New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-28
rhs Wan Renssela.r nanor.

We published or the 3lst ult. letter stating
that certain claimants had appeared to twothirds
of the Van Rensselaer, Property, assuming to be
descendants Of Anna and Maria, sisters of Kill
lian Van Rensselaer,, ancestor of the present Pa
troon family. The letter stated that the claim
ants had employed able counsel and commenced
suit Of eectmcnt or recovery against William
P Van Rensselaer,, who owns all that part Of the
Manor lying East OF the Hudson.
We have heard nothing farther of the matter
on that side, but have information in which we
place implicit confidence that no such claim has
been preferred and no such suit undertaken. Of
course, the whole story is fabrication. The
author 1--WE thought we knew him, but the manu-
script is lost and we were probably mistakeo)
should have been in better business than starting
such fabricauons.
AS this Van Rensselaer, question is likely TO
become one of even more general interest than it
has been already, we sometime since laid aside tn
publish, soon after the Election, full account of
the Van Rensselaer, title, stating lis origin and
tracing it down 10 the present day. 1t has been
mislaid by friend 10 whom We entrusted it, but
we mean 10 recover and publish it yet. We shall
have more to say of this subject hereafter.
The ALBEMARLE AND THE MARGARET kEMBLE.
in reference 10 the paragraph respecting these
rival Propeers, copied by us from the Norfolk Bea-
con- friend Of the Albeinarle has called on us TO
state that the A. was bat "a hours running time
tthe NJ. X. was aS) between Baltimore and Norfolk,
although detained at anchor lowing 10 defective
compass six hours and two or three hours by other
causes. She burnt but l9s cords Of wood on the
voyage, while the Margaret kenble il admitted 10
have consumed 3S 10 40.
The Lexington (Ky) Observer Of the goth,
has the following paragraph:
"a meeting of the friends Of Hon. Henry Clay
will be held al the Court House, on the second
Monday in December, next County Court day, TO
adopt suitable means OF tcstij ing their mistaken
confidence in, and their undiminshed attachment TO
the great statesman and pure Patriot"
d The ALBANY MAIL due yesterday morning
did net auive till late last evening. The delay
was occssioned by the breaking of the rudder Of
the Knickerbockcr, which compelled her to return
to Albany for repairs.
T Capt. Elliott, the British Commissioner to
China, whose name appears SO oitea IN the Opium
War, and who has since been The British Charge
des Afiares to Texas, is now at the Broadway
Hotel, In Cincinnati. Mr.. Riley, formerly Mn
lister from Texas to this country, is also stopping
at the Broadway. [Cincin. Atlas.
SUICIDE MIR A. C. Burchard, druggist at Sara
toga Springs, committed suicide on Saturday by
taking oil OF cedar. He did the dreadful deed under
the influence Of melancholy feelings occasioned by
the loss OF ali his property by the late fire. Letters
were written by hun 10 three different persons Civ
ing directions concerning his funeral, the settle
m-nt Of his business, &c.
D Francis R. Skunk, Esq. Governor elect, of
Pennsylvania, viii be inaugurated on the third
Monday in January next.