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uae 8 VALPARAISO. @Gicial Chilean Report of the Sp ish Bombardment. Outrages Against Charity and Neutral Rights. houses, and finally a house on the street teating ao vormtad4 it at this moment to even an ap- proximate value to ‘the property devoured by the flames in ail this wealthy reyion of the city because, in addition w the commodities which the stores ip this district ordi- eee they h.) — Re atngpr into stor considarabl ts ith. dra mtu tom nn Se esa cir owners confiding in the perfidous promise the Spanish chief that private interests would be respect- ed; but notwithstanding the difficulties of approaching the exact amount it may be taken as nearly exact that the value of the merchandise there destroy The firing of this extensive region of the city, where the buildings are of combustible material closely orowded together, was undoubtedly with the intention of having it communicate “to and reduce the entire city to embers. This is proved by the choice of locality into which the incendiary projectiles were thrown, and the protection which the first appearance of the flames received by the sustained firing of the fileot. Had our enemies not exhibited other evidences of de- yg eo barbarism even more ignominious,—like lat of bombarding hospitals and churches—this alone would suffice to give some idea of the perfidy and de- morilization which they have digplayed. ‘There is still another act of canary equally as igno- minjous and cowardly. Inot ive groupes of - tors, the greater of them women and children, while witnessing from the tops of the hills, the desolat- ing ravages of the batteries manned with so much impu- nity by the Spaniards, were Baloo fired upon M4 the frigate Resolucion, but thanks to idence, wit no serious result, and she continued discharging her batteries. at all points of the city, without distinction, between Victoria dquare and the railroad station. This Hospitals, Churches and Bonded Warehouses Deliberately Fired, Approximate Ustimate of the Losses, Foreign and Native. NOBLE CONDUCT OF THE CITIZENS. &. &e. &. act is notable, both on account of its aimless cruelty, and for the wickedness of purpose it betrays. the guns of the Resolucion were harmless as to life, it is “etter from Senor B. V. MacKenna. probable that they did more.or less damage at different ‘70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorn, May 12, 1866. points in the city A fact that well merits attention, is the small number rx—I take the liberty of sending to you a faithfal en ~ p ecekiratien laments combined -against ‘translation of the official report of the Spanish horrors | with certainty the number, it appears ly that this action, as glorious for Chili as it has been degrad- ing to in, has not resulted, at last accounts, in more than two deaths among the people of the town, ag - not aoe ee Ard waaied, Pe fore concluding ‘succinct report to your Excel- lency, of the most execrable and inhuman outrage which this century has witnéssed, it is grateful to recall to memory that which in the midst of the devastation of our rich and pi rous city was @ cause of unspeaka- ble satisfaction, the behavior of every citizen without distinction of class or condition. Never did a people manifest a more impertural erenity in danger, greater ce of mind, more courage nor greater enthusiasm izing with the most admirable order. ~ A distinguished part of the glory of the day belongs to the volunteer firemen of Valparaiso and Santiago; but if they are worthy of special mention for having saved the city from a horrible conflagration, scarcely leas so is evory other resident of this noble city, which, suffering this brotal Spanish crime with unparalleled self-sacrifice, has shown herself well worthy to be the first victim in the defence of the honor of the lic, Long live his Excellency. J. RAMON LIRA To His Excellency the Secretary of the Interior. CURIOUS DIVORCE CASE. tm Valparaiso, which I hope you will find worth white to ‘pablish. 3 expect to be able to send to you in a few days very tmportant documents, which will put in its true light that barbarous affair, misconstructed by the false official yeports of the Spanish Incendiary and its contradictions ‘with that of Commodore Rodgers. In the meantime I remain yours, respectfully, B. VICUNA MACKENNA. O@icial Report of t Bombardment of Valparaiso. Inrenpencia, VaLPaRaiso, April 1, 1866. ‘M. Seorrrany:— By. various telegraphic despatches I have had the bomor to communicate to your Excellency a knowledge ef only the most notable circumstances of the bombard- ment of this city, committed by the Spanish forces on the 31st of the month just passed. But the enormity of ‘this abuse of power—as dishonorable to its perpetrators es % will be glorious for the people who have suffered %—demands that it should be understood in detail in ‘erder to bring out into more perfect relief the ferocious ebaracter which an enemy, vainglorious and boastful of ts loyalty and civilization, bas commenced to impart to & war which, on our side, we conduct with generous ehivalry. ‘With the object of giving an incontrovertible authenti- aaty to the bricf résumé of the facts that I am about to state to your Excellency, I have asked respectively of the various functionanes an exact and sworn account of @! circumstances which they were immediately con- eernett in having knowledge of; and I now pledge my- eeif to combine these essential data in a concise manner and transmit thom for your Excellency’s informatton. Meanwhile I will here endeavor to recapitulate those deeds only whose notoriety is unquestionable, and to which all can beas Leatimouy who will pause to behold the ravages ot Spanish barbarity engraved indelibly ‘upon the uments which commerce and civilization, uring lony years of peace and progress, lad erected in this flourishing city, Before relating other acts of less importance I must ‘gat allow to pass unnoticed that one which stamps this rime committed by the Spanish forces with an execrable sbaracter, and more than all the others outrages alike the eowmon sentiments of humanity and civilization, Com- mander Mendez Nuiez, with a pretence of sentiments which he was far from entertaining in trath, had declared to the post commander in an oflic'al manner that his guns would respect the hospitals and other buildings de- ‘Voted to charitable purposes, and asked, as a means of securing this respect, that such places might be desig- mated by a white In faiihful compliance on our part with this formal request of the Spanih representa- tive all the institutions of charity that in the most sane guinary wars are considered sacred were distinctly desig- hated by a white flag. These signals, nevertheless, were edjects towards which the enemies’ batteries threw great wumboers of their best aimed shots, The Spaniards fired ‘pon the Charity Hospital and upon the churches of the Matriz and the Merced, already converted into tle!d hos- tals. They also fired upon the institution of the Buen tor and the hospital attached, and finally upon the temples of San Ignacio, Recolitos del Baron and San Francisco; aud as if it seemed to them not sufficiently atrocious to attack these sacred precincts in any way, they launched upon them alternately solid shot and flaming projectiles, Providence, howe saw fit to rve the lives of the occupants of these various ouses, but their fronts and interiors exhibit the ravages of shot and shell, It is difficult to conceive that the Fepresentatives of a Christian and European nation should Ihave so far departed from the line drawn by humanity and military honor, but to all who may be acquainted with the loculities there can be no kind of doubt that the hos- Pitals, temples and establishments of charity were the objects of a most unnatural and inhuman design. Had the spanisi Commander intended to contine his offensive ‘operations to the artillery barracks, to the custom houses, to the government house ard to the railroad station, it is altogetiier incredible that any accidental error in direct- ing the guns would have sent so many shots so widely astray, so very distant from their mark, as are those bombarded temples and establishments of charity which ‘we have named; and the conclusion therefore is irresist fie that the slots they received were the work of a horribic and coolly premeditated crime. It is the general conviction that in asking that the hospitals and other charitable institutions be signalled the Spanish commander meditated a stroke of strategy which would have rendered it very unwise to have con- ated a greater number of victims at these places, Sell eventa this imputation upon one who would direct the tiring upon hospitals can hardly be thought calum.- gious, But Commander Mendez Nujez has not only oS the duties which honor and loyalty impose upon e representative of a nation, and upon a- soldier, in his relations to an enemy, but ho has also ignored ‘his daties to neutrals in an equally repugnant manner. The consular corps resident here received, a8 your Bxcellency well knows, his formal promise that the interests ef noutrals and even the private property of Chilians should be : ved, from the dovestetion 80 Uniquivous: jected against the property of the State. But, Dotwitheeendiag, we bebold ‘the smokin piles of commerce in bonded warehouses fired with special preference; behold in like condition the various Gentres of foreign commerce in Planchaday Cochrane, Bianco and adjacent streets and in Government square, ‘The first shots of the Spanish vessels were directed te, the bonded warehouses; later they trained their guns alternately upon the hen 4 barracks, on Planchada Street, on the Commercial Exchange and on the City all; later still on the densely populous Almential, ‘upon the railroad station and on the suburban village Barou, A want of the precise data, which urgent and maultitudinous demands of the moment have prevented me from collecting, renders it impossible for me to com- ‘municato to your Exocllency a detailed enumeration of the damage suffered by public and private buildings, but yot I am abie to state as certain the following details and ‘The damage to the artillery barracks is fi sis very incon- siderabic. The custom houses being fired upoa with all manner ef projectiles, red-hot balis, shells, and, as I am assured, by incendiary rockets, were very soon enveloped in Games, in defiance of their solid structure and frm ma- (rial. Thus one hundred and fifty stores of those con- Gtituting the third and fourth sections of the Custom House, corti according to the’ report of the Treasury Department of more than ),000, have been re- ‘end almost exclusively neutral property, was consumed to ashes’ A specification of ‘them, together ‘with a statement of their value and respective nation- ‘ality of ownership, will be presented by the Collector, But while this functionary 1s exact balance sect, your Excellency can rely upon it What $4,200,000 will ‘bo a close ximation to the value of this destroyed merchandise, distributed in re- oct to nationality as follows The Commercial Exchange, the City Hail and theters wacks, accidentally occupied by the artillery, wore for & Jong time tho objects of Spanish fury. A most vigorous firing by all mannor of projectiles, the use of which is discarded by enlightoned nations, Was maintained against Ghose edifices, but without destroying them or setting thom oa fire. ' Anothor of the monuments of prosperity @pon which, much to ite chagrin, the Spanish artillery was not able to satisfy its hato, was the railroad station Being protected by a strong surrounding wall, it resisted ® most active fire without suffering damage to a mater mount. A partof this wail, ‘er, was ; the front of the depot, machine shop and other con ‘were pierced by many balls, but without producing in- sory which could not be easily repaired. jccording to careful approximate estimates it would eost about $545,000 to completely repair all the public Duildings injured, including the reconstruction of the bond rooms, totally destroyed, with the on A Connecticut Mi: ister of the Gospel Trouble—His Wife Obtains a Divoree im This City—Alleged Adultery—He Knows Nothing of the Deeree Until He Sees the Decision in the Papers—How Divorees are “Legally Procured”’— Judge Barnard on “The Situation” &e., &e. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Before Judge Barnard. May 12.—Anna A. Sarton vs, Joseph A Saxton.—This case contains some remarkable features outside of the personal interest surrounding the parties—the defendant being aminister of the gospel at Norwichtown, Conn. It has of late years become a fact of public scandal that divorces and decrees of separation from bed and board are quite easily procured in this State, as well as in every other State in the Union. Public morality has in conse- quence dwindled down to a very low ebb. ‘Those who read our law reports can almost daily see in court decisions three or four cases of divorce settled, in which the following words are all that the public Know of the circumstances surrounding the judgment: “Re- port of referee confirmed and judgment of divorce grant- ed.’ Itisall very well to keep the evidence in those cases, which is generally of a most scandalous character, from the public eye; but then abuses crecp in, and fraud- ulent judgments are sometimes obtained. Judge Bar- nard, with his usual promptness and independence of action, as will be seen in our subsequent report, is about to put a stop to these practices as far as lies in his power. The present case may or may not have been one of this character, but subsequent investigations will disclose the facts. Yesterday this surt came up before Judge Barnard, in the Supreme Court, Chambers, on application of counsel for an order to show cause why judgment of divorce should not be vacated and defendant allowed to come in and defend the action. The affidavit of the Rev, Joseph A, Saxton, who is the defendant in the suit, sets forth the foilowing extraordinary facts on his side of the question :— Joseph A. Saxton, of Norwichtown, in the State of Connecticut, being duly sworn, deposed and said:—I am the defendant in the above entitled action. I am and have been for twenty-two years a regularly ordained Minister of the Gospel. on the 7th day of October, 185 I was married to the plaintiff by the Rev. Dr. Adams, at the Madison squ Presbyterian chureh, in New York. After such marriage we lived together as man and wife, residing at various places, until January, 1859, when wo went to live at Norwichtown, Connecticut, and there re- mained until April, 1861. We then came to New York and resided with her parents for some months. In Feb- roa 62, I returned to Norwichtown, and have sinc? that time resided there, At the time of my return to Norwichtown my wife refnsed to re- turn with me, and has since resided with her parents. I have endeavored to induce her to return to me, but without success, 1 am Informed and believe that the above entitled action was commenced against me by my wife for a divorce in November, 1865. I have never been served with the summons, complaint or any process or papers in said action. I have never received any sum- mons, or complaint or any other papers in said action ave Tever seen any summons, complaint in a copy of the New York Z'ritune, received by me through the mail at Norwichtown, on the 8th day of February, 1866, a notice, under the head of law rej that on the 2d day of February, 1868, at Chambers of this Court, in the case of ona A, Saxton against Joseph A. Saxton, the report of the referee had been confiri judgment of divorce Seas ‘and the eustody of the children awarded to the plaintif. I peoceeded to institute inquiries as to the ee, 5 sud. jt had been granted, and ‘arr exantacon ich: it beon obtained, and caused a of the Ssgment, 4 4 % said — 1 om eek : Wad consiel, ‘and be- Neve it 6 be nds on which satd + ay were granted were . been committed and Fel a in my life either in No. 73 or 75 Mercer street, nor in any other house of prostitution. At the time of the al- leged commission of the offences set forth in the complaint I waa absent from the city of New York, and can bring full and abundant proof, to come in and defend this action, that I was eo absent, I am farther informed by my said counsel, and believe it to be true, that an order of publication of the summons in this action was granted November 21, 1865, upon affidayit made by the plaintiff in this action, and upon no other affidavit whatever. That said order provided that said summons be pud- lished once a week for six weeks in the World and Leader, and that a copy of said summons and of the com- plaint in this action be placed in the Post Office and di- rected to me at Norwich Connecticut. That at the time such order was made I was residing at Norwich- town, and have continued to reside there up to this time, That plaintiff was aware I was rosiding there, as ap- pears by her affidavit, but that I never received any me Ad sueh sammons or complaint, nor did I ever re- ceive » copy of either of th which said sum. mons was ordered to be prit I believe that no copy of thessummons in this ‘was ever mailed to me, nor was it intended by the plaintiff or her attorney that it should be; but that it was their intention to obtain this that stated to various person: be oe) Dr. Adams, of New York, that the sole ground on which she on an ne fi neglect on Ee ieieaw ue eos Stents hae eve ent > ment in this action, remarked that 1 Tove sabes great injury from the all This aMdavit wae reed attorney for defendant Myr. H. H. as counsel for defendxnt, and Mr. Joba D. plaintifr. The aiddavit of Rev. Dr, Adam square Presbyterian chureh, was also read, in which it stated that he married the plaintiff and defendant on the ‘Tth of October, 1856. Plaintiff was an attendant at bis church. On the 27th of arch, 1866, he received a letter from the lady in which she requested a letter of diemis- sal from his chureh, and a recommendation to the Pres- byterian church at New Rochelle, In reply Dr. Adama called her attention to the fact of a notice which he had seen in the papers announcing that she had procured a divorce from hnsband, apd requested to know on what grounds such divorce was granted. In answer she stated that it was solely on the ground of il] treatment. Dr, Adams then examined the judgment roll and found that the divorce had been granted on the ground of adultery. The statement of Dr. Adams concludes with an assertion that he has known the Rev. Mr, Saxton for a number of years, and could vouch for his character. He totally disbelieves the allegation as to adultery being committed by the nd gentleman, Mr, Adams also read an affidavit made by himself set- ting forth that he was attorney for the defendant, and had examined the jndgment roll, finding the name of Mr. 0, A. Howes, 78 Nassau attached thereto as attorney for plaintiff in the suit for divorce. Deponent went to the office of M. and as he ascended the stairs saw the words “Mr, Howes, lawyer,” on a card. The idea struck ent at once that it was the same Howes mentioned an advertisement which he had seen, as follows:—Divorces obtained without publicity, and actually without fee till a legal divorce is obtained. Consultation free. M. Howes, attorney and counsellor, 78 Nassau street,” ent then went: up stairs and saw on room No. the words “0, A. Howes, lawyer and commissioner of deeds;” and on an- other the words “M. Howes, lawyer.” He (Mr, Adams) entered the room and found there a Mr. Howes, whom he asked if he was plaintiff's attorney in this action. He (Mr. Howes) answered in the affirmative. On ed as to where the was who had made an in the judgment roll as to the mailing of the summons and complaint to the Rev. Mr. Saxton, Mr. Howes said that he was formerly a boy in his office, and did not know where he could be found at present. . Adams then asked where Francis F. Smith, the witness who had testified to seeing the de- fondant in a house of prostitution in January, 1862, was to be found, when Howes replied that.he did not know. A supplemental affidavit of Mr. shows that on examining the judgment roll he ascertained that Francis F. Smith was the only witness who had sworn to the adultery of and that his residence was set down as at No. 86 Ludlow street, The gentleman here introduced another deposition of a party who had lived on those premises for years, and had never heard of or eS ithe peinotpal laid before the court were in pers e on the part of defendant. ‘6 THE LADY’S VERSION OF THE AFFAIR. Mr. John D. McGregor read the affidavit of Mrs. Sax- ton, as follows: — ‘Anna A. Saxton, being sworn, said she is plaintiff in this action. That she is twenty-six years of age and the mother of two children. That plaintiff and defendant, with her children, resided with deponent’s father in Forty-seventh street, in the cit; New York, from April, 1861, to the latter part of February, 1862, when defendant absolutely deserted deponent, and left depo- nent living with her child at deponent’s father’s house, in Forty-seventh street, Now York oe ‘That during the time deponent and defendant lived with depo- nent’s father in Forty-seventh street aforesaid they were all supported by deponent’s father wholly, the defendant during the whole of said time not contributing one dollar towards the support of either himself, deponent or her child. That in the latter part of February, 1862, defendant deserted and left deponent, giving deponent no opportunity whatever to go with him. At the time defendant deserted deponent, in Feb- ruary, we eer and —-, had eam ving very ‘unhappil er, often not speaking to eac! other for weeks at atime’ That after he left, deponent to feel herself a burden upon her father, and fre- quently wrote to the defendant to send her money for her support, and again urging him to provide a place to live in, offering him over and over to live with him at any place. That since February, 1862, he has sent to deponent not to excocd $150 for the support of herself and her two children for some four years, That about eighteen months ago, after deponent had urged the defendant over and over again, by letter, to make some provision for her, deponent went to Norwichtown, Connecticut, to* see the defendant personally, and to urge him person- ally to provide for her and ‘to offer personally to live with him, That deponent at said time found the de- fendant at Norwichtown, Connecticut, and did then and there personally urge upon the defendant to provide for her and offered to live with, but he answer deponent that she must return to her father, and stay with him until he, the defendant, should send for her, and deponent was obliged to and did return to New York the same day, and without even enough to pay her return fare. That from that time until this deponent bas not received a dollar from the defendant except twenty dollars, which de- ponent returned and refused to receive’ about the time she had made up her mind to apply for a divorce against the defendant. Deponent further says that she is posi. tive that defendant was in New York city during all of the month of Jannary, 1862, and up to the 20th or 25th of February, 1862, and deponent fully believes that he committed the acts of alultery charged in thiscomplaint herein, That in January and February, 1862, deponent remembers distinctly that they were living in Forty- seventh street, New York city, but very unhappily, as before stated. Deponent further says that she has always felt a delicacy in discussing the subject of her husband's adultery, which was the reason she did not fully set forth her charges to Dr. Adams. That with the exception of about one hundred and fitty dollars afore. said, deponent bas, with her two children, been entirely supported by her father. That this divorce was obtained entirely at deponent’s own suggestion, after she had heard of the adulterics of the defendant, and without any influence from any person. Deponent further rays that she has no means whatever for the prosecution of this action, nor for her support. She never had any pro- perty, no trade nor business. The defendant has no property in the State of New York, but has a large pro- perty, a large school institute and grounds in Norwich- town, Connecticut, of the value of about ten thousand dollars. ANNA A. BAXTON. The depositions of Mrs, Susan F, Livingston, Mr. and Mrs, Higgins (father and mother of the plaintif™), cor- roborating the statements made in the affidavit of Mrs. Saxton, were all placed before the Court. Jndge Barnard to Mr. MeGregor—Have you any affida- vits corroborating this allegation as to adultery? Mr. McGreyor—They would not give me time, sir. I have done all in my power to get this witness, Smith, ere. Judge Barnard—In divorce cases in future I shall com- pel all witnesses to come before me and give their evi- dences in open court. There shall be no more references by me. If people are too respectable to come into court then let them keep out of it. I shall have to adjourn this case wntil this witness comes in, Then he must satisfy me conclusively as to the truth of his assertions, and the other side can have full opportunity of contra- dicting him. After some further remarks of counsel the case was adjourned to Thursday next. DARING ROBBERY. A Cashier Knocked Down ana Robbed of $16,400—Escape of the Highwaymen with Their Booty in jatcher’s Cart— Description of the Robbers, &ec. Early yesterday afternoon a most daring robbery oc- curred in Forty-third street, between Fighth and Ninth avenues, and resulted in the thieves securing @ large amount of treasure. It appears that about the time named Mr. J. H. Higgins, cashier for Messrs, E. 8. Hig- gins & Co., whoiesale carpet dealers, doing business at No, 358 Broadway, left an Righth avenue car at Forty- third street with a carpet bag containing over $16,400, which he had just taken from the bank for the purpose of paying off the hands employed in the carpet manufactory of the frm, foot of Forty-third street, North river. In going down the street Mr. Higgins, when about midway between Eighth and Ninth avenues, passed a man on the pavement, im- mediately after which the latter stealthily advanced and struck him & heavy blow on the right eye, partially stunning him. In s moment afterwards, and before Mr. Higgins had time to recover from the shock, a man leaped from @ butcher's cart which stood in the street immediatel; ite, and dealt Higgins a pow- erful blow on the ‘with some heavy weapon, ‘which quite stunned him for the time Lom J As ho lay on the pavement the two robbers the carpetbag and treasure which their victim had dropped, and, jump- ing into the cart, ‘in which was a third they drove rapidly through Forty-third strest to Righth ave- nue, down which ‘eae one block, thence up Forty-second street to way, where all trace of them ‘ort; was DESCRIPTION OF THE ROBBERS. Mir. Higgins was unable to state; the man who re- — in the cart was of medium height and stout yal THE ROBBERS’ CART. The butcher's cart used by the thieves was of a di white color, and Mr. Higgins te of the impression the word*« it’ was painted on one side of the cart, but of this he is not positive. Attached té the cart 8 fleet brown horse. i i | i Z F : F : I E #2 . i # NAVIES, Complete Lists of the Foreign Squadrons of Both Powers—Numbers of Guns, &c. Recent events have attracted much attention to our great and daily increasing naval power, and people are anxious to learn, by actual comparison, what our chances would be in the event of a conflict with either of the two great nations who now lay claim to the naval supremacy of Europe, Of course it 1s not to be expected that the navy of the United States, the major portion of which has been constructed within the past five years, can com. pete with that of France or England in point of numeri- eal strength; but it isa fact which is admitted by the leading journals ot both countries that as far as regards speed, efficiency and powerful guns we are far ahead of them. In the matter of iron-clads there is no compari- gon between ug; and although the entire scientific and mechanical resources of Hngland have been brought to bear upon this question for upwards of five years, she has failed to construct anything that would offer a serious resistance to one of our monitor iron-clads of the Monad- nock and Miantonomoh class. The Dunderberg, now nearly completed, will be the most powerful iron-clad in the world, and would prove a match fora whole fleet of lumbering vessels such a8 mow compose the much vaynted ironclad navy of Great Britain, The wooden vessels of England are better, but the majority of them are old and are fitted with such antiquated batteries as to render them very inefficient in action, The new fleet of powerful steam frigates and sloops-of-war which is now being built for the United States will outstrip anything afloat in point of speed, sym- metry and power. Several of these vessels are now nearly ready for service, among which we may mention the Madawaska, Neshaminy, Ammonoosuc, Chattanooga and ‘Wampanoag, and as fast as they can be placed in sea- going order they will be added te our foreign squadrons. - Daring the rebellion we were unable to obtain adequate squadrons to represent us in foreign waters; but since the close of the war the Navy Department has paid a great deal of attention to this matter, and we have now quite a respectable force in every part of the globe where the United States have interests at stake. The vesscls composing our foreign squadrons are nearly all new and are supplied with the latest and most approved engines and batteries, Besides all this there are now fitting out over thirty vessels for foreign service, a number of which are perfectly new, while all of them are superior to any of asimilar class in the British navy. The fol- lowing is a correct list of vessels being fitted out at pre- sent at the different naval stations:— Guns, Fit Out at Boston. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN Vessels. Franklii Boston. Philadelphia, New York, Boston. New York. New York. New York. 18 Portsmouth, Baltimore, 4 New York. Washington. New York. Portsmouth, Boston, New York. New York, Boston. New York. Boston. New York. New York. Boston. Boston. New York. New York. New York. New York. When this magnificent fleet of thirty-one vessels, carrying four hundred and sixty-five guns, is added to our already powerful foreign squadrons, it is certain that we will be upon an equal footing with England, if we do not excel her, in the matter of foreign squadrons, Not because we will have a greater number of vessels, but because those vessels are superior in their model, their machinery and their armament. Itis the intention of the Navy Department to establish two new foreign squadrons, to be called the South Pacific and Indian Ocean squadrons, as soon as suitable vessels can be pre- pared for that purpose, The cruising grounds of these new fleets will include Australia and the numerous islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It will be seen by the following accurate lists of the British and Ameri- can foreign squadrons, ,which have been corrected up to the Iatest dates, that when the vessels we have enume- rated above are added to the fleets representing the United States in foreign wators the disparity, even in numbers, will not be very great; and taking into account the acknowledged superiority of our vessels and guns we think that the odds will then be in our favor:— UNITED STATES EUROPFAN AND AFRICAN SQUADRON, Rear Admiral L. M. Goupsnonovan, commanding. Versels. Class. Guns, frigate. sloop. . 2 3,425 nh 1,395 6 850 Colorado, flagship..Screw da, Sere’ esas 12,153 BRITISH FUROPEAN AND AFRICAN SQUADRON, Vice Admiral Rosert Suarr, K. C. B. K. H., ing. Clas. Guns, 951 700 aise 691 676 oe a ictoria, 1 Torch HF szeGatasseadiZcsteZecenee?¥s UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICAN AND WEST Ce) Acting Rear Admiral Jamas P, Vessels, Clas. 8 " 1,588 5 “spo eT om 4 1,604 n 1,378 2 1517 rr) 2 BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN AND WEST i 830 om 682 13,707 ONDLAN ‘SQUADRON, ‘Vice Admiral Sit Jaurs Hors, G, G. B, Veasels. Ola, -Sorew frigate. 8, re i ee a Borew frigaie...:. 38 558 d sloop. e 088 | ‘Gerew & a ee a amt ‘ Ww TéL -Serew 4 702 .Serew sloop. py 673 Screw n on a ie 38, 004 -Serew gun Screw sleop . -Paddie gunt geektstvess he Pe BSeet Read sp metistit EB BRITISH PACIFIC AND BRAZILIAN Rear Admiral the Hon. Josxru Vessels, Class. £ s squanaon. Denman Guns. 751 = 236 UNITED STATES EAST INDIAN SQUADRON. Rear Admiral Henry H. Brut Commandi: ing. Vessels, Tonnage. Hartford, flagship..Screw frigate, 1,900 Shenandoah . Screw sloop. . 1,878 1,082 907 6,307 BRITISH EAST INDIAN SQUADRON. lore Frepgrick B. Montressor Com! 680 1,758 974 9,322 drons we have as yet no it the cruising grounds of the Tho following British squ equivalent for, bai Indian Ocean and South Pacific squadrons be the same :— BRITISH CHINESE SQUADRON. Rear Admiral Gzorge Sr. V. Commanding. Vessels. pacer ey Guns, t “Sorew ron-cied a 2 1,794 -1 209 » 6 981 2 1,700 ‘Screw gunboat... 4 095 ‘Paddle gunboat... 5 303 -Iron-clad screw sh. 4 808 Paddle frigate..... 18 1,406 Screw gun! 1 300 Screw gunboat. . 4 682 a 1,464 I 955 2,448 8,129 960 486 2,467 695, 301 21,343 BRITISH CAPE OF GOOD HOPE SQUADRON. James H. Cocxsurn Commanding. Vessels. Class. Guns, t Rapid .... Screw sloop....... 11 672 Seringapatam, flag- hij “Receiving ship... — 1,152 Paddle frigate..... 16 1,257 Total, 3.. tone D 3,081 BRITISH AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON. Commodore Sir Wa. 8. Wiseman, Bart., Commanding. Vessels, Clas. Guns, Screw corvette.... 16 .2 ‘Tonnage. 1,087 1571 ‘700 1,169 TH. 818 The contract for erecting a monument to commemo- Tate the battle ot Gettysburg, to be erected on the field wi that decisive conflict was waged, has been awarded to James G. Batterson, of Hartford, Connecticut, who de- signed the accepted plan. The mon nt is twenty- three feet square at the base and fifty-five feet in height. At the angles of the base are four buttresses, each sup- porting a colossal statue in a sitting posture. ' These sta- tues are allegorical, and represent respectively, War, History, Peace and Plenty. War is represented by the figure of an American soldier, who, resting from th flict, relates to History the story of the battl Peace ig represented by a mechanic with the implements of bis trade about him. Plenty is typified by a female figure with sheaf of wheat and ploug! . These last figures Mdicate the industry and activity which shall succeed the ravages of war, and the abundance and pros- perity ee soy crowning results of the glorious vic- achiev: Upon the richly moulded cornice rests an ——- linth, bearing in basso relievo the coat of-arms of the nited States. On the shaft above and encircling it are hteen stars in basso relievo, ting the States oh remained loyal throughout the fery trial. tol is finely moulded, and supports a three quarter globe, upon which stands the colossal statue, fif- teen fect high, tng within her while im her raised right hand she holds the wreath of laurel, white and § t “if : i fh itt to bk ref 3 st ty if a 2? tf Fe ti ii Ht ut i £ is 3 4 i H é i A H iat "rill aft ti §, it ; 1 ia if i iis z Es wold hee ie sac nt ae THE FASHIONS. The Crinoline Question—Will Orinoliae Be Condemned or Retained!—Its Gre~ @ual Disappearance and Canvass of the Eventualitics—The Substitate—How Hats, Hat Strimg and Jewel Patterns. OUR PABIS CORRESPONDENCE: Pans, April 27, 1868 PARIS FASHIONS. A letter from Paris, or rather a Paris letter, about mat- ters of fashion will not fail to produce a certain sensa~ tion during this memorable crisis of the great crinoline question. A great debate has arisen in high quarters, much war- fare has ensued, and we are overwhelmed with inquiries: such as these:—‘‘Are crinolines to be cast aside, and, if so, be kind enough to say how one is expected to walk?” This is but a very calm question, simply worded and plain, which every lady in want of informa- tion has a right to ask; but we have had other queries on the point, and are involved in great difficulties—the more 80, as no one has yet power té solve the problem, ‘and the tumult is positively clamorous, We can, how- ever, safely say and do perpetually answer that erino- Mines are disappearing, but will not totally disappear before the end of summer. It is evident, by the daliy decrease of expansion and pyramidal cut of our skirts, that we are in a period of transition bordering on the pure and undefiled “style empire,” without any Englist» “stecl’? whatever. As to how we shall walk, which seems to be the most trying enigma to Parisian ladies, it is supposed nature will lend us a guiding hand, as she has ever done under similar trials, and it is moreover very likely we shall manage to be as graceful as were our mothers and grandmothers before us, which is not saying » little, notwithstanding the deprecating shakes of the head and knowing looks of our modern belles when dis» cussing the subject. Capricious fashion has fer once shown some discern~ ment in her mode of proceeding, with rare gradation, to discard the seemingly indispensable article of ladies’ ap- paced The much “robe princesso,” ov ‘robe labrielle,’’ rendered the upper part of a crinoline super- fluous. Piaits wore first, Inid flat, and did not disappear until the “robe empire,” being cut on the bias, a into unheard of proportions round the bottom. Evem these had to undergo an operation—alas! not a curtailing one, for now we have the long, elegant train, which ex- tends, fan-like, and 8 and gets half trodden off under the feet of our as yet uninitiated cavalier, This was the case at the charity bazaars which have been the resort of fashion for the last few days. All the countesses an@ duchesses in Paris have had their turn as fancy stall hoi appeared behind their several wares in the react ce! either with without bonnets, selling or Cigar cases, paper. Knives, -0- Pouches, pin cushions, and 1 for nothing —but ie of these aristocratic _shopkee; ® blonde, uise de 8., held a stall at the Invall She i* retty, and wore a silver gray robe, gros SSottom. The ~ ick white cord round the short waisted a Vempire, was ornamented, as also sleeves and train, with white cameos set in rosettes of white lace, A blue and silver ribbon was run through. her hair, dressed in a multitude of light curis airily raised. above the forehead. Ano less noble descendant of ene of those very antique- families in the Faubourg St. Germain was much ad- mired a few days later at the Ministere de la Guerre. She wore a robe of emeraid’green taffeta trimmed with black lace, which was worked over with gold beads. The sleeves were not of the sane material as the dress. ‘These were made of white lace, over which hung from the shoulder streamers of emerald green moire, each brought to a point by a rich gilt tassel. The waistband and belt were Oriental. Three bands of gold in her hair, which was combed back in thick waves, and a ric! ornamented comb over a chignon, forming ‘‘coquille,”” gave her torse the classic turn of a Grecian muse, It is not for me to descant on the moralizing or demor- ahzing tendency of charity bazaars; but I made a few sober remarks while wandering from stall to stall on the institution in general. We must declare that if we do ap- food of any system that draws superfluous coin. rom the courtiers’ pocket to the emaciated. hand of the infirm and poverty stricken work- men, still we think there is a middle and that men do not deserve to be taxed, victimized ant, “done,”’ as they have been of late in these so-called charitable establishments. It will be objected that it is their own fault; that they never give alms unless prompted to do 0 by ostentation, or until after having Teceived a formal invitation to a sale, written on scented: note paper, ending with a title signed in full by fair, Jewelled fingers. It certainly is a hard case to stand up- for; but we still contend that if any gentleman member of society does answer the said invitation in person, he has a right to be thanked for his trouble and to hi something for his money besides—if not in the line of an, absurd pocketful of small parcels, at least something by way of a souvenir, were it but a pleasant smile or a mo- ment’s conversation with the fair syren who lured him forth among the perils of a whole bristling waste of women, who, darting eagerly forward with more or leas energy, pounce on the doomed mortal ere he has had time to dip his thumb and forefinger in his waistcoat pocket. Meanwhile the Indy writer, countess or mar- chioness, exhibits rare talent as a stall holder, and when she has extracted the highest possible amount for & pale try mateh box she despatches her visitor in a business. like way, He is soon in a whirlpool of exacting beau- ties who consider that a cigarette is not well pald for under a Napoleon. The visitor retreats, hot and weary, with a very flat purse, uttering a low breathed vow never to have anything to do with charity in the fature, But to return to our more immediate field of observa- tion. I am giad to sce the shape of bonnets so modified as to become the most bewitching little nothings that give so meh elegance and style to the wearer. Tho Pamela shape, now adopted with a slight chango by the Empress, under the name of Lamballe, is peculiarly suited to those who can boasb of an oval cast of features, The strings, which aro brought down from over the top, fit close to the lower part of the face. Tho bonnet of itself does but cover the upper part of the head, They have not as yet been worn with much trimming; but they will this summer be richjy covered with circular wreaths of flat flowers, such as the heartscase, myosotis, forget- me-not, dogrose, periwinkle, &c., leaving room for no ce of bonnet beyond a few rows of paille de riz round the border. Cherries look very well on small chip bonnets of this shape, and give them a less juvenile stamp. ‘The field flower pattern on white ground is the favor— ite ribbon for bonnet strings, which form an essential feature on all the new shapes. Nething can be prettier with this ribbon than a garland of mixed with a few fiat spires of wheat on an I straw cm Lamballe.” White tulle bon will be much worn “a la Stella’? Thies means nothing but a round or star about the size of a plate, fastened on the top of the prow hy Bic gic sor gy which cress below the chin, under which peeps f @ flower or bouquet to match the trimmings. These bonnets are usually dotted over bw etek aie cent hood frinws or 1 mes ornament rt Inge or pearls. Others are made of tulle bouillonne, having only on the» left side a handsome white tea rose, and the same below the chin, instead of « bow. “‘Benoiton chains’’ are still the fashion, but are com- of miscellaneous: Tae a H i il 3 3 i 8 i 30 i 3 H 2 ! E i i af a = 3 85 g 3 8 $ baits in drawing-rooms; it reminds one of fishing for animals which are not fish. Hencetorward may all quiet bachelors beware which way the hook turns and Reap an eyo on the bait. Mantles and evening dresses in my next, RECEPTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS AT THE FRENCH court. (April 27) correspondence of London Ti A the Eakel ton anes matte dumeckae wabe tee bp the Empress in ber private apartments, her Majesty wore of the same tint, and very