The New York Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1858, Page 1

| THE NEW YORK-HERALOD. WHOLE NO. 7939. ——————~. Se MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1858. PRICE TWO CENTS. THE BRITISH OUTRAGES. Departure of the Arctic with Orders for the Home Squadron. The “Orders of Search” Issued by Lord Palmerston. Important Action of the Senate Committee on Foreign Belations. The it of Visit as well as Search Absolutely Repudieted. @Miclal Correspondence of the State De- partment, Rees Ree as. THE ORDERS TO THE GULF SQUADRON. Waseiearos, May 28, 1854, ‘Feo instructions to our maval forces are in effsot t» warn the Br Heb cruisers against the visitaion of American ves Bele, and 1m cases Of persistence to prevent it by forc:. A mosion will shortly be wade io the Goure to suspend the rules, with the view to introduce @ bill aashorizing the eenstruction of tem sloops of war. DEPARTURE OF THE ARCTIC AND WATER WITCH FOR THE GULF, Eerly yesterday morning the arcus steamed alongside fe Novy Yard slip, alter receiving @ supply of coals, and the crew at once processed to stow the provisions, guns, &e , &e, on board. Sho takes out provisions fora two montbe’ cratee, ard a large quantity of rifivs, catlasses: Deyovets, and other desoriptions of small arms. Captain Bartstene, together with the offisera, were kept basily mig bt occupy as litte room as poesile, From the exe Ginen which bes bees adopted in fisting the vessel fer sea, very Little was cone to improve her app»srance; and, ‘with the exception of a coat of black patot oateide, afew neq sails apd extra ropes anu chains, she jef in the same tim as the sppeared at ber station at Quarantine. thertly before siz o'clock, all the stores being on Deard and cverytbiog in read ness, "aptaln Hartstoae gave ‘the orders to slip the cables, and shesloely steamed down the river with the tide. There was @ large number of Spectators present to witness ber departure, and as she ghited sway aalght creer was raised, and Captaia chart stese and the other officers received a hearty farewell from ibove present. ‘We vederstand Captain Hartatene received sealed orders, med takes out important despatches from Nastington wo the Bowe Squacron. ‘Tee Water Wicd, commanded by Captain Rodgers, after undergoing some slight repairs, left Wasniogtoa on Thars- @ay fer Noricik, whence ane will sail to-day for the coast ef Cada. ANOTHER MAN-OF-WAR ORDERED TO THE GULF, ‘The United States ordnaace ship Preble, Com Dabigren, Jesves Wasdington for Norfoik this moraing, to completo her outit for service in toe Gulf. IMPORTANT REPORT OF THE SENATE COM- MITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Te the Seva peswroay Mr Mason, coairmed of tho @omwmitice op Foreign Relations, to whom was re Berred the resolouion inqaiipg whetver additional Jegtiation is secrrsary to piece certain power in » bands of the Executive, submittel a report, of eh ibe substance is that the official sta'ements bow & ruccersion of acw of aggression by the Bri ted er i the Gaif of Mexico, so marked and extra orsiwary a8 to beve awakened the iodigostion of the cvuntry, Veescls under our fig, parsumg law- fel commerce, bave be fired into, sto ped ana exuwined as to cargo, destiontion, crew, &o. No Jess than fifteen American sbips in the Daroor of Sagan Is Grance, and # x on the bigh seas, ore officially reported te having bad to submit to the aggressions of British @rujers, and each atcitiooal arrival brings (res accraate @f aggressions by the same Power on our flag. It hes Ditberto happened io isolated caves where similar aggre tions bave cecarred through miscoucepti m that the Uait- 4 States bas been copter tet to soce pt « disclaimer of the fetent, bat the covtioued and persovering character of Adee outrages is sack aa to arouse the indignation of the ‘eowntry, and to require its arrest at once, ant fo end at ence and forever the continuance of such intignitics ‘The si trade ie alleged as the exase, fhe Commit tee will pot disoure thet, It i# sufficient that tho Vnited States, though often invoked to do #0, refaws to reergsize tho right of police, They rest on the priociple that the marine under their fag cannot be visited or questioned without their consent; ‘and the commitee deem this a fit occasion to declare tt as @ principle of the United States, admitving of mo reserve or quaiification, and to be masntrined at any cost, They admit no right of visutation,and far less of tearch. Sach matters bave no foundation in jaw or comity, and can not be tolerated by any sovereicn Power without derogs: tien from ber sovere'guty. The iafraction of sovervignty ‘fovcriets in the visitation. The best Awerioan and Hoglish autberities—Stowell, for imstance—e0 decite, foantiag She decision on two principios: Sretly, the equaliiy of ali fedependent States, and the commusity of the sea as & Bighway. Indignant as ths American people ars and @ught to be at these aggressions, yet their oocarrence ‘Will afford an opportunity to end them 4 once and forever; and the commitice refrain from recommending farther legislation only from the resson thet the President bas erdered ail our available navy to tbe infested waters, with orders to protect our fisg. It is believed that this mon gure will be serviceable for the present in stopping the evtrages. The subjec; has also been brought to the noice @f the offending Power, both through the Min'ster at lon @on and the Minister at Washington, aod we ownn, therefore, until we receive a reply from Great Briain, de- ide on moasures that will be & guarantee for tho ‘uture, for nothir g short of that will satisfy the American people. ‘Therefore, while refraining from recommending present egiaiation, the commit: ve unanimously Ke olved, That smerinan ships ai sea ander the American ftag rewain under the jurtsticion of the country ty which they belong, and tberefore that any visitation or molestation fa 0 twfraction of the evvereigaty of the United States. Resolved, Tha’ these ageressions demand such an unequi vora! expisnation from Great Britatr as saall provent their reeorrerce forever In the future, Reaclved, That (te commitrr approves of the action of the Rsecative, and are prepared to recommend gush future legis. Aation #8 circumstances may reqn re. ‘The reao.utiuns will be considered to day. THAR FIRST BRITISH OUTRAGE—WAS IT DERBY OR PALMERSTON WHO L33UED THE ORDERS? TO THR EDITOR OF THE WERALD, New Youx, May 27, 1868 ‘The detatied account of recent outrages com mitted upon oor fleg by British war steamers, as reported in the Hens of this morning, makes ao mention of what [ Deiieve to have been ths fires im tance, vir , the boarcing Of the brig Biack Hawk, of this port, F G. Sparks. master, by & boat from her Majesty's gunboat Jasper, on the 21 of November inst, in latitude 23 57, longitude 09 10. The brig was boond from Guinaoa, P. R., for New York, with ® fall cargo of engar ani molasses, both inder and on deck, and was consequently very deep, and could nov have been mistaken for a slavor. However, she wa Drought too, & boat's crow sent on board, her pspers demanded, which were shown tv» tho offi vers in command, when they left the brig, returned on board the Janper, and stood on their couree. The Jasper war bound from Portemouth, Ragland, for Port Royal, Jamaica, and as the officers in command coml! Rave had no communication with the commaniers of the British West India squadron, tt i fair to presume Ura orders were given him, before leaving England to + search American veseois, The Black Gask arrived at thie porter (hs 1h Nowmm Der and reported having been bors a sen by referring to your issue of the fri: B, Owner, ARE WE PREPARED FOR WAR? 20 THs BDITUR OF THA BBBALD. New York, May 28, 1858. Few can doubt but that the recent action of the Britwh feet towards our mercbeat veseuls in the West lodies is (Aivested of all exaggeration) insulting aod aggressive ta a ign degree, aod that tae expression of indignation Abrevgbont the country ts earnest and siacere. Bat few-r pe: beps bave refircted upon the possible and imm diate consequences of tne lotention to resent these iasalts aud prevent fu'ure Ags Teasions upoe our commerce by send: ibg OVE & FqQUBAIOD to bore eas witb authority to act. If perchacce sp Edglish steamer sbould « tempt “vo visit” ap awerican ship in ibe preseace of ao American maso-ol- @ar, a colision would inevitably fo low. Tt ia the easioes thing 1 life wo got into a Ogos, aod there 1s mo propdecy 10 seyug that the bret guo Dred for tois caave woald be Dat Abe begwnirg of @ war of woich few of us migot live to gee tbe end. A!) tis might happen in the pregoact to- terval of whe coming tow.y days Nos, {confess Iam pot one of ‘be men boro ‘iasepsidie to fear”—a charac terietic, 1 Den ve, of many of our American paricte; ‘wriber more, | ag av iwhdel io the stererpty ped asrertion .MuG8 Upoa toese sdUres WILD bectile ment Deo we: prwoosr ur @ 0 vody But, Web a fait feito im toe Jasuce of our cause, and wih » ful) determination Ww defsad 14 w # iny, | rememoer = Fires, tbat bavy wcay 14 only equal to the task of geting us lato bt, aua userly poweriessas & moans Gelence OF exgréevivd afer we are well into it. Tais, 1 tebe it, peeds no cewonssration, teo nary, | oezerd 00 risk of professioval coo tradicrny 1D Bsy ‘Only proper vewsel pUrpores Does steamer. 10 We war of Ad14 selling vessem were fount Ww be mercedes Ber Vice Ov Veried Wy parsadie war- vat I trom’ wh there people wbY 80 feeriesely epucipate & war E.g a40—where 10 Wis COULsY Cao we Dod dLe Binge biea@er at Ls present moment, vepadle of Delag made even Bpacradle Weo-wl-war? | sey tet here is DO. ove elloat; abd, moreover, bas & mao-ol. war steamer Cao's Oe Dull io & sbOrwer period than Line wonths—aed wna 18 W prevent Exglacd from iving our coast io the meao- @pue orb ber wagoibcert fleet of sorew seamors? | sboule [ive to bave 40 euswer, plaw aad practical, with- out apy blocd ard thunder Aga: Were we eortof @ysterious faith abroad among our peupe ip a certain ‘Dg gua,” whecb, w their imag) bation, bas no deflate shape or #ize, but is W De plased Dpo very smal vessels, +L Very short notice, aed it te confidently Dvileved that thie Dg gun will * Ouro, siok ud dectroy”’ ai] who will dare to veature with n Ke ter rible racge. Ibave bo fata im this * big gua’?—vr, 1a oer words, | Dbeheve our m-a-of-war must we mea for “close fignung,” now as muco oy —like the Waeoash, for instene—eith full Droadrie batteries To be sure te proviem O m aaval umdet etwood SAM VOrbels BEE YOt to 20 SOIVEd; Dut 1 venture to €xpreee te opiniwn toa; Bo two Amoricea oF Eogleb verses wou'd couveot ibemselves a great whie ta aim of hug guns. Such a figat would Very Well Jor tbuee who other, A contest for the purpose of a ospture must evebtualy be Droadmice Wo Droacrito; aoa toe sal) m wt likely to be tbe victor—osber taings being oq 14!—would De the ope With the srovgest powers of offouce and de fence. Ip a word, nations) vessels, built for national purposes, are we euly proper sbips of war. Gencs, ative to all there facts, let us berwuery ask our legisiatore Was if they Teally SDbCipale UGH av evens, OF Comtemplace sending & fleet to the Straits of Florida, why, in God's nema, tacy jarde 10D, at ebOrE BOUCE, Could LE CLDIDg Ab VOCE b> Wwe oacy ine PEIN #OICD af least wil DOL render AuBgraoe wevitadie? Var MeEFCLADts Wil, a8 Detore, equip privateors to ber. C.mmerce and cnpple be enemy; but toe Ogbt tor free trade avd sailors’ riguus,” if fousbt at att, must be DeWeeb LauUDal Vesse B RW SHUFELDUE, Late Lioutenant United sites Navy. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT. Deranraent ov State, ‘Wasmseron, May 19, 1868, The Secretary of S'a'e, to bom was referred the rua? Jouion of the Heoae of the 14th iostaat, reqaosting tbe Presicect, a far es 18 compatiole @ ith the pu? ic interest, © communica'e to that body “apy iaturmation whico ‘9 Deeo revels eo Conceroing the recent searon or of smerican vessels by toreign armed cruisers to ‘Ibe Gulf of Mexico or the acjacest reas, ard also whas Mmearures, if apy, bi Deen takeo io relstion thereto "’ bee the boner Ww jay Defore the President a copy of the Goce melts eprcifiee to toe BocOM Dany ing list The Paasipest of the Unites States. LEWIS CAs3. MA BOSTON TO MR. CASS. ‘Custom Hoven, CoLLsoror’s Ornas, SAVARNAN, April 2%, 1855. &m—Jo pursvance of my ‘the 7th iastact, | bere#ito enciore @ statements of Captian James M Bright map, of the sebeoner N. 6 Borden, io reference to the siegee on rage committed On eaid vessel by tue British ermed steam vi xy-of-war Styx. | bave the boaor to re- map, Very respectiuily, yOUr OMEdieDt servant, JAN BOSTON, Colieotor, Hon. Lewn Case, Secretary of state, Wasmingoa. NAH, Georgia, April 22, 1853, Schoorer NB. Borgen, of Fait R Murrah asetts, James M. Grighimao, master, sailed from the port of ib: Mason 4), 1898, at 10 o'clock A argo of mol fruit, coveigned to Wesers. Pade ford, Fay & Oo. x DoUre Out Of ‘De port of Matanzas, being edoat 4 o'clock P. M., the inland of Cura dei 1 ws ob the starboard proved to be the Br: Ubree miles op our ‘ar! cariri:ge, ood [, pot koowing ber business, ordered toe AMeriCen ensign to bs hoisted, as customary, aol kept ay courte = Sbe then fired a sbot, whieh fell atour stern. | then thonght the matter more 7, Aud 1 100d for the sleop of wa ® mile «f her, fret Heuterant, or Lop appearance. As be came alongside | bailed him, and asked what be wanted with a mo ssseedroger LH» replied vast he wou d jet me know, a90 Came on board, Ho demandes of me whore | was trom and where bound, aad what was My Da gO, Hod paying they aero in search Of Havers sid took me w be one. [void him thet slavers sedom took molasses to t2@ ooas of A’Tisa, and more over, they Lecer wert lonoed #0 Geep—the sehoooer N B Boraen deteg at that time pearly to her decks ‘m water. The leavenart then said I bad a floe vessel, avd be wonla like to teke ber to Jamaica. I told him he had po occasion to do ro, as my Vessel wes bullt tn Mee sechuse te and calculated for the West lodia trate, and bevor would be ashamed to wear the stripes sod stars at her mast head; and thet ber imander hel always nailed under t! st fag, and had master of & vessel for the ast eighteen years, bad arwaye dove « lawful oa wipese, and wae resdy to pail the a@erican ensign to the bead, a8 our forefathers i? nod . I dio pot Cererve to be tne tion The lieutenant then got mto bis boat and went on oard of bis versel. I fue a and proceeded oa my course, 68 Uruel chooner N.B Boroen was ba it at Somerset, in 1865; ts 123 tons aod japracouretts, «ped by Mosers. N.B Bordeo and others, morcbacts, at Peli Rr ee —o. — protection of the American far sure, respectfauy, ‘Jahies M BRIGUTMAN, ‘Master of schooner N. B. Borden. MR. CASS TO MR. DALLAS, ed Saves by & Pritieb armec vessel, which calis for the immediate sttention of the British tam perruaded Wat if the occurrences took piece, as they are Mated, the conduct of the Brith offiver mil be disavow Malmesbury the earnom desire of the Presideat that this Prectice, which seems to become more prevalent, of de taining and searching American tesecls, thould be discon: temned, and (hat the most peremptory onder for that purpoee should be given and eyorord. Sach @ measure is caved tor by important C.neicerations which will reagily Oocur to you, While this government i determined to use all proper exertions for the suppression of the slave trade, it im Lot lose Gestrous tat the joet immunity of the vessels of tho United S.atee upon the ocean abould he preserved Whatever may Dave been the true objects of the voyage Of te Cortes, if ebe had papers showing her Americas ‘wae subject berthyr to wearca Bor capiare by & Britieh cruteer. | do rot doubt but the facts reporved Will be fully investigated by order of the Britieh govern- ment, and proper meagures taken to prevent the recur- Feboe of & simher act hereafter. Teall your atevtion, a8, to tbe circumstances reported A na, showing the existoace © a kind of police system, by oh Amerisaa vessels in tbat port are watched aod imierfered wish, and have to MR. BLYTHR TO MR. CASS. ConsttaTe Gevanat or tHe Ustren Srares, HAVANA, May 8, 1899. Pin—In my despatch No. 6 I stated I ned received in- formacion that the passengers on the * Co, tes’’ purposed presenting & Cemand for the restivation of (he money and efieets taken from them, as iso damages for the wrongs fro ir juries they susteined through the feverawe::t of te United States; sinoe which time they have appeared at this flice, have set forth by provest their wrongs and de mands, Abd Dave memorialized the Presitent in reition thereto. The memorial and a copy of the protest 1 here- W th transmit to you. 1 send to the Dey t, algo, A worn statement of Captain Lanrent, of the brig A. A. Chapman, from which youewill perceive he was not boarded, as was rumored, ving escaped the annoyance by outsailing the British war steamer. Ince the cate of my Inet communication I loarn tyrongh an American resident at agus, that all the Ameri wo ves cele in that port, pumbering about Arteen, were visited and bearded while lying ia port, by Britieh Ae states an atottional fect of “ wit: hat a Spanish sip, whic © Vo suger for Barope, was ° ” am party; tn var ts bo go Flown into th J and bore inte the Boxes of eugar. & cloves ihe ially of an appucation w tb ab ndthoritiee wo protect oar Vente.s #hie in their pur of my ng sometiones gros ‘tuted for Lhe parpries of the plave t: Dut the evil is certainly not so great 48 to yield to Ke exigency tbe great principe of interas- Hopal Jeq, for woich we have bo sirecuously onaeatel. If is is determmed to remedy the evil, let 4 06d: sacrifice of muney, re’b-r than of booor, ebant marine 10 to be surjecieo to such wurve lagce, in it nots Detter 10 rend Our own batons) veseuls, at any C>4t, It ig hvOwD to the world taet wa us the flag of un iodepenieot vevon, borne by & veere!, shall give Der imma ity ageiost swp- page Cr aLDoy ance fur parpores of viritetion ur eared When such Is the principle sanoucced by ux, it can vutoe | maiter of mo'tfice ion to ell #to fest ao toterest iu our fleg wo fee the principle violated ecnstantly almost 1a 4 it Of Our OwD Fr UreR. jp the ease of sion, that tbe same motive to action oa the part of toe sgepts of the Briteb goverpmens woich bas been illus vated ID Astecooent cares i8 Coaspicu us snd promiarnt. Whatever may be we watives of the K-itisd government 1. giving Ye orders, the desire of gain ts certatoly most @aLifestec to the + Xecution of those orders, [ have We bopor to be, sir, very respecifni'y, your obedient ser. vert, A K BLYfaE, Oongul General. Hon Jonn Arperon, Assiatan, Secretary of Stave of the United stse8, « aebingtow, Comrulate Gemeral of the United States of America, Island of Cuba —35 shia pudlic instrument of declaration aod protest, be it known and mace mavifest ba, oa me 1) of the cave hereof, before me, Aodrew K Blythe, Geveral of tbo Voiced States of Amorica for the 1 of Cube, resioiog at Garaca, perrovaty came aad ared Doo Joan Aiverti, Don deouel Visal Pereo, Don 1avel Boley, a0 Don Antouio Fiores, ail Spavish suojsow idevte of tbe c'ty of Havaaa, who beiog sevorally ‘tell tbe truto, the #bote trath. notbing bat rally, voluptsrily, freeiy’and solemoly ceclareaud depore as follows:—The said Juan Alverti seb tbat be toon passage ia the Americaa schooner ith a regular passport from the superivr gov. erbmevt«f Cura, aco in charge of tho cargo oo board of Bound to the island of Anvo500 on a tawfal appare! end o ber small srtivles of his use, the sam bt toousard five buodred dollars in Spanish doav oon! 4 &, Ove handred doudloons; toat the cargo of the schorper under bis chargo, consisted of emoty cw ks, rum, abd provisions, to the value of tweaty thou. and ene buvered eno gunboat Forward cao- Cortes; that @ Doat ot the said men of- ‘he schooner, aad ao officer, with & cewchwent of came on deck; the cfflver demanded the vesrei’s pa wDicd were exhibited to hin; after a while the american flag was beuled down bat ine mate toterfered, and after some remarks be borsted tne flag, Out tt was soon Drcughtdown again, and British colors hoisted {@ ie stead; that brmeeif, the other passengers, the mate end others of the crew were much abused by tue British cflicer and bis men, and subsequently himself aod others were conveyed op board the gunboat, wich a’) their bag- gage and effects; ov arrive! on boaro the msa-of: war, the AlbericaD mate aod seanen were handcuffed snd impri- #0ned; op the third day of being oa board the Forward, the commarder and bis crew ceprived bim and all tae rest of everything they possessed, excepting a portion of their clocbips; tat, previous to this, he aod the others were made w strip simost naked, and their persobs were searched; the men of war was then off Cayo Piedra; the bost of the Cardenas pilo was there, and the passengers asked tne pilots to swup, ba: not beirg wilhng to remain, the boat was about ceparting, vbep the British commandicg Officer said, “Watt, for the Speotards have plenty of doubicons, ani afer they beve een weil stripped you may take them acsy” After this, as toe Benush commander was qaue totoxicated, be treated the passengers aod crew 10 # most ongegeous menuer,as if they had been guilty of some hiaeous crime. Toe Engiieb cfficer thea returned three warcnes, one of them the property ot this deponent, and at about’? P M. bimeeif, the other passecgers and one of the Cortes’ crew were put on boara the pilot's boat aod rept ew The other poepey to wit: Doo Manuel Vieal Pes Den Wiguel and Doo Aotenio Fiores, say boo! War Osi a! geic that they beard tbe above stomentof Don Jusa al- verti; tat one: o all passengers togetuer on board tne scbooner Corte regu! ports [rom the Governor. Gevers] ef Cubs, aod were on &@ lawful voyage, apo that they bad no reason to suspect thai the schooner afor-rsid was not a lawful tracer; tbat the facts set forth by said Aiveriare, of their kaowiedge, true aod Correct, ar beugo they d) not know the exact amoaat of money ‘tl taken from him op board the guoboat, of gold Spanish do bloons; they exper nced toe same harsh treatment from tee B itisa «Mcers acd men of the Forward; the said Videl Perez fur-ber states, tbat be bad ou board too Jortes the sum & thoarend dollars, @bicn was tasco from tim, toe furtber saitn, tat he waa rob2ed by the ufcers and men of tbe sriued ceuior aforename?, of tbe sum of foar hundred end tweaty- two Syaaian 0 UbsoORe, oF OUDCES, that De bad wth bim; ant Don Ar es sis staies that the Sritisb officers and cre: bim the tum of two thoursad doilars Phe said eppearers oio further dec/aro tbat tbey #aw all the ve,eTs OF che schooner Cortes, as wel! as Loe pasaparte O° tbe parsengers, in the bands of toe commander of the g 040: at, ww the Cavin of the Corts, whoo bh: Great came Doard of said vessel; thet be read and exaq.ved said pa pers. avd wud equenty deDied wo them, vovn their asuing bim t returo them their passports, that be bad seen aay papers «p board the Cories. Aud theretore the said ap bearers dd Geclare Wo pr test, ar Dy these presents they du, severally, solemply protest, &e., &e. JU ALVeRC, BIGOEL “OLSR; ANTONIO FLORES, MANUEL VIOAL PEREZ, (bis mark ) Conmulate General of the United States of America, iilena of Cula —Betrre me, Aodre# K. Biy tbe, Ooasul Geperel of the United states of America for the Islsad of Ov ba, residing at Havens, personally eppeared, on the day of the Cate be reoft, A. P Laurent, master of the brig A. A. Chepman, of New Orleans, hich arrived from that port WADA OD tho ZIth uit,, and Being sworn BOD0F ding to Ooporrs and says ae follows —(he brig A. A Obap man, onder my oc mmead, was in the porte Havens from the 47th of March to the 8th of April, inclusive, Whilet we re taking im cargo | po‘ieed two or three Ar itied boats constantly going, day aud night, sround my vowel, and sppearsd to be watching my movemens. I loading for New Orleans, between which port and this my veesel bas been plying as a rega jar pecket for about year past. (Oo the morning of tne Ma of April, very early, | railed out of tre harbor of He VADs, abd sEOD Awouvered thet a trish screw gun a rted to be the Forward, waa c . ee miles from the Muro, aod the about ore end @ beif, when sbe fred « cartriége, evideotly t make me beave to. pational colors at the peak, aod went on when the gunboat fired a t Po vodee, pieh struck the on from my vessel. I sti po powcr and kept on made additional sail, as] hed no intenuoe to ie vernel to Cetain me, aniDg three P. M of the same lost When the gun bx: gaa, t, ail four-pounder ¥ fest the Britwb vesee! w defence. A LAURENT. Swern to and endscribed at Havens, thie Let day of May, A. D)., 1858, befere mo. A. K Burra. (1 &) STATEMENT IN REGARD TO SCHOONER MOBILE AND BRITISH WAS OTBAMER, SUPPOSED FHS sfrx. 42 minutes, longita O'clock wok the gies and looked at the stranger, aa# ne war a steamer wh a and appeared to be ranvieg serces our bows. I to the mate‘ I thick be is an American man of. wer goingto Key Weet' Wind attoo time E by N., vessel beacing 8. by E to NNE ; several sail in og! Ithen went below lard down About half past three my eldest davgoter (my family ‘wore on boerd) came to my room sad ater, ‘what is that verve! doing!’ I looked out ot my wmaow ‘Bho saw that she was ronning down for vs. Thinking ene ‘wae going to ppesk or, | woot on deck to answer her nail. Ael op deck the mate said to mo— That is aa leb war steamer’ 1 told bim to set our enrign, waica be did in the main rigging: the steamer then about two miles ofl The ste Kept 00 oti within bailing dis- tance, he then rounded to on my woathor quarver. As be came to,! eaw the Hnglish flag at bis mien peak, Which wen the fret I bad seen of it, Soon I heard, twice im rrecersion, something like the crack of a rifle; but | covid bardly believe he was firing at me and lying withio bal I e00n board another report, and likewiee be tle of the ball The mate came 'o mo and said— ore firing st ur, and with ball, too” verre! hove to—the eame as | would heave to for a pilot. After thet there were two shots fired into as, one striking the vearel about eight foet avaft the forechannels, ‘where the mark can now be seen), the other going over heads of the men working amidships, striking the water to the leowerd. My ten being in danger, 1 ordered the jIbs to be hauled down, thipking tbat mignt stop his fring About 4 o’cieck bis Doat came alongeite, with, aa near as I can recollect, six men and an officer, all appareatiy unarmed, with the exception of the officer, #ho wore his side arms. The officer, Cressed im the Britieh naval aai form, came aboard; came aft, and, without asking for the captain, began © ask questions: Where the vessel war bere bound, where owned, her name, aod nun and enger®, ke. To which I gare the then asked him what they meant ey firing into my veerel and frightening my wife and chil éren, Ale said, “Why dia you not heave to «ben youraw & man of-war to windwerd with ber eniign (lying?”’ [ told it was common to #ee Amorican an‘ Xpanisa mon of- ‘war ip the Gulf with their colors flying, sad they had topped or interfered with me, and ft Would not do fo heave to and wait the motions of every maa-of raw with colors flying. He then aeked for my = 1 eterted to go to the cabin to get thom, when be, Hot bet my family were there, and without an invi- tation, immediatd'y foliow ed ma Tebowed him my enrolment and license, After looking m a moment, be said:—"You shoold hare « regis: ur coasters 014 ot bAve cer aW he hive oom not ot fom a ov the tab. } trem ¥ np at iber Taeked bir ttt tock * ote ea't i told him oat, Saowhop thar | wae a rt wae iv strays they shed Bert w beara ' | frst 7 flag jo eooh a Menrer: ther ibey hat no right to do it, He entd they nae, ara that they iad | “orders to board every verse! uo pg up or dowa tha Gui Woe bk. very lucky for we that I hove to. thes told bm if be had got througo [ aboot lis to wy voyoge. Bs to Moved a Paying “good dey, : Tp the course of bis vieit, T asked him n7¢ | rhoalt & Lon Wit my veseel wiapas Ho nown bh Oey their pe: ‘very often vet. He said if bo sag my with one pet he rey han) it down for me, Jatimde when boarded was 24 deg 4 ma ; Inogt tote, BI dex 42m. Pnree boare afer wards I Key light, bea:iog W.N.W. by compare, and diacant tee miles. ALLEN 90 Vea, Siuthern District (f New ¥ rk, ss :—Jovwoh 3. Borkies, ‘Demme duly # Morn, hays —He wan Ores mate of tae aodovner Mobile op ber tate voyage from Mabie tw Now Yorg; shat De bas beard read the forege atevement aod affitavis pgned by Alen Howes, aod chat the frcte tnereww set forth are tus, exc-p: Maat as a Brivan offre came ovor phe rail De arked ihe depooens where se Capea vas, bo which the depoment repiica be was aft JO3BPH 8 HOPKINS Sworn ond subscribed thin 17th day of May, 1808, bo fore me, James T. GRiswoLD, Notary Pun.re AFFIDAVIT OF CAPT*IN 0 FOULKSS, MASTES OF THE TROPIC BIKD Putt. Daurmma, May 15, 1858, ‘The ehip Tropic Bird, of thin port, uncer my com maad, Jeft Port au Prince oo the 27th nit Vo the 21 inst , woea pbout Reven miles to leeward of Inagua, 60d beiag snort Dapded, bea ing up to that port to recrait my crew, Laaw © two topeer rchoener got uoder weign from the narbor, and Pop down towards theebip nea about for nao- éred yarde from us she rounded to aod Grea a gaa | paged bowted my Coors, aud Kept ow. The gue finding the apiy passing ber, fired @ snoted gio eens Our:vern I then gutready for gviog snot, aud Whilst the abip was in # the cruiser fired anotona gp; but my attention was taken up by tha abip; [od Bot ree where the bali went I thea hov- wWesbio 10, a4 a boat came alongside. The offcer commanawg ber Ftey peo op deck, waen (asked Dim by wha: right be #topped ap American sbip on the high seas? He aaswered, ‘Wey bad the right to co so Be said the,pawe of a13 gos se) was the Jasper, and demanded togee wy paparn; waicd cemand, ater some remonetrancs, [ complied mtn I told bim that I should report Lis verset on wy arrival; to whicu he said | might do 80, and offered to #ries to ibe 3s logbock tre tact of bis having visited the ship. er the officer bad examined my pspers, T order to till course ot and told bim to fire mvch time. He got into bis boat, aed T proceeted to Tongue, apd reported the case to Mr. Sargeant, the Consu', who tod me that they had dren boarding all the vessels that they raw. The Tropic Bird far ‘rom baving the ao- pearance of a slaver, was deeply laden with coffee and Jogwood. She baa on board eighteen leven of shem fe women Ane children, spd almost the whole and ovald plainly be boarded the ship spolegised for detaining ber, #04 asia that a most all the vesreis taken had beon under «he Ame- rican flag. © FOULKES. MR. BLYTBE TO MR. APPLETON. CossvLaTe GENRRAL OF THR rep SraTes, HAVANA, April 20, 1858. @in—I bave received defloite information tnat the schooner Cortes, ot New York, James M lurand, mater, ‘was captured by the British screw guoboet Forward, 0a Or about the 15th inst , about haf-waey setween Gaveos and Ma‘aozes, at a distance of about thirty Gve miles from the Cubap coast Before proceeding to give sacb facts in relation to her se\zure as beve come t> my kuow ledge, I will premise by stating tbat for some time past a bumber of Lriush gunboats and oth«r larger vessels of war ot that ration bave been very active io crutsing for siavers, bo'b on the north and soue sides of this istand Mapy c: mpia’nw bave been made to this office by Ame rican masters that there British men-of war have exercised sbdout the vessels under their ¢ mmand to this harcore ryeicm of espionage exceeding y apooying to them tp their business, avo, from the maoser in which it has been dope, iosulting to their patiozal feetiog Wailst two of these Gritwh war ships were in tais port, (i learn from American masters thea tasiog the daily habs of seod the berbor, ani staioviog them near such vessels as were losoiog; that taey would carefully pote every article taken On board, aad iwetances were 20 yous pot themselves in the way of tho lighsers bringing cargo. The American bey A. Chapman, eogaged as a regu lar packet between port and New Orleans, was tous apnoyed on ber jast visit bere. ‘Her commanter com- plawed at this office on the eve of his deparwre, aad ex. prersed ebension that he would be folio wed out to sea and ed. A rumor was in circulation tras she was boarded atier leaving the por. | had no mesos of ascrrtatwing the truth of the rumor, bat presume,i wae true, toe fact was reported at the Custom Ao.se in New Orleans, . Afew cays after the Chapman left, the Browosvil's, Coyptat “mp-on, engaged in the same trade preseued a fomilay comp aint, alleging thet a British bout lay constantly by bin, watcbiog everything wnat vere has ippiog, and have caused greas ia cigrauop among Amer.can ci. jzems here. The Cortes arrived bere on the 20ih of March, from New York, under the command of her sole owaer, Adem A. Swailry. On the 27th he appoiated his mate, James M Durand, master of tbe fice wp favor of said Daraod a izipg bim Wo sell the sehoooer Cewred at this office cp the 158h instast for Anacboo with an assorted cargo, apd sailed Oo the nex’ morning The parties interested in the cargo bave since faroisved me the charter party and toe bill of lading, which | hero w th transmit to the department. Learping tha’ several Of the crew an1 passengers hat trrived bere aod Gesired to make their complaias at unw caused them to come Dofore me shat | migot re ceive their statemen's of the facts uoderoath. | traas amit to the department the testimony of the mate, three of we ecemeD ADO Inree Of the passeogers. | ‘earn that tne pas sepger#, who say a large amount of money was taken trcm them, purpose presenting a demand for its restiwa Won and for damages throogh this cfflce. Woea tocy present themseives for that parposo | will of course re ceive their protest, and forward it to tho department, @aptain Darand’s conduct, as dwotosed by she testi ony, Keews LO bave been vory strange It sooms Ww bo the fixed opinion of the mate that he sold the vessel tor a copeideration, What were the conten's of the pager #oica ibe mate and meu say was signed by the capta a | have not been able to ascertain. If too vessel was really bound On & wlave voyage, then tbe captain abould certaicly ve pupwbed pap come the flag of oar country to such « purpore, if Was not, and her commander #9 reure sented her fer a consideration, thes he is oqualiy guiliy, and srould certainly be ished. Sue the occurrence | have conversed with a respect able and intelligent American merchant of Mvanzas, Me ueoet Roger Horner, who mot the commander of the For ward in tat city, and assured me thet that stated to him thet the Cortes ani @ portion of ber cansed soca of them as could be found to come before me, woo Deng s¥ora on tbe Holy Evangel of Alm’ ghiy God to sek the wuth, pf TL. , and nothing but the truta, depose ano na) i Witam areibold being firet examined, saith =T citizen of the United Sater, haviog Deca naturalizes Phoisde)phia, | was chief mate of tae rch ner Uortes, New York, op the voyage sho undertook from A whence the selec On the 14th of the preseat mootn, Iw ularly ehippeo at Hevaoa, aod my uodoreten tag, oo shipping, War, that the vessel was going on « laful trad be VOY HES OD the const of Africa; we left Ha inwe of & stoai boat, on the morning of the 14:b; the cre# cov sieted of the captain, myselt, the cok a07 foar moo be tore the meet; there were eight par sengere on bare; oo the day following, et bait past pine A. M , a Brite mao of war, thet had been ja right of us that morotog, fret « gun, when we immediately hove to, she bat her cosige wp, ad We setour Own Colors; we iaia to on il the ol war, which proved to be the Britien screw guaboat Forward, came to us; we wore about hal! way from Ha vone to MataLeas, and distant some 35 miles from the Ca ‘Dab Const: (be top of the Pan of Mataozas was vinidie, te captain of the man-of-war boarded us, ano domanted o Captain Durspd to seo his papore; Capta'n Daraod pre erated bie papers; our Colors were up at the time, he examined the papers, and found some fault with them 1 Co not kDOW What he objected to, bat it was mortly in Te)ation .o the passengers; the Brith officer tvok cestes of ali the schooner’s papers; our captain at the Uns did no Know that the Brit'sh officer was the cymmanter of toe sunbont, and raid to him, “You now have cooies of m: take them to your captain, and he wil: (od che »'' OF Words to that effect; capta'n of the mao of-war returned tien to his vessel, and remsiood there for a sbort time; when be returned he iafermed Cap Durand that tae echooner wae a prize, as abe was en the slave trade; be stated that he bad received infor marion before we left the harbor ot captain of the man of war told me he would tke a8 as Pirates; | then requested Captain Darand to allow me ty bad shipped upon 4 la #ful voy cv] ) wished to be taken as such, and [ did not cow rider any foreign man-of war in the uolverse hed ony claim to us; with Captaim Durand’s permuasioa, | % fet the Colors; Duragd then calied mo down in the carin to ak my Advice; IT advised Bim not to dora be colors, bis papers were in order, and the orject of the British OM ser wae to frighten him to do things thet were not right; Lemid, iso, Unat che Br itiel ara charges ct our Gemeel, let the eitish emMeers hau be enlore themes: Captes Durand hoa mets rome comarks ebemt (be Consequences Of being takon with Anvricaa colors, such as being taken to Baton Rouge, he v0'd bis papers were all fa'se, 40% there wes not & oor: TeOs seo urs of the passer gers; I told him tw take no vot ce, for ifs aritign cruteer Cab take an Americsn ves: R % COFF’Ct scoount of the pasengel 'y pasrenger carrier could be taken; Aleo adviera melo let thives go oD, that we would taken to Jemeice, ano, had reoeivet our mo @e peed not care fcr tbe Spaniards; to bie request, and demarced of toe retused wo an ar to take me to Havana; he aosweren, or 1 I take you to Bavaca, | can do nothing # ty yor ere ;? ben took Captain Darans down ia 0 the ser coper’s cabip, ana remained there for wome tims; | during ther interview in tne osoiv; cowa tbe coors, me to baol Osptetp Durand ordered me to lay there until he came beck; avd shen, wita the British captav, he proceeoeo op board the mee of war in ber Qoat, Ca tate Tovavd reme ped arsert be was eWay | 1o'd one of tae cr to look out for themselves, fur | toouges the captain was tolo me, * Tam po tonge? tp ebarge; longer avy copvot iver you; this mas is your waster; you mus: obey dim,” pomting W ewester wbo, wit? alz mao of- war sail ore bad bern ‘eft op board; | seid ibe’ | bed been Ia wtul ly sDIpued atthe Amerson Ospsulate; that tne sbi, fer an | was swere, bad dees lawful y cleared, and was bouno op a aw) voyage, and that! wou'd obev no maa from @ Brnirb cruiser, or of apy other foreign nation ; that 1 eri,pro onder the american fieg, an? woald go uncer no ber; the B itieb mercer thep sad, * If you will nos work 1 will send you on board the maa of.wa;’’ I toid him if be tok me Cutot the schooner it would be ageiost my wv); Captaio Duraca remarked. “If you g> #ish those camped “papiaros 1bey will put a knite into you,’ tne pas erDgere Dad previous’y Deen taken out and oonvesed wo ‘Wan Of- wer, od, as I refured t> work, | was also sent op Dewro the gunboat, where | was put ‘in iroos; when 1 was iD ros we of the man-of-war oifsrea me tbe sum of five Dupdred dollars provived I would igo ‘& paper cer uty ng that I was gorg upoo a slaving voyage to'the coast of Aisica aod be would release mo froal toe wos aio land me wherever I liked; and said that if 1 WoO DOt do it, watas ] wasen Eog.iebman, as Captain Ourand bad told him, be woala keep moe on board the gun- boat, and | wes rable to be bung; for ‘I wil aot et you go op shore, for if you go © Havapa you will mage pienty of trouble for me” 1 bad some other words with him; be tbresened “to beave four cozen joto me” if I would not +igp ibe paper; | refureo to sign it, and demanded that ho +bould apd we wbere | could get tomy consul; he made ‘be same vfl+rs seoond time; be e veo put ope of his engi runs, and furnished liquors of ali kinda, ‘of bia object aod tok care of myseif; wbep Copt rand seme oa ooarc the man-of war he was wucb iDiosiceted, and wid tbe Eoglish captaia to secure me, # lwasagreat ruffiso, aod would koife every eb op bosrd; the English « {fiver and m yeelf agaio qnarrel, brcsure ho accused me of baving money lo my yocket wbicb | bad received as a bonus for 6 p00 sn uplewfv) voyage; {told bim he was a liar; that 1 bad receives month’s savance, aad that I nad ana irom the vessel ia which [ had tbe Britieb cificers touk ay from me even Spanieh d20b cons, and almost everything { haa; | the British sailors: 80 were tne prscon- itl capta'n was 20 drapk be coud nardly antime we hei got to Cayo ra, off Cardenas, wbere | was sent on board » Spaniso swam- beet bound to Gavans; | left Captain Duraed oa board tao gunboat; the pessepgers bad ban pas on bvard a pilot boas; the Britien captew fret gave me one doa>.0on, and Upon my yemonetrstng Wish Dim he gave me anovher; be wae drunk, very drupk; one pair shoes was returned me aleo; almost everything else was taken from mo; » bep tbe British captain came oa buard the Owes he was n> drunk, but he soon afier became tntoxicated, spd continued so upal I left him; Captsio Durand was wept in the seme condition; the rest of the officers aod crew of the For@ara, with ope or two excepucas, were also drupk and bebaved more hko pirsies avd thieves then mep be ongitg to a war vesse!; I arrived in Havana op the 23¢; two of our crew came wib me ia the stoam dost; apotber was sent wi'b the passer gers oo board tho pilot boat; the steward and one man remaioed on tne O>r- tes; 100 Lot know wbat amount of moncy was takeofrom tbe joo em bot % was @ large sum; the passengers apd myse{ were made to strip almoss naked oo tae man ‘Of Wsr, Abd Our persons were carefully searches ; four of We passengers were put in irons; the rest were not; and ‘We got very little fued, and that not of the bes: kiod. WAM. aR }4BOLD. William Green, being next examined, saisn—1 enipped ip New York ag asesman on board the echo mer Cortes, of that port; from thenos we came to Havana where we rema'neo #8. veral Oays, 200 again se.led trom Havace on the 14tb me ant; I ame Swede by birtn; | was aware, ‘when having cbis port, tbat we were bound to africa, aod Upserrwod and believed we were going on a lawfal the second day out, ea Kogiish mauof. For ward—diod 9 bueted her en- sigd, and made us heave ;, we huised our colors and bove to, when @ boat frum the maa of war, with ber com the Captain of gave Up Ris ves i ish offlser; wo mere said that be woulo not be takoa «8 & pirate, and bowted egem ibe American color coptein camo to GA and asked us what we would pre. for, to go in tho vessel to Pert Royal ferred & steamboat avd landed io b devas, or taken to Key Weert, at which iast piace, if wo were takcp tbere, we sboulo be put ia tbe chao gaug for ce years; De seid U we would go Ww Jamaos we coald stay by the vesse|, 20 wo stayed by ber uotit so ne fow ter she and the gushoat came to ee anchor youre off Tayo Piedra, outside the day of Cardo. welt woo the rost of the cre# were taken 0a Ovard fod anmhor Dt Ack WO LOG SCHOOLEr; the Parseogers and ew Wat shipped at Gavaoa baa bees avaore fore; the mate, Archbold, myself aod toe seamaa, Menve! Fiorente, remained op the man of war adout three days; the captain of the wan of war gave ove doudivon to each of he Spaplarde, ako to each of repre apd Antonio Francisco; to me he sept us ep board a stesmb a) that convey I forgot to state before, that shortly after the vessel nad dere cape the man of war our captain veatoa “d the latter vessel; he was sober woeo De lets, and © be came back be was very drank; the seamao, Au Francisco, Mr Archbold were kept in iroas 90 Whe man Of war several days; the CAapteia of tne man-of ‘War was éruLk pretty much the whole ume, WILLIAM GREEN, Antonio Francisco being poxt examined, #sith ~1 edi) ped ip Hav man before the mast, apoa the w York, with the fall uaderstand jeperal tracing voyag! Leved tbet te voyage 0’ a lawful character; we sailed oo the morning of tho 14th of April; the master was named Durand, she culel mate pamed Archbold, and there were, besides the stow ard end myref, three men before the met, tae next 7g 6 seven gentans (Griiuh) cumso m sight; sh about ‘she boisted ber ens’go and fired agua to us to Dost frets the men of war, With an officer, cain atougsi Dost fem nen of war, with on cam le our vesse!; the officer came on board and cabin wich our captain; the passengers, were eigdt or pire, ali came on $ Britieb captarn sale: + bave too much to sey, | vo the Americw un boat some three days, voll we resched Cayo Pinira; en every Ore af us war made to strip, take off our sh ere rearohed twice; A Most every COG was bo poesenaed, oF powrly ao: I hal t taken from’ me, of waich one doub Joutly, Upoo my romonay at j the beet part of my Corhes wore rob vod Mf and the peeeeocore {From the St Jobo, N B., Morning News } Ovr american cousins seem vo be very much arviset on account of the strict search now being mate by Britieh cruisers of the aifferent vesrels Kooy fall ia with tw the Gulf of Mexco, and we may expeot for some tine ons levellet ageines ge verbmenton this scoount. In toe summary en by us wn Wedoeeday, ic was A.atod thas cho 1 States Senate had anavimvariy passed a reaoin von of inquiry inte the mater, and tat the attention of the British Am@barrador at Waebington, Lord Napier, had bern called wit, Three Amerian vessels have seca bearded and searched by Hnogliah men of war, aod one Britied officer is reported to have said that they hal or dere from government to board every veasel fell in with peering up end down the Gaif, Itis, no doubt, anoying wo be mopped on the highway of nations aod bave one’s bagesg? searcded and his right to travel that way scrutit i7e4, apd it ts BO Wonder Unat it Cals forih in tigos tion from the Americans. We opine, however, that s #0. lution of the troud @ js to be found rather iu the fact that Our own government are cetermined to act with more then ite veval promptirude in regard to the slave trate, bap in any desire to insult of annoy voassis pursuing } =! Tt ie well keno het ao their duty faithfully, some been carried Wy beyond the be js of pradencs; but we believe an Ibo mate that will remove alroaly resaited from the Svrcrpr.- Mr. Samne' It Slanson, of Greenville, Sal- mitted sito oe by hang: ly Sapervinor county, N. Y., recently ing bimsell tp his bay bouge. town, and was joa ef the deed. A lewer was found written by him. statir: that he wes fired of living, and requessing that cortaio | Persone should act as hir «rece tore ‘ City Toteltiqrnce, Tae Scorr Lire Guarp—"He Firnens Year Since Gan. Scorr ExteRep THE ARMY. —The 14eb ext will be o8- lebrated as the seventy seornd sop! of Lieut Gen. Winfield Scot, by the Scott Life Guard, fhe corps ia to Teeive on that occasion « besntiful stead of colors—ihe gift of several New York Jatioa—to "0 preseotet by Gea. Handford Tbis organization 9 made up of members #00 bave honorably and fexbfaly @scbarge! toe daves trough the Moxicsn canpsign; and among its objec as t forta in the by fi ‘are the comnem? atim of our vicrorws there ontained, the estab! i cot of & matiel depefit or aid society, whereby the soldier may b* re heved when in necessity or way Sud, a6 Dw decease, & buriel, spd also the oremntion of a good aod amor yg the eneral san ford tation, which is ty toke place to trontef the Ol y Fall, aod in the pretence of tbe Mayor and Oommos Covert, aod Of a large fores of m itary our aod neighboring citer Among the ve erana who are exoectac 1 parse op this eccasios with the corps. ina little g Fl, whore me Wer followed hor huebacd (a member of bm Era ougb all tr lasitudes of the Mexsee stroggie to to's cbild daring the torming of Vora Gran, ‘where ber busbacd was actively engaged. the hes bern adopted by the company fekets wii be aeusd, admit Jacien who bave rubserihed for tae colors, 0 the Goveroor’s room in the Oity Gall, Deatn or Captain Gavay Ruse —Captaia Genry Ras- sell, he well koown sbipmaster, disd at bis late residence im Brooklpn op the 24th inst. He was @ son of the iste Mojor Bepjamin Russel}, apd wae born in (766, aed was copsequently seventy two years of age a: tne time of his death, Captain Rassell wes ove of the eldest shipmsnters ip the country; to fact, it is bat rere thet ‘ne foilowors of 80 perilous a ,rofession se bis attatn the age of tnrewcare yearrand wo. [hoc eceased was a momoer of the Marine Sveety, and for the iast ffteno yours Des are? as he secretary, He leaves a eife sod oaughier The Wartee Society at a recent meeting passed resotutions depluriog his loFs wo concoling #ith O18 bereav'd famuy. Exopus oF Tauxp Cows,—Since the recent swill muk exposure there have been noticed a large aumber of stub-tatled cows tarned io we on tae commoes of Brook- , and on the roads leaiing to the interior of the island. seem to look somewbat surpri ed ths sigs of the grase, but generally get used to it aftr © enile, Fim in Boning S11r.—Beteron 10 and 11 o’slock lest evening @ fre vroke out in the bui dings Nos. 8 sed 10 Burling slip, on the second floor, occupied by Louis Ze chiel, dealer in furs. The (ire was discovered by Thomas R Gray, one of the Insurance patrol The Gre was also extinguished by the patrol damage wo the fare wil amount to about $200, said to de tasoret. & slight demege was done to ibe oveperage of J & B Joe- grove, on the firet floor. Toe third ano fourth floor are oe, cupied by Mr. Corgrove for morave the Gre originated hr Nea oN Bpread up the staircase to Municope! Affairs. EXTENSION OF ALSASY STREST. The Counc.ime| Commitice 00 Streets met Thursday afternoon, to hear parties in reference to tae extension ef Albary street. F. R. Tr.10v spoke against the carrying out of the mea- sure. .He reiterated the argumeote put ferward ie the feveral remonstrances that have been submitted im oppo- sition to the extension of the etrest torough tnany charch yard to Broadway. He dvelt priocipally on the stae- ments api aMd:vits which stew thes numbers of ihe Re- voluticnary herces, who were sonflaed by the Britiea in the Sugar House in Liberty street, adjoiowg the charch yard, are buried Ip the north eest yoru m of ihe comerery, through which Albany strees would run if wersex- tended to Boadway. He dedused arguments to prove ‘that the church bulog ‘be present groano oo the an horny Of a deed oF confirmation, grant-d te 1708 to the ungre- gation by the auiborities of the city of New Yor, aud tnat the ground bes since then, and perhage e century previ- ous, been used as a barying place, waere there cacnct bave beep Jers than forty thousand of the bess cit.sene of New York buried at various imes Ab the bour was pretty far advecced when the speaker who first took tbe stad got torough al: bis 09)-evon, De Committee Covclused w Dear hose om the oppoats side of | saa dehatb pe oop renee ual a Police Lotelligence. Carron or Femace Saoruirrens —two women, émed Mary Meseeremivh and €) zebeth Dune, were arrested om Wedresoay, charged with shoplifting et tbe ribboa store of Mr. Simon Galinger, No. 40 Joun street, from whom, it is alleged, they stole a lot of riboons. They were tekem Defore Jasvce Welkh, aod white wariog for exewionion one Jacob Larbey, of No 17 Rector street, aes obsere-d conversing with them. Tht» man the pohee reengoinsd an beeper of @ piace ter rect iving suwiee goods, Hs wes im- Olatery taken ID10 Our Woy Bad poneeweD were soot bo vesreh bis boves, They ‘oand = qvenuty of riheons, which were identified as hav ng herp stolen from Mr Ge. lirger’s *tore, avd Larory ana tne females were moked up for further examination. japertor Court. Before Hon Jaege Woodruff, THE LADIB8’ PEMPERANCE UNION SOCTETY. May 27.— The Trustees of the Franktin Union Suciety ot. Wakeman, Il. Dikemin and ohers —Coia was aa acuee Drought to recover $400, the fands of the planuffs, whi sh had been drawn from the Merchants aad Clerks’ Beak ‘without the authority of the society. Toe society ia “Tae Lacies’ Union,” and in 1845 they obia'ned « cderter from th Grand Urion of tne Stave of New York, aad cootaned to ect uoder that charter uotil the 241 Sepvemoer, 1406, ‘when they Carved @ resulation dissolving themeecives (rom. Ube Grena Union, which had voy be Kisteoce #008 1849, avd (hen formed thomseives into aa indepeod-as ee ciety eigtteen) proceediog, wud rooms of tbe society aod 0 kK from tueno® alt society, oa Morchavts aut Oler dank sod drew out the funcs of the soc ety, amounting +» 6400, Without prerenting the bauk booe of the sooty. The plainwtl> e.dbeequenvy wentt the bank and aan oted the back book of the Union for the purpose of aravieg retnped #ithoa) the mooey jum of $400 entered uit as pail Che pluie tif then Commence } & anit ugsiont the beak, bat tno 190 Covet Justice Oskiey desided Wat the mooey sbould be placed ip a trust fund and ® vuit commenced against tho Her dante, ereuk The d-fendanta conten? that the society held their oberior from the Grara Unico of the State, and toat they could not dissolve themselves, or if tary aid, the fuade and proverty show's revert to the Grand Unwn th-y als> Claim that ihe defeudtsow are the Fractiio Uso whe others by Weir own act haviog Jiswived showeolves, The pia utils answer that the srenu U2iva nes put deen in eXistence finde 1849, and that soe teat ums tho Fransiin Lotion pave ruyported toomselves |rdepen eat Of the Grand Union, aco bave been pominsliy ae ude out body. Verdict (acer the oroer of the Court) lor $062 OH, subject to tne opicien of the Court above. The society was compwed of cightecn mation and five men trusteest; nirteen of the Indies ana three of the male Wustees are plans, and five of we ladies and two of the trustees are dofen7ants Before Hon. Jadge Boe worth and a Jury. ACTION AGAINST A FAILWAT CUMPANT—CAUTION TO conpuctons. May 18. — Minerva Purple ws. the Hudson River Railroad Company —the plaintu fa ths case as widow, aod sues to recover $10,000 damagos for injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendaatw’ rerracts. it appears that in Acgust, 1853, Mre. Purple vielket Sere logs, and returned © New York by the Modeon River Railroad, purchasicg ber ticket 9t ber place of departure, ‘Upon “be ground aad very mach 4 her room for pear y ntse Months anc etl pullers irom we effec Of & disioeanow of the bip jot The Jooge, in charging the Jury, eal’ that there was 00 dourt bot the plantil was properiy om toe cars, or ab tho defendan'e bat contrastec w convey her sarery t) tho city. The mam question fer tne jary wae whether the injuries she baleu staloed were cansed by the nog Nig Boe ¢ the agents or servants of the defendants, or T Own negligence if wo injory was cauved by ti parties in charge of the car, wen the pian- WMT bad a right t0 recover, If by ner own negligence, the COW PADY Were DO Teep Deidle. The cwdactors were oot bout d to stop longer than was Decewwary for & parscnger to get out, and the indy #as berae f bound w ose all dae care: but if the car war srarted Deore #6 waa able to get out the defendants wore badie for the . It the jury found for the piainti?. trem they woud oomader thet she is entitled to recover for ber of time and the expenser incurred, aod aleo for ber laabiity to per- form ber ordinery duties Verdictior plawtift 62 60, Axeset oF 108 Scrrosep AccomPLice m™ tre Menoan of Rant Hw iy ALaasy — Wem, an, the young Man WhO suddenly “lL aposered from ths city Jast week wit Mrs. Hartang, the wife of the av a0 8 cuppeved to Dave Deen polsoned, was arrested arnt ix o'e ock jast evening la & p 808 On the corner of Green and D vision streets, kept by Jacvb Kngel. It appears that he returned fo this city ta the oon train irom New Yor. and Fino ng that abe bat nos tbe river, aod with #9 wtatea to hie frien Wo Jersey City to that piace, he again crown ebild returned to this city. fi previous toh est, that Mea retarr ° y; that be hed ° soning - ae hee he dey Deore Ris Ceath, Sheesid that rather yibe elty aha woukt Grown bevesif in the one ¢ e.ppered to be in Now Yor or Jersey Ory, wis ole Lal demu reniaing..—AReny Argus. May 25.