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i + THE NEW YORK HERALD. | Vol. XI., No. 250—-Whole No. 4132. Important from [1linols—Ome thousand Mor- monsin the Ficld. More Bloodshed. Tre- mendoug Excitement. The western mail of yesterday brought intelli- fence of considerable importance from the seat of war in Illinois. [t appears that efforts for a compromise between the arties have thus far failed, and the Mormons have now one thousand men in the field, including three hundred artillery, and we may expect more bloodshed. [From the St. Louis Republican, Sept. 21 Wansaw. Sept. 18, 1845 —In my letter of yesterday I did not allude to the death ofone of the anti-Mormons, named Samuel McBratney, as the fact was not ascer- tained until late in the night. McBratney was with the party engaged in burning houses on Boar Creek, and fled With the rest, but he and Mr. Lindsey, who was wound- ed, were on worse horses than the others; and inthe rear of the company. The Mormons fired upon them when at the bottom of the hill, and consequently I did not see or hear tho fire. It was not Delieved inthe camp of Col. Williams, tor in Warsaw, that McBratney was missing, until in the night. The fact having been ascer- tained, about 11 o'clock at night, a party of men went out from Col. Williams’ camp, to search for him. They found him inthe prairiedead, lying on his back, bis arma and legs spread out. When bo was brought to town, I went to see the body, and nevor sawa person more mangled. He had been shot in the shoulder, the ball passing out at the side, and through the arm to the skin; another ball entered the hip. Thare were three or four deep sabre cuts over the head, and then seven or eight deep stabs in the neck and chest. 1 amata loss fora motive for thus mangling the body, for the shots he had received were sufficient to have secured his arrest, and must have disabled him from making any resistance after he fell from his horse. The body was interred the next morning without any parade; but his death added much to the excitement. 1 have said that a proposition from the Twelve Elders of the Mormon Church at Nauvoo, was received in War- saw yesterday afternoon. I insert a copy of it, that tne reader may the better understand the objections which the citizens entertained to acting uponit. To Col. Levi Wituiams, and the Mob Party of whom he in the supposed leader, who have been and are still en- gaged in burning the houses aud property of the peaceable citizens of Hancock county— We, the undersigned, a committee of the citizens of the city of Nauvao, have selected a committee of five, viz :—Poter Haws, Andrew H. Perkins, Andrew H. Der- by, David D. Yearsley and Solomon Hancocke, who will be the bearers of this, to confer with you, and inform yon that it is our intention to leave Nauvoo and the county next spring, provided that yourselves and all others will cease all hostile operations, 80 as to give us the short but necessary time for our journey; and we Want you to return us ‘an answer in writing by our said committee, whether you will cease your destructive operations and vexatious law suits,and give us the opor- tunity of carrying out our designs peaceably. Brigham Young, Amasa Lyman, foe) John 2, Willard Richards, iss George D. Smith, Charles C. Rich, T. P, Pratte, Isaac Morley, ~~ bOrson Spencer, John Taylor, Samuel Bent, Heben C, Kimball. Nauvoo, Sept. 16, 184: ‘This communication, instead of being conveyed by the committee, as it pnzports to be, was brought to War- saw by an individual, not a member of the committee; and although it is dated on the 16th, it was not delivered until the evening ef the 17th. The citizens and the men in Williams’ camp, appeared to be well pleased with the terms of the compromise proposed, but were unwilling toactunder it. The caption of the communication is “tothe mob party and those engaged in burning the houses and property of peaceable citizens.” Now, ma- ny of the most influential men in the anti-Mormon party who strongly desire the removal of the Mormons from the county, have throughout opposed the burning of houses, and were, therefore, unwilling to make the a mission that they were the persons to whom the com- munication was ‘addressed. To act under it, they con ceived, involved this admission. Believing that’ there ‘Was a possibility of effecting a compromise, and stay in; the further destruction of life and property, | conseate to go to Nauvoo, and endeavor to induce the Twelve so to change or alter the address of their communication, that the citizens might feel free to act under it. Tleft Warsaw about 11 A. M., and reached Nauvoo about 3thatevening. Nothing of moment occurred on the way up. About eight miles out,1 wax hailed, and stopped by the picket guard of the city, and I was also stopped as about entering the city by another guard; butin each instance they were very civil, and, aiter being informed that] was going to Nauvoo on busi- ness with the “ Twelve,” they offered no further resist- ance. I saw but few persons in the streets of Nauvoo. Mr. Backenstos, the Sheriff, had left about an hour before my arrival, with a body of troops, for the vicinity of War- uw. The work upon the Temple and Hotel is euspented for the present, and every thing was quiet and peacea- ble, except the occasional appearance of armed men, ge- nerally with a gun and knife. I met the Council of Twelve at Mr. Taylor's, and laid before them the purpose of my visit. I endeavored to explain to them the position in which the phraseology of the proposition placed those anti-Mormons who had not been engaged in the burning or destruction of property, aud assured them that, if they would so change or modi- fy the address—if they would direct it to individuals, or to the anti-Mormons, or to those opposing the Mor- mons, or inany way which would not involve a direct charge of crime, that their proposal would be acted upon and a committee appointed immediately to confer with thom. I urged that, if their proposition was made in good faith, they could not object to the modification, as that did not affect the terms ofcompromise. After along and desultory discussion, they declined making any change or modification, ard I left the meeting. My infe- renco, from what was said in the meeting was, that the events of the preceding day, the flight of the Antier, and the confidence expressed by Mr. Backenstos in his t proclamation, that he could succeed in arre: ig the bu - ers, had produced a decided change in their feeliugs from ‘what they were when the proposition was written, Consi- Gerable anxiety was manifested to withdraw the proposi- tion altogether, and repeated declarations were made of eir ability and determination to maintain their po- yn, and to punish those who have destroyed their property. They frequently declared that, if the law failed to furnish them’ protection and dross, they had the power and would exercise it, to protect ‘themselves, and retaliate on those who had injured them. ‘hey certainly can brisg into the field a lurge body of well armed men, but | fear they lack the essential of good soldiers, viz gcourage. 1 was ac- companied on the trip by a warg anti-Mormon—a dis- erect young man—Mr. Brown; 0 show the manner inwhich things are viewed bg@ersons here, I may here state a conversation which o€curred with Mr B. A Mormon, who had been burned ott, gave him a descrip- tion of the manner of procegdisig : “wo clerks,” said he, “came out from Warsaw*and invited me to empty hen set fire to it, doing up the thing just as politely as if they had been’ selling me a bill of $50 worth of goods.” ‘This is a pretty fair description of the way things were done, and the truth is, that there were not many personally engaged in the destruction of pro- perty. Those who are, reason thus: They say that the Mormons und old citizens cannot together, and that the burning down of their residence is the most em- phatic,as well as the easiest way to show them that they must leave. ‘The season andthe crops, they say, are favorable for them to go, and they may'as well be convinced now as at any other time, of the necessity of their going. This is the reasoning of the Fire and Sword 1 ,emained in Nauvoo all night, during which time Mr Backenstos, sent ina requisition for six hundred more men. About sun rise on Friday morning, the alarm gun -—a large cannon stationed on the hill near the Templo— was fired, and before we left the city the people were flocking in I was informed bya prominent Mormon, Mr. Babbitt, that they would send out: to Backenstos that day about three hundred artillery men and an equal num- ber o! foot or infantry. | am disposed to believe the numbers were greatly exaggerated, for Backenstos’ party, which left the evening | arrived in represented as six hundred strong, whan not two hundred with hi There is much sickness in ch party is about equally afflicted with auro neither party can muster its full uently told that the object of this great force was to Warsaw and arrest the citizens who ‘were engaged in the depredations. T returned to Warsaw, having effected nothing, so far as a compromise was concerned. Upon the spread of the intelligence of the number of men under the the country. nd from thi e. Iwas f comnand of Backerstos, most of the citizens who thought they plicated, and their families, crossed the Mississippi, to the towns of Ale dria and Churchville, where, I believe, they will await assistancefrom the anti-Mormons of other parte of the county, and from Missouri. | am well satisfied that the Anties have no disposition to give up the con- test ; in fact, many ot them have gone too far now to re- treat. | learned that they have invited Col. Allen, of Monticelle, to take the command, and they were expect- ing assistance from the vicinity of Carthage, and trom several of tho adjoining counties. At the same time, the Mormons oo that assistance has been proffered them from several adjoining countier, and from parts of lowa. My own opinion is, that both’ sides will receive less assistance than they expect. ‘riday, Backenstos had two encampments in the vicinity of Warsaw. One, which I understood to be un- der the command of Mr. Morcum, was in the vicinity of the place of action of Wednesday near the Green Plains, ‘The other, under Mr. Miller, was encamped on @ bran of Charie Creek, about eight miles above Warsaw, whole force, from the best information I could was from two hundred and fifty to four hundred, th igh it was represented to mo at Nauvoo as being much stronger... During Friday, Backenstos sent a written communication to Col. Williams, in which he requires the Colonel, and the leaders of the mob, to come ia and submit to the laws, and to be dealt with accoidingly ; to ive up the arms in their possesion, belonging to the State, anda piece of cannon, w they had ob. ed by fraud. He gave them until t Saturday to reply, and if they failed he promised to put every man engaged in the outrages “to the sword.” I am ata loss to understand what the Sheriff means by this threat of putting men “to the sword,” which he fre- quently uses in hiv proclamations, Ho must catch a yan before bo can put him to the sword, and {, there- fore, take it that he means to retaliate ov them, probably by burning their property, or something of that kind, ve o'clock of No reply, L understood, ‘would be made by Col, Wil- linms to this communication, nor could it b T loft Warsaw, about one o'clock inthe ni what course they would pursue. My own although the Mormons,have now jef is, inthe field the strong: est party, and have excited considerable fears inthe ranks of the Aaties, that the latter will yet rally, and carry the warfare further thanit has yet been carried. They will, if it is renewed, attempt to revenge the deaths of Worrell and McBratney, Symptoms of trouble were manifesting themselves at Keokuk, I. T., when | left« The citizens of the township had resolved that the Mormons should not live in their township, and they had sent a petition to the Governor requesting him to have all removed. We subjoin the third proclamation of Backenstos, in which he gives his version of the fight on Wednesday. He states that two of the Anties were killed, but in this, he is probably mistaken. } annem | | Important from Argentine. | The Brutus, Capt. Adama, arrived yesterday from | Buenos Ayres, with advices from that place to the | Ist of August, inclusive. i These advices are of an important character, re- | lative to the interests of the Southern republi | the interference of England and France in the af- | fairs of this continent. There does not appear any action by the English and French minister in the affairs of Buenos Ayres and Montevideo further than what we have previ. ously published. It is clear, however, that there is no triple alli- ance including Brazil asa third power. Brazil acts independently, and has her force ina proper condi- tion to prevent any encroachments un her territory The Government of B ienos Ayres were pressing all the men they gould find in the country—in some cases not leaving sufficient to take care of the cattle. It is apparent from the following notice in the | British Packet of the 26th of July, that preparations were making by England and France to take a de- cided step to overthrow Rosas or keep him within | a limited place. | H. M. Steam Frigate Gorgon, Buenos Avnes, 2th July, 1845, Although the protection afforded by the Argentine go- vernment to the British residents in Buenos Ayres has ever been most complete and satisfactory, and the fullest reliance is still placed in their intention and desire to respect and protect their persons and property, never- theless it becomes a duty on the part of the senior officer in command of H. M’s. ships in these roads, to provide means of embarkation for such of his countrymen who may hereafter think proper to remove from this city. Under these circumstances he is induced to request’ that the masters of British merchant vessels will comply with the instructions contained in the accompanying me- morandum. CHAS. HOTHAM, Captain and Senior Officer. To the respective masters of British merchant vessels in the roads of Buenos Ayres. On the afternoon of August Ist, the English and French ministers left Buenos Ayres for Montevideo, in conse- quence of not being able to arrange matters with the Buenos Ayres Government about the war with Monte video—the former asking Gen. Rosas to withdraw his troops from the Banda Oriental and his vossels of war from Montevideo, and the latter refusing to do so, and denying the right of the former to interfere in their fami- ly quarrels, On the evening provious to leaving, the English min ister had an interview with Gen Rosas, but of the nature of the interview, nothing certain was known. It was supposed that the English and French would blockade the porta at the north side of the river, where the adher- ents of Rosas had commend. Business for some time previous was almost ata stand, and the paper currency fell some 15 to 20. Doubloons from being worth 208 dollars, rose to 250, and dollars from 13 to 16 for one silver ; however, things began to revive alittle, and produce was again offering at ad- vanced prices. The Monte videans were confident that the English and French would put an end to their troubles, but nothing was publicly known as to the measures that would be taken by the agents of the English and French. The British Packet of the 26th of July, says: It be- comes our ungrateful duty this week to announce that, according te all appearances, the “pacifying” ministers of England and France are about to rekindle the war in La Plata, which, through similar agency, was kept alive from the battle of Arroyo Grande to the victory at India Muerta. his singular contradiction, with the avowed object of their mission, can with difficulty be accounted for without offence to ;the honesty of purpote of their governments, or to theirown good sense. However, we cannot trust to our feelings at present to enlarge upon this subj d will thereiore postpone any farther re- fitting apportumty. Gaceta of July 30, publishes advices from Rio de Janeiro, going to show that a more amicable feeling ex- isted at the Brezilian Court toward the Argentine g vernment, since the change of ministry. Vigorous inca- sures had been taken to prevent Fructuoso Rivera, the led President of the Oriental Republic, trom em- ing on board a schooner bound for Montevideo. Several numbers of the Gaceta are filled with deposi- and other official proceedings relating to the murder of a Scotch family named Kidd, consisting of nine per- sons, at San Vicente, near Buenos Ayres. A reward of ten thousand dollars was offered forthe discovery of the murderers, this being part of a larger sum contributed , the British and French ministers, of- ficera of the British and Freneh squadrons and others, to be expended in measures for punishing the authors of the deed. The murdered persons were Andrew Kidd, aged 65, Jane, his wite, 60, Anna, Diego and Isabel Kidd, aged 24, 19 and 30, Jane, Robecca and Samuel Preston, children of Isabel, (who was the widow of Hiram res- ton,) aged 10, 8 and 5, and an infant of 4 months. i Furtugr rrom Peru.—Advices from Lima, as late as the 5th of August, have been received. Our Charge d’Aflaires, Mr. Jewett, had arrived at Lima, | and was to have been presented to the Peruvian au- thorities on the 6th. The Peruvian Congress had ratified the convention with the U. S. Government, making indemnity for injuries sustained by our citi- zens during the * Patriot” war. The annexed letter gives the latest naval intelli- gence from the Pacific. U. 8, Frag Sip Savannan, Catiao, 1th June, 1845. Interesting Naval Intelligence—Affairs in the Pacific. ‘This will reach by the ship Orpheus, Capt. Iial. I send you all the news I can learn for your valua- ble paper. There has been some little disturbance between the English and the government of this country. The British minister here was insulted by the soldiers on shore, and he demanded satisfac- tion immediately. The Collingwood line-of-battle ship, Feiguard frigate, and sloop-of-war Daphne, all laying here, got their vessels in order for battle, aad had they not given satistaction at the appointed time, no doubt John Bull would have given them a warm reception, for the Collingwood has eight Paixham guns of a heavy calibre. The Collingwood is under i flag of Admiral Sir George Seymour, abrave old man. We have been laying here ever since the 20th March, waiting for the store ship from New York. After her arrival we shall proceed to the Islands,and itis not certain, as far as 1 am informed, whether we shall go to the East Indies or not, but t fully ex- pect we shall—the sloop-of-war Warren sailing trom this place on the 19h May for the Islands, dies, and home, all well. The schooner here on the 19th May, for Panama, with our. late Minister, the Hon. Mr. Picket. The sloop-of-war Portsmouth, Commander Montgomery, sailing from this place on the 18th my for Valparaiso, took up the Minister for Chili. We are now under the com- mand ot Commodore J. D. Sloat ; he is a fine man, aud so far every one is much pleased with him.— Our ship 1 in fine order—in fact every thing goes on as smooth as clock work : The French Vivené arrived here from Valparaiso, 214 June, and the French sloop-of-war Triumphant. Weare all making this plaee our winter-quarters. I send you a list of our officers : Commander, J. D. Sloat; 1st Lieutenant, R. B. Hitch- cock; 2d do, George Miner; 3d do, R. F.Pickney; 4th do, R. 8. Trapier; 5th do, W.A. Wayne; ot do, J. B. Carter; Acting Master, W. F. De Joughe; Purser, D. Fauntle- roy; Surgeon, Dr. Chase, fleet surgeon; Assistant do, W. Wilson; Captain Marine, Marston; Lieut. do, H. W. Queen; Com. Secretary, M. Sloat; Purser’s Clerk, H. Hough; Midshipmen, John K. Wilson, Edward C. Janet’ John M. Kell, Thomas J. Miller, wel P. Griffin, Phenix, W. P. Tolee, Robert R. Carter, PG, mough, John G. Whittaker; Boatsmain, Geo, Wi Ganner. J. M ; Carpenter, F..M, Cue D. Anderson; J & P. Gill, aferred from this Ship to others in the Squadron— .R. Gamber and J. H, Tillotston, to the sleop Ports. mouth; G. E. Morgan, W. Jackson, to schr. Shark. Midshipman J. Carmichael, of this ship, and Boatswain J, Walker, of the Warren, and Mr. Byces, from the Re- lief, all go home passengers in the Orpheus, on the sick- ticket. We are all in excellent health,and inated spirits; and expect to have the pleasure next May or June to read your valuable paper in New York. q ‘We beat the fastest French frigate in the Navy, Vivené, from Valparaiso to this place. We have been at sea 276 days, miles run, 34,046 ; average miles per hour 54. So you see we are @ fast-sailing frigate. British Provinces.—There was a political out- break at Annapolis, a tew weeks since, between the liberals and the friends of the Government, in which cnly the Attorney General's horse sustained “personal” | injury, his master being burnt in effigy. The English | experimental squadron is expected soon at H . ‘The British Government have refused to remove the Tran V.R. NEW | prise b , and | jj, restrictions imposed on American fish y ith- standing our treaty ‘stipulations Bangor Whig ‘oope. 38. Price Two Cents. Affairs in Tex: {From New Orleans Bulletia, Sept. 22.) The next advicer {rom Corpus Christi may be awaited with Interest, under the expectation of hearing some- thing further and more definite as to the ulumate desti- nation of our little army. We are disposed to look upon the encampment at Corpus Christi, as a temporary ren- dezvons, judiciously selecte! for the colle ‘and con- ce .wtation of our forces. But it certainly caunot be the jutention that the army shall stop ‘he position istarintho reax of the legitimate buundary of Texas, to make that our point of military occupation, would ‘amount to a surrender of the vast territory ly between the Rio Gran dd the Nueces. It was pru dent to make a halt thers rst. Asa depotand a point for reoonnoissunce aud preparation, none more conve: nient conld bave been selected on the coast. dis. tar he Rio Grande was a security egainst sur- y apy hostile movement of the Mexicaus, while its location on the sea shore ful hed the Lest facilities Jieembarking of troops and Janding munitions of Now, however. s: he place has anawered al! 's of a rendezvous, aud our scattered batta- re collect! into a well appoil and formidable the camp. We confidently anti- cipate that General Tay loi’s division will march ‘to the Rio Grande, with the view of occuyying that river as the line of our western boundary. 11 is not at allunlike- ly that the movement is ulrea’ly being made. The terri tory belongs to us, und the duty of the government is to tako possession. ‘To leave a quostionof boundary open for negotiation to adjust, when it can bo settled at once by the occupation of vacant ground, would be the height of folly; besides, the experience of our government has already shown the difficulty of settling boundaries by diplomacy. The best course in such casosis to take possession first, end negotiate afterwards. We trust that the executive is carrying out this energetic policy.— There are signs abroad, and discernible, that indicate some decisive movement is contemplated. If itis the intention of the United States to insist upon a title to the Del Norte, now is the time to secure it, by the armed oc- cupation of the eastern bank. [From New Orleans Tropic, Sept. 22} ‘The editor of the Red River Republican says that a gentleman who travelled te Memphis with Ashbel Smith when he descended the river, was informed by that gen- tleman, that he had seen @ doeument which was intend- ed to be addressed by Capt. Elliott, ou the part of the British government to the goverument of Mexico, pro- testing against a declaration of war by the latter. ‘There may be some truth in this. It is highly probable that the British government would protest against a declara- tion of war by Mexico, but it seems to us that Mr. Bank- head, the British Minister in Mexico, and not Captain Elliott, is the proper person to make the protest. Mork Mexican News.—The, southern mail this afternoon brings us some additional news from Mexico, brought by the steam frigate Princeton. [From Mobile Herald, Sept, 23] Pensacowa, (Fa.) Sept. 20, 1845. ‘The U.S. steam frigate Princeton came to anchor off the Navy yard about 8 o’clock this morning, four and a half days from Vera Cruz. The Princeton brought no news indicative of war, further than what we have so often he: hey were making preparations.” It ap- pears that tho-city of Mexico was in great commotion growing “of a report which had reached that place of ‘ommodore Conner’s taking Vera Cruz, and Gen, Taylor’s marching into Mexico with an additional number of fifteen hundred Texian volunte ‘Thete fabrications were no doubt propagatid to force a speedy and pacific adjustment of the difficulties between the two Governments, and 1 am fully persuaded now, that this much talked of war will all end in smoke. The Princeton left the sloop Saratoga at Vera Cruz, where she will remain until relieved by some other vessel. The course now adopted by Commodore Conner in arranging his squadron so that his Government may be almost daily advised of the news from Mexico, cannot fail to receive the approbation not only of the Navy Department, but his countrymen generally. Imporranr From Hayti.—The brig Geo. Henry, Capt. Blakely, arrived yesterday morning in ten days passage from Turks Island. There is nothing important from any partof that spot on the Atlantic.{ We find, however, in the Turks Island Gazette of the 16th instant, some rather interesting intelli- gence from Hayti. It confirms, with additional par- ticulars, what we had before published, of the cap- ture of two Dominican schooners of war by the Haytiens. {From Turks Island Gazette, Sept. 16.] By a gentleman who arrived here, on Sunday, in the Governor Mathew, from Cape Hayti, we have learned somo particulars as to the present state of that country. It appears that matters are drawing to a crisis. The Haytian Government have at length taken active and ive measures, and a strong force by land, as also soa, had been directed towards tue Dominican terrt tory. On Wednesday the 3d instant, a squadron compo- sed of a corvette of 18 guns, a large top sail schooner, and three smaller schooners, sailed from the Cape, inet and drove the Dominican naval force of three sch an shore under the batteries at Monti Uhristi, crews having landed and assisted by the batte: the Haytians at bay for several hours, but final the Dominican vessels were burnt, and the th ed. The sqnadron returned to Cape Haytl, Monday evening following. In the mee force had left tae Cape by land, and mare! commandiug the communication between vad St. Jago, whilst another army was to take the south- ern road, and attack the ci-y of St. chris ff A blockade of Port au Platt, was proclaimed thro the streete of the Cape, but no official notice had b Riven to the consuls, and it was doubted by those gen- demen, whether the mere proclamation, weld warrant the capture or detention of a foreign flag, endeavoring to enter Port au Platt. A brigantine had been purchased by the Haytian Go vernment, to be armed as aman of war. The President General Piersot, had arrived at the Cape and intended to take the fickl in person. A large supy'ly of firearms had beau received. Trade was dull and a long drouth had mado fruit and vogetables scarce and dear. Venrzveta.—By the Caracas, atthis port, we have dates from Puerto Cabello to the 1th of September. ‘The letter of our correspondent at Lagueyra fails us by this arrival, for the first time intwo yoars. The letter received by the Exchange is below. We have, however, files of the Caracas Liberal, and the Vigia of Laguayra, from which we extract the following particulars : Exports of Coffee, up to date, at Laguayra, 102,676 qtls. compared with 115,209 at the e time last year; Cocoa 22,026 fanegas; Hides 33,417. The correspondence of the late Charge d’Afiaires, the Hon. Vespasian Ellis, with the Minister of Foreign Re- lations of Venezuela, continues to attract the attention of the public at Caracas ; and that, too, with no slight credit to our late Charge. We are pleased to notice this fact, as we have been for some time endeavoring to draw the attention of our own people to the importance of the movement commenced by Mr. Ellis. In the Liberal of the 30th of August, we find the an- nouncement of the death of Juan Manuel Valdez, at the city of Angostura, on the 3lst of July. As one of the old leaders in the first revolution in Venezuela, his actions won for him the most enviable reputation. ‘The official report of the custom house at Puerto Ca- bello gives, for the first six months of the year 1845, du- jies collected, $150,915 40. The value, as estimated, of the exports from the same port for the same time was $926,109 05.—Phil. U. 8. Gaz., Sept. 30. Anti-Rent Affairs. [From the Hudson Gazette, Sept. 30.] The evidence in the case of Dr. Boughton, alias Big Thunder, was brought to aclose on Friday night last, after having spent nine days in the examination of wit: nesses, and twenty-one since the commencement of the trial. We had intended to publish the whole of the tes- timony to-day, but we find to do so would exclude every thing else from our columas ; we shall, therefere, pub- lish the balance next week, when we shall speak of this trial more fully. Many parts of the testimony is very full and to the point, and especially that of Abraham Carle, who swears that the mask an Boug brother ; that he was in the room when he put the dress on; saw him act as “Big Thunder” through ths day, and immediately afterthe burning of the papers, went into Bi ‘ern and assisted him in taking off the dres: On the other hand, an attempt was made to prove insane ; in this the defence wholly and the next point was to prove en alibi, or, in’ ot was in citizens’ dress around the rin and Big Thunder were in it ; with what success the ver- dict of the jury will determine. One thing, however, is in citizens’ is attempt- , that none + ona point tau Platt agh cap worn by Dr. very remarkable, that if Dr. Boughton was dress, and im a crowd of fro: 1000 to 2000, din the ci pectability and standing which were brought on to the stand, could swear to their see- ing him until after the time when Carle swears he took j We do not mean to forestall the verdict shall wait patiently for their decision. Mr. Jordan commenced summing up on the part of the defence on Saturday morning, and did not close his re- marks until after 5 o'clock. On Saturday evening the Attorney General commen- ced summing up on the part of the prosecution, and had not concluded his remarks when the Court adjourned yesterday noon. (From the Albany Atlas, Sept. 30.] The Delaware Gazette gives the ages of some of the unfortunate men now on trial at Delhi. The criminals are mere lads, evidently seduced into crime by the incite- ments of older and more wicked men, acting through the agency of secret associations. These cases are reported in the letter of our Dehi correspondent :— Zadok Pratt Norttaup. , Smith Sandford James Clayton, Barbour Stafford. Edward Mason 17 years. 18° 19 Heauly L. Russe! 9 « ae Kettle, min Andrew Moscript. . ‘ as All these withdrew y not ' guilty to the charge of murder, and entered # plea of guill slaughter in of man- ith degree, thus acknowledging their y parttcipation in & crime consummated in the blood of a fellow Deing. ———___., Stream Packer Line to Jamatca.—It will no doubt gratify ourmercantile community to know that the project of a stenm packet line betwen this city and Ja- maica, originally mentioned in this paper some threo week fisce, bids ena ba complet is ‘We hope to fore onr readers additional facts in onnec- tion.—N, 0. Tropic, Sept. 29. ne hton belonged to him, and the calico coat to his | Rocky Mountain Pass, 1845. Independence Rock—Antelopes—Elks—Grizly Bear, American Hyena and Silver Foxes—The Great Mountain Pass—Cotton Wood—Snake Indians— Fish and Fish Bait—Game, $c. We are now across the N. F. of Platte, which we here leave, having travelled up this stream many hundgeds of miles. It is estimated to be about 'y miles through the Black Hills; among which I foreSt to mention we pasaed the Red Butts (Hills) which are as red aa posing which locks 3 if ithad been burnt. On the 26th J aw large bands of buffaloes in the evening. The whole plam was one dense mass of butla some of the company killed two or three in the evening, and next morning not a bao could be found within ten miles of our camp. Such is the nature of this animal, that when he is | t We | j here found water scarce between the N. F. and | distended, he does not stop for many miles. Sweetwater, and sedge aad dust plenty. | 27th we reached the far- ‘ but beautiful stream, with wide bottoms covered | with grass and seattering trees, cotton wood and willow. We encamped near Independence Rock. a huge pile of solid stone, about fifty to one hundre feet high, lying in the plain, some hundred of yards distant from the main ridge. This rock is a very prominent object, and may be seen at a great dis- tance. Upon this rock many travellers have cut their numes, It was while they were cutting their names upon this rock, that Messrs. Lovejoy and Hastings, two lawyers from Mis- souri, were surprised and taken by a band of | Sioux Indians, about a year since. They were de- | tained a short time, and then restored to the com- ply. unhurt. This is a celebrated point for game. dere are found buffaloe, ilk, aud antelope, in great | numbers. Jt was‘determined to remain here a week, | for the purpose of curing buffalo meat. The coun- | trvhere is a wide sandy plain, intersected with high | rock ridges, almost entirely of solid rock; which rise up in the plain, and run off in various directions. | To your right, about 20 miles off, is a ridge of moun- | tains that divide the waters of Platte from the wa- | ters of the Missouri river. | On the 28th, there was a ,general start made | by all hands to kill buffalo. We went in small On the bands, about three or four men in a_ party, | and many went to the distance of — torty miles. Perhaps no men eyer acted so impru- dently as we did. It so happened that there were no Indians near us, or we must have been taken. The Sioux and Chians had gone down south of us, for the purpose of attacking the Crows and Snakes. Five others and myself were out five days, forty miles from camp, beyond the ridge of mountains mentioned above. € saw any quantity ot buffalo, elk, and antelope. We killed several buffaloes, and wounded many more, as is generally the case.” We found them m such numbers, that you could look in no direction without seeing hun- dreds. They were generally in large bands, and the bulls kept up a tremendous bellowing, like our bulls, and which could be heard at a great distance. Mr. Nesmith and myself fired at one about 20 yards distant, Both our balls passed through his lungs, and he fel] in his tracks, so fatal were the shots. Itvery aa happens, however, that they fall immediately. While out on this trip, we saw great numbers of the sedge hen, a fowl twice as large as the prairie chicken, of the color of the black turkey, but form- ed like the prairie chicken. It is said their flesh has the bitter taste of the sedge, as they live among it, andeatit. This taste may be avoided, by taking off the skin, and then they are excellent eating. — They have the habits ot the partridge, and fly ex- actly like them, and are easily killed with a gun.— The grizly bear is very plenty in this region, and we saw one in the open prairie. Several were killed by the company, but they are not good eating at this season of the year. Our course, now, is up Sweetwater, for many miles. On the 3d of August, we first saw the eter- nal snows of the Rocky Mountains. ‘This day, Col. Marlin brought in the foot of a large carniverous animal, resembling the hyena, but which has no known name. It might, with propriety, be called the American hyena. He had seen several of them, iuch he deseribed as being as fierce and bold as he grisly bear, vut not so large. ‘The animal is of a dark color, with very large and strong teeth, and of size and power sufficient to kill a buffalo. I have seen several silver foxes, an animal Ijsaw no- where except on Sweetwater. It is a beaunful little | animal, about the size of a small dog, of a bright yellow color; has a tail about six inches Jong, up- ped with armg of deep black. It runs very fleetly, ap very shy, aud burrows in the ground. From the ame we struck Platte, clear through to Oregon, we saw wolves in great numbers, but saw most in the buflaio region, : On the 4th day of August, Mr. Payne died of fe- ver, on the banks of Sweetwater. We buried him upon a high hil, in the wila, Hada k An ap- propriate prayer was made by the Rev. Mr. Garri- son, It was a scene wild and solemn. _ To-day, we heard a very loud and curious seund, tesembling one solitary loud clap ot thunder. The day was ascloudless as could be. It was supposed to be the escape of gas from the mountain, and was informed by an old mountaineer, Captain Gant, that such reports were often heard in this region.— On the Sth of August, we entered the mountain pass, which is about forty miles through, and as good a road as any we have bad ; and on the 7th we cross- ed the main dividing ridge between the waters of the two great oceans, the Pacific and the Atlantic. The first Pacifie water we saw was about two iniles ,west of the main ridge. It wasa noble spring forming a small swamp some fifty yards long, and twenty broad, covered with rich and luxurious rass. J can say here, once tor all, that the range rom Independence to this point, is most excellent, except perhaps at a very few points, In coming through the mountain pass, which is a wide, beau- tiful valley, you leave the Wind river mountains on your right some ten miles. These are the tallest peaks we saw, and the tallest was measured by Lt. Fremont, as he informed me, and was up- wards of 13,000 teet above the level of the sea.— Their summits were covered with snow; but let me say they cannot be compared to the Cascade Mountains. This night we had a considerable frost. On the 9th a yonng man, whose name was Stevenson, died of fear, and we buried him at noon on the banks of Big Sandy.— On the 10th August we encamped upon the banks of Green river, a beautiful, clear, bold, running stream over a pebbly bed, and so called trom its green co- for. It is here about fifty, perhaps sixty yards wide, j and contains some fine fish. The margin of this stream is lined with cotton wood timber, about one | foot in diameter. Thisaffords a place of great re- | sort for the mountain hunters, as they here spend | the winter, and subsist their horses on the bark of | the cotton wood. They fell the trees, cut off the tender branches and give them to their herses.— | Great quantities of the timber have been destroyed in this way. ‘The grass on this stream grows. very tallinthe bottoms along its banks, and until the snows become very deep, the horses can subsist up- on this grass, by pawing away the snow from over it. On the next morning we crossed the river by | fording it, propping upour wagon beds with blocks ‘of wood. ‘The ford was not too deep, but was very | narrow, and by driving a little too low down the river, many of the wagons were pretty well filled with water. No seriousinjury, however, was done. On the 12th August, while we were yet on Green river, we had a hard frost, and thin ice in the water buckets. Atthis point we were informed that the Catholic missionaries had discovered a nearer route by way of Fort Bridger, and we therefore determin- ed to go by way of that trading establishment. About this time, having passed through all the dangerous Indian tribes, all the companies separa- | ted into small parties of from two to fifteen wagons jeach, We were now in the country of the honest | and friendly Snake Indians, and from this time for- ward we put out no guards, and always turned all | ourstock out. Until this time, it had been our prac- tice to bring our mules and horses inside the camp after dark, but let our oxen and loose cattle run out all night. Our loose cattle and oxen were never once interrupted on the road, until in the neighbor- hood of Dr. Whitman’s and Walla Walla, where they were sometimes driven off by the Indians, that they might be hired to bring them in. On the 1th | we came to Fort Bridger, a small trading post be- | longing to Mr. Vasques, and situated upon Black’s | Fork of Green river. There is here no tort in fact, | but only a few cabins, which answer for trading hor ses. Along the margin of Black’s Fork there isa considerable Lect of cotton wood timber, large enough for house logs. The river bottom here is wide, and the grass very fine. No horses could be rocured here, except a few from the Indians, as a | few days before we reached the place, a party of | Cluans had run off all the horses belonging to ‘the establishment. We found a good many Snake In- diane here, from whom we purchased dressed skins, moccasins, and leather taloons. At this point | we feund Mr. Lovejoy, who piloted us to Fort Hall, as Captain Grant was only to be our pilot to Green | river. ‘On the 1th, we left Fort Bridger, and came twenty miles to Big Muddy, a slow, muddy stream, | with miry banks and brackish water. This etream is celebrated for the number of beaver which brick, and the earth com- famed Sweetwater, a small | taken there, and isa creek of ordinary size. The Water was not very pleasant. On the Ith we reach- ed Bear river; a most beautiful stream, about twent) yards wide, fordatle almost any where, full of small ripples, and celebrated for the number of its fish.— We found in this stream but two species of fish, the mountain or speckled trout and another kind. They were generally about one foot long, and we caught them in great abundance. This stream runs be- tween ridges of tall mountains on both sides; but there is at all points, except one, wide level bottoms on one or the other side of the river, and these bot- toms afforded us a range and road as good as the | Platte. This stream is alsc distinguished for the reat number o: geese and ducks which anoually reed in its vicinity. We killed numbers of them, and we had fine living on Bear River. On Platte everywhere, we found the grass full of grasshop- pers, some very large ; and on Bear River we found swarms of them; and in many places the ground was literally alive with a clumsy inoffensive insect, called crickets, frem their resemblance to th largest crickets in the Stat They are danger than any cricket, are entirely black, and make the best fish bait we could procure. { was informed by Mr. Noland, that the Indians gathered them up in great numbers, and roasted them in hot ashes or upon beds ot burning coals, and after taking off the shell, | they were dried in the sun, and pounded into meal, out of which the Indians made a sort of soup. The grizly bear subsists upon them in summer, which gives hia flesh a very strong flavor, unpleasant to the taste. Your friend, Peter H. Burnett. Key West, Sept. 15, 1845. Affairs in this Place—English Vessels Wrecked—Po- litics &c. The usual monotony which has prevailed here during the summer, was agreeably changed by the arrival of troops on their way to ‘Texas, and the de- barkation of the companies stationed at this port | for a similar destination. There had been some little feeling of anxiety manifested by the ladies, at | the utter defencelessness of the Key, by the with- | draveal of the soldiers; but their fears have been most happily allayed in the organization of a corps of citizen soldiers, and tite additional prospect of a union of our B B’s and F F’s, as artilleryrmen. A martial spirit is truly the ascendant one with us, and if we except the groveling feeling in favor o' wrecks, it might with probable certainty be antici- pated our peer te a community of soldiers. _ This is mula laudable spirit, and what with drilling and a handsome uniform, we hope to strike | the adventurous Mexican with much terror, should he dare invade this abode of innocence and virtue. Our church matters are quiet; the Onderdonk ex- | citement has not reached us, although there is some little religious feeling pervading the breasts of sin- ners, and the Methodists are doing a good business in turning the evil one from a successi{ul campaign. The summer has been dull enough. Day after day have our longing eyes been stretched in vain from the cupola, in hopes of seeing a sail, and dai- ly have we been disappointed. ’ At last two vessels got upon the reef, both Eng- lish, one barque, the Feronia, Captain Davis, from Falmouth, Jamaica, bound to London, with a full cargo of sugar, rum, and pimento. ‘The whole has been a_ total loss, with the exception of some 70 puncheons of rum, saved and brought down here. The other was the schooner Atalanta, Allison, mas- ter, from Matanzas, bound to Cowes, with sugar. A large portion of the cargo is damaged, be- side the vessel leaks badly, requiring pumping day and night to keep her free. She is now being hove down, but what her condi- tion is, I have nct yet learned. : The schooner Charlotte, Lewis, from Laguna, with logwood, bound to New York, putin here, when some twenty days out, leaking badly, sails split, and in want of water. A survey recommend- fd her discharge, and the caulkers are working on her. 1 had forgot to mention that politics just now are an exciting topic, and the leaders and tails of par- ties pretty much as they are elsewhere—hum- buggers and humbugged. The way the “distin- gushed” soap each other is a luxurious lather, and what with a “fervid eloquence,” “commanding ora- tory,” We. W&e., [expect nothing more than that our smull capital of brains will be entirely run away with in the excitement of the coming elections. ft isa very remarkable phenomenon in the polities of our little community, to see the most active and zealous lovers of the people, those pure patriots who stand with a watchful care over their pockets and laterests, almost invariably candidates for office, gatherers of grain from the, public crip, biters ant growlers for the love of spoils. Hartrorp, Sept. 29, 1845. The Late Murder Case—Stabbng Case. I have only time to write you that Aaron the murderer of Moses Whitney, on the fourth of July last, after two examinations, has been released. This late Moses Whitney is the third murder that has been committed in our city. without the murderers being found! There issome- thing rotten and corrupt in our police system. Right upon the release of White, another scene, almost murderous, took place in R. D. Hubbard’s, (Esq.) office in Main street, in thiscity. Jabez Ripley (who is well known in your city, and who formerly kept the United States Hotel here), and William Saunders, the tailor (whom Captain Water- man, a few years since, landed on an island, in the Sound, for his then disgraceful conduct on board the New England), had met at Hubbard’s office to settle a bill. It is unnecessary for me to write the oaths and imprecations which passed between them. Shortly, Saunders drew a dirk, und using threatening language, was ordered out ot the office. He went, but soon returned. He acted more bois- terous than before, and was again ordered out, and went. The third time he eame, and was ordered out for like conduct. This time ney went to the door to see if Saunders had gone, when Saunders immediately sprang towards him to dirk him, but Ripley pushed him back twice. The third time that Saunders came thus towards him, Ripley struck Saunders over the head with his cane, which broke to pieces. Saunders then stabbed Ripley in one arm, Ripley retreating and seizing a chair which he kept between himself and Saunders. Saunders followed him around the room stabbing him in his other arm, his tace, head, &c. The exact number of wounds I know not, but am giad to say that none are considered mortal. Four or five craven arted persons sat there and saw it go on, until one “at last seized a chair, and broke it over Saunders’ head, for the reason that he was afraid Saunders would kill Ripley. Saunders threatened to take Ripley’s heart’s blood. Another lawyer comin; jate e room, took hold of Saunders, and stoppe im. Now, dear Bennett, how is Saunders punished ? Merely by being compelled to give #500 bonds, within three days, for his appearance before the Su- perior Coat to answer foran “assault ;” and Sat- urday, Sunday and Monday, he is permitted “to run at large.” This is Hartford justice! This is the way Hartford authority protects the lives of our citizens! And this is the boasted 19th century !— And Hartford is within the bounds of the “ land of steady habits,” in which city no less than three re- cent murders have been committed undetected, be- cause our authority would not offer reward eno forthe murderers! I think our people had better continue their taunts about Southern and Western justice, to complete their disgrace ! Fert on Lax Surrrior.—The rapid increase of commerce on Lake Superior is one of the marvels ofthe day. In 1842 the American Fur Company suppos- ed that the schr. William Brewster would rot before she could pay for herself on Lake Superior, and therefore transferred her to Lake Erie, leaving the brig Astor and the sehr. eager the only American vessels of any | importance on Lake Superior. So suddenly has the | Lake Superior country grown into importance, that the | fleet on that Lake now consists of the schrs, Napoleon— alarge vessel of 180 tons, with cabins and state-rooms, just launched at the Sault—the Algonquin, Swallow, Un- cle Sam, Merchant, Chippewa, Ocean and Free Trader. The propeller Independence is nearly over the portage, and the steamer Julia Palmer and schr. Mechanic sre to be taken over this fall, making a fleet of eleven vessels ready for the business next year. The brig Astor, lost last season, was the first Ainerican vessel on Lake Su- perior. She was launched in the summer of 1836. Away rrom Home.—A disgraceful affray occar- red yesterday in front of our office, while the streets | were filled with people returning from church. A law- yer of New York and a merchant sormarly, of that place, rmer char; Were the combatants. Th god the latter with writing anonymous le subjecting him to a | large amount of postage. Th: en jis, and | from words they fell to blow peraiely. ‘They were separated at the moment re about to be precipitated down the cellar steps of Carmichael & Spencer's store. It is somewhat strange that these belli- | gerent gentlemen were not immediately arrested for a e | White, who for three months past has been | } confined in our jail, upon suspicion of being | ger amount than Brooklyn City (Intelligence. More Licut Wantev.—At the mestin of the Com- mon Council, on Monday evenin, esolution w: fered by Aldermen Fowler, proposing to have the ligh ing of the city done by contract. Almost any plan that can be devised, would be preferable to the one now in | existence, as a majority of the streets, in every section and direction, are, on the darkest nights, left without any lights to guard the wayfarer against accidents and rob- | bery, and houses ard stores, without protection, from the | advances of burglars. In connection with this subject, | it may be remarked that if a gas company should be es: tablished in Brooklyn, and conducted on fair and liberal principles, it could not fail of being a profitable specula- tion, and would inevitably be popular with the people— The city, already large, i daily becoming more exten- | sive, in’ buildings and population; and the introduction of some method by which the streets could be properly | and uniformly lighted,would really be a public blessing. | Such an estal ment is more especially desirable dur- | ing the present exceeding dearth of watchmen. Rowpy Cienks.—The impression has been somewhat | general, that the chief patrons of the numerous disor- & houses in Brooklyn are persons of the very of society, and that no one having any pre- ctability, frequent places of so degrad- | | picable a character. We have, however, good authority for stating that the most ne and pro- tabi fusely extravagant cistom young and fashionably dre Stores in New York, some of whom ludicrously important airs, and pretend to an aristocra- cy which would much excite the risibilities of their employers. It might be of service to many me nts if they would, even but for a short time, a “ sharp look out” upon the ning and midnight adventures of some of their juvenile assistants. Wiitiamssurch Porice.—Several complaints have lately been made before Justices Coles, Soper, Leay- | craft, and Remsen, who compose the chief magistracy of Williamsburgh, that many burglaries and other de- predations have lately been committed in that section of | the State of Long Island. The offices of the ‘ village” are consequently in the greatest anxiety to learn the names and whereabouts of their unexpected and uowel- | come visitors, and will be happy to receive any infor- | mation which will enable them to obtain an early in- troduction to the gentlemen. Uriity oF THE Paess.—There is no city or town in the United States, where the existence of a fearless and vigilant newspaper press is more absolutely serviceable than in Brooklyn. The numerous aristocratic families and political eliques which here have so long held sway, and the natural and hereditary insolence of some of those who have, by accident, become invested with so “little brief authority,” would be intolerable in th ‘treme, were it not for the wholesome influence exercised upon their actions by the Iynx eyed guardianship of those who are connected with this great “lever of liberty. We know three or four of these spoiled and pampered minions of party who superciliously affect to despise the press, and to treat its agents with disdain ; and we also know that every sneer which they thus venture Costs them a pang, md every smile which they hypocritically assume 1s at the expense of a deep and bitter sigh. These “petty tyrants of the hour” may yet have cause to learn that “though it be good to have a giant’s strength, ’tis dangerous to use it like a giant.” Law Courts.—At the Police Office yesterday, only two or three arrests were made, on complaints of a very or- dinary character. A man named John Lear, (not a lineal descendant of Shakspeore’s King,) was committed to the County Jail for six months, for feloniously appropriating to himself a bar of iron, “ A complaint was entered by Richard Donovan a | Wm, Tyson, for an alleged misdemeanor ; and an inves- tigation ofthe charge, made by D:D. Van Alstyne, Eeq. against Mr. B. W. Stillwell, was further postponed until 12 o'clock this day. ait radial yew ‘A civil suit was tried in the Municipal Court, in which | a Mr. Donahue was plainti®; and Mr. Robert Nichols, « Sailing-Master attached to the Navy Yard, was defend- ant. ‘The action was to recover for work.and labor done by the plaintif'; and the defence was a breach of con- tract. Alexander Campbell, Fsq., appeared for plaintiff, and N. F. Waring, Esq. for defendant. Decision reserved. Taxcer Excunsion.—Mr. John Stoothoof was the for- tunate winner of the prize at the target excursion of the Jackson Guards, on Monday last. Muitia Muster.—The entire of King’s County was in commotion yesterday, in consequence of a general mi- litia muster which took place, and which was very nU- merously attended. Common Pleas. Before Judge Ingraham. Serr. 30.—Thomas Wilson vs. Geo. H. Hutchins.—An action of assumpsit to recover a sum of $i67 25, alleged to be due on account for a quantity of clothing furnished todefendant. It appeared that plaintiff is a merchant tailor in Broad ind defendant is a grocerin Front street. Plaintiff & proposition to defendant to trade with him for groceries, defendant in return to deal with plaintiff and take clothes in exchange for the groceries. They subsequently agreed to settle accounts, in some fi months, when, it was understood, that if a he, defendant, would credit itto Wilson. The de! hereupon acknowledged an amount of some $41 due to plaintiff, which he tendered to plaintiff, declining to re- turn the gross amount of plaintiff's claim. Verdict tor plaintiff $43, i Ernest Feidler vs, John Barling.—Action of assumpsit brought on a promissory note for $5478. The note was put in, and plaintiff proved his case. The defence offer- ed was, that the parties had previously entered into agreement, by which it was stipulated that plaintiff wat to deliver to defendant a certain quantity of sode-ash, at a stated price, and at astrength of 80 per cent; an¢ was to receive in return soda chrystals, at 24 cents. Th : | sada was delivered to defendant, and the defendant, afte: delivering a portion of these chrystals, gave his note t> laintiff in lieu of the balance, for a certain amount.-- efendant alleges he gave, in mistake, the note for a lar- had a rightto do, and that the in quality. The note upon which suit was brought, w: en in renewal for the no d in relation to the soda-ash. It was put in for the defence that there was no consideration given to make the note a valid instrument in Overruled. Verdict for pl’ in full amount, with interest and costs, which are also to be paid. Before Judge Daly. Serr. 30.—S. C. Trempler vs. Wm. Lokr.—Action of trespass to recover damages fur assault and battery, al- leged to have been committed by defendant, at 'the slaughter house of plaintiff, in Pitt'street, some time in the spring. It appeared that the parties had been in- duiging in drink, ia company with some friends, and pay ing tribute to the “jolly god,” enjoying themselves, when the! fumes of “ king alcohol” having got into de- fendant’s head, he took up a pewter quart, (atter having some contradiction with Lege) and gave him a taste, not of its “ contents,” but of the outer bottom, about the head, which made the claret flow rather copiously, It was put in for defence, that plaintiff was the a which the jury not being disposed to credit, rei verdict for plaintiff of $50 dat Suydam § Mabbit vs. Olms in this case, noticed in yesterd verdict for defen dan’ Osiver Davison for assault and bat U ash was deficie: -Action of trespass which stands adjourned over. Cireult Court. Serr. 30.—John Dagget, Jr., vs. Groat and Eliston.— ‘This wasan application for an injunction to restrain the respondents from publishing an edition of the New York Directory for 1845-6, complainants charging the defend- ants with breach of their copyright “having also pub- lished a similar work). Motion denied. Court Calendar—This Day. Common Preas—Part 1.—Nos, 32, 35, 61, 93, 117, 127, 132, 161, 6, 38, 45, 55, 63, 79, 119, 133, 139, 166, in. Part 2.—Nos. 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 152, 164, 166. Mone r The Carthage Republican says that a rumor reached that pues a few days since that Gen. William Cullom, the Senator from Smith and Sumner, had died lately at Livingston. The Republican doubts the truth of the intelligence.—Nashville Union, Sept. 23. A young man named Wm. Quinn, a porter in the store of Wm. R. Hanson & ( ods merchants, No. 43 Chesnut street, Philadelph id on Monday morning by the falling of a box of goods upon him whic! was being lowered through the hway ° up per story. ‘The accident was caused by the of the rope where in. splic crushed in a shoc! anner, few minutes. He Wes a notive of Ireland, and was but recently married. Aman belonging to the steamboat Empire, was drowned on Sunday at Troy by into the’ river from the guard of the E. The man had lost his hat over- board, and was attempting to regain it, when he lost his balance and fell, his head striking against the Troy, un- der which he passed und disappeared. Painful feyelcenent were made on Saturday week relative to alleged fraudulent transactions by Mr. James H. Jury, a merchant of Richmond, Va. He was arrested, and after a brief examination before the Mayor, committed. 7 ee eet We learn from the Pittsburgh American, ‘on Saturday morning a fire broke out in the brass foundry of Me: Stephenson and Reed, which was entirely de- |, and from thence sp to clothi store of ‘arren & McGurk, which wi ly burnt. John McGuian, an Irish laborer, was killed on Saturday morning last, in Baltimore, by the caving in of a bank which he was digging, on Poppatee. street, be- tween Lombard and Pratt. His head was shockingly mashed—producing instant death. Mr, Everett has declined the public honors which were tendered to him by the committee of his friends, who recently assembled at the Merchants’ Exchange, Boston. We learn from the Oswego Advertiser, that Judge ‘Turril, our commissioner to the Sandwich Islands, left Oswego on Saturday for his post. He goes out in the frigate Congres: A terrible tornado laid waste 9,500 acres of the towns of Fowler and Edwards, in St. Lawrence county, on Saturday, Sixteen buildings were destroyed and their contents scattered to the winds. In one case a log house was carried off to within three logs of the ground, and the inmates ured. In another cago, & womass wasin labor ina frame house, the noise was heard, the woman was removed into the cellar, and the house assed off over her and her attendants and no yne hurt. No one has been seriously aa i halt Be N. B, Francis Fullerton en sot Bathurst; ged, October 18th, for the murder of gross breach of the peace.—wibany Citizen, Sept. 20 Alexander.