The New York Herald Newspaper, April 7, 1856, Page 2

eee AFFAIRS IN CUBA. Oar Havana Correspondence. Havas, Marob 31, 1856. Wreck of he New Fork Clipper Ship Sea Witch off Hacasa — Movements of the American Home Squadron— Arriva of H. BM, Ship Boscawen—Hpicureanism of Geral G@oncha—Godard?s Balloon Ascent, dc., Le. i is my painful du'y to amnounce to you that the elip- per ship Sea Witeb, Osptain Lang, of your port, from @hina, with 500 Chinéee emigrants, went sshore on the weeks, about 15 mises to the leeward of this port, at about 4e’elock A. M., on the morning of the 28th inst. Captain ‘Bang arrived here on the af'erneon of the same day, bu: mot having bad the pleasure of meeting him, I have been ‘enable to obtain any distinct secount as to the manner te which the accident occurred. One pertou who con- wersed with Captain Lang, ‘believes’’ he said the rocks ‘were nd@laid down in his chart; whilst another person, ‘who also conversed with Coptain Lang, tells me he was wat in bis reckoning, believing himself to be forty miles ‘to the northward of the spot where the Sea Witch went pesant from the Potomss to the Saranac. It is worthy of betng no iced, that whilst the Potomac was this harbor, at sunriseand sunset of each day we band of the Britich eighty gun ship Powerful, ed ‘Hail Columbia.” The sompiiment wae of cvarse moturned by the smaller, bat equally excellent (if not va- musicians) band of tne Potomac, playing ‘G. ain pees ty ia ‘their pla:e, but as I heard an old y, and I give you Bis own words, ‘Shiver my time: tl would rather ihear the music of the long eighties, than this stipid non- gemse about ‘God ta the Queen,’ whea everyduly mmows we don’t care a red cent for her.’” ‘The British war screw sveamer Termagant, commanded Mr. Kellitt, arrived here on the 26:h imst., in eight 6 from Jamaica, ani the British ship cf the line B>s i Capt. CA appa the flag of Vics Admirai Pranshawe, on the 281 Vice Aumiral Feaushawe was, Iam told, (for i did noi Beppen to mee: him) on shore yestercay. [ne Captsia Ps carriage, mith an xid-de-camp anda goard of honcr, composed of a small the “Life Gaards’’ being at the iandicg pisce to receive him, a2c2w)eaied By the Britich Consul General, who also, 1 understand, zode in the Ca) ‘Genaral’s carriage, (ais own esrriage feBowing,) Vice Admizal Faasbawe visited General Jon The Diario dc la Marina of yesterday, thas pom- announces the arrival of the B.scawen. I traus- paragreph:>— “Her Britannic Majesty’s fine ship of the line, Boseswea, emtered our harbor to-cay (yes! Pap havicg o2 board Admiral Fanshawe, Oommander-in Chief of tue Ecgii:h maval forces ot the West Incia station. Thus the as- wemvlage of the British squadron, that wefbave snnouns- is carried out. Its presence at Hsvane, ax swe have already said, will be hailed with universal and sincere joy, by all ‘he inhabitants, whove unanimous mpathies ak aie tothe brave mariners of our an- lee! and powerful ally.” As 1 have already sald, nota single member of thir eons , xcept the ship enandiers, who farnish the applies of fres: and small stores, and the dealecsin gogars, who re!l a few thoussrds to the officers, core a ingle straw about the presence of these ships, or uave a particle of sympathy with the ‘' brave mariners” refer- wed to. Let us but wait until John Bull insists upon due tion to the widows and orphans of the Nasseu ‘wreckers, killed a few months muce by the Spaniards, (of whieh ‘emair you were Sy ae soon afver its occur- penee,) and then we 5] see how the Jiario de la Ma- vina will change its tune about ‘our ancfeut and power- ally.”’ Whep the Boscawen arrived here, the British brig of-war Arad was atanchor near the mouth of the tari baving attempted to ‘ beat out” of toe karbor, ‘nd failed in doing 0. Upon the Boscawen’s arrival, Iowever, she again came up to her frrmer anchorage in this harbor, remicciog one of a |'t‘le ill-bred eur dog, obeying bis master’s will, and with tail between his leg-, followirg the ‘atter’s steps. - Tean relate to you an amusing anesaote respecting General Concha. (pon his return from his recen: re- wonncisance of the isiand, one of his eartiest acts on weaching the palace was to summon his cook t his pre- sence, ecsrging the servant in the strictest manner not wheta roast turkey ’’ — et ieast six months, “ For,’’ added the General, ‘the stupid paysancs (countrymen) | have been amongst have fed me on nothing ele but stuffed turkey ani ham, morning, noon and night.” Thas the poor psople im the eouniry. wno have not got a Bernard (the maitre de hotel of one of cur chief boarding houses,) at their command, extraordinary occasions, to cook them a capital , and who, consequently, give the General the bert fare in their power, viz: ‘stuffed roast turkey,”’ fai'ed to gratify his refined ad luxurious taste. I would give a trifls tobe informed if General Concha’s appetize was 60 delicate scarce two short years ago, whea he was ic exile in France, and when he wrove to Ramon Pinto, soliciting a joan wherewith to buy his deity bread, and which that noble minded, generous man furnished from bis private resources. Trhail be pardoned for thus dragging in the name of the murdered Ramon Pinto, when | stave that he was my friend, and tha’ I can but weep for bus cruel and untimely M. Godard made a brilliant ascent with his balloon on the evening of the 24th inst. He descended about ftteen wiles from this city, without the sligntest accijent. His Ganon izstruments and chain and anchor were, a) roger from his. He {s to make a second as- it eension vr srt ee z —* by six parties, each whom pay bi ty-one dolJars. “Gabriel Ravel and ths Martinetti family opened the might before last at the Teatro Tacon. You are s0 thoroughly acquainted with the performances of this company that comment upon them from one cannot be isite, General Concha is to preside at the bull fight afternoon. A Lieut. Stubbs, of the British brig-of war Arab, is to de tried by court martial lating Be board the Powerfal, under a of baving gone below whea he had charge @f the deck. ‘Godsend him a safe deliverance.” No urther news, Havawa, March 31, 1856. Whe Bark C. ZB. Fowler and her Missing Boat’s Orew— Wreck of the Sea Witch—Oommercial News, be. The American bark C. E. Fowler, Palmer, which arrived here early the past week, has reperte} to the American Consul and Commodore Pauldiog, that, for ne eeesity of the ship, he sent a boat ashore at Lacretia b.:- Dor, 50 miles east of Remedios, containing the mate «4 three of his crew. That the boat was seized, andjhie mea, he presumes, made prisoners. He observed with his gia-s that the boat was taken out of sight, either behind » mmak key, or into the mouth ot a stream. Sime time after the landing the mate war perceived upon the seach waving bit shirt, as a signal to the ship, but the weather and the narrow chancel ented the captain from sending another boat to ascertain the caase of the view Jenee and detention of the men and boat. The matter was reported to the Captain-General by Commodore Paulding, and the necessary instructions ‘were sent to that district to have the men brought here @rthwith for examication. An answer was received to the effect that the men were perfectly safe, and were on their way to Havans. As the story goss, the captain decame alarmed, and deserted them withou! any cause, Defore they bai had time to fili their water, for which porpore they had to go ont of view of the whip. The signals of the mate were to pre vert the captain from leaving him. Such ie the pre weat version of the affair, very much to the prejudice of the too timid captain, and, 1 am giad to may, in justification of the Spanish officials of the dis- trict, by whom they were sent forward before the inet me tions of Gen. Coneha had been received. What may be the actual story of the men, we shail know when they arrive. ‘The fine clipper milp Bea Witch, Lang, master, @f Kew York, the property of the house of Howland, Aspinwall & Co., bound from Hong Kong ta Hevans, wich 600 voluntary Asiatic colcnists, got eanore morning o ‘the 28th, 15 miles weet of the Moro, at do'clock. The captain lett her for assiaiance at 8 o’ewck name day, and yeashed the aly 3 in the sf ernoon, having been 49. tained several hours om bis way by official scrutay. ‘The vessel was on {1s beamenis, and the wea by ing heavily upon her, with several foot of water i the bold. Fears are cntertained that the poor eoolies may perish, although the eat hse despatched two geamers to take them off, with Inunches, &., by our wteamtugs of the harbor. We my hear tuls morning the reeult. Eighty of the eooltes died on the passage to ous christian sLores. ‘You will please note in the Diario issne of the 27th ‘the lyrie wader that the matters of repabdlican exten sion aad free government are to be adjusted after the Ps. ia congress brings ita moantaia of imoor tos close, and the great Weatern Power is to bs ‘humbled,’ and tanght how, when, and where tospeak. I hope Mr. Mar- 2 read it, because it ts “by anthority,” and nege the fege remarks made upon the lmagasge of we London Morning Post by the same journel. J find at the Horel Capsno, D. 0, “Milla, Faq., banker, of Recrsmento City, California, with his wife and ¥inter; and Wm. A. Dans, Esq. of Dans Brothers, fan Francisco A inrge claim in one of the best fovations of the conatry has just been confirmed to the latter by tue decision of the Unived States District Court, at Sen Fran Jeave by nex: steamer for New Orleans, 1 bave no businers advice to give, Exchango—New York, 63¢ to 6 dMeoun': London, 6 to 634 prenium. The Ccoties from the fea Witch have been saved, and were nght {nto port yerterday evening, which ix entirely © kindly and energetic ac of the offigte They inc. MON INrorwen.—On the even rade, S, Hy com peromh way a prominent witness in A himseif wilh @ revolver, * wesailante wligh ‘ly. | itory enactmen | Turks penetrated into’ Georgia laet caropaign, vi state of civilization; and the: Sen ee a: ee the peceereroas de otras "he dene moda canes 'y enslaved in a coantry graded ‘coudition, one of the very strongest reasons that ean be urged in justification of the inter erence en their bebalf of the representatives of Christian Powers. In 1846 the Sultan ceclared the slaye trade to be ille- gal, and, in 1854, gaye additional foree to that declara- tion iy the issue of two fir mane specially direoted against the trade in Georgiens ana Carcassians. I therefore fol Jows that at least all thore persons who have been intro- duced s6 slaves since the former period, have been so in- troduced iliega ly, aud have s right to their treedom; whilst the principle on which that declaration was founded ix spplicacle equally to those persons who were im bendsge anterior to the date thereof. The committee respectfully sudmit that ihiv seocnd ground hss as much f1ee as the former one; and that tn soliciting her Majesty’s g.veroment to stipula e for the immediate abolition of slavery in Turkey, evem on these to grounce alone, they are enly seeklg to iaduee the Sultan to carry cul the object eviden'ly contemplated by him, when he deslared the iave trade to be illegal, decreed the closirg of the slave merts, and issued the firmans of 1864 prchiti ing the contiausace of whe trade in Georgians and Circassions. The committee cannot eomcetve that, in the present state of the relatious of Turkey wilh this ooun'ry, bit Msjecty the Sultan won'd be indiffereat to re- preentaiions made to kim 2 a friendly spirit in dekalf ot Christlans held im slovery io his empize, and they would fain hope that he will be induced to extend to the entire clacs who have been reduced to this degraded condition the freedom to which they sre entitled, and of which ‘hey have been #0 eraelly deprived The abolition, tnrovgbout hiv dominions of an instite'ion so cdious av slavery would assaredly be re- garded az a signal proof of bis Majesty's’ earnest desire W introduce social reforms evmmensurate with the re- quirements of the erlightened humanity of the niae’eenth century, whilst it would tend to unite bis gove nment yet more intimately with that of her Britannic Majesty. On the other hand, snd employing the strong language of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, the notorious fact, ‘that one kind of slavery imsultiog ‘to Christiens, and anotoer condemced by Mahommedans. both being @ scandal to humanity, are practised at this time by the Sultan’s sab- jeete, and at the very seat of government,” is calculated to ivspize Christian Burepe with feelings of animority egainst Turkey, and to excite it to protest against an aliavoe with her. In relation to the traffic in negroes—especially fa Inds of tender |years—/zom various parts of the interior of Africa, is ia well kuown that the principal demand for them is to supply the Tursieh markets; and the com- mi= ee regret to tind, by the returns of her Majesty’s corsuls axd vice-consuls at Tripoli, Bengasi, Monr- souk, Misurata, Massowah, Carea, Osiro, rre- room, &:., shat the trade is to a very consiceradle extent; nary incentives which induce the ¢ ave dealers to prose- cute their immoral traffic, the authorities at Constanti- nople bold out to them s premium of fifty piaotres bead, to convey them to the metropolis dir ivatead of taking thm to Tripoh or elsewhere for transhipment. It bas been stated that a rep-esentation on this subject wae to be made to the Sultan; bat, so far as the oom- mittee have means of judging, it Coes not appsar to have procuced any result. ‘The committee rejoice to acknowledge that the firmans issued by the Sultan in 1864, already refurred to, were stepe in the right direction; a4 was siso the prohidi:fon, by the Viceroy of Egypt, of the i¢ in negroes across the southern frontfer of te country under his rule. Nor would the committee lose the present opportunity of Dearing testimony to the benevolent efforts of her Me- jesty’s representative at Cons:antinople, to whose re- Mmonstrances @hiefly may be attributed the issue of the firmans in question. Bat, according to the evidence before the committee, they tear tbat these prohibitory enactments sre evaced to sn extent limited only by the demand for slaves, and that the evil is likely to coniinue unabated, With reepect to the nature of the instiution of slave actised in Turkey, the commiites can regard it a vmmitigated evil; whilst there are ssme fea- eculiar :o it which render it loathsome to the last ,, and excite feelings of ths utmost horror, disgust norrence. On this subject they consider that an ct from the remacxable despatches of Lord Strat- tord de Sedoliffe to M. Pisani at Pera, dated 20th cf Au- ast, 1854; and from Brigadier-General Williams to the fari of Clarenden, Gated from Erzeroum, 6tn of February, 1855, will not be out of place. Lord Stratford says, after referring to the public sae of Georgian chidremof both sexes in Pera and Ga lata:— Such things are inhuman enough at any time. They are scarceiy credible when viewed as public transactions oveurrizg at Constantinople under the reign :f so bene- youent ® sovereign as the p:esent Sultan. Brought to notice at a time when Christian Powers have nent their armies apd squadrons into Turkey for its defence, and when thore armies and equacrons om, of Chris- tiaps, are fighting side by side with Mussulmans, and confounding sll cifferences of religion in the common cause cf humanity and national independence, they ret at nought every caiculation, and excite the most un- qualified disgust. There are persons who distinguish between slavery in the East and slavay m the West. The dinincion t not wholly unfounded. Unlike the negro im America, th: slave in Turkey is rather a domeatic servant than a field drudge, or beast of burden. He ia not ostensibly ill tread. If a males he ‘Tises occasionally to posts of profit and honor; if a Sem fenieee even luury, may ve her gortien in the harem of some court favorite, or opulent functionary. The degradation, ‘nevertheless’ remains; the priva- tion of liberty,” not forfeited by crime, is inef aa in toierble evil.” ‘But the iojury does not stop there. The slave can hold no property; he iss Lt as himself; and worse than all, he is but too often an instrument of vice, and sometime: even of crime. His jifs is at his owner's merey. If s Christian, his childrem are born to slavery, as if to reconcile those wko never can be parenis to the mutilation whieb deprived them of that hope. In one, reepect there 1* no difference between Negro aad Circas- sian slavery. Black or white, wherever slavery exists, the whole society rs. A cureé is on the trate. Dealer and owners are aiike affected by the taint. They creat their fellow crestares like brules, and are bruiaiiess in return. In Turkey, where tre disease, appearizg in a milder form, is nevertheless fata to and state of heatte, imported slaves fill mauy places in the State, and most places in prive'e families, which mignt be better occu- ied by free natives. So placed, they minister to those fabitect expense and sensuality which undermine the strength of the empire, and convey but too oftea the sentiments Of a siave inte poste of higa command and honoyaole trust. Such being the case, it 11 not tee mash to expest ‘thas, in its own interest, as well as frm consideration fer its allies, the Porte will exert itself to check the bar- barous and shamefui practice which I have deseribed. Let preventive measures be applied to three stages of the traflic—to purchsse, to conveyance, and to gale. Let ‘ firma ceclare the Sultan’s pleasure in these respecte. Let an order from Constantinople to prokibit ths pur- chase of slaves be sent to the commanders of his Ma- jesty’s forces. Let the conveyance of slaves be treated ‘as contraband, on the responsibility of all concerned. Let their sale within the Sultan’s dominions be strictly prevented by the police, and every transgression be visited with panishment on buyer and seller aitk So long asthe trade {s permitted or connived a long as preventive measures, capable of enforcement, are lossely, or not st all employed, Tarkish au.hori Jes will justly be open to censure, and inoar, to their peril, the charge of acting upon principles insonsiytent {n spirit and effect with the ng allianees.”? Brigmier General Williams writes to the followieg effect, after referring to an unexpected communica ion he bad received on the subject of slave dealing trom Ish- mail Pacha, the Governor General of Erzeroem:— _ The buying ana reliing of slaves, by the officers of the Kars army, is a6 cotorions as any other mal-practioes on their part,’ Boys are preferred by these brutes, and the girls are sent as bribes to he othe and antil the allied conenls are authorized to demanc 16 rentitation of ‘these victims to Turkish sensuality, aad are provided with funds to send them back to thelt famillow im Georgia; and until the Porte is bound by treaty to send the cul- prits, €0 detected, to the gallies for = certain specified time, this infamous traffic wid flourish; acd al which has been seit, or may be written, about aboiitionary firmaas, simply adds mockery to crime aad woe, When I saw Mostapba Pacha quit the camp at Kars, and fawn upon the soldiers drawn out in line to salute him, who had robbed and starved them, he was closely followed, ard that at noon day, by two Georgian slaves under an escort of regular savalry. They had been bought the day previous to hi ceparture, and thie trafic was notorious throughout the camp. Your lordship may, thefetore, infer, that had the fow yonths of either sex would have essaped po tution; and! feel bound to tell your lordvhip my opinion on this mort interes‘iog subject, which ts, that if England doe not effectually repress (his trade by'a dringent treaty, Russia wil accomplish it by her arms; that ts, if peace leave her in ion of Georgia The committee bave no reason to believe that any im provement has taken place in thts drealful state of things since the foregoing despatches were penned; and cesing that there are eo many indncemente to evade the prot: b- issued by the Suitan, the committee but moet earnestly, entreat her Ma romert to fake atvantege of the present op tipulate, in any treaty about to ba enteret jy, not only fur the jon of mearares | gent kind for 1 vheneseo* cdnions, & y throughout, WM. ALEX. ROVIOW , Seerepary ‘Tppression of the yy Mn i or the ined ER, Chatman NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1856, | = oe - Indian War oa the Pacific. | IMPORTANT LETTES FROM GENERAL W GQVERNOR OF WASHINGTON TansiToRY- EsDQUARTERS, aa ae Benecis, Caroma, Feb, 12, 1856 To Hie Excellency lasac J. Srevuns, Guvernor of Waeb- ingten Territery — fm—I received ycur communication of the 234 De- ember and 20th January, 1856, on the 6th inst , but too late to reply to it by the return steamer, For the infor- mation which it imparts, you have my thanks. When you know my instractions to Golonel George Wright, of ‘the Ninth infantry, at Vancouver, you will discover thet many of your suggestions have been anticipa‘ed. In presenting, however, your plan of campaign, which isa very extended one, you should have recolleged that! bave neither the resocrees of a Territory wor the trea- sury of the United States at my command. Still, you may be sssured that the war against the Indians wii! be ted with all the ptneeis and efficieney T pempare ier pape g gga wasting unae- Suemuely and snproductive expeuitions. "Wite the eter arrived at Vancouver ana st Menai force w! ‘the De! I tnixk J shall be able to bi: close in a months, provided the ex! yom of the Indians, which I do not approve of, is not determined on, and private war gg ‘and the volunteers withdrawn from the Walia- Walla country. Whilst I was in Oregon it wae reported to me that many citizens, with a cue mm of volunteers and ev ews Navecaten hd Ginmreuea inn of tne ia- pers, 8. prine has 2een acted on in several ic- starees, without aing between enemies and friex de, which bas been the canse in Southern O-egen of ind worthy citisens—as in THR thear way to the Indian protection from the whi:es. ‘cause of the present contest in ihe Rogue river country, ard as Ceptsin Juésb, U.8. A. repor.s, ie retaliatory of tne concuct of Major Lupton. ‘the same mail which brought me your eommuntsa- tion I received now gefure me, from a whom I think incapable misrepresentation, which tn’orms me that the friendly Csyures sre every day mensosd wish death by Governor Carry’s volunteers. ‘writer says they have despuilec these Indians—who have so nobly toi- lowed the acvice of Mr. Palwer, to remain faithfal fiends to the Americans—ot tceir provisions. To-day. he says, theee samegolunteers, without discip ive and witbout erders, are not yet :atisfied wita rapine and in- jvetice, bat wish to take away the smal] remnant of ‘aximals and provisions left. Every day they run off the horses and cattle of the friend. y Indiame. These bad beeome ic¢igaant, and will not be mueh longer restrained from resisiing eomduct so unworthy of the whiter, who have made them so wary romises to respect and protect them ic they remaines uthful friends, w.fier further ‘the voluo- teers are not arrested in actions the Incisna will save themselves by flying to the homes of iheir relatives, the Nex Ferces, who have pr mised taem help, ane then all the Indians of Oregon and Washingwon would join m the common detence. 1s information is ina great mearure confirmed by a person, who, | on assured, exjoys your confidence. I need net say, althcugh 1 had previously instructed Coiomel Wright to take pcssession cf the Walla-Walis country at te earliest monent practicab‘e that | dirested hhim to give pro:ection, aa soon as he cval,to the friendly Ceyuses from the depretations of the volunteers. It in such conéact as here complained of that irritates ana greatly increases the ranks of the hostile trives, and if the Nez Perees join in the war against us, which I hope ‘to prevent, we shall require a much larger foree than we now have fn Wash'ng.on and Oregon Terrttories to resist wavage barbarity snd to protect tne whites. I nave recent'y sent to Paget’s Sound two ecm) of, the Ninth infantry. These, with the three compa: ve a foroe of xearly or quite fonr hundred 4 commanced by Lientenant Coleone: Casey. Thin force, with several ships of war in the Sound, to which Telbeedien a few days yer eae! Fae steamer yusetta, it seems to me, if rightly direc’ ht to be svfficien: to bring to terms two hundred iandian wariors, Captain Keyes, in his last report reseived, vaya there are not quite two hundred in arms in that re- gion. Lieutenant Colonel Casey bas been directed to Vise the gallant Captain: Swasewout, whe goss in iho ty. The In Swartwout, whe goes in the Mamechuoe, Bea pects ofthe naval foroos in the Sonm am assured, zealously, effic’ently and, I trust, sucsesetully o9-opera.e with Colozel Casey to bring the war to ac’ In regard to the operations ¢ast of Cascade mountains, if Governor Curry’s volunteers have mot driven toe friendly Oayuses aud the Nex Percesinto the ranks of the hortie trices, anc they should be withdrawn from the Walla-Walla country—I have great hopes that I shall be able to bring the Indians in that region to terms, not- withstanding the volunteers billed the chief, Pin-pin-mox- mox, ecalped him, cut off his ears and bands, as re- | cho by volunteers, and sent them tottheir friends m ¢gon— all this, wo, after be met them un? truce, declaring be was fer peace, that he to fight, that his people cid nct wish to fj ifany of bis young men hac done wrorg. he would maze restitution; whileat the same time he offered the vo- Tunieers cattle for food. Such conduct may buve caused fee.ings difficult to overeome. I trust, however, I will be able to doit. As corn os this war is terminated east of the Oaseade Mountaiza, I will be able to send-all my dispozable forces against the Indians on Rogue River and Puget’s Sound. Iti, however, cue to truth to say, that at no time were velunteers required, or in any sense of the term neces- tary, for the cefence of the inbabitan's of Oregon from the cepre¢asions and barberities of the Iadisns occupying the country east of the Cascade Mountains. Nor was there any circumstance to Ju Governor Carry in sencitg his troops from m to Washirgton Territory tomake war cn the Walls-Wallas, ‘rom whom the Ore- gotians bad no darger whatever to apprebend. On this pr Lwoulé reter you to the report of the Secretary of War, dated the 2d of December, relating to the affairs of the army, in which he says:—‘ Tbe artment, at this distanec, and in the absence of more definite infor- mation, especially in regard to che exient of the eombi- nation among the hostile trites, casnot judge what v2- lunteer reinforcement to the regular troops may be neces- sary. This ie a matier which must necessarily be left to z militery commander of the Department of the Pa- Gifie. At the conelusion of your communication you say it is cue to frankrese that ‘‘{ should state that I have determined to submit to the Department the course taken by the militery authorities in disbanding the troops raised in the Territory of Washington for my relief. No effort was made, although the facts were presented both to Mejor General Wool and Major Rains, to send me amistence. The regular troops were all withdrawn into garrison, and I was left to make my way, the best I could, Vhrough tribes known to be hostile. be seen whether the commissioner selected by the Presidcn* tomabe treaties with the Indians in the faterior of the continent, is to be ignored and his safety left to chance.’ Tn your frankness and determination to represent me to the Department, 1 trust you will be governed by truth only, Perhaps st equally due to frankness on my part tonay that your communfostion is the first that { have reoetved in relation to yourself, or on any subject what ever touching the Indian war, from any civil fanctionary either in Washington or Oregon Terrivory; and I hare received but cne frum the militery, and that was from Colonel Nesmith, who requested me to furnish him two howltvers, which I refused. Ihave only to add that | disbazded xo troops raised for your relief; and your com- munication gave me the first in‘elligence that any wore raised for such a purpose, Tam, very respectfully, BREAKING Ur OF THE Ice rN Connacricur Rrver. —OrrsinG oF Navication.—The mild, moist, steam: weather of the last two or three days has pretty pore d Jy taken off the ice in the river, which is now clear in front of this city. At the Narrows, near Middletown, it ia still fast, but will probably move ‘off during the next twenty-four hours. The water is rising steadily, bat not very rapidly; it has risen, at this point, about three feet. The steamboats are to commence runping between this city and New York as soon aa the river is clear. The City of Hartford will leave New York to-morr: w (Satur: day) afternoon, and ft is expested she will arrive here Bunday morning. Business has already commenced in the londtr g of prope) lers ‘and vessels, and in a few days we shall be in ‘midst of the spring business ordinar! brought about by the opening of navigation. Hand who have been waiting for the opportunity of getting thetr freight teanaperted at the cheaper rates will bs re- joiced at the opening of navigation om the river.—/Zurt- Jord Times, Aprit 4. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET, &vxpay, April 6—6 P. M, Within the past two or three days there have bees more,decidtd iwéications of an upwerd movement in stocks. The operations have been larger, and eperatora have purchased freely om time, bayer’s option, at « date sudictently remote te carry maturity well into the specu- lative season. The month ot March having passed away without the usual stringency in the money market, pub- Ke comfidence hes become strengthened, and the dispost- tion to expand individual eredit ia dally extending. The momth of April will about close up the spring trade with the interior, but {t will open the trade with the sea. port markets, We shall probably have, before the close of this month, a fail and perfect resumption of interns! navigation. This will give a great impetus to al! kinds of businees, and load our railreads with produce for traneportation to Eastern markets. The immense amount of grain, &e., in every part of the Western country, will move forward rapidly aa the .erop now in the grouad ap- proaches maturity. As soon as it can beclearly seen that the growing crop will be » large one, we shall hays an enormous rosh of present supplies to the seaboard. The old crop most come forward for consamption, and we look for an immenge business on our Western railroads during the rest of this year. Cheap food will give an im- poke to all manufacturing and mechanieal pursuits, and rake all branches of industry more remunerative. Moxey is likely to be more abundant than ever. The promalgation of peace in Europe will let loose ® vast of capital, and we have no doubt it will be than bas been known for years. It has for some our opision that the announcement of create @ demand throughout Purope for {ties equal to anythirg ever before Anown, and the effect upon prices} and npon our own roarkets, cannot be ctherwise than favorable. The next venk report will, whthoutdoubdt, show q Lite & decrease ia there, specie. | The sxportathin last week was large, and Alle Sub-treasury has drawg in considerably more then tt out We sball not be surprised to see a falling off of a mnfllion of dollars in the specie department. The discount Me of the old banks has probably been moderately diminished, but the loane of the new Park Back msy make the aggregate large: than last week. ‘The exportation of spec'e from this port lat week was quite large, il be een by the annexed sta‘ement:— SHrManty OF EPRCE PROM THE Pow. or Nam O08 00 ee gr Mon kes bid... 37, 81,000 00 Do. Persia, Liverpecol, U. &. gold, bers a seetgn re s+++ 585,086 99 Brig 0. ¥. Liver ‘Geeta a 7 doub‘oons... 8,376 00 Bark Tabiti, Clentuegos, Am. “ped 2,000 00 ver. Seheoner J. Cs Homer, Jacmel, An. ‘Ste Fulton, Haws id and 68 000 00 ee den an gold, 494,060 7 ‘Total for ‘he week. $1, 922-76 Previously reporte 9,802,673 19 A. H. Nicolsy’s segular semi-weekly auction sale cf stocks and Dords will take place on Mondsy next, the 7th inmt., at 123; o’eloek, at the Merchants’ Exchange. ‘Tho special ecmmities sppoinied to investigate a'] mat- ters connected with the consolidation of the Central Mnee of railroad in this State, under the act of 1853, have commenced their labors. The committee censista of Messrs. Northrop, Prendergast, Hoyle, Mat‘eson and Smith, and L, B. Sevsions, of @Mutauque, is clerk. + Menara. George Cranmer, George’ H. Warren and Jamec Forsyth appeared on behalf ot ihe sicckholders, and ob- tained subpoenas to compe! the attendance of witnesses. Being required to make direst charges against the eor- poration, of all matiers they expected to prove, the prose- cution submitted specifizations setting forth the various acts of corruption and unfair dealing of which, according to the accusers, the cireetors have been guilty, Mr. Jacob Sternbderg, who was tranfer clerk ef the Utica and Schenectady read in 1853, and subsequently im the same employ in the New York Central Coupany, tes- as fellows :— owned all the stock in the Troy dy Railroad at the time of the con- solidation ; this was the 7th of July that the stock was so ye urned; the amount of capital stoce was $650 000 ; thie was the day of o1 tion; the scrip was subsequently surrendered of the oid company. ‘The new stock was issued to E. D. Morgan, and the par- ties to whom he tansferred the New York Central stock, after the opening of the books of the new eompany. The new stock was issued at various times. First, 10th of August, 8,600 snares; second, 234 of Augast, 900 shares; third, 5th of September, 271 shares, On the 26sh August €00 shares on transfer of E. D. Morgan to A. P. Morgan, and om same day E. D. Morgan to Dean Richmond 60 stares; on same day « like transfor toJ. V. L. Prayn 137 sbares; on the Oth September a Mike transfer to Winslow, Lain & Co. 165 shares; on same day. to Ebenezer Cauldeer, 36 shares; on 10th Septem- ber 542 shares to Hamilton White, and ou 84 October, 300 shaxes to Watts Sherman, trustee: being in all 6,500. Hamilton White bas never been a stockholder in the Oen- tral Railroad, aor £. D, Morgen. Mr. Pruyn was, and is now. Ihave evidence in our office here of what is done in the New York cffice by way ot transfer. } think the books of the ocmpany do not show any other transfer of New York Central stock to F. D. Morgan. This book does not shew anything subsequent to the time of consolidation. The capital stock of the Mohawk Valley Railroad, at the time of consolidation, was $1,575,000. Tem per cent of the same was paidin. The remaining 90 cent has deem since paid in. The $25 per cenvof the Troy and Sehenectady Railroad has beea in. was BO read called the Mohawk Vailey ad built at the time of consolidatio: has not been since. Mr. Jobn T. Lamport, Chamberlain of Troy, said:— know of the Troy and Schencetady Railroad; it was owned'by the city of Troy in 1852 758, on January 2A; it was then sold to E. D. Morgan, New York, for $200 000, to wit, $50,000 to be paid on delivery of road; $100,000 debt due the State he assumed to pay interest until let March, 1858, and the balance to be in 1867, without interest until 1868; the Chamberleia ot Troy has recetved $88,792 02. ‘The road ecst $1,400, . No farther testimony hae yet been taken. ‘The rate of semi-annual dividends declared by each bank im Boston in the past two years, with the present eapital of each, is exhibited in the annexed table:— Bestow Baxx Divwexve, -D! VIDENDS..: Present October, April, October, 4} Capital. 1854, ’ 1855.” 1855. 4 $0000 5 SGC 560,000 8 6&6 5 65 £00,000 H ix t 6 2% o00o00 4 0C CO 000000 4 4 4 4% sooo 4 #4 4 4 750000 4 4 4 4 goo'ono 400A 4 70,00 4 4 4 4 b00,000 4 4 4 4 000000 4 0CO4 sooodo 4 0C( a 250,000 4 #4 4 4 4,000,000 4 4 4 4 1,000 4 4 4 4 750.000 4 4 4 4 0000 4 060(« 4 1,250,000 4 #4 4 ‘ Todoo 4 4 4 4 160000 6 4 8G 2,000,000 4 5 4 3% 600,000 4 4 4 38% 70000 4 84 «64 Bs, 750,000 4 4 3% 3% 600000 4 4 «88K 60000 4 #4 3 38 North American:, 750,000 4 3% 4 3% Washington ...... 750,000 4 3% $% 3% City, 1,000,000 3% By 3% «3h 900000 Sig BBG hy 750,000 3% «8% «85g 800,000 3% 8 BK C8 500,000 33, BK 8 BE me FF be Amount April, 1854. $30,160,000 $1,288,600 ‘Amount October, 1 460,000 1,237,600 Amount April, 1855. 82,366,000 1,268,150 Amount October, 1856. 32,710,000 1,275,600 ‘Amount April, 1856, 81,960,000 1,240,600 The Mechanics’ Bank wi an extra dividend of 123, per cent October, 1854. The6 per cent dividend of the Broadway Bank (8. Boston) was for the first nine months of its operation, The dividend of the Massachusetts Bank is 31-5 per cent, which we have been obliged to give as $8 per share (par $2650) for want of space in the table. . > As compared with October last, the Exchange increases 1 per cent, and the Shoe and Leather Dealers, %; the Broadway, Commerce, Howard, North and North Ameri- ean, each 1 per cent less. The Grocers’ Bank was in- éluded in the October table, which about makes the dif- ference between the total then and now. The Monument Bank (Charlestown) has declared a simi- annual dividend of 33 per cent; Barnstable (Yarmouth), 4; Plymouth 3; Old Colony (at Plymouth) 4, and Aingham Bank 434 per cemt, or $3 per share. Roskport Bank 4 percent, Asiatic Bank, Salem, 434 per cent, payable Monday, April 7. A correspondent at Miiwankie, under date of March 26, tives the following brief history of each railrosd rnnning from that city to the North or West:— Mitwaulcie and La Crosse Railroad extends from Mi!- waukie to La Crosse, on the Musissippi river. It is now eompleted to Eim Grove (60 miles), and will be o} to Portage, ‘on the Wisconsin river, this'year. Tnis enter- prise is looked upon with much favor, and is considered & gocd investment. I believe that the regent, Mord on the eve of completing a contract for the completion of the whole road, Milwaukie and Horicon Railroad leaves the La Crosse road at Horiccm, and runs northward. It is now opes to Waupen—wil] be finished to Berlin this year—is already surveyed io Stephens’ Point. Survey will be extended to ® point en Lake Superior this season. Milwaukie ond ‘atertown Rattroad,—This road runs for a few miles on the Milwaukie and Mississipp! roed, {his read has been edly mieonanaged, and thatthe etack Tow = ) an islew. A complete change has just been made in the management, and better times are expectud. 1 have act looked much into the matter, but would Leow gel atten tion to the fast that this road occupies e position midway between the La Crosse and Mii ippi limes. It ia there- fore ensbed, by extending, {te line 9 Portage or Madisen, to compete with both of these Hines en considerably shorter distance, A gismee at the ‘will show this, At the recent eleciton for ny the tort question (I have heard it said,) was not Varstow or Rash- ford—bdut, Shall the Watertown read be extended te Ma dison or not? Bitterly ep by the Mississippi in- ‘vereat, the Watertown people carried the day, andi believe they expect asasiatance Madison to aid them in comntructicm. Surveys on this road are abeut te he Milwaukie ond Misetesippi Retroad is running to Madi- son. The contractor says he will ran into Prairie du Chien cn the 26th of December next. This road stands high in the estimation of all with whom I have sj upon the subject. The it under Mr. Broad- head is pepaiar, and must sey that when I rode over the line to Madison last year, I was as much pleased wi'h the universsi good conduet in everything a9 I was sur. prised at 1he mumber ot Toren ra on the train and the fertiliy of the eouniry thro which I passed. The only blemish that I could see in the time is the extreme Gad etecooeery amount of curvatures. ° The value of merchandise exported from thia port @uring the week ending and ineluding Friday, April 4, war.. Specie. Total exportation. . The value of impor as follows i= General merchandise Dry goods... = $6,304,078 Fxcoss of lcoporte over exports. .csccceceeee $5,456,081 Last week wae the heaviest in the way of ivoportations ever known in thia port. in the whole month of Apri! lant yenr, the ierports were only $9,107,465, and here wo have in one week, this year, more than two-thirds of that It our itoportations continue long at this rate, amount, bea poecte cutward thet wil rt market a severe pinch. The followirg t2 5 comparative statement o! the value of exports from the commencement of toe year wo April 3:-— 1856. Feereats. Decrease, 3 409,780 482 BAS - 8,427,911 2,168,040 — 77,296 a 9,925 1,b94'627 1,526,580 — $11,429 — 449,250 592,265, — 61,793 1,170'831 (128,364 a8 Total. ...87,034,681 11,078,199 4,605,535 611,977 Nott increase to April 3, 1856......+....++++++98,008,658 ‘The exports from thie port last week, distinguishing the quantity, value, and destination Sf each artisle,’ were as follows :— Cotton, ba. ..4,220 $206 687 Fleur, bbls,..'180 1,230 Wheat, bur.80,117 51,774 orn, bus,.56878 62/611 Peek, bbls Sorel gals 14086 “28-718 Tara ios...480414°787 Bark, es. 3,480 56 Wh’bone, Ibe. 660 '305 Olleake, fons. 248 10,419 Do., Ibe ....88,853 15.681 Clocks, boxes. 129 1,702 Turpt’e,bble.3,912 11,249 Hair, bales... Machingry, ca” 39 4,025 Staves ....-16,073 1,606 Druge....... 21 498 peed Corn, Bosh... 202 172_—Total........... $225,249 ORK, Corn, bushels.......++4 sseseeeseees93872 $7,000 BAVRE, Cotten, bls..1,433 $113,461 Spirits, os.... 10 $820 W'bone,be 13,617 7,472 Potash, bbis.. 18 539 Bark, et... 12 7246 Fri 1 2,233 ‘Rosin, b PI 493 1,148 Ekine, os. Tots Cotton, bls. Red oll, gls..3,376 $1,876 Rye, bush. Tobacco, 36 3886 Ex. log'd, Fx. fustle, bx 300 1,961 Wbone,}bs.16,178 4 "800 Liwoad, tons.’ 308 20 (984 Chemieals, bx —_—_ GAN as cas cas se tales Oe seeeeseees $69,588 ‘ ANTWERP. Cotton, bls..1,005 $38,835 Rosin, bb's... 300 Corn, bueh..3.023 2,600 Books, cs.... 1 220 ‘Lard?'Tbs...10,964 1/127 Coffee, bgw.... 409 5,500 En. clothes... 1 "588 ‘Tobacco, bis. 40 6,121 Divi dtvies... 1 ——— Total, cetevesessess $65;707 LISBON, Tea, chr....,, 207 $4,380 Staves,...,.25,200 $2,420 seve s4+88,800 Total. .eesseseveseeveres ‘HAMBURG. Cotton, bales, 671 $51,006 9288 36, 44,613 Tobacco, | 595 389 308 Pork. 147 2,252 Soap, boxes.. 19 123 Butter, Ibe..1,710 418 Bread, bbls... 20 ll Tobacco, hes. 2 427 CBee ce 10 | (148 , bxs.. 966 Dry goods, os. 4 304 Corp, bus.... 140 140 Clothing, @.. 2 306 Total... hashes engsvonns exeiee «a0 eseaqae sabi eS Go Re Spirite......+ Cotton, b $3,240 1 $421 Flour, 8,325 ‘Tobsceo, tbs 18,520 2,484 Beef 208 Btaves......10,000 1,240 $16,125 Cotton, ba... 743 $31,205 1 $470 Beef, bbis.... 100 1,187 Cigars, 5 1,167 Total. Ses 0) Flour, bbls..1,285 89,4 Beef, 105 1,055 | 1,554 4/042 Candles, bxs,.'360 1,772 1,002 Tallow, Ibs.10,834 1,147 275 Rum, cs,..... ‘892 2,180 Ryeflour, bbls 100 475 112 Cheese, Ybs..1,642 172 Leather, ba. 102617 Hama.......268 £89 ing, bas. 13 368 Bacon. 201 BEE cnse saos 140 Shocks,bhdr,2,107 4,250 Hoops.......20,000 "540 TOL). ..sssesevereeee « Butter, Ibs,.9,568 Cheere bs. Shooks,hds 1,587 ‘4 Hoops..... 8,114 BAYTI. Fish, bbis.... 200 $1,025 200 Codfish, 1bs.47,500 1,900 Tobacoo, bales'100 1,350 Rice, bbls.... 60 "630 100 Sagar, bus... 23 876 Total .....+4.e0+.818,625 RA: Codfish,lps.22,500 $000 9 Tobacco, alos § 103 365 Peas, bush... 174 21 Rope, os. ...- 1,300 62 823 Sm. beef, bola 23 178 9 173 = Codfisn, -2,120 100 . & 181 Leather, sides 56 128 1,068 Rice, bbis.... 10 114 800 Total. .eseeeeee 5 89,188 AUFTRALIA. Cheese, Ibs.10,612 $1,520 Cement, bbls. 200 5 "969 Boots, Wrockware.c 908 Rosin, Dble... 1: Domestics, ba 197 14,196 Tob’co, 1bs 197,078 42,193 ‘Hops, ba Sp.tarp., bbl’ 10 160 Wagons, ‘urniture, cs, 214 3,196 Lumber, kers, 08.. 315 Pasi $210 Dro .» 40 $1,138 680 Grothe ek. 1 335 TIL Guano, bxs.. 71 270 1,116 Tallow, Iba..2,000 226 Shooks....,.» 750 2,490 Ploughs. 23 400 Wh. ofl, gais. 272 272 Hoopa, 6,000 Carrisges.... 2 250 Oars 185 Furniture, cs. 2% 435 pas Paper, reams. 400 137 Total.sseceeeeee+$14,850 ‘VENESUELA. Flour, bbla.. 860 $7,837 Beans, bush. 200 $500 Corn, tht ge ber Batter, Ibe. .1,250 387 ) Dash... 400 475 Total. .....++04-812,080 Flour, bbls... 818 $2644 “Sperm, bo 6 $301 yay, see perm, x08, *Corn, bush ..2,184 1,603 Domesties.... 57 1,587 Beef, bbls, 4a b+ 2 208 4 100 8 4 Py 19 5 » 10 3 g 2 3 = Ss oe 3 = Stock | Cinnamon... Total 1000 Tevrenee 6'n 90 06 500 Virginia 0 ” First sort, bbis. Second. common Michigan. tra State, at a $10 50. and prices sed. white. A lot of Total pot and 1... attend moderate transactions, inclu. ‘The sales embraced about 4,000 che eesti a t erp, a 5 Whi $a 910 60. Canadian was ia light sagp) with mocerate ssles at $750.0 $100. The finat 6 Orn 8003, Nesom 3 |. Rye. at $5 87350 i. at was a fair milling demand for prime lots 3 Pp Sus¥aS¥Pssssees8eses 33 . 88 .s8as Satcmpay, Aj ae at $6 500 $6 & 600 bushels liverable on the wharf, at 72i¢., and 2000 prime Canada white, for milling, at $1 94, prime white Southern was re) wae dull, and tended to lower rates, wil about 25,000 a 30,000 inelu and yellow, and white at 623;c. a 66¢., 66c. Included m esles were 4, 500 bushels, and at th CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. pril 6—6 P. M. AsHES.—The sales were light,y and ined to about: 80 bbls., potas and pearis, at 6c. and hand in the Inspection offica big ae stook on WF a Pear, Total. 4 170 2» ° 2 186 6 192 e market continued dull, with small lote for export, to ox- Modern to g20@ low was at and fra, feed ged fly at 630. a white Southerm at 66c. Rye was dull, at abcut $103 from store. Bar- Jey and barley ma't were firm. Oates were steady, and prices 1236. of inferior, jy and 160 bags Laguyaza at 11%(c, = Corres. The sales embraced about 2500 bags Ri at 1130. 0 1f¢., with a small lot 100 mate Java at 160 at 100.7 ' feria ie market ctntinued firm, with sales of' about 3,000 bales strict middlings at 10%c. FamcaTs.—To ren ‘200 « 800 bales of eottom were ‘at ¢4., 1,500 ai abs. 6 270. 6 of be. per foot. $1 18%. bis, rorig at 28, |. To ineluded in which was one line of 1,200! 34., with some lete: To London, 260 boxes cheese- 206 bales of ection was chartered’ colle tha fates to Havre ‘they ranged from 300. & Hay was scarce and firm, with small sales at $1 12@ Tnon.—Scotch pig was selling, in small lots, at $36» $87 per ton—tix menths. —The sales Jeans at 480. & 466. Paovisions.—Potk—The market was with sales of 700 a 800 bols., includi: $16 623, and $15 75 for prime in small ern mecs was at $11 a $ with sales of abont 150 pack: 1%o. « 8c. and hams at 9e. changed; country mess and 2b Shas bt old pious Vee. smbraced 200 a 300 bbls, New Or- Navat Srorss were quiet and slightly better, at $16 50 ms Ut fot Beet H was ‘ime sold to the extent rioes. About 300 a 400 bbis.. at $14 00a $16 50; repacked West- Cut meats were firm, , including shoulders, at Brecon was active and{firm; sales of 2,000 boxes were made, to arrive in May, sel halfof them, 16 option. Short mi¢dles, rib in, at xe. for while the remainder were on private terms. The trarsactions for future delivery within s few d tendency have been to stiffen pr ebeese ranged Svcarz.—The sales embraced about ‘HUBKEY was dull. reported at 28¢. ie a higher ‘Weekly te ig ai if i B8oseu~ sstssss SRSosenn Ttaly...cs.. juite large. The Asia’s news hada 7 ices. Lard was steady, with sles of 3008 400 bbie., at x8 gn was unchanged, and % Rice—Sales of about 100 casks, at 4340. 5 X 1c 6340. a 73¢c.,, with @ small lot of prime at 8. . Sales of about 100 bbls. Ohio were C3 2. Cuba, at though heiders in many cases deo figure. Y 142; ‘ee! pen of Deaths a ee Varioloid.....+..+4 lari day of 125—Total, 416. MPN PNP GPR Oe One MOMEN@dNOnan ei OnH Total nce cisereeserseteseseeecseeesseereeescseeeeMhd Bhwil’s Ial.. 3 Je Bellevue Hospital, al tal... FUMIO INSTITUTIONS, Hospital... . ++ 8 Lanatic Asylum, Bik'sisl. 8 4 N.Y. Orphan asylum... 2 1 Wai + Hosp. 12) 4 Workhouse, Ya labeves &