The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1846, Page 1

TH ———— E Vol, XI., Ho. 86 -Whele He. £299. NEW YORK, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 1846. The Wreck of the Packet Ship HENRY CLAY. THE LOSS OF LIVES. NAMES OF THE DEAD. The-ennouncement made in the Herald on Thurs- day last, that the packet ship Henry Clay had gone ashore; that several lives had been lost ; and that there were three hundred human beings on board, of whose fate we were all uncertain, threw the city into a state of the greatest excitement and anxiety. We were induced, in consequence of this, to despatch & special messenger to Squan Beech, in order to gather all the particulars of the disaster, and return by an express to this office. About noon yesterday, our special messenger re- turned, and, we are happy to cay, with much more favorable intelligence than was generally anticipated. The following are the particulars gathered at Squan Beach, from those who came out in the Heory Clay, which we pubhshed exclusively at five o’clock yesterday afiernoon, in an Extra Herald. Our messenger left the ship at 5 o’clock yesterday Morning. ‘The ship sailed, as we have said, on the 221 ult., from Liverpool. She was on the Banks of New- foundland on the }th instant, after very boisterous weather. Oa the 16th and I6th, had the wiad from the eastward ; 17th, heavy weather and north-west wind. From the 7th up to Monday the 23rd, had north winds, generally lightand variable. On Tues- day, the morning, light east winds ; at noon, sun ob- served, butowing to haze, not a reliable opservation; afternoon winds from E. N. E. to S.E. In ;the evening it increased gradually. Wh2n ehe went ; Sahore, had steering sails alow and aloft on the lar- | board side ; wind South by East; steering North- | West by West. She struck on Squan Beach, op- ' posite the head of Barnegat Bay, about two and a half miles South of Squan Inlet, at half past eleven P.M. Brought up on the outer bar; slewed her head to the Northward. . It was found that the rud- der was injured. Took in the steering sails, hauled up the mainsail and crotchet, clewed up and furled Mizzenjtopsail and top-gallant-sails. Thamped heavi- ly. ‘The‘earpenter attended the pumps; she made no water at that time; but shortly after, she had about two feet in her; passengers and all hands attended the pumps, and commenced throwing bags of salt overboard out of the fore hatch, and continued this labor. At2A.M., clewed up fore and main top- gallant sails ; lowered. the main-top-sail down and made it snug. At about 3A. M., stopped discharg- ing salt, having thus lost about 200 bags. ‘The ship striking severely on the larboard bow, hauled up foresail and fore-topaail; wind increasing and equally, the sea breaking over the ship heavily. Atfour A. M., shifted 4 to 500 boxes of tin over to larboard side, to try and heel her on shore, and it had the desired effect. Atsix A. M., the wind in- creasing rapidly and blowing a gale, cut away the main and mizen masts to ease the ship. Part of the false keel came up along side—the broken spars dragging and crashing heavily. At about eight A. M., all hands got breakfast, and as it was broad day light, the passengers, 270 in number, were less ex- cited, seeing many men on the shore — saye them. At nine -A. M-; Mr. Cooley, Pn aenveoy arte four men, took the life boat from the stern, and, at much hazard, owing to the wrecked spars and very strong south current, suc- ceeded in getting a line safely on shore. At 10 A. M., gale still increasing, and the weather very thick, sea making a breach over the ship fore and ‘aft, and she striking veryheavily, cut away the fore- mast ; hauled a hawser ashore. Atll A. M., the life boat came off with the second mate and two seamen, named Harley end Joha Thompson; four second cabin passengers and three steerage pas- sengers jumped into the boat, and an attempt was made to land. In going ashore, the line, on board of the ship, became entangled, and the boat immediately capsized, by which the two seamen, Harley and Thompson, three steerage passengers, viz:—John Felt; —— Farley; and one, mame ‘unknown; and Charles ——, and Daniel MeDonald, who were second cabin passengers, were drowned. Thus, six persons perished. The disaster was believed to be more fatal, for the life boat upset arid drifted along the undertow uatil John S. Foreman,with his men, turned her over, and then Mr. Cooley, the second mate, and three passengers, named Jackson, Woodhouse and Munday, were found to be ative, although insensible. Munday was bleeding profusely from an injury received Mr. Foreman had taken the timely precaution to secure the attendance of a neighboring physician, and. Munday’s life is saved, with the three persons fast named. The dead bodies of Harley, Thomp- son.and McDonald have been recovered, and are now lying in a Meeting House at Squan, near Mr. Foreman’sa house. The other bodies were not re- covered up to 56 A.M. this morning. The man Chaties —, left a'wife and one ohild in England. ‘To.feoume our narrative—at4 P. M. Mr. Foreman Jed a boat's crew of fearless surf men off ‘the ship, at the imminent hezard of their lives,and ‘offered to commence saving and landing the passen- sengers; but Capt. Nye believed that it would be unsafe, uotil the weather moderated. The same attempt and offer was repeated, and it was declin- ed. Capt. Nye, Mr. Fletcher, of Brooklyn, the first officer of the ship, with two Indies, (the Misses Cunningham,) and two gentlemen, cabin passen- geze, and with 120 second cabin, and 145 steerage passengers and the seamen spent a long night of hor- Tors, in momentary expectation of death. But their lives were protected by an all seeiag Providence. At the peep of day, that is, of Thureday the 26th in- stant, the Jereeymen were anxiously on the alert ‘The surf boats c uld not approach the ship, owing to the play of the wrecked spare. By this time the Captain planned with Mr. Foreman, a method for saving all hands. The scene was truly awful. Strong bodied men had given up in despair. The women end children were lying about in groupe, paralyzed by fear. But the ship nad worked round so as to head directly off shore, with her stern near the beach. Captain Nye rigged a derick on the tafferel, to whieh a strong hawser was secured, and the other end was hauled on shore, and proper- ly made fast. A bogehead was then safely lashed and aiung, with a traveller and hauling lines, to and from the ship. The hogshead was hauled aboard loaded with its human freight, and in parties of Bank, to the steamer, which left at 2 P. M. yee- terday, and arrived up to the city last evening. Generally, the passengers were thrifty Irish people, with sufficient money to pay their own way. Some less fortunate were compelled to walk, and trust to the hospitality of the people of their newly found country for food. They were not disappointed. HENRY ——s CLAY. o’clock, yesterday morning, not a passenger was within miles of the ship. The steamboat from New York,with two lighters, arrived at theship at daybreak yesterday morning. They brought the necessary material to pump and save the ship. She is not hogged, and has very little water,in her.) She does not show any serious strain of her butts er seams. She was lying very easy yesterday morning. It will not be possible to bring the lighters alongside, on account of the wrecked spars, which are partly buried in the sand near the ship. With a strong western wind the ship’s stern would be within filty feet of the under tow. @No cargo had been saved up to yesterday morning. The principal articles are salt, tin crates and hard- ware. She drew eighteen feet of water on leaving Liverpool. The cargo is not of more than half the valve of a cargo shipped in December or January. ‘The insurers are fortunate. The cargo will proba- bly be saved without serious damage, and the ship will be got off, if there is no sudden storm. Too much praise cannot be ‘awarded to Mr. Fore- man, who was formerly wreckmaster, and to his men, George Johnson, Joseph Borden, Elias Allen, Faber Sherman, Peter Sulphin, John Mor- ris, Elias Johnson, Jacob Fleming, Enoch Potter, Tyler Fierce, Wm. Fortinberry, Robert J. Finley, and John and James, Johnson. These brave fel- lows were contiaually up to their necks in the surf —and whilst the sufferers remained on board, many a manly resolve was made to die, if needful, in at- tempting their rescue. The organization of these men was worthy of the veteran who led them. We regret that we cannot name all who thus labored. There were some fitty men cn the beach. The John Thompson lost, has a brother at Mo- bile. Mr. Cooley, the 2d mate, rejoined the ship last night. Capt. Nye owned $20,000 of the ship, which inter- est was insured, and the policy was within twenty- four hours of expiring. The stranding of this ship is attributed to a very unusual strong Southern current, and the gloomy weather which prevailed preventing a sight at the sun, or any light house. The Henry Clay sailed four days after the St. Patrick, and these ehips were in company on Tues- day afternoon. The St. P. arrived on Wednesday noon, The complete utility of the plan suggested by us for saving lives, some days since, and afterwards improved, has been fully demonstrated in this in- stance. We must have the station houges on the beach, and the United States government must pay for this important outlay. Sri. Later.—Steamer Duncan C. Pell returned from the wreck yesterday afternoon, unable to et- fect a communication, owing to a very heavy sea which was then running She towed down the lighter with the steam pump on board, which will be put in requisition the moment a chance presents itself. The captain of the D. C. P. states that Capt. Nye, the second mate, end crew, were on board at 12 o’clock yesterday, and he saw also peraons on the beach pick up from the surf a body, as he sup- ‘The steamers Orus and Edwin Lewis arrived |ast evening from Shrewsbury, having brought up about one hundred of the pasecagers. APPOINTMENTS BY THE Prestpent.—Ephraim D. Dickson, to be Register of the land office for the district of lands suoject for sale at Fayotville, in the State of Arka: vice James H. Stirman, removed. Thomas senses, ‘ollector of Customs for the district of New London, C mut, vice Charles F. Lester, de- Sot taepscter of aveaue for the’ pert of New fleven, wenue for jew Haven, Sig rend vioe Cherles A. Judson, removed. Wim A. Pritchard, Collector of Customs for the district of Camden, and Inspector of Revenue for the district of Elizabeth , North Carolina, vice Geo. W. Charles, removed. Ci R. Dickson, to be Postmaster at Jackson, Mi i, vice Howell Hobbs, removed. ‘Alexander B. Meek, Attorney of the United States for the Southern of Al vice Geo. J. 8. Wal- ose commission has expired. ker, PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. Paomotrons.— Corps of Engineers—Second Lieutenant Jeremy F. Gilmer, to be first lieutenant, December 29, 1845, "ce W. H. Wright, deceased. Brevet Second Lieu- tenant Edward B. Hunt, to be second lieutenant, Decem- ber 29, vice Gilmer, ee Second g agoons - Second Lieutenant Reuben recs Campbell, to be first lieutenant, November 3, L Artillery—Second Lieutenant Geo. be FR December 2, 1845, vice deceased. Brevet Second Lieutenant isaac F. Quinby, of the second re of artillery, to be second lieutenant. December 22, 1845, vice Ayers, promoted. Seventh Regiment of beige gtd Greenleat Dear- born, of the first ent of infantry, to be lieutenant November 26, 1846, vice Hoffinin, deceased. Ty Sgpuction.—A very shocking of seduction and death, or rather two cases, have been related tous. The victims were two young and fatherless sis. ters, formerly residing in Bi , Oakland ceunt: but afterwards st the elit, One was about 90 and the tt saelaes ton reopostshte tomy wehieaeiehee” iD a respe: wi sre‘both died in childbed-ove about three weeks ago, the other on last. The alleged seducer | was also formerly a t at Birmingham, but efter | their situation beceme too evident, removed te uo | knowa. Nemes and other circumstances wore furnish- ed us, but we forbear to give them at present.— Di troit ————, Adverticer. w. late of the Sixth Regiment of! "himy ofthe U. }, died at his residence in sigehoer iar gt ode The Speech of the G pean 1 © Governor General of Ca. the Opening of on tne 20h ith Kingland. Honorable Gentlemen of the Legi and Gentlemen of the Legislat The daty of opening this session of cessarily devolved upon Administrator of the Gov- ernment, in consequencs lamented departure of the late Governor General. But I am commanded at the same time to make known to you, that the Queen has becn graciously pleased permanently to de: as her Majesty’s future of ag oer in this Province. In announcing to you the fact of my having thus be- come the successor of Lord Metcalf, you will, I feel sured, inthe expression of sii Te- which has removed this distin- . station, the duties of which lischarged witha reoland ability that on every occ sion won for him the highest approbation of his’ Sover- eign, and the respect and gratitude of the people over whom he presided as her representative. The several addresses to the Qui ed during the last ion of the Le; n which were adept- tature, have been VIEW OF THE WRECK OF THE PACKET SHIP ‘TRIAL OF ALBERT J, TIRRELL, FOR THE Murder of Marla Ann Bickford, IN BOSTON. THIRD DAY. Supreme Judicial Court. Present—Judgea Wildes, Hubbard and Dewey. BYIDENCE FOR THE DEFeNce. Tru | Leowanp B. Tinnes recalle: | bert on Saturda: | waiting he came end him $5; I to! with his wife; h called | au 36 yours o noise of distress York ia the U. 8 ubject to bert hi tdont eat; time; he didn’t say, have a razor, and she told me ; in irk irk knife wi at Hall; there w she was play atore,soas to attachment had seen them for six months (Mr. Cro. here said, in from the urt as to @ que: keep a public how | J. Tirrell, and have koown him for 20 years; first know. | ed this | bim in Weymouth, where I was born; 80 kaown him at New Bedfors ki aria Bickford first at rn three miles out; at Farmers’ aud Ex change Hotel heard Albert make a noise and Maria say, “he is asleep—wake him up;” the noi pacate one, like unto that which a person makes on knife, I saw Albert 1 jade; he found it under th ;[ put up with them in tion was the same towards her; though he wanted to be with her. reply to some objections av, March 26, 1846, saw my brother Al- May afternoon, Oct. 26, 1845; saw him at | Pearson & Williams’ stable in Hanover street, where | came to my door, end | put up my horse: f called for my ho: i wanted me to tek could not, for! hai another passenger. Cross eramined—He wanted to borrow mone: of me— 1d bim be had better go in the city, and bet id he would. reside in New Bedford; | now Alb: lived a mile from 3 he w Bod- was an extraor- or a Hote! im and 1 jason for having full lax.ps burning these spells; saw Maria J. Tirrell handed a 2 oz taken two-thirds full; fter; had a doctor at Al- red vi ind to her at this y k: care, wished it had killed her;” [ have known her to have razors in her room, and to buy a dirk knife; at the Farmers’ Hotel I saw her she shaved her forehead with it every other day, so as to havea high forehead; | she kept it for that purpose Hotel, in relation Now York at the U.S which I told him nd decanter bro! was a tolerable good looking girl; more than ings FrosM en great for dressing, P & goed accor- & very good dancer, and he was very fond of her dancing; ne used to buy all the vent any one from dressing r i was extreordinary— e always appeared as put by defence: he wished to show their general conduct and declarations of fondness, especially his—to show a perpetual res gesta —an extraordinary line of conduct fendant. He thought these declarations, accompani: ursued by the de- ed by open and manifest acts, were a portion of the res gest, and not bold the e di of one dear to him, ut by presenting evidence of continued attachment to her?) ‘The Covar said that the det a in evidence. i Parxer made a few remarks in the same connec- 0 cially as he was so fond of her. for instance a wife, on his , by his side—how could he sho! declarations. They were paaaning proceedin, If he saw the dead ww his innocence, his former fondness. and fence mi! ht show the mu- tual acts and mutual conversations of the two parties together, but mere declaratiens could not be given I saw ina wash-bowl in her room | may move the muscles, kc. | but the will it day ; Albert was in the | by the dream —as the dream is to will, be the ‘on of the room at the time, and woe. hearing of what she said muscles, as directed by the will of what she se y the will, under the the dream. The habit may increa: influences, moral or ph L hada dirk, and was accustom: to shave her for he dressed very richly ; she increase the tendency. had a bro jight silk dress, with satin | naturel sleep, at any tim tri 1) usedtodrink; ral crisis wing out of nge of life, (and, P. had accomplish menis— (laughter) ; she said she had ; sho was pleasing in her manners. Epen Tisaeit, called—Knew Albert J. Tirt ‘been acquainted with him since 1844; ki Weymouth ; have known Maria Bickford Jed with him; last Septemb: preceded by circumstances of great excit | party ie of @ somnambulistic habit, might | markable phenomena of sleep-walking. Cross-ezamined.—Am clear the wound, might have been inflicted by the 4: one case where the suicide ran s con! and hid herself a ter giving herselfa ve long and deep sleep at Pittsfield, Mass t him ther | cut, which bled freely at the first moment. I have ex- at the same house ; | was asleep in my roo! amines the aut in reference to jeneral sub- | ject. In the phenomena of artificial mesmerism and room and saw Albert al 8 ; he went out, and [ | natural somnambulism the: analagous exhibitions. ed him where he was going id he was going | 1 think my opinion on this subject is mot influenced by ; 1 followed him across to the stable, and he ssid my opinion on the subject of coh \ishment. he was going to Ret ahorse ; he appsared asleep ; and De. Sanvet B. Woonwarp, of the Worcester Asylum. stepping further he stumbled and made a noise ; at last | I have examined the subject of somnambulism to some he kicked agsiost the stable doors, and made again a | extent, by reading, and observation oftwo very strong | strange noire ; I then shook and slewed him around till | cases, besides minor cases—of the two cases, my obser- he spoke ; he down one flight of stai | vation covers four months as to one, ‘a year asto the ; Was as though b rying to speal | other. In strong cases the phenomena is not different time ; bh yes open from common insanity, while they last. The dream in on me; he was in company with p he went back and seemed much in strength. I once him gi n defray her expenses to to Boston ; this Taunton; | went to Wareham with him; we had the he had the light left burning; I went to sleep; rt of noise, and found myself pulled out on the floor; he said, “drive along; start that leader, or I'll cut his neck; some of the gearing is ade for the door, and grabbed the knife that w: the latch; when he said he’d cut the leader. to be a little afraid that he might take me for lef, and I di fea him away from the door, pi » made him to sit down on thi and talked to him; he tried to ik, but only mad the noise; got my arm round his neck and laid hi down, and then pulled his legs and covered him up; it took me fifteen minutes to wake him; during the night | he got up again; I saw him at the window trying to push | it up; got him back,rubbed him and pushed Rim till T got | him awake; it was ‘September 25; we’ were going to the | Midileborough must ing we were at War bam | saw him writin ad parted with Maria at Mansfield; | think | saw bim put the letter into the Wareham post office; he treated Maria very well, but sometim treated him scornfully; (names the places where d seen them together separate dressed genteelly, rich aod very splendid; was a fascinating woman ; at Exeter she appeared rather more scornful towards him then I hed. ever noticed before ; Thad carried his baggage up to Exeter for him; he had told me about the indictment for Conia A and gave that as a reason for leaving New Bedford. He seemed to ad- mire her at all times; at Exeter | saw her looking at all cases appears to be the controling power. The bal- inoperative. In the case of Miss mintes, tee Spring! inambulist, the vision was acute ; ip somnambuliatic state, rent from what she was when awake—could read, play bapk- gammon, kc.; quiet and reti when awake—the very in her sleep-walk ewhen at my place, she, when in this state, conversed and ected as ii she was at her home in Spr ngfield, and surrounded by her friends ould be roused ition Sat conscious- on my part, but would relapse. lasted four hours—the common usually telk nor see, but moves et seeming to od w wee, though the closed; her vision w: oxyame two poiots in eyeball in the ordinary state—she suflerea much headache, which was finally relieved by the application of blisters to the sensitive points on the baedend with the E. sleep walking state, commenced by suicide, and always required to be wate! find acord, if there was one at hand; both of these tients were relieved by medical treatment in our hospi. tal, though neither of them were in the inst regular patients, aod their cases were not treated as cases of insanity ; the habit may increase w! and may @ from commen vivid dreaming line of ity ; I should judge the defendant the habtt, from the testimony I have heard; I think, from the arance in the herself in the glass, when she had on a white silk dress; walling state ; edge of any casg it, and I said I thought it was the subj 4 did not like the way it set, been done in in the cases ey ladie: Pegs m: ok they could wo you! LJ 5 not penerally be eroused end brought out of their oxysms by external efforts on our part ; the ena followed, yal Lo perl ~t eee them ; in state, ey Wi man} ‘ings would not do in focid intervals—would, hide things ress of blue-black silk.— Albert was sitting in the room, andina low voice he said tome, “see her beautiful feet—hasn’t she a beauti- ful form?”jand likewise, ‘see her beautifal features.”— When she said she would have the blue-black silk dress she added, “if I don’ have all! want while I’m with per- eras to excite ‘ou, Albert, I'l cut throat.” I said I thought she | away, &c.; it would be possible for a porson in this state Youtdne do any, euch but she said she “would | to-dréss himself, commit a homicide, set the house on do though Albert might think she would not.” [Fur- | fire, and then go out ; while the xyem laste it is ther examined as to their deportment toward each other; different from previous descriptions. } s- Ezamined—I am cousin to prisoner, and brother to Joel Tirrell; kept bar for my brother at New Bed- ford; while retu from Niagara last Au, 1 met Albert at Rochester with Maria Bickford; | accompa- nied them to Pittsfield; stopped onthe way at Auburn, thenat Syracuse, then Utica, Canajoharie, Schenecta- dy, till we reached ny; stopped about a day in each place; sometimes he paid my expenses; } did not book callfora room; Albert booked H cisely like insanity ; insanity is dreaming while a A sleepwalking iy the wakelatnes of certain faculties during the condition of sleep. Cross-ecammmed—The change of the moral cheracter not @ necessary consequence of the somnambul! state. The older girl had the St. Vitus’s dance, which ‘was ibe proximate cause of her state. James Bicxyorn recalled, for the government—In | June, 1845, | took sion of my wite’s trunks at the Shawmut House; Cy contained uo razor; she had teken laid at the foot of the Throne. 5 field; had previously travelled by duty to announce to you her Mojesty's grace eens | Einidence continued. —Albert first brought Maria to my teamboat apd railroad; eaw them in New York, | said yes; Albert gave me some money, and I went opt I should, under any circumstances, have directed your and his house, in New Bedford—at the Railroad House— | &c.; ‘as before we met at Rochester that I carried | and bought a razor, eerste box, &c., for him ; bie reason evrly attention to the condition of tho militia law ; but | 12 O¢tober, 1844; Albert said she was a mighty nice girl; | Albert’s baggage to Exeter, and saw them there togeth- | for getting these shaving ings was, that he did not like ‘the unsettled state of the negotiations which have been | '@ was mighty pleased with her, and afterwards brought it was early in August that they were in Exeter; | to hdd himself by st, because he was efrai? for some time past ca: on en the imperial go- | hér there to board; she stayed till last of November, | while trave:ling Albert used to shave at the barber's; | the rs were after him lultery with Maria Bick- himself; I don’t know what name they went vernment and that of ¢ nited States of rica ren- ders it imperative upon me to press more immedi: on your consideration the necessity of a reorganiz of this arm of the public defence. I feel the most un- bounded confidence that the loyalty and patriotism of every class of her Majesty’s subjects in Canada will be conspicuous, as they have been heretofore, should occa- sion call for their ices id in the protection ot 1d and uniform system maintenance of British connexion, Majesty will be prepared, as her predecessors have always heen, to pro: vide with promptitude and energy, corresponding with the power and resources of the empire, for the security of her North American dominions. The subject of the Civil List, which was brought un- dei consideration by my predecessor, will doubt- your attention, when I trust to your wisdom 2 @ provision as will enable Her Majesty te give effect to your wishes, by recommending to the Impe- "arliament the requisite chang: Geatlemen of the Legislative Assembly, The financial accounts of the Province for the past year willbe immediately laid before you. The esti- mates for the service of the current year will be like- wise submitted for your early consideration. The necessity of providing tor the prosecution and completion of the public improvements undertaken with the sanction of Parliament, will form a subject for your deliberation. It affords me pleasure to be able to inform you that the revenue of the past year has not fallen short of the a which wore oxtertained of its amount, and I rely og your willing make such provision for the public service. as a due regard for the interests of the people may require. Honorable Gentlemen, and Gentlemen of the Legislative Aasembly : Since your last meeting the ancient city of Quebec has been subjected to unexampled calamity in the suc- ceasive fires aid waste its buildings. Measures, rendered in: able Py the exigency, were adopted by my predecessor, which will be sent down for your approval. The sympathy and benevolence of different pertions of the British Empire we: by the knowledge of the bad ed Divine Pro to permit the citizens of Quebec to be visited, and we havo the strongest reasons jor appreciating the noble generosity which has be exhibited, and which has proved how truly the inhabi- tants of Canada are felt by the people of Great Britain, to be brethren and fellow-subjects of the same mighty nation. It willbe for your wisdom to consider what further measures it may be proper to adopt for the resto- ration ot what has been thus destroyed The last intelligence from the Mother Country indi- most important change in the Commercial policy Empire. { had previously taken occasion to 'y’s Government roused into octive exercise C fuller aes of the projected scheme, which days will probably bring to us, it would be premature to anticipate that the claims of this Province to a just measure of protection had been overlooked. In these and the various other subjects affect the prosperity of Canade, which may occupy yon, | offer my hearty co-operation ; and | earnestly trust that un- the direction of all wise Providence, we shalibe enabled to pursue a course calculated to promote the best interests, aad to foster the rising growth of this rapidly advancing Colony. Mass Mrstine ror ine Inpians—The mass meeting for the purpose of devising some means for pose nae of the Tonawanda Indians, was held at the Court House in Batavia on Saturday last, and was largely attended. The meeting was addressed by Morgan, of this city, and by 8 Richmond, J. A. plaock, J. H. Coa , John H. Martindale, and re. aeons was appointed Sete ke oe and er prepare a memo: 10 be presented tothe Legislature of this State, and also to the Senate of the United States. The memorial sets forth at considerable length, the frauds and impositions which have beon prectised upon the Indians, by those who have endoavor- ed to possess thomeelves of their lands. It states that the Tonawandssare a clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians, ie Co 8 reserve of 12,800 sctes, situated in the counties of Genesee and Eric; inet there are threo other reservations in this State, openpied by clans of the Seneces—one near Buffalo of 65,000 acres; a second, of 22,000 sores, called the Cattara Reservation; and third, of about 81,000 acres, called the All Reser- vation. In 1687 a Commissiover was for the purpose of treating with these Indians for the ar. chase of five hundred thousand acres of Jand owned by them in Wisconsin, which had been offered them by the U, States on condition that they remove West. The me- morial states, however, that the real object of this Com - mission was to get them removed from their lands at the expense of the United States, a scheme Ogden Land Company, who thus wi clear title to the Reservation. In 1833, a conveyance to and signed by 24 Chiefs sage Nation making { peceseary tuk Srery cot uw 6 Of the Nation me! it necessary every con- veyance of lund must be mele by consent of a msjority of their fain Council. The deed of cession to the Land Company never received the sanction of a majority of the Chiefs. tae treaty between this government aod the Indians ip 1794, they can only be of their lands by their own voluntary consent are the main pointe set forth ia opposition to the claim of the Ogden Land Company, in view of which, it is contended the Company have not a shadow of title to the land. The of the Company having threatened to employ t! lo remove the Indians case t! ge asks the — ence of Covgress to such a course. 1 pro: coedings or the Conve ion will be immediately for- to Albany and Washington, one of the old w Chiefs of the Senecas having gone to the latter city, | accompanied by an interpeter, for the purpose of p: fe pine he ag 2 eeengs with greater force. —Rochester Advertiser, March 25. Spor Jackson, the “ American Deer,” has, in the Savannah Republican, accepted the proposal of Mr. Lovell and the gentlemen of the Charleston Jockey Club, to run 11 miles in one hour—Mr. se stake $600 to Jackson’s ‘on the Oglethorpe course, Revauneh, on thea or otk the act of reunion. when we all went to New York and Philadelphia; I then returned and took every day; he was excessi next saw them in a cab in New wanted to stop; told them Sylvester's house; very nice togeth she used to quarrel and never resented, but told her not to do so; sh the Farmers’ we were absent about a fortnight; we separate: virence;1 had sopertantty. © space tian nee toget ively fond of saw them there, and the ir; saw them ogain at er all the tims Bedford, and they they had better go to were ‘ranklin Kfed and throw grapes down which he got up, when she didn’t like them, or took @ turn in her temper; what she pretty much please: staid about April at this house: my house with his trunks, for used to do with him; once Albert 6 was going to come to Maria acted so he could not live with her; the trunks were there, and she came. in; she stamped ona $15 bonnet, and went down; he said he was afraid to pass b; a knife into him, she was (4 would.” Albert went to his h tle of wine, andcame back again with his trunk, her, hearing, and said ‘that | for fear she would run jouse, then sent her a bot- » and said “ Maria has all made up with me.” He stayed with fond aad nice wi her there‘a fortnight. After this, od 8 each other. appeared very the: During the hour they separated, Albert was very miserable; saw them again together in London street, and thi jhowed me their new ith of July; stayed there sbout an ae saw Maria at New and was next time, in about 10 ie up to m said Maine: out to dance. e bought some cham ber, end asked e was not. Spoke about ;. she appeared very cheerful, and pak rs haw in ttscoage v1 ‘was in my sit- t room, ap very tush ploseed he wanted, next day, to go to ‘ith me; we went to Newport, % and preserved lemons; saw a very fond rniture, &o; this hour; if Albert was home to ees down tothe bosch, her again with him at my house in New Bedford; they together sgain; the Frankia i wi he never a weary of her; she used to drink excess, Meet taveosen ber when I supposed she drunk; he tried to keep liquor from him to go with her to dance hall; he atayed about a week; were very good and nice; ap- eared remarkebly fond of he ‘they then start $4 said they were , N. H.; ne’ age thee arrested for lultery, she jouse; | Saherpr mine ring ge er; she used to was willing, he ssid, to go with her to some respectable place; he would send fret a two horse in my presence; she was always 3 he gave her mone: 1 ‘a her dross and persenal appearance; she never seelscted her dress, and always kept it up; she had a satin dress at my house, a ik one, a cinnam ssea—more than I ever saw thet Albert gave them to one, and in fact other fine a woman have; she said her. Cross-Ezamined.—They never entered their names as man ben wife in ‘cavelling; they never stayed together as man and wile to my knowledge in travelling; he tra- velled as Albert J T! and by no other name; I may have had a letter from him Jas’ fall; never knew or think I once saw Albert have ture it. Rosrat Onaacton, called. street; know prisoner; re; vaw him firet at Ne d know ios et this was in New Bedford; don’t that he ever car ried a dirk knife with him; be was merely picking his finger nails with it; never saw bim use it, or threaten to Reside in North Margin him for two years or jediord, aad then Boston moi and Weymouth; went with him once trom Boston to jusinted Weymouth; been acq' last place, about fiv Jord saw them Tirrel’s; he fuser hor very. kindl ed there and meals st with deceased in New Bed- fore; saw her near Newport, R. I.; he was with ios from New; at Ni jour weeks, at be ego they came to their Jhrsted weed to them; and Exchange Hotel; id c0- didn’t shave under at Exeter, nor how Albert booked himself; I staid there two days; my business slacked off in Jaly lest, and that’s how I was moving round; worked for my | nd also lived at but did not work for my | r; never saw Maria and Albert together xcept at the railroad, Franklin and Me- 1s’ hotels; I don’t know how many people ford, my then wife; it was on the 26th of April. Here the evidence was anounced to be closed on both sides, end the court adjourned. More of the Freshets. triot, March 16.) nt out ~ In :: the ity “ On Saturday evening, House, in the, Merrimack ve ked me about Albert’s walking in his sleep; | had m ‘from fold of it betore this charge of murder; told of the Pitts.) course of the night the wind. "ehich hed field instance as soon as I returned from the journey; I | jodgeda mile or two up the ‘and about 7 o’clogk told of it to ay. brother; I don’t know the name of any Sunday morning, it came down with a ruah, carry: other person in particular that I told these things to; | away one pier ‘of the free bridge. ‘The water was have not told it to any lawyer, nor had it written down. | shove the river banks, and mos! timber hes been Wii Gaant—I have seen the pricover before on board of the ship Sultana ; never heard his name till he was ; sailed about the middle of November; were 2 days going to New Orleans; | slept in the house over the steerage, over the hatchway ; had 200 steerage pas. rengers; 100 had to go down the hatch under the house I slept in; a week out, heard a strange noise ; wes woke up; found Tirrell on the hatch ateirs; the ngers all in confusion, and talking about Tirre!l ; they were talking to him, asking him what he the neise he had ; he thanked them for from his youth; it wes talked of the next day by the peo- ple on board ; Tirrell slept below ; he wes one ot the steerage passengers, and had to pass down the hatch, | that was partly in my house ; was told he slept on deck afterwards. rw Croas-examined—I was chief cook of the Sultana ; re- turned from New Orleans to New York in her ; then returned home to New Bedford on account of sickness; { never saw Tirrell until I eaw him on boerd of the Sulta na; I had before going to sea beon employed in different New Bedford; was steward of the i: Te- afterwards was on board of the English steamer rn; i gd the Sultena; when I men Bedford that T had been in the Sultane, people inquired of me about Tirrell, and I told generally what had occurred. ‘ * * . Dr.” Erastus O. Pmsev, of Boston, (after Judge Wilde had described the wound on the throat of the de- being one gash six inches in length, that is, th inches on each side, above the larynx, and throug! the secured, somewhat damaged. T! con berrepaired at" an. expense of some $200 or $000. Ot Monday, another large body of ice came down, much broken up, and without doing any additional injury. We noticed very little timber inthe Fiver—owing, prebebly, to the water not being so high usual when the icv breake up. [From the Utica Gazette.) Five nda. Yd within the bounds of the Corporation were cai away by the freshet, in the village of Itha- ca. The premises on both sidesjof the oreek, from Aurora street down, were very much damaged. Parts of the buildings attached to the furnace preperty of V. Conrad, on Six Mile Creek, are s away. The water at the inlet was considerably higher than been before known, and gzeat is done to property in store,lumber. kc. A house barn on the paper mill property, on Fall Creek, belonging to Mack, Audrus & Co. were entirely swept off. (From the Albany Atlas, March 26.) ‘The rain of yesterday, which continued nearly all of this ornlng, produced another freshet in the ri The water is now on the pier and above the doc! ind has reached many of the stores, and is still rising, although not as rapidly as in the earlier of the day. The rain storm was varied last night by a thunder shower, with repeated and vivid lightning. (From the North American.) Harrisburgh Telegraph is informed by the State Trea- surer, that from the best information obtained, the da- mage to the State canals by the late disastrous fecd, will require an expenditure of about one hundred thot exceed one hundred 5 hotels in and cartilage, but not, according to the tes $e timony of Dr. Moriarty, back to the neck bone,) testified rr eg that such a wound might have been inflicted by ® person | urhis, toget! ith the of transportation on them q If. My opinion is founded ona case of suicide | 3 the comm: ent of the season, the Telegraph thinks oo yen bert aed Seuere cease will render yment of the August interest very to. ‘arker ol 8 \—| 4 Py Uaeces: claims toe, eysionse, ped, toe const enlee LE ne ere Se ne ee partially in favor of his view, and then adjourned to din- ner ae O°CLocx.—Ezamination of Dr. Phinney, for the fase) resumed.—My opinion that she could have inflic- We have every confidence in the ene! of Mr. Snow den, the State Treasurer, and believe that, notwithstand- ing the untoward results of the freshet, the August in- terest will be punctually paid. the wound, is founded on the instrument used, the | Pennsylvania has enjoyed too much satisfaction the sharpness of the e: and her physical ability to inflict credit bh a wound, Fein an phn uch a wound | Beit? St form Loe rrdg* ey eee eee as the court hes described, migit be made by one’s own — * Lndetacppartbe9 = ting such a woand and and every self, or another; after bled conciareniy ia bed, the carotid branches being severed, the person might be capable of more or less | We learn that in consequence of the recent reine ee cnet tases etmbalieliy paawertae question there is pac in the Delaware in the 'y ‘asto jumping from the bed, { should require to know Stee io aaa safety particularly whet vessels were severed. property along Cross-ezamined.—Afier both jugular veins hed been cut, end the biood bed flowed e to soek through the In Chancery—VFirst Cireult. mattrase, and there was no under her head on Before Vice Chancellor Sandford. tne floor, I should not think she could have jumped from the bed. ’ . ’ . . . . . | Dr. Wacten Cuannino—I have heard the description of the wound;! think reading and observation has heen suficiently extensive to warrant me in expressing an opinion with confidence thet the wound m: have been inflicted by the deceased with one blow, being in a high sta‘e of excitement; she might m extraordinary convulsive action after the blood. Ameng the latest acte of lite 18 an exhibition of Maxcn 27 —Monroe’s Trustees vs. Dougiass.—The ar- gument in this important case, was resumed to-day by Mr. Gerard for defendan’ oe eae followed by Gee. on again te-mor- bem nmechel so ni principles and national law, we shall endeavor Sen: of the argument on both when it jas boon brougat to ry jusion. All who desire to hear a most able and él. nt di-cussion, will be sure to be present in the Vice ¢ pancellor’s court to-morrow. and momeotuous of ji great muscull (rap p-y a x yomeply will run = = about atte: o! jm cases been held ith unquestionable f life and CLIREHUGH’S ae eee oe ae oe and ayet, Twas called toa case |FVENTILATING AND GOSSAMER eee eee cae tod clear cee backbone Ya the FOR MLEOANCE, LIGHTNER, oad DURA. a one . "e b Hack, sad hed cessed to bleed, Dut she. was not tea; she MAL , ba classed um be the fa of still breathed, and the action of the lungs bad not | dern art. In,their mannfacture. Sct, teint teen ears | au iia Sees her husband for some with effect, more of the brow than the natiral hair does, no et the razor from her. [ think the deceased might have | notaliie spriog, all di ble presse is aaa sae {bed after Dleediog greatly, tbe amotint of | ewthile imnSie they ate inestimable, Being of only 1 ommes he was very fond of her, end J saw no quarrel; our rooms blogs, engh se Persietly rded, janet the necessary | weignt, peste int ity near together; | heard une night a noise | measure of the ‘swiftness of deat; death may follow | tors, mern| ougress, from every [Lore Reotty peer (ese of the. night, and saw hits | very euddenly, although the love of bi Ming | gueregrlihe country. who are how woering Chews, on in the entry near my doer, and walking; Ron ded peda not much, jose “Ths Pee wal be found to onit the ctreumetasees of all. ty a short name—‘‘But shook stared, looked a uriog” tronnd went lolo bie room, making «| Mason Good, Elliotson, Bichet, ka, The noise spoken SCHENCK’S PULMONIC noise; saw them together again jo. | of here @ resu! ; In dreaming, el H. Tirrell’s, where a eee the cars came | tion of the brain is active, memory and the it tion ; SCHE CK P L ONIC in Albert ‘came and inquired first if Mar | the hte which have occu; faculties will | SYR Pp was there; | said she was up stairs; he run | come int play ; if the faculties connected with any | por THE CU! 0: a ‘SONS MPTION, up.and I foliowed ; he had his arms around her neck, limb, or leg, of arm, be not asleep, the limb will act ; #0 iy Re PLA, 4 BY 45; talking with hej ; they went next day to Newport ; they | as to oyes, the subject cose, wits. eleep. (Cases FT I UNDENIAS! ‘ACT that Schench’s Pa! used to a tin their room ; near Newport we | stated, but ruled out. Amo: em one where the bro- nie Brrap hey made more and greater cerce than any of went to thefe rosm at the tavern ; Maria came to the | ther of Lord Culpepper, in ble walking sleep, shot him, | remedy in thus country. The, reason of its success ene, ie door, and Albert went down with us; at Sylvester Tir- and another in which s somnambulist shot a soldier, in ee ease tents toe nog yd 4 reli’s have seen her with a white handled dirk, end said | 1686. Also the case of the irl in. Dresden, eighteen | che matter inthe lange, and asew mae we it thom the abe dirks with her ; she used to keep a | months ago, who hed perfect vision and memory, | ptomeah. * seat ih razor te shave her forehead; she was a very smart, | in consequence of a having been in \ it, atways testify to ite he and fasc: ‘woman ; she used to come into | unusual piace, she ‘was aroused by tho change, awoke, | ines, gs are laged sed vur part of the house and driuk ; she said Albert did not and fell from the of the house, and was eet) thro A once, of the alee a went her to drink, but she would if she could get it; | Somnembuliem is w re the stimulus of the dream df- Be, medic Sgt ice aregee but it didn’t alter her dress ; she al- | rectsthe sossto welking &o., yet no Ew, 4 Sivtacmtsasonemessrascon tet aut | Ra er taae ghepoteuny eg s| Se semeriesuint ise s mouey ; while rt te nen pape cane ea “ie subject might strike a thew, under the osntrol af th werand in for sale at bis priae H w him last of September or first of | wil ; generelly the ideas whioh exist in the somnambu- 4 October in 1846 at Wilde’s; | attended her at New Bed- | list state sre whieh have existed before, but ideas which never before existed might occur; ‘ik Co. i migut be developed in the vounatmbullat sate ‘ts eager: | into action through the muscles ; in general there i jersey. 4 204 | lo ne momery én the waking wate of what covsss IS ms, A ; my wife and Sylvester Tirrell kept the house | somnambulist state ; unnatural wojse made by 4 Pagetber o'bory wales frou Now hediars , Syivester and waking sompambuiist is caused bys netural effort on rrSlsontet ‘on cegeen sey re, and cousins to Albert. the part of the lungs to restore beeting | Bie . at No. sree. i Chaciion s wosoonalenes | iacetend oe aller fakes tas seid oh niteaiion we sound bert Chariton ; wasacquainted with | ere Aibert ib Weyuipath and New Bediord; saw Ma: | which the sleep-walker makes is not like the sound of ASTOR HOUSE BA’ i | ria first at New Bediord with Albert, a year ago last De- oy Te! Cpeme yy | the person bad penanes $j by § | comber ; this wasin Second street, at Sylvester Tureli’s; room filled with smoke ; from the evidence | ve heard Fo | saw them at no other place ; they were together tere in this court room, supposing it to be true, | should sey | ‘of sbout about six weeks ; one night my husband heart | is ‘walker ; the fact of such ® per noise at the door and got up ; | heard him call Albert | son’s rising end another is rf seer tee {Albert asad to teat her very | With the CTF see and procure 8 kindly at New Bedford ways purchased ‘Weapon ; dress; persons tate threed her and gave her money whew vented it; be ye | ed baw pelle though the oye ous ria, te Wall