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122 Virginia Politics. OUR NORFOLK CORRESPONDENCE. Norrosx, Virginia, Jan. 14, 1855. now Nothingism in Vis ginia— What they are Do- ing in Petersburg—One Night’s Work—Their Btrength in Richmond—The Whole Number in the State—The Prominent Men for the Nomina- tions of the Party—Independent of the Whigs— No Fusion, No Favors, §¢., Sc. ‘Whoever says that Know Nothingism has not the ‘epper hand in Virginia politics, and that denry A- Wise is not already doomed to a most disastrous de” feat, you may rest assured knows notbing of the con diticn of parties here. I find that all classes and every creed here are tinctured with this new native American sentiment, which has sprung up like magic to leaven old parties and change party lines. In court and out of court,in the bar room and at the cinrer table,¢ven in the parlors and drawing rooms, Know Nothiogism stalks giant-like, and con fident of victory. Mr. Wise may just as well as not hang up bis fiddle, for be stands no more chance of being Goverror of the State of Virginia, than has hie main prop and staff, Frank Pierce, of being sent back again to the White Hoase in 1856, Iwill tell you what { know of Kuow Nothings here. T have written before to you what I thought was the power of this party in Norfolk, Petersburg, and Richmond, and from these cities judged the com. plexion of the State, Further light proves to me that my previous opinions were entirety correct. On Wedvesday night last Mr. Wise took the stamp im Petersburg, as he said to the citizens, ‘‘to throw eut his political banner for their sweet voices.” Jen’t this something similar to the blarneying once upon # time of » candidate for the “rich Irish brogue?” Well, itso happened that on this very nigot of the ap earance of Mr. Wise, the Know No- things he'd their meetings; and while the Accomac erator was |-boring to prove the villany of Koow Nothingism in cne part of the city, thity-two na- tive born citizens were being initiated into the order tm another part of the city; thirty more who were to have been initiated on the same night, were, from ouriority, jietening to Mr. Wise, only postponing for a week their union with this party, and forty new pames were sent in for election into the ordar. This was the work of the lodge in ove night, in the Kittie city of Petersburg, and on tha very evening when, with a flourish of trampeis, the bombastic nominee of the anti-Awerican party was heralled imto the place and Jed to his audience. Will Mr, Wiee ard his fiends ‘‘pat this in a pipe and smoke a?” “With a povoiar vote of only about two thou- send, iscluding the whig and Gemoocratis, in the city of Petersburg, the Kuow Nothiogs already have g ows a thousand stroug there, and are mill growivg every week. In the city of Rictmond on the 21st of December lust, ihe Know Nothing rolls vumbered twenty-tnres bus- @red and fit'y names,a large msjority over the ag gregate vote cf all the other parties combined. Here, as in other parts of the State, the lodves are nigbtly crcwded with new comery, and at taois timo the Know Nothing 1 of Richmocd will foot up three thousand quite. As regards their power elaewhero in the State, T ean ray with safety thas towos aud cities -very- where at keepieg pacs—equal pac;—wiin Petars barg sed Richmord. I have beard from some of the ocusties iu Western V rginia, dowe wo ut Rack: thFack, ond tLe report is thet almost every A aort oan Wi ter there (very fo # toreiguers la tots section) Dav already seew ‘ Saco,” aad ail are pivaved w#ita Die appesrance, ad with hearty good #ul cutti- vere bis acqnaintane. In the jatrer week of De eember recerds from "he entire Siats wors seut 16 to berg quarters, at Richmond, acd the eure re- tarns of the Sate were vixiy-one thoasand—rather SB stong party, ove would rupposa, for the Acomac fire eater to puil agaivat, Yue eutire popular 7 te of the State, of al varcies,is something, | belive, Jess thew, or about, one Lavdred acd tuirty snon- send. Now, sixty troussad againss tis, tor moptds bef-re the elect on, snd this nuahor niget- ly increasieg by honoreds, gives wwe Kaow No- things a pre ty fair prospect of suxea¥, At leset, it would Lot be very safe .o bet agsiuat tocm, ua- Jers ore was willing to sacrifice bis “pile” to rash. ees ond politi ai bragadovia, The above hemg we stength—the res) strengtb—cf ths Koow Nospiogs ia Virginia thie party ie wdependeat of all otver crescs, facioue or parties, whigs or dissife ted demo- @rats, and st preseot are dens ing the provris © rooning an independent ticket on Goer own k,” ag n New York asthe last election, Tre two promwent men for tbe powins ioa of tne orser sre the Hoo. A. H. H. Ste wart, and tor Hoo. Coo aaa A. Basly, present represen’ative ia Cougresa feom Acomac, Otber pames sre menoves, bus tae anove are the most nsvdled in the cebates for the comina- tion of the order. [t wil not be Kaown ucti! ater election who is the nominee, if tuis can poxiby be keptase ret. in their stric’nsss, order of provved- iege iv their meetings, avd unanimity of fee wg, tne Kaow Nothn gi or Virgwia set a good exawple to other Sates «1 che Usion. All through the State sre legions of democrats Wo will give Wire “war to the nilt,” aud alsnough not willivg to unite witnthe Kuow N things, are ready to vote for their powinee. The Jicksou men will not forgive bom, and rae whigs still nate hin for bis spoetacy to their party. Vise, with toe cuguing ot epee is trying to steer between ts-63 670 ctiets and uaite them both, With tats aim in view, bis speech at Petersbarg,on W-dassday pig! t Jost, was half wh+g and half democratic, ta- ternal imorovements ard free trade, fres colieges, end no European mediation. Bat Mr. Wise, ia this etempt to steer between wind aod water, sadly faile, for bes aim is too clearly seen, and toe ouly oion it seco ea is a union of personal couwmos vith political dislike. The attempt, alo, of Mr. Wise to eonvince int} igent men that the whig sod Kare Not ing parties of the State are one, and the uae Gf the two syLony mous, is the next ridicaious ef fort, after bis noo-committalism to neither of tie old .arties, The Kuow Nothings of Virgicia are le up rea ty ax mnch of democratic as woig qua Wty and o tar from there being any fusion bavween the whigs and Ktow Nothings, I am pretty well convinced, now that [am beomwd the curtains, that the whigs will sun an independent candida. if tne Know Notb.ng nominve is, a@ intenied, kept a secret, or if he should not be acceptable > taem op party grousds. Should Judge Bayly be tne native Amercan nomines, the -woigs will rane seperate ticket. Should Hon. Wm. C. Rives be the pomipee of tbe Know Notoings, tue whigs will uni-e with them; but the quesiion or policy of usin or forion with the whiz, any ctier party dos not ip the lesst enter ito the debates of tae Vic via Know Nethings. They feel and act perfecily vendewt, because they have caovassel the Bate, os 1 bave stated, acd feel they have the acertre in ‘heir own nands, and they iatend to Wield it without fear or favor. From ‘he above bird's-eye view of the condition of this nes party in the Sta of Virginis, you ova eeei'y ‘ome to a correct conclasion up m the edaaces of eory A. Wise. From Hamvutoa Roads to tne Big Beod of the Obio—from Rackeneack to the Povomse, this ew potitical apostle has morcoed & ernqorror, New accessions are peing inade to tte power, new disciples ave coming inw the faicn — aod if Mr. Wise knows so many of tress facts ws he ofeased in Petereburg, be Kaows b4 teats a bos Fonence of being mad Roman Cso0ho cacti- pal town he has of being made the aext Goverarr of Virgivia Toe flat bas gone forth, and tf ooaoged at ei) it will be by powers beyond the ioflience and oontro! cf either Mr. Wias or bis party. Goeat term may be doce to the Kaow Notiiogs in Vie- ta by abolitionizing the varty at tae Norsa. tall aah attempts be crussed in the bad, and then North anj Sou.n, East and West, ative ame ricariam sweecs tie field. 1 will have more t say mncer tis bead iu my next 1776, Latest from rte. ‘rom the Buffalo Commercial Ad vertiver, Jan. 13 ] Bishop of the Roman Cathelto Uburch hag deen vigorously ative in restraining lawieasness, 00 far a8 the people under his command sre concerned they bave fom fizst to last acvoi like gocd and faknfal citizeas. Tre prociaaatioa of the Sheriff war read aod circulated by ta Uatho- Hie Bishop and Priests, and their people urged to obey the iws. rioters. Measures are ip progress to revaild toe Dridges inmedistey at Erie, two of which wero ed, one of aa bundred feet, ani the other ixty feet in length. To show the ind'gaation of the decent citizens of lee, ve will give 8 s:exe of yesterday:—Jobn Walker, a prominent citizea, ia witnessing the oulrages commitved, ex laimoi that he wished eo “ poxsersed onoip tence for ona hoar, and he would sink Erie s0 teep that it woald be Borrible to look isto the pit.” The following cespatch, dated Erie, Jan. 15, has Deen received:— ‘We have advices from Dankick that the troubles at Erie and Harbor Creek are setilet, and the trast yelaid. Trains we now running regulstly betwean Dunkirk and Clevelend. ‘A very large quantity of freight for New York, bad been detained by the break, is arriving at Not an [rishman was amoog the | | by tradirio NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1855. Interesting from Venezuela. OUR CABACCAS COBRESPONDENCE. Caraccas, Dec. 16, 1864. Social and Political Condition of the Country—Sum- mary Executions of Revolutionists— Preparations to Re- ceive the New President, Tadeo Monagas—His Imper. rial Programme—The Ourrency—American Affairs— Cholera, Devastation. We have no news of importance to communicate. The country is comparatively quiet. Assassinations have been carried on to an alarming extent, as authorized by the government. The laws do not make ita capital of- fence to be engaged in revolutions; but the principals are secretly shot on the road after being taken prison- ers, The numbers cannot be ascertained ; but many who were known to have been taken prisoners have not since been heard from, Amajor of the army, who took sides against the Monagas dynasty, was wounded, taken prisoner, and brought to the jail of Caraccas, and locked upinacell. Soon after, a high personage went to the jail at night; the jail was opene dto him; he entered the cell of the major, and ran him throngh with his sword. This coldblooded murder was known the following day throughout the city, but no investigation took place— no one dare accure; and if they had, no judge would have entertained the complaint. Great preparations are to be made to receive the new Presigent, Jose Tadeo Monagas, with imperial dignity. The last Congress made him @ General in Chief, His dwelling is reing fitted up in princely a It ed on Plaza San Pablo—the Provincial deputa- tion bas changed the name to Plaza Monagas. A large body of 1rooy to be assembled in Caraccas to receive him when be makes his public entry. He will not come to the city until Congress meets nnd senda a depute tion to Barcelona to announce to him that he has beeo elected Presivent. He will then embark on board a steamer fer Laguayra, attended by the deputatiun, with his lorés in watting; another deputation will go to mert him at his dancing; thence he will be escorted oy body of cavalry to the capitol, where the Imperial Guards will be drawn up to receive his highness, After bed sworn into office, he will deliver inaugural address, ‘The Ministers of government are principa'ly engaged through agents, in buying up the depreciated paper of the government at ti:teen cents on the dollar, and tura- ing it into the treasury for fis face, tor which they ob- tain specie—and thus are accumulating every cent of the public money to their own use bef ore the oew administra- Tor comes into power, ou the 20th of January, leaving all the clerks and offcials without ther salaries, some of which are now seven months in arrears, pretending (here is no money in the treasury to pay them. ‘Thus the Ministers, with a salary ‘of 35,00 year, for two years, will retire from office with $200,000 each, Who can blame the people for making revolation® uader such # state of misrule? Foreign caimants are de- ived of their just rights for sposiations, sad toe slave «rx have heen rovbed of their property in order to yort the imperial dignity of the Mouagas ¢ynast th troops; aud the tax created for ther payment al goes ivto the imperial coffers. It wili require the most ample instructions from the United States governmens to their resident Minister, to protect the rights ot American citizens, and tw enlorce their just claims, however they may have originated, weetber by violence during political commotion-, syola- tons, or civil contract, where the goveramen: have act ed on bad faith to defraud them of their just rights, Without such instructions, and a resolute determination on the part of the Minister to act with decisioa and promptituas he might as well remain in Wasbingtoa, Toere isa field of labor before the Minister; aad bis renown energy of character gives hope to the American citizens that be will not be found wanting when he returns to bis post—but he should have plenary powers to act unger every emergency without deray ‘The cholera is devastat ng the eastern section of the country, About one-tenth of the inhabitants have fallen victims to this worse than Sbastopol plague. Ia the city of Cumana, where the mhabitants weve reiuced to 6,000 after the great earthquake 500 have fallen vic- tums to the terrible scourge in the short space of tweaty The holy Virgiu’s image is being carrie through ibe streets of Caraccas, in solemu procession, to divert the disease to seme other quarter. Our Tennessee Correspondence. Ressetvin2e, Jeferson Co., Tene., Jan. 8, 1855. Hints for Unemployed Mechanics—Demand for Labor in Tennessee—List of Trades in Request—Wages, Rent, Board, Charges and Cost of Travel—Price of Reat tale—Kailroads—Chance for Capitalists. Ihough not a subscriber to your far tained and exten- sively perused paper, I am, uevertieless, through the sindness of a city friend, @ ‘reqaeut reader of it. i flatter my#lf that philanthrapy has not less to do 'D prempting ‘his communication than a laudable desire to promote the growth and a’vancemeat of this, my State, with which nature has dealt sv bounteously and art so niggardly; and, if it should not seem objectiouable, Isbould like to occupy @ plave in the columns of the Hexacp, which, peratventure, may prove as productive ot good to some of your millions of readers as the re- Aterated accounts of such terrible slaughters as that of the bloody Inkermarn. In reading of the almost unprecedented suffering among ng classes of our iarge cities, with wach the columns of the newspapers are replete, the aivantage aflerded by Kast Tennessee to laborers and othora, forei- bly suggests itself tomy mind, Here the dewand for labor is greater than the supply. In this town a few mechanics of almost every trade suited to country towns, would fiud cheap living and remuwerative prices tor lsvor. We need tanpers, shoemakers, tauors, black- smiths, carpenters, masons, &, Several persons of each of the above named vocations would tind ample employ- ment. Ma‘erial is cheap, bouse reat, land, boarding, &6. Poard may be had at from one to two dollars per w-ek. ‘The Jast figure the highert price demanded at the best houses, where oysters and saimon may not be found, bat instead thereof golden butter ant rich sweet m Ik, fresh from the spring house, good weolesome breal and meat, with such fowls and vegeiablee as the country ubounds in Flour (wheat) here sells at from $2 50 to $3 per ew Indian meal at S0c., usually 25¢. to sde ; perk this se b& —(the price of this article ant bacon is very ting; itis bigher this year than it has been fur several yeurs)—bacon nds 7c. —that is, last year’s, potatoes 28, to per doz , (they times sell for de. per doz), chickens te , turae, from 28, to 60c.; ducks llc. 8 piece; geese 25c ; beef at from 23go. to be. per pound: batter at from 4c. to Loe, We use @ snilling ax the sixth part of a dollar, i.e, {ate') ‘The prices of some of tue articles above men- ticned are higher this year than usual, ax mentioned by way of parenthesis. Though steadily wcreasing in price ae facilities for transporta ion increase, and consumprion at home becomes greater, in consequence of the short crops last season, owing to the drought, the prices of mos’ articles are at least 26 per cent higher thaa usual. Nor {s the demand for laborers confined to this town. There is scarcely a village im East Tennessee but what would, on the average, afford employment to one or wo additional mechanics ia each one of the trades, Houses and lot« may be rented in most 0? our towns at com- paratively the same rates as in this, (where ve Dave several vacant) vis. at from $20 to $40 per annum. Lots with and wichout improvement may be purchased at from $50 t $500. The last am would pucchase & comforiaole Jog or frame dwelling, with from one quar- ter of cre to two and three acres of ground, ‘The Eastern Tennessee aud Virginia Raileoa’, which is now being graded, and a depot of which will be es :ab- lishee in this immediate vicinity, woul furnish employ- ment to several hundieds of tae mil-contents in New York. The greatest difficuity experienced by the tractor on the route ix the procuring of hats. They give liberal wages, too, when considering the compara- tive cheapness of living. They pay @ common shoveller one dollar per diem, and sowe of the hands get $1 29. One may. Teuppose. live comfortably here on one fourth the sum they Bid necessary to subslet on ia ** Gothar ”? ‘The cost of reaching here from New York would be to one man about $.0, perhaps less, One of our merchants jeformed me be weat to New York last year, via Lincia- niiti, for $28, avd he took tirst class tickets, put up at the best houses, &c.; thonett, of course be could Vave stopyes long at any place, The quickest ro rhape, would be vin Charieston, 8. C., aad me chea and a one via Phladeiphia, Baltimore Rishinond, Va. (or or Wiochester), Wythville, Abingteo, Va., ke From Chariestoo wouli come nattanooga, Keoxville, Teon., &e. lar advantages to the We need m tlt and machinery iance of water po: perbape ra ¢ world, and the mac: faware of the advantages this natural power posse We have inexhaustible beda of es, to whieh the attention of ¥ been called. Our schoots Lyvebbu Blountevitle, Tenn. through Geergia, t over steamy, lightning, iron an ober votuahle Lee but + of enild scare 4 perbape une r Northe or iw Rogersville, Creeny lle, », The pictur. water, and fertile game: and yet are we free of th wilé boast ant the reptile. These are things ooly known to the memories of our fathers, and handed down to ua with many « goul-stirring legend of the land of Crockett and Jackson's early 1 RarLeoad Oouuision at Brockrort.—While the got wain on the Niswara Pails and Lockport Ra trosd was standing at Brookoort, on Savarday, an emigrant train came roshiag along, and rea ia the bind car of te freight urain, injaring these reons—one of them fatally. The engineer of the Ceiprant trata supposed the otner to be on the swith. and passing on, ran completely through the oar of the freight train, making ® complete wreck of it, James R. Thompson, late Oollestor of thia pert, is among the injured.— Albany Argus, Jan, 15. pe meh aN AE, BR, ConvicrEn or Te MURDER OF A SLave.—In Wit Binscn couaty, Missi-stupi, toe trial of Justice Hard, indicted for the king of one of his slaves. resuited Jast week in a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner wan sentenced 40 seven years’ imprisooment in the penitentiary. He was a wealtiy citizen ¢ Amite county, originaly from Bogiatd, bot a rest dent of Mississippi for twenty years. the scavols at | Our Key West Correspondence. Ker Weer, Jan. 10, 1865 The Shipwrecks and Disasters on Florida Reef in 1854. ‘The following is a correct list of marine disasters, in. eluding wrecks, upon the [Florida Reef, and arrivals of leaky vessels at the port of Key West, together with the salvage awarded by court and by arbitration, and losses, expenses, &e , for the yearending Dec. 31, 1854—report ed expressly for the New Yorx Heratp:— “Jan. 9.—Ship Elizabeth ‘586 tons, of Boston, ‘Theodore Brown, captain, from Li verpool, bound to nD bile; value of vessel, $18,000; value of cargo, $11,000; expenses, $798 02; salvage, $8,621 20; lose, £2,000. ‘Lost on Carysfort Reef; the undamaged re-slpped. 13.—-Bark Harriet and Marthe, (188 tons, of, Charles- ton,) J. P. Purefoy, captaim, from ton, bound to New Orkans; value of $815,000; value of cargo, $12,060; expenses, $92 80; salvage, $685 53; loss, $25. 602'21.’ Lost at Tortugas; sails, cargo and materials raved—$1,276. «, 20.—Span, brig Dos Adelaidos, (175 tons, of Havana,) J. M. Lauricica, captain, from Hamburg, bound to Ha- vana; valve of vessel, $5,000; vaiue of cargo, $42,355 86; expenses, $5,397 31; salvage, $13,829 28; loss, $25,000. Pacific Reef; repaired, and finished voyage. (236 tons, of St Foun, N. B.,) bound to 26. Br. brig Muteor, Allen, captain, f ‘rom Cienfuegos, Cub: vessel, $20,000 ;’ val 1 2.—Schr J. H. Fanner, (194 tons, of Wilmington, N. ©.,) Aaron Von Gailden, from Baltimore, bound to Orlean ue of vessel, $6,000; value of cargo, $40,000; expenses, $004 44; salvage, $7,085; loss, $10,000. Ashore at Tortugas: no off and proceeds 27 —Ship Fawyer. capta of vessel, $10,000; in ballast; expenses, noae; salvage, none; loss unknown, French reef; got off without as- sistance Feb. 5.—Schr, Mustang, (315 tons, of Mystic,) Win- thiep Sawyer, captain, from New Orleans, bound to Philacelphia; value of vessel, $20,000; value of cargo £40,000; expenses, $1,487 37; nalvage,” none; lost, $3,- C00; Lost masts and spars; refitted and procecdod. 11.—Prig Warren Brown, (142 tons, of Wells, Maine, ) Richard ©. Bartlett, cap‘ain, from Kingston, Ja, bound to New York; value of vessel, $4,500; value of cargo, $20,000; expenses, $602 88; loss, $600. Lost foretop mast, &c.; repaired. 14.—Sebr, George Mangham, (276 tons, of Pbilatel- phia,) Wm. Scudder, captain, from Philadelphia. boand to New Orfeann; value of vessel, $14,500; value of cargo, $30,000; expenses, $350; loss, $1,000. Leaking; top works repaired, and proceede 20.—£cbr. Martha Yost, (195 tons, of New York,) Wm, M. Post, captain, from Mobile, bound to Providence; ue of ‘vessel, $7,000; value of cargo, $43,000; expenses, $1,125 70; salvage, $10,650; loss, $13,000, Conca Reef; rot discharged; caulked above. park Wopang, (197 tons, of New York) Win. H. Crowher, captain, from Matanzas, bound to New York; value of vessel, $4,000; value of cargo, $5,300; expensos, $2,800; loss, $2,800, Hiscbarged and repaired; leaking. hrarch 1.—thip Excelsior (444 tons, of Kenoebunk,) ith, captain, from New Orleans, bound to Paila value of vessel, $20,000; value of cargo, $49,000; , $4,591; 109, $10,885, Cargo snifted; ’dis- ebarged and reloaited, 13 —Ship Vie oria, (750 tons, of New York,) Stephen Chase, captain, from New Orleans, bound to Amsterdam, value’ of vessel, $20,000; value of cargo, $30,000; ex: penser, unknown; salvage, none; lons, unknown, Delta shoal, took no aid. and proceeded on. 19 Schr Angeline (110 toas, of New Orleans.) A. W. Spell, captain, from Wilmington, bound to New Orleans; value of vessel. $2,100; value of cargo. $1,500; expenses, $103; salvage, $100; loss, $300. Carysfort Reef; took as- sistance. 21.— Schr. Ophir, (118 tons, of Rockland,) BIT, Rook- er, captain, from’ Kingston.’ Ja., bounst’ to New York; value of vestel, $3,500; value of cargo, $12,000; expenses, $1,185 72; salvage, none; loss, $1,200.” Leaking; dis: charged and re k Californ'a, (209 tons, of Thomaston,) Wm. Tobey, captain, trom New Orleans, bouad to New Yora; value ot vessel, $6,000; value of cargo, $39,000; ex: enses, $838 04; salvage, $3,412 49; lose, $5,000. Conch f sisted off; temporary repairs. prilj.—Schr Yohawk, (140 tens, of Waldoboro, Me.) J. A Jehastone, captain, from Attakdpas, bound to New York; value of’ versel, ‘$3,000; value of cargo, $9,150; expenses, 1,286 47; salvage, none; loss, $1,280, Leak- ing; du charged ani repaired, i—febr. Francena, (122 tons, of Brooklyn, Me ,) J. A. Hooper, eaptain, from Attakapas bound to New Yock; value of vessel, $0,000; value of cargo, $9,000, expoases, pone; salvage.” #6,802; loss, $12,600, Lost at sea, two days from Attakupas; saved by seb, Mohawk, +. —thip Glin-e, (34 tona, of New York,) E.G. Tay- lor, captain, from New Orleans, bound to Liverpool; value of vexsel, $20,000; value uf cargo, $47,209; ex: pentes, 61,115 71, salvage wove; loss, $5,000. Steering apparu:us injured, and other damage. b—Pebr. Pauline, (199 tons, of Cape May, N.J.,) ‘Townsend St tes, captar, trom Attabapas, bound to Nes York; value of vesrel, $7,000; value of cargo, $15,200; expenses, $150; salvage, $75; loss, $23,000, Pickles Reet; vessel and caro total loss, 6 —ShipSaxeny, (9% tons, of runs wick,) J. G. Chase, ceptain, frm Boston, bound to Matanzas: value of ves- nel, $18,600; value of cargo $6,000, expenses, $250; sal- vage, $059; lors, $-2,000, Lost avove Cape Florida; ma- terials raved, Brig Amesbury, (168 tons, of Gardiaer,) Daniel 40. C. Gould, Jr., captain, from Attakapas, bound to New York; value of vessel, $4,000; value of cargo, $17,044; expenses, $2.28 80; salvage, $4,667 20; loon, $6,976. Arbore at Tortugas; repaired. 28.—Schr. Pedee, (24 tons, of Rockland,) Isaac A. Porter. captain, from Havana, bound to New York: value of v $6 00: value of cargo, $14,000; expenses, 81, $900, lows, $2,900. Ashore on Ameri- ca tboal; repaired, den, (400 tons, of New York,) D.G. rom New }ork, bound to Mobile; value 000; value of cargo, $40 000; expenses, ge, $1,500; loss, $200. Pickles Reef; no aid; had pilotage outside, 2i.—thip Caleutta, (460 tons, of Portland.) DC. Lor- ine, captain, from Bristol, Eng., bound to New Orlean value of vestel, $20,000; value of cargo, $42,000; ex. nes $587 62; nalvage, $1,500; loss, $8,000. Mary- jand sbeal; received aid; no repairs, 28.—Br.' bark Snow Drop, (600 tons, of Sunderland, Eng.) C. Fleming, captain, from Havana, bound to Terie, Auntria; value of vessel, $30,000; value of car- go. $60,000; expenses, none: salvage, $1,037 60; loss, $16,000. Pickles Reef; threw over 600 boxes sugar; no aig, sugar partly saved. 28.—I rig May Flower, (160 tons, of Portsmouth,) cap- taio not known, from Cardenas, bound to Portswouth; value of ve-rel, $4,000; value of cargo, $5,000; expenses, none; age, #100; leas, $100, rysford; towed ol by United Statess steamer Corwin, Lieut Craven. May 1.—Bark Byron, (291 toos, of Providence.) J. H. Titus, captain, from New Orleans, bound to Baltimore; value of vessel, $11,000; value of cargo, $19,000; ' allowed; loss, $1,200. got off by assistance of wreck ‘y (175 tons, of Jacksonville) 0. Willey, Jacksonville, bound to Tortugas; value of », value of cargo, $2,000; expenses, none; fe, nome, loss, $000," Coruce Creek; threw over jond. Brig Stirling, (144 tons, of Boston, ) J. W. Dickey from Matanzas, bound to Montreal; value of $4,000; value of cargo, $8,136; expenser, none; salvage, $241 '97; loss, $12,006, Conch Reef; total lows. 7.—Ship Sea Lioo, (562 tons, of Bath, Me.,) E. H. Wall, captain, from Matanzas, bound to Cowes and a market; value of vessel, $15,600; value of cargo, $40,- 00; expenses, $2 263 19; salvage’ $8,960 95; loss, $12,- 500, Lelta Shoal; vessel repaired io Boston. £0.—thip Germanica, (1,100 tons,’of Thomaston, )—, captain, {rom Liverpool, bound to New Orleans; value ol vessel, $80,000; value of cargo, none; expenses, none; salvage, none; loss, unkvown. Tortugas; ashore 24th; teok no'ald. June 22,—<hip Cleopatra, (194 tons, of New York,) S. P. McFarland, captain, from ‘Attakapay, bound to Rich- mo.d; value of vessel, $8,000; value of cargo, $21,000; expenren, $4,162 28; salvage, none; loss, $8,000. Leak: discharged and repa red, —Brig Wareissa, i) tons, of New York,) & F. Howes, captain, ‘from New York, bound to st. Marks; ae of cargo, $6,000; expen , $1,600, Long Key; assist by wreckers; PY August 4.—Sebr. Nicola, (160 tons, of New York,) Capt. ullea, from ‘ieche, La., bound to New York; value of vessel, $4,000; value of cargo $15,000; expenses, $2,116; salvage, none; loss, $2,200. Leaking; dischar; and repaired 12,—Ship Edwin Fly, (1,297, of Boston.) Capt. Hitch- cock. from New Urlvans, bound to Liverpool, valas of vessel, £10,000; value of cargo, $10,000; ‘expe $146 46; salvage none; loos, $500, Lous of captain and part of crew by yellow fever. 24.—Shrp Indiana, (500 tons, cf New York,) Capt. Cof- fin, f ew York, beand to New Urieans; vatue of verse 060; value of cargo, $35,000; expenses, $394; talvage, none; Ions, $500. Crew mutivous; discharged old and: esbipped new crew. 29 —Ship Semarapore, (499 tors, of Bo-ton,) Capt. Read, from New Oreans, bound to Havre; yalue of vessel, $80,000; value of cargo, 50,000; expenses, $417 87; sal- vege, none; loas, $000, ¥-llow fever, September 20,—Seb F Athalia, (236 tons, of New York,) CO. Welton, captain, from New York, bound to Apa Inehicota; value of veesel, $10,000; value of cargo. $70,- 0, expenses. $1,600; salvage, $12,000; loss, $50,000, Western (ry Ronks, vessel bilged 21 —Prg L. W. Maxweil, (1f0 tons, of New York.) H. Burt, from Santa Cruz, bound to New York: value ot verse €4,(00; value of cargo, $6,600; expenses, $1,931 72; 550; tons, $4,000. Eastern Dry'Rosk; cargo 1 ost. rd. B, Bleecker, (180 tons, of New York,) C. jL. from Laguna, bound to New York; } val el, 66, value of cargo$2,000; expanses, | se age, none; loss, $4,010, Louking; discharged an. e: Oe ‘Brig Detroit, (107 tons, of St. George, Me.,) Hiram Keb captain, from Neuvitas, bound to New York; value of vessel, $6,009; value of cargo, $18,099; expenses, $4,014; salvage, none; loss, $5,000. Dismaat- ed, reparred aod proceeced. 19.—sebr. Jenny Lind, (100 tons, of New Orleans,) Peter Seagrew, eaptaio, from New Orleans, bowel to Key Went; value ot vessel, $6,000; vaine of cargo, $10,- (00; expenses, $1,880; salvage,” non $2,000, Leah ing; repaired; damaged cargo sold. 21 —thip Lady Arabella, (300 tons, of New York.) B. Rowe, captain, from Mobile, bound to Marseilles; value of versel, $16,000; value of cargo, $10,000; expenses, S883 40; ealvage, none; lows, $2500, Leaking; tempo- rary repairs, and put into Norfolk, —Steamer isabel, (1,11 tour, of Charleston,) Rich- 8, bound to Key West; fd Little captain, from Charles value of vessel, $160,000; value of cargo, $500; expenses, ne; tons, $15,000, Broken shaft; al ston. Mobile.) W. 6. F. to New York $1, repaired in Chai 24, ir. Woleott, (72 tons, of cal oy Pen pepe bound 5,000; value of cargo, 96.000; expenses, Jons, 106, Lsaking’ sted the coun: ‘549 tons, of Plymouth,) BS. York, bound to Ne Boas; 00; value of cargo, none Apenses, $4,394 33; lous, 96,000. Loo Key; taken 30.—Sehr. Jane, (108 tons, of New York,) J. R. Fisher, ‘vessel, 3000; a if $5,300 eae ge ot }; value ; ex) 7 aalvage, none} lose, $1,000. ng; loss of sails, &c.; 1. —Brig Grand Turk, (164 tons, of Providence,) Win. PA SAS es value ,000; value o| , $5,000; expenses, 3002; salvage, "none; loes, $1,000. Leaking; iuscharged erie vere anit (600 foe, of London, canta un. —Br. ° captain w bound to New Onvetns; value of vessel, },000; expenses, none; salvage, $400; loss, $10,000. Burned on the Quicksaods, December 5.—Ship H. M. Hayes, (1,400 tons, of Bos- ton,) A. B. Day, captain, from New Orleans, bouad to Liverpool; ‘vaite of vensel, $70,000; valué of cargo, 79, expenses, $6,000; salvage, none; loss, $6,' 5 aking; did not discharge; caulked above, 10,—schr. W. A. Spofford, (172 tons, of New York,) Capt. Gamwell, from New York, bound to Bayport, value of vensel, $6,000; value of cargo, $1,000; expenses, $197; salzeety none; loss, $200. Split sails and injured bow- ps ¥i0.—Schr Hudson, (160 tons, of Boston,) Capt. Wren- ner, from Boston, bound to’ Mobile; value of vessel, $3,500; value of cargo, none; expenses, $136 99; sal- vage, none; loss, $150. Bound to Jacksonville from Bos- ton; blown off, and lost sails. 11 —Scbr. Johu T. Fardes, gs tons, of Baltimore, Wm, Gourlay, captain, from’Attakapas, bound to Balti- more; value of vessel, $6,500; value of cargo, $12,000; onne, eal a ey none; loss, $2,000. Leak- 5 charge ‘and repaired, be ig Warcissa, (164 tons, of New York,)"R. T. Whiters, captain, from New York, bound to St. Mark: value of vessel, $5,000; value of cargo, $60,000; ex- penses, $1,002; salvage, ‘none; loss, $1,000, Lost nails and anchors on Gaiama Banks the 10th, 16,—Brig Lucy H. Chase, (189 tons, of Newburyport,) B. H. Bixby, captain, from New York, tor Mobile; value of vessel, $6,000; value of cargo, $50,000; ex- penses, $2,600; salvage, ‘$350; loss, $3,000, Diamasted south of Tortugas on the 14th: repaired. 20.—Steamer Jasper, (500 tons, of New Orleans,) Fred. Truce, captain, from ‘St. Marke, bound to Key’ West; value’ of vessel, $15,000; value of cargo, $3,000; ex: enses, $160; salvage, none; loss, $1,200.’ Ashore near Korth west Pass; lightened 0. WO- Brig Daniel Molony, (21T tons, of Philadelphia, Henry Wildin, captain, from Philadelphia, bound to New Orleans; value of vessel, $13,000; value of cargo, $2,000; expenses, $2,000; salvage, $3,000; loss, $6,000, Ashore near Carysford Reef; received assistance, 20,—Sebr. Tempter, (218 tons, of New York,) R. B. Appleman, captain, from Attakapas, bound to Richmond; value of vesscl, $18,000; value of cargo, $14,000; ex- enses, $2,.00; salvage, mone; loss, $2,000, Leaking; Mienaiged ‘and repaired. 23,—Brig Robert M. Charlton, (130 tons, of Savannah, ) Capt. Gardner, from Savannah, bound to Havana; value of vessel, $4,000; value of cargo, $6,000, expenses, $407 11; salvage, $1,000; loss, $2,000, Ashore near Ca: ford; received assistance, —chr Bowditch, (70 tons, of Coast Survey,) Capt, Fairall, from Baltimore, bound to Key West; value of vessel, $4,000; value uf cargo, none; expenses, $100; sal- vage, none; loss, $100, Loss of small sails, binnacle, $267; of by c. 26.—Schr. Agassiz, (75 tons, of Coast Survey,) Capt. McGinnis, from Baltimore, bound to Key West, value of vessel, $4,000; value of cargo, none; expenses, $500; salvage, none; loss, $500. Ashore north side of Gaba, near Sait Key; repaired. — Brig Avon, (200 tons, of New rene) Capt. A. W. Gaw, from New Orleans, bound to Marseilles; value of vessel, $5,000; value of cargo, $6,000; salvage none; loss, —. Dismasted 7 Cape Floriva, 24.—Ship Belle Wood, (1,600 tons, of Mystic,) ‘Capt, Tucker, trom Mystic, Qvun., bound to Mobile; value of vessel, $150,000; value of cargo, none; expenses, noue; salvage, $6,500; loss, $8,000, Tortugas; got off by the wreckers. 31—Schr. J. A. Bayard, (190 tons, ‘of Providence, ) David Lawrer captain, f om Provicence, R. I., bound to Norfolk, Va ; value of vessel, $9,000; value of cargo, $400; expenses, $1,000; luss, ‘$1,000.’ Driven off the coast; lost sails; leaking. expenses, pone; 6 miles north of Total’ tons. 22,513 Total value of vessels, 974,006 00 ++ 1,268,454 86 ‘Lotal expenses. 72,724 65 Total salvage... ... 89.472 87 Total loss... ; + 402,705 21 Value of vessois wrecked, 435,009 00 Vaiue of cargoes wrecked 833,794 00 Vulue of property subject to salvag 768,794 00 Value of property not subject to salvage., 1,478,030 00 Value of property endangered by the reef and by accidents At HEM... sess seveeseee 1,242,454 00 Value of vexsels arriving in distress, leak- ing, dismusted, &C...04 000, sees ++ 539,000 00 Value of cargors on board these vessels, 934,660 00 Amcunt of property total y lost... 230,000 00 Probable loss to Underwriters from all acc’ dents reported here... ++ 450,000 00 Probable loss to Underwriters from dangers Of The Tf... eseeessssesesceeeseessese 305,000 00 Expended at key West for wharfage, stor- OK, IADUT, KCsseeeseceeereseeereeresere 75,000 00 Sslvage paid the wreckers, 300 in number, 34,000 00 Average rhare ofeaeh man........ « 120 00 Total salvage awarded crews and owners of versels... Number of vess Number of vessels ashore, and gotattoat wi Tote) number ashore during the ye Number cf arrivals in discres ‘Total number of accidents, Brige, Americen, 14 Schooners, American Number of wrecking vessela, ‘Tonnage of rame., Number 0’ crew sees + Ratio of salvage to property Ratio of loss to property insured... It will be teen that the number of increases, and that the value of property endangered is greater than in any previous year. The number that have been ashore ia not #o great, yet the total losses are larger than in ’53, snd the amount of property lost ex- ceeds that of any year since 1846, The value of property brought hefore the Admiralty Court for adjudication is close upon a million, yet the Judge has considered that the actual services rendered by the ralvors were well compensated by an average award of twelve per cent. The repairs upon vessels injured by the reefs, and upon those arriving in distress, bave been far from extensive, Nearly all repa rs have been temporary, and ia some stances leas was done through fear of excess than the future safety the actual wants of the vessel demand- ed. We cannot let this opportunity escape of protesting the policy of those in poner of sendeng leaky to nea, exposing valuable lives and property. when the a¢option of a more thorough system of repairs would lessen the chances of suffering and of less, The dangers of the deep are frequent enough to sound, welt conditioned, vessels without being multiplied by the false method of b sseetern bg sending those in distress a thou- sand miles for repairs. The system will not be abandon. ed until some heartrending accident occurs, and directs public attention to such wanton risks, and forces under- writers to value lives more than dollars. The arrivals of merchant steamers and sailing vessels have been numerous. From foreign ports 26,479 tone have entered at the Custom House, and eoastwixe 47,638 tons have been entered. Total, 74,117. The elearances were—Foreign, 12.414; coastwise, 39,119. At the Marine Hospital, the number of patients admit- ted, was 172. The deaths in the Grst quarter, were 2; second, 9; third, 13; and during the last, 1. Total 25. Remaining in the hospital Dee, 31, 10. Discharged, 127. The inhabitants of the Key have realized ‘from the wrecsit business, during the past year, in sal- $89,000 ++ +4$161,000 as follows: — $21,000 he product 70,000 bushels salt, averaging i0e 10,000 Iba. xponge 6,000 quintal dried fi 1,000 head green tur ‘The government expenditures ba Labor and material for fortifications, Salaries to officials, soldiers’ pay, &e. Expenditures of the Coast Survey. Furnishing of lighthouses, pay of men, &c...... Shipbuilsing, boats, be. Trade of transient vessels... and the mortality for May and June 58 the total namber of deaths wan 12. 25 died in the hospital, IL at the United jarrinon, 45 in the city—total tor the year, 81. The island had’ not been afflicted by the ravages of the yrlilow tever before rince 1841, woen out of a populasion 00 the deaths were from that disease alone 47, We not anticipate a return of this disease again, as the cause of its presence among us has been removed. A pond of starnant water, situated in the centre of the most thickly settled part of the city, has been filled in with sand. There are no fresh water ponds on the island, nor marshes, and little v-getable decomposition ing on. The growth of the fruit trees is stinted and nO means luxurious, 68 would be uppoued tn a tro- ical clime. The thinness of the soil will not farnish sufficient nutriment for a tree to attain, unless culti- vated, the height of over 26 feet. This is the case upon all the keys, and the appearance of the forest strongly resembles that of the mit of the high mountains of rising from rank vegetation and the rapid decomposition of vegetable matterr, the Florida Keys will never saff'r. They will ym their nature, al- ways be remerkable for their healthfulness, he activity displayed at the werks of Fort Taylor, and the frequent arrtvais of materials and ordnance stores, &e., bi pag jon bk mt here ° Ld object—some 0 ns attribul expected hoatilit; with some foreign power.—The commanding engineer ‘off. cer says, that as there are large available money means for the vigoreus sega te of the work, the govern- ment desires that they should be applied as rapidiy ae faithful construction will admit, and that the operations are net more active than they should be other points of the coast. of the COMPLAINTS AT THE MAYOR’S OFFICE—REFORTS OF THE POLICE, BTC. ‘The Mayor has commenced a most unrelenting warfare against the emigrant boarding house keepers and run- ners, who, for several years past, have perpetrated their frauds on the poor emigrants with perfect impunity. Hardly a day passes that several of them are not brought before the Mayor’s chief clerk, Col. Ming, who, acting under the directions of the Mayor, has compelled all who have been brought before him to refund their ill-gotten gains, Nearly a thousand dollars have in this way been restored to the rightful owners. But the vigilance of Mr. Wood is not confined to these cases alone—he also extends his supervision over the pawubrokers, whose exactions on the poor have been allowed to go om un: checked under many of his predecessors. Every case of imposition that comes before him is thoroughly investi- gated and promptly punished. Mr. Ebling also continues his work with unabated ar- dor, although, as yet, the streets are not exactly what they should be. However for what he has done he should receive due credit, and we have no doubt that he will correct whatever defects still remain in his depart- ment, The following are the reports of the citizens and police or Monday and Tuesday:— WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY. ‘That Andrew Martin & Brothers obstruct the sidewalk on the corner of Hamilton and Catharine streets with tierces of sugar. That the coal ashes and garbage in Hamersley street ave not been removed from Maccougal street down to the North river, for a month past. ‘That segar, toy and candy stores are kept open on Sunday on the corner of Twerty-fifth street and Seventh avenue, and that grocery and segar stores are also open on the same day all the way between Twenty-fifth and Fifteenth streets in Seventn avenue. That German butcher shops in the Sixth avenue are kept open on the Sabbath. hat the asher in front of 32 Madison street have not been removed for the last three days. That the police officer on duty on the 15th inst., neglected his duty in not reporting a nuisauce and in- cumbrance of street and sidewalk in front of No. 207 Downing street. That the sidewalk on the south side of East Fourteenth street, between Second and Fourth avenues, for several hundred feet, is in a wretched condition, being ankle deep with mud WHAT THE POLICE SAY. Captain Ackerman says—Hudson, Greenwich, Wash- ington and West streets, are ina filthy condition; many reons inquiring when the streets will be cleaned. In Justice to the contractor, I would say that the streets are not in a proper condition to be cleaned, The cross- walks, however, are swept daily, Captain Dilks—The eover of the culvert is off at 94 Fourth striet. it is ina bad condition, and should be looked to immediately. A person was injured there on Monday night. Cover also off the sewer in Amity streot, near Laurens street, Captain Turnbull—At three o’clock on Monday after- noon, J received informstion that he quantity of gunpowder was stored ia the house 600 Broadway, kept by Messrs, Titus & Dayton Upon receiving the infor- mation, word was despatched to Mr. Jobn Corssin, one of the Fire Wardens, who accompanied me to the place, and there found, in the attic, about one hundrad pounds of gunpowder, in cas tridges of about one pound each, also e quantity of caps. They were taken to the arsenal. Captain Carpenter—The streets in the Fifth ward look muen bet er than they did a week ago, and are improv- ing every day. There are seme streets, however,that still lcok bad’ from ashes being thrown on them from the houses. Strict orders have been g ven tothe men on post in all cases where they find ashes to warn the per- sons whose hoyse it is opposite, and uotify the resident that they will be arrested if caught in the act, Captain Squires—There is nothing very special to re- ort in relation to the streets. The present freezing spell as had a good effect. The contractors, to my know- ledge, are not entitled to any credit, An ash cart is seen occasiovally, but this is very rare. No ashes taken from Third street yesterday or Saturcay. Captain Speight—The citizens residing in Thirty-ninth street comple n that the ash earts have not been through the street in three months, nor has the street been swept for the same period, DISCHARGS OF AN OFFICER FOR INSULTING A FEMAL® A complaint was mad Mary Craren, at the Mayor's office, ag 833, of the Tenth distriet, for using insulting language to her on te night of the 1éth iust., while standing at the door of ner own residence, 26 Ludlow street. It appears from her state- ment that he alo took hold of her, und gave her a blow, On teling her father he went to the station house about 12 o'clock that night, but could not see either the liea- tenant or ceptan, Affidavits were taken in regard to the outrege by the Mayor’s clerk, Col. Ming and the of- fending j oliceman was orcered to be suspended, The Board cf Ten Governors. OPPOSITION TO FEASTING EXPRESSED—INTERESTING STATISTIOS, ETC. The regular meeting of the Board of Ten Governors was held yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, at the Rotunda in the Park—Governor Townsend, President, in the ebair. Present—Governors Smyth, West, Henry, Tiemann, Taylor, Dugro, and Draper. After the transaction of some untmportant business, communications were acted on, one of which was from Stephen P. Hand, chairman of a body of marble cutters recently diecharged from the employ of the Bourd. The workmen ask to be again employed, as business ig dull, Referred ‘0 an appropriate committee, to see if work cannot be given them, OUGHT TIE GOVERNORS INVITE THE LEGISLATURE? Gov. West offered the following:— Resolved, That his Excellency Goveroor Clark, the members of the Senate and Assembly, and their presiding ofticers, be, and they are hereby, respectfully invited, upon some day to be set apart by them, to pay the usual annual visit ot inspection to the charitable insti- tutions, the work house, and prisons under the care of thie department. Goy. Taytor wished to know if that invitation was to cost anythioy, The Carman thought it would, Gov. TikMAN» was not aware that they had any power to spend movey in these periodical feasts. Gov. Drarer.—O, yes; we have a fund for that purpose, $4,500 have been gianied by the Supervisors, Goy. West —Iam in favor of this resclution. It is neual to invite the Legislature, and we have full power 10 do 80, Gov. Trwany,—I think not, sir, We are not indepen- dent of the city government, and I deem it wrong to spend money in this manner without an appropriation from the Common Council. Goy. West.—We have full power over the departments under our charge, with the exception of one bastard provision in the amended charter. This was what caused he cifficulty between the Mayor and ourselves, The money given us by the Supervisors is sufficient for all purposes of this kind, Gov. Di matter has come up suddenly, and T hope i will be deterred until another time, I confess, however, that I am in favor of the resolution. Gov. DRAPER afterwards witbcrew his motion. ‘The yeas and nays were then taken, with the following result: Henry, Dugro, Smith, Tay- lor, N ‘Townsend. The resolution was declared carried, A motion to devote the whole sum at their command, $4,600, to the entertainment, was voted down ; as was also an amendment to appropriate $1,000. It was at Jength agreed to expend $1,000, should the Lagislature tne them with a visit. This was carried by a vote of 0 2, SHOULD THE GOVERNORS FURNISH THEIR EMPLOYERS’ ROOMS. ‘This matter being disposed of, considerable discussion arose as to the propriety of furnishing the room of ae re one of the assistant matrons on Randall's sland, Governcr Tixmaxy was distinctly opposed to furnish- the rooms of any of the employes. He knew that it hed been done, but was it not evident that it was susceptible of great abuse? He was not aware that the Governors any power to fit out the apartments of matrona or others. Ho was opposed to it oa prin- overnor Draven believed that it would be economy to give this money, as the lady’s salary would have to be incresred were it uct done, He did not see what prinelple was involved. If it was to save money, he Vas ip favor of it; nor would he yield to aay Governor ip bin desire to economize. Cove nor Wrst moved that the #um of $95 be ex- pereee in furnishing ‘he lady’s room, ‘This motion wax carcied. Governor Tayior moved the following:—Resolved, That from and after this date no sum or eums of money shall be appropriated by this Board for furnishiag any apariments for th officers under the charge of this Board, This, on motion, was laid over until next meeting. ‘The Poard roon after adjourned, ‘The following is the weebly statement of persons ia the ivatitutions under charge of the ten Govern Bellevne Hospital : Lunatic Asylum Alms House Pemtent.or} Increase over last week. Viorsms ov SrmmitvaLism—There have been three victims of spiritualism brought to the Hamilton County Lunatic Asylam within the past three weeks. sician ¢f ssylom, Dr. J.J. Quinn, has been astonished at some of the revelations made spirits. One of the three pa- sage trom Liveropool to New York, in September when the terrific gale of that month awept the coast the United States, and across the Atlantic—causing many noble ships to disappear. The conduct of Ca} his officers and crew, # substantial token of the es of those who had safely passed through the storm their guidance. ‘The calamity which befel the Arctic caused the fact t pass out of view for the moment, but the intentions o the passengers having now been carried out, itis pro per to give place to the following correspondence: New York, Jan, 9, 1855, Captain James Wxst— Dear S1e:—On behalf of a large number of the passer gers on board of the United States mail steamer Atlan tic, on her voyage from Liverpool to New York, in Sey tember last, we have great pleasure in presenting t you the accompanying piece of plate, with the inscrip tioh thereon, tribute of their admiration of th ability, skill and energy with which you performed you various duties during the burricane which swept ove | the Atlantic on that passage, and asa special token o heir esteem for you as an officer and a gentleman | When we reflect, sir, on the perils through which w on that occasion, and the terrible accidents o jisasters at sea which have occurred since our arriva (almost on our very track), we feel that we cannot 0 too thankful to God for bis special mercy to us and our: and we experience an increasing sense of admiration an: respect for the officers and men who, during the vio lence of the storm, were ever at their posta and faith ae performed their duties with vigilance, fidelity anc, sl May the happiest success attend you on all your fu ture voyager; and please accept, sir, our collective anc individual wishes for your happiness at all times. Very sincerely, your friends and ob’t servants, T. B. VAN BUREN, WASWN. A, BARTLETT, U.S. N. ANSON BAKER, Committee on Behalf of passengern P._S.—The committee have placed in the bande of F | K. Collin, Eq , $300, to be thus distributed: $100 + the cbief officers, $100 to the sub-oficers, $100 to thy crew, (not to include the servants). | ‘The fcllowing is the inssriptioa on the plate, a silve:| pitcher, eighteen inches high, superbly embossed wit!) nautical emblems, and a picture of the Atlantic breast ing the storm: | “Presented to Carr. James West by the passengers 01, board the Atlantic, for bis skill ant courage, daring th gale of the 11th, 12th and 13th Sept., 1854, and as : testimonial of their esteem. T. B. VAN BUREN, ANSON BAKER, LIEUT W. A. BARTLETT, U. 8.N, }Committee. COL. G. A. FOSDICK, W.G, BUNT, 8. A. MERCER, Esq., Treasurer.’? Unrrep States MAIL STEAMER ATLANTIC, ) | New York, Jan. 10, 1865. Guntiewex—I have the honor to acknowledge the re ceipt of your letier of y-sterday’s date, with the accom panying piece of piate,which, by the inscription thereon is destinea to bear witness to the kind partiality of gene rous friends, whwm I bave had the pleasure of conduct ing across the Atlantic—some of them many times. | 'o receive such kind tokens of remembraace after th incidents which called them forth have been o>scured Jy the more startling events of a seaman’s life, recalls agnii to my mind, most vividly, the long boura of anxiet, through which tre gallant ship so successfully bore us while I then, as now felt gratified by the calm confi dence of all those who had entrusted taemielves to m The support, in times of trial, and subsequent appro val of our gucets, is an ample reward for all our labor, For my officers’ and crew cn that voyage, I beg to turn you my thanks for the handsome manner in whic your communiextion refers to them. \ Aud for myself, to assure you that your elegant “tes timonial of rsterm’? shall be preserved by me and mine an “heir loom” worthy the most honored place in ou memories. With sentiments of the hichest regard, T remain, gen tlemen, faittiully your friend, JAMES WEST. Political Intelligence. ANOTHER NEW OwDER, There is another secret political organization in hi civnati, called the “Owl Flick.” Wo find the fcllowiny notice, calling the flock together, in the Cixeinnat Commercial :— Own Frock, No. 101,—There will be a gatherivg of thi flock at the Buzzard Roost, on Friday evening, at th: usual hooving time, for tho purpose of deciding upo: certain nominations. By orler of the Most J. €. G. © wl. To what extent this order is allied with the ‘Soy Nicht” and Know Nothings, waare urable to say, pu | presume they ore all birds of the same feather, and wil flock together to put down the Know Nothings. THE TWENTY: NINTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. There has been no whig candidate nominated yetir he Twenty-ninth district, for the election which come: off on the 0th inst. toll the vacancy, Several person are talked of, however, as candidates of the Know Nothings. Rev. Mr. Goodwin, of Geneva, and. V. R Bay Esq., of Canandaigua, were prominent amon; em. THE KNOW NOTIING CONVENTION IN MOBILE. The Mobile Register, of the 11th inst., says:—The Kaos, Nothing Convention has adjourned, and we believe wi know pretty weil the result of their proceedings. Ic stating what they are, we premise that we had it frotc no leaky member. ‘The information has transpired ic the most natural, and yet in the most accidental, man ner. ‘The Convention adjourved to meet here again in Aprii, It made vo ne mination for Governor, It bad four pames under consideration—Jones M year R. A, Baker, George D. Shortridge, and James ee. The Convention was of opinion that it would not do tc r very strong “State aid” man, aa that would be dangerous in the country, Whether it shouldered the “liquor question’ or not, we are nor advised. A motion was made in the Massachusetts House of Reprerentatives on Monday to grant the use of the Representatives hall to the members of the wnig party (five in number) to hold their caucuses, At an election on the 11th ioat., at Fairfax Court Virginia, the Know Nothing candidate for Com- | missioner of the Revenue for that county, beat his anti- Know Nothing opponent more than four votes to one, It is said that the Know Nobings of the Pennsylvania | Legirlature will suppert Jas. h, of Unioatowh, Fayette county, for United States Senator, in place of Hob, James Cooper. ) The Eostou Chronicle states that on Friday evening, at & session of the } now Nothing Council Ward 11, Charles W. Slack, President, the chair, a vote the President, Mr. Slack, not.| te for General Wilson for, United States Senator the election came before the Legislature. Mr. jack, who is a membor of the House, immediately re- signed bis office in the Know Nothing Canncil, and with- drew from all connection with the order, The Cass county Tribune (Dowagiae, Mich. — Willbam H Seward as ite candidate fo: jency. A motion was made oo Monday in the House of Repre- sentatives of Mas ac usetts to take down tre Latia in- scription over the Speaker's desk, and substitute plain English. The motion was supported by the whole force of the democratic party io the House (Mr. Brows, of Tolland). ‘The Territorial Legislature of Nebraska was to aasemy- ble at Omaha city yesterday. ‘ ‘The Governorship of Virz is now filled by Joseph. Jobnron, Esq, a citizen of Northwestera Virginia, and a native of New Yorr He the firet Governor under the pew and reformed constitution of Virgiaia, The constitution does not permit a re-election. was parsed, instructi to .,) nomi- the Presi- obitaary, Fx-Governor David Johnson, of Youth Carolina, died at Limestone Springs on the 6th inst, Died, at St Hyacinthe, CE, on the 224 ult., Magie Revalie Popineait, daughter of’ the late Hon. D: B. Pa- piveau, and wife ol Donald G Morrison, Esq , M. P. Ex-Covernor Benjemis K Hennegan, of South Caroll- na, died in Marion cis rict on the 10th inst, The Manchester Mirror chronicles the death of Hon. J. MW heen Wilkins, of Manchester, Mass, He died ou Sat urday, the 1th fout., after a short ilineas. He was go- venty one years of age. Mr. Wikins was a native of Amborst, and a graduate at Dartmouth. He subsequent ly represented the town of Bedford in the Legislature, President of the Senate, and one of the Governor's ouvcil. He was unmarried, and left a large property. Died, at Aldie, Loudoun couoty, Virginia, on the Sth instant, in the Sih year of hin William Noland, keq., formerly several years Commicsioner of Pablis Borldings at Washington, ond previously for many, yeare 4 leacing member of the Legislature of Virginia.” FUNERAL OF SENATOR NORRIS. ns of Mr. Norris arrived tm this erty on Sat- urday evening, accompanied by Mr. Morrison, of thie Congressional district, Senator James, of Raode Island, the clerk of the committee of which Mr. Norris was ebairman, and Judge Clarte, of this city. They were met at the depot by friends of the deceased, aod attept- ed to his late residence. The funeral services took place Jertarday, at the St, Michael's Church. An appropriate Cikcourse was preached by the Rev. Mr. Habbart, the rector, from Jobn, teuth chapter, and — verse. The mains were borne to the cemetery. In the procession were the memters of the Hillsborough bar, and friends of the ceceased in this and other places. Among the citizens of Concord were his Excellency tue Governor, Judge Harvey, of the United Stator District Court, and other prominent citizens of that city.— Manchester, N. H,, American, Jan. 15,