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£iti its avib %txtimd. ~~ COLUMBPS, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, The Right oTsearch—Cuba. Three times within a very recent period the Spanish cruisers have exercised the right of detention, visit atid search, of American vesstls, in the* gulf of Mexico. The proximity of Cuba to the United States and the vast amount of American commerce that necessarily passes through the straits of Florida, agrevates the out* ragecusness of these proceedings on the part of Spain, and rendeis submission to them an impossibility. The straits of Florida are 150 miles long and only 50 miles wide. Through them parses the immense trade of the valley of the Mississippi, and of the Pacific coast, with the rtst of the world, which is estimated at an anual value, in tonnage and freights, at not less than $300,000,000. If tho right of search is conceded to Spain, it is evident that daily detentions of the com mercial marine of the United States will occur, to the infinite injury of our shipping and commercial interests. This right of search has been a standing cause of con tention let ween tho United States and Great Brittain j for half a century. Os late years the Governments have approximated somewhat in their interpretation of the extent of this right. The British Government con cedes that the right of search is a pure belligerant right and can have no existence on the high seas during peace. Thty claim only the right to visit vessels on the high seas when reasonable suspicion exists that the Hag of a friendly power has been abused for the purpose of covering the vessel. See Aberdeen’s note of the 20th Dec., 1841. And in his dispatch of lSth Jan., 1843, to the British Minister at Washington, his Lord ship says “the British Government made no pretension to interfere in any manner whatever, either by deten tion, visit or search, with vessels of the United States, known or believed to be such ; but that it still main tained, and would exercise when necessary, its own right to ascertain the genuineness of any flag which n suspected vessel might bear ; that if, in the exercise of this right, either from involuntary error, or in spite of every precaution, loss or injury should be sus*ained, a prompt reparation would bo afforded.” On the 3d j Feb., 1843, Sir Robert Peel, then first Minister of the : crown said ; “Search is a belligerent right, and not to be exercised in time of peace, except when it has been oonceded by treaty. The right of search extends not only to tho vessel, but to the cargo also. The right of visit is quite distinct from this, though the two are often confounded. The right of search, with respect to American vessels, we entirely and utterly disclaim ; nay, more, if we knew that an American vessel were furnished with all the materials requisite for the slave trade, if we knew that the decks were prepared to receive hundreds of human beings within a space in which life is almost impossible, still we should be bound to let that American vessel pass on. But the right we clam is to know whether a vessel pretending to be American, and hoisting the American flag, be bona fide American.” Daniel Webster was Secretary of State at the time these claims were enunciated by the British Govern ment. Iu his reply, under date of March 28th, 1843, he denies that there is any difference between the right of visit and the right of search. The right of visit, he says, to be effectual, must come, in the end, to include search ; and thus to exercise, in peace, an authority which tho law of nations only allows in times of war. lie denies that writers on the law of nations make any distinction between visit and search. What Great Britain and tho United States mean by the “right of search” in its broadest sense, is called by continental writers and jurist by do other name than the “right of visit/’ which implies not only a right to inquire into the national character, but to detain the vessel, to stop the progress of the voyage, to examine papers, to decide on their regularity and authenticity, and to make inqui sition on board for enemies property and into the busi ness which the vessel is engaged in. lie denies the right of a cruiser to the exercise of the right of visit in toto , in time of peace, except in the execution of reve nue laws or other municipal regulations, and within three miles of the coast. The admission of Lord Aber deen that if, in the exercise of the right claimed, loss or injury should be sustained, a prompt reparation would be afforded, is regarded as a surrender of the whole question. “Compensation is tbat which is rendered for injury, and is not commutation, or forced equivalent, j for acknowledged lights. It implies, at least in its | general interpretation, the commission of some wrong- j ful not.” lie then goes on to define the general and settled rules of law on the subject. A ship of war has ! the right to approach any vessel descried at sea for the j purpose of ascertaining her real character. “On the j other hand, it is clear that no ship is bound, under 1 such circumstances, to lie by or wait the approach ofj any other ship. She is at full liberty to pursue her voyage in her own way and to use all necessary pre cautions to avoid any suspected senister enterprise or hostile attack. Her right to the free use of the ocean is as perfect as that of .any other ship,” If the vessel approached by a man of war is for3ed to comply with the order to send her papers for inspection, or to submit to be visited or detained, Mr. Webster holds that she i may resist force with force. • These are the positions ever occupied by the American Government on this delicate subject and are ! believed to be sanctioned by the law of nations. It is thus | apparent that by firing shot at American vessels in the | Gulf of Mexico and forcing them to show their papers, the Spanish men of war have violated our rights on tho high seas, and insulted our flag. The remedy is eleaily pointed out by Mr. Webster, we must “repell force with force.’’ Luckily the President has this re dress in his own hands and is not forced to rely upon a timid or else unpatriotic Congress to uphold the national honor. Let him arm our vessels engaged in ! the trade of the Gulf and give them ordets to rid the ! sea of every Spanish cru ser that dares to insult our flag ; or inteitVre wi.h our commerce, and we are quite sure ! that one trial of the metal of our hardy tars will be quite enough to s care an open sea to all ships that i hereaher have occasion to pass through the straits of Florida. The Spanish Government and Cuba. We publish elsewhere what purports to be a correct version of the address of Senor Luzuriaga's speech in the Spanish Cortes upon the relation of Cuba to Spain The Minister of Stale takes strong ground against the African slave trade but declares it to be the settled purpose of the Spanish Government to maintain the institution of slavery iu the Island. Os the correctness ot this version of the Minister’s speech there is now no doubt, and it relieves the Cuban question of its most •‘lost embarrassing feature. While the Government and people of the United States would be justified and compelled indeed by imperious necessity to seize upon tho Island rathtr than sutler it to be Africanized, there is no disposition in this country to rob Spain of her colonial prosessioi s, if she will respect our rights and fulfil the duties of good neighborhood. But we cannot submit to her recent claims of a right to stop American vessels on the high seas. For our views upon this sebject, wc refer our readers to another column. Cincinnati Riot w, v We have waited until we received full details of the disgraceful riots which took place in Cincinnati at the recent municipal election, before we ventured to express an opinion upon the conduct of the parties engaged in j them. Wo publish in another column what purports to be a truthful and impartial statement of the affair. It is charged that the Germans in the 12th 55 ard pre vented Native Americans from voting, and allowed Dutch boys to thrust into the ballot box liandstull of tickets in favor of the Democratic candidates. 5* hether this charge is true or not, we have no means ot ascer taining. If it is true, the laws of the country would have afforded ample redress, and it is a shame and a . i pity that the Native Americans did not appeal to the j laws and thus punish so gross a violation of private rights, | and so foul an outrage upon the elective franchise. — I This, however, they did not do : Excited by liquor and led on by designing leaders, they rushed into the room : where the judges were, seized upon the ballot box, 1 flung it into the streets, trampled the ballots underfoot, aud commenced a furious war upon their opponents, which ended in the death of several and the wouuding of many of the parties engaged in the affray. Such conduct is without excuse, and we hope that all the parties engaged in these disgraceful scenes will be punished to tho extent of the law. The purity and freedom of the elective franchise are the foundation stones of our Republic, and the man who by fraud or violence disturbs them is a traitor to our institutions aud should meet the doom of traitors. Democratic Prospects in Virginia. The vote in cities is a very unsafe test to apply to public sentiment at the South. The body of the native born Southern population is in the country, and hence it very often occurrs that while the cities and towns go one way, the States go the other way. But the elec tions recently held in two of the principal cities in Vir ginia indicate that the Demcciatic banner still flies proudly from the old flag staff’ and that the unterrified Democracy of the Old Dominion are preparing for a brilliant victory over the combined forces of the sVhigs and Know Nothings. May the God of our fathers hold up their hands in the fight. Lynchburg. —This city has always been Whig by a large majority. In 1552, General Scott’s majority was 300 votes, and the Whig strength has never been less. In the recent election the Know Nothings elected j their candidate for High Constable by the pitiful majjoii ;ty of only nine votes , and their candidate for Comrnis sioner of the Revenue by eighty-three votes, and their Mayor by a majority ot 175 votes. The vote was an unusually large one. Richmond. —Though tho Know Nothings elected their Mayor by a majority of 1256, they beat Mr. ! Michaels for the Manager of the Poor House by a ma jority of only 820. The Enquirer regards this last vote as the true test of the Know Nothing strength in the city. The majority is below the 55 r hig majority in the city at the last Presidential election. Concert at Concert Hall. 55 r e again call the attention of our readers to the fact that the Philharmonic Society will give a Concert at Concert Ilall on Thursday evening, 12th inst. The Society is composed cf young gentlemen of the city and is under the instruction of Professor Saroni. Amateurs who have attended the rehearsals of the Society express great satisfaction at the performances, and we feel au thorised to promise those who attend the Conoert a rare musical treat. The flute, violoncello, french horn, cornet, and double bass, are the instruments used. The exercises will be varied by vocal music. This entertainment is one which eminently deserves public patronage. The domestication of a taste for music is a desideratum in American society, and in their efforts to this end the Philharmonic Society is entitled to our gratitude and patronage. The Church as well as the world are interested in their success.— Good music is the life of social entertainments as well as one of the chosen instrumentalities emplayed in the worship of God. The jarring discords often met with iu our churches are inimical to a devotional frame of mind, and the sooner we can get clear of them the bet ter. Let us all then go to the concert Thursday night and show our appreciation of the praiseworthy efforts of our young friends to improve the public taste in this divine art. New Goods.- —We refer our readers to our advertis ing columns. G. A. Norris and C. Mygatt, have re spectively received their stocks of Spring and Summer dry goods ; Messrs. Daniel & Thomas have just receiv ed their stock of Spring and Summer clothing, em bracing the newest styles of coats, pants, vests, etc. Be sure you can get better bargains from those mer chants who advertise and always give them the prefe rence. The Connecticut Election—The Democrats Ahead— No Election of Governor by the People. Hartford, April, 2. The returns from nearly thirty towns, show tbat Ing- , ham (dern.) leads all others for Governor. Minor, Know Nothing, leads Dutton, whig, very largely, and will fall but little short of Ingham. There will be no election by the people. Thus far we have returns of 26 democrats to 21 Know Nothings and whigs to the Legislature, with the strong Know Nothing Districts to come in. The First Congressional district is doubtful. In the Third district, Deau, Know Nothing and whig, is elec ted by a large majority. I Astounding Rumor in Springfield—Who is to be U. S. Senator in Illinois 1 The Alton Telegraph, cf the 29th ult., says “We ’ have just heard on the street a rumor from Springfield, which caps the climax of any thing which has s.ruck i upon the tympanum of cur ear in many a day. It is nothing more nor less, than Governor Matteson, dis regarding the choice of Lyman Trumbull as IT. S. Senator by the Legislature, has resolved to declare that election void ; and on the ground that there is now a vacancy in the seuatorship, intends making an appoint ment to the post on his own responsibility. It is uu derstood that Gen. Shields is the gentleman designated by the Governor for that office. The rumor goes on tossy, that P. B. Fooke, Esq., is forthwith to sue out a writ of mandamus from the Supreme Court, requiring the Governor to issue a certificate of election to him as representative in Congress from this di-t iot. The ground which Mr. Fouke will assume, is that the Totes cast for Judge Trumbull were void, aud ought not to have been counted in making up returns. Judge Lyman Trumbull is now United States Sena tor elect by the Legislature, and represen'ative to Con gress elect from the eighth district es Illinois. Book Keeping. —Mr. Pettit offers his services as teacher of Book Keeping in single and double mtry. She his advertisement. Muscogee Building and Loan Association. —At the last regular meeting of this body, four thousand nine hundred and eight dollars were offered and sold as follows: S2OOO at 50; S3OOO at 51 ; SIOOO at 51 1-4; SIOOO at 51 1 2 ; SIOOO at 51 3-4 ; SIOOO at 52 ; and SIOOO at 52 1-2 per cent premium. The Independent Press. —This paper has been dis continued for the present on account of the tightness of the times and the bad health of the Editor. Unless the credit system is abolished, a goodly number of our co temporaries must follow 6uit. [FOR THE TIMES AND SENTINEL.j Mr. Skinner about Town, Mr. Editor:—l am fresh from the red hills of Middle Georgia, where every body minds their own business, and lets their neighbors jilone—where men think honesty is the best policy and practice it too. It is the first principle they instill into the minds of their children, and woe be unto the schoolmaster who would set another copy before this for one ol the children of these men of fierce honesty. The women are faithful in all things, and their adorning is not that “outward adorning of braiding the hair and ol wearing of gold, or ofputting on rich apparel, but is the or nament of a meek and quiet spirit.” They “are all given to hospitality,” and when a neighbor visits another, i tis none of your fashionable pop calls, but they bring thiir knitting and hanks of spun-truck to spend a good sociable day. But those good old times are over with me, for cousin John has persuaded me that this is a progressive age, and that the nineteenth century has outstript all competitors All of which was entirely new’ to me,for I was thinking that every thing was agoing along after the old sort, and was just settling myself down, to earn my bread by the sweat of my brow, and to till the soil as our first parents were com manded to do, and as my forefathers had done, when 1 heard ol these wonderful things, and concluded to “lay down the shovel and the hoe,” and come to town to make a dollar or two, and to see the “elephant,” and I though t perhaps you might like to know what impression he would make upon me, and to speak the truth, 1 think almost any thing green and tre.-Ji would be relished in your dusty city, !if its only a green correspondent. If you are of the same notion, read on. Well, as cousin Join and I were going down the street, we saw at the corner several moustachered “swells” sun mngthemselves on the sidewalk, as they twirled their gold headed canes, and he proposed joining them. ‘Very well,’ said I; but at the same time thought I’d rather not, as cousin John had often warned me against committing any ‘laux pas,’ when I got among these lellows. Now 1 am very sensitive to ridicule, and the bump of sell-confi dence is sadly wanting about my cranium, so I could not help feeling a little nervous excitement as I approached these great bug-bears. But I’ll go on, thought I; maybe I’ll see the elephant. | So cousin John walks up and shakes hands, and then in troduces me to .some of them. ‘How-do-you-due, Mr. Skin-n-e-r?’ drawled out No. 1, No. 2 and 3, in the same tone, and I took advantage of the stereotyped phrase and said, ‘How’dy do, too; we all stept back perfectly satisfied, though none of us were one whit|the wiser lb.rall our a-king. One of the snobs, aM. Tompkins, after considerable chat which was spiced with smart of foreign lingo, had the impertinence to say,‘l suppose, Mr. Skinner, you’ve been abroad.” I saw the conceited scamp wink at his companion and smile, and 1 was tempted to knock him abroad, when I cousin John’s eye bent . uneasily upon us, and then I thought it was better to humor a fool than to be plagued with one* so I replied,“Yes, I had been abroad a time or two before; once I attended a militia drill down at Crackei’s Neck; another time I went into the next county to see a hanging that did’nt come off, for the man broke jail the night be fore and left lor foreign parts,—for Europe, I believe, and singular enough, his name wus Tompkins. Have you ev er been to Europe, sir?’ I asked. At this every body shouted, even the moustaches smiled as Tompkins cast a witheiing look on me and walked off muttering something between his teith. A sober looking old democrat standing near laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks, and then came up and shook me by tho hand saying, ‘young man, you are entitled to the thankso every sensible man in the city, for that conceited lellow 1 has been to Europe. No one knows when or how he go there. Its a constant theme with him, whenever he m>etß one whom he suspects has never crossed the Atlantic, and you are the only one* who lias ever succeeded in stopping his disgusting foolery.” Cousin John then came up and introduced me to my companion, Mr. Grey, who proved to be an old friend of my father’s. 5Ve were soon in a pleasant chat, and I had almost forgotten that I was a country rustic, and for the first time in my lite in a city, when I noticed some excite ment among the exquisites, and heard one of them say— ‘VV’hat a magnificent creature, splendid woman, superbly dressed too!—real Honiron and brocade by Jove!’ as a fine showy looking woman, like a ship in full rig, with her white sails floating from the mast, while her long dress tiailed behind, producing an appearance on the dusty pave ment like the wake ot a ve.-sel, approached and entered Mr. Grey’s fashionable dry-goods store. Must be one of the ‘Shanghais,’ thought I, but that little white top knot behind her head looks more like she belongs to the Poland or the Pea-cock tribe. Any how she’s a rare bird of some sort ‘A fine looking woman,’ said cousin John tome,‘l j don’t think your settlement ever produced anything like \ her.’ ‘No, cousin John, our folks don’t pay much attention to raising fancy fowls-, because they destroy the crops.’ Ha ! ha! laughed Mr. Grey. ‘You are right,sir,’ said he, ‘lor these fine birds have more ways than one ol ‘destroying a crop.’ Now that Mrs. Lewis has destroyed her husbaud’s for the last five years, and no w when he is harrassed to death with pecuniar* matters, she would not deny herself one yard of fine lace to save him from ruin. Her dress maker tells my wife that she has never paid her an account since she has been in the city, and as she was greatly in need of money, she begged Mrs* Grey to hand her bill to Mr. Lewis, which she did on her way home. He semed mortified, and remarked it was very careless in his w ile to let the bill run so long and that it should be settled imme diately. He saw her several hours afterwards and men tioned that he had handed the money to Mrs. Lewis, who was going directly down to pay the billl. And the poor* m m’s I eirt ft It a trifle lighter, as he pa*ed on thinking he j hal done his duty, and was aide to meet the demand. But alas! the mot ey that he gave his wife for the poor dress maker, went to buy an elegant Talma from a eash house that refused her credit, and poor Mrs. Smith was put off’ with promises again, and engaged to make another hand some dress. Nothing hut my respect for her husband, who is a fiieud and neighbor of mine, makes me tolerate her.’ j : ‘Well/ said I, ‘I think I would ask her to leave my bed t and board, and then advertise I would not be responsible j t*>r any debts of her contracting. But here comes a whole I flock of them/ I exclaimed, as several fair ones approach* j ed, dragging their heavy skirts and fixings along, with a j languid grace that reminded me of the Highland Terra- j pin, with their [heads projecting some distance from the j cunning little beau-traps suspended from the back ol their pretty necks. J Well/ said I,‘our girls always set smart of store on | bonnets when they go a gadding,and they asked me to send tham some from the city, but I reckon its no use, for they | a n’t worn here, and if they will ,be hankering after city j notions, I’ll just write to them to fasten around their necks I a bundle of ‘fuss and feathers’ and tiot along.’ Mr. Grey laughed again at my verdant notions and re- | ni trked that 1 had much to see and learn before I became filly intiated into city life, and he hoped I would make my debut at his house the next evening, as Mrs. Grey in tended giving the girls a party, and would be pleased to ete me. He made cousin John promise to bring me, and then bade me good bye until the next evening. ‘Well done, \\ ill/ said cousin John, ‘who would hate thn’t when Beau Tompkins struck so unmercifully at your verdancy this morning, that you would have vanquished him so completely, and at the same time made a friend of the most noble of our merchant princes. 1 can assure you it’s not every man that Mr. Grey would treat with the fa miliarity he did you. He thinks that nature, and not the p rse, makes the gentleman, and conducts himself accord- j iflflly. I u:ilerstaud his party will boa splendid affair, and ! his oai ghleri a e said to be be beautiful and accomplish- ‘ eJ.” 1 will not trouble you about the Sunday fixings I bought today, but to-morrow night I shall rig out in my best,and go to the party, after which you shall hear from it and Your humble servant, WM. SKINNER. Hie Election Riot at Cincinnati—Further Particulars of the Outrages. The Cincinnati papers of Tuesday bring us full accounts of the disgraceful election riots in that city on Monday.— The Commercial, (an independent journal,) after giving a brief account of the various rumors and small fights early in the day, thus reports the subsequent events ot the day. in the fight that occurred about noou, a Mr. Brown was wounded, and the foreman of Frank Link’s brewery stabbed in the lungs. The wounds of these individual were thought to be dangerous. Many other persons were severely hurt. Rumors of all descriptions were flying thi kly. The know-nothings said that there had been fraudulent voting, i'lie democrats denied it. The judges and clerk of the election protested that everything bad been done ou the ,-quare, while sundry excited know-nothings asserted that little Dutch boys had been allowed to go up and thrust handsful of tickets into the ballot-box. The Germans had a large cannon on Jackson’s Hill, and were amusing themselves by filing over the town occasionally. The K. N.’s having whipped the Germans at the polls, dispatched a detachment to capture the artil lery, which was done without much loss of blood, and the trophy of victory drawn to the eleventh ward polls. The sword of the Commander ol the German gun squad was also taken, and one of the most flaming of the victors flourished it continually, and shouted until ouly a hoarse gasp answered the most resolute efforts of his lungs. About the polls, when we arrived, was a great crowd, cheering vociferously for Taylor, the Know Nothing can didate lor Mayor. Many of them bad a little star spangled banner with “Pap Taylor” printed on it fixed about their hats, and nearly all had the Know Nothing ticket pinned to their breasts. The multitude seems to rally round a large banner inscribed ‘‘ James D. Tarjlor and the Whole Ticket From four to five o'clock but few Geimans could be seen except upon the outskirts of the crowd, and they were very quiet. All of them who had manifested excite ment had left the ground, being earnestly advised to do so by American friends. It was evident that the polls were in possession of Know Nothings. The judges were urged to close the door and secure the ballot box, but they re fused to do so, considering that there was no danger.— The Mayor was upon the ground, but he did not seem to understand that the danger was imminent. At inter vals of about five minutes, stones and brick-bats flew briskly, causing uncom-oruble sensation iw the spectators, Fights were ooeuring continually. A cry would be raised, a rush made, and presently some poor German who had imprudently veutered into the crowd, or some friend of a German, who had not been sufficiently discreet to hold his tongue, would stagger from the throng covered with dust and bkeding. About the angle formed by Vine street and the Hainrl j ton road, the row was incessant. A number of iudivid* j uals, evidently engaged to the rough work, charged about I with fiery Lees, dusty aud bloody clothes, looking fero i cousas mad-dogs. W ® stood upon a pile of sand opposite the engine ; house, aud overlooked the scene. . We saw one grey | headed mao, neatly dressed, run for his life down Vine i stteet. pursued by half a dozen furious boys, who reckless ;ly hurled stones after hint. A stout, rough Poking man, ! in an express wagon, who shouted ‘‘Hurrah for Farran.” j (the democratic candidate,) was terribly beaten. A young | man of German descent, described by a bystander, as “a ; ve, y fi ne fellow, quiet aud hard working,” was whipped I unmercifully, and as he reeled homeward, blind with blood and dust, the blood running copiously from his sac-e, and one eye swollen dreadfully from a blow with a stone, an acquaintance of his family remarked ; ‘‘There now, that is a shame. His mother will faint when she sees him.” One study German we saw struck fairly in the head with a heavy stone, and vet remaining on his feet. He was struck repeatedly with colts, but did not succumb, 1 and made his escape. Ab. ut 5 o’clock a rush was made by abuot 30 men, closely followed by about 300 more for the ballot box.— Mayor Snelbar, had taken his position in front of the box, and we saw him for some time struggling to eheek the mob, and heard his voice commanding the peace. But he was roughly handled, his clothes being tom, and sev eral rude blows inflicted on his person* A dense crowd j pressed about the door—a tall man made severed dts perate efforts to pass those who were endeavoring to pro- ! j teet the box, and finally leaped upon the table where the : | box was place 1 when there was a general sound of split- 1 I ling wood, occasioned by the crushing of the chairs and j tables—and some 50 rushed in, or were forced into the engine room. In a moment the ballot box was thrown out with a considerable force, striking a man on the shoulder, who stood about one-third of the distance across the street. It then reached the ground, and was immediately assaulted by a large number, who stamped it to fragments and scattered the tickets far and wide. This act was perpetrated under the very folds of the ban • ner inscribed, “James D. Taylor, and the whole ticket ” I and the cry of the rnob, as the work was done was 1 “Hurrah for Pap Taylor .” It was said that the box contained near 1300 ballots at least 1,000 of which were for Mr. Farran. Persons who undertook to justify the atrocity of destroying the box stated that there h and been cheating permitted by the Germans, and that the “Dutch bullies refused during the early part of the day to permit any ballots to be departed in the box that were not of the democratic stamp. n i One man with a severe cut nu his head said that he | had been knocked down because he had stationed hhn seif at the pel sand challenged German votes. I The excitement was terrible, and the Pap Taylor flag ■ and the cannon captured on Jackson Hill which had I b " eu ],^ d ’- and w, ! h brick bats, were followed down the street by a multitude ripe for any outrageous perfoimance whatever. Ine leaders of the crowd seemed to be drunk and it they weee not, were certainly raving maniacs - W arniu / was given at the 9th ward polls-that a mob was coming and the polls were dosed some minutes beiore 6 O'clock. .. — •* . -,A The Taylor flag and the cannon were next taken to the 13ih ward, where savage fightiug ensued, with what resu twe did not learn. The mob then proceeded to groan m front of the E iqturer office, aad thence to the i itiics office. Further by the Baltic—The Peace Conference. The French Government has chartered the steamer “City of Baltimore” for six months, to transport troops to the Crimea. The Czr” Alexander's address to the Diplomatic body at St. Petersburg was mild, but his addr.ss to the army was warlike. The latest dispatch from Vienna says that the Peaco Conference is progressing favorably. The second point providing for the free navigation of the Danube was set tled or nearly so. Strong hopes of peace were entertain ed. The question, however, rests on the third point, which concerns the Russian power and fortresses in the Black Sea. Count Nesselrode, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, will go to Vienna when the negotiations become critical. There is a strong evidence that Alexander sympathized with and aided his father in all his warlike plans. Rumors are current that anew basis of arrangements has been laid, providing for the freedom of the Black Sea, the opening of the Danube to free trade, and the erection of Turkish forts in Asa. Turkey is determined to maintain undimfnished her sovereignty in the Dardanelles. She protests against her Christian Empire being placed foreign protection. She also desires the participation of Prussia in the Center* euce. Operations at Sebastopol. Gen. Osten Sac ken telegraphed on the night of the 10th that the Russians had erected anew redoubt, 300 yards, in front of the Kirmloff bastion. The health of the Allies is satisfactory. The English position is well fortified. The Russians have received large reinforcements. At a Council of War, the Allies resolved to commence active operations immediately. The new English battery had caused two Russian steamers to leave their moor* ings. Omar Pacha’s force amounted to 35,000 men and was increasing. The Anglo French Squadron of 25 steamers, had sailed for Genoa, to take on board the Sardinian troops destined for the Crimea. It is reported that Priuoe Menscliikoff had died of fever at Sebastopol. There are rumors that the Russians had sunk three more steamers in the harbor of Bak.klava. ? The French hospital at Constantinople had been burn ed and 9G perished in the flames. It is stated that Gortsehakoffi had been ordered to taka Eupatoria at any price, and was preparing to obey. The Stepping of the El Dorado. — We have fsays the Washington Star of Tuesday) seen reliable letters from Havana bearing on this subject, dated March 23d, wherein it is stated that when Captain Gray reported the facts of the affairs in which he was first stopped (in the El Dorado oft Cape Antonio, the Captain-General promised to order an investigation into the matter. The El Dorado a gain reached Havana on 22d ultimo from Aspinwall. Captain Gray, on reaching there, reported that he saw the rams Spanish steam frigate, the Ftrolana, off Cape San Antork , and that she again tired a blank cartridge, and then a sho;, ahead of his vessel. Capt. Gray then stood towards hei, hove to, and was hailed. On saying he was bound to Havana from Aspinwall, he was requested to take charge of a letter for the Spanish admiral at Havana, which ho consented to do ; and on separating, the Spanish frigate j hoisted and lowered her ensign several times, as an act of J courtesy. Mistranslation Corrected. p Baltimore, April 7th. The views of the’Spanish Minister, Luzuriaga, as ex pressed in the late Cuban discussion in the Cortes, have been perverted by many translations. The true meaniug is that Spain has no idea of abolishing slavery in Cuba. Later News from Hayti. The , Coffee Maiket — Our Negotiations with St. Do~ mingo. Boston, April 2,1855. An arrival at this port brings dates front Flay ti to the 14th of March. The coffee crop is reported short, and is selling at SI 15 per HO lbs , Ilaytien currency. The impression in Hayti was, that the proposed treaty between the United States and St. Domingo, would never, in its present form, receive the sanction of the Dominican government. Luzuriaga’s Speech in the Spanish Cortes. Gen. Serrano-All the public prints are occupied at present with u very grave conspiracy which has been discovert.! by the worthy Capt. GenM of the Island of Cuba; tbe sub. jeet is of so important and urgent a nature, that I hav.t regarded it as my duty to bring it to the consideration of Government with the President’s permission. The Min ster of State (Luzuriagu)—Senores : Ilcr Majesty’s Government has received official notification of the discover}', in the Island of Cuba, of a conspiracy, which has reached an alarming point, but was happily discovered in time ; and Government lias now the satis-* faction to communicate to Deputies and to the country at large, the confidence w hich animates it, that the con spiracy will be repressed, in order that public tranquility may be completely restored. Government r< poses this confidence no less in the loyalty, decision and intelligence of the authorities who represent the country, than in a sufficiently powerful force, very devoted, very resolute, to maintain the integrity of our territory. We count, also, on the loyal sentiments of the people in general, aud on the determination of a part of the population, who evinco a determination to sacrifice even their lives to the safety of the oountry\ W itli this motive, Senores, Government would seize the opportunity to make an apppeal tothe patri otism of the Deputies. Deputies should not lose sight of j the fact that in all questions which have reference to the ! Island of Cuba, there is a latent movement which we all perceive, of which vve may all eventually be instruments and which prescripts to us so much circumspection and reserve in whatever treats of the condition of th it Island or has connection with its rffa'rs. llie only thought, Senores, which can afflict us with care, at present, is the spirit which has arisen among a few restless characters in favor of annexation to a neighboring State. But, Se j notes, that tendency will not be a dangerous one, unless it be associated wi h another idea. With the idea of an nexation is always joined that of securing the perpetua tion of Slavery in the Island of Cuba. This is UO frlost sight of by those who see that landed proprietorship and the agriculture of the Island depend on slavery, and that consequently, when this institution is threatened tho possession of the soil is endangered. Senores : When the question of slavery is discussed our sentiments of humoniniy, and other considerations’ , inseparable from that idea, are excited. But it is neces sary to keep in view another consideration, and that is ! ‘hat ‘he islabd of Cuba cannot continue to be an integral i P art of „ ,he Spanish territory, save by one of these mess, j nres : Either by Emancipation, which would : mount to the extermination of the white race, that is, of all the Spanish and native people of the Hand who drew their origin Irorn Europe; or by annexation, and with this gentlemen, who hate slavery more cannot hope that it will | be extinguished. Therefore, He*- Majesty’s Govern. | ment is resolved to maintain the treaties which prohibit j the trade in negroes, and to execute them with fidelity and sincerity, But, at the same time, Senores, Her Ma ! Jf sf y 8 Government holds to the profound conviction that slavery is a necessity, and a condition indispensable to the | maintenance of the territorial property of the Island of Cuba, and we have desired to anticipate the sentiments of | by giving to the natives and the proprietors of tS t g T leCß t - that U dots not ** the mind I i y^ tb ' s P r,nci P ,e - 1 believe. Senores, i 1 have , n ° w B atisficd the just anxiety of the Hon s.aTsTn Th' 0 * I ’/ d °J! bt is shared b y who have s*ats on these benches. I conclude by repeating that ffiey ma assured that the Government has all the material and moral means necessary to preserve the Is- IZm t Dd th / f ° r */ eater * bundance the Government is Jhh ,h T le UT T?' which wi d *P apt immediately, with the first sh'p, and be followed by others, {should hav 6 K dd ’ 1 iat ls J 1 eertain that the danger which may ave been caused by this conspiracy was aggravated by tl.e coincidence of an expedition of ‘pit (ties, which was exn ,£ epare , d ’ lhere ,S ever y Peapon to believe that this r r-f k 7 as frustrated. But even if it were not, he authority of the I,le of Cuba has brought together all Z ne **** r y tiJ overwhelm it, if it should uc in an mg. And now, I believe I have said enough to tranquil ze the minds of Deputies—La Crcnica. TKafit • j- i Cincinnati, April 5. Q ! eleclon disturbances are at an end. The military possess.on of the cannon without resistance.