The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-11

state OF Nevada, died suddenly yes
terday.
The Cincinnati commercial party
4 have reached Sacramento.
Washington Ttems-InterestIngfrom
cuba.
/ WAsHIgaToN, Sept. I0.-The Presi.
dens has appointed j. NJ. CLARK,
Judge Of the District Court Of Rhode
Island
General Sherman was, yesterday,
commissioned Secretary of War pro
tenn.
Vice Admiral Porter returned 10
Washington to-day.
The warrant booksaof the Treasury
| Department. show that the expendi-
ture of the Government for the fiscal
year jast ending we're lsss than S58,
500,080, as against 81, 700 ,000.00 for
the year before, and nearly as low as
in 1862 The actual expenses of the
military branch Of the War Depart
ment during the fiscal year previous
to the one ending June 80, last, were
+ 1929, 900, 900, while for that year they
were quite $50, 500, 600 The Navy
i Department expenses for the year
ending June, 1868. were over $50, 900,
600 while for the last fiscal pear they
have reached only about $23, 800, 600.
The expenses of the Treasury Depart
meRt proper were increased S9,000,-
+ 600, while those Of the Interior De-
/ partmeBt have gone up from $28, ,000.-
600 to S36, ,009,000
The above exhibit will be made in
the Forthcoming official report of the
/ Treasurer OF the United States.
The receipts of customs for the
/ week, ending the 18th inst, were $14,-
242, 1853
/ The Commission for the settlement
of the claims of the Hudson Bay and
Puget SQUAD Companies have made
1 their awards to those companies which
/ surrender all their possessory rights
| to the URIted States in Oregon and
Washington Territory.
The Commissioners under the
treaty between the United States
and Great Britain, of July, 1863, for
the settlement of claims arising out
of the Oregon Treaty, have been in
session some time in this city, delib-
Grating on the claims presented to
them, which claims, it is to be noted,
amounted to $4, ,308 702 In gold for
the Hudson Bay Company. and
81 ,168. 600 in gold for the Puget
Sound Company. They have pro-
n0unccd awards Ia favor Of the Hud-
son Bay Company of $3.50, 900. and of
Puget Sound Company, of $500, ,000
1t is considered satisfactory to find
that in so complicated and so long
continued a national dispute, the
/ Commissioners Of the two Govern
ments have been able to accord an
opinion The Hudson Bay Company
and Puget Sound Company are re-
quired by the award to release to the
United States all the possessory rights
belonging to them Ia Oregon and
Washington Territories, which were
the subject matter of their respective
claims against tic United States.
Mrs. Gen RaBlins, accompanied by
her parents and three children of her
deceased husband, Gen. Rufus In
gals, and others, left here to-day for
New York.
The internal revenue receipts to-
day were S936, ,483.
Letters from Cuba via Key West,
received yesterday, give the following
accounts of battle near Los Tunas
on the 10th ult.:
A reconnoitering party was sent
out by Gen. Quesada, numbering 300
men. On the afternoon of the same
day, this force was attacked by largely
superior numbers, but succeeded, with
the loss CT 80 killed, wounded and
missing, IN rejoiniDg the main body.
The commanding General Immediate
ly prepared for an attack, which did
not take place until the 18th. On the
morninG Of that day, Gen. Valmazeda
was reported as approaching with a
large force Of cavalry, artillery and
infantry, and preparations were I'm
mediately made to receive him.
Shortly after sunrise the Spanish
forces made their appearance, and
Immediately commenced the fight
vith artillery. The artillery made
but little impression on the Cuban
army. When the infantry were
brought up, and charge upon the
Cuban position was ordered the Gu
bans reserved their FIRE until the
SDaniards came within range, when
the order to FIRE was given, and it was
so eff Give that the Spanish line was
thrown into disorder, and fell back
under the protection of the artillery.
After scme three hours, the attack
was renewed by YeImazeda's entire
force, Numbering, as reported by de-
/ serters, over 4 600 effective, more
/ than half regular, troops. The Cuban
/ force was about 5000, of whom 1000
were we'll armed. The contest lasted
/ FIVE hours, when Valmazeda was
/ forced to give way, and fall back on
/ his forti6cations at Les Tunas.
/ The loss Of Cubans was in killed 72,
among them several officers, whose
+ names we're not given; wounded Sc
/ verely, 107; slightly, $50; missing 40;
while that of the Spaniards is reported
+ Ia killed aud wounded over 800; 200
of their dead and wounded were left
J on the field There were nearly 400
4 deserters and go prisoners captured
/ The deserters report that Gen. Val
nazeda had all his available force in
/ this engagement, and had % pieces Of
/ artillery of the most approved char
acter, OF which were "a p0under
rifled Parrot gurs, with two regiments
of cavalry and six brigades Of in
/ fantry-
The Cubans had only thirteen
4 pieces of artillery Of small calibre,
with no effectively equipped cavalry.
The result of this battle, which has
been the first OF importance since the
+ commencement or tue revolution,
causes great rejoicing IN the Cuban
army aud amorg those on the Island
who sympathise with the movement.
a letter from Havana states that
the Government exercises the most
rigid surveillance over the telegraph
and mails, so that nothing is permit
ted to be sent by telegraph giving
accounts 5 OF military operations. ex7
cepting that furnished by the Gov
ernment- Every private dispatch
] nasses thraurh the hands ne Snan;.h