The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-11

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gavanometer were brought into Connection with WIRE
and after few oscillations the needle vigorously oeva
ted to 9 thus proving that the circuit was IN no deges
by the Of twenty feet OF ground
covered with water and from the decided action OF me
needle there seemed reason to doubt that had me
space been very much larger the same result wouid
should be understood that for the purpose Of the
electric telegraph wires have hitherto always been
considered Indispensable the ends Of both being brought
into connection with the apparatus at the f.r1ns 70
tucy proved that one wire only is necessary the ends
being simply attached to metal plates sunk in the ground
at each terminus and that when set or.h " tne Date
back through the earth from plate to ooe
diensly hures along the wre revesns to the eye any
message with which it may be charged-and SO con-
tnues wing its mysterious flight, silent and rapid
thoughtful the operator moves finger and it stops
enables him to from the obscure profound"
and direct to useful purposes subtle and vast an
agency
LATEST FROM SANTA FE.-Yesterday, we received
from a correspondent at Santa Fe two letters, one
dated the 18th Of October and the other the 4th OF
November They were brought to this city by gen.
tieman who formed one Of company recently arrived
at Independence, from New Mexico From the nrst OF
Of October and elected Thomas Charvs representative
in Congress. Gen. Manuel Armijo had been appointed
Governor Of New Mexico, but had not then entered
appointed general Of the fifth division composed Of
the states Of Durango, Chihuahua and New Mexico
Jose Antonio Charvs had been appointed to the head Of
the Custom House at Santa Fe.
On the first Of June. Manure Charvis, man much
respected by the Americans, died in Santa Fe Gene
much harder on traders than in former years The
duties amount to seven hundred and fifty dollars per
wagon load of goods and one hundred and fifty dollars
for transating invoices, &c. and they rigidy
acted Not only this the case, but many Of the
were sustained The writer had one load cOnascated
team and ALL and the driver was imprisoned and yet his
loss wa, By no m ans the q the
goods, with the implied assent Of the custom house Of
scers but this the sen Gen Condo to
Fe, with orders to enforce the law and he has
done Coarse cotton goodsobjects Of contraband-
had been sold low at auction and the collector de-
that he will hereafter enforce the law in this
ticular Duties will be- il sad at least $1,000 per wa.
gon. Gen. Condos order prohibiting the introduction of
Fe. The trade had been very prosperous, owing to
apprehension of the people Of the lower coun-
purchases.
The citizens of New Mexico had been very much an
killed nearly one hundred OF the citizens Of that state
and they were daily running of stock On Red river
Taos; The .na &c afraid to
diton. Many of them express strong desire to be
nexed to the United States and say they wish to be
properly aud not subject them forcoa loans.
have their property seized by the soldiers Of the coun
try, has been the Still, the majority are OF
posed to annexatiod, as are most OF the officers.
The writer says he the gold mines and that the
miners getting gold in great abundance Al the Tu
r. Campbell the only Anne rican engaged in work.
weighed fifty ounces Gold from this new piassara is
nineteen dollars and twenty-five cents the old
piassara, there two Americans ct work, Mr. Dali
lam Of st. Louis and Mr. Watsr Of Vermont They
the dust much sought after by traders, specie il
liable to six per cent export duty
that E. Letensdorer Bro. Co., and Norris Coburn
the principal Wholesale dealers in New Mexico Lett
ensdorfer Co. had bought out Godensten and Colburn
bought out Douglass, Hattin Co.. Kaufman 4 Boiling
and Jackson & Devinney: The fine goods of all the
vinney was very it, and his life despaired Of but
subsequent letter says nothing in relation to him. may
be presumed that he did not die.
From the last letter, learn that the Americans
the frontier at the Moreau and the spanards have been
70 %s. 20 the Nv No. an
war was to be declared.
Messrs wethered & Co. had just arrived from the
United States. The Custom House. ii is said exacted
from them full duties all their stock-and the
same rate was charged for an empty wagon On bag
gage wagons the charge was $3.50 The writer thinks
that when Gen. Armo takes the chair of Governor the
Americans will find more favor. He appeared very
friendly, and invited Americans the Assembly when
it met and from thence his palace. There, in his
toast to the Americans he manifested in the strongest
terms hi. wish 70, the Pescs and welfare Of the two
would be no fighting by the people of New Mexico.
Mr.. Joseph McCama died at Cottonwood on his way
to Santa Fe, and was buried at Rabbt.tier. He was
travelling Tor his health Scarcely man in the
raj companies escaped the chills and fevers
The workmen at the mines were getting great guam
F. % s1 h.r s.
gold would be taken out Of the mines this winter than
for many years previous.
No mail had been received from the United States for
several months. The Americans had raised several hum
drcd dollars to give fdndango to Gov Armijo on his
induction into ofhce.-St Louis Republican, Jan. 1.
SANDWICH IsLANps.-We have the Polynesian
printed al Honolulu, as the organ of the Hawaiian
government. II is not supplied with much news, but
coming far, II is interesting We amused at the
spirit ofoppugnation manfested by the good people Of
the island newspaper war seems common there
here and the courts of justice freely aasaed
The first article in the paper 10 important correspon
dence between the representative Of the British gov
eminent and the Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of his Ha
waan majesty relative to code Of etiquette" estab
shed the of the latter The code that Of the
court Of Vienna, though that would not have been
objected to- had not the order of Council made
fixed rule that, in all ceremonies, the Consus of the
United States should take precedence Of those of Great
Britain, account of the previous recognition Of Hs
waan Independence by the former but after much d.
plomacy the clause of precedence withdrawn Even
editors perceive, do not agrec. The editor Of the
Poivnssidn thinks that between Great Britain and
the United States would be attended with serious
proceedings in that neighbohoed, as British and
American national vessels constantly thereabout
The Colngwood left Tahiti on the 25.h ult All was
quiet shoe the French being busily work their
Notifications and improvements. Some examination had
taken place between the French and English authorities
relative to the imprisonment Of Mr. Prtchsrd and the
amount of indemnifcation TO be awarded him, the
French offering COCO, while he claims $4,000 On
count Of this difference, the sfar is still unsettled In