The New York Herald Newspaper, August 26, 1863, Page 1

wr CHARLESTON. Wery Late and Very Important. The City of Charleston Shelled. Nen-Combatants Leaving the City En Masse. eae trys Parry nr errr enes FORT SUMTER & RUIN ‘Nine Breaches Made, the North- west Wall Fallen in, the Guns All Dismounted, the East Wall Cracked, and Our Shot Sweeping Through the Fort. The Greatest Artillery Feat of the Age. TERRIFIC EFFECT OF OUR FIRE. The Surrender of the Fort Demanded. ‘Fort Moultrie Reported to be Silenced,. he., &o., &e. ‘The steam transports Cambria, Captain Somers, and America, Captain Share, arrived at this port yesterday, from Morrie Island. We have dates by them ¢» the Zist fmot., at midnight. ‘The bombardment stil continued, and the south side of Sumter had been demolished aimost to its base. Forts Wagner and Gregg and Cummings’ Point battery till roy Hed at short intervals. ‘The batteries on James Island had greatly annoyed the Union troops, and an expedision had been fitted out to silence them. ‘The casualties on the Union side were very small. ‘The steamship Constitation, Captain Wm. Greenman, from Hilton Aead, which port she left on Saturday, Augus} 22, at seven A. M., and Charleston at baif-past five P. M., arrived at this port last evening, Bhe left at anchor off Charleston the United States etdamer Brooklyn, with steam up, bound for Now York, baving on board the remains of Captain George W. Rodgers ana Paymaster Woodbury, of the Monitor Cate- Keil, killed im the attack on Fort Sumter. ‘The bombardment was going on with great energy, and ‘the firing was very rapid. ‘The report from Morris Island was that Sumter had ‘08 responded to our guns for the last two days previous to the Constitution leaving Charlestoy. ‘The latest report by the Constitution is that Fort Sum ter is entirely demolished, and that Fort Moultrie had ‘been silenced by the Now lronsides. Acting Master A. Smailey, of the United States steamer Mohawk, came passenger in the Constitation from Hilven Head. Sr. Galen H. Oshorne’s Despatch. hownis Istanp, 8. C., August 21, 1863. ‘THE ENEMY ‘WIND 4 MARB’S Wet.” From the time of the discovery by the rebels of the ‘unfininbed battery in the marsh apon our left, night be- fore Inst, up tiil dusk yesterday, one hundred and sixteen shells were fired at it from the James Island batteries, Of these but one strnck it, and 20 injuries have been sus- tained by any one withio it since the casualties on Tues day night. Last night its moanter rifled gun was mounted, and this morning its voice will join in the grand chorus which swolls up from the throats of our cannon. MonoToRoUs. ‘Whe bombardment grows monotonous. Our fire con- ‘tingcs as usual, and curious spectators crowd around the Dilltope to witness it. Day after day we see the smoke- ‘wreaths spring up from our batteries, we hear the sharp @ack of the Parrotts, we watch imtensely the wail at which they are‘aime1 and have the satisfaction of sceing «ho shell crash fulo the masonry. But as the wall re. mains, and the flag keeps flutterteg in the wind, we are reminded that pasience is a Christian duty, and that in order \o capture Sumter we mast Learn to labor and to wait." “PROGRES OF THE BREACH. And yet, as we daily go up the beach to the frout and aim the steep sand hills,or ventyre by slow stages ‘through the zigzags to the parallels, the swift dectine and ‘gure decay of the rebel stronghold are wonderfully appa- Tent. The wall was sagged yenterday; it is #tili more Pagged now. Lavt night there were afew holes throagh which the arches of ibe casemates which constitute the “ofieors’ quarters” were visible; today they aro deve Wreachos, at the foot debria, sloping down teow this morning Anderson; we vai. nov ibe i we bave withia Biney bank of rains, and lien headed for the bottom of the Barbor, If you were to practice pistol ehooting at a mouldy ebeese for a nonth you coukd mot more ruin the eheces than Sumter seems riined alresdy. GernNe CLomm TO Weare, Our progress toward Fort Wagner within the past twenty-four houre hae been mogt rapid ond anexampied, Under the dircetion of Captain Brooks, of General quit. more": s/n, and Capiain Walkor, of the Now York Votun- teer Pugiocers, oar tap has boon extended wcbin that time righ wapro Jere are OMed with lend from thelr rifles. 2111 bodis- wsyed.ar men toll om, and Wagner wili ere iong be a | the rege train Mtiog reward for their herote efforts, THR, REMEL vine, | The fre of jhe rebel batsaries on James leland was vos. torday concesteated for the most part epon our “Marsh | angr' ae the mem have chriatened the big gan on our exit.ine +t; but au ex alosion ie ope gf Gednadinh Ahlth de od Me , mY “YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1869, 1 may be remarked that in the operations now im pro- res, the commend of our breaching batteries has been Givén, with a solitary exception, wholly to officers of the ‘volunteer service. Col. Turner, the able chief though a graduate of the Academy at West ant, was commissioned by the Governor of Rhode island, Rie ng CaBUALTIAG OM TRE 2O6TR. ‘To the list hitherto forwarded of killed ané wounded, the following names of those who fell yesterday may be eadéa:— cueet e Private Conrad Schrank B, Independent vat- talion New York Votuntearh, putated. Corporal Rufus Tilbe, Company EB, Seventeenth Comnes- Meut Volunteers, leg amputated, Corporal Charles H. Derby, Compaay A, Third New Hampshire Volunteers, arm amputated: Lieutenant Augustine Webb, Company B, Fortieth Maa- sachugetts Volunteers, killed, Private Louis D. Whilton, Company B, Fortieth Magsa: chusetts Volunteers, leg amputated, Private Wesley Bissell, Company B, Fortieth Massache- setts, wounded in chin. y Sergeant Otis Pollard, Company A, Fortieth Magsacbe- setts, in back, by fragment of shell. Private Thomas Cusick, Company K, One Hundred and \Fifty-seventh New York Volunteers, in hip, very se verely. Sergeant Auguetine Staudt, Company F, One Hutdredta New York Volunteers, killed, ¢ Private Charles Gettie, Company F, One Hundredth New York, slightly wounded. Private Andrew Jackson, Company D, Seventy-fitth ‘Ubio Volunteers, both legs and right arm shattered—pro- ably fatally injured. Private John Quiller, Cor 0, 76th Ohio Volunteers, mor tally wounded in lungs—since died. Sergeant Michael Fieny, Co, B, New York Volunteer Engineers, slightly wounded. Corporal Henry Brown, light Co, B, Third United Sta artillery (Myrick’s Battery), killed. , Private George Fuller, Co. B, Seventh New Rampshire Volunteers, wounded slightly. Private David Durgin, Co, I, Seventh Now Hampshire Vehunteers, sevorely wounded in the arm, % ‘THE NAVY AND THE FRELING OW SHORE. T have said nothing of the operations of the navy yesterday, for the reason that the mavy—the New Tronsides alone excepted—did nothing. The above vessel engaged Fort Wagner at good range for about an hour during the afternoon, and ‘then hauled off. Tho impatient ones onshore are begin- ning to murmor at the failure of the iron-clads to assist ia the reduction of Sumter. While the storm raged, on Tuesday and Weduesday, thoy were not expected to ex- pose themsel' but thore wasa smooth bay and lite wind yesterday, when we landamen were disappointed at the spectacle of half s dozen Monitors dozing quictly at anchor or moving mysteriously and aimlessly about, without giving or taking shot. But wait a couple of days. When Sumter is reduced the work of the navy will begin. Y Since I commenced this letter our firing has rapidly in creased. An hour ago the flagstaff of Sumter was shot away. ll our batteries are at work this morning. and by to-morrow night we hope to have driven every rebel out of the fort. They can scarcely avert its destruction Jonger than thirty-six hours. > News Direct- : Captain Farren, the schooner Maxon Rogers, from Folly Island via Dar 20th inst., arrived at this port yesterday. Captain Farron reports that when he loft the bur on the 20:h, absix P. M., the sioge of Fort Sumter was progressing in great earnest, The entire top of the fort was completely gone and every parapet gun dismounted, most of which had failen iato the sea, Telegraph from Fortress Monroe. Forties Movnon, August 24, 1863. The steamer City of Richmond, Captain Kelly, arrived in Hampton Roads yesterday noon. Captain Kelly reports having left off” Charleston on Sat- urday just, the 22d inst., at one o'Aock in the morning. The flags of Sumter were shot away ow Thursday and Friday last, and no reply made to oar bombardment, which wes constantly kept up. ‘The whole of the southwest side of Fort Sumter was de- molished, presenting nothing but a beap of ruins. No guns were boing fired from the fort, On Friday morning uine breaches were obwerved in Sumter by a spygiass from the sbipe off Charleston, The sioge was (hen progressing. For the last seven days our casualtion hed averaged only about four per day. The Reperts from Washington. There is authority for stating that the War Depertment at Washington bas been in the receipt of no aniounce- ment of the fall of Sumter, and Is tn possession of no in- formation other than the statements copied from the Richmond papers received yesterday at Fortress Monroe, aud which are given above. VERY IMPORTANT. News Threugh Rebel Seurces. Forrames Mowyom, August 24, 1963. ‘The flag of trace steamer New York hes arrived from City Point. She brings the latest Southern papers. The Kichmond Sentinel of tho 24th instant coptaine the foltowing highly important despatch — ORsBLEMIOn, August 22, 1863, The fire of the enemy's land batteries has been kent upon Sumter, and more guise are disabled. There was only ove casualty to day. ‘Thore was also a heavy fire kept up on Battory Wagner, oth from the fiest and the land, and also upoo Battery The La ‘The casuaities at Fort Wagner were one bificer and four Privates. General Gilimore’s demand fur the surrender of Fort Bamter and Morris Inland, with a threat to shell Chages ton in four bougs froin the delivery of the paper at Fort Wagner, was received and returned at seven o'clock thie morving. General Beauregard, in hie reply, charges inbumanity and violation ef the laws of war against General Gitimore, and firme Uhat if the offence we repeated he will employ stri agent measures of retaliation. Up to this time the threat to shel) the city bas not been Y ~ Cuancevrox, August 23, 1863. On haturday vis hundred amd four shots were fired at Sumter, of whien four hundred and nineteen struck inside and outride. . ‘The east wail is much sealed and battered tn, and the parapet undermined. ‘The northwest wail, with the arches, Ac., bas falien fo, The guna are all dismounted. Ove private kifled, (Om Saturday the land batteries opened from south to north, and the Monitors from east to weet, coming close . fhe fire was very damaging. ‘The east wall was cracked and breached and (he shet noryt Orowgh the fort. A Abell bureted, wounding Lient. Roylestor reriously, Col, Kiet, Caytain Fleming aad Lteutenants Scanian an4 Fickling. The fort a now a ruin. Colonel Rhett i ordered with his brave garrison to hold his outpost, von as 4 forlorn hope, until he is re. Heved oF the pince taken. ‘On Raturday, at Wagner, ® tedtenant and four men of wero wounded. On Sunday the orave Colonel Gaillard lost bis [ife. Th te nat to-aay that there are twerty threo vesecis in. ide the bar, including the Iroveides and the Monitors, nod (ny te-n more ontetae. Gener si Gilmore HO. & Communiertion st oteven Angee works nag O'dpck Ou Boaday Biting Motes Lge ae sven o clack tm “ul REFERENCES. A—Arehed gateway in souilweet wail. B—Shot furnaces. (C—Powder magazines. D—Sallyporte. E—Barracks. W—Oficers' quarters G—Wharf—depth of water on cast side 16 to 18 feet H—Principal landing. Charleston, and in the meantime non-combatants could go out of the city. VERY LATE AND IMPORTANT. CHARLESTON SHELLED. THE CITY OF Non-Combatants Leaving the Town, NY &e., ‘Wasumeror, August 25, 1863. A despatch was received here to day dated Vortross Monroe saying :— Captain @bisholm reports Fort Sumter reduced and Charleston shelled, Captain Chisholm commands tho {tag of truce stoamer New York, and had jnst arrived at For tress Monroe from (ity Point 4 Nowroux, Va., August 25, 1463. The Richmond Haawiner of to-day has been recewed, containing Charleston dates of the 25th, which way — Last night, af twelve o'clock, the enemy openet fire en the et'y, fring fifteen eight-inch Parrott tell’. Non-combatants are \caviny the cily in a comt minus stream &e., &e. Sketch of Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter is a work of modern construction, and is known a8 a truncated pentagonal fort. It is brit ano artificial isiand at the mowth of Charieston harbor, thre: and threo-cighths mites distant {rom the city of Charles top, This island has for its base a sand and mud bink with & superstructure formed of the rofuse of sa Northern stone quarries, The island iteoi cnet s bel million of dollars, and was ten years in course of con struction, The fortifiention cort another balf mittic whon Major Anderson tock possession of it it wa completion that a portion of ite guns had been placed in position, The walls are of solid brick and emerata \ sory, built close to the water's edge, without ‘They are rixty fet bigh and from eight to twowe fee: tr thickness, and are piereed for three tiers of guns om the north, cast and weet exterior sides. Ite weakest polut ie on the south side, of which the masonry ix not weaker than the other aides, bat itis not protected by any tlapk fire, whieh would swevp, the landing whar Once landed, a party could have easily effected an en trance ‘The work was designed for ao armament of one bun dred and forty guns of vartour calibres. Iwo tiere of guns aro in caremates, while the upper one is open or en barbette; the lower tier for forty-two-pounder Paixhan guns, second tier eight and ten-inch columbiads, aod the barbette tier for mortars and twenty-four-pounder guns. It has been stated that mm Fort Sumter there are one hondrea and four guns ready for action. about Gity-two (one-half) of which are ten inch coumbiads, the remainder veing eibt and six-inch Dahigreos and how vers. There are four heayy mortars in the fort, one being stationed at each corner. There are about tweive rifled guns ia the works ; but in cousequence of the explovion of one of these guns, by which an officer of high rank narrowly escaped losing bis life, it hed been determined not to place any more reliance apou such piccer, They had therefore, given up the idea 4€ rifiag old guns, and bed tbrown {nto disuse those already rifled. The fort war im about the game condition as when taken by the rebels” and, being then uch injured by the engegement of Apri) 12 and.18. ‘he only alterations that had been made wera in the oMcers arters, which, it will beremombered, bad sbern several tine: fired during the fight in 1861--aud in the magazines. With regard to the latter, some large flat tioner that nad been sent from the North to fing the fort, bad been broken up and made into a polid wall owtmide for fhe protection of the two magazines. With regard to the former, the roots bad been lowered sod built flat, with a covering of concrete, #0 that if a she!) ehould burat uper them it comld pot Ore them or do any other kind of mate rial berm. The appeurance of the fort from the city shows a perfectly level top, nothing apperring above the parapet at all. There are about five hundred men in the fort, which force wae probably doubled whos ovr opera tone commenced ‘Our sketch of the fort will give our readers a. orrert idea of \te approach before the bombardment way oper e:! THE ATTAGK OW CHATTANOOGA. Rebel Telegram to the Hichmond Pn- quirer, Cua anooea, Tenn,, Augunt 23, 1563 The Yankees, commence’ shelling the city of Chatta- mooge yealerdry, Without giving Btiee Of their intent) o 10 do ao, All ja quiet to-day. * + near Explosion of the Steamer City of Made son, dic. Comcin at, August 24, 1868. THE PRIVATEERS. Movements of the Anglo-Re Sees Two Ono Day—The Privateer Sou Bea, &e., dic. Captain William Locke, of the British ship Albion, from Liverpool, says that on the 4th of August, latitude 39 8 north, longitude 49 41 west, about two o’clock tn the af- ternoon, passed a rebel privateer, supposed to be the Flo- rida. During the morning eaw « bark rigged vessel on our lee, standing to the west, She tacked, and came down on our lee beam, under steam and gail, hoisting the rebel flag when we hoisted our English ensign. The steamer then bore away to southeast. The Marie Cecile, Capt. Magnen, which arrived at Havre Angust #, from Gyadeloupe, reports havmg seen on the 19th July, im latitude thirty-nine north, longitude forty five weet. a woodea steamer, psinted black, with « farge white band, threo moat scuoover-rigged, which hoisted the Fngiieh flag, but, after huving exammed tho Marie Cociie and borne away, banled it down nid set the rebel fag. [This veesel ix probably the new rebel privateer South- erne Fp, Hepa.) The Witten abip Vireivts il Pirates— vT Captain Armotteng, from } THE BLOCKADE RUNNERS, Destraction of the British § Hebe—Ca cof a Bow United States Ganboat Niphon by the Kebels—A Severe Engagement Betweom @aur Gunboats and the Rebel Batte- vies, de. JCoree spondence of the Philadelphia I'ress UNrret Stati: Sree aMkn N 1PHON, | Ory New bon 2, August 19, 186%, f Yesterday morying, about | coming down the wards New We ly went \p ehawe, run on shore w. Our arined boat's when we got ber nd deeerted by her oft aptain sent three crew to make are se her 4 powible: if pot, to } nd abgodon ber. She proved to be the Sritiah lobe, with an essorted cargo for the rebew «> heavy ca rauoing at the time we sent ur vat 0 her, and the boat swataped along side the itebe | tly alter our off cers and crew arrivetion bea dot Captain Breck, after receiving word that it would Able to got her Off, sent oar two remaining boats, ors 1 set ber @n* fire, and bring our officery aud vad, (be soa had by this time increas that it was impossible for the bosts to get aic (hor, aud one boat, when near the beach, sw aibvmd en On n n i h and all who wore in her were take prisoners by tw re #, who had col ected in large numbers bebind ti bills with eld pheces and risen , am ator. After the other boat bad 6 ned on board, aad Captain Breck ordered our guns tO be. trained on her for | the purpese of destroying her, in which we were artiste’ by the Upited States gunboat fhokhokeca. The rebels ali this time kept Oring Driakly at os. Leever heard such a whirring before; the baii# fell o# thiek a# hail all around cmber eptered the rides and deck of our vessel. o' Glock the Hebe burst cat ta « blave, aad we y afterwards le(t for oar station, Singular to state, und a bait hours’ emgageroent. The following t & Correct list Of officers and er were laked prisoners — . WW. Crowninghield acting ensign and ex officer. Win. Mason, acting third sar isan ougineer John Paige, seting taster raate Trothy Driacoll , captain forecantle. Frack Hansell, carpenter'# mate Wms , boatawain's mate. nbn‘ (erodel, captain forecantie. Veter Hyland, seaman. Jouw Reynolds, seaman, Kobert Carr, ordigary seaman, obo A. Redgere, Iandeman rheciore F. Nawdin, verman. fol CY, acinar. Charles Phompeon, snr» ghee, S800. 0 roman, w ballt ) » Yorker at ast Beston dwhen fished waa por. y Sbe went nto commission at Rosiong Ay Her armament conse of four Unirly UxO pounders, ope twenty pounder Parsott, and deo (welve pounder rilled bowitzers. Her average speed wap etve knots foe following 9 4 Det of her officers mt the prevedt er bard The Nipban for river hase! for bh | Rreck, acting eunign comeandmg. 2), Rongoam, meting ensigo Ypbreim M. Dewey acting ean Thomas L. Churebti! third emsirtant engineer. ‘ores Portions, seting Master's mate om b. lograbam, pay master's clerk. Harker, eating exiotent pay master 4 ” wm ect .Og asaimtant eargoon. Bole acting Recond aesirtant onginesr master ; fra Belmana, surge # stoward Coariee 1 Fy@e, geoaan The Pursuit of Quantrell'’s G Kawsas Orrt, Mo,, Avgust 26, 1869. Covers) Ewing bas just retareed from the persuit of Quanirell’s rebel force, Tk ie extimated that be 4d not | have over three humdred men at Lawrence The guerilien Ginbanded at the head of Grad river ome gvicg #OULR, Bee fntribeast and others meatier og into the brash, Onr foros have divided scovrdingly, and are portalog the rebelt, Continual skirmicbing is gviog on \iecteant Colonel Laazear, with (wo sqaadroas of tye ¥oat cavalry, Missouri State militia, had an engagement with «hundred queriting 09 Big crests, near Harrisag ville, >, k) ling five and captaring s cousiderabie quantity of goth and hornee taken from Lawrence dnirty one Of the gueriliag bave been Killed a fer ag Some particulars of the explosion of the steemer (ity | peer from. of Madison, at Vickeburg, were received here last night. ‘The steamer wae being leaded with had received uearly Mr fall load, when « nogto a percunsion bell en board let it fall, causing én expionka. ‘The boat tok fire, and the fire commanieated to the amrionitios on beard, blowing the meamer to piecan. Ont of one hundred and dixty men om board only four sre koown t hawe evemped. . The (ity of Madinon Wass large tide-whee! steamer, onued’ by Captale J 9. Neal. or Madionn, Ind, She was wee th \Lout forey Uneweend dofers, obey tony pry ay my of tate’ 1 Night, 00 Ronoent of the fog, the plot Bot deeming + heceorrony Bay. fhe here large ship vhyor's Ofte for und Lene to Lbs internet the prose We rete fasaen “ toetve Pbee idvight, Her cabo arrived 1 the omy ay or, ag she i sofietim* called, the Charleston,— | Lopreaux, N. B, whieh has arrived at Liverpool, poke tho rebel privateer Clarloston steering southeast, Jaly | jo lntitade forty-Ove fifty-seven, longitude tnicty- our offteer# and men ov board the Hebe had deserted her, | not one of our officers or men was injured doring the five |‘ } ho HERALD. ~ TERRIBLE HURRICANE. The United States Brig Bainbridge Foundered at Sea. Only One Man of the Entire Crew Saved. Sketch of the Bainbridge and Her Services. res LOSS OF THE STEAMER GEORGES CREEK. TBE GREAT EASTERN IN THE GALE, Manhattan Steam Fire Engine Ne. 8 Badly Damaged. Large Loss of Life and Property on the Ocean, Reports are hourly reaching us of the violence of a burricane which visited our coast line between the 16th and 22d of this month. The most serious disaster of which we vet have tidings is the loss of the United States brig Bainbridge, which went down leaving a lone man 0 tel! the sad tale, The list of disasters we give is but inall portion of those we may reasonably expect hear of in the course of 4 few days. ‘THE UNITED STATES BRIG BAINSRIDGR. Captain @. A. Lane, of the British brig South Boston, which arrived at Philadelphia yesterday from Barbados, sends us the following report:— On the 22d inst., at half-past seven P. M., and {in lati- tude 36 19, longitude 74, we picked up Jamos Smith, « colored man, who was in a boat, which was half full of water, belonging to the United States brig Bainbridge, &e, ‘The brig had foundered the day before (2186 iust.), about | four o’clock jn the afternoon, al! hands going down in the vessel except Sinith and the cook. The cook became a raving maniac in a fow hours, and drowned himself. Smith was in the boat about twenty eight hours, suffering everything but death, he was Washed oat of the boat a number of times, and on four oo- casions the boat was turned completely over, The Bainbridge loft this port on the 18th fost , with | orders to report to the commanding oficer at Port Royal, and encountered the hurricane which viwited our coast on the 1th, 20th and 21st of this month. She carried « crow of about one hundred sons all told, aud tho following is & correct hist of her officers:— Acting Master Commanding—Shos. J. Dwyer. Bnsign and Executive (ficer—A. G. Sedo. Assistant Surgeon. H. Aiiite Assistant Paymaster—C. C. Walden wae and Sailing Master—Join T. Hughes, Kdwin © 4. Master's Matrs—Eling Smith, Jr; Ralph G. Hotedkies, Ben). N. Hain aod Charies P. Moore. Laymasirr's Clerk—Franois W. Conselyon, Surgeon's Steward—S. Horace Sin ith. The brig Bainbridge was bullt at the Charlestown Navy | Yard in 1842, and was of the following dimensions; Her allowance of ballast was 6.008 pounds, and she car | | | eleven knots when g ing free, uiree feet by the stern = She was reported to wom, rolls deop but esy, salla and wor | Manet 100 (oot, Bopth of bold. ‘ + 11 feet 6 inches, riod 6,700 gallons of water ead provisions forfour mouths, Her maximum dealt war about fourteon feet: ber speed wus | jiis evidence was. @y out nive and a haif knots per hour on the wind, and fler best sailing trig was “Tiesto hattor deap | than’ wheu light, requires al! her hallast,”” Her armament PRICE THREE CENTS. sprung a leak, which took all hands three bours at the pumps before she wae free. Schoener Adio Barnes roporte:— August tat 26 18, longitude 67 20, experienced @ burricwe, w lasted ‘our days; lont Ofiy bugeheads molasses 0) deck. Ship Guy Mapnerir Bee arrived yesterday, re ports;—Auguat 22, latitude 40 63, bingitnde 68 1b, had uw heavy gale, rowmencing at Houtbeast, and scored to Went borthwest. barometer 24 #0. Du he hehe of the biow, Daniel Macarin, seaman, fel) main yard aud was lost. Brig Veteran repori# 20th inat., latitude 34, longitde 10 05, had heavy gale from the east: lost jibboem. fore topmast hays maiactey oneaee cart balls, Se Brig H.S Emery reports, 16th, 20th and 201b inet , if Jatitude 33, longitude 75, hid a heavy gale from the east; stove bulwarks, aviit sats, anylod carg?, Mee Brig Prince of Wales, hence for Rarbadee 19th int re- turned yesterday, baving on the 2iet, in jatitude 37 30, longitude 72, been thrown on her beam ends ia a hurri carr y wabed the fly: ceived other damage: also lost from off the deck fity-two D.rrets of potatoes and eight hogahoads of ol) moa), OBITUARY. Dr. Aicxander Jones. Dr, Alexander Jones, for many years an attache of the Hrnatn, died on Saturday evening iaat, ator a lingering iinens of about twelve months, The deceased waa bory in North Carolina about the begianing of the present cen: tury, bis father being » planter of moderaie means, He was educated as a physician at @ medical college to Phi Jadeiphia, and there graduated and obtained hie diploma, About this time be lost his father, which event develop. @1 one of the many good hearted traite so prevalent in his charactor, When his father died he left some property behind him and several children, among whom were two daughters, ‘The @ecsased, under tho impression that by dividing ap the pro: perty there would not be naMctent to support and oducate his aisters In a proper manner, eheerfully gave up hin share to them, and started invo the world Ww caro bis own living by hie profession, He moved down toto the Btate of Minsiasipp!, amd there commenced bit practice on @ physician, He continued ia*his profession with nowe degree of success until bis health broke down, and he was then compelied to give it up. " Whilst he was in Mississipp! he took great interest in the culture of cotton, and probably there is no man now in the country who is so great am expert in cotton eul- ture, or so (thoroughly understands the cotton question in all its bearings, caltivation, production and commerce, an did the late Dr. Jones, Ho aloo made @ number «f very important improvements im (he cotton gin—tmprove ‘mants that have boen sdopted, and are now almoat, if nol quite, in general use in the South. About the year 1840 tho ast India Compapy and gavera ment were desirous of obtatoing the services of @ Buuy ber of exverioneed Americans conversant, with the cul: ture of cotton, to go to India and develop the production of the staple in that commtry. Among those who werd recommended to the company was Dr. Jones, who came on to New York, and, with several others, fot Futope in the British Queen, He arrived tn London for city: of London—occurred | the } would vot be patriotic for an American | foreign country and there give bis time and | the cultivation of ap article which waa one of | t 3 = 5 F 8 2: important staples of bix own country, thereby raising a powerful rival to compete with 16. Thin patriotic feel | tog hed euch « weight with Dr. Jones that be éeclined | Ue cifer of $5,000 per annum, with all bis expenses paid, and refused to go to India. Home of his compantous, how work the seme: but owing to the climete, 5 Lhe numerous Lohdays and feetyais indul, im by the | Tlindoo race, the experiment became a failure, an¢ | these parties retaroed to their native jemd = fut aithoagh Dr, Jones refured to ald ty the produetiod of cotton ta a rive) country, he did not rete to give hit | evidence nofore the Kritien Parliamentary committon re Jative to its colture and progress in the United Staten and coucine, amd war pub whed io ariiamentary irae Books of that evantry, The Fast Jot pADY (Treated the deceased with @ Inarked con: oll Dis expeures to and from Kagland Yod within the Hritinh deminncne When Dr. Jones returned to the United Miates he to the fisted of six Bort thirty (Wopounders ani je | op hie Jenco in the North, ia urece of ite rounder Parrot pitti 4 000 | hinato agroning better with bia heath than did lied free Us on the geth | that ef the rou He became gon eoted with Ummanier 7% | the pres io m general way, and wae vor ed to the Home equadron of | rerpond ot severst = ogiah and — American t he arrived at Norfote | Journals, Among other newspapers he wrote for the September 14, 1843, and saife! from thete November a4, | Journal of this same year, under the cqnmand of Commander J te | Matuison, She arrived at York on the 84 of May, 1he4. and sailed thence on the 2th of June, 1 = tu charge of | Commander W. 1) n, who was drowned at Mon tevides in October, euant Hrowning \ook | co tt or, but wae re | emormetic im the eam | Neve ewber 1b Dingion, whn | tie labor and Ume w lp ded tu fo Janeir tage for tin Koeoens ater be became connec il be ater evecetion with te kwats a peretal reporter, and re 1 Prar\t coast for not tained the powvtion anttl tte day o hin denth Pyuadron offC mmo (r J0n0" Was Pomtewaed Of & Brent inven | In August «be started f fod ware thorough wodent ln mechaBier an October 10, 1847, Here she was refitted and arte, He a one time invested & sireet sueeping w st of Atrics on th Ave, 1844, cndur the | (hive: but polities! Caster prevented ite adoption pand of Liewenamt A, G, # | on that station nevriy two York, arriving on the 24 of J romined ed 0 ow y isso ihe fall of 1850 Fhe woe fitted for Rervice and ortered stat } again ty the Beozith ver he was then con | She left New York Sov Brazil she wos ordered wjaadeen of Comm otore F | to New York tn (04 whe war aga inder Commodore Me uded by Commader J. 3 mber 2, 1850, and he const of Afric A. ¥. Lavalietee Sho seemed to have been | for we ogalo flod her t She returned to No. AGH | started fur the coan whe remained un { Oatower 13. when whe galled for Monterite Was oo the ceast until 1960, when she returied ty Barton At the Dreaxmg out 0° the present rebellion she war pent bo Asptowall to Brtect oar laterente in thowe w alors in November of javt year, during the prevalence of & tor rife gale, sbe bad a very barron nerve from (oundering at her acchors io Aspinwall Bay. Her gone an! stores were thrown overboard, and it w y by the mont arduous inbor that the vee was raved, Fiually the onticerr amd men were obliged to q vowel. but they retired to her after the gale bas eibslded The Uavobridge if {he Vere! w bie’ Lieutenant Henter br waht bom rom the Pravi\an station without permis jun, he believing her at that time to be unseaworthy Tus allair created quite an exetiement et the time, and Lie. omant Hanter was teased from the service for bie onothoorlike couduet. She is now gone, and a noble lot of young offers and » stout crew are sleeping at the bovotn of the sam, The lone Of the vere! i compare. we "ben that of the crew is taken Into con OYRAMAEIP GRORGRY CHEER The brig Leama, frow Havana, @ochored in the lower Day, bar on board the captain, crew and passengers of thé vteamer Georges Creek, Mott, hence for Port Heya, abandoned io a gale of Ifatreran Captain Mott reports:—Lett "ew York 1th instant for Port [oyat with a cargo of four bondred and ninety Ove wns of coal (or goverhiwent, © too 2000, im latiede 36 38, longitwte 13 44, experienced « eee from N KR to NON. EL, during which sprung slesk, aod Gating it imponsible (o keep ber free sbaudowed her on the uaa, with too feet water in ber hold. Was forty-eight bows ja the boats. Feil fn with the Spanish trig Louies, from | Havana, in Istitods 36 44, longitode 14, who took them on Auguel 21, io the morning, the wind « and nortbnorthesst blowing beevily, the ship com enced eaking, the pumps bey! contestly going, aed in about Cighteen hours he wager bed gained se ae 4 put be the fires out, the ibe men eth Hue ‘The Oreet Fastern hat erpertccesd Mermetnny wether te , he | very mes and Sxase meord ours. fe fi i The Denied terrie- ber | etme ry | parttime, Gare o! The ore made & cite bremtls over ber, wae terows Or boom onde jet toe | ceils, eprom beet fry’ ules | heehee, waebed #6 ed tere 0 (on the tomes Fhe sailed hence 10d, | jlo wrote « entitled a inch ding k, which war publiened dugioe the ral Meath of the Kiectrie y ear 1802 Telegraph henge, De, donee took = gree ry aod wellare of the Welt peoph race the deceased was 9 desermdawt, -” an active member of the Mt. lnvid’s Fanety, and wrote = work, which Publinhed im RGD, wnt) tied “the Cymry of , oF Welkhmen end their Dencendiants of the Americas Revolution fe erm wan Lx Pethaeiawm Upoo hie eubjec® that be carried 4: to ae extra, 6nd even Wout FO far ae Ys hunt up the anoery A whom he | of the principal men of the tite, « traced a* comping from the anetant Weleh iw oe wee 8 ome of the wiriclent integrity and © in wll bi dead The mercheuts on Cbenge tel Balto bm nd, of bin powttion He wan never Kara Unyly oe wreeg ny one and hex oftem devoted hours Ss ee) oid thone in need of axmmiawem. He Wook grams detighet ia develope { artis, scatetore and others, Introd or inBurbtial eequaiotapome, and ite | many conan, being the early inane of the future see | Ther tee will greatly toiee bien, | The tunaral cormmnany will take place Unie morning at (en o'clock at &, Albans chweb, No. zh Fast Fe vette street, near Thind avenue, after which the remmton ilk be Laken (1 Gremewood for Anal interment MERTING OF THE #7. DAVID ROCIRTY. At @ special meeting of the M&. David's Banevere.s sovtety, held on Monday eveniog, the 246th wat. nt MH. David's Hall, called at the anmoupcoment of the death of cor erteemed fellow member, Dr. Alexander Joner the | tullowing preambie and revolotions were wmsoimobely adopted — Wheres, Goi in he ol bw pray idence ‘ae 6 0d ersy (rom the ene ot be 10 004 be nef ulnees the y igor aod matarity of bis ant al bees follow mene ter, | fener ai, lie uanel adga Of mourming ir (hu ig oad, Sas He Mere C preamble and remiathne be furs: to the Now Youa Hamsew York Trimm for pul vention harther, that scopy of the tatne be went te DANIEL L. JUNTA, Prewidews, Joum T Davim, Beoretary. Leora Lyons in Canada. Heer, © W Aogent a, eee Lord Lyone and multe arrived (hie eveming tnd pemmete here until to morrow, whee they preeeed to Mentresd ar qQueter News from fan Praneicee. (a9 Vnapereem , Rages 3A, 186) The sicamer Oregon Bas arrived frum the western porta of Mexnn, bringing G114,00% te trensorsand 7.0 9 of specimen ores fromm Ube mines tM morene 4 BOE WOO in Grek Bpirite At tener doten A Jely Bare rewire! Whe het orrived of a t= ree wee searctiy ot tadouere tr the wound were ear erily wpe thew ory ‘ool tose Peipnaage.” met ee ge Knabtisers Tha