The New York herald., 1845-10-15

r,o,ers ON board The letter bags will close in this
c;tv al hall past o'clock this afternoon. We shall
;ssue an Extra Herald at three o'clock, with the
latest intelligence, in time for her mail
TIdrngs of the steam Ship Great Britain
Her Appearance or Nantucket In Distress.
We have heard from the Great Britain She
was seen off Nantucket Shoals early on Monday
morning. firing guns! and displaying signals of dis
tress. Assistance started for her, but she did not
wait for il; she hauled down her signals, put on
steam, and run out to sea.
This intelligence, which we received yesterday
morning by Godfreys Express, created a great ex-
citement in this city, and the steamer was anxious
" looked tor all day. In the afternoon, the follow
ING confirmation of the first news, came over the
Long Island road.
From Boston Exchange Books, Oct Is. P. MI
We informed by Benjamin Rich Esq, who ar
rived here this evening" from Nantucket that the steam
ship Great Britain this morning about seven
o'clock the shoals at Nantucket, with signal
of distress flying and firing guns She was within two
miles Of the shore to the southwark OF Long Point Light
Her foremas had been carried away and from her ma
npuvres evident that her commander gr GRANT
her position. The steamer Massachusetts, was imme
dately got readiness and proceeding towards the
Great Britain when the latter (abou nine oclock) hav
ing, it is supposed, obtained pilot from Siasconset
hauled her colors down. and steered out from between
the shoals consequently no communication was had
says that she least sixty miles out OF her course
and that she probably stood in during the dense fog Of
the night previous As she would be compelled to steer
outside OF the South Shoal and consequently increase
the distance to it is supposed that she will not reach
New York before tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. Prescott
who left Nantucket this morning and saw the Great
Britain, believes that she the bottom from the
fact that she lay nearly north and SOUTH with her head
to the southwark, (the wind at the time being north
west) Twenty minutes after he saw her, she went
about half mile ahead, and then anchored, swinging
round head 10 the windthe wind still northwest After
getngia pilot she weighed anchor and went of in good
style.
If she was not badly disabled ,and could run to
In ''good style, she ought have reached here
yesterday afternoon. Owing to her non-arrival,
there were thousand rumors ahoat last evening re.
latve to her, bur it is unnecessary to report any of
them.
Mr.. Spinage, pilot of the ship Mary Phillips,
rived last night, reports that he saw the smoke OF
steamer yesterday morning, off Block Island, sup
posed to be the Great Britain.
We shall probably hear of her early this morning.
The TARIFF.-There is great deal said in the
newspapers and much speculation lnduged in rela-
ton TO the modification of the present tariff by next
Congress. Every letter writer from Washington
specuates the probable opinions of the President,
and also OF the Secretary of the Treasury land some
times on the aggregate opinion Of the whole Cabinet
Mr.. McDuffie, OF South Carolina has even come out
with long letter giving his opinion the subject
There is one point however, which seems to be GER
tainyorgotten In all these specuations and that the
very trivial importance of the Presidents opinion
or the complexion of that entertained by the Cabinet
1t seems to be generally conceded that Mr. Polk is
in favor of returning to the Compromise Act or an
ad raiorem duty of twenty per all articles in
roduced This would be a very serious atera-
tion, and very important one in the present
'arltf law. But we do not think that Con-
gress will sanction such change. In fact, the
modification OF the present Tariff if it be effected at
all by the next Congress, will be entirely matter
OF accident, and be quite uninfuenced by Mr.. Pok's
opinion or that OF his cabinet The controversy in
Congress will be conflict of various interests,
northern, western and southern, besides a number
OF little interests connected with the manufacturers,
mnglng also with political movements. No one,
not even the angel Gabriel, can tell the result be
forehand OF fight that question in the House Of
Representatives.
ssTHE PooR"-"THE PooR."-The philosophers
OF the Tribune are eternally harpng on the misery,
destitution and terrible sufierngs of the poor of
this city, and throughout the country. There is no.
thing more ridiculous than all these TRADES about
class of people as the poor in this country. If any
one be in distress, or in poverty it must arise from
one OF three causes-indolence, licentiousness, or
drunkenness. Sober, industrious and well disposed
persons can always get living, and a comfortable
one, IN this happy land And as TO the distress
OF the working classes, both male and female
II any exist, II may be traced TO their miscon-
duct-settng aside the ordinary misfortunes to
which mankind are liable, and not at all to the
state Of society Look, for instance, at one class
the female servants of all lclasses-chambermald
cooks, seamstresses, and SO on-they can all, if of
good reputation and industrious habits, get from six
to ten dollars month wages, with the greatest ease
possible. The winnings of the Tribune, about the
poor, and the destitu.ion of the Masses are utterly
ridiculous and false.
IMPUDENcE !-Thurlow Weed, our particular
friend and fellow-suferer, has the sublime impu-
dence to make an extract from the correspondence
of the Nec York Herald and to give credit therefor
he adds TO this piece Of impudence several very
atrocious remarks sre1ectng on the purity and lnno-
cence and patriotism of Secretary Marcy, the author
OF the celebrated letter explanatory, exculpatory
apoiogeuc, and illustrative OF the immortal fifty cent
antaloons affair, IN Mackenzie's book Thurlow,
WIN consumnate impudence, has the audacity to
insnuate, that if the correspondence of the present
time of Secretary Marcy could be developed and
published, as his pantaloons correspondence haet
been, we would hear something as curious abou'
copper mines, and maneuvres relative to "permits'
from the War Department. We are not sure but
Thurlow is half right in his guesses. He is wrong,
however, when he gives slap at Prosper M. Wet
more, who is of the best of the lot, and who, as
he was confirmed before the close of the last session
OF Congress, has now nothing to fear
MACKENZIE AeArN.-Mackenzie is out again with
another long letter in relation to the publication of
the Hoyt correspondence, in which he attempts to
defend that act. Mackenzie may write his fingers
OIL, but he never can satisfy the community that it
was right and ustfiable under any circumstances to
publish private letters, picked up or we may saw al
most stolen. from the Custom Hausa L. ...~--.-