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8 WASHINGTON. The St. Domingo Business in the House. AN UNFAVORABLE PROSPECT. Minister Fabens’ View of the Pro- posed Commission. ‘THE PARAGUAYAN IMBROGLIO. ‘Whe Conéset of Admirals Godon and Davis to be Investigated by a Maval Court of Inquiry. The Death Blow to General Amnesty. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1871. “fhe Dews: of Gencral Amnesty. ‘These Mterested Ina general amnesty bill have, afer'a therough canvass of both houses, come to the conclusion itiat nothing of the kind is possible at this session, The character of the President's reply to the ‘resolution of Governor Morton, in- quiring about the condition of affairs in Nerth Carelina and other States, which will be sent to the Senate on Monday, as such tat it would have defeated amnesty even had & been well under way. The President's Mende are decided on the subject. Ben Butler, who claims to run Grant, has made amnesty his special hobby, while Morton, who is known to be on very intimate terms with the President, regards it as one @f the greatest political heresies of the day. Grant Wimself is not in favor of amnesty, as was Proven, {in his opposition to the Missouri-Brown- Schure movement; but he may have been conyertea during the recent visit of Greeley here, The St. Domingo Resolution—Its Prospects in the flouse. ‘The St. Domingo business encountered another failure to day in the House Fereign Affairs Commut- tee, and Senator Sumner begins to feel that, after ally he did not deliver his famous philippic on that subject in v There was a meeting appointed for ‘ten o'clock to-day; bat at that hour very few of the members of the committee had put in an appear- ance. Wilkinson, of Minnesota. is not in town, and Judd, who was in New York yesterday, did not Teach the Capitol, until after eleven o'clock this morning. It was found impossible to do anything yesterday, in the absence of these genticmen, for the other members of the committee were unevenly divided and the attempt to report Morton's resolution as a substitute failed. The same condition of affairs existed to-day, and so another adjournment was liad until! Monday. Banks’ resoin- tion, Which provides for the appointment of a com- mission of five to negotiate a new treaty, cannot, it is said, get more than three votes in tne committee. According to ali accounts there is not the shghest chance of its being reported to the House, The friends of the administration do not want the Banks resolution passed. They will, therefore, Tabor to have the Morton resolution reported @sasubstitute. Whether they succeed in thts or not, an attempt wil! be made on Monday, after thé morning hour, to take the Merton resolution from the table and pass it under a suspension of the rules, This will test the relative strength of its friends and its foes. From a partial canvass of the republican members of the House made to-day, it appears thatthere are more on that side prepared to vote against St. Domingo than was at first sup- posed. There will hardly be enough, however, even with the democrats, to prevent a two-thirds vote in favor of the Morton reselution. The reports about the appointment of @ comnussion before final action on the pending proposition are authoritatively de- nied. If it be passed next week in concarrent form ihe name of the commissioners will be immediately announced, and the vessel now in waiting will con- vey them to St. Domingo. It is thought that they van obtain all the information desired in a few weeks and return to Wasi on in time tor Con- gress to take a ou the subject before the ad- journment of the present session. Mii © Fabevuw’ View of the St. Domingo Business. Mr. Joseph W. Fabvens, who styles himself Envoy ¥xtraordinary and Minister Pienipotentiary of the Dominican republic, arrived here yesterday and wought an early opportunity of visiting the Execu- tive Mansion. The particular purpose of his trip to ‘Wasnington has not transpired, although it has of course some reference to the St. Domingo business. He says he intends to remain here until Congress disposes of the resolution wo senda commis. sion to the island. Mr. Fabens is one of the three confederates—Baez, Cazneau and Fabens—whom Mr. Sumner in his speecn character- ized as political jockeys, Who had conspired to sell thelr country. Concerning the commission he thinks that the inierests of the colored people in Dominica would be properly represented by Fred- erick Douglass, and that one member of tne com- mission should be a scientific gentlemen, who could give an intelligent report of the geology and topo- graphy of the country. In order to Sacilt- vate its labers he says the commission might be Janded at Puerto Plata, on the north side, where they could find gvod horses and then cross the isiand iu a southeasterly direc- uuon, passing through the towns along the route and stopping at some of the principal places. He con- siders it unnecessary for them to go to Samana, in- asmuch as detailed information about that locality 38 already in possession of the government; but that after reaching La Veza, which is some fifty miles from Puerto Plata, in a southerly direction, they might continue their journey direct to St. Domingo city, where the steamer could be in readiness to convey them to Azua, one of the principal cities, situate sixty miles west of St. Do- migo city, and where the labors of the commission Mig it be brought to a close. He believes that the commissioners would be able to complete their dugics in trom fifteen to twenty days, and, with a Jast sailing veesel, reach Norfolk on their return by «te 15th of Feoruary, provided they left New York by the 16th inst. We remarked that the /United States has until the Ist of July next to ratify atreaty, and if jt is not ratified by that ume te North German Confederation will probabiy negotiate for the purchase of St. Demingo, af for ne other reason, to keep the trade which that country aow has with the republic, and sustain the German element engeged in the tobacee business on the islané, which, of course, would be lost to them by annexaion to the Hnited States. Mr. Pabens 1s 4n rece?pt of letters frog: St. Domingo, dates! Decem- ber 16, jovwarded via Havana, which represent the country do a prospexcus condition and the people enjoying perfec. tranquil: pain Not Opposed to the Ancexation of St. Douringo. A seport pare been cirewating that the Spanish Minister is actueily engaged, “hrougi his agents and emissgries, in opposing the annexation of St. Do- mingo. There i* no foundation whatever for the report. It is knows that the Min‘ster takes no part whatever in the controversy be Paraguayan Discassion—Admirals Godon and Dasis to be Broaght befere a Navel Court of Taquiry. Alter a naeless spread-eagie dicussion of two | days (he House to-day passed @ rese@iuuion directing the Secretary of the Navy to convene a court of in- wuiry for the trial of AduNrals Davis and Godon for the part they played in the WasuburnLopez-Para- quay amfuir, After doing this te House turned aroun | and passed the resolutions of censure attached to the majority report yor the Commdtee on 'For- eign ACairs, This was after the style of certain juries in the Western couniry, who haug men Aust aud try them afterwards During the discussion! there has been a good deal of buncombe about the fag, the honor of the government, and other weil Known Caton phrases. When it Is remembered that ail the trouble with Paraguay took place over a year go, thal Lopez is dead, thay Minister Charles D. Washburn is making money ov’, of his book of startling adventures tn Perraguay, aud that the martyr Bliss has been, repaid for all his trouble by being appointed Sec serary of the American Legation at Mexico, 18 2'y wonder that many members regard the whole, @ebate as ex- tremely ludicrous. Several membre of the Foreign Affairs Committee, who had inv ésugated this case Jast session, had prepared elat orate speeches, aud they could not afford to let them spoil. If Lopes ‘was not punished at the time, as he should have been if he was guilty of one-half that has been charged upon him in the” debate, he bas paid for i, all within the last two days m tae fearful denunciations of the irate and patrtowe Conzressmen. What will be done wita Admirals Davis and Godon is not known, but it was well understood that when the Investiga- tion ef the Foreign Attairs Committee was in pro- gress4he officials of the Navy Department sustained these officers. It is not likely that any maval court of inquiry will do more than the House of Repre- semtatives has already done- namely, censure them. It 8 extremely doubtful 1f the court will do this much, for the influence of the Washburn family will hardly have as much weight with a naval court as it had with the Foreign Affairs Committee and te House. To vindicate Washburn from the serious charges made against him while he was acting as Uniced States Minister at Paraguay it Was necessary that somebody should be punished. Lopez 1s gone, and as Admirals Davis and Godon are the only scape- goats left they will have to suffer. Settlement of Cuban Claims. It is oMcially known that negotiatious are in pro- gress for the appointment of a joint commission by the United States and Spain tor the settlement of ciaims arising out of the Cuban matters. Quarantine at Gibraltar. The Secretary of State to-day notified the Secre- tary of the Treasury that the United States Consul at Gibraltar, under date of December 6, 1870, in- forms the State Denartment that the Board of Health of the port of Gibraltar have decided that arrivals from New York with clean bills of health shall in future be admitied to free pratique. The Proposed Hive Fer Cent Bonds. ‘The Ways and Means Committee will take action early next week on the Senate bill to increase the proposed five per cent bonds from two hundred to three hundred millions. Tais bill was taken from the Speaker’s table yesterday and referred to the committee, and the Secretary of the Treasury has intimated that he would like to have the matter disposed of as soon as possible in order that he may g0 on with the preparation of the plates for printing the bonds, Avother Army Claim. A case will be argued before the Court of Claims in a few days involving the lability of the govern- meni to pay mileage to the oficers of the army who resigned the service from the point at which they were mustered out to the place where they en- tered the service. It is contended that the govern- ment is bound to compensate all officers who volun- tarlly left the army and were under expense in re- turning to their nomes or to the place where they en- tered the army. This case more immediately concerns the officers of the volunteer army who served during the late war, although, should the Court of Claims admit the claim, tt will extend to all claims of this description extending back as far as 1813. Clerks Appointed in the New York Custom Honse. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day confirmed the appontment of Francis Vinton, Jr., William A. Prenuss, Jr., Edward C. Graves, C. B. Fowler, 8. R. Leggett, Charles 8. Joslyn, Andrew Gregory, Jr., R. J. Morgan, J. B. Wilbur, James McKenna and A. H. Phillips, as clerks and Thomas B. Done and Asa Willey, inspectors of customs, in the New York Custom House. Presidential Festivities. The first annual reception of the Ilinoia State Representation Association took place to-night at Masonic Temple. At half-past elght o'clock Presi- dent Grant, accompanied by Postmaster General Creswell, General Capron and the Mlinois Con- gressional delegation, were received, the address of welcome being delivered by Thomas B. Bryan and the response by Ron. N. B. Juad. There was a Jarge attendance of ladies and gentlemen from other States. The dancing continued until a late hour. Redemption of Three Per Cent Certificates. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day directed the Assistant Treasurer, at New York, to redeem an additional €1,650,000 of three per cent ceruficates, as follows:—$5,000 each of all outstanding certificates between the numbers 560 and 610 inclusive, and $10,000 each of ail outstanding certificates between 360 and 500 taclusive. The interest on the same is to cease on February 28, at which time they will be no longer available as a portion of the lawful money reserve in possession of apy National bank. This Wili make in all $5,650,000 called in, Balances in the Treasury. The coin in the Treasury at the close of business lo-day was $100,269,000, including $27,060,000 in coin certificate Thegeurrency balance was $23,920,000. THE NEW CRUSADE. Mass Meeting of Catholics in Boston to Ex- Press Sympathy with Pope Pius—Two Hendred Million Catholics Offering Him the Homage of Their Hearts and the Strength of Their Hands. Boston, Mass., Jan. 6, 1871. ‘The Catholics of Boston embled in the Music Hall im large force this evening to express tneir sympathy with Pope Pius the Ninth in his depriva- tion of temporal power. Not one-half who sought admission could be accommoeda.ed with standing room. Patrick Donohue presided. The Right Rey. Jonn J. Wiuttams, Bishop of Bos- ton, briefly addressed the meeting, explaming why the Catholics should protest against Italian usurpa- tion. He claimed that Rome was given to the Pope to govern for the rest of the world, that the poor and weak churches might be assisted from a cen- tral pomnt, The emperors from the time of Constantine contributed to the general fund; that emperor retiring from the Holy City left the Pope as Governor. ‘The successors of St. Peter were estabushed as temporal sovereigns, witb the aid of Frauce, at the time of the invasion of the Lombaras, more than one thousand years ago, as the head of the Church of the world. Hence Rome was the capital of the wor!d, and the Courch had a mght to protest against its discontinuance as such. A formal protest, drawn up by the jeacdiing Catho- lics and published in the dally papers, denouncing the dishonorable means, including che violence, fraud, terror and murder, that were used by the Piedmontese government in dethroning the Pope during tne disurdered state of Europe, was read by diugu O’Brien and unanimously adopted. Remarks were made by JOHN 8. C. CROWLEY, Who called for the opinion of the entire Church on the Sardinian usurpation of the temporal authority granted by the Christian worid to the supreme Pou- ults for the maintenance of thelr religion. Itaiy and the inhabitants of the Pontifical states, he claimed, had no more right to decide the status of the Pope’s dominion than the residents of the Dis- trict of Coluinbia to settle theirs against the edict of the United states government. Mr. P. A. COLLINS said the question was not whether 20,090,000 of Italians should have a capital, So much AS It Was Whether 200,000,000 of Chrisuans should have a Common seat of authority. Kome had occupied but two positions since its feundauon—as the capital of the empire and as the Mecca of the civilized world, It did not belong to the Romans or wo the Italians, and the Pope was justified in not ubandoning it and tne Church property to robbers. The eccupation tnust cease, for 200,000,000 of Catno- ics will tender their acknowledged head Lhe homage of yaeir hearts and the sireagth of their hands, CHARLES T. DONNELLY drew a contrast between the modes pursued by Dapiel O'Comneil, the civil re- jormer im Ireland, aud Garibaldi, the reputed liberal im Itajy, denouncing the ladter as a believer in brute Jorce 4 gainst the sentiment of an age of civulizauou. THowAS J. GAUGAN expauated on the right of tae Pope to temporal dominion, and asked What Buro- pean petentats eenld claim so long a succession. Un the qvestion ef education, he cunid prove by statistics ‘bat Rome would show more pupils ip her schovls in proportion to the poppilation than Buxton, and more” students ia her seminaries than were educated Mm simular metitalions tm the United States. He claimed that the upification of jtaly would not Stand (ue test of argument. ihe Pope was to-day ip precisely the position that Napoieou was in at Wl. belmshone, dhe Key James A. Hepry sarcastically alluded | to Victor Emmapuel’s deciaration that he occupied Kome to assure fle persunal satety of the Pope, and to the pliveseitim grapted pe ay ed which drew out Lhe Irightened sepuments of 7,000 property hoider The ‘uments of the speaker, which were forcl- bly put, were heartily acquiesced In by the assem- blage, which was orderly In se extreme jor so large @ gathering. Pretest of the Cleveland Catholics Against Papal Spoliation. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 6, 1871, A gatvering of Mie Catholics toek place bere to Gay to protest against Victor Emmanuel’s action regarding the Pope, The procession, which was a long one, after marchivg through some of the prin- cipal streets, halted at the cathedral, where ad- dresses were made in English by a number of prominent priests, and resolutions against the occu. pation of Rome by Victor Emmanuel were adopted, The German Catholics assembled at the Tem- perance Hall, in the rear of the cathedral, where ap- propriate addresses were made and similar resolu- tions were unanimously adopted, THE WESTERN WH\KEY BING come To GR:EF. Attempt of the Ulinois Whiskey Ring to Remove Faithful Officers--The Orville Grant Letter Explained—The President’s Brother Apologizes to Supervisor Bloom- fiel CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 1871. The Repuditcan this morning has an account of an mterview with Orvilie Grant concerning the charges against Supervisor Bloomfield and Collecter Jussen, preferred in a private letter velegraphed from Wash- ington to the Cincinnati Commercial, While ac- knowledging that he wrote a similar letter long ago, he exresses regret at its publicity and the in- jury dene to those oficers, whom he now exonerates. He says:— When that letter was written I was misinformed and pre- jndiced against both gentiemen. Thave since found that I did not rightly understand the matter at all, and I wrote, not Jong since, " a letter to the | Prosident expressing iy regret for having unintentionally prejudiced him against honorable men and good olticers. I also, in that last letter, recommended that Bloomfeld and Jussen be re- tained in oltice. Mr. Grant very frankly apologizes to Mr. Bloom- field and Mr, Jussen, which 1s regarded here by re- publicans as highly honorable, and who are also ratined that the President’s reventien of these men in oitice is so weli explained. In reply to a sugges- tion by the reporter that the President would be much annoyed by the publication of the letter, Mr. Graut said, “Yes, of course; he will that; it will an- noy him more than my own personal feelings in the matter, My near relation to the President has always, up to this time, kept me out of ever med- ling with political matters. As I said before, | am @ plain business man and know nothing about poll- ues. The President has enough te worry him with- out having me dragged into public netice. Iam very sorry for the unins.”? Two parties of hunters in Macoupin county, s%l., on Friday bagged 100 rabbits, 292 quails and five chickens. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. Friday, Jan. 6—11:35 P. M. WaR DEPARTMENT, SIGNAL SERVICE, UNITED Srares ‘Anay. } Force of the |State of the Wind. | Weather. Brisk, entle. Charlesto Very biisx, Cheyenne. 2 Brisk, Chicago... 20) Very gentle. Cincinnati: 21)N. W.|Gentie. al | Gentle, 16] Very gentle. ri Gentle, 59 Gentle. ul .|Gentie. 47 Calm, 29 Calm, 31 Gentle, Brisk. v. -|Very brisk. |Cloudy. Gentle, Clear, Very brisk. | Cloudy. .|Gentle. Fair. Calm. Fair. Very gentle. |Clear. Gentle. Cloudy. ington Brisk. |Fair. WiimingtonN Calm. jFair. Norfetk, Va. - {Fair. Barometer corrected for elevation and tempera- ture. Almannce for New York~This Day. Sun rises Sun sets. Moon rises...eve 5 41 High water.morn 8 42 OCEAN STEAMERS. DATE OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. Sait | “Destination. | “Office. |Liverpool......|15 Broadw: \Glasgow.......-|7 Bowling Green |Liverpool..<2.2)69 Broadway. City ot L {iaverpool......|15 Broadway. Wisconsin. | Liverpool. -|29 Broadw: Avetralia. Glasgow... ./7 Bowling Green Ville de F |Havre. + /58 Broadway. PORT OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 6, 1871. CLEARED. Steamship Marv, Livingston, Moblle—£ D Hurlbut & Co. ve mship Hatteras, Smith, Nortolk—Old Dominion Steam- ship Co. Bark Teabelia Margaret, Todd, Queenstown or Falmouth for orders—G F Bulley. Bark Amelia, Berry. Constantinople—Fabbri & Chauncey, Bark Stag (Br), Wilson, Gatipolt and Catamia—J ¥ White ney & Co. _ Bark Panola, Nickerson, New Orleans—R H Drummond & Co, Bark Rio dela Plata (Br), Lander, Charleston—8 Thomp- son's Nephew i Co. cgitlé Knud (Dan), Nielsen, Buenos Ayres—Chas Luling & 0. tit George Downs, Lanfare, Demarara—H Trowbridge’s ons. Brig Virgini 5 tie Monte ons. Brig Mary E Leighton, Leighton, Havana—Jas E Ward & C0. qgitis Victoriano (Sp), Mendezona, Cienfuegos—Rubira & 70, ohnston, St Pierre, Mart—Waydell & Co, risto, Enos, St Pierre, Mart—H A Vatable & ix, HS Brooks, Adams, Musquash Inlet—Overton & ns. Schr Annie May, Barer, Philadelphi Senr Sachin, Kave, Boston—J Bi Baker & Dayton. viland, ‘hr 8S Smith, Snow, Wareham—Ferguson & Wood. r B F Brady, Coletoan, New Haven-——M Briggs & Co. r Albert Jameson, Candage, New Hafeu—J B Havi- land, eR ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamship Algeria (Br), Le Messurier, Liverpool Dec 24 and Queenstown 25th, with mdse and 134 passengers, to © Francklyn. Dec 31, lat 46 58, lon 4158, passed a North Ger- man steamship, bound east; Jan 5, 1:19PM. 245 miles east of Sandy Hook, passed a French steamship, do; 6, 1 AM, 100 miles of Sandy Hook, exchanged signals with'a Cunard steamship, do. From ‘Dec 27 to Jan 4 had coustant W and NW gales, with heavy hend sea. Steamship Helvetia (Br), Gri eenstown 19th, with mdse and 160 pasesngers, to F WJ urst, Had strong westerly weather throughout. Dec 23, : 60 28, lon 22 30, passed w ‘quantity of wreck atu; Jan 5, tat 4040, lon 71, passed a Guion steamship. bound east. Steamship City of Limerick. (Br), Phillips, Liverpool Dec 17, via Hailfax NS Jan 3, with merchandise and passengers toon G, Dale. Jun I passed HM ship Himal enst; 5, 197 miles east of Sandy Hook passed Colorado hence for Liverpool; 6, 112 mies Hook # company’s steamer bound’ east; ship Parthia hence for Liverpool. teamship Calabria (Br), McMickan, Livery Queenstown via Boston, with indse. to U G'Francklyn. Stoamship Leo, Dearborn, Savannah Jan 8, with mdse and passengers, to Murray, Ferris & Co. Had pleasant w ther thronghout, Steamship Mercedita, Leonard, Charleston Jan 3, with mdse and passengers. to HR Morgan & Co. Steamship Albemarie, Biackwood, Richmond, City Point and Norfolk, with mdse and passengers, to the Old Dominion Steamship Co, Ship Dr Barih (NG), Buckwaldt, Hambure, 44 das, with Liverpool Dec 17 and ymahip of Sandy ‘same date, si and mise and 366 passengers, to Funch, Edye & Co. Came the Southern passage and had moderate weather up to Ber- manda; from thence, 1U days, with heavy westerly gales; bad 4 deaths on the passage { aduit and 3 ebildren. Ship Gentoo (of Boston), Freeman, Hamourg, Nov 24, with mdse, to Funch, Edye & Co—vessel to Salter « Liver: more. Experienced light variable winds up to Nov 80, when passed Straits of Dover, with strong easterly winds, which carried us by the Western Island; sighted Corvo and Flores Dec 7; thence until passing Bermuda, on the 28th ult, expe- rienced moderate northerly and easterly breezes, since which date bas had alternate westerly gales and calms. Ship Tempiar (of Boston), Fessenden, San Francisco, Sept 1, with mdge, to Sntton & Co. Passed Cape Born Nov 7, with moderate winds, and crossed the Equator Dee , 1n lon 36.30; mince passing lat 30 N, have, had heavy SW and NW gales, with a very high sea;’Dec 3, lat 13 52°S, lon 3387 W, passed sehr Advance {3p steering SW ; dist, lat 82 20, lon 71 25, spoke schr Annie Harper, hence for Brashear Ox Bark Ceres (Dan), Thuroe, Amoy Ang 3, with tea to Busk & Jevons vessel to order. Passed Cape of Good Hope Nov 12, St Helena Now 25, and crossed the Equator Dec > in lon 27° W; had variable weather, Bark ‘Toni (NG), Raetzke, Liverpool 65 days, with ceal, to Weudt, Tetena & Bockmann. Came tne southern passage ; had no trades; very iight winds and calms up to the last 14 days; then strang westerly gales. Bark Goethe (NG), Koch, Queenstown 50 days, in ballas to Chas Luling & Co. Came ‘the southern passage and ha fine weather. Berk Atogra (Br), Iquique, Oct 13, with nitrate of sod to Peabody Wills & Cb Cape Horn Noy 6; crossed the equator Dec 4, io lon 3 ub W; liad heavy northerly and westerly gales ‘otf Horn, and saw several large icebergs Dec 28; had a revolving gale which lasted two days, je’ which — shifte argo, stove Duiwarks and received other slight dam: No date, &c., exchanged signals with sbip Carrier Dove, from Calin for ——-. Dec 20, lat 19 66 N, lon 5 brig Ravea, from Malaga tor New York, anchored at the Southwest Spit for orders, Bark Annie Ada (Br), Moore, Iquigue Aug 10, via Val. paraiso Oct 17, wih nitrate of oda to Boyd & Hincken Passed Cape Horn Nov 11; croased the Equator Dec 6 in lon 36 W; had tine weather. Bark St Devernick ir), Brown, Rio Javerio f) days via Hampton Roads Jau 4, with coffee, to K L Sturces— vessel to Geo F Buliey, Crossed the Equator Nov 34 in lon 38 W tuad very light trades to lat 30 N; since strong NW gai prong imlzzeomast and Move bulwarke; was ti days north of Hatieras, Brig Ida (Dan), Johansen, Rio Janeiro, 4S days, with cof- fee, 0 L E Amsinck & Co—vessel tu Wendt, Tetens & Brock man, Crossed the Equator Dec 7, in ion's7 W: had heavy weather on the coast ; Dec 29 had « hurricane from WSW to SW, which lasted 12 hours; received some slight damage. , Big Ella (Br), Pook Rio Grande 65 days, with Aides and wool, to Oelrichs & Co. Crossed the Equator Dec 5 in lon 37.30'W; bad fine weather co lat 25.N; since strong WF and JW gales: Dec 29 bad « huericunr from WSW, which tasted re. Erig Dirigo (of Harrington), Rumbull, Cardenas 10 with sogarhes to F Talbot 40, dan by iat aP9), on has a7, bass Of a vesee!'s hover, apparenty but a sbort time Je ibe waier, + NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 187L Brig Annie Seymour (Br), Cowen, Bermuda, 14 days, with Togwood, fo, to Jones & Loush. Been 9 days'N of Hatteras with heavy NW xales. Brig Emma (of Boston), was towed into Bermuda Dec 22, with losa of sails and leaking. "Scht Hattie Haskell, Young, Port Autonio, Ja, 15 days, with frait, to order, Had strong N and NW gales the entire ARBRE. PASCUET § MoLelian (of Brunswick, Farr, Ponce, PR, 1 days, with oranges, to J &T Pearsall—vessel to H'W Loud €Co. “Had henty weather; been 3 daya north of Hatteras. Schr8 L Burns (of Pembroke), Crosby, Farjardo, PR, 18 days, with euxar and molasses, (0 J G Oulatavia & Go, Ves- vel to Breit, Sou & Co. Had heavy weathe ina severe gale from SW, lost deck load, consisting of 62 hhds of molnsses. and split sails. Fear Wille Dill. Howland, Georgetown, SC, 6 days, with naval stores, to Thomas & Holmes. W F Callen, Richardson, Chincotengue. Hattie Jang, Strout, Chiteoteasu h Garrett P Wright, Cropper, Virginia. Sch Breeze, Somers, Virginia, Sehr Minnie Still, Jennings, Virginia, Passed Through Hell Gate. BOUND SOUTH. Brig Sabina (Br), Venevn, Sydney, CB, for New York, 20 dava, with coal to C'B Swain & Son—veascl to Hatton, Wat- son & Co. Hag heavy W and NW gales throughout; fost jib and split other snila and carried away headgear. : Brig Nazarene (Br), Carr, Windsor, NS, for New York, 29 days, with plaster, to Puresit, Chapman '& Co—vessel to D R DeWolf & Co. Wil! discharge cargo at Port Morris Brig Daphue ‘(of Thomaston), Fountain, Providence for New York, in ballast, toJ W Elwell & Co. Schr Jolin F Chandler (Br), Pettis, Windsor, NS, for New York, ¥daya, with plaster to Crandall, Bertaisx &'Co—veasel to D k De Woif & Co. Schr Kedron (Br), Pettis, Windsor, NS, for New York, with plaster to Crandall, Bertaux & Co. Schr New Zealand, Lowe, Bangor for New York, witn lumber to. 0 & AJ Peters. Schr Belle Crowell (new, three-masted, 328 tons), Crowell, Bangor for Newark, 10 days, with lumber to WH &'E W Me: Clave—vessel to muster, Schr Fred Gray Leighton, Bangor for Newark. 90 days, with lumber to Ripley & Sons. Schr Eagie, Seavey, Bangor for Baltimore. Schr Hiram Tucker, Curtis, Denniaville tor New York, with lumber to John Boynton’s Sons « Co, Schr Alice G Fox, Adama, Portland for New York, with headings to HH Durkee. Sehr Ella Amsden, Smith, Portland for New York, with headings to R A Robthaon. ‘Schr Weatern Star, Crowell, Portland for Baltimore. Schr Annie E McKown, Barton, Rockland for New York. Schr Defiance, Crockett, Rockland for New York. Schr Wm Rice, Pressey, Rockland for New York. Schr Benj Reed, Gregory, Rockland for New York. Selir Reddington, Gregory, Rockland for Richmond, Va. Schr Nellie Doe, Richardson, Rockport for Wilmington, NC. ‘chr Active, Coombs, Portsmouth for Baltimore. Schr Joseph M Fitzpatrick, Smith, Portsmouth for Baltt- more. Schr Mary Ella, Thomas, Salem for New York. Sehr P la, Sparrow, em for Virginia. Schr Mary J Adams, Gilchrist, Boston for New York, Schr R B Higgins, Paine, Boston for Virginia, Schr Alice, Bernard, Boston for Virginia, Schr Crown Point, Nickerson, Boston for Virginia. Schr HW Pierce, Pierce, Boston for Virginia. Schr Alice P Highins, Hizetnn, Boston for Tangier, Schr Nil Desperanduin, Rich, Boston for Tangiet Schr Whitney Long, Hayes, jsoston for Savannal Schr & Nickerson, Crowell, Boston for Philadelphia, Schr Nadab, Cheany, Boston for Newcastle, Del yOcht Rowena Arabel, Newcomb, Provincetown’ for New ‘ork. Schr Frank M Freeman, Rich, Provincetown for Vicginia. Schr G W Lewis, Rich, Provincetown for Baltimore, Schr Chas & Jackson, Collins, Lynn for Philadelphia. Sehr Lucy Jones, Muiaty, Cape Ann for New York. Sehr Lizzie W Hantm, Hich, Annisquam for Philadelphia. Schr E A Bartle, Smith, Providence for New York. Schr A D Scull, Somers, Providence for New York. Schr Ocean Star, Woodman, Providence for New Yorks Schr Expedite, Racket, Providence for New York. Schr Hazelton, Cummings, Providence for Baltimore. hr George £'Prescott, Buckminster, Norwich for Staten id, to winter. yesh? Tuomas E Cahill, Hallock, New London for New ork. Schr Antecedent, Pendleton, Stoningtyn for New York. Schr Margaret Mabee, Gordon, New Haven for New York. Sehr Sarah A Falconer, Wilson, Southport for New York. Schr Jas S Watson, Colt, Pigeon’ Cove for New York. Ag anchor off Throgg’s Neck :— BMg G W Morris, Morris, St Jon's, NF At anchor in Flushing Bay :— Sehr Watelman, Atkins, Provincetown for New York. Schr F F Randolph, Steelman, Somerset for New York. Schr Kate Kallaban, Avery, Stonington for New York. At anchor off North Brother: Schr HW. Hattield (Br), Hatheld, Ship Harbor, NS, for New York, 80 days, with lumber to Jed Frye «& Co—vessel to Crandall, Bertaux Co. Had very stormy weather the wole passuge; lost part of deckload of lath and broke main om. BOUND FAST. Bark Samuel L Spring, —-, New York for Portiand, Brig Thomas Turull, Thomson, Demarara via New York for New Haven. Schr & F Brady, Halmon, Port Johnson for New Haven, Schr Wm Davis, Hutchins, Elizabethport for Norwalk. ghcht Two Brothers, Hemuitngway, ilzabechport for New jaacn. Schr Gen Grant, Muncey, Elizabethporrt for New Haven. Schr Atalanta, Davidson, New York for Cornwallis, Schr Nellie Bloomtield, Hobbie, New York for Stamford, chr Mary A Rice, Rice, New York for Fall River. Schr Marietta Hand, Baylis, New York for Orient. . BELOW. Bark Carlton (Br), Durkee, from Shield Nov 24 (by pilot boat J D Jones, No 15). SAILED. Bark James Welsh, for Barbad Vessels anchored at Quarantine, ontward bound :—Ships Ooratio Harris, for San Francisco ; industry, for Antwerp; Elsinore, for do; bark Cvcione, for Marseilles. At the Southwest Spit:—Brigs T H Haviland, for Barba- dos; Magdala, for St Johns, PR, Wind at sunset WSW. Shipping Notes. ‘The Troy steamboat Connecticut reached Tivol! last Wed- nesday evening and began unloading her freight, to be sent by rail to its destination. She had been over a fortnight in making this part of her last winter trip up the Hudson, and will probably remain where she now lies until spring. During the year 1870 there were piloted fato and out of the port of New York by the New York pilots—130 in number— 5,248 vessels. During the same period but four complaints for accidents or mismanagement were made to the Pilot Commissioners, Of the pilots complained of two were sus- pended, one forfeited his pilotage fees, and the other case was satisfactorily settied, The number and character of the marine losses for the year just closed, involving the enormous sum, in round numbers, of $20,000,(00, and the fact that the ahipbuilders of this country are building but few seagoing vessels, have ‘caused the renewal of the old cry from prominent and inte- rested persons that “our ocean marine is slowly but surely dwindling away.” There fs no denying this, and since the cloud of civil war, which was mainly instrumental in dealing the deathblow to the nation’s commerce, has passed, we have been retrograding, and the problem of the better method to re- cover our lost ground seems as far from solution as ever, Many efforts, or shadows of such, have been made by na- tional legisiation to this end, but we still go backwards, and the carrying trade of the New World and most of the Old 1s passing out of the hands of deserving Americans into those of the enterprising merchants and courageous mariners of Western and Northern Europe, where ft will probably re- main, unless under some bright star the heads of our govern- ment should vigorously commence such well-directed efforts that the neglected merchants of the United States might be placed in a position to win it back by maugurating a suc- cessful competition. Give them a chance and they will take advantage of ft. Show them the way to place vessels on lines hence from our principal seaports to those in distant countries, andit will be done. There is plenty of business and the trade is going on, not, however, to the advantage of our countrymen, but to that of foreigners, wh) take good care to pocket all the earnings and go their way rejoicing. In discussing this all important question the Shipping List of a late date says The issue is plainly before us, We must either sink to the level of a fifth rate maritime Power and be content to seo our commerce indefinitely monopolized by the tonnage of other nations, or, on the other hand, we must wake up from our passive condition and take some earnest steps to build up our commercial marine. To be sure this cannot be done without the aid of the federal government; but this ald must he secured upon just principles of political economy; for if there is any single interest in this country which fa entitled to special encouragement and protection, or, at least, exemption from onerous taxation, at this crisis, it is that of ship owners and builders. ‘There may be some minor questions involved in this general Proposition upon which opinions may differ, such as the policy of building or buying ships abroad and the admission of foreign bottoms, owned here, to the privileges of Ame: can registration. But all these are secondary to the o grand object of reclaiming our front rank position as a maritime nation, and without which our material prosperity can never be established upon a proper basis. ‘There is @ bil! now before Congress relatmg to marine in- surance, which Is exercising to considerable extent those interested in its provisions. The bill provides, in effect, that the masters and matesof all seagoing and coasting vessels in the merchant marine shall be navigators; and that {t shall bea misdemeanor, under a penalty of $500, for any insur- ance company to effect an insurance on any vessel or cargo, or part thereof, unless the master and mates of sald vessels shall have passed, severally, an examination by the marine surveyors and inspectors of a Board of Underwriters apd ob- tained the official certificate attesting such qualifications, with the corporate seal of said Board affixed. The oppo- nents of the measure, in promulgating thelr grievances, hold that it has been originated in a total missoncep- tion of the subject of which {t treats, and that, should {t become law, it would have the effect of placing onerous and unnecessary restrictions upon the insurance companies of the country inthe matter of their doing busl- ness as they see (it. In proof of this they reiterate a well known fact—that in every seaport of any importance in the United States there is an Examining Board, composed of competent shipmasters, which requires that all applicants for certificates shal! pass a creditable examination in naviga- tion and practical seamanship before they can be rated as masters or mates, ‘This practice has always been in vogue and the result of such examinations taken into consideration by the underwriters when a risk of insurance fs applied for. Such precautions are indispensable, and to neglect them would be detrimental to thelr interests and unworthy the prudence of ordinary business men. Therefore, these gen- Uemen of the many insurance compantes attest that the bill only proviies for the adoption of such measures as they have observed for many years, and any legislative attempt to im- pose penalties for the issuing of policies upon any vessel which they themselves consider a good risk would be pro- ductive of much inconventence, without affording the least additional protection to life or property at sea. This {the Teflex of their opposition, and while they contend that no greater safety of life or property on the ocean can be secured by law than is now adopted by them for their own business safety, perhaps there ure other polats in the bill before Con- gressto which the above are only analogous, and which upon ventllation and explanation would materially alter the Present aspect of the whole question. A Jate issue of the London shipping Gazette thus calla attention to a anmber of infernal machines supposed to be adrift on the ocean :—~ There is something extremely di! bie in the story that during the late experiments cagried om with torvedoes in the Elbe some of these unpleasant machines broke loose and floated away into the ocean. The possibility of @ vacht, steamer or peaceful trading ahip coming in contact with oue of them 1s a very uncomfortable idea, as we fear they would not respect neutral bottoms, It is earnestly to be hoped that if any of these torpedoes have wandered from their proper paths they will sink by their own weight without loss of ime or become the prey of kone sea monster, who will be Rote lite surprised ‘at the effect produced by such a pect ‘The packet ship William F Storer, of the old “Black Ball” Une of New York and Liverpoo! packets, will sail from the foot of Beekman street, pler No 28, to-day, on her voyage to England, The William ¥ Storer, which is commanded by Captain James Bryant, was burned, it will be remembered, on the éth of June last, when the two upper decks and about wenty streaks of planking on the port alde were consumed by the tire, Since then she has been thoroughly overhanled and almost rebuilt at the shipyard of R & C Poillon, foot of Bridge street, Brooklyn, She has been supplied with new spara, saila and tackle throughout; newly painted and fitted with all the modern improvements, Her tonnage is 1,028, Her full complement of passengers is about 800, The cargo consists of grain, flour, cotton, tobacco, about 800 cases of Yankee clocks, and miscellancous articles of merchandise, This line, which 1s owned by © H Marshall 4 Co, has been in existence since 1816, and 1s the oldest packet ship line out of New Yor, Until the dawn of the era of steamships it was wont to carry the mails between the Old and the New World, Captain Bryant, the commander ot the W F Storer, graduated from before the mast, and has for nineteen years Past been a master in this employ. It is his proud boast that during that entire period he has never been before court of Justice, despite all that has been said and written as to the severity of the Black Ball line, Marine Disasters. Sutr 8 D TauRsToN—London, Jan 5—The ship 8 D Thurs. ton, Snow, from New York Dec 10 for Bristol, was wrecked on the Dash Sands, Bristol Channel, night of 4th inst, The eaptain and crew were saved, SHIP SOUTHERN EAGLF, Knowles, sailed from Rangoon for Liverpool on the 7th of May last. and has not since been heard of, Bark Lavra MARIA ashore on Tinicum Island charge part of cargo of walt. night of ceed, BARK OCEAN EAGLE, at Holmes’ Hole, 20 days from Pensacola for Boston, experienced 'y gales during the ge, straining the vessel badly, causitg her to leak, split Suils and lost deckload of lumver. BARK ENTERPRISE (Hol), Mulder, from Philadeiphia, ar- rived at Leghorn previous to Dec 22, with some damage, hay- ing experienced a hurricane. Brig In18—The following ts the report of Captain Wrotd- fen of the Urig, Ibis (Nor). trom New York for Guee town :—Left New York on the 12th Nor with my brig Ibis, o Arendal, in Norway, laden with, wheat for Queenstown ‘or orders, ’From the Iéth the weather was stormy, and on the 26th it blew a severe gale from NNW, during which the cargo shifted and thereby caused the ship to be thrown on her beam ends, The topmasts had to be cut away, and we tried to right the ship again by throwing the cargo overboard. Two men were badiy hurt, ‘On the 28th the schooner Cora, of Greenock, Campbell, from St Johns, NF, for Oporto, came in aight, and on our showing signals of distress she hove to, ‘We got out our boat and reached the Cora, with part of the crew. When we got on board the second mate and. some of the Gora’s crew returned to the Ibia and fetched the re- mainder, my own crew being too much exhausted to make another irip.. ‘The Cora brought us to Vigo on the 13th, and we had thus been on board of her 17 days, during which time Captain Campbell and his crew treated us’ with the greatest possible kindness. BRIG JULIA BLAKR (Br), Blake, 18 days from Ship Har- bor, NS, at Holmes’ Hole for New York, experienced a con tndation of westerly and northwesteriy gales; was blown aif to lat 38 22, lon 61 58, and lost deckload of lath and bad decks swept of water casks, split sails, &c. Sour Evizanera & HELEN (of Warren, RI), Poughkeepste for Providence, with a cargo. of pig’ fron, passed through Hell Gate Dec #7, since which time there 18 no tidings of It is feared by some that the musts of a munken sohooner seen by the oflgers of the steamer Galnton on the 2uth, oft Corntfie t Vessel, will prove to be those of the Elizabeth & Helen. © : Sonn W P Brown (of Marblehead) not having returned from her trip to the Banks, 1 supposed to have been lost on nd Bank In a gale of 19th of Sept last. with ali_on boar as she was last ‘on the morning of that day. She ears old, 64 tons and owned by Samuel H Browa, of Marble- ead. Sone Saag Louisa, Doane, from Havana for Boston, with 586 boxes sugar, has boen iost near Nassau, NP, date eS L registered 106 tons, was built at Ai- id owned in Boston, REVENUE CUTTRE MIAMI is capsizea at Re 4, the bead o: Delaware Bay. ca At ie LIvERroor, Dec 22—The bark Panther, from St Joht (NB) for Bristol, was spoken Dec 17, in lat 49 60, long 1d 29, wish deckload thrown overboard and captain disabled (by the Pocahontas, arrived here from New Orleans). Dec 23—The Primrose of Limerick was abandoned, water logged, Dee 8 lat B0 Ny lon, } crew li Gertrude, from Savant © Ws ew landed bere by the Dec %4--The Foam, from Montreal, and the Brothers Pride, for New York, were in contact in the river yesterday, and doth sustained damage. SHIELDS, Dec 93—The bark New Put #8 here some time ago (denis), boun aving been in collision, is now dischargi her cargo, will have to go into dock to repair damage, ©" “a's and ScrLLy, Dec 28—The Carrie Wright, Hall, from New York for Antwerp, put in here to-day with loss of bowsprit and with bows stove,{rom collision with the Conception brig, of St alo from Newport for Barcelona, which 1s supposed to have foundered; master and five men landed here; three missing of the latter vessel. GRO}, from Liverpool, remained bina and will have to, dis- The City Ice Boats went down Oth to endeavor to get her off, but could not suc- Child, from er. Orleans, Parman, which bound for Liverposl, after Miscellaneous. Wo are indebted to Captain Howes, of the steamsbip Cath- arine Whiting, for favors, Purser Harry Haskell, of the steamship Leo, from Savan- nab, bas our thanks for favors. Notice to Mariners. BULLIVAN’S ISLAND, CHARLESTON HARBOR. The Light House Board ‘give ollicial notice that on and after tne Ith day of February, 1871, the Nght on Sullivan's Island, Charleston harbor, SC, willbe shown from an ene closed frame beacon, on a two story frame dwelling, 103 fect east of Fort Moultrie, and 1,000 feét northwest of its preseat position. The dwelling and beacon will be painted white; the character of the tight, {ts height above the sea level and its compass range of visibility will not be changed. Captain Kelley, of the steamer City of Newport that "the Great Bed Dolphin. Drovidease Civohr tas Recs knocked over by ice, and 1s dangerous for passing vessels. Whalemen. A letter from on board bark Grayhound, Gifford, of Ne Bedford, reports her at Tecamas Nov 10, having taken 140 Dbbis aperm oll since last report. Ail well Bark Atlantic, at Mauritius, reported n few days since with 1,880 bbls. sperm ofl, should ‘have b Dbis sperm and whale oll all ‘oid, "™° TSPOrted with L860 Spoken. Ship Surprise, Ranletr, from Ni 18, AP aL fom ae lew York for Shanfhae, Nov oo, soy pia m Taleahuano for Boston, Dec 27, lat ri Haitienne, from Cape Town for Be 5 3349'N, lon bos We ici Schr Village Bride (of Westport, Me), Pi ae age Bree port, Me), from Portland for no date, lat Von Oteren- Havas 42, lon 6845—had lost deck load of Schr Saxon (of Boston), from Wood" ae area (ot pontan), from '8 Hole for Mobile, Jan Schr Sea Dog, 8 days ont, Dec 30, lat $4 N, lon 98. Foreign Ports. yARTWeEr, Dec 21—Arrived, British Lion, Mann, New Salied Sst, Tiber (8), Crombie, New York: Jacob A Stam- let, Samson, do; 2ud, Red Kover, Macauley, do, St AxstuRpAs,' Ded 17—Arrived, Scotties Bride, Geitzler, New York; 19th, Ayieston, Janus, Baltimore. BREMERHAVEN, Dec 18—Arrived, Main ( dorp, New York via Grimsby. 1 Sailed 2st, Isaac, Pussich, New York; Harzburg, Kubl- Eee ane ABRCRLONA, bec 19—Arrived, Rodriquez, York; 13th, § ed, ark, do, pene ake ATAVIA, Nov 10—In port ships Borneo, Proctor, for Bos- ton lig; Franklin, Drew, far Singapore few days; ‘deo Pon. body, Bush, and Rainbow. Thayer, unc; brig Hall Columbia, Brereton, from Bangkok, juat arrived. Salied Nov 3, ship Recherdass Amnbardass (Rr), McInnias, Boston. CARDIFF, Dec %B—Sailed, Princess Alice, Hilton, Gal- 0 Cleared 2st, Exandl, for Philadelphia; O , f New Orleann; 224, Ebenezer, dos Mercurius, doy Haleyae, SEAR eR ont, SBIR TARY Catal! obaes piece ter out ly Cartin, Cros! lew 18 5 Windward, Higgins. do; Anne, “Grunnessen, "do; Belle Waiters, Walters, Wilmington. 1oGAHOOTTA, Jao—Arnved, ship Simla, Salter, Cardi (Aug ‘Dean, Dec 23—Arri Hel (conan ares lelen Campbell, Brooks, London Spy (?), New York. Davaniza, Deo 1 Saieds by Zone, for Priladel MAI ‘A, Dec sai rig Torrid Zone, for Philaael- pila; Sth, Alioe Abbot, for Baltitueres echt leertat 2), for Mo ake ied 18—Arrived, Minna, Last, New York for GRLM6BY, Dec 23—Arrived, America (6), Bussins, New York (and left for Bremen), Giascow, Dec Le Sided Australia (6), Hedderwick, New York, via Li l. Sailed 22, Lima, Eberbrook, New York, GREENOCK, Dec 22—Arrived, Asia, Webster, New York; 3d, Spanker, Whitehall, do; 2th, Glentffer, Yatmin, do. aBsoes Deo 18—Arrived, Labaramus, Porter, Phila- phia. Sailed 19th, Dagmar, Hansen, New York. GrwRaLTag, Dec 10— Arrived, Harvest’ Moon, Vederlick, New York; 14th, Commerce, Wells, do (and cleared 16th for Genoa); Plymourh (US steamship), Breeze, Lisbon (and cleared for sea); 15th, Alexandra (s), Peace, Marseilles, <c (and cleared fer New York); Nicaragua, Lewis, New York (and cleared for Beyrout); Lavinia, Lesner, Ne ke; 16th, Ww CE Pickering, Torrey, do (and cleared for Malta); Anna Walsh, Coombs, Marseilles (and cleared for New Orleans); 17th, Oder, Rich, Messina (and cleared for Boston). ‘Cleared 10th, Brothers, Thurston, Leghorn; 15th, Seliu, Brady, Malia. HAMBURG, Dec 19—Arrived, Atlantic, Pennell, New Yerk. Hur, Dec 88—Sailed, Laurel, 1 HALIFAX, Dec 24—Cleare New York. Jan 4—Arnived, brig W W Lord (Br), Babin, Sydney, OB, for New York (put in for water); scur Volunteer (Br),’ sure gens, New Yor! IsLE or Wiuitt, Dec — —OM the Needles 224, Macaulay, Rogers, trom Baltimore for Rotterdam; Astracah, for do. IVERPOOL, Dec 22—Arrived, Fire Queen (#),, Day, New Orleans, via Queeusiown (and ent out same day to return Oswingo, Roberts, New Orieans; 28d, Chevy Chase, W Baltimore; Koomar, Anderson, 2avantiah; Enrique, Orcutt, Charleston; 24, Nipbon, Boyd, New Orleans; Ranger, Doty, Charleston. Arrived prior to Jan 4, ahips British Viceroy (Br), Buchart, New York; Tranquebar, Harward, and Canova, Le Sack, Charleston; Gettysburg, Walker, and Frank N Thayer, Key- ser, New Orieans; Felicia (Br), Murray, and Jtino’ (Br), Curry, do; Chas Davenport, Potter, and D W Chapman; Chase, do; barks Clara Eaton, Merryman, and Onward (Br), Fitna, Savannah, Salled 22d, Olaf, Andersen, and Emily Lowther, Cain, New ) ork; ‘Martha A MeNeill, Watts, New Orieags; © Armstrong, Hazeltine, Gilkey, Savannah; British Trident, Pe 28d, Atalanta, Erlcksen, Norfolk, ‘Va; Beltiste, ny Charleston; Ontarto (»), Townsend, Boston, Cleared 22d, Patria, Soderman, Philadelphia; 33d, J W Settervall, Lofquist, do; Peter Maxwell, Sulis, New York; Denmark'(s), Andrews. do; John Geadie, Liswell, New Or- leaps; Lake Ontario, Bernson, do; Frigga, Olsen, Baltimore. Ent out 22d, Idaho, Murphy, and Vocahontag, Oliver, for New Orleans; Marseilles, Watson, do; City of Washington mily MoNear, jong Kong; Orner, Murster, Philadel phia, WJ Hatheld, Ellie, do. ne Lonvox, Dec 22—Arrived, Helena, Coffin, New York; Sancho Panza, Wiley, Memel; 24th, Natrona, Robertson, Wilmington. Cleared 384, Phenix, Phelan, Penaacola (und salted trom Deal 2d); 234, Abratiaan Lincoln, Oatiund, Philadelphia. Ent ont 394, Ada Gray, Race, for Buenos Ayres 24d, Gon- ence, Patterson, New York. fg Satied from Gqavesend 23d, Hudson, Pratt, New York. LRGHORS, Veo 18--Arrived, Enterprise, Muler, and Geor- getta Lawrence, Roberton, Philadelphia, yatiFORD. Dec M—Arrived, Nina’ Figarl, Ermerio, Now ork for Penarth. Matra, Jau 4- Arrived previous, bark Adeline © Adams, Leavitt, Arecibo, PR, via Gibraltar for Trieste. NEWCASTLE, Dec $0—Ent out, Carl, Baas, for New York. nN (Mon), Deo 21--Safled, Kron Prinsen, Cullborg, New Orleans; Vanconver, Brown, San Francisee; 22a, Co- Jombo, Azilio, New Orleans. Cleared 2at, M Louise Miller, Starsett, Gaivesioa via Car- diff; 28d, Ankathor, Henricksen, New Yor! PLYMOUTH, Dec '22—Arrived, Sir Colin Campbell, Robin- son, Philadelphia. Farnsworth, from West Hartlepool for Off 224, Maroee: New York ; 28d, Tiber (s), Crimble, from Antwerp lor New York. Off the Eddystone 20th, brig Euterpe, Painter, from Mobile for Amsterdam, PortMapoo, Dec 22—Sailed, Druid, Williams, New Or- ane. PALRRMO—Cleared 16th, Dantel Draper, Roitone, New ‘Orenilia, Havener, New York; Carc, Heal Thilader. phia; L Staples, Merriman, New York. RO GRANDE, Nov 1l—In port, bark Pepita (NG), Gatjen, for New York lig: schr Western Maid (Ir), for lo do. SolLLy, Dec %—Put in, Carrie Wright, Hall, from New York for Antwerp, with loss of bowsprit and bows atove. SEVILLE, Dee 15—Satled, Nigneta, Jordan, Now York. SawanaXa, Nov 8 In port, bark’ Galveston, Briard, from Amoy via Macao, seekin, Brow, NB. Jan 5.-Cleared, schrs Angie Amsbury, Jones, Cardenas; Spartel, Smih, New York; C A Jones, Gridin, Ki fiofourm NB, Deo32-—-Arrived, brig Wild Hunter (Br), Id, New York, Cleared 17th, ship Edith (Br), Hilton, Cardenas; bark Ba- cheors (Br), Tooker, do, american Ports. BOSTON, Jan 5 Arrived, brig Mariposa, Milton, Charles- ton; achrs Clara Jenkins (Br), Rice, Havana; Warren Saw- er, Cobb; Maricaibo. Henley, and’ George W Plerce, Pierce, jaltimore; Montezuma, Allen, Philadelphia; Orion, Osborn, Weehawken; Ida Hudson, Greeley, New York; R'P Chase, Collins, Bangor for New York. Signal for a bark and a bri Cleared—Bark Clotilde, Miller, Cienfue; sehr Joseph Huddell, Jr, Shaip, Trinidad. Also cleared, steamer Black- stone, Loveland, Baltimore. 6th-Arrived, steamers Saxon, from Philadelphia; Nereus, from New York; barks Talavera, from Tome; Argentine, Atwood, Rosario; Kebecca, Godard, Smyrua; tale Marshall, Sierra Leone; Maria White, Bryant, St Thomas, BALTIMORE, Jan 5~Bark Cricket, Kean, Rio Janeiro; briga Misalasipp! (Br), Marc Demarara; Jotn Avred Svarrar, Rio Janeiro; Cecille (Br), Hellings, Matan- zas: Reawing, Clark, Rio Janeiro; Elice & Henrietta (Arg), Nelson, Paysander: Faustina, Patterson, Havana; Isis, ave derson, Havana; achra Morning Star, Sylvester, Belfast; Ab- bie, Cleaves, Portland, Cleared—Brig Nornen (Norw), Mathieson, Pernambuco; achrs Allen Lewis, Lewis, New York; BT Crooker, Harding, do; Theo Dean, Grinnell,’ Providence; James Jones, Jonesy Tersey City. Sailed—Barks Pleiades and Village Belle. BELFAST, Dec 31—Arrived, schra James Jewett, Coombs, Baltimore; Gen Grant, Johnton, do; Ked Jacket, Averill, Neweastie; Jan 3, Sarah, Morton, New York. Salled, Jan 1, schr Belvidere, Pendleton, Baitimore, CHARLESTON, Jan 2-—Arrived, brig Edith Hall, Oliver, Baltimore ; schr L 8 Davis, Dishop, New York. Sailed—Bark Aurelia, Lothrop, Liverpoo!, Sih_Arrived, steamshipaias Adxer, Lockwood, New Yorks JW Everman, Philadelphia; sire UN Grover, and § looper, do. Sailed—Brig RB Gove, Harkness, Liverpool; scbr D V Streaker, Wilmington, NO. ‘OM the'port—Ship Kobt C Winthrop, Stewart, from Rotter- dam for Savannah. FORTRESS MONROE, Jan 6—Passed in for Galtimore, ship Mohawk, from Valparaiso. JALVESTON, Jan 4—Airived, schr SS Hudson, Hudson, Philadelphia, 18 days. HOLMES" HOLE, Jan 4, PM—Arrived, parkentine Ocean ‘Waterhouse,’ Pensacola for Boston; achrs Moselle (ht, trafton, Fredrickton, NB, for Newport; Commerce, ‘Morgan, Newburyport for New York: Sybel (pilot boat), ‘Turner, Boston for Port Royal, SC. Passed by to eastward—Schr Elizabeth Edwards, Somers. achiiied: Sehrs Portoitico, Geo W Pieree, EH Furber, Rich- ‘apse, Moselle (Br). Sih, AM’_Arrived. brie Julia Blake (Br), Blake, Ship Har. vor, NS, for New York; schrs Admiral, Steelman, Boston for Jacksonville; E B Everman, Boyd, do tor Philadelphia; Hiawaiba, Lee,’ Portsmouth for Baltimore; Alice Oakes, Pillsbury, and ‘Ruth § Hodgdon, Pendleton, Rockland for Sailed—Schr Commerce. KEY WEST, Dec 4—Arrived, achr J 8 & L C Adams, (and safled’ 30th'for New Orleans). ‘MOBILE, Dec 81—Arrived, ship Wir (Br), from Windsor. jew York; 5th, ship Saranak, Dunlevy, Philadelphia. IEW ORLEANS, Havana; schr Nellie Bower, Stackpole, Providence. SouTHWESsT Pass, Jan ships Success, Thomas brook, New York, “An. Arrived, schr Estella, Higgins, Newcastle, Det, sailed, brig Sabrina, (Br), (Br), Pettis, and Kedron (Br), Pettis, Windsor, NS, for do} Redington, ‘Gregory, Rockland for Richmond ; Annie Sargent, Greenl Pre le, Seavey, Bangor for Baltimore Menscrvey, Wall Fail River for do: John, NF, for New York; schrs Lizzie Carr, Gilchrist, Belfast for Charleston; RS Newcomb, Higgins, Providence Boston for Tangier; Moses Eddy, Cottrell, Fail Rivet for New York; Henry Hobert, Benton, Providence for Savannah; schrs American Eagle, Shaw. Philadelpaia; Ada ‘Andrews, Kelley. Providence for Baltimore; Ocean ‘Star, York; Etta M Story, Robbins, Providence for Ravpahannock river; Planet, Kenniston, do for New York; John Warren, ‘New York; Lyndon, Hilliard, Eastport fordo; FA Pike, Gove, Calais for do. ect y's m Adams, Kiizabethport; 27th, brig Wm D Andrews, Cobb, New York; 29th, achr Litza B Emory, Clayton, Phitadelphie Cleared—Schr Lucy H Gibson, Chase, Liverpool. Jan Arrived, achr © 8 Bayles, Steelman, HEANS, Jan 2—Arrived, steamship Bienville, Baker, New York. ‘Cleared_—Steamship Juniata, Hoxie, Philadelphia, via rd, Harwand and Union; brigs Adele, McLean and Montana. NEWBURYPORT, Jao 3—Arrived, achr G W Glover, Hal- NEWPORT, Jan 4, A! Veneou, Sidney, CB, for New York; schrs John F Chandler ovidence for New York; Blackstone, Mills, do for do. Also bmg Daphne, Fountain, Providence for New York; sehrs New Bedford for do. Also brigs Windsor, NS, for Baltimore; G W Morris (Br), for Deal's Island; ‘Lizzie Poor, ' Dickey, Belfast. for Baltimore; Eastern Light Paine, and L M Jenkins Jenkins, Mobile; Lucy Jones, Muncey, Gloucester for New York. Also brig 8 P Brown, Smith, for Greenport, LI, to load guano for A Woodman, do for, New York; Niantic, Green, Taunton for do; Mary Riley, Riley, and Samuel Gliman, Kelley, Provi- dence for Baltimore; ' General Knox, Lovell, do for New MeGar, do tor Cold Sprin; i Ponvert, Allen, from Pensacol In port—Brij also bark A M Schweigard (Nor), Pederson, New York. for Gloucester, E; achr Rienzi, Cobleigh, New York for Wareham. ‘bth, 8 AM—Arrived, sears City Point, Trott, Portland for New York; 8A McKnight, Tracey, and’ Biilow, Ames, Rock. land for do; Florence Mayo, Fuller, Thomaston for do? David Wasson, Jones, Rockland ‘for do} Sidney C Tyler, Barrett, Boston for Wilmington, NC. Also arrived and not boarded; schra Addie Walton, Terrapin, Geotge Albert, Lizzie M Mills, D Stratton, Gem, Mine! NORWIOH, Jan 4—Sailed, schrs Thomas Fitch, Pettigrew, Virginia; Julla A Tate, for New York. NEW LONDON, Jan 4—Arrived, achra A D Scull, Somers, Providence for Georgetown, DC; Archer & Reeves, Crowell, do for New York; Justice, Vaylor, Narragansett Pier for do. Salled—Schr Kate Callahan, Avery, New York, NEW HAVEN—Arrived. schr Annie Kelle, Elkins, Porto Rico; schr Mary C Eilfot, Buel, New York. yeleared, schr Miranda, Virginia; achr Marietta Smith, rainia, PHILADELPHIA, Jan 5—Arrived, bark Hirundo (Nor), Qhristiansen, “Liverpool; brig Ellen’ P ‘Stewart, Holland, Spee Greared—Steamshin Yazoo, Catharine, New Orleans via Havana; schr White, Hopking, St'John PR. Lzwes, Jan, PM Ship Arcturus, Edwards. trom Ant- erp, camein this AM. In harhor, Utig Mary, returned last ni ORTLAND, Jan 4—Arrived, achr Pearl, Smith, Eliza- bethport; steamer Franconi g, New York. ‘Sth—Cleared, brig Castillian, Richards, St John, PR; echr Mary A Harmon, Parker, Los Tunas, PORTSMOUTH, Jan 8—Arrivedy achra C Matthews, Lunt, Port Johnson; MH Wellman, Varrill, Elizabethport, PROVIDENCE Jan. 5—Arrived, brig Citizen, Morehouse, London; brig © H Kennedy, Dodge, Bangor: schr Watch: ful, Reynolds, Eltzabethport: sloop Fred Brown, Nichols, jew You Suiled, schr Blackstone, Mills, New York, in tow of ‘Ospray. steamer rrived, brig John Shay, Nickerson, RICHMOND, Jan 4 New York; schr G H Squire, Haley, New York. Sailed—Schr J F Farland, Farland, City Point, to finish loading for Kio Janeiro. ROCKLAND, Dec 3!—Arrived, schrs Herald, Hall, Nor- folk; Red Jacket, Avereli, saitimore; Mt Hope, Allen, New York; Jan 1, Justina, Kenniston, New York; Susannah, Gregory, Baltimore. y, Jones, Babb, New York. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 29—Cleared, ship Bebington (Br). Harrison, Liverpool. Jan6—Arnived, barks Zephyros, from Ln Libertad, CA; Rosedale (Br), Greig, Glasgow via’ Port Stanley; Lizale & Rose (Br), O'Hagan, Callao; brig Doesborg (Dutch), Saan- dermann, Probolingo, Java, ‘Also arrived 6th, ships Mariannej Nottebohm, Lamb, and Great Admiral, Jackson, New York. SAVANNAH, Jan 6—Arrived, steamship Oriental, from Boston; barks Evening Star, Matanzas: Neva Paston, Ha- vana; Banquo, do; Topeka, Cardenas; brig Lize Houghton, Matanzas; schraCora Nash, New York: AJ Fabens, Port. land; Helen $ Snow. Rockland; Isabella, Charleston; Wil- liam Jonn, do. Cleared—Schr Enchantress, for New York. SALEM, Jan 3—Sailed, achr Fi lora'A Newcomb, Hard Tangler; and the arrivals of ‘he 4d, bound south, eg Norfolk, Jan 4—Arnived, achr Charley Miller, Pryor, New Yor WILMINGTON, NC, Jan 3—Arrived, steamsh!, - ford, Chadwick, New York. sen ee ‘Ciéared—Rchr EB Wheaton, Atkins, New Yor ___. MISCELLANEOUS, A NEW FIELD OF LITERATURE Opened by the SUNDAY MERCURY. 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