The New York Herald Newspaper, August 24, 1868, Page 5

“TELEGRAPING NEWS ROSECRANS AND THE SOUiHERN LEADERS. The Political Conference at White Sulphur Other southerners in Consultation. WHITE SULPHUB SPRINGS, For the past few days the political world has been intensely excited over the visit of General Rosecrans Watic mis«ion. Having ‘irst visited the hot springs, where Gen- pushed gentleman had left for this beautiful Sees. Shee he was cordially welcomed, set out in hot found not only Lee, but the very collection of Fepresentative Southerners he wished to consult pmfect, through the agéncy of his former West Point gompanions and prominent civilians, a reconcilla- with a desire to know the real disposition and inteniiun of the Southern people in the they represent more fully the intelligent people of the South than any leaders ever power which for four yeurs sustaiued the confederacy is capable of accomplishing great good this great in/iuence actively at work ts the General's pbject. He thinks that if it can be done our political be secured, our financial stability wil follow and that our bonds would rise to par and also our green- tary consolidationists, and the depreciated credit, f#epudiation and ruin which now threaten the coun- glorious er would then dawu upon our future, In eccordance with this programme a private meeting, Ewell, Echols, Anderson and Hunton, and A. H. Stephens, A. H. H. Stuart, Joun B. Baldwin, Gover- fina, and Walker, of Alabama, were present, with General Rosecrans, was held, 4 this time notning has trans of the proposed Movement. It is believed that an address will be ers. When so many formerly conflicting elements eet in such amicable friendsl!p and harmony the Spring--Lee, Beauregard, Stephens West Virginia, August 23, 1868, } here prior to his departure on the Mexican diplo- eral Rober: E, Lee then was, and fuding that distin. pursuit and here with, The laudable object of “the General is to pion of the entire peop.e of the country. He comes goming I’residential campaign, He belleves that presente’ the mass of their people and that for the nution if set beneticially to work. To put wtatus as Lue greatest of republican governments can backs. The brood of insatiate speculators and mil! try would <lisappear, and the sunsiine of a long and g@t which Gener Lee, Longstreet, Beauregard, @ors S. Stockdale, of Texas; Piclens, of South Caro- took place and a plan of action agreed upon, but dssued to the Southern people by their former lead- est resuits may be looked for. The Alabama Claims—A Plan of Adjustment. Panis, August 23, 1868. The Potrie, in an editorial on American affairs, advises that the dispute between the United States @nd Great Britain concerning the Alabama claims be ferred to the arbitration of one of the great Pow- rs as the only method of arriving at a definite and nal setticrnent, TURKEY. Admiral Farragut’s Diplomatic Interviews. Lonpon, August 23, 1868, Despatches from Constantinople report that Admi- fal Farravut still remains in that city. Last week be had an interview with General Ignatief, the Rus- Bian Embassador to the Sublime Porte, and subse- ages the Admiral, in company with General lgna- ab ited the Turkish Ministers Fuad Pacha and MASSACHUSETTS. The Coming Camp Meeting of Second Adven- tists at Springfield, SPRINGFIELD, August 23, 1868. ‘The National Camp Meeting of the Second Ad- Ventists will begin in this city to-morrow and hold One week. An immense gathering, including per- ns from nearly every State in the Union, is antict- ated. The ground where the inceting ts to be hetd was dedicated to-day with religious ceremonies, which were witnessed by a thonsand people, Explosion of Gas Works at South Bridge— Seven Men Reported Killed. Worcesren, August 23, 1868. The gas works at South Bridge were blown up last night and seven men are reported killed and four severely injured. THE NATIONAL GAME. Base Ball Notes. ‘The Cincinnati's nine have been practising for the to be played to-day with the Unions of Mor- risania. On Thursday the Cincinnati first nine red against the reserved nine, Asa Brainard hed for the reserves, and the game resulted in Wor of the first nine with a score of 32 to 4. A Rochester (N. Y.) pal er speaking of the game the Unions, of Morrisania, and the Eagles, ‘of Louisville, says:—‘The Unions, of Morrisaniy, layed @ gume of base ball at Louisville yes! $i nine children and beat them, 59 to 4,"7 ” fhe Eckforas, by special favitation of the Forty- Qeventh regiment New York State National Guard,wil Accompany the regiment to Albany on Wednesday vening. They will play. with the Nationals, of jbany, on Thursday. ‘There is w project on foot to organize a nine of Kel- and to challenge a nine of any other name. ths and Browns, where are ye? * The faneral of the late Harry J. Dupignac passed 4 popularity as an active of the Twenty-second regiment and of sucha base ball organization as the Active Club, the rn out Khould have been much larger. Harry cer- deserved to have a fine guard of honor around remaine instead of a few of his old com ywded toyether at the head of the funeral line. The Jud Committee will meet to-night at “fhe Study” for the purpose of disposing of the ‘Kekford matter. rute fun at Hoboken. ‘There is @ ‘probability of the game between the «Humpty orm ites” and the newspaj men jing oif wil a 5 to give the Quillists a good “bunds”? h ought to spare one “blind”? and give it to the poe cond ‘of the Olympic to uae at the trap, up stage, eo to scene. ime Gary land Base Ball Clab, of Baltimore, na game with the Old Point Club at Fortress Monroe ‘Saturday, beating them by @ score of 60 to 165. ‘A handsome entertainment was furnished after the and speeches were made by Colonel James, . Vaughn and Mr. Pearson, of the Creightons, and others. The Marylauders returned home by the evening boat. ‘The games arranged for this week all promise to be first class, a8 may readily be adjud from the following jist of Matches to Come Of. Atlantic vs. Irvington, Union grounds. Atlantic vs. Eckford, Union grounds; Excelsior Athletic, Capitoline grounds. ‘Wednesday —Mutual vs. Union (Haymakers), Union grounds. ‘Thursday —Atlantic vs. Tnion (Haymakers), Union is; Oriental, of New York, vs. Jefferson; Eck- rd va, National, at Albany. vs. Harlem, Union grounds; Ex- ire, Capitoline grounds. jone Such” vs. “Nameless, Monday- Tuesday WAVAL INTELLIGENCE, ‘The flags!up Guerriere, of the South Atlantic squad- ton, Rear \<imiral Charies H. Davis commanding, in | man of the Bounty Frauds Investigating Committee, company with the Pawnee, Huron aud Kansas, are at present at Rio Janeiro, By last accounts the Guerriere waa making prepa- rations to si! for Bahia and Pernambuco. ‘The Hurcu Was announced to leave on the 20th ultimo for the United States with the officers and crew of tie Kansas, the officers and crew of the latter ves”. being transferred to the Huron, vessel Wa 'u remain at that station, The Gu: ebaug has started on @ cruise to the boast . ‘The Shur okin and <i also of the Sonth At- lantic eq) iron, are at Montevideo, Orders have Deen wen! the former vessel to proceed to Rio daneiro, ratory to her return to the United States, The how's of the officers aud men of the whole wadror he Un mer De Soto arrived at this ort a fe . days sinee from Aspinwall, via Port an rince. vie in the latter port her Britannic M y's swmer Favorite was visited by the Presi- dent of |) ‘i, who wa The De Si. at present lie in the North river, she will ro ocin until her powder fs disc |) when Bhe Will; oceed to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and un- dergo ay) ral overhauling. . eo Sie. vets Penobscot and Gettysburg, of the Worth Ai votic squadron, were at Port au Prince when the | Soto left. The keh rsa steamers Favorite and Mallet were also there. It is rumored that Commodore Boggs, of the De Soptuet been ordered to the command of (ye Phila. Nava Yard, A long consultation ditte NePdAY | majority of cases they were national banks and others, HERALD ier en route to Greenwood. | York, and another to the Countess Caroline li. ‘week or two. The Olympians | Court at Alexandria, Virginia, has rendered a de- ** Union | Tun the trains until such time as the commissioners which | qhe Investigation Resumed—A Few Suggen- received with all honors. | books and papers of the Second Auditor where | adjutant General's offices deviations from custom, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUG country wil! probably hear again frem the commit- tee, Asche committee have concluded to continue the examination, it is not casy to see what object Mr. Cobb had in view in making this special report, which was not made on behalf of the committee, but solely on his own responsibility, Whatever may have been the object of the report, its effect is to re- lieve from surveillance the guilty individuals who have committed these frauds, and leave them free to carry on their profitable schemes until the committee see proper to finish the inquisition and pronounce them either innocent or guilty. Let the chairman Of this committee when the members are once more assembled for work, place upon the witness stand One of its own members who had much to do with Preparing the aforesaid special report, Let him be questioned about the carriage ride he took on the 15th of July in company with his principal assistant in the investigation, and a prominent clerk in the Second ‘Auditor's office who is charged with being the chief of the corrupt ring; how it came about that the ju went on a frolic with the accused and enjoyed themselves so highly that ong of them was too much to atten to his duties the next day. t him ascertain who offered the $10,000 for the suppression of proofs of frauds, and whether the offer was really accepted by anybody. The member on the witness stand should also be interrogated as to why the report of one of the experts made to the committee was not included in the report made to the House of Repre- sentatives, especially as the expert reported that ample evidence of frand and corruption had been discovered, and cited in detail fifty-three cases in which fraud was perfectly plain, Your corre- spondent would offer these suggestions to the com- mittee in order to simplify their task as much as ossible, and to assist them in their etforts to expose fraud and corruption wherever they may be found, Another suggestion may prove of value to the committee, The clerk in the Second Auditor's oMce, who is chief of a section wh has charge of the claims when completed and _ re: for payment, should be obliged to testify. The commit‘ee will re- member that he was summoned and that he ap- peared before the committee, but before he was ex- amined he whispered a few words in the ear of the chairman, after which he was discharged as a wit- ness, It having been represented to the committee that his testimony was important, he was again summoned, but the summons was never obeyed. His testimony is regarded as important for this rea- son:—That witness can tell how a large number of claims that were examined and marked “0, K."’ for settlement were “pigeon-holed” in his room, where they were permitted to lie for weeks and in some cases for months, When the claimants wrote to inquire the cause of delay tu their settlement they were furnished with one of the dozen “red tape’ rene that are kept on hand in the office ready printed and which are so ingeniously worded as to WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, August 23, 1868. Probable Instractions to Our Mexican Minister, , General Rosecrans has not yet received his final instructions as to the policy the admin- istration intends to pursue toward the Mexican gov- ernment, Several consultations were held upon the subject before General Rosecrans left the city, but the letters of instruction were not delivered. These are now being prepared and when the General re- turns, which will be in a few days, they will be con- fided to him. Nothing of a reliable character in re- gard to the nature of the instructions can be ascer- tained, althongh it is said that they will be favorable to the Juarez government without going to the ex- tent of actual interference in Mexican affairs. Mediation Between Brazil and Paraguay. It is said that Gencral McMahon, the new Minister to Paraguay, will be instructed to use his -best efforts to restore peace between that republic and the allies now waging war against her, the United States gov- ernment having heretofore professed its mediation to that end, The Political Campaigu—Radlical Prospects North and South, All the advices received here recently from the South represent carpet-bagism as on its death bed, With the exception of Florida and south Carolina all the Southern States are conceded as certain to go for Seymour and Blair, The radical organizations in the reconstructed regions are dwindlng away rapidly, and defection has reached their very stronghold with such alarming results that the carpet-bag heroes see nothing but ruin ahead, They have discovered their great weakness in the very spot where they looked for an impregna- ble tower of strength. The negroes whom they re- lied upon as their right arm of power have become disgusted and proclaim that the white radical is a greater enemy to them than the white rebels who were lately their masters. The most intelligent blacks, therefore, have determined to join hands with their old masters and thus drive away the capet-bag adventurers from the South to their native element. This repudiation of radicalism by the colored citizens is overwhelming the republican leaders of the South, and consequently they are beginning to realize that they have been caught in their own trap. Several shrewd republicans who have just returned from | give the inquirer no Satisfaction whatever, vrent parts of the South admit that reed" ey ae Pes ene, Seateor ents ‘, pont he ime that the ationce Of the Sambo has turned the tables upon them com- | Giaimant — is exhausted he ot mysteriously pletely and that now their only hope of success is in the North. This last hope seems not to have a very firm hold of them either, judging by the manner in which they write to their friends in this city. The correspondence sent here from different States in the East and West by radical stumpers and managers is of the most desponding character. They sdimit that Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio are lost to Grant and Colfax beyond redemption, and one of them declares that Illinois will go the same way un- less the strongest efforts are made to save it. Logan's defeat as Congressman at large from the State is spoken of as certain, but the electoral ticket it is urged, may be carried by clever engineering. ‘The most sanguine republican I have seen here from Colfax’s State only figures up a republican majority ly notified by some disinterested person in this city, who is a pure philanthropist and in consequence a friend to soldiers, particularly colored soldiers, that if he desires to have his claim settled at once he would do well to employ the aid of a well known firm of claim agents of this city. And, strange to say, When the claimar® or his agent complies with this advice the claim is promptly settled. That wit- ness knows how often claims have been taken out of their regular turn and stamped in the register’s room for immediate settlement. He should be examined by all means. Then the inquiry might be made why the testimony given by one of the second auditor's clerks in regard to the suppression of information from the Burean of Colored Troops was not incorporated in Mr. Cobb's report. It is recorded in full in the stenographer’s manuscript, from which the report must have been made. One of the committee asked the clerk why he favored the colored claimants so much as to grant certificates that they were entitled to $300, when the of three thousand in Indiana. This republican is | €Vidence was accessible that they had been one of the most shrewd and influential politicians | aves And thelr former owners hat been paid in the State of Indiana. In fact the impression is | fect that the ‘colored troops fought nobly, and he believed they were entitled to very general here now that Seymour and Blair will be elected by avery decisive majority, not on ac- count of any great popularity of their own, but be- cause the people of the country are determined to have a change anyhow. Serious Aspect of the Muddle. Few matters of public importance have been kept more constantly before the country than the conflict of purposes between the President, Secretary McCulloch and Commissioner Rollins, of the Internal Revenue Bureau, and yet the affair is far from being ended. One result of the deadlock in the execution of the national business will be a serious derange- ment and complication in the assessment and col- lection of the government revenue. This failure will soon tell in its effect upon the country and somebody will have to render up a strict account for the confusion that wili inevitably ensue. The Presi- as Lp reward for so doing as the white troops. He did uot approve of the injustice of paying a part of the soldier's bounty to the bim. He was then asked by what authority he pre- sumed to destroy the record of colored soldiers fur- nished by the Adjutant General's office in reply to the question “Was this claimant a slavet The an- swer given was that he was instructed to suppress the evidence by one of his superior clerks, nention- ing the name. This, one would naturally suppose, is just the sort of infor ‘ion that Congress wishes to get and to obtain wh the present committee was appointed. Why not let Congress and the people know itt Another matter worthy the attention of the Com- mittee in their future explorations is the following singular coincidence in the settlement of these claims:—A large proportion of one class of frauds that have been discovered were in the claims of sol- diera of the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-seventh and sixty- eighth colored regiments, and these claims were nearly all preacuted by one firm of claim agents, One ‘statement made ‘in the letter on this subject published on the 14th inst. should be corrected. The nan Who onee owned Iuternal Revenue order of the Secretary of War requiring dent, it is now understood, will make no new move | the data showing that the owners of colored in the matter for a week or two at least, but wil | Soldiers who had been slaves bad been paid by the slave claim commission to be entered on the muster out rolla was given in the case of the second slave claim commission, not the first, and the en- ties were made opposite the names of Western soldiers, while they were not made upon the roils of troops from Maryland and Delaware. Whether there was, in this neglect, any design to favor the negro claimants or any set of clatra agents, is for the com- mittee to ascertain. Certain itis that those clerks in the Adjutant General's office whose busin it is to furnish information whether there is any evidence in the office that the claimant had been a siave rarely, if ever, looked further than the rolls for such evidence, It will be remembered that the President made two nominations for the ofice of Second Auditor during the present session, one Mr. Burnside, who Was rejected, and the other Mr. Wilson, whose case was not finally acted upon before the adjournment of the Senate. The reasons for the rejection of one and the neglect of the other were given by three rominent radical Senators in the office of the Register of the Treasury @ short time previous to the adjournment. These Senators said the welfare of the party demanded that Mr. French shonid remain in his office until after the Presidential election, and no successor to him could be confirmed uaniess he was known (0 be @ thoroughly sound radical, give Mr. Rollins a reasonable length of time to satisfy himseit as to whether he can prevail upon any one of the men in whose favor he is willing to resign to accept the appointment. Mr. Rollins is still endeavoring to induce ex-Governor Cox, of Ohio, to reconsider his declination of the ofiice, but up to the present time he has not succeeded. The Interest on the Registered Bondn, Circulars are still being distributed from the oMce of the Treasurer of the United States to parties whose addresses can be obtained to whom interest is due on registered boads of the United States. The list originally comprised about fifteen hundred names, and the aggregate amount of interest due on the various bonds owned by the purties was over $65,000 in gold. Recently several of the parties have been paid from the office of the Treasurer, but in a and the sums due there were not generally very large. ‘There is still owing nearly, if not quite $60,000, The Donds range from the dates of 1847 and 1848 to as late as 1865. Among the names appearing on the list 1s that of Lewis Cass, who is accredited with $2,670 due on bonds of 1865, which are returned to the Department as having been registered in New PAYMENT OF THE REBEL DEBT. WASHINGTON, August 21, 1468. The National Republican of this moruing hax the following editorial :— General Hampton in his speeches made the follow- ing confessions:— Asa result he reveated more of the sayings and doings of the secret councils of the democratic lead- ers of the National Convention than was intended, Among other things he assured his feilow rebels that he was — if he would not insist upon too much in the platform, that himself and friends should have ihed hig they wanted after the deino- cratic party regained their lost power. One of the very first things the rebels will ask will be the assumption of the rebel debt. This ts pre- cluded by the amendment known as the fourteenth ar- ticle. But the democracy deny that this amendment has been legally adopted, and threaten its nullifica- tion, This threat is the resnit of the promise to =, and is made as guarantee of their good The financial attitude of the democratic party, acting under the dictation of their rebel allies, is therefore just this:—The ‘tical repudiation (by their payment in greenbacks) of the bonds issued by the general government to put down the rebellion, ana the immediate assumption of the rebel debt in- curred in the prosecution of the war against free- dom and the Union. The National Repudlicon i# in the confidence of our financial magnates and knows whereof it speaks. ‘There are those undoubtedly who, seeing the stupen- dous fortunes realized by manipulating and “fund- mg” our war debt, are now looking for new worlds to conquer in the shape of @ scheme for “fanding’ Confederate bonds into the bonds of the United States, Sach an operation would certainly not be bad forthe present holders of Confederate States of America securities, many of whom are now andonbtedly radical to the backbone, But a scheme of such magnitude cannot be carried out or at tempted, with hope of success, without long preparation, careful manipulation and a heavy radical influence. ‘This important question then occurs:—Are there parties with requisite capital, experience aud infineuce engaged in the work? Lam not prepared to answer the ques tion, bat will quote a very significant advertixement that appeared tn two of the local papers of this city— the Jntelligencey and Republioan—about a year since, It is as follows:— WRATR RONDE WANT ww NATIONAL BANK, We have an ord: & moderate amount cent ponds of the C ,and until filed ure offered, at the best raice. Bouehoeden, who is accredited with $450 on bonds ined under the act of July 17, 1861, registered at Philadelphia, The Treasurer is busily engaged in sending away to the parties interested circulars an- nouncing the fact that they have amounts to their credit at the Departinent. Decision in the Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad Case. Judge Underwood, in the United States District cision in the case of the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad Company. The Adams Express Company had made an application to re- strain the receiver appointed by a Virginia State court from exercising his functions, The latter company had contracted with Stevens and Phelps as its agents to pay $70,000 due the city of Washington, and also to furnish motive power, cars, &c., for the road, to be held as property of the express company until the earnings of the road should pay for the same, in consideration of which the company was allowed certain privileges on the road, a portion of the earnings being pledged to it. Jndge Underwood stated that he did not consider the delivery of the road into the hands of the re- ceiver appointed by the court as a contempt, but he Jooked upon it as null and void. He issued an order directing the redelivery of the road tnto the control of Stevens and Phelps, directing them, as officers of the court, and not as lessees, to take charge of and appointed by the court shall make their report, when the cage will come on for a final hearing. an W. 8. Lincoln, of New York, chair- arrived here yesterday and leaves for Colorado next Tuesday. Mr. William P. Marry, of St, Paul's, hag arrived here from Venezuela. MORE ABOUT THE BOUNTY FRAUDS, he eight will buy aid W. 8. HUNTINGTON, Casbier. The Confederate debt cannot walk without lei tions for the Information of the Committee ‘Why the Nominations for Second Auditor Were Not Confirmed. Wasninaton, Angnat 22, 1949, ‘The publication in the HERALD of the 18th inst. of the results of your correspondent’s investigation into the frauds perpetrated in the payment of boun- ‘The acheme for its payment by the United St cannot be carried out without 1 ers. In the same copy of the ir « if from which Tf take the above advertisement [ find another displayed in large type. Tho first part of it is as follow: iret National Rank of Wash’ . H. B Cooke (of Say tios and arrears of pay to colored soldiers seems to | cooks & Go), President. "W. 8 flumtington, Cashier. have opened the eyes of the Congressional exploring ernment Depository and Agrut of the 0: iancial States. Firteeuth street, opposite the Treasury Department, 1 bear in mind the HeRa.n’s general rule prohibit- ing the use of its editorial or ndence columns ‘as an advertising medinm: but when the spectacle of a financial it of the United States advertising committee to the fact that there are among the nd the jaw and routine deserving of stronger names than for both Confederate States of America and United “irregularities and “diserepancies.’ Within the | States bonds im the sami aver is prevented 1 think past day or two the search after irrega- ‘an exception may be mad is favor by giving extraordinary enterprise wider circulation thi be obtained larities has been fecommenced with renewed through the local press of this city. the letter from vigor. Clerks are now engaged, it is said, in over- by ronerng to the secretary of the ‘Treasury of Jan in reply to House resolution hauling the records and accounts. ‘The report made | Treasury of January, 8 in reply to House resolution by Mr. Cobb on the day Congress adjouraed will, hoyefore, aot ue the and Of the (avestizqtion; the j UST 24, 1868. the sixteen months ending the 1st of October was as follow: ae se 0 iid he thin bamke at witew Kr tL D. Cooke, of Jay Cooke & ‘president, is 81,477,008." The interest alone on this deposit would enable Cooke's national bank to buy quite a little pile federate States of ‘The average tioned of the Jay of gs ber cent bonds of the Cont Am without using a cent of its own money. In whether there is much or littie in the re- rted scheme for “funding” the rebel debt into nited | States bonds, it 18 quite evident that the “loyal” Treasury ring ia ready to take hold of the job ‘whenever circumstances ‘mit, if, indeed, hey are not at work on it already. Look out, there- fore, for another “funding” scheme! Who has got any of the eight per cent bonds Confederate States of Americat wee oe PORTO RICO. Wretched Condition of Affaire—Terrible In- crease of Taxation—Gambling in High Circleos—Government Outrages on Citizens A Crisis at Hand. Porro Rico, August 8, 1868, Tt is @ long time since [ wrote you my last letter. Unavoidable circumstances have been the cause of my long silence, The state of this tsland is every day more and more alarming to the Spanish government, and such is the discontent of the people that an outbreak may come when it is least expected, because the government, instead of trying to soothe the pains and palliate the evils we have suffered of late (hurricanes, earthquakes, &c.) and their con- sequences, is only doing precisely the contrary, as if bent on increasing our miseries. The system of taxation is changed and a kind of income tax is sub- stituted instead of the old system, nine per cent on the gross receipts to be paid now, six to the govern- ment and three to the municipality, It is impossible, in the wretched state of the country, to pay such enornious taxes; but we must pay or suiler our property to be confiscated and sold, The new Governor General, Pavia, is & good, & very good fellow; he allows us to gamble; he is the first gambier in the island, and spends many an hour at the monte table every day. He patron- izes cock fighting, and permits and invites us by public circulars to gratify our native fondness for this barbarous pleasure as many days in the week as we choose, All this under the pretext that the calamities that have visited us of late must be for- gotten and the fear of those that may come must be allayed. Knowing our natural meekness of tempera- ment and the mildnoss of our character (the lamb on the escutcheon of the island being a very appropri- ate emblem), he is trying to harden our souls and strengthen our temperaments, To this end he has introduced bull fights among us, an amusement hitherto unknown in this island, The inhabitants of St. John’s were treated to several real corridas in one of the neighboringtowns, The most aristocratic young men of the city were the toreros of the occasion; the bulls real and true ones, and 1t is said tn the ofl- cla! papers that the acions of our best families ac- quitted themselves splendidly and desevred the con- gratulations of our delighted Governor, Perhaps you have read in some Paris papers that the nataralist and historian (?) from Porto Rico, D. José J. de Acosta, has just liberated six slaves he owned, This gentleman is one of those who went to Madrid about two years ago to obtain from the mother conntry liberal reforms for this island aa wellas Cuba, He is a Spaniard at heart, though a native of the tsland, and does not believe in an progress for this island if severed from Spain. We did not know that he owned so many slaves. We had a right to think by his antecedents that he had none. A man who has talked so much against slavery and who played so conspicuous a part in Madrid, protesting against the continuation of the institution in this isiand, &c., who had a rty a Tight, we say, to expect that suc] man would wait until the eleventh hour to give Ii to his slaves? At any rate there is no occasion to make so much fuss and fourish about liberating five Or SIX poor slaves, most of whom will probably ra- ‘main in the service of hia family as before; above all, when the master has waited before doing it to be- come rich and has noe more need of the sweat of their brows. Many outrages have been committed by onr au- authorities, ‘The system of prosecutions and banis ments, ‘nstiinted by General Marchesi, is being f lowed up with modern improvements’ by his most amiadie successor in office, General Pavia, Bere are some few instances:— Mr. Pedro Garcia, a tvoung Cuban, and a resident of Mayaguez, happened to go to St. Thomas on a visit to some friends, among them Dr. Betanees, ‘This gentleman is one of those who were exiled last year from Porto Rico and aiterwards by Baez from St. Domingo to propitiate the Spanish goverpment when Baez was about to ask the protectorate of Spain some few months ago. Mr. Garcia was only two or three days in St. Thomas, and on coming back, having been denounced as @ rebel by @ spy of the government, Baldomero Sojo, he (Garcia) was ar- Treated on the wharf in Mayagilez by Colonel Balboa, commander of the district and Mayor of the town, and was sent to prison, stripped and searched, but neither papers nor anything sve. picious was found in his bagga: or on his person, He was left in jatt solitary for for days and then sent to the capital of the island, about seventy utes distant, to report to the Captain General. ‘Thence he was Wain, among thieves and as- Sasson, Ul full of vermin, dam: with all the Inconveniences that can be conccived. Happily 2 merchant and a@ planter from Mayaguez, Wnatives of the isiand, were at the time at capital, Both gentlemen are men of high position and great influence; buat this is not # security that ment, but for the tim taining the release of G . Had it not been for this happy cirenmstance the poor fellow would be si1il locked up in the subterranean, or rather subma rine, cells of the Morro Castic, without any process of law, without @ particle of evidence against him, his only crime being that he is a friend of Dr, Bet: At last he was obliged to leave the isiand. Mi dio Ayala waa also peremptorily sent to the capital from aties, leaving his family and busi- ness to take care of themselves, and he was there a whole month without being able to obtain an tnter- view with the Captain General, «0 as to learn what was his crime and what it all meant. A great many more atrocities are committed every day: put I will not tax your patience any more. The truth is, the government sees the clouds are gathering and fears the coming storm. They do not know what to do to prevent it and blunder accordingly. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. Anew rowe has been formaily opened between New York, Boston and Montreal via Ratiand, Bur- lington and Platteburg. The pew steamer Oakes Ames, built for a ferry- boat between Burlington and Plattsburg, has bad her (rial (rip and proved @ dectded success, IMPORTANT MILITARY ORDER. GENERAL ORDERS—NO, Heapor (RTeRS DEPARTMENT LOUISIANA.) Ne& OnLEANS, Lit., August 15, L808.) In order to carry out the insiraetions from the Sec. retary of War relative to the assistance to be afforded by the troops on duty tn this department to the civil authorities in case of domestic disturbances or in- aurrections arisiug therein, officers commanding districts, detachinents and posis will be governed by the following directions: Every officer will keep himself well informed of the condition of affairs in his viemity, Should a ne- which, in his opinion, would render the ix Lroops requisite, he will immediately communicate by hay ie oy) with these headquarters, stating the eseential facts in the case and asking for the necessary instructions for his government. Under no circumstances will any mterference of the military With (he ctvil authorities be permitted: nor will the serv of the troops be made use of unies# upon special instructions, previously com- municated in each case from these headquarters, By command of i brevet Major General R, (. BUCHANAN, Taos. WH. Ninh, A. A. A. Ge ‘THE FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT. GENERAL, ORDERS—NO. 2. Be AvQuakrees Prete MiurtaRy DigrRict, ) STATE OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, Texas, August 10, 1968. The following named officers are announced ar composing the staff of the Brevet Major General Vormn- manding:—Firet Lieutenant Charles E. Morse, Twen- ty-aixth infantry, A. D. C.; First Lieutenant Cyrus S. Roberts, Seventeenth infantry, Brevet Captain, A.D. C.: Captain Clarence E. Bennett, Seventeenth infantry, Acting Assiatant Inspector 1; Major J. A, Potter, Quartermaster, U.S. A., Brevet dier Geoeral, Chief Quartermaster; Ct in S. T. Cnabing. Ca A ag mag U.S. A., Brevet Major, Chief Comminnaty + Major Warren Webster, Surgeon, U. 8. A., Brevet Lieatenant Colonel, Medi- cal Director; Major C. M. Terrell, Brevet Lioutenant Colonel, Vs, A., Chief Paymaster; © in Ji arnold, Ss. jean Ordnance iment, Chief of Ordnance; First Lieutenant Charles £. Morse, Twenty-sixtt tn- A.D, C.. will perforin (ge duties of Acting eaistant Adjntant Geueral, oma Brevet Major Genera) J. J. REYNOLDS. E. Morse, First Lieutenant Twenty- A 5 infantry, Ald de Camp, Acting Assistont veneral. FaTat ACCHOENT.—Carolings McParland, two years 01d, fell Off & fire escape in front of the second story window of the house 444 West Thirty. street eng Cee yed WAN 69 Ukalr We RIND (Biel YACHTING IN ENGLAND. The Boyal Yacht Squadron Regatta=The Muster, the Weather and Scenes at Cowes. Cowss, August 4, 1968, A pearl gray sky, dappled here end there with skimming cloads—whispering of wind and delight fully aaggestive of reef points and lee gunwates buried 1n white water—ashered in the opening day of the grand gala week which the members of the Royal Yacht Squadron annually celebrate on the silver Solent, Long before the boom of the morning gun faintly borne across by the breeze from distant Spit- head heralded the first gleam of sunrise the pic- turesque little roadstead of Cowes was all stir and animation, The fleet of pleasure craft that dotted the harbor seemed suddenly, and gs if under @ common impuise, to wake to 8 sense of the magnitude of the occasion; gay burgees, bearing the escutcheon of almost every yacht club of noto in the English waters, and con- spicuous among the mass of bunting the red cross and golden crown of the royal squadron, fluttered gallantly in the morning air from countless mast. heads; the note of preparation—clamorque virum stridorque rudentum—rang merrily through the festive little pleasure port, as scores of active hands were busily engaged in overhauling canvas and gears, upon the soundness of which so much might turn before sunset; while as the morning advanced alittle flotilla of tiny pinnaces and liliputian long boats, “all glorious within,” with polished oak and burnished fittings, might be seen dancing over the “tender curving lines of creamy spray” that fringe the Solent’s green belt in the direction of the black tier of long, low, snake-headed craft that are ranged in one unbroken line abreast the “Castle,” now lying motionless, “like painted ships upon a painted ocean,” but which an hour hence will be tearing along through foam and spray like greyhounds loosed from the slip in eager rivalry for that coveted trophy so dear to the heart of évery English yachtman—tne “Queen’s Cup. On shore the same display of exeltement and animation prevails—if anything, perhaps a thought more intense and magnified. “From the “Oustle’—traditionally supposed to have been erected by the august but somewhat uxorious monarch Henry VIIL, but which, to judge from appearances, must have undergone con- siderable alteration since it became the headquarters of the squadron—a harmless battery of telescopes 1s brought to bear upon the peaceful line of battle, and every stay, spar, block and halyard is narrowly scrutinized ‘by a score of self-constitated critics, as though the result of the inspection were to decide the fasue of the day’s race; while below the “lawn” is dotted with litte knots of idlers of both sexes and all conditions— youthfal bie fe of the great peerage tree, ly guardsmen, budding miilionnalres of “no family, 4 who take to yachting because it means good society; viasé “men about town,’’ who hate the seaside, but who find their way to Cowes by instinct at regatta times, via Goodwood; hard-up younger sons, brietiess barristers, well-connected vern: it clerks “on leave,” a few stray parsons in muti, and lastly, but not least, groups of bright-eyed, golden-halred Eng: lsh girls— Fresh as the foam new bathed in Paphian wells—« “got up’ in irreproachable biue serge jackets and in the nattiest of littie yachting hats—talking, laugh- ing, Sirting, whispering—for all the world as tone the “Park” and the “Zoo” had been lifted bod out of the heart of the London season and trans- planted by the side of the Solent. But is it not the oid story of calum, non antinum, nutant, qui trans mare currunt ? ‘Turning to the Esplanade we meet with an equally characteristic scene. There are yachtmen and here are yachtmen. Here is # thorough-goin specimen of the true type—in all likelihood an ol half-pay navy veteran who, after a life time of knock- ing about, has settled quietly down to his moor- ins at Cowes, where he can always get ao sniff of the sea, that brings back pleasant reminiscences of his younger oe and blue water. He can’t afford to keep a yacht of his own, but there is no lack of hospitable souls, “at or about the station,” who are a too happy to give the old veteran a lift and will think their hospitality am- ply requited by the salt favor of his gunroom jokes and Old World reminiscences. Of course he is a staunch conservative on tho score of seamanship. He does not believe in your new-fangled yachting notions; he scouts your tron and steel built vessels— stout, honest ouk was good enough in his time. He laughs to scorn your spinnikers and ballooners, and holds as an article of nautical faith that iron-clads, monitors aud similar monstrosities are neither more nor less than seductive devices of the Evil One. Next to him is a typical young gentleman of the neo-nau- tical school, who abominates yachting and all its belongings, but comes regularly to Cowes—“because it i# the thing to do, you know’—and there is no where else to go to between the Goodyood end “the tweilth 7” though tt 18 perhaps an open question whether in his heart of hearts he entertains any atronger love for the turf or the moors than for the sea, Still, it ix “the thing” to come to Cowes at regatta time, and he submits to the annual boredom like a man and @ martyr, and, a6 a matter of course, stove put of his hotel every morning—as a rule half an hour too late for the start—attired tn the most elaborate nautical costume, and from the crown of his irreproachable atraw hat to the sole of his bran new yachting shoes ix painfully ‘salt.’ Of course he owns @ yacht, which is very convenient for his fiends, but no more notion of sailing her than he has of sqnaring the circles Bul why linger over these anprofitable detaila it not Cowes on @ re- gatia day, and does it not tell tts own story, Race for the Queen's Cup. Cowss, August 4, 1868, In accordance with established precedent the race for the cup annually presented by her Majesty, to be sailed for by sof any size belonging to the Royal Yacht Squadron, formed the opening event of the programme. The following conditions were iganed by the sailing committee, which, as last year, consisted of Earl Vane, Mr. Shedden and Cap- tain Legard, R. N. “Yawis to be reckoned at once and three-quarters their tounage and cutters at twice and @ half their tounage. Any vessel having won any royal prize at the Royal Yacht Squadron Ke- gatta within the last ten years to be weighted five minutes, and two or more royal cups eight uinutes in additi Queen’ Course: time race; Koyal Yacht Squadron seale. The yachts to start from stations off the Royal Yacht Squadron Castle, If ordered eastward, to go round the Warner, pass to the southward of the Brambles (be- tween the Shoal and Cowes). Thence round # flag- boat moored to the westward of Lepe Buoy, back to the Castle, passing between the flagboat and the Castle flagstaff, keeping outside all the buoys on the Shoals, except the middie and sturbridge, leaving the Warner and flagboat off Lepe on the port hand. if ordered to the westward the course will be merely reversed, still leaving the Sagboat off Lepe and the Warner onthe port hand. To sail twice round—a distance of about fifty miles.”* ‘The following fue feet of yachts competed, the stations counting from the Castle: ononer. Mr. J. Muliolland Jol. Markham . R. Sutton. Earl Annersiey. Mr. T. Chamberlayne. Earl of Stafford. }. Lloyd, . B, Chichester. ‘The atart took place punctuatly at ten A, M. op the Jast of the flood, with a nice whole sail lireeze from the east southeast, In obedience to che signal frou the Qustle the yachts canted to the starboard and pre- pared to beat up to the Warner, All started ander lower canvas, the Bgeria taking te lead from the weather berth, followed by the Pantomime, Arrow, Lafra and Christabel i the order nained, the Gelert, from her station to leeward, being the last of ail, after the start topautls became the order of ai the three cutters and (he Yaw! sending up Jibheaded topsails, the Egeria # square at the fore and a jibhead at the main, the Aline and Gelert a aquare atthe main and the Pantomime @ jibhead at The yachts a& they passed the Castie at Cowes on the completion of the first round were timed a under: — H, M.S. He Me & Lufra. .. <2 % 10 Egeria. s. G.8 Arrow. 2 6 0 Gelert, Not timed Christabel 2 St @ Rosebu Not timed Aline .... .. 2 6 © Pantomime, ...Not timed ‘The leading yeobws gyhed over for the run back to Cow nde shat M.S. aM & Lufra. « a © Aline... 4 OO Arrow... 4 % % Egeria.... 46 Christebe .4 6 0 "The ativerr, Wore not timed. ‘The wind now sified to southwest and fell lig! st, whicd seemed to «ail the old Arrow, a9 she reac’ sed jaliy upon the yaw! and fairly ran her to leev sard of Nomen fort. From this point the race to: all further interest, a4 the wind gradually died ay; into a dead calm and it became apparent ‘nat ‘would be impossibie for the yachts to comp! ete the course before the jour of nine sailing committee, seeing the a re, a tines ee si SStarday, August 4. SRCOND DAY'S APORT. WRDNRADAY, A 6.—Two prizes were to cutters for competition, value respecti: elonging to the. Re Monel, 78 Yi 45; Viong, 44; Seabird, 122; Rose- bud, 51; 54, sail cantie: with the exception of act i Sea- Hire, Onda Saae Gees ot never met waters. ‘A'beauttut start was effected af ten A. M., and all set whole mainsaiis and big and made aboard to the northward, it being s dead heat for the Warner, Off Ryde the Vindex Yad by. pearly s faim, at, andl \2° gaccouslon "bythe Oops, a wtabels Fi ree eusion OY eemed tas vanguard of the fleet ia order Between iu and + ee saacrle upon. the Condor's weat cr Patier, ‘and after & most exciting race mely passed her ward and the fleet. At one stage of the contest there was every tom of a repetition of yesterday's flasco, but s wearisome delay and many unavailing manceuvres to fetch the markboat, & ligt breeze wait obser coming wp from the mainland, and the lead cutters getting the benefit of it, rounded at Lepe. in the following order:—Condor, Ohsistabel, Fiona, Dione and Arrow; but the wind tinued 80 light and paltr: shat, after round! they were hopelessly fanned by the tide and fai to make the slightest headway; m/ecd, several the competitors actually seemed to drift back more than on @ westward of the At Jengta the breeze freshened a trifle, tho stilt very light and fitful, and the yachis managed to keep up eastward to Egypt Point. All hopes of the mateh bing con- cluded before the regulation hour were no W Leg rently iliusive; mceed it subacquently tranep\ red the Otmara rounded the mark boat, off Lepe, a twenty minutes past eight, followed by the M enal at half past eight and the Dione at twenty-live minutos to nine, the last named having passed the Chrt tahet of Egypt. The leading vease's finally conviude 4 the round in the following order and time:— 8. 30 8 59 45 Christabet. ° THIRD DAY'S SPORT. ‘TAURSPAY, August 6.—A most welcome changes weather ushered inthe day appointed for the ram * for the town cup—a piece of plate, value ong hue dred guineas, presented by the inhabitants of Cowes, open to all yachts of thirty tons and upwards be- longing to any royal yacht club, without rietion® astorig. Aiteavy rain had fallen over night, and the morning broke black and lowering, with Reavy cloids overhead and a rattling breeze from 'W, 8. Wi, which lashed the hitherto tranquil waters of the Solent into a mimic sea, and everything promised favorably for ® glorious yachting day. The entry was inevery respect worthy of the weather, ant comprised the following fine vessels, the station counting from the castie:—Niobe, 40 tons; Conc Bt Dione, 44; Phryne, 55; Fiona, 78. ‘The raco was concluded according to the verdict of the official Simekeeper as under:— Ss vues lor, 2 20 3 Otmara. 26 11 Condo 2 31 0 Fiona, ‘as then declared t prize, with 13 seconds to spare, after deducting the geria’s allowance of 5 minutes 55,seconds; while the latter In turn beat the Lufra by 26 ites 1 second; the Olmara by 31 minutes 17 seconds; the Condor by 27 minutes 8 seconds and the Fiona by 25 minutes 19 seconds, inclusive of time allowance. FOURTH DAY'S SPORT. Fripay, August 8.—As a rule land: Zaenand yacht- men are rarely found to agree in their relative esti- mate of “flac weather,” but to-day, for once, the “unanimity was wonderful.’ For once the elements were equally complacent to all parties, both ashore and afloat. A little fleet of crack clippers that came to their stations to compete for the squadron's oue hundred guinea prize “round the Island.’ The following were the starters:—Yachts Cambria, 193 tons; Egeria, 152 tons; Aline, 215 t Gelert, 166 tons; Panto- uy 182 tons; Lufra, 193; Arrow, 94 tons; Nyanaa, 214. Race not concluded when the mail left. 2 Resailing a Race. ¢ Cowes, August 9, 1868. In the concluding yacht race yesterday Lufre finished first, but Aline won the first prize by time rule. Cambria was second. The Queen’s Cup was resailed for, the starters be- ing Lufra, Aline, Egeria, Pantomime, Arrow and Ohristabel. ‘The race throughout was confined to Lufra and Allme rounding Warner second time. Lufra just within her time, and looks like winning. Race unfnished, YACHTING NOTES. ‘The Phantom is lying at anchor in New Bedfor@ harbor. ‘The Alice had a splendid ran from Holmes’ Hole t@ Boston last week. ‘The Palmer is in fine trim and is sailing much bet ter now than during the late yacht squadron cruise, ‘The tiny sloop White Cap is attracting consider- able attention in Eastern ports, = Coming ts still cruising about Martha’s Vine- yard. The Fleetwing, Widgeon, Palmer and Gussie have arrived in this Farnor ‘The gallant little Clytie has hosta of admirers, Look out for her in the October race, —_ ‘The Madgle is anchored in Stonington harbor. | A Nagano Woman RUN Map For Love.—Tho Sm vannah News and Herald says:—A short time sinc® @ young negro girl, named Frances Williams, met ® negro man on a festive occasion. In a tew moments both felt that there were looks and tones that dart an instant sunshine to the heart as if the soul that moment caught what through life it had sought. 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