The New York Herald Newspaper, August 8, 1853, Page 3

) — fens jundred and fifty cares and one hundred and thirty. seven deaths. 1.0 expedienta resorted te at the diffired: have fale: nowever. There arofjalready Boies of ose sonounced nt at ant fous 7 .. At Kis apd Moscow it is anid to be vory bad. ‘Fhe mouniotpal a. o-ities of this place are wow bosying ‘themecives ovide fe 4 Re for the reception of this unwel Austria, SHE RUBGO-TURKISH DISPUTE—AUATRIAN MBDIA- ‘TION AGAIN—» ACE OPINION IN. VINNNA—POLICY OF AUSTRIA. From Vieana J\:'y 17, despatches received by mail say that St. Petorsbs » novices were altogetber pacific The was thoug' <o have accepted the proposals of for the +. \ ewent of hia ute with Turkey. M. de Meyexdor!i :ussian minister at Viemns, on 16: —— to the ©. peror, Francis Joseph, a letter fro: Oxar, contain: the most pacific asmurances, The Breatest confider... in the mainteuance of prevail- ed at Vienna, anc i» foal eottlement of dispute was expected by thee: sf August. It was thought that the Avstelan cabivet wing at len; become alive to tho ‘ow out of war, were really using their endeavors ©© bring about s settlement, but the @avalier tone in which they wore treated by the Czar had d the Austrin» wedtators exceedingly. ann Farts Few shotes Bat eed Sean it of the media- pro} apes Koy was seat from St. poral av sages Gn: sotinopie on the 9th, for the purpose of being commun':s'ed to the Divan. The answer from Constantinople wes dsily expeciod to reach Vionna. Despatohos to ti z1st had beon racsived at Vionna di- ‘rect from Bueha: They stated that the Turka had made no prepara *'0 Gross the Vanube. Their forers were being coms. i;ared at Shumla, and they were on- in Vrayadi,s town between Shumla and Varna. iter from Cor i+ntinople, of July 11, saya, hi that insteuotions fi. beew aeut to Ocsar Pe bed jad hhim to dowtroy the >: ges over the Daaube, The Prus- sians have built « permanent bridge over the Pruth, at , and are nisi ug @ military road inte the interior. Tt boeins to be re .« wed that the Orar, although he for- mally siguitied *pproval of Mensohikofi’s conduct, wasin roafity mic cissatished with his clumay manage: Fated to havo a. at he withed he had esployed sous We sa: | iat he ‘lege boisterous’? :o---enger. ra asians iu VERY LATRST. Virwva, July 22, 1863. ) been brought to light. 47 persons, ta, have bees arres' nas published a deores, prohibiting “ ng to Switzertand. Novert! A conipiracy hi somes of foem’s A governm: Austrian laborer it is thought thi Britecctand will -o« od a satisfactory rettlement; some . Persons even mex'ioa the conditions of the propo.ed ar- oral ent. ‘bey osm vo the following effect: —Austria insists oa the ex). )-\on of the refugees, and demands a pousioa for the tyo.ty two Lombard Capuchins, Portugal. ¥ DISHASK IN THY VINBS—RATHS HANGE, ETO-, BTC. to the 19th, Oporte 20th, and is unimportaat. A royal de- the Cortes should remain opea antil August Stu, whea little doubt existed that the financiai pills, would bave passed the Upper House, The Queen and oot were at Cintra. A petition to the Okamber of le, ities had beea presented by several manufacturers, 14 «store the protectixe tarill.” Diseare chad appeased on tlie vines ia the province of Douro; and, yes tha farmers » ) chend that the ma ady {s the same that devastated is vimeyards of Madeira, prayers had boon offered in the ~-urchos to stop ite spread. A letter Vigo, 19th p»ys that if the disease remains nearly tionery, with m ‘he next ten days, it may be fairly sheped thas the viniege wil be cafo; if. om the contrary, itextead rapidiy, 11 will caus» incalculable damage be- tween tha cad of July and first week of October. Li:bon rates of exchange were quoted, at the above dates, on London, three months, 544; Paris, 628; Ham- burg, 4345; Gonos, 627. Not much business doing, ALPREUEN SIONS or Datos from L Vigo 266 July. e700 bed guvounce 1h. e Greece. Avurns, July 16, 1863. ‘The sews from Turkey to-day is very important. As soon as the intellwence arrived of the passage of tho Raesien troops inw the provinces, which took place on tho 24 of July, (June 20, old style,) the Divaa becams divided In their opiuious. The majority wished ‘to raiso the stonfard of the Prophet, call the fleet, send Omer Pacha to Wallachis, and declare the sacred war. Th3 minority, compoced ot ihe Grand Vizter aud the Minister of Foreigu Affan=, proposed that the imvadon should euly be considered as ® tri jiom of the principles of ationel right, and gire rise toa protest. M. de la Cour upheld the majority; Lord Radoliffe the minori- ty. Ppl expected that the opinion ef England would prevail. ‘The Turks have only succeeded im coacentrating on the Danube 40,000 very ill-conditioned troops. This pers perhaps be raised to 00,000 with the new re- oruita, Italy. APYREHENDED SCARCITY OF GRAIN—THE nvMor- JD CONSPIRACY IN LOMBARDY—F1GHT WITH BRI- GANDS, ¥TC., ETO. ‘The Geaoa Courter mentions the arrival at Genoa of Pretesaa Domenico Mandeii and the Marquis Louis Dr: ti, who, with two others, were banished frem en end furpished with pemepects to America.. On way Macdoii and Dragonetti sought and obtained permission to reside at Genoa. nsions are entertained throughout most parts 4 rel aud southern Italy of a deficiency bread- aluffs this year. In Tuscany the wheat harvest is below a aud grain will have to be imported; the naa of foreign corm in warehouse is small. o wena we bave the same accounts of apprehended praninct D im the Romen States. The deficiency has caused some tion at Faeoza and Imola. ‘Tbe London Topers ay that the Austit elosely watching the preparations of a new it police are nrrection in Contral Italy. Talia ¢ Popolo publishes a circular that has been addressed by the Austrian government to the police aud militry, coniaining the names of s num- ber of individuals who intend to enter taat part of Italy with false pacsperts. An cacounter bad token place between the Tuscan troops aud the rewaining members of Passatorés bri- in which ali the latter, but ove man, were killed. 0 acops lont ‘The seal grivet Guerrazzi, Petracchi, and Val- cell, had been commuted into banishment. They are be embarked at L+ghorn for Mar:silles, A letter from Nepies, datec July 14, says that the | tia more or less visible throughout the coun- ant eee. fe slightly touched, uevertheless the ng. iturbaaces have broken ont among the people of Bo- Jogna im coasequence of the dearness of cornu. Several peed have been assascinated, including some public jeuctiewaries. Among those assassinated are thi sf fount Yampiest, gonfaloneri of M. Givri, governor ot the asme town, and M. Zotti, direstor of the police at Imola, A portion of the municipal coundils in the lega- tious havo resigned their functions iu a body. ids Cape ef Good Hope. @ONTINDANCE OF PEACE, BUT ANOTHER RUPTURG DREADED. ‘Tho mail steamer Mauritius, at Piymeuth, brought the mbils 2f June 11 from Cape of Good Hope. . Nothing had ceourred to disturb the peace now happily established, net enly withia the coleny, but along its borders. Gen. Cathoart’s proc'amation, Caicd diay i4, states that the rebellion ie catixely extinct, and that ample antions and boom takem to preserve pence. The Frontier Times of mya however, despendingly of the co of fweaty. Tue farmers {cel little confidence in re- turning to their bomesteads, and the Hotteatots still in- pie he River Bash, Lea Greg — attacked a Feogoes, one of whom they shot. bar A reczption of the new constitution was the great event of the month. At the Cape a mecting had been held to bait the now institutions with which the country is exdowed, The constitution was warmly received, and an addz/cs of thanks to the Queen yoted. At Stellenbosch, Swellendam, Colesberg, George, and Malmesbury, ad- dresses of ibe same character had also been voted In the easiren diatricts some dissatisfaction is manifest, and it i) complained “that the constitution makes no provi- sion fora reparation of the provinces, a removal of the soe! ie overament, or for the future defeace of the ‘fren At Greham's Town the people had passed resolutions @eslaricg, together with their gra‘itude for representa, tive inst {uvions, that these do not rset the moderate quirements, or satiefy the reaconable expectations of the peoplo of the province, Thay particularly complain ‘that tho constitution is unucconpanied by avy suitable | istom, ccther for # removal of the reat of government Tora, or for the establishunent of a strong and remen; in thia province, That. viewing thia 8] to the interests of the peopla of this 1 themselves called om to record their ut- confidence im any form of government by ira Of this province, together with - Koy, will be committed to the admicistra- of @ govervor, an execative, and a legisiature sitting in or Town, wore thao ¢00 miles distant from this froat ‘ xpoeed to the inroads of barbs- 7 wt has been laid waste and plun- 2 withim the comparative short period of | eightesx ycais—rot te dwell ia we the jonum rable mur- dors and tobberies eomunitied by them between these fa. | ‘rhe povers government was taking the necessary measures for completing a register ef voters, so that tue electio may commence with as Uttle delay possible. and commeree ef the colony duri the last year are decribed in the repert of the committee of the Con:- mercial Exchauge to be gradually extending, aot only to the uttermost lim{ts of eivilization, but to regions hither- to unexplored by the most adventurous travellers. In the same dccumcnt the eommittee meation with satis faction the grant of 2 eomstitution aad (he contract made with the General Seew Steam Skipping Company, to have two vcaels of three hundred tons cach ranning be tween the portsof Table Bey and Natal; the improve- ments made during the year in the cealing of steamers; the ctation of sesing a lighthouse reared on Cape Point; the growing improvement in the post ofice ar- | rangements; the receipt of the prize medals from the | eat exhidition of 1hd1; the rapid increase in the juan Sty of woot, ‘ned the progress of road making in the 7 f 3 2 Modern Pligrimages. f THE CHRRIF OF MOROCCO ON A PENANCE TRIV. The Yaris Monitewr haw the following on the Oherif Sidi Abd Escelam, whose arrival at Marseilles bas been announced:-- ‘The city of Marssilles has just had a rare and interest- ing apecteole—that of the most illustrious Cherif of the emplie of Morocco gone tn pilgrimage to Mecon, with a umerous ‘and brillant mite. | f' the C) they have teen able to found veritable religious orders, and the whole population of the empire in at present di- vwided amongst them. All the members of an order are bored to actist each other, aud blindly to obey their chief. The latter represents the founder of order, ant enjoys almost unbounded power, on the most absolute reepect. Of nil these the ful and the most in | ton since the departure o! mo-t powe: revered Moutei Fateb, the foundation of which dates from year 1560.) [ta present chief, Sidi Abd Esaelam, is anivervaDy comaidered a saint. ['rom all pig! ag tion from all parts of seoing him and recel ving themeelves at the feet o? burnous before bim, and tion to their recources, No sobaer was arrival known at ‘iors than the Pacha, and most of the inbabitants of the town, went to and whee they saw him, all alighted and prostrated themaelves befere bim. fa which M. Cotelle, acting consul of France most friendly relatiens beceme estab- ished between them. Abd Raselam Tiomatehy nentyens s pare in a French packet boat whiok was te hia ry M. Cotelle; and he arrived on the 15th at Marseilles, on beard the Merocain. The Minister of Marine has con- fided to the steam frigate Albatross the mission of conducting the Cherif to Alexandria, from whence the amicable solicitude of the consul of France, in Fayvt, will follow him to the gacred cities. Duriag his 8 spectacle so new for him. On the 14th be went to Aries to visit the ouziosities of the town. The journey was ef- fected in an express train ou the grog railway. The tical explanation of the power of our locomo- tives, the exhibition several times repeated of different trains of travellers and merchancine, the passage through the fine tumnel M and on hia return a display of fireworks from the Chateau des Fleurs, the Veretism iilumination of the fine gardens of the Prado, and promenades in the town, io the midst of an immense population—all these novelties d hie suite. ent impressions! ment, and hie suite, younger more were in a 5 of perpetual ravishmeat. He did embark for Alexandria without ex sentiments of titude for the flattering reception given te is travelling compagions did the same, that the Leet of their respect fer the should be conveyed by telegraph, T! wished jesty to know, before their deperture, how grateful they were for the reception they had received tm conformit with his orders: adding that they would keep in thele hearts the souvenir of bis '. womtiment of hia power, and the conviction of the deur of the Freach nation, Foreign Theatricals. GRISL AND MARIO IN LONDON. [From the London Times, July 18.} Donizetti’s serious opera. La Maworiia—bis earliest and most sucosesful contribution to what, im hin day, was called the Academie Royale de Musique et de Dan:e —was given, for the first time thie year, on Satur’ay night, before one of the most crowded audiences of the season. Thoro was # new feature im the cast—the oharac- ter of the King of Castile being ausumed by Sigeor Bel- letti. Here this clever and painstaking ist was io his element. Alfonzo XI. bas cever been regarded as an act- iog part. either on the French or Italian atago. All that is expected of ite representative is to sing an aria and ® romanza effectively, to be well at home in the conoeried music, to be appropriately dressed, aad to look kingly (and importast, No great actor having over undertaken the character, no great histri- onic poiuts aro cennected with it by tradition The musical talent and vecal flexibility of Signor Bellotti were therefore in good request, and his performance throughout was artistic and satisfactory. The cavatina “Si tutti i cortigiani,”’ with ita somewhat commonplace last movement—in which the king, in soliloquy, declares hia passion for Leonora—were sung with oase and split; and the familiar,remanza, “A tanto amor,” when his cunning Majesty makes a merit of resigning the hand of his unfortunate mistress to the keeping of bis most EFF E valiant warrior, Ferdinando, who knows not the degrada- tion to which he is subjected, was « with feeling and cs ression, Im the concerted music, the value of Signor tti was made evident Wherever he had anything to do. He war perfect to a vote. It is probable that the acting end singing of Grisi and Mario have been chiefly inatrumoutal in retaining ‘‘la vorita’—co dull, for the most part, in epite of its per peg tars, test available pieces ia the reper- toire of the Royal I Opera. The last scene between these popular and accomplished artists would make the 9 worth seeing, independently of any other attraction. Leonora of Griai is an exquisite im: ti All that is er:ing in the character of the it only jons her with as much when the fual m mpathy, but sincerity as Ferdinando himself, when eeting takes e between the unhappy lovers in the cloisters ofSt. Jacopo. Ifthe behaviour of Alfonzo XI. can only be looked upon with abhorrence, that of his mistress can hard- Wy ‘be considered with anything less than contempt, since, though repentaat, che still participates with the 4 in the act of duping and abasing a gentloman and a sol- dier—a man of courage and character. who loves her ho- norably, and belleves her worthy his attachment. The veil of gentle patience, long suffering, and devotion fer Ferdinacdo, almort amounting to worship, which Grisi, with admirable judgment, throws over the whole, never- endows Leonora with an irresistible charm, and owe her rather aa a victim of the sins of others than a gore offender in her own person. The conception is ‘loate and the execution masterly. Grist has not sung better during the present season tian on Saturday night. The cavatina, ‘‘ Compresi io ben |’ in which, overwheim- ed with the consciousness of her guilt, Leonora resolves to disclose the truth to Ferdinando, was given with great passion; and the cabaletta, “Crudi, andiamo!”’ executed with the utmost brilliancy, was encored. Of Mario’s Ferdinando it is scarcely possible to speak too highly. So well known a performance, however, it is upnecest to dwell upon, further than to record that it displayed all those excellerces for which it has been famous, even in a stronger light than usual. The grace- ful romancza, ‘Ah wi, un angelo,’”’” was sung with perfect taste and sweetness. The scene in whtich Ferdinando is exposed to the jeers of the courtiers, who taunt him with bis disgrace in having become the husband of the King’s cast off mistress, and that which immediately fol- lows, where Ferdinando, spurning the unmerited indig- nity, tears from his neck the order. with which the king has invested him, breaks his sword in two, and throws the fragments at the feet of the astonished and exaspera- ted monarch, were acted with equal force and discrimi- nation. The celebrated passage, *‘Che l’iofamia pagava,’”’ instead of being declaimed ia the rant style of the French tenors, was delivered by Mario with s combina- tion of offended pride and manly resolution, dovoid of violence ard furious gesticulation, which produce] a far more legitircate impression, and, as a dramatic effect, was decidedly more natural. But whatever the claims to “patho sragease by the first thiee acts of La Favorita—with their lengthy and elaborate finales, their ballet, their show, and their cere- mony, the real attraction of tho opera is concentrated in the fourth and la:t—in default of which, indeed, the rest would be s, almost without redemptien, ‘And it is precisely here that the talents of Grisi and Mario are isplayed to the highest advantage. The whole scene is impreesive end touching. A more picturesque tatbleux was seldcm seen upon the stage than tho rootleas interior of the monastery of St. Jacopo-due to the united peacils of Messrs. Grieve ad Telbin. The parapbernalia of the monks, their devotions and their \ce—some praylng at the c:osa, others preparing their own graves—throw a oliarly solemn atmosphere over the scene, which eightens the interest attached to the “ star-crossed lovers,” here meeting unexpectedly in their last home,and Geepens the gloom of the catastrophe. Tue acting of Grisi and Mario was never-more beautiful and romantic. Mario rang the romanza “ Angiol d'amore’’'—the most genuine and expressive piece of melody io the opera— with surpassing tenderness, and was onthuslastically encored. In the repetition, his sentiment was still more passionate, and he invested the song with new and eater beantics. The soliloquy of Leonora, while Fer- Sead, withia the church, is taking the vows, was rea- dered @ fine medium of expression by Grisi, whose ex- clamation, ‘Qual voce? e lui,” constituted one of those sndden points of dramatic inspiration which are so pe- culiarly her own. The mutual recogoition of the lovers; the well known duet, ‘Vien tutto oblio per te,"’ in whicn the past, forgotten Ferdicavdo gives himself up wholly to the influence of his passion for Leonora; the death of Leoxora, and the despair cf her lover; were one-and all worthy of admiration; and the curtain foll amid upanimous plaudits. Grisi and Mario being summoned to reappear, oame forward, sccompanied by Fagliafico, whose performance throvghout, as Baldassare, the chief monk, was careful, efleetive, and correct. We must not crit to ition that the part of Inez (Leonora’s confi- dant) was very nicely played by Mademoiselle Bollini; and that @ new er, cf more than ordinary talent, Mademoiselle Yella, obtaized a great des) “o merited applaure in the d(vertiscemcat of the second @, in which demoiselle Pluckett, alchough announeed, did mot ap- pear. Markets, BROWN, SHIPLEY & CO.'S CIRCULAR. Liverroor, July 26, 1833. but lifeless business in cot- the Iast steamer, the uncer- ity respecting the future course of Eastern politics preventing speculation. The demand is very freely sup- plied by holders, and the large quantity of ‘the inferior qualities on the market makes these desoriptiondalmost unsaleable, In the three days the sales reach 28,000 bales, ex; taking 6 000, and speculators 1,000 }) at the following quetationa ~~ ‘We have to report a Jar Per tb. Fair Orleana.. Fair Mobile and Up- Middling.... lands Mid.lling The total stock ef cotton in thia port is 956, against 654,000; that of American 576,000, again bales atmame time last year. ‘Trade in the manufacturing districts is sound, and the home demand large, whilst the trasaactions for India have rather decreased. ‘The continuance of wet weather is creating consider. able anxiety for the harvest in this sountry, and ac- counts from many parts of France being alio unfavor- able, our corn market ia firm at the pricos current July 22, viv:—white wheat, Ta. 8d. a Se 2d.; red, 7 568,000, per 70 Ibs.; Western Canal flour, 278, Od. « delphia, . Od; Canada, 270, Od, a Ohio, 28s., and Sour, 24s, a 268, 64. per dbl.; fa dian'eorn, 81s, Od. ; yellow, ‘ils, mixed, 0s, Od. peg quarter. RICHARDSON BROTHERS AND C0.'S CIRCULAR. Laverreot, 7th Month, 25th, 1558, The weather continues very unacttled, frequent beavy rina. Without having to report any oe wheat sales since Friday, we have had a good business doing at the extreme that day, whilst for flour we muat notice as 14. per barrel, and many parcels havo 7th Month, 26 We had the usual attendance of the to: decleen ard millers, and a few from some of the interior districts. The weather proved fine du market (although mucb heavy rain fol iast night); there was not the ex- cted activity in the demand for wheat, but » fair quan- iy waa sold to consumers, and some taken to hold over at the full prices of ler ‘and some parcels of flue fresh white and red obtained 14. advaace om that day's sales. Flour wae taken toa modorate extont.at the above noted advance. Indian corm held with more firmoess, prices’ of advance of 6 changed owner owing te reports of the rea) of the potatoe disease from vari of and A : rigatieg re Sop Ireland; low Pemusylvania §’s. Feb. and Aug.... On We | wveut te demand for Provisions beef avd pork more doing, at casior rates. our great stocks giving buyers almost their own terms, Cheess brisk. at full rates, Lard is 1s. dearer, with large sala, Tallow bas become quiet. Im Bark or Sums no transactions, Rice +tesdy. Dat wheat easimeat sod. prio thea extensive, without exei i w al not dearer, Indian cora peso leman: Corron.—The market continues to be freely supplied, end the demand pretty brisk, although po A quite 60 lively ac last week, the gates poaterday boing fally 10,000 bales, and to-day 8.000, about ons third for export er rpeculation. Prices are wel! maintained, but not dearer tice Friday last. Ia Manchester, to-day, there has been more business doing for export, ax well as the heme trade, and im some cases higher prices have booa pald, ANTHONY DOBR AND C0.'3 CIRCULAR. Tonvow, Jaly 26, 1853. Since the date of our last, comfideuce for peace has beem considerably strengthened, without any apparent reason for the change, tho erence of 68 important news from Russia considexed fvorable to 08, and prices of stocks have shown a tecdency to advamoe Im consequence, There hag also been mors activity ia buriness, and a Mmited reuewa!l of commercial transac- tions during the [ep fortoight. The evacaation by Ras- sia of the Danubian Provinces cay be apa ve pane duribg ihe prevent autumn, and it be seen whether Exgiaad and Fracce will submit to its contlaued Sooupation without some demonstration. The prosent Cabinet seom dispored to make !'beral conces- sions for the cake of peace, and France, although appa- wk beeen, at the delay, thus far goos hand in hand ‘The weather generally forthe past-fortaight has not beem unfavorable to the crops, although in some (aes of Fogiland they have suffered severely by heavy rains aad fivods, which have materially injured the hay crops, but at present vo complaints are made of the corn. re- port of the harvest in the S.uth of Rurope being aati- cipated to be belowan averago. and the re apeearance of the potato disesse, cou with political news, has again caused corn to advance since our last report 45. per quarter, The ye gs of the coming harvest will con- tinue to agitat public mind during the ensuing ts, Morey is easier both in England and on the Continent; the bi Lion in ho Bark of Eugland bas diminished and the moathly returns of the Bank 4 wivution <f fifty-five milliens of francs, notwithstand- ing the large sums which have been reevived from this country, ‘There bas been am active demand for American securi- ties, at fall prices, Seotch iron is firm at 57s., and there is a general scarcity of warrants for immediate delivery. Raile, during tbe week, have advanced 6s. ton, with a buoyant market. Spelter coatinues dull at £21, Tin plates are scarce, from the dimicivhed make. From the commencement of the Russian difficulty the general markets have been sustained by the abundance of money and the prosperous state of the trade of the country, which would considerably extonded by its settlement, (ae gTarEs SROURITIES, United States 5’a bonds, 1865, Jan. &July 97 Do. 6's, do. 2, do. mY id 6's, do, 1868, do, 16's stock, 1847-68 do... ., STATH SECURITING. a 98 @ 1065 Do. O's bonds, ex div., 1882, Jan. and terling Bonds, “i868, April and October,.........-+0. » 107 Bonds, ex div, Virginia 6's, bonds, ex div., 1886 ‘Terneesee 6’s, 1866, May and Ni Canate €, Sterliog Bonds, 1874, YY RIT! Boston 434’, Sterling Benda, 1872. Montreal 6’s, 1857-Co, March and ber, April and October, RAILROAD BONDS. Philadelphia and Reading Railroad 6's, Mort; Bonds. 70, January and July. 84 a 86 Peouryfreain Conteal Raoad B's, a ay, 1880, Jani and July..... Tg & 98 New York and. Railroad 7’s, Firat Mort- gage. 1868, 69, May and Novembor..... 10734 a 108 New York and Erie Railroad 7's, Second Me 1859, March and September.. 96 a 100 1s, ex diy,, id July Convertible. 1862, Jani Mya 92 New York and Frie bie, 1871, February and Au, a1 a 92 Michigan Central October... 10t =a 106 Michigan Central a Sterling, 1872, January and July., 102 a 103 Winois Central Railroad 6's, 1875, Jani - and July..... + 102 9 103 2500 a 25 05 25 2036 a 26 25 — all 18 — eB — 33TH 9854 a 98%, Bank cf Fogland a Exchequer Bills, a METAL, Tron, bar, per ton —-* +" railroad, do — os. 8 STs. 6d. £107 10s, 23Z4, 87 10s. 124, 1044. Washington Gosslp. MATTERS PERSONAL AND OFFICIAL. (From the Washington Intelligencer, August 6 } Our industrious gleaners of official matters for the clty press furnish some items of interest, if mot of great im- portance. We select the following :- Tlearn that the order for an increase in the United States force ou the Rio Grande bas been issued. “The ball is fairly open, and we shall have exciting timos ere it closes. Among the good results Itkely to be recorded in this new chapter of our history is a setflement of claims of citizens of the United States against Mexico; to indemni- ty for outrages and losses sulfered by them at the hands of Mexiean officials: also, for losses incurred through the faithlessnese of Mexico with respect to her granta to pares in the United States with whom she bad entered into agreement for the right cf way and the construction of a railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. A.G. Seaman, a clerk in the Treasury Department. it is understood, will receive the appointment of Superiaten- dent of the Public Printing, vioe Joha T. To wers. The governments of in and Norway have promptly adop' the suggestions of Lieut. Maury, proposing rimultancous meteorolos observations by the navies of Uifferent nations, wit to the more perfect de- velopemext of Lieut. Maury’ item of wind and curren’ charts. The respective governments express their readi- nesa to issue orders to their navies and invitations to their merchant vessels, at such a time as Lieut. Maury thal! direct, for the commencement of the observations. Lieut. @. A. Pattison, on the part of the Swedish navy, sad Lieut. Ihlen, ci’ the part of the Norwogian, hove been detailed to meet Lieut. Maury at the Brussels scien. tifle conference. nd brick-work of the new ding were opened in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury a day or two since, but the bids were so “wild”? as to excite suspicion that rome of the bidders, it vot all of them, were not reall aware what they were bidding for. The Secretary wil decid a few days what course to pursue with reference to the er. The fiierds of the Catholic Missionary establishments in Oregon have just appealed to the General Land Office for reversal of a cecialon of the Surveyor General of that territory, In the organic law of Oregon territory, there is a clause enying —' And provided also that the title to the land not exceeding 640 acres, now occupied by missionary stations among the Indian tribes in sald terri- tory, together with the improvements thereon, be con- firmed and estabiiehed in the several religious societies to which said missionary stations respectively belong.” The Survey or General there, in construing this clause, heida that it does not convey a graut of 640 acres for each such missionary station, but a singio grant of 640 acres to each denomination havieg missiorary atations ia , without reference to the number of such stations may have in that quarter. We learn that Commodore Shubrick, writing from Rast port, Maine, where he is temporarily detnined by fogs, informs the departmeut that Kogineer Martin’s alterationn in the machinery of the Princeton, have wo fur improved her as to render her fit for hee present voyage. She, however, requires twenty-five tone of coal for twenty-four hours steaming, which will prevent her from being ured where she cannot get coal at very short intervals. Com- modore 3. with Engineer Martin in the opinion that alterations may be made in her boilers which will obviate the present enormous consumption of coal, ‘The proposals for the construction of the new custem house to be built at Wilmington, Delaware, having been opened, we boar that all of them—some four or five in number—are found to be above the amount ap- propriated by Congress for the purpose; and further, that the Secretary of the Treasury is now considering what he cam well do for the public interest under such a combination of circumstances, bd The Commdesioner of Pensions is said te have under consideration a novel question, It is whether persons who enlisted in the army after July 1, 1548, aud cerving regularly for five years, have deen duly discharged, are eotitled to bounty land under the law of February 11, 1847, if we remember correctly the Cate of the act. Dr. John Moore, of Indiana, appointed Assistant Sur- geon from June 2, 1963, vice Assistant Surgeoa South- gate, resigned. Assisiant Surgeon E. H. Abadie promoted to Surgeon July 26, 1863, viee Surgeon Watta, deceased. Lieutenant ‘Gunnigon’s Pacific Railroad surveying party haye been heard from at the Wor Departmont from Walaut Creek, this side of Fort Kearnoy, om the way to Mexico. Wainat Creek is about three Lun ired rolles on bia route. All wore well, and se far all was going on well with his work. ‘Adriance K. Smith, of Connecticut, appointed A ant Sargeon, July 26, 1858, vice Abadie, promoted. Brevet Capt. Wm. K.’Van Bokkelan. of the Seveath In- fantry, haa appointed Assistant Quartermaster, with the rank of Captain, vico Searle, deceased. Judge Jackson, of ‘Georgia, the United States Charge to Austria, who ia in Warhington, starts for Vienna if about or Tie is at finns on at the Stat int concerning at The eeeltent hee appotated 0, 1. McFaddea, of Wash- ington county, I’s., aa Associate Judge for the tocritory \r that Me. Leon Dyer, of Baltimore, Mi., ie he appointed Goanyl to Foruenlem, NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION. American Association for the Advancement of Science. @pesial Report of the New York Horald. FOURTH DAY—SECTION MEETINGS. Cunve.anp, Aug. 1, 1863, @HOTION A, OF PHYSICS, NTC. Prof. J. H. C. Corriy, of Washington, in the chair. Tho section bad a large attendance of ladies and gentiemen, the first paper read being—* Investi gations in Analytical Morphology, No, 1. Desorip- tion of the Science.’ By Prof. B. Pierce, of Cam- bridge, Mass, This paper was simply a continuation of the same subject, as presented during the few days past. “On Some Relations of the Central Distances of the Primary Planets, Satellites, and Rings of the Solar System, of which Bode's Law would scom to be but an im exprossion.”--By Prof. Stephen Alexander, of Prin 80 | Ls ceton, Ratios wv Values ett Let 1384. L Pp ph LY8—~ J 3.401 Lore 185 ¢ (Asterotas) .. (2816) 188 { age } s.c00¢ Lest { anae ie 2.00 ee iranua ; Neptune Tort { sos } Prof. Alexander stated that the distauoes of the plan ets from the sun might be arranged in # series of goomet- rical eomemiention Mars to Saturn, both inclusive, » term g interpolated for the ay s—the ratio of the distance of Noptune to that of Mars accurately ad. mitting of and requiring such an interpolation, Tao ratio to each term to tho noxt preceding cr b is that exbibit. ed in the table. When Saturn was compared with Japiter the value of a was found to bo too great; and whea Nep tune was compared with Uranus, it wns, on the contrary, fourd to be togemall. Other anomalies were found io exist in other regions of the system, which eppoar in the table. When, however, the mean distances wore com- bined, two aud two; the double means found by taking the sums of the distances thus combined, woie fouad to exhibit ratios each the square of those in tho second column; as was to have been anticipated in tha region from Mara toSatura, inclusive. That this ratio might, moreover, be realized inthe region from Mercury to the Earth, inolueive, by taking tho moan of tho distances of the Karth and Venus as one, Prof. Alexauder remarked that these rerulis were as if the sun bad aucishtly been surrounded by a system of two, if not three rings, the great vacnity betweon which existed in the region b2- tween Saturn and Uranus, and wemaller one between the Warth and Mars. This might be confirmed by the ratio found to oxtst in the system of Jupiter, ax well as ia that of Saturm. That the arrangement in ihe case of Jupiter's system appenred to indicate that the three inner satellites formed one ring, and the outer Mites another. la the system of Saturn, similar. ratios were found to prevail, the rings Wevisg pace in the series of satellites, and terms mias- ing when the succeeding sateliite was very large, as though the ring im such a case had parted, to be subdi- vided or rent. Professor A. then observed thet the ap proximate fulfiment of Bode’s nw, combined with theas conditions, required the yalue of it to be nearly two; aiso that these conditions were most nearly fulfilled in the region between Mars and the asteroids; that in dercsnd- ing from that the law applied very well, because the terms were continually bisected, and that, in passing boyond that, the region already indicated outward, it also ap- plied very well, since Uranus in situated distance greater than that required by the previous ratios, while, im the cae of Neptune, Bode’s law failed, both because of the great increase in the terms to be compared, and because Neptune, as compared with Uranus, wasat a dis- tance too small, as determined by previous ratios. Those ratios might enable us to compute the probable means of the mext Sie ) if any, and thence that of the next one beyond Neptune, the planets exhibiting thom. selves in pairs in these relations, as well as in the rela- tions recently brought to light by Professor Kirkwood, , On Personal Equations in Astronomical Observa- tion. By Dr. B. A. Gould, Junr., of Cambridge, Mass. This paper discussed the differences in man- ner of recording the observations made by different astronomers, and ited out some of the means by which they could become more uniform, and by which differences in observations made at the same moment by different individuals could be corrected. He alluded to the fact that certain astronomers were affected by the habitual use of coffee before the ob- servation. Professor Bac remarked on this a that Profesgor Sears Walker, now deceased, had pio- neered the methods for equalizing personal observa- tions, and preventing the errors arising from luss or misapprehension of time. Professor Loomis, as usuai, discussed this paper and the remarks. He disagreed with everybody gen erally, and supposed that he knew sometliing of the methods pursued by different gentlemen. how he had done, but this caused an astronomic smile only on surrounding countenances, a3 none of them had ever heard of the gentleman as a practical astronomer. He told us how much difference there was in the time of the two Messrs. Bond; but Dr, Gould upset this by reading from the report of the gentlemen facts disproving the assertions of Pc sor Loomis. Professor L. thought it a piece of dom that some obserea had been dismissed by fessor Bache. Dr. Gould hoped that the Professor would not have Professor Bache dismiss him. [’ro- fessor Pierce wished to know whether Professor L. would dismiss Bessel for failures. FS entitled thus:—“ On a new method of securing uui- form circular motion in the machinery used fh re- ceiving the registration of astronomical observations py ascension. By Prof. 0. M. Mitchel, Cincin. The object of this communication was to present to the association the curious fact that the weli knows machine known as the “Frauenhofer Regulator,” wally applied to equatorial telescopes when properly adjusted, is iu a condition of a dynamical equilibrium of instabilit: a was found to be the case atter repeated experiments oa the reguiater us applied to the revolving disc used to re- ceive the wagnetic record of time and observations iu the Cincinnati Observatory. It was found thatin case the dire commenced to changeits yeloci'y, from any unknowa cause, a restoration of its unifurm motion, by pressure applicd to the winding key of the regulator, would over- come the difficulty, and again for s time the equilibrium would be maintained, that thaa a person wateb- ing the disc could, by occasional touches, secure an almost perfectly uniform motioa, The itea was thea conceived of substituting forthe sentinel thus posted au automaton, wh might take the placs of nis fingers, and thus relieve bim from further duty. This has been successfully accomplished, and on the 24th July, 1 this delicate duty of wetching the minute changes in vi motion of the dise through the electro-maqnet was given in charge to the sidereal clock, and from that time up to the present the most admirable results have been reached. Professor M., at the close of his remarks, exhibited « pa- per disc, giving ocwar evidence of the singular perfection attained by this new machinery. Dr, Gounp expressed his very great gratifloation that Pref. Mitchel had so happily ed in his beautiful instrument for recording observe that he had now shown the metlrod for a tenths and thirds of scconds, and was prepared to give accurately, within one-hundredth of a sccoad, every observation made in the course of the night. He was delighted to find that Prof. Mitchel could now return to the fellowship of the beautiful science that he loved; and partienlarly requested that would favor the association with yet further descr tions of his method; which Prof. M. did Prof. M.'s paper elicited marked at ntion, de- Iivered, as it was, in clear, perspicuons la age, without faltering, or being blurred by blunde Ile isa fluent, beautiful, definitive speaker, and stops at the end. ‘The section now adjourned. SRCTION Ui. Prof. 1. L. Cassels in the cha ‘The followinw papers were rea “On the Structure and Transformation of Oscillaria Avreliana. By Prof. J. L. Riddell, New Orleans.” “ On the Effect of the Reelamation of the annnally inundated lands of the Mississippi valley upon the that riveg. By Andrew Browa, of Natchez, Miss.” “On the Structure and Affinities of certain Fossil Plants of the carbo oud ora. By J. 8. Newberry M. D., of Clevelan “ On some points in the History of Gordins, 8. N. Sanford, of Granville, Ohio.” Jn the Geological Age and Affinities of the los sil Fishes which belong to the sandstone formations of Connecticut, N mmey, and the coal field near Richmond, in Vir By W. C. Redfield, of New York.” By “On the Wheat Fly and its ravages, By R. Howell, of Nichols, New York.” ‘Notice of Bradford's machine for separating metals by their specitic gravity, By Capt. Wilkes,’ Kxronorxe rar Brack Laws in INDIANA In diana, Uke Illinois, haa her Black Laws—« proper name, we think—though they are not of quite so Al- ge rine a character as ours. The constitution of that tate provides that any person who may employ, or otherwise cucourage, any nezro or mulatto coming into the State, shall be fined, the sum to be not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars. Unidore this clause, a case has arisen which not only excites a grevt deal of interest, but causes the constitution, in this particular, to be execrated throughout the Stote. “it appears that the Rev. Calvin W. Rater one of the oldest presiding elders of the Methodist church, lately cmployed @ colored preacher from Louisville to preach to his colored brethren in Madi- son. This being a clear violation of the constitution and laws of Indiana, it is said the reverend elder will be indicted at the next term of the Jefferson Circuit Court, and broaght before » jury of his country to pt thin viglation of lawr~ Chicago Tridtene, avg. Professor Mitchel’s paper now came up, which is | } j varle De | of which, the «H | Of envelopes, Messr geneml health of the conatry aud the navigation of | } THE CRYSTAL PALACE Description of Articles, The aumber of visiters at the Palace on Satarday, as might naturally be expected, was very limited, in consequence of the heavy storm which prevailed throughont the greater part of the day. The build- ing, a8 is already well known, is not water-proof, and leaks in several places. This, we are told, is an- avoideble from the natare of the materials used in its construction, aswell as the character of the structure itself. Exposed at all points to the intense heat of a summer’s sun, the seams, in some parts, though ever so tightly closed, are forced open-leaving a fiee passage for the rain. Considerable damage, we sre informed, has been done to some of the articles, and the exhibitors are now compelled to cover their stands whenever it raing. On Saturday the floors were liternily flooded in different parts, and the ex- hibitora, to save their goods, had them concealed beneath oilcloth coverings. Now this, ax we have shown, is a very necessary precantion, but is ox- ceedingly annoying to visiters, who are thus deprived of the opportunity of seeing many of the most valua- ble and interesting articles. Can uo means be devised by wh'ch this serious difficulty may be removed, or is it to be put down among the other disadvantages under which our exhibition has labored ever since its commencement. During the winter and a part of the fall, we must expect considorablo wet weather, and it will hardly pay to bave’a large portion of the arti- lea entirely hidden from view. Besides, if we have many such days os Saturday last, umbrellas and overshoes will be found indipensable inside the build- iog. Jet those leaks, therefore, be caulked in some way, if possible, for the bonefit of both visiters and exhi UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT, NERDLHWORK. The ladies will thank us for calling their attention to the beautiful specimens of eneedlework in the American dopartment, displayed in the shdpe of quilts, capes, &c. Years have been bestowed upon many of those quilts on exhibition, and their rare fineness will excite the admiration of all. Among the collection, that which particularly attracted our notice was called the “ Henry Clay Quilt," an article exquisitely beautiful, aud bearing upon it evidences of superior skill. This was made in Kentucky, by a niece of the great “American Commoner.” It is about cight feet square, upon padded satin, with o very heavy white silk fringe, fully twelve inches in depth, and on each corner hangs a large silk tassel, giving an extremely rich appearance to the entire work. Around the edge of the quilt, about six inches in width, is a raised oak wreath, consisting of the leaves and the acorn, The body of the quilt is laid out into stars, each being different in color, and all of them present- ‘ng variegations which would be difficult to Surpass. The centre of each star is decorated, some by a like- ness of the Hlustri6us Kentuckian, and others by the American eagle, perched upon a rooky cliff and bearing inits beak, upon a scroll, the inscription:— “His country’s friend in the hour of danger.” In the centre of the quilt, upon a puffed groundwork, is a large monument, surmounted by an urn, and imme- diately under the urn is written—~—Seasion, 1850;” and below this is the Latin motto—‘Dulce ct deco- rum est pro patria mori,” This entire work is made by the needle, and was completed not till after the illustrious sage it was intended to commemorate had passed to the “ailent halls of death.” Some of the pictures of Mr. Clay are said to have been held by him in his hand the fall before he died, which are designated upon the quilt. Great, indeed, must have been that lady’s veneration for the lamented patriot, who could undertake the years of toil neces- sary for the execution of such a work. No one can examine this without bestowing upon it almost un- limited praise. THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, STATIONERY, ETC. f the most conspicuous and best arranged us ofthe British department is the splendid ck of fancy stationery exhibited by Thomas De La Rae & Co., of Bunhill row, London, De La Rae & Co. are the sole manufacturers of all the articles ex- hibited by them, which are of the most exquisite taste and workmanship, consisting ef patent playing cards of every variety, figured, floral, ornamental and gilt backs; wedding cards of the most chaste and novel designs; ivory lettesand note papers of every description; envelopes to correspond with the totter and note papers; wedding envelopes, in great y, ond of most tasteful designs; newspaper en- velopes and bands; drawing boards of every descrip- tion, for artists; stationery cabinets; fancy damask papers, very beautiful gold and silver papers; albums, a great variety, in embossed or French morocco, and in Turkey morocco, all very elegant; scrap books; la- dies’ memorandum books; ladies’ souveni memorandum books, travelling desks, manifold let- ter writers, and an almost endless varicty of other fancy goods, all of the most choice and useful de- scription. Me De La Rue have also on exhibi- tion various applications of tridescent films, of great novelty and beauty, for the purposes of decora- tion, their vivid colors being produced simply by the agency of lighton a thin, ‘ransparent film of varnish, The process adopted to render the film and its re- flected colors permanent, together with the method of its application, is as follows :—The objects to be ornamented, whether insects, birds, shells, bronzes, paper hangings, card cases, etc., are immensed in a vessel of water. Upon the surface of the latter, when perfectly tranguil, is dropped a little vil or | spirit varnish, which. spreading in all direct! comes exceedingly attenuated, and reilects the vivid colors of the spectram. The varnish being fix ed, the object, which Is slowly raised in such man: | ner that the film shail adhere to its surface, is then aced in a convenient situation to permit the water off. When completely diy, the fim is found irmuy attached, and perfectly iridescent, hay- noth of its or al brilliaucy of color This is a beautiful illustration of the pro- r on « thin, transparent surf. -y of light, such as is transiently, pbubble. The tridesvent duction of co by the slight a seen in a common Kugland, and a prize medal was awarded to M ia Rue by the Commissioners of the London <hibition, for their invention. The flrm prodaces, machinery, upward »,00%) cards per day iptions of © exhibited, the best nders,” are very beautifal. He La Rue exhibit an almost endless variety, of every imaginable pattern, and most delicate make. the some care being taken in the production of those for the counting house as in the more tasted and clewant kind for the use of the married Indy or bride. Some idea may be formed of the immense business done by this firm in the article of envelopes alone, when we states that, by machinery and manuel labor, they tarn out up- wards of 500.000 per day. Every description of guots produced hy Messrs, De La Rue is on the same extensive scale, in the manufacture of which up- wards of JOO perrons are constantly employed, Three des THE SWISS DEPARTMENT. WATCHES AND WATCHMAKING. We have already given a deseription of the jewelry, watches, and other articles on exhibition in the Swiss Department; but we think that some informa- tion in relation to the manufacture of watches, for whieh the Swiss are justly celebrated, will We acceptable sat this particular time to persons visiting the Orystal Palace. Something more than a mere description is required to render # visit to the exhibition both interesting and in structive. Geneva is the principal manufacturing city of Switzerland, and is partioularly remarkable for the immense number of watches, jewelry, masi cal boxes, and objects of taste in the fine arts, which are exported to all parts of the world. McCulloch tells us that in 1834 there were 274 master and 1,332 working watchmakers. The number of watches pnnunly wade by then in catigated at nprrard oy film, we are told, has had a most extensive sale in | 70,000, and of these at least 60,000 are made of gold, In watohmakidg and jewelry between 70,000 end 80,000 ounces of gold, and about 50,000 ounces of silver, are used annually; while the gems used im Jewelry and the ombellishment of watches, are warts about $100,000 a year. ~ . There are two classes of watches—the fiest @ which is distinguished more particularly for the pay feotion of the machinery, and comprises chromomg> ters, stop watches, &c. The second are made appar rently more for ornament than ase, and are notell for the beauty of their workmanship. These last ace the most numerous, and find an extensive marist both in this country and England. The works am machinery of the watches are made principally af Fontainbleau, renowned as the scene of the abdlos- tion of Napoleon Buonaparte, and Beaucouré im France, the other parts being entirely manufactured. in Switzerland. In Geneva, watchmakers earn freas twelve to thirty-eight dollars a month, 3 rate whiok enables them to outsell, even in their own market the watchmakers of other countries. - ‘There is no instrument, perhaps, which ao etcong- ly illustrates the ingenuity of man as tho wasely nd none which requires more skill in the makitige_ of it. TKe invention of spring watches dates from about the middle of the sixteenth century, The orcdit of it is disputed by Huygens and Hooke, bat the former is considered to be fairly entitled to My from the fact that he presented a spring wateh te the States of Holland in 1657, about cighteon yenas before a similar present was made to Charles Il. of England. These two instances aro the earliest ia which meation is made of watches. It is, hewerag considered not at all improbable that the happy idea of employing a spring to regulate the motiem of watche: , occurred to them both nearly at the anmag time. The Engish ond French watches are by summe considered superior to those made in Geneva; and t such perfection has the manufacture attained, thas some chronomcters, though carried into the mast Opposite climes by navigators, have not varied 6 the extent of two seconds in their mean rate of golag throughout the year. A large number cf Enropean watches are import od into China, where, strange to say, they dre wont in pairs. What isthe reason of this extravaganse ‘we are not informed, but that it is a fact we state om reliable authority. We snall hereafter have ocoasiaat to speak of the manufacture of watchos im tela country. The Lady Buffolk Affair at Havana onl Consul Sharkey, [rom the Washington Republic, Aug. Of MR. a TO NK. MANS. 6, 180 ‘ASMINCTON, August Dear Sir :—In the Naw York Hip, of yeakordags perceive from » Havana correspondent, that pa} were granted by the Mexican Consul at Havana toe skip eallea e Mary, or Mariana, in which the Mexican Censal fenses to have acted on a certificate of the American at Havana, This whele matter is a mystery to aud I would be piessed to know whether any plete J cation on the subject has beea received at the Devaré- ment from my consular ageot at Havens; and if ere.any such communications, may I ask to be fi with copies. Respectfully, your obedient ecorvant, B W. L. SHARKEY: Hon. A, Dunity Mann, Acting of State, ‘8 MR. MANN TO MR. SHARKRY, Darartaarct of Srars, FAMINATON, Ang ast 6, 1668. Wi Dear Sin—I have to ackmewledge the receipt of yout letter of this date, in which you desire to be informed whether = communication on the subject of a cortté~ cate alleged to have been given by the American Consul at Havana to a ship called the Mary, or hes ‘deem received from the consular t whom you fon charge of the United States Consulate on your from Havana on the Ist of June, and in case auch @.ceme munication has beon received, tie ete ry af tho game. lv reply, Ihave to inform yeu thet a ate was received from Mr. Robertson yesterday on the -eB- ject of your letter, and I take pleasure in enclosieg here with a copy of the despatch, and also of the letters es- companying it, Tam, ke., with high x oh dient eorvant, : eee Ay Actiog Secretary of Hon, Wx. L. Starssy, Washington. ME. ROBERTSON TO MR. MARCY. (Copy. Consvtate y Se Usrrep eo Havana, July 28, fin—Mr. Crawford, the Rritish Consul Geasenl =. called at this office yesterday to kuow & was om recede letter from Consul to the Mexicom Congul Vivo, (now Mexican Minister at certifying a sale of the American ship atid to the Lady Suiolk, then lring in the harbor Gantecgony wa Mr. Gutierrez, a diexican citizen, It seems amorgst the papers found on board of that vessel were certain documents issued from the Mexican Consulate bere, to enable her to use Mexican colors, foanded—es stated in those documents, on a letter or certificate of the American Consul, to tho effect that said ship heli been sold to this Gutierrez, a Mexican citizen, The Max jean Cx ul was Don Buens Ventura Vivo; but the pa- signed by Joaquin Soler, (said to be Vivo’s ae- in the absence of the Consul. J baye received an oficial letter om the subject awford, and T now hasten to send you « copy of the same, and also my reply thereto. i. Shewld you want copies of the papers which Mr. Craw- ford accompanied fo: wy perusal, 1 think he will agai place them at my disposal, to enable me to farnish you ry F 4, said coplea. T have the } with great resi your i WM. HI. ROBERTSON, onsul in charge of ihe Consalate, Maney, Secretary of State, Washiagte CRAWTORD TO MR. ROBERTSON. {cory.} Bxsrish CoNsuLare Qevemat, Havana, July 29, 1853. Sm—I transmit to you herewith, for yeur ee qnesting that they inay be returned to me afterw! copied of the papers which it appears were issued (ream the Mexican Consulate. of this ), for a ship te be pat under that flag on the 13th May last. The ship referred to was a slaver, and was ae American versel, the Lady Suffolk, whose history I not go into, because itis already known to your late; but I may add to your information respecting ship, that after che had esased to carry the Amerteaa flag she went to Africa, and from thence breaght #. . cargo of negro slaves, which were landed at} plasm to be, air, ¢ Tou Wa. 1. City. Mr. the westward of. Cienfuegos, on the | cf tho island, in that jarisdiction, by and | niyance of the Spanish authorities, aa there ia } believe. ship referred to (formert; nGotk) bad wa papers uodey which to nn: Lot scheme was got up vo ebtain for r tag; aod you will see, by the docume row enabled to lay before you, that it tated in that they were issued upon the certificates and which we inferred a» baring been presented at ~ exican Coneulate, on the 1\th of May last. vis., am lotter addressed dy w ited Siates Consul to Consul of Mexico, who bed the soa letters of the sbip refered to, requosting chat a bill of sale might. be extended for said vessel # iso that Mr. Smith, as orney of Mr, Henry West, »! Boston, owner of the rhe ship Mary, then on tis iSth day of May lasé be lying in the harbor of Ciealuezos, of the bar- four hnndred and ten tons, & authorized to geil the nai tierrez, who became the jy Now, as! bave some rearon to thi there has been a creat frewl in the whole matter, and as there can be but the tt the nice, itide doubé that the papars which were 40 obtained at the Mexican Consulate ia this city were to cover, if possible, | ship which had jast before that cute the ove trade, no such ship as the Ame-iean ship Marys Willem Sinitis, master, having heeo then or at any time n the harbor of Clenfuegos: ana that the ship which ear. ried the Mexican papers 60 ferudulentiy obtained was fm reality the slaver, formerly the Ta der the agsumed name of Mariava, * berminer of May last, where she has heen detaixed by the Mesicaa anhoritiew=1 have to reqoe:t that you will do me the favor of sf forming me oflicialy whether there is any record the United States Consulate, now under your change, the tromeaetions steted upoo tho papers issued. to the Mariona, 24 having originated by the anthority of the then orueul, Sharkey; whether there is any knowledge om reeors of the ship Mary, William Smith, master, ba Deen about the 1th May last at Cienfuegos; and said master, asaltorney, duly authorized hy Hoary Wast, of Roston, owner of said ves-#l, was certified by tle, sul Sharkey to the Mexican Consui, as entitled to the ship Mary. Thare the hower to be, si humble servant, JOS ag your moxt obedient aad JRAWFORD, Consul General im Cabs. To Wu, H. Rommamox, Eey., Acting United States Com aul, Havane, ME. ROBERTSON TO MR. CRAWFORD, i (Copy of a Copy. Conseeare oF Ta Carrey Seu Havana, July 28, ct Sur--Your communication of the 27th the socompanying documents from the Mexican | here, have been received, acd their contents duly noted In anawer to your queries rexpecting a letter, <= other authority from Judge Sharkey, the late anthorizing the transfer of the ship . Wittea Snith, master, J have to say that! have euana- ined the icourds of this office and find no mention mage of ewoh » ship, or saything alnding ~ eves fexenee to her, or any of the parties named | ¢manating from ihe office of the Mexican Cond at Havana ; Vrom the examination of these papers, the whele r . it wookl seer, had begun and ended trand; for if the Mexican Consul had produced to him a communication from Consul Sharkey, it would, it mung, have beon a formed document. Tut ovem if go.te to we that the document bug! al's archives ; for, how could the Memlegm Mexicam Cones. chat he hed ister, and ment t dow tin his possesaion, unless he had it, or ea- lesa be ainthd yen {aschood ta the document him, and which ] perosive are all signed by Joaquim en Ausencia dete’or cinut, Tam, sir, tery respectfully and truly, your ebedions van 1 General ia Gude