The New York Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1856. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, NDITOBR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASRAU AND FULTON STs. a TERMS cash THE pa Te, ). 2 cents per Lf ote TRE Wi ¥ HE very Bacay 6% cents por mi iatce//G edb, or o any gute te Gentinnd, ‘nude VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENOE, containing iv port- Se nae sls from any quarter ee crn were, Kberully paid for. ORBIGN CORRESPOND) v JOB PRINTING executed with neainess, cheapness and dee ADVERTISEMENTS renewed every day. Velome XXI,, —— ee AMUSEMENTS THIS EVEN 4G. A@ADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth st--irauiax Ormna— Drone pu Now. oat WIBLO'S GARDEN, Bi .—Tvour Ror Faars— meus Sun Vitanpinice Desens, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Broapwer 4ND THR Bow my —Vaxcixe—Macnaty TRAvesTix. BURTON'S NEW THEATRE, Broadway, opposite Bond RE, Br, sovael street. —( VIkVa, OK THE Ratan or Tamron or kyrpsner. OK 3 THMATBE, Broadway.—Don Capsan oe Pson & CO—DEAT ad 4 Post. CHAMBERS STREET PHRATRE (late Burton’s).—Tuw Beene Sxeke?—Soven Diawoxp—NatuRe aND Pricosoray. vuM's « ‘N MUSEUM, Broadway.—After- AWAY with MBLANCHOLY.—Sven- & ConsuGal Lusso. BROADWAY VARIETIRS, 472 Broedway.—buack Eveo Buses — Was Ornine Mixsth mL GEO. CHRISTY & WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broad- way. —Erutorias Paevoma ssces—Lun MUMMY. BUCK GET'S SERENADERS, 585 Broadway —Ernro71an sY—Diswab, oF THE DRED SWaxr. OBINESE HALL, 589 Broadway.—Wonverrct Tricks, ae. By Dower cr’s Dogs axp Mexxsys. BROOKLYN ATHEN £UM—Brooklyn~ Concent sy M. ‘Buarnri. ssinted by Mun. Wituonsr aud others, Hew Yoru, Monday, November 17, 1356. Malls for Europe. NEW YORK HERALD—EDIVION FOR EUROPR—THE PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OF THE LYONNAIS- ‘The mail stcamabip Fulton, Captain Wouton, wil leave ‘ip port to Cay at noon, for Southampton ana Havre. ‘The European mails will close in this city at half past tem o'clock thie morning. ‘Mee Cunard tteamahip Canada, Capt. Lang, will leave Beston cn Wednesday, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘He mails will elose im this city, to morrow, at half-past two o'clock. ‘The European edition of the Hurarp will be published The News. ‘Phe steamship Texas arrived at this port yester- @y, from San Juan, with later advices from Nicara- gua. Among the passengers were Don Fe min Ferrer, the new plenipotentiary from Nicaragu: to ‘the United States, and a number of officers of (jen. Wajker’s army, on leave of absence. The news is extremely interesting. The previously receive re- probability @ durable peace nas been se- eared. Elsewhere we publish the despatch- es of our correspondents at (ranada, con- taining fall details of the battles alluded to,‘and ac- eounts of the events that had occurred up to the de- partare of the steamer. ur correspondent at Havana, writing on the 10th instent, states that news had been received fwom St. Domingo to the effect that the Spanish Consul, Segovia, was prosecuting his plan for the annexation of that republic to Spain with anabated weal, aided by the influence of the French and Eng Wish Consuls. General Baez had been inaugurated President instead of Santana, who was removed from the executive chair through Spanish influence. Baez, however, was not so pliant a tool as Segovia expect- ed, and objected to the indiscrinfinate armioy of his troops with weapons from Cuba. Baez, still ti!) img porsession of the public stores and armorie- ‘was prepared to maintain the integrity of his coun- says— had arrived in port at Havana, with her com- mander, young Vega,on board. If she aid not re- turn to her dutyshe would be treated as a pirate; and she was already under the surveillance of the Spanish war boats. Her officers say that they ran off with the vessel from Mazatlan in order to save ‘ber from Comonfort’s enemies. General Almonte, Mexican Minister to London, was in Havana. No tidings have reached us of the missing boats of the illated steamship Lyonnais. Additional particulars of the wreck, lists of the names of the officers and of the cargo of the ship, together with brief personal aketches of several of the passengers on board, may be found in another part of to-day’s the ship Lady Franklyn on the 20th ult., in latitude 41 90, longitude 50, while on the voyage from New York for Trieste, with a cargo of sugar. She sprang where they arrived yesterday. ® A letter received by a commercial house in this ei'y fom its correspondent at Rahia, dated Septem- ber 29, states that the French screw steamer La France, belonging to the Marseilles company, was darned acd sunk in the harbor of that place two days previously. A letter from Key West, Florida, dated 10th inst , maye Gen, Hares, commander of the divieion of the army now assembled in that State, arrived at that port on the 6th, from Charleston. He was ac- companied by Major McKinstry, of the Quarter- marter'« department, and Capt. Pleasanton, aide-de- camp. Cen. Harney would leave for Tampa on the srrival of the steamer Jasper, which was hourly ex- pected. he value of foreign geods imported at the "port ef Heston during the week ending 11th inst., aweunted to $1,059,062. We received a despatch from Montreal on Sa terdsy night, stating thet o terrific fire was reging im the Three Rivers, and that half the town had been already consumed. No further particulas have reached us. Three Rivera ie situated at the confluence of the ri vers St. Mamice and St. Lawrence, ninety miles from Quebec. It is one of the oldest towns in Ca nada, and was long stationary as regarded enter price or improvement; but recently it has become one of (he most prosperous places io the Province— a change produced principally by the commence. ment of an extensive trade in lumber on the river St. Mourice and its tributaries, which had hereto- fore been ne; , and also by increased energy in the menu ire of iron ware, for which the St, Maurice forges, shout three miles distant trom the town, have alwaays been celebrated in Canada, Three Rivers is the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop, shove ¢iocess bears the same name, and contains a Roman Catholic cathedral, a eburch of England, » Scotch kirk and a Wesleyan chapel, an Urenline convent, with a school attached, where ‘over two bundred young females are educated; two public and several private achools, # mechanics’ in- stitute, a Canadian ing’ jtute, and » young men’s improvement and seve ral other societies. It sends & member to the Pro incial Parliament. The povu lation in 1854 was /; 500. * ‘The sales of © tton on Saturday embraced about 2,000 bales, wit? out quotable change im prices. Tae flour market was heavy, and sales moderate, while prices were without change of moment. Prime to woice white and red wheat continue? firm, while ‘common grades were unchanged. The market was quite active, without change of moment in prices. Corn was steady, with sales of Western mixed at 68c. 8 69e.; Jersey white at 70c. and yellow Southern at Tic. Pork was in moderate request, with sales of mere at $18 87} a $19, closing dull. Sugars were quiet, and sales limited, while prices were unchanged. Sates of coffee were confined to a few hundred bags of Rio at 10c. a lljc. Freights contimeed steady to English ports, and grain for Liverpool was taken in sae bags at 104., and compressed cotton at Tne Truc Morale of the Presidential Election, The Washington Union is excrutiatingly fanny upon the defeat of the Fremont party at the election just closed, and especially upon what it playfully calls the Quintuple Alliance between the five leading journals of New York in favor of Fremont. Anything like the wit displayed by our heavy cotemporary has never been known in that meridian before. It must be a godsend to the habitual readers of thet dreary sheet. But before we join in the laugh, let us see really what there isto laugh at. Let us see who are the rcel winners in this contest, over which the Union is eo hilarious. True the democratic candidate is elected : elected by the merest shave, or, as the boys say, by the skin of his teeth. A few thousand votes, a small townful, would have defeated him. But how was he elected? It was, as the Union well knows, by the total sacrifice of his principles: by borrowing the principles of the opposite party; by instructing his advocates and partizans in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana io declare positively that he was in favor of admitting Kansas as a free State, and opposed to the terrorism and military despotism and «slavery propagandism which are cardinal principles of the present democratic party. And if he bad not done this, if he had adhered to the principles on which he was no- minated, if be had held fast to that platform which he at one time declared to have superseded his corporeal existence, he would most certaialy have been utterly defeated, and John C. Fremont would at this moment have been the President elect, Thus, while it is true that Mr. Buchanan has triumphed, it is equally true that the princi- ples of the democracy have been defeated—and that so palpably that their very chiefest adherents were the first to desert them. The principles (and consequently the party) which have won the election just over are those of the supporters of Colonel Fremont. Thereare parts of the North where those principles have been asserted with a fraudulent intent, to wit, in order to win votes for Buchanan under the pre- tence that they were his principles : and in four Northern States this trick has succeeded. But there is no place, no State, no towa in the North where the contrary principles—which are those of the democracy as embodied in their Cincinnati platform and well understood by their leaders— have been even pressed upon thé notice of the people, much less ratified or approved by their votes. From the very outset the Northera de- mocracy deliberately sacrificed its principles for the eake of the spoils; consented in the most open and straightforward manner that its fundamental doctrines should be negatived, in order that its nominee should be elected. Every independent Northern vote polled for Buchanan was given him in the faith that he really did—as his supporters enid he did—concur with Coiqnel Fremont on the platform of free Kaneas. These are con-iderations to which perhaps the attention of the Union bas not yet been called. When the exuberance of its joy shall have some- what abated, they will repay a passing thought. For their significance has not passed away with the event of the election. The time is not far distant when the sacrifice of democratic principle by Mr. Buchanan at the election of 1856 will be recalled to his notice in a manner that may uot be agreeable. The Northern @emocrats who bave been elected to Congress, in the shadow of the new President, and in the clear faith that by no act of theirs is slavery to be forced on Kan- sas, are not likely to imitate those predecessors of theirs who rained their political prospects by playing false to the North in tune with Franklin Pierce. So much seif-eacrifice eannot reasonably be expected of them. They were sent to Congress as democrats, it is true, but as advocates for free Kansas also : and the moment that Mr. Buchanan attempts to carry out the policy which ir dictatod to him by bis Southern supporters, and bey’. to copy Pierce in making Kaneas a slave State at the point of the bayonet, be will find these men among his foremost opponents, and the voters who elected him in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana, among his most bitter ad- verearies. This is a contingency on which the ju- bilant Uinon will do well to bestow a little thought. It isof very little consequence to inquire what has been the part played by the five leading jour- nals of New York in the late memorable contest. Political fly sheet like the Union are not likely to understand the policy which actuates metropo- litan newspapers. But it may assist the Un. in ite study of the remarkable recantation of dmo- cratic principle by the friends of James Buchanan at the late election. to know that that the “Quin- tuple Alliance” had its share in rendering that event anecessity. It is quite doubtful whether the democrats would have been driven to wash out their democracy, but for the thirty millions of sheets isued from New York in favor of Fre- mont during the canvass—one-third of the whole being from the Hi Tux New Corror«trox.—Rumor asserts that the members of the new Corporation excel in corruption and roguery even the worst of their predecessors—not excepting the Forty Thieves Corporation. Weshould like to know how this is. Of course, in a very short time they will de- velope in their true character, and all the world will know what manner of men they are. But in the meantime we should like to be informed what their antecedents are. We therefore re- quest that those who know each of the new mem- bers in their several wards, will be good enough to put on paper what they know of them—to their credit and diseredit—and send it to us, timely warning may enable us to save the city some expense and some dishonor. Tue Rervatican Leorstatere.--What does the new Legislature*propose to do? What about the charter of the city? What about the Regi+ try law? What about the canals, which are of course in a shocking state and in want of more | money? Will the members discharge their duties faithfully, or will they play into the hands of the epoile clique at Albany? We ehall see. A| ‘The News from Nicaragua—Gen. Walker's ‘Movements. The steame®p Texas reached this port yester- ‘day morning, having left San Juan de! Norte on the 8th inst. By her we have received our spe- cial despatches from our correspondents at Gra- nada, fall details of the late battles, and news from all. the principal points of interest in Ni- caragua, General Walker, on the Ist instant, was still at Granada, largely reinforced, and occupying a stropg position. The battles won by him at Mas- saya and at the capital were more readily gained by the use of weapons ratber novel in that part of the world, and recently forwarded to him from the United States. Two mountain howit- zers and a respectable number of rifles did great execution in the ranks of the enemy. An efficient corps of sappers and miners cut their way through the houses at Mas- saya, and rendered the advance of Walker's artillery and rifles comparatively easy and safe. The shelling was accurate, and wherever a bomb fell the enemy disappeared. The enemy’s forces consisted almost entirely of San Salvadorians and Guatemalians, who had declared themselves in- vincible; bat they were defeated with great losses, while those of Walker were quite inconsiderable. We infer from the tenor of our despatches that he is now in very little danger from future attacks. We get nothing further in relation to the revival of slavery in Nicaragua, and presume we have heard the last of that movement. Among the passengers arrived in the Texas is a vew Minister io the United Siates, Don Fermin Ferrer, not only a native of the country he represents, but distinguished for having held several important cabinet appointments, and at one time was its Provisional President. He is re- ported to be a man of ability, thoroughly ac- quainted with the political history and condition of Nicaragua, and its resources, mineral, agricul- tural and commercial. He supersedes by his mission the Padre Vijil, Major Heies and Apple- ton Oaksmith, all of whom have had successive- jy the post he now oceupies. In connection with this itis announced that Gen. Domingo de Goicuria, who had been ap- pointed Minister to France and England, and stil remains in this city, has been dropped by Gen. Walker, as appears from the offi- cial register, published in the Nicaraguense of the Ist of November. This severance of their previous friendly relations is attributable to Gen. Goicuria’s course in this country, where he occu- pied the position of chief of the Cuban Junta. We presume he wiil explain the cause of the difficulty. Nicaragua and Central America abound with the most valuable tropical products, and among them the sugar cane, in very large quantity, and of the finest varieties, Immigration is encour- raged in every way, and the government is offering for sale a large number of confiscated estates,some of them in almost perfect order and producing large revenues. The allied forces which recently invaded Nica- ragua bebaved during their temporary advance with the utmost cruelty to the native inhabitants. They pillaged their houses, drove them into the swamps, forced them into the ranks with halters round their necks, and exposed them thus bound to the fire of their American friends) Women and children were murdered in cold blood, and one loud wail followed the footsteps of the bar- berians. All these circumstances favor the fu- ure of General Walker, if he manages his affairs Judiciously, since to him can the natives look with confidence for protection. On the whole, then, judging from the tenor of our despatches, we think his cause is looking up. The invasion is probably at an end; his enemies are routed, and will not soon make their appearance again in the field. The Costa Ricans have de- clared their unwillingness to venture any more out of their own territory. eeruits are joining General Walker from the United States, and some military men of experience end muli- tary education have recently joined him, and are bringing the artillery into excellent practice. It seems quite improbable, therefore, that he will! meet any future reverses. His personal bravery, his coolness under the most trying emergen- cies, his encouragement of the industry of the people, and bis efforts to improve their condi 'ioa, have made him a popular chief, and indicate the qualities of asagacious ruler. The prosperity of Nicaragua is therefore intimately connected with his final success. The transit route being re- opened, will give him great advantages in con- ducting bis future operations, as well as in draw- ing in large numbers of emigrants. It is the in- terest of the commercial world—it is specially that of the United States—that Nicaragua should now eettle down into peace and tranquillity, aud our advices by the Texas encourage the hope that this state of things is near at hand. Tur Mexican Gexerats ano THE INrENDiD Descent on Cuna—We have recently hd occasion to publith intelligence of the exi+ tence in this city of a junta composed of distinguished Mexicans and. others, and aim- ing to co-operate effectively with President .Comonfort in his contemplated descent on the island of Cuba. We have understood, and so stated, that the two exiled Mexican Generals now in this city—De la Vega and Blanco—were of the junta, or at least laboring in the same cause. We have, however, received from those gentle- men the following card, in which they deny their complicity in this matter:— SR. REDACTOR DEL NEW YORK HERALD. N. Yor, Noviembre 15, do 1856. Mcy Sor Mcrerno— Memos -abido que en ice numerce del periodico de ¥ correspondientes « loa dias 7 y 10, de! presente mio, gee contste om ente ouldad i 6 Mexicans a yy oe ‘pacio rt, y que ioe Generales que (den, formames parie de esa junta o comite, Y to rendo sierto que noe coupance de aquel projecto, puet sun ignoramon que sevi-ta ex Nueva York in junta que se apuncio en Ki Hreat no: eaperamos se irva V publicar eete aria, en Eepeoo! ingies, pare que se concrca la verdad. Somos de ¥, © Poedactor, ene atentor,#& $.Q. 8 WR. GENBRAL ROMULO DAZ DEL & VEGA. GENERAL MIGUEL BLaNCo. {TeaxeLartow. } to EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TERALD. Naw Yous, Nov. 13, 1866. fin=We baye learned thet im the numbers’ of your newspaper of Nov. 7 and 10 it ia stated that there exis in this ¢) junta of Mexicans which 1* cecu pying tteelf with i, in accordance with President 5 Comonfort, an exp: dition againat the isiend of Coba, and that we, the undersigned generals, are forming @ part of that jonta or committer, As we are be aint at at an ‘We are, Mr. Fdttor, 1% obliged servants, | ROMULO DIAZ GENERAL MIGUBL BLANCO, | We are not at all surprised at this den! made by the distinguished generals in question. | It is perfectly consistent, nevertheless, with the | ; truth of the statement made by us. Individuals | | of the Spanish race rarely give notice of their in- | | tention to strike until the blow comes. Their di- | plomacy has ever been remarkable for open- ness or candor. They plot and conspire tn so- | cret, and are not wont to divalye the ence or the object of the conspiracy. We preenme that Generals de la Vega and Blanco, though brave and honorable men, are not exceptions to the national rule. They deny their knowledge of the existence of thisjunta, and we find their denial very natural. Nevertheless, we may be excused if we still bold to the opinion that such a com- mittee is actually in existence’ in this city, and that Mesera de la Vega and Blanco are not so ignorant of its existence as they would have us suppose. A Crry Posr Orvice—Wuers SHALL IT BE Locarept—Our neighbors of the Tribune are greatly exercised as to the location of the Post Office, and they give us a quotation from the Hera p of a former date, to show that we once recommended the Brick Church site. We like its quotations, and are glad to see that we are grow- ing wiser. The Trifune had formerly bad opinions, and expressed them; and we beg to sub- join one or two. On the 10th of January, 1855, in an editorial on postal affairs, we find this sen- tence:— A Post Office for this city needs to be five times as large ‘an tho old church that now serves a3 @ monument of go- vernment folly. e “The old eburch” is “a monument of folly,”’ no doubt, but it happens to be—in our estima- tion, for we are not enough interested in the sub- ject to go into a measurement—at least half as large as the old Brick Church near the Park. According to this, the “three cornered balk” wil! be nearly two-fifths ad large as necessary for « Post Office; that is, taking the 7ribune’s opinion Jess than two years ago. If a survey or measure- ment of the old Dutch Church is made, we will give the figures the benefit of our circulation. Again: In a very elaborate article giving a description of the London Post Office, in the Tribune of January 22, 1855, we find this state- ment, as a general summing up of the subject:— We think evough has been said to show conclusively that we need a Post Offloe in New York that will bo os pavious epough to accommodate 1,500 persous—tuat one ‘of much less +ize will be entirely too stoall in less than twenty-Ove y+ arr—and that a building of the above ca pacity will be completely occupied for postal concerns |n jess than half a century. Now, we claim at least one merit: If we have revised or altered our opinion, it is because we have seen evidence to justify us, and we wish to be progressive. Besides, this isagreat country—— perhaps the 7'ribune does not know it—and, more- over, it isa growing country. We might have expressed an opinion once that the Brick Church site was a good location for a Post Office, bat since that our city bas grewn larger. But the Tribune progresses like a crab—goes backwards. Some two years since a Post Office was required that was at least double the size of the Brick Church lot; five times as large as the old Dutch Church in Nassau street—one “capacious enough to accommodate at least 1,500 pereons;” and “one of much less size” would be “entirely too small” for the purpose. Geta jury of competent per- sons—call on the Postal Reform Committee, or any other gentlemen capable of judging—and if the Brick Church is declared large enough we will surrender our opinion. There is an old Spanish proverb, which says that ‘a wise man changes his mind, but a fool never.” We are willing to abide by this—we ar willing to grow wise and change our mind. If we can form a better opinion to-morrow than we hold to-day, we shall adopt the new light that is thrown in upon us. It is so with the Brick Church property. We once said it was the “spot” for a Post Office. Since then we have ascertained that the “ spot’ is not large enougb. Moenrerpan, Mismaxacement.—We hear that the minority report of the Committee of the Board of Aldermen in relation to the alleged corruption in the Department of Repairs und Supplies will probably be made at the session of this evening, and a spicy debate may be expect- ed. We trust that the Aldermen will do their duty, and probe the whole matter to the bottom. This is only the commencement of a full and searching investigation into every department of our municipal government, which is believed to be rotten to the core. We have eight or ten bureaux, each with an irresponsible head, elected by the people and forced upon them by some‘ packed and paid nominating convention, which has been elected at a primary meeting held ac- cording to the most approved method of ballo:- box stufling. The charter under which these men are elected is full of gaps, through which one might drive an omnibus, and it has been evaded on every hand. ‘The city treasury Las been robbed with unwashed hauds—our taxes have been swelled from three to seven millions, with a prospect of a further increase of two or three millions next year; aud all this under a reform government, with a reform charter, anda lot of old fogies to sce that their ideas are carried out. It is a ehame and a disgrace to this great city; and we must have a thorough and ample investigation into the movements at the City Hall for the past four or five yearr. In reference to the recent developementa, the characteristic impudence and arrogance of the officials summoned before the Committee have been particularly noticed. In some cases they positively refused to reply to the questions of the Committee. They seemed to consider themselves above investigation at the hands of the proper tribunal—beyond the reach of Grand Jaries, aud altogether superior to public opinion. This spirit flows directly from the corrupt system of pr mary elections, by which they were elevated to the posts which they disgrace. . It is a fact that one of these witnesses, occupy> ing an important poet_in the city governmen | stood at the polls on “el day, threatening voters with a Yevolver, and that he grosly »°- eaulted an unoffending man, This isonly a pir § of all the rest, and it is time that the press and the public united to put down the impudeno § arrogance, venality, corruption and plundering propensities of those who now disgrace some «§ the departments. In there and other matters connected with tle city government we shall not hesitate to do our whole duty, without regard to any party or per- on. If Mayor Wood and his supporters, whom we helped to power, will honestly and fairly ad in this good work, we shall be glad io have their aid, but if they hang back, we shall not hesite @ to work just as hard to pitch them out of offi @ as we did to pitch them into it, and we shall bring out our largest pitehfork to do it with. Jonx M. Botts axp Letrer Writiwe —We pub- | lich in another column, a letter from Mr. John M. Rotts, making some corrections relative to Clay, | Clayton and Webster. During the Presidential campaign Mr. Botts made a first rate speech that immortalized him—that made a grent man of him, Sinee then we bave seen quite a number of letters of his in different papers, and he has kindly written two or three to us. They are all very well in their way; but Mr. Botta must be careful, Many a statesman has been demolished killed outright-—Vy epistolary efforts, and we hope that Mr. hatte wil! not annihilate the rep. tation he has obtained by that firet rate of his, by writing too many letters press. Wreck or tas Lyoxnais.—In » a8 we have done in our issues of Saturday and Sun- day, the loes of the French steamship Lyonnais, by collision with an unknown clipper ship, on the night of the 2d inst, it is pleasant, even amid the melancholy features of such an event, to do honor to the high and noblé qualities of Capt. Devaulx and his subordinate officers of the wrecked steam- er, and of Capt. Neilson of the Hamburg bark Elise. The collision, as our readers are now aware, took place about midnight. With such a terrible catastrophe oecurring at such a time, one would not have been surprised if despair had paralyzed all hearts, and if the immediate danger of being engulphed in the waves had rendered powerless every arm. But no quailing in the presence of that awful danger was evinced. Like brave men, Devaulx and his officers, crew and paseengers, cet about doing everything which skill and experience suggested to keep the ship afloat, and, failing in that, to save their lives. There was no confusion, vo issuing of ill-advised or- ders, and no hesitancy or refusal to obey those which were issued. Calmly and thoughtfally was every preparation to abandon the ship made. The boats were launched+ in good order, and the officers, men and passengers regularly detailed for each. They were well provisioned and sup- plied with all the necersaries—in sail, nautical instrumente, &e.—which they were likely to re- quire. A raft, too, was constructed, and provi- sioned so as to last the fifty persons designed for it during a month. And when the hour of final abandonment came, the officers of each of the boats received clear instructions as to their local position and as to the course which they should steer to reach the nearest point of land—the cap- tain expressing his determination to remain by the ship until she should sink. But one of the three boats which left the ship in company has yet been heard of} that is the one which was under the command of the second lieutenant, Luguierre. The modest manner in which he relates the incidents of the wreck proves him to be a brave man. Him- self and his companions were tossed about on the banks of Newfoundland from Tuesday until Sunday; axd though two died of cold and expoeure, there was vo sign of shrinking or des- pair on the part of the survivors. They were picked up on Sunday, the 9th, by the bark Elise, Captain Nordenbolott, bound from Baltimore to Bremen, and were kindly cared for. The next day they were transferred—with the exception of Mr. Schedel and his wife, who preferred going on to Bremen—to the Hamburg bark Elise, bound toNew York, with 167 German emigrants, and reached this port on Friday, the 14th. They speak in the highest terms of praise of the kind- ness and humanity of Captain Neilson, of the lat- ter vessel—who did everything possible for their convenience and comfort, even to supplying them with his own clothes, and surrendering his own room to them. Luguierre and other expe- rienced men speak with confidence of the proba- ble safety of the other boats and raft; and the former has set out on the steamship Marion, which has been sent in search of them. We expect that our merchants will mark their high sense of the courage and intrepi- dity of those brave men of the Lyonnais, and of the humanity of Captain Neilson, of the Hamburg bark Elise, as well as of Captain Nordenbolott, of the Bremen bark of the same name. Honorable recognition has been made of the services of the captains of those vessels which contributed to save the shipwrecked pas- tengers of the San Francisco and Caleb Grim- shaw; but we do not know that there is on record a cage calling for more hearty approval and re- ward than that of the wreck of the Lyonnais. We trust that we will have the pleasure of wel- coming to safety and to honor Captain Devaulx and the other missing officers—and that as to them all and Captain Neilson a fitting tribute to their coolness, bravery and humanity will be ren- dered by our merchants. Tur Crry Rairoaps.—A late report of the Third Avenue Railroad admitted that the profits of that enterprise were thirteen per cent on the capital invested. We had no doubt they were in reality much larger, and that a judicious system of financiering enabled the managers to pocket & handsome thing before a balance was struck. All things considered, it seems likely that the average profits of the Third, Fourth, Sixth and Eighth avenue railroads cannot well be much under twenty per cent per annum on the capital actually invested. To hope to get any reasonable portion of these profits out of the hands of the companies is of course futile—the city would never get acent. But it is quite feasible to re- duce the fare from five to three cents; and this we apprehend is the best course to be pursued under the circumstances. It is quite doubtful whether the companies would not make as much at three cents as they do at five; but there is no doubt the reduction would be felt as a boon by poor persons using the railroads. We therefore hope that the parties in interest will make a step in this direction. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Loss of the Ship Lady Franklin—All Hands Saved. Boston, Nov. 16, 1866. ‘The Captain of the bark Volunteer arrived bere to day from Marseilles, reports that on the 24 instant he spoke, tm int. 41 46.N., lon. 46 W, the schooner Maria Jewett, Cooper, from New York jor Naples, having on board the capiate ant crew of the ship Lady Franklin, irom New York, boond for Triceto, abandoned at sea two days pro- vieurly ina sinking condition, The Volantesr tok on board Captain Leavitt, he firrt and second mates, steward and three seamen of the Lady #yankiip, and brought them torhie port. Captain Loavitt reports as follows:— The ehip Lacy Fre: ktm sailed from New York, Oot. 7. On the evening of October 20, im lat, 41 30, jon. 60, while lying to in a gale from ESE sprang aleak nnd filled very rapidly. At midmight the gale abated aod the wind bauled to ©W.; had then about ten fect of woter in the bold, The abip settled over on her boam ence on the cargo (sugar) disolved. Throw everything moveable of the deck. cut away the nate and hove over the cargo from between deck*, Kept both pumps ving for three days afier whieh the water gained on the pumps, which falled at the end of seven days, as che lay on ber beam ends, Sine wae in that sitaation for ten » most of the time biowlug a gale from the wost, Ovtover 1, wae takem off by the Mar: wert. Mecting of the Washington Republican As- soctation speech to the aTox, Nov, 14, 1884, Ata meeting of the Washington Republicaa Ascocia- tion Inst night, resolntions were unanimously passed in favor of the continuance of their organization on tha prin- | pies of thelr old patiorm and thowe of the Philadelphia | Republican Convention. A committee was appointed to Grefian adress and resolutions congrataiatory to the friends of freedom and Fremont, and orging wpon them te importance of keeping up their local organizations. Remarks were mate mudatory of Colonel Fremont, and exmreerive of gratification at his snocese {n the tree States; ‘Dut the association deemed It injudicious, at this time, to make any Presidential nomination for 1860. It appears by the Secretary's report that the Washing- ton Republican Association published and circulated about: four millions of documents during this campaign. There were eighty different kinds of pamphlets, among them ope hundred thousand of Mr. Biair’s letter; about three hundred thousand of Senator Seward’s; two hundred and eighteen thousand of Senator Sumner’s: one hundred and forty-three thousand of Senator Wilson’s; and one buo~ red and thirty tix thousand of Mr, Colfax’s speecbes; together with on bundred and sixty-five thousand of the Kangas Investigation Committee's report. ceaiedineapeieeneiacentaarad The Genesee Valiey Canal. Oxean, Nov. 14, 1966. The Genesee Valley Canal is navigable to this point. The firet boat reached here at 4 o'clock this P, M. im charge of Superintendent Chombers, having on board the whole engineer’s force upon ibis section and a large ) arty of citizens residing along the line, The appearance - {the boat was greeted by our citizens with the tiring of cannon, ringing of bells and » general rejoicing. Tho vil Jage is to be illuminated with boniires, torches and fire- works this evening. Arrival of the Southerner at Charleston. Cuan.xsron, 8, C., Nov. 15, 1866. ‘The United States mail steamship Southerner, Capt. L. Murray, from New York, arrived here at 4 o’clock thie morning. Markets. Boraa.o, November 15—6 P.M, Flour dull—Sales 1,500 bbis. at $6 tor common Michi. gan, and $6 37 a $6 50 for extra Southern Onio. Wheat —demard good—sales 50.000 bushels at $1 15 fur Chicago Spring; $1 19 for Milwaukie club; $1 31 for red Indiana, and $1 42 for common white Michigan. Corn firm—salep 10,000 bushels at 580, aflcat. Oats tend upwards; sales at 40c. 240%, Barley plenty end dull, Whiskey dull, Capal freights dull; 183¢c. 90, for wheat to Nev ay for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day: r; 104,406 bushels wheat; 14, 1,747 barrels flour; 66,687 br wheat; 7, ushels corn; 18,400 bushels oats; 4,200 bushels barley. Weather picasant. ‘Oswece, Nov. 16-—6 P. M. The receipts of grain today have been unimportant, and the market is nearly bare ; sales, 23,000 bushels vs choice white Indiana wheat, at $! 63. Canal freights «i and nominal. Canal exports to-day:—2,100 bbis. four, i. bushels wheat, 7,600 bi corn, 1,000 bushel Provipence, Nov. 15, 1866. Cotton is di Zin onal ws 2 re ee Wool— Holders ; tales of the week 48,' los, Printing clothe—Prices firm sales of 46,100 pieces. THE LOSS OF THE LYONNAIS. Sailing of the Marion in Search of the Survivorsandthe Wreck. . Important Statements of the Crew of the Boat Picked Up by the Bark Elise. ADDITIONAL INTERESTING PARTICULARS. A Cine to the Name of the Ship which Caused the Disaster, &c., &e., ec. ‘The steamer Marion left yesterday morning at 11 A. M. for the scene of the disaster. She had everything on board necessary for the sufferers, should they be mes with, and an experienced surgeon was also sent. Tho second officer of the steamship Vige, of the same line as the Lyonnais, accompanied Mr. A. Lugulerre, second mate of the lost ship, who is convinced hig late compaa- fons will yet be heard from. A large crowd was assem- bled on pier 4, North river, to bid the Marion God-speed. on her errand of mercy. We yesterday thoroughly overhauled the Vigo, twin abip of the Lyonrai’, and we fee! satisfied that the latter is still above water, judging from the construction and solidity of the former. There are eight steamers now afloat, and twe in process of completion belonging to the Franco American Steamship Company. Three run from Havre to this port, three to New Orleans, and two to Rio Janeiro; they have not obtained as yet the authorization from the French government, but expect to have it with- im a voyage or so, Six ships of the line, the Lyonnais, ‘Vego, Barcelone, Franc Comptois, Cadiz and Alma, were contracted for by a Canadian compsny, and constructed ‘with special reference to the ice they would have to en- counter in the Atlantic at certain seasons of the year. Allan Gillespie’s line, however, obtaining the contract from the Britioh government, the above company was broken up, and the house of Zangviniz, Bros. & Co., of Havana, then. entered into negotiations for the ships, but not obtaiming ‘the required powers from Spain, the steamers were even- tually transferred to Gauthier, Freres & Co., of France, ‘We mention these particulars in order to show that the Lyonpais was unusually strongly built, and to reiterate our conviction that her water tight compartments have Prevented her sinking. Captain Sharp, of the Vigo, in- forms ug that the collision could not have damaged those compartments, and he gives his opinion that we shall yos Dear news from ber. ‘Those of the crew who were saved witnjMr. Laguierre are staying st the boarding house of M. Chatillon, in Leonard street. They are all, more or ices, ia o Dad condition, and in want of clothing. Either the company’s agent or the,French Consulate should at- tend to the sufferers forthwith, In conversation with tho men, our reporfor elicited the following statements: — OHOUPEAU'S STATEMENT, : Jean Louis Marie Choupeau, sailor on board the Lyon- Bais, states that he was asleep at the t!me of the voliision. ‘The boatewain came running into the forecastle imme- diately alter, crying, ‘ My boys, get up; we're run into.’* 1 got out on deck and saw the ship which had struck us, astern; she bad mo lights at all, though she ought to have: carried one at the misen. She fired two gone, and we heard the cries of distress of those or board her during ten minutes, or thereabouts. She must have gone down, ‘Decause she had loft #0 much of her fore works aboat our deck. 1 assisted with the crew and passengers is shifting the cargo, and afterwards in throwing {t overboard. ‘When I was ordered into the boatgwe put off, and i steered her during seven days, We bad two frozen to death in the boat: one « firemrn, an old man of about 60, whom we called Father Francois, and the other sbout the same ago, « Spaniard, whose name I don’t know. The three women with us showed gneay courage, except during the night, when they would fre. quently cry out if the boat shipped a sca, Mad’lle Flora leant against my knees as 1 was steering, and was tho bravest of the three; Mre. Schedell got very (rightenea and pysterical towards the last; she went on to Bremen ‘with ber husband, in the bark Elise. On the Sth inst, We saw a large threo masted vessel, about guoabot from ‘us; I jedged from her build she was an Amorican, 1 Could distinctly see the folks om deck, and nearly made ‘Out the name on the stern—it began with an § The stranger would not give us any assistance, though | am confident she saw us; we all cried out in the boat, “wo are raved;”’ but no, she sallod away from us. We sulfer. ed much trom thirst, Bbliged to drink our urine; it wo had had water, we could have reached New York with- out assistance, I think the Captain went down in the ship, for be would not quit her, and as the raft wae moored to the wreck, I think it must have gone down too. There were no women on the latter; they were aly Placed in the boats. We had provisions for fifieen aays, but they were ail #poiled with salt water the first day, and for five days we were without anything to ent. Weald mace wine in a large stone jar: it wae given out to oach by measure, The women were nearly nake:!, but the eafiora, who bad brought five coveriide into the boat, gave them bp to them, and thus #aved them from freezing to death. if the two men who dled of frost had had these quilte hey would not have succumbed. Each night we bid tach other “good bye,”’ not expecting to seo the morn- ug This man’s lof arm is trovem from the wrist to the elbow, and the feet are almost too bad to allow of hie walking. He, like the rest, bad lost all ‘was in & very poorly clad condition when conversed: with him, NESTOR’S STATEMENT, Nestor Fabien, fireman, was at work in the eggine room at the time of the collision, We beard a concus- sion, bat dil not know what it was. In Gre minutes” time the water camo rushing {nto the engine room, car- rying the coal along with it. The fires were put oud almost instantaneously. A number of us were engaged All through the night in trying to stop the leak, but all to BO purpore, and At Inst we wore forced to go on deck. The captain was very cool, and did not sesm at al? frightened; he aid to us, “ My poor fellows, the water ie gaining upon ua,’ aud he then set us to throwing ont tho sacks of grain, whilst others put the boats in readiness for launchirg and prepared the provisians; sfer thirty hours hard work wo pat the women and some of the