The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1857, Page 2

over Frenchman,(explored eastw: 7 and westwardly ‘row the Nile, and, : ursuing his ree «hes between 1819 ae¢ 1828, he reached Merce, the White river and the ingdem of Sennaar. Subsequently, and daring Mobemet 4iVe closing career, Messrs, Arnand and Sebetier, the former an engineer, then and still in the Egyptian ser- ‘wieo, ascended the river to the fourih degree of north latl- Aendemy of Boiences these ‘wo expeditions were particu- Marly referred to. | assing up from the valley of the Nile Mato Abyssinia, on the castern side of the Contineat, we find i was visited by travellers as carly as the sixteenth ‘aad seventeenth centuries, among whom stands promi- mently Father Lobo, a Jesuit missionary of Portugal, who vesided in Abyssinia, and published an account of it a short time previous to his death, in 1601, The work was translated into English by Dr. Jobuson, and it was deubt- eas to this circumstance we owe his beautiful story of Basroias. Noxt we have the explorations of Dr. Ponoet, Bediing, and the famous Bruce, of whom we have already spekcn. In our time Lord Valentia and his companion, Beary Salt, have produced the best descriptions of Abyesipia, the resuls of four years travel. These wore slegent'y published in {809, and were followed by an ac- @ount of aseoond journey made by Mr. Salt. He was subecquently appointed Consu!-General in Egypt, an oifice ‘whieh ho {filled with great advantage to his country and the world. In 1841-2, Dr. Beke spent twetve months tm Abyseinia, and published an account of Lis researches. ‘Stace that time numbers of other travellers have gone over the country, without, however, adding much to our previous information, except in the case of Major Harris, ‘who, in 1843, gave an interesting account of his mission to Shou. ‘The latest of all is the expedition of the Count @*Becarac de Lauiure, who, following up a previous one ‘m Soudan, and under the patronage of the Viceroy of Baypt, at an outlay of one hundred thousand dollars, attended by eavans, a fiotilia of boats and several small steamers, was at Assouan in December last, preparing fr acompieto examination of tie country between and beyond the White ana Blue rivers, together tributary to fhe Nile It's reported, that im consequence of some dis- gersion between bim and. his subordinates, bis plan is Mikely to fall through; but we are inclined to doubt this, face the Pasha, with » large body of troops, has actuaily Setlewed him, and {tis not probable he would permit its abandor ment now to teke piace. We have alro reports from otber very recent French travellers in the same di- rection, Meesrs. Tremaux and Beux Roilet, the former of whom has ¢xploced the fable of the existence of a race of pegroee— hommes @ queue—or men with tails; the latter te the author of an interesting work on Soudan or Nigrit'a. Te Southern Africa and in the vicinity of the Cape of Good Hope numerous travellers bave made interesting examinations. Among the earliest was Captain Henri Bopp, text ont in 1761 by the Datch Governor, and ke waited and described the country of the Namaquas. He es weil as Ko/ben and Lacaiile, were followed by Sparr- ‘man, Patierson, Vaillant, Barrow, Trotter, Sumerville, Gowan, Donovan, Lichtenstein, Burchel, Percival, La. wobe, Campbell, Alberti and Thompson, who, betweon 6 aad 1823, explored the country north aad pe. Sparrman was a Swede, and the friend of Linnevs and the companion of Captain Cook in one of hia voyages. Valliant was a lively and well-informed Frenoh vaturalist, whose travels were the delight of his @etemporaries, and were for a long time popular in Burope snd this country. Not always accurate, he was decidedly amuring. He bercly saved his head during ‘She Frenob revolution, aud died in 1824 at the age of seventy-one years, Barrow penetrated to the Orange river at ibirty degrees south latitude. Trotter and Somer. ville reached Latakoo, the cupital of the Bochuanas, where Dr. Livingston resided for eight years. ‘The country of Natal, an extensive district, oocupytag @beut two bunired miles on the southeast coast of Africa, bas only become well known to the world since 3710, Since iis cession to the English, in 1834, Dr, An- drew Smith and the Rev. Mr. Archbell have described {Me country, ani are considered leading authorities, A mapand description of Natal were recently comnaunicated By am American mist,nary, the Rey. A. H. Wiider, tothe American Geograpbical Society. He 183-87 Sir James E. Alexander, well known in the ‘Daited States and Canada, visited the Borchmen and ther pative tribes to the northward of the Cape, among ‘whom he found numbers who mixed earth with their feed, and wese totally ignorant of the idea of a Supreme Botmg. It was he, too, who drew vory unfavorabie no- tens of the blacks irom tho great jength of the vertebral gotumns of those be examined. Im 1797, Mr. (now Sir John) Barrow, whose name has Become familiar to all students in Arctic geography and fs connected with the Admiralty, made an exploration @aetwardly from the Capo of Good Hope with success and publisbed ap toteres!ing acoount of bis journey. Io 1801, Mecers. Troiter and Somerville crossed the Orange Fiver and also reached Latakoo, the capital of the Becbu- mes. They were shortly afterwards followed by Dr. @®owen and Lieutenant Donovan, the latter of whom periehed in an attempt to reach Sofela, at about the Swentieth degree of north latitude. Ovher travellers Rave followed in their foolsteps. The maps of Mr. ‘Thompson, one of those geatlemen, are deemed to be the Dest of South Africa. Proceeding up the coast wertern northwardly, we find eo Pcrivguere to have been the earliest expiorers, and hk fy in tcarch of gold aad slaves Privee John of Portugal bas the credit of originating the Portug vere voyages to the African coast, and until his Geatb, in 1463, was their zealous advocate and supporter. ‘The passion for discovery by this time nad firmly seated Meolf in bis nation, and religious and commeroial expe: @ous followed each other rapidly and auccessfuily, Various important esiab.iahment wore fyrmed slong the east, some of which are retgined to this day. In the smmauing contery, ihe French wore a’ tod to tuo same Pegion ; jour or ave African trading Comyanies were ore ted, and they gained porsession of numerous valu eble posts and belis of land along the const, The history @&f theac rettiemenis is 6 ently curious to justify aa extended notice of them, but woe forbear, as onr object Im this artiolo is to chronicle the progress of ecientific and personal discovery, rather thaa of commercial assosia- fens end politica! conquerts Cerwin it it tua, uotil ‘within ibe jast cighty years, the Portugacse were in ac- ‘vance 0! al! otier nations in African explorations, except, perhaps, the French. The Portuguese are believed to possess late jnformation which they bave kept back from the world fur their own deneli. We have bad one work, however, from ihe Lisbon press, in 1954, which gives us the history of an exped: conducted by Major Monteiro, in 1851-2, and which we owe to the solwatifie weal of a Porteguote officer named Gamietto, who became Mia cditor. It contains a very full account of Cazombé, ‘anda map of the countries between Tete, on the Zam- Der) aod Landa. Iwe my belleve thelr writers they Gret discovered the city of {/mbucioo, but passing by the long list ot their “ancient mariners,” whote names are rarely found tp modern biographies, and whove adventures are now al moat (orgolten, we iook cul fly for scouracy to travellers @f a later period. The bugush repeatedly attempted to ‘enter the courtry, and at firet with little success. Messrs. Thowpeon and Jobron made an effort, the latter @nly roaching & piece called Jeraconda, M. Brue, in 2098, reached the coniuence of the Felomed and Senegal fm the Kingdom of Gaiam. Gra ® French nayi- gator, in 1786 and 1787 next explored the Congo; but alter this expedition the African \sscciation of Londoe Deeame tho suthore of the most important explorations. th merged \teelf eudsequently in the Royal Goographiral Bootety. The (iret person sent out by this aesoviation was @ar celebrated countryman, John Lecyard, « native of Groton, Connecticut, whore residence among the rive Nations of indians, voyage with Capt. Cook as a com. mon sailor, and lonely travels in Siberin—all romantic incidentr—ftied bim, as was justly thought, to be ome an explorer of Africa. Unbarpily, on reaching Grand Cairo, from which be was to have penctrated the faterior, he wes atiscked by a dwoase which term'nated Bie Ife, in the year 1788. Another traveller, sent ont about te name time, of the name of Lucas, also perished, and @flerwards Mr. Houghion, who was about taking the ‘Western route for a simUar purpose, perished in 1791, at Ladamer In 1794 two other traveliors, Watt and Winterboitom, ‘wished to reach the sources of the Joliba or Niger, bat Matied to get beyond Teemboo, it was pot until qecome te the time of Mango Park that moch was fm the interior, Under the auspices of the African Asso- ciation be arrived safely, in June, 1795, off Senegal, and thence prosecuted bis researches. Im the month follow. Ing bo succeeded in tracing the Niger for some distance. Ah was his intention to explore its sources st that time, Dut from destivution he was compelled to retrace his stops and retarn to Eegiand. On « second expedition, ia ‘2904, at the head of n considerable party of Kuropeans, aad while making many tmportant discoveries tn rela- ton to Lake Dibbie and the Niger, he was murdered, whh ‘mont of his followers, at a place called Bousse, This faot veostved confirmation during the expeditions of Clap. (perten end Lander. In 1798-1, Mr. Browne, slrenty @qyptrest, cwcseesfelly explored Darfur from aon, there. In 1+1¢, an expedition led by Capt. Tuckey was sent out by the English government to ascertain whether the Congo or Zaire river was not one | f the outlets of the Niger. This officer, whe had been a distinguished hy- Grographer, and was the author of a work on Maritime Geography, unhappily perished after an exploration of about two hundred miles. About the same time Major Peddie and Capt. Campbell, in endeavoring to ascend the Rio Nunez, which falls into the Atlantic at ten degrees twen- ty minutes north, died prematurely at Kakundy. Tix ¢ observations on the Foulah territories proved to bevah § ble. In 1817, Thomas Edward Bowditch . filcially explorea the country of the Ashantees, a brave and warlike nation, who afterwards, in 1824, defeated the English signally, though a thousand strong, and commanded by Gov. McCarthy, of Cape Coast Castlc. Much light was thrown on the interior by Mr. Bowaitch’s work and communica tions made to him by intelligent Musselmans, He, too, un- fortunately perizhed on the Gambia. In 1826, M. Mollien, & French traveller, visited Foote Toro, Boudon and Foota Jalia, but failed in crossing tho lofty mountaims which di- vide the basins of the Senegal and Niger. The informa- tion he received, however, was valuable in determining he sources of the last named river. In 1822 Major Laing approached them, and saw the summit of the mountains at the foot of which the Niger begins its flow. ‘His enterprise elucidated the geography of Timani, Sooli- mani and Korankoo. In 1823 we firat became acquainted with Capt. Clapper- ton as an African traveller, Ho bad served as « midship- man in the British Navy, and in the war of 1812-15 was taken prisoner at the battle of Lake Eric, having com- mand at the time of the schooner Confidance. Dr. Oud- ney being about to proceed to reside at Bornou, ip Africa, es Consul, Lieutenant Ciapperton and Lieutenant (after- ward Colonel) Demham propcsed to accompany him. Permission being given by Lord Bathurst, the party pro- ceeded to make various journeys from Mourzouk. In one of them Lake Tchad was discovered, and its waters wore found not to unite with the Egyptian Nile, as had been suspected. On their way to the capital of Kouka, Socca- too, Dr. Ouduey died. Clapperton reached it in safety, but was not allowed to coutinue his journey eastward. He returned to England. So much importance was at- tached to these results that a second expedition was or- ganized in 1825, consisting of Capt. Clapperton, Capt. Pearce and Mr. Morrison, for the purpose of the interior ‘rom the Bight of Benin. Tho two laiter per. ished a short time after leaving the coast; but the sur- vivor, though he had been il! himself, pursued his way, at- tended by bis servant, Richard Lander, and pushed on to Katanga, about thirty miles from the Niger, but was not permitted to approach it. He then proceeded north and Peached Soccatoo, Here he was detained against his will by the chieftian Bello, who had formerly beon his friend. The disappointment preying on his mind, he fell iil and aied, in 1827, at the village of Chungary, a short @isiance from the capital. Lander, after mourntully clos. dmg the eyes of bis master, returned to tha coast, and there embarked for Eng!and. It was in 1826, after a short visit home, that Major Laing aitempted, at the request of government, to pene- trate to Timbuctvo from Tripoli, which piace he left two days after his marriage to a lovely woman, the daughter of the British Consul Genera! at that place. Crossing the desert, his caravan was aitacked by robbers, and he re- caived twenty-four wounds im the melee. Yet he perse- vered in bis exertions and contsived to reach Timbuotoo, There he remained a month only, boing compelled to de- part by an order from the native Sultan. The Governor of the place previded him wish an escort, ashick of the Arabs, to protect him some,¢‘stance on his journey; but be wes barberously murdered on the way by his et- terdant. His journals.were lost with him, The next ex- Pedition was thai of Richard Lander (his second attempt), who, with bis brother John, in March, 1830, landed at Bagrady. They reached Boussa, ard thence descended to the ocean by the Niger, discovering the river Tchadda on their way, and makiog many oiber valueb\e observa. tions. Lander joined another expedition in 1832, ited out by a Liverpool company, to explore the Niger, in two mail steamers and a tailing vescol, Mr. Hygh Laird, one of the projcciors, went out with it, and was also ac- companied by Lieut. Allen, of the wavy. In October, 18232, the veasels reached the outlet of the river, and soon afier they began to ascend the climate destroyed twenty of their number, Tho travollers turned off into the Tohadca, which they found a majestic river, and in hopes of opening a profitable ade at Furdah, Mr. Laird viaived ube rulers of the country to ¢xplain his purposes. Barely escaping with bia life, Mr. Laird rejoined his companions, and retarned to Eogland quite satisfed with bis adventures, though over aiterwards in favor of ex- plorations. After bis departure Lander anda Mr. (id- |, Heid attempted to proceed up the river, if possibie, to the Jake cf that name, but were compelled to return for want of provisions, They then went up the Niger to Bebdba, atown with forty thousand inbabitacts. Here an attempt to trade was foiled by the negro monarch, who charged bis visivers with cating biack men im their own country, ¢yeitg red cloth with their blood, and with being @ act of ignoraut fools, who did not know the great Aliab. The vopegers put back, and while preparing pro- virions for another voyage up the river, Lauder was shot im a skirmish with the people of Ayammah, and died of his wounds. Mr. Oldfield then returned to England, In 1840 another expedition in the same direction sailed from England, but it produced po important reaulis, In 1842 Capt. Alien, promoted for former services, made © clecoveries in Weatern Africa, of not muoh ta- terest, Ip 1646 Mesers, Ricmarn and Kraft, the tntter « Iniesiouary, explored the icterior of Africa a few degrees touth of the Equator. Ever since this period exploration has been going on with inereasing success, though as yet the results have been communicoted chiefly ia priet reports to socicites and tclentic jourrals, rather than iv prepared volumes with maps and ‘livstrations. We owe to the careful al- tention paid to the subject by Mr. Augustus Petermann, of Loxcon, much of the information we have had the last few years from Atrican trayolic:s. In 1848 tt was, wo believe, that Dr. Barthe, Dr. Over beg and Mr. James Biol json, Ceparted on thelr tour of observation. Dr. Overbeg died im 1852, but the sur § vors continued {heir labors from diferent points of the const, Dr. Sarthe’s residence for a yoar at Timbuctwo, his researches in Soudan, Livtako and Gurma, uis tracing of the Kowara and its wibutaries, and his unexpected meeting with «fellow traveller, Dr. Vogel, would fil! vo- umes with interesting detafie, I ie Dr. Barthe who also first made Acamana known to us, after having ¢x- Nubia, the vast piatesa between Loango and the mountain chains and the empire of Soudan. Mr. Richardson, who started from Tunis to enter Central Africa, died before accomplishing his intended journey, The expedition of the steamer Pieiad, in 1854, under the direction of Dr. Baikie, of the royal navy, may be considered in some respects the most admirabic of all. This vessel ascended the Tohadda 260 miles beyond the point reeoned tn 1842 by Oaptain Alien and Mr. Vidield. It was ascortained that the river was savigable up to Yota, the capital of Adomana, and scourate surveys of the country were ef- fected. Not n single life was lost by disease or accident. To the names wo baye recounted must now add that of Dr. David Livingston, the ¢isooverer of Lake {, sharing that honor, however, with Captain Os- ald, This rema Kable man hae sow passod seventeen yeart as a missionary and traveller im Africa, trained to the work in part by bis father inlaw, the Rey. Mr. Mowatt, wbo was stationed at Tattakoo as long ago as 1821, under the auspices of the London Missionary So ciety. In 1849 Captain Oswald came ovt from England to join bim in an exploring tour, and ‘it was in Jaly of that your they ditcovered the locality of lake Ngaml, which had 80 long exciied the curiosity and bailed the efforts of travellers, They wore obtiged to turn back, however, through the opposition of the natives, from other intend. od explorations. In 1851 the two friends recommenced their journey, starting for the country of Sebitoane, native chief of sont Gharacter, whose protection and favor were desirable in the further prosecution of their purposes, They visited the rivers Sesheke and the Youngs, and reached the gremt river Zambezi, which empties into the Mozambique channel, aod which he traged subsequent’y for a long distance. A letter to his brother, « clergy man, residing in Plympton, Masseachu setse, dated in the above mentioned year, recording rome of bis journeys, is preserved tn the |i alletin of the Ameri oan Gergraphical Society. Since his retarn to Engiand be bas very fully ¢xplained to ite savana the results of hia observation and experience, and as they have foond their way into tho newspapers, noed not be now repeat ed. The recent travels of Anderenon, the Swede to lake Ngam! have attracted much attention; but on the whole, while his io» very pleasing porveual sarrative, we agree ‘with tne Ohevalier Maury, whe, ina Inte address to the French Geographical Seasy es ae subjec: of the pro- Erees of geographic cotence im the year 1865, remarks of Andersen’s work, ‘Nous cussions aime & trouver des de- terminations geogro phiques plus précises dans sa rela:ion.”” Africa is Row @ very aottve scene of explorctions with Christian missionaries. The French are at work among the Bechuanas. The Amerieans are penctrating by the Gaboon river near the Equator, and are in Natal, in the Pangue country, and above Mendl, om the western coast. The English are working into the interior from Sierra Leone and at Natal. The c:lonists of Algeria are also endeavoring, if possible, to open a direct trade with those tribes, whom they have so far overcome, and whom they now wish to gain over by civility and ap- peals to their interests, Wo learn from a late number of the Bombay Times, that Capt. Barton and Lieut. Speke have left Zanzibar, to make explorations in the interior, They are to be absent two years, and will joined on their route by Dr. Steinhauser, who will leave Aden for the purpose. ‘heir object is to ssoertain tho existence of the great lake or lakes supposed to exist im the interior of Africa, near and south of the Equator to the twentienth parallel. These tray: ors are in hopes of meoting the great expedition now on its way up the Nile, to which we have already alluded,an re forti- fied in their expectations of meeting large bodies of water, from the fact of such being alluded to by Ptolemy, and their being traditic nary accounts of them extant in the East. Capt. Barton thinks they wil! be found to be the sources of the Nile. They may also be of the great river Zambizi, explored by Dr. Livingston, who seems to thak it has its ‘crigin where the Nile also'hag. Theso gentlemen intend {o be absent for a twelve month, and then return to Zan- aibar for fresh supplies and to take a new departure. It 1s asserted by some geographers, that a considerable number of lakes exist on the East Coast of Africa, in which many rivers from the table lands terminate. The well known salt lake Assal, twenty-five miles west of Tadjurra, is one of them, five hundred and seventy foet below the level of the coeam. Another is the lake Niassi, its lower extremity being crossed by the tenth paralle! south latituae, and several hundred miles in length, which, according to Mr. Somerville, trom whom we quote this paragraph, is the fountain head, probably, of the White Nile. It ig as yet but little snown. We might add to this imperfect sketch—tor it is not in- tended to be anything more than one—some bricf outlines of explorations by individuals in various parts of Africa, of whom we cccasionally hear through he foreign bulletins, but there is not cnough known of their proceedings—to warrant as yct apy opinion of the value of their labors. What is to be the future condition of Africa cannot be foreseen. Civilization and commerce have for hundreds of years been at work to reciaim it from barbarism. Whatever evidence there exists of even a partial success seems to be limited to the places where the whites have color ies and stations, and control the natives by the force of superior power and intellect. Discoveries In Central America of Monu- ments of Antiquity. Mr. E. G, Squier bas sent to the London Athencwm the transiation of a letier, received from Done Jose antonio Urrutia, cura of Jutiapa, State of Guatemala, Central America, giving an account of some ancient monuments found in bis parish. The eaiatence of these monuments being now for the first time made known to the word, apd the geveral interest surrounding former discoveries im that direciion, will render the communicasion, no doubt, acceptadic to our readers:— Jomiara, Guatemala, Jan. 8. Sin—Sharing in those archwological tastes which for- tunately are spreading in this country, so rich io monu- ts Of an ancient civilization, | have iately devoted e time to the stucy of the antiquities the extensive parish under my charge, and of which I propose to give you seme brief notices; tiret, in reference vo the Sue zuias, hiberto unknown, of the very ancien; city called Cinaca Mecallo. ‘0 ine southward, and not far from the town of Coma- Pa, aresome steep mountains, the bases of which are wasbed by the large river Paz or Paza, which constitues boundary beiween Guatemala and San Salvador. rt mingle with those of the river, forming one bet ul cataracts in this department. Upon the highest part of this are found the remains oi aa anciantcity of the primitive iwhabitents of America, which have suc ceeatully reeisied the attacks of timo, und the neavy walis of which sccm ostentatiously to defy ihe operations of the cements. The portion maj he tea, and irom which the 7 from which may be tracea ‘he platze dotted with villages of eighl Sax Salvador, taking tp we volcanoes of Chi 0, the American Vesuvius, with ite plume oO: emoke ris- ig to mid heaven, aud including the lakes of Huija anc Aveecatempo—this position lends addijonal inicress to the ruins, sipce it indicates a high appreciation of the rod and beaciiiul on ihe part of builders of the an. clent city. The piace where these*ruins are found, as 1 have said, is knowm by the name of Cinaca-Mecallo, which, in the nixed idiom of Mem and now en by the people of this district, signifis knotied rope oxtdado)—given peroaps by the primitive inbabitants in copeeque nce of (he many vines found im these mountain, And used in bincing together the frames of whe buw aod hourés of the peopie. The wails, or remains of the wall of the city, describe an oval figure, wknin which various roads or streets may tance, are fou Le pe r “gore ‘ the basit riisevs, these stones bear hieroglyphics painted with a kind of red varnish, which, notwithstanding i's long, exposure to the woather, TemALLs Unimpaire Sfany the stones foand in exoa- Vading, ip ll parts of theeo ruina, aro palated with wis varnish, Of the sublerrancan on found amongst these ruluy, there ts one which bas Feoome celobrated, and js still the eubject of many popular siories, as having been the retreat uf « colebs aied bandit omy a varuidens, whe Bealiy captur y ihe peo; Comapa, ‘7 yr) this passage, in spite of the en- treaties cf the superstitions indiaes not to venture in, I provided myeeif with ® batchei .ad a torob of pine, aad entered. alter many difficulties [ succeeded tm reaching aloon, ere Liownd various biocks of stone +peots similar to oibers whch | had previousiy found in mr perts of (be ruins, and sect to the President o/ Guatema a io 1658. The second nolable object, and which 's no less worthy Of attention, is & gremt siab of stone, covered with in- acrip!was or hier og)y phics, which, from the litle kaow- lec ge i Dave been aie to obtain of their meaning, appear to me to convey only repreeatations of the ecomomy of buman life (la jpinura de la economia de la vida humana). ‘The frat is Wee, FYmDO! of ive; the inst askull, em biem of demi, knowiecge of arent cvents In ther bitory, representations called duiles (acces), which are, tn {4 panic rquares, on the wee, It if most inter: 7 cm Pomething of the /anguoge, lo these Latics, as be can whereby obtain seme knowledge Abe most remote traditions and events tn the history ‘ane one of these Latics, which | have |, i represenved a great Compony, dressed ip tking, and we ‘on thete |, are divided tate two od against each other, Before one pany makes propositions of which are rejected. The aig n given, accompaniea with wild shoata. contest, vietery declares in favor of the p Desire tb ofadeer, Attoeend of the re qoished party leay be ground, erber, with ® yole, traces in the sana the mei. The carved represepiation of an snit which I kave ieterred, and the distance from the ruined chy where it te feund, lead me to believe that this mona. ment refers to (he tame event with the baile which I cone derorived ii a ii il H 4 re Probable position ard in- fluence Of the dead whom they cover. [t is a custom ull preserved amengst the Indians to throw a handfal ef carth or stone upon the grave of the distinguished asa cribnte to thelr memory. The more numerous these coptrioutions, the bigher (he (omulas which is thus ‘ven you a few cf the notes which I beve upon the ancient ruine in this department. I hope onto have the pleasure of seuding you others, Mosn- me, 1 may mention that I have, agreeably to mi copies of rome ef the bierogly atraded to SS ¥ mesvene at, fe Brasteur de Bourbourg. ‘our o ‘vont servat JOSE ANTONIO URRUTIA, Laxp Warrants.—Prices have jum conte per acre, and may ve quoted active ay tue follow ing rates, viz— Puying rate. 96 per rore. awe 4 “ siiage « Revoiutionary scr io « A City oF Fonmsepane—hecerding to B/ An niger dea Wetens, & German paper of St Lovie popa- jatien of that city may be extimated, as to nauonallty. eliows:— Amerieass, BK; Gu Ce }; Frepeb, 5 ; atin Soe ii, = o have the abbo two OFFICIAL To 1H Samare axe Hoves oF RAFRESROTATIVES ‘Soon after the close of the last session of Ia rected steps to be takem to carry into effect the ne | ‘ 2 3 : i | # al i i rH =eEnEe Fay, i 4 ie eet 3 Fy = ile effete HEE Be i id 4 fr i eI He Hig : He * * * * = “aye the honor to be, your most obedien! Hou W. L. Marcy, Secretary of State, | lordabip a duly authenticated cop; 1am now specially instructed conveying to your loardabip the Hcation in aireciing such ® measure of comity to a jleud)y Power, (o fuifil the Congressional injunction, by tencerirg the bark Resolute to her Majesty’s government, be allowea jai pment cad soseeety peenaryes good condition, to her y's service. Seizing an occasion 20 agreeable, personally to myself, to renew the expression of my bighest consideration, { have the honor to be, your lordsbip’s most obedient ser. vant, G,. M, DALLAS, To the Right Hon. the Eart or Craxmspow, &0, ‘THE BARL OF CLARENDON TO MR. DALLAS, Sir—I have the to acknowledge the receipt oi arrtval honor your letter of the 18th inst., announcing to me the of the bi mand of Ca; ‘Tha! veas ark Resolute at Portsmouth, under the com ptain Hartstetn, fof the United States Navy. Alter baving beem unavoidably abanioned to employed in the service of ber Majesty, on im the Arctic seas in search of Sir John of ber salvors, wih all ber ‘the property on board of ae ohn a Upttes mates, and to cause the ship, with e Jopging to ber, after beg fully repaired et one of ravy yards of the United Siates, to be sent back to lana, in order to be restored to her Majesty's ser # testimony of the deep interest felt tn the United Jor the service im which the ship was engaged when sac ‘was pecestarily abandoned, I bave not failed to lay your letter and its enclosures before the Queen, and I have received her Majesty’s com merd to acquaint you that she gratefaily accepts the offer thus Made Of tbe restoration of the Resolate ta her ser Bes iy F bis government, are moat highly apprecia ted by the Queen and her Majesiy’s government, and, I em orndde nt, by tee British nation at large. 1 request you, sir, ip bave the goodness to convey to the Presidcnt, and torequest bim to communicate Legislature of the United States, the queen and of the British government for an resity apd sympaiby which will sponse jn Dis country, and 5. [ E é bave the honor to be, sir, forvant, Your most obedient, humble CLARENDON, SRCRETARY DORBIN TO SIR CAARLRS WOOD, Unirep States Navy Darantmant, Wastinaton, a 1866. #in—This communication will ‘be deli to you by Commander Henry J. Hartatein, of the United States Bavy, who goes to land im command of the Resolute, under orders from his le at any portand to any cillcer to be designated at the SSS ‘a government. Accept assurances of reepect, &3., &o. = DOMAIN, Secretary of the Na ’ To the Right Honorable Sia Caanies Woon, Bart., Lord of ber Britannic Majesty's Admiralty. COMMANDER BARISTRIN TO SBCRETARY DORRIN. Loxvox, Deo. 19, 1966. Sim—I beve the honor to inform you (hat alters bois anchored at om the i2:h inet wi Portemouth next steamer provided me for qurpose,) I wee States Coceulaie, and Walted upon by Sir Thomer |, who bad become commanding officer of the naval station in the absence of the George Seymour, end received fro: i i iz i ail i tl Hi i | ue ust 3 fi | i ir Hl i i i § iE tf , i z é F é H HH 5 ij i ail h Py i i Z i i ey i fly f Ri § could not be decitned. i i poo ry to the feelings of this eat over under your commands fs entering Portman’ most. This is not a fitting opportunity for saying anythinges | The mmple, natural poetry of the poor to the munificent conduct of government, which will be the subject of commanioation ‘between ihe go- | Nam more appreciated now than the a po ge ante ain Tam Hs every civ! and that alan arate ky courtesy that the Board of 1 have the honor to be, sir, your obedient and faithful QBARLES Husterm, ‘THE QUEEN TO THE RESOLUTR’S Osporan, Deo. 16, 1856. Pa wnt Na Bag oo ny meybptew, ness to distribute amongst the ship’s eompany who have the Reso‘ute to England, a hundred pounds, which I beg to enclose a cic ck. Her Majesty would wish this to be considered as a per- sonal present from herself to the crew, and I am directed to request that you will use your o1 as tothe Foner to be, my dear a, inkaicly yours Se” | a tteatp : “ "0. B. PHIPPS, | able and neglected ADMIRAL SEYMOUR TO CAPTAIN 5 ‘his dust, and Eos, For Deo, 17, 1866. Barns ret prodigy, Mx Dux Sin—I have received a note ‘from Lord Pal. | 12 thas character ‘merston, from his residence, beyond | With loud, vague, speedily Southampton, in which he does not Know | ito censure and 1) how lone you remain a Forumouth, bu your | ful death again for Sao el eonn orm ame ane a bas prolonged Poon iapiee ameter s : 1 ra f F3 AL : é i 1 BF i A : | Eg F i & é s & 4 £.. : [ z i rf E F E : H $ 3 i i c z z il | i a4 E i Ht | i il i E i ; - 2 H é - i 5 7 a ty a E 8 E E iy i a d "i i fH a He BEg 8 3 i ll 36: ii i i F i s i i FE d u 5 a < f} Ss & < i ii Bi May their gatherip, memory of the i!) ul we? Secee Fue ai V i : [3 He i EF sft 2B <2 Hiei! Syke RE : i E = iF 5g i ict Ne HF TEE Beek EE 7th, The Press—Tbe haedmaid of seienes; Uberty; the lightning directed by gent dona Which impede of men, ‘UTmTLt, of the Times, and Professor the Brnarp, were loudly called for; but the former teman being non cst, and tho latter trom hoarseness, the were to tent t with s Instead of an nm ‘among great gusto “God Save the Queen.” in 535 motion served. over, # es Z # 4 3 5 5 a 3 Fe if of some with preiiers of every service, by express in- ttrvction from the Admiralty, Accommodations were bg prepared for ua at the first hotel, and orders jor e boun } ay Witl supply of provisions to be sent on board the Resolute; their also a carte Ulanche for the railroad to London for myself and the cfficess of the Resolute, In fot, nothing could txoced the kinénes and Sty | with which we were treated by Sir Thomas who seemed ‘UE Willing that any means of to his hearty expree- tions of welcome should pase austed. That mern- irg’s poet brovght me a communication from Sir Oharles Wood, First Lord cf the Adi g' ye Boon ot the aay fired from rations aad from tmy official visits delivered to tre Hi ipotemiiary 80 Favey United States, the open communication committed to my charge by we dopariment. im as well a6 in Ports. mouth, I recelved the cordial end pressing heepital'ty; in ject, soarcely an hour bas ¢lapred without Paty har Tm Yh gg Ba Sy 1 oor. polen bo, be, politely dpolined. ox imerston, also one one {rom the mu. by party a wish to visit the 9 Rerorved, Tbat it is the sense of the convention that ‘yease! m/gbt be taken to lands known as Indsan reservations are decidediy the I fnmediately | mort important sud valuable portions of the Tor: j ther by the govern | *P4 thet their fer and location invite a large and use- ‘Other steamers and her | '? (migration, which to ® great extent is lost to the Ter- Retribution, On the | Mery Ls. 4 MM, her Majenty the | 10. Revoive: it ts one of the cardinal prinelples of Prinee Al- thes od pe government ae Alles, tens anervensenee, 97 Tete anes or treet ited the of vome bind, yodeum | ft and. open them to tho 6. em) le Presented 4 whe ‘That order being the frat principle of ail her, | Da’ monious ‘Weil organized bodies, we deem it expe- And in obedience | diet to form @ cemiral commiites for ihe Terrhory at friends to form the satne ta Snaiei