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8 @ur Havana Correspondence. Havana, Feb. 25, 1856. Tanding of 2 Cargo of Africans—Slavery in its New Shape —The Peac News—A Spanish Commissioner—Naval Affairs —Awful Murders at Sea and Ashore—Grand Ms Wary Fee—Artili y Practice—Steam to the British dslands—Health of the Archbishop of Santiago. Wo have again the commencement of arrivals from the Fast with Asiatic colonists for Cuba. ‘The Britis» ship Australia arrived on the 23d inst., 100 days from Swatoa and St. Helena, with 358 coolies. This 4g the first fruits of a new company, organized with char- ter privileges of thegovernment at Madrid, with whish it is intended to combine African subjects as soon as the matter is ripe, and there is vo hing to divert the atten- ‘tion of France and England in the Crimea. fhe discussion bas been quietly opened here, and there can be no doubt, ‘I think, that Spain bas the same right to authorize colo- nizaticn, by labor contracts from Africa, as well as from any other part of the globe, without even the sanction of the two guest Powers, auless there should be something in the policy prejudicial to the safety, peace, and pros- pering of their nearest neighbor. The business will be attempted, and if persisted in, it will resolve the fate of Cube sad its institution, while a move pernicious to 8 wery will be perpetuated until the slave becomes the master, The contracted negro, under documents, having Dit owe party to interpret them, will be « slave with such iasee as may be, until worn out or exhausted by toll, and expense to the purchaser, when he will be ‘thrown upon bis own resgurevs, withou' benefit of that ecoumulated fund frem his wages, affected to be gathered for bis support, under the wa:d and care of the govern- peace prospects continue to be dweit upon with satisfaction by our rulers. FP. Lousade, H. B. M. Arbitrator of the British and ish Mixed Court of Justice, unier the treaty for sup- pression of the slave trade, arrived by the steamer laabel, ‘the 224, and has taken quarters at the Motel Cubana, Our contractors for molasses for Bettish markets a Spprebensive that the goods wlll deciine upon their hands, and they are disposea to drop their pretensions to got réllef from the burthen anticipated. The ed States sloop-ot-war Cyane, which entered these waters on tee 17th instact, left the 20th—ail wall om board—to cruise in the gulf and to call at home porta. ‘The usual courtesies of metul, powder and visita were intercbanged, and ali were pleased with our most gracious reception at the palace. It could hacdly be Otherwise, as Concha does these things with a happy Boncealment of all asperities thst might indent the circle Where he is the centre of homage and power. What he tay leave undone his lady cues not tail to fill to advan- ge, that makes transis t negligence the very acmb of emtion py impression, brightening upon tho a ”P. Bt 1s apt The much Mr. under her inflaeo British brigs-o-war Daring with us for two or three cays, naving arrived the 2lst Bd 22¢—they have no sick lista, ‘The steamship Pelayo, which runs between Havana anf St. Jago de Cubs, touching at tae prindpal ‘intermediate ports, has been the scene of an uncommon tragedy aod murder. We have not ‘the particulars, but reports ceived yesterday apprise as that the steamer got sshore entering the bay of ‘Nuevitas or the vicinity, and thas the casuxlty, in work- dog the engine for reli:f, led to an altercation be:ween the captain and the engineer, in which the former was ‘very violent, insuiting and threatening, until tae en- became so much exasperaced that be left his post at the engine, went below and got from his trunk a pis- tol, and returned on ceck. As soon as he cieared the gengway, he met the captain and discharged the pistol @t his bead with instant fatal effec The second officer rushed to -escue the captain, but was too Ja ® pistol at the engineer, which killed him instantiy. did not learn whether the steamer bad been seriously jured or not. The confusion among the passengers aad ‘crew waa so great as to put in danger the lives of all on board. Weare waicing with anxiety for dsta as to the Condition of the boat, and in explanation of the deeds of nd Arad are again I wad witness to a scece of murder a few days since, ommitted in broad day, which surpassesanything it has been my misturtune to eee in Cuba. A negro man (Galisero) was requested by » Chineee servant aod a mu Tatto volunteor to take then from the Plaza Hoalth (Salud). After proceeding several squares, they called upon him to turn to the right into a street not much frequented. They stopped the volante. and ce- wmanded the driver’s money. He had none, Whereupon the mulatto drew a large cleaver knife and struck bim 4m the back, opering isto the bowels 4 sash ot eight or ten inches. The poor fellow cismounted and seated him- eeif upon the ground, and iu a few moments his trials were over. The two murderers escaped. These inci- Genta are quite frequent among our small popuiation— about equal to yours, of Siate wad city—which may be an evidence of our exceediag morality. ‘The 17th instant was our magaificent military feast he it year. Allthe troops were gathered together, mass was sai in the vatious churches for the benafit of their souls, on the plain between Fort Principe and Chevera. Both the Queen’s own regalars and the faithful volunteers were there. A siam battie ‘was 0} ‘by a brisk fire from the right ving of the volunteers upon her Majesty's Guards, in defence of the pmall advance work at Uhevera, which was soon takea Dy thece representativ- expeditioulsta, and the advance eil back upon the main body, which was protected eavy ordnance from Principe Aftecia good deal of bring—by which one soldier of the regular cervise was Billed, and borce from the field of fame on a liter, and gevera! others were put ors du comat by serious wounds the firing ceased, ard .be antsgonistic par.ies “trater- mized.’ The arraugement for the miiita acie, compored by near 7,000 men, was nut jadicious The veracity of our papers was fully eitab.ished at the sham battle. It isa well ascertained tact that quite a number of balls, buttons and ramrocs were fired by the ‘-volumtarios,”’ at their particular friends, ‘he ‘‘regu- Jars,’’ on the occasion. One struck a poor suldier be. longing to the regiment of Cantabria in the for-head, and he dropped down dead instantly. It is believed that the mismle, ball or whatever it was, was fired by a memba: of ‘the seventh company of the Regia militia, wituched to the fourth battalion of ‘‘voluntarfos;” the more iikely as I noticed that regiment merched from the * battle fiela”’ to the Calizada de la infania, which tocy occupied during the remainder of the day, dotpg notaing *‘at all. at als as out Milesian friends would ssy. And now for « wo @: two descriptive of the mounted artillery. The pirce, a ebort howi'zer, is securely mounted on the back ofa fine mule, whilst the carriage, wheels, &c., are borne by ano- ther aninal of therame genus. These animais are each led by a foot soldier, whilst the artilierymen march before, at sides and behind each cannon. It takes them nearly @ minute ard baif to dismount the howitzers and ca: riage, and to limber up. I stood near one of these how- itvers, hoiding my watch in wy hand, anticipating to see smart exercise, but to my disappointment I found they could only loadana firetwice ins minute. Ones the cart- tidge was not rammed home, and the piece missed fire; the touch hole was again pricked, and a second priming (a slow match) inserted, with s similar result. Tne cart- idge, fcr the Fecond time, was then rammed down. | ‘trembled ss I saw the poor fellow performing this dange ous duty, and naturally withdrew a few paces, lest the howitzer should burst; however, happily, no seci- dent ccourred, and the piece was finally discharged. ‘What would any of our ‘‘fying artiliery’’ say to such ra} pid firing and careleamess a thi? In the Gaceia ot the 21st instant, there i+ an order au, thorizing Senores Don Jone, Pedrozo, and Fernando Liss. with ether prrties, who had appliedjfor permission. to es} tablish a joint stock company, to be called the Industria Credit, with capital cf $600.000 in shares of $500 each, wor for the purpose of ciscounting notes, making loans, be stale has been entered into at St. Jago de ba, to oa cteamer to run between that eity, Guatanamo, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomaj, ‘A lady died recently at Puerto Principe, i> “is island, named Angela Carmona, at the adyan-*", age ot 117 years. Bhe (ilacdiyabeory W-1 gba grandchildren, and twenty- it preat grand rn. shop of Cuba, Iam happy to{ state, is fast from the wounds recently inflicted upon “a. Sugars have not as yet been affected by the peace news, Jor the reason that we have _ smal fee ied lhe our Spanish wants are in season, and imperative ia tas ‘demand. The figures have therefore been advanced to 16 and 163 rials per arrobe for select whites, and con- tracts made at equal terms for future deliveries, covering soar thirty thousand boxes. Two volunteer battalions were under arm rday, ‘aad took airing on foot, one to Quansbaco, and the other to Marianoa, There was no sham fighting with reguiar ‘troops, and therefore no deaths. The city is in health; the hotels still full; the people doterm\nedly quiet. D. Slavery in Missouri. C Sraeer, me, 2, 1866, Mesers. Gates & Szaton—Will you please give note 4 plage in your Intelligencer, tur the purpose of correcting ‘a reference to me, reported to have been made by Mr. Florace Greeley, of New York, in the Pittaburg Conven- tion, to the effect that [ was in favor of abolishing slavery {in the State of Missouri’ As I never & word wit! ‘Mr. Greeley on the subject of slavery, must have got his information {com some third person, and trom some ‘one who is ignorant of my whole ‘and conduss upom the subject. Now, it #0 hap! that there isa clause in the constitution of the 5 of Missouri, which forbids the lature to ¢mancipat® slaves without the consent of owners; and it further so happens that I was much instrumen‘al (though not a member of the Convention) in getting cant clause put in, and for the express of keeping slavery agitation out of the State. Boras tow was & movement in the Btate to abolish condemned that move- ment, and for the same reason, to keep slavery agitation cut of the State, And now, if any t) could be naded to increase the misfortune of that State, ic would be to yscovm, & ide ela’ agitation to the outside one which oe her bor: e enpentully ag your pobl’d follow citizen, THOMAS H. BENTON. ttack on Commissioner Garrigue by Emi- grant Ranners. TO THE BDITOR OF THE HERALD. @%_ Eanorant Lanpine Depot, Castue GARDEN, } >. @ New York, Feb. 28, 1866. f ‘This morning, on entering Castle Garden, I was delayed @ few minutes by the momentary absence ot the door Kooper from his post. A erowd of runners were about, sho commeciced an s*raait upon me, one hitting me in the face with bis fist, knocking off my spectacies and Before my knocks coulfl be heard in the the ruvian had escaped, the others standing and, insulting me by words and obscene gestures nder when the police of the First ward will be 0 be at hand wherw Tofflans go rampant wing the villany of tu® latter, from having gone Cueogh # similar scene of attack om the 24 of Fone 7 i, be generally gone armed since; “et the senreity ocr - 4 Of passenger vensela Intely has induced me cde he 7 revolver at home, thinking there wU!d be protection «+ ovgh without it, T have found out my sph l would «t 1 shail hove to go armed again, thea ‘ nel protection usuaily offeres ottizens UDOLPH GARRIQUE, Via Of Pang ptign, wad Pros, Geman S00, breaking i NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1856." State Convention. OUR BICHMOND CORRESPOMDENCE. , Ricumonp, Va., Feb. 28, 1866. EVENING SRBSION. The Convention re-assembled at 7 o'clock, P. M., at the African Church, pursuant to adjournment. {Co ‘The Ree an aepmeee rrespondence of the is Democrat. On Thursday evening last 1 sent @ setter to you +tating that some fehting mas expected at Eastin, and that two companiesjhad Lawrence City for that place to assist their friends in deferding themselves from the Ki Rangers. The companies returned, and re- ‘The Committee on Organization appointed in the after- Lan gee hed’ hea fe ae ncon, presented the following list of Vice Presidents, | htrenoe nt 7 alliaiasaelansien Their predilections, so far ae I have been able to ascer- tain, are as follows:—Gen. W. F. Gordon, of Albemarle, (Pierce,) Gen. Geo, Rust, of Loudon, Dr. Abner Crump of Powhatan, R. K, Meade, of Petersburg, (Hunter), Lewis Steenrod, of Wheeling, (Wise), A. A. Chapman, of Monroe, (Wise), Wm. Harding, Northumber‘and, Gen. F, M. Boyden, Isle of Wight, Col. John A. Saunders, of Wythe, Dr. Clement R. Harris, of Augusta, (Wise), Col. Edmusd W. Hubard, of Buckingham, Co'. Henry T. Gar- nett, of Westmoreland, (Wise), Wm. M. Howerton, ot Halifex, (Wise), Ehsba W. McComas, of Kanawha, (Wise), and Gen. Eppa Hunton, of Prince William, (Hun- The Kickapoo s were reported to be collecting in the vicinity of Pcie Preparations to pee ap atiack upon the free State men, by driving about seventy from their claims. They sent the following letter to Mr Sparks, advisiog him to leave :— To frxrBEN Srarks—The undersigned. as you are aware. of thia neighborhooa. Many of us have come here intending to make Kansas our permanent home, It is our interests and desire that peace and good will prevail among ua, and whatever may conduce to this desirable end will meet our hearty approval. ‘The local excitements that have occurred in this vicinity have been principally uuributed to you, and, as we believe, justly. You have figured in censpivuously, aod in the at hastin more reprebensibly than ever. Believing therefore, that your further residence among us is incompauble with the peace and welfare of this community, we adviee you to leave ‘88 SOOD BS you @an COnVeD:ently do FO. ly ee Fiowtlng, Willa Melanin, Corvin Newall wuguston Wie, 4, ro" iam io Vhite, The President announced the following committees, di- | Muumew Av Reposee Jai Me While eae ioe! reoted to be appointed ty a resolution offered by Mr. | thomas M ——, Gi W. Brown, Wi'liam Gill, James “White at to-day’s session: COMMITTEE ON PARTY ORGANIZATION. Chartain White, (Wise); Geo. Blow, Jr., (Wise); Timo- thy Pieree, Wm. H. Edwards, (Wise); Geo. P. Holeman, (Wise); W. F. Gordon, Jr., (Wise); R. L. Montague, (Hunter); R. L. S. Beale, (Hunter); J. W. Minor, J. Be Hage, (Wise); Philip Pitman, (Buchanan); F. H. Mayo, W. K. Heiskele, (Wise); John Brannon, (Wise) ; Jonathan Huddleeon, (Wise.) COMAUTTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. John B. Fioyd, (Buchanan); W. W. Cobb, (Wise); J. A, Jones, (Hunter); Wm, M, Howerton, (Wise); Chas. Invip, (Hunter); Paulus Powell, (Hunter); John 8. Cas- kie, (Hunter); R, A. Claybrook, (Wise); B. B. Douglas» (Hunter) ; James Barbour, 8. S, Fauntleroy, Joha 3. Har- ris, (Wise); A. A. Chapman, (Wise); Robt. Johnston, (Hunter); A. G. Reges, (Wise). ‘Mr. Crianues Invix, of Lynchburg, moved that the Con- gressional cist ricts, as they existed in 1862, be now re- garded as the iectoral districts, so far as the objects of the present convention is concerned. Mr. CHAPMAN spoke at some length in favor of accord- ing to each particular district a vote in the Cincinaati Convention proportioned to the democratic streogth thereof. [It is well to remark at this etage, that in care this ruie Was acopted, the western, or trans-Alleghany por- tion of the Stare would command the whole vote of Vir- ginia in the Convention, that region having given 4 ma- jority of Hlteen chcusand for Pierce, while tae cast was ina minority, Thus, if the vote of Virginis in the Cin- cinnat: C vyenticn were regulatea by the relative damo- cratic strengsh cf each district, the west would wield the whole power of the Commonwealth. in this state of the ¥dward Mok ennedy, James Nowell, Joseph Tbave ccpied the above from the original letter sent to this city by Mr. Sparks, who says he kiows several of thore whose bames appear affixed to the letter. The Jotter is written in a pleia, legtble hand, and nei:her of the Hgne‘uree corresponds with it, showing that the document was prepared with care, and by une not on hand to sign his name to tt at the time it was sent. Mr. Sparks, you doubtless remember, was taken prison- er at the eiection at Eastin, on the 17th of January last, by the Bangers, and afterwards rescued by Brown, with fifteen men, Brown, for this offence, was aubscqueatly kidnapped, and most barbarously hacked to death by these ramé Kickapoo Rangers, who doubtless intend to butcher Sparks and other prominent free State men in that neighborhood, in the same way, when once in their wer. Subjotned is en article from one of our newspapers which bas created a feeling of uneasiness, Can you ia: forw us whet the meaning of it all ist And are we never to have peace—that blessing to man—ia ths land, which nature bas spread out in all beauty and fertility for the building up of « great commonwealth? WHAT 18 IN TER WIND? The Independence Dispatch states that the militia of bercer covnties in Missouri are to rendezvous at Fort Scott, in this Territory, on the 29th of February. Waat duswers have the military forces of Missouri in Kansas ? Ard why co they concen'rate their strength at Fort Scott at that pasticular juncrwey It ise fact that military orgazizations have been forming everywhere along the durder in Missouri, consisting generally of moun‘ed rifle- men. We have observed these demonstrations for some tims and now comes @ notics to invade the Territory on ie completely crushed in from the guards of the Crescent. Fmpiy barrels have been put into her hold, with the view of keeping her buoyed up, thus preventing her en- tie lors. boat had her bow and atar- ‘The Western Row boord guards stove in on Sunday night. The Covington Licking, had ‘her ferry boat, lying at the mouth of bow thrust ashore and was a little crushed, but the in- jury is not material. Several reports continue prevalent as to the !oss of life on the Fiag. We learn from Mr. Wasson, her en- gineer, that he the boat last, at the time of the asci- dent. and was fully impressed with the belief that other persons were on the boat; yet those who were looking cn are covfident that no one followed him in his retrest. Three wen'were seen going down the hoid, immediately betore the accident; no one ever saw them come out agsin. It bas been reported that one of her engineers was misting, but such is not the fact, Mr. Wasson Pay emphaticaily: ‘There must have been somebody lowt.’” Removal of #ree Negroes in Georgia. In the House of Representatives of Georgia, on the 28d ult, Mr. Inwix, Mgirmac of the Joint Committee, re- ported @ bill (as eubstitute for all others in both branckes of the legislature) providing for the removal of free uagroes, It provices that the tax now imposed upon free persons of ovlor Ahali be set apartas a fuod to be applied in transporting this class of people volun- tarily beyond the limits of the United States, and thoas £0 disposed may voluntarily retura to servitude, Mr. Tenuunk objec ed to the bill, ana offered a substi- tuie embodying the law cf Virginia on this subject Mr. !Rwiy replied that the bill sow under consideration bad reoetved the unanimous approval of every member of the Jcint Committee. It was best measure that could be had upon the sudjest, and was offered as a sub- stitute for all the pills uvom this subject. It was ttme sometbirg were done on this que-tion. This bill aimed at colcnizxtion as the ultimate end. Ridicue had been cas’ upon the oolovy of Liberia, but he would not hosi- tate to say ‘that colony would compare advancageonsly with any ever estabiixved upon the globe in aay age, not excepting our own Suute, though he would no that the African race could reach the civilization of the mal The substitute war not received. Mr. Boyxiy, of Scriven, offered an amendment that the fands thus raised should also be appited to defraying the expenres of thore wishing to retura to Georgia and he sold to kind masters, Mr. Harws raised the point whether the amendment was not unconstitutional. The constitution of the United States exprossly probisitsd the introduetimn of slaves. Mr, THORNTON replied that the negro in Liberia was a freeman, and bad « right to go whither and whwnce he pieaceo.’ He thought the amevdment a good provision. There were several negroes, w50 had emigrated from his town to Liberia, who were not only wildng but most acxious to return to servitude. Letters were received from them through every vessel comivg trom Liberia ea- treating their former mantere to reserve them back iato slavery—tbey and their children. ‘Tne SrEaKw (Col, Afidedge) deci¢ed the amendment unconstitutional. Dr. Pur lso contended that the amendment was the 29:h instant, Davy Atchison, in hia speech at Plat'e City, a fow da: ago, told his frients to hold themselves in reasioosa | against the 4th of March; tuat thetr services would then | be demanded; that they would be calied upon to march | in’o the Territory. Ix it probable their wission ii » peaceaple one? ifeo, they have as much right here an apy citizen. Ifthey are coming for the purpose of ce struciion, and to drive out the free State settlers, aa toeir { press bave enunciated from week to week for more than a year, then they are filibusters. you, Wise was certaia to have Virginia, for his streagth lies in the western region. The object of the opponents of Wise isto make population the basis of votiog, and this, 1f carried, would premote the interests of unter whose strength is chietly in the east. Your readers will understand from this what the ooject of the friends of both parties is, in their advocacy of these principles re- epectively. Mr. Invi said he be ieved the gentleman from Monroe (Mr. Chapman) was introducing into the Convention a question purely and exclusively local and sectional—a question between Eastern and Western Virginia. He thought they came there ss democrata of the State of oe Virginia without reierence to loeaiiiies or sections. He | Bveaking Up of the Tee in the Western had supposed that to be the feelings which controlled ; every member of that body; and in making the motion | | THBHIDLE DISASTERS SHR STRAMBOATS At ST. which he made be was merely adhering toa prtaciple established when he was nota citizen of Virgina, though, be it understood be wasa native and of the wavor sorp. He thought that an orgauization, such as existed in 1852, ought de satistactory now to any honest minced man. He would say that if the harmony of that Sx. Louis, Feb. 27.—The aub-marine bell boats, three ferry beats, the Sam Cloon, Shenandoah, Sparhy~k, Lovisville, Poler Star, H’ghland Mary, Feaeral Arsh, Bon Accord and Sonora, are all sunk. ‘The Clara, A.B. Chambera, Australia, Adriatic, Paul Convention was to be preserved it was by ad- | Jonc?, J.S. Pringle, Falls City, Challenge and one ferry heriog to the principle which he adyo- | best, ali badly injured. cated. He confidently beieved—and every member The Nebrarka, I, X. Aubrey, Laclede, St. Paul, Badger Stste, Die Vernon, Westerner, Altoona, Ben Bolt and Forest Rose, are slightly injured Toe river is ciear of ice anc rising taat. The Adriatic, Peul Jones, J. 8. Pringle and Ben Bolt, were ali valuable boats and owned and insured here. The Laclede is par:ly owned here, and probably the Al- tooza slso in part. The heavy lors will fa!l mostly on the St. Louia offices. “ As = mention is made cf otter boats, they are proba- ¥ Fate. The avrken and injured bouts lie about three miles below the pomt trom which they started, in what is known as Arseral Slough. BREAKING UP OF THE ICE AT LOUISVILLE—DESTRUC- TION OF FLOATING PROPERTY ¥rom the Louisville Journal, Feb. 26.) ing the wharf yesterday, we found the river in mt of the erly gorged with heavy ice. The water had en nearly a foot since last night, and the boats that broke loose last night and ran on the rocks are hard and fast aground. ‘The stern of the new steamer Omaha is resting on the wharf, and her bow is in the water. Her starboard wheelhouse and wheel were dam: by the ice, but otherwise she is not injured, She lies straight, and her bow ia eurrounded witn heevy ice. The Queen ot the West lies with her stern posts knocked out on the rocks. She was secured this morn- ing by lines to the wharf. She 15, however, greatiy ex- pored to the ice, and in danger of being cut to pieces. The two fercy boats are in a bad condition. The new one seems to bea perfect wreck. They are lying broad- side in the Kentucky chute, and there is but little chanse of ravicg elther of them. The James Guthrie is hard sground at the foot of Fourth street, but has sustained, thus far, no ‘Yke Telegreph No. 3 is ina safe harbor at the head of the caval, ard the Black Hawk is lying above her. ‘The Hungarian, wih a barge, is lying at the fost of Fifth street, in an exposed potition and surrounded by heavy ice, but has thus far sustained no damage. The boate at Portland have sustained no damage. The ice pacses down the Indiana chute, and is generally broken ‘n small parcels in going over the falls. Tux CoatnoaT Fiser.—A ovalboat belonging to Mr. Jacob Hill, containing 12,000 bushels; a pair of boats belongirg to Mr. P. Buker, containing 25,000 bushel two barges, containing 20,000 bushels; and two emp’ barges belonging to Mr. Robb; and three barges belong- ing to Messrs, Hyatt & Brother, have been sunk. On Sunday, a8 already stated, a boat, containing 3,000 busbeis, and a flat of Mr. Hyatt’s, were aun Mr. Richard Smith is building's bulkhead aft of the Queen of the West. Her freight will be taken out, and the boat may thus probably be saved. ‘The barge belonging to the Queen. of the ‘West lies on the rocks below the ferry boats. The freight wil also be taken out of it. THE WRECKED BOATS AT CINCINNATI. {From the Cincinnati Columbian, Feb. 63.) During the whole of Sunday night the ice on the river continued stationary, afforcing to such boats as choose, an opportunity of seeking refuge at the mouth of the Licking river, from further injury from the ice floating own the Ohio. Yesterday morning the ice again got into motion, and in large fields descended the river at intervals. As the Licking had lost the furious impetuo- sity with which it poured out the day previous, the mastes were not floated to the Ohio side, but descended without contact with the shore or the vessels lying near it. It occasionally occurred, however, that smaller macres of ice were caught between the main and the shore, At such times there was great pressure upon the boats lying mear inconsequence. In this way some damage wax done to the bouts lying up near the foot of Broaaway. When the ice at the Newport crossiug began to move several persons Were crossiug; on Perceiving their situa- tion they ran like Lot and his daughter from Sodom, looking not behind them. When the gorge at the foot of Fifth street was broken up, the sight was indescribable. Large masses of ice were piled one upon another, until of te Convention would bear him out in the assertion— that while he would not affirm that the gentleman (mr. Chapman) dié not understand what he meant himself—be would venture to state there were not two 1n the Con- vention who dio. Why, he would ask, introauce the sec- tional tssue here? In the selection of the gentleman who presided over that Convection there was shown a desire to avoid ail sectional issues, or any display of partiality, for so far as was known, he has no psrtioular favorite for tkePresidency. Yet, still this object would be defeated, if question of the character which the gentleman from Monroe (Mr. Coapman) sdvocated, was adnered to. After a few oiher remarks of this character, which were utte:ed amiost considerable confasion, Mr, Harman, of Augusta, addressed the Convention in favor of a union of the democratic vote of the common, wealth upon whomsocver it was deemed most expedient to select. He avowed himeelf in favor of Douglas. ; Mr. CHapuan said, if the old didtrict system was pre- served, the nine cisiricts in the east would elect eighteen members t> the Cincinnati convention, the consequence of which would be, the granting of the ruling power to the minority democratic vote of the commonwealth. The #ix weetern districts gave a majority of fifteen thousand at the last Presidential election, ang yet under the opera- tion of the propored principle, that of adhering to the Con- gressional cistrict arrangement of 1852, that large ma- jority would be altogether contrelled by the minority the eastern districts. He only desired that the re- lative democratic strength of each district would be eard in the Cincinnati Conyention. Mr. TAttaFERo advocated the old district system. At the close of his remarks, loud cries for Floyd went forth from all parts of the building. Meanwhile Mr. Cox, of Pe- tersburg, obtained the floor, and called the previous ques- tion. Several appeals {were made to him to withcraw it with a view ive ex Governor Floyd an opportunity of being heard. He withdrew it after some minutes, where- on ‘Mr. FLoyp, in obedience to loud calls from every quar- ter of the building, arose and addressed the Convention in ® speech of much power and ability. He saidshe arose to say that there was no question of difficulty between the eart ard the oest. If there was a controversy between the friends of the different aspirants for the Presidency, he regrettes it. They came there, riot to favor the pre- tensions of this aspirant or thas aspirant, but they came there so to arrange the machinery as to secure them success when they entered into the Presidential contest. He besotght them, in the name of all they held sa- cred, in the rame of the glorious democratic principles they were there to maintain, to abstain from all con- troversies which were hkely to interrupt their harmony. They were entitled by the common voice of the demo- cratic party of the Commonwealth to fifteen electoral votes. It was a matter of very little importance now, #0 far as he was concerned, how the districts were to be or- rarer provided the voice of tne democracy was fairly, neatly apd properly expressed. How that was to be done—how the vote was to be applied at the Cincinnati Convention, or the influence of the party cast—that Con- vention bad no right to deci They had a righ: to tay that the electors shall be nominated, but no right to rescribe how or in what manner they shall vote at the Xncionat Convention. That will be decided by a tribu- pal equal in power and authority to this. Who ta it, sir, said he, that would go to that Convention or come to this, and say that the minority shall con:rol the majori- ty? ‘Is that democratic or not? It ix not. But as he ‘aid, this was a question which that Convention could not decide, and which, ifintroduced there, would produce turmoil and disunion, and pring about a state of things which, from the foundation ot the democratic party to the present cay, had never been interposed in their ranks —<iseomfiture and defeat. But the question in dispute could not be decided by thet convention, fur the reason that it reqiced Legirlaiive intervention; and for his part he would be willing to submit the matter to that body, now tbat {t is in seesion. For his part he had no objec- ticn to the old Bfteen electoral districta being selected. None. Meanwhile, leaving the electors to determine when clearly anregonimic t> the aim of the bul Tais sougat to remove a certain class; the amendment sought to ia- treduce that same class. Mesers, Joss and ‘THORNTON offered amendments re- quiring these emigrants to be shipped in Southern ves- sels, and by Southern shippers, and probibiting the dis- bursement of any of the funds to by raised to the ageats or any member cf the Cotonizstion Society. Upon these amendments an extremely interesting, and perhaps the most eloquent debate cf the sesston, was ad. ‘The gentlemen scored, with keenest invective, the Colo- mization Socie:y, and jaid the iash wich terrible force upon the myrmidons ef abolition. Its tendency was abclition; it stebbed tbe institution‘of slavery, it ingene- rated a sickly seniiment upon vhis subject. and was, from its incipiency, an intsrumentia the hands of aboli- tioniats. and intended to arrive at gradual emancipation. Mr. Tiwutunk also supported these amendments, mach to the same pants. The tpeaking ot theee gentiemen on this subject was never surpasred for impassioned, lofty and thrilling de- clamation. It would make the blood course rapidly in the veins of 8 Southern heart to listen to their eloquent denuncisiion of our wrengs, tae happy pictures which they drew of Southern suciety, aa contrasted with the hirelirg States, and the bold, high position they as- sumed upon the question of Sou:hern rights, I wish some of our Georgia Yankees bad been preseat during the diseussion. Mesers. Warp, Pimiiirs, and Irwin opposed the amend- mens. Dr. unssrs said the amendmenvof the gentleman from Musecgee was an induect stad at the bill; we of the South had comparasively no commercial marine, and certainly no ships cousiructed with a view to the trans- pert cf emigrants, whiie or black; nor would Southern capital be invested that way, as long as ita investment otherwise can be made more profitable. Tnat the North has grown rich by being our carriers, factors, &s., may be and doubtless is true, to a great extent, but can we charge that upon them asa crime or an act of wrong? Not at all. We, as a matter of chcice, abandon the field, and invi‘e whomsoever will to enter and be our carriers. But, it is ania, the emigrant suips ali belong to abolition. ists, and we are asked if we are willing to put money into their pockets, I answer, first, that I do mot know this aseertion to be correct, and will mot admit the assumption true uplers it is proved. Towards that fa- natical portion of the Northern people, who have made and keep up ceaseless war against our rights, I acknowledge the most deadly hostility. I would not, as a matter of choice, put money in their pockets, but would rather put ano’her metal elsewhere than in the pocket; but the Colovization Sooiety of Georgia are not suspected of abolitionism; they are made up of Gerrgia pauiots—into their hands the money {s to g:—and I am willing to confide to them what ships and ae shall convey |he free negroes of Geergia to Mr. Warp said that if it were proper and correct in principie to reatrist the transportation of free persons of color t: veasela and owners south of Mason and Dixon's ine, we should confine our whole commerce to the same restrictions. The South has comparatively no vessels, and she would be able to carry but # small portion of our productions, The Colonization Society have ships of their own, and are able to earry all emigrants to Liberia. The members of that society wre among the most emi- nent and distinguished men of our country, and are en- tirely freo from tbe imputation of abolitionism. I shall therefore oppore the amendment. The amendments were rejected. The bil was then put on ita passage and prased by a large majority. MARITIME INTELLIGENCE. ‘All packages and. Udters intended for the New Yous Betas wid note. ALMANAG FOR New TORK- 6 22 Port of New York, March 2, 1856. ARRIVED. Ship Connecticut, Couillard, Havre, 53 days, with tadse and 1C0 passengers. to Lane, Weal & Co. Bark Anne Perkins (of Hallowell), Wells, Bordeaux, &2days, with brandy. ac, to LH Simpson & Sons. Feb 3, lat 33 23, lon 57 45. spoke ship Chariys Ward, of Kennebunk, from New Oriesns for Havre; 234, off Nantucket Shoals, spoke echr New Zeaiai Tremont), Clark, from Aux Cayes for Boston, 35 days out; had been blown off tre coast times. jark Jchn Howe. Moore, Cardenas, Feb 16, with sugar, to D Brookman. Sid in company with bark Eaton, Raton. ‘for Philadelphia, ard sehr Wetis Crane for Baitimore. Feb 1s, off Memory Rock, spoke Rr brig Alamode, Matanzas for Halifax. Brig Beatrice (of Harrington), Wilson, Cumberland Harbor, via St Jago de Cuba, Feb 12, with sugar, to Jonathan Thom: fon. Brig Amonoosuck, Harford, New Orleans, 18 days, with su- far. ao, 10 Francis Spies. Has had heavy ‘weather, and lost nila, Ac. Brig Frances P Beck (of Provieuce), Aldridge, Apalacht cola, 16 days, with cotion, &c, to master. Sailed in company they went to ths Cincinnati Convention, how they would vote. This was his view of the question, and it was one which he feit sssured would meet the concurrence of the convention. He desired to see no contest between the east and the west. He desired harmony and unanimity, and he had every assurance that such would be the cha- racteristica of their entire action. The only contest to which he looked was that likely to grow out of a spirit of rivalry between the people of the east when they came to bear down upon the common foe at the ensuing election. At that time, as often before, they will be prepared to ral y under the banner of whomsoever it shail be the wish of the convention to select, whether he be the sturdy Pennayivanian, or the Little Giant of Iili- nois, or the honorable Senator who now representa this Stato in pang in the United States Senate, or the fearless tribune of Accomac, who is now at your State Capitol, or any other who may be the choice of the convention. The topling over they fell with a loud erash, only to be forced up again unt.l reduced to fragments. Of course there is more ice to come down from above; if it does not break up before it reaches us further disas- ters may be the consequence. On exploring the river banks yesterday we found the Covington and Newport ferry beat oc- casional trips when the stream was cisar. At other times skiffs were conveying passengers from shore to shore at @ dime each. Asurvey of the wrecked boats showe! them to be in the following condition = ‘The Grapeshot—-the chimnies and pile: house stan ff the top of the larb’ard boiler in sigr.; the stern suok ta the upper deck. The Flag—a perfecy wreck, the chimnios down and ly- ot; the pilot house standing ing serose the Gray stern sunk to the h@rricane » Which was broken sfternoon ts ex Governor closed with a few otheF very eloquent re- | acrom ihe centre. marks. His speech was listened to with profound atten- The Yo:ktown—the*<iimnies gone; the upper deck tion, and its effect upon the convention was ‘est. sting on a landing boat on one side, and on the fee on The attention paid to him was in proportion to tht great | the otber; the salon floor hmd been broken up, and anxiety evinced to hear him. R. K. MEADE supported the proposition offered by Mr. Irvin, and after some remarks, moved as an amendment that the subject be referred to the Committee on Organi- sation. Mr. Wratronp, of this city, late of Fredericksburg, supported the amendment and portrayed the difficul- tfes which would attend the settlement of sueh a ques- tion by #0 large an assemblage. He regarded the course ested by Mr. Meade as the most prudent and practi- cable one. Mr, Cuartaiy Winter, the Senator from Hanover and Henrico counties, feeling assured that it was competent for the Tegislature alone to settle the question, moved the indefinite post it of the whole mubject. ‘The motion was agreed to, and thereupon the Conven- tion adjourned until eleven o'clock to-morrow. Fiom all the information which I could optain, fully two- thirds of the Convention were for Wise. He has s post- tive triomph in fhe result of this action, inasmuch the region of the State most favorable te him is guaran- teet the full benefit of its large democratic majority. He has grown and is growing wonderfully in the affec- tions of the masses. They look upon him as the man for the times. showed numerous bage of peanuts floating dfrectly under it; the boiler tops were in sight, but ti machinery was under water, The Medona—the bows were above water, and alao part of the larboord quarter; much ice had foroed upon the boat; the boilers had been got out; the eabin and pilot houre had floated off; this boat is the most thorough wreck of all, though not sunk so deeply as some ot the others. The Albertine—the tops of the boilers were chimnits down; the bouse standing; at the centre, through the side of the landidg boat close by; the stern quarter of the Medona had entered her side at the stern of the hurricane deck, much twisted; was partly covered by water. ‘The Bridge City—The chimneys down und lying acros the Albertine; ‘the pilot house standing; ‘the wate: nearly covering the boilers; the hurricane desk ver, mneh twisted and broken, and partially under water; conviderable ice had been forced into the cabin, The) Selem—The chimneyn standing, but reel much/ ever to the starboard, looking ‘dangerous fo eaiety of 8 paswing slong ighboring The pilot Fouse was standing, ‘board sid+ ofAbat portion of the hurricane deck called‘ Texas’ Yad fallen into the saloon below, it leaned one way, while the lower portion of the boat leaned another. boat ia ecnt and twisted in @ most astoniehing man- ner. Thereis.in fact something aimost ludicrous in the appearance of several of the wrecked boats. They look ren pmashed hat—spruce, clean and bright, but bat- tered, like boats tbat had been on a “‘ bender.” Tre Salem, the Bridge City and the Albertine, all lie ride by side, @ mingled mass of ruin. Bridge City in in the centre, the two others lean against it, interlock op guards and #masbed into each other. ‘The Crencent’s damage is in the hull, and compara- oly slight; frem $300 to $400 will make ail good again. - ‘boat is building for the New O:leans tra.e, and has A Very Important Decisron—The Bec! firm while the beats lying in contact with her on ef the Tresvury hs formally secepted the recent wee Se cs ovked ty boy ps oe tige te pent of the Texes Legislature as the ful and final rel a TOD hed Veo paid cut’ou bec. or material A Cave with A Maw rt rr—On the 20th ult. a band of laborers on the Central Railroad, in Alleghany county, on Cady’s section, penetrated into » cave, the mouth of which was aboot 206 feet from Jackson’ t Some of the workmen entered it, and, continuin; esed under the river and came out o it. In the cave was found the di of « hunter, with all the equipments lying near hi Abcut $6,000 in bonds, payable to Mrs. A. Cross, « cated in 182, were found on th body, which waa ii wondertnl state of preservation. ‘The bonds are aij many of the oldest citizens of Alleghany sm ounties Unit - lated by the Te: toa that the snoney ql be daly ald tothe hel cbleneys were not put in, or her pilot ea eae ol cas ton hinery that bed beon wot tn. ee ee Out. He: starbonrd side from stem to stern ‘with bark Mustang, Avery, for New York. i (ok Hast Machina), Hooper, Tobasco, 25 days, with logwood ard fustic, to G L Hatch. Feb 17, lat 23 36, lon 42 05, spoke brig Alma, from Laguna for NewYork. Sid in com pany with brig Crawford, of Kast Machias, tor Havana. ‘Schr James Ward (of Hareich), Baker, Mobile, 14 days, with cotton & hides, to Kagle & Hazazd. Sehr Tiger (of Hampden), Oarlsen, Attakapas, 33 days, with sugar ana mavasses, to Jackson & U0. Has been 16 days N of Hatteras. 28th ult, while lying to in le from NE, came in contact with brig Grandee (of Brookline), Pibbetta, trom Sagua Ia Grande tor New York. The Thad ber larboard bow stove in and bulwarks carried away, and leaks about 2500 strokes rhour. The Grandee had sprung aleck when 5 days out and was 2000 strokes per hour. After the collision ‘they reported her as being in @ sinking condition, and the Tiger lay by her that night and the next day) but tne following pight lost eight of her, The Thas lost half of her deck jeck load of molasser. Schr C S Wateon, Carrow, Murphysboro, NC, 7 days. Wind during the day W, and fresh. Herald Marine Correspondence. FRILADSLEEIA, March 1 @ 2—Arr bark A J Harve;§ Barnog, & Thomas. : Sid er M Sanford, Hand, NYork. SQUAN VILLAGE, March 2, 8 AM—The brig Linden, of New Oriears, wilh migar and molasses for New York, came ‘ashore at two o'clock this morning, about ore mile North of Squan Inlet, There is nine fest of water to her; her bows on the bench, Crew allrafe. ‘There is no otber vessel ashore on the beasb North of this brig. Miscellaneous and Disasters. Ba See arrivals at this port. Ima See Correspondence above. On account of the storm of Saturdvy night, the boats of tle Bosten lines did not leave at 4 P M, their regular hour, The C Vanderbilt, for Stonington, and State of Maine, for Fall River, went out yesterday, Sunday, at 5AM. The. Connecticut, for Norwich, went on the same day at 8AM. The C V took with her, for the Plymoath Hock, which bas boen tor a long time « Chy Irland, @ sufficiency of fuel to enable her to come to th» city. Be is alive at high waler, na she lave, and willleays when the wind proves favorable for @ good tide. ‘Veese1s Rerarninc.—The business of repairing vessels in harbor, in the way of coppering, caulking, &c., has as yet no apparent abatement, and {t is not likely that the operations in thts line will suffer a perceptible diminution, hereafter, at any season of the year, on account of the constantly increasing ce- jebrity of our floating dry docks, in point of convenience, nom: expedition, Fome years ago, when the screw coop al docks were first Introduced, their atronage was Chiefly confined to vessels belonging to ‘New York and its vi- Ginity, and tbe old railways and heaving down process, which core iormerly in use in ihe Dry Dock, were for a long me pre- Terred by many wi0 were not inclined to yield to Innovation, and (Ghrered 1g old customs and long tried plans. raiher than rosort Manet orm, whatever decided advamaces they might possess. Hut the popularity and patronage of the liiting docks increased Pah ibelr bee, abd ultimately overcame the prejidices that Wore for some time entertained in regard to them, #0 that thelr Jocommodations re at present required, not owly tor voarats belonging to the various poria on our own seaboard. but also to trees of aimost every #ize aad description hailing from tries. foreign Mowing in A lat of vessels fn dock undergoing repairs, at the commence ment of the present moath Inthe section al VOCE, at 26 foot of C\inton street, the large double propeller Joreph Sharman, of Albany. In ibe baiance dock, at foot of Jeteraon strost, Pormgarse brig Lerita, of Lisoon : Ti the rectional Dock, between Pike and Ry,iger streets, propeller Victoria, of the New York, New Foun/viand and Lon’ Drevreearaph Uo. This vewel, niter heing ‘repaired. will be employed ae tender tn sonvering suppii6s. Ko. to the porwons epgaged in constructing the line, Sb» tqvved the ehip whioh i z ey ‘comp: .. In 185%, he signal service under Captain 8, P. Shuyter, her commander. in rescuing he passengers and crew—#00 in ail <of the steamship City of Philadelphia, when in distress of Newfoundland. Commander of the steamer afterwards resented Capiain 8, with a magnificent gold watch and chain (of superior make) ax a token of osteem, amd a reward for bis services on the Nn. In the sectional dock, adjoining this one, ts the steamboat Columbus, of the Staten Island ferry. boat was sunk Dy the ice last winter. when approaching her slip, at Whitehall. Bhe ian old and frail boat, und ‘tke most others that ply be- tween the city and the Island, ought to be "repared with » new peoign ‘Ibe screw dock, which is not so lengthy ae some, is very yite ‘aud contains three vessel abreast: brig W. 7. Darang, of jew’ York; bark Shelley, of Baliimore; and schooner King Fisher. of Thomaston, Me. An the large balance dock, near slip, is the Kast India clipper ship Euter 1,900 tons register, 2,500 measurement) So neat is the capacity of this dock. that the K., notwithstandivg her immense rize, occupis but small portion of its space, and appears rather like a one gondola in an extensive boat bazaar. Suir TxLeGRarH—The Savannah Benublicen, in retetion to the bureing of sbip Telegraph, remast, owaprit end bows of the stip were di yed, and alzo the upper deck lorward to the @ ceiling and part of the tim ders of the bow were burnt down to the lower deck, end the mainmast cut away, the whole presenting @ meiancholy men tacie ot that once beautiful craft, The Telagragh, it will be secollected, is 4 Boston vous 1, and sprung alcak some weeks niroe while at tes, with a cargo of flour tor Australia, and put ‘ato this port ter repairs © had eeu thoroughly over: bauled, ‘was again ralonding tor her vovace, having Fe. ceived tome five thousand barrels o. bereargo when abe took fire, The veesel and cargo, we learn, were fully insured. Ban Joure, Gocding, from Cardenna Feb I, of and for Portland, put iato Salem ih ult fora harbor, betng short of fuel and’ provisions On the 1éth ult, #as in'South Cbannel; Yaa 16 cays North of South Shoal, aud as far East as longiuie (7, with continual heavy ga.es irom WNW to NW, and very cold weather. Br Barc Kono, Tee}, at Boston from Port au Prince, on the 15th wt. off Cape Cod, bad house stove and lost par: of deck load of log wood. Scux Gen Curicu, Baker, from Boston for Mew York, put Into Stonington 29th ult, leaking badiy. having struck on Watch Hill Reef on ‘Ihursdsy night. ‘he crew were dischargicg hee cargo in the afternoon, and she would be taken on the marine rallwey for repairs. Scux 8 D Noutox—Tha cargo of schr 8 D Norton (before re- ported abandoned), was insured for $1 £00 at the Ocean ofc, ort Ship Dan! Elliot, at Portland, has been ohartered to loxd lum ber for Buenos Ay rea at $14 per M feet, thence to Calcutta to load for Boston, ‘at $15 per tom. Port charges to be paid by jerers. Lavncnzp—At Cape Elizabeth, recently, by Messrs Turner ret centannded oy Capi Pelton iaie at ooh Goes Bee comment y Cay el i, Lat joorgia. e ending at Pordand for Ports Riso, fae us A euperior ship of about 1030 tons, called tae Anna Decatur, was to have heen Imunched Ist inst, by Mesara Tobey and Lit fletield, Noble’s Island, Portsmoutn. ‘she is owned by Messrs A Jones & Son, Ichabod Goodwin J H Boardman, and Uspt ym B Parscns, who will command her. Her frame snd planking are entirely of w! ; abe avily square: tastenes throughout. si Notices to Mariners. CAPE, ELIZABETH AND W 90D ISLAND LIGHT HOUSES. Notice is hereby given thaton the Ist of April next, the light at present on Cape Elizabeth wiil he changed. so that there will be shown on that night and during every night thereafter, a fixed light in the tower cf the light now in use, and a revolving light in the tower of the o'd revoiving Nght. ‘the illuminating apparatus of the fixed light wilt oousist of 15 lamps and 21 inch reflectors, and that of the revolving light Of 10 lamps and 21 inch refleetors. In cowing hom reaward, the revolving light will in all cases be mate beiore the tixed one. Therefore, to diminish the dan- ger of mistaking Cape, Kilzabeth light for Wood Island light, Which isa revolving light, the iatyer will be changed on the Lat of Apri! next, toa red revolving light. After that date, veseels coming from the westward will firat mabe Wood Isiand, showing a red revolving light, and then Cape Elizabeth lights, showing two lighta of the natural color, one fixed and the other revolving. By order of the Lighthouse FRANKLIN, LH Ins, Firat dist, Portiann, Feb 29, 1856. Tnfermation pas been received at this office that the Light Versel stationed in Hooper's Straits, entrauce o Tangier Sound, Xd, nas been driven trom her station by ice. Notice of her re turn will be given. ‘AM FENNOCK. I lggrtt be Office 5th L H District, Norfolk, Va, Feb 2 . ficial a A Second C'ass Can Buoy, with “\G Fawn” on the head, and numberei 2 on three aides, hus been placed off the end of Opes Buoy, with black dred horiza: pes, has ar Buoy, an tal stris been placed near barrel Bock. nd class Black Nun Buoy has been placed off Hard- ing’e Ledve. in Hen of the Bell Boat, which will be repleced when repzired. By order of the Lighthouse soard. Boston, Feb 28, 1856, The following buoys have been placed at Warsaw Bar: Outer busy just outside the bar in 13 feet water at low tide, This buoy is @ second class iron can buoy, painted red, with the number 2 in white, and must be left on the starboard-hand entering. north point of Warsaw bearing W by N 3, N, beacon bee N by E 3 K, inner buoy NW by W. thern edge of North Break- buoy, " left P starbom d hand in entering, north point of Warsaw bear- tn outer buov No 2 bearing 3K by K. Nots.—In in for Warsaw bar. keep the north point of Warsaw bearing hier buoy. leaving fton the by N44 N, until bel make the starboard ‘hand; then ‘NW by W until up with the inher busy” which leave on the starboard hand: toen haul up for tae north point of Warraw; the water is bold near the beach. = At St Catharine’s North Bar channel, outer buoy is outside the bar, in 16 feet water at low tide. This buov isa secoud clas iron can buoy, painted red, with the number es and must be Jeft on the starboard hand in entering, inner’ pial of Bt Catharine's bearing SW by W 3, W. inner point of Osea- baw W by 8 3 8, inner buoy SW ‘The inner buoy is I on the outer edg off from Ossabaw island in 10 feet water at low tide; is o class iron can buoy, painted red, with the No taronar ih waite, and must be left on r 'd bund jn entering, inner point of ‘St Catharine's bear- ing SW by W, inner polat of Ossubaw W by 8, outer buoy NE by E, distant 2% miles. ‘Nors.—In running in for this bar, when in four tathoma the North point of St. Gatharine’s to bear W8W water brin, and stana in W by 8 untii you make the outer buoy; when up with it, steer forthe North pointof St Catharine's BW by W 35 ‘board hand. The water W, leaving the inner buoy on. the star is boid near the beach. At the Swath channel. Bull-tongue bank, St Catharine's sound. the North buoy is a conical iron buoy painted red, is laced in 10 feet water at low tide, and must be Lefton the star- Sout band g of Ossabaw bears ENE, North end of St Catharine's SK by 8. Southern buoy Is o third class iron nun buoy, pointed red with white fing on the statf, iu placed in 15 feet water at low tide, and must be leit on, ihe, starboard band going South: St Gatharine’s point of Waldburg’s ercok 8 by W, Kor buoy y Norr.—The Northern and Southern buoys are about one mile apart. course from one to the other N by and 8 by W. By order of the Light House ©. MANIGAULT MORRIS, L. H. Ins. 6th Dist, QUARANTINE LAWS OF VENRZUELA, ‘The following translation of a circu ar trom the Jefe Politico (Mayor) of La Guayra relating to the quarantine laws of Ve- Texuela. bas been recetved at ihe De) t of State; from J.T. CET He United States Consul at that port. This circular was lssued on the 7th of January, 1866:— “the Roard ot Health of this port, in its session of the 2d nai wi icle of the Executive decree of the ith of August, 1t7, relat. ing to the matter, resolved that, for the futare, bills would only be constdered clean when coming legalized by the suthorities to which thie brarch belongs, whose signatures must then be certified to by the respective Consuls, granting = one month after which this decision shal take yassing an jom it official notice to the foreign Consuls in this port, ma red requisite to inform of this decision, and'aiso revince.”” of the Unite be, to the Governor of the It appears that the shipmasters in some i States are in the habit of obratning bills of health-«imply from il net be recel: th thortties of the place, and must be legalized by » Venezuelan ¢ place, and mi ‘s Venezue Gonmulsif there is one. at the port {rem whleh te ; if not, by ® Consul of any other nation on terms of amity wi Venozuela, which bill of health must be certified to, or legalized by, the Venezuelan Consul. or some other Consul, at each and every port the vessel may touch at before her arrival ‘tm Veuezuelan port.” LIGHT ON THE GREAT ISAACS, DAMAMA BANKS, A notice was eae in the Coast Pilot, based on informa- tion received Nassau, ew Providence, that the light house on the Great Isagce would be built in August, 1866, snd Mghted in Jan, 1856. I regret to state that It ta not so.” The tower, which {sof iron, bas been comp! and is si¢, and it 1s hoped will Would it not be advisable probabiy now on its way to its destin ready during the next summer. American navigators ag 0 ma was caused through the exertions of the Isamented Abbott Lawrence, whilat Minister to the Court of St James, GEO W BLUNT. ‘Whalemen. AT at New Bedford 27th, ship Lapwing, Indian Ocean via few port XY Honotnla Dec 20. Rainbow, Plaskett, XB, 700 wh this soa- son; bad recruited for a cruise South, and expected to be at home in August. At Canary Islands, no date, Watchman, Bailey, Nantucket, a id at Honolutn Jam Champion, and Masea- husetia, Thompson, Ne crubey ath Matinee Pues, Gov Tike al 1, Phenix, Wiis bert, Naxt, 50 mt, dO. "At Port Praya gid ult, Homer, Im . % Rept 9. Othello. Beckerman, NB, 1200 sp; had 8 during the last 344 mos, lon —, 1%, Gardner, of and from Nantucket for Pacific . Heard trom Nov 15, lat 35 40 8, lon 11744 Congress, Kel- ley, NB. 860 ap 1000 wh; had taken 100 ‘sp the day pi 7, Tieard from in Sept, no lat, 4c, Hunter, Munroe, cban Spoken, dc. , Ship Hazvest, from Liverpool for Baltimore, Jan 26, lat 36 39, jon sb 50. Ship John Bright, Cutting, from Livéepoal for New York, Feb 1. off Point Lynas. Rhip Ocean Star, 8ymords, from New Orleans for Liverpool, Feb 5, lat $0 22, lon 74. Ship Evening Star, from Antwerp for New Orleans, Feb 11, ‘ac. no Jat manda Jare, from Wilmis tor Bosten, 7 days out nee Ame mice Sk of Bandy Hook—(oy pilot boat ulm, No 15). Schr Catharine, from Ki day ‘out, 20 date, 0 miles 8K ot Sandy Hook—(by pitos boat ‘Julia, 15). No'8), i ; Aarixwatt. Feb 19—In port brige Lauractta, Merrill, trom ‘ork, arr 1th; Chinchia, Madson, for ——, ready (repairs ). ‘Bid 19th, scbr Kaglet, Wunbam, Clentuegos, Coban (Island of Timor), Ost 24—In port ahip Joba Jay, Howland,ttrom N York for ie. Ciesroaos, Feb,J9—1n port origs 4 W Havener, Sort, for rly ready ; ui a » for prmors” ong a Pondleton, , Fel ween, er, 5 Sierra Morena, Sid brigs Fling, Connor, N York; Hanne! Gus, Limeburner, do; M W Holt, Brown, Fa.uocrn, Je, about Feb S—In' port bark Lowell, of and Heans, URC. for tvana Feb Zi—Arr ships Albert Gallatin, Storer, New: port, E; Isis, kvans, Boston; barks Al }, Deanell- do; b: Rondova, Atwood, Mobile, L_P Snow, Pierce, Pensacola. parks Lunette, York, and St Jago, Means, Portland; DG Wil- Peacock, 'N Orioans; ‘Red ‘Weat for New Bedford, 10 CARDEN. uP ing, Gawanér, NYor! ia, Appleby, ionton, WM Grown, Webber, NYork; Wm Clark, Simpson, N Orleans. 2a for!Versce; Anna Tip, aaa ey Wreahbara, oa b Col a jamb wr barks Jobn” Benisca, Burmew. iG ; Albertina, J4arton, for do soon; cotiend, phacklefor; Ditigence, Young | lea: Fortune, Hilton; Sierra Gov Parris, Musans; Oraw- HOG) Meat Geta: Peal Bees pee S ride, Burgess. and dtar, Crockett. wty, Windward, Wyte; Waithem, Wheeler; John Curtis, Clary Aoward, Stanwood; J W Barter, Barter Odd Fellow, disg; brige Nisgara, Bibber, Y or, caparity 1440 boxes: Hidalgo, ° ia'n, Griffin, for do st 786 per box, 7 060 boxdacrpacit timed, Gallison for NYork, carrit.s 1900 noxe: nugar at $l er pox: Somers. Watson; Wind ward, Killman; A J Roan, Rveouer, K Baldwin, Montgov ery; Honrietia, Collior, Fac tor, Laren; Xennphon, Swer izer; Mareallols, Montgomer ; ‘Ada, Fmib; Penodseot, Brery; Tangent, Reot, Orloa ria, Foss, chartered 100 00° lumber et Peasscels for Cork. at $7: ‘M; & Segur, Wilbur, for NOr-eaus som; ie ele shat ris, vo Gul wig; Aid, Adi end MANsANILLA, Feb 13—Arr badces. Bio Jawzrno, Jan 9—Arr bark castle, Ki; 11th, brigs Elia Reed, ra Mines io Liverpool; Philsdeiptia: 14th, barks Lapwing: Kelly, Beiter, 33 ouyes Janek Witiaens,” Ui tevides; brig Wan” be uhart. Farrel Philadelphia; 14th, bark Obatles’ Keea, Shaler. ort 16th (in addition to above arrivals), sbi Bunker, ‘rom } York, arr 3th; Stephen = noe « \mmelee Carrter Dove, Corner for San 1a Proving, for London soon; Sarah Parker, condemn’ rary Tale, Pennoek, @ W tall. Oa Babbage, K tate of Maine, paThaster;, Wiewell; Bootie, SBaskiord, wg ‘Adams. Ogier, and Geo Harris, Preach, disg; edtre Hoff, ldg; Patrick Henry, Nelson, reps. ‘Also in port’ Jas'Cock, from Hamburg. Sid Jan 61, barks Aulelope, White, Hellum, Boston; schr N Doane. Mobile; Willilns, N York; 9th, barks Clara Japonica, Daniels (or Quiz) Germiok.’ do; Win; bark Allee, Peany, 018, Husslo, Baltimore; brig Oceap Wave, Hrwepion Feb Iy—sid bing Caroine, Cook, Bowlos. AYRRET. NSW, Nov 6—In port ship Audubon, Arthur, ter ont Sr Exuewa, Jan 9—Azr ship Bostonian, Manila, and od same y (not 14th) for Cork; 14th, Cazoline Tucker, Bale de, via (aad eid 16th for Ameterdam). i by Jaa 12 ship BeLowis, Davis, from Calcutta fer * D San Jaan, Nic, Feb 19—In port trig Olive, Pettigrew, for londures voon. ‘St Jouns, PR, Feb 6~Arr schr Eugenia, Morgan, Baitl- more’ St JAG px Cuca, Feb 15—Arr_ bark Alexander, Merrymad, Portland; schr Emily Seyburn. Hubbard, N York. Br JonN NB, Feb 2%—Cid schr ear bell, N¥e ‘Tonasco, about Feb 4—In port brig 2, La i. INIDAD, Feb 13-—Arr briga Andrew Pe McParland, RYork; 10th! Mountain ‘agi Prey, do; 18th, Ford, Jn port 18th, brigs Kanle, Fish. for Boston dg; H H MoGial- hery, Harriman, for Philadelphia. (Pre Steamsnir ARaGo—ADDITIONAL } Anrweny, Feb 11—Arr Mathida, Sandberg, NYork. Below, Sth, Juin Howard, Cole, from NOrleans; 11th, Mar tiida, Lee. trom N York. Sidéth, Ricbd Morse, Dinsmore, NYork. AnERvren, Feb 8-—Arr Undaated, Scott, Savannab, Axarens, Feb 5-: Avr Ocean Herald, Furber, Marseilles, Buemexnaven, Feb 6—Arr Eber Wiegmeyer, New Orleans Sid 34,'Northampion, Delano, Cowss. Feb 9—Arr Hermann (8), Higgins, NYork (anf dt for Bouthempton) Dual, Feb 9—Arr Palestine, Tinker, NYork (and sid for London): 10th, Om otter; ‘Chas Cooper, Out's; Guiding Potter; Star, Hale, and Chatice bi), Baie, Calcutta (and for London); Kiiza Thornton, Maxwell, London for Bataviay 'For- rent do tor Madras (and both enchored); Moses Davenport, Covdry, Calcutte for London (and id 12th); 12h, Bonora, Pritchard, do tor do (and proveeded); Rhine, Doane, N York for do (and proceeded). Putin 10th, Wabemo, Doty from Antwerp for Cardiff, Sid 10th, Yorktown Meyer, and G # Lamar, Mayhew, W York; J ‘NOrleans (and was at anchor Dungeness 11th). , Daxtaourn. Feb 10--Off, Alice Cource, Singer, and Cotum- ten tor Gothenburg, 26 days out. Feb 8—Off, Elizabech Means, Rasmuseen, from Obarteston: for Copenhagen—see below. Fa.moorn, Feb 9~ Arr Lady Bleseington, Young, NYork, Gronautan, Jan 91—C'd Fortitude, Lord, 'N York GRAVESEND. Feb 10—8!d Ocean Queen, Smith, N York. Guernsey. Feb 8-- Off the Carketa, Bremen ship Ai Ludering, trom NOrieans for Hamburg, al! well. Istx Wiant, Feb 10—Passed by, Atlas, M’Kay, from NYorte for Antwerp, sl! well. t Lonpon, Feb 11—Knt out, London, Hurlbut, N¥ork. Liverroo.. Feb 11—Arr Kastern Queen, Emery. ld 11th. Marcia C Dey, Obase, Savannah; Mat«ro, Dilliaghea, Copstantinople, Sid llth, Harvest Queen, Young, New York Sbakepeare ings. Nf rieans. Maxanriss, Feb & Cid Jane B Waleb, York. Havana; Marp Milliken, Blaples, Messina. Bld’ 6th, Lucy Heywood, Bi eeaina, Newcasrir, Feb 2—Cld previous, Alice Tar'eton, Witiameg Fevorite, Permien, and Ornen, fe. N York. Parmar, Feb6—Arr Hermine, Dartols, NOri Rocuxtiz, Feb 6-Sld Auffredy, Poupard, Ban Supastian. about Feb l—Arr Paco, Arias, NOrteans. Drapes 27—Sld Commodore, Williams, ana’ Elview, ‘Triestx, Feb 1—Arr Commandeur, Schuldt, NFork; Sth, | Cleopatra, Danberg, New Orleans; 6th, Lancashire, Blenkia~ r, do. Venton. Feb 6—In port Louisiana, M’ Niel, from NYorte. Warerroxp, Feb 9—Off the harbor for Cork. for ordéra, dai Pocahontas, Wooderson, from Mobife, 24 days out. Beaumaris, Fed 10—Put in, wind bound, the New York, Id- wards, trom Liveroool for Charleston, with loss of water, spi muizzentopsail end jib. Lrvenroot, Feb 11—A vessel's keel ty, of @ trom Gad ty 120 tone with casts and dock plocks hoxtion stake ‘was passed Feb 8th, off Arilow,. by the Astoria, arrived here yesterday from (Parleston. (Pen SrRamaurr America, at Boston—Telographie. Arr at Liverrvol Feb 13, Sylvanus Blanchard, Coan ‘Lene, Kellerun, and Tantscot, trom NOrieana: Pocahonts, from ale bile; Intrinsic, from Charleston; 14th, Florida, and Lawrence Brown. from Savannah: from, Charleston; 16th; Milem Ellen Hood, and Rotunda, from —. tilda, and Mary Maulds, from Wi York. Arr in the Scheidt Feb 13, Atlas, from NYork; Alms, frou» Buenos Ayres ‘Arr at Trieve Web 1, Commandonr, from NYork; 4th, Olee- Patra, trom NOrieans; Sh, Laocarizire, do. Arr at Malta Feb 1, Harvest Queen, from Constantineple, and ald for NOrlesns. abet Roun ls Gri ae, Cas aL Cnn ree \ege. Spencer, ve from NYork: 16h, ‘utta; De Com Rhine, do. Att at Deal Tou, Devonshire, ftom NYork, and eld for Lon-- Arr at Belfast Feb 13, S Mox'ey, Jr, from New Orleans via 8id from 18th, Ariel, for Triesta; M C , for Gan yannaby; Tels BC Piccte: ior Utacien ont Hirltannle, for Pert: land. 8:4 from Antwerp 8th. R Morre, for NYork; 12th, Undine, 40; 1Siby Rtiwan, ead Gos Lark, dot Lochinvar, tor NOrleanae 8id trom Deal 10%, G B Lamar, and Yorktown, for NYark. Jaropean, for NOrieans, pane, ‘ork and Bea- reFpoo! Ark. wright. for Mebile; Santa ‘Claus, Boston; 13th, wrenes, Crlegne; 14th, Rome, Philadelphi Put back 'o Liverpool 14th; the Donald McKay, which sailed sth for Mobile. Livgrroot., Feb 11—The Mobile, Stewart, from Mobile for this port, with cotton, struck on. the West Coast of the Idamd of olay, Deat over a feet. sad remtine. with mainmast o® 7 ay and the veasel severely injared The cargo and mate- Tals would be saved. Mrvop, Feb 11—Soaroely any of the cargo of the Great Duke ean be saved. Dnoauepa, Feb 12~The Incopendence, an American ahig, stranded at Laytown Jan 22, now ies safely at Drogheda. BOSTON, Feb 29—Barka L; a Me Cienft oB — yeander, Moo 04, Hamil Hi ny of and (rom Bow Hort Wag Bosco apie, Wobyer Terie Rage ot ; Dl & bile; Jerome 288 tons) “Knight, Provincetown; sors Flash, (of Fiyioain Baker, acre; Marcia Farrow, Spear, Savannah; I, Sturte- Dennison NYore: ngs = ; a Cincinnatus, Hick: NOrie fuegos; beige Frederic ‘Pare: Thomas; H Matthews, Devereux, Portland, to loab tor Cuba; schs Kingfisher, rs, Maranham Richardson, West Indies: Roxbury, Brown, Baltimore: Mailier, Crowell, Philadelphia; Florids, Kelley, NWork; Susan Robbies, do, saa Rich, Smith, and Lady Suffolk, Baker, do. i NW to NNW, ship Marr Hammond; barks Dorathes Hem ‘Slade, (not betore);'briga Frederic, Cebuzao; "Montgomery; Harriet Newell; i Mary H (latter not betore);and from the Hoads; bark Rival. ‘A M—Arr Br brig Echo, Teel, Port aa-Prinee. BRISTOL, Feb 20—Sid achr Wonder, . NYork. BATH, Feb 28—Cld ship Sunanine (new, 1,467 tons), Pleros, CHARLESTON, Feb 27—Arr steamship Ieabel, Rollins, Ha- yana. via Key Wost. Cid bark Jedo, Kendrick, Boston; Bepgaleo (Neth), Kous, Rotéerdam; schr Heyward, SeDongalss Bourn, Walnwrai nto or Wilton NG, Nontnors Belle, Rich, dofor NYork: Pavams, Alien, defor do; Preston, Smith, Provincetown for do; Nancy Plaisied, Ireland, New- OO Arr brig Holvelinm,' Hall, Soco for Norte. sch RB Pit, rig Helvellyn, Hall, Soco for 4 Getoben, Rockland, for do. “sid sohrs Coriuthinn, Jes Ht Cusd® Remains at 4 PM. brige Rideout, Abeont, Helvellyn; sctre fart. Sarn Dakér, Noviern Helen a Carroll, Mar, Ai Kstel'a. 8 K Hart, — Baker, Ni ashore om Nantucket, was found to be ai , and was the brig beth, trom Cards nas for Boston. She got under- weigh this: yey sed on her course. and . NEW ORLEANS, Fob 23° P Me Axe shi. Emille (Span), Be leegieners site" eoniagtta tek ous ee from the Clyde. Old ship 4 seotiand. Burt, Amsterdam; Poler * Star, Pearson, Liverpool; William, y, Genoa, Caliendar, , Queenstown; } Margaretta (Br), McMillag, Ta 4 Jane Glasten (Br), Shy alia A ipson, Liverpool; schra J jason Baker, Savannah Wm Mason, Staploa, Grand Caillou: Ade Scudder, Philadelphia.” : 2 i Put to'tea Feb. 19, 9 aipe, Aurelia, Selene, and bark Paoquet de, Sitjen; 20u, bins ¢ sid Kngland, and Sensor. NORFOLK, Fab 27 —Arr steamship Roanoke, Skinner, from. Fyphmond botind to F York; schr Moses Van Name, Van Name, PR ih Freb 27—Arr survey schr Geo Steers, Gard veew LONDON;, Feb 29—Sid schr Challenge, Packor, New NEWPORT, Fe b 28—Arr schra G D King Trimble, Port- Inna, De NYork; Harriet, Trott, do for do; Wilmington, Arm- 7 strong, Kastport/ or Baltimore; DK Arey, Flowers, Bosten for Miler, Wiison do for Bichmond. ast got Goder relgh to Test ap the EAE pee Maa re " Imington, Gilman D King. and others. Rig) a akip Clara Ann, Patten, Havana; annett, do, — Arr ‘schr Judge Tenny, Teothaker, St Marys, Ga, via, Hookmes! Hol 0, vcd bark Andes, Merrymaa, Matantas, Sid— PROVID ENOK, Feb 28— Arr brig John R Dow, Congestan # Matanzas; iechra Kate, Lanta , Middieton, Nu; Hondu- Emeline, Miner, (York. Arr stea crer Woatchestor, Clark, NYork. Sid sobre Chea 8 Peaslee,, Hoffman, Wintngion, NO; Anta Jenkins Howes, Balitrdre: E Salih, Haavett Norfolk via Bristol: Mail, Crowell; Hamlet, Hall, and Honry May, Whirlow, Phi: Yadelphin. ‘Wi sat to noe, bark Chas Brewor; bri Melazz0; and all others that, id 20h, Schr Bosto'a, trom Calais, ts in the ice off Gaspee ; and geht Compt sstee, from do, Jat anchor off Nayatt Point, ea joar of ice. Rcbr Mor A, from Jacksonville, romains at anchor off Butlookte = she, will 0 0 Newport to discharge her cargo of lum- F PROV IDRNOE, Feb 29) 5.00 PM--Just arr aches TP J son, Newrfolk for Bonton; Marietta, Norfolk tor Beverly. {ng in steamer Delaware, from NYork for Boston, P M—are schre F © Simmons, Sparks; Grand Canary for ae Fo ge ‘ola; brig Gram larct bark Davi \okela; as. HT MARKS, Feb 18—Arr brig JG ‘Anderson. Randall, Key West, Ga ith, barks West Wind, Bouncers, ‘and ‘Ass Fist, ‘elfe, RYork, BAVJANNAH, Feb 2#—Arr steamship Angusta, Lyon, NYork: bark John Knox, Ginn, Bermuda; brig Jenny Lapa, chnesey Keston, in dixtrera; schr Jonas Smith, Farman, NYork, ship Old Fogiand, Hogan, Liverpool; brig Ropt M Oharletoa, Lip,itbourre, Havana, y LibmAre vehr Lovet Ponoock. Terry, NYork. Cl p erich, Bannam, Liverpool; barks Ssbooi, + { gence Tarsud, Bilridge Boston; orig & M’ Chariown, 1 ourne, Havane. WIHAIINOTOR, KO. Feb t—Arr brig Lincoln Wont, Pae- kis ft 'Thomad, ‘Cla 2b, brig Loulan soars, Kelty, Now Oe- jeans,