The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1846, Page 2

NEW YORK HERAIL D condition equal to any emergency in the coure of = 4a”. afew weeks. We are now informed from autho =— —= rity which we consider beyond doubt in sueb mat- ers, that the stat »nt we have made, was true in every material respect, and that the bombard- ment of San Juan de Ulioa, is now set down by the administration as partof the measures that will be prosecuted against Mexico, if overtures of peace are not soon received Tampico, if not dy taken, will soon be in possession of our and the bombardment of the Castle of San Ulloa, and the capture of Vera Cruz, will be the next act in the drama The time, New York, Tuesday. Aagust 18, 1845. snip Caledonia. is now in mten day. She is Cunard steamers oa fourteenth Miustrattons of Indian Life. We give on the outside of this day's Herald two Mustrations of Indian life. taken from Colonel McKenney’s T ints vork nese eny ings appear very } fe-like when printed with care NEC a Wirat akes, butcinfinunnately tar epoed too, is appointed, for taking Vera Cruz, and ME iaeh Sa" aee eajaanpept vocennd are informed that the beginning of Octeber throngh our s ‘ finely drawn’ | 1 8¢ down as the time. For this purpose the as tobe’ Billed: x 5. theln ediiek ta administration is prosecuting its arrangements somewhat lost. We give them, however, be- with all the vigor possible; and before that cause they tend, even in their imperfect impres- ime we will probably see the whole naval foree sion, to convey some idea to our readers of the the country, not otherwise required, in proper Giienieieiks Af Indian life condition for the attack. The Politics of the Untou-mThe Coming Elections—Aspret of Parties, This, we think is the only alternative left for the administration, in order to secure an early peace ; and we are assured from authentic sources, that Some of the most importaat measure } A portant measures that thig is the course that will be pursued, it over- have of late years divided the two great political Waa ok dhig. Gok ; : tures of peace, such as the government can re ie is country, 2 0 the succes i F h ntry, and to the success of ceive without dishonor, be not proflered immedi- which the demoeratic party was pledged, have : y ged, ately by Mexico. been carried out and sustained during the last hment—Ought It to be Abolished 7 The only remembered saying ‘of a worthy alderman in London, has been the motto of a very numerous part of the community—“ the very worst use you can put a man to, is to hang him.” Another mght be advanced, not exactly agreeing with the one from the orac- ular jaws of Mr, Wilkes—“ the best use you can put a murderer to, is to make an example of session of Congress, by that pu Capital Pal in the teeth of as powerful an opposition as it ever encountered on any tormer occasion. The most prominent of these of what is commonly cal- and the tariff bill—the for- mer of which disconnects the relation that hitherto existed between the National Government and tho State Banks of the Union, and places its funds in the custody and control of its own officers, and in its own vaults—and the latter of which de- stroys, ina great measure, the prorectiv- poliey , him.” under which our manufactures have been nur- | The arguments generally brought forward by tured and fostered, until they have attained a those who advocate the abolition of punish- summit, which in the eyes of the opponents of ment by death, seem to regard more the perso- that policy need it no longer, and which enables _ 4! interest of the condemned, than the welfare | them to compete successfully with the manu- Ofthe community ; and on this ground, especially, | ikadeed nike old woAd the whole of thetr particular ism is falsely founded. | Were an instance of murder the last one tobe | committed, or a crime of rare occurrence, it might be well to punish the culprit in a manner referring to himself alone; but as long ag intem- perance and human passions hold their present sway, it is necessary to show something more than | imprisonment, with ultimate hopes of pardon, in measures are the pa: led the sub-treasury b These two measures formed the cardinal points of difference between the whig and democratic parties, and have been the fruitful source of ac- rimony, teinpestuous debate, and ill feeling, be- tween them for a number of years. They are at length passed, and set at rest for the present by the constituents of the people. They have yet however to undergo a severe ordeal. They have | terrorum over the heads of murderers. yet to be passed upon by the court of finalappeal, The usual substitute proposed by those who and a final verdict has yet to be given by the peo- Would abolish punishment by death, is imprison- | ple throughout the whole country, through the ballot, box on these important measures; and un- til that verdict shall have been known, these Ofitsend. Asa preventive to the commission of questions cannot be said to be finally settled, murder, a degree of punishment is required, the | It may be said by the adherents of monarchy, | ticipation of which will not only restrain the and the opponents of popular institutions, that in | Workings of deliberate revenge, but which will | 8 country, where the people have directly or indi- | be a curb upon the effects of momentary paseion; | rectly to be appealed to, and their decision onna- #4 those familiar with human nature are well tional questions ascertained, before those ques- Ware that there are many who would be willing tions can be viewed as the settled and perma- | to endure years of personal suffering, for the gra- nent policy of the nation, that the policy of such tification “of an evil passion; that many, in cool ® country will be eternally shifting and unsettigd, blood, would take the life of an enemy, even if the liable to be upset one day and raised up the next, ct was to be followed by certain apprehension by the popular opinion, wh ch is proverb‘ally un- 8nd continued confinement; but even this is not certain and unreliable. We confess th:t we are | looked for; let our State prison records be exa- liable to this imputation, aud to the evil resulting | Mined thronghout the Union, and hardly a single from it, if evil i'be—bur it is an evil inseparable | instance will be found where a criminal sen- from our fori of government, and one which tenced to life imprisonment has not been par- Proves its adaptation to our peosle. Weare doned, or been suffered to escape; and in this way satisfied that there are defects in every form of | the crime ofyrand larceny often meets with actual government—in democracies as well as monar- retribution heavier than cold blooded murder. Chies ; but we t to submit to the defects | The burglar, sentenced to seven or fourteen years of a democracy, because of the manifold bles) imprisonment, serves out bh s time; the murderer | sentenced for life, at the expiration of n less num- ive orcure, is utterly inadequate for the attainment Sings we enjoy under that form of government. Ta consequence of the won ual length of the last | ber of years, becomes a free man, with the same session of Congress, the people m several States passions that led to the cemmission of a murder, have not had an opportunity of expressing their . Strengthened in vice by prison society, and the na- opinion on the great questions of the day. All of tural moroseness attendant apon his situation. It them have held thei ctionsduring the present Cannot be doub-ed but that every prisoner ever month of August. They have been held before | sentenced to perpetual confinement, commenced these measures Could be properly canvassed, and _ his term with a hope, alinost approaching to a cer- time sufficient elapsed for deliberation. The con- | tainty, of speedy release; aud asan instance ofthis, sequence of this is, that those States are debarred We find Steenburg, who, when informed that his from expressing their opinion until the timecomes Sentence of death was commuted to imprisonment round when the next elections will take place; and | for life, * danced and shouted for joy in his cell.” the results ofthis year’s election in thove Statescan- | One fact like this is an unanswerable reply to those not be v.ewed as their opinion on those measures | Who argue that imprisonment of any kind can be that wera passed at the last session of Congress, | more influential than the execution of that law There w ill be, however, grea’ interest manifested | Which demands “ blood for blood.” ‘she man, for, an! great importance attached to, the results _ too, in New Hampshire, who, a short time since, of the elections in those Srates in which elections declared that he never would have committed tie have not already taken place, Ot these, there murder, had he supposed he should be hung for are fourteen, whose elections will occur between it, and that he thought capital punishment was the first day of September next and the tenth of abolished, was, if his statement is to be relied on, November following. Among these are the nothing less than a victim of the psendo-philan- States of New York and Pennsylvania; the | tropists who gave rise tothe false opinions by him former of which exercises an importantinfluence entertained. So long as punishment is used at on all the elections that take place after it; and all for the prevention of crime, it must be of a the latter is the third State in influence in the nature in which terror shall compose a principal Union, and both of which have a deep interest ingredient, so far as it may be compatible with involved in the passage of the tariff and sub- | justice; the day has not yet arrived when mild- treasury bills. ness and moral suasion can be' spoken of more | The foreign policy of the administration has yet | than as empty theories. to be approved of by the people ; and all the acts | The next thing to be regarded, after justice is of the administration in regard to the war with | done to the laws and the community, is the wel- Mexico, have to undergo a rigid and impartial | fare of the prisoner himself; and, in uine cases scrutiny by the people. Indeed, the whole policy | out of ten, the personal condition of the con- of the party in power, from the day on which Mr. | demned is preferable, under sentence of death, to Polk entered the White House, has to be reviewed what it would be under the prospect of confine- by the sovereign people, and the sentence of ap- ment. Let the prisoner, after his conviction of a Proval, or condemnation, passed upon it. This, capital offence, understand that his anticipated in a measure, will take place atan early day,by execution is changed to imprisonment, and the the most powerful member of the opposition, who reaction of feeling is such that he receives a por- a short time since, in the Senate of the United tion of happiness, mingled with hope of further States, declared his intention of seizing an early leniency; and his comparative prosperity, like opportunity of appealing to the people on such a that of men ignorant ofadversity,hardens the heart review. The speech of Daniel Webster, atthe | to all moral influence. The more his success, the dinner which is to take place shortly in | less his repentance. But when the murderer, the Philadelphia, will be looked forward to incendiary, the violater of female chastity, re- with intense interest, as a complete exhibi- | alizes that his sentence is unalterable as the laws tion of the nakedness of the administration, | of the Medes and Persians, the future becomes if any such nakedness exists, and as develope- | too near to the present,to be disregarded. The ment of the course the opposition will pursue | very state of mind produced by this prospect of for some time to come. The causes which led to | eternity, when favorable, is often mentioned by the war with Mexico, will be searchingly inquired | the advocates of the anti-hanging class as a reason into by one who is competent to the task. The | why the man sheuld live; but had the criminal vetoes of the river and harbor, and the French | expected liberty or pardon, all of the fear which spoliation bills—the passage of the tariff by the | effected his repentance would have been lost; vote of the Vice President, and the establishment | and it is infinitely better, in a religious point of of the sub-treasury, will all be strictly inquired | view, that a man should be hung, if made a into—and the policy foreshadowed that may de- | Christian by his anticipations of death and judg- feat the democratic candidate for the Presidency | ment, than be allowed to live, a curse and an out- in 1348, and totally annihilate the democratic par- | castof society. Very few of these who graduate ty, if its course should not be sustained by the peo- at our State prisons exhibit any visible im prove- ple. ment in morality ; but of those executed, there We are, therefore, in the midst of times preg- | are but few who do not show a subdued spirit at nant with events, that will affect the future history | the eleventh hour. ‘The advocates of the abolition of ate ee in ir country ; and the speech of capital punishment say, “the minute a man be- of Daniel Webster and the results of the State | comes a Christian, he is hung.” We say that the elections, will be of the highest importance and fear of death is all that could bring his mind to a interest. state where Christianity might act. Let us watch and pray. But setting aside all logical pleadings, striet jus- — tice de GP ig 298 Se # mands that a murderer should be punished y death. On mere abstiact views, mildness may some time ago, that it was determined upon by | seem pi the Cabinet that the fort of San Juan d’Ulloa ake reeset hi sin rags mio Sas ’ iends struck down by the should be bombarded by our squadron in the | agsassin’s bi ‘ Gal; and that the honor of taking that hitherto | for the fimince’ And eagh one immediately looks considered impregnable fortress, would ere long ed by legal flaws or misplaced me » fo ey, hi } be part of the history of our navy, and compose | doog outraged public opinion take pion ing | sor — oe jaurels. Led at the same own hands, and the populace, by summary pro- | ta A — a list of the vessels of war that | ceedings, do what justice requires. Were capital | r ones for that purpose, the number of “yunishient abolished, lynch law would beesme | a ¢., and expressed our Conviction that that prevalent to a degree that now can hardl ; oa fores was am i pose vik re ay suflicient for the purpose. The | ylized. Linpulsive retribution would wektioWien ashington Union took us to task for that state- no mistaken ideas of mercy fh pea and mice to correct what it consid- The only remaining argument, if it can be all. ered an error in it, ¥ herr Tk tat aaa Wena, he dee tue “tapas ed such, that is used against eapital punishment, a, 5 d » were not then in isis i i consisis in the belief that juries would be commission, and could not ve used - as . d for the pur apt to convict, if the consequences were not so pose intended. ot We knew at the time we made the statement heavy tothe convicted. If juries are habituated , that those vessels were not in commission ; but we were well informed chat surveys of them had bec. ordered, and that they could be placed in a Judices should be consulted ; but so long as they | are sworn to decide by fact and evidence, they | have nothing to do with the sentence ; and a jury- ‘ charm ment for life ; and if looked at either asa prevent- | the culprit; if this is to be ercap- | | to perjury, then it is well that their peculiar pre- | man who would acquit any murdereg, declaring his innocenee, when knowing him to be guilty, for no other cause than -hie own disl’ke to have the law carried into effect, isn perjured being, and @ fit subject for the penitentiary. The judge is sworn before Gud to do his duty, and the fury- men to do theirs, exch in his peculiar province ; one to decide upon fact, and the other to sentence upon conviction; and either swerving from his duty upon the grounds of personal feeling or phi- losophical opinion, risks the consequences atten- dant upon a public crime. Again, there can be no splitting of doubts: if the doubt of a prisoner’s guilt is strong enough to save him from conviction and death, that same doubt should save him if no other punishment were attached to the crime than the world’s cen- sure ; on either horn of the dilemma the anti-cap- ital punishment men find a poor resting place. New Mexico—Wurn WI. 17 BE ANNEXED t— Our readers will find a very good sketch of the territory of New Mexico in this day’s paper—its geographical position—its inhabitants, and their | eustoms, We take it from the Matamoras Ameri- can Flag. It will be found to be highly interesting, inasmuch as the expedition of Col. Kearney is | destined for that region, and also because it will | be part of our territory, no doubt, before many | years—perhaps on the settlement of our presen difficulties with Mexico. | Theatrical and Musical, | Pank Tueatre.—The regular sutumn season of this | | theatre commenced lest evening under circumstances | highly flattering to the management. Mr. Collins, the H | acknowledged successor of Tyrone Power, appeared for | the first time in this country, on the stage so often trod, | and within the walls that so often rung with the applause | drawn down by his illustrions prototype. His a ance was the signal of a perfect hurricane of applause and rapturo’ etings from.2ll parts of the house, ac- | companied G4 clapping of hands and other demonstra. j tions of delight. Never have we seen a more success | ful debut in New \ we can only compare it to the rapturous fu: with which Power himself ‘was wont to begrected after an absence of a year or more from this city. Mr. Collins acted Mr. Mo- Shane in the “Nervous Man,” and Teddy Malow. | ney in “Teddy the Tiler.” We think the public will agree with us when we say that he is on the stago the very personation of an Irishman—a ranting, zoattngy | devil-may-care specimen of the sons of Green Erin—in his gait, delivery, and ease ef manner. He is gifted with exactly sufficient, and no more ror less, of the genuine T.pperary brogue, to give effect to the character Veet lorms, and to instil into them all that uncouth longing oa whom the mant! he is certainly the + 1 to them, and which constitute their chiet ‘0 see Collinson the stage isto see the man ‘of Power has fallen ; at all events genuine representative of Irish character that we have seen or heard of since the d: f Power. We predict for Mr. Collins a most flattering career in the Unite States. He was called before the curtain at the conclusion of each piece; and at. the last made a brief acknowledgment of the — Mr. Collins more in full hereafter, a1 stice to-his merits. Mr, Bass, as performed his part in Kis u ™ nobly sustained the piece throughout. T! same may be said indeed of all who participated in evening’s performances. Bowery Txeatre.—The new drama of “Hoboken” seems nightly to increase in favor with the public, if we Judge by the crowded houses, and their hearty applause. ‘Walcot is inimitable in his character of a beau ; dresses properly, and does not overdo his part. Wemyss and | Chanfrau give fine specimens of acting. By the by, Walcot was called out last evening afte: the fall of the | cw , and madea most characteristic speech, which was received with three cheers. ‘I wish you had'nt said that.” This evening the same play is produced, with the addition of the nautical spectacle of the “ Wizard of the Wave,” in which Mr. J. R. Scott will appear. Such a combination of talent and stage effect is rarely brought out together. We need not hope that the house will be well attended, for it always is. Castiz Garpex.—The new gems of the opera, per- formed by the orchestra last evening, attracted the ad miration of all present. Weare pleased to se that the musical taste of our community succeeds in nightly col: Jecting a crowd at this splendid room, where cool air and delicious refreshments are so easily attained. The cos- moramic views delight all who see them. New Youx Sacaxp Music Society.—We would again call attention to the opportunity afforded to our citizens by the excursion of this Society to New Haven et one o'clock to-day All those who are on a trip to the or desire a delightful day, will profit by the occasion pre rented Lothian’s band accompany the Society, and the parsage up will be enlivened by glees, concerted and in- | strumental pieces. of the fii After th ance of the Oratorio of | with his own sister, Catharine Thornton; the parties i in the act of stealing a \ Owing Tone ante ted baad on the Centreville Course take pee vane iy. Crowds collected to visit the track, aa1 were of course much dis- nointed. It was anounced that the feats would come ‘on Weilnesday, (t@morrow,) when it is expected that there will he an immense concourse of the lovers of fan | and the “ fysiesl.” to see the sight. Professor Sheridan | will oversee the w! arrangement Poltwe lntetitzence. | AvovsT 17.—.4ttempt to Kill--A man by the name | James Lynch was arrested on Sunday night, by officer Attridge, 14th wand ‘a charge of stabbing a man | called Michael Mi y_ with a knife, inflicting @ severe Wotnd on the breast. The wound, was dressed by Dr. | Archer, and the is eappooed to be out of danger. Committed by Justice Taylor for examination. | Forgery ~A calling himself George Simmons, | alias McGuire, alins Fitch, passed upoti the frm of Lud. | low, Beebo & Co, Philadelphia, a forged certificat deposit, purporting to be on one +f the Rochester banks, | for $350 It is supposed that this individu: on to this city ; therefore lok out for th I) jewelry and watchmake: , Hear Orange street, glariously entered, on Sunday afternoon, hy some bold rascals, between the hours of 3 and 64 o'clock in afternoon, by cutting Sraegp the rear of the taking off the weather-boarding, and choppi through the wall Ita the shop “A quantity rie and several watchs, were stolen with which the thieves escaped. Four colored boys, by the names of John | ‘Thompson, Joseph Thompson, Bill Fields and Samuel Laydon. were arrested on suspicion of committing the anew. but the evidence being in-uiticieat, they were ed. steven an a pela wee epics hee Var was arrest! esterday chai with drawing a knife : 4 nae. of tae 4th Ward, with and pest on policemen Li intent to do vim bodily injury. Justice Oxborne held him to bail in $600, in default of which he was commit- ted to prison » Charge of Incest —A spe 3 men by the name of Hugh | Thornton. residing at No 24 Jane street, was arrested | on Sunday on a: harge of having incestuous intercou: were both taken before Justice Merri‘t, who committed them both for examination D ehonest Servant.— An Irish gis) by the name of Mary It. was arrested yesterday by a Ward policeman, with robbing her employer, Mr. Gross, residi at No. 66 Beskman street, of various fancy colore worsteds and silk ane, ae at about $10 and upwards. Committed for examination Stealing Clothing.—Thomas J. Wilkins was caught { coat. pantaloons, and hat, valuot at sis. bolonging to ‘Henry Ories, No 73 Robinson street. up for trial. of Pri seiner Girl —Officer Sackman, ofthe 6th Ward, arrested a-young girl only fourteen years of age, whom | he took from ont aden of infamy kept by a Mra Thomp- | gon, at No. 60 Mott street. It appears this poor girl was introduced to this house Py elder sister, under pre- tence of amusing a small child; but, in fact, in order to obtain her ruin. Justice Osborn committed her to the kind care of Vrs. Foster, the matron of the City Prison. | Cool Impudence.—Bill Abby alias Billy Fish, the roto: | rious pickpocket, entered tha police office yesterday | afternoon—and from his exterior appearance you suppose him to be a gentlemen,—and applied to th ting magistrate, Justice Osborn. for protection, he hav- ing been much annoyed and threatened by Mr. Camp, the proprietor of the Police Gazette. It appears Mr. Camp entered one of their rendezvouz, kept by old Jack | Ring, in Cherry street, accompanied by Messrs, Wilke and y, wherein some altercation took place, w! forms foundation of the complaint. Justice Osborn, after het his stery, refused to entertain the com- jaint, a1 a Mr, Abby left the office—ordered his bob- led ‘mare, and took a ride around the Battery, to endea- vor to shake off his ange Movements of Travellers. The following forms a considerable portion of yester- | i na te rrivals at the principal hotels— meRican—Dr. Cuyler, oe real H. Humphrey, New York; J. Stewartson, Philadelphia; Chevalier Me- alion, Spain; Capt. Glover, Lower Canada; A. Warren, . Dupre, Georgia; M. Mason, Virginia; E. Seamon, ‘Washington; Mr. Pratt, Mobile; G. Ward, Arkansas; J. Leal, Madeira;,B. Read, Charleston; Mr. Rogers, Arken- sas. Aston—G. Taylor, Judge Woodworth, UM ie Park; M. Dunlop, Connecticut; W. Mitchell, Montreal; M. Ty, Philadelphia; E. Phelps, Oswego; W. Shear, Georgi 8. Goodwin, St. Helena; J. r, Boston; H Heart, New Or'eans; F. Griffin, Mobile; W. G Hale, Richmond: 8. Hargrove, J. Van Dalson, New Orleans; W. William: Richmond; R. Seamony, Philadelphia; D. Nevins, Bu: Jo; E. Bacon, Utica; Ww. Jordan, Hudson; W. Shephard, Boston. City—E, Metcalfe, Charleston; R Izard, U. 8. Navy; W. Barrett, South Carolina; ; _H. Brow: Philadelphia: W. Missouri; W. Wilson, Pittsburgh; clomo. J. Spry, Philadelphia; H Marke, New Oi W. Thompson, J Brown, Texas; T. Wilkinson, Vee ion M. Brad haw, Philadelphia; New Orleans; Dr Patton, U. 8. Navy; ; Philadelph Muller, Tennessee. M. Hitchcock. Albany; B. Williams, M. : P. Handy, South Caroline; 8. Long, nia; T. Brewster, Philadelphia; H. Putnan, | B Cutter, Jonesville; VM. Renshaw, St. Lou- J. Maxwell, Kentucky D. Ranlett, a New York ia; W. Carmichael, Georgix: Ed. Courtenay. Virgi M. Beard, Georgia; M. Cooper, Connecticut; D Servi Mississippi; W. Genard, Memphis; J. Drean, Mackinac; J. Myer, Philadelphia; $. Jennett, Michigan; W. Morri- son, Bridgeport | Howanp—M. Bryant, Utica; M. Whitney, Albany; W. ma; J. Alexander, Albany; W. Burtt, thune, Mr. Clarke, Toronto; J. Betts, Saugerties: N. steamboat will return to this city by moonlight. is 3 C. 3 Know Goat enjoyment will Be wosited mare, it ft te ever | vane? Nanette; ME Miller Augusta, T: Goold.'Boe- | attanable. fon; J Beam: Ohio; 8 Harrington, Vermont; H. Kenbe- | The Baker Family dy, Kentucky, J. Cox, Philadelphia; H. Clarke, Boston. | we their farewell concert at Pitts- burgh on the 14th ist x ere Dan Marble concluded an e: the 12th inst. ngagement at Cincinnati on | City Intetligence. | Lost Bor.—A boy about four of age was picked | Monge ani carried to the station house Ne. 7, ¥ ere he remains to be claimed by his parents or guar- jans. | Nxotiaence amonc Datvers —Hack No 92 and horses, | wore found running through the Bowery early yesterday morning, without a dri and were immediately seized by officer Melvin, and brought to station house No. 4 he owner will suffer in the usual penalty, and felly merits the same for violating the city ordinance. Paxcocrous Dipravity.—A young girl, aged about 13 ssing appearance, was yesterday f und me in Mott street,where she had been, ha, if . a tl he Bho was itmodiately taken Into custedy bu te cols ustody by the police. and sent to the proper quarter asa vagrant where it i to be hoped ehe arn to improve ick ‘The disgraceful dens of Iniguity that inf of the city, should be carefully watched, as many a and innocent victim has been sacrificed, fices of the seducer and the courtezen. “| Map Doas.—Two of these unwelcome visiters were | placed in duress yesterday, and underwent the last | Pe ity of the law, at the hands of officers Rafferty and | son. The former despatched his victim it ‘anklin loping about the cit be eet—the latter in Broadway. Mad d ty in various quarters since the warm | weather commenced. | A Fartarce. Sevtive: terday morning @ man was found lying on the door in the 7th Ward, taking @ very comfortable snooze, and was supposed to be iatoxicated— yo by the wily posed to attacks or Impositions of any of the who may choose to try hia hand” upon the and go” principle. “He was observed by the Police, who with their ui vigilance and precaution, proceeded (some three or four of them) to take the helpless victim of intoxication to the Station. The dog—with chara teristic fi 'y, immediately growled at the office: when they approached his master—and kept them bay. Some five or six of the officers were subsequently called together and held a council of war, upon which it was agreed to despatch tne noble animal, which was, | we understand, of the mixed Newfoundland breed—but the Captain of ‘the Watch, Captain Wood, rescinded the resolution of the officers, from a considoration, that this faithful animal would be found capable of dischai ing his trust, We are agsured that he fully performed hie task up to the time of his master’s awaking; who immi diately “ went his way rejoicing” in the " gray of the morning,” accompanied by hia faithful dog. We sin- cerely trust that none of the dark fraternity will meet | this modern “dog of \ —in any idle excursion oar the city. Suche “friend” is more valuable than gold. | List of Montatity.—There were 236 deaths in the | bor f last week The heat has been found almost intole- e. | Raiy.—We were yesterday visited with a most re- | freshing shower of fain which lasted for few hours; and had a most salutary effect upon the sphere. | The late warm weather, had it continued much longer, | would have proved truly’ dangerous—and the shower of yesterday, which succeeded the light thunder storm, was a truly welcome visi Tue “ Joury Gon "—Some votar! of the wine cu; Ps known by the name of “ rum custo: . were arrost | early yester morning, at No #9 ick street, for riot ind di ss | Their names were James Mull Fin esterday morning. it ey ursting of 8 spiri (ma | ‘@ noticed yesterday the fu- ner lof Mr. ler W. Stewart, a late member of | the police department, belonging to the 10th ward, and | felt much pleased ee the kind feeling exhibited to- wards r officer. been at least | det d five hundred police: following the h , headed by the Chief, each man with his hrouded with crape, all well dressed; and a finer or more able looking body of men we have not seen for some time past. | Cononen’s Orrice, August 17.—Sudden Death—The | coro held sn inquest yesterday, at No. 105 John street, on the body of John Dalton, born in Iroland, 67 ‘of age, who came to his death by a fit of apopl diet accordingly. Another. The coroner also held an inquest at No. 55 Oliver street, on the body of Joun Fitzpatrick, a native of Ireland, 36 years of age, who came to his death by congestion of t rain. Verdict accordingly. ‘ound Drowned.—The coroner also held an inquest at 99 South street, on the body of an unknown colored boy, about 13 years of age, Who was found floating in the East River, foot of John street. Verdict, found drowned. Death from Intemperance—An inquest was also held at No. 161 Anthony street, on the body of Sarah Middle- ton, a native of New York, 28 years of age, who cume | | to her death by delirium tremens Verdict accordingly. | The Brooklyn Eagle staves that one of the gen- tlemen who was nabbed in Rochester while making | | tracks with te wile of another, remar a day or | | two since, that he “ should got clear off to Wisconsin, | and no minake, it it hadnt been for that ‘ere damned } | thunder and lightois.g rod!” | | Very little glass was broken in the lower part of Nashua, | Tele- Great Srorm ar Nasava.—Ihe Nashua ‘ je- graph of Friday yives particulars of a most structive storm, almost unprecedented in this part of country. which occurred at that place on Friday after- noon. The storm combined hail, rain, wind. and thunder and lighting—was a'tended with loss of life and mage by the blowing down of buildings, chimney 5 cos, trees, ke, eo breakig of giass was immense. The Telegraph says large buil lug used by the Nashua Manufacturing Company forthe ruction of their water wheels was blown down men who had taken shelter in it, ured. Mr Gordon Bailey had his leg broken in two } and his hip. his stomach, and back so injured that covery ix doubtful enior Geo. W Blako-lee and x onsiderably injured One hundred and 6 brick walls of tne new range of buildings by the Nashua Company. a portion which " now erecti had been raised to the third floor, and the east end of block. were blowndown. A new house just boarded and shingled, built by Mr. Ebenezer M'intire, and a bose of two tenements, unfinished and uneccupied, belonging to Reed & Martin, masons, a barn belonging to Mr uel | Vose, in which Mr. Conant hed stored his sleighs, were blown down. Mr. Conant’s lose ncn The lumber building at the steam shop was partisliy unroofed A bern on the Hollis road was blown down. The house occupied by Mr. Alvin Greenwood and Mr. Asa Avery, the stable occupied by Mr. Reuben Godfrey, on Walnut street, were partially unroofed. The roof of a store on Factory street, be- ing to Mr. William 0. Beasom, which had just been to add another story, was unroofed. The drive- at the tavern stand at the ir, was blown down, rs. Francis Winch, Soloman nd upon the school house in district No. 2, ia chimneys were blown down, and went through, or otherwise damaged the roofs.’ Two chim- neys upon the Town House, two upon the Universalist chnreh; one upon Rev. Mr.’ Lamson’s church, one upon Judge Gove's Retine, and one upon the house of Thomas W. Gillis, Esq. are among those we noticed blown down, without other material damage. It is impossible to estimate the amount of glass bro- | ken in the village. In many houses there is scarcely a | whole square left onthe exposed site. In the machine shop more thana thousand squares are broken. Inthe | central building, in which is our office, there are four | hundred. Otber buildings suffered in ni rate. Th mount is imme we i th as 50,000 ligt ‘There are a thousand | fide of Main street, between Front and Wa- | lens and fruit trees is very great, ‘are sadly injured, and some de- to coi far as the hail exten- rly to a perfect ruin. to the northwest, the wind seems been more violent than here. T! of Mr. Abel Blood’s brick hout on | road, was blown in, and the roof scattered in frag- | ments all around for a great distance A barn, also | owned by Mr Blood and occupied by Mr Robbins, short distance this side,was stripped of its roof and boards, quaatity of rye lett exposed to the weather. house, not yet finished, built by Mr. Preston leveled to the ground. It was r mill at Mrs. Leach’s, and the : | ne: ins last__year, T Robbit not o-cupied. ‘Th apple and other treos in that neighborhood, were blowa down. A barn near Pennychuck brook, on the Concord road, was blown down. The hail does not seem to have been very extensive. thotigh there were some very large hail stones. Some of those large elms at Mr. Woodbury’s were completely twisted off. At Hollis there was no storm at all—not even a drop of rain. The hail seems to have been most se’ upon the south a z the [phate ms oe ee wind have come in spots of not very great extent 6 wi was so heavy Ete bend the spire of Rev. Mr. Richard's church, and tear the lead from the mee le of the town house ani the Nashua Compan; Many hail etones were seou Phe anen’s egg Those of the rolled across our office floor merri- uch torrents as to reader it fell It came down al- im ble to see across the sti ects. most ina perfect sheet To tal altog storm ot awiul sublimity, which beggars description. in the lower part f Hudson, the damage to the windows was pretty exte: Sir Timothy. D. Wioxery ‘Litchfield, ed in the 4 k during the storm. Ho was icked up after storm by the crew of another | aoe which was going up. He was found with one arm over a plank, by which he was sustaiced, while his body wasunder water. He had probably floated uearly a mile. He wason his way down with @ boat loaded with wood. Mr. Vickery was about forty years old, and has leita wife and five children. Varieties. By a slip from the office of the Milwaukie Sentinel, we learn that a fire broke out there on the morning of the 10th inst , in the mill of Messrs. Comstock & Chase, which was wholly cestroyed—-loss $16,000 ; Amos Tufts $600; | Luscomb $1000, ‘The whole loss will be about $25,000. Judge Shortridge, of Alabama, has been tried for per- | jemee special verin of th wit Court of "Talladega | county and hon ly acquitte: | The St. Louis Evening Guzet ys that General De | Vega is about to visit Henry Clay, at Ashland. ‘The Legislature of the State of Maine adjourned on Monday morning last, after a session of ninety days— During the session 168 acts and 89 resolves were passed. | Admirals placed vessels in such a position as that f | had been given for the withdrawal of the Argen- | were English and French. | miral, but waited tll the vessels were fairly un- | order to give the few natives in Montevideo, und | to gain, but it would have been very impor- ' loan and stock-jobbing company, the public pro- + of friendship, and 2 desire to establish peace, Montew in the service of the Argeutii WOsy: . Leieese ky was. this iienkenc declarer’ from the @ide wees and te blockade of Peok Against whom were they waging war? Where slip raised. meats pee sincere xe D would they find a precedent for so indefinite a | : Brown, OR. | notice t ho could determine what troops acting | Notiess ct New We nase renee | his Etiquette in a City. 138. Should tt appear no inappropriate cireumstanee | for feminine gentleness, to disclose the erimson hus of aninnate modesty to the gaze of publio scrutiny, the New York Harald will condescend to honor the grie es of beauty, with a oornsr in its w dely Cire columns. Mach deserved ridicule of late, has been fated the naughty persoasge who “smoked in the om- nibus”—it has proved highly beneficial—the omnibuses are no longer troubled with living chimneys—fired tobacco funnels are extingaish- ed—there is no fear of our catching smoke when in search of the invigorating ambrosia balmy atmosphere. Siyce the “‘oranibus smoker was ridiculed and evaporated, a lady of the name of ‘Martha’ has publicly complained of being stared at in so offensive a manner, as to * - liged to change her position from one side of s ferry boat to the opposite one, to rebuke the ad- Affairs of La Piata—No. 1V. Borxos Arges, May 12, Previous to the departure of the English and French Ministers from here, Governor Rosas or- dered his squadron to retire from before Monte- video. On the 21st of July the English and French they could guard the Argentine squadron; and on the 22d sent word tbh Admiral Brown, its com- mander, that he must not leave without their consent. On the Zist, the two Ministers, Ouse- ley and Deffaudis, addressed notes to Mr. Arana, asking for their passports on the 81st, unless pre- vious to that day he could assure them that orders tine troops and adron. On the 25th, Admi- beg al Brown informed the English and F. . | miriag gaze of him who so unblushingly oglad psig that the day previous he had pbb her; and as I am one of a maltitude Cee | on the move in ths noble and thriving city my desire the world, by me, may ascertain the thousand inconvenienges to which beauty is con- tinually the undeserved victim. tithe » Ah, sir! you are quite unaware oO! man’ acaiemaet checks ta what we of the order of ele- gance are hourly ex, ‘ Proceeding from the residence of an affluent uncle in Murray street yesterday afternoon, on an errand of charity to a poor sick widow (you will forgive me for vane this allusion to the un- fortunate), I was compelled to glance at a very dashing gentleman on the steps of the Astor. Oar eyes accidentally met; it was very provoking ut 1am compelied to adinit that he had not the complaisance to withdraw his irom # penetrating seru.iny of mize. I was much confused; a crim- shy Seer insensibly sjufused my oheek as | pas- eed him. Will you please to let polite gentlemen, who dress smart, and stand on hotel] steps te catch the eye of beauty, know, that {t is tts duty of polite- | ness to drop the eye first when it eneonuters that of alady; and very impolite to compel the eye of order trom Governor Rosas, dated the 22d, to re- turn to Buenos Ayres with the squadron. He re- ceived for answer, that they could not permit his departure before hearing trom the Ministers at Buenos Ayres, and that they would immediately dsspatch a vessel for instructions. — I: will be seen that on the very day these com- bined powers made their final demand, they had placed it beyond the power of Rosas to comply, so far as the squadron was concerned, On the 8is¢ of July, Admiral Brown was in- © formed he might depart with his squadron, if he would leave all the English and French subjects on board, in Montevideo. The Admiral told them this was impossible, fur the majertty of his crews Ye himself (although he had once been Governor of Buenos Ayres), and several cf the commanders of the vessels, were born in Great Britain. All this, of course, they knew beforehand. Admiral B. told them if | they would permit him to go to Buenos Ayres, all the English and French sailors should be deliver- = up on i freer oer again had to ask the inisters, but thev had a steamer just going up, | co and said they would probably have an cneer #1 | beaaty to succumb to an unsolicited observation two days. On the 2d of August, the steamers re- | Of it. #8 uN turned: On the 8d, Admiral B. receiving nocom- | Returning from my visit of condolence an‘ ve munication from the co;mbined forces, and sup- | to the poor widow, [ made a pause on the cur i : osing there could be no obj--ction to his leaving, | in Broadway, at Cedar street, for an omnibns, to Lee is last proposition, made sigaals in the | the daver of which I had made the seaneosae morning for his vessels to prepare for sailing. | Sun-shade-stay for-me salutes it ATONE Re on the This was done, as weil as all the preparations | crossing ; the drum and fife of a military co.n- he carriages this way and that flur- fantieman from the opposite side of the way perceived the confusion and bustle I was in, and—wonld you believe itt—he loowed at me all the time I was entering, and never so much as offered to hold bck the omnibus door! i If he was beauty-struoks I pardon him; but, will u please to let all she world know it is reeding to take advantage of these casual ren- contres to give the aid whicd gentlemen inside of | an omnibus cannotconveniently perform. There were two ladies and ‘our gentlemen on one side of the omnibus, and for gentlemen on the other side, None of the genisemen on the side on which the ladies were, offered 10 make a eally very distressing. — tlemen understand it is by alady in a pub- pany, and th for getting under way, which occupied several ried me; a gi hours, in full view of the English and French; they sent no message, made no signal to the Ad+ derway, and then opened a fire on th m, and captured the squadron. On the 4th they dis- mantled tie vessels, took out the English and | French sailors, and then for a time withdrew, in | the Argentinos, who had made Montevideo their place of refuge, an opportunity to tamper with that portion of the crews who were Argentinos, | to induce them to join the Montevidean cause. | This was done with the approbation of the Eng- | lish and French officers, and against the fi | d remonstrances of the Argentine comm: rs, | vacancy for me—it was r but all with litle or noeffect. It was nottaatthe | | Will you please let gen English and Prenioh cared Cee oe Bayes | Pp anes ee give a lady a seat ofthe one or two hundred men they ko; us , lic vehicle. “ weet For the present I draw a yeil over my embar- tant if’ they could have added this number | rassments by signing myself Tue Beary. to the three or four hundred natives of | South America, which were all who were | The Condition of Our Streets then in arms ‘against Oribe, and the people | To A. H. Micxet, Mayor of New pS atamah of the Oriental Republi; ‘and whom the , The public voice seems to be pretty unanimous English and French were determined to establish | 19 according to thee great praise for thy unwear ve ind dent | exertions in various modes of maintaining order and SUDrOr as the go ernment and on ode “d irabati isances in our Ringers Tas j i jan ad. | one of thy constituents, cheerfully concede this, in conjunction with the French and Italian y 1 ra swel venturers, had bargained away to the English Whilst doing this [ ‘ng permission; a ever, to point to some of these nuisances, which | have escaped. thy notice, and to which very re- spectfully I ask thy attention. 1 belong to a class of thy fellow citizens who seldom deem it any art of their duty to interest themselves with pub- ic matters, eilering to live peaceably and quiet- Be with all men. Nor should I now deviate from this long established maxim, were it not that I see daily such open violations of our muuicipallaws— detrimental, and even dangerous, to the lives of our citizens. South street, from Fulton Market to Roosevelt street, is much of the time nearly impassable. , cannot undertake to describe thes» impediments, except that Peck slip is blockaded in fiont of the Williamsburgh Ferry with beer carts and stands Yor traffiz, leaving only a small passage upon each side for carts or carriages, which frequent this pes Bpon the arrival o! the Hartford and New aven sigamboats. I believe L have said enough to call ‘hy a'ten- tion to this part of the city, and bope that we shall dily have these imped inenta removed erty, lands, revenues, and navigation of the ruguay ; togive dignity and respectability to the concern. But the Argentinos, sailors though they were, refused to enter into the parmership, and were in a few days sent to Buenos Ayres. Belore Admiral Brown, who had so Jong and valiantly fought the battles of Buenos Ayres, was permitted to apes, they exacted a promise from him, as from the other officers born in Great Britain, not to take np arms without their consent. The ves- sels they divided between themselves, and have subsequently used them in their blockading ope- rations. All these outrages were committed with- outany declaration of war, aud under professions and French ministers arrived at the day beture the captain of the squadron ; of course all was done with their ap- Probation. Pea Toeir first important act after arriving: there | ‘was a declaration of a blockade of ail the ports of the Banda Oriental, which are or may be occue The Engli with @ribe were in the service of the Argentine emicaw Tamtravx— uckland and Sumner, pnb- A Am Government, or when a port might be occupied we “sresting geme of literature, by them’ Next, they sect foros to Colounsm | Mire, socue of the most ints es compriaing: ‘seaport directly opposite Buenos Ayres—took it by 1 ‘fe TI in Our glances through the’ P tracings of an experienc d ha.’ mistake not. this is not a ti mublic rem—Published and ei js the title of a beanti‘ul new and original of short band yeri siorm—drove the inhabitants out—sacked the lace, and garrisoned it with English and Preach marines. ‘I'bey then seized the Island of Martin Garcia, which commands the entrance tothe Rivers Parana and Uruguay, and which belonged tw the Province of Buenos Ayres. All this without any declaration of war! Rosas, after these things had been done, issued a decree for- bidding all intercourse between the people of this province and the Enghsh and French vessels of jal if we ime the suthor® bus made ted by Michael T. little work, which striking out in in leads the reader to a knowle, war, to prevent their obtaining fresh provisions. re h el This was his first act of delence. C. Garding nay Gan f Ta my next, I will speak of the manner of block- | The firat rof the fourth yolume ading this province, and of the subsequent course | periodical en laid on our tabl¢, and we are akers. ie we well sui io \e place req pursued by the pene Tiara | foralesding ggeieutterel ent eclontie jouraal Tie we A tro entirely for the bene of our practioal far — i mers; evel one of 98 rol ut inion, ba Riper! oe following from an | could glean truly valuable matter Troma the perusal of evening paper of last evening :— | the number of this work. The last number is vary rich Samatoca, 16th Aug., 1646. | Lest evening —-—— ——. Esq, of your city, said to | be of high standing asa merchant, was aoe of | by anumber of little girls, varying from 6 to 13 years, as having committed the most un ralleled acts ot indecency y ir persons, at the swing in the fixer of Union fall, where ho found them playing le had repeated these offences to different children at two different times | in entertaining and improving information We wish the editors much uooes in their enterprislag objects. | Loxpow Lancet.—Burgess. Stringer & Co. have issued | the August number of this valuable republication. It con- tains more than thirty original papers on practical sub- jects of importance, beside the usual lectures and re- views, and abstracts from foreign journals of medical in the day, andtried to entice them into the adjacent summerhouse, whan ey ran to thelr parantsand x | qiRE N° yreyszue or, Wowan Published by &. B Oa posed his villainy, but he had escaped. In the evening, | ofthe’ Histor ey pear novel, by the authoress after tea, he returned tv the swiug, as Js aupposed for | ® History of a Flirt. the same e, when the girls pointed him out | Lire Pictunes—Wm Taylor & Co. publithers—is the When | first saw him he had been arrested by the father title of a interest work from the pen of I. 5. ery and grandfather of one of the children, who seized him | Arthur, a gentleman al; well known to the literary and dragged him into the office, where achild facedhim world. A lady who bas just firished its perusal, pro- and described his offe: | Bounces it as one of the best novels of the age He was required to re the village forthwith. andes | wy he lodged atti United Bates, war sulfored to depart, | Ray’ Messts Mend '& Clarke: hee, taken & place fa he although he narrowly escaped being lynched on the field of periodical literature hitherto almost unoccupied 5 spot, and only because of his alleged tamily connections | —as a pleasant companion to the Christian’s fireside it is ‘&c., an afflicted sister being here under las on | well worthy of patronage. The embellishments of the ‘The mothers of the outraged children m¢ ach | Au; number are very beautiful. CE erat se etic andere, | , Fenuiay Qoanrgney Revie j_repuliation of Lem ialianes Scott & Co.—This namber is full of valuable rea Sisbemanennns, ba te di te tana oe bo matter. The article on the writings of Chas Seatsfield, process, foPbld the parties from legal. redress. That he , fo jes from le; ress. That ‘will be chastised in New York by “the father of one of the girls is certain, if he oan ever be found, the fact not having come to his knowledge until had fied. They ere all young children and belong to our most reputable families. so that you may suppose there is felt here universal resentment. His frienas allege in- sanit the cause of and exeuse for his conduct; but ‘and the trepidation with which he fled, be trayed guilt and remuree at being detected. The plea of insanity will not avail, nor should it screen him from tho exile 405 decent society which his outrages have , merited. From tHe Oare oF Goop Horr.—By the Vaa- couver, at Bo.ton, we have received a Cape prot paper of June oth, from which we extract the fol- lowing :— will be found very interesting to the literary world. Unitey States Tanirr—Van Norden & King, pud- | lishers, will be found a useful little work for our mer> | chants and business men.—and ite being compiled by Edwin Williams, is quite a sufficient gwarentee for its accuracy. —_—_ | Trorm Stmawoxk imax ricriox—A late English | Paper contains the particulars of the impositions )T@c~ | tised by a man calling himself by different names. instances of villainy are given, from which we conden‘e the following particulars :—InJune. 1834, just as the ee to leave a4 Papo be 4 stily approac! and was acsi-te | on hourd by a wel Gsenses seam, who afterwards entered into conversation with her. In the ten minutes occupied in crossing the river, they had become acquainted: and a landing. he wished to escort her home. Thi % The Graham's Town post, which arrived last night, | , but he persisted in accompanying ber a part of brings the followi intelligence, the substance of | the way. “1 am,” he said “anxious that you bould whieh is taken from the Graham's Town Journal, of tho | think well of me.’ My name is Bainbridge [ am the 80th ult. ptain of a vessel now lying at Hi ‘belonging to jessrs. Cropper, Benson & Co., and here fur afew days on business of my own. | am a widower, havetwo daughters, both very young, and I “would willingly pro- vide a mother to lovk after them. It may seom strange + tha: | have taken a liking to you—I em sincere—you ae Just the kind of person 1 cogi wish to place over my | Tho anticipated 1ttack has been made on Fort Peddic, and the Kafirs have there received a most signal discom. | fiture and defeat. Umkye (our only friendly chief,) gave | information on the 24th M: 7B that a geueral attack was soon to be made on the fort: several skirmishes took | place on Tuesday and Wednosday,. but on Thursugy | rning the 26th ult, 10 A. M. wen,| Children—not too young for such @ charge, not too old } spprosching in great force. cnemy weresen,) (companionship ‘be lady. smiled’ blushed, and Phe plan Svidently was to draw out the troops, and | told him that her name was Carson. Captain Bainbridge « expressed himeelf at once deeply in love; nest were his entreaties, that she consented to meet him next night in Lord street. Both were punctual. she! took hw arm, ang during their walk the cep ain gain, alluded tohis dvughters, and being a man of busines, ced the question” atonce She referred him to, r brother, an esteemed gentleman, why then filled a} igh ofice in the customs. The brother was pleased ' wrb the frank manner of the ceprain. but being af went man, he went to Croppe: P know Captain Bambridge / ed In one of their ship-, and iad The brother was satisfied — question hecame a bri and £490 to take care then rush into the fort ; finding this not succee: extended themselves all around, and there wos acon- tinuous line of Kefirs at least six miles in length. Rock- ets and zhells were fired, but they did not come near enough for the infantry to play upon them; the Katir | balls whistled over the heeds of the men; binaint is said to have been recognized on a black hore ; 8 great Proportion were mounted. Stock has joined the war party, #0 that the government will be no longer encum- | ered with triendly chiets, | io Sir Andries Stockenstrom has scoured the country, the; without tae with any considerable parties of Kafirs. | The Beaufort levy are expected to join him .mmedia ely. | The Fingoes tought at Fort Peddie with the most deter. | mined bravery, and the loss of the enemy must have | 0 | Tas ne a by the post is the most cheering wo have | yot received —the tide is turned—our burghers are daily arriving at the scene of action—and we may reasonably hope co PAbolinag period our force will enable us to act | upen offens: Tie Excellency the Governor intended to proceed to Fort Peddie in the early part of the present week is running lady went into an sof grief. Oninquiry eal Captain Bainbridge was xt Havre, been in Liverpool tn 1848, a Yan! representing himself ame of Viortimer, mat , but had ne Superior Court—tn Chambers. a witow of some property. She sold her furnivure Betore Judge Vande:poel ried with him 10 America, ju the ship Rosclut Avo. 17.~In re Dr. Brandreth —fa this mat nUobh When outa few days, the Indy grew illh and died. Her husbani would not let any one see while she wae sick, but himself, and his languxge to was severe and butal, On arriving at New York, Mortimer immediately transferred himself to to sail for Liverpool, where on his arrival, he was ' day, denying the motion. cognised by the bride's maid of Mra Carson, as the preg tenle! Captain Bainbridge. ‘The geatleman on the iv Common stant fled. and thus escaped pauishment The fact be Before Judge Ulshoefter, coming public, it wos discovere! that Mr. Mortimer of ‘Ave. 17.—The Court opened to-day, and continued for | Captain Bpaiabs , Was @ scoundrel from Armah, and: { short time in session. The only business transacted, | made his living by hawking braces about Naw York and ‘was in relation to Jurors. | other cities of the Union. her herl ferald of Tuesday. His Honor gave bis decision to-