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oe THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 6379. ‘ MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1854. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. | INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON AND ALBANY | The NWebraska-Kansas citement. | Speech of Hon, Truman Smith in the United Sta‘es Senate. \ FLARE-UP BETWEEN MESSRS. SMITH AND WELLER, The Deficiency Appropriation Bill Killed in the | w bit Several Days Lator Thrown Away, BUSINESS IN TBE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Adoption of the Anti-Nebraska Resolutions by the Senat, Contest Between the Free Soil and Sil- ver Gray Whigs. it. ' The Boston Abolitionists and the Ne- braska Question. SPEECH OF HENRY WARD BELCHER. ANOTURS AWFUL STEAMBOAT CATASTROPHE. Fifty Persons Burned to Death. RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. MARINE DISASTERS MARKET REPORTS, &o., ko. THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION, Senate. Wasutncton, Fe, 9, 1854. ‘MAUL STRAMERS FROM BROOKLYN. Mr. 3uwAxo (free soil), presented certain postal and ‘Commercial jetatistical tables haviog some beating upon ‘the application for the estabiishment of » line of mai- gteamers between Brookiyn acd various ports in contl- mental Borope. Referred. Numerons potitions were preeented. RELIKY OF INDIGANT INSANE. ) Mr. Foor (whig) of Vt, moved to take up the bill granting Inad to the States for the relief of iatigeut ta- wane, (Miss Dix’s bill.) If any debate arose, he would move to fix it for some other day, but if mo debate arose, be would be g’ad to have a v.te on it, The motion was agreed to, 2nd the bill was read. Mz, Psrit, (dem.) ¢f Iad., moved an amendment con- ferring granta of land made by the bill to those States wherein public Iands now lie. The bili was then postponed till Monday week, LATION The French spoliation bill was taken up, and somo ver- bal amecdments made. Mr. Dopow (¢om.) of Iowa aid he desired to call the the eountry to th fact that here waa bill proprialing tive million dollars. It would have peti out having been read, were {t aot that he kad ached fer i's readirg to ea if an omlavton had no bern mide init, Itwas now about to pass without an ion, It was a bill which, at the time o committ:é of e: when the original claimants wore gous, and the matter fel iato the bands of the sto>x jsbdera aud speculator who swarted fa the 'obbies, i: »as passed without oppo- When Homestead bill, which would at ig men of the con oF @ bill the bard wor! land to aid the States without any los to guv: met by oppcattt eup, they were fer Haein (ae ) of Me. | the time thece claims were first presented, a bill bat been rsportedin one Hou:eor tho ether, Mr. Pratt, (whig) of Md., aid ihe diffe-ease between this bill sud the este.d was, that this wasts pay de>ta due to our own citiseue, while the other was « pre mium cflered to foreign emigration. fhe claimants in his State were, to bis keow.edge, the most honorable rans, and ot stook jobders. Whenever it was possi- Bie to get « vote in elther hous the bill always passed. ban eaid that, before God and man, he did not @ the claims had or foundation in justices what- fo billhad passed Congress from 1800 till 1846, when it waa vetoed. One plan ted to get through this bill waa to send agenia to Sta’ islatures, and sumptuous dinners ax\l caampagne suppers, get istions from stures to Senators to vole forthe bi! Thsre Serato under inotructions to yots for not believe in Mr, Parnit explained thesc claims, and sald he considered it a solemn debt of honor on the part of gorerament to pay them. He would sooner resign his seat than repudi- ‘ate the cebt, ‘The bill was postponed, and the Senate took up THE NEGRASKA BILL— SPEECH OF MR, TRUMAN SMITH. Ir. Sura (whig) cf Connecticat, sald he seldom took rt im the debates. He preferred to oe his Satie with as little speaking as possible, He de- from this eourre in the present instance on! of the magnitade of the evils which wo result to the country from the passage of this bid. He bad beea in Congress fifteen years, and dari: that time co man had taken a Jess part than he the agitation of sectional questions, which were in- troduced isto to disturb the national councils Nand the perce harmony of the repudlic. He had wage bat one on the subject, aad that was en the day before tho death of General Taylor, im 1850. He had always contented himself with silent voting, yea or nay. His vote, however, had always been io accordance wit! ‘the prepondeatiog sentiment of the North. He. hed mever been # Northern man with Southern principles, end be never had apy confidence in any man who was. ‘Unfortunately there had been thrast into this bill a olavery sion, and he thought it onght to be ex- eluded 5a the uparimous vote of the Senate. Bat he would vor to show the Ssnate that there to this bill, independent of the African servitu: ho} this bill or toresin tre bistory oF thls fore, in the of this conntry, were thers so man: Territories o ganited at ove time’ Why the blll for the Territory of Warbington bad pissed through last Con. oes With ut Spr oO. ate was ‘o him inoompreheasi . There were five | Territories nw actually o:ganized, and yet the Seastor from Liinois proposed to add two more, nakiog ‘he mumber ceven. Where ts the neces- aity for the? There gould be no other reason to make the Sena’e pias \hisextrayszsut proposition extept the segro yitace qaesticn, There were mor mow belonging to the government than could be cecapied for jeers to come. arly ons balfof all the new States t pu , ani & large portion of whatia eld in tbe bands of the speculators. If these were got enough there were the five Territcries already or- gavite?, Minassote had bot few inh bitan’ e had an { territory Jarge enovgh for reve: , gton and O.egoa. As for Utah ani he did not belivsve y @, respectadle wol’, either to settle there. (Laughter.) thore five biseding wounds whish were to be hesled by ‘the compromise of 1850, It was bealed, and it resalted in thi cotablishment of the complete dcmination there ‘There Betveen poiyegsmy and Afric: ery but Litt! differenos, i = (Lavghter.) If this were only « part of the policy of the administration, whish hb: edolitionista and free sollere to ita bosom totry their Gin, be aid — know bat * Loh on be In for- ‘ward it; but before doing #0 be wou! asl me con- sider. He derired to say that this attempt to sma the Missouri compromice, before it sucoseded wou have to smash up a many other things, It was said that these territocis! governments were no oessary inorder to secure a transit for men and thtpgs to the Paciis, Military poste would sccomplish alll goroas pT meats of sec § & transit was tl ton of the Pacifis Rallroad, f b at hoger i me Po oaly true way to ia Dai Ad bee, ‘opriated tories; aud that, too, when only oad hid Bee four years, two for three years, ono for twe ra, uC one for six months. livery Territory got an datfit of $00,000, besides appropdations for balidings. Tho annasl expense of « ‘orritory ia $30,000 Laat ti expense of the fire Territories was not saficient, the genator from Ilinois now propose to create two addi- In wet edgy Mga ba the expense of extending postal facilities, @ extingaishmsat of the Indian tia Theseetpeases wonld be very heavy. Yester- gtme a ia the blil had been stricken for thir. It looked, however, very reparation for sy he the other bouse as a geg to effect | Under the Je the pesnege of this bill. Ucon the establishment of these ter iiories would follow the necessity for an iacrease of the army to suppress Indian hostilities and protect the pecple, A‘l there matters would swell to a large amount {he 1: crgased expencitures coossioaed by the organiza tion ef Territories. This bill provided for the election of Officers sud the qralifice ion of voters, A ooaditton of b uh vas thas they should bs ichabitanta oat thers It weo oaid xX buodred persons im the Territories. f the Uvited stetes there were no per- fone there who were ivbanitants; there wers undoubtedly ae Who were bodily wichta the Territory, put there re nore who could be legally regarded as inhapitduts. d the asta of Congress regulating inter with the Indiane, woich exsluded ‘all per- fiom residing ir, ie itieg, mod occapyiog any the Territory apsrt for the lodian The only persons allowed thers were those traders nly licensed by government and whore liceases limit to three years. He read from the remarks maée in the House by Mr. Holl, of Mirsourt, at the last fepelov, in Fpl tvobj: ciions that there were no waite per- fone in the Territory, id that the reason why there were no white persons there except licensed traders wad, that if ® man cid go there he weuld be hucted oat by the dregocrs, There were, ibep, no persoes in Nobraska ov Kansas but license? tradera, and they were no iahab.- tants, Wheo he studied Jaw he always understood that, to make» man an jobabitant in a legal sense, be had to eff-ct = permaurnt settlement in the place ha dwelt in, sod that, too. without a) ar imo rever(endi; yet this bill, to whieh’ nothing srems to interposs apy diilloulty, dis: Gvvere ipbabitents ip lisen-ed dealers, and in mea who, upon thir extering the land, are hunted by dragoons, arord to the teeth anc with srord in bard. Tals fault, hosever. seems to tronb @ tie %nator from IIiaois ia a0 way, He spy the fnhshi ants sbe!l cboose officers; aad when the government see! to fiad the inhabdi fanis it must esteh them flying befora armed dra- grows, bei g hucted fx their life. In the eifort to expiece and blow up the Missour! Compromise the Sena tor mu ro blow up thes her acts of Oorgress It vas true thet there isa M portion of thia ierritory the Indian title to which bad been extinguished; but he erred these ‘nhabitants were not to be found thi fe was another act of Congress which the Sen: woul’ have toget out of his way before he blew up the Missouri Compromise, It the act which excluded all psrrore from occupying or en'ering upon the unsurveyed public Isnds of the United States, and which required the Prral ‘ent to employ, if necessary, the military cf the United States to expel them. If avy of the inhabitants, therefore, exnaped the dragoons, it was the duty of the President to seod ether oops there to catch them and hi tor from Ilineis was the most pro (Laughte: Every year he calls to the attention of the Senate the perttrition of a Territery. spi cometines jthey come two at a time—(loud Jaughter)—and that, too, when he has a whole litter of them cn haad. (Laughter) He de- sired to give the Senator some suggestions as to bow to prepare himself for th® mext parturition. (Laughter.) The Senator should first extinguish the Indian title, and have the lands surveyed, laid off, and to acme extent inhabited; and when Koy Yd all things in this condition he then might go it b! if he choses, (Loud laughter.) He, (Smith,) however, objested to con- hibutiog bis quota towards defraying the exzenses a temdixg these repeated perturitions of Territo: (Lavghter ) There being no {nhebitaata there, as in- habitants are ceflaed by law, thes there were no persons it cflivers or from whom officers could be selected. Governor of the Territory was required to le it foto districts. He would lise to kecw hcw the Governor was to district thie Terr’ He ey sslest w log 1 it that district momber one, and thentake acother wherever he could fied it, and callit mumber two, and so on, naming ths Vines in such ® manner as to haves district for every cabin, [f the lines were drawn upon paper there would o show the whole thing to 8 provisiona of the several 8 had consented to leave t! of their fathers ané go west of | Migsiwippt to thig territory, and maiatsined that the solemn faith ofthe nation was racreciy plolged, in the face of God and man, toleave them forever undisturbed in this permanent home provided fer them. The bil of the Senetor eas eqaally dexterous in sur- mounting this difficulty thst it was in other wpects. It first described the bouadaries of the Territcries, including within them the Indian possea- siocs. Itthemeaid thatthe Indians should sot be ia- cluced inthe Territories until cuch time as they should signify to the President their wien to de ro ixcladed, Bere was singular legislation. Everything in these days was cue, nut by positive legislation, but by provisos, He bad but little regard or respect for any prvolao, noteren the celebrated Wilmot hie This bil first inclaced tLe Inéiane, then put them ont, and then allowed them Bone art of iber ho vei be 8 to come in when they led their desire to ¢o so, Is first jerked them into tne ‘Territory, in violatica of all treaty stipuations; it then shat them cut ags'n, and iemeda'@ ypu'led them back agato, under a sig ification tothe Presiden'—ane silts was Coase ia & proviso. Tt was now halt past two o’slock, sud Mr. SeWaRD, (tree teil) of N. Y., eaid, as tne denator eomld mot get jo with his remaris to-day, he would move that until to morrow. » Lan, (dem ) of Cai., said be wonld have to ob- jeot, If the Senator would continue his remarks natil the urvsl bour of ajournment, ard was not then through, he would consent to a postponement; but after the due the Senate bad already takeu fiom the senator, it was acvieable to take ail that was possible today, ead thea e would be leas of it to-» orrow, Mr Surra said thst after the very geatlem: of the Senator he preferred to go on. The naid, that ‘after the dore the Senate ready received he wanted him te contiane there would te less to take to morrow.” OF + cha) acteristic remark of the Serator ia the Sens’ United States he would have nothing to sey. This was the seccnd time the Senator had indulged in such conduct towards bim, batof them he hed nothing to say, He would continus to treat them with silent contempt. ‘Mr. Wxiise said that he was not aware that there was snything offensive in his remarks. He bad called the #peech a dese, but he bad said nothing whether it was pelatable or not. H+ had said thet the more of the d se the Senate tock to day tho less there would be for to- morrow. The zersonsl-relations between him and the Senator were known, The fenator knew well that he had rever regarced him or elsewhere as & geutle 4 At the Jest sea: ion he had occasicn peak to that Ser tor in rg bs such as he thought his conduct required. When he (Weller) was absent from the country, as Oom- misrioner to mark the Mexican boundary, that Senator, io a speech, had arrsigned his public and private charac- ter. A'terraids, when he came here as a Seaator from Californis, he had taken occasion to defend himself from the accusations.of the Senator is appropriate terms; but the Senator bad never displayed the manliness of with- drawing bis charges or rep ying to his deferes, He bore no il will towards ie but he entertained of him Idid not say | would treat the Senator with silentc ra pt, what I raid was thas.I would treat his conduct with silent contempt Mr Puarr was willing to postpone the bill, but pre- ferred that it should be till Saturday, ia oider that priva’e wight be considered to morrow. Mz. Switu said either tc-morrow cr Saturday would suit ra, ‘The question whether the bill should be postponed till to-morrow or Saturday was deba'ed for some time, and Snaily to morrow prevail:d. Af er an ex: cutive sessico, the Senate adjcurnsd. House of Representatives. Wasuixcton, Feb, 9, 1864. GUANO MONOPOLY. Mr. FRaxkun, (whig) of Md., presented the joint reso- lation of the Legislature of Maryland against the gaano monopely. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. THA DBFICIENCY BILL Was taken up, the question being on agreeing to the ameccments made in committee. The following amendments, making appropriations for Custom Houses, wers concurred in by yea and nay voter:- Cincinnati and Louiaville Custom fousea, each... $10,000 Bath and Bargor Custom Houses, each,, . 20/000 St. Louts Custom Hone... Mobile Castom How . Wilmirgton, Delswere, Castom Hones Amorg the appropriations for Marine Hospitals there wae $567000 for the one gt Cleveland. ‘The sren¢ment apprepriatiog $590,000 for the par. f the buildings for the ase cf the New York Aveay Cfice was o neurred ip. The Honre then rejectad,the bill, b: Yras—Monre. Apploton, Banks, @ Buge, Ceamberiain, Chandler, Or R. 1, Disney, Dusbar, Bestman, Ed toy, ‘Ryerbart, Farley, Goodrich Lindley: Lindetey Lindley, 1! , ler of Iua., Noble, Phill a 57, mays O3:— Bisseil, Blier, juttiog. Davis of Edmonds, Bili- Greenwood, Harlan of Hiester, Houston, Haut, Ingersoll, Mi¢dleswarth, ltler cf Mo., Mi Preston Ritdl Ritehie of P Bitetoy of Oo, Rebbics, Sha Smivh of N: ¥.. Qmith of Tenn., Smith of A ‘enn. Stantes ot Ky.. Taylor of Chi ail, Vea jennett, Boyes, Oampbel Cobb, Corwin. Coz, ‘Dent, Dowdell, Dram, wikner, Featoa, Florencs, ‘Good Barlsn sind, ‘Harris of Ala, Hw dricks, Henn, Hibbard, Hill, Hi ittred, ox, Ki ily, M MoNair, MeQaecn, teeon, Weschs fan, Motrigo, Murray, Nichole, Oliver, » Pe m, Milisom, Mo Peckbam, Pen. ningter, king of Jr, of La, Iratt, Pringle, Reaby, Reese, Rogers. Ka Russell, Sage Sapo Shew, Skelton, Kmith of Ga., Stratton, Trsey, Trout, W. wi, Washburn of Ill, Wheeler, Witee, Wright of Pa., Yat Lic ote: the bill caused mueh commotion m.) of ‘that egainst it becanse tt was « bil tained & nest egg for a mint at ely, when they caw if to throw respo: ppropriaions on the whige, they nejative Some whiga afterwards ald p Cem crate voling against the bill, aa bility of extravagai bolted and voted Mr. Hovstox, (¢e1s.) of Als., moved that ths Houve 0 int» Commaittes of the Whole on the state of Union, Ds 1 agreed to. yes CLINGMAR, (dem.) of N, C,, moved to reconsider the vote by whieh the Daficienoy bill waa rejected, aud to lay thet motion on the table~the design being to hill it pe. ond resurrection. , 3 Mr, McNarg, (dem.) of Pa, moved, ineffeotually, that the House Mr, Hoverow moved that there be a call of the Hons: | which was reCused, i Mr. Cipgman’s motion was voted oa, and the vole was f. vote in the aiirmative, thus clinching the nail that k,'lied the bill. Clapping of bands ‘ollowed a1 the part of maay of the mew bers, and amid the oonfusios' the House adjourned. Affairs at the State Capital NEBRASKA, TEXAS, THIRTY-SIX TA‘RTY—EXCITING DEBATE BEtWEEN THS WHIGS—THTE DICKINSON RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED—THE FREK §){LERS TRI- UMPHANT OVBE THE SILVSR GRAYS—S8TAYE AGRI- CULTUBAL BOCIKTY—ALMOST A FLARE UP-—NBXT FAIR IN NBW YORK, BT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK MERALD. Auuany, Fob 9, 1854. At an early hour thie morning the Senate went iato the consideration of the Dickinson Nebraska revolations, as they were whipped and spurred through the House on Tuesday. Mr. Putnam offered the same amendments which had previously prevailed ia the Senate, and « long discussion arse between the wooleys and grays, Mr. Putnam and Mr B:ooks both mare eloq sent speeches,ooa- finivg their opposition to the Nebraska bill to the Mis- souri compromise, whick both cefended. Tio latter gen- tleman believed that the reigning power at Albany, at this moment, was teafoid stronger than ever the old Albany Regency was, and iacludes fa manok fewer hanis; and also stated that the rame of Millard Fillmore was prozored by the Cuamber of Commerce as one of the cowmirsionera om harbor encroachments; s telegraphic despatch waa sent trom Albany dowa to tae city of Now Yor, forbidding it, and his mame was withdrawn, Oo the Seva:d side, Messrs. Dickinson and Crosby tosk the flor, and were equally strong agains: Mr. Fillmore and all his acts in relation to the compromiie measures Tue Cebste was continuel until an hour after the usual time for adjournment, when the d, Mr Pomem’s iment rej soted, and acop'd by this vote: Ayos—-Barnarc, Bradford, Butts, HI Oim:k, Croaby, Maunros, Pratt, Richarde, Robertson, Suerrill, Wsiker. Yost, all whigs—18 Neys—Barr, Brooke, Z.Ciark, Danforth, ‘Halsey, Ai:ch- cock, Hutchins, Putsam, Specorr, Watkics, Whitney, democrais, (excep? Brooks ) Patoaw, sad Whituey—il. ‘This has been a test vote, by which ic is percaived that there are only three cilvor-gray whigs in the Senate. Daring the disenssion the whol» siavery question, aud many other family whig watters, were brought in. The Seaste was nearly full, and the crowd, amoog them half the members of the Assembly, way gres‘er than on any otbercecasion, Mr. Patnam and Mr. Brooks delivered able and eloquent speeches and were listened to with prcfound attention, and frequently applaudec; but their efforts proved ineffectual, as not a single obdura'e woolly became converted. The resoiutions go to Congress as toon as Governor Seymour may feel dis,osed to send The annus! meeting of the state Aggricnitural Society, im the Assembly ghamber. equally excites consideravle inter The tes last evening were peculiarly in- teresting. y sirife for offices ia the society—the hon«re, with the excep ion of that of Secre- tery and Treacurer. are always ciatributed from year to year to ‘as to give every portion of the State a tolerable fair proportion, o# its tum comex around, Bat it is not so with regard to the place for holding the Anausl State Fair. There io always the greatest excitement exhibited, rge Amounts Of money have heretofore been ex in order to recurs the losiion. The duty of the place devolves upon the Exezutive Committea body uniformly designates ths placeialissted at the preference of the Society. As usual, this matter wes yesterday referred to w committee of twenty-four, consisting of three persons from each judiciel districts of the State. A long consultation was held, muon cisentsion ensued, ard a great pumber of ballotirgs took place in the ecmmittee, whether the nextfair snould be held at Syracuse or New York. After a lengthy, lsboricus and not very barmoxious session, @ ballot wad fiasily ob- tained, which ierulted tm thirteen for New York and eleven for Syracuse Toia fact was duly reported to the Society, when Mr. Gedces moved (o dwagree wi:n the re- portcf the committes, by atriticg out New York and {o- Rerting Syracuss. Be spoke very strongly in opposition to New Yo k, and charged that ths result ia cc muitiea vas occasioned by the action of one of the members from the Eighth district, who violated bis pleége. Thero waa the greatest renration among the ‘farmers’? at (his ac- cusaticn, ard whispering one to anotner, woudcred sho he meent. by Lewis F. Al'en, of Nisgarn toes bavire voted for New Yor alleged to che wishes of his dist ehsrge in the mest cietinct sod emp! voted for New York for many reazos that by havire an exnibtion the treaemy of the ecciety onli decc access to the city was eary f: particularly from Lorg foutbern Uer of ecuntie ing om the Budson riv been able beretofrre to tr &e., to the central part of the State, without great taco rdexpenes, reveral other members spoke oa bet Mr Dickigson preferred the city 0° Fmfireon 1 Freie road, toeither <f the other pleors, ‘The debate wee continued to * Ista hour with muoh ali ty, and an un’ ne degrce of warmth, psrticularly by Joun A King of Qceens, Ambrove Stephens, of Now York, and L. F. Allen, of Nisgera. Upon taking the question, the ‘voto stood for New York, fitty two, and for Syracuse, filty about as cloes ar it didin ihe committes. The gentler en who epohein this egricultaral debate, showed high talent for publis epsaking. exbibiting a fa milarity with the toptes they .wore ciscassing highly commendable. Many of them sre gentiemen of highly evlivsted minds, with ® faculty cf expersing their thou chts ia forcible snd finent style, ‘ Hot Cora,” oosu- pied the ficor occasionally, but bis uccouth appearasce and the cbaracter of his recert ouolished work, rend+red When Mr C concladed, the floor was taken jaded twas the person ri the State for professional ser viees in obtaiping s decision upon the constitutlonality of the cara) Jawofi85i. A report has born received, by which it spp that John C Spencer received eight kancred dollare, Samuel Bradley one thousend dollarr, and Hiram Decio also » the 2 doilere, making nearly three thonsend dollars which these lawyers for arguing the uxconstitutionality cf one of itsown laws. FLECTION OF MASONIC OFFICERS, YROM THE REGULAR NEWSPAPER AGENT. Alnany, Feb. 9 The Grand Chapter of Royal Arca Masons, menced its ceerion in thie eity on Tuesday, el the fcllowirg cflivers for the ensuing y Jcke J, Lewis. Jr., ef Penn Yan, High Pr York, Deputy (rand Bleh John 8. Perry, of Troy, Grand King; M. E Peter F, Mur phy, cf Lockport, Grand Seribe; M FE John O. Cole, of Rivény, Grand Secretary; ME Wm. Seymour, of Albany, Gined Treacurer; MF JosneP. Mitchell, cf Albany, Grand Marebal; M.E John Pleroe, of Alb Grand Sentinel; M, E Salem Town, of Aurora, Grand Chaplain. The session ot the Grand Chapter will probably close to-mcrrow. Tas aitendance has been unusually large. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Ben Alnayy, Feb. 9, 1864. THE NEBRASKA BUSINESS = CONGRESSMEN REQUESTED TO VOTE AGAINST JUDGE DOUGLAS'S BILL. Mr. Dicninson, (whig) of Steuben, called up the braeka resolutions received from the Assemb!y. Mr. Puryam, (whig) of Erie, thought the movement extraordinary. He bad been promised by Mr. Dick'ason that there should be no trick or trapabout it. The resolution rejected by the Sscate had been driven through the House by the gag rule. The debate was continued by several Senators—and the question being on Mr. Patmam’s ameadmes Mr. Barr, (nat. dem.) of New York, movedsa'non-con- currence with the Arsermbly. Decided ont of order. Mr. Putoam’s substitute was thoa put Me, Furi, (whig) of Orleans, moved to strike oat the three firet resolutions, which Mr. Putsam accepted. The vote resulted as follows :-— Aves—Messre. Butte, Z Clark, Bea Hiteheoe! ) Pots Miebasde, Revesieer ; pe 5 N ) Bishop, Biake- ly, Brod Dantorth, i dem) Dickis #01 dem.) Hop Hutch- ise (a » Sherrill, Walker, Watkizs, fo ¥z. Potmax’s eudstitute was rejected, Tee question recurring om tne Assembiy retolavions, Mr, Pursam called for x division. The first resolution was aZopt'd ae follows: Vras—Merers. A. Larnerd, Bishop, Blas<! Bute, MoH. clark. Crovby, Dick Dectanes Pial Bopkivy, Mentce, Prats, Richarce, Roberieon, Sh Walker, and Yo a Bars weere rk 7%, Clark, Dan forth. jelecy Paina, Spenser, Wav king, toa Whitney—13, The seecnG rewiucon was adopted by the following you Av co—Morers. Barnard, Bichop, Biakols, Bradfor?, W.A, Clark, Crvby, Dic on, i ante, Fide, Hopkies, yu tee, Pratt, bicharde, Koberv Shercell, Walker, aud ort 18 Bay ocr Bi Whitney—I1. The viz 4 -Moirrs Bart, Brooks, Z. Olark, Dantorsh, Haleoy, vine, Hut Patn m, Bpenoer, Watxics, and card, Bishep, ty, Bead ford, B k, Crosby, Vickineon, Dorranc: Peait Futoam, Kichsrda, Ky a nd Whitney ~9 ors and Re- presen atives to vole egatnat the Nebeatks bill, was adopt- #0 by « voir of 23 to 6—the latter being the hard Sema- tors, Adjourned, ALDANY, Feb. 9, 1864. PROTEST AGAINST THR NEPRASKA RESOLUTIONA, ETO. Mr, Cuuptom, (mat, com.) of N Y,, presented ® protest sgainst the ection of the House yesterday, onthe Ne- | Fifty Lives Lost by the Bur: braska resolutions ‘The House refused to receive tt. Mesars. Savace end Ricianns explained the'r affirmative votes yesterday, on the Nebraska resolutions, and moved & reconsideration. Decided out of order. PRIVATE BILLS Several private bills were passed in Committes. BAVINGS BANKA, Progress was reported on the bill to insorporate the Bloomingca's Savings Bank; alco, oa the Rove Hill Savings i. Mr Perens, (whig) of Generee, moved to refer both bills to s seleot commitive, with-iastractions for a general law. Laidoa the tabe SALARY OF THE CANAL AUDITOR The bilto fixtne salary of the Canal Auditor was ordered to & third readiag. THE PROPOSED INEBRIATR ASYLOM. Mr. Bacnva, (whiz) of Kings, reported » bill incorpo- rating the saylum for the reformation of poor aud doati- ‘Lute inebristes. NEW YORK TAXI. Mr. CumainG (whig) of N Y., by consent, reported » bil! relative to the collection of taxis in Now Yorx. GOMMISEIONERS OF EMIGRATION, Mr, CROGAERON, (Whig) of Ricamond, reported a bill relative to the powere and cuties of the Commissioners of Emigration, THM TRMPKRANCE BILL. ‘The bill for the eappressioa of Lotemperanoe was takea up ond debated on the seventeenth sation. Mr, Lirzuxsoux, (whig) of O-wego—the committes hay- ing reporied progiees— moved to refer the bill to a select cowmittes, to report complete Aft Cebate, the motion prevailed by 62 to 43, the following «om mittee was no inated: ° sions of Chautacque;L ttlejoan, of Oswego; Joy, of Tom >- kine; Mallory, cf Uniario; Lozier, of Livisgsion; Morris, of Kingn; aud Sterling, of Dutchess, Adjourned, Anti-Slavery Gathering in Boston. HENLY WARD BEXCDER ON THE NEBRASKA QUESTION. Bosroy, Feb. 9, 1864 Ia response to @ very limited notice, the Park strest Churoh in this city, was densely packed this evaning to hear an address from the Rev."Henry Ward Beec 2er on tho precent attituce of the slavery quoation, as in‘!uenced by the pending Nebraska bill. Every seat, aisle, window and standing spot was occupied. There could not hava been Jeos than four thousand people present. Lisut. Govemor Pluckett, with numerous political and clerical dignitaries, cceupied the platform, The veuerable father of the speaker, Dr. Lyman Beecher, offered « fervent prayer. Dr. Edward Seeober and Mrs. Beecher Stowe, with her husband, were alro present. The greatest enthuriasm was manifested. Io an ad- dress ef an hour and a quarter the eloquent preacher, in bis own peculiarly forcible manner, ex amined the sccial, political, industrisl, and moral relations of the free and slave States, and drew avivil ploture of the gigantic fraud and wrong to by perpetzated upon the North by the passage of the Nebras- kabrll, A too strengly rooted lore of the Union, asted upon by the selfish business motives, he regarded as the chist rearors why the North had invariably yiel/led to ite contests with the South, He rejoicec taat the veil was now being rem vec from the bidecus fase of slavery. and tbat the North{would ne longer be cajoled by the apecions cry of * regera for the Ustoo,”’ Limitation of lave ter ritery ands united Nortbera euti-lavery sestiment ia opperition to all new rl+ve Stuter, should be the to car- Gival poiets in future poiiicsl ection. ‘The enthusissia (f toe andiencs fs quently martfected itself im the mowt kearty applause duriog the eldresa of ine spesker. The arrangements for the granl Stato An‘t Nobrasies Convention at Faneuil Hall, om Thuretay of next week, are Lestly comploed, and the iocisations are be & gatbering of the ol ex bind, an4 eta, of Marrachusetis Among tho di g Out of the State, who have been javited,'are Joba P. Heke, Jobe Jay, Gerrtt Smith, and Preston’ K og, of 3 4 em Elder id Wilmot, of Paon hare, J. R Gidcir gs, and Edward Wade, sevadsn of Msice, anid namerous others speakers wil emorsee the des: talent diate The Masrachuset and oratory of t! fhe whige, anil to-day, have been very til Mis rt in this Coovention, wal ipenk: ’ is Lutone rentimeaton the su>j-ct amoax the peoole; woe the public voice will soon fird vent in unmistatesvie tures Meeting Againat the Nebraska Bill Caleago. CicaGo, Fab. 9, 1854. A incoling im opporttion to the Nebresks bill was held here last night. The action of Senator Douglas was de- by the o'd line democrats, and by bis pa Resclutions were pauses rorentatives in Congress to vote agai of the Misocuri compromise. In Rhode Island Democratic Convention NOMINATIONS FOR STATE OF FICESS. Provingso, Feb. 9, 1854 The Demceraile Convention thia evening, nominate. tas following tichet:—For Francis M. Dimond; Lieut, Govermor, Americus V. Poiter, Seoretery of Sate, Ava Potter; Attorse\ Goneral, er M, Barges; General Trees urer, Séwin Wilbor. Mr Dimoud is the present Lieut. Governor and sotlog Governor. Jewell, the Murderer. PRECARILUS PRSDICAMENT OF THE 1° ISONER. PrriseuuG Fob, 9. 185 Great anxiety prevaile here relative to the of Jewell. Atucona desp: ts was received from ting that the Houce hi newt A ‘ew micutes eiterwards, bow atsh was received stating t this wasineor- hat the bill was defeates fn ths House by o: Subs quently private despa ches were received that the Govenor aad reepited the prisoner for the present, ond at b o'clock this erepivg the Governor bia self sent @ deepateh saying thet sp ioial mecsenger wouldarive im the mext Wain with a respite, Mena while, the gallows bas been erected, end other apparatus made, the Sheriff declarirg that he will not heed the despatch, acd ‘hat Jewell chall de executed to-morrow if &@ mereerger does pet arrive. Arrest for Smuggling Boston, Feb. 9, 1854 Dr. K. Turner, @ paseenger per the steamship Arab has been arsesitd for #muggling laces. His oxesicati Wil tsko place to morrow, The Cumberland Coal Miners. Pavrimorm, Feb 9, 1854 ‘The miners’ strike at Cumberland still coutiouss, Ten miners had gone to work at the old prices, bat the ma- jority were still firm, Only 800 tons of coal were forward: ed last week. , Marine Disasters. LOES OF ECHOONER ALFRED. Boston, Fab. 9, 1854 The schconer Al’red, from Rostlard, with » cargoof lime, went arber@ oa ‘the 61a ‘nat. uff Wellstleat, took fire, and was totally destroyed. Tae crew were saved, LOSS OF THE BAIG ENTERPRISE. CHARLESTON, Fe The brig Enterprise, from Poston for Jacksonville, was npest roar St. Jchu’s Bar, om tho 97th ult. The crew all reached Jacksonville in safety. Tho brig '@ suppored to bave Crifted aebore between #t, Johns and St. Au gartine, 8, 186t. SCHOONER BOTTOM CY, ETC. Feb. A rekconer The seme ithfeld”’ was visible on The brig Gisour bas arrived in guano ficin the Ciacbs Taland Serlous Explosion of Gas. Nasuva, N. H., Fob. 9, 1864. An explosion of gas took pirce ia the boarding honse of Mre Mary Ball, om Canal street, last vig rh tr a Lier bg Ngo ne tay ttering rt and demolisbing the AOA Were roTere- ty but not fatally injured, si i M wi Railroad Contract Istanp Poxp Vt, Feb. 9, 1864, At s meeting of the Directors of the Mienirqui Railroad Company today, the tender of Measra Growski & Co. acoepted for the entire construction and equlprent of the road. This firm are the contractors for the Mont- restand Vermont Janetion road. The whole line from Ieland Pend to Montreal ia therefore under contract, on terme sesuring the completicn of the road, . From the South. PROBAPLE_LOSS OF 71M (BBITISH BRIG ANNIE CoY~ TEES ‘OLE INDIANS, BT. YANNAH, Feb, 9, 1864, t spprehensicus are felt here for therafety ef the Byitieh brig Annie Coy, which rafled from Boston for this Fe sa ¢ 20th December, and has not since been rm gs han refosed an interview with the delega- tion appo n'ed to visit the Semincle Indians in Florida’ Four ea: with cotton, were burnt at the 160 mile tation om the Georgia Central Raliroad yesterday, Death of George Lippard. Paitapeirara, Feb. 9, 1864, George Lippard died in thie olty this morning.” The steamship Crescent Olty Steomboat. Cuarceston, Fob. 8 1854 The Girard Zest Alabamian learns that the steamer America was burned on the Alnbame river on the 20th of January, and that fifty lives were lost. It is understood that s gentleman moving West, named Moore, was on bosrd, with a large nuinber of negroes. Markets New Omiaama, Feb. 7, 1954. The saiss of cotton to-day amouated to 4,000 bales. Prices have declinrd fully ‘xo. doing quoted at 8%0. a 90, Toe decrease in ihe reseipta atall the soathers ports is no# 604,000 bales. Flour has advaroed 30c. Ohio sells at 87 5C a bY 75. The stook of cotton here is 249,000 bales. Money i tight, end sigat exchasge on York rolls at lo. a 14¢9 discount. Ciakiestoy, Feb. 9, 1964. Tho rales of ectten today were 1,600 bales. at prises rangisy from 80. 9 9%%0. Tae market is wuil and tend irg cownward, Savanna, Fob. 8, 1554. Our cotton markst has declined 2. ‘The sais to-day were 1,000 bales, at Yo, a 100 Cincuvaati, Feb, 9, The Pacific's new checked business in our mai Previous to iis reosiot large trapaaotion s had taken pi in provisions, at $18 for new wens pork; be. (or bulk aides; 43¢¢ & 60 for shoulders; 9390 9 barrelled lard, ano 10¢ for keg lard. Flow The Van Buren and Clemens Correspondence. TO THE SDITOR OF TAK NEW YORK HERALD. Wasurnaton, Feb, 8, 1354 Certain articles ia the New Yore Hxgeun, and ot er parers of leay importance, reader it necessary for me to address you this note, A private correapon’onve be- tween Mr. Van Buren and myself nas been made the sub ject of newspaper comment, ia violation, as I vonceive, of allthe ru’ea of propriety. We era nolther of us pubtic ofticers—neither of us seeking ofllce—neither, a4 I be- eve, would accept office if tendered. Ouc private let- tors, therefore, are mot proper eubjects for public com- ment, It seemed right to us, ia view of our friendly pox sonal relations, to exchange opinions upon a question of great public interest; and although those epinions were not intended for the public, yet, a‘ter what has occ arred, Thave no alternative bat to rend you that part of the ocrrespondence which I hyve @ right to control for pubit cation, Very respectfully, JERE, CLEME! In addition to the above corresponierce from Mr, Clemens, we have procured a copy of Mr, John Van Ba ren’s letter, which we give below, omitting a fow passa. ges merely of & personal character:— MR. VAN BUREN’S LEITE3. My Desr Ciemens—* * * * The position I took on the Baltimore platform lost me the respect aud esteen of rome of my troest end best friends, but so long aa I new itto be wise and just I submitted to thie loca without » murmur, or even an explanation, which woutd baye saved me but fs jured our cause. The covenant of peace on the slavery question entered iato at Baltimore I thought wite for tbe country and indispensable f. r tho demooratia party, Northera and Southern democrsis differ, utterly cn the whole subject of slavery. What, then, oan de done? Why, drop the rubjro is the ony way to avoid aquarzel. This was agreed to ba done at Bait dille rhoro; and nov, in cpea and pal violation of this agreament, it is proposed to repeat or puyersede the prohibition of rlayery in the Missouri Tersitory, aud to repeal it, on the ground taar ii Is alrenéy repealed, or never ealsted, that it was oxpe. by the compromise cf 180, or i urconstitutivaal, titer of tho reacons be true, the sct aa flagrant oreach of party faith, for ths ee ured reason thst tho act i is entirely unnecessary. Could anything bat s desire to bay the South atthe Presidentisl ehsmblos distate cash xige? Now there sre but two men who ean do ancu any coud in tule on is Gensrel Gass, the other yourrell. Hf you wid agree to the Nebrarke bill o: } it will bo promptly and t ty passe, perel (ana is ¢ a theory of no: dasvand, ervention; Lora gerry for it—Lt theor is no idea of selt ¢ a KD wastog the you onrtbrew toe pry by kop amg a pevermweat oa the Territory. States hove « rigut of selfgoversment, Tercitories vave pot; bat I dou’: want to srgue thir. G 1 Cass can surely isto this ground, fc: that the Belamere platform £ or repeal Cf amy law upon the aa 190 0 re eal of the Missontl probibltica ts uansee Genera! Caso thinks #t us cona/itatione! and it to the ecurt &9 to hoi neo ews, an that the people cf Nebrasks want che’ cli bill that the House by two (o ene parted it lest year, x04 Atebigen, of the Sepato, went for tt, would giv» Goa Care fair sanding groncd in dofog what Imm sare sees to be right You, a8 & Sontarrn man vorkteit to eneure peace and goodaill for the fa vital to them to liva up to theirag would be worce off to beat us than to bs b left behind vould be fa'al hereatter—o y esp sory @ Yoarr, trni J VAN BUREN. There is cue idea in my head which Il ongit to hare he theory of non-intervention, ka Territory, dembuda oe repeel oc the ory ta Nebrasks, The ws 28 thoory ail lawe of Congress extad- District of Ovia Tho Merjland and are repealo’. Tae ro. inter beory, 28 now c natrued, abolishes slavery ia ae a Upon striat S ; they Lbertleg not thick pat in gy letter. piled to the Nei law prebibiting sts by tb Virginia laws upbo'ding veniion f texpest or decirs that the a shovid fall ia love with sh vary. Wo lieve the imstitation to be ® good ont, you th! ently; letesch enjoy hia own op'nion, and refrain from interferance with the righ'a © judioss of the other. The sen’ ute which you © heard me ex- press on the stump are not pint only, but those of th Suutherm people atinost without exception. A n any form 14 what wo object to, and tie politd reanimates aubject which we foadly hoped was buried torever miscaleutster racly if he expecta to be received with favor by us. All that I consivered necessary in ‘hie Nobr: waa thatitshould be an exiotc by of the New Mexico bill exespt, of courre, the name aud desor/ption of boun- daries. You ars aware that I em fully committed egalast the Coerives of Gen. Carn’ Nicholioa letter, yet ws both seke bir it the :abject of slavery where 1d Cid not invade ths pioriacs o! to decide ivance what that coustitation meant Iam teo much engaged with professional datien to pay tion to pelition, but Lhsve reen encagh to ba certein that the Nebraska bill, asreported by Mr. Vouglas, aod I think 1 cam foresee the consequences. Tast e anything but agreeable ceems too clear to oubt, A tloodgate will be opened, and s tor. ned loose upon the country, which will see im ite devastating course every vertige of the eo P eof 1860. Ido mo nos epeak of ite immediats ef- fects; Licek beyond, For the present it mey be looked cpenat the South #9 # boop, and by a por‘ion of the North ge @ triumph over faaticiem, The word pea be upon the lips of {9 a4 ten everywhere, Like the angel of the Ler?, who stood among the myrtle treee ard ssic—" We bave paeced to and fro tarough thi ord bebold ! ali the earth altteth stil ana oven 10 ve sball beve it proclaimed tast the conatry is at repte thet all ce; bul I greatly fear they will soon find they have d & epirit “which will wing its way bended storm end tempest to the faneral pyre of the republic. To abide in goot faith by the compromise of 1550 and the platfo of Baliimor@ ta both the post of safety aad the port of Lonor. | repeat, we of the South as! nothing but to be letalone. We have not moved in this matter; butitis we who must euller unless Northern men, who see and apprecia‘e ovr position, will do us jas- tice before your own people. You can do this perhsps wore éflectually than avy man at the North, aud if it did not imply am unkicd susp cioa I would ask you to do it. Av ite 1 do mot doubt you, and consider the request un- mecesrary. Hoping to have the rleannre of meeting you very #con, I remain, very truly, yours, &e., JERE. CLE Joux Van Buran, Eeq, New Yo Jersey City Intelligence. ADorTiON oF AMENDMKNTS TO 10K CHARTER — Yoater- day mernirg & #peciel meeting of the Jersey City Board cf Alcermen held at the office of ek of the Cem mon Oounell, to discuss t the elty charter, After some alte; to the cments, and Alderman Rappely: a. powere ceed st once to Trenton with them, and eub- mit (bem to the ection of the State Legislature. me Court Jucge Clerie, Fre. 0.— Decisions —David 8 Keilogg vs. Iearman L. Forring —Motion allowed, without eosis. Kihen vt. Burdelt,—Motion to amend granted. Obituary. The Bape Department at Wesbington have intorma- tion of the # Ceath of Gen AlaxXANDER avi Collector of the Castoms at Salinia (Passo Cadelle, Tex General 8. was a native of Prince (J iuco Saturday, middliag | altad ; PRICE TWO CENTS. ABRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC. FOUR DAYS LATER NEWS. THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR, NO REPLY YET FROM THE CZAR. TEXT OF THE SULTAN’S NOTEs ALL SORTS OF RUMORS. PROSPECTS OF WAR. RUMORED FALL OF SILISTBIA. NEWS FROM THE FLEETS. Important Financial Operation to Meet Expenses of a War. THE BATCLES IN ASIA, Terrible Shipwreck near Dublin. IMPORTANT FROM SPAIN. The San Francisco Passengers at Liverpool-~ Interesting Letter from Capt, Watkins, THE VERY LATEST, ANOTHER? IMPROVEMENT IN BREADSTUFPS. Fall in the English Funds and Improvemeat in American Securities. Our London Correspondence, &eo., &o., &o. The Collins mai! steamer Pacific, Captain Nye, sailed from Liverpeo) on Wednesday, January 25, at (ix o'clock in the afternoop, acd arrived here at bali past two o'clock yesterday afternoon. Among the passengers are Lientenant Palmer, U.S, N., and six American shipmage ters, four ef whom bad been wrecked, and two had soli their ships in Erglend. There is no Gecisive cewa from Russis. All ts yet im coabt, but im the dowbt every one looks for war. The effect of the rumots dsily reaching Loadon is to be sew in the following report of the money mayket:— ON Monty Marien, Twruvs O'CLock, Jan, 2ie wars partial rerction in the Fun te yesterday after: . purebawers having sént up the prise of Cousola te "y again receded, at 9036 ta 904 for mosey, and a shade higher for the Fepiuary aa- crust. This meruing there was a li't!> more franess im at thecpening. Congolx wore fist exiled for mo- 14 9C4¢ bus hey again fell beck soon af'er to 08 Reopened Three per Cen's opeard at 90% 905, and New O14 per Cevte at 9/3 913¢, Foreign eecuritien are tll very Besv wilaneous undertakings are tte ~Taoa irteligencs supplied by the seoond the Csar has ia. bia passport if we has bal s material €Aiti nn ct the moreiog papers, atrected } 11 ambuasa Intend to uke pac « priews ant a heany fall has takem place in the F ratlying to 90% fur money, Consols hav wh present trans. fev avid the iin of F mee per Senta, te whieh there were b uring the moraing at 90%, fol) 44 per oewt, and new Taree & Quarter per Cente erperienced a risilar decline, felling from 9135, OL, ta 914; Sawk stock lo oe per cout tower, bargeina bel mace to-day S215, 2'6 Incia Boods coatiane steady at par to4 preas., b Chequer tills are soararly eo firm, a! 6s. to 94. prem, The fall han atco been hesvy fn all foreign secu ities, nts ‘elleves wore. at 66 and 05. Perw ng were done at 2254, In Datoh stocks the ‘aod- The report of aa roduae te 9045, b de fibal quote! precenting & vory ungettlea appearsnos Lok wece Inrge snd numerous, both on the part of the public and the epecalatcrs, and, in the absences of aay fre h é multitude of rumors wore rovement in French Rentes subse- rgor ferling and caused a re is was mot fully matotain Our Paris correrpouteooe, which we are compelled by the prersure of news to portpene until to-morrow, mea tlom#, amorgst other irtoresting facts, that an autograph 1) er bas beom reotived by Louis Napoleon from the Bm- peor of Austria, in which, while he doolares his devire te prererve the integrity of the O:toman empire, he ex- proves bis with to spare an inuch as possible the amowup propre of the Crar, We learn from the came eource that the moat streauous efforts are making through the ad Duchess of Bidew to incline he French Esperor towards some pecifis az- rangement, even at this advanced stage of the question, Toe Oumard sieamship Afrige arrived at Liverpool at quarter before tix o'clock, oz the evening of Monday, Jan, 63. The packet ship Antarotie, from New York, arrived a@ Liverpool om Mon¢ay evening, Jan, 23, bringing « portion of the parsengers and crew of the ill-fated steamer Sam Fravoitco. See Capt.’ Watkins’ letter, Charlotte Cushman hae returned to the stage, She apresred an Blenca, in “Fasio,” at the Haymarket theatre, om the 251 Jauusry, Tae Zimes speaks highly of her performance, Our London Correspondence. Lonpox, Tesspay Evanina, Jam, 94, 1864. Tie Eurepean War—The Declaration of the English Adma- rally=The Preparations throughout Burope—Important Sion Spain, de. Wo are still without he reply of the Emperor of Ram sia to the antouncement of the eatrance of the fleete into the Binek Sea, and to the lest collective note, bear- ivg the e'gnatares of the {our ambaseacors at Constan- tineple, io the Blea of papers you will receivs by this mail you will fod “good guesses,” announced substances, and remorse of the reply of the Czar, Aa yet, however, the \ te and exact reply haa not wanspired. Tha} it will be when keown, « Ceclaration of war to the Westera powers no one reems to dowbt Within the last three days (our couriers have arrived here from &t. Petersburg. The last only reached London this morning, and be is sald te are the reply; if so, you will bavo it by telegraph by thin mall, The last courier left St. Peters on the 17th of Januery. it was on the 16th that the Emperor received as despatch from Priace Menschiketf, inclosing the come mucieation made to bim at Sebastopol by Admirals Hamelin and Dundas, respecting the ent:ance of theeom- bined fleets and their instructions to protect the Otte- roan territory, ard warning the Rassian commander ta syed & colliriom, The excitement at St. Petersburg ia described as immense when it became known that Eng- land acd France bad prohibited Rassian vessels from ravigating the Black Sea. The opinion was most was- like. ‘The Emperor is reported to have said to his mite: When battle is offered to Russia, Rasma accepts. She eso afford to mourn for « fiset, bat not for the honor of the patfom. Lexpected the rerolution tatem by Frames and Great Britain, an¢, therefore, 1 am not { gered. All my orders bays been given im advance, teelog this act, which, by violating treaties, frees me trom their obligations. The only indication of the sentiments of the Regt government, until Parliament meets, may be found in@ few words addressed, the other day, by Admiral Dundas, (orother, I believe, cf the one ia the Black Sea,) to the crew of the Thetis, et Portsmouth. The account first ap- peared im the Morning Herald of yesterday, @iioh paper {s the organ of the Admiralty:— ‘The Thetis, Captain Kuper, ©. 8, arrived at Spithea@ on Paturday morning last, from ‘At one P, M., the Fire Queen, tender to Vietory, Masteg