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

bn re ee en aero eee AFFAIRS IN CHINA. Hon. Mr. Ward at the Pei-Tang River, Walting to go to Pokin—Oficial Falsec- | heeds of the Mandarins—Diplomacy on the River—Carts without Springs, but Me Boxing Up—Arrival of Russians from the Amoor—The Mississippi Going to th: Petho—Chinese Preparations for An. ether War—Coolie Riots and English Prejudice in Sha: jaceAmerican In- Muence—Sickness On Board an Ameri- eam Frigate—Death of a Naval De- serter, d&e., de. OUR PEI-TANG RIVER NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. ‘Usrrep States Srsamer PowHATan, } Ar ANcuor orr Pri-Tana, July 16, 1859. Reception oy the Imperial Edict Permitting Mr. Ward lo go to Pekin—Curious Phases of Chinese Diplomacy—Inter- wiew with High Oficers—The Overland Route and Spring- Yeas Carts—Ofiicial Equivocation—Tribute to English Cou- Tage—Americans Sailing Right In Before Pei-Tang City-— A Commercial Conversation—Diplomacy on the Water— Beets of the Taku Victory—Dreadful Effects of Opwum Bating— Arrival of a Russian Mission—The Cear's Influ @rce at Court Overrated—The Uoal of the Amoor, dc., Lo. ‘Thanks to Ohinese intrigue and duplicity, I flad abun- @ant matter for another letter previous to starting for Pekin. ‘We have now in our poesession the imperial edict grant. ing permission for the visit, but wo are not to start unt: Neo 20th, ‘‘why and wherefore” for the delay being ines. Perhaps they do not wish us to be too long in Pox ‘awaiting the arrival of te Commissioners from Shaughae. Of course they are not ata loss for reasons, but really ‘Mey have lied with such serious faces of late, and subso- ‘qnently tacitly acknowledged said lies with such a matter ef-course air, that one must obey the old maxim of “be ‘Beving nothing that you hear and only half of what you See.” As an instance of this let me cite the followiug in eident:— On the 24th ult. and one day previous to the bombard ment of the Peiho forts, the English and Americans wore ‘oth informed that they were not anchored off the Peibo river, that it was the Nanho (or southern entrance), aud ‘that the other entrance (the true road to Pekin) was to be found farther north. Well, we (Americans) found this “other entrance,” and have since had a grand interview ‘with the Governor Genera,] and several inferior ones with mandarins in the town of Pei-Tang, situated at its mouth. But it is either a river running to the north, and couse quently away from Pekin, or it is simply a lagoon, or lagoons, perforating the coast—most probably the latier. Now, at one of these latter interviews, while consulting as to tho arrangements for our journey to Pekin, the inter. Preters expressed a wish to avoid, if possible, performing the first thirty miles across the country to the banks of the Peiho in their springiess covered carts. “Why not let us proceed by the northern entrance ia boats?” they queried. “Oh, it is because there is no passage for boats,” was the wmblushing reply. And this answer was given only three ‘weeks after they had positively asserted at the “southern entrance” (veritably the mouth of the Peiho, and conse. geently the only road to Pekin by water), that there ‘was ‘‘a more northern entrance” to the river which con- ducted to Pekin. ‘We may well stop here a moment to compliment English Jadgment, which said on the 2itn ult., “You are triting with us. Remove the barriers or we will blow down your forts.” And we may also pause to regret that even Eug Bah courage failed to accomplish its end. I know very ‘well that there is adeep seated—and by the way a very Broundless prejudice—throughout our country, against “the Britishers.”” I know very well that this prejudice is eonfined mostly to one-horse minds, who find it difficult Yo forget that “the Britishers” who caused our Revolution eighty-threo years since, and the glorious warriors who ‘opposed them, and conducted it to £0 brilliant an end, are ‘all now gone before the Ancivat of ail time, there to settle ‘Their differences. And I also know that if these very “one horse minds” could comprehend the bonds which ‘ante Engiand and the United States at the present day, ‘and if they could buve witnessed the straightforward and weekless courage which was displayed before the Peiho forts a few weeks since, they would join us in regrote for ts failure and find themselves forecd to admiro a nation Doasting men of such indomitable bravery. ‘There is another instance demonstrative of Chinese dupli @ity—almost childish duplicity—which may as weil bo edded. ‘The fire! time that the Toey-wan went to Poi-Tang (the @ey of our grand interview), the mandarins advised us to ‘enchor outside the forts, az there was uot room inside. 0 eourre we consented, but experience proving that there ‘was room (i. ¢., that they had spoken falsely,) her Cap tain quietly determined to go inside the next time. This ™ next time " came to hand three days since, and, true to Die rescive, the Toey-wan steamed past thy 2 and ‘bored abreast of the town, with room cnouyl left to berth ‘Qhree or four more vessels of ber Thus was a thun @erboit © our Celestial frie who, theugh celestial, ‘were nevertheless taken greatly aback by the thunder: Dott. Now, how do you suppose they went to work to rid hemseives of the evil? They first said:— ‘“ We are yery sorry to see your suip in hero. She is so and the river is so small, that the trading junka will met be able to pass. You will injure our commerce.” “My dear gentlemen,” repiied our si oniy see what wide space there is ior the puszage of junks. Surely you are jesting.”” “Undoubtedly there may be space enough,” was the mswer, but then there is a second reason why you Bbould be outside the forts. The poopie lure ure very tarbulent and not easily controled, and shonid any harm ‘Defall you we should never egret it; we should Bob, perbap, be able to p : t is @ matter of no conseque fae not afraid of turbulent people. “at any rate you will iike guard boats to row around you to protect you from the people?’ “Indeed that would be both unpleasant and noneces- wary. We are friends, and fee! ourselves among friends.” “Then you will, at auy rate, promise not © go on hore? We fear much trouble.” “Of course we Will uot goon kbore. That point was wettied between ti Flag Officer and the Governor Gene- wai at the graud interview. We are friends, and must do ‘what 1s right.” “ Very well. We have no objection to your remaining here. Verhaps you will wait a day longer for the edict?” And thus ended “ incident’ No. 2. ‘The object of all these objections was simply this—they @i4 not wish the preceJeut established, of a foreign vessel ‘apchoring inside, and were at the same time too fearful ‘en4 dishonest to uyow it boldly. They preferred ridding Mhemrelves of ihe evil by working Upon our feclings or fears, even though at the expense of truth. At tue first dmterview after anchoring, they gaid:— “The people are panic-stricken, and are flying the town, fearing o hostile demonstration.” Attho jast they weld, ‘ We tear their ungovernable turbulence—that we officials) will not be able to protect you from their ” . 27? we replied; “we is of little use, however, to write of a few ‘Of these evidences of inate rascality. To comprehend tally Ghineso character one must live anoug them for years. Zam myself conscious of being often at fault, and this amy Second visit to their shores. Rom ory 19. ‘We are now about to start for Pei-Tang, on our road to Pekin, which latter we will, they teil us, reach in three @r four days. Of iate we have bad several mectiugs with ‘Bho mandarins—these meetings being always sought by ‘them—the one object of which has been to open commu- sications with the English. Mr. Ward has also received @ietter from the Governor General, requesting his good offiecs with the cuemy. Surpriced at their own success en the 25th ult., the officiuls, ike a long buities boy, seem of their victory, and anxions to use it for the set Dement of difficulties. They little know the nature of John Bull, however, who has never, except in our gape, becn brought to terms by a reverse, and commence a change of policy * them. bave no idea that he will ‘wait till next spring to make anothor attempt, and are ac- deely. throwing up fresh fortifications, or rather additional ones, for the defence of t! ‘We were witnesses a few days since of some the terri. Dieeffects of the excessive use of opium. The pilot wboin the authorities bad furnished ws objected to tuke the Teey-wan out, as he had no opium alovg with bim. in vain we offered an increase to his already unheard uf—in time part of the world—wages; but. all tiat we could got fe return was a d shake of the head, attonded by a dogged silence. mind seemed to be resting on oxe stand otject, and to be powerless to change to anotier. Finally his superior officer was applied to, who orderod and shoved him ov board from the boat into which he digpnted potnt, bet retreated like a bunted animal. The boat ‘hen shoved off, jeavyiog bim alone with strangers. ‘don't think 7 ever saw @ more dogged ceponding pietyre than he now presented, would not surprise me to see him jamp overboard wit to the ebore,’’ obsérved the interpreter. kT ean do so ing by tapes Gil the SS And, suiting the action to the words, be put twent pe of iaudanum im @ wine glass of sherry and/handed * whim. Unused to the drug in thut form, the opium sisoker wos suspicions at first, but no sooner bad the odor feached Lim than ho drank it off at asinglo gulp. Now ‘be whole manner underwent a most sudden change. His 543 Sparkied, his iimbs seemed endowed with new Be Became talkative and cheerful. ne ihe ‘Bo objection to piloting you out,” he exclaimed, ‘Pothe interprever. “It was é cra. only @ disinclination to leave 'e cannot lepend upon this latter reason ,’” comment- ed the interpreter; “the first excuse was the truth.”” ‘We were surprised the other day by the rival of © Rosin teamor-of war from the Amoor river. She brought a hearer of despatches to the Russian charge ¢o effairs, now two months resident in Pekin, and we supposed, of course, thar they, boing poo Buoh sood terms with the Chinese, would ave Lo dill. @olty in proceeding at once to Pekin. ‘To our great © ur prise, however, they were told that t et uwait the Peasurc of the Emperor, aud th W engaged in Ghat plensant (7) duty. When Texpressed my eurprime at te action to one of the officers, be repuod-— ‘ pverrate: it is Une that for 150 Bad 8 college at Pekin, aud wuinterropted our influences m4 we have NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET ‘Dut it has been by the one cribed route through *' ¢ north of China aud Tartarye We cannot, more than y come to any partot the coa.taid ray, “Give me car! ; J wish to go to Pekin,” - jay “What do you think,” T asked, “of a very general idea as to your countrymen having had something to do with the bilding or defence of the forts at the Porto?” “Its simply absurd,” he an sians in China are a few at Pei-kiog, with the Charge @'Af- Jairs. But the English had a people different (ron tie Chinese, nevertheless, to contend against. The Mautchoos from the north are not suflleiently esteemed as warrtors— there are no braver or more deperate men in the East”” This olllcer spoke to mne very freviy of “allurs genoral ly,” a8 connected with thy Amvor river, Fourtwen feet water could be carried into that stream; and on the oppo site isiand of Saghalean they hat found a soft coal de- posit, yielding an abuudance of coul three-fourths oq that of Neweastie in quality. I obsorved that it was most singular fact that while this coal was 89 flue (he gave me several sp» mens of it) that of Formosa, Japau aud Kamtschatka $.uld be almost worthless. Ho could not pretend to ace ui t for this, he said, but the coal evident. ly, a8 per sam! 8, spoke for itself. OUR SHANCHAE NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE, Unix Stares Sraast Frrcate Masstsarer, WANGHAK, August 12, 1859. Ordersto the Frigate Mississippi to Juin Commodore Tatnalt— The French Coolie True Troubles Ended and a keturn to Shipe—General Excitement and Alarm in the Oity—Trade Very Dull—Very Hot Weather—Opthalmia and Cholera m Board the Ship—Chinete Preparations for Another Aitack on the Furte—Encouragement to Eogtish Deserters— Mr, Ward in Pekin, Escorted by Five Hundred Native | Cavairy—Religious Riots—Engtish Jealousy of American Progress—A Sailor's Home—A Deserter Drownel—Riots at Ninypo, de. Thagten to inform you that we have received orders to join Commodore ‘fatnall forthwith, off the mouth of the Pei- ho river. What this ie for we are unable to tell, We expeet to leave o-morrow, although the American citizens residing bere, aided by Mr, Smith, the Conaul, are en- toavoring to prevent us from so doing, alleging that their lives and property are in danger, owing to the Inte didi- cnities and the present ©. -turbed stato of the place. ‘The late eifflenities ‘a great measure settled; yet fears are entertained that the Chinese are preparing for a general outbreak. The coolies that were on board tho French | ship Gertrudo have been delivered up by | the French nuthorities to the Chinese. They numbercd one hundred and sixty. The Chinese then | Athat the ship should be burnt, butshe was | r tho guns of tho Fretich fleet in port, and thus protected from the Chinese. | know that it has always been customary 10 oar | toselect one or two of the quietest and best behaved pri- ‘The English and our own forces have been returned to | their respective ships, afler four days’ hard duty on shore, | juring which time the American settlement was placed onder gtrict martial law every night, and sentiuels posted | infront of every American resident's house to defeud | the same against any attack from the Chinese. | Mr. Say, the English Custom House officer, who was | badly wounded at the first of the outbreak, ts no: dead, | dut is doing well, and hopes are entertained of his recove- | ry. Itbas been ascertained for # fact that from the first | of the outbreak up to tis time eighteen Europeaus have been murdered, and as many more Chinamen, who are daily tloating up and down the river. The whole difficulty arose by the captain of the French ship Gertrude | having been actually engaged in kidnapping coolies, | and his shooting them down when they attempted toleave the ship at Woosung. He deserves to be sent | home to France, and there to be hung up by his neck. He | has not only been the cause of the death of fifteen or twenty Chinamen, but Europeans have also fallen, and a terrible blow has been given to business, as the Chineso | are so exasperated that they utterly refuse to trade with | foreigners; and they have sworn vengeance against the | French, and given out word that they are determined to burn the French settlement; and to prevent this threat , from being carried into effect, @ guard from the French | shipe-of-war are nightly kept around the same, The old city of Shaughae is in the greatest state of ex- citement, and not a foreigner dares eater the gates of the same. Should one be so bold as to make tho at- | tempt, his bead would pay the pennlty. The Tou- | Tou (Governor) sont a messenger a few days ago | to Mr. Smith, assuring hin that Americans | peed not bo alarmed; that they and their | property should be respected. With this promise our | were withdrawn from the shore, The firms of | Co, ané Russell & Co., liberaliy snp- our then with coffve and otber refreshments, Their ore at the dwelliog of Mr. Pearson, an Ameri- | nt. The English Journals peak rather slur- | ovr men; bat Wey civ their duty fuithfatly and | r. ‘the force was under Licut. K. N. Stemble , Of the marines. Pueimess is very duil; uothing olfering for tho large amoust of shipping in port, ‘There are only four Aineri- can veeseis in port. ather is very hot, 80 much so that it is danger- to venture outdoors at noon. Our glass Stood yester- day in the poop cabin.at 111. An epidemic opthalmia has broken out on bourd of us since the date of iny last, and sted with the tay + eases of cholera have mate th amongst the ebipping; they have aot, bow fatal. ort Fi thatthe Engtieh Minister, Mr. Bruce, and | 1 Hope, are sull in the gal? of Pechilt,ana the | Angtieb fleet still remains in the vicinity of the Saddier’s Istanas to recruit. By the way, the Chinese rofuge to have the Gertrude the coviie ship or bark) leave the port, and when she joes leave she will have to. be towed outof the river by one of the French fleet. The English here are deeply de- 1 the staté of affairs in this quarter. Therr Inte mplete defext at the Peibo,on the 26ub of Jane tast, bas thrown a damper upou them. They tmsist that their government must take Canton, Ningpoabd Shanghae, hold | them, aud then with a large army take the Petho forta— that i8, if they can—and march to the city of Pekin. Late arrivals from tbe Peibo inform us that the forts are in compicte order, and that tho guns of the three destroyed Kngiish gunboals have been secured by the Chinese, and have becn mounted on ene of the forts to bear upon the Englich when they attempt to atiack the furts again. The Chimeee troops at the Peiho are backed by a force of forty thousand Movgrous—men who are better warriors than our indians, ‘Their home i4 near the Amvor, and they are represented as men of great courage and well | versed in all the arts of warfare. Should England decide | to attack the forts again pext season, it will be a | erate fight, and hundreds of lives’ must be lost th sides, as the Chinese are constantly engzced in ing their forts and faying down obstractioas in A jank left here three days ago for that place haying on board twenty-three guns—from a four to a twenty-fonr pounder—wiich had been purchased of the different merchants by the mandaring of Shunghas. They | ‘were stowed away in her hold, under seaweed and other | rubbish. It is hinted, and pretty freely, t»0, iu this place, that several Europeans in this place are acting as agents for the Pekin government, in the way of purchasing cuns, atmmuvition, &c.; and emai! arts are iv great demand, bot owing to the state of affairs in this vicinity the holders of them will not part with them. An English guaver told me at Miller’s Hotel, three days ago, tiat be had been offered six hundred aollars per month if he wold join the imperial army at Peibo; and nino to one he as deserted bis country’s flag, and is on bis way now to serve Emperor of China, who has alrealy several English, American, French ahd Russians engagod in teaching his stupid beaded army how to sloot. By the arrivai of acourier overland from the Pekin we are informed that Mr. Ward, acoompani his secretaries, had reached that city. Tho Chines: g3. verpment furnished him with au escort of five hundred mounted cavalry. Ho had been well re ‘We learn that no officers, excepting those composing the Legation, were allowed to accompany tim; but how true this report is we must wait for the mail from that quarter to wll. Eaturday evening, tbe 6th inst., a vory serious riot broke out ip the oid city of Shanghae, between the Chris- tian, or converted Chinese, and those who still adhere to the old idol worship. Several on both sides were seri- ously injured. The English and Catholic missionary churebes were taken possession of by the opposition par- ty, and the interiors of them were badly damaged. Tne opposition party to Christiauity wave issued a decree call- jog upon ail their countrymen to renocnee the white man’s faith, and to fail back upon thetr ancient customs of worship. The fecling agaiust the missionary cause and against all foreigners is growing rtroager every day; and the whole cause of itis lo be aitributea to the reveat attempts of the French to elcal Coolies from the country. One thing ig certaim—the French cannot horeaftr reside in Shanghae, in peace or in safety, unless a KFench fleet lays here to protect them. So great is the excitement against them that the Cooties will not goon board of the French rhipe to work, being afraid of netng kidnapped, while our countrymen find no ditficulty in obtaining ovolies whenever they are required, which has caused quite an i feeling to spring up in the minds of the English and French against us, and Mr. Ward’s success up in tho vicinity of Pekin worries them much, and they cannot fiad any other way to spit their spite than by cowardly aulacking our captain aud the forces he sent on shore to protect Americans and their property. Such small and mean attacks ag these are bencath tii notice of eve honorable man, and the editors of the North Chinn Heral and China Math deserve to be apit upoa by every sensible man in Shanghae, who all admit that we dorfe our duty faithfally and fearlessiy. On the second night of our campaign on shore one of ‘our sentries prevented two English gentiemon (God for- ive me for calling them so!) from passing from the Baz- H | ligh settlement into that of the American, becaure they bad the pasaword which had been sont to them by Mr. Smith, our Consul; they then aoused our sentinel in a 1 manner, for which the sentinel would shameful have done his —. ted had hewit them, and oe doing our duty they to throw slurs upon us, bat, happily, oo ema Raatiy, epvmagiat oni & creck ena Shanghae, and would, if they dared 80 % do, drive every | American out of the place; for well they know that the | ‘American people are favorites with the Chinese, ast remarked before, Mr, Ward's graud reception near tho Peibo, s an e} to them, that gives them the groatest atarm, and will cange them to etoo to the mst co) Uble means to excite an il! fecting in the min Chinese people against us; but they will fail in the at- tempt so to do. | The Fronch fleet (if alfairs will permit) will prococd to apan in a few days A large and extensive Sat'c i fa Homma is now going the rou! of the river; itis Ws eautain Oly corm al + wo the Avoerieam va ar wlaow Wolit will be conducted. Bir, Thes, Allen, the 5 | jailer or turnkey | directing them to lock up as usual. | abasp and staple attached to it, | Ing what was going on ran olf to procure assistance. ived in that city. | © tor of tho presen! Sailor’s Home, ie in Japan mak- ioe arrangements to open s Hau ia Nogasani, ‘or Kana- Wa, eSina Bowen, coal heaver, whom we shipped iu Mong: kong eighteen months ago, deserted from the ship on the morping of the th instant, and in attempuiog to reach the sbore he was drowned,’ Ttia sickening to look at tho various dead bexties, both Chinameo and foreigners, that are consunuy floating up and down this river frequently they lodge against our wheels, presenting a horrid sight. ‘The body of poor Bowen was recovered the next day, aud buried mw the Chrisvan burial ground, opposite the Ame- rican settlement, the funeral ceremonies being performed in tbe fine litt! chapel within the enclosure hy an Aao- rican missionary. suitable gravestone will be erected ‘over bis remuius by bis brother coal heavers, His real namo is suppored to be Jobn Mentosh, and a native of Rockport, New York, where he bas fricads now residing. He bas pearly two hundred dollars due him; hot as ho lest his hfe whole attempting to desert, it ia a question whether bis frieuds can recover the same from the govern- ment as be is recorded a8 a deserter, ‘We leave enrly 1» the morning for the Peiho. The cholera bas made its appearance amongst ys. We now bave four cases. Everything will be done to provent the spread of the disease by the captain and tedical officers. We are in hopes to stay the discase where ii is. The cases are wil, at this date, dolag well; yot the excite- ment on board of us is almost at fever beat. We have reevived an order fro the Commodore to hold on until bis arrival, abont the tirstof the month, when he hopes to start us on our way home, Aveusr 16. Late last night we received a despatch from Com. Bra'l- ley, at Ningpo, ioforming Captain Nicholson thata terrible covlio difficulty had broken out in that place, aud he re- quested Capt holeon tocome to Lis aud the other | American re s’ relief; but, situated as wa,are, with irouble here nad sickness on board, we cannot render him that assistance he haa ‘asked of ua. Bo assured thet the — coglie trade is dono with in China. The whole China population are aroused upon the subject. The excitement has begun at Maco, and the whole trade will soon be ata stand still all over this country. It turns out, upon the best authority, that a large portion of the coolies taken from this country have actually been kidnapped and twken against their own will by the agents and masters of the various coolie ehips. Great Jail Delivery at Rochester. EXODUS OF THIRTEBN PRISONERS-—THE JAILOR OVER- POWEKED AND LOCKED UP. [From the Rochester American, Nov. 7. ‘We have to record this morning the escape n the county jai! in this city, by violent means, of thirteen pri- soners. The aflair was managed by the prisoners with | consuinmate adroitness, and it is probable that tho plot bas beon batching fer some days, agevery man seeme! to have his place and duty assigued him, ad the revolt was evidently carried out on a regalarly organized plan. In order to understand the whole thing the reader must onnty jai! soners {0 act a halt keepers. ‘These men have a variety Of duties to perform, ans act in general as overseers. At sundown every eveniug they lock their fellow prisouers in thelr cells, when they are in turn locked up by the In the morning tho samo rontine is fol- lowed, The hall keepers are first uaiocked and they aro sent round to unlock the other cells. For some tims past 40 athletic negro named Joo Smith, who was charged with attempting to commit a rape on & German woman ia Chilt wet spring, has acted as principal hallkeeper, and Le had for his assistant’ a man named Kelly or Mead. Smith bas behaved in a most unexceptionsble manner ever since his incarc*ration, but it appears that he was only “playing possum” after all, for he was ono Of the ringleaders in the plot executed last night. Kelly does not seem to have had anything to do with tho mat- ter, and if he knew of it at all, had no desire to escape, About five o'clock last evening, Mr. Bascom, the jailer, called through the door froin the office to the hail keepers, The men all went to their celis, and the doors were closed. apd pretended to make everything fast done g0, Kelly, the other halt keeper, avd was locked in, Mr. Bascom then cailed for a pail of water and Smith es him some from the pump ia tie hall, after which Mr. Bassom went iu for the purpose of locking Smitb up. There are two doors between the otfice and the interior of the prison. The outer one is mvie of heavy wooden bars, strengthened by iron rods running trapsversely through them. This door admits one iato a smuail cage like apattment fouror five feet wide, aud di- rectly opposite is the iron barred inner door, which is secured by a heavy padiock on the outside. Mr. Lascom locked both theso doors behind him, leaving bis wife in the office. As soon as he entered the hall, Smith took him to one side and whispered in his oar that some of the prisoners had been trying wo aig through the wall from within the privy at thie opposite end of the jaii, and invited bim to go ant examine the plage. Hoe stated that he had @ piece of candle in his cell which he would light for the purpose. ‘The canole was procared, and Mr, Bascom went to we privyy, preceded by Smith, who opened the door sud- denly, and the Braneit it created put out the light. Mr. Bascom took a match from his pocket, and was in the act of rubbing it agsiast the door, when Smith, who had failen back a little, suddenly seized him around the body and atterspted to thurst him into the privy. A struggle cusued, of course, and it is probable that the jailer would have overpowered the negro, but the latter received a | reiufercement in the person ‘of Charles Dankle, one of the fellows wdicted for steasing.a quauuty of hovey in On- tario county, and bringing it here for sale. This fellow, who i a large, powerfal man, had been standing con- cealed in the doorway of the céli nearest the privy, and when be faw that Smith was likely to fail in putting’ Bas- com in confinement, rushed out to aid him, He setaed the jailer by the throat, and the latter was borne down, his areailants falling on’ wpo him. Ina moment moro ho was ilung violently ip the privy, and the door was cloged upon “him and fastened outside by means of All this was done in mach leas time than it has taken us to relate it, and Mr. Bascom had no opportunity to raise an alarm. After ho was shut up his utmost efforts were unavailing to make himeelf hesrd, as the door is a very heavy oue, made of two thicknesses of plavk. Mrs. Bascom, therefore, sat in e office whilo the struggle went on, perfectly uncon- ous of anyihipg wrong. Smith's next step was to us- certain whether the oflice was clewr, aad finding that it contained nobody but the lady he immediately liberated from their cells those of dhe prisoners who proposed to join in the tight, aud Sire. Bascom was presently aston- ished by the appearance of the whole gang at the iron door, demanding to be jet out. Much alarmed, and in ignorance of the fate of her husband, sho refused, and arming bereelt with qetick of firewood, stood on the da- tensive. The rogues fieide then procured a padlock, with which they reached through the grates and pounded on the padiock securing the inside door, by which means they soon gprang the bolt and got into the wooden cage before mentioned, — This door opens inward, and was Iastened by a neavy lock on the outside. ” The villains brought a bench from the hall, which they used battering ram to drive this lock off, and after _m few vigorous eflorts they were enccess- fui—Mrs. Bascomn in the meantime using hor stick of tire. wood to the best udvantage in rapping the knuckles of those who ventured within her reach. When the door was forced, however, she wae obliged to beat a retreat, leaving the scamps to make the best of their way off, | which they lost no timo in doing. The work of forcing the door occupied four or five minutes, during which Mr. Bascom’s little son and another boy in the jailer’s em- ploy, were attracted tw the spot by the noise, and learn- One of them nict come Irishmen on Exchange street, but they refused to go to the jail at all, and betore aid could be summoned the prisoners wore off. dirs. Bazcom’s first business, after the exodus, was to Jook tor her husband, who was svon liberated from dur- ance, and immediately set on foot an active pursuit. She- | riff Smith soon arrived, and every effort was made to trace the ronaways. Nine of them are known tw have proceeded to a bridge at the head of the island, over Which they crossed upon the premises of Mr. Ji Teon, and thence into Exchange street. The other four n theotber way, and probably went to the western part of the city, through Spring street. Those who went up Exchange’ street raised a cry of fire, under cover ‘of which was fount an excuse for the haste with which they were moving. Some distance from the jail they met a young man who asked where the fire was, when the negro Smith, who was with the party, said there was a man in tho river, and tarned in that direc- tion. ‘The young man ran toward the river also, when Smith's guilty conscience caused him to fear pursuit. He Oropped a Bundle of clothing which he carried with him, and, without stopping to pick it up, continued to run, reatly to the surprise of the young man, who was at a loss tu account for bis behavior uotil he afterwards heard of the affwir at the jail. The clothing was returned to Mr. Bascom. ‘The names of the prisuncrs that escaped are:— Orren Van Buskirk—charged with highway robbory. This fellow broke ont of jail a year ago next Decombor, in company with Manly Lack arid twelve others. Ho has Taade a great deal of expense to the county and trouble to the officers. Diatrict Attorney Huson has been prepared to try him several times, but Van Buskirk has succeeded always in getting the case put over the term on one pre- text or another. It was intended to try him at the last Oyer and Terminer, but the court allowed him to play the oid trick over again. Lorenzo D, Heath—Larceny and forgery. The arrest of this chap op the Newark drait matter i 60 recent that our readors know all about it. Churiey Perkins, who was arrested for perjury in connection with the same case, did not eseape. He was found locked up in his cell, all right, after Lis others went away. Josephs Smith (colored)—Attempt to commit rape. Ho was the hali keeper, and Mr. Bascom is quite auxious to gee him again. Charlea Dunkle, Lyman Johnson and L. D. Mitchell— Graud larceny. They stole a ict of honey in-Ontarlo county together. Dunkle is another man for whose re- capture the jailer would be especially thankful, D. H. Rosenkrauz—Larceny and bigamy. This man took @ trunk full of clothing from the Central depot in this city, and was arrested in the house of his father-in-law, at Bath, by officer Sherman. Awrwarda it turned out that he rejoiced in the possession of two wives. Ho is from New Jersey. Charles Grager, or Cregan—Grand larceny. He stolo a horee, wagon and @ quantity ef hams and butter from Mr. Giapp, in Kua wid Gosnell—Grand larceny. He drove off Dr. Ell- yrood’s horse from in front of a house on St. Paul street. He was arrested on a bench warrant, Saturday, Faward Hughes—Burglary. This’ man is a desporato character. He was arrested some’ time since at Buffalo, by Chief of Poiice Keeney, charged with being concerned im the robbery of Freeman Clarke's house last year, William Burk—Burglary and larceny. Burke broke into the Canal Coliector’s office st Brockport and swie some clothing. Hamlet Dooley—Attempted to commit a rape. The case originated in Brockport, and the complainant is a young girl of that village. Jesenh Schenck—Arson. This young man is charged with burning a barn belonging to Mr. Monaghan. He has been tried once or twice for that offence, and once for sctting fire to the jail, On the last chargo he was acquitted. Tae Great Eastenx.—In Mr. Camberland’s let ter tthe Mayor, wiieh we published yeaterday, he tate ho Te pHen Of the time atwhieh it fs propose) for the for Portland by Iie atat in May next, ¢0 the Tet of Jucc—s that t was tore contmapiated Portiand aboot having bur pa! We innrn, however, hattne | Our Richmond Correspondence. Ricwionn, Va. , Oct. 28, 1859, The Fair—Measures to heck Negro Correspndence—Move- meni for Direct Trade with Bwrope—4 Petition to the Le- pislature on the Subject—Preparations for the Reception of the Remains of Judge Mason, Late Minister to Paris, &o. At the fair ground to-day the display of premium horses comprised somo of tho best specimens. Mr, Carter’s address was a very able production. Mr. C. was at one time @ candidate in opposition to Gov. Wise for the Accomac Congressional district, The contest took place at the period of Wise’s first connection with the Tyler adqwinistration, and though he entered upon itunder greatdisadvanteges—many of his friends having abandoned him because of his connection with Tyler—e nevertheless carried the district by a large majority. There were a series of entries for the premiums for the fastest trotters. The shortest time was made by Dick, who went the round of the track, one mile in length, in 2mi. 462, ‘A petition to the noxt Legizlature of Virgtnia on the sub- Jeot of direct trade with Europe, has been placed daring the fair week in the office of the Central Agricultural So- ciety for signatures. The petition goes on to eny that if there was a direcy commercis! jatercourse between Alexandria anc the mar- kets of Western Europe, which would relieve the South ot the agency of New York, the farmers of Virgmia would sell as high and buy as cheap as the New York farmers buy and sell in the city of New York. Attention is then called to the follow- ing estimate of the Ageregaio charge on the wheat pro- ducers of Fauquier abd tho neighboring counties trading with Alexandri, growing out of tho causes already indi- cated, — The estimate is based upon statements contained in the laat federal cencus, and the following 3 presentod as tho remedy for the grievances complained of in the form of tribute, exacted at the North upon what is bought ana sold by the South. A few years ago a law was by which a merchant who paid daties on any art at avy Custom house in the Stato took credit ou Ins sales for the amount of the cost.of the goods which he imported from abroad. results of this aet have boon highly beneficial in ie eficcts on the coffee trade, which, vovcasional cargo, For the ions of this article into the State, directly from foreign ports, will net be far from forty thousand bags. This hus foiiewed when the article is only exempted from the State taxation upon its first sale, to the extent simply of its cost when entered at the Custom- house. We will suppose ap article in general consumption is brought into Virginia from another State by one of our merchants, in a large quantity, and is sold by him to the jobbers iv Such quantities as they may need,and then sold. by the jobber to the retailer, who sells it to a farmer. As the law respecting nerchants’ licenses now stands, the State of Virginia collects from this articte three separate State taxes ; whilst if the retailer, who generally supplies tho consumer, will go into any other State, buy his supplies, bring them to Virginia and gell thom there. prior to this act, was only present year the jinport Ricumop, Va. , Oct. 30, 1859. Funeral of Judge John Y. Mason. ‘The funeral of the late Judge John Y. Mason, ex- Minister to France, took place in this city today At ten o'clock A. M. the remains were taken from the Sonate Chamber of the Capitol to St. Paul's (Episcopal) church, where the usual funeral services were performed. An eloquent sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Minnege- rade, rector of the church, from Ecclesiastica xii. and 7:— “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the splrit shall return unto God, who gavo it.” The Doctor reviewed the course of the deceased statesman to the full extent that bis kvowledge of him justified, and paid abigh compliment to his abilities ag a staresman, lawyer, legislator, and to his fine social qualities as a pri- vate citizen, The services occupied fully three hours, the eburch meanwhilo being crowded to suffocation. At one o'clock the several volunteer companies of the city marched from Capitol square, where they had organized, in the direction of the church, corner of Grace and Ninih streets, Thero they formed into line, awaiting the trausfer of the remaius from the church to the hearse, which was in waiting in front of the edifice, ‘About half past one o’clocle the proceseion commenced moving, taking up the line of march down Ninth street to Franklin, in the following order:— Young Guard Light Battalion. German Rifles, Montgomery Guard, Blues. Company F. Grays. State Guard. Armory Band. Hearse drawn by four baye beautifully eaparisoned. Chief mourners, consisting of the senior distinguished members of the Richmond bar, State officials, and federal oiiceholaers, Independent Grays of Norfolk, who acted as guard of honor to the remains from that city, on board the York- town. ‘The relatives and friends of the decease’ in carriages. ‘The Governor, Mayor of the city, and members of the City Council, in carriages. And then followed a long cortege of vehicles of different styles, containing private citizens of this city, who knew andadmired the distinguished deceased during the greater portion of his public career AB the procession tock up the line of march the city bells commenced tolling; and this mark of respect, tne first of the kind J have seen rendered since the deazh of General Lambert, the former Siayor of the city, wos kept up until the procession had nearly reached the cemetery. .¢ line ef march was continued to First street on Frant nd thence to Cary street, which rans almost dire: towards the burial ground. The flags of our public institutions were at half-mast during the day, as also were those of the ehipping in our harbor. Nothivg, in short, was left undone to testify the high esteem in which the ex-minister was held by the people of Richmond. His grave is but jort distance trom tbat of ex-President Monroe, at Hollywood Cowe- tery, and doubtless, like his, will be houored with an ap- propriate monument. Judge Macon has three daughters, married, in Virginia. One to a Mr. Cooke, of Greensville county, a gentleman of considerable means, having, besides his plantations in that county, some one er two plantations of great value in the neighborhood of Montgomery, Alabama; one to Roscoe B. Heath, a lawyer of this city, and former part- ner of the deceased, and one to Mr. Anderzon, son of Joseph R. Anderson, Esq. proprictor of the Tredger works, in this city—a gentleman of immense wealth aad a great public benefactor. He gives more employment and pays better wages than any other man North or South. Both Mr. Anderson and Mr. Heath were democratic representatives in the last House of Delegates from this city—the first of that political faith ever elected from Richmond. Tne marriage of young Anderson to Miss Mason, at Paris, isa matter of recent date, as you may remember from the notices which appeared inthe HERALD regarding it. No man bas ever lived in this community who was more esteemed, and the regrets for his decease are ip the samo ratio. He was even more highly appreciated for his fine ‘social qualities than in his public relations, dignified and praiseworthy as they were, Ricaonp, Oct. 31, 1859. Important Land Claim—French Speculation in Virginia. A land claim, involving not less than sixteen hundred thousand acres of land, located in the counties of Wythe and Grayson, is now pending in this State. The claimants include some three or four French gentlemen, among whom are Mr. Lacouteur, to whom Governor Wise ad- dressed his celebrated letter two years ago, on the re- sources of Virginia and her advantages as a point of direct commercial intercourse with Europe; and a Mr. Bellott, gon of one of the moat distinguished lawyers of France. The history of this claim is as follows:—A Mr. Swann, of this State, who possessed these lands under an old patent right, dating as far back as the close of the Revolution, emigrated to France about the beginning of the present century, and there involved himsclf in pecuniary embar- Tassments to a degree which necessitated the mortgage of the entire property to his creditors. During his absence, and ponding the foreclosure of the mortgages, which em- braced a period of nearly thirty years, the State taxes re mained unpaid, and the lands were at length sold out to satisfy this claim on the part of the State. About the year 1830, the mortgagees sent to this country an agent named Peter V. Dumar to attend to their intorests in this matter. ‘On reaching here he found the lauds were gold a3 delin- quent property, and he thereupon petitioned the Logisia- ture of Virginia, praying that the creditors or mortgagees may be reinstated in the possession of these lands, ‘The Legieinture granted the prayer of the petition, and receded the property to the French claimants. Dumar retarned to France, bey with him the unequivocal titles thus acquired; and the mortgagees, unwilling to risk another forfeiture of the lands under the summary process which the State law presented in reference to deitnquent proper- ty, sold out their interests to other partica in France. The helrs of the purchaser are the persons uow sueing for the recovery of these lands. The case, I believe, is pending in some one of the Courts of Southwestern Virginia, and every lawyer in the State who has been consulted oa or maintains that the claim js clear and un- equivocal. Bexides these claims, there are others of still more im- portance to the claimants, which have been decided in their favor. These have reference to a tract of country in Kanawha county, amounting to_not less than two mil- lions of acres of the richest coal lands in the country. ‘These lands lie along the region of the contemplated line of the James river and Kanawha canal, and the landown- ers, sensible of the vast degree to which these lands would be enbanced by the completion of the canal, have Proposed to purchase the State and company’s right wo the portion of the canal already finished, which is about two hundred miles, or nearly one half the whole work. This canal, as you are doubtless aware, is intended to con- nect the waters of the Ohio with those of the James river, Iv rans through a region of country richer in mineral re- sources than any other on the face of the earth; so that the French capitalists, by purchasing the work and com- pleting it to the Ohio, would not ouly have the advan- tages of the profits which their mining operations would Yield, but algo the immense revenue which must accrue to Ue canal itgelf. The subject of the sale of the canal to the French capi. faiiets was under consideration at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the James River and Kanawha canal, h io in Wis city last week. ‘The following is the reforence toide to tia the report of the Presitent of the com Yim Wish repard to the offers of an association of Fronch Capiiallyts, named; | hab they aad their assoclaws may be- it the works, property and franchteos of | ome the successors of the Rivor mane cuayiog all its vighieen priviloges andbe ) Dy all ith 0) i Eecond-—To lewve for a term or In perpetuity the works of the company, finished and intiniabod® with tho right vo complete them decording to the charter and plaus gf the company. Mird>-To loan wn amount of capital, upon adequate se. curity, sufficient to complete the improvements to the | Ohio river, Fourth—To undertake, as contractors, to contplete the work, receiving in payment the bonds of the company, watisfuctorily secured, the usual form of contracting being ‘observed, with ful! right of control op the part of te com- pany by fis officers and agents, The Board ca only reply that the company is not in'con- dition to act without the previous or concurrent action of gislature, Nevertheless, they are brougat to the notice of the stockholders for such action on their part as may be decmed proper.”’ 4 The report of the President on this as upon a series of other subjects connected with this improvement was re- ferred to a committee of thirteen, who reported back, among other regolutions, whe following, which was adopted:— Resolved, That the President be requested to continue Lis correspondence with Mr. E. de Bellott des Mininieres, with a view to the negotiation of an arrangement for the completion of the James River and Kanawha canal, upon terms reco rgd to the Board of Directors, subjoct the approval of the General Assembly. Our Nebraska Correspondence. Omana Crry, N. 'T., Oct, 27, 1859. The Demosratic Territory of Nevraska— Prospect of a Con- test in Comgress Uy the Republican Canlidate-—Mining News—Crops—Horse thieves—General News, ce. ‘The election of General Experience Bstabrook, the do- mocratic candidate for Congress from Nebraska, by about three hundred majority, with all the locatisms and the arraigning of all the factions and cliques possible against Gen. E., is certainly a triumph for the Nebraska demo: eracy, and establishes the fact that the Territory is ho- nestly detaocratic by about five hundred majority. Since the first attempt at party organization here the Torritory bus been claimed and proclalined republican by » good round majority ; but the opposite is now full hed. Mr. Daily, the defeated cusdidate, did hard service during the canvass. He was energetic and persevering, and really polled a larger vote than probably any other candidate from the republican party could. The vote stands, Estabrook 882, and Daily 603. The eutiro de- mocratic Territorial ticket is elected. ‘the dofeated candidate bas been spending a brief season of Jate here, in the vain hope of obtaining some faint hope of contest: ing Gen. Kstabrook’s seat in Congress, and thereby, ac- cording to past usage, resuscitate his’ camypalgn-rid tod puree, and “enjoying life” very much, as our Nantucket whalemen do just off from a tong cruise. ‘The Council’ (or what is sometimes termed the Senate) of our Territorial Assembly hoids over frem last year aud isdemocratic. ‘The House, elected on Qe 1th fust., is probably democratic, From the mining region on our west reports still con- tinue of the most flattering character from miners return- ing to the States to winter and obtaio mills and outtits, Tho rush thither in the spring from the States will, I think, far exceed that of last spring. An average of eight dollars per day is the estimate for those who may be termed successful, ‘The crops of corn and potatoes are not as largo as many anticipated they would be. Iscarcely think the average yield of corn will be over fifteen bushels to the acre, and potatoes not as much. ‘There has been considerable excitement here concern- ing what appears to be an organized band of horse and house thieves, and many heretofore respectable citizena are implicated. Some three are in jail here now. Tho United States Grand Jury, now in session here, is busily engaged in ferreting out false pre-emptions, &c., and have been in session about two weeks, with a pro- spect of business enough to keep them in gession for a few weeks longer. The weather continues quite pleasant and summer bke. Mr. Hooper, the delegate elect from Utah, passed through here a few days since. | INTERESTING FROM THE PACIFIC. Gur San Francisco Correspondence. Saw FRrancisoo, Oct. 14, 1859. PREPARATIONS YOR THE RECEPTION OF GENERAL SCOTT. We are making great preparations to give General Scott aworthy reception, The Golden Age, which the distin- guished veteran is on board, has not arrived up to this moment—half an hour before noon. Thenews of his in- tended visit reached here a few days ago by overland mai},and ithas been confirmed by the Uncle Sam, which arrived last night from Panama, with the passengers that left New York Soptember 20 on the North Star. The following order was on Wednesday evening issued by Brigadier General Haven to the commanders of different companies in the city:-— Heapgvacrers Sxcoxp Briganr, Szcoxp Divisio, SAN FicaNctsco, Ort, 12, 1859. —The companies attached to the Brigade will in instant readiness, npon the arrival of the anama, to offer an escort reception to Lieutenant General Scott, U. S. 4, General Commanding. By order Brig. Gen. J.B. Hoy on. hh, A. COBB, Lt. Col. A. A. G. ‘The signal for the various companics to assemble at their respective armories will be the sound of martial music throngh the streets of the city. The reception will be, as generally, by the military. The sarviving repre- sentatives of the various regiments of the campaign in Mexico, who reside bere, will be present, and we feel as- sured, from the enthusiasm already exhibited, that that | reception will be one not only gratifying to our distinguish- | ed yisiter, but will retiect credit on the miltary of this di- | vision. i When the Golden Age is telegraphed every member of | Yelunteer companies, and all these who haye served under the distinguished veteran, will ropair to Culifornia street, where the line of egcort will be formed, at any hour by day or night. | The Herald, epcaking of General Scott’s anticipated arrival, remarks:--Whenever, in his whole life, his country’s interests have demanded personal sacrifices or involved danger or personal’ inconvenience, those sacri- fices have been made, and all danger and inconvenience have been disregarded. If the government has deemod General Scott's services on the Pacific coast essential his arrival may be expected with ail confldence. But, inde- pendent of his great and exemplary zeal for the interests of the service, it has long been the wish of the General to visit California. His sword won it; to his ndant military genius and consummate strategic skill the American people owe, in a great measure, the acquisition of this rich and thriving State. Of no man living do they, fee) go proud, nor is there one for whom they entertain such @ devoted sentiment of affectionate veneration and respect. It is eminently meet that the poople of San Francisco should testily their great regard for the dis- tinguished veteran, that all may know that we are not wholly insensible to true merit or unappreciative of gon- uine greatness. We have had political receptions, for po- litical ends, now let us do ourselves honor by becomingly recelving and entertaining the most humane and accomi- plished Warrior of the age. SUMMARY OF XEWR. At the close of business on the 10th int., the amount of funds remaining in the State Treasury was $344,231. Julius Levy, a Hebrew, was fined $2500n Monday last | by Judge Hager, of the Fourth District Court, for con- tempt. Levy was ono of a jury who was instructed to | Tender a sealed verdict on tho preceding Saturday morn- ing. He failed to appear at that time, aod when sum- moned positively refused to comply with the order of the Court, on the ground thatthe day was the day of atone- ment, the most solemn religious anniversary observed by the Jews. ‘The juror in no manner before the refosal in- timated his intention to be absent, nor did he speak of the day ofatonement either to the Court or to the jurors up to the moment the verdict had ben agreed on and the jury feparated. Much assumed indignation against the Judgo has been got off by a fow of the newspapers here, who Feek in this way to pander or trockle tothe Jews, who are numerous and extensively engaged in business.’ ‘Tho Judge unquestionably treated Levy as he would have treated o Christian under similar circumstances—no bet- ter, no worse. The Jews no doubt understand the motives of their zealous newspaper defenders. The agents of Charponing & Co., contractors for carry- — mail between Placerville and Sty J via Salt Take, failed on Wednesday last to call for the mail, and the temporary service has in consequence been given to Lewis Brady & Co., who immediately despatched a stago to Salt Lake C)ty with the mails. A rumor has prevailed in the city for several days that a filibustering expedition is in course of organization, Sonora being the quarter in danger. Judge Kckles, of the Utah District Court, arrived at Genoa, Carson Valley, October 11. He is on his way to the Fastern States, via San Francisco. Judge Sinclair is alao on his way w the Atlantic. Jndge Cradelbaugh opens Court in a few days at Genoa, Carson Valley. A breach ofpromiso caso was tried in the Fourth District Court this week, the parties to the action being Germans. ‘The plaintiff, Fiivabeth Hildebrand, claimed $20,000 from. J, Matheson, but the evidence, though establishing the wo- man’s weakhees, did not disclose a promise to marry. A non-suit was granted. A decree of divorce has been granted by tho Sierra county District Court, in the caso of Eliza MoGurk vs. Wil- am MeGurk. Fdmund Morn:,n native of Irota killed on Thesiay iagt i Yolo coun ing froma wagon. Deceased was apd leaves 9 fom was accidental by aceidentally talt- ut thirty years old, J. W. Sterrett, nivent, bas been discharged from hig debts in Sietia county. * Andrew Collens, w nntive of New York, aged 24 years a sailor on hoard the ship David Crockett, was killed yesterday by failing om aloft to the deck, The British steamshi Forwood is to be withdrawn from the route between this city and Vietoria and sent back to England. It has been found that she will not pay, In con- fequence of being unable to particioate in the coast trade, ‘Tho Forwood was sent here from kngland with the expec- tation that the traffic in freight and would sup- porta steal but the American ships, having the a vantage of ‘eur, into way ports, have left the agonts of bm Forwood no other conrse to pursue than to send her ome. BE. H. Burns, who was arrested on a chargo of om. Dezuling moucy belonging to Langton & Co., expressmon at Downieville, has been discharged, no proof having bocn produced against him. the ji t ao te le AT AUETRE, # Jato fire in Auburn, Placer county, destroy Portionot the town, ‘Tn iossis sot down at SOF ceo nes following is & list of the euiforern:— jenuo Credit, hotel and restaurant, $2,000; Wola, Fi & Cos Sayre building, 82,005 Bh Boonina on eee j= Davis, building, fruita, & i 00," Harney & Kinvdy, Hvery stable, $1 Me aia? Terideaee, 6 Marky, resideuce, $500; William | Brittain, butcher, $2,600; Davideon & June, lijuora, $0 gars, &e,, $2,000; William ¥, Miler, building, $2,200; Tae foyetts Faloon » Proprietor), $2,600; Lavidson, cloth a cine Caen Galicspia & Ca, Clothing store, $4,000;, Marks, dlothing’ store, $2,000; about twenty five’ Cinuess: Ores, brothels, &e.,°16,000; Ro Saunders, two smalt | dwelling houses, $400; Pr. Marks, County Hospital, $8003, ‘Olt Methodist Church, ornia Howse 100; Gor Gordon, 003 ; paddler abop, ; Bradford, barber 8! houses, $1,500— 867,000, - Gagley, of the American Hotel, lost two gold watches and other jewelry by theft, Other ‘partion had articles etolen from them. DR PACIFIC RAILROAD CONVENTION, ‘The utive Committee of the Pacific Kaitruad Conyon- tion have preered @ memorial wo Congress to which aa Cunense number of signatures will be attuched. It wots 1. ‘That the national government should aid in the Gon- struction of the road, by tho guaran wy of five per cent per apovm interest for twenty years upon the actual cost of the rend Brant liberally of the public lands to » That it should aid company. si ‘That the pation allow the party who stiuet the road within five years from the date af aie oe tract, alternate sections of the public domain, on both sides - the rend, oe thirty miles wide; but if they requira ouger than five years to coustruct the road, only have ten seetions deep on each sidy, ener a 4. bat the nation donate to this State all the lands, not taineral, within her litnits, and pay to Onerae the civindund, Dow amounting to $2,708,512, whiea laads aud monry shall be devoted to the constraction of the read. i this State. és 5. That Congress gravt similar favors in all respects to. regen. 6. That Congress romit al! duties on material te be used u the construction of the ro MARRIAGES A D DEATIG. . 60, Oct. 9, by Tov. F. Moosbuke, Mr, Johann Brious (of the firm Gera Browe- Typ to Migs Henrietio Bille, both of thot city, LAKESIBY—MOC) 61 ln Folsem, Oct. 1, Sta Biakesley to Letty 3 1 seat’ BINGHAN—PaRRY.—In <anta Cruz, Oct. 2, Samuel W. Bingham to Fuizubeth Parry. Cones—Lrvy —In San lrancicco, Oct. 10, Charles o- hey to Amelia Levy. Contey—Cuni pens —In St, Helena, Napa county, Oct. 2, Jacob Coney to Rebeery &. Cail Riis ere. Fiscurn—Wisway.— ih North San Jaap, Oct, by RB. Farquhar, Esq., Loui Fischer to Mics Agatha Wioman, Fine—SArens.—In Santa Rosa, Oct. 7, by Kev. Me. Glover, A Five to Mrs. Amana al! Sanders, Hastert—McDxkwoty.—In San Francisco, Oct. 7, James Raslett to Mary MeLermott. Ixman--Young.—In Napa Valiey, Oot. 12, at the resi- dence of W, Tweed, Faq, by Rov. Mr. Veeder, Andrew Inman to Mies Ann E. Young _Lexpis—Manamy.—n San Francisco, Oct. 9, by Rev. i Gallagher, George Lanaic to Margaret Ana Ma- Lockr— Maconer —In San Francisco, Oct. 18, by Rov. H. Cummings, of Oroville, J. UL. Locke, of Knighv’s Forry, “on Joaquin county, to Mist Caroline A. Macomber, of Sag Francisco, MonRALI—Laxcaster.—In San Francisco, Oct. 9, by the Rev. E. B. Waisworth, Frauk D. Mor ° b Louisa tance , rrall w Maris 1 (clERs0T—Devree.—In Shasta, Oct. 3, . Father Rinaldi, James McDermit to Miss Mary pasion county, Oct 10, by lev, is, Dacian Wy a eee ty, Oct. 10, by Rey. dir. Dunla to Hattie Updegratt. sabi dincssestecass MoGays—Mauoxzy.—In San Francisco, Oct. 12, wt St. Mary’s cathedral, by Rov, Father Gallagher, Patrick MeGuna, of San Pablo, Contra Costa county, to Johanuud ney. McMaNce—MoCans.—At Mark Wost Crock, Son: county, Oct. 9% John G. MoManus to Sirs, Hiza “jane on. Marzas—Scnctre —In San Francisco, Sep’. F. Mocmbake, Mr. Cristian Matzen to ‘oss Mary wae PaRKRR—LEWis.—In San Francisco, Oot. 12 5 B Cheney, Joueph M. Purkor to Lindo Lewis’ \TE—HAUSCHILD.—In San Francisco, Sept. 27, by Rev. F, Mocehake, Christian W. E. Plato to ‘Mise liza ‘Helens Reppick—McKxxzm.—In Volcano, Oct. 6, Robert Red- dick to Christiana McKenzio. Dee In Han Francia, Oct 11, before Ww. |. Culver, J. P. (according to the custom of Friends) Mary Pearson, de Voiney W. Still to Anua ; Sraxizy—Roac —In La Porte, Oct. 6, b; . GAL Pieree, W. B, Stanley to Jeunie Roach. FBV. ATERMAN—ELaAe7:R —In Sacramento, Oct 12, by Rev. % Newstadt, Moses Waterman to Diana Hleasser, 2 ‘DIED. Boces.—In San Francisco, Oct. 10, Whitman , aged 1 month and 23 days.” iio oad RDUN.—At Borden's Ranch, on the Mokelamne river, ” gone Borden, aged 53 years, nty, Ohio. Dicksoy.—In Santa Rosa, Se; . Dickson, wearers » Sept. 30, Martha A. : janveY.—In San Francisco, suddenty, Oct. 1 - pher Garvey, aged 69 years abd three Wotie ee HenTEAN—In Marysville, Oct. 10, suddenly, Warren M. ‘Jxs1xG8.—In San Francisco, Oct. 10, Hannah F., dangh- rer of David A. and Nancy P. Jj aged 4 ye iene toa 2d cy P. Jennings; aged 4 years, 10 KENREY. Francisco, Oct. 12, Catherine youngest daughter of Mrs. A. Kenney, anative of Ade. tale, Australia, aged 12 years, 4 moutiis aud Ove days, HAN. —At Gulch, Trinity county, Sopt. Mra. J. Leaban, aged about 24’years. Pe Morr.—At Motiavill y ara Se” le, Caron Valley, Oct. 1, Isanc Mott, j1ieR.—In Sacramento, Oct. laddow ily of Veter Miller, agod tien wis _Nesmrn—aAt Oroville, Oct. 4, Eliza C. Nesbitt, New York, daughter of William and Mary Nesbitt, one it years, Francisco, Oct. 13, Col. James M. Panrs.—In_ San Phillips, aged 57 years. USSELJ.—In San Francisco, Oct. 1: nuasell, aged 56 years, formerly of Nemsasiieantan Dae ay vuuvaN.—In San Francisco, Oct. 13, Agnes, dang! of Willium and Ellen Sullivan, aged 4 yn aie Wnrre.—In San Francisco, Oct. 11, Thomas Herbert, son. = sme A. and Emma A. White, aged 4 months ‘and Phe San Francisco, Oct. 11, Thomas Welch, aged News from San Juan Island. THE BOUNDARY DISPUTE IN PUGET SOUND, OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE. San Francisco, Oct. 14, 1859, The steamship Brother Jonathan arrived this morning from Victoria, bringing news froin all parts of Pugot Sound to the 10th inst. Everything remained quict at San Juan. The troops on the island have been lately engaged in strengthening the defences of the Place. Mr. Griffin, Hudson Bay Company’s agent at ‘San Joan, has notified the Land office at Olympia, W.T., that be cau & pre-emption for the farm occupied by him on the id. It is currently reported, says the British Colonist, that a new Governor, named Howe, in place of Douglass, is short ly expected. If correct, it is probably the Hon. Joseph Howe, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. From @epecch made by him some months ago, wo were led tp understand that ho expected a governorship, A letter from San Juan appeared in tho Times of this city some time ago, in which un Mnglish view of the diffi- culty was presented, and in which it was stated that the officers stationed on the island concurred. Tho following card has been published in reply :-— A letter in your paper of Septem! headed “Facts about the Ban Juno Occupeasy eat dried an aes Teland, Puget Lest es tember 2, 1859." From the style of | that communication sht be supposed that it was writen by some one in the military profession who was stationed hera. ‘Though the letter seems of un extraordinary character, under present circumstances we should be constrained to pase Kt un- noticed, did it not purport to retlect the views of the officers here. Orin te ocean rd tenet: mate that thes jouer meets. army now stationed on faiand, wend erroneous impressions concerning us may be corrected, ‘we would reapectful Dea reasons fay requ tat you would insert this in the San Joan Isuasn, W. T. 1860, ‘The undersigned, oilers of the antay suatoeed ‘army, stationed forward o yon for pibileatioa the’ above. communica: you are at liberty do so, te might L, ©, Hunt, Capt. 4th Infantry, Casey, Lt. Col, iS in Decanso ar. ‘Datias, recast ot y Company, deman with threats, Cotler, the Amoriean, $100 for tbe ‘ pig” killed by hier Pioneer recommends him to absolve his allegianco- first, Tho Pioneer calls on its readers to support the Patriotic move of General Harney as regards San Juan. and bopes the Cabinet ut Washington will do the same.” When Justice peonrey, returned to San Juan tho other day, says the British , and the American anthori- ties would not allow his baggage toland, he communicated, the fact to Captain Preven Of tho Satellite, He soguaint- Bey toy Mr. DeCourcy was allowed to land. bag oo Nan i ee en bn the same journal, meri who rej n pp the ‘pudiates entircly the act of the: inspector juan, He ks none of rmen were driven away. However that ay te we derived ‘wero Another ‘ra commute Hy the local athorties of San ean about a woek ago. William Moore, a British subject, was ar- rested for having, ag he informs us, a bottle of whiske: in bis possession. He was kept some time onder arrest, and compelled to work in the trenches. He wag after Wards searched in the presonco of a sergeant, who sald: he bad orders to do so from Mr. Crosbie and Lieutenant aot They found on his Person $100, of which $75 was ia others; wae ne aly the, ins Unlnd ates, . that not only tho lawarot i but of Washionton Territory, aro astorecd ant are preme on San Juan, To which an “Old Resident” replies, in tho Gazette of I notion the next day: Jn this morning's iesue of the British Colonist, an item headed “san Juan Again,” in which the editor tries to make out that the rights of a British subject have been imposed on in San Juan by the American authori- facts aro, those Wiliam Moore, —_ “che nh months ago claimed to bo an Amoriow citizen, and who was taken care of by the authorities- ef Whateom county, W. T., when ho was sick and dosti tote, and im fact penniless, now wishes to. stander his Denefactors, He was arrested at San Juan, andor a warrant issued by Judge Crowbie, for selling Yiqnor Without # livenso; (he olicuce was proved om lis by ta