The New York Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1845, Page 1

THENEW YORK HERALD. Vol. XI., No. 185—Whole No. 4047. NEW YORK, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1845. NEW FERRY TO FORT HAMILTON, YELLOW HOOK AND NEW YORK. THE Steamboat Hamiltou has been with drawn, and the steamboat WAVE will take | her place, and runas follows, until the OLAS is ag ee pier No. 1, E. R. THE NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Proprietor. Circulation---Forty Thousand. DAILY HERALD—Every day. Price 2 cents per New Yor! , Fort Hamilton. copy—$7 25 per annui “payable advance. " x o'clock ‘ ue a clock AM. EEKLY HERALD—Every Saturday—Price 6} cents | #31, oe 2 PM. per en aoe, ir annum—payable in advance. | ¢ « PeM/7 PM ADVERTISEMEN’ at the usual prices—always Fare—124¢ cents, cash in advance. Freight trken on reasonable terms. see ae PRINTING of all kinds executed with beauty and MORNING BOAT FOR ALBANY. despatch. a ad PN sais & Sormausiicesiens, By Hall, sdtiegsed he is! ent, mus ee post |, or io will be deducted from the subweription money. remitted JAMES GORDON BENNETT, {AND INTERMEDIATE, LANDI s. az Thee splendid stzamboa 1 AMER: CA, © M. HH. dell, will i the cee (aitn'alde of tho Ferry) ou Tuesday Pnorurmron ov tux New Yous Heaaup Estautisnaeny | {7 -Breakiast aid Dinner on board. Work weet Corser af Puiton snd Nesee airects Usual Landings Caldwell’s, West. Point, Newburgh, Pough- keepsie, Hyde Hhinebeck Redhook, Malten, Catskill, SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. Hudson, Coxsackie, Kinderhook and New Baltimore. BLOOMINGDALE, MANHATTANVILLE, AND | _i37m PEOPLES’ LINE OF STEAMBOATS FOR ALBANY, FORT WASHINGTON STAGES, DAILY—Sundays Excepted—Thi Will commence running in the following rough Di- order, ou Saturday, May the 17th, 1845, leaviuj iat, at 7 o'clock P. M., from the Pier between Manhattanville et’6 o'clock, AM. and cme Courtland and Liberty streets. ‘ Wane every hat hour until 7 olock, M. “Leaving New | Steamboat ROCHESTER, Captain R- G. Crattenden, will York, corner of Chatham and pTryon Row, at6 A. M.,an teave on Monday, Wednesday wl Friday i 7 o'clock. gontinue every half hour until 8. M. Stages to Carmansville | Steamboat KNICKERBOCKER, Captain A. Houghton, will Tr y Church Cemetery and Fort Washington, every hour ‘ raday and Saturday ever at7o’clock. ih through the day, from 7 A, M. to? P, Fare to Manlicttanville i234, cents; ‘Washingten 25 cents. Jauding at intermediate places, from the foot of Barclay stre' Steamboat N et t Bom EW JERSEY, Cope R. H. Furey, will leave Smid Prot iy? Im*re re | on Stouday, ‘Wednesday, Friday and Sunday Afternoons, at 5 - DAY LINE "Steambort NORTH AMERICA, Captain l,, W. Brainard, FOR NEW PORT AND PROVIDENCE. | willieave on Tuesiay, Thursday and Saturday Afternoons, at 3 VIA LONG ISLAND RAIL ROA! i o'clock, 4 ©n Thursday, the 3d of July, a train will leave Passengers taking either of the above Lines will arrive in Alba- the Depot at Brooklyn, at o’elock, and con- i ect with the Steamer Worcester, at Gr een- ay inample ame for the Morning Train of Cars for the east or west. ‘The Boats are new and substantial, are furnished with new and port. wure $1. slegunt state rooms, and for speed and accommodations are un- The regular days. of runnivg will hereafter be Moudays, | rivalled ou the Hudson: Wednesdays and Fridays, commencing next wext. | “Freight taken at moderate rates. Brooklyn, July 2, 1819. iyl Qwre All persous are forbid trusting any of the Boats of this Juine, without a written order from the Capt FARE TO BALTIMORE §1. m1 NEW CASTLE AND FRENCHTOWN RAIL | ~—~for HALIFAX AND LIVERPOOL. ROAD AND STEAMBOAT LINE. THE Royal Mail Steam Ships CALEDO- gas: ie ee aN HIBERNIA, will leave Boston for ‘The uurivalled Steamboat ROB: i id after Agents, box the above ports, as follOws:— 1S, Captam J. | Caledonia, EF Tuesday, July Ist M. Douglass, will, ou an Maiday, June 16, leave Dock Hiberni t esday, July 16th, street wharf, daily, (except Sundays,) at 3 o'clock, P.M. Pas: Passage to Liverpool... ... + +++ $120. geugers will'arrive’ im Baltimore at about 10 P.M. Fare only Passage to Halifax. . 20. Apply to D. BRIGHAM, Jr., Agent, 6 Wall st. je % composed of the following splendid and fast ‘ BLACK BALL OR OLD LINE OF LIVER- Benet Mors Captai * as Vi Donel s. Poo! PACKETS — FOR PIV ERTOOL—Only ps nigie | acket of the 16th o! —The new Constitution . ptain J. Ch ificent, packet ship FIDELIA, 1150 burthen, Win, George Washington. ‘This Line leaves. Bow: ‘Tickets for Wheeling an the boat. UNITED STATES MAIL LINES FOR BALTIMORE. Fare $2—Through in Siz Hours. PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BALTI- MORE RAILROAD LINE. ‘Via Chester, Wilmington, Elkton, Havre de Grace, &e. ens Qn and after Wednesday next, June 25th, the fare between | Philadelphia and Baltimore, by the Mail Lines, will be reduced | 0, ie ‘Trains will leave as follows:— From Philadelphia, Depot 1th and, Market streets. . Hackstaff, commander, will sail positively on Wednesday, hof July. For terms of passage and to secure the best berths, early ap. pheation should be made on board, foot of Beekman street, or OTHERS & oe Pittsburg can be procured on board tothe subscribers, ROCHE, BR! jy7ec 35 Fulton street, next door to the Fulton Bank,N.Y. FOR SALE—FREIGHT CHARTER he 0 very fast sailing packet ship, MISSISSIPPI, 650 tons, uilt in this city by Brown & Bell, salted on the stocks, and resalted every year, live oak and and letass tea live oak apron, semson stern frame, and forward and after | cant frames—newly coppered and in perfect order for a three years Voyage—has accommodations for 26 passeugers. Apply on board at Orleans’ wharf, foot of Wall stieet, or to Ju6in E. K. COLLINS & Co., 56 South street. FOR NEW ORLEANS—Lowisiana and New York J.ine—Regular Packet, to sail Monday, 2ist instant-—The elegant fast sailing packet ship OSWE- GO, Capt. Wood, will positively sail as above, her regular Pent Ant Dainty | Daily, eres 8 ‘oe fovight oF passage, having handsome furnished accom Hi i modations, apply on board, at Orleans whart, foot of Wall st, sea rip ey cg on bar ry onsy APPLY on eK. COLLINS & CO... 36 South st Pittsburgh can be had at the Dapor, loventh aad » He 4, Agent. or Positively no goods received on board after Saturday evening For further informatiou, apply to 19th instant, bf i 'SLEMMER, at the office of Agent in New Orleans James E. Woodruff, who will prompt- Adams & Co. 17 Wall street. ly forward all goods to ddress. jire Jue 24th, 185, ___ detec K HAMBURG With Despatch 3 re) packet ME} LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY. vt Bere. wil gall o4 above, and oat ve m n ccommodate mber of of passengers in Soc Ay es = = eabin and steerage, ‘This sh ag eee built expressly for a sae ) New O1 et her accommodations are of the best and Ah | most costly de: tion. Persous wishing tosecure berths should RE MED F. .. | make early application on bourd, or to a SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, | swnvoer eoruas Baath strand ane Mabon tate VS RUN AS FOLLOW: ay west : Bane’, Gees lth June, tase | TABLISHED EMIGRANT PASSAGE OLD E y wea OFFICE, 61 South st.—P. fr England, Ire- Fig Desele Boe Fi A Se a Train OA. M. daily, Sundays excepted, stopping | feuds would do well to avail themselves of the opportunity of DT wad 5 P.M. for Farming | Makingtheir arrangements with the subscribers ou very mode- yj, Suudays exce ed | scarearat} by first class packet ships, sailing from Liverpool exeaeemattion Tyan aT cece ay S4n | "Bra can x usual be furnished fr any amount, payable yu ae the stopping places between Hicksville and | *hroughout the United Kingioi, AMY STAN, 61 South st. Frem Greenport Depot. ‘The mail steamer Hibernia sails from Boston on the 16th iust, Boston Train, daily, Suodays excepted, at 1234 o'clock M., | bY wich letters can be forwarded awickly. pa or onthe arrival of thesteamers from Norwich. | Accommodation Train—At 5 A.M., daily, Sundays excepted, ‘oorhees. Suir Covummus,? , May 30th, 1843. § Sin : The numerous duties incident to the recent trans- for of the Mediterranean squadron, from my command to that of Commodore Morris, have hitherto precluded me the pleasure which I now avail myself of, of expressing the satisfaction I have been impressed with at your ear nest co-operation and support in accomplishing the ardu- ous duties of the squadron, and promoting the interest and welfare of the service, by your good example of subor- dination and rigid adherence to the discipline and eti- quette which have characterized the efficiency and good order of the squadron, and which my successor has no- ticed so favorably in general orders. In these oxpressions of gratification at your individual course of duty, I must beg to include the officers and crew under your immediate command, who have not failed to imitate your food example, and attain a charac- ter forsubordination, high efficiency, and propriety of de- portment, that the most critical cannot but admire, and the most fastidious be proud to emulate. It were unnecessary to say with what deep regret I have parted from the beautiful squadron which so Tately engrossed all my aare, at the very moment when the successful compfetion of our labors in establishing its discipline and efficiency, and the unavoidable but pain- ful austerities of command and disagreeable parts of practice had so happily terminated, leav ig nothin to interrupt the duty we owe to the service of our mutual country, or to disturb the harmony and friendly feeling exiating among so large a body of officers ana crews But I do assure you, that in the new command to which Thave acceded, I shall carry with me the most grateful recollections, and ever cherish the attachment which I now entertam towards yourself and the officers and crew under your command, for the distinguished and faithful manner in which they nave discharged their vari- ous duties. With my kindest thanks to yourself and them, and my best wishes for the happy and honorable completion of your cruise, I remain with respect and esteem, Your most obedient servant, Cxas. W. Moxean, Commander-in-chief of the U. 8. Naval force on the coast of Brazil. ‘To Captain Priur ‘Trial of Captain V. U, *, Voonnrrs, U. S. Frigate Congress, Mediterranean. This letter was read in Court, and identified by Com- modore Morgan, then under examination as a withess on the part of the accused, as the original letter addressed by him to the accused. Being a part of the record of the proceedings of the seventh day, and mteresting, too, | have procured a copy for your paper, in ¢onnection with the other proceedings of the court. » July 3d, 1845. Wasuinarox, D. C Ninth day of the proceedings. ‘The Coust met at the dsual hour; the journal of yes- terday was read, corrected, and approved. ‘The exam- ination of Lieut. D. T. Porter continued on the part of the prosecution. The following question was proposed by the Judge Advocate : “ Did you have any conversa- tion withMr. Griggs, the pilot,when you anchored on the tail of the Horse-shoe, or on the day after when you went up the bay, and what was that conversation” It was objected to by the counsel for the accused as illegat. The Judge Advocate referred to some authorities for the examination of the counsel on evidence. The question was postponed until to-morrow, in order that the counsel for the accused should have time to produce his author- ities to substantiate his objections to the admissibility of the question. Lieut. Porter thus proceeded in his testi- mony on the part of the prosecution: The wind blew about a single-reef topsail breeze ; sometimes a little squally. On Monday, the 17th, when the attempt was made to get under way, toward sunset the wind moder- ated. The ship could have been got under way, if the messenger had been dogged. Cross-examined by the accused.—From the entries in the log-book and together from my recollection, I have stated the condition of the wind and weather on the 15th, 16th, and 17th of March. The wind on Monday was a single reef topeail breeze, as | have stated before ; the anchors were sometimes hove short before we called all hands” to weigh the anchor; the orders of the Secretary of the Navy to Captain Voorhees, were made out in my presence, and I heard the Secretary give orders to send them off immediately ; this is the Teason of my knowing that orders had been sent by mail to Captain Voorhees; the Secretary did not senda duplicate of his orders by me to Captain Voorhees ; | undertake to relate fully and accurately what passed between Capt. Voorhees and the pilot ; I did not participate in the con- versation ; | was officer of the deck ; | was officer of the deck when the pilot came on board, and as such I at- tended to the general duties on deck, and at that time I was stationary ; Captain Voorhees had given me some orders relating to the pilot, and | was standing by him for further instructions. After I lett the deck at 4P. M.. I was on deck again three or four times between that and sunset ; | was on deck, | suppose, at different times, one hour aiter4 P. M.; Ido not recollect hearing any conversation with the pilot or of there being any be- tween him and Captain Voorhees at that time; I do not recollect of Captain Voorhees being on deck after the pilot came on board; 1 think he sent once for him for Brooklyn an pate re places. | 4244 P. M., daily, San- | diate places. Duncan Smith, master, 450 tons, will meet with fespatch. fre Bb ver fast sailing British Barque ANN HARLEY. ame or ‘or passage, having excellent accommodations apply on board pier $ N. R., or so WOODHULL & MN TORN mith street Honduras—Barque JOHN R. Extra Train, 1 dyn and intermediate places. M. daily, Sundays excepted, for Brook- | PUK BELIZE, Boston Trains stop only at Farmingdale and St. George’ GARDNER, James Pedersen, master, will have Manor. 4 i . lespatch for the above port. Accommodation Trains stop at, the following places |“ Kor treight or passage, having superior accommodations, ap- road, going both ways to receive and deliver passen- | ply to the Captain on board, Pier oF R,, or to. 33 St*re “, ALEXANDRE, 28 South st. 3 | PACKETS FOR HAVRE—Second Line—The packetship BALTIMORE, Captain Edward Funk, will sail on the Istof August. for freight or passage apply to sf ; BOYD & HINCKEN, ER EROS: No.9 Tontine Buildings, eo. Wall and Water streets Clowsville, (duri 373.08. dui f FOR LONDON—Regular packet of 10th July— The well-kuown, fast ing Racket, ship WE) LINGTON, Captain € les Chadwick, will po: gular day aR SRBSERSEssB tuvely sail as above, her rej Greenport, Ace’n. trai 7554 | Has splendid accommodations for cabin, second cabin and 44 Boston Train. +200" | steerage passengers, who will be taken at Feasonable rates, if 62! early application be made on board the ship, foot ot Mai len e ins at the several | Lane or, to JOSEPH McMURRAY, e passengers at very low Fares, to all parts of the j2re Comer of Pine and South street FOR ANTWERP—The splendid ship DEVON SHIRE, Capt.——, will meet with quick despatch | Pca the above port. i ‘or passage, having handsome furnished accommodations for cabin passengers, and also for second cabin passengers in the | house on deck, apply to ie7 J. HERDMAN, 61 South street. ‘it FOR LIVERPOOL—The superior ship NEP- t Baggage Crates will be in readiness at the foot of Whitehall street, to receive Baggage for the several Trains, 30 minutes be- fore the hour of starting from the Brooklyn side. {C7 Rockaway Baggage taken in separate Crates. TO WESTERN TRAVELLERS. jut0re TUNE, Captain Peach, will sail on her regular da’ For passage, havin i Jabin only, apply to je27 re rd Unsurpessed accommodatios JOHN HERDMAN, 61 South street. FOR LIVERPOOL—The New. Line—Regular Packet 21st July—The superior fast sailing Packet ship J | Bib iss FINGUER, 1000 tons, Capt. Ira Bursley, will sail as above, her regular d For freight or passage, hay nthe ~ HeXPRESS AND PIONEER PACKET LINE, | From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh via the Pennsylvania Rail- | 2° roads and Canal—through in 3% days. ‘The above line is now in full operation and offers great inducements to persons who wish & pleasant mode of travelling to the west. the cars are builtin the most approved modern, style, the boats are fitted up ina superior manner, and every effort is made by the proprietors to conduce to the comfort and convenience of travellers. The scenery on this route is unrivalled, and tar great chain of Pennsylvania internal improvements is well wor th; having excellent and superior accom: modations, apply to the Captain on board, or to ‘OODHULL & MINTURN, 87 South street. Price of passa of being seen. % The Packet Ship Liverpool, 1150 tons, Capt John Eldrids y this route passengers avoid all the fatigues and dangers at- | will succeed the Hottingwer, and sail om hertegular day, 2¢ of tendant upon stage travel andat the same time makeanex- August. je ec Peditious wip. The cars leave every mor Vised to engage therr pli | FOR SALE, FREIGHT OR CHARTER— | very fast sailing barque HOME the ugat7o’clock. Passengers are ad- Captain Watts, built into the cabin ; I was not present and of course did not hear what passed between them there ; | was on deck when the ship came to anchor on the Horse Shoe, after sunset, and not again till my watch came on in the morn- ing ; I was on deck when the ship came to anchor on the Horse Shoe, ten or fifteen minutes; it took about that time to bring the ship to anchor. 1 do not remember whether Captain Voorheeis was then on deck or not ; I know efthe men being pad off only from rumor; I speak of the men whose times were out, and were discharged at Annapolis ; I think there were from forty to fifty ; it was the purser’s business to make out the accounts and pay them off ; Captain Voorhees passed through me the order for the lieutenants to punish the men at Ports- mouth, New Hampshire, before we sailed; and was in. serted in the order book five or six days after the order was passed through me, and also before we sailed ; I proceeded to make ‘all sail” as soon as the pilot came on board, and squared the yards about an hour and a half afterwards ; judging from what the pilot told me we were about twenty-five or thirty miles South and East of Cape Henry light ; he said he had not seen the light, however, for many days, and ax it was foggy, he did not know the position of the ship; the studding sails were not up when I came on deck, but were up when I left the deck at 4 P. M. Qursrion. So far as your experience in the navy extend: it not customary for lieutenants to punis the men without reporting them to the commander ? ‘The Judge Advocate objected to this question. The counsel for the accused stated that the Court always objected to a question, because the Judge Advo- cate always stated his objections to the Court. The Judge stated he merely said it came under the same objection as a former question which was ruled out by the Court. The Court was ordered to be cleared. The counsel for the accused mentioned to the Court that he had offered to submit his reasons in writing to the Court for offering the question. The Presinent said—* Very well, I Court immediately ;” precluding Mr. ing his reasons or objections, ‘The Court was cleared, and on re-assembling, the Judge Advocate informed the accused, that the Court ronsidered the question ruled out by the previous de- cision on a question proposed to Commodore les W. Morgan, (which was not ruled out) but declared not admissible in its then form, and the question was modi- know, clear the x from present- " nces at Philadelphia. Office in Philadel. | in HOME, Captai Ta fe scormas Of Chesnut and Fowl sree and.at Nos. | Carries anout 4,000 barrels, atd has handsome accommodat Piitedelphin, Marry aa: 4 a | or twenty passea rs. Apply 7 Gaveniny yatts on board, at Wor information, tn ie ity of New York, apy to Wee ee oe Ba South street. Ah MEBOH & CO. Line. 2 West t, NR. SCOTT'S BAZAAK, myl? 6m ree ETWEEN BROADWAY AND DO ih eatin | NCO DET STREETS 4 BRO FROM BOSTON TO PHILADELPHIA IN A Qanps SCOT returus his most tineefe thauks to his DAY. Y‘friends and the public at large, for the liberal support re- he has been in business, ope hopes by the same attention to merit a continuance thereof. The qualities Ales, Wines, Liquors aud Segars, are too well known fam (0 need comment, 'A’large assortment of Refreshments to be 1 TRAINS apon the LONG ISLAND RAILROAD | had etall tinessil] twelve at night auch as Be ‘granged for passengers to leave Boston at 6o'elock 10m Chobe, Frigd Kidueyay Linn and Eggs, 5 1 BO Algal Ny Rept le Ree ig er pa hme Rood nex of Roast or Boiled Meat for One. Shillia we Philadelphia train at quarter before, aud arcive thereat | Say" from 12 t0.1 w'elock. uae aire ties aoe y qd Good Lodi and 37% cents. Cold NOTICE. —On and after Monday, the 9th ne | Cuts at « me we has been proved, by stant, the car that leaves City Hail atsixo’clock in comparison, for years past, to be the coolest and most comlort- No House better supplied with English Always the latest s by the ady wt a je8 Im*ec the morning for William’s Bridge, will leave at half past, five; returning, will leave William's midge atseven oclock. ‘The car that ‘leaves City Hall in the alt fest six o'clock for Harlem, IT leave at six will run to William’s Bridge ; returning, leave idge at seven o'clock and twenty minutes, jud rre ty Irish, Seoteh and city papers. Steamers. Good Rooms for Private Parti way: moment's warning —free—gratis—for nothing. EXPRESS NOTICE. Wiliam’ o ‘ WILLIAMSBURGH AND PECK SLIP Se centie te dercemnn is: Jactpubmuaed ities FERRY. cheaper pos ‘on and alter the fst The Trustees of this Ferry, believing that , day of July ! t tever,, either open, or there aromany of the citizens of New Kork iwenvelopes, or in wrappers, will be at any of their = ind vicinity that are unacquainted with the Offices for transmission by express, or otherwise. Tiemities this Ferry. affords ns a communication with instructions will be given to thelr’ Agents to, refose b ‘Willtamsburg and Long Island, would state that there . : mailable matter, under whatever guise it may be offered. ate two good Ferry Boats on this Ferry, LIVING! which leave Pee STON & WELLS, ship every fifteen ortwenty minutes through the day up to + New York and Buffalo Express. o'clock, P. M., and then up to Bo’clck, at each even hour and | __New York, June 23, 185. Je23 tidju ec half hour; after which a boat leaves at 9 o’clock and 10 o'clock. MILITARY EQUIPMENTS. i” last boat leaving Williamsburg at half-past 9 o’clock, P. A 3 LTON STREET, P. §—On the evening of July 4th, the boat will continue to jy’ J. STORMS, 34 F Fy Constantly on hand, afall assortment of Military an jor: yun watil 12 o'clock. mn" re Equipments, according to the United Siates and NOTICE. Beate regulation. Algo, & variety of Saddles, Bridles, Harnes, le, made to order. Je13 Im*m TIS FIELD respectfully informs his friends and the public th ed im the city and taken quarters at the Uni- ted States Hotel, his entrance through the bar, or 196 Water has mber of Bassford’s improved Billiard lorse Equipments of ever ns STATEN i ahd gas FOOT OF WHITEHALL STREET. FARE 64 CENTS, On and after Saturday, 7th June, jay} i d ving, and will be happy to have them STATES ISLANDER wall Ice fn ic welt ato with materins makin Shey Staten Inland every hour except 4, commen ghee las, a eee uwatil 7 P.M. rt ju7m 10 000 Le OLD FILES, but iitdle wea te sale— MORNING LINE -AT7 O'CLOCK, amakit, worthy the sitention of manwiscterersendomies Ape FOR ALBANY, TROY and intermediate ply nt No 166 Water tines ‘mv Iu Imtee landings, from the Steamboat Pier at the foot of s CARPETING. Barcl 5 jarclay street. 454 PEARL STREET. reakfast and Dinner on board the boat, Leaves New York at 7 o'clock, A-M.. Tuesdays, Thursd AHF SUBSCRIBERS have just i ayaa ah Ms Albu at forciack DEIR WAKER ROOMS Reise Beaters aso jay and Friday: ly occupied by Smith, Hewitt & C re now ready to offer bt TROY, Captain A. Gorham, on the public an entire new stock of expressly for Tyga Mhursdayasand Maturdays, it7 velock. i trade, some of which nre ex he of new de- day, Wednenday snd Pridey.-ak Fotlock, cero O" Mon- | sigue and color, Among them mat be fou aa: ‘Rin ‘tage oF eight, apply on ourd, or to F. B. Hall, nt the WANE W SER ie ae ce he wl 5 > i O'Notice—All ht, baggage, bank bills, specie, or any saan 1240 ah, other kind of hipped, ‘or put on board this boat, BUPERFIN E (GMMON INGRAIN must be at the &e. va of such goods, freixht. bag? | FINTARPETING eldre ce be Of ever jety and des ion. NEW YORK, ALBANY AND TROY LIN ‘rable’ and inno ‘Covers, Worsted, ‘Tufted FOR ALBANY AND TROY DIREC Hoths, very. heavy. and’ in erent. varieties, —at 7 o'clock, P, M.—Th boat EM together with all other articles usually . TR Capea. Macy, will eave. the | (ound i he rade.‘ public are requested to call and exnmine out piel of © irchasing. . PRuredey and Betarday afrernoon ae 7s eigone PAt,| Paar PRIERSON & HUMPHREY, in for sale nitest ie at OL i Ay mann 'm, Ht. Peck, every SLM Me A” Es vor rey Peete fied and admitted. ‘The counsel calling this fact to the mind of the Judge Advocate, he proposed to alter the record so as to read that the question was objected to in Het deyraeh form, which was granted and done. The question was modified as follows :—“ According to your experience in the navy, has it been usual for captains to allow lieutenants to inflict punishment for minor offences, without reporting to the commander ?” Anxswan.—In every ani. 1 have sailed, lieutenants have had authority from the commander to pt the men a dozen over frock or jacket for minor offences with a small piece of rattlin stuff without reporting to the commander. There was no r- ence on board the Congress from this practice 1 have spoken of, except that the lieutenants were restricted to six lashes. I have never navigated a vessel into Hamp- ton Roads; the only means I have of knowing the depth and width of the channel is when the soundings were taken, when we were going into Hampton Roads from Aunapolis with the Congress; we beat up with aN. W. wind and tacked a great many times, and from my recol- lection we takced in five fathoms always, and there ap- peared to me to be plenty of room for any sized ship to work in; the ship was beat inrt that time, and Mr. Griggs was the pilot; the course | thing was W.by N. When we bent into Hampton Roads, the last stretch. trom the light boat bronght her into the Roads, the tide driftin; her up very fast; I think we anchored off the Potomac af- ter we left the Horse Shoe; the wind was about N. by W., the course was to the southward; the courses change from light boat to light boat, and the number of conrse. down Ido not know; | think the distance was about 60 miles, or a little over, from where we anchored to the Roads, By the Court. While we were at anchor on the tail of Horse Shoe there were two or three light boats’ lights in sight; I dia not enquire as to their names. By the Judge Advocate. haye never seen any order in any order book as the one in the order book of the Congress. 1 have known a custom in ships I have sailed when lieutenants pu 1 the men with the colt for minor offences ; but not for all offenci 1 could have no means of knowing whether such an order was established, as the order would be given by the captain to the lieutenants, and the Congress is the first ship in which I have sailed as a lieutenant; | do not know positively of any such authori ty being given, and only presume it, because no lieuten- ant, in my opinion, would take such an jority, unless it was given; I know it has been acustom as long as | can remember, since 1826. (The President thought the wit- ness Was somewhat inclined to stretch the blanket a lit- tle, or was heedless in what he was si , and inter rupted him at this moment ; but the witness replied he knew what he was about and would only state what he remembered.) The Judge Advocate always useful, but not always correct. by a member speaking to tne Judge concer respondent of the Commercial Advertiser of Jul Ms icon Washington of the 28th of June, to t! g the cor 4 1, inhis hat paper, The testimony of Lieut. Porter was here id Lieut. Browning was cailed and sworn. mined by the Judge Advocate, on First Charge and ‘st Spee tion. —| was first lieutenant of the Congress. ‘The following order was here shown to witness : Navy Derantment, March 13, 1845. Capt. P. F. Voonners, | Comd. U. 8. frigate Congress. OW Al men whose terms of service have expired, and who d mand their dischar, and inform them that they ma; proceed to Norfolk in the ship and rec heir pay at hat place,or they may take their dischi tAnnapolis, and receive their pay from the Navy Agent at Baltimore. Iam very resp'y yours, Gro. Baxcrorr. Capt. V. informed me on Friday afternoon the ldth of March, about 4 or 5 o'clock, that he had received such an order, and that he wished me to get the ship ready. told him I had nothing to get on board but the officers’ mess stores, and that | would get them on board that morning, and it was done. Next morning Capt. V. in- formed me that the men had not yet been paid off whose times were out, and he could not sail till Monday. On Monday morning as soon as the crew of the captain’ boat got their breakfast, | sent his boat for Capt. V. and hoisted inthe other boats; before Captain get alongside, about half-past 10, we hada fair wihd blowing very strong ; when he came on board the pilot remarked he would noi like to get under way the wind was blowing so fresh; | remarked to Capt. V. that I did not believe the messenger would weigh the anchor. He told me #0 soon as | could, he wished me to get under way; but to be governed by the pilot. A little after 2 P. M. I went te Capt. V. and informed him the wind had lulled some, and t | thought I now could get the anchor up; the pilot also willing to start. Capt. V. said, “very well, do so. if you can.” I then said, there were some officers yet to come on board, who were in a schoonet d it been driven to leeward. He said, “ never mind them, we will not wait for them, as ! am anxious to start if I can, the: join us by the steamer at Norfolk.” I had all hands called, and commenced heaving; the wind freshed again, and blew quite strong, and we could get in only a fe links of the cable. | was fearful of parting our messenger, and concluded to stop, and reported the same to Capt. V., a part of the messenger being made of an old stream cable we had on hoard. On Tuesday morn- ing we got under way, and proceeded down the bay. 1 do not know whether the purser had paid off the men, or not. Mr. Fleming acted as purser’s clerk. I do not know what was the wind on Saturday. The ship was always prepared to proceed, except hoisting in our boats and weighing our anchor. I donot know why we did not proceed down the bay, more than what Capt. V. told me, he ,was Waiting for tthe purser. | think the Capt. came on board on Monday, about 10.30. 1 despatched the boat at 8.30, The distance was four miles from the shore. Had Capt. V, been on board about six, we might have got under way; the wind at first vas light; I do not think there was any delay after the boat reached the landing. 1 do not think the boat could go and return again short of two hours. There was nothing I know of to prevent Capt. V. staying ou board that night. (He isa married man.) We could have carried three reef topsails, if we had got under way on Monda: y the Covnr.—We did proceed with despatch after we left the anchorage on Tuesday. All the officers were not on boardon Monday. I do not know what rmission Capt. V gave them; the officers. were Mr. lair, the gunner; Mr. Jefiries, and the Capts. clerk. ‘They reported to me when they came on board that they had returned. No other means were with’ at that time to get the ship under way the ping the cable. ‘The messenger parted the 4 ‘ot under way, at the forts at Norfolk, and we slipped, fh going up the bay Ido not recollect how often we took up our anchor, Ke. Second Charge and Specification.—Capt. V. did estab- lish an order authorizing the Lieutenants to punish the men at the beginning of the cruise ; first verbally, and then he inserted it in his book of regulations. Third Charge and Specification.—The first information Thad of the ships going to Annapolis, instead of Norfolk, was a week before Capt. V. received his order; it was at Rio de Janeiro. He said he would get his order from Com. Turner to return to the Chesapeake Bay, and that he would go to Annapolis. He stated his reasons why he intended doing'sd; t> persuade him from it, I stated to him my reasons why I thought he ought not to go. He replied “you may grumble as much as you please, | am damned if 1 don’t go to Annapolis.” After he received his order, and we were at sea, he found that the Com- modore had pinned him down to one port, Norfolk, which he thought not very liberal, after the long cruise he had made. About 10 days after that, he told me he wished me still to exercise the crew at their quarters between this and the equator, as he wanted to keep them in prac- tice, for when he arrived at Annapolis, he expected the Heads of the Department and Bureaus would visit the the lashings at the mast head looked clumsy. He said “when we get to Anapolis take them off.” Abou before we got to tne Capes, I was speaking of paintin, the ship, except the masts. He said, “paint the masts a ter we get in Annapolis.” The next I knew of ou board, off Cape Henry. Wasuixeron, July oth, 1849. Eleventh Day's Proceedings of the new Court.’ Martial. The Court met pursuant to adjournment—the journal of yesterday was read, corrected, and approved. Lieut. R. 8. Brownine was called by the Judge Advocate, and resumed his testimony, as follows:—I1 hees to proceed to Norfolk and then report to the Secre- ship. and he wanted to show them how well they exer- | cised. Before we got to the equator, | remarked that ita week going to Annapolis, was seeing the Annapolis pilot come on jo not recollect of having heard a vessel hailed while we were on the Horse Shoe. [The order of Commodore Turner to Capt. Voor- Ensspuns—~ (Carthy) Whee altar, is it? what does | what place, and where, &c., allude to | Juvex.—(Sharply and emphatic.) —It is Capt. V's letter | | enclosing despatches, from Annapolis. i | Paesipent.—-(Somewhat peevishly.)—Well, is there | any offence charged in the SMeclfications and cl on | account of this letter? We have nothing to do with that | letter, as I can see. H Jvvox.—(Calmly, and in sotto voice.)—No, sir. But! | think if it canbe oven thata letter was written on the equator by Capt.V. that he intended to go into. Sud there report to the Secretary ofthe Novy, it will have a very material bearing in this case. The witness was then allowed to p1 to state as follows: This letter is in my hand writing ; Capt. V. signed him; I wrote this letter on board the Congres recollect the date; it was about a week after we crossed | the equator, on our voyage home, about the latitude of St. ‘Thomas. It was written by the direction of Capt. V., from a draft in his writing! | It was all written excepting the date ‘March 12;” the figures “fifty two.” A blank lives Bag for the number of days of the passage from Rio to the United States. — ‘The signature of Captain V. was also left blank, and the name of the Secretary of the Navy, as it was not known who was Secretary of the Navy. “When I say the date Imean the figures‘ 12”—all the rest of the date was written, The blanks were all filled on the evening of our arrival at Annapolis. It was enclosed to the Secre- tary of the Navy the same evening by Lieut. Porter.— The papers marked G. and T. were enclosed in the let- ter, and are the same as referred to in said letter. The marks G, and T. are mine; the latter portion of the letter was written at the same time as the rest of the letter with the exception of the words before noted. When the Con- gress anchored in the Horse Shoe about § o’ clock in the evening, I heard the hail ofa vessel passing, but did not r the word; I heard the replys it was from Captain V.as follows : “ This is the U. 3. ship Congress, bound to Annapol: the pilot; heard the hail bec: By the Accusxp—I had the ship's books on shore at Annapolis,and other officers were detained with me from going on Board by the bad weather; the officers were Jair, Midshipman Jeffries, the gunner, and sail ma- there was brought to the U. . in the Congress 9 or r. Griggs, 10 prisoners and witnesses as near as I can recollect; | do not know what the crimes were they w: wit Jersivod they were engaged in the d States Marshal took charge of them at Anna- polis, an? carried them to Baltimore; the accommoda- tions fur Captain Pendleton, who was one of the prison- ers, were a chair and table onthe main deck bi the guns,nearthe entry of the cabin doo mates messed with the forward officer,and the ed with the crew. The president bere asked, as if arous ed from a deep study asto the drift of the question; ‘1 cannot see what this hes to do with'the charges and spe- cifications; is it your question, or from the accused?” Some Memnen on Two oF THEM AT oNcr-He has been ac- suced of not treating these prisoners with kindness, &e. I suppose. ‘ Pursipent—(quickly}—Weell,is that the case? Yet ithas no besring; I can’t see the object of it. Jupae Apvocate—The question is offered by the accus- ed, it is not mine; it is, however, now answered; let it 0. é Presipent—Well, yet it don’t seem to—the witness proceeded; Captain V. ordered me to leave the dete of that letter of the 12th blank, so as to be filled up if we | should arrive at Anapolis, if not | could write it over agains I brought letters to Captain V. once, and asked him if I should leave out the place, &c ; Captain V. said if we did not go to Annapolis f cowld write it over again; Captain V. told me that Commodore Turner had given him orders to go to Norfolk at his own request before we left Rio de Janeiro; I went into Captain V.’s cabin between 10 or 11 o'clock, when the Congress was an- chored off Cape Henry, and asked Captais if he was going to Annapolis; he answered that he was going to Annapolis if the wind was not fair for Hampton Roads, and that it depended upon the wind whether he should go to Annapolis or not. By rue Counr—The vessel he hailed while on the Horse Shoe I do not know whether she was bound up or dow: have no other direct information from Capt. V. about his going to apolis that I have stated to the court; I heard Captain V. tell Captain Pendleton he was going to Annapolis in the cabin on the voyage home,and efore we got to the coast of the VW. 8.;I did make an attempt to get to the Congress on Monday, in a schooner which the other officers and myself had employed for that purpose; but made no attempt on Sunday. By rir, Acct heard the whole of the conversation between Captain V. and Captain P.; Captain V. inform- ed Captain P, that he should probably go into Annapolis, and asked him ifthat destination would be inconvenient to him and his crew; he replied no; that the counsel he wished to employ resided in Baltimore, and that he thought it would be better for him to be tried in Balti- tween | + sap gegpe Cobbescontce Lake. (Correspondence of the Herald.} Corsesconrre Lake, WinrHrop, July 3. Pen and Ink Sketches, or Extracts from my Jowrnal —Trip up the Kennebec, Augusta, and parts adja- cent—The Trade, §c.—Great Country for Eggs. I promised such of your readers as choose to fol- Jow me, during a short tour, that in my next I would give them a description of the romantic scenery of the beautiful lake, where this letter is dated ; but as | my stay will be prolonged to another week, I pro- pose to give them in its stead, a slight account of our trip up the Kennebec, and stay at Augusta. Kind reader, in our last, we left you as we stepped on board the beautiful ‘ Queen of the East,” the “ John Marshall,” with her gentlemanly commander, | Capt. Brown. Suppose yourself now entering the mouth of the noble Kennebec, just as the sun tips the eastern hills with gold, and summons man to his task. We pass swiftly up to Bath, stop five minutes, andare off. Here are several steam mills for lum- ber, about a dozen ships, barques, brigs, &c., now building. On our way up, the eye, at every point catches some object of interest—the rock bound shore—ship yards—bays—steamers, &c., all lend their charms to make up the scene. We next stop at Gardiner, and, as we passed the wharf of the “old line” of steamers, our captain told the gapi agent to have patience, the “‘ new” boat of the rola line,” would be along in five or six hours. Here we stop- ped a minute, and in ten more were at our berth in Hollowell, the present head of steamboat (of this class) narigation. Augusta is two miles above here, and I learn thatanother year steamers of 800 tonsw: b to that place. For years the navigation of the Kennebec has suftered for the want of a ship channel from Vaughan’s Point to Augusta, 2 miles. After years of importuning to Congress, without success, | the town of Augusta appropriated last winter, ten thousand dollars for this purpose, and I learn that two Cele tay | Yankees, (live Yankees can do anything, and had Archimedes been a_ Yankee, he would have blushed to ask for a fulcrum, to tip over this little ball we live on,) from New Bedford, Messrs. G. Randall, and J. C. Has- ce have contrat to cut = eee od wharves in front of Augusta to Vaughan’s Point, five- eighths of a mile below Hollowell, 7_ feet dee; eighty wide, at low water, for the $10,000. ere will still be about one hundred rods to the present channel, which has the depth of water. This can be cut through a flat, (dry at lowwater,) for $4,000,which will be raised in two hours by these ‘“ Yankees.”— If these persons who are constantly petitioning Con- gress to “widen,” “ deepen,” and “ open” channels, in our rivers, would just raise the amount required, and let Congress alone, shay would much sooner, and at less expense too, gain the desired object. With alittle perseverence and ‘“ Yankee ingenuity,” for nearly three miles, now navigable for vessels of one hundred tons, there-will be a broad, deep, and safe channel, capable of taking steamboats of eight hun- dred tons the whole distance. To Augusta, this will be of inestimable value—here is one of the lar- gest and best water powers in the world, and by this a vessel may load in New Orleans with cotton, or Philadelphia with coal, and unload it into the factory at this place. . ‘i The Kennebec dam is situated at this place, and is capable of driving the Gree of factories enough to cover a space equal to New York city. It was built in 1836-7, and cost originally about 000. twas partially carried away in 1839, and rebuilt again the same fall, at a cost of about $62,000. The water commenced round the “locks,” on the west, rising during a freshet, and in five minutes more, such was its force, thata hole was cut through to the canal below. On this canal stood a block of mills 500 feet long, sixteen in number, which the contractor was to deliver the next day, which closed his contract for the building. In ten minutes more a channel more than Norfolk; that he would rather be tried in New York, ax his owner and friends lived there; I waited on Sunday for the ship’s boat, and took the earliest opportu- nity on Monday to go off to the Congress; if there was a ship’s boat ashore I did not know it. A question that was presented by the Judge Advocate to Lieut. Porter a few days since was called up to-day; the counsel remarked that the judge had informed him that he had laid aside | the question altogether; the judge replied:that he had thought on the matter, and now felt disposed to pat the tary of the Navy, way here shown the witness.) I had | question; the judge had prepared four sheets foolscap of knowledge of this order the day Capt. V. received it;@ | arzument, citations quotations, &c., kc., to impress upon invodavaietisr we mt to/seane toldiane the parport of 1th e.cuurstien ity, kc. ke. of the question. By the Covrr—The Congress might have borne a great | ‘The counsel for the accused made his written objections deal more than three reef-topsails before the wind, the day we got underj way from Annapolis; I meant she might have carried three reef-topsails by the wind; my previous answer referred to the time the Congress at- tempted to get uncer weigh on Monday. By the Accusen—I mean when | say “the ship was got get under way,” in con- t. V, on Friday ready on Saturday morning to sequence of the orders received from Ca: night; the messenger was dogged the Bay we were Annapolis, and we had weighed anchor twice with by that means I had ascertained it to be a w ‘er; its not being dogged did not prevent ou ler way on Monday; the delay in sailing on Monday was owing to the pilot and wind together, and not to Capt. V.; because the Capt. told me to et under way so soonas I could; when we left Annapolis roads we car- ried double fore and mizzen topsails and single reef main ils; the main topsail being a short one,one reef made it in size about equal to the two in the fore and mizzen ; the wind was much lighter then than on Mon- y; the order of Capt. V. to Heutenants to inflict pun- ishment was the same as this, article 83, in this book now shown me; I see no difference that I recollect; 1 considered it an authority from both the Secretary of the Navy and from Capt. V., by his entering it on his book; but [did not act upon it until it was put in the order book, in consequence of their being a written order in interlined, as you will perceive it in the brackets, it was then acted upon, as it abrogated the Captain’s pre- vious order;'l regarded the interlineation as authority to punish according to the usage of the service; in all the vessels I have sailed, licutenants‘have been allowed to punish for slight offences without reporting to the Capt. excepting two vessels, The following question was propose: me the vessels in which this practice was allowed, and their Commanders, und those in which it was not al- lowed, and how long you have been in the service?” The Juvcx Apvocars objected to the question, and the Court was cleared; on re-assembling, the Judge in- formed the accused that the question was inadmissible. Wirxxss—I don: know that the log book is erroneous, fy to my own remarks in the logbook as correct; 1 can- not speak for others; I have already stated in my evidence that I could not see any light but iy es Henry; | think we could have gone further up the bay than the Horse Shoe, as the ship was going at least two knots through the water and under short sail. By the Junar: Apvocats:—I should judge we could not see any light but Cape Henry light, as the pilot, who is not near sighted, told me then that he could see no other light; I mean the delay on Monday for our not getting under way was owing to tie pilot and the wind, after Capt. V. came on board ‘The testimony of Lieut. R. L. Browning was closed here, and Francis H. Fursina was called by the Judge Advocate. Being sworn, testified on the part of the pros. ecution, as foll I was on board the frigate Congress in her last cruize; for the last. two years, | was the C tain’s Clerk; 1 know of Captai Voorhees ha the order now shown me on Saturday morning, the 14th of March, at Annapolis; | do not know when he received it; ou the 15th | was ordered to make up the account of those men whose term of service had expired, as soon as possible; there was between forty and fifty; was ordered to do it as expeditiously as possible, and at 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, | took the books ashore to pay off the men; the purser, Mr. Cahoon, being on shore with the funds and the men; on arriving on shore, we commenced paying off the men, and finish: ed at 10 o’clock that night; so far as the business of pa; ing off the men, there was no cause of delay after Satur- day night at 10 o'clock, that! know of. It was not till Sunday morning that Capt. V. was informed that the men were paid off; there was no purser’s clerk on. board the ship, and by the permission of the Captain, I did the duty of such cerk; if the men had been sent to Baltimore to be paid off, no advantage could have been gained by it, as they had to sign their accounts, and it would have been very inconvenient for the men, and I believe they would have refused to sign their accounts if the had to go to Baltimore, they received payment by c on the bank at Baltimore except a small sum in’ c each; the settlements with the men could not have done sooner than it was; Purser Cahoon was left at A ee when we did sail; I had directions either from Ci 4, OF Sunday morning till Monday afternoon, the so bad I could not get abroad; | reached the ship on Mon- day afternoon, just before sundown; after I had reported the men paid off, Capt. V. told me to'go to the ship ax soon as | could, as he wanted to sail at the first moment. Exvavination on 2d Charge and Spee ation.This 83d article appears to be the same as a similar article in the order book that was hung up at the cabin door; | do not know what became of that book; I know this book to be the original draft of the order book, because I compared whose hand writing are both books, except these words in this book, ‘and the crimes specified. N. B. Coramo- dore Morgan has authorized the same as the Secretary ;” they are in the hand writing of Capt. V. [4 Member. “Lhope the matter is now settled, and that no more e ni , Sra: You will proceed without delay in th Congress, to Norfolk, and report on your arrival t the Commandant of the Navy Yard, ‘You will direct the accounts to be made out of those jo | ted to be in the very first stage of this trial. was here proposed by the Judge Advocat ® certain le! when the followin, Pa. en the following cro etting un- the order book, prohibiting such authority; when it was | nor dol know that it is not a correct record; I could testi- | it with the one hung at the cabin door with Mr. Tilton, in | dence will be offered to prove what the accused admit- | to the question, as wellasa bes » cate’s argument; the court was then cleared, and on re- rmed the accused that the ‘The court then adjourned till 10 o'clock, and thus closed the pro- leventh Day. ly tothe Judge Advo- qu Monday mornin, ceedings of the Wuicn 1s waicn ?—We received the following let- ter, by yesterday’s mail :— York Herald. publish in your columns the followii ried, in Wilmington, Del., on the 20th w , William Chase Barney, of Ba daughter of James Booth, ? ‘And oblige, your obdt. se: Ww. 6 Barney. And the following we find in the Philadelphia U. S. Gazette, of the 7th instant :— New Casrir, July 4, 1845, To the Editor of the U. S. Gazette. Sin—The United States Gazette of this date has been shewn to me, in which a notice is inserted that my | daughter, Elizabeth Booth, was married on the 20th of June last, to a certain William Chase Barney. J, as the father of the young lady, beg you to contradict this mat- ter; and also to request the editors of other papers, in which the notice may be inserted, also to contradict it. 1am very respectfully, your obedient servant, James Booru. Exrenstve Fravp.—We are sorry to learn that a deeply laid and extensive scheme of vallany, hasbeen successfully practised upon some of our merchants. The particulars are as follows:—An individual who for some time past has carried on business in this city, has been in the habit of buying goods of our merchants, with the ostensible object of exportation. By punctual payment, he had succeeded in acquiring a large degree of confi- | dence, and he was believed to be doles excellent busi- ness. ‘He was trusted freely and readily by a number of our best houses. With this reputation, he, within the last fortnight, purchased goods to a very large amount— ostensibly for cach—promising to pay on the Ist of July, | and in some cases giving his checks on banks, payable at | thatdate. The goods, with the exception of the pur- chases at one house, were all delivered, In another case | ahouse succceded in tracing the goods to New York, | and the principal, having his sus icions excited, prompt: | ly pursued them, and under legal advice, succeeded in recovering his property, It is said, but not generally Lelieved, that the purciater of the goods has made his | escape to Europe. A deep conspiracy is thought to have existed in relation to this transaction, and the creditors are determined to investigate the matter thoroughly, with a view to justice. Too much credit cannot be awarded to the gentleman who, by his activity, perse- | verance and moral nerve, succceded not only in recover- ing his goods, but in tracing many features of the plot, which, it is hoped, will a i the complete develop: ment of the foul and complicated scheme. | _ Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the thermometer at | the Exchange stood at 92 degrees.— Phil. Ing, July 6. | | NcnoLy Dgearn.—A_ party was made ap on instant, at Hart’s village, Dutchess county, to v he wells” in Dover. ‘These wells are natural ba- sins, formed in rock by continuous cascades of a small tream down the side of a mountain. are five or ix in number, and though the access to ther is difficult, they are much visited. About 4 o'clock P. M. the part; was scattered along the stream, and four or five had made their way to the upper well; of this number was Silas Germond, about 18 years of age. He was standing n the cascade which falls into the second well, when bh slipped, and was carried down by the water into the ba- sin; the descent was about 20 feet; he was scen to rise once and make an effortto swim, but sank again imme- diately, The basin is the largest of the whole number, and is‘about 60 feet long and it wide; owing to the peculiar construction of the basin it could only be reach- ed by ropes, which were brought from a house a quarter of amile distant. An elder brotherof Mr. G.,who was also of the party, was lowered down, but after an ineffec- tual search he was hauled out much exhat A raft was then made and sent down, and an experienced diver, who happened to be near, also went down and found the body in about 10 feet water, directly under the fall. It was ais out after having remained in the water about an hour and a quarter, but life was extinct. | ‘Tue Western Rivers.—The Mississippi was on a stand yesterday, at this point. ‘The officers of the jteamer Republic, report the souri river to have en inches at Weston, when they left, and falling fast from that point to within fifty miles of the mouth— from thence down, on astand. The Illinois is reported | by the steamer Domain, to be only two inches higher at | Henry, atthe head of Peoria Lake, than when at the | lowest’ point, and ata stand. ‘There had been @ rise of about six inches at Peoria.—St. Louis Re ar daily complaints against cab passengers ; this dishonest cus- to, vies they A ‘yo xe law in ora foreigner. Cabmen are required by law | fo have their Dill ‘of charges posted up or uniled in their Cs ut none of them do it, however, and through the ‘arelessnoss of the inspectors, passengers are submitted every day too great deal of annoyance, and are constant: which has already drivers, for overcharginj | tom is above ail resorte: | fy the victims of © piece of rascalit deen tog jong in practice, Can't th atop to this nuisance? | ¢ inspectors put 4 was cut twenty feet wide, through which be; to pour the whole waters of the river, now swollen by recent rains. _[n five minutes more these mills were in atoms floating down the river, agd such was the power of the water, that it wore into the west bank, which is,at this place about 100 to 120 feet high,with such rapidity, that people had but time to escape out of their back doors, ere their houses with all their contents, went plunging headlong over the bank, a hundred feet. I often, in former days, travelled where now there 1s Domini but empty air, 300 feet from the present bank, and 100 from the water below. It wasa scene of surpassing gran- deur. The pond made by this was precisely the thing wanted by the company round which to set their mills beyond the reach of freshets. And its bed is also of solid rock, without which no dam could be made to stand; for want of which the old dam was lost. The loss of so vast an amount of property, which at first damy the ardor of the owners, proved their greatest blessing. ieee The company, however, failed, and it hfs till this season lain nearly useless. ebay from Bos- ton have purchased it, together wt the locks and land. ‘hey have already laid the toundation for a block of cotton factories, and are at this mo- ment digz'ng a canal one-eighth of a mile alo where the road Hei: was. They dig this canal by letting water through the locks where they can control it (not round the end as when the west wing was formerly carried away). This force of water is equal to, and will dig as fast 30,000 men could. The length of the present dam is 810 feet (including locks capable of raising vessels of 200 tons, 1050 feet). Itis filled with ballast, save the new part, which is wood. The base is 127 feet; height 15 feet; and flows the river back 18 miles, covering about 1,500 acres. Here 1s the best water power in the world, and nothing but the former selfish, sor- did legislation of this State can arrested the present improvements, which must be the making of Au- gusta in time, and make it what Lowell now is. The valley of the Kennebeck needs a hore mar- ket for its agricultural products. Besides the great numbers of fat cattle and fine horses, owing to the increased demand for the Boston market, and the facility of transporting by steamboats, the whole re- ion for twenty miles around, is Tognlanly visited for the purchase of eggs, calves, lambs, and poultry of all sorts. The quantity of cous collected and sent by the boats is immense. This is well for the farmers. I learn that eggs cannot be brought into Boston on the railroad without damage. Should the present demand therefore continue, the valley of the Kennebeck will become one vast hen-ery. Jt is estimated that the boat takes 1,200 doz. each trip, which gives the enormous ameunt of 72,000 doz. in seven months from this region. Not less than 1,000,000 eggs go annually from here to Bos- ton, which at 10 cents per doz. amounts to $10,000. This is a great world for eggs at least. Sing Sing. [Correspondence of the Herald. Siva Sina, July 5, 1845. Affairs in the State Prison. The ;wholefaumber of convicts in the two prisons 18 906; males, 834; females, 72. Among the number are Edwards, Otis Allen, Hoag, Tom Barry, &c. ‘There is no prevailing disease, although more are confined to cots than usualat this season of the year. Number on cots, 16; average number of daily pre- scriptions, about 60. The male prison is in a prosperous condition, and would more than pay its expenses, were it not for the females. They have commenced the construe- tion of a rail road from the quarry to the river, which, when completed, will, beyond a doubt, prove advantageous to the institution, and a great saving of team labor. This road is for the purpose of transportin, one from the quarry to water navi- tion, (the Hudson.) qm Phere ats about 150 men on file contract; 100 weaving carpets and ; 50 coopering; 50 hatting; 40 or 50 cutting fur; 50 or 60 to, work in what is called the brass shop; some 30 or 40 cutting stone; 2 making toys; 1 painting window shades; the bal- ance quarrying stone, and working in the kitchen, as 8 Beardley, who has charge of the hospital, keeps his department in admirable condition for the health and comfort of those that are confined there by sickness. He does all in his power for the pur- »ose of ameliorating their condition, Mr. Eldridge is principal keeper. A better man for that office could not have been selected. He was formerly a keeper in the Auburn prison. Having had some con- siderable experience there, he has become thorough- ly acquainted with prison discipline. ‘he Gross Outrage. 7 i New York, July 7, 1845. ly 34, the name of Mr. and is coupled with an infamous me, and a resident of the nd mother, I will thank Sin—In your paper of Jul Mre. Litth 2 Rowevelt street, rou to at neither of us are in any wa; ‘The name of th Ay mpeg ton forth in the aftid aby ne ro ather 70 Joux Litres: ‘William, as set | My residence is 64 Ronevelt Rosevelt. ‘You will much ob!