The New York Herald Newspaper, July 30, 1854, Page 8

Oux Washington Gorrespondenec. Wasnrveron, Jaly 28, 1854. Dilapersal of the Sages and Law Makere— Synopsis of their Legislative Labors—Con- seientious Scruples of the Prevident and heis Cabinet. It is worthy of the b'ghest moral philosophy, wnd a book ought to be written on the subjeat to chronicte the acting: and do‘ngs of the pre- | sent grand canhedrim of the United States, and | Jet the dear people take a look “be ind the Many members—some of both heuses—bave | | for changing hor-es in the old cwebing Beft on urgent calls homeward, who, while bere, passed their time in idleness or some- thing worse. “May God seod them a happy @eliv-rance, ” as the olerk says to the arraigned | Wief or hoasebreaker, Those who remain are qnarrelling about appropr ations of the public money. In ten days they voted ten millions to Santa Anna for a poor triangle of mountains and | @esert Jands; but for honest claimants among eir (low citizens, their conseience will not allow them (o vote anything, nor will the Pre- | sident sign their bills, in all cases, if enacted ihto laws. Pirstly—-The President won't sign the River and Harbor bill. because he is of opinion that “what man pute in, man must take out; bus what God puts ip, no man must tough.” (See Gape Fear Metsaze.) cond'y—The Secretary of the Treasury is eppored to paying the Florida claimaots ac- eurding to treaty stipulations, becanse he wants the money to bribe the Spanish ministry to sell Gu! ba. Thrd'y—He is opposed @ebt for similar reasons Fourthly—He ano the President are dead against paying for French spoliations, becsuse the article of limitations ought to bar them. ‘Ibey have waited fifty years for justice, and why need they pow be in such a burry? Oh! this is a great Congress! And so is the Preaident a yreat man, and so are all his Ca- hinet ditto, ditto, ditto. A Looxer Ov, to grins the Texas Gar Saryland Correspondence Farepunicxk Counry, Maryann, Joly 26, 1854, § Quitting Baltimore—Prospect of the Country —Comfortadle but Old Fashioned Cars— American Philosophy—Washington June- tion—A Collier’s Politeness—WVoble Bridge —Valle of the Patapsco—Doughoregan Manor—Blue Ridge—Potomac—Sight of the Gap at Harper's Ferry — 4 Country House. Yesterdsy we got away from Baltimore un- der favor of a cloud#prinkled sky, a cooliog breeze, and an earth still moistened by the tor- gents of rain which fell the day before. We were glad to leave the Monumental City, with its white columns, slopiag streets and glimpse of the broad, bay-like waters of the Patapsco, ora wider and greener horizon, which we ex- pect to find, with purer aad cooler sir. in the Alleghanies. We set out with curiosity and Jeisure to condnct us, not knowing whither we shall roam before we finally bring up, but very @esirous of seeing with our own eyes ihe inte- “gior of Marylend—mayhap, of Virginia. As the train clears itself from the skirts of Baltimore, you find a country undulating and mearly wild; all overgrown with low bushes, unfeuced, and rising into low hills. covered with @orubby forest. It must be poor land to be deft sn such a state in the neighborhood of a great city and seaport. It reminds one of the English downs, but with this difference—that the latter are carpeted with grass aad grazed by thousands of sheep. In the old times, a region thua left bare, in a populous country, would have been the resort of highwaymen. Mr. James's solitary horseman would have looked to his pistols as he entered upon it; but the the steem horse that borse us on gfive wa other dangers to think of, if we were of a fearful turn of mind. Very shortly, the epeed at which we went carried us beyond this district, which was not withont its beauties, and we broke into a richer country—fences epreading their lines, tieids of corn, farm-houses shaded with noble trees, mills of blue stone, and water dashing over dams. The stream which feeds these mills is the Patapseo, and their presence informs us of the tolerably gapid ascent that the country makes from the Chesapeake towards the Blue Ridge, and which an easy but constant grade of the road is engaged in surmounting. I cannot say much for the appearance of the cars on the Baltimore avd Ohio railroad; they would not compare favorably in that respect with thore in use on our Northern roads. TI only judge by the train we were in, which was the morning express. The carr Ss were old- fashioned, low built, and extremely primitive in paint and decoration. Lowever, I ¢ bound to say that they were more comfortal, in some respects than ours. The seats wer particularly well contrived. and were farnished with a footboard, a convenience the want of whieh at the North is often intolerable, and renders it too painful a penance for the tired traveller to comply-with the disection posted up in them all— Keep your feet off the seate,”’ I cannot but moralize here upon our natioaal habit of lounging, which is so mach more gene- val at tbe South than at the North. Foreiga- ers, especially English, wonder at us, and con- sider us very ill bred for indulging in it; but I think they bave not penetrated inco the philo- sophy q the thing. It is generally attributed to the climate; but I cannot allow that the climate debilitates ua to that extent that we are uw able to sit up straight, like other civilized ations. The p: culiarity is owing, 1 a great many others, to our characteristic views of lif. The great object with us is to get on and make money. We look out tor the main chauce: we are determined to secure it, and we expend on hat ali our energies, Consequently, when we ore in repare, we desire, and, indeed, require to repoee wholly, and for that purpose select instinctively, the horizontal position, with our heels elevated and our head and shoulders de- preseed as far as circumstances ani coavenience admit. Those nations, a part of whose onjects in Vifapare spread over toeir appearance in the hour of leisure, and those c'asses whose busi- ness is leisure, whose object in life is not ac qoisition but graceful and digaisied expenditure, ap ativrd to waste ther nervous and muscular encrgy ‘0 sitting bolt upright in stralght-baek- ed chairs ond with their feet decorously but ancomfortably placed on the ground. Tuoere is not a particle of doubt that a man who is en- joying a social segar after dinner, in a cool werandah, or is whirling along a fle country in a railcar on a tour of pleasure (our case at this moment), has a more dignified appearance in fhe position I have described, than if his legs are Jaid across a chair, while his arms are sup- by another, and the third, on waich he figuratively said to sit, is tilted up on its hind Jegs, or if (the case being so) his feet are wied on the cushion of the opposite seat. t the question is—Is he resting so effectually? Will he be fit, when the time comes, to resume work with irresistible energy? However these +stions may be resolved, I commend the thern railroad men for supplying the cars with” footboards under the seats; it is an im- + ense comfort, and saves the cushions into the eo rrwin, Wuile I was making these reflections, we ar_ rived at a very fegsles spot, where the train came to a stop. On our left the valley was 2oeoped out like ap immense bow! of verdure, ou the rim of whieh we sppeared to be suspended. We actnally overbung the vast hollow, while jut beyond, a deep cutting, as it throagh the side of the bow!, gave exit to the row. I jamp-, d out upon the platform, on the otber side of which @ freight traln was advancing, aad in- quired of a rough look ng individus: whas the place was culled. In England I should have go no answer, or @ surly 0 pest &@ stupid one, bat here my man was both, competent acd willing to give me _ every ioformation. The spot had no other oume, he said, but ‘Kelay Honse,” as it was a place times. Where we stood was all made ground, the hill-side baving been cut away. %o make room. and the earth turned over into the val- ley, at immense expence, as it waa very liable to cave away if not solidly eupported below. “Yonder cutting through the bil! had been lately made,” satd he, “ata gost of $100,000" Before that the road used to wind round by a way which he showed me, where pow the Washiag- a bridge thas “was al work”? one of the gren of in all the States ington junction. way,” udded wy * train just the more, he noda the cars. laden with bridge when you pass th mie a6 they moved off, I and the guilt which it span ing, and as soon as we emerged from th my polite man of evals had inform , o whole bold and massive profile of the bridge wes full in view, gray rtone, iron ralug, ho.ty arches—a work worthy of Rome. T was a good deal vleased with this incident, illustrating the intelligence and politeness of my countrymen of al! classes, although had I never travel} d in other countries [ sboald not bave noticed it, I stoud on she platform ot the car to get a better wew of the bride, aud the conductor, seeing my curiosity, without ud» be- gan 10 gratify me by pointing out the various objects of interest that we payed. Ia Lurope tley weuld have been ruined castles, very pic- turerque and of extremely little use t» the present generation ; but here they wer the fine mills on the Patapsco, actt ope- ration, and to my notion more beantifal from their rea} utility and fitness than the most ac- curate copy of Stolzentel’s wouli be, over- hanging the edgy and rippling stream. “This,” said my polite conductor, presently, “le Bli- eort’s mills.” Tu fuer. | Our Virainia Correspondence, Ounsrianspure, Va, July 25, 1954. Route to Christiansburg—Steamout Accom- modations—The Railrord—Factories and Trade at Lynehburgh—Facilitics to Tra- ders and Shippers. While multitudes from every region sre tra- velling to and froin seagch of recreation, bealtn and pleasure, and’ many a good''G@amite” Is panting to escape the beat, confluem-at and dis- ease of the city, they will not be uavilling to hear someching farther of the ways and means ot locomotion to our delectable springs aad mountains, Your correapondent has spoken we)] and trn- Ty of the delightful trip, good table, excellent Virgmia Captain, &¢., of the “Ocean Steam Roanoke.” I testify to what Ihave sen. He might have said the like of the Jamestowy After landing bis traveller at Rockett’s, in the morniog, he hands him over to the kind olives of friend Ballard to “put htm through the” day, | and then gives a true and pleasant bill of fure from thence to the White Sulphur Springs for ride by stage from Stanton to the White Sulpbar. Now, without controverting 9 siugle item ia this bill, [ beg leave, for variety’s sake a least. to present your readers with another, somewhat different. Within a few weeks past, business cut. 98 | has called me several times to pass between tide- water and the mountains on the 8. Side Rail road and the Lynchburg and Tennessee R..il- road, and I take pleasure in commending these roads to.the public, as furnishing insar- passable facilities for reaching the springs aoa mountains. These roads having overcome formidable ob stacles, are now advancing rapidly towards completion. Oars of the finest kind, in charge of toy most attentive and accommodating coa ductors, now rup daity to Concord station, and connect with Lynebburg. (only twelve miles,) in lesa than two hours, by fine stages, over a deligbtful turepike. The 8. Side company have purchased the Appomattox road, (nine miles long,) from Petersburg to City Point and their cars connect regularly with the New York steamers—Roanoke and Jamestown—going and It lay in a derp hollow, which we crossed on | retarning. They have done a great and noble a causeway and bridge. The hills that hem in the village are green and bowery with trees; there must be tine building sites on their table work, aud will meet their reward. The pablic at large will do them justice, when the unéx- summits, some of which were indeed already | pected success of the roads compels them to ad- ocoupied with fine seats and groves J had tu- tended to stop at Eilicott’s Mills in order to visit Doughoregan Manor, about five miles dis- tant, the celebrated seat of Charles Carroll of mit their value and importance. But to return to your Gothamite friend on the Roanoke: He will arrive at City @oiut Carrollton, where be habitually resided; but ua | some time before day break on Friday morning. we hod accepted an invitation from trends higher up the conn'ry, we postponed this plea- sure to a future period. After leaving Ellicott’s Mills, and from there nearly to Frederick, or rather to Monocacy, the road still skirts the Patapsco, which dimi- nishes indeed rapidly iu size, but heightens in beauty. The rain of the day before. affecting its whole valley, and mud colored; but I was informed that usually they are, unfike more Southern rivers, clear and transparent. The banks are richly shaded, and where the bed expands to enbrac an island ora flat bottom, these are covered with the finest corn I have yet seen. We then reached the ‘ Planes,” the first of which lifts us out of the valley of the Patapsco, the second carries us down into that of tne Mo- nocacy a tributary of the Potomac. On cross- ing it, where we stopped again to drop our passengers for Frederick city, some three miles by the Branch, the scesery once more was strikingly beautifal. The ri of valleys, watered by the clear Monocacy, stretched be ore us, and we began to see the blue outjiue of the mou-tains—blue by that noon light. The ele- vations are not very great; but they are the { swells of the Blue Ridge, to which we were fast approaching. 3 In short, it was not long before—advancing tbrough a magnificent agricultura! country, covered with crops of corn and wheat, tae lat terall in golden stacks and ricks—we care up op the Potomac at the “Point of Rocks,” where a beatiful covered wooden bridge, resting on high stove piers, communicates with dou coyuty, Virginia, Our hearta beat a little fas had mads its waters turbid | 9+ e | first Alleghany ridge, near! The cars will be waiting for his socommodation, and in one half hour he can reach Petersburg, in time for the Lynchburg train. In Lynch ues he may spend two or three hours at one of their excellent hotels, aud proceed by the cars at four P.M. to Salem, where he miy spend a night of comfort and rest. If he aims the Sweet, about forty-five miles, or the White Sulphur, about sixty miles, he ‘will take iN hold the morning stage and after ten miles up at Friend Thomson’s, on the west si two > miles from Richmond, (while his fellow pe er in the Roanoke is yet in charge of I'riend allard, waiting tor the Central cars.) Fare through from Petersburg only $8 50, But perbaps your friend may wish a still greater variety. Lethim then consent to spend an afternoon in Lynchburg—the City of Hilla— and examine her works of enterprise and indas- try. Especially let him stop for an hour io oue of her factories, aud see them roll and twist ihe Southern weed. He will not call it lost time. Inthe morning. after breakfast, he will be ready fur the cars to Bensack’s, some thirty-five miles from Lynchburg, and arrive by stage at the Sweet Springs same evening. Or he may keep his seat in the cars to Shaweville. ten miles east of Christiansburg. Here siages wait to give the weary traveller a pleasant ride of four miles, to a most delightful retreat called Alleghany Springs. These eprings, long known and valued tor remarkable curative powers, es- pce'ally in cases of confirmed and distressing dis- peps a, have been recently fitted up at eno: mois expense by their agreeable and enterprising ter at eigbt of the famous Oid Dominion, which. | Proprietors, and now offer attractions to visiters however, we were pot destined yet to enter. The track follows the river, indeed; bat on its left or vorth bank, making its way for the Gap at Harper’s Ferry, which soon becomes visible before us is the blue mountain boundary of the horizon, the gate of the great V ‘a Valley. But we shall not yet pass We have which none who test them will be slow to ap- preciate or acknowledge. Or, be may proceed to Christiansburg, where stages will, wait to take him to the Yellow Sulphur, (four miles distant,) of old quite cele- brated, and now refitted at great expense for the seeker of healt and pleasure. Once more, something yet to observe among tho farms of | not yet fatigned with his morning ride over and Frederick county. The spot wh we have halted—itauks to a hospital invita‘iou—a coun- try house in the very bosom of the mouatains, with its rich fields, its negro quarter, and all the social features of the interior of Mary land— romises 4 tine und useful atudy, in my next. Reve PeRtLovs Sitvarion—Nasrow Hecara rrow DRows)nG.—Satarday evening, a young man"by tue name of John Ray, accompanied by two lads, one thirteen years of age and the other twelye—sae old- estasonof Uius arter, the yonagest pamed Al bert Scamman—while making the shore from off the Lights in a small boat, (having been on « Ashing excorsion,) had the boat filled by a wave and ia- stantly suvk. Noove of the party was able tos 5 and all of course wentdown. Too water waa tw> or three fathoms deep, ania heavy sea rolling in. Fropk (the Carter boy) soon rose and clung holt of the boat, Ray and albert also rose, nnd instiactive- ly grasping at tbe tirst o! led Foank from the boat, and all sunk again togetner. F seems to have been possessed uf wonder! of mind) menaged to arate hinself other two, and by this time ¢ him withia the reach of ‘soi ped hold of, and by wh a3 partially moyed up and enabled to reach back and resene the other boy, whose whereabouts he ascertained by the bubbliog of ube water, ‘ r seaweed and the waves tremity of a projecting \.9 Had they floated by tais very likely to hive saved. Mr. Ray gi ashore. When the 3 they were perfectly hy . from cbill and exosustion. the house of the keeper, M tanately waas physician, and friend the party. iy tie usual applicat! was restored, and they were soon dition. These young men were or they would pot, tn all probability. this ent. Thele escape see’ miracu.ons.— Portland Advert joaging to A StxanGB Arrarr.—A aingolar aff\ir orcurred about 2o'eleck yerterday morving at a German tavern and emigrant boarding houseat No. 21 Wal- Hut street, kept bya man naued Fisher. A party, consisting of a man, his wife and j,and a brother-in-law of the woman, went to t! Thureday night and engaged lodgin: were putin the same bed. Abont clock yes terday morning atremendous hallooing was heard in the apartment occuyied hy the pa: nd upon examination it waa found that the woman had been stabbed twice in the back with a dirk knife in tre hands of her brotherin-law. The latter, whose name is Godfrey Freth, acknowletged huving in- flicted the wounds, but declared he was dreaming at the time, and did not know what he was abont. The parties were taken to the station honse, and had a hearing before Alderman Kenvy, actiog for the Mayor, The woundsof the woman are ae rious, and she was present at the hearing of e emertey morning, She knew of no motive for the he Notion of the wounds, Freth waa held in $200 to answer the charge of agsua!t $300 additional for carrying pons— Philadelphia Penns yi nd battery, and ale dearly wea Fat Gawe is Mos OTA. gays the game sovson in about the first of August, o ticed by every one who cat appears to be plenty. An ocr seen; plover ia hoping abor are rather scarce, In in a few weeks there wi are making their ent: farmer, are not no northwest. Dee moval of the Tr J those who disdain az “|. ension, and we uu through the Alleghanies in these splendid cars, he may proceed as far as Newbern, about twen- ty-five miles beyond Christiansburg, and dis- tant about thirty-eight miles from the Red Sulphur, which latter place he may reach by stage at9 o’clock P.M. same day. Fare through from Lynchburg, $5 50, But, without ringing any further changes on this bill of fare, 1 would like to add that such ave the connections and ooligations already existing between the S. Side Railroad and the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad, that the shipper may, io afew weeks, place his goods for Ly nchburg, Christiansburg, or Newberv, and in a few months, the Abingdon or Tennessee line upon the abovenamed steamers, in New York, and they will reach their homes iu the quickest time, with no transhipment save at City Point, and no charge for “commissioa, forwarding,” &e. TRAVELLER. Man Krutev sy Licurntnc.—Oa Monday after. noon, the 17th of July, during the prevaleure of a storm of :aiv and tghtuing, te barn of Mra. Graver, in tbe vicinity of Pennsvurg, Montgomery county, was struck with Jightping and seton tire. Me. David Weidner, who was in the builoing with two other men, was instantly kdled, aod his companions were rendered insensible. ‘Che women in the farm house bod bewely time to drag the bodies from the parn before it was entirely enveloped in flames, Four hors bout seven bundred bushels of wheas, e quantity of hay, orm ia the avigt wry Dut ing Wi iverable aamage wus done in beewks sda, Lo— Lehigh (Pu) Register #3 SnoT aT THE Jai.—Yesterdsy after the prisoners were in the yartof th jog theinselves, a difficulty occurred amon ich led tow fizbt. One of a yored by stop them, bus He then wert into bis offi ore witha pistol, and threate tue pa that he woud fire non trem if they did not their quarrel. To ipis thre t they paid nm entiva, when be fired, shooting two of tiem ina fatal man- ner, the bulls entering theic bodies io the neignbo. - hood of the side and breast. The men were taken into the jail and surgical assistance procured, bat it is be lieved that neither of them can recover, One of the parties shot is sard to be the murderer of a Urited States officer, who was killed upon the Plains two years sgo, and for which he was sea wnced to three years’ imprisonment —St, Lowis In télliyence. Kansae.— A correspondent of tho Worcester Spy, Writing from Kanavs,«oys that a majority of the Missuvrinns who havo taken up their abode to eriitery, far from countenaneing the law Jees protestations of a fow of their number against the immigration of Northern freemen tuto a J to slavery, ant are even a ttle there, re sing, = the | ga cracy states & mn residiog in the vi dove a yoke of oxen ayon Th toad, fastoned teem wing them on tvelr The train dav, bos 7) ee Affcirs In Ouba. OUB HAVANA COHRBSPONDENCS. Havana, Jaly 21, 184. The Diarto’s Ceneures of the Herald’s Cort espmdents —GQeneral Pezuela—Vigorous Measures Adopted to Punih Parties Engaged in the Negro Trufic— The Gray Eagle—Ouba Divided int» Six Mi'itary Districts— Heath of the Iskand— Business, &. In my last, I alladed to remarke mide nuofficially by the government Gazette, and commentaries upon the same by the Diaris dela Murina, whieh are intended to ayply, I presume, to some of your late cosrexpondents, and to those of some other papers; put as! bave not seen the articles which call forth be denial, [ am not able to judge of the consequénces which may attach to this indirect censure. But upon general priociples, tt fe certain that any evil that may occur in all the ramifications of the admin- | istrative branches of this government, there are a thourand lips ready to publish it, and ascribe al! the blame to the foantain from whish the power is cerived to do the evil—that is,to the Capiuia Genesal. If the law is violated anywhere and in any way, by tbe consivance of subordinates or unfaith- ful agents they immediately charge is to the ac- count of the bead of the administration, which I do net think just; but it ie ® consequence that obtains under even more liberal forms of government, and cannot be avoided where all the pover is concen- Sruted ip the and mind of one man. On tae other band, the actual good that may resolve from given administrative acts of the Captain General toe people remain in ignorance of aatil time deve- lops their benetits, when pernape the mind that de- Vised {a awactive, au the hande that planned are folded ‘neath the clod. This obtains, tuo, in con- verre of the ever reauy blame qbich is jagly @uminister d, for tue reasun tows publicity is not given to the results of measures, and we elfects of their @ctuon upon the iuterests of the community. It ‘s my impression that to the abuse it ia necessary to submit utd the proufa can be brought deverminately to show the wisdom that bes sat in the councils of our cbiet by progrrss under his law. Few mep ever entered tne government of Cuba at suob disudvautage ag Genera! Coacha; be had no fiieods here; no ope had confidence in him; ever act was scratinzed and commented upon with ma} more severity *han auy thing I have seen visited upon Geneial Pezuela—yer he lived it all down, and no map of his:ommand ever leit Cubs so univer nally regretted—regretted even by those who in po- liticul sentiment differed from and opposed bim with all the iufluenve they could bring to bear. General Peguels, not being invulved ina political cuntest fur preservation of the Island, but occu- ied with the nitration of pew social forms, as he leems consistent with hamwity and dei by the instincts of the comwmunisy,—to be consistent with the progres of tne age, &c.,—may accomplish a@zouch more exalted triumph aud win the whole heurta of the people. I can only judge from vhat I have seen, and of what | know would be the courre of one when events occur to give them faith- fol reception, and howest welcome for the correc- tlon of Judgment, ifany bad been made. In relation to the channels of ivformastion of every descrip- tion, associating this government and tua people, they are all Spanish. It is not ble for the stranger of any nation to make lf familiar with the action of the government, or the counter- action of the people, ano the social and political ob- Jigatiops of one whrh the other, without the aid of the Spanish clerks in every branch of the government, the couvseliors and friends of the chief if, and their friends,the subordinate officers through all the grades ef power: and these sour.es are open to all through prestige of empefto of one sort or anuther. Ip tais Way, almost the secret thoughtaof | pie in er transpire upon the community, and are ued the correspondents of the Angel when they seem to be of ounsequence to justify it. General Pezuela will floa_muco more truth told him through the press of the United States or the columus of the Henatp, of what transpires in s2cia) intercourse in Havana, and of the secret springs of some other thi than he could by possibility gather througo police, his civil guard, or etat mayor. Thus much give for the benetit of those “whom it may oon- a cern.” It is none of mine; but I can assure the Diario de la Marina, that while Ido undertake to write to fill the tedium of summer months, these ‘and to oblige afriend, I shall be free in my lan- piled ae as eaten a3 possible the cts given me from Spanish Leer ioe as free as the 9; ress, and the Spanish agents are in New Yok, New Orleans and Mobile—and I scorn to suy that they would be hostages for my secarity— they cannot be, for reasons which I may or may HOU Zive, as pleares me, at sume future day. | would almoet omit a piece of intelligence that | received two days Since, for fear that it might be taken as forced irom me, but my sense of justice will not per- mit thas. The facts 1 look for—and I would rather they shon{d be favorable to tie Marquis Pezuela than oppored to bim, wile Ishall comment as they may deserve either ay. By a letter from a person of upconbted intelligence and respectability—and not interested in the negro traflic—residing at Trinidad, { am advised tvat the most vigorous m-a- urea have Leen adopted there, under the positive instructious of General Pezuela, reaching the very people in the community, in office or out, who baye been in any way iwplicated ia tue late nefarious practices in that vicinity in violation of the law by introduction of Afrivans, &c. Thisspeaks volumes in favor of the Captain Geveral, and if he should succeed in effe: ting their Fa» ge beyond Temova) from off.e, he will have accomplished uch more than ever has been done by his prede- cessors, But Ido not believe that, with his whole power devoted to this object, he can prevent tho Slave tade, Ho may make tae pursuit mosh mo oToult and bazardous; but it will go on, and the se will often be made against himself that he | has cognizance of it, when it would be an absurdity, the il Remonbe of such knowledge. 1 am informed that the s‘eward of the brig Gray Regie called at the offie of the American Consul a few days since, and gave his affidavit in relation to that vewel und her character, which conérms all that haz been communicated to you. His name is James Town, builing from Philadelphia, and aged 17 years. I lave seen him one ov twice at the ' Domi- nica,” and be has given me nothing of new featares to comamunicate, except that he shipped in New York some four months since, for a voyage to St. | Thomas—tbat one other American, Joha Mitchell, | shipped inthe same eae five fire Freochmen on board were shipped for Rio Janeiro, but that the | rest of the crew—Portuguese und Spaniards—were aware of the nature cf the voyage when the vessel left New York, he presumes, by theirconduct, He will be in New York, by an American’ vessel, about the time of this reac! ng you. The captain of the Gray Eagle has gone to New York, totakecommaad as & bark, to execute nuother voyage. Last name— mala. The affair with Rio Diaz and his 555 Africans, is Occupying the attention of the Gaptain-General, who bas been furpisied with ali the needful informa- tion as to the partics who have violated his com- mands, who have received funds, and in some cases the Jocations of the negroes who have bean sold, dis- tributed and registered. But the evidence upon which he al-ne can act, will be wanting. [he Know Notbings will bave it all their own way, in this and a thousand other cases yet to occur. At you wil perceive by files sent you via Mobile, the islaud of Oubs bas been divided into six military districts, which are occupied by five brigades, and tue seserve division, which is located iv the district of Havana, making a force ostensibly equil ro 22,000 men, or 26,500 men, including the auilitia of the country, supposing the compleents full, ia confor: wity with the present organization. valth not improving. Capt. Dunham, of tho American bark Scotland, died here on the 1th inst. of yellow fever; and many sailors have died from the Amri-au sbipping in the past week. Business bas been somewhat inactive the past week. and sugars of the best grain, dry and ‘flo- rete,” have obtained } real advance over last week. Freights declined aud dull. Exchaage on northeru cities par; London, 11} a 114 to 12 premium. Napa Mas. ‘Brox 1x York Counry—Bany Brant axp Aw orneR Srrvex sy Liantxive.—We learn from a ie who arrived here yesterday, resident of e neighsorhood, that a tremendous thnaderstorm ety tbrough portions of York county, Pa., (ork, op Tuesday evening last. Rain fell in perf torrents for more thao an hear, drenching fields, beating down the corn, &c. During ita prevalence the fine Jarge barn of Mr. John Gervick, near Gten Rock, fourteen miles this side of York, was struck ) By Habs ing, avd entirely consumed with its con- ents, Loss in all about $3,000. The . George Muhis, about five miles: ff, was also struck by the finid, snd semewbat injured. The rain, howevér, was peculiarly grateful, und bappily advantageous fo farmers «pd vegetation in that region—Baiti- meve Sun, July 28, Crve.ty To A Staye.—The Lexington (Mo.) Lapiiss bas an account of the death of a slave at the banda of bis master, Josephus Hicklin, from which we make the following extract:—“ The only fault sileged against the neyro was that he was dis- cansfied sith his master, and wanted to be sold, and that be was lazy. Por these alleged offences the pegro wus put to the torture, Outside of the Book of Martyrs it would be hard to tind any ca-e that in jot of cruelty affords a parallel tu this, Mrs. Sto vo’s imagination furnishes no case upon which this is vot«m imorovement. The lash, tire, gouging, leating over the head with heavy claps, the rubbing of cayenne pepper and tobaccd ja hes tyes, were some of the appliances used, not for a single hour,a single day, or a air cle week, but every — for more tien thice Weeks, uu le died.” The fiend hus nut yet been a. vsisting of a tine aa Ts grain, hay, &o. ° n r. & Tragic Bear We transiate from the Guebeo Canadian, the fol- Jowing account of a fearfal encounter with a bear, in which the uufortuvate buater lort his life: — A most psinfo! occurrence bas just spread a sort of panic in the parish of St. Raymond. A man hos rn'torn to pieces by a bear, This animal, on the night of Sunday, ths 28th of May, bad kilied and carried off a cow belonstug to & man of the pame of el Cantin. On the morrow an apter ip that region, named James Cantin, whose for forty years had brouuht down bea's, moose d other game of the forect without namber, ed means to put an end to this ferovions Brute. Tt was sundown before these were complet- ed, avd be bad not time to go for bis son to assist him io the hunt. The bear came, according to cus- tom, to feed upon che pre?, be bad secreted; and the inbabitants of the lage heard the Gring of a ap Fifteen minutes tater, avotner gun was heard, the resort sounding as if near the woods; and, a8 the mght was closing, a third report was heard com- ing ioe within the forest; then all was silent. on S i he le gathered together to meet the hanter leer oe, and bear from his own lipa the ia encounter with the bear. But the night has and he dvesnot come, The hopes of his frienés turn to fear, and they resolve to fly to his assistance. They start with lanterns and proceed to the edge of the foi est,a Here their cries and patent 4 of fire arms remaia ananswered. [ney enter wood and scours in various directions, bat without seeing or bearing anything. Then they tarn home- ward, ead and ‘lsphriteds to resume the search at dawn the pext day, More thsn forty persons, who had been sum- moned in the course of the night, met at daybreak on the morrow, at the spot whenee the re; of the hunter’s fires shot bad proceeded. A bloody track led them ou through the forest; and many who were following it came to the bear, which they found ying dead in a clump of bushes near a swamp, but po hunter was to be found. They con- tinued on their way, still keeping to the traces of bood on the ground, which extended beyord the apot where lay the animal, untilin the midst of @ dense thicket they stumbled upon the uufor tunate Cantin. The soil trampled and torn up ; tae bushes broken and down trodden ; tre traoks of the tees haid by, the leaves on the bushes, and the face of the earth go’ haa been deceascd— with te blood that sbed ; and the mutilated limbs of the everything told of a long and desperate conflict waged hand to hand between tue unfortanate hunter and bis ters ible adversary. From a! that coula be gathered on the subject, it is suymosed that the horrible t) agedy took place in the following manner: Cantin’s first shot had wounded the severely, and driven him to the woods. The hunter followed ia pursuit, and fired & second time, but from the rear, as in the first fa- stance. Still, this could not have been a mortal wound. Then it is supposed that the bear, flading he was being followed up closely, and urged on by Jear and rage, plunged deeper into the torest, where, at length, he down to recruit his strength, or perba; 8 to die after the custom of hig species, the members of which usually 9-ek some retired spot to breathe thetr last. Accordingly, the monster se- lected the densest thicket to be din the woods. Avimated bs Pee noble ambition of the huater who thinks he is sure of hia gume, and is desirous of adding another to his numerogs exploits, Cantia rsevered in the cbase, noewithstanding the tenses darkness around him, Still, it must have been sufficiently light for him to distiagaish the gory track of the bear; but it is highly proba- ble he stumbled s upon. him his secure retreat, and then, in his rage, the animal regained his strength for a while, and rising con- fronted bis pursuer, before he could eacape. Still Cantin must have had time to fire a third shot, but so hurriedly that bis sim could not tell the ball being found in his neck. Then he un- doubtedly clubbed his gun and beat the anual on the head until the weapon fell shattered from his fi" to the d, where it was discoverei by nds. je man and the brate must have closed then in the last fearful conflict which ter- mated so fatally. Bat disarmed, without a knife, and having nothing but his stout arm to oppose the fury of the tr, the brave fellow’s ent oe not save him from the tragic end he met with. ‘When a bear engages in a fight, he rises, and, sit- ting on bishaunches, bedaet we like a monkey, but uses his claws in addition like a cat, while hi enormous muscles indicate a atrength that inooncei with his a his right thigh was into mince mest. He must have been stil! con- ‘ending against the bear, when the brate, with a feerfal instinct, directing his blows against the man’s head, fixed his mu claws in his face; or, by a blow of his right paw, he literally stripped {the hunter's left check. One of the claws penetrated immediately beneath the left eye, and torn away the cartilage of the nose, without, how- ever, injuring the eye itself. This terrific blow doubtlesely threw Cantin to the grovnd, when the bear left hin and retieated, to die afew reds from the scene of the conflict. That ‘wound was not mortal, and Cantin survived it seve- ral hours. The blood which deluged his knee show- ed that he had sat down to let it flow. It may be that at that very moment he heard, without bein; able to reply to them, the cries of the party who sal- lied in quest of nm at night. Exhausted at length, by the hemorrhage, he seemed to have laid himself down gently on.his right side, perhaps to make his face and Hmbs Jess painfal. But, posseasing his consciousness stil), be conse-rated his last: momenta to God in prayer. He was found with clasped hands, and 65 yy blue bonaet. Honest and strictly pious, the thoughts of that unfortunate man were wortby his whole life: He leaves a discon- solate widow and four children to lament his un- jt awful end —Keeseville (N. Y.) Northern jazetle, Axorurr ReveREND Sepucer.—Messrs. Oliver D. Stone, of Monroe county, and Charles Waters, of Luzerne county, offer 4 reward of $100 for the ap- prebension of a certain Isaac Brown, wao, on the night of the 5th November, 1853, dbaconded from Stroudsburg, in company with a girl ab ut seven- teen Fg old, with whom he is sup: to be co- habiting. The said Brown is thirty-three years old, about five feet ten inches in height, light complex- ioned, bas sandy hair and is cross-eyed—eyes light bine—formerly resided in Broome county, New Yort. He is a achool teacher, professes to be a Baptist, and | occasionally turns preacher. The young girl whom ) be enticed aw: is about five feet one in heig&t, ra- ther slender, with dark hair and gray eyes, ani bas ; 80 impediment in her speech. The naughty Mr. Brown left a wife and two children in Buroudabury. —Keading (Pa.) Gazelte. A Cninp Kriirp sy 4 Panrien.—We bave been informed that a litle daughter of Mr. Barker, in the lower end of this cousty, was killed by a panther a few daysago. [he report we bave 4 tnis:—Mrs. Barker sent ber httle daughter toa spring, near Chreh Mountain, for some water. The child stay- ing Jonger than usual, the mother weyt to see what had become of it. Near the sprin discovered traces of blovd ; in_a short diste tacther a por- tion of the body of her dhild. ‘gf Barker was not at home, but the agonized rf .er succeeded in raising a small company, who @ out in search of the anima! that bad torn from her a beloved litte one. A few steps from the place where the remains of the cbild were found, a large panther was discovered in atiee. The unerring rifle of one of the company, 89 soon as the monster was 0! ed, brought him to the ground.— Abingdon Virginian, July 22. Rorpsry or Tus Ciyps Banx.—On Saturday night an attemptto sweep the vault of the Clyde Bunk was made, with but parual success. It seems that the robber dug a hole throagh the wall apon which the building rested, just above the surface of the ground. It was composed of cobble stones, and it was perforated with mueh ease. Having got un- der the building, the fe low sawed @ hole t! eh the floor, and entered the banking room, when he took what loose Rg toe was at hand—some $150—and decamped. vault was too mach for fy cramped for time, and did not sac- ceed in making a full strike, as it was doubtless bis ei a to have done. No trace of the burglar has en discovered —Rechester Advertiser. IxcexDiaRY ARRESTED.—We informed our read- ers afew days since of the destruction by fire of the barn of H F. Wing, of Grafton, on the evening of the 19th. An inquest thereon was held by a jury, under the new law, on Monday, and a verdict was rendered that the barn was set on fire, by some Pegg or persons to them unknown, Yes- terday, Sarah E. Stockwell coufessed that she set the fire. was accordingly taken before Wm. F. Slocum, he and pleaded “f it, wa “ordered od io procure bailin the sow of $2,008 for her appear- ance at the Court of Common Pleas for trial, in de- fault of which she was committed to jail. She is about nineteen years of age, and dees not assign any cause for the commission of the crime. Wor- cester Spy. Sap Bereavement.—We from the Manito- woe (Wisconsin) Herald that two daughters, Bertha aud Clara, of Fred. Borcherdt, Esq., the pustmaster at Manitowoc Rapids, the one 10 and the other 12 years of age, were drowned in the river at that piace, while bathing, on the afteraoon of the nét. The youngest of the two accidentally got jend her depth, and the oldest, who could swim, went to ber assistance. It is supposed that the grasp of the drowning girl drew dowa her sister, ; sioner—not 8 sasreta of the estate, but for the enle togetner to the bowom, where | wnd that they aapk heir bodies were found embracing each other, Sth be- | Castim Ganpun.—Auber’s grand opers of “Ma sapiello,”” {sto be produce d for the first time this sear | son tomorrow pight—in which Mme. Bertc { retzek will appear ae Ejvire, Mile. Leeder & , Ja, Sig. Beraldi as Masaniello, and Sig. Grazi. | Pietro. A full and efficient ballet corps have. 7 epgaged, the principals of which are Mile. Laviene , and Mops. Corby. All the great artists being uy Deneet te the cass, testis We pp above nam: ocers, it would be unreas~”*- Garden will not be t to-morrow night to its utmost capacity. Bowzry TueaTae—HMile. Marie Duret has been engaged by the t, aad will make her first sp. Bete Sopcine drama St "Green Bushes” Me of “Green Es Eddy, orton and Winans will sustain the other | leading clfuracters, Mme. Olivza, who is received | with acclamations every vight, is to coatinue during | the ensuing week her extraord| tight Bey Jit formances. The farce of “ Wilfal Murder” | the ampsements. Nis1o’s GaBDEN.—-The popular Ravel Fami- yy and the novompliabed RoaBan danseusc, Mile, © ‘rca Mathias, are to appear in to-morrow even- | ing. The en‘ertainment provi comarises the ' pantomime entitled the “Soldier for Love,” a grand let divertisewent, and the favorite comic | tombime entitlea ‘Raouel, or the Magic Star.’ | ‘Mme. Anna Thillon is to appear a3 Amina on Tues day evenir g. ae New york. Narionat Togaras.—Mr. J. R. Scott, Tartrapediant an1 great favorite of the’ | public, is engaged by manvger Pardy, who ia untir- in bis exertions to procure every ne velty for his numerous The for to- morrow evening are “ or tbe 7 | Beott sustaining the arduous character of and Mise Hatbaway that of Jutie de Mortimar; and. & new extravaganza, styled “Plot and Person- AmERIcaN Mvezuu.—We perceive that the “Core ,, sican Brothers” is to be played again to-morrow night, with the same good cast. C. W. Clarke is wuch applanded every night in bis performance of the Bi 8. Anew orama, styled “From rile to Comt,” is to be played in the afternoon. hour or two can be spent to much advantage in the saloon, in viewing the nomberiess curiosities, inde- pendent of the dramatic performances. Hirropxoux.—The fourth and last great “Foot Race” will come: off to-morrow night. The com | petitors will be the champions of tne other races, | and the prize will be five gold eagles. The ‘‘Serab Race” is aivertised for Wednesday, in which not lesa than fifteen outside horses will run. Woon’s Minsrxats—This com} of Ethiopeart delineators avnounce a drst-rate me for to- morrow night. The ‘Burlesque Knock- *| | ings,” woich is every night received with great applause, is to be repeated, Bvoxk.ey’s SERENapsRs.—In consequence of nu- cent cnty St nce Pa 4s les » the © ve upoa p! ing it snother wesks wane it most by laid aside for the “Bohemian Girl.” Wal ee Sater grad band ola: iva another grand concert evening, P! | both sacred andse ular music, Obituary. DEATH OF JACOB RICHARDSON. (From the Oswego Pailadiam, gale 3e ‘We are startled snd pained at the in! the death of Mr. Ri hardson, wi on Tuesday night in Kingstun, Canada Tie, bavereestou sag ave abrupt yeas and hie sudd Sismae by the teuspanerns eal eect name r8 ordipary sttenti@il to his ¢ n , and peri bably forever be divided as allegations charged upon reality we have no opinion to son had an, have }is last hours been darkened by trouble; and it is not a re that it has been the means of hasvenin; end. By a merciful meope the. law con: every man innocent until he is proved guilt, and we would this silver Tule obtaineo 'n pi ivate life also. Mr. R. bas been long a leading politician in the whig ranks in this «istrict, and until recently has ho poy ‘an extensive influence ia the councils of at party. He was a native of Cay county, and practised law in the city of avers? Hoare to hi coming to Male, > which, we believe, was in 1398, followed bis profession here until bis ment * to the Collectorahip. He was about years of remaing arrived here by the steamboat Cata- ract yesterday afternoon, and the faneral will tuke place to-morrow at two o'clock P.M., from his late Fesidence in East Third street. Srvevr.an—A little daughter of Mr. three and a half years od, stack @ amall bottom of one of ber feet three weeks » which wes pulled ont, and the foot inacloth, withou: the apprehension of anything serious by a family. ‘was taken by spasms, ‘yaician called, who did hia ¢ Aaron ry pervert a lookjaw, notwith, standing which her tecth were closed tight several times, and the little one endured intense pain for Ne 8, —_ but littie apparent reat. At the preaent time a cannot speak, nor bie one oken since the adap morning when she was first attacked with spasms. wil ever before.— It isa matter of some doubt whether she talk ban Buch cases have oceurred Lowell News, July 26. Aw Oxp Verenan Gows.—Died at Cohasset, July 15, Mr. Joon Thomas, eighty-six years of Mr. Thomas was one of the old stock. In eazly life he was aj prenticed to the sailmaker who made the Constitution’s tirst suit of sails. A deal of rivalry was Indhifested at the time they were made as ta | who should take the first stitch. Mr. T's master had. made arrangements tw obtain that honor bat young Jobn, by an artfal trick, his master, and took the first stitch that was ever taken in the Constitution's suils. Mr. Thomas was @ = uative, and had two sons in the serviee of country, ope of wh was in the ba’tle of Landy’a Lane. At the time of his death he was the oldest sailmaker in this part of the couutry, and was mach y his brothers of the craft, by whom he ee familiarly called fatuer Thomas—Bos ( iH Orricrat, Boxps Nor To BE SURRENDERED.—Tho dence of disbursing officers or agents are tiled, in obedience to lav, in tie offic: of the proper Comp- troller of the Treasury. In @ recent case, the anre- tes made an application for the gurvender of the ¢fficial bond, after a 1 tae accounts of theic princ!, bad been gatisfa tonly ciosed. It was held that Jaw required bunds to be on file, and that there ‘was po authority to withdraw them, except for par- poses of ruit—no power having been given by statnte toany officer to surrende: them in any con- tingency. On the final aud satisfactory adjastment of an account, acertificste to that effect, from the proper officer, is sufficient for the aureties.— Wash- ingion Star, July 28. . t Srraxon Occurrence —We understand, says the Troy Times, that # man died in West Troy last Thursday evening, with o disease Sees resen- bling holera, and his body was de’ d in a coffin and fally prepared for barial. remaina were kept ‘until Riturdsy evening, and thea, while the ', frienda of the deceased were engaged in tolding @ , | Covered frombuke state ta welch be bad o long’ and actnally arose from the*coffin, walked across tue floor, and requested a drink of water, saying that he ' was fo hn A ‘comes to us ing oe . ‘we see nO. reason to dow ‘ ewer We further understand that the man is ~ convalescent, and will 3 A Toswavo—A_ gentleman from the town of Floyd infirms us thet a severe tomado visited tha towns of Floyd, Trepton, Steuben and Remsen, last Saturday ence, eetorion barns, fences, and trees, to a fearfal extent. {t continned over an hour, track was from a half a mileto a mfle in width, commencing in tho first named towa and extending Khe the others above mentioned in a nearly straight line. Whole acres of forest tree ‘were swept down in its progress..Utica Observer. Baraxc8s or Pgxstoxs—Under te provisions of the acts of March 2, 1829, and June 19, 1840, thy balance due a deceased revolutionary pensioner, leaving childien, but no widow, belongs to the chil- éren, und can be paid only to them, or the executor or administrator on the estate of the deceased pen- vee and benetit of the children — Washington Siar, July %,