The New York Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1854, Page 7

Our Havana Correspondence, Havana, July 1, 1854. Evasion of the Registry Decre—The way things are managed in Cuba—A British Officer Fooled by the Authorities—Spanish Vigilance and Span ish Faith—General Pezuela’s “Black Warriors" —Mneas of Admiral Duquesne. wo at Yeohane to surprise and astonish- Iuent from incidents of every twenty-four hours, un- der our present enlightened, energetic, and honest government, incidents that cannot be accounted for rationally, without implicating the integrity of our chief, or that of his civil, political, or military amily; while we find no way for accomplishment of ‘the frauds by those most intimate and confidential ndvisers, of which his brother is chief, without his Anowledge and tacit sanction, if not by direct au- ‘thorization of the Marquis. The tast case, from ita being so near to us, is very remarkable, the particulars of which 1 have in full from H. J. Mc——, and an engineer that has just returned to the city from an estate in the immediate vicinity of the nefarious transaction. H.B.M. brig of war Ezspiegle, cruising to westward a fow days since, and running the coast well aboard, saw a veasel at anchor in the bay of Ortigosa, which looked sus- picious, and a boarding boat was ordered inside to examine her, and she proved to be a slaver evi- -tlently abandoned after the cruiser hove in sight, at anchor ia a sort of lagoon debouching into the Day, and almost within sight of the residence of the chief official of the district, without whose know- -kedge aud consent she could not, by any pos- fability, have arrived there. The officers and ‘a prize crew from the Espiegle remained in possession the evening of the day and night wf her seizure, and there was no pérson or fppearance of any one having been previously in charge of her, after abandonment by her crew and officers. A Spanish brig of war was in the offing when th capture was made, and the day following she was ‘boarded by a boat from the shore, having the Cap tain of the district on board, who communicated t> zhe commander his version of the matter, declanng tro daye provisos, und thot be bad captured also 4 ‘two da: jous, an at a pat ‘the cargo of Africans Siig Readromenaare) ut he could give no account whatever of the cers and crew of the brig, who had most mysteri- ~ously dearer, The commander of the Spanish brig of war , accompanied by this superior authority of the district, went on board of the Evspeigle, and slaver as a pete f panish . capture, with reitera- ‘tion of the story of the captain of the Portido; and the British officer was goose evough to give up his prize, which would never have been heard of again i mala bare “made another voyage, bat for timely ry. Neither would the negroes Lelonging to the estates of Joaquin Gomez, his nephew, and Paredes & Co. (which last royal con- cern covers sufficient ‘‘ maternal interest” to have revented any knowledge by the authorities), have Pen disturbed until they had become registered ? » As it is, pf two hondred and five be found out of over four hundred (said to be five hundred), while punishment ~has not visited the local authorities bly to by removal, é&c., for within twenty- beantiful clip; g trom PLA: The brigisa A g from deiphia, and called the Gray Baste; she was brought into the harbor of Havana on the evening of the S0th, under convoy of the Nervion, and will be aried by the Mixe: LB igi oe and cone Ceate of justice, rat condemnation in due —— of pesteh justice, nner supetior Spanish juence. Yesterday over six hundred Africans were ge into Havana, said to have been captured at Mariel, but I presume they are only part of the same groes; or if not, they are the remainder of the 1.200 and upwards yet due from Trinidad, part of which were partitioned here, and of which, I pre- sume, you were advised at the time, by “Trouble” or“H.” The diligence and tardiness aie- played im the Gray Eagle cargoe would make it desirable to have Gareasetr yet) to po out of 8; vigilance an: » Sms ep er wae concealment cae, it existe ‘black warriors” of Gen. Pezuela’s guards 5 wok them soon on duty af the palace tid he variows goard bow city, while they will, at an early day, be substituted for our corps of white civil guards, and be just it in name and duty. pony own trou! a late “ chooie” writer now git es io wana—bnt, thank heaven, he ean’t doubt his home- Smival Duquesne, of the elacere ditt Duquesne, of the *‘ divi- anchor, at the residence brother, betweon heaven and earth, with our fever, with which he ‘was born. Heap ig, epimers July 2.—-The Cahawha, dae last evening, in port this morning, at 6 o'clock. This will please char to bev account of pig opag naar be: st 1 nm e care of 1 10 srt ac lagen Coun uovee alter’ Wor Sete artemis passed. Nava Masi Exeeution of Michael Jennings at New Ha= ven, for the Murder of Mrs. Esther Brad- ley, of North Haven. (From the New Haven Conner, July 12.) Miebael John Jennings, the murderer of Mrs. ¥sther Bradley, in North Haven, suffered the fail penalty of the law at the jail yard in this city, yes terday forenoon, July 11,1854. He made nd public confession of guilt, and we understand persisted to the last in declaring his innocence. Jennings was amere youth, being in his 19th year; yet he mani- fested by hie behavior during confinement the fee!- ings of a hardened criminal, and at times appeared more like s brute than a human being. We trast, however, that he inwardly felt more softness of beart than his outward conduct would seem to in- dicate. But he has expiatéd his crime, the de- mands of human justice have been cancelled, and we leave him with his God. TAR PRISONER'S LAST HOURS ON DARTH Mr. Goodwin, who sat up with Jennings on Mon- «ay night, furnishes us with the following incidents which occurred When I went in, at 8 o'clock P. M., 1 found him busily engzged in reading the “Golden Manual,” the contents of which seemed to impress him deep- ly. While he was conversing about the book, and expatiating on its beauties, (about 9 o'clock.) Fa- ther O’Brien entered the tor and prayed with him for anhour. A Mr. Pendegrast and his son also came in about this time, and continued in prayer until half past ten. Father O’Brien and the -elder Mr. Peudegrast then left, Jeaving the son, who cemained during the night. Young Pendegrast and the prieoner remained on their bended knees until midnight. After they arose from their devotions, | asked Jennings if he had not better ie down and rey his body. He replied that “he gnessed not, juas- much as ina few hours his body would sweetly re- pose forever.” A few minutes after he asked Mr, Bishop to hand a letter to me, remarking that | could make such ua? of itas 1 pleased. (The letter was written in Jane lact, is directed to his father, at Brooklyn, N. Y., and as it undoubtedly speaks the feelings ot his heart at the time, we give it entire.) ee New Haves, June 24, 1854. Holy and Adorable Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I, Jeaning.” do most freciy forgive all who have injused me. At some time I return my sincere thanks to all who hare deen hind to me, and interested themselves in my behalf. i desire my most sincere affections and love to my af. tieted father and sisters, entreatine them to bear with resignation the will ef God, the sffiictions and diveasos | ih may cause. desire that my mortal remains may be interred fn the Catholic cemetery at New Haven. 1 will my immortal soul to God my Creator, hoping for merey throngh the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord God and Kedeemer, Task the prayers of my Catholic brethren for tle re- «pose of my soul. I do not dread death, as Tam going from death to Lite County J: In the name of the m: «And what, I would inquire, are my sufferings to thovw «which Jesus Christ suite for me? MICHAEL JOHN JENNIN 3. Witnessed V4 E. W.Brvay. Ea which followed the Apostics’ Creed:- Pas in eet ae Father Almighty, i o'd e appeared somowhat restless, when, after some 4 cot, and in a few minutes was sleeping with as much composure as any one could who had never committed a crime. A ‘hali-past 4 we awoke him, and on his rising I inquired how he had slept, and | how he felt. He answered, “first rate.” he and bi Soon after s until the arrival of Fothe: or the purpose ¢ "Brion, a. little persuasion, he lay on his | friend went to prayers, and continued | perfection of an tanch refreshed and better propared at It was then aix o' As ht o'clock people began to gather pet al a ee ge ane was man; a Pp and the scaffold, which was surrounded by po ggg pags Rae apmerg nome a of ders. No excitement pena pana and Sree a | rmel is , an precaution was taken to secure the fulfillment of Soon after nine o'clock, the Grays, Captain J after nine o > ‘78, ones, and the Bluec, Cay Bissell, under the command of Colonel Arnold, arrived on the ground, and were stationed in and about the jail ygrd, to preserve or- | der. The police and a nimber of special constables were also in attendance. Atten o'clock, those having tickets were admitted. There were inside, including the military and the eae ems oanedone persons. The number tay amounted to about one thousand, a large por- of whom were boys. A few minutes after ten o'clock Ji left his cell in company with Sheriff Parmelee Father O’Brien, the latter having been with him constantly since six o'clock in the mo: a dee] 3 Pee ics satsaiia ae ten o'clock the ‘was adjusted, and after shaking hands with priest and sheriff, he burst into tears and aloud. The priest then left. The sheriff followed, and ashe p! his foot on the last step of gallows the fatal spring was touched, and the pri- soner was into the presence of his God. In about thirteen mint after the drop fell, his me the and delivered up to his friends for inter * The only disturbance that occurred during the day was an attempt on the pat of a number of out- aes to rush into the Let cepa paral ut they were promptl: ve \c military, and onder was 2 ly reatored, fe the orowd soon The fellowing additional particulars of the execn- tion we copy from the Palladium, the editors of which paper were present: — lea the cell, Jennings begged to pre- set to Sheriff Parmele ‘one of the twe books he held in his hand. Some discussion asto which should be given, arose, which ended by Jennings himself selecting the Bible, and leaving other, a prayer book, for Mr. Bryan. The mournful cortege now moved down the stairs, and thence to the prison door, in the following order:— uy the physicians. "Te ody was soon after taken down, and taken Sheriff and Deputy. Father O’Brien, Prisoner, Father O'Gorman. Undertaker and Assistants. ‘ The prisoner was habitedin a shirt, over which was thrown light bluish sack or gown, tied at the waist in the manner of a robe de chambre. He had on light socks, and new black leather alippers, with no cravat. While goin, out the prison doorhe was somewhat agitated, and wept so much as to use a handkerchief. It was impossible to notice his ste ashe ea up the apars lending to bee feo - as one cle! an supported him on one side and an- other from behind. Immediately on reaching the platform, Johnings ang the clergymen fell on their knees. The prison- er was violently excited, eaty Sagan He soon seemed more quiet, and turned his attention to the crucifix in his hands. When prayer was finished, they rose, and cacti together, Jenni. read & prayer from @ mani pty so low and broken a e a8 only to be audible to those upon the plat- form. They then fell upon their knees again, and Father O’Brien @ prayer or litany descrip- tive of the crucifixion. To such sentences as these: “ O Jeans, who was led like a lamb to be crucified,” Jenutngs responded from time to time, ‘Have mercy on me, 0 Lord! have mercy on me.” Rising, the prisoner tarned and sat down — a chair,and a deputy tied his feet together. e prisoner seemed to realize his awful position more than ever, and — intently fownmards snes the operation. By admonish- friend, he, however, was induced yet we saw him on the work below. When step of the stairs, an attendant removed the block that supported it, then pped upon it—and so, crying. with fear, but Ing no confession of his awful crime, to public knowledge, Michael J. Jen was swung off from , at 214 utes past 10 A. M., nfortunately, in his fall of some knot came farther forward thao it ition commenced, but the neck was not broken. gled violently, and we noticed the fingers inferlac! themselvas in pain. Medical men gathered around the body, dangling in xe sunlight, and found that his heart beat dis At 3 minutes past 10, his ed indicated forty- seven beats per minute. In 13) minutes from the time he was swung off, pulsation ceased; in 24 min- utes he was cut down, and his body retarned to the jail. The mournful ceremonies were all performed in the glare of a hot sun, thet rendered it extremely uncomortable in the jail yard, where some two hun- dred gentlemen were present as witnesses. Outaide the crowd was not as large as we saw present when Foote and M‘Caffrey were hung, in 1550; and were mainly quiet. Ove man, however, attempted to wrest a musket from a member of the Grays, but ‘was himself arrested, and committed. The body of Jennings was placed in a coffin this morning, and given up to his dd, Mr. Penedgrast, Jr., who pl it in a hearse and removed it. Far- ther than that we could not agcertain of its di: 1. Our thanks are hereby tendered to Sheriff Par- melee and Mr. Bryan for the facilities courteously and liberally granted us in obtaining materials for this report. Tare Quicxrat Rovrz rnow Loyxpon To SHano- HAE. —Collins has won for the United States greater victories upon the ocean than ever did Nelson for Great Britain. His line of steamers has coatribated more to establish our supremacy in steam naviga- tion than any fleet which this government can ever arm and equ P The tate the Atlantic west- ward under his auspices in days and a half, the time of the Baltic’s ran, toour nation a substantial fame—one that will prove more valuable to it than would he the storming of Sebastopol to the allied powers. We believe that tna few years Collins, or some other of our enterprising citizens, will build steamers that will make the voyage from New York to Liverpool im seven days!—and by making his line a weekly one, carry two-thirds of the mail matter that crosses the Atlantic. Canard has a decided advautage over him at present by having a weekly contract with the British govera- ment, for which he receives per annum $750,000, or thereabouts. In consequence of this, persons are inthe habit of bn their communications regularly ee. the line which departs once a week, aud it in this manner monopolizes the carrying. The prevent age is a practical one. Our country- men are acknowledged to be an eminently practical people. is the personification oi real, since it produces positive resulta. It is the agent that is to make this nation so powerful as to cast all others, as respects agricultare, commerce, and navi- gation, into a deep and perpetual shade. The open- ing of relations th Japan was all that was wanting to reverse the existing order of things in inter-com- munication between and the far East. The entire travel apd transportation between London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna, St. Peterebarg, with Southern China, is to cross this continent, and at no distant day. It can be conveyed in less time, by ten or fifteen cays, than by the overland route. Lops hae dates are, v the average, sixty-tive days « when they reach England. This speed is not likely to be bly accelerated. Now, let us see in What time we can take them to London :—From | Hasyn to_ San Francisco, via Jeddo aud Hono- | lela, twenty days; from San’ Francisco to New Or- | leans, via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, éleven days; | | from New Orleans to New York by railway, five days; from Nev to Jon, ten days—total, forty #ix day e hbelie¥e that inten years this resnit will be witnessed, and when there shall be continvons rail lines from one ocean to the other, tne time will be reduced at least six da: The influ- ence that it is to exercise, morally, politically, eocial- | ly, and commercially, on the destinies of the world, to great stretch of tho imagination is required to | determine. ‘The able and indefatigable Senator from Culifor- | nia has succeeded in getting the body of which he is | +a member to consent to the establishment of a monthly mail line from San Fraaciseo to Shanghae, | If the measure alll be approved by the House, this will be a promising begining in the Pacitic for the ct which is to accomplish that pave bean regarded 4y Washington Uaion, | kins, who are charged with having created, opened, down, . Givers then arrested Dodge and went ny finding the door locked, and not » broke it open, and number of young ‘iris were found a drest cooling an though’ persone a ee as Sorina ieee tg ty reons preeeee narod ch che pape lRaben ge Bt we undred co) newspaper in question, and thirty-six tickets for a free excursion, fee a lady and gentfeman, for which the sum of one dollar was to be paid. The on aroom where a in fold- id, and heard were makiag back stairs = in the warrant were not to be found. e police are in pursuit of them. In additién to the above we have received the following :— Edwin Waterbury, the proprietor of the Water- bury “ gift enterprise,” having been prosecuted by the Corporation Attorney, in. behalf of the Gover nors of the Almshouse, and kept under arrest for the last fortnight in default of finding the bail re- quired—$50,000—lately made the following ap peal to the Governors, in order to obtain his liberation: — New York, June 29, 1854, To Epwarp C. West, Esq., Governor, &c.:—Sir— You are aware of the suit recently commenced Lions me by the Governors of the Almshouse, Tam now held to bail ina poeratae my a to answer an alleged ion of the awe of the State of New York against lottefes, &c., by reason of selling ‘‘gift tickets’ Yes Peau With reference above I beg leave to state to said Governors, siconge you, that I never in- tended to violate any law by the sale of such tickets, and until the commencement of this suit believed that what I was doing was in accordance with strict right—tbat since the commencement of this suit I have been advised that the sale of gift tickets was illegal, and I accordingly have given up the sale of such tickets, and am ready to abandon the project forthwith, although in so doing I sal toyself to great pecuniary fame I would, therefore, reg res that the above suit be discontinued, and that I be discharged from arrest. Yours, most respectfully, Epwin Warersvry. On the matter being discussed before the Board of Governors, it was agreed that in consideration of Mr. Waterbury’s having expressed contrition for his offence, they would consent to his discharge upon his executing a bond with sufficient securit: to the Governors to forever abandon the peoieol, and to notify his country agents of the fact. Wa- terbury gave the required bond, and was according- ly discharged from custody on the 6th inst. Josiah Perham, against whom an order of arrest had been granteS, in the sum of $50,000, has not been arrested. We deem it proper to inform the public that all of these gift enterprises are illegal, and are pethiog more than ingeniously devised operations, by which simple people, principally in the country, and in most cases poor opera- tives, male and female, are gulled out of their mo- ney, by an attractive but delusive promice of a farm rex other valuables, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, which the getters up of the schemes have never seen, except in their advertisements. In the meantime, the sheriff must do his daty, by catching Perham, the most successful of the gift enterprise speculators. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. }Before Hon. Judge Ingrabam. Jury 11.—The Governors of the Alms House vz. Mr. Hart.—Application was made by Mr. L. E. Bulkley, coutt- sol for Hatt, to discharge the order of bail that had been ranted in case, yen affidavits tending to show that the statute against lotteries had been violated. Mauy authorities in support of his position were quoted by Mr. Hart’s counsel, and the matter was forcibly and at great length by Mr. Bulkeley and the corporation cova Has Const took ibe papixs and ree its de ‘Theatres end Exhibitions. Bowxry Taeatrs—The entertainments of this evening will commence with the nautical drama of bes Black: Suean”—Mre. Place as Susan, and Mr. R. Johnston as William. La Petite Emily Dow- nie will give the drummer’s song, and Miss L. aatiated by Sg Legere, wil give thts feats of lege: , be give feats of leger- demain; and the laughable farce of ‘ Somebody Else” will follow. The surprising performance of Mad. Olinza will conelude the amusements. Nrsro’s Garpen.—Mad. Anna Thillon appears for the fourth time, to-night, in Donizetti's opera of | “ The Daughter of the Regiment.” She will sustai the character of Marie, in which she is gre: mired ; Mr. Frazer will appear as Tonio, and M Meyer as-Sulpice ; Mrs. Maeder, who is a great fa vorite, will personate the character of the Marchion- exade Berkenfeld. Niblo’s, no doubt, will be crowded, as usual, by the admirers of Mad. Anna Thillon. American Museum.—The dramatic selections for this afternoon are the amusing picces of ‘ Away with Melancholy ” and “ Slasher and Crasher,” and in the ev the favorite drama of “ Raffuelle.” Mr. C. W. C and other artists of dramatic celebrity will appear. Hrrroproue—The equestrian and other exercises which are given here eveny afternoon and evening are attracting large audiences, Among the list of aa are new feats by the Brothers Seagri«'; lofty tumbling, vanlting ‘h balloons, tren: dous leaps over horses, also through a globe of fire, chariot races, &c. Cunisty’s Mixsrrens—The benefit of one of the most popular performersin the United States comes cee ae tocpaa ‘Seen whose ae ability has never been » offers & rich programme for the amusement of his friends to-nj hi. Siosides the regular band, Mr, 2. Horn and T. Briggs will appear in the inter\ude of “ Crotchets and Quavers,” and the entertsinmente wil! terminate with a grand trial dance. As it is the last night of the season, no doubt the hall will be crowded. Woon’s Minstrees are still drawing lorge assem: | blages. They aj Lop to-night in the operatic bur- letta of “Lend lier de Sham Money.’ They will also sing a variety of negro melodies, and execute some instrumental pieces. Buoxtey’s Spuryapris.—The burlesque opera of “ Cinderella” continues to draw full houses. It is well performed throughout, and the scenery is very good. ‘ Cinderella,’ with a variety of songs and in- strnmental pieces, will be given this ovening. Barney W111)4Ms.—Preparations are on foot to give this gentleman a complimentary benefit prior tw his departure for California. Board of Supervisors. This board was notified by the Mayor to mect yesterday, at 12 o'clock noon, in order to comply with the provisions of the statute; but 4 quorum uot being present, they took a recess til! the nsval hour of mecting—4 o'clock in the afternoon—ia or- der to receive the tax books for the year, At that hour a quorum was present. His Honor the Recorder took the chair. The mi- nutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved. THY BOOKS OF THR TAX COMMISSIONERS, On motion of the Supervisor of the Fifteenth ward, the books of the Tax Commissioners were received and referred to the Committee on Annual Taxes. » BILLS PAID. A bill for $131 42 for advertising election notices in the Evening Post, from the year 1846 to 1353, which, by some extraordinary oversight, had lain over for the last eight » Was ordered to be paid; the bill of p cflicer Cargill, for $10, for sal Se in going to Philadelphia to arrest a coun- terfeiter—paid, the sum of #75, in addition to that already paid, ¥as voted to the coroners for post mortem examinations for the quarter ending June 30,1854. The board then adjourned to Wedacsday next, at 4 o'clock. Tux Avortion Casr—The inquest held by Dr. Bontecou on the body of Catharine Martin was closed on Saturday night, and a yerdict rendered that the deccased came to her death by the hands of Mrs. Elizabeth Fonda, in an attempt to procure an akortion. This verdict was rendered by the Coro- ner’s jury principally on the testimony of a cousin of the deceased, to whom the latter made a dying declaration of facts in the case, criminating Mre. Fonda. This Mrs. F. is said to be a widow lady. Catharine Martina was known to some nd as Mrs. Morrison. She is said to have been married to * man aaraed Morrigo A warrant waa issued for the arrest of Mra. F on Saturday night, amd placed in the hands of officer Kipp. The latter, on ping to the residence of Mra. f. ' ver im bed, representing borself to be very i, and requesting the attendance of a physicl,o, Tha or jeft ber untit this morning, when }.¢ proge: yesterday, Pand Tree Be grt, July 19. ——_—— = | | ith a sab to her residonee and too her to jvil. | ARRIVAL OF THE AStA. TEREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. ADVANCE OF ADMIRAL NAPIER ON CRONSTADT. BOMBARDMENT ON BOOMERSUND. Occupation of the Principalities by the Austrians. ere Preparations for an Attack on the Crimea, DEPARTURE OF THE CZAR FOR THAT QUARTER. BLOCKADE OF THE WHITE SEA. The Equivocal Position of Austria. CAMADIAN AFFAIRS. STATE OF THE MARKETS, &e., &., &. The Cunard mail steamship Asia, Captain Lott, arrived at eight o'clock last evening. She left Liver- pool on Saturday noon, let inst. There is no news of any decisive event. There appears to be an entire change in the movements on the line of the Danube. The point of attack seems now tofbe the Crimea. Telegraphic despatches from Dantzic and Stock- holm state that on the 21st ult. Boomersund was shelled by H. M. steamships Heola, V: , aud Odin. The buildings in the principal fort were burned, and other damage, to a considerable extent, inflicted. On board the ships, seven men only were wounded. Sir Charles Nepier's fleet was at anchor 26 miles from Cronstadt. Orders have been sent to the allied aquadrons in the White Sea, to establish, from the Ist August, an effective blockade of the Russian ports in those waters. Within the next ten days, it is stated the strength of the Austrian active army will be 300,000 men, stationed from the frontier of Dalmatia to that of Bukovina. In the treaty with Austria, itis added that Austria will not enter into any arrangement with the Court of Russia which shall not proceed on the assumption of the sovereign right of the Sultan and the integrity of his empire. Austria will evacu- ate the Principalities on the conclusion of peace with the least poasible delay. It was known at Berlin,jthat it was resolved at St. Petersbourg to give a negative anawer to the Aus- tro-Prussian summons, but in such a way asto make negotiations possible on a different basis, namely— Russia would continue to occupy Moldavia. The Sereth, which forms the frontier between the two Principalities, would be guarded, and immmediatly after the entry of the Austrians into Wallachia, the Turkish detached corps would leave Lesser Walla- chia. The London 7'imes coarespondent at Vienna states on the 30th ult., that Baron Meyendorff re- ceived his lettors of recall on that morning, but it was not believed that diplomic relations with Russia will be broken off Count Coronini is to enter Little Wallachia by way of Orsova,with about 30,000 men, on July 3d. It is stated in a despatch from Constantinople of the 20th ult., that the embarkation cf French troops for Varna continues. The Duke of Cambridge had arrived between Varna and Shumla, where the English forces are estimated at twenty thousand and the French at forty thousand. The Journal of Constantinople, whilst conirming the success of the Turks at Silistria, states that three thousand Bashi-Bazouks, who had taken a Russian outpost, had been attacked by a Russian force triple their number, and that after a desperate rtruggle fifteen hundred of tem were killed. The Russians lost one thousand four handred. On the 20th and 23d of June the Tarkish van- guard of twenty-five thousand men attacked the Russian rear guard, end drove it beyond Trajan’s Wall. The Russian General Schilders is reported dead. The Czar had set out on his way to the south. | After» short stay at Kaiew, it is said that he will | proceed to the Crimea to inspect the fortresses on the Black Sea. A letter from Shumla states that the anxiliary troops, in concert with the allied fleet, and under | the personal command of Marshal St. Arnaud, are certainly to undertake an expedition avainst the Crimea. Two hundred transports are being prepar. ed in consequence, at Varna and at Baltachick. | tion of my noble friend, I may say that the govern- | It is stated in a Vienna letter, of the 25th alt., in the Post Ampt Gazette, that orders had been sent off by telegraph to Trieste that all the Austrian vessels of war ready to put to sea should leave for the East, and the frigate Venus had sailed at once, | The Transylvanian Messenger states from Cron. | stadt, near Moldavia, that the Russian officers com- manding the detachment stationed along the frontiers of that province, have received orders to transmit to head quarters all the information they can glean respecting the movements of the Austrian troops. The posts of Cossacks have been with- drawn from the frontier, and concentrated at | | Roman. The Amico della Famiglia, of Parma, publishes a | letter, written from New York, by a man named Carra, a groom, formerly in the service of the de- | ceaeed duke, in which he begs the Parma govern- ment not to make any further investigations into the murder of the doke, as he is the man who com- mitted the act, in revenge for having been on one | occasion caned by order of his master, and on another struck by himself in the face in the public street. The details given by the writer leaving no doubt as to the truth of his statement, the govern- ment has set at liberty the three persons who were in prison on suspicion of being the authors of the crime. We learn, by @ despatch from Athens, that the | Divan has consérted to open the Turkish ports to the Greek flag. The Lisyd of Vienna says:—The armament o the Persians continnce; 10,000 regulars ani 20,00 irregular troops are to be assembled on the Aran which forms the boundary between Persja and Russia. The attitude assumed by Persia towards Rvseia becomes every day more and more threat- ening. The London Times of the Ist inst., says, the fai- lure of a dealer was announced in the Stock Ex- change on Friday, connected with the settlement in | foreign stocks and sbaree. Ont of doors there was an extremely active demand for money arising from temporary causes, such as always prevail from the heavy adjustment of the accounts at the end of a | half-year. The Liverpool cotton market was steady, closing, however, with rather less animation. Breadstafts were depreseed, with more sellers than buyers; weather very favorable. The money market continued easy. Coneols steady at Sf att. American stocks were active and higher. THE BUROPEAN WAR. IMPORTANT FROM THE DANUBE—OCCOUP TION OF THE PRINCIPALITINS BY TIP pe STRIANS. “7 a, y ion of offairs fe the point to which the eves of are directed ond, as the Court of Vienna eonduct of Anstria in the present critical | | Will soon conciliate all the has thus far reap Rreatest ad stondy, though the Weatern Pow: Furope, etrong hopes may be ¢ " ¥rmgetor Vranvie Joseph will persevere with vantages froma or Danbue, which are important because they af- ford the means of passing the river at the points vearest to Brailow and Galatz. There is, of Sous a =“ ener 0" Sage a mena md 1 pu of concent army on of operations , and of giving it a new strategical direction, and a retreat surrendering the whole ter- ps ged rears It must, however, be borne in mind that as Russian , though re) , has not been routed, aad will a once receive consi- derable reinforcements, its future operations will require for some time the utmost vigilance on the cially, Torritoey, which separates the two Delligerents is of importance. It covers from a further attack, ané it relieves Omer from the danger of epee: his forces over the Moldo-Wallachian plains, which are not so easy to defend as the linea ofthe Danube and the Balkan. An pursuance of the treaty signed between Aus- trieand the Porte on the 14th inst., there is now little doubt that the Austrian forces will enter the Puiuvipulities to re-establish the legal it of the country, which was verthrown by the Ras- sian invasion. , We are informed by the Monitewr that Count Coronini will at once descend the Danube to Giurgeve with ‘his division, under the authority of the Porte, and it is* probable that a similar movement willbe made on the frontier of Moldavia. Should the Russian army have with- drawn altogether within its own territories, aban- doning the entire line of operations in both the Principalities, the Austrians will hold tempoi possession of the Seagate the Porte, in order to prevent a recurrence of the late invasion, and in that case, without declaring war, Austria Would have enoceeded in obtaining the principal and immediate object of her demands As tur us Wue desence ur ruraey is concerned, she would then be in a position to prevent eveu the pos- sibility of a renewal of the attack in Europe, and 40 far the first condition of the protocols of Vienna Would |e sttained. But it remains to be seen what are the political intentions of Russia in submitting to make these retrograde movements— whether the: are me, ge to concentrate her powers of i. ance and to prolong the war, or asa practical ad- mission of the terms before the war by the Vienna conference, in the hope of dividing the counsels of the four Powers. Nothing is, in reali- ty, secured or effected until Russia withdraws her unjust demands on Turkey, and consents to a Fence with that Power which may deserve the confidence and ap; ition of Europe. * | has failed in htr attack on the Ottoman Russ! ma pg = failed in a manner which covers her with di . Her diplomatic intrigues have ended in depriving her of the allivnce and support of every European Power; and her prepa- rations, which were announced upon a scale of un- precedented. magnitude, have been defeated 4 a fortress of third rate strength and importance. Bat she relies on her of resistance far more than on her powers of attack, and, when thrown alto- gether upon the defensive, she hopes to weury out and exhausr the perseverance and the power of Europe. For this reason, althongh she may have renounced her rash enterprise upon Turkey, and re- called her troops from the Danube, it isby no means the more probable that she contemplates a speedy ‘crmination of these hostilities by submitting to ~~ eae on which alone peace oan be re-estap- These considerniions cannot fail to have great weight with the Austrian government in determin- ing the course it may resolve to pursue, if the eva- cuation of the Principalities is tendered to it by Rassia in satisfaction of her demands, Such a stace of things, unaccompanied by any positive and ad- missible overtures of peace on the part of Russia, would have most of the inconveniences of war without the prospects of a speedy termination of them. It would compel Austria to keep on foot a large army for the purpose of watching the belligerents. " I¢ would exhaust Turkey by the enormous exertions she is compelled to make for her defence. It would keep the mouths of the Danube under blockade, and it would prolong that state of disquietude and peril into which the Fmperor of Russia has thrown the relations of atl the principal Stetes of Eurone. Nay, more. we lave reason to know that this evacuation of the Lage mms is the event on which reliauce uss been placed by the Russo-German y in North Germany, and ec ag at Berlin, to declare themeelves more openly in favor of the Muascovite intercet. and thate the King of Prnssia will avail himeelf of itto give 9 freer course to hix secret D miaxacm engagements with the Czar. It is there- ore more than ever important that Anstria should persist in that firm and independent line of policy she has hitherto pursued. Her object is the termination of this quarrel, and she is aware that it cannot be terminated without obtaining from Russia the concessions and securities demanded by the Western Powers: while it may, on the con: | kind u tee done before f of the Proasian acta, the of the wero Nicholas will not be oe Do oe so petanaeeenras ( of July OPERATIONS IN 248 BALTIC. Tn the Houre of Commons on Thursday, the 29th ult., Mr. M. Gibson called attention to the proceed- ings of Admiral Plumridve et Uleaborg and Brahe stadt, in the Gulf of Bothnia, Sir J. Granax—Sir, twas not exuetly aware that the right Sanorable if intended this eve- ning to go into much this subject; I there- fore did not bring down all the ‘death es with reference to this subject. They only arrived tals morning, and to-morrow they will be published im the Gazette, and then the House aad then will be better enabled to form their opinion upom the circumstances to which the right honorable gentieman has alluded. But he has relieved mp from any diffleulty’ upon one head, which, indecd, would have been a difficulty of a most oppressive character, namely, if he had impugned the conduct of the British officers and gullant men who were emploved on the service now in question (hear), ‘The right honorable gentleman says, and a that those officers and men have ther cuty honorably, and have fuithfuily ovcyed their instructions, and are not open to any censure , 80 far as the authority presiding over ne- concerned, in the conddct wich tuey Ce government em; and not to the men themselves. (Hean) Now, sir, I know not: that it is vat, aa the matter now stands, that I should r any claborate defence with reference to the instructions given for the de- struction of Russian property. We al) know thati¢ Sener Catal, jects of pcre P iy enemy; and althou; ht pk oy gentleman says it ia a dotion to call years at Ie pe thst bes bests at a rag least as a jity—( - and Finland bas been treated by Russia the same aa Riga, or any other part of her territories on the ep- posite shore of the Baltic. And then, with respeet to the articles to which the right honorable gen- tleman referred, viz.: cordage, timber, tar, and the other articles destroyed on this occasion, the house must be aware that with regard to Swedes and Denmark, we have treaties of neutrality ia which certain articles are specified, which evem with reference to neutrality are held to be contra. band of war; and the very articles which were im this instances destroyed are so enumerated in these treaties and in our treaties both with Swedex and Denmark. While these countries preserve their neutrality, they are prohibited from oam- veying to the enemy timber, cordage, pitch, tar, and others, which were the very articles we have destroyed in the enemy's ports; 'and had they beon found “by British cruisers proceedi from Denmark or Sweden to any Russian port, be by the law of nations, apart from these a | they could have been dealt with a8 contraband war. Now, 1 think I cannot do better than quote from the despatches of Sir Charles Napier, whioh we received only this morning, giving a summary of what has been done in the Gulf of Bothnia. ‘they inclose the report ¢f Admiral Plumridge on the oe amounting altogether tons of rity Now, that is eperaction. It been said that we beon unsuccessful in destro: Well, but Ruesia has not afforded us any opportuab ty of doing it. (Hear, hear.) We to with an enemy who has boasted that the theBlack Sea are to be regarded as his own. have entered those seas with our allies, the and given the enemy opportunities of mecting ow fleets on many occasions with a superior force; but he has skulked and remained in hia retrest, (Cheers.) We have offered him battle upon fair terms, but he has declined. Whilst we have ooow- pied bis seas his fleets have not ventured to appear either with his ships of war or merchantmen; we bave been driven to the alternative of visitiag their ports and destroying their merchantmen their own shores. we have done to the 1 have mentioned in the Gulf of Bothnia, in about three weeks, during which Admiral Plumrid; destroyed 11,000 tons of Russian shipping. Of other property destroyed there has been 008 nee pitch and tar, 6,000 square yards of rough a great number of atakes, timber, spars, planks, and deals, sails‘and ropes, and various other \ kinds of stores, amounting in value to be- | tween £300,000 and £400,000. Admiral Plam- ridge says that the ice was not entirely brokea up | on the 30th of May; and although several shipp of the squadron had touched ground, he was happyte fay nore had received any dam of ree ats ot ighest 3 of Yoh and he also spoke in the , seamen, and marines, and par- captains, officers, ticularly of Lieutenant Priest, an old and deserving officer, As relates, then, to the success of the ope- | ration, we have it that 11,000 tons of the enemy's ehipa have been destroyed, and from £400,000 ta £600,000 worth of bis rty. Now it is said that a of this is property. Nodoubt. it is impossible to make war with a foreign power with which for a very long pets we have enter- tained the most amicable relations, and carried om a most extensive commerce, without inflicting very : considerable injury on our own merchants. But this mtg -, srry of war itself; and KH you are really to inflict injary upon your enemy, is im} ible, at the commencement x a war, with a sudden rupture of commercial relations o« a to avoid entailing some incidenta!"evil of the same jon your own;countrymen. Bat the trary, be indefinitely extended by allowing Rassia | honorable gentleman said there was a blockade ; to procure the neutrality of the other Powers, or by attempting the renewal of negotiations from w) we could expect, at the present time, neither sin- cerity nor success. Led 29th ult. Tord In the House of Commons on D. Stvarr said he was desirous of putting a ques. | tion to the noble lord the President of the Council, of which he had not” given notice. If, however, | notice were reqnized, he would defer the question ill another day. He wished to know whether au treaty or couvention had been signed between ‘Anstria and the Porte with regard to the occupation of the Figetpelitien by Austrian troops? (Hear, hear.) Lord J. Rvussir1—With regard to the first ques- ment have received information that a conven- tion bas been signed between Austria and the Sub- lime Porte for the occupation of the Principalities Ww Austrian troops in either case, whether the Ras- siansahall have voluntarily qnitted the Prineipalicies ornot. (Hear, hear.) Thasisto say, that if Rassia has vqjuntarily quitted the Principalities, the Aua- trian troops will occupy them f a has not quitted thei, the rinei« palities for the if driv oul. (Cheere.) That is the effevtof the treaty. The government have not at present received an official copy of the convention which has been signed, and tS | I cannot, therefore, p:omise when it can be laid upon the table. With regard to the second ques- tion of the noble lord—it is, with respect to any in- formation having been received with reference to the Emperor of Russia having consented to the ultimatum of Anstria, no official information of that nature has been received by us. The last tine I vaw the Anstrian Minister he informed me that | no avswer bad reached Vienna, and 1 cannot say | whether any subsequent information has been re- ceived. [From the Paris Moniteur, June 29 } The allied armies continue their movement upon Varna, where they willbe all assembled in a few days. An extraordinary courier has been despatch- * ed to Vienna with the ratitiontions of the treaty cou- cluded with Austria. The Divan consents to re- open the ports of Turkey to the Greek flag. A letter from Vienna, dated June 24, says:- General de Hess is appointed Commander-in-Chiet of the third and fourth army. He will have under his orders the Archdake Albert and General Count Schlick. The cavalry is placed under the orders of | General Count Clam. ‘The appointment of General de Hess has an im- portant significance. With a capacity of the first order, the general unites the most patriotic teuden- cies, and an absolute independence of the habits and effections which have 89 powerfully operated sense but little favorable to the present p: General de Hess enjoys army. The Emperor could not manifest his peraonal policy more clearly than by this appointment, which ponents of that policy. ‘The total force of the active army will amount in a fortnight to 300,000 men, reaching on a line from the frontiers of Dalmatia to thore of the Bakovina. The retrograde movement of the Russian arm: pears tobe ro longer doubtful. It is only the acter of théir retreat which remains a mystery. write from Bucharest that the evacaation or Wallachia and its capital will take place on the 26th or 27th at lntest. By superior order, the ar- chives, the public money, the Wallachian militia and functionaries . are to follow the movement, which thus appears to lose its political character, ate aseume that of a purely strategical combi- nation. Although the fact of the positive raising of the siege of Silistiia is not yet known, yet we have learnt that the works have been interrupted since the action of the 13th, and every military man agrees in congideringa hchpeny occupation of the rigut bank of the Daoute as impossible in the face of the ( fepsive movement expected from day to day of ay cl the army of Omer Pacha a the auxiliary troops. Al everal letters 8isnounce that the Russians nthe Dobrudse'sa, We shall soon learn that nd the Pruth. t eli ded on d regulates the a for the « Cabinet of yom thi pation «4 enna in Petor Colonel Mautenflel was oniy ex ce on the 10th or 20 2. Nothbig wit { good conduct ‘at popularity with the | le army is f ting back towards the line of ldth of June, vb wale apiaet of st, ced to qrtive ot | ij oo been misisformed—there was no blockade at eal Mr. M. Ginson—I did not say that there was. I said I understood that the parties, fearing there might be a blockade— | Sir J. Granam—at all events there certainly was | no blockade, and by sarvoment between France and England, if there been one, no licenses could have been granted. But according to the law of nations, for a certain time before a blockade is in- stituted ships that have taken in cargo and been | laden before its institution would be entitled to ed without molestation and without damage. Now this is a ceze in which the squadron visits the enemy's porte for the bute of destroying his | property and inflicting on him what is, under the circumstances I have stated, a very material and + serious injury tohim, The riglt honorable gentle- man, I think, said that there were no preparations» | of fe warlike character at the ports he had named, and no property bel to the government of Russia . Now the House must re that the fleets of Russia declining the confflet in the manner I have described, we have beear threatened with a swarm of gun _ boats, which were in course of preparation, in order to inflict injury upon our larger ships in shal- low water, and in narrow seas. As a measure of precaution Sir C. Napier most wisely determined upon visiting ali the ports where he thought these gun boats might be taking shelter, or in the course of aoe out, and in the reports wiich we have received we find that Captain Giffard, of the Leo- pard, says be himself landed and saw what took place at Brahestadt. He says there were burnt on shore and totally destroyed four large veasels that were building, and nearly completed on the stocks, and that the it of them was of nearly 500 and bad been p’ for six guis—that two de- tached storehouses were destroyed, c Bog 4 thousand barrels of pitch, tar ‘and oil. yeas is oy, that this was private propert; rays C Giffard? He says that a “large num ber of were marked with the imperial crown.’” Hear, hear.) With regard to the respect shown,to private property he also says. ‘I was carefal not te nflict upon the private honses and prop. By. At the same time | sutistied myself that there were a@ articles contraband of war secreted in the houses near the town which i did not destroy. There were two large stores in the outskirts of the town which were — to — flour. chen were not ee jad reason for supposing they were private pre- petty.” Again he says: ** All the officers pit orders have co-operated with me in preventii = necessary Se the inhabitants ; and I feel | dnty to alacrity, steadiness, layed by the officers and eea- men employed in this service "—(Cheers), again, is an account of what took at | bora: “I searched, but finding no stores with | articles contraband of war, I sued two scoonere, of which information had ; us.” Well, I should detain the House i | if | went more at large into these wa, | aw I have alread i il be fibrin y the Gazetie. ey will beay out my Tl | the officers, to on, | sought articles that were contraband war —that | they only bea ay Pry whieh they W F and ashore, ey had positive | to effect it; and I must say that the sea and land, to inflict the greatest injur done tate a | wire! Phumridge apd his squadron have in the most troy—that according to the rules of war | teuetion was not only justified, but it was British officers and seamen will be they are ordered to use their utmost efforts, both by | enemy, and then, when they have . they are to be met in this manner. (Hear.) Ad- gallant and ¢; manner encountered poe dificulties, They red & sea almost unknown, aud never traversed before by our ships of war. Ail the lights wore extinguished—all the taken upy ihey had no pilots and no charts. Up to the Let « Jane the ice was not all by Pri il yA, in the short space of three weeks, A difficulties to contend with, ana frequentiy noning the ships aground, and yet extricatiag them éonin, with the best seamantike qaulities, from theie. + danger, and comparatively a very small low of Mie, irdecd, and without having killed @ siagle civillan, haviog -~ comme at of a War (ay vagy Cos sud covitives, it shall be celal