The New York Herald Newspaper, January 9, 1846, Page 2

NEW YORK HERA New York, Friday, January 0, 1846. Weekly Herald. We intend to give, in the Weekly Herald, to be ready to-morrow morning, @ graphic illustration of the “ bal- ance of power” on this continent. It will conclusively exhibit the peculiar position in this matter of the United States at the present moment. This Union is determin- ed to be on a footing with France, as well as the rest of Europe, in all national matters. ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT STEAMER, ‘The Importance of the Foreign News, The news from England, to come by the next steam- er, is deemed of so much importance in every point of view, that the government, we understand, contem- plate running a special express from Boston to this city, and perchance to Washington, in order to place the pub- lic in the possession of the intelligence at the earliest moment. This would be an excellent piece of enter- prise. The President’s Message will probably have been re- | ceived, and spread over England and France, before the | steamer sails, and she, therefore, will bring accounts of | the effect that that important document may have pro- | duced onthe minds of the people and government of those two nations. In the present position of parties and things in W: ington, the earliest §receipt of this intelligence will be of the utmost consequence ; and hence the contemplated enterprize of the Post Office Department. Meanwhile, several packets, with late news, may ar. rive at this port. | ‘The Oregon Question. ‘This vexed question still rages in the House of Representatives, and sometimes breaks out in the | Senate. It presents daily the most mixed and con- flieting features. Sublimity and farce—eloquence and twaddle—sense and folly—wit and stupidity— selfishness and patriotism—are all blended together in most admirable disorder. What the result will be, it is difficult to tell—but according to all appear- ances, the authority to give a year’s notice will pass, | either absolutely, or to be placed in the hands of the President, as a weapon of diplomacy. The | southern members are generally coming out in favor of negotiation and peace. The debates are less warlike, but more farcical. We have some belief thata treaty on the 49th degree will be sent into the Senate in less than six weeks. Will it be con- | firmed? There’s the rub. | Sea cae Law of Libel—Late Decision by the Court | of Errors. | The late decision made by the Court of Errors of | this State, in the case of J. Fenimore Cooper | against the late Col. Stone, reversing the pre- vious decision of the Supreme Court, in the libel suit brought by the former against the latter, has created some considerable attention. It deserves | to be noticed, as it is probably the turning point of a | great change and revolution, which must soon take | place in the common law, applicable to the press, as | it has heretofore prevailed in this State. ‘We have two opinions, given by members of the | Court of Errors, on the subject—one by the Chan- | ceéllor and the other by Senator Bokee. The opinion | of Senator Bokee, seems to have been arrived at by | .pure instinct, without any knowledge of the genera | principles of the law of libel. The opinion of the | Chancellor appears to be a little more elaborate, but still is vastly deficient in any comprehensive view of that curious intellectual history which discloses the causes which have produced the present contu- sion and want of proper definition in the law of li- | retired for the night. That could not be done with { | This improvement is not only applicable to Morse’s | several works have been copy-righted for the pur- | peculiarly formed character, made by an instru- | the liberty of the press, by the gross ignorance of the who decided upon them. The present decision of the Court of Errors, is only a returning glimpse of common sense, which may lead to a radical reform,and bring back the law of libel to what it ought to be—the law of slander. | We hail this decision, therefore, as a symptom of | returning good senee in our courts; but we look for a thorough and radical reform from the approaching State Convention, not only on this umportant sub- ject, but in many others connected with the admin- istration of justice, both civil and criminal. Improvements IN THe Evxctro-Maongtic TELE- e@raru—Oreninc or THE Ling Between New York, Putcapecraia, &e.—A patent for four- teen years has just been issued to Mr. E. | Cornell, of Ithaca, New York, for an im-| provement in the electro-magnetic telegraph. | By Morse’s patent, at present in use, two wires are required to form what is termed an independent cireuit; that ie, to enable parties situated at differ- | ent points, to control and direct the movements of each other, as regards the working of the instrument | in forwarding communications, without keeping the battery in constant action. Mr. Cornell’s plan of a single wire accomplishes all that is obtained by } Morse’s two wires, as far as the independence of | the circuit is concerned, at a trifling additional cost | | of an extra battery."An important advantage of the | independent circuit wire obtained-by Mr. Cornell’s improvement is, that any number of wires may be kept in readiness tocommunicate either way, with- cut encountering the disadvantages of the depen- dent circuit, as they would in Morse’s arrangement. For example, the two wires between New York and Philadelphia may be used at one moment to come trom the former to the latter city, and the next mo- ment both may be used to return the answers or any other message that may be in writing; or if bu- | siness is equally distributed between the two cities, then one wire could come one way at the same time that the other went the contrary. Another important advantage is, that the operator at either station could put his own battery in action, and send a message to the other station at any time of night that an emergency will require it, though both batteries had been taken apart and the parties Morse’s arrangement on lines using but one wire, telegraphic system, but to Cooke and Wheatstone’s, the due at present in most general use in England, and every other system of electro-magnetic telegraph at present known. This must be of considerable value to the proprietors, as it will insure prompt dis- patch in business, and doubtless will be generally adopted. Another improvement is also contemplated, and pose, whereby double the quantity of information may be written inthe same time and space as at present. By the present system, every message or communication is written in full, or nearly so, by ment in connection with the electro-magnet. This accounts for the very limited reports that are at pre- sent made by the means of the telegraph, particu- larly as to the proceedings of public bodies or as- semblages. Not more than one quarter of what is said or taking place at the time, can begiven. By the proposed system—a species of stenography—the characters of Morse’s alphabet, are so arranged as to form for each letter some two or three words, to- gether with a series of prefixes and terminations forother words, with a system of abbreviation, at | bel. If these two opinions contain the whole of the | the same time retaining all the powers of the alpha- reasonings and arguments by which the Court of | bet; thus reducing the amount of writing required Errors reached its true and correct decision, then | for any communication, upwards of one halt, and | we may rightfully infez that a rational instinct, and | *flording the public double the amount of informa- | a return to common sense, have more prompted the | tion than at present can be given. This must in- decision given, in reversing the opinion of the in- | Crease the value of the telegraph materially—to the férior Court, than any special, extensive, or compre- | public Press in particular—as the different papers hensive knowledge of the law—or the history of its | Will thereby be able to give much fuller and more growth and progress. | satisfactory reports of all proceedings at a distance. Now let us give our brief opinion on this matter, | It will also be of considerable saving to the different for it 1s an important question, not only to the par- | Companies, as double the amount of intelligence ties interested in that case, but to the State and to | May be communicated through the same number of the whole country, because we believe that it is the | Wites a8 at presentused. Indeed, there is very lit- commencement of a great revolution in practical | le doubt but that, in the course of a short time, law in this State, touching the liberty of the press; | such alterations and improvements will be made in | i} it is the turning point in the public mind, coming | back from the decisions in other countries, to the plain American principles of common sense, as ap- plied to the liberty of the press and the rights of in- | dividuals. The law of libel, as it is called, is merely the term given to that branch of the law of defamation, which has grown up in the common practice of the Courts in England since the invention of the art of printing- as an instrument, in the shape of newspapers. Pre- vious to that invention, defamation was termed slander. In those days, slander could only be perpe- trated by imputing falsely to an individual, anoffence indictable or criminal. Slander is also termed oral defamation, in contradistinction to printed defama- tion, or libel. From{these early days, we have the history of the law of libel to the present, but the dif- ference between slander‘and libe! still exists, and the same in the American as itis in the English courts. The only remarkable or slight difference which has taken place, is in printed slander or libel. Now how this branch of slander has become so con- fused, so that no two lawyers or judges can agree as to the proper definition ot it, as the Chancellor sa: we shall endeavor to explain. The art of printing, soon after its introduction, was looked upon, as well in England as in other countries, as merely a matter of state, and subject to the coercion of the crown. It was, therefore, regu- lated by the King’s proclamations, prohibitions, charters of privilege, and of license, and, finally, by the decrees of the court of star chamber, which limi- ted the number of printers and of presses which each should employ, and prohibited new publica- tions unless previously approved by proper licenses. On the demolition of this odious jurisdiction in 1641, by the great revolution, the long parlia- ment off Charles the First, after their rupture with that Prince, assumed the same powers as the star chamber exercised, with respect to licensing of books ; and, in 1643, 1647, 1649, and 1652, issued their ordinances for that purpose, founded princi- pally on the star chamber decree of 1687. In 1662 was passed the statute 13 and 14, Car. 2, c. 38, which, with some few alterations, was copied from the parhamentary ordinances. This act expired in 1679, but was revived by statute, 1 Jas. 2, c. 17, and continued till 1692. It was then continued for two years longer, by statute, 4 W. & M., c. 24; but, though frequent attempts were made by government to revive it in the subsequent part of that reign, yet | the parliament resisted it so strongly that it finally expired, and the press became properly free tn 1694, and has ever since so continued. It will be seen, from this brief historical sketch,that the law of libel, in its present confused condition, in England and in this country, has grown up in | consequence of the continual attempts in judges and zovernments to control the liberty of the press, and thus to create a distinction between written defama- tion and oral defamation, which does not exist and never should have existed. Recently, in England, several attempts have been made to reform the law ot libel, and to define its limits, so that noone can misunderstand it. The government instituted en- quiries, and procured the opinions of the law lords on the matter; and a report was published by a committee of the House of Commons. A law was enacted, which may be considered a great reforma- tion on the old one ; indicating, likewise, a return to the principles of common sense, which goes much farther than the late decision in the Court of Errors of the State of New York. In this State, during the last few years, a greatdeal of attention has been given to the subject, in conse- quence of the numerous libel suits which have been brought against the press, on the most frivolous pre- exts, by which much hardship has been occasioned \o newspapers, and many attempts made to impair the mode of communicating and writing, by the electro-magnetic telegraph, that full reports of pro- | ceedings in the most distant parts of this continent, | will be afforded with as much facility as the best reporters can furnish ot proceedings in this city, or at least, quite as much as needed, of all proceedings | at a distance. y The line between this city and Philadelphia, under the superintendence of Mr. Cornell, is fast | drawing towards completion. The whole of the wires, &c., between thie city and Lambertville, on the Pennsylvania line, about one hundred miles, are now completed. On Thursday lasta series of expen- ments were made on the wire which is laid in the bed of the river, from Harlem to Fort Lee. This wasthe only point on the whole line where any difficulty was anticipated ; but the result of the experiments ‘was most satisfactory—far beyond the most san- | guine expectations of those engaged in its construc- | tion. On the Pennsylvania section, beyond Lam- | bertville to Philadelphia, everything it is stated is in alike state of forwardness, so that in the course of the ensuing, or the early part of the following week, | the electro-magnetic telegraph between this city and | Philadelphia, will be in full operation; and those | two important marts of trade and commerce brought, for all the purposes of business and information, | within a few minutes distance of each other. Yes- terday the wires between this city and Lambert- ville were tested, and found to act perfectly; a dis. tance of near upon one hundred miles from this city, where the junction is formed with the Penn- | sylvania line. { At a meeting of the proprietors of the Boston and New York line, held in this city within the last two | days, the following gentlemen were appointed offi- | cers of the company:—A. Sidney Doane, Esq ,{Presi- dent; J. T. Marshall, Esq., Secretary; Francis Hall, Esq., Treasurer ; Directors, A. Sidney Doane, E. D. Saxton, J. J. Haly, J. M. Thompson, George | W. Bazin, Esqrs. At this meeting rules and regu- | lations were adopted for the government of the | company, together with a tariff of prices. The proprietors of the New York and Philadel- | phia line, meet in this city during the ensuing week, | | for similar purposes. } ANNEXATION oF IRELAND.—We protest agaiast the | | annexation of Ireland, if O'Connell is to be included | | Look to this, Felix McConnell. We consider you, | | Felix, quite sufficiént to supply this country, and | Ireland too, when annexed, with all the benefits | which O’Connell now furnishes to that kingdom. | Felix can beat Daniel in eloquence, in wit, insense, in philanthropy, in every thing except in levying | “rint.” We never will agree to the annexation of Ireland, unless O’Connell is left out. Tur Wasnineton Crry Post. Orrice.—It is very necessary that the clerks in the post office at Wash- | ington should understand their business. The edi- tor’s mail,which arrived here on Wednesday night, was not distributed till the next morning, because itbad carelessly been placed in the wrong bag.— | Will the Post Master see to this ? ARRIVAL oF THE Overtann MalL FROM THE Pa- | ciric.—The mail from the Pacific, overland, through Mexico, arrived yesterday in the Ann Louisa, from VeraCruz. There appears to be no news of impor- | tance. | Later rrom Hayti.—Advices from Port au. Prince to the 28d ult. have been received by the Ida, | at Philadelphia. The political affairs of the island remained in an unsettled condition. The whole | country was ina state of insubordination; a despe- rate confliet was momentarily speed. The great- affairs, and the + eat lethargy pervaded commerci markets were overstocked with all descriptions of was scarce, and high. | wi American luce. ¥ The stock of logwood, in first hands, was fair, an: | demand rate. | | | | to be concluded wit Cuavatign Gaittaxper ow Fanny ‘* | lawyers who conducted the cases, or by the judges | Fame anp Forruns.—F. Gaillardet, Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and editor of the Courrier des Etats Unis, reiterates his assertion, founded as he ealls it, on an “ official source,” (what is that ?) that | Fanny Elssler sustained no pecuniary losses 1n this country, and that she is “in complete possession of all the property she accumulated” in America. He goes into some details, and refers to Mr. Auguste Belmont, and Mr. John Duer, of this city—elso to several persons in Philadelphia. No doubt Fanny Elesler sustained no losses from these agents—the reputation of these honorable men forbid the idea. Neither do we impute any impropriety of conduct to any person. We merely stated what we heard Fanny Elssler herself declare, relative to the proceeds of her American engage- ments, during an interview which took place sometime in the month of July, 1843, in her | apartments in Haymarket, London, before seve- | ral other persons. In that interview she stated positively, that, out of the whole proceeds of her American engagements, of two years, amount- ing to about $80,000 or $90,000, she had only re- maining about £8000 or $40,000—and that the ba- lance, being about one-half, she had lost by improper conduct. Her female cousin and attendant con firmed this statement, even more positively than did Fanny herself. These are the naked facts, coming from her own lips, which was heard by two per- sons now in this city. We accuse no one—make no insinuations against any body—but simply state Fanny Elssler’s own declarations, which may ‘go for what they are worth. With regard to her “brilliant talents,” and to the “ dignity and purity of her private life,” we have no reason to believe but that Chevalier Gaillardet’s statement is correct. Soon after Fanny Elssler made her brilliant debut in this country, various statements were made and published in certain quarters, against the purity ot her private life. | We made inquiry relative to this matter of | Henry Wikoff, a native of Philadelphia, who had | attended her during her voyage, transacted her | business in New York, and accompanied her | during her ,whole American career. He assur- | ed us, on the honor of a gentleman, (for we j knew little of her history ourself,) that in pn- | vate life she was one of the purest, and best, | and most virtuous of beings—that she had ze: | ceived letters from distinguished American diplo- matists in Europe, to their friends in this country— | that his Excellency, Christopher Hughes, was one | of those friends—and that she had been received in | the most respectable circles in New York. Mr. | Wikoff, during the two years, uniformly gave the | same evidence of the purity and excellence of her | private character ; and we have no reason to doubt | but he was perfectly competent to give this testi- | mony, for he accompanied Fanny Elssler to Phila- | delphia—he accompanied her to Baltimore—he ac" | companied her to Boston—he accompanied her to | New Orleans—he accompanied her to Havana—he | in short, he accompanied her from Europe to | America, and from America back to Europe.— | the governor of that province, and put upon his | None, therefore, could be more capable of judg- | ing of her private character than Mr. Wikoft | was ;and on his invariable testimony, we, there. fore, concur with the Courrier des Etats Unis, te-totally and unqualifiedly. But in the matter of the fortune, we believe Fanny Elssler’s own positive | declarations, backed by the equally positive assu- | rance of her female cousin, in preference to any | anonymous statement put forth to the eon | trary by Chevalier Gaillardet. however, we make no insinuations, nor cast | any imputations against any person, male or | female, either in Europe or America, in Heaven | above, or the earth below, or in the waters | under the earth. We merely say and think, with- | out caring anything about the matter, that Fanny | Elssler ought to know her own affairs the best—that’s | all. We believed at the time that she told the truth; | for she could haveno motive to do otherwise—and | we have seen nothing since to make us believe | the contrary. In doing s0° * Theatricals. Par Taeatre.—Another full and fashionable house | graced the Park last evening, to see the second represen- | tation of “ Richard the Third.” The play went off bet ter—with more spirit and accuracy, than on the first night. The applause was hearty and frequent through out. This is the most brilliant engagement that the Keans have yet met with. The whole élite of New York are coming out on the present occasion. Boweay Turatae.—At this popular place of resort, the moral tragedy of “George Barnwell” was performed last evening, before a very large and fashionable audience.— After this piece, the drama of the “Forest of Bondy,” and the “‘ Dead Shot,” were played. Messrs. Coney and Blanchard, and their wonderful dog, still maintain the interest which they ereated when they first performed at thistheatre. This evening is set apart for the benefit of Mr. E. Woolf, the populer director of the orchestra. The bill is very inviting. It consists of Bulwer’s splen. did play of “ Richelieu,” in whieh Mr. John R. Scott will take the cheracter. Mr. Mitchell, of the Olym- pic, and Hey Taylor, have volunteered to perform and will a in the laughable comedy of “ John of Paris.” entertainments will conclude with “How to die for Love.” We are satisfied that the bill cannot fail of drawing a very large house, and be the means of producing a rich benefit. ‘Tue Hanmongons.—A crowd of delighted spectators ‘was present last night, at Palmo’s Opera house, on the occasion of the singing and m operatic form- ances of the above charming songsters. We wish them the success they deserve. Temr.eton’s Concent.—The proceeds of Templeton’s concert; gratiutously given pd at the Tabernacle,for the benefit of the poor, and placed in the hands of his Honor the Mayor for distribution, were yonenton rO- riated to the “ Association for the Bettering of on- ion of the Poor,” of this city. The amount, after deduct- ing expenses, was $440. Tar State or tHE Texas Question.—The above is the heading of an article in the govern- ment, journal, El Siglo Diez y Nuevé. The ques- | tion is called, in the high-toned langnage of Mexi- cans, a transcendental question. The substance | of the article, and we might say of the policy of the government, is summed up in a few words, to wit : “War on account of Texas, either as a means of | reeovering that country or of preserving it, is called for by no one, and is desired by no one.” In the | same article, which we may justly regard as @ mani- festo of the government policy, it is said, ‘‘every one knows the disastrous It of the cam of It now, at this time, the re-conquest of ‘exas would cost ten times more than Texas is worth, and above all, if it was ours, no sacrifices would be sufficient to retain it in our possession.” Here is es sense. This may show the disposition of the lexican goverament and the people, for none ap- pear so mad asto think of gaining ‘exas, OF a thing else, by a war on account of Texas. And t being, as it appears te be, the general feeling of the country, it is not to be e: ted that any pany: on the pretext of Texas, will be able to revo- jutionize or overthrow the present Government. We may, therefore, discredit all the rumers of re- volution in Mexico ; we may expect a durable peace our country ; we may expect California to be conceded ; and’ the puttis 4 down the insurrection of Urrea and the revolt of Sonora, while Gen. Paredes seems to be faithfully doing his duty, in watching Gen. Taylor at Corpus Christi— all this seems to prove the stability of the present government, and to forbode a peaceful termination of all difficulties. The great evil under which Mexico now labors, is the insolent and bold incur- ions of the Indians, who, by accounts which we ish to day pooein ave iene oe cok int of } to n other departments, and to pre- sent the prospect of a more formidable enem: fan that unhappy country ever had. Yet it is to be be- lieved the government will still have energy and | means enough to put an end to these dreadful dis- orders, to save the country from dismemberment, and recuperate its existence. The two branches of the Common Council of Boston met on Monday morning oath of office was administere. last, at 10 o'clock, and | d to the Mayor elect, | . The Mayor then swore in the | Very Interesting from Mexico, The packet barque Ann Louisa, Captain Wilson, arrived yesterday morning from Vera Cruz,with ad- vices to the 14th ult., twelve days later than be- fore reeeived. : The Vera Cruzano and El Monitor Constitucional, to the 10th, are among our files. Although there have been numerous reports here and everywhere, of a revolution in Mexico, placing Paredes at the head of affairs, yet none of the papers | received by the arrival lisp a word of it; they are as | quiet and ignorant of any revolution, said to be in their very midst, as a newly born child. The annexed letter seems to contradict the rumor of an actual revolution, but indicatesthat one can very easily be produced. Vena Cacz, Deo. 8, 1845. It is said, in Vera Crauz, that President Herrera and all his ministers are going to resign, it is even published in the Siglo Siery Newéve. 1 for my part, fearthecon- tinued rumors of revolutions will check all mercantile The: “ngs kno’ it ting the progress « There wn vet res] of your minister, Mr. ‘siidell, in repanate settling amica- ok bolas 900/000 000 porhape the, pisprens of revel: 0) p 5 e a foe might be stop, Reeves: Al thou hb most of the officers are not very yet 1 they are dered much more honest than their predecessors. Two vessels of war arrived yesterday from New Or- leans, one of which bi ‘ht Mr. Parrot, bearer of des- patches from the United States, for what object is not known. The steamer Guadaloupe left this morning with troops son ee and it is the Montezuma will soon sail fo ico. The tight before last an article was published in the Vera Cruzano Libre, in favor of St. Anna, and the people raised and were foingto throw the materials out of the window, but the authorities were obliged to take part in the business and force the editors to give satisfac - tion to the public. It appears that Gen. Rivera will not suffer his troops to §, against public opinion. n. Inclan sent to Perote for six pieces of artil- lery and 30,000 muskets, to arm the of Puebla. In the city of Mexico they also of oni the m lata- moras ; others say he.is going to Mexico. . Some rum: jay that 8 is going to In addition to all this, there isa despatch in one | of the Mexican papers, from Gen. Parades to the | Secretary of War, dated San Luia Potosi, Nov. 26, | inwhich he states that having learned that Colonel Barragan had circulated reports of his (the Gener. al’s) intention to pronounce for a dictatorship, he had ordered Barragan to be arrested and proceed- ings to be taken against him; and the Diario del y publishes an editorial paragraph, affirming that all the reports imputing to General Paradesde- sigas hostile to the government are utterly without foundation. The Vera Cruz papers announced the departure for the city of Mexico, of Sr. D. Juan Slidell, the American Minister. The Secretary to the American Legation, Mr. Parrott, had reached Vera Cruz in the United States brig Porpoise. The United States ship St. Marys, was to leave Vera Cruz on the 15th ult., for Pensacola. The Porpoise was to wait orders—probably from Mr, Slidell. It is said, with some assurance, that the Mexican government had despatched 4 special agent to the accompanied her to Coney Island for the benefit of | United States, and that he is now on his way hither- sea bathing—he accompanied her to Niagara Falls— | (Translations from Mexican pers) ie It appears that Gen. Urrea, the author of the politi- cal movement in Sonora, hasbeen taken prisoner by trial. The insurrection has been put down. No farther particulars are given. . The Diario, of the 28th of November, says that Gen. Paredes has communicated to the President, that in consequence of the movements of the Ame- rican troops at Corpus Christi, their activity in building bridges, &c., and their menaces upon Matamoras, he had thought proper to make a forced march with his reserve to join Gen. Arista, and reinforce his division, in order that they may be able, united, to operate, if need be, with the activity demanded by the national honor. This would show the position of Gen. Paredes to be different frem what rumor has charged upon him, or this jndging ford much uneasiness to the Mexicans, and us by themselves, they think we bave some hostile and improper designs upon them. As adve: ment is published in the Vera Cru- zano of the 10th ult. by the Consul of the of Prussia. Frinées apperiaitog to, tue sald Coosuledip, are cellad appe: e 0. are cal upon to present themselves and obtain ‘cLptters of Be- curity” for the year now commencing—or to renew their Letters of the last year. Some idea may be formed of the insect of in Mexico, when they are obli for safety,to resort to the name and influence of European Powers for protection. With- out similar k perers as above, a foreigner in Mexico 1s liable to manner of ill-treatment and plunder, and even his life is not safe. The principle which, in it Prone Mexico to this a principle now operating Hiathe panes le of Native Americanism. ees the Me: ber grime the old citizens drove out Resigns, and left,behind a who are now become the jee raded position, t of civilization and contempt of 4 The Chamber of Deputies went into secret session on the 22d ult. and declared its sitting permanent, in order that the two Generals, Paredes and ¥ it make certain communications to the government, upon the movement of the troops of the United States upon Mate- moras. Extracts from the rs of-Matamoras, published in the Vers Cruzana, of incursions of troops, of detachments of parties of 40 or 60 soldiers, re- connoite and A spying out the land. The movements of the United States troops at Corpus Christi, been there, have excited much alarm, fear, and jealousy in the of the Mexicans. They seem to be hourly expecting that the United States troops are sbout to — upon Matamoras, to seize upon that place, and ence, cities. Ever since our little army has been encamped at Corpus Christi, every movement been watched; and ifa Test are ae ont 2 Say distance in the country the rumor immediately is carried to Mexico that the American troops are marching be Matamoras, &o. The official register of the Department of i eoriag publishes a terrible account of the bold snd daring in- cursions of the Indians, or barbarians, as they are styled. This account is copied into the Monitor Constitutionel, of Mexico, and states that the city of St. Juan del Rio, of the Department of Du was attacked by a horde of Indians, in number 250. inhabitants went out to at- tack . a8 the account states, without urms and with- out discipline, and after a long and severe fight, the in- habitants were re 1d and the town taken by the bar- ixty-eight of the citizens were left dead on battle, and more than filty were severely Petre Meantime, the sending out troo; at anend to the “ Bar- Bofen War,” if ible. This nce shows the deplorable situation to which Mexico has arrived, when the Indians, on all sides, are warring against them, and ipturing, even, considerable cities ' At ten minutes to three, on the 27th of November, the shock of an earthquake was felt in the above city ; its arn was brief, aod no remarkable effects attend- General Santa Anna 9; et to have not an insig- nificant party in his faver. There appeared some ts ago an article in a Madrid paper, stating that he had sent from Cuba to the Spanish government a Da seat to assist in me member of the Bor capone A a thing, by-the-by, very probable, and likely enough to come from him. The Mexican papers, however, take up his defence with great warmth —assert him to be incapable of such treason, and abuse the MadriJ editor with it fury for inventing, as they say, such a scandalous Sante Anna. ‘urther accouats, to the latter end ‘of November and beginning of December, from the boring depart- ments, represent the ress of the Indians as most suc- cessful everywhere. It is feared that they will render themselves entire masters of the department of Coahui- » and @ of the neighboring iments. They meet with no eftectivefresistance wherever they go. Movements of Travellers. There was a visible accession ef travellers at the Lye hotels yesterday, as the following list attests, the— Amenican—H. Adams, Philadelphia; Jehn Beach bariens. i: the field of Hall Adams, Quincy, Mass.; Major Graham, United States Topographical Engineers: A. De Sta. Island ; jajor Anderson, New Jersey; W. R. Leaver, C. B. Barclay, Philadelphia. Astor—M. 8, New Jersey; A. W. Jobnson, Buffalo ; Hy. C , Philade! ; H. Seymour, Utica; | Erastus Smith, 3 C. ; A | Armit, Buffalo ; Js, Rockwell, Utica ; RC. King, Miss | Messrs. Brown, Thom and Cox, Providence ; D. St. John, Monticello ; M. Oliver, Boston ; D. Tod, Ohio ; C. B. Long, Worcester ; M. Macomber, City—J. Bradner, Schenectady; Hon. John I. De Graf, do. ; Jno. Q. Adams, J.P. Wendell, Philadelphia ; 8. Q. ochran, F. W. New.on, 8.8. Perce, Boston ; George athews, Philadelphia ; "Richard P. McCulloch, Wass. | ington City ; H. G. Hubbard, Middletown. | Lin.—James Stevenson, Putnam Co.; Charles Ga 3 Fry, Southport Jos. Ferris, Stamford, Camp phia; J. J. Baldwin, But. Lithgrow, Louisville; 8. , St. Louis; nay Wein Willies tod Rat, Howanp.—Tunis Van Brunt, All 3 C. Lyman, pal Boones, ores aad Iiedie, |. H.; Geo. De harlee Williams, Philadelphia; Seo, W. 5 Henry, do; A. J. H. Ol Si MeBurland Vee Mt 1 tS in some m among us— — American | r since Gen. Taylor has | to merch to capture some other oftheir | vernment is actively en- | ; | imto and beat off the James Heron, | heretofore, at the box office,throu; of the ball. | They can't be had. speculation in tickets Gaanp Batt oy tHe Texas any Onxcon Assocu- TT at Castix Ganven.—The first the day and eve: ow then, for a * Boz jed gallery was indeed Youth, beauty and mauve led inthe ga dance—lights from costly and gna re ding the g! ofa ent over the spacious saloon—music sent her sw notes of harmony, to court the surrounding ec! ben: ‘ ” erg the charm “ And all went me: Here the stately and lovely of her presence to the joyous scene, fresh as Venus just risen from the sea, with eyes the softness of whose light breaks on you with the sweetness of a morning spring. The poetry of motion is embodied in her waltz, while the triple Graces crown her attic brow. Her beauteous and fascinat daughter hovers near—a fit companion of the parent stem—shoot around glances such as poets ne jahomet’s ine when they sing of the houris of e. Many other fair and lovel: men attract our notice, but we must not particu! Sev- eral invited guests were present, among whom we no- ticed Lieutenant Sinclair, Capt. Hudson, Captain Eagles, Lt. Calhoun, and Purser Sinclair, all gallant officers ot theNavy, dressed in their oo uniforms. Gov. Van Ness, Gen. McNeil several members of the Common Council were also in attendance as guests, and partook of the festivities. Tho ball passed with éelat, and was truly a brilliant affair. Batt ov tHe SocistyJor TaMmany.—The annual ball of the above society was given last evening at Tam- many Hall. The room was most brilliantly decorated with flags trimmed with hung with the | beeper of several of the at tee \: en an einen rh first, of certain in cat ry, thoug! ‘cours in ‘mind tod eye—the chai ry young ladies, who di zled with thei uty the hearts all beaux. T! lovely daughters of the democracy were there in their strength, and made the night gay and merry. Among the ished Mayor, Ex-Mayor Morris, Ex-Mayor Sprague, of Brook- lyn, and many of our city functionaries. It was certainly one of the finest balls of the season, and ‘the company se- parated ata late hour. Amenican Instituts.—A stated monthly meeting of this Institute was held last eve: at the Repository in the Park, Gen. A. Chandler, one of the vice presidents, inthe chair. After the minutes of the last me ing, which were pproveds they proceeded to the elec- tion of a number of now members. Mr. John Campbell, chairman of the Board of Mana ers of the 18th Annual Fair, made a very full and satis- tory repert on the Fair held at Niblo’s Garden, in October last, from which we learn that the total receipts from all sources amounted to $12,600 43. This sum in- cludes the amount of sales of tickets at Niblo’ iden and at the Cattle Show, rent of stands in the se! sa: loon, sales of lumber at the close of the Fair, and $250 contributed by citizens to aid the silk and stock pre- miums. The total expenditures of the Fair and Cattle Show, id up to the 6th day of January, 1846, were as follows : Pri ting circulars, addresses, blanks, and ti vertisements badges for members and sund = = items as per report of Printing Committee... 101 13 Lumber and ironmongery « veevesses 791 88 Carpenters ’work....... 389 36 and receivers’ cl 928 12 | Rent of len. 1275 00 Gas oil and 403 80 ‘Steam engine and fuel. 318 53 Muslin for tables and flags, glazing show cases and cartages sees 116 76 Horticultural room expen pH 7 fo] | Rent of Tabernacle for anniversary address Expenses of bere . Dinners for managers who on duty at the Fair, and for delegates from a dis- tance, and for refreshments for the bands from | the Navy Yard and Governor’s Island...... 378 26 $6,250 05 Premiums, Sanat estimated at $2,250—consist- ing of 34 0 medals, 33 silver cups, 181 silver medals, 3 bronze modula, $175 in cash, 356 di- plomas, 131 vols. of agricultural works. ..... 1,848 Invested, at interest, in bank. . . Balance in hand of the chairman Committee to meet outstanding claims j $12,600 43 | | ‘The vouchers of all the accounts are | foe the spection of all who take an interest in the Institute. One hundred and thirty-five new members joined the Institute during the Fair. | of Sroslya ef uty ffs, ware | roo! 'D, giv! a of inst ‘was re | and ordered ts be printed. : i A letter was read an sccount of the sailing of | the sheen ol eet eee etalaetiek tn at the | ¢ other business was transacted—after which, the | Institute adjourned. | | Tuerrs-—The house No. 162 Houston street, was en tered, on Wed: one gold | esas ry od thi m in porge and one stolen . A dress coat was also stolen from Tattersall’s. Tux Trovsapours.—Mr. Thomas a lecture this e , before the Mercantile sociation, on the ly history of the poets. Caution to tHe Pustic—Countearer ‘The en- closed “ West Florida” Bank note was last evening pass- inesday, and two silver watches, -#ix dollars Carter will deliver Library As ed uy our corresponde 1! by & person whose exteri- or denoted that the tailor iad Pmnuch pains to have | him look like a gentleman. Here it is :— - e and Banking Co. / 3) Aratacnicota, jo. 1842. > ———§ | —A~—A FLeRIDA. ——*~——, vienetTE. vionrtre. A Een ‘OF APALACHICOLA. Will pay One Dollar on demand q to the beurer, in Current Bank Notes, 13 Dec. 20th, 1841. OF F. Wixcueeren, Cash'r, —_~——, 8 4 vonetre. 3 (000000000000000' He is believed to be a student at law, in the lower part | of the city. You will confer a favor by inserting thia | communication, and a copy of the “Exchange and | Banking Co.” in your valual per, in order to put the me upon their guard ach small villains, who | such acts, rob the working man of his daily bread. scoundrel left the omnibus at the corner or Thir- teenth street and Seventh avenue. One of the passen- maid we senha ape hie Should fecal shou eyes upon him. passer | of the note be 7 me, I will endeavor to take | satisfaction for the of mn hours driving, during | arainy day and night. Ax Omunisvs Dai | | Later From Sierra Lrone.—We have received advices from Sierra Leone to the 30th Fete om and ), is very in- the information in regard to the slave trade, teresting. It appears from a list published, that du: the period between the Ist of April, 1844, to the 171 May, 1845, sixty vessels were captured, on board of | which ‘nearly ves were found; Auoag tan ators oeptared Wh the Africano. At the | mong the slavers cal was the . At the time it was taken there were which number 28 | died on her passage to Freetown,and on the first night of | her arrival there‘ thirty more were hurried into y. It appeared there were two distinct tribes amcag | e ence: ring the night they comm quarrelling, and being mut exal ed beating each other with bi ol ever opportunity offered, strangli e next morning rere found 5 | we days after five more died. st i sh eal | were so thirsty that they drank the water out the ends of old canoes, which were hauled up on the beach, eur- ren how th Ls so Pomc tv! after a = chase, eacl pashing er for 8 water. Qn reac! ie yore with Thee poor creatures got jammed between the casks and Pe severely bruised; these casks formed their beds to | upon. The officer of the navy who brought the Africauo, stated that the towns of Lagos, on the slave coast, have been ey ere A chief, who was banished oa by king, about three years ago, returned and peseeaion' ‘of ._ It is said, that in the con- during several nights the glare of uraing towne ilom: seve! , ne - ed the air for miles around? — oF Some of the slavers pursued their trade in human flesh with great boldness, and one of them, a boats of British and Hl test of war. ay ral | Chief of Leone aut ite depende: - Gazette, J the Watchman.—Phil. U. S. jan. —eensereteinenteanees Court of Oyer and Terminer. imonds—Aldermen Meas Before ty eunten oa aaer Potter, the Pie! | fs Uj if | his low cunning and his des; | named Flaherty, who, | the assailant | Easwoataces | grand 1 | Were present. They were, however, made | Ocean, ‘are the Mciors thus received by them into —and they have, no doubt, in this reapect & DOW: 18 , their public ‘servants—aéd when it’ je know’n that no sworn statements have been presented to, or the representative body of the city, for nine years one should make com, now point out meg e There are some other ev: so as to correct, if possible, any thing jectionable or wrong. Rexicious Matrens.—A general meeting of Ladeginry gelical Churches in Brooklyn, for social confere: , at the rayer, willtake place evi Rev. Dr. wwight's church, ieStalomon street’ near Court. ‘The Pastors of the city hold separate in the after- noon, for prayer and conference, in their respectives churches. saceatinliter: Some thief entered the house of the Rev. Mr. Taylor, on Wednesday evening, and stole a hat, coat, and um- brella. . Wars M .—The of Brooklyn held meet- ings fg hape aces wards artis ot 7 on Wetnestay ave: ning, for the purpose of electing Gelogatesto the gene! committee, for the ensuing year. baakoons AnU kasruL Taar.—A parcel of scamps ‘er lyn, ‘who are as jess as bined oe unprincipled, and who entertain, for the best possible reasons, the most bitter and uneomprom: by ‘any member of the public age ean easton Rarlemnaces and in- | dependence to their pecsadilloes, and denounce | Pn poco se eer, are “caught rip | bave sou; pert fern eo bate only becance the} they fear, by sending annonymous publications to certain in this A dissemination of wistomaets Sie grmiy elumincs and ion of met a infemous character. We have oue possession the f the principal conspirator, r with proofs of carain nie inettlouly made him, ander iar circumstances, @ quondam asso- Cinte band for. the sake of those who migh ture, if not forewarned, be led into serious difficultie picable trickery, we deem it peapee thus to save, if possible, from punishment and jisgrace, the coi ively innocent and inoffensive young men who have been induced to believe that they can comply with the dictation of their chief without de- | tection, and with absolute impunity. Po.ics Itnms.—Henry McAllister, gery yee i itealing @ piece of calico from the store Fulton street, has already been noticed, was yesterday oo = trial hye Justice Leneig co uilty of petit larceny. He was there judged oye kne ot $25, and ‘tobe Imprisoned three momhs in the county jail. Capt. Isaac Harris, 141 Pearl street, bad:his hall robbed - on Tusaday night lex, of a new cloth clok, the erty of a young gentleman visitor, and a number of shaw! beleoenn ye children, who were enjoying a party given by his children. On Monday eve , the front door of Mrs. ee corner of Orange and Columbia streets, was opened ‘a drab overcoat and broadcloth do., taken from the hall. On Sunday evening, John Flaherty, Coorg ager the quay ot aay. deed tate Sse y to that of the day on which it is enacted, took a y te test the relative toughness of aclub and his wife’s . shoulders. He accordingly “laid on” ina manner which would have edified ‘Macde himself. Rose Mulvain, a sister of Mrs. Flaherty’s, was present and directed the any ad of the expe! nt by her kind advice. When Mrs. F. had with stood ng as was agreeable to her, she rushed out of the house and sought the protection of another man of gra the same, told to continue in his delectable task. The matter came before the authorities on Wednesday,and the facts a as above, John was meted with im- isonment for ten days, and , and the blushing Ed Buckle sora the ward Buckley, charged wi Pavia at “he house of Mr. Colgan, an examination yesterday, before Justice Church, and ‘was remanded for further ers until this —S At the grand ball of the Eme: Association of Brook- lyn, (the most splendid féte of the kind that has ever taken place in this city,) some rowdy vagabonds, who had Reposted = eet on to create a distubance, by act @ rade ous Srercantun dae scam ladies and others who. d_yesterda: plaint it ane police mos and ye: a.com was a agaizat them 90 that they may be arrested, and held to bail for their future behavior. A woman named Mary Burns, the wife of an industri- ous and worthy man who occupies a situat as ir io a large mercantile house in South street, New York, and the mother of ten children (two of whom are mar- ried Ca tlt perce \y by offi- cers Duflon ‘ormick, ou a disorderly conduct in Pearl street. misguided aod ain en , r habits o be confifmed and incorrigible. When taken into custo- dy, she made a most desperate , ere she could be secured, committed a violent assault upon Mr. Duflon, by scratching his face, pulling his hair, tearing his clothes, &c. In addition to this, she broke every window He the nen in ae she was eee to ving herself to be. Cn. eed KKmezob. A Witt utead witebe Ellis, who Kad been tippling in company with Madame, Burns, was subse- quently, com of for riotous and improper con- juct, and she will, in all probability, also be arrested, and made to “ suffer some.” John Holland and Thomas Matthews, of No. 7f Front street, together with the wife of Holland, were arrested by officer St for a eft ‘Tail, amd the wreesen, on cang aulld'te take care of, ees portall- of her having a y ted to go home. lumbia street, and a! from one of his customers, as securit: ad score, amounting to $1 87. however, to sustain his statement, and property Spores ty of petit larceny, and sentenced to pe: and to stand committed until paid. as Li .—Samuel E. Jehnson, Esq., late Supe tendent of Common. Schools in this cousty, delivered an interesting lecture befo1 ‘Tuesday eveni } Upon in which he surveyed the the people inhabiting the myriad of inthat vast expanse. Mr. C. C. Burr lectured on Wednesday evening, at the Brooklyn Tabernacle, ou “Literary Character and Ge- nius.” Inhis lecture he described the eccentricities of various prominent writers ; and gave recitations from Shakespeare, &c. Last night, a lecture was delivered by Mr. be- fore the Brookiyn lustivute, on the * Ameiquity of tho Earth,” as proved by the records of geology. U. 5S. District Court. Before Judge Betts. Jan. 8.—Trial of Isaiah Pike (c and h Hoff- man and Gros Bator two of tne crow of tie" f. car, for mutiny, on ugust last, off the isle De Grande, near iio." orate James Townsenn, examined for the mate of the ship Oscar; Isaac Ludlow was the er; she sailed on on the 18th of Auy i tom command- last sho warat the lale De Grande! about 60 miles from Rio; the were at tint moraine te aly ts there were two colored mot! io were 'o men with hi ; he returned about two o'clock in the ef eae "6 reeeae = left the ship ; they were wr "7 o1 fers, and Baker was half wa: between the ship and the shore, and was Sook, tae euptate then desired him to go forward and put his clothes on; they went on shore to witness’s orders ; Hoft- man was afterwards on ; about half an hour after Hoffman came on boerd, there were some gallery door, the coplain nal Cock sot rune onions lery door “ Cock, not #0 hn your noise ;” the cook took notice, but went on; faced the 1 fata than had at a their sheath Dackled round thelr muss, fowling-plece, end ae ce al him, he could but one not Cap was snapped that the captain came up; cook conducted themselves in a dlecrderi ma below 5 shiner time it puta fire in the gal- Mate steward that did it ; all the ti the captain was below Baker, kept hallesing ' ? i Si Ef By pe iF : H i rt Ht A i lest with the statement of ‘the last The willbe when the case PR Covnt—40, 43, 46, 49, 50, 51, 63, 64, 56, 56, 57,