera Cruz, the President has directed Minister Nc
place. and he shall consider the American citizens
there in danger from its operations to request The
commanding officer of the United States vessels of
on that coast to land such forces as may be
needed, and can be spared from indispensable du-
ties. and employ them for the protection OF our cE-
zens, whose persons property he may believe to
be in danger. Should Mr.. Mci4ane. therefore make
of you, as senior commanding officer, the request
which his Instructions authorize him to. you viii
promptly comply with it,
Statements having been made which lead to the
belief that arrangements are making, by what IS
known as the MiramOn Government Of Mexico. to
establish a blockade st Vera Cruz and other ports
onthe Gulf Of Mexico the President has decided thas
such blockade viii not be recognized by the United
States. You are therefore, directed to employ the
naval force under your command 10 afford Amer
lean vessels free ngress and egreSs at all Mexican
ports, and to fully protect them. The same order
was sent to Capt. Farragul, commanding the Brook
Ign, and to Commanders Turner. Jenkins and Haz-
ard respectively commanding the Saratoga. Preble,
and POcahOntas
In communicating the documents relative 10 the
course of Captains Jarvis and Turner, in the
seizure of the Miramon steamers. the Secretary
adds Upon the facts stated in these official
reports. the Department approves the conduct Of
both those gallant officers and men under their
command