The New York Herald Newspaper, April 23, 1852, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERAL WHOLE NO. 7114. SHEET. ‘DOUBLE SALES BY AUCTION. UCTION BY WM. H. FRANKLIN, AT THE MER- ec Exchan; ‘on Tuesday, April 27th, at 12 0 k, M,, the steamboat Kosoiusko; is 160 foet long, engine 33 i inder, 9 feet rtroke, capable of accommodating 125 with berths, Terms, 25 per cent on tho day of alance in 4,8, and 12’months, with approved paper, Sale positive. UCTION SALE OF FIFTY PACKAGES OF DRUG- gist’s Glassware.—Monday, April 26, at 10 o'clock, at the store, $4 Platt street, peromptory cash sale of Hexa- ona, Ovals, Bear's Oils, Colognes, Specie Jars, &e., by W. + Shirley. D, HOLBROOK & UCTION NOTICE.—J. co, WILL HI, this day, at 10 o'clock, at 104 Maiden lani one- ruit ral assortment of Greenhouse Plants, standard Rost ‘Trees, &c., from the well known nursery of G. Mare, 1, L,, consisting of Standard, Dwarf, aud Moss Rose: Pear, and Plum Trees, Oranges, Lomons, Camelii niums, &¢., in bloom, and warranted true to nam UCTION NOTICE—GROCERIES, SPANISH SEGARS, brandy, wines, &c.—Friday, April 23d, at 102 o'clock, at97 Dey street, corner of Greenwich street, Green Peas Sweet oil, Picklos,,Candles, Soap, Rice, Starch, Figs, Prun Raisins, Salt, Sugar, Segars, Tobacco, Currants, Almonds, Dutch cheese, Green'and Black Teas, Coffee, Cocoa, Pepper, Mahogany and Marble top Counters, &e. ns ARTER, Auctioncer. AUCTION NoTICE Hi. N. Bush, this AUCTIONEER, BY ay o'clock, at No. 2t Bowery, near Bayard street, the furniture of joarding hous, con- sisting of parlor, dining and bedroom furniture, beds and bedding, crockery and glass. rpeta, oil oloth, &c., also, kitchen furniturs 0., with wh th will com- mence. kK. D, SMIT. le UCTION NOTICE.—THOMAS BELL, AUCTIONEER, by W. L. Van Zandt.—Saturday, at 12 o'clock, will be Id, at No. 77 Market streot, corner of Chorry, the handsome Brussels carpet, Sofa, Chairs, Bureau, er Tables, Bocking Chair, Mirror, Mantle Pla are t Stands, Window Shades, &c. UCTION NOTICE. FIRE PROOF SAFES.—SATU! day, April 24, at 1034 o'clovk, at 97 Dey. corner Gre wenty extra Fire Proof Safes, new, and of ii- proved make, and will be sold positively without’ reserve, to the highowt bidder, te close the concern. W. A. CARTER, Auctionoer. Foor OTICE.—THOMAS BELL, AUCTIONEER, by W. L sold the hotel lor Furniture, and Di: d 5 n Zandt.—This day at 1042 o'clock, will be Furniture, Bar ‘room arrangements, &c., of the nd boarding house, No. 22 Beekman street, Bed- room Furnituro, Iron Bedsteads, Beds and Bedding, uable kitchen range, &e. Saturday, extensive sale o rior Furniture in the Auction Nicoms, 13° Spruce Monday, sale of good Furniture, Pisnoforte, Wo o'olock, 305 Pearl street, near Ferry street; of Furniture, at 96 Chambers street; Wedn Furniture at Abingdo: Salos every day. day, sale of square, and at 364 Broome stroot. UCTION NOTICE.—HARDWARE, GUNS, GUN MA- terials, Fishing Rods, &c.—In John &. Van Antwerp's ‘Auction Sale, this day, will be found part of the stook oF a junsmith and Fishing Tackle Dealer declining busincss, amongst which I fine Gunsand Pistols, a few fine Fishin d most articles appertaining to the above Also, a large aesortment of Cutlery, Pat- fine quality. N. B.—Tho attention of jobbers, ‘unsmiths, and country buyers, is directed to the Sale peremptory, at 10 o'clock, at No. 8 Cedar Terms 4 months. Catalegues now ready. ¥ J. NEGEMAN, AUCTIONEER.—SATURDAY, es 24, at Lo’clock P. M. 191 Washington street, Brook ge and tment of Furniture of every doscriptior for want of time. D. 8, HOUGH, AUCTIONEER SATURDAY, APRIV. * 2ith, at 103, A. M., at No. 54 Beckman strest. a large aso f hand Furniture, removed for conve- ery variety of household Furni- woke ping. Also 8 fresh invoice of new asses. This sale will bo well ttention of buyers, as every article will be posi- orn retailers, abo FB, ,GOTON, AUCTIONEER. GENTERL HOUSE. + hold Furniture, Pior Glasses, &e., &¢.—F. Colton will gell this day, Friday, April 2, at 103 o'clock, at No. 138 East Broadway, tho entire Furniture of tho house, eom- prising, Sofa Spring S 4, Marble T nd ard Tables, French Bedsteads, Dress and Wadstancs, Divans, Ottomans, two French Plate Glass Brussels, Three-ply, and Ingrain Carpets, Oil Cloths, Oil Paintings. Hi 8, Mantle do., Beds and Mat- , Table Cutlery, Safes, Refrige- rators, Basement and Bedroom Furniture, &c. Catalogues ready at 8 o'clock. CTIONEER.—ASSIGNEE'S SALE &o.—H. E. Willard, Auctioneer, will Monday, April 26, at 305 Washington, itroot, t ok contained i general assortment of Groeories, Sti Sale poremptory, by order of the assign RY H. LEEDS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, WILL. Hat an Friday, April 23, Household Fur- consisting of Casks, kc. with plate is amps, mahogan; ‘Washstands, Clothes ENRY Hf. LEEDS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, WILL sell at auction lay, April 23d, at Nos. ll and 13 Carroll place, at 10% o'clock, household furniture, consist ing of mabogany Sofas, Parior Chairs, in hair cloth; maho- gany marble top Centre Tables, mahozany Bureaus, maho- Centro Tables, Brussels and Ingrain Carpets, Oil Cloths, igerator, Crockery and Glass Ware, Bodroom an Kitchen Furniture, 2 “rosewood 6% octave Pi mi Raven; 1 mahogany Piano, Sec ry v Mundy & Pethick; 1 mahogany Piano, Stodard, Worcester & Dunham. ENRY H. LEEDS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, WILL sell at auction, on Friday, April 23d, at half past ten O'clock, at No. 822'Greenwich’ street, between Jane and Horatio street Handsome Household Furniture, consist- ing of mahogany Sofas, Parlor Chairs, Divans, Ottomans, Rockers, Arm Chairs, in hair cloth; carved mahogany Exyp ian marble top centre Tables, dressing Bureaus, do. she stands, mahi y French Bedstead, mnt mahogany Bookoase and Secretary, B W Sewing Chairs, in plush; Glasses, lace and morcen Window Curtains, Mantel La Grandoles, Hair Mattrosses, Bolsters, Pillows, & puny 636 octave Piano, made by Stodart and Dun on, Brussels, and ingrain Carpe nthe, Cr Glassware; bedroom and kitchen Furniture. ENRY li. LEEDS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, WILL sell at auction, on Friday, April 2%d, at 10 o'clock, at No. 29 West Eighteenth street—Spiendid Household Furni- ture—All of the richest descriptions, made by Baudoin Am, Paris, nearly new, consisting partly of rich parlor suit slaborately carved Rosewood Furniture, covered in. moguet; rich Axminster Carpets, Chandeliers, splendid satin Dam- k Curtains, lined with orany lace under do., richly ved Centre Table, superb Pianoforte, rich Ormula Clocks d Candelabras and Mantel Vases, tour costly pieces of par- lor Statuary, Bronzes, beantifully carved d Book. conse, lined with satin wood; Etegere do., Ladio kT bles, Fancy Chairs, Fire Screens, large Pier Gl: B beautiful Oil Paintings, &., & ture—All made to order, in Pari: damask; Couches, Arm Chairs, Pa Extension Din- ing Table, buftet turkey red Curtains, rich Dinner, Desert and Tea Sets, of French china; new style Cut Glass, Plated Ware, &c. Bedroom Furniture—Rosewood carved Bed- steads, French Dressing Buroaus, do,, marble tops: Rose wood Cabinet; Amour & Glace, Chairs, Brussels Carpe! French Mahogany, in every variety, of tho most costly de- scription; Vases, Curtains, Looking Glasses, rich cottage molled Furniture, &e., &e, Can be examined, with tick- ats of admission, one day before the sale, on applioation at our store, No 8 Wall street, opposite N. OHN 1. VANDEWATER, AUCTIONEER.—FRIDAY ‘April 2%, at 104 o'clock, nt 20 East Soventeenth street, roadway, Household Furniture, being all the inthe above house, consisting of Sofas, Tet Ottomans, marble top centre, pior, and side Tab) get, Book Cases, Wardrobes, Black walnut and mahogany Bedsteads, marble top Bureaus, Wasbstanda, Toilet Sots, Brussels and Ingrain Carpeting, Mattresses, Palliasters, &o. Also, ono rosewood Pianoforte, together with an as- sortment of basement and kitchen Furniture, with which the sale witl commence’ Js RB BOGART, A 1034 o’olock, at No. 158 ture, barrels Sugar, Flour, box Butter, Barrels, Meat Rack, Soap, two Barber’ © . Lam pa. Stovs fas, Kitchen , Scales, Weights, y. Tin Canistors, hairs, Case, Looking Gi and pipe, Chairs, Table: Furniture. & UCTIONE: at 5 OHN 1, VANDEWATER, 4 ER —FRIDAY, April 93, at half past ten o'e Houston strevt, near Broadway.--Household Furniture, consisting of the usual assortivent of honsehold Furniture, viz :—Mahogany and rosewood Sofas, Chairs, Tete-a-totos, Voltaires, &0., in hair cloth; Conter Pier and Card Tables, Eterces, Booken: Extension Dining Tables, French Plate Mirrors, &., hogany Bedsteads, Bureaus, Washstands, with marble to Toilet Sets, &e., Rruseels and Tnerain Carpets, &o. Al a rich rosewood’ Pianoforte; torether with the nsnal as sortment of Basement and Kitchen Furniture, with which the sale will commence, OUN KEESE, AUCTIONEER.—LONG BREED ¢ nary Birds and Gold Fish.—Lyinan & Rawdon will soll (Friday) morning, at 1 o'clock, at the Sales Rooms and 379 Broadway, cornor of White stroct, a number of Wondsome long breed’ Canary Birds, in fine cages, and ® quantity of Gold Fich, in globe; to be gold without reserve, HNL. VANDEWATER, AUCTION BER,--FRIDAY, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, at Wy o'clock, at the sales room, No. 12 Wall street —Rich Rose dtand Maho- gany Furnity mprising avery larce and costly axsort- ment of rosewood parlor Furnit covered in brockatelle cloth, marhle with mieror back and Day s; Centre Tables; Bookeases; tension dining Tables: hair seat Rockers, plush; richly carved antique Mbairs in green p)neh sowing. Chairs; Couches; ensy Chairs, &e.; library Bookeases: inl id reading Tablosy Boroaue: Wasbstands, with marble tops: rosewood carved Bedetends; mahogany scroll top and Gothic Bedsteads; South America horse hair Mattrestes; Prllineses, Mirrors, Xe. Also, & large assortment of ad hand Furaitare, Consisting’ ef house furnishing articles, Carpets, Mirrors, Mattresses, Beds, Bed Clothes, &o, Cataloguos on the morning of sale, g AUCTION HOMAS AST SATURDAY, AT 1045 o'clock.—Standard Rosea.—Z, Newell & Co., will sell can atrect, a large and choico collection of etandar f, and dwarf Roses, ¢ 3, Running Roses, Vinns, &e.; also & fine collection of Green Houce Plants. in », from J, B. Mantel, FL w"..s MoILVAIN & CO. AUK sell this day, Friday, at 104 atreet, corner of Nasean, a fine Monthly, Moss, and other Rovor roves, &¢., Se. from Mernrs, J. & Py V eM. WITTED a’olock, wt 157 hold, Furniture, for pa the Furniture of a bow WILL a2 John f Hende Bedstonrs, ® quantity of bar r tors, Screen, &e. CARRINGTO yenie of Mr J 'm atrect rf in said Balance of Mr. Ina. Morrison's ftero, consisting of the usual assortment « te kept at dand well known establishment, Also, Store Fix- Boxes, Show Cases, Desks, Side Sash Cases, able funds. morn ing Catalogues on t of sale, A _... SALES BY AVOTTON. J. BLEECKER WILL SELL, AT AUCTION, ON Friday, April 23d, 1862, at twolve o'olook, at tho Mor- chants’ Exchange, the following desirable proper On Ninth si reet— Th four four story Brick Tenement sos and lot Ground, kno’ as Nos. (358, 300 bay Ninth north’ sid betwoen avenues C and near avenue C. foet by about 4 feet in and rear, by 100 feet in dept! front, by about 40 feet in depth, and now cocupied thi unusual inducements for the investment of capital. The e other busin be ply to the auctioneer, No. 7 Broad street. But April 23, on D, 350, 358 and 3:2, aro 18 6 lots are cach 18 fect front ‘The house No. 350 ¢ lot ie 21 foet by 100 foct in’ depth, This prope and the ren| ohanics, 8 is very desir: are all ocoupi r inglin the vicinity of the Shi d mechanical always occupied. For terms and further particula CHILTON, AUCTIONEER—ADM' 's Salo of Elogant Household Furniture, on Friday, at No. 8 Socond avenue, corner of Fifth atreet, and Chilton will sell at auction, at ton o'clock, om the elegant furniture in the ‘above large how polished and richly carved maho; rd Extens nf ts, Oil Cloths, &c., French Bedateads, How o., Dressing Burotus, Looking glassen, Tw aty-bue, Day Clook, Washstands, Shower Baths, Mattromon, Feathor Beds, togethor with a varict, and sale wil logues may be had at the auctioneer’s o! ati B 001 oni dinner sets; pets—and the variety of useful basement and kitchen furniture. ne: bracing 2 lar of Cut Glass and China Ware, ‘an ‘assortment of Kitchen Furnitnro, with which the Terms—The goods must be paid for kable funds as delivered on the day of sale, Cata- ce, No. 9 Wall ba: eet. A. CHILTON, AUCTIONRER.—GENTEEL HOUSE. hold Furniture at Auction, Monday, April 25, at 1 t No. 19 Greene street, near Canal.—Colo & Chilto; furniture contai nsisting of Brussels tapestry carpe rd tables, girandoles, divans, work tabli wen, bureaus, bod: bedroom furniture; looking-gl usual car- togethor with a 8. HOUGH, AUCTIONEER—WILL SELL THIS Day, at 013g o'clock, A. M., at No. 17 Eldridge stroot, ar Division street, the entire furniture of the house, em- tment of good mahogany parlor and | sn chamber furnitur Glanses, superior Feather Beds, best Hair M 8, &c., &o. Partioulars to-morrow, Saturday, at the store, 54 Beekmen street, a large varicty of second hand Furniture, Carpeta, &o. NASH, AUCTIONEER.—STORE 310 BROAD- D. 1D ieet hater ne AeA rath ge ‘This day, at ten A. M at 54 Bleeoker street, corner of Mulberry street, an extensive and general assortment of Par- th lor, Chamber, Kitchen, and other articles, com prisii every- desicatie for a private or public house. Sofas, Cla sche 8, &e. ig Hees T. LEEDS, AUOTIONSER: SAB cole 1 Poned on account of 0 ad of Tus a3 serie f Ts try, Bs Ls consisting of Tapestry, Brusse! Mantle Ofneme its, Marbli idle and table Furniture, , one superior Cow, re now ready. RY H. LEEDS & CO. WIL on Saturday, April 24, H Thirty-seventh steae ree ‘of Tapestry, Sofas, in helt in do.; carved marble top; do. Mahogany French in plush; Washstand, marble top; Broc: iB and Lace Window Curtains; Painti: and Engravings, i rich gilt frames; with an sortment of Bedrooms ry Kitchen Furniture. Also, Carriage, Harness, and pair of long tailed Bay Horses. rage, &c., left wie, will be sold, ENRY H. LEEDS & CO. WILIf SELL AT AUCTION, on Si April 24, Boarding House Furniture, at Sofas, Chairs, in hair oloth; ogany Centre, Card and ures and J Brooklyn, will be sold at auction, as abi Furniture f a family de housokeeping, con: Chairs king Glasses, OHN L. VANDEWATER, AUCTIONEER.—SATUR- day, 24th April, at 10% o'clock, at 240 Wost Thirteonth eot—Household Furnitu ntire Furniture o: mahogan: t Sets; Chin: rpeting, Also, Furnitare, with whic W. BROWN, AUCTIONEER.—HOUSEHOLD FUR « niture.—Friday, April 23, at No. 38 Dongiess street, hin, Glass Ware, Kitohen OHN L. VANDEWATER, AUCTIONEER.—SATUR- day, April 24, at 1034 0' $155 Clinton street— Hor old Furniture, eee the fal in the above house, consisting of the usual assortme: black walnut and mahogany parlor and ture, extension Dining Table, ith marble t wi Wi J sell, on Frida; Room, 377 and 379 Brow collection of fine hothouse and other Plants, fi ho: embraced within his extensive collection. tlemen are respectrully invited to attend. Et shogaby Ops es, mahoy Toilet Sel, Wardrobes 1 Glasses, Ornam nt of base: it fe will comm OHN KEESE, AUCTIONEER.—GREAT SALE OF hothouse and’ other Plants.--Lyman & Rawdon will ¢ their Sales ‘ashstan morning, April at I o'clock, dway, corner of White ro use of Mr. Thomas Dunlap, consisting of ¢: Ladi J suite in plush, Tables, hogany irs, Ottomi &e., sowood do, Bu ti Mattresses, Palliassos, t Also, rosewood Pisnoforte, OHN L. VANDEWATER, AUCTIONEER.—SATUR- day, April 24—Splendid Household Furnitur » at 162 Twelfth street, near the Fifth av of rich rosewood Fi 5 Mirror and marble slab, also, a fine collection of tory sale'of Carpeting at auction, in lots to suit pur- Ae! day, (Friday) at ten o'clock. at salesroom, No, 45 Nassau street, near Fulton street.—R. C. Kemp will sell at auction, as abo reserve, by catalogue, very large and splendid lish Carpet- ings, consisting in Re styl is of Velvet Tapestry, Brussels, in Carpot- Brussels, o' use, Door M Floor Oil Cloth, it very rich very handsome and rich patterns, just landed; -ply, heavy superfine Ingrain. and Venetian Stair Car- gs. Also, & good assortment of heavy Floor Oil Cloths, ‘&c., all of which will be sold in lots to o it buyer Cc. KEM NOFORTES AT auction, T Kc, at sal No. & Nassau street, near Fulton sell at auction, as above, without rese. ant rosewood 634, 6: y best quality, from putation, all of which are ful sold at private sale. y Arrangements have the pianos securely boxed for shipping, or to have them stored until May, at a reasonable charge. Cataloguos on morning of sale, |... HORSES, CARRIAGES, &. OR SALE—A DARK BAY HORSE, SIX YEARS OLD this spring, ound and kins ad can trot a mile in three and « hal nutes, sure. $ To be seen at WM. CRAFT'S Stable, Hoboken, orat the Hudson County Hotel, all harnei be Broad wi Fe showy. The carriage is almo gold sole! Eu be re to acock. way Carriage and Harness, near! i valuable and superior horse, is requested to call at the ai bleof M OR SALE—A PAIR OF LIGHT BAY HORSES toon hands high, stylish drivers, can trot ‘and excellent saddle horses for Ladies’ w sold together or, Can bo seen at Brower’ R SALE—A PAIR OF BAY CARRIAGE HORSES and Carriage. The horses are kind and remarkably as good as now. They on account of the present owner's leaving arope. Tfapplied for. soon, will be disposed oflow. Can seen at Hurson’s stables, 177 Twelfth street. OR SALE—A_ SPLENDID PAIR OF MATCHED black (twin) Horses, seven years old, pony built; one kind and lendid gray Had as joka Horse, neven years old, pe nile, and As gay ase pe Also, an exo new. May be seon upon Eighteonth street, betwoen in nue. on at thi place ond Third 3 OR SALE. OR EXCHANGE—A HORSE OF GREAT endurance; 7 years old; color boaatiful dark od, Messenger snd Durook; ono of tue finest d horses to be found the city. Any one re ‘ORKIS, two doors east of Broadway and Hous Broadway. Also, for sale,» n street, or at the storo beartiful light Buggy and Harness, nearly now, belonging to F° Ch F° wit the same. R SAL Can be seon at We arlgs street. R SALE—A sound and kin NANDSOME GRAY INDIAN PONY. & J, B. HARRIOT'S, No, 16 HANDS HIGH, dxnddio—wonld make . or family horee—will atand ut ty Sold for want of uso, To ho vcen until sold, stable southeast corner of Thirteonth street and xth avenue, adjoining the feed store in Thirteenth stroct. 1ARRIAGE.—FOR SALE, A GOOD ONE, BUT LITTLE J weed ano iy fine croer. Apply at private stablo, 56 Niath trect, neur Fifth avenue. 1GNT WAGON WANTED, WITHOUT A TOP 4 bein rood order, ap bat little used, for whiel jie will be paid, Address Cash, Heraid offco ANTED—A HORSE AND WAGON FOR A MONTIL muST a fair tr two.— Whoever bas the above can find a person bo will stable the hi tre atone of the best stables in town «take the best of eare of the proparty, and pay sn streot, before nine or by address te chorge, by applying to No, 8 ¢ clock, A. May or after seven o'el M, & Hine te this nemb REMOVALS, PEMOVAL.-LADIFS WILL NOTICK THAT THE Voris Mantilla Br 0. M1 to 1 Brendway, where te vow exbibitiog a traly waguifi- bt arsemblace of new Spring Mantillas, of the richest fe rice and de: ight, atextremely moderate trice CB), BUL rinm has removed from Proprietor. Kroo y nse Kye od Far nt1& Warren street. where oan te had he " Trea con the Bye,” price 80 conta, Also, Artielsl Byes, whie move aol look like tho astural eye, wi | | New York but once on a social oceasion this session | where all partics met—Sonthern rights, whigs, democrats, | | | instinete, and feelings of a.gentleman of honor | quiring into, the expediency of fre MORNING EDITION----FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1852. HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM WASHINSTON. EFFECTS OF THE WHIG CAUCUS. Extraordinary Speech of Senator Mangum. AWFUL SCORING oF MR. ‘BROOKS BY THE NORTH CAROLINIAN. Most Unmerociful Donunoctation. SPEECH OF SENATOR MILLER IN FAVOR OF THE COLLINS STEAMERS. TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF THE LATE STORM. Immense Amount of Property Destroyed. A WHOLE VILLAGE SWEPT AWAY IN VIRGINIA, POLITICAL—MARITIME ITEMS—MURDER, Sic, Sio., He, Interesting from Washington. THE WHIG CAUCUS—TROUBLE IN THE OAMP—DISPUTH BETWEEN MESSRS. MANGUM AND BROOKS—THH CON- GRESSIONAL PRINTING, ETC. SPECIAL CORRESPONBENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Wasuinoron, April 22—9 P, M. It is in contemplation, by the Southern mombers who retired from the whig caucus the other evening, to come out with a statement of their position, Nothing as yet, however, has been determined upon, Mr. Brooke has determined to make a personal explana- tion in the House to-morrow, in reply to Senator Man- gum’s remarks to-day. Some of Mr. Brooka' frionds ad- vised him to personally chastise the North Caroling Senator; but the latter's age and the former's consclon- tious scruples, interfered, as Brooks commenced the at- tack in his Washington letter in the Express. He meets with little sympathy. Brooks gives a matinée dansante on Saturday morning, but it is said that Mr, Mangum will not attend. The Committee on Printing, at their mecting to-day, finally decided to give part of tho publio printing to the Union and Remublic newspapers, which establishmonts have entered into bonds, x. THE LIBEL SUIT—COMMUTATION OF THE SENTENCE OF WELLS, THH MURDERER. Wastuaron, April 22, 1852. In the Circuit Court, the jury in the: libel suit of Ge- neral Weightman versus Lieut. Barnoy, came into court to-day about noon, and were discharged, being unable to agree. It issaid they stood six for plaintiff to six for de- fendant. ‘The gallows had been erected in the outer jail yard for the execution of Wells, the marine, convicted of killing a youth named Mundell, when the President concluded to commute hia sentonce to imprisonment in the poniten- tiary for life. The execution was ordered for t-omorrow. Wells was perfectly composed, and seemed prepared to meet his fate. THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS, FIBST SESSION. Sonate. Wasnincton, April 22, 1852, The Senate commenced business at half-past twelvo o'clock AFFAIRS IN OREGON, A mesrage was received from the President of the United States, inviting the attention of Congress to tho state of affairs in Oregon, relative to the controversy as tothe seat of government. He recommends that Con- greas should declare, by law, the seat of government for that territory. PERSONAL EXPLANATION OF MR. MANGUM—BXTRAORDINARY, CHARGES AGAINST MR, BROOKS—A MOST BITTER SPEECH. Mr, Maxaum, (whig) of N.C., wished to make a per- sonal explanation. THe said : A newspaper was placed in my hands yesterday—a paper that I am not accustomed to read—in which I find that a violent, unjustifiable, and amost atrociously injurious personal assault is made upon me—it is the New York Express. I do not notice these communications when they proceed from tho usua organs of communication; but when there {s internal evidence that they proceed from a higher official quarter. I may feel myself called upon. as I do now, to stigmatize their falsehood, and brand their mendacity, as they deserve. and to fix the burning brand upon the mendacious and ycophantic calumniator. In this letter to the New Fork Express lam charged with a coa- lition with a Senator from New York—formed at supper parties and dinner parties—the rewards of which coali- tion are to bring high offices to the high contracting par- ties. Every charge of coalition, concert, or agreoment with that Senator, on any public question, I pronounce to be unqualifiedly and absolutely false. Weare under- stood to agree on the Presidential question. On that I stand where I did tour years ago. The author of this let- ter unde! es to assign to me, as @ motive, the desire of high office, &c. The torms of the coalition are singularly inexplicit. The calumniator is at fault, not in his dirty trade. but as to the stipulations of the coalition. Ano- ther more serious charge represents me in the light of venality, as having been selected. in a private caucus, to presido in a Congressional caucus to rule certain points of order to suit the views of the conspirators. This is equal- ly false. as is well known to the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Underwood). With all proper respect for the Sona. tor from New York. that Senator has as little influenee ‘on my opinions or actions as any one here, and I think that he will verify that upon oath, if required. (Laugh- ter.) He then Yeferred to his having once prosided over the Senate, and to the fact that the Senate una- nimously voted to him the pay of Vice Presidemé, a8 rufficient evidence that no one believed he could be guilty of venality. These were the material allegations. ie believed they had been willingly, wittingly, and wick- edly made—with a full knowledge of their Jalsehood on the part of him who made them, These allegations he pronounced to be in the aggregate—and in detail—and he did it under every responsibility, moral and otherwise, that a gentleman can assume—utterly false, ‘The insi- dious and skulking editorial, designed to screen the malignant miscreant, speaks of an * occasional corres- pondent”? who has been in Washington but part of the winter. &e. The skulking hypocrite—the base cut-throat calumniator! I have no sort of doubt about,the author- ship. Ihave recently heard a speech in this chamber, (not from a Senator) between which and portions of the ter in the Express, there was a remarkable identity of sentiment and language, and in singular minute terms of phraseology. It is incredible that both speech and letter did not proceed from the same form, which has hitherto turned out much base, uncurrent coin. and I have thought proper to notice and brand it with tho stigma of base, unprovoked. deliberate falsehood ; and if the author can think of anything—as doubtless he can in his vocation— that will more strongly and pointedly express contempt and contumely on my part, he haa by these presents a carte blanche from me, to write and print it in the Ezxpress—always with the reservetion that he is nei- ther to make me say or insinuate that,in my opinion, the author has any essential element of a true gentleman. A half way mendicant of an editor. who fishes up his dirty and dependent bread from the filthy pools of slander and calumny. may. in some sort, be an object of pity—for his poverty, and not his will consents, But, when some fronk of fortune shall throw an editor into a high official posi- tion, and he shall affect the loftiest airsof a brilliant court. and migjestically roll in his eplendid coach through the broad avenues of the capital, his official position serving as @ passport to the refined and virtuous—to the highest and most polished circles of society—it is always to be deplored to find him devoid of the principles, senii- ments and feelings of a gentlemau. And when this pass- port enables him to find his way to private supper or dinner parties, and we find him prowling about for the means of picking up calumny and slanders, or facts, as the case may be, in the way of his vocation. to minister to the rabid appetite of the readers of his press or Ex press, and thus abusing the hoepitalities in which he unworthily participates, he is a fit subject to be kicked out of every decent circle. and bank: hed the society of honorable men, ‘A Vorce—(in the gallery.) —Good Mr. Manoum suid that he had met the Senator from &e—and where an elegant and refined hospitality ex- cluded every di bateable and party matter, Sir, Cturn frem thie stibject as I do from its author. with loathing, | contempt. and reorn, ‘The identity of language. of senti- ment, and other cireumstances. plainly enough indicates the auther I bave little doubt he is one of the tors of the Fazress; and Lhere pronounce, under all the respon- sibilities thot can appertain to me, that he is an cio it mniate void of ull the evsential princi Hes, hat cditcr of the Eagess. T take to be now ® member of the Honse of Representatives ‘The Craik—We connot permit such language, altegether out of order, Mr Mancum~-1 am aware, sir, that it is out order, and 1 em dene matter It is dropped RATION Dt 1 ING THE LART YRAR ‘The Cvrk laid before the Senate « report of the Seere- tory of State. of the number of passengers arrived in tho United States for the year ending September 30, 1861. DISTRICT JUDGE IN PENNSYLVANIA Mr Drornean, (dem ) ef Pa.. offered a resolution en. reaeing the salary of the Dip triet Judge of Western Pennsylvania, Agrved to, F APPORTIONMENT LL. pumber of reprerentatives for Califor pin nnd South Caroling, waa taken up. The queetion g vas on the amendment giving Louisiana « rep- reecntative for her fraction of population, Thisamend ) of Mo., then offered s substitute | for the whole bill. fixing the apportionment aa at present wided for. giving South Carolina the member for the ion. ard adding a member to the whole number, making it 24—the additional member being allowed to California, This was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engroveed. THE DEFIOURNEY mit. Was then rerumed the question ponding being on the amendment granting further aid te tie Collins line of etecmers Mr. Bontann. (dem) of Ark., raised a question of order, that this amendment made an appropriation called for by no existing law. and by noestimate from the departments, and was (herefore out of order. ‘The Cram said he could not decide whether there was an estimate for it or not Mr. Bancer. (whig) of Ga,, anid the Senator trom Now Jerrey would, in his *pocch, show that an estimate for thia had been made by the Department. ‘The Cram overruled the point of order. Mr. Muven, (whig) of N.J., said he was one of the majority on the Finance Committee who had. reported this amendment. He then stated the existing ment with the Collins line for carrying the mails in their steam- era; everything the line agreed to perform had been done; they bad socomplished the transmission of mails across the Auantic in a shorter timo than ever before known; they placed at the disposal of government four of the most eplendia steamers afloat, surpassing all others in speed, legance. power, and tonnage; and they have competed with, and shown themsolvex superior to, the Cunard lino. To do all this, Collins bad to go to enormous expense. On every trip mado Jast year, the lino lost $16,000. He read letters from the Postinaster-General and tho Secretary of the Navy, authorizing and dirceting the increase of tho number of trips from twenty to twenty-six per annum. An allowance of thirty-three thousand dollare per trip would make an aggregate allowance to the line for 26 trips $858,000 per year. Ilo read an estimate of tho cost and current expenses of the steamers—of the ave- rage cost and receipts per trip—and showed that the ‘average lose sustained each trip was $16,928, making an annuil loss of nearly $400,000. ‘Tho allowance provided by this amendment would still leave a loss to the compa- 27 Of $3,000 to $4.0008 trip. One cattveof the great oost the lino, was that it wasa new enterprise hore, and the very tools, implements and machinery necessary for the construction of the machinery of tho steamers had to be obtained, nothing of this kind having been con- structed here before. The experiments and tests had cost alarge sum, It was truc that by their contract thia line was not required to build such ships as had been built; but the owmors felt, as all Amoricans folt, that it was not to bed question of gain to them, per- sonally, but they felta desire to produce something superior to what Gicat Britain had afloat, It is nota struggle betwoon Collins and Cunard, but between Collins and the British government; from the moment tho Collins line was‘started, the British government had done all it could to break it down. Some of the first trips of the Collins line failed, amd all through England reports were set abroad that, the Collins steamers were unsafe, and ngers refused to come by them: Less was thereby sustained. He thon read tables showing the vast superiority of the Collins line for tonnage, capacity, horse power, &«., over the Cunard line; also tables ot ‘the times of trips by the two lines, showing the superior speed of the Collins line, What Collins had lost tho country had gained, Ho attributed the postal treaty to the establishment of tho Collins line, and olaimedthat the largo sum of $828,000 received by the United States for postage, was olearly produced by that lino, He read, also, statements showing that the Cunard line received over $725,000 a year. He had rea- eon to believe the compensation received by the Cunard Mnereached nearly @ million Previous to 1839 Ameri. can sailing vessels had carried off the palm of speed, and certainly had obtained noarly all. tho passenger business, and such freights as required speed. ‘Tho English then put on steamers, and, till the Collins line went into ope- ration, Great Britain had the monopoly of f srpeqapen| d the carrying of such light packages of freight and specie as aro sent by the most expeditious modos, Our stenmers have now rivalled and beaten theirs in the erat points of speed and certainty, and if supported and kept up will obtain the same victory achieved by sailing ves- sels before. Letters havo been brought hither by the two lines-s-the Cunard starting four daysin advance of the Collins---and they have beed distributed in this city at one time, The mastery and control of this businoss can be maintained if this government will only protect its citizens, as Great Britain does hers, Ho alluded to tho efforts of the Cunard line to bring packages, &c., from Havre to Liverpool free, s0 as to get them for that line. Shall this government allow its citizens to be defeated in this national enterprise, for want of this small aid? Let the servive of these steamers be increased. pay them such & sum as will keep them going, and the postages will in- cresge propcctionstaly. tho increase of transatlantic post- age, during the year 1851, was $191,000. Unless the num- ber of trips of American steamers be increased, Great Bri- tain will receive nearly all this increase of postage. Ho pointed out that the great mail route to the Haat Indies must be over Panama. and by way of the Pacific. The mails for this purpose must come here by Collins or Cunard, Either the British or American government must have this under its control. If the line goes down, the British lines do not, Great Britain will then be the great mail carrier of the world. It was boasted that a letter from New York. by the Cunard line, to Liverpool, reached Calcutta in fifty-five days, A letter frem London, by the Collins line, to New York, and by way of Panama, can reach there in forty days. ‘Tne en- terprize of Yankeos, great as it is, cannot compete with the stubbornness of John Bull, unless it be placed on an equal footing. He maintained, these steamers wero adapted for war purposes, and read letters from Commo- doe Perry. and others, to that effect. The United States stenmehip Mississippi cost more than these vessels; and cach trip of that vessel. if for the same distance, would cost more than for one by either of the Collins line. This line of steamers was a great school for enginoers. He al- luded, in detail, to the many lines of steamers of England in every part of the world; and while gentlemen were dreamitig here of the power of the Russian armies, and indulging in speculations upon political progress, &c., England was ploughing with steamers the ocean from pole to pole, planting everywhere the seeds of commerce, from which she was to derive a harvest of power, This should be our destiny. Commerce was the great power which was to civilize the world, which was to dissemi- nate free principles. We should rival England in this commerce of the world. It would be a glorious contest, ‘This was no monopoly of Collins. 1t broke down the Britith monopoly in the hands of foreigners. Another object was, that it was affording protection to Americans against Britith enterprize. He waa for affording all proper protection to: American enterprize, Iabor, and skill, against British capital and wealth, No jealousy would be created in other citios if this aid was given to the line, because it left and entered New York. No objection was made to this from any city, except in New York it- relf, and there by a very few persons. ‘There were me- morialx now on file in the Senate, from twenty-one cities of the United States, In favor of this aid to the Collins’ ine. Mr. Sewarp, (whig) of N.Y., got the floor, and this amendment was pasted over informally. AMENDMENTS TO THE DF bY ILL. . Huster (dem.), of Va., offered several amend- ments, which were agreed to. Mr. Bontan moved to add to tho bill, that the laws and advertisements of the government shall hereafter be published in one paper in each Congressional distric and in one paper in each of the Territories, and in papers in the District of Columbia—those papers havin the largest weokly circulation to be relected in all cases He raid, he desired that this kind of patronage should not be used to subsidize small papers, but should be taken from the hands of the administration, and put beyond its control, He could not be accused of having any hostile object in view, for it was now cortain that the great poli- tical party to which he belonged would bein a fow months in power. Mr. Haus (froo soilj,of N. H.--What party is that ? Mr. Bortann.--The great democratic party, without any division. r, Bancen said, that he did not agree with the Sena- tor, that the democratic party was to be 0 soon in power; and supposing this us rather some intricate arrangement to affcct the incoming whig administratson, he preferred to look into the matter. He moved that the Senate ad- journ, which was agreed to, House of Representatives, Wasninaron, April 22, 1852. MILITARY LANDS IN ARKANSAS. The bill reported yesterday, to bring into the market certain lands beretofore set apart in Arkansas for the lo- cation of military warrants, on account of services in the war of 1812, was passed, THE NEW POSTAGE HILL. Mr. Ons, (dem.) of Ohio. asked the House to discharge the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union from the further consideration of the bill to amend the act to modify and reduce the rates of postage. He said it merely affected newspaper postage, and it was desirable that the propored arrangement should yo into ope- ration on the 80th of June. Objection was made, THE CONTESTED SEAT FROM PENNSYLVANIA, Mr. Asur, (whig) of N. ., from the Committee on Elections, made a report in the Pennsylvania contested election case of H. B, Wright — against Henry M Fuller, (whig) and declaring the last named gentleman not entitled to the seat he now occupied. SCHOOL LANDS IN NississiPeN, Mr. Freestan (dem.) of Mise.. from the Commiltes on Public Lands. reported a_ bill authorizing the Legiska of Missir-ippi to sell the lands heretofore appropriated for rehools in that State, and to ratify the sales already made It war parsed. PREEMPTION CLAIMS TO THE LAND ON THE LINE OF TIE MORILF AND CHICAGO RAILROAD, Mr. Fureman reported a bill, which he explained by erying that a raihond fr » 10 Chiewgo has been chartered, ‘There has been. res the line. public lands, for fift road. Along thir line hardy. pic by retiicment, a large number of preemption claims, The chjcct ef the bill is to permit those men to complete their Uitles. fe appealed to the House to give them the it of a vole this morning ‘The morning hour expired before the bill was disposed a ‘The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union and took up THe HOMESTPAD BHLL Mr. Maroney, (ae m) of Til, commenced a polit! speech by referring to the coming Presidential elect as one of the most important that has ever taken plic le of the val He claimed that He had always acted with the domoemtic porty, sndever will: and eaid that he would supp rt the nominee cf the Baltimore Convention, whoever ho may be He then epoke in favor of t 1 to give every man aheme. If ithontd not be py now, the Iboring men will follow it up with renewed nusldnity until it shall 1 cali Mr Seve (dom ) of N.Y, opposed the bit saying that tf has been advocated ou the ground of bone: LANE | fitting settlers out of the common funds. Nogovernment can exist under auch arystem. Sugar the vill as gentle- | men may, to conceal the nauscous subrtance. there is covered upin thitmea+ure rank agrarianism and doma- | goguirm. Apart from the inexpediency of the proposi- | tion. it Je unconstitutional. After the conclusion of Mr, Sutherland's romarka, the committee rose, and the House adjourned, Disastrous Effects of the Late Storm, GREAT FRESHET ON FRENCH RIVER, MASS., AND DH- STRUCTION OF PROPERTY. Boston, April 22. 1852. The west branch of French river, in Chariton, rose higher on Tueeday night than ever known before, and carried away the resorvoir dam belonging to 0. L. Hard- ing & Co.. of Oxford, and Samuel Slater & Sons, of Web- ster. The reservoir overtiowed 300 acres. The cost of the dam was $1500. The rush of solargea body of water carried away several dams and bridges. and caused con- siderable destruction of property below, In Chariton, » grist mill and saw mill, belonging to Mr. Chaffee, with two dams, were carried away. Two or threo bridges were do- atroyed. also Fenner's dam, and Fisher's dam, at Fisher- ville. Tho dam of Samuel Slater & Sons is gono, and a storehouse containing one hundred bales of cotton, which were seen floating down the river, DISTRESSING ACCOUNTS FROM NEW ENGLAND. Boston, April 22—P. M. ‘The rise inthe Merrimac and Concord rivers is greater than ever before known—boing full thirteen feet above summer level, and still rising. In Belvidere, a suburb of Lowell, nearly all the houses are surrounded by water to the depth of four to five feet, Tn Centerville, from sixty to one hundred families have been driven from their houses—some in boats, aud their cattle have been saved by swimming. In Lowell, the Middlesex. Booth. Massachusetts, Pres- cott. and Lawrence mills have been obliged to suspend work—the yards being overflowed, and in some of them the water reaches the machinery in the lower rooms. ‘This afternoon, heavy stones were being placed’ on the Pawtucket bridge, to save it from being carried away. Concord river bridge was also barricaded, by order of the Mayor. uch damage is nlso reported by tho flood in Manches- tor. §N. H., and the various railroads are rendored nearly impassable, THE FLOOD IN THE POTOMAC--ELEVEN LIVES LOST. Mantixanuna, (Va,) April 22. 1862. ‘Tho destruction of proporty along the river by the flood is beyond calculation, ‘Two families of elevon persons were drowned neur Hancock. [Houses and barns near the rivor PRICE TWO: CENTS. Politics in Maryland. THE BALTIMORE CITY WHIG CONVENTION—OASS DI LREGATE ELEOTED TO THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, ETO. RBaxtimons. April 22, 1868. In the Baltimore City Whig Convention the Soott re solutions were withdrawn, on the ground that the Con- vention bad no authority to act onthem It la believed that a Scott delegate to the National Convention: will be elected from this city on the ground of avallabili- ty. and the feeling againet Fillmore for not removing the Collector and Postmaster. at the request of the Conven- tion, Had a direct vote been taken, the resolutions woutd have been pasted Hiram McCullough. » Cass man, was yoaterday elected to represent the Fifth Congressional district of Maryland in the National Democratic Convention. Burning of the Steamer Pocahontas. TEN LIVES LOST—LARGE QUANTITY OF COTTON Di STROYED—ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE CITY. New Onueana, April 21, 1852. ‘The steamer Pocahontas. from Arkansas, bound te this port. with 2.260 bales of cotton, took fire on Friday last, and burned to the water's edge in half an hour. Tem persona were cither burned or drowned, including a former Sheriff of Arkansas, lady, and three children, a cabin boyy two firemen, and a chambermaid. The boat and oarge are a total loss. The former was insured for $14,000. The steamship Empire City has arrived here, with 200 passengers. "The Markets. New Ont vance has taken pl better qualiti visions bave also advanced ; mess pork sells at $17 6 and holder are asking higher; bacon sides are at 100. and rhouldera 8¢.; a cargo of 4,900 bags of Rio coflee sold at 940. New Onseans, April 20, 1862, The sales of cotton to-day, reached 10,000 bales, at yea terday’s rates Onuxana, April 21, 1863. Cotton haa been very active to-day, the transactions footing up 12,000 bales; after ohe receipt of the Arctie’e news. prices were very full; strict middling ia at 7%. Tobacco is active; tho sales of the last throe days have been 2,000 hhds. Kentucky at 3.0 5i%0. Burraco, April 22, 1868. ‘Tho first eale of corn was reported to-day—10,000 bura- els, to arrive by the 1ith May, sold at 400. tani.saton, April 21, 1868, 63% 2 830.; prices maad~ holders. Cotton—Salea 2,500 bales. y feat a decided tender in favor of havo been swept offin great numbers, The canal is greatly damaged. and may not be repaired for a year. ‘Tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is open to Cumber- land. LABGE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY SWEPT OPF IN VIR+ GINIA—WHOLE VILLAGE DESTROYED, ETO. Bartimone, April 22—P .M. ‘The Virginia papers, received this’ evening, are filled with the details of the damago by the recent flood. Tho towns of Worthington, Fairmount, Rivorville, and New- fort, were inundated. and many houses were awept off. ore than forty houses were seen to float past Fairmount. Every house, except ono and parts of two others, in the village of Worthington was swept away. In Fredericksburg and vicinity, the damago done was very great, Falmouth bridge was entirely ewopt away. GREAT RISE IN THE OHIO, ETC. Pomeroy, (Ohio) Apri 20, 1862. The river at this place is within two feet of the great rice of 1832, and is still swolling at the rato of seven inchos per hour, Cincrvmatt, April 20, 1852. We have received no news from the Kast since Sati day. Reports are reaching us of tremendous floods and great loes of property. Cixcinwart, April 21, 1852. Tho river is rising here at the rato of four inches an hour, and is now twenty-seven feet below the freshet of 1832, ‘The Pittsburg rise has just commenced coming; but as the tributaries above hero are not rising. the water here will not rise more than fifteen feet. Tho water at Wheeling measures forty-six feet, and at Pittsburg twen- ty-one. It has fullen twenty feet at the latter place, STEAMBOATS STOPPED BY THE WHEELING BRIDGE, &C. Prrtsnura, April 22, 1852. Tho river is still very high. Tho steamers Pittsburg, Brilliant, and Messenger, are detained below the Wheel- ing bridge, and the steamers Keystono Stato, Alleghany, and Cincinnati, are detained at Pittsburg in consequence of being unable to pass under the bridge, not even with their pilot houses. much less their chimneys, The loss toeach boat. besides the loss to the Stato, will not fall short of $2500. ‘The boats bound up are full of passen- gers, and heavily laden with freight, It rained vory hard here during the whole of yesterday afternoon, but has abated this morning. There are twenty-two fuct of water in the channel, and the river fulling. HIGH WATER AT ALBANY. Aunaxr, April 22, 1852, The freshet hero still continues—the water is rising slowly. SAFETY OF CREW OF BRIG MARCUS. Pontiann, Me., April 23, 1852. The brig Frances Allon arrived at this port this morn- ing from Havana, having on board the crew of the brig Mareus, of Bangor, wrecked in the Inte gale on Scituate beach, Destruction of the National Theatre, Bosion, by Fire. Boston, April 22, 1852. About three o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the rear part of the National theatre, on the corner of Portland and Travers streets. and in three-quarters of an hour after, the immense wooden structure was completely consumed, with its contents—only a few dresses and pro- perties being saved. The firemen, by great exertions, saved the adjoining property. A carpenter's shop on Friend street, an old wooden building. was nearly do- stroyed, The wooden buildings on Travers street, oppo- wite the theatre, were badly scorched, and some outbuild- ings of houses fronting on Friend street were consumed, We could not learn how the fire originated. The theatre was a very large plastered wooden building. and was owned by William Sohier, Esq., who purchased it. recently, of Pelby, It nder lease to Measrs. Wright, Fenno . and Mrs. Sinclair performed in the theatre last night, to a crowded audience. ‘The peoprictors of the Federal street theatre havo offerca that building to the National company, and they will perform there to-night. Interesting from Mexico. THE EXCITEMENT AS TO THE TARIFF—RUMORED CA- BINET CHANGE, ETC. New Onteans, April 20, 1852, Advicos from the city of Mexico. to the 3d inst., an- nounce that the government way evidently alarmed at the excitement in Vera Cruz and Tampico, ‘on the tariff question. ‘The Mexican Secretary had replied to the pro- test_of the foreign ministers, concerning the unequal tariff, declaring that they had no ground for inter- nee, Congress was busily engaged devising plans for reform- ing the tariff, Rumors were current of an expected change in the Mexican cabinet. From Callao. Provipener, April 22, 18 A letter to the Providence Journal, dated Callao, March | | says that all the yoaels fitted out for that purpose, nding the steamer Chili, have sailed for Guayaquil, and the Flores party are looking anxiously for news from | that quarter. Business revived in consequence of the | news of the great number of passengers who havo crossed the isthmus, The peste, a slow but not dangerous fever, prevails at Callao, From the South. LATER FROM TEXAS—FEARS OF AN INSURRECTION AMONG THR SLAVES—THE WHEELING BRIDGE— | NEW RAILROAD TO PHILADELPHIA—MURDER, ETC. Baxrimtone, April 22. 1852, ‘The New Orleans mail, as late as due, is at hand, Late intelligence from Texas states that fears are en- tertained in Washington county of an insurrection | among the slaves, ‘The lower House of the Virginia Legislature has pasaed. a resolution requesting Congress to take such constitu tional measures aa will prevent the removal of the Wheel- ing Bridge ; and instructs the Attorney General of th State toak from the Supreme Court a ‘stay of proceed- ings until the answer can be had. A subsequent resolu- tion says, in the event of a refusal of Congress and the Court, the State will not be bound to acquiesce in the ramoval of the bridge. A meeting of ne of Baltimore, Harford and Cecil #. favorable to the construction of a new railroad in *hiladelphia, to intersect with the State lines at a point between Qctavaro and Little Elk. was held at Bar: num’s Hotel to-day. Application has been made to the Legislature for the ary power, ‘The Senate of Maryland yesterday passed a re authorizing the Couneil of Baltimore stock in the Parker-burg Railrond, James McGowan. residing in the V the city, was murdered this morning jaw. Alien Atkinson; they quarreli this morning Atkingon entered MeGows struck bi causing instant death, ‘The marderer has been arrested, A report is current that Atkinson is insane Aution to subscribe for ‘« chamber, and on the bead as he slept, with a bar of iron, Albany and Susquehanna Ratlroad. Aumasy, April 22, 1852, the Albany and ‘The last of a series of meetings ne wquelanna Railroad was held at the Capitol this ing, twas well attended, and much enthusiaen pr veiled. The meeting was addressed by Mr, MoFarl ot Waebingten county, Judge Amasa J. Parker, aud others. The Hon G. Y. Lansing presiaed. The Obio and Pennsylvania Ratlroad. Finnaveoreia, April 24 1862 ‘The etockholders of the Pennsylvania Railroad have been voting. for three days upon the question of sub- roribing to the stock of the Obio and Pennsylvania Rail rond. It has been decided in the affirmative by yeas 16.078, mays 1,077 Navigation, &. - Avaany, April 22. 1852, din from Port Jackson, ou the Krie ia lake route to Oswego, is open. Buvraco, April 22,1862. | Boata are rep canal. ‘The Or It Ie raining steadily here, sud boate are arriving | fteely The Japanese Expedition. THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THK COMMODORE. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENOR. Wasurnoton, April 20, 1862. Tho Presidont recently transmitted to the Sonate & communication containing official documents rela- tive tothe Empire of Japan, under a resolution of the 4thof March. These documents consist of ex- tracts from the instructions given by tho State De- partment to various individuals,sinco 1832, togethee with a communication from James (Glynn to the President with reforenco to his transactions in the Preble, copy of an extract from the New Yore Herat, of the 8d January, 1851, &0o., &0., tem ether with instructions given to Commodore Au” ick, and a letter from the President to the Empo- ror of Japan, dated 10th May, 1851. Tho lotter of tho President has already been published. The highly important letter of instructions to Commo- dore Aulick has not, however, beon yot givon, and will be found below. It displays the object of the visit to Japan, so far astho President has given in- structions to the East India squadron, and. is, im reality, the gist of the whole affair:— Derantment or State. Washington, 10th June, 1861. Commopors: Joun H, Avticx :—Sir:—The moment is near when the last link in the chain of oceanic steam na- vigation is tobe formed. From China and the Kast In- dics, to Kgypt, thence through the Mediterranean and the Atlantic ocean, to England, thence again to our happy shores, and other parts of this great continent; from oar own ports to the southernmost part of the Isthmus, that connects the two western continents, and from its Pacifie coast, north and southwards, as far as civilization hae spread, the stenmors of other nations, and of our own, carry intelligence, the wealth of che world, and thousands of travellers. It is the Prevident’s opinion that steps should be takes at once to enable our enterprising merchants to supply the last link in that great chain. which unites all nations of the world. by the early establiehment of a line of steam- ers from California toChina. In order to facilitate this enterprize, it is desirable that we should obtain from the Emperor of Japan permission to purchase from his sub- jects the neceseary supplies of coal, which our steamers, in their out and inward voyages may require. The well- known jealousy with which the Japanese Empire has, for last two centuries, rejected all overtures from other nations to open its ports to their vessels, embarrasses all empts to change the exclusive policy of that coum- try. ‘The interests of commerce, and even those of hamanity, demand, however, that we should mxke another ap to the sovereign of that country, in asking him to soll te our #tenmers—not the manufactures of his artisans, or. the results of the toil of his husbaudmen—but a gift o€ Providence, deposited by the Creator of all t in the the depths of the Japanese Islands, for the benefit of the human family, By the Prevident’s direction, I now transmit to you « letter to the Emperor of Japan, (with an open copy) which you are to carry to Jeddo, his capital, in your fing thip, accompanied by as many of the yessels of the fquadron under your command, as may conveniently be employed in ihis service. A Chineso translationet this letter will be furnished to you by the United States Legation at Canton and sent to youranchorage at Hong he latter places you will probably mocé. with a national 1, detached by the Commodore of the squadron in the Pacific, (as you will perceive by: the enclosed copy of a cotrespondeoce between this and the Navy Department) to carry to you a number of ship- wrecked Japanese mariners, who were. some time picked up at sea by the bark Anckland, ‘These men you will take with you to Jeddo, and deliver them over to the officers of the Emperor, giving them through your inter. preter, the assurance that the American government will never fail to treat with kindness any of the natives of Japan, whom misfortune may bring to our shores; and that it expects similar treatment of such of its own citi- zens who may be driven on the coasta of Japan. The letter of the President to the Emperor of Japan, you will deliver to such of his high officers as he appoint for the purpose of receiving it, To them you explain the main object of your visit. lineral coal is 40 abundant in Japan that the govern ment of that country can have no reasonable objection te supplying our steamers, at fair prices, with that great neceseary Of commerce. One of the eastern ports of Niphon would be the most desirable placo for this pur- pore. Should. however. the government of Japan persint in following out its system of exclusiveness, you might, perhaps, induee them to consent to the transportation of the coal by their own vessels, to ® neighboring island, easy of access. where the steamers could supply their wits, avoiding thus the necessity of an intercourse with any large number of the people of the country it is considered important that you should avail your- self of every occasion to impress on those Japanese off cers with whem you will be brought in contact, that the government of the United States does not possess any power over the religion of its own citizens, and that | there is, therefore, no cause to apprehend that it will in~ terfere with the religion of other countries. ‘The President, although fully aware of the great relue- tance hitherto shown by the Japanese government to en- ter into treaty stipulati ith any foreign nation—e fecling which it is sincerely wished that you may be able to overcome—has thought it proper, in anticipation of this Jatt rable contingency, to invest you with full power to tiate and sign a treaty of amity and com- merce between the United States and the Empire of Japan, I tranemit, herewith, the act of the President. cloth- ing you with that power; as alvo copies of the treaty be n the United States and China with Sism and the ch may toacertain extent be of use toyou as precedents, Tt is important that you should secure to cur vessels the right t ter one or more of the ports of Japan, and there to dispose of their cargoes either by eae or by barter, without being subj to extravagant port ebarges; and even more itnportant is it that the govern= ment of Japan should bind itself to protect American sailors and property which may be on their shores. The our treaty with Museat. and the fifth of the treaty with Siam, treaty has to be subj n. ns Youare aware. Inco between the two countries, and unforeseen dif culties, it would be prudent, should you succeed in eff ot ing the ol ject propoeed. to Xx the period for theexchange of the ratiieations at three years, Tam, Sir, respootfully, your obedient rervant DANIEL WEESTER. The accompanying note frem the the Minister of the Netherlands heve, will also be found interesting TRANSLATION. rrnare —Itise matter of public notoriety that Juded fiom Japan, by the govern- mont of that empire, 1 was, nevertheless, determined in 182, that, if euch vecels should be cast upon the by storms, or come there in’ want of view of asking for such commodities, water. or wood for fuel, thoes articles should be granted to them on req For fear however leet this determination. prompted as it hae been by feelings of humanity, should give rise wo any fulse interpretation. the government of Japan has scicited that et the Netherlands to inform the other bot the above mentioncd reeotution does not in- yon or otherwice imply any modideation what- he system ie Nore foreign vessels are ban two contutics ago. by the Japan ee government, and sinee the establi-hment of whieh, the prchibiticn againet allowing any sor J to ex- plore the Japa asts, has been constantly in forces. ‘The Duteh government has made no difieulty of com- plytn ig witb fie requert, expecially ax the govern Japon hae no oth means of making @ come 4 ; and in pursuance of Instructions frome Hogue, the Legation of the Nother Tande has the honor to communicate the above montionrd factato the Hon, Seeretaey of State of ti United States, for the in formation of hls goverument, Aptit 30, 1561,