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>» NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1860.—TRIPLE ton Fo detec er elite 2 ~ Cams BF: cana ane f \ amraany ina, | wp of this | thoe airing the come the mst) THE SUSPENSION OF THE THE VOYAGE OF THE 8", EAMER NIAGARA. | aeesors castors starr wont | oz bietaou'by iutaid tbe Mesaaaou! ofthe ary, wae | psa’ Tame 2 ‘ * | pot ver, remarkable place. Some of the Japanese ‘Of oraDa0es, Gus | 7 now ca bie way to Japan, in sherge 6 Mesto of . | ste vo ior waik, but soon returned, having failed © ) Sno eapecte to remsin im. that Gant 20a erin bl A oa euitorem, bic . je s a Tho Japenese EP gassy Noaring tiveir | “cover 1» their perambulations through ‘he town tay reagy aunde considerable pr vbcionay mis, having aere * A" gustiae Suith y thing of soveliy or tnterenhy at, » Shey | Tevou informant, tbe asclent mariverehationed at 6 | Appornted Reesivér. Is\and Home. were much disappointed that thoy themeclves | Weel, teila us, in cracking nets, in addition | An adjourned meeting ~~ 11° a oxnoiaers and creditors or were pet the rubjects of special wonder; and } filed pane be We an ne a Of the Artisans? Bar”. oe held at nine oak k yesterday 3 a y this waut of appreciation om the part of the natives was ereing — - ee ca auttore, morping, ¥r, > pages for the par- brtererting Facts Conforming the | [Soe by mem as an evicence of the most complete | $u",74han<ee, was MisrGes 0 oy cogent ase’ ia eur Owe | pore of F, Ce ee A Se Ne, FS oe Slave Trade. ignorance, The eeif-estoem of these benighted heathens | country.’ The practice originated 1a Cbine, and may IN | heer gt, ee om oe eee rally be termed the cure by fire. The victim endured conter wi , August J ie well developed, even if not discovered by Messrs. | The ortare with all the sereaity and composare of those | tive 10 bis appuimiment as receiver. Fowler and Wells, for we have not only studied their | martyrs to the Christian cause whose heroism and whose Mr. Wau, he had O'JR NAVAL CO’: RESPONDENCE, | Or om such opporionitien a8 a month’s asso- | suilerings ere 20 cloqueatly and go pathetically deacrinod Eeaark pean to sroneeae, ra ichrpetes tse &e., &e. &o. ciation om board ship has afforded, but we profess to 1. oh ahead pootlo and imagination * | b's accetacce of the appointme.t.” In doing #o Mr. Suith aoe kuow ‘tomething, as well as to believe much, in expreace his intention to devote bie time persooally 40 the Oar Loa ,do Correspondence the doctrines of Gall and Spurzheim. Tae ful- ‘The War in Ohina 1g up ae of the bank hout covering up Sidbaiin, Aseiy ace Mavas Sian, Angee tae some adulation which they received in the OUR FOO-CHOW FOO CORRESPONDENCE. Ste aig pation peda tey weapon 1 po ieee Passage—Short of Coat | United Stae> has done, nothing to counteract their Foo-Cuow-Foo, Chia, July 4, 1969. en of Se sii one. he wonld do so without favor, oF hort of Water pcs on Allowance—Keligious Ser- | congenital y roclivities, and even on board this stately | Warlike Movements on he Southern Chinese jendships, A vices on Boar gyn, wiapara @ Plooting Bahel—Net | ship, where al the pomp snd pride and circumstance of | Coast—Prosperity of Foo-Chowo-Foo—English ras accepted, and it was resolved that Mr. Pleasing (06. Japancse—carye Number of War Ships | grim-visaged war are daily paraded before their barba and American War Ships Relieving Each pol dirryns pe oonten bo ol at Loando _guture of Three Slavere— Vessels Sent Home—Ce paition on Board, de, de. The Uv’ «a States steam frigate Niagara, Captain McKean. with the Japanese Embassy, em route for Japan, arrived a: this port en the evening of the 6th inst., nine. teen? ys from Porto Grande, which port she left early oa 18th of July. With the exception of one day, the ole ru from Porto Grande to this port was made % gawst strong head winds, with propeller elevated; whereas, bad ebe gone to St. Helena, which would have been her proper course, she would nave been in the wack of fair winds all the way, instead of which nearly the while voyage 80 far—some thirty-six daye—has been mado agaiest eirong head winds. Mo gran right into the teeth of a southwest wind seven Gaye , thet would bave carried her at least tweive kaots, ‘Bun five for the trades without finding them, Before ar. Thy Jog at this place the Niegara got short of coal ant ® gher,29 the! everybody on board (Japanese and crew) Y gaa poton allowance of water; no tea or colle allewed em the 2 till the evening of the 6th. From the time ef eaving Porto Grande til the morning of tho 21 of Angnet—iifteen days—each person was only ellowerl one qgaiton, and on the Gd a furiber reduction was made to wo qusrte for cach person—miserable weter at that, ‘Tho Niegara’s this port at all ie considered, vender the circumstances, as particularly fortunate, bay- fmg darcly coal enough to bring her inte port, having faid three days and nights within one hundred and eighty to fifty miles of port, loxting about—no wind rad no coal. The water which the Ningara was eappiied with was ‘reckish, maddy staf, when it was put into the ship, Mmatead of taking Croton or Ridgewood waier, it was Yaken from tho lyn Navy Yard, io order to put $8,000 or $40.0 into the hands of political speculators, Which could not have been doue had it been takeu from ssither of the above named sources. ‘Me quansity of coat burued since leaving New York, Juve 30 wo Avgust 2. was 1,120 tons, of which 340 tous to PortofGrande, cad 7H0 to Avgust 2 The Japanes have stood the voyage remarkably well 80 everyiaipg baving passed off satisfactorily and ily to all on board, except tue religious ser Dich they seem to regard a3 intended for thoir bevel, which they appear to look upon as a sort ‘Second edition of Pertugese Jeauitism of two baadred gears ago, which they cannot help thinking is in somo Way wiciatea by the United States goverament, inas mech a6 it appears wo be part of the services of oar go- Veroment which is sending thom home. The Hrinces and others of the Japazere soomed tome- what pirased at @rat with rcligious exercisos—'hree tiae® Bday, prayers on deck night aud morning, and prayer meeting on bert dock every evening trom Ayo to six, Wii rovently prayer meeting’ are held from seven til sight. At Gret they used to come on deck duriag ers, bat recentiy they usually go into their cabias Japanese regard the religivu Niagara os the more strange beca: a board the Powhatau aod Roanoke 1a Dringing them ‘over, except Sundays, once @ week, which they ander Sand porteotly weil and which they ure decidedly in favor Sunday pight, Joly 29—Nisgara crossed the Equator tm longitude 1 deg. 15 win east. The inst tea days her @ourse bas been wif the coast of Guinea, (golt and ivory goast,) Sen gumbia, 5 Liberia, Am- briz and vtuer places on tho ¢ the slave traders are pickea up by the boyish aud Ame cruisers #he are employed in soppressing the slave ‘The Congo, Gadoon, Loango aad sume half duzen other large rivers cimpty \oto the Atinatic above Loande, she headquarters of the African equadrom of the English and American cruinrie At preeeut there are lying at anchor within half & mile of the Niagara the tagship Consvellation, officer lpoman; the sar wn, fan Jacko and Mystic, and tour Portugness men-of war, a y Freachman lying at anebor, looking out for blackbirds. ‘The Marion eai to Jay at twelve o'clock for bons, nev- bs ay out 6 ime mx mon! over ber time, ‘African sq ondron statioved On this coast for the ‘wuporersion of the slave trade have made a (enstrike within the lest two wecke—baring captured three ves gele within that time, with 1 504 slaves om board, aad some 96 000 in money ‘The first vesse! captured was the sbi» Eric, of about 540 Wore, off the mouth of the Congo river, oa the morn- img of the Sth ivstant, by ine steamer Mouioan having oo beara eight hundred and niuety six apoat ove half of whem were women and childrea, rest wales, from four to thirty dye years of age. LY ‘ probably generally koown that t0® Rogileh avd American governar ats keep some dozen oF fifveea steamers crowing ap sud down the ecast off the mouth of the Con zo, look ater slavers, thie being the principal, aud, ia fut, the guly part of the const where the slave trade is at proseat earried or do, a8 Doe alroady been Aiatot, i the Deadyuarters for (he English and American sqvatrous when vot cruising? At present there are fourteca ships tanchor im thie port show-d colors and we ud hor to be the ship Erle, uy person eiaiming to cos on heard, having « nixed Amoricans and Freochmen "* 8h crew jn the Unite! States. Tae offizers end crew wi!l reerive $25 0 bead ‘or the slaves, and the vean | to be divited amorget them. Toe flag officer of the squadron bere js furnished by the Navy Department the d ferent ports with @ memoran- leaving the United Seates en- taken to the Meet p . trode, The following ie seating , ¢, 160 tons, Uaited Staten flag, cleared from Havana f April 4, 1860, lateoed with spirite; wil #bip cargo of slaves.” The sceve on going oa board the Erie, aa dessribed by the Officers of the Mohiesn, is beyoud all comprebension There we ht men on board, which inciu- ded own . No captaia, owners however, t jot, but by their appearance | as no miftakiog them. ome men were centeelly dresses’, with all the appearance « tlemen, but as soon ss ever they found they were all hands Immediately commenced driok- whict they offi lay their ether, with no light or air, agh side Boles oF porte Gimost as (ark a8 A cellar, the deck Darely bigh to allow them to s/t Cown, the stench wbick came u) * Shei legs apart, with another sitth¢ between—eurt of “epoon fashion The women an chikiren were stowed in the pane way many of tbe females were pregoant, six and seven month: Many « legs and acd with great ditt euity they », Capt. Trainor, detained by Uaited States w York: will prodably proceed on her way Sho is reported Gtting ag a siawer, to be com- iain Lockhart, formerly of the Charlotte, is the de. New York, April 26, 1860 "* ‘abo: © feat out by the New York Custom Ao This verse! was captured on the United States steamer sao J x hundred aud six obarge of Lyeutenant HH Thence to the | olted States. The other prime taken’ was States steamer Sumpter, new the same (00 in gold 00 board, but no slaves of Coal aud water, itios direet an was Orig: ttendet From this port to oor next stopping place (Waartis) « 4,600 miler, and wil! probably take om at least on) mooth fo make the ron. The offcers aod men on beard the Niagara are all well, except some deren rem and Others who bare been coudemnet as unit for tuty fare to be sent home by the Marin ant These men were uotit for duty whee sbippet. The bave stood the parrage remarkably we) —) one Nearly allof (hem bave learned to apeak a | ish Tommy and some half doren others have learnt to revi and write simost ar well as ao Hiehmae OF Aner fhere ip Loanda§ they are on every day tr “ Qed iraiticing in ivory, gum and all torte of aickow«s ‘whien they can pick op fhe Niagara will not reac her pation atthe rate sbe has made eo far unter ar months {rem thie time. The principal baviness att yn tet to om board this ship, so far, hae been prayer meetiag Beg Ube RALors and’ men an Our Frigate Nia, ‘® Correspondence. User Taree reas Prieate Nag (ka, AT Sea, Jaly 24, 1960. he Jo, EM Shore at Puerto Grande—The Pople Dn't Think “WA Of them—Their Overenening $ if Keteom— The Jops va & Pond f Aine w@ Omraly Sop poeed— How nh mmy impress im Bnglith He @ Fond of Cake—The Doctors of the” Pmbasty—Analogy Between the Custerns f the Indians of NOTA Amerioa and Oe Js panae, de, de ‘tingle cay at Povrto Gran ’e wi. 604 to cox! the ship, ‘hes, and sent to Monrovis, and | rian eyer, (hey ftrut the decks like ocean monarchs, cos- tumed in a style little differing from that which was known before the discovery of the knowledge of good and evil. It has e/tem been said that they pursess a virtue which, in toe estimation of the true Mussulman (not those of the Heenan school), ranks moext only to thas of Godliness; but more intimate acquaintance with their personal babite in this respect, we reget to say, does not authorize us to adopt this con- ‘clusiona, Although provided with the moat luxurious baths, fitted up at a most immense expense, aad hitherto ua- known on board government ships, in fact considered a, effeminate and subversive of discipline, they have never vsed them. They do not, however, aliogether ignore the cleansing and healing properties of water, but the manner in which they perform their matutival, post prandial and evening ablutions does appear to our Christian com- prebension as destitute of all the elements of cleanliness. Our informant—a war-worn veteran in the naval ser- vice, whose post of duty is at the wheel, near to the cabin of the great Kamiz—telis us that these learued pundits take diurnaliy what he in his quaint language termed a “spit bath,” aud which he thus deseribed:—After denudivg themselves of their too scanty apparel, an attendant, filling his mouth with water, ejects it therefrom upon the paked tonto of his mas ter; and, afier repeating the same several times, he applic# friction to the epidermis by means of a coarse towel. Thus refreshed, they commence the duties of the day, which, ae we have before said, consiet in eatiag, drivking, emoking and picking their toes, varied some times by game which they call gob, and to which they seem passionately devoted, Tateikh Nojeio improves daily ib bis kvowledge of the Koglish lavguage, and ox- hibite, what is not upnsaal among young geatiemen of his age, a remarkable fondness for cake, and through wu inti macy Which be has formed with the wardroom steward, bis innocent and juvenile propensity 1s frequentiy gratified. His morals, we regret, are not improving; for, if we mis take not, oaly a day or two #ince we heard from Bim an exclamation Whivh wounded to our ears very mach like and, a he wax irritated at the time, we think 1 4 ‘aptoese for learning ta wonderful. ' Wa recently suv lim pot through the mauual, a broomstick serving him for a musket; and he acquitiod bimsedf ia a mannor which would pot have done discredis to a veteran mous quetaire, pctors still remsin io their cabios; bat ax ir appetites, the surgeon of the an interview with them The interpreters say that their practice is borrowed from tne Chinese; and from their manner of apeskiog of it, as wellas from the fict that they consitlt the merical olloers of the shop, we should not tater that they placed im it implicit confidence. is amatter cf deep regret that while in the United States, the Japanese were not confronted with #xne of the various tribes of American lodiang. Sach au oppor. tunity should not bave been negleoted. Many iaterestin, ethnological facta could have been agcertatued, aud per- haps the disputed question of the tdentity of these rans might have been settied The poirts of resembiance, bos im physi and moral attrioutes, botwoen’ the i the Indiaos are mach’ more st iktug, pericial observer, than between the furmer Movgolian neighbors, the Obtcess, Many wri others Lieut Colonel Charles Hami!ton Smith, he American Indians as treasplanted M The cinesinow color of the skin, the black s' ra Lawrence ct race, differing from ov any exteasive 0; io trath tbeir laforae. a from such sparse ard divergent facts as ad frem the books of travelers, who ta ied apt illustrations of the parsuit of « have paered ope year among m teveral months ia Japan—tiet they,belong to the od thatthe Japaneae at some eariy day, sarily came or were driven by tho wiode and currents to the weeter of America. At Poerto Grane we met the © ehip who, a fow years since, picked ap the wree'tea Japanese jut k in the neighborhood of the Karive Islands, and rercucd from their perilous condition tweuty pete, snd conveyed them to the Sandwich Lélande sa ik will be remembered, they were then :o trans ferred to Nagasaki in the United Statee sloop Prebie, Ths fortujwur circumstance led to the -aleptioa of other measurce, which ultimately reeultel ia tho treaty of anity and commerce neges by tho Hon. Townsend Harris, uow Minister rerh! ont at lutment has been tod one more Fr fitness of his ap the theme of universal . and be evrre si¢ Ta leyrand, that the pen ts ofton mare ps ord. We frat met Me. Barris at whore be was then residing, having re from en exteseive toar ic the East ne expedition under Oxmmo caprelty, as an; but his request w him it was at singapore, oa n board the United States , anly ap. pointed Wo preotiate a treaty with the King of Xiam, and weered ited. ike w #e, a8 Consul General t» the Ruperor of ho united jofluence of Americas, Koglist, Roseian arms failed to scoomplirh, be, of the the Orieptals, aided ie ard couriesy, moct felicitousiy effected. Me. Harris New York merehant, God early idectided with the cacte of free education. ‘The is now abevt one thousand miles ‘rom Peerte Grande, aad in acromrplishing this short dutance she hae ocorptel one week. The winds hare been mostly aiverse, aud we have bad to depead upon the avxiliary power of # Her propertios os a | eniling vessel bave not yet heen prop: tieted, | we are unwilling to abancon oar preeonselred opt © favorable batp@hen properly managed and w he will prove berwelf the fastest ship in We bave been on sliowance of water biace F oat fram New York, aad it te morn tuaa <a necond rednction will goon take placs, as tep days mast clapee bofure wo can reach our destina op, ot. Paul de Lonado, . U.S Srmam Proaare Niacama, Joly 90, 1960. Creaving the Fqurtor=Particulars of the Ningara’s Voy aye —Interosieng Lecsos in Japancse— Progress of Tanmy mm Ate Stedins Japanese Mode of Bayoying Themseloes on Board Ship, de We croreed the equator yesterday, and jo honor of that | marine divinity called Neptooe, we breached « bottle of | telra—tho gift of @ venerabie and bighiy | | esteemed triend—which had already crowed the line four | | Limer, anc was labelled 1815, It was the veritavic jaice | of that extinet grape which hae #0 often cheered the heart aed tw inged the tocs of dwellers in this vale of tears. | To what cause cam be attr: | extirpated this vine we do not know, but are iatormed | that all hopes of resuscitating it Lave been ab ndoned, and (hat the fow pipes which are still stored © Bo. degus at Funchal, like the Spbilline leaves, are wacteas- ing io valve a they diminish im gumbers. Adverse winde have never fyrsaken us doriog all cor long voyage, and the ponderous machinery by Which we are propelled over this waste of waters | | bas never coated ite jarring motion or discordast eo vod | | since we left the is#laud of St. Vincent, We have seen no | have shipped no sea, and, although surrounded | by wel we scarce can geta dropto drink and we | are now realizing for the ‘iret time i our aaatical ex | perience the force of the trite and familar exproesion, | that “water was intended solely for parposes of naviga tion.’ Our barried departare prevented the obtaining a | condenser, which, if Ithad beea oa board, would hare | supplied ample quantities of distilied water, which, if mot | sitogether suitable for di jeg, would have been most acceptable for purposes of ablation. Tue Japa eese wore moch disappointed when refurct freeh water | | for bathe, and the more #o as they had not been dey of iton beard the Powhatan or e, invincible distike to salt water, and in the fufcvent freab they continue the daily use of their spits. | A people more desirous of mental calture! havo acrer | met, at least so far ae the retainers are concerned. A! | bave their grammars and dictionaries of the fogiieh lapgeage, aod are seen fitting about, like spectral shadows, Jn all of the ahip, seeking inatroction {rom any whe arew to communtoate it) aud there are some | who, beede » Fe Soquiring French ani “pa. ith. Cor own a © Someny, ond withoat attributing to ourselves an) ‘praise, we confess fap apt avd ‘moe \atelt tector, tue litle ‘besthon } however, is emivestiy sel@eh, and with J | to we aoy knowledge of his tallive toogne, We | however, mastered the sumerais, which we may at Jeddo turn to some account, and pow, ip our siee the them often has + decided); effect. They are as follows, + Tae, sitter, Rateh, Row jew | one milion, The numbers | probable ation, - A, Wallis and James Van Nameo Other—Trepidation of Chinese Merchan A,B, Wath ope sone ame yp grerdohoen Sanguinary Conflict Among Natives— Prompt tion. and Decisive Action of the Amerwan Consul, ‘The meeting then adjourned. de., de. Since I left Shanghae Ihave been cruising up pte and down the China coast until finally I have brought up at this snug little harbor of Foo-Chow- Foo, where-—notwithstanding all the troables to the southward, at Hong-Kong, where a vast armament is fitting out to proceed, thoy say, direct to Pekin, and to the northward, where the war ships and troops are gathering to prepare the way—I found all peace and quiet, the tea season just opening, merchants receiving the bullion, ships arriving, and Cor. b.—In the matter of George R Gordon and others vs. the Artisans’ Bank.—Mr. Byrn® said that in this case ‘& meeting of the etorkboiders of the Artisans’ Bank had en held yesterday, and a committee appointed to in- form the Court of its selection, Judge Cowles would aod the result of the meeting to the Court. Ex-Juége Cowles said that at the meeting yesterday there were Siity-four persons present, who represented a total of $900,000— all the prospects of a remarkably prosperous and | 287,760 of stock, representing... . deporlis, representing. busy season for trade, The little British gunboat SS he, ing: sib Severn lay at anchor in the port like a sleepy con- stable at watch towards morning. Shortly after my arrival, about the 23d or 24th of May, I noticed she had taken a start, and presently disappeared behind the high bluffs of the river Min. I then learned for the first time since my stay among this quiet community of merchants that there was a latent feeling of fear, and the departure of the only vessel-of-war had produced a sensation of uneasiness among them. I soon heard, how- ever, from the American Consul, Mr. Gouverneur, a gentleman whose acquaintance I had made on my arrival, that the departure of the Severn was only ‘There was a great deal of discussion at the meeting, Which resulted in the nomination of Mr. Augustine Soith, Vice President of the Nassau Bank, as recoiver. Toat geutieman bad the confidence of the shareholders of the bank, and was qualified for the office of receiver. ‘There was some little opposition to Mr, Smith at first, but ‘that wes withdrawn, ana Mr. Smith was rominated, ‘Mr. Byrne would ask the Court to appoint Mr, Smith, It would not prejudice the rights of any party whe might not have been represented at the meeting, as the Court would at any time grant an order to show cause why the receiver should pot be removed, There was a unanimity of feeling amongst the parties interested in the affairs of j jared the property of a foreigner.of whatever | United States Consul subsequeatly had a “ pow- in accordance with an arrangement that had been entered into between Commodore Stribling and the senior British naval oflicer in command at Hoog Kong, that the United States sloop John Adams should relieve the Severn at this port. This, being circulated abroad, restored general confidence, and on the 25th of May I heard that the good old Adams had come ip under command of Captain J. B. Walback. The Adams, drawing too mach water to come abreast of the town, was compelled to stop at the anchorage, twelve miles below, and all were gladdened to hearthat the entente cordiale between the United States and Great Britain had become +o close that we were all under the pro- tection of that glorious flag ‘‘whose stars ani the benk that an eligible person should be appointed Mr, Avguatize Smith had the leading merchants of the city, Mr. Jos. Yorke suggested that the money, as received, should be deposited in the United States Trust Company az we!) fas ithe feompany ruggested by the Court. They © that the rate of interest decreases as the posit decreases, and it might be a benefit if 8 of the bank were deposited in both companies, might accrue op the different depoeits. it would be well to do #0; he desired to fay het the remark be mace the other day was no: intenced reflection ov any of the com sanies; he did not see that a fur interpretation of what be sald implied any reflection on apy company, and it was not designed to stripes,” &e., Xe. He bad sume douot of the propriety Every one felt secure, and people slept quietly | Tefect upon them. | He lan seme doune Of tne Pri in the beds. About the 108 or 17th of June, | CQPOmeGaE 8 prvaident ofa bank 20 rersieee, Lieut. Berrien arrived from Hong Kong, and taking | pad waited on Mr. Smith, who at t peremptorily de. command of the Adains, Lieut. Walback pro- | eijned aceeptiog the receivership, but at the earnest soli- ceeded to Shanghae to join the Hartford, All this | citation of several geutiemeu be consented, was very stug and comfortable. 1 began to look After sore forther discussion the matter waslaid over upen ‘vo-Chow as a Bos) st pond go nage RE a of a place, where a man might hope to spend and eee tr maw. FAR Bale wae end bis days in quiet peace and happiness, until the fey? penne Saedlnr tg Bei epee de> my ccnourred morning of the 25th of June (1 mightsay night of the ‘Al thet hour the case was again taken up, when ex. 24th), when all ofus at‘‘our Hong” were awakened | Juage Whitirg, Mr. Wm. Fuller aod Mr. Van Winkle, to- by our Cantonese servants to be informed that a 8 to take place between the Cantonese hin Chew” factions ia the morning. Here was the devil to pay! lots of “foreign medicine,” i. ¢., opium, silver dollars by the lac, i. ¢., bushel, ‘wo Cantonese lorchas in port, heavily and right abreast of us, and the Chin Chew men gathering their forces on shore and bringiag their armed boats down the river. A_ lore! is a vessel averaging from two hundred to tive hundred tons, araed with from four four or thirty-two pound guns, manned by a desperate, reckless crew. Their os psible oconpation is to convey fleets of juaks Jaden with rice and other produce between the dif- ferent ports of China; but this, in fact, is the claim- ing of a tribute which if not paid they exact, ing actually but pirates, and if the money is paid to convey they stop the junks getber with ee vera) other counsel appeared for depositors aad stockholders. Mr. Whiting wae not opposed to the appoivtment of Mr. Smith, but wishe! the matier to be adjourned to Monday morving. Mr Cowles rpoke a8 to the expediency of the court ap. pointing at ooce of @ receiver or even of a custo lian of the assets of ihe back Mr. Whiting replied that there was nothing bofore the Court 10 Fbow That ove cent Of the assets of the bank was we davger. Judge Leovard raid that he bad not yet. made up his wind whether he would appoint Mr. Smith or make vomit ation biorelf, Alter rome ivrther disenesion on the legality of the Court appeu ting a receiver, under the act of 1849 (under which the prevent application was mace), aad which ro- quires ten days to Ciappe after the refi Of the bank to mect \ts Comande. The court granted an order similar to the ope in thig caso, but under the provisioas of the Re- vined Statutes, which gives the court power to make ot the coasts, take them end claim a ransom, euch eppointment. Whey this news stenek upon the ear of the Adjourned W 12 o'clock thie day, Saturday. ofttihted merchants they started like a flock of Sear Dieckbirds in a na cornfield, Every one Our Naval Correspondence, went or sent to the American consulate to ask pro: Gosroxt Navy Yano, Sept, 27, 1800, tectio 1 myself saw Mr. Gouverneur at this | Appearances of the Gosport Navy Yard—The New Ship Te immediately despate letter (o Captain Berrien requesting that he would send « small detachment of men immediatety, trosting that even such a force here would keep Ume. Horse—Yhe Sleeps Germantonen and Richmond, dc ‘Things are cace more begisoing t loom up ia this yard, ard In due time everything will be in proper order. tatters quiet uptil a better survey could be hed of | All the eld guns which have been lying about the yard the a td. ree ge yo au ” | for yeare past (some of which were takeu from the British ae s pe py as of t . during the KB yolutionery war) are now being scraped, cleaved tauiatcd, and placed in line around the vari stewdy firing fre ir heavy guns, # I by a rapid discharge of small arms. Towards | ows little parks and, promenades which decorate oar twelve M. the firing pee ume heavier. beavtifal yord. Repatre are alro being done on the South- all were now turned down the river 4 <i é went to the Am n consulate HES af Teo Peay, nO naps ctpeiring Weny tee. Toe new ship house which was commenced about one year spo at this yard js now progressing well, and will boon be pom + Tt will be the poace. ia the United States when Gutbed. There is algo a id Log Ip course of complettn for tbe vietealling This splendid structure is eaid to ve one of tet States ‘The United states sloop of war Germantown, recently different * Hongs’’ [found the arms in the hands of their (; yet saying as they did so they they could trast their own lives in their keeping. Now, thinks [ to myself, as the balls be gen to fly thick and hot, and several wouul ed Chinese spectators of the fight were being carrie! hy, this is getting to be “very pes Many of | returned from China, je also being repaired. She will be the inhabitants, and those the o residents, | thorovenly cverbauled: ail ber od plauk will be taken believed the whole affair t mt an indication cf | sat are a he new. She willbe docked when the a rebc! movement, and the first thing sought would | Pensacola comes out. be the long hoarded treasure of the metchax S on. bot eae Ritmnend, Cavs. ~ t ‘ol sare mye ge > + Was pot ia commission to-day at ek wt cl tes Aikae endl Giese a , Tis Richmond is a Grst class ttean up the river, fully rd ed this th ) tops barden. Her engines were bailt at the 1 river, fully manne darmed. At this the savy Y ud were saperintendel by Mr firing ceased. From this time all was quiet: bat 2 Engineer in-Chief of the Navy. Sie hus as the shades of night gathered every kind of | deen thoroogely tested alongeide of the wharf and proved romor wae cireul: abroad, that the Chinese | very satisfactory to all concerned. Her arm wment consists | et 9 luck Dabigren shel! guns, and two 12 pounder 6. Ber officers and crew number 550 all *\! BOt go ON Any rogolar trish trip, bat will Suii fortiw) b for the Medit an. Lieutenant Jones United States Marine corps, goes out in her aga passen’ ~ He #)!! join the Sasque! a when they fail in with er, apd wil take cornmand of the gusrion board of that shin. Capt, Sitome, Laited States Marine corps, will themselves seemed all to understand that the force from the John Adams, being so small, they mich despixe it, apd the fight would be recommenced ty daylight. Few of us slept that night; revolvers and meg peng guns lay around ia the direst confusion ay be said we reposed on one arn. Time parsed. At daylight the firing recommenced, } anergy heavy and continuous: out as ft bagen the | command the marines of the equadron. bree large bodts of the Jolin Adams, filled with men, armed to the teeth, hove in sight. The New York Aldermen, Consol had appreciated tre diftlculttes, and during the night had sent for reinforcements to the full ex: tent that Capt. Berrien could furnish. Daring the day | visited him at bis honse, surrounded by a guard of marines wider command of Lient. Colen—few in namber, but sufficient to meet a host of China- men. FEngrossed as he was in business, receiving letters aud communications every moment, | was (From the Richmond bispateh, Oot, 4.) It te a eer ang isuteeaien of the admirable working of the ppirereal lot box in the city of New York, that the Aldermen of that city have been rpecially excha-iet from making (bomecives agreeatic in an official te the Prince of Wales, Whilst no hear ioa bas been cxpressed of any Giagrace from the exhibition t) royal e508 of thy York poole, there bas boon great alarm manifested leet there represeutatives of Feceived by himself aud indy, and he laughingly | toe New York Aldermen, offered to furnish me with the necessary docaments | 807 the nobility, As if T proposed writing the history of the “Chin | *!ch qnarantines theee ing the visit of un On ut. Beaumont. manding the nava! fore daving bis men ju a state of high eflicieney, wes Pot tn for anything that might arise, and would ave exeented the crder which was given to him by the Consnl, “ that if a gun were fired that in- Sco'mated and cleanly foreiyners to the city may be ‘ike and judicious. Garaip and oiher religvle tour pals give accounts of thelr condition and habits which nationality to take the lorcha from whence the ball cam ry the presence of our force for the time Hap qniete e¢ woubles, and I anderstand tha: the wow” with the contending factions, and made Were who bo at the hereditary th Fe ROL things all straight between them at rate, a tov isto the preseree of one of ite dignita- that time to this, the ‘‘bobbery” has ci represet tative of cpiversal snilrage. It is a con Trade is beginning to revive, the bullion and ‘‘fo- | fe#ion either that they bave shamefully neglected their reign medicine * sent down to the opinmships ani | CWS duties at the uviversai Dailot box, ther pa. rreee for all political ills is little short of dow: quackery under the gans of the Joln Adams, are retaraing, and Foo-Chow begins to present the f the same qui Census Ite let, orderly place as arrived. i shall proba’ y rem here a fow CONNF: reer, months, Should anything occur worthy of note | Naw Loxnow —The valostion of New London i as fol- jou shell again hear from your correspondent at | lows—Real ertaty $8,907,220; personaly , 24 256, Voo-Chow Foo. 115, Total, $5,068 495, It ts believed whon the cen. —— fun ia fully comploed New London will show @ popala- Army Intelligence, tien of between ten and cleran Tahatieate. The War Department has caused orders to be istued re. | There are lorty manutactoring estat fevten ov loving Captain M. C. Meigs, Corpe of Bagineers, from f per hy HY the ebarge of the constroction of the Wi Aque to the anual amount of $958 160" 1 duet and Potomac Water Works, in accordance OF which be re emmbared (Set New Landen ie the cme dest tmnt ‘accounts pertaiping to the Ment seep | Taare Corser White mais, 2 mates, vis, Corsty a. ‘ be in bis poesession or under his controt ated 2205. Tore’ 4.060. Male mares, 1, esate ‘Tne d:ebursomanes, te. for thoes works wl hereafter 1477. Total slaves, 8,140 Acrording to these : mes ey the city of Austin contains a white ‘ation of 2 490; Captaie D. BL Sacket, Firxt cavalry, haw directed, | eves, 050. The white population wetio equal to De As old absence, 1 report in ibe rctrain er of Travis county, A general court martial is ordered to ue ware port terracke, Ky.,on the 26th inst, for trial of Foch miiiary NEW Care Mav Corsty are the cones of the population apy con {neg 1900, Cypper township... 1a 1885 press \owneb 1 os L Lette towesh'p. 194 2, Lower 1385 ine conatry, SEXET. Capitalists beve now & Little island, for there bas recently been discovered on the plantation of Abm. Violenes, Eaq., 0 large rock of se- lid manganese, aid rock being situated on the side of a hill, and it is supposed that the interior of the mountain jw nothing but manganese. ‘The geologist appointed by the British government to make a survey of the neigh- boring island of Anguilla bas analyzed it, and in a letter to the Rev. Josbua Jordan, of this place, states that the specimens sent him were of 3 pure quality aud were worth £7 sterling per ton. The proprietor expects to form a company and work it. It is eupposed that it will ie aentiy> watoet atone played genre ome ins oan Bows herein senanop Dor Wi wtreot spe- . In the midst of the political excitement in which South ts at this time plunged, his Excellency Elias N. O way, Governor of the State of Arkansas, has given 8 and refreshing turn to the prevailing agitaiion by jague of a pronunciamicnto to the militiamen of that Printed nnd circulated in pamphiet form. 1 send HERALD a few extracts of portentous omeu. They are follows. His Excellency says:— Tt ts time to for trouble earn 1 their families and their ‘breaten the peace and of pes eee Ferrinun tap wrrived, ond: han qummnetend ble west of the militia, . ou provement, s ‘man to obtain agift from the Dutch eS t pond here. ‘His so doing has the people, and will ultimately ton of the island by a'l those who pa, to a len yg amy ted Source of subsiatence’ lett to the inhabitants, and that teeninnes bas been taken away and given toa . His rm will prevent the old concessionisw their their dams, which bave been sions 166 She. Ch mamas of commerce at this place. The Dutch goverament bave | warning be them, ‘Seueli'e visionary Frenchman, | bolea! age ruined them, im order to bevefita visionary by belinal aguas who bad joat got throvgh, ms I am told, quite a fortune | neighborhood, in * im) ‘Grand Oure ponds on the French aide ¢f rangement the island. grant to Mr. Perrinon hen bien Sigae at the sition to all former methods observed wheu parts of and pond were conceded to individuals, tee der, ‘The proprietors of Sombrero are still in activeopera- | that They have quite a large number | ment is Com. How: thing | Siates. That é We nave had yacenlly Wags niles, which were mi viously was at a atand still. We Perrinon had not the few laborers left on the island em- ployed in his damagement of the pond upon his own terms. inckley in Ne 2 agen wy (From the New Orleans Seroaent. Oh. 2) Great excitement was created aod around the St. Charles Hotel on ery which rome gentlemen of alibusteriah #y'my upon tor, wh: city. ich brought ion indeed. } the Mayor’s office, the captain «Ban sity supplies fur the ship, et vent ote Se Ww take a cab for the chor, ‘The captain, having British gold piece, a sovereign, proposed thas take a drivk ip order to get change for the cabman. went to the St. Charies barroom, and whilst stindiog ut the counter a number of persons coliccted near. ‘or three opened a rather loud conversation, of such a pature that the captain, being conapicuons by bis paval apprebeuded an insult, aud proposed to leave. Mr, Eastman theoght there would be no inault, and so Ubey remaine aiting for the drinks and chavge. ¢ hext moment one man remarked, ‘Have you seen any of these <a Britiahers? Said another, “No, but L Bee one Dow;” wit stepped up and gave the cap- tain a blow or asiap inthe fe. The other men thea closed up, Mr. Kastman received a blow ou the side of his head, and the capta ln received several other blows. Mr. Kariman, oo being struck, retreated up stairs, aad the captain, being alone, unarmed aud attacked by a crowd of stranger, was foreed to beat a retreat to the street, and was kicked atas he ran. It wasallthe affair of a 3 Captain , of Hinds county, Mias , an comrade of Geveral Walker during the first Nicara in war. Who the cther assailants were we were una e to agcertam, though everybody said they were ex- Hiibusters, No arresia were made. The captain soon found plenty of friends, including some of the police, and was advised (> make compiaint ani have the assailaats arrested. This he deolined doing. He appeared to take the matter coolly, though it je hardly possib'e be ould fail to consider himself groesty insuited and outraged. ‘The affair wae much commeuted upoa about town, and the general sentiment appeared to be that it was ® wan- and most shameful outrage. Bot there were not ‘wanting these who justified the thing, on the ground t the British bad cowarrantably interfered and cavged the death of Gen Walker, and ishment wherever met; and = sakte es coveted of musty crackers toll of weey ls, pergarly cbupks of salt meat, not o* em. Many of the sick eonld not eat such fvod; they could get nothing cise, ard henco they arrived bere nearly fiarved crew, bowever, used the same food, bat they were weil and could stand it. Desites all this, the crew wero fo insulting, that whenever a prisooer bappen- ed ‘be in the way, bo Would be greeted h Sree ae "You d—1 Yankee ooat et out way, you d—d ‘thieving lie Yon bloody robber,” and 99 on. Jaded, —- ape bger J ey oe hamiti sted, pray ing only tor the ond of the voyage, prisoners en dured all this io silunce, vor ever Lined to the officers it, who, in the same connection, de. net been able to hear thal Capt. Hockley was a party to not . was hed this conduct of the crew, or even ame it, could have entirely } revented it, had he known it, or with. out confining the pritoners. It war patural enough to as. sociate the captain with bie crew, and thie association cilicer who came here simply iu the diecharge of a duty impored upon bim by bis guperior®, and wid, according to the prisccers themseives, ivcated thom with all the bar ig el ed hd power, Capt. Binc’ ater the cutrace, respectfully destiwed the proflered protection of the city authorities, sad re: tree to bis ship, statog that for what had occurred be Ddelieved his ship waz the safeet place for him. We regret that this tiing bas taken piace in our midst; Abere are other to show that Oapt. A. & a gallant ofiecr and @ humane and kind be orted man. The mercantile and sbippin< community may remem- ber a cireomstance which cecorred about a year ago. Ber Majesty's steamer Giadintor, Capt. ifinckley, fell io With av american yesse! the St. Mary, dismasted sedi totally disabled. Capi II. boarded Ler i bis own boat, im a heavy fea, to tender #hat semistance he could. Ale aid wre g’ iy »_ and be towed the wreaked ves fel to tho ris Thomas, vigtaut seme 800 miles. For this the captain refured avy compensation, and ais gallant con¢ vet we understand. reongn tod marked maoner by ihe New York Board of Lodi Military Intelligence. ANNUAL INSPROTION OF THE FATION AL GUARD. GENERAL ORDER VO, 19 HecrqrantensPavevts Reena N Y.* WM) Naniomat , New York, Oot. 4, 1860. | f omptiance with brigade orier# this reg: neat will assemble for inspection and review. in foll uniform, arm ed and equipped (gray trowers), 0. creoats rolied (army style) upon the knapeack and one day's rations,on Ha- miltcn equare, Thuraday, 19th inst, Line will be formod At ten o'clock ‘A. St Commandants of companies are directed to parade for inspection sv 2b recroite s8 may be sniiiclently instructed. The annual course of instruction for 1860 will be taken up in the morting. At one o'clock P. M. regimental lino Will be formed for Inspection ans review. send 08 Stal will report to ee solanet a) bis quar. nite o'clock A.M. Dram Major Graham, with Revd end Geen curys, wi report to the Adjetant upon So moch of General No 18 ae direets offoers and Pon Commissioted officers to asermble for drill on Satur. foe chery ii sean ‘Tuesday, Oh far | wi le Y pe * ay, Oh lost, instead A) poimiment—C. T Metlonachan, Military Score 5 Hy order of Colovel Marsbal Leterta. tei! J. OH. Le aeNat R. M. Wenn, Quartermaster Sergeant MILITARY ELECTION. Fx Co'onel James Haggerty, of the late Seventy Oh regiment, was electe! captain of Company A, Sixty ninth regiment, on Wednesday evening vice Hagh C. Fiood, re. tigned, Fifty members were prevent, atl oF sche tir reten in favo of the now Cirkmanat "bap Ad otant 1, 1940. T came to town to-day to ee!) my stock jn the ralironds; Dnt my friend perscaces me not. I bate saved up something from my business. which 1 Dave invested in railrosd stocks, and the dividends are the entire support of my ‘arge family. If there is to be disonion, 1am afraid the little I have saved will be lort. ‘What do you think of {t? The Southern travel is a source of great proit to all the roads connecting with the South and Southwest, amd if disunion takes place we shall bo deprived of «large share of profit, Will you give an old | wabsoriber, (who ie at loss what to do), your views upon thie subject? I rely upon the Henaty for the eb of 1 have a little Sie Siabicae about noon, by an assaalt made pathies ‘Captain Hiwckley, of the British war steamer Gladia- remoaut of Walker’s army to this Capt. H., in compeny with Mr. Eastman, acting British Consui (Mr. Mure being absent), bad beea ona visit to Mayor Movroe ip regard to the removal from his ship of ‘and his 4 5 : 3 A A é 5 cs i = es i Pa 2 g g RE E $8 Fie nh ‘ i E 3 = i j Heh i i i : q i el & I s agen! tribul tained, weil sutcenticate! and made entirely cease, an pally and dignstion of Union and rights and our country. ELIAS N. CONWAY, G of Arkansas, acd Commandor ia Chief af ( ¥ of said Slate, and of the militia thereof, THR BLACTION IN MICMSEIPPI—THE SENTLVENT THRE, ‘The Btate election in the State of Mississippt takes to morrow. The candidates to be voted for have zelected without any particular viow as to their states, and ihe result will not foreshadow the actual Iitical sentiment of the State. But that is settied ready beyoud peradveuture. Missiseipp! will go Breckinridge by 20,000 majority. The feeling among Planters in reiation to the election of Lincoln ia fa’ and I bave no hesitation in saying that the secession Carolina or Georgia. General Acee, a large svsipp! ss fon oe 6 it) announced Lincoln is elected. General Acee ie matic that the bour for striking for Southern He tod me to day, that ‘the feeling in eet jolent than duriog sho Frome rena aod gerden, nd déemanicd their o Jady great ng the pegroce that she immediate : i ESSER 323! g28sc 832°3 = ERE een taagty 2ErayH He aight ieaphi. I will not fond ition | DeWRPApers may | Pace 162