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Wasmsaron, D. C., May 5, 1848. ‘The Political and Moral Iniguities of Washington. | Truth has nought to dread from power.” rto devote a few observa- T propose in this let tions to a subject which bas for many years oceu- pied the attention of the American people—I mean the seat of government of the United States. Your pe sive i of any other published on this continent, I seck it as a medium of communicating my vie to the public. If there is any cireumstance to operate more than another in favor of the proposition entertained by many of the removal of the seat of the national go- vernment, it is the moral and political degeneracy which its permanent location has engendered du- ring the period of nearly a half century, Without entering into the statistics of the expen- ditures of such a political measure, the public e: pense would be as nothing in comparison with the great national reform which such a movement would produce. And upon this basis more than any other, would this new seat of government be erected: political and moral reformation As firmly fixed as the foundation of the capitol itself, is the political degradation of Washington; and where political profligacy exists, there must follow, as a natural consequence, moral iniquity. — ‘Those who hold a different language deceive the people of this country, and impose upon the cre- dulity of Washington, to whose good character I am prepared to show by facts in this letter, I stand as well aflected as any one of her citizens. For it is the honorable, high minded, independent, though perhaps, in a majority of instances, uninfluential, members of the community, that I would defend, and who feel the consequences of the abuses I am about to expose, more than the political and influ- ential classes. And what can render it otherwise? The men who succeed to office, who regard the Treasury of this government as the heir-loom unalienable in its descent from political corruption to moral worth- Jessness, to pander to the one while it gives strength to the other—how can it be otherwise, | ask, than that such a state of things must exert its baneful in- fluence upon character? Around the very pillars of the government corruption in all its branches clings, hke poisoned vines to a stately oak, engraft- ing anew order of social architecture upon the crumbling ruins of an old, while it saps the very foundation of the great fabric of society. i To make this corrupt orde: rmonise, the opin- ions of the first debased politician who enters of- fice under a new administration, are skilfully mroulded by some. practised sycophant whom a man of honor would spurn from his presence, and whose claim to confidence and respect ina new iucumbent, is secured by a secret misrepresenta- tion of his old associates. To operate upon the new dignitary, perhaps the phant has a fine establishment, a “beautiful and an interesting fam and these, with the address of many years, acquired about the “purlieus of the White House,” in the language of Mr. Webster, enable such a precious set to influ- ence unworthy and bebased minds against modest worth and unobtrusive merit. Years of tuition under corrupt administrations, are scarcely suffi- cient to teach some of these men the extent of the impositions and injustice of which their base na- tures have been the dupe, and their “brief autho- strument. At length the treachery of naves, and the de ine of transitory power, teach them the extent of their official in pacities, and they admit, in the experience of their old age, that, although they imagined they knew something of the deceptions of the world, yet they had to learn the depravity of Washington.” ; ‘The virus of corruption thus running through the politi system, is infused throughout the healthy veins of society—and the coumexion be- tween them produces a monster of proflige in the one, and imquity in the other. ‘The offspring born in this bed of Vice, has none ‘of the redeem- ing qualities at the national seat of government, that mark its character in its legitimate birthplace. the polluted atmosphere of kingly courts. The graces and accomplishments that impart a charm to the beauty of women—the chivalry and manly bearing that give a dignity to the worth of men—the cultivation of the refined tastes of culti- vated minds in literature and science, find no ap- preciation in, and receive no sympathy from, the corrupt circles of Washington, The very quality that exerts an influence over savage life, physical courage. the only one that can protect the worth scattered sparsely through the worthlessness of society The ignorance which spurns these, treats with an equal contempt the honest industry of the com- muni ‘The jaundiced e that see nothing to admire in the cultivation of letters, look with an equally degraded prejudice upon those worthy oc- cupations by which honest industry in the arts of the mechanics earns its daily bread. Hence in- vidious distinctions mark with the same base characteristic honorable occupations and disrepu- pursuits. The gambling houses which form a league with the flash hotels—which support the flash men, who may, under the character of an, ostensible professic form influen connexions with wealthy and distinguished strangers, all find more favor in the soi disant “ good society” than the worthy mechanic, the enterprising young mer- chant, or the struggling student of Jaw, medicine, or man of letters. Through the extensive acquaintance formed “amidst the purlieus” of the hotels, the faro- banks and the brothels of the city, the flash gen- tleman is enabled to introduce to the choice spirits inhabiting these the distinguished strangers, who in turn introduce him to their political friends, whose families, occupying the position of leaders ol the aristocracy, have an opportunity of showin their devotion to the democratic principles of the government which so bountifully sustains them, by making such an acquisition to the society which has the assurance to cull itself the “best.” If the political extremes here meet, the conventional ones are not farther apart—for it is not unfrequently the that after a night’s revil at the “ South Points”,* at_ a grand rout, the flash gentleman and his companions receive un invitation to a “ State i ball’ at the West End! From associations of this kind, influence in the course of time is secured, to procure such a class of men sinecures and offices of trust under govern- ment. A false criterion of character is thus ted by the very power that should establish a s ard of high respectability, and the patronage of g: vernment is loaned to administer to the credulity rtificial society. ‘The impositions beginning re, and sustained by political influence, do not end with th ge which creates them; but, be- ing sanctioned by present custom, transmit their evils to futnre times. A footing secured in the “select circles,” the worthless man, through the recommendation of office, effects an alliance with some gmiable woman, who, unable to see through this disguise of respectability, connects her fortunes with him for life. 1 dissolute habits and aban- doned haunts that supply the pastime, and take the place-of rettaed pleasures and quiet homes, 4 few months after marriage assume their accustomed force, and take their usual round. Hence, instead of the domestic circle with its holy ties, the af tion and love which unite there in a bond of sac union, are deserted and broken to give place to the refined set who frequent and the virtues which dorn the bar-rooms, the gambling houses, and the at” galleries. r the aecomplishments of gentlemen, the con- versation of cultivated minds, and the associates honorable men, are substituted swindling ga the flash language of the hotels, and the society of the imported, with the resident humbugs of the city. A class is thus formed, for the most part without personal responsibility, but who in the aggregate exert an undeniable influence upon public opinion. Hence the metropolitan slanders, which originate in the refined ruffianism of society, go throu crucible of vice, and & image, before they y of the natior ndal of the country. All moral ol tions losing their foree upon this degraded class, the only remedy that oa with any degree of influence upon’ it_is the personal accountability to which some ruffian among them is oceasionally held by the few gallant men who, among all the degeneracy of the tiv can yet be found to vindicate the character of a lady or sus- tain the honor of a gentleman. i stamped with its ft it and become a All these vices operating upon character—the loss of that high t for the delicacy of woman the public upon the brightest n among the highest circles, and the purest in the humblest, the inappreciation of men of worth has had a woful influence upon manners. Wash- ington, at one time, accustomed to be looked to as the model of the elegance and refinzment of a po- lite capital, has nothing now to boast but the inso- Jence of office,” with the degeneracy which the want of official courtesy produces among those who ceustomed to look up to high stations for ple in urbanity of manners and dignity of as iti commerce, it w + from the sordid influences of * thought that the elevated em- ployments which are boasted of under governme would impart a grace and elegance to fife, and giv a Christian tone to society, So far from such being se, the disasters which follow the reverses of in commercial cities ure not to be compared to the heartlessness which attend the proseription from office tthe seat of government Without ap- preciating the industry of trade, but ready to enjoy its lucrative profits, in the same manner that the straggling energies of literature are disregarded, and the paltry success of political hacks rewarded, *A notorious place south of Pennsylvania avenue end across the (anal s the reputation of being the most exten- | | trust of villain: eRe matinee meaarenmeL N or for his we: but wi worth without it, both adulation from sy- cophants and courtiers of the capital. The evils grown in this soil, unlike the golden | fruit of Hesperides, seem to be nurtured by the very poison of the and guarded by the very fangs of the asp. From the gentle girl’ of sixteen to the withered man of sixty, no one enters it but his nature undergoes 2 change from good to evil. rhe frankness of youth gives way to the suspicion of age—the confidence of men of honor to the dis- Hence the open-hearted repre- sentative from the South or the st, who expects to find in Washington a school for those accom- plishments that grace a legislator, discovers in the course of a short session, that the cordial greeting among his native woods and generous people hi been exchanged for the restrained civility of the motly city; and for the refinements of a good so- ciety, hea found the corruptions of a bad. Exceptions to the general rule of the neglect of worth and the reward of worthlessness seem to be made with a skilful reference to the concealment of the prevailing depravity. Hence, you oceasionally find an instance of amiable merit promoted, to atone for the ostracism of conspicuous worth and brilliant qualities. Ip the same degree is the rare patronage to literary men extended. The harmless madness that periodically shows its symptoms in fits of rav- ing poetry—the weak and sickly polemics shat from time to time take venerable strides in feeble prose —now and then find in the Treasury an asylum, and in its nutritions pap a remedy for their disease. — To give an appearance of health to this invalid com- pany, is sometimes found the vigorous mind of a struggling youth of talents, or the ripe experience of alearned man of age, whom poverty has forced to abandon the slow rising of a profession, or driven from the precarious field of literature, and compell- edtoloan their able pens to the suppoat of feeble men. ‘Thus they corrupt talents before they notice them; or else they would leave these rare in- stances of patronage to the cold spmpathy of the adage, which, inculcating that “merit 1s its own re- ward,” leaves the government to conclude that no one else should think of rewarding it. t So closely linked is this political state with the social, that the rewards of virtue and_ the punish- e ure governed by a law of decimation. taking its course from the pernicious ex- of government, patronize, with the same indiscriminate, rule, unworthy men, who are suf- fered to run riot among it. “The encouragement given to profligacy, in, the one instance, affects good morals, as the gratification extended to worth- essness, in the other, corrupts good manners. The vils resulting from this do not, in most instances, fall upon the evil-doers ; no, they most alway descend upon innocent heads. As a_ conse- quence, slander upon virtue, has been found a most omnipotent weapon in Washington to protect guilt, and to a most relentless and savage extent has it been used. Strangers, who find the seat of government a convenient pointto carry on a season of intrigue, are very confident in a degree of security against exposure in the existence of so many of the remedies of the elegant Alcibiades*, prepared by the most licentious seandal-mongers of the capi This class hold their meetings as_re- zularly as Congress, and nominate candidates to fill the most conspicuous positions in metropolitan scandal. By the unanimous voice of such an as- sembly, the belle of the first season is too often made the victim of the last—while all the interme- diate grades of fashion on the outskirts of the tem- ple have their yearly sacrifice to offer, mostly in ittle girls—in order to propitiate the great Moloch! Although these evils are apparent to every unpre- judiced mind—although their consequences are dis- tressingly felt by every sensitive citizen—although they are the subject of daily conversation in every private cirele—yet the subserviency and sycophancy of one press, and the bigotry and prejudice of ano- ther, shrink’ from defending the weak for fear of offending the strong. Hence the only exposure the) receive 1s from the occasional strictures of the pul- pit, where, under the protection of religion, the meek humility or the devout faith of some intrepid preacher is not fearful of attacking vices in high places. ent i Every step in a new path of conscientious duty is beset with peril; but whatever may he the conse- Hucabes of the undertaking, I shall not shrink from the responsibility of exposing these abuses, whe- ther they are sanctioned by the bad example of society, or sustained by the corrupt patronage of government. bay Bi 2 *There is a Grocian story related of Alcibiades that he cut off the tail of his beautiful dog to direct public attention from his graceful follies. Wasnineton, May 13, 1848. Oregon—State of that Country—The British En- croachments—Neglect of the American Govern- ment, §c. I have conversed with a gentleman just from Oregon. He was five or six months upon his journey to Washington; but, notwithstanding, a few items related by him may not be uninterest- He says that the American citizens in that st summer, were in “trying circum- stances,” having been looking with intense solici- ude to the United States government for protec- tior and encouragement, by the extension of the jurisdiction of our government over them, until ‘hope deferred” has “made their hearts sick.” In consequence of the disappointment, they have been lienated from the ardent attachment they former- 'y cherished towarda the home government. In the years 1843, 1844, an Apa i peoene aws in their provisional government, which were very good for a new country, expecting, long be- tore this, to have become an organized territory of the United States. Bat Congress has not yet given them the degree of attention which they deserve. vat Britain, however, never asleep, watches with nee her colony in that valuable portion of North America. . The Hudson’s Bay Company being protected by charter from the crown of Great Britain, and ea- couraged to hold possession of the soil and pro- perty south of the forty-ninth degree of latitude, as well as north of it, and, on the contrary, the United States granting no power or security to American citizens south of that degree of latitude, the laws and word of the Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company are far more _ efficacious than those of the American governor. In brief, the laws of the Americans, in 1847, were in low repute, and nearly a dead letter, as the go- vernor had no means of enforcing authority, and thereby giving weight and importance to the pro- visional government of Oregon. ‘The English, with the same far-reaching policy they have ever parsued in the great commercial monopolies in India, China, and Oregon, are carrying out their of “ competition in trade,” in the last-named y. ¢ onto the town site of Oregon city, nother town, by a regular survey, Bay, at the mouth of the Co- lumbia river. It willbe recollected, too, that the Hudson’s Bay Company are encroaching on Iowa. All this may be for the purpose of making an im- ion that they desire to become American ens. But so long as they continue to fortify ‘ neouver, on the Columbia river, and are building a large on the southern point of Van- couver’s Island, which will command the entrance to Puget Sound, it is difficult for all of the Ameri- in Oregon to believe that British, subjects in that country ever mean to become citizens of the United States. Oregon, in a word, is in a most lamentable con- dition. The people are divided into factions. A part of them side with British subjects; another, in favor of looking for protection from France ; hird wish to form a constitution for an indepen- it government; and a fourth are still disposed to it for the United States to follow up their treaty of 1846, and take possession of what little of Oregon remains to us. See Of course, the climate and soil of Oregon are still the same, as well as its numerous streams for manufacturing purposes and commerce, affording uducements to hardy pioneers to emigrate. Under ssent circumstances, however, settlers get no to their land, and have no security given to their property, persons, or families, from the In- dians, who are already trout and, in 1847, were demanding pay for their lands from the Ame- ricans in the Willamette Valley. George Aber- nethy, Esq., the American Governor, last summer stated that he had conversed with the hea t and chiefs of the several tribes, and that they agreed to wait until the autumn of 1847, expecting that then the government of the United States | would make provision to adjust the difficulties. At the time our informant left Oregon, all quiet in California. A party, four hundred in num- ber, m of whom served under Lieut. Col. Fre- mont, and who are warmly attached to him, have gone to California from Oregon, and, under in- tense excitement, declare that they will hereafter render no services whatever to the American go- vernment, unless they receive the money which is justly due to them. In fact, the greatest dis faction bxists in Oregon, owing to the erimin neglect of our government in disregarding the in- terests of the inhabitants. Would it not be as well, while we are extending “the area of freedom” in Mexico, even down to Yucatan, to secure the “ elear and indisputable” territory which lies upon the north-west coast; and while we are talking bout succoring suffering humanity on the Gulf, would it not become us to have a fittle regard for our own kindred on the Pacific? Feurx, Wasuineton, May 12, 1848. The Meade Claim. The House of Representatatives were occupied for three hours in the discussion of a private bill for te relief of Margaret Meade, widow and exe- cutrix of Richard W. Meade, Jt appears that the course cing Buke: - a he oar founded on a demand of husband, as liquidated and acknowledged by the government of Spain, on the 1th of May, 1820, which she,alleges has been since discharged by the United States for their benefit, without his assent. Mr. Meade was an American citizen, and was for many years domiciled in Spain. On the 22d of February, 1819, he had unliquidated claims of alarge amount and of long standing, against the government of Spain, on contracts made, amounting to $373,879, and for personal injuries sustained, having been imprisoned for two years. A treaty was signed at Washington in February, 1819, for the cession of the Floridas. The ratifi- cation, by the terms, was to be exchanged within six months. The provisions of the treaty were fa- vorable arid appr priate to his claims, as then ex- isting; favorable, as placing his claims on the foot- ing of those of a national character; appropriate, as providing a board for ascertaining the amouut and validity of claims which Spain hitherto had nei- ther liquidated nor acknowledged. And had the treaty gone into effect, as then contemplated by the parties, Mr. Meade, under the construction admit- ted by the government, would have been inclu- ded in it. "The treaty, however, failed to take eflect; and circumstances intervened, before the renewal of negotiations, that rendered the provi- sions of that treat} ie ee and inappropriate to the claims of Mr. Meade, At the end. of six months the treaty, not having been ratified by Spain, was declared null by our minister, and sub- sequently by the President in a message to Con- eae bn the 19th of May, 1820, his claims were iquidated and their validity acknowledged. This justment was made by both parties, in the faith that Spain, and Spain alone, was to, be responsible for the debt. It was made at the instance of our aeriapts which§ even took some credit to itself for the agency in effecting it. The grounds of the claim, as it stood at the signing of the treaty, were entirely changed, both in regard to the evidence and the responsibility. The infraction of the treaty was the subject of a national claim. And such was the state, in part, of Mr. Meade’s case at the date of the treaty with Spain, of February, 1834 By the first and third articles, the Batis Tecipro- cally renounced all claims preferred by each against the other, of whatsoever class, denomination, or origin, from 1819, the date of the former treaty, un- til the signing of the treaty of 1834. The Commit- tee on Foreign Affairs taok the ground, in their re- rt, that if the claim, founded onthe refusal to urnish the documents, was renounced by_ the treaty, the claimant is left to seek redress of the United States, and they reported a bill for this pur- pose. ‘The bill was discussed four or five days,and was to-day laid upon the table by a vote of 118 to 38. Fenix. Wasuineron, May 11, 1848. Yucatan and the Senate—The Mexican Treaty.. The Senate are looking on as quietly at the work of extermination in Yucatan, as if the preserva- tion of human life were a thing of itselfbeneath the dignity of human legislation. It was curious to hear to-day honest John Davis talking over the massacre of the whites in Yuca- tan, precisely as he would talk over the destruction of so much live-oak timber He argued that there were serious provocations given to the Indians for vengeance, and that hence their indiscriminate slaughter of men, women and children, is no affair of ours. But we will let all that pass, with the sim- ple remark that such arguments as that of Mr. Da- vis to-day came strangely upon our ears, when a helpless people, in process of rapid extermination, call to us for assistance. We suppose Mr, Davis thought he had made a strong point against Mr. Polk in showing that he had changed his views on non-intervention, since the discussion many years ago in Congress of the Panama question. “But where was Mr. Davis at that time, and where is he now? Has not he chang- ed sides, or swaped places with Col. Polk, and does not the latter in the exchange get the heft—(we be- lieve that’s the Massachusetts word for weight) does he not get the heft of the bargain? é But the true secret of the opposition to the mili- tary occupation of Yucatan, is annexation. The r is, that it may be brought into the Presidential ction; may intefere to the rupture of the treaty with Mexico, and thus re-open, in time for the campaign, the question of the absorption of the whole of the republic of Mexico. e think the true way of evading that issue is to pass this bill, with the proviso of Mr. Lewis, which would satisfy Mexico, save the people of Yucatan, the honor of this country, and put an end to the discussion, by an interposition which must commend itself to the civilized world.” i As for the Mexican treaty, it is supposed by shrewd men, acquainted with Mexican diplomacy, that it is the purpose of the Mexican government to procrastinate the ratification, in hopes of the election of a whig President, (and perhaps they are looking confidently to the election of Mr. Clay,) in which event they expect better terms, anda smaller sacrifice of territory than is included in the distinctly defined and well-chosen line of Mr. Trist. Whatever may be the calculations of the Mexi- cans, if Scott or Taylor be the whig nominee, and the treaty should remain in statu quo, it would not be a matter of wonder if thus it were to remain till after the election. Meantime, we have confidence that on or before Monday next, the Yucatan bill will be passed by the’Senate. Mr. Niles and Mr. Calhoun, and per- haps Mr.\Butler, will be against it; but then, on the other side, we expect Mr. Bell, and Mr. John- son, of Louisiana, in its support; but having as- sumed the form of a party question, its chances are dubious in the House, Ww. weTox, May 1, 1848. Senate Absentees. Mr. Webster, whose domestic afflictions in the recent loss of a son in Mexico, and a daughter in Massachusetts, have aff:cted his health in no small degree, is yet absent from the Senate ; but it is to be hoped that if he can he will return in season for action upon the Yucatan bill. Mr. Corwin has been absent fora week or two in Ohio, and has not yet returned. His business is ours as_far as relates to the public business, and with this view we would suggest that we should like to hear his opinions on this bill of relief to Yu- eatan about this time. Mr. Calhoun has been one of the most punctual members of the Senate in his attendance in the chamber from day to day, and his vigilance over the business before the body has been unintermitted. Mr, Dickinson and Mr. Dix, who were both ab- sent for a short time, are both again in their places at the reading of the journal. ‘The people of any State visiting Washington like to find their Sena- tors in their places. Ww. Wasuinaton, May 11, 1848. The Presidency—General Taylor—A New Fact or Two. We have some new lights in reference to the late Taylor letters. It is now understood, or be- lieved, upon strong circumstantial evidence, suffi- cient to hang a man for murder, that the letter of Old Zack, of the 20th April, was dictated from Richmond, Virginia, and under the impression, after Mr. Clay’s pronunciamento, that the great Harry would be the nominee. Hence the decla- ration of Old Zack that he will be a candidate any how. It is;believed, upon equally strong testi- mony, that the Allison letter was dictated from Washington, wnder the conjoint deliberation of Messrs. Crittenden and Bell, of the Senate, and Messrs. Stevens, of Pendleton, Presten, Flour- noy, and Fulton, of V reand J. R. In- versoll, of Pa., and Hilliard, of Ala, Hence, from their better information, the more judicious proto- col of Old Zack, and the reservation of leaving his case in the hands of his friends. But the letter to Richmond will require a fuller recantation, and we are authorized to suspect that instructions have gone down to Old Zachary to make it. In the Richmond letter, General Taylor says he has never declared that he would withdraw from Id in the event of the nomination of Mr. . authorized to say, by a friend of Mr. at Henry Clay, at th are , who knows the fact, 1 United States Hotel, in this city, last winter, exhi- bited a letter to_several friends, avowing the very concession to Mr. Clay which the Richmond letter d s; and we are further authorized by our_in- formant, to challenge old Zachary to the proof. Mr. Clay exhibited the letter to show the perfect disin- terestedness of feeling at that time existing between himself and old Zachary, and that, thus far, th friends of each might consistently be the friends of both, We glory in the brave good name of General Taylor. ‘e would, if we could, rather add, than take a leaf from his faurels; but when a man enters the political arena, he must, be prepared for his de- fence. We may even go for him when his time comes; but, just now, it is our business to get first all the preliminaries duly arranged. Crarunrerec. Wasuinaton, May 11, 1848. The Order of the Day. As the 22d day of May approaches, “coming events cast their shadows before.” It is an unpro- pitious sign for a distinguished aspirant to have too many friends at the start, unleas he happens to have more than enough to set him fairly on the track for the Presidential race, some distance in manifestly taken a considerable risé, A writer in the , not long since, after naming the ticket, “Walker and Dix,” remarked, very truly, “This would unite New York, and take with the South.” . The Sunday Atlas, edited in part by a measurer in your Custom House, proj 8 anew name, to be added to the heotee f extensive catalogue, of candi- dates—the name of your ancient and worthy friend and coadjutor, William L. Marey. What now is your opinion of his prospects; Ist, for a nomina- tion, and, by far more important, for an elec- tion, su; ing him already secure of the nomina- tion? Just about the most celebrated performance of Mr. Marcy is that letter wherein he uses Gen. Scott’s “heavy metal” for the said Scott’s discom- fiture—-and if Gen. Scott is to be the nominee of the whig convention, it might happen that Mr. Marey would excoriate him as well in such a con- flict as in any other. Let them be fpitted. Mean- time,,how fares Gen Taylor’—he;who “asks no fa- vor, and shrinks from no responsibility.” It is, als ps, rather ominous to see the Globe (John Yan Buren’s organ) taking up the eudgels in, be- half of the old General, against the assaults of the Union, Do the ‘firebrand of freedom” people really intend to advocate the claims of Gen. Tay- lor? “If not, what does it all signify?’ We confess to perplexity in the extreme, whenever we look over the political papers, and afterwards, with full notes, bestow ourself to reflection upon these en- tangled subjects. Help us out. Mr. Trist, the framer—the party of the first part to “the piece of paper, the thing called a eet (vide Mr, Webster,) is hourly expected in Wash- ington. How stands his account, Heaven only knows! It is comical, though, isn’t it, to make use of a man’s labo ntic and hereulean as they have been, and then hang him without bene- fit of clergy? ‘Republics are ki oan Rouiin Lepr. Wasminaton Crry, May 12, 1848. The Position of Parties. This is a busy time ffor the politicians. ‘The no- minating conventions are near at hand, yet all is doubt and uncertainty. No man hardly dares ha- zard a conjecture as to who will be the candidates put in nomination. ‘The two recent letteraof Gen, Taylor have struck terror and dismay into the leaders of both the old parties, They are taken all aback by the bold stand he has taken. The whig party especially tremble like an aspen leaf in presence of the “Old Hero.” They now begin to find they have toasted and flat- tered the old man too much. He has grown bolder with every new demonstration in his favor; until now he swears most lustily that he will be a candi- date in spite of them. No matter whoever else be nominated, he is in the field, and will not withdraw his name. He says to them in pretty direct terms, as he did to Santa Anna, ‘General Taylor never surrenders.”* ‘ i True, “the is a whig,” reiterated over and over again, ‘but not an ultra one.” He absolutely refu- sas to put on the party collar or pull in the harness. He gives no pledges, but expressly declares he will not be. governed by party Tae or distribute executive patronage according to party usage. He thus becomes an “impracticable” whig—another John Tyler in the whig camp. They do not dare to nominate him, lest they catch another Tartar; they do not dare to reject him, lest he defeat their regu- larly nominated candidate. ; This is the position of the whig party, and how they will squeeze out of it, or through it, or work round it, is more than I can tell. Nor is the democratic party much more at ease. on account ‘of the position assumed by General Taylor. They fear lest he will take a few of the democratic States of the South, which they rely upon to carry their candidate into the White House. They ask, what if he should carry South Carolina, Georgia, Florida—perhaps Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee? These all may be regard- ed somewhat doubtful. Suppose he carry but two or three of these? They will certainly be more than sufficient to balance the vote of the new States, Texas, Iowa, and Wisconsin. If this be so, where 1s their majority to come from? No where but from New York, Let General Taylor but carry two or three of the southern States, and it will de- volve on New York, as in 1844, to decide the con- test. ‘Then what a scrambling for, the thirty-six votes of New York! What bargaining, what bantering, what betting, what bribery, what boons and boun- ties for the Empire State! Who can_ offer the greatest reward, bears off the prize. Who can throw the largest bait, takes the big fish. And who will be the lucky bidder for the Empire State? _All the bait the whigs can offer is to take a can- didate for the Vice Presidency out of New York, which they probably will do in the person of Gov. Seward, Gov. Young, or Millard Fillmore. The democrats can do more. In my next letter, 1 will tell you what they can do, and probably will do, before their convention adjourns. 0. P. Q. or W SHINGTON. Wastuneton, May 12, 1848. Laying the Corner Stone of the Grand Washington National Monument. The Board of Managers of the National Wash- ington Monument Society of this city, having ob- tained a most beautiful site for the proposed monu- ment in honor of the illustrious Washington, has commenced the great work, and the foundation is nearly completed. The portion of the design adopt- ed, Which was fauniitisd by Mr. Mills, an architect of merit, intended to be first erected, is the obelisk, which is to be elevated 500 feet, with a base of 43 feet square, and to be built of marble. The stone work of the foundation will be commenced as soon as the material can be furnished, and the work car- ried up as far as it can be done, till the 4th of July next, when the corner stone is to be laid with great and imposing ceremonies. To this end, prepa- rations are being made by the committee of ar- rangements. Mr. Speaker Winthrop is to de- liver the address on that occasion, and invita- tions have been, sent to all the Masonic societies and other associations of a kindred nature, in the United States, to attend ; to the Governors of States and _ territories, to send deputations ; to colleges, public schools, volunteer companies, &c., 80 as to form a grand military and civic procession, worthy of the occasion. As it is to be a monument erect- ed by the American people, all must and will feel in interest in this noble and patriotic undertaking, and if the board should succeed in executing the plan it has adopted, of which there seems'to be but fittle doubt at present, it will be a structure that will do honor to the great patriot to whom it is to be erected, and to those who have so nobly it their aid. In short, it promises to be one o' wonders of the world. w. Wasn on, May 12, 1848, General Scott. ‘The Clay whigs do not yet despair of defeating Old Zachary in convention by General Scott. Old Hasty has fought as many hard battles in Mexico as Old Zachary—he has suffered as much from the Secretary of War—he has been equally unfortu- nate at political writing—and thus far he stands as good as General Taylor on his own strongest _posi- tions, But when we consider that Scott is a North- ern man, and will be claimed by the North, and that from his birth in Virginia he will be claimed by the South; when we consider that his profound respect for the Catholic Church will tell well up¢ the Catholics, in these respect, he is a far more available man. The greatest point of all in favor of Old Zack, is his simplicity—that check shirt and that old brown coat, and that blunt honesty that has never been at fault if left to itself. These pe- culiarities of Taylor strongly contrast, with the love of display of the General-in-Chief, But this will be lost sight of if the word as pronounced for ___Onp Hasty. Wasnixoton, May 12, 1848, Yucatan— Mr. Calhoun. ‘The opposition to the Yucatan bill waxeth more determined every da ‘The bugbear of annexa- tion frightens the Senate out of its propriety, or, at least, many of those learned men whose fears are stronger than the appeals of humanity. We begin to suspect, too, that even this measure for Yucatan has been,’ and is to continue, a peg upon which to hang long speeches for Buncombe. ‘There is one man—there are several in the Senate—but there is one man above all, who never speaks for Bun- combe (barring “ those inland seas,” perha and that man is Mr. Calhoun. On Monday or Tuesday next, we expect him to open his budget at leng! upon Yueatan, the war with Mexico, and our fo- reign policy generally; and with a view directly to have an effect upon the democratic national con- vention at Baltimore. Novus Vernons. Wasuinaton, May 12, 1848. Mr. Reverdy Johnson and the Whigs—General Pil- low and the President. Mr. Keverdy Johnson, to-day, made a powerful effort to redeem his late speech on the Mexican war. He abused the administration, square u for two solid hours, and after that, we think his ian ” Mexican harangue ought to be ex- cused. Regarding General Pillow, General Cushin, and the modest and accomplished (General Quit- man, Mr. Johnson seemed very desirous to know why their nominations had not been sent in, espe- oad fatmenta from the “Senate «. few weeks longer, we may have peace ; General Pil- low’s term will then be out, and there will then be necessity for his cofirmation, and he will be saved the disgrace of a rejection; a thing which, if his nomination were now sent in, would be as certain as fate. That’s the whole explanation. Veriras. THIRTIETH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasuinaron, May 12, 1848. re was an unusually thin attendance in’ the Se- nate this morning. The morning business of peti- tions and reports was limited, so that without much delay, the resolutions of Mr. Reverdy Johnson, rela- ting to | GEN. PILLOW AND GEN. CUSHING, enquiring of the Prosident of the United Statos why he has not, as yet, communicated to the Senate cer- tain military appointments, was resumed, ax the un- finished businoss of the morning hour frou yesterday. THE VETO FowrR. Mr, Jouxsoy resumed his argument on the above re- solution, in exposition of the alleged usurpations of ower by the Executive, in his vetoes of the river and arbor bills, paswedin several instances since the inau- guration of '45; and in his veto, of the bill of indemni- ties for French spoliations upon American commerce prior to 1801, Mr, Johnson argued, that in the vetoes of the river and harbor bills, the Executive had violated all the examples of ‘all his predecessors, and had acted in direct opposition to his own votes in Congress. §o also in his veto of the bill of French indemnities, the President had pleaded to fulse premises. He had pleaded the doubtful legitimacy of these claims, because their payment had been so long deferred. He had pleaded the necessities nd of the Treasury, on account of the Mexican proferred the expensive glories of war, and the seizure of @ neighbor's territories, to the payment of our ho- nest debts. In all these vetoes, the Executive had shown that the will of the people, and the acts of their legisla- tors could be thwarted by the one man pawer; and the entire legislation of Congress thus rendered subservient to his own purposes of personal or party ambition. From these vetoes, Mr. Johuson procesded to the dis- cussion of the question of the constitutionality of a Vaited “States Bank, maintaining tho afirmative ground, from the bank charters signed by Washii and Madison. Nel came Mr. Footr—Does not the Senator from Maryland collect that one or two bank bills were vetood by the whig republican President, John Tyler ? MR. DALLAS AND U. §, BANK. Mr. Jonxsox—I will speak of him by and by. 1 should, perhaps, not have spoken of him at all, hed not the honorable Senator fcalled my attention to this erson. Sufficient for the day was the evil thereof. I ope we shall never have such anobter day as that. Reverting again to the bank question, andthe examples in its support of Washington and Madison, the learned Senator came to the days of Jackson, when the U. S. Bank came up for a re-charter. And, said Mr. John- son, addressing himself to the Chair—you yourself, sir, proposed to, re-charter tho United ‘States Bank. General Jackson himself declared there would be no diticulty to his support of the re-charter, if he were permitted to draw up the bill. JOHN TYLER’s POLITICS DEFINED. Mr. Jonson, in his regular descent along the line of American Prosidents, in connection with the bank question and the veto power, came at longth to the pa- renthetical administration of John Tyler. By an acci- dent at the Harrisburg convention, followed by a more lamentable accident at Washington, John Tyler became accidentally the President of the United States. John ‘Tyler was no whig—ho was no sort of a whig: he was nd loco—no sort of a loco—he stood alone in a party by himself. Ho was, per se, the President, and nothing more, except John Tyler. With him the only consti- tutional difficulty about a bank was in the name of the thing—if you only called it a fiseal corporation, or a fiscal agoncy, or a gscal institution, ho was sa- tsfied. “But upon trial, he found, per se, that it would not do. THE SUPREME COURT. Mr. Jonxson next came to examine tho morits of Pro- sident ‘Tyler's vetoes by the judgment of the Supreme Court. He would hazard the opinion that there is not to be found @ member of the Supreme Court, all of whom ove thelr places to this dynasty and its prede- cvssors, back to General Jackson, who would entertain the question of the constitutionality of a bank, but from considerations of courtesy, so clearly established is that question considered to be . Mr. Bextor, (in conversation)—It’s the plough line, tir, that guides the horse. You must have a line, sir; a! ha! A DAD CHANCE FOR JAMES K. POLK. Mr. Jouxsow proposed to put a question to the Sena- tor from Ohio, (Mr. Allen.) Does he believe that this President Polk, whom he claims as the direct represen- tative of the American people, could have been nomi- nated, or if nominated, could have been elected, had it been known in advance that he would have vetoed the river and harbor bill, and the bill upon French spo- lintions? Ido not speak of the Kane letters, in which it is aid he pandered in a double sense: but of those vetoes. Had they been foreseen, could Mr. Polk ever have received the nomination, or if nominated, could hy ever have been elected by the American people? I understand that ho is willing to be re-elected. What Senator believes that he will receive the nomination? or, if nominated, what Senator believes that if any body runs against him he will not be beaten? Ho is, then, an odd sort of reprosentative of the American people, appointed to obey their will, and speaking their voice, There is one will which he will have to obey, both of his party, and of the American poeple—and that is, that he will have to let somebody else come in. Mr. Johnson dwelt with much severity upon tho ururpa- tions of the present executive, under the exercise, chiefly, of the veto power. His powers in the govern- ment, as exercised, were greater than those of any xing of England, since the days of the despotieal Hen- ry VII. A LITTLE MORE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION. Mr. Jonson animadverted upon the plan on which democratic national conventions aro getting up, and argued that the convention of the democracy of 1844 was not to be compared to the whig convention as an exponent of the will of the people. Mr. Johneon was understood to ask, upon what high grounds the whig candidate of 1844 was nominated. Ma. Bacay.—Availability, Mn. Jouxsox.—Yer, sir, availability. But, sir, so do- void of this clement did the democratic nomination ap- pear to be, that we regarded it as a joke ; but it turned out to be aserious joke to us, Wo had the election in our grasp; but Mr. Clay, had be not been defeated by Mr. Polk, would have defeated himself. Mr. Johnson, recurring again to the despotic powers of the President, continued to play upon this string with great stroas of indignation against the Executive, his organ. and the njons who would kneel and worship him like shrink- g slaves, if so commanded. THR SWORD OF GIDEON. Mr. Jounsox at length returning to the direct ques tion of the resolution, remarked that there were several officers acting as gencrals, inthe American army, and it was proper that the Senate should know why their ominations had not been sent in. Ono of these was Gideon G. Pillow. Mr. Brerse—Gideon J. Mr. Jouxsox—What docs the Senator sny ? Mr. Brrxse—Gideon J. Pillow. Mr.,Dickixson (quoting Scripture, sword of the Lord and of Gideon. Mr. Jerrerson Davis—Ha! ha! Mr. Lewis—Not the old Gideon. Mr. Jonxsos—Major General Gideon J. Pillow is one of those appointments that we have not yet heard of. He ix the mighty man of war who has been foreed to record the history of his own achievements, from ne- cossity, we admit, because there is no other’ man who witnessed them. ' (Laughter.) Why should the Prosi- dent not be called upon to say why this nomination has not been made to the Senate? Perhaps he could give some good reason for it. Aftor drawing a not very flattering description of General Cushing, sitting in judgment on General Scott, Mr. Johnon asked why his name had not been sent in; and after » just and complimentary tribute to the worth. the abilities and the services of Gen. Quitman, Mr. Johnson desired to know why, at leaat, his name ‘had not as yet been com- munieated to the Senate. Was it on account of the more questionable appointees with whom he was un- fortunately asrocintod, or what else could be the rea- von? In every view of the subject, Mr. Johnson con- tended for the expediency and propriety of the in- quiry proposed. solus.)—The reeatan Mr. Jonsson, of La., moved to take up private bills, and that they also be the order of the day for to-mor- row. Mr. Hanxncan objected, and appealed for immediate action upon the bill for the relief of Yuentan, A conversation followed between Messrs. Badger, Hannegan, Foote, Johnson of La., Douglass, Baldwin, r, Brocse and others; when, motion of Mr. Haxweaas, private bills were laid with a view to make room for the Yucatan bill, en, On motion of Mr. Camenox, the Senate went Into executive sersion Sreamnoat Contision.—On Saturday night, as the steamer General Clinch, Captain Curry, was proceeding to Charleston, having left her wharf at the usual hour, she came into collision with the steamer William Gaston, Captain Hebbard, as the latter was coming out of South Channel, The Wim. Gaston was cut down to the water's edge, and some of her berths ‘on the larborad side stove in. The passengers, among whom wore manyfladies, were miraculously preserved from injury, only « few of whom being scratched by splinters, Mr. Clinch, (son of General Clinch.) was knocked into the river, but Mr. Wilson of this city, who is clerk of the Wm. Gaston, jumped aboard of the General Clinch, threw a rope to Mr. Clinch, which the lntter seized, and he was thus reseued from his pe- rilous situation. The General Clinch is injured in her stem, and it was deemed prudent to return to the city for repairs.—Savamnah Georgian, 81h inst. At Albany, the water in the river has risen, and ¢o- vored the docks and a portion of the pier, and the mor- chants were obliged to remove the goods which had accumulated, awaiting bouts to transport them to the west. The rapidity with which the water rose on Fri- day, is said to have been unprecedented, and foars were entertained that great damage would ensue on the low lands in the vicinit MARITIME INTELLIGENCE. Port of New York, May 14, 1848. SUN RiseA SUN aETs » 402 78 MOON SETA... 258 HIGH WATER. , 616 Cleared. Steamship Southerner, Berry, Charleston, Spofford, Tileston ate, f Wilson, J Hunter & Co; Pampero, ore; Mi lin, Lay Jamestown, i Anny Howes Priladelpha nn, Lowes, 4 ‘Sher wood, Hosion; Hllen Roduin, Osgood, New Beufort; Planet Grit Sloops—Motto, ‘Appleby, Provi james jones, ose et Arnley, Providence; James Long, Jones, do; Ship Mount Ve Ship Mount Vernon, Given, Manila, with hem; British bark Sarah Mil , Lynch, Galway, Tr Ay ii last, to Persse & Brooks, 2 inst, Int 39 30, Wh S's eke pate ship Sir Robert Peel, Chadwick, hence for London; 7th t 40, Jon 66 20, spoke ship Ent ize, Funck, hence for Liverpool ‘arte ‘Onyx, E ing, Galveston, 30 days, with cotton, sugar, &e, JH Brower. Bark Theatus, Merrill, New Orleans, 20 days, with mdse, to mas- tor; 6th inst, lat 30 45, lon 78 50, spoke ship Robert - Singham, from Matanans me rig Commaquid, Gorham, New Orleans, 19 days, with mdse, to Crosby & Crocker. wank, Hope, Moxey, St Martins, April 29, with salt, to Neamith & ialsh, Sci Liberty Singha: Builadeipi Sehr a ity nosday night while lying to here to repair ‘Sehr Catharine, to Moran & Parker. bound to Newport. On Wod- Barwogat, sprung aleak—put in % Marwich, to S Whitney. rig Wateon, of Portland tt ane rig Watson, of , Pe » ‘Alas, 1 bark aad 2 beige unkpowe, en Sort Rico EOE S e Sailed. amship Southerner, Charleston; ship Thomas Dickinson, Ct oy ban jecla, Matatzas; brigs Linden, “Mobile Sampson, Key Pilot boat Virginia, boarded on the 11th in: Reed, from Londonderry for Philadelphia, 39 ‘a perin ond Pawengers, John Barler and family, and 152 stosrage passengers, May 13—Wind, at sunnse, SW; meridian, + sunset, SW. Herald Marine Correspondence. Rio Granpe, Brasil, March 26—In port, barks Cora, Norgrave, from Philadelphin, to load beef for Havana; Iwi Bart diag; Suc ter, (not Lovell); brign Praizie, ‘Hutchison; Flo. renee, 5 and Wot Mayo, all e1 in the cattle trade between here and Montevideo; Cohansey, Sherinan, loading from Cala diag Grantee Wiltian: fous Salen, et "Raga Mae from Coats, diag; Granite, Wilkins, from Salem, do; Aorial, Mat: The brig Metropolis, Bennett, for Marseill Blum, Hours fe ‘New York, miled' a few days since, ‘Sid tr dag, rie, Hutchinson, Montevideo. e Br barks Fame, (of Helfast) Murray, master, from Rio Ja- noiry li here, about to load fr Liverpool und the Levinuido, Palck- of London, to load for Cor ported, ‘Sid’ 11th, brig Russell, Savory, Salem.” e ° Latha ‘THe New P Siar Sr D: 1 d Paoker Sup St Dew: Monday for Havre. Letter bags at the aneaoee, raion Bac Lavaverry, of at Providence, from Bangor, struck on Dutch Island about 1. clodl {Oth which atsed her to louk 24 badly tine hanes Of the not keep her free. Sho was towed up by steamer Bradford Dut feo, full of water. Stor Onxcon, Sturgis, from Providence, at New York, fell j with sloop James K Polk, of Southport, 7 A’ M, bottom ing having been capalged wt 3 o'clock same morning. ‘The captain and three Inen were clinging to her bottom, and was taken off by the Oregon, ‘The sloop was in tow and was left at Captain's Island, Newnunyront, Mar 12—A large sehr with deck load of lum- ‘bor, anchored in the gale yesterday, off Plumb Island, about a mile from the bar and the beach, and dragsing, cut away her masta, ‘Two other schra, one of them a short distance fuom the dismasted ‘easel, auchored and rode out the gale in safety. One of ahem got under way and made wail, at sunset; the other which is supposed to be the from Philadelphia, or the Joshua Brown, from Boston, remained at anchor, . Yxw Loxnox, May 1l—Tho repairs on schr Wm H Turner, inckley, from Boston for Albany, had been comploted at NLon. don Lith’ at a cost uf between $900 and $400, and she: would pres ceed on her voyage as soon as she could reload her cargo. Sloop Tudex wat on the railway repairing. “It was fonnd necessary to he 1" Was anticipated, Doing hal wn over from ship Ovcecla, on the passage from NOrleans to Boston, was on its way to. Providence, whence it will be sent over the aailroad to Boston. ‘The other halt wrs given to the sulvora, Sour R W Brown, Francis, from New York, at Wi reports on the 7th inst, at7 P'M, saw a reosslilzcated at “4 down to he iain mast was standing, main top mast hy’ the rigging: she was sunk to the water's. edge; her topmant aye parently housed; her fore mast hanging by the hoel; foremast cant- ed aft, the head about 30 feet from the deck ; was ierven, and had two white atteaks; ahe had a truake cabin; ttt, Anchors and chains gone; bow sprit aud Jib boom. in thelr proper Places; supposed to have been boarded by some other vessel. We are indebted to the Newport Herald for a slip. $d from Nantucket bar, Wh brig Quit Sid from Nantucket bar, 10th, brig Quito, Brock, Pacific. a ress Pave Jamaica, Ist ue Bhs, Francis, NU, 780 bbls sp 24 do wh oil, Going into Rio Janeiro, March 29, Concordia, of Sog Harbor, oil not stated, At Rio de Janeiro, March 28, barque Noble, Ho! ‘Sag Harbor, ar 27th, oil not stated Pe vm c Nye, Hon ot sek ar New London, ar 4th, repg; Alexander, Jones, S H, ar 9th disg. A letter from E Hathaway: jp Bay, t’ $'Consul ut Hoburt Town, ted J states that the India, Miller, N 1, touched at that place Dee 16, and sailed for # cruise for ap oil, thence to the N W ‘vast. Also reports ar Oct 27, Lexington, Weeks, sch Kesctehaie hint tat 29th, Awashor ‘almou' sp 1,100 wh ok 100 ap L000 ek: Noe Tae ta e e By Dec 4, was reported Oc C packet Howland, FIL 1 120 wh and sld unius, Smith, NB, 320 remained in port Jan 1—reported prev to Aug 17, S00 sp; Dec 7, Wade, Bradbury, N sld Dec 167 24th, Jasper, Pope, NB, 200 sp GW) wh: 2th, "Mogul, Huntley, NL wh; Manchester, NB 400 sp '700 wh, wi th, Susan, reported July 3, 450 sp 350 wh ; 3lst, Hoogly, Townsend. Warren’ 1,200 sp 150 wh, last four remained’ in port Jan 1. Also reports ld from Richuch 7, Dec. 4, Alex Coffin, Hathaway N B, 620 wh, ona eruine. tain Rogers, ‘of tho Acushnet, of Fairhaven, writes from lcahuano, Jan 25, that on the 22d of Dec, ‘8 boat was stove by a whale, and John r, 3d officer, Henry Johnson, boateteerer, and Manuel Francis, John Pease and John Locket, seamen, either killed or drowned. The A had lost three boats, and had two others badly stove within a month. Would sail on a cruise as soon as the men could be rey at_ New London) lat \—Mareh 14, (by “he Pailadiuna, lon £540 W. Daniel Webster, of Sag Harbor, 32 months 40 bbls whale oil, bound on Main Bank to cruise, April 10% N, lon 43, Benjamin Morgan, of and for New London, x reh 16, (by the Chile, at Boston) Int 55 02S, thaven, and Warren, of Warren, oil not stat Jon 80, Heroine, ited, Spoken. sloop of war Albany, from St Thomas for Demarara, no date, Bg UW Knigh 9 days from Mi rig GW Knight, 9 days from Matanzas, M: lat —the tiny bofore was in co with tne Baye ef Bristol ot ote Hy pilot bunt James Avery, 13th inst of Capes Delaware, Be bark Mary Campbel?, from Londonderry for Philadelphia: brigs Ni- cola, Carson, from ‘Bunleaux for do; Luey Ans, of Warren, fur ton, Munroe; Albemarle, Canpes as, Apri a, Comerey; Lavin TP Beok, ‘cat Tyler; Albatross, Cochtan; barks Prospect, Davis; Henrietta, Jones; Attien. MeLal: Jan; schrs Acklam, Carlisle; Pemaquid, Sproul; TA Heath, Dur- tis, and others: ye Cisneros, April 20—Arr brigs Imperinl, Beaman, Norfolk; Chief, Brown, Kingston, Ja; Zlst, bnsk Semen Jordan, Bos. to |, scha Boutwell, Elwell, Montego Bay. Cld 18th, brigs Jo- sephine, Bowden, n; 19th, Condova, Nickerson, jiadelphia, Mazarian, March 7a batk Whiton, Gelston, NYork, Pont SPAL April 19—Bark Truo Man, Doane, fe , 2th, wi for Boston! i iat aehimmacern ea Sr Manrina, April 23—Bark Lucy Ellen, Cates, from St Th for Boston, same day; brigs Justina, Johnson, from Demerara for Baltimore, do; W J’ Watson, Ecktiold, from Antigua for Porto abe! May S—Arr brig Arve, Wooster, rk. Sld 6tt Sey brig Ella, 8, Sr TwOmAs, April 27—brig Vncas, Beard, from Baltimore, SANTA Catz, Coast of Patagonia, abt Jan 25—Ship Hibernia, Smith, of NLondon, preparing & cargo of guano; Junius, (Fr) just ; Latour, (Fr) for Martinique, 10 days; brig Sirius, Williams, of Liverpool, with 180 tons on board, were on another part of tho coast March 20. Sr JaGo, April 14—Arr brig Geo F Williams, Paine, Boston, }) Ann Maria, ion (larch 20; Smith, do, (March 24) achr Gen Worth, Atwell, Nassau, Sid 16th, bark J'W Blodget, Loring, Mansanilla, Taxa, April 10—Arr bark Franklin, Gibbs, Boston; Home Ports. BANGor, May 9—Cld sehr Oriana, Saunders, Barbadoos, Barve May U—Arr brig Evelina, Davig, Potomac River; scht Ann, Al Below, brig Catharine, Storer, from Savannab, ch arotin Tantaay, Dactndons, —Arr ishipe Chile, Leach, Coguimbo, Jan ' Reh 15, Valparaiso 21; tak David Nikole ark York; brig Wultron, (Br) Davidson, Sondon; schrs Marion, Mid- t, of and from Washington, NC h Butler, Burnham, Wil- agton, NC; Wan Bs Peters, Jonl, Norfolk: Express, Horton, Norfolk; Fairfield, Nickerson, do; Mary, Blant, Baltimore; Dene ark, Crowell, Piiladelphin; Marietiay Parker; John, Slecper, N York; Gen Warren, Spoftord, do. At Quarantine, brig Albian, (Br Driscoll, Bearhaven, 1, Inst from ignal for a bark and two trigs (1 herm;( and'a ig mune to N ‘hore’ Cld Osceola, Barstow, NOrleang; Alkmaar, Croshy, Mobile; bark« Fi isngel, St Lawrence, (Br) Stewart, St ker, ndrews; Flora, Couch, is; Helen Maria, Taylor, Baltimo Merrimack, Good: ladelphia; Wm Davis, Morton, \ ‘ork; Croton, Chive, do; Lacon, Bearse, do. 8 Conrad, Elizath Ellen, Ambassador; barks ashington, Howland, Canton, Helen Maria; bri tio, Exile, Wy" dot, Chalsworth, Win Davis; schrs Tennessee, (not Teneriffe) Searsport; Park, for St Vincent. Bark Brunette, brigs A Law- rence and Sarab, sld from the Roads yesterday, towards night. Barrimone, May 12—Cld brig Good Hope, Boram, Ponce, PR; chr EA Thompaon, Keene, Nassau. Sid ship Hargrave, Duncan, New Orleans, ‘T THOMASTON, May 8—Arr ache Mary Langdon, Jos Farwell, York. Sid sehr Leo, Cutler, do. r, Parria, Al candria and rt, Br ships C ‘eylon, Custard; Mountain- iy Parner; Coluinbis Phelan, and Satl Salter; Ieonit jain y; Etfing- ham, (Ir) Hughes, grin, (Ar) Flood, freight; barks Ala- ama, Oxnard, 1 Pilgrim, Williams, Glasgow; Fanny, imer, anit Oak, Doane, Boston; J Stro New York: Roxhna, Curlin NYork. Newrort, May 1l—Arrsloop Clarendon, Pendleton, Thomaston 1th, bark Chas Devens, Bailey, Cardenas. , May 1I—Arr schr Ann _D, Dayton, NYork. larke, Barbadoes, Sld schr Alexander, Webb, May 10—Brig Seaman, Richmond. Ma ‘Are ship Palladiam, Allyn, Coast of 2), fall cargo guano. Are bark N ti Bl bg Nickerson, Boston; 7 Bedtund. | € ter, Douglass, rs Alfred’ Barrett, MoCalley Boston; W R Glenn, Shute, Allnmaha, Blanchard, do, a OMTLAND, May 10—Arr sehr Angeretia, Crowell, NY brigs Champion, Chandler, G own, SC; Florence, saSphies pas ren, Thomas Darien; Merrill, Merrill, Ea , brig Citizen, Brown, fm Havana, WreaGutn: May Sache Alexander, Shephard, Philadelphin; <York. t brig Lafayette, Clifford, Bangor, (see jake, Philadelphia, Arr schs Reaper, Dighton; David Ri York, Cll 7, sehr Brilliant, NYork, sehr Motomac, Merritt, Bostor, Sit Ih re sehr Charger, Post, N York. Sranavowe, May 5—Arr briga Franklin Adams, Felker (and st Sth for Matanzas); 6th, Mari es, Cardenas, and ald Sth for Bangor. Ski 4th, briga Jas Crosby, Pendleton, from Bangor, Ha. vana. SALEM, May 12—Ary, schr Grace Darling, Flowers, sld, brig Pawn, West Indies; sahrs Globe, Smalley, New Tauxros, May 9—Arr, schrs Rociux, New York; 100 and Charles, Philadel Winaixaron Richmond; York, May 9—Arr schr R W Brown, Francis, NYork: 10th, sehr Chas ‘Mills, Griffin, do. A brig is reported off the has pont 5 on Ma] wk aie iat City 1 jew Orleans; 10th, ig Mary Pennell, Doughty, Havana; Lith, ‘Susan Abigail, Henrdsley, Boston. ee a Wasnineron, NC, tate Aig brig Sea Bird, Curtis, St Thomas. Cla 8th, bri , Herrick, Surinam; schs Atiantic, Clough, Por- to Rico; 9th, Athalia, Purneti, NYo Passengers Arrived. (GALWAY; Tro—Dark Sarah Millongo—Mr Carttello—170 in the " Anains—Sehr Hopo—Mrs Mackintosh, (wife of the Govern or'of St Kitts) 8 childron and 2 female servants, GaLy xeron—Bark Onys—Mrv Carman and chill, N W Parkes