The New York Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1854, Page 2

Havana of the American Schooner Taken | at Baraces. | ‘The United States mai! steamship Cabawba, R. | W. Bhufeldt, command-r, from New Orleans the | 9th, and Havana the 12tn ins'., arrived here yes Serday mornin We team hut om the 8th imst. Captain MoCal- | look, his mste and four men, belonging to the Ame- rican echoocer J. G. White, arrived at that port in the Spa-ish steamer Francisco de Aris, having also the scboorer tn tow. This is the captured | Bome time rinoe at Baracoa by the Spanish aainort + ties, with arma aud meniiiors of war om board. | Capt. McCullesh and hivc +r, together with two persons wamed Felix and Leooste, (also im licated ‘im the affair,) were, teumediatoly oa their arrival in the harbor, oom:igaed to prison, to await a trial. { The weather io Havaos wae very warm, aad tho health of the city excrlient. The Cahawba experiacced very heavy weather | during ‘he entire passage. ! We are indebted to the purser for late intelli- gence and files of Havana paper?. The man who sket the traitor Castemado at Ha- ‘vane reotatly left that city -« passenger in the Empire City for New Oricans, on the 9th instant. OUR RAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana Harnog, Dec. 5, 1854. | Shipping Intelligence Arrival of the Iurbide—De- perture of the Princeton—-Arrwal of the Spanish | Mail Steamer Fernandy e Catolico. Being about leaving towa, I proceed to stironicle as briefly as possible, tie news I have been able to gather while in port, The neat littl Mexican war steamer Iturbide, Feba L. Bryant, commander, on her way to Vera Orun, reached bere on the 20 h ult., at about eleven b’clock A. M., for coal and fixing one of the pumps. Among the several visiters were Captain Heury Eagle, commander of the Unite! States steanship Princeton, and ceveral of her offieer. The Prince- ‘ton left here on the 34 inat., having recelyed orders from the Navy Departmen! to go ia asarch o* th Albany. e mochinery of the Princeton aapeara not to be in guod order, si ong’ it is said that i¢ was lately repaired at a large exyenss. The several Oaptaies of the Americas viser!s aow in port have also visited the Itarbide, and, accompanied dy their ladies, dived on beard of ber, yesterday (Sanday.) Severel Spanish officers bave alyo visiten the littie Bteamer, among which Was toe commander of tha steamer Neptuno. Everythieg w revorted quiet aod 7 8Bd to say the truth Sue peopie here appear to be very hapyy, to jndge by the quantity of ‘balls, musical concerts, promenadys, &c. The beauti‘al Spanish royal mail steamer Vrrvando et Catolico, atrived here very esrly in the soraing of the 34 in- stant, from Cadiz, oringing passengers and news to the 12th November. of the ressengers tint came by this fine steamer have taken pessage ia the Iturbide for ‘Vern Cruz. The latter veswel it is reported will Jeave tomorrow for her destination. AYuTLa. f Havana, Dec. 10, 1854. Arrival of the Teviot from Vera Cruz— Mexican News—-The Cases of Messrs. Feliz and Lacoste. ‘The Governor Dadl-y is slow, but yet it seems our duty to seize the opportunity, for fear that some casualty might prevent us from having the Cahawba in due time. The British West [udia mail steamer ‘Teviet, Sawyer, commander, arvived on the 8th inst , rom Tampico and Vera Cruz, but aot in time to re- weive ber news previous to departure of the Crescent City for New York, same day. Tho Tevist loft for Bt. Thomas and Southampton to-day. The papers of cur city promise as the Mexican mows on Tuesday, the 12th, so that I am compelled #0 use my private intelligonce, without the Fight that Spanish glasses migit throw upon it. From reliabie sourcea—City of Mexico and Tampico Ut, and Vora Cruz to the 31 inst.—I am adyised that the polls, for determination by vote of the peo- ple, whother Santa Anna shall continue clothed with the extraordinary povers previously imposed wpon him, have been open only to those who are @irectly interested in the result—being officehoid- ra, employers, their immediate descendants and irieude—aud that the result has copformed to gene- al expectation, bya unanimous vots that he should still remain with the full powers bestowed. They will get up illuminations in tue City of Mexico for fabricated victories over the factions parties of the Gistarbed ¢istricts; and the papers teem with praise and admiration of his Serens Highness, for itis wut the republic. The finsnces go onin the same even of “know nothing” value, or minus quantities, while the tangling cords of Alvarez are winding up Bhe feot of the President Dictator. The mesiage of your President intimates, from be boundaries still to be adjusted between the two that there remains a chance for another tem million speculation for Sauta Anna. Thore is indicate a hope for mae of Jong as Santa Anna remains President, from all that I can learn from private sources ; aod with a change in the man at the helm, any sosrcely to be expected. J. H. Folix, E:q., Mr. Lacoste, wh is of the United States, and the * the schooner Joha G. White, sh moe sombre appearance past. They a-rived hore trom ot the steamer Franciego the 8th, aud Mr. Felix and Mr. ‘Lacon, vinioned with cords together, were brought wa shore and Veer in the Tacoa prison, the after- ‘moon of the 9th, under the escort of a milif guard. there incommunicads, Mr. Felix hav- img @ room prepared with more care than the ordi- mary prisouers, on account of his health and in ro- —— to the eon of the a ting consul of the inited S'ates. I aw infermed that he looks very much wasted ond infirm. ‘The offloers of the schooner arc on beard of the frigate Perla--I prceume, in irona. From palace officials [ learn that .the expedients drought down with the prisoners toach more near- than was anticipated Mr. Felix, and that arms found in his possession cosresponding witu hose discovered baried at Baracoa, ia kiad aid make, and that testimony has been fabricated or ound, implicating all the prisoners in knowledge ‘aad action, aiding and abetting the introdutios; bad the schooner C.T. Sxich been detained a fow day s loo; she would have been confiscated. me General Concha will zive Mr. Felix, Mc. oa'e, and the others, jast ax fair @ trial as Mr. bad, which wanted al! Jegality—beiag be- the militery commistion, woich has no jaris- Biction in su h cases accordicg to the treaty be- fener United States and Spain. Toe acting | of the United States with uadoubtedly pro. Jes; ic strong terms asgainst such infraction of the comity aid treaty stipulation to which very tile at‘ention will be pad. When Maazano is or the trail—if the victims be puts his eye upon do mot fall, i: will cot be for want of pleaty of de Duacistion and docket testimony, prepared for the woause, There wasmuch meaning ia the words of Peznels, tha’ be left the island of Cuba without the dleod of any upon bis head—witbout precedent in ita coloviai history. We hope General Concha is not going to vivify the allusion, and jnstify again the satirical appli- wation of the Marquis de In Pezuela. . I beve no more time for ae d Havana, Dec. 12, 1854. ‘The case of Mr. Felix—Chanees of his Acquittal — Evxertions at Madrid to remove General Concha From his Ofice— The Weather—An Anecdote of a Slew. I learn incidentally from both extremes of oar communications that the American Consul has been gpormitted to look at Mr. Felix, but not to bold any communication with him whatever, and that he does | xt pppear ee thia as hasbeen represented, although | evidently care-worn and feeble. It ia repreecated | iso that the Captain General feels favorably inclined | towards him, but intimates thit he has dabled in | politioal masters of the isiand, which will bo very sonoh to hie disadvantage. The fact is the suse is | yonde of the utmost gravity by the wily chief that fasd in charge the preliminary examinations. If pbese are to be tried by the mijitary com: | uinsion we too sadly know from past hiztory the equence of their fato—only to be relieved by cle- macrey in the ohief authority of the resim. IC they | & :0to be teled by the Royal Audiencia, where Poor would be some chance fot analysis of the tom @ cong, @ might be hope—faint though it he & « decision somewhat consistent with jnstios, as it p*teemed by the civilizsd natons of the earth, | captain objected to receiving the goods on board | Hous reports in circulation a3 to the ' of twenty: quantities without obtaining high prices. will be called up to acewer and to cence in tne same breath {m a public which, wich all its formalities, may of inkscme hoa for the worth: witn the |. Fsiling to demonstrate inetapter—their protests thrown uoder the table to be swept ent with the waste psper ef the hovorshie aed intelligest court marebal, under | advice of the (fiecs!) Queen's attorney, will pro- | neUnCe sentence a3 may happen to suit their | code—the rood they may chance to ba | im, or the distation of the superior authority, for | which the arauiarnts have been framed for weeks | or month. The acting consul of the Uaited Statas took trae first favorab.e moment to visit Captain McColl andthe mate of the Joha G, Wate, on | bead of the Spanish frignte Peria, t> gather all the | particulars of the seizore, and the circumstances | commected with the lading of the voose! in the city | of New York, for the 1aformation of his govern- | meat. Jt is eupposed, from all shat can b2 asesr- tained from the various ssurces of information, thas the captain and mate will be dealt with most le niently, haviag in proof instructions of the owsers | of the vessel in New York, and evidence that the ‘trial (90 oad.ed) occupy 8 csaula who, emok- knife abou! without the usual manifest, This seems to be veri- the difference of treatment accurded to them. The ging bere of these prisoners, and the va- | reetloasness Fd pd coma of the east end of the island, have | caused some excitement among the maszes, which will be calmed by utter indifference in the course | four hours, The lady proprietress of the Hotel Cubano bas made sap haan te be permitied | to provide the tabie of Mr. Felix, which will pro- | | bably be avanted, ss he is sn invalid, and “a | quire something different from prison fara. sailors of the John G. White been placed at | the di ition of the Consal, and they | | forward to the United States by tue first On examination, in the office of the Consulate, | nothing st variance with the previous statemen‘ of | Capt. McCalloch was found, and the whole amounts toa very slight vindication of the captain as at- | tempting to smuggle arms and powder, while they | know nothing of soy ausociate action with the | people who were to receive the goods, \ | Private correspondence by last correo, from | Cadiz and Madrid, sbow that every exertion is | boing made for the removal of General Conchs from | Caba, and it is supposed the government will no: | be able to resist the influence brought to bear up2a | is for thia pur Tn this scheme the friends of the Queen Mother, the absoluticsta, the frionda of Pezvels, and the capitalists who draw their reve- | nues trom Cuban estates, worked by Africans im- | fredaced as slaves from Africa, are all united | —their interes Sougth conflicting, ara in har | for the Yemovil, bus the surceasion will | not be in the live of Pezuela, but more iz harmony | With the policy that iuducet the refassi to Lo Howden to estublish the traffic end transportation | of slaves as p'racy—springing the most powerful | influence that can obtain with a bankrust govern: mient. It will be a serious ev'l for Cuba the present removal of Geners! Conths, bas a far more serious evil to ‘in, a5 it will cut away tha lest binding oe of integrity to the crown of the ‘ever faith- In the past week we have had a good deal of tempestuous weather, whioh bas now cleared away, pe that we can go on with business a little. I hand yeu fall files of Papers in continuation of laat dates, | with a commercial report, embracing all important trapeactionafor two weeks. I would iake occasion to express thanks for the packer’s attention, havin; received the packages of the Hana (nothing lost; ty the last two steamers. Praying for coatiauance the same jight, wita reflective prosperity upon the agente, (a particle of trath is cheap im these | days of scarcity at $10,000,) I remaia, as ever, ost most devoted, . A captain of a slaver, a few days since, haviag Toa safe delivery of his cargo, on arriving at Hai , the ageuls declined paying his wages. This Yankee gentleman, who engaged in ness in New York, when the vessel was fitted and furnished, in great wrath at the dishonest treatment. of his friends and employers, called on the Captain | General with kis complaiat, requesting him to em- | force the payment of bis just dues. The General ; ‘was a good deal surprised at the sturdy aasurance | of the private, and ordered him to prison, where he will remain perhaps until he is paid off. Havana, Dao. 12, 1854. Another Interesting Account of the Seizure and Imprisonment of Messrs. Felix and Lacoste. On Saturday afternoon last I saw two persons, who bore the appearance of being Americans, bound | with cords, and marched in the midst,of a posse of | soldiers towards the Punta Castle or royal jail. The two mer—one much taller tham the other— | marched with a firm step, aud, to use a vulgar phrase, appeared to “keep a stiff upper lip.” Upon inquiry 1 learned they were Mc. Fe'ix, late of the \ echooner C. P. Smith, and Sefior Lacoste, who | came passenger to Baracoa in the schooner John G. White. Upon further inquiry I ascertained that the lastnamed schooner had arrived that afternoon in | this harbor, in charge of the Jusn d’Arsis steamer, on board which ship her captain and mate are de- tained prisoners. On the following dsy I saw her crew, named Thomas Costen, Albion Malcolm, George Jested, together with the colored ateward, Randali Allman. Tuey all complain bitterly of the treatment they have received, kept in prison and “treated like coge” for two months, with no just byey against them, as is provid by their being set at liberty im- mediately apomtheir arrival in harbor. | Here again we havea jast cause of complaint | against the Spanish, or rat! Cnbsn, authorities, who will refer us to Spain for a recom) that | is, unless the government of the United States shall | demand and ivsist upon receiving instant compen- sation for these saiiora from Cuba and her authori: | ie. This would be but justice. It is Cuban offi- Cials who have cone the wrong, aud Cubs should be | compelled to pay for toe deeda of her own officials. | But will it be thus? If we are to arrive at a con- clusion from the past— alas! it must be a ne- gative that iz given in reply. The acting United States Consul, Colonel Robert- sop, appears determined teat in this instance no just cause of conpleict shall be urged against him. He has visited tre two prisoners, Fe!tx aud Lacoste, and also the achconer ia the harbor. Doubtless the present steamer will Rog ae! report upon the mubjoct te the government of the United States. Is there any ides as to what is the charge against Mr. Felix? ‘Phé schooner C. P. Smith having ben permitied to return to the United States, why is he detained a prisoner? Tt makes one's blood boil to witnerss American citizens treated thus. I un- Gerstand that the arms, &c., were shipved on board the schocner, it boing stated the chests contained watches, jewelry, &:., of great vain’; comseqaentiy no just charge can bo preferred against the captain aud mate, they having been ceceived as to the unatore of the oargo, or rather of the smali portion of it, which copaisted of aims, ammunition, &c.; end i bave yet to warn that the master of 4 vassel can be held responsible for a portion of a cargo he way bring to this or any vtber country, 0° the beture of whica he je in totalignorsacé. Bat tres Cubans would appear to consider that they are not bound by the rules and regulativns to which all civilized naticns submit-—at least, se far as thet | dealings with the Unised States, aod the trestasa’ of ite citizens, are concerue’. How Jong is this to be submitted to—aye, how long ? SHad any other European power than Sosin—hei Franco or Bag lond treated the United States ay has Spain, war would have been long siace declared, ani a recom: pense forced from eisber of them. Is {i that tha | feebleness of Spain is the reason wiy she i? oormit- ted thns to add insult upon insult—injary upon injary? God of the red right arm where is tay | vergeance? Bnt | sm suflering myeely to becom: excited, and that is scarcely prudent; therefore I conclude. Poveukwrrsie. THE LATEST MARKST CIRCULAR, ° Havana, Doo. 11, 1854. Since the 27th ult., date of our last report, our sugar market bas hardly undergone any change. Sales have been limited to small former prices. The follow ing contracta have been made (or futare detivery boxes at $163; box, 4,000 at $163g, 7,000 at 8! £,000 boxes from tliree estates, vis., cucarnchor and 6% ris., browns at As., yellows at 64 whites at 83g rls. arr. Supplies of new crop are arriving slowly, without having as yet been offered for sale. The stock’ in the elty an’ the rela warehouses is extimated to be ainst 69,000 boxes in $5 % Our quotations follows:—Whites, 71{ to 944 rls. ; good to prime lo., 614 AN to ot. mop: ow about and 30,000 in remain unchanged Florete yellows, searce, 7 to to 7; browns, 534 to 5; cncurnch MoLassya.—Of new crop arrives in small quantities, and is taken for distillation at 4 rls. keg, At Matanras about 0,000 hhds, clayed were vold at 3 ris. keg, for de- livery in December and January, at 2% rls. for Febraary. and at 244 rls. for March, At Cardenas several salos tor immediate and future deliveries have bean made ; one dealer sold 1,000 hids, clayed, denverable ial? in March 4 bal! in’ Apri}, at 23; 718., and all his auscovade through the erep at. Si, 113 Hog: anotuee one disposed ‘of all his clayed up to Istof Apri 6 eas boo Hhds. muscovado at 24 ris., delivers khda, muscovado to be delivered tows apd in the begins'ng of next wi 4,(00 hhds, elayed at 24 rls., to be Febrnary, March and April. All not failed to impart great firmness to «+ considerably excited and not anxioas to 4 nd of this i rials, aud in January, hhda, for Poston. Corres | negleeted; transactions Iimited to email fots taken for cousumption. Good seconds are worth wo ty $1060, | at $3 50; 225 cks. P.P, at $3 the busi- | of | Court convened at the Court House, Judge Ogden | lively interest for come months past, was taken up. ; By went to show that Francis had made dec! | both privately and in common | would be | snei.t, beckoved 10 sim to mouat and clear vit, but | prestrate trom loss of blood. “he In-ians piltaged «pre partng for their feaet. The soldier at oace made | interred On the rpot. Fortnuately Mr. K-nkaid’s Teviot, arrived fom Vera bp be And esterday, brought 7% per cent ium. Jouremte of provisions have Tees eeints, exeayt jerked beef, the stock having Increaged to seven cargoes, (about 30,000 qtls ,) besides ee Se previously sold, have been rejected on account of their being du- maged, we have heard of no sale except at rotail Rico Sales of 250 caaks, 21 halves, and h Vex: Somers,’? (Carolina’ arr. and 42 a do. at 143, i Lage 398 casks ant 63 halves, per “Brothers, 14; 10 casks, 22 halves, and 65 bags, per “‘Zepbyr, ; 100 ganks inferior on private terms; 226 casks and 40 halves, per “A. Deve- reux,”? at 14, and bak ind lea’ , ey —206 qasks and 600 drums “Elisa,” | ewfoundand, af $4 50 atl Tani 70 barca re, at $16 0 qtl., and 150 do, at $16 25. Stock in atore about 1,500 barrels and 3,000 kegs. Hams.— | 700 Cull 320 qtl.; 800 at $20 50; 800 at $19, os t $32.’ Butter —% Philadelphia, teres ae | yellow, a 6 ‘qth. | Beans.-10 barrels white, at 16 vis, arf. Potatoce 109 | barrels, at $550; 166 do. at $5 26, and 480 at 85. Onions.—c69 barrels, at $3, and 16,003 buaches at $5 50 per 100 bunches. Apples,—100 barrels 00 at $3 12 and do, Lumber and cooperage —pi bave arrived during ths past, fortnight; # placed as follows: 98,000 feet Jacksonville at Is. 26 cka. Bremen, at $3 doz. ; 7 cargoes have been per 1,090 feet, 100,000 feet do at $26, 103,000 feet do at $25, 87,000 feet’ Pensacola at $26, 120,000 fect Wilmington at 831,25, 150,000 feet all ’ Pensacola, contracted for at $32, and one cargo of Mobile on contract, terms not made public. White pine boards.—The cargo mentioned in our Inst report Les been sold at $29 per 1,000 fect ; only twoother cargoes have arrived, one soldat $28, tho quali- ty iu good, but exceedingly short. Sugar box shooks.--10,- have arrived during the past fortnight ; the de- ctive 32,200 have retailed at 12 rls, 600 11, Molasses and sugar hud. shooks.~ they are in great request. Hoops. None have arrived ; they The supply is fair; about 7,000 mixed Jong and short Rhode Inland sold at $57 per 1,000, Molaayes hhds, are ‘very scarce ; 103 sold at $4 and 118 at $41. Fmcnm.—The same dullness mentioned in our lst ts- xe has prevailed during the past fortnight, The follow- ng are the only charters which have ceme to our know- tel a: 1 ish brig 1,200 boxes Falmouth,and a market at £2 2s .6d, 1 of 1,200 Seville at 9 ris. perbale for tobac- £0, 1 of 1,500 Alicante same rate: 2 of 800 Bordeaux an:! back for $3,250; 1 Am, bark, 2000 boxes Cardenas and Cork, anci a market of £2 10s. per ton of Molasses ; 1 of 2,200 boxes Havana, Matanzas and New York, 50 ets. per box at Havana and 16 cts. at Mataazag; Lechr, 179 tons, to load Logwood at Tabasco for New York at $9 por ton. Our Bermuda Correspondence. Hatton, Bermudas, Nov. 18, 1854. Ball and Supper to the Officers of the 56th Regi- ment— Expected Departure of the Corps. ‘The officers of the 56th regiment, having, during | their stay here, cultivated the moat friendly foollugs | with the inhabitants, a nnmber of gentlemen of the islands resolved on giving them a ball and supper previous to their depaiture, which came off at the Masrn’s Hall, in thistown, on Tuesday night last. No expense was spared, and every delicacy that could be procured was on the supper table, which was leid out in a very neat manner. Every thing went off well—muoh better, indeed, than could be expected, that were present teatify that it was the most pleasaut party that has been givea here fora long time. His Excelieacy, wh) is very fond of the dance, was prevent on the occasion. The troop-ship Resistance, Com. Bradshawe, is daily leoked for Boa Quebec with the 26th reg! ment, when she will proceed to England with about 600 or 600 of the 56th, that being as mauy as she san ac- commodate—the balance of the corps, about 200, will probably remain here until tae depot companies 26th arrive here from Eogland, and will home in the transport that brings them here, The 56th expect to be sent to the Baltic in the spring. Our Newark Correspondence, Newang, N.J., Dao. 13, 1854. Important Trial for Slander. This morning a special term of Oyer and Terminer presiding. A case which has exoitedin the public mind s ‘Pho Civil War ta Nicaragua—ite Causes and Eigtvets Reviewed. Hay Dereep Srasris ov Tax Convert or Geanapa pe @anaaua, Nov. 26, 1854. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NHW YORK MERALD. Observing that all foreign papers which speak of the revolation of Nicaragua coutain no correct informs tion om the subject, and that up to the present mo- meas the true cause of this uafortanate war has ever been explained, I think it my daty to forward you my views regarding {t,as the interests of the commercial world are in dauger in. this country, and none mo ¢ so than thore of the United S:ates. The comatitu‘ion of the » in force from 1833, directs that every two ® director be elected; the elections to iake place on the first Sunday of November. At the mecting cf the ordinary Assem- uly im February, the candidate who, according to | the returns from the departments, obtains two- | thirds of the votes, is popularly elected; but shoald no candidat: have two-thirds cf the votes then the Assembly elec's whatever candidate it thinks pro- per. In 1852, at the expiration of Director Don Laureano Pinedas’ term, various candidates were propesed, and amoug them the lesdiog were Don Francisco Castellon and Don Frato Chamorre—the first a mative of Leon, and the second a native of Guatemels, but now a resident of Grassda, which two cities have always been great rivals. Castelion had in bis favor a few hidalgos anda majority of the people. Chamorro bad al] the hidalgzs and a few par- tizansamong the people of this city. Chamorro wasin office, as Minister of Finance, in 1846 aud 1851. Ia 1848 he was a member of the Constituent As- sembly, and always bad to reaign his office on ac count of being threatened by a revolutioa, Doo Enulgenclo Vega, Narciso Espinosa and otber hidal- gos of Granada, seeing Castellon’s popularity, and being determined to have Chamorro up at any rate, set themselves hard to work and bought votes at any racrifice; however, Casteilon’s popularity is such that in spite of Vega’s and Espinosa’s efforts, Chamorro did not obtain the two, thirds of the votes required by the constitution. The Assembly, which ia composed in great part of the partizans of Cha- morro, had to elect the Director, and of course Chamorro was elected. Fearing a revolution wonld take place bofore his inauguration, a decree was published empowerlag Chamvrro to take his oath in any village or city he happened to bein st the appointed time, As ae srmeg remonstrance was made, Don Fruto Chamor- towss accompanied by all the hidalgos to the ca: pitsi—Santiago de Managua. Director Chamorro, i his inaugaral speech, gave the people of Nicar- agos to understand that he would ao; like a good father towards his: children, but that he would lay the whip on those that misbehaved. After talking | #0 boldly, Don Fruto Chamorro was negligent, and did not prepare his whips, which are bayonets in this country. He thought his name sufficieut to put down apy effort of revolution. After making some changes, such, for instance, as augmenting the imposts that fell on the lower classes, | increasing the duty on imports from 30 to 42 per cent, giving merchants only twenty days’ notice, | and against which the Minister of the United States, | the Hon. Solon Borland, remonstrated in vain, the | next measure taken by the government was to order the election of members for reforming the | constitution. This was already tried in 1848, and | caused the revolution of Somosa. Among the mem- | ai bers elected, figured Dom Francisco Castetion and partizaus. The nomination of Castellon did not | suit Chamorro, for had he been in the Assembly things could not be managed as Chamorro thougoy prope. At the same time Chamorro was a by Oi Leon for the arreat of and partizans. Casteilon | ‘Through some clerk of the Ministry, Castellon was informed of what waa going on, and he effected bis escape to La Union, a port of the State of Salvador. Mascinio Jevoz, who is now Goteral-in-Chief of the democratic army, supportérs of the Castel.on party, | Francisco Dias, Zspata, Minister of War in 1851, The court room was crowded to its utmost capacity; many ladies were in attendance; but the natare of the evidence was of euch a character that they wero provided with seatsin an adjoining apartment. ‘The case ig an action for slander brought by Jane Ruckel against William A. Francis; damages de- masded, $10,000. Tho plaintiffisa widow with two children, and tbe defendant ies young man #ppa- rently about 21 years of age. A brilliamt array of counsel has been engaged by both partios; Meera. Parker, Frelinghuyson and Bradley for the plaintiff, and Ara Whitehcad, Tom Halstead (of Trentoa) and A. O. Zabriskie for the defendant. Several witnesses were examined, whose testimo- larations, conversation, which were of & most dameging chara:ter to the reputation of the tiff, and which involved details unfit for bitcation in the columns of a public journal. At \g of the court on the dsy of tne trial, Judge Ogden announced that no reporter permiited to publisa the evidenca in the on o ge trial was completed, and that any mn} infringe dealt with. this order would bs severely Farther Particulars of the Massacre near Fort Laramie. ioe the St. Louis Democrat, Deo. 12.) By private letters which.have been received in the city, we are Vege in possession of further particu- laze of the late terrible massacre 0? the mail party near Fort Laramie, ‘The United States mail, it reems, had left the Fort and proceeded some twen‘y miles this side without molestation. The party c-nsisved of the mail agent, Mr. Jameson and James ‘Wheeler and Thomas Hackett aud one pascenger, Mr. Kinkald, of Salt Lake. They hed reached a small creek which flows into the Piat‘e, ard passing through the bed hag ascended tie opposite side, when, just ae they gained the summit, they were fited upou by a nuwerous party oi Indians who were lying concealed in the gra:z. At the first tire every oue in the mail wagon was either killed cr bacly wounded, with the exception of Mr. Kinkais. He, s0 coon as he eaw the result, jutoped out of the wagon, and seizing upon one of the mules, mounied it, aud atvempted to disengage it ‘rom she tracer. While doing so several arrows were shot into his body, which he pulled out as fast wm they pierced him, acd was about getting clear when pistol ball struck bim on the side ef ths neck, and divabled him. An Indian then raa up sud. felled him to the groand witn the bu.t of &@ north-west gun, sad he became iosenribdie. Aiur afew moments, however, conecivasiess re- tarred to bim, and raising himself on ils etbow, he saw that the indians were engaged in robbirg the mail wegon. An Insian, who saw his a‘ this mo be was teo efeebied t) stir, aud sauk back agun everjthi.g ia the’ wages, amongst which was a box of coip, (610,000 ) thich Mr. Kiokatd hai ia hs possession. Taey after that a Open the mail bags with their knives, ecatterieg the nal and letters, ond thea, cuttirg the traces of tae males, traticd off across the Piatte. Mr. Kirkaid lay in @ Very critical condition for som tira, anvil he was $9 fortunate a3 to be discovered by @ soltier from the fort, who was out wolf Lusuug, ud who wes av faced thither by seelog thexe animals moving tow ords the soot. Their unerring ecent told them shere She vead bodies tay, and they no gonbt were the best of bis wayto tho fort, and soon broug + acsistance, when Mr. K. was couveyed thithe- ani cared for. Thebovic# of those who wore killed were eee 83 not searched by the Jadians woen thay oft himas dead, andbe tha prearived somo ten thousand collars which ho had in the sbape of drafts with bim. The party of Indions wio mate the attack wors Sioux, moet Kkely of the Beuiie bani, and scomed to be ben’ sviely on plunder au.t to have laid their ambuecade for that purpoze alone. ‘We have tims given mere in detail than bas yet been made public, of the partivulare of Lists horrid tragedy, Mr. K. we understand wil! bo in the city himself ia two or three days, whea if any farther facts tranrpire we shall give them to,*he public, Comment is useless, The murder of onr own brave yoysgers und citizens by 4 bloodthirsty tribe of savages glares cs In the fa e, and yet the govern: ment at Wastirgton have pot taken any eff-ciaal steps to wipe out 106 offence, or to afford rote tion for the fature. Tois jast ocourrence too, like thy cae whick preceded it, happening in the very viel rage of a United Staces fert, suovs ina; United brates tr Me &r: perfectly useless usservive- able in that coustry, and that the ovly adequate mane of Oeferce would he to make a change trom | the war ary to mousted rengera Les Oi pel it wie vs a regiment of froutiorsnea, we are Natisfie’ they wilt Keep the peace of the plaine without fail, Let them put the regimeat tod uncer the contmand of ane We ecme krowlsds ect Indian artes they inbabit, ard thon may we exprot a the bumer avd ta the i thom and others, were captured and sent under escort to Mansgue, where thoy were put in prison. At the expiration of seventy-two hours, the prisoners, see- fog that they were not informed of their crime and motive of arrest as ordered by law, presented a ps- tition to the exccative, demanding to be dea't with according to law; this was denied them. The law was token in hand by ths execuave, in violation of the coustitation, sud the whole party wore banish: ed to the State of Honduras, the execa‘ive pro- tending that tre information in the secret archives of the government could rot be made public. As soon st Castellon and pertizaus wore banished, the coaveostion of the Coratituent Assembly was or- dered. On their meeting, the goverameat was asked the motive of Castellon ang partizans bein, ed; the reason was given, and Chamorro said, | that as long as he had a bayonet he would rezist Castellon being in the country. New elections were ordered, and of course the partizaus of Cha- morro were returned. had some difficulty with the Supreme Court of Jas- tice of this city, oh account of a sentence being given sgainst an officer cf ths name cf Jose Cor- 8 revolution was being plotted in Leoa, headed | lastellon. Orders were sent to the Profeos of | Seeieieerant ea getat cases 7 e ge a Ww te ag villages, and some to their haciendas. On C amor ro’s arrival confidence wes restored, and prepara- tions were cet on foot for eeemy. The tz: ehgerser outposts. made, with all the available of houses of the city, whiod is baadoned ys | daily, gives them a,and is prompt to chaste | them when he ia informed of aay, fo | commit. Jevez does not pay his soldiers, but feeds | Sheek elt, 58 ati SnaNS 10 Sake oes Bich Se Shey | cam af I sball now explain how resources are raised by both Chamorre levies forced loans, for which scrip on the Custom Houge istendered. Tae bolders of this scrip only psy 32 per cent, instead of 42 per cent. import daty. ‘4 part of this worip is recetved of the 32 per cent, the balance pxidin ¢ask and other kinds of scrips. Tho holders of the pikes sorip make 100 per cen’ on their money. ‘nese forced loans are agaisat the osnsitutioa, waich that no tax will bo levied ona single individual or city. The sale of beef, tobacco and dry gocds is monopolized. Any party in town | who refuses to pay the contributions sssi; him, | basa guard sent to his house, who will not allow even & glass of water to be given to the family uatil they pay the contribution aud fee of the escort. If he is out in tows, his svailable property is put up te auction, ad as no one can moods, waders penalty of five dollars for each offence and the joss Ot the article, no bidders come forward, and the i Fropares Se Sopseterres. tp the government, for tro- irds of its value. This has been done in the case late Fred. Derbyshire, who are nafaralized citizens g g a % E of Louis Napoleon and San le of ia ag ee whst dictator, the; ee fa Trak ae a by were fally to put down'a wan who Violated other exiecing laws of the country. Should Chamorro triomph, there wiil nevcr be in Nicaragua a fair election—the hidalgos reported, wil Bias mais the day. Cnamorro, it is 1» will resign office 28 scon as i is restored. The | hidelgcs camsed by todeir improper msi it the actual revolution; yet, when tue time,to fight comes, they stop behind the mud walls a:d sead the peor to fight on the field. Tats revolution embar- Yasees More and more the position of the finances of the country. The internal and foreign debte are In- creased, and therefore hopes of their payment axe adjourned to a more distent day. The recog: nized cebts until now are the following:—Londoa bond holders, $360,000; estate Santisgo Marcher, | $28,000; Manning and Glenton, $90,000; govern- | ment ef Guatemals, $8,000; government of Costa | Rica, $10,000; government scrip available for duty, iP are Of lands, fines, &c., $315,000; acrip on t! | Costem houses tor over $90,000; estate Johu Bayly, $1,700; together with the a of the 1845 to 1 a 1, which amounts to over $150,000, | various French and American claims that are to be |. At the same time,Chamorro | enforced. | . ‘The Douses burnt in {this city were worth fally {by Castell dova, who ordered an innocent sailor to b3 apes | so much as to cause bis death some time after. | Chamorro had the bayonets to back him, and the | officer did not undergo ‘was sentenced t>. The pew constitution has oy and sworn to by the executive. not yet taken ee to the revolution and to its being ordered to day throughsut the whole republ'c. The Coustitu- tional Assembly, which was only called together for the framing of a new coastitasion, saper- sededed ite powers by giving decrees—naming Chamorro as President for four yeare, after the expiration of his two legal yesrs, and authoriz- iog him to banich any person he thinks the year’s imprisonment he been sanctioned ye; } Open tne communications of private individuals, ‘aud in case of Serco BY adopting | save the count any measures he thinks proper. ese decrees were invasive of tho rights of the people—tney were upcopstitutional, and mnaturaily exazperated whole coustry. Castellon and partizans availed vs publication has. | $60, publiszed on one given | the | themselves of’ this opportunity, and determined to | put down Chamorro, songht the aid ot the govern- toera cf Honduras, whicn was ready given by the well kn Central American patriot, Pi out José 'Trmigad Cabanas. y per'y of Hondorenos aud the exiles, neeey, ia ail furty-six, and invaded the State. Toney took They set out with a small | | trade between Renlejo on the 8d May, and Coinspdegs on the 5th, | wisnoot firing a shot. On tne 8th General Jevez published @ preciamation ani informed the public and pictect the lives, property and honor of all peaceable inhabitants aud travetlers, brld @ council cf ministers and suggested trace ferting the goverumeut so the city a? Le The wonsters cid not approve of his sugges . aad wid tney theught it beter for the government to were is wus, prepare itse!f for any emergeasy, erd arms and moury to Loon, to the Muitary reer, General Avgustin Hernandez, who vid oppore the invasion, Chamorro go: sugry ‘un not being approved of, aod retire: c¢ he stmt an aid-de-vam: toat they should be reazy to mm toree hours. He next ordered su! tbe wysilsbie soldiers to be got ready, and set out the next duy with aboat two cuvcred wen. As uot be be got to Leon, where be was well received, © orced the cokctns of soldvers, aud deter niined to go ont oné aitack General Jevez, who was a; afew inties Gistance ava hacienda called the Pexzo, where he had re'iced as muh for t-e pur pose of keeping pis men in order as for the ailitary position of the jocation. Jevez’s emiasarics at Leon were fatiguing sil the time, and wo) tie kaown partizars of Castelton to eulst tneme:lves as eald‘ers, end made themselves acquainted with eversthing that was going on. To welcome Chamorro seve aty- five mem were ordered,on the night of the Lith, 1o place themeeives ata distance from the main bivousc, and stop there behind a fence. Coa Diorro’s celdiers, om account of the da: kacss of the night, thought they would teke the enemy by aur. prise, sed at two hur dred yards distance mistook the piace snd opered their Gre, which of course warned devez, wio warmly retarced the compliment with his ertitiery. Chamorro cid not flirvb, and roce up to the entrenchmerts, discharged his pistol aad gare his name; on his dciog this @ crnmon was | fired on@ Ms horse threw him. Some say he was intex:cated, but the romor i« probably false. His weld seeing bim ail, thought bim dead and began way, when the seventy five mea came oat. pletely dvfeated the whole army. Chamor as taken awey bp the valiant Captain Sanders, ero bad to take refuge Yn the woods for two days. ‘Those of the Castelion party joined Jever right off, Ti tere Chamotro’s arrival in Leon too news of his Itst bad:esched tt, aad it ausst agrest excite mut. Ov getting the e be offered to stop and de- fi. d the playa, when, om the night of the 14¢h, flod- ing that whole pickets were ing over to the sod that lisy were about deliveriog him owt ard frat ts hiaopy ts, he had costart fs pleoe at 7B. M., leo’ ihe atohives of Fie bebiid hin. A picket of iry and ei weal fifty scem of tnfoutry wre sent $200,000; taken on | from the Custom House of San Carlos, $30,000; (om tano lesasaed;, asmaaiee of pain, $20,000; from the ment of Rivas, co money, more than $80,000; from the sity of 1 ; Cattle from Chamerro’s ani other estates, $20,000; and from the city of Leon no one eae, bh ARF more iad ; pre was a the lower class. The revenue of the State Ie time of is about $150,000, and its expenditure about $130,000. The deficit bas been made up of late by bartering two-thirds old or common scrip ané one third cash for privileged scrip on the Cus'om House. At the 0) cement of this revolation there were in the coffers of the Tribunal of Commerca about $10,000, } a ef a fund destined for the repairing and uilding of publio warehouses, roads, &c. This | amount was spentin the revolution. Chamorro bought ® hovse in Leon for a barrasks, for which he paid in privileged scrip on the custom xouse. | ct beh of the bungoes or boata employed in the river, for the transportation of prodae and | Roods, have been destroyed for want of care, and now the Nicaraugua Stesm T-ansit Company oan | make money if eo ey like men of busicess. “Tnoir ftermer and now ruling prices for freighte are to? high, say a cent a poand for heavy goods anda cent 8 halt for lignt goods, aud they can get the whoie is and San Juan. Commerc can- Lot afford to pay more. The distance from thi: to San Juan is on'y ove hundred aud eighty miles, and eigh'een days of the month their boats do rothing. | An ion beat for Jeng and shi would of the chject ot the mvasion, promising to respect | eons Hed necessary, The the people bave become | of Jate quite depraved, owing to the revolution. For | | their principles of honor and justice I will refer you Aesoon as Chamorro hoard of the Invasion be a to to Mr. Fred. Chatfield, tase British minister, the late American Plenipotentiary, Hoa. Solon Bor- laud. Theae have been the only mon who took care ‘hat foreigners were respected, and that jastice uid be dgre t> them. ‘They made the people of ential América aware that such a thing as inter- national iaw exists. These inco will be evor dear henest foreigner who bas known them in | to oul, ral America, Is would be well for the present +h Covsul General, Mr. Henry L. Whyke, to a Je#son from the above named late tainisters. The peoplecf this country fiad mmey enouga to maketheir yevolutions, but cannot ,ay eitnor che prirciple or interest of their forsign dabis. They promise payment, it isa true, bat it ia always pico tiimgo. The ministers of England end france at Washington, cas ht to come to a2 agreemeat with the Secretary of State, to collrct the revenue of the State, ano pay their reasective eubjects. It this will not do, the United States ought to purchase the territory trom the Guapacaste to the Transit road. The government ot Nicaragua will never pay their foreisn debts until they are compelled to do so. It is usclesa wosting say More time; the matter ought to be tekenin baud at once, A compromise can only save the conatry from to- ta! ruin, This, Chano-ro is determined not to ac- ce; t. Castelion Las offered to come to an under. standing, apd the answer was, one of the two par tics must disapyear. Should Chamorro gain, he to Oasteilon; and should Castellon gain, 2e will aid Hoxduras, 60 a8 to invade Gaatemaia. Before fisishing this, I will give a brief sketch of the character of Ohsworro, and of the policy of his | party, as also that of Castellon’s, Chomorto is stubborn and indolent. has never been ont of Central America, tekes no advice, is fine in his manners at times, humane and honest a tbe mal ment of public «nd private fanda, and Cisin terested in his persoval views. Te policy of his party may be very briefly summed uy: commer- cial menopcly, bigh duties ov everyihiag used by the lower clees, no taxes on the rich or hidalzos, unless in time or revolution, aod the exclasion of foreigners, prinoipally Awerioans, CGastetton fs ee in dis manners, active ard easily accessinie, hav travelled in Barope and Ame- unyre'euding in his personal habits, bat likes slways to be ir office, The privcioles of his party are free trade, a low toriff, tsxation of too rich, encouragement to for ‘go entergrise withont distinction, aad the election ‘o Cflicg o€ tho fittces men, regardless ot gee ‘The steamer Uncle Sam, of the Micaragua line, leaves at 3 P.M. to-dsy. Sho will comnsc: with the Nerthern Light om your side,and the agent, Mr. Garrison, is confident that the passage fron this city to New York will be made in twoaty days. If 80, make a note of it. Mr. Garriton.wiil leave oa the Sth preximo, om a viait to the Atlantic side. ‘The rainy season hes not yot set iu, Miners, aud even farmers, are anxiously a waiting its sp arosch. ‘We have had but two showers yot —one some threes weeks since, and the othera few days ago. The miners were never before a0 well prepsred as they now are for wiater minisg; so that, if the usual amount of rain shall fall daring the asasoa, it will be one of the moat prolific yet kaown ia the Siate. Will retaliate on Hondurea for the protection givan | Te 3 § a H if i 4 8 r be ist * that Mr. Gwin is not to be, ths choios of a majo the are but 23 will support’'Gwin; Broderick will get 28; Mc- rs (James A., bag M. C.), 14, MoCar- | ke 3; and Hammond, the Collector of this port, 1. The two remaining are doubitul. The democrats will doubtless go into caucus on this and other im- rtant Pi peger as they are in the majority, aa Tl to 42 whi; t is an sure an death that the Gwin and Broderisk men will msver coalesce, aoe be seen that anicas the MoD: EE Men go over to Gaia, which is almost impossible, hs cannot be elected. Shortly after the election Gwin's was counted up by him- the: ir. Gwin is now at Ban Diego, and intends to return here in a few days, and leave for Washing- tom by the steamer of lst December. It is current Be gone two anys until Hummes the Collecur gone two deys un! am m2. 97 e whom he now our:siders his friend, will be au avow- ed candidate for Ux Btatca Senator. Politica are ‘all of a muddle’ , and it may be that no rg pes will is ery ansieg, the co. . Lae. ave hear leve the report correct, that Gey. Bigler will, in his ‘oming the Atlantic is of this stage road across the a to the will most oer oly retain it at Saccamento. In a iate decision, Wells and Heydenfeldt, of. te Supreme Court, de- to be the iegal capital, while ‘Mar tay, Chief Justice, a i rare be the ‘oper place, according to the law rophete. Bon ‘dis the le of San Joaé pone) a mandomus to be , Ordering certain State offi- cers to their beautiful Puebla ; as said offi era are unwilling to leave “ the City of the Plainsy’ er unsble to do #0, they will ask the Supreme Court for 3 and Mr. bn Roveh, frou his logisative action’ on tile talvook™ will agree with Mr. Murray, Promotion in the Army TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. T have waited long, but in vain, expecting to ses Faang. some abler pen than mine. However, asithas mot as yet been touched upon to my kaowledge, I beg leave, through your columns, to make afew remarks on, to many, a matter of importauce. On the 4th of October, 1854, a general order was issued for the purpose ef carrying out the act passed August 4, paragraphs defined those non-commissioned efficers | who should not, and those who, having been found fitfor the duties of commissioned officons, shoul ire- ceive & brevet of the lowest grade. ‘The definition is as follows:— Par. 4.—No candidate will be examined who is Pentti inijvireaetts should . 6.—The acquireme: (or, psthaps I say accomplishments) of 616% can pres gett ja- clude a kuowledge of ariumetic, geometry (plain sud solid), geography, popular astronomy, hist. ¢ ar] his Own countty), constitution the United Stases, the organization of ite gevern- ment, ond the principles regulstiog international commerce. Now, Mr. Editor, with ali due deference to th» su- perior wisdom of those from whom this gaherat or Ger emanated, I must eay that; a: fac aa regards pa- Tagrapa 5, too rouch ie required; because mine-tenths ot the nom cammissioned officers in the United States seavice have never had the ouportuaity .to acqaire knowledge a0 extensive, either belore entering ar while im the serv ce: consequently the intentios of furnishing commissioned officers from the non oom- Inisei oned ranks will fail to be carried out. Again, asregards paragraph 4, tag tisa of debarcing married non-commissioned officers from promotion seems rather strange; inasmuch as, provided a — Nor-com officer did possess the requ gualifications,and did thus obtain a commission, could he not get married sfter that event—and in ali pro babvlity would he not? Boaiées, a44 general role, ® war! man in the ariny (or out of it) has strong- ér inducements to neot Steady than a sinzle maa possibly cen have; and I realiy donot soe that the fact of bis obtaining a commirrion would tead to render him otherwise. But, under the lsw aa it existe at esent, few, whether married or single, sre iik. obtein avy benefit frum 1%, (however good might have been the intention that framed it,) owing as 1 before stated, vo the fact that fow non-comtnisetoned officeis possers the neceesary quulifioatious, | keow non-commissioned officers it toe service,at this mo- ment who served faltofally ai Palo Atto, Monterey, Buena Vista, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Con! Churubusco, Molino del Rey, Che ultepec and Mex: ico; yet even thece cannot profit by ths sot—some becanse they are martie?; otaers because, ag I have Stated, too much is required. If'deserving nen- commissioned officers are to ba rewarded by oom. IMtesions, why not substicuie ‘military knowledge” for sccomplishments which have ever been attain. able by the majority of the individuals interested? Icertsialy would not desire to see a commission given to aman who would dishonor it. Oa ths contrary, they should be given to those who could eee the gift, and cherish itas he would his ober, T have trespassed too long on your valuable time, Mr. Benneit, and will conolude by requsstiag you to use the inilurno> of your widely spread payer in bayiog en ee ee and de tak ge luciuded ong the can, 8, a 9 of require: Sbbrevinted. a eal A Non-Commissionno Orricun or ARTicurey. Eartnqvarn mw Eastern Macsacnuswrnst— Nombaryport Herald reporta that a shook rn bobo! was disincily felt in the vicinity of that olty on Sucduy alent inst, at half past twalee o'clock. The houses mere perseptibly stukem, sad is ie gad in eome crockery ware waa thrown trom the ehelree, the subject on which I now tronble you treated by 1864, relative to the army, and th fourth and fifth © amunating