The New York Herald Newspaper, February 14, 1854, Page 8

MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY RALATIVE TO THE LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP SAN FRANCISCO, SEVENLA DAY. worsing purscent to adjournment. © present, together with Col. Gavws spt. Shields 8 record of the precesing dey was read, as asasl Ospt Gardiner cerired to fer # correction of his testi: mony, He bad said that Col. Gaiee bu left the Kilby, a boat. It was The conrt met t! error in Hopporing He sleo dev used from one od coatinged ta the end, tue Kilby 4 resumed. The 1c to the conduct unt of the ctream wtavess connected with tre wreck, commenced im the Bavdsy Bena He pat tne 24th of December, p to ‘be 28th of that month, Col Gates htary Getails for baltpg to Bighteving the wreck; be nlao failed to take that interert dp the safety and comfort of Lis mea which becomes a each circumstances; had he been a é Wave \aken less interest in by Ted to do, 6 Tae Court—The witness ought to enumerate iastances Of neglect. Witnese—I cannot enumerate instances of neglect, spben | did cot see w single particle of du y dore; I hed an prwp'e opportunity of seeing it done; on the 28th of Da- Seber, when about to disembark the command, Capt. Watkins came into the cadio and reported t» Uol Gates Zhat the back Kilby was nearing us, and the condition of Rbo wreck was euch that Le wished to get ail the passen: off as soon aa ii coul de cee, C>. Gates neglecta t eo to direct his quortertmaster t out water aud ovisiona from tue holt of the ri p, and transferring hem to the bark Kilby; he also ueglested to have a Bhorovugh taspestion of bie command m sy the m-disal ‘DOflcer, to have the sick au invelids droughtoa the qual Qeok, where they might be tran to the Kuby, ne also Meglectec to retain Cay | d the wreck, at@ tine ween he come t Biles of raw recruits, wilou rescore: hus p Wreck extremely x he vegieorad to wreck Lieut. Murray t Lester, av Reon Dr Wir'z Lio recited’ to 4 Revior who ef on board tha w 1 ne turn over to that ¢ a expcas ion ia re s there were two Bbout fo leaves fer one bingle w ference ww the fr g of the 24:h; also, ite Capt, Col. Burke be dupfit for ‘uite, with tow officers, Fank and file, a0 of camp women, iu eluding the wives av #Ts, 1M oonseq lene? Of the few officers on the k, wod the severe lebor which they bad to priform after the Kuby parted mtu DA, and the ipconverirmce the) had to eofler, it was al nost impowsidie for toe few efil ers to tka that oare of ‘them which ip & miliary T have rentione) this > lect of cuty on the Q What officer tor ould have kft Capt Judd, Losie-. Q Does the Regimental Quartermester do any company dat? wey sht to have beea given; ler ita verious ne- he have left? A, Ha Deut Freaont, aud Liowt, Witness—Do you mean at that tim ? Iudge Advocate--1 mean at any time Wiuers—Under tne circumstances fa which we were plroe the Regimen al Quer ermacter avd Gommisrary Bhoul’ have deem evaiisble for any daty which migh? Cevoive upen & commissioned ia this case their staff cuties required t) ihe wreck, aud mot on them to the Ki'by Q You eey you hed ay orders f ora 8 while on the San Frare!-oo except through Cept Jud. hed you any from bimont + Kilsy? A Io toe Orat boat that re turned to tho wreck after Gates fom it to the the one whiol carried Col llby, & message was reosived throug. the coxawata from Lol , saying that tl Colones) had forgotten ® pot of preserves, wilou he wis Bent on board for his chiicren The Court decided tha: ths ans ror shoulé be stricken } from the recorca, Q. When avd how did Col Gates lesva tha wieth? A. I Cid not see him go over the stern of the vessel; [aw bin in the boat when it was leaving tie wreck; I think it was the Gret boat usec in traosfer.ing passengers {ter thet rotarnsd to the wreck / return trips made. Court—Tne witness has spoken of the groat Dumber of men left oa the wreck compared atch ‘the emall pumber of «filoers, whore names he hae givea He will give the ouncut of ‘th se efi ers from ths una Of the wreck up to the ime of the Wausfer ty other v fels A. The concuctot Lieut Caacles 3 Wisder, Liew J wes Van Voast, avd Lieut A. G Usaacler, was nodi to bighest degree. anc | cendiily boleve thet their uo Bu ing exertions ia superictecdi»g sat eueouragiog the rev to bale, uncer the mo-t avfavorabie circamataacer, maved the wreek frora guirg to the buttow Lieut. Williaw A. Wincer was op ‘he wreck wita me, but wag sick wad ould Go very litte duty Q. Were thers any exesare: committed by the men in @eting, or Grickiog Ardeat spirit, wad emticg improper food on ihe wreck’ 4 1 sx Uut'one Losteucs of intoxi- @ation—a private uf © , wo was paged under eharge of che guard repsred to ray whether ‘there was any « ees in esti g: Ido not know that there was any ; there wae a grod coal of imprudence, how- Over, in eatirg for r crow! an’ drinking molasees and w ter, wben the mea returmea frora the engine room very much bea ed ; tempera.ure of the eogiae room own below, where they har to bale, was extrenuly a high. Q. Did Col. Gat-r ener or oftenor, fo faras the wi'ners would see, go amorg lus tro pi, a ter the wreck, and by his words or ood fod sumulate them, to Buty? A. Too rottion® hex Inge ums Q So fran you know shteally capable Of going sbou: ex t A lbs Lisve that be war} ; because I frequently was actively ad 2b aq bim vaibiog sou: ia the af er ca By yaoaiiy © ef ue. . Could Colonel Gates hays p-eranted the im Deen furnished tot per state of disctplios fo Rave been main (oe trocps ware on tae wreck? a. Ido vot thuk be could bavs preveated the Amprodence in tatirg, because ha mas were so crowds. Bhat it was almor! Lucposs wie to have auything like sys tem on the iseue of provisions Q From th in baling A pesisily ) Lieutenant Vex foast ams Lieu tevant Chandier. Q How many ed) A Mejor Mer Colonel Bui ke, lr f te command, ant ptein Gardiner ho war not of the command Q. Who were the ramaimtog officers nut enumerated by the witess? A. Colone: Gites, Captain Judd, Liwutecant Fremost, Lieutenaut WA. Winder, L eut-cast Losier and De, Wir Q You bave ep-ken of Dr. Wirtz going to the Kilby— id he go by your ve: mission or uoder your authority? A He dic cot go by my permission. I éxoresely told Dr Wirts that I had no auchority to givs nim permission to Jeave the abip, cor Ad 1 conader myself suthorized to order bim to rt.y I told bim that as Dr. Satterion Gisabled I wantes to rrru Satterler te toe Kilt De, Wir to remeic on the wreek; be pai tern of the vessel «bem | was pet therr, orl did not ae bia. Q Did you not give Lleut Loder pormiwioa to goon Beard the Kilov, statiog bat ke should return to the Bteamer? A kisriy in the evening of the s8ihI gave Lent. Losier Irave to acoompsey bus family to ths Kiloy ‘With bis promive to return to the wreck, and be did re- tara to the wreck, about seven o'c ock that same evening Lupderstood that be returned to the Kuby in ths sams boat, but I did not give bim permission to do so, mor was ry for bim to cc Fo, brcanke the provisions besn eafely transferred to the Kiiby in charge Q Doyou brow why he remained there? A As Qhere in eorecquence of our parting with the Kilby; I do Cot know what rept bim there. Q Did not Lirut Losier «xy he was the Kuby with a! 1d you not sead iB mesrage to Mra . by Losier came into the cabin of tne Kilby C Mr Meilet Lieut Wicder Lieut Chand & there takiog some euoper; Mr. ‘hed to m+ that my wire nad seat her love to me, and arked me if 1 rou'd not ke to serd the same mosenge to ber; | tokt him yes; bit I did not consi er this 2 permission to jexve toe ch p. mor col remember that be sald to me that he wes aboat «arcing with » load Of p ovisions Q, When did you firet see Lient Gobir of the steamer af er the Aime on the day of the 26th [+ er The Court then went {oto ezsret sesmioa of halfan hour, nd adjourned at thiee o'clook, to mivet this morning at Baalf past ten. ing to return to Losier to the after ’ A It was some ELOPeMENT AND Aunnst oF THE Paw’ before yestercay ® man named Orson Hill in this carrying of the parine ies came to this sity oo To even Ing, acd put up at the Rock Island Hose as huroand and ‘The forsake Smith, in hot purenit, soon | by whom the raca-ray coa P y pon, in Marray’s tore, on Lake street, and # watch aud $140, the property of Smith, were recovered frem them A warrant was last @Wrening obtained agains: Hill and the woman for erimiaal Sennection, and at s late hour they were taken from thet juarters at the Brliie House and committed for examina = Chicago Journal, Feb. 10, DEATH IN THE Workaovar In WasnincTon.— At is with regret that we spo ones tie death of Urid F Jobreop, ® man of acknowle ged ialent, but whose ina Dilly OF indisposition to keep away from sicoh lia driak Joan deem the cause ct bisdesth kr Joheson hay occa Pied some very important poritions io the & of Pena gylvaria, which he filed with si; He came tothie city afew months since, to take chores of the editorial Gepariment of the Democrati mt whish proved @ failore, The evening Mr J w n to the « he was 60 week as to be uoable to walk, an dna furnitare wagon This morning, wren \b grtcense came to market, he avnocinosd the dan +» Chusing Do FUrp: boew him.— Wash house Mr. wut exciting the rorcow of aliwho Star, Pb al Court Calendar—This Di Scramm Cover—Geveral Term.—Nos. B, 89, 68, 65 38, 30, 96 45, 40, 64, Soraame Cover—Oirenit.—Nos. 190, 192 195, 201, 202, Beh 174, 167, 208 211, 918 to 216, 2/8, am Covnt.—Nos 674, 426, 427, 197, 480. 482 300, 366, 963, £4, 258, 288, 227, 76, 807, 140, 1045,, 226, 7,488, 439, 44 4 Bee! ae ato ane: 399, 441, 448, 444, 446, 446, 448, 449; On Fipig =F som Nos. 67 w o3L 1, 44, 31 47, The Dagarrrean Art. We bave been so much accustomed to regerd the Da- guerresn art as 8 porely mechanical pursuit thet we are apt to confound in the same class the mea whe filow it | merely as a commercial *prculstion amd these who, in- spired by a worthier ambition, endeavor to raise it to the level of those cognate arts which owe their excellence as much to genius and tacte as to the mechaaical skil. of the operators, The progress which has been made of late years in the combination of artistic priaciples, with the poritive results of the scientific process, reader it desirabie | that we should endeavor to arrive at some oritsrion by which we may ba enabled to discriminate betwee merits of works produced uuder these separaie or conditions. There is, perhaps, no branch of science or art which bas engaged wore of the attentiog, or perplexed more by its difficulties, the eminent seieatifie minds of the present day; and yet, curious to say, there ts none which has given birth to so mush charlatari¢m and iqnoraat pretenrioa. It would seem to be # sort of refage for tried ‘ucapacity when all other parsutts fail; for we find wen embarking tn it without any of the requisite qualities to insure success, and impeding, by their crude efforts, tha | progress of a really noble snd useful diseovary, To compare the meagre resul:s which they attaia with prodactions in which practical experierce and artistis feeling are com bine, would be as relativsly correct as to compare the ef forts of some self-taught limuer with thove of a painter who bas matared bis natural gifts by study and observa tior. The former may suit the tastes and requirements of those who look tpon the idenflostion of the general traits of reremblance in & porsrait av all that is essent al iu a work of art, but they will not wallsfy those onitivated | minds which sok gratifostion ia carrect and artistle treatment of the sudjact. The progress made by the Daguerrean art in this, as compared with ether countries, has been #0 extraordi. nary, and go ciflicult to account for, whea we consider che litle encouragement that ie hela ont to the kindred arts of painting and sculpture, that it becomes interesting to retrace its history, incrder to disgover the caases that gave itsuch an impulsion. Tho inveation {taslt, as oar readers are no doubt aware, was firet foraally com nuni- cated to the pudlio by M. Arago, who read an account of the Dag ucrreoty pe procers befure (he Academy of Sciences of France, on the 7th of Janu . 1839. Loag before this, ho waver, the elements o@ discovery were kaown to end ergaged the atteovion of chemists, As early 91 1802 Mir, Woege sed a mods of copying window patat- ings by p pes washed wit chblorile of eilver, fonaded on i's known susceptibility ty the aotion ef Nght, Sa>ae- quent'y many seivntiis persona ware ia the habit for mere amusement, of making experiments on the same principle, Between the #ua sed the prepared paper they pleced an evgravicg, whioh was quickly reproduesd oa the paper beneath, but with the lights and shadows re versed, This gross from the dark parts of thee sgrarings | intercepting the light, whila it psased mors or less freely through the other portions But the [raits of theve ex periments were totally Yelaeless, as they could not be locked at for afew minates withont desoming one eatire black blank, through the continued actioa of the light. | M. Niepoe, a cour gentleman, liviag at Caalona, oa the | Sacoe, engaged so tarly as 1514 iae train of experiments | for the Gxation of the phologonic imagos, both as they were cbtained thro the canors andcther means. Hs bad made souls remarkebly disegveries on the subj set provi- our to 1825 whea he accitentslly learned that M Da guerre was engaged in similar researches, Tais led tas partnership between these gentle nen, for the further pro- secution of the subjsst t) theic cumtual advantege, aniat | the death of M. Nispce, im 1833, bis place wea filled by | hieacn, Tae c mplete aod aimirabdle process altimstely discovered was in a great messure, however, the resalt of the single ani unaided Iabors of M Daguerre, Ia England, Mr. Fox Talbot was sontemporansoasly engaged jneemewhat similar experi vents, which resulted in the taking ont of » patent:in 141, for a proosss termed the Celctype, by which ths imege is transferred to paper, and from which » number of e>pies may be obtained fromthe same pegetive prect, Modifloations of the same discovery were snbveqaently pnblinhed by Sir Joba Herschel and Mr Robert Hont, to which the reapactive mames of Amphi | type and Caromatyps were given by ths inventors, In these Jatier brauobes of the srt, which may be classed uncer the general title of Helixgraphy, the Fronck, hava however, eurpassed the origial discoverers, the'r photo- grapax wpom paper having been almost brought to the perfection of mizzotint engravings. No rooner hal Daguerre’s process baen made known ia this country, than several of our most distinguished eclentifis men began to expariment, with @ view to riveting improvements upon what they justly oon. sidered was only the firet or elementary stags of 3 great cisoovery. From an eqnivoosl expression, (cou- leur locale,) employed in M, Arago’s repert, it war at Orel thonght that the inventor was either oa the road to or had partially aiscovered the meare of roprodusing in the plates the local tinta of objects, and they assord ingly directed their researches towerds the attaiament of this desirable result, Aitnoaga bat littie or po progres has beep toate towards i's consammatioa, thalr labors in other resprots have not de22 unattended with sncoess, tince most cf the imp-ovements that have beea affected of Inte years in the Dagaerrean proces have origiasted here, To Professors Morss and Draper, aud the Mazera, Chilton, the well koowa cheinists, the creoit of many valuable eugzestions, and, indeed, the forward state of the art in this country, are in rome derree due, for in the bands of the first practical operators who pursued it as # business it would bave made litvle or no prograsa. The rst Daguer ean gallery which wss opened in this city was, ifour reooli¢ction serves us right that which was ereoted on tha top of the old gravits building at the corner of Chambers street, ia the beginning of the year 1840, It was of clroalar form with as gtasa roof, it being suppored imposible st that tims to obteia » good inipression without oxpos'ng the etter to the full Diane of the oun. The effect of this glare upon the optis nerves waa, of cours, to givea distorted aad paralytic appaar- ' avce to the features, and to render hiteous what perhaps before only was ugly. It was no wonder that the partiss who unéertock thus to bnriseque the ‘aces of their oua- tomert should have found it an uspromising spssulation, and have been glad to abandon it befors the year was out. The ill euocess ef the enterprive did not, however, pra vent © host of otbera trom immediately following in its wake, As they were, however, condusted in a pnrely commoroial spirit, and without refereace to those bigher pring!gies whish aloce could give them a permanent ig, they noon shared the fate of their predecessora, he first Cozen establishments opened ta this city there ip rot one now io existenca—a sufficient warning, we should think, to thore who seem to found their claims te public patronege on tho degredation of a noble pro fersion. Fortnoately for its interests, however, a new clase of practitioners have entered the fitld within the last ten years. They are men who are imbued, not only with a strong Jove of the art, but with that pure artistic feeling which renders rubor’insto to that pasicn mere pea Biary ecnsiderations, From the psriod when mea ani mate! with such» spirit took the art up asa serious pursait it covld vot fail to make rapid progress, and as- cordingly within that time we have not only reen our countrymen outstrip the Europesns in the merit of their prcductions, but carry their talent into sucosssfal com- petition with them on their own ground. Ia Loados and Paris we ficd two Americans, (Maynl and Thompson,) at the head of the profesrion, Of the developement of art in this country some {dei may be formed from the fact that there are upwards of 20,€00 persons, with a stcck of $3 000,000, engaged in its operations. Whilstin each of thé European cities abore mentiosed there sre not perhaps more than half a deren ood opersiors, there are in New York at least a hundred The starcard of excellence is, in fect, mach higher with us than {n Eorope, The Earopean artists depend too much for their effects upon color and Gaish, whtlst we ex- cel ip the boldness, depth and solidity of our pietures, ‘That these qualities ars, nevertheless, highly appreciated by Faropeane, we have abundant proofs, not only in the business euccees of cur artiete aDroad, buat {a the triamphs won by themet the London’ Ethibition, The ceusrs to which we owe tuis pre emisesoe may admit of disput but, iv our opicion, it fs principally due to the feot that the rerults obtained by the Daguerrectype are in their rapidity corgenial to the practisal and go ahead charac ter of cur people, who have cot tins to waste inthe slow ¢r sod more uncerialn procecs cf portrait patntiog. Waen the Dagverrecty ps was first discovered it was thought that it woul) materially affect the latter branch of art and so it bes, as regarde an foferior clase of works, which had ro res} merit to recommend them, To the man of genius, however, {} bas been fond an important auxill ary, for, by taking # photegraphic likeness of his sabject, in the exact porition in whiod he wikhes to paint him he preserves the epirit and originality of his first conception, and pares the sitter the ted/sm and fatizae necessary t the proper elaboration of bia work. ‘There reflecticns have been suggteted by a recent visit paid to the gallery of Mr. M. B. Brady, of Broadway, « gtntieman who may be said to have contributed more than any other man im the profession to the advapcement of the Dagnerrean art to its present O Agh pela im ble Goeew yy, Levene laketed ile pursuit with eo ardor and enthusiasm which are rarely ‘witnersed even amongst artists, he bas arrived at results that entitle him to rank amongst the first of living oper- tors, His works sre distinguished, not only by their Doldness and clearness of tone, but by the true artistic feeling that pervades them. In the choice of position, the greceful arrargemont of drapery, and the various other imcidents that help to make up the ensemble of & pleasing and effecting picture, he is unrivalled, His his- torical portraits form perbaps the most complete and valuable collection in existence. Taken from life, they pretent to us an exact reproduction of the familiar traits of men whom the nation delighted to honor, and whose memcries live enshrined in our hesrte. To the present generation their value is great; tothe next it will be immense, What would we not now give to look upon the images as thus reproduced of Washington, Jefferson, Randolph, Patrick Henry, and others of the great men with whore names are associated the most g orious events in our political snuals? _ By continuing to devote himself to thia noble task of illustrating the men who illustrate the couxtry, Mr. Brady will perpetuate the fame which he bas so deservedly acquired. The Small pox—Vaccination. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. While the inhabitants of this city are availing them- selves of the protective powers of vaccination against the loathsome and too often fatal disease of smallpox, a his- tory of the vacc ne virus, as well as an account of the circurstances sttending its intro*uction into general use, will not only interest your readers, but must con- tribute to the confidenos of the public mind on the pro: phy lactic merits of Jenner’s great discovery. Previous to 1789 tho ravages of smallp:x ware the great eat terror of mankind, not only in consequence of itagreat mortality, but likewise because of its loathsome charas ter, and especially for i: effects on the huuan counte naxee. Inoculation, the ouly barricr whish was raised &« a protection against emgllpox, did more evil thas goo’: fer, although it ameliorated in many indivi¢uals the vice lence, a8 well as the fatality, of the disexwe, still its aggregate evils were increased by ths pras tice of inoculation multiplying the soarces of fofection, In Londor, saya Dr. Gregory, the evi efecta of inscnlation were felt in their fallest fur: lcoculatio® was there witely diffased among tho i revks of society, but witnout the presaution of seclazioa; io comerqusnes of whieh the con‘agion of smalipox was erccuctered datly in the puolic streets; and country dis trite, which previously were only visited by smalipox at long intervair, beca ue the conetans locat ons of that Al eful diseare. In 1767, Edward Jenner, who was st that tims an ap preptice in curgery, in Gloucestershire, first beoaae as- quainted with ® populer notion among the dairyman and meids of that part of England, that th» cows of that dis trict frequeotly communicated to the mixers an eruptive disease, and that thore who hed beon toe sabjec:s of it enjoyed forever afterwards a comple immunity fom the contagion of emallpox, This iuterestiog fast and ob- servation airested the atiextion of young Janeer, aad was followed up by him. im @ e¢»mmueniabie spirit of phi- Josophical resesrch and deduction, until it terminated im the complete eetablishrent of the propaylactio power of the vecciee virus, as regards rmallpox, as well as in the general adoption of vacsiration, by the invelligeat, ia as | well as out of the mecical profession. 1¢ wes pot until Mey, 1796, that De. Jenner, who was theo s medical practioner in Gloucesterahire, became no well emtixfled of the safety an well an the protective efficacy of t mccine Gl-ease ifcially in? feel justified to introduce tt to p: boy of eight years of age. w: yacoine cirease, by the Janc subject After this, the coi ferston ia the protective po of cowpox rapidiy crossed: #9 that in 1709 thou iands of the inhsbitsats of Grea: Britein were testod, after being vacsivated, by ino- culation with smal/pox, and ita merits as # prophylactic completely copfirmed. Ia that sams year it was intro- Guced into this country by Dre Waterhou:e and Cox snd immoedia‘ely afier tato every eountry {a Europe, where ite merits were triu nphantly tested by farther ex: perimvnta, and ite claims to public coaddence completely established, Dr Gregory asserts that when vacclaation has been susceesfully pez'ormed the fellowing symptoms may be rogressively observed: The incision may be felt elerated ‘onthe second day, and on the third, a elight efllo-esonce may be observed with microssops. A slight vesicle, with elevated edges and deprewed ceatre, is formed on the fitth day. It reaches the period of perfection on the eigbth cay, whem it is circular aud distended, with @ pearl colored iymph, ead is surrsunded with am ioflamed Ting oF areola, whioh contienes to inorease daring the two following days, On the tenth day the pastuls bursta, and the inflammation begins to decline. Tae lymph at this time is bi oe ya and afcer the vesicle burrts bsoomes concrete; eo that nothing is seen after the tecond week buta hard scab, of @ reddish brown color, exhibitiag on ite eurface six or eight slight pis, co-responding to the number of its cells. e To the adult the constitutional as well as local symp toms \un higher thanininfanoy. This fact has ied many to velleve thet the disease in the adult is more gecuine, and tbat, consequently, the product must bs more eager: getic io the propagaticn of vecciae Gistases—an a priort ecncla ion pot warranted by ober aualegous phenomena, ano totelly at variance with the general cbservation—that the disturbance of the animal eystem is more oecasioned by the resistance 0; dto the action of agents rather than to their cirect operation. The vacei iseace mey, from many canses, both ia relation to vir ed £8 well as to some pecaliarc dition of the patie: t, be so modified as to exhibit another clasa of symptoms, widely differing im progress aud ap pesracce from thore already mentioned, as bein, dis Ungvishing characieristics of trae cov pox, and at the seme time prov eve rer constitutional < istarbancs, as exte: tion of loca) inflam vatioa, Ba fiom the regalarisy attsndiog he po- i arious disems ' pid developament; tae irregularity of the areola, ths deep yellow color of the conteats of the pustul ‘bibiting the sppsarance more of a bile than of the true specific disease. Of the many causes which {aterrnpt the devalopsment of gevuice cow px, there are two which observation has shown to be wos! generally operative in its faiiurs: the charecter of the lymph used, and the health of the ps tient at the time operated upon The lymph ought to be taken from @ young snd healthy subject, ani from « pns- tale not farther advaseed theu the teath day, for after this the process of common fuppnration is established, producivg® secretion distinct from that of the apscide disease, and which, when tntreduesd iato ano:her system, is apt to provoke a too early developsment of inflamma tion and s conse juent secvetion, rimilar in kind to itself, thns enticipating and interfering with the true vaocine Therefore the tcab, if possible, ought to be , ard the [ympf be taken from the pustule whea in its stage of greatest perfection, aud introduced imme- Giately into ths arm of oe or kept oa quills, ia coel tem perature, unt] ured, The best age for vacs'naiiou is ducing the first year of life, and arly, if practicable. as the fourth month. The child ht to be im perfect hralth at the time, bat especially free from ernptive and febrile disease, The rauler developement of the pustule onght not to be interfered with, either by exposing it to the friction of the cbild’s dresa, or {rr quent handing ; and espeoially by Too early attempts to evtain a supply of matter for fa ture ure. Indeed, Ituink the practice # good one of vaccinating both arms at the same time, using one for the public goo, and permitting the other to emai ua- disturbed. To seoure to the intividnal the full protective infla- ence of vaccination, it would be weil to repeat the opera. tion on diflsrent parts, ss often as the lymph arrives at perfection, until the system refuses to be allected by it; for it hee been found that np: sof thirty per cent eo cases will bs inflaenced by repatition, aad some even the third and fourth time. According to the very fall and able report of the Select Committee of the British Hours of Commons, of 1843, it war cleariy shown that time produces a decadence in the protective power of vaccination, and the subsequent re- ort of Dr George Gregory, tekon from the reeorcs ef the onion Swal!pox Hospital, supports the ame eonclasion, Of two hundred and nicety elgut cares of rmsilp x, pre vionely vaceinated curing the epidemic of 1838, none wore uncer five yeara of ze, acd osly vs ander nine years of 8ge; while there ware oae hucdred and six be ween twenty and twenty-four years, andfi’te fire between twenty five amd thirty years of age. These are facta which sre calculated to extablih the trath of the popular ides, that time does di ninisa the protective power of cowpox, anc that the practive of re vacsination after ia. tervals of & fw years is @ safe a: d jadictons one. The foregoing observatio vaceluation are intended to confirm the pablis in the belie? of its protective power, acc to point out the cancer, as wel! as to provide for the prevention of the exceptions which usually occur, It is to be boped that it haa been clearly shown that perfect vacciratien is Cependent cpon certais concitions, whieh, if disregarded, | prevent its regular ateges of develope. quently impatr its protective power. The ted in believing that more blame is to horried manner in which vacsiuation rons who udseq rently been at- t of protective x, than with wan This fault in cimi- it, when vac- ractised on tacked with ema y power in the geunine vascine direrce calt to be avoided in euch times: prevent cipation is practised by wholerale “Ia ‘peace pre- ¢ for war,” is @ maxim which ie equally as ap- plicable to public health as to national defenoss, and the adopiion of some plan to encourage @ continued practice of vaccinstion, would be more certain to sesare itwediciency as a protection, than the present burried and promisouous regulation. ' Thia might be ellsoted oy @ city ordinance, requiting from every scholar a cartifisate ot beving uxdergone the process of vaccination, before admission to the public sebools, and thea Ist the family physician, in every case practioabla, be the operator; and jet bim uaderstand taat be ts responsible for its feithfal performance, Could this = be generally adopied, tue pumber of caeee of smal.pox subsequeut to supposel vaccination would be greatly diminiahed, and tl cenoe Increased in ite prophylactic efficiency, Mok Sratcs ON THE CALENDAR—The yery common question, “whe wel’ the American Almagas an ewers quite rpectfiselly. Frow its tables wa gether these importent facte:—We ore in the 7#th year of the Intopen- dence of the United States; the 1 865th year of the Chris tian era; the 66,567th year of the Jali jod; the 6,614tb year of the world, Jewish reckoning: the 2,606ih yeer since the foundation of Rome: andthe 2,630th year of the Oiymplada, or the second year of 6! Olympisa, texinning in Joly, 1858: and, moreover, wa aro (a the ih year since the Hegira, or flight of Mahomet. Biaamy BY A CoLoarp CLaRGyman—The Reg. Bird Parker, a colored clergyman of Chicago, was arrested a dey or two since on a charge of bigamy. Haviog a wite in St. Louis of bis own color, to whoa be had been mar. ried ten or twelve years be took ano’ fow months since ‘a few shades lighter than himself,” in In¢iamapo- lis, The former mace her sppsarance in Chicago on the 6th instant, and instituted proceedings against her faith. leas apoure, Ho was held to bal ia a lergs amount for ine Chincha Islands. We copy the following letter from the Chincha Islands from a New Haven paper. These islands are important, as containing large deposits of guan>. The abolitionista of our country, and those who are in the habit of lauding the humanity and philan- throphy of England, may have read the other side of the picture, and formed an opinion of the honesty of the motives which she is so fond of parading before the world. It is bigh time she was unmasked, and we trast the publication of this letter may have this effect, when It meets the eyes of the millions of read- ers of the New Your Hunap. The writer says :— The guano is dug by Chinese coolies or laborers, who are brought here by English ships from the free ports of their native coasts. Tre peor fellows are made to believe that they are geing to do well by engaging to serve as laborers for five years at a real (York shilling) @ day aud a scanty allowance of rice. They fancy, it is said, they are coming to labor in the gold mines of California. However this may be, it is certain that they are hipped here in English vessels, and transferred or ed, (or whatever the word for such a transaction should be,) to the Peruvian government. I have known Englishmen who spoke of having been en- gaged in the traffic. The government places them | on these islands, avowedly under the original con- tract, to labor for five years—but who is to knew how far this contract, if such it may called, is adhered to? The truth is, the poor ‘hinamen are sold into absolute slavery—sold by Englishmen into slavery—the worst and most crue! rhaps, in the world. Here are about eight hui red of the unfortunate creatures at work on these islands ata time; as fast as death thins them out the number is increased by new importations. The labor is severe, mush more so than that of the ne- groes on our Southern plantations. They are kept at hard work in the hot sun throughout the day. On the middle island they are tasked, each one, strong aud weak alike, to dig from the hill and wheel to the mangneras five tons of guano each per diem. The guano is compast, like hard, clay-like loam, and as dusty, when dug, as ashes. On the north island it bas to be blasted for tie steam paddies. It has to be wheeled from a hundred yards to a quaiter of a mile; the nature of the labor may be conceived. The Chinese work a’most naked, under a tropical sun, where it neyer rains, They are slender figures, and do not took strong. Negro drivers—the most ugly looking blacks lever saw —are stationed among then, ‘with heavy thongs, which I have seen them use. The nor coolies have to hope of reward, no days of rest. be smoke of their torment goes up on Sundays 8 well as on week days. It blows away in a yellow cloud miles to leeward, and I never see it without thinking what a hell on earth these islands must be. That I do not oxsceerae this account, apy one who has been here will readily bear witness. The fact that some of the Chinese almost every week commit suicide to escape their fate shows the true state of their case. I was told that more than sixty had killed themselves during the year, chiefly by carowiag themselves from the cliffs. They are buried as they live, like so many dogs. I saw one who had been drowned—it was not known whether acciden- tally or not—lying on the guano when I first went ashore. All the morning his dead body layin the sun; in the sfternoon they had covered it a few inches, and there it lies, along with many similar heaps, within a few yards of where they are digging. On the narth island the Chinese carry heavy water- casks, sluag on poles, between two, up the steep hill; they can in this way, as well as in barrows, take weights altogether disproportionate to their sleuder forms. They look unhappy, as well they may. We know that the Chinese are strongly attached to their native soil. Wretched and halt-barbarous as they may be, dark as may be their souls, they still have human ele and Iam not so constituted that I can witness the injustice of their treatment and their sufferings without com passion—without ee fee It ought to be made known wherever Eaglish law prevails, that these poor creatures are deceived and sold into a servitude from which they almost dail; seek escape through death by Englishmen. It is not domestic slavery in which they sre placed; they were not born slaves; they are not protected by an} laws; there are no women with them; their condi- tion is woree than that of any criminals, exiles, or prisoners in any civilized nation. It ought to be eve- tywhere known. Americans, who have to bear the re- proaches of the English for institutions entailed upon them, and wbich tuey could not avoid, have a right to reply, that the worst slavery that exists among the civilized nations of the earth is maintained by British subjects, who transport coolies to the Chincha Islands. It is not the fault of the English tnat the fame system is wot carried onin Australia. The coo- lies brought there, however, have not turned outa good speculation. But the taking and selling free men to such task-masters as the Peruvians, who are little better than the Chinese, isan outrage to hu- manity, aud areproach to British rule. Let the next slaver the Eoglish cruisers capture be one of ee se ships, with a cargo of coolies for this marke Our Quebec Correspondence. QuanEc, Feb. 6, 1854. The Parliament Houseless—Seeking for Shelter— The Fire—Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Cause— Rumors of a Federal Union of the Five Provinces— The Inspector Gexeral and the £10,000 Job—An Ice Bridge opposite Quebec. In politics nothing new presents itself; things are in statu qwo—that is to say, attacks upon the Miais- try, in every shape, are kept up with unabated vigor, and Ministers pursue the even tenor of their way. It is thought that they are net anxious to make the cail to the kmghts and barge: for the despatch of ba- siness, and that they will avail themselves of the late destruction of the Parliament buildings bere further to postpone the day. On dit—that they think of the Music Hall for the House of Assembly. As for the Legislative Council—as an honorable member of that body remarked t> me yesterday—they have no “name,” and therefore require no “ losal habitation.” A small rom would do for them; and Swords’ Hotel on one ride, and Judge Caron’s house on the other, would suffice for committee rooms, clerks’ offices, &e.,&c. There is some talk of Russell's Hotel being selected, the concert room being large enough for the eommons and the dining room for the lords. Bat the Commissioner of Puolic Works and the In- spec:or General seem to think that the court house, which has been lately extensively enlarged and re- paired, will answer. very well; and justice can be dealt out in the City Hali, from wtuch the Conscript Fathers will have to.retreat. It does not matter much-where they go, for they are really very low in public estimation. You probably received early intelligence of the sad catastrophe alluded to, which has deprived the ancient Metropolis of G@anada of its chief ornament (architecturally and politi- cally.) and whieh has added so much to the reputa- tion of the city for its fires. It is about the only thing that we do upon a large scale. The origin of the tire has not yet been ascertained, though a com- mission has been sitting upon imquiry into it for several days. It began in the left (new) wing, ad- joining the Mountain Hill guardhouse, and soon spread to the main body of the building, the divis- ion walls being extremely thick. The progress of the flames was there arrested for a considerable time, but at last they overcame all resistance, and all hope of saying the rest of the builoing was gone. Soon the grand dome, visible by a dozen villages, was en- veloped in a dense cloud of smoke, and shortly sank in a body into the flaming mass below; the right wing was then consumed, and all that remains of that substantial and not inelegant building is the stone work which composes the walls and divisions. The royal arms uponthe facade remain untouched by fire or smoke, and ie paintings of Her Mojesty and of Sir Allan McNab were carried off un- harmed. Nearly all the books of the library and of the Literary avd Iistorical society were saved, but irreparable loss has been sustained in the destruction of rare manuscripts, and also in ornithological and other Mg athena of the new museum of that society, There bas been great sympathy expressed by sis- ter cities, particularly by those that have buildings something Inrger than ordinary dwelling houses, which they wish, and therefore think, may be at once fitted up for the reception of honorable members, apparently forgetting that in no place in Canada can the inconvenience sdverted to sooner removed than in this city. Thereare several very large edi fices—the Jesuits Barracks, the Music Hall, and a joining houses, as already mentioned and the Bishop's Palace—which might, at no great expense, be con verted into a “sci t honse. One thing is certain, the metropolitan feeling of Quebec is very strong, and rumor has it that the home government has come to a@ decision in favor of the plan of uniting the provin- ces, and making, as a necessary consequence, Quebec the capital. As it is, it seems very likely that it will not cease to be the seat of goverument until the ex- piration of the four years. The commissioners appointed by the Court of Chancery, Cavada West, to take Mr. Hincks’ testi- mony in the Toronto £10,000 job case, commenced their sittings this morning. On the part of Mayor Bowes, G. W. Wicksteed and Geo. Irvine, barristers at law, have been nomed as commissioners, aud on the part of the plaintiff’, G. O. Stuart, Esq., advocate, and James Dean, merchant. The Hon. John Ry and Attorney General West, appears for defendants, and Andrew Stusrt, for plaintifts. Tite commission. ers merely met, and, in eonseqnence of the sitting of the Supertor Court, adjourned to the Sth inst. What the nature of the Inspector General's testimony may be will not be known until after publication of the commission, by order of the court. He is pushing op the commissioners, and apparently very anxious to. have the matter investigated and brought to a oon- clusion. The Quebeckers are in ecstasies: the pont has ta- ken, and a sleigh was driven over to Point Levi this morning—it is one clear sheet. In afew days it will & sight worth seeing, making, as it does, a Magnificent promenade and racine eround, and we Epect to wee wpom ite fow American trotters, y. Oty Sr, Vatmerom's Day,—The 14th of February, the dey | for love-making, postising, and somest singing, has again arrived. The origin of this anniversary has besm so often: | repeated that it is unmecessary agatn to write its history; | Madice it to may, wt. Valentine is still, as of old, devoutly adored by the love-sick portion of humanity, who look forward to his holiday as the opportune time for giving vent to their pent up passions of love and tenderness, making this day, as it’ were, the bunghole of the year, | through which their fond emotions annually effervesce. Bt. Valentine's day! St. Valeatine’s day! Time of eclace to love burdened hearts, Bright with hopes and dark with tears, Brilliant with emilee, and gloomy with fears. Veried with murm' wfiing ‘and sighing, With true love, iwconstancy, pising and dying; Longed for and prayed for, by, the gravs and the gsy. This love-making festival, St. Valentine’s day The shop windows are adorned with the swoet- | @st and most tempting epistles, on which little Cupid stands out in bold relief all around the borders, Great Dig hearts, oJ] painted red to leok bloody, and stuck fall Of arrows, some of them run through and throngh, with the feather on one side and the barbed head on the other, | presenting a gory and mrlanocholy spectacle, stare at you every turn, about as liable to be taken for av old maid’s Piecushion as the symbol of bleeding and lacerated af- | fections. The valentioes are as various as the desires of | the customers; anything cam be obtained, from the vilest | caricature to the other extreme, varying in price from | one cent to ® hundred dollars. “Here is one, adapted to jot avy use, mace in fact. to suit ciroumstances— equally ell calculated for a lawyer, minister, or doo tor, as for # gnteher, jockey, or tradesman. It is remark- bie on account of the imwense size of the nose, which pears to bave frightened the head away, and crasned e unfortunate body which was intended to carry it into very ipsigaificant preportions; this squeezed up carcass, is one daub of red paiat, exp’ essive of no particular idea, unless it be that tne blood is oozing from every core on Account cf the great weight {mposed upon it Now, as what is beautifal and fit is s mere matter of opl- nion, those whore partiality runs in faver of large sa ae suited to any purpose, t in icael’, It ia rich with orosmenta) work and It is filled with “honeyed words,” a1) the scents of Lubin could not add to its at rastion The poetry op it is oriziosl; but bow tociass it would puzzie \he Muse herself, who is ro kindly invoked in the Opening line. Whether of ihe heroic order or blank verse ix a difficult question to solve, for it may with equel jas- tice be comparea to the style of Pope or Miwon. Tne autbor showed a great averrion to metre, but made up the deficiency in rbyming, upon which he is ‘‘somo;” no two lines had the aame pootic meascrmen'—but then they enced with *bliaa” and ‘ kiss,” ‘love’? and ‘ dove,” “heart” and ‘cart,’ as niosly as could te desired. But why measure with poetic rules the valentine sonnet? Ia Love's lexicon there is no euch word as criticiam. If the coring twain has somewhat overstepped ths poetic i jet be has expres: dhimself good and strong, and ‘wbly, ad the head and mot the heart is to be ed. The postman to day is watohed for with anxiety, and exch ripg at the bell is muste to listening Ttisa day of work for bim, The baga were stuffed tight, with letters over night, To be delivered to the girls in the morning. The rites of this festival are limited to no age, sex, or condition, Btea: y old fellows in want of a wife, To ckeer their respectable elderly life; Your g men to settle In Iie just begun fog organs bave bere a va! By the sive of this laya ore, by the contrast bes Girls of ele Bat etill adore Master Tom, Jobony or All| all take delight in the orn of this day, Ard reemper slong. young and old, grave and gay, fhat-do you-call-im to betanving this anviversary has many pleasing Ssrociatiors, yeti: has also its disagreeable one:; and hu: dreds pervert the privileges which the custom guaran teas by obsornity, vulgarity and maligaity. It is to be hoped these abuses of the anniversary are growiog weak. er, and that the hosts of Cupid are growing etroager and purer. Tae Wecnanics’ Instrrurs.—At the svnual election for officers anc directors of the Mechanics’ Iastitate, hel: the rooms, No. 1 B wery, Lecgrcine' d 10, in accordance with nection 2 of bys-laws, tue following ticke: was leotec, anaon January 17 the sevortof the La of Elestion was accepted and adopted by the Board of Directo: Susrequen tly, at a meeting of toe Lastitate, on February 3, the report of the inspectors was acosp' and adopted. ' Mesers, Godwin and Stone, the ia of elestion, sppointed in aecordance with the ertified that the following gent yy elected:—President, Jacob A. Weste: velt, 8 builder; First Vice Pregident, J. T. Fisher, marble works; Seoond Vise President 0. Godfrey Gunther, turrier; Re cording Seoretery, John Tagliebue, philosophical 1 ment msher; Corresponding Secretary, H Rei netic telegraph; Treasurer, Thomas H. Barras, deatist. Directors:—jamee Prent: mathematical instrament maker; Daniel D. Westervelt. ship>atider; John F. Eats, sccountant; George Steers, shipbuilder; James 8. Wood, batter. Eimund C.ark, carpen:er; Taomas Hunt, mathe matical iastrament maker; James Stone Plumber; H. Groves, lithegrapher; G, W. Pratt, leather manofactarer; Daniel Godwin, prin Tax Lara Fines—A Pamxanmer Raugr Fonp. suggested that our citizens generally, public officers, beads of barks, insurance companies, or‘er tocreate by subscription a permanet l, deponited in the city treasury. for the purpose of sfford- isg immediate relief to sufferers in the humble walks of who may be rendered houseless by fire. Indsed, Mayer Westervelt kiacly gave the use of his cfice yesterdsy to some gentlemen who had called a pub- lio meeting in the matter. At four o’clook there were only two gentiemen, with the reporters of the preas, pre bovgtt but we understand that Jarge mesting will be soon eld. RowDyIaM IN BROADWAY—FIREMEN AND POLICENEN.— About half past one o'clook isst Saturday morning alarm of firein the Seventh district. Engine ie yeh No, 21 waa coming down Brcadway to it, when seme of the members raw « gentleman, accompa vied by two ladies, me from Niblo’s rooms, and go towards Florence’s Hotel. The three were immediately set upon by three elon | who made ap attempt to seize the ladies, and aasaal the eame time. No policeman was near; but Mr. Pa'rick Feeny of Engine 21, ran back, and with his aid the ceot eman drove off the three ruffians. Mr. Ferny had to go off immediately to the fire. Now, during this time where were the police? The portion of Beeeyey: where this occur: is very indifferently watched. BR Sravess’ Forrnat —Io the Hanarp’s report of the funers) of Mr, St ms, 1a'e stage manager of ths Bowery ‘tre, ope of the prizcipal features of the proosasion was accidentally omittes‘—the Nations] Feacibles, Capt. Pury. (mapager of the National Toestre ) Tais corps pe ith full ranxa, an¢ made a fios appearance Muric war cerved by ‘he Nationa! Brass Band Ip addi tion to the parade of this corps Mr Party furnished car- riage’ for tha accomm: dation of bis who) company, and the teont of the National Theatre waa dcaped in mourning, with the motto ‘'We mouro our Iss,” in the front of the balcony. Mr. Purdy’s arrangements on this oclasion were made with his usual liberality. Herry Porter, son of ex Governor Porter, of Pennaylva- nia, wan last week sentenced by the Dauphin county Court, to pay $2,000 damages to Nr, Solisr, for having stabbid bim with « peoknife, in an altercation, 1n 1859, DARITIMNE INTELLIGENCE. Movements of Ocean Steamers, roR Port of New York, February 13, 1854, Steamedip Franklin, Wotton. Havre, Mortimer Livingston. Ship Cartane, Perxiae Bye R W Cameron. arthege. For a. Bycney, Came! be Ship Sweden, Goes, Ban Francisco, Crosby, Crocker & C Bbip toh Brigg. San Francisco, L itt, New Orleans elson & Sora. (Sie), allo, Naples, Chamberlain, Robin: Sbip Gal Berk 2 k, Linden, Galvorton J Bark ltascs, Baxter, Norfolk, Dawson & Co. r Alexander Mitobell, Bakor, Gambia, Afrion, J A Ma- it TLADR DeWolt M’Oready, Mott & Oo, ja & Holm Lindsey, Dy, Nowbern, Davis & Holmes. y lene, B 8 Willette,’ Conchita, Washington, Nu, JB athews. Sebr AJ DeRossots, Broweter, Wilmington, Dolluor & Pot « er. Schr Lamartine, Tylor, Wilmington, M’Cready, Mott & Co. Bebr , Howes, Wilmington, D Blearom & Co. Sebr R BSmith Kelly, N M Sebr Wim H Mailler, « Bebt Macy © Tarbell. Liverpool, D Ogdon. NAW, Cloarman & Go. W ki Keo, ell, Pua wards, Phila man, New Haves, mast uias, Millec, Fall River raasver oth, Everts, Now Haven, J port, Hall, agrvin Ebip Compromise Zerrga Liverpool, Deo 2%, with mare and be. The C ex: ph! Canada, iverpool,.....Boston.. Franklia..... Has Boston. Ourkew Exmatp slvould te sealed. ; ALMAMAO FOR NEW YORE-—THIS DAY. Had two deaths 50 days, with bo, Ship Beleur (Norw), Dahl, Newoastle, B, 62 days, with coal, to Barelt iD warO Dark K onwits, Antwerp, 63 days, with méro sn ‘ to Panch & Mcincke, Had ono coa'h. Batk Prederiok Dexing, Charo, Rio Grand ring Doo 26, with Jan LL, Let 20498, lon 83.20 Wy :e bark Kanew ow York, 24 days from Busnot * Ronthsmpton. 16th, Int 13 64 8, lom 3525 W, W tor erat, of Beston. from Callao for Harapton ; 220 Jat 1C 22 8, lon 5) 87, spoke brig Klisabeth, of Now York. 18 days fem Pars ter Now York. Sriz Vests (Brem) base, Bremen, 60 days, with mdse " of Thomaston, ky 3 , 28 days, 2 days, with Wes Mu hisee, Di Ao, t c pastensers, 00 Poppe & Co. Jan Si, Int 3860, low ochr Julien, Brig Ruaslan (of Belfast), G ar and molasves, to magn Scbr Maria Jewett Penny, Ri joke robr Eleanot for Tete dolphta Bune is eatin it cit rt, Pee) Bz % Behr Marlagete, Bohr Ch: Bohr Rabroon £Beirist J thas pl 40 26, Jon 51 9, bore away ttoamtug Ooean. pica siis BELOW. rk unknown. On Wind during the day, BSE, and forty. (Br Sanpy = PRINTING THLEGAPE.) 1e HIoHI.aNDS, Feb Brig Julia Moulton ships Siddens, and Hendrik Hy are at anchor in the bay, One bark of the Highisnd¢, bound in—no signal, ‘Wind light from BW. Weather very foggy. Memoranda... Bhip Cordelia, Jing at Pict 44, Bese river, TOs $94,000, and the of the Weet, ai Beranaahe for The pilotboat Elwood Walter reports 12th inst, Sandy He aris oE Ya B 35 miles, ticked up bag of wheat area Lasarus & Jaques, Newark, NJ.’ Bark Antelope, Coulter, bo.ore reported missing and stated to belope to Boston, which was ‘blown off from Rum a now eisted to be of New York, John Tarlor, of Sohoodia, officer ye White, d'John Scots, of Bi 4 ‘timore; Wat of New York, and Alexandeg on board, which was lost Oct 12, at Ypals, loan brig, ‘The crew of ship Eclipse, Prancisoo 8th ult, in Mexico, were taken to Arizona, fr. m Mazatlan. Telegraphic Marine Reports. S—Aer oarks Jane Loves, Glasgow; Cuba, » Echo, Philadelphia; Hadley, ‘Avansah; Digs Casharino & “ary, Wm Purrington, Wilmington: NG; eobr Plymcuth r! NEW ORLEANS. Poh 11 —Acr chips E Both ‘Sprague, and bark Kopler, Boston; ship Tagine Me York, Heraia Murine Correspondenee. PHILADELPHIA, Feb 13, 4 Pi ton, Kamp Portsmo cules Gri Cle ship Rip Van Winkl» Scctet Live Lofland, Port of Spain, Trin; Cordelia, does; aid etter cook worn: S. her Stubbe, imingion, NC; Siar, Taylor, Pro 00; #'eamer Keane- ‘boo, Sandford, York. , Disasters. Burp Bram, hence for San Francisco, which sailed tom Vak- Parsiso Dec 28. put in to fill up water casks, which had leak- ed about 1,500 gatlons. Wuaxesurrs Crosimbo, Manuol Ortez, barks Prodent and Farah Shoat, Might daw agen. euch as loss of es Wm T Wheaton, Endeavor, snd Del B Bon 6, whieh, lowes, of tion, foe Bark demned, was sold on the 18th at sw ontory realized at auction $2 353 or decks frill of water e 7th inst, in a northeast gale, y forstopgallant mast, jib, and flying jibbooms, jost fore stay, &o Bcur Mvsrc, which 4) from Beston 11th instant for Baltl- more, returned next dey, having estriod away main topmast and bead of (orewast, in the Narrows, Bourn Buinvsn. Dayton (or Huff), beforn reported ashore atom, a icing on Watch Hil Was bourd to NBaron from Bo hailed from this city. taken f! xt morning (Saturday), badly frozen. Th shed ov-rboard son after the vossel stru: me ws ¥i main 7 #0 badly frozen that thore is but litele hop eoovery, They were rescue! by moans of a life boat from Watoh Hi manned by the crew of w schoon ich was in com| with the Bulrosh at 0¢ she divaster. Tho captsin crew were taken to t! rest dwelling, where every atten- tion was paid to he ri four RATTLESNAKE, an a She oe, off Cape Look ‘leeton 11th tast, ae bound to this ‘Whalemen. At Honolulo Dec 19, by letier from Capt Howls vor, NB, #0 ep 1700 wh Inthe Och»tek Ses, in ao ater, broke Pegi and suetained ether dat 0 y , 5784 Ibs, pee 4 in July Juse ‘wae drowned, by boat being capsisod while ‘ov 6, Bsotland, Smith, NB, with $200 bbls wh 60 bound on a short cruise and home, and will probably arr June. Cld at do Deo 15 Canton, Wing, NB, to arrive. Sid from de Nev 5 Motta Fish, Nhontony ith; Hanake da; 19th, Cathe bal. Lester, do; 18th, Chas Carroll, Obagpell, arine, Hull, do; Robert Morrison, Norton. NBed‘ord; Deo 1, Corinthian, § do; Reman’ Tripp do; Columbus Has: ris, N London ; dia, Watrous. do; ‘Augests, Fain Newport, RI; Gladiator, Turner, Ni ; 6h, Wim Hamilton, Holm, do; 7th, Maty & furan Drown’ Sr ton, 20h, ‘Dromo, Gardner, NLondon; 2th, Jeannobe, We Arr at Lahaira Nov 1 and, Woat, NB, Oe- 3 old’ Tee 1, 0 oraise B. t> oruive. NB, with 1688 lat 41 50 8, lon 52 30, Cicero, Manchester, NB, bd &, with loss of m: ail yard, 2 eon. Clinper ship Sovereien (aapt'} Now £1 abv 60 Spok of the Seas, Werner, from Li an ), wiles from Port Phiitp Heads, tp Aadatnae (of Baltimore). Hall, from San Franoises Yay on Callao, was signalized Deo 27, lst 16 48 &, lem ¢ Shi a a nip Peterhot, Dwyer, from Liverpool for Boston, Jan 23, Schr Wave, of th, from Delaware City for Boston, rob of Monten 0d & Caroline, Bryant, Ne or te, o c1ON Ba pork 28, bare Kartha Al) Burditt. trom Volparaiso, ldg dour for San Francisco, te oa in five days Sarah Poets, from Paris Cars40—1n port Jan 12, shipe slay, for Bosten diroct ith, with s general oweno: Betas r for Obinaba Benker, from San Francisso, arr Sth, ds same day; Ariad: Knight ure; sark Gem of the in, for U. Staten; and ethers as befors, er 25, bark John Dalton (Br), Buad, Honson’s Bay (Australia)—In port N svosmahip Grent B: hews, for Tivetent Bee 3 shine ame 80 about "0th; erson, Mil-m, Kilts for. Singapore a ingapore soon, ai wen FONT wan hntk Sarah Nicksla, = een Fo’ 1 en jerah Nic! Fickels, Bosto te Peters, Sinith, New Orleans; sehee John Pieroe, Melville, and Georgia, Potvengill, Boston; Yourg Amerios Warren, Baltimorn. Sid bar: Avalanches nach, Kew Orloaus; brix A Gray, do: Kixosrow, Ja 23, bri bai N a Bay |, Hodg- toa #eenetine. Lviand, and Jeray Lind Obes, eet Chasters, Hamor, uno th 19th. brig Warron Brown, Bartlett, Arr at Falmouth 109th, Kingston, Ja, to iond for NYork. fe at Port Jan 26, ecip Jalis Howard, Bulkley, Livrrroor—In port Jan 25, ship Rappahannock, Cushe fi NYork 21 days. a par va port Jan’ 12, brig William (Br), Kiel, foe oF! River Gawrra—In port abs Jan 15, b: one hence, just ar: ; nes a ‘Towns! “Tiwana ia in, g ©, 4, brig Gambia, Rro GRANDE- 8 eo 31, burk Edwin, Corliss, carro and proceed to Tongoy, and Forts on the ocast, to tinish ldg for Brston; of ae before. ALEXANDRIA. Ps M 5 ~ Arr Feb 11, sohr Arehelaus Rharo, Peters, NYork, Sid schrs \ C Durfee, James, Fal! ; T Smith, do; ZA Paine Hoiten Bastpore nares OSTON—Arr Feb 12, steamer City of B: Fisher, Philadelphia; barks Stambonl, Risemen. suayran; Charies William, Hi vanish Cid lith, PM, dark Teabelle, fumpbre} ton; schre Risk. Baker, Charl ne Firrell, Hiegine, Phi aiphia. ld ith, barks RG. joafre: 1 le, ‘s ‘risto, Sarah Pag- ker, Plantagenet Feepeie ‘ BATH—Arr F ae: “Waite, Taibo . on, ‘0b 9, br h opatH—an F ig liza Waite, Talbot, Savannah via CHARLESTON—Arr Fi York; Br bark Lord Mai rinne, (Span), Matarzes ¢ days; 01 sehr B B Rowley, dell, Nerton. from Lond Cid ship Catharts brigs Benicia, Jones, 'Fall Ri MPALERIVER-Aer Feb ore, Ke | itr Feb 10, sohr Metamy a folk via Wioktford; slooj in B Holmes, Hoanena RY GEORGET WN, 8C—arr Feb Se ‘Webster, Portlan¢ ; sobr F Eugene, Flinton, m York, Cldschr Arcade, Rayner, Bor YANNI8—In port Feb 10, sehre Victor, Bearse, Bostom for NYork. Wm Mt air, brows I, do for Philsdelphiag Barnstsble, Burgess, Bi Pertiand for Nfork; Tine i Bestot o for Bast Haven; BF Lowis, Thacher Tayler, Taylor, Notfolk $08 SON VILLE—Arrt Fob 4, brie ‘arkor, Bogs chra Charles. Upton, ¢o; WH rae Leer. Cid bri Re oston. York. it — Arr Fob 6, bar? Lin pad ships Ticonderoga, Boyle, Liverpool; ayre. NEW ORLBANS—Are Fob 6, 5 Nymph, Hard! NDBedford; Norman. Holmer, Reston: grits Hasoke, Anita Barso (Mex), 18 days, Vera Cras <4 20th ult, ships Clarissa Currier, Parshenia; brig NORFOLK—Arr Feb 10. brig BM Presnots, Balcimre for Pembroke, ef diet one fa botare rep sobre Velany, re 0 A , wrence, Park Drietol Belle, Sponagle, Antigua; sch A 8 Klls weetisnd, Car: as NEWPORT are Feb 10, #100 Biwood. NYork foe Providenoe, Old 90h, brigs feta tao, Tooke Porte Rico: Jobn Baleh, Hangy, Cul Ip port Lith, 7 AM, bark from Rio ae f onter, Vigilant Pere VIDMNOR—Art Feb 11, steamer Polican, Keaney, NY¥erk, MOUTH -—Arr Feb 10, brie Good Hope, Hoyt, Gookle ro Fenectto Tanceut, Wilmington, NO; J Prowmame Froem: ‘angie. PORTLAN D—SId Fob 10, sche Sarah Bilton, Cientuc RICHMOND, Va—Arr Feb 10, sohr Jas A Boyd, Mathews, NYork. BAVANS. fer Fob 9, bries Empire, Kaud NY. vols, Alles Bath, Me. ‘Cla Stu, brig Mishiaend, Gnedeys " Alles, ST. MARKS—Arr Feb 4, brig Travernicr, Lester, NYork. Olé bark Wost Wind, Saun: NYork. WILMINGTON, NC 8, brig All Ag BYork. Cid rie 2R ented, Sy, Cardenas: Riles Boston: lorhs bate. Atonelan, Wilson, Bortene i, Whooler, Guayama, PR; Tm iia .