The New York Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1842, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. New York, Monday, May 2, 1842. “emovel of the Herald Establishment. We remove this day from 21 Ann street to the corer of Fulton and Nassau streets. Our new of fice, in afew days, will be arranged in every re- apect i It is the best and most central in New York—ac- cessible in every direction to advertisers and news- mongers. We mean, as soon as possible, to make it the mart of news from all parts of the w« rid. Inthe corner we will establish, in a few days, the best bal- letin in New York—and on the roof of our building, which is erected on the highest ground on the island of Manhattan, we mean to erect an Observatory, and bring the raph to our very door, Our readers may also observe, that we have put our jour- pal in a vew type throughout. On the Ist of July next, we are making preparations to enlarge our gheet, onccolumn on each page, making four columns inall. This enlargement is foreing upon us, by the rapid increase of advertisements. Our presses, types, machinery, steam engine, &c. being allentirely new, and costing us nearly $20,000 in cash down—the most of it, however, paid in ad- vance—their newness and complication may require a few days to beget smoothness and regularity. Our machine departmentis the most beautiful and unique evererected in this country, and ina few days we ahall give our friends an opportunity to see it in full operation. We have machinery enough to print 14,000 impressions of the daily Herald per hour, or $36,000 copies per day of 24 hours Give us a week or two to get every thing in trim, and ther we will surpass all that the world has seen in the way;of a newspaper establishment. Important from Mexico-English Loan to Santa Anna---Invasion of Texas Cert By the British mail steamer, Medway, which ar- rived here from Havana on Friday last, and sailed for Halifax on Saturday, to connect with the Bri- tannia, on her way to Liverpool, we have received highly important intelligence from Mexico by a pri- wate correspondence from that capital, and of the most authentic character. Santa Anna has, at length, positively procured a joan in London, to the amount of £3,000,000 sterling — or $15,000,000—for a period of fourteen years with- out the payment of any annual interest, until the pe- riod of reimbursement, when the holders of the stock will receive $140 for $100, out and out. The or this loan in London are James Morrison of London. The British government be- comes the untee for its repayment to the Eng- lish stockholders, and in consideration thereof, all English manufactures are to be admitted into Vera ‘Cruz and the other ports of Mexico, at anominal du- ty, for the same period at which the loan is taken. We have also learned some particulars of the histo- ry of this loan, which we now give, and shall add more hereafter. close of last year, or the beginning of the 1 agent from Santa Anna proceeded to London, for the purpose of effecting a loan, on any terms or conditions. After a great deal of negotia- tion in London, an agent of the great banking house of Morrison & Co., of London, proceeded to Mexi- co, by one of the West India steamers. On reaching Mexico, after some negotiation, the terms of the loan were arranged, according to the statement we have given. On this being effected, Santa Anna, being almost like to burst, wrote and published the recent letters to General Houston, President of ‘Texas, and to General Hamilton, the Texian envoy in Europe. It was the union of the English abeli- tion and Mexican influence in London, that preven- ted the success of the Texian loan attempted by Genera! Hamilton—and the same union that was successia! in the Mexican, aided by the Mexica- mines and trade. In the mean time, about six or eight weeks ago, the agent of the Morrisons, accom- panied by an aid de camp of Santa Ana,whose name we believe is M. Escandon, letVera Cruz; reached Havana in time to take the steamer Medway, which touched this port on Friday last. The names of both are inthe list of passengers. They werealso ac- companied by M Calderon de}la Barea,the Spa- nish minister at Mi on his return to Spain. By these persons, the intelligence was brought to this city, and several commercial letters were also re- ceived here, stating positively the facts as we have related them. We further learn that itis the intention of the Mexican government, as soon as they shall have re- ceived steamships, muskets, and o.her munitions of war from England, and brought to them under the English flag, the proceeds of their loan, that a ter- rible invasion of Texas will be made both by sea and land, and that a number of British navy and ar- my officers will be engaged to lead their troops to battle. ‘The loan will take no money from England, but simply ships, steamers, and munitions of war. In Mexico they have men, provisions, every thing except good officers and munitions of war. Santa Anna is furious for the invasion of Texas—and if he should succeed in driving the Texians into the United States, he intends to invade Louisiana and Arkansas—besides threatening the whole valley of the Mississippi with his vengeance. Of the general accuracy of the important tacts we have detailed, there can be no mistake. The idea published in New Orleans, that to England had been ceded the Californias, is without founda tion. No doubt England would like to get that Country, but the vigilance and jealousy of Russia in the north v interposes insuperable obstacles to such a purpose. The British policy is to bring Mex- co and the United States into conflict, through Texas, and by keeping both ina state of war, so weaken them, so as to be able to govern and control the poli- ey and interests of both. Itis very evident that the first step towards the invasion of Texas by Mexico, ultuous army” will rush from the valley of i across the Sabine. This fact will furnish to Santa Ana, in the event of victory, a pre- text to invade the United tes, and to refuse to demnity agreed upon by his commis: shington. It is,*however, not so very the Texians, assisted by the whole An- race of this continent, will not carry the glo Saxon war into Mexico, and plant the standard of the “Jone star’ in the palace of the Montezumas. At all events, a war—fierce and bloody—between Mexico and Texas, is now certain. Let us pre- pare for h events. Tue Dr Misston—Tue Bounpary ‘Questio’.—We learn from Washington, some im- portant particulars of the progress of the negocia- tion conducted by Lord Ashburton The first point touched upon in this negociation was the NorthE Boundary Question. Waving, ‘or partially admitting the right of the United States under the treaty, to the whole territory, it is now Proposed to purchase the whole tract in disput: to pay for i: according to an appraisement by com. petent Cominissioners appointed for such a purpose From $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 are named, or some sum between these, as the probable sums. This proposition has been submitted by the Secre- tary of § to the Governors of Maine and Masea- chusetts,“and the negotiators at Washington are only waiting for the action of the State authorities, toproceed to the other points in dispute, which are Mere questions of indemnity and can be y set. led. 1 is supposed that there will be no diff ulty With Maseachusetts, but it is feared that a party in Tish Sprreiat and Maine will oppose the sale of any portion of the ter Titory, and « difficulty enough, through party Politics, to di t the whole negociation. We will Soon see ‘We have much information on the progress of this negotiation, but do not deem it politic to ¢: more at thistime. The matter looks gloomy. -—ooOo_—__— 6 ive Senatoutat Discrimtnatios.—The United States Senate confirmed the notorious Powell to be consul at Rio, and rejected G. W. Tyson of Philadelphia, to an office in that city. When Satan heard this aews, he almost shook his tail off with laughing; The United States Bank Affair, and the Charges against Mr. Biddle, &. We mentioned on Saturday that Judge Barton had discharged Mr. Biddle, Mr. Cowperthwaite, and Mr. Andrews, and decided that there was not suf- ficient cause to require them to give bail. In the charge against Andrews and Cowperthwaite, for not paying certain loans, Judge Barton said that the loans were obtained in the usual way, and the se- curity was good at the time it was given. The first charge against Mr. Biddle and Mr. Cowperthwaite was that they conspired to cheat and defraud the bank, by obtaining therefrom large advances upon shipments of cotton to Europe; of the fortunate sales of which they retained the sur- plus proceeds or profits, while the losses were sus- tained by the bank. In relation to this, the Judge decided that the Bank had no interest in this cotton ; that these advances were made to the parties as to ordinary individuals ; that the transaction was open, known to the officers of the Bank, and within the | reach of the knowledge of all the directors. That these operations in cotton were rendered indispen- sable by the liabilities of the Bank in Europe, and the failure of the directors to meet their foreign en- gagements; that these operations were not only lawful in themselves, but eminently useful to the bank, and originally profitable to it. ‘The third and last charge was that all three con- spired to cheat the bank by taking large sums of money, and making an entry of it on the books. | On this point the Judge decided that there was no evidence before the Court of the misapplication of these sums by any person. The only charge of fraud is that the application does not appear on the books ; but this is shown to be in accordance with the routine of business and general usages of the Bank—always prescribed or sanctioned by the di- rectors. The concluding remarks of the Judge’ takes the same ground that we have repeatedly taken in this matter in relation to the directors. Hear what he says — In all that has been said, it has been assumed that the directors represented the corporation, and were authorized to manage its affairs. Their authority for this purpose under the charter was limited by no express restriction; and the only implied one was, that they would not trans- cend the fundamental articles or conditions of the charter, or violate the declared will of the stockholders, convened at general meetings, duly assembled. Within these limits the acts or omissions of the directors, as between them and the officers appointed or employed by them, had precisely the same effect and operation as the acts or omissions of natural person in respect to agents employed in his pri- vate affairs, The powers of the directors being thus obvious and ex- tensive, if, from the origin of these transactions, we trace their various proceedings down to the correcting entry made on the 29th June, 1840, and can find no where on the books, during the long period of more than four years, any Specific entry applicable to these very expenses whic they tthe directors) knew to have been’ incurred prior to the Ist of March, 6; comparing this ony negative evidence asto tl ast, tacit acquiescen: ‘omission, with the positive evidenca of the entry made in 1840, and with that as to the large enditures intermedi: y ii curred under the head of “ permanent expenses,” it would be unjust in the extreme to_ seek to visit upo! of a solitary subordinate officer of the in: penal consequences (could such attach) of erro Were any, in which the directors, and no incons! portion of the stockholders, must haye participated during the season of the ipposed prosperity of this unfortunate institution. That the officers, who depended upon this prosperity for t e combined with the intention of ? impute to the directors the guilt of a treacherous combi- nation with the officers to plunder the stockholders, of whom they w the representatives, Yet it would be next to impossible to sustain this prosecution, except upon grounds which would thus impute a common participation in the guilt of the relators to the directors, who were their superiors. Of such a fraudulent coalition between the di- rectors and the officers, there is nothing in the evidence to justify even a reasonable suspicion.” On these grounds he would not hold the parties to bail, and discharged them all. Now, we trust, some one will go to work and do away with all those par- tial assignments. Ir. A. C, Barry, 146 Broadway n advertisement in the Herald on eter that we should not n before insertion.— We have no objection to insert advertisements for Mr. Barry, or Mr. Anybody, praising or puffing their own articles, but we cannot consent that, under the shape of an advertisement, they should meanly im- pose upon us, and libel their neighbors. The conduct of Mr. Barry is as bad as it could be, and unless he comes forward and makes a public apology, we shall try if there isnot some law to punish him. Apvicr Gratis. Tue Peptic Scnoot & tion of County srem.—A State Conven- ‘uperintendents is to be held at Utica on Wednesd with reference to the important subject of Common Schools. All interested’ in the subject are invited to attend. Addresses are to be delivered by Col. Young, General Superintendent, Prof. Potter of Union College, Messrs. Mann and Barnard, of the Massachusetts and Connecticut boards of education, and others. Boston anp Aupany Rai Roap.—We ask the attention of our capitalists to the following facts:— On Thursday morning, 29th inst., the morning train took for Boston, 1380 swine, 28 head of cattle, 340 barrels of flour. Also 100 barrels of flour and 50 bales of wool for Pittsfield, besides other goods for Boston and the towns on the line of the road. The receipts for the last week was $8,500, or $1400 per day. And if we had a railroad hence to Albany, direct on the east side of the Hudson, all this pro- duce and wealth would have flowed into the city of New York. Moraus or tur Wart Srreer Press.—The “ Express” and the “Journal of Commerce,” on Saturday published a trial, in which one of the moet disreputable and abandoned women of the city, brought an action against some one for breach of promise of marriage. The whole affair was most disgusting ; and, yet, these are the papers that cant about the morality of the press! FasntonanLe Movements.—Dickens and his lady arrived at Buffalo on Thursday morning, took break- fast, and started for the Falls immediately. Gen. Scott and John C. Spencer are about to visit the mi- litary encampment near Baltimore. Mr. Van Buren when last heard from was at Natchez, receiving “ all the honors,” and eating a good dinner. Mr. Clay by this time has reached the shades of Ashland. Lord Morpeth is on his way up the Mississippi" Visiv or ANoruen Royat Princk To Tae Usrrep Srares.—We learn from an Austrian officer, now on a special mission to this country, that the Venus, a very beautiful frigate, carrying 44 guns, will visit us some time next August. She was appointed to sail from Venice in June, and will be commanded by Prince Frederic, son of the Archduke Charles.— Her officers have been chosen from the elite of the Austrian navy. Larest rrom Perv.—According to an extract from “El Dia,” which we find in the “Venezolano” of March 29, the censtitution of 1834 had been pro- claimed by Colonel Erselles, with General Orbegoso as President of the Peruvian Republic. Obando had positively passed through Napo, on his way to Brazil, with only a few followers, in a state of the most abject destitution. Evrervesctne.—The root beer row in Rhode Island. All the gasis to be let off there to-morrow. Tus Great Rack.—Boston is in very fine condi- tion, but Fashion is not. She has received a hurt, and is decidedly lame. ‘The “Spirit of the Times” tries to throw a deubt over this, but we have seen letters from her trainer which leavesno doubt that she is at present very lame. i DEPORE THEY WERE WANTED.—Twenty-two hundred persons have joined the Methodist Church in Texas. A Cvniovs Cuance.—The people out west not be- ing able to sell any more whiskey, have used their com for making spirit gas, and find the change a very profitable one. —__. Navat Cuancr.—Com. Jacob Jones takes charge of the Baltimore Navy Yard to-day. Commodore Bullard is relieved on account of sickness, To ne Ruwou.r.—The St. Charles theatre and the Arcade Buildings, N.O., are to be rebuilt as soon as possible in precisely the same manner as before, From the Courier and Enquirer.) eas ah sriy pref invite the stiention of every ig to the ing notice in relation to this ably conducted pares. oi richly merits the pa- trona ze as well as the ordinary support of every true Whig who is enabled to contribute to its success. ke ronage” we do not mean subscription for which the reader gets more than the value of his money, but gratuitous contribution.—* Col. Webb of the Regular Army.” TO THE WHIG PUBLIC. At the urgent solicitation of the Whig members of Con- gress, and in pursuance of invitations extended to us from varions sections of the Union, the undersigned have been induced to establish, at the seat of the Federal Govern- pent, anew Whig Journal, called “ THE INDEPEND- Of the necessity of having, at the great centre of politi- cal rmation and movement, a spirited Press, devoted exclusively to the interests of the Whig Party, It were needless for us to speak. It is a necessity which all must see. We believe that our twelve years’ arduous struggle against misrule and arbitrary power has been all in vain : that John Tyler has been basely false to every cherished principal of the party that ated him to power, and to every recorded pledge of his own ; and, Impressed with this conviction, we sce no course left the Whig party but to fight the battle ove We shall advocate with earnestness, the one term prin- ciple, the retrenchment of expenditures, a reform of the abuses of the Government, a radical reduction of the power and patronage of the Government, as indispensable to American liberty, the of the proceeds of the Public Lands, and a National Bank, in connection with a policy in restraint of the excessive importations of foreign merchandize, as the only means of restoring @ sound cur- rency and good exchanges, and reviving the national prosperity. To one article in our creed we ask special attention. We believe Executive Power to be a great source of dan- &er to our free institutions, and as requiring to be perpetu- ally watched : nor can we fail to warn our countrymen, that the present Executive Administration is by far the corruptest we have had since our Union's existence ; and so thinking, we engage to watch the progress of this corruption; and fearlessly expose its wicked suthors. And one other conviction is indelibly impressed upon our minds-.-that it is the veriest of all folly, any longer to entrust the destinies of this great nation to third-rate men, and impotent bunglers, To extricate the country from the fearful ditticulties into which shameful misrule and con- temptible weakness have plunged it, some master-spiri and mighty genius is required ; and who that master-spirit and mighty g is is, every true Whig, at least, in the country knows.---[Hewny Cuay.) x With these principles and views, we appeal to the Whig public for support, assuring it that we are entirely depen- dant upon subscriptions ; and that, without a generous list of punctual subscribers, our enterprise cannot succeed. The Editors are natives of Virginia, and in presentin, their Prospectus, they look forward with much confident to a change of opinion in that State upon some of the lead- ing points of public policy above stated. JOHN H. PLEASANTS. EDWARD W. JOHNSTON. JOSEPH SEGAR. Washington, April Ist, 1842. We cheerfully unite with “ Col. Webb of the re- gular army,” in recommending every friend of Henry Clay, and of “an old-fashioned United States’ Bank,” to send subscriptions and donations to Pleasants & Co. They want money and must have it. They are almost reduced to skeletons al- ready, by short commons. Unless the people shell out, they will burst up, and the Whig party will do the same—both taking the benefit of the bankrupt law, and following thus in the illustrious footsteps of Colonel Webb. We can recommend the “ Independent”, as the most remarkable paper in any country. In the way of abuse and malignity, it beats Prentice of Louis- ville all to pieces—and almost rivals Rabelais’ worst works in obscenity, falsehood, and a horrible moral depravity. Not a paper is published by these “ Vir- ginians” that is not full of the biggest falsehoods against the President of the United States, the Se- cretary of State, and every one that wishes to see a republican government treated with decency.— “Traitor,” “ cheat,” “scoundrel,” “fool,” ‘ petti- fogger,” “ third rate lawyer,” “ seducer,” “ forni- cator,” “jadulterer,” “ thief,” are some of the very choice terms applied by these amiable and refined Virginians to those who simply differ with them in opinion about the candidate fit to be next President of the United States. This is a rare smell of some of the dishes prepared by these cooks. Their object is to make Henry Clay the successor of John Tyler, and to procure a new United States Bank ; and they certainly have taken a very original method to accomplish so big a job. Itisa highly curious experiment in politics, literature and philosophy. But they can't get on without money. Those who want to aid this pro- ject, will please to beg, borrow, steal, chea, or plun- der, in order to ‘get them the cash. Donations of any kind will be taken by these “ natives of Vir- ginia”—old ,coats out at the elbows—old breeches broken in the seat—old shoes—old boots—cold wit- tals—any thing, every thing. Charitable persons will please to take notice—all donations of thiskind will be thankfullyreceived, and punctually forward- ed to Washington to the three starving “natives of Virginia.” (All the friends of Mr. Clay are requested to fork over the needful. We ourself mean to send a box of “old clo?” and $100 in a certain “ old ioned United States Bank,” to the poor men, by way of gratitude for the choice epithets they have generously heaped upon us. Such kindness ought not to go unrewarded. AR Suicipe or Bork, THE McRpERER oF ‘This miserable man, it will be re- membered, murdered his wife last Monday— and on Thursday night last he hung himself in his cell. He was found dead on Friday morning, hang- ing by the neck tothe door of his cell. The act was committed, it is supposed, in the following sin- gular manner. He stretched himself as far as his chain would permit to an inner door of his cell, which was unlocked, and which he succeeded in opening by thrusting his hand between the door and the floor. Over the top of the door he fixed part of his pillow-case, holding on to the door to steady himself, and to the pillow-case attached his neck- herchief tied in a slip-nooge. It is supposed he then thrust his head through the noose, let go his hold of the door, and was thus suspended by his neck. So slightly was the neck-herchief attached to the pillow-case that whilst the jury were holding the in- quest over the body, it being then in the situation in which it was found by the jailor, Springsteed, the slip-noose got unlooeed and the body fell on the floor of the cell. Never Tacx or Svrrerinc From Tux Toor Acur arrer THIs.~—The following account of the sickness and sufferings of the Rev. Paul Conck of Newburyport, Massachusetts, who died last month, is true to the letter: — He had been afflicted with a severe chronic rheumatism for thirty-eight years, and totally unable to help himself, and was obliged to use anodynos in large quantities te procure the least relief from his torture. - In some instan- ces me used six teaspoons full per day. In October, 1815, hetook tohis chamber, fifteen feet square, of which he has not, ina solitary instance, crossed the threshold, till carried tohis long home. A+ the time of his decease, it Was the 30th year of his close confinement, and since 1822 he has been totally blind.* Who will complain of being nervous, having a sick head ache, being restless of nights, dyapetic, bilious, plethorie, having a bad nights rest, or any other of “the ills that flesh is heir to,” after the above instance the amount of suffering which one frail piece of humanity can endure ? How ran a Lirrue Canpte THrows rts Beams. A candle was upset on a bale of hemp onthe steam- boat Auburn at Maysville (Ky), and everything around was destroyed, ,000. Quick Worx.—The steamboat Henry Clay ran from Louisville to New Orleans in four days anda half. Will Henry Clay himself run as well as that in 18447 Spexcnes on THE Loan Brui.—We return our blessings to the Hon. Levi Woodbury and Benj. G. Shields of Alabama, for copies of their speeches on the Loan Bill. How much will each take? Par? Cnaruam Tueatre.—This evening is for the be- nefit of that universal favorite, the charming mana- geress of the all conquering Chatham. The bill for the occasion is one of rare attraction, combining a galaxy of talent. Mesdames Therne, Blake, Judah and Herbert, and Miss Mestayer, with Messrs. Scott, Rice, Mossop, Hield, Hall, Stevens, and Mes- tayer, appear in four admirable pieces, commencing with Buckstone’s comedy of the Scholar— to be fol- lowed by three vaudevilles, the first of a series that have been got up in the most costly and magnificent style, with every appointment of scenery, carpeting &c. &c. Secure in the patronage of a generous public, Thorne fearlessly embarks in every enter- prise calculated to add to their amusement. Terrible Aceident in Boston—Twenty-Four Lives Lost. We find the following details in the “Boston Transcript,” of a most melancholy accident that oc- curred in Boston harbor, on Friday afternoon, by which twenty-four persons lost their lives:— Friday afternoon, at about four olelodk an the sloop boat belonging to the Farm School, on Thomp- son’s Island, was returning from a fishing excursion, under charge of Mr, Oakes, the boatman, with Mr, Peabody, the teacher, and twenty-seven boys be- longing to the school, she was unfortunately upset bya flaw of wind while tacking, and immediately sunk, and all on board, except four of the boys were drowned. Miter On the day before, there had been a visitation of the school, by the directors and the parents of the boys, when the school was found to be in excellent order, and the boys, forty-one in number, were all in fine health and condition, andthey gave the most satisfactory evidence of ‘oodconduct. As a reward for their good behavior they were yesterday allowed aholiday, and twenty-seven of the number were permitted to go below a fishing, under charge of Mr. Oakes, an experienced boatman, in the regular em- ploy of the school, and Mr. Peabody, an excellent ind bi hly esteemed young man from Boxford, late- ly employed as a teacher of the school. They had caught several fish, and were on their return to the island in fine spirits, beating against a head wind, and passed go near a point of the island that they were cheered by the boys who remained, and the boys on board returned the cheer. Having stood off toward Spectacle Island, the boat was in the act of tacking, for the purpose of making toward the land- ing place, when she suddenly upset andsunk. Three of the boys sustained themselves by clinging to abox which held the bait, and were picked up by the schooner H. B. Foster, and brought up to town, one of them, when taken up, being in a state of insensi- bility. 4 Mt. Morrison, the Superintendent, on seeing the disaster proceeded to the spot in a #mall boat, as sisted by the two farmers, and succeeded in picking up one boy alive (Jeremiah Lynch,) and the body of one who was lifeless. All the rest, twenty-three in number, with the boatman and teacher, were buried in the deep. The boys who were saved by the H. B. Foster were Wm, E. Wallace, F. S. Si- monds and G. F. Gould. We understand that the nea was a fine large sloop rigged boat, in perfect order, It is one of those events of an inscrutable Provi- dence, which occuring suddenly to so many youth- ful spirits, in the moment of joyous exhiliration, and sending sorrow and mourning into 80 many families, ?annot but excite in the breast of rey. one a sym- pathy for the bereaved families, and a lively sense of the frail tenure of human existence. _ 3 Tt is su d that the boat may be raised, and it is hoped that some of the bodies may be recovered in it. The names of the persons drowned, are tas P. Vose, Robert S. Walker and Samuel F. Walker, (brothers) James Walker, Thomas Doland, Thomas F. Blake, James Tracy, Charles H. Austin, Henry A. Burnam, James M. Chandler, Wm. A. Clark, George W. Chase, Samuel Decastro, James F. Fill- more, John Hall, Henry C. McLean, Peter Pas- trouche, Michael G. White, Abraham L. Spence, Isaac Major, John H. Johnson, Patrick Shean, (bo- dy found,) Thomas J. Peabody, teacher, (in school) of Boxford, Joshua G, Oakes, boatman. Saved—George F. Gould, Frederic S. Simonds, Wm. E. Wallace, Jeremiah Lynch. This most melancholy affair gives rise to serious reflections. What right had the superintendents of that school thus to jeopardise the lives of those twenty-teven promising boys? It may be said that the boys wanted to go 4 fishing. Thisis no answer. It was and is the duty of all superintendents of schools to guard children against the consequences of their own folly, and what act could be more rash than crowding seven and twenty boys into one small sailboat? Although the usual rigmarole story is told of “no blame can be attached to any body,” yet there is very little doubt that the whole affair was the result of gross neglect and shocking carelessness allround. And who is to recompenze or even console the bereaved parents of those unfortunate boys under this terrible calamity? What security has a parent in trusting his children at any school at all, if just as his sons begin to get valuable to him they are cram- med into a sail boat and drowned by dozens at a time ; and just as his daughtersenter their teens they are allowed to run off and get married to every passing adventurer ? Providence. [Correspondence of the Herald.] Increase of the Excitement— Ammunition and Arms— Reign of Terror in Provicence—Old Women and Plate Leaving the City. x Provipencr, April 30, 1842. James Gorpon Benyerr, Esq. :— Dear Sir:— Here’s a go. We are in a ferment just at this moment, as violent as though every man was a beer bottle. The Quarter Master-General, of cow kill- ing fame, called on the United States Artillery to surrender their cannon to the State, as the compa- ny were suspected of being unanimously in favor of the Constitution. The Governar has power by the resolution of the Assembly to recall any portion of the State arms loaned to any company. The guns of this company, however, were the same that the comptny carried in “the Rhode Island regiment” in the revolution, and were seat from France by Mr Deane, and furnished to the company by the Conti- nental Congress, The mates of these guns, I be- lieve, are at West Point,marked “Strasbourg.” The company very coolly took legal advice and returned answer, that they had no property belonging to the State. There were some threats that the gung should be taken by force, but the answer was prompt that the Quarter-Master had better recollect an ex- pedition once made to Concord after arms. There would have been an outbreak at once had an at- tempt been made to take the guns. Ihave just learned that the arms of the “Inde- pendent Volunteer Company” have been called for by the State, and answer was returned that if the Governor would find the arms and send men enough to take them he could have them. A company at Woonsoeket have returned a flat refusal to the de- mand for the arms im their hands. We don’t stand no nonsense in Khode Island. The party who turn out to be right mean to be able to show they have shown pluck throughout. There is much trembling amongst the Charlesites and some of the Constitutionalists for the safety of their property—both are sending it out of town— plate is being sent away—old ladies are leaving the city, and every body says what a lamentable state of things we have, and nobody tries to stop it. The Charterites have started a report that the small pox is intown, cea Beach send some of his Doctors) but every body laughs at the hoax. Even the ladies, dear souls, grow belligerent. Two of the elite of so- ciety, Mrs. T. and Mrs. —, had a scrimmage in the treet, to the great Nirg bs oae of millinary articles. Old swords that have been through the re- volution, and pistols long in their dotage, are hawk- ed about the streets like Brandreth’s Pills. The vo- lunteer companies drill nightly, and take bullets and npowder, and Quarter-Master General A. folds is arms over his breast and looks as much like Na- poleon asa cheese curd face with red cheeks can be made to look. ae - Young Coombe of Kentucky is said to be in the city, and if we can’t have a small muse we shall pe- tition Congress to be set off to Texas. The Charterites are bending all their strength to buy or frighten off enough of the members of the new government to Pye @ quorum from being. present. They must bid high, for “ votes is votes” now. The Charterites are endeavoring to persuade the suffragers not to have a military parade but a civil precession, but the suflragers fear they are playin possum, and don’t mean to be caught. I there should not be a quorum there will be an adjournment, and the towns that are not represented will hold’ new elections. Won't we go it here the side that beats—hurrah for the side that’s up. Yours, &c. Snap. Court of Common Pleas. Before Jutge Ingraham. Arnsi. 20.—Wm. F. Van Amvinge vs. Joseph Rowe-— Messrs. Beman and ard called at the wholesale gro- cery store of plaintiff in South street, to obtain $300 worth of goods on credit, and referred to defendant, who holds @ situation in the Custom House. Rowe told him that one of them had $2500; that they were perfectly good, and he would readily trust them the amount. T! of ww were sold, and a note taken, but —— when it became due. The present action is t against Rowe to recover the amount of the note, alleging that he knew B. & B. to be poor and insolvent when he recommended them, that all the capital they ever had been borrowed, and that he himseli lent them $1000, which was still owing to him. The defendant, on the other hand, denies any im- per motive, but avers that the transaction was disin- ‘erested on his part, and according to the rules of honora- ble trade. seek found av in favor of plaintift for $26 dams 6 cents costs. For plaintiff Messrs. . & 8. F. Cowdrey—for defen- dant Mr. J. Leveridge. Court Cal: r—This Day. Court of Common Pleas.—Part 1—Nos. 163, 167, 11, 43, 51, 69, 91, 103, 151. Part 2—Nos. 98, 32, 36, 33, 40, 52, 70, 72, 98, 96, 114 116, 122, 140, 154, 189, 10%) ‘Washington. Proceedings—Mr. Profit—The Senate—Rejections—Removal. Wasmineton, Frivay, 3 P.M. The routine business this morning in the Senate was of little public interest, Mr. Bayard from the Naval Committee, Teported a bill regulating fur- loughs in the Navy. The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill was taken up before one o'clock, and the Senate is now going on with the amendments proposed by the Fi- nance Committee, without any other discussion than the nature of the amendments renders neces- sary. The bill may be expected to become a law early next week. There was a breeze in the House this morning on the subject of the New York Custom House, which threatened, at one time, to swell into a storm. The whole matter of the commission seems to have been irregular, not to say disorderly, from beginning to end. Throughout the entire investigation, there was unceasing confusion among the members of the commission. The report of Gov. Poindexter is sent to the President, and while a call of Congress iy pending, and before he has had time to examine it a copy is sent to the committee on Public Expendi- tures, and by them smuggled before the House asa report of their own. This morning, Mr. Roosevelt moved to reconsi- der the vote of yesterday, ordering the report to be printed. The speaker decided the motion to be out of order. An appeal was taken from the decision, and thereupon a debate sprung up which branched off into an attack and defence of the course of the President in relation to the commissioners and their report. The papers hostile to the administration are indus- trious in reviling the character of Mr. Proffit; decry- ing his efforts to promote the patriotic purposes of the President to introduce reform into the various branches of the government. These papers wilful- ly misunderstand and misrepresent the position and objects of Mr. Profit. He isa zealous and efficient supporter of the administration ; but his duty to the country is paramount to all considerations of a per- sonal nature. He knows, however, that in striving to ferret out and correct malversation in office, he is serving the President more effectually than in any other way, and all attempts to thwart or ridicule his exertions, only indicate an envious or captious spi- rit, that seeks to perpetrate abuses, rather than they should be detected and removed by the Executive orhis friends. 5 . Mr. Proffit has recently been engaged in develop- ing the abuses of the Light House system, and his speech on the subject manifests an intimate know- ledge of the matter, and e@hibits many startling facta. Stone light houses built one year have to be cased with the next—hundreds of thousands of dollars spent annually in repairs. Beacons, &c. built one year tumble down the next—then are re- built and tumble down a second time. One light house in Chesapeake Bay, was removed by the gov- ernment. A few nights afterwards, a heavy rain conting, up, a call was made upon Captain Gedney, United States Navy, for the loan of the tarpaulins of hisship to cover the lantern, as the rain put out the lights. One man complained to the Fifth Auditor, thatthe water was washing the basersent of the light house, ‘‘Sod it,” was the auditors’s reply; “‘but there is no turf in theneighborhood,it is a sand beach.” ‘‘ Well, I will send you some grass seed,” and the seed was sent and sown, but Es not yet down. The come up, and the light house has fallen Fifth Auditor's catalogue of lights professing to give their latitude and longitude, is rather an amusing document. On examamation, it was found that ac- cording to the auditor’s account, some light houses are Joeated in the middle of Indiana, and on the ex- treme western border of Missouri. And yet this of- ficer expends $200,000 a year without limit or check. and audits his own accounts, and whig members o! Congress Meee. Kennedy of Maryland, and Win- throp of Boston, and others, cover ‘up these abuses and oppose every thing like investigation. But such a man as Mr. Proffit,is not to be deterred or dis- couraged by opposition from any quarter. ; , It seems to be understood that the ‘united fac- tions” in the Senate have determined to rejectevery nomination of a friend of the President where the fact can be ascertained. One Senator has avowed, that already the list of to-be proscribed nominees numbers eighteen. No remark is so common in po- litical circles here, as that ‘a nomination was to- day made of —, which will be rejected.” At one period Senatorial disapprobation of an appoint- ment by the Executive, was regarded with some respect. But what can be the value of the opinion of a body which on one occasion can unanimously sanction an appointment, and a few months after reject a nomination of the same gentleman? Of what yea is the actof a body which con- firmed the appointment of Powell, under the cir- cumstances, to say nothing of the truth or falsehood of the imputations on his character, and rejected that of Mr. Tyson? In truth the Senate is fast stri ping itself of all power to inflict injury, and as rapid- 'y impairing its claim to the respect of the nation. Itiseaid that orders were last. night despatched to the collector at Philadel from the ‘Treasury Department, to make a small sweep among the Clay men in the Custom House, who have been neglect- ing their duties to oppose the administration. me. twenty or upwards are to be made an example of now, und the rest will follow in due time, unless the directions laid downin the circular of the Executive are complied with. Washington. [Correspondence of the Herald.] Wasuinaton, April 29, 1842. Congress-New Tariff—New York Custom House Report. Time goes by rapidly in Washington—in 80 dull @ season as at present, the days seem to whirl away in the most astonishing rapidity. Congress drives on from day to day in the same listless routine. The Senate meet every Monday andjadjourn on Fri- day, and the whole week is like a flash. This is the end of the fifth month of the season; and but little hasbeen done. The Civil Appropriation Bill, is before the Senate ; but the Army and the Navy, and the Indian budget, has not yet been touched. The currency question, the pivot on which the po- litical state of the nation has been turning for so long, and the subject of an extra session,’ and for which the commercial community are waiting, has not been taken up, and will not be for two months Perhaps. Too much legislation is no doubt injuri- ous; but an imperious necessity exists for a regu- lated tariff, and a safe currency. ‘The English legislators get through their time by dining—the French in writing—and the Americans by talking. The Secretary of the Treasury is now preparing, and is about submitting to Congress the project ofa new tariff, on the high pressure system. ‘The reve- nue;to be derived from it is hypothecated on an an- nual amount of thirty-five millions. He proposes to levy a duty on tea, at from ten to fifteen cents per pound, and on coffee of three and a half cents and upwards. This question will no doubt take up alcon- siderable time in this Congress, and produce no lit- tle excitement among southern men, if the premises said to be taken by the Secretary of the Treasury are true, The Committee on Public Expenditures made a report this morning, which was otdered on motion to be printed—Mr. Stanley moved 20,000 additional copies, “What is it asked several voices” “Poindexter's report on the New York Custom House. The mo- tion was laid over. This much talked of report has at length made its appearance before the House, in an unusual way for Executive documents to be sent to Congress. Mr. Poindexter hada daplicate copy made, it acems, of his report, one of which he sent tothe President on the 20th of April only; and the other, to place the President in an equivocal light before the public, he causes to be asked for in a private way by the Committee on public expendi- tures. ‘The report is very long; it is {written with much skill and perspicuity,and proceeds to dissect the evi- dence in a masterly manner; but it is evident that the conclusions are formed pretty much from exparte evidence. The report takes up Hoyt at great length and great severity; the corruptions of the custom house, makes some extravagant charges against Curtis—and gives a slap at Hoffman for some opinion about storage, &c. We shall soon see it inprint, and a reconsidera- tion, I hear, will be moved to-morrow on the printing of the Report, which will no doubt raise a breeze. Tuts Srason ony !—Bristow, the secomplished teacher of writing at 235 Broadway, has greatly r-- duced his terms, from twelve, to five dollars, for this season only. Now, would it not be for all who need their chirography’ 1 ) to avail themselves of his liberal term4 at once? a yg great improvement made by his pupils in twelve les sons, should induce every one to place themselves under his tuition. LATEST INTELLIGENGE BY TH. Washington. [Correspondence of the Herald.) Wasuineton, Saturday, 3 P. M. Congressional Proceedings, The new Senator from Vermont, Mr. Cox, ap- peared, was qualified, and took his seat this morn- ing. Mr. Allen made another effort to get up his Rhode Island resolutions, but without effect. Several petitions and memorials were presented— none of them of any particular public importance. ‘The appropriation bill was then taken up, and con- siderable progress made in it. One amendment and the papers relating to it, created considerable merriment in the Senate. The House had very properly omitted the usual appro. Priation of two thousand dollars a year for the sala- ry of the Consul at Paris, but it was restored by the Committee of Finance of the Senate. The Consul, it will be recollected, is Mr. Draper, formerly of New York. Objections was made to the amendment, and in support of it, letters of the most absurd and extraordinary character were read from Gov. Cans, and the Consul at London, and Draper himself, The letter from the Consul at London was 80 frivo- lous and ridiculous, that every body laughed. Mr. Buchanan made some very instructive and appro- priate remarks, and several other Senators made @ drive pro and con, when the vote was taken by ayes and nays, and the amendment was rejected by a vote of 28 told. So Mr. Draper, in spite of his whining letter, loseshis two thousand dollars a year. The everlasting New York Custom House report was before the House fora couple of hours this morning. Mr. Apams offered a memorial on the subject of the tariff, and by consent of the House, under pre- text that he wanted to make an explanation person- al to himself, ran off into an attack upon the Presi- dent, and almost every body else except the New England manufacturers. Mr. Cushing and Mr. Wise made some explanatory remarks, and after a general fuss characteristic of the house, the whole matter was laid on the table, and the House went into the consideration of Private Bills, upon which the remainder of the day was spent. ‘Washington. [Correspondence of the Herald.) * ‘Wasutneron, Saturday, April $0, 1842. The report of Poindexter on the New York Cus- tom House, brought into the House by the Commit- tee on Expenditures, has created quite a sensation in its inception, and onthe motion to reconsider the printing. All the game of the House took a hand yesterday in debate, and it was somewhat continued to-day. Mr. Adams said that if it was time, as had been alleged, that the manufacturers of the east were implicated, or their characters attacked by the report, that he would take care the character of the commissioner making the charge, should also be in- vestigated before he could believe it. A call has been made for the other reports on the President, who will respond to it immediately and summarily. Mr. Adams ;was very severe on Mr. Tyler for writing the letter (yesterday read in the House,) which was promulgated by Poindexter,who it is said, is now a bitter enemy of the President’s. Look out for some fun soon. Baltimore. {Correspondence of the Herald.) Baxtimore, April $0, 1842. Naval Intelligence, Mr. Eprror:— ‘The last case before the Naval Court Martial, that of Lieut. Adams, has been closed, and the sentence, whatever it may be, sent on to Washing for consi- deration there, The Court is still in session and will continue to be until the finding is returned fora final cansideration, when it will adjourn, sine dine. You have, doubtless, already been sunecd, offici through the Washington papers, of the fate of Latimer, he having been dismissed the service for one year and ordered to be repremauded by the Se- cretary of the Navy. It is thought that Capt. Clack, who was finally dismissed, will be able to obtain a new trial. The “Court Journal” is rather favorable toward him. This is tantamount to his having a reasonable share of. ain Tyler’s sympathy. One thing must be said for the honorable Court—it has been by no means wanting in rigidness. Itis stated that Commodore Jacob Jones,” will take command of the Baltimore Naval station on the first of May, in the place of Commodore Bal- lard, who some time since asked to be relieved on account of the continued delicate state of his health. The ceremony of laying the comer stone of a new and very large Catholic church, corner of Park and Saratoga streets, isto take place to-morrow. The building is sixty-eight feet wide, and one hundred fifty in depth. ‘It isto be occupied by the German Catholics. x On Monday the general resumption takes place. Tt will pass off without the uiphicet excitement. I doubt whether the books will be called on for more specie than they have for weeks past, o Virgiuia money continues at 8 discount. Flour 5,68 a $5,62 1-2. “There has been very little change in the markets. Green peas are plenty; also soft crabs. The weather continues charming. Yours, Ropericr. Philadelphia. [Correspondence of the Herald.} s Puapetruia, April 30, 1842. ‘We have rumors here that the President has in- terfered in person, and had several removals made in our Custom House.” I am not positive of its truth, though such a matter has been expected for some weeks, as well because of some of the incum- bents having been implicated in the “pipe-laying” frauds of your city, as because they are all warm and active friends of Henry Clay, and of course opposed to John Tyler. It is said that the alterna- tive was offered to the collector of either removing the men designated, or of removing himself. This was rather a hard fix in which to be placed, and not being rich enough to accede to the latter alter- native, and die with his friends, rumor says he has, or will, walk hismen out, and so stay himself. The rejection of ‘Tyson has roused a spirit here that can- not fail to show itself to the prejudice of all office holders friendly to Mr. Clay—thus one proscriptive movement is the father of many. : Brahagn’s sebond ewacert on Friday euei was most respectably atfended, oe as I icted, so soon as 1 ‘had hearn the room he had taken, not as nume! he deserved to be. ‘ finding as fine voice, though a little out of humor, indi on Pied so that the proprietor of the building had let another room in it for another concert, the jauding of which did not time well to that to applandine B.’s audience was listening. 1c and his son Charles were encored, and t] it, udience appeared greatly delighted. . B. seupamed his farewe coneert ag this city for Monday next The stock sales to-day were extremely light, without change in prices, except state fives, which fell to 40. Sig was Point, by Brazilla Flick, a resident of this. drowned yesterday morning at Five Mil bey pe from a boat to recover the captain's hat. venetian blind factory, with a portion of its contents, was destroyed yesterday morning by fire, at the corner of Ninth and Buttonwood sts., the pro~ bea of C. Taylor. The Evening Journal, a new two cent paper, has made its appearance. It looks very well. Wurat Cror.—The Ohio papers say the crop there isfine. Nasnvittz.—Mr. Van Buren was expected here April 28th. Twat Wan.—Nine more persons have been mur- dered near the Ocilla by Tiger Tail’s band. Worr Heunters.—Six hundred of them have ar- rived at Memphis bound for Texas. ‘Tux Dirrerence.—They have caught a devil fish in Charleston. We catch the devil himself here. Sunx.—The steamboat Caddo. . Sutton avy Nacru.—Mr. Nagel’s Concert, i , was attended by a very full and fash= ionable audience, who were delighted with the ex- traordinary pe nce of pat artist, i fine singing of Mrs. Sutton. Cc i t of another crowded house.— repeated to-morrow evening, with variati Cororep Canoo.—Seventy-one negroes reached Richmond, Va., last Thursday, from Tenneseees