The New York Herald Newspaper, August 4, 1856, Page 8

8 ‘The Vigilance Committee of San Francisco. THE OAKD OF J. Re MALONEY—POURTEEN DAYS IN THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE DUNGEONS, Marnoroutay Now York, August 2, 1806. } Daa Suz—The false posttion in which I have been plaged by the outrages recently perpetrated upon me by tne San Frencisco, Vigilance Committe, and the wide publi- city which has been given to the result of those wrongs by ‘the great journals of New York, render it necessary that I should speak in my defence, and also render it proper that 1 should expose, not only the motives which actuated that ‘body in my case, but the general and fearful policy which duey pursue in all, It was not my intention when | first arrived here © make any such appeal I thought ghat the fact of baying been thrust from a community by violonce a the bands of @ bloodstained mob, which, with all its atreds, could make no charge against me, waa of itself epough protection with all cool aud sensible observers— enough, at least, tiki I could get back and vindicate my- self, My friends, however, tell me, that in consequence of the impression here, that the Vigilance Committee are governed by goud motives, aud direct their action only ‘againet the most abandoned members of society, Iam Lusely to be locked on as one of the worst of characters, vcless l explain the circumstances of my extraordinary ‘Thus situated, sir, I ask the privilege of your columns; sod Task it, too, on the strength of a reputa:ton which, (cough Bumble enough, has never been biemish ~ed by am accusation or an arrest, and which I om williog to compare with that of any member of the Vigilance Committee. It ill becomes a man to speak fatteringly of himself, but it is always his right to measure character with his defamers, and to protest against taking bis standing in the world at the instance of ‘thelr criminal acts. It is, therefore, no egotism for me (0 Gay that I have passed through life without ever having been arrested or charged with an oitence, or without even being sued in court. That, moreover, though my Gusiness transactions in New York, as well as in Cali ‘ornia, have been large, Iowe no man a dollar, elther (here or here, and that I never bad a personal encounter w th any one in my life. Finally, that I never was ani- madyerted upon by the press until those im San Fran- seo, im the service of the Vigilance Committee, opened clr mouths upon me because | bad been captured while aclog against them in the service of the State. ‘Lbat was my whole offence, and even that might have een passed by, had they not disco vered that my testi- mony against them to be given in the United States Dis- et Court—a court which they dared not close—rea- ered It necessary not only that I should be blackened ¥ th abuse, but put beyone the reach of that tribunal. ‘This was the true cause of my being kidaapped and forced from the State, and im order t bavthis may be cor- rectly understood, I will relate the circumstances which lod to that event. At the Cost organization of the Vigilance Committee, on «Le 16th May last, 1 took ground againatthem. The justi Geations of the earlier times did not now warrant so vio lentaremedy. Well regulated courts were in existence, gee «presided over them wh» were above ox: the municipal officers were unaccused any indirection, and everything that was obnoxious in vbe machinery of the city government bad boen reme died ® consolidation Dill, the ref rming qualities of ~which were to go into effect withintwo moaths. This was no time, theredore, to institute a revolution; nor did I con- eider that the death of a man who had provoked tis fate #g.2 Bod again, @nd whose incenairy sheet kept the community continually in agitation, a cause for the over- throw of government, 1, however, took no part at this \ me except by words, but when the Committee had grown eo grest tn evilas to hang two men, to pass a third one from the secret chambers dead, and i. defiance of every ‘aw known to republican govermments t danish se verai others, f responded to the proclamation of the Covernor of the State, and enrolled myself in the service of thelaw. I took this action oo the 2d Jume, and the Lenlisted in was compaay A, under the com ptaie Richard P. Ashe, the United States Navy t San Francisco. From the 2d Jape until the 19th nothing was done oy Aue ttate forces: and though the Vigiiaace Commities was dally growing more furmuidabic, we absta'ned trom all Girect wterfercace with them. Indeed. it was hoped {Lat wiser cocnecls would prevail among their leaders aud that bwodshed would be spared by their belug wilitpg to dwband. It svon appeared, however, that so (ar (rom that being within their intentions, they’ actively calarged thew Bumbers, fortided thew juarters, as ui tor eottled sway, aud with increased aud.city seut midaight t ery dwetling bad been mdicated by thetr emissaries as deserving of wapicion ‘Terror now reigned supreme. Spies and eeves droppers ‘urked fp every path, aud no man cared opeo Lis mould iu free examination of tis mov-trous tc qcteiion emoept ia Canger of its ceils. Affairs bad vow arrived ata pitch which made it neces- sary for the State to take decisive measures. Active preparations were set on foot to meet the danger, aad among the new movements instituted, I wax despatched by Captain Ache and Judge Terry, of the Supreme Coart, Benicia. on the responsible mission of receiving aud yg down « lot of arma, the property of the state, whieh were to be delivered’ to me there by General ‘Weol, upon « requisition of the Governor. 1 went to Be oteia on the 19th, and on the morning of the following Gay Geveral Wool complied with the requisition, and the arms were celivered up to me. As soon as! received (sem I Lad them placed upon the schooner Julia, which i bad charvered for the jad at two o'clock in the aiternoon I set sail sisco, accompanied oy Mr, Philips. the messenger from Governor Johnson, aad Lieutenant James McNab, also of the company of Captain Ashe. ¢ set Out With a strong wind, and hoped to make the tip suecerstally. but we were ignorant that some of the cularic: of the Vigilance Committee at Benicia had watched (he embarkation of the arma, aud telegraphed & Sau | raneiseo to bave us intercepted in our downward A® we were sailing quietly along, therefore, the ee chartered and patched the steamer Her- ction, apd such was ther the wemeat, that the steamer os at 4 O'clock near some eighteen or twenty miles Fortunately for us, however, the nd the surface of the bay so rough, tt y they could hail us: and being were the schooner Malvina, and bound City. instead of San Francisco, ‘they passed tating ourselves on this escape, for we at once Fe caderst od the movement, we pressed on again towards cur destin nfortunately the wind was perverse, aud more UBlucky still, it scon began to die oat, am Goat; at maidnight it became a dead calm. Unable to do baute®. therefore, we arew close under some high land. acd as the tide Was against us, dropped anchor near the chore and retired to rest in the meantime, a new and larger expedition, in the an of tworr three sailing craft, bad started from San Feaucieco in search of us, and helped by the tide were slowly en their road upthe bay. Spreading so they could pweep the entire channel, they succeeded otwithetand ag the absence of Lhe moon, in detecting us, and at three clock in the morning they advanced upon us io boats, and we were aroused by the noise of their boarders pouring in wpom our deck. As the party consisted of ome S.teen gr twenty armed men, we found it useless to esist. whereupon they then gave three cheers for the \ giagee Committee, which were echoed im the d:stance ‘om the vessels which bad brought them up We of course informed them taat the vessel was char- tored tn the eerviee of State, and protested drmly against (er diegal action; but they repued disdaintully, that y were acting under the orders of the Vigilance Com- dee. and five or six of the party descended into the 201d There. with the aid of their lanterns, they foand six canes of muskets, marked an¢ directed “To his Excel cely Johneon, Governor of the State of Oalifor and alter giving three {resh cheers for this disco. we were ordered, with the inuskets, on board of cogit schooner, as prisoners of the \igfance Committer When we arrived in San F isev (5 o'clock in the morning, Saturday. 2let,) the arms were put upon drays and conveyed to the rooms of the Vigilance Committee she captain of the expedition fioding on re examining ‘g orders, no authority the arrest of persons, allowed billips, MeNab and myself to go. He wisety preferred Ot to take any more responsibility without further or “xeoutive Committee, who were not yet in ‘As «oon as practicable we reported to our com manding oer, anc the afair being by bim commupicated to the ‘ ted States authorities, proceedings were at once insti tuted in the United States District Court to arrest the per. pelrators of the ontrage. The news of these proceed PRB AOD reachet the ears Of the?Executive Committee, aad bar covered, through lawyers belonging to the oly. that they had been guilty of the enormous crime 4 pracy riselved to protect their minions, by kid. UAP/ WE Lhe errential Witnesses and secreting them from ue reach and action of the court. Io this view, and in cotempt of the Uovted States Dixtrict Court, the self con- Ftituted, Wiood staned court of the Vigilance Committee jswed their order of arrest against Phillips, MeNab and royself apd placed {t in the hands of Sterling A. Hopeins, the pereon who, at bis own soheitation, had acted as the {ak Ketch for the Committee in the banging of Casey and ‘ure. This Mopkine, accompanied by a squad of congenial fayrmidons from the ror ms of the Vigiance Committee, joitd me at the office of Captoin Ashe, the Navy Agent «hither, in pursuance of my duty as an enrolled servant 7f the Siate, I bad gone to make my revort. There were fcrwont at the time of his arrival Captain Richard P whe, Judge Terry, of the Supreme Court David 4. Doug ~y Of Hinte B.A. Rowe, Deputy State Trea. curer, and Mr. Hamilton Bowie, Hopkins. on appearing ‘ai (be door first, inquired for Mr. Philips, but beng an wered that be was pot there, « me if be eoult ball. | answered, mm mvnications in for @ moment with me ‘You cam coe me bere and m ¢ presence of gentlemen ” n be seized me th abd Was proceeding to drag me from the a chee taptats ‘Ashe and Judge Terry released me, shor im the door, saying a they did ao, “ pg tM {hat no gentienan can be arrested vee except upon @ requisition irom the ie . ted tribunals.” a this, left his eqoad at the door and ioe Cotmtnittce rooms for reinforcements bow made reappearance with his rein- up stree! ; and then occurred the scene between him and Judge Terry, which a want you to For God's suke your journal has already give: in full, As the following Gdeser} of the occurrence, however, has not been published in your paper, 1 append it, in order that the current of events may be complete in this account:— [ APFIDAVIT OF MR, JAMES DUNLEVY,} Stare or CaLivonsta, County oF SAN Francisco, § On the 22d day of June, A. D., 1856, before me, Wm. L. Higgirs, a notary public for said county, appeared Jamea Duniley ho being by me duly sworn, deposeth and saith, I was in’ Jackson street Saturday, and ‘saw the whole of the transaction which retulted in the Wounding of Mr. Hopkins by Judge Terry. The following is a wue wiatement thereof :— Judge Terry was walking up Jackson street towards Dupont, ai some d stance behind the rest of his party, and nearer to Dupent than Kearney street, when a person whom I have since heard was Mr. 1. Hopkins, pointing with a small rod or whip towards Judge Terry, out to a number of men who Were nearhim, "There he is—take him "Mr, sprang forward and seized a gun or rifle which Judge Terry Wes carrying, ard tried violently to wrest {rom him saying, a¢ weil ai T could learn, * I wat you and this gun.’ Judge ‘erry replied, “1am «peace olficer, sir, and Jet so of me.” T then said to Mr. Hopi Jeave that maa alone—that udge Ter thd held ate tia ling violent: Ke i ani on tothe gum, struggling violently to take it away. Meanwhile John Nugent, Sa peice. rr, at n ‘he parties—Mr. Hopkins still struggling to take the gun from Judge Terry. Just then, a perso, Whose name I do not know, ivut Whom I believe to be one of Hopkins: pariy,rushin tapre: sented hig pistol at Judge Terry;I threw if up.and in the act re. ceivec ascraich om my baud At this momenta pistol was fired close to olicer Nugent and Judge Terry. Oficer Nugent stumbled as if wounded by the abot, though afterwards it urned out that he stumbled accidentally. 1 was silll trying to cparate Mr. Hopkins and Judge Terry, and the latier hearing {he sbot wad seeing Nugent stumble at his side as if wounde looked auxiously about him and was retreating up the hill, Mr. Hopking sti! tying with one band to wrest the gun from Judge Terry, seized kim by the throat or collar with the other, Jnuge Terry all this tune Was trying to get away trom Hop- kis but eould not. Then Judge Terry drew a knife and held it first before Hopkins’ eye saying something to the latter which I aid not hear. Hopkius stil nugied with the Judge, tugging him by the cost or collar, when Judge Terry struck him on the peck. Hopkins then ran down Jackson street fownrds Kearny. As he passed ine | picked up a knife which T think dropped from Judge Terry then went to the Ar- mory, corner of Dupont and Jackson streets. All this took place with great rapidity, in about a minute, as it seemed to me. ‘The manner and language of Mr. Hopkins was very threaten- ing and violent. JAMES DUNLEVY. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22d day of June, 1856. W™. L. Higoixs, Notary Public. After this frigbtful occurrence, our party succeeded in reaching the armory of the Blues, but the Vigilance Com- mittee bell having summoned the city to arms, the build- ing Was scon surrounded by three or four thousand armed men, many of whom clamorously demanded we should ‘be a!l hung: and all were prepared to enforce our capture with cannon, which they bad already levelled against the doors. Under such a state of odds, it would have been madness to resist, so Captain Ashe yielded to their de- mands by a capitulation, giving up ali the weapons in the artuory, and surrendering ourselves on the condition that we sbould be guarded in satety to the rooms of the Committee. We were forthwith taken off to their head- quarters, when, encouraged by their triumph, and being in the way of War, they attacked all the other armories of the State in town, and carried off their arms aud in- mates. Many of the latter, though their gole offence was beimg enroled in the lawful service of the State, were marched, in bandeuffs, ignominiously through the streets, and ali thrust into the dungeons of the Com- mittee. Nothicg worthy of especial mention occurred to me in the dungeon of the Vigilance Committee until Monday, the 43d, on which date a writ of habeas from the U: States District Court and placed in the United stateS Marshal's bands directiog him to proceed to the Vigilance Comumtiee rooms and bring me forth- wiih before the United Stats Commissioner as a witness aeainst Jobo I, Durkee. accused, with others, of the crime of piracy, in boarding the schooner Julia on the gh seus and plundering ber of arms, &c. The news of this proceeding soon reached the Vigil Committee through some of their spies, and about noon, when they anticipated the arrival cf the United States Marsbal, the chiet ot their pouce, attended by two familiars, ag silent apd grim as those of the Holy Brotherhood, appear- ec in my celi ana commenced putting handcutfs upon me. Alarmed at this proceeding, I demanded what was in- tengea to be done, but they deigned me no aw wer, and Jeading me forth, a number of armed men fell in behing me, and I was marched in this state into a flour store tn Calitoriia street, adjoming the Vigilance Committee rooms; | bad right to believe that 1 was to be led to death, and it is fer the public to decide whether it was bot Under -ome such circumstances, and under a similar fewrfui apprehension, that Sullivan, in making resistauce to the mapacles, receiveo the blow (either from a kaile or ene ef the sharp short «words worn — of the Committee), which caused bis death. Sach at least, is ihe opiuiew of Lundreds cf the best citizens of Sam Fran- cco, ane | bave a right to make the suggestion here, for *u ls surely my opinion. V Eile] Wa cecrctea um Uits adjoining store, thus fearfully surrovnued by moody and whispering ruffans, I was in- formed by ene of the party who observed my appreben- Sous thet the United Stites Marshal was at that mo- ment cpgeged in searching the Committee rooms for me, end that when be was gone 1 should be returned to my ell Tt so turned out, and after] was taken the dour store, and then suffered to go away. In this sLamefi! apd contemptucts mauner was the highest pre- cept apd mest eolemn avibority of ibe gene rn: ved Dy these assoc’ brigands. A iitung epi deliberate piracy in contravention of its |aws. inc Gent of tay imprixooment was a visit from con mittee, who informed joe that they wanted me tw testify m the case of J phips. I asked ‘bce in prerence o! the accciwed, but they told bis would pot be permitied; where pon | refused to by bis written request. Upoa being —— Lowever, that Jocge Terry had made such’ & request, gxve (hem a statement of ihe aifray betweev Terry and How kins, similar to the account given by Mr. Dunievy. They ak pot come to me again upon this subject unt! ort ing of the pabiication of a most extraordinary’ letter vhich Judge Terry bad written to nis wife, and in which, amObg MADY €Xpressious that seemed to be demgned to propitiate the mercyto the Committee, be chose to ac- credit them with nobie motives, and to call me “a bad map.”’ They expected ‘rom this to find me ia a mood to Dear Witness against him, but | tod them they had mis- ,‘sken their map. that | knew pothing cf Judge Terry ex- cept the writing of that letter, whica was not ‘coasist ent with the Ley seuse ot —— aud of honor, This is true, and | can forgive the act Judge Terry in writing that unhappy letter, as being wrung (rom him by the terrors of a situation which few can bave the forti- tude to withstand From th of June (the day of my arrest) to the 4th of July, I remained a ciose prisoner, and during thet time, thoush my inquiries were frequent as wo what charges were sgainet me aud whether | was to be al owed a trial, po infurmativa was accorded. Some of the parties whom I bailed with there interrogations were men who bad been my perronai friewds, but £0 abrovute was, the fear Of the eupe jor triduna! teat pone of them dared to give me the siightest satisfac- tion At lengtb, on the evening of the 4th of July, acommit- tee of five came into my cell and informed me I must he State on the steamer which sailed for Panama the next day, and that [| must *hever venture to return, on pain of the severest penalties. When | asked for offence | was to be thus treated, they answered that n) explanation would be given. One of party, however, who lingered bebind, told me ag & great secret, that if I bad not been on board the schooner Julia all would have been well. 1 asked for time to settle up my business, but this was peremptorily denied. I then asked to ve allowed to see one certain friend to whoro I might entrust the agency of my affairs while absent, and to whom | might also make such ex- plapations of my books and accounts as could not be com- Mmunicated in the way of correspondence, but this, like wise, was deni d me. They said that the most that they could do was to make out for me a power of § with a blank left in it for n name, and Vast at & 0 clock the next day, or @ little before the of the steamer, they would have a notary on board, aad I could execute the paper in favor of any one! pleased. | remonastrated them Upon the necessity of preparing clothing for the \oyage. and money for a | oped stay, but they were ae inexorable as if | were making the most unwarrantable of demands. It may not be out of place to meution here tbat ove infivential member of the Committee is indebted to me to the extent of $1,700, amd that several emailer sume are owed to me by other members of the party. At noon, on the next day, the Committee sent a man named Wallace t@ my ceil, and desired my signature to the following paper — To THe Executive Commer oy Vioraxcr or Sax Pras ome Grxtieees—Neing desirons of leaving San Francisco npon the steamer which leaves to-day for Panama, I respectfully re quest your permission to do eo. Yours, respeettuily, Af room oe i read this paper | deter mined not to sign it, and pretending to be very busy atthe moment, | hastily eaid “1 would attend to {i,’' and Mr. Watiace went off At two o'clock, of the Executive Committee. Mesars. Myers F. Troett and F. J. Smiley, called on me and said they bad arke! of their asociates the favor of seeing me on board the hip, in order that my feelings*might not be cutraged by being guarded through the streets,’ adding Tt you will give us your of honor that you will go on board the steamer voluntarily. we will escort you out ct the Committee rooma, leave you in California street soa meet you on beard,’ | declined their proposition and tole hem 1 wold wot go on board the #cemer unless | was coerced todoso They expressed their regret at this, a they thought they were doing me a great favor, and then asked iff would ride down with them io a carriege. My answer to the was, that T would not unless compelled to do so. They thereapon cailed & carriage. | was conducted to it from the eham- bere by ® ¢quad of armed men. Moers. Smiley and Truett got inside with me as a epecialiguard, while large numbers of the French battalion brought up the rear. In this homiliating Way was an American citizen banished, where only offence bad been to enrol himself under the cops titution and the laws. ‘On arriving at the veseel | learned that it wee the ia- tention of United States Marshal to serve the pre- cept of the District Court opon me there, but the Vigilance Committee baa, fot wind of this idea, ond ~ repared to set the power of the government a by an assemblage of tv, thousand and more of the Committee, all arme:! to the tect), vain of their strength, and feverish with suppressed excite ment. The hal wae there, ut when he saw the ray of the Committee, and reflected that the crow wax mpoved of men Who, though they had whetted their apperites with the murder of (wo victims (perhaps threr), had newer faced danger, were flushed with a cowarily audacity that will sometimes execed the risks of courage, be concluded, for my sake, pot to attempt serve the writ. Indeed, he was persuaded to this course by my moet devoted friends; for it was their firm oon yiet) in that the Committee, sooner than give me upto the government to be used against them, would have murdered me upon the spot. Sveh, too, was my opinion. I bad been on board the steamer but a few minoioe when the Execative Committee discovered, through the age uts of the mail steamship line, their oversight in uot bay- in this reign of terror,” NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1856. obtained from me the written requert to be banished at eee er rae nes te “er | paper was sent tome on board, the object of which, of | couree, was to protect the y from liability. Butt determined, if possible, to ay signing it, as I knew the company were in with the Committee, aad had Jong been prostituting the liberal charter of the . [goog by assisting to kidnap and exile its citizens. In my case, the) Were about to share in a still higber and more ungrat crime, for they knew that it was only to Ddatile and defeat the goverument which supported them that T was to be ‘and put on their ship. It was without avail, however, that I endeavored to avoid the signing of this paper. I was told that if I per- sisted in my refusal, 1 would be taken back to the Cum- mittee rooms, and after beirg secreted there awhile, shi on a gailing vessel to some distant bave no chance to extricate myself for years, told me by Mr. T. J. Smiley, one of the gentlemen who accompanied me in the carriage to the ship; and he like wise at the same time told me, in a half conddential tone, that the same vessel was to ‘be_ used to transport Chief Justice Murray, of the Supreme Court, and his aszociate, Judge Ter He added that ‘‘the Committee would send them go far that they would not be able to get back to San Francisco during their term of oifice, and that al! who went in that vessel would never see land, uoless they were in very big luck.” As Judge Murray has «tit five years toserve, and Judge Terry four, } could scarce ly misunderstand the feartul import of this threat. 1 must take this oppertaniy to mention that I learned, in afew minutes afterwards, from another memper 0° the Vigilance Comittee, that an order for the arrest 0 the Chief Justice had been iasued by the Executive Com- m ttee, and that he would be brought down to San Fran- cisco by that night's boat was imparted ina half contidential tone, and I subsequently learned that the Committee had prepared a Dasis for this high handed proceeding by packing a Grand Jury with Vigilance Com- niiltee men, and getting an indiotment against Judge Murray on a charge of brbery, The bribery, I was informed, was ju the oid case of the Peter Smith titles; and when 1 teil you that the decision in- volves some thirty millions worth of proper- ty, and that the leading parties in the Vigilance Committee have been striving for years to get the decision reverseé, you will understand the daring nature Of this movement. I wish only to add to this por- tion of my statement that I bave not the least doubt that Chief Justice Murray and Judge ferry ure, at this mo- ment, floating at large on the face of the Pacitic. The other Judge of that Supreme Court (Judge Heydentvldt) has just arrived bere from Europe. But to return to my individual case. While pondering What course to pursue in relation to the paper, efter re- ceiving the warning bints from Mr. Smiley, a deputation of my friends, headed by J. P. Hoge, E8q., and Judge Sutherland, who heard | was to be sent away, came on board to see me; and the two above named gentlemen, on beug informed of my perplexity, advised me to sign the paper under protest, assuring me that It would not compromise my rights in any way, as they could testify it Was wrung from me under duress. Thus advised, and knowing them to be sincere frieuds as well as able law- yers, I sigued the paper, and 1 was then informed that the Commictee had no furtber claims upon me. Before they went, however, I demanded of three of them—Myera F. ircett, 'T, J, Smiley and Charles L, Case—to state to my i veds then present that 1 had never bad a trial nor an ‘amination, wnd that no charges had been preferred against me. I did this to protect myself from being de- fumed, during my absence, by any pretended testimony which they might arsume was taken against me, or il publication of any language which they might pretend that I bad used. ‘What’ said my friend, when the Committee men made answer to the above inquiries, ‘‘what! banish a man without jetting him know what he has done—without making an acct: ation or giving him atrial!’ One of them nodded his bead. “ben you have no charges against him?” said ove of his friends. ‘We laye not made any,’ said they. “ How then can you justify such a course as this’ was bis wext inquiry. “We are not here to answer any questions,’ Was the answer, and they walked away. Jn ths manter was I sent froma city where I bad lived for eight years, without any of the preparations necessary lor my jourvey, and obliged to leave behind several thousands of dollars due on books, accounts, &c., which accrued in my favor while em in the whole. sale liquor business on the corner ¢: 1y and Battery Streets, which business | pursued for years at 63 Water street, in this city. my other business in California has been merchandising in various of the State. and speculating at intervals tm lends. The attempt made by some unpr-neipled instra- ment of the Vigilance Committee, through the columns of the New York Zrilune, to stigmative me as a gamoler, ‘was for tbe purpose of creating @ prejudice that might bear out ‘Committee in their acts, and the writer knew the charge to be atterly false and without foundation when he made it. Here ends, Sir, my narrative of the events which oc- curred to me in person in connection with this Vigilance Committe, aud I leave you and a cool and discriminating public to decide vpon its merits. A forther responsibility, however, rests upon the people of the law abiding’ States, aad ‘upop the govern- ment which is their agent. Not only has an insurrection been instituted against the State Of California, but the courts anc laws of the general gow rnmen: Lave been set at Cefiance and treated with contempt. This contempt Was bot a matter of inadvertence, Lut deliberate aad open; perp: 4 not on any fuucied sentiment of rigit, but to cover ct of piracy on the bigh seas, and in re sivtance to the sutbority, to the great writ of habeas cor- pus. If these are not offerces worthy of national cogni- vance, there is oue offence which they have committed more grave and fearful than them all, and before the mich fe of whieh the murders and individual outrages perpetrated by the Committee sink into comparative in- figniticance. [ allude to this outbreak as a revolution ugainet the priveiple of the elective franchise; and think you will agree with me, that if it be sliewed to eucceed, and those who direct the ‘remonovs rebellion permitted to go unpunished, resist- ‘ance witb arms, on the assumption of fraud, may be the result of almost every election to take place hereafter in cur ceuntry. Never’ was the President so powerfully ap-. : caled to tor the protection of the republican plan; aud if mobs are to be aliowed to go behind the returns of in spectors, and on a contemptible pretext “shut up the shop’ of the State, the sooner we sé; into strong butrerponsible governments, where adjudications are held in daylight, the better for the peace and eafety of us al. 1 do pot think I am exaggerating the importance of this view of the affair, No election can take piace in this or apy other country that ix not amenabie to fraads; 4 if im thie case a disappointed minoriiy ws aliowed to séppesl to arms on the pretext of such frauds, I will ask you What effect the example would have upon an election by one vote like that of cus Morton in Massachusetts? But it ss Dot my purpose, sir, toargue points. | merely wieb to prevent , and to assure you that a dacger is being bred in Sen Francisco, which, if not promptly checked, anc rigorously punished, wil! cost much misery and bicodshed to the country at large. lovly desire to add, that tae on, in relation to the “frands upon the ballot box in San Franciseo has beeu very much «xagerated, and that no evidence has been thown that one of those fraudulent machines was ever used «xcept in primary elections, contests in which poli- tielane generally think they bave a rigbt to cheat each other as much ae they can. Indeed, these boxes could be ured in no general elecdion, where @ poll list was kept, and it is a fact worth notice, that the particular box on which the Vigilance Committee have built up their pre- # bt power was found stuffed with primary ballots im favor of ove of the promigent members of their body. Finally, in closing this long statement, 1 may not be im- proper to state that I have always been an active mem- ber of the democratic party of Sao Francisco, but I stand alcof from ali im potation of frauds of the above descrip. von, Dever baving acted as ivepector, clerk, or judge of any (lection, either 'y OF genere) i ia. The motive of the Vigilance Committee in expelling me from the State is therefore reduced to their determi- nation to dety the power and precept of tne United States listrict Court; and being sent bere for that purpose, I bold myself at the command of the committees of Con- gress, who bave taken up the investigation of the mat- ter, for any testimony in my knowledge beariag on the case TaMes R. MOLUNY. Important Railroad Trial—Verdic 0,000 the New York Central fa! hee (From the Binghemton Datiy Repubiiean, August 1. We are indebted to an eminent counsel in the cause for the foliowing full memorandum— Sureeme Covrt—John Vaughan vs. The N&o York Central Railrcad.—Cortland Circuit, July 29, 1*56— Justice Shankland Daniel Gott and D. 8 Dickinson for 3; Ds and Leach and C. B. Sedgwick for It appeared that by the care'essness of the defend- ants’ agent there was a collision at the Oneida depot in September, 1853; that a freight train ran pong ng train, in which the plaiutiff, a young Irishman, of about twenty years, was a pas- senger, and that both of his legs were so badly broken that it was two years before he could be re- oi itn building to bis home in Cort- land county. The collision happened about daylight on the morning of the 15th of September: a the morning of the 1'th the defendants proved b; tendent that he had. by direction of the company, settled with the plaintiff for #800 and a to pay the expenses of his sickness, alleged settlement was the priacipal isene and most interest- a in the cause, ste fendants produced receipt of the plain- tiff for the $800 in full of the injury, Tignes wy, the OF al d witnessed by a Mr. Kavan, a, er t to the plaintiff it appeared that on 17th the Superintendent made an arrangement with the clergyman to bim atthe plan * room on the morning of the 10th; that met there accordingly; the nurse ‘was sent out of the room, contrary to directions of the physician; and the Superintendent testifie that the plaintiff, while nsines#, agreed to the $400 and payment of expenses in full sati ion of his Injasy; that he put $800 in bank notes into his right in rf oges; that plaintiff did not count it, but held ita few minutes, and gave it to the clergyman to care of, and signed the receipt by his mark, was witnessed by the cl an. It was proved that the plaintiff wrote a fair hand. The nurse who was sent out ‘wae a medical student of three years. He t the time the plaintiff was cousidered ao gerous that his death was hourly expected; vieiters had been excluded, the rooin darkened, that he was so completely under the influence of opiates given to quiet his Pein, as to he unconscions from drowsiness and ~~ fication for most of the «l that he bad ne it Other physicians who attended him expressed the fame opinion, and others still thonght he was at oc shout the time capable of doing business when roused, The Catboli. clereyman died in March jast. The ees wee ©) never saw a dollar of the #200 alleged tq have been poid him, nor was poarl ‘the South or North Pacific, from whence I might | was | there any trace of it thé Snoerir- except by " tendent as before stated, though the plai itin’ wi 6 or. Othe defendants proved they had pa for the plaintiff's expenees for two of illness while confined at the about $3,000 besides the $300. The judge charged the jury that if they found for the plaintiff they should allow to the defendants and deduct fiom their verdict the $3,000 thus pad. ‘That if they found that the plaintiff was compe- tent to transact business at the time he gave the receipt, be was bound by it. But if they found that the receipt was obtained from him when he was ineompetent, itwas void, and the plaintiff was en- titled toa verdict. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for ten thou-and’ dollars. Cur Dubuque Correspondence. Dvuavagve, July 26, 1856. Astonishing Progress of Duluque— Magnificent Business Blocks in Process of Cimstruction—The New Theatre— Now Hall for the Odd Fellows-—New Churches, Steamboat Lines, de., Be. Having made an extensive tour through the West and Northwest, spending considerable time at St. Louis, Chicago, Quiacy, Keokuk, Fort Madison, Bur- ington, Muscatine and Davenport, I arrived in this city about two months since, and I now feel unques- tionably convinced that I am in the great commer- cial centre of the Northwest. I am indeed surprised at the almost total ignorance of a great part of the Fastern people of this, the most flourishing and busi ness city in the Northwest, (Buffilo and Pittsbarg being the only cities that are well represented). ‘This may sownd strange to those who knew Dubuque three years back, with but five thousand inhabitants and a contracted business; put those who se? her now, with her sixteen thousand inhabitants, besides a large transient population, and her extensive wholesale and retail ie, can fully realize that Du- buque’s present and future prospects not only equal, but surpass, every city north of St Louis and west of Chicago; and to make this appear to be an axiom, it is only necessarry to state a tew facts relative to Du- buque and her connections with other places. ere Will be built here this season not less than sixteen hundred houses, nearly all of which will be substantial buildings creditable to any city; but itis due to the enterprise of several of the citizens that I notice two or three blocks more specitically. First, in size and cost, is the Lawrence block, now being erected by the firm of Kinsey, David & Jennings, under the auspices of the Buffalo builders, Betty, Plater & Co. This block is situated between Niath and Tenth streets, fronting 256 feet on Main street, and running back 113 feet to a 30 feet alley; it will be five atories on Main street, besides the basement, and six stories on the alley. The main entrance to the basement will be on Ninth street. The base- ext Will contain ong room 4g by 50 feet, one 50 by FT) feet, one 100 by 50 feet, 4 igned for jobbing dry goods stores. There will be twelve stores on the first floor, fronting 20 feet on Main street, running back 113 feet, and the main entrance (12 feet in the clear) toa hotel in the upper stories, containing one hundred and thirty-six chambers, 26 by 14 feet, well ventilated. On the second floor there is one room, 50 by 80 feet, one 55 by 80 feet, one 55 by 100 feet, and one 50 by 100 feet. These rooms are 15 feet in the clear, and designed for carpet and furviture stores. These stores will ali be ie ey pA the Ist of November, and the whole building by Christ mas, and when consummated will be one, if not the it, most uniform business blocks in America, A large hotel is building by Peter Lorimer, Esq., of this city, with a number of fine stores on the drst floor. The Odd Fellows are building a magniGcent hall, 100 feet square. A theatre is being built by Smith, McKenley & Poor, 100 by 113 feet. ere are three fine churches now under contract. There are boast Count bewspapers—two democratic and two re- Piphere are tworegular daily lines of steamers to St. Paul, and one tri-weekly live to Winona. Du- buque is the terminus of the Central Illinois Rail- road, of the Dabuque and Pacific Railroad (thirty miles of which be completed this fall,and to the Missouri river in two years,) of the Milwaukie and Mississippi Railroad "(two thirds of which ig com- pleted), of the St. Paul and Dubuque Railroad (pros- pective road), and virtually the terminus of the Chi- Me aud na Railroad. ‘aking in consideration the above facts, and the ente: e of the citizens, I can see nothing lf 4 vent Dubuqae from one atnong the class cities of this Union. The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chica; Hailroad Compar = ‘rom the Pittsburg Chronicles July 31. The step under the tion of tl and igen yo Ohio Caltad Come and Fort ani james, was esterday in the election of a Board of Direc- ot the consolidated road, As individualities tors these companies have ceased to exist, and are now merged in one grand co: rporation, constituting the largest rai ization in the Union. The election took place at the Board of Trade Rooms, on Wednesday, July 30. The number of stock! in attendance was very large, and the election very ed, as there was a variety of tickets in the Jd. The following are the names of the directors:— hed W. Cass, President Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad; J. a, Looe " gg oa vania 5 i J}. WY Be or, Major Wm. Wade, Robert M'Relly, President Ohio and Indiana Railroad; Gen. John ell, C. T. Sherman, U. Russell, J. K. Edgerton, President Fort Wayne an Rail ; Samuel road; Hon. Hanna, A. L. Wheeler, Wm. Williams, Hon. W. B. Ogden, Dr. John L. Evans, Theo. T. Moran, of Moran hers, New York. The advania; which will accrue to Pittsburg and to Pennsylvania from this consolidation are too apparent to require much argument. The Pitts- , Fort Wayne and one railroad will extend on the most direct and eligil route a distance of 465 miles, The three roads that compose the con- solidated road, are the Ohio and Pennsylvania road from Pittsburg to Crestline, Ohio, a distance of 187 miles: the Ohio and Indiana road, it rom Ci to Fort Wayne, Indiana, a distance of 131 miles; and the Fort Wayne and Chicago road, from Fort Wayne to Chicago, a distance of 147 miies. All these roads,are of uniform gauge, 4fect 10 inches, ond 38 miles of the 465 are compicted, and in ope- ration, lea’ 127 miles of the Fort Wayne and Chicago road to be finished. The united line occu- ey position rich in all the elements of a great ecal business, and in and alignment, and ‘acilities for safety ee oe cee it is not ex Sop ee by any of corres- a interest in country. i tl important its through which the line Ay Fy wer, Rochester and ew ~— in PB lvania; Salem, Alliance, Canton, lion, Woower, Mansfield, Crestline, Buoyrua, Forest, 1 Lima, Upper Sandusky, Delphos and Van Wert, in Ohio; Po) Fort Wayne, Columbia, Warsaw, Piymonth and Valparaiso, in Indiana— thirteen of which are gen Ben Bs portant and thriving towns, respectively centres of trade for the of country surrounding them —thus insuring to the road an immense local business. The consolidated road is highly favored in its inter- sections, which are as tollows:—The Cleveland ani field. Mount Vernon and the Sandusky, Mansfield and Newark road, at field; the Cleveland, Columbus and road, and Bellefontaine Crestline; the Mad river and at Forest; the Dayton and Lima; the Lake Erie, Wabash and road, at Fort Wayne; the Cincinnati, Pern and Chicago road, at Plymouth, and the New Albany and@ Salem road, and the Joliet cut-off of the Chicago and Rock Island road, between Plymouth and the State line of Indiana ond Illinois. ‘The consummation of the consolidation ensures a unity of interest and policy in the operations of the entire line of rail from Philadelphia to Chicago, s distance of “15 miles, There will be but one bresk of gavge on the whole line, viz.: at Pitts borg, and all its practical inconveniences will be removed as soon as the ae bridge is com- pleted, which will be at an early day. Chicas 0, it cannot be devied, is the great railroad centre of the West. In the address to the stock- holders, made in May last, it is remarked that it would be difficult to Indicate two railroad termini capable of developing more valuable business rela- tions with each other than Pittsburg and Chicago, and Philadelphia, from its position, will be a sharer in the mutual advantage. The consolidation consummated, we shall look for on early completion of the line, and consequent re- sults the velue and importance of which will, we trust, prove greater than the most sanguine now anticipate. Carpet Maxixe.— We are informed that Alexan- der Wright made the first cay ever wrought in America, in Norfolk county. The first made in Bos- ton was by Samuel Gore, im Gore's oy cout street, rome poy Foe ago. The late A. Perkins had one of Mr. Gore's carpeta in his forty years. After him, Samuel Perkins did some- thing here i Lp een J carpets. Those early *} of carpets were, of course, woven by hand looms — Boston Post. Tre Drovrn tw Kentvoxy.The Loviaville (Ky.) Courier, July 24, saye:—The drouth in this ection of the State has been more severe than at avy time during the season The ground is literally arched and vegetation of every kind burnt ap. ‘orn, Which looked so promising two weeks sinee, will now ecarcely prodice a respectable crop of anb- bins, Rain is eadly needed. a * pe a P THE LATEST ADVICES RECKIVED AT THE NEW YORK HERALD OFFICE, Avaust 3, 1856, —— June 28 June 20 Nov. 10 June 29 June 12 July 19 July 11 July 6 May 3 Buenos Ayres, S.A. Calcutta. * Callao, Peru. Canton... Port auPrince, Hay..July 17 Port Spain, Trinid’d, July 2 Puerto Cabello, Ven..July 12 Rio Grande, Brazil..June 11 Sagua la Grande, C. 19 San Francisco, U.C..July 5 San Jose,CostaRico. .May 17 San Juan de Cuba. . Mi San Juan, Nic. Cardenas, Cal Curthagena, N. @..:Ap Cayenne, Fr.Guiana. June 10 Cienfuegos, Cuba. July 22 Constantinople, .....July 10 Curacoa.... July 3 Demarara, Br, Gu'a.June 29 2 suly a Feb. 4! Dominica, W. 1 < Fayal, Azores bastopol.. July) Guatamala, erraleone, Attica. June 14 Gibraltar, Guadalupe, Guayama, P. R. Guayaquil, Ecuador.April 17. St. Helena... Havana, Cuba July 25 . Jago de Cuba, Havre, Frances uly 25 . Petersburg. Hobart Town, ‘eb 21 . Johns, PR. Hong Kong May 24 < Honolulu, 8. 1 June 6 Jacmel, Hayti.. Japan July 10 Smnstra, " 14 Sarina’ Kingston, J July 12 Sy S. W.. April Laguayra, V Honduras. July Lahaina, Liverpool Lisbon London Vienna Whamp Zanzibar, “MARITIME INTELLIGENCR, Movements of Ocean Steamers, Lavernoo. LON Tiverpoot " Aug. THE OVERLAND MAILS TO INDIA AND C1!> + The following may be of value to those having © ) @uce in the Kast:— ‘The mail leaves Southampton on the 4th and 2th of eabe month, and Arrives at Gibrattar abont the 9th and 25th of sume month. Arrives at Malta about the Lith and 3th of aame mon’h. aeeren about the Lath of same and dn 0° foi 1g wouth. Jecrestenn sant the Sih or Sikghoama: nae, Boor Gib of wing mon! Arrives at Aden about the 25th or 26th of same and 10th or 1th of following month a4 mon’ Point de Galle about the 6h or following month. ‘Leaves Point de Gaile for Ful Penang the same day, if the arrived whiah takes the mai! on. about the 12h or 13 and 23th or si sigeapore about the 1h oF 16h and St or Ist of Singapore xbout 12 hours after arrival Singapore . Kretves ieag Wong about the 2 or 2th and ath or 10ch of following mo! vame me as the Bou sampton mail. ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK—THIS DAT. 409 sErs. SUN Rises. ‘SUN BETS. Port of New York, August 3, 1356. ARRIVED. U § transport steamer Fashion, dames M C Barker. Com with the mander, from Tampa, aud ¢ days from Charleston, Florida. sick and disabled soldiers from the military posts ia Ship Ino, Plumer Singapore, April 27, with tin, oll te, to fitter 4 Tronsies. “Passed Anjier May 9, Cape of Goo Liope June 18, crossed the Eustor Had light trades and le winds since leaving Cape of Good ore to New York in 95 «la: elson, Liverpool, June June 2 off Water: lanbaitan and Har Ty of te the pastage from Singa BA » Harvey Direh, and 4s passengers, to 0 H Brower & Co. ferd, parted comy any with ships Vest, for New York, and Martin re, for Bost p 5 Mth, p k, bound W: 20h, Tat 4 24, from boat ‘Syiph. ; boat Ecwin Forrest. ship Roscius, Merrihew, Liverpool, r to Howland & Ridg date, on Bang ith mdse and assed (Wo sehrs ine 2, y, with 4A) quintals dish; Cl usb; ——. Nabhan. ye: more, of Yarmowh. The R nas deen 20 days W of the Banks with “hap Clara Wheelet, Deland, Liverpool, June 2, with mdse and 24 passengers, to J B Rrower & 10. Ship Progress, Chase, Liverpool, Ju ¢ 2 with mdse, to Neamith & fouse 3 passengers, to Rabel Rccries. Been’ 2 ‘of the Banks, with light Westerly winds and calms fe . Young, Liverpool, June 2%, with mdse 10.0 Ht Morshall & C6. Has been for the ly 0 mi «from Bandy Hook Vi tamar, Mayhew, Lencon, June, 2% with midge. to i Ship G Punbem d Dimon. July 2, lat 42 45. on (9 18, spoke bark Milton (ot Portland), from Neweastle for Newport, HI, 46 days Out; tame tine, saw ship “Title” (probably bark Tablta, from St efephen, NB, for Port Talbot Ship, Maulius (of Boston), Smith, Cardiff, Jane 2. with iron to order; vessel to. master. 5, Int’ 4 40, lon 29.30, ex andence steering W; Zid’ lat changed signals with ship Inde tr 42 «0 lon 62.35, spoke bark Chilton, from Neweaatle for New ort, Zth, lat 41 25, lon 65 W), spoke ship Tonaw: Liver for Philadelphia; same day, saw pilot boat No 15, ho cruise, 20th, saw pilot boats Nos 13 and M4, an weruise. thip Ceroline ‘Tucker, Congdon, Newport, June 24, with railroad iron, to. J A MeGaw & Co very light winds and calms up to the Banks. July 13, lat 45, lon 49, saw a large joe islands; 2th, lat 40 99, Jon 6X, was in company with brig DS Brown, from Nantes for Philadelphia. thip Win Tell. Funek. Havre, June 27, with mdgo and 223 passengers, 10 Boyd & Ilineken Yh, lat 42.13, lon 50 10, xed! hark steering By i pany with ships [ising Sua trou H tor, from Liverpool H, lat 40 65, lon frcin boat Julia. Ship Mackinaw (of Wisenseet), Robinson, st aly 1, with coal, to H & FW Meyer. nalized a'ship bound E, shor fi 7th, lat 43, Jon 38 80, e ship Bi Sun, 30 days from re for New York; same day, saw bark E A Chase, bowad w bark ‘Almade, bound W ton, Buenos Ayres, June 3, with hides, ‘est & Co. i hotter HL ity it WW De For (of Philadelphia, Cope, Havana, Jaly 23, with sugar, molasses, to master. Zth, Geo M Willams, boy, wool, de, Ship Frigate Bird of Philadelphia, died. Bark Ele Rubeke (Ham), Bare mdse and 300 pessengers, to F Karch fark Northwood fof Gardiner), Pinkham, Cetie, 50 days with wine, €e, to order. Hark Venus, Atkinson, Curncoa, July 19, sugar, & # Co. July 19'30, Jon 69 Hamborg, 4 days, with ie, to Roo: ' fn a white @yuall, Carrie maintopg lanrmasts, Bork 8G W Dodge, Jarvis, Cienfuegos, July 15, with to Chasteinin & Ponwert: vessel to C & Bd Peters. Shi iy with bark Pilot Fish, f n (ie, of Tali Doane, who died 2d in ballast, to order wh yellow tever, ‘3 day's, in ballast, to Wines, brandy, &e, to Slmpan Frig Olive (of Machine), I with mahogaoy, Ac, te ee Belize, Hond, 20 days, Mayhew, Talbot & Coflin, vessel (6 Brig Lawrence (Rr), Stobbe, Tarks Ieiands, 18 daye, with logy ood, to Tueker & Lightbourne. Madain, Clty of St Domings, 24 days, ree Co, Joly Bt, tat ty lon Jn for Curacon. P Boek & sai Be E ae Jon 71 2), spoke ‘om Baltimore for Aspinwa: r ‘trig Magnet tor Easttor's, Michener, Mayagner, PR, days, with sugar, &c, to Ignaza del Valle & Co: vessel to mester. with sugar, &e aware, sprite ba Brig 8 Merrill ie Hn cman & Ce Jno M Sin Brig Pore Rico, Marston, Machiag, with lumber, to Wood & 0, Sehr Brqegrerh with hides (of New London), Hinekley, Tampico, 22 » CA Van Storven ‘Sehr Henriette (of Bangor), Gilman, Ponce. PR, 12 days, with angor, ¢. TH Whitmore; vessel to Brett, S6n & Co. Sebr BM Le St Marya, Ga, * days. + ody, ¥, Mills, Georgetown, 8 days Keichum, Alexandria, 4 days, Haliimore, 6 dave Sebr Ralimore, Sleight. Baltimore & hr Gen Peavey, Hont, Lobee. Sehr Samuel Appleton, Taylor, Boston. Sehr Ariel Paul. exon Sehr W. Bement, Hogeman Madison. Sehr J Lyon, Pillow. Port Jefferson Sebr J Rogers, Filiott, Providence febr HPS Sebr Muste, Sehr Rio, Austi seh P Dieking ¥ br Wet am } ee, Themes, New Haven, ile, Chambers, New Haven. ‘qeophine, Chree, Stamford Regers, Worthington. Portlond, Cu. ‘ease, Ls gg 1 Port Rehr Chief, Champlin Sehr Baral & Aune, 4 Lerten, ‘cop Helen Stuff! hr RD Green, Bicep dane Maria, Ward O_O pri be Herald Marine Correspondence. PHILADELPHIA, Aug 2a 8—Arr steamships Kennebeck, mA rks. Tsane sa BA rite ah, ear dot Daniel ‘uok (Bn; ‘m Pitt, Kelly, do: , ie : ‘Ss sue WI, Alesin, a nalem: ‘aeseiahs, wt mpire, Crowell, Boston; schra y ra Bloulse Thatcher’. Tei Sul, ‘Crowell Hog ry 3 , Crowell, Salem; Win ‘Tyson, Whelden; Wm B Darling, Hater, J'ton. Crowell, Henry Payson, Elridgg, Howton: Deiaware.” bone, Frovideen: i Kilott, Kelsey, Nantucket » Thompson, neB; Slirivér. Miller, Boston: It i Gibson, Crocker, NLondou, Jas MeCaskey, Arnold, Haddam; Transit, Hadord; Isaac Ric, 7 Smith; J Howard, ‘Baker, Bos York: Wa Pharo, Or : Gir : Boa ou; Nebraske, Guskill, Salem? Ronan ; Flashing: Wootrutl Sims, Mason, a $$ R LL Proneller Paomac, New Bedford, Propeller Bonsca, ‘Thruster, — . BELOW. Perret Ship Harvest ‘Queen, Young, from Liverpool, to CH Mare shall. Bip Hobert Kelly, rou Liverpool.—(AUl the above by pilot i] veat Fal from Shields.—(Both by pilot boat Syiph.) “airo, Talk Fase, 11 daye from Clontueges.--(By plot boat wekebetD. ship Gris ¥ 4 AGN Intye tect of uare rigged vesst Wind during the day from E to SSE. ‘ast Cambridge; May Milles ¥ e Washington, Williams, Salem; J Win A Weeks, We rie a a si nda eidin, Smith, Fal ves, 5 U &'T Cramer, Huntley, Provitence: fA Sanders; Sanders: Northern Light, Corton; Jabez L While, Corson, Woston; Hun: ter, Chipman, Memecets Hosm Pre’ ry SF doing aware, Cooper, Crave, ‘do: lass. Portland? Shriver, Miller, en Matilda, yieln, 8 do; Casper itvp!. Shoe, da, Jane olin Cadwalader Garwood, io Grace Cook, das BG Porter, ftu.ison, wnd Farsie Spenee, Norwich, Da mj cick, Towa, Rondow n Taylor, Adam’, "ow Ea Chas Whiting, ‘Buiter, dence; LP Pharo Cranmer, and Loston, Brewer, dO; Pakex, Lake, Westport. Miscellaneous and Disasiers. The steamship Eriesson, Capt Lowber, suiled oa Saturday @ noon for Liverpool. Be Surv Saxam, bound to Barcelona, which was towed out the Cuba returned day before and made signal for a pilot outside. After having jut a hundred miles the captain discovered ® m1 who had secreted himself on board, he was ilo and brought io the eity f, ims Palmetto, Baker, lsoston: i Ale port; schs pmpson, Burien do. K Woodrutl Suiith, Pe: over the bar ou Sunday last by yerteres gone al (a slave re, and jog the deserters.—F lorida Democrat July 24 Port or Bostox—Arrivals acd clearances at Boston for the mouth of Jui, *. Sloops. T Foreign a Coast wis 2 i 495, we 61 1 2. ai 57 brigs, and 159 schooners ainder Atnerican ARANCES. irks. Brigs. Schrs Sloops. Total. 0 a WS 80 3 oe ‘ 139 39 - 2 ‘ 7 GL brigs and 15% schooner were British) ¥ brag 1 nd the remainder American, The following table gives a surumars of the vessels m pha Sew York. }oston and Laltimore om the 24 inst apieston, Havaupal, New Orleans aud Mobile ov 4 harbor’ « lee BiB gS “pactimons | Cp ee 15 Schoouers .. Steamers . Ship Bar! bind sat Heh al e -] teman, of fag Harbor, has been sold to Mr J w London, for 31300 Whalemen- Arr a Vineyer: Sound Ist. ship Hobomok, Chibls, of and Imenth with 0 buls off ot Lambert, of ship John ( Fanbaven. dated Swan River. NZ, 28, reports her with MM buls whale oll on bord 6 would preeved © her vovnge under Capt Lambert, late mate, and the tes’ of the oficers and crew would reumnin sim. en, deo, Ship | Quaker City,” reported as bi bark’ Fiteht, a’ this portatet elt wi Rock City. whieh ser at Deal 1th w + ship Ténswenda, from fat 40 14, 3 Bark letter from Fish, deceased ban spoken bi no ‘done ‘he ‘Bre Phila¢elpbia, no 0 15 6 0.18 boat Jul 87, Jat 31 20, Jon ‘ erg Mary Hamilton, from NYork for ( 1D Rogers, from NYork for Gulveston, July 18, Brig » T Martin, of Boston, from Remedios for NYork, Ji 7, iat 50. lon £0. re: poo! “namie di from Boston, brigs Marguret A Bter Baltimore 24d: L Bnow. Pierre irot Bangor, for Heston 21; Penobscot, ding: St Lev: from Wilmington. just arr; Case, tor rs 22d; Arcola, Corson (from Kem war) Humacoa and NYork Xd. Sid 12h ech. "ieee July BN vas, July tn 'g* ennedy, for NYo per box; Enoch Pratt, whicn ‘Loxes sugar at Oe Hair ax, Aug 1, from Posten for Liver night prev ‘omen, J York 10’ dai Raltimore Corning, Gilman, for do Nt peagee Tawrico, Joly 7—Hld sehr Ua conieus, ‘o load for N York. Tre Istaxns, about July 15—In port bark ' Marv for NYork next day. Ports. ALBANY, Auguat 2—Agrschrs Vietsr, Lucius, Boston; osby. do. Transit, Chapel, do en: Joel Hale, Ce eas, Lomb, Providence: York. Cid schrs » Brontes, Brevod Fai 62! box. (by teh—Are xtoumship ¥ a: 235 PM; was off the and sid by Hine, for Caroline, Ba , ry Mail, NY. A , NYort, ; 4 bee OM Perl, Clark, ton: Fontta: Horton Bastport, “Cl reamer ‘Thoraes Wihets, N York; b a (trem), Lemeke, ol Ay brige Some ©) 5 Sid ship John Clark, Ties, Hale, Liverpool; ab, CON. TON August 2, AM—Arreechr -, i as Rosene ielegraphed ship Bl Whitney, from 1m . {rom Mereian. Cle ships Chase Philadelphia: hark Elm, ladelphia, sebr Isabella, barr, August l—Ary July 9, echr Albert Pieid, nore T GREENWICH, August 1—‘rr sche Empire, RIVER, August 1—Arr July 90, sche Christi vt. ski July #) sehes JW Lindsey Crark, Joop Randall H Green, Howking Fi KMzaveth Segue, Wilhur, Mystic iia; Angust wie Pi dolphin cy wen, ‘allawore Ist, ech Tala slaved of M—Arr echra Fosial mn a S HOLE. August 2 4 ehinondt vey port at 12 o'clock AM, wind day, and cchre Ajbatross Karah © Willetts, BJ Seott, 9 Ooh (Br). end Julia Fracces. NEW ORLEANS, July 3—Arr ship Dirigo, Cutter brig HA Stephenson Post, do. Below, coming up, ships theon, Washburn, from boston, Hannab. Crovker, 8! from N¥ork; baw’ Hall, Martin, from do. Havre; Hil, Heston; barks Dudley, Robertson. N York: race, London, Vietor, Carson, : Hondas, brig Mary Fi 1, chips Glad Things, #t “outs and bark NE’ , Anguet 1, 2 PM— Arr sehr Crenora, Potter, Min port schra Mt Woven (new), Phiiips, nh port sel jorse (1 » velphia: Niger, Harting, Frowdence for 5 York. brig Sea towm, ‘arker, Providence for W Fincsey, Clark, Fall River. for. Phil ) htington, from do fer } Martha Wrightinglow, Weig wind bound, Including before re iniow, Naylor. Phy Roxbury rd Stade Bay , Belin = fn nian a fleet of about 30 of yesterday and a namber of NEWAR Wareba N¥erk, Carr gap, che N YREOL, . August d= Arr ; Samm! Hall, Pade Mue: “Ke wt , ul reported without date), Sarah, Maru Haree! (ene nce, Miller, Matagorda; sche’ William, Beat F Anguat I—Are propeller Onceola, we Cloud, Newbary, Ray hannook; do; Arthurs Senpeon, “Churn Sr Verseveranee, OP NOVIDENC york? re Wh Jey. Harvey, dois ieope Elin Jane. Moody, Alb gen, do: Vienna, Davis, Rondout;: Proof Glass, Hawking and Cleera, houguty, Pini Fanklla, Bering « Tigrange, Haske delphia: Galota, acon, A Bh ps etore reported); Emily © Marthe Jane, Hulse, Ron Mary. Rockrit, Port Bwer Wm Pevn, Hammond from ROCKLAND, Jaty 2—Arr sehr Lar ron Doan, Drinkwater, doc Rf PE tehell, do. SALEM, Atigist Lid cehe 18 Lovering, Corson, Phi Min WARETIAM hun, iy: Henry 7 eo H Day : Maria Lovise, Narnes, Stann 3 Art reohra Cohasset Toboy Newark: 28th, Wiltinn e Pe reaver, Alewundrtal indeiphin; eclfte KR Tht Gurney, N York;