Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-31
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New YoRK, MAY 20, ls45.
The Columbus ship of the line, Captain WYMAE,
and the soop of war Vincennes, Commander PAULD-
ING, are now lying off Staten Island waiting for
fair wind. These vessels form the squadron under
the command Of Commodore JAMES BDDLE, bound
Tor China. The Hon. A. III. EVERETT and family
go passengers in the Columbus. The vincennes,
It will be remembered, was the flagship Of the Ex-
ploring Expedition.
IheHhip Bazaar arrived here on Wednesday from
China, bringing an immense collection Of Chinese
curiosties. 1t is said to surpass that recently exhi-
bited in Philadelphia by the late Mr.. Dunn. A
passenger by this arrival states that the Emperor of
China has written letter to the President of the
United States which fills paper six feet long and
about three wide, in two languages, the Chinese
and Manchoo, with the signature Of the Emperor
IN the centre. The manuscripts enclosed in silk
case. Who will interpret it?
Our new Mayor has been sgnally rebuked by
his party in this city for nominating Wing to Of
hce on the poor and insufficient ground that he was
the man best qualified to the public in the Sc
ected capacity. The Board Of Assistant Aldermen
on Monday rejected the resolution Of the other
Board, confirming the nomination Of Justice TAY-
LoR as Chief Of the Police The vote stood four
Teen 70 one Every person bears testimony to the
pre-eminent fitness Of Justice TAYLOR for this post
out Locoiocolsm thinks it bad precedent to place
men m ONCE on such plea. els he faithful is he compe
tent were the only questions which Mr. JErrEHsos thought
necessary TO ask in regard candidate but all that mo-
dem democracy demands is, "W Tamrnany Hall be pleas
ed with our choice Is he inscriptions partisan and on
our own side " Mr.. TArLoR is a Wing He Il moreover
somewhat formidable officer the biz and small rooues
who nfes city, and who have voice potential n matters
affecting the interests of the dominant party The rejection
Of such under such circumstances is as dsQrace 10
the body who have accomplished it his nomination wa,
| honorable to the Mayor.
The thoroughgoing parsans who have rejected Mr. T,Y
Lon hard work effect the removal Of Collector
VAN MSS They have resolved bully the President into
compliance with their Wishes and openly ayow that he will
not have the hahood to refuse their demands Mock meet
ngs got up by few wirepues and pretending to speak
the will Of the majority, have taken place during the last
week, at which denuncatory resolutions adopted The
"spols" must be in the hands Of the faithful say the
Tammany leaders, and Mr.. VAN MSS neither of us MOI
c But Notwithstanding their efforts these
tuted leaders have failed in bringing the ank and e into
the traces In Wards only out Of the seventeen have
they succeeded in making impression and here only be-
| cause of the simness Of the attendance.
very ingenious admission was made at meeting Of the
German Democracy One Of their resolutions accuses Mr.
VAN Mss of having been appointed to Office by John Tyler
at the time he was buying up Democrats like cattle in the
market So the "unerifed democracy may be bought up
like CATTLE if may believe the testimony Of the German
branch Of the family in this city This candid at any rate
We know Of argument least which their patriotism
finds irresistible. They not proof against gold They
plead guilty to the weakness Of being subjects for bribery and
corruption. Is this intended delicate hint to the Wings
to buy up these austere, incorrupibe republicans
We have accounts from Hudson Of another ant-rsnt out
rage of very gross character In attempting to dspossess
man named FREEMAS HAM two officers were shot, and Sc
rOusy though not dangerously wounded They narrowly
escaped with their lives.
The smallpox panic begins abate in this city. The
number Of deaths from that maady last week only fifteen
sans last evening appropriated four hundred dollars for the
purchase Of lime to purify the streets also twenty-five hun
dred dollars to dey the expenses Of gsuous VACCINATION
An arrest under the Ashburton Treaty took place
in this city last evening; man named Narr, of
Bridgeport England, being arrested for forging an
acceptance to bill of exchange for seventeen pounds He
had taken passage in the George Washington for this port
and Of course there ample time send out word by the
steamer to have him arrested He Indignantly denies the
charge brought against him. But little money was found
upon his person He accompanied by son Of tender age
line Of new packet ships, furnished with opeers on
EnIcssos PLAN is to be put upon the between this
city and Liverpool by Boston capitalists The first ship
Of the line is expected be ready leave our port early in
September she called the Massachusetts, The enterprise
is likely to be successful What will our Boston friends
do for next Win they have the goodness to take under
their charge the keeping Of in cleany condition