, 1860-07-13

AMERICAN Army OFFICERS.
The London T;m<sin recent leader. pays
thR following compliment to our army officers:
"There is no class Of her cstizens Of which
America has better reason to te PROUD than Of
the officers Of her army. Eaaca1eo' ior tne
most part ia the romantic solitude Of West
Point. shut out from The busy world aroun4
them by gigantic chain Of mountains on the
one side aud The circling course Of the hudson
On the other, and subjected to oac'phne
which teaches them to comnana themselves
.ad Others the officers Of tae A%fr,eaG army
"a amount Of modesty and gentieness which
We may be permitted 10 say is not quite 50 uni
versal among their fellow couutrTmca as sone
ottes more brilliant qualities. In the pnrsn-
anee ofa profession peculiarly nrdu9ns ana ~
which. accoraing to The European syhtem,is
subdiyfded among half dozen ser7lces. thor.
oughly understanding the duties al infantry
and cavalry officers, excellent ar',,!efs'sta a1a
and admirable engineers, the onieefs o. NE
American army are among, the brnyesf, the
most enduring, and tue most accomplished Of
their pro essTion. We have in two wars bad
ample reason to respect their tllll and daring, |
and while we bare often had but too much fea~
son to complain Of the treatment We hase re-
ceired from statesmen Who nave souBut 70 III"
prove their political position By pandef'ng to
We hays Ind efcry reason to be satisfied with
tue gentlemanlike and considerats: conduct OF
the officers OF the American army. !
Is THERE l. LOBBY IN THE BRITISH
PARLIAMENT
4 discovery is said to have just been made IN
England in relation to the Galway steamship |
line which may afford the British press ~ op-
portuuisy Of iadufging IN some q 'hose ; oit!sr
at home with wh,ch they have been always 20
lavish with regard to TINT topic in thia country.
1t eppaara that ia leading agent ot the Derby
ite p4rty' had entered into little arrangement
with prominent member of the Gal~a! ccne-
pauy whereby be was to receive xao,ooo !or US
terrices in lobbying through the House Of Com"
mons the Government subsidy sought ~ tue
Galway line. The matter is now under lnses.
ti9ation. The subsidy amouuts to $355, wv per
aanum Tor fortnight trips eac5 way.
TOBACCO CONSUMED IN GREAT BRITAIN.
The total amount of manufactured, Stem.
| med or stripped tobacco imported into G1eat
Britain il 1851 was II .A0s ,6d5 pounds. Of Which
| l0.91s, GOA pounds we're from the United States
! OF nns,emmed ao.e4o.ea ponnds Tere Import
cd aud Of this smount the United States con,
| ,ributed u. .40l ,097 pounds. 0f manufactured
! TOBACCO mud cigars /, ,G9G, ,CoS pounds were 'm-
| por ed, Of which the Unlted States sent lar
136 pounds. OF snuff $500 pounds were i'm.
ported, the proportion OF this country, II 1t sent
Great Ufitnin exported curing the same year
1o,M7,373 pounds Of unstemmed tobacco, IT,.
G0T pouuds OF a:ennmed, 99S,0o3 ronnds ot
manufactured aud cigars, together with Is,1so
puunds Of snu1. OF this aggregate the unsted
States took only II sse Pounda ot sne manu-
factured and cigars"
There is d duty upon raw, unmanufa:sured
tobacco Of three shslings, or about sixty nine
cents per pound, and m additional duty Of re
per cent npon The aggregate amount. lhe
duty, therefore, is some live Or SIX Times greater
than the average price ot the article IN taas
The CONSUMPTION of tobacco BY the iohabi-
taats per captta, is something less thaa three
pounds per annum'
] TIE nUssr8x SETTLEMENT n rf1E ANooR-E1rER
SArlGAT1oS AND GERMAN COLONIZATION
ISL Petessbu,gh lette. 10 London Chin Te e+sahl
: The Amoor is now narisated IN its whole CT.
!. | tent by rirer steamers. The arrival OF Ger
man colouy is announced to take place in the
!, course Of this summer. It consists of aoou'
torty families, who will arrive IRON Callforn'i
and locate themselves at the co1tlueI &C Of lht
lsureia With The Au,oor. The head Of this splr
i tied enterprise is Capt. Won nsiea. the OWNER o
: the steamer Admiral lkosakeuitsch, that WIS th'
= | first to navigate the sseat s.'berlan f4ses las
| year from one end to the other. a; other colon,
:. Of hundred Mennonite fanntl'es Is noout y =
!; nroceed this summer from the government q
s rauris, and will locate themselves in the Amoe
= terrisorY, on the banks OF the Sfja, one Of II
principal tributaries. I}ut as this iatter boay
coIouists travel overland, with their oEn wagon
!, and cattle. they can proceed out Slowly, ~
me-, haeara aTaan. re@. sumner. sne sA''' f
Ths latest accounts received hero from th
Il newly founded capiln1 Of NlogoTesseutsk.
e the lowe, Amoor, describe the progress the
N ore making there ia highly satisfactory, al
y STARE 1hat 'nen E - 10 r;rar ia aoi,
ze A'gooa, On tne I'sus aor,nnt and lireIy. Maic
e. DecomlnK no,I In.r ;ns,n1tea mt E'orowe:
ueaeaa .sE 49, s;ns" Mur last yenr, Us Goyeruo
es ssntaA ssei nsaST 49, ;,n;d1v md 1nauy Of ii
rs 1he to"n ~ 'ls,bs .~t ,th;c h,,;,d,ngs are cor
as ehaienes aaa o.oc. E;ac;na, s,reet extends anr
r. pie1tu, aua ~ -;rar for rnora thnn Hers4
ne ,be eanSs VI ''s 1'''A ''' A'~'~ ''
W W 'enGtu. tr+ ear rarts NJ The world that c.
10 compete ".sn .ne ;sh .,,ornnI foTes,R. t.
r. country Sns 'Seo.s' h.nnv ~a 1ned,m between ii
u. "e sI,s +,T;5 7o1e md The 1oi1auess Of ii
r. neat o. ~ .us'a ~ Hi morntony Of tie
teps.a'e "ae i na%be1e met viii, hui ;,uan
~ an1 ptns "o3,I raJ,rs md o,her nub,e trees u
~ ~ Ess E y. t. E,,Tana ahnuud. Large tracts
country are covered By vines. which grow vi
'ed and bear excellent 'fu: ah hsaa1s mo and Pm
sh aense.y pernsasH;, e;,be} far ,her skins or tht
9ut eatine. Amongst the NEST ire9Sens "en11ns & hn
'ne thsss tnses saer n,a ospoer md fox al certs
i1, fimr. uT lie ysar 1uo.quetocs and other inse
= ia s~mIm m lis banks Of the river, aud ho'
eap over The bosom Of its waters, ahotdlng ae.
ms mt foo3 Tar the trout and other fish, bu. tt
hut sTe esrtuinly 9 great plague to the hun
). in snee;es
Al uresent the only natives that inhabit !
vallev nf tat. Ugsuri Gre some wandering trl
Of GRoids nud few Chineee, the latter e.
f. Sro,o % the;r native country. know not for VI
f, stt@d pa1t of ,hsi1 Sentence i to be deprived
~ female society, md aeparased fsosn the'r VI
~ md {amil.es. They appear, however. to put
,a ,.oe viii lie pnnishment in raost pbilosorh
~ Ssat nnauner aud derote themselves with increa
,har zeal anu activity to agricultural PURSUIT.,
ten. that thei1 iaEtns afe N m;sA f'.a1ai IL
no a rich harvest without any chance OF ta'l
;,ss ns Of te,r lose Of ugriculture-it il at once
,sy ssaeop bo tas nssora,;as mt sud eonduss
'1I ths heaitn md longevity. The, are very ten
o; ;rs rste il their hx6tts, live Chiefly upon br
g,.s rese,at,iea and 6sh, seldom eating n.eat, VI
Plu, ts,.a ,tx;r nr-ynua system aud heats t