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From China.
The ship Tartar, from Shanghae at SanFrancis
oo, bring the following important news from China.
Capture of Suanguae.— The following from the
North China Herald of Sept. 10th, gives a bulletin
account of the capture of Shanghae by the insur
gents.
Tuesday, Sept. 6th.—During the past week the
city of Shanghae has been on the eve of an out
break. By a reference to our issue of the 20th of
August, it will be seen that a proclamation had than
been issued speaking of the assembling of lawless
banditti, to the number of hundrcds.or thousands,
and denouncing a man of the name of Le, as the
head of the band, whoso apprehension was deter
mined on. About the period in question, lie and
fourteen others were taken up, and detained for
some hours at the office of the magistrate, when the
the latter was informed that unless Lo were let go
his head would answer for it. Le and his follow
ers were accordingly discharged, and a certain sum
was given them as indemnification for allegod
false imprisonment. Since that time, Le has be
come more and more courageous, and the unruly
spirit of the place having been encouraged by the
accession of one or two hundred by Fokien junks,
who are also members of the secret societies, it was
determined to commence operations. Last Satur
day, being the tirst of the moon, when according
to usual custom the Taou-lao had to proceed to the
Fokien temple to make an offering to the Queen of
Heaven, it resolved to waylay him, upset the go
vernment, and establish the same order (or rather
disorder) of things which has prevailed for the
last three months at Amoy. The Taou-tae had
previous information of their intentions, and as
sembled the various guilds, whom lie called upon
to keep in order their unruly members; the re
spectable inhabitants were also urged to stand by
him, as the only neans of ensuring their own safe •
ty, and the consignees of their native junks in
port were exhorted to require the masters of the
junks to keep their crows from coming ashore. In
the meantime, Le was offered a sum of money
(theysay $800) to keep things quiet; and a plan
was ooncocted getting up a militia corps, which
it was understood should consist of the unruly
spirits above referred to, a liberal allowance to
whom it was thought would boa sufficient induce
ment to keep them quiet. On the afternoon of Fri
day, some cannon were placed in front of the Fo
kien temple, and on Saturday a body of soldiers
and trusty adherents, to the amount of seven hun
dred, having been assembled round the Taou-tae,
he ventured at the head of this armed force to pro
ceed to the temple. The precautions taken proved
effectual, aud no outbreak took place. Rumor
says, however, that Le has suddenly found that
S3OO are insufficient to sutisfy his adherents, and
that $2,600 will be necessary.
Wednesday, Sept. 7. —The Small Sword Society
men attacked this city early this morning, and
about six o’clock the district magistrate Yuen,and
one of his attendants were killed. Tqg forty mi
litia men on guard ail fled, supposed to'be in
league with the rioters. The magistrate’s office
was gutted, and the prisoners liberated. A man
at the north gate was also killed; his body is still
lying there. "The S. S. men wear a badge of red
cloth on their jackets and caps; they walk about
without the least fear, no one molests them, and
they abstain from plunder. They are now said to
be at the Taou-tae’s office, which they have sur
rounded, having taken possession of the guns in
from. Some say the Taou-tae is inside ; a further
report says that he has submitted to the rebels,
who have iu consequence spared his life ; others,
that he has escaped. The shops are all closed,
but the people seem quiet, aud there is no dispo
sition to remove or flee. We suspect it will end
in the S. S. men taking possession of the city,
they have already done ot Ka-ding,aud organizing
a government of their own, which will soon be in
correspondence with the insurgents at Nanking.
Foreigners need be under no apprehension. They
had better, however, be on their guard.
The North China Herald, of Oct. 23 says: Oar
news this week is all rumor. One party just re
turned from Nankin asserts that the Mongols are
in that neighborhood. Accounts from the North
state that a very large levy (270,000) of Mongol
troops has been made, and about 7,000 of them
had marched southwards. Another futile attack
was made by the Imperialists on Shanghai on the
28th instant, in which report says the ex-Taon tac
led a body of troops on to the attack.
Woo (Saiaqu*) has made a communication to
the foreign consuls requesting them to notify to
their respective mercantile communities, that un
less on business, they are not to go in aud out of
the different encampments at pleasure, lest their
seizure by the Imperialist soldiery, who may be
unable at the moment to distinguish between tht
good and the evil, should inflict a wound upon the
good understanding between China and their sev
eral nations.
The North China Herald of Oct. 25th says : “We
have scarcely space to allude to the Camp of the
Imperialists at Soocbow creek, but we have not
much to say, beyond its being a gay sight enough,
which its innumerable banners, and the bustle and
animation consequent on the congregating of so
many human beings, as bussy as bees, if not so
usefully employed. The junks extend a great way
up the creek—perhaps a mile reckoning from the
bridge upwards. The amament we hear is under
different commanders, whose several divisions suc
cessively take the field against the Insurgents, so
that if one party is dispatched by ill-success, the
others may have opportunities of receiving the dis
grace ; perhaps not a bad idea with Chinese troops,
although very novel to European tactics—where
unity is strength, and promptitude and decision
achieve the victory.' 1
The Herald, of the latest date, Oct. 29th, says :
‘‘All that we can say about the war amounts to but
little. The Imperialists have made many unsuc
cesful attacks, both by land and water, but the In
surgents held as firm possession of the city of
Shanghae as ever. The ill-directed fire of the Im
perialists from the river having sent a ball into
the Roman Catholic cathedral, the French steamer
Cassini ordered the Antelope higher up the river.
The Taou-tea placed an armed boat opposet the
Custom House, which, is likely to lead to a colli
sion with the Insurgen’s, has been ordered off by
the Spartan , and is now lying in the Soochow
creek.
The Insurgents Chief has discovered a large
amount of Sycee silver aud treasure at the bottom
of a well, at the house of a former Intendent of
Shanghae. The time that has been placed to eon -
ceai it is also pungent to the eyes of the excava
tors, that they arc unable to work at it long togeth
er. A huge heap of it lies in one of the rooms of
Lew, the chief.
A report, considered to bfe worthy of credit
states that three months since the supplies of rice
were exhausted at Peking, and wheat and other
northern grains wore used as food. Two-thirds of
the usual population had quitted the city.
Wo hear, says the Herald of October 29th, that a
brother of Dew’s, the Grand Master of the Triad
Society, from Canton, and another adherent, ar
rived last week per the lona, and are safe in
Shanghae.
<*n the 9th of September the Birtish Consul is
siied a lengthy notification to the British residents
of Shanghae, in reference to the payment of duties
and clearance of vessels, in the absence of a «* U3 ‘.
tom house and all legal authority at the port. The
merchants and shipmasters contended that the
treaty had for the moment no existence at the port
since there was no Government to carry out its
provisions, and that in regard to the rights and
claims of a custom house, where none exists there
can be no obligation to observe its rules or pay its
duties. The British Consul replies to this, that the
capture of an isolated seaport like Shanghae, can
not abrogate the treaty, and that it is his duty to
see that the rights of the Chinese Government suf
fer no infringement. He therefore orders thedu
tiee on imports to be p aid him, to be held in
them UllU tUe Chmese Government can claim
Edward Cunningham, the UniteH v
Consul, with the approval of[ Commissioner
shall, issued a sinnliar notification to a , •
residents of Shanghae. ° A,1 ‘^icau
This course had excited great dissatisfaction in
the mercantile community, both English r
Americau. 8 u
The following is the translation of a letter from
Lew le-Chnen, the Great Generalissimo charged
•with the general government of Shanghai under
the T’hacping Celestial Empires addressed to the
Consuls of Great Britain* France, Portugal, Prus
sia and Hamburg:
Some days ago, 1 came to an understanding with
the merchants of your honorable nation, that you
were to afford assistance to neither party. At pre
sent Heen-fung, of the Tartar dynasty, is nearly
destroyed, having lost nine-tenths of his territory.
Thaepiug-wang is now in possession of Nanking
with the walls and moats of the golden city, while
his fame has extended over four seas; in over
whelming the cities of the Tartar dynasty, las
Brogress has been like that of a splitting bamboo.
e has now sent a body of troops to attack Peking
which iu a few days will be captured, as is well
known to everybody. I have entered into an ar
rangement with Thae ping-wang, between whom
and myself there are constant communications, to
and fro. My troops, and the soldiers under the
government of Thae ping-wang, constitute but une
army. China is now viewed iu the same light
w.thforeign nations. When I obtained the city
of tshaiighie, I came to a clear understanding with
the various foreign States, that they should carry
pu commercial intercourse as usual. Iu accordance
with the request of the various Consuls, 1 have
also commanded the soldiers and volunteers under
my authority, not to disturb in any way the mer
chants residing on the north side of the city ; thus
I am on terms of amity with the various foreign
nations. Information, however, has been con
veyed to me some days ago, that Woo-Keenehaug,
the expelled Taou t». of Shanghae, had a foreign
vessel at anchor on the north side of tho city, in
vlio inner waters ; when 1 ordered my soldiers to
go and take possession of the guns and powder
which were on board of her. At that time, how
ever, my soldiers observed that the American
Consul had, with the assistance of a number of
his soldiers, taken the guns and powder which
were on board, and removed them to another
place. 1 did not then think it worth while to dis
pute tho matter with him. Aftorwards, when
\Voo-kcen-chang returned to Shanghae, tho Ameri
can Consul took tho guns and powder, together
with the charts, which ho had removed, and gave
them up to tho Tartar troops. lie also instructed
them how to form batteries and such like. Car
riages havo been made for the guns iu question, it
is said with the view of attacking the city ot
Shanghae. Tho soldiers under my command
have frequently told mo of this, and 1 could not
bring myself to believe them ; but two or threo
days ago* some of Ilccn-fung’s troops came into
the city, and informed mo that such was really tho
case, when 1 became fully aware of the improper
transaction. At present, the city which I hold is
strong, the provisions abundant, and the troops
well trained, so that we have nothing to fear. But
should thero be any danger of our city being taken,
it is not to be supposed that my master at Nanking
will quiotly sit down, and allow it to be done. I
have hitherto been on good terms with the Ameri
can Commissioner Marshall, and the Consul Cun
ningham ; I cannot thcreforo understand tor what
reason they have secretly done this thing; but I
have resolved to make it everywhere public. On
a former day, when 1 entered tho city of Flumg
hae, all my soldiers wanted to kill Woo keen-eliang,
but 1, remembering that wo were fellow-towns
men, especially ordered thorn not to behead him,
and only to place him and liis family in security
within that city. The American Consul, Cun
ningham, howovor, besought me, as a particular
favor, that I would allow him to return to his na
tive village, whereupon I ordered my soldiers to
escort him out of the city. This was on account of
tho good understanding which I had with the
American nation; but my master (in Nanking)
having heard of it, has already blamed mo for so
doing. Now as the various nations, though on
terms of amity, do not assist me, how is it that
they secretly assist the Manchow thieves? 1
earnestly hope that you will assist neither party,
when the Mancho thieves will soon be extermina
ted. At present Woo-koen-chang has this same
foreign vessel at anchor opposite the E wo-jetto,
which I wish to bo driven away immediately, so
that she may not be allowed to anchor amongst
the merchant vessels of foreign nations; on this
account 1 send you tho present communication,
accompanied with my desires for your daily happi
ness.
Details of the News by the Baltic.
The Baltic did not leave Liverpool until Thurs
day evening, tho 29th ult., at 9 o’clock, having
been detained 86 hours beyond her appointed
’ time for sailing, by low tides, which prevented her
leaving her dock. The Baltic arrived at the Hook
[ at 2A.M ,on Thursday, and was detained by fog
’ until 4 o’clock, fourteen hours.
| The foreign papers aro largely occupied with
details and speculations relating to the Soule duels.
: We find no new facts stated.
The inly cventof political interest is tho deci
sion of Lord Palmerston to retain office. The rea-
I son assigned is that his difference with tho Gov
, eminent on the Reform Bill has been adjusted.
1 The Times renews its assertions that foreign affairs
had nothing whatever to do with his tender of
| resignation.
1 The Eastern question remains in statu quo. No
new movement has taken place on either side. It
is stated that the Turkish Divan is not disinclined
to listen to the new proposals of the Four Powers,
but it is believed the evacuation of the Principali
ties will still be demanded.
Letters from Paris state very distinctly that
Louis Napoleon was very peremptory in his de
termination to protect Turkey after the affair at
Sinope.
Eastern Affairs.—lntelligence has been receiv
ed from Constantinople that the last note of the
\ icuna Conference has been accepted by the Porte.
The propositions embodied in that docum nt were
submitted to the Grand Council of the Empire,
discussed at much length, aud were pronounced by
the majority of members to be such as might be
accepted by Turkey without dishonor or humilia
tion. The representatives of the Four Powers em
ployed their best efforts to produce that decision.
It remains to be seen what Russia will do. The
same despatch which announces the lad of tho
\ ienna propositions, adds that it Russia still
! maintains her arrogant demands, refuses to nego
tiate, and continues hostilities, as at Sinope, the
! Powers will, without any delay, assume the altitude
3l energy which becomes them, and which, in
fact, means nothing more or less in reality than
j war.
Both the Turkish Minister iu Persia, and the Por
| -'ian Minister at Constantinople, have quitted their
posts contrary to the advice of the trench and
English Ministers. The Turks are preparing for
an expedition against Sebastopol.
tho above, we have accounts from
\ ienna, 24th, that the Persians and Russians havo
opened a direct communication, aud that the Rus
j sian General ’t ermoloff is to command the Persian
j forces. By advices of tho 2d, wo also learn that
ti.e Persian Beglerbcgs have receeived orders to
prepare quarters for the reception of troops.
Odessa letters of the 6th state positively that the
Jagondib, 90 gun ship, was at the battle of Sinope.
The official bu letins do not mention this loss.
This shin was bravely attacked by a Turkish l'ri
gate and both vessels blew up. One of the Turk
ish admirads aides de-camp had died of his
wounds at Sebastopol. The admiral, Osman Pacha,
has himself had a limb amputated, and now lies in
a dangerous state. The Turks themselves esti
mated the loss they sustained at Sinope in ships,
munitions, and treasure, at twenty millions of pias
tres.
It appears that the Moldnvo-Wallachian militia,
recently incorporated with the Russian forces, can
not ho trusted in the field against the Turks.
I hey arc, therefore, to be employed to do garrison
duties in the Principalities.
Papers by the overland India mail, stato that the
Shah of Persia had left Teheran, with 30,000 caval
r\, 1,000 cannon arid 3,000 camel loads of amnni
tion to co-operate with the Russians. He had
passed Tabreez. The Shah was also urging Dost
aloha aimed to side with Persia and Russia.
Russia had made two levies of recruits in Po
land.
The European residents at Smyrna had contri
bated 3tK>,ooo francs for the volunteers in the Turk
ish service.
j A ' u ‘ s pht in the Cabinet has been
patched up, and Lord Pa.merston continues in his
office. Says the Times, as semi-officially—“ We
were enabled to state on Friday, December 16th,
that \ iscount Palmerston has tendered his resig
nation of the office of Secretary of Stato for the
Homo Department, and had therefore ceased to
form a part ot the Queen’s Government, if his
resignation was aceepte Iby the Crown. That an
nouncement was strictly accurate, and accordingly
v iscount Palmerston has not attended the meet
ings of the Cabinet which have been held since
ho expressed his intention to resign. It is, how
ever, well known that the important office of
Home Secretary has not been filled up or accepted
by any other member of the Government; and we
have now the satisfaction to learn that the resigna
tion o. Lord Palmerston lias not been defitii’ely
accepted, but is withdrawn, aud that the Secretary
of state for the Home Department will retain,
we can hardly say, resume his former position in
tuo present administration. Explanations, lion
orable alike to all the parties concerned in this
transaction, have been exchanged, and as the
difficulties which had arisen between Lord Pal
merston and liis colleagues were limited, as we
havo already stated on a former occasion, to the
question of Parliamentary Reform, as dealt with by
John Russell, it has been found possible, without
an} sacrifice or principle, to place the Government
basis” 011 U united arKl wc llo P e a permanent
France.-—On the 22d, the French Government
received official intelligence that the combined
fleets had entered the Black Sea. It was according
ly probable that the Russian Ambassador would
demand, if ho had not already demanded, an expla
uation, with reference to the entry of the fleet, and
whether it is meant as a hostilo demonstration on
the part of h ranee against Russia ? The answer is
expected to be that the policy of the French Gov
ernmeut has undergone no change; that peace is
still the object it desires, and that no effort consis
tent with the national honor and the integrity and’
honor of the Sultan, tho ally of France, will be
spared in its attainments, and that tho presence of
the fleets is less n hostilo demonstration than for
the purpose of preventing the recurrence of such
a calamity as that which has recently taken place.
T m-H S p at i Cd ’ llo wever, that on the resignation of
Jt-', 1 , lerst ? n > the Emperor Napoleon caused a
the Karl of e AwT,T ery plnin term9 ’ t 0 be sent to
•mce when ~ ? r d. e en > askiu f? for a definite assur
kev 1 tnglandintonlod to stand by Tor-
Portugal p in hcr hour of need.
St. Bento on 19th D^mber^ o^ 3 a s ° at
Regent’s reiteration of his’oath of
young king, Pedro V., was also lbe
brother, Don Luiz as Constable if the kin ,\ h h ‘ S
Germany.— A letter from Frelbnw -
the 18tK states that the Jesuit MLioiurtah’Jjf
been ordered by the authorities to leave the Z
within a week. A similar order was issued about
a month previous, but was withdrawn by the Re
gent, m tue hope that they would profit by the in-
The Chambers are convoked to moot
January 6th. Austrian mediation is spoken of
m the Jesuit quairel. F
. I,IA A-h.' l ’ G’iiina.—-OeLails °f tho news by the
verland India and China Mail are to hand. The
news from India is of little interest to our readers.
Dates from Shanghai are to the 2d of November
liiere was no new feature to report in the war
Constant fighting was going on, with little result
on either side. The Imperialists numbered 14,000,
and the foreign vessels hitherto employed at
Chin-Kiang-jfoo had boon brought round to assist
them- The fleet of Junks was also coming, and
unless the insurgents receive reinforcements it is
doubtful if they will be able to hold the city. The
Ex-Taoutao Samqua is short of funds, and lie had
some difficulty with the British Consul in cons e
quence of pro eating himself and armed followers
on the neutral ground. A. correspondent of the
London Times aays :
The proceedings of the American Commissioner
and the American Vice Consul as regards neutrali
ty, are somewhat equivocal, and the insurgent
chief has addressed a letter on the subject.
The payment of the duties during the capturo of
Shanghai, and the present collection of them, arc
being agitated by the foreign authorities and the
Imperial Governments and was causing much ex
citement. The Britisli Consul has intimated that
no duties will be paid by tho British traders till
the city is again under Tartar sway. On the other
hand, Mr. Marshall insists on payment in silver—
against which the American merchants have
vehemently protested.
Os tho progress of tho insurrection in the North
wo have no reliable accounts. Ningpo was quiet.
Amoy, Nov. sth, was expected to be speedily re
taken by tho Imperialists.
At Canton there was nothing now. Tho price
of tea was maintained, and tho finer qualities wore
scarce. At Shanghai shipments of tea wore active;
in imports little doing.
Mr. Marshall was at Macao, awaiting the arrival
of his successor.
At Whampoa, U. S. ships of War Macedonian,
Mississippi, Powhattnn, Supply; at Macoo, store
ship Southampton ; at Cumsihg-Moon, Vandaliu,
and at Shanghai, Saratoga.
Latest News by Telegraph.
Sweden, Stockholm, 20.—Tho King has invited
the Diet to nominate a small number of its mem
bers possessing its entire confidence lo whom as a
secret committee tho government may make an
important communication. It is believed that the
government wishes to bring some momentous facts
connected with Foreign affairs to the knowledge
of the Diet.
Berlin, 24th. — Negotiations arc ponding bo
tween Sweden and Denmark, having for object
tho conclusion of alcuguo, offensive and deb naive
between the two States.
(%Mck & Sentinel
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
TUESDAY MOBXIXU JAN’Y 17, 1851.
SEE FIRST PA GE,
*3 Georgia Legislature.— Wo have received no
letter from our Milledgcvilio eorrespodent since
Saturday morning. Wo are unable to account for
the delay.
< ongreas.
Siege Saturday, wo have received five mails from
the north. The demand upon our columns is
therefore so great to-day, that we have no space
for the proceedings of Congress in detail, even if
their importance would justify it, which unfortu
nately for the country is not the case. We append
a summary of whatever is of interest in tho pro
ceedings of the 10th, 11th and 12th.
In tho Senate, Mr. Bright introduced a bill
grauting land to various railroad companies, for
the construction of railroads in the several States,
Referred.
This bill grants four hundred thousand acres of
laud to each of the following named railroad com
panies, who jointly are to construct a continuous
railroad from Lake Erie to tho mouth of' the Ohio
and to New Orleans and Mobile; the Ohio
and New Orleans Railroad Company from Mobile,
and Ohio road in Tennessee to Paducah in Ken
tucky; the Ohio River and Wabash Railroad from
Paducn toVinconnese, through Illinois: the South
western Railway, from Yiucennese to Indianapolis;
tho Toledo and Indiuuapolis Railway Company,
from Munich, Indiana, to the Ohio State Line : and
the Toledo and Indianapolis Company in Ohio,
from the Indiana State Line to Toledo, at Lake
Erie, making a total grunt of two millions of acres
of public lands.
Tho companies are immediately to select the
lands and shall carry the U. S. mails lree of all
charge, and in time of war, shall transport troops
and munitions free of cost.
On tho 11th Gen. Cass lot off any amount of gas,
filling fourteen columns of the Globe on the Clay
ton and Bulwer treaty, and Mr. Clayton followed
in reply on tho next day—we have not seen the
speech of the latter.
Tho House finally passed tho resolution of
thanks and a medal to Cap! Ingraham, for his con
duct in the Costa atl'air, and gabbled a good deal
about printiug the census and regulating tho pay
ing of members of Congress. So much for three
days proceedings of an American Congress! Veri
ly wo are a progressive people.
Tho Senate did not sit Friday, having adjourn
ed over to Monday.
The House of Representatives passed a very im
portant bill, to secure the rights of citizenship to
the children of citizens born outofthe limits of tho
L nited States.
Atier the dispatch of some other business, the
House refused to take up the private calendar, but
went into Committee of the W hole to consider the
reference of the President’s Messago. Mr. Ewing
ot Kentucky, occupied tho floor tor an hour in
objections to that portion of tho Message which
relates to tho laying ol tonnage duties on domestic
commerce for the support of internal improve
ments. He considered the suggestion not only ns
unconstitutional, but monstrous.
The House then spent sometime in considera
tion of tho bill prescribing the manner of appoint
ing the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury—a rub
stitute for which, providing that tho law should
be prospective,and applicable only when a vacan
cy occurred, was proposed uud adopted, and the
bill was then rejected by a vote of 70 to 107.
The House adjourned over to Monday.— Sat.
Intel.
The Gardiner Trial has been brought to a
stand by tho sudden and mystorious disappearance
of some important papers, supposed to have been
stollen by Dr. Gardiner. The ll ushington Star
says:
The sensation created by the abstraction ol the
all-important forged mining title from umono- the
papers in tho Gardiner case, continues to boa sub
ject of general conversation and wonderment hero
lot no one in Washington seems to have the
slightest doubt us to the porson who took it. Tho
destruction of that paper is all-important to the de
fence, and more especially to the end of defeating
the Government in the chancery ease for tho re
turn of tho moueyflo the Treasury, fraudulently ab
stracted on this claim.
The testimony taken on the work of investiga
tion into tho loss of this paper, shows that it was last
seen resting on a pile or bundle of yellow papers
in the case. That Dr. Gardiner wits seen to car
ry oif these yellow papers ; and that ho carried tho
papers he had gathered up out of tho court-house
over into another house. These are all the materi
al facts concerning the transaction so far elicited.
Safety of Captain Gardiner.—Wo are grati
fied to announce, that a telegraphic despatch has
been received from Capt. Gardiner, of Ist Dra
goons, who was on board the San Francisco, by
his brother in this city, saying : “I have been
shipwrecked, but am well and safe.”
Ihe H.on. I[. A. Muhlenburu, a member of
Congress from Pennsylvania, died in Washington
on the 9th inst. Ilis remains were sent homo un
der the escort of a committee of the House. Both
houses adjourned over on the 11th inst. aftor pass
ing the customary resolutions.
Judah Touro, the wealthy Israelite merchant,
of New Orleans, who has long been distinguished
for his enlarged and liboral philanthropy to all
sects and denominations, was lying at the point of
death, at the last dates from that city.
Finances of New York. —The annual report of
the Comptroller of the State of New York esti
mates that for the fiscal year ending 30th Septem
ber next, tho ordinary expenses of the State will
exceed the revenuo by tho sum of $102,209. The
deficiency of the past year reached $419,212. The
total debt of tho State is $24,288,568.
Major Mobbie, the first assistant postmaster
general, was on Thursday lying in what was sup
posed to boa dying condition, at his rosidenco
in Washington.
Leonard Smith, Esq., an old and respected citi
zen ol New Orleans, died suddenly on Thursday
of apoplexy.
Ihe Steamer Union, is to receive $25,000 for
Francisccn* vice iu Bearch of tho Steamer San
at Lafayette, Indiana,
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Washington Correspondence.
Washington, Jan 12, 1854.
The Washington Star, though small affair, but
quite a spirited little paper, may be considered the
confidential organ of the Administration—the
straw which indicates the direction of tho breeze
from the Whito House. The Editor is one of the
free and easy sort of fellows, who walks into the
sanctums of tho Secretaries, if not into the pres
ence of liis would-bo Majesty himself, unannounc
ed, with cigar in mouth, and paper and pencil in
hand to “take notes.” Ilonce it is that every
Democrat watches the Star with as much interest
as the mariner watches tho wind-vane to see how
the breeze is setting, and how to trim sails.
It is not unknown to you that Senator Bright is
considered tho head and front—the ringleader of
the opposition to tho Administration in Congress;
that it was ho who brought about the election of
Tucker as Printer to the Senate, and who intro
duced tho bill which was intended to legislate out
of ollice the present Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, Peter S. Washington, who, byway of
parenthesis, has contrived to excite more odium
against himself in his own party here, than he will
over be able entirely to wipe out with all the power
lie now wields in so arbitrary a manner.
Tho President is much in the habit of sending
for those who it is apprehended may be, or are
known to bo disaffected, taking them aside and
talking affectionately and confidentially with them,
and even inviting them to a “private and confiden
tial” dinner, and if all this does not answer, of
giving them significant hints through tho Star,
that the reasons for their being “sore-headed
democrats” are well known. This mode of dis
ciplining tho party being well understood, the
remarks of tho Star in reference to individuals are
taken as shadowing forth tho feelings and inten
tions of the Executive. Such was the caso when
that paper, a short time ago, opened up George N.
Sanders, Consul at London ; and in an issue of a
day or two ago, it took occasion to say that it was
quite uncertain who would be nominated as Mar
shal of Indiana, Mr. Robinson, Bright’s particular
Iriond, who was appointed last spring, being
charged with once having boon tainted with free
soihsm!
As Mr. Robinson, who was a member of theSOth,
31st and S2d Congresses, has ever been as con
sistently opposed to froeaoilism as any man from
the West, this intimation is plainly a broad hint to
Mr. Bright, that if he does not prove more tracta
ble, obedient and loyal, his friends shall bo cut
down around him, and ho must expect them to
have no share in the “spoils of office”—that great
object for which the discordant factious of the
country banded togothcr in 1852, But notwith
standing the threat thus thrown out to intimidate
a Senator, and perhaps to induce his personal
iriondsto importune him to return to his allegi
ance, give in his adhesion, and humbly acknowl
edge “the divine right” of the President to the
“passive obedience” of his sycophantic subjects, I
do not believe the nomination of Mr. Robinson
will bo withheld. If itshould bo, Indiana is thrown
away by tho Executive, and she would arrange
herself at once in line with New York. No one
knows this better than Gen. Pierce, and ho will
scarcely have the hardihood to make such an ex
periment at this time. I mention these little mat
ters because, though small, they are important as
illustrating the spirit which prevails here, of the
Executive in bringing about “subordination” or
“passive obedience” on tho one side, and of sub
missiveness on the other.
Mr. Bailey, of Va., indignantly rebuked this
spirit of dictation a short time ago, in his speech
upon the bill to regulate the appointment of the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He protested
against being told continually that tins would be
distasteful to tho administration, and that is con
trary to the wishes of the administration, and the
administration are in lavor of this and opposed to
that, Ac., Ac. 1 do not quote his words, but the
purport of his remarks. But Mr. Bailey stands
almost alone—tho two Stantons only from the
Southern wing of the party standing with him,
and it may be therefore that his name and senti
ments may not have much weight with the party
at tho South.
There is no probability now of the nomination of
j Mr. Re ifield, the successor of Judge Bronson, bo-
I ing rejected. Gen. Cass has given in his adhesion
to tho Coalition of Free Softer* and Fire-Eaters,
agaiust the urgent remonstrances of many of his
old and most faithful and devoted friends—friends
who were placed in their present position by their
attachment and fidelity to him. Mr. Weller, too,
who wrote so fierce a letter in reply to an invitation
to address tho “Hard” meeting in the city of New
York, and then explained it all away in another to
the Union—this gallant Bob Acres has “caved in,”
and become one of tho “passive obedients.” Here
after ho shall roar you as gently as any sucking
dove. Atchison, Bright and Broadhead, are, 1
Lear, the only Senators who neither have nor will
give in their adhesion to the policy of the little
Brigadier.
But the Nebraska territorial bill will givo the
coalition a shaking. If Ido not misjudge men,
you will see some of those who have very lately
taken their stand upon the Baltimore platform,
jumping from it iu a hurry. This bill will proba
bly lead to a protracted and angry debate. But
“sufficient for the day,” Ac.
The debate upon the Central American subject
was opened yesterday by Mr. Cass. Mr. Clayton
replies to day.
An important bill was introduced into tho Senate
on Monday, namely—to establish a Court to inves
tigate claims against the United States. Something
of this kind is greatly needed to further the ends
of justice. Another bill was also introduced to
provide for the payment of certain Texan debts.
The subject of tho Pacific Railroad goes, in tho
Senate, to a select committee of nine. Mr. Gwin
at its head.
It is understood hero that a Whig will bo elected
U. S. Senator by tho Legislature of Maine, and
that Mr. Pearce, the ablo Senator from Maryland,
will bo re elected.
Mr. Clemens is now spoken of by the Star, in
connection with the Consulship of Havana !—sig
nificant. Mr. Clemens was understood, when he
came here, to approve the eourso of the New York
“Hards,” and was consequently invited to address
the Philadelphia meeting; but to the surprise of
those who invited him, he published a reply in the
Union, which they deny having received, disap
proving of the meeting, and avowing his general
approval of the policy of the Administration. The
President does not wish to be considered ungrate
ful. _ Oglethorpe,
[communicated.]
We perceive by the “ Easton Gazette” (Md.,)
that Dr. C. C. Cox of that town is named as one
of tho candidates for tho Senate of the United
States, to take tho placo of Mr. Pearce. Wo learn
that Dr. C. ib well qualified by oratorical and
diplomatic talent, to perform the duties of the
post to which a largo body of his fellow citizens
propose to olect him, and tho fact that the nomina
tion comes uusought, argues well for his success.
[The latest intelligence induces the belief that
Mr. Pearce will be re- elected.— Ed. Chron. & Sen.]
The Now York Custom House officers, it is said,
have detected smuggling operations to a large
amount that have been carried on by parties who
brought the goods over in the British mail steam
ers. About $90,000 of the property, diamonds,
watches and jewelry, have been recovered. It is
also alleged that tho abstractions of valuable goods
made from the Custom House stores during the
last four months will amount to $200,000 in value.
U. S. Consul at Genoa.— Mr. F. Forest!, upon
whom this appointment was conferred by the
President, lias been rejectod by the government at
Turin. They refuse to recognize him, because of
his having been concerned in the Italian move
ment iu New York, last spring, iu the affair of the
refugees brought by the frigate San Giovanni.
Another ground of offence is that Foresti is said
to be implicated with tho friends of Mazzirn in
their hostility against the present government of
Sardinia.
The now ship Gazetteer, built at Rockland, Me.,
1115 tons burthen, has been sold for $61,000. Sho
is now loading an assorted cargo for Australia.
JAX’Y 17, 1851.
Item*.
Fears are entertained in Boston that the ship
Tarn O’Shanter, from Calcutta, has been lost, as
she is much beyond her time. She has on board
a cargo valued at $300,000.
The Hon. Thomas H. Perkins, one amongst the
oldest and most respected citizens and merchants
of Boston, died in that city on the 11th inst.
Tho total amount of public debt of the United
States on January Ist, as shown by the Register’s
statement, was $54,398,757.52.
The American ship Constitution was passed at
sea on the Ist inst., in lat. 39, 18, lon. 70, 87, full
of water, and abandoned. The masts were painted
white.
The steamer Union of Charleston, has been char
tered by Government and sailed on the 10th inst.
in search of the San Francisco.
The owners of the Keystone State, have tender
ed the use of their steamship to the Government
to assist in tho soarch of tho steamship San Fran
cisco.
Tho city authorities of Philadelphia have just
made a subscription of two millions of dollars in
aid of the Sanbury and Erie Railroad.
The ship Chauncey Jones from Havre is ashore
at Long Branch. She is owned in New York by
Eagle and Hazard. The steamer Jamestown
brought up the Captain and four Sailors.
Tho suit against tho city of Philadelphia for
damages in consequence of the nlugs being frozen
during the burning of Harts building in the winter
of 1852, has been decided against the plaintiffs.
The new paper, the Citizen, by John Mitchel,
had issued Forty Thousand copies of its first num
ber when it closed its office-doors on Saturday
night, and had not one copy left in the office, but
many orders unfilled on its books. A new edition
was issued on Monday.
Doubted. —The reported escape of Smith O’Bri
en from Van Dieman’s Land is doubted, Sir Lucius
O’Brien, of Dromoland, the Exile’s brother, hav
ing had no information of the fact at the time the
last steamer sailed.
Sixpenny Savings Bank. —This institution in N.
York continues to increase in popularity and use
fulness. Since the bank was opened in July,
$53,963.79 have been deposited by 2,143 deposi
tors.
Peabody Prizes. —George Peabody, Esq., of
London, has offered S2OO a year, during his life, to
be laid out in prizes for merit among the scholars of
his native town of Danvers.
The cars passod over tho High Bridge across the
Appomattox river and bottom, on the South Side
Railroad, for the first time on Saturday last. The
bridge is 120 feet above the water, about half a mile
in length, and is in every respect a wonderful
work.
Loss of Ship Tam O’Shanter.— Tho pilot boat
Palmetto brought up to this city yesterday, Fran
cis Yo:k, Geo. Ilenwood and Edw. Mitchell, sea
men, who were lately attached to tho ship Tam
O’Shanter, Capt. Soule, of New Haven, from Cal
cutta for Boston. The Tam O’Shanter, it appears
had a fine passage of 105 days from Calcutta to
George’s Bunk, but on the 24th ult., encountered a
series of heavy gales, which carried away her bul
warks, stanchions, Ac., and caused her to leak so
much that the officers and crew had to abandoned
her on the 2Sth ult., and take to the boats, the ship
then having 15 feet water iu the hold. They were
picked up, however, a few hours afterwards, by
the schoonor Fides, from a Northern port bound
to the West Indies, and on the 2d inst., having
fallen in with the ship Wellfeot, of Boston for N.
Orleans, 13 of them were transferred to that vessel,
and on the 4th inst., the brig Dr. Rogers, from
Bath, Mo., for Jacksonville, Fla., took on board the
three seamen above named, who were taken from
her off the Baron Saturday by the pilot boat Pal
metto. Capt. Soule, and Messrs. Lep and Roland,
passengers, remained, we learn, on board the
Fides, and expected to lie landed at Bermuda.
The loss of the Tara O’Shanter. wo perceive,
was anticipated in Boston on the 9tn inst., in con
sequence of her having been so much beyond her
time. She had on bsard a cargo valued at $300,-
000.— Charlesoon, Cour.
The vessel reported ashore near Stono Inlet, in
Saturday’s Courier, proves to be the schr. Eliza
Warren, from an eastern port, bound to Savannah,
with a cargo of spars and sundries. We have not
learned what her condition is.— Charleston Courier.
Wo are gratified to state that the ahip Susan G.
Owens, Capt. Pierce, was towed ou Sunday from
off the north breaker of ship bar by the steamers
Gordon, Aid, and Charleston, and brougnt up to
tho city yesterday morning by the steamer Calhoun.
She leaks, we understand, a little, but we believe
she has sustained no serious injury.— Oh. Courier.
Probable Capture of Canton. —A report was
current yesterday, said to have been derived from
soino of the passengers who arrived in the Mer
maid, to the effect that at the latest advices from
that city it was anticipated by some of the best in
formed foreign,residents,-—,among them Mr. Parker
the veteran Chinese missionary—that the place
would be in the hands of the revolutionists within
three days. This event would virtually place in
their hands all the most important points through
out the empire, and would almost insure the com
plete subversion of the Tartar dynasty.— San
Francisco paper, Dec. 16.
Loss of the American shiv Commerce, at Sea. —
The ship Commerce of New York, Capt. Whitles
sy, hence for London, Dec. 21st, was abandoned at
sou on the 26th ult., in lat. 40.50, lon. 66.10. The
following aro the particulars:—On Dec. 25th, the
ship sprung a leak. 26th, the ship Andrew Fos
ter, from Liverpool for this port, fell in with her
and took off captain, crew and 21 passengers, and
brought them to this port. Capt. Whitlessy states
when he left her, she had 12 feet of water in her
hold, and lay on her beam ends. It was supposed
that sho sawk that night.
Tho Commerce was a lino ship, 10 months old
and 1100 tons burthen, valued at about $65,000,
owned by Messrs. Joseph Parsons and J. Atkins
and had outboard a cargo of flour and grain, val
ued at $120,000. Capt. Whitlessy expresses his
heartfelt thanks to Capt. Wolvertou for his kind
ness to himself, crew and passengers, while on
board of the Andrew Foster*— (Jour. <k Enqr.
Copper Ore.— -Williams A Co have sold tho
steamer “Union” to a company of gentlemen who
have a contract lor transporting copper ore from
tho mouth ol the Ocoee down tho Iliwassee to
Charleston on the East Tennessoe and Georgia
Railroad. The ore is to be carried from the mines
in wagons over a new turnpike road constructed
along tho banks ofthe Ocoee te its mouth. From
thence to Charleston is but 18 miles, and the Hi
wasseo affords water enough, nearly tho whole
year for a light draft steamer to navigate that dis
tance successfully. The copper of Polk county
has now becomo an important article of domestic
commerce and will boa permanent source of
wealth to this section of the State.— Chattanooga
Pennsylvania Common Schools.— The 20lh an
nual report of the Superintendent of Common
Schools presents many interesting fuels. The re
ports from all the districts are not included, but
the Superintendent estimates the number of
schools open during the year at over 10,000; tho
average time they were open was five months; tho
average pay of toachers has increased, that of
males being $19.25 per month, and that of females
$12.03. The whole number of pupils in attendance
was about 450.000. This does not include Phila
delphia city and county, in which thero were 286
public schools, with 59,085 pupils at an expense of
$411,303.85. Tho amount of school tax levied in
the State, exclusive of Philadelphia city and coun
ty was $1,021,337.34.
Fire at Louisville.— A fire which occurred at
Loirsville on Saturday last, destroyed the Custom
House and eight stores. The records of the Cus
tom House were saved, but the only goods it con
tained, six half pipes of brandy in bond, were de
stroyed. Tho principal sufferers by tho fire were
Messrs Copeland, Sergeant* Co., loss SIO,OOO,
insurance $4,000; Sherley & Bell, loss 15.000 in
surance 5,000; and Capts. Moorhead andßusham,
steamboat agents. The buildings destroyed be
longed to tho estate of Mr. Weisinger and were in
sured for $12,000.
Awful Wreck.— The China Mail of the 6th of
October, mentions the arrival at Hong Kong of
the second mate and two of the passengers of the
ship Lady Eve’iue, which (from that port to San
Francisco,) was wreckod north of Formosa, on one
of the out islands of the Loo Choo group. Os her
240 passengers only 25 escaped. The survivors
got ashore, and wero treated very kindly by the
natives, who enclosed a field, and put up a houso
for them, gave them food, and after treating them
with much kindness, would accept of no money
They were taken off by the steamer Hermes, on
the arrival of which vessel the Captain of the
Lady Eveline made the natives liberal presents of
goods. v
News from Perry’s Japan Squadron.— Advices
have been received in Washington, the Star says,
from Commodore Perry, bearing date Macao 28th
of October last. These le'ters are, fertile most part,
devoted to tho diplomatic and political object of
his mission. Ho states that tho climate has ener
vated many of the officers and men of his squad
ron. _
Loss OF Another American Vessel.— The Cap
tain of tho Belgian barque Bellona arrived at New
York, reports passing, on the Ist inst., iu lat. 39 18,
lon. 70 37, the American ship Constitution, lyir g
on her starboard side, abandoned and full of water.
The New York Commercial says that the wreck
will probably prove to be tho Constitution, Cap
tain Bunting, which left that port about the 22d
ult., with a cargo of breadstuus for Havre. She
was a line vessel, of 1200 tons, built in 1850. The
vossol and cargo were insured in Wall street.
Tho Constitution was owned by Captain Bunting
and others.
itfew York Item*.
A fire broke out ou the 9th inst., in the largo six
Btory cabinot-waro establiahment of Messrs.
Heneko & Schroedor, No. 115 Franklin street,
New York, and 111 the course of half an hour it
was a pile of burning ruirm. The building adjoin
ing, on the east, and the Dutch Reformed Church
on the west, wore materially damaged. Tho ag
gregate lose is about 75,000, partially insured. *
The particulars of the grounding and imminent
risk of total Joss of the Empire City appear to
throw great blame on the officers of that -vessel
and if only a small portion of the accounts given
by the passengers of the treatment they roceivod
at the bands of the Company be true, it is very
disgraceful to all parties concerned in tbe manage
ment of that line.
The Cashier of tho Lewis County Bank was
arrested, on the 9th inst., at tho Howard Hotel,
charged with absconding with #SOOO of the funds
of that institution. He intended to sail in the
Collins’ steamer of Saturday.
The Royal Mail steamer Africa sailed from Now
York on the 11th inst., for Liverpool, with 100
passengers and nearly one million of dollars in
specie.
New York, Jan. 12. — A Commission of Lunacy
met yesterday in the City Hall to consider the
case of Hon. Edward Curtis, former member of
Congress and collector of the port. His insanity
has shown itself in his promises to give sums of
fifty, and one hundred thousand dollars to chari
table objects ; in buying up great quantities of
horses; in going to church on New Year’s day, in
a linen jacket ; in calling out to a strange boy in
church to ccme to him, and in other odd but
harmless pieces of behaviour. Tho derangement
is caused by partial paralysis of the spine which
will probably soon prove fatal. A verdict of un
sound mind was given by the jury, and the pro
perty of Mr. Curtis—about #200,000 —will bo
placed in the care of his brother.
Mayor Westervelt rather to the surprise of most
people has signed the ordinance cutting Albany
street through Trinity Church yard. This burial
ground is one of the oldest on Manhattan Island,
and has always been looked upon as a relic of tho
past and therefore sacred. Right in the track of
tho proposed street extension, are mouldering
bones of a number of revolutionary patriots, over
which Trinity Corporation are now erecting a
i beautiful monument. The matter will, no doubt,
be contested in the law courts.
Three ships, the Shelton from Antwerp, Shan -
non from Liverpool, and Pristis from Peru, ar
rived on tho 9th instant., ail report experiencing
tho most tempestuous weather. They report pass
ing a number of wrecks. Tho Shannon had 11
deaths among her emigrant passengers.
A benevolent Gorman, Mr. Lindenmnller, offers
to the poor, a dinnor daily for this week, between
eleven o’clock and two, free of charge. At pre
sent ho charges nothing. If hereafter he feels
unable to continue the gratuity, he proposes to
furnish it at four cents a meal. 'The dinner con
sists of beef, soup and bread.
The “Ericsson” cont’nues to disappoint the ex
pectations of her owners. The work on her is still
going forward, but doubt and disappointment are
increasing about the experiment.
The wind from the eastward yesterday brought
into port a large number of European vessels, all
of which report the severest weather, at sea, du
ring the past three weeks. The George A, Phelps
from Liverpool, reports speaking the steamer
Union, in search of the disabled steamship Ban
Francisco.
During the last few days considerable astonish
ment has been manifested among the Custom
House attachw respecting extensive larcenies per
petrated in the Custom Horse in the last few
weeks. Canton silks and shawls have been ex
tracted from packages to a large amount, aud tho
space filled up to their original size. Suspicion has
been directed towards certiin persons employed in
the department, but up to last evening no arrests
had been made, notwithstanding some of the skil
ful government agents arc busily engaged in the
search.
A number of forgeries, amounting to about
S2OOO, on J. S. Sullivan, a fancy goods dealer,
were yesterday discovered. A young man named
Evans, lately in his employ, is believed to be tho
forger. He removed a short time since to Phila
delphia, and a despatch was sent yesterday ,to have
him arrested, which was done.
The ship Susan E. Howell, of Baltimore, arrived
at this port on the 11th inst., from Havre, reports
having had twelve deaths, from cholera, ou tho
voyage. She brings 357 steerage passengers,
many of whom are said to be very sick.
Chauucey Johnson, convicted of stealing *89,000
from the Bank of the State of New York, has been
sentenced to the State Prison for three years and
six months. Charles Stratton eonvieted'of forgery
in the second degree, has been sentenced to~ six
years and four months imprisonment.
The total number of omnibuses in New York is
619. In addition to the above, there are some 80
or 40 stages at present running—which are not
entered on the list, as their license has not been
renewed during the year. The total number of
omnibuses last year was 654. The decrease in
omnibuses this year is very slight—a fact worthy
of note, in the face of the powerful competition
from the railroad. The number of hackney coaches
licensed for the year was 668.
A day watchman of the Metropolitan Hall, has
boen arrested on suspicion ot having set fire to
that building. It is alleged that about the time the
tire broke out, ho was seen emerging from the
Mercer street entrance. He was a day watchman,
and his duties did not require his presence at tho
building during tho night.
On the 10th inst. soon after 11 o’clock, Dr. Wm.
K. T. Lutener, a physician for the treatment of dis
eases of the ear and eye only, was found weltering
in blood on the floor of his office, 458 Broadway,
corner of Grand street, and perfectly dead. The
deceased was laying with his head elevated on a
platform attached to the kgs of a table, some six
inches from the floor, on and under which were
large ouantities of blood. On partially moving
the body, a single barrelled pistol was found lying
on tho floor, it having been discharged : and, on
examining the deceased it was found that he was
shot in the back of the head.
When first seen dead, he had a morn in o’ paper
clutched firmly in his right hand, which goes to
show that if the deceased shot himself he must
have done it with the left hand, as the probability
is that ho could not have takon tho paper after be
ing shot: death, is as a natural consequence of
such a wound, being produced almost instantly.
A man named Hays, with whose wife the Dr. was
on intimate terms, and who had threatened his life
some weeks since, has been arrested.
During tho investigation, some facts came to light
which iuducod tho suspicion, that Mrs. Hays had
committed the deed, to avenge her injuries.
Philadelphia Items.
As appears by the last annual report of the Au
ditor General of Pennsylvania, tho following
amount of $2,084,448.24 of revenue was derived
from I hiladelphia during the last fiscal year by
the Commonwealth.
During the past year, the Clerk of the Markets
in the Northern Liberties seized 888 lumps of but -
ter from farmers and hucksters, short of the
woight represented by the venders, besides other
articles, also alleged to contain a certain amount
which upon being weighed, proved light weight!
Os the amount of butter 112 lumps were seized in
January, 34 in February, 75in March, 79 in April
84 in May, 51 in June, 75inJntv, 70 in Auomxt’
48 in September, 64 in October, 75 in November’
and 61 in Decomber. Tho quantity seized by the
same officer in 1852, was nearly cloven hundred
lumps.
Th number of Omnibus lines in Philadelphia
for 1858, was 45, aud the number of coaches/
373 ; of this number, 29 are drawn by four or
more horses.
The Bedim Excitement at Cincinnati. Tho
excitement growing out of the recent riot at Cin
cinnati continues to agitato that city. The Mayor
has sent in a message to the city council defending
the course of the police. A town meeting has
been held to give vent to tho popular indignation
againßt„the latter. Resolutions were parsed de
ouncing the conduct of the police as a great out
rage upon the rights of citizens. The Sun, of Tie
7th instant, says that Judge Spooner and the po
licemen have been arrested, and were held to ap
pear yesterday, to answer to. the charge of tho
President of tho Freemen Society, on behalf of
that body.
The Panama Railroad is now completed to Gor
gona, and the river boating, hitherto so objection
able, is now done away with. For the present
passengers leuvo tho cars at Gorgona, and from
thence nave about 20 miles mule travel to Panama
over a much improved road. The transit from
ocean to ocean is now roadily accomplished in 12
hours. Tho company have commenced operations
in Panama, with a force of 3,600 men.
Adventures for Japan.—The San Francisco
correspondent of the New York Journal of Com
morce says:
. “ Tl j e . re ia considerable interest manifested boro
in certain quarters to fit out several clipper schoo
ners and other swill craft, with assorteed cargoes
O- fancy goods, to be sent out to Japan, with a view
of entering the harbor of Jeddo at the same time
Com. ferry enters with his fleet in the spring to
receive the answer to the President’s letter.”
Senator Crittenden.— The telegraph announces
the oleotion by the Legislature, of the Hon. John
J. Crittenden ns U. S. Senator. The whole coun
try will rejoice at tho return of this distinguished
gentleman to tho Senate.
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