The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1853, Page 2

INTERESTING FROM MEXICO, The Invasion of | ower Celifernia—Addi- ternal Tnseligeuce View of the Mexican Governmen' Sew Em) (From the New Orleans Courisr, Dea 10.) We yesterday received our files of paners from the city of Mexico to Nov. 23, being five days later than our previous advices. The news o! pr ncipa} ia- terest refers to the expedition against Lower Califor. nia. A few days ago a telegraphic despatch from the North stated (hat the town of La Paz in Lower California, had been captured by a force of 100 wen, coming from Sar Francisco, This statement is coa- by the papers befire as. ’ The. Pertudico Oficial contains the following in reference to the su'je Ax importart event, at present, clatms the wholsatten tion of the rep. bli The porto’ La Pas has been a pied by forces ‘rom Sva Franciseo, in Upper California who, a’ter doubling Caps fam Lucas, captured the ese in which Col Chmaro R bailedo, appoioted Wilitary Com mandantof Lower Cali urnia, was yoing fo that departme t. The same thing hapve ed to D. Refael Expi own house, when the people who were oa boaid t Vina and the steamer A row effected their ct-embarkation, The success with which ereenadled to effect this surprise was oning tr cylog the nations! (Me ci- cap) fing, which they vixplayed alt the way oa their journey from Sen Fraveisco, from which place they es caped, carrying wiv them all the coouments they had become porsesred of as carriers of passenger to Guaymar, Opporturely, siacs tus mception of this criminal ex pedition, the supreme governuont had foforcaticn of it, and lost po time, aud omitted no msasuras, to preveat it. ‘The extstence of thir conspiracy should be brought tothe Knowlecge of the Ainer'cab government, snd it should be éby data which can dispel aif coudt, It oas slways mn hoped that that government, faishful to tas daties imposed cn it by the sacred law of vations, and obedivnt to the express stipu ations of the recent’ treaty, which should unite and bend both nations in tha beads ef the most sincere frateruity, and encourage a falihfal friend ship, would, above evrything, eudeaver to prevent an sggression which canuo® be excused, since it is coatrary to all right under the convention ccacluded on the 2d of February 1893. tbe chief magistrate of the republic being well in- formed that some citizens of the United States projreted an invasion of the rich ‘er it ry of Sonora—beiog con- vinced ‘that they were fn/ntbed wih amole moana to make a decisive attempt naving +ven the names of those who, #8 authors of the a had placed themselves at its bead, in order to carry the iniqutious combicaioa to & succersfwd comummation~im short, being cogoizant aither of the wo esourmes Which had deen collact- ed, or ware exp supreme gover: vities Of that nation, sould not, without neglect either at tha movement, belog, ae subject. The attempt was ng award of il Chase taing?, the t mace everything known te’ tow hich, with such information dons violativa of el right rany other time te prevent th ey were, so well iaformed on th ly open, and meri-ed, not only to be repressed, but revecely papivbed as ® positive srime, in whore prevention the uame and hoaor of the American Cabinet were interested But this vas not al. It was above everything neces- sary to in‘orm, without delay, the authoritive of Sao Francisco, in order that they, ta their tura, might take the preesuuions and ms asur:s péceurary to neutralize this combination; which, even though not realized, would bs an argument, Cifficult of solution, against the loyalty snd good will which our neighbors have promised towards Mexico. Therefore, not only its own seoarily ¥as an ob. ject with the supreme government, but alse the good name of the United states. Tne supreme government very opportunely dQ the information aud neses- Sar) instructions to its minster at Washington, gad to the minisier of that cabinet here. [i was to theay steps that the seinnre of arms snd ammunition, and the deen tion of the Eugiish rehooner Arrow were owing, she being | one of the wersels which pertaps formed the vanguard of the exhibition agains Sonora, The tribunals were, at the last accounts, engaged in Giscussing the state of the vestel and muxitious whish bad been seized, though, unfortunately, tusy could not put as'op to the whole expecition Acrime bag been ccrsummazed, which both nations ought to punish, in o:der shat the ove may not be sus: pected of any design of injuring Mexico, snd that wa way preserve intact tne sacred deposit of our uational ity, to avenge which, ifat'acked, every Mexican will burn with the most holy ardor. The supreme goverament will neglect nothing for the fulSlent of 1ts important daties ‘on this occasion; and every e'tizen, and all who take part for the eause of justice, will, for their part, pay the tri bute of most noble sacrificss. The Mexican papers, before receiving news of the | capture of La Paz, contained accounts of the pro- ceedings in San Francisco relative to the vessela and munitions which, it was said, were intended for an expedition against Sonora. The news of these events has been already received here. It seems that the Arrow eod Carolina succeeded in escaping the vigi- | lance of the suthorities and getting to sea, together with asmall steamer—all carrying 200 men. The Arrow was commanded by Mr. ma Walker, pro- | bably the gentleman who was, at one time, connected with the Crescent ot this city. Tae expedition was abuncantly supplied with arms and ammunition. These were the vessels, according to all accounts, which disembarked the acventurers who took posses- wien of La Paz. 7 We learned, by cur Jast California advices, that a party of men had taken the overland roate, with the intention of meeting, at Guaymas, their associates who had gone by sea. Of the movements of these land forces we as yet know nothing. The Tra ‘td’ Union quotes a letter from Mazatlan, dated November 4, and received by # commercial house in the city of Mexico. The letter says:— The bark Ceroliva belonging o Mr Robiasoa, was seen cn the Slet of Ostubor, carrying the Mexican fag and having 10 or 200 men on board, near Cape San Loess. At that pomt they took some provisions, without psying for them, mp4 suppoed thay wil stop at La Paz, with the view of revola ing Lower Cal fornia At leest this ix wh said by ® parsenger arrived by the Julia, who bronght San Francisso papers of Oct. 18 It is geverally believed that the expedition tx goiog to Guaymas; }owever, vothicg pos can be affirmed in | relation to it. Sautingo Rubinron, who was her: at the time, preemds that the captaia of the Caroling has used the versel without bis courent. or that of hia fetner. He left this moruing in the Tirejo, for Guaymas, in order to protect his family against the disorders which will be no doubt committed by this rabble, compored of all that is evil in San Francisco. Frem the conversation which be had with toe captaia of the Tirejo, be inferred that the latt-r aid not comider himself authorized to interfere with, or prevent tne dis- embarkation of the expedition, even thongh it should not be protected ty the Mexican flag. I believe that tie expediticn will stop at Ia Prz, although every one cays that Guaymas is its de-tination, Another letter to the Siglo, dated Tepic, Novem- ber 12th, leads us to infer that the expeditionists were in commurication with some of the iahabi- tanta of Guaymas. The writer teils us of a diffi ulty which had occurred between a Lieutenant Puente, commanding the armed schooner Guerrero, anda — named Spens, (probably Spencer.) He says Spens offered Puente a sum of money in order to induce him to wink at. some smuggliug transac- tions, and to permit the clandestine disembarkation of some artillery and munitions which were to come from Guaymas and Lower California, aud which | 5 belonged to the expedition that had invaded the latter department. Puente, we are told, like a gen- tleman and an cflicer, rejected the proposition, and | ave information of it to the military authorities. The letter goes on to say that instead of receiving aid and encouragement, the authorities referred to armed the national guard, and threw Puente into prison. This certainly looks as though Puente received no thanks for medd'ing in the master. It appears, trom the statements of the same paper, that these authori- ties had despatched the Carolina to San Francisco withous clearing her in the regular and legal man- ner. The American schooner General Patterson had arrived at Guaymas fcom the Colorado river, where sbe had loaded provisions and munitions of | war. This is ail the news we can fiad concerning the expedition. We observe, by the Vera Croz papers, that in ac- cordance with a petition of the merchants of that place, the steamer [exas is allowed w oischarge her | cargo by preference over ali other vessels, iu order that she may vot be compelled to remain in port more than her regular time. General Nicholas Bravo bas been appointed Vice Presicent of the od Cross of Guadalipe. Toe Cross bas been bestowed on Auga#in de Iturbide, snof the Emjeror, on the Archb shop of Mexico, und the Bishop of Michoacan. The Counsellors and Governors of Departments are invested with the title of Commanders. THE EMPIRE IN MEXICO. [From the New Oriesas Picayuae Dre 11 J letzer has been put into our possession, dated at Vera Croz on the 24th ult, froma source which we know to be entirely credible, and \ikely to be weli informed, stating ‘n positive terms that Santa Anna wonld assume the title of Emperor on the 12th De- cem per, which will be to-morrow. The course of events in Mexico has prepared us to ex, such @D announcement as soon as the ar- rangements of the wily dictator could be perfected. His whole policy bas been evidently directed to this point, and those who have watched the course of events could not fail to see that he has een ateadil: and successfully approaching the o »ject of nis ambl- tion, He has disarmed, imprisoned or exiled the nt men who might be seared as likely to head Feet to bis plans; be has made him- positively necewary to the preservation ot tha forms of @ governmen’ in Mexico, and made the choice inevitable betseen submission to him, or the reign of absolute anarchy; he nas surrounded him- self with an army entirely cevot-d t» Lm: and an | occasion of public exci'ement—a real or apprehend. | ed pational emergency—is all shu! has been seeded for the taking of the step to an imperial trove, | The invasion of Sonors and Lower Cualiforois by the expedition from Caiifornia has probably farvisned the pretext of national danger to jastify the creation | of a more vigor us uetional executive, and the Mexi- | can susceptibility to attack from the North Ameri- cans #'! doubtless be the inciting canre for aur | tiensl aprrov:| of bis osurpation, And andonbtedly | they wil fo is the energy of his administration @ | degree of :' unity which, in times of favasion, | hecome power. The distrastedy condition © ple makes a diclatorship al aost late assumption of power, and f€ assum) , an since, will enaple him to justify the establishment the fixed authority of an empire. Whether this ain take place to-morrow, a3 we have reason to suppose, or st some futare day, it is nevertheless, unless prevented by some uaexpectad {neident personal to Santa Auna, a cvent which i+ plainly approaching. Mexico will, unquestionadly, it Santa Anna lives, follow the example of the French republic of 1848, and accept some central energy to direct its affairs in a bold, sagacioas usurper. Stil we haye no doubt whatever that Santa Anna calculates upon the sale of a portion of Mexioan ter- ritory to the United States for the pecuniary means sustaining bis new empire in its commencement. Embarrassed a8 be is with disordered finances and an empty treasury, access to immediate means is in- dispevsable to the success of his new ad ministration, and for a large sum he doubtless looks to an indea: nification, to the amouvt of millions, from this gov- ernment, on the final settlement of tae subjects in | controversy between them. All the recent accounts tend to show that the negotiatioos are going on in very friendly spirit between him and the Americ: Minister, Mr. Godsden; and, in general terms, that it is likely that everything which is in dispute will be amicably adjusted by a new settlement of boun dary—the release of the claims on the United Sta‘es, under the last treaty for Indian depredations, and the pore of asum of money on our part for this re- | lease, and the acquisition of territory along the fron- tier to secure a natural highway for a railroad through our own territory to the Pacific. It will be im character with the audacity and canis of Santa Apna, and we may add another example of his good fortune, that while he employs the terrors of an ap- prebended invasion ‘rom the United States, as a means for rising to power, for the Petree of vigo- rously repelling the attack, he should be engaged to sell to the United States a portion of that same ter- tory, and be enabled to aintain himself in power by the proceeds of the sale. The career of San‘a Anna is, indeed, a marvel. We have long ceased to be startled with anything ike wender at the suddenness of his transformations, his extraordinary reverses, and the rapidity with which he recovers, all and more than all of his Cases. Affairs In Central America. From Guaterala we bave lste dates The Cacia of "eptember 2d, eeys; General Carrara was about embaris ing on the part of Izabei to carry war upon the occas; cf Honduras The firee that accompsnied him in two goletas, the Arada and Cecilia amounted to th-ee hun dred men, They were first to go to Omoa, and afterwards to week raliafaction from the Cabiost of Comayaqua. From the @acela of Sn Jose w learn that the fortress of Omoa bac been occupied by the Guatemalan forcer, un- er Geveral Carrera By the terms of capitulation it agreee that nothing should be taken out of the fort; but (his agreement was disregarded, and some cannons and | other munitions of war were reat to Gustemala. The goverrmert o' Honduras, incensed at this act have com- menced # war of extermipstion egainst Carrera aad his followers leaving no hope of & reconei: two contending parties. There wi on between the rumor im circulation that the foress of , having penetrated xs fer a8 Llanos apd sacked that place that General Cabaaas (H nd) hadre organied w body o' men, three hundyed in number, and hed cked Chiquimala. an Jose dates te Ostoher Sta. A Senor de Forest, of North America, has arrived in San Jose, pro paring ® company for the establishment of steam raviga- tion on the Saraneqni. Our dates trom San S.lvador come down to September Sth The rumored proteo'ocate cf Spain of her old Ypan ish provinees, excites much attention in all parts of Con tral America, The San Salvador, as «ther joarnals, are | discussing it Opposition to any such protvatorate is the prevailirg sentiment. A long corresponderee is publiched between E. George Squier peel known in the Nicaragua negotiation) and Pecro Romulo Negrete, respecting the construction of « rai'roac, which Mb. Squier says some compsny in the United States desires to construct in Sun Sslvador. They eould net agree on terms. Negrete wanied more than Squier could give. Sap Salvador seems to have given up all hops of a suc- oessfui mediation betworn Guatemala and Aondavas, Dates from Bogo'a aie to the 25th of October. The papers are occupied simost exclusively in ¢iscurging the eleciions. A few disturbances have arisen in come p'aces fom the heat of politics, in wh'ch lives have been lost. The elections have resulted ins majority to ‘he party called “ Golgota ” next t» the ‘ Conservadores,” leaving the ministerial secti n ina minority. Sr. Manuel A. Corcover, s native of Chili, for the last thirty yearsa resident in New Granada, has obtained patu alization. We bave inteiligence from Perrar quills, a town in the provistee of Santa Martza, in ti ia republic which informs ue that ove Pedro Matir Consuegra, a defeated candi‘ate for the goverorship of the proving of October undertook to put himse Do: throwing the estebli-hed government. Hz laid his place for the assasciration of four members of the Proviasial Legislature, but one cf his party divulging his plans, uvret the whole arrang-ment Eighteen haudred volun 8, headed by Jose de Castro, essembled, and eifec- tually superesced the movements and plans of the revola ‘The Dartmoor Prisoners, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. At a publia house known as the Keystone, situated on the east side of the city. were assembied, a few evenings since, some ten cr a dozen men, whose eral age: rarged to from sixty toreventy years. Their faces and limbs were seam+d with sears, whish tol¢ of former bat- tles and deaily strife. Their habiliments were plain but clean; some of them iniicating their service by an occa- sional patch or darn, evincing that the most of these men, at that advanced prriod of life, were compelled to labor bard, and rtruggle agaimt adverrity. Whatever may have been their early history, and though of an humble station in life, there was something in their demeanor which iacicated that they were of no ordinary class of men; and if not highly educated, their corverration proved them to have bsen deeply read, and well schooled in a knowle2ge of mankind and ‘he world at large. Durirg the evening an old relic of the revolution was Cioplayed; it waa an American standard, riddled with shot holes, and stained with the blood of its gallant defender, as he was conveyed in it from the bloody bat victorious fieldcf Mcnmovth. With this was exhibited » red flag of Inter Cate, ragged and torn with talls, giviag evidence of service in the conflict of battle This was a relic of the war of 1812. an bore the moto ‘Free ‘rade and neim resament’’ It had floated ia triumph at the mast ead of Pery’s thip during the memorable battle of Lake erie. The fc regoing ineid nts soon drew tae attention of A large number of spectators, whose curiosiiy was excited &: to who these men were, and woat was the object of their assemblirg. The acswer wes silently given by the unfolding of a wbite banner, neatly trimmed with navy blue, bearing the ine iption “Survivors ¢f the Massacre at Dartmoor Prison, April 6, 1816."" This waa recvived with three rounds of applause, aud hearty cheering fiom all present. It sppears that the obj: ct of their meeting was to uni‘e with their old compsnions in arms, to ask for some relief iv the cle ing pilgrimage cf life, The ecene narrated was weil calculated to prodnce a p trein of refl-etions, These old men are but a rem + Jeft of the many ‘hourands who, in the joy and buoyancy of youth, quit the homes of their infancy, with all its epcesring sssociatiour, to avenge the wrongs of their country ‘Time haw palsied their limbs, and thinned their ranks: but few are le’t to tell the tale #f ¢ od In the sere of life they d precarious subsisten 4 to their country for al rbile there isa plank afloat; but now, like a sbip in distress, his colors areat “half mast, and avion down.” Shall these men be left to ink, with: ut plank throwa ont to rave them? Shall not these rolacterrs of tne ocenn be cazed for, the seme as for those on lana? 3 JUSTICE. Particulars of the Murder in Syracuse. A most awful tragedy occurred in our city this pic A man, named William C. Carson, a shoe- maker by trade, killed bis wee by tabbiug her in the heart with a butcher's knife. Two of the wounds with the knife were inflisted, one over the right eye and the other in the right breast. Hither wound would have produced death. The woman died inst- on ‘The occurrence took place at the house of the wife's mother, in Jefferson street, near Forman Park, adjoining Carvon’s residence. The cause of the tragedy was jealousy. The woman had deserted her husband durisg the pest scmmer, and been off on the canal with another man. After the death of his first wife last summer, Car- fon became acquainted with this woman aud hired her as his housekeeper, and was subsequently mar- tied to her. She owned & canal boat, haif of which he bought of her, and went with her one or two trips on the canal. Subsequeatly she discharged bim and took another mam as her companion on board the boat, and one or two violent quarrels took place from time to time between Carson and his wife’s paramour. The close of navigztion cansed the boat to lay up, and the wife, with her husband pro tem. went to live at her mother’s, which was extremely aggravatiag to Carson. He entered the mother's house thia morning, about 10 o'clock, and found his w’fe in company with her parawour, and asked her if she would go heme with bim. She said “no.” “ Then,” said te, “I command you to go home with me.” Again she refused, He then drew the knive from his side pocket and stabbed her ag mentioned. After the fatal act he west straichs to the police (Mice and t Id Justice Cuddeback that he bad killed his wife and wanted bim to take care of him. The Justice, not believing him, as he had been in the iy bit of threatening about his wife frequentiy around ‘he office to'd bim to clear ont. He insisted on hav- of the re 0 ‘yan. their deve against foreign tne 0G las ce timeus of nationality, therefore, fayors ane will sauction the consolidated Saget = which Sunts Anna will de lare, in order to pi v white mel orlanut o! the roywblic by force of arma, ing committed the murder, and implored the Jug tice to take charge of him. OMfieer Gifford was then | cept to the house, and found the atate neat cocfirmed. He attived there before the body was cold. —Syra- cuse Rqudblican, Dec. Li. AFFAIRS IN. CALIFORNIA: New Gold Exelitement in San Francisco. ‘he primeipal eis the excitement inciient to the reported discoverie: of gold im the valleys .f tae Ama- row, The fever, ssys the Herald prevedy to & <<a 0x tent Jp Sez Fraacisco. andexte. is Proughout all por tions of Tne State, Many of its best amd most adyeuts * are prnting for an opport api’y to peastrate mys'erious snd lord th the Cevel open Abound there tons, having w t vg Out fm the Pero. end the her Eeusdor com pany is orgenfzing under the aaspions of the ecveul of that country, avd wih the anastion of that poverament, Indvoements, in the frm of lent and mining privile ex,are bela out to tas oo npany, wick have proved suffolently strong to attract quilé a nua ber of citizens into the orgacization, although ruwor has no douM greatly e soiling of the expedition bas not y«t bea a bmte period, but when it does leave, its movements will be regarded with interert as the pioneer of t terprise, Of the Esuadorian company mush le Fnown. Its procee‘ings have been ina great mes reoret rnd its Gesigur are sat to be apyting bat fria ly towards the exifiog government of that country. ated thos fe romerec thal the B ovement is fimply 4 branch of sp» j ther Flores expedition: that the sgeats of that Geaerat are cow ip the eity of San I’rene sco, and have held oa! the moet bril'iant inducements to adventurous young j xpecition. The design of Flores is said n auxiliary force of two thousand, tho- rongh’y armed and equipped, with which, ia addition to the forces he may be enabled to raise iv South Awerics, bie success agwinet the existing govermment is regarded asceriain, Ts euch Amricaos avenhst under his dan uer, the hight positions im the arwy, and, should the revolution prove succes-fal, iu the government, are ssid to beve heen tendered, s8 wellas the most unrestricted liberty in the rewly ducenexts are all powerful with ® population auch as that of which California is composad, vod it will mot be at all sw priring if more than ordinary results will follow the present movement. Gen. Fores was in Chile at the Intest acvices, The Remains of Generations Long Past. The Echo du Pecifique contains » highly tawresiing let ter from a French resicent of 34+ Franci+co, on come hu- man remaice found on the Stanislaus, about two moaths since, The viiter says Lis attention was called to the subject by the discovery of the © petrified human sxulls,”? We tranriate the following from (he letter : Besides the body each grave contsined s little vasa, made of the grenite boulders which are pleaty ia the ved of Stanislaus, ard of which two distiact dsposite are found on the plain where the discoveries were made. The vases were of citferent forms and different sizes, Toe largest, which I saw, was about the size aad form of an ostrich’s egg; and the iuterivr Lad been finirhed with such care that its sides ¥e-e not more than the teath of an inch in thickness. Ihave now in my pesseasion ons of there vases. The discovery is important, indiceting, as it dons, thet ® race fer differant f om the present Indians of Cali‘ornia once cwelt on the barks of the Stenislaus—a race with different manners, customs, aud religton. @ vases eoule have been made only by means of tools of bard metal. The porition of the bovies and the deposit of the vases are avidence that they believed in suother life. These discoveries, and those which will heresfier be made, will aid to throw considerable light upoa sgos long past. ‘The phrenol gical exeminativn of Le skulls will show « Rarkeu differerce from ‘he present race of Indiana. Toware the ena of 1852 | was working on the ber ef the Gisccverrd gold mioea, Such fa | Stenleisus, near Solcier’s Creek, whex I learned thats co” pany of Frenoumen, workt g cu the right ride of the river, opposite Jackass Gulo! , bat foanda number of hu man popes. | took the oppertuaity to examine th sa re wains, snc I found their corditoa extrerasly in eresting. The ecmpany worked over a larye extent of ground, and laid the rock perfect!y bare, suiin doing Ko, discovered 9 large number of graves, About three feet blow tos sur face the skeletons were found ail beiag laid with their feet to the west. Each grave containad bat one person, aid bad been paved with slate, The body was laid upon the back, aod bid been cevered with chercoal, and | that with otter pieces «f slate, which abouacs in the peighborbord, ard this again was covered with about two feet ofearth Some very old pive and oak trees grow ing over the graves gave thei a very venerablesppearance. ‘The Calaveras Cave. The Echo du Paci contains @ communication from Mr. Albive, on the Uslaveras oave, which he, in company with several others, discovered a short time since. The grotto is situated among the mountains of the Stamislaus, wear Columbia. The discoverers intend to exhibit the curi o#ties found. We condense and translate the commu: nication :— » There have bern many discussions about tbis country and ita irabitants. fe will exhibit for examination fifty three broken and entire human heads various degrees, from a simp'e deposit of calcaveas mat- ter to the hardest stone. To judge by the peculiar form- ation and great size of these heads, they must have be- longed to @ race which exists no looger, for they have | nothirgin common with the heacs of Indisms found in | rts of America. The different deposits which | etber cover the bones indicate that they existed anterior to the Deluge. ‘ ‘These objexts were found a short time since ins grotta among mount+ins which, by their aridity and abrapt c , appear to defy the éuriosity of the m st tatra pidexplo ert. Nevertheless, the writer of this article, with severe] of hes friends, resolved upon a trip over the raggeipeuksacd throuh the deep gullies. In rénom- peose. t-ey foundacave Atfirst repelled by the un promi-ing appea anes of the yawning guif, the prosp2c tors were uti ut toretire, bat their curiosity was excited, ad soon after one of the party descended ivto the hole by meens of nrope. Toe descent was perpendicular for abeut thirty feet; then there wea an odlique decent of forty feet, and then another descent nearly perpen iisular. At the botiom was # small opening sideways, after creap ing througa which on bis belly, the adventurer found bin self im a large cave, completely fnvisiols in the dark neer nt first, and filled with a tbick air which apprared to forbid the rojown of man. The fitet adventurer, after Giseovering this much, was followed by his companions, ‘The deeyest silerce reigned in the cave ; the only tepanta were acme batn, which were frightened from their restin; plsorr ard fluttered around, aud occationally the wind would cause # dull sound »mong the rosks, Having lit a couple of candies the party began to exa mine the cave. Before them was a large vanit, from which stalactites descendei to the floor, ia one plaze pre- renting the appearance of @ large cortain, in another offering large custers of crystals; and at one side was a large plane Furface, aid the roof over it waa covered with litte festoons. One of theexplorers crept in between the table and the ove:hanging stalactites wi hs candle im hia band, and thus discovered an immense serpent lying cofled up. Frightened a: the sight, he drew back, end his companions went in likewise und satiated themselves of the truth ¢f his story. After this they disecvered nothing to int rfere with their researches. At a little distance from tne table they found a large number of human bones, and some bones of carniverous animals, lying peli mell, but these bones were in their natural cosdition, and we left to cure some heads whi -h were more or less petrified. Some of these iatter were /o fixed in the stone that the disco- verera could notget them unbrubén Others, however, they obtained entire, besides a number of bones. The party filled several sacks with earth, and made their way back to the open air. The writer cesires to be exeused for not giving further deta Is, for it i+ their intention to publish a pampalet de- scription of their adventure, with acenrate engravings of wha: they saw They name thair discovery the ‘ Cave of the Sepi 16 Le puits da tombeaes.”” Miscellaneous. MrssuGRk OF THE MAYOR OF SAN Feancts00,—The message of Mayor Garrison, sent in to the Common Connell on the lith ult, is a +pirited practical docament, replete with valvable information regarding the fina ces of the city, and suggesting wany important regulations for its im provement. The total indebtedooss, funded ani floating, on the 22d October Jast, was $1 990,191. As soon as the tale of the city bonds, au herinet by the Common Coun- cilard the people, can be effected the floaing debt, mounting to $400,191, will be psid off, and the entira funded Gebt increared to $2,250,000 The Mayor very forcibly urges the necessity of returaing to the cash ays- ter, and shows the ruinous ra’es the city ia eomgelled to pay for vers thiog while her warrants wre so greatly de preciated. From an estimate of the revenues and ex- penres of the city government for the remainder of the fiscal year, it in Delived there will be eurplus of $69,918 in the trearury om the 1a; of July, 1¢54 A New Psss 1x ik Coast RANGE. —The Loe Anz eles Star of the 16th November saya :— Ove cf the exploring parties datailad fom the Pacis railroad rurveyirg expedition, under Captain Williamson, rived in tovm on Moncay. This party is uader the Cireciion of Mr. Snith, ana among its members are Dr Herman, rurgecn and paturaliat; W. P. Blake, geologist; end 0. Koppel, arti-t. They are engaged ia i the vericus penves between the Tejon and be Oj bave succeeded in opening one, which they pronopiaa fur more feasible for passage avy yet diceorered ist this vicinity, The pase was first discovered by Captain Willias ron, end tevds fiom the Davert cirestly through the mountains to the Sap Franeirco rancho. The party entered the pans by a gentle ascen’, vith awacon, They foun | it te tome places un.b-t-ucted, in others flied with a Cone growth of timber and un’er brush, throngh which they were cbligad tocut their #ny Thay ware tiva daya on'ting a ro: d throrgh, #n i arived tn this city by way of San Fernando, On We nesday the party left this elty for their dep tcaropcn the Mobavs, by way of San Lercacdiao an? the Gejo The geology of the region explor:d ia said to be of an interesti'g character, snd exhibits roany indications of the gradnal retrogression of the sea from the mountains. Funerous sharks’ teeth oave bern picked vp, togsthar with rea shells, #nd bede of roon.ed water-wora peoblen exiat in macy places. The repo t of th willembedy @ vast avount«f reliable oforma’ ing thi. h therto pnknown region. Ficarr Brrwrxx U. 3 Txoovs ap INptawa, A government press ar sived at Fort Jones on the 20th ult, direct from © Rogue River Vallay benring the im‘wllig/nce that a compsny cf U. & Dragoons hada very severe on rept with @ party of In ilavs on Deer Creek, some Twenty five miles from F.1t Lane, It seeins that this Iadians om the trail between Jacks ville and Crescent City, bave for sou@ wacky past be very Woubl some, h.virg killed one man end robved n rerous traina. For the purpose of chasti-ing the depra- Gators and freeing the rad from their further anaoyauce, Capt. Sith, comm nder et Fort Lane, soot out Lisu! Redford with @ company of thirty Crageons who at ond attecbed the Toviana on Deer Orurk, and after qnie » bare fight forced them to festter in'd the mounta’ns, UTedinos had ten warriors silled and a greater num er sovnded Lirut. Radford bad a sergeant, snd one pri ‘ate killed, acd three privates wousded, The Inti heir flight, sban*Oned all of their bo m 0d, and. indeed all else of their worl ty A Fuser oy Virsxis at SAN FRancisoo Yesterday af tirrocn, boteetn four and five e’clock, our barbor pre- drather au extraordinery, and certetnly a most im- eyretarle— the entrance of no lew4 than fourteen three clippar abips, #ix shipa and ba: five brige and Fehoowers. Aathe a.chor of one was let r (9, end rhe twung grecetully arvuod with the tid swotber and another Were seen rounding the inner 1oint o the Bends, Reeping up & continuous line {com. petrified to | | and French looms. Nerth Potmt to the Miness of the score, the fiset of their berths at the same time, steaming galisn the vessels which were jus ing three SS the Greyhound, Bonita end Mis- chief; the fre 130 days from Baltimore, the second 140 trom Boston. ya from New York, 4 the last 172 ©. a ill be seen, hich have light or ad- same rriving this reas0 gl/be—fiom Europe, the Atlan America, the Pacific tsinoda, and South- » Taken together, i will be seen that they Vrought & very large additiog to the already over- stocked market of faa Francisco Long before their arrival im the harbor, the verrels were wlegraphed from Point Lotos. The wind outside was Night and some of them, having at on@ time nearly secured an ent. 0, were again+wept out to sew by the atrong edb tide At the thm ned outside inward bound.—Alla Cali Damacu uy Raxnaguakx —O) robcouer Secramento, who ar ived at San Fra Evreke, Humboldt Bay, say» that the town and e Visited by a very severs shoek of earthquake on the morn ing ef the 230 Ostobrr. Tbe shock was so great as to throw mauy of the inhabitants from their bois upoa the floor; the houses rolled snd undulajed like abips upoa the water, Merere Ryan & Duil’s wharf sunk adsut four feet, ard a sswmill belorging to the same gentlemen war sbrown © much out of lise a5 to damage tha macni- nery, casing an entire suspeusion of their work, Tue commotion ou tha water wax equally perceptiola; the Sacramento, ue she lay at avchor, rolled and pitched for afew moments as heavily as if soo had been struck by « equal be urt—A letter from Shasts, noder date of Nov. 5th, to the Slate Jmemal, eayr:—An affair of honor cama off this morning at Weaverville at 65g A. M, hetwasn Colo- ne] May, Senator from Tricity couuty, aud !2 ward Rowa, agent ef Cram, Hogers & Uo.’s exprev# a° that placa. The parties exchanged abot at tweacy paces, and result ed im Mr. Rowe bring shct in the neck, but vot danger: ously, whea both parties expreased themselves vatirfied. ANOTHER DUEL.—There was » duel on the 3d ber. about halfa mile back of San Avtouto, in J county. The parties were U. Krug, editor of the Freie Prese, the independent German pspar, and D- Lochr, editor of the California Democrat, the Ger State ad- miniatrstion orgen. The arm» wer~ Col!’s navy revolvers; the dittance, tix prees, At the third fire Loehr was shot through the ball of the left thum». It te porsible that the thumb way requi mputatios. The cause of the difficulty Ww raid to have beeg personalities ia the Democrat. APYRAY PETWREN TH IXDIANS AND Crivese —The Marys- ville Herald of November 27. gives the following account of an affrny in that on notices the telegraphic hei excitement arom ses ferday morning ip cor & quarrel op the levee between the Indians anu the Chinese, It appears thst » company of diggers wera assaulted by a party composed of white men and boys, with tacnting epithets and also by the throwing of stores, until on« of the Indians becoming exasperated, strung his bow and letting fly the arrow, it struck in the centre of the forehead a Cr inaman staniing by injuring seriourly. At thts juncture a gang of Chinese pureued w th weapons the Indians who were in the act of crossing the river; several shots were fred one of which tekine effect onan Indian, woanded him, as waa thought, mortaily. We have heard many vercions of the atory, but this serms to be the mos’ correct. The arr w broke end stuck fest im the forehead of the Chinaman, requir ing the services of a surgeoa ts extract it, He is this morning quite comfortable and will probably recover.” of writing, two other va sels are telegrap! ynian Noo. 10 Paris Fashions. [From the London Court Journal, Nov. 26] ‘The effects of the approaching fin d’année are be- ginning to be visible enough in the exhibition of | newly-invented materials for dress and adornment which are put forth every day for the temptation of the pretender to fashion. Not one of the great ma- gasins de nouveautes but has expended some pains and trouble to attract attention for the coming event- ful epoch of étrennes, avd freely Gane the trea- sures which bave been withheld until this moment, Barty, of the Rue Richelieu, whose vast magasing | have been visited almost in secret by the initiated few, has given to the world during the month the richest novelties ever produced by french designers irst of all stands his robe Hor- tense, a chef-d'suvre of skill It is composed of double lampag lilac, maize, or sea-grean, shot with white. The skirt is brocaded in festoons, which encircle the jupe. Every shade of the color of the dress is employed in the pattern, which gradually softens off into the most delisate Buance to that of the ground. Between each festoon the ground is pure white, thus producing the effect of two ekirta looped up at intervals round the front. The girandole, another cherie device of Burty’s, is of light silk, with ps oe pages ie sparkling prismatic pattern, imitating, most happy effect, the colored Fie the pendant drops of the chandelier. The clem Eo is of black or dark-colored reps. The flounces, four in number, are edged with a broad band of velvet, wo- ven in the stuff, of variegated plaids, comprising every color of the Scotch clans, ned the one into the other with marvellous ingenuity and taste. An entirely new disposition for carriage wear has met with great success, in spite of its expensive charac- ter. 1t is called velours d’Alexandnie, aud consists of a rich silk ground, mos'ly of the kiad called iy de Tours, wish horizontal stripes of narrow black velvet woven in the stuff, and producing the richest effect imaginable The carrean citele is another fantaisie presented by Burty, and worshy of ateztion. It is likewise of velvet ee equares of black velvet bordering the flounces with caste'lated edge, correcting the stiff and formal effect of the square borderisg. The new ideas of robes i 'Egyptienne with the narrow fringes bor- dering the many-colored brilliant patteras, & la Memphis, a i’Etrusque, & Ja Sesostris, so much the vogue at present, onginated also with Burty. The frit ge is woven in the staff, and surrounds the pat- tern, throwing it,as it were, into the shade, and patie with every tint of the rainbow whenever the wearer is in motion. An entirely new fashion has been observed of late, which is said to have been the invent'on ot the Empress. Dresses of white or brilliant colored taffetss, with flounces to the waist, the bordering of which alternates thus: the one at the bottom of the skirt of most brilliant design, either plaid, rales or girandole; the next one bro- caded various nuanzes, camaieux, the color of the dress, and so on to the top of the skirt. We have seen one of these dresses made for the Court, in honor of the mourning for the Queen of Portugal. It wasof lavender-gray, alternate flounces worked in white and black jet, the others embroider- ed in lavender-silk. The new color, jaune Nankin, with which we are presented, has been carried even to velvet, and, trimmed with silver blond, has beea twice seen at the yer rocey eons at Fontaiuebleau. This olor, which we have endeavcred in vain to denominate abricot and saumon, still maintains its usurpation over every other. No toilet is complete without some article or other of this nuance. Black ribbon is spotted with it for the hair; knots of this color are embroidered with silver to loup up bali dresses; it is even permitted to encitcle the face in dessous de chapeau, as well as the throat, in the neud galant, worn in narrow ribbon for evening costume. The vert de Chine—also an entirely new color—appears to us the most brilliant and becoming green ever yet invented—admirably suited to blood complexivns. The Empress wore a dress of this color on the day of her féte’ The dress was mace by Madam Roger, her Mojesty’s dressmaker while she was still M’dile. ge Montijo, and who [ebro the privilege of mak- ing ber Majesty's 8 for all occasions of family solemnity. The dress in question was made quite plain, with a short casaque, embroijered a la myrnicte, in dead gold. There was no corsage to the dress, but the casaque was open to display the white eatin chemisette, (trimmed with gold guipure, and closed by emerald buttons,) which was worn beneath, The great event to mark the proaries of fashion has been, however, the exhi- ition, at Victorine’s, of tha dresses sent to a cer: tain Imperial Princess of Russia, whose name was not suffered to transpire They were eleven in number and the cost of the whole was sixty- six thousard francs. Ove of the dresses was re> markeble, aod much studied by the other fashionable couturieres, as bearing indication of an approaching change in bal costume for the ensuing winter. It 1s called by Victorine robe & |'Empire, and conatsts of two skirts, the one plain and fitting to the figure, the ther cut tunic fashion in front, and failing behind in a demi train. Both ekirts were bordered by a deep gold chef, of four iochee in width, above which were placed atintervals small pouquets of rabies and emeralds. The ccrsage was made antique fash- ion, with folds on tuyau d’orgue, spreading to rards the shoulder ; an under corsage, composed entirely of gcld_tiseue, fitting tight to the shape, ross above the folds, and was terminated by a badin of lace rourd the bosom The sleeves, very short, were formed of the same tnyaux d’orgue, and finished by the go.d chef; from these oxall sleeves hung long mancbes Orientales ot the firest lace, open to the top, and secured here and there by bouquets of jewels. A rose-colored velvet was covered en- Cee with flounces of guipure fine, each flounce headed with nouds galanta of velours amaranthe, exch knot fastened with an orsament of briliants. Another velvet dress was moucheté in black jet. Three flounces of black Chantilly lace, headed by Jet embroidery of the finest description, was carried down en pente over the flounces, confining them at, intervals. The corsage was made & la Reine Llanche, with @ deep basque falling over the hiys, and ter ni- nated by a deep row of lace joivisg the flowers oa the skirt, acd ornamented with the same jet om- broidery. Al'ogether, the exhibition excited the greatest admiration, and was visited by all the beau monde of Paris, to whom cards of ‘hvitation were sert. The magnificent drawing-room was closed from the light of gay, and brilliantly lighted by the scented rose-colored tapers used at the Russia court. Ail the first jewsllers vied with each other in their alacrity to complete the effect of Visto- rive's work by the loau of their finest jewel-; and thos these splendid costames were viewed by the brilliant clientele of the great coutariere in all their magnificence, exactly as they will be worn. The eccret of their destination was well kept; the nuin- ber of the dresses seemed a strange one; but Parisian astuce scon dircovered that the one wanting t) com- plete the dezen must be the bridal dress just com- pleted by Madame Bridaut, of the Rue de la Bourse, and which is also destined for Russia. It is of white aka perfectly plain, embroidered en pente in the most exquimte design of seed pearl and floss silk. The gmbroidery, rich and florid rownd the bottom of The ether vessels were from | | the materials. Tn hornets the ascends ia a delicate spiral pattern towards the The skirt is gathered into » band at the waist, with an under ove which descends about two inches below it without embroidery, aad thus the y one produces the effect of a re flounce, ‘This disposition ig much adopted, and is da la Servienne.” Mademe Bridaut, however, has shown ter discretion, for no one knows for whom this bridal present is intended. A.littie bird has whispersd, how- ever, that Prince Jerome has ordered it to be sent to | the Palais Royal when completed, and this accounts for | the report of the waole trousscau being iatended for the bride of Prince Napoleon. Madaue Canille has also had some little success with « trousseau for Brazil. Her taste is more florid than the rest, ard admirably suited for the Spavirh style now | adopted at our Court. The most remarkable a nongst her dresses was one of sky bine silk, embroidered all over upon net, and cut out, leaving the pattero transparent. The edges, secured by a silver braid- ing, gave the most dreamy and fairy-like aspect to | ladame Jeanne has given the Empress the chapeau mode nouvelle, made en- tirely of rows of marabout trimming, intersected with blonde, which is admirably suited to fair com- plexions. The one made for tie Empress was of jue merabout; the rows of blonde lined with wa- tered ribbon of the same color. The crown was & fronces, fastened by a bow with long ead placed a little to the right. “The dessous of white narcissus, with ends of lilac marabout mixed with the flowers, roduced the most novel effsct. The mode nouveile is worn as tar back ov the head as ever, but, much narr.wer towards the chin thsn those hitherto made, it encircles the countenance in, the most be- witchirg manner. This shape is made ia every ma- terial. In velvet the trimming is of ostrich feathers, aud reaches only to the ear, instead of encircling the passee, as is the case with the marabout, Hach row is then trimmed by a small coque of ribbon with long ends, which completely corrects the heaviness of this trimm'ng, otherwise too cufbrons for the size of tho bonnéts now worn. Coiffures are of various forms. Fiowers ard ribbons seem to dispute ascendancy with gold and silver. A coiffure de cour, made by Ma dame Jeanne for the Princess Calpergi, has attracte1 creat attention, and has already become much adop’- +d. A band of gold embroidery crosses the fore- head slightly raised in the front, but not so muoh g) os those a lantique. Another row at a short dis tance behind leaves space enough for the rolled ban desu of hair to insert itself between. From behind the ears advance two curled ostrich feathers, whict lie over tne bair, and complete this round low coif- fure, which is so becoming in its nature that it eens acapted alike for a)l comp'exions. Her Majesty ha- worn it both in pearls and tarquoise with equal suc- cess. In coiffares de bal, Constantin hss prod 1céd an immente sensation by penny his fleurs diaman- tées, an entirely novel effect of art, the result, we gre told, of eleven years research. Coiffures made of this material are to supersede every other kind of ornament. As objects of art alone they will pro- duce a revolution in the art of adornment, being transparent and light as crape, while they are bril- lient 98 the most cost.y jewels. The bouquet seat by Constantin to the Empress, on the occasion of her fete, was considered so great a chef d’cuvre that it has been placed under a glass case in her Mejes'y’s boudoir. It consisted of vivlets alone, but fresh and dewy, as if just gathered in the woods, the dew hang- ing on the flowers and weighing down the leaves with the most perfect imitation of nature. This was the first specimen of fieurs diamantées, the inyen- tion having been kept back until this bouquet had reached its destination. An entirely new tranasce, made Wy Constantin, and called a jupe de fleurs, has jnst been completed for the Queen of Spaia. It is compoecd of roses and narcissus, which descend in lorg spiral wreaths from beneath a quilling, whch encircles the dress below the waist, and fall to the very edge of the first jupe of tulle. An aiguilette, wita long tendrils, is worn upon one shoulder; the tendrils reach to the elbow, The new shaped couronne Bragance, with a very full bunch of mingled roses and narcissns on one side, and long tendrils on the other, is worn with this pa- rure, the tendrils falling on the opposite shoulder to that occupied by tke aiguilette. We leave our fair readers to judge of the marvellous elegance and lightness of this wonderful . The couronue Bragance is made in all colors; even the eternal nankin, with blue velvet leaves, has been eagerly canght up, and appeared at the Italian Opera wit great success upon the fair brow of Madame de La- zareff. The hemlack wreaths, made by Madame Leroux, have also had a great share of populari‘y. The flower is of the most exquisitely teacer nuance, and softens every tint which is worn with it. Few wreaths are now made without a mixture of Madame Leroux’s hemlock flower. Our general observations:-- No variety has appear ed as yet in the coiffures en cheveux. The dan- deau Felix, the rouleau Leopold, still super- sede all others. The hair is still turned back from the face, while not the slightest ap- pearance of curl is visible, save now and then beneath the bonnets a long repentir may be di3- cemed, to finish os it were the encardrement af- forded by the wreath across the forehead. One ofthe great inconvéniens of this mode of coiffure is now strikingly visible, viz.: tre necessity of wear- ing rouge, in order to restore that life to the coun- tenance which the removal of the hair destroys. All our lionnes are compelled to adopt this modo; moreover, the Eastern method of dying the eye- brows and the inside of the eyelids has been found ibis Gora in order to animale the eyes, and one is struck at the novel expression bebeid on the countenances of our fair Parisian belles at the thea- tre and promenade. Gloves, a la mousquetaire, are again adopted, with a fermeture of casutchouc to revent them falling back over the hand. Some few pocket bandkerchiefs, with deep fringe instead of lace, bave appeared in high circles; but the ex- periment is still too fresh to allow of ita being termed @ decided fashion. Colored shirts, with broad breast Re, have been eager'y adopted by our exqui- sites for morping co:tame. No waistzoat is worn with these new shirts, 2 la Brésilienne. Nankia color, or sea green, are the colors preferred. A nar- row border of a leaf pattern, either pink og white, runs along the edge of the frill, and is repeated round the collar and wristbands. Genovefain cloaks are still rome ueres Wy a broad black velvet, and possessing tae comfort of wide loose sleeves. The Troubles in Pera. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PARIS LA PATRIF. Sm—Counting on your impartiality, I take the liberty of addressing you on the subject of an error in Tus New Yorx Hegacp, relating to the arrest of my father, Don Domingo Elias, which you repub- d in your issue of the 24th iust. Mr. Elias, far feom being o.e of the leaders in op- position to the President of Peru, has always been one of the warmest supporters of the government; but foreseeing the disastro1s consequences of cer- tain financial operations already adopted, and others about to be so, he considered himself bouud to en- lighten the ministry, and to stop, if it were possible, 80 fatal a step, His letters to the President of the republic, which have been published in the Pernvian journals, are not intended to depreciate the securities there, and influence the exchange in London for speculations, in which he had never taken any part, either as vender or purchaser. The President himself thought it right to reply to the first letter, and the answer to this—an answer tourded on Pipe notoriety—has wounded the s1s- ceptibility of certain persons of influence, who, by th-ir intrigues, have induced the President to im- rison my father. But from the 16th of August, the jay of his arrest, to the 12th of September, the date of the last news, notwithstanding all their endeavors tofind bim guilty, be had not been indicted for the offence of which they accused him. My father, who has been raised by his fellow citi- zeus’ esteem, to the highest rank, has never figured asa conspirator. He never said, what it would have becn absned 4; 24 that the Peruvian debt amounted to $151 000,000. “He showe’ that it might reac that figure, if certain measures, a7“ which the wiole couLtry was then exclaiming, wert “attied | out, and bad the courage to make himseif the orgai noe opinion, But he cannot deay what every body knows, that the natural sources of Peru, inde- pendently of the gcano Islands, fur which he is not the contractor, but official ae soffice, under ord.- ary circumstances, and with an honest aud ¢conomi- cal administration, to meet all the necessities of a debt which Coes not now exceed $48,000,000. My father may have pursned an erroneous course, but his intentions were pure. His letters afford ample evidence of the fact. The sole cause of his imprison ment was the injured interest ofsome high fanction- aries. 1 think I have said enough to prevent public opin- jon in France from going wrong, either on the na- ture of the facts in imei or on the character of my father, to whom full and entire jastice cannot fail to be ultimately rendered. ANToINe Entas. Panis, Wednesday, 26th October, 1853. AN InrengetinG Case or Lire Insuranon-—A yery peculiar cage, (says the Rochester Union,) ari:- ing on a life policy, has recently been adjudicated in that judicial district. N. Osborne, Esq., at the instance of the lete H. B. Williams, Bsq., procared a policy of insnrance upon his life for some $2,500, under these circumatances:—Several risks had been taken prior to Mr. Williams’ leaving tor California, by au insurance agent in that city, and prior to the applitation of Mr. Osborne, which was declined. Mr. Osborne then made an application toa New York agency of a British company, the application and certificate of the state of Mr. Williams’ health being dated September Sth. The risk was taken by the company in question, and the policy dated O stover ith. It so happened that on the fake e of the very dey on which the policy was issued, Mr. Williams died on the Isthmus, of cholera, of which he had teen sick several days. The company refased to poy, on the yround that Mr. Williams was not well atthe wme the risk waa taken. Suit was brought, and the court held that the policy was granted on the tate of facts existing at the date of the applica- ton, and that the com) assumed the tisk iavolved in the enbsequent lapse of time. Mr. Osborne reco- vered the amount of his claim; andthe company has paid it, » GENBRAL-IN-C! or Tum RUSSIAN FORCES IN THE DANUBIAN FBINQIPAL; ITIkS. The names of Prince Menschikoff and Prince Gortschakoff stand out at this moment in bold relief in Ruseian cotemporary history ; and yet it is doubt ful whether the public ‘would ever have had the bi neceseity of pronouncing them, if the battalions of the Russian empire had not been arrayed againsé Turkey. Certainly, the vamme of Menschikofl has ite souvenrs. ‘Tbe reader of Russian histary could not fail to have his attention-arrested by the exploits of the first Prince Menschikoff, in the reign of Peter the Great; or to be struck by the great talents to which he cwed his rise, or by the ignominy of his fall. In tracing the career of Prince Gortaghakoff, there is an absence of that ancestral fame-which” renders the deeds of the present Russian plenipoten- tiary more memorable; and our sketch of the com- mander-in-chief of the Russian armies will, there- fore, necesserily be confined within smaller limits. Or the actuel date of the birth of Prince Gortscha- kof we bave not a record; ont we believe i to have been later than the year 1792, and before the year’ 1796. In the year 1528 we tind bim serving in the artillery of the Imperial Guards; in 1820, he was nominated to the staff of the Krat-owski Corps, and be served with it in Silistria aud at Schumla ia that ear. Of course we jo not pretend to enter into @ ‘istory of the war as it eed at that time between the Russians and the Turks. We contiue ourselves to that portion with which Prince Gortschskotl was] connected. Redschid Pacha, the Grand Vizier, being at that time in force ut Schumla, the Governor of Bilistria, menaced by the Ruasians, applied to bim for assistance. Redschid created a division by an attack elsewhere, in the course of which the Turks showed & bravery quite equal to that which has lately excited go much surprise. Gereral Diebitsch was compelled to march from Silistria on the 5th of June, witit Count Pehlen’s corps, ‘ reiaforce General Roth, while General Krassoffsky was left to continue the beleaguerment of Silistria. Prince Gortscoakoff was with his corps, and took part in the artillery opera- lions. It was not until the 30th of June that, preac- es having been made, the commander of the fortress (fered a capitulation, and at last ihe Pacha and bis garrison surrendered as prisoners of war, (he siege hed tasted six weeks, and the Russians had 1 200 men killed and wounded. No sooner was the reau> tion of Silistria accomplished, than Generai Krassot!- sky's corps was ordered t2 Svhumla; bat he could aot bring up his last meu till the 15th July. Of Gortacha- koff we find no special mention in the despasches; but he was actively engaged in all these operations, the object of which was to occupy the attention of Redachid Pacha while Diebitsch d with the strength of his army across the Bal one engagement, when the Turka attacked Krassoff- sky’s corps, bear Marasch, unsuccessfully The last- named Genera! had accomplished the object of his chief in having engaged the attention of the Vizier and yet kept up his communication with the maia Russian a1wy. Very shortly after, the treaty of Adrianople put an .»d to the war. Prince. Gortschukoff remained on the staff of the artillery, and in connection with Krassoffsky's corps, unti! 1831, when he was called upon to take part in the war in Poland. He was ut this time one of the chief staff officers of Count Pablen. For his services during the campaign, he was made Livutenart- General. As commenderin chief of the Conoen- trated Artillery he distinguished hiveelf at various laces during the campiign. At Grochow the artil- lery were called more iuto fo than they had hitherto been. Count Pablen ah thew compeiled ta} retreat before the Polish iron PAs when, by the con-| centration of a tremendous artille 4 force, the battle) was turned once more in fayor of the Russians. Tin artillery were under the command of Prince Gorts-| chakoff. In the subsequent operations, during tre advance on Warssw, Prince Gortschakoff distia- guished himeelf in an affair at Oatrolenka, whic! sustained for a long time the fire of his artill ay the Poles were compelled to abandon it in 4 While the Russias subsequently crossed the river, Prince Gortechakoff protected the bridge with his artil-} lery. Ultimately he succeeded in maistaining th bridge, although the Poles claimed the victory on the ey 8 whole operations. Deibitsch was sudden! taken off by the cholera, and was succeeded by Mar. shal Paskewitech, who contiaued the movemen' on Warsaw. That capital was at lenz* invested, and on th 7th September capitulated to the Russian Gene Prince Gortschakoff distinguished himself du the siege, in which his office aa commander of tillery rendered him a most important agent of tha general-in- . After the retreat of Count Soll h was put on the staff of the active army. was promoted to the rank of gen and in 1846 was made military saw, which post he still continues tohold. Heserve in the Hungarian war of 1849, in which he took elma part, in the eame branch of the service in Poland and the Danubiar provinces. In 1852 h represented Russia at the fuseral of the Duke o Wellington. On the occupation of the Danubian previnces| during the preseut year, Priuze Gortechakoff was ap inted to the chief command ot the impertal force: hen he entered Wallachia he published, ander su perior orders a proclamation, to the effect tha’ hi royal master had no design of conquest; aad tha) the inbabitants would be in every way protected iq heir independence. Whether this was believed b; bim at the time we know not; but events sooq showed that the Russian commander eitaer ha: never intended to fulfil his promises, or that th power to do so h3d been taken from him by the ne cersities of war. The next act of Prinse Gortschi kof, that in any way denoted his character, was hi celebrated appeal to the fenaticism of the Russians endivg with the memorable words. “ Mort auz Pa gans!” The reader will not have forgottea, either nis reply to Omer Pacha, when desired by tha chief to evacuate the Principalities. “I have noo ders,” said he, “either to commence hostiliti conclude peace, or to evacuste the apes Prince Gortschakeff has graduall: en from comparatively subordinate rank in the artille: very high posts. He is Aide-de Camp General, Gen ersl of Artillery, ané Chief d’Etat Major of the oq tive army. Besides being’ Milita:y G »vernor of Wi saw, be is also the foremost member of the Coun of Adninistration of the kingdom of Pelaud; and in the absence of Prince Paskiewitech d’Erivao, the Namicetuik, or Lieutenant-General of the King dom, it is his privilege to preside at the deliberi tions of the Council. An elder brother of Prince Gortechakoff served i Germany avd France, helda comm snd in Diebitsch' arwy which wentto Adrianople, and was, ia 1339 named Governor-General of Western Siberia. younger brother has distinguished himse'f in t) diplomatic service. He was chief secretary of Le ‘ation in London in 1824; and was afterwards lorence, Vienns, and Stuttgard. At the latte place he negotiated the marriage between the Grant Duchess Olga and the Crown Prince of Wuriembarg THR RUSSIAN MINISTRY. The Rassian ministry is constituted as follows:— 1. Prince Tscheroy-cheff, General of Cavalry an Minister of War, President of the Imperial Coane and of the Ministry. 2 Count Nesselro3eg Chancellor of the Empi Minister for Foreign Aff: Privy Councillor and his Aes J. G. Seniavin, Senator. stant Serrenary 8. Prince Welkonsky, General of Infantry, Mini ter of the Royal Household and Appanages. 4. Count von Adlerberg, General of Iafantry an Postmaster General. 5. Count Kleinmichel, General of Iafantry, rector General of Ponts et Chaussees and Publ Buildings. . 6. Count Wrontschenko, Privy Councillor, Minis’ of Finance and Secretary of State. 7. Herr Chitrovo, Privy Councillor, Comptroller | the Empire. | 8. Count Kisseleff, General of Infantry, Minist of the Imperial Domairs. 9. Prince Schirinski Schimatow, Privy Council and Senator, Minister of Pudlic Education, 10 Count Patio, Privy Councillor, Secretary Atate and Minister Of Jnetiom > 11. Cottut Perowski, Privy Qaddcillor and Minist of the Interior. 12. Prince Menacbikos?, Admiral and Préshtent he Marine Department. SF Resi GREFK BISHOP'S AND THR RAYABS I . The Greek comutanity is prés ied over hy the Bis] op, who settles civil causes among his co-religionis‘) it Turks are not concerned in thet, This ts t | ractice threughout the Turkish domim.'™", aud ti immense wer which it confers oa w'@ Gre Biehops gives them a govd right to the title f 4 that is, lord or master—whici is assigned tn yy both Tuka and Greeks. In fact, the metro; tan Bishop is generally the most important fanctiv: ary, after the Pasha, of a provinco, and, if supported, by the English, French sud Russian Consuls, ow] ordinarily procure from C-nstantinople the remov) of avy Turkish official who may have made himse | obnoxious to the Caristians. It is the opinion ¢ | many Europeans setiled in the Levant, that th Tayabs or nou Mussulman subjects of the Porte ar now in so utter y different a state, politically an socially, from what they were thirty years ago, befo the sliock of Greck independence’ had thorough alarmed the Turks, that they would refuse to jo] the Ruseians in any invasion of Turkey, and eve pay: perfect mucicipal live ty in their separate v_ ages, under the Suitan, to being the “only legid mate sources of all power,” under the centralix boreancracy of Otho, I caunot say, however, th the conversations which I-bave myself held with mary Greeks of all clases at all boar out this asse tion. The dominion, however just and temperar of aliens in blood and religion, will ever be distas Jul to the majority of a people; thoazh the Ray hos more ressou to hate the ral ng caste for wi they bave been than for what they now are. Aw Imronrant Extra Pay Drocston.—It wi) held here, not long since, in settling au account th) arhip-of-war attached to the Pacilo squsdron w| not considered as in eervive “in She Pacitic ovean 4 the coast of California and Mexico” dariag a erat to China and the vicinity, in such # sense us toen tle her officers avd crew to the extra pay pravid, by the acta of August 31, 1862 and March 4, 1853.) Washington Star, Dec. 16,