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\- sn ndignified manner in which many works are now brought before the public. The value of advertising mey be injured by its abuse, and experience wil soon teach people to avoid works issued from hbeuses by whose advertisements they have once been taken in. The effect, thus far, has been to secure many miserable novels, like the anti-slavery sto- wy of “Ida May,” for example, a sale until recently altogether unparalleled. No work by Scott, Balwer, Gooper, or avy of the great masters of fiction, was ever half 90 “sucessful,” to use the language of the twade, as this dull and common place affair, by @ maiden lady of Portland, now residicog in Cambridge, near Boston. Nor has any production of Mise Sedgwick, Mrs. Kirkland, Miss McIntosh, or Margoret Fuller, ever sold as well as Meg. Anne L, Stephens’s “Fashion aud Famine,” the “Letters of Jonathan Slick, of #lickville,” or Mrs. Farring- ton’s “Fern Leaves.” This absurd advertising sys- tem ie beginning to be understood. It ia uot suit- able for the class of people whe buy books. It will de better for Perham’s Gitte. ‘The lovers of good books will be delighted to learn that oor great historian, Mr. Prescott, has at length completed the important work which, for ten years, has occupied so mueh of his attention —The History ef the Regn of Philip the Second: the history of the beginning of the decline, as hia ‘‘Ferdinand and Teanella” was of the end of the rise, of the great ness of the Spanish monarchy. Inheriting the vast possessions and powers of his father, Charles the Fitth, Philip devoted bis best energies to the sup- pression of the Protestant religion, alleging that he had rather be without subjects than be a King of heretics.” One of his wives was Queen Mary, of Bngland, who was far less bigoted and more merci- fal than himself. Mr. Chandler’s speech denying the temporal supremacy of the Pope is not very happily Whustrated by the fact that his Holiness invested Philip with the sovereigaty of Ireland when Eliza- beth established Protestantiem in her doytnions— of course, releasing the Irish, by a bull, from their , allegiance to her. No age before the rise of Napo. Jeon was #0 prolific of remarkable personages as that of this celebrated monarch, whose own charac z ment hes paid » most extravagant price for editing and printing all the works of Mr. Jefferson. But besides this, an examination of these volumes for Jaudennes A Arnoux bod Arnold and Arnaud; D’Anville bye D’Auyille; Houdetot ss Hondelot; Stiles bid Style; Rouerie bet Reverie and Rouene; Rochefoucauld sf Rouchefoueault; Wadsworth a Wardsworth; Cerachi three ways—two in the same paragraph. Mae, Mc and M’ are all printed alike, M‘, (accord ing to the volgar custom of marking an elision with a tarned comma instead of au apostrophe—-intro- duced originally, perhaps, by some compositor “out of sorts,” and never allowable). A great many Dames we cannot recoguize as belonging to anybody with whom Jefferson eorresponded, or of whom he wrote; and this carelessness being evinced in regard to proper names, what asautance cau be felt as to the correctness of other parts of the text? The Lafe of Napoleon Bonaparte, by Mr. Abbott, which has so losg been a princi yal attraction of Harper’s Magazine, is now concluded, and will soon be reissued in a handsome three volume edition, profusely illustrated. The charaster of this ex- tremely popular production is too well kaown to need description. Mr. Abbott, recognizing the ex- traordinary interest go universaily felt in the char- acter of his hero, has attempted to illustrate his career with » particularity of personel detail as mi- nute as that displayed in Boswell’s incomparable memoirs of Johnson, and the result is a work, which tor dramatic effectiveness, is perhaps unparalleled in the whole range of historical biography. That no other subject has so strong a hold upon the feelingsof the American people is evident from the great number of books which are successfally published here ou Napoleon and the celebrated men whose importance was derived from their asso ciation with him. A querter of a million volumes @ year scarcely supply the demand, and none are popular except euch as present a favorable view of Napoleon’s character. We are to have this week a reprint of Las Cases’ famous Life, Exile and Con ter wae one demanding for its proper exhibition the finest and highest qualttivs of historical criticism. Mr. Picecott will be found equal to the difficult duty he has undertaken. It has been his bappy distiac- tion, hitherto, that, upon whatever scbjects he has written, his works have at once taken a just and enduring precedence of all others. His mew per- formance will merit and command the extraordinary success of his histories of Ferdinand azd Isabella, Mexico, and Peru, and will be an additional justifi cation of the jadgment of Humboldt, that he ia the greatest of all living historians. Tie materials for is he has drawn from the principal archives and private libraries of Earope, especially in Spain, bere the libraries of the descendants of the old stetermen of Philip the Second have been throwa open tohim. They amount to nearly ten thousand folio pages of manuscripts, besides everything of importance tha: has been ever printed on the sub- and the period. We learn that the work qill ip three volumes, and that the first is already tereoty;ed; 20 that the whole may be expected fyom the publishers during the apring. Washington Irving will give us, throagh his publisher, this week, anew aud charming misvel- any, under the title of Molfert’s Roost. Its charao- ter, perhaps, may ba best described by saying that 4% te a second “Sketch Book.” it will be recolle:t- ed that nearly fifteen years ago—before Mr. Irving’s sppointment as Minister to Spsin—he was under stood to be industriously engaged upon a Life of Washington. We are happy to state that this work is now nearly finished, and that it will be imms- @iately given to the press. It cannot be said that the Father of his Country has, thus fat, been emi- nently fortunate in his biographers. Mar-hall and Sparks are able, and must ever rank high as authori- ties; but, with ali their merits, they are heavy toa degree which renders the reading of them anything wether than o pleasant pastime. Mr. Irving will give us not crly the history of the soldier and statesman, ‘‘{irst in war and first in peace,” but a portraiture of the man who was ‘‘first in the hearts of his countrymen.” This work, indeed, will be a @elight for the young and the oid, as fascinating as @ romanze, bat as carefully considered, with re- wpeot to truth and justice, as can be demanded by the most judicial reader. It will be in three large volunes. Undoubtetiy one of the most accomplished, honora. Die and altogether respectable public characters this country has ever produced was the late Mr. Henry Wheaton, whose long and distinguished career as @ diplomatist is not less favorably known emong g@tetewman than his masterly works illustrative of ‘the laws of nations among scholars. These elaborate productions, which have been everywhere recog: nized as of the highest suthority, from the period of their first publication, together with his “Inquiry as to the Right of Search,” his “History of the North- men” (entirely re-written and greaily enlarged a abort time before hia death), and all his other his. torical, jadicial, literary and miscellaneous writings, are soon to appear, under the title of hie Complete Works, with » Memoir, by his friend Mr. William Beach Lawrence, than whom no man is more com- petent, from his personal intimacy and similacly warious and thorough scholarship, to do him the fullest justice. We understand thet Mr. Lawrence has consented to reada paper on the lifo, labors and character of Mr. Wheaton at the next meeting of the New York Historic+! Society. The first and tenth volumesof 7) ‘Works of John Adams, completing the series, «:+ in preas, and will be issued together during the spring. Mr. Ohorles Francis Adams, by whom they are edite!, thes thus far executed his daties in the most admi- rable manner, 60 that wo cannot help feeling some regret that he has decided siot to proceed imme @ately with the preparation for the press of the voluminous writings of his father, John Quincy Adams, which will never be sought after with as much avidity or have ss powerful an infla ence as if published now, while so many of his con- are living, and the controversies in which he mingled still agitate the public mind. The danger of leaving such ‘riportant duties to be performed by incompetent persone is shown ia the manner in which the /Wurks of Jefferson have Jost been edited by a Professor Washington, of Vir- ginis. Prof. W. secured the job of editing the various sad extensive correspondence and other writings of tee founder of the democratic party, and tecelved srom the Department of State all his MSS., amoant- img to between forty and fifty thousand papers, written by him or addressed to him, from which, in .be Opinion of Mr. Webster, who had examined them, as many as would make twenty ootavo vo. ‘umes were Worthy of publication. Professor Wash- ington selected, with the six volumes published, comprising Randolph’s edition of the correspondence, and the ‘Notes on Virginia,” and ~The Stateman’s Maaual,’”’ enough for aine volames, mering out everything by Mr. Jefferson that did not protsdiy ngree with bile own poovlar notions, or versations of the Emperor, in foar volames—the earlier American editions of these fascinating memoirs having long beez ou; ot print. Of all the works relating to Napoleon by his personai friends and aseociates, thie is the best and most important, The Rev. Alexander Grozari, of Wdinburg, has been some time in this couatry collecting ‘materials for a life of Jonathan Ldwards. It might have been suppored that among the theologians and meta. physicians of New England, come one equal to the task would have undertaken this work. ‘be “Life of Edwards,” by Dr. Sereno Dwight, was too hoary, andin no respect altogether satisfactory. There ‘was a rumor some years ago that the Rev. Dr. Park contemplated such # performance. It is to beregret- ted that he has not executed it. At length, half a century after sucb a collection was first aunounced, we are to have the Memoirs, Correspondence and Writings of Joel Barlow, in several stout octavos, The author of “The Colum: biad” was a capital letter writer, and some of his political essays have great force and elegance. It will be recollected that among the passengers lcat in the Arctic steamer was Professor Heary Reed, of the University of Pennsylvania. He was a gentleman of singular refinement, in personal ap- yearance, in feelings, manners, and calture; and few of his oontemporaries, at home or abroad, ex- celled him in catholicity of taste, or breadta or tio roughness of elegant scholarship. We are glad to learn that his brother, the Hon. Wm. B. Reed, bas concluded to publish a collection of his works. The first volume, we understand, will contain his syate- matic Lectures on English Literature, which we have heard of as remarkable for acute but genial criticism and builliant characterization, especially of essayists and poets. Another will bs on English history, os illustrated by Shakspeare’s dramas, from King Lear to King Henry VIII. and the Rsformation. Another will embrace discussions of Modern History geverally. We hope the editor will aid to these a memoir of his brother, with a selection from his oor. respondence. No American, probably, had personal and frieadly relations with a larger number of emt- nent literary men. All those volumes will be inter- esting and creditab!e to Amoricaa literature. Nearly two years ago the friends of Mr. Horace Binney Wallace, of Philadelphia, were startled by intelligence of his sudden death, in Paris. He was but thirty five years of age, yet he had already gained an extended reputation as a writer on the Jew, and in the select circle in which he was best known it_was not doubted that he would acquire a far higher fame in literature and philosophy. In- deed, it was believed by some that he was incom- parably the greatest genius this country had pro- duced; and Daniel Webster, in remarking that “although the- developement of noble characters had always been with him a favorite and frequent study, he doubted whether history could furnish an example of such extraordinary intelligence agg universal accomplishment at #9 early a period ia life,” bat expressed the estimation in which Mr. Wallace’s powers were held by those who were ad mitted to his intimate conversation. Wherever he went among the grest thinkers of Earope, he left the same impression of his capacities, mingled with a most affectionate respect for his character; and Auguste Comto, “the Bacon of the nineteenth cen tury,” says of him in the preface to his “Systeme de Politique Positive,” “I do not exaggerate bis merits in ranking him the equal of the greatest American statesmen.” The loss of such a character was justly regarded asa national caismity, and by his friends was felt the more keenly, because his life had thus far been one of preparation, and he had left but little to justify to strangers the praises which they themselves knew were due tohim. Dr. Herman Hooker, of Philadelphia, has published a volume of his essays, under the title of Art, Scenery and Philosophy in Europe: being Fragments from the Portfolio of Horace Binney Wallace—and in this will be found such illustrations of his genius as will maxe every reader a mourner for him. The eesays on art are evidently but rough drafts of por- tions of a work Mr. Wallace intended to prepare on that subject; but they are fall of profound refisc- tions and original and striking ideas, clothed in s style alike terse, perspicuous and splendid, enriched with the best graces of learning and imagination. Among the discussions occasioned by Dr. Edward Beecher’s remarkable ‘‘Confligt.of the Ages,” none probably will be more carefully studied by theolo- gians and philosophers than one soon to be publish- ed by Mr. Henry James on “The Nature of Evil.” Mr. James is incontestibly one of the ablest metaphy- sical writer now living in the United States. He has been described as ‘‘an infidel with a leaning toward Swedenborgianiam,” but would probably not admit NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1855. the advocacy of ideas cheriahed with equal sincerity and earnestaces. Profesor Tayler Lewis has tt preas a treat's> on “The Bix Days of Creation,” im which he vindioates ‘the sacred history against all sclentific or inductive theories of the earth, and debates, incidentally, the of other worlds. ‘The old sentimental novel, entitled “The Coquette, or tke History of Eliza Wharton,” has been repub- lished in Boston, with a “Historical Preface, includ- ing a Memoir of the Author,” which is one of the most affected, ridicnlous and unintelligible pieces of writing that has appeared for some time. The opening sentence is characteristic: ‘He who waite beside the folded gates of mystery, over which float forever the impurpled vapors of the past,” we are informed, “ehould stand with girded loins, and white, unshodden feet.” To wash one’s feet is Coubtlese a frequent duty, but it was not especially necessary to the revelation of all the mystery that bas existed about this novel. It has been no secret for half a century, that it was wriiten by Mrs. Hennah Foster, wite of the Rev. John Foster, D. D.» of Brighton, Massachusetts; that the real name of the heroine was Elizabeth Whitman, daughter of a clergyman of Hartford, Oonneoticat, and that the devil of the piece was the celebrated Pierrepont Edwards, a son of the great metaphysician, and cousin of Aaron Barr. The editor of this new edi: tion gives us little further information of any im- portance on the subject. A portrait is prefixed to the volume, purporting to be a veritable hkeness of Eliza Wharton, though in the historical preface it is referred to as engraved from an original psint- ing of her mother, who was born in 1703, while the veriest tyro can perceive from its style that the pic- ture wes painted sinos 1830. It is perhaps au old an- tual plate. The editor says an ancestor of PlizaW aar- ton “removed to, and died in, Hadley, January 30, 1662.” Is it meant that he removed and died the same day? She says, algo, that the Coquette took precedence, in time, of all American romances;” but “ The Foresters,” by Dr. Belknap, “The Alge- rire Captive,” by Royal Tyler, “Charlotte Templo,” by Mrs. Rowson, and half-a-dozen others, had been previously published. The greater part of the “his- torical preface” is rigmarole, bat the atory itself ex- hibits considerable cleverness in its way, and is decidedly superior to the larger portion of the papa lar novels by women which have been writien in the last few years. James Russell Lowell’s lectures on the British posts, now being delivered in Boston, before the Lowell Institute, are deservedly praised as the finest things he has done in prose. Taey will probadly s00n be pubiished in a volume. The Pooma of Alice Carey, which form the last volume issued of Ticknor’s American Posts, is im measurably superior to any collection of poems ever before published by an American woman. If Miss Carey is not the finest poet of her sex now liviog in the world, the orly one deserving @ compari- son with her is Mrs. Barret: Browning. The Westminster Review seyt: “N> other American weman has evinced as much genius, in prose or verse, as Alice Oarey;” the North American Re: view admits that her works display “no ordinaiy powers of imagination.” If she were not our country ‘woman, it is likely that this would be the common de cision of persons among us pretending to criticism, Certainly i¢ would be difficult for any one to point out im all she literature of the Eaglish language for the last half dozen years, as mach genuine postry as is contained in Misa Carey’s ‘‘Maiden of Tlascala,” (a piece about as long as Alexander Smith’s “ Life Prema,”) which appears for the firs; time in this new collection of her works. That the readers of poetry generally appreciate justly Miss Carey's merits, is evident from the large sve of her works The Misses Warner, one of whom is so well kaown asthe autboress of “The Wide Wide Worl,” and the cther as the writer of ““Doilars and Cents,” have ca ha new novel.in press. Miss Maria Cammings, of Massachusetts, whose ‘Lamplighter’ has had a larger popularity than any novel of modern times except ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” has a now work in preparation. She is passing the winter in New York. Considerable interest has been excited by the an. nouncement of the early publication by the Rev. De Magoon, of the work upon whic) he has been #0 long engaged, on Christian art, and many valuable materi- als for which were collected by him during his recent visit to the Old World. The illustrations of the book will be taken from original water color drawings,from the pencils of some of the most distinguished living artiste, as well as from copies of the old masters, ‘With these aids, and the fruits of the vast historical research which Dr. Magoon has brought to bear on the subject, he will be enabled to present the public with one of the most complete aud va'uable works in connection with Christian a:t, that has emanated from the pen of any writer. The subject merits being treated independently, and not as merely col- lateral to others, and the Doctor will have the merit of being the first in this country to give it the im- portance to which it is entitled. Literstare as well as society has sustained a loss in the death of the late amiable and accomplished John W. Francis, Jr., eldest son of the venera" ble and distinguished Dr. Francis of thiscity. Mr Francis was only twenty-two years of age, but had the appearance of a man of thirty. He had sc- quired a thorough mastery of five languages, with 8n inferior knowledge of others, and was largely ac quainted with good literature and the fine arte. His few contributions to our periodical literatare were marked by excsllent sense and by refinement of feeling. Intwo weeks he was to have been admit ted a Doc:or of Medicine, and his severe application to professional atadies, and exposure to the weather in visiting the sick poor, brought on a typhus fever, which ended fatally ina few deys. It was character- istic ot him that he secretly expended a large per tion of his liberal aliowanse of money in allevistions ot the eufferings of the poor. Ithas been ascertained toat on receiving a considerable sum just before the last Christmas, be filled a carriage with turkeys, and passed an evening in distributing them amon, the poor and deserving families with wnom he ha: become acquainted in the course of his beaevoleat medical practice. News From Liperta.—We have recsived our files of Monrovia papers to the 16th of November. We perceive that Liberia is making due progress in at least one of the arts of civilization. The Monrovia Herald informs use that at no period in the history of the colony has there been manifested so strong a ten: party combinations, as at the present time. An oppo- sition bas been rai to the re-election of President Roberts, who is a whig; but the opposition party seem to have assumed no definite form or name, and to have laid down no distinctive platform of principles. It is in- timated that President for a fifth re.election. The corner stone of a new Episcopal church, to be called ‘Trinity,’ was laid at Monrovia on the 30th of October, by Rev. Alexander Urummell, B. $. The ex- ercisen are described a+ being very interesting, address of Rev, Mr. Crummell as being able and impres- sive. The church is to be of stone, 101 by 69 feet, and larger than any other church in the republic. The last advices from the Gold Coast were that Accra was in a state of revolt, and that the na- tives had made an attack upon Christenburg Fort, (a portion of the coast purchased from the Danes by the fish ermment some years ago.) They were repu! wi ; loss, the town having been completely destroyed by the guns of the fortress and shelis from the British ship Scourge, which was on the coast. The town of Abadie, to the leeward, was also reduced to ashes by rockets from the Seou: The Liberia Herald urges legislative action to the traffic in liquor in that republic. and to chee! troduction into that community of this prolific #0 of poverty, miser: fi... crime. mm A scareit; jor: provisions prevailed in the mar- ket of Movrovia. as ‘ The schooner T. 1. Randall, 36 tons, the “largest and finest veasel ever built in Liberia,’ was launched at Monrovia on the 3#th of October, in presence of a lange athering of people of sexes. She bel to Hon. . B. Warner, who gave a id entertainment oa beard, after ine y invited guests, The berta Herald saya— ‘We have seldom witnessed a more interesting spee- tacle in nn =: tan aly snd pleasing evi- dence of our advancement. We that the example + apt Sreamentr GaVANwab, Dore oe Junnine, Des 13, 1064. | Trip of the United States Steamship Savannah to ‘Montevideo—The Bainbridge TitraReturn to Rie—Arrival of the Steamship Indepestience—Oe lebration of the Emperor's Birthday— Rio Theat- ricale— War Sheps in Port— The Weather, Sc. ‘We left this port for Montevideo om the 18th of September, where we arrived after s very cold and ‘unplessant run of eleven days. The Bainbridge was there when we got in; all her officers and crew well. Target firing, avd other evolutions common to a man-of- war, occupied our time at the “ Mount,” and seldom, if ever, were better markamen exercised in that cheerless harbor. We left there for this “‘ fair- est of Southern cities,” on the 11th of November, expecting to find here on our arrival the Relief, the Independence, the St. Lawrence, and ever-so-many more Americanos, which rumor seserted were aux- fously looking out for us; but to our utter astonish- ment none of thsm could any where be seen when ‘we came in, not even oar storeship, to whose com- ing we looked with flou\ishing expectations for ail kinds of news, particularly, especially, an4 princi- pally, for official documents relative to the “‘ raise of pay.” Our first care was to paint our pretty ship, and make her look—as she alas does—the handsomest eraftaround. We had just got ever the fues and trouble common to shive just from sea, when, on the 28;h, the ranee Independence sa‘led gallantly im,and set the folks here a staring, as her war dogs howled out a salate to our Commodore, in deference to whose seniority Com. Mervin lowered his blac penant ard boisted the red. The Independence msde the t did not, as reporter Abc Timms sone ime ogo antisipaied sho world, visit Greytown, or apy other port, since abe left the United States. She stre herself considerably during the voyege, and sprung a leak, which called for frequent jon of Crd apr} Bae is_ now hay- ing all ner defects over! and repaired, and will for the Pacific early in Ji re In size, strength, and ackno: jgad celebrity, the Iudependence is undoubtedly surerior our sip; bus for comfort, convenience, pre sent appearance snd condition, the van- nab is second to no vessel In the navy. To these sttainments I might add the poseession of ene of the best commodores, and as good a staff of officers a8 the service caa produce. The United States sloop of-war John Adams ar rived here on the 9thof this manth, haviog mado the very good passage of pele days. 8.¢ is in fine condition, and will sail for the Pacific ina fer weeks. She has on board, it is said, the best crow that ieft the States this year. Thero is nothing new io Rio. Holidays and reli- gions processions are ss numerous as ever. Tho Emperer’s birthday was celebrated in the moat imposing manner, on the 2d. Besides the asus) firing of ships and forts, taree salutes of twenty-one ‘guns, were fired in Palace square, between each of which a volley of muskets, numbering aboat 5,000, -was discharged in rolling order. The theatres are dull. A Sr. Joao Caetan> bas becn Fag 3 round of Snakepearean characters at-the ota Theresa. He takes his benefit on the 14th, a4 the hero in # Portuguece version of ‘Paul and Vir- ginia.” At the St. Pedro de Alcantara thers is au- other French candidate for popularity, a Mile. Hor- tense Arago. She ap onthe 12thina three act drama, “A Gargalvada.” The periodical venders are selling a large litho. graph rep esentation of the United States steamer Moerachusetts in 8 terrifie gale off Rio, by which ab» wes diemested and seer injured, early in Octo- ber. The storeship Relist le now cut nearly eighty Gays, and there ia no sign of her as yet. Cynsidera- ble anxiety prevails bere lestshe might have met some catastrophe. There are, amongst other men-of-war, five fiag ce harbor now. American—Savannah, Com. Salter; Independence, Com. Mervin. British—Inde- fatigable, Ad. Johnson. French—Andromode, Ad. Duison, and a Brezilian Commodore ship, the Con stitution, ‘We are all well, ard, though the weather is ex- tremely hot, in fine spirits, My next, I guess, shall be from Montevideo. Epxor. OUR MEO PARA CORRESPNIENCE. Janes pes Poursas, Rro Para, Deo. 4, 1854. Proposcd Trip up the Amazm—Young America on its Travels— Something Good for the Herald. Seme two weeks since we formed s trio in Para o try a trip up the Amezon, from its mouth to not within a limit of five thousand miles; aud as we are all “gentlemen of leisure,” (I wish I could add for- dency among the people to discuss politics, and to form | berts will not bea candidate | and the | tune,) we bave pledged ourselves to devote three years fo the excursion, sickoess or death not intsr- fering. Furthermore, it bas been resolved that Tue New York Herap shall be the only recipient of our “sayings and duipgs,” seeings and believings— that we are down on ‘‘morantis notions,” but shail ‘a plain, arvarnished tale deliver.” That our scientific ecribe, when not engaged unravelling tie myate- rious secretion of tle milk in the cocoanut, or other pursuits equally profound, sball scratch down a hint “mow and then” on the mineral, botanical, or agri- cultural resources of the country, “ in and about that lot” known as “the Valley of the Amazon.” Our conveyance is s thirty-two foot iron life boat, crith nine feet beam, decked over, with a fine cabin, schooner rigged, built and fitted up in the most beautiful style, avd sent out to me ins vessel by Jamer Frsncis of world renown. Bhe is capable of carrying twelve tons; and some of your yachtmen msy inquire if the Ida sails, which I'shall modestly answer by ssying that she has sailed some. What ehe will do hereafter remains to be seen. Our party consists of Don Julixn, acientific man of the Mess, and enthusiastic om every subject save the Amszon. The Don is aiso a real Yorker—a knowing nothing-atall-about-it, he says; thinke, 4 that the title will sound better than plain David ae Se ladies; and us I promised not to expose him, I wont. Ned Daly, who, coming from the Biuelaw State, and — coneeq is never of birds, profane, goes with ws in ee animals and repules, which at, are to be stuffed—the Don’s eyes expand, and he inquires into whom. Our pilot is an Amerisan, de- clares that be has caught fish im every of water in both rivers, for the past yeare (here Ned _acouses the pis:ator of pre ) 3 ing with grog or leep—a large share of each he takes whenever he can get it—your humble correspondent and a crew of three Indian boys complete “‘our party,” for the present; aud with this set, we arrived at this place, thirty miles from Para, yomereal. noon, sgainst a strong wind twelve hours ont of twenty- Ho for two days, with tide against us part of the e. We ale, of courte, on our way first to the Atlan- tic Ocean, when, doubling the point of M » (of which, anon,) we eball find curselves in the Amazon, that d tather of waters. In the meantime, shail farnieh you with what the world has never be- fore been furpished with, an accurate account of the two separate mouths of the Para and Amazon rivers. It is my intention to write you monthly, or leas time, and use every possible means to these communications regu'ar. They shall contain names of rivers, towns, villeges and wiands, channels,their | courses and goundings,in spite of the jealousy of the | government Officials; wili endeavor, also, to get out of the boat during the trip, avd send you the resalt of inland explorations — names and uses of the mang different besutinul woods, with specimens; and if we éo find a bed of diamonds 70 shall have the first ape- | cimen— L’sparamos—and lastly, shali not guip down | or bore you with all the Norrisonian stones which | may be told to me. Our next will contain a deserip- | | tion of this noble river as far as Point Tipu, 5 signal stations, &c,; and with your leave shail over: haul e book not only absurd bat footish! written acme time since on “Scenes in palmed off on the unsuspecting public as genuine. Wishing )ou a merry cl and many abappy new year, 1 remain, as ever, the wan: Dow Rawy. @. ege American worth 13d. Beef is held at 620. ‘teon’s crackers sold at 32s., and Pread—g66 barrels . 194 bbls. pilot bread at 208, A small lot of New York bread has been moved ata trife under. Cornmeal—Late arrivals to the extent of 400 bbls. have gone off readily at 27s, Candles—All the recent receipts to the extent of nearly 3,000 boxes, tent sperm command: bag. fish—Prices in numerous arrivals, Tierces have changed hands at 175 and boxes at 198. There are now on sale equal to six deen sold at # price not to tra Heri ings—The very large arrivals in price, which may now be quoted at 21s. and there are in the bande of consignees some 1,500 bbls. unsold. Hams—4(0 American were taken at 8}<d. » 04. hundred have’ been sold at but the latter now faure. in Lumber—W. P. is at £5100. to Teor gent are W. C. shingles at 249.; R. 0. and W. 0. staves £14 2 £17 re- i uence. . deen a: Hdlans im cargo. "fo rnall lota of large No. sold at pelopging to the Southwest aud Western States, brought to this port by the George Law. The E! Dorado will probably leave for Aspinwall this morn- ing, as advertised by the agents of the line, and the resumed connection will be mare perfect for some time to come than has been possible to reach with the old and worn out Faloon, whose wing is weary. The Falcon will have some repairs to her machinery, and be ready to attempt the voyage to New York in the course of a week. Our Prensa and other papers will be filling our intelligence this week with the astounding mews that the dream of Ouban annexation has feded from the minds of United States politicians; that it will be no more the hobby on which to ride into office, and that the speculators will have to pooket their Jossen as beat they may. They will calculate also upon it fer the commission of new aggressions u; American commerce and American citizens, as ‘ey find immupity from punishment, the which wesha'l not have to wait many weeks tne verification. ‘The royal lottery was drawnon the morving of the 234, jt By best fortune to the following numbers :—9,980 for $60,000, which ticket was sold i the city of Hanava, and is divided among severa!; 23,788 entitled to $20,000; 23,541 to $16,000, and 6,626 to $8,000, all sold in our city offices, bat they may Fore been purchased by strangers temporarily residing here; three prizes of $2,000 each, to pumbers 7,248, 12,294 and 13,826; ten prizes of ove thousand doliars each, to the numbers 4,755, 9,370, 10,944, 11,100, 11,014, 13,638, 23,889, 14,017, |. 18,738, 22,925. This institution is perhaps as se- rious & tax as we bave upon the industry of the country, 88 everybody born in Oubais tanght from infancy to play io the royal lottery; tickets or pieces of ticketa are purchased by the faborers, sans, avd the poor as well as the wealthy, who hat Jove for anything but aceumulation. The revenue derived ia spore mend to royal expenses, which never return in blessings to the ‘be relief of Mr. Soulé at rid ia considered bere as a Spanish triumph over the United States, and I bear grave men of eeventy years declare taat fear of war with Spain and the pricking of ¢ steel, bas been the cause of the sudden revolution in the Pierce Policy. el presume aleo that the pro- posterous idea of holding Spain to acoount for wrongs done to our commerce or our citizens will be [sorserbeey foePlbees Koa Ae probably =A atarted mi 708 inaugural, ba Lot bottem for four miles. The steamer Isabel is reported in good condition for her return voyage, and will leave this morang at Zo’clock. She gives no evidence of injury or eget seven hours of rest on the rocks near Key. The Spanish Atiantic Steam Com- pany bave published the regulations and laws of toe asrociation. The shares are 2.600, at five huadrei doilars vech, making $1,300,000 of capital. The steamers are to come from , whi bh were pre- pared by ap association for the same basineas, avd whl be sold at their cost fo the present compauy. The ahares in the stock have been taken, but the capita! can be increased should the necesmties of the enterprise demand it. Tne direction is located in Havena, and it ia expected that a steamer wi!l be here in a few weeka to open tue lins. We are not feeling anything of the depression in monetary matters which seems to be afflicting northern comme: cial operations—except in the lees ition manifested to buy our products. wei continues uncomfortably cool, and #0 far, we are having the hardest winter experienced here for twenty years. An old Fioridian who would not stay aprexed to the United A ys: “that it was jost so, the winter previous to @ visit of one Andrew Jackson to Pensacola; ani, therefore, for the spring, although he is infirm, he is makieg his arrangements to emigrate to old Spaip,” feeling certain that it is premonition of an- nexation., Heaven seve us from the cold weather! 1 bave beard ineidentally that a worth'ess indivi- ual here, who has been subsisting by fraud and swindling for some time among the “softs” in Ha- vana, has assumed a new vocation, denouncin, those whom he suspects of writing forthe the United States, the police and aa ies. His low character, and long practice in villalay, robbery, and other crimes, may not save those u, whom his rey 3s he ge devoted from trouble; but the justice of Concha will fiad him out. He oe tamper with Pezuela, but not with oar present cbief. Tbanke for papers from 11th. I hand you continued filles. D The Brooklyn City Hospital—Completion of the Southern Wing. The City Hospital was thrown open for the in- spection of the public om Thursday afternoon, the occasion being the inauguration of the southern wing of the building, which has just been completed and ready to be fitted up for the accommodation of patients. The Corporation and many citizens and strangers were invited, and « large number were present, among them several ladice. The building ie situated on a rising piece of ground fronting Ray- mond street, between De Kalb avenus and Wil- lougbby street. It is four stories in height, of brick, with a centre building and two wings, the whole presenting a front of 200 feet and a depth of 55 feet. In front isa large court yard, divided into grass plate and welled walks, and ornamented with Pui de ete ett ar m & pablic street, The situation is elevated und airy and better adapted for the pur,oses of an institution of this bature apy other position that could be select- ed in the city, The main building is principally used for offices, &c., on the first floor, conteining the superinten- dent’s room, trustees’ room, office, dining room, and store room.’ The latter is stored with every kiad of provisions required in the establishinent. It is fitted up ina neatand systemetic manner, with “a for Chay 2 and everything .in ite place.” The second contains two rooms for the superinten- dent’s family, one tor the house surgeon, one ward, and the dispensary. On the third floorare three private rooms for patients, both male and female, and another 6; for the house physisiea. The fourth floor is divided ato two wards, now contain- ing twelve boo Weed In the rear, from the first floor is the en, which is divided from the other portion of the house by a wide hall. It pre- sents a cleanly and ney appearacce, notwithstand- nee the cooking of the establisiment is done 10. bat homie or extension, is almost excla- sively allotted bo pati » and et the ¢ time the wards are all fall. The part is cceupied by colored patients, of which there are Low about a dczen. no ‘The southern wing is the recently completed por- tion of the building Is fs finished 4 fine s:yle Gon top to bottom. The first floor is divided off into warde, each about twenty-five with » ceiling fourteen feet other Henry E. Arthur Benson, others, All expressed themselves pleased with the gene pommaee 8nd Waregement of the institn- Birs. B. W.Davie, with family, and i i 4 4 i ly ind receive what shall then and there be con: Pirie iron, Aridi John Ryecraft, and have you then b it. “ ‘8 —Witnens, the Hon, Edward V. Whiton, Chief Justies of the Supreme Court of the State ef Wisconsin, at Madison, this twenty-seventh day of January, A, D. 1855. ‘Attest—La Fayette Kellogg, Clerk Supreme Court, WiSike writ for 8. ML, Booth e for B. M. i A similar writ was addressed toS, V. R, Ableman, U. 8, Marshal, &c., and both were served Saturda; it. The Marshal, we understand, makes return to this writ that the partes named are no longer in his custody. Sheriff Conover, on his = in obedience to the writ, will proceed to Madison by the railroad cars this morn- ing, taking Measrs. Booth and Ryvcraft with him. generally understood that quite a number ef our citizens Will meet at the Court House square, at 70’elock this morning, to ercort the sheriif and companions te the eek iCENDIARY LUTIONS. MEETING OF CITIZENS—IN RESO! 5 ‘One of the largest and most enthusiastic copes, stad held in this city, convened at Yor ‘8 Hall on Friday evening, im pursuance of notice given in the Sentinel and Free Democrat, und of the following call, circalated in, handbiils about the streets: REEMRN Fr RESCUR. ‘The electors of Milwa od vicinity, who ate op- sed to kidnapping ant hunting on the soil of isconsin, and who are willing to contribute towards paying the fines imposed by Judge Miller upon 8. M. Booth and John Ryecraft, are invited to meet at Young’s Hell (first floor) this, Friday, evening, at 7 o’chock. Shortly after the hour appointed, the meeting was called to order by James H. Paine,’ Esq-, and, on mo- tion, Rufus King was inted chairm sn, and Edward Wunderly secretary. * The chairman having stated the object of the mect- img, @ commitiee of five, consisting of Messrs. J. H. Paine,Johm M. Durand, Dr. Munk, A. A. Grifith, and Alderman Houghton, was appointed ‘to report resolu- tions for the consideration of the meeting. During the absence of the committee, the meeti was addressed oy C. K. Watkins with mueh ability, an his remarks were ioudly and repeatecly applauded. ‘The committee having returned, submitted the fol- Jowing resolutions: Retolved, Ibat desire to record our earaest and emphatic Diego against the manner, as well asthe results of the recent rescue trials in this clty—that we regard the course pursued by the officers of the United States Court, in empannelling the grand and petit juries ‘An @ gross and inexcusable outrage upon law and right— that we look upon the conduct of the Jui who tried the cases as a mockery of justice and @ 1 upon the bench—that we sympathize deeply with the victims of judicial tyranny, official wrong, and oppressive and unconstitutional legislation, and that our hearts are with them ia the prson to which they have been con- fine’, and our bande are ready to liquidate the penalties ly impored upon them. ved, Tbat we regard the fugitive slave act as at war with every principle of justice; repugnant to every inetinet of humanity; revolting to every sentiment of freedom; a foul reproach to American legislation, aad a disgrace to the age in which we live. Kesolved, That believing this fugitive slave act to be some im itse)f, and ia gross violation of our constitu- tional rights, and heartily respondicg to the decision of our f#ta'e Supreme Court, which has pronounced that act unconstitutional and void, we hi that it has no binding effect upon us or ours, and we repudiate all obli- gation to obey its unlawful and unconstitutional re- quirements, Resolved, That we call upon the Lagislature of this Sta‘e, now assembled to do whatsoever in them lies to protect the citizens of this State from the pains and penalties of bis inhuman and illegal act; to prohibit all magistrates 7 other efscers, boiling ofiee by virtas @f any Ibe OF hie State, from rendering any official assistance in the apture or detention of any rsons claimed as fugitives frem slavery, and to forbid the use of all jails or prisoas for the confinement of persons arrested or convicted under the provisions of the fugitive slave act, Resolved, That we call upon our Senators and repre- reniatives in Congress to make instant and earnest ef- forts to blot out from our American statute book an act which elevates kidpapping into a virtue, and degrades buwamity to a crime. Rerolved, That the pepe of this State be invited to. send in tothe address of the officers of this meeting, or any ove of them, such sums—in no case exceeding one dollar per man—as they may think fit to contribute to- wards the payment of the fine and costs (amounting to $1,461) tmposed upon S. M. Booth, and the fine of $200 impoved upon John Ryecraft, for alleged violation of the fugitive slave act. fresolved, That the press of this State be reapeetfully requested io publish and cail attention to the procee- ings of this meeting. Perilous Situation of a Ferry Boat, with Two Hundred Persons on Board. [From the Louisville Bulletin, Jan. 31 } The Jeffersonville ferry-boat started out from the wharf early yesterday morning, with between 200 and 800 passengers for the Jeffersonville trains, their bag- gage, and the omn!dus and horses conneeted with the road. The boat worked about an hour in attempting te pase through the 1ce some distance above, but was finally compelled to drop back. The foree of the drove her on to the falls, and she lodged on the few hundred yards from the Indiana shore, and opposite Smith & © myser’ is. The beat was and in In imominent danger, a up against berside. ond, the city, it produeed ivtense exci was with hundreds of 5 fe- boats, yawls, and barzen were immediately started and they conveyed a number of persons from t! to the islands near this shore. ‘Thetr ees proved, however, too slew, and in emergency Dr. Crittenden, of the firm of Gill, Smith & Co., placed at the disposal of those who would ventare to fe fo the relict of the persons on board the ‘two large and ewpt) flatboats belonging to the firm. them was readily manned by Captain Ji Hamilton, falls pilot: Mr. Win, Steel, clerk of Gilt, & Co. ; Mr. A. E. Camp, elerk of Stewart & Son; and Mr. P. Vs e wit over seventy per- sons, aimong them p Melivaine, and them went over the falls, landing t! safely at Shi The it A Fi g i Ez a boat rubbed pretty bard in going over reet. - But few borides ‘the crew wereen board at noon. The e of the passengers and the omnibuses and horses are all yet on the ferry. The boa to the ice, is in a ver critical situation i] rea her bows up stream. Captain Hamilton and ts are entitled to the highest praise for their herole conduct. Last evening Capt. Hamilton made another trip to the ferry with a flatboat, and took off all remaining on her with the exception of the orew. The horves and omni- We learn also that the boat did not leak, but she was hemmed in a mass of floating ice, which forced her down stream. Indian Fight tn Texas. The San Antonio Ledger extra, of the 18th inst., fur- nishes the foliowing acccunt of a fight between » party of Rangers ond a party of Camanche and Mexicans, at the crossing of the Pecos, in which six Indians and one Mexican were killed, and several were captured — Camp on Peoos River, Jon. 8, 1865. The command of Major Simonson, consisting of rifle- men and Texes mounted volunteers, eneamped o2 the night of the 6th at Oak Creek, andon worming the advance guard (riflemen) fell in ‘ap armed party of Camanche Indians and Mexicans, at the crossing of the Pecos, and suece killing cay the balance, with a covsiderable number of sai onies. Rt. Travis'’s company participated in the af- fair, while that of Capt. Henry's went fm pursuit of In- diane that oscaped by the way of a ravine, From the captared party it was ascertained that nino- teen Indians had gone down the ay before with fifty bead of mules. Captain Walker's company was des- atched in pursuit, and have returned without suecess. y is supposed that the Indians were aware of our pre- sence, and made a {prced travel to effect escape. Yesterday was an exciting day. After we marched to this peint, fi action, and spent the pa) eed = omy) the mountains near by. The captive Mexi after being disarmed of their bows and arrows, re released. They all bad on moccasina, and dians, snc their packs contained by blanket> it is anppored Indian tracese. Resting at this po Pty take up the Hne of travel for new and more exciting foenes. From appearances, and what has been aseer- tained. much service in the fighting line may yet be the lot of (he command, althongh they have so rhort « time tovervo. The health of the troops is generally good, and the condition of thelr animals first rate. the afta ADFUL ACCIDENT At To1eD0, On10.—A sad ‘trending calamity Ccourred a#t ‘Toledo, on Wed. nes , the Sit ult. It appears that ice had sesama- lated About the wheels of the ferry steamer Ottawa, so that it impeded the motion of the machinery, and men were sent into the wheel houses to out off the jee. While thus engaged, by some unaccountable misunder- wianding or carelessness, an order was given to start engine, which being done, th into the ice and ‘ater of them, Mr. Lyon and Mr. Hgan, and the ot other whore name we if not pobre mong The tanee of there about the dock and boat As three, Inelnding the person wot wee Be