The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-02

WASHINGTON, september 1.-Dre-
vet Brigadier General Absolom Baird
aand Brevet Brigadier Nelson H..
Davis have been placed subject to
the orders of General Sherman for
assignment to duty as Assistant In
spector Generals tor the Department
OF Missouri. lr.s. aE o9-
The, Director of the Bureau Of
Stats les furnishes the following in-
formation relative to immigration to
the, United States during the fiscal
year ending Jane 30th, 1857 Total
number of passengers arrived 323.-
749, of which A, ,966 were citizens of
the United States, and 5,126 foreign.
ers not intending TO remain In the
United States. The returns compared
with 1866-67 show a heavy falling off.
~WAsHINGFoN, September Com
missioner Rollins had recommended
to the Secretary of the Treasury, for
appointment, Spencer Kirby, as Su-
pervisor, under the new revenue law,
! for New York-ci,y, but the President
is in favor OF General l.. w. Logen
for that position.
The President has issued a proc
| lamation announcing the ratification
| of the treaty for friendship, commerce
and navigation between the United
States aud Nicaragua. There is to
be reciprocal freedom of commerce,
but by this the privilege of carrying on
the coast trade is not to be under
stood. Among other provisions,
the Republic of Nicaragua grants to
the United States, and to their citi-
zens and property, the right of transit
between the Atlantic aud Pacific
oceans, through the territory of that
republic, or any route of communica-
ton, natural or artificial, by land or
water, which may now or hereafter
exist or be constructed under the
authority of Nicaragua, to be used
and enjoyed in the same manner and
on equal terms by both republics and
their respective citizens, the Republic
Of Nicaragua, however, reserving its
right of sovereignty over the same.
The Navy Department has dis
patches from Admiral Farragut and
Rowan, announcing the disposition OF
the European and Asiatie squadrons.
Also dispatches from Lieutenant Com
mander Gushing. commanding the
Maumee, dated Yokohoma, July Il
announcing that he had found at HOi
Hon Teu ten Europeans composing
the crew ofthe Bremen bark Leemona
which had been captured by pirates
two weeks before, within sight oi
the east coast of Hoiuna. The
Leemona had ten able-bodied
white men and number oi
| Chinese passengers. She was armed
with two cannon and a number oi
breech loading rifles, revolvers, &c.
and yet was captured after short
chase. by a junk carrying but two
guns aud crew of 20 ChinameR.
The Europeans did not defend
themselves by a single shot, but sur
rendered in the most cowardly man
ner, and were actually set to worl
breaking out the cargo for transfer t,
the Junk. Lieutenant Commando
Cushing thinks such cases are an en-
couragement to piracy, aud does no
, doubt that it will lead to its increase
After taking all they desired, tn
, pirates sent the captain of the bar
and his men into the coal locker for
{ ward, and, closing. the. hatch, put o.
the sheet anchor and chain; afte
which they scuttled the ship, stove i
the boat, and sailed away, intendin
that all hands should go down wit
the sinking ship. The captain an
I crew managed to break out and ge
ashore, leaving the Chinese passen
gers to their fate.
D The whole history of this case, say
commander Gushing, is one of dis
graceful cowardice, and he was gla
? to fnd there was not an American /
' the crew. Commander Cushing, afte
. a long cruise. failed to find aDV of til
sailed for Yokohoma.
1t is estimated that the forthcomiu
s public debt statement will show a
!. Increase Of five or six millions. Th
;. disbursements In August on accour
a Of War Department expenses hav
been very large, which, taken wit
the Alaska payment, disbursement 0
h account Of the public debt and otht
: accounts, will swell the total.