The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-17
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
LFrom our Regular e.rr..rend.nl
Nrw Yonr. Feb. ls, Is.

Without answering single argument adduced
ny Morgan" or attempting IA solitary instance
10 refute statements made his own authority,
'Ae opponents OF "open and unrestricted compeii.
ton" IN pilotage, and the perseeutors of the New
iofk pilots In particular. have succeeded ia &c Itng
Maruh Gray To swear he did not tell Van Fieel
me story sworn TO by the latter. They crow o.
much over this small-beer piece of business az
though Morgan" had sworn TO the affidavit Of
Van Fleet himself The whole matter Is css.of
veraeiiy between two pilots, with which "Mor-
gan" has nothing to do, even had a man calling
himself George w. Blunt, and claiming 10 be a
commissioner, attacked 'hiorgan" instead Of the
person he aimed blow at, and which "Morgan'
is not bound to notice, it was applied TO name
not known recognised by him a signature for
any correspondence he has seen published in the
Union. Morgan" will content himself by handing
over Mr.. Geo. w. Blunt, commissioner, &C., to the
treatment Of MIR. Hope one Of the N Y. pilots, and
who proves his competency ofmanaging MIR. Blunt's
case, by the advertisement he has supplied for the
Union, IN his own handwriting. You will hear
from MIR Hope by this or the next mail, in refer
snee to the relative positions Of q. w. Blunt, and
his man Friday, Martin Gray, who, we arc inform
ed, has learned to sign his name without am X.
The time Of Morgan" 10 too important, and the
space allotted TO his correspondence too valuable
be troubled with anything appertaining to Mr. Geo.
W. Blunt, whom shall leave to fight Mr.. Hope, or
a MIR. Johnson, ora Mr.. Smith, or Mr.. Anybody
else.
Drsadti storm The coast and several dreadful ship
wrecks OA The total lOss Of vessels and many raGbls
hres
On Saturday evening about ten o'clock il com
menced showing, which continued through the
night, and until yesterday, Sunday, 1 or . p. m.
During the night, or rather ON Sunday morning, tho
wind, which was N. N. E., blew a hurricane, car
rying the falling and drifting snow through the air
so thckly as to obscure, more or less, all surround
ing objects. IL was swept from house tops and open
streets, and piled in immense banks at the crossings
and protected sides Of streets. During part OF the
storm, the wind hauled almost east, calculated TO
blow vessels IN the ofiing directly on the New Jer-
sey coast. In the afternoon yesterday, or towards
night, the wind hauled to the ". W., and died of to
comparative calm, the heavens at the same time
clearing of, leaving an opening for the suns rays to-
wards Eundswn.
| This morning we had mild clear weather. But from
! the extraordinary violence Of the storm, the most
anxious fears have prevailed since for the safety OF
vessels and lives on the coast and regret to add
our worst apprehensions have been too fully real.
lied, We have already received dreadful accounts
and what else Is IN reserve know not. have
| Just learned from Mr.. Frost, Of the firm Of Staun-
| ton q Frost, that their fine New Orleans packet
ship, bound from the latter port TO this city with
valuable cargo, is total loss; and it is said the cap
tain and mate with about 40 passengers, have all
persisted with her! Another paeket-ship, the Or
leans with a valuable cargo, and from New Orleans
consigned to the same gentlemen, is also reported
| to be total loss, with all on board! These two
u
Long Branch, on the coast Of New jersey, called
Sauam Beach, in sight Of each other. To these
| have to add the barque Lefty, which sailed from
this port for Antwerp last Thursday or Friday, with
900 bushels Of corn with some rye, rice, &c The
captain and mate said TO be lost. The corn
from North Carolina and insured in this city 62
cents per bushel. This barque, as well the fol-
lowing, are said also to have gone ashore Squam
Beach: The schooner Alabama, with a cargo Of
fruits wne &C.; supposed to be from the Mediter.
ha Reois from q
lima. The brig New Jersey, from Savannah.
These are all that we yet know Of but
as To the extent Of losses in life and proper
ty, we are not yet fully informed. God grant
sive represented. The greatest anxiety prevails
among ship-owners and underwrterst to obtain fur
Their particulars.
The news of the loss ofthe John Minturn was
brosght to town by one Of the crew, who escaped
in boat with a line to shore, intending to make
fast, but before they could again y the rrssel,
she went to pieces, and all on board pr .el.
The mails all came in regularly last right d. this
morning, except the Albany, and west Of that, md
the Norwich and Worcester. The boat from Nor.
witch did not arrive to-day ill this afternoon. The
New Haven boat was also behind time.
Besides the vessels above named, number Of
others at anchor in the North and East rivers, a.
| well as several anchored in the barbor dragged
their anchors encountering in the driftings various
disasters. Among these was the Avalanche from
Matanzas, which anchored in the North river
Saturday night, and during the storm dragged
her anchors and went ashore on the Jersey fats,
between Bellows and Elliss islands. Two light
era alongside of her taking out her cargo
Besides these, there a number Of other hcci-
dents in the harbor of minor importance, some of
which you will fad alluded to under the head of
ship news.
| been what merchants sometimes term blue Monday
| on change. '.....
| The market being dull, dealers and operators
generally seem to be indisposed to enter into any
considerable transactions later news from Europe
| is now almost hourly expected. "........
| The Massachusetts, steam-propeller has now becn
out about &c days! And we are still without tdings
| of her.
The stock market was very heavy to-day with
! disposition to fall off. Some kinds slightly de-
cned.
1890 bales of cotton sold to-day without change
1000 bushels of North Carolina corn sold to-day
| at Ga cents. A cargo ahoat Of New Orleans good
white, amounting to some 5000 or 10000 bushels,
| also sold at GA.
| Flour was inactive. Genesee was held at IS 62l,
and for which IS Sc! was offered and refused.
No transactions to report in oats or rye.
| Tobacco is steady at last quotations. 100 hhds.
| Kentucky leaf alluded to sold on Saturday at &C.
| Nothing done to-day Of consequence
| Rice without change.
Nothing doing beyond retail transactions in west
ern provisions. Prices without change and nominal.
Freights hrm, and higher prices are asked for
| -four. Cotton to Liverpool and Havre remains the
same. ......
The Duchess d'Orleans sailed to-day for Havre,
w. Whitlock, agent and the Cambridge for Liver
pool, cleared by c. II. Marshall.
No alteration TO note in foreign exchange.
Yours, truly,
MORGAN
STOCKS.
s.LI,-Noo York, February 10, isa8-FSrst boardo,0Co
Pennsy vania S. 691 16 900 Ohio 6's 1860 93 1000 Hi
special bonds sbi 900 Morris canal s; gao do MS
do Ist 90 do ISL 100 Reading railroad 00l 80 do,
| 6Ot. -
Second Bpard-l50 Reading railroad, SOL; 40 Morris
Canal III b76 do, ut; rs do III; 90 Canton Company,
| a6I.
| SHIP NEWS.
l CLIARIp-ship York. Havana; brig Exact, Savannah
| ARRIvrp-Ship Mary Frances, from Mobile va
/ s.mED.-shps Cambridge, Liverpoolj Duehe's Dor-
| leans, Havre ... ,,- 49,
The brig Robert Bruce from Baline Honduras lying o.
| anchor of Bellows island, Sunday morning dragged