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and wealth of the United States, by extend. theireett!ements in a continuous chain from sea to sea. Observations were eaacted to be male oe to the wool and ootany of the country, wi enters into the question of the choice of routes, because they are indicative of the capacity of the country to sustain life and furnish materials for constra:tion. Allusion has been msde to the inadequacy of the sppropriation for surveys to ascertain the best route Jor a railroad from the Mississippi mver to the Pacific ocean. In determining the route of ordinary rail- roads through thickly settled countries of easy ac cess, One per cent on the ac cost of con- struction is not considered too liberal an allowance for the preliminary surveys, and therefore it cansot be expected that the best line fora road which has been estimated to cost $100,000,000 can be located through an uninhabited and comparatively unknown region for $150,000. : re is but little doubt, that the best iine which can be choren will present a combination of nearly all the obstacles which have, up to this time, been successfuily encountered by the art of the engineer, and that aby baste or negligence which should cause an improper location of the road to be made, must lead to consequences which would endanger the suc- cess of the whole enterprise. f A striking illustration of the value of opinion not based on instrumental survey is presented in the de- velopements made by Lieutenant Williamson’s ex- ploration of Walker's Pass. It will be remembered that this famous gap was consilered a fixed point, and the varions expectations on routes differing ia everything else, generally concurred in tending to Wolker's Pose. ’ Hecent information from Lieutenant Wik'pson establishes the fact that this pass is im practicable for a railway. ‘The information which has been received from the Leen now in the field is too limited and imperfect justify an opinion on the question proposed by the act of Congress. When the reports of these par- ties shall have been received, or at the date pre- scribed by Congress, it is my purpose to submit a condensed statement and map, exhibiting all the reliable ‘n:formation possessed, with profiles annexed of all insturmental surveys which hsve at any time been made, aud which serve to answer the inquiry contained in tbe act of appropriation under which surveys are now in progress. le T seem to have pressed the magnitude of the obstacels to @ successful execution of the coutea- plated work, it has not been to suggest the aban. dovment of the undertaking, but only to enforce the propriety of much caution in the preliminary step?, and the nece sity for concentrating sll the means which can be made available to the comp!etion of so gigantic a project. Precouceived opinion or prejudice, personal iate- rest and sectional rivalry, must be held su‘ject to the developements of instrnmental survey, and sub- servient to the purpose of final success, ¢r the result to be anticipated is failure. Aud when, from the consideration of the magnitude of the difficulties to be overcome, we pass to the importance of the effects to be produced, there is enough to sustain patriotism in the sacrifice o! any persona! or local interest which may be involved. Its commercial and agricultural advantage, its political and military necessity, have attracted the attention acd excited the interest of our whole country. Congress has, by its appropria- tion, manifested the purpose to obtain such informa- tion as will secure a proper location for the road. » The necessity for more rapid sources of communi- cation has been referred to in the other parts of this report, when treating of the defence of our southern boundary, the western territory and the Pacific coast. Duties and interests of vital importance, other than these, arise in the consideration of the railroad to the Pacific: but as they do not fall under the charge of this department, I have not attempted to present claims, nor have 1 deemed it proper in this commu- nication to offer my views as to the means or the mode by which the general government may cousti- tutionaily aid in the attainment of the contemplated object. The absence of navigable streams in a large por tion of our recently acquired territory, and the exist- ence of the vast and and mountainous regions de-cribed in another part of this report, have entailed upon the government a very heavy charge for the transportation of supplies, and for the services of troops stationed alovg our new frortier, and opera‘- ing against the predatory and nomsiic Indians of those regiors. The costof transportation within that country for purposes connected with military de- fence, amounted in the year ending June, 1853, to $451,775 07. The modes ef transportation now used—wagons drawn by borses, mules or oxen—besides being very expensive, are necessarily circuitous on the routes travelled, slow and Beveraly. prompt inquiry for means whi with better results, s In apy extended movemeut, these wagon trains must depend upon grats for forage, and their progress willseldom average wore than twelve miles per day; and itoften happens in traversing the country referred to, that long spaces are encountered in ¥ there is neither grass nor water, and here the con- sequences must be severe privation and great desti- tution to the avimals employed, if not the failure of the expedition. Theve incoaveniencies are felt in all mevements between the distant parts of that section and seriously obstruct, sometimes actually defeat, tae porsuit of ihe mounted Indians of the plains, who, by their intimate knowledge cf the places where she etnall supplies of grass and water sre to be found, are able to fly acr the most arid regions after having committed depredations on our frontier popa- ation, or upon the trains of merchants and emi- grants. Beyor d the difficulties here contemplated in con- rection with transportation to thejinterior, it is pro- per t look to those which would arise io the trans- portatien of supplies for the defence? of‘our Pacific coast, ia the contingency of war with a maritime power. Our experience has been confined to a state of peace, aud to the use of routes of communication which pass beyond the limits of our territory. Rea- soning from the difficulties which have been encoun- tered in supplying points where it was necessary only to traverse a part of the space which lies between the Pacific ccast and the eee of supply, it may be claimed as a conclusion that it would uot be practi- cable, with the means now possessed, to send across the contineat the troops, munitions and provisions which would be required for the defence of the Paci- fic coast. A railroad, such as has been contemplated, to connect by the most eligible route the Mississippi river with the Pacific coast, would but partially re- move the difficulties. It would serve to transport troops, and to supply depots along route, and at the extremity of the line; but there would still be vast regions of the interior too remote from its depots ma- terially to feel its effects. On the older continents, in pine reachingdrom the torrid to the frozen zone, embracing arid plains and precipitous mountains covered with snow, camels are used with the best results. They are the means of transportation and communication in the immense commercial intercourse with Central Asia. From the mountains of Circassia to the plains of India they bave been used for various military purposes, to transmit despatches to transport supplies, to draw ordnance, and as a subtitute for dragoon horses. Napoleon, when in Egypt, used with marked sne- cess the dremedary, a ficet variety of the same ani- mal, insubduing the Arabs, whose habits and coun- try were very similar to those of the mounted Indians of our western plains. I learn, from wha: is believed to be reliable author'ty, that France is about again to adopt the dromedary in Algeria, for a similar ser. vice to that in which they were so successfully used in Egypt. For like military purposes, for express and for re- ich may be attained connoisances, it is believed the dromedary would sup- | ly a want now seriously felt in our service; and or transportation with troops rapidly moving across the country, the camel, it is believed, would remove an obstacle which now serves greatly t> dimiaish the value and efficiency of our troops on the westera frontier. For these considerations it is respectfully submitted that the nece-sary provision be made for the intro- duction of a sufficient number of both varieties of thie apimal to test its value and adaptation to our country and our eervice. In connection with the means to be adopted to cvercome existing difficulties in the transportation of troops and army supplies, I farther invite your atten- tion to the condition of Fort Yuma, at the junction of the Gila and Colorado rivers. it is now supplied from Ban Dic go, by the overland route, at enormons expense. Attempts bave been made to send supplies through the Gulf of California and the Colorado river, but the latter,by reason of the shoals at its month not be- ing practicable for sea-going vessels within a consi le distance of our scuthern boundary, it Le- Comes Necessary at some port within the limits of Mexico to travel x Mog light draught boats or to haul the — acrore the a Pont The neces- pity of possessing a post for purpose is too appa- rent, under existing circumsiances, to require or jas ion. works of river and harbor improvement have made satisfactory progress during the Pash, season under the direction of the chiefs of the t beorps of en }, to whose reports, herewith submitted, I refer for particular information with regard to the several works, These reports have been made in more than usual detail, in order to embrace the in formation which the Senate, by 4 resolution passed the 3d of March last, requested the department to bave transmitted with the annual report. ‘The appropriation for this work having been made in Al , 1862, the arrangements for executing a large majority of them had been made before [ en fered upon the duties of the department. In dete: g upon the few plans that have been submitted to me, my view bas been that such only should be adopted as could be executed with the existing ap- i priation. ‘The general provision in regard to Biese works is a sim sum toa wil Santon ta too. part ct eppropriations; peed ih direction to apply a certain ithout any intimation or of Congress to make farther I deemed it to be improper to ex- ort appropriations is commenciog works up e woh the depar'tarat haan } means 6 ty wee Abld, Lag wa * unsatisfactory as to | lost unless Comgreas make further appropriation for These views, however, were mot held by the de- | partment when most of the works authorized by the | act of August, 1852, were planned; but the mode, | extent, and cost of the several improvements, seem to have been considered as a matter of discretion, and | the plans adopted for their execution do not seem to bave been governed, in regard to cost, by amount of | | the appropriation, but would require for their com- | | pletion large additional grants, amounting, in some | | cases, to almost ten fold the origiva! appropriations. | In some cases corporations and associations of citi- } zens would come forward with offers of voluntary ccntributions in aid of the appropriations made by | Congress; but as it was not deemed competent for | this department to receive money from such sources, by way of either loan or gift, a regulation was adopt- ed under which States, cities, corporations, or indi- | viduals desiring to aid any work, are permitted to | construct portions of it, under the direction of the offiver in charge, who superintends their operations, | and audits the accounts for work done, for payment | by the contributing parties, but does not receive the money or assume any control whatever over it. Such parties, moreover, have been distinctly inform- ed that they were to have no claims whatever upon | the governmen: for reimbursement of the expendi- tures thus made by them. In the prosecution of these works of internal im- provemest, the department has encountered some of those difliculties which were ts be expected from the indefinite nature ot its powers in regard to them. In a recent case, the right of the United States to a pier erected tor the improvement of a harbor was dispu- ted by the riparian proprietors. The pier which had originally abutted on their lands caused an accretion | which followed its extension far into the lake, and these eriesad who were eatitled to the accretions, claimed the pier also as attached thereto. The Uni- ted States having possessed no title t> the submerged coil or other jurisdiction than that claimed by the | ceneral government over navigable waters, the ques: tion involved the power to preserve the work. In another case, the itprc vemect of the navigation of a river entirely within the limits of a State, and for which an appropriation had been made by Congress, wes found to bave been already undertaken bya company, undera State charter granted for toat pur- pose. It bappeved in both cases that circumstances existed which rendered an accommodation easy. The riparian proprietors wanting tne pier only for a wharf, were content to hold a possession under the government, waiving the question of title ; and the navigation ccmpany were willing that the appropri- ation should be expended in furtherence of the object for which it was made, the plans of operation fortu- tely concurring, so that satisfactory terms were agreed ugon It is mamfest, however, that cases migbt readily occur, apd probably will occur, | where the interests of the opposing party cannot be | brought into harmony, and I do not feel that the government is acting prudently in expending large sums pee objects which may be cunverted to indi- vidual profit. Referring to the earlier action of the government upon this subject, we find in several statutes prior to 1523, the cession of jurisdiction of particular works | of harbor improvement, and i; appears by the lan- guage of the act of May 7, 1922 (3, Statutes, 690) that such cestions were understood to be necessary in all cases, but the requirement was thereafter discontin- | ued, and the practice of obtaining cession of jurisdic- tion ceased al-o, | Subsequently, in view of the danger of eviction | from public works, after the expenditare of large sums of public money upon them, a joint resolution, | approved September 11, 1541, required that no pub- | lic money be expended upon any site or land there- after purchased for armories, arsenals, forts, fortifi- | cations, navy yards, custom houses, Pe ao or other public buildings whatever, until the written opinicn of the Attorney General shall be had in favor of the validity of the title, also the consent of the Legislature of the State in which the land lies shall baye been given tothe purchase. But, so faras[ | am adyired, this department has not construed this act to apply to the sites of structure for the improve- ment of harbors or rivers, or deemed it necessary to purchase land, either with or without the consent of the Legislature of the State, for any such purpose. The legislation of Congress, and the past action of the department, both having received the appro- val of each President under whose administration | they occurred did uot leave me at liberty to regard | it as an open question, whether or not the act does properly include within its meaning such construc- tiows #3 are made for the protection and improve- meu: of harbors an¢ rivers. To ghard agaivst the conflict of jurisdiction which may equally arise on the site of s pier, a jettee or breakwater, a3 upon | that of a fort, dock yard, or custom house, and warned by recent experience of the probabilities of such occurrences, it is submitted whether fature ap- propriations, if any shall be made for such construc- tions, should not be subjected to the requirement of | the of 1841, before referzed to, and the conduct government thus be made to cerresoond with | the earlier action, and conform more strictiy t» the provisions of the eighth tection of the article ot the | constitution in relation to the purchase of places for the erection of forts, magazines, ar-enals, dock-yards | and other needful buildings. | The difficulties bere referred to would be readily | ided by adhering to the practize of the esrlier | of the government, in giving the consent of the laying of tonnage duties by the States for works of internal improvenent ; or by pursuing the policy recommenced by President Mevroe—resting on @ distinction which seems soon een forgotten or Gisregarced ; aui ia 1848 ent Polk endeavored to restore the covera- ‘inal policy—proposing as @ substitate for sppropriations from the publ c treasury, that by State legislation, and with the consent of Congress, tonvage Guties should be laid for purposes of harbor and river improvements. This mode, thaa which Bove could be more equitable, uone more consistent | with thet principle of equal burdens and benefits, to every section, which pervades the constitution and characterizes all its provisions, would certainly avoid that conflict of jurisdiction to which attention has been invited, and in all places having a considerable cotumerce sulject to the imposition of tonnage du- | ties, would be entirely adequate. For the protection of ships cf war aud of com- merce from stor ma, and the sttacks of hostile fleeta, lake and sea coast harbors of refuge are essential adjuncts to other means of nationai defence, inti- mately conrected with tue maintenance of a navy. As such barbers would sometimes have little or no commerce, aud these special duties and taxes could not be made ayailable for their improvement and protection, it would be requisite in such cases to teach the construction of | bee works, and to ae the right of soil and jurisdiction over the sites, he public right of use of all the navigable waters of the United States belonging equally t» all the citizens, and some of the rivers of our country wash- ing many States, aud consequently not subject to the jurisdicton of either, these national highways bear peeuliar relations as such to tee powers and fancticns of the general government, Its dependence upon them for the transportation indispensable for the defence of the frontier, acd the otber vast in- terests which are involved, are so well kno yn that it cannot be necessary to enforce or elucidate them. _ In considering these necessities and interests, one is forcibly reminded of the change which has occur- red in the condition of our country since the date when the Union was founded. | _ The poyulation and commerce is no longer confined | to tide-water and the neighborhood of the sea coast, | but the explored wilderness hae become the seat of | populous States and commercial cities. Tbe appli- | cation of steam to river navigetion has borne the tide of commerce for thousands of miles beyond the tide | of the sea, and a case iy herein presented which the framers of the constitution could not have anticipated or especially provided for. If the enjoyment of this public right and the in- terest and convenience of she general goverament shall be deemed suffici-nt to warrant further opera- tions for the removal of temporary and accidental obetroctions in their natural channels, additional appropriations will be required for the expense of the steam dredges ard suag boats; but if the Con fe? sball decide to discontinue the employment for this purpose, it will be advisable that direetions should be given to dixpose of the boa’sand other means which have been provided for their use before deterioration aud decay shail have rendered them vai ueless. The survey of the lakes, ag it progresses, continues to afford results of practical usefulness No appropriations for military and geographical surveys west of the agen ave been made for some few years past, but with the remains of for- ter appropriations some explorations romsing re- stlts of much value have been indertaken It is to be hoped that Congress will concur in the expedien- cy of continuing these appropriations, which have afforded the means of obtainiog that general infor- mation respecting the interior of the continent which is 80 necessary to the government, ard of such es- sential advantage to the population now spreading itself over thee territories. Within a few years past an unusual number of snits have been brought against officers of this department, some being actions for damages for acts done by cflicers in the performane of their duty, and others attacking the title of the government to public pro- perty of great importance, or involving rights of more or lees consequence. It has been usual when the department has employed counsel, to engage, in preference, the services of the District Attorneys, but itis, therefore, necessary to make ‘cial contracts with them, in the seme manner as if they were not in the public eervice, and to pay their fees from the contingent fund of the department It would, in my opinion, be for the pub'ic interest that the District Attorneys should be required by law to take charge of all suits involving the interests of this department, and that their fees for anch services being regulated by law, shouid be admitted and settled by the proper accourting officera, Contracts beve been made for the continuation of ) Minneseta agreeably to the provisions of ¢ fJencary 7, 185% meking sppropriationa ave date Gitecte ae con- ‘yu Cregen, Each of | Walla Walla to Steilacom, October last, and it is presumed as the Be nect ofthe law approved March ion Ww BD 1858, it is enacted “that the Secretory of War directed to report to Congress whether in his opinion it would not be more economical, proper, and advisable to cause all the arms of the Uni States to be made by contract.” In complying with this requirement I shall exclude all political con- siderations involved iu the question of manufacture by the general grmmnent, and, as I suppose, was intended to confine the expression of opinion to the relation the subject bears to the military service, and to the relative merit of the existing system, and that of contracting for the manufacture ot all arms. Viewing the armories as a part of the military pe paration for the common defence, it is deemed es- sential that they should be under the control of the War De; ent, ard advantageous, if not neces- sary, that such establishments shvuld exist under the charge of competent and experienced officers of the army, to the end that a unilormity may be obtained, ané all the improvements and efficiency secured which professional zea) and skill would seek and pro- duce. To this, the existing state of the case, as a standard, | have referred the proposition to make all arms by contract, and have reached the following conclusion:— 1. As to the economy of the measure under a proper administration of a National Academy, it is lieved the arms can be obtained cheaper by gov- ernment manafactare than by contract. Labor and al] materials may be obtained upon as-good, if not better, terms by the public than by private armo- ries, because of the greater promptness and security of payment. The permanence of employment must consitute an inducement te workmen to enter the national workshops. But, suppose these thiugs to be equal—and the disadvantages certainly cannot be on the side of the government—it follows that the original cost would not be greater in the public than in the private armory. ‘To this,in the cost of the government manufacture, there is nothing to add. But, in the case of the private contractors, there must be a profit en the manufacture, not only suffi- cient to cover the interest on the investment, but also the bazard which will attead a contract necessa- rily made fur a short period. t perience has established several facts which seem tomy mind conclusive as to the economy o the present mode of manufacturing small arms. Since the year 1840, the cost of making muskets has been so much reduced as to exslude competition, and no coutracts have since that year been made for the menutacture of muskets. The prices paid then for those contracted for were as high as $16 25, for some, and not not less than $14 50 for the remain- cer. At the national armories the price averaged about $10 per musket. Since 1840 th? contract price foe rifles at the pational armories has been re- duced from $14 50 to $11 624 each, which exceeds the cost of that arm at Harper's Ferry Armory, dur- ing the last fiscal year, by $1 60. Without the practical koowledge of the actual cost of manufacturing arms, now secured to the gov- ernment by the results at the national armories, there would be no staudard for detérmining proper rates of contracts, and without the means which these armories afford to supply the wants of govern- i | ment, there is reason to believe it might be subject to extraordinary prices for arms from time to time required. ' . As to the propriety of the measure. It is be- Lieved the national establishments for the manufac- ture of arms are necessary to improve these modeis and to keep up the standard of materials and work- mavship. While the interest and professional repu- tution of an officer of the army in charge of a national ermory would impel him to introduce all improve- ents, bis military associations would lead him to learn, and his military experiense teach him the value of new m ications, made eithet in his own or other countries. On the other hand, the interest of the private contractor would be indefinitely to repro- cuce the model originally furnished to him, because every change would require either the abandonment of bis tools, machinery, &., or a modification to adapt them to the manufacture of the improved mo- cel. For this reason, and also because his workmen would be less expert upon a new modification than upon a form to which they were accustomed, every cbange would be to the contractor or an evil to which be would see increased trouble and diminished profits. The national armories are also necessary to keep up the standard of workmanship and finish in the contract establishments. The arms made by con- tract are subjected to inspection py workmen de- tached trom the natioual armories tor that purpose. The-e inspectors, when not employed in the contract | service, resume their positions im Uhe national armo- ries,and return to each contract inspection, with a ed rec l'ection of the standard of excellence c e government work. This advantage would be lost if al! arms were made by contact, aad the teu- dexcy would be steady detrriorution, by the slow and imperceptible sinking of the standard, instead ofthe improvement which hos resulted from the fur- vishing Of new models and constant improvements in the roverzment manufactures, to which inspec- tors require the contract arms to confurm. %. a8 to the advisability of the measure, if the views taken under the two other heads be correct, it follows that it would not be advisable to make all arms by contract. Neither wou!d I think it well to re- stric! the manufecture of ail arms to the national ar- mor Pistols, for instance, are now made by con- tract, because the demand for them is so small that it was Ceemed more tconcmical to provide them by contsact than to provide the separate machinery and touls required for their manufacture; at least until a mocel for that arm shall be adopted more sa:istacto- Ty than the one now in use, and likely therefore, to be more permanent. Snaall numbers of peculiararms arc cometionss required, and in such cases it may be better to procure them by contract than to provide the machivery required for their peculiar constrac- tion. But it is still more important that the govern- ment should have the power to contract for the ma- nofacture of orms in the event of an exigency under which a greater number might be required than the public armories, upon a scale adapted to ordinary circumstances, would be able to supply. I. stead of apy conflict in the use of the two modes of supply, they are believed baopily to harmonize in the as of cheap and eflective firearms, In the last case supposed, the government workshops would furnish the modeis to private contrac‘ors, avd serve as guides to establish the price which should be paid, while it would protect the go- vernment from be.og driven by i's necessity to sub- mit to extraoroloa:y demands, and perhaps inju- rious delay. It is believed that the excellence of the govern- mevt capulacture has not been quite equalied by those of private contractors, even with all the ad- vantages that pow exist in supplying models and in- spectors, Upon examination of a report made by the commander of the arsenal, to which the rifles used by the Voltigeur regiment in the last war with Mexico were returned it appears that of the total buwber, 523, the 257 made at the national armory required the repa'r of forty-five of their parts—the 266 made by contract required the repair of ninety- six of their parts, showing a difference in favor of the govervment arms of more than two to one. The case is believed to be a fair one, and to present con- clusive proofs ot the higher standard of material aud workmanship in the govirament arms, It is not known whether by the use of the term ‘all tae arms of the United States,” it was intended to include the heavy guns or cannon. I will, how- ever, remark, that all cannon are now made by con- tract—Congréss having made no appropriation for a national foundry—and will take this occasfon to re- commend an appropriation for that object. The just admix'ure of metaly and casting of bronze pieces 1equire much mechanical ski/l,and no little ssientific aainment. The examination of ores, aud the cast- ing cf iron into cannon, is @ eubject which has attracted mucb consideration from the Ordnance Department, and presents a wide field for farther etl ae and experiments. The rigid inspec: tiou whi:h each gun now receives has improved, and is stil) improving, their quality, but it is believed there would be a more rapid advance in knowledge and a higher standard of excellence attained if the advantages of a national foundry were possessed. While on the snbject of procuring arms for the United States, ] deem it proper to refer to a matter which has heretofore received attamtion and been the subject of trequent inquiry—that is the estab- lishment of a nationa! armory on the Westera waters. The propriety ot having such # national establish- met in the West is generally conceded, and per- haps one reason why it has not been done is because the two United States srmories at Springfield, Mass., and Harper's erry, Va., are sufficient tor the manu- facture of all the arms required by the goverument, and the wants of the country in this respect do not require a third. When the two armories were estab- lished they were necessarily botn located east of the Alleghany Monntains, becau-e the manufacturing facilities of the We-t were then undeveloped, and neitber the material nor the labor requisite for them was of ea-y procurement there. Now, however, the case in just the reverse. Bevides the more equal and equitable distribution of there national establishments, geographically, the removal of cne of them to some proper site on the Western waters would be a more convenient and economics] arrangement than that now existing. It would save the cost of transporting from a manu- factory in the East, all the srms required for use and distribution in the western part of the country, either forthe government or the militia of the Western States. All the materials required for the manufac- tore of arms are more abundant and cheaper inmany places of the Wert, where motive hed either by water or steam, is readil> attainable. and where the servicers of sidiful srtisane are to be readily had to fuy Aceintble extent, end on ressonsble terma These con deren is eb ne secta to render it advis- able to establish a Western national armory. when to them is added the fact that the Eastern tion of fhe country has for so many yeare a monopoly of there government mavufactories, it ap- pears to settle the question; and as but two are wanted to supply all the small arms of the United States, the removal of cne of them westward seems the beet way of effeciing the object. The tools, ma- chinery, many of the most ene arts requisite for manufacturing, are not difficult Qansportation, apd may easily, and at but little cost, be sent from either of the armories, and set up in suitable build- nae previously constructed for the Western armory. e transfer will thus leave mo government property bebind but the buildings, which seayibs usefully ap- Pek to purposes of private manufacture, and can, joubtleas, readily be of. The work for the extension of the capitol, which, by your order of the 23d of March, was transferred from the Department of the Interior to the War De- partment, has bien prosecuted with due diligence under the specia! charge of Capt. M. C. Meigs, of the Caps of Engineers,and it gives me pleasure to bear testimony te the manner in which that officer has discharged his duty, fully sustaining his reputation for professional zeal and fidelity. He was placed up- on this Steg Sao 4, 1858, and directed specially examine into the condition of the foundation which bad been previously laid, and minutely to inquire into the arrangements for warming, ventilating, speak- ing and hearing. Bat A thorough examination of the foundation was made by excavating down to the soilon which it rested, and by cutting, at different points, through the masonry. The result was a report that less byéraulic lime had been used than was desirable, but that the strength of the foundation was suffi- cient for the proposed structure. The arrangements for ventilation and hearing were found satisfactory; and these being the great objects of the proposer extension, certain alterations in the fplans were de- signed, and a Board, composed of Professors A. D. Bache and Jos. Henry, was commissioned May 20, 1853, to make inquiries upon acoustics and ventila- tion, as connected with the adopted plan and propos- ed alteration, Tbe Board visited and made various experiments in the principal public rooms of the cities of Philadelphia, New York, avd Boston. After further examination of the various rooms visited, and a discussion of the phenomena Agee they reported on the 24th of June last, in favor of the mocifications of the plans of the extension of the Capitola proposed by Capt. Meigs. 'o construct a room of sufficient dimensions for the House of Representatives, so as to secure to each member the power to easily make himself heard at every point of the room, was an object of such high useiulness in legislation, and a problem of such difficult solution, as to require thorough investization with all aid art and science could lend; and in view ofthe many unsuccessful attempts which have been made in our own and other countries, to attain that result, success will be, in addition to its utility, an object of just national pride. In addition to this special object, the modifications proposed were believed otherwise to increase the convenience and facilitate the intercourse of the houses of Congress, and materially to add to the architectural effect of the builning. As soon as the plans submitted received your approval, the conse- quent changes in the foundation walls were pressed with all possible rapidity, and the work has since then been steadily prosecuted without other delay than that which has necessarily resulted from occa- sional interruptions in the delivering of materials; and these have been overcome as far as might be, by purchases in other markets, which could be made available. The stain which appeared upon the marble afer it had been placed in the walls created fome anxiety, and specimens were submitted to skilful chemists for an analysis. Th® result gaye sssurance that the discoloration would disappear; and in some instances observation has sustaine that expectation. This is the more gratitying, be- cause the marble is of most beautiful quality, and it might rot bave been possible elsewhere to procure a material which would have correspended with it. I refer ter further details to the accompanying re- port of Csptain Meigs, and with a view to the rapid completion of the building, recommend to favorable consideration the es;imate presented by him for the eervice of the year ending 30th June, 1855. An appropriation was made at the last session of Congress for the purpose of bringing water into the city of Washington. In order to obtain an ample and constant supply from a source so elevated as to avoid the fnecessity for the use of machinery, it was decided that the water should be brought from the great falls of the Potomac, through an acque- duct nine feet in diameter. Upon the adoption of this plan immediate application was made to the Legisiature of Maryland, in which State the source of supply lies, for their assent to the proposed work, which being given cn conditions readily complied with, some portions of the necessary laud were se- lected and purchased, and as soon as the season would permit a consiceravle fore was put fon the work. The works are estitcated to cost rather less than two million three hundred thousand dollars, and when completed, will be capeble of delivering nearly sev- enty milliou®tallons ol w cuily, at au elevation of fiuiteen feet above the upper fiovr of the Capitol. For further information 1 refcr to the report of the Chief Engineer, 1 deem it ne Gitien of the pr nent, whic ary to invite attention to the con- lie building oreupied by this depart- obtains accommodations for less than half its bureaus, and not being fireproof, but, on the contrary, espeviali; defective in its constructioa, does not efford proper security to the papers and records, the loss of which would be irreparable. The subject bas keen repeatedly urgeg upon the attention of Con- gress by my predecessors, and I concur with them as to the necessity of procuring a fireproof buildin; of svffic'ent dimensions for the accommodation of all the business connected with this department. To the accompanying reports of the Commander General of the Army, and the chiefs of the several branches of the military service, I refer for fall in- formation in relation to the duties with which they are respectively charged. For that success which attends the admivisiration of army affairs we are ia no smal degree indebted to the ability, experience, and good faith of these officers. The report of the commanding geveral exhibits the distribution and numerical strength of the army, aud shows how dis- proportionate our smal military establishment is to the Juties required of it. Professional skill, zeal, and fidelity have dene much +o compensate for the want of numbers; but the increased privation, toil, and danger incident to a service so varied and extensive, have greatly added to its liat of casualties during the past fon I have the honor to be, very respectfally, P Ana obedient servant, JEFFERSON DAVIS. To the PresivEnt. Supreme Court-In Chambers. Before Hon. Judge Mitchell. THE EXTRADICION Case. Dec. 17.—In the Matter of Alexander Heilboun, claimed ly the British Govérnment.—Mr. Whiting, for the parties interested in the alleged forgery, and Mr. Busteed for the prisover, attended to hear the decision of the Court. The Judge said he understood Mr. O'Conor, the United States District Attorney. desired to be heard in the matter. Ifso, it should be adjourned to some other day,as he,the Judge, was then engaged in special term. Mr. O’Conor said that, if agreeable to his honor, he would like to make a few observations, An ad- journment, however, would be more convenient to ‘im, in order that he might have an opportunity of looking at the papers; and hh ol after consulia- tion with Mr. Whiting, it might unnecessary to trouble the court, as Mr. W. may have argued on all the points that he (Mr. ©'Conor) would deem neces- ery. The matter was then set down for Tuesday morn- ing at ll o'clock, and the proceedings pending be- fore Mr. Commissioner Nelson were adjourned to the same time. Superior Court--General Term. Present, all the Judges. Derormper 17.—The pollo wany order was made:— Ordered, That the calendar of causes for trial at the ensuing January term of this Cour: be continued es the calendar of the next February and March terms respectively, and be tsken up at the com- mencement of thcse terms, re-pectively, at the place where the Court leaves off at the close of the term immediately preceding. Cau- ses not noticed at the January term, and such as are, during that term, put off for the term, or called or passed, may be noticed for the February and March terms; and causes thus put off, cal ed or passed during the February term, may be noticed for the firet Monday of March. The clerk will place the causes as noticed for wt and March terms, respectively, at the foot of the Janus ty calendar, according to their respective priority, Notes of issue are to be filed in the causes Iast men- tioned in other causes in the January calendar. No notes of issue need be filed for the two subsequent terms; buta notice of trial must be served for each term that the causes may be put on, orcontinued on the calendar. And it is turther ordered, That all notes of issue hereafter for the general, special, and trial terms of this Court, must be filed with the clerk eight days before the commencement of the first day of the succeeding term Groror H. E, Lyxon, Clerk. DECISIONS. Joseph W. Reeve vs, William Nunns.—Order of special term modified. x Witham H. Merritt vs. Augustv.s Whitlock— Report of referee set aside, case referred back, costs to abide event. Helovse D. Chégaray vs. The Mayor, §c. New hike —Judgment for plaintiff, amount to be ad- just le ; James P. Drummond vs. Joseph Husson, et al.— Complaint dismissed. ; ogarainer G. Hubbard vs. Charles M. Guild.— ler to be settled. — 7. ousppge vs. Eliphalet Nott.—Demur- rer allowed. » John Wricht vs. Darsel Adee—Motion for new trial deed. sion in the Treasury Who ary, he was com, of « the aity of Moxie, titled to the pay of ”” during the occu; the American army, KA brevet rank, for this duty, un- der the law of April 16, 1818, as such command is as appropriate to a subaltern as to a captain. EE _____________} of this city. Died, relict of the late William Ludlum, in Mrs. Evizaners, the 74th year of her Bee. ‘The relatives and f1 of the family are invited to attend her to merrow morning at nine o'clock, from her lat oe, No. 209 Greenwich street. Her remains will n to Jamaica, L. I., for interment. At Williamsburg, om Friday, December 16, Samom B, he Stivewond friend the family pectfully ¢ relatives is of the are res) invited to attend his funeral, this afternoon at two o'clock, from his late residence, coraer of Fifth street and Fillmore place. On Saturday morning, December 17, CaTHerina, wife of Dapie] Westervelt, aged 35 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are requested to attend ber funeral, from her late residence, corner of South ee and Third streets, Williamsburg, this after- noon at three o'clock. On Saturday, December 17, Axx, daughter of Patrick and Margaret Doyle, in the 28th year of her age. | The friencs and acqcaintanoes, and those of hig son-in law, are respectiully invited to attend her funeral, this afternoon at balf past ¢ne o’clook, from her late residence, No. 276 Seventeenth atreet, without further invitation. On Saturday, December 17, Mary, wife of James ery sop, and daughter of George Mason, deceased, aged yeers, 11 months and 13 days, Her relatives and friends are respectfally invited to at- tend her funeral, from the residence of her husband, No. 166 Thirty-eighth street, to-morrow sfternoon at’ one o'clock, without further notice. On Saturday evesing December 17, after a short illness, Simon Conrnt, aged 70 years. ‘The relatives ard (riends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this afternoon at three o’clock, from his late residence, No. 386 Grand atreet, without further invitation. On Saturday, December 17, Many Jann, the only and be- loved daughter of Patrick and Jane Owens, aged ons year and three months, ‘Their friends are ctfully invited to attend the fu- neral, this afterncon at two o'clock, from ber late resi. dence No, 15 Mulberry street. On Fr » Dectmber 16, MicHAxt, son of Miohael MoWeeny, aged five years and six months, The funeral will take place this afternoon at one o’clcck, from No. 267 Mulberry street. In Kingston, Jamaica, November 4, after atew days iUness, Grorcs Drawn Copxcvaton, son of George Codrington, Esq., of Mauchioneal, in the Parish of St, Thomas, in the eastern part of that island, er nA ESSE MARITIME INTELLIGENCE. Port of New York, December 17, 1853. CLEARED. Steamships—Andes (Br), Moodie, Liver Jamentown, Parrish, Norfolk, &o, Lndlam & Pleasants; Jas Acger, Dickinton, Charleston, Spofford, Tileston & Co; Augusta, Lyon, Savannah, SL Mitobill. Shipe—Warren, Ripley, Dunkirk, Franoe, WH Merritt; Hudron (Brem), Nordenbols, Charleston, , Mol- ler & Gosling; Elizabeth Dennison, Tucker, New Orleans, ED Hurlbut & Co; Bingspore, Duby, Antwerp, J Wallace & Co; Samuel Badger, Salter, Mobile, master; Ticonderoga, Boyle, Charleston, Harbeck & Co; Saxony, Chase, Ant- werp, ED Hurlbut & Co; Scioto, Sawyer, Mobile, Perkins & Delano; Commerce, Whittlesey, London, Dunham & Di- mon; Genoa. Kelly, Valparaiso &c, Wm Bartlett; Vaucluse, Hewes,Havre, J W Elwell & Co; Coquimbo, Towze, Lon don, Cook & Smith, Barke—Millaudop, Marr, Sierra Leone, master; Charles Keip, Chatton, Antwerp, McCready, Mott & Co; John Stroud, Stetaon, Matanzas, J W Elwell & Co; Dragon, Scudéer, Boston, RW Ropes; Childe Harold, Olmsted, Havana, Feter V King & Co. Brige—Athens, Hyman, Liverpool, Ladd & Church; Fanvy (Br), Swain, Barbadoer, J S 50 W Elwell, Rergham, Aspinwall, J W Elwell & Co. Schra—Conneotiout, Farrell, Newbern, Davis & Holmes; Invoice, Glover, Providence. J H Havens; Emperor, Chap- man, New Haven, J @ Havens; RH Huntley, Hammond, Baltimore, Johnsch ’& Lowden; Wm Burke, Shaw, City Point master; Isabella Thompson, Corson. Lavaccs, Me- Cready, Mott & Co; Leader, Bearse, Providence, J H Havens; Wm Poye, Ingalls, Attakapas, Mayhew, Talbot & Co; American Belle, Brown, Boston, SW Lewis; Uranus, Gricdle, Fravklis, Rr Buck & Co.;Mary Emma, Warner, Providence, J H Havens, Sloops—Harrest, Franch, Providence, master; Ariel, Reed, New Orleans, JO Baker & Co; WmH Bowen, Hal lock, Providence, master. Steamers—Cayuga, Robinson, Philadolphia, J & N Briggs; Wamrutts, Cashman, New Bedford, master; Ta- cory, Hand. Philadelphis, W H Thompson; Georgas Crssic, Powell, Baltimore, Parser Vein Coal Company. ARRIVED. 1, E Cunard; Biearship Southerser, Ewin, Charleston, to Spofford Tileston & Co. On Thursday, at 12 M, apoke au English sbip, with white and black port holes, in Ist 83 50; she ed ber number, bot was too far to ascertain her name, bound eastward; on Thursday night, at 15 minutes past 12, twenty miles to the southward of Cape Hatteras, pass- ed's'esn ship Alabama, hence for Savannab; on Friday, ia lat 53 80, at FM, spoke baak Friends, of New London, 1€8 days f:cm Callao, beurd to New York, dismasted, and had bern op the coast for two weeks, experiencing heavy O bovnd N, Ship EZ, Hartshorne, Liverpool, Nov 11, with paasea- gers, to Zerega & Co Sbip Excelsior (of Kernebunk), Smith, Havre, Nov 5, with 8CO passengers, to master Three children died on the paissge; passengers all well. This morning, while going into Quarantioe in tow of steamtug Underwriter, ‘Wert aebore below the steamboat landing, where she now lies, but will probably be got off next high water without damage. Echr Montrose, Welton, Mobile, 16 days Schr Howard, Davis, Newbern, 7 days. \ Schr AJ DeRosset, Brewster, Wilmington, 14 days. Schr C & N Rogers, Rogers, Fairhaven, 1 day, Steamer H B Beach, Sanders, Philadelphia, 24 hours. BELOW. ‘Two brigs, unknown. Steamships Augusta, Savannah; Jaa Adger, Charieston; Jamestown, Norfolix, &c. ‘Wind at sunset SE and foggy. [Br Saspr Hox Privreva Taraqrira.| Tar HicHianns, Dec 17—1 PM. One bark routh of tha Highlands, bound in—no sigaal, Weather calm and very fogay, , Herald Marine Correspondence. - Dec 1I—4 PM. Arrived—Steamship State of Georgia, Garvin, Savannah; brig Texrynot, Reed, Calais. Cleared—Ship J Montgomery Dermett, Liverpool; bark Dale, Marshran, Kingston, Ja; bilg Good Hope, Hoyt, Norfolk; rchr Pennaylvanis, Roath, Norwich, steamer Delaware, Clark, New York. © Disasters. New Br sui? Goroay Laci, from Miramichi for England, has been wrecked on the bar. An agent of Boston under- writers has gone to look after their interests, Bric Saamroce, lost on Cayo Lev: belonged to Messrs TR Joes & Co, Portland An effort would be made to take out the mojasses and tobacco, and the upper tier of sugar, to be reshipped by the underwriters’ agents, Messrs C Tyng & Co., who were negotiating for # suitable venael. Bria Erorss (of Belfast), wrecked at Turks Islands, was a large herm brig of abont 279 tons, on her first voyage from Belfast for Turks Islands, with some hay and pota- tons, Ons-clghth was owned in New York, whore the whole was fully insured. It is probable she had discharg ed her cargo. A tency Scene (fore and after), unknown, bound F, sup- posed \York and Boston packet, ald from below Now andon \, but returned same afternoon, y oe , having struck Scr Marretra (of Boston), before reported coniemned at Havana, waa sold at suction lst inst, with her tackle, &o, for $595, Sew Wasvtsa (of Deer Isle), from Providence for Phils. deiphis, in ballast, went asuore 11th inst, high up on the east side of Rose Island, pear Newport, and has been stripped, She waaa good vessel, $ or 0 yoars old, re- cently put in good or ler, and valued at about $3009. ‘There is $2000 insured at Rockland Livenreot, Dec 3=The Am steamer Golden Age, for Melbourne, baw returned {nto dosk It has not yet bsen decide when rhe will proceed on hor voyage, but Satur: day next has beer men-ioned as the probable tie, _Bustor, Nov 80—The Yankee Blade, Gray, from New York reports on the night of the 37th, whilst lyiog at anchor cf the Foreland, was ran into by the brig [lize Robinson, of Londen, ing away bowsprit, topgal Jant mast, cutwater, wiod purchase, &¢. ‘svat, Nov T—The American sbip Chatenge, from for London, is calculated to have damaged up wards of 1,500 chests of tes. That still on board ia Ia that it will be thrown overboard, Whalemen, Dartmouth Nov 14, bark Ny9, Howland, At 4 Nor 1, by letter from Capt Houghton, Mom- ap. Kong Oct 95, by letter from Capt Cottle, Bar. 260 ap. etic Ocean July 98, John and Edward, NB, 18 whs, au in August, Roscoe, Hayden, NB, 900 4p At sina Oct 15, Cornelius Howland, NB, 2650 bble cil, 16,0C0 Ibs bone on board; would leave for home soon At éo Oct 16, by letter from Capt Norton, Navy, NB, 400 bbls this reason. By letter from Cant Fisher. Omega, NB, 7CO bbis this searon; would cruise off New Zealand, and be bome in April or May. At do Oot 19, America, Fisher, NB. 600 bbla this season Heard fiom Sept 3, Splendid, of Eigartown, 9 whales, making 1300 bbls this season—in all 2600 bbls, At Maui Oct 16, by let‘er from Ospt Coon, Barnstable, of NB, from Arctto, 4 whs thia season, Capt O Intended to try tverm whaling Lying oif and on at Honolulu, Oct 24, by letter from Capt Pierce, P Delanoya, of FH; would ail south that day sp whaling; ‘had on board '600 wh and 700 ap; had shipped his bone per Lydia, of and for Fairhaven, At Honolulu Oct 21, by letter from Capt Smith, Kliza Adap a, NB; would leave for home soon, and would pro. bably arrive in February, Tae Warren, of Holmes ole, with 306 bbls this season, waa bound to Teleahoano, to recruit for another season. 4 letter (com Uonolula Oot 21, says the Mary. cf Agee At Borg clay, Nan, some day, at 5 PM, passed brig Susan Ludvig, th |¥ — 350 sp 100 wh ward. Heard from Aug 24, in Sea of Ochotsk, Walter Cd i took 8 wih Edgartown, 6 whs; in a week; Fablus, NB, 7 O Nye, do, 900 do; wha; ip, abt ; Wood, NB, do, 1 wh; Ve "isabella, Jo, 8 wha; Mt Vernon, do, 4 whe, lost igevertton; 1 of Cold Ssring 000 bbls; lo, 2 wha; Brighton, NB, 2do. The Fortune, Da- vis. of NB, is reported as last seen im the ice, foremast bows stove, supposed to be lost. Toe of fant, 4 wha, got stove by the ice on the 4th of vais, bat had re is 8: e] jpok: me Ship James Brown, Wilson, from Calcutta for Liverpool, Ost 18, off Cape of Good Hops. a Shannen, Thompson, from Liverpool for New York, NGuip Mey Qteom Stolseld, trom Cardi for Virgiain, Now vy ', Sko! from Ca ) 21, lat 47 65, Ton 12 60. Ms Ship Melcher, from Newport, E, for NewOr- leans, Nov 22, lat 49 66, lon 11 40 . gl? Milan, Bacger, from Havre for NYcrk, Nov 26, lat lon 8 15. anes Marys, from Philadelphia for Mobile, Deo 1, of ey. Ship Hacer, Steele, from Shanghae (June 11) for Lom- don, no gate, off Cape of Good Hope—by ship Prince of ie er ship, painted beck posed bby Pratt, A ship, eu) the Al from Caloutts for Boston), cae 16th inst, off Gay - Head: she kept off before the wind and ran ont to ses, pre- bably to gointo the 8 channel. An Am clipper stip fat seen showing letters F M, Now. 18, lat 27 40 N, lon 3 4 ‘An Aw ship’ showing a white signal with No 63 init, 14 N, lon 2936 W. was seen Nov 17, , from New York f~: Africa, Oot 3, Brig Beindeer, Jul lat 134 8, lon 7 E. Brig A H Wass, Marshall, from Liverpool for New Y« Nov a lat 45, lon 24 W, with boats washed away, short of pi ns. Brig Windward, Marshall, from New Orleans for Baltl- more, Dec 1, off Sand Key, Nov 24, off Sand Key, were seen a small sip, suppomea Am, steering E, showing a blueand white with white star in centre; rame day, a Jarge ship show a white signal with » diagonal crosa of a color; same day, # bark steering E, showing «red, blue and white checkered signal. Ase Hor hts Sena Benton, Ba Vige. ALICANT—. ov 1’ joshua ural Ms Borpxiux—Adv Nov 80, Jona Cammaiog” Joure Al Ellen Marie, Ariden, and Hansa, for New Orleans; Ha Rpalding, James Gray, Ernest Brockleman, snd Soot® er, for New York; Meteore, and Nadir, for San Fraa- 00. Bristor—Arr Dec 1, bark Yankee Blade, Gray, NYork. Of do Dec 1, ships Kossuth, Perey, and Mary Crocker, Crocker, from tol for New Orleans, 5 raastaet Carpaxas—In port ,_#chr Geo Byron, for Pensacola in ballast, ready. Five other Am vessels were about to leave in ballast for Bay of Mexico, secking freight. Dewin—In port abt Deo 1, Br bark Majestic, Trask, for Ardrcesan to load ceal for Boston at 80s per ton. Dovan—Arr off Nov 25, ship Lady Arbella, Grant, Bate- via for Hamburg. Fxsinsuk—Arr Noy 24, St Harlampy, Tuleff, Cronstadt for Boston. Possed Nov 26, ship Dublin, Merrill, from Cronstadt for Bo: ton. Fatmovrs—Arr Nov 80, bark Navarino, Patze, Singa- re. PeGrascow—In port Dec 2, Br bark Acadian, Rodger, te load iron for Boston; Br brig Compeer, do de. Havre—Sid Nov 39, brig Thos Trowbridge, Peckner, Paimbeuf. Adv, Richard Morse, John Curtis, Easterm Queen, Great Britain, and Wartemburg, for New Orleans; Carolus Magnus, Susan E Hubbell, Trumbull, Erie, Rhine, and Harmonia, for New York; St Joseph, for San Fraa- cisco. BavANa—In port Dec 8, barks J W Paige, ——, for N York, ldg sugar at 8 ra per box; brig Julia Moulton, Don- nel, for Boston avon, loaded sugar at 8 ra per hox; sehr WH Sandford, Petty, hence (not as before), diag; and others as previously reported. Cli 7th, ships Mary Ward, Little, NOrleans (has been reported cld 2 weeks be- fore); Moses Taylor, French, do; Dark J Benson, NYorks schr Ukraine, Lennon, Baltimore, Sid 7th, bark Sarah # Hele, Crowther, Pensacola. Liverrool—Arr Nov 29, ship Franblin King, Borland, NYork; bark Liberia Packet, White, Buenos Ayres; Des 2, ship Ailss (Br), Duguid,’ Philadelphia; Genevieve, Cooper, Pernambuco. Sid 28th ult, Chile, Whitcomb, Boston; 2d inst, Jersey, Day, NOrleans; Colonist, Alexander, Savannah. In the river, eutward bound, Rising San, Mors, for Rio Janeiro; Great Western, Farber, for NYork. Adv America (8), for Bostor 10th; Alps (a), do 14th; Staffordsbire, Richardson, do Sth; Neptane, Besucl do 10th; Parliament, Sampro: th (expected); Pa- cific.(«), for NYork 14th; Africa (s), do 17th; Irene. Ma- son, and Liverpool, Kearney, do 6th; Rosclus, do 11th: Niagara, do 12th; Lucy Thompson, do 13th; Saratoga, de 16th; Compromine, do 18th; Emerald Isle, do 2ith; Wm Rathbone, Vanguard, and Furoclydon, do with despatch; ity of Manchester (s), for Philadelphia 7th; Tempest, do 4th; Cromwell, do 6'l:: Saranak ¢o 12th; Scotia, for Boltix ore 6th: Alexander, co 20th; Fanny Giffaey, and Sen Flower, for NOrlesns 6th; Adriatic, do 12th; Olym Hamlet, Queen Victoria, Guiding Star (Couob), ond Tar- quin, do with despatch. Lonpoy—Entd inward Nov 39, shipa Gondola, Lennox, Seguepay; Republic, Sawyer, Quebes. Old 24, Calcutta, Seaward, Boston. Mirvoxp—Art Noy 24, Br brig Rapid, Bernard, WO- mington, NO, for London, with lous of mrinboom. Mavrimvs—Sld Ost 16, Harpooner, More, Port Phiig,| with 65 parsengers of bark Peytona’' sabandonod at ses. Maraca—Arr Nov 21, $M Wala, Silliman, Trooa Gibraiter. Messiva—Arr Nov 12, Chatham, Hardy, Genoa; 1 Mary R Barrey, Luther, Marseilles. Niwrowr—cld Nov 28, Meteor, Aaderiom, Wil NC. Nogvitas—-Arr no date, bark Mariel, Colion, NYork brig Rowland, Fales, do. Say Joan (Guba)—Sld Deo 4, bark Lysander, Snow, Boson. Sr Jaco—In port Nov 27, voasel (aappesad the Ws derer, Chadbourne), tor NYork 4 or $ deya, Home Ports. APALACHICOLA—In port Deo 7, barks Col Beckwith, and Glransr, Flitner, for NYork, ldg; wannee, Munroe, for do, do; acbr S Grierson, Halloob. Providenes, do. 'Cld 2d, schr Francis Newton, Harr NBe@fo; a. ALEXANDRIA—Arr Deo 15, sshra Eliza Pharo, NYork Black Squall NYork. Sid 15th, ship Zone, Fullertom Liverpool; schr D Brown, Fall River. BOSTON—Cli Dec 10, Bares EH Yarrington (now, 3 tons), Gorham, Smyrna; briga Elizabeth, Boardman, M bile ; Frederic, Baker, Philadelphia ; schra Hanor Holmes, Jaomel; N C Haxris, Look, Doboy Island; Raynes, Buokeville; Sea Ranger, Trott, Norfo America, Harding, Baltimore; El’ Dorado,’ New York; New York, Goodsell, do, Old bark Mary Sawyer, (new, of Wella), Bar cily. Sid 16th, bark Mary ‘Sawyer, brigs Trio, Edwin schrs Northern Light, Central America, Uregon, and from the Roads the abips Romance of the Sea, Ocean barks Mimoss, John Parker, brigs East’ Boston, Hicomer. Ships Daniel Webster and Wm Patten a intow, but anchored in President Roads. Barks For Lonisa Eaten, briga Zenobia, Baston for Halifax, and BY low went down and anchored in Nantasket Roads. ORARLESTON—Arr Dec 13, ehips Columbia, Sturge NYotk; John Garraw (Br), Hamilton; Biasette et Pecot (f=), Tabbe, Havana; Delaware, Petton, NYork; bart ‘oola, Kendrick, Boston: Clinton, Thompson, NYori brig Zoara, Pertitt, co; Acorn, , do; schrs Agne Lord; Mary & Louisa, Adams, and J'H Holmes, Lodg do; Albert, Was, Boston, Old'Br schr W H Cleare, Sa yer, Harbor Island Sid abfp Catherine, brig Somer! sehr Pacific FRANKFORT—SId Deo 13, brigs Ann Elicabeth, 8 Martinique; Ellen Maria, Treat, Cardenas; Bisinore, W! more, NYork; achra Martha Hall, Granby, ai State yf Maine, Thayer, Martinique, HOLMES H(LE-—»Arr'Deo 15. schrs Mary Brewer, Mi Jen, an Nigar, Harding. NYork for Borton) Pls Chase, do for Hyannis, Sid bark Gravd Turk, brigs Small, Marshall, Water Witch, Samuel B, Lincoln Wel Judge Hathaway, Austealia, Nora, Isadora, Sagina: rchra Romeo, Everglade, Hops, Harvest, Ana, Geo ward Brilliant, Poscoa. Eldad, Highlander Osprey, I Warrenton, Corinthian, M Brewer, Pizarro, and F Per! Passed by schr Mary Mankin, Beera, from New York Boston Arr 19, and #14, brig Clement, Mayo, Charleston Boston; ‘lso, eld schr Niger. In port il A bi, wind lig” from 3W, schr Lao, repg, only vessel, MACHTASPORT—Arr Dee 8, och: Amanda, NYork. Sid ch, brig Citizen, Chava, do NORFOLK—Arr Deo 14, brig’ Maroellus, NYork; schr. P Williams, Rogers, Nuondon, ld bark RB Wal Varney, Jamaica, brig Morancy, Hill, Windies, Std JH Ashmead Furgess, NYork. Below schra Lu Partridge, aud Sophia Uoilins Ailen, from Plymouth, Julapi, Chaclain, from Kdemton—ail for NYork. ‘Sid Dec 13, achr Mount Vernon, (: N York. NEW LONDON—Arr Dec 14, propellers Ohas Smith, NYork for Norwich; 16th, Shetucket, Geer, do Sid 14th, achrs Vermont, Elliot, Wilmington; Jas Marpby, Absecom nAEW BEDFORD—Sid Dec 16, sehr T P Johason, jorfolk. NANTUCKET—Arr Dee 15, schr Eliza Jane, Barni Norfolx, Sid 14th, schrs Rebekah Fogg, Adams, (te) Philadelphia having repaired,) Boston, Sarah York; aloop Trinmph, do. PPILADELPHIA—Arr Deo 16, steamship Dela Clark, NYork; bark Gertrads, Bisbee, do; brig Mail, ry, Boston; sehr Emma, Smith, Vinalhaven, Me. sehra E Flower, Bacon, New Haven; Lonsdale, Tayi Provident Tiogs, Crowell, Boston. PROVIDENCE—Arr Deo 16, bark Asa Fish, Hickli Modi'9; tohre Lady Adams, ‘Bisthons, Norfolk; Yan Allen, ‘and Daniel T Willstts, Smith’ NYork,’ stear Pelion, Kinney, NYork. RICHMOND—Arr Deo 15, sshra Sarah Jans, Ala, Sal Angler, Lumbar, Boston. 'Sid wehirs 8 Writs Kadi god Hampton, Vidings, NYork; Joun Tyler, Whorf, on, ST MARKS—Arr Deo 8, brig Montauk, Brown, NY: Sth, brig Bloomer, NYork, Sii 3d, bark RAGa: Hosmer, NYork. SaVANNAH—Arr Dag 12, steamehip Florida, Wood NYork; abipa Coosawattes, Preston, and Consul, Bath, Me; achr Cataract, Rice, NYork. ST GEORGE—Sid 7th, brig JH Long, Long, Yirgi ona account saya Fall River. WASBINGTUN, NO—Arr Deo 13, ache Paci, NY Old 10th, achra Elizabeth Aan, NYork, Deborah, do; gon, dc;” Warbington, do. | WILMINGTON Arf Dec 12) achrs & W Brown, He NYork; 14th, H Hallock, Pow, do; Luoy, Eat Jobna, ¥1, for NYork—put ‘in with loss of nails, &o, 12th, "brig Joba 1, Schoonbeok, Bath, schra Cherokee, NVork: 15th Wate, Gandy, Brlege, WARFMAM—Sic Des 1°, aobrs Whirlwind, Uaia, Mary A Cham, Zo.