The New York Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1854, Page 4

JAMES GORDON PROPRISTOR AND BENNETT, DICUR, ROWERY THEATRE, Nowory—Wiitow Corse—MeR- OWA TOF Venice 1UTNAN spwey CATAL act DE FB Krosdway—Lomesric Eoono- oy THE AN BURTON THRSTRS Chambers cont MASKS AND FAcks—10 PAR &NTS AND CUARDIANS~BLACK AND O MITE, AAV ONAL THEATER them strest —Afternoon— lstrne kary. bv pin —| note (OM's CARIN, “A LLACK'S THEATH® of atway Prerry Prece ov = inode RP oxey FORTUNES FROLIC MEK CAY MUSEUM atternos0a—Tom THuxn—Poor rnicorsy. Evee'ng Hor Corn —Tom InvaB —1L0AN oF a Loven Os AAY MENAGERIZ—Stamese Twins avy Fup Brases CURISTV'S AVERIOAY OPERA HOUSE, 472 Bros way—LritoreaN MeLovine bY Ciikisty's MiNe*RELS. Woon S MES TRELS Wood's Minstrel Hall 44 Broad- way—Evwioriay Minera eisy BUCKLEY'S OPFRA UW: USE, GEV s PF THIOPIAN | PERA Troupe 596 Broad vay—Bucn- BANVArDS CEOKAMA, 906 Brosdway.—PAanonawa ev THe Nery | AND RHENISH GALLERY, Broadway—Day and Evening. BIGNOK BLIIZ—fvuvvesayr Lwerrrure, 669 Broad way ACSDIMY HALL, (63 Broadway.—PeRiam's Gier Bx @UNTION CY THe SEVEN MILE MIRROR BUPE CHAIEBL, 718 broadway.—Jones’ Paw roscore. BRYAN GALLERY OF CURISTIAN ART—813 Broad- ay , Tuesday, Janaary 10, 1854, The News The mmany Society, (toe Van Buren section of the democratic psrty.) celebrated the thirty-ninth aoniversary of the Batde of New Orleans at Tammany Hell Jast eveniog, They gave a bill and supper, at Which come five hundred persons fog Jon Van Bure», Captain Ryoders,and several of the office holders at this point. The Jackson Demo- cratic A-sociation io Weshington also celebrated the day witha festival at which speeches were made by Meests. Brecker ridge, Orr and others. See the re- ports in anosher pu, The veteravs of pumbers at their ¢ day. “assisted,” includ war of 1812 mustered in tion in Philadelphia y . Delegations were present from this and other cities, We elsewhere give a graphic report of the procecdings in which the old neroes partici vated A revolution was adopted by the United States , calling apon the President for aly e and information relative to any pro s, With Mexico, respe ‘ting the Tebusvtepesrivht of way. Me Bayard iatrodaced a ill virtuw!ly providing for the establishment of a fover. ment prict The proceediugs of a meeting at Cincinuet’, in relation to the railroad rioters at Erie, were received and referred to the Post Office Committee. A resolution was adopted requesting the Po-tnaster General to iaferm the Senute of the 2auses of the many deten ‘ions of the mails, particulurly between this city aud Vashiagton. For the minutes of tue various other measures acted upol erence is made to the regular report under The House wa. “in sessioa. retood, will address the Ssnate f the Claytoa and Bulwer Lhe te « to-day upon the merits tresty. There bing a discrepancy between the report and the till of the Seuate committee, with regard to the est blstment of a tergitorial government fur Nebras: ka, the latter bas be red tovorrespond vita the xropnis head. Coss, is is mt former political ireles con, cerbing the uilimace tate of tis importaat measure, avd it <i]! und ubtedy cause the ational mea an} ree soilers to draw ont from the old democratic an? whig parties, and compe m to snstain or oppo-e it to the utrermost; and exciting scenes are anticipated ntiy some es raordiniry fore the sub- Ject is disposed of. Pwo United States Senators wil probably be elected to-day—Col, Jeff reon Davis, Southern rights democrat. for Mississippi, sud Hon John J. Cristen- den, whiz, for Keotucky. Ib is understood th, a, Davis ai)! most redly accept the Senatorship, and that Col. Jer h Olemens, of Alabama, has been fixe on to succeed him as Secretary of War. Col. C. it remembered, was one of the most strenuous advocates of the comprom mesures of 1850. Whetber he will manage to fraternize with the free sci] Cebinet we shail Know hereafter. The anncunce ment of the death of Hon, Heary A Siuday evesing, living st the date of Pennsylvania, on He was still Mablenberg, % a, was premature. our lest dpatch, but was not from one beur to another. N:th’ng of partiguiar importance transpired in our Legis): ye p Senate the pavers relative to the N re referred toa gelect comn itter. ity mer. chants og we is harbor was received, and nc various bills of a Joes] natu A sion took place on the subject of pi g extra nambers of the Gov. ermor's message, at the close of which six thousand copies were ordered. The Assembly spent most of the short time that body was in session in debating ive Amerisan vodidats, f Bostou yoste teeu anc in the Masse ite wore yesterday filled | 1 Ly proceed] t) the election of a Governor Lieatenant-Governor. A despatch from Wheeling states that B Bedini, the Pope's Nuwcio, has left that city, in con- seqnevee of having bees bur-t in effigy by those whose religions viess are not in consonance with his own. By tre arrival of the George Law we roveived our files of Kingston (Jar rs, with the Jetter of e. ular Corre- ponde in that city, dited upon the 27th of Dece Tr. * cout taed in thom refers chiefly t interest Bob lentes of the I araed to the 1744 of the preseut ‘ a satis factry plan of arrangement regarding the lon: vexed quest’on of respon goverament, fhrie official members from the Assembly, aod ove the Conneil, vominsted by the Crown, are to repre sent the goverpment. They are to be pad. A loro from Erglard ts to be taken aod a civil list fasti tated. Over three buodred Covties bal arrived ia Kingston, in oreer to obtsin a retarn passage home: The public bealty was stisfactory. Dariny the tne fered severely. gole Mentege Bay Full details cf the latest intelligence relative ¢ the mowemente, suecesses and rever es of the fill teros ty Lower Califor iv together with account pre poring Expedit the discovery ot new 1 the Serre Nevaca additional news from California, &o., all of which wilt be fuund highly ‘interesting t» those desirous 0 ker posted np with regard ¢ affa reson the Pacific sid The weather {8 represented as having been ex tremely cold within the pisttwo days t cou try Desp.tebes trom Lo inform us that the Ohio 1 coy red with ice, and navigation er er Vie Board of Aldermen met last ev o'cleck. The number of spe vtators was very Jar The Aldermen appeared to be oppressed witn + pense of their responsibility asa reform Board, aod tedin @ must se Qa Dbasipess was co rout mart r, ar debate took pace i the questions of refor, Jiquor troflic on the Sabbath, & t cebate. the Board of Couucilaes 1 with tax levy which be provosed for the preseut year is atiached and privted in the book. Oar readers will recollect that in the SunDay Hewavp of the 1st inst, we publisbed all the prieciosl points of the doz ! ment, snowing the grogs sums exyended daring the | for the present, | ordered the document to ve laid up ou the tsble, as ‘coutroversy. wate eco our special reper’ muse by Coup r Fisgg to ’ Counril i whe city, The esis aunicipa ! post year, the saving effected, and a copy of the or. dirarce which Mr. Flagg recommended the Board to adopt forthe purpose of raistog the necessary tax After a long debite the late Board sort of valuable heirloom to their snevessors, Should we have space shortly, we will publish some other extracts from ‘he paver. The New York Horticultural Society held its ueval morthly meeting in their rooms, 600 Broad- way, lasteveving. The mee’ing was suall, delng held simply for finascial purposes It seems that this society is ssdly in wautof public encoure cement. At the lost exhibition, held at Niolo’s, while the receipis only amounted to $377, $300 were paid for the room alone, besides many other expenses. The society, however, hope to be able to mike up the deficit by the members’ dues of the current year. A conversa’ ional mee'ing will be held next Mooday a the seme place, when a disc xssion will take place on the culture of the rose in this coustry. BOvrs. Ernestine L. Rose lected Jast evening in the Tabernacl the * Rights, Eduestion, Position, and Legal Disabilities of Woman.” Mrs Rose. though a pative of Poland, speaks ish very fluently, and is of a prepossesiog avpearance. The audience was small. Besides a cariety of other motter, to which we have no space torefer ‘n detail, our pages to-day contaia further particulors relative to the disaster to the steamship San Franciseo, ivclud’ng the narrative of the mate of the brig Napoleon; the measures adopied tr rescue the eight hundred souls on board the un- fortunate vesse); the shouting at a deputy sheriff io this city; onen‘vg of the Astor Place Library, &c. Up to the time this sheet was sent to oress the steamsbip Baltic bad not arrived. She will doubtless ba here to-day, witn four days liter European ivtel- ligence. Senator Douglas’ Report on Nebravika, We have no doubt that a great many people will read the articles which we give elsewhere, from the organs of William H. Seward and that of the Van Buren and Marcy free soil demo- cracy, on Senator Douglas’ report on the organi- zation of Nebraska, As evidence of the senti- ments of one of the political factions of the day they are curious and interesting. Of course it was not to be expected that either the lead- ing abolitionist of the North or the Wilmot proviso conspirators of 1847-48 would stand by quietly and see justice done to Ne- braska. Such an attitude would be equally inconsistent with their character as agitators and irreconcileabie with their traitorous an- tecedents. No one must wonder that the or- gans of Seward. Marey. Pierce and Cushing, should oppose the admission or Nebraska on the same fair and equal terms as the other States of the Union. For our part. we hail Douglas’ report with satisfaction. Upto this time we confess we have bad little faith in Judge Douglas. His course has been vaeillating and unreliab! He has seldom evinced any real moral coura,? when the enemy was in front; his explosions of valor have been generally confined to cases where every one was of the same mind as him- self. Withall this, we give him credit for very respectanle aly s and a considerable otumbition; anion the occasion of his report on Nebre he has undoubtedly displayed judgment, diseretion and nerve. It has raised him in public estimation to a point he never reached before. Should he per re in the course inaegurates, his position and popu larity as a statesman will soon be such as to satisty his most ambitious desires. For this report of his is the signal for the reopening of the great slavery question in a deeper, more abiding. and nore dangerous form than ever. Brought once more on the tapis by the question of Nebraska, it cannot be dis- posed of by any temporary make-shift» or ephem- era! compromises-—it must be probed to thi bottom. Every argument that can be brought to bear on either side must be adduced and patiently sifted before the settlement of the Every consideration by which it is affected must be weighed—every dictate of reason, every indaction from experience, must be poised in the balance, The question itself is the greatest problem which the destiny of the United States presents. It demands calm atten- tion moral aspects, The politi- eal by which it is gov- erned involve, not only the national progress ot the republic but the existence and prosperity of each individual State. Its eco- nomical hearings asa question between Anglo- Sexon labor on the one side and African labor the other—are not less momentous to the country at large. From the day it was first mooted it bas been a slumbering voleano in the heart of the republic—awakening fitfally, now and then, to shake our institutions, and convulse the State by eruptions, which were calmed or evad.d forthe time oaly. It arose during the debates of the convention which framed the constitution, arid its dangers were then averted by the wisdom aud patriotism of Benjamin Franklin, Tad bis motion to adjoura been unsuceessfal, or had less uaity of purpose prevailed among the assembly, it might then have broken up the convention, and this glo- rious Union might never have been formed Staved off on that occasion, it arose again i: 18.0, when Missouri was admitted to the Union as aslave State and Maine as a tree State — and so the friends and evemics of slavery re each ap) d by concessions. Thus the danger was ag sin removed for a time; but for a time only. In 1850, when California solicited admissiou into the Union. it broke out afresh, and with greater fary than ever. It commenced from considerations on wi with th gainst the Southern States kvown Wilmot proviso agitation, and lasted three years in this form, During this time it gave rise toan alarming defection in | the New York democracy, under the lead of Martin Van Buren aod bis associates. Perhaps pvement to us at the present day is the fact that the pre- out President, General Pieree, sympathized with it, both by letter and by exercising bis per- cv in New Hauwpshire ia its favor; nt Seere. the most singular feature of the 1 soval infine and that William T. Marey. our pres f State. and Caleb Cushing, were also wore in the same coa- piracy oga’nst the rights of the South. Cir es prevented these three men from © of the Wilmot proviso conspirators with uniform zeal and opeaness ; Lutall three were, at beart, with the moveuent was frustrated by the wisdom and patrioti Cathonn, and Webster, just asin form r the same virtnes in Franklin defeated it first and the country 1 again alter « fresh comproniise. tary or less implicated cumme tan peusing the caus convention ; tor Douglas reports that Nebraska be admitted the eume terme as the otber States of th Union. The anti-slavery fretion objects, on the Missouri compromise it was stated that slavery should not exist in the terri- tory ceded from France north of 36 degrees 30 miputes. The factiousness of such an argument is palpable. The Congress which enacted the Missouri compromise legislated fur the time being. It had no right, no power, no authority, to bind the people or its successors for the fu- ture. No legislative body has any right to pass a Jaw which cannot be repealed by an authority equal to its own. <A law containing a proviso that no future Congress could repeal it would on the face of it be an absurdity; though not a greater one than the pretension of the anti- slavery faction to-day, that, because the Con- gress of 1820 decided certain things respecting unoccupied territory, that of 1853 cannot now enact such laws respecting the same territory as itmay deemsalutary and wise. We maintain that whatever principles were enunciated by the Missouri compromise, the Congress now sitting at Washington is entitled and bound to pass such law respecting Nebraska as it may deem just and proper, entirely irrespective of the past: We hold. fortber, that no consideration of expe- ditney, precedent or policy. ought to deprive the people of Nebraska of the right—inherent in all of the free communities associated together under the name of the United States—of de- signating and selecting their own social and domestic institutions. The enunciation of this doctrine in Senator Douglas’ report seems, however, to have aroused the free oil faction, and reopened the controversy once more. According to the double-fuced policy usually pursued by the ad- ministration theirWashingtonian organ espouses the side of the South, while their Northern organs take part with the free soil ag Matters have been so managed that a joursal, which not long since made from seven to ten thousand dollars by blustering for the Union at the time of the Castle Garden Committee, now finds it expedient to shift its ground, and joins the free soilers on the Nebraska question. From the symptoms before us we confidently predict that the controversy will be more excit. ing than any of its predecessors. The questi will, for the first time, be proposed plainly, in- dependently. and fairly to the free States: Shall the citizens of new territories enjoy the same rights on entering the Union as the old States enjoyed? We cannot doubt of their reply. Geyerat Scort axp THe Lievrenant-Gene- raLcy.—The ¢ Iministration prints, headed by the Washington Union, have bitterly opposed the proposition now before Congress, conferring the rank of Lieutenant-General upon Win- field Scott, alleging that it is “a title of no- bility,” and that it isa bad precedent for us. Now, this is the most ridiculous and hypocriti- cal species of cant; but as some people may he deceived by the pretence, we give a few of tbe circumstances connected with the history of this subject, in order that our readers may he informed upon the whole matter, and its his tory up to the last mention of it in Congress. In the first place, the conferring this rank upov Gen. Scott will only be restoring a grade tothe army. and therefore no precedent will be established. The Continental Congress, as early as November 15, 1776, recognized the grades of general, lieutenant general, and major-gencral, in the army. The first com- m'ssion of Gen. Washington names him as “general and commander in-chiet.””. When ao Freveh war was expected. in 1798, Congress passed a reso’ution authorizing the President to commission 8 “ commander of the army,” to be “commissioned as lieutenent-general.” and Gen. Washington accepted this commission. He had been “general” in the previous war; and in accepting the commission of lieutenant- general, he virtually accepted the next grade oelow. In consequence, six months afterwards Congress passed another resolution, by which it was enact.d that the commander of the ‘army of the United States” should be com- missioned by the title of “general” From these historical fucts it will be seen that Congress twice recognized the rank of lieute- nant-general. It was abolished, by resolution, for two reasons: First, because it was proper to restore General Washington to the old rank which he held in the armies of the revolution ; second, because the quarrel between President Adams and Hamilton having commenced, Con- gress desired to relieve the President from the nectssity of promoting Hamilton to the rank of lieutenant-general. He was next ia rank, and entitled to tee grade if it still existed. It is thus made plain that there is nothing new in the rank of licutenant- general; and in wilitary law at the present time, any person commanding two divisions of the army is enti- tled to the rank of lieutennnt-general. As we have four divisions in our army, there are com- mands jor two lieutenant-generals. We conge now to tie matter of th's grade as pertaining to the present commancder-in-chief of the United States Army. In the Senate of the United States, Febraary 24th, 1849, Mr. Fitzgerald, (democrat,) of Michi- gan, introduced a resolution to confer upon Win- field Scott the brevet rank of lieutenant-general. It was read twice; and its third reading being objected to by one Senator, it went over, as that Congress dissolved on the ensuing 4th of March. Mr, Clemens, (democrat,) of Alabama, introduced the subject in the Senate on the bof July, 1850, anda resolntion was adopted instructing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expediency of conferring, by law. the rank of lieutenant-g: ‘al upon General Scott. That committee. by its ebair man, the present Secretary of War, reported a resolution requesting the President to refer t» a board of army officers the ns of whether it was expedient to create any new urades in the army ; and if so. what grades, in addition to the present, should be ereated. This board reported that it was expedient to create the grade of lientenant-geners) aod to covfer it upon officers who had distinguished themselves by eminentservices, Toe report was Jaid on the table; and on the 25th of Jannarg, 1851. a resolution was reported by Mr. Shields, (democrat.) of Tlinois, in conformity with the r'commendation of the army board; and on the 13th of February of the same year the joint resolution passed the Senate. ‘The resolution now went to the House of Rep- resentatives, and took its place in turn on the Speaker's table. Ou the Sd of March, 1851, Mr. Stephens, (whig), of Georgia made an at- tempt to eal) itup out ot ture, which, according to the rules, would require a two-thirds vote. The vote resulted— yeas 112,nays72. A change of some ten votes would have brought about the passage of the resolution, The c league of Mr. Stepheos, Mr. Toombs, (woiy). made a similar motion in theevening and the ult was the seine ‘Tus the resolution was over- slonghed for that session, * But the friende of the bill still active, ond on the &th of Clemens brought in a joiat resolution similar ques n the Senate were December Mr. to that above mentioned. It went to the Com- mittee on Military Affairs, was reported back without amendment, and remained dormant through the remainder of the session. On the 7th of December, 1852, Mr. Clemens brought up the same resolution, and it passed the Senate. ‘The members of the House of Representatives were very busy witb the new administration and its affairs. In consequence, the resolution was never reached in the House. On the 22d of December, 1853, the joint resolution was taken up in the Senate, and ordered to be en- grossed, by a vote of 32 yeas to 12 nays. This is the present position of the resolution, and it remains to be seen whether or not the House of Representatives will again defeat this attempt to confer a well-merited honor upon a gallant soldier. It has been twice over- slaughed in the House, merely on account of the coldness and indifference of some of the members. The people generally are warmly in favor of the measure, and it will probably be enacted, in spite of the opposition of the admin- istration and its organs at Wastington aud else- where. The warmest friends of the measure in the Senate were Union democrats. General Scott himself, we are persuaded, cares very little for the new grade. as a title ot honor, for his position as a military patriot will stand bigher in the history of his country than all that ephemeral titles or grades can bestow. But in his old age, the conqueror of Mexico is in want of adequate means for the decent support of him- self, his family, and his position, and the addi- tion of about $3.000 a year to his present income, which the new grade would confer upon him, would be but a small recompense to a veteran whore valor, courage and skill have conferred on his country, by the treaty of Gaudalupe Hidalgo, the new territory of California, &c., now worth to the American people one hundred millions of dollars per annum, The President, bis organ, and his party, ought be ashamed of their mean opposition to snch a measure, and for such a man. Woat 1s tun Marrer witn tuk Gas Company? —Our establishment, filled with pipes and bur- ners, is miserably deficient in light. Frequently there is no jight at all. We have made com- plaint after complaint to the company, and are promised relicf—-but no relief comes. Will the President of the company ascrrtaia the cause of the trouble and apply a remedy? While he is doing this, we wish he would ascer- tain the annual sum for which he would supply us with gas directly from the street pipes, aud dispense with meters altogether in our estab- lishment. i ad STEAMSHIP SAN FRANCISCO. Additional Information from the Mate of the N«po eon. Interestlig Description of the Steamer as she appeared on Chrintmas —More Vessels sent to mer Relief, &e., &e ‘There ie no later news from the Saa Francisco Vessels Gaily arrive with accounts of wiesks at sea, swelling the Gisseters by the gale of December to an awfal ex eat. Our ship news columas of this morning, and indeed of every morning, teem with there fad cetails, The loss of life, to tay nothiog of the loss of property, must have been very great gieater than we shall ever kaow. But in the ab.evce of any luter iotag’geuce from the San Francisco, we give all the information we can gather of the steamer and of the chances of her safety. We Jearn from Mi. Wiliam MoTarty, the chief mate of the brie Napo.com, come exceecingly inte esting ‘eots in rela- tion to the falog in with the Sau Francises on Oarist mes Day, the position of the vessel and tae osc rrreacos ard conyer ations whi took piece between the two captaivs. Mr. McCarty raye:- On Friday, the 2ith of D-cember, 1863, at § P. M., land time, the brig was struck with a severe gale, which soon increased to ® perfect borsicare from N, W. The Napo Jeon was hove to under a balance refed msinsuil, and so ccntinued, without intermisnoa, wutil Sunday, Deca ber 26, dreadful rea romuing all the ting, At 7A. if of that day we discovered oa oar weather querter, dis- tant some seven or eigh! miles, a dismasted yossel thet we judged to bes bark. Tho mizew mast aod wizen top mast wore sanding We discovered that her ensizn was Union down, but could not make out her flag. At noon of that day we vere in intituce J8 deg. N., lon. 60 deg. £0 min. W. The vessel in di-trass being to wiadward, it was impossible to rercer her way assistence; and the wind blew so fiercely, and the sea ran go hign, mo boat could powibly bave lived At 11:30 A. M., 26th of December, the disabled vessel had drifted to leward of ua, and bore 8.8 W., distant some four miles, The weather was olear, and through the glare we discovered her, mansgeadls, bat lyiog in the trough of the sea, aod rolling to and fri By this time, the wind having lulled some, thongh it still blew violently and the sea ramniog dreadfully bigh, Capt. Strout wore thip, set a reefet main staysail and fore tepm sail, and run for the wreck, At 12:30 we app oached her, and passed under her sterp, which wana rousd ore and I reas clearly and dis- tinetly her mame—it «ae ‘San Francisco, New York,’ She hac side wheels anc guards, and the hull was psiared Yack. We sailed under her stera, witbin fifty or sixty yarde, 6nd ranged ahead of ber, for we did not wish to be cn ber lee, ag sue was Gifting faster than we were, I sawher bow; she bada very short bowaprit, painted black; sbarpto«s but I cid not observe her model clo-ely, as my attention was directed to her damaged condition, and iainly to the sviering prope on board, We passd to leeward abromt of & whom we supgosed to be the master, speaking trumpst. Ho was a stont man, and had on a ad cap, either of clo:l or leather, tealutaton wae—'' }:ig ahoy |”? Capt. Strut aps werec, ‘The captain of th steamer then i aic.—' I want you to ye by and eerd a beat.” Capt. Stront re plied iv effect that he could not send a 2, butadded:--Put up a ight at nig at.” Capt, Strout then ead, that a8 a boat could mot live is 0 fcartul a sea, b. would le by tii morning, and th would, if more mecerate, board the wreck, Hs thea ake “Where are yw frou? “From New York, bound to California '* OWhen vere you cissiled!” * Oo the night. of the 2id~my vereel ix making water,’ To which Cept. St cut replied, “i am in distress, too,and Ns pre ators.” +4 bave plenty of provisione,”? the steamer. We passed by th’s time too far to hear snything more Ab we came under ber stern sums twenty persons cams from the cab.m cn deck, wearing dark slotwes aod caps On the forward deck I saw ope handses or oo haadred and filty men, dress d io ceps and blae coats, and I took them st the tice for eoliiers, As we approached we beard them as they gave three hearty cheers. We sew no females upon deck. Amidehips I cbeerved ceveral mon wea! ing oiled clot! ardromec:psand bius jackets Some four or five of theso men bad axes in their hands, and were cutcloy . on ome wo dwork, aua throwing pieces of it, pore baps chips, overtoard I could not ree what they were surpesed at the time that they were maki something for the security of the vessel—parhaps a draz There seetsed to be no fearamong avy of the people oo Geek, and thoee amidehip covtioned their work, sud ap. peared to pay littl+ hee. to the approach of the brig Na- poleen. Alo amidehip obrerved emoke, or rather team, issving from a swall pipe. I did not sve aay pevpls working pops She bad no boste left. The miten ord mizen fopmest wore standing, with a ppapker gail attached (a ite ened hong small remoaats of sud underneath it be enign, Uawon down, 0 the stuu p of a foremart, which reasbed as high a8 the trp of the pilot tow @, Chat house was aivam ted on the hurricane cock just ada't of the fo emant; ite doorr and windo +e were core (o, and ao person ta tt, The paddle boxes on both «i'er were goow; the wheels remained, wed seemed aoujured; I did wot odverve auy (the floats to bec The baiwarke wera gone oo both aide, from abreast ot tbe pilot Louse to tea or twelve feo, be answered the captain of forwar¢ of the mizenmast. The hurricane deck, too, was gone an equal di-tanoe, The bull seemed uninjured. There ob-¢ rvations being at & distance of only sone fifty er rixty yara. I think if she had been moreseriouniy ia jured I would have observed it. Captain Strout hept his vesee] mere'y under steerage way, and continued to see the steamer till dark. Bhe was then about three miles to the eastward of us When night eet in we lost sight of ber, The steamer was drifting much faster, ant next morning the was not in right. I thick that, ro far as personal eafety is concerned, I would rather have been on board the unmanageable steamer than in the disabled brig When the San Francisoo left this port she drew A’teen ‘and a quarter feet of water on even kee), and when seen she was rtill lighter. She war abnovsutly supplied with cables and provisions, avd wav in the bast condition to meet with euch a disaster ad bay happenei tober. And, if any 2dditio: idence 1s neces try ia regard to the strength of cer bull, the following note will be sufficient: of the steamer San Francisco [ tras: willarawer your pur. pote :—Sue bas aac. ertrame then us sl for veas fe of her clat#, which in addition to the ordinary p'ankwwg ia- side and outed), and ite fastenings, ix very greatly streng hened by te introdve'iou, tue ertire leng:b of ship, of two sett of from disgoaal o-aciag ranniag trom Jopt» bortem their toa ends being a-cured to & very large iron bend running the whole length of the ship Tne Dottom i# mede rvlid aod caiked, having toe oxas} om. ber of ke: Isone; end 1 order to give be eatra strength, the bottom ig connected to tha tw» lower cerks by two fore and a’t bulvhesd: (oever before adopted in any whip) running marly the wrole length of the ship, iato each oF whicbie® «f disgopal iron braces are iotrosuced, and with grcrs balkheads betides, forming (hs mos: compiete syetem of bracing and trussicg adopted in spy ship anilt, W. H WEBS, Yours, To Wm H A: pinwal), Eq Oxe or two more cutters an¢ another steamer are to join iu the eearch of the disub ed vessel, Our goveramant is now doing its duty, as will be seen by the annexe! note frors Justice :-— Tanvany 9, 1854 TO THE MDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HER LD. Sin- Apert cle 19 relation to tre stesmer sa» Pranciag, appeared in your paper this morping, conte ming reveral mi statements, which [am sure you will correct when ia formed of the following facts: — On Saturday rigita ‘e'earaphic despatch srrived from ington for the Commocore of the *ta‘toa to hire a ster er to go in esych of the San Frauci:co, woish var prompuly alteuced to The commo'ore and commander were both insearch of a ateamsr till after twalve o’clo k that right, but could not proome one Oa their apply ag to Wr Vanderbilt for his steamer North Star, Mr Van der oitt asic be bad wade other arrangements, and tte gove-n- ment coud not bave her cn any terms, The Alabina wa: not chartered br Meera, Foxland & Asviuwall, bit by the War Depor ment, and was sent to sua ye-terdsy, (Supday.) at 12 o'clock, with two raval hie stansaty oo board of Avo on Soncay the commrdore acd com- moncer egain applied for the North Star, aud were agsia reued; bot this time they sucrweden io gettiag 14e Fromise of the Union, which was exp-oted to arrive that pight fro. Charleston, The Uniou arrived and is now taking in coals ond +tores jaud wll be desoate .eit)-nigat, with # raval commander cn board. Tous you see you have been bleming the governmen forinactivi'y, urja-t y Might rot mquiry be made why Mr. Vanderbilt refase the North Star to go to the aid of some seves handrat of his fellow ecuntrymen ia distress | JUSTICE And the following fron Mr. Aspinwall also sets the matter right :-— TO THE EDITOR OF THB HERALD. Imastask of you, asa matter of jastica. to correct your editorial notice of the dtesster to the 3sn Francisco wherein you alluce to the stesmer Alabams as oaving been chartered by Measra Howland & Aspinwall for the rescue of the unfortunate sassengers, The Alabama was chartered by the order of govera ment, and went to sea yesterday, <ithin twen y-six hours after cominy into port witha (ull cargo of a0;toa Oo receiving the first 1elegraphie report of the disaster I Geemed it my duty immediately to transmit the wad intelligence to Wasbiogton: and as soon thereafter as the wires could take and bring back a mesarge, there cams orders from the Secretary of War tu charter the most available etBiner, cf suficiest power aud size for the rervies, wiluout restriction a4 to exvoase. A'l that war ¢nj ined wer ¢fiiciency sod deepatch. My ngency arose from \be Ceap in‘rreet I felt in the reeult, and from my havirg been requocted to aid Col, Swords in the selection of the tteamer. The Secretary of the Navy, by t-le:raph, also ordered C.mmodere Bearman to char‘er toe Nocth Ster, aa, fal ing toaccomplish vnir, he bas sive, unser tresn orders, chartered the steamer Union, and «he leaves to-m rrov. ‘the Secretary of the Treasury iamrdistely telegraphed orders to this port, Wilmington, and Charleston, to des path the revenue catters, and he bas siacs ordered thow frcm Boston anc New London to join in tre seatca. You will thar rea that no sction e-uld bare oven more prciapt—the pity is that government bas not ia s-rvisa more atailable steamers for such emergenciss. Very re- peo fully, ycur obecient servant, WM. H. aS?IN WALL. January 9, 1854. ‘The Wesh ington Union, of Sanday, ray: We understand thet tho Secretary of the Navy be @ivested two energe ic officers of the vavy——lAeacennat Gansevoort ard Boggs—to proceed in the Alabstas, verrel chs rterei by the War Department for tas pap of rendering asdstancs to the Sia Fransiveo,) to aifors such aid and advice as their experience ane ju gm sar may tugge st The Secretary has also dire :‘ed the sloop «f war eca- tur, pow fi'ticg for sea at Hoston, to proceed in tne earch, if, in tL ef the commandani of tne yard, the can be o! nerv The steamer Alabema will leave New York th'a morn irgp her missioa, in pureuance of the iastracwtuns of the Secretary of War. “ Since the above was in type, we learn that the secre: tary cf the Navy basdirected the steamer North 3tar, a? New York, to be obertersc, officered, aod manacd, and sent to the relief of tre San F.anci-oo, In addition to the two paval oflisers mentioned in the foregoing extract, we learn that Capt. Ludlow, of ths Sa vappah line, volan‘eered his servises, and accompanied Capt. Schenck in the search for the San Francisco. The steawship Union will leave this morpisg com- pletely ooald and provisioned We learn that Massrn. Howland & Arpinwall havo thoughtfally pleos{ on board the steamers supplies of biankete and cl toivg for tnovecn board o! the San Francisco, ia ease they should be ta uted of such comfortg If not required by then, thay sre to be distributed t2 those vessnls if distress that may be fallen in with. The following vessels compose the list orderedto wen to search for the San Francisco :— Vessel. Stesm hip Alabama Stesmship Cuion Revenue cutter Washicgton Revenue cutter Forwara. Pilotboat Piottoat Siooj-of war Decatur Revenue entter Reverue cutter Revenve cutter — . All butthe Deostur will be at sesto-day. Saat pogtoa. Thay will cake different ¢irections to reach one point—Bermuta; eat if ‘unsuccecs’ul on arriving at that place, they will take dif- jerent dirrotions homeward, and by this arrangemrot they ean rearcely fail in faling in with the dissoled sieomery TELEGRAPAIC. OFFER OF ANOTHER SEARCHING VESSEL DECLINED. LADELPHIA Jan. 9, Li PI re of the steamsbip Ke we bat verse) to goverpmenr to \. pled tteawship Sam Francisco, Sut the offer was deciiaed, Clty Intelligence. Curious Lrcrere — Among the multipl city of subjrcts forever dished up in the greatest variery of ways to the public, in the shape of Iecturer we notice in another colume of this paper a courre on the “Aixtorgant eft! Condition of Rusria.’? We mast own that the sadjxc. i+ wricb and extrmely in'erasting one. rich, be of the wost thriiling incident; {nteresting, beca 3 ont ofthe way of general reveareh It jn to b+ dli tered by TP’ ofessor Hantbly, = man of travel wal ata ipguisbed literary a expect, wll make it as ineiractive ay intoresciue, FiRB IN TRANKLIN STARET. A lerge Bre tok piece im Frank fa street Cay ate norm. At abort two o'clock Mears seen iscuiog out of @ rer tulkiig No 17 F jin street, end although tha freien were py op the spot, yet ip ® few miaotes tw bai . weeioroice This war story brick buildiog, aud t «= fie orcurred in the bss meat Mea employes fo tha upper fiories had to fly through the reutile oa the root ard e cape thenen for their ives. Tris duilliag waa oc oupies partly by Heme & Ssbradera, cabinet, sola a chi meoufactuers. Their tors in ptock was about $1500, upon which there was no i: surance. The stera was occapied by Mr. Lip prnect; do not kuow if insured. ©. Lacht occupied a part of the resocd story ax ® fancy cabinet maker. Lore $°C0; no insurance. O42 the ‘hird flosr was a pisoo for'e meer pamed Ge tes Morgearoth, wb ae lose te Frovn. Adjoining this builéicg 8 the Fraakiia rt Dutoh Refurwed cburch, which was sligh'ly damage! The fropt building on the street wax orcupied by \ Hur lang, Cealer in syrups, wives ana cortiais His damage war about 2800 “no insurance. No. (17 Pisnklas reet, (p ‘the street.) the private resitence of Wa Kenney, ws Camaged by water aboni $75 Lemuel © Pree, Eq, occupied No. 119 Fravkiio e:rect: damage ab, #5.. Wa. Knapp,,who oscupied the roar but iv g of No. {3 West oreadeny, sen damaged arout $500 tosuret ie tbe North River Company J ard street ® brick stable; 1 s# alout £6(0; iasured for $409 in the Mobawk Valley Com vauy Dutiog t+ fie Me John Laird. f remap o7 No 2 Hose C m pany, was esveraly injurec onthe bead and see by the falliog of bab Luk walle of the builcing. Bia wourd: were drewssi mt the Kospitel. Pe was looking after the pipe of the hoi when the wells fell Ladies’ Dresses Made tu the First alee boars me tiee; al wreat variety, érees cane, head dre ke. at NEWMAN'S celebrates wt ©. Aighth ond Ninth etree Style at ol thing Liverary Agency. Letters, Petitions, Cir. ae. writes at ths shorted Fees, Prepared on all ea) ntife; manweripts oorroct Jargw , fcoovas mady wp, do. #6. nesiea } matters ontrowed tw him to be stiea ted t . Acourney and despateh, All busingss strictiy © a. SiAUBLY. & White street, Perham’s Gitt Exhibtiions of the le Mirror Or ome to be all the race. Academy H d both *fernoon and evening with deiigh ed on The gift tekcts »/ mit four persons, and cost put a mission Each purchaser of constitured » shareholder in the 1x),) vbian Mr Perham. tor ths bu: efit of his int ¢ bondsof a» commiites appointed holders, mid isiom th atoms, has pl v the said an or im this terori actionsef M>. Pe sll enews ed terized all 1 " nd dom te exhibis the Wier ticket boloer: and pi the valve of thelr mavey New Music.—The Water Spirits Du: were he J mes Simmonds, music by tua celebrates a wey Thowas Baker. ‘Unis inoue ef bis best proiocti rice Beents, Just publi bed by HOR «Ge WATRR Geese la To Drees Genteclly and Becomingty peare to be the sm of aust men, and to 40 80 eoonomie should de the sim ef ali Gentlemen in want of ar-iol Weariag spoarel are icvited to mine the sasortm Aylss. qual ty ano prices as the one prise clothing estab, vertot ALFRED «U* ROR & 00,, 441 Broadway, teat it is the imteation of Mr. up the Lit of February, to cive ascrs iull cpportunitics of Twenty five Ceuts for a Daguerrest; ms) apps toth mare po ud arivtocrat, who pr des i ure to be a paltr, sacrifio works of art 89 good) BS & Co., tor 15 oats, ot 2M Sromdway. Y. Gubert & Co.’s Superior Planos.— A fl Atsortmert jurt roorived, and tor eale very low. A smith’s un-dualiet mel deers afta leupply, st low pri st HORA BK Wo TRS’, S85 Broadway, the great piano wosic establisomont La Farge Hotel and Metropolitan Hall Ruins —) ehanse Safe again victorious, $80,000 worth of monde and jeweiry 4 I New Youx, Jan § 18! Mr Robt M. Patrick, 192 Penrl atreet—be ar Sir:—We f the defia a08 speak toe high'y of the fire roof qualiti salamander piat: shfe, (G ayler’s patent) that, we ir) ma Farge this mi archi im our store, 675 Broadway, miidiugs.) at the tire of th strous oonflagra: riug, saizcoutained ® valuable assortment of a jeweliy, with ont by Uoon opening eu, od which’ w after tie nr , the conten! Dreterved ont} boing Cawaged ty dime. As toon weoan rror as lo aire apothoe suf. liwen ions. Resrectfall 5 RTS, BROTARR & LOWITA H 5 Safes, of all sizes suitable for merchants banks jowelid teoord offices, stea nhosts. Re. treaad thief proof henk v. t che efor private families and vade to order, av tho depor. 192 Pearl atrest, ono d below Mrisen lane ROBSRE M. PATRICK $2,000,000 Worth of Property Consumed os that Wore ia the tiveving of the 27th We have heard from bat var, Decem| ue Defiance #afo, msau vared by Mr, KOBART @. Pa TRICK. 192 Poarl street, wo preserved ite contenta entire, Ii the others wery burned or disappeared in @ White souall, the citizens of this Gi Republic should be mado sware of the facts. The Good for Nothing Polka, with « han: tome vienetteot Miss ennic Loasdale, in hor great o-igi character cf | Nan.v in thy “Good for Nothing” compo by Thome Raker 84 cente. Wublisued by HORACE TERS, 883 Broadw: ‘Wet Silks from the Steamer Humbold $e openea at Hits pCO. Ww & Lee DBSATER'S, No radwas, cheap enoush t) eati-fy anybody, as fae bl olde at ds., Se. and 6a. w yard; and fine fanoy silks, alight mused, equally cheap. ‘Wet Linens, from the Steamer Humbold Hitgacu Ate end ue. 6). te & LRADREATE blanket: ant ¥arsei Tes quilts; w Jard; wot tabl camacks, at 21, 6d. and ds.; bir it la. Gi., &e.. £0. 1854 Diartes, Blank Books, Printing, &c. Nev 14 nem one id & complete aot . Orbave them ayy enery, paper, copying pat TSbi, ‘and all netio inting and lithogravh orters and manufac Jurd, are jaxt opened v4! Wrosd™ay, Al mani ole writer ip our live, at tl KE HA LOE ti nery. 6) William Self-Improvement, env Bie child Eh’s lecture as City this evening, av 75 Tcvure to these «hs woul iefre All shoula hesr it, Writing and Bookkeeping’ at Goldsmith’, s Broadway, curper os sranklio eceoet.”” A euite of fi tariorr, 100 tees im length (iruisved ia modern style. similer establishment hee ovor boom opened for the pur po etinstruction in thio courtry Call for ciroulars. Education, and Ma o® of Prof. 0. 3, £0 Datoh Church, in Jes woloox. It will be an import imorove thomselves or others, Sewing Machines. With the New Y. JM. SINGER & UU have intr Dignly improved Dewing Machines. go: tod samirable inp-oveuienta, 9 x foresds. apd makiog plata: t orosmontal stitches, th meol ines areas euneri- in ercistic fuich ap in 091 trivance aud erranyemeot sud ace im every reapoos ant aalied by any sewing roachices ever oflored to thi dihce, Noa Lisson pak a pie Sewing Machines. Grover, Baker & Cd have eponed their vow st re, nt No 405 Brond #ay, waore tt prbho are invited tv eail and xamine macuinos sdapted of wick with covir Lstort improvements fj niltii 4 silk lindogs. dressmslting, and atitel (og nen, ia & neuer he": tofre unequalled, , Rheumatism, Scrotala, &.—Hyatt’ Daleam iy she must certain cy wedy Jor thess terrible enges, You wh ar cuiering the most torturing psin wembe that a tew vows of this puwerml yet plossa compound will aferd oertai relief. Phuniasde Of ove bave been © sue paolisned im the Sun, Herald, an ther papers, Thon zers, Who ona bo erem ani « containing t certificates on pot, 45 Grand ™ ing of thi ry urcans, ara re Colds, pee aes Croop, ric throws, aud abi ative sue oh cho pam inv 4 wort prowpt y by vr seCliwack’s Gough intxsre P! iption wea with ino +0008 tm hrs pexatiog of ot bowk tS conte. A ihe may savas shild’e life. A faw de peartuce of croup symptoms will cheo ha li tue principal xpothecerin and cf A. CUSHMAN | Prozriewre, No. 122 Fulvoi street, a Dr. Mec tock’s VeRetable Family Pils, fer cormipa ton Bed all ite datal rreaita. os head! ache, giccinees, dulln-e the ecra, ba? tat im the muh, paiprin ad about he hes fick stomach, ou: kes Y all thes symptoms ers promptly -Jlovioted by ® jadieious aso 0” tnge invaluable Pills Prive 25 con.8 pe bom Suld by he orinoipal Ap theeare, wud by 4, CUSHMAN & OU, 122 Puls n evrest, tole proprietors Whooping Tt n ceed Yat ® that uaugsrous and boyrap Ml eure coughs, colds, asthma, soret fru: Kog.’s Croup syrup iss e-Baia| eure tor They are tie resaitof wirty yer: practic P ety reliable and ture. For o- quvico gratis) atNo, 162 Pub ten ‘orreet, two dora west of brond noe E by R. LH. HARTS: The Clergyman’s &rtend, - Before the Intro doction of cue fom ye jase e and Uy affliated uisrity, bor few 6 This exeetla ¢ oom ald by W Frirbank & 43 Hav» 4 Teerly opp tie te americ o ones atwholessionrd ard by eli respecte) © drt git. at retail-—[B b th hing We Boa way, Bae cy Boyd & ndvetret Aigo by 40 Cort Docior Morse’s Invigora ing Cordial.—1 Few d require ninsse f toe rdinsty madieices suah ase Laman ctoma la oy tain to embedy eron oag-half of the eurstive ot tex sti gia oorfeot Darmoy ia single dette cf thie prepaction, for all netvons dis-sses -and Ver pame iy legior—an tt sil ofl ctio sof the stomach, the howely, and the bestr, fm which thuaediat eseiag wale. diet » the e)ixa ao ry dy my depenucnes way be ph wor deriul ot eh ere duces m deg: ee of is ofiee't ora sco (we de Realta, Tne oor tal ie ut mp, hi rt vint botles. Prise $1 pee bottle, te 2 LG, proprisbor, 1s Bresdway, a by drug throughout’ the United Stites, € sud be West \ Comphor Iee—Comphor Tee—Kil &. Von Dboseit logreassy ter oh tha pablie tor id) Met m ose ang'e it. ber wud iro ase it . 183, ab Beo mo any other drug stora, saat Prironel sapomia ce af acist ae re Vor e resin out ive ioe 2F corte SSR S “1 e8 La» ies’ Hisic tah shout » Powell di: votes his attention, az asual, t 16 m 9to4 Why has Cristadoro’s Exeeisior Hatr Dye Deo me cseaing @ hundres props then, it U'ply bwcauae its colors are a to petur eothng bj pions ty the haie, while it take ins\ontone-nsly, Sold, and privately tpplied. s¢¢ RISTADOKU'S No, 6 astir Buuse Butchbetor's Mana- 4 w so, 133 Broadway, ho Park, where be bis tha best soaommodations in the world for the appiicatior of tis famous Balt ace avd 5 tale ot hipverty iovcutes wigt and tonpecs. Nine privsl PooRiy. 8) oR one fo Something Curned Up.—Micawber, before Ha Dye and Wine r bails tore alia, ne ae heve his nae dvod with DEMUNST A @hYe ’ ew aed splondit hair dea, It oat at saloon Me Covtisatt (U6 Grand etret, ad at 128 Binet Broadway. Gld Mr. Gracwum has removed, “onday. 29 Aum sree, outtl young sad old ona “+ Tor forel 4 60 whtakOrs, Monstac iva, or hair ok ip wx w eke, a8 Avo siteet, $1 oft Gren, PEKSONAL, NOTE 13 SENT To B, FROM fn io wd ate perusal wat oosod KYORMOTION WANTED eves Morets Gonner ne on Wotur trrvoy NY. fen acare ith Cowley, ho La meni psig! Qoogyear's Bsr, F ANTHONY GRapy. wt ixteen weeks *tacs, by or streor Ellen B: uktully reoelvod N WANTED Liverp ol SPOT WATT who #91) i tw wite Brieg <O4, WHO ARRIVED FROM sugay will oalt at fe ich and Root ir strosts, Now LT, who hae arrived novie’ ou, eee