The New York Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1853, Page 2

SECRET POLITICAL HISTORY, Deecrthing the Intrigues and Tergiversa< tons of the Spoils Cabinet on the French Bileston CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Wasmotoy, Oct. 22, 1353, ‘The history of the French mission shows the adminis tration to be as destitute of veracity and honor as the general sharacter of its foreign appointments proves it to. be of wisdem aud exgacity. ‘After the acces#ion of General Pierce to the Presidency considerable difficulty was experienced in filling satisfac torily the place of As-istant Treasurer in New York. Finally it was thought that the appointment of General Jebs A. Dix would tend wore than that of any oue else to harmonize the feuds existing there, and the place wa» tendered to him At the same time he was informed by ‘9 letter from the Provident that the acceptance of the Place of Assistant Treasurer would constitate no obstacle to his being uamed to another place to which it was in contemplation to appoint bim. General Dix wrote, in reply, thst be had great, if not insuperable objec- tiens te accepting the ofice of Assistant Treasurer, but promising a definite answer to the tender which had boom made to him within a few days; but before the time within which his final answer was to hare been transmitted General Dix received « telegraphic despatch from this city, signed probably by Joun Smith or William Brown, inviting him to visit the capital, He came, had an intervie with the Presideat, and was assured by him that it had been determined, with the unanimous approbation of the Cabinet, to appoint him | Minister to France, aud that it was desired that he should go at anearly Gay. General Jnx, considering the action of the whole Cabinet and the plighted word of the P’re- sident of the United States a suilicient guaranty though by bond and seal, for what they promised, acce) the appointment of Assistant Treasurer before Tea Washington, and returned to New York to as sume its duties. Relying implicitly on the agreement ‘that he should soon be relieves from those daties, and traasferred to the French mssion, he made and com- ‘all his arrangments for the removal of his family days and weeks passad on and brought no further intelli Ne about the French mlasion, After a while, to be mysterious givings out of the existeace ef some difficulty at Washivgton about making the ap Then came a letter from Gov. Marcy, re- of Gen. Dix some fresh committal and pledge on ts of polivical faich; but regarding this, ua- , a8 a piece of shesr impertinence and pre on the part of the S-cretary of State, Gen, Dix ‘the demand of the great bear with silent con Hl event worth narratiag, in this interesting , Wasa delectable note from the White House— famous “rore-acented”’ letter—of which am account was given, probably by the aid of the tairies who inhabi- ted it, by one of our +pecial Washington correspondents of the inviting Gen. Dix to visit the President. the General bad been to Washington once on that t, and he exhibited ue very ardent haste to come, He wrote to the President that, having nine mil- ‘of dollars of the public money in his keeping, he not leave home, however grent the pleasure which it to the President might afford him; and added that no one knew better than the President Low reluctantly he accepted his present offce and how desirous he was to ‘be released from it. ‘This was an unlooked for answer, a termination of the correspondence which had not been anticipated. It was equivalent, on the part of Goverat Dix, to anapping his fingers in the face of the powers at , and telling them if they wanted to break their promise to break it openly, and that thoy might ast aswell cpare themselves the trouble of trying to Semaconle him any further. ‘About this time the Charleston Mercury and other Southern and Southwestern papers came out decidedly in faver of General Dix’s appoiatment. But there was an ld colleague of Marcy’s in the Cabinet of President Polk —e man from the ‘Oli Dominiou.”’ a member of one of the “first families” of that venerable commoawoalth ‘who wanted the place which had been promised te General Dix. He was a respectable gentleman, ef the slow coach order, of whom an eminent statesman ence remarked, that ** his swmmum bonum of human hap- comsiated in having bis belly fuil of oysters and hands full of cards.’’ He knew little o: no French, little or no diplomacy but he did know that at the head of the Cabinet was 2 man whose “glory and his shame” consisted in the auth: rship and the shameless exposition of the system; he knew that the ambition to place Sineeit?in ta Presidential chair was the ruling passion of that man’s mind, and that it was for future suppo: not past, that he was willing to pay. This candidate for t! French mission bac an organ, a patriarchal democratic the Richmond #quirer. The Enquirer cams out ‘8 leading article condemnatory of Gen. Dix’s ap- pointment, full of calumnious assertions, the proof of ‘which Gen. Dix promptly cemanded, but it has never been peeduced. ‘What course was now left open to the spoils Cabinet ? Gen Dix was to be got rid of. The fairies were so com- fmunicative to the Hmratp, that rose scented notes no longer be rafcly employed. Accordingly a maeseage was de patched Was! the President stati substantially, that the would explain to General the President’s views. result was, tha: General Dix immediately wrote to Preadent—with, however, much of contemptuous feel- im 8 WAPDPEoMpIY WIEN MIS an WutHotze x= of the President's wishes, and to release him appointment cf the Hon. John Y. Mason, as Fraxce, long before determined on, was autho- announced. It waa made in the face of the attack of the Richmond Enquirer, which still unsustained by preof, and unretracted, and oa that eocount must have been peculiarly olfensive to General Dix and his friends. Whatever may be said of the propriety of the original to General Dix, certainly no new objections to wore discovered after it was made to justily or pslli- ete its nonfulflment; on the contrary, a more minute thorough investigation of General Dix's antecedents showed bim to be far le-s objectionable to the South than ad generally been supposed, and he had planted himself firmly on the Baltisoore platform and avewet himself in favor of enforcing the Fugitive Slave law. The point to which I speak is the faitble 88, the falsehood, which has characterized the whole proceeding. The shame of such anadministration has but to be proclaimed to be universally felt and acknowledged. Aud yet this individ wal instance of personal treachery and deceit, is bat the i if iH i 4 E legitimate fruit of that proiligate ‘and abandoned system | which Marcy and bis associates are administering mational goverument. Under their infamous spoils doctrine no faith is kept, no honor is sacred, no promise is Logap eory a higher price can be had for breaking it ‘than is obtained by its fulfilment. It is further due to Gen Dix to state that he has been thrust before the country as an unsuccessful candidate for a foreign embarey, ¢: tirely without any instrumentali ‘ty of his own; and that when, at an earlier date thin we have referred to above, a member of Congress wrote to Gen. Dix that he shouid propose his name in that connoc- tion to the President, the General immediately answered ‘that he should object to any such proceeding. The price of Mr. Mason's appointmeat has been paid; ‘the Richmond Fnjuirer has become @ zealous supporter of the spoils cabinet. I refer to the somewhat numerous persons with whom the President and bis Cabinet bave conversad apon the Gubject for their confirmation of this statement, if any it weeds. TRUTH. Our Aibany Correspondence. ALBANY, Oct. 24, 1853, Marcy didating to Gufirie—State of Frrling respeting the Removal of Bronson—Apathy among the Whigs—Divirin Of Democrats om Local Tickels—Mayor Perry endeavoring | to stride both wags— Wonderful Rusk of Travad—Albany the | great Lumber Mart, dc., de. ‘The finger of Marcy is visible in the effort to proscribe the national democrats. Guthrie was, undoubtedly, in- Dtigated by him to demand of Collector Bronson the ap. polmtment of free oilers in the Custom House. Marcy news the Collector's natura and indomitable spirit better than any man in Washington. He was aware that he would submit to no insolence or dictation, let it come from the Secretary of the Treasury or from a higher quarter; and rather than obey the summons to appoint persons aa directed. it was thought he, Bronson, would threw up his commission. Marcy is now the only manin the country who has an eye to the White House. By ob- ‘taining control of the Custom House, as he has every other gevernmont department in tho city and State of New York, he feels confident of bei g able, three years hence, of con i the electoral eollege of thix State. His Ooslition with the free svilers * now as perfect as waa | Van Baren’s in 1848, and ‘or the identical purpose. The news of the removal of Collecter Bronson came to Ws im Seturday’s Heacp. [twas just what has been ex- ever since the boki, dignified reply to the inso ofGuthrie. Afew enly hesitated ingivitg eredit ‘te the believing that President Pieree was too aa- ax to be entrapped by Marey, and thereby becoming before the first year of is admini«tration rolled @reund, Suppose the President has consented to remove the Collector what will ve the rea Why, the 10 clusion will be irresistable that he has turown hin into the wrme of the fre soilers. The ap ment of such motoriour free soilors as Jobn A, Dix J, Redtield, John Cochrane, Le owler, 1), mer, and stamp, © rally Prosideat has vomewhat become ont ran, oned tw abi that wt trienda im expectation of learning official) + the Collector been removed & denaomatte tion with canvon, music, bann ious, speeches, gongs, resolutions, revelry and the moment the y national democ aoilers be appointed. The demoorats alse nppear grotified at the | of Bropson’s rewoval. They are re to ma ‘an jeaue with the President ond his Cabinet, They Shink it wiliadd many thousandn of votes to the Clintoo penal toket at the coraing election. ‘There is no’ the least activity among the whigs. They aod adegrd any effort to excite the mo ises iu favor of State ticket, have called no ratification meotiag, nor will. If seems, from present pppearaaces, thet have very little anxiety to éloot Leavenworth B.Oo., provided they ean carry thelr Senate and Assembly Ao—the forruer expecially as 19 will be placing the @ atrong ‘ashingtom Brant te the Waits The wr; with a | f | the small less they receive the moat sure and sacred p! ing po ghey remaining for the future, uj oten ot rooky latform. They will oifer the nomination to ex-Alderman Fegleston, Alderman Davidson, General Gansevoort, or Alderman Carey, either of whom would fill the effice with ability. The Commoe Couneil is now gteongly deme, cratic, but the conceded ineompetency of two-thirds of the wemtGers will cause a chavge, probably at the en- suing election, but if not then, certainly # year hence It seems as if the whole country was on the wing. ‘The travel through this city im every direction ex any thing ever known. (ur hotels cannot accommodate their guests within fifty per cent of the number requiris quarters, Every train of cars) and every steamer that a: rives or departs are filled to their utmost capasity. The Central aud Hudson River roads, each with its dozen daily trains both ways, find it difficult to procure care and loco- motives sufliciént to convey the people. Gentlemen direc tors will please barry up that double track through from Buffalo to the city of New Yor’, because the river road musi be taken into the consolidation during the next ses- sion of the Legislature. Our wharves and piers are exhi¥iting more activit; then ever before. The basin and river are filled wi cansl, river and coastwise vessels, engaged in every varie. ty of traffic. The lumber trade now exceeds in amount ity, any other district im the country, and the mmodations for it are exteading for miles adove the limits of the city. The agyregate of tolls made up at the close of the season, wi!) exhibit a statement which will | even astonish the deslers themselves. The Alyany lum Ler market, taking ali the various grades and qualities, is perhaps not exceeded in the country. Our Orange County Correspondence. Gosnen, ORANGH County, Ost. 22, 1853. Lienal Democratic Indignation against the Spoils Cabinet— Judge Bronsm named for next Governor. A democratic County Convention was this day held at this place, Upon the receipt of your paper etating that the Hon. Greene C. Bronson was dismissed, there was one neral feeling of disgust expressed towards the cabinet for the proscription of this honest and upright man. The following resolution was offered by John J. Morrell, Esq. of Newburg, and unanimously adopted:— “Resolved, That we consider the dismissal of the Hon Greene C, Bronson frofs the oilice of Collector of the Port of ew York at this time as an interference with the politics of this State, and an outrage upen ap honestand upright man; and that the true democracy of New York owe it to their own dignity and integrity to sustain Mr. Bronsou in his to uphold the principles avowed in his letter ary Guthrie, by elevating bin to the highest of. eit gift, and we therefore name him as the next candidste for Governor of this State.” The war goes bravely on, BO. Highly Interesting from the Japan Expe- dition. DESCRIPTION OF THE BONIN ISLANDS—ANIMAL, VEGE- TABLE AND MINERAL PRODUCTIONS, ETC. ‘The subjoined interesting information is extracted from a despatch feceived at the Navy Departmont from Com. M.C. Perry, commanding United Siates East India squad- ron, dated Nara, Istanp oF 19 Coo, June 25, 1853. I cannot, in the space of a levier, give'a full description of the Bonin islands, and therefore beg to refer to the ac- companying extracts from my rough journal. Extracts from the Rough Journal of Commodore Perry. The Bonin islands extend in a direction nearly norti and south, between the latitudes of 26 dec. 80 min. and 27 deg. 45 min. north—the centre line of the group being in loa- gitude about 142 deg. 15 min. east. ‘The principal islands, and, indeed, all of them, have been named by Captain Beechay, of her Majesty's ship “Blossom.” ‘The northern cluster he called “Parry's Group;” to the middle cluster, consisting of three larger Islands, he gave the names respectively of “Peel,” “Buckland,” “and “Stopleton;” and the southern claster he called *+Baily’a’” Islania.”” P ‘To the principal port of the island he gave the name of “Lioyd.”” islands are evidently volcanic, the internal fires being still at work, as Mr. Savory, the oldest survivi settler on the island, informed me that they experienci two or three tremblings of the earth every year The islands, headlands and dotached reaks present the most grotesque forms, exhibiting the appearances of cas- tles, towers, animals, and almost every hideous thing conceivable to the imagination. ‘These geological formations must be of great antiquity, as we noticed numerous canal-like passages in the ciiils, as One might suppose hewn out by the work of the chisel, but they nave evidently been dykes producod by the over- | flowing and cooling cf the lava, end then smoothed by the abrasion or attrition of the tosrents, which are precipi- tuted in the rainy season down the sides of the mountains towards the sea. These dykes, in many parts of the island whore the ac- tion of the water-courses, assisted by the atmosphere, has not produced any material change, still retain their pecu | liar step-like formation, and the observer might imagine that he was gazing upon a series of steps cut by the hand of man in the selic rock to facilitate his descent and as cent to and from the summits of the mountaizs. Indeed, I know of no part of the world which can offer greater interest to the researches of the geologist than Theso islands present. They are, of course, of trappeaa formation, as naturally connecteé with theirsvolcanic ori- gin; but I am not sufficiently acquainted with miaeralogy Ww Cistinguish the eeveral varieties of which the masses are composed, though specimens have been procured for the examination of che scientific. Port Lloyd is situated on the weetern side, and nearly in the centre of Peel Island. It is easy of ingress and on and mey be considered» sale. amLeupmacwet: toga trom TS to 22 fathom: ¢ port is laid down on Beechey’s chart to be in lati- tude 27 deg. 5 min. 36 sec. north, and 142 deg. 11 min. 30 sec. exat longitude. This position is, I conceive, erroneous, by two sets of observations made by the master of the juehanna, the longitude was found to be 142 deg. 16 min. 30 sec. east, five miles more to the east than Teechye makes it. Te safest anchorege is to be found as high up the har- t ean eonveniently go, having regard to depth for swinging and veering cable. Strangers can easily discover by examination the proper position to | which they can warp their ships. Beechey’s directions for entering the port are sufli- ciently correct. Castle Island, which he speaks of, is | easily distinguished, and furnishes a good mark; the |. ard shore or southern head should be kept aboard, clearing it one or two cables toavoid a small rock, lying about 150 or 200 yards from the bluff, and haying upon it only eight feet at low water. I have caused the letter (S) inacircle to be painted upon the bluff of southern head, to mark the bearing of the rock due north from said mark, (S.) Wood and water can be obtained in abundance, though the former must be cut by the crew, and, of course, taken on board green. The water is obtained from rua ning streams, and is of good quality, The few settlers still remaining on Peel Island—the other islands being uninhabited—raise considerable quan- tities of sweet potatoes, Indian corn, onions, taro, anda few fruits, the most abundant of which are watermelons, Dananas, and pineapples; @ few pigs and rome poultry ase also raised. For these they find ready sale to tho whale ships constantly touching at the port for water and other supplies. During the four anchor at Port Lloyd, thiee whalemen and one English—communicated by means of their boats | with the settlement, and carried away many supplies, | procured generally in exehange for articles, of which j Mtdent spisite are the inost acceptable to many of the settlers. ity of working hands, much id be cultivated. At present 150 acres uxder cultivatioa in | ‘the whele island, dnd this in detashed spots, gemorally at the seaward termination of ravines furnishing fresh wa- on plateacs of land near the harbor. is of excelleut quality for cultivation, very mbling that of Mederra and the Canary islands, (the latter being in the same parallel of latitude,) and Consequently is adinirably adapted for the cultivation of the vine, and of wheat, tobeceo, sugarcane, and many other valnable plants. ‘Of sugar and tobacco the sestlors already cultivate enough for their own consumption. Tuber for building purposes is rather scarce, and | would soon be exhausted if any incresse of population were to call for the erection of many buildings. The best icinds are thetamane and the wild mulberry. The former ilar to the redwood of Brdtil aud Mexico, and is very much re: en Icaused the island to be thoreughly explored by two parties of officers, and their reports will be duly filed,with (ther similar papers. The masters of this ship and the Saratoga also surveyed the barbor. ‘The scarcity of vex and land birds has been noticed by Y ove as kingular; not more than five or six varieties jand birds have been seen; of these the common crow and the pigeon are the largest; the others are uf small sive, Of guile and other sen, birds we saw very few—the buoby being the most numerous, I noticed before reach ing the islands « few petrels: these were of unusually large sizo and of singularly brilliant p)umage. Of quadrupeda we may enumerate hogs, goats, deer, uilocks, and sheep, with any number of cats and dogs. Many of the cate nbd hogs, having strayed to the jungle, | are honored with’the appellation ef wild cata and wil Lonra, and are hunted accordingly with doga, A fow dear and goats were some year ogo placed upon North or Stapleton Island by the settlers, aud the goats have mul tiplied prodigiously. The bulls, cows and sheep and a few goats were lan led froin the Su'quehena, in view of their increaso—two bulla and two cows being put on shore at Sand Bay, on the north side of Peel Itland, and two rams and five Shanghai broad tailed sheep, with «ix goats, on North laland. sekland”’ Island there Are a good number of the settiors have mily stocked two others of islands with gowts, so that in the course of | time they will increase many thousands The harbor of Port Lloyd and the neighboring watora alound with exeellentdeb, which may be taken by the hook ov seine, though the places for hauling the seine are fow, owing, the ¢orel which in many parts lines. the ‘The best plaee for hauling the seine in Port Lloyd is | upes a roncy bench in ten-fatbom hole, where there is » | small clear spot. The varieties of fixh are not very nume thoes taken in the seine of the Sasquehanna I 4 but five—the guilel, (the most numerous,) two ‘ ‘oh, the gar, and the common ray. ko are very wamercus and when quite small they ent the shellow places amongst the coral rocks near the shore, aul eee there pursoed by the dogs, soized upon avd drepged sshore. | Of ecible whell-tich there sre none that I could learn, @ the ehame gigas, (tridacne,) which must be tough amd todigestible Of other varieties of the ® (here are many, bat none of any rarity. Tho ‘emily of crostaces in, however, more extensive; but the kinds are ebielly confined to the land-crab, which are of every variety of size form and eolor. A most memerous kind i# what is generally ealled the pirate. Those are | seenin every direction near the shore, travelling about ie ith thetr ridiealous domieils upon their backs, which they seem to bave selected more is chance than choice, ‘the waters of the Bonin islasds furnish abundance ef crawtithy a# also greon turtle, of which we obtained a woud su ply. According to Kempfer, there islands were known to the Japanese as early as 1675, and they described them under the name of Bune Sima, and as abounding with fish and crabs, some of which were from four to six fect long. From thie han gs of the crabe, I am led to belleve that they mistook the enormous green turtle, which are er he a letres exces | ver \t | bin-faze, or tallow-tree, Coatings rebifera, room to conjecture that the island lay rather to the south of Iapan than to the east, there trees growing only in hot coun tries They call it Bune Sima ; and because they found no inhabitants upon it, they marted it with the character of an uninhabited iskind. On the shores they found aa in credible quantity of fish and crabs, some of which were from four to six feet long.'"* EXTRACTS FROM KLAPROTH'S TRANSLATION OF SAN KOKF TSOU RAN TO SETS. “The original name of these islands is Ogasa wara-sima, but they are commonly callod Mou-nin-sima, (in Chinese Wu. jiu tou,) or the islands without people, and this is the name which I have adopted in wy work. ‘That of Oxasn wara sima, or the Ogasa-wara islands, was given to them after the ‘navigator who first visited thom, and wo prepared a map of them. In the sume manner hes the southern part of the New World en called Magalania, (Magellan,) who discovered it two hundred yeacs since. “The Bonin Islands are found 270 ri to the southwest of oe of Idsu. From Simots, in that pris i to the island of Mijake ; from thenes to s or New Island, 7 ri; from Sin Sima to Mikoura, § ri; feora thence to Fatsio, or Fatiho, (Fatsisio,) 4i ri; aad, lastly, from this to the most northern of the uuiahabitet islands it is reckoned to be 180 ri; and to the most south- erly 200 ri. “This archipelago lies in the 27th degree of north lati tude. The climate is warm, and makes the valleys lying between the high mountains, watered by rivuleta, w be very fertile, so that they produce beans, wheat, Mhillet, grain of all kinds, and sugar-cane, The tree calied uan- grows there, ‘he fishery is good, and and likewise the wax-tree. might be made very productive, ; Many plants and trees grow in these islands, but there are very few quadrupeds, ‘There are trees so larg- that a man cannot embrace them with bis arms, and which are frequently thirty Chinese fathoms in height, (or 240 foet;) thelr wood is hard and beautiful. There are also sou? very high trees, resembling the Sion-ro-Tsoung lin, or chamarops excelsia; cocos nuts; areca palms, that tree whose nuts are caliel pe-couan-tsz in Chinese; the kutsi- ran, the red sandal-wood, the fou-mou, the camphor, tub figs'of the mountaius, a ‘high tree, whose leaves resem- bie those of the ground ivy, the cinnamon tree, malbersy, and some others. : é “Among the planta, the smilax China, (or China root,) called san-ke-rei, the to-ke, a medisival herp called as sa ghiou-kevas, and others, are to be reckoned. “among birds there are different species of parakeets, cormorants, partridges, and some resembling white sex mews, but’ more than three feet lorg. Ail these birds 'e fo iittle wildness that they can be taken with the nd. “The chief preductions of the mineral kingdom io this archipelago are alum, green vitriol, stones of ditferent co- lors, pettifactions, &c. “Whales are found in the sea, also hage crawfish, enormons shells, and echinée, which are called ‘gail of the sea’ The ocean here is unusually rich in various produeis. “Inthe third year of the reign Ghenfo (1675) Simaye Seghenon, Biso Saghemon, and Simaye Dairo Saghemou, three inbabitants of Nagasaki, took a sea voyage to the rineipality of Idsu; they were embarked in & large junk built by a mkilful Chinese carpenter. These three men were well acquainted with astronomy and geography, and necompanied by Fatobe, the chief ship carpenter of the port of Yedo, who dwelt in the Lane of Nets. Their vessel vas managed by thirty sailors. Having obtained s pass, ‘ort from the imperial marine, they left the harbor of Eimota the fifth day of the foarth moon, and steered for the island of Fatsio, From thence they sailed towards the southeast, and discovered a group of eighty islands ‘They drew up & map, and an exact accouxi of them in which are some curious details respesting the situation, climate, and productions of this archipelago. They re -turved the twentieth day of the sixth moon, in the sane ear, to Simoda, where Simaye published an account of ia voyage. ‘d¢{e singular that this writer makes no mention of the swift current Kuro-se gawa, which is experienced between the islands of Mikura and Fatsio. Its breadth exceeds 20 matze, (ubout half a ri,) and it flows with great #wiftaoss from east to west about 100ri. This omission would be inexplicable if this current was not much less rapid in summer and autumn than it is in winter und spring. Simaye in hls passage to the Donin islands passed it in tuo first part of the in realary month, which succeeds the fourth moon. On his return, to the latter part of the sixth moon, he should have found the currents lesa rapid, and thus bis attention was not called to this dangerous ssage. a periThe largest of the eighty islands is 15 ri in circuit, and thus is o little less than iki isJand in size; another is 10 ri in circumference, and stout the size of Amakusa island. Besides these two, there are eight others which are from 2 to6and 7riaround. These ten island: have flat plateaus which could be made habitable, and where grain would grow very well. The climate is warm and favorable to cultivation, ene might infer from their geographical'post- tion. They afford various valuable productions. ‘Tne re- maining seventy islets are only mere steep rocks, and pro- duce nothing. “The coleny of condemned criminals has been rent to these islands there to labor; they have tilled the earth and planted some patches; they are collected in villages, and have brought together the same things found in ocher provinces of the empire. One cam visit these islands prepa hae epg > and bring back its, proguo.s cup, and the boneitte be drawn from it would be considerable. This must be plain a ‘In the reign of Anyie, (from 1771 to 1780,) I was sont on a commission into the province of Fisen, where I be- ‘ame acquainted with a Dutchman named Aurend Werle Veit, who showed me a geogtaphy in which mention was made of some islands Japan, called Woest eiland by the author—the vord woest means desert, and eiland, (or yeirand, as the original reads,) island. He remarks that these islands ace not inhabited, but that many sorta of herbs and trees aro found there. The Japanese might establish a colony on one of these islands, on which grain and other produc tions would thrive. ‘In spite of the length of the voyage thither, the establishment would be useful to them for these purposes. The Dutch company would derive very little advantage from the possession of these islands, they being too smal! and too remote for their use.” I have thovght proper to repeat these worcs, which deserve to be borne in mind, and with them I bring to a conclusion all that 1have to say respecting the Bonin islands. But upon the subject of the early discovery of these islands I shall have more to tay; it is only necessary now to remark that the de cripticn given in the two preceding extracts corresponds exactly with the present appearance of the islands. The arrack or areca tree is fi upoa Peel island, as well as many other tropical trees and plants, And, in further confirmatios of the accounts given by Kempfer of the accidental viait of the Japanese junk in 1675, I was informed by Mr. Savory, that about thirteen ears ago a small Japanese vessel Of about forty tous came into Vort Lloyd, having been driven by stress of weather from the coast of Japan. She badon board nothing but dried fish. ining during the winter, she sailed on her return home in the spring, being provided grataitous ly by the settlers with provisions. Again: about five years ago a French whaling ship, cruising off Stapleton island, diecovered a smoke on shore, and sending a boat to the apot, there discovered the wreck off « Japanese junk and five of her arew, the only surviv ort, ina mort helpless condition. These they took on board, and conveyed to Port Lloyd, and they wore subse- quently taken away by the humaine Freachman with the intention, as he ayowed, of landing them upon one of the Japanese islands. party of officers from the Susquchanna, on a visit to apleton Iyland, accidentally saw the wreck of this ves- sel. and the following is the account given by one of them, Mr. Hetre:— “In the little bay where we landed we found the wreck of a junk, kept together with large eopper nails, and hav- ing nailed on it sevoral pisces of sleet copper. From these materials | concluded that it waa a Japanere junk. The wreck could not be very old, as the edges of the boards were little rubbed or damages.” Of the settlers who cams feom the Sar dwich Islands in 1850, aocompanied by several natives of those islands, maleand female, there are but few left. The names of the whites, who were the leaders in this a¢venture, were as follows; Mattheo Mazara, a Genoese; Nathaniel Savor and Alden B. Chapin, of Massachusetts; Richard Mild- chamy, of Fogland; and Charles Johnson, of Denmark. Of these, Natbaniel Savory is the only one at present on the island, Mazara ir dead, and Savory has married his widow, @ pretty vative of Guam, (one of the Ladrone Tslands,) and a still quite young—onlyfewenty-five, Mild- champ is alive, and residing at Guam. Having long been setistied of the importance of these islands to commerce, my present visit has been induced by a desire to examine them myself, ia view of recom- mending Peel's island as a stopping place for the line of steamers, which sooner or later must be esteblished be tween California and China. To this end I have caused, as before mentioned, the island to be explored, and « few animals placed upon tro of the group, as a com- mencement of s provision for future wants. | I have also distributed garden seeds of every description to the pre- sent settlers, and have held out open to them that I may furnish them with implements of husbandry, and a great er bum ber of animals. Indeed, | have gony so far as to secure w suitable spot for the erection of ollices, wharves, coai sheds, &c. *Doubtless mistaking the tartles for eral 4c. PL Coronora’ Inquests. Bor Run Oven ayy Kitien.—Coroner Wilhelm continued his investigation yesterday, relative to the ciroumsta’ of the accident by which the deat! lad eleven years of nyo, who resided ai 104 Third ave nue, was caused. The number of the stage which run over him, or the name of river, © not be ascer- 1 the following verdis -= his death frum injuries no ed, and the jury ren the deceased came eenially received by Leirg run amgr by a stage, ° corner Of Third avenue and Second strest, on the 22d of he stage belonging to the Third avenue and raluce line, but the driver wad the uumber of the being to ux Unknown,’ nam FROM A Faus.—An Eeglishman, abont forty yoars old, named Robert Anderson, lately residing wt No. 108 Tenth avenue, died ov Sunday night fri the effects of a fall received about six in raged at work on the Greenwich potter ath street, near Ninth avenve. Coroner O'itonnell y: bell an in quest upon the body. The deceased was au Knglishiuan th, forty yeara of age, by b Tur Fuarrive Suave Case ix 81. Lovrs.—The case of Carrol, White & Co., of New Orleans, rs. James Edwards, colored boy, camo off before Commissioner Ben jamin F. Hickman, Foq., yesterday atternoon. Tt will be remembered that the care was continued from the latter part of September till yesterday, to allow both parties to obtain ence to eateblich their claims. They wore reacy for trial, and one deposition was read on the side of the claimant; after which the ageut for Carrol, White & Co, stated that be would not be able to identify the boy The defendant wed eocordiny duschargnd-—W Louis In wee 7 St, Louis In- (ligmerr, Odtder 19, ‘ lying 200 ri to the southeast of. SIXTH DaY. Oqr. 24.—The United Stave vse Thomas Collyer John F. Taliman. John in, Kdw. Hubbard, James L. Jessup, lames Elmendorf, and Charles Merrit. ME Merritt has not peared during the trial, aud his recognizances were forfeited. Pursuant to sdjouramont the court met at 12 d’clock. The jurors being called answered to tacir names. The petty jurors not empannelled were discharged untit Mon- y mcrning next, at 10 o’clock. ‘The first witness called by Mr. Dunning was John H. Gourley. He depowed—I reside in New York; [ have al- ways lived here; I was born here; Iam a stock broke: was on board the Henry Olay the day she was destroyed; 1 took paseage at Albany; ] continued on board until sine was run ashore; 1 bave been a great many times up and down the river. Q.—After you came on board of her at Albany did you Fr ie anything with regard to the anagemeat of the A—I obierved that the boat loft Albany before the time sho was advertised; perhaps oue or two minutes; £ observed a great deal of hurry and anxiety to get oll. Mr. Wheaton objected to the last response. Mr. Hall submitted that as these defeadants were ro- sponsible for the acts of the hands on board, it was com petent evidence. ‘The Court admitted it to be competent for the witness to say what he saw. Witness continued—I observed the activity, the move- ment of the plank, and general anxiety to get olf, my attention was directed to it at that time, Q—Did you observe or know that way other boat wax about’ to leave Albany that morning? L did not now it until I saw her followiag us; my at! m was Cirected toa sloop that was lying in theriver; the Clay moved outof the way to give it room I noticed that Me. Cellyer ard the pilot were annoyed. Q—How was that anpoyance indicated? A.—By « shuking of the head and « seowling of the brow; Mr. Collyer was standing at the wheelhouse, by the pilot, at the time: my attention was not called very particularly to the fact that they wero annoyed, but I saw # general expression of annoyance; I observed nothing with regard to the management of the boat; we sailed down the rjv er to the dock at Hudson; I observed passen- vers coming on board, and among them Mr. Allen, fCbserved nothing particular at the time; T observed the Armenia taking the west channel, when we were at the dock at Hudson; when the passengers got on board, the Henry Clay proceeded down the river towards Catskill, the Armenia ahead; the Armenia reachéd the dock first, and as the Henry Clay reached the dock she had to stop her motion; we had to remain what I thought an unusu- al time, from five to eight minutes; we remained some two hundred yards astern of the Armenia, while the Armenia was taking in passengers; the boat stayed as if to anuo} the Clay longer than she ought to do; the Armenia left the dock, and then the Henry Clay proceeded to the dock immediately, to take in her passengers; a remark was made loud enongh for me to hear. [Ubjecied to.] Witness to the Judge—The person who wade the remark was engaged at the gangway, and he was one of the hands of the bout; Idid not see Mr. Collyer or any of the de- fendants there at the time. [Question not admitted. ] Witness continued—We proceeded down the river; at Catakill the Clay landed, and took off passengers,’ the landing was made quickly, and with activity. Mr. Wheaton—There is a great deul of this we will ad- mit. Mr. Dunning—If you admit that the Henry Clay was racing that day you will obviate a great deal, Witness—I did. not notice that the Cley blew off any of her steam at the landings; the Armenia went down the river before us; I was reading a book; my attention was called to the Armenia as we approached her withia a few hundred yards; then laid my book down and watched the proceedings; the boats proceeded at almost the same rate; before we got to Kingston we were going side by side; the Henry Clay having overhauled her ; we ‘were then some one or two hundred feet apart, floating pasallel together; the poate’ came closer and closer’ together, and at this point I first felt the excitement of of the passage; I first felt pereonally interested or ex cited; ax we approached the buat one of the officers or- dered a man—(objected to and admitted)—witness contin- ued; the order was given to put the fenders ont; this was before the collision; we were so close together that we would be very soon there (at Kingston) ; the order was obeyed; the boats came together with a considerable collision, end I heard something break; a crash, I don’t know what it was; 1 had seen Mr. Collyer previous to this; I saw a tall man, the pilot; after that I saw Capt. Tallman; I saw Mr. Colyer go about the vessel; I presumed he was the ca; I saw him in different parts of the vessel; I saw Timm exercising » general snperinteodeace of the vessel; the vessels contined close locked together; I saw Collyer moving about the vessel, from time to time, ‘at all times during the day; saw him at the bow; at another time at the wheelhouse; 1 saw him on the promenade deck from time to time. Q—Do you know whether he gave any orders or direa- tions on board the boat? ‘A.—I saw him speakirg to the hands from time toitime; 1 did not hear what he said to them. ~ Q—When the fenders were ordered out, where was he? A.—I saw him a few minutes after the collision on the de deck. graduaily ny thing eaid to him? A.—While in collision a ee sip up to him, and putting his hand on his arm, said ‘this should be stopped, sir,” and I made the remark to Mr. Collyer, “this is an outrageous business;” bis reply was ‘there is no dan- ger whatever;” another employe of the boat was also on — dre titbalr well prectuleairnes 4 Wats, bat {aaa Weeseid liquor at the bar; Mr. Colyer, at the moment before, had been on the promenade deck. Q.—At the time the remark was by that employe, I want to know if Mr. Collyer, or any of these defendarts, was present. A.—He was present the moment be- fore, but cannot say that he was then present; I was then ordered, with the rest of the passengers, to the larboard side, while the boats were in collision: it was the man who was at times’ at the bar who gave the orders, and | saw Lim at other times take tiskets at the gangway, the passongers went to the other side of the boat, and re- mained there while the boats were in collision; they re mained in contact, together, I should say from ten to fif teen mioutes—-ten minutes; the Clay was some two or three hundred yards behind the Armenia when I laid down my book and directed my attention to her; the Ar- menia was on the starboard side. Q.—How did they approach? A.—The Clay went to- ward the Armenia; I should sey there was of room on the easterly side of the Clay, I know channel. Q.—How did the boats come to be separated? A.—! heard the steam of the Armenia let off, and she fell behind; I do not know that the Clay l¢t off her steam at any of the landings below this. Q.—Was your attention at any time when you-laid your book down, directed to the speed of the vessels? A.—Not till after the collision; 1 observed on the bow of the bout where [ stood, @ bounding or springing motion that I had never noticed in any otuer boat; I observed we were poing very fast; I thought eo. Q.—Did you observe anything else—was your attention called to the conduct of the employes of the boat? A.—-No, sir, except as to their general activity; my at- tention was not called to their conduct after the culli- sion except the same activity. Q.—Was your attention called tothe conduct of the officers and employes after thut time and previous to the firet. A.—General activity and zeal on the part of the officers and émployes. (Objected to.} Q —-Come down now to the time the fire was discovered and tell us what took place? A.—When the first cry of fire took place I was sitting on the stern of the promenade deck, with my fect through the railings and looking at the houses on the east shore; Thearda cry of fire from the main deck and spraug up | to my feet; ‘a person cried out ‘the fire is out, there is no danger,’ I do not know who that person ts; 1 resumed my seat in the sain position I was in before. Q.—I won't ask you to go through all the details, but from the time of the cry of fire until the boat had ran on shore, did you see any of the officers or the defeudantst A.—No, sir; from the time of the cry of fire I remained on tke jromenade deck, astern; there were a great num ber on that deck, ladies and gentlemen; [don’t know how many; I heard no orders given by any of the men or offi- cers from the porition I oceupied. Q.—Neither advice or command? A.—No, sir; I knew Stephen Allen; he was a Friend; I saw him on board that day; I was acquainted with Abraham Crist; I saw him on board, : Q—What means of sofety for the passengers did you observe, if any, on board the boat? ‘A.—-None whatey Q@ y time before the cry of fire at Yonkers, did you discover any indications of fire. A.—No; I did not the smell spoken o: by the other passengers. Judge.—The Armenia did not pass or come up to fter the Clay had passed. el on both sides agreed on the distances, that it was 160 miles from New York to Albany; that the colli- sion took place at Kingston ; that it is fifteen miles from New York to Yonkers, and that the fire took place two miles at this side of Yonkers.) Witness continued—My impression is that I aaw the Armenia when the Henry Clay landed at Newburg. To # jurer.—} beth ‘now Mr. Collyer by sight ; somo one told me. pointing him out, that he was one ‘of tho owners of the boat. Cross-examnined by Mr. Wheaton—T do not know of any fact, except the general excitement, which shows that they were in a hurry to get tho boat off from Albany; I know the fact that she started 2 minuto or two beiore her time by my watch; I know that the Albsny time is faster than New York timo; J de not know whother she started by the Albany time or not; I did not diseover anything ele but. the scowl to indicate that they were Aissntistied about the sloop; I dmn’t know which of them scewied; I don't know which of them made the peculiar motion of the head. Q.—Are you in the habit of studying pantomime? A, —1 aim in ibe habit of studying the human countenance; it ie not part of the business of a Wall street broker; { cannot give the same shake of the head nor doscride the roowl; I travelled in the Henry Clay before; the Clay Juid back of Catshill for the Armenia to discharge passengers, and then went up to the dock aad dis- @rrKed her passengers with an unusual activity; the feneral evidences were to got off as coon ax posrible; 1 was reading ® book, and my atiention was only directed ag they came down'the river just before the. collision; the Henry Clay was nearer the middle of the river than the Armenia, when near Kingston; it was necessary for her to shear off ty the west to reach the dock; she Ianded at Kingston dock; there was nothing peculiar about the lunding at Kingston; 1 was on the promenede deck, aft, atthe time of the collision; T did not say that I then observed any peculiar motion; that was afier we separated; I was ou the bow of the boat when 1 discovered the motion; it was a bounding or apri motion; my attention was not called to it before then; 1 was not alarmed; I was excited to have the boats sepa- rated; I thought the boat was going very rapidly, I did not time her; the springing motion continued & long time—all the time I was in the bow of the boat; perhaps fon minutes: I took no interest in it; 1 would rather thoy would go slow then fast. - Q.—Dtd you discover anything else: that attracted your otrention, after the springing motion, until the cry of nging fire? “AYR, sie; T discovered an unusual of heat over the boiler; Ileft that part of the because it was too hot. —Was it net a very hot summer's day? —There wae a fine breeze; I did not consider the day too hot; { cannote ay what time I discovered the re, but . . th Tdid not see an; main deck; ip emg ‘are below, « litt! the bows; the whole atm ore was j wood iit wa a benatiful day; T 0; there was not a very the wind was when I wax standing on the forward deck; I don’t know what time of the day it was when I discovered the unusual heat, it was in the morning, between seven and seven o'clock ; I had beea on that boat, in the same lace, the'year before; Ido not know that she carried uble the steam the year before; on the same boat the year before I did not notice the unusual heat that I_no- ticed on that day; I disenvered that the stokers. or fire men, would come up very much exhausted with heat— very much indeed; I noticed that several tines during the Cay—three or four times; I have seen two firemen come upat atime very much’ exhausted; I did not go down there to try how hot it was; no one told me they were stokers, but I presume they were from their dress and black faces, Q—How came you to know that? A.— From seeing the poor fellows very much exhausted with heat; I did bot kuow Mr, Collyer un’il some one pointed him out to me; (witness here identified Mr. Collyer); I saw bim in different parte of the vessel, walking about; i think he was attending to lis duties; I saw him go from the wheelhouse to the bow of the main deck; 1 would see him give orcers to the hands; and saw that the result was the removal of the ebain boxes; I did not hear what he said, but that was the eilect of bis orders; 1 do not know that the chain boxes are moved by a bell’ from the pilot, Q.—What did you hear Mr. Collyer say that day ? ‘A.--I heard Mr. Collyer say to the passenger who put his haod on bis shoulder and said, “This must be stopped,” “thore ix no danger.”? ‘Cross examination by Sr, McMahon.—Y saw Captain Tallman the day after the collision; 1 saw him in the starboard gangway of the promenade deck; he appeggad to me to have just come, out of his stateroom on Phat deck: that was tho first time I saw hin, and I then mder- stood he waa the captain; I never saw him before; T have never seen him since, ovly in this court room; 1 ‘did not know who he was before that day. Allow me to say how I knew he was Captain Tallman: after the collision, » man approached him and said “ How do you do, Captain ?”” be replied “1 am very unwell indeed; ’” that's the only way 1 have of kvewing he was the captain; 1 saw him do nothing; I only saw him on the promenade deck a very few minutes; { do not know where he went to; I saw him afterwards, when the boat was on shore and in flames; he was om the beach; I have no doubt he was very unwell, for he looked ill indeed; at the time I saw the scowl the pilot was in the wheelhouse ; I did not look at my watch, but I judge it was about ‘three o’clock when the boat reached the shore Q.—Where were you when the boat reached the shore? A.—I stood still until she struck the shore; J was on the promenade deck aff; when she struck I did all I could to save wy life; the «noke in the starboard gangway of the upper deck was very dense indeed—very black; I don’t re- member how the larboard deck was; Ido not think it was clear of swoke; she seemed to be enveloped midships; when the boat turned to the shore the atarboard gangway was quite full of smoke; when the boat got to the shore, I shed through the anoke with safety to myself; two or Ehree persone followed me; I believe some had preceded me, but am notsure; at this time the wind was brisk from the southward, blowing up tho river. Q.—Had you an opportunity of seeing if the pilot house was on fire at that time f : ‘A.—No, sir; my mind was on other things; I jum from the promenade deck on to the wain deck, and then jumped on shore. Q—Dnd you look after your baggage? A.—I saw a man at the beggage, and I pointed mine out to him; he throw it to me cn shore, and I took hold of it myself; 1 did not know any of the officers on that boat personally; | saw Fo assistance given by any of them; 1 knew they were officers; I recognise Mr. Collyer; the pilot I recognise, and Mr. Tallman I recognise; I had seen the pilot batore that day; after the fire broke out I did not go forward until the boat struck the shore; I did not observe any bouts on the upper deck; my attention was not called to it. “Cross-examined by Mr. Jordan.—Q.—Did I understand you that at the time of the collision a man tame aft and Pointed out Mr. Collyer? A.—He hac been pointed out as Mr. Collyer, one of the owners of the boat; I dont know when or where it was that he had been pointed out; it was in the course of the morning; Ido not remember if it was after we left Hudson; Idid not know the person who pointed him out; I do not remember when I next saw him after that day; [think it was in a court in West- chester county; ] had seen him before I saw him in court here, in Hanover street, talking toa gontleman opposite my office: I saw him in’ the rail cars that evening, after the catasirophe, going to New York; I saw him on the shore there: I don’t recollect seeing him do anything, Q.—Did you not see him help the people out of the wa- ter? A.—No, I did not. Q.—Whai did you do? A.—Unfortunately, I could do nothing but help the ople out of the I stood on shore, and J helped Them out of the water; I helped them ‘as they were coming ashore; I did not go into the water; I took ladies and ehildren by the hands and assisted them ashore. Q. —What else did you do? A.—I ‘did what humanity re- juired. Yr. Jorduu—Humanity did not require you to wet your feet. Tid you not notice Mr. Collyer in the water assist- ing people, and that his clothes were all wet? ‘A.—I noticed in the Milway cars that his clothes were all wet, ard that -he had evidently been in the water; I don’t ! now what kind of a hat he had on; I don’t know what kind of a ceat he wore; I think it was dark coat; I presume it was darker than a buff; I say he was dress generally in dark clothes; Idid not examine bis ward- robe; 1 can safely say his coat was darker than a buff; Mr. Collyer had whiskers pretty much as they are now; I do not know who the man was that pointed him out to me; 1 presume he was a passenger; I heard him call Mr. Coll: )81, Ido not know Mr. Thomas Ridder, a gentleman who resides in this eal I was not in court on jjaturday, when {he witness from Vermont pointed out Mr. Ridder as Capt. Iyer. Q.—I should like to know if you cantell where you saw him after that day ? A.-I don’t precisely remember; but I saw him after in Hanover street, anc pointed him out to a gentleman; I think I saw in a court; I did not see him in this court in January last; I think it was at White Plaias, in Westchester county, where I was as a witness before the grand jury in the case of the Henry Clay, and there I recognized Mr. Collyer; I don't positively assert that he was there, but I think I him, and knew that he was interested as one of the Wrties. Q—By, the Judge—-Was the place near the boiler, which you say Was 90 heated, protected, or was it exposed to the sun A.—It was protected by the upper deck. Charlee Goodrich, examined by Nir. Dunning, deposed— Ireside in Stockbridge, Massachusetts; I am at present engaged in a manufacturing business; { was on board the Heury Clay at the time she was destroyed: I came on board at Hudson and continued en board until the time sho went ashore and was destroyed; just before I came on bourd at Hudson, 1 observed the Armonia coming down the Athens channel; we were hurried on board* b, the person at the gangway; he said, “Come on board, gentlemen, come on board;” my atteation wa i dy called to the fact of beingdiurried on boar went on board, I went on the promenade deck, served the Armenia was in advance ef us; I noticed no- thing particular until we overhauled her, except that at Catskill we waited for the Armenia to leave the dock; af- ter leaving Catekill, 1 perceived that we were fast ap- proaching the Armenia; we wore gaining fast ¢n her; the boats came in collision; the Armenia blew off steam ‘aud stopped, and we passed on; there was manifest excitement; all I can say is, the passengers, some of thom ladies, asked, “are we racing?’ I heard ‘no remonstrance with any o! the officers at all. Q —Was your attention called to the conduct of any of the officers at the time of the collision? A.—I saw but one man whom I resognized as having anything to do with the boat; that was a gentleman who Lafterwards saw at the bar room, I observed the oflicers of the boat more particularly at the landings; I observed & great desire on their part to mai them a3 soon as pos- sible; at the time of the collision, my attention was par. ticularly dixected to the Armenia, an? the moxt 1 observed of the ection of the officers of the Clay, was the direc- tions to put out the fenders, and the orders to go to the other side of the boat; I don’t know that my attention war directed to the conduct or activity of the oficers while on our course; I observed that they were attendi to their duties—that they were activo; I saw the pilot af the wheel house; there was nothing that attracted my attention psrticularly except at the landings; T saw the firemen at various times at the bow of the boat; they ap- peared to be resting. Q.—Did you hear any observation made as to the rela- tive speed of the Clay and the Armenia’ [Ubjected to. ] Mr. Dunning seid he intened to prove that the firemen made these observations of the relative merits of the boats, and that this would show that a race waa under- etcod by the omployes. He contended for the propriety and pertinence of the evidence? [Ruled out.} : Witness to the Judge.—My attention was particulari called to the sneed of the boat; I noticed we were going very fast: I also noticed a great trembling and apparent labor or effort on the part of the boat ; I also noticed the great heat which bas been spoken of in the gangwaya, in the Passage ways, fore and sft. To Mr. Dunning.—I did not observe any slackening of the xpeed; I think there was none at ail after leaving the Armenia; ‘the trembliug and great heat continued up to the time of the accident; I did not observe the Clay to let off stesin at any of the landings that she mada. Q.--What imeans of safety, if any, dil you ob- servo, to enable the passengers to escape in case of acciient? ‘AI did not observe any; after the cry of fire, I did not observe any directions or orders given to the passengers by any of the officers; 1 did not know any of the officers on board, Q.—1 don’t want you to mention what the firoman said, but tell us were any of the defendants present when the remark was made? A.—I cannot say that any of the de- = ts were present when the fireman made the re- mark. Cros-examined by Mr. Wheaton.—I never had any ox- Perienoe in navigating steamboats; I had nover travoiled in the flenry Clay before; I had been up the river that feason once before; I think it was in the Reindeor; the sun was shining, bul there was quite a fresl breeze from the south on the 28th of July; the sun was not cloudy; I was told by some one at Hadson to come on board quick; I don’t think I ever heard that order given before; passen- gers generally come on shore before thore go on board; I never beard it before; I called it n command: we were not more than thros or four minutes #t phe dock at Hudson; I don’t mean to say that there was any one left bebind it was one of the men who handled the plank; he wag & man on board; [ saw him on board afterwards; ‘Vhat's all that attracted my attention as to the haste in getting on board. ()—Is ft usnal for the boats to siny longer at the docks than is’ necesa: ry to get the passengers on? A.—I don’t think it is; Ttirst noticed the speed while we wore in the rear of the Armenia and overtaking her, just before we got to King- ston; 1 did not time her, 1 did not count her revolutions; Tasco: tained her speed by observing objecta on the ia: and in the water, ae we along. Q.—Can you ‘ell within five miles an hour, by that ape- cies of observation, how fant the boat wae going? A.—I can’t swear how fat, she waa going; I think she was go- mo) twenty milks an hour? Q—Will you swear she was going fifteen miles ap hour? A.—TI can’t swear how fast the was going; I never took any lessons in timiug speed; I never timed a versel; I think she was going faster bo- tween Budson and Catskill then when I first noticed her apeed; I stated 'I had been up the river on tho Reindeer, that season, on ‘itive whether it was yhe; it was aftor wo left the booed motion of the Thad been on the deck; I was walking about the main ,, be- boats gorge ; Tdow't knot whee the titabes ia; I mover noticed heat in the gangways of other vols, Mo you suppose you. would have woticed it in that vessel if {t had not beet bumed foe mothe | ‘Toa Juror—Nelther the heat nor shaking of . deer attracted my attention, of the Rete ‘To Mr. Wheaton—I mean to.wear that I noticed a shaking of the Henry Clay, which { di not le the Geer; T'was frightened by the shaking of the boat and for 11 o'clock when 1 other reasons; it was about 7 diacover the heat and the shaking of the boat; I did met mention it to any of the officers of the boat met, ; Vo recognise any men that I saw hurrying at the if 1 were to see them row; I came to the conclusion they | were hurrying, from what I saw, but I did not hear other command to come on board, ey cept at Hud-om; ¥ ex- pected to get into New York that day at about 4 . {Should think the fire took place at 23g o'elock, but don’t know. ‘To Mr. MeMahon—I was standing in the starboard gang- way of the main deck, forward of midships, when the @re took place; I don’t know bow long I had been promenade | ing; when’ the fire broke out 1 went forward, I had met | been down in the fi'eroom on that day; I went forward } when I first discovered the fire. Cross-examihed by Mr. Jordan.—I did not seo the grate over the boiler; there were several persons on the ward Bangway when I heard the alarm; I could not say which of thébfiicers I saw particularly anxious at the landings; I considered them officers, because they were con manding those who took on the freight; whea I any officers 1 mean those that officiated at the landings) don’t think T mean to imelude those who put out the planks, a9 officers; I can’t repeat whut orders wore given, ut I think orders were given; I can’t swear po wd that there was any freight taken in at any of tue ings, but I think there was; the gangway plaak was thrown out and taken in; I observed nothing but what | usually takes place at landings, Mr Jordan.—I thank you, sir. } Adjourned till 10 o’clock, Tuesday morning. ENDORSEMENT OF THE HERALD'S REPORT. | Namionat Horst, New Yor, Oct. 24, 1663. | : TO THR EDITOR OF THR LD, | Sin—Your repert of my testimon}, as Hynatp of yesterday morning, upon the Heary Clay i Ideem correct in every particular, and precisely as 1 wish to be understood by the court and jury. | The report, as it appears in the J'imes, I wish to cote my protest against, as being incorrect, and giving » aif- | ferent and adverse coloring to my version of the affair than was intended. Justice to myself, ax well as the correctness of your se- rter, I trust, will give this carda place in your celumay, | pectfully, &., JAS. H. GILSON, | Superior Court. Before Judge Oakley. others.—Thin was an action to recover damages against the owners, pilot, master, and engines of the steamboat Norwalk, for injuries to the plaintiff, avising from bis |] being run down by the Norwalk while he waa in a boat, on the waters of the East river, near Corleara on the morning of the 6th of July, 1852. The charged that the steamboat was running nearer the New York wharves, and at a greater speed than, the statate allows. The small boat was broken to pieces, and the! plaintiff thrown into the water, from which he rescued with difficulty. The defence denies carele; and that the speed was greater than the allowed rate ten miles per hour. The Court dismissed the complaint, ‘as to two of the defendauts, Wecks and Anthony, and eau Picrreaa against Betts and White. Verdict for plainté, 3 Superior Court..Circult. Before Judge Mitchell. Oct. 24.—William Mf. rite] age @ al. agains L, Anderson al. Verdict for plaintiff, $14,800. es More Stabling oy se fore rays.—Vatrick bloore wi terday, on the cies of having stabbed Cornelius nor, Reem Ge the corner of Cherry anc Oliver streets, the face with a knife, while the two were q Sunday night. He was taken before Justice Os! locked up, in default of $1,000 bail, for trial. | 4A colored man, named Benjamin Palmer, was ra arrested yesterday, charged with stabbing a colered male, named Maria Lewis, living at No. 9 Thomas street, with 's knife in the lip, and also with threatening to her life. He was taken before Justice Bogart, and held bail to answer the charge. Pugilits Bound to Recp the Peace.—James McMull who was arrested on Sunday, as one of the principals im pugilistic encoupter which was to have taken place at thal foot of Thirty-eighth street, East river, on that day, which was prevented by the interference of the pallog,| wha yesterday held to bail in $300 by Justice MoGrath, te keep the peace for one year. Arthur Elliot, the o principal in the affair. surrendered himself to the rp bbdnetes and wasalso held to bail in $300 to @ peace. j Burglars Arete —Two young men, nam Fat Marshall alias Eddy Brown, and James Nelson, Fddy Matthews, were arrested by policeman Keefe, of iets ofice, yerterday, charged with having on f July last broken open the tailoring establishment ortar and Whitney, No. 227 Broadway, and ftolen there! rom about $2,000 worth of goods. On the night in whi his burglary was committed the thieves emplo lackman to convey themselves and their booty to Ne. Flizabeth street; but on arriving at that house, aa were carrying their plunder from the carriage, ‘they surprised by a policeman of the Sixth ward, and took | thelr heels andexcaged. The goods were recovered, anc] the next day identified by the owners The prisenes were yesterday taken before Recorder Tillou and identi by the hackman and a lad who was with him at the sim Frown is an old State prison contict, ‘and was, some tim Knee, pardoned out of Sing Sing prison, Ita aa that ’these yourg men were concerned in various glaries perpetrated in Broadway during the past year. Ix their possession at the time of their arrest wasa steel jimmy and several other burglarious instru They were ocked up by the Recorder to await trial Suspicion of Stealing a .—Three yout men, ned Patrick Daly, dohm Carter, and. Zaives, Whelan; arrested by officers Martin and McPherson, on susplotor of having, about two weeks since, stolen a gold valued at $125, from Cupt. W. ‘Turpin, of Mount 8 Kentucky, then boarding at the Mercgntile Hol accused offered the watch for sale Yo the “Orig Jacobs,” in Chatham street, who, believing it to bo stolen] property, had them arrested. The prisoners were held b Justice Usborn, City In mee. ‘Tim, CHARGES AGAINST CHIEW ENGINERR CARSON.—A ing of the committee or the Board of Assistant Ald r wus called to be held yesterday afternoon. The commit tee consists of three members; but only one, Assia Alderman Bouton, was present. The hearing was conse quently postponed. ue notice will be given of the nes meeting. Desrxnate Arrempt To Cosmin Svicig.—Max Roscoe, Germun, confined in the Tombs, on a charge of making] and passing counterfeit United States coin, attempted t take ‘bis life yesterday, by stabbing himself in the with « table fork, which be ghad in his cell. He inflict nearly one hundred wounds tpon his arm, but fort no fa was penetrated nor severed. Dr. Covel, payal cian to the prison, was apprised of the affair, and d the wounds. The arm of the unfortunate man is much inflame! and very painful. By direction of Dr. Co. vel, every article which might be used for the purpose a self destruction was removed from the cell. Supprn DeatH.—On Sunday morning a man named Re} bert Sanderson died very suddenly ast his residence 104] Tenth avenue. It ap; that recently he had beer very much addicted to intemperance, and it is supposed prec le death hd bes Coben tie ge of his habite. De! ceared was a native of lant rs of and left. a widow, but no ae Ces Brown1.—On Friday evening, as a boatman with & pi lot ‘and passenger, were returning cm board the eh Devonshire, from Antwerp, when off pier 16 North river, the boat capsized. The pilot and boatman were by the mate of the bark Thamar and some citizens, buf] the passenger was drowned. The deceased has left a wif and family ot one of the emigrwnt boarding houses ic Greenwich street, THROWN ¥RoM A WaGon.—Sunday thrown from a wagon in Broadway, at the corner of Temth] street, and was badly injured. was taken to a store in Eleventh street by a policeman, where hie} ‘wounds were dressed. An Owner Wantep.—Sunday afternoon officer Ht of the Fighteenth ward, found a human leg in the wat at the foot of Twenty-eighth street, E. R., by whom ‘was conveyed to Bellevue Hospital. There were no indi- cations to mark how it came there beyond the of the legpitacif. Nota Brve.—The party injured at the corner of Pert fecond street and Third avenue, wax not Mr. John’Rrsse! of 62 Gouverneur strest, but snother person, whore nai ht Mr. Mullen is not known. It appeggs that » information beengiven to the oflicer who assis the injured in. dividual, _ Tanorr Excurstons.—The Nassau Guard, Capt. James Neary, made their third arnual target excursion te lem yesterday, accompanied by Shelton’s Band, Ti pumbered thirty-five muskets, and, notwithstand inclemency of the weather, made a very croditable ap pearance. * The Jackson Volur teers, composed of members of Hese| Company No. 13, Captain Goorge Gloor, yesterday | ceeded to Flushing, aod shot for niae valuable pelossl They numbered forty muskets, and appeared to gread othe kth tie Guard : © Atlantic Guards, another fine company, somm-| manded by Capt. M. Murray, passed our officeom thei turn from target shooting. Louisiana Commissioners. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NRW YORK HERALD. I wish to call ettention to a fact of importance to the mercantile community of Ne York, which may not be ge known. A constitution having been by a vote of citizens of Louisiana during the present year, at persons holding office under the old cousti ution vi cate their office by the action of the new lew: cor quently, many gentlemen who hold the office of Com: missioner of Louisiana for this State, under the o which are catirely invalid end detriment them. act His P.O. Hobert, the G rod coma Those gentlemen who have received ee a ee ee