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THE INDIAN TRIBES, ‘The following report has been sent to the Senate, and ordered to be printed :— Wasurvorton, Nov. 18, 1854. Hen. Gaongs W. Morrrmny, Commissioner of Indian Affaira:— Sm—I deem the time appropriate to report to you the present state of the investigation confided to me, reepee ing the Indian tribes. It has, from the inception of the plan, been found difficult to overcome the reluctance of the Indians to furnish their statistics, Even their gross populs” tion has been wrang from them. Aggrogated esti- mates of the Igdian population have prevailed from we plaating of the colonies. The earliest attempt to give certainty to the numbers residing between the Alleghany and Rocky Mountains, was made by the French government in 1736. Return filed in that year in ths proper bureau in: Paris enumerated sixty tribes, having an aggregate population of 16,408 warriors, which, at she rate of one warrior to very five soule—a ratio since adopted—gives 82,015 souls. (Vol. 3 p. 553). At the period of taking,Ca- nada, beginning with the taking of Quebec, in 1759 Osptain Thomas Hatchinson, a geographer for the colonies, estimated the Western population of the tribes, at 73,580, which, at the ratio stated, gives 34,694 warriors. (Vol. 3. p 557). In 1764, when Colone] Boequet marched against the Western Pndiens, he computed the number of fighting men, eapable of being brought into ths contest, at 56,500, &@ mapifest over eatimate, which is owing, in part, to the duplication of tribes by em,Joying synonimes. €Vol. 3.p. 559.) Is 1778, during the early pirt of the American revolution, when the topic had great vitality, the number of werriora capadie of being brought iato the fle'd was carefully estimsted at 12,430, pro- daging a gross population of 62,150 on the line of the frontiers. Of the number of fighting men stated, 3,760 sre assigned to the Six Nations of Iroquois. €Vol. 3, p. 660.) 1n.1806, Pike estima‘ed the Indiaa twikes of the Upper Mississippi alone, at 32,852 @Vol. 3, p. 562.) The Indian forces under Britis: orders in the war of 1914, were estimated in Lon den at 9,650 fighting men, which, by the ratio hera- tefore assumed, supposes a gross population of 48,260. (Vol. 8, p. 557.) American estimates of the force engaged ia the war of this era, in the Northwest aud tac Missis- sippi valley, north of the mouth of. the Onio, rate them at 9,000 warriors. (Vol. 3.) It is evident that this esiimate excludes the prairie tribes, few or noxe of whom were brought into taia conflict, ex pt a part of the Sioux, in 1812. The heavy dap> tion of the ludian tribes which took plac? 5 this sanguinery war, was owing leas, it is believed, to the numbera who fell in battle than the vast dea:ruction caused among them by cagap disease and hardships and suffsring during and particularly after the contest, whoa their co1- dition was one of utter poverty and destitution, for they had neglected both hanting and plantiag. Tais was indeed, the lowest point in the asale of number of those tribes who had engag- ed in the to them feuitless contest. the period from 1812 to 1816 was a very marked one Mmtheir depopulation, that from 1816 to 1824 con- ‘tinued to be one of languishing depression and io- anity. The Indian mind waz broken down and gunk in despondency. The marching of armiss ‘through the country, the changes of babit, aga:nat which their most energetic chiefs had inveigued, and the torpid state of tue fur trade, had rendered their vast territories worthless to a hunter popala- tion ; ard if, after the last named year, they again appear to rise in the scale, it is owing to the fact that whole tribes, the fragmentary tribes, were teansterred West, into the fertile districts ot game country, and that large of the wild tribes were included in the achedales, who roved over the ble plains west of the Missouri River. Two states of asciety,we are assured, from the data @f Adem Smith, of which one {s the suverior, and in the ascendant, and the other in- bY ferior, catnot exist in prosperit; 5 and now became evident that the Indian tribes eould rot. be preserved withont transference from the scenes of decline, within the States and terricrier, to an areca over whic2 thsir owa laws sbovkd prevail. Georgia was the earlivs te assert the i: compatability of divers systems of po'izy, aud fhe question £003 found sfvocates taroaghout tas Uniop. Stress ie laid on this epoca, becsuse it is ecnceived to be a nadir in our Indisa history. In 1825, when it became evident that the tribes and remnants of tribes must perish, if no: coiouiz ed, and the plan of travsferring them wes of tue Micsiesigpi was originated, the whole adori ginal pop east of that vtream was found to ba 129,326, who owned ee eae acces o? . (Vo. 8, p. 596.) Toese tribes were situa'ed in she following States at d Territories:— Maine......... + 956 acresof land 92,260 Macsachueretts. %0 a a Rhode Iejand 420 wf. 3,009 400 4,300 5,43 246,675 47 27,000 “ 141,000 12,150 tg 409,501 28,316 ses 7,057,920 Indio: 1,093 g 10,104,000 Tincis .. 6,706 he) 3,314,560 — ii ia and Alsba.. bi va: Tenn.. 9,000 x — 8 ae om 851 625 acres owned 53,576,176 Fierida .. 5,000 “+ 4,032,640 Louisiana, 1,313 sd _ 6,810 fv 44,807 5,407 at 91,840 ++ 6,700 big 8,858,560 Thus far, the government had been dealing with Bumbers more imotediately pressing on the limits of the States and Territories. In the year 1829 mew and comprehensive estimates were submitted by Generals Ciark and Cass, of the entire [odian populaticn ot the United States, by which the total number is plazed at 313,130. (Vol. 3., p.587). Of this number 20,000 were east of the line of the Mississippi, north of Illinois, and west of the Igkes; 94,300 we® of the Masissippi, and east of the Rocky Mountains, not including Louisiana, Mis- souri, end Arkansas; 20,000 on the Rocky Moun- taipe; snd 10,000 west of that range, along the line of the Pacific, between latitudes 44 deg. and 49 deg. ‘These elaborate and well considered schedules ex- hibited s population of , 1,000 the State of Tennessee, 1,877 in Ohio, 23,400 in Miesisaippi, 19,200 in Ala dame, 989 in Louisiane, 4,050 in Indiana, 5,900 in 6,03 in Missouri, 9,340 in Michigan—t{in Jation was found to be 14,000; vol. 3, p. \— in Arkansas, and 4,200 ia Fiortda— mokiyg 61,997 within the new States. To2 chan, that have taken place in these home masves of the aboriginal population will be presently noticed. ‘The first endeavor to Epa statistics and industries] means of an ladian tribe, was made by the Legislature of New York in 1845, in relation ‘0 the Six Naftors cf Iroquis, a people who were found to be the indigenous po, of the entire west ern part of thet Staite (west of the present site of Fae] in 1609. They had consequentiy lived 236 yeare in the same geners] po-ition, naving contrast siya Evi ad tng’ se eid vi A who.e period, ample space for their agriculture, industry aad ex- pansion. These corn-growing tribes, when Chaa- against them, were seated a: their castles in New York. They bad been the means of defending their count -y from French encroachmsnt be ny Be whole period. confederation, their mili ‘oon Aap seed | kill in orators and Gt power, a u o ‘v a ne; a tion, they had requi-ed a high reputation. Down to = 1, A 2] Sd sae on which oi I In- 7 jan rial irced. @ meant _Batante tribes of Viti rwodin hengph that ancient ground of Giuole, in New York, had beem filed with toe lesnect Levit ® popalation of 3,042,574 (census of ), cs, merchants, msou' men. The result of the Iriq: “Pict one had, from the era of the been circumstances which usually lead ts Indian depopu lation, with but and for the most part, re- cent attempts to teach 1 Yet, inclasive of the estimated number of 2,000 in and Wisconsin, fa ine found to have 8 total of 6,942, which is Trte. "evans Pte x orthes 153 erniding inthe + 3, De 5 e State of New York, there were 746 families, who oultivated 13,867 acres of land; of these, 1,781 were males, 1,972 femalee. Of the males, B71 were m, and the other by regu- eq fond without banefit to individusls or tribes. No data exhibited thestriking difference which existed between the huuter and tne semi-civilized tribes. As a fact, it seemed that those tribes who received the larg :s; annuities dwindled away most rapidly, and made the most quivocal strides to advance in their industry or e social condition. To denotes the necessity of iavs to protect chateels and proverty it seemed reqaisite to show that the Indians had chattels and property ween & har ny wigwam and a house, a fence and cultivated ficlds, and a forest the raising of domestic cattle and the pursuit of vid game, the condition of society must be indeed different. Statistical forms were therefore immedia:ely pre- ao and distributed to the agents throughout the pion. The first object was to obtain details from the colonized tribes at the West, who were known to have made the greatest advanoea in the line of civilization ; namely, the A) hiaa groups of the Muscogoes, Chivkasawa Chostaws, and tie various locai bands s<akiog the language of the Achalague or Cherokee. Difficulties have been encouatered in this which were not anticioated. Whether the tribes misap- piebended the ebject or felt reluctance to exhibit their meanz, basing itself on other reasons, is un- known. These ‘mpedtmeats to a complete analysia of their vital and industrial +tatiztics atiil exist, ex- cept with respect to the Chickass+s. By tadle: transmitted from the agest io 1850, they sre showa to bave a tribal aggregate of 4,260. Of toese, 1,029 a:e males under tne age of 13; 1,089 are females under the age of 16; 960 are rosie: between 18 and 60; 1,182 females between [6 a é 60; cighty persons are found between the age: of 16 and . There are 627 persons of mixed bloo@. The nomber of deaths ia a population of over 4,000 was 27. The number of deaf aad dumb 7; lunatics 6. There were 11 orghags, three blind pereons, apd 1 over tie ageof 100. The quautity of in raised was 265,351 bushels of cora, 4,253 of wheat, 63.917 of potatoes, and 14.402 of oats. Tsere were 209 pounds of cotton picked. Taey possessed 5,789 horses; 14,788 neat cattle; 1,148 sheep, sd 24,142 hogs. There were 193 pleasure wagons; 2,264 slaves, of African desceng. (Vol. 4, p. 508.) Subsequent information derived from the pay rolls in 1853 deaotes a population of 4,715, being an iccrease of 455. (Vol. 4, p. 582.) ged to the reporta of teachers, the rumber horses was 5,000; neat cattle, 6,500; hogs, 100,000. Taey resaed 220,000 bushels of grain, aud cu'tivated 750,- 000 acres of Jand—60,000 of this was plauted ia corn. Trey eeesed 2,000 agricul'aral imple- ments. (Vol. 4, p. 589.) In 1805 the Bickstaws esded to the United States $45,000 acres of land, for whick they re- ceived $22,000. In 1833 they ceded 6,422,400 ares, for which they received $3,646,000. (Vol. 2, p. 609.) This tribe receives a permanent annuity of $3,000. Tt possesses an investment in State stocks, gaaran- tied by the United Staies, of $4416 39; $3,000 are pledged to the eupport of orphans, aad $2,000 for izcompetent persong. (Vol. 2, p.561.) At an early day Ned adopted the policy of imveating the pro: ceeds of their Jandsin pubis stocks, through the agency of the United S:ates Treasuxy; wud they are believed to be, at this day, in their fecal means aud polisy, very far in advance of any vive in America. Toe Cnoctaws, at the last returns, samber 15,767. (Vol. 4, p. $53.) They have a regwar government, schools and acaijemies, and sostain a newspayer. Education claims a high place iz tze zetion. Tasy are indus‘rious, temperate, and animated by sound principies of progrces. ‘They are raisers of the cereal grains, corn and cotton, horses and cattle. They poszess mille and good and ypvstantial dwell- , and coaduct their com: and political 8 With efficiency and foresig) Of their moral ard intellectual concition, inatravve data are pub- lished in vol. 4, p. 582, &c. Toey possess a super lative translation of the entire Gospeis, in alangaage al Olice terse, aococons, and ¢x Mesive. If saci a people should not rapidly advan&, it would rev all the teachiogs of history. The Creeks retain more GM viemen: of govern- ment by hereditary cbiefts} sud circles than aly of the tracaferred tives, lag sil located io the districts kuown to the Georgia as Upper ani Lower C eeks. 23 te, it 1833, was 22,664. Of these thi * & towns have 14,142, existing in 39\5 . namely: 6,555 males and 7,142 females. Tamilies possess 445 slaves of African descent. (Vol. 4, p. 581) In the Upper Oreek towns the aggregate is 8,522, existic, in 2,448 familie:, namely: 3,: sles and 3,10 femwa'es.. There sre 457 neg: The latest returos of the Cherokees, which are derived from the Tolls of 1833, give an aggre- gate of 17,367, without denotiv® she ages aud sexes. (Vol. 4, p. 58%.) The number of scvolars in school at the present date, derived from the report of the teachers to their severel so ieties, is 1,100; the pumber of orphans in ech The Mathodist chorch reports 1,294 Chero} » and 156 colored members. The sums expended for this tribe during the revolationary war aid the confederacy, derived from the treasury books, wore $580,103 41. From 1789 to 1819 the aum "gag $222,31) 38, and it bes in reased proportionably since. The wi number of acres ceced by this tribe is 24,766,400. (Vol. 4, p. 602.) permanent investments are $766,490. (Vol. 4, p. 561.) Ace to to the foregoing detat!s of numbers, some of ish, however, are a decade back, the | semi-civilized tribes is a | oe age. of the four tion 60 000. There are no reliable details to compu‘e th> ratio for the present population. it was an of of Sow nt ion. It was ano son- siderable Interert when these, inves : were commenced, to ascertain the number of Iadians brought into the Union by the snnexation of Texas and the acquisition cf New Mexico aud Culifornia Texas, wi the boundaries finally assigued t> it, contains no monumental indisia of the fixed resi- dence of an Indian population at former periods. It Sppears to bave been @ vast neutral hunting ground between the tribes eouth of the lower part of the Rio Grande and those of the Mississippi veliey. ‘There is not known to be the remains of a teooalli or tamulus along the entire eeabord coast reaching inlande to the mountaine, now comprising the fast- nesses of the Ninza or Camanches. Alcedo, who bestows unlimited encomiums on the fertility of the country and the abundance of its na- tural resources, bes it as ‘‘ inhabited by iaf- nite nations of Indians.” Mr. Burnett, the first President of the republic of Texas, represcats the Camanches as nomadic, being in a state of com- plete barbarism, and without even any traditjons, of any kind, which run back over three genera- tions. He estimates their number, in 1847, to ravge from ten to twelve thousaad, having from 2.000 to 2,500 warriors. (Vol.1, p. 331 and 332.) Mr. Charles Bent, the firat provi: cia! Governor of the county after its acquisition by the Uni ed Siatzs, states the Penner ge | P 3 Ao with an Sggregate population of 950. (Vol. 1, p. 245, These were red:ced by Mr. ‘Netgture, 19 £349, i fortber scrutiny, to 29.515. (Vol. 1, p. 518.) Ot the sborigiral population of New Mexico, coveiderable discrepancies pave appea-ed. The Pueblo Indiens of ibut territory coastitute a dia- tixctive feature. Gov. Jams Cathoua reporied the Puebios, in tre regton of the Rio ande, at twenty, contaiiing au aggregate of 11,130. To these were add-d the seven ancient Pueblos of Morgui, estimated at 10,950 eruls. (Vol. 1, Pp. 519.) Dr, Ten Broeck, Uni-ed States Army, states the Puebloz o' Zani alone at 4,000. wae 4 80.) Maj. Eatoz, United States Army, estimates the Nav at from two to three thousand, ie By ba'f the num¢ er assumed in Dror tobedlen (Fa jh 220.) The Apaches, Lepans, Jacarillae, and other and predatory tribes’ and bands, are estimated st 36,500, mal ng the le Indian Br phone territory, of all kinds, 68,480. Prior estimates numbers who into Pueblos, Sone "the. 1802, constituted eight-en bering 14,931, besides 1,300 mus (Vol. 1, p. 620.) After the d Jor, it was to di ‘asible rateky Te , and Tater at 10000. (Wl iene oh Mr h yay ‘ol 1, p. 520.) ew ak 4 Q , the coast tribes north of pepciatet in extending tothe Klamath, and inland to Fi eet Cenote 9,080 in that quarter. (Vol. 8, p. 4.) Schedules since transmitted of the nu of the Mariposa, Fresno avd Merceda Indians, de- ls belloved tout the aggreaaig of Snind sient. rather tran falls shoit of the eulire the boundaries of t! is State. Oregon hes from its a de of small have 7 sft 5% i 3 1852, Gen. Laue reports prising 29 tribes, wich on sagreeste of 2,739 warriors. (Vol. 3, p. 521.) in 1854, an agent Puget’s Sound, W: gton Ferri reports seven tribes as waters, who namoda; 5,895. He estimates entire hag peg on that part of the territory, a% 1,200 souls, (Voi. 4 pp. egey Tos can be regarced merely as the tity of location of zumbers Lag gy in Oregon, and is a duplication of the tribes. This error, of duplica- cation is chiefly owing to the use of synonyms of petty tribes, which has been employed, and pro- jn: ed 20 much uncertainity from the beginning. Utab becomes on element in these territoriat timates. The number cf Indians inhabit! oo 000; Roeky Mounteins was computed in 1829 at (vol. 4, p. 596,) it caanot wars of these tribes with i 3 but from data received, be put over 12,000. other, teken im conne:tion with the scant means of subsietence afforde¢ by these bleak alti- tudes, tend to check their growth and keep down Population to old standards. ‘ve extire number of Indiana on the new line of frontiers, acquired since tre treaty of Gaudalupe Higalgo, and of the Pacitic territory, is shown to be 168,002, viz:—Texas, 29,575; New Mexic>, 58,480; California, 45,235; Oregon aad Washiogtoa, 23,733, and Utab, 12,000. Tre gross numbers woukt, at the rates of comyutetion for women apé cbiliren, and o'd and superaunusted men, give 33,600 Gignsing men—a traly tormidabie number for an army cf ten thousani troopa to cope with. Mostor these tribes ia the mountains end plains are excellent bowmen and most expert voodmen, living on little, and moving without baie gage; aud tosdd to their selersty of movem:nt ron of them are meusted on tie hardy wild Tee. It is the remark of a British writer oa political ecouemy, lovg resident here, that 40 acres ot land if wel ultivatea, is adequate t» the supoort of a tum ly. Estimates were mad by m: while resiing in the West, that it required 8,000 acres of land to be kep in a wildernces state, im order to. support a single Indian by the chase. Consequently, a famil, of five persons wou'd need 40,000 asree. At tais ratio a ter:ito-y of 50,000 square miles—tae average of one of our new States—- would demand the ress, and disuse of its entire area, to remain in the con- | Gition of an undisturbed torrest, ia order to sustain | 4,000 Indians, living as buaters. E‘ab rate comopu- tations have been prepared by the Topographical Bu- reau,(vol. 4, p. 183,) that the Indian territories lying | between the lines of the Pacific and the Mississippi, | aud comprising tue entire limits, consist of 1,735 495 equare miles. Mr. Jefferson estimated one Initan to | the equare mile, on the plunting of Virginia. (Notes | on Vir., p-152.) Il the predatory nomadic bands who ascume a hos.ile attitude on the new lin8 of froa- tier from San Avtonio to Olympia, b: stated at 168,- 000-—their estimated numbe:in the pte ediag pages —3 froction lese-than ten square miles is assignable to every coul, or about fifty square mlle3 to an average Inéian family. The whole number of Indians in tha Unioo in 1850, was 400,000. (Vol. 1, p.523.) Of the tribes living east of the Ricky Mouataius, wess of the Mississippi, and north of the boundaries of Texas ‘and New Mexico, to the no:th boundaries of Kan- 838, no estimates make the number jess than 99,000, including the four anstral tribes. itis on these t ibes that the examples of our laws, industry, aris, teaching and mauuers have had most effect. 0 It ison tis line of onr earlicst militar; posts our oldest Indian asencies are established. It is here that primary and manaal labor scuo.ls exis. Some twenty of the tribes hive aiore or less fully embraced agriculture, raise large stocks of cat:ie, live in fixed dwellings, and have adopted the civi- liged costume. Taess occupy the ne w Kansas and Iu- cian Territorier. Four of the t1 3 before resiced, numbering 60,000 persons, have aiopted a system of verpment and written constitu:ions. Ail of these ‘ibes have been transferred from the Northern, Middle or Southern States. (Vol. 4, p. 461.) No small part of them are the des:endaats of tribes who occupied the area of the Union on the first plantizg of the colonies. Much effort and mush expense beve been incurred with them. Taey have been the subject of humanitarian and benev lec’ care and sympathy during two centuries. To cow found them in our policy with the wild tribss— for @ moment to. suppose that they rartake of the h+bite and feelings of the robbers, pinude:érs, end murd rers of tte bleak piainsand moua‘staa, would be the highest injustics, There are msi ia these reclaimed ti1ibes who are exalted in tier fee ings, priociples snd ep who acknowledge the bes: trutBs of iettars, arte Cartsttaity, aud, who ive au hoser to huma natare: The number of I diana in the Nebr ski Territocy has been comvnted by compriens man on tre grovnd, to cecupy 5,315 lodges, contaiaiag 52 009 souls, (Vol. 3, p.629.) The number: of squa ec mil-+ possessed hy these tribes, is 136,700. (Vol. 4, p. 183,) Without, Lowever, a full aud complet: census of the population avd stutistics of the varizus trib:s, reciaimed ard unreclaimed, it is imsosaible to vepa- Tate one class from the other, or to adopt a jast aad comprehensive syatem of of policy; a policy which, at the same time tha’ it promotes the ia’eres‘s of the industrious snd lettered tribes, does not operate to Jyze and destroy the nomedes. It was this truth that laid at the foundation of their investiga tione—a just sympathy was felt in the national legislature for a noble bat uafoztanate rae, wa0 were fying before the circle of civilization. I: is believed that this policy shou'd ba faithfully carried cut, notwithstanding the impediments thrown ia tie i is ee tribes themselves, or by the inherent culties of the task. Statistics are the very hizh- est test of advancing civilization in the science of goverzment, and it is not to be expected shat tribes recently awakened from the slep of barbarism should at once appreciste and desire them. ‘these sre not, bLoweyer, the only impedi- meniv. Some further legislation is required; whea it is made imperatively the duty of the Indian egents to procure the statistics, they will ba far- ulsbed. Suci proper expenses as are iucur- ted thereby should be met With regard to the publicstion, it should be continued and extend- ed to ali the — belonging to it. Nothiug more is required, no‘hing less would comp! it. The patel they of the census should be persevered in and pushed tbrough. The objections of the Ia- | igus are fatile, and founded on entireerror. Such information, by indicating their means and true condition, will enable the government to act under- etondingly in the premises. The plan of the inqui- rv js founded on tbe highest priaciples of the age. ‘The deriderata already c lected are exhausted, and wi ile efforts are dixected to the acquisition of addi. tio: al tacts, to analyze their industrial aud fiscal mesne, «ther efforts should not be omitted to ex- B hibit their inte'lectual and moral traits—their his- | tory ond ethnography. To secure the latter ends the occasion should by no means b> neglected to prccures complete comparative Jexi on of the In- dian languges. No ocestep coaid be taken tending 89 directly and effectively t» unravel the’somplicat ed thread of their origin and history. Mr. Jeffr- 800 exvressed this opinion ceventy-three years ago. (Notee cn Vir., p. 163.) | ing on the Clyde. The whore object is one of enlarged bunanities. Tbe completion is conceived to be due, uot ony to the sborigices, a8 our predecessors in cha o32a98 tion of the continent to whic their footsteps hive been Providentially led, but as a cosmic elemen: ia the bistcry of the humas race, alike interesting to Europe aad Awerica. To us they have been a peculiar perple, tad omi- tably bent on false principles, to wiom the coms tic life hea ceemed to embrace compen:ati ras for every other means of human happines2. And while they have been a reproach aud f4 by-word, listie wound it 9 to conflict with the mysterious work'ngs of Providence if, in the progress of history, fa‘ure times should be able to ize under this dark, bitter, and hopeless guise of misery and degrada- izes of aioe ‘Wao once, in a pe2u- beaming Highs of the Di- honor to be, Bsaz Fly H fir 3 3 {hi impression of deceptive, CC __ _ e Political Tas Kxow Normmos m Barow Roves, La.—The elec- tion fer Representative of this parish, to fill the unex- pired term of the Hon. J. H. Boatner, took place on the 18th, and resulted as follows, Joba Perkins beg the candidate, and R L. Kndx the democratic American tal... rity for Perkins waa very quietly conducted, Mayor or PrrmsvrG.—The opponent of Mr. Morgan, Know Nothing, for the office of Mayor of Pittsburg, is calleg the coalitian-Catholic-democratic-Irish-whig and whiskey-ehop candidate. A regular old line whig is also to be nominated. Tot Mi: The THE ATLANTIC STEAMSHIPS, Passnges of the Collins, Cunard, and Bremen Line of Steamers for 1854—Compartson with 1853, d&e. We give to-day an exhibit of the passages of the | Coliins and Cunard steamships and of the American | Bremen line, for the year 1854. Binoe our last annual reswmé the Collins line has | met with @ most severe loss in the wreck of the | noble Arctic, but their bi monthly trips have been | 4 kept up, notwithstanding, with te usual punc- tuality. ‘ Several of the veseels of the Cunard Company hav- ingbeen taken up by the Sritish government for trans: porte, including the Istest and quickest boat in the line —the Arabia—they leave now but once a week, alternating at Boston wits the Collina steamers at ibis por’. The last Cunarder from this port sailed on the 12th December. Both tines now sail on Saturday from Liverpool, and on Wednesday from America. The loss of the steamehip Franklin this year, the oply vescel owned by the Havre line, since tie wieck of the Humboldt, has materially interfere 1 with the business of the company. The conaec- tion hus been partially kept up by chartering the seamer Usion, Naw: ville, aud St. Louis, Ths Arago, building by Mesara. Weatervels & C>., for this line, is expected to be ready during the summer, The loss of the City of Giasgow and the City of Philadelphia, of the Liverpool and Pailadeiphia line, also occurred this year. Their only vessel raa_ ning at precent is the City of Maachester, to which will be added shortly one ortwo more, now build- The Hermann aud Washiagion, of the Bremen line, are at present laid up. Tae formerhas not ron for some time. The last departure was on the 4‘h No vember, and the next will not be till the 27th | January. | The Hansa and Germenia, of the other Bremen line, have stopped running sine the 17t2 Ostober, | when the Germania le't thia port, | The Glasgow and New York Screw Steamship | Company are having a new vessel built a3. a consort | to the Glasgow. She is calied the New York, is of 2,400 tons, and 500 horas power. The Portla:d and Liverpool screw steamars are now mak’pg their winter trips. Th» lise is com- poeed of several vessels, and ply batwaen Moatreal, Quebec ard Liverpool daring the sninmer, and Liverpool and Portiand during the wiater montis. ‘Tae trips of the Cavard Boston steamers are placed alternately with chose of New York in the folowing tables, by which a bstier comoarison canbe formed ef the speei of each vessel. Io make up for the difference in distance, eigatcen hours have b2en added to the time of exsh Bos:on vessel. The screw scamers Sudesand Alga having esc on one o:casion taken the plac: of the regalsr mail steamer, their passages are consequently included im the Canard } Those yeusels printed in italic arrived at or sailed from Boston. Ino89 with an asterisk (*) atsach:d have theic passag-s made up to zen days, us the hour of their de rture cr arrive] c nid not bs pro cured ; these passages may vary there'oce & littie ei ber Pass OF THE COLLINS, CUNARD AND THE | NS STEAMERS DURING THE YEAR 1854. | COLLINS STEAMERS. | EASTERN PASSAGES. } Leasthof Bais iye. |p. it, M. i— Left New York. = Arr. at Liverpo Sista aaa RESRAR SS beeskekeckckeccksece&y) sissies Ppp kske Mixes cee eeeeeceeee cece Total time of twenty-six Bastern pasenges Average time of each passage.....+......45 +8topped enzines off Bell Buoy Sept. nur. SE re eee eek aelty ak exci et enter the Mersey. WESTERN PASSAGES. |Lengthof Left Liverpool. | Arr. at N. York.|Pasnige. Wiss ia eae SReSHS HSSEASHESE|S: = Sassari ca: 12229 it Kikicekkke eee kikeiciei time of twerity-threo Western passa Averace time of each pacsage (c) Put back 10th, having struck a rock. (L) Loct September 27, in collision with the French steamer CUNARD 8TEAMERS. EASTERN PASSAGES. Left New York or| Arrived at Liver-|kenoth of Boston. | poo! } [= | Washington| J | Southam | Conard steame: | Cunard steam su PM * 890 P, 3) MAM) 3) 2x MiJan. 9) 545 ALM 5 fs 120 P Mom. 16, 11-3) AM = 211, an, 23) 545 PM 6 - 18; 240. MiJan, 30,10 ACM x» 21, 130P-M[Feb. 6, 8.30 AM! 15.19 — | 1,22 MiFeb. 13,01 PM] 13 5 — 31, 12 M/ Feb. 15,8) — b= — | 15, 12.20P.M| Geb, 25,11 AM! 10 14 40 | 9, GISIM|Feb, 2, 2 PMI UL 7 45 S10 P/M) Mar. 7, 212 0°M) 12 15 07 3 P.M|Mar, 7) 230 P.M] 11 23 12 11225 P/M/Mar. 12, 3.15 P-M) 1 20.50 94 AM|Mar. 20,12) P.M] 12) — 1, Mar, oe | 13 8 2,12 MJApril 8, 3° AMI 1115 — 2,12 M/April 8, &.90A.M] 10 14 90 5,12 _ MIApril 18, 12 A.M) 12 12 — 12, 1 P.M}April 24, 1.999.M| 12 18 99 Wag MiMay 1g, AM) 12 — 26,12 M{May 8 9.90PM] 13 330 3,12 MiMay 14, 9.20A.M| 10 21 29 10; 3.15 P.M|May 20, 1.90 P-M) 10 16 15 17,12“ M) May 23, 10.90 P.M] 11 10 9) 26, 10.90A.MiSune 4, 9 AM! IL 15 30 3,12 Ms » PM) 0PM MAM) 1213 90 31 10,90 4.m 3 SM] tt 10 39 By tie f Lutte s M| Ful 4 Bai Kasay wee ea eo 1% 2) P.M[Jaly 31, 3.90P-M] 12 19 30 %, 290 PM\ Ang. 6 830 AM = 2, 12.45 PML Ang, 13,9 — ; 9, 2.30PM Aug. 2, 6.90 4.M + 18 BAO EMI Ray 2, € AM ML 9 20 28, 2 PM 27 Pl w 5— , 0, 12.16 PM Rept. 11, 2 ALM) 12 7-45 P.M)Sept.17, 7 A-M| 10 17 wear alta 1215P.M Oot. 912 "'M Be PeMOct. My 7) Pal 10 5 = PMlost, an, gay Aca] 1218 9? Py ev. 3g $358: ua Hed to Hf Mj Dee. *3 1.90 om] ib 5B ? Hi é Total time of Afty-three Rasters Average time of ench sapmegt ss... Name. | Bett Liverpoot. | Arr. ag N. York & Total time of fifty-two Western pa: PP PP RP eb ebo kisticeieekeceekckeeere keer ick LZ ferrese Parsr ars BPRS > bibs eexkkkee EPPPPe Average time of each passage, + Arrived at Sand, PASBAGES. ddgaasl bpp PxP M M M M M M M M Mi! M| M M M PM 30 P.M 12 M 3:30 P.M 8 AM R40 PM 12:30 P.M 7:39 P.M 439M 12:30 A.M 8:30 P.M 940 AM 6:10 PM 12 AM s PM AM AM 5 AM PM A. A A A. A ke eeeickiixeekickic _b Hook7 P.M. of 13th, where she got arhore and remeined several days. $Bronght the passengers trom wrecked steamship San Francisco, taken to Liverpool hy ship Autarctic BREMEN STEAMERS. TERN PASSAGES. ZEEk SSRSSE I Soeeel ere! Seeez! Wout woseHSenshoakabenwehwSt | al Sill iSesele¥eral ES 6 40 Name. 8 Hermann, ...|, Washington Hermann, Washingt Hermann...|Oct. Washington |N Total time of 12 Eastern passage: Average time of each passage... WESTERN PASSAGES. Li P. PRPTpPepenee Pitti tit t tii engthof Kage. M Nome. | Left Cowes, | Arr. Hermann. ., Washington] J Hermann...|8 Washingt Hermann, ..|} Washington! Total time of 12 Western passages Average time of each pas BOZO... Dec. 15 B Rekerckeccic bpp RECAPITULATION. EASTERN PASSAGES. Average time of Collins steamers ., Ayerage time of Cunard’ steamers,, teamers Avérage time of Bre ampton). st In favor of the Coll steamers. In favor of the Collins over the Bremen BLEAMOLB.....ceeereeseecestareressereee 2 WESTERN PASSAGES. Average time of Collins steamers. Average time of Cunard steamers... ‘Average time of Bremen steamers (to South- ampton) In favor of the Collivs over the Cunard SUCAMCTH.. 0000s seseseseeeerevensessees 1 In favor of steamers, ‘This shows that the pissages ers have been made eastward rearly nize hours, and | 185 21 15 1145 Costs. 930 15 21 30 17 22 30 14 20 30 M280 2— . 35 o of the Collins steam- westward ove day and thirteen hours quicker, than the Cunardera. They alzo best the Bremen line (to | D) eavtward tyo deys and thirteeo three deys aod nin hours, and westward ove hours. The following shows how the average time of the Passages of the Collins and Cunard lines tvis year compare with 1853 : — WESTERN PASSAGES. SSI Collins stenmers In favor ot Coliins 0 21 Colling steamer Infavorof Cunard 0 1 B KASTERN PASSAGES. 13 vor of Collins 0. 8 30 The sverage increase in the speed of Monins vessels this year over the Cunarders, a3 compared } with 1853, is thus showa to be ten hours and thirty- } three minutes on the eastern route, aod nearly fif- teen hours anda half on the western. Last year the Collins lice was ahead only on the western psssages; this year they save averaged shorter trips both ways. musical drama, with all the original music, estitled “Guy, ) and they Mavnering,” will be produced to merrow eveniog, Mr. Harrison as Herry Bertram, favorite, as Gabriel, and Miers L. Pyne as Jolie Mannering. The burlette of “Ganem,” with Miss A. Gougenheim, Mies J. Gor leading parte. Bowery TuEatre.--There will be two perform: favorite theatre on Mondsy. In the a(ternoon, the popular spectacle of “The Forty Toieves,” ond the military drama of “Tue Massacre of Michillimackinac,” and in the evening the farce of ‘Jackets of Biue,’ ise Mr. Davidge in ances at this old ard Theatres and Exhibitions, Broapway TuraTre.—The romantic Mr. Borrani, “Old Oak Chest,” and the drama of “Lafitte,’ the company appesring. potion Borton’s Toearrs—The dramatic ssiections at | London and Norwich. ‘Loc te ‘ie ihe ¥ this theatre can hardly agenkeim aud Smith vs. Van Brunt — Judgment reversed, ”’ the drama of the ” all fail to draw a crowded | Tondo house on New Year's night. Three pieces are an- nounced. Tha new piece of “Sophia's Sapper” commences the entertainments. Tais will be suc ceeded by “The Nice Young Man,” and “Apollo in New York” conclud<a the arauseteenta: 63 phe Nisto0's Ganpex.—M'le. Nau, wioze singing has been generally admired, will remain, by request, | Without a ticketthe charge 1: for three nights more, and on New Year’s day she end the Maiden” concludes all, Waxtacn'’s Taearar.—Thiee very popular pi are annonnced for New Year's eveting. Tae isthe new drama entitled “ Tne Sisters,” afer which the geserall: man from i leces first ly admired piece of a “ Gentle- sad the entertainments will terminate with t'e “ Artfal Dodger.” Al of Wai lack’s lead'rg membere will appear in the respec. tive casts. MErKorouiTaN THRATRE —There will be two en nes at this establishment to-morrow. « Bel attwo o'clock, consisting of the “ Bell Ringer of One Common Pieas—Sencral Ferm. DECISIONS. Before Hom. D. P. Ingraham, First Judge, a11 Judges Woodruff and Daly. Dsc. 30.—Van Erden vs. Romeyn.—Judgment sffirmed with costs. Ehic vs. Meyer—-Ingrabam, J.—A Justice | should not adjourn » case after the plaintiff bas rested to enable the defendant to mS which he might have obtained com- pe create. ie mencement of the trial. Filing lien uncer the mechanics’ lien to an action for the value of the goods against the bie? a ere “Dal Se Sestice is ppl vs. Strang —Daly J.—. en- titled to proceed with a case immediately upem the expiration of the time named in the summons, where, upon the plaintiffs’ his case, the tice renders judgment, he tas no power to offer upon the defendant's coming immedi: after asking to be let in to defend. J wi oa Irwin.—Ingrah: J.—Where lurpel rrwin.—Ip am, J— e plaintiff calls the defendant as a witness to préve the plaintiff’s claim, and sach defendant on a cross- examination, in bis own behalf, proves a counter- claim as a set off in his answer, the plaintiff may be examined in reference to the evinence of the de- fen cant on the subject of the counter-claim. Judg- ment reversed with costs. Thompson and another vs. Walter—Order at | chambers affirmed with ten doliars costa, to abide event of the suit. Ponders vs. Ketchum § al.—Judgment affirmed not to be made unt! cial cause be shown therefor. Order at térm affirmed, without costa and without prejudice to the renewal of the motion hereafter. Jacks vs. Darren.—Daly J.--A check is a bill of exchange witnin thi bey Ly joy hereeed — izing a reco’ 1) & lo: excl e the fond of indemnity. requized Y tne statate, ia tendered to the defendant upon thé trial, and part ef the proof of the contents of the instrament giver. the gc in 2 Cowen’s Treatise, that if a bill of exe lost after action brought, no recovery pon it without producing the can be instra- ment svown to beerrone.us. Judgment reversed, JI—A with costs. Gillespie § Dean ve. Durand,—Ingraham party w ito Jpesen noes la btead oak abil for demurrage until after the vendor has ol a permit for delivery from the Custom House. The Rae Tok a Faigitkorts He Ken ha gl of as. ernment such removal, re tae proper | are obtained from the Custom House, dove met ater | the role. Judgment reversed, with coate. Hanche vs. Baker.—Judgment affirmed, with costa. Daguid vs. Ogilvve.—Daly, J—Where ® cause |e parpence of jst equines I re-open toe, ease the purposes justice » , FE-O} iad bebe farther tesimnay. Where latatift Binvihes | who claims to recover for se vides etves |p. HA | his prommissory note to tue defendant long after Gu | the scrvices are rendered, and it when it falls | due, 1t creates a presu nption no previous in- | debtednezs existed on the part of the defendant to the ; laintiff; but when, on the defendant’sexamine- tion, it appesra that the note was given of the tem- pares ioen of a sum of money by the defendant te | he p aintsff—beld, thas the presum; was Te moved. Judgment affirmed, with cos' | Marsh vs. Wheaton.— Order appealed from modi- | fied, so far as to strike ou; thetourth a | the answer, and in other respects , with | Perret and wife vs, Molier.—Tagraham J—Ip an | action for damages from te vite of = dog, an alle- | gation in the pieadings that the gr was; in a place where he had no right to be, does uot pat the title to land in issue ao as to entitle the plaintify to costs. Ap eal dismissed without costa. i meee _ vs. Hughes and others.—Judgment re- vers d with costa. Pipes hd vs. Gallagher.—Judgment reversed with cost+. Stikmenn vs. Allen.—Judgment reversed with costa. Watts vs. Cleaveland.— Judgment reversed with costs. Sullivan vs. Cohn—Judgment affirmed with coste. Smith vs. Eccles.—Jidgment reversed with costes. Bulls vs. Hudson River Railroad Ce | package delivered by a traveller to be | railread to his piace of dest nation, is not a | to be cousidered baggave if not so represented, or 80 put up as to deceive the person to whom it is de- Hivered. The carrier may charge freignt on such! ackege, and if lost should be liable, if not inte: ty be traveller to be treated as e. Jad went mcdified, and judgment of diz of o plsixt ordered without costs, on appeal, to eith VM Tiensend va, Albers.— Judgment affraned, -wi coete. Backnun vs. Chui chill—Jaégment reversed, | with costs. Douglass vs, Jones.—Jadgment sffi-med, will | Corie, Lyon vs, Baker —Juigment affirmed, Treadwell vs. Bruder. Judgment affirmed, conte, Horse Stoc Union.— Judgment Henderson versed with coste. Ball § Ball vs. Larkin §& Ross—Jad affirmed with costs. PE he aoe vs. Corlies.-Judgment affirmed wit Bis. Mier and Shaurman vs. Clark et. al.—Daly J. Anowzer of lard who ogrees, under what isu denominated a building contract, to advance neys from time to time to t1e builder, to be app towar is the erection of a building upon the land “and when the building is finished, to convey Jand to the builder in fee, receiving from the bail @ mortgage vpon the lend co the ad o made, isnot an owner within the m of @ mechanics’ Sen uw. Judgment reversed 6 4. Riley —Jndg ment affirmed, with o . Sacks vs. Dar) in.—Judgment cost fy PI on hs to the defendant. Pyadgment affirmed, Jackling vs. Edmonds —Order appealed fi Affirmed, with costs. m The Court then adjoerned. Important Railroad Case in ° 2 An important railroad case is on trial before Superior Court, sitting at Nocwish. I¢ hes eczuy several days. The plaia‘if! {s Crocker, « ri who was ejected trom the cars C nl ae Upon the acriva\ of the freight the office to proc: Mt the ce lo pocar's Moko and ema train. The fare is 60 cents whi is jer was Called on "ihe facta " a are sulgipag’s? Zmbor last, wanted to rons London. When will appear ss Arline, in Ba't’s opera of the | stated that he had spplied to “ Boaewian Girl,” assisted by Mezrs, St Alb.n, | found it closed, and that he | Irving, Mo-ncastle ani Miss Brieati. There will’be | which to pay his fare. The o> @ Murical O!lo, and the burlesque of the “ Savage | he must beve the adcitional five cents, The superiate: dent, wi appealed and confirmed conduc'or. Four or five men, @holosed on — pag Hg ond agsisted mye out. in knee pan was broker, efforts to ger on she Tntuatroning. Seailegs, tomontio. dsscen of te CO jc ’s romant tl “ Robbers,” Sa the American drama, entitled the ee of the Wish-ton-Wish,” Mr. E. and Mra. M. Jones in ‘he leadiag characters, P (CAN Museva.—-There will be four perform: sieat this eetablishment to-morrow—-due 8 fr’patting him 7B octhape tne cgagh i the third at five, and | to the he ¢ight o'clock. The pieces selected are the clalmed that bed "s Wife,” “Slasher and Crasher,” the | put tcould n “ Opratcan Brothers,” “* Charles 11," and the | "the jary “ Honest Milkman.” This bill ought to draw large | able time to obtain Woon's Vanteries,—A fise b'li is anzounced for | was not time, tomorrow at Mechantos’ Hall. The amusements | Lox minstrelsy, dancing, a vew musi- of eal verion Sf tee ea medley, which Buox.ey’s Szannapens.——This band announee a | tly tation melo- need, and the “ Oinderella” Frognmans of agreat variety of pla’ ies, instrumental pieces, various da: “Bomuambuls.” rodaced. Sunpay Concznt.—A this eveniog at M. Doehler, mayer, : a; Sruvvesanr In: talented Ameri an daring the next week, z for the and Mecopction: , Ms. H. Wateon, Herr Kratzer, Horr other eminont artists ‘a tall Concert Band. . STITUTE.—Mrs. actress, will ep igre tn a = ea Irish susg by George concert will be i Hall. Mille announced to iven jctor Wede- ap the ree CN FGan Macready, ive three | " , Thureday, ‘was a trespass don at the be had time, of five that if the of the cars, it so much wi thrust on