Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, December 02, 1854, Image 2

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    ▼ices rendered. Sam, (lo his steward,) bring me
a b g of guiueas."
Not being disposed to prolong the interview, or
accept his ofler, I walked to the statboard gang
way without reply, atid entering the firstcutter pull
ed for the Constellation. The moment I reached
her deck, 1 ordered the boat to shove off and re
turn to the brig, and then walked aft to meet lite
commodore.
I ptoceeded at once to detail my adventures, so
far as was necessary lo explain my appearance in
his vessel, arid concluded by surrendering myself
a prisoner. He heard me through, patiently and
courteously, arid then, pursuing Ins own investiga
tion, inquired 'he particulars ol Seymour's conduct
and cruise. When I had fitti-hed a brief sketch ol
the same, he abrup'ly asked if all her slaves were
then ashore, and all hands and Seymour aboard.—
1 told them they we e
'• Mr Roberts," said he. to his fourth lieutenant,
" take ten men and board the ship which has just
anchored between us and the slaver; she has a
long range of cable out; present my tepecl6 to her
commander, and request him to heave-short; assist
him wi h \ou r men, and remain on board of her till
recalled Mr. Thompson, (first lieu'enan') clear
away and man the starboard batttery—load with
round, grape arid canister, and order the gunner to
open the magazine and stand by lo pass up pow
der."
By the time thee orders were obeyed, the mer
chantmati had hove-short, and the brig lay exposed
to view.
"Take good aim, my lads." said Montague, u at
the slaver. All ready. Fire ? '
At the word, the whole of the Constellation's star"
board broadside was poured into the btig, teat ing
open her bulwarks and dismounting Iter guns.—
For five minutes, the frigatp continued a most ter
rible battery, ami Montague then perceiving that
the brig was a total wreck, ceased firing, and or
dered the boats to be manned lo board her As
the men were jumping into rhe boats, I observed
that the bug was evidently beginning to sink, and
was communicating that fact to an officer near me,
when an explosion, louder than thunder, rent the
heavens, and the slaver, blown into ten thousand
fragments, flew into the air Fur an instant there
was a dead silence, which was followed by the
falling ol the shattered masts, spars and planks of
Ihe brig, mingled with the dead bodies ot her men
Ard thus as it ought, ends the •' CRUISE OF A GUINEA
MAN."
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE!
BLOODY WORK AT SEBASTOPOL!
Sanguinary Fights cn the 4th and sth
of November!
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES!
Terrible Destruction of English CaTalry
The Collins mail steamship Baltic, Captain Com
stock, arrived at New York at nine o'clock Sunday
morning. She lef: Liverpool at two o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon, the 15h inst.
The news is four days later, and of the highest |
importance.
There had been a great battle before Sebastopol, j
in which sixty thousand Russians and fifty Ihous- j
and Anglo French troops weie engaged. It occur |
red on the stft inst., and lasted nearly the whole ;
day. Eight thousand Russians and five thousand
of the allied troops were pl.iced hors da combat
The allies claim the victory.
With every wish to do justice to the admirable
bravery of the allies, and with no desire to black
en news already too disastrous, it is impossible to '
escape the conviction thai the army before Sebas |
topol is a position of great peril. A poriion of the |
intelligence, both good and bad, is hushed up from j
ihe public, but trom the facts that have transpired, |
very different inferences may be drawn than those
set forth semi officially in the London limes
The best that can be said for the news on the
part of the allies is that it is of a chequered des
cription. A succession of hard fights has been
fought, and victories gained, each victory costing j
as much as a defeat. At the same time, so close
ly have these affairs been drawn, that the Russians
—equally with the allies, claim the advantage
It is now admitted that the defences of Sebastopol ;
were underrated, the bravery of the enemy under
rated, and the torce of Menscbikoff in the field al
togehter unexpected.
The intelligence ol this battle, although consid
ered a great triumph to the allied army, caused a
very depressed feeling in France and England.—
The greatest exertions were being made to send
out reinforcement lo Ihe Crimea.
It is stated in correspondence from Berlin of the
12:h, that the Russian reply to the late Prussian
note has arrived thete. The Russian cabinet does
not unreservedly accept, but is disposed to discuss
the four points as a basis for negotiation We learn
that Prince Gortschakoff has officially announced
to Count Buol that Russia is prepared to treat di
rect with Austria on the basis ol the tour conditions
This is here considered a palpable attempt to
cause disunion between Austria and the Western
Powers.
There was a rumor in Vienna that Baron Roth
schilJ, finding his recent purchase ot the Austrian
government railways a bad bargain, offered the
government a loan of 200.000,000 fiances to can
cel Ihe agreement. His proposal, if Hue, will exer
cise a considetable influence on financial affairs.
The French Official Report.
Gen. Canroberl's official report ol the battle ol
Nor. 5 is published in the Moniteur of the 13th.—
He say*:
The Russian army, swollen by reinforcements
from the Danube, as well as by the combined re
serves of all the southern provinces, and animated
by the presence of the Grand Dukes Michael and
Nicholas, attacked yesterday, Nov 5, the right of
English position before Sebastopol.
Tho English army sustained the attack with the
most remarkable fiimness and solidity. I support
ed it by a portion ot General Bosquet's division.
as well as by the troops, which were nearest to the
English position.
The enemy, who far outnumbered our force,
beat a retreat, with a loss estimated at from 8,000
to 9,000 men
The struggle lasted a whole day.
At the same time General Forey was forced to
repulse a sot tie made by the garrison, and under
bis energetic command, the enemy were driven
back into the place, with a loss ol 1,000 killed and
wounded
The brilliant day, which was not purchased with
out considerable loss by the allies, does the great
est honor to our arms.
The siege continues with regularity.
(Signed) CANROBERT.
The Russian Account.
A telegraphic dispatch from St. Petersburg, dat
ed November 12, states that Prince Menschikofl
reports to the Emperor, under date the 6th Novem
ber, from Sebastopol, that on the sth the garrison
made two sorties, one against the right flank,
which was successful, and re6olted in the capture
ol one of the enemies batteries, the guns in which
were spiked.
There was great loss on both sides.
The second sortie was also completely success
ful ; the Russians ha* ing spiked 15 guns.
Immediately atterwards a French infantry divis
ion, pursuing the retiring Russsians attempted to
mount to the assault, fcuf was thrown back t eith im
mense loss.
Battle Nest Bay—Result Undecided.
The Morgtn Post, of Vienna, has the following
dejpatch from
CZERNOVIT/, Nov. 11—On the6th the whole gar
rison ol Sebastopol, amouuiing lo 65.000 men,
made a sor'ie.
A furious ballle ensued, which was net ended
when the messenger let, but the allies bad the ad
vantage.
This composes all the reliable intelligence re
ceived ol these operations. The Russians attack
of die 5 h is conceded on all sides lo have been
veiy favorable, and to have inflicted immense loss
on the allies, although they were victorious. The
latest dispatches published at Vienna, dated Nov.
11, teporis a sortie of the whole Russian garrison
on the next day—the re.-uli ot which was not
known. Nothing is rnoie likely than that such an
assault would be made; and in the condition of the
Allied armies af er the battle of the previous day,
a disastrous result would riol be very surprising.
Attach upon the Allies by the Russians.
The London Times of rhe 15th gives the follow
ing dispatch fiom Vienna, received by Submarine
and lhitish telegraph-
VIENNA, Monday Evening.
The following is an epitome of several authentic
dispatches of the 5 h from the Crimea:
" Early on the morning of the 6 h ihe gariison
ol Sebas opol and the army in the field made a vi
olent attack on the right wing ol the Allied army,
composed of the English Foot Guards, and the
Second, Third and Fourth Divisions
1 Gen Bosquet's divisions advanced to the sup
port of the English, and subsequently other French
troops, under Gen. Canrobert, arrived.
" The battle lasted till the afternoon, when the
Russians retired, having suffered a heavy loss, and
leaving sevetal hundred prisoners in the hands of
i the English; the latter lost a grr ater number ol
! men Gens. Btown, Bentinck, Butler and Torrens
> weie more or less dangerously wounded
I " The prevalent opinion here is, that if such an
other victory is obtained, the Allies will be obliged
to raise the siege; but it is a good sign that last
Russian dispatch publi.-h only reaches up to the sih
Its sense is, that two somes were made on that
da'e—one against the right wing of die Allies, and
the other against the left wing ol the siege works
On the right wing ofiheanuy the guns of one bat
tery were spiked, ar.d the other Isguns were spik
ed. The loss on both sides was very severe A
French division, which pursued the Russians, and
i attempted to enter with them, was repulsed with
i great loss
" A terrific storm is raging here to-day.
1 " Prince Gortschakoff has officially announced
j to Count Buol that Russia is prepared to treat direct
I with Austria on the basis ot ttie four conditions.
This is considered here a palpable attempt to
1 cause disunion between Austria and the Weslern
I Powers."
Slaughter of English Cavalry,
The mast nodcable incident which occurred dur
ing the battle of the 5 h, was the terrible destruction
of English cavalry, ot which a rnrrtoi was brought
by the Canada, and leltgraphed lr< m Halifax. It
seems that the charge of cavalry thai precipitated
so many into certain destruction was the result of a
mistake, or, at least of a misconception of orders
arising from the esprit de corps thai induced the
cavalry to attempt some brilliant exploit to retrieve
the secondary part they played at the battle of Al
ma In short,| misconst uing an order from the
| commander-in-chief, conveyed by Captain Nolan,
Lords Lucart and Card gan rode the light horse
a plaitt a mile atwi a halt in length, and exposed to
a cross fire, full at a Russian battery of 30 guns !
The attempt was madness, and the result destiuc
lion. The ttoops were:
Went into action. Returned.
4th Light Dragoons 118 39
Bth Hussars 104 28
11th Hussats 119 25
13th Light Dragoons 130 61
17th Lancers 145 35
Total, 607 198
Not three hours, but one quarter of aa hour, serv.
Ed to lay all these gallan; fellows low, and every
soul would have been cut off had it riot been for the
heavy dragoons, wfo charged as rapidly as they
could in the track of the devoted " light." Ot this
latter charge. Lord Reglan says : " The charge ol
this brigade (heavy cavalry.) was one of the most
successful I ever witnessed, was never for a mo
ment doubtful, and was in the highest degreecred
itable to Brigadier General Scarlet and the officers
and men engaged in it." It, and the brave s and
made by the Scotch Highlanders, and some assis
tance given by the French, certainly redeemed the
day. After the action, it was resolved by the Al
lies to abandon the position at Babklavas, and to
retire to the hills overlooking the town, in which
case the depot would have been established at Ar
row Bay or Cherson Bu' advices of the 27th state
that it has been redecided to retain Balaklava.
FIRES IN WAVNE COUNT?. — From theHonesdale
Herald of the 16th, we gather the following partic
ulars of the recent fire* in that direction ;
The people of our Borough were again aroused
by the cry of fire last Sunday morning about
5 o'clock. The fire was discovered to be in the
rear part of the Barn ol the Honesdale House, now
kept by David Jtllard. The fire companies were
soon on the ground and the flames were prevented
trom spreading to other building* in the vicinity
There were several horses and carriages in Ihe
barns, but a portion of the properly was saved.—
Three horses, one cow, and all the hay, Brain. &c.,
were burned. Loss probably about sls 000.
This makes seventeen horses and two cows that
have been burned in this borough within about 14
months.—The Dwelling of Win L Gainsfort, two
miles below Honesdale, was destroyed by fire
Thursday night at 12J o'clock, together with every
article of furniture, clothing, provisions, &c. The
fire was far advanced when discovered, allowing
the family barely lime to escape wi-h their lives
Some of the adult members caught up the clothing
they wore the previous day, but the children were
carried out in their sleeping garments. His new
dwelling, near by, was several times on fire, but
happily saved.
Mr. G.'s, accounts, notes, and papers, were all
burnt. Loss estimated at SI2OO, only a small part
of which is covered by insurance The house
belonged lo the Del & Hud. Canal Co., and was of
little value. The fires are suspected of being the
work of an incendiary.
THE NEW YO.IK "VITRIOL" OUTRAGE.—A man
named THEODORE H. GRAT had been arrested in
New York on the charge of having been engaged
in throwing vitriol on the dresses of ladies on leav
ing the theaters and places of amusement al night.
The Express says:
" By the operations of Gray, rich opera cloaks,
shawls, &.C., to the value of many thousand dollars,
have been ruined, and in one instance the ankle of
a young lady was severely burned by this danger
ous fluid, thrown by Gray.
" Some of his friends, men of respectability,
claim that he is a religious enthusiast and partially
deranged Gray is a man of family and a mem
ber of the Baptist church, and it is said in good
and regular standing He has been engaged in
the printing business for five or 6ix years, doing a
large quantity of printing for various religious "as
sociations. He is only twenty-eight years
and noted for his amiable and inoffensive charac
ter."
A large number ol those who have suffered at
the hands ol Gray have preferred complaints against
him. The Commercial says :
" The prisoner admits that he is guilty ol all the
charges thus lar brought against him, and says he
was led to commit these assaults by a religious in
fluence. Being bitterly opposed to evil doers, he
first commenced throwing vitriol upon the common
street walkers, such as females of bad character.
He soon afterwards was convinced that persons
who went to theaters were almost as vile, and he
was prompted to inflict this method of punishment
opon them. He expresses much sorrow for his
conduct"
■9lral>fw& fUejwßr.
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
Towanda, {Saturday, December 2,1851.
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MAIL ROBBER ARRESTED AT ELMIRA.— A series
of extensive mail depredations having lately been
commitled at Elmira, Col. NORTH, an agent ol the
Department paid a visit to that place during the
past week, and arrested LEWIS H STONE, who was
taken to New York.
STONE bad been in the employ of the Elmira
contractor, who carries the mail U> ar.d from lire
Erie Railroad cars ; and the opportunity thus given
him to secrete mail-bags, he seems to have im
proved—or rattier misimproved to its utmost. Ten
mail bags, mjled of their contents, were found se
creted irt a vault near the barn where Stone stabled
his horse ; and we are informed there is little doubt
of his guilt. Col. North lias been aided in (his mat
ter by Deputy Marshal C.K Loomis. The prison
er was arraigned before a U. S Commissioner and
commited to answer the charge of-' abstracting the
contents and 4 embezzling valuable remittances lrom
the U. S. Mails."
ERIE RAILROAD.—We learn from the New York
Daily Times, that a strong movement in favor of
Temperance has been made on the Erie Railroad
Ihe Superintandent, Mr. MCCALLUM. has deter
mined, so far as he is able, to prevent the sale of
liquor at the Depots on the line of the Road. Turn
er's Staiion, in Orange County, has heretofore been
the regular stopping place for meals, &c, and
liquor has been sold at the bar in great quantities.
The employes oi the Company have teen somewhat
too prone to refresh themselves, the running of the
trains was altered, so that few or none ol them
stopped for meals until the evil was abated In
consequence of this action, the bar at Turner's has
been removed, the counter taken up arid transport
ed to parts unknown, aud only coffee aud spring
water remain to beptocured within the Depot buil
dings. At the private bar of the house, notice is
given to the effect that no liquor ■ will hereafter be
sold to persons known to be employed on the Road.
Similar action, it is understood, wili be taken at
other points.
THE HARTFORD CATHOLIC EXCITEMENT.—The
Bishop of Hartford, Rev. Bernard O'Rielley, pub
lishes a letter in the Providence Journal, in which
he slates that he was not asked to give a burial
place in front of the church in Hartford fur Rev
Mr Brady ; that was not a suitable place for a grave
being a public side walk ; that Mr. Brady owned
a burial ground, where the Bishop had a tight to
suppose he would prefer to be buried ; that ths
Hartford church belonged to him, (ihe Bishop;)
and that had he been informed in season of Mr.
Brady's wish to be buried buried 1 near the church'
he would at once have directed his interment with
in the chnrch "
FATAL AND DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. —About noon
on Thurday last, as Mr. JOHN HANSOM, wife and
child were crossing the railroad track a 6hort dis
lance below the depot at Williamsport, in a top
buggy, the horse obstinately refused to go either
backward or forward, and a wood train which was
slowly backing towards them striking a loose car
standing uoon the track, drove it upon the buggy,
which was mushed beneath it, killing Mr Ransom
almost instantly. The head of the unfortunate lady,
in falling struck a sharp stone which fractured her
skull in the region of the eye, and she had other
severe injuries upon her person. It is supposed
that the violent tall front the buggy killed her, as
the car did not run over her its headway being so
slow that it was stopped by the fragments of the
vehicle. Mr. Ransom saved himself by jumping
from the buguy with the child in his arms, and en
deavored to pull his wife out with him. Nn blame
whatever for this fatal result can be attached to the
engineer of die wood train or any other person.—
The accident was one of those melancholy casual
ties. which instantly snap the brittle threaJ ol life,
and which human foresight cannot avoid. Mrs.
Ransom was the only daughter of Mr. S. G An
drus, of Elmira, and was an amiable, intelligent
and kind hearted lady. Her losa will be deeply
[eft by all who knew her. Her remains were taken
to Elmira for burial.
GENERAL CASS " AROUND" YET. —The Washing
ton Star stated the oilier day dial General Cass
never intended again to be a candidate for the
Presidency. The Detroit Tunes —which is the rec
ognised organ of the Democratic Sta e Committee,
and understood to command die especial ar.d cx
! elusive confidence, so lar as the Detroit press i*
! concerned,of Governor Barry—takes occasion to cor
rect the misapprehension, and explicitly declares
he will be in the field upon that occa-ion. The
Times says:
" The assump'ion that Gen. Ca's has laid aside
all aspirations for the Presidency is entirely gratu
tous on ihe part ol our Washington contemporary
Here at home his friends protest azainst thin coldly
despatching him with a simile stroke of the pen,
and will, by his consent, bring his name forward
in their own lime. We say distinctly that Gen
Cass will be a candidate before the National Con
vention. and nothimz is more calculated to sharpen
i thai determination titan just such paragraphs a die
above, and ihe occasional blows which fie receives
from a large portion of ihe sou hern press Besides
the idea of western Cass men being transferred
07er to Douglas is too silly to be commented upon.''
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN WILLI MSPORT. —Between
six an J seven o'clock, on Ftiday evening last, a
fire was discovered in ihe sash, blind, and furni
ture manufactory of Mr. WILLIAM FINK, on Will
iam Street, which resulted in the entire destruction
of the building in which the fire originated, and an
adjoining building, which was used as a finishing
shop, store room, and cabinet ware room. Both
buildings were filled with combustible material,
and burned rapidly. Very little furniture was sav
ed, and that in a damaged condition. The origion
of the fire is not known. On the first named build
ing there was an insurance of S3 000, and SSOO on
the other. Both insurances had been lately effect
ed in the Northwestern Insurance Company of
Philadelphia. Mr. Fink's loss, ever and above his
insurance, we are informed, will be more than
: $2,000.
A GOOD OLD AGE —Pied at the Trappe, Mont
gomery county. Pa., o:i Wednesday morning last,
Mrs Maigrst Moser, aged 104 years 4 months and
17 days. She continued in the enjoyment of her
faculties until her last moments. The narratives of
her early life, were matters of much interest to the
youth of our day, who frequently sought her com
pany for that purpase. She knew of but little sick
ness during her long life, after she ha J reached hei
ninetieth year, she was frequently known to go on
foot a distance of 3 miles, on Sunday morning, to
attend church, arid to return the same day. Her
eye sight became defective during the last year,
but when any person approached her, with whom
she had any previous acquaintance, upon the men
tion of the name, she at once would state where
such persons resided, his business, and other in
cidents. She truly was a remarkable woman.
THE Fennsylvanian of Saturday contains an offi
cial call for a meeting of the Stale Central Com
mittee, on the 26th inst., " for the pu'pose," as the
call 6ays, " of organizing the Democratic party on
a more permanent basis, consolidating it against
the secret and insidious assaults that have lor a
time impaired its usefulness and efficiency in car
rying out our cherished principles, and to render it
impregnable in future against die approaches of the
various and dangerous isms and delusions ot the
day."
THE FOREIGN NEWS which we publish this wepk
will be found of unusual interest. Several bloody
ennacemerits had taken place, near Sebastopol, in
which the Allies were victorious but at an expense
of life which is scarcely less disastrous than a de
feat Tfie latest news is to the 6th of November,
on which day a final and decisive battle is believ
ed to have taken place Further intelligence will
be awaited with great anxiety.
SNOW. —On Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning, says the Susquchanmih Register, some
three or four inches of snow tell in Montrose, being
the first we have had this Fall in any considerable
quantity. There was the music of sleigh bells
ihrough our sireeis yesterday, but to-day the snow
is melting and the sleighing is pretty much spoiled,
so that sleigh-ridine has to be left out of the pro
gramme for Thanksgiving.
MR. SOL'I.E. —The Washington Slur, of Monday,
says the impression prevails among the European
diplomatists at Washington, that the Spanish gov
ernment, acting under the prestige or influence of
what tias of late transpiied in France, will certainly
refuse again to receive Mr. Soule.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.— The halls of the
Senate and House of Representatives, at Harris
burg, are undergoing a thorough cleansing and re
fitting, preparatory to the meeting of the Legisla
ture.
HON ELLIS LHWIS becomes Chief Justice ol the
Supreme Court of the S'aie, on the Ist of Decern
ber, in place of the Hon. Jeremiah S. Black, whose
term as Chief Justice then expires.
THE MORMONS have sent out one more Elders ai
Missionaries, of whom, John Taylor, is one of the
Twelve Apostles. His destination is New York
city, where he is to publish a newspaper. He i e
accompanied by assistant* and counselors.
Important from Washington.
Special Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 2G, 1354.
The President's message, which is already com
pleted, is to be kept back nil the lasl moment, lor
lear some war like in'Hligetice should be received
before next Monday week which would rentier it
necessary 10 change its tone in speaking of out
foreign relations Jhe message, as completed, it
IS u riders ood, is richer quiet, suggeiing nouiteuor
s'epa as regaids Spain, hut simply stating iheie.-uli
ol the negotiations up to this point, namely : a total
failure in receiving any sa'islactoiy apo.ogy or ex
platia'iona lor the Black Warrior and oiher oui
rages. The Piesident is deieimined—thai is, as
far as it is possible tor a person of his peculiar 01 •
gani/anon to have a decided opinion —dial Con
gress must like the responsibility oi any proceed
To" agains - Spain : whilst ai die same time I(IP
Message will he filled wnh the usual amount of
hi~h sounding nonsense which has characterized
MT. Pierce's former messages arid his editorials in
die Union
The greatest alarm is leh by the Cabinet for fear
Smile should manage to kick up a row, and force
the Piestdeiit to recommend die adoption ol hos
tile measures. Even Marcy believes thai if Soule
is treated with disiespect it must be viewed as " a
national insuh," whilst the contingency ol his ie
tnaudiiig Ins passports arid quitting Spain will be
tantamount to a declaration of war. Of course die
Cabinet are not quite so ignorant as nol to under
stand that under ordinary circumstances the dis
missal nf a Mmister would aflmd no reasonable
ground for belligerent proceedings; but they
believe that the position which they have taken,
dial the acquisition of Cuba is a cardinal point in
dieir policy, leaves no resource open but to quarrel
with Spain upon die sligh'esi pretext The good
set.se of Congress is all that the country has to ie
ly upon
The delay in fin shing the reports olihe different
surveys across the co (merit will afford the I'resi
dent an opportunity ol avoiding cornrnniing him
sell upon the Pacific R .ilroad question in the for h
cormng Message.
The announcement of the intended change in
the Cabinent, which appeared in the Herald creat
ed quite a flutter here. It is unquestionably true,
and it the President only " sticks" to his present
intention Mr. Cashing will be in the State Depart
ment be tore February.
A call will be made at an eaily day in the sess
ion for tlie joint ilespa ch written try Messrs. Soule,
Mason ami Buchanan as thtt result of tfie confer
ence ar Ostend, recommending die declaration that
ihe U S must either purchase or take Cuba at
once It is not probable the document will be
forthcoming, however,as the'Presidenl does not in
tend lo adopt it# waihke advice.
Special Dispatch to the N V. Daily Times.
Probable Dismiss rl of Messrs. Soule and Mason.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Nov. 27.
Mr. Piatt, Secretary of Legation at Paris, arrived
in town to-day, bringing dispatches, which, unless
rumorns entirely at fault, will prove a text for much
talk in Washington and out. Their contents at
least, are understood to be interesting and highly !
important.
Our S-cretary ol S'ate is not well pleased with !
the behavior of our Ministers to Spain and Franco, i
Both Mr. Soule and Mr Mason he holds to have
recklessly committed our Government in thilawk '
ward affair—the inteiference with the movements J
of Mr. Soule by France. There is reason to sus- j
pect, indeed, that our Secretary will not he at lib- ;
eriy to digest at his leisure, and quiedy, his own ;
impressions on die subject. For, Mr. Mason is !
very likely m be dismissed Irom the French Coun, ;
while Mr. Soule is almost certain to be dismissed
from Madrid. Both have anticipated dissatisfac
tion on die part of our Government, and have
written home with that reference. Their exclusion
cannot be resented, as we have repeatedly recog
nized the right ola G ivernment lo decline in'er
course wuli a Minister who is offensive to it. Mr
Piatt's dispatches probably have relerence to this
matter. S.
Correspondence of die Courier & Knquier, Nov. 23.
Col. Kinney's Designs—Colony of American Rifle
men in the Mosquito Territory
The meditated expedition 10 Central America,
under Col. Kinney of Texas, may lead to important
result#. He is lo be the local agent of the Central
American Land and Mining Compnny, which
claims to be the sole and righ'ful possessor ol San
Joan and all the surrounding territory lor three or
four hundred miles up ami down Ihe coast. The
views of Col. Kinney are understood to be of a fil
blistering character. He and his rangers will as
sert lie tide of their p incipals to the Mosquito
contitiy by the # rorig hand i! necessary ; and will
receive a million or so ol acres as their fee for so
valuable a service. But it may be doubled wheth
er, in these degenerated days, working men are
not moie essential to the foundation of empire than
fighting-men. The establishment of a few hundred
sharp-eyed American riflemen in that region, how
ever, will have a tendency to adjust some ol the
troublesome qnesiious which have for a number of
years disturbed our rela'iorn wj:h Central America.
Collision Between the Steamship Canada and
the Steamer Ocean.
BOSTON. NOV 24, 10 1-2 p. M.
About six o clock this evehu g the Canada came
in collision with the sieamer Ocean, bound liom
Boston for Hallowell. Me. ) striking her amidships
I tie Ocean look fi'e, ami soon alter her boiler e.x
ploded. Several lives are lost.
The collision occurred near the lower light house.
The weather was noi very thick at the time, and the
caue ot the disaster remains unexplained
The steamers Forest Ci v. for Portland, and the
Boston, tor Bangor, look off the passengers of the
Ocean, about eighty in number
The collision upset ihestoveson board the Ocean,
in consequence of which she look fire, and soon
alterwards followed the explosion of one ol her
boilers.
A man, a woman, and a child three years old,
were picked up after being drowned names un
known Hiram L. Wing, one ofihe messengers ot
Carpenter's Express, is trail ly scalded. Chailes
Pope, a colored rnari, had ins thigh broken, and
his wife is badly injured These are all ihe serious
casualties that have yet transpired, but it is feared
many more have lost their lives by drowning.
The Forpst Cry returnee! here with the dead and
injured, ami the Boston, with the Balance ot the
passengers, proceeded on her way to the East.
The Ocean was a large and good boat, and was
commanded by Captain Donovan. She was heavi
ly freighted, and is a total loss.
TIOGA COUNTY.—A distressing accident occurred
in Middiebory township on Sunday last, by which
Mr. Zephaniati Wordeti, a very respectable citizen,
lost his life Through the kindness ot Mr. L I
Nichols, we are in possession of the following par
ticulars: .
Sometime in the forenoon, a nephew of the de
ceased proposed a ramble in the neighboring
woods, which was finally assented to. The nephew
took his rifle along, not, however, so much with
the intention of hunting as from habit. On their
return home, in getting over a buh fence, the rifle
was accidentally discharged, inflicting a mortal
wound upon Mr W'orden, who was a few paces in
advance The ball entered behind, just above the
right hip, passing entirely through the body nnd
coming out on the left side above the hip The
unfortunate man lingered through the day and night
and died on Monday He leaves a wife in feeble
health, and a helpless family to mourn his untimely
Mr VVorden was a temperate, honest and indus
trtous man, and highly respegted by alt who knew
htm
ANOTHER —A man named Craig, in the employ
of Judge Nichols at his saw mill in Middletiury,
had a hand badly jammed lasl Friday. He was
crowdings log from the shoulder of the head-block
when the hold of ihe mill bar suddenly gave out
bringing his hand bet ween the bar and the de?cend-
I ing fawgate. by which it was horribly crushed.
StTews Items.
—Michael Donovan, while engaged in oi'ini; ih.
machinery attached to the elevator at Symond'sa 1 ,
factory, at Cohces, N. Y., was crushed to death u
the elevator being let down on him by mistake.-1 ■
He was much respected by his employers, an
leaves a wife and family.
—The sieamer May Flower went ashore at Poi m
au Pelee, Lake Erie, on Friday night last. Th. i
passengers were all saved by the sieamer Oeeao. *
A violent gale prevailing, it was feared that she
would prove a total wreck.
—Patrick Kane, a soldier of tho United Wtates Ar.
my, murdered his wife at Buffalo on Monday nih:
laet, by cutting her throat, and then committedsui.
cide by the same means.
—David 8. Reid has been elected a United Stan.,
Fenstor from North Carolina, for four years, by a
majority of eleven.
Mr. Consul Hopkins has got himself into diflj.
culty with (he Paraguayan government, and ail
communication with him in his official capacity has
been suspended. He has also been required toqy,;
ihe barrack of San Antonio, where he has his segar
factory. Mr. Hopkins, in turn, has resolved not to
go. So stood the matter, at last advices.
—A man was hung by a mob in Texas the other
day on suspicion of negro stealirg.
—lt is understood that a new paper is shortly t 0
be started at Carlisle, to advocate Koow-Nuihing.
ism.
Miss Narcissa E. Mudge, the lady who was the
victim of the outrage from Beale. the dentist, wj..s
married in Grace church, Philadelphia, on the 22<j
ult., to Mr. Charles Throckmorton.
—Dr. Stephen T. Beale. havinsr been denied
new trial, was brought into Court on Monday la>t,
and sentenced to four years end six months IQ.
prisonrnent in the Philadelphia county prison.
Dr. Beale, previous to sentence, addressed the
Court, strongly asserting his innocence, and eensur
ing the District Attoruey and the jury.
—The Monadnac cotton mills, at Clareront,N
H. took fire in the picker's room -: Moaday night
last, and were parti filly destroyed.
—The execution of Wm.Darry, at Buffalo, for
the murder of his wife, took place yesterday.
—lntense excitement prevailed in Rochester, oa
Monday last, caused by the rumor that the dead bo.
dy of a female had been found at Hanford's Land
ing. two miles below there. It was supposed to be
that of Miss Emma Moore, who so suddenly dtap.
peared two weeks since.
Phelps, who was convicted of the murder of
his wife, at West Troy, N. Y. has been sentenced
to be hung on Friday, the 19th of January next.—
When asked what he had to say why sentence of
death should not be passed upon htm, be replied
that he was innocent.
—A maa named Peter Grundy, who keeps en
oyster cellar at the foot of Wood street. Pittsburg,
was arrested on Saturday last, for passing bogus
coin. On searching his premises a large quantity
of counte'feit half dollars and the apparatus for
coining the same, were found.
—The Government Stock Bank, of Ann Arbor,
M ichigan ; the Commercial Branch of the State
Bank of Ohio, a. Toledo, and the Merchant's Bhnk,
of Bridgeton, N. J., have "caved."
—The Teller in the Exchange Bank, and also in
the National Bank, New York city, have been de
tected in schemes of embezzlement for large am
ounts.
A National Know Nothing Convention was
lately held at Cincinnati. Every state was repre,
sented. Important changes have been made in the
Constitution, and a new ritual adop<ed. The pre
sidential subject was not before the Convention.
—Pea-nuts are prohibited in the National Theatre
| in Cincinnati.
ACCIDENT ON THE EL.MIKA, CANANDAIGUA AM
I NIAGARA FALLS ROAD — The Morning's Exprt>,s
'.tain on the Eltnira. Canandaigua, arid Ntagra Fall*
Road, when aboui two miles beyond Millport. gong
north met with an accident which resulted in
serious ii jury to THOMAS BALDWIN, who was in the
baggage car at the time. He had two or three ribs
| broken, and several severe contusions anal flejti
I bruise*. His injuries are. we are pleased to learn,
J not so severe as was a 1 fir*t supposed. None others
! were injured. The accident occurred, as is rnp
' posed, w hile the train was descending the grade,
j by the sliding of one of the lor ward wheels of the
baggage car on the axle, throwing the baggagecar
Irom the track on one side, and the FIISL passenger
car on the other. The baggage car petforrned a
complete somerset, and was smashed fine The
passenger car was somewhat injured but not a total
wreck The train was running slow at the time,
and the accident, it is but just to say. was unavoida
ble There are few roads in the country which,
lor the length of time they have been in operation,
have been THE scene of fewer tlisa* ers than the
Eimira. Canandaigua and Niagara Falls RoaJ.
ARREST or POST OFFICE ROBBERS —WM H Mar
tin. who ha* been the principal Dist' ibu'ing Clerk
in the Post Office ol Baltimore tor the la*T twenty
years has be.en detected in robbing the LE ten
passing through his har.ds of the money they con
tained He was detected through the agency ol a
decoy letter, and on hi* house being searched, 'HO
letter and the money it contained were found. Hl*
salary was a thousand dollars per annum, AND
his hou*e being furnished in the most extravagant
way, and bis living in the style in which he DID F
have exciied the suspicion that these depredation*,
most probable, have been going on for several years
p sst .
A similar case has occurred in New York, where
Jame* Fitzcibbon. a night clerk and porter, was
yesterday arrested on a charge of purloining various
money packages that passed through the Post Office
The extent ol his thieveries is not ascertained.
DISTRESSING AND FATAL ACCIDENTS —on Friday
last two accidents, resulting in occurred '•
the N. V &E. Road. RICHARD SPEERY, a resident
ol Eimira and a brakeman on a freight tram, wink)
stepping, a* is supposed, from one car to another,
missed his footing, and falling upon the track, the
I cars passed over him, killing him instantly. Thts
fatally occurred two miles this side ol Owego
The osher, A W PARSONS, a brakeman on the
stock Express, was knocked oft the cars while
crossing the bridge over YVVNCOOP'S Creek in Che
mung, the cars passing over and killing him in
stantly. The remains <>f these unfortunate young
men were broughi 10 Eimira on Saturday.
Reset ED FROM A YVELL— Mr ratten, the gen
tleman who with three oihet persons was buried
by the caving in of a well at Central Falls, Rhode
Island, on Wednesday afternoon, WAS rescued ERR
I hursday, after having been in the well twenty
seven hours The earih was quicksand, and TE
RN almost as fast as it was dug away. The piri
form had formed an arch over him, leaving htm
unharmed, with the exception that one foot
slighdy crushed. During a part ol the term of hii
imprisonment he was supplied with nourishment
through the crevices in the limbers which COVET 1
ed him.
DR. GRAHAM who was convicted of maiislaimh
ter in the second degree, for stabbing Col. Loimg
at the St. Nicholas Hotel, N Y., has been sentenc
ed by the Court to the State Puson for seven years,
the longest term lor which he could be sentenced
upon the verdict ol the Jury.
OCR IN Cincinnati A lew days sine#, a YNTRG
lady named ELLEN TOMPRINS dressed herself TO 2'J
to a ball. After she had completed HER toilet, AID __
while waiting lor her partner, she was seized WI-*
an applectic fit and fell TN the Hour. When 'HE.V
raised her up she was dead.
Died, ,
j At New Orleans, on Friday morning, Nov. l'i a ;
yellow fever, CHIRLXS A-SHIPMAR, printer, AJ'®
1 about 58 years, N native of Bingfamton, N