Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1857, Page 2

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY. July 1, 1857. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The U*ion wakes the following explanation 6f the decision of the President and Postmaster General in the matter of the Overland Mail route, and the contraet therefor, from the Mis- sissippi and Missouri to California, which, as brief as it is, completely sets at rest all the ab- surd stories of the New York Triduxe and Times on this matter tr which we have hnd oceas‘on repeatedly to refer of late. The de- tails of that decision will be found elsewhere in the Star to-day : *: Tae Pacieic Overtaxy Matt.—Ander the head of ‘Department news’ will be found the decision of the Postmaster General, with the ap- Propation of the President, in the selectios ofthe route for the overland muil to the Pacific, and the award of the contract for carrying it. ‘This whole subject, im all its bearings, was a matter of the cS importance to every part of the country. ndeed, we doubt whether there will be any mea- sure which can come before the administration, for its action and decision having more important Telations to the wants, i: ests. and material convenience of all the St: The Postmaster General fully understood the magnitude of the measure. He has bestowed npon it the most pa- tient and persevering labor. His examinations and invest ous have been long and laborious to enable him to arrive at proper and satisfactory results. His decision heing made, the President, after equa! patient examination, Mas approved it, and it goes forth with the sanction of the admin- other States of this Continent, not one of which within reach of the lawless of this land fails to look earnestly to European nations as their only hope of protection against us, rather than to us as their hope of protection against them. Under such circumstan¢es, where our commer- cial interests among the other States of this Continent come into collision with those of Eu- rope, we may not reasonably hop? that any talents that an American Minister may possibly possess, will suffice for the protection of our in- terests thus endangered. The time is rapidly coming when the extension of our commerce with the other States of this Continent will ne- cessarily engender such collisions of interests in various directions. Then, and not till then, will the whole American people come to realize how much we have injured our substantial in- terests by failing to do towards them (the other States of this Continent) in the matter of fili- bustering. as we would be done by. Tur Mission or Wm Carey Joxes.—As the newspapers are now commenting on the fact that Mr. Wim. Carey Jones of this city, lias recently made his appearance in Central America as a confidential agent of this Govern- ment, we may not improperly explain what we have evesy reason to believe to be the character and purpose of the errand on which he was sent there. Ths. we have to say that before the ejection of Watker trom Nicaragua it became istration. The Postmaster General has, we doubt not, been most fortunate in selecting the gentlemen who are menibers of those powerful express com- panies. whose means, energy and experience are equal to any emergency, to assist him in carrying this great measure into fuli and successful effect. The success of the enterprise will lead to the Test important consequences, looking far inte the future, and bearing most emphatically upon the interests of the Atlantic and Pacific States.” The Intelliender shows the absurdity of the idea that, becaure a gentleman is Secretary of the Treasury, therefore he has the privilege of handlingthe public money. The occasion for its article being the apparent wonder expressed by more or less papers, that Mr. Robert J. Wal- ker left the Department, as alleged, as poor as a church mouse. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Foretex Renations axp Foreign Empas- S1e8.—Under this head, the Charleston Mer- cury thus makes the following interesting and sensible remarks : “There is no country in the world which re- quires greater ability and skill in the manaye- ment of our foreign aifairs, than the people of the United States. Great Britain has a vast colonial internal trade with her vast dependencies, but her foreign trade—that trade which arises imme- diately fom commercial intercourse with foreign nations—is not as great as that of the United States. Our Ambassadors, therefore, in all. for- eign vations, have greater commercial interests to watch over ind protect than the ambassadors of any other nation. But the magnitude of our commercial relations with foreign nations, is not the only element of responsibility which requires ability in Ambassadors in the United States. ‘The institutions of the United States are very peculiar ‘They stand amongst the nations of the world. a gigantic republic, amidst monarchies and des- potixms. And they are a peculiar republic. One aif of the States Which compose it have African slaves in bondage—the other half are without them. One half are almost entirely agricultural, producing staples withont tivalry, needed by the whole civilized world—the other half are manu- facturing or commercial, having rivalry in all the gTeat nations with which we have intercourse. “The political position of an Ambassador from the United States, is, therefore, very delicate, and often very complicated, and may require great ability and tact to meet the new emervencies which may arise. For instance: Mr. Caxs. the present Secretary of State, was for several years Ambassador to France, without anything occur. ring which required ability. France and England made a treaty to suppress the African slave trade on the coast of Africa, in which the right of searching the vessels of other nations is attirmed Mr. Cass, by hisableand energetic remonstiance, defeated the treaty. ime, an incompetent man to represent the United States in France—a war would most probably have been the result ; for su ission to this tension on the part of the of the question. It is a fa that. on al! great emergenc the United States, both thro Washington or by our Amb been marked by great ability. y. But the ability we have displayed in Europe has becn by no | means equailed in our diplomacy with States on this continent. Mr. Tiist was, by no means, a competent man to be sent out to Mexico to close the terms of peace at the conclusion of the Mexi- can war. The Clayton-Bulwer treaty was a real blunder, both: in inteation and execution ve very much feur that the difficulties which now exist with several of the South American States, is attributabi uuch to the inefliciency of our toa friend- Ambassadors, as to any other obstacle justment. truth is, our relations towards the other | het on this continent have been deeined of 1 an Ty,ad tferior consequence. Not as desirable to Ambassador in their social a , they been undervalued iu their Political import: No part of the world. in our opinion, require: more tact and ability in our diplomacy, to pro- mote the interests of the United Statex, than the States ou this continent. ‘They are feeble, and siand expoxed to the interference or control of the teat European powers. The United the greatest power on this continent: and a! interference, whether designed to produce su an effect or not, must be injurious to them should stand in the position of aud friendship with these stat their sakes, but from a regard to our own interest. It is not by laying down pretensions (as those which are sometimes upheld as the Monroe doe- tine) that we cap protect them, and establish independent policy on this continent a EBoropean inte Treaties which ‘every nation can make. if we are less ac ‘ceptable to thi States than European nations, ean easily he which will give them ail the foot} ld ai a fluence they may desire. We should stand in such a relation towards them that they hall pre- fer our friendship and alliance to that of all other nations. and may turn to us, in all da: ers OF difficulties with European powers, with a certain confidence in our justice am pewer. ‘To produce such results, the Missions to the other powers on this continent should be raised in their character, and some of our ablest statesmen be appointed to filltnem An able ambassador to Brazil is more needed than in London or Paris.” Tn view of the fuct that the editor of the HMercury sees so clearly into the requirements of the diplomatic service of the United States, and into what has been its past condition in the capitals of this Continent to which American ambassadors of different grades have been ac- eredited—and what it says above in that con- nection is certainly true to the letter—we won- der not a little at the tone of its recent articles treating directly and indirectly of filibustering enterprises from this country. How is it Ppossi- ble, we ask the Mercury in good faith, that the other States of this Continent should “prefer our friendship and alliance to that of all other na- tions?’’—and can any reasonable man expect them to “turn to us in all dangers or difficul- ties with European powers, with a certain con- fidence in our justice and power,”’ while their Practical knowledge of both is derived almost wholly from their experience in resisting the raids of filibusters, who, in the teeth of our Jaws on the subject, Precipitate themselves upon them—the other States of this Continent ? While we subscribe heartily to almost all the Mercury eays of the persistent deficiency ofour diplomatic representation on this Continent, we we are very sure that until we mend our con- duct toward them in the matter of filibuster- ing they will cowe more and nore, year by year to regard us, as a nation, as being the mostim- placable and dangerous enemies of their future. Year by year our commercial interests in connection with those States are ra ing in importance to the whole American People, while day by day we are thus losing just influence with them. Influence that must be fostered sedulously and extended as our commerce with them extends, if we would pro- tect and strengthen the latter. Within the last decade the increase of our heavy profi - paying foreign commerce has been vastly more, ia proportion, with the States and dependencies of this Continent, than with Europe, “Asia, or + not only for Suppose we had, at that | pidly grow- i necessary that the Government here should have positive and in every way reliable in- formation concerning the true state of affairs in that State. That is, as te the question whether Walker really represented any Nicaraguan gov- ernment or simply a filibuster usurpation of the government of that country; if the Rivas gov- } ernment, the last acknowledged by the United | States, had, as represented, steadily preserved its apparent authority over the State every- where except where Walker’s band held posses- sion for the time being; what were the relative prospects of Walker and the Rivas government, of eventually maintaining themselves in power; and, indeed, to clear up as far as possible the mysteries concerning the affairs of Nicaragua, growing for the most part out of the misrepre- senutations of published letters from that quar- ter and the mis-statements of many inter- ested parties. Our confident belief is that Mr. Jones was sent there to obtain such information. Ere he reached Nicaragua, Walker had been ejected; so the important point he was instruct- ed to ascertain was known here ere his first dis- patch could have been received. That is, that the only government now even pretending to have existence in Nicaragua is that of Rivas, against which the expelled government of Walk- er was simply an unsuccessful rebellion or usurpation of foreigners. We may not inappropriately add, that the idea of a partition of Nicaragua has never been entertained there, however generally the story that the other Central American States were about to divide her provinces among themselves has obtained currency in this country. Our information from Nicaragua—and the Star’s readers will bear witness that for the last four years our sources of information from that quar- ter have not misled us in a single instance—in- duce us to believe that her Allies, (Costa Rica, Guatemala, &c.,) have never once broached the subject to her authorities. The story was evi- dently concocted in the United States in order to stir up Atmerican prejudices against her (Nicaragua’s) Allies, who have, from first to last, steadily dealt with the Rivas government as the only government of Nicaragua. Immevliately after the surrender and ejection of Walker, Rivas called a congress of the chiefs of the State, which promptly arranged for the future of its Government; and in accordance with that arrangement Rivas has already re- signed his authority into the hands of a Pro- visional Government, of which Martinez, of Granada, is the President, and Jerez, of Leon, (up to that time Seeretary of War under Presi- dent Rivas,) is Commander-in-Chief. Rivas, who is old and becoming infirm, however, the leading mind of the new administration, though holding no ostensible office under it, which he steadily declined. In the above brief expositions the public have more truth con- cerning Nicaragua and her affairs, past and present, than has found its way into an Ameri- can newspaper for a long time. Tue Overt aNd Main To CanieorstA.—The Postmaster General, with the approbation of the President, has selected the following route for conveying the overland mail to California, to-wit: Beginaing at St. Louis and Memphis, on the Mississippi river ; thence forming a june- tion at Litile Rock. iu the State of Arkansas; thence in the direction of Preston to the Rio | Grande, at the most suitable crossing of that river, near Fort Fillmore. on Donna Anna; thence along the new road now being made under the direction uf the Secretary of the In- terior to Fort Yuma; thence by the best passes aud through the best valleys for safe and expe- ditious staging te San Francisco. In view of the prices bid and the supposed ability, qualifications, and experience of all the parties, the Postmaster General has, alsu, with the approbation of the President, given the con- tract to John Butterfield, Wu. B. Dinsmore, Wm. G. Fargo. James V. P. Gardner, Marquis &. Kinyon. Alexander Moliand, of New York, and Hamilton Spence, of Ilinvis, at the price of $595,000 for semi-weekly service. Tue Rarx.—We fear that the wet weather that has been upon us for some days past may greatly injure the little wheat the farmers in this vicinity had fair hopes of harvesting. On Monday last many would have commenced that labor, doubtless, but for the rain. If much longer thus delayed the evil effects of last win- ter’s unequal covering of snow, the joint and anny worms, and the chinch bug, will surely be seriously aggravated by the rust. During our late sy extensive tour through Maryland. Vir- ginia, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, [linois, Michi- gan, Canada, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl- vania and Delaware, we came to the conclusion, after close observation, that an average wheat crop of ten bushels to the acre could hardly be harvested this season along the route we travelled, if all things continued propitious until the first of August, and now bel eve that if this protracted rain has been general it will be considerably decreased, provided the usual warm weather sets in at its close. To be Mencen.—We are happy to learn that the negotiations for merging the Richmond aminer in the Enquirer of that city, of which rumors have found their way into the press, have been concluded. Mr. Hughes. of the Ex- | @ainer, is to go into the Enquirer, as a eo- | Partner and co-editor with Mr. Ritchie. His accession will be a great acquisition to that journal, for besides talents and industry, he * high character, great industry and ling tact; most indispensible requisit- to the successful conduct of a public journal. As a writer for the press he is now without a Superior in the Union. Our affections have for twenty years clugg around the old Enquirer, and we sincerely rejvice over this arrangement, which must greatly strengthen its influence and increase its utility in behalf of Democratic prin. ciples A New Democratic Jourvat —Col. John W. Forney will very shortly commence Africa. Yet by and through filibustering, in Wwe, a8 @ nativn, have justly confidence and regard of all the thg pub- lication of a new Democratic journal ‘aah in Philadelphia to be called The Press, His well- earned reputation as a conductorof a newspaper renders it certain that ite career must be a suc- cessful one. Tae Drorren.—One of those who were dror- ped yesterday from the roll of the Pension- Office employees has sent to this office the fol- lowing list of those who, owing to the operation of the act of 1855, have necessarily lost their places under Government, with the accompany- ing memoranda of other changes consequent upon that law : Thornton Triplett, Ky.—salary $1,800. Richard McRea, Va.; W. L. Cleaver, N. J.; George Gunn, Me., and 0. W. Marsh, N. Y.— salary $1.600. a James MeSherry. Va.; J. K Woods, Va.; J. F. Souder, Pa.; Henry Hungerford, V .N. Adams, Va.; G. W. Hutchins, Fla.; —— Dear- ing, D. C.; H. L. Kendig, N. Y., and J. H. Burch, Md.—salary $1,400. J. W. Newcomb, Mass.; R. W. Clark, D. C.; W. R. Wilson, Texas; L. D. Noland. Md.; P. R. Crittenden, Mo.; Thomas Mitchell, Ct.; P. Besancon, La.; W. H. Thomas, Wis.; Frederick Schmidt. Pa.; —— Russell, Mass.; and C. §. Whittlesey, Ohio—salary, $1,200 each. C. H. Venable, D. C.; and H. Knott, D. C_— salary, $600 each. Resigned —J. L. Gray, Va., $1,400 per an- num; A. W. Ely, La., $1,200; T. P. Watson, Michigan, $1,400. Transferred.—C. H. Rhett, 8. C., $2,000. Temporary Clerks Made Permanent.—M. If. Goodloe, J. T. Chase, D. €. Wilson, P. S. Howard, A. E. Lamerle, Sr., A. G. Fowler— salary $1,200. J. T. Jenks—salary $1.400. West Point.—The following are those Cadets who passed with the honors of the institution through the late annual examination. The first class is the graduating class. We name them in the order in which they passed : First Class—1. John C. aegis fected 2. R. K. Meade, jr., Va; 3. E. P. xander, Ga.; 4; Henry M. Robert, Ohio; 5. Geo. C. Strong, ASS. Second Class=1. William C. Paine, Mass.; 2. Moses J. White, Miss.; 3. Joseph Dixon, Tenn ; 4. Wm. Echols, Ala. Rich’d H. Brewer. Md. Third Class—1 Win. E. Merrill, (at large;) 2. Samuel H. Lockett, Ala; 3. Chas. R. Collins, N. eet . Orlando G. Wagner; 5. Chauncey B. Reese, h Fourth Class—1, Walter McFarland, N.Y; 2 Nicholas Bowen, N. Y.; 3. Horace Porter, Pa; 4. John A. Tardy, N. Y.; 5. James M. Whittemore, Mass. Fifth Class—1. Chas. E. Cross, Mass.; 2. Adel- bert Ames, Mass.; 3. Hen Kingsbury, N Y.; 4. Samuel Benjamin, D . Henry A. Du- pont, Del Promotions 1s tae Pexston Bereav.—In the rearrangement of the clerical force in the Pension Bureau, explained in the Star yester- day, the following promotions were made—all the gentlemen named in the list being well known as among the most efficient of the Gov- ernment’s clerical employees in this city : W. H. Woodley and W. 0. Niles, promoted to fourth-class elerkships. ($1,800 per annum.) J. E. Talbot, M. B.D. Lane and S. F. Glenn, promoted to third-class clerkships, ($1,600 per annum.) F. Miner, J. A. Woolford, J. A. Hunnicutt, Geo. P. Smith, Allan Thompson, C. L. Daboll, and D. W. Collins, promoted to second-class clerkships, (31,400 per annum.) Navat Covrts or Inquiry.—To-day, Court No. 1 adjourned over, Mr. Dulany, whose case is on trial before it, having been suddenly sum_ moned to Fairfax, Va., by the news that one of his children was yesterday much injured by being thrown from a horse Before Court Nv. 2, Captain McCluney and Lieut. Brook were examined on the Govern- ment’s behalf in the case of Lieut. Rolando Before Court No. 3, Purser Gibson and Lieut. Ransom were examined in the case of Lieut. Murray Mason. Srcectep.—Under the treaty of 1554 the United States were to secure to the Miami (In- dian) tribe a suitable reservation. The lands comprising it have just been selected by those designated by the tribe to discharge that duty They are situated in the southeastern part of Kansas, and are believed to have been chosen with capital judgment. Arpuixtep.—Dr. Jonathan Todd has been appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to be the Surgeon of the Marine Hospital at Cleve land, Ohio, vice Dr. Horace A. Ackley, re- moved. Promotep.—James Lawrenson has been pro- moted from a second class to a third class ($1,500 per annum) clerkship in the Post Office Department, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. John Smith. Taz Weatner.—The following report of the weather for this morning is made from the Morse Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution, The time of observation is about 7 o'clock a. m.: Suny 1, 1557. damp and New York, N.Y. 1 elphia. Pa. B more, Ma Washington, D.C. Richmond, Va Petersburg, Va -c clear, pleasant. raining, cool. cloudy, pleasant clear, pleasant. ear, pleasant. clear, pleasant. oudy. clear, wari. cloudy, warm. clear, wat clear, pleasant. clear, warm. a. Columbus, Montgomery, er Peach Tree, lear, pleasant. Mobile, Ala.......- clear, pleasant. Gainesville, Miss clear. New Orleans, La. oes clear From tug West The following reports have been furnished by the National Telegraph line : Frederick, Md.. --clondy, cool Cumberland, Md. cloudy, coo}. Hagerstown, Md... cloud Harper's Ferry Wheeling, Va. cool, raining. Winchester clear, warm. Martinsburg. --cloudy, cool At Washington, yesterday at 9 p. m., the barom- eter was 29.576; thermometer 62’5' This morn- jae St 7 clalock, barometer 29.915; thermometer Rain yesterday and night, 0.315 inch. +e FURTHER FOREIGN INTELLI By the Niagara at Halifax. ENGuany —In the course of Mr. Reebuck’s speech in the House of Commons in relation to the Greytown affuir, he said that the American government was dishonest, and if the offending power had been China instead of America, they would have immediately heard of an insult to the British tlag and reparation been enforced, Mr. Benthyle comdemned the policy ot not re- senting outrages committed by the American gov- ernment as more likely to promote hostilities than toavert them. Mr. Disreali contended that it was a violation of international law to bombard an unfortitied town. The French government had sought re- dress, which England had failed todo. He be- lieved that public opinion being brought to bear upon the matter would lead to the adoption of a different course. Lord John Russell approved of the course of the government, but thought that explanations should be demanded as the insult to the British flag. The Catholic members of Parliament are still ae against the amendment of the oaths iLL. E. Atan adjourned meeting of influential Catho- lies a resolution was carried affirming that the bill was practically a re-enactment of one which Was allowed even by Protestants to be insulting and offensives and earnestly requesting all the Catholic members of both houses of the Legis- tuoe to oppose the bill at every stage. The corporation of Dublin protested against the abolition of the Irish from the vice-royalty of Ire- land. Another meeting of the Cotton Supply Associa- tion had been held at Heywood. The alterations to the U.S. frigate Niagara were expected to be finished on Saturday, when she would leave for Liverpool. Her officers were being hospitably entertained by the naval author- ities at Portsmouth fn the House of Commons the bill in relation to ministers of mercy in Ireland was op db Lord Derby, but was ordered toa second reading by a vote of 160 yeas to 96 nays. ‘The House of Courmons was tainly engrossed in the supply bilis. In one of the appropriations the Government were ia a minority of tea. ‘The Bank of England refused, on ‘Tuesday, the rates of interest to six cent. both for discount and loans, but the movement only a very slightriseinthefunds. The discount houses also lowered their rates to a half per cent The London Times publishes an article on General Walker's career in Nicaragua, in which it calls upon the United States Government not to tolerate such brigandage, but to wait patiently until time adds the Central American $ to sg ona entations to th ata levee mon; resentations tothe Queen ats on the ish ere Messrs. Cornelios Grinnell and. J.V.L. n, of New York, by the American Minister The weather in England continued very fine, and the crops were in a most promising condi- tion The question of the abolition of the Irish yice- Toyalty had created considerable stir in Dublin, and at a special meeting of the corporation of Dublin a strong protest was entered against it. France.—The election canvass in France con- tinned animated, but there was no new feature. The democratic party was likely to continue di- vided. The Siecle had received a third warning forthe article which appeared in its columns relative to the democratic candidates. Dexmarx.—The Danish cabinet council re- solved that it was impossible for the King to as- sent to the demands of Austria and Prussia Copies of the seply had been forwarded to Lon- don. Paris and Petersburg, with a proposal to re- fer the matter to a European Congress. The rumored offensive and defensive alliance is probably in the matter between Sweden and Den- Mark, and the supposition is that Russia will be- friend Denmark. ‘Turxey.—The Turkish officers who were sent on a mission to Belgium were suddenly recalled. Rvssia.—The peasants living on the Gallician frontier, believing that the end of the world was near at hand, committed some excesses, and the troops had to be called out. DENMARK.—At a conference of the members of the Cabinet, it was decided that the dispatch which refuses to accept the pretensions of the great German States on the question of the Duch- ies will not be sent on the day on which the Council of State is to be assembled. The dispatch alluded to proposes a European Congress to settle the dispute. Spaix.—Madrid advices are to June 13. Not- withstanding the favorable weather for crops, wheat maintains its high price. In some of the Castilian markets stocks are so small that scarce- ly any transactions occur, end these at exorbitant rates. A bad account is given of the vineyards of Zeres Nothing had transpired in relation to the diff- culty with Mexico. The Duc de Rivers has been nominated ambas- sador from Spa nto Paris. Persia.—Prince Bertatinski, envoy extraordi- rived, accompanied by seventeen officers and sixty Cossacks, who served him as an escort. The envoy was to be received at an audience of the Shah. The Prince of Herat, who was taken prisoner, had been beheaded Teheran. Tue Latest. Loxpvon. June 20, a. n.—The oaths bill is still in suspense. The government party attach great importance to the measure. The official custom returns show an increase of nearly three and a half million pounds over re- ceipts of the same month last year in France. The pretender to the prix lity of Monte- negro, who had taken refuge in Turkey, has been assassinated. Paris, June 19, p. m.—The plenipotentiaries for signing the convention respecting the new frontier of Bessarabia assembled at the foreign office to-day. The eialers is raging violently at St. Peters- bury, the deaths exceeding 70 daily. The London Times’ city article of Saturday morning says it was announced yee | that the acceptances of John Longham & Co., Liverpool, ship-brokers, had been returned ; the liabilities of the firm amount to £75,000. The funds were steady at the slight improvement of yesterday, but the market shows little tendency to anima- tion The Paris bourse seems incapable of being re- vived cea PR Orr Burning of the Montreal. The Montreal papers bring full accounts of the late terrible calamity on the St. Lawrence river. It appears that the steamer ran upon a rock which Prevented her reaching the shore to which she was headed, and that thus the great destruction of life was rendeved inevitable. She had on board, when she left Quebec for Montreal. on Friday afternoon last, 30 cabin Ppas- sengers and some 150 or 500 emigrants, and that she had proceeded about tWelve miles when the fire broke out from the midship. Every effort Was made to suppress the flames. but in vain ‘The mate then yot out the jolly boat into which he placed four ladies, cabin passengers, their maid and the cabin girl. It was his intention to get the women first out, and he had given orders to that effect; but when the male immigrants saw that. they made a rush down the side and into the boat. which was instantly swamped. The mate strove to cut the hawser so as to save those in the boat, but the rush was so great it was im- possible. ‘The Napoleon was seen at a consider- ble distance, and kept aloof from the burning She sent out. however, a large batteau be- to some raftsnen she had on board. Be- fore it reached the Montreal, the boat was in flames all over, and they were only able to pick up those in the water, of b nging to the wreck. Fourteen of the crew were drowned. The oP tain, purser and all the officers were saved. The captain was the last man to leave the wreck. Mr. Wilson. Jr., son of the owner, escaped with dif- ficulty, by swimming ashore. Mr. Andrew Hays. who was saved, was in the water for above an hour ; he had stripped himself to his drawers, and had to borrow clothing from the otficers of the Napoleon. He rendered assist- ance to several unfortunates in the water, and we understand saved several lives. The boat was burnt to the water's edge, and upwards of 200 persons must have perished on board or have drowned ved is from one’ hundred and seventy-five to two hundred passengers; but the baggaye and effects are lost, and some of the poor creatures brought up by the steamer Napoleon, were almost in a state of n ty The passengers were principally emigrants— Scotch and Norwegian—the former are the larger Proportion; and most of the saved have tolament the loss of their nearest and dearest relations — many of them are women and children, Among the latter is a beautiful infant, of about a year old, which was picked out of the water, but whom nobody claims ved are slightly wounded. usly. The steamer, on immediately headed hore, but the water is shallow, and a rock within about one hundred yards We are sorry to record that the fire breaking out, ‘ard th tor she ran o1 of the shore pone showed great inhumanity in not atlempt- ng to rescue the sufferers, but displayed great activity in stealing their effects. The passengers Were treated with the utmost kindness, and sup- piss with food and every comfort possible on board the Napoleon On the arrival of the Napoleon here hundreds of our citizens were congregated on the wh: a; and shortly after she was moored the act rg Mayor and several members of the Corporation were on board, also several of the officers of the different national socicties, who all appeared so- licitous to render assistance, and take care of the sufferers. His Worship ordered those who had sustained injury to be at once taken to the hospital; the national societies will take care of the others Mr. Hayes, a commission agent of Montreal, furnishes the Montreal Herald with the following particulars : z When the steamer reached about twelve miles from Quebec, above Mr. Atkinson’s place at Ca- rouge Bay, Mr. Hayes came outside the saloon at the after part of the steamer, when he observed a smoke rising from the midships of the boat over the saloon. fa a very short time a number of per- hing with jugs of water to extin- The one boat on board the the hurricane deck, aud a hand be- zing to the steamer tried to get ber into the Water. Mr. Hayes did the same thing, and be- tween them they got the boat over the side, and let go the tackles. He then got into her, and in a minute or two numbers of persons crowded in and the boat sunk. Mr. Hayes then held on to the boat’s tackle, and maintained himself in that osition fora long time, till the heat from the urning steamer became too great. In the mean- time crowds of persons were constantly jumping into the water, and climbing down the guaids to get as near the water as possible. At this time the boat’s head was turned towards the no:th shore, and she ran until she approached the shore to about one hundred and Hity yards fiom il, where she appears to have sunk {n deep water, or to have struck a rock as some persons believe. Atany rate the water was so deep that there was no possibility of reaching the shore otherwise than by swimming or in boats. The flames, after the smoke was at first perceived, did not take more than ten minutes to envelope the whole vessel, and in two hours she was ut- terly destroyed, so that hardly a vestige of the vessel could be seen. The Napoleon had started atthe same time with the Montreal, and was at the time of the accident at adistance of about half a mile from the Montreal, and above that vessel. Probably from fear of taking fire, the ciptain of the Napoleon did not judge it prudent to approach the burning vessel. “A large it, or batteau, was in tow of this vessel, and, after some contention, as it is reported, with the proprietor, she went off to attempt to save the cS | from the burning vessels. She also had two other boats of her own, which were dispatched to the scene of the disaster. There were also some boats which came from the shore, but none of them could approch very close to the steamer, so that every one who was saved was obliged to make some attempt to swim y | for their lives.” Mr. Hayes himself, after remain- ing, as he believes, nearly half an hour banging on the vessel’s side, found it too hot to remain there any longer, and struck out boldly for a boat which was approaching. He swam to this boat ; but as the men on board saw a much larger num- ber of persons in jeopardy of their lives hangin round the wreck, they neglected Mr. Hayes’ e: to be taken in, and it was not till he succeeded | appeared nary of Russia at the court of Teheran, has ar- | in clutching the boat, and raising himself up by his own pececuer force that he felt himself safe The boats with the ‘who were saved all went on board leon, in which was re- ceived 125 persons 16 dead bodies. Of the oa saved a Bumber were sadly rned, and many of t greatly bruised. Once on board they were treated bythe Captain with every attention. Besides those who were taken on board the Napoleon, a few persons, Mr. Hayes thinks not more than twenty, succeeded in swimming on shore or to some rocks in the immediate neigh- borhood of the beach Mr. Hays was so long in the water as to have brought on excessive cramps, which caused swelling in his joints, and afflicted him with the most excrutiating pain. While in the water, either hanging on to the steamboat or to the stnall boat by which he was exentually saved, he was repeatedly grasped by unfortunate persons in the act of drowning, and at the moment when he laid hold of the boat's gunnel, he believes that six persons, chiefly wo- men, had hold of his skirts. These the boatmen took in before they extended any aid and com- fort to him, and during this final struggle for life his sufferings of mind and body were excessive. These were increased by the dreadful cries and shrieks of drowning persons going on in every direction around him. These he described as being awful Tn the extreme. Men, women, and children were suffering the tortures of fire and drowning. On one hand a poor creature would be seen perched on an outside part of the steamer, where a resting place could be obtained only by the closest hold with both [s amd feet, and there hanging in torture till driven by the smoke and flames he or she had to take the fatal plunge into the cold river below. In another direction stal- wart men might be seen seeking to secure them- selves about the irons of the guards, or the pad- dies. Some of them lost their hold, and sunk at once. Others managed to hang on for a space, but at last they had to give up from sheer fatigue, or by the pressure of other sufferers seeking to secure the same refuge. Here families were pre- paren and determining to die together; there he husband or the wife saw his or her partner forever separated. Women with children in their arms leaped into the water; ethers held on to the burning wreck until losing their foothold they fell and were lost forever. THE INQUEST. The sixteen bodies brought up by the Napoleon were, by the order of Coroner Jones, conveyed to the chapel in the Dorchester burying ground He held an inquest upon them in theevening. and being anxious that the cause of the catastrophe should be fully investigated, he summoned 4 of our most respectable merchants, only 15 of whom They were sworn in the Grand Jury com, and at once proceeded to the chapel to view the bodies. The medical gentiemen summoned on the oc- casion were Drs. Nelson, Holmes, Scott, Reddy, and Trudei. The Coroner swore them to inquire into the cause of the death of the sixteen bodies in their view—whether they had come to their death by suffocation. by drowning, or fire. Their task was a melancholy one; but it was soon ful- It was one of the most heart-rending sights we have ever witnessed, to see the cover removed off these dead bodies, and look upon what had once been health and happiness, and spirits uuder it. There were two grown up wo- men cut down in their prime, quietly sleeping with their hands twined. A girl of fifteen, dressed up in her best, with silk gloves on, and the neatest boots; a boy, about twelve, smiling even in death, and whose epuntenance was ax placid as if he had quietly gone to his rest ; ano- ther about nine, with his arm around a girl about thirteen—probably his sister; another girl about the same age, and a boy rather younger; and eight children’ seven of them girls, over six years old—all these were disclosed to our view Those poor darlings—those sweet cherubs ' A sgn thee the death angel came quietly but silent y thy eyes closed without a struggle, and thy im- mortal spirits have passed to the sky. The medical pose, eae gave it as their opinion that al] the deaths were caused by drowning, and were afterward discharged The Coroner opens bis inquest to-morrow, when the whole matter avill be examined into. —__—_.0e PERSONAL. +--. Isaac W. Norris, of Lowell, Mass., is be- lieved to have perished on the ill-fated Montreal, - Hon. Robert Smith. M. C. elect from Il- nois, is in this city, at Willards’. -.-. Hon. T. Polk, Mo., Gov. S. Medary, Min., and Hon. J. L. White. N. Y., are at Browns* ---. Capts G. M. Ransom, T E. Corbin, H.N. T. Arnold, and F.C. Doran, are at Willards’ ---- The Hon. J. L. White, of New York, is at Browas’ Hotel, in this city Apropos—Mr. W &c. Rr >> 4 FOR THE WHI iebton. GEORGE WASHINGTON win Four 7 to the 1 on the Fourth of Jnly—teav whart at Washington at 8 On the latest tr» fouse at I o'clock p.m re to the White House, and beck, Fiery CENTs. ean be obtained on the Boat and a reshments the White House. js _JOB CORSON, Captain. JUstice TOALL. SECOND GRAND EXCURSION oF THE Western Hose Company, No. 1, TO THE WHITE HOUSE. The Western Hose beg leave to annownes to the blic. Chat they will give their seoond NDEXCURSIO te the WHITE HOUSE PAVILION MONDAY, the 13th day of July. ‘The safe and com ba Washirgton,tt 9 o'clock : 3 ; , andrn at 18. The Evening Boat will leave t-roree town at 1 o'clock ; Washington at 1; Navy Yard at 2; Alexandria at 245 0°e!ock. The ledze te make thi XOUTBION One of ofenjos men: Brass and String Bond bas b-en enxaged for the occasion. Refreshments at city prices. Dinnerand Supper will be served by an experienced Ter. pleasure on the B =f DOLLAR ; admitting one geutie. man end ladies. Committee. W.Riegles, WG. B. Thorn, oJ. er, John Green, iy TAH RAT ENTRAL LOD« J. R. Spriding, G.E Grimes” » 0.0. F.. wt 4 give their second Git 4 sX- CURKSION to the WHITE HOUSE PAVILION on MONDAYS, IJnis ‘2th, 1257. Partiou 'ars in 8 future advertisement. By order of the COMMITTE, te SPuk Thiet " SOURTH OF J EXCURSION °, P.NEY POINT, O10 POINT, NORFOLK, AND'CAPE HENRY. The safe and commodions steamer MARYLAND, will, on 3d July, leave Washington (Sixth-street wharf) at 7 o'clock, and Alexandria at 7, o'clock, p. upon! an Excursion to the above pinees. touehing Pomt and Vid Pomt, end arrive at forenoon. She will leave Cape Henry, off to ve et Px ‘Norfolk next folk again at 30"elock p.m. for ‘ding the company an opportunity Atlantic Ocran and enjov the sen aur and id Pownt in time wihe macarhcent mat that pli 0 fish, bathe, &e.. leay ing again for Norfolk after the grand despiny of Fire Works fire ‘ert t morning there will be ample tin ects of interest in and about N. meth. will leave Norfolk at 12 ndny, passing up the Chesapeake and arrive at Washington early Bay by day lic Monday mornine. The table will be well supplied with fish. oveters, crabs, &c.. and all the delicacies of the Wastington and Norfolk markets. Passage, ments inclu for the round trip, $6; fora Gent and Lady, $10. Good music will be in attendance, WM. MITCHELL, Captain ITF After the above trip, the Maryland will ply ularly between Washington, Old Pout and Nor. je? ED—By a respectable Woman aSITl A as Nurse and Chambermaid. or to trave! y. ‘ood city reference given. Aas t Wins TIO with a fe Box No.1 V this office. ANTED-—-A BOY between 13 and 16 years of age to work in a Printing Office. Good will be given. Acel pat No. 4% Carroll Piaer, Ist street east. (Capito! jy 1-31" OACHMAN WANT E D.—The advertiser / wishes to augloy an honest, sober and civil COLORED MAN, who thoroughly understands the care of horses. A slave preferred. Apply at a H street, corner of Tith, jy 1-4" Wansren. SITUATION by a young manto take care of horses or to drive, or to co any thing required. Good references can_he given if re- quired. Please address C. H. Star office. jw 1-3t" \ ANTED. n English Woman wishes a SIT- UATION as Chambermaid or Seamstress, or to travel asa nurse. Good reference given. App . at this office Lo-morrow morning, between Il and i2 o'clock. ania, . it W 43,2 ED—An experienced NURSE te take charge of an Infant snd do plain sewing. Goes recommendations required. Apply at 355 C strect. my WadTED A ye ng man to assist ina bar. One h work before preferred. who has done Pennsylvania avenu: je Pt Was among the most efficient of the Old Line Whig supporters of the Democratic national ticket last fall, having been on the stump through- ont the canvas. Asa popular orator. he has per- haps no superior in the country. We really know no more disinterested politicians than the Old Line Whigs who last fall enlisted under the Buchanan flag. If we are not mistaken, not one of them has applied for office under the pres- ent Administration. Their course was evidently dictated wholly by the most commendable spirit of patriotism—by the pur, of preventing the destruction of the Union, which they believed was to be accomplished, under the circumstaces, only by laboring to secure the election of James Buchanan NOTICE.—-The members of the Emmett Club are re mosted to attend oh regular monthly meetin; HURSDAY EVENING 2d, at 7 o'clock, the election of officers, and other business which demands y attention. By order : F, P. CALLAGHAN, Pres. D. A. CON y, Sec. ON ACCOUNT OF THE dy 1L-2t* f AMIN .F tion of the Male Department o District Kehool, the Board of Trustees of Schools will meet at 2¢'clock on WEDNE: APTERNOON, instead of 5 0’clock. CENTRAL ICE CREAM SALOON.—at the Philadelphia fee Cream Depot, corner of F streets, the best im the city, at l0cents e. ream delivered to faiilies at $1.59 per gallon, je 3)-Im* ANY NUMBER OF PERSONS WILL iecommodated with Dinner at the “Spa Biadensburg,on the 4th instant. by leay- sat this office on or before FRIDAY jeD 3* TENTION, PRESIDENTS’ MOUNT- he D GUARD—You are hereby ordered. to meet at your armory on THURSDAY EVENING. the 2d instant,te make arrangements to celebrate the coming Fourth of July. As the new Constitution will also be submitted for adoption, a full meeting is =e Jos. Peck: - LUTZ, See. earnestly desired. By order of. NG. July Ist, at 80’clock. Every member ! be punetual in his attendance at tls meeting as business that will claim the attention of every mem- ber willbe laid before you. It 1s hoped that you willbe present. By order of Cart. Lem. Towers: je 29-3t* R. GRIMES, Sec, BLAKISTONE’S PAVILION—Those who $F would prefer spending the National Anniver- sary in Fishing, h the privilege of a delhghtful Ball in the evening, can avail themselves of th portunity presented by the Excursion Try ow oe ch wi steamer Maryland, Capt. Wm. Mitchell, leave Washington on the afternoon of the 34 July, at7 o'clock. Passengers will land at the Pavilion early on the morning of the 4th, in sufficient season for angling and bathing, and enjoying the festivities at that pleasant place of resort. Fare $3 for the round trip. NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. ' Lists for the present year (1857) are now in my hands for collection. Those who shall pay their taxes prior to first day of July next, wiil be allowed 4 discount of six per cent it. C.F. SHEKELL, Collector, »: ae H®*? QUART FOR FIRE WORKS is at LAMMOND’S, yet _7th street. OME ON, BOYS, THE FIRE WORKS ARE ready for you, at 1 LAMMOND’s, ‘The Superior Clipper Schooner Coast Pitot, Capt. Brown, has arrived, -- vexeshiel 3 yt ns ‘k disprtch i oe shoe Bn ort. For freight or passxee apply to HART. f k BROTHER, lot Water street! Gore, 2. iv Georgetown, D. E 77 Apply at N V J ANTED—At 355 New York avenue, between Sth and 1th streets, a good plain COOK for a smailfamsiy. WAXTED—Ber of K street TAGE or HOV part of a House je Bist een 15th and 7th streets, north A small neatly furnished COT- . with yard and shade trees, or th ese of Kitchen. Reference given. Address Box 164 City Post Office stating terms and location. se Bf V 7 ANTED—In the family of a gentleman resicy two mies from the city, cood plain COOK. One who can bring recummendations for wk, honesty, and cleanliness wil! find a good situatios and reculinr wages. Apply to J.P. CRUTCHETT. corner of 6th and D streets, je itt MPLOYMENT AND GOOD WAGES 4 guarantied te one or two good men toact ns sgents for a new work, ( Revolutionary Biogen phy.) ermanent and satisiactory arrangements will i made on applying personally to JAMES CARTER 497th street. from 8 to 9: o'clock a.m. Je Zi-eorf OTICE IS HEREBY GIVE THAT AF- ter six weeks publication of this notice, applicn tion will be made to the Comm-ssioner of Pensions for the iesue of a duplicate of LAND WARRANT No. 15,282 Benjamin € Georga V. i. for 12) acres, act Sd_ March, 1855, istued to rimes, private Capt. J: » Creek War: the sam c.W.B es Company. having been eT lost. je 13-lawsw Attorney. V JANTED T PURCHASE—A BRICK DWELLING, containing @ or 9 rooms, aud worth from 5 0 about $4,006, by first paying $500 in cash and the balance in ennual instaiments. , For Sale—On easy terms, two BRICK DV ANGS, each located with Squares of the Patent Office. One of them canbe bought by paying #10 in cash, and the balance in 12 half yearly mstalments, POLLARD WEBB may 14 tf o. 512 (ad story) 7th street. 1 05T-L0sT—s5.—s0 REWARD. »-das, July Ist, the subscriber lost from a bueey. between the Treasury and Capitol. a bag contains £30 im ene dollar geld pieces. for the return «f which the above reward will be paid. The route taken from the Treasury was a to 12th. down 12th to E, along E to 24 down ad te D, ao D to New Jersey avenue .and alonz New Jer Sey avenue to the Capitol. THOMAS C, MAGRUDER. (Intelligencer. ) Also. jy 1-3t REWARD.—Strayed away, this morning, 4 Wack and tan-color Terner DC on, when he te! @ reward will be ox BOARDING. OAR DING.—MRS. NEVIN front Rooms. which she Se erate terms. No. 45 EF NS has two p i rent. wathi-» r = i ews RS. FE. BAG BY’S (iate Miss Keecn) Bow House, No. 25, south side Peun. aver doors east of 7th street, Washinzton, will » nani date families and single Persons with BOARD « Accommodating terms. je 3-eolm* OARDING Penns) !vania ave: her house entirely renov tions creatly increased modate a larger numbe: boarders. Her location if the city, and, as rearranged and i now second to no other Imard ton. Bourders by the month, rely on receiving every atlenta Table boarders also taken. ATES, at the corner of nd 9th street, having had ted and its aceommeods- 1s NOW prepared to accom of permanent and trx , &e.—M. W. this morning ‘kant Jewelry, Ney JEWELRY, WATCHE IN GALT & “BROTHER ope a very large assortment of new anc bah one Also, ware. jy 1-3t CANDLES. B 3. TIN WHEEL \GLES, | FLOWE! : ‘5 O! MY HEAD: + One hundred Head Aches, Tooth Aches, Rhumatisms, Cuts, Bruises, and ‘Burns enred in one week by —, AWM. W. TAL MAGIC 6 PILES, No. 55 Fourth st.. N: for the District of Columba. OR SALE.—A pair of matched BAY HORSES. six years old, sound, stylihs and wel . broken to harness. Also.a handsome close- bodied CARRIAGE HARNESS. &c., Sonmpirte, Sold whee ax. — oem A because the owner is no use for mn. prly to oe E. COWLING, iy 1-st* i GERMAN OPERA AyD ENGLISH CON” Atthe Assembly Rooms, Louisiana avenue, On THURSDAY EVENING, July 24, will be presented the cele! rated Opera TUMPACI VAGABUNDUS, an three acte, jy 1-3t* Miss Fitz, Tart wan will sing a variety of pop- ular Aire between the acts. = “~ Fen, eared Fifty Cents: Second piace, Twenty- Performance to commence at So'clook, jy 1-2t* 0 TO Mel. AUGHLIN & COOS, for FOURTH HOF JULY NOTIONS, No. 21, between sthand th streets. . 4 ye 3) W MUSIC AT ELLIS’S PIANO AND “UE PAPER Spirit Gas for ~ at au __H. J. M & CO's. GREAT BARGAIN PIANOS.—10 exeri- ! cond -hand PLA NOS, really great baresine very reasonable terms at our great Piano: No. 36 Penn. avenue, between 9th and Gem JOR ELLIS. SALE AP tent J‘ IVED. AND FO reduord prices, a fine lot of Soie-leather Trunks, Ladies’ Dress and Packing Trunks, Hat-boxes, Va. lises, Carpet Bags, &c. WALL & STEPHENS, Je 90-3t i » bet. Sth and 10th six, FOR OLD POINT AND NORFOLK. — The Steamer MARY ND will, on the ath duly, commence run ung regularly to the above places, leaving Washi ‘STN A fT) every , Elevent 3 DAY at 90'clocka m. Re- MONDAY and 2 . RESDAY and SATURDA urning, will leave Norfoll " THURSDAY at dorclock p.m She will tes 1 7 POINT, PINEY “BOINT. BEARS SES ISLAND, and the usual landings on the Potomac inchading monis, to Old Pot and Nor- WM. MITCHELL. IVEDSANO 4 / 2 ey na ae, Lor. J UsT RECE those sn tony fia vi id RYE raphe PO other Wines, ud other Wines, in ‘or Blw