The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-12-10
THE SECOND ENGINEER MURDERED.
GREAT FIRE ON THE ". RIVER
Terribly Beautiful Scene.


FtLn" c1isefr n the Se,.tt ant House n Repr,.
0rntir,s .-AIoher year Of health and II efficient.
~ seundsnt hn,e.i, IA. passed tcr these and
eersoslly for the proved condition II onr national
sHA.. oar renewed snd profcu1 lee, srsii,ud. 1, tu.
We rrnsin IN pescS md friendship VI ,orr - po-
ERA The efforts Of disloyal oursns Of a.. United
States TO Involve 10 foreign va. n AID an ,ne.c,
'sbls in'arre ec,ion, have been unsvahus Her Hri.
tsnie Msle.tys Government e. -. Justly expected.
have 'Essi'e' their su:hori'y to p-.v.nt III. dsrsr
ere q rev h'st'ie expeditions from British port,
The Emperor Of rFaac. las, bys its proceeding,
p-oEptly vnd.eated toe ueuu.niy ~hieh he pro
esimed q, th, bssi-n % OF the contest, Question. Of
oes' in,rosey and irn7or.nc, have sfi.cn or, ,tb.
Blockade and Other helis.rer. operations, b.,,.e,
'hs Government And ,eversI Of the maritime po-er.
br, they have been d,ou,,oi, nae. a. far ~vn ne.
uhIe. aeon mod, 3D. IN ,pri; Of hsntne., u.,ieo,
and nat 'nh good viii I. is e-r-cialiy gratifying
that our p;iEe eourt, by the nr,rt'sv of,h,ir ~.
odc,ton, h,v. eorn n inded the respect snd sonA
e.res q maritime pover.
The sura'mentAl treaty hetrsen the riuItsi state,
snd Great Britain fcr th, ,ur7r,.on q N. Af1eaa
e,ve Trade. made the i7ts day Of Fsor nary last,
bU been duly ratified sad o,fred MO erccutor Il
L. believed that, 20 f.r =. America port. and AMI
can eihaess are concerned. Ira,n sad % Oh,
N,tio has oeen hroush, to sn end
,hall submit for the eonsidsfa ion n the senate,
s.onvention far tho sdu.tment of IN. r,ueuory
cams in ws,hinrton T.uitorr. srisins out Of the
Gss,y ofthe iatN OF June ls46, b-,.e., N. rui.st
e1,e' and Gres, Britain, ana -hich bs,. been tho
,rurr ofsom- di,eue, .rons N. citizen, that nov
rF;Y improving pArt Of the country.
Ar@sai 'nd inportan. que.tion involving The .r-
'sn; r. 'he maritime jurisdiction of spain in ths
~sisrs which 'uround he Island Of Cubs. h., heen
e,aA,sd without resehins an agreement, snd It |.
vr-ro~ei, 10 arosho spirit. refer II TO the AZ
h'uamspt of friendly povsr. convention tor that
rvrpose will bs submitted to the seus,e
Ih.vc thous ht 1, proper ,ub to the approval Of
The Senate, TO concur With the inter sted comrnercIs
yorsr, IN an sTsnssr,nt 90 the liquidation Of no
in sRs . npo. ens UPON
iss,ion in H. sater Of Dennas
men and that Of Chin, toueLns tho seizure OF Sc
tsnA, In Peru By thilisn officers ofs lNgs smount
r.. bssp sfossSt 10 ea. By "a, ."Md he macs nav:
~ the King Of the Besian' 20 whoee arbitration the
question ~ss ef red by the partie. This subject
Thoroughly and patiently examined by that Justly r.,
stsctsd m mssistrnte, and sithopsh the sum a~std,d
a. the claimants msy not have been - large as they
expected there is no reason {" di.tu,t ths wisdom Of
his imsiesty's dec'ei'n. That decision vas promptlr
complied with By Chilli when intelliA nee IN regard
to 4 reached that country
Ths ioint CON mssiop under 'hs act u the lsst
sion for carrying into chect the convention vim Peru
the subject OF olh'ms hiss been organized A. Lima
and is engaged In the business.
4 er-ore ugh
hirarssua are in course Of amicahle adjustment
IN conformity with principle. set forth in my last
Annual dessase. haze received representative
from the United states Of Colombia and have sc-
credited Minister 70 that Republic.
Incidents occurring in the ogreas of our civil war
have forced upol attention the Uncertain state Of
Internal ona questions touching the rights OF forf Dn-
or. lin this country, and tf United states citizens
in regard 20 .ome seysrnmen,s, thtse rishu ms at
lsAst partially defined by treaties Ia no Instance,
however, IL II errfessly stipulated that In the event
Of civil war q foreigner reading in ihis country,
within the lines Of IN. insnrsens IL 70 he exempted
fforl the rlls which Gas q him as DelliGefent in
erect any privileges or inmunlties dat CT nom
that charae.ei regret to ssS, however, that such
claim, hsvs been put forward, and in come instances
In behSf Of foitiFneis who have lived in the United
Et,tes the greater part OF their liyes.
Thera IA reason to bclieve that many persons born
in torssn countries Who have declared their ntsn-
utaiiIcd, have evsdsd the military duty required Of
ttem b, deny ps the isc', and thereby throw ns upon
ID. government the lurthcn Of proof. II has been
yrrI ffcut or imprsc ieatle TO obtain thi. proof
foy want Of guides 20 the proIes source OF infonn-
tion These might be supplied hv requiring clerks Of
eoor, where dscsI ations Of intention may b. made
oi the n.mes Of the perons naturazsd or declaring
q mention to become eirIens, 70 the seersta OF
the Inferior In wboee Department nt the names might
- snsnssd- and nrinted for ssnaIsi infonnA~