The New York Herald Newspaper, July 10, 1859, Page 2

2 SS ee ee ee ee ve Jeed, so sensitively poleed tm © ai ) ere thelr tine and dascondes. onull ik 04 bowrabie ta temperature, aud in tat weitude we failed moe night; and 1 was owing 10 thie tom me mete too musa ren Lb Poilaceiphia or New York, basco ATMOS! DEI KNOM ANA. At midnight, snd trough the wboie of the night, it was | ough 14 bee our Watch tlme. There wat a mellow re areuat tia that geomet ro- | 0 with & Deiliauoy a4 I never | tho miss Way lookes like a fiery, The belloon teif was traualicent, tcould be traced. We cou d sea We could distiogulsh prairie from blue flower of the prairie shoved its habitation, as did the yellow, wherever these beauties Lived in falntlies. We coula tee the rivers and ponds, aud ‘whenever we came over the waier the star of heaven sbone as brightly from below, by reflection, ag did the firmament above We could ' see the roads, ant the fences, and the bouses; ani It was truly remarkavle how | istinctiy ouvined. everything appeared in this midnigot mellow light. It was the joy and remark of ali ovr party, After midnight, [beard some of the crew below snoring in sound sleep, abd {hailed La Mountaia. He answered, “Wide awake, apd going on finely.” ‘Mot too much north in this lower current,” said I. « Wo'l, we Can go over the lakes, Mountain, ‘if nocessary.”” Hyde and Gager were sound asleep for a while, DOGS PAYING THE BALLOON. At one A. M. we were trying to find our whereabouts, but we could get no reepouse from below, except from the dogs. aud thore vigilact accompapiments of mau never failed to make the woikin ring with their bow wow- wows whenever we hailooed. La Mountain observed that we must be in a country inhabited solely by dogs, or that the propie barked, le gevout of hamor because nobody ‘Would tell us what State wo were over, but 1 said wo must excuse the people for being asicep at that tite of nigat. We always got dis:ioct echoes of our calis, and the time of return was u differential Index of our height, The barkiog of the dogs also served to indicate the fulaess and sparse- nemof tho population, Somotimes there eeemod a hua dred of these canine responaers at ouce, a others appa- Tently a dozen or two Through the whole night after twelve, [ noticed two bright lignis in the distance, northward wad eastward, which were brighter than bobfires 4ad too amail for prat- rie fires. 1 now infer that they were the lower ligathouse aie Michigan and the Sandusky lighthouse on Laxe Brie. aw (bem beture; a weil dened cious, and every seam Upon the earth ali the woot iand; aud tb NATURAL PYROTECHNY. Thus we sailed on trough the vight. To the east and Boutbesat there were two Deautiful pyrotechnic displays for over an hour, in two thunderguste; but before day- Nght they were over, and 80 far distant that no thunder wee heard, ag ihey were on ihe verge of the eastera Bort zon, On we went through the quiet solemn dome of beaven, anc for tue last hour of durszese, from two to three, there was even no disposition ty war the grandeur of this solemnity by any che, and this appeared to be Unanimous and spontaneous with us. TAKING RECKONIN At3 A SM. the dome of heaven wee lighting up, and soon the earth appeared from beneata her twiteht mantic. We Judged #e Were over {noiaa from the topography delo T but there was Lo certamsy by which we could tell, Vi lage appeared rig; and ieft of us. Ata A M we sawa city to the souta of us, aad before five we saw Lake Eto in tho ¢tstance. This I was certain of from my loag ex perience m there mat: fine, ead it was ouly the ii! 3% Lske Erte wbead end chart before me spowed that the town we passed was Sort Wayne, in Indiana. At 5 A. DM. we ovecried Toledo to ths front and loft and Sandwky to the tout end right. From tais tims we never lent our bearings, aud we kuew ali tho time where we were goipg. We sere pow too far north to make east ing enovgn to reach New York, and it was resolved that ‘We would make some ct'y in the State of New York, aud make a lancing of part of the crew and equipments. LAKR ERIK. We verged on to Lake Erie, a little north of Sandusky, Bt 736 A Mand before going on the water, threw over parare ans Vitis We came down low on tue edge of the 0, 0 Batisty La Mouptain of ite certainty, a8 he wtill thought it might de Leke Michigan. Just at this point a little steam propeller waw headicg apa river below, aad a8 fcoM ws be faw us he turned round to intercept our i be got across our track we passed ig ried to him, “Is this Late Erie He said, + Tat is Lake Erie, and sou had beter ut!" He seemed a little nettled at our discarding his kindnees. I did not like the remark of o9e of the party ip telling the Lite skippor that we gould no: help aim alopg. LHe turned bis bow up stream Again, gave a loud Whistle with bis seam pipe, and we went dowa the i Bere was a grand sigbt, wud our bistorian showed evi- devt sympioms of wsptration. I will leave it to his elo- pen for description. Having thrown over mucd balisst to rise over the marshes we had just crosted, the ba!loon soared up a groat Deigbt untit (be “barometer stood at be'ow 23, which was 10 OUT greatest witituce durivg the voyage, except for a few mowents over Lake Ontario, at the close of «ne trio. ‘The thermometer fell to 40, but pot baving time to subside from the cld complain’ of eheking with cold, it would no Goubt have gone cown five or six degrees lower had we remained in that stratum awhile longer. We now re. 80.ved to sail near the surface of the lake and reach Bat- falo, which our charts indicated would be the case if we took the lower current. The upper current would have carried us over Cleveland. At 8% A M. we were within @ thousand fest of the wurface of the water, and going down the middie of the Inke at the rate of about a mile per minute. I here mentioned to Mcesrs. Gager acd La Mountain about the fap-wheel propeiiera, but they ‘hougut they Would not bother with them pow. Taere was some reason for this, a8 it* would have required oonsider- able desterity, with some danger to have reachad ovt to the ends of the shafie to screw on the bladea—a feat [ never believed they would attempt b-fore we started. They were left off vefore we started on account of the danger of tearing the baliooa in her swaying and swoop- ing motion while hitoping on tue boat—a precaution very essential to our sure departure, and the test of a more importsnt feature of cur exseriment—i.e¢, long ‘voyages and specific points to be made east and north of east in the line of direcuion. Permit me to say here that, although we did not sail dire*ily w the city of New York, Jao know that ut was just as possitile to have tone so, as tt 46 to drive to & with a horse and buggy, had we kept more in the upper current, a contingency frustrated by some of the crew Coad up without sufficent cloihing for so cold an atmcsphere. We passed some failiog vessels and several steamboats going down the Lake. One of the propetier mon aaid, as we overtook and parsed bim, “You are guiag it like thunder.” MIAGARA AND TITE LAKES At 10:20 A. M., we were near the Canada shore, and ebout twenty miles from Baffalo. We passed over tne mouth of the Weiland caval, and commenced macending to muke more east, and as we ascended Lake Ontario an folded its huge proportions to our view. Here was auo ther grard right. A take to the righi and one on the ieft, ‘and @ little m front old Niegara wag roaring like « hord of tortured lions foaming maity out of their nostrils. Clout 8f er Cloud sprung up from this seething cauldron, and it looked sabiime to eee these Niagara made clouds (aXe up their tine of rasrob wita their fcllows before them ‘or the esstward. We foo got ubove tuem and Niagara grew more tatue. Atagreat height we crossed Grand laiaod, leaving Niwgara and Lockport to our left, and Batfaio to our night, COMENG TO KARTH, We now determines 1 laad nour the city of Rochester, ere deiach the boat, leave oat Mr. Gager to forward York city the express bag placed in our charge by tho United Stave Express Company, coataiuing news: Papers brought from California by the orerland mail, aad some St. Teuis ktters, avd Mr. Gyde—La Mountain and myself to pursue our Voyage io Bustoa or Portland, as wo could afresh with 600 or 600 pounds of ballast, aud reach Portiand before bight Mr. Goyer bere mounted into my cir from below, and while we were planning the deseent, wits chart before us, ILeurd a moaning, howling, diemal novws below. Boing feaied in the cer, while Mr. Gager was standing up, I ‘asked bim whether iy was the falls we heard. H+ looked Out and eaid, “It is the trees below that are making euca a voice”? I instantly rose, and porcotrmg the Dalloon Swooping down with fexrfui Yelocity, and lao Us Mouciain extremely energetic in heaving over ballast, 1 @id eomewhet excitediy exclaim, “ For God's sake, La Mountain, throw over anything that comes in your nants ! Over with your cog wheels wnd fans | "—at in another moment, and just os we were sweeping by & pies of ‘woodland und near to the surface of sie exrth, at about two miles a minute, Mr. La Mountain cried’ out, “All right—now shy is rising.” THE BALLOON IN A HURMCANE Mr. Hyde looked up to me,and iu « very aolemn aud compos’ manner remarked, Exciting time this, Pro- fessor. What's to be done?” “ Tvust to Previdenc? and our own energies, JL. Here we intensed to make a Desutifel wud eystomutic bait, but there was no hailing there. We were now over as violent a gale ag ever blew on Jake shore—to avd would be destruction, aad up we Foared tor eateiy—hoping ut the worat to get out of the main énft of this territe gale. Mr. Byce now alro mounted the upper car, aod Mr. La Mountain remained in the boat to get all things ready he could to heave over after all our saad ballast run out,and I handed him the Jost remaining sack iu mine, as we were ont forty or fifty miles from lnod. He was cool and worked like a Py eps eying, * We can reach tho other she: @ ai then our perils iit ve greater ban oa the waver,” Baid 1," and jg it not betier ty try and swamp the batiodn in the Jeke,.and he provicevtia'!y picked up, if we cannot be dragged to shore, raiher than to be mangied in the woods.in this gale?” CHOOSING “ODES oF PRAT. Mr, Hyde now said, ‘+1 am prepared to die; but I would rather die op the land tha in tho water,” and he was serious in what he said. Turning to Mr. Gager, I re- marked, What do you sty to it?” «I wouid rather ‘take it on dry Jand, t9,” was bis response. Ur. La Mountain, overhearing the congaitation, aaid, ‘No, gen- tlemen, dou’t iet us ewamp here; Loans go the waror; my health won't permit it; Jehall 6000 perish; i oxn cu Sway pars of tbe boat for ballast; hand dowa your carpe: ‘age for ballast; 1 oun keep ber up.”” SCANZ POM DROWNING, The vext moment nang went the broadside of tus bost AKKiNet a wile-capped wave—orash goes @ sa00Rd con- cuseion, anc La Monntain’s head in the wave, It was @ fearful moment, as law bis hat comiog up wader the beat, and | thonght he was gone; but in ano‘her moment I beard him say, “ Now we rigs again,’ a3 we saw our Carpet bags following bis bat, and the Atlantic rose nee more, but a very litle above the eurlace of the water. ‘The air was thick and cold, which operated seriously on abe agcencing quality of tue gas. s rea AmmrosCHG tax. \t last we epied the shore, but Mr. Hyde wald, « Y, ‘there it if, but it is @ million of miles off.” Bb We were now getting into the edge of tue gale, bu} etill the gale was strong. The propsiler Young America wag besdicg us off, and we were within 20 miles of land, and Tagaip proposed to swamp the balloon, bat three against ‘one opinion a8 to its fexsibiiity overruled my determina. | ion, snd yet at this moment I believe our disaster would have been less by its execution. DASHING THKOUGH THE FOREST. Having now neared the shore Mr. La Mountain also ‘caine into ihe baswet car, aad in a few moments more we struck the shore a buacred yards from tuo water. Tas Sochor caught something, butte Brst jerk broke its 11, ich thick prong of, «ia we were furiously dashing through the tree tops, mowing down tho branches iike Twin before a reaping ioxchine. Again and again we on- ured there terrific Cencussiovs—the strong hoop and basket acting s# bee riers to the breaking of our boncs und heads, | | e¢ge of Pau PROVIDENTIAL BSCATE, Alter burrving alocg im the way fore mile, we wero Gasbed into tho fork of a tall trre—the basket wodged Urongh it, ana the boat roves tangled fo tke Habs Dalow, This brought the Atunto W for & moment, but recovoriag her ail ike furto, with enother ewoop ene hurled away this branch of th» cold tree with am upward gad onward ss oop, ond im another moment #20 Was Uo ia koe air, OUly | to boubd down agaio wit) the weight of the tree top Bang. ipgto ber. This brooght her plump down on a lofty elm aod collapsed ber, avd 1) AnotBer moment we were dang- pg ip mi i ches | ding ‘p mid air, by ue Dot baying cpugat on tho branches a ear = NL js | fai} into the frat lake we attempted w crons, of the tree. We lenied at twenty minutes past 2 P.M, St. L time, on the ground of T.O Whitey, townatip of Hea- Gerson, county of Jetleraea, Stave of New York. Thus ended this interestiog trip, after having travelled vearly 1,200 miles in ninetesa hours, with po more tutria- sic peril ite nature than swembosting or gallvoating, when properly managed Properly understood. Get- te a the gale was an accident that ships of any kind are liable to. Jam now willing and anxious to take « voyage across the ocean, and with an outilt toat will not costover $5,000, 88 e000 as T can raise the means, JOHN WISE. Lancaster, July 5, 1869. MR. LA MOUNTAIN'S STATEMENT. Mr. Lamountain, after describing the preliminaries and premisihg that the opject of the trip was not to make Money, but to extabligh by practical demonstration im- portant scientific facts, gives the following account of the yoyuge:— St. rou. All being ready, at 7:20 we set sail—Mr. Wise in the basket, Mr, Gager, Mr. Hyde and mycelf in the boat— taking a northeasterly course and ascending rapidly. we passed up the great city beneath seemed to be com- | preezed sud drawn togelber on s concave, the valleys and | | We fist came over wt woods melting into each other until their outlines became almost indmtinguishable; the great, snorting steamboats below looking like toy heuses foating in a gutter, and emitting faint puils of snoke, At about eight o'clock we could see that the people below were having their scnset, alnovgh we wore in a full blaze of light. ‘THO PRAIRINS ‘The prairies looked \ike vast folds of polar ios, slightly tinged with green, but quite destitute of luminous proper- ties. Betwecn us and them bung suspended, evidently, a dark and almost cpaque belt, which svemed like a vel! drawn over the country, iternate patches of cuitivated grounds, water sheets and littic hills aud gulches gave to all a diversified appearsnce—iboogh the bills had lost their Telative cove like appearance, and seemed to be vasteugar loaves, fretted with raisins and lemon paringe—the effoot of aiternate forest and grass. Such a le must be secn to ve appreciated, aud can be seen only by those who study nature from the favorable position we ecoupied. APVROACH OF DARKNESS. Very gradvally ‘he carkness stole up from below, It wasp though invisible hands were lifting up the vell ae it approached and enveloped us. Ina few moments the suv left us, diesppearing in a hazy luminous bask of ret. Is did not become dark. Throughout the night wo were able at all times to distinguish tae prairies from the wood- ea country below, even when at an altitude of two miles, ATMOSPRERIC PEENOMENA. We were floating im a sort of transparent vapor, which, without possessing any perceptible body, yet seemed to be made up of lumivous particles. The effect of this light was vory peculiar. It gave the balloon a phosphorescent appearance, ag though it were chargedfiwith fire. So powerful was tuis* that every line of the netting, every fold of ths suk, every cord and wrinkle, were as plainly visible as it iduminated by torches; and I could at any moment telt the tine by consviting my watch. This phenomenon ba- came more striking as wo increased our altitude. My theory of afactso remarkable and before unheard of, is Ubat the clouds. charged with electrical principles, and acted upon by the heat of the sun, emitted and dispensed through the sir the luminous particies which, though sepataiely indistinguishable, were still the myriad torca besrers of our wondrous way. This theory bas sciontitic warrant in the fact that shios have sometimes besn simi- Jarly ‘ivminated at eea so powerfully that the masthead was visible from desk, which would proceed from the fame caures, acting upder diferent circumstances. That it i not a rai feature of night above the earth’e su fare, i2 shown by the fact that when Charles Greoa, Mark Mason and Lord Hotiand made their fataous pocturoal voyage from London to Wellburg, it was so dark it seemed as if the balicoa was passing} through solid blocks of black murble. 188 WIND CURRENT. To return : At fifteen minutes past eight o'clock we Mr. Bicoks make a sa/e descent a little north of our Ln and evidently about tweety: five miies from St. Lozis. We were then at an altitude of a mile and a half, and the dif- Serence of cur positions prcved that the upper current, along which we were moving, was passing in an easterly direction, while that in which Afr. Brock: traveled was not This was tho demonstration a favorite theory in counes- tion with the tran Mc. Aiter losing eight of our es- cort we kept well up forgeyeral hours, and nothing of par- ticular moment occurred. Tao luminous appearance of which [ pave spokea still continued. We saw around us inthe country below blaziog ghia at differeut poiats, which seemed to from bonfires. The tims pissed merrily away intho bout, in joking, telling anecdotes, ‘talking over the srepes in St. Louis before our departure, and speculatiog upon the probabilities of landing in New York State on the morrow. We could notbave been a more merry trio had we been comfortably seated around eome table lamp with tho ‘dear old folks at home.” MR. WISE TAKES A NAP WHICH PROVES NEARLY DISASTROUS, About balf past 10 o'clock Mr, Wise called to me from his Jonely perch in the batket. He asked mo if I could keep awake? J anewered, yes, of course; that was what T started for. He reeponded that if I could, he could not; be was going to sleep, for he was tired oat, He asked me to look out for tbe balicon, and call to him to operate the valve if I wanted to descend. At 11:30 we had mounted quite bigh, in consequence of my having thrown out som> baliost. ‘The air was piercingly cold, and the balloon 69 distended ag (0 discharge gas rapidly from the thrott's. Deeming a descent advisable, I directed Mr, Wise to open the vaive, and be did £0, In a moment or two Inter, ob rerving that the balloon was going down rapidly, and hear- the ges whiz through the valve, I called to Mr. Wise to clese it. This he cid mot do; the gas still rushed out By this time the extreme cold bad awakenod our compagnons du wyage, Gager and Hyde, who bad fallen {uto pleasaut sleep, We aitill kept going down yery fast. Knowing that at this rate we bould soon striko the earth, and wondering what could be the matter, Mr. Gager clambered up the tlays of the boat to the barket, apd found Mr. Wigo fast asleep, with the neck p'pe banging upon his breast. H's unfortunate lethargy bad nearly made mischief. As it was it cost us a loss Of gas awouxting to about two bundred pounds of arcertive power, which wes po ingiguilicant item. Mr. Wise, beiug shaken ronghly, said he wac very tired and hed been dreaming. He remained awake afew minutes and thon felt asicep again, continuing eo, with my two Other compavions, at intervals during the hight. My dc- sire to keep Conatant waten of the progress of the trip and guard ag possible contingencies was such that I could cot close my eyes Mr. Wise being a more veteran and experienced ceronaut, and not baving the advantage Of suilering from a biliows fever, of course the csse was different with hi AC TRS OF THE AIR. Nothing eles of moment occurred, eave the throwing overboard of about two hundred poubds of ballast to com- persate for the lose of gag, uatil about one o'clock. At this time we passed over a town, which as we were cross. ing not more than two or three handred feet above, was clearly vietbie, I do not know the aame of the placa, but copctude it must be Dogtown, as my fire! shout for infor- Tat on as to our whereabouts aroused ‘Tray, Blanche and Sweetheurt” In 2 chorus of canine vooifaration that eem, wail from one end ofthe hamlet to tbe ober. I got uo responte from a human voice. Our course at this {ime wae uortueast half east. I may remark with regard to sounds from the earth tuat at tbe highest altitude wo stisined during the night, could distinctly bear the song of tue whip poor will wad hear the barking of small doga, As we descended lower, the croaking of tbe small vocaliate, and tue chirping of crickets, became andible. We three or four times got 80 iow thet I sac Are flea flitting in the worgeuus raiment of mellow light, past the car in which Was seated, CROSSING INDIANA AND OHIO. From ons o’slock until sunrige, at wbout haif-past four,T kept the balloon witvin four or Sve hundred feet of the cartn, using, during that time, but three pounds of ballast, whish I cousider @ little remarkable. During this period all three of my companions were fast asleep—toe atmos- phere being very warm and pleasant at the altitude we maintaived—and thetr decided snoring gave mea plea. fant accompaniment in my voyage, and eomewhat varied my reficctiona. At haif-pant oue we crossed @ canal, @ iver ana aroiber town, which I now think was Balti: more, Indiana. My opiaion is that before this wa passed over illinois on the line of Davsyille, and perhaps this Place was my réeponsive Dogtown. Several lignts were visible at Baltimore and along the line of the canal, Oar couree was then E, N. E. As we procecded we crossed acd recroeped the Wabash several times, its route being tortuous, and ours on @ geometrical straight line. I voticed that the wind was quite fresh, us I heard it whistling plessantly throvgh the trees. "Icould also til that we wore traversing Indians, from the fact that immense undulating prairies were left behind, and the couniry wes densely wooded. We loat sight of the Wa- both, Daily, at Lafayette, striking ona northeasterly angle acroee Fountain, Tippecanoe, Carsoll, the southern paitot Care, Miatai, the ceutre ot Wabash, Hantingtoa ond Allen counties, and striking the State of Ohio at the ing county, passiog uegr the towa of Harri- fen. About 85 minutee past J o’clock the tatioon lowered suddenly, co as to almost touch the tops of the trees. I threw out three pounds of ballast, aud heard the gond strike Upou a roof-toop, probably in a town in Cags coun. iy. This small discbarge elevated ue po that we passed clear of an ugly piece of woods a short distance ahead. I calied out always on pissing a Douse, mad waa invariably abe wered by the bark or howl of a dog. THE DAWN At this time dnylight made ite appearance, heralded by a fant glimmering in the East, quickly fo.lowed by tho most beautiful 1 phooomena , aad m brilliant iumt- pation Of the whole vists of tho space in which we were moving. Again, the veil seemed to drop over us, hung for shors time between the balloon end the ‘earl, sod then cieappeared, ag if its particles had decom posed wnd floated ewsy. As if by magic ail was glowing in vernal beanty round, nud a splendi1 panorama lay apicad ont beneath us, the yellow fields of grain, ine wooded patcbes, and the tortuous windings of the streams, being clearly distinguishable, Tae rising of the sna clothed ail these in glorious robes of living, sparkling light. Itecemed us itevery troe top boro a coroual aud every field of grain was beaded with s cabinet of gems, while the surface of the waters shone with an untold mag: nifirence. Ycoule not refrain from exclaiming aloud in won deriog admiration of the glory of nature’s God. My com paniens, Who were awake by thiz time, {rined with mo in feasting upon the ravishing splendor of ‘the view ‘We pasted over, or nearly over Fort Wayne, as the aun- light Gret reached us. The only ete feature ae ‘was the fect'y level appearauco 9 country. Ag the feed grier fell upon our globe, the gas axpanded paiderably, giving us a focreased buoyancy that sent ve up to a corsiderable altitude. Pursuing our north. easterly course, we struck the Maumze at Deflanco, passed 2 mile and three-quarters over it, sod procecded across Deflancs and Geary counties, Iaa few minutes wo left the Maumee, our albitude giving us @ more exaterly dires- ton. . LARS ERIE Lake Erle, which wasover sixty miles distant, now be- came visible, at firet iooking near the earth. As we epproached, however, Ma islanés became visible, and en- abied us to determine that we were fast coming upon this great inland sca, We went at quite a rapid paoe over As | Here | | toucbed tne lake, a very small di | land canal, where I pointed out to my com) NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1859. Heury, Ward and Ottawa counties. We could seo men and wowrn below, going into the fleds to attend to their stock or milk cows,’ We threw Out a few papers to inform the people of our wheresvout®, We aiao snoured loudly vo them, but got po snswer, and probably were not seen. A¥ Wwe sailed op, we bad ascended to @ considerable beight— 20 much && w expand our balioon and endanger its burst- ing. We were therefore obliged wo let out and come cown, which we did UpoD @ gradual tnchoe, passing to aud vpoo the Lake at a polnt not far from Sacdusky Bay, ‘Thie was the teat upou which I hed felt importaut quea- fips depended, We ‘Deen told that our gas the water, that we shoud ‘and all thas sort of thing. I believed nothing of the sort, but of course felt some spxiety a8 to the ry ‘about to be made, At 7:20 a8 we struck the lake over Cedar Point, I shouted to persous below, askin, cility with which we left them out of sight behind, ¢fteot of water did not condenge our gaa a particle. the contrary, a8 I had checked the descont just as we ischarge of ballast sent Us Up again to # very considerable altitude. We descended agin, however, to within afew hundred feet of the water, croeetng the entire lake without any peculiar incident. We passed eight vessels, two propellers, one paddic steamer and five sails, Galuting and receiving sa- utes from all. We were for a few utes out of sight of land, but soon obtained glimpees of the Capadian shore. This we siruok at balf-past eleven, at a pot which I provounced the famous Long Point, listic notoriety, though my companions insisted eouth of Buflalo, The regult proved I was ing the eptire passage but three pounds of were thrown out. We first came over what is called Sandy Bluff, about Wolland canal, bearing north east. We a very quick); by Tighe fae — 7 vincial country, near enoug! n horees, fow End 'men—ceveral ‘of the latter, who ware at work in tho fielas, leaving their implements and running off shouting im evident fright. Thero was a stampede in the crunwy. We first crossed Red river and then the Wel- ions the ter by i Deejardins bridge, famous for the terrible which it was cnce marsed. NIAGARA FROM ALOFT, 11:46 we parsed Niagara river, and entered New York State at an altitude of two and a balf miles, gainea tho upper current and bearing east by’ nor, jow insignificant here seemed the greatest natural won- der of the world! Niagara river was a mill stream, ond the point where it went rouring over the awful precipice cf the Fale was barely distinguishable by a line of white foam, much as an industrious housewife would make the water look ina waeh tub. For stxty miles on either side the view was megnificent. Between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario there seemed to be only distance enough for an agreeable morning walk. Piainly in a:ght were Niagara, Fort Niagara, Qacenstowc—witn Brock’s monument seem: ing like a white skewer stuck in ® piece of green cloib— Lewiston, “St. Catharines, Suspension Bridge—whbichs seemed to be the flimsiest and most unsubstaptial spider web—Chippewa, Gravel, Port Dalhousie, Cattaraugus, Lockport, Medina, albion'snd Boffito It was now agreed to come ¢own and laud Mr Gager, Ur. Hyde, the ma- cbinery and the boat near Rochester, loaving Wise and mysilf, rclieved of §50 peunce of baltast, to froceed to ‘the sea coast, which I ca!oulated we should strike in the Lorthern portion of the Siate of Maine ‘TIT DESCENT. Accordirgly, we commenced a descent. As we camo within about 4,€60 frei of the earth we were suddenly Beized by a tremencously powerful gale, betweon two cur- rents of air blowing in opposite directions, and carrying us along with tremencous ve ocity. Below this, we had noticed, as an effect ot the storm upon na, @ logs of as- cending power, caured by the condensation of gas, Wo Were then at a point southeast of Lockport, about 10 or 15 miles. Instantly every pound of ordinary ballast on bourd wus thrown overto check oar degcent, aad notwith. wtavding th's fect, going at the awful rate of two miles a Minute, end certain to be dashed to pieces if we stsuck the earth, end went below the tops of the trees. A MURRICANE ‘The wiod howled with a power like that of the great falis tbemecives. and the trect, as we swept closely over and brushed them, bert before the rushing tornado like blades cf’ grasa, ‘Things began to wear a@ threatening aspect. Mr. Gnger, who bad becn in the boat until this time, hore climbed up the etaysipto the batket with Mr. Wiee—Mr. Ayde remainca with me, an interested but by no ceans fright wen. Clearing the woods, we commenced ascend ing wgein, £0 a8 to get clear of the tornado, but the upper currem—two miles and c half abeve the earta—was blowing in the cam: direction. On ioektug at my watch, I found it ‘was half-paat tweive o'clock. Uptortunstely we bad n> meus ct regulating our descent, aud having gone up until we lost our ascensive power, again unwillingly descended, faszing over the edge of Lake Ontario, twenty five miles ‘West of Rochester, at the mouth of Sindy creek, aad near Devil's Neve. Leaving Rochester to the south we struck boldly acrose the lake, and when about twenty five mites from the New York shore, from logs and condensation of the ges by the effect of the storm, again etruck the awfal gale, at fiftcen minutes before one, at @ point north weet of Big Sodus, Aguin the bal'oon sbook, trem: bled and vibrated, much as a rhip will in passing from smooth into very rough sea. We were then four thon- sand feet above the water, and descending very rapidly. Icoutd only hope to check the descent by cut. tivg away the machinery, and this was a forlorn chauce. Hyde locked up at me sorrowfully. His courage, which had lasted in a remarkable manner boforo thie, gave out; but euch a scene was enough to frighten any green hand. Above, the cionds were ag black ag ink—around, the winds were howling as if alive with temons—and velow, the waters, capped with foam and lashed by tho contend. ng air currenta, swept up tn swells fi tecn foot high, that ran in every conceivable direction, Mr. Wyde said +> me, “T guess we aso gon,” and with a Cespairing countenance chrabed up with Wise end Gager inio the basket, leaving te alone in the boat, It was « deeperate time, but I can- rot sey Iwas disconcerted., I bad seen worse perils of ibe same sort before. My only thought was, tbat a: a 10ixt on she shore dimly visible from whore I stood, my mother lay buried. Wise looked over the basket end ibouted, “For God’s eake, La Mountain, throw overboard epything you can lay your fingers ov.” I kvow Mr W. ‘Wes excited, and did not care to waste my ballast so high above the water. TUR FAIL ON LAKE ONTARIO. Down we came at the rate of a milo and three quarsera a minute, or threo times the velocity of an express train, and plurop we went upon the water. The effect of striking the wave crest was the same as would have been a descent upon a ebarp pointed rock. I was holding on by the ropes when the sbock came. Its force was 50 terrific ae to dash ip three ks on one side of the boat,—but the water wee prevented from coming in by the strong canvass on be outside. After the concussion, we bounded up fifty or sixty feet, like a rocket ehot. I was jerked by the shock fo that wy head hung over the water. My beaver fell otf, spd my wstobguard was broken square in two, Recover” ing myself, I seized a batshet, and proceeded to cut away the lining, &., and threw them overboard. My compan. ns above were exci‘edly calliog out to me on all soris of subjects, but I patd ea little attention as poecib'e to them. After we eecaped the firet shozk, I felt perfectly contiient thet we would come out ssfely, and told them 80, Dut thoy hardly eeemed to betieve me. YROPOSIION TO SWAMP THE NALLOON. Mr, Wise here proposed to descend into the lake and swamp the bi mercy of waves Afieen feet high, to to shi He muet havo made the proposition thougit- leesiy; but, of couree, I peremptorily declined it. called to my compapious to hand me down their carpet vage, valige, mail beg, and otber article, which I successively threw into tbe lake, and thus kept above the water— alternately by cutting away parts of the boat. I if 1 climed into the baek&ct with the others, we shouid all be Growned together. I hoped that by clinging to the boat | aud cutting it up piecemeal, we might be saved. At all evente, I was determined not to be drowned if I could help it—though, thinking euch a result not impossiblo, I pipbed my watch in my panteloons pocket, thinking that it we were drowned my body might be weshed ashore, when wy wife would get the keepsake, Tho result veri- Bed my anticipations, The bailoon did not strike water again, but varied from pix to fifty fect above it, as I threw oUt te pieces of tho bout I cut away. END OF THE VOYAGE. ‘We goon camo in sight of land, forty miles to the los- ward. I took cut my watch, and gaw that it was ten Injuutes paet one, This was the most delightful sight dur- ing the voyage. I was now confident that we could keep the balloon up during the remaining distance. Wheo within twelve miles of land, at twenty-five minutes past one, we passed the propeller Oswego, and I saluted her by ewirging a piece of board and then throwing it over. AS We neared shore, we saw that we were tending io- ward a vacant fleld near a piece ot woods, and determiued if possible to have the boat car merely skitn this tie!d, aud let the balloon go to pieces against the trees. At twevty. Feven minutes to two wo gwept on to shore, and as my n inthe boat was accomplished I climbed up into the car, where I was warmly received by my companions. As the pale took the shore, it caught up about fifty fost, carrying) ue that height, and leaving ux on the tops of tho tvece without car'and anchor, draggiog throagh them. On we went, the baiooa surging, heavy: ing, ard literally mowing its way, sweeping off the tops of branches, tearing ep ticee, ewinging some times almost yertically, and leaving a cleat pati (hrough the woods by cur couree. At last, just as we were about despairing, the balloon caught in the last iree ia the woods—a mon: strong elm——the vilk gave way, swong backward and for- ward at tremendous rate several times, then drooped Bt successive stages Mfvy fect cown the branches and wo were sufe. Need I cay we felt thankful? I was too sisk acd Weary to express my gratitude, besides being some- what burt; but my companions displayed their pleasure forcibly. “Mr, Hyde threw his cep in the alr and made the woods ring with his shoutg, * * * * * * Yesterday 1 left for Troy, and here I am, fully satisfet With the results of the trip, ond more determined than tver to go forward with the enterprise. Troy, July 7, 1859. JOSN LA MOUNTAIN, Trrwvre Torxivo iN Vinorsta—Great Da- sonecrion To PRovERTY.—On the 17th inst @ terrible tor: pace parsed over Gloucester county, near Gloucester Point, doing greot damage t everything in ite track. From the Norlolk Day Lok we glean the following par- tioulars:— At the residence of Captain Wiliam Hobday, just below the Point, on Sear’s creel, it blew ali the chimneys from Lis hovee, blew a large Barn away from {te position, and 2 smaller barn over, together with all the outhovses, fruit on the piace. A very large tree, close to the + Was torn Up by its roots. The forry boat bo tween Gloucester Point and York wag upect, and an old © mam, Who, it is gald, has been runaing on the ferry for twenty or thirty years past, was drowned. His ber mansged to gave himeelf by clinging to the bottom of Sbe boas. Mr. Benjamin Nowe’s large barn and sheds were blown down and literally torn 10 pleces. A corn. shelier that was in this bara was found about half a mile bern aftor the toroado pissed over. un Ly'gga, wecing the tornado coming, wife ad twochildran aud left his house, aad Ininutes after the house was swept entirely away and de stroyed. He subsequently found a trunk of hig that bo loft in the Louse about five mniles from hia pace, the movey (about one hundred and thirty dollare) and ite wher ountents all sale. Mr. Davis had recently pur chused a lovof timber for bullding parposes, and after Le tornado not a particle of it could be found on the place. Ceyptain Giash’ school Lovge was blown over, with hit Geughter (the teacher) and fourteen scholars. Mise Glass her head out very badly, and oxe of the children took bir in afew .came untenable, an had a collar ocie@ broken. This laty saw the tornado vowing, and bse ped to look the door before it got to the bowen. Iv addition to be above, our informant reports nine shor ewellny: Cstroyed, blewn over or blown away otvely; best + be dwelling of Mr. Robbins was oom- ete yeopp | O° its window shutters aud sashes and therwise dar rp d This forua oe, «dich was avout one bundred feet wide, CUL& road bis Ugh tho Wouds, weinging off treoa two or threo eta ee the Stump, and swouping thom belore it ee it Would c! aff The War in Italy. TUE STATES OF THK CHURCH, Sinoe th» year 1832 the States of the Church aro divided into twenty-one provinces, of which thirteen are atylod Delegations, and six Legations, which are Bologna, Fer, rara, Ravenna, Urbino Peeearo, Forll and Velietri, while the province of Rome bears the namo of Comarca, and ‘that of Loretto the appellation of Oommissarias, The nation is divided into four Classos, the clergy, the nobility, the burghers, and the farmers. The nobility comprises priaces and dukes belonging to coliateral lines of the Popes, tho so called senatorial nobility, or Roman aristocracy, and the lower degrees of nobility. Tho high- Gat State offices are generally taken by the cardinals, and moat of the other publio offices either by pre- lates or nobles, The form of government is sn eloctive monarchy. The States of tho Church aro ruled by the Pope, who ie the head of the Datholic ohurch, ‘nd invested with absolute power, both spiritual and tem. poral; which, however, of lato, bas been considerably modified, He is elected out of the College of Cardinale, whose number is fixed at seventy. The reigaing Popo, Pius IX., who, provious to his elestion, waa Count Forro- ¥, Archbiabo, of Imola, was elected on tae 16th of June, 1846, He was born oo the 13th of Miy, 1792, aud is therefore in his nevevty eighth yoar, Besides bia native army, ho keeps Swiss gusrda,on which {s{s said he bus more reliance than on troopa from among his (talian eubjects. ‘The temporal power of the Pope dates from tho year 755, when Pepin, King of tho Franks, erected tho s0- called Exarchate, comprising, amoog others, tne cities and towns of Ravenna, Forli and Veilctri. Bis son Cbarle magne considerably enlargot this territory. In the pinta veatury, after the death of Charlemegne, the Popes fegan to claim to be God’s vicegerents on earto, and to- wards the end of the eleventh century they formally os- tablished tbe privilege of disposing of the temporal crowns and kingdoms of Europe. [a the begioning of the fourteenth ceatury Kivg Philip IV. of France, sud subdse- quentiy tho Reformation io the sixteenth cantury, put an end to this usurpation. The Ralian territories wrested from the popedom by the Freach and Napoleon in tne years 1797, 1808 and 1809 (in which last yeer Pop Pius ‘Vil. was completely deprived of hia temporal power) were restored by the Cong-ess of Vienna io 1816. By the revolution of 1848 and 1849, the Pope was driven from his capital an exile to the kingdom of Naples, and a re public establighed. Strange to eay, by the arms éf tho French uncer Louis Nepoteon, ¢efeating that Garitaldi who ie now fighting ag one of the Houtenants of the Ewp> ror for Italien frecdom, the republic was overtbrowa and the Pope restored; and it wou'd now be acurious historice! ct, if by the same ruler the Pope were entirely stripzed is temporal power, and the people allowed to adoot their own form of goveroment., In his addreis to “ibe people of Italy,’ tho whole poople of T'aly of coara “from the Alps to the Adriatic,’ be says: “T geek witn pride that moral _influonce, by contributing to render free the most beautiful land in Eure, * © © No obstacle shall be raised to the free manifetation of your legitimate wishes Proviténce often favors nationg as it does individuals, by offsring tbem the eppertunity of sudden greatuess, bat it is on condition of kuowing bow to avail themeolver of it wisely.”? Truly wise words aro thee! to give ap account of THE FRENCH EQUAMRON FOR THE ABRIATIC. The Parisian correspondent of the Independance Belge states in his letter of the 15th, that the French fleet, under the command of Adiniral Romain-Des- foseés, will attack some point of the Venician coast, to facilitate an insurrectionary movement in Venice. The French squadron will composed of fifty large and small vessels; it will have on board a landing corps of about twenty thousand mon. Vice Admiral Bouet Villaunez, commander of a division of the squadron, left Toulon on the 14th; his division was to suil the next day, and that of Admi- ral Romain-Desfossés on the 18th. Rear Admiral Jebenne will remain in Toulon with a reserve of several ships. A letter from Toulon announces that the First division of the siege fleet is composed of the Moga- dor, the Gomer, the Descartes and the Vauban, tow- ing three floating batteries—the Tonnante, Devasta- tion and the Lade. Admiral Bouet has his flag on the Mogador, which tows the Tonnante, and heads the column. THE DEFENCES OF VENICE. Supposing the Austrians to be driven from Pes- chiera, Verona, Mantua and the heights of Caldiero, they may retire upon the Piave, the Tagliamento, or perhaps the Isonzo, and with the aid of the for- tresses of Palma and Gradisca, situated on either side of the latter river, make a final stand for the recovery of Lombardy. But Venice will then have to be taken, and it is a city not easily captured. The entrances from the Adriatic are all defended, and from the western side, from which the Allies may make the attack, great difficulties will present hemseives, About five miles from Venice, on the canalo Mestre, stands, surrounded by water, the great fort of Malghera. When Baron Haynau, under Radetzky, bombarded this fort in 1848, to subjugate the Venetians, he opened fire from ninety-six pieces of cannon, and maintained it un- ceasingly for seventy hours, until at length it be- the besieged evacuated the place. They then maintained an obstinate resistance, at the fortifications of San Giuliano, Sau Secundo and Brondolo (south, one hundred guns), from all of which, except Brondolo, they subsequently re- tired. If all these fortifications be taken by the Allies, about three miles of water will yet flow between them and the city. In 1843 Radetzky tried every then available means to subdue the dis- affected. Nearly 60,000 shot and shell were directed at the city from the forts of San Giuliano, San Se- cundo and other-points, but with little or no effect, and, as a last effort, balloons were employed to fire it, but with no better success, until, as in the case of Pesehiera and Mantua, referred to above, famine alone compelled surrender. The bombardment of fort Malghera commenced on the 6th of May, and the operations against that fort and the city, including a terrific discharge of red hot shot from fort Giuliano, lasted until the 2lst of August, when the citizens surrendered. The main land on the west is connected with the city b; a magnificent railway bridge, nearly two and a halt tiileslong. Doubtless, in case of attack, many of the arches of this bridge will be destroyed, as in 1648, to prevent access to the city, and from end to end as occasion may require, it will be used in the defence of the place by the formation of batteries along the line. An obstacle to the bombardment of the city of Venice may present itself to the Allies from the fact that, although its high authori- ties and garrison are Austrian in sympathy, the mass of the people, judging from the memorable events of 1848, are their friends, and would now, perhaps, like the Milanese, hail the Allies as their deliverers. To effectually bombard the one would be to inflictirreparable injury on the other. Such are the difficulties to be encountered and the obstacles to be overcome referred to by the Emperor, and in preparation for which the im- mense siege train and flotilla of gunboats are required and an additional reinforcement of 100,000 men. INTERESTING PROM VENICE AND THE ADRIATIC. {Tronelated from the Remini, June 12, correapondence of tho Paris Pays, for the New York Hrnap } The division of the army commanded by Rear-Ad- iuiral Jurien de Ja Graviere, has ever remained in ame situation of expectation since its arrival inthe Adriatic. This division, composed of the steam | line-of-battleships Algesiras, Hylan, Napo- leon, the frigate Impetueuse and the aviso Chaptal, and which in a few daysis to be joined by the steam frigate Isly, is anchored before the port of Malamoc- co, where it watches the Austrian frigates which have taken refuge in that port. Those frigates, several of which are pro- pelled by steam, do not even dare to make 4 sally; and that salutary terror has inspired the Austrian government with the idea of encunibering the pass of that port by sinking three veseels there and making a stacado which leaves but one pas- sage, which is shut by a strong chain. It seems to be the intention of the Austrians to send some gunboats to the defence of the mouth of the Po, but I do not believe that they can reach there by the interior canals, and the Austrians would not with impunity attempt to send them hy sea, for our fleet would soon be upon them. The situation of the inhabitants of Venice is daily more painful. The whole opulation is every day submitted to all inds of vexations, and to exactions unworthy of a civilized nation. Several executions have taken place. The Austrian government has threatened to fire the city and have it plundered at the least attempt at revolution. The Patriarch Archbishop ot Venice has, it is said, been put in prison for hay- ing refused to give up the treasury of the metropo- lis to the government. The main preparations of defence ot Venice consist in mines dug on every side and provided with electric wires and batteries, The ports of Lido and Malamocco are mined, as also all other points where the enemy can have access. The neutrals themselves have to suffer from the extreme he hg nt of the Anstrians; they are daily tormented to force them to leave Venice, as the Austrians would like to get rid aa soon as possible of all the foreign vessels which, when leaving port, might give information of what is poing on. Even an English gunboat, anchored at Venice, has had some trouble with the Austrian officials, who wanted it to disembark its powder. This inci- dent bad no consequences, VLAN OF ATTACK AGAINST THE COAST OF VENITIA. {Translated from the Paris correspondence of the Oetdeutache Post for the New Youre Hanary | The squadron of Admiral Bouet-Willaumez car- Tics 40,000 men of landing troops. ‘We now proved el, ‘Tho landing will take place on some point nea” | the mouth of the Tagliamento, The order of battle is conceived in such manner that the corps d’armée of Prince Napoleon which is to pass through Modena, to turn the right flank of the Austrians, will arrive at the end of its itine- vary at the very moment that the landing of the fleet's troops will ke place, so that the two corps will reciprocally protect each other and unite to manwuvre in Venitia on the rear of the Austrian army. Half of the Piedmontese army, 50,000 men, under the command of Victor Emanuel, will surround Peschiera and undertake the siege, while the other half, with the whole French army, under the immediate command of Emperor Napoleon, will threaten the front of the Austrian army to engage a battle ai the most favorable moment. The bombardment of Ve is resolved upon, and it will commence fro the side of the Lido. Great Teel eie e»pected irom the gunboats aud the floating batteries. Therfrst bin; that Napoleon and Victor Emanuel think of doing is to raise and organize a national Ttalian army, and it is hoped that the levies made in Tuscany, at Parma, at Modena, in the Legatious and principally in Lombardy, will in less than two months farnish a new army of 60,000 men, the staff of which will be composed of Piedmontese officers. That is the true sense of the proclamation that Napoleon has addressed from Milan to the Italians, and which ends as follows:—* Rally yound the standard of King Victor Emanuel * * * be soldiers to-day, to become to-morrow free citizens of a great country.” The Ostdeutsche Post comments on the above communication as follows:— While publishing this communication, we firmty helieve that the enemy’s plan of attack will prove a failure in presence of the concentrated forces of the Austrian army. The proncess! junction of the landing corpsand that of Prince Napoleon will cer- tainly offer more difficulties in the execution than on paper. The fortress of Palma’ Nuova will, in this circumstance, render us important service, and the imperial army will well be able to_ protect its rear. Undoubtedly Napoleon IJ].has,in Sin caniDatS of Italy, an advantage which Napoleon I. had not, ‘The sea is open to him. He can land troops on the point of the Adriatic which will seem most conve- nient to him ata given moment. In that respect, everything mostly depends on the attitude of Eng- land, of the promises which the English govern- ment has obtained from the Emperor Napoleon, and of the proceedings of the new Cabinet. AUSTRIAN ARMAMENTS—-WHAT IT MBANS, TO CALL IN THE “FIFTH” BATTALIONS. In the Austrian empire, as well as in Prussia, every male inhabitantis bound to serve his country in the army. Only the students of Catholic theolo- ry and the Prec (atv noble families who enjoyed Birore 1803 sovereign rights, are excepted from thislaw. The difference between the Austrian and Prussian system is only, that you may in Austria buy a “remplacant,” which is not allowed in Pras- sia, and that the term of military service in Prussia is three years, in Austria, instead of 14 years before i848, it is now eight years. This term of service is called a “capitulation.” But in time of peace the soldiers of the infantry are kept under arms not longer than four years, aud then sent home under the name of ‘Army reservists,” because four years axe found sufficient to learn thoroughly the infan- try service and the habits and duties of discipline. The men, having served four years, and having been dismissed longer than one year, form, if called in, the four battalions of the regiment, which consists in peace time only of three battalions, each counting 1,000 men. The calling in of the first year’s reserve augments therefore every regiment of infantry by 1,000 men. Now the Austrian army, counting 79 regiments of regular line infantry, the increase ot the calling in the four battaillons was 79,000 men (infantry) and a proportionate increase of artillery, cavalry and chasseurs. 7. The imperial decree, by which the calling in of the “fifth’’ battailons was lately ordered, increased therefore the army, Vi: Men. «79,000 » 6,000 7,500 6,500 » 99,000 ‘The same number can be added by calling in the 6th and the 7th battalions. Therefore the recent augmentation of the Aus trian army corresponds-exactly to the recent in- crease of the French army, by a levy of 100,000, ordered by the Emperor Napoleon. FIFTY THOUSSND AUSTBIANS TO MARCH ON MILAN. “ ‘ad Brussels Nord of June 21 contains“the fol- oWIng :— At this hour military operations have commenc- ed in the Adriatic, on the coasts of Dalmatia. It is announced that the Austrians, while the French army is marching on the Mincio, will send, through the os 50,000 men on Milan. It is scarcely probable that the Austrian generals will at- tempt one of those bold manceuvres, to which they have not accustomed us. Precautions have, how- ever, been taken for such an emergency. The Acquisition of Cuba. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. Wasuixcron, June 27, 1859, In your paper of the 24th tnstant you ailude-to aser- tions alleged to have been recentiy made by me, relative to the prospect of the acquisition of Cuba, in a manner which calls for notice at my hands; and this, not only in Justice to myeesf, bot, what is more important, to correct misconceptions which may have an injurious effect in their pubic connections. By the correspondent of the Philadelphia American, quoted by you, Iam wade to eesert that Cupa can never be purchased, and that even to propose the purchase is an ind'gnity offered to Spain. By the samo gentieman I am reported to bave spoken in such a manner to the admi- nistration as to show my diseentgrom the President's Views On the subject referred to, and virtually to endorse Your own expreesion, jbat ice acquisition of Cubs by nego. tistion is “a dormant if not extluct topic of political dis- cussion,”” vis true that T stated to the correspondext alluded to, in avewer to an inquiry of his (as I bave to others) that the preapect of acquiring Cuba by purchasa, sent circumstances, wes Inavapicious, and certainly enicriain. But I never said or iotitasted that the proposition in any way involved the honor of Spain, or that the purchase might not, ut rome fature period, bs effected, However unimportant my opinions touching these queetiors may be, I capnos but fee! a solicitude that they should be correctly represented by those who decom thein worthy of remark; and nothing can be more erro neous than the manner in which they have been alluded to by the correspondent you haye quoted. In no commu- Bicationg to the administration, verbal or written, have i msde intimations euch ay those attributed to me.’ On the contrary, I approve the courke which the President has puréued in conducting our foreign reixtions and eapecially bis rtatermanlike views upon this great American ques- tion; cre which, in my bumble judgment, rises superior to all party and sectional considerations. the Pretident io bis fast annual message recommends that we should endeavor to acquire Cuba by honorable negotiation, adding ‘we would not, if we could, acquire ism ary other way.” He farther recommends thar ho sbould be entrusted by Congress with the mescs of mak. ibg an advance to the Spanish government on the signa- ture of the treaty and before it ratification. 1 share and approve, in their faliest extent, these views of tho President. I believe that if they ere acted upon we tocner cr later obtain Gubu by bonoranle negotla- and, believing this, I watched with mych arsicty taw defeeted with grost regret Mr. Siidell’s bili to appropriate thirty millions for the object referred to, Sconer or later, 1&sy; the time depends mainly on oar- selves If we go On defeatiog appropriations proposed for this object; if we continue to circulate jast euch cpinions sg you, Messrs. Editors, are ioculcating— pamely, that it is @ party, not the oation, tamt desire Cuba—if these cpinions ave taken up, 4s tbey havo deen, by all the papere throughout Spalu, aad sie Spa- niarég are mado to believe (a8 they do) that, even if a weaty be made, the Amevicén Senate woula refuse to ratify it; Hee 2 suicidal poticy like this, defeating toe wishes and efforts of the admigisiration, we place svum- bling blocks in cur own way, ther all must admi; that the Progpect, as to time, is diecotragicg indeed. But if, as I hope and trust, we eLali act with unanimity and decision; if we appropi inte, anc each year conunue ts Coto ag an earneet of cur intention, a prop’ the firet payment authorized to be made on of w treaty; if we show Spain that w. that wo will persevere in our inieusion; if we prove to ber that while we wil employ to unfair menus to obtain Cube, we will neglect no suitable opportunity to Durchaze, then ibe timo may not be fer distant when Spain, beco ming convirced that Cuba is worth far more to us taan to Ler, may follow the example of Napoleon in the transfor of Zouyians, and of berseif in that of ihe two Floridus, and rell to ue, te most honorably soe may, & colonial pos seséion the value of which to the woiher couatry la very greatly diminished by the fant (daily becomiag moro ap- parent) that its porseesion by her is a constnnt cause of irritation and annoyance. Tho Cortes, ina mom nt of excitemant, resolved that {t ‘was incoprletent with th dignity of the nation to dispore of its Feet Tudian colouy. But you know, Mesers. El fore, enough of the ation ot ldgitiative bodies to be aware of the difference between a momentary ebuilition of feeling and a deliberate and settled polley. And you must ako have felr how tar the correspondent of the Fhiiadetphia American was departing from sound argu ment whco he asserted that the true way 10 teat the genzo of the incignent retentment of Spain et our proposal was Fr. imegine @ proposition on her part to repurchase Florida 10M US. ‘The genticman in question je too intelligent to maintain feriousiy euch @ parallel, He krows that, to make tho one cage in any cegree correspond io the other, we must imagine the United Staten possessed of a large ‘sland, cay in the Bay of Bircay, almost in sight of the ehores of Spain and commanding one of her principal harborg; an isjand with which she bad importsot commercial rela- tionB; en island in which alone, throvghout all Furope, ‘that odious commerce, the African #tave trade, was tolera- ted. We must suppose this island oure, and that Sp; taught = by thet wnsiant caus of national quarre! wert position and oo cupation by a remote country, sought to buy {t from us, ‘We must itnagine ali this in order to obtain a parallel case, Bat, in the cake thus imagined, should we esteora ita na- trouul indignity if Spain proposed to purchase from us thi isend thus menacing her thoret? Ja it not much mo bkely that we sbou/d take such a proposal into sérious coneideration, and finally do the very thing we now pro- pote to Spain, viz., tell to her a possersion the portion of woich sremed clearly to indicxte it wes never intended wo should retain? 1 sincermy believe no, and that our propo- tal in no way reflects upon the honor of Spain, I fect assured, Mesere. Editors, that Iimay trust to a your courtesy for an opportunity to correct what I know ie not op your part av intentional mivstatewent, I am a. W#re that 1 bas beeo your policy geverally to core. cam $8 6D iDjUry, LOL encourage ae A Denes, all extou- sone the vations territory; butin this { wholly dif. fer fron” 20% I belleve the acquisivion ef Loulsiana, Fiorida, .°%99 aod California toe greatest blosslogs which ave eF Deen cunleised upon ogr reps {ttook rank a. tOMe Pations. day present Hie wince I would that we could \o- ‘oy broken front im favor of the acquisitioa at “ObRTers, Glevaling itself above tho party and eetional controversies of the day, word sirengthen the a. of the exeoutive ag it did us tho Gaye of Jefferton, thu» *DoWivg that union botwoon the legiclative and ex-cutive branches of our government, wituout which the great meanFe le question can nveee de accomplished, Lat unis cours’ be pursued, or lok us Proclaim to Spain aud to the worla that we will pot re- ceive Cuba on any terms, and thus put 2a end to the ex- ertions and hopes of thoce who have been »° long striving for its acquisition, A T baal Concur with the Philadelphia Américan’s Sortie poudent in all that be says of the conciliatory disposition and bigb and honorable bearing of Mr. Yassara, the gwar jah Envoy, &c , to our country. While Grmly upbolat the rights of bis owa nation he bas won the esteem friendship of that to which he bas been accredited. Iem- tortain (or him, as T do tor allhis countrymen, noneother than feelings of the most sincere friendship, ‘He 1s a fate representative of the intelligent and woll bred Castilian jentleman, A. 0, DODGE. pasos teil aatalsonti A Southern Onsk U the N aught nen jorthern [From the Obarleston Morcury.] | THE NUMBERS AND RELIABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRA- TION DEMOCRACY OF THE NORTH. Mr. Brown, in bi speech published by us inst week, ves utterance to the opinion thas Mr. Buckunan, Gem. 8, Mr. foucey, Mr. Bright, Mr Dickinwom and the whale thern , except & emall Spartan band, are wn- rs ae of Southern men to pro- Property commen . |, however, the South would go into the Cuariestom Convention with her privcipica emblazoned on her ban- ner, and demand their recognition or the total dicraption of the present democratic orgapizauon. Wast was we ty—what was apy purty ate our rights? To upto: bg bad gone over to the enemy, was to give aid and comfort to tiat enemy, and was treasun, “Ge Jucksen, Musteippion publishes the speeoh, with e Jackson. publishes anediicrisl. That able journal jos the Senator ia de- Douncipg Douglas and all who carry tho pirate flag of equatier sovereignty with ite infamous symbols, It pro- ounces Douglas’ declarations as embodying the vory es- Bence of the equatter sovereignty heresy in its most ma- Hanent and virulent form. Is poldiy deciares that whom e President avd the administration democracy of the Nortbern States lower their flag aad go over to the enemy, it will be prepared to write tie epitaph of the gloriuus Party to which it Deiongs, avd ic aomoviph the pio of the Sovth to avoid a @ peetiience the council halis of the boasted pationa! democracy. But whue entirely concurring with Senator Brown im hia position on our territorial righ's, the Afissizrippian ex- preesca a doubt of the correctnese of the Seuator’s opinion Of the unreliability of the Northerm democracy and the Rigieeroen, More particularly directs attention to the great Gebate of she 254 of February Ta that debate Seaator Bigier, of Pennsylvania, argued that the Supreme Uourt sd cccited i favor of the rights of slave owners in the Territories, apd eseerted the duty of Congress, if meces- tary, to enforce its decrece—jusily holding that tho mere Duked declaranion of @ cousiitutional right wae valueless unless practically enforced. The Mixissippian states that the Penney ivania Seustor is not only the tmmodiate friend ‘and tpokesman of the admipisivation, but also the repre- sentative of iis Northern supporters, and that throughout wlitbe Northero States the posttios of Seuntor Bigier is ide position of that portion of the democracy who are etanding by the administration, Tn cnr opiniom Senator Brown is right, and our e- teamed centemporary mistaken. We think tat atrontion to some facts it bas 6verlooked, will bring ue ali to the same concivtion to the Birength aod reiiabiity of those demccrate at the North who rtaad up equarely in behalf of the territorial rights of the South. Ia the firet place, tes us see bow the democracy of the North stand by the territorial rights of the South. Popular e'ectioue are the purest test. Were Mr. Bu- chanen and Mr. Brgler éndorsed by the democracy of Penneylvapia lest fal? Were they not, ia epi'e of the agrecable tariff’ recommendations of ’ the President, branded with democratic reprobation because of tueir positions on territorial righte? Is not the Damoclean sword of retribution now suspenaed over the szat ol the Peppeyivanian Sener, to dcacend upon his devoted head at the first opportuvits? And how did the administration a: mocracy bear themeeive: before their constituents on this question? From Pennsylvania to Illinois did they ‘not quail b:fore an adverse popular sentiment? “Did thay not vie with black repub!lcsns and Douglisites in pro- fesring their Gdelity to the mismpamed tical rights of the territorial inbebitants which sre incompatibie with. the cozatitutional rights of Southern mon as alavoholderaf Did thoy not find it neceeeary to apologize on their knees and quibb'e before the pecple whom they serve? They are, neveribeless, defeated, And why were they de- feated? As to tho immediats future, there was little diffe- “rence between the pron democrats and the black republicans. They were detented on account of the past. ‘The Lecompton democrata bad dared to vote for the ad- mission of as 4 slave State into the Union, It is true, the vote wes totally inefficient to make Kansas » slave State, At the time it was given the L egisiature of the Territory was in the possession of the biack licaps, and two black republican S-nators would have ‘been added to the Senate hy the admission of Kangas into the Union. And sill more, the returns bad shown that the mojority in the Territory were decidsd!y black re- publican, thus rendering the vote = mere test of right, wi apy impeoiment to a Northern anti-slavery eecendancy in the Territory, For mi voting for the abstract right of sslave State cntering the Union, which did not become law, and which was followed immediately after by a Jaw which has practically given the North the Territory, the Lecompton democrats have been repudiated and ‘overthrown. Now, wo bog e to ask, in what possibie way could the people of the North more clearly manifest their determination thet no more slave States shall be added to the Union? Notwithstanding vo consequences followed, did not many f them sink beneath tho turbid waters of aectionalism, never to rise again? Has not the aiministration democra- cy been beat down by black republicamism and Douglas ism throughout the universal North, from Kast to West? These are general questions. Let us more perticulas! examine the record and ascertain deflaitely the siren; of the administration democracy in the Northern States, We may then form a better judgment of its valuc. Im Covgrees Maine bas six repres:n‘atives, of whom oot ous {8 a democrat; New Hampebire has three, and no demo- Vermont hes three, aud to democrat; Masaacaa- set's hag eleven, and no democrat; Rhode Island has two, and no democrat; New York has thirty-three, of whom four only are administration democrats; New Jersey us five, and no administration democrat; Peunsylyania naw twenty-five, and two only are administration democrats; Deleware has ctle adminisirs:ion democrat; Ohio has wwen- ty one representatives, of whom six are adeslaietration cemocrate; Indiana has eicveu, aud three admniatration democrats; Ilinois bas nine, and no administration dericcrat; Michigan hag four, std one democrat; Wiscou- fin bas threo, and one democrat; Iowa bas two, and no ccmocrat; Cailfornia has two, aud one administration do- mocrat; and Oregon bug one, So that in all from the Northern Statee, having one hundred and forty-six repre- feptatiyes, there are bul twenty-two aduminteiration dem- craig, These twenty-two have not spoken in Waabingiom oa the quettion of thoir interpretation of the demosratia pletion und their fide'ity fo the Dred 8 ott decision. Judging by their seoators and their people, many of shoas are Unquestionably unreliable in affording’ protection ta Piave properiy in the Territories. Judging by the debate io the Sepato, and the number of sdminisirawon dema- crats found firm in this matter, it is tafe to say that ene- holt are unreliable. Thus, by @ liberal calcwation, thera would remain eleven Northern members of Congress ready to vote equal protectiun to Southern as for North- ern property ia the common territory, Woe do not believe that even this corporal’s guard could be beat upon am emergency, #0 stern and implacable is the North- erp sentiment against the spread of our civi- zation, But if they could be found, thir ultl- mae fate would be martyrdom, like the ‘twenty-three Nostherp democrain who voted tor the Compromise Con- ference Kansas biii at the session before the last, aad. whoee plucea, now fitled by the elections that have oc- curred since with the enemies of the South, rhall know them no more forever. With these facts in sight, will any one undertake to deny that uon protection of slave pro- perty in the Territories is the plaworm and policy of ‘be grest mass of the Nortnern democracy? The wnre- liability includes not only the Douglasites, but a large Purtion of the administration democracy itself, insignificant as ibis im mumbers But the Misstssiypian cites the debate of February 23 im the Senate, and argues tbat the very sound rentiments of Senator Bigier ere tose of the administration democracy of the North, Let us then examius thy reilability of the acmin\stration democracy of the North in the Senate. From. Matue to California, including Delaware and Oregon, just admitted, there are sixteen ¢emocratic Seantore. Five of ee——Dougles, Broderick, Jones, Shields and Rice—are svowed Dovglatites, in favor of squatter sovercigniy— worse than the Wilmot proviso—in every ehape aad form. Of the rema'ning eleven, four only evgaged in the debate of Febroary 73—uamoly, Messrs, Bigler, Gwin, Pugh aad. Stuart. Of there foar representatives of tho administra ton democracy, two—ous half—Measrs. Pugh and Siuart— boldly repud.aied protection to slave “proporty in the Territories. The positions of Mesars. Bright and Fisch, «ho did not speak, may be gathered from the voice of their constituents, who, out of eleven reprosentatives, retorned three administration democrats 1n tho Inst fall election, ard whoee State is rurrounded by Iitinois, Michi- gan sud’ Ohio, devoted to black repnblicanizm and squat- ter covere’gety. Senator Bigier is not teen the represen- tative even of there who profess to stand by tho adminis- ‘tration. He ts intnitely sounder than they are. Let our contemporary teet the soundness of the administration democr by this debate; wo are satisfied tho opinion uttered will be modified, It will come nearer in its views to tho judgmont expressed by Senator Brown, Tho Mississippian revere to the out givings of the ad- minietration pretees at the North. Is the Mississippian aware that very many of these are mera pensivuera— men-of straw—independent of tho popular yore, and no exponent of Northern opinion? They derive tueir support from fat government jobs, and from tbe regularly genous- c0 contributions of de, lent officeholders, offloe expaot- snta, oud others directly intereaied in the cause of the ad- ministration, The sort of pubiic opinion w! they ex- proes is that without basis, and intended for distant con- aumption—for effect at the South. If tt is desired to know the actual sentiment of the administration democ- recy, let the files of the independent journals like tho New Your Hxxatp, the Ried York Journal of Commeree, and the many gubstantial interior payors, bo 100d a ‘They will tell the same talc of unreliability that ja exhib. ited in the Nar electi fons, and ta tho apecches of the administration democracy of the North. ‘The i quotes Mr. Buehanan’s ¢1 of the Dred Scott decision as proof of his staunchness to tho tcrritorial rights of the South, Since the dismissal Of Walker for bis egal interference with the Kansas elee- tions for the purposo of securing an anti-slavery ao ture, wo have bad frequent oocasion to comatwnl Kee Bochanau’s courte in regard to ge gg ge But how dees his practice at this time conform to iw theoretic opinion? How far does the erat ike woe territorial righ, of the Savile aa indigpenaadle LN