The New York Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1846, Page 4

Ferry, on account of the violence of the storm. One of the passengers, named Mr, Jordan, ip:pte tempting to go ashore, fell from the boat, and was drowned. His body has not yet been reco- vered. BY THD MAILS. —— Wasuineron, Dec. 10, 1846- Mr. Davis's Resolution—Continued Debate—A 4 Full Explanation—The President’s Message— The Ex-Governor of Califirnia—The U. 8. Sloop of War Beston. This question of the establishment of a tempo- rary government in the conquered provinces of | Mexico, has really proved more prolific of dis- cussion than I at first imagined possible. It has let loose a fiood of eratory quite astonishing for so simple a question. It is not atall unlikely that it will oocupy the House several days longer. | { have reason to believe that the President i: willing to communicate the copies of orders is- sued from the departments to the officers of the army and navy, mentioned in Mr. Davis’s reso- lution, so far as those orders justify the officers in the course they have severally pursued. But if, in any case, fit be found that these officers» through imperfect information as to the s:ate of affairs between the twe countries, or through mistake, committed any slight informality in the wording of their prociamations, or in the esta- blishment of the tribunals nevessary for the due vindieation of the law, I think the President is bound to assume the responsibility, and not to ex- pose those meritorious officers to censure because their proclamations and other official documents are not in the measured jargon of the convey- neers : There is a most unaccountable misapprehen- sion on this subject manifested by most of thore who have expressed their views upon it. They talk of the constitution of the United States on the one side of its having been violated by those ret of our officers, and, on the other, of those ucts being justified by the constitution. Now, in effect, it is neither violated by tuem, ror does it justify them. In one word, it bas nothing to do with them. The war was constitutionally re° ergnized, and was begun and prosecuted under the law of nations. ine snight, with as much propriety, speak of the men uader the command of General Taylor executing a manwuvre, or the First Lieutenant on board Commodore Cenner’s flag-ship, ordering his people to close reef the top-sails in a gale of wind, by the authority of the constitution of the United States, as to talk of any act of our army or navy in the enemy’s country, or on the enemy’s coast, in time of war, interfering with the constitution, or being done under its sanction. General Taylor, then, and his brother officers, General Wool and General Kearney, as well as Commodore Sloat and Com- modore Stockton, proceeded, efier receiving or- ders from the constitutional commander-in- chief of the army and navy of the United States, to fight the enemy, to seize theirtowns and pro- vinces, and to establish temporary governments for the maintenance of their auiborty, while in possession of these captured cities and pro- vinces, not gited vy the authority of the consti- tation but by the law of nations and of war. All their acts were done under that law, and are not therefore to be judged by the measure of the constitution, a very excellent instrument within its own sphere of opecation, but as much out of place as the text book and guide of the general of an invadi-garmy, asa cookery book prescribing the ingredients of ragou's and omelets to e medical man treating a case of mortal dis- ease. Well, those generals and naval commanders having constitutonal authority, made war upon the Mexicans in every Sar) manner. They fought battles,and captured towns and provinces. For their own protection they established tempo- rary governments in those captured towns and provinces, They raised the standard of the Uni- ted States, and proclaimed to the inhabitants that they should conform to the authority newly ap. pointed over them. This is in perfect accord- ance with all the authoritics who lave written on the laws of nations. They went farther, in some cases. They made the officers appointed to ex- ercise this temporary authority and to administer the laws, to take oaths of temporary fealty to the United States. There is abundant precedent tor this inthe annals of warfare. Nay, there is precedent of conquerors having made the van- quished take oaths of permanent fealty to them. They did more. They very wisely took mea- sures to prevent the anthorities of those captured towns and provinces from sending assistance of any kind either in revenue, provisions, or muni- tions of war, to the goveramentof Mexico, know- ing that such supplies would tend but to a pro- traction of hostilities. All these acts are authoriz- ed by the law of nations. All these acts had for their aim the secure temporary occupation of the enemy’s country. Exception hes been taken, in the course of the debate in the House, to the latter portion of the aragraph in the President’s message which re- ates to the occupation of this territory. It reads thus :— “It may be proper to provide fer the rycurity of these important conquests, by making an adequate appropria tion, for the purpose of erecting fortifications, and defray- ing the expenses necessarily incident tv the maintenance of our possessions, and authority over them.” This sentence taken separately from the pre- ceding portion of the paragraph, would certainly leave one in doubt as to the Prasident’s maaning. But the following will show the unavoidable con- struction. It immediately precedes the sentence I have quoted :— By the laws of nations, a conquered territory ia sub- governed by the conqueror during his military ion, and until there is either a treaty of peace, or e shall voluntarily withdrew from it. The old civil go- vernment being necessarily superseded, it is the right and duty of the conqueror to secure his conquest, and to pr vide for the maintenance of civil order and the rights of the inhabitants. This right has been exercised, and this duty performed by our military and naval com. manders, by the establishment of temporary govern. ments in some of the conquered provinces in Mexico, assimilating them practicable, to the free insti- rovinces of New if any further re- ants to the tem- , from the necessity and according to the laws of war, been perary governments which have thu: of the case, established. From this it is clear that the orders of the Pre- sident had in view but the temporary occupation of the territory. Ons or two or twenty words more or less in the proclamation of Canine dore Stockion or General Kearney, do not alter as to permanency or fixedness the specific sove- reigaty of the United States over tne captured provinces. Commodore Stock’on paper blockade of tweive huadred iiles of coast, which was cotaily invalid—yet who would ¢ sare him for so doing? As to the building of tfications for the maintenance of our pos-ession and authority in California and New Mexico, it is easily explained by another portion of the para- graph where the President states, there is “ little if any further apprehensions from the inhabitants —but nevertheless the authorities may endeavor to recover the conquered territory before the end of the war” [tis therefore the President advises the erection of forrificatious But to this territory, although our present juris- diction over it is but temporary, we have an in- choxte title atising from the act of Conxress, which can only be terminated by peace orourown voluntary relinquishiment, and may be rendered a complete nite vy the stupula- tionsoi such treaty fhatinchonte tile remains good and vatid until the ratification of atrenty of peace. A treaty of peace only can terminate the war, and it then becomes a question how much of this territory to which we hove by conquest acquired our inchoate ttle, shail we re! aquieh. Phere are some who talk seriously of confining oursetvos to the limus of Texas, and letting the Mexicans alone if they let us alone, &ving them up ail their possessions, of which, according to the views of such persons, we have ruthlessly despoiied them, % Now, i look upon this Mexican war as no rose- water passage atarms—no peate-board joust like that of Eglinton, got up for the amusement of courtdames, but a reguiar btood-letting, skull- cracking, death-dealing warfare. It was no small provocation which induced us to en; in ® contest in which thousands of brave hearts have been stilled by shot and steel on the battle fiead aha by the jnoruferous miasma of the mo- rass. © have been fightung for ething this while. We had ‘Sromes to redress. We had debts due us, and then to fill the cups of their Aggressions, Our men Were treacherously mur- dered before we had struck a blow. e must be iademnified for those injuries—those debts— those murde:s—and finally, tor the expenses of the war, and for te loss to maee ry men who have Mexeoans have no money. The is useless to them, and he pow merge we could deveiope. it is the most natural thing in the wosld that they should Sarrender to us this land in liquidation of our claims, when we are arranging (he conditions of « peace. they have scarcely occupied, and th verninent—it that coal that government was none—w, of power. In fact, California might have been ranked ainong the res Communes w “an to us as to them. 13 las: acoouats stated that Gov: Castro had fled, and that a party of marines on horse- back (a rath r novel arm ofthe service, certainly, failen in it. The form of Prociaimed a ate a treaty of our country of the | Vatifornia | be called a government, | & mere shadow | ch belonged | horse-marines) were scouring the oom | ursuit of him. uta more important it is, ) thet this Castro, by an official document ‘dated } | the 9th of September last, had declared his au- | thority overthrown, the Mexican sway over Cali- | fornia at an end, and had taken formal leave of the foreign consuls on the occasion of hi i tion. Thus we see that even the Governor of | California acknowledges the sovereignty of the | United States over the territory. | The U. 3. sloop of war Boston, the wreck of | which is recorded to-day, is not much loss. She | was avery miserable affair, a bad sea-boat, and | | unsafe as well as slow. Gatvimxsis. TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION. House of resentatives. ‘asminaton, Dec. 10, 1846. & CONTINUED—FURTHER INQUIRY BY MR. DATIS, | THe FIC OBJECT OF THE WAR—CLOSED DOORS. i | Mr. Davis modified the resolution introduced by him on We.nes day. asking, in addition to the information or | which it fe far cont jes of all Hmoerg or forms of governments, proclamations ot overnors— Whether such government as has been established by | Gen. Kearney, is within limits of the State of Texas, whether the president intends to prosecute the war for the | THE DEB. conquest of Chihuahue, New Mexico, New Leon, Ta- mau) ‘and other provinces, and what specific object prosesuti, Pibe war; and th hall comi i ashemay deem expedient to | house, sitting with closed doors. (Cries of ‘ Oh, no !' Mr. Darnaou, of Pennsylvania, who was entitled to the floor, said the President’s Message was an appeal to | bse peop le Juatify ing one side of ioe ee meen | the other. “The army and navy ot 8 taken possession of partery a nelghbering republic, | and civil governments had been estallished by Com. Stookton and Gen. Kearney. But they had no power Qt than that to protect themselves, and it wi i they had no right to extend civil power | ber wes the hi to | the Constitution. If the Pr establish civil government, he has undertaken to do do. The policy of Tyler and | Polk with regard to the acquisition of foreign territo! | as a boundary, was the same. Claims had been blinked, | and purpos y coer with a view to the scquisition of territor; ir. Darragh believed that some under- | ment and Santa id therefore he was jo into Vera Cruz. Santa Anna was what he has no right to permitted to pass And what have we gained by it straining every nerve to make a successful resistance, and issuing the most deadly proclamations. By the skill of the President, there has been let into Mexico an enemy who will cost the government millions of dollars. The President was not giving “ aid and comfort” to us, that is certain, Mr. Stanton, of Tennessee, saw that the resolution submitted by Mr. Davis did sign. it he not altogether reveal the de- thought that he discovered the secret purpose, and inperieet, in speeches whieh were yesterday. If our commanders established civil government, instead of exercising military power to the full extent, it was a matter of favor, of ameliora- tion. It isthe duty of the conquering ie er to establish laws in the conquered country similar to those in its own. He thought that he saw in the remarks of gentle- men on the other ajde op to the the Californias. conquest; but the result would be, able to pay the expenses she will? incur, will yield the territory, and annexation mnst ensue. M. Szpon contended that we hay occupy, as far as can, the soi my; and it became the duty of the commanders to ex- | empt the corquered people from the scourge of martial law, and give them civil government. This was duo to the right of self-defence. We have now the subject in our possession, and can modify or re-model the civil go- vernment, which has been extended over California and New Mexico. He ventured to say that the President did not authorize Captain Stockton>and General Kear- ney to annex territory by proclamation, and make the inhabitants citizens of the This only can be done by legislation or by the treaty making power. Mr. Woonw. of South Carolina, considered the queation in two aspects—first, under the lew of nationa; and secondly under the constitution; Vattell, and made remarks to show thet a conqueror of foreign territory can only acquire the rights which the conquered sovereign held. ‘Ine commander has a right to protect his army, but he must do it by martial law He denied tho right of the President to establish civil jovernment, and he ventured to say tbat the President jad not made the attempt. The friends of the President, therefore, were making out a case for him, on waich they cannot stand. ‘The Hovse adjourned until Monday, and in the mean time, the Speaker will appoint the committees. VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL, PRODUCTS. 5 From a report submitted to the House to-day, from the office of the Secretary of the treasury, the following is extracted, viz :— Comparative View or tue Vator TURAL PRopucTs, pooouaaye? the New York market, on the 3th of July He RTAIN AaRicUL- they bore ia the and Ist ef Decem- Value July 30, $61,807 00 3'567,564 103,138,464 19'878,512 uantity. rhuoe Diba 500 + TAN, +117,202.800 bush. 29,892.00 “* 9,928,800 “* + 5,076,600 $493,331,906 | Nore—According to the latest commercial reports, the Present crop of cotton in estimated at from 1,800,000 to 000,000 bales. A medium, or 1,900,000 hales is here ch bale supposed to weigh 400 Ibs. | timate of the quantity of the other articles has been made by adding tron wr Cent to the estimate of the Commissioner o1 Patents for 1845. The prices have been calculated at both dates from the regular prices current published insNew York. neprane of Increase ‘alue. Pret. $11,3,3 000 183 796.4 8,919 61 | 121,011,891 17,8 3.427 173 23,465 612 3.587,100 18 62,055,081 245 20,196,990 40.9 ‘esi'1s2 47 Agaregate $115,955 ,650 335 Supposing the agricultural products of the United States to have been uf.the value of $1,500,000,000, at New York, in July, and suppesing the other articles to have risen in price in the same proportion as those in the ta- | ble, the increase in value in December is equal to $352,- 500,000. Supposing the average rise in price to be equal | to only one half of what is sta‘ed in the table, the in- crease of value is equal to $176,250,080. From an examination of prices of grain and cotton in England, es far as it could be procured, it appears that | when rain rose cotton fell there, except during the | *peculative prices of 1825, and such an occurrence as a war or an embargo. The Van Ness Case. TESTIMONY FOR THR DEFENCE CONTINUED. Cincurt Covat, Wasuixaton, Dec. 10, 1846. The point of law in dispute, yesterday, viz :—the ad- missibility of the testimony of th persons, to the ency, and the acts as the agent of the plaintiff, or jainlifs agent, Col. Sherburne, was resu! this morn- ing, and continued for some time between Messrs. Coxe, and Brent, the former for, and the latter against the in- troduction of such testimony. The Count decided in favor of admitting the witness | or witnesses in the premis | Mr. Brent drew up | tions to ceptions by «l submitted a papor of ex: decision, and during the drawing up sai ¢ learned counsellor, the jury were | mitted to retire. The jury, after the lapse of hal hour, returning. Mr Basnt read his paper of corrections of the state- | ment of Mr. Bradley, viz :—Thet all the Van Ni pers presented by te) plaintitt were fictitious. th . Ty and corry row it the agency of Col John H. Sherburne, was a part established, and that it was competent to go on aad prove his agency through the testimany of other persons—to wit, his agency in be- half of Mrs. Conner. Mr. Brent contested this statement of Mr. Bradley in some particulars, regarding the evi | dence elready given. There was some discussion be- tween Mr. Bradley onthe one side, and Messrs. May and Brent on the other, when The Couat said that the admissibility of (gentlemen take off your hats in the Court,) the testimony of the wit- ness or witnesses in the premises, was all that the Court had wear aah ae {Some si) words rose on a particular of the tes- mony of Mr. Sees zimertay. ” Mr. Baewt demanded the reappearance of the witness. DLkY wes under the ression that he had T disputed the polo end; Basil, both gent int, and, > jentle- to order by the Court as \ventecleg of the track. The Counr—Call up your witnesses, Mr. Bradley. ihe oe in the Court.” “ Gentlemen, you must not 20.” Mr. Eowany G. Woop, sworn.—By Mr. Bravury — Resides in Philadelphia, &s.; isa constable in the lower Delaware ward; knew the late Alderman Christian; can’t say that [ have ever seen the plaintiff in this cause heretoiore; iknow Col John H. Sherburne; about the middle of ‘September last, the gentleman called at my residence, 28 Preston's Alley, with a lady, who looked hike that one sitting there, and also gh ee pen ht sandy whiskers that curled in Asked me ted any! of a certain mai before Al- derman Christian, whether | hed not his marriage certificate; it was the marrisge of Gen. Van Ness; don't think he mentioned the lady's name; I told them [ had had the certificate book in my possession, but had de- .| Posited it with Alderman Elkinton fer aera: the gentleman with the sandy whiskers asked if I could not the lady; did not see Mr. Basviey submitted to versation with the red ‘vhuchore Gone edeneees, pr Witweee—I hed no subsequent conversation on this matter, Bherburne. Me, Beauny eaid he would ir. Beapuey it | Alderman Baazien, % ta | called upon on or about | the best of | tna | knowledge bu Fens | recollect it was | nd quoted from | if | Wirsess.—No, sir; but I will end of the contents. | Mr Baavuey said he could not do that. in Walnut street. Cross-ewamined by Mr Bugwr.—I should think the en immen ane eld, or upward 5 tr mn requested from Washington cab driver ‘who drove Gen. Van Ness and Mra, Conner not the fo ee Ps in my band ; I told nj ‘was the rman introduced tel; that he denied; Col. Robert may records’ ire these ladies called as 1 know, it was last ; don’t rem pin calling ; 1 know tho writing of Col. Lee, especi- luced to Colonel Sherburne ; large sandy whiskers, and wes round favored ; he lives in Southwark, but what district I know. Think he was a New England man. } felt curiosity to know the initials on the +1 was so much irritated that I put the paper in the }, and destroy- ed it forthwith; | was very much irritated at the con- tempt with which I was treated; felt no disposition to twa or three days looking for a needle in a hey- stack; my time was more precious than that; I destroyed the .ote and gave myself no further trouble suing this Col. Sherburne. By Mr. Mar.—Yes, sir; by our statute books bribery or or attempt to bribe isa aot See oitence; we have no te- ular system of marriage in Philadelphia; a contract be- fore a ) OF @ strate, or a member of the bi with one or more witnesses, is valid with us; yes, sir, it’ @ private contract of a public nature. (Laughter! “Si- | lence, silence, walk be ”) The object of marrying be- | fore » magistrate vine, is to have the official certi- fi are not particular about Y, 80 that we get our fees.— 'y Mr. Buaptey.—When I asked Col. Sherburne if he had not handed me that paper, he appeared considerably embarrassed, and blushed, and paused a while, and then he denied every thing;denied ever having seen me before The witness was understood to say that Col. Sherburne on that occasion, though he was a teetotaller, came out, and drank bal(a pint of beer ata public house, though bad not drank ny fore for a year. | By Mr. May—Yees, sir ; I soak. the: note twice, and my wi'e notioed that! was very much irritated, and did not answer her for fitteen or twenty minutes ; restated the otter of the $2,000 ; yes sir, these were the very werds, aa neerly as I recollect. Hts Barent— Witness stated how in his late visit to Philadelphia, he had despatshed two officers in search of Col. Sherburne, end here they found he had removed trom Arch te Waluut street, sehen they found him. By Mr. Baaptey— Witness stated the particulars of his call upon Col. 8. at 226 Walnut street. By vir. Mayr—The young man, John, was not present when Col. 8 handed e ; the note was folded, to me, and writ enio bang arene ;.dcn’t know the business of this man he Bad large ‘andy not said he had written two letters to Balti- More, to plaintiff, upon which, if all the circumstances were not known, he was apprehensive an improper con- mruction might be placed? Witne:s—Well, sir, Mr. Gaisher was in my room when we had such a conversa- tion ; can’ y thot | used language exactly : mght have she claimed to re two letters of mine, or that had destroyed them ; don’t recollect that it wouid give the idea that I had any fears on the subject. Can’t say that I rem it she did not not produce those letters my testimony would settle the case or blow herup ‘There might have been some ad- | missionson my part of having visitedher since 1 came | to the city, but don’t recollect saying | got or obtained important admissions or evidence from her. I might not have been upon my guard. Iam in the habit of speak- ing upon any and every subject freely. Mr Baxnt.—Bring me, Mr. Thompson, a sheet of let- ter paper. M Basbear and bring me a sheet of fool’s cap at the same tim about par- | feister ‘That's from Mr. Parmenter ; ‘That’s from Mra. Conner ; That’s from Mrs. Conner ; ‘That's from Mrs. v5 And that’s from Mrs. Conner. (Laughter ! silence! gentlemen will Toto of my recollection and about as many letters at home. No sir, I never lose ’em. Mr. Baaptey—Well, that'll make about sixteen alto- er. ‘Witness after a good many other questions about Mrs. Conner’s letters to him, aid he did uot think it could be Mrs. Conner that wasin the gallery of the House in May, 1844, but that it was Miss Serena, the daughter.— (Witness was asked by Mr. Bradley if that he suspected there was wrong in the con- ore of yi ra a Franklin House, Providence, ., on "4a. Mr. Haanis—I can oy positively as fer as | know that silence |] ,, I have there was improper ; but Mr. Harris protested that he should saewer oa more questions tending to cri- minate himself. The Covar sustained him in this position Mr. Brent insisted that there was no right to put such questions to a witness, because if he refused to reply en unfair inference might be drawn. ir questioned respect his letters to Mi ‘opner—thought he had said to Mir. Parmenter, or might have said that he (Mr. Harris) had told Mrs. Conner he never intended to mai r. Never lected having ssid she was rich. (Witness could not be required to produce his letters.) ‘as here in the win- urae °44 or 45; | always told Lal are would Ree A er; our correspondence sto; Hi would net have writen at Parmenter’s letters of the kind I usually wrote to the lady. After a little controversy between Mr. Brent and the Court about the adjournment, the Court receded at the request of the ary and ordered an adjournment which was carried out without delay. The day’s proce were rather creamy, that is, rich in the parlance of the crowd, who were much edi- fied, ne doubt. Bartimone, Dec. 11, 1846. | The Ringgold Funeral—Forrest—Breach in the Canal— The Markets, §c. The remains of Major Ringgold are expected to arrive in this city in about a week, and I should not wonder if Christmas should be chosen for the grand military fune- ral. It willbe one of the greatest military spectacles ever witnessed in our city, particularly in the force of cavalry ; as, in addition to our various companies, at least a dozen troops from Philadelphia, Washington, Vir- ginia, and the counties of Maryland, will be present, and one company from Wilmington, Delaware. His remains are to be deposited in the rotunda of the Exchange for about a week, to give full time for the visiting companies to reach here. The remains of Colonel Watson, Ceptain Ridgley, and privates Pearson and Thomas, will probably not arrive before the middle of January. Forrest continues to draw fine houses, and last night, I observed a large party from Washington, who arrived in the carsafter the Fogeoaer th ~~ commenced, having pecially to see him in Mav beth. “*Tlearn thet thers has been another serious breach in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which will, 1 suppose, close the business for the season. This is very tae nate, as @ brisk business was doing, and huadreds of boats are now on the line, heavily loaded. are giving concerts here, andere attracting very good houses. The Orphean Fi amt Maaxers—The gem ibe! =. dail and ; have ‘been made at nates Good to sales of Howard street bi we holders are firm at that rate; a Mills, on Tuesday, at ime re it ma] the paper I wanted. ‘No, sir, | never borrowed any money of that lady, but she did frequently berrow of me; no, sir, | did not borrow $40 of her when I took the Indians ‘away, and I don’t know why I should, when I had from the War office in my pocket; no, sir, I did not row $40 when I brought the indians on. Mr. Buatinaton Anrnony, swern.—I reside in Previ- dence, R. 1; 1 am the U. 8..Marahal ; was 9] during the fast admisistration of Mr. Munroe, &.; 1 have seen this lady before in the gallery of the House of Representatives; she was in company with Mr. Hartis,of Rhode Island; it was sometime in the latter part of May or the Istof June, 1844, saw her, 1 think, twice there bs Mr. aes ‘sehen 2 the pp in Peovidonees . 1.53 perhaps the latter part of July, 1 was onsen ot Me. Harris, when i found" him’ that this iady was at the Franklin House, and wanted to see him. Stated the conversation at the hotel — Think she staid there somewhere in the neighborhood o a week. I saw her frequently in the company of Mr. Harris, both in the streets and in the house; saw noother. ‘one with the lady while she was there, except the com- y in the parlor; Mr. Harris introduced me to her; ene lay while | was at the Franklin House, I saw this ‘lad: and Mr. Harris go up stairs together, where they staid some time, I suppose, for I did not sce them come down; Mr. Harris was absent about a week when she went ry. Crass-ezamined by Mr. Brent.—I did’nt know of a arlor up stairs; did mot watch the steps to see if Mr. jarris came down. By Mr. May.—I think it's very probabl it I have seen another lady and g an tp tase together at some other time; the Franklin one of our principal hotels. By Mr. Barnr.—I may, perhaps, have requested it, and think 1 was introduced about the seme time that Mr. Dodgo was; it waa one of the public ‘parlors; 1 dont know that there are parlors up stairs, except those at tached to the bed rooms; I think at another time I saw them in a room up stairs which was not a parlor; | have been in these parlors up stairs attached to ‘rooms; don’t know how many of those parlors there are. Well, I think I should know a parior from a bedroom. It wasa bed room they wert into with a fire se Harris was present in the Court sitting by Mr. rent Witness denied any difficulty{existing of late between himself andMr. Harrie, arises ‘don't bow to each other Piety edb ae rs sort of coolness had lasted about three months; Mr. A. was permitted to make his explanation of the whole affair. re wi end others had un- derstood, at Providence, that Mr. Harris were to be marriod; Mr. Harris had told him #0, and therefore I thought nothing — of it when | saw sir, and I am a widower myself. sir, would not you think it strange | conduet to go with dy into a bed room, in that way.— j (Laughter! Walk light) | Wrrwess—No, sir, | don’t think 1 should; went on to state that Mr. Harris had often told him they were to be married. wn Haanis—(Sotto voce)—Never told him so in my ite | | By Mr. Bravtey—Witness stated that Mr. Harris’s | children were introduced to Mrs. Conner, and that she had played with them; that Mrs. C. was said to be very rich; had blocks of buildings on Pennsylvania avenue, oa bi amg cy he ar pbedig families in New impshire. |** nce!” jught they were going | to be married. ws i By Mr. Barwt—Don’t know that she~had any other business in Providence; it was after [ was introduced that | saw them go into the bedroom together; never heard Mr. Harris say he was going to mairy Mrs. Conner in her presence. Mr. Haunis. (io an undertone )—No, nor nobody else. Witsees did not know how this coolness between him and Mr. Harris had originated, unless it was from money es I might have asked him tor money and that’s a Mr. Joun 8 H. sworn.—Examined for the plain- tif —Stated hia visit to Washington in 1944 as the agent of the Dorr men; never boerded at Mrs. Conner’s; used | to go there, som , io what they call fiirtations H _ $ ee we rae the Bi aie an ot sic! rom eat green peas, as it. — | f'sifence "Walk light") and how. plemag had said in this city afterward she was going to Rhode Island, and would take Providence io her reute ; it was pokes hter of Mrs. Conner, Miss Serena, that ¥ my in ry, and not Mrs. Con: bess was about to state the contents of certain letters Pested between him and Mrs. Conner, when | "Mr. Baaocey asked kim if he had the letters. You | must produce them. Witness —Yees, sir, | shall speak of the contents, and ‘was going on, when | _ Mr. Baapuey appealed to the Court, and the Court ad- | monished the witness that his conduct was very impro- | per, and that he must do better. The witness apologized, and Mr. May explained the case in his favor. he stood admonished, (walk light !) The Covat said, to be more careful. Wrtness denied ha | now ; come, come and _ lence.”) 1 introduced | L boarded ont ; on Su | Monday she g: i tereey, Pamavecemta, Dec. 11, 1846. A breuk occurred in the wires of the New York tele- graph line last evening, somewhere beyond Doylestown: but the arrangements for remedying such accidents are 80 perfect, that immediate notice was sent to the agent at Doylestown, who, starting on the investigation at day- light this morning, the break was repeired, and the line in perfect order before the community were aware of the accident. While speaking on this subject, I cannot help alluding to the superior management of the line from Washington to New York, and expressing the hope that the whispers I have heard.in relation toa pertion of the present experienced operators retiring from their posts on account ofan insufficiency of pay, are incorrect. The knowledge they have acquired could not be gained by new hands in meny months, and not only the press and the community would suffer in the interim, but the dependence upon the telegraph, as a means of communi- 1p, would be greatly shaken by the delays and stop- rough their inex, . by rowdies who joined Captain Hill’s company of City Guards in their towards Pittsburg. The kind hearted country i rs along the road display- ed much hospitality towards the volunteers by collations for them in anticipation, the com have alluded to in many lnanontBecoing bratalod by liquor, returned the obligation by destroying the pro- perty of their benefactors. conduct has so dis- od the remaining companies, that they intend to ap- ply for their discharge on arriving at Pittsburg>.— Such conduct was expected by those who are aware of the notorious character of some of those who joined that company. It was rally understood that the two burglars who styled themselves Jack Shepherd and Joo Blueskin, were to go with Hill’s company, and no depredations having been committed dusing the pre- sont wreek, the prosumption Neg tha appearance of pro- aks pire concert of Sivori f miB byrne 2g a Feopoctanns audience, des e inclu ry ite num the most critical portion of our musical delletenti, who were not to be thwarted by obstacles as sie was assisted tho he draws out with the least apparent called the loudest plandite, His w GPmival of Venice” recived atreble encore. The desire that he should give concert is universal, and it is understood that he will yield to it in the course of next week. He favors the ci- tizens of Wilmington this evening, and from thence goes to Baltimore. Sales of Stocks at Philadelphia Br aah Citesspeake and ‘Deleware Caval iD—35 shas Wilmington RR, 25; $2000 Texes has Lebigh, 19%. he och Rene & Delaware Canal Loan, "sro U8 Lo 6's, °56, 100; $ . oan, 6's, 36, a ¢: ° racia Beak es sian Sehayikill Navigutl Naw Orixans, December 3, 1846. Half pest 1 o’clock, P. M. Naval News—The Races—Business, $c. Dean Sin :—Our poor navy seemsto be the sport of the elements this year. The ship James Titcomb, Capt. ‘Thompson, arrived from Boston this morning, in twenty days, reports that she spoke on the Bahama Banke, op the 24th ult., awreoker, who reported that the U. 8. sloop of war Boston was wrecked on Harbor Islands, a | few days previous. No lives were lost, but the vessel, it was supposed would be a total less. Itia reported in town this morning, that the U. 8. schooner On-ka-hye, Lieut. O.H. Berryman, command- ing, arrived off Pensacola on the 29th ult., thirteen days from Norfolk. She isto cruise between Key West and Pensecola, touching at ,Apalachicola. This is the enly news afloat this morning. Every body and his wife have to the races to- dsy,on the Eclipse Course, at tom, to see the match for the association purse ef $200- two mila heats; x ee Lene amare Semele. There was no race at 'y- P Business was remarkably animated yesterday, and is to-day. The salesia cotton reached 6000 bales, without any change in prices, and to-day yesterday's rates pre- wail, Two thousand three bi bales arrived yoo and to-day 5005 bales have Eo cmmay arrived. e mand for flour still continues active, bbls having $5 to $6 wi A ves- rieste, ut Fi weather continues clear avy bene mails cam throug! ie com ae the id ‘tate of forwardness, ha The New York, Dec. 11, ues.—The market wes quite pearls declined 1234 and 25 ty sad poerle ore dull Cottor.—' Froun.—The sales were about 8,000 Genesee, in store, at $9 1254. ‘The demand is not buyers enerally expect it will be lower, aad te ing beck We have, neliel var popereey, the ve “ "Be! oBSseonl 5S gen taken. for export t uantity hes. arriv renitrond, 33,000 bbls. Seles at 68c., cash. Flour—A con- this week, sey by water of Genesee, common side: HEELS, kava beck ade Ss bone axtontet St 26, cash. ‘The Crops. Important Fact.—The Nachiteches fy i the cotton know hg ptt ed within relation re tend of the in te erst at it may be well for every to Mr Gilmore, of ‘at iclan piso, his field tton, would ry Pore ot i ua peed pa coftect: Thi it had Secnitated ys acattered the seed over his cotton Jand, and many of it grew with the cotton. When to devour the cotton, he found to his stalks near the indigo were untouched by them. They left, or rather newt , from the rows near the indigo patch. The oder from indigo plant is known to be pungent and disagreeable; this may have repelled the werms, if they nave the sense of , as all sensible worms ought to have. ‘: ‘The Franklin (Attakapas) Benner says.a planter in Re- les writes ut "We ee miserable cotton crops —not one fifth in this menced the canoe are doing well, will into it. As it will be here, would be giad if you w journal of the weather.” The Baton je Gazette says :—" The sugar plan- ters in ini aniguborbond yy neerly all finished gtind- —and there is no from present appearances. that the crops will fall short by about one half. On The few who com- and I think many more important to the publish and pe 3 3 BAIS Goh RE Foreign Lmportations. Livesroos~—Ship, Paathen-9{, tons coal. ED Hu cont aalt,@ W Snecles & co—20 bb] peoripe He mg order—120 crates, Houghton, s Sonet Ht Paraisamenl bus Boal, Bush te b-75 hee 1 belee Hers Bros—1 bxs Smith, Thurzer & co—5 bla F Bi 3 Te casks Boorman & Johastoaci chs 0 burs WN Seymour Econ 9 cases | crate 60 anvils ‘Wolt Bi p—38 crates ee ben Ganldwell-—in00 fire brick Woodhall & Mintara brandy 35 150.009 eke do D Bre & loliman—614 boxes Deserts & Gmenthall—1 Meyer & Stuckea—3 to soston—I: oil 8 tons cat 3s $i hicCRckednt es watne Hor jo—130es mdse JC Maller—s7 do 39 er. yas rar ig Wiorenee ust satehee pabopany se Movements of the Steam Ships. Leave Dein Lease porn feoag /-3- Sey ag? i lov 19... rc Cambria,” Dee 4:1,Dee 18:2: Jan Packets to Arrive. Packets to Sail. Sheridan, Comish, Nov 11 | New York, Granper Dee 16 Jeriden, ; Oxford, Yeaton, Nov 6} Li Eldri Dec 21 | Henry lave Nye, ‘Nov2i| Siddoass Cabos” Deeae mon rintemotrn. OTN “foaraiconrn. | ‘Toronto, Pratt Switzerland Knight, Nov ] Mover Pe Utien, Pieree, Oct 16 Bt Nicolas, Eveleigh, Nov 16] Francis ist, ‘oLasaow: a Saracen, Hawhins, Nov 15| Ann Harley, seott, ‘MARSEILLES. Nebraska, Watson, Oct 7] Nebraska, See PORT OF NEW YORK, DECKMBER 12, HM 7 17} Moom arse 4311 mom waren. Barks Al , Hackin bag ea Nesmith & Walsh; mevtisarkoesmer aes tab tat hate ne phitrite, Jansen, Rotterdam. en & Vo: yi ish, Cardenas, Read & hy vy, pox Tee Behe, Hani Porc Wn ik a y emietet fanaa ae aa Ran Arrived. ip Paathea, Lane, from Liverpool, Nov oth, with mdse, Lane, from cob sie (of Boston) 51 days from Bordevax, with wine, to Haveok ie Dec 7, Int 39 49, lon 69 40, fr the westward. presence cam thats rate Mess, Br bri from Liv 1 for Halifax; su ye her Willteoee seamen, dled wreck they had sothing toeat or thing . 2 Bark Ono, Ellis, 41 days gy with | tls master. O has been the Island. Experienced severe gales from the gern OSS a ane eine” By Ton Sony Almatia, for N Yo 4 from Eden, in ballast, to West Coast of Africa, 38 ‘on the 20th. from the Bird, with mdse from the bark Edwin, gdert alent Jeormenes Seiue ett Hyde ses me mx 2 Pui —_—_—_—_——_____ MARITIME HERALD. Gamers, with aut, he. | 7k 008 . ‘no date or Int, brig Co | « = - ship Uties, Pearce, from Havre, with mase, to Boyd Also, 1 ship—unknown. “2. “! erage ip McLellan, sailed hence for Londou, with alti Rac bauble oe: a Herald Marine Correspondence. ‘Arr 3d, ships Tails in to-di oats, cull remy So Sten, hn ta peor G. B. YOUNG. a? aks MereNants’? Exchange News Room, eageabet: ship PMancanes, Evans, Tinker, having been de- ase RF wae Baro Parias, from Florida bound to fy past llo'elock. Fortlend, was ‘in by the Bremen bark John G ci ys . ee ton saved, Fell in with them ReajemtesnGmecritas rarest eee for repairs. Brig Zelica, Chauce Island, to 3d inst wi ACanv.—Capt G W Fraser, ia Papal of imag Benes cei ve , =P ine fe oy ation om the wreck of smite zie 2 a Capt of brig "ers, of il, Me, tc aad giving Rosas ss shee eemeg inte Palade eee ce Brig Indas, (Br) from Pictou for Boston, wi ezibogbeealfat e age Gates, wit ue Br. brig Tweed, from New toler’ ts Jobns, NF. whieh Chop, NM ad ben touad 50 ¥ a ey $d proceed on her i. nation it i for: , which was tbat at eecnrearas weer ing 4th, woul little injured, exeept that the ground ert of Wis eargo was ‘Gamaged by water. oo nL ne ene. tare ae a Hole, where she was discharged and taken to ‘upon the railway of Eastport, before Machii and ret near Machiag, was ¢ ms § laid. ‘off $d. and ‘Ther in Sale of cargo of ach zabeth, Toms Belem for N York, (or $1608. A ea ruin sr oacer was falles in with i id Painted white, with sai st ess of the Balize. en % black frost was ex- pecienced st this place, whlch aid considerable damege | svove bulwark lg the gardens in this neighborhood.” smouth, NH, at Charleston, i jus passage, lost deck o At Payla, Ai eaereog egy al ') Phenix, Nen 1100 ape (rep eatoe place Bepe 45 1080) ‘Ts erine’ levies oe prev, to standing south, Br dehe for NOrl Sterling, su] B, mi aDaLTMeonE br 8 iid, NYork.’ Nod One y NOrleRa Ns , Bor be Pi Bedecan tent Br pris: Paphrecen, from Phase: for NYork, Nov 18, off BoA eerith loss of mas A New York i anne e, anes bri ‘Almena, ‘Boston, Dec 10—Arr’ Fate Maria, hored in| LESTON, seid fy am ome 7» Deo4— Arr sehr. ae Bras r,, Ligeoln ih, N York; sehr Eleanor, ia; fasene, NYork” so WOMAN AND HER DISEASES, to the ex ee voeons “the readers these edge stg Nan s800p: ; wit bia heard of ber ‘warde i nder. 1» 1308 sp- do 1550 sp and was seen of Georgetown, by ship Button, hence at Charleston, on 7th to ne rd, Nov tt, jet: 97 4, lon i Teston {row NOrleans. ov ahh, iat a7 48. lon O36, standing to lized on Sr@ inst, 34 42, on 81 00, H from for . lat 28 40, lon 66 30, by brig Delaware, sd ts from Sierra Leone, Ports yilgrtsco Bar, Norse port, brig Planet, loadiog for N Rio Jawermo, Oct 2t—Ia i Browa, sili, Levan, aes ail, Gavett. from Bahia, just arr; Arto, Reed, ‘mazon, Oliver, do for Balt, few ds; t of Africa, unc. I] ec 10—Arr schrs Iowa, Cla, brigs Kisk wood, eles, Boston; sehr "Falcon, a 3 Pi- Gal. Dayton, NY, Haynie, Hooper, ig Wanderer, Baker, St Cla, pesado a do; schrs Gazelie, Havana; Grecian, Chase, Rok res ead fs , and sehr Boston started, but came Be ee — Arr ahipe Sutton, *MBenvtae, Boo Sehr ses aee"Aehrom, Crockett, New yee Macuzas, Dec 5—Art brig Olivia, M’latgre, New Fics, uve, ws Ha, Studley, Albans achrs Red Ji oop Ana South; “Arr , Drew, est. ¥ Dec #—Arr ships Hamie a rag Sats omar ake Bee Eid, steamer Palmetto, Galveston; ships Hannibal: ‘oot Baldwin, Boreland. do; Joho es, oe les, Hgsuee Scorrese sad Tempio: Ra ten, Gli wannah; Titi, Brown, H vana; sehr In- justry, Prahell Pensacols: W Hi’ Harrison, Otis, vacea and Ms Bay. wy ¥ ec 10—Arr, i. Delaware, fs age, Coe wa ae ioe Knowles, schrs Elizal rune, Nantucket; Hester, Walton, Gypsam, MeDuffe, Boston; President, Br Monterev, fr vidence; Mine: Fall River; James P \d. Thompson, J Stratton, and lotte, Somers, N York. Dee =81'A brig Hellespont, Crosby,Ci hts Mary, Howland, Baltimore: ee aly ase: if Glass, N a Fore ere schr Ellen, Threfethern, P 3 ‘Thomis Ireland, Somers, New’ York; stip ok iene ee tle 3, Br bark Hereaed Lies ; brigs s Goitnge, Arey;Balry Leone, Wood ech By Last Night's Southern Mail. nShe ea m cars Z are Boek with omtains no %, 4