The New York Herald Newspaper, July 17, 1854, Page 6

a ~ SAPAXESE KURILE ISLANS, | of Sourer, ‘p latioade 41:39” newth, and 140 doareas east, on & lorge, comumdions bey, wish good aa ennioaratata chorege 16 fous ‘athome, The harbor, althoug @erthern Dependencies of the Japanese Bme | jycenve nient and insecure. ia constany filled witr pire. Japas tee verebe, Wading to every part of the ear pus, 3s bas a pepalation of about 50,000,a0d may be considere tremity of Asla. The place ie well fortifted ant gar- Fewned; guards are constantly kept up ow the coust, to observe uarrowly everythi; that pases. bes the amall bays of KowkYouk ou the east, oud Otube to the west of te towo, lure it Hes the little fwland of Besiate. Tui ta covsidered as holy ground by the Japanese, for which reason they have built a tenple upoa it. To the southeast of the town lee Ssive kum saki, toe most southern prowoutory of the isband, and east nas of it are two convenient barbure for euali ships. BROUGHTON’S DIKECTIONS FOR BNTBRING THS PORT OY MaTeMal. Matemal Bay fa about four miles in extent ; the two pointe forming is bear north 70 deg. west, and south 70 deg. east from each other. At the west extreme is 2 very small ialaud, conaested with the ebere by areef of rocks. A small-bailding on it PREPARED UNDER DIRBCTION OF THY SECRETARY OF @WE NAVY, IN 1852, POR THB DEB OF COMMODORE BENOGOLD'S EXPLORING BXPBDITION, BY AAaON Balen F ALM Bie ‘The Archiyelago of the Kuriles, consiste of about. twenty-six islands, Muclnding Yeso, and ia aboat 600 miles in extent, covnecting the peoinsula of Kame oebatka with the island of Niphon. Phe northern iadends were first disoovered and ecoupied by the Raz. genet 1713. They derive thelr name from the Ras lan word Kuril, ‘to smoke,” from the smoking vol @emees. on come of the islands. They are naturally divided into two chains, one lying south of Boussole Mixsit, in 46 dey. 30 min. north iatitade, the other We the north of it. The southern chain is called the Greater Kuriles, and more property belongs to Ja Pam, bot severs! of the istnds have been succes imly vecapied by the Russians, tor trading with | sive usa iokvut howsa durtug the day, anda ‘ths nutives, and they even chim, isa common with | lightbowe by cay al Tue birmergi) are regular, witb 6ix fathoms iu. Latitude 41 deg. 23 min. fe Japanese, Canachir, Urup, and Iturup. The pet ap ges wagers rs sere @erteern chain, calied the Littie Kurilea, are de- deg. Wencnentre of ne nay cents W.two miles, Pandencive of Kamtochatks, and are comprehended | Niphom extreme south 15 deg. east | south 61 deg. & the Buswian government of eastern Siberia. Moot — bec med orate sob Serta oe @ the Batives of this ehain have been baptized, and | Mtude, extending ak mnarg’ beach, nd ascens! anme aistance up toe rislog aap eocusionally visiied by Roselan missionaries of paras Ld with er fn fe Grezk church. The population is aboot 1,400. The extreme of Niphon, which the Japaneve eal The Kuriiea are called by the Japanese | Sanguroo, projects from some bald, rocky land, and ‘Wst-sins, Par makes in hammocks ut a cistance, ibe extreme being 7 Thousand Islands,” and also highest and faiting abruptly into the sea. It bear Kacroemitsi, siguifying “road of sea woods,” feo the great abundance of ronbie, the fucus aeccharimus, or weecabbage, with which the adja @Bbeves so0und— ay eticie oi food: im general we em ng ail classes in the empire of Japan. Tuey are ‘Weiedy AGhsdued by tribes of Ainos, are mostly ua- saltivatee and abvand in valuable fur auiuale, Toe betives subcist by hunting, fishing, and catebing ‘whales Tewinro-O1, and the two other adjacent smal! ietands, ave evtimated in Jeng) and breadth about toa miles, A voicunic eruption, at some remote pe fod, han covered these islands with stones, so that tury are perfectly useless. UCuur, er Ouxvr, lativide 45 degrees 39 minutes morth,and lovgitude 149 degrees 36 minutes east, fwabcut 60 miles in length, and 14 in breadth. Is Physick? aspect is lofty mountains and deep glens, e@dethed with long, rank grass, and large timber trees. On the northern side Hie four small isles, weteh produce abunsance of vegetables for ahip- ping. Streams from the gnountains traverse the ‘duhand and fail into the vea. This islaad is sonsi- ered to be rich in miverals, including copper, sul- peur aba quartz, but is ouly visited for tue red ead white foxes, which are very numerous. Exurvr, Erooxroo, or SraTEN-LAND, called by the Japanese Houronss, Nes 20 miles distant from Urup, fem which it ia separated, north by Uriesstrait, aad em the wouth by Bt. Anthony’s Strait from the Ls- dead of Konasyr, and ia about 140 miles io length, ‘with an svernye breacth of 20. Several lofty woan- ‘falas adorn this island, und it is covered with foresta ‘ef noble timber, consisting of larch, pine, oak, birch, q@prese, kc. The otuwer prodactious ure black bears, gables, foxes, fish otters, salmoa, sturgeon, &>. Lo Stecmy weather whales aud dolphing ace throwa on the abore. The innebitants are tne genuine abo- vigines, or hairy Kuriles, kuown to the Japanese by ‘the varioua names of Yeso, Ainus, Astouwi-Yebis, astern berbarians,” Movin, and Mowin, “ hairy men,” hairy people.” The earliest mention made of teem in history was under the Japanese name of Mowin, ina Chinese work called Cuan-hai-king, written during the dyuasty of Hun, B.C. 150. ‘Sheir couvtry is described a: situated beyond the eeatern sea, and the boiies of its iabavitanta cover- ed with bair. Uhey congregate in villages, aad pay ® nominal tribute to Russia. Oa this talaad is te town Of Ourbitch, with a Japanese fort snd a Post, not far trom a volcano of the same uae, It @uutaios teverai good auichorages aud rivers into whieh ships may safely enter. Toe Rassian com- mendant of tho Kurile district resides on this jauad. Konasetr ia sitaated about thirty milea dista:t from Ituiup. Ite estimated length is about seventy- five mules by twenty-tive miles in beeadth, and is @etirely surrounded by mountains and bofty sua- waite. Ip the cenire of the inland are Jarge tracks of Jew land covered with good tumber. Tue prodic- veems of the southern portion are a great variety of vegetables and fish. A peari-bearing muscle, a3 large an @ desert plate, ia found bere, und the ia- habitants sell Jarge quantities to the Japanese waders. Yassak, or tribute, ie also paid to Ruse's im this article. ‘As was on this ialand that Capt. Gallowinn, of the Bee-ian navy, while engaged ia exploring the eoutbern Kuriles in 1811, wae seized and imprisoned by the Japanese autboritive, and detained in caj,- ‘Mety ot Matemai untu 1615, iv retaliation of a how tide attack wade ia 1807 by au armen party ef Rus Sians, under Lieut Laut Cuwostal!, upon the Japa- Bese veiticments in the bay of Awys, istand of Tarakuy. i fonikota island is abvat forty-seven miles etait from the latter ieend. its ieogth is abvut eighty miles, and breadth twenty-cigut miles, The eau: es are lotty mountains, fertie pisius, aod several lakes, which teom with excelent sh. AL Mme avuuthers extremity are two email less, which wre owveied with goud timber. Yeeo, Jesev, On Macruat—This isiaad, the Seatberiimet of the chein, les in 4 deg., 47 min. 80 wee, north latitude, aud 140 deg, 147 min. ease Wowgitude. It 24 Ghout tures Duadred miles iu ex- fweme leugth, aod wbuut the saue breadta. Bound- ed on the west by the Guir of Sartary, on the east By the islands ct Kuvacoir, iturup, aod 1 Ota, and portbery Pacine ecean; oa tie south by tic fatnacd of Nipbon, trom wrich it is veparaied by the Bwratofl Suugar,or (eager, eighteen wiles wide, aed on the berth by tue isiaud of Tacakay, or Sughalian, trom which it is separated vy La Pey- Fewe channel, The Straitot \eso, tecive mues meres, divides this sland from 3) 0+ Kensiies Seudai,ene 9! the us ovnent Japanese fers, gives » brief of the whiad Bnes a -bokf-tA9U0- ‘Genemi Gat Three Kingdow: published st Yedo, ia Rie6, with an iatrod active written by Rateor-Guvn, @eurt poysician, commending tue work bo the fa vorabie notice of Siogron., The author atates,ia lie preface, that he resufed sevoral years on the istand wf Yeoo, wuere he drew a map of that aud the sa jacert irtanos and countries, woich agrees ia se Baveb Gore Mal pacticuiats with o tinst bad been vurwed by bis euul pute, ft aksik south, southesst from Mutsmal abvut 6 leagues. To the southward of Matamay, at the entrance of the strait of Baugar, are two sual islande—Ous- Bima and Kossuns, oth islands are sloop, rugged, ale Of volvuwie origin, ide islund of Uposini hes to the cartwaid of Yesso and north of Oos-Siume, in lutitude 42 deg.9 min., and longitude 139 deg. 24 min. east, and is cousiderably lurger than either of the others, being 11 miles loxg and tive broad. G4, Savgar lies in latitude 41 deg. 16 min. 30 sec. and jengituce 219 deg. 46 min. west’ The western entrance to the strait, according to Krageustern, is only 9 miles wice. Chak« dade, the recond town in magnitade on the i-land, is aleo situated on the strait of Saugar, southeast of Matemay, on the deciivity of a high circular bill, whch ri-es above the there formed, It is washed on the svuth by the bay of Bscgar, and op the north and west by the bay of Chakvudade, which is. very convenient for ving a large fleet. Toe peuinsals forms iy on the eat by a narrow strip of land; so there is at once a view of the open sea and the low greunda. On the northern side of the bay a spacious val- ley extends over a circuit of filteen or twenty miles, bounved on three of its sides by bills, In the cen- tre of thia valley lies the vullage of Ormo, the inhabi- tants of which ‘are chiefly ocoupied in agriculture. Tne other villages which are situated ou the coast are for the most part inhebited by fishermen. Tne ill, at the foot of which the towu is built, serves aa an excellent landmark for ships entering tue bay, as it is easily recognized at a di by its cireu: lar form, anc ts detached from every otber elevated object. On the western side, this hill is formed of hugh masees of rook, in one of which there is @ ca- vity perceptible from the sea. The eg ep water cloce in land is very leon southern and western sides of the peninsular but as there are neither sand banks nor roeks to be apprehended, the coast may be approached without duuger. There aie, however, numerous sand bauks on the northern side, and conequently only small vessels can get up to the town. From the projecting cape opposite the town, a sand bank of eoqual depth extends one-third of the breadth of the im On the north- ern and eastern sides of the bay depth of water gradually diminishes towards the shore. The ree towns and villages on the island are large, have regular streets, aud the houses, on account of earthquakes, are all neatly built of wood. Every house has a kitchen garden, and many are furnished with orchards, The cleanhiness which evil Me meats and hoases is truly astonish- g. ‘* The inhabitants,” says Golownin, “ are ex- tremely lively, and content and cheerfulness are eee on every countenance.” The boundary be- ween the Japanese and Yesoite villages is it obe hundred mules from Cuakodade. The principal bays on the southeastern coast of the irlouds, are Voleuno bay, in latitude 42 deg., 19 min., 20 sec. north, Pf longitude 141 deg., 7 miu., 36 Bec. east, Seoure and spuctons, having te inner and well sheltered harbor of Edernio, the bay ot Good Ho;,e, ang Atkis bay, now much frequented vy our whalers, Toe vest harbors on tie northwest: coast are in Loukhtaleu bay aud Strogonov bay. Near the centre of the isind is a lake called Conoma, about fifteen miles jong, and nearly as broad, having ite outlet in the river Isikari, a very rapid streans, which fails inty Strogonov bay. ‘The aspect of the island, particularly in the southern provinces, is wid und mountanious. A rugged char:n traverses it irom northwest t soath- east. Active and extinct volcanoes are visible. The northwestern provinces are said to be more fer- tile thun the southern, producing everything neces sary to support life, and are well culuvated by Japancee emigrants. he timber forests consist of oak, pine, birch, elm, scented cypress, and other valuable wooda; Pays and various medicinal plants are found; ¢, clk, beara, wolves, wild goats, subles, foxes, and otber wild animals, are numerous, The bears are uncommonly tierce, aud attack men as well as otuer animals. Among tue birds are three species of falcons and lammergeyors; and in sufamer, geese, swabs and ducks, salmon, cud, herring, mackerel, and other varieties of fieh sud shell fish, tripang, benvess, 8€8 Otters, seals, Moves, Sword 1* &ec., are very plentiful on the coast; and Rensifée Sendai, in bis description of those islands, avers Wat an cnormous aca monster, called oy ‘she natives okime, resewbiing, by all accounts, the kraken of ve Norwegian seas, nas been seen on the coast of €£9. The Yesoites ere generally tall and strongly mace, very active, aad far more bandsome and monly thaa the Rudésian Kunliaus. They appoar tb be a distinct race of people from the inhalwats of ihe other islands, and buve a linguuge of their own, which, though it contains many Kurile wods in yop ny use, is totally unintelligible w the other Ati des. The principal oceupation of the natives is hunting, ielling tmber, end burmng , ishiog, sod githexipg koubie, which is found in great abun- cance slong the whele southwestern side of the isiand. It is eprend ont on the vaud to dry; they then collect it tugether in heaps resemblidg, bay- cocks, and cover it over with matting until the time arrives for loading the vewsels, whicu curry it to the ports of the southern islands of Japau, Lverything produced by the cea is cupsidered eatable by ‘he Ja- panere—tish, maiine animals of every deocripiion, cea plants oud weeds, are all made to coutribute to weir support. ‘Lhe tsher.ee in the bays and on the coast of this isiand, aud ot their settlements on Arriva bay, at Lhe couthern exuemity of the island of Tarapay, are very productive, and furnisf the provinces of Japon proper with calmon, cou, herring, mackerel, etLer surietes of fish and suelitisn, which are very plentiful on the coaste of those iviands, Whales ure bighly prized; every part—tue fiewd, the skin, the intestives, even the cartilages of tue bones—e@ boiled, roasted, tiled, aud eaten, From these vorta- ern epergencies Une Japanese are also rapptied with tome previicnly » bed Kone Heodes Whe above, ter ptwo » seal eking, peltries, sea horve tevia, &e. otter Japacese works oo this isiand, o This is one of the most important bravct “Yeno-bi, or a Desaripuon of Yeoo,’ by Arai-ar | 0 ‘hetr calomal trade, aud was tormerly free; but Kogo-no- Nani, iuseructor of Liogoon, Isoena You. | Seme year since the governisent took the whoie Writes in 1720. The otwer & callo entutly inte its own bauds, making it a most provit- eble imperial monopoly, which nas given great dis satis achon to the poopie, as those productsare now sold et much higher pres ten formerly. There is @ trac factory establisted by the Prince governor im each of the provinces of the Geographic,” edition oi Th42, adopted ny the University of France, chi teland & divides into the governient of Yes, a the southwestera peumeuls of the isinad | Gling, Where, OuImoking bis agenw a sayall present, @hereen Matemay and Obakooade ure situatel; aul } tee )enoites ae pilowed the privilege of bartering the Aine Komi, or country of the Aimos,ia which [ thew juts, opted heb, &v., for such articles of dapaw We are to distinguish the districts eubject to the Japenese, lying on the soutuwn and castern coasts, @eetaining Atkis ang Fdermo, from those entirely imdepei dent of Japan, aud comprehending #1) the vest ot the ieland. Yeo rignities ‘the coast” in Japanese, end tte in Dabitants ase the sborigmal Aiuw. Ly some geo- > intawd is ertunecusiy caled Matemay name of the soutbern province sod capital. by the Kamtechathadules it is ca!led Cuicha, etek be- er the Japanere wore for necvles and trun, whic! Were Uret Introduced nto thes pexinsuia frou Yous » Japanese Gaderm, velore tue urrival of (ue Kus thove veas. The Japauese call the nauves Of the southern part of the wlaad Kvatel-Yeoo, or Yeoo ef the movth of the country, and those of tae mortbern part Oka Yoso, or Ye the interior, and the wounteiveere Yama Socm +. we wlio visited 6 CLG, supposed that the town of Mate elawdeo, waa situated on a continent orakve that se loug prevailed respeotiag wt and postion, bas besa Jostly tesenbed by Beache, in bis “Coosideratious Geographiques ct Eeysicus. jn the followlag terms:—"Jesae, after Wing been traneposted to We cust, attacked ty the avuln, and eltorwaids to the west, wus at lat found a ae north,” whole island is divided {nto six provinces or @istricts, of which Matamay, or “Town of Piris,” is the southernmost, ond contains the chies town and resicence of the hereditary prince goverapr. The lana itself, ia now called by this name. name was conferred by imperial letters t of the celebratea Fide Yose, better known attder ‘the title of Taico-Sama, in 1594, on the Japanese Nobow Piro, whose ancestors conquered the part of the island, and built the town, in ‘The town of Matsmay is sitnated op the strait fe b dbulactore as they may wont. tra@e:® carry on A Signs at the kGjacent Russian Knuvile istands, for dried fish, whaie oil, bear and seul skins, eagles Witge avd tails, apd alsvlor woollen cluts of various coi ® The Japavere jande-vtwe tiaflic with the Rus Chie tly redene ys bow, gines ware, gings beads, nge Of umber, hardware, boats, &e., of Bur year waeptinclue, Jor wiich they pay very dewe rates, @.d give in exchange rice, cloths, tobacco gotten IMADwectufee, domestic Gknsis at things. Tie Japenese give h fied tells, we tney une . The yellow clots or dioth gatshed visit. ers 5 a piece of a surtekio size is usnwly spread eut where it w intendea che guest ehait seat himself. Cnc ths of other colors are made into wearing apparel. Wcodeu cloub de Lot mauwactored Ly tie Japanese, by sheep Leng raiset in apy pact of Loew cominions The ¥ ves muke toek dresses out #f various Ghious substances — berk of trees aod skins of ani- mals, aud ibey ve clothing in exchange for ther & mino om the Japanese, likewue Menebue, aad Rowiaos ; ou weich wccounta great diveratty of habtitwents is often ovserved amoug members of @ funny occupying the same dwelliog. Che women are emylnyed ici weaving cloth for gar- ments, and othar vecessary domestic work. Ip tummer they livé in buts mde of wood covered with Duk; and ip winter, io lute of eartn, the floor covered with mats. Toeie weapons are bows with olsoLed arrows, spears, and Jupavete swords, they ae not permitted the use of powdar or fire tite, The semukiog of tybacce ix a lavurité amuse- a with both eran volygamy ie al among them; some of tie chieis oe number of wives. Thry live in ada treble harmony with each other, and ‘are in general mild and grod hearted, hoxpiiable, ly, aod derome de Angelis, a Bicilian Jesuit, ‘Bicies than I or » the most tmportant town ia this ex- | It | Ne Police on Bre«dway. Tamrry Bornping, Baoapway, Setar vey, 1 eoloak, Jaly 16, 1354. } 70 TRE EDITO OF THE NBW yORx WAAALD. On my way to otnver, af 12 o'clock, M., I was accosted at the threshold of 140 Broadwsy olite. They have no writieg, consequently m eee Rao everything is handed dowu by tradk tion fom gy nera i.p to generation, chicks ae elected by the natives, sud confirmed by the Prince gover. Many of the vutives are Baibiels, aad ail ase leit to their own choie of religive, laws, customs, snd dress. The island serves as a place ' of exile apd punishment for pulitieal ‘sous yatber a respectable gentleman, with | Sepan. we est that I should oat an officer jatemay wan visited Buropean traders a3} 19 ress some wrong. Of my sa yr bingy chavee. egal that the be done to—I ando, in Japan, they P 0 of @ policeman; never sto: wo | broadeloth, and ele; teeth, and recelved. 1a Tee tits oe coal eon yore exchange, bars aud wiver, There are said t)| thiy time, do [ kvow; but alf from | be rich mopep of metals, as weli as of copper, store, though 4 ing @ friend on the other side- | in the island, which the Japiuese goverument will | walk, could an M. P. be met with till we reached the not allow to be gocmens Dente saremvensrs taut | Chief's office in the Park. foreigners, the would be} Qn entering I expiessed a wish that an officer tempted to conquer and oocupy the evuatry. should secompany me, but was met witn the reply Acouding tw @ Japanese aavtwr, the Empress | that the ee off thas district were at dinner; aot Cathsrine i; reported to have said, “tost it s.cald | gnat if I took a seat or ia retarned that way, always be the object of ber children and 1 would be sure to find @ on , obildren to seek +0 inwease the Rusian e end Certainly, I bave heard many complaints against extend ite frontier.” “The Oretz” (Rusabana), ays | the New York Poli:e t, some of woieh the seme suthor, oe this mjucctios, aud oo | J thought were exaggerated; bat, ively, fo thie cupied the whole of the country of Kamwouatks. | instance, a a citizen, I cannot bat protest against pe & gevernor, and obliged 400 | the , or his re tative—for, if vou bulieve mbsbitent to bring im, ae tribute, @ deerukin. | me] know not one from the other. At al) They them began to trade wit) the tilead 1s, % is ove of the many in favor of a of ‘Yeso, ag Fo og oe sad Mae Kieu } aniformed police; and thone ‘on the eatad- in Niegne oa for gud skins. We Japanese | Hshment Whe sre too preed to. wear tee livery of gather neither gold nor silver; we even make 9 9¢ | the commonwealth, at once be ousted and Gret of having sueb costly articles, for fear the Ra> | room made tor better men, to whom the peace aud tlane shoule take possesion of the country. Yeso | protection of the aity can be better entrusted. fe to our kingdom aa the lips and teeth are to we P. B. Motions. body. Wemuat eee w P.8 —The gentleman who thus called on the sab- In 659, A. D., @ was sent to | scriber to get an officer, will ‘communicate to phn Leaptodepecmns ia preserved pf the HmmaL> the reason of foptnd the « Japanese Losier 9 substance vance. , x ‘ml pay ee py ohedat —— ’ jou a The Wail Street Swindle. gt tare tag cin! pa vp -y eid 10 THE EDITOR OF THE ¥, ¥. HERALD. ambasadure were aud Kim. They brought with toem two native Yewites, w Naw Youx, 15th July, 1854. sum Dis Crseotias Majents bre asd erg febapet v4 Perusing your article in this morving’s Ha- aera: Magee Se easter | aazp, ander ‘The Wall Street Fraads,” reminds ute of the capita! of Chine, and were presented to 7" the ‘Emperor.’ The qvestiony that be put to our | me of 1¢36 37, and the numerous ombaseudors, and their auewers were 88 follows:— ee aivine Aoiberes i one eee igen aud éarth unite in werivg bleaxiugs upon A and re; One follows of well. © Are the offieera of tue emp te well appointed? The favor of Yeuwo treams upon them, so that they my boldiy anewer for themselves. Does internal tranquility prevail’ ‘The mode of government is in unison heaven and earth; the people have no cares. Where lies: the country of these Yevoite.? To the northeast. How many kinds of them are there call there Moet remote Trugaru; those Yeso, the ‘in 3” the Niki'Yeeo, ‘ the cooked’—those belong to the last trite. Yearly they bring tslbuté to our coast. Does their country produce corn? No, the inhabitants live on fresh meat. Have they houses? No, they dwell in forests among the mountains.” im the HggaLD some years ago, fe a fary in the case of anvolinée Fete bie enough to be covered of “breach of yoar rested what breach of trust means. R. H. N. iB. The Judge’s charge alluded to above, was about 1641-42, as well ae my memory serves. Powpgrr Mrut Exrrosron.—The Worcester Tran- Seript says that the powder mill at Spencer Up at noon on Friday,and a man named William The Incide TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Permit me throngh the medium of your widely extended journal to reply to the letter of C., in this day’s paper, in extenvation of my seeming nezli- gence in not noticing the noble conduct of my pre- a en Binnie mberontt gy 4 server of Tuesday evening, in resouing me from in- | ternoon train came along, one of his arma had not evitable death. At the time of my mishap I waa | been found. He wasa ried man, but was not laboring ander severe indisposition, and for two ime da; the occurrence was confined to my bed, f sys after and all nqeiines had made to find ont his name d residence unavailing, until I met | pbis, 5 with ft in this ‘sHERALD. {zack jugtaa the engine was spprosching, but untorta- ‘My nature is not such that for one moment could | tely did not get oat of himeelf in time, I, either in thought or deed, repay such generous we of Deaths conduct asthe restoration of a husband to tae tn the city ond eramtyen ten ers, ba Lo Disa ade nethican tec July to the 15th day of July, 1854. Gallous indeed must be the heartof that man who | Me™ 163; women, 155; boys, 271—Total, 817. Abscess. . of He | i Execution in Alabama. A NEGRO HUNG FOR AN ASSAULT ON A WHITE MAN— TNOLDENTS OF THB OOOASION—SPEEUR OF THE CONDEMNED. ‘Frum the Montgomery (Als.) Journal, Jaly 10.) The colored man Adam, convicted at tac spring term of our Circuit Court, for areault with intent to kill, on the person of a white man, suffered the ex- tueme penalty of the lawon Friday lust, at bea 12 v’civck, in the presence of a large crowd of eople. 3 e cu}prit was taken from the jail at 11 o'clock, and escorted by aruitable guard to the set aport for the execution. Having arrived at the fout of the stepa leading up to the scaffold, the sheriff halted with the prisoner, and amnoun ed that he would then be permitted to take leave of his relu tives and fellow servants, who were then standiag around tbe galiows in great numbers. This affect- ing acene over, the culprit ascended to the scaffuld with a firm step and smiling face, scoompanied by a colored minister, who made a short address to the spectators, aliuding to the solemn ciroumstsmces under which they were aasembled tegether, and ex- horting the prisoner to exercise a firm reiiance in the Saviour aa the only means wi he might ee to meet his God in peace. The familiar mp, : if crsisianineneentewe. Eiomseronn mune HH 4 bb<Te) Bunt nrome » a Sibu wSwomesonsens Heenan Ee omne 8 repent waa then given out and tendance, with a spirit and emp! unusual cegree of solemnity to the occasion. The singing enced, another colored man was called up- on the scaffold, who offered = to the Throne vf Grece @ very able and appropriate petition for tie salvation of the soul of the wretched creature, was apes to test the anited reslities of another state of e: At the conclusion of the prayer, the criminal stood steady and erect on the only plank between him and the unseen world, and made a of abont twenty minutes duration, in which he assert- ed most positively his innocence of the crime fo. which he was condemned to die, and declared b's perfect wilingness to meet his fute. He said he Homme min Bere: Ol beaBS como mmmnen Seo had killed no man, neither had he intended s0 to do; but that as the law had judged bis offence criminul, be was quite resigned to the corsequen- ces. Heboped that his death would prove a cau- * ticn to oth white and black in attendance, and He thut they meght 60 shape their lives az to avoid the Gishonorable end to which he had come at last. He ssid he had recentiy had a time of grvat sos pevee acd fearful foreboding, but he was traly glad thet the hour waa so near at haod in wh a he could Lid agien to the world, with ail its soaces and trenbles, and canter upen those higher evjoy ments which he was confident wore in reserve for the true believer, He knew that he was standiag on the thresbold of a better lite, that bis sins had been urdoved, apd that death was bor the bridge-way tween earth ard heaven. He presumed that he ocenpied an unex viable position, and that no man in the crowd would be willing to exchunge lots wits nm; still, he suid, he dja vot desixe w exchange lots with any man, for he felt shat his destiny was folly commited to the hands ef thet Being who deeth oil things well,—and thst He who forgave the dying thiet on the cross, could save as well o victim doomed to the guliows He observed that he bad freely f tie law mak cutiovers; wud t he should world wit: out a hard feeling + man being. He concluded hi jocohr rent remake by re-use ond wging again upc i i his ex: to Uwe spirit and teac'! ly book, as the only meune by which they saighe b to live res and dic triumphastly whea “life's Gttul was enied. 88. Vineont’s Hospital Hloepital, Boilorne....... Peniventlory, Blewli's Tal. 7 Lanetic Anyinu, 1 Ward's Islas HO NLNG, Qiy City Inspector's Odice, New Yoru, July bs, Ant em ners pe rena cera ne emer rammrrmamencts oo Heetnane FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. tunpay, July 6-0 P.M ‘The past week has been one of anusaal dulness Thovgh no maierial disaster has aggravated the dopres- #.Ch which existed last Monday, the ntreet has net recor- ered from ‘be gloom oecasioned by the reovnt frauds in stock compani¢y, and the failures of prominent operators. Tt waa confliently expected Inst Saturday that there weuld be ® etrong reaction during the week whieh has Just ended, It was believel that the panic bad force: securities below their real value; and as vo scarcity of money Was apprebended, and prices ruled lower than they bad ever done before, more bulls wer in the market on Monday lest than had sbown their facos since Mr. Townecad’s failure. These expectations have not boea realized. A comparison between the prices of yesterday aha the close ef the week previous shows tat the boars have still the advantage. The following are tae sigaroe: yards a single bu labored and rathei lever” He was then netified thet bie time had nearly ex of the oy very cart pired. He Jeaneo up against on bupporlers, Aud Chgeged appar 3 in prayer for a few moments, i ) be asked biersing of Heaven upon the | {is makers and exectors, and fer strength and grace for bimseld tu weet the dreacfal oreeal just ahead. When he bad finished, for the firet ttme o visible tremor seized upon hin. ly agitated, and gh He was deeply relief jatears. This baving lo & moasare subsided, be assumed the tranquillity of despair. He askee for hw child, and atter coziag for a mo- mentupon ber, aud bedding ber good bye, and | bowing #)] around to the lookerson, he signified bis Teadiners for «hat was to tollow, and waked the we Lim a “ good fall,” that he might not Tuly 15, July 8. imp. Deo His lust words were, Farewell, | Frie Railroad buy (BS — 1% 4 ” Mr. Peebles, the sheriff, thon | New York cer Be oa | § usted tee rope srourd lis peck, drew duwa the en % & Bt er ver his +}er, eseended the scaffold, aod witn | Reading Kailre 3 = wltchet kuciked the board from wader his feet. | Slearsgua.- 24% (0x. div.) — Loe Ip the nex! moment he upiortavate man Was sus- rad angus ae We have received the following certificate from the Erie Railcoad Company. We thiak it hard that any ono should have been suspected of such folly as over-issaing Erie stock. As the hero of the play says, whon his rival tells bien in a melo-dramatie way, to ‘take his heed,” what earthly use could it be put to? New Yore, July 15, 1854. To rum Dinecrors or THR New Yorx axp Kae Ratceoan COMPANY — Gentieme—The undersigned, a committee of your board mppeinted to cause the stock boasa of your com- pany to W examined and scrutinized, (im gonsequonce of reeeht devalopements of frauds be yong & practised in oiber compacties,) have performed that duty, and report pended Letecen two brief one. ‘Ike prisoner six feet, and with the excepsion of three or four flight shenge of the shoulders, manifested uo symp: tomsofagany. All wus over. From first to feet, the culprit exhibited anusual fortitude, ana, according w his owa statement, pre- ferieo ~ copys the ‘age ho life, He was ire guently obvervad tosmile, while lovking apon the Grim idstrumend of his destcuetion, — Sisters or -@maxuty Exreiizn prom tam Mo- Bike Hosritat—Sone Weeks ago, charges were preierred Gyainst the S\ sters of Charity, incumbents mpany, ond pindyd of the City Hespital, Ie Governors made their re- | ‘bat they hawe employed a competent and experioaced port om the charge on the 30th ult, avd fouad them | wocguatans reac ‘the heey | ee of the wee = guilty of making the instrumental ia tue | eek por Oa eer tnghet at pn ui applet att Fi ve yey tien has been accanted. . val quest that he would garefully examine them, aad te us the will add, that after, refit. We now communicate his report, and the books of the com- Bernnreco and the mote of transacting it: business In trans mock and issuing certificates, we are satinfe! iices i pasiadaiante cere of the company Rein reno he vet cine Bub! warp, SAMUEL MARSH, OUBNELIUS S¥ITB, New Yoan, July 15, 1864. Gentlewen—In compliance with your instructions, I Dave made @ careful and thyrvugh exawinstion of the Stock booksef the New York avd Erie Railroad Company, apd report that | find the num er of shares of stock on +aid books, a this date to agree with the wumber. of abures inaued by the evmpany. JACOB BLOAT. ‘To Messrs. Shepherd Knapp, Samael Marsh, Cornelius EY a 3| Esiatesashtdl #! <-0¥ Butter, 2 SBE we Awith, Commitire. Wine, ‘eke... 800 ‘The following letter should be addressed to a lawyer, Savalatre,bbie. 67 = and not to us:— ae 2 JO THE MOITOR OF THE BERALD. Can you enlighten us asto the ition of onteiders — who bought stock in New Haven previous to the steseveeeeeeeeeeee cones sSOMy explosion, on sixty days, buyer’s Option? Surely oe WEST COAST AFRICA. cannot be exproted to take worthless stock instead of | Rum, bbls... 100 "$1,807 Boarde, ft, 11,509 9900 the original stock which hast! eargainei for. Don’t | Qéder, dbis... 26 6H Bags.. 1,000 160 Bs ren sel pane Maske nos, x ee: is oe and oblige as ’ OUTSIDER. b ae saare ‘The failure of Robert Schuyler io¢uced an apprehen- | Tobacco, bhds. 160 $15.23 Ind. rubber, os. I 902 sion that it would seriously embarrass the Racine Rail- | Ditto, bzs.... 806 8,667 Clocks, bxs.. 10 142 reads, We karn that there is no cause for such appre- ty ce | Dae Sante past 8 henstone, We copy from the Racine Advocate the follow- seeneee cess enes 0983, 08 ing paragreph on the subject — Orrica or Tux R. J. & M. BR. R. Co., $172 Blocks, es.... 2 Racun, Wis., July 8, 1854. 804 ‘THB STOCKHOLDERS aKD PUBL Watches, 8v0 ‘The directors of thin comrany are sappy in being able | Shooks 6,261 to announce, thet ip the failure of Mesars. R & G. L. 60, Bebuyler, of New York city, who had contracted to fur. 1,247 niab the rails and equipege for the road, we are involved | 1156 in ne lors whatever, except the possible delay of opening 7,000 a portion ef the line, No sdvance had been made to 485 Mepars. Echuylers, and nota dollar of the sceourities of 901,000 the com ecm placed in their hands. The Grst +183 0 division of the line from Racine te Fox River is ready to dees eeeeeseneeeees Feeeive the rails, The grading. Drhiging, Be, of the CAB TOWN. Whole line 10 teloit, can now be complvted tn, ninety | 01 bus. 821 $1,448 Drugs........ 10 | $50 duys, and tations are aiready b ing made with new | ktayes, M.. 87,800 619 Lumber, £.06,075 1,732 porties for the rails spd rolling stock. The determina- | Chains, cases. 140 100 aside ‘Mew of the ofreetors to have the first anda part of the | Totals soi... ccceceecees cove cannesenes +0 990,408 second divisions of line opened for business the com- $596 Hard: $5,148. carey 148 5,646 88 678 Cor 1,128 5I8 Cai 805 292 Drugs, 1,505. 102 255 1,086 150 y} be 2 ROTTEADAM. 452 | 1 Rosin, bbls ..1,200 $2,288 Mabog’n; 2 89868 Fe Tegccok ts. oe eb) Beare ke 16a big 825 — sgore | "toufts: ssistwaseensnss ean’ 06,804 2494 GENOA. 19,016 fs eae 860 $89.240 Cedar, logs, & 0% 1,16 3,000 — 11,238, Coon, begs..'143 682 Total ....sseeses SAB OAT y Me e8t | Cotton, bates. 68 a24tbr Mabogan; { "i 6 Y.+-» 68 Flour, bbls... 3 | 25 Logwood,tons 25 2,082 | Béef, bels.... 20 815 Books, secs. 2 745 | Potash, bols.. 38 225 oaott | Pesrlach, bole 20 000 50,016 | Mero’dee, bxs 28 a $0164 | Tobacco, hhds 17 $31; 34,648 > BREMEN. 186 | Cotton, bales. 102 $6,602 Carriage..... 1 21,196 | Rosin, bble 1,000 1,898 Chemicals,cks 2 91900 | Tobacco, hbds 183 6,172 Other articles 2 3,032 Lagwood, one 129 2,600 16,015 Cedar wood... 260 2,575 | 214,448 | Cotton, bales. 26 81 Cotton, bales. 117 83,742 Rosin, bbls on, e ra Turp’tine, bls. 226 1,108 Eboe fogs, | Lea. clothes. 18 2,600 In. R. goods, sveeer87,000 $8,088 capi 340,000 $2,180 Agricaltural }. 49 20 1 imgionats Total .. a Steven, Tar, bb! ‘Timber, feet47,769 Chairs, ca. 9 _ x aceeeue LF poioskef g Ss rt re) Sess Lumber, ft.846, Acecideons,es 1 1 206 Denime...... | 1 286 Whiting, bbls, 15 ~ 60 806 Rosin......., 200 ampe’e, ry vbie. 8,602 $,2¢2 Lima. 266 12,918 6,670 1,649 10 884 8,600 eto — 2,495 CITY TRaDa & 7. EPORT. Satvrnay, Jucy 16—6 P. M. Acie —We have only to notice sales ef adout 50 or 00 Dols at $5 60 tor + earis and $5 8134 for Pots. Feeeipte, better de- ‘The annexed statement exhibite the value of certain arifeles other than foreign dry goods, imported into this port during the week ending and includisg Friday, July 14, 1854-— Commence or mus Port or Naw Yous—Wxexcy Exrorts BueapervyFs.—Owing to ratber diminished common to good brande of State four were in 7 10.609 bbls, inelucing ipferior to good and favorite: ara yl Slate brand’ at $5 $0 a 86 C23 for’ loferior; 85 16 8 $873 | $7 £6 for ordinary to good favorite and eholce. A few ‘299 | bundred bbls of Canada, in bond, were sold at $7 12 . B00 | Eales of 400 « 600. dbie, “Eouthern were wendy withent “ye change in prices, 8t—Gvod to pr’ was scarce, Petcee Rate Spek beaks ce TT Dlg | and iu demand at full prices. “Considerable lets of Up- Com, bush-i0'863 9383 Toiacco, bzs, 90 616 | Fer Jake were ofering, andubout 6000 te 6.000 pushes "ss Boots, caves, 8 | 28)} Were widen privave terms, ana 2,600 ditto 98 Life. rit Sten, os. 1 773 | 3,200 ditto Miseoust Kea at 15730. Rye—Bales of 1,500 Tocth co... «1 80 | Buebels were made at like. The market was I }e Otber articica. 2 70 | firm, and closed wito ap active demand st 1206. Corn— be goo : da a | The trepenctions embraced about 26,000 @ 30,600 bushels rr 3, Neaame $400,070 | StL BLDC For Lead ap to sound Western mixed, aad bd i ‘one Jot tn goed shipping «rer neld at O00. Oats were ia. 8,946 $49,008 Vni-cake, bbls, 700 $2,809 Soar cay of os eer only to notice sales of 100 ad ane gages thane an Son ‘ne — continned active and firm, with ‘ p }? vat 10 bales. O81 49,817 Cloth, cues. 2 , | Corme.—tutes were moderate, without ebange of mo- 289 8,600 Skins, doles, 24 B, WELt in quotations. About 800 insts of Java, were soit 209 1,400 $140,063 | wt Th dge., apd BNO bags Rio, at 100. a 10Ko. Labow sere. B,¥00 5,000 Total... essere Bo, TemGnTs—Rates were steady with modorate engig> oLascow. mevts. About 6,004 6,000 dushele of corn, were ea- 25,080 Kovin, bbe... 17 8 gaged for Liverpool, in rbipe’ baa, at 6%4., and about 17,497 Tobscoo, hads 48 7. 5,010 bola Gowr, wt 26; 400 a $00 bales of omttoa, st SLES@ Chr. ore, bbla, 200 2.800 | F-H2e. a Jad., a0. 250 Dales Bea Toland do., at 3d. To 4,860 Hoots, Ibs.U16.623 1,450 T#, about B10 bales ot cotton were et ed, 4044 Staves......20,200 TR some Measurement goods at $12 per toa. meters — , © hhes. \oberco were wken at 30s. There was 00 981,621 | chonge to actice ix taten to Cauiornia, which were steady al be per {cot, mensurement, Vay —The merket wae auil, with salen of 5008 100 ui, ma Cotton, be’es.4 404 $164,432 China, cases 9 84,082 ‘ : | bales for ebip amen’, at bbe Flour, bbls..1,803 11,440 EB goods... 02 8,100 | Inou.—ihe warket contiaved sli with aales of : bal H avout oi tout Seteh yg a0 a0 Go BA Dp boy st ; nonthe % Nv AL Bromma —Galos of 100 bbls. spirits of turpentine +f he a were mae at é7e a 48e. cash, aad small sales of rosin Vite, per B10 Ihe. delivered. kaw wae worth $3 87% od tur, $4 64 28. ‘e.—With the exception of salos, in lots from store, of 5,COu gallona linseed, at 7Pc.« 80e par Wis pothing Of imper nace done in this bn to-day. 965 1,800 1,467 BRIT WEST INDIES. Fleur, bbla, 4 $19,175 Fisu, vole... 29 ot4s | lnovsrone —The warket for york was @uli end cn- Corn meal 32,241 Bosp, bua. 63 275 | petated. 1,000 bbie. of mess were reported sul! Rice, tox 1,259 Biarch.., 2 60 | at $12 50, and some ralos were reported at Stl 7}, bub Corn, bush. .1 1,007 Droge... .... 8 69 | we could not trace thew. Prime was without traces 1,084 Gi: clothing,. 1 87 | tine of moment, and q- otations nominal. -~ MMT Hoar 9.0.65. 220 © | ‘The sales includeo ages hems and abou! 8,812 Ciotving. 1 Bf a 7M, and the liter 2/240 Sugar, bbls...) 4 ar tor ‘to prime was 37 continued firm, with eales of 470 850 bbis., at ¥ige 8 Beet conupned steady, with sales 188 | of abont st bbla., without change le quotations. a aan we casks were sold at $3 75 $425 por 3. 46 | SccaRs—There wes more activity in the market, aol Cendles, bxa. 90 475 | tho trapssctions for the aay embraced about bhds., Oil weal, bbls 60 —— | chiefly Cubs, at 43s. « 6c.; 60 hhds. Cube sold in bond, Ten, chte,.... 3 67 «= Total .......+++-894,077 | at sae. and'60 do. on private terme. DASIRM waat INDIES. ‘laLiow.—Tho market was quict, with amall sales, at Perf, bbls.... 75 $1,350 sess 81 $2,250 | about le. # 11 ge. Pork. 38 632 1,176 38,983 ‘Tonacco.— was more inquiry for Kentucky L— Bice, tes 12 142 H’dware j P8*?: export, chiefly low gra.es. The ‘about 392 es.. 15 6,006 | bhds. Kenvueky, at 5c. 6 months; 74 boxes Guba oo 44 GuiteP. 2 290 vate terms, and 12% cases Ohio seed Jeal, at 4X0. & Dry be. 12 260 p Ah ieo. Mus co. 2 80 HigKEY.—Prison was searce and firm, and no sales 2,600 Other 7 120 | minvaent were ro, included Sg The transactions te —— | hhde, Agndge, at 28e., and 160 bbls. Ohio, at 23g. pet -$1,108