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7 THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 18333. EET. DOUBLE SH OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN, ~ eee . | HISPORY OF QHK ORINCKNT CIYY AFFAIR, Treatment of American Vessels by the Cuban Authorities, INSURES TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. Most Extraordinary Letter from Presi- dent Fillmore to voilector Maxwell. The Position of the Government Defined. The Opinions and Conversations of Mr. | Geo. Law M:srepresented. ‘TRUE STATEMENT OF THE CASE. | SAILING OF THE CHEROKEE. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE, &o., “&u., ko. The steamship Cherokee ssiled at three o’clock | on Saturday afiernoon, for Havana and New “Orleans. She carried out little or no cargo, and the following passenger*:— T. D. Harris, P U. Gavringer, lady and two daughters, B. Lona: W.B. Pierce, F Berger, Indy aud daughter, , Pte ‘Miss ee Ned i B. Rouges, ae Bere, gers J.B. rs, Mr. sor, children, Miss’ Kadvi, i ls Mooce, Nits Me’ hhild and nurse Vrs. Wallace and child, Mra. roster, Mrs. Weise, and «-rvant. E. aaron, 8. Tom Byck, Rich, G, Kellerman. J. ‘ravi, Taos. H, Sohuyler, , Dr, Lurpbuil and son, Michael Gores, James Melone. Edward tian: Neilso Coon, Patrick mau: Dana N. Moore tlugh Cumpbell Geo. Bacom, L.J. 6 Daphiney Gant, Geo. Rouperick. The Cherokee took the place of the Crescent City, gone into dock for repsirs, and is commanded by Capt. Baxter, late of the Ei Dorado. The United ‘Btates mails, by order of government, did not ge in her, but are to be sent in the Isabel, from Charles- ton. Sho will touch at Huvana to land Mr. Goorge | Rouperick, ono of her puscengers. The departure of the Cherokes, taken in connec- | tion with the extraordinary letter of President Fillmore to Collector Maxwell, relative to the Cres- @ent City affair, produced considerable excitement in towa on Saturday aud yesterday. As our rela- tions with Cubs and Spain are placed in a peculiar position by these movewents, a history of tho trou- bles between Messrs. George Law & Co., on one side, and the Cuban authorities and tho American goverament on the otber, will be of some importance to the public. The several articles in the Washiagton Republic, Cofficial,) stating, befuro the recent election, that | ‘the administration had taken high American ground im our difficulty with the Gaban authorities, induced | ‘us to obtain all the facts in the case Wo ascer- tained that there had been correspondence be- tween Mr. M 0. Roberts and Mr George Law, of | this city, and Mr C M Conrad, tho Acting Seore- | tary of State, relative to the treatment of the ships 0f the steamship company. and of the Creeoont City | in particular, containing a history, ia brief, of the | Tepeated insults to the American flag by tho exist- | ing government of Quba. These letters, which | wore published in the New Youk Heravp of th ‘28th ult., are very interesting, and aro as follow:— MR. MO. ROBERTS TO THE ACTING SECRETARY OF STaTE Unirep States Mat. Steams Cowraxy, | Naw Your, Vctobor 6 1802, j Hox. © M. Conran. Acting secretary of State. T have the honor ty state to you that we learn by from New Orl-avs this afternoon, that the United States moil sicamrbip Crercent City, Japtain Porter,U 8 N.on her arrival at Havana, from this | port, whence she ssiled on the 27th ultiao, with mails, | pgers and ficight. was peremotortiy expeiled from @ harbor, without being allowed to have any commu- Bloation with the shore to deliver her mails or disshargs her freight, or to land her pss*engers designed for that Port; and that the protest of her commander was treated | With soorm. She was accorviogly compelled to proceed, with ber mails. pasrengers and freight to New Orleans, ‘This is not the first ia: tance in which the ships of this | Company und ths American flag have beea subjected to Injury and insult by the Vubae authorities. The Ohio, commended by an officer of the Ustred States Navy. and conveying the government mails was ordered without cause Or provoeation. und agaivst the protest ot hercom- Wander, to an unsafe snd bxzardous snchorage under the guns of the Moro Castie or forthwith to leave the harbor. without being permitted to land her mails or feoight, or | to obtain her usual supoly of coal. the Falcon, also | commanded by an American naval officer, and conveying | ‘the mails, was fired upon aud boarded on (he high seas | by e Spaaish veerel of war, The Philadeiphia, also hav- | ing om board the Uniteo States mails, entered the port of | Havana. (her urual piace of coaitng and obtaining sup- | ) im distress. destitute of cox and provisions suffl- | to pursue her voyag», and wich many of her passen- | | | | gore sok, after being ordered to qnurantine. and having proceeded thither. rhe was ordered several miles outside, end then peremptorily driven from her anchorage, with- aut being allowed to receive on board her coal and pro- visions, then alongeids for tha waut of which her passen- | re and crew would be subj ected to suffering and was ‘eompelied to go to sea, tothe imminent danger and safety of ship, and with fatal consequences to many of the persons on This systematic course of invult and outrage has been followed out by expelling the Crescent City, in the ser- vice of the government of the United *tates, and com- manded by an America al officer, trom the harbor of Havana, denying to be: ali commapication with the American consul or with her oon-ignees, or to land her Mails, passengers. or freigh« The conduct of the C..oxn sathorities in their repeat- | ed and wanton acts of agyrestton. not only causes a seri- ‘ous interruption to tho delivery of the mails. but great Pecuniary loss to this company, in disturbing its busl- ‘Bess and contract arrangements with the goverpmont; and is harassing hee bas aD ste to American citi- zens, pareongers, shippers and consigness; angoying and Fosse to the tracg and commeres of the United Stata and calculated, if not designed, to disturb the relations existing between the two govern: gents. More than this we cannot but regard it asa insult to the American flag. derogatory to the na- character, and in violation of the faith of treaties and of our national rights, The pretext on which this last ow'rago has horn por we is tho sliegacion ‘hat the purser of the Urescent ‘ity made @ publication in sm America nowspaper of some of the statements of whish tho Unban authorities complain, The allegn'ion if untonaded; but if it were | true, we know of no right on the part of a forsiga gov- ernment to dictate to an American citizen. in his ow eountry. what he shall utter, or abstain from uttering. the American journ: It been the sim of this company to avoid the semblance of anything that could give offence to the euthorities of ths Island of Cuba [ts com wanders, and all persons in its employment, have been ‘aniformly instructed to retain from all interference io the affairs of that goveremont, and [ heve no reason to think that these instructions have not deen fully com- with. ‘Wo have foreborne to oall the attention of our govern- ment, beyond the reports ef the commanders of the Steamers to the insults by Cuban officials 0 eae have been might lead to irritation between the two govern. ‘and from a belief thet a nowledge of ths on- ded mature of the allegations on which thoy pre- Act would prevent theit repeticion. But wo Rot lens to the pubite taterest confided to . than to onr own interests, and the iater- American citisens epanged in a peaceful ful commerce. to bring thers facts to the consl- ration of the Americar government; and to ark who- whilst tho steamers of other nations are allowed to enter the port of Havana. and to maintain their relations aod bustees intercourse unmo- Jested, the Cuban authorities or forcinly ejeot Amerionn vessels, employed in the postal rervice of the United States, upon or {d!6 Assumption, without cootravening the ly and fal arrangements between the two gov. @rpments, and the maritiwe rights of our ot izens? if suck be the atate of things our commercs with the Bpani-b po: eersione on this continent ts altoxe' her at the Mercy Of any oapiice oF piejrdior. or arbitrary dlotum of the eolovtal wnthorifie, And we beg also to soliort, 6 American citizens in (he vervice of (he government, fend required by tt to deiiver i's maths. p otwotion aad re Ht rf 3s ghhet iF i i dre; oF to be alowed to redrass the grievsnce aad repel the insult to our mations! fleg, with such mesos, aad in MORNING EDITION----MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1852. PRICE TWO CENTS. such menper,as we shall deem equal and due to self. protection. duane eee ne rval ‘By ordee of the United States Mail Sfoamship Com. pany. M O. ROBERTS, Agent. MR. GEORGE LAW TO THE ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE. ‘2 Orrick oy THe U. 8. Mam Steamsmr Comrany, New Yor«, October 23. 1862. Hon. 0. M. Cowman, Acting Secretury of State, Sir—Mr Roberts had she honor toaddress you on the 6th inet. in relation to the course of the authorities of the Island of Cuba towards the steamsbips of this com- papy, and erpecially in relation to the Cresoent City: Tawait your reply to this communication to determine course of the company ‘The 27th inst. boing the sailing day of the next +teamer for New Orleans. via Ha- vans. we are daily inquired of whother mails and passen- f oabre be allowed to lend, and whether the Cuban au tien are to bo permitted to centinue the sourse towards the ships of thia company of which the govera- ment of United States bave been heretofore apprised. T have the honcr to be, very respeotfally your obedient servant, GEORGE LAW, Proasident, ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE TO MB. GEORGE LAW. Derantmext ov arate, Wasninaton. October 25, 1852. Te Grorcp Law, Beg.. New York, Sit—Your letter of tbe 3d inst, has been recetved, As no intelligence bas reacbed this department from Cuba sivce that which was brought by your sveamer. it has no means of knowing the intentions of the authorities of the island, other than what you possess yourself, and cannot, therefore inform you nhethet mclis oe passengers will be permitted to land there or pot, It may. however. be inferred from the past proceedings of the au:horities, that mails and pescengers conveyed in the steamer Crescent City, will not be permitted to land there. in care the individual pamed Wm Smith should remain on board of her, Iam, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, (Signed) ©. M. CONRAD, Aoting Secretary. The conduct of the Cuban government and the administration at Washington to this point is thus summed up in the Demratic Review of October :— The authentio history of those invults and aggressions, in tho instance of the sivgle comoany to which that ves- fel belongs, 18 worth rvcapitulatiog Under General Taylor's administeation, Mr. the agent for ‘he company. was sent down to dest site fora dock, and prepare maps and charts of she esme. He did 60, and on his return tv Havana ~as shut up fortwo months in the Moro Castle, fined $1 000 for no of- fence, and wishcut over boing ableso obtain redross or repa- ration. ‘The next care is that of the Ohio, a ship belonging to the same U. 8 Mail ompany :— dae. Entering tho pert of Havana, aa usual, with mails, p sengers and freight, it was fored instead of taking up accustomed pla .¢, to anchor under the guns of Moro Castle and cut off irom all commuricstion with the shere, Ob- taining, at lengt it sion of ® cor sign: vexatiously an United States unifor: oustody of & subaitorn’ spanish officer, up to the consulate, Engeged in peaceful and legitimate commerce with the island, he protorte agoiast the ineult oflsred. to OD, Bd P, Sod rom nstrated against ‘uing to her from being cribbed ina we 4 exposed to being driven om its rooky ah Ho was Answered Gopantly, “That i€ he did aot like bis ut to of the Faloon, commanded by Lieutenant She was fired into on the high tens, noar the Island of Cubs, by # Spanish vestel-of war; boarded, and overhauled tylo wert! y of the pretence under whioh che indignity smely, thes they Johnson, loot ths ignorant of tho oarac- mer The Falcon ha torne the ‘ne tad sho hi 4 fifty well known irr mails of the United Statos purha times into tho port of isvana h cruises \d aut rorit: sof Now York or New Ur tho case of the Philadelphia :— Iso engazed in tho service of the United Statos, had on bosrd its government mails. When parsing Cape dntonio, on the const of Cubs. on her voyas from Aspinwall to 'Havaza and New Orleans, from the Island of Cabs Yroaghs with it an at aosphera charged with disea: and sho entered Hav , where her Saree ‘was, destitute of coals and provisions, and with man; of her pastengors and crow sick. She wasat once ordere: from her usual berth to querantine, and trot jutside the harbor. Supplies of oro nt for ber relief from the cite by t company, and wero actuslly alongsi remptori'y driven from her anchorage w' hot ‘thout lowed time to receive on board indispensible requisites to the prosecution of her voyage with safety to the ship, and in wanton Sisre gard of the ne lives of upwards of three hundre: alling if the steamer in or voyage under the ciroum- “ Tot us ark. what move could have been done by the authorities of Jepan. with whom we have no tres ties. and to teach wnom humanity we send a squadron half round the globe, with the full concurrence of pablio opinion through the civilized world? On the 10ch inst , the contiauatign of this history appeared in the Nsw York Gecaxp, in the follow- ing correspondence, exhibiting the imbecility of the course of the administration in this affair:— Orrice or tHe U. 8. Mart Steamsnie Company, Yor«. Nov. 9, 1852. } Esq, Editor ana Proprietor To James Gonvon Brvxe1 of the Hrrauo. Dear Sir—Enclosed is a despatch received from our agent at New Osleans, by telegraph. by which it appears that whil wasiving to the Spanish Minister at Washington the aseuran. ‘octer and Purser Smith were to be removed from the Crescent Ciry and not to be allowed to return. he was putting forth in the offici or- \ gan of tho adminisuation. (tke Republic.) thit the government wad taking cflicient moasures to viadicate the rights of Ameri At the reme tim bave this company discharge Purser Smith, and remove Captain Porter from the Crescent City to the Georgia, both of which acts tbe company declined doing, believing then, as they do now. that it war casting ap uo, sure upon respectable oitizens. who had only done their duty to the government, to their employers, and to their country. ‘This was the object in telegrapbing for Mr. Roberts, the agent of this company, to come to Washing- ton; avd the removal of Captain Porier and Purser Smith was ineitted upon by the Acting Secretary of State, M. Conrad. All there facts show how far our citizens can re that funotionary for the vindication of their rights against foreign aggression and bow feeble and in efficient our government wust become if influenced or controlled by such gouncils Very wespectfully your obedient eervant, GEORGE LAW, President P. 8 —You are at liberty to publish in the deearn the asin’ despatch and letters, for the information of the public, MR. GEORGE LAW TO THE ACTING SBCRETARY OF SraTE. Orrice or THe U. 8. Matt Steamsn New Your. Oot 27, Hon ©. M. Coxnan, Acting Secretary of State Sir—I bad this day the honor to receive your letter of | the 25th inst. On the 6th inrtant we addressed the Dopartmont of State a letter, detailing at som length tho grievances of which ‘his company fecis it has a right to'compiain, in relation to the course. on various occasions. ot the au- thorities cf the Island of Cubs, towards the ships of thie compeny; and we respectfully requested to be advised as to our own rights and whether the government of | Cuba were justified in pursuisg the course above alluded to. 0 in writing that letter were to bring to the which we felt bound to do, certain aets of s foreign government. which we could not | ‘but regard as oppressive and unjust towards this com- pany. and to Amezican citizens and shiopers engeged in lawful commeree with that power. and. also, as an insult to the tleg of our country The company supposed that the authorities of the Isiand of Cuba bad no right to dic- tate to our OWD governinent, or to tne owners of Ameri- can thips. who should be employed on bosrd of thom, or to make a compliance or noo compliance with their dic- tation in this respect a pretext, for excluding such ships, with thelr passengers and mals,as did not conform to their directions in relation to the employees on board of them. If there imprerrions were not well founded, we auppored that we should be eo advired by the Department of State. If they were well founded. we had as we sup posed a right to expect from our govern nent protestion | against the injury. We bave, as yot. received no reply fiom the Department of State to our ietter of the 6ch ta stant although addressed in duplicate, both to Washing- ton and Mar-bfield ; and the letrer of the Acting Secre- tary of State, cf the 25th Instant, in reply to my lotter of the 23d. foils to sfford ua the desired informa‘ion. Every day's delay is ard has doen a xrent loss to this company, extremely d+trimental to the commercial Interests of the country. and more than all eudjects us if co rect in our impresrion. to the huailia'ion of submitting to wrong desire respectfully to ray that it was less our inten- tion to inquire what course the government of Cubs would purrue. tl to ascerenin what interpretation our own government gave to the rights of American oitizons, and of this company. in order to know how far we would te able to comply with it. 1 bave thethonor to be, very re«peotfully. your obedient rervant, GEORGE LAW, President. ACTING SECRETARY CONRAD TO MR LAW. Daragtent or State, Wasiincros, Oot 30, 1852 ToGxo_ Law, Esq., New York. Bir—-Y. ur letter of the 27th inst. haa been received That of the Oth inst. to whioh tt rofers, was addressed to this department by Mr. M_O. Roberts In conrequence of the information it contained, that gentlemen wes requested to repsir to Wachivgton. Ho Gid #0, and hed a long conversation with mo ia relation to the eecurrence at avavs. ets theretote, fally ap- prized that the subject has engaged the earnest attention of the department T have only to add in repiy to your own lettor. that a9 soon as the department could] obtain anthentic informe tion of the ooonrrences referred to they were made the subject of a communication to the goveroment of dprin When an auswer to nos ht rec ta reovived it ‘will probably be mace pnblic To'the meat I mens be exoneed from giving you any information ot advroe ou the subject You may rest assured, however. that neither the honor nor the interests of the country will be negiected Lam, tir, very reaprotfully. your oddient servant, ‘0. M, CONRAD, Aoting- Seoretary. After tho above had appeared boforo the public we received the following dooamonts, whiod com- the Acting Secretary of Stato, C. M. Conrad, | Plote the narrative of this most extraordinary affair to the present time :— The Administration and the Crescent Citys Fh ow the favo ar Republic, Nov. 27.) As the presses ix tha intorest of Mr. Ge: Law persiet In their efforts to misrepresent the position of the administration in reference to the conduct of thet ranean and his management of the Cres- sont City, we havo obtained permission to publish the following copy of a private letter addre-sed by the President to the Collector of Now York. Mr. Fillmore, it will be seen, expresses the determina- tion we have always attributed to him. to maintsia the rights of the country as against Soain, and at the same time to bring into play tho full powers of the government to restrain all lawlessness, and all attempts at lawles:ness, om the part of any of our citizens. {rnivate.] Wasnisaron, Nov, 12, 1852, How Huon Maxwer:, New York Clty— Your note of yesterday oame to hand this morning, in which you state @ conversation you have bad with Mr. George Law, from which you learned that the ‘ Crescent City will go to Cuba and enter the port of Havana in de- Gance of the Spanish authority; and if fired upon, she will be surrendered. and that then he and others will (immediately commence hostilities against the island.” You ray. also, that “ho desires to know whether he is tight im persisting in the pursuit of his lawful business, ‘and that if the government shall tell him he must not 0, he will mot go. If, however, the government says nothing against his going, he will infer ho hes a right to 0.” Youraey, also. that “be professes to be friendly to @eand my administration” Of the sincerity of this latter profeseion one oan best judge by reading his letter ofthe 9th, published in the New Yorx Henao of the 10th inst. But in regard to the chicf matters of your letter, per- mit me to say that. in the first place, I do not admit the right of Mr Law or any other private eltizen, to threaten © war on his own account, for the purpose of seeking re- dress for real or imagimary injuries, and then to oall ‘upon the government to say whether it approves or disap- proves of euch conduct, and assume its approbation unless the act is forbidden. The Constitution of the United States has vested in Congress alone the power of declaring war, and neither the Executive branch of the govera- ment, ner Mr. Law, bas any right to usurp that power by commencing a war without its authority; and if he shall attempt it. it will be my duty, as it is my determi- uation to exert all the power confided to the Executive government by the Constitution and laws, to prevent it. Tam resolved, st every hazard, to maintain our rights {n this controversy as against Spain, and I am equally Terolved that no act of our own citizens shall be per- mitted to place this government in the wrong. Mr Law hes an undoubted right to pursue his lawful business; ‘but when a question is raised between this government anda foreign nation as to whethor the business which he pursues is lawful, or pursued in lawful manner, the de- cicion of that question belongs to the two governments and rot tehim. Ifthe object be to assert his right to enter the port of Havana with such persons as he may choore to select, in defiance of the laws and government of Spain, he has certainly done enough to present that question for the decision of the governments of Spain and the United States; and the negotiation has al- Teady commenced, and our rights, as we undorstand them have been asserted. and, as I said before, will be maintained ; but the act of this government cannot be controlled by the interference of any individual ; and {t is entirely unnecessary that Mr. Law should repeat these attempts for the purpose of settling this controver- 4y; and if he wilfully does ro, and in so doing violates the lawa of 8 foreign nation within its own jurisdiotiom, aud thereby loses or forfeits his vessel he oan expect no in- demnity for such an act of folly from this government. We regulate the terms and conditions upon which all for. eign vessels shall enter our ports. and we fix the penaltics for a violation of our laws; and the right to do #0 we shal never suffer to be questioned by foreigners, and we do not question their’s to do the same thing. Ie must wait the result of the negotiations between the two govornments, ‘This is a question not to be settled between himand Cubs nor even between the United States and Cuba but be- tween the United States and Spain, which alone {s réspon sible for the conduct of the Governor of Cuba. I write im some haste, as the mail is closing ; but you are at liberty to make known the contents of this letter to Mr. Law, and to inform him, that os a good citinen, I preeumo he will not attempt any violation of oar neu- trality laws, by attacking Cubs. 1am, truly, yours, (Signed) MILLARD EULMORB, We understand—and it is duo to Mr. Law tomy —that, when apprized of the coatents ot tao above lotter, he remarked that his intovtions in relation to making war upon Cubs had been misunderstood by Mr. Maxwell. The sudeequent course of the Crescent City, guided, it is presumed, by tho instructions of the steawwship company, has forced upon the govern- ment further action in the premises. Passed Mid- shipman Davenport has been removed from the command of the steamer ; and wo beliove that no other officer of tho navy will be permitted to enter tho service of the company so long as its managers adhere to choir present praotice of converting the visits of their voasels into 2 seurce of annoyance to the Spanish officials. With the view of proventing a repetition of the injury which the failure to ensure the delivery ef the Havaca mails inflicts upon the mercantile classes of Cuba and of our own country, the Postmaster General has directed that the mails shall not be agrin de- spatched in the Crescen: City, or inany other of the company’s steamers which may have Purser Smisb on board. In that caso the mails will bo traas- mitted to Charleston, and thence by the steamship Teabel to Cuba. Tho Crescent City will thus bs stripped of all semblanco of official character or pat- ronage. If Mr. Law choose to retain Purser Smith on boards the Crescent City will sail as @ pri- vate steamer, commanded by o merchant captain, and baving no pretence to claim immunities or con sideration as an agent of the government. The au- thorities of Cuba may deal with it as with any other veesel violating their local laws and regula- tions ; and the consequences will rost upon Mr. Law’s head Our governmont will stand soquitted by Spain and by this country of all participation in conduct that is calculated and designed to annoy one, and to increase existing irritation in the other. In doing this, the administration doos not pro vent Mr. Law from tho “pursuit of his lawful busi- ness” Other morchants and shipowners experienco no difficulty in their intereourse with Havana They go and come without icjury or molestation ; and they never dream of calling upon their govern went to protect them frém tho polics oy Pletape of Havana, or to wage war against Spsin because her Cuban representative deoma certain proosutions necessary to the maintenance of pence on the feland ‘If Mr. Law were content with the ‘* pnr- suit of lawful business,” this unploasant con- troverry would dily bo brought to anond. Ia fact, bowever, WM cains to be placed by the government above tho operation of the iaws of Cuba; ho aspires to dictate what rogalations the Captain General shall impose, and wht annul; snd he considers himaclf aggrieved bevause tho government refuses to make his quarrel its 07m, and to cover with its eanction the insulting anid impro- demeanor of his officers. Tne motives thas {a- uence Mr Law we do not prevend to di Papers which cannot be suspected of a bins ia favor of tho bedoinggrees co that, his coa- duct in the matter is govorned by considerations akin to thore that have won hia fame asa com: mercial colossus. Thoy refer to his spoculation ia mueket#, and to the probable demsad for his stenmers at @ large advanoo upon their ual valve, a8 circumstances that might mako @ war with & desirable to him, however un- ofitable to others = But of thes» conjectures we 10 not speak, for they do not pertain to the points at isene between us. Our aim now isto show that the administration is resolved to falfil tho obli- gations which it owes to the oitizons of tho Uaited Btates and to the government ot Spain, and the: to the extent of its powor it will crush overy attempt to compromise the peace existing betweon tho two countries, whetaer avowed as by the Lopos ox dition, or disguised under the pretonos of “lawfal usiness,”’ as in the onve of the Crescent City The President and Mr. Law. TEE CON TION HRT WHEN MESSRS MAXWHLL AND LAW—THE CHEROKER AND THS MAILS, MTC., HEC. Tho telegraph brings a dopy of # letter from the Pregidont of the United Sratee, addrewod to Mr Makwell, Colleoter of the Port, in relation to Mr. Law and the Cuban diflloulty. Tho history of this letter, so far ns Mr. Law is concerned, is a8 follows :— On the 14th inst. Mr. Maxwell addressed a note to Mr Lew, inviting an interview. Mr. Law called a5 he Collector's offise on the samo day, and Mr. Max- well read to him an extract of @ lottor which he said ho had previously writton the Prosidont, pro: tending to give the language of an interview on or about tho Ilth inst. The Collector's lotter stated that Mr. Law had said to him, that he should send out the Crescent City, andif the vessel was fired upon she should be surrendered, and ho would go to war with the government of Cuba. Mr Law immodiately replied, that he had made no such declaration— hat the idea of his going to war with Cubs was non- sense—and that in making astatemont to this effect to tho President, he (the Collector) had misrepre sented him. That which ,he did say wae, that the @eercent City had gone out, and would land at Ha vana as usual, acd that if she was fired upon and hit, the sbip, being unarmed, would be surreadered and the officers and crew remain at Havana as pri- soners ; and that upon such # question, the country wou'd go to war if the outrage wero not redreseed, or he was mistaken in his estimate of the character and temper ofthe American people. Mr Maxwell promised to write to the President, and correct hi mis statement. On the following day, (15th inst.) Mr. Maxwoll sent to Mr. Law a letter containing these mis-state- ments, which he had promised to oorrect, dated back to the Ist November, and s portion of it purporting to be the substance of a letter addressed to him by tho President. Of this letter, Mr. Law took po no tice, for the reason that so much of it as purported te be tho Collector’s own letter to the President, he knew to be incorrect, and he thought it not improba ble that he may also have misstated that of the President; but if he had not, tho Prosidont’s letter waa based entirely upon the mis statemonta of the Collector. Had the President's letter, or a copy of it, been sent to Mr. Law, without the introductory mit-statement of Mr. Maxwell, Mr Law would at once have replied to it, with the respect due to the chicf magistrate of the nation. Mr. Law has had no correspondence with Mr. Maxwoll, and preferred not to have any. The following is the correspondence between Mr. Postmaster Brady and Mr. Roberts, in relation to the Havana mails; ard also the letters addressed by the American Consul and acting Consul to Lieut. Davenport :— MR POSTMASTER BRADY TO MR M.O ROBERTS Post Orrice, New Youx, Nov. 26, 1852. Bin--T am this morning im receipt of a letter from the Postmaster General, xiraet from which I aonex, viz :—" You will mot hereafter despatch the Havana mails either by the Crescent City or any other verse! with Mr. Purser Smith on board, or by which the mails eannot be safely landed at that port ”” Will you thorefore be kind enough to advise me as early as possible whether Mr Smith will go out on the Cherckee on the 27th instant, in order that I may act in aseordance with the instruetions contained in the Post- master Goneral’s letter ? Very respectfully your obedient servant, W. V. BRADY, P. M. M. 0. Ronenta, Esa. Per G, W. Jiwxiss, Seo. MR. ROBERTS TO MR. BRADY. Orrice of tHe Unite States mt Sreamsnivy Comrany, New Youx, Nov, 26, 1652, How. W. V. Baap, Bin—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, throvgh you, of the letter of the Postmaster Genoral, Gireoting you not to send forward the mails for Havane on any steamer of this company of which Purser Smith may be on board. Mr. Smith had been shipped as Purser of the Cherokeo, which steamer takes the place of the Oresosnt City, at the receipt and at the date of the letter of the Postmaster General. As the government or the Postmaster General has not favored us with any cberge againet Mr. Smith, and as wo know of none ourselves, we see no good reason why he should be deprived of employment. Ile has uniformiy discharged bis duties with fidelity aud good conduct, and has not, in any manner, gouo out of the line of his duty, since he has been in the service ofthis company. When- ever we are informed, from any quarter connected with our government, of any mirconduct of Mr. Smith, wo shall not hesitate to dismiss him. The Cherokee is prepared to take the Havana malls, and we ehall cond our cart for them at the usual hour, Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Signed, M. 0. ROBERTS, Agent of the United States Mail Steamship Company. MR. BRADY TO MR. ROBERTS. Post Orricr, New York, Nov 27, 1852. 8in—Yours of this day's dato is at hand in relation to the letter from P. M. General, upon the subject of rend ing malls for Havana by any of your «ceamers to which Purser Smith may be attached. Acting under instructions from the P. M. G., I shall not make up @ mail for the Cherokeo this day. Recpectfully, your obt. servt.. M. O. Ronents, Agent, Ko. WM. V. BRADY, P.M. ACTING CONSUL MORELAND TO COMMANDER DAYEN- PORT. Consviate oF Tie Usiten States, Havana, Nov, 1, 1852 Bin—I bave to advise you that Judge Conoklia, who colled bere on the business of the steamship Crescent City, bas come to an understanding with the Captain General on the difficulties lately existing in relation to that ship, which is arranged so thet that vessel may enter port, deliver ber passengers and mails, reoslve others in retura, and proceed as usual heretofore; but that Captain Porter and William Smith, Eeq , eball not land hore. I give you this information for your govern- ment; and am your most obedient eorvant, (Signed) JOUN MORELAND, Acting Consul. To the Commander of the U. 8. Mail steamer Croscont City. N. B.—Judge Sharkey is hero, and will take charge of the Consulate to morrew morning. MR. CONSUL SHARKEY TO COMMANDER DAVENPORT. Consucate or THe Uniten States, Havana, Nov, 2, i852. H. K. Davesvont, Eaq., U. 8.N., Commander of the Crescent City Dear Sin—In your note of this date, you state the clr. cumstances which transpired on your arrival {n this port, and ack what will be the state of affairs on your return from New Orleans. Very soon after you came into port I had the honor of anintersiew with the Captain General, and shall pro- eced to state the condition of the affair with the Crescent City. You aro aware that our Ministor to Mextco, Judgo Concklin, and Commodore Newton of the United States | Navy, were cont to this island by the government on that busines, They, it seems, came to sm understanding that the Creecent Oily, on this trip, should discharge her mails and pestengors as usual, but that neithdr Osptala Por ter nor Purser Smith, should they be on board, would bo permitted to land. As I was absent, you will be better informed of the nature and extent of that agreement by the communication of Mr. Moreland, thé acting Consul, which has been banded to you. I was informed by his Excellency that by agroomont he bad only conceded this privilege to the Crescent City on her pasvage from New York to New Orleans, and that It did not extend £0 far as to allow the tame liberty on het return from New Orleans, in case Captain Porter oc Purter Smith should be on board, but if she should come hore on her roturn trip, without either of thove officers, she would be received without molestation, I stated to his Exoeliency that the owners of this line of steamers resided in New York, and it might therefore be imporsible to make ang ebange in New Orleans; but this preduced 20 ohange of determipation, ‘The Captaim General bas reesived @ letter from the Spanish Minister at Wasbirgton. im which the Minister trays our Seoretary of State arsured him in the most posi- tive wapner that Mr. Smith should not retarm im the thip, and authorized the minister so to state to the Cap- tain General ‘This letier was showa to ime, end trans Jated by Mr. Savage. who was with me. Dis Excellency expressed much regret that the pledge had not been kept. T could give no satlefactory exp'amelion of this mattor, and remarked to him that fir, Smith was mot an officer of the navy, apd the goverament lad, thecefore, no powor to remove bim from the ship Ilis Hxoallenoy sremed to bo fixed (a Ie determination - Fleet Clerk— leges on her return if Mr. Smith should retura in her. My underetanding. at the tims, was that the ship would not be permitted to enter the harbor Mr. Savage. who was intorproter, thinks that sho was only to be excluded from any communication from the shore, and he is proba bly right. This, then, I presume. is to be the condition of affaireon your return. It is posible that some despatebos mey seach here from Washington, In the mean time, which will induce @ change of determination, but this seems tobe improbable, Maving fully answered your note, I have the honor to be, your obedient servant, (Bigmed) W. L. SHARKEY. The departure of the Cherokeo, in fulfilment o¢ the contract between Messrs. Law & Co. and the government, and hor reception, with Purser Smith on board, by the Cuban authorities, is the next chaptor in this affair. Wo will lay tha; bofore our readers in # week or ten days, more or less. THE JAPAN EXPEDITION. Tho Departure of the Steamship Misstastppt, " QHE STRENGTH OF THE SQUADRON, KTO. The long-delayed raval expedition is at last partially on its way—the steam frigate Miselstippl, the flag ship of the equadron. and bearing the broad pennant of Commo- dore Perry, baving sailed from Norfolk on Wednosday last, for Jeddo, by way of Madeira, where, probably, the fquedron will rendezvous ‘The storo:hip Talbot loaded with materiel for the expedition, sailed some little time back, The remainder of tLe vessels destined for tho ex poditicm, will follow, it is understood, in detachments, as they got ready. ‘The following exhibits the effective force of tae equad- Ton tm Vessels. ‘Vermont, 3,000 tons, Guna, 96 Milrrieeippi, steam frig: 0 Suequebavna, do, 9 Pow. ao. Allegheny. do. 1.100 Baratcga, sloop of war, first claes St. Maxy’s, do do. Vincennes, _ do. Rare frignts Macedonia Bulg of war Porpolse. Storeehip Southampton, Do. Lexington, Do. Talbot, The Vermont, tho largest veerel of thé aqadron, is thip of the line built in Boston in 1848, and used forsome time past as the receiving ship at tho Cherlestown navy yard, where rhe is fitting for the expedition. She will leave 23 acon as she has received her fall complement of men—the diffloulty of obtainiog which for herself and several of her comorts being given as the cause of the arcat delay in the departure of the expedition The steam-trigute Mississippi. the flag rhip, is about eleven years old, and {sa fine. staunch vessel, though not considered by many asa model of naval architecture; her rather-clumsy apprarance aft having been the sub jeot of pretty general condermastory criticism while lying in the East River, She is, however, in perfect order, inside and out, and manned as she {s by some of the élite of our navy, will prove an ugly customer to come In col- lision with. Bhe was built at Philadelphia, in 1841, and bas been in commission ever since, having meantime. vi- sited the vaticus portsin the Mediterranean. and but lately arrived frcm a visit to the British Provinces. where the conveyed Com. Perry, deputed to inquire into the fishery troubles, Tho following compose her officers :— Commcdore—Matthew ©. Porry. Captain—S 8. Lee, (late McCluney, transferred to the Powbaten ) Captain of the Fleet—U. A. Adams. First Lieuteuaut—Alfred Taylor, ¥ieg Licntenant—J. Contes Lieutensnts-J. ¥. Bond, W. Lanier, Silas Bent, J. M.B Clitz, 0. M. Morris. Pureer— Williom Spciden Acting Master— Wiliam Webb. Surgron—D 8. Green. Attient £urgeons—L, J. Williama, A. M. Lynob, Chapluin— Geo, Jones Pacted Midsbipmen—J. Ht March, P. G Watmough, Mish, J. W. Waiter B, Jones K. R. Brovse Mid:hipmen=W. M. Armetrong, S. C, Shirk Chief Engineor-Jeeve Gay. First Assistant “ngineers—Robort Danby, William Holland Second Asirtent Engincers—G. T. W. Logan, W. HL, Rutherford. GW Alexander Third Assietent Engineers—K. D. Robie, J.D. Mercer. | Commodore's Clerk—A. 3. D, Portaam, BR. Adoma Captain's Clerk--W, Spalding. Purvor’s Olerk—-Win Spridem Jr. Porser’s Steward—Benjamin Roberts. Rontswain-- Amos Colson Sailmaler—Juoob Stevens. Carpenter—Henry M Lowery. Gunner—John 0. Kitter 8 Mate:—Kliphalet Brown, W. Heine, er, ? ficers—J. Zeilin, Captain and Brevet Major; George #. Lindsay, Second Lieutenant. ‘The steam frigate Eurquebanna is but two years old, having been built in Philadelphia in 1950. She is at pre- rent attached to the Ket India squadron, Wer officers are Commodore—Jobn H. Avlick. Lieutepants—S. W. Godou, Thomas T. Hunter, J. B. Ranoolph. ‘ Fleg Lieutenante—F. A. Parker, Jr., George H. Cooper. Purrer—Carrot R. Barry Acting Surgeon—-Charles Eversfield. Coptein of Marines—Wm, B. Slack. Master--John Matthows. Chaplain—E © Bittinger. Assistant Surgeon—C. & Fabs. Commodore's Secretery~J. Wiley Aulick. ¥nginecre—Samuel Archbeld. cbief. First Astistants—G EF. Hebvrd BH. 1. Stewart. Second Assietants—E, Fithian, J.C. B. Lawrence, B. Crosby. —T. A. Shock, A. Henderron, 8 D. Third Asaistai Hibbert. Passed Midehipmen—O, E. Thorburn, I. ©. Stockton, Stanton. O. E.Hawley F. A. Boardman, RL. May, in’s Clerk—A. Vaudenheurel. wain—R L, Follins, Gupner—C. B. Oliver. Carpenter=-J, Green. Railmaker—W. Ryan. Purser’s Clerk—J. Ht Hartret. The steam frigate Powbstan is the newest vesecl of the fquadron, having been in commiseion but a very few months, She was jaunched at Nerfolk in 1860. Bhe isa superb yorsel, both in model and machinery, and in «pred is said to excel any etcamer in the navy, The list of officers in as follows :— Captein—Wiiliam J, MeCluney (late Mervine, trans- ferred to the Independence). Lieutenante—O. 8. Glisson, R. B Pegram, P. 8. Meg. gerty, J. H. Adams, W. E. Boudinot, Master—1l_ K, Stovens Purrer—J. Bryan Surgeon—J A. Leckwood. Parved Assirtant Surgeon—C. H. Wheelwright. Aesistant Surgeon—A_ Scbriver, Posted Midshipmen—R, Stuart, EB. ¥, MeCauley, W. W. Low Chief Enginecr—G, Sewell First Aceetant Engineers—M. K, Halil, Jno. P. Whip- Mifecoud Assistant do—J. Fatou, @, Gideon, W. H. Kin, ‘Third Assistant do.—Bf. 8. Stevn, H, Fauth, Le Roy Arnold Captain's Clork—Tl. G, 8 pafford. Vor-er's Clek—J. B. Floyd. E Marine Officer (Osptain by brevet)—Robert Tapsill. Boatewain—M Whiting. Gunner—T. P Venabie. Carpenter—J. QO. Butler. Soil maker—G, Packer, The Powhatan arrived at Norfolk on the 27th instant, from Pensacola. ‘The steam frigate Alleghany is atout five years old, having been built at Pitteburg, Penp., in 1847, She is now at Norfoik. fitting out The sloop of war Saratoga was built in 1842 at Ports- mouth, N. H, and is therefore about tew ysarsold Sho is rated at 20 guns, and formed a part of the Bast Ladis rqvadron, ‘The rleop of war St. Marys was built at Wi in 1844, and is rated for 20 guns, She wasat Ba: July last, from Hong Kong, Wer officers them com prised:— Commander—Geo, A Magruder. Lieutepeute~James 8, Biddle, Robert M. Wyn Acting Lirutensntefhos. G, Garda HO. BL Acting Metter—Jobm Young Pactea Mid-bipmen— Wem Kk. Mercer, D A. Forrest, Sorgeou—Jobo J Abernethy Acoutant Surgeon— Richard B. Trens*‘elle, Furer—A KB Watrou Livutenant Werlora— George R_ Graham Midehipmen— Wm, H Ward, James A Green, Benj, P. Lagat ‘aptoia’s Cl rk--Fravols 1, Weat, Cor penter- James Merde sher— Wa B Fugit y—Jobn R. Weat, James Hutchinecs, Route Gun ‘The sloop of war Vincennes rates as @ 20 gue slp Sbe war built in this etty im 1826 and Is therefire about twenty rix years old She has been attacked te the 4 is now fitting at the Brookiys The razee frigate Macedonian was csptured from the British im 1812 and rebuilt in 1836 She hee lately beem “raseed.” having been reduced from a three te @ two deoker and re-obristened the Raleigh. Her old neme is intended fora mew vesrol of war. now building She is now preparing for the expedition, at the Brookiya Navy Yard. The brig of war Porpoise {s@ ten gun ship, and wae built et Boston. in 1836, and lately attached to the African rquadrom. She is now fitting at the Brookiya Navy Yard. baving arrived there from Port Praya om the ‘28th of last July Of the three store:hips which accompany the expedi- tion, the Southampton was bullt at Norfolk in 1845, and the Lexingtom at New York in 1826. They are both fitting at our Navy Yard The Talbot ise merchant thip, for a long time engaged in the Canton trade, and is merely chartered by the government for this oxpedi- tion, ‘Tho Japan squadron thus embraces thirteen vessels ‘Viz: one ship of tha line. four steam frigates. one rasee frigate three sloops of war. one brig of war, and thre store ships, carrying 236 guns, and @ force (iacluding those of the storesbips ) numbering about three thourand biee hundred men im sddition to seven hundred ma- rines, which will bring the effective foree of the squadron up to four thousand exclusive of offivers, Tas steamen are eash provided with two Paixhan shell guos of the largest oulibre, fixed on revolving carriages. 00 as to swoop the horizon; which will diseharge shells of 68 aad 120 tba, each. They also mount long 42's, and each wil! oarry two brass field pieces, for shells or canister shot, The brig of war Porpoise, and the sloops of war Saratcga, Bt. Marys and Vincennes, will mount 83 pounders. The Vermont will carry long 42's om her lower deck, long 32's on the second, and + hort 189 om her upper. It is stated that Com, Joshus R. Sauds is ordered to the Allegbapy, und that Captain Hirem: Paulding will com- mand the Vermont. The names of the officers destined for the verrels, other than those given above, have not yet been promulgated. Wo shall pubitsh them immediately we receive authentic litte. The expedition will take out a locomotive and raflway cars, tus, with wire sufficient to lead from the Rmperor’s palace to ene of the priccipal towns; an apparatus for taking daguerreotypes; a magnificent barge for the Ha. peror, and somo fffty boxes of domestic goods, of all do- scriptions. It is also stated that Mr. Johm Williams, for- merly telegraphic operator on the O'Reilly lin@ ia Bat, falo, and recently om the House lino at Utios, has boom appointed by the government to scoompany the expedi- tion, to dirplay the powers of the electric apparatus. of which cannot fail to make ® decp impressioa, of the power of us outeide barbarians, upon the minds of the ne~ tives of Japan. Brooklyn City Intelligence. Love Isu, Micivrary Arvatna—THe Firrm Baiaave anp tHe [nish Vouustrens.—TCho last of @ series of ad- journed meetings of the officers of the Fifth Brigade New York State Militia, was held on Friday, the 26tn tnst., at the City Armory, General Duryea in the chair. en@ Lieutenant Jobn O'Rourke acting as secret 4 com- mittee, previourly appointed, consisting of Volonet Jesse © Smith. Captain Sprague and Lieutanant O'Rourke, to investigate the facts attending the gramt of 250 maskeep for the Long Island Irth Volunteers. by Mejor Berry, of Willismeburg. on application of Captain Powers of that body, made their report, from which it appeared thet the committee had @ personel interview with Captain Powers and Major Berry. both present, and that mo deception or bad faith had been used by the Captain for the purpose of ob'aiming muskets for the late a6 had deem alleged It was thereupon resolved that tho report showl@ be tak complete exoneration from any imputation cof micbauct in the premises. The report of the Vom witice of Nive, (three officers from eah regimunt. the Lith, 14h. and 7uth ) to whom was referred the question of the admission of a new regiment imto the brigede, calling Unemreives the Long Ieland Volanteors, was by Major Bail. The report stated that the commitres hed requested the attendance at their meeting of Ospteia Rowers and oollergues, who were present whea tbe ques tio war dircus-cd and that on the ovoaton the following objections were euugested to such new regiment: — iret— That it wos intended to be an exclusive body, compoed of cne clave of our citizens, in violation of the principles of equality avd uaity. Srcond--Tbat the present regiments were not full, aad | that the new regiment would take their forces and prow vent their increare Third—That euch new regiment proposed to adopt « Peculiar uniform not that of the State, Fourth--That the fund: recetved from the county were not adequate to the support of three regiments, much less four. ‘There views were met by the committes of the Irish regiment by the following suggestions and pledges:— Firet—Thav the said proposed regiment desired to be governed by thernme isws and usages ay other regiments now in tho brigade; that it was not to be exclusive; it now bad ctzems in it of various nationalities; thas their by-laws provide for the admission of ottizeas with- out recpect to birth; end that the regiment, if orgam ipa should be called by its regimental uamber, and ony bo known . nd—That said new regiment would not b» com- 1 cf eny company or persons iu the present regi- po. | ments and would not be crea‘ed at the dawage of exist tng organizations; end that ® regulation bad bem adopted to thst effect by aid proposed new regiment, ‘Third--Toat said new regunent was willivg ¢o adope and wesr the reguler State uniform, Fourth—That the amendments of the presemt mila law. so as to place it oo the tome footing as that of the nist division, with the inorease ot popula:ton, sod a more perfct eproilment. would give amd save emough to sup- pert.a new regiment, In view of there pledger and statements, the committee feemed to te ct Opinion that organtastion of the sew regiment would not affect injcriourly the interests of tke exiriing regiments; and. ipasmuch #8 the set of Coa- eters ig relation to the militia, aliows of four regiments to a brigade, there i not appear lobe any objections, previded there be men enor 1 compose such regiments. and funds enough to suppors them With there views, and o recommendatir a thas the Brigsde Board should take measures to procure the parrago of certain amendments to the militia law, the Teport was submitted aad eiopted This busiaves beiag dir peved of, s series of reeolutions were submitted by Gen. Duryes, in uckcowledgment of the resent offie: it of of Mejor Gen Ward and bis staff at the late eno ent at Hast New York, of the viritof Brig Gea tlerrias Jols. Hempstead nd Hamilton. and the offisers a of the Bixth brigade on the same occasion; in ao- gwent of the services of our Senator and Repre- ives in the State Legislature. for the im'erost tekem by them on bebalf of the military; of the kindness of Dire, Howard and Mr Whalon for the ground used for the exeswpment; and, lastly, expi the thanks of the ie Ika «Meers of the brigade to the Long I-tand Railroad Com- peny for the gratuitous transportation of the troops, were put snd carried unanimously. Alter the disposal of wome otaer bi ns, it was resolved that the officers of the Fifth Brigade shoud hold quarterly mae+ ti after. on the firet Friday of Jawuary, April, and Uotobar, Lent Jobr 0" Ro ‘The meeting the Asoturk Canpipate in tue Preip.—Several meetings have been beld during the past week, by representatives from s number ct ergine companies, Vedra of butting vp ® Dew candidate for the office of Bagt- neer of the Fire Department, Two men—Mosers. Jonn U. Reach apd Jobn J, Green—had ly been momi- pated for that office by a convention of the wale depert- ment. reguiarly called and reguiarly conducted; but it seems that there are other men who desire to fill that re- rpomible To 1D, ond BLO! Lo ar ew ae a foreman of Epgine Company No. 3—has conser ploced in xcmination, 20 now there are three cundl tates frem *bich to choore. and probably by the time of tha election there Will be some balf dozen more. Morvrnovs Assat ie —Om Wednesday night last. a no eto named Andrew Jobneon. was quietly ng Allantic sireet peer Cui venue, waa violently mee ed by two men end beaten Se a acme ner that bis life war for come time desosiced of. He was lees. some time afterwards, and the Fourth Gistrict police being DO ited of the fact, conveyed bim tothe station boure, where he was wie medical arsietance, Ibe cowardly assnilants have mot beew cwiected as yet. Tanise tHe Back Taack—Tue Suxpay Onprvanen.— Orders were on Saturény evening received at the differeat station hcvses dirroteg the eaptains of police mat te iptertere with the tavern heepers yeoterday. but to report all who Were found selling liquor. fo that proceediags egainst them may be tekon bereafter in the proper way. found ying Fen From Mextoo, (From the Panama Echo, Nov. 17.) From El Sigio Diez y Nueve of the lst of Nov., wa leorm that the tort cf Memetian was closed by the pOverD mt ot Mexico om the 27th of October, oa ao- count of en tusurretionary he irgy there. The go- in the ceeree to thie etfeot, deolares thes if du. tier aie paid on foreign goods wick may be emtered to the iveurrecitowiets, at tbe prices to Ih they have ro — the tarifl. the reid duties wili beve to res tee ibe cid yates when said geode are trausported inierice, The reve of the news is of put lisde iampor- tance. Pollce Intelligence. iiged Fugitives from Califurnia — Yesterday oflace Allisco. of the First ward, arrested #0) te bere James ord Joreyn Kinsey, on obarge of oa ‘a a zeled $200 the property of their eae tes auton piainent, i eems, followed afer o par ‘eae Calorpia and on lbetr eee tae yed before sitest The prisoners wel hart who committed tem to prom owwal a farther oxemipation. nd ten miles of railrond iron; atelegraphio appera-_