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ad | eae en ne ONE WEEK’S NEWS ARRIVAL STEAMSHIP CAMBRIA at Halifax, Nova Scotia. — TELEGRAPHIC ADVICES. The Progress of the Cholera. ‘THE SUPREMACY OF DESPOTISM IN BUROPB. nee Shipping Intelligence. Renn MARKETS, é&e, ‘The steamship Cambria, Capt. Leitch, arrived at He- lifex at half-past 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening. She left Liverpool on Saturdey, the 8th inet., and bad heavy weather on the passage. She was to have left Halifax for New York at 8 o’clock on the same evening, and will probably arrive here early to-morrow morning which will enable us to publish the news in detail in the afternoon editioys of the New York Herald of that day, ‘The Cambria has 72 possengers for New York Our overiand express reached St. John, N. B., be- ‘tween 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday. ‘The news is far from being of an exeiting or pleasing ebaracter. It is, indeed, a melanchelyfabatract of one ‘week's intelligence, There is nothing in It to please @ republican, or give any hope to any but a mouarchist Now that the brave Hungarians are erushed, the em- peror. and kings are calling thelr prinoen together to rivet the chains of the fallen; they are already begin- ning to alter the map of Europe. ‘The cholera was greatly increasingin England. The Aeatbs iv London, for the week ending on the 7th inat , ‘were 2,796, of which 1.663 were of cholera. In Liver- pool the deaths by cholera were sald to be greater in Proportion, than in any pert of England. In Dublin it ‘wason the increass. Several distinguished persons ‘ave died of cholera in Paris and in other parte of France, Vienna and Berlin are at the present time greater cufforers than Paris, At Berlin the deaths are over forty s day. ‘The markets were dull, aud without much change. ‘The weather for harvesting was fine in all parts of Great Britain. The Léverpoot Journal of the 8th instant says :— The harvest has been nearly safely housed. and is ounced ubundant, as the potato is redundant, and 60 far exempted from rot. Trade wes active, if not lucrative. and employment in the manuinctoring districts awaits all who desire ic Lord Pigin bas been croated » Baron The Queen aod royal family were still In Sootiand, ‘but would return to London on the 13th, Mr. Alderman Top Beesley, of Utica, N. Y., sailed ‘Wth ult. for New York. Affairs In Austria, Comorn at the West, aud Peterwarden at the South still boid out. The former continue to be commanded dy Klapkn; the latter wax commanded by Kish, ‘The Russian Geueral, Berg, had » long interview with Kish om the 2id ult., the result of which was that an Hungerine Major was rent to General Haynen to arrange terms for (he capitulation of the impregnable Position of Oomern, which induces Kiapka to demand g00d conditions A letter from Vienna, of the Stat ult, states that teveral of the Magyar chiefs had been exeouted. Among thew are the ox-Minlever of Jastion, Pobobioh, and Geperal Dawianich, who had been banged, and General Aufferman, who bad been Fhot. | General lowiod, who gave up the fortress of Easag, to the Megyers, bad beeu taken to Vienna in chains ‘The mother and children ef Kossuth, and the wives of severai Magyar Generals, had arrived as prisoners at Presburg. ‘There was some talk of General Gayulai being ap- pointed civil sod military Governor~ (the dospateh does not eny of what place } ‘The greater part cf the Russian army had reosived ordery to march towards Galician, but the corp der of General Rogiger; was to remain at Miokolea at the north, sed Grosewardien, at the east; Bade and Losth ia the wout, are to have a garrison of three thoa- sand men Tho Hungarian corps of the gallant Percael entered Orvova, but the Torkirh authorities would not receive them wntil they hod lata down thetr arms, Georgey's surrender was known at Comorn on the 18th, nod som mons was cent to the garrison, either to follow bis exewple, or to send in their terms of capil u- lation, The snewor given om the 1th, was as fol jowe = No offjoial comm nication es to the portion of aftairs pear the lower Danube. and in the Manat. haw reached 0 intil we know what has taken piace there wa cannot. without incurring the charge of treachery to the fatherland, eousent to treat in the mame of the , — counell of war. Klapka, and those members of the late Hungari Diet who bad declared that the house of Hapsburg had forfeited ofl claim to the throne of Hungary, awd whom Rusela banded over to the Austrian authorities, had | deen conveyed to Pesth. According to this, Comorn had ourrendered, f-r Kiapka had command of that place. Lotters from Vienps state that the Emperor of Aus trin has pardoned Grovecy. and the latter has departed for Styria, where he iniends. for the present. (o reside, Venice was taken posreesion of by the Imporiatists on the 27th The @acete of the 2th, publishes an order of od Svernment reguinting the departure by sea ef perso who intend to i] Chemeclves of the articles of ea. pituiation, Thoes who desire to proored to Corfa Patras, or Alexandria, in Egypt will be conveyed at | the expense of the Austrian government, F all) other plaore, the expense of the voyage mast be de | frayed by the partine themselven, | The Germante Unton. | A provieional arrangement has heen concluded be tween Pruceia and Austria, on the German question. “There te to be a Dirvetory. cousieting of mombers for | the confederation, provided by the eabinate of Vienna and Munich nnd it (a to hold Ite aittings at Frankfort: The Directory will bes permanent executive commis | ‘Sion tor the common interest of the whole of Germany ‘The Staten who adbered to the restricted confederation nuder the direction of Prasrin, will have, betwoon them, three votes, and Avstria, Bavaria, Wartemburg and the other small States, will have together, four votes; rveb. at least, is the proposition of Austria, The Preat loney of the Direotory, will be vested alternately in Austria aod Previa, This will not alter the relations as tothe common logtieiggion, and the executive aa ‘hority vested io the conlederation ‘The Austrian government engages to pereuade the Arch Duke Joho to resign bis dignity of Viowr of the pice The Frankfort correspond writes, on the Slat :— ‘Thore is little doubt that @ Congress of Prine be held bere in the course of next week, for th: pose of finally settling the German question Thi rival of the Archduke Jobn aod Prince Carl of Bera- rin ie confidently expected beng The Prince of Prupain reovlved gitite yerterday from the Duker ef Nassau and Saxe Metningen. The Duke of Nassau re- tarned this morning to Wiesbaden, The Dake of Sate Meiningen conferred with the Prines for more than en hour and» The committes of Aldenbarg Chamber has unant- mourly recommended the rejection of the propssition of Proseia, Saxony Hanover te join the oonfedera- slow. A letter from Hamburg states that part of the Prus- winn forces had left that ofty, and that the Prussian garrison was to be reduced to 4.000 nen The Prussian government bes addressed « circular to ‘ali that have not finally adhered to the federation which - of « London paper | for other, though, also, good paper, and 2 per e | doit. it propores, declaring that it expects to reovive definite apewers before the 16th inst,, at which period it will consider the protoeol closed, and proceed at once to the practical establishment of the confederation. France. The Monitewr publishes s dooree reinstating eleven Lieut. Generals and fourteen Major Generals, who, after the revolution of February, were placed on the retired list of the army, by the provisioual government, against their will and contrary to law ‘The Freneh government continues to refuse pase- ports to the German refugees, who, on their way to America, are forced to traverse France, The President has made several trips to the depart- ments, and made speeches at public dinners. He was well received everywhere. Gen, Oudinot was expected at Paris on the 20th Lamartine bas refused @ public subscription for his | benefit, because his writings gave him sufficient. | Lucien Murat’s appointment to Madrid is consi- | dered as ® conciliation of the two parties in the ca- inet, The annual sittings of the Councils General oom- | menced on the Slat ult.,in every department of France, with the exception of the Department of the Seine, where the meeting is postponed till Ocetobor. Almost all the candidates choren as Presidents of the Counoils belong to the conservative party. Affairs in Romo, On the 21st ult. General Oudinot officially announced his departure from Rome. M. Savelli,the Pope's Min- ister of the Interior, bas arrived, and installed himself as head of the Police, but entirely under the control of the French suthoritic His iret deoree was regarding the paper money, and says that the State guaranties notes for their declared value, and imposes a fine and g@prisonment on all who refuse to take them when tendered for payment. A military commission has been organizing the Roman troops, All promotion since the 16th November is annulled, until the commission | shell bave reported upon the conduct of each man, which, if found satisfactory, will enable him to regain | bis rank. | ‘The Triumvirate of Cardinals has instituted a com- miseion for the purpose of prosecuting the authors and accomplices of the outrages committed during the | revolationory peried, against religion, its ministers, the majesty of the sovereign, and publio seourity. Gen. Rostelan has arsumed the command of the French army of ocewpation. ‘The Sentinel de Toulon, of the st instant, says, very pressing despatches relative to Roman affairs, to secu- lar functioneries, have been received. The Russian Empire, ! A grand Te Deum was ordered in all the churohes of | Russia, in honor of the success of the Russien arma in | Hungary. The Emperor of Russia was at Warsaw. | The Grand Duke Michael had an attack of apoplexy ate review, ot Warsaw, on the 25th ult., and was not On the 26th, the Austrian troops evacuated Movors, | Tm cloths and yarns, o fair ‘Tun [non Manugr.—At Glasgow there is a steady demand for manufactured iron, and prices are well supported. Witiin the last week, several ordors fer rails had been given out, which bas cavsed the larger makers te be anxious to obtain orders tor merchant bers The operations in Seotch pig iron of late have beew unusually small, but prices remain with little variatic In the present state of the money market, the pre- ‘vailing inclination is to hold for better prices; £5 ts the current rate for merchant Lars in Wales: \d 460. 64, for No 1 Gartshorrie pigs in Glasgow. Present rates in Liverpool.—Merchant bars, £5 10; best rolled, £7; hoops, £7 l0e,; sheets, £8 68; Scoteh pig, No. 1, net each, £2 12. Hors Maxxer, Boroven, Sept. 5.—The plantation eccounts being very favorable, the demand for al! kinds of hope fs heavy, at drooping prices. The | duty Is called 95,000 to 100000 Ibs. Yearlings Sussex pockets, £3 fe, to £4 8a.; Weald of Kont ditto, £3 5a, to £4 86.; Middle and East Kent ditto, £3 10s. to £7 por owt. Shipping Ini Breweauaver—Sid Albert, Baltimore. Cc. Arr d. Now Orleans. ONeTaLtT—Arr Obleran, Boston. Rustin one—Arr Margaret Boston. Fatwourn—O#, Sophia, from Baltimore; John Hunter, from Charles ‘4n—Arr Hehnoman, Baltimore; Chesapoase, and Wilmington; Nevins, and Martha Wortningtoa, Balttincey Oneida, Willard, New an 8.10; Borton. Orlea Livanroor, Sept 3—Are_Amorica, (x) Harrison, NYork, vis Hulifex. "No date, are R © Winthrop, Boston: W Soule: Kobert, Heanchamp; and H Glidden, child, NOrleaas; Co Ivauboe, Knight; Yorkshire, Bryer; Gerurade, Sherman; St George, Ferris, rk. i] bliehed for re- | Pvllerte ile; Trane Wright, Wars! ‘and Hottinguer, Bursley, New York; est, Philadelphia; Li 0), and C varnad; * Deter end“ sltria:” Virginia, ya peniee— Are Carbaba, New Orloans, Sid Potomac, few York. Pont Mawon—Arr Ani or Dirotia. Carlet, from ‘harleston; Joyce, and Petrel, from New York. Q Seovt, Bal Sa1.comex—Of, Betons from yhgomtaneron, Sept S—Arr ork, sunp—Arr Lcinrich, Charleston. Bwinewunve—Arr Hope, Charleston, Our Stockbridge Correspondence, Srockwarver, Wisconsin, Aug., 1849. The Stockbridge Tribe of Indiane—Their Troubles Their Treatment by the Government, §c., $c. Tn travelling through thix Western region, ! chanced to spend a few days with « friend in this town, where the Stockbridge tribe of Indians—the rematns of that | ovce powerful and numerous nation of the Mub-he- connuk, or Mohecan, tribe--now reside. The earliest history of this ancient nation locates | their council fires on the Manhattan Island, (now New York city) with their 40,000 warriors, and owning and ovevpying hundreds of miles square ef the country Ddetween the Delaware and Connecticut rivers. Their the last place which they occupled tp the Piedmontese “white brethren wished to cceupy their location; they territory. The Serdipinn troops received possession of the towa from the Aurtriant, who crossed the Ticini inte Lom- bardy on the same day. Denmark, The Danish government, under date the 15th, had ven official notice that the blockade of the Kast past of the Duchy of Holstein iy rulsed including the harbors of Neustadt avd Heiligenhafen, with the Femora | Sound, Kiel, and the Canal, Switzerland, Advices from Berne, from the Ist inet., state that for rome time past a report has been spread of a collec- tive note, from the three great powers of the North in ac- cord with the French government. to the effeet that the Can- ton nf Neufchatel must he restored to Prussia Ot the 10.000 political refagoos that were in Switser- land only 6,000 remain there. Bill« drawn by the Spanish government on « town in Italy, for half million of reals, for the payment of the troeps forming the Spanish expedition, have been ro- turued protested. Markots, Lonpon Mowky Makuer, Sept. 7.—Beyond the fact of continved firmness, there is nothing to remark upon in connection with the market ; Consols remain at 924¢ to Mj the reduoed 3 per cents, 937; to Oy. Bank stock bas been firm at 200 Exchequor bills have been marked 808 to 42+ prem, and India bonds 73s. to 76s prem. Money ie rather on the advance; it has been worth 3 per centip the stock market; the best bills are now discounted af 2 per cent, whilst 8 percent is required tie readily paid forit oneal. A fresh panic seems to have reized the railway market. and prices again declined se riously Livemroor, Corton Manxer, Sept, 8.—'The early part of the week presented » dulland inactive market, yielding rather im favor of buyers of the middle and ower elutes of Aimerienn; but without change in the better grader, which have been taken very freely for wx- port. Inother deseriptions more activity prevails, On Thureday this morning our holders ara firmer, showing lens Meposttion to cell, aod closed with our quotations the rame ae on Friday last; the rales of the day being 7.000 bales of all kinds. Speculators have taken 8.540 bales. of Americs 1,600 of other sorte, and exporters 6070 of American, 180° Parnam, 40 Egyptian, and 660 Surat. The trade hi taken only 18180 bales this week. The import, thie week ure 6008 bales and the salar punt to 48280 baler, vig :—620 Sen Islands, 935 @ 18; 30 stained do. 44) @ 7; £060 Upland, 4% = 6%; 14,020 New Orleans, 44d © Td; 6.120 Alsbame, 64. 0 5\4; 1470 Pernambuco, 6% 890 Maran Sed & 0%, 50 Wert India 64d; 5 Smyrna. SK4,; 450 Feyptian, Od @ 8\¢d.; 4880 Madras, 83d a 4%. Im ports to thie da 1840, 505,890 bales. Total sales to the 6th instant, 1.061 360 bales. The Latent. There was « brink demand thie morning, with the inarket rirady, and prices fair; sales of 6.000 to 7,000 balen. of which 2000 wore for export, at full pric Livenroot Cons Rxcwasen, Gept T—The trade this morning ruled dull, but there was little alteration te the value of any article, Wheat aad flour «ore texen wad there wae litle chance of good fresh New ontmeat declined (is, por load. There corn. and a fow qualities wae a favorable feeling towsrde In lnrge purchares were made om speculation, bat there was no change In the quetations; best round yellow corm, 264; flat, 258, Od up to 28a. per 480 Ibs. tor white, Lonnon Cons Manat, Sept. 7.—Omly @ moderate show of English wheat this morning; but having n large arrival of foreign, and the weather continu: favorm bie for the Northern harvest, trade is excerdingly Engiich wheat + not offered lower t on Von. day, but foreign is euddenly easier to buy, good red be- ing offered at from 40s. to 694, per quarter. Home barley not cheaper, Foreign may be had at lous Really fine onte maintain previous vaiae Common kinds mast be quoted dd, lower Astenicas Provisions Sept T-—We haven better though by no means ® large business, to report this week, with ttiefalteration in priees, the turn being in fm of the buyer, Bacon has been in better request, Prime mene pork has been sold freely at to 289, for new, 458 for tar quality; tbe sales are about 800 bbls in better demand, without change in price, heen — No enles worth noting, Greace Butter, American, of prime qaality, hes been sold im quantities at 954, to 309 in bond; ordivary may be bought at 930, to dds, Lard | ie extremely dull of pale, and the transactions are of « retail character at slight reduction sverroot Woot Manner, Sept, 7,.—There has been but Httle business done in foreign wool this week, owing, In a great measure, to the amaliness of the stock 1 of those dercriptions which are most in request. Seotoh is im fair demand, end small sales have been mate | at full prices Tre Wortiee Trane at Leeds Hudderefeld ie + There is @ pteady domand for most produo tions In there districts, and complaints are made of j the shortness of the supply of goods. The trade of Paisley continues brick, and all hands are tn full em. ployment. Although profits are small, the demand apreers to be on n better barie than (t has been fore were prevailed upon to remove, which they did, and located near Albany, New York. After some years, titir white brethren in wished them to make room for them, when they again acceded to their request, | and moved to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, After « time, they were again desired to make room, and they removed gpStockbridge, New York; and ine few years, more was ageip wanted by their white bre thre. and they agnin remo to White River, India- na, on to the lande purebesed by them, with the Dela- wares. of the Minmles. with the convent of the United tee government; and on arriving there, they found that the United States government had purchased their lands of the Miamies. and they had ne howe they wended their way to Wiseonsta, and iv 1X21 and 1822, purchased o tract ef Ind of the Veuominies and Winnebagoes, with the New k ork indians, oa Fox Ris ver, near Green Bay. with the couseut again of the United St overninent, In 1427. the United Stater government bought their londs of the Winnehagoes and Menomimier. and they were again homeless. but for the liberality of the United States Senate, who added an amendment se. curig theo a email tract on the east side of Winneba- ge Lake, Wisconsin, upon whieh they again removed, where cause of much trouble to this people, although. by an act of 1846 the former act was repeated, aod their an cient rites end anvuities reoured to them, Yet t government. by the Indian buresur. refused to pay over their sunvitics a formeriy and the State govern ment. contending that the law of 1846 wns uneoostitu. w |, contiputng to harrass them for Ke ke they judged it expedient to reli ont. avd remove agai: they seeordingty sold by ® treaty made in Nov, 1848 it should be remarked that the © pited S/ates govera- ment have. for # few years, thought proper to pay all fume to Indian tribes for lande ned apruities, per ea- pita.” the rame amount to each jadivi of all tetbes, where it is nét expressly contrary te treaty atipule- tiopa—to the improvident the came amount as to the chief and best men- which has the direct effeet. and it fe feared it isdone for the purpose, of denatio: p thelr ancient governments, the mation: wequainted, to be wrong thowid be taken by Cor their ancient custome, Lertertay. the Stockhridge tribe received their mo- peyr for their lands here—srome $40,000 and the ta- siructions of the departments to the agent at Green Hey. Mr Bruce—a very gentiemaniy man withal, unjust in iteeif; and eteps as to reotore the uragee to thongh very desirous to carry out hia instructions from riment to the letter. nud pay them > r" ing to each on weil, refured to ree ol amount be | When they worn called upon individually, to receive their moueyes, all, and each oe. refured to receive it in that way. to the sete. ni hment of all spectators as many had sold their iaods and reoelved their vay betore, from their brethren, and had no claim om thir a The agent then put i" the money. And told chem bie duty was done should send the money away. but ancther held. and they requested t they eculd bear from thet ane had gow ref their requests, and decla should pay it ont as he wasinetructed, or enrry it home, to be cent back tothe Treasury. The tribe had another erupell sod sateed under protest, and put it in the treasury of the nation; and theo. the saehem and counsillors to divide (t, wx it should be among the tribe. whether there sons of the forest ware honest or not; for here were about two huodred to reesive $03 each, while in fret. and im truth justice, the whole to thirty families of their tribe. tin the payment v irging indi. viduala to keep their re—yetrvery oue male aod female, took their ehares to the treasurer of the tribe, bd deporited the amount; thus rebuking the govern- ment of the United Stater, aud the Indian bureau im Pettieuler, for the unjart, unwier, w ” in fect, for proteation. they emies, with fear ead trem- bi +f ve also been credibly informed that the same ee war enacted Inst byt diane, who al-o individually received their moneys, and laced them im their tressury, to be expended aecord- ng to their ancient custome, The President of the United States has the divers. tionary power to change the present order of out the annuities. to the former moge. if he ¢ proper; aud it ts hoped that be will to all tribes, to many that are eafforing great iajustic: by the present mode, Indeed. if the object and poling of the into entirely destrey the red me now leoking for their Sutroge to Cor best aud holiest desires for the prosperity of the red men; therefore it te confidently believed that, on ® review of this whole matter, the United # goverument will re establish che anc! ners 1 not to ell, to mort of the tribes, now looking to their 1 Father for the relief neeesary to thetr 1 od existence, SENEX nin Rocussyen, N. ¥.—The large stone itvated om Nerth St! Paul street koown, ag eam Saw Mill, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunéey mermag The tre ar diroorered at about ould be 4 o'clock, and betore any effeo! ual r ancxtendve etema enw mill, ich bad oever been put in operation the outlay of money wpow th $2000, We under thettl for $5 000 tn the fis said that remines Had exceeded batiding as tosured + Mutuml, aud $1000 ino stock company. The walle remain standing. we shuld jte ‘that they were too much injured by the fire to be of any practical use in rebuilding The fire was trdoubtedly the work of am incendiagy, as the buildings "ere tonsotiess and wnfreqaented.— Racks ter (4. ) Advertiver, Sept 18. | | } to reesive the moury “ per capita,” | it was now to be decided | | thie band, "th | dre | also Deen recured., Senta Fe—Fight with the Indians—Die covery of Gol: [From the St. Louis, Mo. Republican, Sept. 12.) We learn trom Fort wenworth. by the Kansas, that Jobn Fhilige and James M. Clay, oxpreat mail carriers frem Santa Fe to Fort Leavenworth, reached the tatter po-t sey left Swote Fe on the loth August, and arrived at Fort Leavonworth om the 4th inst —having buen seventeen days out. By this arrival, we have reosived. through the me dium of a triend at the Fort, an extract from an oficial despatch giving an account of a fight between a oom- pany, of U. 8, troops, and # party of Apache Indians, © appex it:— Los Vecas, August 16, 1849. Bi I have the honor te report, that a party, nuum- bering about forty, of Apaches. came to this post to-day, with an evident design of committing depredations, should achance be presented, ay well as to supply them relver with what powder and lead they could obtain by darter or otherwise. Many of them were recognised as being the same Indians who had so often falaely treat- ed for pence at Tacs, and this band wadoubtedly engeged in the many murders and robberies committed during the past gear along this frontier. J, therefore, thie purpose ordered » command under Lieut Burn- eide to prooerd te their camp, about half @ mile from this place. ‘The Indiana were already in the anddie | and preperad for any emergency which might arise after receiving from me an abrupt dismissal. Liens Burnside advancing within short range of their arrows baited bts partyin the hope of recalling the iadia: who, turing their horses, delivered w flight of arrow end tied with «peed over the rough hills aud ravines Deyoud Low Vegas. A charge of skirmishers war im- mediately ordered by the Lieutenant, who led bis wen Quainet the fying but boldly revisting enemy unnecr war ahand to band conflict, the sabre being the only Weapom used with advantage by our people. Out of ppored that but eight or ten warriors ped; Kix prisoners ard three bodies have been ught ju. and many of the dead remains, iu the ra- vines where they were sabred. Thirteon auimals, with their rade equipmente, hi The pursuit was followed some nine miles, over a country almost impassable under less exciting circum- stencen. Lieut. Burnside was wounded (+lightly) by an arrow, just below the ear; Lance Sergeant Ambrose, nevarely, Y 8D Srrow passing completely through his left fore- 2 Pat Meader recvived a paipful contusion be- from the end of a lance. H B JUDD, byt. Capt. US A. By this arrival, we have an extra from the offion of the Santa Fe Republican, dated on the 8th of August. ‘This extra contains an order from Col. Washington, | establishing @ monthly mail between Fort Leavenworth and Santa Fe. to leave on the 15ch of each mouth. Ail letters wyd papers. if forwarded to Fort Leavenworth, will be promptly sent to New Mexteo, and correspen- dence be received in the same wi Col. Coliier reached Santa, vious to the Lout three weeks pre- te of this extra, and was to leave for y or tro, -y com panies had reached Santa F Cot Calhoun, agent for the different tribes of Indi in New Mexico, had Htished bis agency at Santa Fe. Robert Stanfield Murdered Joseph Kane, of Mo, some three months ayo, et San Miguel, was hung ou the 27th July, at Las Veues Capt. Marey was to leave for the United States oa the tb ult., going down to Dona Ana, and striking off on as direct # line as possible for Fort Smith ‘The accounts from Chihuahua represented the state of aflairs as quiet American tragers wore selling their oods at fair prices. Major Chevalie, of the iwngers. employed by the goverament of Chtnual i the ludians in that Stace, had another fight at the copper mines, the 17th July. with the Comsaches. ia which be is eaid to bave Killed torty indians. aad taken two hundred prisoners—berides five huudred mules, Major Chevalie lost one man, [Correspondence of the Republican.) Santa Fe, August 15, 1849. The mail leaves to-morrow. | avail myself of the opportupity to give yous tewltems of New Mexican news A. part Smith (Ark) op the 2ist Juue lmot, terdvy without accident, Hardy Hiek sud WeMaenas, with sixty ed rate et this place from indepradence, meon to’ tihushua, Other traders tor the lower couulry will be tn ina fortaight, The pros. Peet tor the! bibeabua trade has rome unt brightened tinee my last letter to you, occasioned by the reduc- Vien of the duties at El Paso of 50 per cont equal tod cents op tht yard on cotton goods. Aa late as the first of August, nothing bad bern heard from the troops which should have arrived ath Paso from Cexes, A posteript to a letter tr wuthentic aouree, dated ( bibuahua, July Let, says © thet accounts from Califor pin as late as June 3, had beem reewited in that Place (Chihuahua via Viasstlen,) which represent the eld ar giving aud that affaire were ins horrible condition thers Thiv vews bad bat little eect om the emigrauts here. They were determined to belteve pegs | unfavorable to their hopes and bave pashed on to the realitation of their —— fate. Colonel Coliier aod his purty are still bere. He hopes to le rived ro yen= diMeuities are thronging fast and thick olonel Washington, the military eom- partwent, takes he field in person to- around ur wander of this erritory, har beon placed by the general government im& mere critical position; and the differ ent tribes of Indiads by which he 4 earronaded. have pot been slow to take ady of the orersgie, to cull it by po harsher meme of ieaving bim with sach limited Ineans to contend nainst suck numerous aod powrrful foes, fut he has met thew Drm Deer of purpore suitieient to hobd the hould they erowd fover to em uvequal © in bis omewer. ft was but » to euppree that General Taylor would have retaiaed too heen @ recollection of bik Cw abandonment when looking down trom the beights * mpon the gallant officer who done him aod bis conatry euah word rervice on that memorable day—iu the fearful Of La ngoste ay W Fewar bin & 1) time in ® powition eq ally forlorn, There in, certainly, something wrong tn the War Departament « b ignorance, carelenmanas, aud over- right could not occur The few troops that have been ordered to thie territory have been daliy lewened in to make up ereorts for civil officers in thele endiers routes to Califoruia; and the balance are doomed to be butehered in detail by forty thousand paveges Av | thwerved in my last, the government should rend an ndeqnate foree to this territory. or absndon it at oper; and then they will be epared the reeollectt: beving wantonly enerifced men worthy of @ better fate. Santa Pe, August 0, 1849, Enelored isfrather a lengthy article; unrevised im any © of the word {rend it) We neve t 1400 imiies. having passed up to webin, th to the Green Hern Mountalas, frou pont ® detachment of fifty men was sent to the Sangre Christi Creek (m tributary of the Del Norte), upon ® thorough explorstion of the same for gold Hines, sid TO be OD that stream: come was foaad bot A euffornt to justify adeteotion, The question of | theeatstenee of valuaole mines at that potot tn pettiod by this examination ‘There i botwithetaxding our pri that ches mpm 8 gold of consequense of the ty five pliner, and F, the Ith proxime take op our ine of hb tor the tiie, Twit give yous brief skech of Teen Hert country ih iny next, them esumence be Gila country “Col, Coil feet of San brametecs je here; he in afew days, by Kearny's route Colonel and party are all well J learn from (hpt. Chapma: Gen. Harney is en rowte to thy river Gila, The of the Rangers, that place —be was Board of Kaucation bert Kelty eq ident, in the et meeting were read aod Serienen orm the Firet Ward. for an appr |, TOF expenees of Ntting up One of the Referred The Former witon Counsel — Report of Finance Committee, in tavor of paying Vs illi* Hail, Beq bie bill, 45, upon getting @ receipt im full from Hall, tor examining the titles to varios lots. pur. charted for sites for school houses, Ke. On motion to revive report and pay the money, 8 voted in the affirm. ative and 17 in the pegativ he motiom was lost. Fightionth Ward.- Resolution to appropriate $4000 to build & new school house, in Twentieth street tm the 18th Ward. Ado; Variove other reports, «f the same commitise, mak- ing appropriations for the payment of expenses in Hl ting Up Aud furnishing various senool fede ig ~ Gnd Ktationery, &o, ware Fee Tui Yh and Siateenth Warde —Memorinla from the in ts Of those wards, propriations for or. ganiting evening schools Referred The Public School Society —Communioation from the society. rtating that their fer were exbeurted. that they were largely in debt, aud ashing fe api ri ation of $26,003, to meet their present demands, Re. ferred eventh Ward. Tesohution, that $400 be appropri. ated for School House No 16. in Tth Ward Keferred, ‘The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Cornel) :— Resolved, That in reepect to any litigation whieh cALIOB. where Becesvity may exist tor Aotion to be ta- kev, before t the Board next succeeding the comm the President t+ bh measures of defense, on ae to hig sbell seom expedient wereTy Adopted Keeelutton—To copes 8 committee of three, to con. for with the Board of Supervivors. to se Chat the appro: priations fer choo! purposes oe se Preseat year are included in the (axtiist A . Resolution Te appropriate $1,000 for books and stac 3. for wew rehool hoase in the 13) Ward Adopted termined to seige chin party, having | made no profeextons of frievdship to them; and for | ary to mention the detatls ofan affair which | y of California emigrants which left Fort | ay be herealter commenced agsinst the Board of Edu. | MORNING EDITION---FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1849. { Trial of tho Astor Place Rioters. COURT OF @ENKRAL SESSIONS, | Before Judge Daly, and Aldermen Wood and P, Kelly, The Prople of the State of New York. ve | E.Z.C. Jodnon, Goorge Dovglass, ‘Thomas Bennett, Jobn Norris, James Matthe: Hugh MoLeughlia, Alexander Horsack, Thomas Green, | Daniel A, Adriance, mes ONeill, | JURORS swoan 1, Joreph Browner, 756 Greenwich street. 2. Cornelius Dewit. liquor dealer, 135 Anaos street. 3. David Page, public house, corner of Wert aud Ho- ion atreets Patrick Downey. tinsinith, 387 Grand street. . Robert Waterhouse, grocer. 61 Pitt atrost, 6. Chas. Buckstons, grocer. 115 Amos utraet, 7. Wm. Browning. 4 Wanhiny ton street 8. Alanron H Sondder. dry xoods. 44 Hammond streot, 9. Jeremiah Hawley, fruit merchant, 10 Fulton strost. 10. Thomas P. Cooper, grocer, 103 Fast Brondway 11. Gorham P. Taylor, grocer, 122 Monroe street. 12 David Newman, grocer, 81 Broad «treet, Coumsel ter the People— Messrs. McKeon, Whiting and Phill!ps Counsel for the Defenco—Mexsrm Smith, Buatead, berwood, Seoles, Blank mat ‘nell, Schell Bou- ' EIGUTH Day. | Surv. 20.~Tho court wax opened at half-past nine o'clock. | prove the general riot, Q —What time at nicht wasit wher you saw Bennett? time ecene which you witnessed ovcside t ‘Opera House on that night? “Give uss near a: yo can the navher their acter? Mr. Smits objected to the question as uo ground had been laid for it Wirneas—-There was a large crowd of persone there; | Tehould think thousands; they were very tumultuous and throwing Ktones; they were throwing stones at the Opera House; broke the windows, and made several attempts to force their way into the house, through the door on Astor Ph the police drove them back from the door. and barricaded it on 1 inside; 1. my- self wae hit en the head with y aguin; the «tones ctoux persona. when the mob oried out, Don't let them take them, resone them.” or “to the resoue.’? Others bemides myeelf were injure no belonged to | the polices. come to the military Crose eramined—At the time | arrested Bennett, I had struck with w scone; there had been agrest | many stones thrown at that time; | don't thiok that there were any stones throwing at the precise time af which | arrested bim; there were a great many p: around; he was walking up from the Bowery to: Broadway when [ arrested him; my lmprossion ty | that the lamps were lit; witnoss cannot be certain as to the precise time; don't know who threw ‘the stone which bit bim; at the time I was hit asni tunt Capt: Young of the 16th ward police was near m J do ngt think they were all rioters, but it was impose stinguixh the riotous persons from tha good clt- I paw somo perrons refused admittance whon plied peaceably fur ticket: I think it was between 9 and 10 o'clock when fire was given in the Opera House; Mr. f (he 16th Ward Police, had charge of the | at the Opera House; | don't know how m: ped; | uw persons refused admittance, but don know whether they had tickets or not. Q.— (8y Mr Saura.)—Did the persons who were re- fured admission expresa great disancifaetion at being | #0 refwed? A.—All whom I saw so refused were porsusded to go amay quietly except one: he said ho td be d-—d if he wonldn’t jo im; he was in tq none of the pr nen or military. that [ky of, were killed tl | saw seven person deed tbat wight; ite pile of paving w lvirg near; there ao attack upou the door to Kth | #ireet, at the rear of the Opera House; | dont know how wany pelisemen were tn the Opera House that vight: | was ordered ont of the Opera Mouse at near # | @elock; there were a number of sheriff's ofMeers thers, Mr Macready was advertised to play that @rening; I rhovid think the first volley was fired by the military at about 10 o'eloe Daster, Carrer captain of the 5th ward police. wee op duty at the Te House. on the night of the 10th of May; | made a memorandum of the cecurences | which took piace there under my o observation [The memorandum was here offered in as evidence, an Teiating to the general transactions of the wight} The writing stated that he wasim the habit of keeping @ | deily record of tranractions and thie being eo very im- | ortent, | made @ record of it in this bowk. which {x the } os dock Kept at the station house This is made up from petes and memory the neater have beemdestroy- ed; Ubi sceount war written up two or three d the whole affair bad enaed for the defence objected to tho reading of the document offered because it was e tranceript trom original 4 because thure were comments wight use the maan seript to refresh bis memory. Conueel for delence ex cept to decirion; but the witness thenght be could give the transactions from xemory Wirnrss — 1 was directed to meet the Chief of Police and Capt. Fairchild, and Capt. Voorbes at the Opera House at 6 o'clock. on the eventng of the 10th of May; my porltion wee outside the by tan Vorrhes fontd the rear, when the pored of, the Chief tonct aocording to eme 4 to report tohim and earry his orders; the doer was opened at about T o'eloek — the anacancement was for 7}, im bers thaw belf an bour there was an fa- mense crowd. extending from the house to near Brow way; Lordered the policemen to keew the crowd back from the valk in front of the thentre: the erewd soon commenced groaning aod hissing: aod stores soon followed thrown towards the Howee and poliow offers; 1! h “hit the stars; 1 enough to temist the mod force in a ttable near by ; and told bim we bad not men ¢ ° get the men fre ‘in about twenty minute thie wae s Hittle before non o'eloek; we returned ae believed then aud ne | beliew - it in tia to pre. vent the web from effecting an entrance to the house, | f the pannely wae already broken out of the old the men to Koeck down any one wad every to oppose them; we sure tn | a them from getting inte the theatre: shortly , ofter thir, the military acrived: after! had lnformed the « bref of this | told 66 wen to follow me. and a the ri. Litary parved along throngh the middie of the etreat, | went acrore (he street. eodravoring to form a line, but ft wae m failore; the crowd was so dense thet they closed in immediately after the military pareed, & COMpaADY Of cavalry preceded the lafantry; the cavalry were naeniled by the mob with stones aa ‘and bieving; this wae | thi t tiy were | should think. the cavair: exowd wae very. donsey | hwnd them it wae that the proceedings of the mob were worre than wt any time in theeveulng: the theatre waa nseailed: the pv Hicemen were bediy beaten; | told my men that they bad better hide their stare. mixin with (he orowd. aod arrest apy they could, aud arrest or knook down any man who threw ® stone; | freqnentiy begged ot the peaceable citizens to retire and said that the polin rioters ; from that ttm rived. reluforeed. | was confertom: | a! in “ put out the lights” frequently from the mob; | did bot go Found on the Sth street side: when the military come beck, reinforced, I followed the Recorder the ef of Police, and the Sheriff, until they hetted. 1 beard the Reoorder call on the mob to diepers. of they would be fired upon, or words to that effect; Inv micoletely after stones were thrown at t } few several wounded | them heard the word ? on: whether the military fired oer the heat Mober mot. 1 cannot a: offect whatever but he areniled by thi Winutes after, the mili sveond volley. | then beard voloes say eho the crowd them gave way; tn the coace of « abort the apirit of the mob mpeared to be broven, and the polices er old manage th 1 do net kaow thar | there wae @ atone thrown at the hone after that; ae | con ae theexeitement had somewhat shated (took «ome « ry had. taken | the theatre, the ( biel gave me orders to place my mee on the right of the military: they them liad possession of, Hroadway, Bowery and Artor Place, Crone crammed hy Mr. Surrn— The crowd extended from wear Brosdway to near the Bowery: | knew of | pereons coming to the door with tekete to demand ad mitiance Hot kKoow whether they gained admit. tance or not, there appeared to be a great desi of poke bere, | one pereom killed by the « firing cf the motility — |_only know trom hewspaper reports how many were as snap as the military came ip efght. the conduct of the mob was worse than before: there wae decidedly much more eon- | forion: until the military arrived, | bad euccexded ta keeping the meh from st ito the house, at my part of the house, im Astor Place. By Mr. Connets —1 heard there were sixty-thres or four arrests that might A think there wore 250 or aco potter Leagene yon, men on the ground that aight; | wade several ete-te from that part ot the eee osiied the “short boy crowd:" Whe “rhort boys’ are as av'crious net of | towdler: | don't know where they come " Q — Are they not born bere in New York? A~1 ghould be asbamed to own them, the ory wae | from the crowd, “at short boys don't let them | arrest you; there hort boye have places of meeting | Te Ma. Buwrexn,—The exetiement was very general; | | thought the excitement extended to all as weil thos el 4 oe thowe who were mot, (This last answer was He Stewart J. Sarvs, recalled by the prosecution, te | A.—Between 8 andy, { thiuk; | oan’ fix the exact | Q.—Will you describe the weveral uppearanco of the | of persone assembled there, their geueral conduct, aud | ame from the mob; | ob wore engaged in shouting, hollowing, push: | ing and ebcering; the policeman wentout to arrest ri- | | deal of contusion not have bees quelled By a Jonon.— without the aid of the military? ‘ould the moh A ~Iteould uot, by any ArORMICR ‘eoorder of city of New York: was ao on the 10th of vay lat, sd at the Astor Pines Opers; went there at shoud 7 o'clock; Taw a very considerable assembiage of prom ple in Aster Place; they continued to increase wail obably half-past eight; | was calind into the Opece touse; some arrests were made tn the Oprra idouse for the purpose of suppressing some disorder that had me niferted itself there; { then went into the street, where the mob were asseulting the bonse, (on Astor P was formed slong the ting of the et; the pelicemen were making arrests contioually; nd rescues Were Made; Almost ax often as was made, altempts were made tu rescue; stones ware thrown from the street. especially from the eastera part of the moh; the police were hit by the stones, « Tuch was made occasionally by the mob, and the police yielded ocoasionslly; just then,a call was made for thee corder; | went into the house; ao alarm of lire was wad, the fire was discovered and extinguished; the tro ns under the parquette, where the prisoners were aout a: at this time ths house was attacked, and aleues 6: through tho windows from both sides; } went to door and found thet the police were drite: polteemen mK; mytedt; i told thy if he must send for the milite: that the peter, force was not adequate Lo wither the attacks; I then weut im at the cail of the Mayor. end was there fifteen of twenty minutes, whea i re. | turned, and aeked where the military wore; | was in formed that they were in the rear, that is, in’ bth wor 1 passed round the theatre to the Sth streot entrance, where | found the military under (Genera! Sandford; they hed formed lines; I toid the military commaniac> thet the military were wanted in front of the and net in the rear; the miltary eame rou cide walk to the main entrance % it was very dark; 1 desired General fall to throw # line of mem across the street, and eharge bay upon the orowd and drive them across iby hey did #0, but were driven back; General d for an order to fire; | then ordered the collection of people to disperse; | was then near the went ond of the Opera House; | repeated: my order tm | as loud @ voice as possible; the orderseemed to have Dut littie effect; | then pasned to the eastern end of the houre: the officer# were making arrests ali Hine; it was at this time that the first v the military fired iuto the alr; {saw distinotty thal their pivces were elevated: the volley was wagered hy jamations, and # plentiful volley of brickbats and es; some of the military were hurt by tas stones, several fell near ne; Geu Fall then suid, “ Recorder, u must give me the order to fire.” adding, thas hi . otf wovoral 7 | men would not remain aules# they: received an order (9 | fire; Lemid. “no, let me address the mob first; | toc | advanced tow position between the military wnd the peo» ple, and ordered them to disperse, or they would be fired Upcr; L repeated this several time; | met with @ rather Tough reception; # voiley of stones were fired at the military and police, end at myself, with loud ores “Fire, d— you, if you dare; | saw several perso: fs ®cun was alse discharged, and it was announod to we thet Lieut, Shumway wes shot, aad ( aaw him ried into the building; | then gave the order to tirs, tnd stood by che offieer while ho gave the order to nie mon; after this fire the mob ytolded and retired, bat oon came back onthe right and left, wod the attaok Was renewed: several muskete were then fired by ine military, at whore order [do not know, and then the mob dispersed; the rioters would throw stones, end the military would immediately respond, the stones were thrown into the house from both sides; they passed the chandelier frea each direction, : iP. Surri—1 cannot toll at what anno? teli how long | saw the military ined by 0 Fr, Judson was brought in ; before the military arrive there. and from that and from conversations witn cers afterwards, I think there were some 169 iulavtry, and perbape 40 cavalry; there was it would be impossible to eatiu the number of persons congregated; it was a d mare, from the Opera [louse dewn to Broaday the cther direction and from the distance it extended, J rhould think there were from 5.000 10 10.400 parnon® Lid net hear, Homediately after the first Gre, of so one being killed ; | only know of one; | was not fiti0n to bee Those Who were shot ; [Only saw ir. See) omit was quite dark; { don't Koow that | could distinguish persons at ten feet distance: should Urink that tt was about beif-paes mine, 16 wae more dark at the eastern end of the house; we sould dirtinguish ebjeets ao five, eight, or ten fent, wa qonkd bot distinguinh thers, but if « person pinced hale o7 up on any one in the crowd. he could keep him in view a ‘The Distriot Attorney gave aotice that he bad aay ore than two more witnertes, per he defence wil be conducted in acootasnes the order ty which the pames appear en thet it. Court adjourned till nine o'clook on Fr morning. | the distanes of eight or tem foot, Chreult Court, Pofore Judge Kdwarde. Beer. 19.—Peter Mende ve, Peter N. Corieliamees ‘Thir was an uetion of replevin: the plaintitf, who merebant residing at Mi un, lo Lit of TST whine ‘25 bales of tohaceo, eon te a mao named Kodrignere, who then resi det jor his, the piaintitt's, wor ty, including bis stock in trade, furmiture, debts Ke , to the defendant. Ax soon as plaintiff beau: prived that Re@ripuere bad left the city, he sent 6 power of attorney to Mr. Beauville, mutherixiag him ¢ Take sueh legal procewdings ashe might be adviaed. for the recovery of his property or the procesds of {P+ come. upon which Mr. Beauville isaued a writ of © plevin. and the greater portion of it was recovered ¢ the her ; Into the usual bend: Stabe 40's comes aaa telco. on Met up it thet the sale from Rodriguese to defondaot wasn dere fide one. that defemdant paid the tull conaderstion. a: was unacquainted with the treneactions between Ho drigueze and the plaintiff, Before tho case waa turoug, the eourt adjourned to Friday next. Supreme Court, SURCIAL TERM Before Jadge Fdmouds Byer. 16 —Deciiovs.—deim B Deiaplaime va, Uyiah Sinith and Othere RNHWOR Fespoasive to the | denying the whole equities of the bil and shored that defendant in « bona tide holder of both uit baving received the same before maturity valvabie consideration paid at thetime Btit diame with coon Nich's U1 Stearns, eceoutor, v3. John GH. Lewerern ~ D , that an seoount be taken of all moneys rece! red ref the executors and of the charges wiicd ought to be made agninet soy of the parties for wee ao: cecupation. was to dednet the same from the logscis and that the premines be roid by a referee, all to unite im the deeds: the ost of ali pe the avails, then the bainnoe of Logi he devtsees of Mary Nelson P yee Tatmen ealied the ~ State's Trust.” being ia violation o statute which forbids any bawking arsncintiog | any bil or note, Holes payable on demsad, and # out interest. are void wptions of Luyster to port of referee. overruled, with corte Wm Areal vs, Warrik DO services for which compensation ty claimed to this « & been condeted for quett of the trietees, thy ear fled in a Court of & refweed to pay anytht Admitted FOES US to be Jawcly due to the paintiff for the amount of his claim, © trremi and costs of Sait dohn Catlasher 04 John Strahan and Others fondant baving oome inte pre & judgment doitors property, after service of an injanetion on & creditor's bilh and after he was informed the cree that he Pay to the vlaintiif on such the valae therecf with interest and costs Jacoh Littie and others ve. Jacoh Cram and. oth to the ramme sitwetion for the purchase of cotton, wir? fn wgreement that they should be pid wus of thereof, sueb agreement is avaiingie to any t purchaser and holder of the bills. and + purchaser can reach the procera: of euch nds of the consignee, Demurrer overruled w conte GENERAL TREM Prenent, Justices somer, Huribu and Pdmonds Skrr. 17.—The court met to day. and the argomant of No 18, the State of Ohio vs, Ferria t's | fumed but not concluded, whee their honore o¢ journed. ° weeiane, ¢ Laat aigit, a, the theatre on the oerns: ngr alley, was diseorernd to be fire The flemes made rapid advances, an before (hy fire was subd ned. thestsa, the dwelling hour of Mr A. Cramer, and tro email frame belldings om Oracge alley #e rep consumed, The brick house of Mr Rirser, south of the theatre and a frame the alley. owaed by Mr (Crater, and ooco ¥ y 4 inghars, were also nearly devtroyed. Owing to thei, proximaty to the thensre, Vir Cramer nable to effect aminsuranee om his baild is lows is prebabiy $2,000, Thy Tstend ioaured for the Hartford Pro’ ve Lieut. Chagive H Poon bes been ordered (9 thy pm port Hayy gard as (nepector of Proviions, iRplass of Porrer LW Waller, ako w sttechedto YW ciorte ship Fi V. 6 login that o heard is to assemble in Wariiogton om the Let of Onteber o mpoeed ATO LOE Se bartek Commandets tape’ Upher. sad ather o@ core. bo revise the miler 6 fs for Whe gorerm mept of the naval sol The engine end machin ry very well, we Dede ip her expe nesday — Nofork Deneor con perforna@ tot erie on

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