The New York Herald Newspaper, April 2, 1848, Page 4

INTELLIGENCE BY THK WAILS. = | “Washington. | &claive Wasarxeron, March 31, 1848 Evening Memoranda The President keeps open house to-night ; the mail contractors in town will be among his visi- set it down as a fixed fact that the President is up for a re-nomination. The weather has been charming for some days past for the Potomac fishermen, There are comparatively but few arrivals at the hotels ; though we expect a large detachment ot ermy officers from Mexico in a tew days. Wasnineton, March 81, 1848. Items of the Day. Mr. Black, of the House of Representatives, was not yesterday expected to live throughout the day. This morning, he appeared to be a lit- tle easier. There is said to be but little proba- bility of his recovery, as at two o'clock to-day he was attacked with bleeding at the mouth. The President of the United States has signed the sixteen million loan bill; therefore it is a law. This was private bill day in the House. The experience of every week, in the proceedings of Congress upon the private calendar, proves that it is the veriest mockery in all the forms of le- gislation. Many of the members look upon the two days of each week which are set apart by a rule of the House for private claims, as a practi cal cancillation of all obligations to attend to the proceedings, and the most marked indiff Affairs in Mexico. Mezico, March 1, 1848 Mr Trist hee brought the curse of the whole army upon bim by cenciuding the four month's armistice with the Mexican commissionere—just long enough to give them time to finish casting the canon they have commenced, and raise uew armies There hes been a great deal of talk here about peace; but, from what I have seen and heard, we shall be obliged to conquer the whole country. and keep it too; and | can areure you itis worth conquering and keeping; for a more beautiful and dalightful climete | do not believe there is on the face of the eurth, and nature has been #0 prodigal of her gifts, 1am not surprised at the debased nature of the people, for there is no incentive to labor, aud little reward to industry. unless it is to »dd fuel to th bition of unprincipled statesm cowardly ana bloody soldiery TUE PRACE PROSPECTS—THK COURT MARTIAL— SANTA ANNA, &O [From the N. 0. Pioayune, March 28 } By the arrival of the R. M. steamer G.eat Western, we have letters and pspers from our correspondente— our dates from the city of Mexico being nine daya later than our last accounts. The news is interesting, and wili bs found below. The Great Western left Vera Cruz on Saturday after- noon, the 18th, bringing letters city to her day of sailing. Mr. Lane, Linch,and Mr Bax come over on her to this city. gers left this city by the Mexican Guif Bolivar, and embarked on board the ‘estern Great Judge E, A. Cannon, lady and son; Ambassador from Peru; Mr. Osman, lady and servants; William Muire, British ng August Fayet, Wm. Bradford, Beldwin F Da . Reynard. Antonio Soubar—He' Don Fran’o V_Requera, St. Thomas; C. Moore, Mrs. Moore, Jes Richard, Southampton; M M. de Sudusque, France It is seid that Gen. Twiggs expresses great anxiety to visit the United States, he having been five years ab- sent from his family. ‘The Free American of the 17th inat. announces the death of Lt. Col Allen, of the 2d infemtry. He hed but recently arrived in Vera Cruz, on his wey to join hisre. gimeut in the interior. He was attacked by bilious Jever, and died at 8 o’clock P. M , on the 16th. Santa Anos has applied to Gen. Twiggs, through Col. Hughes, for permission to pass through Vera Ciuz rence is the consequence. A few vigilant senti- nels, ever ready to watch their opportunity, and conscientiously opposed to the recognition of private rights, take the private calendar in hand and consign to ‘the tomb of the Cap’’-ito!, the papers and the just dues of those who come to Congress under the sanction of the constitu- tion and of justice. Members of Congress, and we say it with due respect, should bear in mind they are paid for every day of their service, and “for Sunday too,” and that their obligations are | not less to attend to private rights than to the eneral interest of the country. There is no dif- erence in the degree of duty and honorable obli- gation. How tney can neglect and sport with any portion of their duty, though it may relate to the hopes or ruin of individuals, is a matter of casuistry that they must settle, though 1+ seems to us to be a culpable dereliction of daty To-day, alter spending two hours and a half on two private bills, the committee rose for want 0} aquorum. Subsequently one bill was passed A ;aper, calling for a meetiug of the members of the press, to-morrow evening, at Odd Fel- lows’ Hall, was circulated to-day, and sigued by editors, reporters, and letter-writers. Tne ob- ject is to express, in a suitable manner, sympa- thy with the people of France in their present effort to aatablish, ona permanent basis, a re- publican form of government. Fenix SHIRTIKTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Mareb 31, 1843 Fine spring morning; large accession of strangers in the capitol; prayers; journal of yesterday; petitions, ro ports, &c. MOUNT VERNON, Mr. Dix presented a memorial, signed by some 400 citizens of Rochester, praying that the Mount Vernon estate of the late George Washington, be purchased b Congress, and appropriated to the public service as a m' Hitary asylum for the wounded and disubled of the army and volunteors. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. Mr. AuLen’s resolution congratulating the people of France on their recent successtul efforts at conolidated liberty in the establishment of a republican form of go- vernment, together with the amendment of Mr. Haie, congratulating the said people of France, especially or the deoree for the abolition of slavery in the colonies o the republic, was taken up, the question being upon thr sppointment of a day for the consideration of the sub- Mr. Barpwin was opposed to the appointment of a day for the discussion of the resolutions; and in favor o their reference to the Committee on Foreign Relations and spoke at considerable length in opposition to t action proposed upon the resolutio: It was not prop that the Semate should take the initiative in this matt+: —ft belonged more properly to tue executive depart- ment. Our minister at Paris hed ulresdy spoken in be- half of the French Republic 4s also had the Americs: citisens sojourning in the French capital. They bed spoken the congratulations of the American people. Hic was not prepared for the consideration of shee re- solutions now, nor for asrigning a day for their oon sideration, until the subj-ct should duly cops: dered and reported upon by a committer of the : nate We were not sen’ here to legisiate upen our o» volition on subjects like this, so properly counected with and belonging to the functions of the Executive government, asthe initiative authority in all matterr affecting our foreign relations. Again: the voice of the ‘American peoplo themselves was preferable to an ex. ssion of congratulation by Congress, in the name 0! the American people But sf we do speak in the name of the people, then (Mr. Baldwin said) he concurred en- tirely in the views of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Calhoun) that the movement now was premature-- the time has not yet come when we can properly utter the sentiment embodied in the resolution which pro. poses to congratulate the people of France on their re- cent successful rts at consolidated liberty, in the ew. bodiment of its prineiples ina republican constitution ; decause (Mr. B. contended) they had not establishes usb ® constitution—they had only taken the initiatory while the great work has yet to be done, of er- fathishing their vast syatem of repubiloan reforms ‘Mr. Downs was astonished to bear the gentleman from Comnectiout concede to the executive the initiative in our foreign relations, after all that we had heard, anc in anticipation of all that we should have, during « t session, on the subject of executive usurpations. ‘he Senator from Connecticut assumes that we have no right to express opinions for our constituents until we bat are their opinions. ‘x explained that he bad said it was beet, to leave the opinions of ths people to the expression of the people themselves. He syo: pathised sincerely with the people of France; but h thought the resolutions proposed were premature Mr Downs was gratified at the explanation. He had no doubt of bis constituonte—no shadow of misgiving ac te their opinions. Tuners was acommon enthusiasm with the American people which could not be mistaken ; bur im the State of Louisiane -tormed fully one-helt of « French population—of the same blood with the peopl« of the new republic in Europe—speaking the same lun Ps many of them born in France~ thousands of others bound to her in the sympathies of fathers, m thers, brothers. re, aad friends, in Louisiana —wh: other sentiment oan there be but the sentioen of joy and heartfelt congratulations? He would be wanting in duty if he doubted this of his constitu ents ; and also, if he should hear and admit the expres- sion of any opinious doubting the propriety of these resolutions. Let us do our duty to the cause of repub liean principles, as established in France—amd let us ao it decently and honorably, or not at ull Delays and re ferences in expressing doubts will defeat the object ir view. For bimseif, he would prefer that the resolution: be passed this week, and before \Jjournment of thir day. While Mr. Downs was yet speaking, Mr Hannegen oame over to him, and whispered to him; whereupon he gave way. Mr. Hanneoan then moved thet the bill be laid aside for the day, and that the Senate proceed (o tue conside ration of executive business, (the subject for considere tion being one of the correspondents of the New Yori Herald, and the mysterious publication of the treaty ix aid paper) The motion was agreed to And the Senate went into executive session Baurimors, April 1, 1848. All Fools’ Day—Preaching vs. Editing —Un- thankful Party—The Mineral Bank—New York Shavers, &¢ To-day being the first of April, the boys ar. exercising the license of the day, in cutting up all sort of pranks out of doors. ‘All-fools’ day” is never neglected in Baltimore. The Hutchinson family make their first ap- pearance in Baltimore, for three years, on Wed- nesday evening next. Their imprudent singing of abolition songs atthe North, shut them out from all chance of success here, ued there is 4 robability that it may still do so at this late day. ‘hey have taken Carroll Hall, the largest room in the city, and if they should draw full houses at 50 cents per ticket, they will make money. The Rev. Cheophilu isk, the ‘Apostle of Universal Damnation,” 1s holding forth on a va- riety of topics at the Universalist church in Cal- vert street, every Sunday. He is as ene'getica preacher as he was a violent and uncompromis- ing editor of the Old Dominion, The party, however, treated him bud, having turned him loose on the world, whilst hie partner, Pop Cun- ningham, was given a lucrative situation in one of the departments at Washington. The Mineral Bank of Maryland, located at Cumberland, has fuled outright, with a large amount of bills in circulation in this city, and the western part of the State. It was connected with Joseph 8. Lake & Co., of New Yor«, and the failure of the latuer has brought destruction ou the former. It is « singular fact, that the only banks that have failed in Maryland for the last Krteen years are those that have been got up tor speculative purposes by New York brokers; and as there is one or two still in exis- tence—one of which is full cousin to the detunct Plainfield—it would be well for ail who desire to run no risks to keep clear of them. The New York money shavers are getting a terrible charac- ter im this section of the country. and out of the country. A special express from Jalapa reached Vera Cros the evening of the inet. application, and as tbe General at ones grant mirsion asked, it was supposed the ex-Vresident would arrive there in a day or two. Areport is current in the city that the steamer was detained at Vera Cruz from the 17th to the 18th, to re- ceive Sante Aana on board, and thet he is in truth a passenger on ber. We mention the rumor, but without putting confidence in it. At all events, it wasnot known to the passengers with whom we have conversed. A large train was on ite way down from the city of Mexico, when the Great Western lett. It was at Jalape the evening of the 16:h inst., but a private express war sent through the same night to Vera Cruz, by which we received our correspondence given below. A list of the officers accompanying the train will be found in the first letter. It will be seen that there huve been many resig- nations in the army since the prowulgation oi the armi- tice. It will also appear from one of our correspondent’r letters that the officers detailed upon the great court of inquiry have arrived in the olty of Mexico, and that they were tocommence their proceedings on the 15th of thix month. We must content ourselves with this genera! reference to the interesting letters of ‘ D. 8,” which abound in information. We have seen a private letter trom the city of Mexico dated the 14th inst, The Mexican «nd English couriers arrived there on the 12th from Vera Cruz. There was nothing talked of at the capital but peace. It is sxid that foreign merchants are more displeased at it than any other class, dreading as they do the insecurity which will follow the reinstatement of Mexican rule. ‘A merchants’ train which lately went up from Vera Cruz to Orizaba, was stopped by the guerillas,and the merchants forced to pay a heavy duty on their goods. We infer from an article in the Free Jmerican of tho 17th inst. that Gov. De Soto (Governor of the State of Vera Cruz) was shortly expected on a visit to the city of that neme or its vicinity. AMe Hastings,the proprietor of the Orleans Ex- change in Vera Cruz, wae robbed of a trunk on the night of the 15th, containing $500 and valable papers. El Ingenio, published at Morelia, under date of tho 9th inst says: “A revolution hes just broken out in Guadalajara, against the .goverament of the Unicn, against peace, and ia favor of Gen. Santa Avna.” This we find in the Star of the 14th—the latest paper from the city of Mexico A revolution in the powerful Sate of Jalisco has jong been apprehended. ‘That Depart- went has long been a bot bed of revolutions. Should this news prove well founded, it bodes no good to the cause of peace, but we hope Santa Anna muy be well out of the country before the revolution reaches s cririr. In the North American of the lith, we find the follow! paragraph, which ‘favors the ides that Santa Anna wili leave the country :-- The Monitor states tbat there isa rumor afloat tha: Santa Anns end Pareaes had made up their minds to issue a joint pronuneiamento in San Luis; but this, he adds, cannot be #0, as two ca‘s could not livein the sam~ bag, and thet a person worthy of credit bas aesured him that he has sce s letter from Santa Anna toa friend, desiring him te piace movey for him in the island cf Jamaicn "The Star, of the 9th, says Senor Quijano, one of the armistice commissioners, had gone to Cuernavaca, with etions from the governinent to make use of every in his power to rupprees the Indian rebellion i: that vicinity, which we have betors mentioned ‘The North American, of the 10th inst. bas accounts of arevolntion in Gaatemela. If that paper be accurately jaformed, Gen Carrera has been deposed from the pre- sidential chair, aud the Vice President is scting in bis place, and end-avoring to put down the insurrection. [Correspondence of the Pic: yune ] Mexico, serch 9—This is now ihe dullest place imagiaabie, aud will contiaue so during armistice Severalofficers anticipating nofurther activeservico,have resigned, aad returned home with the train which lef: here on the 6th inst, in chatge of Col Black, of the Pennyivanis Volunteers ; snd others have retarned 01: leave which will not terminete until either peace i made or the armistice ended. Below you have wlist of these officers Sick Leave —Mojor W. Turnbull, topograpbical engi neer; Mejor E. Kirby. paymaster; 1st Lieut. R P. Ham- mond, 31 artillery, sid de camp to Gen. Quitman; Capt W. HT. Walker, 6th infentry, wounded; Ist Lieut D C. Buell, adjutent 34 infantry, wounded; Lieut. Col O. H. Denny, Int Pa. vol; 2) Mase. vol; 2d Lieut. Jonathen id Lieut. Wm. O'Sullivan, 2 Ohio vol.; 2d Lieut. J. B. Wadlington, 4th regt. Ky aa 1 G. W. Palmer, Ill mounted yoi.; 1st t J.J Martin, 12th iuft ; 2d Lieut J.P Miller, 12:h ; 2d Lieut Lloyd Magruder, 12ta inft ; Capt J. M Coake. 4th regt Ind. vol; Ist Lieut. H. P. Jobson, 34 regt. Ky vol. Leave for health —Lieut W. H. Gray, 1st Pa. vol ; 24 Lt. W. D. Smith, 2d regt. dragoons; 2d Lieut. W. 8 Crittenden, let regt inft.; Ist Lieut. A.N Stoddard, 91! regt inft ; Capt. W. R Huntoon, Mess vol.; 2d Lieut J.B Wing. Mass yol; 24 Lieut J W. Hague, lat regt. Pa vol.; 24 Lieut J. Young, 84 regt. Tenn. vol ; Capt. A. W Bartlett, 4th regt. Ky. vol ; Asst. Surg HH. Steiner. medical department, retigned; Capt. J. S Simonson regt. mounted riflemen; lat Lieut. H. 8. Shields, 3d ar tillery; Capt EB. Alexander, 3d inft.; Lieut. Col. J Plympton, 7th inft.; Capt. RH. Ross, 7th inft.; Lieut Col. P.O. Hebert, 14th inft., resigned; Brig. Gen L: 2d Lieut. Wa. M. Faris, 3d Ky. vol. resigued; As Surg. De Leon, to accompany Capt. Walker to New Or lexns; Capt. George E Pugh, 34 regt. Ohio vel, resign vet Major G. Wright 8th inft., leave for health; pt L. vi. Corey. 3d regt. Ky. vol. do; 2d Lient. L Richardson, 4th regt, Tenn. vol., resigoed; 24 Lieut Wm. Murray, 4th regt. enn. vol, do; jet Lieut. G. a ney, 34 dragoons, leave for health; Lieut. J.C. Rich, rine corps, do; Capt. J. R. Pritchard, 34 regt Ky ; Brevet let Lieut. A. Haye, 8:h ints. resignea; Capt G. il, Terrett, marin ve for health; Ist Lieut D. H. Hill, 4th ; Capt. W. J. Clark, 12th inft , leave for health; Ist Licut Ciairborne, regt. mount- ed riflemen, do ; 2d Lieut, R. B. Wynne, 4th inft.; Capt. J. H. Barry, Vans. infc.. lenve for health, Capt Kelly’s compeny of Florida Volunteers, at Puc- dla, ordered to New Orleans to be discherged Their time expires 8th April Amoug them you will see the name of Gen. Laze, wh’ fouad, on bie arrival from his last expedition, letters in- forming him that the great flood of the Ohio had m sad havoc with his plantation in Indiana, sweeping eff all hie stock, Before going, be addressed’ the following to the troops who wer bim on his last expedition ; Heap Quantens Ist Bricapy, 2p Drv. Vou., City of Mexioo, Marek 6, 1848 Onxpxns.—The general commanding this brigade nas bad the good fortune to command Col. Hays’s Texas Rangers and Mejor Polk’s cavalry battalion in several expeditions, and he cannot suffer himself to be though unmindful, at bis departure, of their eminent eervicer under bim. So far as it may be proper for him to expre: sures them all that no troops ever behaved bett tie or upon the march them th proud to have commanded them and to hi entire suocers and honor. For their cour avd promptness he tenders them his sincere thanke. Tue general can never forget the strong personal at- tachment evinced towards him by the officers and men upon all jons. He parts from thgm with deep regret -compelled (0 absent himeelf for s time by the condi tion of his private affairs, That they muy long wear their laurels, enjoy distinguished prosperity, and finally return iu peace and honor to their homes, their families and their friends, is his ardent and parting wish. By or- der of Brig Gen Lane: ~ G.E PUGH, Capt 4th O.V., Aid de-Camp. Mexico, March 11, 1648.—Several days since a Mex ican colonel named Duraa, who was taken @ prisoner at Chapultepec, fighting afier his “ fellow soldiers’’ hi dorerted their posts, was buried in this city under ¢ cumetances that must be galling to every Mexican @ true pride and honor, but waioh afforded our troops oppervunity of displaying # magoanimity thet has few paralleisin history. Col Duran, atter the entrance of the army into the city, was released o pre in & short time, being attacked with a fever, and having neitier friends nor money, be was taken to the poor housa,— There he died. During his sickness, neither friend or relative visited him, aud when dead, no one csme to dress his remaios for burial. The porerner, hearing of his being thus uncared for, ordered the Third. Regiment of Infantry cut to bury him The order was cheecfully obeyed The case of Col.Duren is one instances of the ment of those who have tought for their country overnment and people, Let me relate to you another, in which the party Lad not herdied sword or musket, but was equally entitled to sasistance as if she had. A few doys wince I was standing on Piateria street, the Broadway of Mexico, in the richoess and splendor of the shops, converring with an officer of the army, when we observed # female of prepossersing Sppearance, in a plain but nest garb. aud with # child in ber arms, from shop to shop, apperently soliciti out , She tg a, wii yen eyes, when my companion, who speaks Spanish fluently, tap- ped her gent on the shoulder, and desired to know if be could asstet her Touched with the earnestness and delicacy of his manner, she idly her ob- ject in travelling the streets, and in « few words told her Lee, 4th regt. Il vol | ea anaes money . wes exhausted in a few deys—her friends and relatives were ali in Acapulco, threo hunared miles distant, end after vainiy searching for om ployment tuited to her, ave found she must beg, or that she and her child must star’ end ebe chose the jormer My companior’s purse was 100n in ber hands, avd as she walked off | never saw & poor creature 60 embarrassed as she was in her endea- Vors to express her gratitude City or Maxico, March 18, 1848.—In a letter I wrote you on tho 8th instant, | inclosed « eopy of an armistice concluded at Guadalupe on the 2d. In my letter of the Sth I briefly adverted to the armistioe, in terms of cen- sure. More mature refi-otion has fixed me in the opi nions I then expressed in relation to it, and the army, 80 far as I have been able to canvass its opinion, is unani- mous in pronuncing thisthe most one-sided * military convention” we have had during tho From the tone of the papers received here from the United States, but little doubt exists that t! called treaty will be ratified at Washington, aud we suppose the great question with you now is, “ will it be ratified by the government at Queretaro?” It is 8 difficuit to F this question now as it wasa month ago, ane} i allow. of the prejet nt Washington, to make an energetic ef- fort to aesemble & quorum of Congress and to obtain it: epproval. ‘The irionds of the administration justify bi: inactivity in this mauner, and pay if Congress @ an- sembied before the treaty comes back from Washington, hit ‘h in the body to obtain a ratification would be 'y by the debates and quarrels of the mem pon subjects of miner importence, and it would break up in row, This is plaurible enough. doubt the President's sincerity; but the uncertainty of ratifica\fication here consists in hie ability, first, to bring together a quorum, and next to exorcise sufficient influ- ence to control the requisite majority. He has at Que- retaro, in Toluos, it this city, scattered through the country, now, between sixty and seventy members. ready, it is said, to meet whenever the treaty isreturned from Washington wich the spproval of our government; but he considers it necessary to hold elestions for other members, in some if notall the cities and States occupied by our army, not only to secure a quorum, but to secure the assemblage of auch larger number, in order that his opponents and the opponents of peace may not defeat his object either by non attendance at Queretaro, or, if there, withdrawing from Congress when the question is putaad break thequorum. ‘ihis last is a eommon trick in Mexican Cor gresn nd among the members who avow their willingness to go to Queretaro, and who are there, some ten or twelve are reported to be either op- pored to peace or inimical to the administration. You will see by the extracts from tke papers which | send you, that insurrectionary movements against the government at Querotaro still continue to break out in the State of Seu Luis Potosi, notwithstanding the efforts of the Governor to suppress them, and it is alsosaid that Paredes ie there fomenting rebellion. Santa Anna, aleo, although it is reported he has applied through the Mexi- oan government to Gen. Batier for a passport to leave the country and has obiained it, we hear, at one time on his way to San Luis Potosi to head a revolution, at another, that he is at Tebuacan again with oight hun. dred men, prepared at the trst opportunity ti upset the existing government. His power, however, is now of the feeblest, and it may be, if he has such @ force, hein Waiting the withdrawal of our army to reestablish him- self in power. Alvares, too, has by the seizure and imprisonment of Goveraor Aleguibel, and by numerous acts of disobedience, manifested coatempt for the power of the government, and has been playia, the tool of San- ta Anna, which hs will continue to do, so long as re- quired, although he bes of late expressed himsol! wil ling to obey the goveramant. You will notice, too, that the replies of the Governors of the States to Ross's c: cular im relation to the treaty are various. Some de mand the publication of the treaty ; a few express the: selves desirous of peace, and in such manuer as to load to the supposition that they will favor almost any terms that can be obtained, while others epenly avow them- solves war men. Problema in Mexican politics are al- ways difficult of solution, and never more ¢o than now. Notwithstanding, however, the demoralizod state of the country, and the appacent indifference of the great body of the population to peace or war, if the history of the past be a guide to the future, Pena y Pena by # judicious use of the two millions anda half which is to be ad vanced him by the parties here peouniarily interest Peace, can overcome an opposition of ao maay conflict. ing elements, and obtain a Conzrees to ratify tho treaty Yet, in this, it is imposmble to say whgt will coour ina day, a week. ora month. he Generals Towson and Cushing and Col. Belknap.mem bers of the Court appointed to enquire into the difficul- ties between Generals Scott, Worth and Pillow, and Col. Dunesn, arrived hers yesterday, together with Captai: Ridgely, the Judge Advoeate, ttom Puebla. They wero escorted by a company of Louisiana Mounted Men. Captain Besancon came with the escort. The Court met this morning and transacted some preliminary bue!- ness with closed doors. Day after to-morrow the Cour! mects again, when the first cage to be taken up will be choren, and the next day the examination of the wit nesses will commences. Col. Chiids came up from Pus- dia, with the Court. He intends to return in about & wee: [Correspondence of the N. O. Times.) Mexico, March 14,,1848,—So far as news is concerued in this quarter, we have been anxiously looking for relief from cur dilemma, in which we have been piace: since the signing of the articles of ® treaty, at the Villiage of Guadalupe, on the 2d of February last, an. avery day seems to bring us nearer and nearer to our wished-for homes An express arrived this morning from Vera Cruz bringing us jetters and papers of the latest dates from th United states, and also the gratifying information tha he had passed Mr. Frewner on the road, bearing impor tant despatches for the Generalin Chief, and that he will, in all probability, be ia town to-morrow or next day He imtimates that the treaty will be immediat ratified, with some slight modifications, in regard to cer- tain claime of some Mexicans for Texas lands. 1p oon ¢ of the above information, reosived here, peace 4 Fiten, and wny now be quoted above par. Mr. Doyle, the British Charge here, has emphaticaliy stated in public, that he hes not the smallest doubt but that the treaty wali be ratified by tue Mexican Congrer in jess thin two weeks afcer ite arrival from Washington Tt is said Liat two miliions of dollars have baen advanced by @ certain capitaiiet in this city to the Mexican Con gress, for (Le purpose ot bringing that body tozether, and carrying ont the objects of our commissioner. Mr Tris? has taken up his quartersin the house of a certain Mr. L. D, and wio hes the control of millions in both hemir- pheres This, to say the leaat, looks more omtuous of Peace than any thing I have yet seen or heard of Poli- tictans may talk as they will io the United States in refer ence to this treaty of peace,astoitsbeiug afortunate event for our country. [am ef quite adiffsoat opiaion, and Predict thut greater evils will befell us, by withdrawing our troops from che positions we now occupy, and there by giving up the country that we have shed muc! bicod and treasure in galning possession of, to an irres poneibie governmént, without the power and means t hold ths roins for # single month afcer our departure. | would be a strong advocate for peace, did I see any ac. vant: ges accruing to our country, by entering jato thi. precipitate treaty; bat when we take into consideratior that the Mexicans are decidedly more hostile toward ur than ever, what advantages do we expect to derive from couciuding s treaty of peacs with » nation who are pro- verbinl for their want of gocd foith, and who wili now be more so then ever, in consequence of their many d-- feat members of the Court of Inquiry have arrived here, and proceeded to buriness. [| learu that most 0! the principal witnesses are in the United Siates, and that the old hero expects te be on his way home thither towards the middle of next moath. Every tongue i joud in his praise, and of the course he pursued towards | were not enongh mounted troops in the those who cecused him. ‘There fs not a doubt existing hero an to the result of this investigat on redouadinr much to the credit of Gen. Scott, and to the utter din. comfiture of all concerned in this plot ‘The city is very quict at present. We have establish- ed a Jockey Club here, siter the American fashion ; Capt G. is president of the sume. ‘The first regular race meeting is to come off on the first of April, when grea sport is anticipated. A train of sbout six hnudred wagons, it is thought will leave here on or about the 25:b inst, for the pur pote of, couvey ing all the sick and wounded of the nrmy ere, down to Jalapa. This will be a most judiciow Move, as the name wagons can revurn hither, to convey tue baggage aud provisions for the remainder of the \roops, some time in April, shou'd the peace be ratified THE TREATY IN MEXICO. A Mexican correspondent of the l’icayune saya :—" | is humiliating to heac the part public report assigos t the United States, in the negotiation of the treaty sen’ to Washington. The United States were s mere puppet and the interests of Mr. Triat, Mr Mackintosh, and Mr Davideon, the agents of the Rothechilds in this city, were of paramount consideration. Three or four week bofore the treaty left bere for Washington, # partner ot confidential agent ot the houre of Mackintosh & Co was despatched to England with instructions to purcbas ail the Mexican bonds he could lay hands on. ‘Tho trea ty, although at that timo periected, was, with the conni. vance of tho Mexioap commissioners, who aleo interest in the speculation, delayed until this pa: iner or agent bas time to operate, and ia one month from this in all probability, not one of these gentlemen will care ; fig whethor peace is meade or not; for b fore that, Mexi cam bonds will have risen sufficiently to enabie them t pocket several mitlions,amd olear their heel of the crash that may come, There is no positive eviuance of the truth of the statement in regard to Mr Trist’s coaneo- tion with the speculation in my hands, but ic is affirmes that he is, by officers of high r 7 scorn to rob @ mia of his reputation, aad whose politics sympathies would lead them to shield him did not the honor of their country demand his exporure. One faoi is certain, thet as early as tie middls of December, the commander in chief, who of course was acquainted with the progress of the negotiations, stated Lo gentlemen who called upon him, that‘ peace was os good as made” How far Mackintosh expects to improve his finances by the operation, may be guessed by ihe fact that he hue promised to advance to the government at Queretaro over two millions of dollers, six hundred thousand of which have been ees What man, in his ssnsee would be willing to advance that governm millions of dollars, if when he paid two out of one hand he had not ® certainty of finding @ much larger sum in the otber.”” TRADE IN MEXICO, (From the North American, March 2 | We note with pleasure that every branch of commerce is reviving in the capital. Many of the old firms thal had closed business temporarily, have recommenced, hile hundreds of new one have opened jal community are as brisk fokets, and all a evid of what bem 7 the train whieh arrived yes. terday from Vera Crus brought three thousand pack mules, laden wit jerchandise; and this in addition to the merchant trains weekly arriving The money market is at present earlor than, pechaps at ony time einoe the arrival of the Amerioun army in the capital Foreign merchants, miners and manutac- turere, who have accumulated a large surplus of cath, ace desirous of gettiog their money out of the country before peace shall be made, thereby saving the export duty of six percent. This is effected by exchanging coin for American bills op New Orleans, New York. &. which are remitted to their creditors in Kuro} ‘he recent faliuresin England have seriously affected some few of the toreign houses of Mexico, particularly in Zacatecas and ee There have been no iailures of any consequence in the capital, There in plenty of specie in merket and it oan be bad at cheap rates, as tite | lasooss € holders to exchange lowtog are the rates of exchange, ten days after sight: — On Vera Crug, 8 per orat preuinm; New Orleans, 6 do York, 7 do ; London, 45% 453¢0 per dolle:; Paris, 4t 750 , with very ilttle demand; Havens, 9 9 10 premium. do do Groceries, Pr d Vegetables’—Sugar, (white loaf.) 89. per Ib not known in marke’; cof- do. bro fen, (growth of the valley.) 200. per Ib ; candle’, (mould- ed ) 330. do.; rice (native,) 8c. do ; vinegar, 500. per gal- lon; soap, 160. per 1d.; salt, $672 per bushel; ham, 240 per Ib.; flour, $16 per bbl.; fresh beef, 10s. per Ib retail; fresh mutton, 140 do. do.; salt beef, 130. do. do ; pork, 15. do do ; barley, 65c. per bushel; corn, $3 13 do.; wood, $10 per cord; charcoal, 500. per bushel; mountain wool, 20. per ib ; common wool, 150. do ; butter, 750. do, market brisk; 'lard,25e do do.; oggs, 3749 per do- zen; molasses, 50c per gallo ket stocked; potatoes, $8 per bushel; tarkies, ; Chickens, 373¢0, do ; wild ducks, 123¢ a 18%0 ; wild hare, 76c. $1; per- tridges, $4 per geese, 500 @ 75c. each; ap! 4 per bushel; oranges, 12ic. per dozen, retail, market utted; pine appier, 1234 a 18%Ko. each; bananas, 1230. x bunch; asparagus, 373¢0. do; lettuce 60 do; tur nips, 250 ; green peas, 87340 per quart; snap beaus, 250 do; peanuts, $5 per bushel; granaditos, 123¢9. per do- zen; sweet lemons, 18%c. do; Madeira nuts, $10 per bushel; cocoa nut: oh; chiotas, 3730. per dozen; peaches, 500 do; watermel large.) $1 50 each; blackberries, 25c. per quart; a peppers, $8 per bushel; tomatoes, $6 do ; onuliflowers, 25c. per head; cabbage, 12'¢0. do ; carrots, 6c. per bunch; radishes. 60. do h; pumpkins, 6c. each. The ve lition of the alosbalas at the garitas. THE LATE COL. BOMFORD. Wan Derantment, ADsuTANT GENERALS OrFice, ‘Washington, Marah 30, 1848 ‘The remains of the lamented Colonel George Bomford, late chief of the Ordnance Department, haviog reached this city, the officers ef the army, navy,and marine corps are respectfally invited to attend his funeral from the residence of his family, near St. John's chucoh, at four o’olock, P. M , on the 31st instant. R. JONES, Adjutant General. ‘Wan Derantment, Ansotant Generav’s Orrice, } Woashington, March 29, 1848 Generar Onvens, No. 16 —The painful duty devolves upon the department of announcing to the army the death of Col George Bomford. Chiet of the Ordnance Department, who departed this life on the 26th instant, after a bri-f illness, at Boston, Messachusetts, Col. Bomford entered the army a6 a lieutenant of engi- neers in 1805, and rendered distinguished services in the late war with Grout Britain, He was afterwards inatru- mental in perfecting the organisation of the Ordinance Department; in which important branch of the service he was zealously and usefully engaged until his decease. The officers of the Ordnance Department and of the general staff will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty duys; and the various a: senals will display at halt. staff the national flag from meridian to sandown the day after the receipt of this order By order, R. JONES, Adjutant General. he Hncroachmoents of the jay Comp: '. {From the Iowa State Gazette, March 15 } As a frontier State, we are directly interested iv all that relates to our Indian policy, whether for good or for evil, and the first to feei tho effects of any measures taken, as we are tho first to suffer from any acts of omis- sion, relative to the management of our Indian neigh- bors, Although the Indian title to all the territory em- braced within th» limits of our State, is now, by various treaties, entirely extinguished, yet wo are not wholly rid of our Indian p>puiatioa. no recent ratification o; the treaty of laat summer with the Chippewas will pro- bably ensure tha removal of the Wimuebagoes early this spring, and thus throw open to settlement a large tract of valuable country upon our northern frontier. We understand that tieir immediate and even peremptory removal hav been recommended both by the eub-agant Gen. Fletober, and by the commanding offloer at Fort Atkisson, (Capt. Morgan,) as a step not leas essential tc tho best interests of the [odiaus thau to the extension of our settlements. In this event, Fort Atkinson wil) probably be abandoned, and our entire frontier, north and wast, will be left without a single military post by way of protection. We have, at present, a western fron tier of some two or three hundred miles in extent, which is completely open to theaooess of any and all Indians, a3 wellas the Sioux of the north, who are constantly going ¢o and fro, in large parties through our territory, as the different tribes west of the Mirsouri, whose lands border upon ourown. These latter, ths Sac id. Foxes. the Pottawatomies, and the Omahas, have availed them. aelves of this extensive and unguarded passage, and large parties have bean ‘‘rusticating,” in their own way, for several months past, some within our very settle- ments, others immediately adjoining them. Thelr re- |. by military force, has been inex edient, if not im- ossible, thus far,the troops at Fort Atkinson being Carely sufficient for the Winnebagoe service. We un. derstand, L6wever, that they will be removed in a short time, unless the above troops should be ordered worth with the Winuebagoes. The gradual encroachments of the Hudson’s Bay Cow- pany. for years past, uponour trade and territory, with out meeting a bint or a remonstrance from our govern- ment, have had their natural effects. A lucrative trade has whetted their avarice, and undisputed possesaior has inoreased their assurance. Commencing by pur chasing from the old American fur company the exclu- sive trade with tie Northern Indians ia their immediat: vicinity, they have proceeded, step by step, until thei line of trade posts exteuds thirty miles south of cur uorthern boundary. If we intend ever to meet and re. pel this impudert azgression, it 1s certainly high time we Were taking the necessary measures. By long year of trade and u errapted tampering with the lodian- thoy have weaned them from our goverument, indesd rendered them hos.ile towards it, and finally suoceede: in making very good Britien subjects of thom—so much #0, that the British uniform isthe every day drors of the Indian chisir, and the British flag is seen to float ove: every Indien village. Im addition to all this, the Eng lish ‘goverument, altvays alive to the fuoterests of trade, haa erected an extensive military port immediately upor the bouadary lire, and thrown into it a large force o mowated troops. This foroe, addad to the thousand of employe-s of the company, to say nothing of the In diaus, would maka an army 08 large as that with which Our Indian Polioy— Hudson’ Gen. Scott inveaced Vera Cruz On the other hand, w+ have nothing nor wobody there, exopt a very few en'er- prising traders, wio, wita high tariff goods, have to oon. tend against the uadutiable metchand:zs of the English and wno, prohibiced by the laws of the country from treffickiog in whiskey, are left to contend, as best they may, against the distilleries and grog shops of the Hud. row’s Bay settlements. How are there aggression: to be repulsed, these evils re ‘ed? By erectin, 8 fort as large #6 the British fort, and by rrisoning ii with a mounted corps as strong in numbers as the Bri. tiab. As an offset to the cwpioyées of the company, the halt. breeds of the neighborhood, some four or five thou- sand strong, and saiato be the best horsemen in th: world, night be secured to our interests, and be mad: instrumental in bringing the Indiens back to us by th. purchase of a district of country within our li by easigning to vech of them, (the half- breeds, tity, » quarter or a half section of land existing state of facts on our extreme northern frontier, ss here imperfectly shadowed forth, impsratively de is at least all the steps here suggested. Bat we may be met with the objection,“ but this will increase the army.” This is precisely what we recommend. Ow army, particularly the mounted portion of it, is entirely too small for the extensive ficids of nervice now thrown open. Although the mounted rifies, raisad expreesly for the Oregon service, were taken from that service, o tatber were never silowed to exter upon it, but wer: drawn at ones to Mexico, rtill, every battle, and every operation attempted in Mexico, has shown that ther: gon line was left ucguarded,and what have been th: uences? Not a singic party has attempted t cross the mountvins for the last two years, thet has no! been plandered more or ras by wandering bands of In dians; and scarcely asinglo military train hes passed safely through to Santa Fe for the want of mountoc troops Even if the war with Mexico should terminate to-motrow, the Indian rervice alone on the frontiers o Miesouri, Arkansas, and Texas, slong the Oregon Santa Fe routes, ix Oregon, ia New Mexico, and in foraia, would more than uss up the three mounted regi- ments now in the regular service, leaving the frontiers of lowa and of Minesota, (that is to bs) and out interests adjoining the British porsersions, entirely unprovideo for We, therefore, absolately require, if we hope t carry out our Indian policy with any dogree of encores at least a large fort on our northern boundary, snother one in the now Winvebago country, to hold in check the Sioux and the Chippewas, and another one west of ur, on the Missouri, for the protection of some of the weaker tribes against the large and always-going war parties o/ the Sioux We humbly hoid that we have demonstrated olearly that our Indian policy cannot be successfully carried out under present arrengements,and we respect faliy recommend to our members in Congeess to bring these matters to tie notice of the proper department at Washington. U.S, Crensurer’s Statement, Amount on deposit, March 27, at tho varivus deporitories, &o $8,732,820 56 Drofes here’ paid, 1730,177 73 though payable. Amount eudject to noting ‘ses pense account and outstanding drefia, ($60,281 90). MARITIME INTELLIGENCE, Port of New York, April 2, 1848, UN RISES... N SETS... 6 Cleared. Ships—Persien, Robbins. Callao. G & S$ Whee! ius, (pt) Eldridge, Liverpool, & K Collings T Chipuran, do. 8 Thompecn & Nepnew; Biauch id, Sivancah, Nermih & Walsl Southerner, (8) Busty, Cha ) f Tanchara Exmigront, (Br) Morse, do ston, Spofford Citeston & Co. Barks—Amphior, (Sw). Trapp, Stockholin, W Weisser: John Benso, W Hiavaas, iurges '& Co: Janes fal: Useech st Thomas; Cathaune, Watis, New Orleans: J ek: weil & Co; Beaver, Panchi ailey, Newbu ty port, 8 W Lewis; Carmalite, Cole, Bingor. Brige—Meteor, Bunuel, Vers Urux, H Underwood; Hen Payne, Mayagaed, PR. J Smith; Tecumseh. tinpeons Jac ville; Pnoeima, Alloa, Apalachicola, Victory, Jones, bi Gai Ryde, Whice, Charleston; Unioa, (Dau) Kein, ford. to load fo: rope. ad ren olden, St Joha, NB. P | Nevins & Sons i choad: Josephiae, folky 3 P Smith, Lori NO: Grace Dailing, Bart Ins, Chase, do; Homer, Harford. Buriat ton: Lake, Lake, Newoen ledsiphiay Lrowtea, ‘Chase,’ Bostn Nickersoa,do, lease Merritt, ele Arrivea. Ship John Ravenal, (of Charleston) Wambersie, Li 42dayn, wich me 4317 pusergers to t ‘hip Adelaide, Adams. Havana, March 21, with mdse, to M Laylor Sid inco with brig Spienchd, for New York. ed dounu tay bark Kap d, Ward from New Work Burk Condor, (of Plymouth) Whiting, New Orleans, 17 days, with indse, 10 J Elwell, Maren 2h, Int 23 40. lon 81 £0, {pte new ship Morguret Sowes, i) days hence for Vera Cran: Hi well. rs wsrediah brig Avdrete, Dohiman, Leghorn, 62 days, with 0, ne i" PR. 14 days, with don the 20th, Int pool, ayarna 35, bar Clark Bane cor’ ew Vork. iixchanged siguale with brig’ Hay: ero paaepentee lo to Neomi fesvels loft belere reported. ond, laigiit, Baltimore, to Johason & Lowden. vens, Turner, Snowhill. . 1 bark and 1 brig, unknown. wer: if PR; Alabama, Apalachicola. April Sunrise, Wind 8; meridian, NW; sunset, NW. Miscelianeous Hecord. Packet Sure Ro civs, Capt Eldridge, for Li evil to-morrow moraing. Letter bags at the usual Scwx Jann Yates, of and from Portland, 4 vana, pat mto Stirrap Keys. Bahimes, on the 8h having encountered severe gales, whic dro of Burmuda, Most of the deck load of lumber had throws overbonrd to relieve the vestel from hre leaky ttate. ‘The crew had been for a fortaight on water allowance. 7th ~The bark Brighton, now lying in the passage from Munilla to 1400 boles hemp New Hampshire, rigs’ Gordon, Bt dohas, rpool, will pla which, having was again tal leak, and fears are entertained t! eart of her cargo to lighten sufficient to ticularly unfortunate at this season of year. March 23—The ship Adrian, Scott, took lying off the Mint. and fears were enter dl harge re it This is par- the cotton extinguish: all of w would have edad probably other vessels in Port receive some material damage. Bria Eastern San, of ani for Portland, before reported . ¥ ken in ow by a steamer p.e- vious to 15th met for Havaog, but wnen about eight miles from H, the tow line parted, ard the brig’s anchor was let go. but tre bottom beiog rocky, and a violent norther blowing, she was driven upon a reef of rocks, and broke in two, both parts sinking; crew saved, except the cook. John Waters, of Bal. timore, who was drowned. The & S was an old vessel, and ‘was not insured. She had a cargo of molasses, which, it is supposed, was insured at Portland for Hartford. Scur Page, of Boston, which was taken to New Bedford after being ashore in Vineyard Sound, was sold at auction 29th ult, for $1908. ‘Whalemen. March 19, Cape St Nicola Vole bearing NE distant 30 miles, passed n whiuling brig showing a white signal with red border tnd letter in the eentre—her boats were in chase of a whale at the time. Arat New Bedferd, 30th, ship Dartmouth, Osborn, Fer- nambuco, Feb 22. ‘Phe D. si 47, for NW Coast, and returned in eonteas of the captain. bis in Ship Arnolda, at N for orts heard fro as Allen, Shearman, bbls to fill; Jan 15, off Patkland Islands, Ohio, }, 3000. Hrig Inga, of Wareham, was sold by auction at N Bedford, 30th Mareh, for $5725. Bark preigrene, ince of Bristolhas been purchased at New whaler. Bedford for e Nantucket, 29h, ship Edw Carey, NW Ooprsinlothlppeseed doo Vinevard Goundigtth ‘whale ship parsed down Vineyard Sound 30:h. Ship ary, from NW Coast, (last reported 65 sp 2200 wh) wes goicg into Stonington 30th. At Rio Janeir». Feb 12, brig Columbus Forsyth. NL unc. Ship Ontario, Green, of and for New London, which touched Jan 30, wase full ship, and had probably ald ‘The Heary, Nan, whic! ed from ‘Talcahuano, Jan 4, re- ported 1300 sp 500 wh, is reported in a letter from her to 1290 sp 600 wh; would crt home and arr about June 1. SI me Packet ship Wellington, Bunting, hence for Londou, March 27, South Shoal Nnntucket 17 miles E. u ip St Charles, Sagory, y brig Swiss Boy, is port, hence for New Orleans, March 29, lat 37, lon 74 Ship Adeline, of Newburyport, from New erpool, March 17, off Salt Key Bank. ‘ y achr Brave, at this port, bark Irma, from Philadelphia for laracaibo, March 26, Int 36, Jon 75 43. “ Brig Osceola, Smith, from Boston for Rio Janeiro, Mareh 11, lat 25 N, lon 5449. By the pilot boat Charlotte Anv, April 1, off Montauk, bark Laconia, aud brig Pearl, from Philadelphia for Boston. Foreign Ports. Cienavegos, March 8—Arr brig Ru Raney. Bosto: schr Susun Ross, Ginn, NOrieans, Cld Harmona, Mal ney. Philadelphia. yOusrama. PR, March 15—Brig Siroc, Simpson, for New ‘ora, 2 days. Lonporprany. March 1! (so reported. probably not nx late by two days)—Ship Provincinlist, (Br) 3. tor Phila- delphin, about ready: barks John Kerr, (Br) Tritt, for do 9 ds: Helen Phompzon, (Br) Irvine, for do 14. days; Mine: 1 Dring, ioe do 18 days. Sid Ist, bark Mary Campbell, (Br) anna, do. Maxwatiam, Feb 29—Brig Gambia, Bailey. for Montevideo, ldg_ Sid 28th, brig Ferre Fogo, Para, to load for NYork. ‘Maranzas, March 17—Arr brig Camarzo, Tyler, Frankfort; sehr Providence, Sh inks, Neuviias. ful Maxacarso, March 12—Schr Mentora, Phillips, from 8t ‘homas for Boston. wte cargo. 3 Nassau. NP, March 2i—Ship Tennessee, Collins, for New Orleans, 16 days, rpg: brigs Sanh Wood, Eldridge for Bostor, 1.or 8 ds; Pedraza, Dor.tee. from New Orleans, une; schr Wil- lis Putman, Gallacer, for Boston (in quarantine, with small pox on boart—only one man was effected, he had quite recovered —would ditchuge next day). i : a Pana, Feb 27—Brigs Santiogo, Perkirs, from NYork, jus: ey, for Saiemeure. we Africa) Jan 25—Brig Oriental, Nelson smestes ot Jaraco, w. leans for Bro Javerno, Feb 16—Brig Tally Ho, Elliott, for NYork Wig. hax 75¢ perbag coffee Sid Jan 29, bark Edwin, Faroham ew 3 Surana Leowe, Feb 10—Brig Ceylon, Bremble, {ate Smith who died on board Noy 15; Mr Torr, first officer. also. died ov bord) unc; only Amer vesse!. Bld 9:h, brig Ohio, Webber. re RU alemn) for Windward. te, Mar 1-—Ship Venice, Sage, for Leghorn, next day Home Ports. aia, March 28— Arr brig Virginia, Fidridge, Bor ‘hr Fremont. Joqnes, do. arch 29--S'd_ bri bbe, Anderson, Savannah larch 3!—Arr ships Nonastam, Kimball, Caleut- ta: Colehia, Snel. Caleutta, Dee 7; I"lnto, Bearse, NOrleans; Ozark, Davis, NOn mera. Daubar_do; (chota, Lew is, NYork; barks Lneiada Maria, Rich, H.vana; Tom Cor. win. (of Sein 4 Bri ores 1; Wm MR Sno Bivokline. Winchester, NYork: Hylas, Kus lifford, Belfast for Georgetown, 8 Barncon: Hy Athins, Rendell, Matanzas; Jo- seph Crnadon, (of NVork) Means, Carden Heath Curtis, Cardenas; ‘TH Thompson, Brown, Richmond; Joh A Cook, Atkins, Noriolk; Atlantic, Atwood, Noifol ly Feank'in, Harding, Noifolk; Bara-table, Hamblin, sw, Bray, Alexnn¢ria; Moselle, Dill, ¢ <Joreph Great. Baler . Spring, N 1, nnd, Alabam Ameriran Belle, Baxter, NYork. Cld, Clinton, Dosane, vana; Kaickerbocker, (Hamburg) Stee, do; Rockingham. Pech How . NOrieans; Persia, Babson, 00; barks Lion. Heury Havana; Providence, sah; rigs Atmenn Freuch, Jr. Cape Verds aud a market; Harbinger, Brown. Gib ke Hhigan, "Varney, Charleston: Choctaw Moore, do; Ch rott, Potomac. Wiver: schra Dacl Web- ster, Lovell, Carskil, NY, Sld, ships Aunity, Grotine: bri Frankdio, Halifex. J’ Clephin, Hiraw; sehr ‘Fiavil.a; brigs Spartaa, Cem, and Coneardia,put back to the Roads last night, the wid having come E. | : : Epenton, NC—Arr schs Eliza Hamilton, Birdeall, and Do nie! Berelay, Moss, N York ; : Mareh 22-Sld schs Patriot. Stanley, N Mary Langd mn, Ames, do; 28th, brig Markland, Gracie chs Lucy White, Holl; Uagie, Haskell . do, Santiago, Condon, sichmond Venitt, NYorke oLMss's Houw, March $—Retumed (on accoun: of the sudcen death of the steward, Wim Kine. of Nantucket, co lored ma) sehr Nosthern Belle, which sld £9 h for N York 3ist—* rr art night and ald this morning, bark blk, from, Phi- ladelphia for Boston: schrs Oregon. Carver, and Mirror Mills, Labec fer New York; Wave, Thomas, Plymouth, f.1 Phulade' ph f rt schs Gazelle, Howland, Key s, Baltimore; Sarsh, Perry, sche KB Smith’ Kobinson Philadelp! farch 30—Arr schr New Globe, 'arsons, Nev Provipence. March 30—Arr schy Emma, Loring, Virgii ri Gibbs, Baliimore. Sid bark Baltic, Matanz s. Arr, bark lima, Warner, Mars ‘Crrdenag; brig Clemest 5 dow 1S) Small, Sc John, NB; handler, Avery. N York; R B Gtover, Cook York; Jcha Tucker, He Hort, Hartiord; Liber ‘Spy, Fuller. Boston; Kewie Smit % Maroy, Hewitt, New York; Lndy Clinton, Cranes, New od PortLann, SaLeM, March 3i—Arr brigs Planet, £twards, Sierra Leone Angelica, (Braz) Oliviero, Aarneaty sud Marinham; Rattle Lambert, Para; schr Mary Clark, *matiey, N York, Sid sehr ‘Romp, Dewing, cha Maria, ( larenee. NYork. a ‘Taunton, March 29—Ar: sloop Mount Hope, Phillips, New York; 30th, Roseius, que; “aaecugers Arrived. Hayaxa—Ship Adelaide ~M ss A Spring, Mrs ( L Fancher Mrs 8 Bi Mrs 8 Guion, Dr & Spring, Dr J Beck, New h, Natelta Verella, Italy; H Amsiok, G Viutzen r, Germany; Juan Alvaver, Jose Poig, Gasviar Provz. A Rodrigues, . F Puividuita, of Havana; 8 Parker, Nev in the steerag ¢—B: ig Ga veston—Vietor Constant, Master Mi riner, G Crocker, late master ship Aurelius; Wm Barn late mate of do. Forelga Lmportations, Bnemen—Ship Hermine—$2 boxes mez M_Gleissee & Sons —4 do Cowitz & Flemine—13 do Levi Cook & co—2 do Koh!- brothers—4 do Hirsenfelje & Some, 4 Ma co—3 do Wm Pehi—|00 bales Henehen & Uni H Brohl—19 do Aim son—5 do mdz T° uiseh—1 do F Beh wenler— Verin~3 i, Dreys are P Speyer & co~2 bates mdz ‘Thorspecken & Co—7 boxes juniper oly pay Witie—3 box mdz Aelmic! cu=9 Menke, Fiate & comp E & T Poppe=123 Lurg & Beh man—t Hilger & co—i N H Smith—i C D N Silleotha — 2 A Boker—68 Hoose & Vietor—10 A E Scheitleiu—5 Woift & Hauteuderg—2 Walker & Berghansen—11 Bernheimer & Flansman—1 Kessler & com9 Artois & Deaison—4 A Kinde- 3 T H Hardt & com Kosenfeldt Urothe s—8 Polleas & 2HG Vanderwart—5 NN Messer hteldt & Sonier—4 L. Bach—i helder. Burr & co—3 Spel 1, miter JN & ir men & Frazer Hoiberton—1 Pian’ Bohe—9 Hoiker & aal—9 D Wallerste: It Simonfe wehen & ¥ Althorm—| es mdze Bourry & De lversoise1 Debs & Krager=1 Madde—13 »temia Bros—9 P A Breithaupt—4 chs Schrage, Koope & eo—29 cx mdze Vievor& Achelie—4 EB 5 Lunes & cO—3 Victor & Duckwitz=1 8 Cochran—1 Johnson, Moore & Taylor J Kampan—10! to order, Uornestic Inportations; Garveston—Bark W inthrop—253 bales cotton 20 hhds sugar 196 hides J H Brouwer & co—.62 beleg cotton 81 hhds —— & Ordeu—6) brles batfalo roves $ & M Milbancks Col box Sooper, Stormen & Smith, New Ofteans—bry x—35 hhds sugar J Mathe we-~26 bales rove cuttines HY Butier—St_ bales moss JW Herrobee 50 hhds sugar 20 bbls molas.es HD Morgau—154 vales cot ton to orde Fhilere<itp 180 8B baler, cotton ote ukerly—2 ars o, isiona.— Geor, k partner of Thoms H Smithy Son, vs, The Executors ond survivors of Juhn Hone § Sons. = T.H Suith & Son failed in 1828, largely indebted to Hone & sy — iy the deali>7s amounted to $2,- im 1882, 8 fiusl socount was rendered & Sons, which passed without objection and veithout It quidation until 1835, when sued and fiually obtain- ed a judgment for $200,000; upon filed @ bill in Chancery to render available c securities ; on that obtained @ deores, and afterwards brought another suit arenes . nee maid secure that debt.— judgment was ) and by the arran; mes t' Bruen obtained 136 if of eae fer of 240 seoure lebt; 11 years afterwar: he filed the bill in this sult, alleging wo errors inthe accounts, amounting to $40,000, and seekiug to have them corrected. Held, there being no proof of fraud or imposition in the case, that the accounts couid mot bs opened, because of the lapse of time, the of defendant’s books of account, by the great fire of 1835, the acquiescence of plaintiff in the account as jered, the repeated adjudications of courts on the indebted: nets, 8 compromse of the claim by Bruen’ for a sum in gross, the release of him from the judgment,and the con- Yeysnce to him, ou the settlement, of certain property, which be does not offer and cannot restore, the repeated opportunities he had had of contesting the claims, yot had omitted to do 8°, the collection of tne amount of the judgment on compulsory process, and the fact that even if errors were corrected, the balance against him would be larger than the judgment which had been obtained against him. Bill dismirsed Harvey Smithads Loomis ¢ Tuttle—Motion to change venue from New York to Chomung county. Granted. George W. Marks vs. James M. Kemp and others.—Bill filed to set aside an aesignment of o legacy under the will of plaintiff's uncle. The fraud charged being deni- ed, and being unsupported by proof, and mere inadequa- oy of consideration not berg sufficient to set asidea sale, unless such inadequacy is so great as of itself to prove fraud und imposition, of which there is no eyi- dence in the case. Bill dismissed. Peter Schermirhorn und others vs the Mayor, fc. of New York —Bill filed to restrain the defendants from collecting wharfage on the outer end and northerly side of the pier at the toot of Beekman street. on the ground ti at the adaition of 90 feet to the pier, thougn built by the defendants, wav, owing to irregularity of proceeding, the property of the riparian owners. Ic had been so held by tho late Supreme Court in another case, and was 80 held by the Assistant Vice Chancellor in this case, and now, on apreal, his decree affirmed. Milton St John vs. the Third Presbyterian Church of the City of New York - One bill filed to foreclose mortgege given by the defondants to their pastor, to se- cure hima debt owing to him for his services as such, the defendants pleaded that they had given the mort. Bago without firet obtaining the consent of the court of ehancery. Held that the plea was bad, because it was not accompanied by any suswer as to whether the de- fendants were actually owing the mortgage or not, and because the consent of the court of chancory is not ne- cessary, under the statute, to enable a religions corpo- ration to execute a mortgage, such consent being neces iy coy in the case of anabsolute sale. Plea over- ruled. Van Arsdale § Allen vs. Susannah Drake and others.-— Bill for partition.— Plaintii re assignees of Leamen, who, by virtue of bis marri with one of the tenants in common in fee, beoome seized of a life estate in one- third of certain premis which life estate passed to the plaintiffs, who now seek @ partition, and e sale of all the premises held in common, because they can thus, as they suppose, realize a larger sum for their interest. Partition granted—bécause, under the statute, a tenant for life hes an absolute right thereto; but sale denied, because the premises are not so circumstanced as to render a partition impracticable Phillips vs. William Burgher.—-Bill to compel ® specific performance of an agreement to pur chuse or compromise a judgment belonging to the plaintifis, A specific performance of a personal con- tract will be enforced in equity, whers the party wanta the thing in 8 ud he cannot otherwise be com- » Where an award of damages would not put him in a situation as beneficial us if the agreement was specially performed, or where compensation in da- meges would fall saort of the redress to which he is entitled, the rule baing mutual. If the party agreeing to sell an article would be bound to perform sproifically, he can compel the other party to pay, notwil nding that a decree would be nothing more than a verdict and judgment at law. An agreement of a creditor to take less than the face of his demand, upon receiving securi- ty for the amount to be peid, isa valid agreement, by reason of the additional benefit arising out of the secu- rity stipulated. Decree for plaintif?. Greeve & Thompson vs. Andrew B Brinckerhoff — Bill filed to compel defendant to surrender a note of hind. Bill dismissed, because plaintiffs never were the owners of the note—because the defencant was a bone fid- bold- er, having paid the money for it before maturity; and because, if it were otherwise, there would be an adey quate remedy at law. John B. Schermerhorn vs James Anderson and othey ¢, —Bill filed to set off a judgment obtained for demy.ges for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment ina ‘ieara agains’ the rent. ‘I'he ect off not being allowable ‘ander the statute, it was not within the equitable rake cf set off, which is confined to demands coanected wich each others cases of mutual debts and credits, wherg the ba- lance only is the real amount due Bill dismia’.ed. Alexander Cummings and others us Willigm Banks Adminisirator of Robert Wett—Bili filed by plaintitfs” residents in England, as legatees under the will of H. G. MePherson, of the Island of Jamaica, to reach the sum of $40,000, in the hands of defendant, as admi‘oistrator of Watt, wco was the executor of MePherson’s will, Held toatadecres obisined by these plaintiffe in the High Court of Chancery, in Jamaica, against the executors of Watt, who resided and died there, settling theic rights uoder McP.’s will and Watt's Mability, is prima facte evidence in their favor against an auxiliary administra. vor in this court, and is to bs deemed right until the contrary je established, on the principle that the point involved has alreddy been decided between the parties, or their privies, by court of competent jurisdiction. Held, also, that the defendant was not an independent administrator, nor yet a more trustee for the cesrius que trust under Watt’s will,bu: was angiliary to the fo. eign ex- eoutor, and bound, after payment ofsuch debts semight be established in cur tribunels, to remit the funds in hie hends te the foreign executor, forthe purposes of the will d that in a0 attempt, by creditor, to reach these funds in his hands, it is not necessary to make the par- ties beneficially interested iu the fund, parties to the suit, whether the cratius gue trust, in respect to him, are the legatees, under the will of Watt or the foreign executor. Decree for the plaintiff Margaret Burdett vs. John Burdell—On @ dill filed for separation on the gr ‘und of crucity and absndon- ment. It appearing that the defendant had abandoned his wife and children for several ra, without contri- bating atall to their support, and such abandonment being without lawful excuse, a decree of gopsration ed. The custody of the children given’ to the fa- because of his superior ability to support them ; because of his upright character; and beonuse of the evil association which was proved against the mo‘her for year or more past, and which, if it has mot oumta- minuted her, may endanger the morals of the n. Robert M. Evans vs. Thos, Vanee.—A or or’s bill Containing only generel all to property, but no rpecific charge, being dismissed beeauss no property of the debtor was found. A motion to set off the costs of the defendant against the judgment denied, because the bill wos a mere fishing bill, and an abure of the legi- timate purp sea of a creditor’s suit. Dep-yster & Whitmarsh vs. The Sun Mutual Insu- rance Company —On ® policy of icsurance On cargo frem Santa Martha, on the Main, to New York, with liberty of toucbing at two ether porte, and with the pri- viloge of performing a voyage from Sante Martha te Chagres, and back to Cartagena, with leaveto use tbr” a ditional ports on the voyage from the Spanish Mr +86 New York; it was held to be no. devintion for t> fis to touch st ports on the Spanish Main, to tay —the vessel after receiving osrgo, touching _-° in cargo than the permitted ports. The error of ’ tried the couse, was in regarding ths ir were on the vesrel, end not on the having, in ae ernst capsid, “th cargo was taken in. jonsv’ car past pits ut set aside and new Inthe matter of the Willorng Oo aicit j mains decreed OF Sense! 0m & ph hems ing the codiciis to provato. Te roversed, because the testa- tor was not of 8007.4 and dispoang mind, and was under undue influencs ; and a trial by jury awarded. , North American Fire Insurance Co. vs James L G@ra- ham end othe s Motion to open final decree denied, erits are, suggosted; the whole di about costs, and the ‘ueegcinity Wee waived, cecilia U. 8. Coom: tonen’s Orrice, March 31.—Beforo A. Gardiner, Eeq — Slave Case, —tho investigation {a this case was resumed thismorning Some vihers of the W wore exaraiued ; but their evidences was merely umulative. Lieutevant Hunter, of the United States Navy, was also examined, as to the modus operandi on the Coast of Afrioa. ‘The only matter of importance slicited in this day’s cxamination, was the fuct thatthe Brasilian slave dealers are now begining t ort for the purchase of slaver, to the east, innteud of the west coast of Africa, there being scarcely any cruisers, either American cr British, on the cast coast ; and that theas slavers are fitted up as whalers, under pretence of going to fish for whales in tho ludian anna. ‘Tho investigatio a Fesulted in holding Captain Littlefield to bail in $200" Before George W. Morton, Esq.—Charge of Larceny at Sea—-Paitip Stephens and Henry Jacksoa, (v0! gred) the first and second stewards of the Amrioe a ship Jamestown, Captain Trask, were orought befo.e the Commissioner, on a cbarge of stenting 9 trunk of cloth. ing, which had beea put ‘on board the Jamestown {i sppeared that a Mr. Bradshaw bau taker: paewge for himself aud bis wife in the Jamestown, whiah was 10 sail from Liverpool on the 26¢h of Februaty Inst, and put their tranks on board. Some circumstance afterwards happened, which prevented them trom coming out in the vessel. Mr. Bradshaw sent # note to the Captain for the urunks, which were aocordingly returced ; but upon examining them, it was found thai the one contain- ing Mrs. Bradshaw's clothes wes missivg. Mr Bra shaw sont back to the Captain, stating the circum. and requesting him to make search for q prisoners, i the ® fRearch was poing made, contr! overboard. Some perron who saw them, told the Captain. He then anked them what it was they theew overboard they replied an empty orange box; he ordered a boi to.be lowered, and it was found that what they ho’, thrown overboard was the missing trunk; ho osur 44 them both to bethen ironed, and on his orrival * 474 handed them over to the proper authorities, to be Gyn, with according to law. The court orisred ther «tng bail im $600 eaoh. ‘ Tue Anti-rnentons.—Since the adjourr Court of Sersions, 1, Finkle, Evijah Fiokle, Jonn Coons, * Wm Wheeler and George Garrison, by thelr appearance nt the next sour? large The amount of bail required war $9,000; the cthers were ba! sums. Count or Arreats.—'Thia sion on Mondsy, the 3d inary gn Board of Aldermen Burarme Court. —Thy gy begins on Monday nex, athe Assistant Aldermen’, chamber, Count CALENDAY, po Monn, feven causes On ‘he cslendar Superir Couri—F\ 40 causes not 8% down. Common Pleat. Part Taint, 188, 171, 1° 8, 5,7, 9, 18, 99, = ray Tae oe 178, Pert 3149, 143), sie Judge who -suranoo as if it cargo ; the vessel ugh not atter her the Hudson Kebu’ janes’ Groene saoob Trueade| ave given bail for 4 Wd ure BOW ab of George | Finkis, din much smaller ‘Ourt commences its ses- t, inthe chamber of the ral term of this Court Jourt will be held in the —Cirewit Court—-Kiret