The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1849, Page 1

NO. 5350. THE CALIFORNIA GOLD EXCITEMENT. THE GOVERNMENT DESPATCHES. & Mr. Epitor--I send you the tullowing’ extract of a letter from the Secretary of War, which puts to aon all the reports that government had sup- preseed information trom California, as well as those respecting his son having fifteen barrels of gold dust on hand, &e. Adventurers should be cautious how they drink in the thousand reports put in circulation to deceive the unwary, believing and honest countiyman. All 18 not gold that shines, nor is all true about it that has been pub- lished. Ido uot believe it right for the press to publich fict:tious letters and reports, calculated to deceive and mislead the honest and unsuspecting, Truth and honesty is the best policy. W. HL Wasnina ron, Jan. 25, 1849. —In reply to your letter of the 18: st, | have form you that the government have no iaforma- whatever in relation to the gold in California bus not been given to the public. | further state that | have no information from m: subject, except terey, here he fined ‘by bis pressing public duties. He has not iati- mated to me that he has any ot the gold collected there, er that he had taken, or intended to taxe, any steps to get it, Yours, truly, W. L. MARCY, W. H., Esq INTERESTING FROM CALIFORNIA. {From the Philadelphia Bulletin, Jan. 26) The letter, a copy ot which we publish below, is from a gentleman now in Monterey, to his triends an this city, who have kindly permitted us to pub- lieh it in our columas :— Monreney, California, Nov. 2, 1848, ‘There is mo such thing as law bere at present, The treaty of peace having suspended the military govern- ment, the country is ieft without govermment or law of any kind, The New York regiment of v: shay: ing been disbanded, nearly ali of them hi tof for tegion. ‘The men havestolen nearly all the nd saddles necessary for the expedition; even acusal law of cum and tuum being virtually ab- sted by the thirst for gold. ‘he Governor and nearly all the officers that were stationed here have left for the placer. Our regu- Jer officer remains to command the fort and what is left of the garrison of one company. This company numbered not long since £0 men; now they ean only mueter 15, and those are the lame, sick and lazy ef che company, who either could not or would not desert — You c#n form no idea of the gold excitement here, and bow much the appearance of ttings has changed. Men who were not worth a dollar three months since, are now worth thousands. Some have dug fifteen or twenty thousand doliars worth of gold each, in three or four months. A clerkcanobtain @ salary of $4,000 a year from any merchant here, and at the mines a boy toattend asbop commands $8 a day. Floar has sold here at $6 a pound, and blarke! at one hundred and fifty dollars each A young ms: in a store here told me that he paid « short viet to the mines, Seresing with him a few orti amounting in value to $190. These he sold for $2,300. Gold bas been lately found at s spot only 60 miles from Monterey. At the mines, it is sold for $6 or $8 an ounc: At this e, w short time since, it now it commands $11 and Sin toi it is amuse! to see the speculators inthe precious dost running ‘nd to purchave it. “How is gold thia morniag!”’ common question—for it is upand down like bank stock. provisions, He bad s here on his old ciothes, and provitions and clothing which were condemned as unat for use, which were sold day before yesterday at auction. Old pes jackets, now moth eaten, and which cost, when enticely new, six dollacs, soid for sixteen dollars Damaged flour, which seamen would not eut, was sold for fourtesn dollars @ barrel You may think the accounts of the gold discoveries ex- sggerated, but I can assure you they are not. The follow- ing fact, I hesitate to tell you, because it seems incredi. ble; but it is nevertheless a fact. A friend of the French Consul, (and the Consul has reported the same to his government,) went out some deyssince to the gold re- gion. He dug for four deys, during which time he got forty pounds ofgold. There are plenty of lumps found, weighing from one to two pounds exch, and it is said there ia @ piece jin San Francisco ghing twenty-five pounds Indeed, an acquaintance assure me that be had held it in his haod Very truly soReh: MOV NTS IN NEW YORK. The Christzun Advocate, et 11th inst., states that a joint stock company ot one hundred 1s now torm- ing in New York city, to consist of members of the Methodist Epscopal Church. It is said that about forty have already agreed to join the asso- ciation. The ship Tahmatroo sailed on Thursday for San Franciece, with the following passengers :— W. H. Talmage, Chas, H. Stoutemborough, Lewis A. Kline, J. W. H Kline, A. W. Snyder, J. W Browa, John G. B, White, Cornelius Lydecker, Gurnier Cor- een, Joseph Green, Van Wyck Walsh, H. Atwood, J. E. Libby, Wm. Hatfield, George Butler, John Briscoe, Henry Siamon, John II. Tuttle, Joseph E. Porter, A. C. E. W. True. W. L Dixon. J, H Magruder, A. J. ‘slkenburgh, E. Van Valkenbargh, Thos. Davis, M. Van Benschoten, J, Wert Stout, ‘Wm. Cruser, John S, Van Dyke, David 8. Smith, Wal- ter P.and Webster Thomp:on, 8. M. Hall, Peter Mc- Kay, 8. P. Johnson, D. A Johnson, H.R. Hawkins, H. Homes, J. H. Atwater, Jas. Macairyn, George Snook, ‘Wm Snook, E. Deals, Thos, Rose, D. Mol: Wn, G. Newsen, 0.'J. Davie, Charles Fernald, id A. Pray, nfs C. Ludington, Miller Annia. Joba H. Badam, ‘W. H Allen. D. Rowley, R. C. Downes, G.G Tryon, M. Vanderburgh, E. Hawley, B F. Hall, M. Hall, J. D. Birhop, Thos. Denniss, Charles Bassett, Henry Lake, H. L. ‘Downes, ‘I. Pray, E. J. Lewis, E. A Phelps, William Mitchell, junior, Davis S. Hunt, J. M. Foote F. P. a, ty nd brother, 8S. F Eccles, Benjamin Starr, A. J. Phelps, Frederick Fiske, G. R. Welbridge, Samuel Eldea, John Cruikehaok, Samuel M. Ma.colmson. J. Brinck, Tho- mas L. Harris, Frederick Webb, Thomes- Rafferty, James Lascombe, William Devoe, J. A. Paxton. E. S. | ‘Woolsey, E. G. Smith, W. W. Armfield, E. A. Hebard, G. E. Sherwood, Nathaniel Purdy, B. F. Yates, N. Les- | ter, A. Ranous, R. Leslie, James A. Love, Peter Camp- | bell, J. Perrott, 8. Starking. William J. Tewer, A. Kis- sam, W. W. Cleveland, Richard Rankin, J. C. Smith, C. E. Weed, A. Christ and wife, James Lester, S. L. J. Johnson, M. L, Ring, William Quinn, d wife. Richard Smith, James Russiter, | Henry Waomaker, Lineg | eh Andrews, | prnes Smith, Daniel Watson, Erni ‘eisman, Jobn Anthos, PH C Smith, A. Hilmig, W. W. Trust, | D. Bowley, J der. William Staring. enry ak, R, Robertron, B vet, D. S. Witherby, L. Sol ting, | ‘T. Anderson, G. A. Carti L King, F. Krager, J. Stuart, J. L Cassady, Thomas Connell,S H. Day, E. | E. D_ Stevens, D. Higby, John Winterton, George Hatebinson, John Nesbit, Adam H i friend, | ‘Nicholas Hubbell, George Hubbell, W. P. Lander, M. | Lefever. The following passengers sailed yesterday in | the bark Marietia, for Chagres:— Caled Williams, (A. B. Hoyt, Wm. Mansfield, C_F. Dodge, I. Dodge, A. Etswold, H. Hirsch, ‘Schultz, Wm. Bacon, B. F. Anderson, M. Tillotson, N. B. ‘Sta ‘ther, W. Beatty, R. Gregory, H. | 8. Rateliffe, C. Nutting, DA. Edwards, T. | FV Stoutenberg. J. K. Rose, E.R. Platt | A. P. Andrews, T. Weeks, RH. Tate, &. Baum, Jr, L. | Baum) J. Reed, John Houlett, P. Leddy,8.B. Knepp, | ‘Wm. Feil, A. B’ Perkins, Chatles Kearsing. W. N- rm 'r. Rendall, Chas. 0 Fowler, John Alli E.’ Cole, W. Deseng, C. Bedell, W. W. Banet, A. | Daniele. J. Clark, J. @ Clark, D. D. Cunningham, J Spear, T. W. Lowrie, 8. E. Leonard, D.D Me neil, A. Maj Bourbin, 'W. R. Burns, W. 8 Mayn: shall, G. V. Cooper, S. W. Benvett, F. Cheney, Kingebury, O. Spencer, R, Treat, J. F. Farley, Jr., Wm Farley, F Gordon, $_Gordon, D. H. Underhill, John Shepard, J, F, Farley, John Schmidt, Miss Mary Patterson, Walter Titus. The brig Mary Stuart, Captain Tucker, will sail this roorning, for San Francisco. She has been purchased by a company of gentlemen of this city, all of whom are of the first respectability and cha- racter; and has a complete outfit for two years. The ae who go 1n her intend, on reaching | San Franeisco, to establish themselves as shipping j and commission merchants. The following are their names :— Walter McDonald, J. Spaulding Reynolds, Heury B. MeNeil, Alvin F. Cool, James M. Teller, Hiram Raseell, Thoman A. Leggett, Garrit Van Benthuysen, James K. Beiley, Edward A, Edgerton, John E, Warren, Walter Phelps. jr, The following is a correct list of the passengers by the bark Mazeppa, tor San Franeisco, which sails this mernim; Whaites, J. F. Wardell, F, W. Williams, W. R. Chesebro, D. Shaw, J. Izzard, Freeman, H. Sparks. C. T. juck, W. W. Crane, F. F. Ripley, Courtois, Ag J Brown, Williem H, Sherry, Parker, Biseell. oeek Hallock, Colgate, W. Wilson, EP, Hoyt, A. J. Hoyt, Fr Yeok. Philip Brady,’ Dr. J. R. Bruckbee, Newell ‘Worden, Richard Evans, Francis Moore, George W. Walker. The schooner Laura Virginia, Capt. How, which sailed yesterday mooring tor San Franciseo, car- ries out the Brooklyn United Mining Company, nonibering 12, viz:-— Edvon Adama, Joseph W Wilder, Pharoah Tanstall, Lorenzo Morgan, Edward A. Langdou, Robert T. tonoe, Gabriel B. Crook, Jom oops, Wakeman F. Robert ©. Whitiock, Cantine Hoes, Riohard | Also, the Rockaway Mining Company, nam- Dering 8 vin: Robert Muir, J. M. Kiag, M. Hiler, iHi- ram Deron, Frederick Macauley, M Fitzgerald, J. K. King, Daniel Hiler; sleo, Mesars. John K. Vanbar, Wm. Ellie, 8. Boston Coivin, Dr. A, A. Macwitney, M. Connelly, Frederick Bouton MASSACHUSE IES. cia Moore, J. M Cannedey William H. | The ship Montreal cleared unis forenoon, for Cahiornia, via the Sandwichilslauds, with sixteen eight of whom will stop at the Islands. he to) mg is alist ot her passengers: — Mr. and Mrs, Hl, A. fierco, Miss E, B, Tewksbury, MORNING EDITION----SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, George T. Upham, Francis Jaeques, of Charlesto Dr. George A’ Lathrop, of Carthage. N. Y; H A. Carter, of Boston; Jobn Pierce, of Boston; Nathan Hunnewell, of Churlestow: of C: em, m5 chester, Mass.; D: 0: g004 and Silas Osgood, of Malden, Mass ~ Boston Journal, Jen. 25. The ship Duxbury is to sail for San Francisco, on Saturday week. This siup was purchased tor $50,000, and will be fitted up for passengers ia the best manner, with ventilators, &c. The Rev. Dr. Thornton, of Worcester, gees eut as physiciao, andthe Kev. Mr. Brierly, late of Salem, (a Bap- t.st clergyman) proposing to take a sea voyage for his healih, has consented to go out as chiplata.— We understand that the Dashury has already a number of passengers engaged; amony others, a company of twenty-five young mea irom Cam- 1idge. The ship Montreal cleared to-day for California and the Sandwich {slaads. Her passengers can be tound under the usual head. The schooner Boston, tor San Francisco, sailed this moraing.— The ship Pharsalia, Captain George W. Allea, tor San Fraacisco, was cleared to-day. She has 150 passengers, and her manifest is seven teet long. The ship Leonore sails on Saturday or Monday next. The company sailing in this ship are to be addressed by Dr. Beecher, at the Tremont Tem- ple, this evening. ‘Chere are a number ot Newtoa men 1a this company.— Boston Traveller, Jam 25. We learn that several wealthy ‘gentlemen a South Boston are about employing thirty youag men to yo to the gold region. The capital invest- ed in this enterprise 18 made up of subscriptions from the projectors, of sums varying from $1000 to WOeach. The persons employed are to receive, for ther labor a time, a certain portion of the profite, at the expiration of a term of years, An attempt is beiag made to form a Cilifornia company in Chelsea. It is proposed to limit the company to thirty—to purchase a small vessel, and load her with provisions for a two years’ voyage, and other treight for trading. About a dozen en- lerprising young men have already joined the company. \ The bark Sulhote was to have sailed from Bel- fast to-day, with a large number of passengers from the towns on the Penobscot, for Saa Francisco. Schooner Eudora is fitting out in Bangor for the gold region, and will go out under the command of a gl ite Wiggin, going through the Straits of Ma- ellan. An asociation of ten enterprising young men, from Rockport, Cape Ann, have taken passage in the echooner Boston, fer California. They go eut under the name ot the “Cape Ann Pioneers.”— Boston Journal, Jan. 25. Tne New Bedtord Mercury says:— “The ship Mayflower, which has been purohassd by the New Bedford and California Mining and ['rading x is nearly ready to sail for San Francisco. shares have been taken up at $500 wach. ny has been organized under the active The com agency of Capt. George Randall. one of our most en- ter prising citizens, who intends to go out in the vorsel. “ We understand that our bakers are receiving large orders for bread from Boston, the bakeries of that city being wholly unable to supply the increasing demand occasioned by the large exports for California.”” MAINE. .__ (From the Bangor Whig, Jan. 24.) This week there will start trom tnis vicinity for San Francisco, two vessels, the schooner Eudorus, from Frankfort, and the bark Suliote, from Belfast, which will carry out to that new clime a corps of New Englandere—a number whose averag: ta- lent, industry, thrift, and moral attainments cer- tainly make them the equals of the mass of population they leave behind them. About forty or fifty sail in the Suliote, on Thurs- day, and some thirty in the Eudorus, which wul get off this week. In addition to these, five youag men from this city will go out in the ship Leonore, which sails from Boston in a tew days. Among these will be tound ome of the most industrious, tary talented, and well connected young men in the city. _ The snnexed 18a list of the passengers sailed in the J. Goodhue, from Eastport, on the 17th inst. for California, via New York: Mesers. Gleason, Henry Tucker, James Bishop, David Rome, John Bradbury, and Arnold Pierce, of Eastport ; Joreph P. Hay, Solomon Trott, Benjamin og Heal, Isaac Kelsey, and Lysander Keleey, of I. RHODE ISLAND. 3 The Providence Journal says, the bark Hersilia, which sailed from New York, 22d inst, for San Francisco, took out an expedition formed by Henry Whitman & Co., of Providence, for trading, min- ing, &c.,, embracing between twenty and thirty active, honest, and intelligent young men, selected from the diflerent mechanical and trading profes- sions, They go out with, and under the direction of Capt. Nicholas Johnson, Jeremiah C. Stone, G. W, Greene, and B. F. Whitman, under the firm of Johnson, Stone & Co. They take with them a full and general assortment of merchandise, with a!l the necessary tools and implements tor drilling, mining, &c. There were also on board two other companies trom Providence, viz.: The Rhode Is- land Co., and Henry Brastow’s Ce., composed of highly intelligent and active young men. CONNECTICUT. Yesterday morning we noticed the departure of the echooner G. H. Montague, bound tor Califor- nia; to-day we publish a list of her passengers :— Gordon H, Montague, Richard N, Montague, Josiah B. Hutchings, Jas. Barnett, Painess T. Miller, Elihu Gor- ham, dolph Barnes, H. D. Monson, Geo. Graham, wold S. Ely, Ransom Dibble, Fri H. Beech+r, J y, We Curry, of New Haven; Wales 8. Porter, Chas. F. Baid- win, of Cornwall ; Joreph T. Benedict, of Hunti agtoi Rebert Smith, of East Haven: m’l S. Woodruff, (Su. erimtendent), William Clark, Frederick Cook, Seth E Barnes, Andrew F. Barnes, Johu S.C. Jones, Wil- liam J. Clark, of Southington; Aar by, Samuel W. Parmelee. A. E Camp, Natha: Griswold, James E. Belden, Charles C. Coe. Abram N. Jackson, Jerome B. keon, Thomss C. Hubbard, of Meride: juli Bevaett, Witham M. Wallace, William Hamp 3 Li E. Johnron, Moses James, John H. Buel. Eugene Durand, Anson Platt, Edger Frenoh, Wheeler Bassett, Elihu F. Baldwin, of Derby ; y en Ives Parmelee, George W, Smith, Charles H. 8 Daniels, ot Wallingford; Elizur H. Rogers, of North Branford; Dennis W. Nor- ton, of North Madison; Rossiter Robbins, of Wethers- field; Joseph B. Fitch, of Maine.—New Haven Journal and Courier, Jan. 25. The following are the names of the individuals paren 3 the “ Groton California Company,” which eailed in the schooner Velasco, this day, for the “gold coast:”- Elijah B. Morgan, Daniel Davis, Mason R. Pasker, James D. Avery, Osmore H. Morgan, C G. Newberry, Reuben 8. Cladman, Albert Chapman, Joho S. Lester, Nathan M. Daboll, John Batty, Levi Chapman, Lyman Chapman. Giles E. Lamb, J. A. Stoddard, Roman Stcddard, S.A Perlin, David Fox, Mosley Curtis, Ell- she D. Wightman, Wm. E Chapman, Joha M L Cherebrough, sranklin R Smith, Nathaniel Chipman, Henry Deane, Thes. Wilson, Wm. Webb, Wm O Phil- Lips, Dwight Phillipe, George Huntley, B. W Morgan, Simeon A. Stoddard, Fred. S Hotobkiss, G. H ry, Courtiand Morgam, Wm. Bra; —New London Chronicle, Jan. 25. MARYLAND. os There are now eleven vessels advertised to sail from Baltimore, and every day 18 likely to add te the number. The vessela now advertised are the ship Xylon, Capt. Brown, of upwards ot 500 tons, to pail in a few days; the fine packet built bark Kirk- Jand, of 860 tong, to seil on the 10th of Feb.; the bark Hebe, Capt Stetson, of 300 tons, to sail in afew days; the clipper bark, John Potter, Capt. Watts; Ambrose the beautiful batk John Mayo, Capt. Purrington; | | the bark Tarquin, purchased by a company who intend to make a joint stock concern of it; and the brig Richard W. Brown, Capt. Speed ; ‘These vessels all make the voyage to California direct, round Cape Horn. And besides these, the splendid new ship Juniata, 712 tona, Captain A. Smith, 1@ advertised to sail about the Ist of April. This vessel 18 now in port, but. shortly on her return voyage from Liverpool. The following vessels ure advertised to take pareengers to Chagres :— ‘The fine brig Bathurst, Capt. John S$ Hooper, and schooners Ferdinand, (aptain Parker and Wilmington, Capt ain Gorhell — Baltimore Patriot, Jan. MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS. The following story was told yesterday by a New York clergyman :—He eays that a widow lady of his congregation had a sen who went to Calitornia in the Stevenson regiment. The lady wasin rather straitened circumstances, and the wealthy men- bers of the church were inthe habit of collecting a purse to supply her with such necessaries as her limited, means forbade her from purchasing. A thort time ago, the usual supply was sent te her, which she refused to receive, and gave as a reason that she had just received a letter trom her son in Califormia, ef the tollowing gratifying purport: — “Dear Mother—Enclosed is a dratt for $2,000 ; don’t be sparing ot it, tor I have -lenty of the same sort left.” The minister said that a wish to au- thenticate the story led him to vist the widow, when he found the facts to be as above stated.— Boston Traveller. Not long since we heard of a clerk ina Wall street bank, who had caught the “yellow fever” so suddenly, aud had it eo severely, that he was carried off by itere he coald procure a change of raiment or take a parting leave of her who had borne bim, and who, lake Rachel of old, when vhe heard the sad news, relused to be comforred ish, | 1s expected | just tad privilege of mingling it | Another incident occurred on the departure of the | Peytona, on her long voy f crowd had gathered on the pier, including several females, to bid a last adieu to relatives, friends and lovers. One girl, who had probably teen seventeen summers, particularly attract- ed our attention, Sbe was a beautiful blonde, clothed in a plain though neat dress—with remarkably rosy cheeks—a lip the bee might swoon on, and soft dark eyes, now a littie dimmed by the gathering moisture of sadness. While others were hurrying to and fro, she stood on the edge of the pier, guzing earnestly at the vessel, now loosing trom her moorings. Her eyes were fixed en a handsome young man, leaning over the tafirail, rigged out in a Calitornia dress, who was no less intently watching the fair girl he was leaving. Just asthe vessel began to move inthe water, and recede from the whart, the tears, un- bidden, started from their repore—tears, in whose dumb griet there was a powerful eloquence, filled her large melting eyes, and stretching out her hands to him, hrilling plaintive whis- per, she said, ‘Charley! ain’t you sorry now?” The color fled from Charley’s cheek; his pale hips quivered a moment, and then he turned, without speaking, to hide himself and his tears in the cubin; and we turned away, thinking that that young man, perchance, was leaving behind him, in that fond and loving heart, a treasure of more worth ihanall the wealth of California. (From the New Haven Journal, Jan. 25 ] The jivet departure from our port, forthe new land of premise, took place yesterday, the good schooner Montague, Capt. Montague, having lett at about halt past 1 P.M., well stowed with freight and patsengers, the number on board being about fitty, all told, including a number of tae most en- terprising young men of our community. The parting wee very interesting and feeling to man’ of the parties concerned, and deep and hreartele wishes and adieus were reciprocated between pa- rents, families and friends. Oue cage was particu- larly aflecting—a widowed mother offered to her con, one of the passengers, with ail the persuasion in her power, any sum to the amount of 20,000 dollars, if he would remain at home; but the spirit of eaterprise overcame all other conside: tione, and he sailed. The Montague 1s a fine little craft, of about 290 tons, well fitted and tound, with an able commander, and has our best wishes for a successful voyage though we think there will be some suffering before she reaches her destination. Four months on the ocean, with a mass of passen- gers, amidst the vicissitudes of climate and the weather, will be a trying time to inexperienced voyagers. Itis rumored that one of the passengers for Califor- nia from Philsdelphia, on Friday, obtained upwards of $80,000 upon forged notes, before his departure. He was boxed up and taken on board the ship as mer- chandise, py ons of bis friends, and thereby eluded the pursuit of the police As usual, a large Naval Intelligence. The following is @ list «f the officers attached to the United States frigate Savannah, now lying at the Navy Yare, bossa: to the Pacific as the flag ship ef Commo- jore Jones :— Captain, Philip F. Voorhees; First Lieutenant, Sam‘) F. Hazard; Lieutenants, Henry 8. Stellwagen, Joshua Humphreys, Wm. E. Leroy, Charles 8. McDonough; Fleet Surgeon, G.R B Horner; Parser, Thos, B, Nalie; Acting Master, Edward ‘I’. Nichols; Secretary, Dabaey C, Wirt; Assistant Surgeons, Randolph F, Mason. A A. F, Hill; Passed Midshipmen, James Wilcoxen, Peter ‘Wager; Midshipmen, J.C. Sullivan, Richard H. Gayle, John T. Beatty: William A, Abbott, J.B. Hodges, Geo. D. Hand, L, Howard Newman, Frederick F, Brose, Daniel L. Braine, Wm. H Mafitt; Purser's Clerk, Chas, H. Ellas; Boatswain, Geo. Wilmuth; Acting Gunner, Elijah Haskell; Carpenter, Amos Chick; Sailmaker, George Parker; First Lieut, Comd’g Marine Guard, Frederick B, MoNeil; Seeond Lieut, Marines, Edward MoD. Reynelds. The U.8 brig Bainb:idge was at Rio Grande, Cape de Verde, and the Decatur at Madeira, at last accounts, —Boston Journal, Jan. 25, The U.S. ship Congress, from the Pacific Ocean, via Rio Janeiro, arrived in Hampton Roads om Thursday, in 46 days from the latter port. The U.S. ship of the line Ohio was at Monterey, Califernia, on the lst of November, 1448, to sail on the 7th for San Francisco, Captains Stribling and Taylor are on their way heme, sick, in the Congress, The Lexington, Lieut. Com'g Chaterd, railed for San Fran- citcoon the Ist November, and was to leave for New York about the let cf December. The Southampton, Lieot. Com’g Handy, was to eatl for San Frao- oiaco on the 7th December. Lieut Thorborn is on his way bome in the Congrers. The Preble, Com’r Glynn, sailed from the Sandwich Islands on the 27th of July for the East Indies, with Com. Geisinger, and was ex- peeted back at San Francisco, in ary 1649 The Congress, Capt. ralette, sailed from Paz, (Lower California) for Norfolk. The independence, brick, ra'led from Mazatlan for the Saudwich I coast of Peru, Chili, and New York on July 24, and expected to be at the latter place in May. 1849. Dale is expected to saii for the United States about the Ist of March next. The St. Mary’s Monterey on the 3d of December. The following is & list of the officers of the U. 8 ship D: it Mi mber, 1844 :—Commander, John Rudd; Lieu- Ed. C, Ward, Fabius Stanly; Acting do.. Muse; Purser. McKean Buchanan; Passed t Surgeon, James McClelland; Acting Master, N. C, Bryant; Paseed Midshipman, David Ochiltree; Midehipmen, Thomas T. Howerton. John Adams, W. B. Hayes, Edwin F. Grey; Acting Carpenter, Wm. Hyde; Acting Gunner, John F Erskine; Acting Sail- ‘Stephen Seamen; Acting Boatswain, Thomas Diteen; Commander’s Clerk. F. Dickinson. The Late Livevexant Faancis Huoea, U.S N. —The death of Lieutenant Fra: Huger has not been genrrally announced to the navy. It is but that his former comrades should be afforded the their sorrow with that of his bereaved family. L' Huger was a reprerentati ‘hat distinguished Huguenot tamil, well known titles: the republic. He atleman whose chivalric atayette from the dungeons of Olmuts has forever associated bis name with that of the illustrious friend and brother-in-arms of ton Theson was worthy of his lineage sire.— National Intelligencer, Jan, 24. elligenee.. held # State Convention et Indianopolison the 18th, and nominated James H. Cravene for Governor, and John W. Wright for Lt. Governor, The ‘abolitionists of Connecticut met at Hartford, on Wednesday, and nominated Jobn M. Niles for Go- vernor.and John Boyd fer Lt. Governor. ‘Twenty two demoerats voted the whigs against Gen. Cats in the Michigan Legislature, ‘The farmers of Virginia are getting up pstitions to the Legislature, praying that the members will ctop talking! A wite movement, indeed, ‘A difficulty has ariren in Florida, as tothe day when the new Governor’s term of ‘office commences One opinion makes the old term expire on the first Monday of last October; another on the 26th of May mext; and | selves. ‘There is ati | from the Federal athird on the first Monday of next October. The Governor elect adopts the frst opinien, but requests the Legislature to decide. A bill providing for alteration in the constitution of North Carolina, eo as to reoure the right of equal saf- trage to all the citizens of that State. ppssed its second reading in the House of Commons, by a vote of 75 to to 26. William A. Spencer, of Qu Anne's, R. Stewart, of Caroline county, are spoken of as the demosratic didate for the 5th Congressional dis- trict of Maryland. The following ia the vote of the 4th Congressional district of South Caroline, to supply the vacancy by the death ot Hon. A. D. Sims:— UNEX, TEED, NEXT CONGRESS, McQueen. Munro. McQueen. Munro. 481 8 433 80 19 4 678 97 684 97 190, 829 476 831 19 435 824 410 - 88 m. 88m. - 60 m. - om we + 2496 1,593 2417 = 1,596 Williamsburg to hear from, which will net vary the result, The Princeton (Ill) Jdvocate, Douglass to obey the legislative instructions to vote for the Wilmot proviso, of Tesiga, as he said he would in New Orleans lest summer. Wells, of [ilimott of office ha: alls upon Senator as retired to pri- mic county, lows, gene- iS 60 Taylor. The county has excluded from the judicial and congressional districts. Anotner Case or Hyprornonia —We regret to have to record another fatal case of hydrophobia, that of Miss Sarah Crehore. She was bitten om the foot by adog at Newton Corner, in this State, as she was ing her brother's house, the 2let of last Seo- tember. The dog was killed, althouzh he did not seem to exhibit any decided symptoms of hydrupnovia. The Littem place, after suppurating and forming a sore, was gradually healed, and Miss Crehere seemed en- tirely recovered, until being om & visit to some friends at Castleton, Vermont, she was on Tuesday lavt seized with the fatal pene nneny, nymptom of the deeadful dineare, convulsions at the night of water. For «iovg time she etroggied against the idea that it was hydro phobia, They bad aseured her that the dog, by which rhe had been bitien, was not mad aod her apprehsn- tions bed been whotly allayed; but tho fatal views was, it seems, lurking in her syetem, and she was des another vietim to the beediessnens of tha public to the repeated wi of the press against mad dogs, The anhapp; died om Friday last, ox hibiting in her cose all thw symptome of hydrophodia and leaving no doubt as te its eheracver oa the mind of the attendant phyrloian, hy whom # full report will goon be presented. Boston Kos Jowr Jun 22 nd Thomas | THIRTIETH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION. House of Re prese Was POST OFFIC W Made from commitiess -mone of espe- Vewe ron, Jan. 25, 1849, from the committee on the Post-office introduced a resolution th at one O'clock to day, the House, in Committee of the Waole on the Sta'e of the Union, will take up and consider the bill to reduce the rates of postaga on letters and newspapers, and establish uniform charges, and correct the ubute of the franking privilege Mr. Vinton remarked that, besides the Army bill there were seven other appropriation bills to be actud op. Only three bad goue to the Ssnate, and the Houre had been engaged ou them nearly ® month, Therefore he did not think that the appropriation bill should be put aside, THe questi, was taken, and the resolution was re- jeoted. ARMY BILL—THE SLAVERY QUESTION, On motion of Mr. Vinvox, w resvlution was adopted to terminate the debate on the Army bill to-day at 8 o'clock The House then went into committee on that mea- sure, Mr Tronmpson, of Indiana, stated that he intended to addressthe committee on the subject of slavery. ‘This instiution is one which found its existence in this country against the consent of our forefathers In all the colonies. before the adoption of the artictes of eonfederation, and at the time of the udeption of the constitution, the right of property waa recog- niscdin slaves In both of these instruments there was compromise, in fixing the ratio of representation — Moderation and patriotiem prevailed, and faction bs came still Ata later period, the admission of Missouri rhook the Union to its oemtrs, and faction and fanatei. jem threatened to destrey the republic; but conciliation, compromise, and concession prevailed. and again tne Union was safe. We heard nothing more of the aboll tion +f slavery until the formation of the present aboli- tion party. ‘The presentation petition, in 1835 or 1836, from Penorylvania, asking Congress’ to abolish tlavery and the siave trade in the District of Columbia, gave anew impetus to the fanal Some, if not all of Ubem, think thet they hold che balance of po’ They are mistaken ; neither the whig party nor the deme cratic party of the North has sympathy with them in any of their principles, objecte, or purposes, At this tession, @ proposition was offered to abolish slavery in this District, without the consent of Maryland and Virginia, or’ the people of the Di Sy which ali good men bave said that we have not the legal power to do, nor is it right. ext, propesition was submitted to put the negro on a footing with the white men, to determine, at the polls, whether the sls ‘8 bonds shall be broken. Mr. Thompson repudiated, id The uext me re was de alluded to the resolution otMr Gott. He wished, when it was before the House, to strikeout the preamble He was not afraid to vote against it. He did not vote for it ; he was opposed toit, for the reacon that it assumes that the traffic in slaves, ascha'- tele, is contrary to natural justice, and the funda. flaw. Hedid not recognizes that but one mode to determine the question of law and the controversy between the States; and in determinating whether slaves be pro- perty, he was compelled to look to the Supreme Court of the United States; and be expressed his surprise that gentlemen should assert on thi; floor, that under the constitution there is n> right toslaves as property. Judge Story, a Northern man, delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court, affirming the right of men to hold slaves as property. An one who endeavors to array the pec ple againat this java enemy to the pubiic tran: quillity. There was a time when the slow, uoerring finger of ecorn would be pointed towards the man who would is to disturb the compromises of the con- stitution, He repeated, that he held that man to be an enemy of the public weifare who seeke to array the people against our form of government, or against tl decisions of the Supreme Court established under it. We aré all Amerigans, protected and shielded by the same constitution. the same Jaws, wich a common an. cestry and common revolutionary sires Congress ha no right to employ terms of denunciation against the South, neither North The constitution hat slavery is a serious hindrance to the progress of republican li- berty throughout the earth He could not imagine what kind of abstraction that was. H+ did not believe that slavery ever prevented the pro- gress of the Anglo Saxon race. The existence of slavery in the colonies did not impede the progress of our fa'hers; but it is true that in those countries where thers is vice, immorality and superstition everywhere prevalent, there is no such thing recognised as the in- stitution of slavery. Among many mations, he referred to the republics of South America. Slavery isa matter of pertopal interest between the slaveholder and the ®ave; and be did not now pretend to say whether wiavery is an evil or not tothe black rac If the scheme of eolonizstion om the coast of Africa fully suocecde, then he might come toa decision. He.held ‘that under the law by whieh the District or Coiumpvia was ceded to the United Staten for general purposes, Congress bave no legal right to interfere in the rela- tious between master and slave. He had heard much said about slave pene nd methers end fathers cruelly separated from tbeir helpiesr children, and so) knew of no such car ‘gto old. or any slave trafic, sjuce he bad been coming to the Diatrict. He did not know where the slave no taste for such things. If slavery be abolished the District the next step would be to abolish tl trade between the States. He was no alarmis be sbominated thore who continually speak abou cissolution ; he had no respect tor the man who talke about breaking asunder the cor old us together; but he would tell gentiemen. just as sare as the sun of heaven shines, and as we are in the Union socertain must that Union be sovered and breken it | the persevering efforts to interfere with the municipal acts cf the South be continued. The South shall not trample on the rights of the North, and neither would he content, so help him God, that the North should tremble on the rights of the South. He had spent one half of his life north of Mason and Dixon’s line, and the other half eouth of it. He knew the people of both sectione; and he informed gentiemen here that whea they talk about disunion, they do not represent the feellngs of the American people on this great question —they do not represent the heurts of she American people. He did not believe that tha abolition of sia- very was popular in the Northwest, nor ever will be. As to the territories acquired trom Mexico, rather than they should disturb the Union. he would give thom back. If the gold mines were ten times richer than they would not weigh a featnerin comparison noon of the States; but we cannot return men had better get coal ersons 5 = & F & = Ey = g° e g & 5 = < s & Ps will prevail now; bat the e spirit of the nation will ul- ttlement of the question — heart. pre! the wish thet tbis ball had as much con- eervatirm sboxt it as exists in the minds of the people. While our constituents, said he, are sitting quietly at home, looking and praying for the prosperity of the r t, faction is disturbing their peace'and re- pore, in comeequenee of the excitement among our. selves. ‘There is atime approachi | betieve, and [ to, when there shall come out Sxecutive a spirit of patrlotiam, which, like oll, will be poured on the troubled waters of party, and when ail his actions sball be promp'ed by the high, holy, and lofty purposes which exist only in an honest heart ‘be Union, its preservation, is of | higher importance than the success of any party. I bold that mai enemy of th e of the republic who sball seek to array one rection of the country sgeinst the other, | ama Norteern man in my syci- pathies and feelings, but | love the South. The South is the home of my early childhood, and there | parted with my youthful playmates, and the scenes endeared | to memory ; but my home is in the North, my iatorests and affections are there, my sympathies are there ; but I cannot love the South less than the North, the Fast, andthe West. Shall my sympathies be circam- scribed by alittle spot of earth, where | was born or wh ii I trust. in God, a0; andthat | may ever e entire Union. from the hills of committee in replying to of Connecticut, made yesterds: dia dication of the truthfulness of the foancial report of the Seuretary of the Treasury. Mr. ieennatt. replied to several of the statements of the gentleman from New York. ABOLITION OF THE ARDY. Mr. Gareiey moved to strike out the item of $38 000 for recruiting purpores. He took occasion to speak of the encrmous sume expended tor the support of the did mot waut @ stending army; the people wore bers ready. her our country was right or wrong, to le! ei ughs and worksinps to do bat- tle. They make good soldiers in sixty days The ‘overnment ¢pend nothing to suppress Indian pestis id Pould syenda little more money in conetliating those jn our country, there wou.d ba no oceasion for an armed force, As wo are inoreasing our ald cut dows the expenditures for He hoped that the revcultiag had no wewy, we wonld not get ie who disturb our nsighdoes the army sod oi would now stop. into wars. beeause would not beso inclined, if they had no army to back em ; i ahe committes, however, differed from Me’ Greeley. and rejected the amendment MULBAGE AGAIN, Mr. Grextxy offered on aumeudment to regulate the mileage of military OMoers, aad of ai) other parsons, by the wort direct aid shorts t mail route; wad that ail otber acts wud paris of so.0 be repewvd. He waatela uniform standard Mr. Vinion inquired whether aay pact of thy amendment but that woieb referred to miitecy travel, in order, ‘The Cuainmay replied that it was not i Gxxeiey remarked that Cougress had a right e OnarMay—Te dn not debates Mr, Weer t che goa Mr. Gnezixy— I do apyeni. «van mp oval? The question was put, and the decision of the Chair ustained. ‘he Committee rose. when the bill was read and pareed, without amendment. GOLD DOLLAR~ MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS —MILEAGR. Mr McKay, in pursuance of notice, introduced se- veral Lod fa pee 'o authorize the coinage of one dol! t the mint and branches ; i le page To authorize the settlement of the accounts of mili- tary offcers and others who received money for mili- tary ¢ontributions in Mexico ; and ‘o jeage of members and delegates, | ag There is @ convict in the Indiana State Prison, who is now serving on his sixth sentence to this same prison! A bill has passed the Senate of Illimols, for the os- tablirhment of an asylum for the blind, to be located at Jacksonville. The Ann Harbor rie mpg Michiga: stroyed by fire on the night of the 17th One thousand bushels of at and seven hundred flour barrels were destroyed. The corporation of Philadelphia has determined to quarantine all yeseels coming from Orleans, or other ports infected with cholera. The spirit has pro- bably just moved in the Quaker city, now that al! dan- ger is over, A prize fight came off at South Boston Point, Mass., on Wednesday, between a man named Kelley, of York, @ one of the foundry men of South Boston. A dozen reunds were fought, when the approach of the police spoiled the sport. A difMiculty ocourred on Saturday it Manches- ter, Obio, between Aloxander Holle dward Mul- len, in which the former was seriously stabbed. The whole number otipatents, for inventions, &¢., from 1700 to 1847, is 14,01: The report of the superintendent of common schools in Pennsylvania, shows tbat there are, at present, in z nools, which are attended by 860 - 605 echolare, annual cost of $701 782 26; many ot the female hers receiving but $72 per annum, and the male teachers $144 per annum, for their ser- vices There were, during the year 1848, in the city of De- | trolt, Mich., 1,041 criminal urreats, of which nine were tor murder. One of the cars of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was burned on Saturday night last, by the upsetting of the stove, Several persons were seriously injured, aad one killed, in in pting to escape, while the iocomotive was going al pid rate, A ingle health insurance company of Boston has distributed $16 000 to the sick members since its organ- ization im 1847, Mr. Colton M. Thrall, of Brown township, Obio, on the 4th inst,, fell from his wagon and broke his neck, being the frurth brother who has met a violent death; the first in chopping a tree; the second from the kick = | at Lawreneburg, ot a horse; the third from # premature explosion of a biast in stone quarry, and fourthly himneif. The cholera has appeared on several of the planta- tions on the Colorado river, im I'exas, The Sag Harbor Institute was destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning last. The library and philoso. phical apparatus were saved, though the building is a total Joss, the policy of insurance having expired on the 21st ult. The thermometer at Quebeo, (L.C.) on the 18th imse., stood 20 below zero, Bichop Doane, of New Jerscy,i¢ again ill, heving suffered a relapre. The cholera had disappeared from Vicksburg, Miss., on the 11th in George Ga; off by a thrashing mac Friday lect. ‘The debt of Georgia is $1,903,472 22. It hes been reduced $178,098 88, during the past fiseal year, ‘The small pox prevails at Potosi, Mo. Milton W. Shuter has beem indicted at Worcester, Mars , for the murder of his wife. A man, with the initials E.C marked on his shirt was tound dead on the Tremont road, near Boston, on Tuerday, with bis neok broke: A rencontre toek place in Philadelphis, on Wednes- day mornivg, between parties connected with the rival medical institutions of that city, which resulted ip two of them being reriously stabbed. Gov. Johnteon, of Pa. bas de 01 weplendid tea tervice, which w J. by eeveral of the oitiz of Pb! vernor advises the committee to give needy. The number of deaths jn Concord, N. H., during the yeor 1848, was 113. Fx Gov. Young, of New York, has been presented with « tea service of silver, by his friends in New York ity, which cost $1 460. Prof. James Dean died at Burling! Vt.. on Satur- day last, aged 73 yours. He graduated at Dartmouth in 1€00, and was Professor of Mathematics and Natural History in the University of Vermont. In Worcester county, Mass., during the year 1848, there were 2,244 births, 772° marriages, and 2052 deaths: There a1 ears, had his right arm torn ne, at Cumberland, Pa. , on 19 schools in Cincinnati, which are at- tended by 27,316 scholars, at @ cost of $35,378 35 per enpnup. There wer N during the year 1848, in the Clinton, Prison, 168 white and 18 negro convicts, :—128 America: Canada 14, Iretand d 5, Germany 5, Scotland 2, Poland 1, Wales lee med Johason died a few days since, at Manayunk, Pa , from taking arsenic for cream ef tartar, through mistake In the vicinity of Catoctiz, Md.. it has been discov- ered, since the disappearance of the snow, that the ‘worm has worked t destruction among the wheat, A bill to abolish property ,ualification for all town- ship and county officers, passed the Legislature ef New Jerzey, last week. By Lend cd Lats said to be, Upper 80,060. ‘The corporation of Cumberland, Md , have allowed the railroad locomotives to pass through tl tres f that city at arate not exveeding six miles an hour. ‘The Bible Sooiety of Maryland, during the past year, collected $4,605 24, and distributed 7,227 bibl Rev. George L. Prentiss.ef New Bedford, hes de oli the professorship of Natural and Revealed Rell- gion in Bowdoin College. A revival of religion has for some time been going on and 180 persons have joined the , the population of the Canadas are da, 716,000, and Lower Canada, Methodist church. Five houses were destroyed by fire, at New London, Conn., on Sunday night. It is the largest fire im vnat | city for twenty-five years. Miss Magdalen McAuby was suddenly killed, a short since, at Sumter, 8S. C., 7 the application of strychnine to a tooth, which she mistook for mor- phine, and a part of which she swallowed. Inthe First Church of New Haven, Ct., during the year 1848, there were collected $5036 for missionary purpores. ‘The headquarters of s gang of counterfeiters has re- cently been discovered in St. Louis, and ail the moul: for coin, as well as a quantity of counterfeit $5 bills on the State Bank of Indias Several persons. at Bingham, Mass., were bitten by a mad dog last week. Demosthenes Thibadoux was killed at Bayou Black, La.,s short time since, by a tree falling on him. Michael Allwine ot on Tuesday of iast week, at | Cumberland, Md, b7 a man named William G. Mit- chell. | A pauper was received in the alms-house of Law- pene. en ‘a short time since, wao, besides having $100 in cash, concealed on ber person, had « bank book with a credit of $60. ‘The tarnery of Herbert Trall, Mass,, was destroyed by fre on ‘was $10,000, and insured for $6 000 din the ice business in Boston, are ouag: (rising business in the way of procuring e supply for the coming summer; #nd it ts expected the orth Tewkesbury, sy last. The lose sOPP yd for export will be far greater than that of last year, which amounted to 750.000 tous. ‘The expenditares of the United Staten government for arma, aud o'her purposes connected with the Ar- mory at Springfield, last year, we-e $227,544 22, at | Harper's Ferry, $458 584 18 ~ total, $486,078 88. York State Mill The Adjutant General of the N: ed an order for the imm Corps of the Militia of TN © selling in Cincinnati for 400. to 800. each, and wild game of every description ts abundant atequally low prices A petition is soon to be presented to the Canadian Pari mt for the abviition of capital punishment. The number of deaths in Brookiyn, forthe ending Saturday, 20th, was 43 A pigeon shooting match came off at Albany, on Thursday inst, when one hundred dirds wore ret a out of ich 73 were killed; the successfal party mill- ing 87 Mr, Iraac Bars committed suicide at Qainey, Mass., afew days nince Aping’s factory in Worcester, Mase, has fold $50 000 worth of revolving piscols siave the gold fever broke out. ‘The number of deaths in Baltimore olsy, during the year 1848, wae 429 chinery for s cotton factory Ia golng out to San Francisco Bay, om account of & New bagland © mua pany [twill give profitable eaployment to women nod obildren who caonos work im the mioes eh ‘The Canada legisinture acnemblos next week, for the Orrt time for reveret years. A stormy Uma te on yot the political papest there t the United States “Paerg ita on wich the course of Enginad tm regard Lo the Jocai ¢ fairs of the eoleoy. Aa atwanpi | Mr Ewing, for the d TWO CENTS. will be made to repeal of the navigation laws, far as Canada is jeerned, sik aaa ‘The Mississippi, from St. Louis to within 25 miles of Cairo, (mouth of the Ohio) is entirely frozen over. A plank road is about being com: Wayne to Bivfftcn, Wells county, The Missiesippt boatmen have united eburch in St. Louis, for their special use. The State dsbt of [ilinois is $16.661,000. The total number of els bailt in Baltimore, in 1848, was 69; the tonnege of which amounted to 1,444,- 744. Charles F, Adame has presented to the Boston Athe- neum 6,000 pamphlets, forming part of his father’s col- leotion. A laboring man in Boston broke bis back, on Satur- day, by falling on the ice, The number of qualified voters in Kentucky is 139, 913, avd total number of white males, over 21 years of age, 142,970 About 45,000 hogs have boon packed at Terre Haute, Ta , this season. The jail at Bye fire lust week. It made hie esos: The members of the lowa legislature have voted themselves each gold pen. They have thus beoome State pensioners, The corner stone of the Jackson Monument, to be ereoted in Washington, will bv laid on the 4th of Jaly next. There were upwards of 3,000 houses bulit in Philadei- phia during the year 1848 Several cases of the small-pox have ocourred in Crab Orchard, Ky. Some of the Philadelphians are about getting u: theatrical corps for Cahfornia. rieweert adie There are inthe city of St Louts, six trom foun- dries, whieh, duriog the year 1948, consumed 7.175 tous of pig ion. ‘Several other foundiice are in course of erection. There are now 92 pupils in the deaf and dumb asy- lum of Indiana. A son of Sewall B: ‘et. of Fall River. was killed at that place a few dayssince. by falling on the ioe. A riot occurred a few days since en the Hariford and Providence railroad, among the laborers, near the former place. There was no serious result, James Crocker was drowned ast Bath, Me., on day last, by falling throughtheice. |” # There were 69 deaths in the city of Boston daring the last week, ending Saturday, Jan. 20, The first salmon of the 0B was caught in the Mervimac, near Haverhill, 1a: week, and was sold for forty cents a pound. They go ogainet liquor Oregon. They have jast voted there, by » small mejority, to refuse licenses to sell intoxicating liquors The total number of deaths during the month of December, A marine hospital is to be the ecat of $80,000. Evansville, Mo, is infested by a gang of robbers. The iron safe in the county treasurer's office was robbed s few nights since of from $800 to $500, The population of Lancaster, Pa., is now 18,000; in 1846 it was 8,700--an increas 4,300 im nine years. auoaritia: ie ied ora oy sendin Tenn., on je 18th instant, lenry A. Rice, while att to assault the sleter of the fatter. Cited Miss Ellen Stetson, s missionary and teacher the Cherokees, died at, Dwight, tn the Cherokee Nee ion, on the 29th ult. She long been engage: her Chistian duties, getines ig d tons of ice were housed at Lowell, jay inet. The cholera hes entirely disappeared from Bato Rouge, and the city is again healthy, He ‘Thomas W. Courier, of Enfield, N. H., was killed at Bradford, Vt., on Saturday last, by his head being crushed by a railroad ca: Malboro’, Md., was consumed by # seton fire bys prisoner, who r- in Wilmington, Del., was only 21. ablished in Chicago, at ‘What shall we do for the Poor Emigrants? Ma. James G. Besnert:— Dean Sin:—Through Vics valuable journal. I beg leave to call the attention of our citizens to a great evil which has arisen among us during the past few days. By the laws of the State, every owner of « vessel br. pging foreign emigrants to this city, is required to sy one doliar per bead to the Commissioners of Foreign Emigration. ‘Chis serves to place a large fund in the hands of the commissioners, by means of whioh they are enabled to provide for the destitute who are landed upon our shores; and that « vast number of a1 r- sons have hitherto been secured against want ead star- vation, every one who know: ject can testify. In consequ one of the United States Courts, to tes tionality of the contribution required by Mariae Hospital, which rests upon ti with that of the contribution to the sioners, the owners of vessels bringi aenge lain under protest. In or: mot hand it over to the commissioners, and they are thus prevented from carrying the benificont provisions of the law into effect. Every emigrant whose dollar is thus paid under protest, can receive 20 assistance from the commirsioners. and must thus be lett to suffer in our streets, without food to appease his hunger, or the to get into the country to procure work, which, n the vast majority of cases, is all they ask, and which the commissioners could ‘bem, if they were not thus Cli by avarice and heartlessness. On the other hand, the shipown: aving paid their doiler in this left handed way, eoolly snap their fingers when ent d for aid, and direct the uafortu- nate perrons to the suthorities. although they know they themselves sre the cause of the misery they sve before them On entering the City Hall, to-day, I met a body of fitteen or twenty Irishmen who had Tecombiy srzived. { lewrued trom them, that in consequence of the leng’h of the voyage, all their little substuncy had been oon- sumed before landing; that they had eaten nothing tince yesterday morning. and that two of their number were too feeble to walk. for want of food. They were directed to the City Hall. and by some persons there, ent back to those gentlemen; and thus through che day, they were engaged in marches and counter- marches, In following up the case, | was kindly re- ceived by bis Honor the Mayor, and ivaroed from him, as well 68 from Gregory Dillon, Enq , who I believe a members of the board ot commissioners, the facts tailed above. When it is remembered that the owners of the versels Know that this dollar must be paid, and coneequently get it out of the emigrants, with theie passage money, no one can hesitate for a moment to promcance this course of proceedings perfectly out- Tegeous 1 am told that the station houses are filled every night with these miserable beings—me A children The latter are mostly without shoes, and fcarcely any clothing. smd, ntter orying all night, throvgh absolute hunger, are disobarged in the morn- ing to starve through the dey avd be tinprisoned a: with hupger Unuppeased, oa the following night. this season of the year this is refined cruelty. And is this state of things to last until the United States Court, at some future uncertain time, shall de- cide a litigated question? Will not those who baye tne ower bring the matter officially befoce the Mayor, that © may recommend some wearures to be taken Cor mon Ceuncii! This would, undoubte ily, lead to the parrage of ited to the extremity of the cese. by cur ‘now atrembled There 16, at ali evente, a wive field for the exertion of generosity and beneficence to the suffering Irish, which #9 many of our citizens affect to farl Yours, G. H. 8 Law nee. Surnewe Covent or tHe Usirrn States —Jam 23 — Orville Robinson, keq , of New York, and James P. Holcombe, Esq of Onto, were admitted attorneys aud ccunrellors of this court, No 26.—Kieazat F Backus, plaintiff ip error. ve Wm. Gould etal. Ths argament of this caute was continued by Mr Wendell for the defendants in error, and concluded by Mr. J Ta- gerroll for the plaintiff im error, Jan. 24. No.18.— Do MeoArcthur's heirs, complat: ite, ve. Walter D heirs Certificate of division in opinion from the Cireult Court of the United States for Onto Mr. Justice Daniel delivered the opinion of this Court, that the location and ‘urvey of thelaad in question in the name of James Galloway. and the patent issued to him for the same, sre null and void No. 31 —Duncan Mc- Arthur's administrator, plaintiff in error, vs. Matthew Hobson The argument for this cause was cominenced by Mr. Vinton for the plaintiff in error. continued by dant in error, concluded laintiff in error, No. 20 —E. ‘appellante, Joho Perkins. a to the Court om farther for the appellee. It bas been deeded by the Supreme Court of Louist- eva, thet common fire insuran cover loss from the explosion «f a steam boiler. care one in which sugar and molasses tothe amount of $6,5€0 were destroyed by the explosion of a steam boiler used in the menufaeture, but in which mo eon- flagration took ple Marine Affairn. sd The Cre it City her consort on the stocks, have become the property of Chirles Morga \d asse- ciates, Mr Newton has dis; of bis entire interest there! ned to he engaged t- ting up the Havre li Iin fe to be the ploneer by Mr. Vinton for th P. Fourniquet ¢f. a Unrortunate Arvaut—We much regret to learn that Mr. John P. Lott, of this city, tor seve- ral years assistant clerk in the Senate, and hate in the cflice of our Comp‘rolier, was this morning found in Jemes street, in this city, 10 a state of in- seneibility trom injaries supposed to have been re- ceived frem two desperadoes who are now 1a prison, and who are suspected ot robb Mr. Lott of a gold wateh ard chain and torty-five dol- larsin cath, Mr Lott's situation was discovered by Mr. Buckelow, one of the most vigilant of our he ftoond en the side walk in t and vest covered with blood, having in them Mr, Lott’s name.— Brooklyn Ad- vertiser, Jan. 26.