The New York Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1848, Page 4

he sinha secant ? INPERBION*CYe BY THR MA Galviensis and ihe Senate. Custopy or THe SgxGsant-at-Arus, Wasuineron, April 24, 1848 In the 16th year of the reign of Charles the Court of Star Chamber was abolished in Englavd. Since that period there has been no secret tribunal in that country. The Court of Star Chamber existed by act of Parliament, and by act of Parliament it was abolished. Even the Tudors dared not assume the power of con- stituting such a court without legislative autho- rity. Its powers were defined by statute. Every subject was aware of the extent ot its penal ju- risdiction. The principles of liberty were ra- ther uadefined in England two centuries ago: and yet, two centuries ago, that remnant of des- potism was swept away. The two most odious fea‘ures of that court were, that its prooeedings were secret, and that it deprived the subject of the sacred privilege of trial by his peers It was these features that caused its destruction A secret tribunal is now as obsolete in England as pucsishment by the rack or the pincers! The Senate of the United States, in 1848, have revived this same Court of Star Chamber, which the people ot England, in 1641, r-fused to tole rate. The Senate have arrested a citizen of the United States—have dragged him before the body in secret session—have tried him in secret —retusing him the aid of counsel—refusing to heat his defence--refusing bm tri«l by his peers; and have adjudged and punished dim in secret The Star Coamber never went further. Neither the constitu'ion nor the laws of the United States recognise the mght ot the Senate to ho d secret judicial proceediogs. The d ference, then, be- tween the Court of Star Chamber end the Senate is, thet the tyrauny of the one was recogniz-d aad sustained by ects ot Parliament, while th- tyranny of the other is vot authoriz-d by any- tning, either in the laws or the constitution. The process in both tribunals is similwr, only tha: the Senate proceeding~, in addition to the enor- mities of the English cribunal, have astrong dasn ot the Spanish luquisition. [ speak now not ip discourtesy to the Senate, but in reprobarion o: their course, controlled as it was by influnces the most sordid. I speak more especially of their arresting a cidzen in open day—trying him be- fore a s-cret tribuaul—refusing him the aid of couarel—and denying to him the right to modify and explain his tesumony, aod to speak in his own defence. Io Eagiand, uoder a system which every republican must regard a8 odiously oppres sive, there is, nevertheless, no secret tribunal, and po tribuns! by which a surject is refused those rights and privileges denied by the Senate tome. Acrimtiual convicted of the most heinous of all offeners, is always allowed counsel, aad 1s never condemord ante he is heard, it he desire to speak in his own defence. No tribunal in thir couniry, out of this district, at least, (for here in- d+ pendence is not expected to form a com ponent part of the judicial cheracier,) woud venture, under control of uny influence whatev- er, to condemn a citizen unheard Ia courts o1 justice, men convicted of capital offences are acked, before recriving sentence, if they have aught to say in their own behalf; and it unabi« from indisposition to proceed, they are allowed ume Every lawyen will recollect an instance of this nature, in His own professional experi- eucr. And yet, to me, convicted not of # capi- tal offence, but of un act for which I have re- crived the commendation of every honorable man, in that body and qu: of it—this privileg: wusrefus-d Am I-xtravagant in stigmatisiny this whole proceeding as parteking of the worst en of the Star Caamber and the Iuquisi- tion’ Can the Senators from New York absolve themselves trom criminal a quiescence in this Imiquitous avd meaa procedure? I desire to gprak of both gentiemen courteously Respec is another thing. One cannot respect a coward; and both have proved recreant. [hey tremblea before the corrupt minions of the infinitessimally smiull despot of tne White House. I speak as dispas- sionately as advisedly, when Is y they acted not from coaviction, but from cowardice. Where was that tervid radicalism which, in the cause of de- mocracy, two short years ago, dared to encouater the gigantic intellect «f Mr Webster? Cold and shivering like u whipped spaniel, beneath the lash of Mr. Turney. Asfor Mr. D.x, he was always a conservatively moderate mau—ex- tremely moderate—resp~ctably moderate; on this occasion he was plisutiy moderate. [i sounds admirably well, this bowiug the haughty neck of the Empire State ut the footstool of curruption;— chis tact, that the two Senators from the greet State ot New York, to whom wus confided the priceless treasure ot the honor of that noble peo- ple, should witaess this villanous oppression o @ fellow citizen from the same State, and never once wag their tongues in his benalf. Let those gentlemen take this article, when next they be- Seige the door ofthe Preeident with the humble pe- tition of some constituent ambitious to be the recipient of his bouaty, and presenting it, obtatw @ condescendicg audience. The record of their "shames | will be the best passport to the fivor of 1m at whose bidding they were ignobly silent when their States, honor, demanded that their Voices should b- heard People of New York r gentlemen injustice. They did not utter atro- cious sentiments like Turney, nor malig- Mant stupidity like Moor; nor did they act the part of an angry boy, smarting uader « merited rebuke, like Phelps; nor of a smug, con- sequential attorney of the Mark sieddle stamp, like Jonnson; nor hke Upham or Hale; (\or both the latter are indescribabie by wee ble similitude,)—nothing ot the sort. hen the record soall be published, it will be found ‘hit both the Senators from New York, generally, gave their vote, when they did not dodge 11, against those meanly oppressive proceedings which they should nave denounced loudly, em- marrage f indignantly, in the name ot the peo- ple of New York, who would have gloriously Sustained them. Will the people of w.ew York sustain them in their recreancy % But again, let me not do these gentlemen in- justice Mr D.x avers that he positively would have done his daty, but that it was absolutely unnecessary. Mr Foote, he says, did ali that could be done. True, I was defended by one geoerous, bold, brave man, who shrank not fron esponsibility, nor wearied once in the maniy fight he waged tor the rights of the citizen anu tie treedom of the press. But of whai avail the efforts of one man against such odds? They could not out-flank him in argument, but they could out-vote him This is, then, Mr Dix’s idea’ of chivalry. He sees a maa bouad, fetter- ed, gagged, aesailed by a host of some thirty or forty, and defended by one true,manly heart tha: quails not before the dastardly throng, but defies them, and shields his friend’s defenceless body with his own breast. And Mr. Dix, locking quietly on, folds his arms, declining, in his mo- deration, to interfere. Will Mr. Dix libel the peopie of New York, by saying he has learned such principles of chivalry from them? or has he received instructions from them to help to re- vive the Court of Star Chamber ? or to force ci- lizens to take infamous oaths? or to imprison them for not consenting to violate their honor ? lam sorry for Mr. Dix. GaLviENsis. Wasuineron, April 25, 1843. Scott's Correspondence—A Cat out of the Bag— Chapter \st of Polk's Chronicles—'WVho Struck Billy Patterson—Sam Houston’s Chances—Gen Cass's Fourteen States—IValker the Greatest Financier of the New World. This dey, has been transmitted a letter of some sixty pages, among other correspondence be- tween the War Department and Gea. Scott, which will prove Governor Marcy one of the most britliaat letter writers of the age; it is dated, I believe, upon the 2ist, and contains a complete summary of all Gen. Scott's grievances, and a pungent answer to them—such an answer as will prove to the pul that many of his com- plaints and bickerings were the result of a mor- bid disposition, and had no real grounds of com- plaint. Governor Marey, in the matter, hes act- ed with a wiedom and a eagacity unequalled in our tumes; and, whereas letter writing has been the bane of some of our most forward politi- cians, it may be the means of making Secretary Marcy President yet. There is no telling, but etter trickery and valor, honesty may geta trial ; and no man can gainsay that the War Department ever had a more efficieat head thaa at the pre- seat time—and a head, too, that never has been turned by proximity to the executive man- sion; buthas been bowed to the support of the glory and honor of our common country. Ithas beea ascertained to a dead certainty that Mr Polk, atter nimselt, prefers the Secre- tary of the Navy for President. Mr. John H. Mason is said to be his choice for the succes- sion If so, this accounts for his management, and that of his agents in the South aud else- where. The levees at the White House are as let me not do these lean as Pharaoh’s kine; but Mr. Polk has the | consolation of knowing, that by prudence and economy has made made the most ot his position, to say nothing of his intrigues and littlenesses. Rejoice, O, Tennessee, and lift up your voice in his praise! Your people have fattened upon his bounty by tene and by thousands; your sons have beea appointed to places of worth ; and the highest places of trust have been given to them The Nile of his patronage has been poured through the bosom of your land, and long wilt ye rejoice as a land of plenty; for they who went away lean shall return fat. Thus will end the fourth chapter of Polk’s chronicles [t is now said that all whohad any thing to do with Trisv’s commission disown it; the Secretary of State was not in favor of his appointment, neither was the President. So he must have made it out himself. We should like to get at the truth of this, as both disown it Yet, when the two great s*crets of the age are solved, viz.: ‘* Who mar- ried Captain Schinley ?” and “ Whostruck Wil- ham erson?” then will be determined who wasfin favor of appointing N. P. Trist. 1vs curious how odious both the man end his acts have become—and it shows that Polk has no more knowlede of those who are sroued him than of the inscriptions on the tomb of the prophet Mehomet. G-n Houston’s stock for the Presi- dency seems to be rising, at the present time— and his chances will be good, if a southern statesman is to be nominated. Of this there is not much certainty, a8 fourteen States are already pledged to Gen, Cass. Heis anextraordivary maa, and has always been equal to the greatness of the times that have surrouuded him. Walker, with hes tremendous financial abilities, begins to attract the eyrs of many for that coveted station in my next I sha:l : ive you the bistory of a plot of the wnigs, which is rapidly maturing, and which will astonish and interest your readers. Osmavuix. Wasnineton, April 26, 1848. The Secretary of the Lreasury. While the Eoglish Premier 18 trying his bes; to decrease the gmighty expenditures, and an over taxed people groan under their burdens, ready at the first opportunity to dash them from their lacerated backs ; while, in his reports, he makes the same trite display at retrenchment, and a decrease of the civil lists; yet atill, the interest of the national debt hangs hke an incu- bus, and crushes the energies of the people of Britain to the earth; while Garnier Pages tries in every way ; to make the beat of a deplorable state of things in France, where monarchy has brought the inevitable ruin of tnousands in its train; and the only resource left to them seems repudiation ; we, the model republic, preeent to the world a spectacle ot financial ability, both in credit aod resources,that the world has everseen From the momeut that the present Secretary entered that high office, which has received ali the energies ot nis mind—with a fore-thought did he conceive the vlan of giving to the public, tm a digested form, the mass of valuable iutorma- ‘10n that had been hoarded up umong its archives His reports evince a knowledge and a clear- wess that are seldom fouad in mere fiscal atate- meats, and have been the ‘sadminis A lory ot Poll tration; and from firat to Gast his estimates bave been more than realized. His lust estim ste of the last fiscal year is thirty-one millions, and the nt receipts now amount to twenty-nine millions, which 18 only the first ten months ot it, leaving ‘wo months to exceed tht amount some three or four wiliions at leas:. These are facts that the public suould know ; and after carefuily wading through treasury reports from Alexander Hami- on to the present time, 1 have become con- vinced that that department haus never had an abier head. The error of a subordinate clerk of some ex millions wes not attributable to him save by those who knew not that he wae prost:a- ted upon 3 bed of sickness at the time, and h~ hastily glancing over the report, it escaped his usual keen observation; and even it any oue should use so weak a Weapon against ope of the ‘blest men our country has produced, it 1s av evideuce of his great public virtue, showing that they can find no other. Ia any European go- verament the subordinate would have been at once dismissed ; but owing to Mr. Watker’s kindness of heart he still occupies the position that be hes forfeited.’ Tis true he does not need the detence of so humble a person as myseit; but etillit is mot his tame as a statesman that ‘d that has made his name famous here rope, but his many noble qualities as aman. Atthe present time, when the excite- ments are rife, I would try and do justice to a man that envy fain would make her mark.. Trura TeLier. Wasuineron, April 24, 1848 Itis said that the President of the United States issued an order to the clerks employed in the departments, to abstain from all interference in the disturbences expected to take place in this city, last week, relative to the slave abduction What right had the President to dictate a line of conduct to those in the employ of the depart- ments ? Is he commander-in-chief ot the clerks, as well as of the army and navy ? It seems that now, whenever an excitement is got up by a few sbolitionists, the riot act 18 to be read to the clerks Is it that Mr. Polk’s term is drawing sv near a close, thathe has a keener appetite tor the lust of power and means to revel, while he may, in the exercise of the pettiest authority which he can venture to wield? He dragooned he Senate in the case of your correspon- dent, Galviensis. What a dignified Senate, wo be dragooned by such a man? ano ‘ow he tries his hand on the clerks — He will soon descend to the apple-women it would seem that even Mr. Ritchie is getting disgusted with the knavisn tricks of the artful dody-r of the White House; no Presi- dential puff has appeared in the Union for thre: whole ays This is startting; and taken in con- section with other movements, even alarming Che state of Evrope may have unfortunately turned the poor old g ntlemav’s brain. Dues he mean to revolt and revolutionize the administra- tion, or has he q ‘irtly ratted 1 In my next will relate how Simon Cimeron, of Pennsylvania, nas sold at private sale, James Buchanan, of the same State, to James K. Polk, of Tennessee, in consideration that he, the said Simon, shall be run on Mr. Poik’sticket, tur the Vice Presidency. Look to your place, M:. Dallas. Sinv10 Petuico. P S—I forgot to say that Mr. Hannegan made the appalling ann ementin his seat, the other day, that he {| disregards and despises fe Wepaper artic ie The decluration was more than usually 5; 5 and closely observing his features, (1 wes very near him) I appre- nended a fit ot hysterics; but he soon rallied Tais news will have a fearful effect on the press. I was about to say something in Mr. Hannegan’s defence against the attacks of your other cor respondents ; but to what purpose now, since he has absolutely withdrawn the light of his coun tenance from all newspapers—this implacable Mr. Hannegan. + ‘Wasainerton, April 26, 1848 On Dits. For the last week the whigs have been quietly engaged in making arrangements for the union upon General Scott—it seems that this isthe only way for them to do, to warrunt them a sha dow of success. Such being the case, we should not be at all surprised to see him the choice of the whig national convention. We understand that he is disinclined to run as second to Mr. Clay’s ticket. It is first or nothing with him. This is the peculiar aspect of affairs at the present time, and it will be strange if it will not create a biow-up in the whig wigwam. You can depend upon these developments. How Mr Clay will submit to be put aside, remains to be seen. Brigadier General Twiggs is in town, and a finer specimen of a brave old soldier was never seen—with frank, free manners, and a brow wrinkled, and silvered over by a long and devoted service to his country ; he is an object of admiration wherever he goes. May the bless- ings of heaven attend these preservers of our country’s honor wherever they may wend, and peace crown their days with giuduess. _ Lately we understand that Father Ritchie is fraternizing with Blair If such be the case, and we have no doubt of it, the convention may go off with the greatest harmony. As yet, the Se- nate has taken no action upon Mr. Nugent’s case, and with the exception of a good speech made to-day in the House of Representatives by Mr Houston, of Alubama, there is no news. The shadow of a tremendous army for a peace esta- blishment begins to trouble the political seers, and it is worthy of the timely consideration o} our best men ; yet there are eo many members of Congress who have reiatives in the army, and who are interested in making a large accession to the regular toree, that they may succeed. If 80, the time may come when our country will be cursed by the dictatorious rule of military chieftains and their adherents. ‘An ounee of prevention is wortha pound of cure,” and the old and well tried adage should not be lost in the resent crisis. | shall only write you when there 18 something worthy of communicat ig. OTmgLio. Wasuinaton, April 26, 1848. Protection to Commerce~-Sloops-of-war Brigs— Generals Scott and Taylor, etc. Among the many reports made from the stand- ing committees of the House, to-day, was one by Mr. T. B. King, from the Committee on Na- val Affairs. The first section provides, that, for the purpose of affording more effectual protec- tion to our commerce, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Navy to cause to be construct- ed twenty sloops-of war brigs, if not less than four huudred aod ty tons burden, each capable of carrying « suitable armament of long hravy gun-; 2, For the purpose of testiog the skill of architects employed in building merchant ships, and the experiment of building ships of war by contract, the Secretary of the Navy is di- rected to have ten of said brigs built by con- truct; mo person to be allowed to contract for or to build any one of tnem unless he pro- duces the most satistactory evidences that he 18 regarded as nee the most skilful ship-builders in gur country; all bids for said contracts to be opened in the presence ot the bidders; 3, The Seeretary of the Navy shall not, ia anywise. ia terfere with or dictate to the builders; 4, The four naval arch tects, however, are to have s»me agency, which is specified; and, 5, One million of dollars is to be appropriated to carry the pro- visions of the law into effect. e Mr. hg we hope, may be successful in hav- ing his bill pussed during the present session of Cougre: a 7 A debate took place in the House, to-day, with regard to reducing the number of Major Gene- rals to one, and the number of Brigadier Gene- rals to two, as they existed before the war with Mexico The law makes it imperative on the President to do this. Either Scott or Taylor must be dismissed, and the bill of Mr, Burt pro- oves to relieve him from the necessity. Your reporter has probabiy furnished you with the particulars : B Horace Greeley, the man in the white coat is in town. He hag not come here to use his influ- ence for General Taylor. Faux. Wasuinaton, April 26, 1848. The Prisoner of the Senate. The prisoner of the Senate remains in the room ot the Committee on Territories, under the care of adoor-keeper duriogthe day, and at Mr. Sergeant Beale’s house during the night After a tedious debate on the California claims, the Senate went into Executive Session, but be- fore they came to the question of the enjailment or liberation of Mr. Nugent, there was no aeorom left, and so they adjourued. The ‘act ie, they do not know what todo. It they putth prisoner in jail, they will only aggravate the exercise of an assum-d despotic power; if they release him, they will tacitly confess that they nave been acting In A manner as ridiculous as ithas been unprecedented and uawarranted by the nature of the offence, or the unlimited authority assumed in its investigation. It1 Porrrsss Wasu'neron, April 26, 1848. The Presidency—The Whigs—The Taylor Alter- native, The whigs are in an inexplicable state of con- fusion. The Taylor men are busv; working hard, tnough silently,for the return of a sufficient force to Philadelphia to deteat, first, the nomination of Clay—to accomplish, secondly, the nomination of Old Rough and Ready. The idea of running him on the tree list is abandoned ; and if Taylor does not get the Philade!phia nomination he wil! be abandoned, and the no-party Taylor men will range theinselves on either the wnig or democra- uc side, according to their ideas of the general result. From the movements of the undergrouud Taylor men, the managers of that party, one thing we hold to be certaia, viz: that they have resolved to throw their chances into the whi, convention, and thit if they fail there, General Taylor wil cease to be a candidate Santa ANNA. Wasuineton, April 26, 1818 Horace Greeley—Troubie in the Encampment Horace Greeley is here, and being here just at this juocture, it is clear there is something wrong in the machinery. Indeed, it is said the Southern whigs, on account of that declaration of Mr. Clay, that he is the only whig candidate, south of Mason and Dixon, who could carry either New York, Ohio or Pennsylvania, are daposed to drop off—disposed to consider that Mr Ciay bas sold himself to the abolitionists, and, therefore, not to be relied upoa by the South. This disaffection has doubtless brought on Mr. Greeley. There is one man of whom he aced have no fear, that is John M. Botts. He is thar. But whether the Southern whigs general- ty will go over to Taylor or to General Scow there is no divining. There is a strong diver- sion in favor of Scott for the Presidency, and Botts for the Vice; but Mr. Buits declares, as we are informed, that his only ticket before the convention is Clay. Otp Hasty. Wasuinaron, April 26, 1843. General Cass, General Cass holds a pretty good hand. His great strength is in the North-west. fis weak- sess isimthe South. He has made large con- cessions to the Seuth, but not enough. He is opposed to the Wilmot proviso. Very good. He ¢id not attend the Chicago Harbor and River Convention. Good again. But then we ineist to know what are his latest views on rivers and harbors. He is rig ton the proviso; he is right on the tariff; but, sir, does he believe the im- provement of Little Sodus bay to be constitu- tional? That’s the question. We call the at- tention of John Wentworth to this proposition ; and of South Carolina. Let them demand of Genera! Casa his opinions on Big Sodus and Litrie Sonus. Wasuinaton, April 26, 1848. The Mezican Treaty The treaty is ina doubtfulcondition. If Pena y Pena can raise a quorum, he can ratify the treaty. The departure of Santa Anna to Jamaica is, however, a bad omen. If the treaty were popular, he would have deciared for it; if itis uopopulur, the three millions will have to be drawn upon by Mr Sevier to raise a Mexican quorum to ratify it. It is a question, now, whe- ther the administra'ion desires the ratification Either Scott or Taylor will be on the whig ticket tor the Presidency. Scott may be first or second on the ticket, and Taylor may possibly be firat, but not second. But one of those names may be on the ticket. If 80, it wil! be policy to keep the army in Mexico; but if the treaty be ratified, the army will come home, and become a power- ful element in the campaign forthe whigs Con- sequently, the chances are at lerst equi that the treaty will be rejected. Don Nicuoras. THIRSIETH CONGRESS, FIRST SES ION. Sate. Wasninarton, Apri! 26, 1843, Cloudy merning—showers of rain—April day in cha- racter— Brother slicer prayed for tho President, the Senate, the House, the Unit petitions a1 THE SENATE RUPORTER Mr. Bexu’s rerolution, providiwg that a copy of the printed reports of the official reyor: and debates of the Senate, be furni+he: it of the Houre of Representatives, to be psid for out of ent fund of the Senate, was taken np. Mr. Bece urged its pessege, as required from shat co- mity and recipro whien oxist, and which should always bo serupulcuily mslatained between the two Ho was opposed to the resolution. The plied with the Congressional Globe and Appi . which gave the proceedings of the nate, a8 well as of the House, and twelve co) were given to each member ‘This additional ex- penre was, therefora, not calledfor Hebad another objection. He had expected the Synator from Mirs suri (Col, Benton) woul ¢ called up hi jon, for reacinding the the official reporter for the Senat. Fie Coat the Congressional Globe, and It the House de they were very irregu 2 thore Teport ly received them order ti U They mey perhaps get them at Joss than the three prices which we have to pay for them, | move you, therefore, sir, that the resolution bs referred te the com: mittee on printing. ‘ i, 4 icy ash Mod that the Senate never such good and full reports as at the present session. There were, it is true, some defi v these official reports there could be rem jement as would rompt printing cf the reporta Ni it was to do it when the debates extended some- th five or six hours of the dey He hoped the new system of reports would never be abandoned ; but that we should go on improving it, aud remedying whatever deficiencies may exist Mr. Tuaney reiterated hin grounds of opposition ; but the resolution to furnish the House with the reperts was adupted—26 to 15, MR. HALE AGAIN OVERRULED. The Viex Parsipent announced the question of leave bed Senator from N. H.to bring ina bill,as nextin order Mr, Benton moved to suspend the prior orders, and to take up the bill on California claims. Mr Hate desired only the syrs and nocs upon the question of the reception of his bili, Mr Bapaxe aeked leave for a moment, which wa ven, to: ffer, and he offered, a revolution inetruct! Committee on the Library to purchase, if it can had on reasonable terms, the full length portrait painted Mr. Brown, of Richmond, Va, of Mejor General Za- Taylor, which poitreit (and 6n excellent one it fe) is now im the rotunda o: this capitol for pu imapec- ton. The rearlution lies over till to-morrow. | | by s0 voting, he worth of claims, ahall be l-rt to the appointment of the name such designation being, as conten: by Mr. Mason, an assumption of the executive powers of appointment by the legislative de- partment of the government Mesere Underwood. Davis of Miss.. Niles, Phelps. Crit- Yenden, Allen, and Butler disouseed the constiutional question raised, and incidentally the general merits of the bull ; Mr. Case concluding the debatecf the day with some general remarks in vindication of the appropria- tion, and ia urging the paseege of the measure. On motion of Mr. Bavosn, the Senate went into ex- ecutive scesion. House of Representatves. Wasuincton, April 26,1848 CORKESFONDENCE. ‘The Sreaxen laid hofore the House a communication from the Presiden: euclosiog the remainder of the oor- respondence between General Scott and the War De- partment, which wes ordered to be printed. moved thatan extra number of the doou- rinted t motion with regard to the correspon: en Messrs. Bactavan and Trist, Scott and , &o., was made more than a month ago. Mr. Clivgaan was entitled te the floor upon the subject; but, at the request of he to forego making rewarl the subject is postponed. WABASH AND ERIE CANAL, Committees w-re called for reports; among tha one made by Mr. Coliamer, relation to thi an anal. [It appears that Congress made an propriation of lands, but it was subsequently discovered tbat some of them were Indian reservations and pre-emp- T le the selection to be made from there is no dispute] Itwas through the several stages, and pass OF THE COLUMBIA RIV: Mr. Bi ro} wbioh was rei Gray, the discover of t! red to the Committee of the Whole on Union, and ordered to be printed. SOF THE MAILs from the Committee on the Post Office, reported a bill’ to limit the amount of com. pensation te be psid for the trai tation over railroads and in steamboats; which was similarly disposed of. prceai Mc. Burt, from OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS. committee of military affeirs, re- ing for ringing home to the Unites States, the remains of floera and soldiers who were killed io battie in Mexice ; and on his motion the bill the table. MaJOR GENER. COTT AND TAYLOR—DISMISSION—RE- DUCTION OF THE ARMY. Mr Buat, from the same coninittee, aleo reported a substitute for the bill to repeal a part of the proviro of the act of the 18th of June, 1446. He moved that it be eed upon its pasage The bill was read ; it proposes to repeal tho proviso. thet when the war spall tarmiuate and s treaty of peace be ratified, the mejor gen be reduced to one in number and the brigadivr generals totwo. The Presi- dent is to select from the whole number who may then be in office, without r-gard to date of commission ; and the reet are to be dismissed. Mr. Burt—I beg to say to the House a fow words in explava:ion [tis knowu thet the proviso requires, a: tbe termination of the wer and the ratification of thy treaty Of peace with Mexico, that the number of m+j.1 g-nerals and brigadier generals shall be reduced. We re 1p constant expectation thata treaty of peace wil! de ratitied. Under the act of 1846, it becomes the duty of the President to select oue trom tue two mejor gens. rals of the army, end two from the four brigadt: r gene- tale, without reference to the dateso their commission Is will be seem that the proviso absovu'ely requirer that s reauction shall be mase, ther-by an‘icipating the reduction of ‘he army to @ military peace establich mrot. There will ee no aicernsiive unless this bill be passed; and one or other, elther Major G-neral Scott 0: Msjor General Caylor, must, under tui: provision of the aot of 1846, be disosarged frow tne service of the United States it Known t:at Gsn-ral Taylor received bi appointment as Mejor Geaeral under the authority of the act of June, 1846 He is now a M+jor Ganera); ant richer he o- Geaeral Scott mus: necessarily be dismissed, unless the proviso be repealed. I: cannot be the desire of the House that either shall be deprived of his oom- wiasion. Mr. Bovp—I move that the bill be referred to the committee of the whole on the stateofthe Union Th- effeot of the bill, if passed, will be to double the number of Mejor Gensrais aud Brigadier Goaerals whioh existed at (he commencement of the war. | am opposed to that. and hope that the bill will be referred Mr. Buat—I beg to sy to the House that, if the mo- (ion of the gentleman from Keutuoky prevail, it will te +qaivalent to the rejection of the bill will De equiv: tent im this way: if the dil be referred to the commit! on the state of the Union, and take itr order on the calendar, [ uadertake to esy that, from the foes, it will nt be reached during and | warn the House now, if they mean t: ‘It will be recollected that the act of 1846 proviso which makes it the imperative duty ident, on the termination of the,war toreduce he number of m+jor generals and brig: of the first cless and to two of the oh may then be in office, without regard to date of commission, to be retained; “the others are to br herged Exther General Scott or General Teylcr eceasarily bs deprived ot his commission Que o! friends ot the Prosiuent has mentioned the desire of the President thet the law b aled Taay, to th: e Presi not desire this ais cretion ty be continued in bishands And in the ¢ gentleman from South Caroina [ Vir. Burt,} y to defeat this bill, let them seno itto the Committee of the Whole on the State of th: Union. If net, let taem pars the bill Mr. Jones, of Tennesner, expressed the hope that the bill would not be placed upon its paseage, but be referred so the Comamittes of the Whole on the State of the Uaton If @ treaty of peace shall be ratifi-d, \l it becomes ne. ceasary to reduce the army, (as sli suppose it is] is it tor the House and Congress to say thet, in the reduction of the army, certain effizers, by name, ehall be retained aod others dismissed trom service? He hoped that thr officers epgeged in ‘b+ war will not all be retained in » of pesor, Would it not be, in substance, ¢: ppoiutment of these offlcers? He trusted the: the appointiog power wouid be lert in the hands of the President. it cannot be exercised by Congress und-r say Circumstan wh Tne law determines th number of officers to be reteined. This is not the tim+ to discuss the subject of ‘eduction of the army. We m reduce the army, or tha: sircumetances will require it to be done. Mr. Jones de sired the bill to go to the Committee of the Whole ov the State of the Uniou, that members may have an op portunity of examivcing into the matter. if it shall by proper hereafier to esy that both Generals Scott and aylor shail remain in service, let the subject res where the constitution hes placed it. Mr Stanton 1 wos sorry to hear the voiee of the gentlemen from Tenceseee in oppeaition to the bill J should be passed immediately, without the slightes: delay. He was sorry that any man oa bis side of the House should reduce the President to the alternative c: dism.ssing el:ber Grneral Scott or General Taylor from che eorvice of the country. Let it be remembered tha! the law whion the present bill designed to affect, wor passed before anything was done by one of there die Uaguisbed officers. The great bs ttle in consequence o «Wvch General Taylor was rewarded, had not beer fought He did not know whether it would be good po- lhoy (*peaking of policy ia & party aspect). whether i: would be consisten: with the gratitude of the country due to these officers, to dismiss either or both of then irom the higa positions they have attained. He had n objection to annouace bis disposition to retain both 0) them. Atany rate, he would not, at the present time dismiss them trom the service. Mr. Houston, of Alabama, ssid that he intended tc vote to refer the bill to the Committee of the Whole on ihe State of the Union; but he did not understend that, went egainst it. He desired to inve ject. it. If this bill be referred, it will take its plage on the ¢ jar behind all others. Mr. Hevstox--Troe; but how pristion bills? They snd other wi ‘ver the House desire to do ai into the merits of this bill new; would vote againe: it nt this ti Tennessee, (Mr Stanton, that apy One would oppose thi je eayé thet in tue law passed @ proviso of whict gate the sub; Mr. Bort en Uy I do not oare tog’ t my imprersion ir | Ihe gentleman from bo astonis! bill is sought to be repealed, none of certain importen! re done Does he pretend thet General Tey ppointed in ary doctrine | ever the bill is not to vote egal {understand no such ruls. While | to reward the t and am wil k the gentl & quee- willing, on the ratification cof @ treaty of peace, t oh men as y shall be dismissed absolutely irom the service, vs they must be unless this bilo repeal the provibo piss? Is euli? I desire @ os- er. ‘on—The law of 1846 creates the officer, Mices were created with the purpose and under- he t Of every sensible man in the army, iad the country, that they were to be re- olurion of peace. [do not undertake discharge, but the lew reduces the nerale brigadier generals And iy men doubt that the Presid will firmly dis duty ? Ihave no coubthe will de it. This law does not effect General Seott or Taylor. Mr. Botrs arose The Srraxen—Does the gentieman give way. Mr Hov-tox—Go ahead. Mr, Borrs—The volunteers and their officers all g> out, as a matter of course vr. Houston~I was going toput this question. For thé brilliant services of these cffloers are we to permit therm tor in where they are during life? Whatare we to do with the men~—the privates who recive but eight dollars per month ? You want to discharge them. No sympathy istelt for them. [A volee—“Th+y oan make joeing corn.” ) No complaints are made for things at woen we coms to myjor generals, and brigadier generals, or thet rort, we are appealed to, to retain them in office. [ with to seem peace establish- ment affect officers as well as men Mr. Stanton—I wish to say that if the to these very who fought under Is Teylor and Kearny, th ‘ould not ooincide with the gentleman that eiiher of them should go out of service. view I don’t know how he arrived Mr. 8 ~—I presume the men will not desire to bereiained. No, they would be glad enough to com ry Mr. Hovston—And I presume the officers will not want to be retained. Do officers desire ty be retained, to get their psy without anything to-do? If men are retaioed for pay, they would rather be retained for pay in the peace establishment It is an aspersion that either class desire to be retained as drones upon the country. Mr. Bunr—I beg to say to the gentleman that there never was an army in aciviliseu country. | defy sny men, mili cr civilian, to point out a civilised coun- try onthe face of tue earth, where the number of offi- cere to commend troops was so rmsii as thatin the army of the United States Throughout the battles fought in the valiey of Mexico, colonels commanded brigedes, captains commended regiments, second lieutenants commended companties,androon Atatime when we hed but ope msjor generel, the military esteblishment consisted of eight thousand troops. Your regular army is new 17000 men. If territory in Mexico be acquired (which I suppose will be,) | und-rtase to say that the Secretary of War, ({ have bad no conversation wih hia) but | undertake to say that the President, the Se- crataryof War and every body else who knows any thing of the subjoct of an army, will tell you that an army of not less than thirty thousand will be sufficient for the defenoe +f the United States 1 beg the House to understand that the ntleman from Alabawa is totel- ly mist.ken when he complains of the disproportion of the offloers to the troops Mr. Hovston—The gentieman from South Cerolins does not present (had ssked bia imorease the number of officers if t! place, he would not have been willing to increase the bumber of offic the peace establiehment, but leave things as tne: re. Asa disparity exists,it should be permitted to remain The gentieman rays that minor officers com d divisions, Does not thie proceed trom the fact that there are not officers enough, or that they are incompetentto the discaarge of their duties? Why were not those holding offices in their places? Mr. (he number of mejor generals and briga- was insufficient in Mexico, As to the ps the gentleman knows more than I do. Houston — Way ero we to select msjor generals and brigadier generals to remain im commission, diecharge the men? We are to cera. and disobarge the colon ry gate the subject, less unotion between the bigher and Ik Mr. Hoimes, of South Ci . Mr oinleatale of Mississippi—Hes the morning hour expired ir. Homa I have the floor. Mr. THomrs I raise # question of order The Sreaxea—State it. Mr. THomraon ae morning hour for the reception of reports has expire The Sreaxen. then one hour has been devoted to reports, it 1s in order to preceed with the bur Speaker's table. No suob motion has been le ‘Mr. Houmas proveeded —He bad hoped that this bill would have assed withor lightest difficulty The r it to the committer fom Alabama said we e Pxace eo lishment, ar and this has been r peated by the other gentiemen opposed to the immediate pas sage ofthe bill. Now. about the time of entering into the war, the army, ipso facto, had beon reduced Ciroum- stances not existing them, do newexist We may have * message of the President on the subject. There are Pegple (the Yucatanese) holding out their hands to us. imploring for aid. Do you believe that the American gvernment, who took romener| ot their ports, and pre- vented them from jag arme—do you euppore that it will stand by and see them massacred? Let the bill go to the Committee of the Whole, aud it willeleep in“ the tomb of the Cepulets? Deny it oa they may, gentlem n know it. Let any neti no! Europe, which is now in violent struggles, subject our commerce to fneult and our sailors tolmprersment, what would become our duty ? { vay to you that the epirit of the country has been ele- vated by our recent victories in MeX:-0; and the open {ng fature will not tolerate » recution of the army When the whole world reems to be oroken up, will you at once reducei.? But spsrt trom the general convider- ation, ‘there is one point to which I refer. | am no pro- eseed friend of the President. but [ would nos do what hie friends wish him to do—~subject him to the psinfu! alternative of saying which of the distinguished ge —_ ohall be dismissed. God save him from such frieads ! Mr_ Kixa, of Georgia—I thiok that the debi gone far enough. We waste too much time on ral questions, No matter how trivial or comm -ebaracter may be thi debate taxes upon 1, therefore, feel myzel! bound to move the previous question . The Sreaxen—If this should be sustained, it will cut off the motion to cemmit and bring the House te a direct vote. Mr. McKar—I ask the gentlemen to withdraw th- motion fora moment. I wish to offer an smendment, (* Ob no!” * Hold on to it ””) Mr. Kino ~ It th wilt withdraw it. 5 Me McKar—I will. asked permission for » special purpose. The bill trom the Committee on Mili- tery Affsire is psrtial in its o! ts and operation Every body knows that the additional officers autho- sed to be appointed under the act cf 1946 are to be Hisimissed from servies I am not golog iato what ought to be a pesce establiehment. What | now pose 7 treaty of pence. competent tor Congress to decide what shall be body that the ditions! regiments, ‘oMloere-and sordierr, are to be discharged on the conclusion of peace. If Con gtess decide thet there must be ino! over what wes fore the war commenced, then it will be time snough to say whether there shall be only rasjor gel nd more than two briga ‘8 amendment was read —That the ope: tion of the provisioain the law of 1816 (makiag it the ‘uty of the Presidsnt to reduce ths number of mejor generals to one, and thenumber of brigadier generals to Fwo,) shell be suspended until threo months after the exchange of the ratification ofa treaty ‘of peros with Mexioo” [‘ Say end of the next session.) | oall for the previous question. Mr. Woopwaap requested the gentleman to withdraw he motion, but Me MoKar refused to do it, boing under obligation to vir King. ‘The demand for the previous question was seconded, and onthe vote being taken on Mr McKey’s amend- ment. it was rejected—yeas 80, nays 101. The question was now stated on the engrosement of the bill, as originally introduced, when Mr. McLane asia that he would not vote for it, and moved to lay it on the table. ‘This motion was rrjscted—yeas 73, noys 105. Mr. Borrs—I mova the previous question The Sreaxer--The previous question is not yet ex bauaced. (“Question ’‘question ”) lo reply toa queetion, the Speaker sald that a bill could not be ordered to be engrossed on the first day of \ts redaction, if thera were otjsctions. Objection was made in several directions, aud the bil was passed over suRDRIES Reports were called from committers A large num- ber was made ; among them was a bill by Mr. Caseut from the Committee on Naval Affairs, horising s settlement of the expenses incurred by the “scedonien on her recent voyage to Sootland and Ire- land, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Usion. Mr. Cocke, from the Committes on Revolutionary Pensions, reported s bill, apd asked ths House to devote one day to the widows and children of thoss who fell in betrle, and make it the epocial order of the day for this day week. [* I object ] Mr. SterHens—Oa ! no. Mr Cocxe—Dors the iene remain in his seat, and objsot? (Who object I deem It to bs my duty to Mr. Vinron—I otjeo make objection to ali special orders until the appropria- tion bill shall have been disposed of Mr Cock: mill not be res or. lees it is made the epeeciel order, it during this session of Congress. Vinton—I chjrot. Borrs. from tne Committes on Military A ffali bill to refund movey advanced for volunt mu 4 into the service of the Unit aa referred to the Committee of the Whole of the Unon. Of Georgia, from the Committee on Naval reported one providing for a retired servic O her reports 4 the House adjourned ‘The Revolution in Yucatan, Wasuinatoy Crty. April 24, 1848, To tHe Epiton or THe Wasninaton Uston — ‘oeive by ‘he public pa that tl 0 Ca oppress: This not the Tact. On the contrary, insula of Yucatan aocbieved its inde- orown of Spain, (withont the inter- lexico), the new government has been an- ony mployed in ameliorating the social condition e pendence fromthe adian race They are, by our constitution, oitl- onk; and as such hava epjoyed all the civil and political Tights belonging to our institutions. The goveroment has taken grent pains to educate them; and for which purpose public schools have been entablished for their benefit, at w! many have heen educated, and have filled places of pubilo trust, You, eir, will subrervs public justice, and oblige me, by making these facta public. Yours, respectfully, r Fespee'JUSTO SIERRA, Commirsioner of Yuoaten. “MARITIME Nw LLAGmasCK Port of New York, April 28, 1648, 5 9] moon ft 6 Sib wiaM wate Cleared. a, vew Orleans, SI do W. e, Mahe cee NS: Mr. Housron is the gentieman in savor of reducing the army Mr. Stanton-I will ite a ag “ N J.J Williems, = pt baat Oe pau ede, er oe i" thian, q um rs int ian, Sheppard |, New Bedford; J ames Kenny, Arrived. Schr Graudee, Hale, Machies to 1 F Snow. ‘Hail, Cherry feild. Apnl 47—Saanwe, Wind NE; meridisn, NE; snaset, 8. Herald Macins Correspssaenes, Aphu 37. 4 r m--Arrivec—Brig John M NY ork: sths jiarriet, Merman, do; Mery 3 Kio Grande, Huvchicsou, du; A W Lee ya; Horvet Brooks, Boston; Sally Wheston, ton. Newport; Brandywine, Stevenson, do; Hutoka, W Joues, Evstport. Cleared—paths feex Wi Lsguayra; Levant. Hewitt, Gratones: Line Bonet, 5 vag ao Say a Rowland, Cay aD) eo J Weaver, Callanan Troy; Connecti: cut, Hand, New Haven; Lightfvot, Sieeper, Boston. Miscellaneows itecora. Suir Cyaece, Chiid, of aad from New York for Mobile, in baliast, was total Berry {slands on the nigh: of the 4h wot, The m ed Lom her wreck were taken 10 Nasssu. Capt hal ve of the crew acrived at Baltimore ‘on tne 26th inst, in y A Thompso '#, ot Providence, Mercier, from Havre for New ih passenge, uty St Lhomas oa the 7th inst, diy, pumps Several of ber pa: ott, it New Bedford from Wilmingt as very heavy off Cape ours ‘4 complete hurricane. Atter was over, passed a large quaatity of luwber aud mer cnandise adrift. a Scua Josnua Brow, from Hayvaza, ia a gale on the !9th, Lost 14 hhds wiotasses off de Danis Scene Bitty B: it Charleston from Leith, (Seot” la..d) stupped a sea on tho jarch, during a blow, cud car red away bulwarks and doue other damage. cur Perv, at Boston from Richmond, was rua into on the 23d, tat 40, lou 73 oy a bark uuknown, weather thick ot the time, and had quarter b sat stove Waaiemen, Arr at Naotucket Bar 24th, ap. Henry, Grown, Pacific Ocean. Talcahusua, Jan 4, 1200 bbls sp, 500 do wh vil ber te Oct 12,20 lat. Ke, Mariner, Hey, {vaet. 1000 sp 500 wh ry rep Ort I, lat d &, loa 103 W, 1100 sp 500 wh;) 20th, Wim Wirt, 160 sp, Nov 1, fheuix, Nant, 1400 sp (rep Oct 1, 1500;) wongaree, NB, 400 sp. Off Perusmbuoco, March 20, Lowen, SH, 1990 wh. wpe ke 23, lut 2 158, lon 36 40 W, pout, Manwarring, of aud for Hie, 2800 wh; Isase a, Corey, of and fur New Bedferd, 26000 wh "00 ap; il 10, {nt 25 26'N, lon 61 22 W. Solem Haud, SH, 1700 w! 4 24th, ship Swaia, Pacific Oce:n: yatic 22d, ship meteor, Jenney, N W Coast. ‘The American, at Nied{ord, spoke on New Zealand, no date, (aot Mareh'15) ‘no Well 14 NB nt Oabt fh Wash Nuvordo A » NL at doy er, o, The t Hicks, of dor Jan}, Ohio. o! ‘eo ea bad weather, lost sni!s, & frat Oxha. with ail her men down with ihe scurvy. 2 xtlan, March 1, ndward, oumnd of Captain Hi before reps Usptan with hum, the o1 rd e Barker, who |i iymeuth of Say Harbor. 200 do. Sandwich Islends, and are much they cousider it mi the Islan i rate. ‘They give us hopes ofa inge fleet.” Whale ship Hupe, of Pioviden st in Magda'ene (not St Margaret's) Bay, Cal: orted sailed from Osha, Sept 27. 47, with 50 bbis sperm 2450 do wh oil (which takes of outfits 1n regary to noderwriter-). ‘Lhe fxte of tusknown. The H was of 471 tous, was vali at $20,000, ‘and her cutfite at $20 000. here is iuaprance in Hoston ta th amount of $30 000, equally diviied berween the Boston, Franklin sad Mercrnule Narine offices. ‘Ths remain ing 10,000 was prob .bly done ia Providence. - Spoken. ‘Wolfe, 29 days fom Richmond for Rio de Ja- 6428.5, lon 35 12 W (has been :eported, no 8 2 5 ‘Ship biusabeth un sm New Osleane for Boston, April, lat 33, lon 7623 ‘Burp Memeat, (of ) Blanchard, from Boston for Cu- ‘New Orleans for Liverpool, Apl i 16, Int 27 29, | Thomas. D Shut Shop Howard. Hill, fro: Double Head Shot Ki few Orleans for Genoa, April 11, igual, red borde~ with black 118, let 33, lou 75. ‘April 14 Jon 80, were seen ship Koititude, for Havre, and bark Fraucis, for Hamburg, both from Mobile. ; Bark Condor, Tukiob, 8 days heuce tor Autigua, April 13, Jat_26 40 lon 30.13. k Nathaviel Blake, from Portland for St Kitts, April 21, nvr Hone, of North Yarmouth. 10 days from New York for t Kitts, April 10, lat 24 N, lon 62 52. Ports. .Cirnruscos; April (—Brigs Veuezuela, Fowler. for New Yo re 8 days; Wim Price, Jaue, end J v ostun 5 or 6 ds; Levant, Mana. 3 Patel ache Maiti rower, for Bostoulog, sealow. for Balumove do: Mount Hove. Briabtman, do eopard. Hinty, uc; Wm Pope, Whittemore, dig z abyut April 9—Barks Floyd, ee beriy, for 3 Cl Deve ew purt, lagi bailey. fer tanner, Biff rd, for Portlan day i jariel’ Stapien, fe ‘ a — Challenge ‘NYorn, do. td brigs De : moot, do (or da rt ; Margaret, Leavitt, pa i ence, just arr sehr Sen, for Kospaian, and Haidee, Hoyt, ‘York. for Matanans for Philsdel- Doty, fm Baltimore, une. White Crosby March 9—Bark vo, G: 1» from Boston, Pap ‘sherman, from NY; arr 26th, disg; L. wis, for Baltim bri der Ali, W eth: arr 26th, dis; ‘atel ude, 28th. Bid 26cn, brig Gen Pinckney, 1d ‘9—Biig C H Appleton, Manhall, for New April 5—Brigs Elizabeth Felton, Eldridge, ira, do PuaxamBuco, Mareh 20—Going into, bark Caroline, Lane, from Boatut Gr i April 7=In port, ship Europa, Mersi rl6.Ps, leak Lucy ai freight: ‘Cooper, Gil Nobi Ju Will wee fi by. Haskell, do; Ger bre Belvon, Dawes, (rota Boston ize, Dawes, fi rev \. brig Ui line ‘NYoru. Arr previous to th, batk Faolt, A ‘April 25—Cld senr Bolivar, Nantuck LETANDRIA, i125—Cld senr iv tucket. _Buexsroat, April 2—Arr scht Uranus, Crocker, St Mar sive (ae Banaon rie |G: Richmond, Stearns, New Yorm: schr ‘Cid 2th brig Partridge, Barstow, ma: pril 2~arr sear Louisa; Nichertoa, Phila: » ington Irving, Caldwell, man, NOsisuus; Huron, Weeks, is, Cox, Apaiachicola; bt Fiora. Couch, GuJand, Shacuford, do: Wiov Briggs, Hallett, brige ‘Tropicus, (0 Popken, Rotterdam; Montevideo; Washington, (Nor«) Cook, doy Montrose, Pojand, Cardeons; Ann, Memick, Matanzas: gel, Gray, W lm 3 Rogers, Taylor, mond; Cotnic, Nickerson, gnanta, Smich, Tappahan Bice: Haudy, Philnd it ett, rant Utd, ting Genesee Lawson LW moat (new packet) Sears, Philadelphia brigs Bouretta, Eldgridge, +t saxo: bi Havana; barks ‘Gaceral Taysor, ow D Roop,( Br) Aco vn "Bo Fash. Loring, rT id on Monday! Chu J Dow oa Bacurday not Baw timone, April 27—Arr ship Manchester, Hi ee Foyeti Coffs Li from Smily A Trompron , Ker —, NYork; Harriet Smith, « from Norfo'k. Saw off ¢) if Liverpool, and auother (orepanty Liverpool.) Cld bi Syna, (47) Maracers, H Mo selie, Hall, Boston; senrs Livilion, Nicwols, do do r HARLRSTON, april 2¢—arr brig Josephi Danish sche Billy, Brahe, Per t Horer Johusn. Harbor | Haley, NOtis; = Legh, (Geotyad) pe o rigs Vanes jen; Hat Bulkley, Bos- ton; Mersey, Shumway, Liverpool; schr Ganges, Godf ey. N&ondon, (Coun ) Sid'Br bark Mersey, Senumway, Live:- vool, Spanish bi Isici, Bar ‘ork. si . vA twront, April 2imArr sche Geo Smart, Cardenas; 3 A dford for Phiin 1a Dee is ptt arse Dane! Wane, Delacer, Ht LOR. Te Bes ig Nomar, Bower, Newbur April 5—Arr bark Azim, Al vod Duaham, 4; Harbinver, Hadg Fea meld: Balt bd to NYork.” Sid cehes 4, 8 Mi , via Turks Islond; Win B feters, HMayous; & ith, Londo Navey W Sieveus, Liverpool. Below. br brig, and 3 achis, tinkoowi Franuis, Liverpool; Wakona, x. Towbont Star. towed to rea, 13h shy and Fairy; towboat Bele, towed to sea Ith, ah and Fravees; towbust Alton towed '¥, brig Frances Lord and sehr ‘Oxnord, Srox Stettio Krcwnmono, April 25—, York; sylph, Lawrenes, do: techs Saco, Mei Mar- y, Smith, New Passengers Sailed.