The New York Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1851, Page 2

The Cuban Invasion Trials at New Orteans. | were (rom the New Valeans Delta } SIXTH BAY. UNITED STATES 1# JOHN HENDERSON, exceptions being overruled, John Higgins was B , to the witness * box ia anewer to inter- ‘Fogatories propounded by the Distriet Attorney, pro ceeded to depose as follows — ‘There was 0 great number om board went ly, the same as on any before day, between ‘t tell where, after they left; a hovwes below; he did not hear it; they first went be- uind the Island of Mugeres and drilled on the islaod; did not know till be got to the island who were his officers; Colonel Pickett was his colovel; lett a1 at to Contoy, and took men eff @ bark; don’t rw! pam there 3 or4 P. M ; remained till midni, bad » great number of guns on board, mesos muskets and Mississippi rifles; then went te Cuba; they stopped at e town called Cardenas; they got there at 2i¢ 4. M.,and landed and got to fighting; they were we ‘ashore, and received a shot or two, and got fighting; it was pretty warm work; they fired the Gevernor's house; had « fight with lancers; started oUt end got aground; a g.rat many were killed om both sides; 40 or 60 Americans killed or wounded; 2 invaders killed in the morn! the first fight lasted till 10 A. M.; they then prepased dinner; don’t know who they were; he got dinner; the ight ab again near dark—about the time they were getting things back on the bout to leave; the railroad was tern up so that they could 2 to Matanzas, and they had to back to the boat; Cols. Beil, Pickett, Wheat, Buach, when they got out to ses took vote for there or Matan- | sas, morning alter leeving Cardenas ; the majority were tor Key West ; get nd ip the night ; threw ammunition overboard to lighten boat ; they were pur- sued by Pizarro to Key West . she got within quarter 1 @ mile of Creole, they all run ashore and the officers threw up their commissions ; said they were all alike liv does not know thaf any arms were on board when Uney left Latayette ; ouly one man that he saw hada rl; can’t tell how many bexe ‘and qualities ©! arms were taken ard; there were several kinds ‘of guns; there was plenty of powder on board; did not nee it gon board alter they lett ; they took fifteen or twenty boxes of muskets wod guns fiom the bark; caW po powdrr taken! om the bark; over (wo buadred me ‘eben trom bak to 0) eo ¢; Sve hundred and twen- ly mop Om bowrd Urrole when they went to Cardenas; there was no place aiter leaving the mouth of river ‘bere Lbey could cet powder: stopped some time in toe Jatier pert or ibe wight to take the arms; there Was ligbt on sbOe don t know the piace; there were Db. x:# on the bank of the river: whrn we left he thought De was going 10 Chagres; DO one tiled to persuade him lo goto Cubsafter they got out; can’t say who dis- tributed the books o7 pamphlets; alter they got to Mu- geres, some made objection to going to Uubs; there es great deal of grumbling amongst the mem about being taken to Cubs instena ot Chagres, but they pre- Jerred Guba to remaining there; don't Know the ao- cuses; they thre provisions, &o boat; did not se balls; the boxes of mus. rifie bails, (oo Bumerous to mention—did not can't say if they threw powder; reole hud no cargo besides the arms, she had no ca wo or three box ded at arms; whem they len ry ‘bese firet agreed to join the expedition after ti om the island: cent tell ifany mao on board t Knew when they left, that they were goiog to Cuba; there were muster rolisand enlistments of men on board the boat before they got vo Mugeres; they drilled them early every Gay on pper deck betore they got to Muyeres; bis lieutenant. whose name be don't recol- leet. quit the company and came back on the bark; ‘Bo vfficers assumed uniforms after leaving the bar; the men to be drilled were called from alist, thinks the Hiret time he aw one of these lists, second day they were at sea; when they they cutter, and York im May leet, lefton the 7th of M: go to Cubs; had beem informed there was a mi! expedition for that island. 4 wished to join it board about dark, left to get food; and returned at 8 or 9 o'clock. and remained on board; be heard ot the contemplated destination from a friend, who went ‘with him; there were 150 or 160 on board’ when they lett; they were copgregating at or about the boat when he first went, and when he returned. they were nearly Tyacy to start; the purport of bis conversation wita bis triend, he was informed that the expediti 010g under General Lopez, and was asked to joii ‘was Wold that privates were to revive out or four thou- sane dollare, officers liberate Cubs, to assist reoles in resisting the Spanish government; knows not how money was to be raised; can’t recollect all that occurred; the vessel stopped during the night; he was asleep; he awoke at the place where they stopped; don't know what that were vot there the night before, saw Gen. Lopes tbat dey or uext, saw proclamations on board at some time or place, don’t recollect; don’t remember sub- Jeet, bal it wae in refereuce to expedition; at period of voyage, after they went to sea, CrUling. Oirst lended at Mugeres, took in water. staid ® day and a half and two nigh! tbe mreives on isiand. a to Ventuy, twenty or twenty ores: lett Mugeres in morning: 2 oF 1 o'clock left the Creo! Grorgiana, st Contoy; became dissati dition and left; theugbt Crecle unseaworthy expidition was bound to fall; several representations made to him had fai ed; before leaving New Orleans. it bad been told him that 2(0 Kentuckians had landed on the is'and, and had been joined by several thou- and Creoles. and found it not true; it was Capt. Kewen, who was his triend. who had made these rep- resentation, be did nct enlist in any company: after he went to sea be found that Kewen was captain; in New Orleans Kewen told bim that he (K) was to be Heutenant, told him that Lopez was to be commander; can't say at what time time be beard who were to be officers; he belooged to Missterippi battalion er ment, under Col Bunch; did wot know, when he joined, in what capacity he wae: was willing to go as efficer or private, some eight or ten left ¢reole when he did; 1 wae after they overtook the Susan Loud, that be found Kewen was to be captaio; K. wenton Busen Loud, belonged to Louisians battalion; was introjuced to Lopes, Lopet was the commander ac cording to the representations of others ; witness did not speak Bpanish, Cel. Wheat made speeches at Mogeres did not bear them; sew the crowd. and Wheat rpeaking Col Bunch spoke om the Creole; beard some of it; it war be thinks, after they came to anchor ; great feeling bed been excited in tavor of abandoning theexpedition, the speech waa to check this spirit and b thinks #0. be paid not mber when arme were dis remember is, that at Ma in one of the empty musket boxes: can't ray it distribution of arms before Muge rep, nene were to him, et the Island of Mugeres deter- mined to leave the expedition, muskets of the bomes be saw om the Ureole; elothi. saw boxes; bad no means of telling contents; tinware and cooking utensils in soine; saw patent rifles, Miss- levippi rifles. muskets * pistols, revolvers, Bowie knives, swords and eo bres; a8 guees saw some forty or Sfty patent. about same number Mississtppi rifles; don’t remember muskets, the Creole bad no ar tillery om board, she had provisions. mat. bread, cof- foe, ete. besides her arms, saw sundry boxes labelied “ mining implements,” sew none of them opened; did not arcertain contents; cant eay when the boxee were opened ; exw nothing ta®en on board Creole from ber, till reached Susen Loud, when they reached the Puren Loud, » boat was sent from Creole on board, and the email bests of both vessels were used in taking med Are provitions from schooner to Creole; the men from the Loud bad side arms, pistols and swords, re members no guve, the Sasan Loud was not st sachor; phe was lying to: bot im right of land; that he and tl mate eae ber abeut the same time; they were om the hoot -out for ber, 160 of 170 mem were got from Loud to does not Know that any left che Creole for the Lovd, wwe no thooting wor Lail-practice wing ® peculiar cartridge. which he cut up examined, it was a leaden one for a patent 5 sion was that ptain had a roll to « men, Colonel Punch wee i reol Col, Bupeb was t n commended the Xt im command, there were ot officers, he wasnddressed hi Colouel, Major, rte, ete ec usidered himerlf ae b tation, and Col Bu got bis information, he departure of the Creole that he inienced to join the Misriteippi battalion, resily did not courier himself as belonging to any partieular yetion of the expedition till the m © Orienne and then cousidered te rer the made fa seutioel wit 6 th witnene judged, wae =the mate andes ng the wind was abead d water from the 8a before the capture, he thi Loud hove in tight of the @eoni hilet they were in the river, th Orleans, that be was a gavehim « Bove dereri commireary, and the captain liste of the men. five ' as mawy captains or enants, don't think they livered till after they passed the bar. thinks wae no organization till after pasring the b his recollection endeavor to en; them the liste were @romed the ber from three to five at what period he reovived the list war ip river that Colonel B. m ‘= on the Dost, there wae no hrewkiaet for the men; things miseary’s it; he him that the stewards, provisions, and everything, of thet bind, were under ‘nie ‘was in answer to witness's request to inform bim what his duties would be; witmess went te the stewards General Henderson before he lett Ne whether be breakfasted in the river, or at ‘what hour they crossed the bar; it must bave been between wight and nine Pass hour and « balf aiter he got up; no other information trom Chagres; was not told; he was told that he was | the others Colonel O Hara Col. 0 | Wee here clored. Colonel B. told him that he had ae control as commissary. der his control; he Orleans; he knew reole before, Creo taken to 4 he thinks, he was taken to i om ‘office and introduced to bim; it was mot ‘® person that went on the expedition; be (this perso: never told witness that he was connected with the ex- pedition that had foapry somed; © me ee been ment ness as the Indloted, Be: os Introduced to General to prosi a's ce i edition; that wae bis object in there; poe arene mation of this tread he was not present at the conversation with H he was informed by the tri: atter leaving. that he ceuld not get him an office; when he was introduced to Mr. He: there Messrs. B D. Howard, Mr. N rel Gonzalez. and others; when he expedition he refers only to those that actually em- barked, not. to those that remained in the United Btates; it wes not til) he required of the captains tofurnish him rolls of their men; hethinks they were made out after he asked; he thinks the names were not furnished him, but the numbers; thiuks that this wae done after leaving the bar. SEVENTH DAY. Jobn Reed.—Lives in Cincinnati; was in New Or- leans all of last winter; lett New Orleans in the Creole; he was engaged tc go to Chagres; the Creole between cight and nine P.M; sh Latayette, opposite the Bull Head Tavern; went to sleep before she lett; when he woke she was lying at the Balize, inside the Pars, between eight and nine clock next morming; after they got outside, this was y, little pamphlets were given to who distributed the: company; they wer the soldiers of the Liberating Army of Cubs; he went on beard to go to Chagres; when they got outside, it was rumored, not see boxes cf arms on board till they got outaid over one or two, eamnct say how many; they were di ving the Susin Loud; can- Opened; it was two or that they met the Susan quaintances on board the came on board, and he got into con- versation with them, and remembers nething more about it; they, stopped off Contoy; then went'o Mugeres and got water; stayed about two days; from Mugeres to Contoy— there they took troops fromthe Georgiana; after taking toose troops, they started for Cuba, reached there iSth or 19th May, arrived betwe: and four A M. at Cardenas; bis company was it that landed; it was before light; heard firiog he left the boat—they had not bren off the boat half an hour betore the fight began; it con- tipurd till pine or ten o'clock; don’t know how many ¢ killed cn bis side aty. five or re were wounded or killed; the tight was resumed in ths eve- ning; he was back on the Creele when it began; tl evening fight was irregular; scattered ail over town; be bad goue back on board the boat aiter the morning fi ol King was the man that engaged him; when t on board, finding Capt. Misell’s company to some of his friends, he det d to jein that ving town im the neat morning earolied himselt in y; . Bunch was his colonel; did mot ben he lett New Orleans; it was his n- tion to go to Chagres. thence to California, when he embarked; next morning when he was told he was to concluded it best to go; they were ina e concluded it best to go; had no re ard or on tean island; be was in New Orleans when was first @1 gaged to go to Chagres; the rendezvous was om the some tea or fif- he was to get $7 0 month, and $4,000 at the end of the year; has never seen any advance on this; nothing was given to him before he started; no security was given for the pay- ment of the $4000 at the end of the year; the person who engaged him, who was called Col King, went on the Creole on tHe expedition, and was ia the fight; gon’t ki hat was his real command; his style was Col. in town. here: after he got out ou the expe- dition, he don’t know how he was called; all that he is. that be was an officer, and acting as such; witness told him to write his name down as enlisted, and Col King wrote it down; he wrote it on a sheet of paper; he does not know whether there was a headi fo the paper; there were other names om It, he ordered witness to be on board after supper, between seven and eight; witness went about eight or nine; a young man named John Jackson told witness he belonged to ompany, and asked witness to join that com- nd be said he would; this was before they left d the next morning he ealisted in that company; the way this was dene, was by having his Dame put om the list of Misell’s gd next morn- ing, or during the day; Jackson applied to Misell, that one or two wanted to join his company, d had witnese’s name put down as oue; can't say he received the morning; she was at anchor at the em he awoke; got under weigh on hour or am was given of the destination t to Chagres, till th cot outside; had no knowledge w - re they were to 20 enlisted ior an expedition; knew hot what; does not know Mr. John Henderson: never knew him till this trial; never saw a commission of an officer. William fl Redding. Lives in Cincinnat), left on 4:h April last for California; was engaged by Captain Hardy to go by way of Texas, some 260 were engaged ashe sald, and be could take no more. these 200, or thereabouts, lett Vincinnati on 4th April; it was to go to work ® mine that the Indians bad in possession thie number was said to be required to work the mine and guard it from Indiaos. the terms were $7 per month, clothing, amd $4.0 at end of year, reached New Orleans ou a Thursday night or friday morning, the 4th April was « Thursday. and the following Thursday they reached New Orleaus. stayed in New Orleans & couple of weeks; started on « Thursday again; whilst im New Orleans remained in Lafayette, lett New Orieans on the Georgiana; 7 or 8 in the ning; before { o’elock, the only person he recognised till they got to Balize, besides thoee that came from Cincinnati, was Coptain Hardy; got to Balize mext morning. Custom. Hou: se officer came on board at Ba lige, and left the vessel; muskets were taken on board the Georgiana at Balize ia boxes; nine to twelve box es, raw them in the boxes; were taken on board from a fishing smack, he helped to get them on board the firethe knew of the arms was when he was asked to help to get them on board rs tleman, who afterwards went by the m of Vol. O'Hara, was on the Georgiana; he first saw him after the guns were taken on board: he might Lave been on board before, but did not see him; the Georgiana did mot goto Chagres, was told at mouth of Bal Colonel O'Hara that they were going to Cuba id they were golog there the first intimation boys ont 6b & counter an not know where euck strom, and pledged ¢ not going to Cuba, ed as captain, after. here they were if houses, and one h division by Captain Hardy, ished and paid the board to ree to t Contoy be fret it arose witness said be omy said he had m tl m: orbing end return #; nome leit on the towboat. t | it was; no pro except that. If successful, the $ Balize, they fr then dissatisfaction ds aod forward, and | he object of the | veld the captain uld take charge of ame up whilst they trom Georgiana to | OF fiteen remained on Georgiana, Ut nOow till about m.daight Major Hardy with them fought morning an! evening © be & place of eight rr ten thousand giana and went on on t teole oe cMforr and r be was ae oMcer tm the fight, « dastuch im the fight at Cardenas; ¢ te the men om the Georgiana voper and © n; it stated that mea should be cording to merit, this was after they got to vem; doer not Anew accused, never saw him betore this trial Re bert Ge Was one of the joint owners of the Creole im April, sold her negotiated the telf, Jobn Henudetson negotiated with him; contract; the title waste be conveyed to White; Mr Lenderron sent for him, witm hie cMice; Mr. Henderson said he wanted to b Creole; they spoke of price: it wae agreed $16 «said Le reprerented three-iourths, Capt. Heira owned the rest; $12.000 must be paid witness, $4 000 were to be paid to Heirn, as [Henderson m with him; Henderson paid $10,600 note at pix months for $2000, recured b on his property at Pass Christian, Mr proposed at first to pay in kind of paper sigmed by General Lopes, Cuban bonds, which witne he did not attend mach to them, because decline them; Mr. Henderson sald ne wished the boat in the name of some person Me Wh poken of, but it wae not agreed next reed on and the verre! put in the naa ustom House, Mr Henderson said t etting up for Cubs end cauti of it for rome time tll it got away td of it; Mr. lien the capacity of the Creole to go to bad any conversation with Mr reole. Genera! Henderson here stated to the court and jory, that he confessed that he negotiated for t Oreos with the knowledge lotention that « should be aned substantially a# she way used, aeoord ing te the proof pcleatanese of the Basen Loud and Georgians were thea BEE i if 2 th i @ purpose was to do United States; they publishedtbia; they took advice how to do it without violating the law; they ot officers of high station, and ersons of standing as to the extent to which could lawfully matte don’t spesk English intimate with Lope: has been his organ of communi: that sympathised with his objects and le and exclusive organ of communication between \derson, with very slight ex- the precise date of comversation bet Henderson and Lopez en these subjeci member; it was at the Presiden ten, that witness first saw accused; it was 2d d iret p ith acoused om the subject of the New Orleans; witness was mot accompanied then by Lopes, who was in Vicks- burg; the fret imterview with Lopes by Henderson was in Vicksburg; witness and Lopez were then di- Tect from Washington, vie the West, zelea did, betore seeing Henderson, engagements with parties in the West, which worked to and resulted in part in ti tion to Cuba; Henderson had not yet been conferred with on the subject; witmess heard part of the testi- mony of one of the witnesses for ecution about the band collected in Cincinnati; they were called Ken- : itis to witness's Knowledge that flenderson ddressed LO | had no knowledge or participation in thet engagement of people of the West cr mining and other purposes; the veseels of transport assembled et Centoy that formed the expedition that went to Cubs are known to him; they are the bark Geor steamer Creole; wi ; these on the Susan Loud were the Louisiana battalion; accured, according to witness's personal knowledge, bad no participation in getting u; the military part of the emigration by the Susan Loud, nor the financial part; that, correct! wat BO wilitary part'in getting up the emigration; that im the getting up, providing means and making contributions for the emigratioa that went in the Susan Loud, accused had no participation to witness's knowledge; witness knows that the Susan Loud carried uo arms On the expedition; witness is so intimately copmected with the expedition that he don’t think she could have carried arms without his knowing it; he did not go in ber; he went on the Creole; he came actoss the Susan Loud at the intersection of 26 de. es of latitude and 87 degrees of longitude; those on e Creole; a boat from the Creole took witness aboard the Susan Loud; he re- mained 4 short time, and returned to the Ure: Suran Loud was ordered to fellow, and the next day the General gave orders that those from the Susan Leud rhould come aboard; they brought no arms; Ubey were supplied with arms from a different source; the Creole passed the bar in the afternoon of the 8th May; this is brought to hie mind by # conversation ® person sincy yesterday; the first order of the day was iseued @ day or two after leaving New Orleans; thinks it was on the 9th that officers were recognized, that witness himself was appointed; by leaving New Orleans, he means the coast; it was after they were at sea. outside of the coast; he was appointed Adjutant- General in the first order of the day; it was on the Moore was appointed Com- ewanot tell what may ha: junta to accomplish the project, th it without violating the lawsot the or at some other peint out of qiteees has been very xpedition ; this was in ; Lopez and Gon- tuckian a, the brig Susan he says is of his ly speaking, there e Busan Loud came on same day that Comm! missary to the boat; that occurred before, between him and the Colonel ot own regiment, as regards the spoke of yesterday; knows of no ization that occurred in the United States, as tar as his conception goes of what military o1 War conversant with all the acts of Gen. ail passed through witness; commissions were never inewed; they began to write them the di ing Cardenas; they had printed blanks, of which those for one regiment were filled up the de; reached Cardenas; promises were mad: States of commissions for offices under the republic of mises, whether verbal the commissions pointwent Moore of military organ- or written, were not commission: 8, \dered or recognized by th of the arms and ammunition belonging to pedition that went to Cardenas, none were giv clothing, not to be opened nor distributed till they got the jurisdiction of the United States; to 1 there was no discipline nor organisation of men within the United States; it was discussion about the point of departu; bis friends believed that Americans had the right to emigrate with or without arms; this was the basis of their combination; then the question was, how could this emigration be carried on; some » ante congregating ou the Oban: ida Keys, in their conference, as = ~ others of end ™ ot ese having sugrested the Isle of Women or Mugeres, on tb suitable place tl there two islands were out of the United pers being regularly taken trem eres; to this all assented; t question was, thea, which of the two islands ugeres was chosen, because nearer C at their pleasure; for the expedition were provid Cubsm bonds, so far as Gen. Hi New Orieans tor Ci Lopex are under met, at the time but Lopez was. Henderson knew little or notning about the arms except from general conversatior bis belief there was @ portion of arms furnished trom New Orleans of which Henderson knew nothing; his recollection sbout the origin the bends is indistinct, w! or New Orleans; be remembers being in room epoker of by acc members there was e fret conversation whether the bonds were member; Henderson wi Lopes at Vicksburg; bh remained one night befor: 001 that according to conversation about ieksburg, Jackson in Jackson, whi jendersen was in New Orivans; poken ch jon't re. ersation about in Jackson; he ; the Creole was supplied with of the coal on the Georgians; Gen. Lop Sated eennaein caneien Guna a ‘ion left letters for their friends in the United Sta: accused, and admitted by prosecu mot by Mr. Geddes, ind added, t0 as to make alleged by tion. that the note of $2 000. bad Interest calculated on it it equal to cash. desires and precau- violating the law ulous to witness and bis friend, 0 ahead without ‘eoan Isiand for Henderson insisted that | j witness's objections wereso ttrong to Mugeres that at the lat moment he tried to avoid It, feurtul of being discovered by fishing emacks: | witness would not have scrupled at violating the law a+ being abeurd and ridiculous, #0 far as it goes by youd the law of ations, but he never knew & man so te his plu —he means bis ad r. Henderson; be was always Pp | th appeared even | MP oeuuliv wll there p | Tetons he this would Getermined in adheri | gaindlimg table f vice and opinions— | or avoiding to violate the law. ‘The following letters were produced by the District | Attorney: — Sin—The minister of hi attention of t dof whore echemes he hi roduction into Cuba of | te to revolt, they are said | to have issued bonde payable on the rents of the order te raise meney for the purpose of re ep, and that bodies of man are actually themselves in the use of nd cluts in New York, New Orleans, aod me are also forming plan. s which souch at fe other places, and that the for making ure of the of renewed attempts agains! @irected by the President te | your epecial attention to the subject, and to inetruct you to keep ay’ ant watch upon all moremente of h a view to detect and to bring iduals and combinations of in who may be found concerned in any overt the act of Congre injended to disturb the tranquillity of Cuba The President, ae in duty bound. will exercise all the powers with which he is invested to prevent agures sione by our own people mpon the territories of friend ly nations, and he expects you to ure every effort to detect and to arrest for trial and ed in armed expeditions prohibited by , sir, respectfully, your obedient servant act in violation unishinent all of- To Loca Hurrow. U. 8. District Attorney for the FRastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans Orsvce Unrren Braves Arronse: Lov mana, New Oniean Bastons Disrarct ) 4 in evidence, and the vaee for prosecuting | Btat | that ne fet | make any further report, for the reason bas come te my Knowledge, por has any i g f i ; z : ; ou @ copy, assuring hi ‘the supremacy of t I could, sud torender my assistance to in good faith with the government of Spain. Yet, d vigilant as he and others are, he has not, since that time, communicated fact in rela- tion to the subject of our correspondence. eee nee doubt that many pomons be e 4 Orleans recently. whose ultimate destination sland of Cuba, and whe, on arrival at the island, United States, will en- under the command of Gemeral Lopez, to assiet fied people of that island Jn throwing off erated; they are. pousand five hundred, uccessful stant the command will then be yielded. However, before this reaches Qt conjeeture may have ripened into certeinty. and, is to give the I repeat, my purpose in addressing you sevaranae that’ the leaders of this Big have not ren- ine have had good legal advisers, ered themselves amenable to our laws. have the honor to remata, with high respect, your obedient servant, LOGAN United States Attorney. Hon. Jonn M. Cayton, Beoretary of State, Washington. Orrick or THE U.8 Arrorxey, Eastern Disrater} or Louisiana, New Onieans, Juse 22, 1850. Bin: I bave the honorto report to yeu that Grand Jury of this district yesterday preferred indict - iments, for the violation of the act of 20th April, 1818, ayainit the following persons: Narciso Lopez, LJ Sigur. Donahue Augustin, John Pinckney Smith, John Henderson, J. L O’Sullivan, Theodore O'Hara John A Pickett. J. R. Hayden, Chatham R. Whe: H Bell, N. J. Bu A. Quitman, Colesworth Thomas Theodore Hawkins, W. ce, Peter Smith, and Gonzales. I did not call witnesees to testify against shy peeeone lost of below the rank of major in the expedition. there persons have entered into bonde fer appearance at the next December term of the Circuit, Court Atthe date of my corredépondence with you before thé investigation. I was not in possession of the fasts vince developed, or I should have greatly qualified the opinions therein expressed I am now satisfied that there was military organization here. I am, most respect! Ny Fe 3 obedient servant, AN HUNTON, United States Attorney. Hon, Jonn M. Crarrow, Becretary of Btate, Washington. Interesting from Santa Fe. RECEPTION OF THE NEWS OF THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDED FOR NEW MEXICO—MUR- DERS—THREATENED OUTBREAK OF THE SOLDIERS ~-THE CROPS, ETC., ETC. A correspondent of the St. Louis Republican, writing from Sante Fe, under date of Nov. 23, says:—First, as of most vitel importance to us, we were rejoiced to greet the arrival from Washington of an extraordinary express, with intelligence of the passage of the bill es- tablishing a territorial eroment tor New Mexico, fixing its boundaries with Texas, &c, and also of the fipal adjustment of all the guesiiu vexata which have so long disturbed the peace ef the country. The entire preple ot New Mexico are felicitating themselves upon ving, at last, attained a constitutional form of go- verpment adapted to their condition, and fully ade- quate to their wants. Their petition fora State go- yernment only originated in the belief that oircum- stances were such as rendered it impossible to ebtain a territorial organization. Cae et eS The return among us last month of our late delegate, the Hon. H. N. Smith. was joyfully greeted by his host of friends in Santa Fé, who extended to him, shortly aiter his arrival, the honor of the most sumptuous public.dinner ever gotten up in the capital. Mr. Smith, I regret to say, has been for a long time, since his re- turn, seriously ill of erysipelas—a discase which has greatly prevailed of late, and im many cases proven most fatal. Although we know that Congress bas passed the bill for our territorial government, we are yet in a state of blisetul ignorance as to the time when it will go into Operetion, or who are the honored individuals who have been appointed by the President to net its wheels im motion. God grant that whoever they be, they may soon come to relieve “Old Jock” of his civil functions; it will be as great a relief to bimas it will be to the people, who are in the extremity of need for the Colo- Bel’s undivided attention to his military duties. Gov. Monroe was greatly rejoiced, whem he learmed, by the arrival of the express, of the passage of the territorial Dill, the approval by the administration of his acts as a, and the prospect of his being speedily re- jeved. Of city news, I have not much to relate of interest. No murders at a)) this week—*mirabile dictu !—and only two last week The first on the “ docket’ was that of a soldier, killed at the Exchange, by a mysterious In- dividual, here ecly known as “ Quien Sabe” I know but little of the clroumstances, having been absent at the time of the occurrence, and whilst the investiga- tion into the sed affair was going on; but learn that it Tosulted from a row gotten up by some half dozen drunken soldiers, who went to the Exchange for the ¢zprean purpose of gratilying some ald grudge they en tertaimed against the house. The killing of the soidier created # good deal of excitement among the military in Sante Fe, and on the night of the occurrence the mort serious fears were entertained. by the citizens, of en outbreak on the part of the troops, to avenge the death of their murdered comrade. Indeed, but tor the energy of Mejor Morris and Lieut. MoFerran an attack by the soldiers of their command would inevi'ably have been made that uight upon the Exchange, which could only have resulted in # scene of biod and rlot too fear- ful to contemplate Intimation was made to the off cers whose names I have mentioned, that the jatantry were arming themselves for the pu of reves, and they immediately repaired to their quarters, w! they found the greatest excitement existing among the soldiers, who were already armed and pared to march upon the Exchange, which they had devoted to destruction. Finmness and decision on the part of the officers, united to persuasion, fortunately quelled the matter. Extra guard and patrol were established, = i eon K jetly by =, The next morn- ing. however, there appeared, posted up om the Plaza, the following ominou: 4 i ° * Noricx.— Let all good eltizens and men who respect soldiers, shun the Exchange, for its day is short, and it will soon pare away.” Here was @ threat which could not be mistaken. The Excha: was doomed! and when in the course ofthe morning, it was reported that a t pound howitzer was found charged, and jerabie number of bombs had beem stolen the ordpance stores, It egan to make the quiet, peace loving citi: of Sante Fe look wild for the security of their own and property, against outbreak of an drunken, infuriated soldiers. A public meeting of the oitisens was called for that night, to devise ways and means of defence against the anticipated attac! it 60 active and seve officers in quelling the turbulence of the troops. that [ believe nothing was deemed necessary to be done at the meeting. And so the affair has passed off. Evidence elicit the coroner's inquest held Over the decease to the arrest and examination xohai and to the binding over of Mr. Wm. 0. Ardinger. one ef th Philip Shofe, ber-keeper, and Tom servant of the establishment to uch bills as might be presented by the Uri ur, Te is dieg ot and ardently wish to see them on campaigns gainst the common enemy, or stationed at points in the heart of the country inhabited by the ruthless savage. The second shooting cane occurred at the Waverly House and was & most aggravated, unprovoked mur- der, without a single pall cure it. A fellow by th ‘ing circumset, Sunday of lect # ek, m mm the pereon of a very imofl and in the afternoon again eacountered him at ® he Waverly House. A few words bure on bis part ensued aud he wound up out ® pistol. and almost placing its muzzie of the unresisting youth, shot him dead ttempted to make his escape, tested, and is now in double Tia the only two interesting cases of ite Fe There have been several # throughout the territory, but to common to your attenticn ‘commerce of this territory has been very fair this year. avd many of our principal merchants have already left for the states to bring out increased stocks of metchandire text spring A far greater amount of goods for this market would be purchased by us in your city every year, if a custom house was rotabliebed on the American side at El Paso, end dutivs imposed upon the immense amounts of suger, reberas, bats, leather, soap, manufactured copper, saddlery, &e , ke, which are now most exten- tively Introduced tree of impost. Your merchants rhould call the attention of the Feoretary of the Sreesury tothis matter, and inquire why eo important a peat is left open to“ tree trade ” More than two hundred wagon loads are thus annu- ally introduced. Duties imposed according to the prevent tariff, on many of the articles of merchandise now brought from Mexico. would prevent their intro- duetion, Bt Louis would reap the benefit, and, oo thore that cowld be brought fn. a nies littie sum could be collected for the treasury enough. at least, to help grow fat come now hungry politician, who might, pro- bably. get the appointment of Collector, if a custom hours should be established there ‘Lhe agricultural products this year, although the crop of corn and wheat was much injured by the ex ceeding drought, bail and grasshoppers. yet, owing to the increared quantities rown, have been abundant for the supply of the troops, and for the or’ sumption. Corn commands four dollar (about two and a heilf bushels.) in the Rio Abajo. here in Senta F. 1d Los Vegon, six and seven doila Wheat is one dollar and fifty cente thi rather toant, for some contract ao'the rela baton avareqearon. ‘Daring ny acre an 8) ol 5 two residence here, I have all over the ;and in the Bio Alba, where I am intimately acquainted with the acta of the farm the Aner sheat Pande not eq y = the phe Tem 7 by fiat the crops ase far better in thelr yield eny ot the Western Btates, but not equal to those of the northern section of New Mexico. “dena your farmers slong, then; there are mines of gold here vasily obtained by tilling the soil. turning it over, = ing it, witheut such infinite toil as they do Gali- Scraps er European i William und Ellen Crafts, the uae slaves, are now in England. Madame du Sablon, who figured in the cele- <cootmsaaied UY her husband latenting, it sell accompanied r |. inte: is to take up her eee in that city. * ¥ Allis amet at Rome— a concordat between the papal and Spanish governments is spoken of. The health of the King of Hanover has been much affected during the recent ministerial crisis. The Duchess of Angouléme arrived at Venice on the 22d ultimo. as travelled under the name of the Countess de Warnes, ag is sa pemnthe win- ere that city, in the hotel of the Duke de Bor- eaux. George Sand has met with a severe check, in the refusal of the authorities to allow a from her pen to be produced at the theatre St. i entitled *‘ Claudia.” . Everything had been pre- ed for ite representationt, and considera- le expense had been incurred, when the Cen- sor.stepped in, and politely announced his'refusal of a license. M. Nisard, the newly-elected member of the French Academy, has given his first lecture at the College of Henri IV. All the scientific world hastened to show their respect for his talents, and he was received with considerable marks of appro- bation. Count Alphonse Clarke, son of the Duke of Feltre, who was Minister ‘of War under Napoleon, is dead. He wasa man much esteemed in the fashionable and musical circies. He had com- posed two successful operas. The Presse says that M. Frederick Bastiat, re- resentative of the people, has arrived at Marseilles ee Italy, so a that his life is despaired of. Several comers from the neighborhood of Kil- muarnock, have been hired by the Hudson’s Bay Company, to proceed to Vancouver’s Island, in order to work the coal mines there. Accounts from China state that an edict against Christianity, as illegal, incredible, and absurd, hud been issued bythe Prefect of one of the provinces, Mr. Alexander Dumas, the fewilletomst, on ac- count of some theatrical speculations, has been declared bankrupt by the Paris Tribural of Com- merce. Two iron war steamships of 500 tons each, are being built in England, to re-open steam commu- nications from Lubeck to St Petersburg. Letters received from the frontier state that Maz- zini is continuing his peregrinations in Switzerland, and has revived the journal Jtalza del Popolo. The Dumfries Burns Club are making an effort for the restoration and corapletion of the mauso- leum which now covers the mortal remains of the poet Burns. It is rumored that the law-officers of the crown have prepared for Parliament a measure attaching @ punishment of two ye:rs imprisonment to any person assuming, as a prelate, the title of any place in Great Britain Miss Bronte, authoress of ‘Jane Eyre,” &c., fr been on a visit to Miss Martineau, at Amble- side. Zealous eflorts are being made in the South of Ireland, to extend the culture of flax. It is rumored thatthe intended Prussian loan will be for £7,000,000 sterling. _ Letters from Morocco state that famine has agaia visited the empire. Great distress existed, and deaths were numerous. The Queen of Portugal is again on the eve of an accuuchement. Snow has abundantly fallen in Austria. Constantinople journals of the 24th ult. have ar- rived. They announce that Omer Pacha was eve- rywhere victorious over the Bosnia insurgents. Accounts have been received from Athens to the 18th ult. The King was expected sho. tly to return, bringing with him hie ers who ia to be brought up according to the faith of the Greek Chureh. The JWanderer states that the general feeling against the admission of the Jesuits into Austria, is gainin; ground daily. Even the Communial Council of mberg, which has hitherto been tar from inimieal to that order, has given in a protest vgainst their further encroachments. Baron de Rothschild, of Vienna, has, it is said, efiered the loan of @ muilion of florins, to promote the realization of the plan of the Austrian govern- meat, for removing the Jews from Galicia, and es- tablishing them in agricultural coloaies in Hunge- ry. The government will pay five per centinterest for the money. Guizotis hard at work; Thiers continues to la- bor at his history of the Consulate and Empire; Lamartine has undertaken to write a history of the Directory; and even threatens a history of Turkey, a6 a mark of gratitude to the Sultan for his liberal present of a vast tract of land. ‘We understand that the Amphitrite, 25, commia- sioned at Portsmouth by Captain Frederick, is to proceed to the Pacific station, taking out as large @ supply of stores and provisions as she can stow for supplying the Arctic ships now engaged ia searching for Franklin. The British Electrie Telegraph Company are ebout to lay down a great lige from London (by Manchester) to Glasgow, thence by submarine telegraph to the Irish coast, and then through Bel- fast and Dublin teCork. Other two lines are those from London to the west and the south-east. tig z Tur Russian Anmy.—A full account has been published of the Kussian military force which is die) ble at any active momeat for field service, and of which two thirds is so placed as to be ready for concentration on the western or south-wesiera frontier within the space of afortnight. An analy- sis makes the figures stand thus :— Infantry Cavalry Artillery Guns 40 14,000 3,000 lls 5,800 12 | mas, Ll 24.800 672 1 Corps Reserve Cavalry — 35.000 3 87.600 996 882,000 27,000 General total, 496,000 men, with 996 field pieces. Immense ee of provisions and stores are es tablished at the most essential points on the march route throughout the empire, with bake-houses, and every requisite for feeding any number of thatare required. To enumerate all + and irregular forces, military colonies and depots, which comprise the total of the Emperor's colossa military resources, would require more space than can be afforded. It may be stated, however, that, independent of the corps in Finland, and Orenburg, and Siberia, each ef two brigades, und several so- led line or frontier battalions, and of fo-ry eight Trison battalions of 4,000 men each, the Cauca- sian army consists of three divisions of infantry, and a reserve grenadier brigade, in all, fifty bat- talions (50,000) men,) with fifteen field batteries of divers calibre, and specially suited to mountain jare. The cavalry of thu my, with the e. jon of the 9th dragoons (2,200 streng,) is exclu- vively Coesack, reg for and irregular. The total amount of the corps is about 70,000 men of all arms. —Londum News IntRopvertion oy Tuk Austrian Topsacco Mo- NoroLy intro Husgary.—The Vienna Gacette, of the 4th, contains a memonal, signed by the ministers, recommending the extension of the gerernes monopoly of tobacco into Hungary, msylvania, Croutia, Sclavonia, Servia, and the 1; and also a royal deeree in which the em yeror gives to this recommendation the force of jew. ‘he main ground alleged for this innovation, which followe ciore wpon a similar extension of the salt monopoly, he necessity of giving unity tw the fiseal system of the empire. The abolition of the custome frontier, which until lately sepa- rated the kingdoms and crown lands above men- tioned from the other pertion of the empire, has further made the operation of the tobacco monopoly unfruitful and impracticable in those proviaces ia which it has long existed. Ii is thus fiscally as well as politically necessary either to extend the monopoly to the whole empire, or to abolish it altogether, and the former course has been adopted The new system is to commence in May next. Iranian Banpirti—Weanness or tHe Parat JoveRnMENT —The band of the noted brigand, It Paseatore, still infests the road of the Romagna and the chain of the Appenines adjoiniog Tuscany The villages, and even the smail towns, are be- sieged under contributions by these auda- jour bandits, who set all the forces sent against them at defiance. The environs of Rome are net even exempt from similar alarms. Four or five small bands have been formed, and, from time to time, stop and rob passengers. Last week Major Alai, of the gendarmerie, who was in a carriage with some other pa ere, was completely stripped im the neighbor! of Monte Rora. At Viterbe, a medical man, well known for his opia- ione in favor of the Pope, was killed by a musket shot, at the moment he was entering his house. ‘There wae quite a heavy fail of snow at Houston, Texas, om the 27th ult, ‘The Taxes of New York City. As the following bili may be interesting to the tax. payers of this olty, we insert it. It was introduced, om: notice, by Mr. Varnum, from the Select Committee consisting of the New York. delegation—reperted fa- vorably by sald committees, amd committed to the SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND a a oaeae rons xeisasen seer BY Tax, peo} ie of New York, represented in. Benate and Assembi, nact as follows: — jonty of New York is heseby emponertt county of New York is a a. conveniently may be okey Sie of this act, toor- der and cause to be raised by tax on the estates, y personal, subject to taxation to law, the said city and county, and to be to law, a sum not sxeeeling Doe. millions one and eleven thousend five humdred and nimety-seven. dollars, for the objects and purposes to wit; Aqueduct re; , fifteen thousend s house, three hundred and eighty thousan 4 buildings and repairs to buildings of alms house, ue ay et Tt. Be yrs ; ey inspector's ment, > pe owenees ee Hi. ] ee dollars; corporat en iP! dollars; county contingenotes, ty hundred an twenty thousand dellars; contingent expenses of com. mon council, twenty thousand dollars; cleaning .. streets, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; dona- tions, fitteen thousand dollars; doeks and slips (new work), one hundred and forty thousand dollars; bulk- head at Gansevoort anu T. streets and T! avenue, ene hundred and ten thousand ; decks and alipe (repairs), forty-five thousand dollars; elec- tions, eight thourand dollars; errors and delinquencies, three thousand dollars; fire department, fifty dollars; interest on revenue bonds. ninety theusand- dollars; intestate estates, three thousand dollars; lanes ana neg moran sasmeaare Lap hengend markets, five thousand dollers; ma; one hundre Land fifty dollars, printi thirty ae tons sand dollars; avd supplies, sixty dollars; re; scala mulppiten ie txeintiod of Hall, seventy thousand dollars; rents, two dollars; preal estate, thirty thousand dollars; roade and avenues, thirty thousand dollars; roads and. Bighth avenue, under direction of street commissioner, fifteen thousand doliars; real estate expenses, fifty thousand dollars; stationery, sixteen thousand dollars; street expenses, one hundred and twenty thousand. dollars; salarier, two hundred aud twenty thousand doliars; water piper, one hundred and ninety-three theusand four hundred snd forty-seven dollars; offi- cere’ feer, thirty thousand dollars; statistical tables, Croton aqueduct department, one thousand five hundred dollars; aud for such other expenses av the mayor, aldermen, aud commonalty of the city of New York may in any mauner sustain or be put to by law; such portion of the comtingent expenses of the said city and cc unty of New York. as relates to —- ing, repairing, and cleaning streets. in that part of the “F lying south of # line running through the centre: of Thirty-tourth street. shall be assessed only en that part of ‘the eaid eity lying south of the ssid line; and also a further sum not exceeding five hundred and ten thourand dollars, by tax on the estates, real and per. sonal, subject to taxation according to law within the said city and county, and to be collected according to law. to be applied towards defraying the expenses of police in said city and county; and also a further sum of one hundred and ninety thousand dollars, by tax on the estates, real and personal, subj\ct to taxation according to law, within that part of the city and county of New Yerk which is or may be designated by the Common Council of the city ot New York, by reso- Jution or ordinance, as the lamp district, to be eollect~ ed according to Jaw, and upplied towards the expense o1 lighting euch parts of the city last mentioned, and also the further sum of one hundred and seventy-five thousand doll by tex on the estates, real and per- sonal, subject to taxation according to law within the said city and county, to be collected according te law and applied towards detrayinz the deficiency on tex- ation in said city aud county for the year ene thou sand eight hundred and firty. Beo. 2. Thie uct sbail take effect immediately. InavGuRATION or THE New GoveRNor oF New Jexszy —George F. Fort was inaugurated Gover- nor of New Jersey on the 21st inst. His inaugural is marked for its recommendations of local laws of the most liberal character, and such as, if enacted, would prove of great benefi: to the interests of the State. He disapproves of those old laws whieh leave im the hands of the few the control of the magses. Among the most prominent which he proposes, is the abolition of the property qualifica~ tion, the homestead and household exemptions, and the provision of free education. On the sub- ject of the federal elation, he saye:—The passage, during the first session of the present Con; 1, of the series of measures known as ‘* The Compro- mise laws,” was eminently conducive to the resto- ration of tranquility and fraternal feeling between the North ana the South. Whatever difference of opinion may exist in regard to them, it is the duty of every citizen to sustam and carry out their enactments. They originated in the purest devo- tion to the spirit and provisions of our fundamental law. Emanating from an exalted love of country, worthy of the fathers of the republic, they are en- titled to our unfaltering support. The doctrine of Tefraining from any interfereace with the domestic policy of our sister States we sacredly entertain. Should this just principle be maintained, any al tempt to agitate the eubject of slavery will find ne encouregement in our midst. [tis our plain duty to fulfil that supulation of the constitution whic! requires that ‘ No persom held to eervice or labor in one State, under the laws thereof, escoping into another, shall, in consequence ef any law, or regu- lation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up, on claim of the pry to whom such service or labor may be due.’” rhe recent act of Congress, in relation to the ren- dition of * fugitives trom labor,” is intended to give force practical effect to this provision of our organic law, and is valid and binding upon us. Itis in accordance with the evident inteadment of the constitutional compact of these United States; the peace, stability, and union of which. cannot be jmeserved without it. Open resist- ence teits mandates would be rebellion against the government. A failure properly to support ~ onthe part of public officers or @tizens, woul: be a violation of legal obligations. Aa a law of the land, its authority 1s supreme. We should suffer no sectional prejudice—no fanatical spirit— no metaphyeical opinion—no false philant! —no. misconception of public sentimeft—no fear of per- sonal consequences, to deter us from sustaining the Jaw, and execution of the same, by all lawful means. Our State enactments upon the subject should be conformable to the laws of Congress, anc should they in any wise conflict therewith, it should be our duty to repeal tiem. New Jersey has ever been loyal to the Union, and stood faithfully to the itution and its compromiges. She still oecu- hat exalted position, and is ready to plight ith to the Union now, and the Unioa forever. Unaffected by exterior influences, in a devout spirit of patriotism, let us declare our unwavering attach- ment to the magna charta of our righte, liberty and independence—our determination to preserve it ae an invaluable legacy, bequeathed us by our fathers, id to trausmit it unimpaired to future generations. # this sacred epot, hallowed by the memory of brilliant achievements, let us renew our te “if te the Union, and, on our part, firmly resolve, the memorable languege len American patriot—“Our federal Union—it must and shall be preserved.” a Affairs in Poland. On the first of January (old style) the native tom house officiials in Russian Poland will be dismissed, and replaced by Russians, for whor quarters are prepared. They will be double the number of the old officials, and have a perfect mili- tary ization. Other measures for Russianisme the Polish provinces are being pressed ferwar. with vigor. Besides the abolition of the customs’ frontier between Poland and Russia, the Bank of Warsaw will be suppressed. The Polish credit- vereim will, in 185%, receive new statutes; the rural judges dafecie) are to be abolished and re- placed by Russian Pristawis. The resident pro- prietor or noble was generally the district magis- trate ; instead of them the strict Russian poliee system will be introduced with the Pristawis. he clergy in the Polish provinces are to give uy their landed property to the State, and for the fature will receive a salary from the goverament, to which the communes are to contribute according to their population and wealth. By this measure the church will be made wholly dependent on the state; and, —— the Catholic ciergy ia Poland are not med by the Synod of St. Petersburg, they still lose the shadow of independence they have hitherto possessed. The nobility hae been punished for the share it took in the insarrec- tion of 1530 by nineteen years of compulsory mili- tary service; now, to place it on a footing of ay with the same caste in [useia, it is ex- empted from this liability, which it shared ir common with the Russian serfs. The monopoly of salt is te be abolishod, and the cultivation of tobacco freed from restrictions. ‘These measures may not all be carried out at once, bat they are in contemplation. The abolition of the customs’ fron tier between Kussia and Poland has been already efleeted ; in fact, the Russian frontier is now trane- ferred to the west, and forms the limit of Germany. The Polish Jews who have become invalided in the Russian army, or have served out their time, are in future to be allowed all the privileges gianted to the Christian soldiers. They are to heave the nght of settling in Warsaw and other cities, and those of them who are agrieulturiste will be exempted from an exclusively Jewieh tax— the Hoscherstewer, They may also be appointed to any of the posts in the service of the state below those that give the holder the lowest stage in offi- cial rank Trape or THe Port or Brisro., EXoLann ~The increase in the shipping trade of the port of Bristol. in consequence of the dock transfer, has been very considerable. The number of foreiga arrivals for the twelve months ending the 5th of January, 1860, was 646; the number from that date to the inst. is 716—being an increase of 70 ships; to whiel b have to Dye the arrivals up to the 5th of anuary next, in order to make the comparison complete. A spirited firm from Bideford has just purchaeed some very extensive ware in- tending to establish a line of seenew, to trade tegularly between this port and New York. It ie also the intention of the Society of Merchants shortly to appoint eight new pilots,