The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1849, Page 4

| Bir. Ai rantine, Staten Island, at an early hour yesterday morning. for New Yerk via Havana, arrived at the latter | racity. land mail from New Orleai also, 44 from New Orleans, and 13 from Havana. tant intormation. We lear that great excitement existed in Ha- | him to sign it; 1 vana, in regard to the abduction of the Spaniard ee Mr. jay’s Rey from New Orleans, by the intervention and veying him forcibly to Cuba, to answer to the | , Sama authorities for offences committed on that island. | to this cas From what we have learned of the matter, the | Smith, he would say the a cotl his own free will, or not? He replied, under the influence of fear, that he did leave that city volun- | ¢, took Rey vessel and placed in prison; but in the meantime he Mr. Foul managed to send two letters to the American Con- Sr. Esyane the Spanish ( ensul sul, stating that he was torced to admit he lef being duly evra, New Orleans voluntarily under threats, and he | Fivsl from Havana, be ox wished to retract his statement. Instead of leaving | Vell, the American Consu ¢ 2 bis beings sorhnesion, So th therefrom and conveyed to Havana, and he prayed | f\\%jc? ‘ered to'send said Garels rival New Orleans voluntarily, he was forcibly abducted the protection of the American government. As Orless soon as our Consul received this startling intelli- | and de to see Reyagain. Three days after his application was made, he was informed by them that Rey was jtpent to in prison, and that the Consul could have no inter- view with him. Such was the position of this extraordinary mat- | 12, heightened by the appearance of the U. 8. ship of war Germantown on the Havana waters. As soon tas she came to anchor she was boarded by the Cuban authoriues, who made many inquiries, and manifested much anxiety to know the object of her visit. They seemed much pleased when in- ‘The New Orleans Abduc Spanish C [From the N. O. Bulletin, August 8] Nintn Day. 1 Mr. Ronixson sworn, — Witness the last trip of the Mary Ellen, asa clerk of t er; he was put on the ebi Clewly, in order to save U was on the quarter. deck o! senger came on board; he embarked with much rent willingness; seemed in good irits. and frequently was conversing fore the Mary Elen pulled up anebor to return; he was taken on board by the second mate and one of the pilen; the er expressed no city; Garel y Rey; Garcia came to this an with the latter was a fugitive from the he stopped first with Mr, Callejes, with Mr Fernandes, at Mrs ‘Taylor's boarding house jnundated. be moved to the segar store on tl o has bad several converrations with Garcia; be stated once to witness that Vincent Fernan him abaadon ed in a din the seger store; that from Havana in the city who knew him; reia should be removed, as, 4 that be thought ¢ he would go crazy with apr 0 Havens. and that w day formed bim that Garcia was very si very wick, and he then requerted oe replied that the day k the Consul would come, but being urged | 8 ey by Garcia several times. be agreed to go, and left Lio- | ed at & with Gares | Consul raid te witness that he | bis oMetal ca ty to see Garcia, for oquainted with the laws of the co ees thought Garcia was fretting fo much, he | their told the Conevl, that he themasked him to goass mere on Key Individual; the Consul them went with witness; ar- t Morante’® are nted to tall the Consul about the of V. Fernandes but the Consul refused to hear part of im; Garcia then requested the Consul to hear him, esl eli ‘who replied that be would pot, except at his own of- | woul fice; Gareia then replivd that he was disposed to with the Consul, ana did go with the Consul, Lio- | of t Frente, and the witnere to the ( Va effice; witness Wd the driver of the carriage, and them left; this Love ned between thr 22d and 24th of June last, just At the time winery wae getting rendy to go to Havana, | prospec for whieb place he lett ou the 27th of June; Garcia ne- ver told withers whet ha two days before witurrs went to He ats coffee | now hovre on St Aun street, where Garcia told witness | hav’ that be was sorry he war not going to Havana with | no him. but that he expested to leave in few days, bas | remai bad many conversations with Ui but none concern. | Bp ing & pardon granted; witness hes written letters for | Garcia to parties In’ Havana. den ney | Joven. promised bim by Fernandes, threatening if it was not | the Tal! ent he would go to H: testify against som. the confederates of Feroandes in that city. letters to the Spanich Consul was here presented, wit- nese swore to the bandwriting and signature as being thore of Juan Gareia JA. Bowmevat. eworn.— Witness is Alderman of the Oth ward, let unicipality, has heard of the reported abduction of Key, rome time ago, Charles Rogers and two Spaniards came ty wile and wanted to make an efidavit againet the Spanich Consul, thatif the war- vant was granted be could bave arrested two Spaniards who were then piaying billiards at Quadras’ Coffee. House, that these two persons aged him to put fa men on board of & sebooner to Havana Dir, Surin. (for the proveeution) swor ‘a deputy constable of this Court; had the charge of fi outla® Of the mary bilen'* crew @ fe hts ago; they bad | less. 7 enlled im the barber's werner; bi ement, while wi e of them sek another near we did know bis namé or did not know bis name’ Heard no reply Manurn Hivatoc rn.- Keeps Levee street; knows © Crying Joe day he landed from the Mary Ellen turday, the hth July ; Joe came ‘fend told bim that be bad just come ae wr Hoard the Mary Filen; tha to carried & parsenger to Havana, Abomination, that the man bad been tled w end t wh on beard, witmess be poritr teed this language xt firet Joe was alone with wit- hess, but aflereaid: repeated the eame thing to several | tofere de persone who 8 sid also, that ger as put below ae the Kehoe hart, but bad everything given to him up, Joe wuired ; that s government boat with ‘Where all are wabed ARRIVAL OF THE FALCON, | toaraed tne mary titen o¢ ook Ge! off to the Souwh Sines be hes even beoes co berets as tenia w) ie VERY LATE FROM CUBA. | Sure (comp ometire)bim, wus °” DAE IS would is . AupRey sworn.-A member of the bar; inctihe very worst, character, would not believe hist of the very w Ww The Abduction of Rey, ‘Under cath ander any circumstances, ‘W. H. Wiper, sworn,—Is an Alderman of the Third dic, Bie. Bie. Municipality; knows John Cook; his PE Re EE fy PR Me The U.S. wp Falcom, Lieut. H. J. H a bel Hartstien, U. S. N., commanding, arrived at Qua- pocarenre —_ a and wettin We 20 alternative but to remove es from the Watering Piaces. Epe@artown, Aug. H, 1819. ‘The Visit of the Hon. Danel Webster and Family —Sports of the Statesman—Catching Blue Fish —Shooting Plover—Geology—A Picnic, and a Speech from Mr. Webster— Toasts, §c., &¢. The citizens of Martha’s Vineyard, this beauti- ful sea-girt isle, and especially those of Edgartown, have been highly pleased and gratified by a visit from Hon. Daniel Webster, Mr and Miss Downs, of your city. They arrived here on Monday, August 6, at 5 P. M., and took rooms atthe Edgartown Hotel. On Tuesday morning the honorable gentleman sailed down to Katamy bay, and the south side of the island, after the blue fish which abound in those waters. successful, catching with his own hands about fifty. Mrs. Webster and Miss Downs went, by invitation, down to the south shore, where old ocean’s surges are continually rolling, and listened with much pleasure to the “ diapason of the deep.” They rode across the beautiful level plain, which extends nearly from this village to the south shore» and is covered with green sward and flowers. It isa beautiful prairie, and was a delightful ride. It is also truly pleasing to watch the waves and see the surf rolling and dashing against the shore, and as the spray is thrown up, to see all the hues e Especially is this the case after orduring a storm at sea; as then, old Neptune holds undisputed sway, and the seas roll one against randuer and sublimity. On Wednesday he went out shooting on the bove mentioned, and succeeded in mber of the upland plover. is rather peculiar, as this kind of plover can be taken only (or rather are generally from the carriage. the honorable gea- reputation for 8, and, from his gene- ; never heard any- the N. O. Crescent, Aug. 9. ‘Tenvu Dar—Avgust agit vg gee ) asa (0 the defence, ‘sworn.—I know John The F. left Chagres on the 28th ult. for New | Cock; have known since 1835, in Charleston, 8.C. ; . Orleans, arrived there the 8d inst.; left on the 9th | $0285 eastuiseegaiuet bis stasoster tne Dasalal: Webster, port on the morning of the 12th, and left on the PE ye | fm, Hie mone), inaret bars s same day for this city. She anticipated the over- | the evening of the Sth of July, the Mary Elen was at and placed us in pos- | B& "hart, opposite my coffee house: | sow persons i 4 j coming from on board two or three different times to session of the journals of that city of the 9th. ent at my house ; I can’t say whether they com, > e Crew or were passengers ; as 1 had no clerk [ had to She brought 32 passengers from Chagres for | keepin the souse oD the ae ng no aleck 5 lias New Orleans, and 23 from Chagres for New York; igre ‘are constantly coming in,asit isa public house; do not know Mr. Rey. for the prosecution), sworn—I am Laborde; have known hi He was very 1 did not seo Mr. Rey; She brings in freigat $169,085 50 in gold dust from seguaiabed nts & J j .. | seven years; | baye been intimate with him; we ha Chagres, ae sean in specie from New Or- | ttt Yogether; (Document banded;) 1 reosived this leans, and ies a lg oe eatupesiosia a frm Mr, Laborde after an article had appeared ‘We are indebted to the kindness of ir, N.S, | im Tuesday's Delia; this 2 A an affidavit ade; the night before I received it, E Pails of the F bao for the aes papers froma Mr. Laborde tai to me tha ie ad the whe acts ia ew rieans an avana, al jor importan' @ case written out for the ja, but om account of i ; the intimacy between the Spanish Consul and his uncl intelligence. We are also inebted to Mr. Meeker, | he (Laborde) had torn it. up; tho next mornin Told ant of New Orleans, a passenger, for impor- | Mr. Meginnis about it, at the Delta office, and omenchen ronmeyiene aa . me to goand see him; | did s0, and fas three or four days to ‘the office, and | of the rainbow. ; Mr. Laborde said that th blished all the facts of the case in the f er, and he hed nothing more to edd; thia “ ear i was said when be handed me the paper; he did not direct agency of the Spanish Consul in that city, | iow he acquired the information he gave me; I ha in smuggling that man on board a ship and con- | never been employed in the Delta office. ‘Tomas McGovern (for the conversation with John C. Smit Mr. Dufour stated, in justification of M Su e woul he had told that he remem: s : red what they would then prove by McGovern, and American Consul suspected there was something | that Mr. Smith was absent from the city, or he would wrong; and as soon as the vessel in which he ar- | testify 7 it himself; ee cee en “—— if ae nived had reached Havana, that official demanded | f, eee, tourg Setnings ‘wo sat down and held s conv permission of the Cuban authorities to visit the | sation; after we ha beautiful plain al killing quite anu rosecution), sworn—[ kind of shootiay taken) by ridin This was excell tleman enjoyed it much, On Thursday morning t and ladies visited Gay Abraham Orborn, Esq., Leavitt Thaxter, Esq., This far-famed spot was ‘onounced superior to “Dover Cliffs,” and per- aps it is not generally known that it first received the name _of * Dover Clifls.”” inf whether Manshop (with his attendant spirits) ap- e 0 by what authority they were upon is domain; but if he did appear, he doubtless bade them welcome. ’ Gay Head is one of the most interesting parts of cially to the geologist. he honorable gentleman Head, in company been speaking some time, Mr. £ Orton came up to us and joined in e conversatiol vessel and have a conference with Rey. After | Keasked Nir. Smith if he did not recollect what Ca some little delay, the request was granted; but the fin mot eae sald! f Smith answered © Yea) Ba sak 4 . e did not recollect that when the tow! calle Consul was accompanied by a Spanish officer and | ¢¢hicconnell to know whesher he was ready, that Mo- a file of soldiers to the ship. As soon as all had Connell r plied thas 3 his ook did not soon come, he ; would make the Spanish Consul’s man coo! appeared on the deck, Rey was interrogated as to | "Qi ies ane (for the prosecution) sworn—(In whether he left New Orleans voluntanly, and of | Spanish, interpreted.)—1 am employed by Jose Mo- rante; I recollect Rey, or Garcia; | saw him on the 5th of last July; om that day he dined at Mr. Morante's 2 St. Anne street, with Dr. Daniel Fisher. 1 am not informed ared, to know by Maseachusetts, es; vividness of the colors of the clay at G: tracts the attention of all observers. 1s very great; but the following generally predomi- i te establishment, No, tarily. The Consul then remarked that he had | me; Morante was absent the whole day; we dim : o'clock that day; we generally dine after this hour; nothing further to say,withdrew, and went onshore. pagent mat icp tines the saening 1 i Soon afterwards Rey was removed from the | larubia at the shop that evening; Llorenti y after dinner. ouze then offered the following affidavit of enerally contains small viously results from the is doubtless colored by the red n important part of the cliff. ‘This ix @ mixture of the two ‘and the two colors being often fantas- tically arranged. give the cliffs Bluish Gray Plastic Clay.—This is often nearly black when it lies contiguous to the beds of lignite, which abound here; and when in contact with red varieties, a mixture of them all resul Diflerent colored sands are also very reat quantities; n with the clays, ani frequently it is not easy to determine whether they should be denommated clays or sands. enerally of the following varieties :— ite Siliceous Sand, sometimes yellowish from the jecom| Blood Red Clay —Ti oxide of iron, and form: pana.—Carlos de Espana, w days, by the first ar: ay appearance. id J im, a 1d from New Orleans, and Garcia, alias Rey, back to American governm ‘a refused said offer and protection, ‘as eatinfied with stayl 4 n country, ard gence, he applied to the authorities for permission | evidence is material pipet flevee ne will tecetve it Bi and thava delay of ten are someumes: White Micaceous Sand.—This is ® mixture of silex, mica and white clays. Green Sand.—This is of @ distinct but dull green color, and is interstratified with the red and white pied, und the ‘court sdjourned to meet bs “ was accepted, and the court adjourned to meet ter at the time of the sailing of the Falcon. The | this evening at Hn o'clock P. M ,to hear the arguments * of counsel, The prosecution will m the case and excitement which grew out of the matter was | Offomnee fis fh sag ope’ clays. The combination of these varied and viyid colors of clay and sand, is the cause of its being Head; and well does it deserve the I will not say anything respecting the or- ganic relics, except that they are found here in Very Late from Havana. ‘We have received, by the Falcon, files of the Fur- Industrial, and Gaceta de la Habana, to the 12th inst. On the 10th inst., a new line of railroad from Nava- jas, connecting with the Havana and Cardenas road, formed that it had no reference to any special sub- Seon = bane prpecegsaneme ibn Pertacy «J hay ject. The Germantown remained only twelve | oye in all the Spanish dominions. hours, and then sailed for the United States. Regarding the health of Havana, it is stated that, The Falcon brought a large pile of despatches | according to the official reports during the month of from the American Consul, connected with the | July, the most prevalent diseases were yellow fever, hope the government will place | dysentery, diarrhea, simple intermittent fever, bilious subject, which we hope the g P iestens In'the elty of Havana. there oc- jonth, 1,805 cases of -one died. (This bea’ with the excursion, ist 10th, he attended a izens, without dis- address, It was ung. _On Friday evening, Au, pienic, at the request of tinction of party, and gave a short intended to have had the picnic in the in one of the beautiful groves, about one-fourth of a mile from the village; but on account of the unfavorable, it was held at the Great credit is due to the weather provin, Town Hall, at 7, P. M. ladies for the manner in which the platform at the upper end of the hall, and on it were seated the honorable gentle- man and the iavited guests. Immediately over his was suspended a flag, painted for the occa- n, the American flag, contain: a scroll containing the words aname familiar to al the statesman, the patriot, the defender of the con- stitution. ‘The flag was encircled by a wreath of roses, and above it, reaching from one side to the other of the platform, was a bow of fh fully and beautifully arranged. The hall w: liantly illuminated, but the light from the ey the ladies shone conspicuous. for its size, where can be found more beautiful la- \dgartown, or on the Vineyard, | have before the public as soon as possible. amen —_—_——————_- of which only sev cholera returns all hollow.) ‘The Habaneros are dreadfully afraid of cholera, and various cholera spesifics and infallible cures have been ‘ot up in anticipation. We notice one that is me , that bears the mame of “ Rompe- ould think, if a collapsed cholera (ao ceric the name of | patient could only be got to pronounce this long name, gated, forbidding the introduc- pe; | is, all that bas bee: ad im that republic since 1844, #, all that bas been coined in that republic since 1844, during the voyage, the peseager 1¢ win im utara, only be admitted to Cubs ne old gol ‘nd pg with Capt MeConnell; the passenger ‘rom Puerto Rico, we learn there was a shock of an | ue earthquake experienced there on the Ist inst. It was a | ton bear oe baad ty revere one; but there is no mention made of any e having been done. Our Key West Correspondence. Key Weert, August 11, 1849. Naval Intelligence—Astronomical Observation—The Coast Survey—The Schooner Princeton—The Indian War— The Extermination of the Red Sking, $e., fe. ‘The sloop-of-war Germantown, Commander Lownds, touched hero, to land the Hon, Mr, Cabell, M, C., from iin Havens; | Florida She came into port day before yesterday ,in a gal- id afterwards | tant, dashing etyle,a fine easterly breeze onabling her to reach through the rhip channel with royals set, leaves again to-morrow. er of Gravier and St. Charles streets; witness | a. United States steamer Hetzel, Lieut. Com. John attached to the Coast Survey, from New Or- for New York, came into port yesterday, and sails to-day vin Charleston, Theastronomical observations, | preparatory to the survey of the Florida Reefs, are ra- pidly progressing under the charge of Mr. Hilgard, who has bis observatory on Sand Key ; and it is understood | that Lieut. Rodgers, in the Hetzel, charged with its hydrographical duties, will commence them absut November next. We trust that Congress will make an | « advieed bim to goto Mr. Morante’s; Morante | early and liberal appropriation for this work. It is no ted witness ax to the propriety of this step. and | sectional or local matter, but interests the ship-owners otton-growers—the North, South, Kast, and West, examination of the reefs lying between will remove many ‘way of the navigator, in eagle, with fioned very hi saragney.”” li—the name of ‘would surely get ‘A law bas been promul tion of all Eouadorian It there is any place yet to learn it. ‘There were about 500 persons present, who join- ed most heartily in making everything pass plea- eantly and agreeably. The hon. then introduced, and addressed the ladies and gen- uemen nearly as follow: MR. WRUSTER He excused himself, as he had net intended when he first came to the island to speak publicly; but as it nd perhaps might be his Iasi et them ins familar manner, and litical allusions, but to ntleman was | United States, who will com: was his first visit, bad consented to with no intentions of any meet them as friends, and he had met with most friendly reception and kindness from the citizens, for which, for himselfand those with him, he thanked them, ness he had experienced in | ocean, and said he was much | [he eased than he expected to have been. The | better than he had expected to find it, | part of the island, some parts judge, from the ay He referred to the ba viriting the isle of th which he shou! crops on them, would vie with the the Connecticut. pprarance of the | in the valley of | He had some knowledge of solis, as he professed to be something of s farmer. The santness and ealubrity of the climate was partic mn; and although we had been, in years now, were surrounded with that scourge uman race, cholera, still we had not one case of 4 it was his opinion that no place, hy 1 the Vineyard—that the happiness of comm: jorality and industry. wish to the witness to | alike A proper wiehed to see the Span- | Cape Florida and the Tortu so that be could return in | perilous stumbling block Liorente called upon wit- | and open to him @ sate and «moth channel and road. — stead for more that ‘The case of the schooner Princeton, Smith, from New — York for Brazos St. Jage— stranded, and re} last, of 22d ultimo— has been adjudicated being #0 rainy, he | States District Court, and the wreckers received $4,500 _ , which were apprais- is unable to procure | penses, a portion of the | nod the destruction of | Indian fires have made munity had much to be tl ‘That Martha's Viney was probably om rat and earliest adventurers, bundred miles. ing and carry. of its present extent and ta, the State of his adop- of ber schools and seminaries of on the vessel and 000. As Captain Sm he went to the Spanish Consul’s | funds to mect the necessary 0 Will be sold on thy of God. abe has always occupied ites. Referred to the situation of th States, in contrast with the ‘They were fighth they had no defined or berty consisted; that rettlement at the Miami was use they met Liorante with Gar- bitants on the 4th instant, ti | within four miles of it. \ Sta they did not act from that poli- bh would most consolidate and give ‘Genes It had been his lot ‘ity, and his ex- dulged ite fertile soil and tro beautiful garde in ite career of prospert ‘vegetation, aud still beyond the region of long. become the resort of thousands th or ipelinations der our free tnatitutions, the hich, by the overruling band of Divine Previ- y were continually receiving Constitution of the United States. 1 will only say, this truly great and distinguished statesman epoke with great wisdom, power and eloquence, and as he only can effort, and for true eloquence, happi- ness of conception, and beauty of expression, it was a perfect gem. Need [ say more? : After the speech, all were for a time busily en- gaged in partaking of the good things with which the tables were loaded. - After the collation, the following were some of ed in the office; saw him | State om w festive occasion amply affections of the people are fixed genuine worth toast was prefaced by a short y in relation to “ all men being Our Distinguished Quest— whoever he may | free and equal ‘The next President of the United States—M. bis name and bis creed from the Spelling | follows :— W we will 8 slave sanctioning T that chreatens fo F. eneroach on and endanger bit the Constitution in effecting the treaty jon was settled, con- ith powder, balls and — Witness in | ite fertile ag y must be removed. fi throngheut the State mail expense, if the administration can be é for every warrior brought o sum be one, two, four, or sli the plan will be economics! and | ed regiments may be kept | pe g Ades and baw mocks; | thousands of lives may be aa y find ws ae iar from It te to be hoped that 4 protracted talks, and stra- i, not be revived Alabama and Georgia, may be mn, capture, or exterminate as we have bere. | vations of Indians, nor treat | cause of tbeir country or | tbe A treaty or ® (sik with the ehief of one band will neither bind bis Own nor the warriors of other vhereby the NE, boum dead of eqvered the Britieh lion: pot 4 bayenets, but by the mateblers powers of his mighty Hours thus paseed off most pleasantly, and all ; and when the honorable gen- sheers were sent up most ebster, our guest” | Mrs. Webster and 's Hole, on Saturday Leertly for “ Demel The, honorable Mies Lowna, left morning, Auguet 11. ‘This vieit will long be remembered with much nd as Martha’s Vineyard is, and always es been, wholly exempt from the scourge of cho- eflords a refuge from disease, and y sulubrious and condu to bunt, rum dc lera, it certeynl; a climere which is ver passen- | (bem ax werrior 50 6 per cent, om goed rtoe Arr. the 9th inst. says: brought by the Galveston, which we published in last evening's edition, we give the following from the mail: Avastin is said te be steadily improving, They have there two exeeilent sebools for males and femsles—the former under the superintendence ef Mr. Fanning; the latter of Miss Trask. They appear magsine in the an- ticipation that Austin may yet be the head of naviga- tion on the Colorado. “The people inter: ” says the Democrat. * have set themselves to work in a spirit tbat guaranties the ly removal of every obstruc- tion as far as this point,” (Austin ) We take the following, in reference to wool-growing in Texas, from the Galveston News, of the 31st ult :— ‘Three thourand five hundred sheep. belonging ‘0 ox- President Anson Jones, passed through Seguin on the 26th ult, They were in charge ef Mexican shepherds, on their porte Dr. Jones's farm, in Washington coun- ty, for which he bad them purchased in Mexico. If treated with ordinary care, we think the doctor may reasonably expect to realise a handsome profit on his investment, Wool-growing is evidently destined to become, in @ few years, one of the most important branches of farming in this State, The West is ospe- cially adapted to sheep-raising. m The Western Texan, of the 26th ult., states that the mail from Port Lavaca was lost in the Guadalupe river on the 22d. The mail was a small one. ‘The Western Texan announces the intelligence that Capt. Willsey, of Brownsville, whose wife was abducted by the Indians from his rancho, some fifteen miles from that place, bas been fortunate enough to find her at # Germen settlement, west of Castroville. She had mado her escape from the Indians; her back was much lace- rated by the whip or some other instrument of casti- gation. The Galveston News, of the 30th ult., says:—Tho Bonham Advertiser, of the 12th inst., says that recently nearly every day has brought its’ train of mounted men throvgh tbat place, on their way to the Wichita Mountains, and that wen enough to organize a new county will be searching every nook among them before the rains set im, Report ea the party of Mr. Montegue, now in the mountains, thering gold in very fair quantities. This report is attributed to Mr. Montague himself, on what we consider reliable au- thority. ‘Theflouston ‘Telegraph of the 24 inst, says that it is happy to learn that the citizens of Washington county, who bad formed a league to ferret out and punish the persons in that section. implicated with the gang of ne- gro thieves, have agreed to undergo # judicial trial. It was at first intended to apply Lynch law to them. ‘Messrs. Grassmeyer and Carter have commenced ope- r son the Colorado raft, agreeably to the proposi. tions submitted to the late convention. Hopes tertained that the navigation of the river will be open- ed before next winter. Alarge and flourishing Indian village has lately been established on the Brazos, about two hundred mi above the frontier settlements. About 400 hundred milies have settled at this point, and most of them are engaged in agricultural employments, These Indians are remarkably friendly to the whites, and are under the superintendence of Major Neigh Their chiefs have rigidly adhered tothe treaty that was madea year or two since, and have restrained their warriors from engoging in any forays upon the (roniler settlers ‘The Corpus Christ! Star, the 26th ult., has ti lowing : On Friday, of last week, Mr Dwyer le for Laredo, with se loaded with merch diso, taking with hi jcort from the Rangers. On Sunday night an express arrived from him, sta. ting that he was bereiged at the arroyo San Fernando, by a party of fifty or sixty Indians, and requesting oe, A detachment of fifteen men, under com- nd of Lieut. Rankin, started tor bis relief early the next dey. ‘The Kenger, published at Washington on the Brazos, gives some furthe culars of the arrest and punish. ment of the Negro thieve# who have caused so much excitement in that region; of late. In addition tothe facts, which we haye already published, it appears that, when Short, prisoner, lately brought from Natchez, was taken to Brenham, he was examined be- fore the magistrate, and committed on his owh confes- sion. He divulged the names of mapy citizens living in Fayette and Houston Cos. as implicated, with @ large 4 bai bers and counterfeiters. Hisbrother, Wm. Short, another of the clan, was taken near Brenham, about two weeks since, and report says. was execnted according to the direction of J ude Lynch. They state that Absstom Bostwick, who was killed at La Grange by Gen. Mayfield, was guilty of some of the blackest deeds on record, ' ‘That he was engaged in establishing & counterfeiting apparatus on a large scale in one of the western counties, and that he bad laid a plot to have two gentlemen named Taylor and Ledbetter, living near Round Top, in Fayette county.assassinated. in order to carry out a grand forgery. Another of these villains, named McLaughlin, was taken about two weeks since, and suffered death of & malefactor, near Ruters- ville, He confessed to crimes of the di stain— said he was such an old and hardened offender that there was no hope for him— his prayer, nor any others, would be of no avail. He pure a bible and prayer- book, to be ted to his children, with the request that he ed them to be raised by some honest man. There is a chain of desperate villains, better organized than that of Murrell’s, extending from the Rio Grande to Missouri, and the only effectual way to break them up is, for the citizens to commence a war of extermina- tion,’ We have no doubt that many a lonely traveller bas been murdered and robbed by this clan, for it ap- pears that their creed is to do any thing for money. ‘Tur Post Orrick Divricuttins 1s SouTH Canorina.— ‘The following letters from the Post Office Department, are in reply to letters from the counsel of the Postmas- ter at Sparta, who was arrested for a refusal to deliver said letter without the authority of the department at P. O. Deranraent, Arromtment Orrice, July 24, 1849, Sin:—In answer to yours of the 16th, you are Inform- ed that attempts bave been made in Congress to pass laws to prevent the circulation of what was termed “jneendiary publications,” but no such law was ever 4. The Postmaster Geueral is, therefore, power- jers in the matter, and must leave the whole subject tothe discrerion of postmasters, under the authority of the State governments FITZ HENRY WARREN, ond Assistant P, M. General. To Simpson Bono, bas 2 O. Derantment, July 30, 1849. Dean Six Yours of the 11th inst., informing me of your imprisonment by the authority of South Carolina, for decliping to deliver a letter, which you held as Postmaster, to any one but the person to whom the same was addressed, or to his order, was duly received. ‘As the matter now stands it would seem to involve « question of law, and, possibly, aconflict of jurisdiction, proper to be settled by the legal tribunals. It has therefore been referred to the Attorney-General of the cate to you the proper course to be taken on the subject. J, COLLAM! To Gro. W. H. Leoe, Ei from the street, a short distance running out, discovered s young girl struggling men of about 23 or 24 years of started away. Every ou: , Who wase: 2a ths he could ot at as rol juen' in his J} {ng there facth Aldctman Spies despatched offeer Folk after the accused, who soon succeeded in arresting him beequently committed to jail. barrel, for the common grades. The receipts continued light, with a good demand for the bi trade, and for the eastward. Southern continued in fair demand, at stendy prices. Rye flour was firmer. Corn meal was rearce, and fold for better prices. Wheat was firm, with rales of western, on terms stated below. Rye was also frm, Corn continued in fair demand, h ‘without marked change in prices since the morning re- port, with a fair amount of sales, Oats were dull, with ‘of canal at 380, to 390., mostly at the former sold at 350. to S6c. 8 Pork light sales in lots to the trade, at Lard was some firmer with m i & $6 6255 for Of Southern, about id at $544 for Alexandria aud old and $5 60 for new do. Rye Flour-—Sales | were made at $3 26.9 $8 8734. Meal = hout 600 bbis were reported, part to arrive, at foo $837% Wheat—Sales of § 000 bushels upper ake, were made on private terme. and 1400 do io, tore, 1 e- Bales of 3.000 4.000 bushels and 620 delivered Corn day reached about 20,000 » 22 000 68340 for flat yellow; 630 » 63}¢0. for jersey round yellow, and at 63%. a 640 for flat yellow. Octs were dull, owing to the receipts from the new crop being near at band, prices closed with a downward tendency. Sales of Caval were re- ported as low as 88o, while some heavy lots brought 390 #400. Jersey were also dull, with rales varying in price from 860. a 360. a 37¢., seoording to quality Corron--The bales reported to-day, were 800 bales, Holders are firm and quotations unchanged Provisions,—Sales of 900 = 400 bbls. of ‘k wero made in lote at $10 75. for mess, and at $9 for prime, and £0 do thin mons sold $10 25. Beef exhibited no change. Lard—Sales of aboat 600 bbis. were made, including common to white greave at 6c., and fair to good at 6%, and 100% 200 bbls. very prime at To , and 160 kegs do, at 70. Cut meats continued dull, vith some foqeity for hame, and « sale of 26 bois at To Butter was tteady at 18 8 140. for State, and at 88 12¢, for Ohio. There was no alteration in cheese, ye were nominal, and no engagements ef im- portanee were reported, Receipts of Produce per Hudson River Lines, this day + a Flour. bbis 3,881 Asher, bbie. wees Corn. 4.260 Whiskey. One 1,700 Cheese. be Wort 18@ Butter, b A large ef boats are detained beyond the break at Sixteen Looks. eWHERE one, Aug 17, 1840. Th and stocks a ti= meer bing hae heen done r) Goring (be past week. Stocks have geverally declined, and there is mo d:sposition to operate smong the ra who fre now in, Money i nel can be bad at from courities, of at from 6 to 9 per Jeaus, Just Bid'sbourséch, bark’ *(Gr} for Mere, Fessenden, Davax, August 1—Sbip Tarquin, Moody, for Now York, ‘At the residence of ber fatber, on ing, the 16th instant, by the Rev. Edi ger, Mr. Atrrxp Bucxnour. to Mies Kate Hal daughter of Henry Harris, Esq , of Si ‘At Petersboro’, Madison county, Ni the 14th of August, at th, by the Rev. Samuel Hanson Coxe, | pu’ Carman Bippvx, of Philadelphia. to Many Livinastos, iter of Walter L, Cochran, of eburch, Philadel rust 16th. by the Kev. D. Washi lore E. W. Moone, command: navy, to Eoma, daughter of the late ton, of Roxborough, Pe: Havawa, Aug 11—Arr brig Demerara, Porter, Canasi, Sld Sing, N.Y. ork’ on Tues. | 12 pect, Underwood, watancan; bri realdenoe of | 34” smith, imingtor m King, Franklin, Remedios; 10ch, sehr jeston. ‘Adelaide, Adams, for NY jarshall, for do, next Ranger, Ingraham, qi ‘rancisco, Smith, une, ie Conservative, ey hark Bombay, Morton, Liv A ere, 7 days out, 200 possengers amsbip Europa, a bis | 32 4 Miter Liverposl) Diea, Atthe residence of his mother, in the town of Ma- maroneck, on the 17th instant, of consumption, Mr, ‘Tuomas M. Tomrxins, in the 48d year of ds are respectfully invited to late residencg this morning at 11 ot. gust 17th, of cholers, at his residence, Wier C, Unpeanin.. J, at 10 o'clock, A M. | The relatives and friends or the family aro respectfully invited. pers please copy. , on the 9th instant, Revnew ‘ork, 4 hor br John Esson, Hector Kincsron, Jam, August 4-Arr brig Fairy, Harper, Phila~ pant, hee tf dvertised, Galodgonia 4), for Boston, o’clock, 18th in: 13th; Ply im k, do 30 th; Sarah Sands (s) do 6th; mpi do 4th; Masconomo, Kingston, Aber: do 6th; Hindostan, from New Orleans tom, do 10th; Forest Wolfe, do boy a itladenphia, to Lal Cushing, do 7th Wea Waurre, (colored,) at the ag having been born at Taunton, Sept. 9th, 1744. He a pensioner on account of services in the revolution. On Friday, 17th instant, illness, Miss Joseriine F, Menntrr, aged 20 months, and 9 da} after a short but painful friends of the family ato respect- fully invited to attend her funeral, dence of her mother, No. 27 Amos street, oor Greenwich avenue, on Sunday, the 19th instant, at P. M., without further invitation. Dear Josephine, thou hast left us; Here thy loss we'll deeply feel; But 'twas God who hath bereft us— He can all our sorrows b On the 14th instant, of the prevail Gronax McGany, aged 40 yeurs. His remains wel ry for interment. ‘On the 16th instant, of the Hesren, widow of the late Wm. Atdo came dete, ebip Ps ‘ood 1 (Br) Miller, from ‘oton, Tepe to sail Fak jockade.t Gemace, for NYork, pl ia (before reported pus and a Prussian vessel for Boston, RN, July —Barks Adelii F back leaky) disg to repair; ing epedemic, My onveyed to Williamsburg cemete- , for Smyrns, 2 or 4 ly k ye; Manchester, Watson days; Leo, Graves, Meise soonsronly Amn veseals:. Off the por iietac supposed the Ercole; from Boston, = A RITINIG 2) Am vessels; bark Bon for NYork in lf dnye, és er Havana. Cld 2 Oo revailing epidem! 1. Baldwin, aged years. ‘On the 17th instant, Tuomas A., son of Catherine and Thomas Birmingham, aged 7 years, 2 months, and h, Smit ‘Portland ; 8d inst, Bri eons, Liceegany, 8am Juan Ang 2—Ships Thorndike, Chit ~+- ha, for do, Idg. Sid Sist nD. Aug 2—Ship Richmond, Ew and others as before. rk Mattakeeset, Peterson, from Tra- do. Sld ‘15th, ship m per, do. August 4~ Arr schr Albino, Pitcher, Newark; 7th, Graham, NYork. Cld 4th, brig Terra Nova, Per- Graham, i 2, <iraham, Phila ‘His funeral will take place to-day at 3 o'clock, from his parent's residence, No.6 Doyer street. May his soul rest in peace.—Amen. Newark papers please co) On Thuraday, August 17th, of the demic, Jamxs Cxawrono, printer, recent ice of the Journal’ of Commerce. by diarrhova on Tuesday last. In Brooklyn, on Friday, the 17th instant, Many Anne Monacnan, aged 14 mouths and 14 days, daughter of Patrick Monaghan. Her funeral w iil take place this afternoon at 5 o'clock, from the residence of her grandfather, James ‘4 corner of Smith and Wyckoff streets, South lyn. st 12—Arr ship @: c i ‘ init July 1b Bark Masiaeoit, Pousland, from Bos ° 16—No Am vessel 8: ‘una, July 27—Arr | Boston; 18th, WH & Isc, Deas born, Trinidad ; a FS ig8 Henrico, St Sth, bark Cale Sei vente ae ; a Portland; brigs Escho! tue Brinidad.” Sid bith, ¥o ‘York. briga Victoria, Pete, NYorks Sy Srerues, NB ‘Aug 6—AFr ship Vonilia, Frink, Phila Miva px Cuma, July 2-—Cld bark “Louste Hontine,” 26—Ships Clarisn Andre; or Bras. ee Saatntee eons Wales, pn une; at anlieaa 8 ited Mp jompson, Quebec, R Irwin. Sw), Beckman, Funoh & Meincke; Ship—B1 Dorado (Br), Bake charies Poteet Odd Fellow, Leavis ‘Brigs—Mario & tress, Poole, Yarmouth, Ni jt John, NB, J WB jonite, Park, Georgetowa, Russ li ), Paynter, Miramiohi; Monsoon, in. Schrs—Antigua Plaster (Br Petersburg, J Hani leGrath, Sm; veces, Worlas, Daly Bark Clarissa, Low, trom N be dees aE, July 19—B: iv, pe Bogor Sturgis; Midas, Gurney, and rn cae Ports. 1S [Atr US surveying sche GM Bache’ as B Sager, Aurxannata, A 1d in company wi Arr Steamship Falcon, Hartetein, Cl 10—Arr sehr Sea rleans Aug 9, and Havana 12th, wil Roberts. Griswold, London July 23, Now Or uO wiand, Liverpool, Vuly 24. with ton, arks Girard, @hase, Phila; Gov Men, do; brigs Ocean, & ton, Galway, 52 der. en, Norway, 06 darn, Antwerp, 4l anys, + 20 days, in bal Benedict (Nor), We - fs ‘Stevens wigh teop aad 12k ngers, to A Naylor + Wamilton, New Gautret, Martinique, "beg, Ameda, Nor, 42 days, with iron passensers, to order. Mehr Gem Peavey (of Whiting, wood and coffee, to ), Webber, Jacmel, 23 bri ‘ Vandalia, Empire, Freakin Adams, bark Sarah Mooers, Scammon, San John Marshal rig obg Menthe I, Collins, NYork. ‘San Francisco, a, isa, Spencer, Haddam, Conn, with stone, for rooklyn, ‘addam, Conn, with stone, for US Dry rancieéo. Below. Banconr. Aug l4—Arr bi No vessels in sight at sun-set from the Highlands, 4 brig Elias Budiey, B ip Sheffield, San Francisco; bark ton nay ee ra ; bark Richard Cobden, Cape Avo 17—Wind at sun-rise, 3; at meridian, 8; at sun- or, 3. Herald Marin: Purapecrnia, August 17, 4 $2 re. Avg 1—Arr schrs Ki " it Sid Ths veh by | Habena, Londonderry; San ‘onese; z meee he rina here © down this moruing, . F Gi Snow. NYor! legraph, d , Bagloy;, Boato * Ponr, Aug §—8I lth, sche Talbot. J rk Uranus, for Buenos Ayres. Aug I—3id scht Gan Ate arr bark of the loss of the bark , bas been in circulation for the letters or Bank Gum—A rey ‘Keiwvel Train, Hopking, 3 iD, ‘do; steamer Bex Gull, Ne ait Goorgetows, bound to Salem, rton, Richmond, bd Aug 14—Arr sobre Sabine, Bradford, Sevan ‘Yrone. Torrey, Philadelphia tor i et, Avg lt—Arr sel xD, ~* ia: Weary Ce wf Peileeta? ond albe- Oregon, Cook, Phila- 1S—Art sehr Thos Pe ‘ora’ he crew also—reached formal eae of the loss t June, bound to the eelai of the ship Huntress, . m was insured for $18 of the Jose of phe Gos we mF ‘ai ‘orth saved nothing buts and it war feared that one or tw |. A few mouths befors, the whaleship t Worth, was lest near the same p! from Baltimore, while Isle, was run into b: bad and a wh injured, but she Paentvoxer, Taylor, from Matanzas for Hamburg, to Ant tof the Put inte Antwerp om sccoun blockade, taneas, shifted « fervey was held, and the vel was ord Lortr—It was reported at Ponce, 224 ult, that St Thomas f ; ran | of Focks between Cabo A NC. Cid seh » trose, Polands Baltimore: we, ‘ches Rainbow. “Mar ‘Smalley, NYork.” velet resdiwell, Philadel Me Sarah eavarg), Commelies, amorane, ‘Norman, 4 Cushing, and Am t of constere Rreniiwo, of Beverly, at San F; ; was 64 days to Falkland I severe spell of heavy blows and tinued for OF da: ing had not been wwe below Newburyport, in Port a0 Prince for B40 milos, the mas “From Chaar tay , neneteim, Mhary Jootph: Fork teat Passengers A i AWanas Cane 4 ucker, et wat om y z ridge, dead, and first officer iNismeon, Join Smith, B Woode, L Ba See Miscellaneous. w Bedford, 15th, ship Milo, Sowls, Indian Ocean. ip Cali ‘fom Falmouth, 18th, shi cifile Ocean, shored same at Tabith, Ages Shaw, NB Smith, Mr jay U4, Logan, Nickerson, NB, ing been out oppered. 2d mate and five Constituti N hy to land letters, Washi +p, WAS off port on hromin, Bi nv ad oo lou oF OO. (Feb 10) for San Francisoo, June Bark Toulon, Very by the Blirs Ann, at Yo Cape Horn, lat ‘alparaieo, hence. Ports. amt, July 12—Brig Cyclops, Colhoon, for Boston, Ang 1—Barks Douglas, Sumner, for Indit % Dougie ndia, ano; Anh PontemovTn—Packet: Srey, indy, and ton, WL, Moots, ot Now i. Tangs, for NYork, 100 ‘art let (not Gem, from PI Shi tte) 25—Barks Georgia, Li op, The oe othe Poot Packet ship ult, brigs L Copetas ot Rngtand? a 4 va Belg tind Bats Wott ac tea 1 shire, Demopins, Catatoger,