The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1866, Page 8

8 AUSTRALIA. eee American Stages and Stage ¢ Drivers. wee Visit to the Gold Fields and the Murray River, The American Miners and the Mining Interest. ‘AB DEMAND FOR AMERICAN BREADSTUFFS. ‘JHE PIRATE SHENANDOAH AT MELBOURNE Efforts of Loyal Americans to Cap- ture and Destroy the Vessel. ae ke ae. Our Echuca Correspondence. Ecavca, Australia, Nov. 8, 1865. ‘he Interior of Victorta—Geelong—The Gold Fields Near Baliarat—American Stages and Drivers—Echuca—The Murvay River—An English River Steamer—Wharves— ‘The Country Around Echuca—Scarcity of Waler— Droughts—Proapects of a Large Demand for American Breadstuffe, de. Bay before yesterday I took the Melbourne and Bal- Yeras train for the latter place, with the design of visiting fhe interior and forming some idea of the resources and appearance of the colony of Victoria, until lately known as Australia Felix. Aftor a ride of nearly two hours the train weached Geelong, forty miles distant. The road followed for the most part the shore of the bay. The country in- jand presented evidences of volcanic formation, was fevel, but covered in large fields with rocks lying on the warface in wild confusion. Cultivation, until nearing Geelong, was rather an exception than the rule, the most part of the Jand being appropriated for the purpose of eheep rans. At Geelong, a town of twenty thousand in- habitants, the train stopped fifteen minutes. Geelong waz once the rival city of Melbourne, is situated on an mdentation of the same bay, and possesses a fine harbor, but a limited commerce, its chief source of wealth now Delng the fine agricultural country in the vicinity. The absorption of business by its now vastly superior neigh- Dor has blighted the growth of the town, insomuch that is alroady shows signs of decay. From Geelong to Buninyong the country ie alternately Jove) and undulating, and little cultivated, The villages ‘en the way resemble the stations on our own Western vajiroads, At Buninyong we entered the auriferous re- gions, the country growing more unoven, but in no place Wising into the character of mountain landscape. At half-past ten inthe morning we reached Ballarat, Binety-six miles, and the terminus of the railway. This town has a population of twenty-five thousand inhabi- tants, and is the second largest place in the colony of Victoria, The town derived its existence entirely from the rich gold discoveries in the vicinity. The houses are scattered, and order yields to the high@claims of the vich quartz beds upon which they are built, ‘After dinner, in company with Mr. Blanchard, United States Consul at Meibourne, and who has made my jour- ney also his own opportunity to visit the interior, we ‘visited several of the diggings, alluvial and ‘deep sink- gngs.” Our first visit was to the basin of the valley. Here, wit! in tho radius of half a mile, tho whole soil bas deen turned, and the surface presented the appearance of a large number of wells with the excavated carth unre- moved, This loose ground was entirely abandoned, with the exception of several partics of Chinamen, who were ‘Dusy washing over the dirt thrown up by the Grst diggers. At one place we had a conversation with six Chinamen—I should fay we attempted te hold a conversation with Wem—but clicited very little information, other than that the place “would no pay."” At another point further on we came across a European working alone. By him we were informed that his ‘“‘chum’’ was sick, and that hho was “‘only washing a little old dirt.’ As he seemed to be very little pressed for time we requested him to initiate us into the mysteries of the “washing.” He complied by filling his pan (about eighteen inches in diameter and six doep) with dirt; this he washed by dipping the pan in water and shaking the stones and earth off. After a few moments the contents of the pan swore reduced in bulk to the fine sand and gold at the Bottom. ‘This was soon washed off, until nothing re- mained but two or three specks of gold about the size of a puhead. Ths was the yield of two shovelfuls ofdirt. We were told that this would pay well if every pan would produce as much; but this not being @ho case, the infatuated man declared there was little pet a fact requiring no argument. From these “shal J sinkings’” we walked to the “dep sinkings”’ on Black Hil These works are extensive, the shaft of one of the companies located here being three hundred and thirty feet deep, and one of the drifts ei ht hundred @ foct in length. ‘Th's company was working from the summit of the hill. Another was established in the bot- tom of an immense excavation which cut the hill in two, On the sides of this excavation quartz reefs could be traced in every direction, imbedded in a very fine whito pipe clay. The works had several tonnels running into different parts of the hill, and, on cutting through, were used to carry away the barren’ dirt, After visiting seve: tunnels we walked to the crushing mill, ral of the ¢ crushed and the powder run where the quartz was be over blankets subinerged in a constant stream of water. In these iarger companies steam power and a great deal ‘of machinery are used. The gold found is generally very fine, or in flakes, the nuggets being almost exclusively conlined to a region higher up, ealled Nuggetty Valley. Although there are considerable quantities of gold faken out, it docs not pay on the average. “Poor man's diggings,” +0 common im California, are almost un- Known here. Snecessful mining depends upon large in- vestments of capital. One man informed me that he had, Up to that time, worked his claim for five yoara, and it was just beginning to yield a return, 1 found the larger number of working men realized from ten shillings (two dollars and a bal!) to three pounds (fifteen dollars) por week. It is only the lucky few who succeed tolerably ‘well, and an almost inflnitely smaller number grow rich. Wherever you find enterprise and adventure combined there you will find (he American in his proper element. ‘The great event of 1862, the year in whch the gold dis. ‘eoveries in Victoria were published to the world, attract ed the attention of the veteran miners of California Australia, in other respects a fleld to» barren and limited for Yankee energy, now attracted thousands of adv gers from our own auriferous regions. Those men, i to the exposure and rough life of the gold seeker, formed the advance guard and soon monopolized the richest reefs in the new land. After the miners flocked large num ders of enterprising Americans in the other pur-uite of life, American doctors of medicine, law and divinity; Merchants, loafers and sporting men, until Ballarat aud fe adjoining regions werg truly Amer.can, if not in pop jon at least in influence, This American element Mover lost its Americanism in so far as related to the rights of individuals as oppressive govern- Ment Soon after the opening of the g British Bome and colonial governments J flelds both the stituted a bur. @ensome system of taxatian and licen: Americans mever heve felt much affection for taxation in which they bad no voice, and particularly when that taxation was without the least shadow of justice. The Americans aud their allies— all the rest of the miners—siruck a belligerent attitude and swore they would not submit. This defiance to the overnment a thority soon led to a declaration of war on ¢ part of the government, and troops were sent to the goene of hostilivies to quell the tevolt. The Americans, however, undaunted, and their example imitated by their followers, made an obstinate and success. ful struggle, insomich that the government was obliged to withdraw from is original position and make a com- Promise. The American influence has been @ beneficial one re. Barding the intorests of the miners; otherwise the gold ‘wealth of Australia would long ago have beon impover twied and dwarfed by the sordid, grasping policy of the gerernment, The agricultural interest, limited aa it is 1 Many respects, has vewer been properly develope all the result of sclfigh legidation, The mining interest ¢ Americans to thank for saving it from the same consequences Pawsing the n ght at Ballarat, y the coach for Daylesford rday morning we took ountry t roada. ning of the country has been entirely owing to ‘an enterprise, Am English coach driver will Answer Ob & ell macadamized road, but the American drivers can surpass everything in the “bush.’? Indeed, ho great {a the Confidence of the people here in the skill v will wait over day rather ¢han have an English dri I fan give my voice also in approbation of the sk: ‘American drivers. I bave travelled over many but nothing to surpass the ‘bush’? roads moved along at the rte ot jour with compacetive comfort, ‘A thousand and one Incidents could be mentioned on Coach travel in Australix, The people take great inter. eet in retailing them about for Weir amusement. The tory told of the first Ameriaan ‘stage’ between Mel. bourne and Ballarat ise good one. Prior to the arrival lebrated “ Cobb & Co." there was a line of h coaches which made uncertain and tedious tripe gold flelda. ‘' Cobb & Co." were old Californians, and saw ther chance in competing With the line thea in existence, A number of American ‘ stages’’ were im ported, and, after making all the arrangements, such as estabiiehing relaye of horses at proper intervals, roath..the word stage Anglelzed—waa advertised to leave ona certain day, A latge number of applications ‘ * Were made more thag equi be av commodated, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1868. The time of departure, grrived, and the coach Was filled to ite utme oy Ho ‘The driver mean- while had received ¢istructionsto beat the English coach by as MANY hours as hard driving, a free use of the whip and 8 ' gia) of horse would per- mit. 00st started. The first few miles wer’ run over withor,¢ incident, and greatly to the satisfaction of the Engl',shmen on board. Upon reaching the wild coun- try, W'aere the roads became rot the ishmen one by one were shook off or descended from fear of conse- Qaences. Di ing the timidity and falling of of the passengers, the driver dashed along, the coach first bouncing on one side of the road, then on the other, now fc through ruts, over stumps and fallen trees. orses, entirely unbroken, kicked and galloped: the driver, enjoying ardot id on the whip and shouted. In & marvellously short time the citizens of Ballarat were astonished at the apparition—for itjwas not ioory~ | jess to them—of a Yankee ‘“‘stage” four hours ahead of the usual time. Although the coach and arrived safe and sound, but one passenger stuck on through the whole trip. He of course was a Yankee. The Englishmen for several days after straggled into town—some on foot, others on horse: back or in the English coach which brought up the rear. The trip of the Yankee ‘“‘stage” was aghly com- mented on and discussed. Whatever was the tenor of these discussions, the upshot of the whole affair was eventually satisfactory to Cobb & Co. The Yankee line gotall the traffic. A journey either way to Melbourne or Ballarat was considered an adventure and an interest- ing subject of conversation for six months after. As may be expected, the English line was soon run off the The cumbrous, clumsy, old-fashioned coach which road. had ite day of gory on roads in England could not compete with Yankeo ‘ ” invented for the back- wi 1 believe to- ing but ‘Cobb & Co.'s” coaches are extant ‘jotoria, although the original company, I learn, some time ago retired with handsome fortunes. Shal ’s allusion to a name ts not applica- bie to coaches in this region, as a vehicle of this deacrip- Uon, with any other name than Cobb & Co. on its door ey not considered of any pene senct whatever. By the time we reached Malmsbury it was quite dark. We here struck the Echuca Railroad, and without halting pashed on by the first train to Sandburst, The up train om Melbourne having arrived by nine P. M., by a quar- ter past eleven P. M. we reached the end of our day’s journey, At noon to-day we took the cars for this place. Echuca is a small town, but of some importance, as it stands at the terminus of the Melbourne and Echuca Railway, and upon the Murray river, the principal water course of Australia, The town now has a population of twelve hundred inhabitants, attracted by the growin commerce of the Murray, which is the main outle: of all the products of the upper country and a portion of the lower, The river is very winding, its tongth reaching about eighteen hundred miles, and emptying into the sea, near Ad je, South Australia, Its width here is about ninety yi minimum depth about four feet, but variable upward according to the floods. We wero greatly amused at the construction of the boats used for the navigation of the Murray. The largest that we saw was not over sixty or seventy foot in length and about ten feet in the beam, and mostly built of iron. The construction of the craft being narrow and round bottomed requires a great depth of water. In this respect one of our own shallow river boats, of small size, will carry five times the ton- nage, and draw less than one-half the water. The pro- pelling power of these vessels is by a stern wheel, with soft wood arms and hard wood buckets—agpther incon- gruity of English skill in mechanics—from which fact the whole wheel is broken when it strikes a snag, in- stead of merely breaking one or two buckets, were the frames the stronger part of the wheel. The engines re- mind me of a portable farm machine, dismounted and doposited in the bottom of the boat, being attached to the wheel by a series of cogs. The speed of these steam- ers, as they are called, is from two to five miles an hour; but even this is not certain, as the incapacity of the pilots is xo creat that they cannot learn the river, and are, a6 a matter of course, running into snags, bars and the like without end. The boats nave only a light frame built over the deck, to keep the sun off, and are without ac- commedations for ngers. But the boats aro not the only cvidence of the want of ingenuity. A large number of laborers are at work here building extensive wharves of piles at least thirty feet in height, as was explained to me, to keep above high water. From these wharves the boats below are laden and unladen by means of a derrick, the whole process juiring seven men and three minutes to get out two bales of wool, weighing not over three hundred pounds each. How much more simple and convenient are our paved levees. ‘The Murray river at thie point—and the same may be said of most of its length—forms the boundary between this colony and Ne ith Wales. The river is crossed by a rickety pontoon bridge, which can be raised or lowered with the river, removed for the passage of The — = this immediate vicinity on this side, and for miles nero the river, is lovel, and, with the ex- ception of the Murray, perfoctly waterless. ’ At intervals there are groves and occasionally small forests of gum and the other indigenous trees of the country. The soil is sufficiently fertile, but the scarcity of water and droughts render it nothing better than a parched plain, covered with a dried up vegetation. Up to this time ‘there has been no rain here for eight months. The only use to which the land can be poled is for sheep runs, in which cage, excopt when on the banks of the Murray, it is often necessary to drive the flocks even ten miles to then it ts not a perpetual supply, but merely eservoira filled with rain water, which, during the in- Lense eat of ‘summer, often become perfectly dried up before the return of the raine. It is not an unusual Uhing to hear of three or four thousand sheep ayiug tur WeWhat appiise to thie rogion will oqualiy well apply to at applies to this region w iy well ap the larger portion of this whole continont. "The richest soil seoms to be where is found the least rain. Agricul- tore is uncertain. A farmer has no encouragement to plant crops, as tiie chances are greater that he will never realize a Harvest, Sheep, cattle and horves occupy the attention of a vast majo y of the occupiers of land, as these can be moved about in search of water. This fact of the wncertainty of the seasons should take coho me hold of the attention of the people of the nited States, It opens a wide field tor our surplus breadstufts, ing to the remoteness of the Atlantic and Miceiesippi Valley States, until the Pacific Rai!rord and the Isthmus Canal are bnished, Calfornia 1s the most oniently situated to take advantage af scarcity here recent ruaile we learn that California bas a crop th’s year, almost double her own wants, Th Verve, from present prospects, will soon be the case he There bas been a drought, and a severe one, over the partof the grain growing districts in Australia. ciency will have to be made up from abroad in South America, having the reverse of our asons, 1s now but commencing to grow her crops: ‘ornia the harvest has long been over, and it will 0 take advantage of a scarcity. The question of ly is already before the people, who seem to be ¥ of the opinion that the way to keep down prices y taking time by the forelock. There is no doubt that the port of San Francisco will have a busy Aus- tralian trade this season, There are at this time throe clippers on the books for a return voyage within a fertile soils, p to the pros found ty of rain, and every resource essential y and growth of a great nation, as 1s y part of ourown land, Australia presents a re, The only feld in which capital y rafe investment is wool grow: ing. bearing region keeps up a rega- lar annual income, gold mining i8 a poor foundation tor national prosperity. It 1s a curious fact that it costs more than as an ounee of gold is worth to bring it into the market. A country without agricultural resources can never attain higher than an existence from to a at the majority of the Aus- igns of decay. Melbourne p an appeat eof vitality, and it ie ex- tremely doubtful whether Australia will ever be more than Melbourne and Sydney It is surprising thi ready show Our Melbourne Correspondence, MuLnovae, Australia, Nov. 10, 1865. The Visit of the Shenandoah to Melbourne—Efforts for Her Destruction by Loyal Americane—The Indemnity Que tion—Difusion of American Ideas—American Mer- chanis, de. Ry the latest advices from California we have reeeived full accounts of the depredations committed by the She- nandoah, As this steamer visited this port, made some repairs and sailed with a large cargo of coal, a few inct- dents in her career may not be uninteresting. The par. ties engaged were all Americans. The information I re- ceived during my recent visit to the gold fields. Upon the arrival of the pirate Shenandoah a league was at once formed for her destruction. Information of the intention was sent to a certain number of hardy Americans at the diggings. In an incredibly short time sufficient volunteers were secured to carry out the scheme. The prominent parties chartered « small steamer in port and the volunteers were ordered to re- port for duty. The men came forward and received their instructions, Each man was to provide himself with @ pistol and an American axe handle; the former to be used in case of extreme necessity, but the latter for actual work in knocking down the crew after board- ing, and sufficiently stupifying them until well secured and sent below, to prevent alarm. As soon as the board ing party was in possession, the chartered steamer was to tow the pirate down the bay, meanwhile getting up steam, after which the chartered steamer was to be set adrift, and the Shenandoah, with her new crew, was to sail for an American port. Everything was in readiness for the work, and was conducted with such secrecy that oven the owners of the chartered steamer were not aware of the service in which she was to be employed. The next night was the appointed time to make the attack; but, unfortunately, on the morning of that day tf pirate went into dock for repairs. Undaunted by this defeat, some of the same party planned a now scheme. The purpose now was to destroy the pirate by a torpedo placed in front of the dock. In order to elude detection this means of destruction was arranged in a more scientific manner, For Instance, the powder was purchased by different persons, in different quantities, without the knowledge of each other, The man who constructed the caso of the torpedo knew nothing of the one who was to charge it, and the latter knew nothing of the persons who were to convey it to the wharf, and these were to Know nothing of those who were to take it off, while those who planted it were to know Botbing of those who were to discharge it, and others on watch The scheme worked perfectly, the was planted directly in the path of the steamer as she would font out, Watchmen wer on duty night and day d the person who was to set the torpedo of was concealed within one hun yards of the pirate, Owing to delay ia completing the repairs the pirate did not leave the dock at the time frat announced, and for a weok the men the torpedo impatient, awa ted her. At length the time did arrive, sraie moved out. At the to torpedo was disappointment of but the ship, even now, would not escaped had her departure been less sudden. During the stay of the Shenandoah in port her officers were handsomely entertained by the English portion of the Numerous dinners ant’ suppers were given at the hotels, and the sovernroent gave further evidence of sympathy by not ing Ci in Waddell to pronase his commission, as it must bave been well ‘nown to the Governor and those of his ministers hold- ing his own views that no such document could be shown if asked for. Several days since I met a young hea hai at one of the hotels of this city who told a h it worth mentioning, The lady is a native of the State of Michigan, although she came here with her parents when nine years of age, During the presence of the Shenandoah’s offictrs in town they ha) pene to Visit this hotel with a party for the of rinking. Hearing that there was an American Taay in the bulld- ing requested to see hér. The lady presented her- self, w one of the officers poured out a glass of wine, |, handing it to her, proposed the toast “Confusion to the federals and early independence to the confederacy.”” Much to the surprise of the apenas wae he had Snaied, and while all eyes were directed upon the lady, she deliberately dashed the wine on the floor. This action raised quite a sensation, when one of the “‘chivairy” became wrothy; but the lady, undaunted, replied that she was born in ‘the North, and fn rae the government long life, and death to the rel . Since my arrival here I have frequently had the ques- tion put to me, what will the United States government do in consequence of the depredations of the Shenan- doah, &c.¥ 1 find the people of this city are particularly uneasy. From the time the Shenandoah changed he! nationality on the high seas up to her yy ry at thi ~ she had not touched at any port, During her ero she was thoroughly refitted and furnished wit stores and seventy-four men, and permitted to depart on cruise which has proved the most destructive of the war, Although the British government at homo is re- sponsible for the actsof all her colonies, the government of Victoria is directly responsible in this case, particu- larly after allthe evidence brought forward as to the character of the Shenandoah, alias Sea King. There is great probability that the English government will make this the case. Mr. Cardwell, Home Secretary for the Colonies, has recently written the government of this colony “that the home government approves of the course so fur as they know”’—a rather equivocal manner of treating a matter so important, Notwithstanding the hostility of the wealthier Eng- lshmen resident in Australia, America has many frien among the working "The best instance of this occurred during our inte war. In this colony alone at least one thousand men offered their services to Mr. Blanchard, United States Co! and among those at the head of the movement it was thought a brigade could be raised without difficulty. All the men asked was free transportation to the United States. I learn that the tender was made to our goverument, but not accept ‘The most casual observer cannot fail to perceive in the expressions and sentiments of the People of Australia a rapid tendency to republicanism. The influence of American ideas as diffused by the American population and the success of our own government, is making per- ceptible — and itis not at all improbable that Victoria will have an lndependent ‘existence before many ears elapse. 1 do not think that England will raise the jeast objection to such a step. The interests of Australia are the same as those of the United States. Being a new country, with undeveloped resources, a particular system of legislation is required. It is true the people are almost entirely their own legisla- tors, yet the existence of the present limited authority of England is baneful to a high degree. In many respects the laws are but copies of the English. There is a sys- tem of class legislation, which, without the least recom- mendation, possesses 80 many evils that it has checked au enterprise and placed everything in the hands of a ew. The American merchants resident in this city found some inconvenience during the war, but fortunately weathered the storm, and are now doing a large busl- ness, The principal houses are Messrs. Lloyd & Co., Swasey and Newell & Osborn. Tfind wherever American merchants are established they stand in no secondary position, but always in the first rank, and are respected both for their energy and enterprise as well as their integrity and fair dealing. AS far as my own experience extends, we may look with pr.de upon these representatives of America abroad, Newspaper Accounts, The Honolulu Advertiser publishes an account from the captain of one of the vessels captured by the Shenan- doah, which subsequently disembarked them on Ascen- sion Isiand amidst the savages, The account says:— As soon aa we landed the King of the Metalanim tribo made such a disposition of our numbers as he saw fit, taking the captains under hia charge, while the officers and men belonging to the different ships were provided for by the different chiefs of the tribe, and all, with barely ‘an exception, were as well provided for and as handsqmely treated as ons could expect among natives, Fish, bread fruit and yams are the principal articles of diet, and form, as the natives term it, the “Ulanwy's iron pot," which torm is understood as furnishing a good hearty meine King, OF 1sDa00n, us ne ws Called vy bis Lite, In ue- serving of great praise for his untiring efforts in provid- ing for our wants, for building a good house for us, and furnishing it with such eatabies as the island afforded; and the same can be said of Mr. Robinson and Mr, Ke- hoe, pilots of Weather and Middle Harbor, who have proved themselves true friends; and, inefact, all w the island, not forgetting chiefs and natives, used their best endeavors to make our stay as pleasant as it could be under the circumstances. Thrown upon their hospl- tal ty as we were, and in such a large number, wholly dependent upon their mercy for the protection of what hittle had been allowed, 1 deem ped oie at tosay that the American government surely ought to acknowledge the protection extended to us from their hands by making some present suitable to their wants and fancies, not knowing how soon some other crew may be thrown achore upon their generosity through shipwreck or some other disaster. Brooklyn City News. PasraRations FoR A Gxaxp Mass Mnxtixo To Sverax tue Paxsipext.—An informal meeting of prominent citi- zens of Brooklyn was held on last Saturday evening to make arrangements for a grand mass meeting to sustain President Johnson in his comimend able measures to reconstruct the Southern States. Among the gentlemen present were Judge Morse, $. D, Morris, Esq., District At- torney ; D. M. Stone, Esq. ; C. J. Lowber, Esq. ; J. Douglass, Esq. ; Tsaac Van Anden, ; Thos, Kinselia, Dr. Norris, Jona’D, McKenzie, Cornelius Sprague, A.A. Benson Dr. Hull and Alderman Carman. Two ex-Mayors of the city sont in their names to be used as the meoting thought proper in getting up a mass meeting, and said they were in favor of restoring the Union under the con- stitution. A committee of arrangements was appointed, with power to add to their number, and consists of the following gentlemen :—E. J, Lowber, D. M. Stone, A. A. Benson, Isuae Van Anden and Dr, Hull, The committee fare to meet again on Monday night, Iuuxess or Me. Moses F. Opeun.—Mr. Moses F. Odell, late member of Congress from Brooklyn, and at present the Naval Officer of the port of New York, has been lying dangerously ill by an attack of diphtheria for several weeks past, A few days ago a consultation of four physicians was held at his house to determine the chances in his case, when the unanimous opinion was ex- pressed that the patient could not survive. We are happy to announce, however, that yesterday morning a favor- able turn was observable in Mr. Odell’s condition, and there is « good prospect for his recovery. Beripixa Brows Dows.—At about eloven o'clock on Saturday night, while the wind was blowing with the force of a gale, the front wall of the new bullding in War- ren street, beiween Fifth and Sixth avenues, was blown over, The butlding is one of a row being erected by Mr. Robins. Ovrrace axp Ronarry.—Early on Saturday night two men, named Cornelius Madden and Henry Farmer, mem- bers of Hose Company No. 10, went to the grocery kept by Nicholas Peper, a German, on the corner of Sixth strect and Fillmore place. Here, according to the state- ment of Peper and his wife, they became very disor- derly, apparently anxious to bring about a fight. Peper endured them until about one o'clock yesterday morn- ing, when, wishing to close up, he signified to them that it was time for them to leave. Finding that they would not do so Pepor closed up the store. They now became 0 disorderly that he had to draw a pistol, the sight of which for a moment awed them. No sooner, however, had he returned it to his pocket than they were upon bim. A scuffle ensuing, Peper, two, soon brought Madden under. Tho lattor, being otherwise overpowered, continued to wound Peper in the cheek with his teeth, ‘Farmer, Peper alleges, now ad vanced, and, while he was engaged, deliberately took from his (re pantaloons pocket a pocketbook con- taining $130. The fellows then contrived to get away, Peper following and discharging after them four shots from his revolver. The reports of the pistol brought to the place officers Walsh, Hunt and Higgins, who learned from Pepor what had transpired. It was now discovered that Mrs. Peper, who is advanced in pregnancy, having gone to the assistance of her husband, had been brutally kicked by one of tho ruffians in such a manner as to seriously endanger life, The officers, on learning the names of Peper's assailants, repaired to the Forty-firth precinct station house and communicated the facts to Sergeant Davis. Captain Woglom thereupon sent a slatoon of men to the house of Hose Company No. 10, on North Second street, near Sixth, On arriving at the place and demanding admission the door was opeved, a promi- nent member of No. 10 counselling resistance. The officers, however, by a show of determination, soon over awed those who were disposed to resist, Officer Hunt singled out and captured Madden as the latter was about to leave in ahurry, The officers then searched the baild- ing for Farmer, but without success, They learned, however, that he had some time previously left the building, in company with his brother Terence. Hunt brought bis prisoner to the station house, where he was properly secured, About half-past six o'clock yesterday morning officer Gildersieeve succeeded, after much exer- tion, in finding the two Farmers in a house on North First street, near Eighth. They, * were taken to the station house and jocked up. ne wearched, but neither the money nor the was found on them. Madden has wounds on his hand and on his right hip, supposed to have been made by Peper’s pistol. The case creates the wildest excitement in the Eastern District. Peper and his wife say they can swear they saw Farmer (ake the pocketbook. Benciaar. —Attwo o'clock yesterday morning the house of William Lambrow, 155 Wyckoff street, was entered by burgiare The movements of the rogues awakened the daughter of the occupsat, who called her father's aiten- tion to her suspicions, Mr, Lambrow got up, and on going into his parlor found » strange man sitting on the floor {n the act of searching Mr. Lambrow’s pantaloons ckets. The thief, on being confronted, assaulted Mr. brow with a knife, but an outory in the street having been in the meantime mude officer Holliday, of the Forte hing precinct, came to the rescue and secured the burglar. On taking the prisoner to the station house be gave his name as Philip Boyian, aged twenty-six, anda resident of New York. Lenten Ordination of the Diocese of New York. INTERESTING RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES—RIGHT REV. BISHOP POTTER’S EXHORTATION—A Bon OF GE! RAL BUBLL ORDAINED TO THE DIACONATE, ETO. The Lenten Ordination of the Diocese of Now York was held yesterday morning, in St. John’s church, corner of ‘Washington and Jobnson streets, Brooklyn, The church was well filled with avery large and very fashionable congregation long before the services commenced. The following clergymen were present and took part in the ceremonies:—Right Rev. Bishop Potter, Rev. G. F. Seymour, Professor of Church History in the Theo- logical Seminary and Rector of St. John’s church; Rev. Dr. Wm. Eigenbrodt, Rey, Dr. Samuel R. Johnson, Rev. Mr. Wm. F. Webb, Rey, Mr. F. C. Wainwright and Rev. HL A. Spafford, The regular morning service of the Episcopal church was opened by Rev, Mr, Wainwright, the lessons for the day, consisting of the 14th chapter of Ezekiel, and 10th chapter of St. Luke, being by Rev. Mr. William F Webb. Between the lessons the canticle Benedicite, omnia opera Domini was chanted by the choir and con- sregation. Rev. Dr. Eigenbrodt said the Creed and also read the collect for the day and other prayers. Right Rev. Bishop Potter then ascended the pulpit and delivered a sermon appropriate to the occasion from the following text:—“By manifestation of the truth com- mendi ourselves to every man’s consc:ence in the sight of God.” St. Paul’s Second Epistle to the Co- rinthians, 4th chapter and 2d verse. ‘The reverend prelate said they had come together to perform a duty which was onc of the most solemn and momentous appertaining to the Church. Two of their brethren were to be advanced from a lower to a higher bberep m the ministry, and a third was to be admitted to he holy order of deacon. All of them had had intimate relations with the beloved pastor of the church, and two of thein were well known to all present by their faithful labors among them. One of them would in a few days depart to prosecute his labors on an island in the midst of the Pacific Ocean, and he was sure that their sympathies would be enlisted in behalf of all the candidates. . The ordination was to take place in public, that every one might know what obligations were taken oP and assumed by the candidates, that all sht see in the clearest light the full it of the saci offices of priest and deacon. The words of the text were es repeated, and the reverend gentleman proceeded to show that the truth of God is of such a nature that when presented aright it commends itself to the hearts and minds of all men. To thos present it was the high and sacred duty to which the candidates before him would shortly be called, and he exhorted them by full and impartial manifestations of the truth to commend themselves to every man’s con- science, and by the light of truth to carry'a knowledge of God’ to every one; to show it in every aspect and on all sides, moving sometimes to joy and sometimes to sorrow. In conclusion, he exhorted them to be tender, merciful, brave and good, and to preach earnestly, so that men might be dnven to ask “what they must do to be saved.’’ On finishing his aiscourse the Bishop again took his seat inside the chancel, and the litany being read the candidates for ordination were presented to him by Rev. Dr, Soymour. The following fe the names of thoso to tho diaconate, and Richard Bayloy Post and Th the diaconate, and Ric! and Thomas McKee Brown, to the priesthood. sate After the presentation Bishop Potter read the first part of the Communion Service, in which he was assist- ed by Rev. Dr. Johnson. who read from the seventh to tho thirteenth verse of the fourth chapter of Ephesians, being the epistle appointed for the occasion. The candidates wore then severally ordained to thoir holy offices according to the forms prescribed by the Solsoopel Church, after which the Eucharistic sacrifice fel iB son of General Buell, was offered and the people dismissed with the Apostolic Diessing. Tragic Af im the Twentieth Ward. A DESPERATE BX-POLICEMAN—DELIBERATE AT- TEMPT TO MURDER ROUNDSMAN M’CULLOUGH. About one o'clock yesterday morning a desperate and deliberate attempt was made to murder roundsman John McCullough, of the Twentieth precinct, by James , G. Taylor, a discharged policeman of the same precinct. ‘On the 3d day of February, 1859, Taylor was appointed on the force, and assigned to the Twentieth ward for duty, where he has remained ever since. Taylor has been somewhat derelict in the discharge of his duties for the last few months, and asa consequence charges were preferred against him. Being found off his post on several occasions search was made for Taylor, which finally resulted in finding him asleep in a fac- tory in Thirty-seventh treet, between Eighth a § dm wean “Why Tan Ueadt oS eal time, Roundsman McCullough, as in duty bound to do, recently gent Taylor before the Com: ioners for trial, charged with being off his , and on the dence presented he was found guilty, and at a meeting of the Board on Saturday morning dismissed from the ent. ‘hen intormed of the result of the trial Taylor became much excited, and was heard to make threats against roundsman McCullough; but it was not believed he io. tended making gn attempt to murder him, About sev: o'clock on Saturday evening Taylor entered the Thirty- Ofth street station house in a partial state of intoxica. tion, and, in an offensive manner, said he had been down to the central office and rendered his shield to Pres.dent Acton. He then left, and for an hour or two later at night roundsman McCullough observed Taylor in company with a man named Kut following him on his rounds through the precinct, but paid no attention to the circumstance, not deeming himself in danger of being as- saulted. Atone o'clock in the morning, as the roundsman: was standing on the northwest corner of Thirty-eighth street and Ninth avenue, Taylor came suddenly upon him. and said, “I am now going to have my revenge,” where- upon he instantly discharged a pistol at bis head, the ball from which took effect in the right side of the rounds- man’s negk, carrying away a portion of the ear, and, ing inward, glanced around and deeply embedded itself ‘among the muscles at the back of the neck. Instantly after firing the pistol Taylor started to escape, when roundsman McCullough caught him by the coat slec.e and attempted to detain him, but Taylor broke away aud fled down Ninth avenue to Thirty-seventh street, thence down to Tenth avenue, pursued by officers Moreness and Fitzgerald, of the Twentieth precinct, who arrested him. The prisoner was then confronted with the wounded roundsman, who identified him as the man who dis. charged the pistol. Both parties wero taken to the station house, where Drs. Squibb, Otis (police surgeon) and Rogers were summoned to attend the roundsman, After two hours’ labor the surgeons succeeded in remov- ing tho bullet from the officer's neck, and they expressed the opinion that he would recover. Roundsman McCul longh is in the station house, and yesterday morning he sectned to be comparatively comfortable, Taylor, the accused, was yesterday arraigned before Justice Dodge, when officer Moreness appeared and de- posed to hearing the report of a pistol, immediately after which he saw Taylor ranning through Thirty-seventh street. He pursued and arrested him. On the officer's affidavit the magistrate committed Taylor to await the result of his victim's injuries, Search was made tor the Pyar which the prisoner had, but it could not be found, It is thought he threw the weapon away while endeavor. to escape. ‘aylor is thirty-four years of age and a native of Ire- land. Ho bas a wife and several children living at No. 444 West Thirty-second street. The acer denies his guilt, and when asked for the pistol which he was known to carry he told Captain Walling it dropped from his pocket while pursuing the man who shot roundsman McCullough, and was lost. Mra. Taylor, however, said her husband's pistol was in the house, but she peremptorily refused to produce it, City Intellig Tur Panx.—Since the sudden suspension of skating the Park bas been « minor attraction, and has been eclipsed by other places of amusement, But on the 224 during the time devoted to the celebration of the birt! day of Washington, there was quite a rush of pedestrians and pleasure seekers in carri and 4,800 vehich the Fifth Avenue gate during the four hours the attendance was at its height. A Poniic Necesry vor tae Prevextion ov Fenny Acctomyts.—For the past fifteen years people having the best interests of the public at heart have been endeavor- ing to coax, shame or force the various ferry companies plying boats between this city and the different subur- ban cities to put up gates, barners or some manner of ample protection for the thousands of men, women and children daily riding upon their steamers, so that it may become impossible for an accident to occur by falling be tween the prow of the vessel and the wharf of the slip. As the ferries are at present man: the danger to life and limb is imminent. The wonder is that more persons are not killed or maimed. There are no measures taken to prevent those upon the boats from risking a leap to the wharf, nor for keeping back the crowds of reckioss and impatient men standing upon the dock waiting for an opportunity to jump on board. It may frequently occur that ® man from one direction comes in violent collision with a man from another direction, when one of two things must occur. They voth fall into the river and are drowned, or are crushed to death between the hi steamer and the bridge. It is time that the individuals managing these corporations were that upon them, | them alone, depen remedy as well asthe great responsibility for the deaths which have occurred from their criminal neglect of the simplest and easiest of sate- guards, They have been advised and cautioned long enough. It is now very probable that, unless they take the hint in time and ‘erect barriers upon the edges of their bridges, or upon the rear and forward ends or their mers, to put & to the confusion that now occurs at each landing, Uh yamon Council will pass an ordi. nance compelling them to do it. The expense would small compared to the benefit conferred. One or two uits for damages for the loss of limbs or life incurred hrough their omission of the precaution would probably involve the expenditure of as large a sum of money as the entire improvement would cost. But, whatever the outlay, the public demands that comet} for its pro- tection should be done, and done at once, The ferry corporations would do well not to turn a deaf ear to the summons, Tee Eront Horn Lanon Syetem. —A number of German trade organizations have united for the purpose of agi- tating and centralizing the “eight hour labor movement,” A central committee, composed of the officers aud dele- x has been formed, which when @ permanent za id of addi trade societies were admitted as members. Various jee it were Another meet: of this committee is to take place on Sunday next, ad Buratary iw Broapway.—On Saturday evening the silx and millinery store of Anthony Allaire, located on the second floor of premises No, 489 Broadway, was bur- glariously entered by means of false keys, The burglars packed up about $2,500 worth of goods, which they in sacks, but before being able to with the plunder ‘they ‘became frightened and fled. Subse- quently the attention of officers Stephenson and Jackson, of the Eighth precinct, was called to the matter, and on the premises they found the stolen goods. No clue has been obtained of the burglars. Snoorma at aN Orvicer.—At a late hour on Saturday night officer McKown, of the Twenty-first precinct, while on duty in Thirtieth street, near Lexington avenue, was shot at by a man nearly a block distant. The ball from the ruffian’s pistol lodged in the officer's overcoat, with- out doing any harm. Officer McKown pursued the man who ened to take his life, but was unable to over- secure legislation the subject nothing definitive was resolved uj ‘Wail of Henry A. Wise. ‘The following letter from ex-Governor Wise, of Vir- ginia, is addressed to Mr. F. Wood, of this city :— Ricumonp, Va., Feb, 12, 1866. Dear Sm—The and the present both justify me to myself in appealing to you, sir, for such information and counsel, if you bave it, as will relieve my mind and ‘of the painful doubt and anxiety which oppress them ing the fate, not only of the Southern States and le, but of the republic, and of the civil liberty which it was to establish and defend. My own resent position to views aro, in a word, nothing in my ied je known with any be heeded even, much less to be hope that they would prevail. You know my position before the war, “To fight in the Union, under the ex- press letter of the constitution—to take up arms by the sovereign authority of States—to repel invasion, and to suppress insurrection.”” assented to secession on the grounds of Mr. Madison, that it was at most but a revolutionary remedy in the conflict of sovereignties among the States of ths Uniot that if successful it would preserve constitutional limita- tions, defend the right of self-government, and secure civil liberty; and if unsuccessful, that it would leave us at least as we were ante be'lum, under the mgis of the con- stitution of the United States, as the supreme law of the nation and all its parts, the Confederate States remaining bodies politic, or sovereign States, stil: in the Union. The revolution of sovereignties was unsuccessful, never consummated Confederate independence, and never for ove moment took a single Union, but left each and all as they were under the fed constitution, bound by its compacts and pro- tected by ite provisions ‘and guarantees, By the resuit of the war the Union was not restored, for it was never destroyed or broken; it was not tobe “‘recon- structed,” for it was already constructed by the consti- tution; were still States ; citizens wero still citizens; federal rights and relations wrre still the same; obligations and duties were the same; pi and protection and penalties were all the same, jus ply because the constitution of the United States was still the samo, and the Unien was still the same, as neither had been destroyed, though the former was heavily as- sailed, and the latter bad been often violated; the one stood the shock and test of arms, and the other still reigns the supreme law. Such, fairly stated, I appre- hend and Lay be the position of I’resident Johnson, founded on Jaws of civil war among sovercign States, Can you inform me, then, why, the war having ceased, peace not been proclaimed? Why the wrt of habeas has not been restored? Why civil jurisdiction has not bern allowed to take cognizance of all cases be- longing to the courts of law aud equity under the constitution? Is the war power to coutinue after war itself has ceased? Are arms to be cm- ployed still, long after the ordinary process of ‘the judicial tribunals can be executed? Aro the civil laws to be continued suspended? Are original and sov- ereign States to be provincialized and ‘‘territorialized?”’ Is the constitution of the United States itself to remai: suspended until some power or other can or shall for new national government? I might add inquiry to in- t these are enough, and I confess I look to the Federal Executive, or Congress, or Judiciary, orto the country at large, all 6 dark. I see a jurid 1i-bt only in the camps of the army, still surrounding our very homes and firesides. Can you, from your stand, point me to any clear, uncloud Eri sa to cheer the patriot heart which tongs to see o! ‘nion and old con- stitution respected and honored, and obeyed as they really exist, and have ever since 1787 existed, without any reconstruction? year ago you implored the Southern people to return to the Union on a basis of equality and fraternity. Tvis you did from the hall of the House of ntatives, where we b: nO representatives now, while we are paying heavy excise duties and other taxes. During the ‘war you were manfully opposed to it, but you were for the return of the South, and for the Union on an amica- ble adjustment of all questions at issue. You a.d not be- Neve that the differences existing were either irreconciia- ble or to be determined and adjusted ouly by the sword. The main difference, that of elavery, has since been de- termined forever vi concitaté belli, 1 am couvimeed that it could never have been settled in any other way, and that for that renaon the war teal was provident a, s _ w= =A wha on ea) are gaimeny it?’ Tt has fixed the Union firm on its ‘unless it has unos: CEiintn Deribtisemiee dep hn <= has destroyed the former forever. Why have you been silent so long? What is the state of national affairs, pre- sent and prospective? Let me hear from you soon. Very truly your friend, HENRY A. WISE. Obituary. THE OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD. Jossra CreLx, who was probably the oldest man fn the world, died in Caledonia, a little town of Wisconsin, on the 27th of January last, at the age of one hundred and forty-one yeara, Twice three score and ten years may be called a ripe old age, He attained an age greater by twenty years than that enjoyed by the next oldest man of modern times, Jean Claude Jacob, a member of the French National Assembly, who was called the “ Dean of the human species,” and who died at the age of ono hundred and twenty-one, This man bore arms at Brad- dock’s defeat, was an old man when Jackson defeated Packenham at New Orleans, venerable when Taylor whipped Santa Anna at Buena Vista, and yet was not too oid to rejoice when Lee surrendered to Grant, Joseph Crele was born of French parents, in what is now Detroit, but which was then only an Indian trading station, in 1725, The record of his baptism in the Catho- lie church in that city establishes this fact beyond a doubt, He wasa resident of Wisconsin for about a cen- tury, and was the “oldest citizen"? in that State bey any dispute. Whenever the “oldest citizen” w to every Wisconsonian declared Joseph Crele was the man meant. He was first married in New Orleans in 1755, after having grown to be a batchelor of thirty. A fe years after his marriage he settled at Prairie da C! while Wisconsin was yet a province of Francs the Revolutionary war, he was employed to carry letters between Prairie da Chien and Green Bay. A few years a he was call a8 a witness in the Circuit Court of Visconsin, ina case involving the title i estate at Prairie du Chien, to give testi to events that transpired vighty years befor years before the liticants were dreamt of For some years past he had resided at Caledonia daughter by his third wite. This child was a littl seventy years of age a couple of years ago, but we do not know whether she survives her father or not, He was sixty-nine when she was born, Up to 1864 Mr, Crole was as bale and heart; most men of seventy. He could walk several mii ithout fatigue, and was frequently in hopping’ wood for the family use, He went to all elections, and, from the he first voted for Washington, he had always the straight-out Union ticket. He bad no bad habi except that he was an inveterate smoker; but that ie considered the smail vices m the land of ‘and She mau. In person he was rather above th dium height, sj in flesh, but showing evidence: ing been in his pr me—a century or so before—a man inewy strength. Of lato years a haunting sense of loneliness overwhelmed and seemed to sadden him. The only weakness of mind which he ever betrayed was in ence, when he frequently sadness, that he feared forgotten him; but he would julness, that he felt sure and many me- f SHIPPING NEWS. James, London J: ‘82 passengers, erly gales the enti Dulwarks, &e age, stove Steamship Fah. , Sterling, St Jago Feb 17, with sugar, ac, to W Experienced very heavy NE gales south of Hatteras. Steamship Neshannock, Winchester, New Orleans Feb 19, with mdse and passengers, to HB Cromwell & Co. Expe eed hes jes from E and NE the entire passe ning Star, Quick, New Orleans Feb iz, and via Fortress Monroe 24h, with mdse and burner, New Orleana Feb 17, with mdse and passengers, to DN Carrington. Feb 18, ai 8 W Pass, passed ship Old Dominion, of Richmond, Me, In tow. ih bolaterous passage, encountering heavy bead winds and atrong gales from Ste, more, Lewis, Washington, with mdse, to (Ital), Eaposi te. Uh Lat renee, Uiles & C5 Fo (Ital), Cacace, Ca Had heavy 0 Lot Kroon, Lt lage Helle (Be), Oj vie, Clenfaegoe, 19 da molasses, evius i $n Goch teed ju n, jad very heavy ria Sarah Peters, Tri 1 to Geo 8 apnareesaes beamed deg ncarag eld, Portland, 11 days, with lumber, watt jr), Whempley, Halifax for Philadel- ent F Gamage, Montgomery, 8t John, NB, for Phil- if Nancy Mille, ——. Virginia for New Haven. Bear ae Filsabethport tor Providence. iechr L'a Bareotetrers§ Urgeas, Boston for Philadelobia, Bene Rallie nth Fail Tver. i arrenton, Higa’ idence for Behr Heory Povier, Sturges, Bridgeport for LO hip Midnight, Crosby, from Whampoa Nov 28. Ship Longwood, Peterson, from Calcutta Dee 1, Shin Webster Norris. from Livervoot Jan 10, bet tate out of the + Brig Burus, from Port au Prince. Wind at sunset NNW. arp Convusca. ehteh astived st Liverpool o8 Tuesday, ¢tb al on "Anat Tad’ Very. harrow escape from destruction. pron of lumbia, reports thaton Sunday afternoon (4th), while beating up the channel, the sky became suddenly - ‘and hailstones came down rain in showers. A few minutes had when the he uminated by & ot oar ttn of ahest lightning, followed by a tremendous peal of the time ahurricane from all of the thunder ncarcely balls of fire fell upon the ship's galley, but roll away before two os fand set fire to the deck house snd ‘did ‘uo othed Miscellancous. Wo are indebted to purser H J Foster, of the stcamsbip Neshannock, from New Orleans, for favors. The following table gives a euza vensete MARES Eeanceeatthe aPheto a, ea latest accounts from each of those porta: © me sx alex Elae 8158 BS Be al Whalemen. Arr atSt Helena Jan 12, Canton, Baker, of NB, leaky; 19th, Clarence, Gifford, do; 27th, Sea Queen, Gifford, do, Spoken, dc. Bhip St Carlos, from Talcahuano for Boston, €8 days out, Feb 2, lat 2 29 (not as before), lon 35. Brig Chattai Fry, from Baltimore for St Johns, PR, Feb 17, lat $2 30, m2 1b Forcign Ports. Bissav (Africa), Jan 25—In port brig Potomae, Richere, une. Dewarara, Feb 4—In port brig Mississipp!, White, f Baltimore, t0 ail 8th, bi mee bark Donau, Meyer (of and Hauivax, NS, Feb'15—Cld from Bremen), NYork; brig Hanuah G, Easton, Wilming ton, NC. Matanzas, Feb 11—In port schr Valeria, Conklin, for Sa- guia, to load for Philadelphia, Nevassa, Feb 8—In port bark Chanticleer, Benthall, for Baltimore, Ide; brig Romance, Buncan, for do do, PALERMO. Jan 24—Sid sehr Concordia (Br), Baltimore. Rio Janzino, Jan 16—In port barks St a. fare, for a ‘unc; Amazon, Helmsly, from and for Balumore, arr 14th. St Herewa, Jan 22—Arr bark Jane, Baker, Foochow for NYork; schr Sea Gull, Jackman, Port Natal for Boston. St Jouxs, PR, Feb 14—In port brig Eleanora (Br), Fou- well, from Baltimore, arr Jan 26, for Arecibo same day, to finish disg; schr Peerless, Patterson, for Baltimore same ‘Sr Jaco, Feb 17—In Port bark Morning Star, Waugh, for NYork, Idg. Sid 13th, brigs WB Forrest, Coniey, Boston ; 18th. Flora, Mayo, NYork via Guantenamo. St Joun, NB, Feb 16—Arr ship Island Home, Mann, Ros ton; barks Sarah M Dodman, Durkee, do; Lord Chancellor, MeDonald, do, Cla 23a, brig John W Lovitt, Gilllatt, Savan- nab, American Ports, BOSTON, Feb 2%. AM—Arr steamship Ashland, Norton, NYork; sclirs Nellie Tarbox, Pendieton, Wilmington, NC; Bi Bearse, Baltimore. Cld steamer Win Kennes dy Hi jaltimore via Norfolk; barks Joho Gilpin (Br), Whiting, Cape Town, CGH; Oriental. Nlekerson, Orleans Boun Billow, Vidulich. NYork; brig Jacinta (Br), Sim) son, C egos: ‘schra Francis L ‘Steele, Sedrick, Norfolk; Alfred Chase, Wixon, NYork, 25th—Arr sieamer Norman, Philadelphia, BALTIMORE, Fob 22—Acr barf Crickot, Kelly, Rio Ji noiro; brigs Water Witch, Knight, St Jago de Ouba; Ch ake (Br), Steed, Demarara; ‘Francex Jane, Martin, St johns, PR! schr Ann S Brown, Baker, NYork. 23d—Arr schr Ella Hodadon, lon, Nevasss. Cid bri Hodsd Leonard Myers, Wicks, NYork. Sid gid, Castor, S$ Johns, PR; Waredalé, Guantnamo; sthr Jonas smith, ube. CHARLESTON, Feb 20—Below, aachr. Sid brig Crocus, Manson, Georgetown, SC; schre Mary Mankin, Taylor, Bos: ton; BN Hawkins, Wyatt, NYork. CITY POINT, Va, Feb 25—Sld steamers Saratoga, Albe- bs and Baltimore. NYork. TRESS MONROK, Feb 25—Sid steamer City of Rich- mond, NYork. NOLMES’ HOLE, Feb 23, PM—Returned, on account of head wind, schr Jonas Smith. Sid schr Mary Ann. ‘2th—Arr brig Fred H Parker (Br). Ponce, PR, for St Jobn NB; schre Hoston (Be), NYork for do; Henry W Johnson, Boston for NYorl NEW ORLEANS, Feb 18—Arr steamship Cubs; Sundberg, Baltimore via Hi ; ship Colonist (Br), Pearson, Liver- 2, brig ., bark Nouville Mexique (Fr), Blanc,’ Vers ourille Mexiqu Ry a iy EO a Pen Matanzas; sebr ti: . Bonder, Cardenas. ‘T4th_Arr bark Michael (Prus), Malden, Bordeaux. Below, coming up, bark Deney, from Havana: brig Nueva Sabina cas gchra. Lizzie Matchelder, English, from joston ; Inaac Morne, ford, trom Cld sl Nu- fHdsion’ Panne ¥ ote, Beant York: ‘CE chip's bia (Br), McLaughlin, Havre; achr Henry Travers (Bi Richards, Utilla Inland. 2mh—Arr bnig Miranda, Mofinnis, Cow Bay, CB. 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