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Bienville on PivewSafety of and Crew—The News from jelip Btenville, which put into Norfolk, Pa reported 11 our issue yesterday, left Havana on the “si for New York with a fall list of passengers and 160 United Slates troops on board, About eleven P. M. of tue 24th am alarm of fre on board was gounded, and passengers und crew were all ordered on deck in case it should be necessary to abandon the ship. The officers immediately apphed every energy to discover and subdue the fire, while the ghip was headed for the land, Cape Hatteras bearing southwest, about filteen miles distant, After au hour of anxious exertion the fre was subdued and the passengers were permitted to go below. Our informant, Mr, Smith, of the firm of Youngs, Smith & Co. 78 South strect, states that great presence of mind was displayea by the oficers ana prompt obedience by the passengers and crew. ‘The ship, however, put into Fortress Monroe, from whence we lave received our correspondence, given below, in which will be found the latest news of operations in Cuba. Spanish Accounts of Matters in Camagacy— Tho Read to Principe Opened—Operations of IusargentsReported Massacre by the Spaniarés—Voluuteers Likely to Take the Field. Havana, May 20, 1869, The Diario de la Marina of the 18th gives the Spanish version of affairs in Camagueay. Lesca ar- rived at Puerto Principe trom Nuevitas with the con- voy of provisions on the Sth. He brought with nim ® quantity of rails, sleeperg-and paris of the machinery of a |: ivé, necessary to recoustract rier place. On his arrival fabulous were obtained for eatables; for example, one dollar for a pound of coffee, fifty cents for a smail biscuit, one dollar a bottle forrum, twenty dollars per hundred weight for rice, and other things in propor- ton, Subsequently Lesca issued an order to prevent speculation in the necessaries of life and established reasonable and, at the same time, remunerative prices. No additional details of the encounters along the road are given. It is mentioned that Quesada has the tact to offer battle near savannabs so that he can escape with his followers, and that he did so at Aitggracia, where the convoy was joined by the column which had gone out from Puerto Principe to meetit. As stated, he owed his preservation to the fleetuess of hts horse. The point of interest in this statement is the admission that Quesada some- times offers battie instead of always running away as claimed; for according to the patriot oficial ac- count heretofore published in the HrRALp be was not at the fignt at Altagracia. A train left Puerto Principe on the 12th for Nuevi- tas, drawn by a locomotive, and arrived on the iéth, being Cetatned in repatring the road and bridges, which the msurgents were constantly de- stroying both before and behind the train. Itstartea back on the same day. It is stated that on the 12th, the time the train left, Lesca went out with a column composed of infantry, cavalry and artillery, to at- tack the rebel camp at Ceuta; that, on his arrival, the rebels ‘ed, abandoning their fortifications, However, as Letona had previously reported his occupation of that place, the statement is probably incorrect. Alter the convoy had gone out from Neuvitas it came upon a figure with the hide and form of a cow, and upon it a placard with the fol- lowing, im large lette: When this cow gives milk the enguie will pass with the train.” {t was sup- posed tata desperate effort would be made to destroy the convoy. Letona is on the line of the Toad, Moving from point to point, evidently, as his column is reported at different places. In Bayatabo, three miles from Minas, the insur- gents lad established what was known as “detention quarters,” where, a3 says the account, @ large number of famties were closely watched, to prevent their presenting themselves to the General. On the approach of the troops under Le- tona they set fire to the encampment and abandoned jt. A large number of the women and children ‘Were carried to Minas, where is stationed a strong Getachment. The number of these unfortunates ‘may be set down at 600. The General had assigned ground on the lands of the Marquis of Santa cla upon which to build huts, The Spaniards report that the insurgent force of yy does not exceed 5,000 men; that they are Dadly mounted and worse armed, they having in Shelr various forays lost many horses. ‘They aro in ‘Want of salt, rice and four, now sustaining them- Selves on meat and vegetables, of which they have ince, seasoning them with lime juice. The heavy rains, however, will soon deprive them of 1¢3, m Arango and his brother were still prigon- ers. The sentence of death passed upon them had been commuted to Wind pager imprisonment through the influence of Cespedes and their brotuer Aurelia, one of the New York Junta. It was rumored that Sibanicu, Cascorro and Guai- ‘Maro had b: ea ordered to be burned by the insurgents; Dut this 's not creaitab:e. Agutlera was at the latter Place, A number of rebels had arrived in Camaguey rom Cinco Villas. In speaking of the operations about Puerto Principe during the past six months the Diario admtis that no action decisive in ite char. acter has taken place, and that the loss of the troopa in the various eucounters Would foot up as high as 1,000 men. Before the insurrection the population of Camaguey was 40,000, Of tus number full 25,000 have abaucdoned their homes and taken to the fleids and forests. The captain of a Spanish coasting steamer brings the alinost incredibie report that the troops came rampment of women, cliidren and old T30nS, aha & general massacre followed. The lorce was of Lesca’s command, and a serious difi- sen between him aud Letona on account State? gunboat Penobscot, Lieutenant tman, arrived here on Monday, hay- ing leit Nuevitas on the 16th. The commander con- firms the a al of a trata from Puerto Principe, Which was guarded on its way down by 2,000 men walking ide of the cars. The rebels were very active ull around, destroying the bridges and doing all possible to impeae the progress, Advices from Gibara, Pucrto Padre and Manat! confirm the reported presene: there of the insurgent chiefs Marmol, Marcano and Pratta. The steamer Triunfo rece tly took tothe former place two com- antes of | idea of Madrid ana the battalion of foot artill nd the Moctezuma took the Fifth Dattalion vu: ized Voluntecrs.and some compa- nies of ti oles regulars. As soon as the insur- gents hear ir lauding they set fire to the towns of Santa bi San Andres and Maniahon. They also desir d two sugar estates, The prompt moven of the troops prevented the destruction of the large store houses at Puerto Padre, The | Torees in Gibara have been dvuing litile or nothing for some inout!s past, and the arrival of reinforce- meuts there will doubtless give an unpetus to opera- sions, An exped: 1 I8 reported lauded tn Gibara and auother on tie souu side. There was a ramor very generally current among the Spaniaris npon the wharf yesterday that Valma- seda iad been defeated by Ma and compelled to fall back on Manzautilo. A German gent.eman, who arrived on Saturday, the 15th, trom Trimidad, reports that just before he jeft about fifty wounded soldiers and volunteers had been brought in from outside the town. Another ac- coant states that of atorce of 200 which went out = sixty had retarned. lie question of giving the command of the volun- teers to regular army ofiicers is being agitated some. what inthe Havana press, and is regarded as the Incipient step towarda preparing the volunteers for the field, to which point it must inevitabiy come. £4 Voz de Cuba staves that it has received sugges- Uons from different parts of the island recommend- ing the appointments referred to, At the late private meeting of wealthy Spaniards, referred to iu a recent despatch, the question of the sale of the isiaud came up and was not unfavorably mt ved. It has been generally understood of late that the Prensa (nowspaper) Was about to suspend pudlica- tion and the proprietor to leave for Spain. While this may be the ultimate result, that journal will continue for the present. The Gorrion, armed vessel (formerly the Coman- ditario), arrived on the 18th, with two English wreckera, the Geneva and Julla, in tow, they having been captured some time since near Cape San An- tonio, where lay a wrecked vessel. They belong to Great Cayman, and the owners have come here to demand them, The British Consul General has seen the Soy Admiral in reference thereto, and a3 there is no reason to suppose that they had any con- nection with the insurgents they will eng | be Teieased alter being admonished for coming to these shores under present circumstances, The steamer Pajaro del Oceano sailed on the 18th for Nuevitas and Santiago, with afew hundred mo- Dilized_ negroes and some regulars. The Moctezuma arrived on the 17th from Gibara and Neuvitas with Brigadier Mena, formerly Gover. nor of Puerto Trmere, and a number of ra, who came down on the train from that Place; aiso eleven wounded soldiers. A decree of Dulce, dated the 16th, contains the A ee, the i ion ¥. un for the nance of the secon 1 Monal division of Rural Guardia Civil and the estab: lishment of the permanent commission of planters for the management of the corps in the jurisdictions Of Sagua, Santa Clara, Clenfuegos, Remedios, Car- denas and Colon. The President’ and Vice Presl. dent are to be elected by the directors, who are composed of the largest taxpayers among the agri- supplemental circular of Dulce, 4 orders That before any writs of tbteghen be ets out in other parts of the isiand the notaries are to forward the details to the Lieutenant Governors, who are to submit them to the Havana Adminiacra, tive Council of Sequestered Properties before they 2 be duly authorized. By order of Dionisio Lopez ‘oberts, the president of this council, a public sale of several lots of coope! stock vaenging, to Don Ignacio Alfaro, a merchant, is advertised, ‘A Madrid tel im of the 17th announces the pro- NkW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1969—TRIPLE SHEET Os Major General. This promotion has caused con- siderable ‘tssatistuction amo the friends of Val- maseda and of Mena, ‘uucularly of the latter, who 18 considered to have e the brunt in Camaguey, ‘The explanation Lies in the fact that Lesca belons Baer rgime and the otuers to the reign of Isa- A telegram from the national capital of the 13th directs that all American vessels are bereatler to pay no more port charges and navigation dues than are levied on Spanish vessels. Operations in the Eustern Department—Re- Ported Detcat of Troops—Desperate Bravery of Insurgents—The Rainy Season Set In, SANTIAGO DB CuBA, May 14, 1869, The news of operations in the surrounding coun- try, as officially reported, is extremely limited. The commanding oficer at Cobre announces the defeat of a small party of rebels at the coffee estate “Refugio,” and the colonel in command at Aserradero reports the death of two {nsur- gent chiefs (of no special note) at the Santa clara, On the other hand, rumors of encounters im which the troops have been worsted are very cur- rent. It is known that some four days since twenty- four soldiers were brought in here wounded. The government accounts make no mention of any action with loss to the troops, The current version of the afair ts that Donato or Eduardo Marmol, with a force of insurgents, was surrounded by the Span- jarda, and remained go for three days, when, driven to desperation, they attacked the troops on three sides and succeered in cutting their way through, with great loss on bothsides, Yesterday the repoit of a severe struggle in Intenicu reached here, ght took place during a tremendous rain storm, in whieh the insurgents showed great bravery, attack- ing the Spanish macheta in hand. Four officers and some soldiers have been brought tn wounded. No olicial version given. Arrivals from Brazos de Carito report that district quiet, The weather 1s very bad, the heat being in- tense and the rains falling heavily, This must ma- terially affect the health of the troops and military operations generally. Grinding must also become zed, and from alt appearances there will not more than one-third the average crop shipped from Santiagode Cuba. Guantanamo will, however, be quite up to the average, 1f not beyond if, although cholera has made great havoc on some estates. The North German corvette Victoria, ten ye lay, ‘a the 12th inst, an changed the usual salutes, She wili remain here a week and then proceed to Port Royal, Ga. SPANISH ACCOUNTS. came in on Wednesdi The Property of the Ferunndo Po Prisoners Not Sequestered=Other Properties At» tacked. SaGua LA GRanps, May 16, 1869, Governor Trillo, under dates of the 10th and 13th, notifies the sequestration of the property of Seilors Carlos Rodriguez, Antonio Gallart, Felipe Rivers, Luis Acosta and Gabriel Figueroa; 0 that all con- tracts made by or compacted with said individuals, from and after the 6th of February last (when the insurrection broke out here), be scrutinized by the aera within three days from the date of said order, The papers publish another notice from the Gov- ernor, dated the 12th, to the effect that by order of the Captain General the sequestration of property belonging to any of the individuals sent to Fernando Po shali be suspended, not being comprehended in his Excellency’s circular of the 20th April tast, RENEDIOS. More Embargoes of the Properties of Cuban Absentees. RewED(Os, May 17, 1869. Anembargo has been recently Jad on the estates of Don Marino Jimenez, of Manicaragua, and Don Manuel José Rojas, of Remedios. The latter is a young planter, who inherited large properties from relatives, and he is at present in Madrid, far from thinking what 1s being done here, Most probably win quite innocent of any implication in the re- ion. NUEVITAS. Movements of the Insurgent Chicfs—Straits of Colonel Benegasi—Partial Visitation of Cholera in Holguin. Nvsvitas, May 16, 1869. ‘fhe steamer Triunfo left on the 11th for Gibara, with the battalion of foot artillery from Havana. These are the heroes of Damaji, Potrerillo and Le- chuzo, ‘The bands of the insurgent General Marmol, form- ing numerous parties, left San Cristobal lately, and when they arrived in Ufias a very small force of reg- ulars and volunteers was sufMicient to put them fly- q this afiray the rebels sustained a loss of twenty killed and wounded, while the troops had one volunteer and @ soldier wounded. Colonel Benegasi, with @ force of 150 mobilized volunteers, left on the 11th for Velasco, to wait there till the arrival of some regulars. There have appeared some cases of cholera lately in the town. : 4 Tebels have burned the plantation of widow eal, TRINIDAD. OMicial Account of the Encounter in Cabagan. ‘TRINIDAD, May 15, 1899. The papers contains the oficial detalis of an en- counter the troops had with about 500 rebels, who were well entrenched, near Colmenar, in the ward of Cabagan. The enemy had seven killed and a large number wounded. On the partof the troops we have to deplore the loss of three officers killed and two soldiers wounded; among the former was Captain Rodriguez, of the Baza Chasseurs. The apers also give the news of Another fight near by, he resait of which was as follows:—The firing on both sides was sustained for a quarter of an hour, The troops took nine entrenchments and two redoubts. Some arms were captured. The rebels had twenty killed, including the chieftain Don Carlos Lucerna, and a bumber of wounded, among whom was a leader named Dou Manuel itamos. Our troops only had four wounded. CIENFUEGOS, : A Pardoned Chieftain Reimprisoned, CIENFUEGOS, May 16, 1869, The steamer Villa Clara arrived last night, witha section of engineers going to Santiago. Yesterday Don Leandro Junco, well known in this city as one of the chieié lately pardoned by the atnesty, has been again thrown into prison. MEXICO,» Settlement of an English Debt=Final Exclu- sion from the Legislature of all Imperial- isteThe Tamaulipns Rebellion—The Newly Discovered Goid Mines. HAVANA, May 19, 1309, ‘The French steamer Nouveau Monde, from Vera Cruz on the 12th, arrived at this port on the 17th inst. with maiis from the Mexican capital to the 10th and telegraphic news to the 15th. ‘The situation at Querétaro bore a threatening as- pect. One the 11th, however, a force of 1,000 troops of allarms left Mexico City for that point to sup. port the Legislature in the lawful proceedings against the Governor of Querctaro, despite the popu- lar demonstrations in his favor. Troops had also been sent to Yguala, but for what purpose the telegraph fails to explain. A Cabinet meeting was held recently, when the President ordered the discharge of the Engiish debt on the following basis:—The government will set aside for the payment of said credits the sum of $15,000 monthly, which will be paid to the represon- tative or representatives of the creditors by the Gen- Sy ‘reasury of the nationin bonds of $500 per The gold mines discovered near the capital of Colima State are represented to be much richer than El of California aud far superior in the firmness of the metal. ‘The pronunciados of Tamaulipas invaded Ciudad Maiz and assassinated three Tyominess citizens— Don Jesus Ortiz, a brother of bis and Don Antonio Portillo, They committed many outrages on families several houses. General Escobedo ordered a of 200 men of all arms to march im- mediately to the spot, yay es toTula, The n General excluding soon after went in person. ‘The project of law lately before Cot as deputies those who had served the empire was dednhely spproved of REVIEW OF THE FOURTH BRIGADE. The Fourth brigade, N. ¥. 8. N. G., composed of the Fourth, Eleventh, Twenty-second, Sixty-ninth ‘and Seventy-ninth regiments of infantry, passed in review yesterday before the Mayor in front of the City Hail, The line of March was down Broadway, through the eastern entrance of the Park and then up Broadway. No speeches or demonstrations, either civic or military, took place. The men pre- sented a soldierly appearance, cross-belta were Fesplendent with fresh pipe clay, accoutrements and and side arms shone with careful parnimniag 558 the company front was unbroken. The prom! ae and nocuracy displayed in the Thana! Of arma and the uniformity of ral action waa very commend- ‘able aud evinced careful drilling. LITERATURE. Roviews of New Books. UNDERGROUND LirB; OR, MINRS AND Miners, By L, Simonin. , ted to the present state of British fil eaitea by HL W. Bris- tow, F. R. 8, Tus with 160 engra’ on wood, twenty maps ly colored, and ten plates of metals and minerals in chromo-litho- graphy. New york; D, Appleton & Co., Grand Street, pubiishers, This 1g @ great work. M. Simonin, the author, devoted many years to ita production, visiting the various mines in Europe and America to personally acquaint himself with thelr features of public inter- est or importance. The first part of this book 1s devoted to coal, coal mining and coal mines, the second part to the metals, and the third and last part to precious stones, Each part is graphic and minute in details and instructive. The author avoids the dry recital of scientific facts by writing in a lively, ant- mated style, in which, although imparting all tho facts of science and conveying the most important information, the reader never wearles of the peruasy. That the subject is one of great interest to the public will be readily admitted, and that this work will take rank as the best of ita class we have no doubt. Not only are all the miner- als accurately described, but the miners, their toil and struggles, dangera and privations, success and prosperity, are aiso made to occupy, as they un- doubtedly deserve to, a prominent part ia the nik. The next feature which deserves especial notice 1s the engravings, whitch are all admirably executed. An “Ideal Landscape of the Coal Measure Period” is a splendid conception, and is one of the best wood soypavings that we have lately seen. he fecloat. cally colored maps show the coal fields of Great Britain, Northern France, Belgium, Bohemia, West- phalia, Canada and of the United &t and the metaliiferous regions of Chile, of California and Ne- vade, of Lake Superior and of Australia. ‘Theso mae are all drawn and executed in the best atyle and explain their subjects fully. The chromo-litho- graphic piates of metals and minerals conciude the ustrations, and are remarkable mens of art. We have not seen @ new publication for some time past which we can more heartily recommend to the public than this. It is about the only work, and ‘undoubtedly the best, on mines and miners, which can amuse the reader and at the same time convey the amplest imstruction. No person, atter reading this book, can fail to possess as accurate a Know- ledge of minerals as is needed by all, excepting, of course, mineralogists. ‘Tho mechanical execution of the work, as published by Messrs. Appleton & Co., 1s all that can be desired, It ts printed on excellent paper from stereotyped plates imported from Eng- jand, and its publication is an evidence of en- terpriso Which perits, aa we trust it will receive, an ample reward in the shape of a large circulation for the book. : CHEFS DXEUVRE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS. By Phi- lippe Burty, Pottery and Porcelain, Glass, En- amel, Metal, Goldsmiths’ Work, Jewelry and Tapestry. Illustrated. Edited by W. Chaffers, F. S.A. New York: D, Appleton & Co., Grand street, Publishers, Many years have not passed since American pub- Ushers first ventured to produce great works on the arts and sciences equal in artistic and mechanical excellence to those published in Europe. It wassaid, and probabiy with truth at the time, that the number of readers in the United States for such works was too small to warrant thetr publication in the republic. It 18, therefore, a matter of gratification to discover, from the fact that our publishers find it profitable to produce works of great literary value like the one before us, that there fs no longer any ground for such complaint. We bave become and are still dally becoming more ssthetic in our literary taste. Our students have largely increased in number, and our accomplished and well read men will certainly com- pare favorably with those of Europe, We have been led co these rofiections by the work before us. ‘“Cheis-d’Euvre of the Industrial Arts” is a work of rare merit, and should be in the hanus of every student. It is divided into four parts, the first of which relates to ceramic art, aud includes terra cotta, enamelled faience and porcelain. Everything that pertains to the art is here given. The history of its invention, which has most frequently been ai- tributed to Debutades, a potter at Sicyon, but of which mention 13 mado in the Sanscrit Mahabharata, together with its progress from the most remote period to the present time, is told in a style that can- hot fail to interest the reader. Numerous illustra- tions of the chefs-d’weuvre of Oriental and European pottery embellish and explain the written State. ments, The second part 1s devoted to glass, the third to enamels, the fourth to metals, including bronze and iron, jewelry and plate, and the fifth and last art to tapestry and carpets. Every part is fuli of interest and instruction, and the book throughout is profusely and splendidly illustrated. M. Burty ay bears to have devoted much time to the study of the industrial arts, We are all aware that the invention of, or discovery how, glass was made by the Phoeaicians is very old; Pliny, the great natural- ist, who flourished in the first century after Christ, has written a very interesting account of how its manufacture was accidentally discovered. Still it 13 very interesting to trace the mca Lbs pangs of an art which is now ono of the most CT and important in the civilized world. So again with jewelry and plate, the invention of whtch dates so Yar back pod it ngs ne oe ble fae ae Lomi origin. And 60, wit pestry and cai The tact that, from all that can be ascortained, Asis was the first civilized portion of the globe, gives strength to the supposition that these arts were in- vented there. Itis certain that tiey are firat heard of on that Continent, and were evidently so uld as to be of ordinary mention when first written about. The author of this book leaveg nothing unsaid or un- done to make his work as complete and exhaustive a beans AS the industrial arts as could be writien, As published by Messrs. Appleton & Co. it 13 elegant, not only in the printing, but in the ilustraions and binding. Norman Lesiiz. A New York Story, By Theodore 8. Fay. New York: G. P. Putnam & Son. Some thirty odd years ago this book was first published, Although nota perfect work, it created what we now call a sensation, was well receivea by the press, and its success was so marked with the public, that when it waa drama- tized by Miss Louisa Medina and placed on the stage of the Bowery theatre large au- diences greeted each representation. Since those days New Yorkers and, indeed, Amer- icans generally, have grown less emotional, so that we scarcely think “Norman Lestie’ will meet with as enthusiastic a reception now as it did in the fresh. hess ofits infancy. Still, the bock, with its tmpossi- ble characters, tragic events and exciting incidents, has lost nothing of its interest. We have read it again with pleasure, and have no doubt that toa large circle of readers it will be very welcome. To many, in fact, it wili be pecaliarly welcome, inas- much as it will revive reminiscences of the long ago, when Black Crook ballets where unknown, when New York, with its 400,000 mbhabitanta, revelled in the emotional drama and hailed with delight the tri- umph of Lovely Virtue over the Heavy Viliatn, instead of rapturously applauding a well-developed bust and a symmetrical lor Messrs. Putnam & Son have published “Norman Leslie” in admirable style. ‘The book Is printed in clear type, on excellent paper, and is bound in green morocco. It is well worth reading. Laws or Bustness ror ALL Tat STATES IN THE Union, With forms and directions for all trans- actions. By Tneophilus Parsons, LL. D. Hartford, Conn.: 8. 8. Scranton & Co., publishers, The necessity for sack a book as this has long been felt by the mercantile community and by business men in general. The author is the well known Pro- fessor of Law in Harvard University and is the au- thor of several valuable works on law. The book before us 1a thorough and complete, leaving nothing to be desired. It gives in the simplest and clearest possible manner all the facts and forms necessary to enable every person to understand the laws of business, ts contents include a treatise on “busi- ness law in general; then are given the jaws on in- fants or minors, on apprentic married women, ee agri nd assent, consideration, bonds, assign: meuta, of personal property, stoppage in tran- situ, guaranty, the statute of fraud, payment and tender, receipts and releases, notes of hand and bills of exchange, 8 checks, agency, partnership, arbitration, carriage of goods and passengers, limitations, interest and usury, bankruptcy, marine, fire and life insurance, conveyances, mortgages, leases, the law of patents and copyrights, of the disposal of property by will, of executors, administrators and guardians and the Stamp act. Ali these are fully expiained, and the legal for equired are given. Altogether, this isa valuable book of reference. SreACHES ON THE LEGISLATIVE INDEPENDENCE OF IRELAND, with Introductory Notes by Francis Meagher and Memorial Oration by Richard O'Gorman. New York: P. M. Haverty, publisher, ‘The numerous admirers of the late General Meagher will welcome this collection tn book form Of his speeches on the “legislative independence of Ireland.” The history of the deceased patriot is one of which all Irishmen are justly proud, and this memento of his services to his native land doubtless be cherished alike with all that remains of other Irish patriots who died or suffered exile for the sake of Ireland. As for the speeches themsely they exhibit great force of argument and logic, and are marked by the fervid eloquence, which’ is a characteristic of @ majority of Irish orators, The book is neatly printed and bound, and contains a rather roughly lithograpued likeness of General Meagher. GLIMPSES OF PLBASANT THovna, ‘outh, by @ Member of the Order of Mercy. New York: The Catholic Publication Society, — This is @ collection of taies for Catholic youth, All the stortes aro written in a style of pleasant sim- plioity, and the vein of picty which runs through them adds to their merit as literary productions, They are, as might be supposed, strongly Catholic in Sentiment, but are @uite free (om auy asversiqns A fow tales for of or reflections against other creeds. The pious authoress writes n'a very int manner, aud, if we except a certain austerity in religions re, flections, Which is provabiy natural in & of Mercy, would scem to have found materala —_ the walls of a couvent for very char: stories, QUARANTINE. The Season in Full Biast—Over Four Thou sand Dollars a Day Made by Vaccination A Glorious Harvest for the Health Officer= Vaccinating Tugbonts avd Pilote—The Quarautine Boatmon. The quarantine season opened this year with a grander show of profit for the Health OMicer than he has ever had before, Emigration, it seems, is immensely on the increase, and has been, in a great measure, transferred from galling ships to steamers, In olden times, when few emigrants came to this port in other than sailing vessels, the Health Oficer charged vaccination fee of twen- ty-five cents, as his patients were not alone poor, but the owners of ships in those days were not such wealthy people that they could stand long the heavy extortions of qua rantine. Then the passage money was cut down to such a low figure, and the voyages were oftentimes so long that only a small margin of profit was left for expenses in port. The Health OMcer, neverthe- less, made @ snug fortune on his twenty-five cent fee. But now that the charge is a dollar, emigration Jarger than ever, the steamship corporations wealthy and willing to cash all the Health Oficer’s bills, the Prospect for making money looks boundless in its very extent. Think of a quarter million emigrants at a dollar a head, and then realize how high on the waves of fortune six years’ enjoyment of such an income would leave a man. The mines of Golconda ¢ould never bo relied upon to furnish such a steady and imperial yield. The season has opened brilliantly. On the mild, rippling waters of the harbor in front of the Quaran- tne station, at the first landing of Staten Island, there lay throughout yesterday four emigrant steamers, two of which wero noble specimens of naval architecture, and one emigrant bark. They comprised the Kedar, from Liverpool, with 670 pas- sengers; the City of Antwerp, from Liverpool and Queenstown, with 1,072; the Nebraska, also from Liverpool and Queenstown, with 1,205; the Anton from Bremen, with 780, and the bark Qedar, from firéinen, with 368 passengers—dum total 4,002, inak- ing, with the total complement of sailors, sbout 4,300, which, multiplied by one dollar, makes as heavy a haul as ever @ man made in a few hours of medical practice. On board the Anton, which arrived on Tuesday, were twenty-nine cases of smallpox, with two excep- tions, among natives of Sweden. ‘The passengers of the Kedar had two cases in their midst. On board the City of Antwerp were six, on board the Nebraska four and on board the Cedar two. ‘These cases were taken by the GovernoriFenton tugboat to the Small- pox Hospital at Blackwell’s Island. No deaths had ‘occurred alnong them, and as the precaution of 130- lating them from the rest of the passengers had been adopted by the surgeons of tne ships the disease did not extend itself in any alarming measure. Of course everybody on board each vessel was vaccinated at a dollar a head, meluding the crew, from the captain to the cook, and the bills were duly for- warded for ae on the very heels of the per- formance. Five dollars @ head for carrying each afticted emigrant to the hospital at Blackwell's Island, and anytiing you please above twenty-five dollars for fumigation, as the charges are most capricious and depend altogether upon how much the captain or owner can be calculated on to ay, makes @ more profitable day's work than any msiness in the country can show. But then, the income of Quarantine does not end exactly at this point. Here, for instance, may be a ship lying at anchor for five days that would save the owners a3 many thousand dollars if she were at her pier in the city. All the sick passengers ‘have been removed, the rest vaccinated, the hold fumi- gated, and yet, four, five, six or ten days after she Inay have to lie in the waters of the upper or lower bay, with her swarming load oi tein tend sweltering on the deck through the livelong day to see if smallpox or fever can be developed among them. There is no earthly motive for these detentions save the one considera- tion of making them contribute to the revenue of Quarantine. It is alleged that in instances the Ben tet or owner by making terms with the proper official has been allowed to puil ap his anchor and start after a seasonable delay for the city. The boat- men of Quarantine are @ favored race of men if their perquisites are their own. They drove a brisk business yesterday taking people who had friends on board out to the various vessels at anchor. Every ferryboat from New York to the first landing at Staten Island brought down Irish and German men and women anxious to see or to learn something about their friends or relations just arrived. The doctor’s boatmen were on hand to accommodate at @ dollar a head body desirous of going out. Some of the natives from the Emerald Isie mut- tered curses loud and deep it the institution of quarantine, ‘What the divil are they doin’, keeping people out there that haven’t a sign of sickness about ’em ?’’ indignantly inquired one. “On, it’s just a thrick to make money,” replied another; “Swinburne, with his d—d vaccination, pizens half the people comin’ to the counthry. A dollar ahead I’m towld 1s what he charges, an’ begor it’s done for nothin’ in the ould dart. iil go bail it’s the dollar a head Swinburne looks for, and not to save us from the smailpox.”” The wholo institation of quaran- tine underwent a pretty Bi apd and not over polite criticism at the hands of the Hibernian. Most of those who came down went over with “the doctor's boatmen’—who ought, upon the principle pursued by their medical master, to be vaccinated a dozen times a day and washed all over with a disin- fecting mop just as often. They take their passeu- gers as far as the ship’s side, go on board them- selves, come back with the required information for their expectant freight, and then, mingitng with their passengers and mingliag wiih people on Staten Island afterwards, they can just as efectaally disseminate disease as if all the sick passengers were shoved ashore and accommodated in the village boarding houses. Tis shows the mockery of quaran- tine regulations. If a ship is to be kept away from her moorings at the city, and her passengers pre- vented from landing, on the score that the seeds of disease may be d ‘oped and disseminated among the people On shore; if such a course 14 not followed, then it certainly holds good as an argument that the quarantine boatmen should themselves be quarantined and not allowed to run aronuna among tho natives of Staten Isiand after coming direct from handling cases of smallpox on board the tugboat Fenton. Yet 19 «(the = fact, and an alarming fact also. These peopie who went down to see their friends yesterday were not permitted on board, but the boatuien went freely ainong the seething mass of emigrants, and if any disease was in their midst few were more likely to bring it away than these evterprising subordinates of Dr. Swinburne, He pays them such s:mail wages aad siarves them so much ia the perquisite line that the poor fellows wear a dreadfully weak, scared and emaciated appearance, and are certainly the fittest looking sort or subjects to bring away an epidemic from on board @ vessel and carry it a long way on store. The doctor himself may be proof against a raging and com. bined alliance of cholera, fever and smallpox; but then he lives weil, and the finest wines in the world contribute to fortify his valuable health; but he ought to throw a bottle of that vinous nourishment ich comes to him at so cheap a rate once in a while to these famished and underpaid boatiaen of Within a few days past & new idea has entered the doctor’s mind. fiteretofore he contented himself with Ynys the passengers and crew of a vessel, but now he goes in for operating on the crew and captain of. tugboat that may be found towing @ snip to Quarantine, or the crew and captain of any pilot boat that may chance to come up with any craft having @ similar destination. This, of course, at their expense. He caught hold of the bog Basgae towing the Cedar up from the lower bay on and gave the lads a regular vaccine dose. The fell in for the same favor. He next intends to hunt up those slippery customers the yacht reporiera of the HERALD; but then he will be compelled to get in the morning, and employ half a dozen yachts as fast as the Flying Dutchman, that he may reconsider and deciare that the thing woulda’t pay after all, COAST DEFENCES. To THE Eprron OF THR HeRALn:— It is admitted that Long Island ts our weak point of defence. A foreign Power once in possession of the eastern part of that, and we would be at the mercy of constant incursions. It ts assumed that a foreign meet could place itself in Huntington bay, Long Island Sound, and when once there would be invulnerable.- This bay is the finest of its size in any country, having great depth of water, and, for prac. tical purposes, is as lai as the upper bayof New York. Ont of it opens Zioyd’s harbor, Northport har- vor, Southport harbor, Duck Island harbor and Hun- tington harbor, on which latter 19 situated the most considerable village of Long Island, Possession of ‘actical Faltroudas and would enable an army to arch ia two ays? time upon Brooklyn. How can this weak potas be ted Or avoided? ‘Mere is @ point of Fool ling from West Neck half a mile into the bay, ng nay aaa Ly Huntington on whic! cou incted, “which would. effectaaliy easily be con- trances to each of these bays and harbors, would form the nucleus of defence, and earthworks could at any time be constructed under the protec- these works. Nature has given the hint. It only remains for man to take tt, and, by spending few thousand dollars, save to tie nation milli upon millions. Disregard the warning, and a few witness the beautiful villages of Hunting- tand Oyster Bay turned into barracks for® foo or turned to ashes, To be prepared (op Ub te te avoid forvign war. BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT coUaT. Important Decision=A Government Oficial Can Recover as an Informer—Judge Blatch- ford’s Decision Disregarded. Before Judge Benedict. The United States vs, Frederick Chasselt.—The following decision was promulgated yesterday. It will be found to be directly the reverse of the recent decision of Judge Blatchford, of the Southern dis- trict upon the same question:— The cause comes before the court upon a motion for the distribution of a fund in the registry, aris- ing trom a fine waposed upon the defendant, Frode. rick Chassell. The proceeding it Chassell was ® criminal proceed upon an indictment found him for carrying on the bi of @ retail liquor dealer, without Raving paid the special tax as req by law, upon which indictment he was tried and convicted and a fine im; by the court, which was id, constituting the fund of this fund is now claimed as informer. In support of has produced a certificate of the District Attorney to the effect that he is the person who iirst informed of the cause, matters, and things whereby tho arrest and conviction of the defendant in the above entitled cause was procured; to which he has added his own oath, showing that he first in- formed the District Attorney opens facta upon which the penalties were based, ant algo that he has no knowledge or information that any other claim was made by any other person to have first informed of such matters and things. On the part of the govern- ment there 1s produced the written admission of Wood that he obtained the information which he im- parted to the District Attorney while in the discharge of his oficial duty as assistant assessor of the Third Collection district uf this State. Upon this state of facts a single question has been raised whether the circumstance that Wood obtained the information on the communication faim duty as assistant assessor, depars @ share in the fine as informer. My opinion 1s that it does not, and for the following reasons:—It was long sioce held that an inspector of the customs might become entitied to receive an informer’s share by reason of information given by him to the col- lector of customs; and was not debarred from that right by the fact that he was employed by the gov- ernment in the enforcement of the revenue laws un- der a salary. (Hooper vs. fifty one casks of brandy. Davis’ R., 370.) This decision was acquiesced in and has since controlled the distribution of forfeitures under the customs laws. If the early provisions of the internal revenue laws be exapiny id they shor clearly an intention on the part of the lature ‘8 continue this feature of the customs laws in the laws feat he interna} venue, Thus the act of july 1, 18% thé thirty-first section, makes it the duty of a collector of internal revenue to prosecute for the recovery of any sunis forfeited by the act, and declares that all fines, penalties and forfeitures shall be sued for in the name of the United States or of the collector, and that one moiety of the recovery should be to the uso of the person who, if @ collector or deputy collector, shall first inform of the cause, matter or thing whereb: such fine, penalty or forfeltare was incurred. ‘This provision was re-enacted in the act of 1863, and substantially the same provision appears in 179th section of the act of June 30, 1864. By the act of March 3, 1865, section 179 of the act of 1864 is amended by stri out the words, “if a collector or deputy collector;”’ and the note,@o edition of this act, Which was then published and which was dis- tributed, deciares that thereafter a molety of all fines, penalties and forfeitures is toe paid to the informer, “whether oficer of the revenue or private citizen.” ‘These enactments indicate an unmis- takable intention to permit officers of the revenue to participate as informers in the distribution of fines, penalties and forfeitures. The various subsequent acts disclose no change of intention, but have always left this right open to be claimed by apy person, and they have been passed with full knowledge that revenue officers were constantly being paid large rewards as informers, and in the face of treasury regulations which clearly recognize their right to claim such rewards. There is no rea- sonable doubt therefore that the Legislature intended by the present act—what seems to be said by the act—namely, that any person, whatsover, may share in a fine, penalty or iene provided it be made to appear ,that such person first informed o1 the cause, Matter or th whereby such fine, penaity or forfeiture shall have been incurred. The intention to include oficers of the revenue in the general words ey. the act and enable them to icipate in the distri- bution of ines, penalties and forfeitures 1s reasona- ble. For this mode of stimulating the zeal of ofi- cials, by the hope of additional compensation, is a common practice in revenue laws, and the small fixed compensation which is attached to many of- fices tends to confirm the supposition that it was supposed that such compel could be increased by rewards of diligence. As there exists in the act no words o! m as to the per- sons who become informers, so also there is no limitation in to the methoa By: have been acqui Sip person — may. booome titled to share ent al as an informer by reason of any information which tributes RY @ substantial vided such information has not only been acquired, but also peopeely imparted. To whom im} the act does not say, but its fair import is that the tn- formation must be imparted to some one authorized to, and who does thereupon take oficial action to recover the fine or penalty, or to enforce the for- feit which the information discloses to have been ia ana the information must be imparted wit intention of havi it the go acted upoa, It must also be the first in- formation so imparted. These restrictions can ‘be fairly gathered from the words of the act, and I am unable to see that any other limitations can bo reasonably inferred from anything im the act con- tained, According to this construction of the law it clearly appears that the present petitioner is enti- ted to @ distributive share in the fine in question, for 1¢ appears that of his own motion and by his own diligence he acquired information which, bemg acted on by the proper officer, led to the conviction of the offender. ‘This information he imparted to the District Attorney, who, and who alone was authorized to institute the proceedings which resulted in the imposition of the ine, and he -so imparted his information, with the intent that such proceeding should be in- stituted upon his information, and his was the first mformatton so imparted. These facts, unat- tended with any counterbaiancing circumstances, according to my view of the iaw, entitle him to be adjudged to be the legal informer, entitled to a dis- wibutive share of the fund in court. In thus dis- postug of the case I have not omitted to notice two recent cases, arising under this same provision of law.—(The United States vs. 100 barrels distilled Spirits, 8 lut. R. Rec., p. 20; United States va. four cutting machines, 9 Int. R. Rec., p. 145.) But I find nothing in the actual adjudications of those cases upon the facts of these cases as I understand them, Which leads me to a different conclusion than that to which | have arrived in Us case, EROGALYN INTELLIGENCE, Sentous Accrpent.—Martin Marooney, a workman at the chemical works on Ninth street, was severely burned yesterday morning by falling into a vat of burning sulphur. He was taken to the City Hospital. Twat StePMOTHER.—Ann Ganley, 2 woman about thirty-eight years of age, was examined on a charge offeloniously assaulting Edward Ganley, her step- son, a boy of fourteen years, and striking him on the head with an axe. The assault, which was com- mitted two weeks ng » resulted in much injury to the boy, and at one time he was partiy deranged in consequence of the injuries. She was committed ta full to await the action of the Grand Jury. Tae ATLANTIC BANK DRFALCATION.—A card has been published by the directors of this bank in rela- tion to the recent defaication, in which “they regret to announce the discovery of certain irregularities involving some loss to the stockholders, and they take this means of ae that the bank is perfectly. solvent, and has the full confidence of the depart- ment at Washington, Mr. Collender, now being en- gaged in the examination and adjustment of the atuirs, is continuing the affairs of the bank as usual ‘THe ParD Firt DsPARTMENT.—Commissioners Massey, Brown, McLaughlin and Campbell visited the engine and hose houses of the Eastern District and made @ thorough examination of the buildings and apparatus of tho department. As a general thing, affairs ap) more favorable than in the Western District, but in one house a whiskey still was found and another was in the occupancy of a political club, The Commissioners have come to the conclusion that it will take ail the money at their capoes ($175,000) to put both departments in proper condition, Tas Stone 1N WILLIAMS8URG.—The storm which burst so suddenly yesterday atternoon over the southern portion of Long Island caused consider. able damage to trees, windows, sign boards, &c., in Williamsburg. Two | anes of plate glass in ee store cual y Fourth ai — Valued as §: were own out store windows in Grand street were also demolionea. At Green, jt @ large liberty D rand at the corner of Greenpoint avenue and Was! w blown down. In Newtown croek sevoral small boats PROBABLE HOMICIDE IN SOUTH BROOKLYN, A Man Assaulted with n Pitchfork—Ife Shoots His Assailant, and Surrenders Himself to the Police. Yesterday morning about seven o'clock » young man, Who gave his name as Jamos Dosey, called at the Forty-third precinct station house, Butler street, a od that he had shot an@ wounded, he did not know how seriously, a man named John Muiladay, and that ho desired to give himself up; that what he had done was in self-dezence. OMcer Campbell was detalied to escort Dosty to the scene of the ocour rence and to gacor/aln the truth thereot, The oMloer te patred with his prisoner tothe recidence of the latter, which isin Hicks street near Luqueer, where he kept aamall store, selling tobecco and confection- eries. Here it was ascertained that tue statement of Dosey was correct as to the shooting at last, aud that the wounded man had been conveyed to the Long Island Coliege Hospital, Henry street, by offi- cers Martin and Rickerson, of the precinct above mentioned. The prisoner was thereupon locked up and was subsequently arraigned before Justice Del- mar, when officer Campbell PI eare as’ compiaining witness, preferring a charge of felonious assault, The Justice commi' the prisoner to the Jatl to appear for examination on Sunday morning next, It would appear from tho statements of the pris- ree. ai Mulladay, @ man named Doyle and anocher ‘nose name was Connerton. In the course of conversa- ton an argument arose touching the recent larceny of fire hose from the house of Hope hose company No. 9, of which company one of the pare member. During the dispute Doyle's hat was by Connérton, who for some time refused to sur- render }¢ to him, which act so ei nraged Mae that he is alleged to have said that ‘he would the d—d s—n of a b—h’ if he didn’t give ie uD. Dosey then told Mulladay not to interfere; that would not have any fighting in bis house, and finally put him into the street, Shortly atter opening the store in the morning he we. acansied. PY te aday, ee tape mn with a short han ir pronged fork, accused Dosey of having struck him with “brass knuckles” the might apa ge then made @ thrust at him with the fork, This Dosey evaded and fled behind the counter, where, according to his account, he was assailed every time he raised his head above it, Eventually he managed to elude the iaturiated man and to run up stairs. Here he armed hunself with @ pistol, one ofthe Smith & Wesson pattern, returned to the store. He waa again assaulted, and ulied the frigaer, there being but one chamber loaded, each of the empty ones revolving in succes- ae. ‘he prisoner ere to ye eee ee langer, as is opponent pressed towards him. slipped and ‘fell on the iioor as the loaded chamber was discharged, the ball from which struck Mulladay, and entering the body on the rignt side, just below the ribs, lodged there, inflicting a dangerous wound, which, it is feared, may prove mortal, 1nthemean- time quite a large crowd of persous were assembled about the doors, attracted by the noise, ana Dr. G. H. Plunkett, who was summoned, pronounced him Sangeroery, wounded, and recommended bis roe- movul to the hospital, The accused made his way to the station house and gave himself ito the cus- tody of the police. He is about twenty-six years of 1s married, served three years in the Union army during the rebellion, and bears a fair repu- tation among his neighbors, The wounded man, who is also married, 13 thirty-three years of age, a track driver by occupation, and resides at tho cor- her of Dikeman and Richards streets, Tne ante- mortem statement of Mulladay will be taken by Coroner Jones to-day. BOARD OF EXCISE, The Reduction of Licenses Granted—The Come mittee’s Report—Liquor Dealers Jubilant, ‘The Board of Excise met yesterday afternoon, the President, Judge Bosworth, in the chair. Commissioner MANIEBERE, from the Committee on Applications, called the at‘ention of the Board to the fact that oa the 11th inst. a bill was passed by the Legislature, called the Charity bill, in which certain charitable donations, independent of those in the tax levy, were ordered to be paid from the Excise fund; and he moved that the question as to whether the Board should pay the douations or not be re ferred to the counsel for his opinion, which motion was adopted. The following are the donations:— mes street Industrial Fund.. New York Seamen’s Association. Colored Orphan Asylum... Juvenile Guardian Society. 10,008 New York State Inebriate Asylum (also in- cluding last year)......-+.++++. Society for Relief of Aged MIEN....ecoserersesee oes Medical College for Women. House of the Good Shepherd. Hospital of Sisters of St. Francis Sisters’ Hospital, Eleventh street SBORAL) weaivniks sashasoees + seenceseeeee $208 153 FOR BROOKLYN, Convent of Sisters of Mercy.......+. Father Mathew T. A. B. Society, No. 1. Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, House of Good Shepherd....... Total... .ssserseeee ee Commissioner MANIERRE, from the Committee on Applications, made the following report:— The Committee on Applications, to whom was referred the q mn of @ reduction in the rate of Hoenses, resppettealy. rt that they have given the oe the ideration Tide argustents for and agninat the. reduction anced for Oy those aren tmeremese Ie view of the public declaration the Board at its last meetin, Ry the representa the lquor deniers’ ization, that if the id (mone rate of lic and indigent Wo- then in that case ves tthe law should be strictly ot and the Sunday violations hould cease, the committee has given this di ion due consideration, and, considering that it's @ matter of publie polloy that this Board and 9 eansed should act in a8 por. accord as nearly aa may. ey have come the conclusion to recommend fol in the established rates of licenses, viz. :— For licenses issued under forms one and two, excepting 1 ran FT cho Sinesee to be designated so this Bard vy tte One mittee on Applicailous end the Board to determine upon “ re) jcenses issued under forma three and four, nor more than 100, the class to be determined by the committee ‘and reported to the board. The committee, in consenting to report in favor of the re- duction of the rate, have done so with tho assurance that tl board would not Consent to any increase of the number places Heensed, They would therefore recommend applications for lMeenses for places which have uot heretofore been occupied as barrooms or liquor saloons should be made to the Board thirty days previous to the Board's taking action upon the same, and applying for auch licenses shall be required to advertse such, notice in such manner aa the Board may direct, 1a order that objections may be made if persons so desire. he committee further recommend that as a general rule no place or person be licensed after ailcense ahiall have boca revol nee ane would rovers wey Og pe now rates of ou ym the Ist of Nay, wae ii 35. 'F. MANTERRE. J. 8, BOSWORTH, JAMES ORANE. HENRY SMITiI. en report was unanimously adopted by the Board. In order that liquor dealers may perfectly under. stand what is meant by the various “forms of licenses, it may be said that form one indicates a first class license, which allows liquor to Le drank on the preraises, and form two to be sold, but not to be drank on the premises, the fee having been for both forms, 80 far, $250. Form three indicates a license which allows beer to be drank on the premises, and form four does not allow the beer sold to be drank on the premises, and for both of which licenses heretofore $100 has been charged. It lies now with the Committee on Applications to de- termine the classification of liquor dealers, and alt dealers who have pald the old rates for licenses trom the 1st instant will be refunded the amounts paid over and above the newly established rates. The licenses of the following named persons were revoked:—Thomas Shields, 354 Grand sti 3. Eds mund Stewart, First avenue, between Sixty-firatand Sixty-second streets; Michael Manning, corner of William and Imlay streets, Brooklyn; Richard J. Willis, 36 Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn. LAUNCH OF A PACKET. Upwards of a thousand persons gathered at the shipyard of Mr. W. H. Webb yesterday morning to witness the launching of the magnificent ship the Charles H. Marshall, which Mr. Webb has been en> gaged in building since November 7, 1868, Ail of the piers, steamers, wharves and available space in the | vicinity were densely crowded by eager people. ‘The ship itself—a vessel of 2,000 tons measurement, 208 feet in length over all, 40 feet breadth of beam and 28 feet 6 inches depth of h of stanch construction and made of white and live oak and cedar—loomed up grandly on the stocks. This ts the only ship built in this port for — months, The ship is considered as a family yessel for the Mar- tn the neigubortood of €140,000. ‘she 1s a ine threes of decker, and. is regarded in maritime eitcles one of hammer the ways began to smoke and hiss, and in the twinkling of an eye the noble craft was upon her destined element, Miss Ohrissie Metzgar broke the the longed cheers of the assembiage, Swi ina up the fiver with the tide, she was taken in by @ tug and hauled in to the The boats of the v wore built by Mr, John Webb. She sails, under the command of Cay Charles A. Marshall, in ono month for Live: The following is @ complete list of marine trana- fors, from the Custom House, from the 24th to the ‘26th inst., inclusive:— Name | ee i 395580005581 S55sss55! cpiSeas=Suese $222=53 53 i iB BIBI Tho total amount subscribed to the gna of Aprit for the sufferers by the tauudations in Switnertand Was $777,036.