Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-23
From Washington.


FROM THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
WASHINGTON, d. C., Aug. 22.-Of1icial adj
vices from Admiral Lanman commanding the
south Atlantic fleet, dated at Bahia, July 9th,
said he was preparing to leave that port in flag
ship Lancaster for Rio.
Ship Euterpe Capt. George w. Leach, of New
York, was reported leaking, June 5, while in lat.
So 80 south, long. AZ west, and in thirty minutes
went down. The officers and crew took to two
boats, the captain and sixteen men in the larger
and seven men in the smaller. After weathering
two heavy gales the large boat made Rio Grande
del Sui, June A. having been two DAYS and
nights without food or water The smaller boat
has not been heard from, but is supposed to
have been picked up by passing vessel
COMMERCE WITH CANADA.
Secretary Boutwell, directs that hereafter all
imported merchandise shipped or sent for eX-
port to the Dominion of Canada, either for
the benefit of a drawback, or without payInent
of duties, SHALL in addition TO the certified copy
Of entry transmitted to the frontier port of ex-
portation in the United States, be accompanied
with proper manifest, containing the particu-
lars, by way of description, required in cases of
transportation of merchandise in bulk
INDIAN NEWS.
Agent Tatum, of the KiowaS writes from
Fort Sill, Aug. Sd: Kicking Bird and several
other chief head men of the Kiowas, were at that
post on the I'd inst, brought in eleven mules TO
partly replace those that they recently stole
in Texas, and gave assurance that they wished
to live in peace, and would make no more
raids in Texas or elsewhere, and they bring in
the remainder of the forty-one mules stolen.
The mules brought in are very inferior, and the
agent would keep but two, telling the Indians
they stole good mules and must return good
ones. He assured them if they would restore
tina mules and go up on the reservation, moth
ing would be done with them at present; but
as soon us they made another raid, he should at.
tempt to make the arrest of the leaders of the
raiding party and the chiefs. Agent Tatem ex-
presses the opinion that the KiOwas are i'm bet
ter subsection now than ever before. Col.
Grlerson, commanding at Fort Sill and Col.
Mckenzie, commanding at Fort Richardson,
Texas, have, for same time been preparing to
make a joint movement against the KioWas
which is probably one cause of their coming in,
as they undoubtedly observed the movements
of the troops
RINDERPEsT.
Consul MCGOWAN, at Shanghai. writes to the
state department, warning against the intro
ductlon into this coontry of the rnderpest from
Siberia.
PENSION RETURNED.
The commissioner of pensions transmitted TO
Secretary Boutwell, S120 to-day, which he re-
ceived from an anonymous correspondent, at
New Haven, CT, as the amount of pension and
seven per cent. interest, drawn for disability
from wounds received in battle. Though prob
ably legally entitled to this pension, the re-
cpent chose to return it.
The following is the conclusion of the report
of Admiral Rodgers: We captured and destroy
ed five forts, those of Point du Condo and Fort
Mckee being probably among the principal and
strongest in the kingdom. Fifty flags were
taken, including those of a generalissmo; 4S1
pieces of ordnance fell into our hands, besides
very many gingals. Two hundred and forty
three dead Koreans were counted in the works
Few prisoners were taken, not above twenty,
and almost all wounded. These last were treat
ed with all the attention possible and finally re-
leased Thus was treacherous attack upon our
people, and an insult to our flag,
redressed. 1t was not deemed desirable to
hold the position, as our purpose was
not TO enter upon extended operations, and,
on account of the exceeding danger and
difficulty of holding the vessels IN position ex-
posed to furious and uncertain currents of the
river, il was deemed best TO withdraw the en-
tire force uron the following morning, the 18th
of June. 1t gives me the greatest satisfaction to
say that, in this expedition, our officers and men
encountered difficulties which were surmountcd
only by most arduous labor, and defeated de-
termined enemy, in desperate fight, with cour-
age most admirable. The victory was one of
which the navy may feel proud.
ITO.
A letter has been received here from Gov.
Ito, japanese minister of finance, announcing
his arrival at Yokohama. He states that the
government is much pleased with the success Of
the mission in this country, and he has already
commenced the introduction of the ideas he re-
ceived here into the financial system of the ia
panese government.