The New York Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW YORK’ HERALD. WHOLE NQ 7826. GENERALS SANTA ANNA AND PILLOW. ‘He Reply of Santa Anna to Pillew’s Charges —He Reserves the Right to Challengo Pillew. 70 THE EBYITOR OF van ape? DE LA TARDE OF iy Hav. Havana, Jan. 26, 1858. Warvcreo Fuirve—I have the honor of encioeing to you - ‘of the manifesto which Genera! Don Antonio Lopez Soectae aes Fest ie purpose » Kindness, ‘@ place in the columna of your tellmiable The false and calumnious assertions of the American General, Gideon Pi:low, as weil as the subsequent expla- Rations maie by General Scott, have ali been copied tnto ‘he new! 6 of this city, end I think it a matter of sim- ho justice that the reply ‘of my father, who bas thus beon ‘eked before the public, in defewce of bia hoaor and in re- fetation of such stupendous calumuies, should also be made puotic by the same newspapers. Tremain, on these con- siderations, your and most obedient servant and iy JOSEPH L. DE SANTA ANNA. MANIPSSTO AND EXPLANATION BY GENERAL ANTONIO LOPEZ DR SANTA ANNA. From the moment that I last ¢oft'my native seil and be- came settied in thes retreat | made up my mind, as I had @ene on former occasio—is, to hear with pdiionce and in silence all the malicious «'tacks and false and ying ‘eharges of my enemies, whether personal er political. T did this, not only from a natural rej which Tfeel against entering inte any kind of vorbal dispute, ‘and more expecially wich common libelters, but also trom an unwillimgness which I felt to call the ic attention upon myself after I had ence withdrawn ‘the retirement of private life. Ielwnys bad present ‘we my mind that raying of Voltwire, ‘“thata man must imevitably,, during al! the courseof his life, pay atsome timo ‘er other a heavy tribute to calemny.”” Until the present Moment I have firmly adhered to my resolution, es is ‘well known to everybody, in spite of the infamous at fwck« and groes ‘nauits which have ornetantly and without erasing been hesped upon me. But now, when these axtac4s are pot ouly made apon me, but, which ie more, ‘wher, they affect the hunor of my beleved country, | can- Bet: y longer remam silent. i wil commence with observing on ae fy @oplore the unworthy and meaa disposition ‘dy certain of my own countrymer to ee every kind of libel directed me, to every kina of malicious report, however absurd it may be, nded it only tends toinjure fe, endl ‘They thiek 8 means to lower me in public estimation, and to gratify their own private si ge ‘against me, because, as chief magistrate of the nation, I'felfilled my duty:in caus- me these persons to be prosecuted as traitors and as anarchists. ‘The hizh estimation and respect which, during a long @eries! years, I have recoivedend deserved at the hands of the grcat majority of the Mexican people; the distin- guished and hovorable employments with which et va- rions periods [have been honered by my country; the extensive and unlimited powers with which, on more ‘than one ocecasion I have been invested—being often ealled upon the head of the nation— all these things never were,and never could be, the éffect of chance, or the result of error and mistake, as ay sang per — on protend ig beg A wore. were ‘express Pate tbat persoval confidence in me, ‘which deeds of ness, and numerous and ropeated acte of patriotiam oo wy et bad inspired. It always happeos that in the turmoil and confusion produced by revolutions some men there are who are thrown up fto an elevated sitnation, without any other merit ver any other title tothe eminence they arrive at than ere ‘mpudence and cunning. Bat m évery normal con- ¢ition of buman society the people never bestow fame or hover except upow those dividuals to whom they are indebted for great apd valuable services which they have rendered to their country. As regards myself, while I am fully awaro of the extreme malignity of my enemies, also know full weil the high place which I occupy in ‘the hearts of the great majority of my countrymen. Tom also well assured that no calumnies whatever will over be ‘abie to lessen much less to destroy the high esteem and profound gratituds which is entertained towards me, both @o account of my noble sentiment and well as on account pom enonvaey ‘patriotism. = @ that this sort of wsuage may be permitted me fending my reputa tien, dich bas been so cruel attacked and wounded. Toough | am not a Seneca, yet | prefer above life, and I desire to preserve ‘my life and name not mere- ty without epot, as Cweear wished to do his wife’s reputa- tuon, but aleo without suspicion. The American Genere!, Pillow, who was one of the tn- vaders of my country in 1847, being desirous of makmg “Dimself a name among his countrymen as candidate for the United States Senate at Washingtou, published not dong ago an article in which, after describing himself as @ wonderfu) military hero against the Mexicans, he has the audacity © say that the Commander in Chief of the American army at that period was bold enough to make certain dishonorable progositicns to me, and that T had Been brought to lisven to and even to accept them. The purport ana object of these propositions, as Gen. Pillow alleges, Was to putan end to the war and to ea @ealy of peace in consideration of @ pitiful pecuniary in- @empification, which was to be paid for wy special and in- diviconi benefit. The pesition and etanding of General Piliow in bis own country must be indeed very little te be envied i in order to rr the elevation which was the ob- J ct of bis ambition, he finds it necessary to resort tothe w scheme ot inventing and fabricating calamnies ,oode, Such conduct i utterly unworthy a gol 1or and a geptieman, the more go as the distance which vides us trom each otber enables him to speak in safety and with mruvity. Without at all giving up the righ which | rave of calling upon him, then circumstance shall yarmit, » account to me for his conduct, as t és duc t me that he should, | shall content myself for the ‘sent with repelling, with the utmost indignation, this, infamous calumny, notwithstanding that General Scott Dimseit, impelled like a man of honor by a natural sense Of jurtice, has crushed him down to the very dust, and ‘thus pulverized him, tp an article which has also been pub- Meted jn the United States. What man is there who, knowing my etandiog in Mexico—knowing the large for tape which I poseersed, and the dignity and elevation of ‘my character, could imagine that I would have eudmitted to the degtacation of even listening, even for a moment, to such ap jofamous proposition as that which General Pillow talks of ? Is there a man who would bave presumed at that time to have cast upon ine sush a disgraceful imputation, knowing, as everybody knew, the bitter rago whieh I pourikhed ip my heart against those enomics of my coun try, against whom | was always fighting with ardor and Armuces? But, furthermore, even when a man has brought bim- gek t contemplate tbe pertormance of a criminal actiou— ‘when virtue is banished from his breast, and the feeling of fate is extinguished in his bosom—even then, when ‘8 prepared to perpetrate some great crime, there must necessarily exint some sort of proportion between @e magnitude of the crime and the remuneration and Benefit which are to induce him to commit it, Even if an be (Pillow) says, 1 was crime? The inducement in euch a case to turn traitor to my country, for which i had shed make a bargain for myrelf, at the ox depee, (which independence I had lished by my sword). ought to have been so much the , when it is considered that it en Se had to recourse ? mares HEE bit 3 could jt be pomible that any Mexicans base calumnies of Goneral Fillow remarks of enmity against me, before the Mexican rons at ® Freater ine seer g Soott nor with any other person of the lavading A mag bey T fought manfully inthe service of my country, did I have any other com- or any other relations whatsoever, by writing or by the intermedium of any persons whatever, except and alone in the e H cloding @ treaty of peace which was derogatory to the honor of my country, and which it was led of much of ite territory, I refu to partake in ‘this treaty in spite of the entreaties of man: my countrymen, who, unmindtal of the! duty ¥, their f—~7) iraree A Ro J me that peace proposed to us and solicited by ment of the United States would be profertole tht cen tinuance of the horrors of war. This course with 5 and which ought to have procured for me isos ‘end admirers only, lam sorry to any, stirrod up enmity and batred against me. Conspiracios were formed i im! rermment and ager Myself perronal pleel we under tha double necensity of fetending ty. golf both against domestic enemien as well as acaltist Toreign foes. When the capital of the repablic was ceptered by thie infect some exemplary punishment upon the traitors. For the momeait, however, I ordered a retroa: to the vil- lage of Huamantia, which wae the nearest and thes quiteed with disguetthe theatre of war. bravo Veterans who accompazied ine on this ooorsion -hared in alitay feelings, remaizing faithfe! to their colors and ‘to ‘ornment 4n Huamantia I calted together an asmombiy of Gene- reals and Commanders in order to acquaint them with the fetal order which bad been transmitted to me, and whioh had led to the necessity of abendoning the feid of betsie. 1 informed them at the same time of my final de- termivation to leave my native taud rather than to remain and behold ruin and disgrace which awaited her. I then piaced tho command of tho division -of the army under my orders in the hands of that distinguished general Don laklore Reyes, who was the oldest commencer, Tacted in this manner because, on refection, I considered that no other course of preceed- jog was practicable under the circumstances in which wo were placed. reflected that if we should march upon Queretaro a torrihle outery-would immediately be raised Ez ene wie wished. 24 at any price and at all ards. - ipg ambitious and tyranvical, and that should traitors as they deserved, it would be.called an 4 0, I reflected that in the pre sence and within sight of the invaders it was a matter of necessity to avoid the spectacle ef domestic strife and disorder, which they would immediatoly find tho means of terning to their own advantage. Many other re- flections amd ‘feelings crowded upon me at this bitter moment, over w! I will draw a veil for the sake of the honor of Cy ypanet 0 After these events, submitting to be deprived of all command, and even sacrificing my own se Tespect, I withdrew to the ci'y of Tehuacan, there to wait for the passport I nad demanded, in erder to leave the country. | ‘at lengtheffected my purpose, and left, carrying with ma the painful sentiment that I had beea persecuted by the government of Queretaro, which, for ita greater dis- grace, availed iteclf of the assistance of tho invaders in ap attempt made to su me and to kill me. ‘The American General, Lane, with five hundred horsemen under his command, was charged with the execution of this wicked commision. I only escaped from being the victim of this design hag special favor of Invine Prow- dence, of which the wl neighborhood of Tehuacan is a witness. The sorrowful farewell which 1 addressed to my fellow-countrymen before my embarkation on board the vessel which was to carry me away from my netive shore, is another additiopal evidence rag disapprobe- tion of the disadvantageous and disgraceful peace which the traitors had succeeded in ‘. It rg hy seen, therefore, by what bas been above stated, there euough to show that I wouid net possibly have agi to any peace at all, therefore much less would I baye been willing to deliver ep my country to a diegraceful peace for the despicable sun of money which Pillow says was to have been paid on account. ‘There would be no necessity for me to devote any at- tention whatever to the assertions of this enemy of my country—so wel) known as my antecedents are, us well ae the noble deeds to which I can refer—were it not that some unworthy aod bastard Mexicans have undertaken to support these calumnies and falsehoods, hoping thereby to wrbish the laurels which I gained {a that glorious, though unfortunate campaign. These men are not, it seems, even yet contented with the suflering« they caused me to endure, when they bad the boldnese to draw up ap instrument of accusation against me, which they got the weak and inexperienced lawyer Gamboa Wo sign, alver my leaving the army. They did this almost at the very moment they were, like cowards, delivering up to the United States more than one-half of the wational territory, thus bringing shame and disgrace upon our unhappy county. Jt is but a shore time since that, with an astute ess peculiar to them, they circulated through several journals in the republic the statement that, in order possess myself of power, I am stirring up the ill will of the Cabinet of Madrid against the present rulers. They say more—that I to land at Vera Cruz at the twat of a Spanich force. May eternal infamy fell upon those who eay this! Thereare calumnies so iniquitous that they disappear of themselves like emoke wheu @ noble soul, however inimical it may be to the calumniaied, sets forth ically the truth of events. |, Who bave been a constant defender of my countr: whonever sbe has been attacked by foreign evemies, will always present my breast to the balls of these same one- mies when it is attempted to destroy her independence, and I will always carry my sword into combat to defead ber with honor or to ‘die with giory; and I can never ea- rol myself asa soldier under any other banner than that of my country, which has so often waved triumphant in 7. My personal enemies have done more; taking my name in a printed manifesto that has appeared, they have said that in order to overturn those who now oppress my country and tear her in pieces, it was necessary te seil to the United States one baif of the territory that is loft to us. And to give more color of truth tothe calumny, they have presented in this insidious publication, opportunely denied yy me, some ideas and priuciples that are in consonaace with the principles and ideas which [defended in my | administration. The North American press ‘he commented upon this apocryphal document ite ploagure, and when tho light z to sub- in ground to throw infamy upen the good naine of the “ ex-I'resident of Mexico,” as they ttyle me: of him who has always opposed their un Just pretensions; of bim who will always battle against Te Hh iy i i #5 3 E blood Z & the that the devours them, nation ver—I ita thousaad Umes—ite saree % ie glory A. L.’ DE SANTA ANNA. TeKnaco, Jan. 8, 1858, Pact Jeurex at Honoxes.—This excellent violinist, now one of the mort Oniehed artixts of the day, announces a concert this evening at Odd Fellows’ Hall, Hoboken. M. Julien will be assisted by several eminent artista, and ebould haye # full attendance. Personal Intelligence. Eker Knapp, the noted Fvangellst, has again turned up. He bas been preaching for a couple of wooks past in St. Louis. from tho effects of hie recent accifébl ite ix Mready enabled to return to the practice of his profession. Arrived in St. Louis on the Ist inst. Gen, Oaihoun, late President of the Lecompton Convention; Judge Cato, of the Sapreme Court of Kansas Territory; J. P. Carr, Baq., ‘who claims to have been elected to Congress ander the lecom| constitution; J. P. Henderson, Faq., who es- caped the hands of hie free State captors; Capt. Samuel Kramer, and Miller, agent of the Sicax Indians, from Fort Bent, all on their way to Washington. From Kew Orleans, [nthe teamahip Gahagebaa'8 Cot ‘rom New x ast Tey My Neloan dF Parnetan Cape 4 ale, AR Srnith, US A, lady and servan' ood, Inc, child and servant, Mre Gi Lather pet; F 8 Smith, Lyon, R Bu Pee H GnlemsT A Hennett, H'De Wks, Pics, em, b ; Revurra B Gascndne, A. Fox, B Bote Richmond, Ae, in the tea Jameatown—Jamen king, TA Hopkins, A F Heriot ths Skinner, Dr & joree, AS North, Mre Ht io, Mrs Son Bae ee fine Wheeler, Sam: She uetre and three childrer Misa A Nei 8 Pal mer, Geo Tigh, Jno Heusom, (60 Hail—and aisteen in the steerage. Satastevaae. 2 - * ‘or rerpool, in the sieageehip Kangaroo-—Mr, Mra Sos Liihieciiees Mr and Metts B taxes, Me nnd Mr FBhaw, ips Wolfenden and two chiaren, Mrs R Hicks, Mrs MO ‘ter, Mine A Osborne, Dr Gollyer, Mr 0 © Wetram, of to Denmark Rev J Anstacit, Menera Baker, O H Baker Macpherson, Ficiding. loyd, Kling, Geo Pri Taylor, R Brown “tenshaw, Marin anl Orion che 1 Webel, and Curry, Taylor, A9L in the steerage. Seen ee MORNING, EDITION—FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1858. How ‘the Tax Payers are Fleeesd. THE STANW.NG COMMITTEE ON FRAUDS—TESTIMONY OF THY OBNTKACT CLERK, SURVBYOR AND UON TRACTOR IN THE FIFTY-POURTH STREET CASE— CONF’ICTING EVIDENCE OF THE OFFICIALS AND PROVERTY OWNERS—-ABSESSMENT HOLLS STOLEN | FROM THE OFFICK. Tee Standing Committee on Frauds held theie third meeting yesterday—Aldermen Adams, Owens, Tucker ‘snd Tnomy preeent. Tho investigation into the alleged frauds in the Fitty-fourth street flagging aud Giling case ‘waa continued. Francis P. Vidal, sworn and examined—I was the str veyor om the Fifty fourth street contract; Iam a city ear- Veyor over thirty years; I haven toleredly distinct re- collection of this job, for I was on the ground amd ex- amined ‘tt, and reported to the late Mr. Taylor that it | world be Detter to include che Uiling mm with the ‘tagging ta the coatract. Q. Hew many feet of filling in was there te be done? A. About nine foet wide and az many dcep, or something ‘ike that. Q. Are you in the habit of visiting the work every day, of which you are the surveyor? 4. No, not every day; working ou some bots, and I wanied some place pal che loose earth in. Q. Can you tell what you gave for theconira t? A. Yos, if you toniat in it, Q Well, telus. A. 1 don't chink it was over $25; per aps not so much, Q. Was pot thas a small consideration? A. I thiak it war a very large one. Q. For flagging? A. And filliug. @. How much filling? A. Nine or ten feet. Q. Did you pay for the filling? A, Yes, from eight con's to wabilling a iond, Q. How was it that seme ty there was assosnod A. Ib was not so my when the work was not done knowledge. oa you Were paid forit? A, Yea; I don’t knew how much, Bn envy Dotided that there Leahy error? 4 Ke id me that amount aeuut 308 there was to Q IAd you come up apd settle? A, I it to Mr. | rinkuey.” ° rpie Q. Tet you tae a receipt? A. I don’t remember; { will Sook for it. Q. Was thers a retaining wallon that work? A. Well, you thigh! cat R such; there were a few stones which slid down with every rain’ ‘contract to mane It square, ‘but the contractor gives the curveyor notice when the work is completed, and thea Igo up and measure it, -oertificate; that is @ misteke; we never «ive any certifi- cate more than the assessment list; it is the duty of the ‘inspector to eee that proper materials are put in; | always inspect the work | tiave charge of. Q. Are yeu furnished with a copy of the specifications? A. 1am, always. Q. Can you tell how the overcharge came to be in this contract? A. 1 will tell all I know about it:—Jdttor I made the measurement and the werk was set aveut, I mado out a map; I suppose you have it here; yeu will find either a red or a blue line which I crew, desig- nating the property that ought to be essessed, soon efter this I was taken with an ettack of paralysis in the sido of my head, which rendered me al- most helpless; I sent for a friend and neighbor, who had ‘made out many mape and surveys, and was quite compo- tent fer the task—— Q. Who was that—can you give his name? A. Xr. Frederick Stripe; he was a surveyor, and theroughly wn. derstood his business; l asked him to mako out this ¢al- culation for me; he did so; I never knew amything more about it, but of course thought it was all right, until one day, when going into the office of the Commissioner @ Taxes, I mei Mr. Pinckney, and he toid me thut there was & great error in this contract; as soon as he explained the matter I saw the error, and said, “* Let us correct it;” put he said tt was too late, as the money had been paid; it is a mistake of mise, gentlemen, and I don’t wish to back out of it; I have laid all before you; it was @ mistake I could not correct, for—— Alderman Owxs—Where ie Mr. Stripe now? he is dead—dead @ year ago. Alderman Owens—Ah, that is unfortunate. Witnesa— Very unfortunate, for if he were here he would correborato ‘all I have said. CuaixasN—For how many running feet were you paid, Mr. Vidal? A. 1 can’t recollect exactly; there was no evercbarge, however; it was too emalla job to make any- 1 Ob. @. Then there are some large jobs? A. Yes—some large ones. Alderman Trexen—Did Mr. Stripe make out all the cal- culations on this job? A. He did. Pin oes pou see the work after he made out the paper’ ‘Alderman Owens—Was the sidewalk dlled owt nine feet defore the work commenced’ for the property owners say it was, and that there was no necessity fur this tiling up. A. I recommended Mr. Taylor to have more dirt A. Ob, Taine and storms. Alderman Owens—Was not there a retaining wall laid down at the edge of the sidewalk? A. [ don’t recollect. Alderman Owxns—Parties who live there say thero was; and I think it is there now. ‘CHuAIRMAN—Who made ovt the written ropert accompa: nying this map? A. Mr. Stripe; he did thewrhole trans- Q. Did you not give him any directions? out to him the property I thought ought lo pay assessments; he must haye made a terrible mistake—a terrible mistake. Q. Mr. Vidal, have you ever certifled to work without seeing it? A. Ob, never, never! I read Mr. Monaghan's evidence in the HeRaLp, andes ho made charges against ail the city surveyors, 1 want to make an éxplanation, ‘The Chaim expressed a mute disseut. Stripe crew up? A. Ob! T ave there is a hue and ory here. New, why won't you let mo answer Meter More gban? When he wes on the Acoesement Committee did he say anything about these things? Did he? CHATRMAN—Mr. ‘Vidal, did you look over your papers before you came here, 80 as to evabie you to give any in- formation to ee I believe you were out of ere y 1 papers. Alderman Tocksa—LDid you sign the paper drawn up by Mr. Suripe relative totbis contracw A. 1 did, air. Alderman Trckan—Then you are responsible for it? A. Tam, vir. Cusinmax—Yee, and the public and the asvesament pay- ors will hold you responsible. That's all, Mr. Vidal Wrvess—Won't you let me say anything about Mona- gbax? Quurmax—We have nothing to do with that question. Wrixese—Well, but you heard him here. Crxemax—But he was the chairman of the Asesssment Commoinee of the Board of Aldermen, and gave ws much valuable information. You cam answer him ine card ia the newepapers; that is the way. Wirves—Meot Peter Monaghae on that foot!ng? Cuavexus—That will do Mr. Vidal. Gro, F. Roane, contract clerk, e¥orn and examined— I was the contract clork in the Stroot Commissioner's Ihe Pate od under Mr. Taylor; all 1 know about this Mitty fourth treet contract is that my signature is afixed to It on the book. Q Do you remember whether there were contracta for this work at diferent prices? A. I think there were three —one at 20 centa, at 63 cents and at 76 conte. Q. Can you tel! how the highest bidder got the contract? A. The lowest bidder declined it. ‘. Q. Well, why did not the 63 cent man get it? A. I don’t Dow. Cyamuan—I wish to make ® remark at thie point, I stated at our last meeting that as I considered Mr. Rogers ‘ap important witness, I was sorry he was out of town. 1 now by way of explanation, and I hope the re- porters will take it down, as my on the last day Jrembope to be poreonaly offensive, bu I understand that to ve, but I undo: that some of Mr, Rogers’ friends have taken offeace at them, Mr. Rockxs—I bave not. Cuainwas—Dop't interrupt mea moment. I do not de No. sire t throw the cloak of my office over me here. T 86 an individual, and am le for all T bes here or outside. I wish and their to understand this po gees , Lshatl te this case the ead, fear or favor from any searce. ee penne Secon Dew Sem an managed with regard to declining a contract? A. Well, Enow ines Tone Sonaretvom one of te of then doctintog 1. Q. Have you filed those letters? A. No; I had no charge gber, work at the price @. How much would the filling cost? the’ Tina, The Chairman ‘here wiked if there were any property owners on Fify-fourth street present, who could state as ‘ the amount of ‘iiling in actaliy done, Mr. Wire, Wr Lattoy and Mr. Mouuton who had deen ‘Oreviously swern, said that eot more thaa eighteen inches ou ob of hing had ‘deen done. Mr, Wurre suid ha" he had been mesessod 8147 for work which he could Mr. Livton statec that no fling ‘had, deen advel! in frontof his lots; that ive ground remains 6 dane for $65 the sare as when it was first Mlea in. Q. Did yoa pay Mountjoy in money? A, There was @ debt to thes amount between us, aa@ he offered me the __.& Ho¥, co you account for the dilference betwen 20 and 7b ceptyen the bids? A. The lowest bidder, Mr. Gaila- are Joutng of, tho Fiace igi me Vhat’he mad> a ‘avcertiicate for it? A. We never give a | kreatartstake, thet ‘he amount of filling was not men- oon Rover give ® | towed, and he wusdeceive!, and that he could uot do the A. Vory nearly whole amourt {f head not the earth te dispose of, as Metropolitan Police Commissioners. ‘OUGHT POLICE INSPROTORS TO BE ABLE TO READ AND WHITE—INTRHESTING DIGOURSION ON THE QUALI FICATIONS OF NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN INSPEC TORE— GEN. NYB’S HOUSE AND LOT—UR DISCLAIMS ANY KNOWLEDGE OF IT—HIB OPINION OF THE NEWSPAPERS—MAYOR TIEMANN AND REV. MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO STANLEY—MR. FRRIT'S RESIGNA- TION ACCEPTED— APPOINTMENTS, ETC. ‘Tire Board met yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock—pre- sent Mesers. Nye, Bowen, Perit, Stranahan, Cholwell, Mayor Tiemann and Mayor Powell. Mr. Bowen presented reports on charges against police- men, which were adopted, as follows,—Peter Bogart, absent from roll call, sentenced to reprimand; Matthias Bruen, charge dismissed; Christopher k. Daily, charged with going riding when he ought to be on duty—Mr. Bow- en recommended a fine of ten days’ pay; Mayor Tiemann wished to emend by dismissal from the force, but finally withdrew tho amendment, and Mr. Bowen's motion was carricd; Bernard O’Jourke, Fourth precinct, charge dismissed. Gen. Ny« reported in the case of another charge agains officer Daily, for being absent from post, which had bee. overruted P ocmaenenting ‘a fine of five days pay. Carried. Mr Bowes presented » resolution that the special mea _— ‘Ninth and ieartaanih warte PF mre. ei ir. Pow, present 0 Depu' Superintendent of Brooklyn. Heterred to Committee on General Discipline. Mr. SRavaHAN reported in the case of charges against Oficer Utter, of Brooklyn—first for looking into a lady's window, and for a Cay nel Cee @ citizen for not as- . Charges dism! 4 re tau moved that Sear me Ltd Waglum, ‘Fifth precinet, be to jaxpector, meee Pores paid that he had some remarks to make before the question wag taken. This man had, without doing duty asa patrolman, gone throug’ the regular gra- dations of policemen and Bergeant He had no particular objection to that course. knew nothing apout his quéiitications , but bad received such informa- trom ag leads him to believe that i ¢ ie en! .rely incompetent Mr. Moverow stated that a contract ba@ been giver te | from want of ed Mr. Devin in'¥.54 tograde and ‘Mi up this stred, al- way and fifteen foet on ewalks, whch war done, and for which they were asgeused $1T1 a lot; yet’aow they weroasked flagzing some sévon and @ half'feet of | mendation nS inat | breaking tire rules, lowing thirty feet for earriage $90 @ tov more for the -idewaiks, Mr. Boulwn commenced to go of the property holders pee their province to¢o into any Cf the old contracts. Alderman TuckKR then said thas the Fil dia the metter. could potcay that it had been stolen. The committee then adjourned. ‘The Board of Aliiermen. ‘bair. fy of Reade, Duaneand Chambers s:r sets. ‘ FTE COMMITEE ON rRAUDS. upand adopted. q COMPOROLLER FIAGG ANT. CONTRA TTS. | ieee follows — first streets, ber seeking compesition tor the came. of “the petitioner and fifty one doliare and sixty three cents, ‘The Pomptrotter turth never advertised, but di job being lreathan tro red and fifty Colla tsé and twenty-dve cents, w! bad somght comporition, by odvertising for pr 0 po: cents per foot wight of che Ce thousand two hundred and ffiy-one dollars ai» 4 three conte, ‘that the contractor never could by « vered more than cight hundred dollars from tht: « the entire work fifty one dollars and sixty three ceute, without advertie the seme. Your committee beleve that unlese the Common Cou cil reduce the assessments for this fencing, from th amount charged—one dollar and twenty five cents—t that of thirty vents por foot, the city treaaury will be tn lover to the full amount of three Chouread two hundred and fifty one dollars and sixty three cente, Your committee, in view of the forogoing facta, offer for heen som the folowing resolution :— Resolved, That the assessment of one hundred and two dollars and sixteen cents, for fencing ninsty four fect eight inches, on property of Jno. M Bixby, northeast corner of Fifth avenue and Forticth street, be, and the sume ifbereby, reduced to twenty-eight dollars aad forty: two cents, the same being at the rate of thirty cents per foot; interest to be charged thereow, from the coufirma- tion of the assessment list by the Common Council. On motion of Alierman Tucker, the matter was laid over. roeolution of the Board aa to the aathority by which a forry was established at the Battery. The Compirolier of the Battery and ferry mat- and says there was no authority given for the ferry tractor, De yee lg ters, in question; that Mr. 4 hevemete on the vicinity, when Alderman Tucker raformed him thet |) was fy-foerth street seusemhould’ be adjonrned until Monday next at 2 o'clock. ‘Mz J) Bucs Swe informed the committee that he had ‘heard that the assesement rolt ‘m the Fifty-eecend street care bad been stolen from the tico since tho tast ment. ‘ug, aud that the Corzoration Counsel oughtto be iastructed 25 ric of the assessment oice was them sent for, and ‘bo admmte i that the paper was not to be foznd, but be The Beard met iast eveniag-—Ald erman A{c2pedon in the Several petitions were reesived respecting the opening Thoresolution of Alderman Adains, to previde the Com- , Mittee on Frauds with a searcher at $2 per day, was taken The Committee on Assescments, to whem wis referred put on, 80 a8 not to have the flagging sink down with the |! ‘thompnexed petition of John M: Bixby, for relief from an erroucous asseesment, for fencing « gore of land, situate om the northesst corner of ¥.ftb avenua and Fort seth street, Temmeeituyy report — tin the month of Movember, 1664, an ordinance passed the Caromon Couno'l, dircoting, in gentral terms, “ thas the vaceot lots om Dh.rty nuth, Fortieth and Forty een the Tourth and Futh avenues. and op Fourth and Fifth avenues, between fhirt,y-ninth aed A. I pointed | Fortieth streets, be tenoed, where necessnry..” That in of this ordinance, James Furey,aho then Street uits oper, made ab ageoement with Joba } leClave for fencing all the vacant lows mentioned im ithe «dove ordi napee, Mr Furey neglecting to advertise for pr oporals,or Mr. Flagg appeared before your Commits .,, on behalf and staed that thy amonmt of the claims made by McClave for this work, wera pail by the Alderman Owess—Have you a copy of the paper Mr. | Comyptrol er, June )1, 1855, and confirmed by, th e Commoa @ounsil Febrmary, 1856, sv chree thousand « vo hundred That the price charged per foot was about o be dolla eb, f the Stroet Cos 1 mission sale, ‘would got Love cost the property owners more.t b an thirty Your commitive believe, that were it not far t he over troliar in paying so large aea c 1, three | than ober meo already’ iuspectors th sixty. 72 wo in ‘et, tbat t saby . of Q. Who bad? A. The Street Commissioner; I may have might well be them, but I don't know. ye be mi onattnte Q. Will you furnish thom? A. If f have them I will, Ferry Com- a PSL pyeme Oe nen 1844, but he coul a I don’t ie e = Tesstation stepned Oy pa afer lermen OwExs—I know nothing of Mountjoy’s got- opted y mptrotler Ung the contract; I only know that the Strest Commission- | understands that the sl! 7 2 loased for $3,000 a told me to sign it, and | did so; understand me to that | year for a ferry; but could be done the La. Leaw one or of the letters of the ober bidders declin- | gisiature should the tenure by which the Battery ing to accept the contract; I have no knowledge of any of | \sheld, in order to give legal effect w the granting of the the parties backing out to the others. lease. Referred to mittee on Ferries. Q. Don't you consider this a price for the contract? EXPWhTED ARRIVAL OF MAHOMED Pasma. A. | think seventy five conts ing a big price. from Q. Can contractors back down wi it giving pubdii> no- tice? A. It is not usual to give public notice; the practice of the office is to give the contract to the lowest bidder; | *uite from Conatan: }, and recommending that the Nines, to the next, and so on; sometimes it | Common Council extend to his Excellency and suite every 3 courtesy and attention. On motion a committes of tivo was appointed to confer with the Mayor on the matter. The Chair named the fol- lowing: Aldermen Boole, Reid, Hofmire, Tucker and Bradley, a8 such Committee. WASHINGTON'S RIRTITDAY. ‘Tho matter of celebrating Was \ington’s birthday was referred to the Committee on Arts and Sciences, to report rome pian for the expenditure of the money On motion of Alderman Owens, the communication from frauds in the Street Department, le and referred to the Committee Q Then these men, with an understanding between them, could control the whole affairs of the city? A. It by this case that they could. TrRwkR, sworn and examined: — Cuarewax—Mr. Turner, you were Mmiasioner? A. Yes, and! contend that ity Street Com- am the Street contract in thie Fifty-four cannot; Mr. Taylor Wee Alive then; it was done by him | 00 frauds. “want i the highest bidder ? a on Q. Was it usual to contracte to bidder A. No, but under circumstances it was done—for Another New Trial for « Convict. ingtanes work may not be given out for a year after SUPREME COURT—@PRCIAL TERM. the cothact Is aimed, and the contractor would not tako Before Hoa. Judge Clerke oe “Oh, yee, te nd Fan, 4.—James Sheppard et. the Peopla.—Shoppard was oh, ' Q Did ee re 4Y cy De en oe convicted of arson and murder in the Court of Sessions, before? A. Yes, and once st a Righer figure; but! don" enced for ition on Monday next. On appli remember where it wen inid down, or way Bast der] Ssuon of counest “Judge Clerke ¢ atod 4 writ of error and Q. Was Comptrotict Fiagg always present when the stay of proceedings, which the Court is bound to do under the statute, were A. Always, but he could not control the ‘ matter; the law ts arbitrary that the contract must go to The motion to fixaday for the third trial of Cancem! the next lowest man when the lowest declines will be heard before the general term on Monday next. Coroners Inquests. Ms Is ft not Moun bent on the contractor te give security, is it not Mr. Flagg’s business to see it done? A. The Comminstoner Patan ACctneNt on Sirrroaun.—Coroner Perry beld an, inquest yoaterday afternoon, at the New York Ho»piti, on an ‘Stroet, ves the security. the body of a rigger named William McGw",i¢, Who died appro’ iy. 5 only one surety here; does not that vitiate the contrnet’ A. Well, I don't know; the work is often from the effects of a fall accidentally *uedigod on hip: board: about » week ago. The dece seg, jt appears, fell done beforn the contract is signed. Q. Ts fot that « loose wav of dotng business? A. Well, Sai i are delayed in the ees sometimes ear ‘apeak now asa tax u = i Ll from the main yard to tho deck ar 4 foreited such severe internal injuries that he died ir, uence. Verdict— “Accidental death.” Deose’.ed was a native of Ireland and was a resident of Brook ryn, p +-d Oe one, say that it is wrong of the Council Scppen Drart.—An inquest wa 3 ajao held upon the body delay them. ‘Terence Farry, sworn—Were you the contractor on the Me ; " ‘to baw that as ofa woman named Mary,Bowers residing in Broadway , be- ny “fd Jf obuin ate aalens tween Fifty-first and Fifty se cond streets, who dropped OTK in Hit tourih street? A. twas nots | 414 not bid on it at all: f ought the contract from Mr. Mountjoy %. Ia ft frequontly done when acontractor backs down? | dead, on Wedneslay evonigy,, while attouding to some A. It's; 1 was anxious to get this contract because I was | household work. “Q. Bought the contract? A. Tt was assigned to me by cation. Mir. Srmanarax vaid that he knew the man was highly spoken of, and bis appokaiment would give great satiatuc- tion to the peopie of bis district. fe was formerly an Al- derman from that district, and if that wus not a recom- it ought to be. Mr. ‘Cuouwand wanted to know whether it would not be Mayor Pownut said the roan had gone through the gra- dations whinout ‘deing duty. His objection to him was that he wes not capable of making outa report legibly. or of copying tbe reports of others, He did not thiak such a men was tit to fil the place. Mr. Sreanatan said be would withdraw the application in the hope that the Mayor would go with him in turning out the other eaptains who were vaatly more deScient, Mayor Powers said that whatever he might doas to turningiout men, he would never vote to put incompetent wen in. Mr. SrRawaHAN wanted to know if he would help bira to put ozt those who had got in? Meyor POwELL was willing toco-operate in such & move ment Mayor Tmax thovght that if such charges were true, it would be the duty et the Board to romove the mon Mr. SyzeNanan said he bad cases of that kind which he had held in #uspension, waiting for instructions. Mayor Powns1, said that in regard to this particuler coes he would suggest that the man in question be ‘Drought before the full Board, to show whether or pet hewes competent to fill his inspectorship, and if he wes found competent he would not oppose hit Mr. Sreavauan said he would withdraw the motion for the prevent Mayor Power!-—Wil! you adopt that suggestion? Mr, Srraxanax—Yes, with the amendment that throe The report of the Committee on Assessmonts respecting | others be brought with bin. tha petition of Sohn M. Bixby, was called up and read. It Mayor PowsLt «eid that the case of the others was dil: feren:. They had been clected by the people, and thia ‘Board had adopted them. This man ought to have somo claim to suyerior ability to entitle Lim to an appoint: ment Mr. Srmay anan-elieved the man posseseed the quallil cationa to ft bigs vor the inspectorship. Mr. Bows ¥ wamed to know what wore the man’s dis- ualiication e? is ‘Mayor Yo wuz eaid the man could read a little, bet ho could not write well. 5 Mr. Bows 6 thergntthe law would disqualify him in that cage, and if there wore others in New ‘Yerk or Bronklyn vibo--wore similarly disquaiitied, that they would be by ought up also. ‘Mayor Tr) stawn thought the proper way would be to enter comp’ tints. He thought his friead, the Mayor of Brooklyn, wae not acting on tho eqnare. He seomed to . thai becaves the Inspectors were elected the Com- Bustioners ougbs so submit Lo anything from thor Mayor Pe wait cxplained that lo meant uo suct thing. Mr Bow) tn fevered both Mayor Powell’s motion and Mr. Streughan’ § aaundment. Mayor T: emaxy coincided with Mr. Bowen. Meyor Pcrwei said he did not intend eoy-exoh thing. sta‘ed that theo on@ract was | Ais only injention bad been to call atiqntion te the new 4 up inwtwelve | ods, ach men’s qualifications, He did not seo what the one had to do with the otber. Mr. Bowrty thowebt that as they had reapetied Mayor Powedl’s suggestion Utey should respect Mr. svrapahan's amen ‘ment, Mr. Perit understood, Mr Stranaban to inate only gone- rai charges. Mr. Srxssuian eaid ‘that the men Mayor Tustann thong ht that the fact of Lis aot having done patrol auty was a sufficient objection under the law. Mr. STRANAUAN Was ® stifled that it was @ ¢imeler to say with regard to the Bre oklyn force thut at ove time there The parties assessed for this work have all mafu 4 to | was pot a man fit to be ) nade an inepector. pay such on exorbitant assoserent, but that tie Yar? | Mayor PowxLi—What ts that? willing to pay a fair price, viz., thirty cents per foot. Mr. SIRANAHAN repeat ed the remark, with the qualidice Your committee believe that the Street Comries; er | tion “in some of the cinots.”” knowingly violated the cbarter of 1853, in thus givin, 1 Mayor Powrlt thought. the remark was intended as ax McClave a contract for three thousand two hundred. ‘24 | jgyputation on the dermoc rate. Mr. STRANAMAN Said be did pot intend to bring any poll tio allusions inte the Be ard. Mayor Powsit would u odertake to dll up albthe inspec- torsipa with able, comp etent and efficient men, who had been in the force from on ¢ to five years. Mr. Bown asked tha ne anes of the partion alladod to by Mr. Strapaban Mr. MenaNanan was wil®ing to give them if tho Board demanded them. Mayor Pownit said & w ould be irregular, The proper way would be to bring forn 1al charges. ‘On motion of Mayor “inw aN the matter wae laid on the be. Gen. Nrz prevented repo tte on charges against police- man Hugh Lindsey, fer bring sbseut from > or improyor language to ‘he napector, Charges diam. ames TI, | inch—charge iam sased. Gen. Nx called up a comp .unication frem the Board of agiveers for the appointcien | of some e8 in the capacity of & pollo "man, to y vommending Mr Jobu b. Loweridge. THAT $16,000 HoUNE ANT® LOT OF oRK, Rrra, ed. Nv said—Shere ina air gle suggestion that] want 6 ) Sake for myself. It ie going the reunds of the papers \livelyo way aa tosbow sume ry ledge upon the 8 house am to be the rec ot ead © Tremars (interrupting, ae gearly an could be van bnlve tae ot cae papers have been fn breeze about widow) 0; the: wes—If Oey have se much 1 geen apply tothe Legislature wo have pala. be oy men can do what they like ven Taek oF accept money, ) to make a fuss about (t. mie Setter, Lowever, for Gen. Nye to coa- ~Yos, and I am glad he does. ir. Penir—Ttie tradict this repor Mayor Trewaxe- Gen. Nye—J ver, reports, from the 1 they know least. 1) papers, for they hav: vors; but I hope the, ask for one. Mayor Tiewaxs her bie being mixed up w Stap ley; but, being appi words, said it was no Hehe. The Board then went it Mn. PRR In secret session Mr. I fignation to the Board, as { According to \ th» Inst meeting, I hereby 1 sioner of Police. 1 accepted the tmen ¢ to meet an which bal arigen in the affairs of the Board, withdraw when the difficutice W!ch had caused it wore ) done me always a man; will ime © howe wail I wh not ‘ed to by our not wish it pub- to secret session. ’ on nm bi erit presen! in written re. wows, whic! — New Youn, Jan. 858. ‘ho intimation made to you at by eign my place as Commis- removed. The Board as now cc ‘stituted, wili, I have no doabt, harmonize in fall the i © po A ne fe will come before tt,aa the princi; ‘it which po pat in ite seem to be well in By the tt ent members. Int atl to retire, eepecially as ‘Mt great | ig A of perm pon ‘me during my cc eS Nor can I refrain from expressing une of ‘let, Stet A tet tain of ths tern = whiel well ca) culated to effect the 1s state of things I fee! I could remain in the | promoted to inapectorshipe. Auguatus Muckenburgh, Jobh W Thombs Nisbet and Charlos Van Wart woreap- geant of the river polite ' rarely attempt to correct vet that they talk most about rrbat ‘ave the kindest regard for the news- about Marous Tawllius Cicero iter tor his exact | them warm during the, ‘S/d winter nighta. PRICE TWO. CENTS. lice. Alexander Gibson, laie on the river sya Stales navy, Was appointed 4er- Lieutenant in the U: NEWS FROM HAVANA. Arrival of the Cahawba--The Spanish Fleet off Caba--Trade Dull--Extensive FireLoes ofan English Bark—Freights and Exchange Rates. . Tho United States mail steamship Cahawba, Captain Bullock, from New Orleans and Havana, arrived at this port early yesterday morning. She left Havana on the 30th of January. In Havana, on the night of the 29th, the extensive ma- chine works and saw mills of Lambden & Co, were destroyed by fire. The loss will be about $20,000: This ig the most extensive conflagration known in Havana for many years, ‘The Maretzek Opera Company would close about te 10th inst., when they intended going in the label to Charleston. Trade was dull at Havana, Freights were 8 little more active during the past few da; , with small vessels for the United States at about the same rates as at last advices. For Europe no engage- mente for large vessels. Exchange was the samo as last quoted. Sugars dull, Stock 70,000 boxes. On the afternoon of the 20th, an English bark, bound from Havana to Matanzas, went ashore a few miles from the Moro, and was totally lost. The captain and mato were drowned. Our Havana Correspondence. Havana, Jan, 30, 1858. News of the Opera—Marets+k’s Return to New York—Ihe Spanish Fleet—More Slavers Arrived—Lambden’s Foun dry Burnt—Lows of a British Ship—Santa Anna—Mar- kets, Fachange, dc., &c. Ronconi has broken his engagement, and paid Maretzek $2,000. He is under bonds not to sing in the United States, unless with this troupe, this season, and remains bere for ‘month to taste leisure and the climate. The Senorita Ramos has algo thrown up, with what damage to her purse is not made known tothe pablic. She akemptot an escepade, but was stopped on the steamer Isabel, leat trip, and tripped back to the city aud her ongage- ments by the police. Max Maretzek plays @ short engage- ment in Charleston after he leaves this, which will be on the 10th of February, after which he procoeds to New York or Philadelphia with his company to fi! bis con- tracts there. No company in the Havana has ever real- ized 8 much from our public as has been thrown into the purse of Maretzek,and he can calculate hereafter upon our pockets and a golden welcome from the Habaneros. We are about advertising for the Spanish flee, which has been so lung out of port that appregension is felt for its safety. We have heard that the officers were soa sick from lovg inactivity, wherefore @ visit was net made to Vera Craz, as contemplated. Capt. Miller has arrived from the coast of Africa, and landed his cargo safely. Several vessels are now ex- cted. We bad a fire last night, consuming the foundry estad- lishinent of Mr. Lambden; loss $20,000 ‘A British ship which left port yesterday ovening is re- ported ashore and lost, to the eatt of the Moro rock ave or eix miles; particulars not given. Santa Anna did rot return in the Solent; his aide de- cam nor Velez, did. is the genueman whoaccom- the Senora Santa one to this gone Pym when about leaving, gave out that be was going to the country, tnatoad ef whlch be paid a visitto his master. There some grand scheme going on here to restore Santa Ansa to Mexico. Whatever it may be, Spaniards and Mexicans are engaged in it. Our sugar market remains extremely firm at last quo- tations. Freights for email craft coastwise are at about 62 5,0. to ‘Ube per box, and $2 50 for molasses per hhd. and concentrated molasses at about $3 60 per bbd. id exchange has deciined slightly, and is quoted at 14 jy to 16 per cent premium; on the United Siates at about my last quotations. American gold quite scarce, at 3 to 4 per vent premium, We had quite a strong norther yotontey morning, whieh has changed the water, which had become quit stagnant in our harbor, and will render it more hea thy Pubiic health good. ‘The ish Fleet off Cuba, [From EH iario de ia Maria, Jan. 00.) The following details have been communwated to ux hy atrastworthy person relative to the movements of oar naval force:— The paval division under the command o° Commo iore Bias Garcia de Quesada, composed of the ship-of line Reina Isabel J.,°6 guns; the frigates @eperanas, 44, and Cortes, 32; the corvette Ferrviana, 30; the brig Hadaacro, 16, and the steamer leabel II , 500 bores power, was tas be@uvring between Havana and Matanzay, and executing the different evolutions of naval tactics. During a north wind, which bad blown for the last week, they were hove too, experiencing strong winds and a heavy sea. On board the ships of the division were the marines who had just arrived from the Peninsu'a, in the store ships Nina and Marigalarte, and it may be affirmed that after having gone through there exercises they will be wofficiently instructed to be able to full their duties, under whatever circumstapees they may find themselves. The brig Habanero, which arrived the day before yestor day in our port, brought no particular news as to the state of the fleet. Ta cur port there are at prosent the frigate Bailen of 44 guns, the brigs Pelayo and Habanero, of 1, (the lat ter to join ths equadron,) the steamers Heroan Cortes and Lezo, and the screw steam frigate Borenguela, of 39 ne, as the Navy Yard there are the storerhipa Nina and Pinta, the steamers leon, Bazan and Venadito, and on the railway the brig Alcedo. ‘era Cruz there ia at present the slammer Francisco de Ass, of 600 horse powor; on the road of Campeschy the brig Valdes; and attending to the service of the dit ferent paval stations of the istand aad the coast, the steamers Blasco de Garay, Colon, Guadalquiver, Neptune, and Doo Juan de aanseia; Oe Galiano and Nervion 5 sebdooners Juanita, Isadel, Churruca and Cometa, in the whole, 52 ships. ‘Sur Garat Cuanrry Batt at mim Acapmary oF Mesic.— Never did the New York public respond more generous!y to the demands of benevolence than on the cecasion of the grvat charity ball which took place last evoning at the Academy of Music, and never before ¢id the interior of that building present @ scene of greater brilliancy sot mag vificence. Those who predicted the failure of the ev- terprine were greatly disappointed, while the commitico ander ewhore miumagemoent it was a0 succacafully conduct ed mutt heve been more than gratified with the brilliant reeultof their otforts, To sey that it was wall attended rally crowde’; amd though this may haverendered fomewha ¢ umples sant for the dancers, yet it was al! cho better for the puor, who are to reap the bonedt, The scene, as we tmve said, wae both brilliant and . Gi paoqus tdnsras tetaded over and he whe dest one lined with » efae. The stage Hself wae so decorate! as to present the, ppearance of au immense tent, in the centre of which, «us pomded as if in mid air, was the word pawn ceernnererenes nemermorenerenrenes cmaniry mer ve nmennnne reve rwcmnnn ners hreee re in letters of lis ting Ire. The effect produced by thie war very beautifa?. Tbe calico was mado to form a part of tho embelliehmenta, amd the seventeen oF eighteen thous wid yarda which wer. %0ectribated by the merchants and s’ore keapere were hn n € i feetoons along the sides of the tent Teoetved, and in aby dance, too, were not exactly mite? for ornaments, bat | bay will answer s better purpose in covering the festand dies of the poor and in keeping, About bait past eight, | W Which time every seat in the house was occupied, a po. *M, entitled “Sham,”’ was read by Mr. Alfred Duganne, by #¥bom it was written for tho occasion. Soon afer the rea “ing of the poom the dancng commenced—the ladies who ; @rticipated, with very fow exceptions, appearing in calic: ’ dresses. At 12 o’elock , however, they divested themae| v6 of these, and came out in ilke and eating, made in the varied fashions of the intending » | Dailroom. The calico dresses are, #4 Our readers mast bo aware, to be handed over for distri: Yation to the various charitable societies to which the pro. *eds of the ball are to be presented. In conclusion, we MAY say that the dancing was kept up far into the morni €g, and the music was the best that Dodworth’s band ‘ould give. The Seventy first regiment was present, in aniform, and as- Court 1825, ¥ oS Sa Bay a troduced, which seems to me importank “object at which it alma —% rallable arm of 3432) a1, BN, sega a4, 2871, 2204, strength for the maintenance off ord 0r i ae eerigoncy | 2808, 2800, 2734, 1614, 1r14. Lhave been gratified, 109, to Ry of the Usirep raves’ Disrrict -—Non. 28, 43, @2, 11, 112, and moral worth of the pon, say Of thelr ranke ce | 122, 119, 190, 121, 181. now on duty, ‘needing only oveas teres wie Strerion L—Noe. 1, $28, 26, 27 , 5 make the corps edicient beyond any previows force which | 316. 416, 690, 540, 686, 588, 569, 664 : we have bad, and promising to compare favorably with | 409, 4u9, 486, ah, 436, 481, 490, 661, A74, a0, Er ith preat reepect, your . hy ~ Sd ? Commow Putas—Part 1—Noe. 368 to 365 bel How, Comsiserowens oF Pouce, Naw Yore w inclusive, 1052, 971, 372. 2—] 310, 336, ria De Camp, of the Fourteeuth precinct, pd 'Ccrgeuot Samos Silvey, of the First precinet, werg 370 me ‘374, 375, 976, AP, STS, 980, 381, 392, 983, Bad, 386,