The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1854, Page 2

The Downing Court Martial. SIXTEENTH DAY. Pawapenraia, Joly 24, 1854. ‘The court re-sssembled at 10 o'clook thia morn- ing, and tae members sppeared to be greatly re- lieved by the sensible alteration in the temperatare since their previous session, rendering their dress coats more comfortable than burthensome. Under this change, the department will probably not be troubled with the proposed application for permis- eon to strip off their trappings when the mercury rises above ninety. The examination of Lieut. Deas was resumed—In ‘regard to the men I alluded to in my testimony of Saturday, Simonds was the man who deserted, and ‘Oarroll was the one who expressed his intention to desert, Second Charge, Specification Firat:—On or about the time specified, Commodore Coe was received on boacd the Jamestown ; [did not know that Capt. Downing had any knowledge of Coo’s having be- trayed his party ; in regard to the second specifica- ‘tion, on or about the time specified, the Jameatown left ber anchorage for Montevideo; in regard to the third charge, the Jamestown left for Rio de Janzizo for the purpose of being oaulked ; with re- spect to the fourth charge, Ido not know that the Water Witch towed us out; I was noton deck at ‘the time, Fifth Charge—I was below when I heard the ship strike; when | :eached the spar deck, I found they lad attempted to tack the ship; the ship missed stays, and in attempting to box-haal her, stern came in contact witb the rock; we then clewed the sails, aud after some time the anchor was go; a baat was sent on shore for assistance, and two guns were fired; several hours elapsed before we ceived any assixtance; I think it was on the third or fourth day before we succeeded in discovering a pas- 88g Or Picrets in going out of this channel to an anchorage, off the town of Pernambuco, the ship struck two or three umes; it waa not a common oc. currence for vessels of the Jamestown's class to be caulked at Montevideo; up to the time that Coe came 09 board the Jamestown, the general impres- sion was that he had not sold his squadron; after he had been on board—the day after he arrived—re- rts were in circulation that he had been bribed soe inside party; I formed an opinion from what Thad beard, as to hs treachery, three or four days after Goe |-ft bis squadron; I’should think that St. Clair left about one-half at the Jamestown, of what he. brought in his beat; efforts were made, while at | the anchorage off Buenos Ayres, t» caulk the Jamea- town, down to within two or three streaks of her copper; | know nothing of St. Clair's endeavor to | bribe Purser Gulick; [ do not think that all proper acd necessary precautions were taken to avoid the land off Pernambucu; the dangers the Jamestown en- countered were not unavoidable; I thought we were | Steering too near the shore. In answer to questions by the Court, witness re- plied:—I know that St. Clair supplied American merchant vessels in ths harbor, aut Jamestown, in going after provisions, had been fre- quently detained, by stress of weather, for one or two days, and on one occasion for about four days. ‘he accused here commenced his croas-examina- lon. Witneas aaid:—I do not think] ever saw St. Clair's of St. Clair was owing to his off provisions to the Jamestown gertainty than could the ship’s boats. ‘The examination of this witness here closed. Roger N. Stembel was next called as a ‘witwess, and, being sworn, proceeded to answer the interrogatories of the Judy Advocate, as follows: Lieutenant on the Jamestown during 5 firat ication tinied, was unable to contro! them; I had also that he bad applied to Capt. Downing for a bring him on board the Jamestown; the morning I went on shore, and remained there saya during my stay on shore I heard ‘that Com. Coe volantanty delivered the aquad- ron to the inside party; £ heard this from Mr. Schenck, Mr. Pendleton and other parties; when I retarned bs roel Pn eed agin Mca ned left the ship. In ication second, I know that Co . Coe came on ‘board the Jamestown at Montevideo, eee Usa in her to Rio Janeiro, as @ passenger in the 5 Speotfication Third—t! know that St. Clair furnished | the Jamestown with provisions, and I am under the , impression that it was under a “ B oie fl granted | from Com. Coe, through Capt. Downing; previ- | had obtain rovisions from another ; ed with a great deal of Pe sbie aad” difficulty, occasioned at times by the weather, and at other times by the interference of officers of the outside party; I was occasionally on ead ler St. Clair Bogie oy Rey gl superintens ing ‘on such as Rhe chip wanted, both for officers and crew; and have secn him shove off with a considerable quan- tity in the direction of Buenos Ayres; what 'spo- fone mnaia of is 1 knew Dot. ‘ourth—1 was informed that one of | these men (Simonde or Carroll) had attempted, daring the night to desert, but was apprehended be- fore he succeeded in ol the shore; ‘was brought aboard the ship when the other pre- sented himself before the of the deck, and it was his intention to accompany the one that apprehended; the next morning (they been confined during the night) they were mainmast, when Capt. Downing had conversation with them in my presence; I cannot octagon exact \eihad of fos por es a am under pression that urport of it |, that tong wished rasa Bed ai ie did not 5 ou jaent ore noon ‘fhe’ officer of the deck came to me, sesger w nothing about it, but would refer matter tothe captain; I accordingly did so, and captain informed me that they were to take with them, but were to leave the ship in racter of deserters ; to the officer of the deck; I know no means taken to apprehend them; I know of Coe being carried to Rio has already stated; I know that the Jamestown left the La ta as stated in second specification of second ebarge; I have no recollection of seeing the corres- nce with the diplomatic ageats, and know nothing beyond what I bave already stated; 1 do not know ‘Capt. Downing had any knowledge of his presence with the Jamestown belong particularly necessary for the protection of the American resi- dents at Buenos Ayres; my impression is that his departure could havo been very properly postponed for some time, withont any ee iar injury to the ship; I know that the Water Witch towed the James- own over the flats six or eight miles, the wind being ahead; Thave no knowledge of any further inter- ference by Capt. Downing witl the movements of the Water Witch, excepting on his first arrival olf Buenos Ayres, his ordering Lieutenant Page to anchor near him; several messages passed through me from Captain Downing to Lieutenant Pave before he came to inthe Water Witch; I know no- thing of the instrictions from the 5 tary of the Navy to Lieutenant Page, as alleged to have beea exhibited by the latter to Captain Downing; on,the Isth of March, 1854, I had charge of the deck | daring the first dog watch; towards the latter part of the watch the gunner, Mr. Woodward, who was doing duty as master’s mate of the forecastle, came after me on the quar » and reported to me that the water on the lee bow had the ap, of breakers; I went to the lee gangway sok took a look at it; {then went to the cabin and told the captain that we were very uear land, and that the water had the appearance of breaking on the lee bow; he remarked that he observed the laud ‘through the ports, and thousht there was no dan- er; P then asked him if the shore was bold and the Sotioun chen; he replied, “ perfectly s0;"" I went ‘on deck, and he follo¥ed me immediately; he went to the lee gangway, and got up into the fess and stood there a short time look- ing at the land and at the water; he then came aft to the lee horse block, where I was stand- ing ; some conversation passed between us in relation to the appearance of the land; Dr. Foltz then joining us, J left and went to the windward, and bad scarcely reached the weather- side of the quarter-deck when I felt the ship touch the bottom lightly; so lightly that I wa impression, at first, that it was the jarring of the amps; the ship was then being pumpe i out; I, owever, ran to leeward to look over the side, when she torched in, and it was unmistakeable this time, and I immediately informed the captain that the ship had strack; he was still on the horse block, and observed, “ [t is impossible;” [ran immediately to windward, and ordered the heim down, the ship being close to the wind, heading north-northeast, tod the wiod at cast, going at the rate of four knots; I then gave the order “ Ready about,” and to send the men on deck; the ship was in the meantime coming to the wind slowly, and when withia a point and a half of being head to the wind, she tonched again forward and slippe’; Capt. Downing ‘was at this time on the weather horse block, along @ ic of me; she missed stays, everything was © crown flat aback, and she was backed a consider & le distance, occasionally afloat and occasionally ching; he attempted then to box haut her, but er then at times thomping hard and driftieg ta FREE Bee z also left provi- | the besiegin, sions op board the Jamestown to be called for by jethat I could other vessels; the officers also trequently purchased | the ship to remain or not; rovisions of St. Clair, to send as presents to fami- | me as a trait lies residing in the city; i know that the boats of the | his man | men were to take their bedding; | this I comnuni- | arance | under the | Thad, in pag frst fi Beutenant, all hands i iMag tm he ato hone oe cut from the anchor, the bow; thst anchor was up, the sbip was either or drifted in towards land into five fathoms of water, where the was let go, and the ship remained afiost; then left the ship for Pernambuco to obtain ance; durin, Lage pe several pilots came off with lighters, ables anchors; an at- tempt was made to heave the ship clear of the reef, when she was again brought into water; the following morning a like uw! attem} was made, and there she lay until, I think, by Capt. Downing’s order, a ‘was sounded and buosed out to the anchorage off Pernambaco, by pony, attached to the ship, through which she was safely taken. in reply to geerign by the Court, the witness said: At the she struck Capt. Downing took all pro- per precautions to prevent further ine bel; T think there was a want of proper pecans io approaching the land so near, and without perfectly aware of the set of the current and tide, it me end having the anchors secured for sea, no cables bent, and no leads in the chains; no sound- ings were had during my watch; the anchors were not ready, nor any pther precautions taken that I = amass of; it was, homeyet mt usual on ge the Jamestown, except when goi 5 take these precautions, except in pets hg whieh was not done on this Te . Pending this teatimony,the darkness of the room en indication that another shower of rain was at nd. The president looked at his watch, and without any apparen; intention of rhyming, said:— If we havea shower ‘We'll sit another hour. continued—It was 3 Witness about minutes before the ship struck that I re- ported the breakers on the lee bow to Captain Downing; I think if the ship had then been put about she would not have grounded; no order was siren by Captain Downing to have a leadsman in t fifteen ing of the breeze, and not caused by actual b-eak- ers; I believe that the grounding of the Jamestown was caused by the tide or current [ibe ree setting | the ship In shore, by her going through the water slower and the wind scant; I did not eend a lead in- | stated, [did not conceive the appearance of the water to indicate a shoal, and the cap tain had informed me that the shore was | bold and the bottom clean; there was no_necessity for the ship going so near the shore, and she mij cht have gone about on the other tack if. the order had been given in time; the taking of cross bearings would have given an idea of her siding towards the shore; at the time the Jamestown left Buenos Ayres the city was still in a state of siege; I knew very little about the state of affairs, and had no idea how long army would remain before the city, so not say whether it was necessary for Coe was looked upon by from the first time he came on | board: I never bad anything to say to him myself, and 8 portion of the officers acted towards him a3 | did, while others had communication with him; | Commodore Coe twice visited the ship to my know- | ledge; the first time he made an official visit, soon i after he appeared before Buenos Ayres with his | squadron; the second time was before he turned over the squadron; I think the Jamestown could material injury from the want of coaiians The following evidence was elicited by queries pathy the accused:—I know from information re- ceived from Mr. De Haven that a boat and trew parse sions to the Boca, were taken prison- ers |. Urugqiza’s forces; Mr. Holmes sccom- panied Mr. De Haven, and also informed me about he affair; they were @bout to leave the Boca when one of crew had some difficulty with one of of the onteide under and the soldiers this resulted in the seizure of the whole party; the sailor was drunk, and abused the soldier; the offi- cers and men were taken to session taken of the boat; 1d Ag Me Officer in charge; I understood Capt. Downing that there was no danger of ashore when I reported the appearance of the wa- ter, and remember his say’ _ Phe evidence here closed, and the court ad- journed. SEVENTEENTH DAY. Pumapenrara, July 25, 1854. The Court re-sasembled this morning, and pro- ceeded to the examination of Midshipman James C. Walker, who served on board the Jamestown. He deposed as follows:—I was ordered by Captain Downing to take charge of the gig for the purpose of bringing Commodore Coe on board the James town; I took him from the flag ship Correo on board the Jamestown, where he remained two or three days, and then took passage in an American schooner to Montevideo; he also took passage in the Jamestown to Rio, but, being sick at the time, Lknow nothing of the particulars; 1 went with Mr, Pendleton to General Urquiza to make arrange- ments fora supply of provisions; Mr. Pendleton | made an arrangement which Capt. Downing object- | edto,and employed St. Clair for the purpose; I know that Simonds and Carroll left the Jamestown at Norfolk, but I know nothing of the circum- stances attending their desertion; I know that the Jamestown proceeded to Rio, touching at Montevi- ceo; the Jamestown left Buenos A : for the pur- Sp of being recaulked; the Water Witch towed the Jamestown over the fiate fer eight or ten miles on ti cairn eae Shea he we in * witness stated gs follows :—When I went on board the Correo for Coe, many of the men were intoxicated, and the grog tub was si on the deck ; there seemed to be & | the Commodore and his officers ana men; I was on board the 3 small what he the rep! low the motions Captain tue Correo ; at this time most of the vessels, except the | Merced, the small steamer and the Correo, were | either under way or already inside of the river; Coe parted with his officers in the most cordial | Manner; I reported to Capt. Downing, on return- ing on board, everything tl fell under my obser- vation, with the ex:eption of the order given to the Captain of the Merced, which I repeated to him some days afterwards, betore we left Buenos Ayres, but after Coe had left the ship; on the passage | | from the Correo to the Jamestown, he informed me that Urqniza had threatened to send a battalion of infantry on board to seve the ships; he also said that his men had determined upon going over to the inside party; he said he might have prevented it, but it would Lave been at a great sacrifice of life; heard no threats need on board the Correo to mal- treat Coe or injure him in any way time I carried Coe on board the Jamestown, I did not be- Neve him to be @ traitor, but thought him a _perse- cuted man; my contrary belief afterwards waa occasioned by the reports in cirvalation after he Jeft the Jamestown; there was a report in circulation before Coe went over, that if Urguiza got him into his power, he would shoot him; I carried a message to Vapt. Downing from M Pendleton, in relation to the supply of provision: it was to the effect that the provisions were to procured at Palermo, and an officer sent with the poat, either a shore boat or a ship’s boat; Captain Downing objected to this, saying that he would ex- pore neither his boots nor | pretious to the errancement made by Mr. Pendleton, & great deal of difficulty in procuring provisions: the boat was often Cetalned over nights the e trance to the Boca was shoal and narrow, and at low water the first catter could scarcely pass in or out; there was also a difficulty in procuring a per- mit to carry out provisions, and at times were de- tained for a long time; on one occasion I had to go to Gen. Urquiza for a permit, and was detained as much as six hours; Mr. Pendleton explained to me that the presence of an officer was necessary with the it for the prevention of smuggling; | the reasons for not attributing any treachery to Commodore Coe upon hearing his order to the captain of the Merced, were becaase Mr. Pendleton | bad senta message by me to Coe, stating that the | | inside party were about to offer him ten thousand | ounces for aguadron; Coe langhed at the idea; that, together with the remarks of his men and o! cers, induced me to suppose that he had not turned over the squadron, indeed no seh idea bad entered my bead at the time; I know that St. Clair left at the ship about half of his cargo of provisions, more or less, but I have no know! knew of his smuggling. | _ In reply to queries irom the accused, the witness stated that Capt. Downing was complaining of his health all the time he was at Bacnos Ayres, and was very seldom ashore: I fornished him with all the ramors I heard on shore; [ told Capt. Downing that I did not report Goe's order to the captain of the Merced, because it escaped my memory: to the | best of my recollection, 1 repented the order to Capt, Downing while in the river [a Platte; Capt. Downing, by way of refrestiing ¢! or Rat the Of the witnees, erated jury to the ves- | e chains; my own impression was that the appa- | rent breaking of the water was cansed by a freshen- | to the chains myself, becsuse,as I have previously | have remained at Buenos Ayres without receiving |, bold; the Quartermaster Capt. Downing gave | eee eae ship ck. ‘is officers; there was, | ge that Capt. Downing | H it ie gee. if | having eaid to ESE: | Sete toe tampering with the troops of Rosas, whom they were trying to getoff; I to Capt. Down- ing certain rumors of fraud in under the of the A: 60 Do te Se SA to a 6 a at time a boat with the of Mr. Pendleton, and under the Con- gular geal; Mr. Pendleton, in his arrangements for Enewiedge of Gapt Downing, 9 ths bee of my be p . of my | Hef, and was only informed of it on an official visit; consequence of smuggling | carried on by Canfield, Mr. Pendleton was a great friend and partizan’ of Gen. Urquiza, and a correa- pondence was carried on between them; I have no Teason to think that Capt. Downing believed the re- rte charging Commodore Coe with treachery ; Sapt. Downing told me to tell Mr. Pendleton that he would not consent to send any offivers or boats to the Boca for provisions; this was before the arrange- ment was made with Gen. Urquiza; on returning to the Jamestown, with Commodore Coe in the boat under my charge, I answered to the hail, ‘No, no;’ my reason for this answer was, that Com. Coe no lon- ger had a flag flying, and ae simply; a citizen; I was | permitted on several occasions by Capt. Downing, to aasist Mr. Pendleton in preparing his despatches for the United States; avd I alao know that Mr. Pendleton did receive letters from the outside par- ty for distribution in this city among the friends of the outside party; Ido uot Know that this was done under the seal of the legation; St. Clair delivered return from | provisions in the city purchased by myself aud other | | officers; they were sept to American and Spanish families; I recollect something of Mr. Pendleton be- ing angry at a person charged with a letter for Gen. | Urquiza, committing a blunder, bat. cannot recall | the particulars. | _ Questions by the court elicited the following:— | The report of Dr. Alvaer having escaped to avoid | his creditors was current about the city, but J can- | not mame any particular authority; Mr. Pendleton | said bis life was in danger; the provisions sent on ehore by myself were for friends, and included | both American and Spanish families; I cannot speak | for the other office: I | in boat, and get my serter and brought him back; the next anit about 10 0 , this man, named Carroll, Caswell, left the ship; I saw them go over the side. The court here adjourned. side arms on; QObituary. the 9th July, 1854, in the county of Died, on Kanawha, Virginia, General Danrex Surra, in the 65th year of his age. He was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, April 4th, 1789. General Daniel Smith was aman of many amiable qualities, and had rendered service to his courtry as aW officer, statesman and physician. He uated as physi- cian in Philadelp! in the year 1810. Entered the Innd as eargeon in the Northwestern army, in 181 , a8 Surgeon in western army, in 1813, and served aa such until was made with Great Britain, and was discharged at Detroit, Oc- tober, 1815. He was then a citizen of the county of Th te earn res aston Coonan Often, in the year 1816, was appointed Ca; ” and from his milif Knowledge Dbtained in the army was 8) ited Major General, by the Legiala- ture of the State of Ohio, in 1818—at ‘the same time was a member of the Legislature from the county of Fairfield. Continued to reside in r, and was elected, and continued as member in the Legis- lature from Fairfield county till 1820. Having | great attachment for his native State and laws of Virginia, he removed to the county of Kanawha, Virginia, in the year 1821, and commenced an continued the practice of medicine, which was | @ favorite study, till the Bl Soe of 1827; at | which election, in the month of April, 1827, he was one of the members ofthe Legislature of Virginia, and was seccessfully elected as such for the years 1828, 1829, and 1830, during which timo V pec torir much service as a doctor in his county and adjoining counties, till the spring election of 1837, when he was again elected to the Legislature at all times was a successful physician, form- ing many cures of fevers and other com! te. In the Ege 1833 and 1834 was remarkably fortunate in the management and cure of that fatal affliction, cholera, which raged to an alarming extent in the valley of Kanawha, In the spring of 1838 he was Prevailed upon to offer, and was elected to the Le- | gislature again. He was a man of strong mind, | social manners, and wit, which gave him some in- | fluence in the Legislature, and he obtained the pas- Sage of some laws serviceable to his constitaents; among which a charter of the Bank of Kanawha, which is now in operation in the Kanawha Salin’s, capital not to exceed $300,000. Gen. D. Smith was again elected to the Legislature in the years 1341 | and 1844. He offered to serve the county in the Legislature at the election in May, 1853, and was chosen by a considerable Bay He returned | home in’ unsettled health, and died of dropsy, as | before named, July 9, 1864. | hie death he married a worthy widow, Mrs. Harri- man, with a fair fortane; after which he became a | | member of the Baptist ehurch, and remained a wor- | thy member till his decease. Tux Perersnvec Sepvetion Case—Arraurr at Svurcipe.—Mrs. Martha Vernon, the elderly lady who made complaint before the May: since, returned to this city last Sa’ purpose of entering suit against A. V. who is now incarcerated on a charge of ab: and reducing her daughter under the promise of marriage. She then stated that when she took her { daughter home she told her mother that she would not live without him; that the first o juity she got she would obtain some poison and take it. The mother, believing that her dinghter would carry her threat into execution, placed a watch upon her movements, But in some way, which those in love only know how to pursue, ehe eluded the vigilance of the guard, and at some place secured a vial of laudanum, which she swallowed. Aa soon as it was found the girl had been away, suspicions as to She teeta were aroused, and a phjsician was imme- diately called, whose timely arrival, the mother soid, saved the life of her girl for that time, yet she is represented as being very low. From the mother we learn that the girl says it she will yet find some way that will thwart all their | plans. Spradiing now asserts that he mever was | married; yet on the day of his examination he said, in the presence of the Mayor, that if Mrs. Vernon had oome to himin a milder way he would have satisfied her that everything was right, If this is not moral perjory, let the individual whom we be- lieve guilty of it explain to ns che difference; until which time we must look npon him as none too good to oceapy the place where he bas a gridiron to pee oe Petersburg Va.) Intelligencer, uly 24, } Cmanar ov Rar waa arrested 5 cate cda nah Shott,on the ck ting A man vamod George Fish on complaint ‘of Aye. eof having committed rape upon little gizl ten years of | < age eg @renc ton house in | E'ghth street. above Mark and while there, she alleges, was teken into a roo physiciac testified to the giti b [ The accused was 1, to await m by Fisher cing very mach in by J Philo Several years before | she cannot have him | The | A@feire in Onda, oun wavana . & 1654. ‘Aorival of —Perplexity of the Captain. y of Blacks— Loss of the Steamer J. C. Lee—Safety of the Pas- sengers—Landing of More Negroes at the Inland of Cortez—Burning of the Vessel that brought them—Impossibility of Closing the Slave Trade— Sickness Among American Seilors, §c, ‘There have arrived from Trinidad and vicinity, in the past week, five hundred negroes, said to be of recent capture; but my impression is that they are remaing of old stock on that side, sent here for ap- prentice distribution. The Csptain-General cannot find any teatimony whatever against the authorities of “ Ortigora,” do that they will go free, to enjoy their plunder. The people who know anything are not to be found; the “‘ know nothings” find better pay in their ignorance. They are relieved from office by those who will followin the same path, and cell themselves on the first available oppor- tunity. 1 am informed that the Marquis Pezuela is mach perplexed in making appointmeats,—that his confi, dence is continually abused—both in and out of the palace. The officers and sailors of the brig “Grey Eagle" have, been disposed of, so that there is no danger of their being found to interrupt the course of Spanish justice. The last intelligence which we look for confirmation of by this steamer, has caused immense sensation—blighting the hopes of the creoles, who do not compfebend their own interests or those of the United States, in the question in course of solution; and encouraging those who are trembling in fear of the loss of their field for the harvest of plunder. The settlement of the eastern question, which is now confidentiy anticipated, will be no reason why the United States should deviate from her reasonable and just demands for redress of grievances, and restitution for the infinite robberies of Cuban pirate chiefs and subalterns. Nor will it give the right to England or France to intervene in the matter in any way, unless invited by both parties for friendly adjustment of the difficulties between them; and, should tbey do so, they will find that it wil] make no difference, while it may have the good effect to heal all dissension, and establish beyond ved the perma ency of the Wed of ches Reon le. ar speculation upon prospective even r0- | bably ashale as that of those who know cate ly more of the premonitive causes, and in the politic: balances of the world will not weigh a feather; but, | then, with the feather—not white with Pezuela— we claim the reat to be heard as an integral part of nothing—or, I mean, the Spanish realm, which [ derive from the palace mathematician, and will not | be held responsible for ruinous quantities. A few mariagew have taken p! men snd colored or stained females,—but of forty thousand cases upon the island that were to be reme- died by this act, and made legal, the compliance of taste of the parties with taste of the edict, is very small in proportion. We have reported the loss of a small Ameri- | can , I. CO. Lee, from New York to | San Juan, which touched here for fuel, repairs and water, and left June 30th, for her port of | destination, She was lost off Cape San Antonio, July 3. The mate and four of the crew were treated with great kindness by the Spanish war schooner Habanera, and Lp a by her to Ha- vana, where they arrived July 14th—not in time to take the~steamer Philadelphia. They were pro- vided with many articles of neceasity—having saved mee bat fo teas which they had on when { e steamer Capt. Powers, of the steamer, left in the life boat ‘two en; and four of the crew, several The mate supposes Capt. Powers and iy were picked PP bya which he saw near them on the uly; but the brig was hull down, and on countless the Queen At the island of Cortez, the infamous Diaz has received another cargo of ne over five hun- dred and fifty—of which he ted to the authorities as captured, one huni , and one or two which he selected from the lot on account of or infirmity, that rendered them worthless for e present; while, if under the paternal care of the government any should recover, he ex: the ice to take them as apprentices. The lance of the lot it is supposed were registered be- landed. tht them has been burned to sunk, near the hull of the faspe: Ts ‘The case is duly reported by the local guthorities tothe tain-General, an number of negroes egunonn Placed in conformity with the tigures of Ze No matter now sincere or active Gen. Pezuela may be, or his officers, where the whole people combine against them, it will be impossible to close the slave trade. There are certain districta, which, from their conveniences, have become so much addicted to the traffic, and have calculated it aa their only | means of subsistence—that all the interests of the i people move them to resistance of the law—Trinidad, Ser Ai ctergetie conte, oF Brlish ageat on ths | n energetic or » OD | F eese ned at Trinidad, wat elie reat | ‘The sickness amon; | without abatement. | by the filibustero Pezuela ° is | the | they find they fail, the: send them to the . Many good men have been sacrificed by ignorance and carelessness in this y. Napa Mas Horrible Marders in Delaware. | SEDUCTION OF A WHITE WOMAN BY A NEGRO—MUR- } DER OF A WHITE MAN--TWO OTHERS DANGEROUS | LY WOUNDED., —We have just received intelligence of a horrible murder perpetrated at or near Laurel, Sussex coun- ty, on Thureday night last, by a negro slave. We have not gained the full particulars, but by the name of Auderson hada negro hired by the | name of Samuel Calaway, who had seduced his daughter; and upon the fact being discovered, An- deraen threatened to shoot the negro, whefeupon the negro left. Anderson. however, went to the | negro’s master, purchased his time, and got a bill of sule. He thensold him toa trader by the name of Tindale, who employed two men, named Collins aad n, to fake him; andthe negro having left his clothes at Anderson’s, he (Anderson) sent him word that he could return and get them. The ne- gro kept bis clothes in # granary or some other outhouse, wherein Collins and Hearn had secreted themselves, for the purpose of tying him when he entered to get them. The negro came, and Ander- son weut with him to this house; and when the ne- gro entered, he (Anderson) closed the Yoor, and u the negro knocked Collins down with a club, and stabbed him to the heart with a butcher knife, kill- ing him almost instantly. Upon bearing the acaf- | fle, Anderson rushed in, and the negro fell aponhim | and Hearn, cutting Hearn’s throat in such a horrid manner that his life is despaired of, and inflicting a fearful gash in Anderson's stomach, which exposed his entrails. Anderson's woond has beem sewed up, gud his physician bas some slight hope of bis re- covery; but Hearns, it is feared, is beyond recovery. The negro is still at large, and the Governor has offered a reward of $200 for his detection. We have no doubt but he will be canght, as it is supposed he is net out of the State yet. We cannot describe aa he is, however, nearly six feet high, and stout milt. The Delaware Journal says:—We have heard that the negro is concealed in a large swamp,which is surrounded by hundteés of people armed. It is feared the people wili lynch him if taken. It is said, from good authority, that the daughter of one } of the citizens Laurel is enciente by tis fellow. Octay Hotes Srarck sy Lronryr -There were two very severe thunder showers at Rye Beach, yesterday. At about 5 o’ciock, the lightning struck > Ocean House, pasaing down on the different con- ato the ground, with the exception of the near the gontiemen’s sitting room, where, } coming in contact witb the bell wire, it pessed over that, melting abont twenty feet of it ere were | about twenty gentlemen dod ladies inthe parlor, but i ¢ t d 00 one was About 140 persons woe in fhe house at tee e two men inside attempted to seize him, when | between white | ‘ive them | 28 far as we have ascertained :—It seems thata man i The Milford (Del.) Beacon, of the 22d inst., says: | ee in Ban Fraacisce, offbelag large of land and other privileges to Daited States citizens who will emigrate to Acapalco. We are THE GOLD MINES OF BOUADOR. We translate the following extract of a letter from Quito dated May 17, and published in the Com- ercio of Lima:— From Cuence, we continue to receive interesting Rotices relative to the mines which are being worked. The ove that holds out the greatest ex- int ganopinepd rbd which, according to ac- ‘was ope : weeeee FI nl F & » Pante to confluence of co which these rivers forming a single one under the name of Santiago, begin to offer asecure and com- modious navigation to the Maranon, a little above the Pongo of riche. CONSULAR NOTICES. Sein | U. S. Awerrca, } Pont oF Payama, N. G , July 6, 1854. Notice is hereby given that John’ Osborn, a United States citizen, supposed to be from the State of Indiana, or from Linn county, State of ows, died at the American Hospital, in this city, on the 27th June laat. THOS. WM. WARD, U. 8. Consul. Panama, July 8, 1854. Notice is hereby given that Charles L.’ Bowler, of Pro- vernor of Cuenca is in opening a road to Gual: “ph ly Ned sig ry the Zamora, froi § vidence, Rhode Jaland, and a citizen of the United States of America, died on board the steamship Sonora, on the ist of June last, while on ber passage from Sen Francisco to this port, Sonora and its Probable Destiny. Our Nora, from recent events that have transpired in that State, and because it is destined sooner or later to become the Chee! rival on the Pacific coast of hie beyond rhe that it es meee as jute, Tesources in mineral wealth, a1 commodations for commercial has pple Ht He EEE i | i irre | E $ E into that » but at last advices was himself on the spot, and enter- tained in the most hospitable manner by the authori- ties, although he is proscribed by Santa Anna. ‘The ultimate views of those can scarcely admit of a doubt. They Qo there ostensibly as colonists, to settle and farm the comer work the mines, and repel the Apaches. presence will soon lutely necessary to the protection and happiness of tlie inhabitants, and when the proper time arrives, they will find no difficulty in inducing the mass of the pork tion to side with them, and declare themselves in- dependent of a government from which they receive neither aid nor protection. Althongh this revolution _— commenced by Frenchmen, ander @ French leader, yet the in- dependent fing will hardly be raised ‘before he will be joined by hundreds of adventurous Americans, who are ready at any moment to embark in such enterprises. Should these events occur, and they at least appear to be in a state of progress, it is easy to see what must be the ultimate iectiey of Sonora, which will probably follow in the footsteps of Texas, | Ler illustrious predecessor. Mvcrprer iy ILurmors.—It becomes our painful duty to record another murder as the result of the free use of intoxicating liqnors. On Thursday evening last a party of five Irishmen got into a row about treating, at the Washington , in this city, the consequence of which was the infliction of five stabs upon the person of one of their number by another of the party. producing death in a few minutes. Three of the stabs penetrated near the heart, another in the stomach, and one in the thigh. | The man lived long enough to identify to an officer the four men whom he accused of assaulting him. | They immed‘ately fied, but the officers snoceeded in arresting three of them, the one escaping said | to be the actual murderer. The name of the mur- dered man is Hogan. The whole of the party were raftsmen, immediately down from the Pineries, and other raftsmen identify the murderer as being @ | The Chief Justice, who in the course of man by the name of James McFadden, or MePha- | Ton, who is described as follows:—About 5 feet 10 | inches high, thirty years old, heavy built, fall, red | face, black hair, avd a small patch of sandy whis- | kers immediately below his ears. A reward of | $200 is offered for his apprehension and convic- | tion by the city authorities. The apparent canse of | the murder, we are informed, was a relactacce on | the part of the deceased to spend his money in treating bis companions. Others say, however, that thore was a quarrel between the parties at | ec. where they landed and were paid off, and | hat there was an old grndge at the bottom of the | affair, The three accomplices are in jail for trial, | and the officers are after the murderer. We think the whole community will concur with us in | saying that it is time to Jo oe with, at feast, a | ortion of the liquor shops in thia city, and organ: | ise a sufficient police, This is notthe last case of the kind shbich will occur if some measures are not taken fo prevent them. Rock Isiand (1.) | th yvuly fee Fare ig ite & 4 i 5B gs one apd & miles north of the centre of the im- ecersible point referred to above. ‘This errcr refused to that Ellicott and the Spanish surveyors erred ip Mary's cebeing, properly tbe head 8, ro per! ea eres: and pose Bia the river takes its farther south; that the the south as the the other hsnd, claims that the point is not the head waters of the river, but that its rise is farther north; that Georgia now holds a large aoa tion of land, which, of ca one to been the di ce Of te as Opinion as where the boundary line should be established, that every effort by the States to settle the matter has proved fruitless. , however, it may be cently ited com: ion in re to the whole matter as will'enable the th to settle the boundary upon equitable pris- ' ips of the ile in both z E | F ie E I : 2) i if Hi : i i ul & 3 eg E E Be Ad i z F i i} FE 5 5 5 F pay tree! gers i ‘he other witness to prove the forgery was George Harria de Rusett, who confirmed dence of Parris as to the use of his name. and | fap B penn oe was carried om sole interest, althou, name did not + he described himself ‘a8 a mares having been a general merc! made a large fortune, and did not like to bame put up over the distillery, At the same me he is in ness as ® general merchant, as sppert also by the ‘‘Directory,” in Birchin lane, He never opened an account at Masterman’s, whee the bill was made payable, in his own name, hid never authorized any other person to do so, and had never accepted any bill in the name ‘Of Richard Parris & Co., though he was the sole person {i venis rested in the concern; he denied that he had besn @ barber in India. His clerk de: that the ac- ceptance was neither in Mr. De ’a_handyerit- ing vor in thet of Parris. The jury, ho ie Fe fused their confidence to Parris, to Mr. De and his clerk, and found a verdict for the eres e and at the end made some severe remarks, pranted / thie trai the ‘bankraptcy of Davidson and. Gor don, the creation Of & great number of fplas. o forged trade warrants, on whiclt money h# beea borrowed, the late similar case of Mr.Prica, the first’ of the kind in which such forgeries came to ligh' | the'case of Mr. Anderson, yet sub juice, and ther fae ne Coons s calculated r cate and they have caused, mach alarm, suspicion, distrust "5 the city. The kind of warreate ft have till lately been received with perfec’ dence; they constitute the securities on wh largeat_ ad est, They are proofs of the borrower's be . possession of certain commodities which in th nary course of business will in a short time bc and he be enabled to repay the advance. To f them is to root out mercantile credit. Tt ir natural, therefore, that great alarm should 1 —a— the mercantile and monied claases'¢ city. Mvenenovs Assavir.—According to the Gazete, Rev. B, Bullock, of Dana, has bee Taigned before 4 magistrate of Barve, on, 8 piaint of Mr. Lindsay, for on assault with inte it the compisinant. The examination ha ’ been finished when the Gazette wha printed. affair is supposed to have grown ont of attempt: | Suppress the sale of iqtoxicating drigka in Daw