The New York Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1860, Page 3

A NBW YORK ‘AERALD, ABMOVAL oy THE DE sor. | News frem Havans, &. Themas, the Bahamas, dic., die. "The steamer Be Soto, frem Havana and New Orleans, arrived at this port yesterday evening, ‘The nows by this arrival is not important. Great en- thusianm stt!! prevailed, and several festivities had taken or of | place in honor ef the victor’es of the Spaniards in Africa, oa r vein othe ‘Accounts frem Puerto Rlco, published im the Havana BS wetness hands of the | Papers, show that the excitement im that little islane te q eetyminel and compost ral a also very great; 80 that, while there is an admitted scar- ‘There ave, as m! well anticipated, many points | city of the circulating medium, over $300,000 has been the se know, none pees aay, galt with, bus #0 far | subscribed for the African war, ‘the kill and gor! judgment of the locating Ey gered eyard We mention of feasibility. and ‘praction Our Havana SAW, so Re we the yeiond cieialien ew: She are Havana, Mareh 14, 1860. Vn cccte” ae eae (ielets and the, sneer | Balt at the Polece, in Honer of the Teuan Victeriee—lhe ‘eest of roads actually constracted undef mest | Fras and the Company Assisting—Nave of Ancther Vie- mfavoradte circumstances, tory, and tts Rifecte—Ihe Killing on Board Oe American ‘Taat problem which has beon fraught with the greatest a ms We . is the problem of the snows and cold, and it i¢ | Bark ‘‘Henry Warren,” of Bath—Spanish War Vows Wen ts that the greatest stress of argument has been | for Vera Crus—Markels, de. Sees pe sehr nn soma | The tauan ml, whi bons hong dfre ma- eve arguments and prejudices have rested, Tavo been | i06 the hearte of our makiens pine foraction, eame eff om 86 loss to find them, t me Out, if you can, the relia | Sunday night—the fourth innovation upon the sacred and Mo information regarding tho depth f mow abd the i. august season of Lent, with a touch of carnival extrava- Eee inert woul oto form even an average | B8nce. LAs Iacndeaneaghca- tice gsacahiated lo mt those saloens. combined 2 Pisutenant Mullan clones bie letter with an claborate | jy of tna tin ery a argument against the objections which have been pepsin ' j oe Northern radios those who could by chance get a taste of it. Many could work wou! rendered inoperative Wy snew- look in the distance, without enchantment, J Were opened to the crowd at one o'clock in the morning— ! of Sree mit yom sie the first im social position were the most hungry, and of j - Boynton, lato deputy clark im the House of Repre- | course led the way, and they kept it, until there was not, _Wentatives at Washington, who was arrested by Captain Dewling of the Sixth precinet police om Friday, on suspi ive of having been @ government defsniter, has beeD | immense crowd. he Pall was opened by a @imebarged from custody. Captain Dowling telegraphed } rano, leading off with the gay Aldania, and the ‘te Washington in relation to the affair soon after the =e ops nara en Dee pee ae oe tee ‘@ad epon recctving an answer from the authorities in , to the value of millions, were mingled im the ity te the effect that there was no charge against the pri. | whirling mazeof the ‘Cuban dance.”” Of many strangers, | wener, he immediately released him from custody. Mr. Sena ae ee re with = ‘pronounces the rumors that have been circulated a toe, fair brows, blue eyes and lovely forme, envied j ‘against bim faleo in every particular, and says he defies y many @ diamond cased condesa, ing ip & | Mestre serainy mio ba ec conduc Be pro | fete: casmnehat homes dunce a oy, bee , Weses remaining in this city until he receives some letters | public—of New York city—Mr. and Miss Havemeyer, j frem Wathington which will completely exonerate him | with fuil developements, the lady richly dressed; Mrs. , Moma! blame in the charges that have been circulated | Levieon; Dr. Tucker, Datly News; Dr. and Mrs. ‘Main: , Pespecting his character for honesty and integrity. LETTER FROM MR. T. €. BOYNTON. and naivet of TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. manners, and face that aoe poor, earns w several ; New times, and still the desire to nger look again; Mies | ‘Youx, March 18, 1860. | Otis and Miss Elicott, with evident admiration upoa’ their ‘Theft home nearly six months ago, with the intention / ‘@f spending a short time from this country. After an par ld gar ig bride a life —— , where, unconscious! reated ‘Wbeence of a month I hastened to return, and arrived in J Ofinterest, But excuse meit ie ussiets-I cannot tell all ‘Mie city the latter partef Inst week, intending, aftera J the charms red im this thousand nights of story and ‘& day or two of rest, to return to my residence. ied thr into one. bored gp nga- gg an. Friday afternoon my atvention was called, in an unplea- | Meeries in ali “womanly accomplishments "and want manner, to variews rumors amd charzes seriougly | grace, and yet no one felt it—so Rego iy Bh prejedicial to my official position and public character. mem. while she Cay a) open ago her ; Up to that time I wes entirely ignorant of the fact that my | o¢ phog sehen, and his a Fev clgwye P and the Consul General presented our count wo General iad beget Mmeaicated. I at once addressed myself to the subject to | the Captain his lady, by whom oceasion of cbarges ef soch untruthfulness— | most graciously received, slouched bats incluied. sue basencss. J hope to be able in due time tothoreughly | By the De Soto, arrived yesterday in two daysand two mift the maiter. hours from New Orleans, we have the news of another During the eight years in which I have been associated | ¢*Pensive victory over Moors Toe wih the tat Washin; feel cartain that no | T8*t accumulated since the Carlos troubies is off the perton could be found who have hed the ass: of ry ‘of every public duty in consonance | Ve? and jays subdued by civilization xt the mercy Sin ny mere convictions, 1 lanes ‘maokind = are wer harsinss haliegdtelmccrng bon fhagaein 9 geod opinion of wi seems to indifferest to me— acco igence— waiting Kern. wi _ So ehow a siogie act or e: 7 pa hg arrived last evening, at eight o’clockesto confirm.” When Se eS ek ten | i ade ‘weate more powder, but not another bal} during aa. z a: ree PE ps abil a mp peg pee, Benes Weems. me ‘If 1 wee guiity, as indicated by the public prints to I ‘second mate in an affray on board ‘veasel, } ‘phleh my stventica hes been citeae] trust tet those whe and dangerously stabbed the mate, ft appears from the | Bmew me at all familisriy willaccord to me discretion and | testimony was badly beaten upon the head with a mallet | sense enongh to got bave returned “into the jaws of | oF arliz spike befere he resorted to the knife, which he | death,” or woto ‘the tomb of ali the Capuicts.”” uted 80 fatally; and as he was pressed down to the deck | ““She’ occasion of my absenca was kncwn to afew per. | When he drew and used hie knife, it approximates very nearly toe case of scif-defence. The testimony im the case Will be forwarded to the United States for use on trial #onal friends. J ieft for reasons entirely personal to my- “ y che | of the veilor. welf, eat those,most assuredly, not of a acter, or which were associated with frieud or fos. Jo my friends, if any—and | would fain believe the: The Ocean Bird arrived from St. Thomas on the 11th. | Dave all deserted me during this “‘tempest ina ton pot.” No news of importance. The De Solo sale to-day a 3 hall be to renew our greeti and reooilec- . E | Soccer Gk gens ‘momesiatay ceesmant wan to |. The Spanish steam Berenguela cand Francisco de renguel Avis left for Vera Craz some days since, and, the report. still holds, for the purpose of giving aid to Miramou—not probavle—more likely to protect Spamish subjects and. their property. Business in sugars languid; No. 12 at9 rials, Freights as advieed. Exchange—London, 13}; to 14 premium; Northern, 23; 8&3}, do.; short New Orleans, 43; a 5 do. ‘be legion, I sball maintain such contentedners as my venience Lips and, in ‘ny own good time, upon nee ye i : 8. @ BOYNTON. | murder ofen American in Liverpool—The i eee re te pave fled to this +Our St. Themas ©: mtd Pi i bisa! Sr, Touas, March 1, 1860. Jam ovening detective Farley received a communica | oor me Markets—Prices of Provinons and Lumber— 4 @am from the Liverpoo! police of the: murder of an Amer- Vessels Unde R -4— Bah las ) Man im Liverpool, which, from what facts could be ob- ‘Wo have no "i | ideute or ‘ties of im 4 gained at the Coroner’s Inquest, the murderer was sup- 1 portance to report. The health of the town and island is 4 Based to have-fed to this country. Ht sceme thaton the end the flan 1 qvening of the 29th of January last, the mangled body of by site People ee ne 1} man was found id the lumber yard of Houghton & eee eee —— ; oe and-in consequence a slight decline in ‘leading articles of ee eevee siabicnrk taey cai nee ourtrade. Flour, of various brandsy€6 9 $7 76; meal, } Siaty broken, “The doooased prgreae De an ; | $60: $5 25; bread, $4; rice, $4 © 96; corn, 8730. per pene pacman tm age TF bushel; mess beef, $10 a $11; mess pork, $17 2 $18; nena was pricked.in India letters « hams, $12 a $13; butter, $18 a $22; cheese, $12 a $1: i eee ic Chickorena) mehie’ amd e paree ta foung | lard, $18 0 $14; codfah, $4 a $4 60; do. small, $2 2.62 50; Thon his person with the name Samuel D’Block. The de- | tary $4; pitch, &c., $3; spirits turpentine, 60c. a S5c. per ecased was known by sight by several, and when last | gajion; W. P. lumber, $20 a $20 50; pitch do., $242 $26; 4 Seem bo was in company with two men, one acabman, at | cedar $3 25; cyprens do., $2.25 » $6, accordin; 4 & Peblic bouse, corner of Regent Roed and gandhiil’s to size, dull. "Tobacco leaf, $11 a $14; do. cLewing, $18 Jane. They -were seen — during | » 920; do. 824, $26 a $28; nails, cut, from 84. to 12d., at y Which the deceased exhibited w it y. | $3 16.8 $4; whaleoil, 68c. a 70c.’ per galion; candies, is presumed that the who was with him decoyed 18 a $16; $40; stearine, a $04. es mould, $ ; sperm, $40; » ’ away and took him while in the cab to the above yard, Freights bave been active for somo weeks for small and there robbed him. One of the supposed murderers | yesseis:—Taken, British brig Huntley, 142 tone, molasses, Bea to this country, and a description was accordingly for- Arroyo, P. R., td Boston, $3 age; brig’ Fredonia, swarded to officer Farley, in hopes that he may be ar- | 259, ‘Spanish Main to New York, $16, port charges paid: 4 Zemted. As a large reward has been offered for his arrest, do. Ober, 149, Arroyo, P. R., and NewYork, 40c aud $3; i is to be hopod that the police will use every means t0 | park Montezuma, 213, and British schooner Eaterprise, 4 197 and capture the alleged murderer. $1, 8t. Jobns, P. R., and New York, p. t.; British schooner Kate, 104, Humacao and New Yerk, sugars, 40c. ; do. Milli- 1 ‘Pelice Intelligence. cent, Sr arg haa Clitton. He, Agere sage —A dietur! occurred ers, 3. bri obscot, y ir re | Phe cinenisnsengesprlohertnemthapretoreurreny at | Gwell, Arecibo and New York, sugars, 40c.; Briteh brig | qe corner of Second avenue and First street, on Saturday ‘Might, between 2 number of men whe had been celebrat. | ng Gt. Patrick’s dey, which resuited in a quiet inoffeasive 4 gitizen, named August Leverman, being knocked down 4 gma 80 severely beaten that his life is dezpaired of. One 4 @f the disturbers, it appears, threw & potatoe through the | widow of grocery store situated on the above corner, when the bar! \,, 182, Ponce to re, molasses, "$8 g. g.; 200, Mayaguez and Richmond, eugars, 4c; do. Wardale, 20, Arroyo and New York, 40c.; ‘itish bark Sarah <A. Bell, de. and do, $3, molasees: do. brig Billow, 189, Mayaguez, Baltimore, Philadelphia or New York, do.; do. Coronet, 103, do. molasses to New York, $3 ¢. g.; schooner A. 8. Felis, 116, do. to Wilming- ton, 4. 0., wrig Beaver, 200,’ Ponce to Now York, 4(c.; schooner Venloo, 167, Arroyo and New York, 40c. | Sar nerteaes Seas westiees Wk fous | sre Soinaee cet ewury, oo Bumbeate © Gloucester, Mags. , $550; bri Nel to ‘mocked him down. Policeman Cook, of the Seventeenth | bo und Now York, 40s. and $3; do. Znlicka, 388, to Ar. district, happened to be passing at the time and arrested | royo and New York, 40c. and $3; schooner D.fK. Arey, 100, Vghe aseailant. The injured man was conveyed to Bellevue | sx Croix to Boston, sugars, 85c., and ram. heon. {Hespital, where the physician in aiten jon, 60 days’ sight, $4 923; 0-94 95; the case 8 ‘one, and 8 reco- | United States, 6o days’ sight , 1 per cent ‘very was a matter of extreme doubt. Eagan was com- premium; 3 do. sight, iat lecan drafts, 34 disconnt to ‘mitted for examination by Justice Steers. par; Spanish doubloons, $16 8 $16 64; Me dollars, q Ata late hour on Saturday night, Martin Trusman, of 406 per cent premium; American gold, 2 per cent ‘Ne. 75 Mulberry street, and a man named John Hoy, got premium. Repsiring—Bark Evadne, from Ham} Roade; do. fate an altercation while under the influence of liquor, —, ‘ Icom Lamartine, in distress, caulkmg; brig Abby Jones, Gloa- and ht until Hoy was so exhausted that !t was deem- | cester, under curvey; James Engish, New tea Aerts to tae him to the New York Hospital. Haven, leaking; British ship Peeriese, leaking, cischarg- {Tresman was arrested by policeman McGrath, of the ing for repairs. | ; , and committed to the Tombs to awalt the reanit pe Rica = TE ballet are man’s injuries. Hoy is sapposed to have nelle ), March 10, 2860. The Genial Climate of Nassau—The Royal Victoria Hatel— Extension of the Building—The Residence gf Generab (Carrvre or an Auge Pioxpocum.—The pickpockets aid a thriving business during the progress cf the pro- on St, Patrick’s Day. Mr. Geo. H. 3 of Abandoned Slaver—Influe.of Strangers—Health of De t ‘mandig in Park row at Country, dc. wer caviontal ui eigenen ckacam 1 T° steamship Karnak arrived from New York to for examination by Justice Quackenbush. “The | day, bringing more inralide and people seeking slong Broadway arrested some half dosen-ef | q more’ genial clime than that of the United Sietee. eet pee as peuceneice Weer corer, ar go ‘The wonder is, where the continral influx finds accom- them. One or ee eer ine quite | modation. Ihavo previously said that the co,ernment it at being arrested, and threstened to prosecute | has (private enterprise not being bold enough @ enter Sows rie inprament, but the majority Of 4 i210 the speculation) establahed a hotel, “Tee her ticket swindler, seems to have bad but little oul ia eta a SOE laa On hundred persons or more, by extending the main building ‘y® party '] dy two wings. General Pierce and family resiie there, and jew, &C., to them. own is, Enon a ee agent, of if HH 20mm) tims. Sudseqt ~ Bis “Sates wey recet ates to the $100 a piece. = oe te ow ‘Vincents.’ ite order to j Cuanan oF Faun ‘the esteem in which he is held by the community, (as Sheltor, last, eager ces ce. The fo. 112 Chambers strect. The accused, it is alleged, ‘and the General “astonished that his rey 4 eee Shelton bemade, ‘Bridgeport, Coun. means of false ropresenta- rodsdcl in gning 808 of ribbons on cred procure i sinner tts Chambers steet, Oob of $199 worth «J.J. Finlayson” ar- used Was mean mart SS eeameabnen, th tes { inted ead ’ Police Court, where be was committed for exami- who fell Hi evidence, ther with the of her Salo o clever: The mame epeced Wa, passed 14 fame fate. - island Se eae ee northern breezes continue and are ut vigorating. INTERESTING FROM ST. DOMINGO, Attempts at Revelution—Auriferem Indica: tlons—The Tebacce Crep—Celcbra> ten of Washington’s Birthday, eos Ren ae Our St. Domingo Correspomdenec. Celebration of Washington’s Birthday—Change in Public Sr. Dommao Crry, Feb. 22, 1860. Sentiment—American Predilegtion of Senator Delmonte— The American Fleg Salwed— Prospects of More Intimate Commercial Relations—fhe Bay of Samana—Increase of American Vessels, &c., dc. ‘This old city of Columbus looks quite ively to-day, for it ie aM dressed out in flage in bonor of the birth ef Wash ington. As I walked from the vessel to my breakfast, at the Hotel de Commeree, I saw, with as much pleasure as sur- prise, that the Dominicans were joining in the colebra- tion. The star spangled banner was floating, in company with the white crose Of Dominica, from the balconies of many of the beat families in the city, as well as from ‘those of the most distinguished members of the govern- ment. I particularly noticed the large, elegant flags wav- img over whe palatial mansions of Don Domingo de la Rocha, Minister of the Interior, and Don Manuel Delonte, President of the Senate. ‘This ie & change from the times when the followers of the Haytien mulatto, Baez, dragged the American flag through the streets, and shouted insulte at the house and family of our Consul, The Haytiens—that is, thoee wire hate the Americans, who want to drive the whites from the ieland, and who wish to bring it al) under the negro rule of Hayti—have lost their power, but their Furopean friends bave bad it all their own way with this cabinet unti] within a few months back. ‘This anniversary of Washing‘on’s birthday is the fret time that such & fine display of Americanism bas been witnessed im St. Domingo. T was here from St. Thomas last year, and there were but three American finge to be seen anywhere along the streets, except at the Consuiate. Two of these were pnt out by colored famiiee from the United States, and the other hung mournful and solitary from the balcouy of Senator Delmonte. Thie iDastrious Dominican is s0 bald. ly and traly Awserican that his only son, Don Joaquin Delmonte, wae at that very time domiciliated in the United States with a view to naturalization. This morning the case was different. With the first fash of sunrise the American flag was ron up at the residence of Generel Gazneau, and at the United States Coneulate, and then the American mercbantmen rattled off a nation- e} salute in'fine style. To make sure of the count, ene y Kutle brig—the Helen Janes of Boston—repeated the twenty-one gune at noon, to the andisguised satiefaction of Uhoee of the inbabitante who had bung the stare and spon’ stripee-on their outer walls. Now, what bas created this entire change of feeling the Dominicans? y sbout it this morning, said to me:—‘‘This fickle people among bated and denounced the Americans @ ago for a uation ef pediers and Glibusters, and now are going mad for everything American. There is not‘s0 much as a Yankee saw an }, Sagar mills and rice mills, as plovgh of a scythe among them, and yet they are clamor. aug ie i ou things were gifts from hesven, and they knew how to use them.”” And it ecems to me that the Dominicans have the right of it; for the geverai introduction of such labor doing and labor saving machines as the Yankees know how to vavent and use, is about ali that is required to make this fine countsy @ paradise. They have never had a fair chence to t them, because they have been always kept ia hot water by foreign intermeddiing. Tho wise policy of Mr. Buchanan has drawn this peo- ment of the ships anc me! effe ports Another step in ou the great piain scallop shell ” Dominicans to maintain their inde; per, their trade with our thatof Porto Rico. half as much as that of point if affairs go on Americapizing It was beginning at the right spot when the United States sent to the Dominicans the utility of more tioms between such near neighbors, and people Ltt Sauces them. The results agent steamers on the ‘Yuna River and The next thing was to.get the restrictions on American ie removed, and have them put cpon the footing of the most favored nations. This is now al) but done. It is universally reported that this wili be de- creed next month, although there is yet no treaty to that with the United States. The Americans bad been almoet driven out of this field by the French, English and Dutch traders. highly favored by treaty, but on its being understood we were to have as fair a chance as other nations, our veasels begin to show themselves again in the Dominican ple out of the mire, and now thatthey begin to find their | feet on firm American ground, before them, they mean to hold to it, ‘The only way to save this State from being swallowed vp by the Haytien negroes is to-keep cloge to the United | ‘States; and it is the President’s policy mee. If they pros. ports Tn fact, it ought to be worth to us full ‘Cuba; and it will come upto at their present rate. HY 5 int to sho are sent an envoy here g g E ep z E i i i 5 - favor-of American intereste was the ro mission Of al! duties whatscever on machinery, farming implements and mechanics’ tools. A iar, aiready been taken by an enterprieing Northern house, for the display and eale oo liberal terma, of hand, horse and steam machines of every description. Ihave but touched upon @ few of the featuree of im- provement which struck me most on my returo after an abeence of ten months, but there are many ovhers of qual interest which I may take up another time, Br. Dommnco Crrv, Feb. 25, 1860. Futile Attempt at Revotution—The Unsettled Condition of the Country— Its Great Natural Wealth— Desire of the Peo- ple for Close Alliance with Ameri:1—Frightfui Picture of Bocial Lifo—Reflections on Wendell Phillips’ Lecture om. Toussaint V Ouverture—Civilization of the Negro—Great' Demand for Amerizan Machinery— Decrease in the Orop | of Tobacco—Appearances of Gold, dc. q Another amail attempt at revolutionsince my lar: bas | been summarily suppressed. On the 16th inst. six pris soners were brought up from Higney, and rumors prevail- ed of an outbreak in that quarter. The man-of-war schooner “27th of February’? was at once despatched to the acene of action, and we since learn thst al] is sgain qciet in the insurgent district. Higney ‘# situated to windward of San Domingo City, and distant about four days journey by land. Afew weeks since large numbers of natives passed through this city, ostensibly or « pilgrimage to our Lady of Alte Gracia at Higney, but ae these ‘‘piigrima” came from the suspected district of Agus, wi the last reyo- lution broke out, it is questiogabie w! thusiaem alone led them to dor “the sandalahoon and religious ¢n- ‘This unfortunate land bas had something too much of these periodical shakes, for revolutions they are not, ex cept in the Jim Crow sense. The separation from Hayti took place in 1845, and unt now, the republic has pur- sued a weak and yacillating policy—joalousy ard digcord fomented, industry paralysed, foreign influence prevail- ing to foster this unhappy condition, till the country be- came literally the football of France, England and Spain, kicked to and fro as suited their various moods of policy. To-day there appears the dawn of s beiterstate. The present government is made up of the intellect and energy of young Dominica, and one element of its strength is its yearning for closer relations with the great repubiic of the North, a growing desire to simulate her beneficent institu- tions and foliow im the footsteps of her more fortunate peopie. They are growing weary of the incubusof Euro- pean protectorates and disposed to throw them off allege- ther and strike out on their muscle. In the ciassic lan- guage of the younger Dow, “So mote it be.’” ‘This country ie naturally as beautiful and rich, and abounding in all that is required to make a Stato great and prosperout, as when Columbus first visited it and gave such glowing pictures of ite surpassing wealth and loveliness. One not familiar with the land im ite length and breadth, on reading those passages in Irving’s History might interpret them as the offspring of ® poetic imagination inflamed by the success of great discoveries—Dbut such is not the case The mineral resources are here. Here are virgin forests of all the choicest cabinet and dye woods known tw com- merce. Here are broad pasture land richest arable soil. Kghted the eye of ad valleys cf the Here are the same rivers that so de- the great discoverer, and the same genial, balmy climate thet gieddoned hie heart. Bot this is all that cam aid. When we come to speak of ths poo- ple it must be something in the laconic yet expressive style of she tre ey writing so officlal report of social With @ bright prospect | © encourage the will be worth more than tefl i who were chat du‘iding has MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. » pee yong Sad Hee, ip Proportion, greatness and long ages of rous power. xpreseid! be soul bi look now of @ le sadness would tinned soins and see the death in life the great preyoudersnee sf packs tos e epondersnee in the absence afasy enforced system of labor. Charies O’Conor, that every man must do the common and that he who can — for won't work must and Di ry “gun to prevall here. wl pag Eeeeneciied end come «me many asylums lor these peop! expect any! om them m the of work. Hence they squat nayonere and ev 4 The remnant of grandeur nts a © the eye of the observer, Nae of mee confidence; but there is ig melancholy about the dition of the free bigger. Tt is simply nakedly dis- ting. As Br04 frien Pccvmg mK gical rer, CLC® before Gener: el ‘bogas gener: ie but'spushy chap) turned free saller, they fave turned to oul read his lecture in the Hxaa of lat, under atree at La Mata » halt way between Cotny and Conception de la Tt was diverting. Toussaint l’Onverture, if the ai s ghost had apy sense of the ladicrous in Bature, must have ‘ Ya, ya’d,” on hear- tog of it. His resemblance to Napoleon, as depicted by Phillips, was almost too good— aty thoughte—so did horees to death—so could Toussain! the way, John — alluded to this remarkable accomplishment of Ce pussous,’’ when he said that a ‘“‘nigger’s sternum was poison to horse’s back.) There was another it of resemblance between these great men which ips everlooked. Napoleon, when in council with his gone- vals, would sometimes reach out for a pinch of snuff and help bimeelf from apybody’s box, afterwards put the box in his et, through preoccu) - eaint bad the same habit of pocketing things while dining at the tables of hie friends—not snuff boxes, ss in his care, but 2) 8. Now, with all due deference to Phil- tp I would respectfully suggest that there is one test by which the Saxon race aro disposed to measure greatness, which he omitted to cite, or his argument would have fallen to the ground; and the! is the power to create, achieve, accomplish results, Iwoukl have taken pleasure im showing the cioquen! gentleman some of the results achieved by Tourenint }'Uuverture which would also bave explained to him how I came to be ike ‘Ty nus, under the ehade of a wide sarenting tree) instead of enjoying the borpitali:y of some ‘black Napoleon,” at the time aforesaid. i had left Cotny while the sentinel wt Yet at their posts, and it being now ten e’clock ry nd having ridden thirty miles, I hed hauled up at thie rancho for breakfast, La Mata de Pina contains one house of one acy ee one reom ane serene tee a. Tt 18 an exceedingly airy apartment, having holes in roof and holes i the eden. It contains no furniture of apy description. When I arrived, there were assembied at this ettale, and squatimg on earthy floor, seven “black Napoleons,” ic a8 many stages of filth and disease, three or four women and numerour chiliren, The cos- tome of the party was similer to that of Gen. Jackeon when Major Jack Downing eurprised him by au early morning visit, which consieted, according to the Major, of ‘‘o’emamos? nothin’ at all.” The predominating feature of this interesting group wae dirt. Some were afllicted with leprosy, ana one of the ‘‘Napolsous’’ had his feet nearly eaten off dy jiggers. An old sew, with a growil Progeny, bung around the threshold, while tracks of ‘wood lice were seen upon the door aillz,and I felt sure that fleas and o:her vermin abounded upon tho parsons of the happy family witbin. They received mo in scleran siience, Jn reply to my inquiries they bad nething to sell. I asked Jor water. They suid there was water in the river, but they bad no drinking veesele. after eating, or whenever they felt thirsty, they were not to proud to go to the river and driuk. Not having the deti- cate appreciation of psture’s nobility that Phillips has, lief thie mansion and jay upon tbe green eward under s tree til! my guide came up with the sandwiches and claret, and there I read Philips’ lecture. ‘Inis je the etyie of civilzation bequeathed by the great Tovesaint. Phillips will A the description ‘8 exag- gerated, that they must have bad some furnitare, say & log or two to sion, or a gourd to arink from. So 2 should say. They ceriainly muss, bot they didn’t. They weve purely animals. They bad not only nothing to sit upon or sleep upen, nothing to eat from or with—neither plate, knile fork nor spoon—but no gourd, calabash or birehen cup to drink from. | When hungry they eat roow and the of the wild hog, and when thirety they went to the river and Iay down upon their bellies to drink—and this, not in Sahara or on the steppes of Tartary, but in @ terrcetial Paradise like San Domingo. Now, I wasonce an admirer of Wendell Phillips. I re. member his fine claseic face as I saw him at Cambridge mm my youth’s summer, and afterwards when I listened wkh boy hood’s rapture to hie scholarly lecture upon the ‘‘Lost Arts.” What & pity he bas never travelled down South! ‘Too much Boston has upset him. 1 hear he has joined the mutual admiration society of that city, which every Sunday evening assembles upon Boston Common and dances in a ring around Frog Pond, ail singing— Bosting is Spey, And 80 is Phiiadelpby ; ‘You shal) have @ sugar plum, ‘And Yl have one myself-y. But enough of the TF question—a bad egg at best. On the 27th inst., which is the anniversary of the nation’s independence, Congress will assemble. Willard’s and Brown’s are tiling up fast, there being one Congressman ateach. Five more are t arrive, which wiil compielethe Ddody. One of the first questions to come before them is ‘the navigation by steam of the river Yuna, as proposed by a Baltimore company represented here by Mr. Yager, of that city: From what! can learn, Mr. Yager has a good prospect of obtaining the privilege. A great ¢cmand for American machinery is springing up, and eevere! sugar and corn mills, machines f>r clean- ing rice and coffee, &., have been imported, and others ordered. The government are discussing the labor ques- tlom, and are dit 4 to contract for the introduction of large numbers of laborers with any one who will under- take the busin Tt has been suggested that a good clara of bands can be obtained at the Cape do Verde Islands; but why not adopt the French apprentice sys- tem, and go to the coast of Africa at once? Owing to the drought on the north side of the island, the tobacco crop will be very emal! this year, not exceed: ing 30,000 quintals, Last year over 70,000 were exported. Dave recently teen some fine specimens of washed gold from the streams near the head of the Haina river, and some good eized suggets from the same neighbor- hood, resembling the gulsh gol of the California dry dig: gings. The natives, who occasionally visit us from that qnarter, wear ornaments of native gold, as in the time of Columbus’ first voyages. The weather i# dry, coo! and delightfal. Only two American vessels in por'—the Helen Jane, to sail for New York to morrow, and Adeline Sprague, do. in a few days. Late frem Venezuela. TOTAL DEFEAT OF FALCON’S PORCES—THE WAR SOP- POSED TO BS AT AN END, ETC. Advices from Venezuela to the 234 of February, are published in the Diario de la Marina of ‘13th inst., copied from the Diario de Avisos, of Caracas. The consti- tutional government was pursuing the rebels with zeal and determination. It is said that Faloon was ashamed of the part he hes taken against the country as the leader of a band of robbers. It was expected that the Chamber of Deputies would meetin a few days. Genera) Castro was still in prison awaiting his trial be- fore them. The following we translate from the last issue of the Diario-— THE LATEST DESPATCH FROM THE WEST. Vicrouia, Feb. 23—12:30 P. M. To ms Exceuxxcy mug Vice Pxesipest or Tus Rervs- uC ‘The dtvision of the Vanguard, under the command of General Brito, defended the pass of Caracol for balf an hour, at the end of which time the combat became gene- Aes and lasted anotber half hour. The enemy mone fled, under cover of their cavalry, ieaving in our han some 400 prisoners, 2,000 animale end a quantity of booty of al kinds, together with a great number of dead Our forces suffered considerably; to what extent is not yetdcnown. Commander Cadenas took, in Flor-Amarilia, on the banks of the Guarico, the day after the baitle—which took lace on the 17th, and not onthe 18th, os vray stated — prisoners, who were armed and encéavoring to Prevate letters state that the dispersion of the enemy was seed ibe scattered lcourgonts, with the greatest scuvity Bu M and the ‘Commander-in-chief promises hin F The young wifo of Oliver Brown, who was killed at a had Ferry, died on the 24 of March, at North Elba, N.Y. She died tn childbirth; the infant’died soon after birth, She was but eighteen years old, and bad been married fe Arann five months when her husband went to Harper’s Ferry. canghtar in aw, i Albany. on the Tivo festa, the ef. 5 On inst., at I vanced age of 163 years. Mrs. H. was born in the county Ireland, in 1757. She emigrated to this count sailing from Limerick and alone, being then old. ‘Was married at about the age of 45, and as been & widow thirteen years. Her grandfather was 168 years old at the time of his death; ber fn‘her was 106, and ehe bad a brother 105 at the time of his death. Mrs. Hermans enjoyed the very best of health up to within afew days of ber death—in fact, she experienced but little sick. ness and retained full possession of al) her faculties tbo last. Eighteen months since Mre. Hermaue walked from Albany to Galway, Saratoga county, over thirty miler, experencing, apparently, very little fatigue, ein 1 ears ~ TWE LAST OF THE HARPER'S FERAY CONSPIRATORS, Funeral Ceremonies ef Stevens and Har- lett at Eaglewooed, N. J.—The Reception ofthe Rem at the fk esidence o! Mar~ Ipring—Speeches by Rv. Dr. Arms, Thee. Tiltem aud Mr. Johnsos—Read- ing of Extracts from the Letters of the Conmspirators—“ Faded Fiowers” =—The Funeral Procession—The Socialist Cemee tery—An@ the Burial of the Last of the Harper's Ferry Censpirators, Eaglewood, the residence of Marcus Spring, Veq., and the location of a bedy of communisia kuowa as the “So Gialist Union,”’ ie composed of some five or six detached dwollings, surrounding the large community bujidiag, ‘and is finely situated upon tho level simnmit of a high bil), overlooking the Raritan river, and about a milo and a balf from Perth Amboy, New Jer. sey. Th» ‘celety of Socialists purchased a large tract of land and settled at Ragiewood, come yours ago. In this retired and beaatiful locality they organized 4 com, munity system, erected buildings, and now conduct their affairs somewhat upon the same plan as that of the weil- known Union Lodging house in this city. A large, long narrow edifice with extending wings was erected. Thi: edifice is built of unkewn st , With door and window facings of rough brick, presenting, when viewed from a distance, a most unique and picturesque appearance, but looking, upon a nearer approach, most rude and unilnished, In this building is the society boar.- ng sct ool, (now haying about one hundred and forty pu pils,) ard in it, also, reside many families, having, accord ing to their means, one, two or three rooms. ‘The edifice fg mort beautifully located. Around it are the remains of what was once a dense forest of cedar and pine trees, To tho west the sluggian Raritan rolis its wave, silvered by the distance. Before and around it extends & perfectly level plateau, of some acres in extent, and around the boundaries of this plateau some five or six of the more wealthy membere of the society have erected their private dwellings. Just to the right of the main building. nearer to the river and delightfully located ina grove of beautiful pines, i# the residenco of Marcus Spring, Beq., buft in the Italian villa style of architec- ture, and furnished with tasteful elegance. From this dwelling the funeral of Stevens and Hazlett, the iast of the Harper’s Ferry conspirators, who were hung a! Charles- town, Va., on Friday last, took piace yesterday. ° Mr. Spring was an intimate friend ef Stevens in life, and aym- pathized with him in his so-called “struggle for free- dom” both in Kansas and Virginia; and when jus. tice took Stevens’ life, Mr. Spring opened his house to the reception of the conspirator’s remains, and there tho last sad ritee wero yesterday performed. At Hazlett's earnest request, although a stranger to Mr. Spring, his funeral also took place at the game time, and his remains rest beside those of his com- rade in arms. Ag announced by our telegraphic despatch, the bodics of Stevene acd Hazlett were sen‘ from Charistown to Mr. Spring via Adams’ express, The cofllng were en- closed in rough, wooden boxes, which were marked with tho names of the men, “Care of Marcus Spring, South Amboy Railroad station, New Jersey.” At four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, however, Mr. Spring received @ telegrapnic despatch in- forening him that the bodies had been sent to Rahway, N. J., and they were transported from that place to his resi- dence, m 8a express wagon, on Saturday ovening. The cofiins wers opened, but the corpses were not, we under- stand, submitted to the care of an undertaker. They were, indeed, in such s condition, that their features were scarcely recognizable, and they were not shown either to the intimate iriends of the deceased or at the funeral. At- tached to the button hole of Stevens’ coat by red and blue ribbons was a plain black India rubber ring, put for whom it was intended bis friends were not informed either by his letters or his remarks upon taking leave of him at Charlestown. His betrothed bride accompanied his remains from Charlestown, and was joined at Eagle- wood by his father and sister. The bogies lay in one of the front rooms of Mr. Spring’s mansion until yesterday morning, when the funera] took place. ‘At haif past ten yesterday morning, the bell upon the community building was tolled, aud the residents of Ea- lewood began t gather for the funeral ceremonies, Very fow strangers were present, although afew porsone came from New York, Perth and South Amboys, and the neghboring country. Many of the Bo- cialists did not attend, but witnessed the funeral corteye from the balconies of the main building. Some of those present said they came from curiosity; others from friendship to Mr. Spring; but all sympathy with the motives and acts of the uided young men reemed w be confined to about a dozen individuals, who were either identified with abolitionism or were the per- sonal friends of Stevens. The funeral services were performed in the parlors of "s dwelling, the rooms were completely, filled. Neemdewd werd tey YEFBEHS, Mumuy Us wilvin WOFO bodies were ‘oun ps tought into the roum, but were placed in the hearses at the be; of the ceremonies. ‘The Rey. Dr. Arms, of Norwich, Conn., opened the ser- vices by the byma entitled “(Come Unto Me and I ‘Will Give You ? which was besutifully sung, with the sweet accompaniment of a well played piano. er the singing of the hymn, the reverend doctor read ‘a collection of passages of Scripture, concluding with the account of the larial of Christ and the closing of the septichre. At the conclusion of the read! , ARme said :—My friends, !t seems a thing to face tho dread realities of the tomb; to give up life and all ite bleseings, enjoyments and advantages, all its bright hopes ana dreams of ambition, to descend {nto the dark valley of the shadow of death. Especially is this the cage with the young. It does not seem so hard a thing for the old to die: nor does it so draw out our sympathies. The old die in the fulness of their time, as the ripened corn is gathered in at the harvest, with all their designs accom- plished, all their plans carried out, all their purposes achieved. But with the young the case is far different. They leave the enjoyment of the present; they relinquish all those beppier hours which seem to await them in the fature. Beloved friende, fathers, mothers, tisters, brothers, and those nearer and dearer than any of these are left, and so are ali the honors, pursuite and pleasures of this world. It seems ‘very bard for the young to ‘dio. But, then, my friends, itis better to die than to do worse—to give ‘up principle, to relinquish henor, to do wrong. You doubtiess remem- ber when the steamer Arctic was lost upon our northern coast, amid all the confusion of such an occasion, when bardy sailors and men, called brave, were running hither and thither, distracted at their imminent perii, a lad stood alone at his gun, firing at regular inter- vals a8 a signal of distress, and to jaduce some passing ‘vesee! to come to their agsistance. A thick fog was upon the water, like the mist which enveloped us this morning, and shrough it came the quick flashes and the sullea booming of this signal gun. The noble ship went down, and with her this brave lad; and when the boy's father was informed of his loss, and of the circumstance to which J bave alluded, he said that he was comforted, that it was far better for his son to die thus than to mingle bis feare with those of the distracted crew. ‘ou member, aigo, that Cranmer was induood, b; the dread of suflering, to signa recantation of his faith; but upon a reconsideration of the value of life here and of life eternal, he retracted his recantation, and gave his body to be burned. And, tt is said that when led to the burping pile, he throst bis right hand into the flames, ex- claiming, “That band! that guilty band: which had signed tbe disavowal of his principles. to die as friends than cution of these men, to attend, stern justice has exacted the very utmost penalty—deatb. Ic@nnot blame the court or the law which condemned them; I suppose that the law must be acquitted from all blame; neither canI in all respecta commend the example of the deceased to the young men whom I ree around me. When Cuba was invaded, tho ringicader of the filibusteros was executed, but, at the samo time, his followers wore pardoned and sent back tw this Fac 0 This was the mercy rginia has demanded and design to shed blood, and that, in all respects, he was @ moet kind hearted, humane and Christian man. Ido not know how he became involved in the affair which ended in bis execution. Bot tn his love of See even to his laying down of his life for them, in all those qualities which go to make up true manhood, J can com- mend bim to the young as an example. Ata subsequent period the Rev. Dr. remarked that his acquaintance with Stevens terminated with his boyhood, and that then he was always known to side with the weak the strong. He concluded by asking the 8; ‘y present in behalf of the father, sister, betrothed bride and the friends of Stevens in their sorrow and be- reavement. ae the singing of the bymn, ‘Nearer to Thee, 0 Mr. Taro. Tton, of the Ind-pendent, rose and said, im substance, that it was not the speeches, but the hour \iself which evoked their sympathies, and by the gliston- lng eyes and moistened cheeks of ail present, he could see sympathy was not Svea ‘He connected this occasion with the burial of that old patriarch —John Brown. Upon his grave, among tho Northern mountains the snows were yet lying. He could acquit neither the law mx he ag A ; feos Stevens was wi jearing of truce, through which no bullet was ebarp enough wo cut except ip Mt pened once the mother of Presi dents, but now the mother of slaves. When the of the *invasion” of Virginia = fully known, it woul be found to contain nothieg of Which all good men bt notapprove. It was a design merely to run off a num! of slaves by meane of a bloodless inaurreciion, as Brown had done in Mistour}. Remembering that be was within sight of the fields sanctified by our revolutionary conflict, he could not but say that a nation enslaved had a right to free itself by arms, if . The children and grandenildren of the Bobemiane who rose against Austria were compelled to wear the blood red badge of their aucestor’s crime, but in three centuries Bohemia wag free and the badge be- came one of honor. So, although men might deride the descendants of the men of Harper's Ferry, yet in three centuries they would be proud of their fathers, who would then be the admiration of the world. Man was impatient. He had often wendered how God could be #0 very pa tent, 80 ‘slow,’ ag a canonized salnt expressed it, and yet he could ‘wait Ged’s time; but ho believed that when opportunity wae put near one’s hand {t wae bis duty to grasp it, even though he shonld use the sword, the mveket and the pike. Ho again defended Stevens from the charge of ma Aty ing thet uatil Stoyene was 2hot n0 man of the at Tart , accel testimony given in view of deaibybad been har ‘ Sr as Be ows Biante by mistake, He onclated. fey 1g Up the ripg found apon Stevens’ breast, that it was doubtless intended for his unwed wile, cruelly made a widow, and invoki the sympathies and whe tears of those present in of Stevens’ friends. Mré. SPRING then road extracts from Stevens’ letters, Written from te Charlestown jail, and also letter of thanks that his body was not to lie in a “land of chains.’ Both aftho mon asserted that they were happy Stevens’ favorite to die ioe Wage Mre. S. then read song, well known “Faded Flowers,’’ s thowed how tender hearted and. Lind ‘he ras, Mree Spring ie 2 pleasant looking, ciderly lady, and read with a op Meme tia und decked by emotion. ir. JOHNSON, Of New York followed, that he had always been known rays poem iy not quarrel with men whose sympathy for the Jed them to take up the sword. He would fault with thoee so-called ministers of God, whem Lioyd Garrison had exhorted, years ago, to preach slavery. Had it not been for their silence shameful inditforence of the people towards those w! in bonds, there would have been no occasion for Such raid as that of Brown's, or for any such sacrifice. Mr. Evnio said that they could not exhibit the faces of the deceased, but would pass around a Steves. He would ask if such a man, as portrait showed him to be, deserved death, and what was to be thought of the people who slew him The bogy of Stevens was then piaced upon a hearse, and that of Hazlett upon a common farm wagon, and the whole company followed in funeral procession,’ the bell tolling as the procession moved. Tho Eccialist Cemetery is about half a mile from the buildings, upon a siight olevation, in the midst of a seraggy wood of cedars, pines. and gerub oaks. Stevens and Haz lett were buried in the Virginia coffins, ia separate shal- Jow graves, in the midst of a small grove, and about three or four feet apart, The company threw evergreens upon the coffing as they detil " hasan. ey detiled past on their way back ta In a thort hour after the il REE graves were filled up, the fu- era] party were scattered to their homes through the woods, or in pleasure parties upon the beach, and the last of the Harper's Ferry conspirators seemed to be forgot- ten, except by the small party at Mr. Spring’s resideuee. dacetmiesteetsrssnaees City Intelligence. Frm iy Weert Firry-seconn Srruer.— Between cioven and twelve o’clock on Saturday night, a fire broke out in the two story frame building, rear of a lot in Fifty secon? Street, near the Ninth avenue, owned by Andrew Fenton, and occupied by Robert H. Carter as a bookbindery. The building was destroyed, er with its comtonte-— logs estimated on stock and at about $1,000: no in- suranoe. The building was worth about $100 ; no insu- vance. The front house jowned by Mr. Fei and occu- pci by him and Mr. Carter, also another family pamod jobn Siemen, was damaged to the amount of in- sured for $800 in the New Amsterdam Insurance Com- pany. ‘The flames soread to the two story frame cabinet shop, rear of the adjoining lot, owned and occupied by Adem Lindner; oes on stock about $100, and build: about $160—insured for $100 on stock and $200 on build- tog in the Hamilton Insurance Company. Tho fire is sup- posed to bo the act of an incendiary. Fire iv Vesry Srazer.—Yeaterday afternoon, shortly after fivoo’clock, a fire broke out in the front part of the sub-cellar of the building No. 24 Vesey street. The alarm was quickly given, and the firemen, as usual, promptly extinguished the flames, before they had gained any great headway. Messrs. Kenny & Lockwood, commission dry goods merchants, occupy the firet floor, cellar and sub- cellar of the building, and their stock was damaged, mostly by water, about $3,000; insured for $60,000 tn vi companice.” The bnilding, owned by Mesera Kirby, was damaged about $500; fully insured. The fire is of quite a mysterious nature, and its origin is under in by Fire Marsbal Baker. The runoers ab vestigation tached to Engine Oompany No 14 au: Hose Company No. 21 indulged in aetreet fight, but the locusts of the police quickly ended the row. Farat. Borsixc Casvanty.—Jalia Borger, a domes.ic in tho employment of Mrs. Fisher, No. 116 Walker atroet, died at the New’York Hospital on Saturday, froin the ef- fects of burns accidentally received by hor clothes catch- ing fire at the grate. Coroner Schirmer held an inquest upon the body of deceaged yesterday. Verdict, * acexten- tal death.” 16 deceased Was a native of Germany, and was twenty years of age. DeATH OF AN UNKNOWN Man in Prison.—An unknown man, of respectable appearance, who had been arrested for intoxication, in the Bowery on Saturday morning, was found dead in his cell at tho Essex Market Police Soart yesterday. Deceased was about forty years of age. From zome marks on his clothing, his name is supposed to ba T. H. Gillett. Coroner Jackman held an inquest upon the body. Verdict, ‘death from disease of the liver.” Founp Drownep.—QCoroner Heslewood held an inquest on Saturday, at Quarantine, Staten Island, upon the body of an unknown man found floating inthe bay. Was about fifty years of age, five fect six inches high, thick set, full face, thin side whiskers, hair light brown and cut short, rather bald, one front tooth gone, the others decayed and irregular. Had on the left arm, in India ink, » ship under fall gail; on the right the initials E. H.; was dressed in sin- gle breasted bine sack coat, black satinet pants, cotton velvet vest with fancy buttons, black neck tie, India rub- ber boots, thick long and new bine stockings, yellow fian- nel shirt over a white one. ; apparent bad im the ‘water two weeks. Verdict—'Found drowned.”” ConcanrRanion oF Buewass at mie Mancuante’ Ex- cuancr.—By referring to an advertisement in om-+h-- qn ay Ta wo ee wm wus merchants’ Excoange Company bave determined to reduce the subscription fee to $10 per annum, to merchants assembling there for the transaction of busizess; so that instead of their two or three ’Changes a day, there may be but one, and at that a ingle point. To accommodate their subscribers, — Propoge to add Gilpin’s reading room to the rotunda and to remove the centre covering of the dome and sub- stitute glass, in order to incrcage the light. Row at THe Stevens Hovss.—Last evening John E. En right and Pat ©. Curry, both of the First’ Ward, got intoa fightin the barroom of the Stevens House, when several outsiders took a hand in, du: which Curry re- ceived a tumbler at his head, cutting bis left ear open, aio pnfleting terrible gash on tho, ride of his neck. 10 was final yy several citizens, and the wounded man carried oP by his friends. m Caxnor Livs.—Murphy, the Pearl street burglar, who broke aa I poche ned in a act tS | his escape from ice, ig very low at hoepita), and is thought will not live till morning. is Army Intelilgence. GENERAL Oppers, No. 6. War Derartuent, ApJ. GEN.’s Orviox, ‘Wasmixcton, March 6, 1860. 1.—The following orders have been received from the Secretary of War:— ‘War Darartwent, March 6, 1860. My attention having been called to the claim of Lieut. Colonel J. E. Jobnston to the rauk of Brevet Colonel, 3 have maturely considered the same, and arrived at the conclusions herein set forth: — Lieutenant Colonel J. E. Johneton, First Cavalry U. S. Army, was commusioned Brevet Colonel to date, from 12th April, 1847 commission bearing date 19th of August, 1848. He was subsequently commissioned Brevet Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel to date reapectively, from 12th ‘April, 1847, and 13th Septsmber, 1847—commissions bearing date 3d March, 1849. ‘On the 12th April, 1847, he was in commission as Liou- tenant Colonel of the then existing regiment of Voluigours, United States Army, in which he served until he was re- stored to his original rank and date, in the.corps of topo- ical epgineers, in juance of the jaw of Congress, approved July 19, 1848, entitled, “ An act to amend an act,”—entitled “Xn act’ supplemental to an act,” —en- titled “An act ing for prosecution of the exist. tag war between the United Sta‘en and the repuntio of Mexico,” and f¢ F purposes. te mak ‘anomalous in tho provision of ‘Whatever appear law that anthorized apd enabled the Presideng, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, thus to transfer Lieutenant Colonel Jobaston to the corps eal neers, and to restore to him therank and date he held when he was commiesioned Lieutenant Colonel of Voltigeurs, must be cousidered ag wholly independent of those other provisions of law, in | lemep in of which he was commissioned Brovet Colovel, revet Ljeutenant Colonel, and Brevet Major. ‘The law applicable to Brevet commissions {a entirely in- dependent of the particular Jaws under which linea! com- missions are conferred. it Colonel Johnston was commissioned Lieut. ge in pursuance of the law that created the regiment Ear thaunerted We ie cote ee pe. En: quently ferred to corps « gineers, and commissioned as Captain to date, from &@ day anterior even to the. existence or creation of the said regiment of Voitigeurs, in pursuance of the law spe- cially authorizing such transfer. The commission of Brevet Colonel conferring rank from ‘12th be tbat alr a are conferred in ance general provisions w au commissions, and is perfectly valid in Mtmelt wheat ree ference to any that might arise concerning the commissions held by Lieut. Colone! Johnston in the corps of otis Engineers and in the regiment of Voiti- ure. # Tho commissions of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and vet Major subsequently conferred on stom, cannot deprive him of which they held, when the tion were conferred, retained their Brevet notwithstanding the absolute loss of their commiesion. In this connection the cases of the late Generale Maoomals ‘and Towson may be particularly cited. The former, re- tained on tho peaco establishment of 1816, a8 a ‘nat off 1021, and Brevet was reduced, on te thn grade of Colonel of Engineers, (nie office of dier neral being ry law) but Brevet of Major General remained The latter, when Captain of Artillery and Lieutenant Colonel, was appointed Paymaster |—an office then conferring no military rank. His right to the Brevet Lieutenant ‘Ostoneley ‘was never oe. % tioned, and Genera! Jackson conferred upon him the vet of Brigadier General, ig over that of Colonel, becaure he had twice been breveted Liutenant Colonel. The vsege and precedents of the service, therefore, as well as the actual iaw and facts of the case, render it my imperative duty to recognise the claim of Lieutenant ‘1 Johnston to the rank of Brevet Colonel. He will therefore be recognized as of that rank from the date of April 12, 1847, according to the terms of his commission. JOHN B. FLOYD, Sec. of War. IL. Brevet Colonel’J. FE. Johnston ig assigned to duty a8 Acting Ivepector General of the army, according to hie brevet rank. order of the Scorctary of war. S, COOPER, Adjutant General,