The New York Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1872, Page 10

The Washington Treaty Discussed in a the British Parliament. ‘Mr. Disracli’s Reviow of the Past and Present, Treaties—The Government Questioned—Di- *\ west and Indirect Losses—What Mr, *Gladstone Has to Say in Reply— A Most Important Debate. ; Loxpon, Feb. 47, 1872, +4reead you the enclosed extracts from the speeches @fex-Premier Disraeli and Premier Glaastone in ‘the House of Commons yesteraay, after Vie delivery ei tne Queen’s speech:— Speech of Mr. Disraclt, * * * We must remember tirat when the Benate rejected the treaty waicn bid beea nego- ®ated by Lora Derby, that was tb¥: period when ahoge indirect i constructive claws iret assumed an auihenuc and formal shane, When Her Majesty's government first proposed to refer Ane clainis to arbitration It ‘could only mean claims arising | out of the direct acts of privateers which had left our ports. But when the Senate of the Untied States rejected the treaty @n those greunds then for -the first time those in- direct apd cunstructive claims assumed a distinct e@baracier. Then we were toid for the first ume that we were expected to give compensation, not merely Jor tie direct act#ol the privaieers, but for @ variewy ol circumstances, such as the losses gansed by the tramsference of the carrying trade from the American to the British flag, from the in- creasing rates of dasurance, from we prolongation ol the War, and che immense expenditure of te United Stutes, THE NEXT TREATY “Was negotiated by Lord Clarendon, acting under Lord Paimerston, The government then took another step—i was @ very bold step—a step which weperficially might have been criucised, but which Adie not criticise, Which) approved of at the time aad which I .am ready Ww uphold. They proposed ‘Saat the diplomatic venue should be changed, and taat the treaty-shoula be negotiated at Washington, mot at Westmiuster, | bighly approved of that deter- ‘mation. Bur that step must not be miscoucetved, * * * Kul te House must not sora moment Wwappose that because the negotiations were carried on at = ‘WASUINGTON INSTEAD OF WESTMINSTER @be direct control of Her Majerty’s government— whoever might 1orm that government, whether the might honorable gentieman or others who may be Bis Oppenents—was in any sense or for & moment @iminished by that circumstance. I venture to @ay that not asentence—nay, not the punctuation was ever allowed without being the scrupulous and anxious those who had the 1espon- of conducting the negotiations, Therefore, when we talk of what has nappened at Washington and indulge in superficial coneiu- sions that certain Consequences have Occurred from the inadvertence, or We inaccuracy, or the neglect, or the carelessness Of any individual Wno might be ‘®t Washington, we are really entering into a scene Which has no foundation, (*Hear, hear,” from Mr. Gladstone.) THE GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSTBLE— “Hear, hear,” {rom Mr. Glaastone)—and it Wat not snrink, whoever may torm the erninent of England, from its responst- ity lor the negotiation of a treaty of that ind. (** Hear,’ from Mr. Gladstone.) The treaty negotiated under the immediate, U not the per» i, supervision of her Majesty's government, and no doubt the Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the might honorabie gentleman at the head of the government gave to the negotiations their most a@pxious and most scrupulous attention, I ome now to the date when tbis treaty ed in this country. When it arrived I r one saw many tilings in it of waich J a@id not approve, 1 regretted very much the cz gost Jacto dealing with the Jaw of nations. I jought that perilous and I coud not persuade my- Weif that it Was necessary. There were other thipgs in the treaty to which objection might be made, but @0t of so great importance. J onierred with my col- deagues, especially with my noble friend tne Secre- tary 01 State in the late government, and the noble Jord who was Lord High Uhancellor of the late gov- €rnoment—men most capable of comprehending such affairs and of forming a sound judgment upon them; gnd though they disapproved equally witn myseit ‘Of those concessions, und even more than | did, and bad found even other objections to the weaty, they were clearly of opinion that it was impossibdie, according (0 our constitution, for the houses of Parliament to interfere in the completion of that treaty, They felt thatthe treaty was in fact com- pleted from the language of the credenuals of the Megotiators—credentials which PLEDGED HER MAJESTY’S RUYAL WORD fmat she would sanction everything which they signed ; that in fact it was a complete treaty, not merely morally, but legally, without the form of ratification. ‘here are circumstances in which ne- g@otiations may be carried on in diMicult cases and distant countries, im which it may be of the utmost importance that the power of Fatification should be exercised, but under the clr ‘cumstances tn which the Treaty of Washington was pegoliated the two Houses of Parliament were estopped in every way from interfering. ‘Thoy could not interiere with any effect; and what could be more unwise, when such a treaty was negouated, ‘When there was & prospect of a cordial and endur- dng understanuing betng established between THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TUE UNITED sTaTEI— what could be more improvident, what more un- patrlotio, than tnat ine ume of Parliament should taken up With captious criticisms which could only tend Ww exacerbate leelings on the other side of the water, and to destroy all the beneficial effect ‘which we hoped had been accomplisned, But al- Shough in consequence of these feelings no action was taker by the party with whom | act either ta this House or the other House of Parliament, ‘still 1t was fated that a discussion should take place Upon that subject. One of the most eminent states. men of the day—a man who tong Py this House, and whose name, though I was fils opponeat in Peto, 1 shail never mention, and certainiy not in the House of Commons, but with that profound fespect and aamiration whica be deserves—I mean Lord Kussell—felt it is duty to call the attention of the House of Lords to THIS TREATY. Lord Russell, eminently a constitutional states. Man, probaviy had doubts about the question of ratification, and he was not clear that the House of Parliament in which he gat tught not express 18 opmmion upon the subject of the treaty, and by its vote form,some obstacie to its being carriea into execution, thougn I think the course of the debate proved taut he bad no great faith tn that position, and that he really brought forward the subject to vindicate his own Views, and to point out the impolicy of the provisions which he de- nounced, But that debate eventually turned out to be of the greatest importance upon the question which 18 now agitating the country, because the argument of Lord Russell was that we had made UNWORTHY AND UNWISE CONCESSIONS to the United States of America, and be pointed to the ex posi sacto dealing with the principles of in- ternational law to which I have reierred. He Thou,ht, as 1 thought, that taey were perilous, ana perhaps be thought they were un- necessary, but what was the answer of her majesty’s government in the House o Loras? * * * When Lord Russeil atiacked the government for the unwise conc made in the Treaty of Washinoton,,what was the answer of the government? “True, We have made ‘these concessions, and we are ready to vmdicate those concessions, We believe they were wise and politic, but you quite farget THE GREATER CONCESSIONS THAT WERE MADE by the government of the United States. You quite forget that they waived all those in- Guwect and constructive clatms which they formerly pressed upon us,” and which by Way of taunt, aod unjust taunt, Lord Granville taid Lard Deroy might buve been preferred under the treaty, which the Senate of America had not rati- ke coe yg ae aa that weaty claims could no} referred, “Now,'? sat Lord Granville, “tnisis bear 4 GREAT AND BENEFICIAL TREATY TO BOTH Na- TIONS, Bat it is most advantageous to England,” and re- citing and referring to the elaborate enumeration of the indirect and constructive claims by the Ameri- cap Seeretary of State, Mr. Fish, Lord Granville gaid, “Instead 0) this, we have secured a limited area of defined claims, aud we have given to the ee rae * limited and detined character. lo ons they had cs treaty we can only be called upon compensation for proved acts of di« ion which have been directly occasioned by the privaterrs.’? That, J think, 18 enough to prove What was the view of the English govern- Meat .with regard to the treaty; bul I must ve ailowred to pursue the subject a little further. The opinion.o! the Secretary Ot Siate, and.¢ man 80 dis fioguished as Lord Granville, ought, certainly, on sucn 2 subject, to be sufficient; but this 1s a subject which J.fear will not easily disappear trom the «is- cussions of Parliament, and a too wide and accurate Knowledge vf the opinions of public mea upon it cannot be circulated. It so happens that THE CHIZF NBGOTIATOR, Her Majesty's Chiet Commissioner at Washington, ‘Was present at nis debate; for he was a member of that House’ Lord Ripon spoke upon the sub- and resterated in most distinct terms te” interpretation placed upon the treaty, aod accepted by Her Majesty's government, and not omy accepted by the government, but made by them a subject justifiable boast of tueirsuceess, and of tne great advantages that Would accrue under it to both countries. There Were other members of the administration who ad- aressed the House on that occasion, but! will re- gerier only 0 one, amd that from the ' peculiar post- tion which the Lord High Chancellor of Engjand hulds with reference to these questions of treaties. ‘WHat Div THE \LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND SAY No Janguage can be more precise, He designed again vo repeat the taunts Which had been levelled Gt thp head of Lord Derby, because the treaty which niy gsoble friend bad negotiated the Lord Chanceiior wrongly thougnt would aamit fhese claims, Bat, instead of that, he said, we have given you a precise instrument; the char. acter Of this treaty is limited; you know exactly what risks you wul incur; you are sesponsible #or the acis.ol the privateer alone, jf you kaye nob The Zan of 1 They were secret from the beginning. Was facre apy secret protocol? Was e any writen document of any character whatsoever wWhkh justified them in wit that comfidence? 1 am re the right hon- orable gentleman will 1 on an occasion itke the 18, present it is hi duty to speak definitely to ns upon that subject. Let ‘sme pursue vhe theme another step, 60 EX- {pressions -ST Opinion Were givea in the proudest assembly i the world—in the Parliament of England. Statesmen and reputation of all opinions upon the treaty, b government could be those utterances whose case ‘ts, { suppose, in the hands of honorable members, It may probavly, however, not have reached them yet, though it 18 in the hands ot ig? (a else—(a laugh)—tor I have ‘oiten observed that information 1s occasion- ally very late in reaching members of this House. THE CASE OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 13 KNOWN KVERYWHERE, It has been printed, translated and circulated in every Court and Cabinet and country of Europe, “What do we ‘find in it? We find extracts from speeches of Lord Palmerston, extracts from speeches ‘of Lord Russell, extracts from speeches of the right honorable gentleman opposite, which, accord- ing to the American government years countenanced a policy favorable to recognition of the Southern States. Can We suppose that a people and @ government of $0 delicate and prompt a susceptibility could pe ignorant of the depate that took place in the House of Lords in June, 1871? And, if so, can we doubt What they would nave had some communication Ministers? (Hear.) I want to the right honorable gentleman whether any e¢ommunication did take place with Her Majesty's government. Did they hear trom te representative of the United States in London, or from tne Secretary of Stave in Washington through our own Minister? Did they recetve any protest against the monstrous interpretation placed upon the Treaty of Washing- ton by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, by the chief negotiator of the treaty and by the Lord High Chancellor of Engiand? We have a right to know that, and I hope the right honorable gentle- man will now tell us, Now, sit, we are informed in the spcech from the throne that “cases have been laid before the arbitrators on belalf of each party to the treaty. In the case so submitted on behaif of the United States large claims have been included which are understood on my part not to be within the province of the arbitrators, On this subject I have caused a friendly communication to be made to the government of the United st 1 Now, in the first place, let the House clearly understand what is meant by the words, “LARGE OLAINS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.” Those claims are the indirect and constructive claims to which I have referred, They are claims of compensation ‘rom this country, not only for the Josses occasioned by the direct action of the priva- teers which left the ports of Her Majesty, from want of due diligence on the part of Her Majestv’s government, and the destruction which they Caused upon the marine and upon the com- merce of the United States; but of com- ensation also for the transfer of the carrying ade, in consequence of these acts, from the American to the British flag, and for the raisipg of the rate of insurance during the period of tac civil War, and specifically the expenses occasioned dur- ing the last two years of that war, its prolongation having been occasioned, according to their view, by the privateers escaping from our ports, That being the case J want to know what communtcation has been made by Her Majesty's government to the jovernment of the United States, and I think tne louse has reason to press the government upon that point, LOOK AT THE FACTS, Ido not think that the House has been treated fairly by these rigid and jejune paragraphs. They are apt to mislead. They are apt to impress the House with the idea that this, which is the most im- portant question that can come betore the House of Commons, is in Lhe minds of the government a question of only compurative importance, and to be met in @n ordinary manner. When was the case of the American government demanding these enormous claims, which were ag described last year as wild and ‘presemtexnss rst brought under the notice of Her Majesty’s Ministers? I have heard that it has been in the possession of some persons in this country more than a month, and it 1 not to be supposed for a mo- ment that they had the advantage of priority of information over Her Mayesty’s Ministers. When were they informed of this case demanding compensation, Which, if met according to the de- gree really calculated upon by the American govern- ment, might infict upon this country @ tribute greater than could be exacted by conquest, which would be perilous to our fortunes and fatal to our fame? (Loud cheers.) When were Her Majesty’s government im possession of THIS WILD AND PREPOSPEROUS DEMAND, for these are the epithets used by @ man of very cool temperament and very rational mind? If the; were 1D Lt geen of this demand a month ago onty, did they then send a friendly communication on the subject to the government of the United States? * * * es THE COURSE WHICH OUGHT TO BE TAKEN. Now what 1s the course which, under such cir- cumstances, ought to be taken? I can conceive no misfortune greater than that the people of the United =tates on the one hand should suppose that the Queen of England was for a moment contem- plating forfeiting her royal word; or, on the other hand, I can conceive nothing more de- Plorable| than“that the people of England, who, througoout these transactions, main- tain, have haved in a true spirit of {riend- siip and of real generosity to the United States, who have been asked to make great concessions, who have been called upon, to use the language of the United States, to act as became those who have a brotherhood in blood—/ say that nothing could be more deplorable than that the people of Enge land, after such conduct, should believe that the; have been treated by the Untteu States in a spirit af cunning and chicane. These are two evils which, if possible, we must avert. I confess that tnere is no course open to Her Majesty's govern- ment in this case but one of extreme frankness. It is one of those questions that ought not to be allowed to drag its slow iengtn along. We nave signed this treaty, and to our astonishment an interpretation 1s put upon it which is widely diferent from that which we in- tended. Under these circumstances it ts totally impossible for us to consent to conditions which THE HONOR OF THE COUNTRY prevents, which every fair calculation of prudence, ‘which ought to govern and regulate all soctety for- bida, which are too monstrous to enter into the head ol any practical and responsivle statesman, It ir Yor us to say to the United States it is impossible for us to accept your interpretation; but we ask you at least Y you will not, on reflection, believe that ours te (he true and just interpretation, to cancel a docu. ment which we believed was destined to conciliate the friendship of two great countries, but which has unfortunately terminated in results so opposite. DO NOT WISH TO BMBARRASS THE GOVERNMENT, J nave not spoken to-night to embarrass the gov- ernment, J wish to support and strengthen tue government, A Mr. Gladstone’s Speech, * * * Our onject is not to make tt dificult, but easy, for the vovernment of the United States to meet us; and it 1s obviously our duty to state the case to the government of the United States, and especially £0 alate it to the people of this country, in the mildest terms which Will sufice to convey to and assure the minds of the nation ttiat we do not undervalue its momentous importance, The rigut honorable gentieman has entered upon a historical review, in which it 18 not necessary for me to tollow him further than to echo the statement he has made, But itis not necessary for me to fol- low the right honorable gentleman into the par- uculars of his speech, which dealt with the Clarendon-Johnson ty, or with the Stanley-Johnson Treaty. There were some lusrorical points on which I think he was not enurely accurate, but they are hardly Televant to the matter before us. With regard to the question on which no dwelt # good deal—namely, whether Lord Granville and Olier members of the present government, but, a) any rate, Lord Granville declared that, under the Stanley-Johnson ‘Treaty, these enormous claims for indirect losses could not have been pleaded by the Americans—1 will only make one or two remarks. In the first place, no one will be more qa than Lord Granville toad that to be the case. I believe it is the case that THOSE INDIRECT LOSSES could not be pleaded under the Stanley-Johnson ‘Treaty; and, secondly, | may say that if that was the impression in the House of Loras at the time to Which the right honorable gentleman has referred, that a door was opened in that Convention for thé dntrodviction of the indirect losses, that impression does not seem to nave been contined to Lord Gran- ville, but to have been shared by Lord Cairns, be- cause he sald tt was possible that, under te Stanley- Johnson ‘Treaty, extreme claims mignt ve made; but the point of his objection is tnat those extrava- gant claues were not imeluded tu it. At no time rt we ecceded to an instrument in which these vast claims could be warrantavly produced against us. The right honorable gentleman has spoken Of their vastness, and has sald that trey ap- proximate tothe tribute which, after a sanguinary war, a victorious army exact from a vanquished country. I think the right hon must beve aliuded to . ae eee THE TRIBUTE WHICH GERMANY BxacreD FEOM FRANCE, and which was four twes, six times, ten Ume: greater than any of which we had ‘oxanipioy ia Jormer history, Ido not.think the actual payment made by France at the close of the great war was more than #@ quarter or a thira of that now partly paid to Germany. It seems as if { were accusing we right honorable gentleman of exaggeration, buat I do no such thiag. Jt ts perfectly true that the amer- tan case dovs not state a uy | Jigure of the indirect losses, but it supplies data from which figures may be computed by no very elaborate process. 1 will not euter joto these data now, but as far as any judgment can be formed upon them, and after comparing them with official esti. mates which had been made by the high- est American authorities of the cost of the secession war, the statement of tne right honor- able gentieman, bold as it was, With respect to the je amgeunt Of those claims for indirect losses, fas, ig wy opinion, Within, gud yery consider - 4 have to amen’ ers. I own it ig with regret, when I consider how much the government was indebted to these gentie- men for their intelligence, patience and energetic labors, that I have seeo cast upon them the blame of what has occurred. If there 1s matter for blame no portion of that blame beiongs to the Com- misstoners, The right honorable gentleman says y it was the business of the government to watch the course of negotiations at all its points, ‘and they did to the best of their power so watch lt, and the ‘responsibility of the Commissioners Tormed their duties honorably and with ability, they are /uncti oficio and their responsi- bihty 18 absorved in that of the government, and whatever there 18 of blame lies upon us and upon us alone, Now, do we deserve this blame? ask, Tirat of all, whether there is ground of blame in the ‘Treaty of Washington, apart from the construction which is now sought to be fixed ubon it? The right honoraple gentleman says he saw much to object to in the treaty, and Ido not stand here tora moment to deny that by the Treaty—not as the american gov- ernment construes it, but as we construe it—large and even extraordinary concessions have been made, I think we are justified in making these con- ceasions. The peculiar circumstances out of which he claim arose, the length of time that had elapsed, THE ENORMOUS INTERESTS INVOLVED IN THE SET- TLEMENT OF THE CONTROVERSY, but, above all, the feeling of the people of England towards the people of America made us conscious that 1t was our duty to deal liberally in this matter; for though [ believe it is the nature and disposition of this nation to be governed by justice in ita ne- gottations with every country, yet if there be one country in the world to which, in a negotiation, this country is willing to give more, and from which tt 1s disposed to exact less, that country is the United States of america, {vis upon that principle that 1 am desirous to justity THE REMARKABLE CONCESSIONS which are made in the Treaty of Washington. I shall state these concessions very briefly. In the first place, 1u the opinion of many high authorities, it was a very large concession to submit our conduct io arbitration at all. So faras my own judgment is concerned, I admit that 1 think arbitration was reasonable under the circum- stances; but it was mo doubt a great eoncession—warrantable, as I think, but unwar- Tantable, as the right honorable gentleman thinks— to establish retrospective action by which our own conduct was to be treated. That was not done by the Commissioners withuut the consent of the gov- ernment ;1. was the sabject of minute, careful, and prolonged communication. It was A LARGE CONCESSION TO THE UNITED STATES of America, but by itwe are prepared to abide, Another concession was this:—The government of this country thought that in consequence of the Fentan invasion of Canada and of much that had Preceded that invasion we were entitled to make large claims for indemniti- cation upon the United States ‘of Amer- ica, When America demanded arbitration in the case of the Alabama, who could have blamed us Mf we had said, ‘We grant it on condition of your going into ARBITRATION ON THE FENIAN CLAIMS 9? It is quite plain that by our forbearing to hold that language we, the United Kingdom, assumed a re- sponsibility towards Canada, but it is a remarkable concession made by us that we excluded that serious and grave compiaint from the side of the British nauion, There is another point which the right honorable gentleman has not noticed, but it is more remarkable even than those to which I have ree ferred, Kemember the mnguage of the protocols presented to Paruameut last year. In the recital of the proceedings of the 8th March the American Commissioners are said to have produced a care- fuily classified sketcn or outline of the claims they were avout to make. These claims were divided by them into direct losses and indirect losses, due to the Alabama and consorts. AMONG THE INDIRECT LOSSES were premiums upon insurance, loss of trade, the prolongation of the war, and the addition to the cost of the war, which is distinguished as a sepa- rate claim from the claim of its prolonga- uon. But what are the direct losses we have consented to meet in arbitration? According to the view which would present itself toany impartial man, the direct losses due to the Alabama and other ships would be the value of the ships and cargoes destroyed by those cruisers, and nothing else, But by the protocols you will find that it is not so—that the American Commissioners put itiorward that not only the ships and cargoes destroyed by the Alabama and her sister ships were to be considered as direct losses, but likewise the whole charge incurred by the American gov- ernment on account of that portion of its navy which were engaged in pursuing those ships. lam Not sure whether 1 have shocked the Mouse by tns Tecital, but it is a recital which 1s perfectly indispu- table, and it may Create some astonishment in the minds of those who may not have the protocols fresh in their recollection, But 1t will show to this country, to the United States, and to the whole civilized world, tuat we are not using a merely empty phraseology when we say that in this nego- tration we determined to stretch to the utmost att considerations that were capable af undergowng such @ process—that everything except nationat honor and national safety was really exposed to risk Jor the sake af that object we prized 80 deariy— namely, the thorough re-establishment of cordial relations with the United States of America, and the setting to the world of an example that might be of untold benefit to tuture generations, I fully admit it 1s A FAIR MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION whether these concessions were too large, and I should not ve surprised to hear any gentlemen say that we went too lar. But I need not say that if we have gone, and have made these remarkable offera— if they are embodied in the treaty and we are pre- pared to abide by them—at jeast there must be somewhere or other » close of such proceedings, Tne right honorable gentleman has put to me cers tain guestions which I will endeavor to answer as weil as I can, seeing that Ihave not at present the power of minute or precise reference to documents. One is a question of the greatest importance, be- cause it concerns ministerial responsibility, as apart from a interests, yet is secondary as com- pared W! THE GREAT NATIONAL QUESTION NOW BEFORE Us. The right honorable gentleman points to the debate of Jane, 1871, in the House of Lords, and which is reported in “Hansard,” (with which work, from the American case, we Know that tne negotiators of that country are perfectly familiar), and says that several Ministers of the Crown deciared, in the most explicit terms, that we had obtained from America the exclusion of these claims Yor indirect losses, The right honorabie gentleman assumes justly that these declarations came by some Jos od to the knowledge of the gov- ernment, and he asks me whether any protest nas been made on the part of the United States against those which we believe to be periectly explicit and authoritative declarations, My answer 1s, that no such protest has been made to my Knowledge in any snape or form. The right honorable gentieman then asks what comrunications we have made to the Uulted States, and he presses me to tell him What time We became acquainted with £ THE AMERICAN CASE, Now, it must be borne in mind ¢hat the whole Strength of the Foreign Ofice was engaged in this Subject. ‘the British case occupies a folto volume of 200 closeiy printed pages, every word and une of which required to be maturely weighed and con- sidered, This we had to get transiated for the use of the arbitrators, When the American case ar- rived we found it to be an octavo volume of between five hundred and six hundrea pages, It had to be printed for the use of the Cabinet, and considerable time was occupied in producing a volume of that magnitude. No doubt more than a month has elapsed since that book was first sent to the Foreign Office, but JI have it in my possession only w fortnight, and I believe some of my colleagues me 4 & week, * * # # We have advised the Queen in her speech to state that “im the case so submitted on behalf of the United States large claims have been inctuaea which are understood on my part not to be witnin the province of arbitration.”* And that 1s not only our understanding, but I believe it is the under- standug of every rauional mind who has thought on the subject. I will not enter into the arguments upon that subject, But accord. ing to the best critical processes we have been able to employ we cannot see that any ambiguity has been committed, and we shall appeal to facts and to authentic documents in proof of that statement, We think that there are articles of the treaty which afford great force in favor of that interpretation for which we claim @ more direct and paramount authority. WHAT WE CANNOT ADMIT. We don’t admit that ihe language of the first article, even if it Were taken by Itself, would bear the construction which it has been endeavored to attach to it, We contest that pomt, of course re- serving it to cursélves to fall back on this appeal, A man must insane, a nation must ve msane, to suppose that we should aamit impossible claims af this character in a peaceful a@rditration, which, not even in the last extremity of war, not even in the lowest depths of misfortune, a people with a spark of spirit, witha hundredth part of the traditions ana courage of the people af thts country, would conse’ at the point of death, to admit, (Loud queasy ‘That 18 an argument founded, 1 grant, upon probability, founded mpon assumption. It is a simple demonstration of au absurdity, as we wink it to be It is a weil- known principle that yon are never to assume ab- solute infatuation, absolute insanity, on the part of Zegoulators When tere is ® rational construction Which will exempt them from that charge, 1 do not know that I need trouble the House further, except Led da what J look forward with a sanguine nope THE COURSE WHICH THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE On this matter, We have not stated what our course 48 to be in the event of contingencies which have not yet arisen, and which we think amd hope never will arise, but we wish the tribunal by which this Question wilt be tried w be a tribunal of reason, and we ave much to rely upon, We Tely OD the disposition which we betleve to prevail on the of the Unitea Brae eran Yas peupi of Eg procedure. pre: ailing on the other side of the AUaitic from those otner side usages, wth of institutions, the cireum- stances im which every free nation will develop itself im the form most: congenial to itself; but Americans, if we think they are pressing us on am occasion like this, have given us signs and tokens of friendship which cannot be mistaken. OTHER PARTIES IN THIS CONTROVERSY BESIDES ‘RNGLAND AND AMERICA. Remember the reception of the Prince of Wales when he visited America. Remember the manifes- tation of feeling on the occasion of his recent il- ness, It is only this very day that in open- ing an American newspaper there _ fell from it @ sheet of print of no mean order, and worthy of a more perma- nent record, referring in terms overflowing with afliction to the anniversary of the Prince Consort's death and to the renewed and uncnanged interest which tnat anutversary brought with it on a late oc- casion. Sir, we also feel that there are other parties to this controversy besides England and America, I think that in most of the t crises that nave lately marked-the history of Burope it has not been difficult 0 say—I Will not sav the rule 18 universal, because the cases may not be quite clear, but in some of them the opinion of the civilized worla has been formed in a manner Btn visible and pro- nounced, in a manner perfectly intelligible; and the opinion Of the civilized world will be formed on this mportant argument, ON THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. It is quite plain from the manner in which con- tinental papers dally declaim on every word that 18 spoken: that the intelligence of Europe ac- Knowledges the critical diplomatic skill constant directed to the considerauion of this question. rejoice that it isso. I look with the utmost con- fidence to the issue of all the inquiry that may be made, to the character of the judgment that will be Lois on the opinions that are here declared by us, hat the claim made on the part of the United States or the understanding on the part of the Crown of Great Britain 18 not within the province of the arbitrators. | hope that the right honorabie gentleman will be disposed to think that the gov- ernment has not been unwise in limiting themselves strictly to this declarauon. WE RESERVE TO OURSELVES AN ABSOLUTE OPINION. We may potnt out to the government of the United States that their claims are claims of a character that no one with his eyes open—no nation in pos- session of its senses—can possibly admit, even in the last resource, But we do that simply for argument, simply to throw light on the character of the negotiations, We have gone no further with the United States, nor shall we, when the proper time comes, than raise the question a8 a matter of right, to be argued, to be discussed, be bya between Iriends in @ friendly spirit. It is in ao friendly spirit that the Treaty of Washington was framed; it is in a friendly spirit that the mortifying ‘impediment, as the Tight honorable gentleman justly calls 1t, will be met and encountered by us; it Is in a friendly spirit that we shall undertake to argue 1t, and it isina friendly spirit that we confidently believe that we il be met; but under no circumstances, I trust, shall we allow ourselves tq forget our sacred, para mount duty to our country. FATALLY SHOT IN FUN. Sad Occurrouce in Newark. Despite the warnings contained day in and day out in the HERALD against the careless handling of flrearms boys and men will persist in the dangerous and oftentimes fatal practice, In Newark on Sunday Joseph Shorwell, a boy aged twelve years, was shot in this manner by a companion, and it is feared fatally injured. After returning from Sundi school he went to visit a neignbor. fe stopped to watch a lad named Albert Coles, about his own age, snapping caps with a pistol, The weapon did not explode, and so Albert sup- Posed 1t was not loaded, He pointed it at young Shorwell, saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Joe; it ain't loaded,” At this instant the pistol exploded and the contents lodged in the little fellow’s leit eye. Mr. Shorwell was sent for and two doctors brought In, but there is little hope or the youngster’s recov- ery. Yesterday he sent for young oles and em- braced him affectionately, telling his mother, like & brave and generous lad, that Aloert was not to blame. It seems the pistol had been loaned him by a boy named Stinebach, fifteen years old, who has not been seen since the shooting. THE NEWARK OHILD MURDER. Coroner’s Inquest Yesterday—The Mother Declared Guilty of the Crime. In Newark yesterday afternoon Coroner Munn held an inquest on the body of the new-born infant, whose tlroat was cut by its unnatural unmarried mother, Julia Murray, as detatied in yesterday’s HERALD. The witnesses sworn were Dr. Dodd, county physician; Drs, Osborne ana Bleyle, Mrs. Mary E. Staats, Louisa Apgar, Mrs, Josephine Kicborn and John H. Staats, proprietor of the Passaic Hotel. The testimony of these seve- Tal witnesses fully corrooorated the facts as already panned: and going clearly to show that Julia de- ivered herself of the infant and then cut Its throat. After a brief deliberation the jury rendered the foliowing verdict:—*‘We believe, from the evidence, that the said infant child came to its death, on the 18th day of February, A. D. 1872, in the city of New- ark, by violence, at the hands of its mother, Julia Murray, and that violence was committed with a razor. The unfortunate Julia is confined to her room yet and is kept under proper surveillance. As soon as her condition permitsshe will be arrested and lodged in the county Jail ‘to await the action of the Grand Jury. Patrick McLean died in Bellevue Hospital from the eflects of injuries received on the 10th instant by being struck on the head by acoal box while at work on pr 46 North River. The deceased lived at 679 Greenwich street, The pody was taken home and Coroner Young notified, SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New \‘ork=This Day. «» 6 48 | Moon sets...morn 4 43 541) High water.morn 65 29 OCEAN STEAMERS, DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE FEBRUARY AND MARCH, Sun rises... Sun gets,..... zB Destination, | Off, cil, aNd. +|29 Broadway. Laverpoo!. Liverpool. Liverpool. 2 Bowling Green 2/15 Broad Columbia, ‘Mar Bowitng Green City of Brooklyn | Mar Liverpool..ccs218 Broadway. Wyoming. Mar ii Livervool....../29 Broadwa' City of 1 seeeee lO Broadway, PORT OF NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 19, 1872, CLEARED. Steamship Franconia, Braga, Portland, Sbip Talbot (Br), Simons, Londqn—K E Morgan's Sons. Bark Dani Draper (Ital), Bottone, Malaga—A P ta. Bark Berwick (Br), Ross, Aspinwall-- Crandall, Berteaux 10. Brig Aglaia, Peterson, Aspinwal'—G Wessels. Brig Annie R Storer, Adains, Havana--8 D Cordova. Brig Countess (Br), Anderson, Halitax, NS—Middieton & Brig Bessie (Br, Locke, St John, NB—Snow & Burgess, Schr Alba (Br), Calder, Greytowh—Strout Brothers. Schr Raiph Carleton, Patten, Ha 8 ¢ Loud & Co, Schr 8 L Burns, Crosby, Galveston H Mallory & Co. Schr Clara Woodhouse, Russell—Brazos (Texas)—Wood- house & Rndd. Sehr Dart, Willams, Stamford. Schr Evelyn, Burger, Stamfora. ‘The steamshtp Metropolis, which sailed Saturday for Wil- mingten, NC. was cleared by Lunt Bros, and not by Wash- Ington & Co, ‘aa before reported. ARRIVALS, REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACATS Steamship Atlantic (Br, Perry, Liverpool Feb & and Queenstown 9h, with mdse and Dadsengersy to JH Sparks. Steamship Egypt Br), Grogan, Liverpool Feb 17, and ueenstown 8th, with mdse and 498 passenge: Fw jurst. Kxperienced heavy westerly winds and hei entire . 18th inst, lat 40 Jon 68 30, passed steam- ship Spain, nence for Liverpool ; same day , 16 miles astern of the Spain, a orig-rigg ed steamer, bound E. Steamship Cleopatra, Phillips, Havana Feb 13, with Mase and passengers, to F Alexandre & Sons. Had strong NE winds and sea almoat the entire Steamship lsaac;Bell, Blakeman, Richmond, City Porntand die 0 the ‘Old Dominion a the next day; Ww; rye Norfoix. with mdse and D, Steamstip Co baxcnte iy Steamship Jonn Gi Winters, Georgetown, DC, with to GB Merrick, Steamship Volunteer, Howe, Philadelphia, wi the Lorillard Steamship Uo 156 days, with mdse, to master. Passed Anjier Oct 11, Uspe of Good H Nov 20, touched at st Helena Dec 8, and satied 4 nced & — successio: compaas the entire passage ; lost and split gal verew dinabled ; has been on this coast six weeks ; the Kdith is bonnd to Boston; put into this port short of provisions and mdse and passengers, ok. mdse,} to Bark Kdith (Br), Churnside, Stngapor (Br), urnside, ey” re crossed the Equator Dec i al point ie; stove bulwarks, deck stancheons, and had several of the water: was bourded off Long Branch at 1:80 EM vy the ale yacht, hark Orpheus (NG), Bellmer, Bremen 6) days, with mdse and 4 passen, to Krieger & Co. Made a northern pas- sage, and had a Sucession of aresterly gales all the passage wae & days west of the Banka; carried away upper malu: oa m4 iicners tat tioek ), a Dry Harbor, Ja, 19 wers (of Stockton, WARE, larbor, days, «with coffee, &c, to A H Solomon & Co—yeasel’ to Walsh, Pield & Way.” Has been.# days north of Hatteras, with ligtt winds and calms, Feb 10, Int 2984, lon 79 icked up 5 bales of cotton, apparently of some’ vesrel thal ay been burnt, as one of the bales Was partly destroyed by Brig Louise (Hay), Wilson, © tien, 18 days, with fogwood to B fi 44 Jr. Been 10 pt Of Hatteras with rig Nep nee, Stront, H 4 dare, swith bo; vessel Yor miller” Houghton Brig Repom E Ward & Co; vessel to Miller ays north of Hatieras with heavy NE tau, store aul, 4c. 10th inst, off Gun Ke; rt Greenlea! en ast, Orlesna for + gag Ae Ageinide, Wilson, ataneae, days, to Has been 6 days north of Hatteras with NW winds. “"pria Salles, Toestrup, Zens, 18 days, with susar to pimon $e Visser's vewsel to Miller & Had fine weather to eee es , Schr Wm Conners, Tool ‘Harboa, with ipret eee per eoies ieee ays hr Mi ” with cote ~y 4 ane Tuller Gaiveston, 17 days, to a ‘Drink: with lamber to with 8 ‘DC, with coal to van i dy Nag Bunnell, Washington, DC, Sehr Eurotas, Asa, James River, with wood to Van Brant Passed Through Hell Gate. : BOUND SOUTH. Steamship, Nereus, Bearse, Boston for New York, with mise. to H F Dimoek. ? hl Bark Howland, Tucker, Boston for New Yor, with sugar vie Mary Olivia CBr) Foster, Anguilla, 12 ys, for Rew York, with eait to Geo Wessels; vessel to'D R DeWoll & Co. Schr Malanta (Br), Hunter, Halifax, 9 days, for New York, with fish to Crandall, x fate apy Ferry, Me, 7 days, for New York, “Schr Sandolphiny Eldridge, Portland tor New York, with lumber to Simpson & Clapp. sQche Nellie, Kelly, Calais for New York, with lumber to 1e & Co. Behr Adianon, Biabop, Portland for New York, with lum r to order. ‘Sehr Alice C For, Baker, Rockport for New York, with lme toJ B Browne. picht.2 A Paine, Jones, Calais for New York, with lath to J joynton. Schr Mary Clark, Clark, Rockland for New York, with lume to order, Schr Ocean Belle, Coffin, Calais for New York, with lum- ber to Simpson & Ciapp. one 38 Smith, Soe, Providence for New York, with nails order. Schr Congress, York, Calais for New York, with lumber to order. Scbr Alexander Miliiken, Grifitn, Bath far New York, with lumber to order, Schr R$ Kenney, Thomas, Thomaston for New York, with lime to Haviland &'Co, paths Reaser, Slocum, Ellaworth for New York, with Jum- to order, Schr Canary, Hart, Portland for Sandy Hook, with lumber master, Senr Adaliza, Huntley, Portland for New York, with lum- ber to Jed Frye & Co. Schr Jacob ond, Phelps, Providence for New York. Behr New id, Lowe, ont for New York. Schr G Provost, Stamford for New York. r@ W Pui Schr Alida, Knowles, Bridgeport for New York. Sehr # Rockhill, Rockhill, Prov Sehr MJ Mead, "Turasner, Providence for New York. r i Providence for New York. Behr WW Magee, Mitchtil, Somerset for New York, Sehr Jacob Kinzie, Smith, ‘Boston for New York. Bohr Kim City, Kidd, Bridgeport for New York. Schr M A Falsom, Snow, Fall River for New York. Schr 8 8 Buckingham, Jones, New Haven for New York, Schr Annie May, Baker, Newport for Philadelphia. Sohr West Dennis, Beverly, Hoston for Baltimo Schr J D Griting. Knowles, Providence for New York. Schr Chas E Raymoud, Kelly, Boston for Battimore. Schr Wm A Crooker, Boston for Philadelphia. Schr Harriet Lewis, Bliss, Norwich for New York. Schr Rachel Seaman, Seaman, Providence for Philadel- hia. Pisteamer Ospray, Kenney, Falt River tor New York, with mase and passengers, to Isaac Odell. BOUND East. Steamshio Franconta. Bragg. New York for Portlana. Schr Bay State, Hart, Hoboken for Providence, Schr David & Currie, Geary, Amboy for pqne. Schr Nellie Bloomtield, Hobbie, New York for Stamford, Steamar Metis, Davis, New York for Providence, Steamer Doris, Young, New York for Providence. Wind at sunset 8, light. Shipping Notes. ‘The clipper ship Sonora arrived at San Francisco on Sun- day last, making the run in 120 days, greatly pleasing the numerous shippers by her. She is one of the fleet of Wm F Weld & Co, of Boston, and was loaded in the Dispatch line. Marine Disasters. STRAMER ALLIANCE, from Salem for New York, before re- ported as having eS into Hyannis after being 1 coliision with the steamer Saxon, put back to Boston yesterday for repairs. STEAMER CLAYMONT, before re] Philade!phia 17th, d her crew all on board at the time, but they managed to ‘off before she went down. It was after- wards discovered that the stewardess, Ann Smith, was miss- ing, and it is feared she was aslecp'1n her room and went down with the vessel. The Claymont was to have left for Richmond same morning to bring extra freight, and had onl coal in for ballast. She is owned by WP Civdc & Co, an ‘Was valued at about $30,000. She will be pumped out and raised as soon as the weather is favorable. Fie disaster was probably caused by the breaking of some part of the machi- nery. , Bark Ronert Freronre (Br), ashore at Moriches, LI, was much broken up by the late gule. Her deck is neariy off and a part of one side, Her cargo is out and scattered along the beach 20 miles to the west. A great quantity has been saved in a dat condition, About haif the cargo was saved previous to her breaking up. BARK PRow2s8, Pennington, from Li for Philadel pus, put back foyer me’ to aveaterdl arian to 8d inst, having encountered heavy weather. sprung a leak, and threw overboard part of cargo; would have to dischar.¢. BRiG AURORA (Br), from St Pierre for Liverpool, put into Halifax 17th inst with'the lost of her sails. She experienced heavy gales during the entire passage. Bri L M Mxnnrrr—The Coast Wrecking Co are at work on fei L M Merritt, sunk on Jersey flats, and expect to uave her raised in a day or two. Bria Many ETHayen, Tyler, from New. York rof Con- stantinople (before reported), arrived at Gibraltar 28th ult, in distress, having experienced a severe hurricane on the 5th of Jan; was thrown on her beem ends, split salls, sprung jib- boom, So, iy order of surveyors will ibe obliged 10 afi a upperworks ani ut 2000 boxes petroleum, certain full extent of leaks i sa SCHR ALDANA ROKES, from Matanzas for New York, with A.cargo of mouasees, put into Norfolk yesterday (Lith), with oss of sails. rted sunk in her dock at Sour Justicr, from New York for Ni nsett ier, RI, Seccreitoe me jerous ition near Bi 2 of 4th inst, carried i split foresail and away main boom, 4c. Mr Henry @ Roath, London harbor pilots, went to her assistance and took into Noank, Soun Princess, at Philadelphia 17th inst from Bucksport, had been ashore 13th at ‘ater Point, and threw over: board part of cargo of potatoes ; came off with loss of an- chore. Soun Drniao, from Rockport, Me. for, Wilmington, NC, before reported ashore at Bass River, Cape Cod, has been gpiten off, and was towod to New Bouford ifth, by weamer lonohangett, She has steain pump on board to keep ner afloat, New her Miscellaneoun, ‘We are under obligations to Purser J F Baldwin, of the steamship Cleopatra, from Havana, for the prompt delivery of our files, &e. ®% The purser of the steamship Egypt, of the National line from Liverpool, has our thanks for bis attentions, Snort PassaGE—Bark Iron Age, Cavt Crabtree, arnved at Cadiz 11th inst from New York, making the passage in 3] days, Tux SnoRTEST PAssAGE TO SAN FRANCI800 FROM New York IN OVER Six YEARS.—The celebrated clipper ship David Crockett, Capt J A Burgess, arrived at San Fran- cisco on Saturday last, after a passage of 103 days—the fast est since the famous one of the Seminole in 1866 tn 96 drys, lendid ships, with a number or otber fast vessels, clippers in the Despatch line, For several years hr of Abie tine have distinguished themselves for their remarkable fast passages and the splendid order In which they deliver their cargves. There are now loading in this Inne the favorite and popular clipper Sovereign of the Seas (to finish loading in a few days), new cll Nimbus, Sutton & dave des- patched five ships thus far this year since Jan 1, DTEAMER JOSEPHINE THOMPSON, at Philadelphia from Raltimore, reports on Saturday, when off Sassafras River, Capt Hazie fell overboard and was drowned, Sup FRANCONIA, from Newburyport 2d ult for New York, before reported blown off the had to put into Nassau to obtain more bailast, to enable her to hold her own against favorable winds, She has on boat me 20 men, who ali belonged to Newburyport, except the shipped by the run, which will prove anything fitable run to them or to others, Notice to Mariners. JAVA BEA—DANGERS OFF THE SOUTIHRAST COAST OF 8 jUMATRA, The following dangers off the southeast coast of Sumatra appear on a Dutch chart (Java Zec en aangrenzende vaar- Waters, bind 1, 1870), published by the Hydrographic. Depart- ment, Batavia, and are Inserted in the Admiralty charts, Ocean Mail, marked with 18 feet and 7 and 8 fathoms all round, is stinated 11 degrees to the eastward of the Toelang or Tulang River, on the coast of Sumatra, in lat 4188, and jon Comara, a shoal danger of doubtful existence, with 7 fath- oma close to, placed about 9 leagues to the northwest of the North Watcher, and 7 leagues from the coast of Sumatra, in lat 4 49 80 8, lon 106 14 30 Clifton, marked with 18 feet and 24 to 27 feet to seaward, is situated about 9 miles to the eastward of Cape Scopong or Bupong, on the coast of Sumatra, in lat 4 68 8, ton 108 03 y order of the Burean of Navigation. RH WYMAN, Captain US N. Hydrograph Hydrographic Office, Washington, DC, Feb 8, 187 Spoken. An American schoolship, cruising (doubtless the Mercury, from New York for Coast of Afrtca), Jan 3, off Madeira. Ship Reglate (Br), from —— for New Orieans, Feb 2, lat 61, lon Tt, Shp Buloek Castle, 78 days from Cardiff tor San Francisco, Dee bint 96.51 8, fon 56 41 W, Ship Criterion, Sheldon, from Mobile for Boston, one day out, Feb 10, no lat, &c. Bark Feiga (Nor), 170 ptaln. They but’s pro- from Hong Kong for New York, no,date, &e {bY Steamehip Junsas, at Philadelphia). Brig AJ Ross, from nfuegos for Boston, Feb 13, lat 36 $4, ton 14. Brig Belle of the Bay, from New York for Indianola, Feb 10, of Can litle south of Galveston). chr ). from New York tor Martinique, Jan 21, lat 21 18, lon 57 36. Foreign Ports. Bomnay, Jan8—In ships Sabino, Paine, and E ¥ Gabain (NG), Kiemcke, for rice porta, OLENFURGOS, Feb 9—Sailed, Driggs Colorado (Br), Masson, ir}, Pons, New York fled, brigs Harry Virden, Collins, Phila- Feb 2, Susan Bergen, Davis, New York via Messina. Cleared Feb %, bark Brothers, Long, New York via Tra- 1 ni port Feb % orig Apollo (Ital), Caffiero, for New Orleans, ‘Gronavran, Feb IS Arrived, briga, Due Soreiio, Vitale, Palermo (and ‘salled 80h for New Orleans); 2th, Armida: Petroiuzzi, New York for orders: John H Kennedy, Rich, Messina for Baltimore; 27th, barks Richard Pearse, Rath: bone, Palermo for New York: 2th, Rome, Otis. Philadelphia for orders; brigs Atias, Hodsdon: Palermo for New York: Mary E Thayer, Tyler, New York for Constantinople, in dis- Sailed 27th, brig U 8 O (Br), James, New York; sohr Chief- alo, Gook, do (both towed out); Sty, barks Jno Ht Pearson, Taylor, do} Sicilian, Percival, Boston ; brigs Rhone, MoDou- gall, and Rabboni, Coombs, New York ; Alice, Vives, do. In port 30th, bark Hanalbal, Morton, from Leghorn for Boston, wtg instructions. ort ships Ri ler, Hamlin, Hona KONG, Deo 98 —In for New York ; City of Aberdeen (Hr), Clarke (from Shang- ritan, hae), for do Doane, for Whampom, to load for New York; Dashing Wave, Lawrence, from Shanghae for San Francisco; Orphens, Smith, une (was satied from Whampoa for New York); barks Pacific, Hammer. ne, for Callao; Gemabok, Bunker, and Audax, Connor, ne. “Safled Jan 11, ship Dashing Wave, Lawrence, San Fran- cisco. HAVANA, Feb 10—Arnyed, steamship City of Mexico, Tim- merman, New York for Vera Cruz. Arrived at do Yeb 12 brigs sharte, Brown, New York; Mechamc, ‘Nichols, Portland? achre Netile Chase, Dailin Jo Barcpa, Packard, Swanréa; toth, steamers Maryland, Jobnaon New Orleans; Liverty, Reed, Baltimore. eK Satied 1Uth, Did Chad, Ghutock, Chariesvon; ig ie Snaeties ‘Brown, Matanzas; schra Edward Thomas, yley, San Antonio; Condora, IVRRPOOL, Feb 19—, Balumore ; New York ; tie teaeegce Veqlon; berks Ocean Mail. Lee. Jan %8—In port brig Nelile Husted, Maloney, for MATANZAS, Feb 10—Sailea, bark Mexican (Br), Lawis, New. York: ; Philadelphia’ MeLellany Now’ vork Florence, Dison, do! sth, JORG ‘40; Hancock, Collins, Carbarien| ‘Ou Feb sin bi eit At for ram yon ‘Star, Wood, pire, San Saat Ww, Feb Arrived, steamship Wyomin cage Wilaoray tek ode ies ttn a iwaTOW, Dec Ellen Munroe, Norcross, for St pominag Urey, dan’ ath Black Swan, to “hits anor chem ee ice Bant Rive. Je Jan ret port brig John A and: fi... ma phe port (Br), Heisler, Baaua, Feb 8— Sophie, Boston. TRINIDAD, Feb Arrived s chr Davia Millse ‘Toothaker,. Arrty rane martes gees yifalanroay Deo 15 In éet au Secyear Br), Mate Carl (NG), ‘aesloop, for New York. si . Zaza, Feb 1—1n port brig H B Emery, for New York, ldg. Ports. : American BOSTON, Feb 17, AM—. schrs Belle Smith, Cienfuegos; GM I opktat ie, Pang Jenkins, and Carrie M Miles, ‘Tangrer, 3B Harris, Phillips, and A Denike, john Uahoon, Yoomico, Md. nf Glearga—Brig Hi Houston, Tupper, Havana, , Feb 18—Arrived, brig Union (Br), Eaton, Havana 29th. for 8t John, NB (put id for a barvorys aches crawelt Baltimore for Portland (put in for a harbor); Mather, Babbitt, Hoboken ; Liazie D Small, Tice, South Am- »°ftied—-Steamship Batavia (at 6 AM); brig H Houston (and satiated, aati amare de Bling, Lvepl: steamer ‘Norman, lelphia; brig 4 Also arrived 19th, brig Lone Star, from Palermo. BALTIMORE, Feb ¥ —Arrived, bark Cricket, Keen, ‘Rio Janeiro; bri 'ermo; ‘schrs ord Navier (Br), Yo A Peerieas, Patterson, ‘Arceibo, PR} Helenth Hoyt: Pownscade New York; Edward Slade, Soper, do; Maria do; Wm Alien, Grant, do;’ Forrest Oak, Parker, New ; Rebecca W Huddell, Maloy, New York. MJ Farr do; Helen Hasbrouck. Hail, Honoken ; St Hubert, Turks Island; Henry Finch, Collins, New York; B Gardner, Providenge. im, Bi ie learea—Schre nnie jucklin, Havana; Pr ce (ag a eaver, rt; Jol Janson, . Rhoda Holmes, Hoboken ; R W Tull, Hunter. Boston, Balled —Bark ee i | for Newfoundiand. CHARLESTON, Feb e-—Creared, bark Colonist (N Liverpool; Othere (Br), McGregor, do (and rrived, steamship Manhatian, Woodhull, New York. ‘Arr ‘hrs Copstitutiod, New York; © E Wood- M Fennell, do; Ida Birdsall, do. tqitied—Bark Onward, Liverpool; sebr Wanata, Wilming- MEBRNANDINA, Feb 18-Galled, steamship Ashiand, loose, New York. FORTRESS MONROE, Feb 18—Arrive: cutter Bronx. frome erulse in the Fonda abtp Altes Ie Minott foes Sayaunah ; bark Trinidad, from Demarara for Baltimare. assed out—Ship Humbold:, for San Francisco, th—Arrived, brig Gladiator, from Matanzas for Balti- more. GALVESTON, Feb 12—Arrived, brig Florence. Rathburn, New York; schr Lena Hunter, Somers, Baltimore. -- Arrived, brig Herman, Liverpool; schr Kate Robinson, Pendiey Cieared— . New York, ete toe hemes ‘i win, Bostoae ae ee ee GLOUCESTER, ‘Feb 17—Arrived, schr Peter D Smith, New York: amet West, 2 fee Now Yous (and salled te ot pa es, iveston for Nev same day), HOBIE, Feb 1—Arrived, sch Clara Louisa Henraba, ew Yo 5 Cleared—Schr Lottie Beard, Ports Boston. ‘1dth—Cleared, brig Johanna, McCarthy, Fall River. NEW ORLEANS, Feb 18—Arrived, are Esther, ‘Turks Islands. Cleared—Ship Elpis (Nor) Everson, Cork; barks Everett grays ftoring, Loni: Kyr thor), Lammers, Cork: brig ruett, Cedar Keys, “ith—Arrived, stip "New Lampodo, Base, Liverpool Lie Andrew, London; senr ¥ i Bird, Mayhew, low, coming up, bark Josepha (Span), from Ha- teamship Equator, Pendleton, New York. Were Feb 18—Sailed, ships Gold Hunter and viaihe arrived, steamship General Meade, Sampson, New or Gaiied—Steamship Untied States, Crowell, New Yorm. NEWBEBN, Feb 18—Arrived, steamship Ellen S Terry, Salyear, New York. NORFOLK, Feb 16—Arrived, achrs Czar, Terhune, Boston, bound to Mobile: Enos, Robbins, Providence; Marcus Hum Heyden) Harrioon, New London. ahs onic Ri eyden, Harrison, A Thih—Arrived, steamship Caspiau, Ritchie, Liverpool via Aalits Kawaunyrorr, Feb 16—Sailed, schr Martha Pike, How- EW. BEDFORD, Feh 17—Arrived, schra Dirigo, Rock- port, Me, for Wilmington, NC; Flight, Chase, Cobasset, Nar- roGfeared.“Schre flerald, Crane, Norfolk; Samuel OH Kelly, Baitimore; ‘Amelia, Kelly, New York; Louise Fran: do. EWPORT, Feb 16, PM—Arrived, achrs Joseph P Boss, Paull, Tausten for Now Yore; Haba ¥ Sratih, ater, 2 bethport; David G Floyd, Clitford, and Malabar, M 4 Ettie & Srivester, We ;.Wm Butler, Knowles, and Goo Need, Providence tor Virginia (and both sail ath). Also arrived, barks Uriel (NG), Siebold, Providence tor Charleston; Alice Tarleton (Br), Conner, ‘ka Island for ortiand, NEWHAVEN, Feb 19—Arrived, schr Charlie Miller, Davis, Virginia; schr Loon, Johnson, Millstone Point; ‘ochF Marietta Smith, Preston, Greenport; schr Little Charley, Raynor, Southold ; schr Banner, Horton, Southold, jled—Schrs Minnie W Grifing, Stocking, Virginia; Gil- Pipe Bryn and agp d Biauyelt, Durnean New York. ‘an avelt, Du ew PHILADELPHIA, eo 1, P M—Arrived, sear r, SI Cardenas, ~ Sintered "hip Tonawanda, Turley, Mobile: bark Atils Sih En een (rome aca” Pe TathcArrived: schrs Marian Gage, Heather, Matanzas} Marietta Tilton, Miller, do. puta arriv steamship Juniata, Hoxie, New Orleans via ‘Laws, Feb 17, 3:15 PM—Arrived to-day, brige Plus, trom Palermo for Philadelphia; A H Curtis, 13 days from Matan- zas, for do; Capt Merrin of the Curtis, reporis loading at Mat ne Proteus and. Liberty; scbrs amy. Robin and schr Index, from and Secor Matanzas bound for New York Bans m the West Indies; William Henry, from ‘Monmouth, from Nor(olx for New York, q COLA, Fed 18—Arrived, barke Cornwall (ir), Keays, Galveston: Cambalu (Dan), Knudsen, Bermuda, ‘Cleared —Ship Perey (Dan), Bech, London; bark Daiketth (Br), Taylor, Greenock; achr Margaret © Lyons, Smith, Phi- —Cieared. ship Tos (Nor), Danl, Hull, EB. MEOVIDENGE: Fab 1i-artived, sche Salile 8 Godtrey, Bteel Norfol! 0) mared—Schr Admiral, Lemp Jacksonville. 4 Amine snd Heathers, 1 Wadsworth and Sami Me! 1%h—Arr brig Rot brig HH 5 Cleare Sailed—Schra BF Reynard, Hall, Baltimore; Francis C ; New Zealand, Cook; Ann Dole, Bunce; Smitty Boon i cnee, Linley, aad. Sparkling Sea, Buller, Rew York; J McCloake eth Arrived New , Crowell, do (not previously). x ehre ‘Curtis Tilton. Thompson, Baltimore: hia Jane, Gardner, Hobo- es, from Hoboken ; schrs boken. nd id, Achorn, Hol n Matia, Herding, New York. New York; Dexter, (Taylor, do, barks Moral (Br, Deas. Oo SAVANNAH, Feb 1t—arrived, steamship Virgo, Bulkley, ith -Arrived, steamship H Livingston, Cheesman, New ie erson, Liverpool. SALEM: Feb 1i--Arrived, schrs Flora A Newoomb, Har- ding, Rappahannock; American Eagle, Shaw, Newcastle, ‘{éth—-Arrived, achrs Juno, Pedrick, Cayen Annie Am» ladelphis AL EMIRGTON, NO, Feb 16—Cleared, schr 8 & E Corson, _ Brower, Boston. 7th—Arrived, steamship Fanita, Doane, New Y« WIOKYORD. Feb 16—Sailed, schrs Ann Eliza, iy and John Burey, Suunders, New York. MIS DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED FROM AP*iiterent States; legal everywhere; desertion, sufficient cause; no publicity required; no charge Eranted; advice free. <= M. HOUSE, Attorney, 180 Broadway. OLUTE DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED FROM A‘ Aivios thecourts of diferent Staves. No paovlicity. Free. Notary aT Nad Couaselioe-at-Law.358 Browitway. 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