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THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 6417. MORNING EDITION? MONDAY MA^CH 20, 1854. PIUCE TVTO CEXtT ONE WEEK LAT?R FROM CUBA. ARRIYAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY. THE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR. Remonstrance of the American Citizens in Havana. Ac., Ac., Ac. The steamship Crescent City, Gapt. Wlndle, arrived yesterday afternoon from New Orleans and Havana. She called from the latter port on the 14th Inat. ? six day* later than our previous advices. Nothing of importance had transpired at Havana sinoo " the seizure of the Black Warrior. She was still in pos session of the government authorities. Her captain, and ?most of her officers and crow, remained on board the United States steamer Fulton. There was a scarcity of vessel* at Havana, and some t? I arrive had been engaged to load as ?oon as ready. The Diario de I a Marina of the 10th init. has an arti cle favoring the redaction of the duties on cotton and linen. It is worded, however, in that cautious and ob scure way for which the organ of the Cuban government Lis so remarkable. It seems that, according to the Balatua of 18C2, the importation of cotton amounted iu value to $2,661,667 06, and the importation of linen to $2 181, /k.4-0, making a total of $6, 0'j;i,131 06. In 185 1 , tue total value of these articles imported amounted to 1 showinp a considerable dccreaso in the importations of "the last year over the one pre> ious. The Viaro has lately l>een advocating a reduction of import duties? its mo ti\es have not yet transpired. From the evil consequences of tho abuse of opium, the sale of this drug has been again prohibited in the ? uland, especially among the Asiatics. Gottschalk, the American pianist, has met with great ! success at Havana. TUB KEMON8TRANCE OK AMERICAN CITIZENS IN HA VANA AGAINST THE BLACK WAKKIOlt OUTitAGE. To mi Hon. Wm. L. Makct, Secretary of State: ? The undersigned visiters of the Island of Cuba, or resi dents of Havana and citizens of the United Stales, most respectfully but earnestly ask the attention of the exe cutive of our country to the unexpected interruption of ?our intercourse with home by the late treatment of the .Spanish authorities towards the American steamer Black "Warrrior, on her touching at the port of Havana during her patsags from Mobile to New York. This 6teamer has been regularly passing alternately from the port of New York to the port of Mobile, touch ing at Havana to land and receive passengers from either of the above ports, for the laat eighteen months, and during that time she baa maile thirty-aix trips, and on each trip she has been visited by the officers of the Spanish government as she entered the harbor, and -without breaking bulk and without landing, or Intending to land, any cargo or other thing beside passengers, she Yi?m been allowed to depart from the harbor upon the payment of the dues required to be paid as a steamer in -transitu and in ballast, amounting, on each arrival, to about ninety dollars. That tl.e steamer's man fest has invariably been made as in b llast, as nothing was in tended to be landed in Havana; and the steamer haa thus been entered acd discharged, enjoying from the -government and its officers such favors and fa cilities which the comity of friendly nations allow to passenger steamers. That such facilities "have been granted without objection, and rceived with becoming acknowledgment, and with a belief hat they would be continued, and no commercial regu lations disturbed, while the citizens of both countries -would be benefitted That this transit intercourse was -unknown at the time the friendly treaty was made by the two governments, and forms a subject not contem plated by that treat) , m-.d which rests upon a law which a kind regard for the spirit of that treaty indicate.*, and -the usage which haa become fixed by practice and asMsnt for a period sufficient to establish a custom, which could xiot have l?cn an article in the treaty, because the whole subject lias been created since the treaty ? as ratilied. 'That the intercourse botwoon t..e two countries has be ome so established, nnd tl.e steamers w.iii-h regularly j.erform their trips so available to the under. j^ued and ?others of their eountryuio.i. 1'or the |<urt>o-c> of busin<Ma, ^health or pleasure, that 1M.r *id n<>t ronton [>late a chsnge of policy on Hie j :u I of the Spanish authorities at Cuba, except such an should be maile in '.he spirit of the treaty which made the two governments friendly na tions, and certainly that thev would suffer no inter rup. tkm in their pursuits and no embarrassment in their commercial relations, until a notice of a change of policy should be given. But the undersigned are in for mo I by J. D. BulloA, the commander of the steamer, while the course of the commander has been uniformly the sam ?? in entering and departing from the port of Havana, that on her Inst arrival from Mobile the cond jet of the Spanish authorities has been changed towards liin and the ?tearoer, without notice and without provocation, andtbat the steamer has been detained in the port, taken posses sion of by the government officials, and most o! hor cargo discharged. That some of the undersigned were passengers on our ?way from Mobile to New York, some on board as panen Sra from this port, and some sending home letters and formation ; but that our purposes have been all frus trated, and we obliged to abandon the objects we vcre pursuing. That in our judgment, this sudden interrup tion to our intercourse, which has become important and of long standing, demands the prompt interference of our government, and W ?*J>l*"?tion and relies* from Her Catholic Majesty tho Queen of Ppnin ; and therefore, white irt arc dwellers in her dominion'', wo earnestly yet most respectfully ask the governmeni under whose protection we left our own country, to d -rnand such explanation and redress as shall be satisfactory to a great and honora ble nation. Havana de Cuba, March 4th, 1854. [Signed by all the American residents in Havana. ] ?OTO HAVANA COBK^PONDCQB* Havana, March 14, 1854. JCxciirmtni in Ha rand AlS>^t <*? Black Warrior Affiatr? Anxiety to Knmc what the ji^inUtralirm will do to Avenge the Outrage? Feart that Fraii "?(>.? -P^ree no( Act with true American Spirit ? Ground* j of Feari ?The Up era Troupe, de. The Cedent City arrived thU morning from Sew Of* leans, 4ft sails # 12 o'clock precisely, provided, of ?course, tbfr Captain General, hi his generosity, will per mit her to paas the Moro. Since the selture of the Black Warrior we have received no paj>eryOr Intelligence from ?the Hates except by this arrival, and the news of this morning \? meagre enough. Notliing of Importance haa transpired here since my hust letter. The*Black Warrior has been the all absorbing ?top e. What news of the Black Warrior thin m<> oing ha* ahe been released ? Is she to be sold * hare they dis charged all of lier cargo ? have the captain and ere* left -for home ? will the Captain-General put her In the Span ish marine service?" what will Americans at home say t > this? will President 1 ieree do anything to resent the oat rage ?? and hundreds of other similar questions are pro f ounded daily. Everybody Keema to be interested, and tho greatest anxiety seems to be manifested for the first news from the United States. Some were jonitirethat asulHcieu force would be despatched instanter, for the inim ito release of the veaael, and full satisfaction for the insult. Others have indulged in visions of monster indignation meetings in all the At Untie cities. Home conjecture th t the Cuban Junta and Lone Stsr orders would seize this favorable moment to strike a blow for the freedom of tiie down-trodden Creole slaves of the island. All have been anxious, and nearly all confident that the hour had come? that this act would overflow the measure of out rageous insults, and that American forbearance and pa tience would stand it no longer. But those who have watched events here for years, and seen American con sul* Seated with contempt, and ImprUoned for doing their duty, and who have also witnessed the cruel ?laughter of duped and defenceless men ? who have seen 1 American mails rifled, ships fired into, seamen imprisoned without cause, and insults given that the weakest of na tions would resent, snd have also seen oar boasted gov ernment pas* all tnese by, contented with a simple pro test ar reference to the home government, know full well that our present Chief Magistrate would not act with a true Assert can feeling. They hare been led to this belief by reading his complete and entire back out from the inaugural address And what else oould be ex pected when he haa allowed nine poor American seamen to be eonflaed for nearly a year without demanding their release, or satisfaction for the wrong? Is this patience, forbearance, or cowardice? It is understood to be the last here; and being so understood we may now expect to he Insulted daily. The proud. Insolent Spaniard will lake advantage, and follow.uu this last aet with others, au til American protection win be the mark fcfr htm to ?how his valor upon. Tteojeralsln fall feather. The tronpe have done nobly. They sail for Msxlco on the 24th, where they have already secured an engagement that will be a sure thing to HaM and company. The weather la very fine, as nsual. There are some ricasof the "vomito," hut no news of importance. I ? must clese abruptly, as I am short of time. Ia haste, YOUNO AMERICA. Havana, March 14, 1854. The Cvban Government Still Silent in the Matter of the Black Warrior ? Cargoes qf African Colonists Erpedtd ? Policy oj the Captain- General ? Business Dull. The government does not feel inclined to grttlfjr public curiosity in relatfon to the Black W.-rrior, until they here report* from their officer* gent to the United State i, to see how the grand social pulse may vibrate under the infliction of new insult* and arrogant assumption* o( au thority over vessels in transit, never before entertained by this or any other civilised government. They calcu late on considerable indignation, and that it will subside, as in past cases, and they escape unwhipt. What will bit the consequence of the inefficient action of your Executive? If he acts upon the principles of self-del'ence ? as Eng land does when she meets with like aggressions ? if parties or authorities here were held responsible, with a commentary upon their conduct that they could appre ciate, and with logical arguments of fixed ammunition and shell accompaniments, we should have no mere of these lawless depredations, and the necessity of reference to Madrid. We are expecting a large number of vessels to arrive with African colonists, apprentices or slaves, as the cine may he, or the convenience ol introduction may com, el mostly for the south side, near Trinidad. The policy of the Captain-General as to the new institution for our wunts of labor, i* becoming fixed, and the cargoes of the \essels now expected? except those that get in undUcov ered ? will go to the new order of things; although to a\oid recognition by th?ir neighbors, they may perforin li.e farce of seizure and apprenticeship. A few months more and we shall havo evidence that will satisfy tne pel ticiiius of the United States as to the nuisauce in tended to be crcated out of Cuba for their benelit. Our business now is remarkably dull, owing to the great want ot' vessels for Eui oj -an voyage*, and we aro alfo deficient in coastway craft lor molasses. Tlie reperts 1 hund you will gi\e fully the commercial transactions of llavaua to date, to which 1 refer. TLe Crescent City arrived this morning, at six o'clock, and Ler early departure does not permit me time to give you interesting views, which 1 obtained here, as to the policy of England and France, recently indicated in the speech of Lord Clarendon, and which will be attended to as soon as the Russian bear is banished to his Siberian piovircrs, or the alTairs of Turkey are adju*ted. In the meantime we are at peace with all the, world ? except the " Black Warrior." Hied, at the Hotel Cabano, Mrs. Anna Maria Bnrke, wife of (ilendy Burke, Esq., late of New Orleans, />n the nigl.t of the 12th, at 12 o'clock, of consumption. Her remains will be sent to the United Stales. TROUBLE. Havana, March 14, 1851. The Captain General and the Introduction oj Africans ? The. Hypocrisy of the Former ? iddilional News About the Black Warrior? iMter f ram the French Admiral to the French Consul at Havana ? The Marquis Duchesne, dc., <f c. The Marquis de la Pezuela is becoming audacious in his hypocrisy. Thus wo find, in the Gaceta of the 10th inst., an order, which states that it has been declared, by Real Audencia de Puerto Principe, that the Asesor of the Lieutenant Governor had nothing to do with the intro duction of African negroes in the jurisdiction of San J uan de los Remedios. These Africans were landed prior to the arrival of the present Captain General in Cuba, and I am as certain as a man con be of anything of which he has not the evi dence of his own senses, that his Excellency's predeces sor, General Canedo, did receive the usual number of ounces for each and every one of these Africans. And yet, 'the Marquis de la Pezuela would have it go forth to the. world that solemn inquiry had been instituted into the circumstance, and that it had been ascertained the Asesor of the Lieutenant Governor had nothing to do with it. Perhaps not. But will the Marquis de la Pezuela place bis hand on his breast, and pledge his sacred honor, that the Lieutenant Governor himself did not re ceive the usual doceur for permitting these very Africans to be landed. His Excellency may be hypocrite enough to do even this; especially If he could gull the British authorities here into a belief that he was in earnest; but the hypocrisy of this investigation by the Real Audencia! Oh, it is foul and rank. The bare disgrace of finding au officer of so high a rank as the Asesor of the Lieutenant Governor guilty would insure his acquittal, even were he not to fork out handsomely of his ill-gotten wealth to the Real Audiencia, to inaure a verdict in his favor. Willi all the facts relative to the seizure of the cargo of the Black Warrior, and the fine that has tfeen imposed upon her, you are already acquainted. It would have t?-en amusing enough to liaVe witnessed the flounderings of ihe Cuban authorities in relation to this affair, were, it not for the importance of the Interests concerned. Amongst other report* to which !bey ha>e given cireula tic n in one that Captain Bullock had notice on his pre vious visit to this port, that that was the last ttmo that cargo t'? trtmritu would he fermitted to be entered as ? "ballast." Upon the bent a-itbority, I am enabled to ! slate 1 bat this report is a falsehood ! as false as the hoart I it at invented it. and the tonguo that gave it utterance I I There ha>e been during the week a great variety of re- j ports in circulation, and amongst others that the Captain j General had said, that had Mr. Tyng, the agent or the j Black, Warrior, and Captain Bullock spoken as moderately ' at first as they have since done, fhe matter might have been arranged. I know not what may have been the tone in which these gentlemen have spoken in relation to the matter; that they were indignant at the scurvy manner in which they were treated it is but natural to suppose, - but if the Captain General expects Americans to bend the knee to him, " I reckon" he is mistaken, ? that's all I A few days since the French Consul General received a letter from Rear Admiral the Count Duchesne, who com mands the French fleet, stating the different ports at which he anticipated stopping, and the periods at which he expected to arrive at each. He desired the French Consul to communicate the same to the Captain General, and to asHiire '-his Mxcellcncy" that in the event of any attempts from tho United States, if the Captain General required his (the Count Duchesne's) aid, he should have It wilh all his forces 1 Now, these redoubtable forces consist of a frigate, two brigs, and a ricketty steamer. The French Consul, though a silly, chattering old man, very scon made up his miud that it would be supremely ridiculous to comply with the request of "Rear Admiral the Count Duchet-ue," Ibis same Count fhichesne has a brother here. thA ' Marquis Duchesne," who, it is said, when dining some time since with the Captain General, stated that his tii other van Miming to thece seas, to endeavor to estab lish the fact that the French navy was now superior to the English. "As for thatof tni UnitedStetes,'f said he, "it is no use to fay anything about It, fpr they have no navy." The Count Duchesne, as I wrote yoi' 'n * PJ"? vious letter, is a native of Cuba. Those of HW cYC'des with * horn I have conversed who know him, say they are ! ashamed of him, as a Cuban ? that he is a "natural fool 1" As a proof of this, he has been sent here, where there is nothing to do, whereas had he been an officer of merit, he would have been sent to the Black Sea, where jhere appears a probability of soon being stirring times. Ihe steamer is in sight, so 1 must bring this letter to a dose. GUALTERIO. TUB LATEST MARKET CIRCULAR. Havana, March 13, ISM. Our l&st report tu dated 3d Inst. Sugars hare, since ti.cn, remained dull, and tlie decline in prices would, no doubt, have been greater, but for the firmness of bolder* and <ontinued scarcity of vessels. The only transaction of note which has come to our knowledge, oonsists of 8,00*1 boxes, bought on contract at 8 rills for white; 8*^ rials lor jt-llow*; 6>? rials for browus; and 4% rials fo cucnruchu*. Supplies from the country are increasing, nnd the present Btock in the city snd the regla ware houses is estimated to be abont 140.000 boxes, against 90,0C0 boxes in 1863, same period. Muscovado* have undergone no change; a lot of 300 hhds. of good refining quality, deliverable at a near port, wns sold nt 4^ rials; #t outporta prices range from 3% to 6 rials for low in feiior to good. Onr quotations are as follows:? Whites, '?4 to 9 rials; florete yellows, 0)f to 7 rials; good to 1 1 me ?1o., ts 8>4 rials; browns, 6'i to 6>$ rials, cucuruchos. 4J? to 6 rials; Muscovados, 4 to ft rials. Moism-kp nas experienced no change of importance; operations have been small for want of vessels. Wo quote: V'H' * 2 Hi rials per ke<r, in the harbor, and 2 to ; r? als iter keg, at oatports. Conn lias been in moderate request at former price*, "ay $0 S to $10)* per qtl. for seconds and thirds. Ex I orted, V,60? bags . of which 108 to the United States, < 76 to Trieste, 673 to Genoa, and 360 to other part*. Skoarh, of superior brands, are In much request, at fall pricrs. Exported, 4,903 mille to the United States, 4,476 to Great Britain, l,7Wi to Hamburg, and 430 to other parts; in all, 11,604 mille. Tobacco, of prime quality. 1* bought at high nrices. Transactions have been small, consisting chiefly of a few parcels of new Partido of rather inferior quality. Ex ports amount to 02,826 lb*. ; of which 44,260 do. to Great Britain, 20,481 do. to the United Slates, 18,844 do. to Hamburg, and 260 do. {o Buenos Ayres. kic&AHum.? A fair amount of business ha* been done during the past week, at the following rate* .?London, II to 11X per cent nrem. ; New York and Boiton, par to )i per cent prem. ; New Orleans. short, 1)i to 8 per cent piem.; Paris, ^ to JfJPereent discount. 40,000 Mexican dollar* on board the English steamship Tevlot, arrived fr*m Vera Crux and Tkmpioo, on the 10th Inst., brought 6 V per eent prem. Tmowre? Business for the past fortnight ha* been very light, with venr few arrivals. Jerked Beef? One cargo onlv, the Pepillo from Buenos Ayres. has arrived, and re mains unsold; 36 casks Boston brought 11 rls. arr. Fish ?66 casks of cod and 77 of hake sold for $3 V qtl. Rice? About 600 casks have been sold, at 18 W to 13X rls. arr. I he stock In first hands is now 000 oasks. Lard continues to retail at 116 qtl. in kegs, and $17 in barrels. Cheese? 100 boxes New Orleans, at $17 qtl. ; 20 do. 'Boston, 918; 600 boxes and 1,200 Patagraa brought $20 qU. Hams? 00 bbls., at $12X qtl. Butter ? 200 keg* New Orleans, at flftV qtl. Onions? 100 bbls.. at 18 rls. per bbl. ; 17,800 bunches and 884 bbls., for the round sum of $2,000. potatoes? 400 bbl*., at M rls per bbl. Candle* ? 600 boxes tallow, at $21 qtl. j Jo do. sperm, at $40 qtl. Whale Oil? 7 casks refined, at 28 rl*. air; 12 at 36 X, aod 11 at 2 C. Imltan ( orn? 200 bag*, at 0 ^ rU. air, and 2,400 at ?. > Hi rrlut-b_'.80 boxea, at 7,^ rlii. ; 100 Jo. at 8. Wrapping Pk 0 ream*, at 4 rU. ; ^86 at 4t<, and 600 at 4J<. Taflt, w?' -6 bills., at $15)^qll., and 45 attlft^. Beans ? i 16 bill*. *hlle. ?' If 'I"- arr; 30 at 12. Kktiir? MO bills. 8pauish brought $kl'4. Severn) cargoes have arrived since our W report, locineta ? SO boxo* 1'hiUdelpbiA, at $1XX- X. "mb<'r ,u,i Cooperage Stock? Wlilte pine boards are very Hcaree and wanted; 441,000 feet Eaatern broupbt 134. Ptv 1 ? 27ft, 000 feet have been sold, at ! for Wilraingv <,n ri,er. ?nd W0 to 9K2 for steam sawed. lIoi))t^ ? 13, 0^ ?old, at $60 per M., 3,000 at $U, and 1 1 ,0C0 at *60. Mov*""" Hhd Shocks ? '24'J city in&tto I at $3, and 400 old at $V.'- . Sugar hogshead shook* are I without de mand. Empty HogaheaiU ? 2.5 Hold I at (4, and 4H at Kugnr bor *hook* are even more scarce and higher; 3,500 avid At $'!, J, 104 at %'i )\ , 700 at $1'S, a" J 100 at >3. >i:si?utm. ? The ahaenee of tonnage tV>atinuM to para lice o]?rutions; the last engagement* t.?r Europe were at ?6 "a. fid. to ?6 6a. per Ion, and to the lilted BUtea $2^ per box nod $8 >j to $8Ji per hhd. for *u&<ar, and $3J^ to $4% i^r hhd. for molasses. Affair* In Mexico. OCR M1NATITLAN COBKKdPONDBNCK. The TchuaiUepec Route ? Santa Anna't Empire. Mjnatitlax, Mexico, Feb. 22, 1864. Here 1 am, writing and chewing the end of my pea, discussing in my mind the momentous question whether to write you or not. To write or not to write! ? that is the question. But hero comes Ha rid Crockett to my help, and aays, " Be sure you are right ? then go ahead.'* f-o you see me now fairly launched. Much has been said and written about Mexican a 'Tail's in gtnerul, and something alao about the much mooted question of the opening of a route through this Isthmus to c I aciflc; but I doubt whether the Ami rlcau pnblie in general has a comprehensive idea of the whole; other wise. why la it that it takes so little interest, so little concern in such a momentoua question, where it has all the right on its side ? We have at en our fellow-citizens land on these be nighted shores under the most solemn treaty stipula tions, under the most solemn guarantees and invitations, too, and we have seen the same in a few month* after expelled ignominously from the country. We have seen these self same treaty stipulations and guarantees torn asunder as so much waste paper, and insult upon insult heaped in their press on the whole American name. We have seen, too, an American administration pocket such insults, after a few vain attempts at show. We have ?eon a most obsequious and submissive letter from one of our diplomatic agents to give bis full and en tire approbation and consent to a contract, the off spring of jealousy and cupidity, and wbieh was designed to deprive other parties of his fellow-citl xens of tlicir just rights. And the whole American press looked quietly on; and although the importance of this route wan daily drummed about, not a voice, except now and then a feeble one, was heard to indicate previous acquired rights. The men in power did not want to bo disturbed in their otium cum AiyniUUe. The organgrind ers of the administration were ]>erfectly quiet, aod the monstrous abortion of the Sloo contract wao fairly ushered into the world. Everybody here was startled by the conception to make Vera Crux a port of entry for Coatzacoalcos; some could scarcely believe that an American could make such a bargain without risking the entire popularity of the measure in the States, (as the sequel proved;) but when it was ascertained to be a cer tainty that for the sake of getting the contract no means Were spared, then the public began to suspect that a J>owerful interest at the north ? the leading spirit in the 'auama line ? was at work underhand, like the mole, to undermine the prospects of this great work forever. This is the general belief in this country, because the Mexican is shrewd enough, and no man, es)>ecial]y an American, would work against his own interest, and brand this great undertaking from the beginning with an indellible mark of unpopularity. For the sake of malting you and the American publlo entirely acquainted with the history of this famous con tract, I will give you a faithful and literal copy of a com munication which was made by Messrs. Payno k Olerte y Pesado, fti the name of the "Compania mixta," as the Sloo Tompany is called in Mexico, to the Ministry, show ing the causes why they asked for the port of entry being in Vera Cruz, and why they wanted the exclusive navi gation of the Coatzacoalcos river, and why they claimed on that account the preference over their competitor*, 'lhis communication is now over a year old; but it goes a great woy to show the real reasons whirh governed then people, and will ever govern Mexicans. Here is the trans lation of an extract of said communication: ? One of tho greatest taconvonienuca for the opening of th) Isthmus ot Tel>nant< p?o is, that when the porta of Coatia coalcoat and Venlosa are opened to tho foreign as well a the coasting trade, the rush of foreijuers to them would b Mich anil so extraordinary that neither the government no any coinpiitij whatsoever, not even if the latter should h strictly and absolutely Mexican, would be able to establish perfect erde^and security; and in that ease all the precautions lid securities which could be offered by a national company, would be de faoto nullified, be csvm it would not be longer in its power or its faoal ti* s? not even in tbe pewer and faculties of the gov lament to exclude foreign merchants, whe by the treaties with friendly nations, by the tariff of the maritime eastern huui es, and mcreovar by existiag Laps aad dispositions, , may freely ff me to trade and eitaoltsn themselves In what^ ' I1? I .?tlnlM'f iurlkir af the KBiklln. But tbUnogh* net to be considered of so much importance, wero it not that this trade and suc h a competition would bring along with it the ettablii kmeut of t-muggliK T. The houses of Vera Crui, and even of Mexico, would *eitlo over to the Isthmns of Tehuantepce, and the States of Oaxa, Puebla and Mexico would inevitably be supplied from tbe two immediate ports, so that the importations of the northern and southern fron tier being united, tbe port of Vera Crui would thereby be come completely nullified, the treasury losing thereby its meet precious and interesting portion or the public revenue, so thstwbcn the government would collect from one por tion six hundred or seven hundred thousaud dollars as tho produce of the isthmus, it would lose on the other side a million or a million and a half proceeding from tho custom house in Vera Crut. Vonr Fxcellency will ohserve that this is really a grave and important question for the public revenue ; a question which has nut been raised by any of the other companies, wl.'ich have limited themselves to a simple mercantile spe culation, more or less productive of a wagon and railroad, without however, charging the other bidders on that ac count, as they did merely regulate themselves la accord ance with the tenor of the call (convocatoira.) Tho wav, therefore, to avoid this danger, or better said, rather, t?is inevitable event, is that the ports of the isth mus serve merely for the purpose of transit of merchandise and passengers, and the port of Vera Cms be in reality the bead of the road constructing on tbe island of Sacriticios, or on Green Island, (Islaverde) or on any other place which may be considered as answering tho purpose, a pier aad warehouses, where the goods destined for the transit to the otl er ocean may lie aespatohed. Tho governim'ut may keep a section of custom-house officers and guards, who may take notice of and despatch said goods, so that they may be conducted to the Coatsacaaloos in national steamers Now here is the avowed policy of Mexico, and should a treaty be passed on such a basia as the Sloo grant, there is no use of Mr. Sloo flattering himself afterwards to be able to induce the other members to the contract to sbolish the obnoxious clause. The idea is altogether j repoatcrous. The fruits of this monstrous abortion are already beginning to make their appearance in the shape of an advertisement signed by Dr. Angel Iturbide, agent of tbe "Compania Mixta," the literal translation of which is following : ? No vessel of foreign construction will be allowed to enter tbe mouth of tho river Coatiaeoaleos. from the date here after, with the object of exporting mahogany, or whatsoever (idois or produce, if It is not with the express permission of the company which hold the exclusive privilege, acoofdtag to the contract celebrated on the 5th of February, ISM. for the opening of the Isthmus of Tehuaatepee for the fiavipa tion of the river Coatzacoalcos. (Signed,) A. Y. Vxba t biz, Jeauary 21, lfS4. Now. if the people of tho United States are ready to subscribe to auch conditions, and are ready to settle it on the country by a solemn treaty, and pay twenty-three millions in the bargain, Tor the purpose of enabling their arch enemy to establish an empire at their very doors, they msy do so? and I have nothing more to say. Vo hipuli, vote Dei ! But rttfre nous? ahe would bo * * * But that such a route, with snch an incubus, would ever be patrouisod by the American public in general, may well be doubted. But should the treaty be accom plished, the influential personage at the North ? one of our merchant princes ? will have accomplished his ob ject. and he may well exclaim, with Macbeth ? ' Shnke not thy bloody locks at me, (Garay) ; thou canst not say I did it !" The vessel Is going, and I must close. More hereafter, If agreeable. ISTHMUS. [From the New Orleans Picayune, March 18.] , By ihe lexas, Captain Place, wo are in possession of lapirs ard correspondence from Vera Cruz to the 8th instant, a.ni from the city ol Mexico to the 4th. The "levas brings 56 passengers, and $84,636 62. Capt. Place reports that the American schooner Red Fox, Pbisa, master, sailed from Vera Crux for Tnmpleo on the 7th inst. The American bark Flash, Capt. Wilson, was to sail for New York on "the 8th. The American brig John Williams, Capt. Good speed, was left in port, dis charging. The papers before us afford abundant evidence of the disaffected state of the country, notwithstanding the ri^or with which Santa Anna endeavors to sustain liim In our last intelligence from Mexico we announced that It wss believed that the government was about to send down troops to Acapulco. in order to provide for its pro tection againtt an anticipated attack by Count Rouesetde Bonlbon. It appears that the 24 battalion of Puebla was ordered to proceed for that purpose and garrison the port, while the lith Regiment of tha line was ordered to post as a reserve in the city of Bravoe. Tho establishment of a dockyard there was also resolved on, and repairs to the buildings at an expense of $72,000 were to be undertaken. And ultimately a force of seven thousand men was ta oe posted for the protection of the whole coast from Lower California to Acapulco, with all necessaiy provisions All these >ne propositions, however, appear to have been nipped in the bud. Don Juan Alvares, who seems to be an independent mountain ehief, reigning supreme within the empire of the illastrloaa Santa Anna, haa re fused to allow the troops destined for the protection of Acapulco to invade his territory? the mountainous re gion around Acapulco? for the purpoae of reaching their destination. He has raised his standard, and led a hand of mountaineers against Santa Anna's troops, calling on them to prevent their approach to Acapuloo Tbe rea sona ha is alleged to assign for this oouree are, that, in fact, the forces are sent thither with the object of as mnrTr*'-g him and dt the patriots on their route, for the purpoee of re-introducing the plan of Iguala and the treaties of Cordoba. But these reasons, It must be re, OoUeeted, are given for Urn, not by himself. Atytfctfw* ' may rely upon In, thai he la oppo??? '? f*n,a. gOTvrniuent; and we mav infer, with no Ik'" probability, tbat beta HKelr <o ai:i other* wUo are no, p^'**'bly u'alk fr of ft Boulbon. In th? meantime, it ta announced tLat, for the purpoee of ov erootaiog him, th# supreme goTTMcenl bai ?ent 4,000 ineu to iha city of Htfcvoa, and aie prejaired, It it said, to send 10,000 or 12, n>> ? aid with all neeaaaary prnrbmina. Hrrw hnportont *h# movement of Ah urci ia thought, may be gaiberH from there few facts. IIiuk briefly noticod, that crirnurstancc alone would ?rs?e way toward* illu?trat?hp the disaffection eriHlini? in th? country ; but it U only oi?e of several atlnrded u* Vj the f apcrx before uh. 1 be port of Acapulco baa own 1 9 1 clared cloned to commerce. The navigation art, wliich vrp Vilely noticed fs? having hen issued bv .-aula Anna, has F>e*n the cause ?if ?im" i e?oiteuieiit. The JHario Oficiai. fcm the mere pur>ose of 1 ec ulrndicting tbein, announces tha< rumors are current, n< t only that it ban created general ili.ft.nst, but that the foreign minister* in Mexico hu\e indignantly pronounced , it contrary to the stipulations of exiali.19 treaties. lAit ei en the IHario ( friat makes its contradiction *0 lamely tl at there is uo doubt there in name ground for them. Another subject, which had led to considerable excite nest, was the arrival of t?noc Atocha in Mexico, with despatches from Washington, 'lhe IHario OfUioU says that "the enemies of oar nationality, those who wish for no other country than one of disorder and anarehy, the vital princi|4eof tbeir exiatenw to them, have invented, as the object of the mission of tenor Atocha, that ef pro poning to our novernment thi- snip of the territory of I,ower California and the departments of Conor* and C u hu?liUH, for the sum of $M>.00U,00o, and pretend tliat this Is the business on which tl>? cabinet is at this nio ment engage! " These reports it denies stoutly, and pronounces most absurd snd criminal. The object of t-enor Atoclia's mission they pronounce that of simply laying before thr government some slight amendments to the (>t.dsdeu treaty, at ulieudy published, witn the vicr ol having them as early r.s possible disposed of, and me lieaty ratiiied at Washington. 'iho Tuiil d' Union gives a ?rt that the pr< posed amendments have beou as sented to by the Mexican gorrenmpnt. Of Walker's expedition the Mexican papers do not give ua anv later particulu is than those which we had pre yiously received. The proclamation ol the President is dw?4t upon with much satisfaction, and the chl"f reliance ot tbe Mexicans from Walker's invasion seem* to bo on the interference of our government authorities. Official information from Monterey pronounced an si tae* by IniVians, who killed three persons and carriod off ? number of mules. In Uurango also they were con tinuing tbeir ravages. Kejx>rt?i from half a dozen departments report all quiet in them. Yucatan lisp nt length sent in her adhesion. 1'ecrees j our out with overwhelming continuity. Wo can only briefly refer to some of them. One prohibits the importation into any ports of the Republic of anise, either in seed or in essence. Another renews the stamp duties of the 80th of April, 1842. A third pronounce! those merchants conspirator* who shall order goods to be imj orted into any port declared in a state ol' rebel lion. A fourth prohibits the consignments of vessels or cargoes to captains or supercargoes. They must be con signed to gome established house of the port to which tbey go. A filth regulates the management of the public treasury, Ac. Col. barriers has been discovered to be concerned in the work on the late war with the United States, which we noticed to have been condemned. On an appeal he was relieved from the penalty of civil inability pro nounced on him. * M. Gaudars, at a banquet given him in Guayinas, is reported to have said he should not allow resident for eigner* to remain neutral in the event of a conflict there. It has been proposed ? but the T.ait d' Union pro nounce" it t/ne irft'e bizarre ? to call the country la I'eputh lica ltvriiriia. teeing the cock lighting ruler at iti bead, " Chickabiddy a" would, perhaps, be an appropri ate epithet for it, at least for the present. A curious mistake has just happened to the inhabi tants of Cludad Victoria. They huvc ss civil and mili tary Governor, Gen. Wool. They lately heard that Gen. Wool bad been appointed to take charge of the troops on the Pacific station, and forthwith got up a petition to Santa Anna, praying him not to remove their beloved General to take command of any troops anywhere out of the jurisdiction in which they dwelt. 1 The sum ol $19,604 on board the steamship Teviot. at Tainpico, . and $7,000 on the frigate Ampbitrito, have been remitted towards the payment of the English debt. Tlic New Haven Riot. Our correspondents at New Haven have furnished us with the following accounts of the late riot between the students of Yale College and a party of disorderly citi sens in thut city:? New Havex, March 18, 1851. Tills usually quiet city was last night the scene of a terrible and bloody fray between several hundred of that portion of our citizens denominated rowdies, and the students of Yale College. The circumatauces were these: ? On the night previous, a small number of students, wbile returning from Human's Athnncum, (a theatre in this place,) were assaulted, and, a fight ensuing, the affair ended in the arrest of several of the combatants. The feeling existing between the students and a portion at our mechanics has for many years been a hostile one, and this alirsv. ti ouirb ?rr>J *? tills mutual hostility. Last night a large number of students were present at the Athseueum, attracted tbitlier by the performances of Mr. anil Mrs. I lunkett, of your city, and on issuing from the building they were' again at tacked, and a running fight ensued. Front the theatre (situated at the corner of Obapel and Church streets,) up to the green In front of the colleges, tlie affray con tinued. It should, in justice to the students, who arc sometimes too much Inclined to provoke an encounter, be remarked, that tbey at tlrst acted simply on (lie defen sive, and slowlv retreated towards the college buildings. When about half way up they were suddenly at tacse.1 with a volley of bricks, stones, tic., by which several were se verely, though we believe none ot them seriously, injured. At this juncture several pistols were fired, which had the effect of bringingthe assailants 10 a halt. Tlie students proceeded to the College, and gathered about the build ing, (South College,) which was nearest the street. News was brought that their assailants were recruiting their forces, and intended to demolish this building, which was soon confirmed by their arrival in front of the Col lege, with two pieces of cannon, which were loaded with slugs, stones, &c. At this point, the Mayor of the city, (fcklnner.) arrived, and the police force being much aug mented, they were forced to desist from an outrage as highhanded as its effects would have been disastrous. It was afterwards discovered that, during the fight, one man, by the name of Patrick O Nell, had beeu subbed m<rt ally, and that several others were more or less In jured. None of the students, it is now ascertained, were seriously hurt. Much of the blame of this occurrence must rost with our city and police authorities, who must haye been aware of the trouble anticipated, as the principal street of the city Wag, during trie whole evening, thronged with persons evidently prepared for a riot. No arrests iave as yet been made. Much excitement prevails, and whatever new transpires you shall be immediately in foimedof. The Coroner's inquest is now sitting upon the body of O'Neil. W. N?w Havkn, March 18. 1804. Somewhat of a serious affair occurrod here last night, Friday 17, between some students of Yale, and the Irish men of the town. The Irishmen from some unknown cauii<, have always exhibited ill will towards the students, and have attacked them whenever they hare had an opportu nity. I-ast night (Friday) about twenty of the students of Yale were returning peaceably from a place of amuse ment, aud when near the College ground*, were attacked by about one hundred Irishmen, with brickbats, stones and other missiles ; several were immediately telled to the ground. Hire a regular tattle ensued, and wan carried on for some time. In which several students and others weie seriously injured. One Irishman by the name of I at rick O'Neil, was killed, being stabbed near the heart by some student unknown. A stranger boarding at ihe New Haven Hotel, hearing the noise, siarted out to we what was the matter, and while looking on, a pistol ball grazed his sleeve. The students secreted in the College. The assailants then left. It was supposed that there wonld be no further trouble. About one o'click at night, they received word that a Urge party of Irishmen were advancing with cannons. Hy this tim'o all ti e >tud?tn were aroused. Thny Immediu ely closed the " indowf, and barricaded the doors with pl?nks. Jn a short time, about Ave hundred person* aavaii el with two cannons, loaded with grape shot. They threatened to fire on tne College, if the student by whose hands O'Neil received bis deathblow was nqt forthcoming. This threat they were prevented from executing by the arrival of the police, who spiked the cannons. There is no doubt if they had keen permitted to execute their purpose, ferious results would have ensued, as a large portion of the student* w< re armed with pistols. There wss great commotion in the streets all night; the bells were all ringing, and certainly the most exciting time in the streets of New Haven for some time. It Is not known by whom O'Neil was killed; it is not probable it will be. Whoever it was he cannot be blamed, as it was done only in self defence. The students were not the aggressors. Thr Masoaobcsittr Decision ? The Supreme Judicial Court at Boston, has decided that section of the liquor law describing the mode of searches for snd confiscation of liquor, inconsistent with the constitution of the State, and therefore nuH and void. We publish tbe decision elsewhere. As we understand it, the cases in which this decision was rendered were brought up on appeal from the county courts, and were beard by the full bench, and it may therelore be const dered final. The other sections of the bill, however, pro hibiting the traffic, he., are not affeeted by the deci sion. The question Is one which Interests us In New York, chiefly as spectators. The law in question is declared in consistent with the fourteenth section of the Massachu setts Bill of Rights, respecting "nnreasonable searches." Ac. llie constitution of this State is differently worded. Although provision is made for preventing seizure* with out due compensation, there is nothing in it respecting "unreasonable searches." In regard to Jury trials and the destruction of property, the constitutions of the two States do not materially du I fer, though there Is ft slight difference between the pro I visions of the Massachusetts temperance law and that \ pending is ou Leftal*tuf?.-4#?f* The Western Tour of Ki-PnaklehJ F .'"Uw ( From the l?iing1oD (Kr.) Observer, Malto^ 14.] Our city vu honored on Monday last with a vi u .i.,m the distinguished ex -President of the United St?' "i Mil laid Fillinure. Hi* arrival at the time was uuex ectsd, it having been announced that he left Cincinnati on Vr'edreruey laat for Dayton. Indianapolis. lfadixon. Ixiuis villi-, and Frankfort, and he was not, therefore, looked for J for s<weral 4*ya to come. So noon, however, an tu? u-le grs; ti ;>nn<??t)crd that he Was in Frankfort, thr City i < ouncil ?"<? summoned 'ogether, and arrangements ware ' wade to wtJcofM him to tie ctty and extend to him ita hospital! tie* J 'ine approach of the morning train from Fr>nkfn-t, j lira ring tl.c ilListrir.tts ex I*r#?ident, accompanied by Li i i friead, the Hon. .lohx'P. Kennedy, of Haltimore, mat' Mounted by the firing M cannon, and the rush t > lead depot conM-auent tiereon ??? immense, all anxious to see tie man who had c# faithfully performed hia duty wbfle in the dit-chsrge o* hia hiitn public tru t, testfy their ma fleeted regrrd for h Upon the arrival of the train at tho depot, Ae committee appo u.? . uy the ( l'ty Council waited upon him, bade bin weii! .ine to the city, and proffered to him its hospitali'ie*. IT ?i then esesrted by tho c< mmiftfc* to tiV Phcanix Hotel. wl.ere im immense multitude had asi-vwbled to greet liim. Although travelling ax a private ci'taen, and anx m?uh to pas* quietly through tl** country, avoiding all ptiblio display, he was compelled hjf tbo lo*d acclama tii na of the p< ople to apj ear on tW? balcony, and deeply seated, ax we full well knew he was,, in the heaffUof ui\ people, his (.orseai'l appearance and She brief bj? appro 1 iiate remarks lie made, in no degree diminished ihei, ei.thuMiiMio regai d. lie was biief but exceedingly lit | l y , and hia remark* were received^ with enthusiastic evidences of approbation. After him came a grrntleninn well kn*wn to '.he politi cal world, but perhaps an well, it not .letter, know n to the li eraiy ? we allude to the lion. Jcfen I*. kenndy If Mi . K. is not quite a?good looking an Mr. Kill note. i. is no fm.lt of hia; !>ut oeitainly the lunger he won .<1 h ve spoken, il e bettor ho would have looked in the e tiaia t on ol his Kentucky friends. m on a* the crowd dispersed, the distinguished atiti n ra repaired to Aei.Uind, and afterward/- ,o the ti i 'ery. where the leiuaina ol our illustrious fellow c l mi jepot-e, and -at four o'clock diued with the City I < mil and a partv of trienda, at the I'henix Hotel. In ti e eveiting he .va?. catted on by a large num'er of our citivens, among whom wore several hundred ladies; and we venture to aay that no atranger has ever mors iiupreaaed himself upon out people during the brief pe riod he remained with ua. Mr. pillmore and Mr. Kennedy took the car* yesterday meriting lor Ixiuisville, where a public reception awaited Vltt in . shortly alter Mr. Fillmore's arrival in our city, he wan waited on by a committee of the citizens, aud a public ' dinner tendered him, which tl.e nature of liis engage ments compelled him to decline. (Fr<m the Frsnktort Commonwealth, March 14.] Ex-Itcsidcnt Pillmore and ex-secretary Kennedy re turned yesterday morning frem their visit to Lexington, where they were very hanusouielv and hospitably received and entertained. Our friends here bad but little time to make any arrangements, but they had u One cold colla tion piepaied at the Capitol Hotel, to which the honored guefts, a committee of gentlemen from Louisville, who had cc me to meet Mr. i- .llmore here, t.ov. Powell. a large party of the citizcns of Prankiort. and some gentlemen tn m the surroi.nding country and counties, sat down at two o'clock, Hon. John J. < i i t tendon presiding. After a due plying ol knitv and fork by tliv company generally. Col. 'Ihomaa L trlttendon roae, and in a few vi ry felicitous remarks proposed the health of Millard Fillmore, ex-President of 1 he United States. After the rapturoua nptlaut>e with which tho ?eutimcut waa re ceived had a little subsided, Mr. 1 illmore arose, and in a few graceful and appropriate sentences acknowledged the honor that waa done him upon the preacnt occasion, and expressed the gratification lie telt in the kind. greeting he had received here, ami in fact wherever he had been in Kentucky. In leaponse to Col. Crittenden's cotnplimenr tarv allusion to liis administration, he aaid a great part ! of w hatever credit it desenea was owing to the assistance of the noble men who sat in council with him, and that 1 in regard to Ida brief career as I're.ddont, he asked no oilier iavorof friends or enemies but that its history should be correctly written. He concluded with the fol lowing sentiment : ? Frankfort ? 'I ho itty of nietnresqne beauty, nolile patriot itm. and unl oeitdi d Loapliality. Hon. C. I-. Movclicad, in a few happy remarks, proposed the health of Mr. Kennedy. This, too, was received with the b( artiest demonstrations of kind feelings and admi ration. Mr. K. responded in a hriel, elogant and pleasant speech, in which he reforred very happily to Kentucky's hospitality, patriotism and chivalry, and her treasures of historical reminiscences. He paid a handsome oom plinunt to our beautiful cemetery and our military monu ment. and cloned with what he 'said waB only anainpiiti ckti< n of the President's toast: ? Tlii l'coplc ot Frankfurt ? The very lioart of a State willed Is all In o rt Mr. Hllmori 's and Mr. Kennedy's remarks were both interrupted by frequent applause. Afterward* tloverno 1 owetl, Governor Crittenden, Colonel Brovrtv, Governo Letcher i>nd Mr. More head were successively called upon and responded with happy remarks or sentiments, unl after an hour or two thus pleasantly spout, the company took leave and dispersed. Obltnur. Mrs. MKRzrini P. Gmtii diedin Bodforl county, AU 1 ami, on the lid inat. 1*. G? no* C. Sbatttok died in Boston on the 18th 1 ir.st.; sged 71 yean. The deceased was a native of Tom- ] 1 pleton, Masse el. tiwelU, a graduate of Dartmouth Col ieto, nml Vas I?ng been a prominent citizen of Boston, well known in professional and financial circle. Jorx B. Whitk, of Concord. Georgia, died ?t Savannah 1 on the lCtli inat. lie was a merchant of upper Georgia and was on his way home from New York, whore he had been to loy in his spring stock of goods. Mr. Gamaijki L. Dwiodt, a lawyer allied to the Rhode Island bar. and many years the owner of the Providence '1 lien tie, died on the lilli innt. He was the grandson of i the Hon. 1 avid I? Howell, Chancellor of Brown Univer- I sity, and a number of, the first Continental Congress His i futher. though a native of Boston, was msny vears a merchant of I ouii-ville, Kentucky, where he died. Alter his death, his widow married the late Samuel Eddy, a n ember of tne Congress of 1820, who publicly damned liimielf by voting lor the compromise. Mr. Dwight, at the time of hi* death, wus forty-fivo years old, and had by the exeicibe ol' his talents acquired' a fortune. Captain Kownkik Dk 11/ kt. the pioneer ste* in boatman of the Western waters, d'ed at his residence in Louisville on the lvth iiiht.. aged sixty-five years. The Louisville Courier publishes a short t >ir?gr? j t Jen I sketch of him, 1'iom which we extract the following facts of his life:? He commanded the New Orleans, a boat built at Pittsburg in 181H, and made a trip to New Orleans on her. This boat, (says the Courier,) wns the first steamboat ?n the Western waters. This statement, however, Is contested, j We are informed by ?n old citizen that the first steam boat that ever arrived here was called the Washington. But before ("apt. 1 e Hart ap| eared in the West he com manded a steamer built by l'.obert lulton, which ran on the North river in 1807 aud 1808. Many years ago the veteran retired from the river. John Wkiph, Fsq., a venerable and valuable citizen of I'hiladel(hia, says the Bulletin of the 6th inst., died at I his residence on Saturday, in his 84th year, having sur vived his aged and beloved wife only a few days. He was born in Lelawarc, in 1770, came to Philadelphia in his youth, entered mercantile life at ata early age, and i continued in it. with brief intervals, almost to the time of bis death. He originated the project of the Philadel phia Bank, and through his influence it was established, in 1603. lie was one of its Iioaid of Directors from its commencement to the time of his death. Several other commercial institutions were Indebted to him chiefly for their establishment. His business qualifications were unsurpassed, and his acquaintance with commerce. In every one ot its departments, was of the highest order. 'ihioiiKhout Jtis long commercial career not a whisper was ever uttered against his integrity, and his life was marked with all the graces of an enlightened and con ci< ni ions religious bell* f. He hud wop the affection and he confidence ot ull who over associated with him, and although be had far exceeded the usual allotted age of in.miinity, his death is mourned an sincerely as if he had b< < n en i rit d oil in his prime. Jam* SbELTon, Ei-q., late of the American brass band, died at his l evidence in Broome street, yesterday, aged 36. Mr. t-bclton wnw an excellent musician and a popular leader. His band was second to none in New York. His funeral will take place in Tuesday, ?nd w ,U be attended by the members of the Musical r ur. l and several other societies with which he was connected. Tub Rkoiptke. ? We have no disposition to enter nto a coutrover y w ith Major I'yckinan, on this subject, for the matter bids fair to be fully de. eloped to the pub lic very speedily. 1 he statement made by the Atlas, in relation to the condition of the accounts between the Kegister and the Comptroller, was as true as the gospel, everyword It was wiitten by a inemhor of the Commit tee on County (/ll. ces, who knew what he wits writing, ami who bad no disposition to do ar.y injustice to the KegifcUr. Major I vckman has never pretended but what he was indebted to the county treasury, and the Comp tioller anil the Hoard of 8uper\ Isor- only require blm to )?iy up what he lairly owes. No disposition has been manltented to opi res* him. bat every facility has been afforded him to extricate himself from his troubles. He ) now disputes the right of the Supervisors to investigate the afla.rs of his tfllcc: and the matter will be presented to the Governor, who will make a legal investigation, through Mr. District Attorney Blunt. If the Kegister shall be able to demonstrate to that functionary ? that he liar none of the county 's money in his possession, and that bis accounts have la-en misrepresented by the Comp troller, nobody will more rejoice than the writer of this 1 a rs graph. ? Sunday Allot. ?Tanks Raymond, Esq ? We reprrrt to learn that James Kavmond. Ksq., the owner of the Broadway theatre, and pioprietor of three large travelling menage ries. besides other immense properties and estates, was j attacked by paralysis last Wednesday week, and probably will not reco\ er. Mr. ltaymond is the possessor of a tortnne. variously estimated from five hundred thousand to a million of dollars, the whole of which he accumu lated through his own untiring industry as a showman, lie has of late quit active Ufe, submitted his properties to the management of agents. A few years ago he estab lished a college lor females on the margin of Lake Maho pne, Putnam county, which has occupied much of his attention. ? Avnday Atlai. W. C. Bemsn. formerly employed in the post office at Augusta U*. , has been arrested on a charge of mail rob bery. TTtere was about MOO found in his possession, be tides 11,800 expended by him, whieh he couid not OC ptat tec. He wm t* UUita NEWS BY TELEGRAPH1. From Washington* uXPKMFTION OF THS PUBLIC DUT ? D1ATH OW A MM PORT KB. W AMUNOTON, > arch 19, 1M4. There **" redeemed of the public dobt, last weak, at the Unite, 1 - t tea Treasury, the ium of three huddrad and thirti -fi v(> thousand four hundred dollar*. Francis N. of Masaachuaette, one of the oorpo af reporter* to the New York Aseocated Press, died in tkla city yesterday, mVr a painful illneaa of two luontha. New li'ainpsblra Bleetton. IiomoN, March 19, 1*64. The Atlas lot returns from 20 l tow us in New Ifaoap ?hire, ting laker 7 5 iwnjorlty. Ilm majority in tho Mate will be about 1, 00. ?f the represent Hv ? e ect ed, so tui aa known, 143 are democrat* eui 164 oppo? aition. Southern Sf lUmnom, March S9; IS64. W? 1 are nc ???'! t- day south of Wilmingtua. Thar* ' !?iouwa. Marketi< >kw Okixanh, March 13. 1 f*4 l)i>? .Asia's iwl\lc<"? depressed the cottca mnrket, snl prieewaie * ei.kir. *P>e sales yesterday wwre barely SO? liales. Hour is easivr, but not ,; notably lower. OtUe cells f?-?"$C 50. t orn ia unchanged in price, and the de niaiid S.ruio?lerate. tMe? at 62c. a 64c T*wstern white wlxiit tr-lls lor f I HO. 1'rrk is dull. Mess ta q doted at 112 7fi. Hie prdee, 1 So. Tin- money uiarfet ia un changed. 1 trbanre on Mew York. % discount. fVoifht* to l.iveij ivrfv 13 ICd |'i he ?Urve was publisM) on Saturday undffthe lfaw Oili iiijk March 17, wMch was an error. Bath ef the Ni w ti?le?o? lines work very irregularly of *4 to, and we liiive no dawa trom that city later than the aeetdnc of the loth.] _ _ CMf IntelUeww,. Tll? K?H? IN 4 1 IJLN ai'KKKr ni ye>tt'rdnv>> f've an account of the fire in All^TatHly L'** w* ..(. moon, but ^reunubto thm SriwX Th.s ro,.%ri tion burned or, r a J'l ^ V, F* ?*<Cand I'UJkJlI ft*. tin* 1088 WHO i)Ot hO ffroni; *?t ?J,,k4 J } be fire broU about 4 " o'clock In'The t 1 e? nW? !"?% .1 TV 1,1 "'9 ?*'oper shop of (;?>rKe Hi?lna jit" It 8 Allen stievt, near I elancev Tl.? J.-. * munwHl.d to the Icnir ,hrelLg Causes and JhTca/JnSr ship of Mr. Ads ins, ad joining on Alien strre! whiciTw? i ntfuly d, at i oyed, with ull their contest*. T.ie block * to ' anrl on trough the ui olk to Orchard stieot, whore At><*.rai k..sna were consum, d. Tho first to Ko on OrcharTitr^ l^T and tl.en followed several work?L? im. u^f ln manufactory, and four more small dweff . 'J?"0!'.' . covereii n iar^e poroion .?f the lifaw* blm k ti ? oals wer? carried for the dkUn^rf 1 lotU, thna.eiiK w?th <lcitruetiwn not only the entlra !/ ? ivrra1 broke out U*! t'll"'^' lW? h?Ur " *f,er 1,10 l"? tttwt about ?' 0,CC0, which baa l?cn shared .Hw? r""1"- 41?*er ? Uo?en famUieaiwe tu^T!lJ <1 ?ii fumiiuie beting all swept a war bw ll,e devouring element." A gieat number of mecTSifiT Ti'bT 1 ?wn ?.u.t of, employment, most of then loaingtS , ? and imi lcments. lljis Are it ar.i??r? ^?iii Jiaicd from home live coals falling among th^^ha^^St t 'Vo01and ?r1' ?f Mr' ,I,tain" who^^TXS r:. ,ii u ], WBH on,7 partially Insured. Althoadh y this conflagration the amonnt of proiwrty daatnnS has not hem so much as any of the other l?rm confiSS? t.ons with which our city has lately been risited reffkta IIIJlJ tobeoejlored as any of "them. cSer^S liLmhir of lamiliea who are rendered homelesa ** 1 ooi mechanics thrown out of employ mant. ' Tbk Kim in W ooenat Jstmbt? AtxiDBrr.? At the firs which broke out on Saturday afternoon, at No 190 Worm lz:?\*bich wuroticid ta/e-terd!;.0 are s(<rr\ to aey a serious calamitr liapiM-ned be wi'iiok ?o or thiee Br, ? were much injureVand ? had a nari< w escape. Tl.e tire broke out in the cabinet maker s shop of 'Ihomaa Walker, caused bv a law mt of boiling Klue Winj upset on the stove while the bar had ? ne .or jorne coal. The wind was blowing furi^SJ fit ti c time of the lire, and for a time the ?hAl? wiy wag thici-iencd, notwithstanding the effort* of th? ail' ren. In a few moments after the b^dmmtrf ^?L tire Kos. m, 201, v?8 and m were all on^lZ j ?!? vi ' bu,ldlB?fc ? we entirely consumed. ' ho. 1H9 na? owned by Henry C?yle, and No 201? iirT(!i vW wJ D'arrt f*?t Rirer Compmr I ioi ?o(.t . Sf, was a cabinet maker's shop and iaU , ??> destroyed a litr^e amount o) new furniture m wUm ' ,*r/f U \fMUr*"cf- >"? -06 was ocmptad ^by JrmS ; o?,r f.- n.llies who lost their entire- st<^k of ff.pnH.tlT < ii* j art/ally inet-re.1 In the North HJwr .-H ? w !?. (oniiunlea for SI (,fin VV? ._T, , "nd ^ *?rk'? ahort of $10,000. ' ' ??Ure loae oannot fall far I 'v ring the Are the sparks flew acroea to the ? - dwelhigs in Green street, and for a long time thr2?2f to carry the con ttun ration across the atreei ^ 1 l.i- sad j urt ?f this conflagration waa the ftllin# be chimney at No. 201 Woos^r street^nd killta^llf J? . W Ll'f ? e mawbera of Hrtok anJ Udder No '-rf Ho.-, ( on,, anv No. 6 were working in the rear J-bove house, the brick chimney tell with. l"iH "r<l of llook and ladder No. 6 Amtm bhernden of 1 lone Company No. 6, and two other mm beneath the ruina. Mr. Slierriden waa not so noicinla i?Jine kiV l<^Ui"rS' an,l.he "as immediately conr^S vire ??? i n* *B8 K oul ml'ito, and by a4 whf? f 4 y 5*move<i '? the New York HoapitaL "?V,vc* <'vry attention, but, however au? ^ivid only a fsw hours. The other men were found ^ hare rect m-U but slight contuKiona. . A1R.K.XI'"T*:R1,)'>T Morniko? Iloit-jw UrRxiai ro Dwith h! i 1 ? k yesterday morning a fire broke out la the stable in the rear of 103 Suffolk streM, owr?l by J C. Keys, and cccupled by Me^r><. Iieryy Oockot a bfrta, and Bishop, cartmen, and John Hutchinr irrmwtr' on ecu nor ol Pnffolk and I elancey streets. The buildinr w*Hh /mw. f" r?V*''' to,r,;th<'r wilh flre valuable horJIf worth tbbO, belonging to the above named n< rsens Tha lanv l-rr ,U"r in".ur''d in the ???ery Insurance Com 1 an> There was no insurance u pon the horses. ThU ia supposed to be the work of an incendiarjr. f, Jof.ru*T ?PMAjfx~^,ie Ugh wind* which prevailed f< r the last three days have had the effect of convert!* the mud which was left remaining la our streets intoa aublle slurp and all pervading duat, more annoying, per 1 aps, to the peoj le tl.an what the original nuisance waa. Con equrntl)? ae mortal man will never enjoy perfect hapj mess here ? we have nil borts of comi>Laiiit<i made bv all ?oils of t ratellers. It I* said that It was fannor* nlea tant and whvleeome to carry the dirt upon one's (om than to have it locked up In the carlty of the thora* Iri.-h uniloims, tho last ' love of a hat'' of the ladies ? ii ost expensive oi era tie* of our "fast" young mm ham Uen all equally damaged by this du ,t. r.,orv civ Jmcial lZ: .7ZbhT* bu<t^e (it' I"P-ctor and Board rf lUalth have had more than their several shares of oen sure wheeftd out on them by their half choked fellow, cttsirns. Mw we thtak that much of this abuse ia ua merited. The doty of the City Inspector, and legal mo t?<n of the Hoard of Health, merely extend to the plaeim and keeping ol the streets in a clean condition oondadm to the preser>ation of health. There Is no law authorte icg r l owning to have the streeta sprinkled, and em M-quently Le cannot contend with the dust, especiaUw wl < ui.gitated by equinoctial stoims. Now, with rafar fnce to the removal of the mud, we And that Mr. I owning Laa htd nearly five thousand loads irktn fifm Rioudway alone during the three "ays ending on !-aii.t I?atrick's day : and tl.e same street *ua swept from the Battery to Four teenth f treet on 'hat morning As the hurried spriar triif'e advances grrat difficulty Is experienced in flndlm a si. fit, cnt ni.niL>ci ol carts to remove the heapa of dirt, < I ich arc piled uj. In order to permit tho water to drain fr> m ih?m,bt.t we bcl.eie they would have bean taken awaw ni'hott any eomplahit were It not for the auddm atom ninth c me on. i d enquiry we flud that tha regular sj ? rkhrg of Broadway would be attended with consider ald? expense to the peo| le at Urge, so we hope that tha ne. t bant* and storekeepers doing business ia that ti. lOLgllare will go on * iih the good work rnninisnnad U!?bV w vUM mo?tlDf. the preservation of their po] erty. We ha^e no doubt but thecity will he cleaned. *" no rast reformation was ever effected withoui st.me sacrifice of life, we suppose that some few peoula r.axe got to be choked up liefore the job is finished. Nrws moM Texas ? 'I he fndlsns in considerable foroe, bud approached wtthlnabout dixit mllwofCorjHiiChriid. A party of troops h?d l?en despatched after them, bw4 the remit had Dot bee. ntc I uown. y> r nee the death of Cuptain Waahingtoa H. 8ecreet, i ne of the mott reckleaa and daring pioneer* of Texae, announced In aoine of onr wee tern exchangea. Oaptaiet Secreat figured in our revolutionary cob teat with Mex ico. and waa esteemed aa one of the moat efficient aptee tw lending to the army of Texaa. He waa alio lathe battle of Sen Jacinto, whero he did effective aerrice aa captain of a corp of cavalry. Tbe Wealevan Banmrr, of the 4th inat., haa an aacoeat of a late homicide committed in Barrie eoeaty, (ken which we extract aa followa : ? Mr. Boon, who lire* on the Washington road, aome twenty mllea from tWa city, k.lled a German two or three day a ago, and waa tejedhe lore an examining court to-day. Under the leittatay, tbe magistrate decided that It waa not a bailable eaae, and committed the prisoner to jail until the itttlag w aa Kiati let Court. IheUerman, It appears, bad looaaed oa Boon'a land, where he ooarded tbe railro d handa; aaj having destroyed Boon's property. Boon remonatratel and ordered him to leave: bat Inateed of doing ?? ha. advance*! on Boon with a bludgeon, when he waa ahat* down with a rifle, and died immediately. ^ The San Antonio ?*trm Ttooia, of the MM., haa the following account of the murder or Ool. 8tam Hm learn that Col. Mem, formerly Indian ageat, waa killed a few da while t. ?fin ala_ aaloctugf* aflMc fi(i mm inaiwi rwii'i 7. \ I another gentleman who alao a tared the f a toof the Oe