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2 LONG BRANCH, N. J. MprsorouiraNn Horry, Lone Buasicn, Ang. 12, 1855. Crowds of Visiters—Fine Weather and Bathing— ‘The Hotels—Hops and Music-The New Era Wreck—A Veosel Ashore. The cry is still they come;” and if our banners are not hang out defisntly on the oater walls, ‘ey float most invitingly and triumphantly from the flagstaffs and housetops of the hotels ac- copying the Long Branch shore of the Jersey cast. Notwithstanding “ heated terms” are con- considerably out of fashion and nearly out of season, still the Jas. Christopher and Ocean Wave, from New York, and the Freehold stages, augment our wambers at the rate of 200 or 300 daily. The desery- ing celeprity bestowed upon this glorious sea-side wemmer resort, this season, by the Hemaup cerrea pondents, and the publication of the simple facts “that our bathing is unsurpassed, and by timely pre- eautions made perfectly safe—that at the highest ange of the thermometer we are ever blessed with cool sea or land breezes—that our hotels are good and of various classes, to sait all purses—that our drives are beantiful—that loafers, rowdies and mos quitoes are banished forever—that health, comfort and rea] substantial enjoyment, stripped of faghion’s Bellies are indigenous to the place’—these facts widely circulated in your universally read journal have given Long Branch a start richly deserved apg much needed. In my former letters I have repeatedly represented ‘Wan Dyke and Cooper’s Metropolitan Hotel as the newest, largest and best—decidedly New Yorkish in eharacter, No.1, im public opinion, and in all that eonstitutes a first ‘class house. This position, cor- sectly taken I stick to, and a fact so universally con- coded I reiterate, but not to the disparagement of the other eight or nine good houses that stretch along the coast. Among these latter evenhanded jus- ‘tice impels me to notice specially the Pavilion. The “ Governor,” “ Uncle Sam ” Morris, is decidedly and @eservedly a great favorite with the ; he is one @f the “Old Guard,” born upon the “ Brauch, ” and bred to the fession. His hotel of course is always filled, and his smiling, jolly face— ‘And bis plamp round belly, ‘That shakes, when he laughs, Like a bow! full of jelly,g are Paget sure evidences of the “good cheer” found wt the Pavilion. The reporters of the Heraup de- tailed to give a description of the calamity of the New Era, will not goon forget his kindness and at- tention. I am informed, by one who was there, that an agreeable little affair, in the shape of a “hop,” came off last night at the Pavilion. By the by, these sort of things are Crea! coming off here; one of them occurs at some of the sists Has The Metropolitan devotes Wednesday and Sat even- ings of each week to this purpose. On Frida: night last the Long Branch Association, of whic! Governor Rodman M. Price is Chairman, gave a vplendid entertainment at this house. A fimttea neater, of Sone were ae sty otc. The whole affair, in point of grandeur lcasure, far ex- Seeded those I wrote you about last Year from Sara- toga. Imight, in accordance with the fashion of the day, go on and tell about the charming Miss A , the enchant Miss B———., the fascinat- ing Miss C- . the eart breaking Widow D——-; but I confess, Jam not only op to the practice, but I find it difficult to discri- minate; and.were I to particularize, and do justice to all the beautiful married aud single, ae- sembled, more paper and more time would be ea ite than I can now spare, and your columns ‘Ww an unregeonable extent. Jn a word, it wasa (Hood lorious “hop,” preced- ed bya splendid display of orks. Noll & Reit- gelt’s band, of your city, and of National Guard no- toriety, discoursed the music; and it would be a waste of words to even attempt to praise what every- body already knows to be above criticism. The whole affair passed off to the entire satisfaction of the company, and to the it astonishment of the od tants of Long Branch. They had ween hops before, but nothing like this. It is the intention of the association to keep up their organization, and repeat the experiment each succeeding year. In wy next letter will give youa description of the wreck of the New Era, as she now lies d in the sand at Deal. I saw her yesterday; and a short dis- tance from her, schooner loaded with tar aud pitch went ashore some ten days ago. Her name was the Calombue, of Great Egg Harbor. I will collect all the information relative to them and other wrecks seen all along shore. The i ad at the door, and I must bring this hactily n letter to a close. Amico. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. Waire Sonrgor Srrixgs, { GREEENBRIAR, Virginia, Auguat 8, 1855. § The Fashionables at the Virginia Springs—A New York Belle Among Them. My master, Porte-Crayon, being too much absorbed in hie fair cousins to give you a description of our present visit to the Springs, I thought that I woulé drop you a few lines, giving an account of the gaiety, fearing that you might feel jealous of my master's too evident partiality for Harpers’ Ma- gazine. It is oseless to dwell upon the beautiful scenery, after his interesting description. I will tell you bow pleasantly we mountain people amuse onr- selves. In the morning, after a walk to the spring anda gless of this invigorating water, the gay po> ple repair to the elegant and commodious drawing rooms, where they are favored with charming sing- Sng, from two or three ladies, among whom I may mention the elegant Mra. BR. of Washington, and ‘Mise T. of Richmond. Visiting and bowling occupy a great portion of the day, while those inclined to flirtation Letake themeelvea to the shade of the wide spreading oaks. Though they have a hop every evening, last even- ing was the grand ball of the season, and I, from my post at the window, concluded that the white folke were having a very “tall time.” Among the welles were the fair representatives of Alabama, the Misses L-——n, Miss H——s, and Miss C——m. It is meediess to say that the Old Dominion was, as ususl, well A pon aa Among her fair daughters the tall and graceful figure of Miss McF——d was con- The palm, however, seems to have been awarded to Miss S~——d of your city, and the Misses W——d, of Washington, whose beauty and winning manners have deservedly gained them,universal admiration. Of course my master was present, with Miss Min- mje and his sister, who were looking very charm- ing. Although my letter is not equal to thore of Master Porte’s whe’ we were last here, still I hope amy color will serve as ample apology, and you will ita place in your columns, hoping that { my, not be considered intrusive. Mick. '§.—{ should bave mentioned before, in reference to the ball, that the clegant and commandiag gure of Prince John of your city, asthe quality i him, shone conspicuous. SULPHUR SPRINGS, VA. Sav? Sutpsur Spring, Vu.,) Anguat 9, 1865. { The Crowd—Funcy Dress Ball. I drop you a few lines to say that these Springs at ‘this time, are well attended by a gay and fashionable crowd from be an of the country, and the nam- ver is rapidly increasing. There will be a grand fancy dreas ball here on the evening of the 22d inst., ef which more anon. HIGHLANDS OF NEVASINK. HIGHLANds oF NEVASINK, Aug. 19, I855. Orthography of the Nome-=The Weather--How it Affects the Landlords and Boatmen—Berrying in the Woods. Observing much diversity in regard to the ortho graphy of Nevasink, I have taken some little trouble to ascertain it correctly, and it may not be uninter- esting or out of place to mention it here. Nevasink i#, from the Indian, applied to the river and bay, and means, as I am reliably informed, n safe anchor- age for vessels, or tantamount to that, and is spelled asabove. (See Barber and Howe's Historical Collee- ‘ons of New Jersey.) We are visited with very peculiar weatber for this time of year, not at all favorable for boarding houses—suliry days, and nights #0 chilly that one is really glad to avail himself of a blanket; while the heavy dews render the night air not beneficial to consumptives; so, as evening advances, those fe able ones who have a regard for their health remain in I know of but fow places that presents, a great variety of human nature than mi ache be found here in the course of aseacon. One day the hotels are fall to overflowing, the next. they are comparatively wecan}. The hotel men look grum; the hoatgeg — ® sanguine, nervous, shifting, mon- Tmaust not: to with the lexuries these woods afford, in addon the eo walks. I have seen blackberries; have picked, sht, and eaten ditto; but auch dittoes aa I have ‘and eaten here, I have never picked, bought pte tie gE peat sae it at ha Ald oar labors; bat as to giving the pleasure and endured in them, abediutel e question. pera n ere TRIP TO WEST POINT. A HERRING BOX ON THE NORTH RIVER. Tt was packed to its utmost limita, with passen- gers chiefly from the employed classes. The largest number consisted of Irish males, females, and in- fants, with a fair proportion of German Jews, Jew- esses and their honseholds, little and big, and here and there a native-born subject. ‘There were not only people of all sizex, as to lean- ness and fatness, but of all heights and of all ages; from the pulizg and squalling infant of Dennis O’Brien Bridget, up to pantsloons and pantelets, and round jackets, and grown youth with short tails and no tails at all, with wrinkled and decrepid age—there was nowhere scarcely a vacant spot for sitting or standing. In point of diversity of lan- guage, it was a floating tower of Babel; while every variety of costume and profession was repre- sented. Indeed, stowed away as we were on board of the boat, I could compare it to nothing better than a well-packed box of herrings. In one squad would be heard choice Dutch or German lingo, mingled with broken English, such as “Dish ish a grat day for de axcursion;” “De boat be's too much crowd- ed;” “ Dat’s where de Fort Washington would be;” “ Captain, you’s be goods to tell how far it he’s to Yonkers;” “ Takes carc, Wilhelmina, you falls into de vater.” While turning from the German to the Hibernian quarter, very different sounds would mect the car. “O mourther, Cathrinc, and we come off and brought jist nothing at all toate on the road, do ye mind, and there's little Jemmy will be starved to death, sure;” “Oh, bother, and why didu’t ye mind the nice brade and butter I jist put on the table, aud wanted you to bring it, and ye thought no more about it, jist, and come away.” At this junc- ture, an employé of the boat came pushing his way among the crowd, when one was heard to exclaim—‘ Caphan, caphan, will ye be after telling how far it is jist to Yonkers?” While another says, “Will ye plase tell me what's the charge to Pakes- kill?” A black man appeared, with the aweat oozing from every pore, ringing a bell, and crying to the utmost capacity of his lungs : “ All yon geutlemens what not got tickets, step to de captaiu’s office and settle your passage,” closing with a tremendous em- phasis on the last ayllable. “Don’t spake so loud, you big mouthed nager,” raid Hibernian, whose ear was close to the dar- key’s face} “ Tell the captain to come to me for his money,” said a man of 200 or 300 Ibs. averdupoise. “Iam impaled; I am a mere brick in a wall; I cannot move, except my fellow bricks—that is, the mass— move with me.” Looking round we saw a a Frenchman, with an eye glass in hand, bowing to a very fat woman, around whose citcumference of immense skirted dress, Bounces and all, he had en- deavored to circumnavigate without running foul on shore, but he came in collision with another craft, and trod ou the lady's dress, and in turning to apolo- gize upset a stool on which a child was seated. “Pardon me, madam, sa you plaiso, boat be very difficult in de crowd for parsons to promenade.” “Look out, sir, you upset my child.” ‘Ab, moi,” exclaimed the Frenchman, “‘this be vary difficult for avoid collision—me regret vat little one tumble to de dack. Hope no blessee, more particlar for time approach’.” (Soto voce, “Le diable.”) Ding, ding, the bell. Black man again: “AJ! you what! at Yonkers, here's de place.” : Right glad were we to reach it, for here we dis- charged abont one-fourth of our living cargo, and by the time we had passed Sing Sing we got rid of another fourth. Afterwards we found pleaty of room, andthe boat quite pleasant. The outlines of the distant Highlaode loomed up in distinct re- lief against the bluc eky, while a pleasant breeze layed upon the bosom of the majestic river. ‘at Cozzens’, we undertooktto reach the Point hy following a guide, along the rocky hill side, near the shore, which cut off about a mile in the dis- tance, Qn one occasion our boot slipped, when we fell, and took a descent headturemost to- mee the water. Ma hat preceded Gee with a ee 7's papers, never stop until it landed in the pater centring its contents into the s.ream. We, however, by coming against projecting rocks, checked our progress, when ane & pole, we ‘grappled our hat and recovered both it an Hscontents in a wet damaged state. Sebastopol never bad such rocks about it as those which soured above and frowned over our struggling rel yg otherwise the allies would never have besieged it. We finally overcame all difficulties and actually reached head quarters, the veritable West Point, which Arnold wanted to transfer to the British. We saw the boys in their tents, saw them march from their encampment to their banquetting hall. We paid a visit to Kosciusko monument. We found only his name on it. We wished a single couplet had been inscribed ce it, taken from Uampbell’s Pleasures of Hope. Thue:— Hope for # season bid the world farewell, And Liberty shcieked, when Kosciusko tell. From thence, we went to see the monument erected to Major Dade and his command. We well remember December, 1835, when that whole brave command, with the exception of three men, were barbarously killed by the treacherous Seminole Indians. We were then on the shores of the Mexican Gulf when the first news was received, which sent a thrill of horror through the country. We personally knew Mr. Thompson, an Indiau agent, who fel) at his post about thesametime. We Twards sew several of their savage-looking chiefs on their way to Arkansas as prisoners of war. After visiting some other interesting localities we again returned by our rough and rocky defile, but with better success, having acquired experience ia scaling difficult places. On our way down in the hoat we passed “sone f pla- ces made famous in our revolutionary annals. There was Stoney Point. ita anmmit capped by a light house surrounded by the debrie of the celebrated fort which General Wayne took 4 assault at night, in July, 1782. At two o'clock A. M., he sent a laconic despatch to General Washington, announcing that Col. Johnson and the fort were in his poasession, and that his officers end men fought like men, who were determined to be free. Jost before the attack he called for volanteers to Jead, a a forlorn hope. Th's was immediately and chiefly filled up from the Virginia troops. In their advance, and before they had passed the works, one half fell by the deadly fire of the enemy. In our young days, we knew a Virginian by the name of Andrews, who was shot by « musket ball that passed threngh his hip and injured the nerves of his . He was a cripple for life, and received a mn government. The old man would, with his crutch, fight the battle over again, ond suid when he heard shout of victory in the fort, that for a time he forgot his wound, and was ready to die with Jor, é And it is a Union, guined by the united-courage of men like these, and by the blood even of Virginia poured out on the banks of the Hudson, that fanatics now seek to disturb and dissever. The reflection is melancholy one. At the lower towns we reshipped cargo, but we had got reconciled to a crowd, and landed safely in the city, and in time to take our tea at home, after a Most nt and agreeable day's adventure amomy the Highlands, both om the water and on the shore. Ass. Barer. United States Court. Betore Joseph Bridgham, Fsq. Ave. 12—John Lewis, thin er of the alsip Ne Was examined ons charge of assaulting James Wal carpenter of that vessel, with a slung shot. Committ for trial. ‘The same prisoner was charged with stealing a watch, the property of one of the possengeys. OD this be cmuagltte was alto o1 have been visited by @ number of our readers, all more or less anxious or nerv garding the future stabilit value of thelr inves and all very ‘they have the true panacea for to us, we shall, in brief, heeds of what we f "desirable Tn first plate, we are deci favor of closing the construction ac- count of every railway that is in tion. sot thie o; of the others, and daily supervision of the good ‘behavior. Let every suj dent, ad- vertise for bids for the dpeeting meee wood, oil, waste, iron, machinery, &c. The propo- a fete opened. and decided apon by Be. cirposors, period; the pro) - raster Ot bis Paves and cient sureties for the chara wares, and his ability tofurnish the required amount. Open an account with every ticket agent, and see that these accounts are settled daily; have no ticket used but once, but have it stamped and dated, and after its return tothe anditor, oe [We have lately heard of a case where the increase of receipts be- tween two im on one road, in a single week, amounted to some five hundred dollars, in consequence of the adoption of this single passage ticket system.) Open an account with every locomotive engincer, running a regular train, and make him personally interested, over and above his ‘weges, 1D saving fuel, oil, &c.; and extend interest in saving to repairs, as is done on some of the English roads at a saving of some twenty-tive or thirty per cent. {For pi of this system and gome of its results, &c., see American Ly Times, May 3, 1855; May 10, 1855; and July 26, 1856.] “The secret of ‘the success of this sys- tem lies in the appeal to the self-interest, the self-respect and the ambition of themen. It makes them interested in saving; and what they save is in a great degree so much saved to the com- pany. The principle isa simple one, casy of appli- cation, and will eventaally be applied to every rail- way in the United States. Why not apply it now? The eystem we have rudely sketched is grounded upon making every man employed by a railway com- joe personally ce oat for the fulfilment of his jutics and personally interested in the success of the road as a commercial venture. We ask if any of our readera-can, as the world now goes, open) to any stronger feeling or interestin the majority of man- kind. If they can let us hear it. There is till another plan new to most men, andal- most original, that of leasing out the roads to a re- sponsible party with sufficient sureties, for a serics years, ata certain per centage upon the entire vost. Wecan ae our hand pee half a hundred men in this community that could make a fortune anpually out of almost any road in New England, it pay a regular annual dividend of six, seven, aud even in some cases ten per cent up- on the cost. Should these men take c! of the roads as a personal venture, they woul reduce railway operation to an exact science. No engineer would be allowed to burn three cords of wood. where one cord will suffice, nor use three gallons uf oil when only one is mecded. Personally interested in reducing the ex ration, the lessee would soon make his operatives feel the same inte- rest, and he would soon find safeguards from steal- ing by conductors, cugine men and other employes. Is it not a matter of common observation that the further the responsibility is removed from interested parties, the more expensive the service? It will cost the United States government twice or thrice a& much to build a ship, boat, dock, or other work, aa it does the merchant. So it is with State govern- ments, and other corporations, and these stand in the same relation to the people that railway directors do to shareholders. The directors are not held responsible by self-interest, and therefore they leave their duties an med, trusting to others what they only shonid attend to personally. Make any single board of railway directors personally re- sponsible for the payment of a ral aa cent dividend, giving them a lease of the road, we should soon see ah entire change in the details of our railway management. Order tnd method would soon rule, "ithe leattng systems or the contract system will yet e leasing 8: or the con’ y be the rule is thie country. If the former is adopted, the latter will follow a8 a matter of course. The contract system will be adopted as the old money saving and money making , whether the is are operated by the companies or by lecsesr. Under this the men are paid for what they do, not for what they leave undone, for what they save, and not for whet they waste. Withia the last ix months we have had it stated to us, by atleast twenty super- intendente from diferent parts of the country, that to the adoption of this contract. system er oe pany must come at Inet. We thoroughly believe it, rook believe that under no other system will be found the way to prosperity for a very large number of our railway enterprises. Some of our more in- telligent and active managers are introducing it in part, and from what we cap learn with decided suc- cess. Jt has the true elements of successful manage- ment init, and has only to beadopted to pave the way for an entire change in the character of our undervalued railway property. ‘The Slave Systems of England aud the United States, COTTON CULTIVATION AT THE SOUTH—BEITISH EAST INDIA MONOPOLY. 7) ‘OS EDYOR OF THE HRAALD, The East India Company, to which the British government is tributary, have succeeded admirably in their programme. Their commercial supremacy, growing by what it feeds upon, covets the mono poly of the chief staples of commerce. It is not denied that their machinations ruined the West Indies. Their next move was the destraction of the South- ern States. They would be willing that the horrid tragedies of the West Indies should be enacted in the South, provided they can destroy the rice, the ‘sugar and cotton cultivation of our Southern States, Tt is well known that such is the irreparable natare of these Southero staples, that they cannot be pro- duced by free labor. These crops are, as you may say, one idea, The whole yoar is spent in their de- velopment. They have their unyielding necessities, oud must at all hazards be heeded. For instance, in the cotton picking eeason the crop must be gathered ata particular time or it is all lost, and with it the labor and expense of the whole year. Could a planter be dependent upon free labor, liable at these critical period’ to leave him in hopes of forcing exorbitant wages? Could a planter who was forced to have sixty men within twenty-four hours, subiait to the contingency of black mail ? The English and French know that in tropical cli- mates labor must be compulsory ; but they purchase their slaves for @ term of years and thos escape by & mere subterfuge the precise condition of service of our Southern States, Y 1 will not argue the eg impossibility of white men succeeding the African in tropical cultivation, nor the adaptation of the African tor the nse that is made of him. They wre admitted facts which point to the explanation of the institution of slavery, and refer itio wiser counsels than finite fanatics can comprehend. But the decree has gone forth. The institution must be destroyed, even though the Union is disaoly- ed. The American people feel and act. The Eng- lish feel without acti Hence, if the American mind is poisoned a result will surely follow. The Eug- lish may have the same prejadice inst slavery, wut are powerless to compel the Rast India Company to act in obedience to an aroased moral sentiment. I venture to affirm that all the alleged evils of slave- y exist by law of England, in and through the Hast ia Company, withont the cognizance of the Eng- lish people, and, if they know of it, they are lesa to contend with the arogant monopoly. Nay, worse, slavery existe under the East India Com- pany with ita worst featares, withgnt its compense- ory adyaytage to the alave. Ayo. g id i A i § i ? & & i Fed i e 6th of April, and which, 9 cariosity in itself, and a matter of interest in this connection, we here repeat:— Peveabing ve Sari 3, 1865. } ton, Apri . Dav Oapey, Emq., New Yoru Sim— Your letter of the 30th ult., inquiring of the Sec- retary of athe Treasury, whether an American ship can carry troops, horses stores, Ae", tg the Blick Som with 8, res, &c., to - ary lathe tae eeatrabe lever the United states having beem referred by him to this department, I now have to state, in reply, that it is contrary to the usage of this de} to express an opinion in hypothetical cases, 1 would suggest to parties who contemplate om- barking in. ent of questionable legality to seek professional advice on the subject. Tam, sir, respectfully, Your ol it servant, W. L. MARCY, Previous to this, Messrs. Lindsay & Co. addressed & note of inquiry apon this subject to the American Minister at London, who furnished the following aatisfactory reply:— Legation ov Tax Uxrrep Sate, London, 12th January, 1855. } GxNTLEMEN—Ap absence of several days from London has prevenied me from answoring at an earlier period, your letter of the 4th of January. Jn reply to it, Ihave to say that I know of no law in treaty of the United States rendering it penal for an American citizen to hire his vessel, now in Europe, ag a mere transport to either of the belligerents e: or the present war. Whilat employed in thia service, how- ever, she fwould be liable to capture and condemnation by the opposite belligerent. ‘Yours, very respectfull 7 vey resp SAME BUCHANAN, To Merara. W. 8. Livpaay & Co. Notwithstanding this decided opinion, which has since been concurred in by the ablest lawyers in this city, mapy shipmasters still hesitated, the service ng o novel one, and its risks not folly ascertained. Captoin Ryan, of the White Falcon, was the pioneer, and engaged his vessel from four to thirty months, Rak csurd ntact for eas nn register, cl e risk of seizure to be borne by the French govern- ment. After the way was thus opened, the appli- month cations shipmasters were pigae namerous, and Messrs. say & Co. not only readily filled the orders they received from the French govern- ment, but were obliged to reject many which were proffered. As this was a Kane of depression in the shipping interest, many American vessels went to France, and made direct application to the Pie ment after they had been refused by the London agents. The government, however, to in- terfcre, and so far as we know, all the charters, both of steam and sailing vessels, have been made through the house named, or their Liverpool c mndenta, Messra. Lamport & Holt. We have obtained a list carefully compiled, of the vessela thus engaged by the French (ict ld up to the latest dates re- ceived, which we annex. The following were taken at 17a, to 20s. per ton per month : ‘Ticonderoga, Emma Jane, Golden Gate, The followin, mers huve also been chartered by the French government, at rates ranging from 45s. to 63s. month for each registered ton, the government finding coals:— Tons. Scammander. 1,022 m2 1,040 488 850 365 504 703 80 presen! moment the demand has slacken- to be a strong proba- At the ed; but there would a) bility that farther ships would be wanted. The ‘was sent out with an expectation that she be taken for this service, and the fact that is not, but is retarning with a cargo of socs this port, has created some diseppolukment. ere. is currently reported that she was offered 45s. per ich ould leave her zee nearly $20, ir and if this is £0, it woud” niga handsome Pay og We have added Star of South e list of steamers chartered, as we by the last mail that she was cugaged, al- th a eee bere have not been ially ¢ British government made some charters here to Coon’ recruits from this city, although the fact of the proposed enlistment has been openly de- nied. Inone case a vessel, nominally under the British flag, but really owned in this city, waa char- tered (we believe for $3,000) without the owner knowing exactly for what purpose, and being or- dered to drop down into the lower bay, lay there for a week without being able to on her voy- one Our government got wind of the Project, and ith a becoming energy broke up the whole scheme. The ship owner claimed damages, and within a few days has actually received from the British authori- ties a check for $1,500 as a settlement of the claim. There can be no question of the illegality of at- tempts to transport an armed force from oar shores to invade the sere of a nation with whom we are at peace; but the right of any American, whose ves- sel is in a foreign port, to charter her there to either of the belligerents, appears unquestionable, and we know that it is so regarded by compétent legal an- poise ss The only peril such vessels incur, is that stated by Mr. Buchanan—the liability of seizure by the opposing belligerent. Against this danger, which may be considered quite remote under the circumstances, the French government give a guar- hd the charter party signed by their authorized agent. Tre Great Eve oF Boston.—Dr. John C, War- ren has just published, in a neat 8vo. form of twenty pages, “The History of the Great Tree on Boston Common,” with an engraving showing the elm as it now appears, and a reduced er of Boston, taken by Captain John Bonner in 1722, on which the iy tree” ia ted. The account here given if stimeval int, the most remarkable tree in New land, and probably the oldest of which we have any account, is the most authentic we shall ever have. The tree is unquestionably over 250 years old. A drawing of it taken by Misa Hannah Otis one hundred yeara ago shows it in a state of decrepitnde and decay, as there was then an orifice in the trunk large enough to admit a boy ten y ars of . By care and a coating of canvass and clay, this defect’ has healed over. und is now obliterated. The Doctor proves by analovy that this native Ame- rican elin_had its origin previous to the time of Governor ey in 1630, or of Mr. Blackstone, prior to that peri The author refers to the many interesting events and circumstances that must have ocearred ander the shadow of its outstretched branches from the time of “ Sagamore John" to the middle of the 19th century. Among the most tra- ical he names the duel fought by jamin Wood- Fridge and Henry Phillips, two graduates of Har- yard, which terminated in the death of the former, July 3, 1728, and which was od hically given by the “Sexton of the Old School,” in his interest- ing series, in the Transcript, April 25, 1851. This valoable historical work of Dr. Warren's can be ob- tained of allonr leading booksellers— Boston Tran- script, August 11. Fort Prerus—The War Department have ad- vices of the arrival at their destination of the trooy not | since ordered to garrison Fort Pierre, the most advanced (westerly) Nd occupied by United States troops from this side. It was recently pur- chased by the government from the Indian Trading Company of Chouteau & Co., to be occupied in con- nection with the proposed expedition against the Sfoux. The by ae this jae are rapidly moving towards Upper M for concentra- tion at the points where they are ordered to aasem- ble, and from whence they are ty commence opera- Hone | Ege 'ecks Ending Aug. 4, 1855. PPICIAL. 3 Deporite, Circu’s. 283 $28,817 $86,225 5,750 _G1,471__178,068 er au aolsod 3ed 08 if 5 985 = 5403) 90,288 «87,720 374,096 = 7,941 90,802 128,400 8838486) 105,942 112,500 172,024 4,026 «(19,483 BA, 451 687,061 1151921844 12,717 160,842 927 9479 55, 174,202 12,465 77,985 036,306 12151 124,018 194,207 220,471 $055 20,258 74,210 196,063 5,401 14,063 81,134 998,802 = 8,289 99,488 83,219 443,513 9,280 61,732 158,004 + 287,805 7,556 46,824 163,766 03,829 8808 61 163,073 560,174 20,881 227,200 168,728 248,322 6,058 17,873 «(99,064 175,260 8,508 33,278 768 200,585 6,448 37,046 712 256,650, 5,908 21,807 100,807 515,585 14,744 «84,355 99,105 188,876 12,051 60/835 70,430 581,704 13,041 89800 235,526 101 8,327 36,267 49,200 184,039 4,818 23,657 85,090 448,005 12}432 «81,443 140,208 372,082 «4,088 78,423 77,098 182,402 12/512 19,443 88,575 jsnamo 5,288 10,43 98,052 ‘Mua: ee Ten Ure jane ES Tho 38, 924,496 7,373 48,234 88,402 pS ' 32 606,461 913 85,001 81177 415,049 21,437 20,450 188,003 STAT. «7150 40,211 128,104 315,429 «8148 25,533 160,068 467,807 «9,184 55,55 145,702 198,841 5,461 «20,587 38,805 158,106 6,520» 13;630 69,671 356,683 © 8,178 «48,495 145,510 B95,7 = 6828. 14,201 211,175 215,788 5S4L 27,807 124,858 492,600 15,670 221266 230,123 245,087 5,470 1,313 8,057 245,520 6,943 6,137 84,242 170,757 «5183-12755 66,210 340,000 6,438 «20,777 123,198 89,850 2,957 : 03; 213,945 4,180 34,425 121 rise Tena aL Bs : 4,534 7,125 5,685 7,158 4304 10,679 7,723 8,200 6,802 1777 11512 8,029 6,766 9,953 8,482 18,253 4,361 4,006 ‘15,35 11,208 9,414 4,261 9,376 6,379 3,390 5,792 8,600 11,360 3,697 11,867 4,232 7,080 48,805 3 9,603 41,560 201,966 6,036 17;883 79,482 8,458 = HS 77,626 8150 85,268. 121,245 8,783 37,933 196,017 35058 66,903 12,568... 210,990 153,591 4,005 22, 801 20,508 A 8,016 64,471 8,004 247 6,403 (13,788 5,653 60,668 10,188 10,618 8,58) 83,083 5,492 44,824 12/643 (58,280 7617 40,771 404 54,114 10,927 42,670 4,583 30,196 12/256 23,583 5.25) 57,044 7,558 11411 4651 16,253 3693 18,820 13,109 46,653 11,067 118,348 3.773 8.195 5,654 54,346 4,184 40,703, 6,081 20,561 at aor 43,340 44,801 73,951 40,027 25,397, 35,808 110,730 4715 14/800 * 945,479,220 1,044,560 6,653,435 15,708,263 The aggregates of city and country banks compare as follows :— Baxks OF MaSRACHUBETTE. Mat, 58,584,600 17,615,756 21,310,478 6,406,087 108,880,822 98,862,358, 3,838 ‘5o2\6i4 1,186. 308 57,066,496 103,688,822 exhibite, upon comparison with the 1st day of January last, an imerease in the items of capital of $1,269,897, of net circulation $1,296,188, of deposits $4,703,843, of loans $8,173,617, and of specie $109,412. The Tong-Hook-Tang Dramatic Company. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorg, Augnat 13, 1855. Your paper of August 8 contains an article frow the Chino Mail casting unjast reflections on my character. So far asIam concerned, the charges therein insinuated are false and malicious. But as the bare assertion of any man ig not sufficient to contradict conclusively a minute detail of fabricated incidents, 1 will refer to the following facts. Forty-one Chinese, belonging to the Tong-Hook- Tung company, a dramatic society, were brought by George W. Beach, to this city, to periorm, during the World's Fair; after their wardrobe had becn pawned for their passage, they were left witbout means at the Shakspere Hotel; they afterwards attempted to perform at Niblo’s, but the public did not patronize them and their attempt failed; de-ert- ed by their employers, they were now thrown pau- pers on the charity of Mr. Lievre, the proprietor of the Shakespeare Hotel. His active benevolence prevented them from starving—month after month he kept them, with their indebtedness w him increasing, and without prospect of remuneration, while his own circumstances were fast becom- ing cmbarrassed. The greater portion of their time they spent in their rooms in a state of nudity, smoking opium until drank, and de- vouring the provisions of their host without p ct of recompense. They ped with Mr. Lievre from April 29, 1853, until Oc 22, following. During this time their number ran; trom twenty-four to forty, Their indebtedness to Lievre was $3,170. It Lievre had tarned them out of doors they would either have starved or gone to Blackwell's Island. In order that they might have another trial before the public, 1 consented to go with them to Philadelphia, Raltimore and Washington. The expedition was au entire failure, and the newspapers ridiculed their performance. I had to borrow money in Washing- ton to pay their hoard bill at the Irving Hotel, and their fare hack to New York. At Castle Carden they did better in consequence of the indefatigable assistance of the New York Herarp and other journals, and received from a concert $680 50. In August, 1853, it was resolved to raise suhacrip- tions to send them home, and pay $1,000 to Lievre on account. A committee, Maser, ow of Hon. Jacob A. Westervelt, the then Mayor, Charlies W. Sandford, Mortimer Livingston and George Christ, volunteered their services for that purpose, and I was to receive contributions, which i was obli oo ackerracatge te. We Henany, and then pay over to the » Mr. Christ, The entire amount received was $981 75, of which $84 was paid Leong Aghew, the interpreter, for pocket money of the company. This money was ap to pay the arrears for board. These sums, with other small amounts paid Mr. Lievre by the Commiasioners of Haigrition 957,890,808 47,056,424 Resources. Notes, billsexe,, &¢.953,384,168 | 45,479,290 . 2,792, 7,044,506 3 Mr. Marshall, of the Broadway Theatre; Mr. Barton, of Burton's Thea- tre, and by the agents of the company bringing them from California, before they ajmcdqned jew, reduced their debt to $469 24, which they still Mr. Lievre! : — At the time we attem; thit "i our exer- tions, In a at the Iwas ¥y the cumaasities, I stated that them to Chins, and that $1,000 would be paid to Lievre to liquidate scknowie in er et and were ware cent 80 ‘vispent my time and money in kxiea to miiers their x ? was still them; his house jured by ha’ them in it = their habits and asao rpeled cer borders; hey befoaled sad ixinred, his ure and rooms, bud to provide no eaeae sad tosis Re Sieooe Be) rooms Aghew and several others belonged to a higher ci haath al Beymer ane ho wend company. fed'an onttiat existance, dering » dis- dained exertion, and depended on the kindness of < = =F =! & cH, 154 Bowery. Our Cuba Correspondence. Havana, July 31, 1865, Affaire in Cuba—Health—The Weather, &c. ‘This “ever faithful isle” is as quiet as the grave, rambling of the distant din—we hear that Barcelona, is moving with the commotion of insurrection, and that in the Cortes our Vice Royalty here is catching the devil in regard to his Movements some time since in filibuateriam, and § oer ie nny lane Sa garoting. 1 rticulars as regars r—{ fe opine there will be no proof to warrant the murde: Pinto, the it cause of that mournful ca- tastrophe will find t difficult to satisfy an outraged world in this death, or his own conscience for the: sacrifice of a man like Pinto. ‘ We have news here that the vomito ie making fad havoc in Porto Rico. I hear from good autho- rity—an officer of rank—that seedy pe fifteen hundred of the troops have died; yet it from Metanzas, and learn that the was used there, a few days ago, on a inaman, though, in this instance, it was rved. He, to revenge himself on the father. killed one or two children, and he felt the power ot" the executioner. I wish I could say all execations here were as deserving as this. In Matanzas all trade has ceased, or nearly so; there are now but tive vessels in port. T have written yon several times, but as I have not seen my letters inthe Heraxp, I do not know if you have received them. Just say in the next number if they came safe. ‘They have all heen received.—Ep. HERALD.) ‘he weather is very hot. I send this by a sailing vesael, a8 I have several others lately. Pixto. Another Grace 4 The Buffalo Commercial of Saturday contains a detailed account of the exploit of Mrs. Becker, who resides on the Canada shore of Lake Erie, in saving the lives of eight seamen who were wrecked near Mein the moruing of the 20th November, 1854, the m the moruing o! jovember, schooner Conductor left the port of Amberstburg, bound for Toronto, with of ten thousand bushels of corn. Thave heard hateful , rr midnight a severe storm arose. topsail sheeta were curried away, the boat was wash- ed from the davita, the decks —_ clean of every- thing, and the vessel would not ol baesd helm, and secmed to settle into the trough of the sea. About 4 o'clock in the morning of the 2let the crew of the sebooner made what su; te be Long Point | t, but i¢ was really Long Point Cat. f ‘snow inetant- ly obscured this ight, and Toone alten hoor af- woman having been herself several times beaten dowm by the force of the waves, Wit! bora, she drew him to ths fire and resuscitated ‘The mate of the sehonner next strack — bat in z é like manner failed to reach the shore, sank. The captain, supposing If suffi re- stored, went to the ee of the mate, but again himself gave way, and the woman again went into the angry waters, out to the utmoet depth which she could stand, and brought the two ashore, The mate seemed to be lifeless, bat at length restored. In addition ive everal times did the s i adie = Me ae the beg . ig ng the shore, renewing the fire, encouraging the reacned men, eiving them food and warm tea, administering to their comfort. From time to time sbe would panse, and wishfally regarding the pea vessel, thus give utterance to her hua- manity : “Oh, if Tcould save that poor man T should be happy.” When morning at came, on the 22d, he storm havin; the sea was less violent. ‘The master and crew heing now strengthened and invigorated by the food and fire, constructed @ raft and reached their comrade, whose resolute spirit, thongh fast giving way, was still sufficient to enable him to retain his position in the rigging. Thus he, too, was saved, though badly frozea. The crew re- mained at the cabin of Mr. 8, Becker nearly a week before they were able to On the week following rican vessels were Jost on the same occurrence, two Ame- int, whose crews were greatly comforted by Mrs. Hecker, whose bushand wae still engaged in trapping The crews of these vessels were sheltered in her cabin, and were the recipients of her hospitable and howane atten- tions and care. We, the captain and crew of the schooner Con- dnetor, whose names are hereunto subscribed, certify the correctness of the above statement, Henry Hacxert, captain. Joun Jones, mate, James J. Cousins, seaman and cook. JeneMian Sawyeks, seaman. Joan Caampgrrs, do. Jerome D. AxpREws, do. Joun MoAvey, do. George Nrcopemcs, do. | certify, as owner of the schoover Conductor, that the above are the namea of the captain and crew who were on board the schooner at the time she was wreeked, a8 stated in the foregoing narrative. Joun McLeon. We have simply to state, that on Monday evening next, Mrs. Becker will be at the American Hotel, at the ng of numerous gentlemen, and that thus o convenient opportunity will be afforded for ladies and gentlemen to meet her, On Monday we will, ia Cd ‘words, give some necessary nlars upom: this sul Mrs. Becker has received a purse of $690, raised by private subscription in Canada; she expressed the desire that the money should be appropriated toward the edneation of her children—a noble purpose. When Captain Paxton made the gift, she said “abe would thank him if she knew how.” She knew how to gaye the lives of ight perishing sailors, in six feet of water, Mrs. er is a large, masculine women, about «ix feet high, weighs 200 pounds, was horn in Canada, and in Bd old. She fives om the island of Long Point her husband, and they gain their apbeiatence by Bshing.,