The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-04

| MANS For EUROPE AND STEAM SHIP BRrrAN-
| Nave have received advces from Boston to
| Thursday afternoon; then the Britannia was still
embedded in the ice. Our correspondent IN that
city gives us the following particulars relative to
her and the ice by which she is lockaded:-
BosroH, Feb. la p M
We have no mail from New York today. Three sx-
presses have arrived from your city, Ill ofwhich left there
1t 10 P. NJ on Tuesday. About 100 men have bees
ployed light cutting out the steam ship and
channel will De ready for her by 10 o'clock this evening
but understand she will not proceed until the morning
from New Orleans-ths is what principally detains her
Fourteen sail Of vessels anchor in the ice Nantas
kst Roads One Of the grandest sights seen is from
Long wharf todayhorses and sleighs ply all over the
harbor aud many boats rugged slsds with sails set
to the lower islsnds suppose to-day at FIVE thou
sand people we're the seeing the lsbore cut with
the ice ploughs the whole under the direction Of John
sOUTER JOHNNY
The mail, containing twenty-five thousand let
ters to go by The Britannia, closed at l0o'clock
on Thursday but as she was to be detained, sup
pGmental mail was to be made up an hour before
her departure All letters south OF New York
failed to arrive, and it was feared that portion
of those despatched from New York on Wednes-
day would arrive too late. Those brought by the
Expresses had all been forwarded. We believe,
however, that in consequence Of her not going to
sea till Friday all the mails from this city 7n't
or three of the southern mails, reach Boston
IN time. We hope SO.
We felt sure that the steamer could not proceed
on her regular day, and she may not have sailed
Yesterday. II the merchants Of Boston had not
stepped forward with three thousand dollars to pay
tor ship canal, the Britannia would have remain
ed blocked up for several weeks, for il is not to be
supposed that her agent would pay such enormous
pilotage to get her TO sea.
1t is clearly seen in this detention that New York
is the only place for the western terminus of an
ocean line of mail or passenger steamers.
STEAM AND SUBMERGED ScREws.-Yesterday's
mail brought us the following letter from Lieut.
Hunter, of the U. S. Navy
WARRINGTON CITY, Feb. l, 1874.
J. GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.,
In the Herald Of the soh ul yoar correspondent from
this place IS b." under date Of the 2sh states that the
Union steamer) has already cost enormous expense
beyond the original estimates in addition to being laid up
This is not so-the facts are these The Union cost less
than any war steamer Of her tonnage ever built Tor 20
far from being failure has been officially recognised
trumphany successful, and is fitting for cruise
Please this correction of the statement Of
W. NJ. W. HUNTER.
This letter speaks the truth. Our correspondent
was in error relative to the Union, from beginning
to end. When we saw his letter in Print in
stanty marked out those erroneous parts of it, for
we have been convinced from actual observation
that no vessel with Hunters propelers can be set
down as failure and to the over cost, official
documents disprove that assertion.
FATHER MILLER IN THE FIELD AGAIN.-As the
I'd of April the day set down for the final contla-
grafton approaches, Father Miller buckles on his
armor, and with his trumpet in his right hand sal
lies out to warn the unbelievers fle is daily ex-
pected in this city, and intends to commence a
course of lectures Immediately. He has not been
inactive OF late however, although he has not been
heard of much in these regions. 1t appears from
letter from him in the Midnight Cry, that he
has been vaantly contendng with the unbelieving
priesthood in the western part of this State He
thus discharges = voley Of sarcasm on the heads of
the Rochester 0ivlnes:-
One OF the D. DIS in Rochester, Mr. Lucky, of the Me.
thodst Church, wrote pamphlet against Milersm, cal
led his and ladies into the house Of the Lord made
great feast of oysters and other pcncs Belshazzarke
drank their coffee and tea and ate their costly decaces
and sold their and sweet meats and his ramph
let against the second advent of the dear Saviour The
night before left another of the reverend gentlemen
had his picnic feast at public house or hail. and sold as
above, his tickets, ice cream and sweet meats was
happy to hear that Of the churches Of the different
did approve Of such Babylonian feasts and do
hope in SOUL that not all Of these secaran churches
will he found "eatng and drinking with the drunken
when Christ shall come am astonshed that these rev
erend gentlemen do not themselves in the glass
Gods word and would recommend them to read Luke
Ia H. Ia Matt. "a: 49, 81 Luke 10: 10 % Peter
la; Jude 10 to 81. These the last times surely
We find the following anecdote in the same pub
| lcaton:-
AWFUL MnrAKE.-A poor German woman recently
asked her Sabbath School teacher Tor tract, in her
language. She procured one from our office The poor
woman said very wicked neighbor of hers said to her
last winter THE world is coming to an end soon, and
then shall all be happy"
"Yes." said the German woman, "if we repent, and
serve the Lor3."
"Ohn said the other che will come in such hurry ht
will not have time to pick us out"
What a hsathenish idea! Where have our theological
teachers and protested Christians been
Where, indeed, Father Miller?
The VAN buren, Treasury NOTES. exami-
nations into this mysterious robbery have termina-
ted for the present. The Commissioner, having
evidence to satisfy him that Gage was in some
way implicated in the affair, has committed him
for trial In default Of bail in the sum Of $4,000
Botsford has been discharged, sufficient testimony
not having been adduced by the prosecution IL
warrant his committal A clue having been gver
to the disposal of portion of the missing property
mailed by the unfortunate Campbell, there is son'
hope that the murderer may be traced to his hiding
place We were in error in stating that Campbell
was murdered on the day on which he mailed thu
notes BY reference to Judge Paschafs testlmon.
| it will be perceived the foul deed was committed
| about ten days after that period.
| FInE.-A fire broke out yesterday morning in tn
coffee roasting establishment of Henry R. Blair
Co.. situated in the rear OF their store, 178 Washing
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