The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-29

have received the ST Augustine News OF the zist
We extract the following Tho u = s'entnei
Poinsett commanded by Charles IA. Mcbai,' heut
commanding arrived in our harbor on SUNDAY. las,
from St Johns, E. F., where sh' had been oetaineo
some time in consequence ofthe INJURY sustained on
thar har while endeavorng 10 make haroor IN pao
weather She has been thoroughly overhauled and
is now in excellent condition. The Poinsett eit on
MONDAY last for Tampa Raw, via Indian Kew and
K"v West. We understand that me :. nr,g VI
egon is now ri TsmPa Bay Messrs. Hutchinson,
Lorng' and Russell. partv OF gentlemen who ieit
here some -four or five weeks slnce tor the south
mart oi the Territory, for the purpose oselectng
lands for the settlements returned TUESDAY las',
perfectly satisfied with their trip. They represe nj
the superiority of thst portion OF country as regards
climate and soil. as SURPRISING their most sansune
exnecta'ions. We understand these. gentlemen are
making arrangementstO take nossesslon OF ther sc
lected lands, and will go south shortly
CouBr MARTrAL.-The examination in this case
was YESTERDAY continued for the defence SeVera'
witnesses disposed Of, the tenor OF whose tts
timonv extremely unfavorabe TO the complain
ant-alledging that the Expedition al FLORIDA III
1912 was generally acknowledged hnmbug among
the officers attached 10 the station hepea'eo 'c's
ofcruev and illegal punishment were shown 10 nave
been usual and dissipation permitted 10 take pro-
mnent part in the transaction. TN the o'nrr Manu.
the conduct ot Lieut. Tsns, both personally end IN
his official capacltv was snosen o' IN t,rms q, Nv
marked APPROPRIATION m Phtnd. u. 8. Coz. Jan. y.
Foes IN THE WORLD Om papers nv the Caledo-
mia. mention that the prevalence OF dense foes IN
November and December, lasting for some days to-
geher, both in London and Paris, had prevented
much attention to business. and occasoned no small
degree OF discontinue. The fog on the River
Thames. II is said. became so deep in intensity, and
completely epveloped the Strand and all other
parts adjacent to the Thames that day was literally
turned into night The gas was turned on IN all the
shops, and candles Obliged 10 be used TO carry
on the necessary business Of the day.. Many accl-
dents took place from unavoidable COLLISIONS on me
river, well as in the streets and roads OF and
about the metropolis. Paris, was also enveloped
in fog for several DAYS; il extended also, to con
siderable distance the country, and rendered ira
yelling exceedingly DANGEROUS II must have been
general throughout France as it prevented all com"
munication by telegraph with the provinces Oh
iects." Paris paper, "could scarcely be recog-
nlZed at fifteen twenty PAGES distance. he log
entered the theatres efectuay as TO incommode
the audience, and the omnIbuses on certain lines
were obliged to go at walking pace. In the
Champs. tlysees. the lamps could barely be seen
across the road'
BOMB SHE'LL OF ITS FoUND,-The Portland
Argus says" AS the two sons of Messrs. Daniel
Woodman and Daniel Gonld, were digging tor
clans, on Monday, in the Back Cove, near the
channel, they discovered the rim of what they
thought was large iron Jug. After digging round
and Juggling at 1t for some time, they were obi
eed TO get some tackle before IT could be taken
from its bed II proved to be bomb she'll with the
powder vet in it, which thrown from Mowatt's
feet, on the memorable 18th OF Oct.-67 years ago
the day when this town was burned by the British!
II measured 3S inches in circumference, and weighs
$50 pounds Capt. Lemue Moody, and Mr. VIM.
Tnkev. we'll recolect seeing il pass over the town,
and sink into the waters of the Cove. II was the
ONLY one that passed over during the day. The
others all fell among the devoted houses, and ex-
ploded. 1t seems as if there could be no doubt of
the identity of this curiosiy''
MADAME CELEsTE.-This fascinating dansense
made her flrst appearance in London on her reInrn
from our country, at the Havmarket Theatre The
character OF Suzanne the chosen for herre-
entree The London Sun saws, ''she was most enthn-
siasticallv received hv house crowded to the cell
ing. and went through the part with her accustomed
t,af nDEf bap hel
called for. she came forward. and seemed to he
much gratifed with her reception, which she grace
fully acknowledged bv one OF those expressive
locks which are more eloquent than language
MIcHIeAN COPPER AND LEAD DIR. Haughton,
State geooeist of-Michigan. has made his first re-
,ort to the Legislature OF the abundance of cop
YER and lead in Northern Michigan he has the full
est confidence. In opening vean, he threw out
With single blast nearlv two tons o. copper ore,
nd with IL numerous masses OF pure conner. from
Inc most minute speck to masses weighing fortv
mounds. The purity of the ores examined. proved
IN he from, 81 10 81 per cent. The great mines OF
Cornwall, do not, at present, produce over per
cent.
SrATrsrTcs.-In the village o. Woonsocket, R.
there ave eighteen mills, in which there I.26S
looms 80 1926 sninGles and l6O hands. The agrre-
gate number Of wards of goods produced during the
past wear is 9 739 III; of which there were 25OOW
wards uarps. 5S40O0 wards hannels. 36l 600 yards
Jeans sc 400 wards negro cloths l56 COO wards sati
nets. 5.645. 900 yards cotton prints, and 3,ll7,O00
yards cotton sheetng.
NAvAI-IJ s brig Rainhridge sailed from Ros-
ton on Thursday. tor Porto Rico. The following
is list Of her ofIicers-T. F. Johnson Lieut. Com
manding: J. w. Revere. LET Lieutenant; ]. j.
White Purser Joseph Reae. Assistant Surgeon :;
R. w. Shufeldi, F. G.. Stiles. r. F Van Hook r
]. D. Prince E. G. Stone, Mdshipmen; VIM. Laid,
Clerk.
THE GREAT LAW SUIT FOR A MILLION OF DOLLARS
We gratiied TO learn from Annapolis that the
Court of Appeals has decided unanimously, in favor
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the
sut which had been brought against the company
BY Washington county, TO recover the penalty OF one
million OF dollars claimed 10 have been forfeited 10
the county because the road was not constructed
through certain points within Its limits.-Boh,more
American
Tennessee dated Nov. 18th. isays-"l ate full grown
pears OF the second growth this season. and the tree
was full OF blossoms of the third growth when ga
thered the fruit of the second crop These grew in
the garden Of Mr. Alex Hicks IN the village of Ro-
gersville Hawkins Co. East Tennessee"
EMIGRATION English Mormons whose nj
innate destination is Nauvoo, and 124 German emf
grants arrived in ST. Louis the 9th from New Or
leans. The whole number OF ergrants who arrlv-
ed at St. Louis the Sth and 9th, numbers All,
most of whom are English and Germans.
MoovsHrNE Punch says in his new almanac, that
there is no new moon in the month OF February,
lS43 but there are two new moons IN the month OF
March following. It is new moon on the Both ct ia
nuary: again on the LIST of March, and also on the
Both of March
The RlvER-The Charter Oak Captain 81. John,
arrived at Albany yesterday about IL O'Clock, hav-
ing encountered good deal of ice above Hu1son.
She brought 10 between 300 and 400 passengers and
large amount of freight. Her passage money alone
amounted to $1,000. The fare is S3-TToy Wing,
Jim. n.
UPRocREss OF TEMPERANCE -"Capfain, it is report
ed that Won get drunk,' "The report 5 true" "My
dear sir. why isitr "To tell you the truth, ] am
stationed here with such stupid set, that, in my
own defence, have TO get drunk to graduate my IN
teect down TO their capacity"
CAPT DREw-who cut out the steamer Caroline
has been appointed to the command OF a ship OF war,
and visited bv Prince Albert board OF his vessel
We suppose If he had burnt the city Of Buffalo, IN
addition to his other exploit, the Queen would have