The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1854, Page 1

THE N WHOLE NO. 6347. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUALY 8, 1854. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH, NINE DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. INTERESTING RELATIVE TO 1 WALRER FILIBUSTERO EXPEDITIIN, WIG AHL Y The Invaders Attacked and Defeated by the Mexicans, PROBABLE DESTRUCTION OF JHE ENTIRE PARTY. Sailing of More Filibusteros from San Francisco, WRECK OF THE BRITISH SHIP JENNY LIND. Dollness of the Markets. Two and a Half Millions im Gold em Route for New York. Further Relative to the Loss of the Skip Staffordshire. DEMOCRATIC COMVENTION IN OHIO, J &., ko, & The News from Caltfornia, New Oxurans Jan. 6—Noon pe 2g El Dorado, from Avpiawall at noon on ‘the nteama hy a at the Per ; besarte NAN Wis Goa rier wirinieh*e-cine sas morning, and will teach the city about four o'clock this afternoon. On the Jet and 2d inst, she encountered very heavy gales, Tho steamship George Law left Aspinwall on the night of the 20th ult, with the California mails of the 16th Brees $588,000 in gold, and 300 passengers for New The steamship Daniel Webster, from San Juan, Nica- agua, with similar dates from California, is also com- ing up. ‘ The latter vessel brings 100 passengers, and reports ‘that the steamship Star of the West sailed from San Joan on the 1st inst. for New York, with 800 passengers and $2,000,000 in gold. * “The néwe is of more than ordinary interest. The John L, Stevens arrived at San Francisco en the ‘U6th ult., with the Atlantic mail: of the 20th and 22d of November. " THE WALKER EXPEDITION CUT TO PIECES. “Phe principal feature in the Califvrais papers, is the ecount of the proceedings of the Sonora fillibusters, ‘On the 3d of December Mr. Walker and his party made an excursion from San Diego, where they arrived on the day previous to capture the Governor or to forage, They were attacked by the Mexicana and beaten, with the ise of twelve or fourteen men They then fled ani “took refuge in a house at Ensenrba, where, at latest ac- Sounte, they were besieged by several hundred Mexicans: qrho out off their boats and prevented their reaching the Daroline, which was anchored near by. DEPARTURE OF MORE PILLIBUSTEROS FROM SAN FRANCISCO. Whe bark Oneta sailed from San Fremciseo on the 13th, ‘with two hundred ant fifty filiousteros and a» large sup: ply of ammunition, for the assistance of the Water ex- pedition. The authorities made no attempt to atop her. It is reported that ethers are preparéd to follow, "PHS WRECK OF THE WINFIELD scoTT. “The machinery and a part of the mailacf the Winteld Soott were entirely lost, but the ship had not, at lates Gates, broken up. INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. ‘The Pacific Railroad Surveying Expedition was busy in ‘the Bouth. ‘The mining accounts are very favorable. ‘Large qvantities of rain bad falien, and the rivers were high. The British ship Jenny Lind was lost going out of the harbor of San Francisco, on the 11th December. Some difficulty had occurred in the Five Department of ‘San Francisco, and about 300 members hai resigned. THE MAbKETS. The San Francisco Herald ‘Nearly every depart- ment of trade is dull, in consequence of coatinued heavy in: tions and a limited demend from the interior. UR was dull, with emall sales of Go.lego and Haxall, at $l4a $15. Porx had declined to $19 » $20 for mess. Rio Corrke was scarce, and the market excited. At euction 4,000 bags of Java brought 29%c a Sle. -GuNny 8463 had declined to 13340. ADAMANTINE CANDLES were quoted st 260, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrived a\ San Fr noisco~ ich, ships Trade Wind, from Philadelphia; York; 1ith, Mandarin, do; i Y} ‘Bouton; 12th, North Wind, NYork; ¢f the Usth, Wide Awake, do. Democratic Convention in Ohio. Civanan, Jan. 7, 1854. ‘The Democratic State Convention met at Colamdas to- day, and nominated 8. F. No ris, of Clermont, for Jadge of the Supreme Coart, ard A. P. Miller for member of the Board of Public Works. Resolutions to support the general government, and re- ‘adopiing the resolutions that Ohio demosrats organize and adopt as their political creed the Baltimore Platform of 1863, were adopted by 197 vo 27; after which the Con- vention s¢journed. From Washington. Wasmixaro, Jan. 7, 1854 Mr. Hobbie, First Aesistant Postmaster General, has been confined for several days to his bed, by severe indis porition. wtieiaeiianaesnigpsionewstven The Sunbury and Erie Rallroad. Punasaurnya, Jam, 7, 1854. The S-lect Compeil this ev« ning, passed the ordicance adcpted by the Common Cguocil on Thursday night, ap- propria ting $3,00,000 to the Erie and Sunbary Railroad. ‘rom Beston. MUMDER TRIAL—RAILSOAD ACCIDENT. Boston, Jan. 7, 1854. The jory in the tris] of Davi Dempster, for murdering Lis wife, came into court this afternoon, unable to a,ree upon a verdict, and after receiving additional instruc tions from Judge Shaw they re‘ied again. The jury af- terwards stood ten for coavietioa and two for acquittal, and were discharged. A new trial has been moved for. Yestercay afterncos Mr. Bujamim Mudge, of Lyna, while walking on the trask of the Eastern railroad, near Ipewich, waa ran over by the train, dragged reveral rods, » $nd so much injured that it will be nesessary to ampa- tate both legs. Mr. Mudge is Commissioner of Essex county. ae The Great Western Railroad, &e. Derrorr, Jan. 7, 1854. The Great Westerm Railroad will be completed in one ween from to ¢sy, and will bs opened for travel on the Monday following. The Jose by fire at the Albion Female Seminary was @bout$17,000. Insurance, $10,000. The Weather and Navigation, 4 Waxeusc, Jan. 7, 1854, The river here measures five feet reven inches, and is rising; but navigation is closed Derrorr, Jan. 7, 1864. The thermometer in this city this morning at:od at fire degrees beiow ' THR CRESCENT CITY AT NEW ORLEANS. New Ontaans, Jan. 6, 1864, ‘The stenmahip Crescent City, from New York, via Ha ‘wana, is coming up. THE NASHVILLE AT CHARLESTON. CitaRtaston, Jan. 7, 1854. The new mail steamship Nashville, from New York, (arrived at her dook in this city at ome o'clock this mora. img. Southern Mail Failure. Barrmoms, Jan 7, 1844. ‘We bave ne mail to night south of Richmond. Additional Particulars About the Stafford- ahire. Boston, Jan. 7, 1854. We bave not the full detaild yet of the wreck of the Staffordsbire. A private letter rays the large boat, which was capable of contuining one hundred persons, put (@ frou the wreak with only «few seamen on board, and the smalies} boat vith {curteen, It is furt) or stated that the first mate, with pistol ia hand, preventd the pacrengers from getting ia the boats Persons who wie well acquaiated with that <fliser, how ever, pronounce this statement false. Captain Richardeon had been covfioed by iilness to his esbin, for several cays previous to the disaster. A despatch from Hali‘ax oxmes some of the persons saved from the Staffordsh'rr, as follows :—Mossrs. Alden, Leet, Morgan, aud Stephenson, mates; Cobbs, Withorts, and Rice, boys; some seamen, oaues unknown, and five male and one female passengera They were hourly ex- pected at Hali‘ax at last accounts, and Mr. Alien would immediately leave for Boston. Disaster to the Schooner Ellen iiauivax Jan, 7, 1854, Tne tehvoner Ell m, of and from Richmond, Va., put into Barrimgton, 8. 3, om the 6ch of January, ia want of soils The captaio wa. kided mine days ago. Tac Lost Cutter Hamilton. Caxuestos, Jan. 6, 1864, Tho body of Lieut, Camillus ssunders, who was lost in the revenuseuttsr Hamilton, has been found, a3 was brought to this city to day. Copfirmation of the Project of a Mexican ‘Treaty. P [From th: Courier anu Kran'rer, Jan 7 The RUMOKE) TREATY WITH WEXILO Most com lete and positive information enables us to affirm that there is no truth in the rumor that a treatv has been negotiated with Mexieo. The docu- ment published by” one of our mornin cotempora- ries is the draft of a Ueaty, based pane the instruc-. tions carried to our Minister at Mexico} by the special agent who went out about the last of October. No such treaty has been negotiated, nor is it probable that apy such will pass, unaltered. It undoubtedly accurately delineates in its main features the treaty Manet va [sete has proposed to Mexico. egotiations are now progressing between Gen. Gadsden and the Board oF Commissioners ay pointed by Santa Anna; but no definite settlement ad been agreed upon and reported at the latest dates. There was very little harmony between the two negotiating parties, and Santa Auna had great difficulty in Keeping the peace. Jn seference to the Pasific Railway and the pro- posed cegsion of territory, we learn that the original Graft of the treaty embraced several distinct propo sitions. The first offers $50,000,000 for a large tract embracing the whole of the State of Nueva Leon, oue balf of Tamaulipas, and portions of Coabuila Chihuahua, and Senora. One main object is to ob- tain a port on the Gulf of California, There is no Phere, that this proposition will be accepted. Whatever may be the faults of the Mexican, he has an intense spirit of nationality. The Mexiean people will not pera tolerate the sub-division of their country. Santa Anna knows that to favor the sale of these States would certainly dissurb the seren- ity of his bigh position. The other proposition offers aboat one-fourth of the above sum'for a narrow tract on the northern fron- tier of Mexico. The pro boun line runs near the thirty-first degree of latitude. It includes about 18,000 square miles of territory, and secures the Pacific Railway route and the Mesilla Valley. We may reasonably ct the success of this or some similar proposition. There are three difficulties at- tending the settlement of this question :—1. We want too much Jaxd for a large sum of money 2. Mexico wants too much money for a small tract of land. 3. We ask the abrogation of the eleventh article of the rey of Gusdalupe Hidalgo, which would cancel the Mexican claims for indemnity against Indian de- predations. A national debt of $40,0¢0,000, and an empty treasury, will, however, incline she rolers of Mexico to regard with fayor any treaty by which a round sim may be netted with safety to themselves. Patient and skilful diplomacy, and fair expen titure of sonny, would soon secure for us all that we really want. ‘he matter would probably progress better if a bie agea| were transferred from Mexico to ashington. With reference to the Tehuantepee Railway, the treaty makes @ specific demand for the enforcement ofthe origina! Garay graut. It tts ignores the exiet- ence of the Sioo grSat, and re opens the cont between the two companic®- Our readers are familiar with the history of the Garay gi2ut- It was originally made by Semta Anna, in the year 18:2: to Don Jose Garay. Vastous decrees, allowing an extension of time, and otherwise ee the validity of the grant, were made by the Mexican goveroament at different periods. The grant subsequently falling into the hands of American capitalists, am engineer- ing party was despatched, in the fall of 1850, and a survey of the Isthmus was completed, at au ex; of nearly $300,000. In the succeeding year a decree was passed by the Mexican Congress declaring the grant null end void, andthe operations of the com- pany were stopped. The holders of the Garay grant eontend that they are legally and justly entitled to all the privi- leges of that grant, and that they have been wronged by the Mexican government. General Gadsden, doubtless, acting ou the instructions forwarded by the special agent above referred to, takes this view of the matter, and hence his demand for the enforce- ment of the Garay grant. ‘i i the he eg La See! occurred e lexice. reigned the reins of power, an Cavallos beeame Supreme Distator. ‘ne Garay grant had been declared null and void. The sale of the Tight of way across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec offered the only resource for obtaining funds to sup- port the mew administration. Bids were iavited, and the grant was, after some diffieulty, awarded to Mr. Sioo for the sum of $600,000. That sum was paid to Cavallos,in drafts upon Mr. Sloo, by his agent in Mexico, which drafts were cashed by houses thero representing British eapital. It was provided that in case of non-payment of the drafts the grant should revert to thoee who advanced the funds. They took the grant, in other words, in security for their ad- vances, drafts were returned protested, and consequently the control of the grant passed from Mr. Sloo into the hands of British capitalists. The treaty negotiated by Mr. Conkling, known as the “ Conkling treaty,’ recognizes, we believe, the va- lidity of eee regards it as @ permanent Bel nt of question. The holders, putting fall faith in its validity, have entered into a contract with Mesers. Sykes & Oo., of Eoglaud. Mr. Sloo has, we understand, built s.steamboat in Louisville, which ‘was expected at New Orleans at the close of the last moath. It is there supposed that he, with a party of engineers, will be on the ground, to commenee work, prior to the 5th of next mouth, whieh is recessary to prevent the forfeiture of the grant. Once in pos session of the isthmus, it would appear difficult to dislodge them. It is a matter of grent interest that these diffical- ties sbould be settled, and the Lehuantepec Railway built Ifthe Garay grant be nuil and void, as the Mexican Congress ceclared it, then the Sloo grant is valid, and ita holders should be aliowed to con- struct and open the road without delay. If, on the contrary, the Garay grant is good and valid, as the administration appears to believe, then we aré en- titled to expect that its recognition by Mexico will he enforced, and the holders of the grant allowed to roceed with the work which they commenced in Taso. The geographical position of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec makes it very valuable to the United States, That narrow strip ot land lies in the direct line of commerce between the ports of Europe, the Atlantic and Gulf States, and California, China, and the South Pacific. The genial and healthy climate, the vast agricultural and miaeral resources, and the geographical position of ere te give it a com- Boereial value second only to that of the ehip caval through the Isthmus of Darien. the speedy completion ot the road. TELEGRAPHIC BPRECIAL CORREFPOS DENCE OF THR YEW TORK MERALD. Wasuinatox, Jan 7, 1864 The Union denies thet Mr. Gadedea “has consladed s treaty with Sante Appa.’ This denial is simply » preva rication. We used the term ‘'trenty'’ ia its gon ing. Werhould have said, etrisily speakicg, thet Mr. Gadecen had sexton @ project here, because ts will uot bea treaty until approved by the President, ratifications exchanyed and confirmed by the Senate. The President has, unquestionably, the power to decline hie approval to Mr. Gadaden’s project, and until he decides which course he will purrue the matter must remain an official secret, or monentity. The project, it is understood, favors the Garay grant; and it is naturel, therefore, the Union should endeavor to have it destroyed, as one of the pro- prietors of the Union is largely interested in the Sloo grant, which confiicts with that of (uray. ASMODEUS. therefore, to see soon the removal of all difficalties to | THE LAKE SHORE WAR: lnteresulng Partieulars. THB EXCKRIENCM OF & PASSENGER, The following letter is given in the Cincinnati Gazette as the editorial correspondence of that paper :— I Burraxo, Dec. 29, 1853. After leaving Cincinnati we saw no visible change in the appearanee of tue earth until we got beyond Columbus, when we began to see snew, and as we drew nigh to Cieveland the snow was about six inches deep, and the air cold in proportion. The sleighivg is very good at Cleveland, Erie, amd in this city. We presame that itis good all along the lake shore. We got into Cleveland about six o'clock in the morning, and immediately found ourselves in com- fortavle quarters the new amd spacious dining sa- loon which has been opened by Mr. Stevens, at the very depot. Notwithstanding the early hour, we found @ fine bot room, #ith accommodations for washing, clean towels, aud as good a breakfast as can be got up aoywnere. Everything was clean, peat, and spacicus. The waiters were attentive, and plerty of tuem. We can commend the saloon ot Mr. Stevens, at Cieveland, as a place worthy of public patronage, and we are glad to kaow that it is receiving its full share. At balf past seven we were on our way again; the wind was blowing fresh across the lake, and the big waves came tambling in like the swell of the ocean. At twelve we found ourvelyés in the notorious city of Erie. before reaching which we were warned against getting into apy vehicle to take us around the break thas was not in the employ of the railroad. There are a lot of Erieans, who bave their sleighs at the depot, and exert themselves to eutrap women and unsuspecting passengers into them, on tne plea that they are, the same as the others, working for the company. When they have a load, off they start, and sfier geting halfway to Harbor Creek, where we take the cars again, they will demand from cach of the passengers a dollar; aud if they wont pay it, iney turn them ouf, and leave th-~ * ne railroad’ company ch vaieo vravur mes, T. company charge nothing extra. Pave There is no break In the road between Cleveland and Erie; the cars come up to the old stopping place. But immediately beyond the bridge is broken down and the road destroyed, and it is destroyed at inter- mediate places for the distance sof nearly eight miles. The last break is at Harbor Creek, where the railroad bridge has been four times destroyed. At Erie the Railroad Company have enlisted all sorts of teams to carry the passengers, mail, baggage and fre'ght over the eight miles of the railroad in- terregrum. The highway being good, most of the passengers were carried round in sleighs, of which they were a motley collection, most of them being open and fitted with temporary seats for the occa- siov. The wind was keen as. a Damascus blade, and it was snowing during a part of the time. Women, children and men had all to huddle into these rude contrivances and face the frost, snow, and bleak north wind for a distance of eight miles to Harbor Creek. Curses both “loud and deep” were uttered by the pastengers while undergoing the penance in- flisted upon thera by a miserable mob, backed up by & Mayor, sympathised with by a Governor, and de- fended by the Philagelphia press. The seeds of disaf- fection to the Quaker city are being sown broadcast throughout the West among the business men and thore who have occasion to travel. The it which ought to be passing to and fro on this is ata stand. In our ride from Erie to Harbor Oreek we passed half a dozen large droves of hogs whish were being driven around the break, at great cost and delay to the owners. One of the gers in our sleigh asked the man who was artving one of the droves if the ‘hogs were not Erieans?” No, said the man, ‘‘ they are not so bad a3 that, they came from Ohio.” The boys who come in the cars to sell apples and pop-corn and cakes and pies, all dis- claim being E1 , and as soon as the cars crossed the line and got into New York State, the boys came in crying, “ Here’s nice New York apples.” * Here's New York chestnuts,” &c. There never was @ more wanton piece of mischief done than this railroad deseeration. Six hundred passengers, many of them women with isfant chil- dren, are daily, ia this inclement season of the year, forced to take Lepr in rude, open sisighe, and’ ride for an hour and a halt iv the storm and cold, ex; ing themselves and infants to the bleak cold wind as is sweeps across the Lake from the icy shores of Canada. At certain places the mob have torn up the rails, ploughed up the grade, aod burned the sleepers on which the rails were laid. Everything appeared to be the act of outrageous vandalism. Tus EFFECT ON BUSINKRS. (From the Albauy Journal, Jan 6] Tle citizens of Erie are sowing the storm that they and their children may reap the whirlwind. They cannot, whatever they may think, escape the conse- quences of acts wifich the whole country condemn. Vhile at Erle, listening to all that could be said in exteauation of their bridge burnings. we aimed to give an im 1 statement of the difficulties. Bat their persistence in wrong, their reiterated out rages, the incendiarism of their lenders, is creating a universal sentiment of abhorence. Erie will be every- where loathed. Its citizeas hereafter will be treated, wherever they go, as men unworthy of confideace or respect. A strain far deeper and more indelible than that of the “ —— rebellion,” or of ‘‘ repa- diation,”’ will rest upon the escutcheon of Pennayl- vania. The curses of starving emigrants, mingling with the cries of freezirg children, will be heard long after the citizens of Erie shall have ceased their in- sane warfare. The whole Pusinees interests of the West are crip- pled by the Eire outrages. Pork, flour, &c., &c., thus kept from market, are occasioning widespread ruin. Twenty locomotive engines, for which Western rail- rok are waiting, s:and still upon the track this side of . These things cannot remain long. The great high- way of a nation must not be thus bariieated. itis revolutionary in the worst possible aspect. THE ERIB RIOTS IN WASHINGTON. We do not conceive, says the Washington Star of the 6th inst., from what we can learn, that either branch of the national government at present enter- tain the slightest idea of taking cognizance of there lamentable disturbances. The impression prevailing with all ee ae in Washington ovidently is, that they are evils which must shortly correct them- selves. That is, that no pemgion of the people of the United States will long remain in the state of intes- tine discord in which they mew exist in and around Erie, Pennsylvania. The state of things in that quarter is deemed in Washington to be so exceeding- ingly hostile to the spirit and habits of citizens of the United States everywhere, as that the remedy must certainly very shortly grow ont of the disease itself. TELEGRAPHIO. The Latest from Erie. RIOTERS ARRESTSD—OTHBRS DISPIRITED —MANT. FesTO OF GOV. BIGLER—PROPOSITION OF THE RAILROAD COMPANY, ETC. Enie, Jan. 7, 1864. The two Kirkpatrichs, Dr. Sherwin, ani John K. Jack have been arrested and taken to Pittsburg. This pro- ceeding hes completely cowsd the rioters, and former preminent leaders are abrenting themielves from the tosne of operations, The Marshal is here, and determined to enforce the law and protest the railroad company in their rights, The present oomdition of affairs proves that determination and spirit alone are required to quell the riot. The following despatch from the Governor puts « fin- ishing touch upon the 1ivters’ proceedings: — Haraisvero, Jan. 6, 1854. To Arne KinG, Mayor and T. B. Vincet, Sheriff, Erie-— I, Willem Bigler, Governor of the Commonwealtn of Pennrylvenia, tor the purpose of enforsing obedience to toe Jaws, avd in order to cee them faithfully administered, hereby authe rise and require the aid A. King aod T. B Vincent to call upor all gcod citizens, and, if necessary, the military, to aid in euppreseiog riota, if any should oceur, and to preserve 1 also to as obedience to the la: up eme Court of P (the property of the Frank ‘i or, that you a bedience orde: f arees of tLe United 8: Court You will also give pub- Heity to thie commaaleation, (Signed,) WILLIAM BIGLES. The {cll wing decpatch was received bore to-day:— Haxxisnvnc, Jan, 7, 1854. f the peopls will let them, to e being Ir yhal! not affect f either pariy—they to telegraph to Vittsburg to discontinue preceedings against Kiri patrion and others fr contempt. We think you had better a erpt; the Governcr Cesires it Call the Councils, and have their actien Ja mediately. Babbirt, J. ©. Marahal, C, A. Kelso, GJ. Stipner, and 8. A. Thills Our authorities telegraphed in reply that itis unsatis fectory to Erie, and that Harbor Creek wil not consent whatever on the old track. ‘The application of Horatio Jones to Judge S+i’en for an a (ng toma of A, 8 Martindale for ANOTHER x XTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION, Metropolitan Hah 204 La Farge Hotel in Buin.” Our city was egain visited by ano. structive conflagration this morning. o'clock flames were seen issuing from Metropon.'*” Hall, and in the course of two hours that immense edifice, together with the new hotel known as the La Farge House, was in ruins. The fire raged with such intensity “hat the smoke oozed through the walls of the Metropolitan, and as @ consequence, few of the firemen deemed it prudent to venture inside the building for the purpose of bringing their hose to bear upon the flames. They could do nothing but pour the water in from the streets. Owing to this unfortunate circumstance the fire gained such headway that they found it neces- sary to merely endeavor to coafine it to the hotel and the concert building ; but in this they were unsuc, cessful. The fire spread to the dwelling houses on the op- porite side of Mercer street, and at the time our re- porter left, the prospect was that several of them would be laid in ashes. Owing to the excitement which prevailed among the army of firemen at work an4 ¢+- ‘her most de- Aout one . —~ wae multitude of oycuwmuys, it was imposible tf ‘Obtain any dgrrect information as to how the fire originated. : The night was quite still, and the city was perfect- ly illuminated. Looking at the entire building from any quarter, the flames seemed to proceed from the centre of the mass, and to steadily extend on each (side. The excitement in the city was intense. At ore time it was said that the St. Nicholas Hotel was burning; at another the Prescott House; at an- other St. George's Church, and owing to the perfect illumination, it was utterly impossible to fix even the place without going to the spot. After the fire had been raging about an hour,a general alarm was rung for the engines from all parts of the city, torepair to the spot; but this was uéeless, so far as the down town firemen were con- cerned, they being already on the spot ad atn work, having proceeded thither from a fire in Ann street. Next to the St. Nicholas it probably cost more to construct the La Farge House than any other hotel im the city. The front of it was built of marble, had just been finished, and was to have been opened tor the reception of the public the first of next month. The extent of loss could not of course be ascertained at the late hour at which this was written; but full details will be given to-mor. row. Naval Inteliigence. ‘The frigate Cumberland, Com, Stringhaa, tha fig ship of the Mediterranean squadron, was at Port Mahon Dec, 1,w had been refitting, and was expecting to sailin a few days for Genoa. She arrived oa the 26th Oct from Speasia. All well. Police Intelligence. ABBEST OF A JUVENILE EXPERT AT PICKING : POCKBT:—a BOLD A¥raIn. Yerter’ay afternoon s boy about twelve years of are, named Willism Riley, was detecteifia picking the pocket of Mrs, Sarah Greenleaf, residing at No. 4 Astor place, uncer the following cireumstances:—Mra. Greenl-af, according to ber own statement, had that morving eft the house ona shopping expedition, carrying with her a portemonnait containing $119, Oat of this amouat she bad paid at cifferent ttores upwards of $50, the balance remaining fo the beck, which «he ‘ried in her pocket, Wheaxear Reade street, in Broadway, she felt some one p' ainst her, and'on looking around, she behe'd the toy atove named, and from nis peoilisr action, Mra Greenleaf suspected he had taken her ps - moppaie and immeciately piaced ber hand on her pocket and asvertained the book was goms; the boy waa ranning of, having dotged across Broadwuy, between the stagaa, to faciliiate hia escape ani elude pursuit; Mra. Greenleaf, however, was not #0 easily deceived; she at oncom instituted an alarm, by calling out “stop thaf.’’ and it is said, io her eagerness to catch the young she exclaimed ‘ Murder;’’ the alarm at i the attentioa of the numerous citizens jp that locality, aud reeing the boy on the ruo, iy suppured bica to be the object of ccmplai and thersfore joined in the alarm. Officer MoCa the Sixth ward polies, being near at band, purs boy and caught him at she corner of Cua bers strest and Broadway, just Ke! Stuart’s store. The boy when arrested instantly tarew the portemorraie from bis hand, acd as it fell on the pavement i: burst open, and som of the tilver co'n was distributed on the sidewalk, and the young rogue toxether with the money, was then conducted to the Tombs before Justice Bogart, where Mrs. Greenleaf made the necessary affidavit, and the boy. who was re- cognizes by the polise to be an expert at such deproda our, was committed to prison for trial. Oacoanting the money in the book, it was found to be twenty-two col- lars the proper amount, which sum is suppored to have fallen ou} a: the time the boy threw it on the side- walk when arrested, The Attempted Rape Case —It was policeman Barke that arrested the two men charged with an attempt to violate ihe ptreon of Alice Siapleton, and not Drake, as incor- rectly printed, Hurricane in the Bahamas. Inteliigence bas deen received at Charleston from Nas- sau, N.P., to December 21. During the latter part of November, a violent hurricane prevailed in the in which many vessels were lost Among them was the schooter Urania, which railed from Charleston, with go veroment stores, for Newport, Fla She was totally lost, Nov. 224, at Cherokee Soucd, Abaco. @ brig James, of London, for Honduras; the schconer Ira Brewster, from Wilmington, N. C., for Havana, and the bark Water Lily, frem Jamaica fo: Lon¢on, were all totelly lost. Toe bark Dadley, from Charleston for Havre, put into Nassau jn distress, and sailed sgain December 17. The Ameri- can brigantine Gestavus, from Port au Prine», bound for Boston, bad been broaght into Nassau, having lost her capipis nd one man, and the rest of the crew bcing much exhausted from pumping. The brig Eagle, for Boston, had also put into Nasrau in dia At jaagua the hurricane prevailed (rom the 21st November, and on the jatter day the bark Prospect and the brige Aun Elizabeth acd Henry Wootes wei a taily lost. schooner A and Sut of tea anil of vesre): T one was raves, People who had lived at Inaga, fo last fo even years never recvliccted aay bing lik weather experienced on thatoccasion At Exuma, several of the di ing versels belemgirg to the isiand bad been a re and much icjured mony of the houses m dows, and the coming grain crops oxmplet ly rd. Great distress existed. ing to disgrams drawn by Lieu’. périenced in the island of St Jing with # rotatory motion over Rom Cay, Long Island, baased a lit: 1 at Grand Domingo, Inaqua Turks ile to the north of New Providence, and Babama, The American sehr. Azof, belonging to Proviacet own, Mans , frem Jacquemel, Hayti, bound to Boston, with = cargo of logwooa and coffee, struck on the reef off Castle Idecd, cn the morning of the 10th of December, in 4 ly, dark weathe: Toe cargo and materials were mostly raved. The cap tainand crew arrived at Nassanoa the 20th o! Decem- The vessel was not wholly insured. mers rusniog between Havana board an astorted cargo of goods nd forty gers, struck on ‘ling’s Island, om the eveviog of the 28d of Nevemoer By aid of Mr. Farquharson and other inhabitants, the whole of the parsengers and cargo were waved, After geiting all ashore Mr barsom tried to persuade the esptain to go to Nasaa. which he objected to do, but chartered an American brig lying at Rom Cay to take the pasreogers end effects to Cuba They lef; om the 4th «f Dscomber with the principal part of the ea nd the whole of the money, contary to the expr wish end orders of the valvors, the Freneh brie L the foutheant point of ‘Ocean, Captain Henry, from Havas, totally lost on Memory Rock onthe 9th inst Toe oaptein rew arrived at Nassau on the 17th of December, g* wasn total lons. Lucendiariam baa become of frequent oseurrence among tle Wiedward Islands. Not long since the city of Mt. John, Antigua, was twice attempted to be fired. Aad recently another attemot has been made on Kosdtows Tortols, ia Grenada. Two entates have very lately suf fered reverely from these ¢ iabolical sets. Tre Nasewn bay wih math bor ian tongainl babes cate om a tals moaih, oa the 10th of THE STEAMSHIP SAN FRANCISCO. “Additional Particulars of the Disaster. Bostoy, Jaa. 7, 1854 A despatch, received this morning from Liverpool, (N. $,) furnishes the following additional particulars conoerning the San Francisco:--The captain of the Maria Freeman etates that when he sew the San Francisoo, her engines were not working, her smoke pips was gon, and Gecks were swept of everything. The captain of ths steamer reqaented him to stay by hia, and he didso; but as gale sprung up curing the night aad drove her out of Saw at least oue hunéred and Afty persons oa Haurax, Jan 7, 1354, Capt. Freemac, of the brig Marts, at Liverpool, N. 3, who fell in with the #%amwer Sen Frauclecoon the 26th of December, as préviously stated, adds to bis report that during the following night the wind increased to a hurri- cane from the northwest, during which the Maria laid to, but lost eight cf the steamer, and he thinks she must have foundered during the gale, as he could not find her afterwards. . Bostoy, Jan, 7 1854. The brig Napoleon, Capt. Strout, from Matanzas 29th November, reports experiencing three tremeadous gales, lost vails, opreng a leak, and nad to stave twenty o:e casks of molasses to ass the vensel. Capt. Strout also reports, Decer: ber 25th, lat, 38 04, lon, €9 30, fell in with the steamship San Francisoo, dumaa tled, everything swept above deck, und the «pray making complete breach over her, Capt. Watkins stated that the steamer was leaking fast, and requested Captain Strout to lay by, which be did; but the next morning the steamer was not in sight, hav- ing drifted fast to the ene ~ Fleet set ‘ ceeenenntty caw mow her at m4 425, and lost sight ot ner ar dark, Her ball apderved seund. ‘The wind blew a fresh gsle from the nor.hwes: during the nigh, but moderated on the nextday, and was nearly calni: The first oate of the brig states that a part of the hurricane deo¥ forwzrd wast standing and the crew were busily eugaged cutting it s#sy and throwing it over. boerd. Tho steamer wey ou the southeast edg» of ihe Gulf Stream, and was drifting out. Capt. Gtrout judged that they were rhore eafe on board the steamer than those on board Ms brig. There wero sbout two bundred persons on deck, an! when the brig hove in sight they loudly cheered her, The ownera of the San Francisco have jurt received the following de#patch from Boston:—"I was on board the Napoleon when your despatch came, The captain ta dis- abled, but the mate toaves at four o'clock by the land route, and vill be at your house at miduight, They went within thirty yards of the steamer and spoke to Usptain Watkins. He said the ship + as making water, bat did pot say fast. He wanted a boat sent, bus at that time the ea was running high and it cou! ! not live. “The smoke pipe was gone: but the galley saved, ax the mate says bo saw emoke from the galley; part of the house standing forward, and tte masts goue, Whem the briz last taw her, at 12 o'clock M., the ship was on the 3.E. edge of the Gulf Stream, and would soombe oat of tt, ia smooth water. “The Captain says her bull wad ot! right, and he felt as if he bad rather, for ss(ety, been on board of her than in Lis brig.” Wasiiseton, Jam, 7, 1854 It is due to Mr. Dobbin to siate that he ‘endeced offisers and every as-istance he could render, when asked to sead relief to the steamer Saa Francisco. Tt The smoke spoken of by the mate of the Napoleon ix supposed to have proceeded from » supflemental boiler with which the vestsel was provided, ‘The Maria Freewan's rayort, it will be seen, was a day Jater than that of ta Napoleon, She had then probably seen the worst of the gaw A revenue cruiser was de-patched by Collector Red4ald in search of tha San Frawcla-oicmedistely upou te reoep tloa of sdespateh from Washington, The steamer Ala bama, of the Savanna) line, bas been chaztered, aot will pail this morning om the same errand, coaled: ead provisioned for # fo: tnight’s cruise. As the Pan Francisco was tupplied with three indepaad- ent pumps, in addition to thone attached to the engine, besides others that could be worked b; hand, and as shy war viry stroogly built, there is no douvt that, with che arnistance of the iarge number of men on bosrd, she would easily be kept free of what water she might make, ucti! asristance arrived. This would most probab'y be imms- diately after the cessation of the gale, as she lay in tho direct track of versels tracing to the the Soathera ports and West Indies. If not fallen in with, Captain Watkins would most probably endeavor, by the aid of jury masts, tomaks for the Bermudas, where {t is likely we shall next hear of her. Marine Affor. LOSS OF THE AMERICAN SIILP COMMERCE AT SEA. ‘The ship Comwerce, of New York, Capt. Whittlesey, from New York for London, Dec. 21, was lost at sen as follows:—Deo. 24, the abip sprung s leak; 26th, the ship Andrew Forter, from Liverpool for this port, fell in with her ard took off the Captain, crew, and twenty one pas- sengers, and brought them to this port. Capt. Whittle. sey states that when he le’t her, she had twelve feet of water in the bold, ard lay om her beam ends. He anp- posed she sunk that night. The Commerce was a fine rhip, ten months o/d, and 1 100 tons burthen, owned by Messrs. Joseph Paroos and J. Atkins, She had on board s cargo of flour and grain. Capt. Whittlesey ex- presses bis heartfelt thanks to Capt. Halberton, for his kindness to bimael!, crew, and passengers, vy bilson board of the An¢rew Foster. DaPARrene OF THE Paciric —The steamship Pacifie, Capt. Nye, left at noen ye one pari SMPHUMLDING ON THE MaRRiMack.—The following is» list of the vesrels built onthe Merrimack during the year ‘1865, It ie stated to be the greatest amount ever turned out there in one year:— Vessels. B Sbip Hightlyer.... 1,100... . Oarrier & fownsend. Vacht Ovtas Bride. 60. Bark Wiléfire,..,.. 400, Park Naiad Queen., 400, Yacht Golden Eagle 40... . Baoch Luat Sebr John & Frack 80... Ship Guiding Star, 960 Yacht Wild Ranger 50. Ship Constitution, 1,100, Sehr. Tekoa 85. Schr Wm. E Suip Whistler Yoobt Spray Ship Jabex Scow. Carrier & Townsend Yaoht Dav. ©. Bai 29,.D Lowell. Sap Dn - Carrier & Townend. Ship GW Jackman Buip Ost 29,,Joha Currier, . Ost, 20,, Fercald & Manson, Personal Intelligence. 4 Mew. ©) 3, Herapa; Avery, Saratoga meson, l'eau ; H Sprgent, Boston, arrive! at the Preaco't Foase’ ye: terdsy. et Thom peon, Raltimore; G. W. Seavery, Bonton Thomas F, Pell Phi sdelpbia, were amotg the ar, yesterday at the Cooper House, Broadway. im cebr. Pearl se O Kreiner, New York; 4 1 OLurean’ San Francisos; HW dvapatehes to Loucon, J 1 Meri Ceomvell, Indy and daughter ad bearer ot Me he Cal; Me joe clier, t Wick ton; Cart K B Sine! ¥cGr.eden, bearer A Gavare, J TT. ard lady, New York; Tork: S Preterre, wife © W Bleck, BM Fi wen, 2 Gelpohe, R W Carvin Yor Charlerton, tm th Charles Mareb, Mire , Onpt J Hecke JT 4h cog acd Isdy, JB Ledt ory M Butler, Grent Charles b T Bron: Mi 8 King, Wd Bowa iy. a OMS “ james © Boll 08 Be 8G Gil- enti cate PRICE TWO CENTS. | AFFAIRS IN EUROPE, OUR LONDON AND PARIS CORRESPONDANCE. THE DUELS IN MADRID. The inglish and French Fleets Or- dered into the Black’ Sea, The Decided Policy of France in the fareo- Russian Qutstion, THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN ENGLAND. Supposed Interference of Prince Albert in the Politics of Esgland, &e., dic, Se. ur London Correspondence. Lonoon, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1853. The Ministerial Crisis in England—The Eastern Question, The resignation of Lord Palmerston, and the con- tequent ministerial crisis in England, are still the topic of conversation, not only here but in all the European capitels. The opposition organs boldly deny that the noble Viscount and ex-Home Seore- tary resigned on the Reform bill—an opinion re- echoed by most foreign journals; gnd the Morniag \ Post, (P.’o papoumed oroan \ att - ony wseuuouy states that the weak and vacillattng policy of the Aberdeen Cabiaet on the Bastern question, was the real cause of his resignation. The Paris Moniteur has ex- pressed, in brief, but strong terms, the regret felt by the French government at the resignation of Palmerston, at the same time expressing a convio- tion that this event will not affect the alliance be- tween thetwo countries. The vacant post of Home Secretary was first offered to Lord John Russell, who declined it, and now awaita the acceptance of Sir George Grey. Palmerston isstaying at Bowood, the country seat of Lord Lansdowne, who, it is re- ported, on the plea of infirmity and old age, has also resigced, or intencs doing so shortly. The general opinion still is that Palmerston will be Prime Minister if a war breake out, and this seems must probable. “We bave now received full details of the murder- ous slaugh‘er at Sinope, for it deserves no other name. The two vessels—Retribution, (Esglish,) and Mogador, (French)—seut there 40 report, re- turned to Constantinople on the 8th instant with a full corredoration of the tetal destraction of the Turkish sqoadron there, and of the sown and arsenal of Sinope. ‘The Taif, Tarkish steamer, the’ only vessel that escaped, arrived #¢ Constautinopsle with sixteen shots io ber bull. Sho got up her steam in the midst of the confusion, and after receiving the broadside of a Russian three decker, got off. The papers you will receive by this mail will give you ample details. I will, therefore, simply allude to and point out the probable conseqpences in a po litical poins of view. It is now certain that the Turkivk squadron was at ancher, and that the Russian fleet, taking advan. tage of thick fog, seled into the pert of Sinope, and there, before the Turis were aware of an enemy's presence, se} to work shooting them dorsn like game at a bateau. Notwithstanding the overwhelming force and the surprise, the Turks defended them selves with a determination and heroism not surpass- ed in the anuels of naval warfare; 4,000 Turks fell in the action, (some accounts say 7,000,) and the loss of the Russians was considerable. The Emperor ot Russia baving formally declared that be would not take an aggressive or offensive part in the war, the slaughter of Sinope is a direct affront to tke Western Powers. It is said that Ac-niral Dandas, on the re- turn of the Retribution, proposed weighing anchor at once, with a view of, if possible, intercepting Nachimkow’s fleet, and destroying it, and of laying Sebastopol in ashes. This energetic proposal was, it is said, overruled by Baraguay d'Hilliers The telegraphic despatches from Constantinople, Vienna, and Bucharest, however, seem to leave no doubt that, ere this, the combined fleets haye entered the Black Sea. Public opinion in England is unanimoug for war. As regards the Turks, far from the late disaster having cooled their ardor, they have been excited to renewed endeavors. The greatest ex- citement prevailed at Constanople, when the last ad- vices left, and Admiral Slade, who commands the Turkish fleet, was to sail immediately from the Boa. phorus, Had that fleet been there the Russians dared not have left Sebastopol, and it was the Ambassadors of France and England that persuaded him to re main inthe Bosphorus. There is another point of a very serious nature, if proved. The Russian vessela are said to have hoisted the Eaglish flag at Sinope, to deceive the Turks as to the object of their visit, An English transport is stated to have been burnt at Sinope, and the Hebe, an English merchantman, to have been fired into by the Russians. It is also said that some English and French officers were on board the Turkish vessels at Sinope, and fell in the engage- ment. From private letters now on my table, I learn that the English and French fleeta were eagerly desiring a brush with the Russians, Another piece of news is that Persia bas declared war on Turkey—it is added,on England also. The latter part may be doubted. The Bombay Gazette, bronght by the overland mail, announces that the Shah of Persia was assembling a large army. The leading journals of London all agree that the hour of negotiation is past. The whole of the documents re- lating to the proposed new agreement between the® powers have been published. It is scarcely worth while dwelling upon what I regard as so much waste paper; but it may not be uninteresting to state that the tone of those documents is more favorable to Russia than Turkey. The despatch addressed by each government to its representative at Constanti- nople (in each case identical) indicates the line of con- duct which he is to follow to obtain the adhesion of the Ottoman government to the resolutions recently adopt ed at Vienna. This document gives the general basis upon which the preliminaries of negotiations for peace are to be established. These preliminaries are to be settled between the Russian and Turkish plenivoten- tiaries in the presence of the plenipotentiaries of the other Powers. The evacuation of beta. on ua non Nued tor Nit' must wot be forgotten that ‘thir-dex patch was drawn up before the affair at Sinope From the Danube there are reports of an attack by the Russians under Gortschakoff on Kalefat. The are so contradictory that until suthentic de drantage of the Turks. ‘The Havsiag ances in Odes& aod Bucharest, are not to be trasted. ’ a "President Pierce's commented upon the London journals of this aay, which publish it full. It is favorably spoken of. Lonpon, Friday Evening, Dee. 23, 1953. The English and French Fleets Ordered to Enter the Black Seam Firm Attitude Asswmed by Wess tern Powers—Commencement of a General War — The Duels in Madrid between the Americanand French Ministers, and between the Duke of Alba and M. Soulé, Jr. I have not mach to write to-day, buat the letter I baveto write is of paramount importance. I am enabled to state on undoubted authority, that orders have been sent by the French and English govern- ments for the combined fleets to enter at oncs the Biack Sea, should the admirals not have done so already. The instructions to the admirals are that they sball stop all Russian ships found cruising im