The New York Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1854, Page 7

~ AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. ‘The War. THE SEG OF 3E3a8°OPOL. (Bvom the Paris Siecle, Nov. 21.) To spite of our weil Koowe mimary symosthies, We have repied i wally to the reprosch waish Migit de wodre: to the generals of tce altied ey for not having, Before toying siege to Jeb wy! Wo finish oom >ictety witn ibe tosces of @ Messchikofl. fh» advsaced sexsou of the ded net albow sb+ principal objec: of tae exped tw be neglected for & sicgie instan:. ‘Mae barrica there, 43 bia ory will zocend that ia ry 998 an aD); ig expested by the Rassiaas heir a Fv Fon their stroo poiat, . Rot withstaudia » these ‘enor i HH a i rt sm i “? nm 3 LF 3 i i § 3 g E é us f z bow, pitehed thie doubie receive, eopsiceranle reinforcements; suppose that by meana ef the division Mayran from Athens, which left @onstantino;le on the 5tn, and mast hove already arrived, that by means of reinforcementa from Oran Malta, by means of the divisions of the canp of the scuth, which mnst at the present time be at wea; and by means of Tarkian troops sent trom Varna and the Bosphorus, the generals-in-chief of the allies way in their turn form an army for the field, of which the forces aheady so ably handled by Genera) Bosquet shoaid serve as the nuclens— sappoee al] that, and matters at once change their appearance; the army of the siege has only the tarh of can ying the sown, and the forces of Prince Menechibuf, in place of disquie-ing the besieging army, are forced to defend tuemselves. i 3 POSITION OF THE ALLIED ARMY. {From the London Globe, Nov. 21.) The alued armies are encamped ubon a plat of above four miles in lengta aud six in breadth, bat ‘the ground is +0 high above the neighboring valleys ‘that a large force on these heights couid resist ten times mS moras vag jalaklava the ascent from in below is, general, serapiyeo teas trims the ben othe Inbermass Val. lej—+. ¢., the vailey by the side of which an impor- tant part ot the harbor of Sebastopol ran3—is easily defended. The French have rawed along the whole iine, batteries are selected positions, redoubts and Soave. fered for airy passage due protectio: ce offere @ cay: i has been applied; so that as long as we have an of the present strength, no enemy need be this direction. The p!atean on which we not squere, bus bor by thres curves— const line; the second, or Balaklava line, ‘to the point whence you look down in- 3 the third, ranniug from point towards the sea, paraiiel with the towa dipping towards the coast, anti} at last itis level with the highest part of the arsenal side Bebvsiopol. Along this line, upon g; ot hills Fanning out towards the fortress, our batieries are or the French, or left attack, occapying the alip 9) of above as level with a part of the town. course, between these spurs there are gorges, and these run down and meet th: which narrows as you draw from laker- ward. The vse assailable part of our is that towards the fortress; but evea that set down as perfectly secare, considering wealways have at band, provi ord: watchfainess be exer.ised. We have oa the attack four batteries, named as folio wa: — Lancaster, Leit Lancaster, Green-hill, aud -gun Battery, mor about 30 gans; aad on the large Green-bill Battery, with 36 ganas, an being at least 1,200 yards from Se- advance we have run an approach 600 yards of the enemy; but this is to aid a battery 20 much as to forma storming whenever an attack determined on. In reirof these batteries, extreme right, lie the Second, e 3 se ; ann & ibe E z Hi iy i A: ef ie i BE ES 5 ef FE Fo E if Ad i i i 8 z sy E 8 4 z i [ if i I i i troo) M concent of late in the environs of that capital, Pprincigally at Rewsa, Lobz, Biais, Minsk, and other locatities of ment of Warsav. Their effective force $e eatimaied at from 20,000 to 22,000 men, which, with the gariison of that capital, will constimte ‘the nucleus of the active army in Poland. If we are to judge from the quantity of provisions acou- mulated in the above towns, these troops ter there, unless the events of the war should re- their presence on another part of the king- & [Kiel (Holtein) Nov. 11, Correspondence of the London imes. At this port the winter season has act in ata pe- riod unusually early. Acccrding to the statements po residen's, twenty-five yearsihave elspsed since fevere weather bas occurred during tne month of November. At the head of the bay @ considera ble portion of ice has formed. Suould the wind con- tinve in the northward, the greater portion of the ha bor will be frozen over in a few days. In the country districta toe roads are covered with srow; every pool of water bas been frozen to wach & thickness a8 to admit of skating with perfect eafety. During the past night it froze very hard; the thermon eter at 6 A.M. today was 24 degrees of FPabrenhest in the open air; even at noon, with a Hight air trom the eonthward, it only indicated 28 degrees. The harbor to a great extent was covered with ice, large mssees of which drifted ontside. It the frost continues the flret must leave the ianer harbor very shortiy. A’ Copenbagen the intensi'y of the frost has been reueh gitater, and sleighs have been used to tre veine ibe streets, According bo presen} arrange- subject. the winter. Information of the formation of the ice in the bar- her Bas been forwarded ta: tne medium of the electrie bee ay to the Board of Admiral. y. The Con, mander-in- Chief Si yend the ueaal period, owing to the state of the weatver. We have been therefore without lectera from England for the last three days, Tt rumored thas the squadron of steam frigates under the orders of Capt. Wataoa will take up their | winter quarters in Kiel Bay; but I am not disposed 10 place mach retance in ely Some of the ships yea*erday bent raile, merety for the purpose of Sn ope the crews. To-day, io accordance with routine, they went to 3 3:30 P. M. A strong breeze has i} , whica, hae dis wanted trales tack covelserubie eitent. The ther- tmcmeter has risen to 40 deg. Fahrenheit. The flee’ st ancbor wn Kiei harbor ja composed of the ‘ollowing ships :— Horse Ton- Deke on aaa. a Guns. Power. Men — nage. ¢ of. Wellington, oi Vice Admiral Sir C. N. Commander-10 -chi 750 1,100 = 3,700 650 600,772 400-970 —-2,616 Hon. H. 600 © 900 -8,200 Cwear, Cupt. 400-850-2762 Princess Royal, Ca z... 400 850 3,129 James Watt, 600 850-2613 Nile, Capt. c. y 400 850 —_ Cressy, Capt. R. L. Warren.. 80 400 750. 2,537 Majestle, capt. J. Hope, C.B. 80 400 750 -2)589 Blenheim, Capt. the Hon. F. Petham... yon 500. 700 1,747 Hogue, Capt. Sar 450-700 -1,750 m peddle), ‘. Bau es 500 -180—«1,230 Rosamond (paddle), Com- mander G. Wodehouse... 6 280 160 1,089 400160980 The following are blockading the enemy’s porta in the Guf of Finland, &., uader the orders of Captain Waison:— Horse Ton- Vessels. Gunes. Power, Men. — nage. Impérieuse (screw), Captain Watson .... ....... 5 360 580 2,347 Euryalus (screw), Capt. Ramsay ......0. 0.005. 400 550 2,871 Arrogant (sere: y sees 360 450 Mi ne 4002 8 400 160 fa 160 250 750 Archer (acre Heathcote . 200 300 973 THE Mail STEAMERS FOR THE EAST. [From the Liverpool Albion, Nov. 20.) The anxiety to despatch troops to the Crimes, and the inability of the ordinary steam vessels of the kingd«m to meet the emergency, have compelled her Majeaty’s government to withdraw several of the maui steamers of the respective lines. The royal mall screw steamship Imperatriz ha) been char- tered by the admuralty, the mails for Brazil, River Piata, &c., which have been forwarded trom this port on the 24th inat., will be delayed to the lat of December, on which day the steamer Pampero, belonging to the same any, ard intended run between the Plate and Janeiro, will leave Liverpool with them. The Southampton steamer for Brazil of the 9th December, has alvo been taken Up, as well es the screw steamer which should have left Southampton on the 4th of December with the mails for Australia. Two of the Canadian mail screw steamers have already left for the East, and @ third, the Chacity, will soon foll»w. The Kuropa, Toya: mail steamer, of the Canard line, left to-day, for Dublin, to embark the 90th Regiment, and the Siegara, which arrived this evening trom Soston, will be forthwith prepared to receive troops for the East, ag also the Arabia, of the same line, on her ar rival from New York. We shall tous be deprived of 7 mail steamer to ths United States for tw) cou- secutive weeks, and even more, for in ali iikelibcod others of the taken up as they arrive; and should there be bat enougn to convey the mails once a fortaigh:, the consignees of the United States mail steamera, Mesara. Brown, Shipley & Co., will effect an ar- rangement for running their versels alteraate Satur- days with our own steamers. This would meet the case a8 fully as can be desired; bat, of course, it can- not be out all at once. There perhaps never ‘w:s a period woem the withdrawal of s) many steam- ersirom the mail packet service could eatail 80 little inconvenience as at present; and it will afford the opportunity of recreation to many who greatly need it. rior ships would make as » when Colonel Eid, veteran of the regiment front, and was received with dae mili At this moment the troops of the He F z i : = FE it af af & a5 TS 5 station, t carriages, dra: the troope were conveyed € Kimguovns ‘The tran was steam sport alongside the Wolf hulk, i waiting to receive them, and a sans ot ctators was collected. aesemb! ed, the Europa ed, the Europa was hauled off anchor a short distance out, amid renewed cheera, mingled with the of many poor women, who could not restrain tneir grief at parting with their husbands, eons, or brothers in the ranks. Tne 90tn embark 660 bayonets. A detachment of about Bo of the reese homey. in - barracks under command of Captains Grove, Vaughan, Furi Lieut. Close, and Ensign Raitt. : . MILITARY SERVICES AND PROSPEOTS OF PRINCE NAPOLEON. [Paris (Nov. 19) Correspondence of the London Times. } Not lees than three different despatches from the East anrounce the ‘ture of Prince Napoleon Jerome from the Crimea, for Constantinople, owing to illness, and, though at the Palais Ry al some doubt is iwilte 2 of their Cotrectnes, {$ is stilt stated elsewhere as itive. Wha: gives greater probability, if not certainty to it, is tne fact of a Hnbaeeprerae nese ih in other words an order, having - communicated to tne various papers in Paris ro to publish that part of the private telegraphic ag gy announcing the Prince's departae. If it 80, it ig one of the most unlacky things ever done by him. The effect produsad remor of his intention to quit the camp at the moment when the storming of Sebastopol was at band, has done more injury to him than any pre- vious incident of his lite; and already, if I am in- formed rightly, satirical couplets circutate on the It is the opinion of the friends, as well as of the enemies of the Bonaparte family, that hia chances of the imperial throne, such as they were, have been seriously damaged by it. I suppose there aré more persons than Prince Napoleon who love to fleunt absot in rich uniforms, provided they are not called upon to endure the fatigues of tieid duty and the peris of war— persons who enter the military service without the remotest intention of ever ahar: ing its har’ships, and who avail themselves of tha first plausible pretext to avoid their duty, no master at what risk of reputation. Unfortana ly, in the reeent Instance, there ja little excuse aljo ved by dysentery under which Prince N: is said to suffer, will reconctle the public to his | quitting the camp at so critical a momeat. It | is rewembered, hign military was not won by , too, that the Ks the Prince evjoys it services m the fie DETERMINATION OF THE ALLIES TO TaKE SEBASTOPOL aT aLL HaZaRD3, The Gazette des Po:tea de Frankfurt, in ite oor- Te from Vienna, of November 16, says:— s: learn on good authority toat the ambassadors of England ard France had,some days since, a Consultation at the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the Orimean expedition. M.de Bour- queney and Lord Westmoreland declared io the most positive manrer, in the name of their govera- mepta that there was not the least idea of giviog up the capture of Sebsstopoi, especially as success is now no longer doub:ful; pat, on the contrary, it bad been reso)ved, not only to reduce & a but to oconpythe whole Crimes, in order to make it the base of future operations sgaivat Georgia, while, st the same time, the new meral'in-Chiet of the Turkish mn | in Asia, Mustapha Pacha, wil embark at cbhuruck in English oad French ships, and will sttack Anepa. “The Western Powers,’ say the ambassadors, ‘are persuaded that the ocoupation of the Crimea is in- dispensable to the success of ulterior operations against Russia, and no means will be neglected | to attain thus end.’ The ambassadors have on this oceasion given detailed communteations of future | reinforcements, whih, from their immense acale, | prove that the Western Powers are determined to | achieve the conquest th : English The London 7'mez of November 22 say Tament paper has been iseued to-da: the subsidies aunually paid by Great Brit: reign States, from 1792 to the present time, Tae following are the reapective totals down to 1816, afver w! year the payments, with the exception of about £1,500,000 for fortifications in the Nether- lands, between 1818 and 1820, have cputprioed, only reek loan, th:ee of the Ruasian Dutch loan and the which amount anpua'ly to about £130,000:— 793... ++ £833,273 1805 ... + £35,340 1794 2,650,244 1795 5,724,961 1796 32, 1797 1,684 585 1798 127.013 1799 849,812 1800 2,613,177 1801 690,113 1802 285,450 1803 212,275 1804 .. -. 108 The eatent to bution of the above totals was as follows:— £825,000 in 1799, £545,494 in 1800, £200,000 in 1802, £63,000 1m 1803, £614,182 in 1807, £200,000 in 1813, £2,169,- Be 1814, £3,241,919 im 1815, and £1,096,355 in Ireland. PROGRESS OF THE SOCIAL REVOLUTION—INTEREST- ING REPORT OP TAB ENCUMBERED ESTATSS COUKE. (Dublin (Nov. 20) Correspondence of the London Times.) Below will be found an interesting and satisfac tory summary, drawn up from official eources, show- ing the annual and total amount of the monetary trapsactions of the Acconntant’s office for the five Jears commencing in 1849.and coming down to the 3lst ot August, 1854. The reader see at a glepce the receipts from purchasers, and the pay- mevts made in each year, on foot of the sales. Tais dccument is correctly described as “ an admirable and striking illustration, con*ained in a few fiznres, of the extensive operations and vast amount of bueiness performed under the court in a compara- tively br ‘iod, and indicates the benefits ad- ey conferred upon the country:”— an 1850—Lodgments in bank b; urchasers in cash, it 4 rom Chancery £498,149 6 3 Ditto by stoci stock... 10,876 14 6 1849 and 1850—Payments by order of commissioners, in cash, in 3% per cent stock, in 3 per cent consols.... 225,372 15 0 Investments in stock and consols. 380,261 18 8 1869 and 1851—Lodgments in bank by urchasers in cash, in stock, and m Chancery, in absolute credits,. 2,079,074 2 8 Ditto by stock, brokers, on sale of TO scccrccascadeepees Senscces 23,334 13 10 1850 and 1861—Payments by order of commissioners, in cash, in 3% stock, in consols, in absolute credits 1,205,621 19 6 Investment in stock and consols.. 1,478,185 3 5 1861 and 1862—Lodgments in bank by purchasers, in cash, in stock, and from Chancery in absolute credits... Ditto by Stockbrokers on sale of 2,779,838 14 8 225,946 9 11 1861 and 1852—Payments by order of commissioners, in cash, in 3% stock, in Consols, in absolute credit, f 2,618,849 15 10 Ditto, investment in stock a1 Ee a Rae ee 943,981 7 5 1862 and 1863—Lod, ia bank by purchasers in cash, in stock and from ch , in absolutecredits........ 3,763,761 2 8 Ditto by stockbrokers, on sale of stock ve 273,681 1 3 1852 and yma y order of commissioners in cash, in 3% stock, inconsols, in absolute credits....... 3,434,579 18 2 Ditto, investments by stock bro- 1,166,865 6 5 purchasers in cash, in 8% stock, in sbrolute credits . 9,006,319 1 9 356,410 12 1 commissioners in cash, in 3% stock, in consols, in abantute credits....... 3,201,700 7 0 Ditto, i £28,065,506 4 0 ), Accountant. Lord Palmerton’s Visit to Paris, bound to tide water, or are well laden with mer- The Paris art worn of the London Times, November, says: It was to bs Lord Palmerston’s visit to Paris at this moment would give rise to an infinity of con- je:tures as to its His lordship —: ‘Vinit yesterday to the peror at St. Cloud, but returned in the evening to nis quarters a the Bri- tish Embessy. He again, I believe, visited the Em- peror today. Thus it would appear that as yet, at ull events, ne has not become the constant guest of the Emperor. There are, of course, mavy who woul be glad to know something of what passers at these long interviews, and, in defaalt of such know- ledge (for no one believes that the visi: ia one of Mmeie courtesey), conjectures are pazarded. Some that the object is to discuss the terms of a sub sidy, and others that a grand financial operation, in which England and France should mutually gua- rentee @ loan on an extraordin large scale, ies the toys, There are not afew, ver, who doubt that such can be the object of such a visit, seeing that either of these questions might be left to tae eet coer agency of hoe countries, bus something still more important ia to be discuss: ed. Indeed, it is said that Lord Palmerston nas come over to become acquainted with the Emperor's 1eal thoughts and jntensiona on the present state of aflaire, complicated a8 they are, and to come to an understanding as to the line of conduct which the English and French governments are to adopt in the eveut of any still more serious emergency arising—that emergency a nothing more nor le:s than » con tinenial war. It seems, indeed, a moral unpossibi- lity to avoid a more decided misunderstanding with Prussia. The selection of Lord Palmerston for such ap object is not extraordinary, his Jordadip haviay, atthe period of the coup d'état, mauifesved ranch volerance towards Lonis Napoleon. Sach, at ail events. are the romoura which prevail, The Cabinet of Napoteon. THE EFPROTS OP THE OPERA MANAGEMENT, [Paris (Nov, 20) Correspondence of London ‘times. ] ike report of M. Fonld’s retirement from tt cabivet has again circulated among the public, # ith more appearance of probsbility than on avy torme occasion, and itis said thas the persoa whe would be pert plowed if it were true, ia the Emperor bia self, The wish to see M Fould else vbere than te the Department of State, if fate will hee % toat he must be in the government, has existed for a long time past, Some secent and ratber awk yard indi if ever, been than for some time » and tre intense attacl to the Ri war has not pre- | vented 16 from becoming acquainted wish, aad complaining of, the miswansgement woieb ia to be found there. The whole goveroment oomes in for sabere of the blame; bat it ie for the to'erance ex- ercised towards " interest con- Orisaae | tly | fall and entire confidence. Tiese remarks appear to dave been without the desired result, end M. de Morny, who, I believe, maniteated no i ness office, was named after a hesitation of some | ‘The Remains of Bossuct. ‘2 Messen; | Bishop of Mesax, | , receptly discovered, containing the of Bossnet, was opeaed on the Lito The head was found covered with fuur tulde of linen, which was cut away with a of 8 -issors, and the features were then seep. They were much Jess changed than might have been expe:ted, con- sidering that the body has been buried @ century anda . The beadwas leaning a httle to the right, like to that of a person asleep, and the lefi part <f the face wes in particular exceedingly weil reaérved, ard at once reminded the lookers-on of ud’s portrait of the deceased. The mouth wa: open, the eyes shut, the nose somewhat fallen in, the hair white, and the moustaches and imperial visiole. The skoll had been sawed across, ce as to allow the brain to be taken away, in order to let aromatic sub- stances be in ‘ite stead. An artist who was present took a sketch of the face as it appeared when the coffin was opered. When it was that the features of deceased could be seen, a = number of persons hastened to the catnedral. veral e clesiastics also arrived from Paris, and among them the curé of St. Roch and the curé of St. Louis c’Antin. In the night of the 14ch a glass was fixed over the face, eo as to preserve it from the contact of the external air; and the next day, at 10 in the morning, a funeral service was performed, at which tke bishop officiated. Pontifical ornamenta covered the coffip, a crozier wes placed close to it, and Boseuet once more appeared as bishop in his own cathedral. AJl the tunctionaries of the town were present on the occasion, as well as a danse | number of other persons. After the mass had 4c- ished, the crowd walked roun?, in order to see the features of the deceased. The coffin was replaced in the evening in the vault. Closing of Navigation. THE RIVERS AND CANALS. {From the Albany Atlas, Dec. 9.] The steamer Hero, which left this city on Thurs- day afternoon, with a barge losded with bay, was able to proceed only as far as Castleton, where she became eurrourdea with ice,and her progress was checked. When last heard trom yesterday, she was still fast mn the ice. The Hero took trom this city one of the heaviest freights of the season, # large portion of Shik ‘was dressed hogs, fresh meats, aud other rovisione, 2 ‘The continued cold weather, sinking the mercury down in the vicinity of zero, gives but little hope for 8 resumption of navigation thisseason, in whica case the Hero will have met with a sad hap in her ven- ture. It appeared a rather wild one when she ieft. 'The river here, and for some fifty miles down the river, was entirely covered with ice, constantly grow- or gh onl by the congealing inflasnce of the rr. The canals did not wait for the official proclama- tion cf the State offi ers to close. There are some one hun¢red boats, with valuable cargoes, caught in tne ice, and ut this time thei: non-arrival bas occasioned much distress among our mercantile hcuses. {From the Rochester Democrat, Dec. 8.) The resolution of the Comm»seiouers, t: at the wa- ter should be drawn from the canal on the 5th iast., bas not yet been carried into effect. Tne storm pre- vente forwarders from moving their boats after Sunday last, and mapy of them are in a bad poni- tion, icaded with commodities not readily tran- shipped. In anti ipation thata milder would ensue, time bas been grnnted to those bat cote Gg to get to points convenient for uoloading. weather continues severe, and there is no prospect that it will relax so as to afford » better chance to move beats from the ts where they lie at pre- sent. In this state of things, the coutractors hav- ing jobs on this section, have made a formal demand — the Superintendent, Mr. Daggett, to carry out resolution ahove referred to, claiming it as a right under their contracts. He will doubtless be | pe ae to comply within three or four days, at the | ” [From the Albany Argus, Dec. 9.) | We learn from Commissioner Follett, who reached | this city yesterday from bis division of the canai, | that there are more boats frozen in along the line of the canal than at any former season within bis | knowledge. They are vot collected at any par- ticular point, but line the canal from Buffalo to this city. Most of them have full cargoes of produce chandise for the West. It is estimated (ssys the Rochester Democrat) that there are 100,000 burhels of wheat, upon boats, frozen in between here and Boffaio. One firm here has 20,000 bushels ice bound. Some of tuese cargoes are convenient to the railroad, others not. It will cost millers something to get their grain forward. {From the Chicago Tribune, Dec. 6.] Navigation on the Illinois and Michigans Canal is closed ter the season. The last boat which left this eo the south, cleared on Saturday last. others have since taken out clearances, but owing to the ice in the canal, they nave been forced to Yup. and have their clearance pavers can- celled. ice yesterday was three inches thick in the canal, for several miles south of Bridgeport. The South Branch was also frozen over down to Lake street bridge, and boys were skating taereon.” The period for closing the canal this season is considerably earlier than for several previous years. The Wheeling ee state the river above and below that city is cloeed by ice. The same is the case at rg. Toe Monongahela, ite Pitteburg, and the Allegheny, a ehort distance above that city, are also frozen over, and on Wed- neaday the former was covered with skaters. Sach an event, so early in the season, has rarely occurred before. The Philadelphia Ledger, of the 9th inst., says— The cold weather for the past few days has closed the Schuylkill above Fairmouact dam, and wade ice sufficientiy strong for skating, as was exhibited early yesterday morting by a number of persons who ne the exhilarating sport on the basin. Snoula the coid weather cuntinue a few days longer, the ice-cutters will go to work. The Preservation of Life on the Coast. ‘The Secretary ot the Treasury, with the view to the prevention of shipwreck and the relief of dis- abled vescels this winter. bas sent orders to all the cutters on the Atlantic coast to begin their usual winter cruise to that end. We herewith publish his orders to the cutter on the New York station. To the others similar orders have been sent:— Treasery Derarrurt, December 7, 1854. As the season is approaching when much suffering and distress, experienced by vessels bound to ports ia th» United States from long voyages, may be alleviated by the ageney of the revenue vessels while cruising on the coast in discharge of the duties enjoined by the act ot Congress of December 22, 1851, I have thought it advisa ble to designate the revenue cutter Washington, ander | your command, to assist in that service. To enable you | to afford the required aid to vessels and crews in all | canes of distress, it will be praper that you should varry | provisions, fuel and water, in such quantities as can bo conveniently stored. Should the underwriters see fit to place clothing or other supplies on board, you will take charge of the same, and dispose of them agreeably to their directions. ‘thus prepared, you are directed to cruise between Gardner's Bay and Little Egg Harbor, keeping as close to the land as may be consistent with the safety of the vessel, and not going into port oftener than you may be compelled from stress of weather or want of supplies, and on ail such occasions you will iin- mediately report in writing to the Department the cause of such return, While eruising you will speak all vessels approaching the const which you ma requiring aid or relief to their condition your power to render ; and t ished may be duly accounted for, at their co#t value, handing o to the colle money of orders which you may have received therefor taking his receipt, which you will immediately fory to this Department, and make dae note t of journal of your vessel You will cause the tracks ma be distinetly traced uy stating depth of water A full list of all vessels boa thos of t stance run by log, will Ley artiwent at the expire of April next, Jam, vv 4 Capt. HD He Polit! intelligence. MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN BOSTON. ‘To-day will take place in Boston the contest for the eboice of officers to govern the city during the ensuing year. The Know Nothings, whigs and democrats, have each brought forward their strongest men to fill the various offices; but if the present contest may be judged Dy the late State election, the affair to-day will only be the enactment of a farce by going through with the forms of an election merely to meet the requirements of the law, It i# said that the nomination by the Know Nothings war equivalent to the certain success of their candidates, and that the other parties were induced to set up their tickets merely for the (un of seeing them knocked down by the new party organization, and con- sequently they selected men of strong nerve—men who can experience an overwhelming defeat, and quietly | retire from the potitical arena with perfect freedom from . The following are the candidates for JV. C. Smith. THE KNOW NOTHINGS AT VARIANCE. {Correspondence of the Boston Traveller. Newsorypoar, Dec. 8, jase. One of the greatess anc most tamultuous politi- cal pee ae ever assembled in Newbaryport took place evening. After tne vote the American party st the State election became huown, it was supposed that they would have it all their own way in municipal affine at the o: election; but on the announcement of their cand: Gate for Mayor, Elder Daniel P. Pike, the opposition elementa began to move. <A flaming for a meeting of toe citizens to make a nomination ap- eared im the Herald, which struck the ranks of the Goo Nothings iike a bomb, and was couched ia | such terms as to have a greater rallying effect upon them then upon their oppouents, Conse at the commencement of the meeting it was ¢ 6 that tne oppurenta or Mr. Pike we.e 1m toe autouri- ty. The meeting was organized, however, by the t of ope of them, P. K. Hills, Ba)., a8 chair- map, after which littie or no business was acvom- Die Sore ee ee poke basen wo order, short epceches, long 8) 1, hisses, plan- ont, outeries end stamping ruled tue hour. Mean- while toe numbers increased until the large hall was packed close, vot oaly seats, bat aisles, rostrum, and even the wincows. Individuals’ names and yeonal charectere were bandied about like foot- is—the chairman at times preserving order, and at other times vainly endeavoring to do so—the meeting a8 frequently declaring him to be out of oder, and charging him with partiality. At iy & question arose on which neither side would give way. The meeting presse’ hke the allies, but the president stood his ground like a Russisa. After proceedings of this ter for nearly three hours, & motion was made and carried to dissolve the | meeting. The elements which governed the meeting ap- peared to be, on the one wide, tze determination of we Know Nothings andthe desire of the Maine law men to have Eider Pite nominated; and on the other side, first an equal determization among the friends of' the present Mayor, Moses Daveuport, Esq,, to 60} + bim, who it was said had admiais tered our a! ‘3 ably and faithfuily during the ne year; second, an apprehersion am another class, that Eider Pike, if elected, would enforce the liquor law, se he had formerly plecged himself to do sbould he ever have the opportanity; and third, the opposition to a clique or party nomination for city officers, 1+ being conwended that politica should not be bronght into city affsirs. Another meeting was immediately organized by the choice of Mr. James Cary, Know Nothing, as chairman. This was followed by a repstition of the previous seenes for gome time, uader the greatest excitement, which continued unsil a motion was passed that Daniel P. Pike be nominated to the office of Mayor by acciamation. Another meeti g was alterwards held in the ward room, under the City Hall, presided over by Edward Tappan, Esq., which nominated Moses Davenport, Eaq., the present incumbent, to the office ot Mayor for the ensuing year. We are likely to have an exoiting election on Monday, which, judging from present indicatiens, will reault in the electioa of Mr. Pike. ANTI-KNOW NOTHING MEETING AT CHARLESTOWN, MASS. [From the Boston Draveller, Dec. 9.) Last evening the City Hall was crowded to its utmost vapscity by the citizens of Charlestown, to ratify the nomination: that were to be reported by the committee chosen ata previous meeting. Tne meeting was called to order by Pailander Ames, Eeq., and arene, organized by the choice of Wilnam W. Pierce, as chairman, and Andrew J. Locke, recretary. Mr. G. Welch moved that the nominating com- mit:ee make their report; and Mr- J. A.D. Worcester, chairman of that committee, stbmitrei the follow- ing list of csnaidetes’ to be mappoated on tne Ci- tizens’ ticket, for manict; cers. For Mayor—Timothy T. Sa*yer. Alderaen—Ward 1, Edward Lawrence, J. U. Fletcher; 2, T. M, Cutter, Wm. Dalrympie; 3, Ed- ward Ward, Benjamin Phipps. Common Counciimen—Ward 1, Amos Talts, Ho- race G. Hutchins, J. A. D. Worcester, W.W. Pierce, E. White, Amos Brown ; 2, J. W. Corey, Joseph Young, N. Chapin, 5. Palmer, Foster » TLE Harris,; 3,,8. Hovey, J. C. Deland, G. B. Albee, Ichabod Lindsey, R. Mason, John Gardner. The question was on the adop:ion of the report. Mr. E. R. Robineon moved a division of the ques- tion. The chair inquired if he came there as a citizen, and was opposed to secret societies, or if he wasa member of a seeret orginization? Mr. R. stated that he came there as # citizen ; butas to anything further he sid nothing. stated that he believed Mr. R. be- longed to @ secret order, and such had been elected # representative, which elicited no reply from Mr. R. The‘chair then said he would put Mr. R.’s motion, if he would again make it; but Mr. R. declined. Dr. Thompson then took the platform. He said that it was a meeting of the citizens of C! iy a free meeting, an open meeting, and it was called inan open manner. When the citizens entered the hall, they did not have to give a pass word or grip, as at meetings of asccret organization. They aid not come there a8 a body of ‘Know Nothings,” but as “Know Som They not only know some- thing of the government undertwhich they live—and he thanked (od that uhey were there in such good numbere—they knew that a secret society had sprung up in tbeir midst, violating the laws of the land, and which vow proposes to enact laws through @ secret orgroization of mep, and to place such men as they choose to select, to govern the people. He did not approve or fg: ide of thia society, and be had no doubt that the movers thereof have some important end in view. He stood there as a free citezen of Charlestown, and in some respects be sympathised with this sesret society. be- Hieved that Romanism was the anti it of Protes- tanism, and he was inclined to think that the Catho- lic religion was the most magnificent imposition that was ever started. He said that bis principles were the same at this meeting as they were ata meeting over which he presided some = since, and his ideas were the same as then— religion should not control the government, nor the govern- ment control religion. He held that no true Catho- tic could be a true republican; but that the consti- tation of the United States is bound to shields Catholic in his religion as well as. @ Protestant. He hoped that when the Le, mecta, thia new or- ganization would give to the light their platform, so that all may see it, and not act in 8 secret manner. He was there tonight to support the principles of the call; and he d that next mon they would show # good front against all new fangied notions and secret societies. Tae gentlemaa’s re- a were received with cheers. mingled with is8es. The report of the committee on nominations was then acce pted. Mr. Horace G. Hutchins, a member of the Com- mon Council, being called upon, made some remarks, stating that one might have been led to sappose that they had seen enough of the late elections in that city, judging from the a »pearance of the hal this evening, and that they were fuily aware of the Mportance of their municipal electioas. YPneir municipal »ffuirs were of touch importance, and it was weil that the citizens should take soch an inte restin the matier. The call embraced all of every party, and they bave weil responded. There waa, us many knew, & secret organizaticn in their mids: that combined togetuer by a solemn oa:h to vote tor their nominees, wheter they liked taem or not. ‘The friends of the citizens’ movemens come there openly to discuss the subject, and the merits of can- | Gidates ; and when the day comes for them to vote they fina in the field a secret organization whose plana they “know nothing” about. He iooked at the ballot box as the armament of free aud asked if ought not to be protected from #: i ganizations? He eulogized at some length tue can- didate for Mayor, bat said he could not, from want of knowledge, ray a8 much for the rest of the tick In conclusion, Le hoped every tras citizen woald cme ap to the polls manfally, and support the Vicket which bad been nomicated. Mr. Ichabod Lindsey was the next » alluding to tne fact that this was thes f maict- pa) «lection under the plurality law, he procseded to pay Lis attentions to the Kaow Koothings, H reaivted thas if their eecret provee i lowed to go on, in less than five you: be & reve pave Ro He mace no dis crecda, and was opy man how heehould wo 2 fora con opi ench men b Americans. He 1 yw abont owes ee ere tt Know Knothings, some of wiom apewered tha | cheers which greeted the sv@ikerss, with hisses. There was no mashed disorder, however. MISCELLANEOUS. The Governor of this Stare "a8 the 26th | foms. for tre election of member of Awembly in | Orleave connty, in place of Alexis Ward, deceased: ‘The democrats of Worcester have nominated Col. | James Eotabrook for Ma) or. * ™ Nnow Fare 2. paler have neminated ev. Jawes Ritchie, 1 for Mayor. | Mr. Ris an ultra Maine law man. >” J. B. Chapman, rays the Cleveland Leader, was the administration candidate for from Kenres Te:ritery at the 1ecsutelection. We id name aleo announced im the Leaven' Herald. He does not, however, seem to have re- ceived apy votes, and the administration will have bo predagt alicavits to prove Shas it hed « condidote Kxow Nornixa Movexerr—We find the following ,statement in the Harword Cou- ront:— The enlistment of fc inthe marine corps of the United States at lestown, Masia chusette, Navy Yard; bas been prohibite) by the general gcvernmet,’ {From the Baltimore American, Quite an excitement has existed ‘western oe 4 oe clty for ome aus past, consequence of 1c disc» of lorgeries pens comesiys Jacob F. K idler, who: than Pade’ wa ens ane Tr, aud ¢ oa ¢: ive Well ex’ Gin coutiene of Rees anak of ame = operetions in the forgery line are A sve COM! neary @ Ph dale te t | bus promised to discover to the parties hie accom- M alowed time. {t was known when the dis covery was tiret mace that b¢ hed au sccomplice, tor Kridler cau scsrcely write legibly his own name, and the forgeries were perpetrated by an adep: in penmanship. Being than i: was thought pose ape in pointing ont his accomp'ice, he was again asked to do 20, which be promised to do at once. On Thursday of lact week, however, be left the city and was absent for several days befo'e it was known. The fact of the firet forger was then spoken of, and soon it was found thas there were others to a large amount, al! of which had been negotiated, and were ia the heads of other ‘vies, Thus tar, forgeries t> the amount of $6,261 ve been discovered. Of these, trere are six romissory notes purporting to be draws by Geo. . Mittnacht, for $500 each ; one purporting to be drawn by H. Crout, for $400, ey. H. Wil- lems, for $500, all vayeble to the order Kridler. It is algo stated that tkere are forgeries on Henry Bhirk, and also on Black & Fortland, bat to what | amount we were unable pea to ascertain. Of these forgeries, two notes, for $500 each, were ne- gotiated by Mr. Joseph Paseens ; three by another —one for $1,200 ; and two $500 each ; and two y Mr. William C. Couine—one for $580 and one for $581. We are informed that a shor: time before he left the city Kridler borrowed $700 from Mr. 8, H. Hyde, $300 from Mr. Chas. F’. Yardley, $300 from Mr. Jobn Vaughn, and $600 from Mr. Wa. Armi tage. It is alec stated that Col. John W. Watkins Joses $500 which he accommodated him witn, and Mr. Wm. Frush $630, a8 bis endorser om a Bove drawn by Krioler. His chimes did not atop him, for it sppears that he was equally good at other kicds of forgeries, as well a8 pi notes. Not long since he built two handsome cwelling houses on Tiffany x ove of which he eold to Mr. Irelan, and the to | Mr. Conine. ‘To avoid a detection in the sale of | these bui'dings he presented a release yespernaa to | be given by Messra. Miler & Brother, who pain' | them, which proves to be a forgery, and they will | resort to the aid of the lien law to procure the amount due thom. There 1s also a claim of $1,250 | due Mesere. Turner & Gardiey, for materials far- nished, upon which an attachment baa been issued. K idler;was ey “gee 10 be an bones: meu, and there were few in the whole circle of his acquaint- ances who did not believe him a pious mea. He employed @ large number of workmen, several of whom, making more than wes necessary for their rt, left the surplos in his hands, having ince that they could: get jit whenever tne: Pleared to ask for it. tnese had $100 some $200 sti!l due them when he absconded, and they are left without employm*nt and without the means of support. These are tne greatest sufferers, and the loss falls a: this time with « crushing weigat upon them. Kvridler has a wife and severai children, and reeided with them in Biddie strest. They ieft yesterday morning for Hanover, Pa, the place from which Kridler came to tis city. The perpet-ator of these forgeries was a member of church, and the zeal which be manifest-d served as a cloak under which to carry on his refarious practices. On the day of his departure ne bor- rowed all tha money he possibly couls, and it is supposed took wijh him a considersbie umourt. It js ead that he was traced as far as ‘Wheelie, bat the report prevails trat he started for the Pacific const =Hie busir liabiiciea {+ is stated are $39,000, for the payment of which there is nothing. This is one of the largest operations of the kind which hes taken pee in cur city for a long time, and bas consequently cunsed a good deal of exzite- ment, snd especially so as it is not known to what amount his forgeries have reached. Thé 4mvrican of the 9b inst’, gives the follow- ing additional facta;—Toe excit mant consequent upon the forgeries commited by Jacob F. Kridier, upon many of our citizens, has no: abated, es there are futher discoveries of his dishoness pro: na is bacon Sed ge which mm etcaped nan ial operstious, and generally ts of bis indebtedrean and frauds are not phage sums of $500 in instance. We learned yester- day that be was indebted to M.John Reese to tbe amoont of twelve hundred dollars tor bricks far- mished in his building operations, besides which Mr. Jobn Mann, of Howard street, ioses Gfteen huodred dollars, and John H. Thomas, Eaq., the sum of five huvdred doliara. Two more of tne forged pronis- sory notes hava come to ‘Om They sre ia the on of Mr. William , and are for five undred dollars each. It was at frst ned that the workmen who did the work for Kr: would be enabled to recover their money by the aid of the lien law, but not having kept an accountof the fonlar puild on which the work was don’. and a no:e ot the time, they are uvabie to correct statement, and therefore must vw ‘ ‘We learn that when he lef: the city edto his workmen to the amount thousand dollare. to macy of his men he others be only cers, provision men and dro; neigh! hood. There was very little money due to him, and & is rao ase ta pe bare rations in was enga; ,. that possession sev- eral thoussnas of dollors wnen he left the city. His indebtedness, together with tae forged notes upon which be obtained morey, amount in the to pases $50,000. We stated yeaterd: John. . Watkine hind’ Tost $500 by Ker ; but we vince learn thst Col. W. is secured by a ifen suffici- ent to cover the amount due him. We were mis- twformed as to Kridler being a member of charch. He, however, bore the character of an upright and boupert man, snd was thus enabled to carry ont nis operatiors through the conficence he had tnusob- tained in the community. He occastonnally attend- edcburch with his family, which gave rise to the 1omor he was a church member. Siaze his departure, though telegraphic dewoatches have beem vent to every part of the country describing him, nothing has yet been heard from him, and it said his family rre ignorant of his whereabouts, The statement, in an evenirg pager, that a distin, minister «t the Methouist Episcopal Coureh bad loet $2,700 by Kridler, we are informed, is incorrect e ‘Tre Loveer Trade or TRE Wrsconsix.—An ac curate account of rafts of jumber passing the ferry at this place during tho past season, has been ke;.t by Mra. Wagover, at the rer y rouse. This count has been furnished os for publication, snd mav be reed woon as strictly correct. From Apriito Nov . 25, 1,717 rafts parred down the river, whieh are es- tymaied by thore well qualified to jodge in tue mat- ter, to average 45,000 ieet each. BANS... .cesccseed » ATT Each containing 45,000 feet. | Total number of feet... 87,275,000 ‘This Inmber, at the lowes’ estimate, was worth | at the plece of starting, twelve dollars per thonsand, | which makes a nice little aggregate of $1,047,180. | During the same time there has. been tuo oa the river 7,000,000, of shingles, the home valoe ot waica - | $s three dollars per thuusaad, makiag $2) ,000. Total ageregate of tho lamber taat has pared | down the Wisconsin river during the season of 1354 | $1,068 190, (one million sixiy eigah thous and one hundred acd eighty dollars.) This is one of the {tema of Wiscor sin resoarecs, that nas searely been | Counted heretofre a braveh of indestry wat is | yet in ite infeney. —Mertege Badger State. amed Davii Brown, late a lope on Wedoaustay vi.g oeriad bun oping he collect. 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