Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-31
From Washington.

WASHINGTON. March 30.-Private letters
from Arizona state that delegates have been
elected TO n convention 10 be held at Tuscan,
on the first Monday in April, to organize
provisional government for that territory.
All connection with New Mexico is severed
r. Owen, two years ago member of the Texas
Legislature, will probably be elected Cover
nor of Arizona under the provisional gov
ernment.
The same advices state that the disturb
ances in chihuahua will probably destroy the
trade with FL Paso, and prevent the exporta-
ton Of specie. Most of the specie used by
the Government and the Overland Mail Com
pany, has heretofore been drawn from Chi
huahua.
The documents sent into the Senate to-day
by the President embrace the instructions Of
the Navy Department to Capt Jarvis, under
date of July q, 1858. He is informed that
the ship of war Savannah has been prepared
for service in the Home Squadron, and he is
directed to proceed to San Juan Del Norte,
Nicaragua. "You will at all times" the Sec
retary adds, "afford protection to the citizens
of the United States and their property, and
should occasion arise protect any vessels of
the United States from search or detention on
the high seas by the armed ships of any other
powers"
The following letter from the Secretary
to Capt. Jarvis had not reached him at the
time of the capture of the Miramon steamers:
"NAvY DEPARTMENT, March l3 1860.
"ST:-With the view to afford our citizens
the protection due them at Vera Cruz, the
President has directed Hon. r. McLane,
should O. hostile force approach that place,
and he should consider the American citizens
there in danger from its operations, to request
the commanding officer of the United States
! vessels of war on that coast to land such forces
| rs may be needed and can be spared from in
dispensable duties, and employ them for the
| protection of our citizens whose persons or
property he may believe to be in danger.
| Should Mr.. McLane, therefore, make of you,
as senior commanding officer, the request
| which his instructions authorize him to, you
will promptly comply with it.
Statements having been made, which lead
| to the belief that arrangements, by what is
known as the Miramon Government of Mex
leo, to establish a blockade at Vera Cruz and
other ports on the Gulf Of Mexico, the
| President has decided that such blockade
will not be recognized by the United States.
| You are therefore directed to employ the
naval force under your command TO afford
| American vessels free ingress and egress at
all Mexican ports, and fully to protect them.
| The same orders were sent to Captain Far
ragat, commanding the Brooklyn, and Com
manders Turner, Jenkins and Hazard, re-
spectiyely commanding the Saratoga, Pre6le
and Pocdhontds.
In communicating the documents relative
to the course of Captains JAWS and Turner
in the seizure of the Miramon steamers, the
Secretary adds, "Upon the facts stated in
| these official reports, the Department APP
proved the conduct of both those gallant Off
GERS and men under their command"
Messrs. Barr, Irvine, Garnett, Veree, and
Harris of Nd, have been appointed select
committee by the Speaker of the House, on
Mr.. Bars resolution for an investigation of
certain contracts in connection with the pub
| lie stores of New York.