The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1846, Page 1

NEW YORK, Letters from the Army of Invasion. No. XVIII. The Field of General Taylor's Operations. Camanco, (Mexico) Avovst 13, 1846. The commender in chief arrived here on the 10th, and is busily engaged in preparations for an early movement. All the regular troops are now ready. It is expected that the ¢nd regiment of Infantry, will arrive in time to join us. General Taylor will advance, strong in thay arm which the Mexicans have already found so terribly ‘and fatally efficient—the Light Artillery. Four batteries will accompany the army, and a formidable one of siege pieces, under Capt. Webster. Should the enemy makea stand at Monterey, as it is presumed they are abundantly suppled with ordnance,we may have need of all our own ‘Two routes for the army are offered, the first, by the Valley of San Juan, the other via Meir. A party is now. absent to make a reconnoisance of the latter, and report. Probably very soon after its return, a portion of the army will march with a supply train, and establish a depot nearly half the distance to Monterey. If our route be by Meir, this depot will be at Seralvo. ‘The present is almost the first instance in our history, where a considerable army has moved into the heart of an enemy’s country, in the prosecution of a regular plan of campaign. Most of our inroads ii ‘Canalis, during the late war, were limited to a te of the fronti tresses of Montgomery and Arnold, a eral must mov. with due deliberation. And to provide for the necessitie of the servicc—to procure isnd transport ammunition, to pee pt ona fir ie nea ot his animals, to supply for ten thou: moutivs for a campaign of unknown Jength, what labor has not a. commander to ander All we is nothing in comparison must experience. The go’ ns, and expects he will'so apply et = tnd mr ater most direct ‘ ‘of high national import it has entrusted to his care.” If he fails in any one. part, the government, the country, his army, load him with re proaches, and he is made painfully sensible that the ‘head that wears a crown” lies far easier than that of him who commands an army in the field In contemplating e position of a military «sommander, the unreflecting prone to overlook nearly all this portion of his du- ties and responsibilities. Te battle occupies but a sin- Fleder, or perhapsa few hours in anentire season; but writing the history of that battle, how much is to be of the weeks and months of labor in securing sup- plies of men and means of transportation, and in those thousand precautions which it would be fatel to neglect, when you march fer beyend your own boundaries, and intoacountry where every man, woman and child, is required to oppose you. Many of the patriotic citizens of the country who promptly volunteered to come and help us, seemed to ave forgotten that there was something to be done be- sides mere loading and firing at the enemy drawn up in front. That enemy must first be sought. If weare the invaders, he chooses his position, and nearly his own time. But not afew of these brave men, are too ardent, as soldiers. They are in habit ot declari that they came to fight, and if there is no fighting to done, but that instead, they are to lis iguotly in camp, they wish their disc! e. And it is feared there i much of this spirit among our people at home; certainly, it hes a foeting in quarters, for we read o! resolutions a why army of Occup: tinued so long in Mat res. Had the inquirer seen the total Vi ertaoy of the army in all those means re- quisite for invading a hostile country, and reflected a single moment upon what Gen. ‘Taylor had accomplished almost without means, the question certainly woul d not have been asked. Is it forgotten that, on the 18th of May, when the American army entered Matamoro: the mr ae ee Rio Grande was yet an untric en Lin Pittsburg? And if the in- ww tell him that after he ar- ¢ tion, the general’s difficul- but just comm The people ofthe coun. members of Congress, whose knowledge on bjects is unlimited, cannot fully appreciate the , unless the theory and errs of war has formed a part of their education. ut charitable to a General in the field, aud modest in him who travels every day at the rate of twenty or thirty mile: north, to infer that some good and sufficient reason has thus ieetenate beet ee tempat like the commander 0} army. That is a perfectly cas _ ney to the famous ‘‘ Halls” we Les yall toe lage prints in the United State editors and readers of those enlighteners of public senti- ment, to bear in mind that in the aforesaid pleasure ex- bee ore ‘an important ype accom map is roughly drawn, it isperfectly accarate, jm ne opladtions Arista’ Thave thought your engraver might polish it slight: will just new prove interesting te the Herald’s readers. News from the Army of the West. [From the St.Louis ay ha gees September 8 } Mr. Clark left Bent’s Fort for hone on the 6th instant. Generel Kearney left on the 3d ult. for Santa Fe, in ad- vance, we presume, of the main body of forces. remained five days at the fort. The troops had lost al one hundred horses altogether, spirits, and wilting to go ahead \ The company ot fore the mounted tr at way, and were in excellent health. The whole regiment, when he left, were on half rations, and had but iow provisions with them. The wagons taking supplies them were met some eight days behind them. Mr. Clark’s party were much troubled by the Indians, and they had to be constantly on the alert. One man was shot down in their encampment, and they, inturn, killed three Indians. More Indians were on the plains been seen for years, and they showed every sign of hostility. 1 Mr. Esring, acompany of emigrants to California, this Spring, command of Col. [tuseell, is om his return with Py ed He went as fer as Fort ‘Laramie, and thenor 19 Bente 01 He stated that Col. Russell's party ha?, that he had started sorovs the Donates ayiaeds rm r tribes of Indians through whom he »iad to pass were at we pits \ cape a it was believed that he would A letter from Mr. John T, i many” incidents of an intocenane anges pater, gives ‘2sth, it is said, the camp*, were thrown into great excil ment in consequenee of certain strict orders from Lieut. Col. Ruff; volun>eers will follow, but they cannot be poled On the 28th, it is remarked, the horses are daily “The men who have lost their horses have generall procured either ponies or mules, und are Bow Kemount [From the St. Louis New Era, Sept. 7. ‘We learn by a gentleman who reached here on Satur- day, direct with Colburn’s company from Senta Fe, that great negligence had been practised in not appointing a sufficient escort for the vision and baggage wa- ms of the army, which have left Leavenworth for ita Fe. ‘The first train they met was a short distance beyond the crossing of the Arkansas ; and from there fa Leaver: worth they were strewn all along the route, in compa- nies of five, ten, and twenty wagons, and without any ey og or guard than the ‘eamsters who were with . It ie his belief, that a ter of the whol train could be cutoff by two hundrel Mexicans noua they continue road to Santa Fe, in the condition they were met. The utmost carelessness and indifference is * by the teamsters, in driving and managiog their No care whatever seems to be taken with the oxen or mules, many of whom have already given out or stray- edoff. Soveral wagons had stopped, being unable to prosced, in oy pend their whole team having dis- ap] uri 6 jany of the squads were out of ammunition, and begged of the traders a charge or two, they having ee ee No order or system appeared , either in starting or stoy , and when the: Sid bak fot the night mot mere tha’ kel the ana ~ pretended to set a guard. Af this state of things be true, the probability is, that attacks will be made upon them, either oy the Indians ‘ive in Santa Fe. Naval Intelligence. Boston, from Rio Janeiro, July 0, ia, uncertail Commander Henry, was at Montevi- deo, and was hourly e: would eat ly expected at Rio, from whence she for about the end of the present month. Beer wear MR Mormon News, Sreasmen Ockaw Wave, Sept. 3, 1846.—I send | the massi 7 by the return of the cess Wave, a sketch of | : resent aspect of the Mormon war, ‘The Anti Mormons are encam; Nauvoo; 1,200 men, and ped twelve miles from daily; 2,000 al- teered. Mr. Bremen arrived in Nauvoo Mr, Parker forthwith before his Excellency. purpose isnot exactly known. The ld! er never hadany authority to ay the disturbance in the county, a8 he as assumed to do. It is said the Governo: informed him he must do ao, if at all, upon his thority, and if volunteers were raised, he Parker, do it at hia own expense. ‘The Antis were awaiting the arrival of their agent, Mr. Wagoner, from St. Louis, with the cannons. As soon as he returns, it is proposed to storm the Holy Cit plough the ground where it stan Ihave Only time add, ws the boat is leaving, that it is i pel they will have @ fight, and kill about five hundred of each side. By = next boat we may expest to hear of blood and thun | Personal Movements. ig end this morning, were Gens Breck, Majer Tuew i and were jor Tat, and Cop. Taleo, of the Army; Copt. J. Arm strong, of the Navy, and Hon. James Wilson, of N. H— Bufgjato Adv. Sept. 1, Untelligence and Cc Correspondence from ao ipo) Monrasat, Sept. 5, 1845. ‘ ence from Ogdensburgh—JAme- rica Vespucei~Silas Wright—Windmill Point-Chimney Island—Long Seult—Lake St. Franci The Cascades—Beauharneis—Curious Village — The Connecting Canals of the various Rapids—Their soli- dity and beauty of finish—Thunder Storm—Lachine— Mentreal—Mr. Templeton, $c. $c. Our last advices brought you down to Ogdensburgh, ‘an hour over the smooth iron rails at the | 0M the St. Lawrence, and in St. Lawrence county, the county of Silas Wright, where some of the democrats say he must not run for governor, but hold off for the assured by all the vil- | Presidency. Well, from the look-out on the top of the but let me entreat both | St. Lawrence Hotel, ex. aware that some of the steamers | Tie run down the St Lewr in Ogdensburgh, you can look down into the garden of Madame America Vespucci Parrish, or Francis (we forget whi husband). It is a pretty little place—dene up in good taste—and has a high wall around it. and make it as creditable in appearance, as | am sure ij | ¢®* informs us that tho descendant af the man who wreated the name of the continent from Celumbus was of gymnastic and calisthenic exercises with her husband in this garden, and that the high wall was built to prevent the anxoyance of the boys, in which Mr. Francis (for we t’aink that’s the name of the wealthy German) was perfectly correct. Leaving Ogdensburg?,, the next peint of interest we Point, celebrated in Papineau’s, is the neme of her ‘One of the citi- » but were still in good | wame to was Windini”) infantry reached the fort two days be- | Mackenzie’s, and V an Reneselaer's rebellion, as the place Some they had not lost a man on the | where the brave. Pole, Von Schultz, and his 180:men, were cornered in the high windmill, captured, deci- ed, or sent to Betany Bay Thea windmill stands on point jutting into the broad Tier. Back of the mill are the ruins of four stone he,uses, nothing remaining but the walls thanhad } blackened by fire. A few miles down is Chim captured by ‘Old Putnam” from the French, during the ainst Great Britain and the imney or two are still stand- where we gallop ota to the hour. id we enter the ra- mated, api shot, repri Indian fwar aj of Louisville, Kentucky, who started “ith | colonies A monumental ing. Then the “Gallop Ropi down the swelling stream at t Forty miles below the town afor pide of the Long Sault, called the Long Soo ; a narrow ut of the river, white with breakers for a distance of the steamer appears te fly down the a (2 miles, and where men—an enterprise deemed exceeding'y rash, as several | torrent with the sweep of a bald river widens out, and you see ameng the trees on the American shore several Indian huts, and in the stream four or five of the red-skins catching fish. The river ually expands to twelve miles wide, called Lake ted with beautiful green islands. To le. There the Franeis, variegat the right yeu see the Malone puts out from the river, throwing the whole anada; and that’s why, at nsburg, you leave the American boat and teke the Bi Queen, one of the English line running in con- nection with ours. At the foot of St. Francis’ Lake, you is, @r Sault of the Cedars, surpassing in ‘and terrible rapidity the rapids above Nia- bee afew — hen \gee = cascades; and as ash among the gallant bresking wav i and surging for miles around sist the temptation for a regu! ‘At all these rapids, the: large steamboat canals to surmount boats run the gauntlet, but ascendi laces are indispensable. At t) it came en, and there being a chain of ra- erous to run exe in, near which the Lawrence into Ci enter the Rapids ed. The whole army, near 1360 strong, is now on the | height, de, line of march, The Wind blows coutntonate’ben te | geet over the parched desert, becomesas | You r sirocco.” ‘ou, it is impossib: we rounded to at ds a good site for a floor ai the place by the tow-path ; and in attempti by fom pe reute oe are certain te 2 apenas A looking settlement we ‘After exploring the bones, or being mired in the surrounding swamp, we returned to the boat and to during which a storm of rain, with under and lightning, came ‘south, and a litttle 7m below passed up into —- of the canal. mn , ipper being over, our company arranged themselves ina semi-circle inthe main eabin, when several of the eee io with a ee e Ocean Wave,” being repente: y general desire, asin admirable harmony with the voy- age of the day ; for, during the greater part of it, the ‘was required at the wheel to ers. deserving of high praise cert “A Life on strength of four stout men steer us through the break The British government is for these intersecting canals ; and the object of facili- tating the navigation of thii scarcely less praiseworthy which the work is executed. The: pare to these canals in the United dressed as if for a public edifice; and the locks wil the finish and elegance ofthe finest maso: ng and solid as the walls of a fortress. Canadians all hollow in steamboats—in these, the: approach the neatness, the finish, the discipline, an comfort of Brother Jonathan’s steamers ; , solidity and perfection of the locks John Bull’s specimens on the St. Lawrensze, just as far ahead of the States. These canals have cost milijons of money, and it will require au ae to render them productive of a of the policy of G: wild and fearful river, is the superb manner in re is nothing to com- Stetes. The sto re ly for Boston, and may be looked | stro) reedy, vol Britain in openfng from Springfield with orders from the Governor, to bring | igation to afford facilities of transportation of munitions in the event of war ; and not all the view of diverting thejwestern trade an Lawrence, in the prospect of eternal left Beauhsrnois this morning by day’ to Lachine, nine miles ebove Mont ust | after examination of baggag: cer, we were transfer with i travel down by the custom to stages, the Lachine rapids ling a descent by the river from the impossibility raing, the tide canal, for surmounting them, not r eavy summer rain ushered us into Montreal. “agin bt Dale: the vocalist, suecessful and | being hetel, where me met Mr. Temple- who had given in this house a most the evening before. On Monday eve- ir, and on Wednesday night he he returns, via New York and not be particularly himself before th ESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1846. 108 ALGAMAS. Mowrnxat, Sept. 6, 1846. Montreal—the Mountain—the City—the St. Lawrence —the Quays—the Town Hoall-—the Streete—the Scrub Ponies—the Buildinge—the Nelson Montment— the Suburbe—the Theatre—Templeton—the Soldie the Great French Cathedral of Notre Dame—the Cam gregation—the Services—Elements of Repeal—the La chine Canal, $c. §c. : The hill of Montreal, from which the city takes its name, is visible thirty miles up the river, looking like a very respectable blue mountain in the horizon It is a beautiful hill, flanking the town, and is covered mostly with apine forest. They propose making this mount a grave yard, while some of the presses stoutly resist the i over of this beauty spot with tomb stones. @ hill the (reat French Cathedral is most con- level of the mass of buildings around it— being two hundred and twenty feet high. But we shall come to the church anon. Entering the town from the broad St. Lawrence, the largest stream of chrystalline water on the fece of tl rth, the traveller is struck by the singular compact: ness and elegance of the st dthe clean and spacious terraces of the w! i mile. ere is not a mo: der on the continent ou the river street, some 600 feet long, of cut stone, and of the neatest artisticel proportions. Passing up into the heart of the city, you find all the streets paved with blocks of wood as smooth and clean as a floor, and all with cabs, and curious little things on two wheels d calashes. drawn by little scrub poi and dri- by men, women, and children, at a sweeping trot — ‘The foot walks are mostly of plank, a continuous floor on each side of the street, which is also a floor of more solid materials. And you fiud all the buildings of the beautiful blue lime stone, the masonry of the first order, and the style ofthe St Petersburgh elegance. In fact, the main body of the city has nothing to su itin beauty upon this continent. There is one mat disfiguration, which is soon to be removed that is the if market, the very filthiest and nastiest this side of Lisbon. At the head ef this marke nds the Nelxon monument, erect ed in 1805, by the citizens of Montreal. The basso re- lievos are broken and fre dy og and the whole thing looks as though it had st for three thousand vears, fire and smoke, and the elements. The statue of Nel- son on the top, however, stands out undecapitated, seem- ing as much at home as if Montreal had been the field of his operations. ‘The suburbs are made up of one sto- ry wooden houses, with half the story frequently under ground, the dwellings sub-divided jnto dirty rooms of about six feet square, every room apparently being oc- cupied by a French Canadian family? In one house of two stories, the ground floor was occupied as a hlack- smith’s shop, while the floor above, lighted from the roof, was the residence of the amy. In anether case, w amillinery store, and a blacksmith’s shop, on the same floor, the milliner occupying the front, and the blackemith the back room. The Olympic theatre, near the old market, is just about as dingy and unpromising, dark and greasy. It appears, though, to be pretty well sustained ; Maywood and Mr. and Mrs. Skerrett being the lions of the day after Templeton, who, with his rose, shamrock, and thistle, has won all the hearts of the loy- aliats, the French population protesting that he is an Englishman and can’t sing. Sabbath Day, Sept 6.—Tho first thing observable in motion this morning was the soldiers on drill—a part of a rifle regiment in dai uniform, while red coats and scattered about every corner. At church time wentjup to the French cathedral to attend wors! hurch is capable of holding ten thousand peop! to the brim, with a number of the three spacious front doors. with silver crucifixes, wax candl with boquets of flower: ed by a host of priests and their attendants in whit black srosses on their backs. The chanting in streets es far as you co ry direction. mass were French Canadians, with a tincture of Irish— scarcely an Anglo-Saxon face appesring among the th tands. Priests in their three-cocked hats, long robes sisters of charity in their black hoods, with their mild benevolent {aces shining underneath with the light of the good that they had done, or plans in scores, were pleutfully intermixeded in'the general mans; but altegether it was the most extensive accumulation of un- happy materials that we have ever seen Every soul of them looked as if it weie profanation to smile ; and more fitting subjects for an experiment at Smith O'Brien's * physical force,” could not be found in Conciliation Hall. Before dinner, for they dine here at 6 o'clock P. M., rod long the canal, in course of construction, to surmount the Lachine rapids above the town. It ison tantial scale as all the intersect- js, from the Welland at Niagara hed steamboats will be enabled to come into the St. Lawrence from the Atlantic, and pass out straight to Chicago, & distance exceeding two thousand miles alon; giandest and most picturesque fi, ‘all odds. ‘They may pass out ink is tormed, they cannot ascend, rday was from 90 to 92 down to 10 it is confined to the eighties. — don’t understand this sort of an arrange- ment for September, but say it is because the wind is from the States. Pro bono, Tux Doctor. P.8.—Excepting tl waiters at the hotels, there are very few of the Ai race in Montreal. Lace Cramrcars, Sept. 7, 1848. Departure from Montveal—Ruins of La Praivi: John's Fortifications—Rouse’s Point—Works gres—The Lake—Fort Ticonderoga Lake Georng, Left Montreal this morning, per steamer Prince Al- bert, five miles to La Prairie, or rather the ruins of that sate thrifty village Tho naked chimneys ond stone w Present a scene of most Jancholy desolation. ‘The country thence by railroad to $1. John’s, at the head of this lake, is fat and cold, though interspersed with many beautiful farms. In numerous fields the people wore still harvesting, the women partaking in the work, as in the harvests of England and France. At St, John’ at all the towns along the Canadian frontier, the first officials that demand your attention are the red- costs, Hore a number of the 46th regiment were Joung ENERAL TAYLOR'S OPERATIONS. \ Sy ANTA 2OMINGO eh menage Te , LABOTIIA A le 7 CG OARALDE P/EDAAS ng about the depot. The British have a fortification above the town, commanding its entrance” from the ‘Trial of Spencer for the Murder of his Wife in Jerscy City. Before Chief Justice Feehan end ooeeee Eh “oy Si y 5 ifith, John Passing up the lake, you come to Rouse’s Point, . Sunelle, Jr, James MiDonnety tn ay. where the United States have a large force employed in completing the fortifications. By the Ashburton treaty, this point (which had been found to be on the British ai ind in consequence of which discovery our works of had been abandoned,) was conceded to Mr. Web- r. The result is, that the key of Lake Champlain to the art of New York, - it this point could keep an enemy for a ‘The Court sat at 1 e prisoner and his father and sii @ relations, took their places ‘near prisoner's ister, with some oth Mrs. Svsax Donmix, recalled, and crost-examination rosumed-—My daughter had jewelry which I understood she got from her husband ; o had a gold watch and and keys, a gold bracelet, a gold pencil, and gold she had good clothing, and was well su when he was goo as any other man ; when he about travelling, they used to always quarrel ; | w him on his knees to her, but | often saw him Mr. Spencer wont there in fleet that could be collected by destean into York State. J officer ame aboard, and inspecte os by her husband he was as kind a hus! the baggage of the scenery upon this Lake was fine, Blue mountains, green islands, whit were blended in vey sort of modifi the most cht ,. that could be well a tidy settlement Gov. Van » Hon. Mr. Marsh came aboard, en to take part ina eertain case at landed and remained all Inst ights of Ticonderoga, th green and comfortabl hey went to Newark ; tation of being a teacher in a school ; id she would be happy if he could get a hool, as it weuld prevent his travelling ; they went off or two after the 4th of July ; they had no quarrelling this time ; they returned again in the t her threatening to broomstick him; ter said that he came in the kitchem to scare d 1 went down in the kitchen, and s ‘our place, the parlor is’ y not be there quarrelling with my gitl; I did not know whether he quarrelled with her he wouldnot go, and he took a chair and of the stairs; 1 said, “I'll seo if 1 can’t make you,” and | then took the broom by the handle, but Mr. Spencer then went up I don’t know what they were quarre locked him out 1 leation. The bay at ‘err. 8—Our night at the chateau most quiet, umbrageot encountered in two th about the ruins of the ol greater part ofthe day—thence by —thence by steam up that fancifal thence by stage at the ral half miles an hour to Saratoga, at the United States, where, before a comfortable fire on the morning of the ninth. we find ourselves established as in the outset of our excursion a month ago. On board the fairy little steamer that plies the super- naturally picturesque Lake George, an old man of x, with this endorsement written don the top. We copy itatrictly its out-works for the to Lake George I did not raise it ; once when he dhe would come back it was net om the do¢ wing I dont remember or not; I neve locked the door, because I ¢ ain ; | can’t tell the exact July; the day he was whether he bid me goed by ; trunk out of my house, nor did any of my fami crew brought out a bo: on a piece of paper paste from the original :— Price Two Cents, t down and began tocry; he said he was sorry he had done so, and that he did not know it until he had woke up the following morning; the next day | saw ‘he jew- b had it on again; | received a $10 bill time from Mr. Spencer before the 17th May last, and received a check for $60, but | wish to be allowed to tell the story. ‘Tne Srare here objected to ruling in the enswer of upon the ground ef its irrelovancy. ‘Tne Derexce contended they had a perfeot right to gent ‘oxs-examine to the fullest extent The State how a malignant feeling on the part and it was perfectly pas He for the fence to go into a croxs-examination to disprove these hich they hat opened up themaelve: revollect | invited Mrs. Spea- vith me to take a little sail im jot invite Spencer to cer to go out on 2d July the boat; I was ill; | did I had him bound ov: we went backwa wards two or three times; Spencer two or three times quite close; we then went pencer followed us; he came inte the kitch: 1 was sorry I had not some i as a baby. (Immoderate roi rt, in which the who crewde rtily joined.) I did the galle: t say to Mr. Spencer that | med | no titty for him through eny iil will Court.—I took it down pity. Derexce—No, your honor, she sid titty. (Renewed laughter.) Wirness—I had a conversation with Richardson om the evening before the 14th of July, Mrs. Spencer was there, It was in the little bed room; it may be in the middle of the day of the 14th ef July, or on the Monday or Tuesda: can’t remember the exact time; there was & conve on inthe bedroom bi Mrs. Spencer, Richardson, and myself; it wasto concile Spen- cer and his wife. Richardson was tl the day before also; he came in with my sen and Mr. and Mrs. Spencer; | understood they had been over to New York; | heard them say they came across Richardson in New York. Starx objected to entering into any particulars having reference to New York. The Counr ruled in favor of the defence. Wirvess in continuation—In the conversation in the room Richardson said they had gone over to New York, and Spencer found them there; he said he weuld make all right; [ should think by their talk there was some quarrelling before they came across Richardson; he would do anything in his power to settle their quarrels; in the conversation said Mrs Spencer was with Richardson in Richardson’s room; it wes not said what kind of room; | don’t recollect it was bed room that was spoken of; Idom’t expect he keeps house in New York; | understood his family lives out in the country; Spencer was very angry at the time; he said that he had found them together at Richardson's; some one turned round and asked me if I thought there was harm in it; I said I did not think there was harm in it, as her brother was there; I heard made about Spencer's not having gone where he 3 I don’t recollect hearing anything said about No. were & Rreat many things ber all; om even- Mth July, wi Ric nm came to the house, I dont recollect that he and Mr¥. Spencer went out together; I did not hi pressi used as“ damn your soul” that night; my husband is in court; my husband went to live about six or seven years ago, with one of my daught i [ went to live with the other; my other daug! husbund came home after my daughter was shot. Qurstion—What wasthe reason that you separated from your husband ? The Starx objected. —This was my only husband; he is quite an old gentleman, 72 years of age. Question—Was Spencer the enly husband your daughter had? ‘The Starx objected. ‘The Count ruled out the quest: Direct examination resumed— Richardson was at my heuse once on the 13th of July; he came there with Mr. Spencer and his wife, and my son; Spencer made some remark about her being in the room of Richardson; did not appear to be angry with Richardson; he appear- od to be angry with the wife; I never knew Spencer to have spoken iu terms of anger to Richardson on ant of these occasions; Richa mn becam quainted wit them in the winter of 1845, at Columbus, Ohio, Witness here withdrew Mary Fre (the servant girl referred to in the course of the trial) examined by the Srate—I am a ser- vant now in the omnloy: of Mrs. Dobbin, and have been since the 19th May last; Mr. Spencer and his wife were there when I went to live there; it was the first place I went to live in when I came to thia country; I heard « quarrel betwoen Mr. end Mrs. Spencer one night ; recollect the time of Spencer's arrest; it was after the arrest that 1 heard the quar. relling ; It was about a week before Mrs. Spen- cer was hilled. | heard Mrs. Spencer cry owt threeer four times—“let go my hair;” she came out of the reem into the parlor, and Mr. Spencer asked her to go back; he said “Mary wont you come back to yeur room again, and go to yeur bed?" sho said that she would go up stairs and tell her mother; | heard them ge back to the room again; an@after a few minutes, I heard her cry out again to have him let go her hair; sho cried out three or four tires, and heard her come out again; Mr. Spen- cer followed her, aud asked her to go into her roam; she said she would not, but that she would go tell her mother; the same was repeated a third time; I then heard them go back again; I then heard the door open and I heard her cry to let go her arm; she again went to the room, and that was all I heard; she showed me her arm in two or three days after, and it was all black; after herdeath I observed her arm and it was black; was that of one in distress; the arm was bruised; I to bed before 10 o’clock the night before she was killed; I got up when Mrs. Dob! Mr. Spencer gushing from he: and down; her mother was stan mained there until Mrs. Spencer been taken away at the time; I in bed until M . Dobbin v5 he returned again | leoked out of the window and told him there was no room for him at my house ; he had his trunk put off on the ste; door open and broke the front door, 1 told him | woul something under the stairs and pushed back the bolt; ! en brought his trunk scross the parlor; there was good deal of quarrelli said that I could have door ; 1 said that if he did at him in jail ; ut he got in through the back window: came in, the girl by my directions told gave orders not to admit him ; Spencer stood outside the window in the door ; he called the door; I went too and told her not to open the door ; Mrs. Spencer then told him her brother desired the door ened for him ; he said he wanted to get said it would be put out of the window ; he shook hia head and motioned to them not to put it out that time ; the trank was then rolled by the girl and his wife into the little front hall; he then left, and we did not see him nntil morning ; his eyes looked as if he had been crying ; this occurred after the arrest on the 2nd of July; it waa avout an hour, Spencer got in, and a little after my daughter hea went up stairs; she then ran down stairs to ncer was coming out from under istol in his hand ; this conversation took middle ef the parlor ; just upon that I saw my son pass by, and he came in; I then went into the parlor, and Spencer and his wife were close together; he had the pistol in his hand when he came down stairs ; when my son came in all was in a fooster at the time; my son wanted myself, and my daughter to leave the 3 We all stood on the ste Harrison, asked us into his house 1 can’t remember what | said, as | was very much fright ened indeed ; before I left Mr. Harrison’s house, Spencer came in there also ; I don’t know that he sai towards his wife, and she flew right out o/ the girl next, and I fol- time ; he kept his Mra. Spencer then went inte Mrs. closed ; Mrs. Harrison ¢ a noise, as there was In thys Boks ara liven Kattill-snaix who wos ketcht on Blak mownting he is ate yer ould last Guli admiyt- tunts sickspunts a syte childons haf pryce or nothen. icked the kitchen he asked for the key of id not give it ; he then got And this brings us to a day’s repose and a glass of car- bonate of magnesia. ‘4 5 peers tome | Dehavo himself gp THE LATEST NEWS. {From the Montreal Herald, Sept. 12.] the public mind has been more oc- than with Provincial politics, espe- y se the arrival of the last intelligence from nil, with the news of the passage of the British p ns Bill through the House of e all parties must unite in according the praise of consistency to the British Government, for this prompt and equitable measure. There appears, how- ever. to be some doubts as to the extent to which we it. Indeed the transition from wife and she went to should not be op have, yet, hardly had’ time to form gent judgment upon the course to be pursued. We imagine that their final decision will be to sweep burd Navigation Laws and the Freo Navigation of the La discussed, but the remarks ferent dutios, apply witb still J think, after the arré me and told me thet 5 we have made as to the have already alluded to the present dullnes Canadian politics. This arises partly from the topics t, during the session of Parl pretty nearly exhausted— season, being turned to their still more from the ment, which naturally to put off their operations until they can be resumed with a pro«pect of permanent place right in brought upon the ca ment, having been from men’s attention, at thi business pursuits—and, perhaj change in the head of the induces the “ wire-pullers house, or go to the sq and our neighbor, Mr. This is the time rathor for preparation than for action. The arrival of Lord Elgin will, no doubt, be the signal for a general move. People know so little of this nobleman that there has n of strong opinion on his understood to be a dis- arbles in the British Museum—and It is of mote consequence that he is nd he ran after he: lowed ; I did not hand in his poc! Harrison’s room said that Spencer should not e lady sick in the how he then turned to her hag that wanted to been no room for the is the damned old that is nearly all. in the prime of life, and likely to make a long stay here. roduced infinite Lord Elgin’s comparative It will leave him to of Governors has jad, i was the nurse that was attending Nres. Harrison, who was in her confinement at the time ; I then went back into the parlor, and after that went bh deliver up the p Tho frequent chan, obseurity is, perhaps, in Test upon his acts here fo: tile news by the last mail has given a spur t, which is at this moment rat Montreal, on account of the Lachine Canal havi closed. This work will 0 ins' e ; | did not see him the pistol at all istol; 1 did not band in his pocket; th Mrs. Spencer first cami ther that Spencer was crying very hard peace, and would have to go to jail ; he want- d not to have him put in nderstood from ner, that he would ence. We give some very full Jes in another column. ‘of the Bank of Mon- th instant, it ap- is wife to go to Just 6. treal, published in the Herald pears that on the 31 ig were £1,554,753 139. Od., and i f the assets, £117,500 14s. 3d. consisted ef coin and There is to be « meeting of Shareholders in the Port- land Railway Company, toxlay, to determine upon the backdeer ; my son went and took hisss at upon the Jor, and he began crying; my son went into Mr. Harrison’s and got the pistol son to get the pistol and put it a know of any more difficulty that occurred after on that day ; my son, on the morning of the 2nd, went first to the squire’s to have Spencer arrested ; I went also after he had gone, and lodged a complaint ; when | started to goto the Justice’s, he was standing ing, for he said L tof the staira, and my hired me that Mrs. Spencer wanted to see mo; 1 said that | would not go up; this was the morning Pattee left; | recollect we had breakfast that morning, Spencer took a cup of coffee ; | don’t recollect that Spencer said some- ing up too Jate at night ; my son used to ‘clock for his business in New York ; Mr. Pattee lett that day as soon as he paid his board, Pattee T heard, in consequence of the quarreling that n; nobody would wish to stay where there wus so much quarrelliag ; when I went to the Justice's, 1 don’t know that there was any thing said by.me ormy sen about Spencer not being in his right mind ; | always said he was in his rigut mind. The Court here took « all endeavor to pub- nd with this number to our English subscribers. We have a few arrivals from among the autumn fleet for Montreal, bat it is feared many will be late. Two hundred sail have recently reached Quebec. H. M. 8. Vindictive, bearing the flag of Admiral Aus- e = knew that [ was ten, is sleoat Queber.. 1H. MeSobt. Geinase, Capt. Bay 60¢ Cow" 0 the field is now at Montreal, Captain Bayfield having been applied to to survey the Lake of St. Peter, upon which the Provincial government has undertaken some very ‘The Lake is formed by the junction ef several rivers with the St. Lawrence, and is rendered much shallower than the stream, by the deposits brought down by them. The object is, to deepen a channel for larger vessels than those whi after a great many thousand pounds have been laid 01 it seems to be generally believed that the scheme is im- practicable, or that the plan adopted was not the best cal- culated to carry itout. Capt. Bayfield’s advice has, there- fore, been sought. Mr. H, Boasange, the well known bookseller of Paris resented our Mercantile News Room The weather has béen ind the St. Lawrance is extensive work: thing about stay leave about 7 o' now come here at the waual hour, and again Mas. Donsin recalled to the stand Tiecellect | once (I believe) said to Mr. that | had known persons ir own property ; | recol 4 June, when they left, that 4 girl who warig the bell; ang gentleman (saming M r to say he had gone out tairs and found th acer then remarked, * Spencer left that night, ; [remarked ‘o him that and London, bas th 200 vols. of French books. extremely hot for several weeks, lower than it has been for many ot at 234 o'clock. tion resumen) Spencer thathe was a thief; to be punished for stealing th lect on one occasion before 40 the bell rang and I aske she told me that the had came in ; desired he daughter went up # ‘The Liberal Party held its State Convention at Cazeno via, the 10th, and nominated the following tick: Henry Bradley, of Penm- Yan. W. L. Chaplin, of Albany. Canal Commis: { James Sperry, of Monroe. John Thomas, of Cortland Co. For Governor, Ww: | of Lake ¢ he had dono #0.” and returned the following day of the pistols, and was #leepi called on me; [ only threw om my dress; Mre. Dobbin cal looking for my dress; 1 used to hear Mr. Speneer swear very often. Cross-ezamined.—I1 was the only servent in the family; ork, the cooking and general buai- about six o'clock, and went to bed ut ten o'clock ; there was no doorway to the kiteh- ; 1 slept under the ae ; 1 went to see a friend that evening about 7 o’clock, and returned about 10 o’clock ; when | came in { found Mrs. Spencer crying, and she asked drink of water; Mr. Richardson was boa aged 31 a them ee eee I went into the parlor thoy stoppe: ing ; Mrs. Spencer was fitting in the rocking chair ; Mr. Ric! the table, and Mr. Spenc talking loud; I did after | went to bed, and heard no persons walking that night on the stairway or about the house, until | was called by Mrs, Dobbin, who told me that Adeline wus shot. Adjourned over to 934 o’clock this forencon. Explosion of Steam Bollers. “+ ay be deemed presumption for an humble eitizem to assert that steam has no agency whatever in the ex- plosion of steam boilers, but, nevertheless, | will main- tain that although steam may and often burst the boiler or vessel in which it is confined, mi egress from the weakest part of the boiler, scalding and destroy- ing life, as well when escaping from @ mere rent or fissure, as when let loose by an explosion, yet that steam has Bo SmeRey in an explosion like that whioh occurred onboard the Excelsior, or likethose which formerly occurred in our harbor on board the steamers New Jersey and the Atna, allof which I witnessed; and a careful examination’showed a power sudden and hog with sharp detonation and shattered wreck, simi in all respects to the action of gunpowder. Such action is most consistent with an assumption that @ portion of the water has been decomposed by contact with white hot metal, This may occur from introducing @ fresh supply of water, or by the rolling of the boat,in turning or leay- ing the wharf. Allowing the oxygen te have combined with, and formed a metallic oxide with the boiler, this would leave the hydrogen ‘equal to 1325 times the bulk. of the water, which is nearly double the force of guu- powder. Or, suppose that both the elements the water remain free, (though some chemists without authority contend that this would violate a law,) re would then be 1987 times the bulk of the water, which is nearly three times the force Se and thie would be in addition to and inde) lent of the force of steam already on the boiler. The hydrogen from one hundredth part of a cubic foot of water would be ample, if suddenly set free, to produce all the results that occur- red in the casw of the Excelsior. If this view iscorrect, then the best preventive isto construct the boiler, {arnace and flues, so that the flame can never reach above the water: the metal cannot attain a white heat below iter, and than a white heat will not decompose it. The present practice of ellowing flame to surroun boiler, is for economy in fuel— xplode the boiler with the While the boat is quiet at the wharf, the flame is creating a white heat above the r; when the boat starts or rolls, the water comes in contact with the white hot metal, andthe result is a de- I composition, causing an Ca Rang result occurs. The e avail to ease the engineer has no possible control; Cpen touch-kole of a gun can oase the pressure on the harge of gunpowde; ‘hited. oa nepement for.a boiler Navin Uli the advantages of economy in fuel, with seouri =~ ofthe water, may be t m :—A cylindrical boiler 6 feet diameter, 00 , lying horizontal; the rom the furnace by masonry. xtending from front to within twenty feet of the rear. The twenty feet in rear is an open flue or chimney to be returned over the rear end, ‘and continued on the top of the boiler to smoke itt in or | front, so that the fire can act only on the lower 2 feet broad and 30 feet in length, while the hot air covers all other par all spage of masonry that is in contact to shut of me from upper side. The try cocks shoul! be two feet from the beiler, and the pipes connecting them with the boi ould be inclined 6 or 6 inches,to prevent condensed im from collec: . to show a false height or false level of water. Wit such an arrangement, the most careless engineér conld not explode it. The greatest damage would be bursting the weakest part, endangering those ouly who were in & line with the epertar Yours, ay wad at C! F, DURANT Varieties. A very heavy gale was experionced at the upper end o on Wednesday and Thursday Inst. No very serious damoge was cone, though some smaller Veswels lost their cargoes. About 40 counties are represent it night; thut he stole hia ates and the selections made by the Conventio: & be entirely satisfactory to the party did not know but he world ateal that did pot belong to his; Spencer by some 170 dele- je own ry, ome other property cal at Madison, Ia, seems to havo effected PR hang A at first reported. Eleven lives were lost, and property destroyed to the amount of $150,700,