The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-25


by the combined press of New York, but they are
indebted for the victory TO the elements. The
snow and ice on the railroads have given them
partial triumph-one victory In twenty defeats-a
thing which we shall take care 10 guard against in
future.
For the purpose OF obtaining the news by the Hi
bernla as soon as possible, we made the most per-
feet arrangements Tor an express to leave Boston
Immediately on the arrival there, and convey the
same to this office ahead OF all our contemporaries
Our arrangements were SO complete, that we
thought il next to impossible for them TO fail They
did however, partially fail, and our express did not
arrive until about two hours and half after the
express of the combined journals in Wall street
This partial failure was owing to causes beyond
the influence OF any human agency. We will
state few facts, promising, however, that if our
arrangements had not partially failed as they did,
we would have beaten the Wall street press in a
manner beyond all precedent
Immediately on our express agent receiving our
dispatches, he started from Boston ahead Of all
other expresses. On reaching Worcester, he was
fifteen minutes ahead OF them, and if the locomo-
tive had been in readiness for Norwich, as we con-
tempated and agreed upon, we would have gained
from three and half to four hours ahead of all
others This was our calculation. Our agent, on
reaching Worcester, was mortified TO find that the
train due at 3 oclock the evening previous, and the
steamboat train due at o'clock the same morning,
had not yet arrived. He was consequently obliged
TO wait for the steamboat train to come in which 1t
did at hafpast IL o'clock He then took the train
for Springfield, supposing that he would go to New
Haven IN the regular train. He had, however, to
wait for it two hours more, and did not arrive at
New Haven till O'Clock. Arriving at New Haven,
he chartered the steamboat New Champion, and,
with the aid Of the interchangeable Captain Snow,
who had fired up two hours previously, started with
full head OF steam for New York, full of hope,
notwithstanding the previous mishaps The boat
proceeded down the Sound at a rate never equalled
before on that route, until II reached Throgg's
Neck, and there another obstacle intervened The
river was 80 completely choked with ice at this
point, that it was impossible to push the boat
through Our express agent got ashore at Throgg's
Neck, and came from there the rest Of the way by
horse power, and arrived in New York about two
hours after the express Of the Holy Alliance. Had
II not been tor the Long Island Rail Road being OBJ
structed by the snow, we would have beaten the
Alliance from two and half to three hours for
even at Worcester we beat them some Is minutes
will be seen, therefore, that efforts were SUI
perhuman, almost, but through influences beyond
our control, we did not succeed as we anticipated
However, notwithstanding all our mishaps, we are
even almost with the Alliance; and if those mishaps
had not occurred, we would have Waterloo ed them
completely. But as it is, this partial defeat affects
our nerves but very slightly. The comprehensive
arrangements that we made, failed through the in
fuence of the same causes that operated the fail
ure of Napoleon But the effects are not the same
in our they were in his and will not be the
same We possess recuperative energies which the
Napoleon of Europe lacked most essentially In
stead OF remaining beeten, if beaten we are at all,
we will grid up our loins, and act on the offensive
again. The field is wide STILL and offers advantages
for the display OF enterprise not at all curtailed
by this arrival The next half dozen arrivals will be
more important than the Hibernia's, and with our
splendid fleets and new schooners.we mean to keep
on accustomed course, beating all that come in
our way.
The Holy Alliance are indebted to the devil and
the snow-storm alone for their success.
DEPARTURE OF THE GRNIL.-The new steamship
Genil, which had been unavoldably detained, left
the dock yesterday, at II o'clock and proceeded to
sea, bound for Havana via Charleston, having on
board files OF our paper up to this date, with the
news from Europe. She is expected to make the
riphence to Havana in days. stopping at Charles
ton to take In passengers, who are waiting for her.
This steamer has been constructed for the owners
in the most substantial manner, expressly for the
sea, by Mr.. VIM. H. Webb, of this city She has
two engines, with the latest improvements, built by
Messrs. l. F. Secor ~ Co. Her cabins are elegant
ly finished, in the same style as our best packet
ships. The joiners' work is by Mr. Robert Latou.
After her arrival at Havana, she will proceed
round TO the south side of the Island, and run re-
gulariy between Bdtabano and ST Jago, touching at
the intermediate ports.
The INFAMY OF OBTAINING LETTER BAGS will
the Wall street press rub up their recollecons lit
tie. and tell us how many letter bags their news col
lectors kept on board their large news boats for
whole nights in order to give their papers an oppor-
tunity TO publish exclusive news Will they saw
that they never did detaln bag when too, il con-
tanned thousands, instead Of hundreds of letters
Will they produce afidavts to prove that the private
letters and parcels have never been detained for
hours away from their owners!
Movements OF Travellers:
The following very small amount of travellers were
all that were recorded yesterday at the principal no.
AMERIcAN.--Chas. Flagg Providence; r. B. Rbet
Charleston, s. G.; NJ. Arnold, Fort Hamilton; Henry
Flagg, Hartford; H. c. Trumbull do; 4 Eddy, New
Jersey. "
AsroR-Robert c. King, Miss; John stelman, Balt.
more; Messrs Kenney Taylor, and Richards staintop
Va; $. X. Goode, Baltimore J. Cogeeshal a Ijiobs
New Bedford; NJ Pond, Hartford; j. Lallroh, Alexan.
York. ~"
Cirr-J. Seymour, Peekskll; Muller l. Nickle New
York. A. w. Classon, Weschestsr; George Bougardis.
Maine.
FnASxLrs.-Dr Backmore Long Island; L. Bieelow.
Boston; Tomlinson, Bridgeport f. Plumb, salisbury
Conn. j. +. Merrill, Ky.
GLosE--C. J. oldfsld Phila .elphia; NJ. Richardson
New YORK; J. Brown, England; Bergen, France
HowARp.-H. A. Boardman, Philadelphia; H. Pep6eld
Troy; j. II. Heare. Montreal; NJ Il Panic Glann,s