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10, WASHINGTON. The Fvench Musket’ Muss in the Senate. “Sumner Coming Back to First ‘Principles. HARLAN; PEPPERING SCHURZ _ THE “FRENCH SPY" IN THE HOUSE, ‘The North Carolina Senatorshiff Majority Report Adverse to Abbott. “DWIGHT TOWNSEND'S BRIGHT IDEA. Wasconsin Railroad Land Grants. ‘Tho Silk Manufacturing Interest Wanting Protection. “OVERHAULING THE IRON-CLADS. WASHINGTON, Feb, 28, 1872, Sumner Once Mere on the French Arms Ques- Uorf—Harlan Putting His Back to the Ad- ministration Wall. ‘There was the promise of another field day in the Senate this morning, but when General Logan asked Vhat the cloak rooms be thrown open to the ladies the venerable Senator {rom Maine was prompt with ‘an ungallant objection, and so Mr. Sumuer was com- pelled to proceed with his task of summing up the Case without the background of beauty and fashion he had every reason to anticipate. Sumner’s speech was a model of its kind, being calm, dignified and ®eholariy in all its parts, and notably free from the Vulgar political claptrap i which it is the fashion for both sides of the Senate toinduige, He began ‘With an eioguent defence of his friend, the Marguis de Chambrun, speaking of him as being related vy ‘ies of blood and marriage to America’s two great fiends, Lafayetie and De focquevilie, andas broad 4m his sympathies with the American people. Cham- brun, Mr. Sumner sald, came to this country 10 1865, and soon after his arrival spent several days with Presideni Lincoln at the front in Virginia, joining the President only two days after the fall of Rich- ynond, and returning to Washington to weep with Ube nation over the work o! the assassin. ‘The Sen- tor declared that he bad learned nothing from tne ‘Marquis in relation to the sale of arms to France previous to the introduction of his resolution; but, as an American Senator, lie Claimed the right to ov tain information from any quarter to be used in the a@ascharge of his duty, The whole fight has gradually shifted from the original intention of the inquiry, and Mr. Sumner having distinctly abandoned the charge of a dis- crepancy between the accounts of the Treasury and the War Department, nothing remains, Mr. Sum- mer labored very hard to (x the charge of furnish. dng arms to France uvon the War Department, by quoting over and over again the words of Reming- ton’s Jeiter, but he lett the whole subject much weaker than upon the first assault Mr. Harlan took the floor im response, and charged Chambrun with instigating this inquiry. The rest of his speech concerned t¥e “general ‘order’ business and other political topics, and cofl- Burned as Much time in its delivery as the elaborate argument of Mr. Sumner. Mr. Harlan’s speech was much commended for ts strong wvense and the fearlessness displayed = in wefending the admipistrauon from the attack of 2ts enemies. Mr. Schurz maae @ short re- ply suil furtuer developing his new position, py ‘Which he seeks to show that the Ordnance Depart- Ment continued the sale of arms, although the sup- ply on haud was not suficient for the necessi- ties of ourown = service, It 18 probable that a conclusion of the question will be reached to-morrow, though this is by no means certain, Mr, Carpenter has the floor, and the dtscussion may be prolonged for two or three days yet. The vote on the motion to reconsider the vote adopung Mr. Conkling’s resolution providing for an inquiry into the conduct of Senators, as well as other officials, In this matter, showed the recal- citrant republicans to stand much the same as in the beginning of the session. Ferry, of Connecticut, Logan, Robertson, Schurz, Sprague, Sumner, Tipton and Yrumbuli voted for reconsideration, while Sawyer, who votes both ways, went Against it. When the resoluuon passes at will be much eliminated from its original offensive shape, ana care will be taken not to jet the blunder of tie House creep into it Mr. Lynch, in his haste to forestall the purposed Investigauion of the Senate and at the same time toserve the administration, acted with such precipitation in passing his resolution through the House on Monday that the part of the Senate resolution which is most offensive was adopted. ‘The House resolution was copied to some extent from Mr. Sumuer’s elaborate production, and pro- vides for an Inguiry into the parags interested in ‘Me purchase as well as the sale of arms, and the sums received and paid by them. Ths is regarded ag an investigation im behalf of the Marquis de Chambrun and of France, and it has brougnt the Investigation by the House Comimiitee on the War Departmen! to a sudden stand. An effort was made to-day to amend it, but so lar without success, The Whole business is a nuisance, ana everybody is be- coming convinced that the action of neituer house has any significance, apd that even as a partisan measure it 1s trivial. , Tse House Freneh Perchase Inquiry. Wiiliam Williams, of Indiana, chairman of the ‘\ suddenty important Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, expresses tus intention to § ‘ush the investigation into the sales of arms by the & ‘nited States during the period of the Franco- @ erman war, and will summon Senators Sumner aa id Schurz before the Committee to tell ail wey koa ow at an eariy day. The Secretary of War and tm Chief of Ordnance wil also be examined at lem gth very soon. ' fhe House and Withdrawing Our Case. Me vemper of Congress in regard to the with- dra@ wal of our ‘case’ before the Geneva Tribunal ‘was Weil illustrated to-day in the House by the re- ception accorded to Mr. Dwight Townsend's reso juti@e. ‘The introduction of the resolution was ob- jectas! to by several Representatives, but as, in ad- ditiqn’ to the contemplated withdrawal of the case, Mr. ‘Lewnsend wanted tue whole question submiv ted tothe arbitration of Jolin Bright, the objections of Mr. William R. Roberts, of New York, were urged with much viger. ‘This action, though it ‘was Upos an Ill-advised resolution, 18 consMered very important as Indicating what action the Hou may take Jf the subject Js devolved upon Congr by che Pregident, as is now contemplated. Overhauling the Roiten-Decked Tron-Clads. The Chief ef the Bureau of Construction and Re- pair ofthe Navy Department, in bis last annual re- port te Secretery Robeson, says Wat the deck beams of almost all the small class of iron-ciads are very much deewyed, but it is not advigabie to replace the rotten beaLas, except something unforeseen calis for their service's. In the opinion of she Secretary of tue Navy that time has come, and to-day orders were issued 10 Immedjately proceed with & thorough yorerhauling of ten of the most available sron-clads ,wnd to put jn new decks, bew deck beams ai.“ new wood work to the overhangings. with ue, @ Frepars it is supposed they will ‘then .¥€ AB good for practical service as new. The comma Wants of the several navy yards where the tron-claa S$ are Jaid up are instructea to proceed without ae Wy In executing thg orders of the Depart- ment, Secr “ry Robeson will also ask tne Com- mittee on App.*OPriations to consider the propriety of placing at bin COMMAS & /uNd puaiclenuy Jarge er = for an emergency, which ts to be drawn upon only in case of anemergency. This by no means wuxkli- cates anything like warlike preparation, but such is the condition of the navy that he is compelled to make the very best use of the scanty material at our command, Custon Houso Lnvestigation, Senator Buckingham has resumed his seat ih the Senate after several week’s absence owing to sick- ness. The New York Custom Honse Investigating Committee, of which he 18 chairman, will not meet until Monday next, by which time it 1s thought Senator Stewart will return from Nevada, and Senator Howe, now convalescent, will be able to attend the meeting of the committee. The Mormon Presecutions—Memorials Sup porting Judge Mean and Attorney General Bates. ‘The President to-day received the memoria! of the Gentite citizens of Utan, endorsing the course of District Attorney Bates, of that Territory, as being calculated to advance the best interests of tne United States and the due course of justice without Immediately jeopardizing the peace and presperity of Utah, and denouncing the efforts being made against him. Nearly fifteen hundred siguatures are Appended to the memorial. Another, endorsing the course of Judge McKean and signed by 300 Gentiles, was alse received, oth memorials were referred vo the Attorney General, who will te-morrow hear the verbal explanations of Judge McKean, Comptroller Holburd’s Case. The Committee on Banking and Currency will Not meet at all this week, but expect next week to resume and close thelr invesugation into the oficial transactions of Comptroller Hulburd, who, on bis part, 18 anxious for a close inquiry and an early report, Reports of National Banks. The Comptroller of the Currency has called upon whe national banks to report their condition at the “close of business on the 27th inst, The Senatorial Patronage. In several of the departments the application and appointment files are being overhauled 1n anticipa- Uon of the passage of Senator Conkling’s resolution of inquiry into the recommendations for office made by the Senators now prominent in the attack and defence of President Grant's administration. The department officials evidently regard Messrs, Schurz and Trumbull as the principal objects of the resolution, and the office-seeking records of those Senators will probably be among the first ready for the Investigating committee, ‘The North Carolina Senntorship. The report of the majority of the Committee on Privileges and Elections on the memorial of Joseph ©, Abbott, claiming a seat as Senator frém North Carolina, is a voluminous paper, elaborately review- ing the testimony and arguments adduced in the case in the hghi of the great number of Parliament- ary gud Judicial precedents and decisions. They state the claim of Abvott to be that the votes cast for Vance, known to be an ineligipie candidate, were nuilities, and consequently that the candidate who received the next highest number of votes was elected, The committee admit that this view of the case Is supported by the general tenor of the Eng- lish authorities and decisions; but these, they say, are based upon a very diferent rule ‘from those adopted m the United States, where the govern- ment is based on the theory that the power emanates from the people, and that the majority have aright to govern, The committee cites many American authorities on this subject, and also calls attention to the provision of the fourteenth amend- ment tor ‘the removal of disabilities by Con- gress, which constitutes another — striking point of difference between American and English cases, saying it is dimecult to conceive how the constitution could grant authority to Congress to remove the disabilities under which an individual who has been elected 18 laboring and allow him to take his seat asa member, and yet at the same time embrace the idea that such an election 1s wholly void and the votes cast for him nullities; yet Congress, by its ac- tion, has given the first construction to this clause of the constitution, and if the memorialist im this case be admitted to his seat the Senate will have to give the second construc- tion, The majority further argue that it was not an unreasonable expectation that Vance’s disabilities would be removed, and the votes for him were therefore not purposely thrown away. They also hold that the act of July 25, 1866, isa bar to Abbott's claims, and for these and other reasons minutely set forth the majority of the committee report a resolution that he is not entitled to a seat. The majority consist of Senators Morton, Logan, Hill, Thurman and An- thony. Senators Rice and Carpenter take pre- cisely the opposite view of the case, and submit a minority report, setting forth, at very great length, the reasons which have compelied them to dissent. ‘They adduce numerous English and American de- cisions in support of their views, aud in the course of their argument insist that the circumstances he elections of its members do not not exist m re- lation to the election of Senators, the votes for whom are matters of record, and cast viva voce, ana not by ballot, It 1s, therefore, easy to ascertain whether such votes were cast In ignorance of a can- didate’s ineligibility, United states Attorneys Resigning. The President has accepted the resignations of Intted States District Attorneys John D, Pope, of Georgia,‘and Cornelius Hedges, of Montana. It is understood that H. P. Farrow, the present Attorney General of Georgia, will be appoited to succeed Mr, Pope. ‘Treasury Receipts and Expenditures. ‘The following statement of receipts and expen- ditures, by warrants, for the quarter ending De- cember 31, 1871, has been issued from the Treasury Department: Net receipts from customs. . oo Net receipts Irom internal revenue. Net receipts trom sales of public jands Miscellaneous sources... Total net receipts. Net expenditures— Civil and miscellaneous. War Department “Navy Departinent. Jadians and pensions..... Interest on the public devt, $16,837,991 7,38: Total net expenditures. ............++++$62,280,904 ‘The Silk Interest. ‘The Committee of Ways and Means to-day neara a delegation of silk manuiacturers and operatives from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut, They exnibited specimens of raw and manufactured silks of all kinds, excepting dress goods, showing the progress of tne manufacture In this country both as to quality and quantity. They waut the tant? to remain as it ss, and say that under the protection afforded by it, alded as it by the operation of the ‘Anglo-French Free ‘trade Treaty, this industry has grown as follows:—The capital invested bas increased from $5,000,000 to $25,000,000, It now affords employment for 16,000 operatives, three-fourths of them womeu and young persons, for whom such employment its specially adapted, it being clean, light and healthy, The wages pald these operatives amount to $7,200,000 per annum, being a weekly average, for women, of $7 and for wales $12, One-third of these operatives are immigrants from Europe and have become teachers for our native porn operatives, As compared with the above the wages pald in the Austrian Tyrol for the same kind of work 1s trom ninety cents to one doliar for sixty-nine hours work, the operatives having poor shelter and food,» for which each pays forty-five cents a week. Tne delegation admit that silk goods are higher thaa before 1861, but this 1s mainly owing to the fact that all raw stiks in the countries of production are now more than douvie the price they were imme- diately before 1861. One of the delegatton—an operative—tnformed the Committee of Ways and Means that he could save as much here, after living better, as he could ¢arn in the Old Country, The delegation will next #e heard before the Finance Cominittee, ‘The principal speaker was, an Englishman from Macciesfleld, now engaged 1 giving Instructions in silk culture in this country, Who said that the Anglo-French Free Trade Treaty’ hat imjared that interest in Engjand, When asked by Mr. Brooks, of New York, what the duty was previous to that tume, be replied fifteen per cent; under that rate Jhey were ail then dog well. Ag itis the manulag which may well induce the House of Representatives to depart from the an- | cient rules and practice m determining tnrers and operatives who to-day ask that our tartil Shall remain as it 1s, it may be of interest to state ‘that the duty is sixty per cent, with raw material free, ‘Customs Decision Spanish Importntions. in reply to a letter from the Collector of Customs ‘at Boston mquiring would a cargo of sugar im ported from Cuba in @ Spanish vessel and entered In bond for Canaaa be subject to any discriminating duty, and if so, what would it be? and should she then load a cargo of flour in bona from Canada would there be any charge on that account? and what would the tonnage dues on such a vessel be? The Secretary of the Treasury replies that the vessel would be subject to tonnage dues of $30 per ton only, iscrim- inating tonnage dues on Spanish vessels having been abolished, and merchandise imported in bond from Canada may be exported in Spanish vessels on the same terms as in American vessels, ‘Ine Sugar in question could go forward in bond to Can- ada without ether charges than are made on mer- chandise imported in American vessels, provided satisfactory evidence can be given that st was deg Uned when shipped from Cuba for immediate ex- portation to Canada, and is ng therefore to be considered an importatton into the United States within the meaning of the law. If, however, such eyidence cannot be furnished, the regulations provide that the mer- chandise shail be treated as imported for home con- sumption and be entered for warehouse, in which case the discriminating duty of ten per cent im- posed by law upon merchandise tmported from Cuba in Spanish vessels would attach, and should be retained, whatever might be the final disposition of the goods. poiling Poor Lo of His Land, Congressman David ¥, Lowe, of Kansas, was be- fore the House Committee on Indian Affairs to-day, in advocacy of aland grant for a railroad company through the Indian Territory, The company in whose interest Mr. Lowe appeared wants a strip five miles wide through the Cherokee and Creek lands west of the ninety-sixth parallel, which those tribes have receded to the United states for the set Uement of other Indians wno may desire to come into the Territory and the negroes who were for- merly held as slaves in the Territory. Alleged Revenue Law Violation. Messrs, Naylor & Company, of New York city, appeared before the Secretary of the Treasury to- day in reference to the suit for $200,000 brought against them for alleged violation of revenue laws, being one of the matters which was a subject of examination by the Senate Investigating Committee in New York city lately, They claim that the testi- mony taken before said committee fully exonerated them from the charge of criminality, and appealed to Secretary Boutwell Lo have the suit dismissed, Internal Revenue Stamps That Were Not Counterfeited. The Collector of Internal Revenue at. Chicago recently seized @ lot of cigar stamps which he had reason to believe were counterfeit, and they were Sent to the Commissidner with a statement of the circumstances under which they were taken, Ex- perts have carefully examined them, and to-day decided that they were genuine, but very bad im- pressions, and should be destroyed. The Internal Revenue Bureau has not been annoyed with coun- terfeit stamps for several years, and the suspicion that the cigar stamps forwarded were of this class caused some uneasiness on the part of the officials at the Treasary Department, Monument to Telegraphers. A movement 1s on foot among telegraphers to perpetuate, in the form of @ suitable memorial work, the organization ot the first telegraph com- pany, which event took place in the old part of the Capitol, in the room of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and on which occasion thero were present Proiessor Morse, W. W. Corcoran, John M, Brodhead, at present Second Comptroller of the ‘Treasury; Francis 0. J. Smith, B, B. French, Amos Kendall and Mr. Coryell of Pennsylvama, This was the company that built the first lue tmm Washington to New York. The Australasian Mail. A telegram was received here to-day stating that the Australasian and Northern maiis passed Ogden, bound west, at six o’clock this morning, lis assures the arrival at Saa Francisco of the mails on the Ist of March in time for the steamer, Kanerat of a Colored Mrn Attended by Supreme Court Juda The judges and officers of the United States Supreme Court this afternoon attended in abody the funeral of the late Gowen Clark, the colored doorkeeper of the Judges’ cloakroom, who had charge of the department since 1838, He was aged seventy-two years, Their attendance at the funeral ‘was a mark of respect for an honest and faithful servant. For and Agninst Chicago Relief. The Chicago Relief Committee had to-day a final hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance in favor of the bill to remit the duties on building materiais for tweive months. They insist they should not be required to pay duties on new mate- rials, as they paid duty on those which were de stroyed by tne late fire. Senator Ferry, of Michigan, presented to the committee, on behalf of some manulacturers of Chicago, a protest against the passage of such a bill, as Lhey think it would injure Uneir basiness, He said he was authorized to offer the sale of lum- ber from that State at the average cost of last year, and ten days in which to accept the proposition, FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE, WAsttnaton, Feb, 28, 1872, Mr. COLE, (rep.) of Cal., moved to take up the bill to lease to San Francisco a part of the Presidio Reservation for a public park, Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt, deprecated hasty action on the bill, ‘This reservation was a tract of 1,000 acres of land, worth abont $4,000,000, and the city of San Francisco had no right to ask the United States to give it away, especially as she had already another park of 1,000 acres, Mr. CASSERLY, (dem.) of Cal., said that not regularly before the Senate ne would not now discuss it, but he assured Mr. Edmunds that his objections to the hilt would be fully and art siactorily answered at the proper time, The bill was not taken up. NORTH CAROLINA RENATORSHTP, Mr. Logan, (rep.) of Til, from the Commitee on Privi- leges and Elections, reported adverscly to the claim of Joseph P. Abbott to & seat as Senator from North Carolina. Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis., for himvelf, and Mr. RICR, (rep.) of Ark., made @ minority report in’ favor of Mr. Abbott's election. Nir. LOGAN sald he would eary day. BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. Kx11.066, (rep.) of La.—For the encouragement of the fore yn commerce of the United States, being the bill agreed upon yesterday by tie House Comiitiee on Com- up the majority report at an merce, ‘By Mr, FLANAGAN, (rep.) of Texas—To pay for cotton seized by the United S:ates governme! 110 0, 1865, By Mr. Scorn, (rep.) of Pa,—Supplementary to the act of March %, 1871, incorporating the Texas Paciiic Raliroad Company. ‘fue vill provides for changing the name of said corporation to “The Texas and Southern Facitic Railway Company,” and empowers it to issue the construction an Innd bonds authorized by the el nth section of said act for such amounts as it may Geem needful for the construction and equipment, aod to include in the mortgages securing jon bonds all .or any portion of the granted, the mortgages securing laud bonds any remaining lands not used. aa ‘uction bonds, provided tbe amount of land bons xoeed $2.60 per acre for all lands cov- ered by mortgages securing the sate. ‘The bill iso provid that the construction of the road shall commence at Mar that 200 miles westerly shall be completed th arn; that the whole road to Sau Diego shall be inished within teb years from the passage of this act, ‘THR WANING SEBBION. Mr, COLR announced that the Committee on Appropria- lands the recurity for the con all tions was ready to report several important billa requiring early action, and asked the Senate to sit to-day until the pending resolution should be disposed of, EUMONDS offered a resolution requesting the Secre- tary of War to inform the Senate how many acres are in the Presidio Reservation, how much is needed for military purposes, and how mucn the remainder {s worth, It was adopted. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vermont, offered a resolution jnstructing the Committee on Printing to inquire whether some meabs cannot be found to dimintsh the bulk of the Mr. CASSERLY said the committee already had the subject under consideration. ‘The resolution was adopted, 4H FRENCH ARMS SALES. At the expiration of the morning hour the Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution to investigate the aueged sales of arms to French agents, SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass. addressed the Senate, Hi Hesides the unaccustomed interest which this debat as excited, I cannot fail to note that ft has wandered f from any original purpose of mine, and into fields which have no desire to enter. I shall try to bring it back to the “al save, which I hope to present without passion or preju- And here, air, I deciare what 1 e rule of my that in what I say. to fingle lord whch fa not prompt for justice, But Tv hers 1a something on jeuators something besides higher than ay polticat party. mean USM Rometning THE GOOD NAME OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE nnd purity of government, which must be saved from scan - Jn this syirit and with this aspiration I speak to-day Look first at the circumstances which surround ua. aroused community in the commercial inetropolis. of. country has succeeded tn overthrowing a corrupt ring. Tam- many bas been at last overtbrown, and here good democrat vied with republicans. ‘The country, thrilled with the vig- Jory, demanded thay tt should be extended, Then came inst abuses in the etvil service, and especially many-—the New Yore cosas House. After debate, protracted for ‘an investigation was 0 nd the bewapapers have Ort with tbe odtond details. Everywhere there is now a cry for reform. i u universal voice of the scat from. York to New Orieans, In contormity with this the civil service reform morenoegh looking to purity of government and the independgnce of office-holdera, was inau; At this time reports were heard of abusea in the Orduance Otfice, by which the neutral position of our country was se- ously compromised at a time when we were bound to take special care. It seemed, from the evidence, as if our neutral duties were put in the hands of mere MONEY SEEKERS OR OFFICIAL JODBERB. Tt seemed as if the injunction of Tago, to “Put meney in thy purse," had been followed rather than the rules of interna: hhonal law. ‘These things became known through the judi, clary proceedings in France, and a legislative waquiry also, 80 ou jone je suspicioa thrown uj our oficials, and it must be done #0 thoroughly that neltner at home nor abroad should there be ANY SUSPICION OF WHITEWASH, It was in this sptrit'that I brought forward this resolution. My object was to call attention to the sales of arms to France during the late war, That was my obsective point. How has that resolution ‘been encountered? By various objec- tions, mostly of frm, and sume of them absolutely. It was charved that 1 wae hitroducing polities, and atraightway alli: sions were mae to the Presidential election, which, with some Sen is always the universal prompter. When I pledged for reform she Senator frem Indiana (Mr. Morton, seized the party bugle and sounded to arms. (Laeghter.) have no intention of following that Senator. J shall make no allusion to any Presidential election, nor any allusion to the President, * At this point Mr. LOGAN interrupted and asked unantmous consent that Indies who could not find seats in the galleries should be admitted cloak rooms, as on two former Occasions during this debate, but Mr, HAMLIN, (rep. of Me., objected, saying that two field bai one session were enough, (Murmurs ot disapproba- on. Mr. SUMNER—The Senator from Indiana (Mr. Morton) shall neither tempt nor drive me into that discussion, 1am re for reform. { am in earnest, and Iam not to be di- ried by any political isaue, I am for a real reform and novation of the clvil service of the country, and I know bo better way in which to promote the beneficent result than by insisting all times upon purity in the admin- istration of the government. I have alwava voted for every iry having that, object in view, «nd I shall always vote for every such inauiry. Call you this politica? Certainly it Ia not politics $n the sense in which the word ia emploved by the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Morton). It is only hon- eaty anda just regard for te public good. It has been charged, too, that I am acting as A FRENCH AGENT AND AB A PRUSSIAN AGENT, Sir, I am neither. I am nothing bu: a Senator of the United States, anxious for the good name of my country and seeking in every possible way toy make my country right, ‘The Senator from Tudiana (Mr. Morton) says that ne heard of this matter some months before the inceling ot Congress. A did not hear of it until weeks after the meeting of Con- gress, and [ brat heard of it from a distinguished native born Citizen, who has not been named iu this debate. Mr. Sumner ‘again denounced the charge that the Marquis de Chambrun ‘was a French apy as an insult to that gentioman and also to the [oatmeal of France, It had been charged, too, that the introduction of this resolution, by publishing the suap!- clons against our officials, might prejudice the German Em- peror against us in bis action as umpire on the San Juan question; but the whole matter was well known at Berlin long before the introduction of the resolution, as shown by, despatch from Mr. Bancroft, dated in Berlin, January, 1871, quoting from the London fim a statement that enormous quantities of arms and ammunition were sold to France, not only by American traders, but by the War Department at Washington, Aw to the charge that this inquiry would en- danger the Alabama claims, he would say that although he had been from the beginning in favor of holding England to & just account for her violations of juternational duty, yet if our claims againat her could not be prosecuted except at the expense of punty of government in our own country they were NOT WORTH TUE TERRIBLE PRICK, He was not one of those whose motto was, “Our country, right or wrong.” He was always for his country, witn the aspiration that it might be always rizht, but he would never be for anything wrong, Mr, Suinner then turned to the pending resolution and said thut it presented the general question whether there is not auflictent reason for Inquiry mto the sale of arms durin; the French and German war? ‘This naturally divided iteel into two questions—the first rélating to tnternational duty, and the second relating to malfeasance on the part of our own officials and Tovolving what might be called the money question, Upon the first of these he Tead authorities and argued to show that good faith was | the supreme rule in international obligations. There was a marked distinction between what @ State could do in a case Jike this and what a private citi zen could do, The citizen might viay the merchant and take the risk of capture, but the State could not do so, elther directly or indiresty, withont a breach of good faith.’ Upoa the second question he said that there were six distinct pieces of evidence. Firt—The resolution passed by the French Assembly on the 9th of February, 1872, asking the United states to furnish the result of the inquiry’ into the conduct of American ofli- clals suspected of participation in the purchage of arms for the French government durlog the war. Second—The cable despatch from Mr. Squire, the son-in-law and agent of Remington, in which he said, "We bave the strongest influences working for us.”” ‘Thiri—The letter of Remington stating repeatedly that he was dealing with the government of the United States. 3 he statement of Mr. Liecesue, President of the jon of Armament at Tours, made in open court, that “the French had made an engagement with n federal goverm which had undertaken to ‘on nccouat of France.” ‘The positive declaration of the London Tims made face ot Europe and reported to our covernment by our er at Berlin, that enormous quantities of arms and ‘ammtinition had been sold to the French by the War Depart meni at Washington ; and ‘Sig h—The testimony ot Remington's clerk,authenti the French Consul Genera! at New York, that Kemi had his books altered three thmes, and the statement that in the affairs of Remington, Kichardyon, his agent, appeared in what might ve called a criminal character, the resoli- tion of the rench Assembly showing that BUSPICIONS AGAINST AMERICAN OFFIOLATS, had arisen abroad, and asking tu @ frlendly spirit that the result of the inquiry, wh jumed would be made, should ve communicated to the French government, would alone be enough to justify the Senate in ordering an investi Laeeye ; but with this cumulative and concurring testimony rom six ailferent aources an investigation could not be re- {used without setting at detiance the rules of decency and common rense. Mr. Sumner, in conclusion, discussed the charge that these sales of arms lmpatred the defensive capacity of the country, and also what be called the money suestion. The question was then puton Mr. Trumbull's motion to reconaluer tue vote by which Mr, Conkliug's amendment di- recting the committee to inquire whether any American Sen- ator or citizen had held unauthorized communication with any foreign government or {ts agent was adopted, and the motion was loxt—yeas 1!) Hays 28, cans who voted to reconsider were Messrs. prague, Teetaball and West, Messra. Sumner tall, Mr, HARLAN, rep.) of lows, referrin; read by Mr. Sellurz from the report of th that there were ouly 10,000 breech-loading a nal for iasue, said it reterred only to arins of the pattern of 1866, and added that he had received this: morning trom the Secretary of War a statement showing that tu store, in the aggregate, 660,000, exclusive of w hands of troops. He then repifed briefly to Mr. $ He called attention to the fact that all the so-called evidence introduced to, jualify the pending resolution was of French origin, and said it confirmed the opinion he had expressed at the commencement ot the debate, that this whole proceeding had been Jnstigntod by a Frenct! agent, In the hope that it might movements tn that other under oat the Ameri deliver free on board all the a IN 8OME WAY SERVE FRENCH INTERESTS, Tt was now quite evitent that some French agent had a grievance and bad found his triendship with certain Ameri- can Senators very convenient for his porpose. He (Mr. Har- lan) knew, 80 far as a man could know {tom the statement of others, thasthis very Marquis de Uhambrun, who had been eulogized here, bad first applied to a Senator known to be friendly to tue administration and tried to got him to offer the resolution, and that having failed in that attempt he had ‘one to a Senator who had publicly arrayea himself ayainst ¢ administrauion, He (Mr, Harlan) deeply regretted to sce that Senator (Mr, Sutnner) attempt to Ke & convenience of the Senate of the United States im the Interest of the arent of a forelm power. He then ais cussed at length the history of the ‘xeneral order” business in the New York Custom House. He read trom the laws ‘and the Custom House regulations to show that no maximuin rates were tixed for general order storage charges, ‘'be Sena- tor from Missouri (Mr. Schurz) had talked a great deal abont corruption, overcharges, &c., but ne had been unable to teil the Senate what the rule was by which the charges could fixed under the laws or reguiations. It was said that some of the merchants had complained that the charges were too high, and no doubt they had, But was it an unusual thing for men to COMPLALN TH t THEY WERE OVERCUARGRD ? When a merchant rented » store did he not complain that the rent was too high ? and when he bired a hack did he not eneraily complain that the hackmen overcharged him ? All e Senator's (Mr. Schurz) talk about government corrup- ton, dc, had come down to a statement that two men in New York, Leet and Stocking, who were not government ofticials at ail, were accused by the merebants who stored their goods with them of charging too much for storage. The fact was that a large percentage of the “general orde1 goods was shipped here direculy by foreign manufacturers and favored at the naked cost at the manutactories, and these complaints were simply part of an attempt by these FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS to reduce the cost of storing their goods while they were wait- ing for a market, which market was as often found in South America or back’ in Europe again as in this country, The Senator (Mr. Schurz) had said that the merchants wialied to abandon the present aystem and go back to the old une, Did that Senator know that the old svstem allowed the owners of the goods to store them in their own warehouses, and that it was broken up by a former democratic administration be- cause It was found to make smuggling convenient ?_ In con- clusion, Mr. Harlan argued against the passage of the pend ing resolution, r. SCHUNZ said that in this debate Mr. Harlan had won a cular distinction. All the other Senators on that side of ihe question who had spoken of the “general order” abuses in New York had contented themselves with trying toshitt the responsibility for them, but he bad undertaken to defend em. Mr. Si HURZ then remarked that the statement obtained by Mr, Harlan from the Secretary of War to-day, contra. azoted the report of the Chief of Ordnance, and sald “Now ft may be all so; but when we produce eliberate oficial report stating one thing, and then on the spur of the moment find another report brought in here, stating another thing, itis evident, I think, that the ways of the d: partment are mysterious and past nding out, And, there- fore, {offer an amendment directing the committee to in- quire, also, whether breech-londing muskets or other mus- kets capable of being transformed into breecn-loaders have been sold by the War Dopartment in such large numbers as reriously to aifect the defensive capacity of the country in case of war, ‘Mr. CARPRNTER obtained the floor, but yiéided for a mo- tion to adjourn, and nt half-past four, without further action, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 1872, Mr, HALE, (rep.) of Me., presented resolutions of the Maine Legwlature deciaring that the effect of the Treaty of Washington promises to be disastrous to the fishing interests of Maine, and instructing the Senators and Representatives from that State to use thelr influence to provide relief and indemnity to those interests by a bounty on fish or on ton- nage, or in such other forms as may best protect those inter- ents, It was referred to the Committee on Commerce, ‘THE FRENCH BPY. Mr. L¥Nom, (rep.) of Me., asked leave to offer a resolution instructing the Committee on Expenditure in the War De- partment to investigate all sales of ordnance stores made b; the government tor the year ending With of June, 1871, an whether any member of the Senate or other citizen of the United States is, or has deen, in communication or collusion with the government or authorities of Fri or with any agent thereof, with power to send (or persons and papers and to conduct the investiation in public. Mr. DAWES, (rep.) of Mass., said he shouid like, before member proposed an investigation into the conduct of a ator, to stand in his place and be responsible for some definate charge. Be, LyYNou said he bad no objection to striking that part ou Me, DAwRs—Ido not think the example a one. If the gentleman has any ground for suspecting the conduct of a nenator let him say 0, Mr. HOOPER, (rep.) of Mass, objected to the reception of the resolution, BANK CLFARING HOUBR, EXCHANGE, The bili reported yesterday by Mr. Merriam, from the Commitice on Banking and Currency, to factiitate bank clearing house exchanges, came up As the fret business in the mo ning hou Mr, GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohto, opposed the bill as indi- rectly producing an intiation of te currency, Mr, BCOVIELD, (rep.) of Pa., also opposed the Dill na carry- ing the legal tender principle one step (firtber than Congress had ever thougnt of before. Why sbonid the bank: he rivilpge of ghisining certificates of depoait and mat Fogal tender oF if Whe banks should bave it way ing th should not to the statement | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. Pn — A Tl I nnn nnn =e RmmtIaii ANT eiiiciiC an dh Wea Dit meme eh-aieeneesy Ser PRANTL. Ug soos | ‘yey gutnen havent? He thought the bill should be recom- ‘Mr. Powrgs, (dem.) of N. Y., did not understand that the Will made the certificates legal tender, but he agreed with Mr. Garteld thas woe Tendenoy af the" bul was indirectly to inflate currency, Mr. BURCHARD, (rep. of I11., supported the bill, and was unabre to seen any intiation fn it, Mr, LYNoW argued that the bill neither inflated the cur- rency nor made the certificates leral tenders, It was siinply ‘& matter of convenience ; but still he was not in favor of the bill, He did not want the ‘Treasury to be at tae expense and inconvenience of keeping these certiticates. Mr. HOOPER suggested sone amendments to the bill which he thought would remove some 0! the objections to it. Mr. W. R. ROBERTS, (dem.) of N. Y...doubted the poliey of the bill.” It seemed as if it would facilitate the locking up of hg money and producing a tight money market, Mr. SCOFIELD thought that the national banks were not any too popular at present, and every additional privilege Which tey wot in whieh the ‘people were entitiod \o share only added to their un) pularity, After some further discuesion the House refused to second the previous question, Mr. MONKOR, (rep.) of Ohio, offered an amendment pro- viding thatthe legal tender deposit as security for the re- demption of the certificates shall not be counted as part of the legal tender reserve now require! by law. Mr. SHELDON, (rep.) of La., moved to add New Orleans to the places ‘of deposit. @ bill and amendments were, on the motion of Mr. RoorreLD, recommitted to the Committee on Banking und Currency. Mr, PEROR, (rep.) of Miss., from the Committee on Kduca- tion and Labdr, reported @ bill to equalize the payment of male and female empioyes of the government. Recommit- PUTTING YOUR HAND IN TEE LION'S MOUTH. Mr. TOWNSEND, (dem.) of N. Y., asked leave to offer a preamble and resolution on the “subject of consequential Jam: that distinguished statesman and philanthropist, John Bright, of Englan Messrs. DAWES and W. R, Rovrnts objected, Mr. KAY, (dem,) of N.Y., offered a reaolution of inquiry as to the detention of the mails on the Pacitic Railroad. ferred to the Pacitic Raflroad Committee, ‘The House proceeded to the business om THE SPRAKER'S TABLE, anda thereof as follows ‘The Senate amendments to the House bill for admission, free of duty, of photographs, intenged for exhibition at tue Cleveland ‘Tnternational Phoiographic Exhibition. The ‘amendinents include paintings and statuary imported for ex hibition anywhere within six months, Coneurred in. ‘The Senate amendment to the House bill for the relief of the Postinaster of Chicago was concurred in. ‘The Senate bill transferring certain powers and duties to the Department of Justloe and providing » seal therefor. ‘assed. ‘The Senate bill for relief of certain counties in Iowa. Passed, with an amendment. ‘The Senate biil to reimburse United States soldiers for loss of clothing by the Chicago fire. Passed. ‘The Senate bill for the sale of Hancock barracks. Passed, with an amendment, ‘Nhe Senate bill amending the act of 27th of July, 1868, re lating to pensions, Mr. AKOHER, (rg of Md., explained the bill as supply- ing an omiamon in regard to naval pensions, providing for cases of death at naval stations, After a brief discussion the bill was passed, ‘The Senate bill to extend the time to the State of Wiscon- sin to complete a road trom Lake St. Croix to Lake Su- rior. ‘Mr, HOLMAN, (dem.) of Ind., opposed the bill as making virtually a new grant of land of 2,000,000 acres, the old grant baying expired three or four yours ayo. ‘Mr. HAZELTON, (rep.) of Wis., stated the facts in the case, and advocated the bill, stating that if the grant were not re- newed the land would not revert to the government, and would be gobbled up by the Northern Pacific Railroad Com- PiMivasra, BANKS, (rep.) of Mass.: RUSK, (rep) of Wis.; ELpRingR, (dem.) of Wis., and BROK, (dem.) of Ky., also advocated the bill, the latter stating that, in common with all the democrats of the House but six, he had voted on a similar bill some sessions ago to extend the time of the ‘Northern Pacifle Railroad Company, ‘The previous question was then seconded, Mr, HOLMAN moved to lay the biil on the table. Nega- be\iopats en 79, nays 98. bh M. abate for aM ROWE a pjected ir. PRTERS, (rep.) of Me., objected. Mr, HoLMA® waked Mr. Rusk, who had charge of the bil to let an amendment be offered providing that the gran should be construed to apply to such, lands only aa would inure to the benelit of the Northern Pacitic Raiiroaa if the ‘act were not passed, ‘Mr, RusK declined to admit it, After several votes by yeas and nays on intermediate questions and dilatory mo- tions the’ House, without reaching a final vote on the bi.l, adjourned at five o'clock. SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York~This Day. 6 34 | Moon rises....eve 11 31 5 52 | High water.morn 11 49 OCEAN STEAMERS. DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. Sails fe Deatinaturne Mar 2. Sun rises.... Sun sets, "Steamer. Sf Omen oT Hl City of Montreal. Liverpool. Lvern001,.e. ]Giaszow 15 Broadway. 19 Broadway. 7 Bowling Green 2 Bowiing Green a9 Broadway. 19 Broaaway. [68 Broadway. 7 Bowitng Green 1b Broadway. 129 Broadwat 16 Broadway EW YORK, FEBRUARY 28, 1872. | ‘CLEARED, Steamabip Bienville, Baker, ‘Aspinwall—Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Cone Victor, Gates, New Orleans—C H Mallory & 0 Steamship Vo.unteer, Howe, Fisiadelphia—Lorillard Steam- ship Co, Steamship Norwich, Hines, Salem—Murray, Ferrin & Co. qhicamship Acuahnel, Rector, New Bedford—Ferguson & 00% Bark Libertas (Aus), Vissin, Antwerp—Jacob W Schmidt Co. cate Pindar (Nor), Johannesen, Lisbon—Funch, Edye & Co. Brig Water Lily, Price, Rio Grande de Sul—Francis Mo- ran, Brig Adelaide, Wilson, Elizabethport—B G Nef, pine A Folsom, Roso, Santa Martha and Savanilia—J © jemier. Scor (ioddess, Raymond, Tampa Bay via Key West—Ben ner & Pinexney. Schr Edith May, Gross, Santiago de Cuba—Jas E Ward & Co. ‘Schr Queen of the Sonth, Corson, Mobile—E D Hurlbut & 0. Schr E B Wheaton, Atkins, Jacksonville—Van Brunt & ro. Sehr E V Glover, Ingersoll, Georgetown, SC-E D Huribut aC Schr Wm Thompson, Kelly, Baltimore—W Chaimers. Schr H White, Finley, Boston—P T Nevius & Sone, Schr Silas Brainard, Icuell, New Haven—Rackett & Bro. Schr Ann Aumella, Allen, New Haven—E D Smnith, Sehr O © Acken, Mead, Stamtora, Schr Geo Washington, Peck, Stamford, ARRIVALS, REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YAOUTS, Steamship City of Brooklyn (Br), Tibbits, Liverpool Feb 28 ant Queenstown 16, with mise and 489 paskengers ta John G Dale.” 26th, at 10:40 AM, 827 miles east of Sancy Hook, passed a four-masted steamer (supposed Atlantic), bows east; 28th, at 4 PM, off Shinnecock, passed steamship Algeria, bolind east, hip ‘Aga Kldridge (of Borton), Baker, Manila Oct 24, with mdse to F Baker. Passed Anjier Nov 3, Cape of Good Hope | DecMii, and crossed the Kquator Jan 49, in lon.8l W; had heavy northerly gales trom lat 30 N to port; Jan 28, lat 1 8, Jon 30 W, W B Loring, of Boston, a passenger, died and was buried at’ sea; Jan 26, lat 8, lon 29 W, ship Montrose (Bri, trom Cardi tor san’ Francisco, Feb 46, lat 8L.N, lon 68 W, saw schooner E F Anes, bound south; received a pilot from, boat Charlotte Webb, No §,,Feb 26, and anchored at b 1p Albemarie, Walker, Richmond, Cily Point and Ik, with mdse and passengers to the Old Dominion Steamatiin Co. Schr D W Saunders, Smith, Newbern, NO, via Hatteras Inlet, with naval stores to Jonas Smith & Co, Schr Peter Boice, Adams, Philadelphia, with mdse to Over- ton & Hawkins. . Passed Through Hell Gate. BOUND SOUTH. Steamship Chesapeake, Johnson, Portland for New York, with mdse and passengers. to F Ames. * Steamship Giancus, Walden, Boston for New York, with mdse, to H F Dimock. | s Sear ‘Townseng 8 Jackson, Abrahams, Whitestone for New York. Schr P F Brady, Collins, New Haven for Elizabethport. Schr Richard Morrell, Sackett, Greenwich for New York. Schr Nellie Bloomfela, Hovoie, Syamroro for New York, Schr Saine Surton, Palmer, Stamford for New York. Steamer Doris, Younz. Proviience tor New York, with mawe wnd passengers, to Ismac Otell, Steamer Eiectra, Mott, Providence for New York, with | mdse and passengers. BOUND BAST. Steamship Norwich, Hines, New York for Salem, Steamshin Acushnet. Rector, New York for New Redford. Bark Windsor (Br), Gardner, New York for Liverpool, NS. Sehr George W Pierce, Means, Virginia for Boston. Schr Snow Squali, Norton, New York for Boston; Sebr P Hoboken for Boston, I Weehawken for Boston, Sebr Ella $ Crowell, Higgins, York River, Va, for New Ha- ven. Schr Wm Donnelly, Lynch, South Amboy for New Haven. Schr Reading Rail No 46, Adains, South Amboy for New Haven, Sehr Turk, Reilly, South Amboy for New Haven, Schr Samuel Riccer, Ricker, New York for New Haven, Sehr Nellie, Metcalf, Hoboken for Vinalhaven. Schr Scotia, Rogers, New York for Mystic. Set Adriana, Stedman, Hoboken for Providence, Schr Cloud, McMahon, South Amboy for Providence, Sonr New Zealand, Udok. Jersey City for Foruand, Schr Maria E Hearn, Morrell, New York for Stamford, Sonr asner § Parker, Carpenter, New York (or Sloop Metowax, Tutgill, New York for Orient. Steamar Me is, New York (or Providence, SAILED. Steamships Algeria, for Liverpool; 4 i yftenmehins Alzer, erpool; Bienville, Aspin#all Wina at sunset NW, . Shipping Notes. Captain John O Morse, of Edgartown, is master of the steamer Vilie del Salto, which rescued the survivors {rom the burning steamer America, on the paseage from Buenos Ayres for Montevideo, the particulars of which were pub- lished a few weeks wince, A gold medal is to be awarded to ‘apt Morse for his bravery on that occasion. Marine Disasters. SMP FRANCONTA, Marshall, from Newburyport for New York, which put into Nassau, utter being blown off, had a NW gale from the $id to 28th alts on the, HOH was able to carry closereefed fore and main tepsails; the light spars werd sent dows, aud the waier tank’ was | filled tor Dallast; on the 49h the snip was in the Gul m, when another gale was experienced, and, the ship, being too light ‘vo Carry Bali, It was decided to bear away the southward, and steer for the nearest port where more ballast could be ae kid howd jad coniinned Kn! a eer eo ae jenked considerably during the weather, tine the ures were brought on deck for the purpove of cu ting away ue masts, age Su1P WinDWann, before reported at Portland, Oregon, mn ents ai taed eta igi ote Sasa wet yutment, had secured her # 4 Work of rediting would be commenced the next week, She would be ready for sea im about sis weeks, Dawave esli- mated at g) , wubmitting the question for final arbitrament to | [OLMAN asked unanimous consent to have further BARK May at Surinam 11 | game day bv fre. The M ‘wa Sosrecrpnesen Les, ond natled from New York. 0, tons reyister, bull ‘The lous 20,000; insured in the Atlantic Com- will Iv reach pany, of New York. Scum Hore ON, frem Philadelphia for Boston, at Vine- ita Prederiek Biatst a frora phe is tases e mate, ick Blutzford, from Hyannis, was overboard by the mainboom and lost. Scun B S YOUNG, at Vineyard Haven 28th, from Virginia for | oston, reports that one of her crew, named Edward © Atwood, of Wellilect, fell overboard and was lost. Sone $ § Luwis, which was ashore on the bar and | YZas.got off Both inst by Baker's Wrecking Co, and to orfolk. | Sone Ontvr EvizaneTa, at Boston 28th from Portland, sprung a teak waen of Boon Island, and was towed up from the roads ful: of water. Miscellaneons. Purser W B Gerard, of the steamship Mercedita; from Fem nandina, has our thanks for favors. LAauNcuep—At Wilmington, Del, 24th inst, from the yard of Harlan & Hollingsworth, a large iron steamer, built for the Old Dominion Steamsiip Company, called the Old Do- minion, to run on their line between New York, Nortoik and Richmond, ‘The Old Dominion is 265 feet in length, 41 feet 6 inches beam, 28 fect 6 inches in depth of bold, and with tonnage capacity of about tons. She built “in water tight compartments, | four im number, “and ts a model, of | beauty, durablity and strength, ‘Her machinery will consist of ‘two tubular dollers, » beam engine and cylinder 75 inches in diameter, with 11 feet stroke. She has three steamer ever bullt by that company. 8! about 100 passengers. Sour Rowent J MERoFR, of Mystic, Ct, now at that port, 173 tons, bailt at Mitord, Del. fa 1851, has been parohased OF ‘arties in Providence on private terms. she will hereafter ‘ail from Providence, under command of Capt 8 A Water- man, and be continued in the coasung trade, Soun Wa THOMAS, of Yarmouth, Mass, built at Brookba- ven in 1849, M4 tons durthen, now at Pawtucket, has been urchased’ by Capt Caleb K Allen, of Harwich, on rms, Notice to Mariners. DB Hodsdon, of US steamer Mosswood. states that the buoys on Jonesport (Me) bar are out of place, and ope has disappeared, to spoken. Ship Rochester, Clough, from New Orleans for Liverpool, Feb 4, lat 82, lon 74 36, foreign Ports. “ Aoora, WCA, Jan 20—In port Sea Gull, Plummer, uncy Roebuck, Goudy, do. ‘unvoo, Dee'sS—In port bark Forest Belle, Popo, une. DeMAwata, Feb 17—Salled, bark Zepbyrine (Br), Jobn- som, Boston; brig Java (Br), do. TPAsAzDO, Pit Jan 39—Sailed, briz Harriet, Garobril, Bal more. HONG Kona, Jan 12—In port ship Tames (Br), Phillips, from Maaila for San Franciaco, put in for medical’ advice — cay in sic! . AVANA, Feb 27—Arrived (AM), ‘steamship Cleopatra, Phillips, New York. narod at" dg/38ih, steamahup Crescent City, Van Slee ew York via Nasvat, MecuOUNNE, Dec 18—In port bark Delta (Bn, for Boston, lag wool, to sail Jan 1. AtaNzAs: Fob 38—Arrived previous, bark RW Grif- fiths (Br), Drummond, New York. PLYMOUTH, H, Feb 10-—Arrived, ship Wm Leavitt (Br), Leavitt, Hamburg for New Orleans. NQUERNTOWS, Fon 35" Arrived, steamship Spatn, Grace, few York for Liverpool, MRCUTHAAETON, ‘Feb 28—Arrived, steamabip Rheln (NG), , i for Iiremen. ‘S\pwey, NSW, Dec 4—Salled, bark Jas § Stone, Phinney, hae, Shenae qx, Jan 6—Arrived, bark Maileville, Waite, Port Gamble. A Lyons, Jan 27—In port A Houghton, Upton, and Modena, U pion, fom Boston; Vropio Hird, Jewett, and Ann ; m lo. sums, Fob it ‘Arvived, bark May Queen (Br), Teague, ra Boston (see Dives a 10.-In port brig Chattanooge, Fry, from Baltimore, dis ST JOUN, NB, Feb 4—Arrived, barks Sienal, Whitney, Boston ; 25th, Ellis (Br), Melvin, Savannah ; 2th, schr Iris (Br), Budkhart, New York; ith, brig Bessie’ (Br), Locke, do. Cleared 23d, brig Agenora, Olsen, Havana; 2th, schra Ad- aie M Bird, Merrill, do; Pampero'(Br), Nuttal, New York; 26th, brig Caroline Wray, Norton, Cardenas. American Ports. BOSTON, Feb 27—Clearod, bark Dirigo, Staples, Portlandy schr Joseph Baxter, Baxter, Alexandria, Va, and George- town, DG. ‘Safled--Barks J A Brown, and Rinkan; brig St Michael, outward bound, remains at'anchor in the roads, BALTIMORE, Keb 27—Arrived, steamship Wm Lawrence, Hallett, Boston vin Norfolk. Below, bark Adelaide, Btcne berger, from Rio Janeiro. ‘Cleared--Steams’vip George Appold, Loveland, Boston via. Norfolk; brign Belginm (Br), Greene, Liverpool; Kalervo (Rus), Olin, Queenstown or Falmouth Yor orders ; schra Ger- tie Lewis, Hodgson, Nassau, NP; Lotte Klotz, Endloott, New York; Empson, Van Clief, Hoboken; Annio’E Stevens, ‘Montgomery, Boston. CHARLESTON, [o> 2—Arrived, schr John E Dalley (not as before), Long, Boston. ‘25th—Kelow, bark Melita (Br), Lightbody, from Madeira, Q8ta—Arrived, schr S L Russell, New York for Savannab, put in for a harbor. Satled—Steamship Jas Adger, Lockwood, New Yors; ship Euith, iaverpool. : DARIEN, Ga, Feb 2l—Arrived, schr Martha Maria, Fra- zer, Now York. Cleared 20th, bark Shemiel (Br), Sloan, St John, NB. Salled 19th, bark Jane (Br), Trethervan, Hi le, Be EDGARTOWN, Feb 18—Arrived, schre Iris, Buckland, New York for St Joha, NB; Mount’ Hope, Dennis, do (and sailed 1th to return). FORTRESS MONROE, Feb 28—Passed in for Baltimore, steamship Amsterdam, trom the West Indies, Passed ont—Bark Ocean Queen, for Landonderry; briga Voltigenr, for Pernambuco; M L Hall, for Matangas. Faby RIVER, Feb 2—Arrived, schr Whitney Long, Sa- vannab. 26th—Arrived, schrSea Dog, Allen, Jacksonville. Hart, Savannah. TON, Feb 2 d, achr Lottie Ames, Woose ter, Rockland JACKSON Feb 21—Cleared, schra Lou's. Wilaot Holt, Providence : 2d, Harper, Griffin, New York ; 284, 8 Frankiln, se Murdock, Christie, Fall River; iT, Feb 2 rec bark Uni Bi ST, Feb 27. ved, inion, Blanchard, New york (was delayed by a gale off Hatteras), MOBILE, Fev: eared, bark King Bird (Br), Dexter, Bremen: schr Gov J ¥ Smith, Chase, Providence. MYSTIC, Conn, Feb 2—Arrived, sloop Mary (ray, Prince, Elizabethport, NEW ORLEANS, Feb ¥3—Arrived, steamship Havana, Pennington, Havana; snips Nor'Wester, Patterson, Ham- burg: Emma (Br), Liswell, Liverpool; bark Amina (NG), Yantzen, Rio Janeiro; schra Thos N Stone, Kelsey, and Fred Walton, Rich, Boston Cleared—Svips Leone (Fn. Levesque, Havre; Duke of Wellington (Br), Allen, Liverpool; bark’Perkins (Br), Da- kin, do; brig Marceiina (Sp), afea Barcelona, SOUTHWEST ABS, Feb $3:-Sal |, steamehi tuber. Pass 4 L'Ourne, Feb 23, PM—Arnved, bark M A McNell, Watts, Havana, NORFOLK, Feb 26—Arrived, schrs Charm, Nickerson, Rockporty Addie Deane, Niekerson, New York ; Charlie Mil- Jer, Jones, New Haven. Sailed—Brig Romance, Duncan, West Indies. NEWPORT Fed 28, PM—Arrived, brig Margaret, Evans, Providence for New Orieans; achrs Katie P Lunt, Pomeroy Brunewick, Ga, for Warren; Laura Bridgham, Hart, Fall River for Savannah; Gertrude Plummer, Plummer, Satilla, Ga, for Norwich. NEW HAVEN, F Arrived, schr HR Vaughn, Grisley, Alexandria, Vi » Mapes, New Yor Sailed—Schrs M M Hamilton, Steelman, New York; J B Marshal, Dunham, Baltimore; sloop Gipsie, Van Valken- berg, New York. PHILADELPHIA, Feb 27—Arrived, schre HS Marlow, Wines, Matanzas; Clara, Norbury, Medferd; Jesse Wilson, nnelly, Salem. cerearei. Ship’ Florence Treat, Short, New Orleans; bark Pensiivania (Ital), Pontremoli,” Gibraltar for orders; schra Marietta Tilton, Richards, Cienfuegos; M M Merrinan, Bab- ditt, Dighton, © E Smith, Harrison, Providence: & WM: Bartlett, Salem; Hazleton, Gardner, Allyn's Point; J Wil son, Connelly, Providence. Salled—Park Sundswell, for Kingston, PORTLAND, Feb 25—Oleared, steainship | Chenapenkey Johnson, New York; schr Hanne Westbrook, Littlejohn, ao, ‘Sith- Cleared, steamship Corinthian (Br), Scott, Liver. le Pomih—Arrived, steamships Nestorian (Rr), Aird, uiver- St David (Br), Scott, Glasgow, PROVIDENCE, Feb 24—Arrived, brig Frontier, Bunker, Savannah; schrs N H Skinner, Cook, Georgetown, DO; RS ‘Newcomb; Higgins, Rappahannock River; Henry Cole, Brown, Amboy; James B Anderson, Wheatley. Dover, Del. Below, achra Jas A Four, Qgler, trom Savannah; Andrew Peters, Hopkins, from Hoboken. ‘Sailed—steamer Rattlesnake, Brewster, Philadelphia; brig H Means, Matthews, New York: schra Gor Goodwin, Goobe Virginia: LB Cowperthwaite, Gardner, and Amelia’ @ Ire~ land, Townsend, Baltimore; J.T Weaver, Newbury, Phila- delphia; Sardinian, Lincoln; Harriet Lewis, Taylot; Anna SRussell, Miller; Atlas, Knowles, and Nathaniel Holmes, Northrup, New Yor! RICHMOND, Feb 26—Arrived, steamships Wyanoke, Couch, and GB Upton, Roberts, New York; scbr Jacob KI enzie, Steelman, Jo. ‘niled<-Sehr MB ireland, Rvana, New York via Old Fort, SAN FRANCISCO, Fen 20—Salled, ship Nightingale, Cat- ter, Singapore; brigs Hesperion, Wilkinson, Honolula via Humboldt; Moorburg (NG), Harnes, San Blas, SEATTLE, Feb ul—Arrived, ship Marmion, Boyd, San Francisco. ‘Arrived 1ah, bark Cesarewitch, McFarlane, San Francisco, SAVANNAH, Feo 24—Clesred, ship Sofia de Vila (Sp). Ding, Liverpool ; bark Fresquita (Sp), Gerommi, Maite and Barcelona ; scar Louisa Smith, Webber, Jacksonville, 26th—Cleared, schr (not steamer, as telegraphed) Gras- mere (Dan), Macomber, Rio Grand ‘Mth—Safled, steamsiup Virgo, Bulkley, New York. 28th—Arrived, steamships Magnolia, Palmer, and Hunts. ville, Crowell, New York; schrs Eliza'J Staples, Boston; J Whitehouse, do; Mediator, Havana. eared—Sebra Uarrie Heyer, New York; Geo B MeFar- land, St Marys, to load for New York; E M Baxter, Jack- sonville; A D Henderson, Providence. SALEM, Feb 26--In port achr Stephen Morris, Seaman, from Hoboken for Porttan E UTSALADY, Feb 20—-Sailed, bark Georges (Br), Malzard, Hong Kong. VIKEYARD HAVEN, Feb 26—Arrived, achrs H At Lizzie D Baker, Enntee Rich and Addie F Cole, Vi from Boston; 8 E Corson, Wilmington, NC, for do; On, Phitadelphia for doz Mabel Hil, buryport; America, New York for Cornwallis Baltimore for Beltaat; City Point, Norfo ; Vith- Arrived, schra Fannie A Bailey, Baltimore tor Bos- ton: Delia Hodgking, Virgina for Portland; May Evelyn, Norfolk tor Wiscass Nd Hunter, Newport for 8t Juha, |, Philadelpia for Boston ; ‘Hoboken for do; E Arcuiarius, New Sork fordo; HW Pierce and BS Young, Virginia for do; Oftra ‘Rankin, Wilmington, NC, for Kennebunk: Nathan Cleaves, Virginia for Portiand; Maggie Cummins, Weehaw- ken for ‘Cohasset, i NO, Feb 26—Arrived, bark Tarpian (Br), yee etrmond, Vai schrs Wm Slater, Watts, Boston ; Jos Baymore, Bardge, St Thomas, cur Brig Fair '& Easy (Br), Taylor, Cork for orders. BSOLUTE DIVOROSS LEGALLY OBTAINED PROM A thec arte CA ey I A ee ary Pale a (or avary eate, mare 1. 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