RELIGIOUS INTELLIGUMCE.
The Conventions in Different Parti of the flaioi,
fco., kc., k<j.
irk. Trial of IHilMp Doune and Celebra
tion in Lowi*?? . ,
The Episcopal Render tUU ) that Blidiop MoCoskry of
Michigan. hv paid a viiiit to Presiding Bishop Chase, at
hi* residence in Illinois, for the purpose of requesting
him to ch:mf!o the tUne appointed for the trial of Bishop
Doane. ot New .Icrsey. Tho presiding bl hop lia* acceded
to thin request, in order that the American Kpiscopate
way be represented at the cpp^chingjubllw service* tf
the rentable Society f"r ropagation of tho (lo^p'il
In Foreien Parts, to be held in V\ eslminster Abbey dur
^ the month of June Bishop, . B. . "noey of Western
xTw York and McCoskry. ot Michigan, the delegate*
annotated at the recent Council or Bi.ihopi.in thu city,
?rei expected to nail, therefore, in the steamer Atlantic,
which leaves this port to-duy for Liverpool. The trial of
Bishop Doane. of New Jersey. hm been postponed, by
order of the presiding Bit-hop. until October next
The Eptwopal Convention at Kcwark, N.J.
[from the Newark Daily Advertiser. May XI.]
SECOND DA*'s PRoCEEOINOS.
The Convention ayUy organized yesterday after
noon. ati'* o'clock. llisliop Doane providing;
Bev. Andrew B. PatflWin was chosen secretary.
Mr. 1'. remarked that he had declined last year be
lie bad differed with thu Bishop on unestions of
Cy. Perhaps the same reatoni should huve rnado
declinc this time. But other questions had come
up, and in aocepting it, he wished to cay that he con
sidered it ah a great confidence; that he entirely sympa
thized witb the Bishop in his painful position, aud was
ready to assist him.
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The Committee on New Pari-hes reported favorably to
the admission of the following churches:? St. John's,
Dover; St John's. Camden; Church of the Uoly Trinity,
Bergen. Tbey also reported that they had no papers re
lative to Christ Church, Newark, which was again referred
to them, with power to examine if the papers were pro
perly presented two years ago.
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A resolution to admit Christ Church, Newark, into the
Convention was agreed to.
the manor's address.
The Bisnor then proceeded to deliver the annual ad
dress, relative to the occurrences within the diooese
during the past year. lie alluded to thu successful min
istrations of the Kev. Mr. Rowland, at Somervillo. which
bad producod a church that was to be consecrated on
J'riday next, and urged the exercise of a missionary spirit
for supplying many other places in the State, where the
Hme results might be produced. On June lyth he conse
crated a prosperous church at Middlptown Point. Ob
June 29th he admitted three alumni orthe Oonerai Theo
logical Semiuary to the order of Deacons at New Bruns
wlok. On September 4th he laid tho corner-stone of St.
John's Church, at Somerville. On September 29th be
presided at the second commencement of Burlington
College, when the Itev. M. P. Stickney was iuducted into
the rectorfliip. On November 1st he was present and as
fisted at the beginning of a usage which he regards as
valuable and pious. Each one of the alumni determined
to plant a tree on that day. and after services they went
In a procession to the college grounds, and did so. On the
7th of December he preachud the funeral sermon of tho
Bev. Dcctor Crowell in Boston ? the closest friend he
(Ttr bad.
In allu>ion to the special Convention at Burlington, he
Mid, " the toils and sufferings of my whole Episcopate
were overpaid by the unfaltering confidence and the un
flinching determination to maintain the rights of the
clergy and people, of whom Clod bas mado me the over
aeer.'' On the 17th of March he laid the corner-stone of
St. Stephen's Church, Mullica Hill. On Suaday. March
23. he trutitutod Rev. Jos. F. I. j brand into the rectorship
of St. Paul's Church, Camden.
The number of clergy in the diocese i* slxty-fonr. of
whom four aie deacons. Two have been added by ordina
tion?the Rev. Mr. Smith and ltcv. Mr. UoIT ; and six by
transfer ? Kev. Messrs. Stickney, Coe, Smith. Ories. Cle
ments, Luipe, and Goodwin. Pour have been transferred
?to other dioceses? Rev. Messrs. Kidney. Potter, Meyers,
.-and Mitchell. The Rev. Dr. Barry lias died. Rov. A. B.
Paterson has resigned the rectorship of Trinity Church,
Prinoeton ; Rev. Samuel W. Hallomed has lefc Burling
ton : Rev R. H. R. Mitchell has resigned tho rectorship
of Christ Ohuroh, Bordentown ; Rev John L. Shedding
that or St. John's at Salem: Rev. Mr. Potter that of
Jjt. Thaddeus : Rev. Andrew Mcake no longer officiates at
St. Thomas : Rev. James J. Brown has been elected to St.
Matthew's, Jersey City ; Rev. N. Petit has ceased to be
.missionary at Knowlton and Belvidere, and been appoint
ed minister of Christ Church. Newton ; Rev. W. R. Uries
la missionary at the Church or the Holy Trinitfr. Bergen ;
Boy. P, Coe is missionary at Westfleld. Various other
ministers were named in connection with different church
es. Candidates are Horatio Stubby, John Trliublo, K. P.
Wright, William O. Doane. Robert J. Hervey. W. F.
Eofunan. William T. Johnson, and J. S. Meyers.
There are mew than 200 pupils at St. .Mary's Hall and
Burlington College, and the institutions are prosperous,
i The number confirmed has been 429, being 1I!9 over
?fcny previous year. Three priests and two deacons hare
Jteen ordained.
The Bishop said that the presentment of tho bishops
Was served on him on the 30th of April. He trusted he
should have grace not to fail in thu duties ho owud hi*
Xpisoopal brethren, and he had confidence In that diocese
Whose representatives at the special convention filled tho
hearts of Christendom with udmiration at the course t'aey
took in sustaining his rights aud responsibilities. Ho
then laid a copy of the presentment on tho table.
At the close or the Bishop's address. Judge Ogden
moved tliat mi muoh or the Bishop's address as states the
fact that a presentment has been made against him. and
the document itself which he has laid on the table, b i
referred to n commltte? of Ave, for oonnidvratlnn. uml also
BO much of his address as relates to them, to see if any
action should be taken by tht Convention.
This motion prevailed, and the Bishop appointed Rev.
Messrs. Dunn. Southard, and Putnam, and Messrs. K. D.
B- Ogden. and John R. Thomson.
The Convention then adjourned to 9>? A. M.
Thursday's proceedings.
A long debate occurred at the opening of the conven
tion this morning, on amending the minutes so as to in
clude a history ot all the transactions of yesterday; the
usual mode of recording heretofore being to state only
?uch resolutions as were voted on by ayes and nays. Dur
ing the amendment or the minutes in this inauncr. the
convention went into a ballot f< ?r a Standing Committee
Of the Diocese, and the following were elected: ?
Rev. Messrs Finch, Henderson. Williams, and Rankin,
Of the clergy, and Messrs. J. J. Spencer. J. C. (iarthwuUe.
C. C. Stratlon. aad K. It. 1). Ogdt i>- of the laity.
The convention then ballotted for deputies to the gene
ral couvcntion, and the following were elected: ?
Rev. Messrs. Dann. Watsou. Southard, and Stubbs: and
Df tho laity, Messrs. I). B. Kyall. J. W. Miller, Harvey
Aertson. and Wm Wright.
Supplementary Delegates ? Rev. Messrs. Hendcrjotl,
Williams. Putnam, aad Thompson; and of tho laity.
Messrs. J W Condi t, J. J. Chetwoot . J. II, Wake lit 'Id. aud
T- B. 1!' I'm. in.
Rev Mr. Southard rose to submit tho report of the
committee on the presentment He had never approached
any subject in his lifo with feeling? of such intense so
lemnity. The coimittec had their responsibility to the
convention, tho ofctlrr h . the bishops, God. and the world.
The committee had brought to the subject an intense ap
plication. without bitterness or party feeling. They had
come to an unanimous conclusion that the reference was
right that the announcement or such a momentous tact
by the BUhop as that be had been presented Tor trial, win
sufficient to Ik* taken up by the convention. Tliuy diT
fcred from the opinion that w? had nothing to do with it
Cince the bishops had taken It up.
Tbey felt thai when their father bad been assailed, the
convention should oonsidcr the matter: they felt that
although there were three bishops, ttieio was also one in
the dlooosc of New Jersey, an independent body; they
felt that their judgment, which t hey had pronounced at
the special convention, when only the letter of the Bishop
was before them, was not sufficient. Since then new
matters had come before us. A presentment had been
made to the presiding bishop, and he had cited our futhur
to trial If we have rights, aud are willing to maintain
them, this action is to be met with action on our part.
They have arrived at the conclusion that action on our
part is canonical and lawful, and how have they done so ?
They have put a construction on the canon for tbo trial of
m bhhop. that the dioccse has the first right to a trial of
matters if tbey please. They have made their construc
tion Impregnable by the concessions or tho three bishops.
They conceded it by their first letter ? the right to a tirst
trial by the dioccse. It is a right then, claimed by our
pelves, and conceded by the bishops or Virginia, Maine,
and Ohio
The committee reel bound to suggest to the convention
1* art besides this, because they pledged themselves at
the special convention, that ir charges should be brought
before the convention, they would inquire into them. The
bbbops having conceded the prior right of trial to the
convention, and the convention having pledged them
Mlves to Investigate them, the bishops were bound to
bring the charges here ? not to Illinois. For reasons
known to them . they have not done ho. I f there was
cinoerity In their oft repeated declarations, that they
wished the investigations to be first uiadc by the diooese.
why are they not here to-day? not themselves ? but by
their agents, the authors, movers, and instigators of these
proceedings/
We hold then, as a committee, for all these reasons, we
are bound to take this matter up. as our right, and not
only that, but now. tor the first time, ourduty. The re
port recommends a committee or seven lay members, t
fre appointed by ballot, ror investigating each and every
one or these charges. Tills would have been the preferred
actian long ago, if the right, manly, and proper course
had been taken, and the objects had been the clearing of
bis character from the imputations on it ? the peace of
the diocese and the glory of the church and of Uod.
They think that this will sati-fy every man who only
Wishes to ascertain the truth, and moreover to support
the right*, the dignity, the honor, and the piety of the
?hurcu In this Stat*. He wished all who had been instru
mental In drawing up these charge* would tako part in
the investigation.
The report wa* then read, embracing substantially the
Ideas remarked on above. It expressed entire confidence
In tho Bishop, recommended the committee as above, aad
offered a resolution to hold an adjourned meeting to re
ceive the report of tho investigating commit tee.
The adoption of the resolutions presented by the com
mittee wa* discussed with great animation and
till half past two o'clock, when the convention i
Without taking the question. The principal i
Tolved were, if bother the convention had now the right to
institute an investigation, since the bishops had ordered
a trial, or whether it would be an interference with their
authority; whether the convention had. by the canon, a
Sior right in ail cases to try their bishop, so that the
ouse of Bishops could not tako up charges till the con
vention had lost their right in any manner, by refusing a
trial heretofore; whether the convention had ever previ
ously had any basis ror the institution of an Investiga
tion. fco together with numerous incidental questions,
which were raised by Jttdgn Ogden. In fsvor of ths reso
lutions, and Messrs. James and Cortiandt Parker against
them.
Tbc Rcllgtowa Anniversaries In Boston.
[From the Boston Herald. 27th Inst ]
Tiir fin i vers* list Oknerai. Reform Association ?
i This association commenced Its session on Tuesday morn
ing, William Pope. Ksq . in the chair. During tho day
thers were several discussions relating to the operations
of the society, and enlarging its usefulness. The meet
ings ars well attended, and harmonious.
eloquence
idjournod
[mints in.
Smtctt m thb Pmwhiw ? Owijmw w? TwJf
UWIML IHMTIW IW THB
College, _
drfnn urpod the founding of new colleges in the West far
the education of men, to meet the *?bU of tta? okinh
And the people there.
Skamkk'i Fbikmd Socirrr. ? This soolety held ite an
nual public meeting in the Lowell Institute yesterday,
the President, Alpheus Hardy, Ktq., in the chair The
atUndanoe wait very large, and the exeroiaee ?erjr inte
resting. The Treasurer read extracts from the ann ual re
port. Rot. R. W. Clark, of East Boston. Rov. Dr Lyman
Beecher. and a clergyman of tho Methodist Church, whose
name we did not learn, addressed tlie assouibly. The
addresses were eloquent, and will do intu:h toward* in
teresting all in the great cause which in the objeot of this
society ? the welfare of the Bailor.
MA?KAC?iv*rTT.i Coi.oNiiATiorf 8oi i?:rr ? This soolety
held its eleventh annual meeting at its office in Joy's
Building, yesterday, at twelve o'clock. The following
efficers wore elected lor the ensuing year ; ? lion. 8imi>u
(Jreenleaf President; Kev. l)r. Woods, Rer. Dr. Gannett,
Rev. l)r. Humphrey, Rev. I)r Burgess. R. A. Chapman.
Etq . lion. A It Thompson, William Ropes. Esq . , ami
Rev. Charles Brooks, Vice Presidents Rev Joseph
Tracy Secretary. General Agent and Treasurer, Klipha
let Kimball. Erq. Auditor, Rev. U. W lliagdin. Dr .1
V. C. Smith, Albeit Fearing, T. R Mafvln. James C
Dunn. James llayward, Wm. R Lawrence, B. C, Clark.
a??l Daniel White. Managers Rov Joseph Tracy, Sea
rotary ol' the Association, read au abstract from the anuu
al report, from which wo learn thai $ IK. 410 f>4 ha.1 been
received during the year, and $18 f>8ti expended. This
socioty lias sent forty nine munumit ted sluves to Liberia
during the year, and twenty-six others aro ready to no
as soon nt> the funds are secured; $1,<MX) towards this
ol jest has already been wibscribcd. After the rending
of tho report, nddressus were made by Rov Mr lltidding
ton, of Sharif stown, Rev. Dr. Durhin.of Philadelphia,
awl Rev. Dr. Kirk, of this city.
American Tract Socirrr. ? This Hooiety celebrated its
thirty-eighth anniversary hist evening in tho Lowell In
stitute, the President. John 'l'appan Esq , in t lie chair.
The following gentlemen offered eloquent remtrks, via
lt<v. I)r. Wilkes, of Montreal; Rev. A. Rauschcnbush. of
New York; Rov. Dr. Sears, of Boston, and Rev Dr Tyng,
of New York.
Thk Dotn himai. Tract Socik.ti ? This society held its
annual meeting in the rooms of the society. No. 113 Wash
ington street. The following officers were elected for the
yi ar: ? President, Leonard Woods. 1). D. Vice Presidents,
Richard 8. Storrs, 1). I).; Jacob lde, D. D ; llennet Tyler,
D. 1>.; Knoch Pond, D. D ; Kdwards A. Park. I> D., Hiner
H'.n Davis. D. D.; Nehemiah Adams. D. I>.; Rev. Charles
I). Pigeon; Rev. Luther Wright; Klam Sinalley, D. D.j
Sir. Asahcl l.yman; Mr. Daniels Carpenter. Secretary,
Rev. Suwall Harding. Treasurer, Mr. Benjamin Perkins
Auditor. Mr. James Tufts Executive Committee, Rev.
Alvan Cobb, Rev. Jonas Perkins, Rev. David Brigham,
Parsons Cooke, D. D.. Rov. A. C. Thompson, Kev. Paul
Couch, Rev. E. A. l.awrence, Rov. George Kislier, Rov.
Mortuin r Blake. This society dovotes its attention to the
publishing of doctrinal tracts and other publications.
Its operations are large, but conducted in a very quiet
manner.
New Knci.ano Moral Reform Sooiktv. ? This society
whose aim and objeot is to raise the " Magdalen" from'
her lowly lot. and to provent the young, thoughtless, and
unprotected females of our land from being ensnared by
the artful, and taken from the paths of virtue to the
depths of ignominy, cciebrated its fourteenth annual an
niversary yesterday afternoon, by a public mooting, in
the vestry of Park'street church, at three o'clock. Before
the hour of meeting the vostry was crowded with an
aHdience, the most of whom wero female* of all ages.
Soon after three o'clock a venerable clergyman, whose
name wc did not hear, was Invited to open the meet
ing by reading from the Scriptures and prayer. He
prayed for the management of the society, and for the
furtherance of the caiu>e in which they wero engaged.
He prsyed for the home and for the retreat, under tho
direction af this society, and that these institutions m%y
bo sustained ? that they may continue to bo a home for
the Magdalen*, and a retreat where suffering virtue may
find comfort and consolation.
After prayer, the venerable divine volunteered sing
ing, in which capacity he did not so well succeed as In
praying.
Rot. Mr. Cook, a mild and amiable looking man. then
took the stood and read the anuual report. From this
well prepared document, we make the following abstracts
from our own notes. ? This Sooiety was formed in 1838.
At that time, the paper called the Friend of Virtue was
started, and has been sustained to this day. The Home
was established in 1845. This institution has been of
great advantage to many young girls who. without it,
might have fallen trom the paths of virtue; and has kept
many, who were on the brink of destruction, from being
lost , and returned them to their parents. Here, in this
Home, many a lone stranger has unbosomed herself In
the hour of difficulty and danger; and man/ a fallen
beauty has told her story of degradation, and exposed
her tale of suffering.
The report stated that by the influence of this society
many young women who had been seduced under tbo
promise of marriage had been raved, and some of them
were now happy in new domestic relations. Two hundred
and eleven persona have been received at the Home
during the last year. Eighteen infants have been born
and three have died at the Home. The report gave a
very graphic account of the saving of a young girl named
Amelia, from the grasp of a procuress, and the deliverance
of another young crcature who was carried toa splendidly
furnished den of nfamy by a cab man, but escaped by
means of a letter which she threw out of the window,
which found its way to tho post office, and to her father,
who came to her rescue.
The stranger's Retreat has received, during th? past
year. 363 persons, fifty of whom had been there before.
The intelligence office in connection with this society, has
furnished 1 1W families with assistants, and 1.238 females
have been furnished with employment. Licentiousness,
i-ajrB tho ppjiort in on tli n Innraani. ml thorn *ro now in
this city fifteen hundred houses of ill-fame, many of them
furnished in costly stylo.
Tho Treasurer's report stated the receipts of this so
ciety for the year to be ffi.Plo 8W. and the expenditures,
'ill. and the liabilities ot the society, not provided
for. $2,140 IT).
After the report vas read, the society was ably ad
dressed by Rev. Mr. Ilutchins. This speaker urged that
public opinion should bo aroused and iiiised so that every
man who should be incontinent should be looked upon in
the same light, and visited by the same erii-hing Infamy
that falls upon the unchuate and crritig femnle. A col
lection was next taken up. The venerable Dr. Beecher
made a stirring address iu furtherance of the objeots of
the society, alter which the congregation separated
Supreme Court? Special Term.
DECISION I!Y HON. JU1X1K UlTCBELI..
May 27. ? Cluir'es >1 l)avii and others vs. Jl. S Garr , iid
minintralor of Ccliv Mitchell. ? An action was commenced
in the Superior Court, in September, 1K45. against the
defendant, as administrator, on three notes, made by tho
intestate on the 21th of April. lSa7. The defendant put
in a variety of pleas. Among otheis. the statute of
limitation ? a set off in favor of the intcstato. and tint
the plaintiffs, who wero described as tru.-tces. had ceased
to be trustees. An issue of fact wus joined as to the set
off and the other pleas ended In demurrers, which were
found in favor of the plaintiffs. A reference was ordered,
by consent. In Febiuary. lKltf. as to the Issue of fact, aud
to assess flic damages of the plaintiffs. The referee re
ported in that year in fuvor of tho plaintiffs, for the sunt
ot *1<S 343 K3. on which judgment was entered iu January
term of 1847. The defendant appealed to the Supreme
Court, and from there to tho Court of Appeals, and the
judgment was affirmed in both courts. The defendant
now says that, after judgment was given in favor of the
plaint iff# on the demurrers, he first discovered that the
lands for t he purchaso of which the notes wero given, were
sold by the plaint iff*, and bought in by the company.
The judgment to which he refers wm given in February.
'46. and after that he consented to re-reference, and on
the reference thoamount which tho lands brought <m tho
rc-sale was credited to the defendant, so as, to reduce just
so much of the account against him. Knowing the sale,
he chose not to apply to the Superior Court lor leave to
put in a plea of that le-sale, nor to seek any relief in that
Court on tho account, but to allow judgment to lie en
I tared against him in that Court, nnd then try his chance
in tho Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to reverse
' that judgment . He now asks to open all tho pleadings,
and allow him to plead anew. It is too late, aud he has
delayi d too long in his application to bo allowed so ex
traordinary a favor. Krom the facts stated, it would
se?m most likt ly that the defendant concluded that the
fact" which he would now introduce would constitute no
defence, and therefore would not trust his defence to
tbi m; and in that he wits apparently correct. The terms
of title were that If he failed to pay any of tho note-t. the
plaintiff should be at liberty, on giving thirty days'
notice in a public gazette in Apalachicola. to sell the lots,
bought by him. at his risk, for tho benefit of tho company
| of which the plaintiffs were trustees. The company
; were not to give ?'.eeds for tho lands until the note* should
! lie paid. In 1R42. the notes not being paid, the trusteos
sola the lots, pursuant to theterms of sale. The arrange
! mint was in the lyiture of a mortgage for purcha?e money.
' with a power of safe and a liability in the mortgager for
any deficiency. Under such an arrangement the sale
1 would be regular, and the person contracting to buy
i would be responsible for the faee of his notes, and entitled
! to an allowance for what the lands should produce on the
I re-sale And the referee settled the amount on that
principle. If the principle was erroneous, the defendant
; should not have taken advantage of It in the aocount
settled by tho referee; and if the re salu released the de
fendant's intestate from liability on tbo notes, instead of
entitling him only to a deduotion of the proceeds of the
re sale, that point should have been presented at that
time. The Including of tho prooeedi of re-sale in the
allowance to the defendant, and not making the re-sale a
bar to the action, was an adjudication, In effcct. that the
re-sale was not a bar to the action, but oause for mitiga
tion of damages only. Such adjudication seems also te
be correct The motion to amend the pleadings is denied,
with ten dollars costs.
Infidel Philosophy? Letter from Fannie Lee
Townsend.
Brooklyn, Kay 2Gth.
Mk. Editor
Having just read in your paper, for to-dar, tho
remarks, under tho caption " Infidel Philosophy," I
wish to atato to the publio through the same me
dium ? that, standing on the platform of eoience, in
all it? departments. I am able and ready, net only
to refute all the assertion! against every deo trine
taught in my lecture of la&t Sunday, but, further, to
substantiate them. As a Christian missionary, iay
engagements aro too numerous and labors too ardu
ous, to spend precious time in a newspaper contro
versy - but at any place, will meet the advooatea of
theories, whether of the clergy er laity, and give a
cnmlid audience fair opportunity to deoide on whioh
?ide are tho " visionaries." \ ours, for the troth,
respectfully, ^ Fannie Lm Town8*nd.
Cincinnati ?inkyakiw. ? During tho last rear
000 bottles of sparkling Catawba were prepared at the
cellars of N l.ongworth. Cincinnati ; daring the coining
season ho expects to have 100.000 bottles prepared. The
sparkling wines require fifteen to twenty months to ripna
G fc P. Rogcn bottled last year 36000, and e??eet this
year to put up U.0M bottles of sparkling Catawba Zia
mcrman A Co devote their entire attention to still wines
and Intend to put up 80.090 bottles this year. Their
wlnos are of the Brst quality Cornoau A Hon ? prepare
still and sparkling wines-they sold last year, io MO bot
tles. and thoir business is rapidly i m; rooting >? CWimtso
Cateth, 2W in?(,
..
(VlMiltllwvk *?#?!
Lwdm, Junuy tt, 1M>
On TVrnt* tWa i? m* Um An* momIm m which I
havw >whui? to aMrew tha President iftii fnlted
State* o? a mrtjeot of haarttWt latereat to myaelf and to
many, yet I *o*d h*v? heaitated to obtrado myaelf on
your attention at Um present Ume, had I Ml believed it
to be mr doty to cxpnai to you the siuoere an J profound
gratitude I feel for the service which ha* already been
rendered to the Arotio canne by the U nited State* gaver la
ment. In accepting from my generous frioud aua bene
factor, Mr. Oriunell. the two veescl* which be so nobly
placed at their disposal lor the search, and giving the
command of then to officers of the United SUiUW
with all the privileges and obligation* attached, yon beth
adopted the chus* for whii^h thin kind concession wai
m m ,i. ii ud KHiuit-4 the good couducL, if not the Buccf.i i>i
the eupcUition.
How ably that expedition was conducti-d. what proof*
il gsvo ut uoble daring and indefatigable energy and par
se* on nee. has tucu related to me t>y ihuwi who were cye
wlfnetees of Its achievements, hi. J who were proud ol
having *uch noble coadjutor* It would hive b<?wn ^
strange indued if the heart* ot Ilritiab officers had not '
waiun d towards the generous inen who were joined with
th< in like brother*, for the recovery of their loat country
mm. c* mp* 'titer* in a cause in which all tlie risk w??
divided, but ail the gain in the restoration to tin or our
friend*, (if hs|dy .such had rewarded their effort* ) would
have Ixien ours liny our two grunt aud noble couutrio*
never be engaged in a strife less generous send loan ir.uudly
It ha* so happened that even the uutaward circum
stance* whioh caused the American vvssels to drift out of
their course into a portion of great dang>r iiavu boon of
service to our cause-, since by thi* extraordinary move
ment. the ships were carried to a greater distance up that
channel which it is believed my liusband pursued in hi*
passage to the N. W , than tny of the other ship* had
theu. or have since been able to attain, and tliu* liave
proved what ho should otherwise have been iguoraat of,
that the ico which at onotime aeemod to form an impenit
trable barrier in that direction, i* not ouly mot able, but
in all probability liable to annual disruption
That after the winter of unparalleled anxiety and suf
fering which followed the movement above atluded to,
your brave commanders should have struggled to mafc *
their way back to tho region from which they had bee i
forcibly expelled, when the whole impraetioablo field e
ice in UalUus l!iy ley bolwoen it and them, and shoul
have yielded at last only to the llerceet obstaolcs, i*
proof ofindomitabie courage and perseverance, of whioh
their country may well be proud, and which we, with
kludred heart*, look upon with approving sympathy.
The two little vessel* which, under ?uch commanders
have thus distinguished themselves, ore now again ol
fered by Mr. Urinncll to the America! government. I*
so doing, I believe ho ha* the honor of hi* country at
heart no les* than the came of Buffering humanity. An
American citizen may desire that having onoe embarke
in the good causo his couutry should generously perse
vera In it. that in the fierce war with tho elements, sh t
should again send forth her hardy sons, that in the nebl ?
race who shall first carry succor to the long lost naviga
tors. who aro perhaps yet straining their eyes and stretch
ing t it their hands for help, she should again be oqual
to the foremost. It would he unbecoming in me to sav
all that 1 feel on this heartfelt subject? our deb. of grati
tude I* already a heavy one. We wait with deep anxiety,
but without any presumptuous confidence the result of
Congress, persuaded that in you, sir, we have a friend no
less favorably disposed to help us, than was your distin
guished predecessor. lu tho meantime, believing that
you may not yot have arrived at any decision, it may be
pet mitted to me to submit to you a few consideration*
bearing upon the hopes we still entertain, nav, which we
entertain even more than ever, that a renowed search
will lead to some positive and happy termination of our
anxieties. _ A. ... ,
The results of tho late operations of the allied squad
rons, though falling short of our hope* and expectations,
aro neither insignificant nor devoid of great euoourago
ment for tho futuro. They prove, in the first plaoe, that
the missing thips Cfoapod ail the catastrophes which
the faint-hearted and despairing had predicted of them
in their outwird voyage, aud arriwd in safety at the
first winter quarter*, where were nio grave* of those
men belonging to the discovery ships, and burled, ap
parently, with great caro and decorum, attest that the
rest of the ships' companies wore not only in life, but (as
other unmistakeable signs combine to prove) in circum
stances of security, comfort, and plenty, and full of vigor.
Again tho future field fcf search had been narrowed, tho
explorations of Capt. Austin's officers over the ice, oar
ried on with a spirit aud persoveranoe which make me
proud that they aie my countrymen, having shown that
our ships could not have pursued a south west course,
while tho difcoreiies of Captain 1'enny, conducted with
equal energy and spirit., in a north-west direction, leave
ne room to doubt that the clear water ho there came
upon was first oponed by my husband * ships, and that
they pursued their way toward* U?hring Straits, in a
high northern latitude. Thus our future olTorts have a
mote con fined and definite aim It may be affirmed that
the lost navigators are now to be looked for. with every
hope of success, iu tho space lying between 100 deg and
1&0 ib g. of west longitude, and any parallel of latitude
north of "5 deg It would appear, therefore, that to sccure
the completeness of the scaioh. it should bo cominouc-d
simultaneously at both ends, and that no siugle expedi
tion going up Wellington Channel should be considered
to have exhausted its work till it emerged in I Wilting
Straits ? or, in ether words, accomplished a northwest
passage ; nor any expedition starting from Uohring
Strait* deem it* object attained till It comes out in Wel
lington Channel or Usflln'n Hay ? or. in other words, per
fi rmed the n'?-theast pitstag.. Our own government, I
fear, intend to limit their cltorts to an eastern expedition
up Wellington Channel. There remains for Uio search
by licbriug Stiaits ouly a rmall pi i vale expedition, sot on
foot by a gincrous individual in this couutry. who is de
voting hi* private means mid his personal off >rta to the
enterprise.
Anol her frt.it of tlio Into expeditions is the knowledge
lliry I..VO eiveii lis of tllO, DOWi " ?"
obstacles before supposed to be insurmountable ho
successful had been this result, that it is probable a pow
erful steamer might be able, in one season, to make a
progress which it would take succcssiv t years to accoui
without, or which might uowr be accomplished at
scarcely less satisfactory is the experiment that has
been made of long journeys by stooge and on foot over
the ice in winter or fpring weather Hundreds of utiles
of cor ft have bou tint i examined Lastly, we derive
inCnitc comforts from the proofs which the lato expedi
tions have given us, that considerable resouices exist in
tlu&e northern portions of the Arctic regions, which have
now been approached, for the support of human life, and
very patisfactory, a l.>o. is the additional experience gain
ed in confirmation of nil former evidence, that the Arctic
climate is in itself favorable to health, and that tho
loss of life attending the expeditions is. iu spite of all
the risk- and accidents Incidental to them, far less than
the average of mortality in any other quarter of the
glob". With these facts before us. and with no proof or
even sign of any sudden calamity having overtaken th? m
and cut short their progrew it seems not pr.".iimptuou?,
but within the bounds of a reasunaWc aud tnoil st calcu
lation of probabilities, to conclude that tho lost naviga
tors have ouly not been found been use they were already
boyond the reach of the efforts whicb have been made to
come upon their track, limited as their efforts have
hitherto U"':i to the duratiou of a single senson. Tho
discovery ships were years aheud of all their pursuers,
and while the latter had advanced hardly beyond tho
starting pott, they were struggling toward to goal. If
misfortune has Indeed overwhelmed them? aud how
should I daro refuse to believe in such a po"stbiiit,v ? it
has been in the strenuous nnd ardent pursuit of their
duty, and not in the caily and timid abandonment of it?
as ihey would stem to imply ? who gratuitously suppose
that our brave countrymen turned back lit the end of a
single winter, and perished on their way homo. It was
the known determination of my husband, (and is record
ed by him in hi* last letter* from the borders of the ice.)
to renew his attempts year aft.r year, aud if foiled iu one
direction to try another.
Sun ly these brave, determined men will never be aban
don! d to their fate! Surely tho (entimcnt which re
sounded lately lit the festival hall at New York coming
as it did from the heart of that distinguished American
citizen, whose name is imperishably connected with the
Arctic cauie. and which wa* fervently responded to by
every Englishman and American pw.-ent. will guide my
country's councils, and touch the heart* of all who can
loud a helping hand to its fulfilment' It will be a matter
of wonder! indeed, to future generation* if so many costly
efforts, made y?ar after year should be suffered to end in
nothing; neither in restoring to England her long lost
sous, who went out to peril their lives at her bidding,
nor in disclosing the fato to which, in the steadfast per
formance oftheir duty, tlioy may have fallen the victim*,
nor yet in making the after-mission of mercy aud hu
manity subserve the Interests of science, aud lead to the
solving of that great geographical problem which his for
centuries engag< d tho attention of tbcciviil::?d world and
was the express object of till* my country's latest effort
1 eannot but r< gard the n ?cue of my husband and his
companions snd the accomplishment of the new passage,
as nearly identical objects, llad the researcho* which
have hitherto been made in vain been subjected to no
other restrictions than tho accomplishment of the one
object or the other, so long as the lives of those employed
were not mcessarily sacrificed, we might not. perhaps,
have had to mourn over a series of bitter disappoint
ments It is only by haviug the same object! In view as
the original expedition, and pursuing it with the same
steadfast perseverance, that wo can hope to solve tho
mystery
Hitherto our efforts have -carcely advanced beyond the
threshold of the Held of Hoarch . the gates of entrance and
egress have been besieged All tho intervening spaoe ?
uihuj degrees of longitude in extent have never been
entered or looked at I veiiturcd to allude to tho extreme
interest end Importance of this question to England and
America, iu a geographical and scientific point of view,
and to deprecate the log* of opportunities which will
nover occur again, probably, in the present century it
is to other motives, however, and to a deeper and holior
feeling than the love of glory, or the thirst for knowledge
that 1 trust, when the image rises before wo of your
national flag again floating in peaceful union with ours
on the Arctic sea* ? of your dauntless ships again glo
riously competing with our own on tho same common
ground ol search, or boldly striking outfnome entirely
new aud untried course by which to attain the one object.
I know that my surest ground of hope is In the prompt
ing of a great people'* humanity towards the *uffering
aud forlorn navigators of the same race aud language a*
themselves, and in their generous sympathy witli mourn
ing relatives and friends. For mysolf 1 need not say
neither tho aequl*tlh>n and advancement of science nor
even the glory e>f my country I* tho lmpul*>t which move*
me I seek only the rescue of a belewd husliand and of
his brave tuid devoted companions and followers many
of whom aro my friend* ? (ill of whom are my country
men When 1 saw them depart full of self-devotiou anil
enthusiasm I promised myself, if need should ever be, to
strive to snvo them, and 1 know that in the midst of
tlieir severest suffering*, in the extremity of that sickness
of the heart which arises from hope deferred, thry can
not but remember the half uttered words unheard by my
husband, which revealed the purpose cf my heart, though
at the time they might have appealed to have a lighter
meiuing. Helpless myself, to redeem thl* pledge, leeek
to move the hearts of other*
Vorgivc me sir, If. aouAding In your characteristic
bonevolecce snd klndnes* of heart, yet never forgetting
how- urgent and engrossing are the dutlee yon have to
perfoim in your cxaJUd position, aa head of the grest
republic, 1 have presumed too muoh and at too great
length on your foibearauce
1 have the honor to be with great respect, *ir, y ?ur
obedient servant, JANK ( RANK I, IN .
Ills Excellency, the President of the United Stale*.
IT nurmran a* mmoa
uwrnwM
?' PAMOLAND
Aia? " Dmj *
I'?e Wa spouting, I've baeai ^wMt
M y new doolriM throughout the State*,
Which is sprouting. whioi la sprouting.
In some few wtU and foolish pates
For admittance. for admittance,
1 Dixie 'ein buy a llung'ry baa4;
A mere pittance a mere pittaAce,
For Mks who of speeches are ho foody
I'T# been selling, I've lw>?n selling,
My 1 1 1 1 j i n h i y bonds ? aUiu rags,
There's tin telling, there's no tWHng,
What lots of cash tkoy've brought nay bag*'
In low cennlnfj. In low running,
K en the \ nnkees I go beyond,
Fur wlii ii ilujjiiiii|{ fir when dtinimig,
My gudgeon hallway ? llung'ry buud
Which was gammon. which was gsinmon, ,
You mod not, friends. hy me be toH;
Rut whon oramuiin." but when "oramrain"
The folks, 1 swore "they're good ma geld "
Rich in blarney, rich in blarney,
1 dealt it out in --accents sweet,"
K'en Killarney, e'en Kiltarney,
Must own I oau't, e'en there, bo beat 1
T hkv* well drupg'd. I have well ilrugg'd,
Kaoli city with appropriate pill,
And have well hugged, and have well hugged,
Those Unit put money In my till.
I've averted, I've averted
The Yankee* are no "powur on oarth;"
It's diverted, it's diverted;
But who careH even Bennett's mirth 7
I've been telling. I ve ts'un totting
Them, tolkrt 'twas time tliej shouldor'd gun;
And tliey'ro yelling, ami they're yelling
Stuff in my ear' 'bout Washington 1
An old woman, on old woman,
Quito out of date iu State affairs ,
There's no human, there's no human
Boing for hia -'twiddle twaddle" care*
I've been kiting. I've been kissing
Ugly old women 'gainst my will ?
Thua not mining, thus net missing,
Any good chance my purse to All.
I'v- been coaxing. I've been coaxing
'? The Peoples'' for " material aid;"
That in hoaxing, that in hoaxing,
That I'll l*t beat l'am not afraid.
I?ro made stumping, I've made stumping
Speeches, till I have become quite hoarse,
And told thumping, and told thumping
Fibs ? when it suited me ? of course .
In Greet Britain, in (treat Britain
I call'd monarchy man's hei<t boon;
But an -? fittin." but an ??fittin,"
When I oame here I chang'd my tune
And Ward Bcecber, and Ward Beeoher,
Who '-gift of gab.*' like me, baa got.
Wan my teacher, was my teacher,
To And ?? tbe peoples" tender spot
The old atory,thc old alory,
'Bout buying muskets was " a lium,"
'Tis my glory, 'tia my glory,
I oan. with art, o'er peoplo comc
It was requir'tl. it was rcquir'd
Some proof for what their cash was spelt,
8o I desir'd, so 1 desir'd,
Thia faibo report should have full rent!
Now, met amis, now met amis,
Wlien thia '? no power on earth" I leare,
'Twixt you and me. 'twixt you and me.
I shall laugh well ? '- within my sleeve "
For my speeches, for my apeeohea,
Have feather'd well, for life, my neat,
Thia plain teaches. thia plain teaches,
Tho humbug trade's by for thu beat.
I shall pockct, I shall pooket,
All the I'mgrnt ? of that be sum-"
For the docket, for the dooket
Is atruok 'gainst llung'ry? and I was peer)
Mat, 1%?.
The Coming ont of Jenny Lind'i L,net.
80MK IXXIU KKI, (IN TI1K HOKNKH Br MVB AND FOG
AT TIIK BATTVItr GATK.
" T,,r' MA" OVKR THE M I. AT SMOr,
? hat an upmur! what a clatter1
W hat baa liappen'd ? Wbat's tbe matter T
See the people! What a rusk !
How tbey tug. atul hnul, and croak'
Pulling, squcealng and a tearing,
Kdging. elbowing, and swearing,
In a manner, stylo, anil way,
As if tlieir wits wire all astray
W hile tho weather, in a vapor,
Shrouds each corporation taper?
?As likewise the gener'l en pur
Which the people All are cutting
In tbe mi/.Kie, drizzle, spluttering.
W liat a *ig nag odd commotion,
Like a cross wav'id, bolher'd oeenn
By the four winds knock 'd about, '
Sideways, nil ways, inside out!
Fog above and mud below,
Limps all misty in <i row,
Like a set of w at'ry blear eye;*,
Tluc'd along in rig'Iur series;
(Jotters in a statu horrilie,
To the ladies quite terrific,
Fill'd wiili UDetuous. civic matter,
W hlcii the wheel* on all thle* nplattor.
buch a tniigpy scene chaotic!
1 unkev mixed u|? ntil,
?? Foreign aus and native giaces"
c'i..??. i.j jowl iu ccmJc piHces.
? hort Dian. w:th his sprrud iinibrclla,
Scrapts a tall on<- on the ' smeller "
lull niun, with his cune stuck out,
I ound? :i short one ou the snout?
Sbort and long brpin to swear,
l?ut lis no u.-e fiwiiiriiig there.
Blow.-y wrmnn in a lluriy,
I rges en ia has'c and hurry,
Fnt man,\viih his ebf el>s ilfctcnded,
1'ufls along with paunch extended;
. .Milt man, lean as iiderlalh
Makes his v av by any path;
lip top . pii^ c.t ion and In lii in,
I-'iiJls Into a lliely par?lon,
As a Jehu wi(h his w hip,
l'ripx his fine UHijIaeiin d lip
'1 was a chance stroke-nothing more
But it makes him woundy sere
Spooney young man wit I, bis proeramme,
reckon, driycr in u badjum
l?riv? r. wlih n lei k that's qu'ecr
Njui-its a! Star that's .-landing near,
^ J lay. /-ir, can't the stage come here'"
S?j 8 I liat youth tofUar. am-terc?
?No, -irr j on must go to it. ?ir;
It en n't come a tingl. I, it, j,ir;
Must hate ordi r iu si uie way sir
dr tlH' <: 1 el e tr, pay , jr "' '
Wan fiic'd youth will, smile Inan.v
I urc white gloves, without u stain,
Uuge burr d breedies. huge brinim'd bat.
(ant cxactly fee tbio' that.
Put looks silly and quite flat.
Now, the din and clamor 's rising
In away that'# most surprising
A nxioux met her ; harply j, A
i ' i P"'e near your eyes! "
Little female in a flutter
Brags he r big shawl in the gutter
Hire, n ereat ur?, lovely fairy'
Her whole persou light and airy
One small hand her irock upholding.
'lo the eye a foot unfolding
Mure divine than ever hi?l
Nymph cull d I)iy? or Ore-nd
Lifts that foot towards the step
or hac k wherein she thinks to g?t
r\ hen jewel' (l puppy? monstrous bog '
In paoing by? the hair fae'd dog ?
(liiiiwt btr bump in jnanncr tf ire,
Smears .11 her ti im shoe in the mire ;
Ihen sfarlng. struf.s upon his way,
.^, lp tbump'd a trus, of hay ;
(Jallant .larvy in a trice
With his coat-tail wipcs'it nice,
And with i bound, like gum KlasUo,
In sho jpringB. like a gymiiastiu ;
Noble Jsrvy ! 'twas well done,
Of honest man tliou honcKt koii '
Thus to un-muck that ge.,Ue one :
But fri ui highest to tbe lowest,
J is I the same wher'er tliou goest
And the worship woman claims, '
As of old still brightly flames
Onrc ttonnt^f <nn? S17"*1 Of Woo<
Once flung their cloaks into the mud
To make a dry way for a queen
An - M eP l".r fpy*1 cleM ;
An old coat-tail now does its duty,
To prove the endless rights of bcautr.
far as eye can reach about
"heels are clogged thro 'out :
fV hlle tho coachmen in a cluster,
Make s most trenu ndous bluster ;
Sil.y girl with simpering faee
Stuck aU o'er with silk snd lace,
Thrusts her foot into a pool, '
And looks extr< mely like a fool ?
Another screams and turns quite Dale
Bccause a ha -k horse whisks bis lal
'? W list's the muss," roars out a rowdy,
/i? V /"1' 111)11 a""t crowdy
<J5uut^fae d.iipgwl. vicious small boy,
Screami with rapture and is all joy,
As tiie uproar spread* apace
Hits, and thunders thb the plaoo
ti * J""'"* aB(l ? bawling,
W bat a lot of names a calling?
Henry. I'eter Tom. and lidi;
As if th?'lr masters all were ill 1
Uvery be'lixeni d nigger
~f,c.k skin shining like a liver,
, " 'Ja,rk ry<'" '*> his White Italia,
*U'ut smidst the loud calls
But to bellow Jake or 5am '
In this btwilam. ia mere flam
am 7? i NJ*pH "Dob* standing.
ftiitSi .V w h ""Pending;
Spittmg ogling, staring smoklw,
Witloes jokoa abeut them poking
boaae with face* sharMmcl?av??.
Ne.fh thrise vast wid'etrwTbearer.
Now tha BaUl sweiu and ram ^
And there s war among tbe st,a?M
Hi.raes plunging auortlng. backing
Stan i commanding, lasbe. erackin|'
All things nicking. sU thing, raapfng
W boels and borse whips lnlr*AlT?!rI.
?? full langtii
"f" w,th fa<" mainKreagib.
?? hen a l>luw and onuh
(suiekly ntakaa blm change htl mind
And instead of baulinjK '
WhWk'L* '"rwwa ? whack,
a . h ^ if : r' on ?>otb,
As he M, be,, forth ()(|U|
1 would be curious. Just to know
Wbal hors?w think of ?i I this go,
While they're backward, forwanl driTen.
1 hi? way tuggixl auol that - by beavea,
TtetrUMrfmaatarmaa,
WbeaatlaartlMdrlvM a m
vtvystea^U
IflMrnlndilanMirtHii.
Ooachae fuM erf flae di-vmsd people
UkkMiut h ft church rtatflt,
But tt fwt'i at last display" <1,
And a dart) with fnry made.
' Now'a Um I lane and oow'a the hour,14
Sea the jarvie* how they neourf
Uuitlnx off wilb wild hnndt,
Up Broadway lika a tornado1
What ail uproar! what a clatter'
''What Iim happened' what's the matter'"
A ska a man. wllh mouth agapeK
<*i a rough one near tha gate;*"
"Why. the concert* are ail up, Mr,
A iid tha l.ind bu gone to hub, air;
Alt the singing now in pant, fir.
Arid 1 dear' Jenny 'it done at laat, air,
An lexeme ma, but I 'in aunt, air,
If she haint bagged the jailer dual, air,"
f.4 tt? r from Henry Clay.
MEMOIR O* TDK I.ATK CHANOKLLOK WVTHK, Of
VIIUJINIA.
A late nnmiier of the Richmond H'hig contains the
follow I n? lett?r, writteu l>y Mr. Clay to Mr B. U. Mluor,
tho editor of Chancellor Wythe'* Report*.
iiHuno, May 3, 1851
IIvDiak Si? ? I duly received your favor of tho "ilat
ult.. In which you inform me that one of the Richmond
booksedlcra iuti uds to publish a new edition of the lie
port* of tho lamented Obanoellor Wv tho, and you ???
pr^wa a wifb that 1 would furnish a brief memoir of the
illustrious author. It would he a most pleasing aud
grateful task to comply with your request, if 1 posaoaaed
ho rvqulslh' authentic material*, and the re<|uUite oa
nanity to prepare the work. Hut the first condition doe*
not exist, and it i* therefore unneoeMftry to dwell upon
the aeoond. My acquaintance with Tne Chancellor com
menced in the year 1783. in my sixteenth year, when I wa?
n clerk in the office of the Court in which he presided,
aud when I think he mu?t liuvo paaaed the age of throe
sc?re years anil ten 1 knew nothing iieraoually of hla
career at the bar, of bin ancestry. or of the part which
ho had taken in public affairs I underatood that he
vru Iwrn in Kli/alsdh City; that ho win taught the
Ureek letters by hi* mother, and afterward, by her as
sistance-. and by hU own exertion*, he bocume an licooiu
ilishud tlreck scholar, llow he learned the Latin lan
guage I do not remember to bare heard, but probably at
William and Mary'* College, or at aoiuo other oollcge in
Lower Virginia. When I tirat knew him. hi* right hand
had bocome so affected with rheumatism or gout, that it
?u with difficulty he could write hi* own name. Owing
to that cause he engaged me to act a* hi* amanuensis,
ind 1 attended him frequently, though not every day, to
serve bun in that capacity for apteral yearn Upon hi*
dictation 1 wrote I believe, ail the report* of caaea which
it i* now proposed to republish. 1 remember that It coat
me a great deal of labor, not understanding a single Urcek
character, to write some citations from (Ireek author*,
which he wished inserted in copie* of hi* reoort* aont to
Mr Jefferson. Mr. Samuel Adam*, of lloaton, and to one
or two other person*. 1 copied them by imitating oach
character as I found them in the original work*.
Mr Wythe was one of the purest, beat, and most
I 'ii mod men in classical lore that I over knew. Although
I did not understand Oieek, 1 waa often highly gratilled
iu listening to hi* reading* in llomer'* Iliad, aud other
fireck authors. so Iwautifuliy did he prououuee the lan
guage. No ouc ever doubted hi* perfect uprightne**,
or questioned hi* great ability a* a Judge. 1 remember
an incident which occurred iu my presence, which do
moiu-traU-el with what scrupulous regard he avoided the
possibility of any Imputation upon hi* honor, or hi* im
partiality A neighbor of hi*, Mr. II , who had
the imputation of being a West India nabob, and who, at
the time, had an important suit pending In the Court ot
Chancery, sent him a demijohn of old airock. and an
orange tree lor his niece. Mis* Nelson, the* residing
with him. When the article* were brought into Mr.
Withe's house, with tho message from the donor, Mr.
Wythe requested the servant to take them baclt to hi*
uiaktcr. and to present to him hi* respect*, and thank*
for hi* kiud intention*, but to say that he hail long oeasi-d
to make any use of arrack, and that Miss Nelson had no
conservatory in which sho could protect the orange tree.
1 waa aui ua< d at another scene which I witnessed, be
tween hiin and the lat? Justice Washington, of the Su
preme Court, then practising law in tho city of Rich
mond He called on the Chanocllor with a bill of iujunc
tion. in behalf of General , ts re* train the collection
of a debt. The ground of the apjilioatlon was- that the
creditor had agreed to await the convcuienoe of Ueueral
fir tho payment of the debt, and that It wa* not
then con venient to pay it. Tho Chancellor attentively
read the bill through and. deliberately folding it up, re
turned it to Mr Washington, inquiring, with an Ineffable
rmilo upon bis countenance, ?' Do you think, sir, that I
ouRbt to gmntthis injunction?" Mr. Washington blush
ed. and obse-TVod that he had presented the bill at the
earnest Instance of hi* client.
Mr Wythe's relation* to the Judge* of the t.ourt or
App< als were not of the most friuiidly or amicable kind,
as may l>e inferred from the tenor of hi* report*. Con
scientiously and thoroughly convinced of thojuatioe and
iquitv o! bin decrees. lie wa* impatient when any of
the m were icver.-ed. ncd accordingly cvinccs that feel
ing in hla Keports. Mr. Pendleton, from what 1 have
heard and tlio little I know of him, I *upposc wa* more
prompt and ready. and possessed greater powerj wf elo
cution than his great rival W r W ythe a forte at I have
understood. lay in the opening of the argument of a case ;
iu which, tor thorough prcpaiation, olcaruess and force,
no on" could excel him lie wa* not *o fortunate ia
reply Mr. Pendleton, on the contrary, was always
reiuiy both iu opening aud concluding au argument :
and was prompt to meet all the exigencies which woull
arise in the conduct of a cause in court. The con?o
quence was, that Mr I'endleton was oftener successful
than Mr. Wvthe in their struggles at the bar. <?** one
occasion wlien Mr Wythe being op|>o*ed to Mr Pen
dleton. lost the cause, in a moment of vexation he do
elurcil. in llii pn-vmc of a ftiend, tii< would quit tile tia".
Ucmo UJ<? nsliTi. apel enter t he niUi'iL ' You ha 1
la tter not do that.'' replied Ills friend, ?? for if you ???, at .
I'i ndloton will go home, take oidor*. and enter the pulp
tisi nnd Is '?t vi, u there." Mr. I'endleton wa* les* learne I
than Mr Wythe. but lie possessed more versatile talent'
?9.i un accompli/ bed gentle man. and better adapted t'
?ItCCC* in gein ral society and in the busy world. A
Ihovfth not so tinbbrd a nholar as Mr. Wythe he ha/1 i
mucli more pleasing style of composition The high con
. iji ration in which Messrs. I'endleton and Wythe wen
Isitli lic.il *?s often evinced by the distinguished honors
and . mini 111 offices wliieh lliey received from their parent
Stiil" It was particularly exhibited in the organization
. i the Convc n' n il which adopted the Constitution of the
I nit id Hates, when Mr. I'endleton waa appointed to pre
id.' o\i r the tedv :ir t Mr. Wythe to preside over the
Ci nimittec "f the Whole, which he did during. I believe,
I the entile sitting of the Convention ? the Constitution
having teen considered unl dl.-cua?td ia Committee Of
tb<- Whole
Mr. Wylhe'.i p-rioi il appearance stid hi* personal
t- ubits win plain :-:niple and unostentatious. Iliscoun
tuiiMK'e v.'u full of bbnJue.M and benevolence, and I i
tbinli he made, in his salutation ot otliers the most grace
ful low that I ever witnessed A little tient by ago, ho j
g' i oi I'li.v wore a giiy coating, and when walking, carried |
u cf.iie ' v ii al this nionu nt. after the laps# of more I
ban hid- a ??niturj -luce I last saw him. hi* image i* j
distii c ily cr.giiiv i| on my mind During my whole
acquaintance with him he constantly abstained from
tli ioc of ill animal food It is painful anil melan
ihi Ij to reflect, that a inan so pure, so upright, so vir
luous, so learned, so distingui. hed and beloved, should
have lint with an unnatural death Tin* event did
not c?cur until savevil years after 1 emigrated from
liidmiotd to the State of Kentucky, and of course
1 nm not able from per onal knowledge, to lelate
any of the circum tances wliieh attended it. Of
llio'c. howevtr. I obtained such authentic inforraa
tion as to leave no doubt In iny mind as to the 1
niaiim r of Its occurrence lie had a grandnephew, a
youth, fcaicely, I believe, of mature age, to wboin. by |
his la; t will and testament written by me upon bU die- j
liition Is lore my departure from Richmond, after oman- i
cipating bis elave*. be devised the greater part or hi* |
est ids1. That you'll poisoned him and otliors ? nluok 1
mcinbeisoi bis household by putting arsenic into a pot
in whi< b <ffic w is preparing for breakfast The i>aper
t wtfiieli had contained the arsenic was found on the floor
of the kitchen The coffee having been drunk by tho
Chancellor and liis n rvants. the poison developed it*
usuiil fleets. The Chancellor lived long enough to send
for hla neighbor. Major William Duval, and got him to
write another will lor him, disinheriting the- ungrateful
and guilty grand-nephew, and making other disposition*
of his estate. An old negro woman hi* cook, also died
under the operation of the poison; but I believe that 111*
other servants recovered. After the Chancellor * death,
it waa dlscovi red that the atrocious author of it had also
forgrd bsuk checks in the mime of bis great-uncle; and
ha was subsequently. I understood, prosecuted for the
foil! ery, convicted, end sentenced to the peniU'iitiary , but
whether that wa* the factor not, can be ascertained by a
r i sort to (he rc cords cf the proper criminal courts in
Richmond.
I huve written this hasty sketch not a? a memoir o
tho llluatrh u* man of whom it treat*, but for the purpo* >
of contributing some materials, which maybe wrought I
by more competent hands into a biography more worthy
of his gnat name and memory. I conclude it by an ac
knowledgment, demanded of me alike by justioe and feel- j
Ings of gratitude, that to no man was I more Indebted, by
his inftiuotiou*. liis advioe and III* example. for the little
Intellectual improvement which I made up to the period
whi n In my twe nty first year. I finally left the city of
Richmond ' I am" with great respect,
your fne-nd and obedient servant.
Mr B B. Minor II. CLAY.
Naval Court Martial.
[From the Norfolk Beacon, May 2i !
The naval general eourt martial aneembled yesterday,
at ele ven o'clock, tin board the U. 8. ship I'enusylvania.
The following officer* compose the court, viz : ?
Commodore David Connor, Pre*ident.
Commodore Charlo* W. Skinner; Captain* I*aao Mayo,
William M Auustrs ng, Charles Hoarmaa, Krench ror
rest; Commander* John !i. Zanders, David 0. Karrsgut,
John Rudd ; and Ueutenants 0 O. Williamson and
llotiert B. l'cgram, members
RUhard 11. ltakor, Jr Judge Advocate.
Tho oourt simply organised yesterday and adjourned
Tim cane of l.ieutenant De t amp, charged with ilia
obedience o! orders and drawing hi* sword on hi* supe
rior officer, will lie the first taken up
We understand that Commander Pettigru Is to be tried
on a c harge preferred by Hauls' n Withers, a citizen of the
United htatcs 't is stateel that the authorities of rtau
Francisco bad offered a rew ard of f :t.?eW for the arrest of
Withers, who wa* charged with a murder committed in
Han Francisco and that he was arrested in the |>ort of
Masatlan. in Mexico, by the order of the American (N>n
-ol at that port, and put on Isiaid the t'. 8 ship Fal
inoutli then commanded by Commander Pettigru. car
ried to San Francisco and delivered up to the civil au
thorities of that olty . Tha granimm of the charge i* that
Commander pettigru obtaiued possession of the persou of
Wither* by falsely representing, or permitting it la hi*
presence to be falsely represented that Vt i'her* was a
deeeriir from the Amerlaan service, and that he waa
prompted in this action by the hope- or expectation of re
viving the reward of *1 WK>, but it U not charged that
the reward was received br Commander Pettigru.
TsaeweU Taylor. K*c<.. of this city, wc learn, appear* at
cftutvMlfor Commander Pettigru.
Contribution from Havannah to mit Wash
inoion National Moieuan.nr ?The City Council of 8a- I
vannah have resolved to contribute $1(10 annually to the I
National Washington Monumeut, until sufficient is col- I
lecled to complete It.
Hm Uhlr vt Mu Brtf tMf
-*nm ?r a rut m* tk? Cnw fef Wm
?f laii AiUmiIUm.
VimniMM ptUrtof ?Wlig kf tktl^WI
<* tha br% Lmt Watts, who pn as ? full nna^f
fcetaa* lit of tha Spanish authorities to frcwIM/ fe.
phviag him of three of hia orew, while his veossi Up hi
tha part of Segue 1ft Orendo. Partial u?outi of ft*
?Uher have already appeared in tbe journals of IMa *h?
?"it in view of tin importance of lb* subject, ia4 he
tlio purpown of iwikftliK tbe attention of Uw iuUwMm
to the pr>W?4i?n of our v?eaela In foreign porta, we
Oftptftin Watta own stale raent of thf untin trftiflMUM'
It appeara from Uu?, that the brig buoy Watte 1?A Ik*
port of Now York on thelUh of March, with ? nrew ?T
eight hand* for Segua la Ornnde, In Cuba. She had
boon lying there twenty Jay*, when, on tha 28th of tph^
while the brig was taking in her cargo, the "aptain >d
tbo port want ou board with some officer*, anil took lata
custody one of tbe crew. oa tha pica that he bftd ooa
essed Iklmself to be a deserter from a Hpaniali man-of
war This man had whipped in New York undar tha
namu of Andrew Martin, and as an American nltlssa
Captain Watta objected to one of hU men lNta(
taken frum him under any such pretence ; but tkt
officer stated be was fully authorised in the com*
be wait pursuing, and carried oil tbe aftilor with
out Riving ('uptaiii Watta any furth?r information
and without leaving any written statement, or expiaaa
tion. or justification of hi* sondunt. On thesuhaeqaeat
day. Captain Watta, being on shore. was Boosted by th0
aama functionary, who ordered blm to get hia boftt, NV
to hia vowel and bring ashore two othera of the oriv,
named .lohn Cutliarown and .loeeph Oruer, Watta at
flnt refused; but afterward*, finding it uaeleaa to resist,
compiled with the demand. Tint captain of the port aad
hia officers proceeded to tbe brig aud took into custody
these two men, whom, with Captain Watta, they oonvsy
ed to the town of Sagua la tirnnde, nt twenty mil** Aid
tance. They aligned no reason whatever for thU eat
but imprisoned the men without bringing them or th
captain before any court of justice, or offering any jua
tillable grounds for the arrest. Those men had dM
shipped in New Vork as American citizens. (Japtaia
Watta complained of this un wurran table treatment to tha
American Vice Consul at that port, from whom, howevat
ha waa unable to procure any adequate relief. Tie w?
even threatened if he made any protect, he might hdl
self be arrested nnd Kent to Havana. Notwithstanding
thU threat, however, Captain Watta, on tbe 3d of May;
entered a formal protest against the unwarrantable inter
ference of the Spanish authorities with hia right* an aa
American captain, and also wrote to tho Secretary of
State at Washington. under date of 5th of May, oom
plalning of the treatment to which he had been subject
ed. The protest, of which we subjoin a copy, waj signed
by the captains of the several United .States vessels theai
lying in the bay
Cohsulate or tii r. Unitkd States or Ambbma > '
at tub roBT or Sahi/a la Obawub f
Before me, James H. Weat. acting Vice Consul far
thU port, personally eanie and appeared Captain B. 0.
Watta, of American brig Lucy Watta, of Warren. Maine,
who, being duly sworn. doth dapoae and >ay : ? Thai aa
the 28th day of April, be being in the aot of taking In
cargo at this part, there came on board of hia vessel per
aoua acting under authoiity of tbe oommander of tka
port, who took away one of hia aeamen. named Andrew
Martin ; and furthermoro, that on tho 129th day of Ika
aame month, he being on ahore at the tlino, ho waa ar
dered to go on board hin vessel and bring two others ef
hia aeamen ashore. and to proceed himaelf with then la
the town of Sagua la Orande. which la distant twenty
milea from the bay. That when be arrived at Sagaala
Orande, there waa no charge made against him. or raaw
Eiven for auch proeeedlnga ; that he returned on board
la veaael tho following day. but hia men have not beaai
aent back to him; and as aeveral day* have now elapwd,
and ba baa been subjected to expenae and damage, ha
hereby protect* against whomevor It conaorna for thaM
damages or whatever othera may eiuua, i lalming raaia
treralion therefore, and stating moat aolnmnly that ho
knowa of no right poaeesaed by the partlea who hare Um
taken hia men from him without bia conaent or that a t
bia Cenaul In wltneas whereof. I hereby affix my alg na
ture and seal of office at .Sagua la Orande af ireaald. thJM
third day of May, A. D.. 1S&3 JAMKS II. WKdT.
Signed : ? Ooorge A. Mitchell, hark
KobertO Watta. Franklin.
Thomaa I'helana. lat mate. Joa. C. Madden, oooper.
Andrew P. W iibur, 2d mate. C. M. I.ane, bark I'anohltai
II. C. .Stover, bark Mary Joaoph ('lark, br Ig Jooopk
Kllen. Albion.
8. Kullerton, bark William. John Tarry, brig ?maiiap.
Ralph Devereux, brig II. John Oayor, achooner Mimf
Mathews. Oration
Tbe following la a copy of Capt. Watta' letter to Mm
Secretary of Stato .
Sauua la Obanok, Isi.ako or CoaA.t
May 5. 1852 f
Tothk Hoi*, tiik SttHrTtav or State. WAiiimoToi*
Sin? 1 barn to oommunicate to yon the followin
Htatementcf what baa taken plaea in regard to my vewo ,
and to call your attention to tbo support of my right
which have been Infringed upon in this port.
About ten days since, my vessel was boardod by a boat
acting under nrdera from tbe Conimaudante, and oue of
my mon taken out of her. and carried ashore, under the
plea that bo waa a deserter from a .Spaui*h man-of-war.
ine following amy. i hoing ashore at tbn time, I waa
ordered by tbe fame officer wtjo too* tne man out tho
day before, to proceed on board of my vesael, and take
two of my men out and go to the town of dagua with
them (which is alHtut twouty miloa from the bay). I did
no. and on my arrival at the town I could got no roaioa
for tbo act. and returned on board without my men. who,
I understood wore place d iu prison. I applied to the
Anurican Connilar Agrcut. and requested him to endeavor
to get my men returm d. as I could neither get my veaael
loaded or proceed to sea without I hem. He wrote to tbo
C< inmaiidante. and informed him that I was detained and
that 1 should lie obliged to make a protest for damage*.
Tbe ani-wcr he received was. that the authority whioh
look these men out. was competent to take men from tbe
vfcf t l of any nation, and that I l.ad better not make any
protest againct it, or I mi^lit. myself be taken from my
vc'fol. put under arrest, and sent to Havana.
1 take I ho opportunity of writing by the first reatol
which haves this port, making known my situation L
do not know whether I shall bo able to procure other tto?
iiii ti to navigate my vessel, and I have boon told through
IhoConsular Agent, that my men will not be sivnt on
board again, und thai before I can proceed to sea. I inuat
pay tbe exp* iihis of tbe arrest and imprisonment of tbnoo
ui< n. I hare made iny protest hero, and have aa wit
newea. the masters ol many American vessel* now load
ing in this port. Mott respectfully, yonr ob't servant.
HOBKKT 0. WATTS.
On tbo sixth of May tbo Vice Consul forwarded
Captain Watta tbe following communication: ?
Saoi'a la Oi'a.ude, May 0. 18A2
Capt. R O. Watts, or Haio Luc r Watts, Saoua Ba*:
Sik ? Immediately on learning that your men bad been
taken out of your vessel, by the commander of this port,
I addressed a letter to that functionary, telling him tlias
you had notitiid mo that the act bad been done contrary
lo your wishes, also without any kiiowli'dgu of mine, aud
that yoti wishid them restored" as you could neither load
your vessel, nor continue your voyage Without then, and
stating, at the same time, that you protoatod against
whomever it concerned, and claimed damages for tho
lots It might be to you.
In his reply he states to me that he took thooo three
men out Of the vessel on account of ill treatment they
bad received on Ixatrd and that he Is responsible lor any
db-order- which may tak?- place iu ilia harbor, ou board at
a vessel of any nation Furthermoro. he remarks thai
one of the sailors had acknowledged himself a deserter
front a Spanish man of- war. and be recommends you not
to make a protest of any kind, or hu may be obliged la
arrest you. aud send you to Havana.
In a second letter he require* me to procure from you
the chests of these mariners, and to place them at bia dis
posal, and wishes me to ship, by whatever other vowel
tbat may be going to the Unitnd States, two of theoo
men I understand, verbally, that tbo remaining man
Is to be sent to Havana, though there has boon no exa
mination or depositions taken to ascertain the truth of
hia stati mcnt, as to his being a deserter from the Spanish
tlag. I have done what lay In my power in support of
your whites, particularly as I consider that your rights
have been infringed on Still 1 am powerlosa to do mora
for you than to certify to your pntteat. and make tha
facts known to tho Consul of this district In the ineaa
tinic you niu-t < ndeavor to procure seamua from soma of
the othi r vessels in the harbor. You will undoubtedly
have, before you are allowed to p?r>c?td to sea. some ex
penses to pay. on account of these men Tery truly
yours. JAMKS 11. WKST. Acting Vice Consul.
<'aptuin Watts was. through these moans, detained ia
Sugua la Oraaile for five day*, being nimbi" to proouro
bands tor the voyage or to loud his vessel. On the tenth
of May. he tiled his claim at tho !'. S. Consulate, for tho
sum of *210. expense* which he had boon put to in cono*.
queuce of tbla act of the flpaniah authorities. Of thifl
sum. $20 hail boon paid by hiui for tbo expense* of th?
arrest and Imprisonment of his men. He sailed from tha
harbor i n the J llh but hi* vesr el having run aahoro, ha
was again boarded by the Captain of the Port, who de
manded tho payment of a further sum. for the expenaoa
of the three men'* imprisonment, and refused to permit
biui to go to sea until this claim should bo satisfied Ha
was accordingly forced to submit to this latter Impoaltio*
also, although his vessel bad been cleared from tbo Cus
tom House, and I Lad her paper* on hoard The View Con
sul gave him the following certificate of the payment a (
thisdi mand:?
Stat'A la Amide May 11. Iftt
This Is to certify, that I have this day paid to the Oot
mander of th<a port, twenty dollar* and twenty-five coofc^
according to his recolpt. for the maintenance of marinora
belonging to the brig buoy Watts, while In priaon Paid
muriiurs being taktn from -aid vessel by the orders tf
tbe Commander of tbls port, without the conaent or wish
of said Captain tVattft. And furthermore, that this ac
count is presented and demanded to be paid, by aaid Cooa
nwiler of the Port, after the veaael Is cleared from tha
Custom House, and ready for sea. with her paper* oa
board, aud that I pay it to prevent tbe vesael from bu<ng
stopped on her voyage, as ahe Is not allowed to proceed ta
sea until It Is settled. JAMKS II WKST,
Consignee ot brig l.uoy Watts.
Captain Watt* reached this port a few days sine" aad
now requires that the conduct of the flpenlsh function
aries as above detailed, shall be exsm in -d Into, that ifc
may be decided whether nudi a viola'kin of tbe rights of
American vessel* ta to be tolerated and whether the au
thorities of foreign countries are to be henoorort* a*
liberty to exeroi/e the right of search on voooeU suUiag
under the Anerioan Hag
Marias Affairs.
Laboc Nowaaa or Abmval#.? 1 The number of arrivala
at the port of New York, on Wednesday, amounted to
ninety-seven Of tbeee there wore sevm ships, hi
harks, seventeen brigs, and sixty-seven
Twenty-eight of ibva were fire* foreign port*.