The New York Herald Newspaper, November 28, 1855, Page 2

2 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1855. sf forbid the boing concerned in 4 alte ormrate nostutities ‘sgaia any natioe ell known expression of public consent of the country. Taey req’ aga'nst and ia t France, oar earliest SEIZURE OF THC BARK MAURY, Mecting of the Chambex of Commeree—Re- port of the Special Comuaittee—British Con- gu! Denounced, ‘The Chamber ef Commerce met yesterday at } o'clock } ally; in favor of Spain, when we had serious questions with her; against the ‘weak aud rising repu rics of the chants’ Poa P. Mss eee h #0 hear Wie repars Of the | TC eiinechs ead now, without partially, or eer, agtingt warllke committee appointed to investigate and report upon the ane sanaies ial of facta connected with the seizure of the bark Maury, and | pg, the moet vari wien Senne the couses that led to the same. ‘The mesting waslargely | The Cuamber of Coms.eree of New Yori, these attended by our leading New York merchants, and much ee iadeng equally in law, konor s oon geterest was manifested in the proceedings. His Excel- \! bona we senna Jeney Gov. Myron H. Clark was present ,by invitation of | disgraceful tb the Chamber. He was atteDded by ex-Lieutenant-Gover- | 20F without careful inquiry, against any mem- nor Patterson. sana iahckodea ci aestmaitonizecenn mand see Knee aA ‘The meeting was or Perit, wh: ie reeolationsj~— 1 TH ig ir by tiah who | of Ln yy oo right in charge of violat them—a charge which they deem peel t—thoald nae ig male, \e} stated that it was convened at the wrliten request of five | 1. Resolved. Tha! the oe eee ee ‘members, to hear the report of the committee appointed | containing the sense of this body on the subject. to investigate the facts connected with the selsure of ths | ,.ff*o!ved, That ne San0e. charge brountlneuet Dark Maury. \r. Dorr was appointed Secretary pro tem ; | them, Which if tere seouid have rendered {ofamous; nor after which Mr. Joba A. Stevens wasintroduced, and read | {0 he merchants of this city and country, so falsely and \gno- the following 3. Resolved, That the merchants of New York, as part of the ee Ph ol The eommittee appointed b mi om- 7 ree toscuriain apm report ihe acta connected wick | 7i,ard we aekoowiedgo, aod dont and alwayy have rorard the late seimuse of the bark Maury, on the | gs 'yinding in honor and conscience, as well as in law; and that information of Mr.Barelay, her Majesty’s Consul at New | we denounce those who violate them as distuchere of the peace York, respectfully submit, for the information of the | of ihe world, to be held in universal abhorretice. Chamber, the following dosuments:— All of which is respectfully submitted. No, 1—Mr. Bunter, Assistant Secretary of State, to at- JOHN A. 87! STEWART BRO’ tormey Goneral........e++a1.+seeee06ts 12, 1805. GEORGE GRISWOLD, H. GRINNELL, 2—Telegraphie despatch from Attorney P, PERIT, RO¥AL PHELPS, F. B. MORGAN, RO c. UF, THOMAS TILESTO! ui ee catenl a Aidcesac’ ee New Yort........ cee. et ee Teens aie Eee idea tas New York, Nov. 27, 1855. APPENDIX. NO. I. DEPARTMENT OF Wasiuxotos, Oct. 12, 1855. Sim—By direction ‘of the Becteta of State, I have the honor to enzlose @ copy of a note of the 11th iastan'. a2- dressed to this aes ment by Mr. Oramptoa, her Bri- in tlh Baht H. Fork, Care M| : | tenale Majesty’ Minlater, and of the aflderits which ee er i's tide 6 accompanied {t, relative to a vessel called the Maury, bye eyor of Port to U. 8. Atty., we which is stated to hve been fitted out at New York, N. SO thane violacion of the laws of the United States, for the purpose ‘Moripmpestare of Costems.to BaRIMOB OE.) 70 (iF aferataing against Britieh vessels, Ihave the hono: to TU 8 Aly. NI, $6 Atty. Gomera, a7 «| DM very rospecifully, your oben sor gatts tary. eto U.S Marshal... To the Hon. Cavan Cusmna, Attorney General. no. 1—-(By Telegraph . Oar Oe 12, 1855. Jonx McKyon, Attorney U.8., New York—Mr. Oramp- ton alleges that the vessel called Maury, fa Dover street dvek, is armed for war egainst England. ° ‘Tease take in- forma‘ion from Mr. Darelay, and prosecute if cause ap- ©. CUSHING, 16—Charles Rawards, Fi 16—U. S. Atiy., N. ¥., to Atty, General. VimAtty. General to Becratary of State, i—tame to U. & Atty., N. York, 19—Same to Eearetary of State, sa 20—0, 8, Atty, N. York, to Atty General " 20 « 21—A. A. Low & Brothers to John A, *tevens, Chairman of Com, of Chain: der of Commerc ey 22—Depesirions of J. N, Cornell ond ‘Wm. D, Craft, polise officers, before the MARGS, s sees cope scceten «Nov, 22 1855, Your committee have sought no further evidence, sa” the fucts and suspicions are comprised in these Repers. Proceeding to consicer their import, it is be remarked that the firm in question are Ame- xlcan merchants of this city, having a namber of Vessels, chiefly employed in the Pacitic, China and india gens, being perhaps more largely engaged 1a this branch of commerce than any other house in the United States, that they are directors and managers in many important eommescial iostinnions, are of igh commorciaf stant. ing, apd are well known ss men of probity and honor. ‘our committee find thet the bark Maury was bailt in this ci'y dusing the past summe: for this firm; that she was advertived by thom, for thirteen days, botoce the @ate of the affidavit, under their own name, in five Goily papers, to wit:—The Courier aad Enquirer, Journatof Commerce, Commercial Advertiser, New Pork Brpress, and Evening Post, for Shanghae, in China; was lovding wholly do freight; and never having taken er first clearance, her register ied not been then issued (rom the Custom House; that there wos on board ana:mament of four uns, with a moderate supply of sail arms, and alzo fn gums on freight, and that other enrgo was being received. hese «guns were firs plaeed in the lower hold, as temporary ballast; — were alterwards raired to the between deck", and were never concealed in any way whavver. Such armament and freight 0:0 not unusual for vowels bound fir tue Chins seas; ond vemels similarly equipped hava heretoiore boon ne Unites pears, Copies by letter to-morrow. NO. ITD ATTORNEY GENEQAL'S Orrice, Oct. 12, 1855. £im—J have the houor to inform yom thst, in cons quence of the information commanicated this day 4y Mr Crampton, the Minister of Gieat Britain, fn regard to the vessel oxllvd the Maury, instruct! ins havo been despatch- €d to the Attorney of the United States in New York to advise immediately with Mr. Barclay, the British Consul there, and to institute the proper legal proezedings in che cane, if suffleient cause to jastify the nme shall aopear. Tam, very respectfully, ©, CUSHING. Hon, Wx, L. Mancx, Keeretary of State. NO. IV. Sourumny Disrair or New Yor«, U.S. Dist. Atrorsey’s Orricit, Oct. 13-034 A. M. fin—Laie last evening, I resetved trom the Attornay General of the Untied States a telegraphic despate’. re- questing me to obtain inforvaxtion from you, in relation to a veasel in this post, suppose’ to ve engagrd ia a vio- Intion of our nentzality laws, {oatled this morning at 8X oletoek, at your ofice, wich the Marshal of, thy dis district, but the cffiee was not open. Wil! you do ms or to call at once at my office, or send to me the infyr= metion, so that Imay act? Wih grea! respect, Irematn your obedient servant, N MokBON, ANTHONY Barctay, Evq.y U.S, Duitrict Attornty. Consul of her Britannic Majesty. ‘NO. Vv. Sovrisay Dustrice or New York, ) ATTORNEY’s OFFIC Oct, 15, 1850. J §m—You will please send at once on board of a vesl called the Maury an Inspector, aud oxamine into her cargo. She Kes at Dover street’ dock. You will ploase delsy her clearance until a report is made to me of her despatched frcm this and otner ports in ‘ Btates, without ruspicion or notice; and apart fram | ‘M78 Very respectfully, your otediout orber’ cireuiosiances, armament and gun: in the | yyy. Summum, kage, Collector NO. VIL Chica trode, afford no cause to suspect ay intended in- las 9 i . Arroryey Crvprat’s Orrcr Oct, 18, 1855. fesction of the neutrality or revenue laws, nor any argo : ag soya bye aury, said to be fitting out ia New York, da vinta! pot believe that ihere were any other facts which could | ty wistnier of the United Staves, Tnow enclose to you reasonably ead to such suspicions in regard to this yostel. li is manifest, however, tha they woo enter- tained by tre British’ Consul here, and by the British Miniviez at Washington; for upon the ailldavita a statements submitted by these functionaries, with @ full ascertainment of the trath ia a mi so im portant sod without an inguiry irom the. owners, and chirfiy om an cath of dtlief, sithout a c\element of the facts on which it was founded, the Maury was token porsernion af by the United States Sf shal, da te siternoon of the Lith sf Oct ber, ande: povce+# from the ‘United Siatos Conrt, founded on a lite! oworu ty by J Britich Congul, ws forfeited fur a breach ‘of Loe Neate. laws. In the view of your committee thy feelings of a epectable firm and the charas'+ w York tere ebants have berm needlessly dispaccged and asseiled through ess and eulpavle want of Laynicy, ty on part of those io the cticers of te Ame ernment; fv evr that in thet ween the day on which the attic ana the day of ibe seizure, the true destinstim of the versel, @ui wil tie facts of thy ease could have deen a copy of a despatch from Mr. Oraicpton, the Britian Mintater, dated the 11th instant, to which Ithece referred. With this document be'ore you, aad the infrmatios which Mr. Borclay may impart, you will be able to under- stand what turther it may be proper fer you to do in the remises. J am, very reanectfully, Jouy Mokrox, Eeq., U. 8. Attorney. NO. Vil. Dumsu Lecanion, WASuiNcTos, Sim—1 bave the honor to'call your attention t the en- closed deprsitions whivn+ have to-day been forwacded ty me by hir. Havclay, Her Majesty’ Consul at Yew York, in regard lo n vese) called the Manry, wich 9 now fit ticg out at that port, and whieh, it appears, {3 evilaatly intended tor war hike purposes. Mr, Barcloy further iafyems me that he bes goud rex- on to believe that this yessel is intenied for the service ©, CUSHING, Yat. U1, 1855. fer fittiog vessels of a elmilar deser:ption in osher ports of tho United States, with the exprass design of committing howif'ities against ber Majesty's government, and more particols ly intercepting wad eaoturing Cie British mafl steamers ply ing between Livergoul and Bos- ton. he v7 a ara. nO Batis ee eran ot ee ie Com 10 May | “However this moay be, the ciroumstano-s stated ia the Py oviained. be re tee enclosed affidavits ace a! ve natura, and Loargo " suspiciou I feel it to be my daty to cation io them. Their advertisemon’s of t! iu five daily papers, trom the 27th of Seplember to the 24th of Octover, avd the soizure, upos suspicions #) care- Jessly, #0 eredulously envertained, are truly cemrkn 9) The appearance of the Marshel was the first iatima- tion to the houve that thefr standing and charaster bad mot protected them irom the charge of being engygad ia an unlawis} and disgeaceful unlertaking. Bat those slanderous affiiavi's could not stsul any examioa tion, and instantly vanished before thet: simple siatement, ‘ihe exhibition of the unaccountable imis- prehension, ignorane» and gredulity, on which the charge was Uased, alone survives. Te proceediog of Mr. Barclay was withdrawn on the sesond day, ons dey being lost by his unwilliogness to act at all, with- out seeing Mr. Edwards, The Chamber will remark toat the aflicaviis were all sworn upon tho sume day the 10th of Uctoter, and that tha steamer Pacific which Jef this port on the 17th of Octoder, wok out the amaioan which has caused so mach excitemen’ and alarm on the other side of the At- luntic, unless it wns forwarded by a precoding steamer “This information, thus hurried off prior to the seizure o the Maury, was ex parts entively,and no explanation coals call the atte 4 matter, with a view to an inquiry these Ahall be confirmed, te tl measures on tho part of the United S may defeat the hostile intentions which «py > peraons engaged in fitting ou tion. Lavell myself of this epportanity to rene y to you, sir, the nesuraxce of mp high consideration. the Hon. Ws. 1. Maney, JOHN FB. CRAMPTON. City, County and State of New York: Anthony Barclay, her Biiianie Majesty’s Conan] for the State of New York, being duly sworn, doth depuse and say, that from infoc- mation g'ven him he vecily velieves aad expests to ve abe to prove that a certain new vosscl now in the port of New York, called the “auty, has beea built, ficted out and armed with intent that tuch vezssl shoutd be ava- ployed by the Rausian governoent to ernive and eomal! ostilities against the subjects and ie ty of the Queen of Great Britain, with whom the United States ure at k ce; and this deponent stands resly to bring forward is proof thereof, and be respectfuliy clsims that pro- ceedings be hid and taken whereby the ail veel, with tes gaverarment to the > the fasts; and if accompany it. By a public card, ofthe 20th fast., Me. Bar- | her tackle, apparel and furniture, togothar with all ma- elay denies “having written a déapatch to her Majosty'sgo- | terial and ammanition and stores, which may bave beon ‘Vornr: entjn regard to thatehip.'” Therefore, from vhom jy | proenred for the building an® equipment thereof, shalt emanated, and by wiore imdiscretim tho relatiow Detween the two countries were rudely jarred, is whol in the dark. The leters of Mr. Barclay aa Crampton leave upon them the burden of a! the inquiry. Your Committee were surprised to obvecvo by Mr. Crampton’s note to the Seeretary of State, that he had been infyrmed by Me. Barelay, not only that «be has good reason to beileve that this vessel (the Maury) ix inieadel fur the service of Russia in the ont war, but that a plan exists for Gitting vessel: of a similar description in other ports of the United States, with the express design of committing hoelili ies aguast her Majesty's guveca- ment, and more particularly of intoceapting aod captuc- ing the British mail steamers plying betwoea Liverposl and Boston.” Vor such a statement your comnittee have been able to fini no warrant in the a tidavit by avy person, or ot any fact, or indesd of any be let. ‘they believe that uo fact exists warranting any gach statement, aod they share a common sarprise that any man living in this city, or having communization with it, should for a moment believe ir. Un the con- trary, the committee have it from the highe:t eathority that ‘the government has no kaowledge, belief, or sua- and may be forfeited. ANIHONY BARCLAY. Sworn to, this 10th day of October, 1805, before me, Groncy W. Moats, U.S. Coz, City, County and State of New York—Joha A, Cornell of New York city, police offiver aud dock Eleventh ward, being duly sworn, maketh That his suspicions have bean ercited for a st by tLe sppearance of w new three-ma- ed schooner, which was lying a! the fy0% of t. New York, up to Monday evening, tbe 8th ber, when she moved €own to Dover atroe’ dock, and is thee now; that she has the name of‘ Maury” upoa her stern, but bas never yet been ous of port; and deponent has ascertained at the Custom House of the port ct New York, that #he bas not at p eseut gut her regis this deponent is well atquainted with th» build of v: @od he bas no hesitation m dleponing chat this vorsel, named the Many, {* boilt, rigged and eq sipped for ware Mike purposes, snd bas not the construction of « vorsel for the mercheut service; that hi¢ suspicions were par- ticularly aroused from the natare of tha cargo she taken on boar), which consists of war candon, cannon balls, emall arms, coala, 60 or 80 ext-a spars, and otaer ticles; eponent, wit picion that any privateer, or other armet vease! is Gtting | Guys tact past heed bora tor tle wheleos the cuit Sut, or has been frted out, in this country, for or agtinst | yesrel: at the bottom of the sald vessel, and just adv» ary of the European belligerenta, what sppears to be inteuted as ballast,'aca from 200 to he Committee further report, that the following card | ¢99 square boxes, eontaining cannon balls; also there are from the Brith Consul appeared in the New Yor from 18 to 20 cannon intermingled with ‘the «aid boxes, Higat of the 24th Ostober, and do not fini that it was | gpogren'iy ao that they may pack well; on the top of the pudlished fa way other ps per:— cannon iz a large quantity of coal, while on top of the etizrenreseniauions on the above, subject (eagarding the | scat isa lot of iumber and the aforesait excra spars; in Oihera tae! midpitions o: War were fourdd an Doard. “gorcerod | the lockers of the cabin is a very large quantity of guas, pistols, swords and other implements of wer; and this under a quantity of colon” —T desire to disabare the miat of the public of thit impression, by stating Wat such was vot he | cepoment verily Delleves that she Is #0 Atted out for war- we. eg case like purposes; her eannon ave al mounted, and she has Had my endeavors, wade befor inthemation was formaliy hago ted youged. 12 ascertain the owners of the aiip. Mansy moore tea, portholes for cannon. And this deponent farther says, ri that a person who assumes to act as first mate of too vessel showed her to deponent, and remarkel she hada curious kind of cargo, amd the manner of the mate was such as to make deponent beliewe tha vessel was gving ona wariike voyage; the said mate told doponen: that rome of the aforesaid cannon were for 18.an} 20 ound ball, and that the cannon on the twain deck were nine pour d ball calivee; deponent saw ihe guvrk ‘23’ upon one of the ceunon, and th mato aid that was the number of the cannon.’ And this depoueut farther salto, that. from all he knows and has been informe! and har observed, he believes that the sait vessel, the Maary, bas been built, and armed and oyu pped as aforesaid, by. the Russian government, or Sts agents, to de used’ for war purpores ageinst Great Britain, and he hereoy ia- forms against her and hor equipment accordingly, JOHN N. CORWBL. Sworn at the elty of New York, Second Circuit, the 10th day of Octoder, 1865, before me, Geowie W, Monroy, United States Com nissioner City, Comnty and State of New York —Chasies Ba wards of the city of New York, counsellor at la, being sworn, taketh oath and saith, he varity heliev ss the new vooral Maury has been built, equipped and loaded oy and for the the explabavons which that respectable firm, Mowrs. A. A Low & Hrotbers, gave aller the libel was tied, woald have Veen rought by me and no doubt woold have been given bo fore, and ibe course which was adopted would not have beea vesoried A. BARCLA x K, Oct 23, 1856, ‘Ute peli U. B. Mf. Oodsul, it in time for the next steamer, Which mauled tron for Liverpcol che same day. It fs for the Chamber to consider woether this card was an adequate atonement to the house whose vessel had Deen seized, oF to this commerctal community; or whe- ther, in so grave a na\ter, alfecting the sensibilities of two great pations, (ne mont speedy and wilespredd re- cantation were not due t lke from the British Copeul ani the British Min’ The government of the Uni'ed States, from the time of the admicistration of Washington to the prosont « the Maury, during all the contests whisn have ed since thetr independence has, wi'hout fear or py tisdity, strictly enforced the rigid neutrality laws of we Vni'ed States. ‘Al-hough lawless men haye sometimes exc ped its vigi- lance, no administiation of thix goveroment hs given vearon to doubt its determication to maintain then. When the authorities, by acctient, have not been ab ¢ to revent the off-nees, they have uniformly brought tae of | Russian government, to be ased in present war against f ters to trial at the earliest opportunity, aid such | the vessels and snijects of Great Britala. Js have always been made with all the urgency which | Thats peracn, who Ceponant believes has been in the nent with justice. pay of Russia gave him a fail explsoation of the » It ss due to onr country briefly to recall the foatares of he said vessel, which tallive wit! neuirality laws They not only express the political | statement contained in the affidavit of John N. C § c mioercial sentimen; of the country. Firat | hereto anneaed, except that the explanation to this de- enacted +0 have been coatinued and m fonent was much more miaute, ’ pated subsequent enactments. Also, thie deponent ga’ No laws are more widely or generally knowa among | to, that the said vessel, the Man a ot. They forbid any citizen to accept aay | Woull chip a uew ccvw of aboot eighty inen, n to serve against any people in peace with the | would be employed at first moe oart ularly ia Bates, ‘They forbid foreigners transiondy within | ing to overbaal some one or » United States, of oo board any veesel wi'bia ita ja- | the Cunard steamers. (Britt Fiedictior, to enlist, or to go abroad to be enlisted, in the | prize, put additioral ool on pvard, wadigans, and then wervice of any vation at war wih any suca people. They | gv in. company; while thore were also othoe weasels bailt Poi the Gtting or arming any vewol, or increasing the | and fitted cut by the Russian fF reremont similar to t1» armament of any ermed vessel, with intent to be em- | Mavry, who were ready to jola her on sunliar errand, ployed in any «wt hi service. with an wl imate desiioation agains: Pritts they forbid 91! military expedi‘ions arainst any nation 6 Eastern hemi ph CHARLES El st peace with the United Staves, from the beginning. to | Swan at the cy of New York, see nd Tirwit, the provide meaca therefor, to the actual depurtuce of sush | tenth day of October, 1855, belore me, G. W. H. Monroy. of Russia in the present war, and alo that plan exists * City, County and State of New Wiliam D. Craft, of New York, First Lieutenant of Police, of tho Eloveath district of police for the clty of New York, being duly sworn, doth cepose and say :—That on the 6th diy of Getober, instant, he went on board a mew vessel calied tke Maury, then lyiog at the foot of Stanton street, New rn, we ews head eo eg her upper deck were eanuen, all mount rt holes for the gan), and between decks were ten tag all mountei. oo, -deponent saw a quantity of horse pistols fa the cabin, there was coal on board; and depouent was informed that there wore a number of 3 underneath the coal. De- ment also discovered between decks. The be- decks were all cl: ar fore and aft, with the exception Creeper ant meek. She was painted shite be- ‘tween decks wish the exception of the lower side of the eck beams, they being of yellow pine. And this depo- ent aleo saith that he was a ship carpenter by trae, ‘and from: his observation of the particular farni- ture aud apparel of the sald Maury, he belleves she is a vensel of war. WM. D. CRAPS. Sworn at the city of New York, Seemd Circuit, the 20th day of October, 1855, before mo, G. W. Morrox, NO. VIN. Soursery Disrzict op New York, U. &. Dur, Arrorvey’s Ormce Oct. 16, 1855. Sm;—I have prepared @ libel oaninat the ship or ver sel fakes the 3 Maury, nooa the facta laid the go- ver ment M, Envoy at Washington. ‘A verification of the pleadtog required to be made by some party officially resognized as »epresen Her Bri- tannic Majesty’s government st this port. Tam, very resoeetfully, JOHN McKEON, U. 8. Dist. atty. To Cuanizs Epwanps, Esq. NO, IX. Custom Hovss, New Yorx, Sunvsyor’s Orvics, Oct. 15, 1855. Sim:—l enclose report of di;trict ofloers who examine’ be bark ‘‘Maury,’? pursvant to instructions, Thia bark in pew, and has not yet taken out her iter—said to be owned by Low& Brothers, whose vessels ace all, F belive, engaged in the China trade. Very respectfully, yonr obedient servant . I. BENEDICT, Dy. Sr., for Surveyor. AH. J. Rapriazp, Esq., Collector. NO, X- To Jom Esq., Surveyor of the Port :—Dear Pa eal any the bark Maury, avd find her {aden on her ground tier with coal, and naval stores above the coal. She was taking on pear oe Satarday last, the 13th, caren of goods, cosks of ‘hardware, scales and beams, pickles, preserwas aud catsups. fhe has on her lower deck ten, and on her upper deck four cannen, all mounted. ‘the dock clerk says xbe is loading for Shanghue, to go in the opium trade. Yours reapestfully, JACOB BITTEL h tors. ‘A. W. SHADBOLT, J ™*Pestors. New Yorr, Oct. 15, 1855. ’ NO. XI. Rootssrn Disrkicr or New Yor, U.S Dist, AvP RNEY’S Orvis, Oct. 17, 1855. fm—I have the honor to report, that acting on the communication from you, ani afer consultation with Mr. Borclay and his legal adviser, I have this day filed o libel on the Admiralty sive of the United States Dist ‘ot Court sgainst the vessel assuming to bo called the Maucy, under the tbied section of the Neutrality act of 20tu April, 1618, Wa'b high resvect, your ohedient servant, JOHN McKEON, UL8, District Attorney, To Hon, Caumn Cueuina, Attorney General, U. 8. NO. XIE. Soumngay Disreicr ow New York. 7 U.S. Disr, Arronny’s Orrrce, Oct. 17, 1855. f £m—1 take the liverty to request that you will hare the cargo of the Maury carefully examined, and commu- nicate to me the result, It is proper for me to state, that itis supped that you will ind munitions of war stowed under the lating of coal on board. Very peepee ‘JOHN McKEON, U. 8. Dist. Attorney. To A.T, Hinryer, Fiq., U.S. Marshal, Southern Dist N.Y. NO. UII. 4 Sovrmenn Disrrict or New’ York, U, 8, Manstay’s Ornics, New Yors, Oct. 19, 1855, ‘To Jou McKxon, sq. U. 8, ATtoRviv:—Sin—In reply to your communication of the 17th iast., requestiag me to have the eargo of the Maury careiully exanuned, and report. to you the result, I beg leave to inform you thay I have ascertained there are 260 toas of coal in the ran of raid vessel, 10 fron cannon between decks, inounted on ‘wooden carriages, 4 ditto on deck, a number of boxes con- taining muskets, not opened; a number of amall and side arms in the cabin, a lt of shot, and an assorted cargo, Inmber, &e, Should it be deemed necesszry fo hava tha cu1go thoroughly overhauled and the coal taken out, the expr nee attending such labor would not be less than $159 or Araiting your farther instructions in the case, 1 remain your obedient servant, A. T. HILLYER, U. 8. Marshal. New York, Oct. 18, 1755. NO. XIV. To the Hon. Jous McKxon, United States District Attor: ney:—Sm—Tke bark Maury. owned in part by ths under- signed, havirg been weized by a process fom your otlise, wo beg to offer the fuliowing explanatious. viz :— ‘That the said vessel was built by Messrs, Roosevelt, Joyce & Co., of Vis cily, under a contract mada in the month of April Lint, atter the model of the bark Penguin, that she was designed for the Chioa trade; that there is nothing peentive in her eonstruetion roar! from the riz, which was adopted with particular reterones te economy io men; that im pursuance of the origioal intention #he wae advertised some three weeks since for Shaughv, sivee when she has been yeeeiving frcigh for that port: thet ete bason board, from Messea, Fogy & Brothars, £60 t nso coal, » uanitty of neval stores, amd n variety of chip ct andiery, foe thefy house in China, with » little other general freight, with which sho ix expected to sail the ccming weet, under the command ef Captain Fletcher, f » the port mbove named. We further declare that, in addirioe ty the ordinary armsment of a ves sel of her class, she has but two deck guax, aupposed to be ueeessary in consequence of che great mnecease fa the number of pirates on the coast of China; fuat the other gons, shot, &o., on board, an per subjoined Met were purchased uncer an order from on Awneriean gen lacey at Canton, and shipped per Meary on fer that raid vesse) hus fur spare apars, one Peron g mart, ore foretop gallant yard, ane main boam, ‘ome mala gat boom and five exira studing «fl Soma; wat that her crew witi constot of but twelve or fourteen kaon Yetore the mart. They fnevhermore deolare thet the we name of Maury in the month o May } amen of whom eur constry bas so a an honorable wi net to imorees ignet ple'ge themeetves to y of The Birtttoh Commu, white the voeel ty still barge oF the Urttes Slates Marshal, that the Ge agelint the vowel are five; that she iniy of war emder bor coat asking only © t which ti ey may bo thus sud. Jecioe rhaNl be borne by the ast Conse), when, aud only when, the ttatements upon which the vessel has bern so unjastly seized, are fuily a 1. Final'y. they declare that Russians have no con- nection whatever with the enterprise vation, A.A. LOW, of the firm of AA. Low & Bry hers, On fielght—10 guns, 62 boxes of ehot. Sworn t> before ine, thie 18th aty of Oet., 1855. Cr. F, Brrr, U. 8. Commiesioner, T heremy swear that I aro cognizant of the facts men tioned in the toregoing statement, and that they are tras. NATH. B, PAMPER. Sworn to before me, this 18th day of Oct , 1855. GE. F, Berts, U. 8. Commisstoner. NO. XV. Tn the mater of the Maury, Sir—From the explina tions marie in the vase by Messrs. A. A. Low & Brothers vrder cath, and your own very proper suggestions. | dectn it reasonadie that should ba Tart ou rely troe contessing tha tements to me were vecy strong, it would be but fair to vards the owners to‘ lilt’? the live). | remain, dear air, yours, always, voy re- syectfally, Wakbes KOWaNDE, To Jouy McKpox, Euq., U, &. District Attorney. New York, October 19, 1855. i NO, XVI. Sovrmmy Disrucr or New Yors, U.S. Yast, ATTORNEY'S ( et, 19, 1838. ) Sm—Since filing the livel against the bark Maw reported to you on the 17th fnst., IT nave been atrentod yy one of the firm of A. A. Low & Brothers, the owners ihe Manry, who furnished me au original statement, which I enclose. Charles Edwards, Faq., was present when the exolana- tions were made, and has widressed to me ale tor, of which I transmit a copy. Upon a full view of all the sir- cumstances, I deemet it right to order a discharge of the vessel, and to ask yout concurrence in dlsmiselog the libel. "I haye the honor to remafn, sir, your obediant fervent, JOHN McKEON, U. &. Dist. Atty. To Hon. Cauen Cusutxu, Atterney General, U. 8, NO. XVII. ATIORNEY GuvEvat's Orrick, Oct. 19, 1955. Sin—I have the honor to enclove herewith copy of & Je‘ter this dey received from Mr. McKeon, Attorney of the United § ales for Southorn New York, reporting the institution of process rgains’ the vessel called “ Manry,”” asto which complaint hax been made by the Briti h Miniater, allegirg that said vesee! is armed in violation ef jaw to cruise against a nouteal Powor, Iam, very respeotiully, C, Cus ie jon. Wat. L. Mancy, Secretary of State, NO. Arronsey Gest PrICK, Oot, 22, 1865. Sim —I have received 1 of the 10th fast., communicating the result of inquiry regarding she dark re wived ow di how: nh reasoe to & stam the pause wigatlon to the jaury. The allegation against that vessel was improbable on ils fuoe; but, determined as the President is pot to suffer y of the bell geren: Powers to trespass on the neutrel rights of the United States, it was deemed proper to in- veatigate the case, out of for the Btiwh Minister, through whom the British Consul at New York preferred ecmplaint in the prewises. It is made manifest, by the documents which you tranemit, thet the semitone of the British Consul, as to the character and ¢estination of the Maury. ware who'ly erroneous; ard justice to ber owners and freighters ra ives that the libel against her be dismiss, tT hive @ honor to be. very rexpectfulyy, C. CUSHING. Hon. Joux McKnon, Atty, of U.S, New York NO. XIX. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S Orrice, Oct. 22, Sirs have the honor to commu: 0 tory and resuit of the procvediag: bark Maury, of New York. In consequence of the British Minister’ tion to you, of the 1th fuetant, aad which > to me on th day of its receipt, (the 12sh,) b tions were, on the same day. despatet Mr. McKeon, Attorney of the Unived = ern distriet of New York, and more de: by mail the next day, Feguestin him t inquiry on the subject ef the Moury, with Wr. Barclay, the Bri'lsh Consul {f suficleat probable cause appear ocess agalost her in the [ structions were iudacet by the do uments com ted by the British Minister, copice of which were trapsmit'ed by me to Mr. Me\oon. The documents consisted of- 1. An affidavit by Mr. Marctay, setting fort that he and expested to be abe to prove, that the ouilt, dited out and armed, with intent 1 ve York ant, ty fortitute tnd tict Court, Maury employed by the Russian goverment t> cruiw agau-: the subjects of Great Rritair, and chor ne etond ready tH bring forward hie proof ther co’, 2. An affidavit of ope Cornell, purportiog to be 2 police offieer in New York, who professes to describe the L equipment, armament ani eargo of the Maury, and con- Cudes with expression of re.4et tha! she was built, armed an Leqnipved by the Ragsian gavernmen’ for war pur- pores against Great Britain. 3 lavit of ove Craft aleo purporting to be a po- in New York, who speaks more Pasig briefly describes the visible armament of the Maury, re- pests hearsay as to her frieght, and expresses belief that she Wa vessel of war, 4. Fipally, the affidavit of Mr. Fawards, a counsellor- ttlaw in New York, umderstond to be couneel for the Briti-h Consu!, who says that he verily belleves that the eury was built, equipped and leated by and for the Sussian governinent, to be used in the present war tgwinet the vessels and of Great Britain. ‘Mr. Edwards then pi is to state that a person who, he deliever, has been ic the of the Russian govern- ment, gave him 4 fall explanat of the armament and destination of the “‘Maury.”’ He, Mr. Edwards, “gather. ed from the person to} that the plan of the “Maury” was to attack and capture one of the Cunard British mail steamers, arm the prize, and, after betng by other ‘vessels cf the same construction, built and fitied out by the Russian government, to proveed to vitigh possessions” in the East Indies. The representations eoncerniog the “1! ,” which Mr. Edwards thus adopted, were #0 grossly mprobable on their face, and bad 80 much the air of contrivance to impose on him, and through bim, the British Consul, as to produce some hetita'ion in my’moind as to the proprie- ty of inatituticg process in the case: but the spectfic and ‘onitive statements of Cornell and Craft, especially the mes, at to the build, rig. armament and imputei c»n- tents of the versel, seemed tome, on the whole, to justify and require an examination of the case, at the hazard of possible inconvenience to innocent parties. To make such examination effectual, it was necessary to libel the “Maury,” and place her in charge of the Mar- shal T have now recetyed from Mr. McKeon, report of the re- sult of the investigation, It appears that the Maury was owned in part by Mesars. A. A. Low & Brothors, who have afforded satis- factory information as to her comsbtruction, character and destination. ‘They make affidavit that she was built and equipped for trade with Chins, having, in addition to the ordinary armonent of vessels in that buztnesn, only two deck guns, deemed requisite on account of the increase of piracy in Sn ines aoe by these explanatit that th further appears explanations, that the statements made as to the guny and munitions of war and extra spars on board tae Maury. were inaccurate, to use the mildest admissible expression; ‘hat the surmises as to the illegatity of her character ere not substantiated by proof; and that she iz fu fact ndver teed for general aifrcightment, and recetving cargo destined for Shinzghae Neither Mr. Barclay nor Mr. Edwards brought forward any evidence to contradict these facts; on the con'rary, Mr. Fdwayds bas, ina letter addressed to Mr. MeKeon, expressed hia conviction of the propriety of dismissing the libel, which i also recommended unreservedly by ar. cKeon, Under these circumstances, it affords me pleasnre to enable you to give araurance that tie Canard mai! steam- ers may continue to enter and to le.ve our ports, without appretenrion of being captured by the Mary, and con- verted into Russian men-of-war for the prosecution of holstiities in the Fast indies, J annex copies of Mr. MeKeon's report; of the afitavits submitted by parties interested in the Maury, or ia her lading, and of the letter of Mr, Edwards to Mr. McKeon. Taw, very respeetfu ly, ©. CUSHING. Hon, Wu. 1, Mancy, Secretary of State, NO. XX. Sovrums Disrecr or New Yore, Artorvuy’s Orrice, New York, Nov. 20, 1855. U.S. Dy ‘Suit! Dave the t onor to enclow a copy of a Lutter re- ceived fecm Hon. M. H. Grinpell. J ath not aware of any objection on our part, but still I desiro to have your a:- fet to the application before I deliver the papers refer red to in Mr, Gifoaelt’s letter. Very respectfully, JOUN MeKBON, U: 8. Dist. Attornoy. Hon, Caren Ccsuixd, Attorney General, &. NO. XXI- To Jouy A. Srevens, Esq. Chairman of Comnittee of Chamber of Commerce:— ‘the bark Maury was launched abont the Jast of September; and, at, an early day thereaiter, the under- signed agreed with Fogg, Erothcre, of thia city, to take for them to the port ot Shenghae, in China, 200 tons of coal, 1,00dbls. of merchandise and 70 to 80 cons of mea- surement goods. The cogls not Leing at once ayailadle, ten mounted guns and their « nenta, intended to have been sent by the N.B. Falmer, but not ready in season for her, were sent to the vesrel to be placed inher bottom, and to serve as ballast wll the coat could be had. When this was put on board, the guns were raised between decks and shortly afterwards the vessel was moved to her berth at pier 27 Fast Hiver. Having been publicly advertised by the undersigned for the gort of Shanghae, in Ave daily papers, the Maury was receiving freigit at the place abuye named on the Vth day of Getober, at 2 to 3 o'clock P. M., whon the U.S. Deputy Marshal appeared on boacd, disylaced the capiein, and ordered the hatebes of the vessel to be close Cuptein Fletcher immediately made knows to us what had tuken place, and the writer repaired to the office of the United ciates District Attorney to ob ain an explana tion, He in court, and eppointed the foliowing morning for an interview. At 9 A.M. of Chursday, the 18th, the writer called at his office with his partner, Mr. Lymn, and Mr. Fogg, of the Grm above referred to, aad ‘nding that the vessel had been seized by reson of tafor- mation lo'ged against her by the British Consul, as forth in the atcompanying deposition, the following 8 ment Was drawn vp and aworn to. [ses No. 14.) Vhir the District Attorney said he would (reward to Washington In the meantime ae was wiliing to release the wee on our giving dail, which we thought it best not to do, From the District Attorney, the writer went to Me. Barclay, made the explonations which had been given to the former, rhowed the orcer nnder which the guas bad been purchased, aud requested a withdrawal of his com: plaint ogeinet the bark. Mr. Barclay was not williag to set without fret peta Mr. Edvards, his counsel, and « party to the complaint, When catled upon a’ second lime, dhe staemen: msde to the District Attorney was cadto Lim, but he was etill unwilling to ast wisout M ards. ¢ f.lkewing day about forty-eight hours after the verer twas seived. Mr. Fdwards callet at the Distris: terney’s office, withdrew the complaint, and the libel lifted “withe ut any charge to the owners of tho Maury. It iy due to thé District Attorney to state, that in ti meantime the vessel waa allowed vo receive cargo under the survetlence of two of the Marrhal’s men. On Monday. the 22d, Mr. Barclay entled xt the office of tho subscribers, and expressed his regret that he hed oc- car{ined us to mich trouble; and was told that the least Ye could do was publicly to acknowielge the erroz into which he had been betrayed, and to say shat the vessel bad been seized in ignorance of her ownership. A paragraph from tbe Boston Daily Advertiser wo shewn tc Mr. Parelay, as an evidence of the exaggerate} ebarncter the report of the vessels’ seizure was assuming m other places, On Wednesday, the 24th, toe following appeared in the Naw Yor« Hertun:— erepresentations on the above su rject heving been pnb: lished Ip Var ous newspapers- among otbera that musitions 0: war wore found on board, ‘secreted unds rw quantity of oot ton—1 desire 10 disabure the mind of the pablic of that im prersion, by stating that such was not the case. Hed my endeavors, mede before information was formall lodged, (0 ascertain fhe owners of the shto Maury, succeed the explanations which that respectsble firm, Mesara. A, A. Low & Brothers, gave after the libel was til: would have heen rought by me, and vo doudt woald have been given bo: fore, end the course which was adopted would no’, have been resorted to, ARCLAY, IL. 3. M.'s Consul. New Yorx, Ootober 23, J8A5. ‘the undersigned beg to say, that it had been public! apnourced in New York pavers again and again, that vessel was building for them; she was publicly adver tised in theic name; insnvance had been done upon he to a large amount in Wall ssreet; the deponents Coruell aud Cratt are well known tothe builders, are acc astome to be intbeir yard almost deily, and it is impossible te sexist the conviction, that to them at least it was known for whom she was preparing for sea. They respectfully ask, then, if the evidence upon which the complaint is founded should be weighed against the charecter and standing of )espectable and responsible men, ff it was of a nature to warrant so extreme a mea- sure wichout the most rigid inquiry ina proper direct m, and, wien shown to be utterly weithles#, whether the poly of Mr. Barclay was of that prompt aad angle characte: which one honorable man should deight ‘> maketo another whose seputation he has unwittingly, upjustly called in question? A. A. LOW & BROTHERS. By A. As Low. NO. XXII. y and County of New York, se.—John N. Cornell, ‘an of the Eleventh district of thiy city, acting ns ockinsster, being duly sworn, doth depore and sayt— That in September leet he was applied to by the person acting as mate of the three masted schooner or shiy Maury, then launched about one week from the sip yar! of Roosevelt, Joice & Co, to give said vessel a berth at the feo: of Stanton street, East river. That this depo- nent gave knid vesrel a berth, and was in the habit of see ing her ped day whilst she lay at that berth. Thi ‘+. yonent farther says, his particular ationtion was casiel . sald versel by some oirimen telling him that they hal seen cannon going on board, and esked this deponent if he knew whet it meant. This deponent was then invite! by the mate to go on board, which he did, ani was shown Ly the said mate several cannon in the hold, and seme small arms in the cabin, and said rante at the anne tie remarked to mechaties working on board, that be sup pored there was a versel of war waiting outside for a and here was an officer on board (allnding to this depo- nent) yeady to take poxseasion of the vesset, And this deponent further that tn. reply to an icyairy made of the said mate, id he bad shipped on board the Maury fo go to the China seas, but that he had a ¢am » queer cargo to go there. And this deponen®, from these circumstances, a: what be had seen, had bis suspicions exct’e! that oll was not right, and eo stated in general conversation tn his family, and ia the preecnce of his son, Joha T Corne'l, » law student or clerk ia the law aflice ¢t Charles KAwards, Eeq., attorney at law, No. 55 Pin» street, this olry A few days after this comversation in the fatuily of thi meni son told this deponent that hi: e uployer, Mr, ‘Awards, would like to see him, and one or two days thereafier he repaired to the office of said Edwards, aad in reply to his inquiries, and at bis reqnost, narrated the 3 the aald Edwaris at the same tine leponent that some person, a stenuzer to 1 made to him similar statements. And this do. ponent further says, that «aid Edwards stated that the Jerson who bad been his informant told bin that it w designed to fit out the Maury asa Russiea pri % fi the purpose of capturing one of the stenmers, and asked this what he had seen and by varticulars relat fe deponent shoul: it some person who was bet. | Cy hyoert with Maron alto to goon board end see bat he could, aa combative particularly who esrel Lorked like yore] of war. on oe And this depenent further says, that anid Elwards told him thas if he (this deponent) could be the mens of de- teciing this movement, and it shoul! turn out that the vovsel was being fitted out for such a purpose, that tis feponent would receive «large reward. This de sonens hen returned tothe station house, and informed Liew tenant Craft of the circutmstances, knowing that said Craft had been @ thip carpenter by profession’ and was a jucge cf vernel. Said Craft consented to goon bard and loot at the Maury, and éi8 go on bourd apd make Ci Vii examinations. And this further seys, that he and ssid Crafi, » few a atharwan went down to the office of said Guariee awa ag hen request both ‘this ment and Craft went to the effice of the Unite! byyad sia Psion to make oath Son oiiGerte in 10 premises, w) been previously drawn raid Edwards in his own office. And this arta ther says, that at the office of the District Attorney he was presented ¢» Jobn McKeon, Esq., to whom he stated the whole matter, and who, after reiding this deponent’s afidavit, stated that it was very suspicious, and that he thought there was enough to reize the yosvel, ani in- formed this deponent that if there could be euficient evi- dence obtained to seize the vesngl, that this deponent ‘would make a good of it.” And this deponent farther anys, that about one or two eks ufter this, his ease T., informed him that the owners, Mesars. Low, explained evs entixfac- ne and hones wiliees dD. Sesh, Sianteonns site eevthy myo lice, ly sworn, depones and says, YY e Person alluded {2 in the eposition above made by Joha . Cornell, and that the said deposition is of his own kno ledge, #0 far as it refers to this deponen on board of the Maury at bis request, aud making an aili- Cavit at the office of Mr, Charles Edwards, ut the request of said Edwards. And this ceponent further says, that bis suspicions were somewhat exited as to the character ef the Maury from her model, her rig, the armament on board, and the general rumor as to Russian privateers. WILLIAM D. CRaA‘T. Sworn to this 28d November, 1855, before me, Ferxaxvo Woop, Mayor. After ihe reading of the report and resolutions, Mr. Axson G, Pumurs moved their adoption, which be- ing seconded, Mr. J. A. Stevens moved that before final action was had, an expression of opinion would take place from the merchants in attendance, ‘The Cuaimmay stated that there were persons in the room who were aware how the reports got to Mr. Ed- wards, and the manner fa which the absurd reports in relation to the bark Maury got abroad. Mr. BaRston expressed his coneurrence in the main with the report and resolution; they should bo heartily seconded wnd endorsed by the mercantile community, Mr. Srevens said that in justice to the committee ho akould add a f-w rematke. The report he conceive! to be a clean and succinct statement of the facts aud dosu- ments in the case; the committee deemed it due to the rerpeciable firm whore fair Jame was thos wantonly as- d, and due to the merebarts ot New York, that this plenatory document should see light. Ho (Mr. Stevens) was astonizhed that such extreme incasures shoulu be taken by the Briti-h consul, and on suc’ a slight pretext. Lock at the absurdity of the report! How was a three masted schooner vo take a Cunard steamer? Why the Jatter could run the former dowa, or steam away from ler whenever she pleased; and then, to give credense to the additional absurdity ef supposing that after the steamer was inken, she was to go to the Kast Indies and impeail the British pover there. ‘Truly, the bark Mancy wasa noted vessel and wouid yet ecome us celebrate: as that ‘long, low, black schooner” was whose appearance in our waters created so great a sensation some time ag Mr, Stevens was not disposed to blame the Attorney G neral, Mr. Caleb Cushing. That tunctionary had but manifisted a very proper zeal in the pertormance of his duties. As soon as the information came to bim he used the telegraph, the District Attorney, the Custom House aud tice wailers to aecettain the facts, and he noted in accordance with the best light he had. But, continued Myr. Stevens, god has growa out of this little flurry; for wi the news went went abroad among the English merehanta much interast was manvented, aud they saw how great a stake they had in the maintenance of good feeling betwoon the’ mer. chants of this country and themselves, This dittien!ty has als given our merchants au opportunity to show great good feeling, and the ties that bind thts country to Lug'andare ani will not be severed. but comenved by this hittie misuncerstanding. And why shauld there not be good feeling! Our people ave of common origin and languoge with the people ef England, theic literature is Iterature, and their intere+ta and ours are identi- What eiioen but fee satisfaction when reacing our achievements, and what American woman ina for those of her sex whose deeds were so noble % Ciimea in alleviating the sutfering of the so)- jery. Mr. Dexyy Duer thought Mr. Barclay, the British Con. sul, should have known better than to act ashe did, with the insuflicient information he bad before him. The resolution condemning his action was, in his opinion, not atreng enough. The CuAinMan stated, for the information of the gan- tlemap, that the commixtee had mach more condemna- y revolu'ions before them; but, after mature ciscus- poe feported those just read, deewing them amply suf- Barston thought the facts as related were enon zh, rhe ae resolutions just.announced just what ticy should. Mr. Durr was still of opivion that the committee would have done better to have reported a resolution re fleeting still more on the course of the Consul, and he — t be referred back to the committee with inet 1 sudsequen‘ly withdrawn. Mr. stated thet some of the misunderstand ings may have originated fom che fuel’ that the owners of the hark Maury not baving tuken out her register un- {ithe day hetore she sailed: but, as merchants in the’ business w , That course was quite common ant not suspicious. Mc ens 1. Grivngur said one point bad not been tonch- ed upon, and was not pecan understood. Mr. Barclay was tordy with his explanation in the Hawaxp, and wher mate it amonnies to no explanation at all. Jt was pub- lished in bui ovo paper, and that, too, on the day wien the s‘eamer sailed from Poston, whea it was im possble to send it. Al'hough an acjuaintance ond persona: riend of Mr. Bar Imust, said Mr. Grionell, x demn the course be hag taken. Wheo he wished to with: diuw hia charges, he should have done 60 at once, unt then give them the widest publicity. Tuas bapent ond péreledbeernere thee passed nnanimour- ly, after which she chamber adjourned. Roard of County © THIRTEENTH DAY. The Board of Canvassers re-nssembied yesterday, at 11 A. M., the Presifent iu the chair, aud twelve Supervisors prezent, Supervisor Srxrrs, of the Eleventh ward, submitted the corrections of the Inspectors of the different districts of his ward, previously referred for revisal. The sume were parced upon approvingly, and the votes ordered to oe recorded in secordance with the corrections. Supervieor Cnnistm, of the Sixteenth ward, then real the returns of his ward, The only discrepancy im the two returns was in the Seventh district, where a difference of one hundred votes appeared in the aggregate vates tur Coroners. ¢ sume was sent back to the Inspectors for co: jon, ‘upavivor Fiy, of the Seventeenth ward, next read the returns of his ward; but two discrepancies appeared in the entire returns, one in the Pourth distri:t of 70 vates for Dodge for Commissioner of Repairs and Sup; and one in the Eighth district of 81 vates for 0’Kee' Jurtive of the Marine Court, ‘The two retarns were r-- ferred to the Inspectors for correction. In the Seventh ofstriet, to the vote for Assemblyman, the Inspectors hat p-efixed a statement that they were not certain of the correetness of the result. The vote recorded showed » return of 612 votes for Ward, snd 82 for Williams, After some dedate the return was ordered to be sent back to the Inspectors to ace if they could determine upon mare certain results. Supervisor Lorp then yead the returns of the First be ict of the Kighternth ward, and there was no vact- ation. At a quarter to 6 o'clock the Poard adjourned to 11 o'clock this morning. Theatricals and Exhibitions. Buosnyay Derarrx.—Tao greatly atmired play of “Tho Stranger” will be produced to-night, for the first time this season. Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne earn the part of Mire. Halle, and Mr. Fisher that of the misanthropieal husband, ‘The concluding piece is the tarco of “ My Neighbor's Wife.”” Ninto’s.—The entertaining ballet and pantomimie pi o- duetlons of the Ravel Family, assisted by the new acct. Listes, Milo Robert and other elegam? dancers ore nightly winning admiration fiom large audionses at this favorite house. « Robert an’ Bertrand,"” “ Katey “Asphedel” will be repeated this evening, Bowrny Tmarne.—Mr. R. Johnston presenta a very attractive bill for his benedt to.m@at. The solestious are! Henry IV.’ and “‘Putosm.”” Mr. Johaston plays Falstat® for the first ime Mr. and Mrs. Ward will por- form, and, in aldition, Mosers. Conrad, Clarke ant Ool- ine will shake their first appearance. pRTON'S THRATRE.— The much admired comedy o! Il Water Runs Deep,” with the successful new ovns- a of “ The Little Treasure,” will be porforined this oe ping. ‘The casts emdrace'the names of ths principal astors in the company, incluling the manager Limelf. Waitscw’s Theatt Beaumont and Fletebsr’s come- ay of “Rule a Mite and Have a Wife”) will be repea‘ed thin evening, with the same excellent cast as before. Vhe after-plece is ** A Loan of a Lover,” wita Miss Geurgi- na Hodson in the sprightly little part of Gertrude. Woon's Mixermers —In the early part of the evening en Uburual variety of sengs, both comics] and sentimen- fal, dances, figs, &e., will be given. Bull” closes the entertainments, BCCKIEY'S SERENADERS.—The serio-comico affair calied “Villikins ond his Dinah” contioues the leading featare nt Buckley's. The unfortunate lovers are very well ren- dered by Mise Millen and Bishop Buckley. THaKearvise ESTRRTADNWESTS.—We observe that great preparations are inaking by the managers of the dil theatres and otber places of amusement, for the purpose of aflerding their patrons a great variety of rich, rare and pleasing novelties to-morrow afternoon and evening. M. Moxrrawin offers a very attractive bill for hiv bevefit, at the Acndemy of Music, to-morrow evening. The Irish Filthusters..General Shicids. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. by indiscreet pean ed wires fae he very Indive 4 who are im gat on paper an Tri-h filibuster expedtiion, have | +4 gene beyond all bounds of propriety, by using in this city and in Boston the respectable name of General James “hields, in connection with their folly. As I have the honor fa knew that gent'eman’s opinion of this ailair, andas it may protect rome honest fellow from being coped, I beg you to insert in your next, the following renterices of ‘letter recently “received from General Sitelds, dated Oct. 20:—~ “Ww? (writes General Shields) “there is ome man in Awetiea who thinks I em such a fool as to conateaance stich abeurdity, he may cherish that belief, © #2 # @ l my name be mentioned publicly in connexion with tt, you Will do me the favor to contradic it.” There parties having used the General’s name, ani even repor'ed that they expected his personal attencance at the'r ‘Conventicn,” I feet bound, m jastice to my riend, to ask your irvertion of there lines. THOMAS DARCY MCGEE. ©The Manquecads | Professor Last Alleged Literary Piasior fean Literature at a Low 10 THE BDITORS OF THE NATIONAL UxTut) Few of your soars | imagine, tere ore ee much less read, the ‘: wala’? great national opis of the Finne. name of its ‘author (if, indeed, tube the work of one and not of many minds,) is altogerher un- known, After floating tor ages amoug’ the pass. be hag mou'h to mouth and from ieeneration ta Poss. ration, like the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer before. the time of Pisistratus, the fragmenta of this poem have at length been brought ther, and stand the world in a form almost complete. The latest (toat of Dr. Lonnrot) appeared in the year 1849, and contains fifty aoe oy runes, and twenty-two thousand seven hundred and ninety-three verses. High praise is swar to Mr. Alexander Castren for his excellent trenslation into the Swedish and the zeal that led him to make extensive journeys all Finland in order to take down the original from ‘the lips of those who recited it, as their custom is, by alt ‘e chanting, at their firesides, during the long eventogs of « northern winter. A French translation by Leouzon Le Duc was published in 1815. Another in German, made by Anton Sehiefner, under the auspices of Castien, to whom it was also dedicated, and printed at Belsinfors in the year 18¢2, is lying before me. My object in writing this present brief notice ta to call the attention of the Hierary puulic to the fact that Professor Longfllow, 4a ‘his new poem. ‘Hiawatha, ’? has transferred the entire focm, spirit, and many ef moet striking inchients of the o! nish epic to the North Ameiican Indians. Tho resemblance is #0 close that it cannot be accidental, and yet the only approach ¥ os oe igen ee Che fone pf bls inspiration is foun @ beginning ol , Where he says, nines! ue ee ude of Tewstia re, for cxample, the le of > with following extract from that of the “ Kale ‘o] done (from the Germsa transiation) into English of same metre, which i: also that of the original:— RIAWATBHA. Should you ask me, whenoo these storive ? Whence there legends and traditions, e With the odors of the forest, With the dew and damp of meadows, ‘With the curling «woke of wig eams, With the rusbing of great sivers, With their fre;uent repetitions And their wild reverberations, As of thunder in the mountains? —I shoald answer, I sheuld tell you. “From tbe forests and the praicies, From the E. Inkea of the Northian?, From the land of the Ojibwaya, From the lini of the Dacotahs, From the mountains, moors, and fev-lands, Where the heron, the Shuh-shub-gah, Feeds among the reeds and rushes. Treyeat them ay I heard them From the lips of Nawadaha, The mutician, the sweet -singer.”’ Should you ask me where Nawadaha Found the renga, #0 wild and wayward, Found there legeods and traditions? 1 ehonld answer, [ should tell you, “In the birds’ pests of the forest, In the lodges of the beaver, Tp the hoof prints of the bison, In the erry, of the evgie! All the wild fowl! sang them to him, In the moorlinds and ihe fen lands, Jn the meluncboly marshes ; Chat-o-waik, the plover, sang them, Mahug, the loon, the wild goose, Wawa, ‘The blue heron the Shuh-shoh-gah, ‘And the groure, the Mush-ko-dasa !?° THE “KALEWALA.” These the words we have received, ‘These the sores we co inherit, Are of Wiiipiimdinen’s girdle, F From the forge of limanven, Of the sword of Kantomisli, Of the bow of Youkabninen, ‘Of the borders ¢f the North-fields. Of the plains of Kalewala. These r y father sung afore time, Ashe chipped the hatchet’s ha udle; These were tongue me by wy mother, As she twirled Fer tying spindles When Ten the flour was sporting, Round her kuee was gaily dancing, As a pitiable weakling, ‘As & weas)ing smal! of stature; Nover failed these wond'rons stories, Told of Seuxpo, told of Loubi: Old grew Sanyo in the stories; Louhi vanishew with her magic; In the sopgs Wiunen perished: Jn the play died 1/ mminkainen. ‘There ere many other stories, Mogie sayings, which I learned, Which I gathered by the wayside, Colied amid the besther-plossoms, Risled from vbe busby ¢ ops IF grasses, ‘When # shepherd boy I sauntercd, As lad upon the past On the boney-beariog meadows, On the gold-iMumined Milvek, Following black uurikki At the side of tpo tel Kimmo, Songs the very colduess gave me, Maurie found Lin the rain-drops: ther congs the winds brough’ to me, Ctber vorgs, th acean-billows; Bids, by spging in the troaches, And ‘he tree-top spoke in whispers. Aga full ned coaikd comparison of the two poems cantot be here riven, » simple outlive of the Kalewala's plot must ior ihe present suifice, the hero of the epic is Wimimdinen, a myth! personag:, son of the daughter of the Air, who let himself cown from heaven into the sa, and was there woved by the Storm-Wind. Atter reaming turough the waters for upnumbered ages he at iength reaches the }and and Jiseareer asa benefactor of mankind. Thon follows a escription of bis exploi's and adventares, extending becdig m forty-nine runes. When at last his mission upon carth is acecmplished, the aged Wiivimdinen enters his copper-bound skiff takes leave ct the people on the shore, ond sails avny far over the blue soe towact :he distant horizon, nntil the barque is seen hanging ia the clouds between carth and heaven. So he departed: and no de- parted Piawatha. In the German it reads thay: Fobr cer site imdinen, Mit der Sege: Iautec Ranschen, Auf dem kupfe:reichen Boote, Avf dem erzteschlaynen Nachen, Zu dén hdhern Linderstrecken, Zu dev nicdern Himmelsriivmen. Bleib mit seinem Boot dort hafien, Met dem Nachen durten stehen, Doch nuriiek liess ex dis Harfe, Lies dex schéne Spiel in Snom!, Zu des volken ew'ger Frenie, Echénen Sang den Suomikindern. ‘These who may cevire to learn more of the ' Kalewala,?? I would refer to the last edition of the ‘ Conversation’s lexicon.” A feithtul and spirited translation would he an acquisition to our Mterature, No living English poct is better fitted to make such « one thao the anthor of Hiawatha. Hid he done this at first, | feo) confident he would have achieved more real fame; for the fndian esic is only an imitstion, not a creation. TOP. PRNNSYLVANIA, Noy. 21, 1855, Coroners’ Inquests, Tarr Late Frat, Suoomixe Case ix Frety-ststa Street. — Coroner Gamble held an inquest, yesterday, at ths Nine- teevth ward police «tation house, upon the ody of Mr. Avhbel D. Crave, the gentleman who was fatally shot on Monday offernoon, on the premises of the Second Avenue Railroad Hotel, kept by Phillip A. Klos. The evideuse Lefme the jury went to show that the Amity Guard pro- ceeded on Monday to the premises above named for tar- yet exercire, Mr. Crane, the deceased. betsg one of the vited guests, The guard bad finished exercise eorly in the afternoon, and while at dinner some boys who had followed them from the city umlertook to show their skill by firtog at the target, but previously had re- meved a portion of the battery from behind the tar- ct, for the purpose of extracting the lbucen valle which ad missed the target und lodged in ik The removal of rome of the boards of this battery left a hole throvgh which any ball fired at the target, but missing it, would be likely to pacs through. This was the ease in the prerent instance. Mr. Crane hed left the dint Toom and was Faselng behind the battery towards an house when a ball. drei st tbe target Micheal Geary, one e boys, misred ft, a1 yd 0 in the betters, ‘strech 46 deemed tir te Toft tige of? the eck ond insisntly killed him. The battery waseon- structed by the keeper of the hotel, but #0 the beards, whieb partly compored it, could easily be displaced. ' Geary, on finding that he had shot Mr. Crane, iunmediately gave himeclf wp, and three other boys were arrested and field to await the rosul. of the inquisition. Dr. Wi of 70 Frankiin stree+, mide an examination cf the boy, and after ceseribing the wound, told it to be the cause of cesth The jury then. afver a’ short delib eration, rendered the following vesdict ‘That deceased came to his death by # gan shot wound, shot from « maa- ket in the hands of Michael Geary. We exeulpste the told Geary from biame, but censure Philip H. Kiors for ellewing the gallery to remain in an unvafe eyndition and we would call the attention of the proper anthorities to the unsafe condition of several of theve gallenes in the upper partof the eliy, rnd suggest that they be discon: tinued sltegether.”” On the rendiiton of the r ’ to apswer any indictment the Grand Jury may find egainst bim. Tre Lars Drowsiwe Case is Tirerecera Sreset.—Co- rover Withelm helt an inquest yosterday, at No, 287 Fast Thirieenth street, upon the ‘bady ef Bes : ieheimer, oy about five years of age, rowred ob Mouday efterneon, ‘by falling into @ cpyortie ee ae 5 be hang atreet. bird a sitting upon the box of the pump, watehing s pz ef eoldiers pass, and @ portion of the Duets ree been torn off and carried aw: fell into the’ and water and was drowned re he eoula be | cated. The jury rendered a verdist of accidental death. Tne Larm Accroes: Feoxt or Wattack’s TAraTaR — Coroner Gambie held an inquest yesterday at No. 111 Wooster street, upon the body of Mr. Wa'lace T. Vaughsn, who wae kiled on M the head by the fag blown down by the wind, Tho ate much force that it literally crasbed 1: he jury rendered # Jeceased was a native of this cl! 6, and has left a you whoo bh ‘teen married only one year, and his falls peculiarly heavy upon her. Marine Affairs. 10n oY Tu OLD Line Sram Tow Boats, = oe tem evar ine | ‘THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. I notize ints morning's HrrarD, an extract fron the Albany Arpwe of Novernter Zt that the atern fog Commerce was sehore at Meino The sean jee Commerce ariived at Albany yestorisy with @ tow, 115 ‘haw wot been ashore st Meriao Point, In making will obli the correction, you Me eexny exirn, 5