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2 Our Washington Correspondence. ‘Wasurxeroy, March 14, 1856. Ire Recent El-ctioms ins Teunesso—Appoiniment by the Pre- riaent—A Distinguished Arrival—Presidential Inewe, de., de. Colonel Polk, of Tennersee, has been vistting the lobby of the Hone to day, end created quite s sensation on all sidee by his rep:rt from the recent elections in that State. He saya the cemocracy have triumphed by seven thou- wend msjority, acd that Know Nothingism, wich Major Donelson at ie heed, bes deen aciven from Teunossee. The excitement crested by this news seemed for a while to arrert pudlic business, particularly on the damocratic side of the Hone. Jennessee is now set down tor the nominee of the Cincinnati Convention by ten thousand mojoity. ‘The President has appointed the venerable De. Johm J. Lowry, of Howard county, Mirsouri, one of thy vistters of the West Peiot Miliary Academy, a: th» armual ex. amination for the present yasr. Lowry i Jar object of dislixe to Colonel T. 4. appointment way be regarded as an iedisation of the Preod ent’s pariality for» Old Bulliva.”” Amcng the di-tirguished arvivais in our sity I have mot seen notived Coloae! Jackson Thomas, of Kantas, full blooced black republican, being au o.d Virginia neg-o apd a “wheel borse”’ in the late disturbances ia that Ter- rhtory. The Colonel is desirous of purchasing his two daughters, now held in bondage in Virginis, and was re- eommended to wpply to Mr. Greeley and Gavurnor Ree!er. To thi- he cbj-cted, ax he hsd jong since cut the Gov- ernor’s acquaintance, although be oad high respect for Mr. Greeley. The vigger urdhippers declare their intention of boldly preseutleg the negro quesion, aud making it toe issue the next Frestdentie! canvass, and the nacioasl demo. eracy a4 boldly gssert thete reactn se to joi issue with thera. bt is to be the isane aot. Woe are . @ @ one idea tiger of sone will be forced to take une © fh be issue; aad the democracy tet the Ciacinnati Convention does b: ite duty. Was Case of the Pransit Compony—Mare Government Leiermed Nut io Inter Company—John Cochrane's Political Coquetting in Wash- ingion—Linn Boyt for che Vice Presidency, de., te. Tox, Marsh 16, 1886, The Henao of yesterday was ia great cemand opon lock copies of it tte arrival lust might, and sy nine o were ot tw behad the desice for further partisalars relative lnct. more was general throughout the city durivg the day, and eves found its way, as a mabjest of speculation, fa th wting. There ase ‘hose who app Teleer’s #uinwary treatment tm the case of the perty, om ao ether ground than teat of nal disiike to the princi- pals, end a device to pee tho opuly broken up. Pro bably there has teva xo instezee in this county were ore a { men have wehumphealy » is ma hesavelves popular, if pany men progoance tact, ond uo stave tha Wa ser regards he o and not 2. Britata tere the woole affa'r as oa the eve ot exp ? He ana p the caee ia question eep isn to bis we ind The Coston: House has tesn well rep i joshran, of New York, ost wale here, aad bas a pal of the red the elee- rhou ot He hes se tion of Gen. Merce Deyooa douy tha: geu'leman upom ‘bi Jas, in confidence, New ¥. Forney bw pro bie, av ehowing & e all friends fur the preserva cic the du ies of which ace now familiar live to per- wached t> the sane. , is now generally recognize’ as the be he nominution for the Vice Presideney. Both pi ave agreed upoa hie nam», ao that there wii be but littis cificuity in decidiag upon thie matter when it comes u» before the convention. ‘A rumor is going the rounds that the President has acknowledged ths indepecdence of Nicaragaa, and that two gex , ex-members of Cong:ess, have ap: for the poe’ Mr. Wheeier. Tcis is the extreme of absurdity, so far as the government is concerned, and ia, doubtless, circulated by specalato-s, whose fortunes hhave in some way been affectec by the late news. Linn Boyd, of Ke ho tart Wasstscton, March 17, 1856. ‘The British Fleet for Central America—The New Hamp- shire Election an Anti-Maine Law Triumph and Not an Administration Vietory—General Sam Houston's Pro- jected Attack upon the Naval Board, dc. Public func’ganaries at the presen‘ time are looking with a great (fal of anxiety t> Central America, apd ex- pect that something is about to turn up in taat latitude ef no ordinary importance both to 'this republic and Eu- Fope. Some days ago the Hrmacp published a telegraphic Geepatch from this place, stating that a large Englisn fleet was cn its wey to protect the Morquito coast against the arms of General Waiker. This information was cor- Feot, and came direct from Mr. Crampton himeelf; but what is very singular, this information has not up to this day been officially made known to our goveramsnt- Ifa British fleet is under sail for American waters, whieh fact reems to be admittec both in English jouwnals and by the British legation, why is not this imoortant fact made known to our goverament? Is this av sther megiect of Mr. Crampten’s? The question suggests itself, how can this fleet operate seainst Walker without interfering with Amersan vas. gels? if the Northern Light, at some future day, shouid earry out a company of filibusters and a lot of erms for General Walker (escsping the vigilance of Mr. McKeon and Joachimssen) will the Brilish men-of-war have aright to overhaul the Northern Light? This would sem to be the natural termination of events, and yet, if suci in- option is given to any American vessel by Jobn Bull, it fe clear that the American pruaing hoek will have to te Deaten into the eword and wieldea agains: Eogiand. 1+ would seem trom this assembling of British ships of war im our soutbern watera, and armed troops in Canada, ané this sppsrently studied neglect on the part of tas Britisa Minteter, that Englaod is preparing for something warlike in the fatare. Young America says, ‘‘ Let her rip.” T was talking to-day with a well informed gentleman from New Hampshire in regard to the late election ia that state, ana he ssys that the result cannot, by any means, be regatced asa triumph for General Pierce, v ratser an s(ministration victory. The issue in this con- test bas been more in regard to liquor than the ‘* powers that ve.’” Last year the fusiopists carried the State by something over ‘10, rity, ani have since force, upon the people an odious Liquor law, more odious than than any ever before passed 10 any xeentiog This year there has been a great reaction agains. ioniats of Iast year aud this outrageons Liquor d not—as some are pleased to judge tne resu t. Feac'ion in favor of Pierce and his administration. In the late elec'ion the only feeling throughout the State has d their Prohiditury Liquer d this feeling it was and this alove that carried the State for the democracy. [et the Brigadier and his few supporters put uni« in their pipes and emoke it. Gen, Sam Houston has got tne floor of tue senate for to-morrow, when he is going to open the attack upon the ‘Naval Retirizg Board.” Che General says be will annibilata the Board before he is done with them. To inion of the Senate upon the acre handed into the Se lery, one of the leacing supporters of tn« ignificent act, when he asked that one of the vicrime of this Board should be replaced. 7 ease of Lient. Sartori is # most flagrant disregard of jus- tice on the part of thove who furloughed him. He wa retired in the very month when he was fighting in the Feejee Islands, and gallantly upholaing the honor of 1« Navy and his country. And upon what grounds was b+ retired? Simply because hedared to appasl a year ago from an order of Commander Boutweil to Commode.e Mervin, of the Pacific squadron. For this he was tris for disrespect and unotlicer-like conduct, and was acuit: ted of the most important charge, but still this 0 Martial was the ground of Sar tori’s furlough by toe al Board. The Court Martial was a grand mistake in the first place, but still in the face of a sen‘enss which was tantamonnt to an acquittal, to reear ty it ne the gronnd work for Sar‘ori’s removal from ihe Navy by the Naval Board was making bad worse. The ides tha: every officer ‘of the Navy has not the tight to make ® respsct peal to a superior officer is most nosurd. Lieut. ‘will probably be the first officer reinstated by to the position from which he has been sou removed. I have been told that a motion will be made on the Senate some time next week, in connection wi'h the opporition to be made to the Naval Beard, to re mil Uorn- modore Mervin from his command in the Pacific, upon the ples ot “tyramnous persecution,” based upon his conéuct in this very Court Martial of Lent. Sartori. From what I bave read of this whole case, I sincerely be- heve that mush motion to recell Commodore Mervia would pass the Senate by a large msjority. The rumor is sgain started that Major Heirs is in the confidential employ of vur government in hie visit Nicaragua. This is not improbable, for the fact ia w known among s certain few that the Major had bad re peated interviews with boih Mr. Marcy and the ’resdeat which resulted in the government securiag bis serv csr but ae to what he was to perform. or what he was to do, be was not to be apprised of until be got to new, aad with a view to further secresy in the matter, it is andersto that deepaiches for him. were sent vo New York, sad py im hia bards on board of the steamer in winch be passenger at the roment of her eailing. [f this etate meot ba correct. it shows that much aoitcitude wan mac fested sy the government to make @ mystery of » matter that, regarded ia any light, could carry with it bat livtie or pO internet, unless it should turm out to be a resogat- tion of the republic. which is not very probable, aithough here are thore who believe in ite trath. Ye" certain te js that the Major hse powers of some equated to wind d triumphant vietory if ¢ Old Grulges—'The ta Favor of the the Sritish flee:—that a little br mend the fight sgainst frigates and seventy-foar gun severe makirg to lessen that esteem, by interesting themselves in gettin bill for the fmmedia‘e incresee of p the New Yerk Cnatoms. ter, that the petition of the inspectors was before the Committee on Commerce, and would doubtless receive NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1856. him, the particulars of which we shall likely know more about at some future time. AN Yes senet, Waces lemetans. eepzoest to De very it tho strate and onfiacaion 0 Tran- sit ‘8 ty by er, generously himpelf to 5) AW Gt his imante fortune tf eileer the overthrow of the new republic. Great effortsare being made to injuce the President to revcke the appcintment of James Y. MeDufiie as Mar- abal of Californis, on the ground that he is professional gambler, and connected in business with the parties who murdered Col. Richardson, whose place Wr. McDuffie now holder. Now, the fact is, that Mr. McDaffiie bas had no connection st oy s with a gambi'ng house tor the Iast five years, he was 60 far from pathising with the murderer of Richardson, that he was one of those be most strenuously advocated his being Lynched on spot. The Governor of Texas has appointed Hon, James B. Shaw, the present Comptro'ler of the state, to investi- gate the claims filed at the Tresrury of the United Siates agarnst the Stete of Texas. Mr. Shaw ts perfectly fam!- dar with all the different classes ot claims, and will be able to detect every attempt of fraud upon the govern- ment or the rights of legal claimants. WasuixeTox, March 20, 1856, Whe Case of the Privateer General Armstrong. ‘The case, which for forty-two years has been pending before our government, has finally been decided in favo of the claimants by the United States Court cf Ciatms a Washirgton. Te say nothing of the unparalleled de’ence made by Captain Reid sgaiost the British squadron at Fayal, in 1814, the history of its proseention, and the course of diplomacy pursued by this government, was s remarkabie 2s it was extraordinary. First, the govera- ment of Portugal voluntarily admitted ber liabiity to this government. Englaad made an apology, an iniem nity to Portugal for her wanton at:ack on the brig, ant for violating the neutrality of her pert. But up to 1818 no redress was procured. The claimants went to Con- gress, and were gent back to the Department of State for relief, For years afterwards » diplomatic correspondence Was carried on between Portugal and the United States, (every surceeding Secretary of State urging the justize of the claim,) until, under Mr. Polk, in 1844, Portugal de pied her Habihty, and the State Department refused to prececute the ciaim further. ‘The claimants went again to Congress, obtained a re- port ia thetr favor, and the case was seat bask to the De- parirent of State by ihe Senate, with instructions to prorecute it, In 1849, under General Taylor, Mr. John M. Cayton made s peremptory demand for this cla, and rent the American fleet in the Mediterranean up the Tagus to receive Mz. James B. Clay (son of Henry Clay) the American Minister, {n case Portugal refused. The Eng ish government supported Portugal, and urzed her, by impertinent intarference, not to pay tais claim, out to allow all other cleims, elthe: ‘just or uajust’? Purtn- ga! obeyed Engiand, and Mr. Clay aemunded his yassperts, and returned home, Portugai then re- newed ber proposition to arbitrate this claim, agreving to pay ail the others as ® bonus, if tails givernment wenld accept the terms. The proposition was accepted by Mr. Fillmore in 1860, and Louis Napoleon was appuint- , who dediied the ease in favor of Portugal, in of the cov pact ot the treaty stipulations be- tw United Staws and Portugal. Tais urjast award, by which the claimants’ rights aad the hoaor of ntry were bartered away, was aconpted by M: e's adipivistrati mn, in 1852, ‘Toe award decid-d that the Amerisans Grst a wi.h ninety men com- tacked ships with over one thourand men! The e/aimants protest- ing against the sward, agatn went to Congress. At the lact secaicn, after the bill’ bad once passed tce Senate, it was loet by one vote. Tae House sent the case to the Cour ct Clnims, and, in the lacguage of a distingaished jurist, we “corgratulste the claimants aud our common coun: try on the manly enuxcistion of principles contetned ia the cecision of Jucye Gilchrist. He will live in atter times as the picnver in this umfried field of jadiciat labor, whose mind wae equal to the mighty task of bringing ty to the bar of justize, as a compulsory reci- ber oivine behests.”” lectsion wii permanently establish the Court of notwithstanding the croakinge of cisim ageats, carrion bircs,” as Mr. Benton catled thea, who trying to break down the Court. For the honor of Congress and our country, we hope to see the Court sus- tained, anda bill passed withoat a murmur, appropriat- ing out ot the treasury the rights whi and so unjustly been withheid from the claimants in this case. sh have so long Wasuincros, March 20, 1856. Commodore Vanderbilt and the Affairs of the Transit Com- pany—The Commodore's Interviews with the President and ‘Seertary Marcy—The Collins Mail Vontrat—The Bill for the Increase of the Pay of the Inspectors of the New York Custcms—Ihe Nigger Worshippers and the Kansas Beso- lution. Mz. Vanderbilt, immediately upon his arrival in this city, ealled upen the President and Governor Marey, coa- cerning the seizure of his property by Walker. This was in the evening of the 18th instant. Yesiercay he again visited the Department of State, and returned to his hotel feeling romewhat relieved, if not satisfied, with the re- sults of his interviews. In the course of yesterday Mr. Vanderbilt also calied on Senator Clayton, and desired him to contradict the rumor of his having supported Walker in mating the Nicaragua revolution, but he omitted giving Mr. Clayton the further authority to say that the company of which Mr. V. is President, did aot render material aid to Walker, in building up his vernment since the revolution. He did not deny or al- Jude to the tact that the company encouraged large par. a ties of filibusters to emigrate to Nicaragua, aud thit every means were resorted to to evade detection and arrest, in its violations of the laws of the United Sates. But these important truths are in the possession of the government, as is also the company’s protest deuyiog the right of the United States to interfere in its affaire, as its charter was received trom the government of Nicara- gus, to which it owd allegiance. Be’ore Mr. Vanderbilt returns to New York, he will bave found the Secretary of State fuily posted up in all ma'ters of interest relat- ing to the recent acts of the compeny over which he has the honor to presice, even more minutely than perhaps, he could have desired. The greatest sympathy is felt towards Mr. Collins in his recent lonees in the Arctic, and now, as is confidently believed, in that ot the Pacific. Mr. Collias has the con- fidence of ress and the Retr’ and the exertions jepriving him of his resent cornection with the government, will be found to e wravailixg. large number of your merchants avd shipowners are through Congress a y to the Inspectors of I mentioned in s previous let- favorab'e consideration. This voluntary support by th? New York merchants in their bebelf, comes most oppor- tunely, and cannot fail in benefitting th-ir cause, more esp*cially as their petition testifies to the inepsctors’ merits, usefulness and integrity. The Digeer-worebipyere sre joud in therr rejoisings at the result of yesterdsy’s voting on the Kansas resolution to rend for persons and paners. This rejoicing {: pu: ia for effect, to conceal their chagrin at the adoptipn of Mr. Dunn’s amendment, which provides for a commission ot three persons to proceed to Kansas and take depositions. Should the bill of Senator Douglas, which comes up to. day, for the admission of Kansas into the Union asa State when her inhabitants shall amount to the federal ratio, receive an early passage by Congress, it will be tatel to the niggerites in the coming Presidential cam- paign, taking from them. as it will, the sectional issae upon which alone they build their hopes of sacsess. The bitot Mr. Dougiae, 1t will be understood, is based upon the origioal Nebraska act, which gives to the people of Keneas the right to form their own constitution, and to make Kansas « free or slave State. ‘s Monument at Nashville, ‘Tenn. On a deautifal lot in the vicinity of the Capitol stands the re idence of tke lete Presicent Polk. His widow still resides here. city you may see a modest monument, built of the na tive limestone, bearing the following inecriptions:— In front of the house, looking toward the Un the entablatnre— JAME3 KNOX POLK, Tenth Prevident of the U cited States; born Nov. 2, 1796, died June 15, 1849. On lat side of the monument, The morta! remains of JAMES KNOX POLK are resting in the vault beneath s born in Mecklenburg county, North Oa-olina, and emigrated, with his father, Samuel Polk, to Tennessee, in 1806, The beauty of virtue ‘was illustrated in his life. The exeeLence of Christianity was exemplified in hia death, On the 2d side— Fito ifs was devoled to the puble service. He war elevated zuecessively to the first p aces in the State and Federal Governments; 2 member of the General Asvecably; A member ot Congress and Chatrinan of the most important Congrersional Comunitveon; Speaker of the Hoane of Reprerantairvee; Governor of Tenrentee, and PResipest ov TA Ki Usrrap State On the 3rd tide there is co ineeription—on the 4th is the following:— By his public policy he defined esta iisbed, and extended the Boundaries of bis country, He planted tho laws of the American Union on the ahores of the Pac fe His influenc tended to o Nat on the prin and te Freeda ADSTUFFS IN are 11,000 of four in storeat Wuiney, I | svcd offender to | Mayer, for the wJlegal use of $1,600, cur sebraska Correspondence. Omaua Crry, N. T., March 5, 1856. A Nebraska View of the Kansas Question—Shannon and she United States Troops—Spring in Nebraska—Price f Mechanics’ Labor—The Indian Difficulties, de., dc. Whilst we are bere freed from the contention and tur- ox il which harrascee Kansas, as « sister Territory, with nought but # simple parallel of latitude between us, we can but rympsthize and feel a Kvely interest in her movements; we oan but extend to her that sisterly love and feeling which pervades the community. To-day I have been woncering and surmising the pro bable end of all these things. That the power vested in Shanvon, by President Pierce, is a dangerous one, no one can deny. It is fraught with good or evil. It is liable to be misunderstood and misapplied by the thousands of fanatice of the North who, from long ussge, custom and perverted notions, have been,taught to look at but oae tide of the question, In Kansas, as all over the Union, people think differertly om different subjects, and in- deed on the same subject. There are free State men there, there are free soil mem there; there are abolitionists there, there ace ultra pro-slavery men, and hose more lenient on the subject, and yet all these rank as aboitionints and pro-siavery men, Generally tne ‘a are administra’ To sustain the lat. ter, it is presumed, tne force piaced under Shaunon’s cm- mard will be used. Such am act would be the most uo- fortunate eccurrence which conld befal the coun‘ry Such an act should never be per; ted, Sush am act will not be perpetrates, unless Governor Shanuon, over cups. anc under the excitement of the moment, should attempt a foclish ‘‘free fight.” My own impres sion ie—and I find our h2mest Governor, Mark W. Iz: 18 of the same opinion—ihat if Shannoa will, at the first election in the Territory—which by the way occurs ina short a company of soldiers to ve stationed at every ballot dcx along the Missouri river, to gaerd and protect the purity of the Kansas elections against any- thing that ains to ‘border ruffisnism,”? Shannon will be suste: . It ie indeed nis and his sustainers’ only saivation, It will profect Kansas in her own rights, and will alley that spirit of sectimalism which now centres on Kanras. The Misssoui river is breati the prairies 1s pasting away. arriving, and the general desire is, plenty of money, for there is but arations for 8 very busy season Sosiness are being made. Mechanics’ labor in Nebraska during the coming season win bring a good price, particniarly mason: \d carpan- tere. The rigns of the umes are that there wili bes large emigration to Nebraeka thw spring and summe:; inceed, they have alreacy began to make their appear: ance. ‘Of course a person coming bere to sectie cannot cxpect to ob:ain a claim snywhere about here unless the pay & good price for it. There are, however, many vata apie caims in the territory still vacant, It is gene-ally believed that much of the land lyiogon the Missoar: river will be in market before many months. Much interest is felt amongst many who expect t- emigrate to Nebraska concerning tne Indians, In re gard to this I'can only state what is the general impres sion. I presume there will be no further trouble in this respect. At the grand council of tre Sioux tribes at ©. Pierre, which takes place soon, @ peace treaty will be established between ihe Sioux agd Gen. Harney, on the tot the United States, excepting, perhaps, ihe Ogai- is aut testis tank, Yous ixcee bende Gan Harney will attend to promptly in the spring. Frorence, (WINTER QuARTERS,) N. T., ) March 7, 1856.” f KA up, and the snow from lew faces constantly that they will bring little here. Pre in every branch o! The Old Mormon Settlemenit—Ruins of the Town—Preser ¢ Prospects—General News, éc. The associsticns of this place—the old Mormon wiater quarters, as it is familiarly termed—sre, incead, q aie plearant. But about eight eight years ago or so there were no less than from 6,000 to 7,000 Mormons living here in comfortable houses, surrounded by weil tilleo farms, Indeed, Florence, or Winter Quarters, thea pre sented the appearance ct a thriving town, whilst it nov dears scarce the semblance of a settlement. But about one year sgo there was, I think, two claim cabins up on the embryo town. The proprietors call it F.oreace—the good old name of Winter Quarters was not aristocratic enovgh. All the old Mormon houses have gone t> decay, cr bave been burneddown. The once thriving village ot Latter Day Saints, of e'ght years ago, has entirely passed away, and tall rank weeds grew in plenteous profusion over the ruins, hiciog the cellars and wells, and all that remained of Winter Quarters. Just up yonder, on that beautiful elevaticn, was Brigham Young’s house, whilst s litte to the south you ee the outline of an old road. That leads to the ola Mormon burying ground, abou! one mile distant. There sleep hundreds of the Saints who foraook, for religious belief, com‘oriable homes in Europe to struggle here amid the tc iis and privations ofa frontier life and biave tbe icclemeney of our severe winters. Side by side they were buried here, upon the prairie, and now @ close observer can distinguish the little mounas, stretched along on the prairie, over perhaps nearly a quarter ota mue long. Hundreds of scres the Mormons cultivated bere, ard their oid fields wil now teem with the fruits of a Gentile community. ‘Ihe Mormons, when driven from Nauvoo and Missouri, came here, hoping to be free from further moiestation— so the old Mormons tell me—but they were ordered off what were then Indian lancs, were constantly moleeted by the Indians. Many ot them then settled and founded the present thriving city of Council Blaffe From thence and from here, they migrated to Utah, and founced Sait Lake City. Brigham Yoang was among the first of these sainted eee: The embryo city of Florence is a placeof beauty. The landing is and a gently sioping bluff relieves the bac? ground; in front of this, and extending from the river perbupe haii a mile, the praric is level, and here most of the buildings are erected. A hotel, saw mill, one storeand some ten or twelve houses are erected. Its proximity to Omaha City—only about seven miles to the southward— will, it is said by the “blowers” of Omaha City, debar itirem ever becoming « large place. Perhaps it will. Tam not able to examin» the future. This, however, does tot detract trom itt beauty or peculiar interest. The weather continues pleaeant. The ice on the river still remains stationary, but threatens to “let go si] hold”? very soon. Law to Protect Slave Property in Virginia IMPORTANT TO UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AGENTS AND CAPTAINS OF VESSELS. The following is an extract from the amended lew passed at the recent session of the Legislature of \. - ginia for the protection of slave property in that State:— Section 24, Any free person who shall carry, or cause to ve carried, out of any county cr corporation, any siav- without the ‘consent of his owner, or of the gusrdian or committee of the owner, or who shall attempt to carry off, or aid or connive at, or be in any way concerned iu the escape of any slave, with intent to defraud or dep-ir> the owner of such slave, shall be prosecuted theref. sueh county or corporation, and be confined in the tentiary not less five nor more than ten years, and sball moreoeer (in Jie of damages) for'ett to the vwaer double the vaiue of the slave, sna pay him ail reas:nab'e expenses ineurred by him in regai or attempting t> regain tuch slave; and the jury, in i's discretion, may also condemn such offender to be publicly whipped, to such an extent and at such times as it may see fit, If the yerson so ¢ ffending shail, at the time, be in command of cr be attached to a vessel, the same shall be forfeisea to the Commonwealth. Sec, 26. Any master of a vessel trading t> or bound for a port beyond the limits cf the State. haviog a slave on board, without the written consent of the master 0; owner thereof, and going with him beyond the limits of any county; and apy free person travellizg by land, wh» shali nid any slave to escape out of any county or corpo- ration, shall be conrid: as carrying off such #leve, within the meaning of the preceding section. Any master of & vessel, ownea in whole or in part by citizens of this State, and trading to or plying exolusively between places within the State, knowingly recetviog a slave on beard and going with him beyond the hmits of any county, without the written consent of the mester o owner of such slave, shall pay to the injured party the fall value of said slave, and in detault ot payment iM th- master of said vessel, tne same shall be held lisble therefor. Bec, 26. If the master or skipper of any vessel kno ingly receive om board any runaway slave, and eras’ him to remain on board without proper effort to appre- hend him. he shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than five nor more than ten years, and shal) more- ver forfeit to the owner the full value of tte slave, and pay him all reasonable expenses incurred by him im re- gsining such slave; and the jury io ite dissrerion may Sito condemn such offender to be publicly whipped to such an extent and at such times as it may see fit; anc if euch slave be on board such vessel after leaving port, the master or skipper shall be presumed to have knowing'y received him. If} the master er other person in charge or command of sny versel belonging in whole or in part to @ citi- zen of another State, or commanded by any person not a resident or citizen of this commonwealth, permit a slave 1, or emply or trade with a slave ¢ master or owner of such slave, ‘ven with reterence to that particular vessel, kpectfying e some by name, he shall be fined a sum not less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars, to be recov ered by action of dept before # justice; and on failure to pay esid fine and costs he shall be confined in jail uati payment thereof, or until released by order of the county or corporation court within whose jurisdiction the offeuc» was committed; or proceecings may be had against the verre], which eld liable for the payment ot sald fins ana all conte and expenses thereby incurred. If « slave be found cn board any vessel aforesaid in the night time, without written autvority to that effect from his master or owner, the person in charge or command of said vessel shall be presumed to have knowingly ieceived him with intent to cerry him off or to aid him to escape out of the State, A slave pecamnenes any one of the foregoing pro- virions sball, on Conviction thereof! before a justice of the county or corporaticn, be punished with stripes, and the conts the eby incurred to be paid by the mastec; or if the tlave be hired ont, then by the person hirirg the slave at the time cf hie committing the effence, Fec. 27. It w free person advise any Flave to abseond feero bis master, or aid euch slave to abseond, by procur ing for or Celivering to him a pase, register or otcer writing, or furnishing bim money, clothes, provisions or other \acility, or bein any manner aceensory to the es- cape «mpt to escape of such slave, he shail be con | fined in the penitentiary not less than five nor more than ' «; ond the jury may. in ite discretion, condemn rob of be ai8o publicly whipped to such an extent and at euch times as it may see fit, An Ex-Mayvor 1» TROUBI suit has been svitured at Louisville, K te have been ed against ex-officiale. The Courier rays — There ere bul the beginning of the investigations fcr defaleations. Mutiny at Sea. INSULTS TO AN AMERIOAN SHIPMASTER AT MANILA -——HI8 CREW MUTINY, PUT HIM IN IRONS AND BRING THE SHIP INTO PORT—THEY ARE SUSTAIN ED BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES—THE CAP- TAIN’S PROTEST, ETC., ETO. We have received the following interesting narrative: — Mmurary Hosrrra, Maris, Jan. 7, 1856. By publiching these few lines you will confer # favor om one of your fellow citizens of the United States. I sailed from Callao, Peru, on the 10th of (October last, as master of the Peruvian bark Teresa Terry, and on the 4th day of December my crew mutin‘ed, headed by my chief mate, who had been under arrest and off duty from the 20th of November, for disobedience of orders, megit- gence, incapacity, and attempt at mutiny. The crew was composed of Chinamen, Manilians, Por- tuguese, Platians and Spaniards, with three Peruvians as paseengers—total, eighteen persons. On the above €ate I railed from the before mentioned port, bound for Manila and Canton, and on the before mentioned date they mutinied, put me in irons, loaded me with chains, and 1un the ship from her destined track, she being in Jat. 22 deg. 4 min. N. and Jon. 139 deg, E. at the time f mutiny. After confining me in my stateroom, they sacked it, taking trom me all my clothing and instru- ments, nautical snd mathematical, writing desk, papers, letters, and, in fine, everything and all of my private property. After twenty days ruuning about the China sea, they put the ship for her cestined port, I being a prisoner ali this time, in close confinement. My ship and property are in the hands of the Spanieh authorities, they keeping me still in confinement. I am at p:esent onfined In the Military Hospitel, widhout clothing, aad am dependent on the charity of » few Spanish soldiers that are sick; ore loaned me # shirt, and another a pair of pantaloons. I bave applied to the American Consu rerident in this city for redress, and also for my ship end property, which the Spanish authorities, with the consigt eer, think proper to keep the matineers in oh: of. 1 sm without any redress or compensation as yet, not even a change of linen. My sbip was ia ballast, bound to Manila and Canton for Chinese emigrants for the plau- tations cf Peru. On the ship’s arrival, I applied to the Spanish authorities to relieve me from my prison on beare and for the arrest of the mutineers; but they, in piace of that, put me in closer confinement. When I ap. p ied to the Captain of the Pert toaliow me, as an Ameri- can citizen, to write to the American Consul, he orderea me to be confined in a close stateroom, in frons, withou’ a change of clothing. and on a diet of bread and water, without being aole to communicate my situation to any person, nailing boards over my stateroom windows. From tbe rigor of my continement, from the 4th of De cember until the 29:n of January, I became sick; my body was full of vermin, not having & change of clothing ali this time, as the mutineers would not take off the chain that they kept round my ankle, at sea, and I slep’ on the cabin ficor. Durirg the time at seal had several court martial» held by the mutieere, to deside how to dispose of my perecn; but rome o1 the crew being forced in‘o the mu- uny by tke others, would not consent to my death, 90 they finally brovgot the ship to her port, accasing me fsometbivg. Whas itis Ido not know, and [ suppose never will, ae it is a eufficient crime to Spantsh au:bori- ties for an American to be accused by a Spania d. send you the latest da'es from this place, and a list o the shipvirg in port, where my vame figures. Wi'hou' Deing asked s question, 1 ame prisoner aud liriag on charity. May band tremb’es £0, and I am so nervons, that I oan- not write, I shall send you my log>ook for publica’iou ‘as roon as Ican get it from the spanisa governmen"; also ali the trapssciuons, tor whici I pind myse.f to talfi the part of a gentleman, and « ship maeter well knowa iv your city. E. M. JEFFERSON, Our Utah Correspondenee- Fimore Ciry, Utah Territory, Jan. 1, 1856. Letter from a New City—Ccst of Feed at the Same—Progress ¢f the City—What is Thought About the Future~ Women Wanted, cc. A bappy New Year. I have jus‘ inked my pen for th- sake of writing, without anything wo write, oc enyb2d, to write to. But for fear of letting « pen of ink dry up the thought struck me, to drop a line to the HERALD thinking, perhaps, the pubsic would like to hear from this far off interior. First of all, let me say, the Mormons have not ye: starved to death, and if they ever do they will have t. try harder than they have yet. Flour is $6 per hundred; beef, $7 to $8 per hundrei, on foot; pork, $16 to $18 perhundred; butter, 35c. to 0c. per Ib.; potatoes, 75. to $1 per bushel, and other things in proportion. True, crops were rather ehort, but ol) wheat helps to lengthen out the new orop. The winter thus far is rather severe, some snow ano weather very ld for the last ten days. One wing of the State House in this city is completed. and the Legislature convened here and opened on the 10:p December. The wing in which it holds its session is s fine building of stone, two stories, some thirty-mx by sixty feet, well finished, and the upper part is a vasc hali, arched overhead and serves the double purpose of House of Representatives, and for balls, &c. The probable cost 1s some thirty to forty thousand dollars. It stands cn an eminence in the midst of a vast plain, open on three sides as far as the eye can reach, and inter. spersed in the distance with lone mountains. Oa the east the Great Wahsack mountains loom up several thou- sand feet, their sides black with timber and their sum- mits crowned with snow. ‘The vast valley has several streams of water, and soms good Jand, while everywhere there seems abundance of cedar fuel and rich grasses. The principle feature in the message of his Excellency Governor Young is the argent recommendation of preli- minaries on the port of Utahto enter the Union, asa sovereign State. One of the first acts of the Legislature, at the openiog of the present session, was to pass the necessary law: for taking the census and calling ® convention w form a constitution, &c.; and it may be fairly presumed there will bes loud knock at the door of Congress dari: its present sersion. ‘As to news, nothing is stiring—no murders, little or no stealingr, no law suits—s few deaths and a great many marriages. There 1a not, in faet, the usual amount of parties, balls, feats, &. This’ may be owing to the “great revival of religion,” which is now everywie-e plevailing in the Territory, principally through the iu- strumentality ot the heme missionary labors appointed at the October General Conferencs. In short, great m-e'. ings are the order or the day, and there is some tii preaching. Neary everybody is religivus in these ‘ diggins,” evn to the Indians. Some thvusands of the lat‘er have buen Deptised during the last two or three years, and hare ceased plundering, stealing, &., and gone to work raising ‘ain, Xe. wyatt ‘and a few more, who were never inclined to re ligion to any great extent, find onsselves almost alone, and we hardly know how to stem the overwheiming in fluence around us. If ever religion of any kind had a serious impressi ww on me it is when I see ita influence om the savages of whe-e mountains. fo see people woo, & 1ew munths ago, were nearly naked, and as wild'as the wolves, now clothed, and ted, and washed, and combed, and dressed ard pursuing the arts of peace, industry and prenty; a «1 to see them bow the knee to Jesus Christ is, indee , a strange sight. Yet such is the fact with many, and, indeed, with some whole tribes, with tew exceptions. Tne Indian mismons extend in every cirestion around Great Salt Lake City, for jour or five hundred miles. One of these missions, viz.: Elk Mountain, on Grand rive’, Yas proken up of late by the Indians, and three meu Bled. The others are ail successtul. The Indians in 1) rritory are said to be upwards of twenty thousand, and the white population is usually es- timated at some fifty to eighty thousand, But let me here say, in all candor, that this is believed by many to be @ very low estimate. The fact is, emigration has come flowing in from all oe for several years, California, Australis ana the Pacific Isles contributing no emalishare. The country being bealthy, there are out few deaths; and there is one peculiarity which wil! soon have a great bearing on the population, v the utter anninilation of “‘single biessedness” am vz this people. Everybody 18 conscience-bound to m soon as they are old enough, ani & strist ord conscientious duty in’ the siogular sys- tew which prevails here for every family to raise ali the children they can. If there was ever a coun- try whe old buchelor would feel asharoed, he I apeek from experience; andas to old mai are ou! of the question; the: dom, r, an uo married female of twenty yesrs old to be found in the Territory. There is no mietake but what the Mormons, at present rater, will ere long control several of the inverior Xtates acd Territories. ‘There are three principal levers wuis’ constitute Mormon power as s body politic, viz. * a unanimity of action; Second, their peculiar ine'itution of marriage and multiplication; Thirdly, their im mense and well concerted ‘missonary system, which already wiells an influence over the wuole globe. You Down Easters may Inugh at th m; theorists may epecalste on Mormon dissolution, &c.. &: but heve they sre a unit—and the spirit of union 16 im- creating with | hem every year. For outward appearance take, and ® decent respect for literal institations, they wilt go through ail the forms, ‘and apply in good earnest fer an wdmiaston into the Union: but their real sentiments are that they do not care a fig whether they sre admitted or not. They cannot but be renrible that their path ie onward to weif.government and eventual independence, by whatsver means thie finale will be opproached. And they are wine enough to “bide their time.” Our busivere (the mercantile) is mare than usually Gull (nis year, owing to thort ezops, and but li:tle travel throvgh ike Territory. We sitcerely hype government will rend some troops, engineers, i ties, rail- ‘1 agente, or whi iiggio,”? before ng, #0 as to scatter nome dimes here, and make it » Jiule better times for business. For humanity's akke, and a mutual benefit to the recs and to beth rections of the country, do, Mr. Editor, earnestly recommend the emigration from Down Kast of aiew thourands of virtuous and iudustrious young la- diew to thie nection of the Union. Ifa few thoasand thould arrive of the right kind, they would all get hus- bands in afew months. But they must be of tae righ stripe—real helpme‘es—who kouw how to work, and pilde them+elves on it. None of your fashionabie belles or showy batteries would paws in thin market. indurtry | economy, frugality ond prudence aro all the fashion here, | Putter Glee and fops ard lowfere would bs laughed to accrn, The dAollister Trial. [From the Rome eatinel, March 18.} A» the case of Mrs, Hollister against Tracy, Orocker and others is one of great imoortaucs. and Nas caused a considerable exeltement in this county, we coacluded to publish « statement of the facis as tuvy were elicited on tke trial. Itis acase of more than ordinary importa: not only on account of the amount in litigatios, pu involving important principies in relation to the rig married women. Tt was an action bi it by Mra. Jane M. Hollister, the wite of Frederick Hollister, against Mosws, Wood & Grant, merchants, of New Yors, the late Sheriff of Oneiéa county, snd others. In 1844 Fretecick Hollis ivr who resided in Utics, fatled, owingdeb's to the aracuat of nearly haifa million of doilaze, Wood & Grant were amon, creditors, holding demands to the amoun* of several thousand dollars. Im Janusry, 1847. the lite first Judge of Oneida county granted Hollister a dis. charge under the two third ac. The validity of the dia. charge was contested, and in 1852 the Court ot Apparts vacated it. After the discharge, in 1847, Fredarick Hol- lister again commenced business and incurred ve y heavy obligations, sgein in March, 1851, fatled fc more then ® million of doliars, In 1860, after the granting of the insslvent’s discharge, pblch wan rulsequently vacated, he purchased a nous: in Utica for $7,500, subject to a small mortgage, and conveyed it through @ third person to his wife, subject to this mortgage. He then tore down most of the house, and erected upon it # new one, at the expense ot $10,000, After $25,000 of the $40,000 were exoended, his ‘wite permitted a foreclosure of the mortgrge of the pramuinss for $2,260, and bid the premises in berrelf M-s. Holli+- ter, in the fall of 1850, purctase’ in New York very ex sive furniture, whica was subsejuen‘ly placed in the cure. In 1853, the house being unoccupied, but having furniture in it, Wood & Grant issued aa execu'in to the Sheriff 6f Oneida county, who entered the house ana levied upo end removed’ the furniture. Mrs. Hollister brovght an action for the furniture, however, elucung aleo that the house had been injured in its removal. This was tries in June, 1854, woen the jury returned a verdict for $12,000, on the ground that in the removal of th ‘@ number of stains and spots had beea put up on Is, and the bard finish soiled and grazed anit the interiors otherwise injured, so that, ic order to have the house as handsome as before, it would be necessary to tear down all the interior and’ rebuild it. A new trial ‘was granted on account of the excers of damages awardac by the jury and on other grounds. ‘The same cause came on again for tris] at the present Cirevit. Messrs. Gridley, Kernan & Conkling for plain tiff. and Messrs, Noxon, Foster, Tracy & Jeymour, for de- fevdants. The plaintiff bad finished her case, and the defendants had spent one day in exemininz thoir witaens- ¢8, whe, on the opering of the court, on Friday, the mi:- conduct of one ot the jurors came up, waich resuited in tne dissharge of the jury. : a Brooklyn City News. GeRMAN GEYERAL DisreNsaRy.—Pursuant to public notice this charitable institution was formally opened 04 Saturday Jast. The occasion assembled quite a iary number of professional men aud highly respectable citi- zens, warmly interested in this undertaking, The house No. 132 Court street, which has been selected for the Dispensary, was suitably arranged for the occasion. Rev. H. Garuicus opened the exercises with an app-o- priate prayer, and was followed by Dr. Lewis Bauec, wir laid the financial prospects of the institution before ue eucience, He stated that five medical men had taken upon themeelves the principal fizancial respons!biliiy for the purpose of obviating delay; that he, however, ani his friends, bad received most encoureging prom.sss of support from the German por.icn o! the population, #9 as to secure its maintenance and continuation; that his Henor, the Mayor of Brooklyn, had sanctioned this move- ment by his encouragement and approdation, and had also promised his cheerful co operation. Unfortunately his Honor had been prevented from honoring them with his presence bya journey which permitted of no delay. Be had, however, authorized him to state his views with regard to the institution. to express his sineare regeat ut being prevented trom attending personally. Iu con- clusion Dr. Bauer said that the undertakiog was based on ground strictly philanthropic and shuri:ad!e, thet i: was calculated to meet the wan's of Germaa pauoers, who were at Pomme exciuded from the numerous Ame visan institutions of the same character by thair 00 beirg percent sectainte wich the lsngasge of the country, but that tre Dispensary was, nevertheless freely thrown open to other nationalities. Dr. Avcvetus Karr next addressed the audience, BH» said that the undertaking presente.t itself in a mst hum- ble ehape, and was, he considered, an infant thet requiced the fostering kindness and support of warm friends to bring it to # healthy maturity, aed to impart to it strength and velf reliance. But as the baptism had such higaly reepec able gocfatters, he and his professional associa‘: lcoked upon its future success with confidence, He stn- cerely hcped that ere long the rapid progresa of the {a- stitution would bring them together for the completion of ‘this noble scheme by the construction of a German hos- pital. Loudon had already exjoyed for many years tae of such an asylum for their sick ana bedridijen countrymen, the German population of that great metopolia could not compare iteelt with the v. : number of German residents of Brooklyn and New Yorx, nor with the wealth possessed by the German merchants of these cities. He was convinced that it was only wt opportunity of Sep sites ‘8 portion of that aflluencs for the support of their poor countrymen which had beea wanding, by no means good ‘will or philanthropic feeling.’ This opportunity now offered itselt, and be an” his medical triends ei in this benevolent work eu tertained no doubt that they would receive a ready ana liberal response. His motto was “‘ Concoraia res parce crescunt,?? Mr. Gannicce President of the German Emigrant Aid Society concluded the exercises by exprensing in the name of the Society he officially represented, his most cordial approbation of the undertakieg, and’ revurred thanks to the medical stat! of the Dispensary for the zeal and with which they had salied into existense ‘this charitable institution. He had no doub: that it would prove a blessing to their countrymen, and an honorable monument of that liberal profession whose sublime calling was devoted to relieve suffering and to restore the blessings of health and happiness to Se sick, He shared fully in the confidence and hope of the pre- ceding speaker, as to the future accomplishment of a German hospital in Brooklyn; he knew by experience the charitable fe ac ard sympathy of the German reridents of Brooklyn and the neighboring ci ies; and this opportunity would soon call forth that warm benevo- lence to which the occasion appealed. His confidence even went so far as to believe that their American fellow citizens would not fail to come forward liberally in sup- port of the undertaking. . ds regards aes ae cf the, hap institution, ‘we are in! e at the ensary wi ooen every day, Sundays excepted, from two to four o'clock. tor the oor in enera, and that Ine, Za a Braennlich will au ernately cir en an aicians, wailst Dra. Bauer and Neubaus will give ‘thelr Retention to surgi- calcases. Dr. Pfeiffer is the resident physician. who ‘will act in ease of absence of one of the consulting physi- cians or surgeons, and also in all cases of accident that are presented at the institution at other hours. Mr. Hermann bas tendered his services grataitously as cupper and leecher. Mexico. AFFAIRES IN TAMPICO—THE FRENCH CONSUL AND GO- VERNOR GARZA—APPROAOHING DOWNFALL OF THE REVOLUTIONISTS. From the New Orleans Piesyune, March 10.) By the sckocner Red Fox, Capt. Sbita, which arrived yerterday from Tampico, we have received s copy of KL Famaulipeo ot the 23d ult. “ There appears to have been some trouble between the French Coneul and Gov, Garze, in consequence of an or- der which had been issued by ihe latter that none of ‘he goods which arrived trom tne interior by the conducts should be elivered to me-chauts or others insebted at the Custom House. The Consul considered this as an act of ic- jus\iee towards some of bis countrymen, and called upon ise Governor, when some sbarp Words passed between em, The editor says that the colonel forgot himself so far as to une threats, but was soon called to order by the Go vernor; and advised him to remember that he is only « ccmmercial agent, and that questions of internation polity are usually settled by the Ministers at the seat of gvernment, who urually dicchare their mission wich artesy and moderation, an example he advised the Con sul to imitate in futu; There is nothing new politically. The editor states that, with the single exception of Pu- ebla, the factionists have not a foothold in the country, Uraja having concealed himself sinee his defeat at Sierrs Gorda; and being without resources or prestige; the out- breaks in Morelia and other points having been promptly put down, and the entire republic tranquiitized and pre pared. This is the picture which Haro y Tamirez, tho -- el chief, has presented to him, and his down‘all is const. dered certain. Financtal Condition of Jersey City. The annual statement of the City Treasurer required to be made previous to the annual charter election has been made, snd shows the receipts and expenses to be as follows, for the year ending March 15, 1856:— RECEIPTS. Arrears of taxes, Fines.......... $1,485 60 1861-"2-8-'4,, $10,853 27 Redemption Taxes for 1855.. 62,071 88 lots... 2,492 72 Axsesements tor improvements 69,266 12 1,885 71 Bonds peyable., 62,818 58 186 2 interest. 3,170 22 Collector's fon... 378 45 Licenses Total receipts. Balance on hand 1,022 00 Vault fees .. 165 00 Total resources... EXPENDITURES. Watch Depart’t.$10,186 97 Redemption of lote$2,572 Fire Department 2026 07 Atsosmments .... 57,417 Belaries, ++ 10,687 62 1302 Fire engine 1,828 25 + 56/347 Public grounds + 6,600 78 and buildings. 1,901 10 Fourth of July Engines houres.. 1,999 10 celebration... 377 50 Repairicg streets 1279 16 Taxes of 1853 re- School honnes... 9,108 43 funted........ 19 98 Schools... 12,516 67 Contingent ex- Lighting streets. 3,103 43 pens.s....... 1,418 89 Cleaning streets. 1,787 00 Repairste oumpa | 15 00 City prison,..... 654 73 Deticlency in the Almshoure and revenues of the supportof poor 9,720 34 water depart’t 16,000 0) Total expenditure....... $207,561 00 Balance in Treasury March 16, 1860 6.640 88 Total... sah Re 191 97 This report is signed by A. T, Smith Treseurer, and by Aldermen Griffith, Thompson and Greene, Com mittee on Finance. , Woon 1 Mientéan.—The wool clip of Michigan last your wan 4,948,821 pounds, worth, $1,105,098 69, Care of Or. Simons. Barrivonr Marsh 10, 1856, Heep: Ax L nol bed the order arkivg very justly chut the + ati (be ficdings «f the Courtagaia trary te te evidence seve one, and + Honk, af coptrary 'o beth tLe lay and ev! bia votavoratle decision aud diemingal erley usom girvna of bis leaving hit port for six days, withous pro lie justitication of sickness, whilst 1 for sear for prerent over comment upon the injnstica doae him, Telereven to the record (ot which there in as ye: no cop) 1 veg the favor ef you te publish the 1270-0 pany tog stat men? uncer vath of Jatge Conway, of Kaness, original from Bes icave, ed well known here; sod s/so that Mz, Bowen, of Pennsyivavia, who were at Forth ivy at the time, al hough absent st tae time of tet, w not #itnerses petore the Court, waich 1 thiuk will eppe: cenelueive uoom the only point in whiak tre Presice whicks 61m implicated. Yours respectfaily, ba GISTENG P, 8, After he ving breken bimvelf down in ths servi cf the siek, and when no longer sble to reader any se vice, anc baying »emeved the soliiers, Dr. Simone hi the moral evurrge to leave hin hospitsl ta charge of a1 ther physician with his fumfly for six day#, notil able sesume his cues AFFIDAVIT OF JUDGE Wasiixcro, D, C. Tam inforr e4 the: Dostor Simons, late Surgeon in ¢ Unied Bistes Army, bas recently been devinred by court martial to bave ‘ef: his post. without jus’idea"to. during the prevalence of tue cholera at Fort Riley le Ay and in cenrequence bas been dismissed by thi Prewiéent from the public eervice, Alsanaga but (opual acquatr unce of Doctor Simons, I yet dees it m cuty uncer ‘be circamstances to submit’ word or t of testimony. I wan orerent e¢ Fort Riley during the peried of thi viritation of cholere, and when the ravages o that fe vl scourge were as their height, and am, therefore, som what cogrizant of the hearing of Doctor simons under t wy ing olreumstences 0° bis condition. to ie true that Docto> S. left the fort daring the eo: tingamee of the eoiéemic, but not uptii worm down by Ft eruone efforts to nrreat its progrese and bimeelf o1 cite westhelpless victiwa; nor, I may add, until bee recused to these « f bin ‘ellow sufferers who remaines ef the fort that medical atte ce rencered necsmiar| by the exizenstes of their situation. At the time cf the obolera Dr. Simona was the oa) surgech at the fort, and although 1 did not meer wit him hee, I was in‘ormed vy thoeo with whom } oon] versed, and who bad been eye witnessed of his conduct that his labors in respondi>g to the demacds of ti rick and the dying. in every direction, dey aud vigh were aréuous wo devoted, aud almost witnont inte: wirsion His exertions were said to have been excessive, ani Puch AK were ulated bo exhaust the energes of thy tHrongert conv'itntion, It was. therefore, ¢ everybody ith whora I asd ocevsfon to speak eports of Lis ines hac through ibs communi ut bis sickness was due at desrea so over exer] pressing sad extensive Fab. 28, 1856, afier he bad left thy ward at the wacae ( ge, end stopped at go was dled wi om the pestilonee| foucd the acd atten: P yee to brm, and exie ; he feebly his arm without at He appenred exixemely debuiitared. ewacated and bh 4 hig ekia cold an my. like that 0’ one ap ching Cissulusicn; he wa to all appearances as sick @ percon aa1 ever bebsld irquires of those around asto hia case, and was th liad brew tnien down by the epidemis, bed em , ba. seemed $9 far to hav ikem. 1 felt eonvinsed that thi wis ene of the worst caees of cholera, and supposed hi ad betore night. be proper f 5 U known practising physic rasiient at th jata ln the neighborhood of the Fort, ieforme bad been sent for by De. Simona and oageg. (io act 88 physician av the post dariug the adsonce the former. The extraordinary reenlt of the court wartial im thi care, a4 well ax the action of the Pre.ident thereon, huve affected me with deep rurprize, The facts a3 wore stood by t at the time ot che alleged dereievton, seamel to place Dr: Simeng adove the rligntest augpicion of a disposition shrink from @ brave and toll performance of bis duty. No one supposed hia capable of enterteiniag such a dis position, His reputa ion was that o° aman of tried cou. age, @ men woo in twe wars snd in times of smminen peril had dixplayed the gvearest intrepicity. I cannot, therefore, but fear that some unfortunate an malign influence has presited over these strange proceed: ingt—proeeecirgs by which the pudic s*rvice has deprived of a valusbie « ficer and great injust'ce inflict upon an +xemplary man. M. F, CONWAY, ‘This twenty pinth cay of February, 1858, personal appeared before me, a Justice of the pease for the city o fesbirgtor, D. C., startin F. Conway, of the Territory o Kansas, end mace cath tothe truth of the statement at facta contaised in the foregoing paper. Sub-eribed and sworn before Joun D, Crank. EXTRACT FROM LETTER OF JUDGE CONWAY OF MARCH 5, 1856. Permit me to say in reply toyour bind thacks for m: festimeny in regard to Dr. Simons, that neither Dr. nor apy of his filends sre uncer the élightest obliga ‘ome, I bave simp!y told what it had accidentally faller omy lot to know, and to have been able to serve th «suse of truth anc justice in so doing is a source of gra. ‘ifeation, for which I myself am profoundly gratefal. With much respeet, your obedient servant, M. ¥, CONWAY. To L, Girmnce, Esq.. Baltimore. "AFFIDAVIT OF MR BOWEN. Personally appeared before me, Hency Fleming, Esq., Justice of the Peace, John S Bowen, a resident of the bo-| 1ough of Westches:: hho, being Pate pesdipers bod law, declares and says, that during his travels in the past summer, to wit, A. D., 1865, he remained weel Pawnee, a small village, distant about one and half miles {com the military post at Fort Riley, in Kansas. ‘That during bis stay at Pawnee be had treqaent oscasions| to visit the post, and often called at the hospital. Thst he was at the hospital a number of times prior to the occur-- rence of the cholera at the post, snd saw Dr. James Simone atall bongs engaged in his professional duties ta conse- quexce of the recent arrival of about four hundred work- mep, who were epgeged in various employments in poring ew buildings. That at, and immediately before the occurrence ot tne first case of Amatic cholera, Dr. Si- mons was frequently at the hoepital, and in attendance upon the workmen at their quarters at might as well as through thecay. Tbat this ceponent was present on tho} morning of Saturday, the 29th of July at the hospital, when the first clearly marked caze of cholera was under ¢xami- pation. Dr. Simons was presentat that time. On Tuesday, July 1st, deponent was atthe hospital in the atan eerly hour, and found Dr. Simons thoroughly ex- beusted, the hospital steward reclining on a mattress, both baving been up nearly all night, and Dr. Simons havirg returned sometime in ‘evening from car:p of the surveying party, which left on the previo day, he having been sent for to visit Dr. Smith, who had been isken ruddenly rick. Being quite un on Wed- nescay ond Thursday, deponsnt was not at the postagain Having heard on Wednesday afternoon Simons was aiso sick, Geponent hastened u ter breaktast to ree him. A carr! was at the toor,and Dr. Simons was ready with his far designing, a ceponent belteves, to go to the settler 1n Wild Cat Creek, a distance of about nine miles trcm the port. Depcnent had but u'tle opportunity for inquiry, and he cannot say whether {the following im- Lg 32 ‘be justly due to subsequent conversations with . Whiteboine, the hospital steward, and others, but their impressions are that incessant watching while on active duty, and the occurrence of ac'ual disease the dey before, had completely rendered Dr. Simons unfit for duty | as a physician, while to remain at the post. was plaialy at the peril of his li’e. The observations of the deponent curing the day (chiefly spent at the }) atter De, Si- ions ieft, fully warrants the opinion that rest would have heen impossible, and that the most guarded privacy would have been broken upon in the panic and confusion pre- vailirg everywhere at the post. The fact thst Dr. White. horne was in attendance upon the sick, whem deponent | arrived on Friday morning is within bis knowledge. That he had been sent for to assist Dr. Simons, not to be his | substitu’e, is a matter ofcurrent information. but whether informed prior or subsequent to Dr. Simon’saeperture, eponent is not now distinetly able to state, neither was deponent present during the {illness of Dr. Simons the pre- | vious dey and night, alvhongh informed of it om Thars. | day, and more fully on Friday subsequently. | the bourse. D ve who were on the spo! Theatres and Exhibitions. BROADWAY THEATRE —The popular equestrian dramas of “Timour, the Tartar,” and the ‘Cataract of the Genges’’ will be performed for the last time thia | evening. Nipio’s Garpen,—The selections for this eve oon- sist of the ‘“Schoolmaster,” shore” ani Dechalumeau.’’ ‘The ‘els, Mile. Robert and other vorites perform. Burton’s THEATRE.—The new comedy called ‘Taki the Chances” ix again announced for to-night, with the mirthtul farce of “That Blessed Baby,’’ and the firet act ot “'Fortunio.”” Lavra Kegye’s Varietixs.—The very successfal drama | of “Camille,” and the equally popular extravagance of “Novelty,” will’ be repeated. Tue talent of the company is embraced in the caste. r Wattack’s THeatre.—Mr. H, Placide plays Sir Anthon: Absointe, to-night, in eines comedy of the “Rivals,” rupported by ngth of company. The “Board ‘ng School” is the final piece. Broapway Varienes.—Those universal little favorites the Wood and Marsh juveniles, will repeat ‘Black Eyed Suaan’’ for the eighteenth time to-night, “The Rough Diamond” follows. Woon’s Miverrets tender varions noveltie: t evening, berides the laughable farce of Robert ae caire.” Brooxiys Mcskom —The Thespian Di . thon will perform on Mondey, instead of Tuest TIT prevfourly announced. ‘tho Review"? will positively be played—Looney, Mr. J.C, Tyrone, Sreveen propcses to expose the trickery resorted) ualfsta, this evenirg, in Orange, N. v. Sr, Lovin Mr. J. W. Wallack, Jr., has played a very | Keroent here, supported by Mes, M. Jones, Mrs~ st, J. i. Nagle and others, He was sncoseded 12:4 by Miss Margaret Mitchell, av a star, The sera troupe was playing at the St. Louis theatre ame time, The Campbell Minstrels at Wymaa’s INCNNATI—The Dn New Orleans, where and (he Orleans th le” in the original ing at the People’s the quirer saya that Miss Heron goes to he will tay both at the St. Coaries at the Jatter playing - ch. The Misses Denin are pla: re. and Barney Williams and wis at the Nationa. Woodrwff and Brown, two of the prin pal performers of the celebrated Kunkel Troupe, gave 1 éniertaisment on Friday evening, Mareh 2, at the My- lodeon. Yaui Julien gave a farewell concert on Frilay ing laet. Old Joe Cowell recently bad a farewell be- + at the People’s,