The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-02
From WnshinRton.

WASHINGTON, September Com
missioner Rollins had recommended to
the Secretary of the Treasury, for APP
Spencer Kirby, as Super
visor for New York city, under the new
internal revenue law, but the President
is in favor of Gen. L. w. Hogan for that
position.
The President has issued proclama-
ton announcing the ratification of the
treaty of friendship, commerce and
navigation between the United States
and Nicaragua. There is reciprocal
freedom of commerce, but by this the
privilege of carrying on the coast trade
is not understood. Among other pro-
visions the Republic of Nicaragua
grants TO the United States and to its
citizens and their property, the right
of transit between the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans, through the territory OF
that Republic, on any route of commu,
nication, natural or artificial, by land
or water, which may now or hereafter
exist or be constructed under the au,
thority of Nicaragua, to be used ana
enjoyed in the same manner, OH equal
terms, by both Republics and their re-
spective citizens; the Republic Of Mica
rauga, however, reserving to itself the
right of sovereignty over the same.
The Navy Department. has dispatches
| from Admirals Farragut and Rowan,
announcing the disposition of the Eu-
ropean and Asiatic squadrons also dis.
patches from Lieutenant Commander
Gushing, commanding the Maumee,
dated Yokohama, July lst, announcing
that he had found at Hoibom ten Eu-
ropeans, comprising the crew of the
Bremen bark Leemone, which had been
captured by pirates two weeks before
within sight of the East coast of
Haiwa. The Leemone had ten able
bodied white men and number of
Chinese passengers. She was armed
with two cannon and number OF
breech loading rifles, revolvers, &c,
and yet was captured after a short
chase by junk carrying but two guns
and a crew of twenty Cinnamon. The
Europeans did not defend themselves
by single shot, but surrendered III the
most cowardly manner and were I'M
mediately set to work breaking out the
cargo for transfer to the junk.
Lieutenant Commander Gushing
thinks that such cases are an encour-
agement to piracy and does not doubt
but that it will lead TO its Increase.
After taking all they desired, the pi-
rates sent the Captain of the bark and
his crew into the coal-locker forward,
and closing the hatch, put on the sheet
anchor and chain, after which they scut-
tied the ship, stove the boat and sailed
away, intending that all hauds on
board should 80 down with the sinking
ship. The Captain and crew managed
to break out and get on shore, leaving
the Chinese passengers to their fate.
| The whole history of the case, says
Commander Cushing, is one of disgrace
full cowardice, and he was glad to find
there was no American in the crew.
Commander Gushing after q long cruise
failed to find any of the pirates, and in
obedience to orders sailed for Ioko-
hama.
1t is estimated that the Forthcoming
public debt st atement will show an in
crease Of five or six millions. The dis
bursemeAts ia August on account of the
War Department expenses, have been
very heavy, which, taken with the
Alaska payment and disbursement on
account of the public debt and other
accounts, will swell the total.