The New York Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1858, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 8106. THE GREAT HURRICANE OF OCTOBER. A WEEK OF TERRIBLE STORMS, Shipwrecks and Suffering at Sea--Vessels Abandoned, Cast Ashore, Dismasted and Disabled—Range of the Storm from the Bahamas to the Banks of Newfoundland. Rescue of Crews from Sinking Vessels. ‘The Storm at the Bahamas, Bermudas, Turks Islands and Banks of Newfoundland, ke. ‘The terrific hurricane which blew from the northeast tm the last week of October, which extended from the Bermudas to the Banks of Newfoundland and thence to the British coast, will not soon be forgotten by those sea- faring mon who witnessed it in all its force. New York ‘was not free from a visitation of it, as those who recollect ‘the rain and wind storms and high tides of the 23d, 24th and 25th of October will readily recall. Every day since then our shipping news columns have been telling the tale of the fury of this terrible nor-caster; and the tosti- mony of all the captains of those vessels that were caught ‘@ it is that they never experienced such a hurricane, al- though vome of them had been at sea for twenty or thirty years. Ly our ship news of yesterday we learn that even the United States frigate Sabine, the tlag ship of the Para- guay expedition, had been terribly handled in this storm— had lost her maintopsail and foresa:l, bad lad her bows stove in, and her steering apparatus injured, and had been ebdliged to put into Bermuda to repair damages. Four days did the storm ravage the i¢land itsel’, doing unmense damage to property on land, and to the shipping in the adjacent waters. FIRST REPORTS OF THE STORM. ‘The first indication that we had of the hurricane was, of course, when it descended upon this city, lashed the waters ‘#m the harbor into an unusual agitation, aured the tide to rise at the docks several feet higher than it had been known to rise for many years, submerged the streets along the water front of the city, set everything atloat in the cellars, and rendered out-of door exercise anything but comfortable or pleasant. This commenced on Saturday, the 25d of Qetober, and continued with very little abate- tment through the three succeeding daye. The British tteamehip Vigo, which arrived at this porton the 26th, re- ported that she bad encountered strong easterly and northeasterly gales, but she sustained no damage from them; while the Galway steamer Pacitic, which arrived the same day, reported heavy westerly gales, The British bark Nugget, from Turks Islands, also put into port the same day , and reported that she had been Deating about north of Cape Hatteras for ten days, with heavy northeast winds. On the same day the schooner T. P. Simpson, from Staten Island, put into Norfolk, Va., with both masts gong, aud with much damage which she bal recewed in a heavy gale, and several other vessels came to anchor in Hamy Roads more or less damaged by the storm, A Spanish bark was seen ashore ou Pickle Reef on the 27th, by the steamship Empire City, for Ha- vana, with wreckers alongside, stripping her. The steamehips Augusta and Huatsv lle arrived from Savannah on the 27th, havmg encountered strong Dorth east gales and heavy seas the entire passage. The ship James L. Rogert, for Liverpool, experienced the hurricane eff Sable Island on the 25th, and had twelve hours of it ‘The bark Permelia Flood, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, ex- perienced the gale on the 24th and 20th, aud shipped asea that filled the cabin. TOTAL LOSS OF THE CARLO MAURAN. The bark Carlo Mauran did not fare so well. She was caught in the hurricane off Cape Island, but was not fated to ride through it safely. She was so disabled that she sunk on the 2#th, the crew making their way to the lightship in boats. They experienced great sufforing; one of thom was drowned by the capsizing of the boat, and another, the cook, died after reaching the lightship at Cape Island. ‘The Carlo Mauran was a good vessel, of 530 tons. She was built in Warren, R. 1, in 1843, and was owned by Capt. N. 8. Mauran & Brothers, of Providence. She is in- ured in Boston for $25,000, and her freight money in Providence for $4,000. A PORTUGUESE SCHOONER ABANDONED, The Portuguese schooner Flora do Porto was fallen in with and boarded, about tho same time, by the schooue Jonas Smith, of Wilmington, N. C., on her passage from St. Ubes to New York, for which she was destined. She bad experinced a succession of gales, had had her decks ® and her boats washed a Hor pumps were choked, and there was pine f water in her hold. The Jonas Smith took of her captain and crew of eight men, who hart been five days without water and four day without provisions. A MAMUUKG SHIP COMPELLED TO PUT BACK TO NEW YORK. ‘The Hamburg ship Doctor Barth left this port for Ham- Durg on the 19th October, bat had to return again on the ‘Bist. On the 25th of October, in lat. 39 47 and long. 66 32, during a most violent gale from E.N.E., ahe was hoveou ber beam ends; the vessel working very badly, it was found necessary to cut way the main and mizzen top- masts in order to right tee ship, and when righted was feond that the was shifted, and she nearly five hold. The gale commenced on the tid the 28th, Ly J ‘which time ber rudder waa split, her wheelhouse ant bal: warks stove, her decks swept, and other damage sus tained, After the gale had abated the pumps hal to be kept in continual motion for 48 hours W free the vessel. WRECK OF THE BRIG KALOOLAH. ‘The Doctor Barth, on the 28th, in lat. 38 45, fell in with a deat from the brig Kaloolah of Halifax, containing the captain (Hayes) and crew, in al! seven persons, of that vesse!, who requested to be taken on board, as their ves sel was a perfect wreck. They were received on board and brought tw this port. Capt. Hayes reports that he sailed from Cuba with a cargo of one bundted : i g i place, and wale from N. F. Which shifted the cargo, the step, w! erew remal provisions until the 28th, img the Doctor Barth. feaving MINOR CASUALTIES. The brig Grace Worthington, from Kitts, was compelled to put into Phila having sprung a leak on the 26th, in a heavy gale The Baltimore ship Alexander, from Rotterdam, caught the gale on the 24tb, im latitude 42, longitude 63. The gale lasted three days, blew a suit of sails from the gaskets, carried away the main topgaliant mast, topeail yard, stove the bulwarks, and did other damage ‘The Britieh bark Native caught the same gale about the fame time and place, and suffered im much the same way, having ber bulwarks stove in, dc. The schooner J. J. neer, from Wilmington, North Carolina, for Philatel ja, had to put back to Wilmington on the 28th ult., rad: der xprong, and with lows of deck load. The schooner John Warren, from Jacksoaville, Florida, was tin the gale, and eprung a icak, which necessitated the throw- ing overboard a portion of the deck load of tumber. The ship Java, from Glasgow, for New York, experienced heavy gaie off the Banks, from north aud east, on the ‘25th an wae of fore and main topeaiia, bulwarks stove, Ae, and parsed another large ship which had alee boon comsiderably dis Mautied in the storm. The ship Fairfield, from Rotter dam, and the ehip Meta, from Bremen, were als» in the same gale off the Ranks on the 26th and were more or tess aamage!. The bark Catloma, from Gaiventon; the brig Laura P. Sow, from Belize, the brig Ocean Spray, from Havana: the brig Lauretta, from Ciba rig Tornado, from Porto Rico; the brig Melvin, lest: the schooner La Plata, from Rw Hache schooner J. W. Miner, from Matanzas; the schooner Stampede, from Lavaca; the schooner Molle, from Charles. ton; the schooner Col: Satterly, from Wiknington, ant the schooner Julia Smith, from Fredericksourg—ail ar rived here on the 24 of Nevember, reporting that they had passed through the berricane and gustained more o¢ ees damage. ‘The ship Splendid tint she let, on the 220 nit © heavy gale from &. 8. B., and high eons, and tat on the Mth, in oy sewed 66 W., anit when on the southern edge of the Gulf, am, she encountered a severe hurricane from F. 8. B. to N E., during whieh lost martingale, fly ing jibboom, fore topgailant mast, main topmast, mizzen mast head, spanker, gall and tail; also, four bouts, galley , dac,; staunchiong heoken ant main channole started. BRITISH VESERLA ABANDONED. Tho British bark Lady Campbell, from Quebec for Queenstown, aprung a loak in the storm of the 26h, filled, and had to be abandoned, tho masts having beon cut away and the versed eplit open. Her crew was taken of by the ship Onward, from London, and brought to this city. The ehip Arctic, from Liverpool, experienced very heavy Wontlyr Westward of (hp Bake about tho samy time, during which she lost sails, stove bulwarka, shifted Cargo and sustained other damage. ‘The British bark Mary Stewart was also fallen in with on the 30th October by the ean ee B, Cutting, and the captain and ten men of the bark Clara, who had been rescued by the Mary Stewart from their sinking vessel, were taken on board and brought to New York. ane Doane, of the bark Clara, gave the following report of the wreck :— Left Shields Sept, 6, with a cargo of conl, bound to New York, Oct, 25th, 26th and 27th, in lat. 39 40, lon. 62, during a heavy gale from B.N.E., the vessel sprubg alex, which kept gaining on the pumps; on the 26th siw the bark Mary Stewart, of Greenock, which bore dows «ud took off myself and’ten of the crew; athe same tims (he bark Essex, of Boston, came alongside and took off seven more (all that were on board), the Clara then having her lower bold full of water. The day previous (27th) the mate and two men, under the impressicn that the ¥ rT ‘was going down, attempted to leave her in a boat, which swamped, when all three were drowned. The Mary Stew- art suffered considerably by the gale, having had her decks swept, and they were then cooking by asmall cabin stove, and the captain wag trying to get to Boston or Halifax. Oct. 30, the ship Fraucis B. Cutting, Captain Post, from Liverpool for New York, came up and spoke the Mary Stewart, when being informed of our circum: stances, immediately sent his boat and had us transferred on board his ship, thus relieving the Mary Stewar!. which was itself in distress, The names of the men lost oy the swamping of the boat are—Wm. Ross, first officer, of New York; Win, Cook and Jobn Andrews, seamen, ‘The Clara was built in this city in 1854, was 64 tons burthen, rated A 1, and was owned by Messrs. Duoham & Dimon, of this city. She was insured here for $36,000. Her cargo consisted of 666 tons of coal aud 285 tons of merchandise, principally chemicals. WHAT OTHER VESSELS WENT THROUGH. The ship Cultivator, from Liverpool, appears also to have had a rough time of it, She arrived bere on the 5th inst., and reported that on the 26th ult., when of Sable Island, ‘on the northern edge of the Gulf Stream, she encountered a very severe gule from E.S.E., which eventually increased to @ perfect hurricane, backing gradually to the N. and N.W., and that she ecud before it under two close reefed topsails and foretopmast staysail for twenty-six hours. The ship then broached too to starboard, and maintopsail was blown to atoms in an instant; got her before the wind again, and seud half an hour longer, when she again broached to port, and the foretopeail was blown to pieces; lost starboard quarter Ife boat, and bad one other boat badly damaged, the cabin flooded, cabin doors. house doors, poop ladder and bulwarks washed away or stove to pieces; lay to, headed to castward, for twenty-nine hours, until it moderated enough to wear ehip southwestward, The fore and main courses had been blown from their gas kets to ribbons. ‘The bark Joseph Hale, from Portland, Maine, which ar. rived here the same day, also encountered the gale, and had her sails split, her bulwarks stove, and other damage intlicted. The schooner J. L. Bowman, from Porto Rico, was also considerably dismantied by the storm. The British brig Vivid, from Porto Rico, lost head of foretop- mast and eprungtoreyard; and the brig Kate Anderson, from Curacao, had eight days continuance of the storm) and lost head of mainmast and partot bulwarks and sails. ots Naa were all reporwd ia our edition of the 6th instant. The Rromen bark Coriolan arrived on the 6th. She re- Ported that from the 26th to the 28th October she hada most violent gale from the east northeast, during which she lost her jibboom, figure head, stove bulwarks, &c, She saw during the gale large quanties of wreck stulf, such as quarter casks, cabin windows, &c. The bark Restless, from Carthagena, canght the storm 2 ce 22d, and had her sails split and other damage in. icted. The brig Sea Lark, from Jamaica, had to put into the Delaware Breakwater for aharbor. In her case the gale commenced on the 21st and lasted ull the 24th, with a tremendous heavy sea. The brig Lucretia, from Gibara, and the Suwanee, from St. Mark's, had their salis split in the storm. The schooner Amefa, from Porto Rico, experienced the gale on the 234. She shipped a sea which swept the decks, stove bulwarks, startod galley aud deck load, stove a boat and split sails. The French brig Cana- dienne, from New York for St. Pierre, N. F., was blown back when within forty miles of her destination, and pat into Boston, with loss of bulwark and with six feot of water in her hold, having sprung a ieak. Her cargo waa insured in this city for re. Tho ship Robert Trent, from Liverpog): the brig Croton, from Port au Prince; the brig Am\na, trom Rum Key; the brig Jabez, from Jamaica; the brig Mazilda, from Sagua la Grande; the brig Julia, from Pensacola; the schooner J. L. Bowman, from Porto Rico, and the schooner Virginia Price, from St. Martins, all arrived at ths port on the 7th of November, having experienced the gale, and suilered, some of them, very considerable damage from tt. ‘The Sardinian bark Galia, from New York for Genoa, put into Philadelphia 7th instant, in distress, having lost. mainmast, mizzen topinast, foretopgailant mast ant jib- boom, together with two suits of sails, from the eff of the gaic. She encountered it on the 24th of Octobe lat. 38 32.N., lon. 6913, It Instead three days. ‘26th, Dedero Franei On ihe , & Dative Of Genoa, seaman, was killed by being thrown against the wheelbouse, and dve others, with the captain, sustained much injury. portion of the cargo was thrown overboard, A SCHOONER CAPSIZED AND ALL HANDS LOST. ‘The schooner John Bowman, of Philadelphia, Capt. Mears, from Newport for Nausemond, Virginia, was cap- sized jn the hurricane on the 24th, and, melancholy to re- late, all hands were lost. She was a vessel of 55 tons, 16 years old, and wae owned, in part, by the captain, and parties in Philadelphia, and was not insered. Mears was about 25 years of age, a native af Acco Mac, where be leaves a wife. Ler crew cons sted of Jobn Fox and James and George Richardson, brothers, all young men and residents of Accomac. A BOSTON SHIP IN DISTRESS. ‘The ship Bullion, of Boston, from Bristol, got into this port on the 8th inst., having been within 400 miles of it for sixteen days. She reported that on the 234 October she took heavy gale from E.; took in all sail, lay the ship to 4 largo A SPANISH VESSEL ABANDONED—CAPTAIN AND SAVED BY AN AMERICAN BARK. On the 26th October the Spanish brig Ana, from St. Jobne, N. F., for Malaga, was fallen in with in a sinking condition by the Reston bark Lamplighter, and ber cap- tain and crew and one pasnenger were rescued and Drought into thie port. The Lamplighter experienced very heavy weather hereelf, and passed other vee. sels which bad suffered considerably from the storm. The Captain of the Ana has sent to the for the bi Jay of Capeath Payne ofthe Lanapiighter of jumenit) Which the following ie s wransiation-— % oa Nill J09, Be kind eoough to insert in the columna Your journal the following. ratitude % Payne, the by ty yy ighter, for bis noble and humane conduct towards the ipwrecked le of the Spanish brig Ana, of which T was captain: Pte Ana sad onthe ‘ : top of beens the veasel, for Night fell with a most At midnight the vessel An heer later a 224, under a terrific squall, the broke, but we did not lose control of promptly repaired the damage. terribly threatening aapect. could ‘not resist the high sea. sea struck her on the starboard side, astern, carrying away part of the cabin and all the bulwark. At two o'clock there came another cea on the larboard side, which caused greater damage, and @ heavy equal! that came at the same time blew the sails into ribbons and split the forestaysall. On the 23d, at one o'clock, we discovered a leak, and tried to stop it. On sounding, we found forty inches of water in the hold; then we com menced to vee the pumps and throw overboard the deck ‘The vessel remained in the same condition, heavy sens were breaking over her, water was gaining on aa, and as she was ready to sink we prepared the launch to save ourselves, and threw into the sea a bottle containing ‘a pote stating what bad occurred Thus we epent the 24th and 25th, the sea abated some what, but not the wind. The Ana continued filling with water in spite of the pumps, and we ha already lost all hopes of saving ourselves. On the morning of the 26th we enw @ vessel on our larboard tack, and having hoisted our for help she immediately answered by steer toway ws, and hoisting the of the United States: America. Having bailed her, we informed her of oar condition, and her captain offered to take a= on board. With great labor and risk we launched the boat and sneceaded im getting into ittwelve of the crew and one T; and, thanks to Divine Providence, we got on American vessel, which waited for from six ill ten o'clock in the morning. Captain Payne received as with open arms, did everything possible for us, and treated ws with singular attention. Any expression that Lcould emy im regard to his noble and chivairows con dnet would be weak; but I will say that during the whot time |_was on board I wasas if in my own vessel, and that my companions and mj will live eternally grateful. MANUEL DF AUTILAR, Captain of the Spanish brig Ana. A WHITRHAVEN BRIG ABANDONED—A NEWFOUND. LAND DOG FOUND ON THE WRECK. The Boston ship Jane D. Cooper, from Havre, fell in with, Oct, 30, latitnde 41 39, longitude 63 94, and board. ed Brttieh brig Wilkinson, of Whitehaven; she waa water. logeed. the boweprit, foremaat and maintopmast gone, pomye.”” wee entirely tion of alange Nowfonndland dog. wud, whe fling articles, wore transferred to the Jane D. , MINOR CASUATATRS, The brig &. P. Museen, from Aux Cafes, the schooner Robert 8 Bell, from Cedar Key, Fla, and the schooner Maryland, from Jacksonville, arrived here om the sth, having encountered the gales and suffered more or lees danmgo therefrom. The bark Indiana, from Suvannah to Roston, had to pnt in Mouwes’ Mole oa tae Tek dass, bayug bad her sang eplit, and sustained much other damage in the gale. The sehouner Fushion, for Jacksonville, was driven ashore on the Babamas in the storm of the 22d,and bilged. She had been subsequently got off, and was ‘repairing. The brig Flora was also driven ashore at Nassau, and it was thought she would become a total loss, The brig Alfred Hall, from Havana, and the schooner Pilot’s Bride, from Jamaica, arrived here on the 9h, having experienced the severe storms of October, On the same day the schooner Traveller returned to port; sho had left here for Madeira on the 26th of October, but had experienced a sticcesxion of heavy northeas: and southeast gales, during which she sprung a leak and lost part of her deck load of boards and staves. The brig Gem, from Port au Prince, encountered the storm on the 21st. Her report ran thus:—Oct, 21, in the Mayaguana Passage, experienced a severe gale from 8. E. to W., with tremenduous sea, daring which strained the vessel very much and causing her to leak badly; 22d, in lat. 22 24, lon. 73 30, pitched away jibboom and lost both Jibs, with’ gear attached; same time, stove bulwarks, boat and galley, carried away topsail gaff, started main'chain bolts, and was compelled to throw overboard the deck Joad of wood to lighten her, When the gale abated bore 2 for SRS: but meeting a southerly wind ran for thia port. The Bremen bark Capella, on the 25th October, at Balti- more from Bremen, lat. 39 40, lon. 62, experienced @ har- ricane from 8.1. to N.E., and lost fore and maint it masts and split sails; John Gerken, carpenter of the ship, was washed overboard and lost during the storm. The schooner Morning Star, from jue for Boston, put into Pictouon the 27th October, in distress, having sprung her bowsprit in the storm. ‘The schooner Julia Rogers, from Porto Rico for New York, put into Newport on the &th inst. in distress, with sails split, spars damaged and rigging badly chafed, having encountered a sueces- sion of heavy gales on the passage. She must repair be- fore proceeding. The whale ship Catherine, which sailed from New Lon- don on the 19th of October for the Indian and Pacific oceans, returned to that port on the 8th inat. in distress, She reports that on the 23d, when in lat. 37 05, lon. 70 11, heavy weather was experienced; the wind was fresh from the northward and eastward, and a heavy sea was run- ning. The gale increased during the night and the noxt day, and at about five o'clock P. M. ou the after. noon ae bar Fey succession of beovz anes. colsres awa) ie ip’s upper spars to mast- heads, and also the jibboom. Tho heads of tho fore and mainmasts were broken off; the mizzen topmast was bro- ken in two, and a part above the masthead was left stand- ing. The vessel was in lat. 85 30, lon. 69 50, when thus disabled. Such portions of the wreck as could be saved were lashed alongside, and from among the spare spars on board the veesel was rigged into suitable condition to make her way back to port. ‘The whale ship Coral, from New Bedford for the Pacitle ocean, was spoken on October 30, with loss of jibboom, main ‘yard, fore topgallant mast, main royal mast and main royal yard; she also stove and lost all ber boats: from the cranes, and had her bulwarks stove, The brig Mary Alvina, from Gibara, also encountered the storm of the 25th. had been eight days north of the Capes of Virginia, ‘The ship Sommers (probably Suffolk), of Boston, water- logged, was fallen in with 26th ult., no'lat., &., by schr. Crown. of St. Jobns, N. F., which wok off twelve of the crew, five remaining by the ship. The Crown was spoken at inst., lat, 42 24, lon. 67 46, by bark Ajax, at St. John, N. B., but no further particulars have transpired. It is feared that the ship may prove to be the Suffolk Os Bos- ton), Field, which sailed from Chatham, N. B.,2ist ult., for Penarth Roads, with deals. The 8. had geyenteen men on board when she left port. On 26th ult. there was a heavy galt from NE. The bark Jobn Denham, at Providence from Mobile, experienced very heavy weather on the coast, and been driven back to sea three times after being up with ‘the Delaware, She passed large quantities of of wreck, part of a bout, rudder, &. The British schooner £olus, from Turks Islands, pass- ed through the storm, losing her head rails, and having her bulwarks stove aiid her sails split. THE STORM AT THE BAHAMAS, It is but a day or two since we received papers from the Bahames giving an account of the storm there. The Nassau Guardian of the 27th October, says:— The late boisterous weather has created an unusyal surge on the northera side of Hog Island, across the bar and along the shore of the Western district of New Provi- dence. The sea has been breaking over Hog Isiand point as faras the lighthouse keeper's resitenes, forming a complete cataract, and occasionally the billows have risen half as high as the lighthouse iteell. The tide rose yester- day to @ considerable height, overflowing the weatern suburbs of Nassau, aud cauging much damage to the buildings along shore. A brig and schooner have been in the offing since yes- terday, and another schooner was signalled to-day, with- ‘out any poraib lity of crossing the bar. In speaking of the recent gales, the Rahama Herald of the 25d October says:—A tremendous sea was thrown up. onteide, apd even in the harbor the fury of the successive blasts was severely felt. Several vessels were driven bore, and among the rest the American brig Flora and ¢ Ameri an schooner Fashion, which were bilged. ‘The brig was laden with coffee, from San Domingo, and the schooner with hunber and shingles. The captain of the brig bas engaged hands to discharge the cargo, for the sum of $2,000. THE STORM AT BERMUDA. By atelegraphic despatch from Halifax, published in yesterday's Henan, we learn the course of the storm at the Bermuda islands. It seems that— Bermuda was visited with a terrific berricane on tho 20d, 24th, 25th and 26th of October, and immense damage was done to property. The United States frigate Sabine put into Bermoda on the Sist ult., having been disabled in the hurricane on tho 24th. She lost her maintopeail and foresail, and had her bow ports forced mand her steoring gear seriously ia jured. Great facilities for speedy and ctfeetive repairs were ply and cheerfully afforded by the British au- shad had thorities, and the Sabine would in a few bein créer fur. ppaseoinng to Beene re ‘The schooner Harkaway , from New York, reached Ber. muda on the 28th. Part of ber deck load had been washed overboard. THE STORM AT TURKS ISLANDS. Wo yesterday received intelligence of the storm and copsequent shipwrecks at Turks Islands. Tho horrcane For the last three days the weather has been stormy. About midnight on Wednesday last (the 20th) the wind hanled to the southwest, and from that time it has been blowing @ heavy gale from that quarter, causing a tre. mendous «ea on the roofs to the westward of these islands, which aleo breaks with great force on the beach, endaa gering the abutments and sea walls which have been there were seven —Grand Turk — afternoon, and put to era, at a little and hacked jn fou gave hora lay off shore. This ‘said that no similarly extensive loss of shipping has vc curred here since the year 1821. ‘The following is a list of the shipwrecked vessols Schooner Transit, of Liverpool, N. 8., Captain from St. Thomas, partl salt 4 laden with Schooner Teresa, of Turks Islands, Captain Adam, from Porto Piatt Brig A! |, of Windsor, N. 8., Captain Roy, nearly la “Brig, Mungo Park, of Bangor, Maine, ( N . er, Maine, Captain Nichols, from 0 ho, in ballast Brig River Belle, of Parsboro, N. $., Captain with part of inward cargo on board Brig Herbert Hantington, of Yarmouth. N. & Pinkney, from Bermuda for New York, partly laden with salt. vearels were all wrecked between the hours of I A.M. and 10 P. M. of Thursday, 21st uit To the foregoing list of disasters we have to add that the brig Cordova, of Providence, R. 1, Captain Franklin from Salt Cay, sought shelter in Cotton ( has been driven from her anchorage and of. Great fears are entertained for her safety The f regoing account presents a terrible picture of the extent and force of the hurricane of October, 1858. Many casualties may have been omitted, but the principal of thote reported are embraced in this aceount: The Royal Standard, of Grand Tork, Turks Islant, of October 23, says — The quantity of salt shipped the past woek has been comparatively small, owing to the boisterons went! which has prevailed, and may be said to have complet broken op our salt season for thie year, We have oo hand about 600,000 buthels. Price Se. a $ge. ‘The cargo of the brigantine River Belle, recently strand ed at Grand Turk, consisting of flour, pork, corn, oats, bran and hay, was ‘adver ‘to be sold October 26. The sails, eg , &e. would be sold on the 30th. hull of the schooner Transit, stranded at the same place, would be sold on the 23d. Also, the hull, mils, rigging, ke. of the brig Mango Park, on the 26th, New Youn, Nov. 11, 1858, To J. 6, Bewwert, Peo. Se—In your repert of the meqing of taxpayers, on ‘Twesday last, by an error in the initials, which should have been R. L. instead of H. M., remarks were attribated to He objecting because nominations ware not praposed to be made. 1 was abrent from the at that time. As one of the committee the bad my full concur rence before I left town, and it idee that an organiza tion be maintained by citize ss the purpose of securing to the people the making of nowinations, frec from the con trol of wirepullers, viz: by arranging that each block, or email district, im each ward. shall be entitled to one repre ative in the nominating committes. BM SCHMEIFELIN, MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1858. THE EXECUTION OF JAMES RODGERS. The Swanston Murder—The Trial and Con- victlon of Rodgers—His Conduct the day Be- fore the Execution—His Appearance on the Morning of the Execution—The Parting Scene with his Parents—The Procession to the Scaffold—Demeanor of the Condemned— The Execution—Exciting Scenes and Crowd—Sketch of Rogers’ Life, dec. James Rodgers, the murderer of Mr. Jobn Swanston, suffered the extreme penalty of the law yesterday for noon in the yard attached to the City Prison, Centre street, The crime for which Rodgers was executed is still fresh in the memory of our readers. It wasacase of the most aggravated character, wherein an innocent and inof- fensive citizen was cruelly assassinated at the hauds of a young rowdy. A complete history of the murder cannot fail to be interesting at this period, and accordingly wo subjoin the following eketch of the affair, as compiled from the files of the Hananp :— THE MURDER. It was on the night of the 17th of October, 1957, that Mr. Jobn Swanston, residing at No, 310 West Twenty- seventh street, was murdered. In company with Rodgers on the fatal night were two other lads, Daniel Cunningham ‘and Stephen McGivney. They were well known to. the police of the Sixteenth precinct as loungers about the corners, and for years had been froquenters of the noto- rious dens in Seventeenth street and neighborhood. It is ‘said that one of these boys had attempted a robbery that fame evening, and drawn either a knife or a revolver upon another individual, who was going home in com with his wife. : “— Baie It was in Seventeenth street, near Kighth avenue, that ‘8 met his two ee a evening of the 1ith of October. They walked together for some time, stop- ping repeatedly at the saloons to drink. Rum soon made hyp Rasy 4 murderer reckless, Passing a fruit stand, he demanded an apple of the boy in charge, and upon hia refusal assaulted him with a drawn knife. The boy escaped into a store clove at hand, and the three young, men continued their walk up Tenth avenue. jear the corner of Twentieth street they stopped at another saloon, where they drank freely. As they came out one of them, seeing a person jgo by whom he thought he recognized, exclaimed, “There goos « nau that I want to whip,” and hastened forward. Ifa companions kept ee him as he went. It was now about ten o'clock LS a The deceased had gone out with his wife to do some marketing for Sunday, and the two were on their way homeward. They werg but a few steps from the corner of Twenty first street when three young men overtook them. Rodgers carried bis arms a-kimbo, so that one elbow hit Swanston violently ashe went by him. The deceased resented the indignity, swinging his arms and berating him in severe terms. The young men turned back and attacked him, one of them with a drawn kaife. Swanston cried ‘Murder,’ and attempted to ward off the blows, but without success. He f&ceived a wound in the side, and fell to the ground. The shrieks of hia wife alarmed the neighborhood; a crowd gathered at the epot; but it was too late. The unfortunate man was breathing his last, and the assailants had escaped. As Swanston fell, Cuoningbam and MeGivney went down two blocks, then turned to the right and fled to- wards Hudson river. Rodgers ran down Twenty. first street, and went home, where he remained over night. ‘On Sunday he went over into New Jersey, where be was secreted teveral days. Meanwhile the polive of the Sixteenth precinct spared no effort to discover the perpetrator of the murder. Capt. Carpentor obtained intelligence of Cunningham, and ar- rested himon Monday. The ensuing Wednesday Rogers was arrested at Woodbridge, where be had formerly re- sided, by oflicer—now sergeant—Letierts and a constable of the piace, who lodged him in the jail of Essex county. He war brought to this city on the Friday ensuing, and committed to the Tombs, THE TRIAL AND CONVICTION, The Grand Jury found a bill, aud Rodgers was broaght to trial before the Court of Genoral Sessions on the 13th of November. A. Oakey Tall, Distriet Attorney, condact- ed the prosecution, and Mr, Andrews the defence. The principal witnesses were the wife of the deceased and the two young men, Cunningham and MeGivney, ‘They con- curred iu fixing the guilt upon Rodgers, His counsel was unremitting in efforts to secure a new trial. An application was made to the Governor for his interposition, but he dec! A stay of the execution Was procured from the Supreme Court at ts general term, tll the result of @ motion for a new trial could be ascer- tained, This also was denied by the Court of Appeals, and an order transmitted to the Supreme Court of this city to cause the sentence to be carried into eileet. time o his execution was fixed on the 12th of Nov He re ceived this avnouncement with apparent ence, as though his sensibilities had been utterly benumbed. reported, however, that upon being remanded to his cell his firmness gave way, and for som: hours he was in the agony of horror and despair, For several weeks past little that has taken place in bis cell has been allowed to transpire; and teis is said to be at Rodgers’ own re. weet, This week his parents made one more effort to obtain a commutation from Governor King; bat the freq crimes of an atrocious character perpetrated in this © by lads of similar ago and associations, joined with other cireumstances, determined the Governor in his purpose. Others interested themeeives in the matter without effect, Mre. Kirkland, the author, went to Albany on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose Of obtaining executive clemency, but in vain. THE DAY BRFORE THE EXECUTION, Rodgers was visited by the different members of his family on Thursday. He appeared much gratified at their presence. The parents seemed well nigh broken- hearted, and the brothers and sisters suffered the most poignant grief, The greater part of the day was spent in demned. Rodgers prayed with much fervor, and refused bg bed until near three o'clock inthe morning. He no nourwhment during the night—oothing save acup of water passed his lips. "fic hes seten little’ or wot for several day® previously, and in thas depriving himee! of nourishment was doing penance, he said. He wasin the habit also of sleeping on the bare boards on the same principle. When be parted with hie relatives for the aight, and returned to the Joneliness of his cr!!, he secmed to be much affected , and was seized with a fit of trembling. This paseed off in a few momenta, and Rogers became calm and resigned. He slept soundly until six o'clock, when he awoke much refreshed in body and mind. THE MORNING OF THE EXECUTE Was spent by the condemned in the exercise of re ligious devotion. He arove about six o'clock, and after joining in « short prayer with the clergy. signified bis do. sire to partake of the communion. This ceremony hav ing been gone through with, the culprit again sought re- lief in prayer, and nerved himself for the approaching farewell with his father, mother, sisters and brothers. At this time Rodgers was attended by the following named clergymen :—The Rev, Dr. Noligan, of St. Joseph s Sen nary, Fordham: Kev. Michael Curran, and Fathers Du rankey and Languinette, of St. Andrew's church, Six teenth street, in this city. Meters. Findley and Cunningham, keepers, had charge of the condemned for the twenty-four hours preceding the execution, and contributed as much as was in their power to the comfort of the unhappy youth. With these gentlemen Rodgers conversed quite f sexpreseed him self glad that the hour of hi xecution was so close at hand, and declared himee!f quite sanguine of forgiveness from’ the Almighty. He still maintained that be did not premeditatedly or i ally marder Mr. Swanston, and excused hime ying that he was won Unat he did shook bis head of pardon. In fact so well prepared did be feel (ont » would not thank any one to interest hit hall THE CONDEMNED PARTING WITH Hie RELATIVES. About seven o'clock a broken-hearted father and moth ef, accompanied by grief-tricken brothers and sisters, in his paid their last visit to the cell of the culprit. The meet ing and the parting were scenes jiteous ou! melancholy Rodgers appeared to be the met collected of the party, and evinced extraordinary firmness for one years. The hardest criminal could not hav farewell between Rodgers and his relatives without being moved to tears, Having parted with b parents, Rodgers expressed & wish that no visitors should be permitted to approach his cell, so that the few short hours that were al him to live might be spent in prayer. He also expreseed a hope that the Sherifl would delay the execution for an hour or so, in order that he might more fully prepare himself for a fu ture state. To this request the Sherif cheerfully ac. quiesced, and thereupon postponed the ¢: half. eleven o'clock instead of ten o'¢ at first intended, THE CROWD OUTSIDE. Before eight o'clock the crowd began to assemble out. side of the prison walle, and for fll two hours before the execution took place the roofs of the furrounding houses wore covered with people anxious to cet a glimpee of the culprit as he ome from be cell. From the roofs of some dwellings in ard street a good view of the pro- cession could be had, but nothing more. After the cor toge turned the north corner of the prison the view was y obscured, so that uone were able to witness the exeention save these who were within the confines of the prison walls. At nine o'clock Inspector Dowling, of the Sixth pre cinet, with a piatoon of eighteen men, artived upon the spot and made ail due proparationsfor preserving order, Soon afterwards the executioner and bis assistants or , ond t make the necessary a: rauge- avile IVE Mae poor ais vb Mig WRB yiADIO Weds AN APFECTING SCENE. One of Rodgers’ sisters, a reaktent of New Jersey, who had not seen her brother for some days, arrived at the City Prison about ten o’clock, and at the request of the condemned was urhered into hig cell. The same scene that ensued on the mecting and parting already referred to was here repeated. The aifection of the prisoner for his sister, and the tender manner in which the latter em- braced her brother, was at once striking and affecting, PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXECUTION, At half past ten o'clock Sherit? Witlt mate his ap- pearance in the prison yard, accompanied by Ave'stant District Attorney Sedgwick , Governor Smith, of tue house, and others. A coffin for the culprit also arrived about this time, It was quite plain in appearance, and bore the following inscription :— tecscnrnccnnce secccenoes serbeeeeee sesesese ® JOHN RODGERS ; DIED NOVEMMER 12, 1858, sGrp 20 YEARS, ee It will be obsered that the inscription would lead us to believe that Rodgers’ Christian name was ‘‘ John,’ where as he was tried and convicted under tho name of James. Whether the discrepancy was the result of the engraver’s stupidity or done by order of the culprits relatives we know not. As the hour of the execution drow nigh the number of spectators gratnatly increased. Among those present in the yard just before the procossion started from the prison were the following gentlemen:—Hon, John Kelly, Sheriff elect; Doctors Covil, Barry, Quackenbush, Finuell and Woodward; Goy. Smith, President of the Board of Ten Governors, and many other public men. At half past eleven o'clock Sheriff Willet, aecompat by the executioner and some half dozen Deputy Sterats, entered the cell of the condemned and informed him that the fatal hour had arrived. Rodgers received his vesiters with much calmness, saying he was only too realy to fol. low them to the scaffold. The executioner then pro 4 to pinion the culprit and pas? the repe around bis neck, all of which Rodgers bore with unflinching bravery wud resignation. As the noose was adjusted to his neck he smiled and gave other evidence of his intention to die like aman. It was no show of bravado, but a calm, settled determination to meet his fate with true Christian forti- tude. The prisoner was palo, but complacent. Every fea- ture of his countenance denoted penitence and a lively faith in the hope of everlasting redemption. He was attired in ‘a pair of light colored pantaloons, a white linen shirt and shoes. Attached to his shirt bosom was a cross of a pe- culiar yellow color, which had been presented bim some days previously by his parents. Everything being in readiness— THE PROCESSION TO THE SCAFFOLD started in the following order:— Sheriff Willet. ‘The culprit and the clergy. at erage e Deputy Sheritts, Police Medical gentlemen. The Sheriff #Jury. jidge Daly, Tndge Hilton, L. H. Buel, ieorge Sibell, John Caffrey, M. G. Hart, L. E. Burrell, W. Henry Chureh, Robert White, Wm. 8. Mano, James Reed, Charles Sutton, Jobn Van Tive, Froderick C. Tuttle. THE EXECUTION. As the procession marched to the foot of the scaffold in the above arder the culprit’s self-possession never loft him for a moment. The paleness of his face, together with his long flowing hair, gave him a girlish appearance, Full or life and courage, he advanced towards the fatal beam, even smiling as be went at the thoughts of bemg soon at peace with the world. The clergyman and culprit knelt in prayer tw gether, and, a nF ps0 of seven or eight minutes, the former rose, an’, ebaking hands with the youth, bade him a last farewell, The erueiti, was then removed from the culprit's 8, the black cap was drawa over bis nal from the Sheriff the unfortunate 4 into eternity. THE DEATH STRUGGLES. ‘The rope was cut at 19 minutes to 12 o’elock, andthe culprit was allowed to remain suspensted unti! seventeen minutes past twelve o'clock, The weight used on the oc- casion was a siinple piece of iron, weighing 250 Ibe, The jerk was a very violent ono, the culprit’s body swaying to and fro across the yard, as if it was a mere cork. For the first three minutes he struggled violently; the neck was evidently not broken, and death was being produced by the slow process of strangulation, During tho first, second and third minutes the struggling was violent, the muscles of the lege, arma and breast being very much convuleed, Onee or twice the dying youth raised his right band to his breast and thrust it inte bis shirt bovom, while the left arm bung listiessly by his side During the fourth and fitth minutes all was perfectly still, bat on the sixth minute a convulsive heave indicated that life was not yet extinet, When the boty had been suspended even minutes the doctors stepped forward and eximined the pulse and found that it had cased. A minute or vo previously it existed in the right wrist only, but now it had ceased to beat in cither. Two more convulsive heaves followed the examination of the pulse, and then the body was motionless, The heart continued « to beat some five minutes . longer, however, #0 that life could not be decifred to have cease! until the culprit had been banging fourteen or fifteen mint.tes. At seventeen mip © past twelve o'clock the body was lowered to th mattress. Th k eap the deceaved and an examination of the body by the physicians fol lowed. The face of deceased was much contorted, and In- dicated that bis death had been « slow and painful one. The knot of the rope had slipped around to the nape of the neck instead of press upon the jugular as was in- tended, thereby causing death by strangulation. THE INQUEST UPON THE BODY was held by the Sheriff, when the usual formality having been gone through with, the corps. wag handed over to the relatives of the deceased, who were in readiness t receive it. The scone that on the body being delivered over to the father and brother of the deceased was painful in the extreme, The ES groaned aloud, and weeping threw bimarif upen body of his son. THE FUNERAL took place from the yard of the prison. A hearse and & number of carriages were in attendance, and when all was in readiness the northern gate, facing on Franklin street, was thrown open, and the cortege moved out and on to Calvary cometery, where the mortal remains of Rodgers, the murderer, now lic entombed. INCIDENTS. While the execution was going on, the prisoners confined in the upper corridors placed pieces of broken looking glass outside of their windows, and in this way obtained a full view of the entire proceedings. The piazza running along the Harlem Railroad freight depot, as well as the entire roof of that edifice, was load- decd down with « mass of human beings, but at the utmost On ome oply get a elim rithin the walle. black cap, rope, &e., used in execution of Rodgers were the same used in the execution of Donnelly, DOrsay,, Stookey, and a number of other notorious mur: derers. The gallows was made some ten years ago, and shows the mark of wear. Coleman, the wife murderer, was the firet who suffered wpen it, Since then thirteen persons have been executed upon it, Rodgers inaking the thirteenth and last vietim The statement in one of the morning newspapers that Mrs, Swanston, the witow of the murdered man, bat ap- plied to the Sheriff for a permit to witness the execution, nves to be untrue, ant origivated from an application 74 ticket of aimission by a brother of the laty in ques ton. RODGERS’ FARLY LIFE. James Rodgers was the son of Roman Catholic parents, and wae born in Ireland, in Joly, 1898. OF his early eta cation we know little, nor even his age when his family came to this He lived for a considerable time at Woodbrie had been in this eity bat a few weeks when the murder was committed. The people with whom he resiied regarded him favorably Plt he bad not been long in New York before he formed ntimacies with several unworthy associates—the one false step to which must be attributed, probably, his crime and misfortunes. Notonly waa he led thas’ into quilt, but he was afterwards denounced to the magistrate by the companions whom be had selected Brooklyn City News, Cowvretios oF a CocyTaRMaTER.—In the Court of See sions yetterday Sameel Stansbury alias John Allen wae tried and convicted on am indictment for forgery in the third degree, [t appeare that on the 6th of Augast inst Stansbury and an accomplice named Charles McChesney but who gave his name as Sylvester Collins, proceeded to Sheepshead Bay with a quantity of spurious five dotlar bills on the National Bank of Providence, R. L They paseed one of more at every houze along the road ant at several places on Coney Island, Mr. Bernardus Hendrick son, at whose houre they bad passed one of the bills. pur. ened them, and in connection with Deputy Sheri? Friend arrested at Tappan’s Hotel, on the Coney Isiand plank road. Stansbury pat several bills into bis mouth, tut wim made to disgorge, when it was discovered that they were of the same kind = those they bad previously |. Beth were imprisoned, But McChesney procuring hae not since been heard of. The proof was coucla sive as to the prisoner on trial, and he was convicted and sentenced to the State prieon for five years. fle is twen. ty eight sof age, tall and good looking, was born in Ghnton daty , has no trade, and stated ander oath that he had in Btate prison once before. Both men had been extensively engaged in the cowmerfeiting basi ness. Naval Intelligence, The United States steam Merrimac, Commo lor» J.C. Long, from Callao for the Sandwich Islands, was seen on the 13th of September in latitude 7 36 8. , longi- tude 111 31 W. The Mhited States sloop of. war Decatur, Com. Thatcher, sailed ‘rom Caliao for Nicaraguan porte ‘on the Seth of PRICE TWO CENTS. “ARRIVAL OF THE 8TAR OF THE West, Details of Two Weeks News from California. $1,664,664 IN TREASURE. CLOSE OF THE " OREGOY WAR. INDIAN TROUBLES IN CALIFORNIA. OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE, MAREETS, de, &e. The United States mail steamship Star of the West, Captain Gray, arrived last evening from Aspinwall, which port she loft on the 8d inatant. She brings the passen- ils and treasure which left San Francigco in tho Jobn L. Stephens on the 20th ult, John Stephens, a steerage passenger, died on board the John 1. Stephens, of consumption, Among the passengers by the Star of the West are Hon. Jos, MeKibbin, M. C., from California, and Hon. D. Smith and W Grover, Senators, from Oregon, At OP. M. on the night of the 9th instant, in lat. 31 10, lon 73 50, passed a large steamship steering south, The ship John £, Thayer, of Boston, was totally de- stroyed by freon the night of the 13ti September, oif Patos Island, Gulf of California, Crew saved. The cap- tain, frst officer and three men return by the Star of the West. See particulars of this disaster in another column. The United States steam frigate Roanoke and sloop-of- war Saratoga were at Aspinwall, Crew all well, ‘The following is the specie list of the Star of the West: FROM CALIFORNIA, Wells, Fargo & Co, $355,500 De Witt, Kittle & Co, $23,000 xchange Bk.. 166,100 Butcher & Bro. 20,000 7 é 100,344 Clark & Wilbur 15,000 71,000 Treadwell & €o...! 15,000 51,000 Conroy & O'Connor. 14,000 51,000 Bond &Co.. 11,000 50,000 J. HL. Brower & Co, 10,103 pan & Uo, Ross or ACO. J.B. Newton & Co, W. Seligman & Co... Dunean, Sherman & bo. 1. Classon & Son.....$1,760 A. Honigman,. S. Lausburgh & Bro, 1,468 MeLean & Luitz H. D. Brookman & 1.200 M. Fisher .. 17. Andrew. 400 U. Wolfe. of the Star of the West, for favors. We are also indebted to the California express agents of Wells, Fargo & Co. and Freeman & Co., for illes of California papers. The people of San Francisco had a great time over the arrival of the first Overland Mail from St. Louis. Speeches were made, guns fired, &e., &e. Among the resolutions unanimously adopted was the following, which had been offered by J.P. Haven, Bxq.— Resolved, That we recognize asa compliment to the citizens of the Paci coast the liberal and enterprising: action of the proprietor of the New Yor« Hywaun in despatching an intelligent correspondent to accompany the pioneer trip of the Overiand Mail Company, for the purpose of disseminating to te public a correct know- ledge of the facilives of wavel rel those who de- aire to emigrate to the «strenie West, and that the th of this meeting be to Mr, W. L. Orinsby fo very interesting ac Louis to San Francisco. Among the principa! losers by the fire at Jamentown , before noticed, were Vincent Oliardo, Victor Gallut Mrs. Kaiser, Goo. D, Gookin, Alta Express office, Santa Avna, John Arnold, A. 1. Preston, — Kainer, John Sedg- wick, Wm. Smith, Elton Baker, Louls Friand, — Groen, Win. Nelson, Jamos Jones, Rhodes Randall, J. Lobe and Chas. Holmes. oi the line of travel from St. OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE. Saw Pravemoo, Oct. 20,1 Destitution Among Amerivans at Victoria. The steamers Pacitic, Wilkon G. Hunt, Santa Croz and Northerner have arrived im this city during the past week, from Victoria, Fifteen hundred gold seekers, dis. appointed and for the most part penniless, have returned, cursing the ev)! fortane that indaced them to leave Cail- fornia for the inhospitable regions of the north. They Prononnee the excitement and reports concerning the gold inthe British possessions Ww be grows deceptions, whieh have been productive only of misery, hopes vorealized to thousands, and sudden death to many hundreds of those led away by what they term the great deception of the age. The great bulk of persons now coming back never proceeded further than Vietoria—never set foot on the banks of Frazer river, They encountered at Victoria men, who discouraged by delay waiting for the waters to recede, and whose money, which never amounted to a great sum, having become exbausted, spread reports that the reputed wealth of the bars on the rivers waa a deception, and that a systematic scheme had been carried out to en- rich its originators at the expense of the creduious and short sighted. The emigrants, destitute of means, with their bright anticipations thus early crushed, were witho wt heart to go on, and they are giad to get back to California. Faeh steamer from the north returns as much crowded With passengers as four months ago when they left for the locality where it was firmly believed untold riches lay concealed in the eands of Fraser river. ‘The news from the mining region is certainty dis- couraging. The river has fallen, but the expected gold haa not heen found in iarge quantities, On some of the bars rich diggings exist, and the miners are paid well for their labor. But thie i* not generally the case. The great body of miners cannot realize more than about two dollara per day It i imponsible to ignore the fact that the result of thie gold hunting mania has caused untold wretchedness to the thousands who have unhappily been led away by the highly colored accounts sent here from ‘nterested quarters and pubhehed io this State, Bot itis no less impossible to deny that gold deposits, in more or less quantities, lie concealed in the bars of Fraserriver. The writer has been informed, by entirely reliable persons who have recently arrived in thie city, that at ne place from the mouth of the river tip to the highest point yet reached by white men, but gold oF the “color,” aa it t= called, can be found by torn ing up the sand persons referred to have lived four months on the river, and though regretting their adven ture—ee they retern meeh poorer than when they left Californio—admit there is much to create a belief of tha tichness of the country. On the other side, the experi. ence of otbers extabliah the fact that gold i to be found, but in such small amounts aa to render mining ratbor & poor busine = The steamer Enterprise arrived about ten days since at Victoria, from Fraser river, @he brought 130 passengers and «large amount of gold dust in their hands. Most of the passengers are on thelr way to California, + Seow had commenced fall on the mountains near Fort Yale, and even down as far as Fort Hope. The wea. ther was excessively cold and ible. Toe had ap peared at Victoria, It i# generally Detieved that no moro than 2,500 persons of the 30,000 emigrants from Califor mia will remaiy at Victoria and on Fraser river during tha winter, The rush of adventurers back is remarkable THE NITED @PATRS COMMIRMOWER AT HICTORLA. Mr Jobn Nugent, the United States Commissioner to the British possessions, has presented bis credentials an! haw had repeated interviews with Governor Douglas, Mr. Nu gent hae entered upon the discharge of hie duties wita zeal and promptitude He «eclined any public reception. Tt ig stated that he intende entering a protest against the ten per cent duty on merchandise levied by the govern- The Commissioner has addressed setoral communica. tions to Governor Dongs in reference to American eiti Rend Who are imprisoned charged with pabbe offences. The ice us been in the Vancouver Inland courts to atch persone the right of being heard by counsel, and Mr. Nugent demands that « pr never dened in civilized countries should be no longer withheld. Tho annexed letter, addressee! to the Victoria Gasette, explana tee if — Hores ne Fraser, Vietonta, October & 1858, ragraph in your tiie morning's p' ted as having Mm an sppitcathyn to fheg oat of " stone, thronen Hd Tatatt, Keq.. in behalf af ecttun .. meri fan citigeus wow beld th custoly in this pity on Faoue fons with the Court of Sessions, ant me to wat irfdusal would be nan! T have no rel manieation r: of place and ww ‘he trath Ss called Ws Wie fact