Washington GOSSIP.
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We find the following Washington gos~
sip in the letter of the Charleston Courier's
correspondent of the 2lst and 22d.-N. O.
Dclta.'


1t was expected that the nominations for
thearmy, under the supplemental bill, would
be sent into the Senate Tomorrow It is
matter OF certainty that General Houston
would have been nominated as one of the
MAJOR Generals, had more than one addi
tlonal Office of that grade been created
But, as there is TO be but one, it is generally
supposed that the office will be conferred
on Gen. Taylor. find, however, that. in
the opinion of some, Gen. Houston is to be
the man.
We hear no one mentioned for the offices
OF Brlgadier Generals, except Mr.. Jefferson
Davis, of Miss, and Mr. Barrow, Senator
from La.


MIR. Barrow has been recommended by
whole Senate, and Mr.. Davis has been
strongly urged. MIR. Davis is graduate
of West Point Academy, and has served
in the army. His first wife was daughter
of Gen. Taylor.


1t is still believed that Mr.. Buchanan is
going out of the State Department very
soon. But it is now said that Mr.. Bucha.
nan will prefer to go TO England, in the
room of Mr.. McLane, who is about to return
home on account of bad health.


1t is now well ascertained that Mr.. PAX
enham has no instructions to offer the me .
dlation of Great Britain between the U.
States and Mexico. There can scarcely
be doubt, however, that the British Gov
ernment is we'll disposed to promote an
early settlement of TIE difficulties between
the two nations, before we shall have quite
absorbed Mexico. If Great Britain had
intended to interfere in hostile or unfriend-
y manner in this war, she would not have
settled the Oregon question.
learn that the Senate intend TO take
some steps TO define the character of our
misunderstanding with Mexico, and the
proper terms of its adjustment; in other
words, they intend to Indicate measures for
a speedy restoration of peace.


We have had rumor that this Govern
ment has received proposition from Pare.
des, to renew negotiations for peace. But
if any such proposition has been made, it
has been confdentially, and will not be
made public. The President would not
listen, however, to any thing but direct
offer of terms. No more temporzing will
be endured.