The New York Herald Newspaper, November 7, 1862, Page 8

$ TE ORETO AFFAIR. ~~ fue Case of George Henry Preble, Late Coxtmander United States Navy. Bis tppen! te the President of the Unwed States und ie the Seeretury of the Ravy, rugut of the Oreto’s Escape, ec, ae. ae. vO TRE RDITORK OF THR bra ALD. Unnvep Staves Syren Boor oa") Ov Monn &, Cet, 13, 1862. Mm—1 bave recetved my oficial dicminse! (rom the wavy for 6m offence pot committed. Pieane pwbttwh ‘io cusiosed. T took to the press to dome justiog Tel ne more, | ehad be naticfied wich nothing leas, Yours, &6.+ OKO. HENRY PREBLE ; OF TRY UNITED STATES. APY RAL TO YUN PRPSIDEN Unarmn Sranes Seka BLoor Grmpa, Ory Mourne, Oct. 10, 1802 Fo rim Pxesower oF ue Uxtreo Br Are. — “1 dy Rot belevs you would de ietentiena) infestice Jone me ube mosk erue! pos tice service in whieh | have parked y lie, without trial? without & and Woops, ‘ele evidence. bonor, Which we dearer to me nied to bo proclaimed thee} antied my you have St Ww take gud caps ted to perfern pe 1 8 #0 it thie ¢ mbied orew anos % of every yerscs iN CuLoMigeON Mi the Davy, and enicred upon the ahrps’ logs Meer and man on Board thie n rolerred to, plure or dee no duty.) perform and fithtuhy, os 1 ha oy ve and instant investi: wart of inquiry, ® shall be pro sentence innde as the ny e ball, he log books a: the 4 the Army and N Tosk of sure you w Voy Fesjmuttully, your o! GEO. Commander APPEAL TO 7) knowing | avon, who are ahd Tam ready and Bid wy daty and my whole duty fwrly, ¢ wall ve ally and mation eax, Hon of your order as pebue os % bas deco made, and @ restoratwos to this Command. J have nut waited tor the reocipt of the Beencameut of my Jisiniseal, ab Ube disp ig, Poses name i ore thao | Gan Be hough wnwilling t boast of my o race jit ied upon services, T refer you to the revords vf he Navy De, artinent (or iny twenty seven yoars 1 b solve service the Foorida, Mex as algo on the eaast of CD: with sue Pewwre, a te Ae equadron, says the sor 3 wou!d fil to ‘exert myself to the wlmost iu chase ou dying oremy. Vdo not vaderstand what plain and ordivary duty’! I erated. Ido not think thet swerdd dome an wma deen Wuken bas ber yourself or the "re 1 ivjustice, and b wider erroneous. ts; court of inuiry or court martial, Senjonce may be made as freely padi Very respeciuily, your obedient gervent, O. BENSY PREBLE, Commander Bon, Gmsow Wars, Heoretary of the Navy, Washing ton, 0. © OFYAOIAL REPOR! 10 KRAR ADMIRAL PARRACUT. Unrimo rans Srkaa Stoo =10n oF we yous orders Biko Cunsisied of tbe Wee) .a, Cayuga the senior oflirer—a position BMD of August, whe Mauna left for ‘Pe for gonboate Pinola, Aanawhe bec, kade, wero aixo temporarily @rawn aad at Peasucoim for rep Ur coal, Thi fad reduced force left ab my vormand was thi Dued:—The Winona to worthward and eastward ¢ Bar, to guard vie Swash chanual , the warthward avd weetwars, to gore @hasnels, and the Goelda olf ani to the @f the bar, to puard tho main abip che hg |Tevious | wave | whached t Uue bi oxen te We Cayuga was pot 1 sight when che Oreto ran in, The evening prov » the chiel engineer Pepresunied to me the very bad sud jerky con atiog that an almost constant use @ the donkoy pom» was necessary in Consequence, when Ge engines were cot w motion. With some hoe ltanen— hong i: bad been ube cusiem to do 80 wots ay enesors ox tho biockado—t pave Lim permission “& @ie fires under one boller the ext morning at di previees he would burvy up and ermplete hie res eo Might, and ordering @ Cull pressive of #te: Rept on the remaising boiler. About noor, oF & Beeni for bir to «seer taiu how the work wee pr vre sg, MEd, Teociving @ Rutisiactwry reply, congratulaied my- that the work wan marly acdomp.irhed ; end wt F-five in nutox past three tres were started Under the boiler, and when we got ancerweigh, at balf-pust Ove in the eveniwy, in chase, I fully believed w+ kad steam both Boilers. He wee noi, however. abie to obtein 6 Dover until ender 8 Working pressure of gleam on the repa @ur return froin the chase of the Oreto @F the bar, ot half-past seven im weevening. Con ly Our uauAl good weather Speed of teu ty tou and a knots wae very much diminished, ondPuimtead of ANLy Wo neventy revolutions of the Fcrew, we were euly edie Wl make ebout ‘wirty eight to forty and an estimared speed of seven knot. During che chage the steam sas ven down from twen’ ut to Gitean pounde. At daylight, oF coon aiter, ou Ge 4th, a rquare rigged Cn grb observed to the southward, and the » ubder gemeral instructions, went ovt mm chase, twe ip the evening another wai) was reported, which the Winens bourded 2+ thirty-five minutes past three another ai — trooper bebe amg westward. The Wivo- then sianding towards us, and apoarently not obser vin; ober, | fred our howitzer to attract bor sanantion® aud then made signal io hor ‘to epoak the strange sail, aud bring the Commandes-in-Chicf inteiligenee, i any, W none, re furn to your station.” be ee-ordingly etvdd of to’ the suuihward and wertward, in the direct of the strange gail, which proved 1 be 4 seboonor (ine Bachel seaman), end was returning Wwards the Onelds when, at ive mwas past five P.M aloft, beuring southeast ball en nN taade unt to be & steamer , and reported from wlot! ae the Surquebauna, But guveraliy supposed to be the Lounectiout, Keown to “We at Pe eacola and momentarily expected. The strauge oamer when Jimcuvered was landing for ue, with ber bree maris in live OF Tange, and We Gould Bee Ebe Lad snore yards forward, though bull down At fifveen tn, utes past five we saw ehe was buraing bitum)ovuy o. sud & slight yaw in her ouurse showed me ehe was vo Antic rigged. Impresead with the fica that she wor at ry Aoglish gunboct, imspeotng our blockade, I rade signal to the Wivoua "te Chase ut discretion,” apd got the Oneida fumodiavely under way aud stood towards ber, thivking ff would look more vigilant to the English men-of-war to Be onder way and at quartore when we methim. We ac- eordivgty furled awnings end were at qeveral quartere ebolore ve Wee tu rife range of the stranger, and over Rizeon minutes before we fired ovr fret whut at hina. The Oveida was steered for the put bow of the stranger, who, a we approached tun, continued to reer divoctly for vs'and hoisted an Kogiish red ensign, He Bad already up a short coach whip or vight peousnt. We eould now tee the cared quarter aud waist boats, had » Broadside of guus, with tomplons out, hammock nettings, aur porte foré and ait, and, in fact, were appearnnce of Being ay Knglieh @oepatah guiboat. Tbe tee every person Ob Yoard the Upoida Was inprosted win this be- rebels bad & vessel of.wnr ow From the delay of the Couneotiout’s malt at Peuswnola, we did wot receive it from her vill the 6h, and Mt gave ur the firet intimation we had of the Uretu’s bet #1 Cardenas and of No 2¥0's baring leit Bugland, When near the supposed wanol war we put our heim Ao marbuars, 8 as Hot Lo pass hin, aud came round to fe borthward ond wostward, a me i lay al ebeum ©! bim, a pervays @ ite woree oF on her Pp Bow. venient pe My A rapidly, end when within sbomt one hundred garde, perhaps nearor, the two vesvels nearly abauin of each otber, I hailed bim’ but receiv fo abswer, directed u abot from the rilie foreeastie pive thrown acromé his bow, then another, and thon « uae ty bie forefoot, ih rapid eaccewion. as these gune prodvced no Impresetan, I gave dioctions wv ire into mer, nud almost similtavoonely tue wie'e mar beerd battery was Gischarged at Lum, the tirat shot how. °@ from tue afler elerepinob pivot gow gouge jurt over hie ral, between his fore and maiwmasie, As A was, @ sbrapuel, with fuse cut t areoond wed o avarter, full imloghe weler without exploding, thus you ann jotye how wear we were ty him. My clerk, whe Sites tbe firing, stator Uaet the firet gan fied nerom: hia dow war at oie P.M. and che order given to fire into fim at three minutes pat ox YM. At iiwe minutes (met ©ix Be Leuled dows he Mere and pennant, and bolied no thorn during tie chase Seeing no wink miny np of hie Fm J gave orders to oonjinve our fire About UMe the Winona opened fire Dim from her porition . Atul oon afer the echoner which the =! my a Geet io towerds cur bow ow tour st Dien. whi . PT had of his bel ene vennst a4 hee Rte een Tee) sheets amnintanoe ¢ rained ire, and the traming bie for ward pivet gun that he wae mistaken, and the ‘k at the rig- ging of the sails twenty to thirty men on deck, bat after commenced the Boe —the MAD at the whee}, ane forward, and one or two passing along the Continuing ony fire as rapidly ag eiroumstances would admit, and 4 )v ing re) eated orders to go taster and to take beter aim , bot understanding at the time why we could not keep up wich the stranger, who was evicenily gaining on us, |eaw we were standing in towards the suins Sand Inland Lighthouse and that the stranger war <rvsing te bead of the avutheast broskers, am the eastern +o the channel, ing @rund us, Twos reluaently compelled to potour helio aport and seven minutes past sic P. M., and bad the mortification ef sootng the stranger cross the shoal without striking, und baci op into Lie main ship channe), giving her n last ehet from the forecaxtie rite pivoted over to port, the only gun ther would bear ae we hauled off, he Winona, ebotiog agtern and uring her gun pivoted ‘on the port sido, went in shore of ker and heated off from. the chase at about the same time when, as her com, ander informed me, in twelve feet of water, We con- tmued the chase ay jovg a8 it Wat prudent or profiable 10 0 Bo. a Finding the rebel had escaped me 3 returned to the au: chorage off the bar, where I was joined by the Winona. Relieving it mnyrtant you should have early mtoils genco of v bat had heppendd, I wiguatized the Captain oF Winans te » beard, and, writing my buri ind Gd incomplete resort of ‘the 4th, I directed the Winena to tke | his stathn for early daylight preceed to necou.pany ing which & enjoining Hioulare, wwe him back fo hs ard, fearipy, ay fi D At + Bom the Gi wy me your ed the opinton that Y shoul bows and the next at inced he was an Eng you expres one si 108 won abrnogt & 1 would eptloi were wrongly Impresved as to the tine sacress his bows and into him, 'F wrote Taber 6, informing you that it wae and Dike giving you @ tit no comslete re Ww FACIE COLE port, as | Beppos ali Glee ae higuiars noptunsiy oF marke net Fee Via BaGolit, 1 had op when you re. tant You did expiainin had wr e hit the . aud were ver, ne t all oF spars that an ele ea foot were and nan rides shrapne) one her Krape she yaeccs hulled ont of eppared sheit, and aud two ¥ that unded, a8 the reb cen, miomtty sek: Fito have bad thicty for acre, sbis is x Fr eomparative of easua'ticn than ha oo ud Kromler , ale of Vicksburg Wi loved remarkable thet, alter jevements of your FY this mbit imitation, sherld eueeced in of two gunboais without being ed? duty in thie matter 1 feariernly according to the tenth paragre ph of 1be ar, $04 NOt heglect to wexBoNAD!y. ime! exert chit Tau prove by the &i) the officers of the tore omitted po y acéompanying stateme sident recommeuded me by bame for the thanks the commanding oftieera in the om and StF aus though act taken by dation of tue Ad- ank whieh hed been ns: and RoW, OD insuf ects that my name bid @ record of hy and readto the a» This ie bare ery ented, at y fameddite commanding aing Jost ce, Very reepectiuily , er, eon :Martiord, Penswoo There waa a large gat interrined”? tasy evening in the old wigwam, jon of a grand atroggle between the rival candidates for Comptrolier ‘Tue forces of Boole, Fudge and R. B. Connolly, Prigse wud the other azpiranta for fnancial hovere, wore marshalled poder their respective lenlers, But the rosult was the eottiament of the particular qvesiion in dispute without # division On Previous oovesione the straggtes have becn Bitter snd protracted, the discussions and tbe voting Weting until after midnight; but iu consequence of the friends 0. BR. B. Comnoily raising no issue, bot @ubmilting to the iis of policy of he opporition, the meeting terminated at en early hour, thus avoiding anetver tert voto, these tone having proved rather unfortunate axd depre: Peter B. Sweeny offered atopted for the November election, proposing the appointment of @ committee of one frem each word, except the Firet, Second snd Third worda, which, togetber, shauld have but one membor—to pego- ale with Mezart Ha}! for a union upon the nominations for Comptroller aud Gouneel te the Corporation The re- solution wae wieulmously adopted. Te following members were appeinte? im purguance of Toeelution, each ward naming ite delegate for Mweil— 1,2 and 3—Thomue Byrnes., a 2. Tripp. . — we By 25—Jobo 2. Tripp. 4—C. J. Dougherry 14—Jamos arty, $—John Y, Bavaze 15-—). W. Fowler, G—Morgan Jones. 16—K. B. Vinrt, 7—Wm. M. Tweed, VWe-sguith Ely, Je A—Ralph Rogert. 18— Jobe 3. raat on Kj 19—Terenon Farle; kelly, " 22—Michae! Cooney, There were many important developments in the ap. pointment of this committee of Ube passing away of polité power from those who have held atreony y ip public tifo: for instance, the Tweiith ward— oh Henry W. G the present County Clerk, has al Map Showing Her Course THE ESCAPE OF THE REBEL STEAMER ORETO. Mobile Bay, and the Position of | the United States Steamer Oneida During the Chase. iS RACH. A », MAN AT COMMENCEUEMT OF CHRGE winona MT COMMENCEMENT OF CHASE ra) s fe) THE NAVY. Sea-going Tron-Clads. ‘The proposed sea going irop-clad frigates are to he of 7.800 tore burtheo, whieh, from the following table, it will Be geen are to be the largest vessels in the world:— Steamer Atlantic. Steamer City of Washing Steamer Baltic... Steamer Adiiatic, 8846 ‘i Viited States ship North Carolina United States ship Oinie... United States won elid Dictator. United states iron-cl Cnited states iron United States tre English trov-clad Fnglicb tron-cled Agmeourt isa 21 TRowvors-—aeven gune—Thie fart vessel ix now ander going repairs at (he Brooklyn Navy Yard. Her services einee she Heft this port in search of the Sumter have been various And very arduous. Mossrs, Thomas Evo & Shor- man bave just issued a splendid lithograph of the veesels which if dedicated to the oiiicers and or the “Pot of the Navy.’ Ip an artistic point of view jt Hae poi been surpassed by sny publisher in this country, New Ikoxsipes—elyhteen guna.—This, our oply iron- clad frigate lp active kervice, is eti!! at Newport's waiting patiently for a rebel. Mr. W. H. Reago, of Vila’ velphia, has published two Vithographe of her, xe in fighting trite and the othor under full sail. They aro ex” cellout pictures of this formidable craft, Quo tine feaiure is, besides giving the full dimensiens of the voasel, {i also farnighes # full tiet OF ber officers. Camaxom—two guns (iren-clad).—The work on this ster battery, now in process of constroction under the superintendence of Mr. George Birkbeck, at the works of Mosere. Cotwe! & Secor, at Jerrey City, is rapidly pro- Kvewning. This veel is to we completed and then shipped +s sections to California, She i precinely the Biodel of the Weehawken, juet lauuched (rom this yard. MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. The Corcoran Legion—The Entire Com:. mand to Leave To-Day ter Fortress Monree. ‘The regiments bow under commandof General Corcoran, encamped at Camp Scott, Staten Island, will leave Co, Fortress Monroe this afternoon. Reeruitiog officers, how. eve , will he jeft in this city, in order to ff up those regi- mente which bave not already received the:r proper quota, Arrivel ef the Forty-first Massachacetts Regiment. The bove regiment arrived in this city (rom Bogton at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, aud are vow quartered atthe Park Barracks. ‘They ere under command of Col. F. B. Chickering, of pianeforte fame, and numbers about seven hundred and Afty men, Major General Banke, se- companied by his family, came siong with the regiment, ‘This morning ® reception breakfast ts to be given to the oMicers of the corps at the Aster House. The followtug ix A list of the officers:— had wndi*puted eway—cbose a representative in op- Well and gad F. &. Chickering, Lieutenant on to hum thus proving, im polities! parlance, that | Colovel, A.D, Wase; Major, 8. D. Sargent; Adjutant, H. S. had “Host his ward.” There werereveral other equally | Adawe: Quartermaster, C. B. Stoddart; ‘Surgeon, A. K. xniticant selections, The apecial commition subeo- | Biunchard: First Assistant Surgoour, Allen and Laaviut GVieutly organived by electing Wm. M. Tweed chairman, | C aplein, Henry F. Lave, of First Baptist cburct, and aprolited the following gentlomen to communicate | Lawrence, Mags. with Mozart Hall, vir. B. Sweeny, F. I. A. Boo Non Commissioned Staf’—Sergoant Major, J.1.. Bolys Smith Fly, J. W. Fowler and Thor, Byrne ton, Quartermaster Sergeant, G. A. Pieko, Jr., Commis. Tee Gewera) Committee then adjourned to the 1Tth Boece SURrKMED—A Dincuvery bor, of the Third procinet, wae passing through Barclay street on Wedneeday night he found the premises No. 10 open and a key in the front door, Thinking that there might be thieves im the building, the policeman called for assigtance, and onotiously entered the tore. Upon ftrilcing & light the officers found that on atsempt had bean made to cut @ passage way into the ilk warerooms Up mtairs; but, becoming frightened, the burglars aban. doued the enterprise ere they had ball concluded it. their haste to eccape the thieves left behind them a frock coat, a handkerchief, « lot ot bargire’ sisting of @ brace and bit, gimiet jarge striped bags, with tnsecrihed thereon. The articles ward siation house, where they {von to Captain Modis. a’? trave of the burgia discovered ; are pany able to discover their Ler ed sired daye Fomors Asuuit on Hie Wrer.—James Newman was taken inte custody on Wednesday night, op charge of strikimg hit wife with au axe, injuring ber so severely ‘that her life i considered w be in danger. ‘The wound, which war a yhastiy o extended acrwe the right tem ple, fracturing the skull. The priener was arrested at bis renidenve, No. 218 Wooster street, whore he jocked himset’ up in order w olude the offeere Jumtice K ly — Newman, to await the result of bie wife's ine Smoonse Arrnay om Wasmxuron Stuer busine | Bloom, & bewtman, got ine a row with NW Norack, in Washing street, on Wednesday night, whieh resvlied { ip the jatier beiwg shot in the neck with @ pietol in the of bereaboute iy the course of « hands of hie adverrary. The wounded tw. | wr the Nex Yoru Howpitel, where hie ‘eoend wae arene | an he dincha ped, Yewterday the inj. mode «© Woplaiet egainm Bier who wan comumivten fee she bP bie Uletigs a Sergeant, Chas. Stone. ny &, of New Redford—Captain, Johu F. Vinell, First Liectenant, Jax, W. Hervey; id Lieutenant, K. B Robbins. Company B, of Lawrenco—aytoin, Edward L. Noyes; First Lieutenant , Cyrus 'T. Ratchelder; Becoud Lieutenant, iempang 0, ot Roxie Captain, Job y, xbary in, Jobn 8, Swift; First ‘Wm. T. Hodges: “ovond Vieutenant, 7. Otis, Company D, of Rowton (Fleventh ward)—Captain, Fred. G. Pope: First Lieutensat, Wm uit, Becond Lieu \“umpany of Boxton~C 1 w Dompany Captain, Lyman W. Gould; Firat Lieutenant, W. A. Gore, Seoond Lioutensnt, H. Weelon Company Fy 0) Restos and suburbe— Captain, @. F, Sto ene; Firet termaut, H.C Dane: Hecond Lientewant, d Boston—Caytain, W. AL #im- OP. Musaey, Seound Lieutenant, ©. Bord; Firet Liew John C. Personal I nee. Major General N.P. Banks arrived at the Astor House yerteriay G. D. Gideon, of Woehington: £, 1. Verpiank, of Gene ya: A. Peterson, of Wiscounio: MJ. Murphy, of St. Leute; Jamen OF and wire, f Pitteburg: William T. Allen and family, of Chicago: Captain George Palmer, of Nauga- theket, 1, | Grimes, of Mandbester, aud H.C Worth, of California, wre stopping at the Metropolitan jfotel General Gansevoort and family, of Albany, Jadgo Ket Jog, of Waterbury; B. 4. Chapin, of Rut J or Learned and wife, of New Londen. J. M. " watt: A, Dunlap and wite, of Albany Wiliam Kelly, of Rhinebeck, and H. H. Gook and wife, of Bath, N.Y. aré stoping ai the Bt Nichulas Hotel, HKertator Foot, of Vermont. Hon, Caleb Cushing, of Bow ton; George Washburn. of Maine, Colonel L. L. Parsons, of bohoee; A. Churebill, of Gloversvitle: Thurlow Waod, ¥. Rider and wile end’ K. Van Vaikenburgh und wie, of Albany; Captain L.A. Tupper and wile, of Truy, J. In Waikor und Wife, of Boflalo: A.C. Angell. of Prewktonoe P. Hiegiig, aust Mire. B. Bridge of Washingson: ¥ iH Orne, of Philadetphia, and © #1, Jones ene wile, of Troy Retbiay 00 lip dpar aire 1 pb Lica FA Few Fe? See EE. 4 Another Alleged Slave Ds Acquitted. Nov. 6.—The United Staten vs. Jor ph 1 Santas.—In this cave Judge Shipman charged tho jt. y u* ‘ollows:— Gextiemen oy THR Jcr¥—The Ccfendant, Santos, charged in the indictment 1. With fitting out, eqttpping end loading the bark Cora, or causing the game ty be d 1 this port, as owner, for himselt, with intent to employ her in the slave trade, contrary to the statute which I have read to you. 2. With sending her away , and causing her to sail from this port, as owner, for himself, with like intent, she having been previously Gited for dhat purpose. 3. With fitting out, equipping and loading her as factor, for others, with like imtont. With'cavsing ber to sail and sending her away, as ‘or, for others, with like iavent, G. With aiding wbetting ax owner, for himself, in such fitting out, equipping aud joading her, with like in- tent, 6. With aiding and abetting ae factor, for others, in fitting hér out, loa ling and equipping ber with like intent, In Order to copviel the defendant ander this indictmen tam suilicient that you find the ‘ct proved bayond a sonable doubt that he d ont, equipped, loaded caused to eail from this port, she having been previo" Sited out, the bark Cora, with istent to employ be thie upliwid trame, or Aided and abetted in so doing with this Intent. | It {e timmaterial whetebr he did it for hancelf ae owner, or part owner, or as having an interest in the voyage or venture, or whether he did jt as egept gr fsotor for fae oy ovhera, Jf he did eo At out. load, equip, or. aid and abet otfisre {h so doing, with tntent so te employ ber in the slave trate, he ia guilty, whether he did it for himself asone, or for him- self and ethers, or for others alone. If he seat Ler away from this port, she having been here previous'y fitted tor that purpose, with intent thus to employ ber, be is guilty, though be may bave done it wholly for the benefit he himse! baving no interest whatever in the the resfit of the voyage. It matters compensation was tn the foria of com or whether he received bo compen- sation at all, provided he did the aot with the guilty in lent pamed, viz :-—-to em her im this guilty apd fur As to the extent of the fitment, it is is @ had every or most of the artici required for a alaye voyage, Nor is it necessary that the defendant should have put on board all that was put. on board of her. i #he was but partially fited, and the defendant partisipated in or contributed to that ft- tont which I have already named, then he eo seine probibited by st.tuve and deecribed in this indictment. ‘That this vesse) was fitted here by rome one with this intent, the government claims te have proved beyond a!l donbt; inasmuch as claimed by the District Attorney, she preved the character on Atment by the voy: she ectually performed, with very little addition vo (be e\aipmaent with which ebe peep gen pert. hielo was oaiyes large Duyn wt 9 uted, fn ‘3 ps oon ti i b "ti few beans constituted the only article added to the eres. ce took out from the time ehe left this port £1 was cap- tared by the Constellation on her way to Cube. Now, di the defendant participate in, eoniribute to, or aid or abet this fitment, either as an owner of, or partner in the en- terprise, or am & factor for others alone, with ivtent to employ her in the business in which she was found when captul i ere satisfied that be did, Feasonable doudt, you wili Gnd him ary portant part of the direct evidence ‘ap active participator im the Sitting out of & guilty knowledge and intent, comes Fits statcment of what took plice in the crime that was undoubtedty eo it te a familiar rule of law that while right to convict on the testimony of ao ‘ yet the only safe heel gh oc course ia to require that their tentimeny, io sore of its materia! parts, ebonld be sup- ported by corroboration. What degree of corroboration a Jory wil require is for them, jn the exercise of a sound isoretion, to determine. In some cases it may be more, in others | img on the manner of the witness, the probability of his story, and ite harmony with the patarel and npdtaputed features of the case, In weighing thie Woatinony of Gunderson will ook at all those cirovmstances which charaetirized the secount of the transaction given (by bim, bis manner on the stand, aud the © nfliet between his atatement and that of Wagner on ove or two points, and then aay what degros of corrode. ration you will require in order to give his etatement fll credit.gYou will then look to the facts testitied to by other Witherses, who are not seoomplices which go to cerrobo rate him, and determine whether that ovrroboration i or le not gufticiont to ratisfy you of the eubstantial truth of bis statements, \e to the sailors who have testited, you are to apply the same rule to thom in woighiug (hbir tes Umony. One necomplice cannot be said to corroborate enoiber, The law has wivety| made the testimony of ace complice? adminvabie, and with the caution thet ome ma- teria! correborstion from vnimpeached sources should be required, bas loft the credibility of their statements when corroborated, te the jury sione. It ts not alone the char. ecter of the sooomplice, but also the truth or falachoud of bis stateremt,thet the jury have to deal with, Tho very ground upon whiwh the law demands corroboration im- plics thet from bis connection with the orime, bis tosti- meny i# defective in credit without tt; But the quealion for the juty is, whether the corroboration give supplies the defect, and entitier bis statement to belier. There is one peouliar circumstance in the cage before us which does not often oscur, and that is the disappearance of the defendant during the progrom of the trial, He was tn cours, sitting beside bie counser during the first day of the trial, and waa seen on the day follow. ing by oue of them, sihoe which we have no tdinzs of him. It infor the jary to give this circamstance such weight as they think it entitied to. It ie for them to aay whether rome accident may botallen hin tu this populous aft y from every eye,or whother he has led. if they are satisfied thot he has fled—it ie for them to say whother it is from @ fear consistent with innocence, or from @ fear arising out of conscious guilt, The whole care on the facte is with the jury. The evidence of the ac- complices, the undiepated facta, and the testimony of those witnesses whovare not accomplices. It reste with the Court only to declare the law of tho case, Hy that law the jury are bound. Upon them rests the sole ro- sponsibility af determing the fuct—e duty of gave and bigh import. the security of rociety and todividuals argely depend upon the faithfulaess « ries in the pro. ‘ertion of the Innocent and the punishment of the guilty, if yon are not eatieyed beyond a reasunalie doubt that the defendant ts sui he ia entitled to the benetit of that uittal, Pog atisted beyond a out that he im ity Foe 1 by your ver. guilty, Counsel for KOW Heyer Attort vt Me andrews; fox" gefonve ‘The regular monthiy meeting of the Chamber of Com” merce was held yesterday. Peletiab Perit, Feq., pre- ended. fi J. A Srevinm, Feq., the Secfetary, read the minutes of the preveding general and specia! meotiags, which were approved The PResipeye then introduced Hon. Townsend Harris to the Chamber, The gentleman was very cordially re- caved, JAPANWAD AFPAIRE. Mr, Baxnw then bowed to the President, and stated that his health would not permit of bis standing 10 ad- dress the Chamber, and begged the favor of sitting while he spoke. Hie remarks throughout were almost inaudible: With didicuty notes were token to the following effect:— To Japan, like in ail ether couutries,the grand privelpte of trade aod commoree was being 1&. idly developed ond was taking cha), asia ciber countries. ‘Thero, a8 lea. where, was begnuing to be fett the acttve principle uf trade—sapply and demand. ‘Sho chiet exporis of 1864 consisted of twelve thousand bales of raw sak, and of Other artivies. When ii was remembe.ed what the trade was some years befare, the grea’ importance of Lhe eras now devo.oped will be proper estimated. ‘The 1aw silk Row exported from Citiua into Japas amounted Lo $90,000 & yeur, agoinet $12,000 in 1647—a wonderful ineveass. in deed, when the restrictions to trade ure considered, There was uow cohgidervbie einployment lor Ame: Gapitat ond enterprise and for Ainerioan abips. The priielpal trade would pe us between China aud Japan, end | this eonsis'ed principally of articles pooultar and proper for Chinese commerce, such ag seaweed, beck mere, and @ thousand ober articles pecuiiar to Japan, At the two ports of Japan—Hakodud! aud Nagusaki—the number of vessels cuiered last year was sixty nine. Ali the whaling vessvla enter exciusively at Nagasaks, aud these, added vo the cominorce of the up F port, would ina'.o tho namber of sulle one husdred. The argrecste amount for the whole year for commores was about cleven miKons. ‘The imports, he thought, WOuld Foo equal (he exports; byt there was no doubt that the old law of trade would rule thoes else ihe elk in the empire be bad lately visted ter grown wus very saiisfactory, who traded in the article well know, though corresponding qualities of the (hincse article commanded the prefer ib prices. Taking everyibing as a whole, they had reason to be sutigiied with the trade develope’, And be bad reason to believe ihat every(biny in the way Of trade wis mimaged quietly and wiih diserstion, ‘Th feeling of (he government und of the people, with respec to our representative thore and Aimeric friendly and favorable in the hivhest depres. this boast to make (eafd Mr. Harrie), your sentative in Japan wields an than ai) other ropreventatives put tog ‘There is one brwuch of busi which is lreat! pleaving to the and eubsiatence fur crews are ob put in ove of the ports last y where—that the demand would create the supply. greatest activity was visible in the trade ot every part of of T groxtor howd! supported there for three months. The ebip was discharged ani besched, aud the garboard streak was removed and ether work dove, and the whole bill, including all ex penses {0 tha matter was under $6,000, Now, men acquainted with the cost ef repairs Iu Oriental ports, will know (nat thir was an exeecdingiy moserate charge. Mr. Harris expliined that the state 0, iz iungs would prevent him going (arther. TUR VISIT OP THE JAPAYESR awn AsSAnons, The Parivent—Mr. Harris, will you please atate Ambaecadors, whe had avy tht report was ns ess. The respect peid te the Ambassadors was sensiily felt and uckuowloaged, even prior lo their return. 6n their return, snd previons- ly, my relations with the goverument wore very ble, bot dhey becstne more kind from an wereared eo. houovment of tmutaal good feeling, The cilvet of tbat adthe report of it made by the Ambassadors was very seasibly felt in ali my relations: the Prmvinent—Is there reason to bolieve that these friendly relations may be continued wiiLout interrupt Mr. Hanws —There is ne question, fo my mind, about that. There i5 @ @ Of dissatisfaction with the treaties which aries from Speoific causes. There are iy Japan more otiicivis than in any ether country $n the worl’. You will dad a most astonishing namber of officials there, the salaries paid to whem are incompara- bly email, But’under the aystom of low prices, which heretofore prevailed there, their salaries wore hufticiont for the wants of these people. Within some four months after the opening of the porte uccording w treaty, these oiicials found that some of the principal articies of censnimption—such as #ilk, tea, oi) and wax— had covsiderubly risen in price, from « bundfed ton thou. sand per cant. You can imagine what effect that wonld have upon @ people ia 60 short a time—a rise iu \ that bas nu comparison in history for ite extent apd sud- denness. These oilicials make sirong coro plaints ou this new state of things. Jn fact, they find they are unabie to support themselves as bere. They complain that the treatics are Dad. The government itself know that this was an inevitabie consequenee of the charge of politics, and iat dis von would affect the poopie, and it bas done all it could to ameliorate ubeir condition, Bot when a large number of officia’s are in a trausition state from low alaries to high prices no wonder complaints would be made. But on the whoie I bolieve that ile flcmcst ties of triendehip arc estubliebed between the two countries. (Applanse.) The regalar business Was then preceeded with. THR PIRATS ALAWAMA. Jonn A, Stevens, Esq. , Secretary, then read the follow. ing letters, directed to the Chamber, in relation to tts previong action; —~ Exneotive Masson, Dean Six—The resolutions of the New York Chamber'o transmitted by yourself, as Secretary, under dato were duly received some days sincd, laid before the President, and have been by Lim referred tw the Becte- lary of Stave. Your obediout IGOLAY NICOLAY, Private Becrstary, J, A. Sevens, Ir., Esq, Navy Deranrwest, Nov. 1, 1562. Sir have had the honor to receive your Sous of the 22d ult, conveying a copy of ihe reaolutio : mously adopicd by the Chamber of Commerce of the S140 ot New York, {a relation to the burning at son by the ston mex Alsbama of the ship Brilliant and other vessels, and thank y i the Chamber of Commerce, not only forthe frumk : triovic evpression of the views therei talped. but en z copsiteration and attention in commaicating thea, ky our obedient rorvant, ub, Seerelary of the Navy. J. A. Srevens, B sq. Derantexnt ov. Sears, Waemnseras, Nov. 1, |. 1882. To Jonx A. Savana, Eog.. Secretary of ihe Chamver of ‘Commeres of the State of New York == KI bave the honor to acknowledge the rece 63 of the Chamber of Commerce of ling to the sul The ion of she io State of ‘of iminigration, which you have ed tome. President anthorizes me to ex on & high appreciation of the promptuess with preas t: which the Chember of Commerce bas entered on the conal- deration of the question which T had the honor to submit to them, ond of the enlightened and patriotic spirit iv which they have dixcusved the same, The sugyrations of the Chain of Commerce will receive the moat respectful attention. T pm, oir, your obedient servant, We, B. SEWA: Derarcecst or Starr, Wasnineton. Oct.” + ORK mm Thi e polsiotic and humane ryeuintions of. tho Uhtescare? Goer of the State of New concerning tho recent do- Btruction of rican versels, near ibe Acores, tout from tbe sbares of a irieuciy nation, ins ioln- tion of the restrictions prosorived ty the mupicipalas we as laws. By authority of the President the Mr. Srevews then read the following from dyke in rélstion to a proposition to send laborers of England, who were suffering the bea hes te ‘Maron's Orrton, Nzw Yors, 18, 1862. nares he een aereeety {eel ‘my feelings and lademcoe T have mot bowers the time required to inaugurate #uch a moveny ore to ject will cominsnd iteelf, May Task you to call the 1 Of the members of the Chamber to this letter, with a vlew to Sud some ons or mere en who will ake bold uf this humane and really ent Vers truly, yours, GEORGE OP! Mr. Waiaonr then proceeded to addreas the Cham ver, It seemed to bim that the Chamber of Commerce, oom. of AY citizens, ehor.id take immediate notice of the depredations of the pirate Alabama. Thuy ull weil knew that there wag at the present moment a pirale vea- eel upon the ovean that committed depredations upon the commerce of this country as well as upen that of other countries, and that many of our ships had falien a sacri five to the action of that pirate. Ho said pirate, becense tt is arserted, and never once dented, that the vessel be referred to was @ fugitive from tho laws of a foreign oountry—that it went from England ostepsibly tpon ite trial trip, under bonda, and that it bad not return bot was now % oiletent destructiy most ship. It ie not io Hy seman ve a { Uhis Kind was ki when a 6; ing «0 ind was kuown Wo exit. At the late apecial meeting of the Chamber an eminently just and course of nection was taiten, But that action, after all, wes confined to a simple decia- ration of prineiple and ap expression of the sentiment of the merchints of New York with to the manner in which the people of a foreign country have treated this people and government— (Spplause)—and appealing to them in words of kind. nesk—net of tion Or anger, but in a kind and Christian feeling—4o put 8 stop to a procesding affecting us a8 @ pation. Bince that meoti ig was held and the ago read, that their proceedings at the Inte In, re acknowledged by the government ip yy ofhetal phrase, but they baye not that any attempt has been made by the government to protect the interest of commerce against the attack of the pirate Alabama, No doubt the a4 Department has taken action; but we donot know it. Wo do not know itfrom the letter of the Secretary of the Navy: but perhaps it ie not to communicate it. Rut the merchants of this city are deeply concerned, and they owe it 10 themaolyer, ag a representative body of the great commercial interests of this country, 10 (ake notice of this tact. We, as a body, owe it to our own interests, and to the interests of the cominunity we represent, ‘that something should be dene iy to natisiy us—to nat iafy (he quiet nerchant sitting @ his counting room tha exit on the ogean win be protected, | therefore sug: speciat moet- cour ned bas been done to eapture the Alabama, comm ines and what steps are necessary oa 5 ere copie ¢ be made withont delay, Ore eemegee be qr & oe ) citizens, was | ® and would give fresh and addit fomous conduet parrued by Phelan’. state of the forts around the barb 1? The-commities who lately inspected them told # misereble tale news, There were not the Werests hir. Larusrs looked upon the question as one of great importance. The underwriters of the city were greetiv interosted in it. They bad already gaffored great inceem of the Alaboms and her presenoe oa to Bustam the governm epabjed these coutributions to be made. If, then, com- merce waa ‘esir yed, all the covernment’s chance of pur+ ting down the rebellion would be destroyed with x. Tha overvment, for sowe reveon Had not been as socesst ak fo putting down the reb=iuon as it should hare been, Tho Secretary of the Navy, he believed, was | apxions to do all in bis power, but there were Leo many, vessele engaxed in the bhickade, and there were too few available for cruising.” The | principal cofimerece of the port was carried on between This city and Great Rritam, and it was necessery now, im the present state of exchange, hat that comiere shold be protested. If fer no eter veason than to vindieniathe rights of shipowners, something should be promptly dow t put an enc to this pwacy. IC was extremely neceseare that tho Chamber snoald use its enure Induence with the Het of verses stationed Letree nd Groat Eritaim end on tae cowst of Afciea la formioree coming by tie way of the Give of ‘There was also great damer of the treasure stipe of California, and efforte should be taken to protect them Sime versels Bhould be da- tached from the Southern bleekadmg fleet; for of two wor should bo chosen. and it wee better tha’ atow vessels should run the bieckade than that ean shine should be swept from the ooea) and our trade ntteriy- parnlyed. Mr hon watt eald he recently had a conversa'ion with Bini Dewllelt with respect w the ellicteriey of the de- fe. vee of the harbor, and that officer bad state? that, if tho fort at Sandy Hook should be yrovided with sixty oF eighty gone, ‘bere would be Ho Fear of the parse OF ® bowiile vease, St. aowe then read the following extracts frome orial of the National War Committee to Governor t sootlency to Ong t ivan, there ure the fort being plore: 6, including thane om ndred yards to the eastward, y-two ofd fashioned guns, on, sw rifled gun, xa! on the ‘wound, mous Rosman gup. afteen inches aids, weight of bali 450 pounle, 0) powuda, bi above these fortifice!ious, to iM construction Tecke any there are now in portion iarbet te Ye Tompe.nm, om th fiascnuy &dvanced nmenen*. Fort Haznihen, on the opnorite side of the channel, has in. portion cightcen't thivty-two pounders; wear \inders; Ht oan caseen Agouot clone nat ak the en “ive por.tien in th the works oo letoly armed ond tewroaghly manne !, thay would prove a: best an oncertain and incase sels, even tov i Teirmed, with i ey ouths beem ail previons® wed wither Ip \uidtde of : urneriea! fore: field, (he daring aac determined eharacter ar the enemy uni ihe danger of toreicn Interv nilon, thet defensive: works on Which the seouriy of thiseity wholly, and of thie Binte greatly depends, are loft catrely unmanned, tional em: m1 the ow te atany one of these places heme: and no pers ns pr ie the aril, either wih the view of cpariby, © han le the guos tn ease of emerency OF of Bb Ting themsecives to instruct others for thle purpose. jp Mr. Srencer aise moved that the Committee on Harbop Defences, previously appointed, be instrvcted to axau'n® avd report on the harbor defences of New York. Adoyte } Mr. Wetwore’s resolution adopted, and the fellows ing committee appointed: —Mcssrs, Marsball, Minturng Tiicston, Lathors, Aspinwall, Nye, Perit aud Lowe. Tue Chainber then adjourned. Affair or Uonor, LETTER FROM CASSIU8 M. CLAY TO D, C. BIRDBALLg B9Q. TO THE EOTTOR OF THE NERALD. No. 335 Buoapwax, New York, Noy. 6, 1862 ‘Upon entering my office this afternvon J found vpon my desk the following note:— j New Yorx, Nov. 5,18 Sia——During the Jate political cany we in thie ty were coported im Lev Spapers as having made a riand aud fale atinck upon ine, which my political duties dig not allow me to notiGe at that time. The excilemiit bow ing new over, f ask you asa geutlemym to retract the ofiensive laagnoge referred to, or name a convenient pive@ for me to moet you. I rofer you to my friend, Hom. inane you Day vi? Biyadwe for particulora. Year teaip epee 0. Moray, B.C thapatii, Boa. : ‘The langungo referred to, I presume, was part of a speceh made by me at the great meeting at the Covet Institete on the 154i of October last, of which the folows ing ik am extract:— S| i desire to cull your attention for afew momenta to ree mark2 made by the abviition Majer General Cassius Clay at (he Acddomy of Music in Brooklyu last week. Hi said: —I fuliy approve of tho President's suspending the writ of habeas ov but am disposed to cous sure him for not suspending these scoundrels by | tho peck. Four or five such men aa Seymont aad Wood would eave millions of lives of boner: domer "Aud, agai, on the 8th of Uciober, while he wat speaking of that patriotic iriahman, Richard O'Gorman, he sald that in hia (O’Gormau’s) speech, madg before th Domevratic Union Assvciation, he * ly Wy said ‘that I wished the poopie to Know who this mau,clyy was; that he was fo:werly appointed Minister to Rus: im by Mr. Liucoln; that after vuiniy endeavoring to learn tne Europeans the hoble arta of dij hi Kentuciey notions, be became disgusted with Tune rotut a major generai in the United States Army by Prentiong a 5 ‘the day previous from Sfriere to 7 4 bie (4 ee a wien’ Weeds ™ Laxinegen . wah Mise t oe grontle, eo hoi in under Kir Rmitl fing; thi 4i4 so, when it wae Immediately , rRaee 8 Boble daughters of Ki ft ree taken away over tions of a major and leaving the mercy the rebel eoldiery, to come here ond slander and vil love! men of this city and such actions here denownce himas a The pudlic will n oF Dot there epitl Spder rebel te angi er such I certainly think pag’ that Nhe taoiect La an he was neither » \ troon nor @ I desire now Aiecerning, seo 9 and statemes “a reasons why I do not meet rari e -lama never know in; ly broken law, I conaot now consent to place mysel’ | yond tte ‘by mosting him in A deadly evcounier, pre: latodly, when the laws of my own Heo. bi ugh aa not to Be a felony . . biy Business ix such that T eannot affort bo re more ror upon hin now, it haviog been sadly neglect ‘somon my time having been wo nieoh «1 MrteT havo been 10 redeam rbiirary away of men bulding the 8a iuions that Mtr. Clay door, 8. That i ehouid be guilty of Dave ingratitnde showd mect and ki'l bim wflor the gront services be hag dane riy in openine the eyes of the peuple to the true intems lone of ix political usogiates 1 couclusion, T will simply say thet when Mr. Clap dono his whole duty aga major general, in speedily che: up thie bloody, and, 1 tiiuk, lnmccenmary war. 0 thet cap again visit his native State, and BLL foie as at what I have sald rospooting bim, 1 wit) iin in any bonorable mauner he may . to law, and give bim full and entire en. troly, D. Milttary Matters Pennsylvania. | Haxnimnura, Noy. 6, 1602. ‘The following special order bas boon received here:-~ | General Andrew Porter ‘a to fob Lah avery Harm ow ae $i eimer ond &. B.S. Canby 3 You " " one cnr ett sa oO VES. mae ‘a ver remedy, eansatenre, To nll who copy Of the prereription inet ites nal the | Fehrereitg gee, cant es Se Only objert of the aetverther it Rent 1 eMieied: and Le eve it whi cont Linetn tn wieding the ~ cy ele bee