The New York Herald Newspaper, May 26, 1852, Page 3

Interesting Post Office Statistios. One ¥. tions of the United States Post Oflee Nan Twelve Months, &e. Ke. jumber of Letters Malled in The subjoined official, letters, containing interest- ing eon relating to the operations of the Post Office Department, were laid before the Senate jterday:— Teen Post Orvice Der antaeyt., May 20, 1852. Sin:—Upen the receipt of an oficial copy of tho resolution of the Senate of the 25th of March last, by which tho Postmaster General was requosted “to report to the Senate the whole number of Ict- fers which passed through the post office of tho United States during the tiseal year ended June 30, 18651; distinguishing the paid from tho unpaid, those paid by stawps from those paid in cash,” together With certain other matters therein specified, I re- ferred the same (with the exception of such parts thereof as relate to the operations of the dead letter Office) to the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department, who hus by law the sottlement of the accounts of the Post Ufiico Departmont, and the official custody of the quarterly returns of post- masters, and the other papers and books necessary to be examined for the purpose of furnishing, as fur as practicable, the information called for by the said resolution ; and I directed the proper examinations to be made to enable me to answor so much of the said resolution as related to the operations of the dead lottor office for the last fiscal year. In compliance with the said resolution, I have the honor to transmit herewith the report of the ae upon so much of the resolution as was so re- Presuming that the object of the Senate in calling for the cost of transportation and the amount of postage collected in each State, was to furnish the means of comparing the cost of transportation with tho receipta from postages by States, it is deomod but just to say that, in the division of the cost of transportation among the States, the whole cost of @ route extending from one State to anothor, and even through soveral States, is charged to the State to which the route is assigned by its number, geno- rally to the State in which the route as entered on the route register is made to commence, Thus the whole cost of service on a route from Buffalo, New York, through Erie, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Ohio, to Detroit, Michigan, if embraced in a single contract, would be charged te the State of Now York. Again: the entire cost of a route extending quite through a State, and used for tho transpor- tion ofa great mail, may be charged to such State, although nearly the whole of that cost is incurred for a high grade of service necessary for the trans- portation of letters and other matter on which the postage is collected at great commercial cities in other and perhaps distant States. Thus, $75,000 per annum of the cost of transportation charged to the dtute of North Carolina, is for transportation of the groat Northern and Southern mail over a route which is of very little importance to that State. In the same manner the States of Obio, Michigan, In- diana, and Illinois are charged with the cost of ser- vice, which is important and expensive, mostly in consequence of the weight of the great through mails, which are made up and delivered in othor States; and the State of Afissouri is now charged with $19,500 for the cost of service from Independ- ence. near its western boundary, to Salt Lake, and 18,000 for the service from Independence to Santa *e, while probably but a small portion of the postage earned by these routes is collected in Missouri It will therefore be seen, that in instituting any Comparison, theso circumstances should be duly con- sidered, os well as the fact that the great cost of transportation on the most important routes is in- curred. to a large extent on account of the mails between such offices as the following, at which there wero collected in postages during tho sae ta year, the sums set opposite the name of e + +++ $531,830 89 + 197,019 03 + 176,756 63 see 117,886 85 99,670 87 82.333 16 “. 53.062 81 In reply to so much of the resolution of the Senato ‘86 relates to the operations of the dead letter office ging, the last fiscal year, I have the honor to state at the number of dead letters received at that office is estimated by tho officer having chargo thoreof, at 2,750,000, agreeing in that respect with tho estimate of the Auditor; and that during the ad letters containing registered, and sent out for delivery, : 6,453 same period the number of de: money, opened, Was tee eeeeeee ‘The aggregate amount money found in the ‘The number of such letters delivered. ‘The amount of money therein... ‘The number of letters returned unclaimed. 1.106 ‘The nominal amount of moncy in the same... $4.216 12 A fow ofthe unclaimed letters have been restored to their owners since the close of the fiscal year, and nr remainder are yet on hand in the dead letter Office. There is also another class of dead letters which contain articles of value other than money, such as donds, notes of hand, drafts, bills of exchango, checks, certificates of deposite, certificates of stock, and other papers having a value capable of being expressed in dollars and cents During tho same yeur thonumber of letters of this class registered and sent out for delivery was 10,033, their enclosures having 2 nominal value of $1,292,125. Of these 6,631 were restored to their owners, 3,263 were re- turned unclaimed, and 194 remained in the hands of postmasters to whom they had been sent for delivery. All the foxegoing facts in reference to the opora- tions of the dead Jetter office, aud many others of much interest, will be found to be stated in the re- portof the Third Assistant Postmaster General, an- xexed to my last annual report (and which has just been printed) asa part of the documents accom- panying the Presideut’s annual message. To the statements contained in such report of the Third Assistant, and to the tables thereto annexed, I beg Jcave most respectfully to refer the Senate. The money found during the year ended June 30, 1851, in letters which are still unclaimed, is now being examined and registered, and will soon be prepared for conversion into funds which can be de- posited in the Treasury of the United States. It would havo been sooner done if the clerical force of the office had been sufiicient to dispatch its business with promptness and uecuracy. Thave the honor to be, with great respect, your most obedient servant, To the Hon. W. R. Senate. HAu1, Postmaster Gonoral. Kina, President of the U.S. Avpiror’s OPFIcE, P.O. Derarruent, May 14, 1852. Sim: It is impossible for me to answer fully and exactly tho several inquiries embraced in the Se- nate’s resolution of the 25th of March last. The present clerical force of my office is barely sufficient to perform its current ‘business ; and to anewer tho resolution fully would, I have no doubt, require it to be doubled, for the space atleast of one ear. y Tho circumstances of the case are such that I am compelled, ina great degree, to resort to estimates, and even then without such data as to render the xesults strictly reliable. The firet inquiry in the Senate’s resolution calls “for the whole number of letters which passed through tho Post Offive of the United States during the fiscal year ended Juno 30, 1851, distinguishing the paid from the unpaid; those paid by stamps trom those paid by cash; also, the number of tree ‘Yetters; also, the number of drop letters.” AM caloulation, I estimate the whole number of on and unpaid letters which passed through the ‘ost Office of the United States during tho year aforesaid (exclusive of California, foreign and dead Yetters) Atos. ceeeececece eee ce seve eee 185,285 Deduct number estimated to hive been prepaid RY Gi ccrGiceecess seceececeee 1,270,088 Teaves paid by cash and unpaid...... oe «69,915,197 Then, estimating the number by cash to have been 3-G4ths of this amount, we have as paid MOtbOr.. sess seessesecceee 19 207.471 ‘Leaving as unpaid letters 50,707,726 Paid by stamps — do, 1.270.088 Free do, 8,645,016 do « 715,423 ‘Letters conveyed by European steamer 8,900 185 Do, do, Havana... . 56,003 Do. do. Calitornia .. 1,825,667 Dead letters ........ ane Total seceverses letters, ich passed through the United States during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1851. The amount of postage due on dead letters for the same year was $165,125, by estimate. The number of free letters ‘is computed from the returns of postmasters for a single quarter, and ma be regarded as rather below the actual amount, in some cases postmasters fail to enter in their re- turns tho free lotters delivered from their office, upon which, by law, they are allowed a commission of two cents In distinguishing the drop and stamp letters, my estimates are based upon the returns of a certain number of miscellaneously selected offices, and which T believe give fair, though not an exact, result. Tn answer to the cae, embracing the ** printed matter,” by calculation T estimate that the aggro- ate number of newspapers and pamphlets chargea- fie with postage, which passed through the Bost Office of the United States during the year ended June 80th, 1851, was... 82,605,872 According to a calculatiop made by Mr. Brad- ley, of the Washington city post office, the free printed matter passing through his office during the same period wa: t +++ 9,460,050 Exchange newspapers and documents franked by Governors of States, &e., extimated,.. 000,000 Total printed matter.............. o It is proper to remark that in computing tho ni ber of free letters, no allowance is made for such treo ‘inted matter as is mailed ai other officor than ‘ashington city; and as it is never entered on way Pils by post masters, and no returns aro made thore- for, this office has ne date upen which to base ovea am-z£ The following table shows the amounts actually credited for the transportation of mails, by States, and differs slightly from the amounts actually paid. It also shows the amounts, by postage, collected in the soveral States:— ‘ 4.288 Si South Carolina .... E 113.918 30 Georgia ‘ 144,262 86 110.054 59 Florida 31701 65 23.831 58 Alabama... 139,349 30 133,391 63 Missirsippi . + 81,189 93 99.388 23 ‘Tennestee 74.142 50 115,441 97 + + 101,313 23 188,623 31 1,244 90 32,528 72 24.850 05: 48.787 90 66.548 80 105,802 66 :107,977 20 5,162 35 1,192 89 3.550 36 + 87,121 70 148,404 67 16.225 82 158,269 77 156,685 71 200,063 20 38,543 486.758 78 36,720 22 116.799 50 434 102.540 74 11.515 87 302,247 33 9,875 80 6.847 95 350 00 441 03 - 1,171 48 — 42 = 42,039 86 .416 68 = 00 me pa 19.308 76 = 24 25 + 80,000 00 19,308 76 Acros the Isthmus of Pana- ma. under treaty with New Granaddseseeesceseessesess, 45,918 86 - $6.404,373 66 Tho above table of transportation embraces (with the exception of what is paid for sea servico,) only such items as are classified by States upon the books of this office. A portion of the expenses of the de- partment charged to transportation, consisting of river mails, route agents, irregular servioo, and some cases of recognized service, are consequontly not in- cluded; but it is believed that this table furnishes, with sufficient accuracy, the information called for. The number of letters conveyed by the Cunard, ines, for the same Collins, Bremen, and Havre pont , is as follows, viz: by the Cunard line, whole number, Ry the Collins line By the Havre line, Ry the Bremon line, 3,900,186 1,516,860 22261,097,011 497,165, 345,079 47,958 OUD E Sys cess aveesecsscsecrss chee caspeces sO, 00086 Number of newspapers conveyed by same lines, Ae) aes and the amount of postage collected by 1 SAMO : By Cunard tine che 637.108 By Collins line 224,278 By Prenien lin 7180 By Havre line. 3.920 Total... + 872.536 At two cents each, + $17,450 92 Amount of posta; ¢ on letters by Cunard und Col- ling lines re: tively, collected in the United States and Great Britain, and the amount of commissions paid to our Post Masters on the balance duo, and id to the British government :— y Cunard line, collected in United Statos. Do do = Great Britai: $53¢.037 61 $131,127 85 74.713 86 ++ $205,841 71 do Great Britain. MUGEALSS coi nese on os The balance duc and paid do- vernment. was..... teeeeee see eeee cee $59,400 78 It is estimated that three-fourths of the postages by the Cunard and Collins lines collected in the nited States have been collected in the large offices, at which the commissions are 12} per cont, and that the average rate of commissions paid on the remaining one-fourth has not exceeded thirty percent. According to this calculation, the com- missions paid to our postmasters on the balance due and paid to Great Britain amounts to.........$10.039.06 To, say, $44.618 09, at 1215 per cent 5.57T 26 $14,872 69, at 50 per cent. 4,461 80 Totul......ssrecererveee seeeeeesee eens $10.039 06 A portion of this sum is returned to the Depart- mént, in the shape of surplus commissions at tho large offices. ‘Tho amount received from the on_closed mails, was $45,279 41 The amount paid to the British government on Closed mails, was $6,306 80. ‘The amount of postage by transatlantic steamors n letters to and from China and Continental Eu- rcpe this office has no means of determining, as the post bills from the New York and Boston offices do not distinguish between them. The number of letters conveyed between New York and California, and New York and Oregon, via Chagres and Panama, and the amount of postages collected thereon, are as follows:— Number of letters sent and recei Amount of postage there: Unpaid, (estimated. Paid, Cree British government $443,348 57 86,492 47 office from } do not distinguish between the California and Oregon letters; nor do they state the number of newspapers sent and received by the same line, nor the number of free letters. It is, therefore, not in my power to furnish this information. The number of letters and newspapers conveyed by the Charleston and Havana steamers, and tho amount of postage collected thereon, are as fol- lows : Letters... Newspaper oS Amount of letter postage Amount of newspaper postas Total The p 596 79 Testimate the whole number of ship letters re- ceived during the same period at 339,032, and tho amount paid for the same $6,780 64. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient. ser- vant, .¥ LLY, Auditor. Hon. N. K. Haun, Postmast neral, Tue Fine at Carraw, C.—An extra from the office of the C heraw Gazette, dated Thursday, has the following :—A most. disastrous conflagration; in the business portion ef our town, occurred last night, ‘The alaym was given about half’ past twelve o'clock. Upon reaching the scene, we found the dry goods store of Mr. Kyle enveloped os, which, together with tho ad- joining store of Mr, James Lynch, to the north, and that ‘of Mestrs. Evans and Melyer, on the corner of Front and re soon’ enveloped in flames, The fire rood extended to the store of Mr. W. L. J, Reid, the law office of Messrs, Inglis & Wallace, and. the tin shop of Mr, ©, Holimes, and to the stores of Mr. H, M. Tomlin. son and Peter Hailey, which were ail consumed, with al- mort their entire contents; but for the calm which per- vaded. the fire would have been much more extensive, AS it was, the destructive element was restrained only by the most indefatigable exertions of our citizens, ‘The store of Mr. J, A. Dazid, next to that of Mr. Hailey, was several times on fire, as were the stores of Messrs. Dr. McNair, Threadgill & Kendall, and D. Mathe- | fon, on the opposite side of the street. The lovs, a8 nearly as wo can estimate, is about as | follows:—Merers, Evans & McIvor. atock of goods, $14 000, | on whick they hold a policy of ineuranee of $10,000, Throe store howres, insured for $2,500. Mr. James Lynch, loss | $4,000, insured for $1,500; and all his books and papers, Mr. John Kyle, loss in goods, $9,000, insured. for $4,500; | also his books and papers all’ lost. Mr. W. L, J. Reid, | loss im goods $8,000, insured for $2,000; also, one store- | house, and the law office of Mossrs. Inglis & Wallace, in- sured’ for $1,200. Messrs. Inglis & Wallace, loss’ not known, insured for $800, "Mx, Holmes lost his entire } stock and tools, cay $3,000, insured for $1.00. Mr. H. M, Tomlinson, loss $3,500, insured for $1.500, Mr, Peter Hailey. absent from home, loss not known, nor the ex- tent of his insurance—books and papers saved. John A. Inglia, Eeq., sustained a heavy loss in the total destruc. tion of his law office, valuablo library, and many papers, The Inst is a loss which is irreparable, Mr. Inglis was in attendance on the Appeal Court when the news of the fire reached him, Mrs. Ciuay.—The Washington erent of the Pennsylvanian says :—Do you know that Mrs, Henry Clay has never visited Washington? Her domestic character seems to have been formed for the quict shade of Ashland; and though her woman's heart beat high when she saw “young Harry with his beaver on,” in the midst of the greatest events that have made his name immcrtal, yet, by her, the blessings of home and of fire- side were to be preferred, Now that the statesman is wasting away, her presence would alleviate his sufferings, and prepare him for his final reckoning, But now she is too old to come, She cowl not bear the toiltome journey from Lexington. and she remains as it were, a watcher for the fatal news, A few dayé ago she ront kim a bouquet of flowers, but when they roached here they wore faded— ® melancholy evidence that both the giver and the re- ceiver were iast hastening to that bourne whence no traveller returns, Tho old man eloquent, held it to his lips for a fow seconds, and enid, wita mournful pactos, « the perfume is almost gone!) Put now s¢ with his fame "hat wil live forever green iu the memory of man, His Brice ten, OF Bie eet his great history will nevor i jen. Of him and of his place in the rd of mon, in the dim future, it may well bowie, eee of “You may break, you ioay rata the vase if yon will, ang round it stil.’ Dut the scent of ‘the roses will Quick TRAVELLING.—According to 3 Bend Register, it is intended, on the Padre ty Southern biichigan road, to put travellers through from Chicars to New York by that rove, in a day anda haif,, Our Washington Correspondence. Wasumarox, May 18, 1852. The Letters of Mr. Thrasher to Gen. Concha and Mr. Webster—The Policy of the Ouban Go- vernment, §c. Tha letters of Mr. Thrasher to General Concha and Mr. Webster, as published in the H»na.p of the 16th, are both able and ingenious. The former, Tameonvinced, made him tho victim of that stera Policy which oftentimes rules the conduct of men in absolute power, for such is almost the real aatho- rity of the Governors of Cuba, when their own judgment, or the influence of those ** noar their per sons” sccm to dictate the adoption of arbitcary ; 1 and even unjust measures towards individuals, to | achieve an object considered of great public good o gencral safety; for 1 dw not believo General Concha capable of inflictig such wrong from the impulses of his own heurt—genorous and noblo as ho is ad- mitted now to be. Tho Iatter argued the points of domiciliation and expatriation—as Mr. Thrasher very pertinently observes—as though every one treated us with tho same scrupulous regard to jus- } neqr pri Vverbeent fc dation tho provious existence of frve institutions, inberited from our English ancestors, in rosistance to whose less wiee posterity was achioved that indo- Pendence which is destined to grodnee go wonderful ® change in the politics of the world. But all re- a pe forms would have been but of little avail, ad the constitution permitted the existence of the law of primogeniture, of a recognized priest hood, or of the Lf tenure of offices which are now tilled at intervals through the suilr of the people ; to these leading oxvellencies in our system of gavorn- ment, ond with cheap land and such morlorato saleric the offcers eo elected, as tot: on of but hide peeuaiary benetit y Jy to be regretted, our county loss Cur Wisconsin Correspondence. Be.ort, Wirconsin, May 19, The Ceorgeghy ef Bedoit—The Emigration West- ead—The Siveam to California, §¢ Beloit ia situated on the southern border of Wis- consin, the State line that divides vhe latter from Ilinois running almost within the town. A descrip- ticn of the localities, the inhabitants, and the man- hers and customs prevalent hore, would correct many tice aswo treat thom. Still it isdue to Mr. Web- ster to say that he took a feeling interest in the fate of Mr. Thrasher, as soon as the probable arbi- trary action of the Cuban govornmont booame known to him, and made his case—when bis con- demnation and transfor to Spain was announced— the subject of a conference with tho Spanish Minis- ter, and of a special despateh by a sposial messen- ger to our own Minister at Madrid, to which he was, in somo slight degree, urgod probably b; the representa ioeans or tanot ir: Thieasle er’s personal friends, whom I know that he received at that time with much feeling and kindness, ant listened to with a patient attontion that may have consumed time duo to other affairs. But whilst Mr, Wobster’s theoretical argument went to prove that @ resident, or even a transient visitor in a foreign country, mes liable to its ordinary tribunal, against which ne objection could bz raised, the friends of Mr. Thrasher could not officially expose to him from their porsonal knowledge, the groas out- Ties committed by the Cubun authorities them- selves upon those very local laws by which it was urged Mr. T. would be properly tried. That was the point with Thrasher’s friends ; would he have such a trial as would fully Sapoee his guilt or innocenco, or would he be brought before the ** Executive Mili- tary Permanent Commission,” established in 1817, and operating when Amerionns are brought before it in direct contradiction of the treaty of 1795; a court in fact of condemnation, for I doubt if it was ever know to have acquitted ono of its victims, unless by the orders ef its real superior, the Cap- tain General? Tho civil laws of Spain are in themselves wise and benificent, and ospecially di- rected to shield tho poor against the oppressions of the rich; but, in the administration of those laws, in tho island of Cuba, through favoritism, bribery, the open personal solicitations to the judges, and the almost fabulous extortions of fees and taxos for stamps, notarial charges, &c., lies the evil, and the chief one of which tho- Cubans complain, and on which they found their justification of another at- tempt to revolutionize the Islands. Tho great Tacon, when ho effected his sweeping and salutary reforms in 1834, had his attention drawn to the abuses in the practice af the law, but hero his powor to do good ceasod; the whole tribe of judgos, notaries, and clerks was upin arms against him, and practice, precedent, and tho law itsclf, were cited gran, his honest endeavors to afford tho people the moans of obtaining justice, without in- volving themselves in costs beyond the value of tho object contended for. Tacon’s efforts wero almost useless, and to this day an individual engaged ina law suit continues to demad tho commisoration of his friends asd neighbors, equally with one who might have been stricken with an incurable, if not mortal disease. Irepeat, that it isin the corrupt administration of the lnw, by which the entiro people are ina great degree brought under the do minion of its satellites, that the Cubans suffer the greatost wrengs. They would, perhnps, cheorfully pay the heavy taxes to which they are subject, and submit to their exclusion from office, but thoy demand security against the whole tribo of the officials of the law, into whose hands thoy know not at what moment thoir property may pass through tho workings of that machinery, of which one of tho legul profession in America has no more conception than an_ itinerant tivker could form of the mystories of a steam en- gine. Ithink Ihave before rolated in detail the ancedote of the rich old planter, who, when in- formed, after the invasion at Cardenas in 1350, that 5,000 fresh troops wero to be immediately sent out from Spain, exclaimed dt eel “* Troops; what want we with more troops? Let hor Majesty give usa secure and just administration of the laws, and sho may keep her troops at home.” But I set out with a view to relating a circum- stance, illustrative of the arbitrary action of the ‘ military commission” under which Mr. Thrasher was tried, and have nearly reached the close of my letter without givingit. In 1844, this same military commission was charged with the prosecution of the ae into the alleged intended insurrection »mong the blacks. How they performed this duty, Mr. Thrasher has given you some idea. Strange to sa; that many white people were accused and arrested, on the charge of participating in the diabolioal scheme, among whom was a clerk of a friend of mine—a British subject, who (as he described the fi after his release) was called out of a coffee house, whilst sitting with a party, by a well dressed man, who inquired his name, under ‘the pretence of his desire to speak with him; but as he set foot onthe barquette, he found himself surrounded by * commissarios,” whose polite invitation to enter a volante was i ible, and he was carried to the erroneous impressions among you Enstern folk about Wester lifo. Tho Chicago and Galona Railroad, which is to extend from Luke Michigan to the Mi Bissippi, passes within a short distance of this place. It is the great artery through which the tide of emis gration, flowing onward to Minnesota and the coun- tries west of tho Mississippi, pours its nover failing Stream. It is astonishing to loarn tho great num- bers that weekly—even daily—leave Now York and tho East for tho boundless wilds of Minnosota. I havo frequent and authentic accounts from that region. You havo frequently edified the public with ac- counts of the shiploads daily loaving your port for California, Let mo teil you thas tho Culifornia fever rages no less fivrcely in the far West than in Now York itself. Most all the travellors to be seen out hero are bound for tho gold regions. I have seon a party, composed of fifty Mormons from New York city, wending their way across the prairies, and in imagination ulready paving their streets with flags of gold. This small band went by way of Utah and Great Salt Lake In genoral, however, the travol- Jers to California assemble at Council Bluff, on the Missouri, and, taking a southwesterly couree, make Sacramento or San Franciseo ‘The state of the markets in this part of Wiscon- sin, though of trifling importance in itself, is valu- able, a6 affording an index to such matters through- out the State, and even” the whole West ‘ou suggested, not long sinco, that importations from Philadelphia and tho surrounding i would les- sen the price of provisions in New York. The hint Was acted upon, and a reduction ensued, to the great bencfit of all olasees. The Recent Slave Case at Columbia, Pa. (From the Baltimore Sun, 24th ire James M. Buchanan and Otho Scott, usqs., the two commissioners appointed by Gov. Lowe, to proceed to Pepnsylvauia and investigate all the facts in relation to the shooting of Wm. Stansbury, the fugitive slave, at Columbia, by officer A. Ridg- ly, of this city, having completed the duties as- signed them, returned to this city on Saturday ove- ning. We presume they will report ail tho fucts obtained, to Get .Lywe, in a few days. The Colum- ota Spy states that:a number of witnesses were ex- amined by them (assisted by A. Herr Smith, Esq., of Lancaster) at the office of J. W. Fisher, Esq., in the presence of John L. Thompson, Exq., the Dis. trict Attorney of the county. Several persons, whoeo testimony was taken soon after tho affair occurred, wero cross-cxumined, but nothing new, it is alleged, was elicited. The following testimuny of Deputy Marshal Lyne, and the cross-exumination of Deputy Snyder, contain some important fucts. Henry Lyne sworn—] um » Deputy Marshal. and went with Messrs, Snyder and Kidgely to make the arrest of the fugitive, Goo, Stansbury; 1 remained behind about one hundred yards when they went to make the arrest; [ did not sce the attempt to make the arrest; I did not hcar the pistol tircd, Ridgely end Snyder returned to me; when they were ubout twenty yards from me, Kidgely threw up his hands and exedaimied, * My Ged. [ have thot bim;” this was immediatly after it ceourred he said while in the strugyle, he went to out his “billy,” (meaning his mace,) and in mistuke got tho pis tol; he Fant be went to strike him with it. aud it weut off, he then showed me his finger— wed up out rageously; I asked him how that said * The d—d nigger had it in his mouih together up into the road, and Kidgely suid, nd give my- sdf up” Solomon Snyder.—At the timo Ridgely and T approach ed Stanebury, Midgely had nothing iu his haud, L was about eight or te y when 1 arrested D i made ue of was, y wd States warrant for 13° he replied, “Jet me yo, let me go.” aud made a jump and got four or tive fect fr t the moment thit Ridgely seized him Stan-bury othe thek part of his hand in his mouth, and bit hi; afver Ridgely had en Iwill goa he broke luo- tre sinc, times; as soon as he got Ridgely by the igely let go; he broke leore frein us in spite ofall we could do; Ldo not think he got more than four or five feet from us at avy time; [ did not preduc pa Ye us no ebauce to do 0; 1 did not x vied tan rtanding on the track of the rairoud; L saw aman whom 1 thought wasa white wut have since heara is colored; there was a yellow present, freekled in the face; T'saw six or seven ne if T reooikeet aright, siandis und on the a track. who, 1 think woe attracted there th ; 1 did not + neerces iu 4; i had my ba time Ido not ree:Iect that I 1old ic J medean efiort to throw hin that f e told Kidgely says Ww hina; hut do not 10; Ldy nol et rnying to Ridgely, ¢ choot him,’ Mr. ly put his 4 ju hus pocket previously to th s0 that he might use it if it should become nece wiler Stansbury had bee f the town, after we hi: we returned to the t one hundred eted on our re- cared at the Punta, wherehe was kept five day ie the communiscado,” (1 suppose you are aware 0: meaning of the term as applied in Havana ; you aro not allowed to speak, even to tho jailor who brings your daily food,) thence he was removed on foot, with his arms pinioned, te which was attached » rope in the hands of 2 dragoon, before whom he set out on his way to Mat scene of action of the crue ‘y jon. Bat after marching seven miles, his guard permittod him to avail of the kindness of a“ montero,” who proposod tuking tho prisoner into his wagon, the dragoon lengthening his rope to accord with the new arrange ment. At Matanzas he was immediately placed ‘in- communiscado” for three weeks, when ho was permitted to leave his dungeon and mingle with the ordinary prisoners for the term of five weeks more. He was thea summoned before the commission, and the usual question put_to him, ‘What is your name?” It was given. ‘Who ie there here in Matanzas that knows that to be your name?” He mentioned threo or four persons, who were immediately summoned, and corroborated the fact. ‘It is well,” said the President of the tribunal, “let the prisoner be remanded.” At the end of three days more he was politely escorted to the gates of the prison by his jailer, who told him he was tree, and the only explanation he could obtain from him was that he ‘* believed the officers who arrested him had mistaken him for another person ! Of this he soon satisfied himself by being allowed at the tribunal to read the decree for his liberation. It is quite unnecessary to pursue the subject—re- ‘ress for the acts of the Military Commission. And yet it is before this tribunal—this court martial— this *‘inilitary commission,” whose avowed onject is to dispense with ‘ the slow progress of law” —this court of condemnation, which but registers Ee the foregone conclusion of the military chic island, whose declared organization fis ng esone of the principal articles of tho t 5—it isto sucha court that American ci be amenable on the mere suspicion of parti pation in the next attempt that will be sade to revolutionize the island through external aid. claim no immunities for Americans, as such, resi- dent abroad, but it may, perhaps, not be out of place to claim for them the protection of their own government, so far as to see that they are tried by the laws of the country in which they have taken up their residence; and, in my poor judgment, the treaty of 1795 is the existing law under which alone American citizens can be tried in Spain or its colonies. But the day of general retribution has yet to come; itis only a question of time. Ona Separate paper I give you the names (which it is unnecessary to mako public) of my friend and his clerk, which will entirely satisfy you of the accu- racy of this anecdote to the letter. If such ex; tions are desirable, I can furnish them in abundance. | You will see that Mr. Thrasher’s case was a striking illustration of tho practice undor the Military Commission, and if you will ask the Cubans what is the chief grievance of which they complain, they will answer you, the corruptions and tho ruinous expenses of the course of justice ! Give the Cubans a sharo of the public offices, by which that feeling of abasing | inferiority is implanted in their breasts; give them | open and responsible courts of justice ; and let them have also a local legislature, and you will hear of no more filibustering expeditions. he Spaniard is by nature monarchical in his predilections, and the do- sire for family aggrandizement is paramount in his breast. Republicanism neither accords with that general want of education (by reading), among the masses, Nor with that unconquerable longing which every Spaniard imbibes from infancy, for a star, an order, or a patent of nobility. It is @ too common error with eur own people ‘to ascribe our wonder- ful prosperity exclusively to our republican form of Scott.—The negro was a very ope ind; tho arrest was le at one end J dl by piles of boards on cach side; the alley i8 about furteen ‘feet wide, and the negre & led the whole length ef the nm the fonce at uh y bitten Ly the nepr se and the ¢ hor end rom & View of alt ventions of Kidgely, La pily and uniutention pd ut the time Ridgely pu t uy pistol, Stansbury had Kidgcly’s finger in his mouth, - rarer LOCAL AFFALRS. ciy Tr i. wovtes. at Honoxr Nationan Gua om Koc Guava (who. Leing rev: ly Looking at th bby # gang of Koc! giinent. who were in theact of ime. they made a descent on the or Gortnan, aud admivistered a whol cine castig: tothe rcoundiels. Again, as the regiment was marching toward the ferry. they observed oncther gong of the same raseals attack another uui- ng German. The Second Company, seeing the im. nent peril of the mun, filed out of line. took him under their protection, again adininistering auother eastiga There can be little doubt but the two men would have Ween killed but for the timely interference of this gal lant regiment, who are always ready to sustain law nud order, One day last week, as two American Ladi high respectability were on a visit to a friend in Hol thi y were ret upon by & gang of Rockboys, who atte: forcilly to carry them olf. ‘he ladies sereamed. which drew the altention of some gentlemen inthe neighbor hood. who came to their rescug, and safely escorted them io the ferry, Sooner or later, these fellows will make food for gunpowder, or give the gallows its due. Ovestxe or tHe New York Ornrnanmie Hospirar. — The opening of the New York Ophthalmic Hospital took place yertersay, at twelve o'clock. at No. 6 Stuyvesant strcet. near the corner of Third ave U Ninth’ street ‘The Rev. D. Chase commenced the proceedings by recit- ing @ prayer, after which the Hon. Caleb. 8. Woodhull, Vresident of the association, del a short but }Fopriate addrees, The ohject of the institution is to re lieve and restore to usefutness that class of our citizens who are afilicted with diveases of the eye. and who, in consequence, are unable to work. Charity is the leading character of the institution—the advantages to be derived therefrom are intended principally for the provident and improvident poor, The Hye and Ear Infirmary, which lias now been in successful operation for a great num Wer of years, and has fully realized the anticipations of its projectors, has, in consequence of the rapid growth ot the city. become to be considered as situated down town. and is bow not sofScient for the large number of persons afficted with these peculiar diseases, It is necessary for the public want that another institution. exclusively devoted to diseases of the eye, be established in the upper section of the city. and this want the New York Ophthalmic Hospital is intended to sup ply. He then referred to diseases of the eye, which re quire more attention, more study, and more experiences than nearly all other diseases, ‘There has been a conside: rable increase in the diseases of the eye of late whieh he attributes partly to the increase of the population, t destitution and negleet, aud to the increase of imui. grants, who bring these diseases along with them, anu communicate to the people around them, This in stitution will also afford excellent facilities for the instrue- tion of the medical «tudent. in the treatment of all dis cages of the eye, This institution is to be supported by benevolent contributions alone; and the speaker conclud ed by appealing to the sympathy of the public in bebali of this excellent institution, After the address Dr. L Rogers brought forward nine or ten persons who wereaf. flicted with various diseases of the eyo, and who had al ready applied for assistance. The doctor deseribed iv cach case the character of the disense, together with th. necoteary treatment therefor. Dr. M Stephenson then ees 4n operation on the eye of one of the patients he institution will be open every Tuesday, Thursday and reported to the stacking aims at the Kockbeys reeeud the government, and to assumo tho willingnese of all oppressed nations to adopt o similar political organization, as & panacea ffor all their evils. ‘the oxperience of Moxico and South America should admonish thom against cherishing such opmions in regard to tho universality of what iy called there a free government, but which is only practically known in our own happy country, whery the democratic (use the Saturday, at 12 o'clock, for the reception of paticnts. Finss.—About ten o'clock on Monday night, a fire broke out in the frame building on tho southeast corner of Twenty-third street and First avenue, owned by Messrs Robinson & Fletcher. The lower part was occupies them a¢ an office for their limo and flagyard —Adjo nin the office, a part of the floor was used as a stable for their horses, The Uppee part war cecuipled by James MoUrian end family, who narrowly escaped with their lives, the rap companies, Thia fire that has tok me pect etitin the last three it ing in Morton & ‘Iremnee’s large factory opposite, Both of these fires could have boon promptay yee ed without causing any serious damage. if engine com- wy No 80 had had rufficient length of hose or if there Ted’ been a fire Dyeraut on the foros: of Twenty-third ttrect and First avenue Six valuablo horses perished in the fiames; but all the books and papors of Iobinson & Fletcher wero saved by tho Police of the Kighteenth Jistriet, ‘The total lovs is estimated at $1.500, which is fully covered by insurance. ‘The fire originated in t duck part of the building. ured as the stable, and the no Coubt thet it was the work of an ineendiary ant Cnpt shieenth District, w t anun Daly ed in extingul-bing th ‘The tire orizieated from a enndly out giving the alarm that had been cavelesly loft burning by one of the inm- miutex UndUthe window cunains, Which caught fire, About one o’eleek yeetordny mi ruing another fire was discovered by efficers Laughlin and juin. of the Soveu- tach district. in the rear of 0 building in avenue B, be- tween Hitteenth and Sixteenth streets. which originated ina blackstith’s shop, oeoupied by William Boyd. ‘The building was entirely destroyed. ‘Lhe loss about $300. About ten o'clock on Monday night, a fire broke out in the bodrocm of Peter Warmkesrel, at No, 231 William street, by the clothes of his daughter taking fire from # lump. Ofiiecr Street, with the assistance of some others, soon suceveded in extinguish: ng the flames. Ertecoras, Druxcation.—We understand that the Right hey. Bishops Do Lancey, of the diocese of Westorn New York, and MeCoekey, of Michigan, will loave here for Furope in the steamer Atlantic. on Saturday, in ordor to take part, av the representatives of the Protestant .piecoprl Church of the United States. in the approuch- ing jubilee of the society for the Propagation of the Goa- pel in Forcign Parts, to be hud in Westminster Abbey. Nationa Inpustaiat, Coxcnrss.—Tho following are delegates from New York:~-Abrahum G, Levy, D.C, Hen- devon, J, Alexan Tarnie Lee ‘Lownse J. Young. John A lon, Patrick 0" w. i. . Watson @ Haynos, Peter Donelly, and h Vyrne. Kvery trado associa. tion in the city is entitled to one delegate for ten mom- bers, and for cach additional twenty members one dele- gate. May Festivai.—In consequence of the extensive pre- ration= for the coming grand vocal festival, to be held iu this city. on the 19th June next, the May festival, we learn, will be entirely omitted this year. ous Excavations,—Oflicer Dalton, of tho Sixth ward police, reports that dangerous excavations have been made ip Chambers street, on the corner of Uity Hall lace, and in I'ranklin stroet, near Broadway. It is to bo oped that the proper authorities will give this matter thei nediaie attention, Matcn Between Enc : Couranies Nos, 16 axp 5— The,grand match which came off on Monday afternoon, At ‘the foot of Fubon. strect. Precklyn. was b Engino Compunies Nos 16 and 5, and not No. 14, as was incorrectly stated in yesterday's paper Board of Assistant Aldermon, OvriolAaL ‘The following mesénge from his Honor the Mayor was rcecived, laid on tho table, and ordered to be published in ono or more newspapers of the city : Mavonr'y Ovricr, New Youx, May 24, 1852, To tho Hon. the Board of Assistant Aldermen — Gents —1 return herewith the report and resolution in favor of grupting to Jacob Sharpe a lease for ten yeare. at the rent of twenty thousand dollars yearly, of ihe Hip at the foot of Wall streetgwith a ferry privilege, for the purpose of establiehing a ferry to Brooklyn, Two reavons. which 1 shall state very briefly, influenoe me in wiibholuing my approval trom this measure. The gen theman to whom it is proposed to give this lease, offers in his memorial the annual reat of twenty-five thousand dollars. but the recolution appended to the report here- with returned, fixes the rent at tweuty thousand dollars, T camnot direc in tho papers submitted to me, any ren: on why deduction of five thousand dollars per yeur has been made, The ution also contemplates that the rent above iixed, shall not commence until fifteen. months after the leawe is executed and if the ferry is not vstublished within the period of fifteen months, the lessee ebull omy pay rent at the rate now revived by tho cor- poration, und the lease shail be caucelled The unjust and uncquel operation of this proposition, would. if no other reason existed. deter me from affixing my signature to the papers now before ane I therefure return the papers tothe Board in which they originated without my approval A.U KINGSLAND, Mayor. Evwanp Sanprorn, Clerk, Theatrical and Musical. Roweny Tears —Tho entertwinmenis of this evening are for the benefit of Br. B, Eddy, who has been engaged at this eetablieliment for a long period. and is a great fa- vere, Lie is considered a very good uctor by ail those who visit the Kowery theatre, and has labored hard for the smurement of the dramatic public. Tho p leet d are the grund remanuic drama entitled Uh rice 4 rethers.”” the musienl piec * Brigand, and che gable pi mattt hed Mr. Badd, pe ng chara mpany. The fricnds of Mr, hoped, wiil strong, and give him what he deserves—a bumper, muster Enoanway Treatie.—This evening the now drama en- titled “Lola Montes in Bavaria? which bas been pro- duced in great splendor, with new scenery dresses, and. decorations, will again Ue presonted, Mr. "Barry appears as the hing of 1 the Prime Minister, Whiting ax 1 Davidgeas Sehootenbot. h Mrs Abbots ws th Mrs. Vernon as the wih Mra Ts. Henry xs . Kate Hor ox ¢ h Jes should be instructed inthe represent jo dancer, suo as ix benutitully done by dhe accomplished Adelaide Rous- eet. at Niblo's Garden ‘sGaxprs.—The grand ballet comy the Louret kaumily appear this evening in an entertain. ment of great variety — ‘The first feature will by the ys deville of © Perfection,” after wh.eh the bewutifal b: * wich the four sisters an ny, called equalled by any axtiet ip the will be the ballet opera of dolew by Caroline, thi prmei) id bayaderes Ui Crkve Vester 8 Will conc! fom *Kebert le Diablo.” Denien’s provided for this evening are foi bod actor and great favorite. Mr, comedy of When Yo uinmiy.? amusing farce enuiled cbunleita of the © Ner. vous Maui, aud the Mou of } casis of which smbeoy the wheie talent of the Those who derire Comfortable hold bo early in attendance, as Whe Jd in every avadable nook and corner Jupperticld” is ubnouaced for to- morrow evening und Mr Lester's benefit tor Friday Nationat Tatar. —This fon tonight ave the ors and the © Cattle Stealers of the lve entert Mierous untiring; bev perceive by the bills that he jamation. Which will be the diama entitid the Gambler.” which tx now being played great success. and the other ix i new d bels and ‘Lories, or the Shocmaker of Turarke —The new extravaganza, entitled errs Radiant or the Fawn ef cho Porest," ix nounced again for this evening ‘The seenery, eos. tumes, Ke. a nil new. and of (he most cor - lion, ‘The popular cowedy of the ~ Follies of a Night,” iu which MF Walcot uid Adis Julia Beunett will sustain the lading ebaiscters. and the faree of “My Little Adepted.”” will Likewire be pertocmed Corbyn and Uyckiand, the energy 4 of this estabiishment, merit unlituited patronage and we are ghid to find that they are increasing rapidiy in public favor, ) forming a very exertions to pled nas in pre the first is the Spectre » London with styled © Ree ew Yora,? Asron Pracr: Ovena House. —Mr. G. ¥. Brooke is to appear again this « and Fabion dei Fra chi, in the drama » Corsican Lrothers, in whieh he i y large assem lay marked appro been eparcd in ius production. and ecrati e works as it ic L be supp n¢, Jordan il vett, Mrs. Hale awd Musrum.—The drama of the “Vicar of aunounced for both this atternoon aml Batsum’ Wakeficia® ©) OW. Clarke will ap @ Vieur of Mr. Laduway as Ephraiin Jenkinson, Mr ps as Squire Thornhill, Miss Mestayer as Olivia se, and Mrs, Renson as Mrs, Promer This i ,and ought to attract a um Crnusty’s Orena Hovse.—Christy’s band announce anoiher «xcecdingly ettractive programme tor this even- ing. ‘The bull, as uw ual, is crowded nightly Woon's Misernets —This popular company continne to be witnessed by large audie with great delight aod enth em ‘The programme for to night is exocileut. CastL® Ganpex. —This beautiful location is now open very day. for the reception of visiters. During the warm weather it i8 the most refreshing location in New York Thore in dehente health will guia much by frequenting ‘his health-giving location ‘The following are the names of the Troupe @'Opera Comique et de Vaudeville who are, we are informed. hertly to appear at Niblo’s Garden :—Mime. Fle Joly, Mime, Pillot. Mme Dij Mille, Darmont. M. M. Diguet, M. Debsimay. M Graat, M Miuihand, and)M, Montelar, Trattan Orena.—We learn. from a private letter, Chat Jarge assem. the Italian Opera troupe ‘hut left here on the bch Mareb ure playing with great sucess. at Lima, Peru “y pened with “Lucia di Lawmermyor.”” Lorin’ and Virginia Whiting were much aduured Marine Affairs. Lavxones.—The brig Miranda was launched on the 19th inst.. from the yaid of J, A. Lowell, ia Kast Machias, she is represenied to be a benutiful yeesel. of 190 tons, Archelaus, Charies K. Kelsey, master, on the 13th of October, 1861—that being moonlight night—was beating her river, wind W 8 W., flood tide, close hai board tack. five pointe on the wind, full seme time. tho schooner William Kailahan, mont master, was laying her course up the the wind free, heading rather towards the New ® The two veseels were seen by each, at ‘Labout halfa mile, ‘The collision took place weet wot the river at a point about two-thirds Mm theeust shore. ‘The Arehelaas was strack om ‘eon her storm and fore rigging, going ly, und proved a total low Two ques tions have arisen—iet Has the Court jurisdiction of ter cf the controversy? “On this point wimitted. and out of ths admission the ined, ‘The collision occurred on the Noetia iu the southern district of New York. At the precice time when the libel Was filed in the Clerk's offioe, the echooner William Kellahan was on ® voyage from Albany (o Philedelphia, aud was not within the southerm New York; and that, at a subsequent day, she came within thia district and was here attached by the procees on this Libel, and is now responding to the libel, ‘the time of service of process ix the true period of the commencement of asuit, and the jurisdiction attaches te the case from that day. ‘The cause is, therefore; here, 2d, On whom shall the loss fall? ia the next . After ascertaining the position of each vei Be above stated. there is one important fact, proved to the entire satiefuction of the Court, which must be deemed @ controlling fact iv the case, At the time of the collision the schooner William Kaliahan had no sufficiont look- out, ‘The man placed forward was part way down the jndder of the forecastle, and did not descry the Arche- juus, amd gave no order to the man at the wheel of the approach of anger, Itwas peculiarly his duty and bual- noes, iu a place like that, to have remained ab his posts and there is no doubt that if he had been at his post, the collision would not have occurred, As a strong carro- berating fact, it appenrs that the man atthe helm, imme diately upon the accident, found fault with the look ows because timely nc had not been given him; and, in hie testimony. he adds that the sails of his vessel prevented his secing the Archelaus until she was about being struck, The rule of law is well settled, that a vessel with the wind fice must give way, in time, tow veasel close hauled on the wind, and that % vessel semailing should not only havoa look-out, but that ho *hould do his proper duty. ‘The evidence in the case shows that the fault reats with the William Kallahan, and she must stand responsible for the consequences. Decrwe for tho libellant, with @ reference to a Commissioner to ascertain the damages. i i 3 if t % f F 2, & F United States Cinguie resis Before Hon Judge Betts, Mar 25,—Joseph Ritter and wat C, Kneeland, ws, Alfred T. Servel and others —Thia was a motion for injunction to restrain the defendants from the use of a machine pa- tented to Wm. W. Woodworth, deccased. The Court or- dered that the motion be denied, on the ground thatthe complainants have no title to the territory embraced within the assigument to the complainants, and that the motion be denied, with costs. : EDITOR OF THA NEW YORK HERALD. Bianca New Yorx, May 26, 1852, Tn the report of the trial of the onse ot Johu D. Williams va Isaao T, Storm and Austens & Spicer, in to-day’s Heravo, it is stated that the defendants put in a defonee of usury to the plaintifMs claim ‘The answer was put im by Mr. Storm alone, and not by Austens & Spicer. They interposed no defence to the action, but gave the tiff's attorney an offer totake judgment against them, which was accepted. Please make this correction in your report of the trial, Yours truly, DAVID THURSTON, No. 7 Nassau street. The Army of the United States. REPORT OF GENERAL SHIKLDS, CHAIRMAN OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE. ill you permit, to a subscriber, the uso of your Will you permit, subscriber, culeingy fee few remarks on the report of the Military Committee to the Senato. Tho officers of tho line of the army are 80 widely scattered over our extensive copntry, as to prevent their being heard on any sujeot fore Congress Lucan A intoreste—they having no represente- tive at Washington; and hence they are generally the victims of any and every proposed roform, 4 is emphatically the case in the recent repert of General Shields. ‘The old officer of the line who, in many a bloody ficld, und at the expense of a worn out and brokem down constitution, hus won a brevet; or ho whe, baving grown gray in his country’s sorvioe, ai who, afier battling it for ycarson a mero pittance barely enough to Biepe him, has at length at- tained sufficient rank to receive the emoluments of bis brevet, or of his double rations, must be de- vived of them; while the staff officer who, at Washington moves in tho courtly circlos of the metropolis, is passed by untouched, although his pay urd emoluments are almost double that of the oft of the line who is sorving in tho field. I ny. distinctly, that I do not think these get too much pay, or that it should be cut down; and I de say that, ifa reform bo necessary, it should begim here; and it will bo timo onough to cut down the pittance of the lino officer when it shall approach some degrees nearer to cquality with that of the taf, Ax figures do not lio, I give here the pay and cmoluments of # oaptain of the line, fighting his country’s battles in the field, exposed to all the Jangors and privations of a campaign, and of a staff cflicer of the samo rank, lounging around tho offices, and courting members of Congress at Washington— the pay and emoluments of officers of other grados bearing about the same rolative difference :— PAY AND EMOLUMENTS OF A CAPTAIN OF THE LINE IN THE - $40 08 . 2400 15 50 Commanding Company (proposed to be’ taken PWR: HEA) posses ecedee taney s\ iy cnOr MRE 0 00 MOGUL voc ensteigs + 80 60 PAY AND EMOLUIENTS OF A CAPTAIN OF THK STAPE, a WASHINGTON aon - $60 00 Rations,.. 24 00 Sorvanté 16 50 Forage. or 5 00 Gomautation of Cuarten ; vee 25 00 Caumutation of Fuck (in stinmer less, and in January, February, and March, more) 2400 vse $1MT 60 staff officer at Washington to recoive ro pay than the officer of artillery cy of isfuntry in the field, Is this just or right? And, if there must be retrenchment and reform, should not the Military Committee have looked a little nearer home before they so heartlessly at- tacked tho old officers of the line ? But, under no circumstances is it right or just to tuke fiom the old officer the emoluments of double yatious or brovet pay. He has richly corved both, His country has already rocvived more, far more, than a guid pro quo. She has ae- qnircd, by bis sword avd his blood, a thousand tices more than all the double rations and all the Iicvet pay he ever bas, or ever will receive, amounts, to; so that, if it be decided by dollars and cents, the country is largely his debtor. Let it be ever re ed that this pay, and this crnolument, hay n received from timo im- memorial It is, therefors, an act of grosé injus- ther pains nor cxpeuse have | tice, as well as of ingratitude, for the country now thom away pos given in the report are not only fallacious and insuthicient, but the statement of the case is not just—the double ration is given to the ofticer commanding a separate post, not as an omolu- ment, but as a compensation for necessarily increased expenditure, in supporting the dignity of his posi- tion, and in dispensing hospitality to strangers and oflicers visiting his post, and in many instances this compensation ix quite insufficient ; itis not exclusive, | but every officer m turn enjoys it, as he advances in age and rank ; The giving brevet officers pay in accordance with 's actual serviees—his actual command—is only an act of common justice ; they actually render service for it —the same service, precisely, that the officer of foll rank does. But because the brevet officer has carned bis inereased rank not by seniority, bat by gelloot aud distinguished services—services that covered the country with glory, and acquired almost unbounded wealth and extent of territory—aad by pouring out his * blood like water,” he must be de- pr ofit. And why? Not because ho is not en- titled to it—has not ‘earned it—but, forsooth, be- cunse #0 many officers have distinguished themselves, | 8o many brevetshave been given, that these expen- ditures have become burdensome to the Tréasury. If the country will give to these, and the other of- ficers soldicrs, Cal ja and her Bis mines, | New Moxico and the territories appended to Texas, | which they won for their country, then these nu- merous brevet officers will no longer humbly beg Ccngress to permit them, when actually performing a duty, when actually exercising a command, to re~ ccive the pry of it. “Surely “the laborer is worthy _ of his hire;” and the lists of killed and wounded of the officers and soldiers of the old army in Mexico, tell, trumpet-tongued, who were the laborers in that field. But wo have to say, (and at, would J eay it,) * We have labored, and others have on- tered into eur labors.” 1 um free to acknowledge that there have been, greut abuses, both of brevets and of double ; but is this a sufficient reason for abolishing both } because our superiors have suffered abuses to exist, are We, Who are innocent, to pay the penalty ¢ The old brevet officers will be the very first tocry amen to an efficient correction of these abuses. They are now the sufterers from them If abuses are to be considered a good reason for abolishing an emolument, I would most respectfully built of the best materiuls, aud in the most thorough manner A clipper schooner, called the Flying Fish, was lannohed \¢ Marbichend, on Saturday. She 18 fully rigged and oppered. and intended for freighting. She was built for ~ccoomb & Taylor. of Boston, and is advertised to sail or Cape Town, ©. G. H,. om the 24th inst, At Brupawick Me., recently, by Mr. George Skolield, astauneh and beautifully modelied ship, of about 1,100 ons, called the Kodger Stewart, owned by Messrs, George © Alfred Skolfield and others, She bas been towed to Portland. ask how long members of Congres: would receive “travelling allowances”? When abuses equal to these, ean Bo found against the officers of the army, they will submissively bow to any reduction that i le: Yongress (0 inflict on them. ny re ‘Ay Ovp Sonpirr, anvil - eron,.-'The. te KLIGIONS ANNIVERSARIES IN Boston. Pe iCiyervaries commence in Boston to-day. amd continue through the week. ‘They of course dtaw & large number of poopie into tue city trom tae intecior,