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WASHINGTON, July 8, ls45.
Negro hisuoscciioi ia Mcryand--A Dreadful State
Of Afans-7he Postmaster General-Ihe Rail
Road Company and the Y. S. M, and Chsap
Postages-Funsral of the Negro Woman Killed
by the Rockets Of the FomEh-hqucst-Seno Ato-
cha, Young Benjamin, and Branfx Mayer-Ca.
John 4. Rogers and the $3.50, 3O,OO0-7hs Princeton,
s-bferico, Var, and "hs Halls Of the Montesxmas."
&C.
There was an alarm spread through the city last
night Of insurrection among the negroes of Prince
Georges county, Maryland, adjoining this District
The nh lbitants of that quarter OF the Corporation
a mile to the southeast and beyond the Capitol,
known as the Navy Yard, were seized with utter
Women and children focked to the
marine barracks, arms were dealt out to volunteers
at the barracks, a triple guard was set, armed men
on horseback patrolled the neighborhood all night,
as if every body was in expectation of a momentary
descent across the eastern branch, OF posse OF u
thousand indignant slaves, armed TO the teeth, and
carrying death and destruction in their march. On
Capitol Hill another detached parcel OF houses and
shanties within the Corporation, the excitement and
CONSERVATION was nearly as intense Inc wnolc
body of young men capable of bearing arms turned
out to repel the dreaded African invasi ,n-the wo-
men and children, in their loose night robes,
clustered upon the stoops and thresholds Of
their several dwellings, forgetful OF every
thing but the impending danger An occasional
ness, secured away down into the city proper, car
rying the alarm nth his very appearance among the
oafers still upon the streets But the morning came,
and the black cloud had vanished like night fog
reported al ten, twenty and thirty had made an at
tempt TO run away In the pursuit of berty ana win
his view pulling from Prince Georges straight
for Washington, where, doubtless, they expected
ham, fhort n
da, via Philadelphia. Four OF them had been appre-
hended this morning, and we doubt not that every
one OF them will be caught TO within the State or the
District, so that the owners get them again. Inc
recollection Of the terrors Of Nat Turner and the
Southampton insurrection IN August, 1857, gave 70
The rumor the most fearful apprehensions; but tho
promptude of the organization Of the whites, exhi
bited conclusvely the folly of any combination or
conspiracy Of the blacks, however well planned, or
sudden and general the assault.
We met Mr.. Cave Johnson, the active Postmas-
ter General, the this evening, on his way to
Baltimore and the eastward in relation to the trans
portatlon of the mails on the great southern route
between Philadelphia and this place. II appears
that after great effort the Postmaster General has
failed in avoiding he delay OF the great Soa'hein sou
the afternoon The railroad companies between
Baltimore and Philadelphia, from their exor!ionate
demands, have driven The Postmaster General to'ihe
the regular way Mr. Johnson says that measures
will be adopted for an unbroken despatch OF the
mails through to New York by this arrangement,
and he thinks without material loss OF time FROM
the arrival Of the cars here the morning at nearly
nine instead of SIX heretofore, and from cores
bonding change and an additional train leaving this
city during the day, il would appear that some new
arrangement is already IN oPeration Ihe ears leave
here at A. M. and Il p NJ, instead OF 54 as here
tofore and P. NJ. Ia new tran) They arrive at
al Il P. M
| nf a radu Il
this city and Baltimore next week. We could not
guarantee the security of the road three months
longer without reduction. The interests OF the
community, and the interest OF the company de-
mand It, :, >,
Mr. Johnson expresses himself as greatly dis
couraged at the first results OF the new Post Ofhce
law. The designations OF many deputies nave al
ready been received, and they continue TO come n
He is actually afraid that Boston, from representa-
tons made to him Of the working OF the cheap post
ages wlfal short in the year by thousand dollars
of her accustomed revenue Meantime, 10 enco9r-
age the experiment, the Postmaster General has Is
sued circulars his deputies that the old law rela
ting to their salaries will continue IN force the cur
rent year-otherwlse they would be materially
reduced. Cheap postages, at all events, must ana
will prevail.
The funeral of the negro woman killed by rock
ct at the fire works near the Presidents house on
the night Of the fourth, took place this afternoon An
inquest was held over her body to-day and some
thing like censure expressed OF the negligence
of Capt Mordeca, of the Ordnance bureau, In not
properly securing the rack from which this desruc-
tive batch OF rockets We're hred The Dutchman
who touched them off Immediately went oil hn,set
al the falling OF the rack, and has not since been
heard of doubtless the poor fellow thinks If caught
he will be hanged for murder
Our Young Benjamin keeps up the fire In the u
s. Journal against Senor Atocla, and says in an
swer 10 the charge OF smuggling, that he dld SNUG,
gle through box OF segars, according 10 general
usage, and that's all. He charges branH Meyer
with being the author of Atochas letters, and has,
we very much fear, only augmented the chances OF
pas de dcur, with either Atocha or his counsel We
send you a copy of another matter which Senor Alto
cha has in hand, an appeal TO le President la se
at Sl90,OOO. This sum Atocha states as having
loaned the government in sundry payments, wnens
short time since he expelled his house his tamr
ly and Mexico, BY order OF the Government. Hence
the ground Of his claim for redress from the United
States based on his citizenship. The case appears
10 be a cruel one, and will doubtless receive the
calm consideration Of the President
manded fee of 81 900, before assuming the prose-
cution Of McNuty In the trial now about commen-
cling. Mr. f. says he gave no authority tor such re-
port though he expects to be paid tor his SERVICES
of course.
Col John A. Rogers, of Tennessee, Zone of Gen.
tackson's men at New Orleans, and one OF Gen. Har.
rsons at the Battle of the Thames,) amiable and
worthy man, was induced ,he other gay 70 ouy
had the astonishing good luck of turning up the main
prize of $50 900, which money we hope he will In
vest in city property, though he says he has other
uses for il.
The Princeton goes to Mexico again. SrrIous APP
prehensons of a rupture are entertained when 1t Is
understood that the Republic OF Mexico is TO be
blown out of the water, and that detachment is at
once TO march across the country TO "revel IN the
halls OF the Montezumas."
p s. No heads off to-day in the Departments.
The 500 900 to aid in the new postage experiment,
are certainly should say, subject to the draft OF
The Post Master General, or the Secretary of the
Treasury. Yet. 1t appears, there Is doubt as to
ihe discretionary power, which may leave the De-
1artment under some embarrassment If not settled
before the meeting OF Congress-.
WAsHirsTos ID. C., July Eth lsl5.
Trelfth Days Proceedings Of the ntw Couri Martial.
The Court met pursuant to adjournment slight de-