The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1854, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS. Wows from Australia, Peru, Chile, Foundor, Bolivia, New Granada, Califoreia, Ure- gon, &K., Ke, The steamship linois, Capt. McKinstry, arrived at this port yesterday morning from Aspinwall, whence she sail- @d at Do’cleck P,M., on the 26th ult. She brings the Passengers, mails and specie of the wrecked steamer Winfield Scott, which were brought down on the Pacific Ride by the steamer California. ‘The mail from San Francisco was made up to the 7th ‘Of December. We are indebted to Mr. E. W. Hall, purser of the Illi: ols, for favors, and also to the expresses of Messrs, @dams & Co., Wells, Fargo & Co., and J. W. Sullivan, The following is the specte list of the Illinois: Lori & Jacobs, $22,413 ‘On the outward passage of the Iilinols. Daniel Dcisool), of Galena, DIL, fell down the forward companion way and fas killed, From our files of papers, we extract the following @Aditional items of intelligence fom California :— ‘The steamer Republic was to go down to the wreck of the Winfield Scott, on the 7th ult., for the purpose of @scertaining what further could be saved. The people of Northern Califoroia and Southern Oregon are Slscunsing the policy of uniting to form a new State ‘The proposition seems to find much favor there, A Frenchman was hung bys mob at Yreka. The vic tim bad committed murder. The mob acted with great wiolence and want of self-respect. From the mines the news is very favorable. The rivers ye too high for mizing in the becs. ey fine quartz load is said to Bare been discovered at r. On the 28th November a party of Indians from Clear killed two Americans to the upper part of Naps , and were themselves killed,, except one taken pri The Americans talk of bangiog hia, ' 28 sttaek was that the Indians at Clear Li about ndred in number, were angry at the failare of whe Ucited States to observe the stipulations of their Greety, and at bad treaiment from the whites It is eared that there will be serious trouble during the winter. The icdistmenta found against certain of the city offi- ‘Gials Of Sen Francisco bad been set aside, because some of the Grand Jarymen were aliens. Charges of malice, &c., bac boon brought against the jary, bu: their coa- duct had been universally spproved, except by a few of the friends of the indicted. Aman named Benj, Twitchell was shot dead at the Mission, on the 24 inst., by Samuel Gilmore. Twitcuell’s ‘offence was, that io rurveying he stepped over a line against Gilmore's will. A bill was before the Council of San Francisco to pro- hibit gambling in the city. Samuel Brannan, Senator elect of San Francisco county, fad resigned, and a new election was ordered The fre department of San Francisco elec'ed their offi- Gers on the Sth cf December. Charles P, Duane was @lected Chief Engineer. Tho U, 8. Land Commissien had decided a number of ‘laims lately. In all, they had decided forty-nine cases, Gonfirming twenty-six, coataining 267,000 acres, and re- decting twenty, containing 291,000 acres. The Supreme Court bad decided that the State cannct force gamblers to pay & licenve, gambling being, say they, @p immoral oct which government bas no constitutional Sight to sanction by & license, er. Marriages and Deaths. . MARKIED. In San Francisco, Somtey. . 4, by the Right Rev, Bishop Alemani, Miss Jutia Larobe, of New York, to Mr, George M. Frothingham, of Boston. In Sonoma, Dec. 1, by Justice J. B. Boggs, Mr.T. Bailey, $0 Miss Lucy ‘Chambers. On Thursday, Dec. 1, by the Very Rev. J. F. Llebari a, Vicar Geveral, Mr John H. Oliver, to Miss Honora Heffer- gan, all of San Francisco, In Placerville Nov. 23d, by the Rev. I. S. Diehl, Dr. P. Chamberiin, to Miss Lucretia Rockwell. In San Francisco, Dec. 1, by the Rev. T. D. Hunt, Mr. Benry Gerstung, to Mirs Hermine Bohmer, In Sacramento, Nov. 20, by Justice Wm. Singleton, Mr, Jesse Fritts Emerald. of Yuba county, to Miss Emily Bahoun, formerly of Philadelphia. At Rook Grove, Placer county, Noy. 29, by Rev. 0. 0, Wheeler, Henry M. Hoyt. of American Township, to Misa Marthe i. Dedman, of the former place. DIED. In San Francisco, Dec. 6, of congestion of the brain, Cap'. Wm. Miler aged 40,a member of Damariscotta No. 80, L. 0. 0. F., Damariseotts, Maine Tu Seoramento, on the Ist Deo., Dr. T.N Didier, a ma- Ive of Canada. On Sanday afternoon, Dee. 4, of typhold fever, James J. Leeland, ae 18 years, son of Mr. John Ireland, of ter, N. X, At Alvarado, Alameda county, Dec. 3, Mr. Gastavus per, aged 34 years, In Sin Fraxaiaco, Dee 4, of typhus fever, George H. Lawion, son of Moses Lawton, Eeq., of Portamouth, &. I. @ged about 31 years. In Sscramento, Dec. 2, at the Commercial Exchange Botel, Henry C. Underwood, of Panama fever, in the 2ist gear of his age Tu Sacramento, Nov. 29. the infant son of Dr. J. S. and Mary A Morse. In Nevada, Nov. 27, Mr. Gallagher, ia the 47th ye hhis age. He was formerly from Lowell, Mass., where his 3 DC a Mines, M ranciaco, Dec. 2, after a lingering > Belah L. Dudley, in the 47th year of his age, a member of Barmony Lodgs, No. 5,1 O O. F , Now Haven, Ot In San Franeisco, Deo. 1, Rebecea, daughtir of Thomas and Rebrcos Hophins, in the 21st year of her age Intermerts in Stockton during the month of Novem. bal 1853:— re News from Oregon. Oar dates from Portland are to the 26th of November. 4 The Spectator, in announcing the arrival of Gov. Ste- He arrived at Fo:t Vancouver on the 15th of here he remained but a few days, when he jis way over tothe sound. He does not wish Inia name te be used in connection with the delegateship of Washington Terri He will be couteated with the ‘Office he now holés. He was accompsnitd only by his ertist Mr. Stan!ey—the greater part of bis company, with sanguine of the route that he bas travelled, as to its fitness for tue purpose. He says that the Blackfeet Indians, who have been heretofore described as hostile, treated his party with marked kindness, and gave them muoh assistaoce en routs Tt e Governor has been a nt of the Times, writing from Jacksonville, Nov. 1, says ~The Indians in Illinois Valley, near Alt- house, were quite troublesome about s week ego, driving burning one house, and attempting to burn ra from Fort thicket, killing eight, weundiog some, taking from them gome guDs, ryt qasstiiy of ammanitior Some f Incians afterwaris returned, skulkiogin the bush- soldigs, Milling two and wounding ty 2 app - wey @ northern ronte for the Pacific Reil all arrived at tke different stations. Several of declare the route explored ps: fectly feamble, tisfed that no furmicadie obstacies exist from river to the navigable waters emptying into ty of Gov, Stevens consisted of the following of whom have arrived at or are stationed at i a 3 ann i below :— UsDER Gov. Stxvans —Lisut. A. J. Don &t Fort Benton—to arrive im March, iy if ij Fort Benton. Mr, Tinkbam, ein engi- firat of Janusty. Lieut. John Mallen depot at Fort Owen, St. Mary village, july, 1864. Lieut. L. APhold will arrive in Lachley, surgeon and naturalist, will ar- ber. J. M. Stanley, artist; G. Girardin, Thomas Adams, ‘drarghtoman and as 8. T. Baird, Senithonian Institute, i cy eles Bi ii 3 7 i tf fF party, which left Varconver early in ‘of making examinations consisted of the following offi- Captain U. 8. Eagineers, in Dunean, topegrapher; Lieutenant i if i f i caf ; Aas i BF Hibbard. Marion county, Nov Arthar Po Mr. David P. Prottymen, of county, to Miss Sarah Ann Riggs, formerly of “at the howe of J. W. Chambers, Washington county, Jane Scroggin. a Portland, on the evening ef the 24th November, of croup, Garan, only child of Joha B. and. A. Preston, a Ca2ters county, Nov. 8 Francls Ann Tarpin, wife of W. M Turpin, aged 27 years. In Clackamas county, Noy, 8, Mr. Joseoh Crabb, aged 59, from Jersey county, Il.—am immigrant of this year. At the residence of anges Mr. Wm. W. Boone, in Polk county, Nov. 19, Mrs. Lucy Boone, widow, aged 70 years, The deceased waa formerly from Indians, and immigrated to Oregon from Western Missouri in 1852. . the residence oe Sete, ae ee Nov. », Thompson Martin, of Yamhill county. Mr. M. immigrat- od to Brogon in 1847, from TY , lowe. Panama Railroad, {From the Panama Star, Des. 21.] We announced some time since the fact that the Bar. Ddacoas had been successfully completed, and, at a later |, that the cars had been able to travel the track as far as Maumee station. We hav» now the satisfaction to rtate, officially, on the first day of January 1854, the railroad will be for public travel as far an 0) , and that on and after that date the river travel will entirely, and, we hope, forever done away with A splendid mule road will be opened from Ae © ere Vee Cruces road, so that, as soon asthe cars reach that station, passengers will no other difficulty in crossing the Isthmus, than t of a pleasant mule ride of five or six hours, along # good road from Panams to Obi and then a change from the mule to the railroad cars t station, whence they will be enabled to resch Aspinwall in two hours more, the entire trip from ocean to ocean in about seven or eight hours tra: time, and avoid- ing all the risks and spnoyances of embarkation in to which they have hitberto been subject. Both the cities of Panama and Aspinwall are now well supplied with ccmfortable hotels; the dry seases is just oc mmencing; more new steamers sre on the out to join the Sen Francisco and Panama lines; the as of anama is, and bas been for the past ten months, entirely free from a] kinds of sickness, and the returns of the hospitals show the mertality of Panama during that period, to less than in any other pert of the world. These facta, taken in ccaneation with the contemplated speedy completion of the railroad, should be an inducement to castengers travelling between tho Atlantic and Pasifo States, to give their choice in favor of this route, ’ Our Peruvian Correspondence. Taova, Nev. 19, 1853, Relations with Bolivia~Advance of General Bele—Incur- sion of Domingo Elias—Closing of Congress—Report from the Chinchas—Supphy of Guano—American Shipping at the Islands, Itis difficult yst to give an idea of the present state of the pending question with Bolivia. The relations between the two countries remain just as they were five months ego. In fact, nothing bas been done on either sie to put an end to sn interdiction that is #0 ruinous to our gen- eral trade, and the consequence of the cessation of bu- siness is severely felt new by our provinces. It appears, evidently, that it isthe intention of the Peruvian Cabi- net to oblige Genera! Belzu to come to an amicable treaty by depriving him of any supplies, and consequently leay- ing the Bolivian government in embarrassments produced by the non-receipt of the revenue of the customs, and other means which cannot now be disposed. The general feeling in the southera provinces is to make ‘8 military occupation of Bolivia, an affair that might be easily accomplished, considering the efficient state of the Peruvian army, which, including some battalions of the National Guard, numbers 10,000 men; but ae the war is not to the Bolivian nation, but selely to General Belzu and his administration, this step will only be used in an extremity. The most important news that has been received here from the frontier is the advance of General Belzu into the Peruvian territory with « body of 2,500 troops, He o9- capied the town of Zepita, twenty-five leagues from the lake of Fiticaca and from Puno. eems that thie was nothing morg than a combined affair with Don Domingo Etias, who, about the same time, intended to make a re- volt in Piura with a £255, of fellows th got together in Guayaquil. However, ,as vian forces advanced upon him, after s few days, Decidedly, xome hostile operations will foon take place whish will termicate this protracted question. Some agitation prevailed on the north of Pera, pro- duced by the recent incursion of D. Doming> Elias, with anarmed troop. This foolish expedition natarail; \. He was defeated, and was obliged to refuge himself in the house of the American Conml, Elias was one of the as supported then by a indcoatial party. bub was sup) an inficen| cent attempts $0 throw the country in anareky him lose hit sans and credit. When the news reached Lims, im tely the steam frizate Amazonas sailed with General Furrico and a bettalion for the north, and the movement was at once quelied. In a few days Congress wilt close, Many important bills promoting the progress of the country have been passed, and as soen as the ample resources of this republic are developed, it will be a flourishing state. Tt wan reported in Lima that Senor Herera was to be sent out sgain to Rome on a diplomatie miszion. There was a magn ficent ball given by Gan. fchenique to the members of Congress, which has been the best ever teen in Lima. Miss Ca tharine Hayes was attracting crowded andienoss. St ede her debut as Lucia. The Commirsion of Engircers sent to the Chincha Isianés report that there is yet in the islands guano for thirty years. Ths exportation for the United States bas increased very considerably lately. Twenty five American vessel were loading, and arhongst them were to be s some preg Deautifal clippers, like the Empress of the Sea, Storm King, New ‘York, &o. The A nerican whal barkjEmma J. Austin was burned to the water's edge, with six hundred barrels of oil, ia the latitade of Payta. FB. News from the South Pacific. (From the Panama Star, Dec 21.) The steamchip Lima, Commander Bioomfeld, arrived yesterday, bringing -On® passengers and $280, 000 in treasure. Among the passengers are several from Australia, who came to Callas in the ahip San Francisco, 63 days from Syduey, Our dates from Valparaiso are to December 1. The accounts of the wheat crop in Chili are not very encoursging. The Mercurio saya it is Wee! 4 feared that the late rains and continued clouded will cause rast in the wheat felds. The strong wind of the 27th of Inst month bas been thecause of great damage to the wheat, beating it down. 2 greater part of the fields of yegeta- bles bave beem damaged by the same wiad. We regret to annource the death of Mr. J. @. Coffin, of the house of Rat Brother & Oo. He through this city on his way south s short time since. It seems that when near Pisco he complained of serious illness and retired, too weak tostand. He refased that he it the attack . When the gentiemsa who shared with bim rej ‘Mr. Coffin expressed hi teroom himself better. % the morning be found him dead. He was buried at soa. When, however, ts that of the 14th altimo notice wa: received by the Maritime Department that the Belgian bark Sabine Frangois wis wrecked at Qaintero, baving strack on the rocks. She immediately sunk, the ing saved themselves in the boats. This vessel, commanded by Capt. Beekman. sailed from Pissgua on ‘the 19ch of October, with a losd of raltpetre, for Fal- mouth. She intended to touch at Valparaiso to take provieions. The same paper says We sawin the Exe Plece of plank taken fro ip Lord Riverdale, The Valparaiso Herald rej reading room tho other dey, s ths larboard streak of the British h was picrced through with the i wha of elm, three inches and of the tusk projected through * , which, added to the thickaoss of ths plank, makes ton inches and s half thrust through the wood. On posite side she butt of the tusk was shat- tered and split, as if it had been broken off bya violent shock. ‘The whol; of the picoe of turk remaining, was about twenty to teenty twe inches. It seems that tho ship sprung a leas ‘and was hove down to find the leak, When this etrange cause was 4 The followixg American vessels had arrived at Valpa raiso since our last advices :—Wm. Rotch, Santiago, Are- thurs, Rattler, and Isabelita Hyne. Un the S7th inst, the English brig Ripley anchored in Valrarsiso from London, bound for Csidera. Sne had been 153 days out, ber bal warks cleared away and other. wise damaged, and her crew ill of the seurvy. A mutiny took place on the high seas on board of an Engiish veasel, carrying 260 colonists to the British pos ope north ward of California, The vessel had pa into ivia, and we vow hear that the Eoglish admiral on the station bas ordered some officers and marines to pro- ceed to that place and taks in custody the ringleaders of the revolt, The Valparaiso Pho says that the government has de- creed that from the Ist January, 1854, merchandise may be ceposited in ths custom house of Taleahusno on the same terms as in Valparaiso custom shou 6 Collect or at Talcahuano being authorised to rent} warehouses for the purpose. The mines of Copiapo continue improviog; some veins of ore fall off now and then in their s' lard, but the greater part steadily improve. Business is reported as being erceed! langaid, and Prices gemerally tending downward. Evglish steam coal is quoted a1 on end no demand. Caile coal nominally $10. United States lumber per M, $75, and in Gemend, Flour dul) at $4 123; per cwt, on six months credit, Wheat 30 reals per fanega. Li, have been active, and charters freely effected. Rates, however, remsin ui ay Tae following char ters have been concinded:—British ship David Cross, to Loudon with guano, £4; British bark Jord Riverdale, to England; Freneh ship Emma and Ma\ for Murseilion, 124 ‘r.; Britich bark Thres Sisters, for Baltimore, ores, $19; British brig Duchess of Leinster, for Live: 1, £4 Chile Snip Falicidad, for San Francisco, coal, $18; Caile bark Dos Amigos, for San Franciseo, coal, $18; Hamburg bark Marbs, for San Francisco, wheat, $18. Hard dollare are quoted at 9 per cent premium. From the Argentine Repablis we have mo news of im- portance. Advices from Uruguty report that republic as tranqail, and its political state eatistsctory. ‘The papers to hand from thst quarter contaia four de. crees, which constitute of themselves @ programme of adirAnis ‘ration on the most liberal principles, ind speak volumes in favor of the talents and liberal spirit of the mer bars of the new cabinet. The first decree throws opsn the navigation of all the rivers to the fags of all na! oa the sams terms as the ative vesrels. The second sbolishes a daty formerly levied on carte employed in the country trade. Tho third does with paemporte. The fourth abolishes the covtem off reserving @ box im the theatres for the use of Goverment, which was called the government box. The corps bad peid official congratalatory viaits to the mew gr verawent. The wows from Pera s of a pacite Mature. It ingeneral- pa pe oe that the difflcaities between that country and Bolivia wili Bow be settled acmiepbly. ; We have no news of interest from orast. Oar dates from Quito vis, Paita, are to the Zlst No- qmber, Congress was to close om the 26th, and open ite ‘The project for authorising golletibon with, Venewuela und’ Now Grauada Fn gga of the Columbian Republic, has ate. The Lima saw nothing of the frigate St. Lawrence. ‘From indebted for Melbourne papers to the 11th of Ootober. Oar files of the Sydney Empire, which should be to the 19tb, are no later than the 1’th, ouiee ve presume to the lows of the latest dates on their transi Beet ri eas cats hance asa aggrega’ tons, wil! Passengers, err! at the port of Melbourne. , noted at £3 16s. perounce. Trade is reported as generally dull, owing to bad weather. Few goods were on offer by first hands. The arrivals of colonial flour, brandy, suger aad build. fog materials had been large. The flour trade {a dull. At one Cage town mills » reduction of £5 per ton is an- monn 5 ‘The sale of Crown lands for the week reashed £139, 620, varying from £211e. to £9 6s. per acre. Flour is quoted at from £83 to £30 per ton. ry In the Legislature Colonel Anderson brought up the ad- dress to Her Majesty, prepared by the select committee, to accompany home the Prevention of Convic‘s’ bill. On motion it was ordered to be printed, by am overwhelming jority. mathe ‘Auditor-General has presented the estimates for the ensuing year. The income is calcniated at £3,322.323 13s. @,, ana the expenditure at £3,077,761 Is. Od., of which £1,106,625 uw for public worke. A-silver medal has been purchased for Charles Plum- mer, the man who so gallantly swam ashore with a rope from the wreck of the Monumental City. A nugget weighing 136 Ibs. has been taken out of Sail- er’s Gully. The famous monster nugget is thus eclipsed dy gbout 3 a ported ielding most favorabl; e mines are re; as yi m' ly, con: the weather. There sidering the state of a is wo news of particular im trom the colcpies. fi the Panama Star, Deo. 21.) By the arrival of the Lime from the Soath, we have re. (06 ¥ our regular los of 1o ne; Emyire to the 19th of October, “ii The Australian dates were brought by the Amaricat beie Seaheltin Hye, in thirty nine days fom Sydney. American, propeller Sir John Hervey, had been sold to a company of gentlemen, for the sum of £17,500, and is intended to be run in ‘the trade between Sydney , from Jametes, hed arrived at y. The Port Elizabeth Telegraph eays of her:— mitted to mantion last woek al of she er with one of the most respectable body of settlers feem Jamaica tor Australis that over visi! ‘ovr shores. ‘Among them are j eraors of the first resprotability,a gent] of color,formarly a membor of Counoil in Jomaics,and several other people of wealth and standing in that island, who pur- pose making Australia their future pls resi There ia sometiing about the colonial British which atonce appears to the eye and underrtanding, trlling of habite of foretheught and ind 'Y, Botorampet by by Caicbete b toil, like that which crushes the aspirations of 800 she home | a. Tho passengers +f the Glentanner ar of thi tion. and from tho highest to the lowest there seems of sympathy. which vibrates to the touch of self respect. We anticipate that they will make excellent settlers in Australis, and our only regret is thatso valuables body should pass ‘these sho d by four thousand pir raise: rea. A yetition to the Queen, fons, sgainet the rew constitution, was banded to the Governor on the 17th, to be forwarced to her Majesty. The markets are reported as tolerably brisk, with a good prospect for business during the coming monthu. The golé mines continue to yield abundantly. Prices were receding. Dust is quoted for New South Wales, £3 14s.; for Port Philip, £3 16a. New Mexico. From We have received files of the Santa Fe Weekly @azcite to the 12th of November. From the Gazctle of tnat date we We have on two or three occasions the Placer mines, and to some experi being made there. Since then we bave heard enough to authorise us to stats with certainty that the experimeat s0 far bas been completely ruccessful, and thet the pros- pects for an amp!e :emuneration for an outlay of capital are most flattering. As the reauit of four 8’ opera- tion and the labor of two mules, we have been ehown gold to the value of about $90, which, as all persons acquaint- ed with the oper.tions of the towners, as the ciumsy mills in general use amorg the Mexicans are called, affirm, is not more than half cf tne actual amount of gold in the rock. It must be recollected, too, that twice the amount of ore (metal as it is technically termed) oould be crush- ed, every particle of separated in«ne hour, by many of the crarhers now in use ia the,Uai tes, 8 be penn Cpernlad, upon to procure the gold we have men- joned above. bedy of mineral at the pincer 1s inexhaustible. and of a richoees rarely equalled. The opinion of ove of the qreacieins is, that with proper machinery the yield will about sixty-six cents to the bushel. ‘The Gazelte states that the exploring party under charge of Lieut. Whipple left Albuquerque on the morning of the 8th vember, to con :inue their exploration west. Messrs. Beck and Giddings have recently established a new city in the beautiful valley of the Pecos, which they call Preston, It is said to be one of the bes: grasing re- ES of New Mexico, and the proprietors have already a rge stock of sheep, horses, mules, cattle, &o. 4 Tae Gaietle of the 16th has the following Indian intel- ce — We learn from Mr. J..M. Giddings, who returned a few Gays singe from his tock farm on the Pecos river, some thirty-five miles below Aaton Chico, that a pa:ty of Mas- calero Apaches were ai the ranch of Julian Sanches, bs- ow Anton Chico, on the 24th of Ostober, and stated that whey had killed two American: @ short time before. from whom they obtained @ large amount of gold. He dit rot state wnere the Americans had beer killed. t On the 26th, the same Indians went to anton Chicd ard stwle from the Mexicans eleven horses and mules. Gn the 26th, they returued to the ssms ranches, and took trom Sanches all his arms, and sbot him through the am. Mr. Giddings was informed that there were a number of auimals missing from Sen Miguel, supposed to have been taken by the same Indians. ‘The people of Anton Chico were preparing & petition to pear eo Garlan¢, praying for military pro- ection. ‘These are the Indians that murdered the Oslfornia om: ts near E! Paso, an account ot which appeared e Gaertte a short time since. We are apprehensive that our citizens will be very much annoyed by these Iodians unless prompt measures are taken to check their depredations. Later from El Paso. The San Antonio (Texas) Ledger of the 16th ult. says: —We are indebted to Col. George Craig, of this city, flead the following in relation to matiers ant things Ta. e relation to matters an: fod about El Paso:— Business bas been dull, and is likely to remain so until the “eye Nee ee gt ae Bow en roule for that 5 a jaoted at 5; Wheat Fijolon $3, wait $i. rent % The people of that section take a deep interest in the projected Pacific railroad. bave helda namber of * mai meetings, made explorations into regions of coun- 'y before untrodden by the white man, and gathered s vast amount of valuable information in relatiog to the country over which it is believed said road will pasa, which ee to heacquarters by « special mes- yoger. They are confideatly ot the opicion that the Pa- cific railroad is bouad to come toor near Fi Paso. We bope {heir anticipations may be realized, and that The Tosiens continue very troublesome in the vic'nity of El Paso, so mush so that a man’s life is considered un- sate out of sightof his domicil. The peop e have no faith in the red man’s pledgs or promise, made throng) treaty or otherwise. The writer says, “ they are nothiog but @ set cf lazy, lousy thieves, and all they care about doing is to steal, lie, beg, and kill.” We guess he ts not tat wrong. ‘The following oecurrerce took place at Don Ano, on the 6th of November, which it i feared ‘will cause agreat deal of misunderstanding between the whites and reds,’” A party of Sacramento Apaches, with their chief Cuontas ‘Azuler, (Bive Beads ) had come down to Don Ano for the parpose of having a talk with Maj. Backas, commandin, at Fort Fillmore, and making anotaer treaty, Walle there, the chief awa, emule fora horwe, with » — soldier, who left with the mule to parts un- own. Oa the 5:h a Mexican came to Don Ano in search of the same horse. Finding him in the possession of Mr, Blue Beads, he accused him of having stolen the arinal. Not being eatistied with the chief's explanstion as to how he came"by the Boree, the Mexican took him before the alcalde, who decided in favor of the Indian. Tais consid- Grably exasperated the Mexican, who, with ha friend left town acd Isy in wait for the chief, and as he retur to camp im the afternoon attacked apd murdered him, took the horse and decamped. The Indians will unqaes- tionably retaliate, New York Academy of Medicine. The annual meeting of the Academy of Medicine was held on Wednesday evening, in the small chapel of the University, Washington equare, Dr. Isaac Wood, the President, in the chair, . ‘The minutes of the last meeting having been read and app ovec, the President stated that the special order of Dusiners was the election of officers and committees, The academy then proceeded with the election, which occupied the greater part of the evening, and resulted as follows :— MD if) H, Griscom, M. Da; W, con ding Secretary ~Dr. A Poreion rir tine. 80 ign — omant Fi 5 Domiats Corvepenttg Gira ede ee Hupsandy Treasurer—Dr. Pond. Librarian—Dr. T. ¥, Cook. Orator—Dt. J. H. Griseom. Tae doard of trustees who served daring the last year el ilgasediten Unde monn fn et resident members were m, Upon the recommendation ef a eres | ter on m ma! Dr. J. G. Adams, now travelling in Exrope, eon read. Coramuanications ware received from Drs. Velpsan, Le- roy, D’Etiolles, ani Risord, of Paris, no forwarded cupies of some of their worka for the library @: the ace dem, Toe annzal reports of the several officers and commit. tees were then made, alter which the seademy adjournei, U.S. Before John W, ‘Mrtensing * confidence as if nobody’s op! from South America. ‘The Im Legislation of ‘We are in receipt of files of the Correio Mercantil of Rio | FIRST GUN FROM THE SPOILS CABINET—RENEWAL OF Janeiro, extending to the 12th of November. Coffee continued inactive in that market, sales not ex- ceeding 1,800 to 1,400 bags a day. Dates had been received in Rio Janeiro from Monte- video up to the 4th of November, and from Buenos Ayres up to the 30th*of Oo:ober. The Legislature of 1653 had been regularly installed in Buenos Ayras, and, as we before announced, Don Pastor Obligado, the previsional Goverror, had been elected per. manent Governor. There had been some changes in the cabinet, Don Ireneu Portela having been appointed Minis- ter of the Interior and of Foreign Affairs; Don Manuel Eacalada, Minister of War and Marine; and Don Jose B. Pemba, Secretary of the Treasury. One of the first acta of the government was the conirmation of a sentence con- demning two persons to death for murder, committed in 1840 and 1842, The Legislature was being ccoupied with various branches of the public service, ‘The exportation of gold and silver has been declared free, amd & commission of seven members has been appointed to prepares pro- ject of constitution. Various projects have been sub- mitted to the consideration of committees comprising the abolition of passports by land and sea. The Legislature has also been occupied with other projesta presented by the government—first, to reform the patent and stamp law; second, to reduce the duties of importation from thirty-nine and thirty-five to fifteen per cent; but the government is unwilling to consent to a greater reduction than twenty-five per cent. Tranquility reigned in the rural districts, The mili- tary force in the north, under the command of Gert, Hornos, had been directed to withdraw, but tha: the south was still left for the defence of the frontiers against the Indians. An abundant harvest was expected. Gen. Urquiza had been at his plantation at San José, whenee he had set out for Gualiguaychu, to treat offi- cially with M. Lemoine, Charge d’Affairs of France. The Constitnent Congress continued its sittings ia Santa Fe. The steamer Prince, for Buenos Ayres, on the 2d 0° November, heard signa! guns, and having steered in the direction, found the brig Bonetta, of the British squadron, in distress. Her crew had already thrown overbeard part of her armament. The Bonetta had left Montevideo for Buenos Ayres on the 31st of October. 2 In Montevideo nothing of importance had occurred since the death of General Lavaleja and the landiug of Sigaor » Giro from on board the French frigate. The Comercio de Plata, speaking of the public tranquillity now restored, aays— If, as we te-day entertain the ho; peace continue firm in the xognl, both branches of the Assembly will be elected wit t disturbance, and will be able to com- mence their labers on the day appointed. The electoral contest must be free, and the may sustain their chosen candidates. In this respect we can say that the ernment will assume an attitude worthy of and com- formable to the liberal policy which it has sustained. In Buenos Ayres mercantile transactions were not of any greatimportance. Rum was quoteia! $1 60, Rice at $20 to $21. There were 8,000 barrels of flour in the market, and in consequence of the probability ef an seun- dant barveet the demand began to be less. In the past month the sales had reachhd 6,950 barrels, at from $165 to $203 the ton. At last quotations the price was $200, Exchange on London was effected at 68s, the ounce. Intelligence from the Bahamas, We have received our files of Nassau (N. P.) papers, dated to the 2st of December last. The news is not of much importance. ‘The schr. Theresa Jane, Gardner, master, arrived at Nas- sau from Charleston, on Monday afternoon, 13th ult. The schooner Golden Eagle,s, Fernande master, ar- rived from Charleston on the morning of the 14th ult. in 7 days. In consequence of meeting with bad weather, they had to put into Harbor Island. The House of Assembly will meet on the 10th instant, for the despatch of business. The Bahama Herald of December ith says:—We are just as well informed now, as to who is to be our new Governor, as we were three months age. The Executive Council met on Monday, Sth ult.. when it was agreed that £25 worth of rice shoud be sent to Rum Cay for the benefit of the indigert’poor. ‘The correspendent of the Bahama Herald, writing from Rum Cay, upon November 46, after detailing the iojary done to the shipp'ng by the late gale says :--To add to the horrors of our situation, provisions of all kinds are getting alarmingly scarce ; indeed, are not to be pur- chased at the shops. What remains on the islani are only rmall supplies in the possession of private families. Mary of the people are beginning already to feel the crav- pgs of hunger, and fearful consequences will be the re- sult unlers timely aid is afforded, The magistrates have taken ups salt boat for the pu: of conveying intelli gence of our deplorable state to the seat of government, and 11 be relieved as speedil 86 possible; but however «: it may be sent, reat, peedily 1 saflering must take place before it arrives, unless, ia the meantime some vease] with provisions should iden- tially pu‘in bere. The quantity of salt destroyed is esti. mated at from 80,000 to 100,000 bushels, amd the erops of corn, which were very promising. had been spoken of aa, = eee be much larger than had been grown for a pum! ts pant; 0 ea yea ; wearoely Nassau. He heavy weather, and lost Bis boat, Ble put ta here to and get another. His wife and two sons were on . All well. At Exuma cannot at ell times be purchased on an O2: Island, and with some of them communication with this is far from fre. quent, The letters which are certainly, a mort lamentable state of things, and urgency of the case. Turks Islanders have paid to the Bahama treasury the £8 000, with in’ the proportion of the public Sebi eliotted to them on eis separation from the’ eolo- By. BEN, THE FRES AMERICAN CITIZEN ENSLAVED AT CUBA—HI8 RELATIVES ALIVE IN THR BAHAM AS. (From the Bahama Herald, Nov. 26 ] stg Sail patter apatite er st or impract .} en tertalning rach idear, poo’ them with’ as much were as good as their own, Events which ha; twenty, thirty, or forty Canad are sometimes involved in mystery, and there i, out it doubt, in many cases, difficulty in arriving at facts to clear up avy uncertainty connected with them; anc of'ent:mes we are put in possersion of very vague, in- de Anite, or ambiguous information as the only clue to trace out with certainty the fact desired. In this journal, under date the 9th inst., we published ap account, which was ‘sext in the form of a letter to the New Yorx Haraty, of « colored American citizen held in slavery in Cabs; and on Wednesday last an official letter from the ating U. 8. Consul a: Havana to the U. 3. Vice- Copeu! at this place on the same subject. Many people thought it futile to make enquiry about «Captain Jim,” or + Lizzie,” or “ Uncle Joe,” or Dick,” or sey person named by “‘ Bon,”’ the subjectof the A: Coneul’s letter; but, there are persons who will ini ‘themselves ima care of this kind, and who endeavor to ferret out information calculated to benefit the ensiaved and oppressed, and to free them from the bonds by which are bound; and we are therefore glad to mention that the Inspecter of Police was yesterday informed that ove of Ben’s sisters is residing §n Grant's Town; and that hie mother is rericing at Andros Island. The sister has related circumstances she heard from her mother cor roborative of Ben’s story, ard we shail endeavor to obtain ‘a fu)! and correct account of their narrative, and lay the same before the public in our next issue, or as soon as we doth here and at An- can. ‘There are, we persons Gron I land well scquaiated with Cupteio Jia. we Reet MO of Bon’s release, and trust that n> unturned to obtein rapes Tne revved io formation from bis relatives and otvers, wi may ob- a bv acothplishment of that desirable objec} --his eration. We ume the police magistrate will take the de; sition ¢¢ Den’ sister, and that his mother will be coat for, or, if too to tra will be sent to andre Tilend tor’ the peipee of cnsulaleg her touching her son yesterday from Andros Island. ‘They fully corroborate the nett ee eer iog its truth; though, o7 to the length of tine whieh bas elapeed since he Wan stolen, end his ten- der age at that time, there are some discrepancies aa to dates and places. bf dh Ay Yeeeah Seite, pat jn ee as herupposes, and he was placed originally. the Capraio, Jim, who took him to Havans, but uo another maa, Ba Aan him to Jim, probaoly age. which is net so ad- ‘vereed as be states, and the time when he left Florida, which must have been 1820, not 1812. ‘Tne statements will be given, in crienso, at avother time. A Sounren's i ae Pay."—Under Pays role Toe deenttion Celie, Othe. Cebarge ot folder as @v.iner, as mentioned in AF cid Rega ‘hits Pos contr: lint uy, it can- mse aay part of the srresngae don at the time dene dismissal, as mentioned im paregrap! o Geeared Regula tions of the Army, COLT’S PATENT. (From the Washington Unicn, Jan. 3.) OOLT’s PATENT. The attention of members of Congress is invited toa well written communication in our paper in favor of the renewal of Colt’s patent for firearms. O! tne merits of the spplication we have no special information, and there- fore direct attertion te the views of our correspondent. We bave lately indicated our opinion ix favor of a revision and improvement of our patent laws, and we indulge the hope that the frequent applications made to for the renewal! or extension of patents will in¢uce such in- vestigation as may result in the form we have heretofore suggested. It is useless for us to apeak of the value of patch invention; it has been tested and approved by the public. COLT 8 PATENT AND ITS BXTENSION. ‘The patent laws of the country ares system established for the purpose of promoting blis good by a suita- ble encouragement to — jus. The natural right which a man has in the productions of his own ls- bor, ingenuity, or thought, seems tobe founded upon more sound reason than any other right of, property whieh society recognises, since its Frew ined deprives no other person of anything which he had before, or which in existence until created by him who claims it as hisown. Pro ;eriy in the soil, or in any material thing which nature has furnished us without our own labor, stands &@ much parrower ground, and is to be con- sidered of a very an a ae upon the claims of creation. The cons! of the United 8 ates jises this distinction in that clause which authorizes Con gress to establish the syster of the patent laws. It declares that Congress sball have power ‘to yromote the of science and useful arts by secur- 1g, for limited to authors and inventors, the ex- Glusive right to their respective writings apd discove- ries’? The word used is “securing”’—not granting or conferring. Thefright is in the author or inventor; but, Ube all othe: natural rights, it must yield to superior foyoe, unlesa secured by the common consent of sosiety; and the same constitution which declares its object to be miraarpprnatrges ables amthose blessings which the Declaration of Independence declared ‘‘inaliea- able rights’””—also aireets to secure” to au- thors and inventors their ite “to their respective It is @ very commen cry, however, sgainst this provision of the constitat that it creates a monopoly, and that it is therefore This cry is raised generally by those whe, being unable to juce anything for themselves, seek to rob others of their property. Society, however, is too much bene- fited by the eystem, and under its fostering care too much ‘has been mace in the usefal arts, to ren- der those assaults of any value. The subject which has induced these remarks is the ap- Plication of Colonel Colt foran extension for seven years of his patent fer firearms. The t question which must be raised is, whether the nd of the Jaw is sub- served— good is promoted ae ex- . It appears in this cage that Colonel Colt made imvention in 1831; bat, like many of the great im- provements, it came prematurely into existence. No one seemed to recognise ks value, and Colonel Colt struggled on alone for five years, supporting bimsel’ ree ee chemistry, and 2) 7 e ‘experi- ment with arma. in 4696 ‘Colonel It assigned his patent to the Patent Arms Com; , in New Jersey, and that company began to manufacture the arms in that year. ‘The great ¢! ta which Colonel Colt made to intr duce the arms into public use are well known to the govern- ment and to the people of the country; but the complex- ity and expense of the weapon were 60 bye! thaygovern ment officers re; a them. Oolt, however, himself took to Florida fifty cf the and Gen. Harney reported in 1850 that he believed ‘‘that but for these arms the Indiaus would now be luxuriating in the everglades of Florida.” The temporary success of this trial was fol- lowed by & permanent reverse, and the Patent Arms Com- pony ‘wastold out in 1841 by the dheriff, leaving Colonel with a heavy debt, and losing all its capital. From that time till the Mexican war Qolonel Coit was suffer- ing under the burden of debt which his efforts to bring his arms into use had imposed upon him, and straggling agsivst jucgments and sheriffs to regain a position to which his talents entitled him. Living in the tower of the University in New York city, in s sirgle room, he was Isboring at his submarine batteries and other bogey ments, achieving reputation as ® man of genius, but gain- ing no money, and scarcely able to find the means of sub- tistence. The Mexican war brought out, his invention and Colonel Colt began to manufacturs,his arms, ellaneo of thelr manufacture. aa upon the pesalarty of c of manufacture as u) 0 phar EE RET OE com! accu ey are ) constructed ef cast iron, or other Tasuficient material, they are useless and Sucoess in the manu- facture requires very costly and varied machinery, as well as great care in the production of the material com posing them. Ool. Colt began at the foondation, ‘three months himself ia the steel works in Shet to test the various grades of material; and the steel now imported for him is known by his name. He bas contrived and built, at greatexpense, machinery which is fit for no other use than to make these arcu, but which makes them with perfection. The result of all this is, that Major Thornton, the United States inspector of arms, roved, in one of his suits y ope infringers, that in his pection of the last 2,000 Colt’s pistols, shooting 12,000 shots, but one failed in the test; but that, im the inspec- tion of the last 500 government carbines, shooting 500 shots, 55 failed in the test—a result in favor of Colt’s se yer government carbines im the proportion of 227 . Bo, it isevident that the principle of these arms may be used to construct weapons of rode dangerous sort; Sud we have seen specimens which were offered for le ip the market—but which have been sup; court—of cast iron, but of such construc arms Colt’s works could not go om exeept ats loss, and all the machinery and tools now created for this purpose would be useless: yet no perme would be any richer or better off. What the public want is a reliable and per- fect weapon—such a one as Co't farnisbes; and if it cost ‘@ little more than a poor ose the imcreased value of the arm is more than an equivalent. Ofcourse, the time must come when Colt must meet this competition. Fe says thata seven yes: extension will enable him se to increase, subdivide and perfect his machinery, that at the expiration of the term he can meet it. The of the past renders his anticipation most . only became of his i i Li LA : i i i et Felis Fl g an : | E Hi Hag dj 7 | & s Cal. workmen to Ecgland tor the very ther reputation of his invention, which That eee: is character, and it ought to be ble ta to preserve it. The ee ee ee eee fraoee ay ee pea eee te an Araroan ventor as ve Our own government o not to be backward to reoogulse his merits. D APPLICATION OF SAMUEL COLT FOR AN EXTENSION OF PATENT. W. x, December, 1853, The fo! is the decision of Judge Mason:— In 1836, the spplicant obtained a patent fora chamber firearms. In & second patent was granted for im ments thereon, the most important of wbich the Tending lever. In 1850 the former of ‘was extended for seven years, and he now ask: extension for the latter. ‘The statute requires the applicant in such cases to fur- nish « statement of his receipts and ex ciently in cetail to exhibits true and ered. plicant avers ‘“‘that he never has in any ireotiy or bag A derived bg Bags for hts Php d vention patented 1839."" statement certainl, grows out of a mistaken basis of computation. ‘The testimony shows that the app! has ° tured upwards of one hundred pin’ of vari- Taking into account the prices at which they the cost of manufactare, and the com- < This testimony stands uncontradicted. No posing evicence was offered. Eren the witnesses whom these facta were proved were not cross-exam(ned ‘as conceded and indisputable, Now, the expenses of the applicant with his eee ee ee and services. a8 estl- mated by him at sixty thousand leaves & very handsome balance in his favor. be sets Sie arvehs hs Sk eee Breen pow oe won bee patent, and none to the second. consists the mistake. pb ced ag ah aw rang toas above stated were constructed with the improve- ments embraced im the second patent. Are these im- sh A Tf 90, Jf tO ‘extension. tp Be ha Loca Aon gested the velanet Pistols to they were Bat it will be said that the and Of the vast number which bas e into such abundant profits, A wh py aa Panis ‘be credited to his leat raster. ip 38 rE i ei ¥ i a E I Ff i E ef i | E EB if ER E i E i Ze | fal iy [fe ty 35 * ze i Hae HE a id rie t alt i iE A i f ? s 4 be F z 5 E a] ai i Ligsee at see Hie Hh 3 A H is E g i at Eg: cant is, that he is entitled to an extension unless he bas sufficient com pensation for bis the law. To justify an extension of this i pe ii missioner must be satisfied that the ap; negket or fault on his has failed “from fen ec eater ad yea teeeel oper ir y ex) “nh ee Oihen! whether th has realised ma wi a) one dellar in foe enh of the patent is this invention, he is no mofé entitled to an extétslon than Soa the whole advantage bad grown out of the patent The burden of proof to show that a pro; extersion exists is thrown upon the Ee fica respect he has wholly failed. Neither ment nor the tes of the witaesses who were swore in the case, shows that he has rot received from his im- vention a sufficient and liberal compensation; but, om the os 7 @ degree of suscess and prosperity is chown which [ can only wish were more generally realised by tae authors of all other usefal inventions, A3ON, Commissioner, United States Patent Office, August 29, 1853. Decisions in the Court of A: Dmo. 81,.—The ji of the Supreme and ef the Assistant Vice , ‘rithout eters mining whether the bequests mentioned in with li to General Sep total tebe bc mele con petty ceteniant, and to proceed in ssid canse according to equity, without costs of the appesl—John KE. Andrews Pee 3] New York Bible and Common Prayer Book je . Re rmed—Guerdon J. Leeds, survivor, &o., againt Wm, cd iit . it ordered—The People, defendants in error, = J Isintiff in error. against James Gehagen, . Affirm: en ‘Hasbrouck, trustee, appellant, al Peter BH. Vandervort and Charles L Haywood. “ jee it ordered—Ralph Lester against aw Affirmed—Jemima Tucker and others against the Ree- tor, Church Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Clement’s Chureb. Decree below modified, and judgment in this sult te be settled before Judge Deion tuis D. Kane, by Alexander W. Bradford, next frien sinst Wm. } ot rd, id, ag 8. Affirmed—The President, Directors and Company of the Caen Pak, in the city of New York, against Henry W. kw: Affirmed—John La Farge against Peter L. Hester. briel Furman, executor, &o., and Abby S. it Mayor, Ak pias ah iar te ce eta and bill dismissed, with costs : ree rever! below, but without costs ia this court—Alpheus Morse vend Blijeb Morse agt. Hiram D. + Decree reversed and bill dismissed, with costs below, but without costs in this court—Bilis Morse and Hijal Morse agt. Hiram D. Silas ‘Affirmed—Joseph Edgel ak reversed eaten! Saledt tens and others. Re-argument ordered—Gariet V. N. Andrews and others be fois Ww. aia and others. _ argument ordered—Cabriel Oakley Lewis Morten. a riff a ae M Decree of Supreme Court reversed and decree of Vice Chancellor affirmed—Henry Williams and others, agt. Nathaniel Williams. Affi: med—William 4A. Porter, receiver, agt. John L. Williams and Richard ¥. Clark. Affirmed—Frederick C. Geesler and Harmon Wireand agt John Acosta ‘Affirmed—Samuel G. Gage a ae Marti: 4 ; a. judgement and ae trial a reversed Cook sgt. Elisha O. Litchfield. ring oe ppb ge pinnae trial ordered—Jere- Joogment af the Buy ante t general and special of 'p! at terms reversed and new trial ordered—People of State bt styy York, respondents, agt. William P, Van Renase- Affirmed—John L. Van Dervolgen, administrator, egsinst Ann Elisabeth Yates. » 2. a, Judgment reversed and new trial ordere¢—Jacobd Dewitt against Jonathan Barley and Peter P. Schoonmasher. ‘4 ffirmed—CharlesG. Pettit against Henry A. lis erdered— Stephen Whitney against ko, Oty of New York, New vor, - shale john Carlin and another, against SR, 5 tig ei Seversed and crdler at pps ‘erm aflrmed Samet babyy inory eguiset Gaimuel Lord’ t ordered—Matthew Chappell vs. James N. PI Decree below reversed and ‘I decree to be settled by Judge Gardiner—Abraham Wing and Jesse Patriek ogainst Samuel G. Huntington a Decree reversed and bill costs —AbraR as Hutcbinson against William Brad. Ems M, Kinane Asean erdered—Henry [armed Willam B. Mott L. Woot jab sndgoniber: ual yore Affirmed—Samuel A. Provost against Aaron D: Patehia. Affirmed— William Thorne a; 6 . B. . ‘The order from ts a! with coste—The joes Dro of Thos. E. Davis C. Palmer against . Sturtevant. Like iudgment in twenty-five cases, Broadway, OF FREEMEW:. Mux, ‘When there iss question of ‘huss Ws vatlor antl ano goon al atdkemnees of talus aa should be forgotten, howe of 1 5 = ry iy if i i! : EE. fan BETH obs } FF i U it £ a F ji interesting chapters in the of ins. By ‘the report we ove tah ei the treasury of the Association aimee the 1th of Jaly last were 225,927 46; and that the sum frows the same ¢ate i: $169,100 which, with ea epproxtmated estimate of $3 600 for dobte, ta $162,690 32, ‘a balance on the first of mouth of $06,237 14; of which Dalamce $36,000 in invested tm morigage on real estate at eight per cent interest per apnum, and 30,000 deporited in bank, subject to draft at fiftesn days’ notice, and bearing interest at the rate of four per cent per annum. ~e vw 4 ~