The New York Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1855, Page 3

NO. 2. _ _ ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE WEST. GHT DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. THE BATTLE OF PETROPOLOSKI. A RUSSIAN PRIVATEER. INTERESTING ITEMS. THEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. THE MARKETS, &., &e., &e. The steamship Star of the West, Capt. Turner, arrived yesterday afternoon, bringing dates from California to the 9th ult. The steamship Star of the West arrived outward at Punta Arenas, Nicaragua, on the morning of the 22d ult., and left at midnight of the 23d ult., with passen- gers and $625,000 in specie on freight, to Charles Morgan. ‘The steamer Sierra Nevada, connocting, left San Fran- cisco on the evening of the 9th, passed steamer Uncle Sam on the 15th, within five days sail of Sau Francisco, and arrived at San Juan del Sur on the night of the 2lst. Her passengers crossed the Transit route in thirty- three hours. Steamship Star of the West left Punta Arenas at mid- night of the 238d, with 296 passengers and $600,000 in specie, for New York. Called at Key West for coal, and Jeft on the évening of the 28th, at 4 o’clock, and arrived ‘at this port fyesterday morning, having experienced strong gales and heavy sea from northeast and north. wost throughout the voyage. The following distinguished persons are among her passengers:—Hon. Senator Gwyn ; Hon. C. K. Garrison; Samuel Brannan, Esq.; W. 0. Ralston, Esq.; Major A. J, Smith, U.S, A.; J. Ross Browne, Eaq.; Purser Welch, U. 8. N.; S,,H. Ulmer, Esq., and others, Vensels in port at San Juan del Norto, Dec. 23, 1854:—~ United States frigate Columbia, fifty guns, T, B. Wil- Ron, bee Ra noe pendant of Com- vy dig Poe: squadron, arrived on the Mr. Wheeler, minister to Nica- g, minister to Guatemala, and also Mr. Febens ial agent for the United States government. ape cers and crew all well. bey a British Majesty’s steam frigate Termagant, thirty- six guns, beariug the broad pennant of Commodore Hen- * — derson, of the West India squadron, having Mr. Green, the lish consul, on boar: ved a few days yriog to the Columbia, accompanied by the frigate Vestal, of twenty-six guns, and brig of war Daring, of ten guns. The English mail steamer Dee left for Chagres on the morning of the 22d, H. B. M.’s frigate Vestal, for Ja- maica, left the harbor on the evening of the 23d, but grounded on the outward bar; and at the time of the sailing of the Star of the West the steamer Daniel Web - ster, for New Orleans, was assisting In towing her off. The United States steam frigate Princeton, attached to p Com. Newton’s squadron, was hourly expected. The following is the specie list of the Star of the West: — pe dh Spatz, Phiiadeiphi 22}420 GOAN, be Theva cise vo Uoie svn ds diy 5c OROR OS We are indebted to Mr. R. Lord, purser of [the Star of the West, and to the expresses of Messrs. Adams & Co. ond Wells, Fargo & Co., for files of California papers. During the month of November the enormons sum of $0,276,562 was shipped from San Francisco by the steam- rs for the Atlantic States, to which add $1,544,468, the amount carried by the Sonora, and we havea grand total from Noy. 1st to Dec. lat, inclusive, of $7,121,030, Two or three more indignation mectings had been held ‘by the citizens of the First ward of San Francisco, call- ing upon Alderman Hyde to resign hia seat in the Coun- cil. A formal protest had also beon signed and sent to the Council by the citizens. In the Superior Court of San Francisco, an application . ‘was made by a Chinaman for naturalization papers. The , Court referred the matter to several promincat members of the bar, who were of the opinion that the Chinese ware ite 3 within the meaning of the am ee et a not be admitted as citi- pat nd 50 the Court decided. Pte election for Chief Engineer of the Vire Department of San Francisco, and three Ass! Eagineers, took oar) on the ih ult, Chae. P- Was re-elected f, and Wui. Free, Frank Wheeler and Jos. Capprice, Assistant Engincers , The New land Society of San Francisco, were making preparations for the celebration of Forefather’s lay. q ac EE of San Francisco had indicted fifty- pine Chipamen for nuisances. In Los Angeles, David Brown and Felipe Alvitre bad ' both been found guilty of murder. The latter is sen- tenced to be hung on 12th of January. An of Adams & Co. hal started from Los Angeles Lake. It is his intention to thoroughly examine the route with special reference to its tcability fo a route, sud should it be favorable, and iaduce- 4 offer, a line of stages will be placed thereon. Crooks, who was to have been hung at brace 4 had his sentence commuted to ten years confinement in the the name of Charles ue, fifty Dover, Me., was killed at oy , by the bank in the claim in which he was at Ey Morri alias ‘‘Tipperary,’’ who escaped from the Btate Prisca, was seen and pursued by the officers in search for him. He made a desperate attempt to stoot ‘the officers and escape, when one of fired the con- pony tattered ga ‘Unrough his back, and mortally wound- os number of capitalists in Los Aaasie have purchased ‘the land required to lay out a new city on the eroek six miles inland from San Pedro, The Californian says, can subject of building a railroad from Los Coraeotase eoesaing (es attention of Ss citizens of former place, and meets with universal favor. Dhe states that a number of the wealthy citizens promised ‘of that place have that they would take stock | j to a large amount. Another Version of the on Petropo- Attack loski—By an Eye-Witness. TRE BRITISH BTRAMER ENTERING THE HARBOR UN: DEB AMERICAN COLORS—LARGE RUSSIAN FORCE AT THE AMOOR. From an extra issued from the office of the Polynesian, we learn that the American Noble, Capt. Robert- son, reached Honolulu on the 12th Nov., from loski, where she was at tho time of the at- i ; i Hi frei (ul Q 1 Fs Hi: E fh isi i at 4 i if A i i i t hi #3 g . a i a i - z | z ty bf i z ii i 1 ai i at the bare After they marched in the direction of ToT situstea oe vB da there made a sucerssful attempt which was well done, although Th vgs very sttey ant Cloveesed cals vy sonal Ee nrc’ “rae were, oh nao ary seene of action was obscured from Observers A Sr aie ramen tele , {ike aring coated ant When the fog cleared up, which Was goon, the Russians were found to be in possession pT gg Tage The sssailants had returned to their port, and after iptag off nak on for s dng os toe tease f iE i NEW YORK HE genom. There have been found here three French cae Engiieh Rees killed, and three sailors taken wo of whom have since died, one of one of the French officers killed,— in command of the la A itively known, ‘ussians report their force in action to repulse the Rating Pet, to have been 300 men; Mt pi bly this in yw estimate, the assaulting party was evidently much superior in numbers. I omitted to mention that upon the first appearance of the off the port, the shataer eatin the Warter ‘immediately, and the all came in 0 See ‘The Russians ant at the use of America and Ray vee with an account of the , has to special courier to the Emperor direct. Trhere are now here the frigate Aurora, the transport Dw! corvette recently arri and two smal craft belonging te the government. The frigates Diana and ‘are both at the river Amoor, ussian military colony, W] are also the Governor-General of Siberia, Admiral ‘tio and about 5,000 troops, and two or three small vessele, including s steamer. Russian Privateer in the Harbor of San Franclsco. The Echo du Pacifique says it is understood that the Russian ship Kamschatka, which now lies in our bar- bor, is only @ privateer, sronsred, to leave the port at the earliest moment, to attack the Freuch and English ‘merchantmen; but we can re-assure our readers with rd to her. If the Kamschatka desires to begin her rentures, she will soon find somebody to # to. English frigate President, which left two da, the arrival of the Kamschatka, did not go without learning the true character of the latter vessel, and has not left the vicinity of San Francisco; and will re-enter the harbor about the 15th or 20th of this month. Be- ch ‘te Aleeste left Callao on the 10th 0 ther, and ia now due, The Eng- lish steamer Virago will likewise soon be back to our harbor, We know that the Kamschatka has eight ¢ and a crew of 100 men, and that she did not come hither for nothing; but she is watched 50 closely that if she leaves tye harbor she will follow the Sitka. ‘The Miners. the San Francisco Alta, Dec, 9.] Notwit nding the absence of rain, which is getting to be severely felt by the miners, the nows {rom all the principal shern mines continues to be of a very en- Frdeas i, Cong teed and we have no doubt, from what is now taking place, that with the advent of the rains, we shall have rt a very considerable yield. A large nugget of gold, weighing 17 lbs., was found in Sonora, a wee! 0, ata depth of four feet; it is inter- mixed with quartz, and is to contain 10 Ibs. of pure gold, and is valued at $2,000. In Calaveras county, near Moquelumne Hill, a beauti- lump of erystalized gold, weighing 14 ounce, was picked up on a gulch by an Indian boy. From Camp Glencoe we learn that a party of miners struck upon a very rich lead and took out from $10 to $20 to the pan, and that considerable excitement had taken place in that loca- lity. Tn Caldwel#s garden, near Shaw’s Flat, Tuolumne county, a party of miners have been very successfal, having struck a lead which yielded two ounces to the pan, in one forenoon they took out $1,000, ‘The South Carolina Company have’ sold their quartz claim on Carson Hill, Calaveras county, to an English company, for the good round sum of $24,000, We learn that rebels plains some twenty miles in extent, were discovered a few weeks since on the east fork of the Carson river, but that very little mining could be done, as the river had frozen and the weather was in- tensely cold. Theatrical and Musical Affairs. ' [From the Alta California, Dec. 9.] The American theatre, under the ‘management of Mr. Neafie, opened on Monday evening, Dec. 4th, with Sheri- dan’s comedy of the “Kivals.”” Since then they have been playing old English comedies. At the Metropolitan, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams | have been performing on off nights with the Italian ope- ratroupe. John Brougham’s drama of the ‘Irish Yan- kee’? has been played twice, with considerable success. On Wednesday evening, Donizetti’s opera of ‘Maria ai Roban’) was presented for the frst time in Califor Pith Rarilf as the prima donna Mrs. Voorhees sing hls opera, and alco Herr Mongis. It) was sung again last night for the benefit of Scola, the tenor of the troi pe. ‘The lease of Mrs, Sinclatr will expire during the pre- sent month. If she does not ro-lease the establishment, it ip said that ehe intends going to London, where a good engagement has been offered her. The annual ball of the San Francisco Blues, one of our finest military componies, will take politan on Monday evening. A new theatre is about to be built in Sonora. M. and Madame Monplaisir are densing at the Ame- rican. ‘Thierry and Bernadelli are at the Metropolitan, ‘The theatre in Marysville is doing a good business. Mr, and Mrs. Kent, ‘ise Caroline Chapman, and Miss Julia Gould are there, Nothing has beon heard of Miss Laura Keone since her sudden departure for Australia. M Mr. and Mrs. Stark are in the city, but are doing no- | thing. Formen Mons’ Licrw.<a ciorx wr ttre ‘Treasurer's office furnishes the Stdle Journal with the Ue teltss A statement of the number of mings’ licenses issued to each county for the Aaa 1854 :— El Dorado. v7, 800 Plamas, 108,140 ‘ coming | into the State Treasury from this source, if the various Sheriffs have disposed of all they have received, will be $154,710; that is. the total amount of foreign miners’ licenses collected will be $412,500; less for collection twehity-five per cent, or $103,140, leaving $309,420 to be divided equally between the State and the tespective counties in which the money ia collected, each county retaing, for county purposes, one-half of the net amount collected, ‘Tie Mixes tx Sovona.—The party that left San Diego in July last, says the Herald, in search of gold mines beyond the Colorado and Gtla rivers, in Mexico, returned lest week. After crossing the Colorado, they travelled up the Gila about three hundred miles, stop; at the | Pimo’s villages some fifteen days, waiting for one of their party, who went to Altar to gain information of the location of the gold minos, At the expiration of | that time, the man not returning, they pushed on to | Salt mver, and travelled up that river to its junction | with the San Francisco. They have prospected for gold, | but were able to get ports the ‘color,’’ They went up the San Francisco about fifty miles, trying every mile or | so,'but no ore was to be found. After crossing over to and prospecting up the Gila about without success, they went south o place called , where gold was | found in small quantities, but there was no water. Fro \ See et ey by the way of the Pimos, thi they struck the Salt river aboat forty miles higher up | than where they had previously pros; that stream, and found a li geld, but not in sw sient qaaatiies e for worl a y returned from this place ihe Pimo’s sites aie whe they split up—five of them going to Tueson and five retarning to Diego, where they arrived in good condition, after an absence the railroad is completed before they take another cruise into Sonora in search of gold, Srramen Unperwhiren Atracern.—The steam tag Ua- derwriter, from Philadelphia, arrived at San Francisco on the 8th ult., and was immediately attached by Messrs. B. Davidson & Co, who was indebted 4 + 0 this firm to a large amount, : MARRIED, At the Napa Hotel, Napa City, by J. H. Hateh, Faq., Mr. W. V. iicoarve of Stasiliaus county, to Miss Martha A. county. At Ione City, James Livermore, +. Mr. William —_ a; to Mise Matiida ips, of lone In Ba Hon, D. B, Kurts, County Judge, Mr. paward Sebbelde? Toulsn Plecher? ail Sf’ Bea In Ban Francisco, by Rey. Mr. Mooshake, Mr. Johann Psy the Rev Mr. Labarry, Mt E. N to Miss Ma: o a ir. onan ir. ena Anp McNamara, both of San 4 In Spring Valley, £i Dorado county, Mrs. Hannsh M. Tn San "hana age! Lissie, infant daughter of Robert H, and D. nine mon tom Pe . Thomas C. pane, ged $1 years, in San enrier «lox aad Mines, of ip seats of bowels, Lawrence Yablousky, aged ee ee ae, ‘In Yreka, 8. E. ‘O1 years. In Dee a child of : Caan Sax 8, 1864. Zrovn tales, tyoms bbis. Haxall, there is much ammation. Tontsir, atte, pei 1o., fair, at 2c. per Ib. om had aes, close, were the same «In oats the 100 sacks domestic at ie per California buckwheat at 25¢0., aad jobbing enles of «0 eacks bran at lc. per lb. . American flag, a\though her nationality way | as the property of Henry Meiggs, | place gt ‘tue Motro- | | do., at 4540. # 48e. per Ib. Porarors.—Sales of 1 1Ke. Rucr.—36 Ticrcee Carélinn eck t ct p t x 4 Manila, at 8., and 75,000 Ibs. China No. 2; in two lots, at 830. per Ib. SvGAn.—Sales of 23,000 Ibs. China, at 100. ; 38,400 do. do, No. 1, at p.m. t.; 100 bbls. New Orleans, at Li ige., and 160 do. “coffer crnshed,”’ at 13c. per Ib. Cawpies —Sales of 500 boxes adameaatine, to arrive, at at d40.§ 100 do, dark do., at 4ic.; and at auction, 200 do. inferior do., at 3344¢. a 3440, : and 25 do. Cincinnati .—Sngen of 15 cases in 7b, bags at 25c.,and 27 do, wie eae ee SALERATUS.—500 boxes t's (10lbs. each) sold at 0c. per lb, Covrxs.—Sale of 50 bags Costa Rica at 164jc., and at auction 20 do, Rio at 15%¢. per lb. Case Goops.. 6 cases lobsters at $5 75; 100 dozen it's oysters, ex Celestial, at $7, aud 100 cases pie- fruits at $6 26 per dozen. ‘SPicKs—An invoice of 3,000 Ibs. grain pepper, 200 do. cloves, 500 do, nutm 1,000 Mo, alspice, ex Celestial, sold before arrival at 75, cent on New York cost. Also, ex Celestial and Sting Ray, 150 dozen ground peppers dy Ib., glass, at $2, and 200 do. cassia at $3 75 r dozen, PTonaoco—Auetion sales of 85 canes olive, at 25 a 27 cents; 10 do. Banks’, at 15 15%¢.; and 10 do., Diadem, at 14a 15%4c. per Ib. PRovisions.—Sales of 450 cases lard, in 15 and 20 Ib. at p.m. th; 100k tins, at p.m. t,; 200 kegs 14c.; ‘and at auction, 10 cases inferior do. Th." Sales of 100 half bbls, extra clear pork ver half bbl; and 8 cases cheese, at 27)¢¢, pe at auction, 60 firkins inferior butter, at 104 r 1b, PT saUORS.—Bales of 200 kegu, 52 bble. whiskey, and 5 half pipes American brandy, at $1.30 per gallou, to arrive per Sweepstakes, 100 bbls. whiskey, at p. n. t. —Sale of 140 dozen, per Sting Ray, before arri- t in addition to sales reported yes- n, oar —fales of 100 tons Lackawana, ex 1,000 tons Chile, to Gas Company, at \* Ou, Vernton,—-60 carboys fold on pri Interesting from Nicaragua, OUR GREYTOWN CORRESPONDENCE. San JUAN pet Norte pk NigaRacva, Dec, 22, 1854, Arrival of the Frigate Columbia—Interviews between the American Commodore and British Admiral—The Mos- quito Protectorate, dc., dc, ‘The frigate Columbia, flag ship of Commodore Newton, ofthe home squadron, arrived here on the morning of the 20th instant. Mr, Wheeler, minister to Nicaragua; Mr. Marling, minister to Guatemala, and Mr. Fabens of Greytown notoriety, and now a special agent of the ‘United States government to take certain testimonies in these parts, came in the Columbia. Commodore Henderson, of the English navy, is here with the Termagant and Vestal, twenty-six guu frigates, | Soon after the Columbia's arrival | and the brig Daring. Commodore Newton held a conference with the English Commodore, the result of which is not known. fi generally presumed, Lowever, that John Bull is qu lenirous of backing ont of the Mosquito protectorate, having just about as much as he can attend to in other parts; and it need not be presumed at all from the foree she is now concentrating in these waters, that they have any notion of wasting gunpowder in the matter. The truth is this—most ‘of the vessels sent out here cannot be used during the winter in the Russian campaign; 0 | to keep the men in drill, (but above all to keep them on board ship at all.) ther, send their returning Baltic aad Norh Son vessels out this way. No government has been established at Greytown yet, but Martin is still hovering about its ruins, He dines with the English Commodore now and then. The Mosquito flag waves over the few scattered buts, and his Royal Highness Jamasso, alias George Robert erick, paddlew ut in his canoe, no doubt chuck- ling at all this fuss about bim, The Princess Royal is a very good washerwoman, but sadly neglects the linen of ‘the royal household. The English mail steamer Dee left for Chagres this morning. The Be row for Jamai The Princot@, attached to Commodore Newton's squadron, is expected here daily. ‘the Hon, Mr. Marling loft here this day en rowle for bis station. M.C. ate Vestal will leave to day or to-mor Phe Know Nothings tn Massachusetts. OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE. Bostox, Dec. 20, 1864. Some Account of the Origin and’ Progress of the Know Nothing Party in Massachusette—‘ Nativism’!—Anti- Cathotism—Popish Interference in our Kleotwont—Ef- Sect therenf—Interference of the General Government Favorable to the Know Nethings—twe Future do. de. ‘The Legislature of Massachusetts will assemble here on Weduesday next, January 3, 1855. It will consist, politically, of members of but one party, with some haalf-doren exceptions, allof which will be in the House | of Representatives, as the Senators elected are all mem- t Coneaneeeants oraenweae bers of the victorious organization. Not only Is this «0 bat the party which has achieved so signal and unprece- dexted a triumph is not yet a year old, and had no ex- istence until within the last few months. A state o affairs ko strange, coupled with the disappearance trom of that party which had ruled ttn sotte for Geariy {Dirty yonvs, and which looked upon its ascendancy as establivhed beyond the reach of the frowns of fate, is caloulated to excite feelings of a deeper character than are ordinarily | stirred by political oceurrences, As the now party | comes in, and the old one removes what was left of its shadow, we may “improve” the time to give some ac- count—so far as such a thing ix possible—of the origia of the former, and of those things that have enabled it to emerge from nothing to absolute dominion. There has existed inthis city for’ some years past a strong native American feeling: but it bas rarely ex- tended beyond Boston and its vicinity, and it bas been rather of a sorial than @ political character. In appeal | ing to foreigners for their votes, all our political parties of four months and nine days, fally smtisfied to,wait till | | the coalition, but which prepared the way for the rapid nave stood on the same level; and heace the ‘natives’ have been hostile to them, but rarely have been power- ful enongh, until recently, to make their hostility felt Occasionally they have been #0 strong as to affect mate. rialty our municipal elections. Sach was the case in 1846, when, after a long contest, the mative candidate for Mayor of Boston was chosen. This, however, wan but a temporary affair, aud grew out of the defeat of the whigs in the nation in 1944. That defeat was attri- buted by the sufferers here to the votes of foreign born citizens of New York; and Mr. Webster, at a great whig meoting lield in Funeni Hallcn the Saturday evening preceding our election, and when it was known that ew York bad gone against Mr. Cley, made a speeo': such as it would gladden the Know Nothings of these Jays to hear. It was one of those “great utterances’ of which Mr. Webster was sometimes guilty, but while seldom came to anything. The native party Tell sway Boston resumed its allegiance to whiggery. Very little was heard for years on the subject. The foreign population of the city rapidly increased; and so far were men from anticipating what has occurred, that the opinion wos commonly expressed that Boston would soon fall into the hands of the Catholic Irish, who composed about two fifths of its population in 1860. The decline of the de moeratic party after 1844, by rendering contention with the whigs hopeless, had an unfavorable effect on the ‘na tives.’’ The rise of the coalition, too, had the same effect, as that party absorbed pretty much all the active politiciams of the State who did not belong to the whig organization. Besides, men had not them becouie tho- roughly disgusted with the old parties, The “ native’, material, however, existed, and only awaited the occur- rence of circumstances and the appearance of the right men, to become # power inthe State. The coaliti nd the whigs both made much of the foreign voters, aud if those voters had only known when they were weil off they would never have been #0 foolish as to emerge from the mass of the community, and #0 aflord a salient point of attack to their enemies. Thus stood matters in the autumn of 1853, when the people were about to vote upon the question of adopting the new State constitution, which had been made in the summer of thet year, and when it was the universe! opinion that the triamph of the coalition, throngh the adoption of the new constitution, was about to be per- fected, and [the whig party to receive its coup de grace Two things, however, occurred which not only overthrew creation and splendid triumph of the American party. The Gret of these events was the consolidation of the Catholic voters, as such, in oppositiva tothe new con- stitution, That such consolidation was effected, and that it caused that constitufion’s rejection, are facts | well known to all men. This arrangement was effected the lead and enpervision of some of our principal i whigs, who acted in concert with the higher Catholic it ever was FG ome hab Gulp oS ook a0 the rioene of the votes ‘the different towns to become convine- ed that it was: tse * did the work fer whieh mae formed. Ke who had « ii Sat voters heed sat ibe what I voters gory set Te ie the sew constitution, id their part toward wal thusrtta, ot of the hat of the ending soaspiratore: who believed that the whigs could be vietorions; and when i was seen thas one of p-- AS gy ince i pateved they 6 Son: duce it—for which had received & con- sideration, or were sbout to one—a fooling was roused that it a et Cg A lead to grave b mass of whigs were shocked, Bot only aa oltisens, but alec os mere evreryaay \ fer tt was plata enough thet i the | hin ‘old, toarrive per George Butts, at | Celestial, and | t itis | ee zth combined to help save them from des. tru |, they Could be combined to destroy them should the democrnis bid highest for the support of auch mer- es Buch hee gh nya could not Lode. ey upon by any party, so that, as a mere matter of policy, it was evident that the leading whigs had been guilty of an error that might, in various ways, prove fatal to the whig cause. ey had taught foreigners their powers—they had’ called into existence a Frank enstein whom they could not expect always to control. It is but justice to the bulk of the whigs, however, to state that they felt indignant and a |, more as citizens than as party men, and that they shared largely in the feeling of resentment that | burned in the bosoms of their defeated foes. As an ab stract sentiment, they probably were more hostile to foreigners than the ccalltionlata, to aa nothing of the whig belief that the election of 1852 had been decided in favor of the democrats by the aid of foreigners, pro- cisely as had been that of 1844 But, important as was the action of our Catholics in 1858, It could bardly have led to those grand conse- quences that have just exhibited themselves, other event had not happened-which threw loose upon the community the materials of a great patty, and left them ready to be made use of for the formation of any new political organization that ious men might choose to enter upon, I allude to the interference of the — government in our local elections. General ing’s famous letter, virtually forbidding the demo- crats to act with the free soilers, weich was tantamount to ordering them to surrender to the whiys, was one of the best things for the purposes of the natives that ever appeared. ‘They ought to have had it written in letters of fo id, out of gratitude to its illustrious author, who 8 not likely to get off anything more effective in politica! writing if he were to seribble on uutildoomsday. It was the custom of that excellent and renowned potentate, the Caliph Haroun Alraschid, to have the good things that were told bim inscribed la gold. by way of showing ratitude and to encourage authors, His conduct might well be imitated by the Know Nothings, unless, indeed, they should objeot to imitating the action of even so distinguished a ‘ foreigner,” ‘ ‘The efleet of Gen. Cushing's letter was to disband the coalition, It is possible—perhaps 1 should say itis pro- bable—that if that letter had never been written, the Catholic combination would not have proved fatal to the coalition; but the two things were too much for it, The democrats were thus thrown out of the arena as a poli- tical party, and so were the free soilers, These parties went to pieces just when another party waa requiring recruits; and they were the more ready to join the KnowNothings when that party began to oxhibit itself, because it appeaied to two feelings that were just ther strong in their bosoms, The first was hostility to foreigners, and the seeond was hostility to the nationai administration, this latter sentiment having been avowed by our Know Nothings from the commencement of their existence asa party, By joining the new party, mom- bers of the two old ones would not only be able to punish the Catholics, but also their Washington foes. A third sentiment came somewhat later into play, namely, that they should also be able to take part in breaking down the whigs of Moessachusetts, who had praiited so ely from the Catholic vote, and from General Cush- ing's power “crushing out’? political machive. The junction of so many free soilers and democrats with the ‘native’ party, whose example was followed ata later period by almodt half as many whigs, was | what gave it so commanding a position in Massachusetts, There were other causes that would have called a party into being, which might have played a respectable part in our politics. The old religious animosity to Rome has here for si years, just in the Catholics have increased in numbers, that foreigners were successful competi tors with natives for labor, and had caused wages to be reduced through their competition, had had much effect on'the minds of certain classes of the community, and created a ive’’ Ameritansentiment. But these and some other things of a kindred eter, never would or could have made a party strong h to rule the state, having first struck down all other parties, but for the cehrence of the events abovementione!, which had © that there was nothing loft for them to choose be except K Nothingism and annihilation, with the reommendation in faver of the former by sup: porting it they would be enabled to obtain a rich revenge upon those who bad ¢ em Ko much injury. A n party th would have been, in any event, in Massachusetts in 1854; but its numbers woult teen comparatively small, its influence would have united, and its labors have been unknown beyond he boucdaries of our cities and large towns. It might have reacted to 25,000 voters, but could not kave heen greater than that number. ‘The first movement toward the organization of the Know Nothing party was made in the last part of 1463, and while the battle over the new constitution was going ony Itis not the least singular fact in ite history that | almost all the present leading members of it were at that | time acting with the frish Catholics, and the national ad- | ministration, against the new constitution. Some of them are supposed to have heen actual parties to the | “ {VOT HHP steiwwe betmmon whigs and the | views. Mr. Gardner hinwelt hes, tern whemgor with | paving vecn one of the parties to that contract, 1 | know not that there is anything more than sanpi clon to be quoted for thi itis well to be charitw ble in such cases. [1 ip certain that Mr. Gardner wished to be one of the candidates of the whigs of sul folk for State Sena’ 4 it was the Suffolk whigs who were the principal tors for Catholic votes. Late in 1863 the first lodge, or counell, (1 think it was then called ‘'wigwom,'’ and everything about the party bad at that time arextreme native, or rather aboriginal look.) w, lormea her American New York. Such that T hav er of the American party, Nothing was doue in politi, | cal matters, however, by the new party for some Its progress was at frat slow. It had some intlue! Suygtiog the municijal elections of Hopton, Charle 06 Toxoury adversely to the whigs, +ba oe were tp: ot until the local eleeti fthe spring of 1854 took | piace that it ween that the party was makiog a sensible impression on the po mind, The whigs were utterly routed in some i their ol od strongest | oon *, and thet, too, without the slightest warain aving been given them. From that time—Mareh, 18% —may be dated the vigorous growth of Know No thingim in Massachusetts, Fourfilths of the | firet accessions were from tho democratic and free sot parties, which parties saw with delight that the whigs were the role vigtims of the moaern Veh ue tribupal, and highly approved of ite course. They ed it in great anmbers. Tae whig acceesions did not ence until ® much Igter day, and of all those whigs re now so rabid for office In the councils, not one bas belonged to the order six months. Some of the Webster whigs joined it at the start, but they have fur- ul-hed very few office seckers. If | am correctly inform ed, Mr. Gartner bad belonged to the order only about three months when he received the nomination tor Gov ernot; angdt is certain that Mr. Wilder, who came so near being nominated for Governor, and who is a leadtn candidate for United States Senator, had pot been fui tated over a week when it was proposed to tnake lim the head of the party. It may be stated that, as a gene ral rule, and with some few exceptions, the men who have been elected to office, or who are most clamorouy for places now, are thos» who have done the least for th party, ‘They are prineipally eleventh hour men, or later than that. ‘Some of thet, indeed, did not come in wats! ong past twelve o'clock, ‘Mr. Nelson, whom itis pro posed to make Councillor from the Middlesex distriet, Is one of these, he having joined the order since the No verober election, andovly to get office. Mr, Richartson Sheriff of Woreester, joined the order after the State eleetiog, and was made Mayor of Worcester city Inponsequence. Mr. Brown, the Lieutenant Gov ernor eeet, was a prominent bader in the “republican movemént, and one of the last to abandon it, hin anti slaveryisentiments being «trong. He joined the order in Augtet, Or about that time. There was, _ a regulag stampede of al) the patriots of all coxop ‘, towardihe pew party, os s000 as it was clear that t it would be ® paying investment. ‘The later acee were principally whigs, some of whom went into the council im the hope of turning the order to the benefit oft the @gular whig party, while others ¢id the same thing t@ benefit themrelves How @inall in the reguiar ‘native’ element in the vie beter = A willappear from the fact that, oat of #m 4D members of the new Fenate and House, only t 06, or ore-fourteenth part, are genuine “anlive fegns,’* and who would have avowed their princi heritatingly eighteen months ngo ax to-day Keeption of Mr. Pierce, who bas been named for hip of fieh, not an original native has been wepicuously for nny office, unless Mr. Kly’s con mith the uniional Senatorship should be regard ion iy to name one whose nativisin is of long |. From Mr. Burlingame; who wanted the hole reign mankind to come here to swear that Homer wi ab Of the eleven members of Congress 7 standl Irishman, that bi¢name was clearly a corruptio to Mr , the old Iiberty party one of the delegation elect who ev © natives’ when it was « daogerour thing onee t that two or three of their claim f "x vinmn’ an age sufficient to e into an election; but lat The, y from obscurity and Weakness to prominence and power Whigs. free sollert, bod democrats, they have all notoriously beeo but “natives” never apparent power early to sey much on that point; but some few observ: tho may not be out of place. This part. all other its weak points, The Stal verb, # ise ton in every b "i cable tit an to any other party, and t tel ae 00 ite premisos as they were around the | hero ant’s story of “Medfieli.”” The chief soures of trouble ts slavery, os with the other partion All a mat teil At least one- given by freo sellers, | imponity The demo- | of the costition branch. and therefore incline! to avery vervients Many of the Whig members of the new party were noted for their abolition opinions in former years The t * Of the party, therefore, nay be con to anti-slavery ‘ideas, while # im it & atrong a to so act as to koep on good the b ha view to the next national be a source of trouble, most of a joined the victors, so that [f they vould receive the fra. ter the fasbion that it | 1 not be remo there wi probably endure for some time mi margin. and can afford some: losses. Bot # iy id be badly ied, it J fore union of men of all other om power, There were shout 48, egainst Mr. Gardner, and at least 2.000 free sollers of the active portions of society one. These forons, aided to thone of the present viciore who shall becotne ciscontented would conatitute 6 formi¢able party | long from & prominent and most respectable léad- | + chief Affaire in Mexteo. — We have papers from the elty of Mexico to the 10th, Arrival of the Biaok Warrior, REPORTED SAVETY OF THK SLOOP OF WAR ALBANY. ‘The United States mail vteamship Black Warrior, J. D. Fulloch, commander, arrived yesterday morning from New Orleans vin Havana. There was aothing of ia- terest stirring at the latter place, One of the passengers by the Black Warrior reports having left Laguyra on the Sth of October, The sloop of war Albany was then in port—officers and crow all well, He thinks she was going down the coast ‘The Black Warrior experienced very heavy weather on her passage home, and on the 29th encountered a very strong gale from the north and west, which lasted twen ty-four hours. OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana, Dec. 26, 1854, Declarations of Messrs, Feliz and Estrampes Taken Again Admissions of the Latier—His Interview with the Caplain Geneval—Wreck af the British Ship leabella from St. Domingo, @e. Bince my last, by direct steamer, the captain and mate of the schooner John G. White have been remove! nothing of public interest, The government papers say that there bad been twe nerious battles fought between the troops of the govers - ment and the insurgents in the State of Guerrers—oae at Teloloapam and tho cther at Chilchala—in both of which the rebels had been routed with great slaughter ‘The force of the latter is estimated at 5,000, and buttwe or three were killed. Daring the glorification over the election of Santa Anna at fF la the ehief of police of that city waa murdered in cold blood, being stabbed in eighteen places with a dagger, A man who was accused of the crime was tried by « at was created in the elty fact thet Dom Antonio f ary movem time, however, against the gover non Was revealed te s, and the police were from the Spanish frigate Poola to the Tacon prison, and They found the came kept two days incomunicados, while their declara pty nada in tions were being taken a second time, The object seoms to be to press something out in relation to Mr. Felix, to justify what bas already been done through the orders of General Manzano, and what they wish to do through the “military commission.’’ The desire for blood seems 10 be strong with all the subordinates, and it remains to be neon how far it may affect the chief, who has power over the ultimate issue of fabrication, perjury and de wted in effecting his escape to the mountain The Vera Crnz correspondent of the New Orleang Picayune, writing on the 224 December, gives the fel- owing interesting summary of news. — The votation on the 2d turned out a# was predicted, am astonishing majority having been obtained in those places the results at which are ki n Tsay astonishing, not because his 8. 1. was re. (tout de mievs,) but because curious results have bees. nuneiation, The story of Francisco Hernandes, as far | obtained it relates to Mr. Felix, i For instan t Orizabo, as r, Felix, is undoubtedlyqn invention o | 4) FOF {pstance fear for self-preservation, and: in several | volation-to tir, Motwampes is incorrect. eee es 8 | At the visitation of prisons made the other day (24th by General Concha, a Yew words were exchangereny | Francisco Estrampes, in which the latter stated that he alone was guilty of the introduction of arma, &e., and that all the other prisoners were innocent of any olfence 8,000 souls, 6,200 tyrant; and consider! write bis name, and that dur say ten hours, 6,000 votes were very iro they write in this co: Besides de~ ducting from the above number 1,600 foreigners amd whatever against the Spanish goverament; ‘that Mr. | | enthel einen nae cNiideen, the number of voters Tells was’ an soquatatance of “bis, bat that ho had 00 | °Gu the day acotiican” the: peteon aviah ot, Sates other association with him; tl was not lais necond, | . ? as bad been stated by Horhandes, and that the captain | Public, every vody wax obliged to illuminate itis house, fn illustration of the bey that their religious opin By this law Protestants ship Catholic sainta or te « fine of from $6 to ‘this ts, however, one cf tin ams lenigaioast Wees: umrantecing to fo LI be reapected. — © compelled either to wor- and mate of the schooner John @. White were entirely ignorant of what had been his plans, and were actually | ignorant of the contents of the packages which he had shipped by thelr voasel." The Captain General silenced | him, and stat it ho “waa well advised of his plans; | passes against duly extablishod t that he did not wish or expect him to.crianinate himself, | *Ontulact tripeot the Osievba and that his words uttered in behalf of the others werd | tances of apecie wore to go by her, ule. the promptings of duty; that his trial would pro- | sidering the emall amount of « in town, which wae ceed to the end.” Ke, How long is it since General | owing to the non-compliance with decrees published by Concha was in flight for France, concealed through this government to bring funda dowm from the interier # in unsearchable holes, hiv titles, 'ho- | at stated periods.) but as the #th was a holiday, oll nora and rank stripped, his goods confiscated © | gueh mpecio wan duly cleared, as well aa the vensel, the the State, and he declared by edict of his royal mixtros# | day previous, a norther having prevented ita Incompetent to hold office under the crown forever. | shipped on the Th. However, to ‘the astonishment Estrampes declared to the military commission that he eyerybody, the embarking of it was not allowed ‘was opposed to expeditions from, the United States—that | ‘geyeral of the principal merchante interested in the he held no commission under the Cuban Junta im New — st,ipment waited upon the Collector, # mun fistingulahed York—that he waa in favor of action by tue one for his grasping propensities and’ manifest injasticns themselves for their own freedom—that he could sot inflicted om commerce. by which proceedings he the pre “is of the Custom House down te about one- third of what It was before: but he peremptorily refused have @ second in command to aid him in bis purposes, who but imperfectly understood the language, who ba to lot the money pass, widing that if it was for the Bng- lish steamer hé would allow it no prestige of name to advantage the enterpriv, who You must bear in yaind Chat passengers’ luggage wee was without any military acquirement or qualidcation, and physically incompetent for fleld or active service by constitutional infirmity—thence the absurdity and —giiowed to pars, and that All the papers wore fenteakoa falsehood of the declarations made by the traitor Fran- outro that the guards, who are dlwape et the gate, would have had only to compare the packages of moneg with the permits accompanying {t, which would have cisco Hernandez as regards Mr, Felix,” On being asked from whom he received the flag fou taken about Ofteen minutos in all he roason that in the United in his possession, he stated that (it riven bim b: ittet on holidays—e ata lady whose uame he should decline makin, the exposure was unnecessary in the | him and the country, which he presumed already made up by his tryers, although he demanded to be con fronted with the infamous wretch Hernandex, in order that they might perccive the miserable subterfuge whereby he had endeavored to prejudice innocent lives.” ‘The reasons asnigned by Eatrampes, were mimply ‘ the earnest desire in his heart for the better goverument bis country declares of equal character and for with those used by the leaders of the revolutionary movement in Spain.’ General Concha, from his own experience of the insta- bility of Spanish politios, should give some weight and consideration to the ease of Estrampes—a few weeks, ond he way need the mercy he denies. The steamer by the preparations are made to pro‘eet abipping, and bere the vernels are lying at re distance in an opea porte and a slight norther prevents all communication 'w the ahi order to show more clearly the intention which evidently prevatted, T'beg to add only account of the Mexican goverument w 4 enton beard on the morning of th . coniueta, with $100,000, also catered the was received, of course, This latter wards sent on to Mitamoras is that no liberal signalized, and I close, The British ship Isabella, of put principally | i American 700 tons, from St. Domingo, loaded with dye woods His map objec getatt y foundered at sen about the 16th—the captain, offic Gadsden t only means to uphold hie and crew were picked up by the Spanish steamer Tayaa, government {« aud carried into Manzanillo. dD. He will Havawa, Deo. 27, 1854 Arraignment of Estrampes Before the Mitilary Commis be t only bevewne AD yployed ; bat by 8 : ; . em giving it to him, againet ston——Proceedings agains Mr. Felir—Ilie Undoubted the treaty, (os ths bountdty Bine te tot rem Innocence—Christmas at Havana—Stories About Gen vnment, which certainly must. be entebliah. Comohe * finished, would require » second paytoent at the hands of our government, and with the greatest reason, (oo. Ktate ah Sawiehis...dba Francisco Extrampes has heen arraigned before “military comin the ,'' and confirmed his declarations These people © r our vernment as corrupt ae P made to the ‘fiscal,’ which Lhavecondensedas muchas their own, and « s will be spared to obtain bp possible in my lotter of yesterday, to whieh I refer, The oy what cannot be obtained by other and fairer government, through the treachery and falw denuncia- he pame of the Mexican banker who & to proceed te tions of Francisco Hernander and under the advisé ‘Washington to negotiate the tmmadial yment, iment of General Manziuo, seni determined to construct ither other anderstrappers have preceded hia paye the way, is publiely stated T give you thir warnltg, a# many of our cltivens have been ungerupulously pinoteve by this government aa@ ite patty ere nod to our government to ace jam thene exalted dignitatres be they aM A. Tends ny the Mecteag fw cane againnt Mr, Felix, th What may bo the object of noble secund in command, unleas to desteoy his nd build for himself upon bis rain, | cannot per Tt would seem that b vive, Lave received preati witht the past few wt, people at Washingion who may lend them monthe that should them: to tener eon- ‘el aalings (uet buowing thoes facts) rideration of their peer bat oblivion soon it years for the payment justly due fthaavemory when ble Expulstohs are the order of the day sgaln, an®a aa- conmpiracy having been detected at the city, A. Haro, M. Payno were to be sent ‘off, forget to extend to their neighbors r citcnmastances less obnoxious to justice, With Fstrampes, the high de purpose of power which stimulated bathe for reven Il the mass of revolutioniste af otbing may be expected from rire © age tae er advising them, as they ere men of ability and belo anke mother when he was degradim 1 froin Cabas of the Wberall SA0F TARE and the peel i: te vari pe bad peelocine The revolution (* gaining ond day ood al. ostensibly for the benefit o perhaps, rea! though the government report wath hetoe infor more eminent faine to lumunalf. could kot have place, Morella. he. obody believes it, wialesarater Estrampes stoo! alor His on'y object ‘freedom for left to pay the treope of Cuba by Cubans,” well knowing, ‘if he won in the including extenoral- perate ntruggle, that the gr : lation. prymenta ganized, the various officials of the troops ere two monthe anda half in arrears ot alone of making the firat this place, and in his. ‘The difference in certa over Concha in unselfieh action and wtated, redaced by the Coneba won be was certata of bis reward, wi lector to @ mere cipher, he is quietly trimming his rails to meet the views ood of the royalty he opponed, and to aubserve the utter ruin of the Gesipning financial adviser of the row be obtalned to be exiled from Spain, paving the Our Minister receiv e curse upon the iadustry of ¢ tay be rewtored to cater for the various tastes and halits of the daughter, and to tap again the ale ch Mipneasare woe pleted life artericn of the bingdom—* the publ by withbolding these fury,’ s0 called from the next guverm- In the proceedings against Mr. Felix there is gross In the exslusion of American preguoe consistency at every step, and they cannot proceed with. at prevent practiaed. oot hemg fully aware that he is ap injured nana ee he falrat San Juan will be mont ini oy. from the graveyars might as well be called upon to year answer tr "a ning Gewiyns ot war e080 disterbanee of a 4 the public faith or pub peace, ae that person. Hie aa ing and that the towers hearth, bin aetre ondh ngage, on hie arrival at of Mexico are garrisoned with troops to keep wn tee Barraces, as we derive from pry sources, presiuge people the powlbility of bie having contemplated association The steamer liurbile, now called Gaerrers, broke owe with any conspireey against the government. ‘The de on her trite Matamoras, and the Mente is sow claratons of Hetrampes confirm our private advices, taking the fonds in her place and the people of the reeinage say that Hernandes |e a This and elmilne serviews will be the only ones she tan worthiens coward, who would sell hin soul for « price, perform, a che will never proceed to nor he to purchase tayor of the secon Cabo, < not new itorbide either. The money epent for power. We beyin to fear that the predictions of Porusia away, aaMirell aaa great deal IS for geo , 1 be realized nod hardly Care to think that Mr JM. Ghelle, Ac ne well an conta dally arrivh 7 Felix con be eafo with cach an array of villenous plane Rome new contracts, oo doubt, will be, ost, U the and fabrications about him, tnetigated by one high ia Tron takiog them will negotiate at the same power, confidence and fw nd susteined by the denam: e (00,000 Verhape simmbody may do it, endde the ciatious of any creat bat the government can pick Wall street reople brown at the same time, does vp from those a» wort bl Francisco Hornandes rserve nay batter if (hey canaot book th Our Cor on fontivivies closed yesterday, and we are Vapers ray hat Arrangol: has renounced bis plact e@ now on allowance of balf holidays—coutioning, withont minister resumption of general busin agtil the Mth wf Janu —_ ery. At the Hotel Cabamy we had an obt-fashioned Theatres and Exhibitions, Rnotnwayt Treates.—The old and favorite | wWhick pag wy ty yp te Oy sed, * ‘ ie evening. ‘Fophia wt te 5 the cakeodaste tied ¥ f -I—Ohes Rowen, Thesren—The benett of Mr. comes off to-night, There are four nounced. The fret |» farte of The English aod Yankee mixed Christmas diover— neh table, feast and goeste petteon, who counts his millions, was there, and n, who bad to bis credit for the United Mtates comm receipts of the last month 874! (squabble for that, all Jo lorerstot 7 ur country!), the best representative of the medical faculty in our elty, « family representation of the soger urtereats of Louisiana & good many clever folks born every where, it, who were daly merry over the advent of good thing! met Falcom brought among her passengers J in, Bey, of New Orleans, returning from « to the Btwles of Reusdor, and Mr. Dana, Charge | Nino's Ganuen — Afoeneft |p annoanced. © Grenade et Bogots, Both left by the Muiladel | Ing, the receipts jd ag ene J the esterday for New Orleans . of Sew ¥: The opere of I bear in the community » great many | mien 4 ant Law mermen, story of the Interview between Gen. Co eed the 5 rampes, in the prison, but f have given you ine vet ; table words of the partion, as nearly as they could be | fRenegn’s TwmetenThe Announced for this are such ae ranmot lo drewe _— . transcribed at the moment.” We have several stories ie Gen, Concha, which have no other founda Ten s04 Lower Twenty” and they will ‘tormanale with the astiricel called © Apollo in New York. hievous invention of those whe do aot Waitsce's Twneren.—The new dreams, in toe ssemente. oer if very antiowr about him, but! do not know that his friends in the United ‘States cap 10 more than to urge thelr own goverament to aseure him 6 fair trial in conformity with the treety, ‘The British steamer Teviot, Mawyer, arrived from Thomes on the 24th, two days th arrear of Foutbempton streamer not having arrived to make com mupien' ith her--so that we are without the mails, | rely aa he does, called “The Hieters,'' commences the «: which ve been s week walting for, | hami you | comme reports covering the inst two weeks and the uses By the lest steamers I have received my packages of ihe Hensty with great larity—end ro ire obliged. besides we most humble servant for j have enacted Lh 4 | Amences Momren This fevorite resort & eroweee new regulations in relation ty every dey, and the performances afford ereatet requiring the use of governweat | satisfaction. “Charles the Hecond”’ be mys for every imposition, to thet the partyentering both the after: t ment eannot coileet the money bet pots it v CW. Gerke be treasury at the office for the eal of the Woon's Vane This hall ia erg@ted wightly, er the y. No judge or jastice cam receive wo- ae 4 frem the perties condemped or Oued. It le simed at | We smeueements, generally speaking, aford the pleasure or thee and lo aveld corrnption The Baek W lor comets wpon a6 8 Any sonnet than was Proner's Pemmsores comtens to give their bar- anticipated, \ p 06 the laet poment I find sothing of | Weque operas with success, © ‘sm moment to report. In the course of or festivities | | nownced for this evening, Bight murders, in gur churches, some ed fi cha sod pore THE AccOt Wr Burrige— ‘The claim mate by thin are sliogetiet tocommente bh | Btate the for note, One wher Yankee, fromthe ip the art chyerved to te, on Christmas more ter tg wind Kimeelf mings time and fomde, that i what J! meant, "thet religion would by etl tost a thbwight op and from Vera Crus to the 20th inst, ‘They contada . ‘