, 1866-01-01
TIE Coukt SurEeY-Pens2on once NJ
ESicl,mopd-&ccretary Seward and
Ea1ntly-Jcn. DaS1ss Tr1al-Mexican

17am,Ix-ycr. Dax1s, Tr1al-Mexican
Affairs.
WAsn,sG1oy, Dec s0-The question Of merging
The Criied States Coast Survey with the Engineer
rcitated By onlce1r, with view Of econoullzme ex
IxEsre
Of an Office at Klcnmond, and has appointed IN
Yestertay the Gcnc.al Land Once Forwarded to
The State OF Illinois patents for 1ss CD ACRES Of
land.
Secretary Seward and family 60 first To narana,
and rom there probably to the Rio Grandc
The President .yi1 eend In message on the as
the Honse ~ sta,iSs ,s rea.ops I Why Jctessoa Davis
has not hen tried. In substance, II Will be the
stme n con,a.ccd In biz frt message. lie clabo--
ates upon nc matter s9ncEhat 1y showing .aas nc
tton, and :,iTtt his 1es*c1s therefor, As soon as
the necc: sary legislation ,e completed hy Congress
Tor Tic holding Of Gni.ed staisS Io9ff IN laeh
The French Minister lasly. contsadicts the report
odvicer Of recent daie Indicating TINT Na1imlian
Ia Fftpnger than ever With the people, and that In
.horr tI1e every thing n1u BE- In most satisfactory
condition for The stability Of the pretended En-
WAsu1Sc7os, Dec. so-The Posrs Washington
special sasE strong military iorce has been cent
hy Gen, Angur 10 Ale3anGraa 10 prcscnt any out
A majority of the new Committee on Banking
md Currency 1fc known to agree with Comptroller
Clark In opposing ang further innalnn oI The cur-
rencJ.
the statement with reference 10 the exact ncanin.
of the reiterated r1mnrs CONCERNING the Withdrawal
Of the French troops from Mexico will b. likely 10
receive odicinl confirmation IN 4 few days. When
thesc Eurnors fri appeared t1,ey came originally
from Fta1ce- There VILE condition attending The
wit40Enwpl1 and that condition sras an afFur1ntc
1rum ihIf GoSeftunent u capu1rLl that pla En-
rlre md Emperor in Mexico should not be dir
turbed. The report cay: the pledge has been
given by our Government that no tnie1i Will
bc allowed Tie reason Of the Administration Euar-
Gpteeinc this non-lnicffcteucc IL no doubt the
result of belief that ibc Liberals wi be able TO
make short work Of MaxttulllAn occc tue French
b.yozx1s nre wlthdrawn. Bat We should not bc too
sure OF this. Macmillan will still hase good1y
number OF AustE.au all1 Ielgian troops 10 tall back
npon, and beesdc ihcsc, hc has contingent Of s.0
more to draw upon yearly for sexcsa1 JcaEs to come.
Nth these he n3y, the United states pursuing q
handQn pulley, be nble to establish his fKay, and
iI he does there wil be no oihef course br to re-
cognlze him. TIE Government Is committed In Its
dIlAomatic correspondence to .lis recognition when
il IL hboNn tle Meucan people have accepted the
confidently On this recognition taking place.
.NHw YoRK. Dec. 3O-Tne tiunnerciars Wash
inston special eays that Commodore Shabr.ck will
be President Of the court martial for The trial Of
l.aphae1 Semmes: ..
Ten. Grant will meet Gen. Wilson. The captor o:
.etI. Davis at Wilmington NEXT Tuesday
Considerable annoyance Wa felt lhit morning
By the employees iu tho Custom House owing to a
failure on the patt Of the eashitr TO pay them OF
for The snunth Of December hs YVES expected Pay
day ta> bceu deferred until 1uesdag.