The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1847, Page 2

. ~ NEW YORK HERALD. New York, Msitay, January 1, 1847. The Dalty Herald, To give those attached to the Heratp Estan- LISHMENT an Opportunity of enjoying ‘New Year's day,” we shall not publish a paper to morrow, —We shall, however, issue an Extra at 10 o'clock in the morning, to contain all the news that may reach us in the meantime. The Weekly Herald. ‘The Weekly Herald is now for sale at the office. It was printed yesterday, in consequence of “New Year’s Day” coming on Friday. Single copies, in wrappers, sixpence each. The Holiday Herald. We have published a fourth edition of this beau- | tiful sheet. ‘The illustrations of the Mexican war give it an historical value that no other pictorial | posses: Single copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, can be had at the desk. A. D. Kighteen hundred and forty-six —A. D. Eighteen hundred and forty-seven. | We wish each and all of our patrons and friends a happy, very happy, New Year, and jcoaxra’ulate them on the generel prosperity that | / the first of January, 1847, witnesses in our be- loved country. Although the year 1846 belongs to the past, it was marked by many incidents and events which have an important bearing on the future. These will be found in another column, under chronolo- gical and statistical heads, aad we recommend | our readers to preserve this day’s paper as an | index to the history of the year just closed. We | have taken some pains to compile these tables in | order to present the patrons ef the New York He- | rald with a rich New Year’s Gift. ‘The most important event that happened in the old year is the war with Mexico—a neighbor- ing republic on our own continent. This war was commenced by the enemy, and forced upon us. Previous to the commencement of hostilities, the United States had endured a | series of insults and injuries for a number of | years, which no other nation, able to redress its wrongs by force, would have submitted to. Not- withstanding our acknowledged ability to force | satisfaction for our repeated wrongs, our country, | with a magnanimity without a parallel in the | history ef the world, held forth the olive branch | of peace, and repeatedly asked and implored of | Mexico to retrace her steps and avoid a collision with us, warning her, at the same time, that, in | the event of hostilities occurring, we should act | only on the defensive, until self-protection and the | cause of humanity required us to assume another | ition. Mexico refused the hand of friendship, as deaf to our warnings. She declared the | two countries at war before a shot was fired by our troops, and followed up the declaration by | spilling the blood of our feilow-citizens on our | own scil. The war is still in progress, but doubt not, that before the end of the present | year, it will have been bronght to an honorable | termination. The year 1846, then, witnessed a disruption of | the peaceful relations which the United States | had enjoyed with the whole would, for a period | of more than thirty years. The same year, too, | has witnessed some of the most daring military | and naval exploits (hat were ever performed.— Opposed toa foe three times superior in point of | numbers, our brave regulars and volunteers com- | pelled the enemy to bite the dust, and such of | them as escaped their deadly aun, to fly before i them as chaff before the wind. Our navy officers | performed feats of heroism and bravery, which, tor dauntiess energy and daring, are probably un- exampled, | We have now changed our own position. We | have taken an offensive stand,and are prosecuting the war in the enemy’s country. We have gain- | ed, and are daily gaining important advantages, | not with a view of conquest, but purely te con- | quer a peace. Before this is accomplished, we may record other victories and other deeds of he- roism and bravery, worthy of our brave army and navy. The year 1846, too, has witnessed many changes | in our domestic policy. The Congress of that year passed the sub-treasury bill, ard modified | the tariff of 1842; but the time that has elapsed | sinse they were putin effect, has not been suffi- cimtly long to hazard a conjecture on their proba- bb influence on the interests of the country. | The year 1846 was marked by a love of order | on the part of our citizens which we may be highly proud of. We have de nonstrated to the | world that republics afford as adequate protec- | tion to life and property, as any other form of | government. | The year 1846 also witnessed the settlement of | a long and angrily agitated question of boundary | between the United States and Great Britain. Mutual concession, and a reciprocal desire to avoid the effusion of blood, prevailed over false | ideas of honor; and a matter that at one time threatened to cause a conflagration that would | encircle the civilized world, was disposed of through the influence of civilization and humani- ty. There are many other events in the year 1846 that we might refer to, if space permitted. We shall content ourselves with mentioning them in another column, under appropriate heads. Adieu, 1846. Thy hand, 1847. Ship Building in New York in 1846. The spirit of enterprise which has always marked the character cf the American merchants, and which has dene so much towards the wel- fare and prosperity of the country, we are grati- | fied to perceive isstill in the ascendant, notwith- standing the innumerable restrictions' which op- | erate against commerce, growing out of national | dissensions, and which seem to have effected but little that indomitable spirit of energy and perse* | verance so peculiar to the nature of our people generally. This most important branch of trade, in which | the New York ship builders are so justly cel eb rat- ed, notonly for the fleet and beautiful moceled | vessels they have sent out to every habitabl por: | tion of the world, but also for the largest, t ¢ most | durable, and withal the most convenient ships | that float upon the bosoms of the Atlan>c and | Pacific Oceans, is yet, weare happy to state, keeping pace with the rapid and onward march | of this age of enterprise and improvements. In | ovr annual report of the amount of tonnage built | at th: port during the past year, we find that no less thax thirty-seven thousand, nine hundred and | forty-five tens have been and are now in course of completion. Twenty five 'thohsand nine hundred and forty | ofthatamount is noy engaged in its legitimate clement, the remaindes js yet on ths stocks, and will be completed ‘» the course of one month VESSELS LAUNCHED IN 1846. Perine, Patterson & Stack Ship Yard head of Water street—Schooner Perine, 100 tons burthen ; built for the coasting trade ; Januched on the 19th day of March. , Ber & Howell, intended for the Liverpool launched in May next. Tn addition, one sloop, 70 tons burthen, Thorne & Co. A drudging machine for Peter Morris, ¥sq., of 120 tons | burthen. W. H Webb's Yard, f Ship Eliza Dennison, launched in March for Messrs Hurlburt’s line of Mobile packets. Events of Last Year. Great ball of Washing ‘dcodia loft Boston 30 000 letters, 40 begs pa- , and 70 passengers. Frcaten withdraws from Ship Bavaria, launched in September, for Wm. Whit: | Mexico. lock ’s line of Havre packets, 1040 tons. Ship Columbia, launched in April for the Black Ball line of Liverpool packets, 1150 tons. Ship Admiral, launched in October for Fox & Livings- ton’s line of Havre packets, 1060 tons. Ship Sir Robert Peel, Messra. Griswold’s line of London packets, 1080 tons. « Smith ¢ Dimon’s Yard. The magnificent ship Sea Witch, Capt. Waterman, of 900 tons, launched in November for the house of Messrs. Howland & Aspinwall, Brown $ Bell’s Yard The work done in this yard has been principally for government. Gun- boat Bonita, 76 tons, for the United States, Gun-boat Petre], 76 tons, for the United States. Gun boat Reefer, 76 tons, for the United States. Steamer Spitfire, 241 tons, for government. Steamer Vixen, 241 tons, for government. Ship Galena, of 850 to New Orl 1s packets, under command of Capt. Dennis. Westervelt and McKay's Yard. Ship Margaret Evans, Capt. Tinker, of 1000 tons, for Messrs Griswold’s London line. Ship Christiana, Capt. Hammond, of 800 tons, for the New Orleans trade. Ship American Eagle, Capt. Chadwick, John Griswold’s line of London packets. Jabez Williams’ Yard. Ship Atlantic, Capt. Rose, of 900 tons, belonging to Messrs. Stanton and Frost's New Orleans line of packe' Bark Montezuma, of 4¢0 tons, South American tr Schooner Pocahontas, 200 tons, Richmond packet. W. H. Brown's Yard. Steamer Mountaineer, North River trade, 500 tons, launched in January. Steamship Southerner, Capt. Berry, Charlestonpacket, ‘860 tons, launched in June. Ship Fairfield, Capt. Loveland, Charleston packet, 750 tons, lau din June. Two barg tons each. { Bishop and Simonson’s Yard. ; Steamer Atlantic, (recently lost,) 1160 tons, launched in May. Steamship Aurora, for Porto Rico and Havana trade, 350 tons launched in October. Steamer Botafuga, for the Cuba trade, 60 tons, launch, ed in February. W. H. Colyer’s Yard, Steamer Francis Secor, East River trade, 225 tons. Schooner Heroine, of 200 tons. Southern trade. Schooner Blanche F.. Sayre, of 200 tons. Schooner Cornelius Vanderbilt. of 200 tons. Schooner Undine, of 176 ton: Schodner Pauline, of 200 tons, Southern trade. And two barges for the New York and Erie Railroad Company. 1000 tons, for VESSELS ON THE STOCKS. Perine, Patterson § Stack’s Yard. Ship Enterprise, 950 tons burthen, intended for the Liverpool trade, under the command of Captain Edward Funck, late of the Havre packet Baltimore. She will be launched on or about the 25th instant. Ship of 1,100 tons, intended for the same trade, for We | Messrs, Slate, Gardener & Howell. She will be launched | bra in May. W. H. Webb's Yard. Ship Dr. Franklin, designed for Messrs. Fox & Livings- ton’s Havre line. To ve completed in February. 1,000 tons. " Ship of 1,150 tons, intende | for Marshall’s line of Liver: pool packets; to take the placeof the Europe, and will be commanded by Oaptain Furbur. § Steamer for the Williamsburg Ferry, 315 tons. The keel of the first steamer for C. H. Marshall's line of New Orleans packets will be laid next week. Brown § Bell's Yard. Ship Constitution, of 1,500 tons, designed for Messrs. ‘Woodhull & Minturn’s line of Liverpool packets, under commend of Captain Britton, lately of the Rochester.— This ship isthe largest and best modeled vessel ever con- structed. She draws two feet more water than Captain Skiddy’s new ship New World. She willbe launched on Monday. Westervelt and McKay's Yard & Steamship Washington, Capt. Hewett, the first of the government mail line, between this port, Bremen and Havre, 1750 tons. She is now nearly planked, and will be ready to launch this month. The keel of the second, in the same line, of the same burthen, will be laid imme- diately. Lawrence and Sneeden’s Yard. Steamer for the East River, of 400 tons. Henry Steer’s Yard. Two pleasure schooners, one 80 tons, the other 60. Jabez Williams’ Yard Ship of 900 tons, designed for Messrs. Stanton & Fost’s line of New Orleans packets, under command of Capt, | Rattoone, now of the Union. W. H. Brown's Yard. Steamer for the North River trade, 600 tons, will be launched next week. The keel of a steamer of 1,000 tons, willbe laid next week, to run in conjunction with the steamship South. erner, to Charleston. Bishop 4 Simonson’s Yard. Steamer of 1000 tons for Capt. Vanierbilt. She is al- most completed. Stoamer of 400 tons for the Fulton Ferry Company. In addition to the above list of the vessels launched and on the stocks in the various yards within the precincts of our city, we may mention that the keels of six splendid steamships wiil be laid in the coming month. Messrs. Westervelt & McKay will, next week, put upon the ways the keel of a steamer of 1750 tons, the second in the line of government mail slips between this port, Bremen and Havre, under the superintendence of Mr. Milis. The Washington, which is the first in this line, 18 nearly ready to be launched. W_ H. Web» has completed the negotiations with Mr. C. H. Marshall, for the four steamshiys of 1400 tons each, each intended for the New Orleans and New York line. The keel of the Pioneer will | be laid immediately. W. H. Brown will com- mence, without delay, the second in the line of Charleston steamers for Messrs. Spotford, Tiles- ton & Ce. She is to run in eonjunction with the famous Southerner, but will be 200 tons larger, Our scientific and enterprising builders con- tinue to receive the encouragement their taste and skill so deserved'y merit. ‘Tne Barrisu, Frencn anp Spanisu Navy Orri- cers IN THE GuLr.—The noble conduct of the offi- cers and men of the British, French and Spanish | vessels of war off Vera Cruz, in risking their own lives and saving those of the crew of the U. 8S. brig Somers, is deserving of all praise. We hope that our Congress will take occasion, at an early day, to passsome suitable resolutions to be for- warded to them and their respective govern- ments. Muuirany Movements.—The gallant Lieut. Nichols, who acted as aid to Gen. Quitman, at the storming of Monterey, leaves us to-day, to join his regiment (2nd artillery,) as adjutant.— Success atiend him. Woe learn in addition, that Col. Bankhead leaves on Monday next. Socrety Lisrary.—This library is becoming yearly more and more valuable. On reference toour advert columns it will be seen that several very important additions have been made to itsassortment ot books. ctions in Maseachul districts, resulted candidates, Hon. Dani¢ setts will present an undivider of C f ten whig m official returns from Jowa show that Ansel Briggs was elected by # majority of 168 votes, out of 15,000 cast jrand Hon, J. G. Pall , aad Hon. J. G. re; rH front in th Schooner Bola de Oro, 80 tons burthen, built for n, Blanco, for the evsiting trade at Balize, Honduras; launch. of June. Steam ferry boat, 180 tons, built for the Jackson Ferry; jaumehed Sept. 10th, Schooner New York, 200 tona, Boston packet ; Jaunch- od 8th of October. Ship Enterprise, now on the stocks, 950 ons burthen, built for Capt. Edword Funck, late of ship Baltimore, in- ‘ended for the Liverpool trade, will he launched on or boutthe 26th of January Ship of 1100 tons, no» building for Meerie. Slate,Gard. The Senate and Lower House of lowe will elect no U. 8. Senators at present. The How whi | end appointed the 10th as the day on which to go into t | elections, and the Senate, which is loco, refused to con. | cur In Indiana, Samuel Hanna, of Wayne county, has been elected Treasurer, Douglass Maguire, of Indianapolis, resident Judge of the eighth Judicial Circuit. The elections were made on Auditor, and Horace P. Biddle, joint ballot ot the Legislature These gentlemen aro ‘whigs. The whole democratic ticket in Boston was elected, on the second trial, onthe 30th ult. Kdwin C. Bailey, Eeq., one of those elected to the Common Council, isone of thé principal clerks in the Boston post office. launched in November for » intended for Nelson's line of |” ad—The “man with the | white hat” is seen in New Orleans. Staten Island be: | comes celebrated through Hern; ia 4th- Tho Hibernia arriv- ed at Boston with Charles introdt 5th—Int ction in Con- ress of Chas. J. Ingersoll’s resolution for the whole of Oregon or none, and for cessation of joint occupa- er state Legislature any. erat balls given | throughout the city, and | country generally. | Reception of news Pag xico, that Paredes, | at St. Luis Potosi, was p | paring to march against the city of Mexico. lath — Great abolition meeting, and Cassius M. Clay at the Tabernacle. Col. ‘Webb recovers acoat stolen in Baltimore. 15th —Herald receives ex- clusive news from Europe by packets lowa and Ox- | tord. | 16th—Reception, by ex- | clusive express, of news | ~~ HERALD CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE For the Past and Previous Years. Cit Ist—Panic in Wall street. ton. with ie Events prior to 1846. Battle of ton in 1777. Norfolk burnt by Lord Dun- more in 1776, Greeks de- Py their independence, Trial of Gen. Hull for trea- son, and cowardice, at Al- bany,1814. Triple alliance of the Hague between France, be. ‘and Holland, 1717. jitehall Pulace byrned, 1698. Peace ratified be- tween Great Britain und the Ottoman Porte. Di tive fire at Smyrna, 1820 Penge of Paris between | France and Sweden in 1810. ceived at the battle of New Orleans. Great fire at Charleston, | 1816. Treat betwi a land and Hollands 1678 nd, 1678. | Alliance of France and Sweden, 1631. Norway ceded to Sweden, 1814. W. 8. frigate Prosident captured by four British | mebof-war, 1815 Treaty of Cosmberd, 1552 at Corunna, 1809. | Alliance between Prussia 8d—Taylor’s forced march —_Battle of Lutzen, 19: to Point Isabel, with 2300 Napoleon died at Si. He- lena. Gibbon, the historian, born, 1737. Peace between France and Englend, 1360. Treaty confirmed between Turkey and United States. Convention in New York. 8th—Holy week and anni- ver commence. Battle of Palo Alto. Mi Nd mortally wou: Americuns against 7,000 Burning of the Ben Sher- rod, 1837; 175 lives lost. A ry fire in Canton, China, 1786. America discovered,1492. ill passeathe 1814, House. 12th—War bill passes the Mayor is sworn in, great abolition meeting. 17th—Barrita captured by Col. Williams and 7 compa- nies U. 8. sree 18th—Gen. Taylor take: session of Matamoras.— ‘era Cruz blockaded by Com. Conner. 20th-- Great war meetin, in the Park. What was saic has proved be words and el 2ist—Trinity church con- secrated. Commencement of great fair at Washing. te Peace between Austria, Saxony and Prussia, 1779. Revolution in Venice, 797. Peace between Rui and Sweden in 1595, after a war of 23 years. Lafayette died, 1834 Co- lumbus died, 1506. Treaty of Troyes. 1420, tween France and Eng- Treaty of Hague, 1659. An act passed 1832, ex- lon. 25th—Gen. Scott takes a ty plate of soup, and th E lid geen increases the royal family. yeNew York city in ties on tonnage, John Calvin died, 1564.— —New from England, by ship Li- and Kngland, 1776. dakinnet joy with news A storm in India, in which berty, ae ley. ei | of eta exige Ueloate of 7,000 Jobabitante wore de- | ist Commencement of | Louls XVI. beheaded in Pe eas ace rina sicher reat snow storm. » . Gen Taylor. FE sat vont man nnelarse:, Phe. tue of. (tate orth Arrival ofthe Great ttgntezume, Emperor of | Toei News of the refu- — Frederick the Great born, | Britain. Wr Pitt born i fan ae ale ive U. 1719. Eng Geclenes | om nae gale at = =Wrm Pitt born, 1759. . Mi 1” war against Spain, 1805. 26th Rejolcings, ond en schr. St. Law. JUNE. sleighing times in - e, 14 guns, captared 5 0 troduces by — of Rome dies. Jak Cade's rebellion in ra ee ‘dicte- Choaseast fry eta errrd cotiintiooal Convention favor of the Duke of York, | tion” resolutious. Great Escape of Bonaparte from | meets at Albany. 1éso, Bebiah coptured Stony | debate thereon at Washing- Elba, 1816, France declares | ide claitares dear ‘ol Pe a Ne | '00;4, Montreal bask rob- Geerge thee Third tied, | bil passes the house.” Gen. gusta capitulates to Ameri. bers arrested. of 1820. Pesce between Span- | Cass introduces resolutions cans, 1781. news that Paredes had n- ish and Dutch. Indepen- | recalling General Gaines to | tered Masjon; sd Herrera Menoeee Holland recognis- | Wasbin Cholera broke out in eascage peanvany. } America, 1825, Indians de- } f . stroy Wyoming and massa- | ast—Terrible fight in Col. Aaron Burr is charg- inhal wall street between bulls ed with high treason. re: ellos ere the bitants, 1778. and beara. —-The President’s A fire broke out at Cal- 3d—Every body in hot | General peace st Paris, | mdysege, commending Mr. cutta, 1760, 1n which twoor water about Dr. Mot Britain tween France, G. | Povenham’s proposition for three thousand buildings | the Brochierra water- Ke. nu? U:- States, Spain, | the settlement of the oe were destroyed, and 75 lives i i nna lost. bth—Hon. E.Everitt con. Tho Cortes of Spain re- | KOR. question. firmedos President of Har nounce the treaty of Valun: | °CKERUDE TASTE 5. New York incorporated, vard College. Cie aac, «chesapenke | Qizhec, and 00 lives lost. 1666. Martin Luther ox . PMgckaded, 1818. he Senate authorises the communicated by the Pope. : 7th—-Meae eof ed vanerice f mee Patwean j nt to settle the Ore- jent Pol 01 and France, specting refusal of arbitra- 3720: Kingston, Jamaica, son question alofthe Great Geo. Wi lon slected tion on, hg Ocoee aed: mney a By Ark. Weatern with news of the commander-inchiof in 1775. ion a rn laws. Gth—War panic, Pilet of Gormeny | Tepes! ofse Sonia arrives Battle of Monmouth, 1778, boat Romer sailed. Par against Tur-| a Boston. Oregon treaty War declared by the United sage of 12 months notice Tatified by the Senate. States against England, 1812. the House tite—Death of Hon. Rich: — William IVth died, 1838, 14th—Tremendous gule 4 snow storm. Ten ves including the John urn, Lotty, New Jet- sey, Alabama, &c., cshore on Squan Beach, 68 tives | lost, among whom was the ilot Freeborn. 19th—The Holy Alliance | of newspapers, annihilated | by Herald Express from Boston in 7 hours and 5 | minutes, with tho pacific news by the steamer from | England. | Ma—Von Buren_arrived | in New York. Body of | Freeborn brought to this city. | oesth—Grest debato in Senate on 12 mon! Large fire at Williamsburg ‘27th—Coldest day of the | season. Pleasants wound: ed in duel with Ritchie.— Conviction of anti-renters at Albany. ‘26th—The shortest month departed in a long snow storm. $d.—Splendid dinner of St. David’s Seciety. Ath.—The public aston- ished with Herald extras, with news from Europe by the Toronto. 6th.—Mass ‘euriy of locos, generally, in Tam- many , and of Mike Walsh’s particulars in the Park. 7th.—Grace Church con: secrated. Gen. Van Ness died at Washington. 12th. ive of the ships Liverpool, Zurich, Sunbeam. Murder of | the Van Ness family, st | Auburn, by Freoman. 17th —Effects known of disastrous freshets north- ward and eastward. 19th.—Hibernia at Bos- ith accounts of the battles in India. —-Cani Parlia- ment assembled. Harbor Dill passed the House. 24th.— Packet ship Heni Clay ashore and 6 lives los! Trial of Tirrell, in Boston. ‘ar e from the President, asking increase of forces. 28th.—Great iadignstion at verdict of acquittal of Tirrell of murder, on plea of somnambulism. Flood in Maine, $1,000,000 of prop- erty destroyed. U. 8 troops encamped opposite Matamoras. ton reat : 201 | | nate on Oregon question. ae marched out ton in fevor of 49. Qnd. Sub-treasury dill passed House, 123 to 67. Terrible Paptotrsen hun: kers and barnburners, in Albany. 4th—Robt. Owen arrives from London. Speech of McDuffie against 54 40. 6th—Aahburton treaty enced by “ Daniel the godlike,” 1ith—Bill passed for re- giment of mounted rifie- men. Mr. C, J. Ingersoll charges Mr. Webster with peculution. 14th—Charter election in New York. Tobacco and Andrew H. Mickle, demo, have 7000 more votes than the whigs. 16th—-De Meyer possession took few Orleans, unlocking ates with the keys of his piano. Oregon notice resolntion passed Se- nate, 40 to 14. 18th—Polly B c+ quitted ot murder, at New: burgh. een Lieut. Porter and fo. killed by th Mexicans. Colonel C: murdered about sam: ; first blood shed in the war. 20th—Riots in Brooklyn by laborers. Military call- hey Ky! Caledonia arrives a Captain Thornton's scouts cut off. 2000 Mexi- cans cross the Rio Granio. Oregon notice bill passes both houses of Congress. 25 h—Sun eclipsed, but bad weather prevented eny rise in smoked giass. 26th—Great Western ar- rives. Fight between Capt. Walker's Texas Rangers, and alarge body of Mexi- eans. 29:h—Democratic dele- Bates to State Convention elected. Smithsonian bili passes the House. 30th—Fifty-nine fires in the city during this month. in peril, surrounded by three times their number.— Everybody onthe move in New York. 2d—steam ship Cambria paysa visit to Cape Cod, and goes ashore for a few hours, notice. sail Maw 1st.—Great fire in Savan- APR. \st—Speech of Mr. Ben- ™ Int- Gen. Taylor's forces Explosion of wider mills ‘a Brussels, by'whieh rsons we! killed, Ist. see Treaty of Tolentius be- tween France and thePope, futher of Lady Jano Grey, futher o} lane Grey, beheaded, Toe. i 114th anniversary of the birth day of Weshlogton. Messrs. Clay and Russell in_'U. 8. frigate John Adams for Gottenburg,1814. Elias Hicks died, 1830, Pestalozzi died, 1827. Most destructive storm fn Eng- land, 1618. Alliance between France ‘and Holland, 1635, ca Earthquake in Concep- cion, 1814. Gen. Provost, in South Carolina, surprises the Americans, and compels ber Rl pee ‘ mat n of rr can Precidents. Col. But- ler, in 1814, with 160 Ame- ricans, defeats 250 British, at 18 Mile Creek. Col. Crockett killed at the Alamo, 1836. Peace of tadt, 1714. Treaty of Heilbron, 1633. War declared by Franee against Great Britain, 1744. Eight royal powers iss manifesto after escape of Napoleon from Ell 1815. St. Patrick’s day. Brit- ish forces ovacuate Boston, Victoria proclaimed Queen. The British sloop of War tpon tue Us irae ce t sepoake, 16gr, vee CB tariff _ 8. L. Southard died, 1842. Roger Sherman died. 1793 Convention between En- gland and Spain, 1826. . ‘ick. ord f ittexander Everett sails for China. Gen De la Vega seen in Canada, on Henry Clay’s farm, and at several ot! me bi it diai with names in little ieces, arrived at Washing- fon to conclude a sale of a iece. laree Een: Taylor made _Battle of Monmouth, 1778. Major General. Good. suuy. iv Cosmenoemert atN York Univer a Sd—Tarrif? Di passed the ae ea great deal of noise in and rum and pow- laine to Mexico. Was! at Cambri m joined army Fort Er 1776. en, 1814. Declaration of American Independence, 1776. Presi- dents Adams and Jefferson died, 1826; Monroe, 1981 U.S. Congress, 1776, pub- lishes the grievances which a Hy to war against Eng- Columbus born, 1447. 6th—Monterey in Califor- nir taken, and a U. 8. Go- vernment established. 10th--Hottest day in ten ears. bd 13th--Great fire in Nan- tucket. ‘ 14th—Picket Liverpool arrived with 400 passengrs. French Revolution com- menced in 1789. 16th—A yatch race in Stoney Point taken, 1779. our harbor. Qlst—The great panacea Robert Burns died, 1796. millionaire, Dr. Swain, died in Philadelphia 23d—Freeman convicted of the murder of the Van Ness family. Mth. Gibraltar taken by the British, 1704. Simon Bolivar born,1783. Battle of Bridgewater, in which the Americans were victorious, 1814. ee guillotined, Revolution triumphant in France in 1830. ia joins the confederation of the 18 States, 1775. ‘The Harbor Bill ie Se! nate. janta Fe expodi- t is under Gen. Kear- ney with 1,600 me! 28th—Taritf bill passes the Senate, 28 to 27. 29th—House concurs in same as amended, 115 to 93, and it becomes a law. Jo- seph Henry attempts the of King Louis Philippe. 1776. Independence of Colum: | dia, Facay ot Mexico re- | cogni: ; fo rte’s ~Rambouil- let decree. Treaty between France and Spain, 1801. Queen Elizabeth died, 1603. First. printing in Englend, 1471. American Independence acknowledg- ed by Spain. Raphsel born, 1483. Gen. Hull tried by Court Mar- tial, and sentenced to be shot, 1814. U.S. frigat tured in Val by two Bi n-of- war, the Phoebe and Cherub Great earthquake at Lis- bon, 1761. Essex cap- iso harbor, Fool’s Day. Charleston, 8. C. beseiged by Sir Henry Clinton, 1739 ‘Thomas Jefferson born, 1743. U. 8. ship Alliance, 32 guns, captures British | frigate Atalanta and the Mi- | nerva, 10 guns, 1781. é ‘Wm. H. Harrison, Pres’t of the United States, died, 1841. sadajoz stormed by the British and Portuguese, 1812. Mase ot Dart- moor prison, 1815. Bony arte abdicated, 1814. War between Great Britain and Prussia, 1806. Embargo laid on Ameri- can vena, by. E and, 1812. Sweden interdicts al} commerce with England, 1312. Shakspeare pom I nena Porsiano capture 5 after 18 months sie 0, 1776. ‘Treaty of amity between Great Britain and Colum- bia. "Venezuela becomes anin- dependent government. Battle of Lexington, 1775. Holland acknowledges the eign of America, 1782. The French National As- sombly declare war against Germany, 1792. Brazil discovered. 1500.— War brewks out between Russia and Turkey, 1736, Blockade of whole Ame- rican coust declored oy Ad- miral Cochrane, 1814. General Wolfe _ killed, 1709. Great freshets in Switzerland in 1902 British sloop of war Eper- vier Lael by American sloop of war Peacock, 1814. , Warhiogton inavgurated | in 1789, | ay Expedition against Crown Point and Ticonderoga, 1775. Portugal declares ‘War oganst France, 1809. ‘Tremondous hail storm in England, 1697. Insurrec- tions break out in different parts of Spein simultane- ously, 1808. ‘31—1,096 deaths, of whi Americans send two par- 21 were by the sun, during ties egainst the Canadas, this month. 1776. avaust. 1,300 British and Indians defeated by Major Croghan and 160 Americans, at Ben- dusky, 1618. ‘Treaty of liance Ber 2d—Hibernia arrives at Boston bringing news of the ratification of the Ore- gon Treaty. ‘ 6th—TheCalifornia Regi- ment completed ; China, (Mexico,) taken by Texan Rengers under Capt Mc. Culloch. 8. ship Con. stitution sails from Rio sa. neiro with cenvoy. 6th—Washington Union Cambray. Al- in Great Bri- tain and # 1740. Burn- ing of the splendid Berlin Royal Theatre, 1814. Gen. Herkimer killed on complains of beivg bled by field of battle, 1777. reporters. Ph Reprisal Bill passes Great fire in Valparaiso, Congre: 1810. Sth" jent asks for Henry V. of England commences war France, 1415. $2,000 000, which John Da- i prevented him from get- against George IV. born, 1762. U. 8. schra, Growler and Julia captured on Lake On- tario. Queenstown, Md, taken by the British, Aug. 14. U. 8, schrs. Somers and Porcu- pine captured by the Bri- tish on Lake Ontario. Napoleon Bonaparte born General 10th—Congress aJjourns, to the delight of the nation. 12th — Daniel Webster, with a host ofCongresamen, arrives in this cir Much alarm lest some should stay here and have an extra scs- sion. 15th—Great fire at Quo- gue, L. 1; first time light st Arjaccio, 176: was ever had of the exist. Sullivan besieges Newport, ence of the place. .U. 8. 1778. brig Truxton Jost. 16:h—Santa Anna’s revo- Battle of Bennington, lution in Mexico. Paredes 1777, and Camd 1780 exiledand Santa Annatakes Baron De Kalb d command of army. Camden, 1780. Gi Hall surrenders Michigan to the British. 17th—Wyatt executed at | General De Kalb dies of his wounds, neral Tarleton surpri- sesand defeats Gen. Sump- Albany. 18th—Santa Fe captured by Gen. Kearney. Gen. Ar- mijo retires with 4,000 ter, 1780. trooy ind the U States go- vernment is establishod 19th—-Commencement at Guerrier frigate captur- Yale College d, 1812. 24th — Dutch man-ofwar Gen. Howe debarks with Adder arrives in the Elk Ri to n of subjug phia, 1777. Dr. Herachell died, 1823. Battle of Long feland, 1776. St. Jobn Baptist behead- ed. Paley born, 1743. General Sullivan defeats the British and Indians at Newtown, 1779. bor. 27th—Com’dore Stockton takes formal possession of the Californias —Count Bodisco, Mi- and ‘29th, suite, 3ist— 16212 paesengers arrived during the month, all of august presence. ‘ SEPTEMBER. 1st--Yucatan joins Mexi- _ First wood cut made by co under Santa Anna. Rust, a German, in 1460. 24—Great meeting ofhard Se persons fisted democracy, und demned as witches, up between Rynders and birnt in France, 1609. Walsh. 3d—Cambria arrives at War declared by Den. Boston; McLane returns in mark against Sweden, 1813. her; the Apolloncons make Battle of Worcester, 1651. their first appearance in N. York. 7th—Hon. Mr. McLane received by the |New York Chamber of Commerce. Sth—Great gale about the con- Hannah More died, 1833, ‘Third Coalition of allied cou. try. sed against France, 1805. 9th—Calvin Russ mur- _ Treaty of Alliance betw’n ders his wife. babe and Prussia, Perry’s victory on Lake Erie, 1618, and destruction of British squadron . 10th—Hon. Felix G Mo- Connell commits suicide in Washington ith—Battle between’ the Battle of Brandywine Mormons and mobites at 1777.McDonough’s victory, Nauvoo. 1814. 17th—Jackson the muti. _ Treaty of Peace between noer hung on board the St- Russia and Sweden, 1209. Mary’sin the Gulf of Mex- ico. Santa Anna enters the if Mexico. ‘. irae Sry Garden de Benjamin West visita stroyed by fire. Rome, 1835. Robert Treat Paine died, | empting Portugal from du- | kc. of Monte- ylor with it 11,000 alet—8! rey by Gen. 6000 troops, Mexicans under 3 after three day: siege the fortress is ted. Ame- rican loss 500; Mexican 2000. 22d—Great Britain runs some the {rish coast ™ st. 26th—Santa Anna starts for the seat of war, in order to concentrate 30,000 men at San Luis Potosi. Gene- ral Wool’s ar my leaves San Antonio for Cvaisuila. 26th—CaliforDia Regim’t, under Colonel Stsvenson, sailed. Habeas corps weep- eth in col juenc'e- by My- Naples. 600 by the fall- it of achurch 1778. ‘Treaty of Arras between France and Burgundy,1435. Columbus sailed on his voyage resulting ia the dis covery of ‘America, 1442. Treaty at Vienna, 1915, whereby the Duchy of Parma, &c., was secured to the King of Rome. A Great earthquake at Mex- ico. Saxony placed under | control of Prussia, 1814 Treaty of amity between France and U. States, 1300. ecToseR. Ist—Steamer Cama‘ria Mina, the Guerilla chief, | leaves Boston and the ma ils defeated by the Spanish | behind; the later to royalists, 1830. Cc Cod; the former s * | mains in the mud. 8d—Revolution in Gene- va, Switzerland. Sth—-Niseteenth annual fair of American Institute. Sth—Mass meeting whigs. 10th—Queen of 3 mar- ried; disturbance in | Europe thereat. Uth—-Destructive burri- cane in Havana, Key West, Savannah bombarded, by the British, 1779. Battle of Moravian town, _in which Gen.Harrison de- Heated Gov. Proctor Franklin obtains mone’ of ra? Con pany founded in London, 1503. ‘Varna, an impertant for- tress of the Turks, surren- -dered to the Russians. 12th—Sivori's first sppear- The Bahamas d suceandtiumph. sn i-edby colts 13th—Great storm in this Battle of Qu 0 yola Wiles Penn born (suppose 5 Burgoyne defeated at city and elsewhere. Penn- sylvania votes for the whigs. 16th—Attack on Alvara: by American squadron. Bsn ir: gg Kosciu ‘0 died, 1817. 19th—Parade of Ist Regi- Gen.Washingto ment Artillery. News from Ohio and Pennsylvania de- lights the whigs. 20th—Caledonia arrives at Bost 23d—Blockad town, 1781. vette re- turns to France, 1781. Bat- tle of Black Creek, 1814. National Jubilee in En- land. f Yucatan. First license granted for ordered by our erpme! a theatre in England, 1603. 26th—Norweg. ™ Massacre of Christ ‘North Star” arrives : first from that nation in. this country. 27th—Row in New York about an esceped slave.— Tract Society induce him to | make tracks. heey | 29th—Henri Herz gives his first concert in this country | to about 2500 people. ain. Richard I. excommuni- seated bi valledge cord among the crusaders. Tl witch executed in England, 1808. Queen’s College, Oxtord, founded the Pope for an NOVEM} ER. Ist—Steamer Rhovelsland, — Hurricane in the Me: driven ashore. terranean, with immense loss of life and property, 1752. St. John’s surenders to the Americans, 1776. ‘The second war commen- cod between Englend and 4 olland, 1664, First tatoes taken fre m America ioto Ireland, 16) 0. ‘Battle of Taledega, in wht ich Gen. Jackson defeats the Creek Indians, 1913. C. harles Carroll died,1832. Articles of confederation adop ted by the Amorican State 6, 1777. The Barrier treat v, 1715. Foi t Washington surren- dered, 1776 British Muse- 8d—Elections in N. York. Whigs carry the State by 11,000 major th—Hon. Wm. R. King, late Minister to France, ar- rived. 8th—Elections in Massa- chusetts result in favor of the whigs of course. 9th—Col. Cross buried with military and civic ho- nors at Washington. 14th=Tampico taken by the American squadron 15th—Ralph logersoll sails to Russia as Minister U. 8. ship Boston lost at Baha- ma Islands. 16th—The Independence and existence of Cracow destroyed by Austria, Rus- sia and Prussia. “King John” is brought out at the Park. Steamer Great Wes- tern arrives with Sir. A. Mc- Nab. 17th—War department calls for more troops ; one regiment from New York. 18th—Yorkshire packet ship arrives in 16 davs from Europe, with the Viennoise dancers. 20th—Constitution pro- mulgated in the Republic tectios 1 of government, 1753. Bost on riots in 1747. Eruption of Mount Etna in 1832. Jay’s Treaty wit England} signed, 1794. First Presbyterian Meet- ing howse established in England, 1672, at Surry. Steamer Atlantic, with a- rod died, 2630. First watch bout 50 lives, lost in Long Island Sound ina tremen- dous gale. Brig Creole cut out from under the guns of Vera Cruz, by one Ameri- can boat’s crew. 29th—Gen. Cass arrives in sey York. Germa vy, 1597. ao { Woolsey died, 30. First stene of St. Paul's pt. Walker arrives ity. The former go to the war, the latter from it. Jand, 1830. pECEMD: 2d—Daniel Webster} eats 8 great dinner and makes a gre speech in Philadel- ia. P) 7th—Congress convenes at Washington. 8th—President’s Message delivered. U. 8. brig So- ttle of Austesilitz, 1805, | Riots in London, ‘1816. { Smyrna destr@yed by an csrthquake, a ba i Ferdinand cd@afirmed as | King of Spain by Napoleon, | mers lost off Vera Cruz, 1813. ye he 2 lives, in- luding two officers. 9th—Navigation com Milton born, 11608. ‘ mences to be closed. 13th—Meeting of Sece- ders from Catholic church in the Tabernacle. den. Taylor takes Dr. Johnson died, 1784. Great fire in} New York, | 1835. possession of Saltillo with- stan 17th— First great snow bs pests issuas the Mi- | storm of the season. mae jong 1807. Bolivar 18th—American-Art Uni- on distribute s. Ex. land against Framee, in Mayor Havemeyer receives vor Of distressed Protest. | “dead game.” ants, 1627. | 19th—Albany refuses Louisiana purshased by | $100 to her volunteers for the United States from the | Mexico. Gov. Young ar- French, 1803. rives at the capitol | War declared by Eg: | fa ~Major Ringgold Congress lays an embar- | buried at *ipaltimone Sate bi on American wessels, , ropriate ceremonies. 1807. for the aid of the | Now York volunteers in | this city. 23d—Important news from Mexico arrives via Havans. 24th—Common Council vote $6,000 for the aid of volunteers. Six dinners lost. ‘Washsington resigns his | commission to Congress, | 1783. Newton born, 1642. Treaty of Peace gonclud- | ed at Ghent between tae {ea pa States and Eng. jand. 25th—Immenseconsump- Great riots at Nottinghasa, ion of edibles in all Chris- Bagient 1811. Birth of | tian lands. 26th —Meeting for the re- Hessians defeated by | Nef of Irelai Steamer Gen. Washington at Tren- Mohegan lost in Long ton. Island Sound. Post office established in England, 1660. Savannah captured the British, 1778. Britisl frigate Java captured, 1812, by the Constit y the tution The British burn Buffalo, 1813. Protectorate of Oli- ver Cromwell begins, 1653, 28th—Grand Concert of the St. George’s Benevo- lent Society. 29th—Senator Barrow, of Louisiana, dies at Balti- more. 30:h—Gen. ceives his fri York. Remains of Capt. tain Lawrence re-interred. Jonathan Thompson dies. Events to Take Place. The year 1847 begins with Friday and ends with Fri day—thet very unlucky day. ‘Tho 4th of July comes | on Sunday ery unlucky. There will be no fail | moon this year in the month of Fobruary—unlucky | month, Our nationsl political day begins on Sunday the 4th of March—unlucky day. There will be no eclipse jucky visible in the year—unl for the star gazers. Janus. ‘y is to bo blessed with two fnll moons, and Merch with a like number—this will be lucky, and will perhaps | throw light soou® over the dark features of the year to overcome ail evil prognostications. All this appears in | an exchange paper. r | Fire Statistics of New Yoratm December, | Through politeness of C. V. Anderson, Eeq., Civil En- gineer, we are enabled to present the following return of fires for the month of December : Dec. Ist.—corner Division and Bowery. ad—oorner Grand and Broedway. 6th—No. 120 Columbia st. 7th—No. 24 Spring st. 8th—No. 24 Hammond and th street, Ist avenue. Also, | 22d street, near 2d avenue. ¢ } 10th—No. 104 Maiden Lane. 1th—No, 388 6th street. j 19th—No. 9 Theatre alley. 15th—Foot of Fulton street and Astor House ; Ist floor on Vesey. 16th—Alarm—No. 209 Stanton street. 17th—No. 154 Reade street. | 18th—No. 41 William street; 23 Jacob street. | ‘2ist—40th street and 3d avenue. 22d—Leonard, near Centre street. | 2sth—Pearl, near State street; corner Attorney snd | 823¢ Chatham 29th—4311 street aud 9th avenue; 105 John | Corner Wall and Front streets ; alarm. 3)th—673 Broadway atreet. street, and creation of dis: | um 01 tablished under pro- | of Hayti. 25th—Maj. Gen. Scottar- Evacut tion of New York Fives with hs staf in this by the By tish, 1788, “gth—Thankagiving day. Judge TWashington Bush. | brougt into England from | | any thing but fancy stock: w hich had for so + treasury act were passed within « few days of the ti | fixed upon for | enabled the commercial classes to take an observation Vandervoort, Esq., clyrk of ° Henry Vande: |.» ¢ ce Pg ba polite shed us with ¢ the fo tw thes ment of convictions, acqui: Courts Oyer and Terminer, General and Special Sesvinte ot v0 | Peace, im the City and County of New York, for the | year 1846 :— | COURT OF OVER ane by ere | Murder. ..+.0sessece er ee | Manslaughter in the 4th degre: | Assault and battery. | Grand larcen: | Nuisance. Vhigduaat | n couar or Manslaughter in the 4tn de Assault with intent to kill maim Assault with intett to commit a Robbery in the let degree . | Awsault with intent to sb, | Riot and assault and battery .", Assault and battery . * werltelilel i Burglary in if bad io the 2nd ee | ye “in the sc donves . | Attempt to commit burglary. Grand larceny | petit larceny Obtaining money and goods by tences. . | Receeiving ng Accessary to felony before the fact. Procuring an abortion...... Insuring numbers drawn in a iott Libel... ... teers | ledecently expos person... | Selling obscene books and prints | Keeping gambling houses | Kee) ing disorderly honses nd Selling liquor without license... . Misdemeanor (wilfully destroying a ca! ry PULL Let phe hota on oue - 24 GOUNT OF SPECIAL Bebsi0Ns. { Petit larceny..... a | Assault and battery. ova Ba | 307 308 +01 651 No. of trials in Court of Oyer and ‘Terminer. tee = be Goneral Sessions. . .. Special Sessions... No. of persons convicted and acquitted in opens and Term! ral Sessions, 396 Special Sessions,1,813 | No. of prisoners discharged by Court of sae No. r | Remmi scissvee tse ccc thoes wee “ 178 Special Seasions,1,109 Total No. of persons convicted, acquijted, aud dis charged in all the courts +B,510 | Sentanced to be executed. een o OT | Sentenced to the State prison, 99 men and 14 wo- | | men—Total eet ee eeeeeeeseeee MF | Sentenced tothe Penitentiary, 726 men and 144 wo« |, men—Total. 870 Sentenced to tl 320 ™4 mn, 226 nix aon reat » ion and 94 wa Sent to the Hor Total | Aggreg Prison, 377 years and 8 months. | we: of indictments found by Grand Jury. ! No. ‘167 of complaints dismissed by Grand Jur | No. of indictments discharged} by nol pros | _ tlement. , tes 101 | No. of complaints for a: } ment... 26 | No. of rocognizances to appear and answer filed ring the year, Sevepden roan pes No. of reepgnicanel 8 forfeited and ordered to ty | Amount of face’ and’fecs ‘collccted ‘ paid” ines an City Tréasury.ves seers etre HENRY VANDERVOO New York, Dee 31, 1646, isha’ in the Courts of Oyer and Terntine | sions, thore were esa 4 wr: { In1845 | 18. Au It appears from thia report that 6639 have 0 ported by theuity., Of those, there are in Bellevue Alms-House. ‘Transient Paw Amount of supplies fur Aavigation of th ‘Uno Kiver Tame Stat MONEY MARKET. Thursday, Dec. Jl—6 P. There has not been much activity in the stook mi o-day, and no material alteration in prices. Thore ¥ ery little disposition to operate in any of the ffiowe until efter the Independont ‘Treasury Act goes inp ope- ration, as there is considerable anxiety to see wit the effect of that act will be upon the market. Th) bulls are making desperate efforts to sustain prices, arg have 40 far been successful enough to prevent any vey great depreciation. | At the board to-day, Canton went up \ per . wich aud Worcester, 34; Reading, 3; Indiana, ; nois, 4 ; Harlem fell off 34 ; Morris Canal, 36; U. 1896, 44; Long Island, Pennsylvania 6's, and fi Loan closed firm at yesterday's Prices, There has been an active demand for change for this packet, notwithstanding wl tions have fallen off. Prime bills on London’ at 6 a 53; per cent premium ; good bills, with little known, have been offered freely at 4%, Premium. We quote om Paris, 6f 42% a Sf 4234 dam, 38% a 39; Bemturg, 24% # 86; Bremen.}7} It is anticipeted that importations of specie, large amount, must come in within the next two. Judging from the extent of our exports, reduced importation of merchandise, we should that the precious metas would flow in upon us to; mense smou The trade and commerce of the country, of t] just closing, has not been characterized by a) extraordinary feature. Congress was in so! q commencement of the year, and there was at tl considerable interest excited in relation to the ments of the party in power, regarding the conte! changes in the commercial and financial syste! country. The delay experienced in perfecti various measures had a tendency to unsettle co nN sffairs and destroy all disposition to extend transactions in any line The spring trade w much more limited than anticipated, and a di influence appeared to exist in all the ramifi business, Early in the spring it became apparent that a Mexico could not be avoided, and the dificul commercicl world anticipated, upon the com: of hostilities, had a tendency to induce capit those engaged extensively in mercantile purst ticularly in shipping, to contract their opera’ quictly wait the result. The minds of the cor classes being therefore prepared, when actual b were announced there was o particular effed been fluttering in the winu, affected more or / every puff that came, either in inflating or dep them. ‘The excitement growing out of the war, in oo cial circles, continved unabated throughout the and the uncertainty which existed in rel {0 movemonts of Congress, regarding the most {1 it moasures of the session, continued nearly up to the close. Tho tariff, the warehouse bill, and the independent adjournment, bat their enforcement (witl , the warehouse bill) was put off for pag i as these bills were passed, the pu mind became quiet, and the adjournment of Con 4 find out their true position and make the necessary, parationsfor the enforcement of the now financi commercial systems. The fall business was wa) limited, in consequence of the state of our, trade. The great reduction in the di our stple articles of importation, under tariff, ;geaonted the transmission of orders for for en¢y under the old tariff, and the great anticipfted in prices for goods entered wad law, cdmpared with those entered under the o! all those engaged in trade t purchase no mot tually required for immediate consumption, was therefore very much restricted. Since tf riff hs gone into operation, the importations excesdingly limited; but there is another caw Impprters anticipate very serious emb the market, in the event of the | _ DEPoPULATION oF Desuque.—A corresondent of the Galena Gazette, writing {rom Dubuque, ee ae pereaaae” chext te convene. at ey Mato tows were on oasis for office under tl State government. wore two ministors, the cletk in the lend office, th master, a few , One on0 music master, and the women. \ the bdependent Tressury act being strict!