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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-11


Passage Of the Notice RssOlutons-A Marrying Minor
. -Methodist Conference .Smau Por--Y heafrieals-
Stocks, Markets, &C.
kThe receipt Of the Of the passage Of the Oregon
notice revolutions By the House Of Representatives by
80 decisive vote, caused quite excitement in this
city last evening, and will great depression in
the stock and money markets Our intelligence from
Washington represents the peopeIto be at blood heat
case brought up for trial in the City Court,
Saturday, being action against the Rev. Mr. shingley
of this CITY, for marrying a young whose mother
did not know he out, named Alfred Dale to Sarah
Radcliffe, whilst he was a minor. The bill found
on the evidence of the parents Of the youth and the
prosecution based old law Of the last century
and tho penalty for its violation $500 TIE case
however, was quashed for the present. account Of
msnomer in the name Of the GIRL which was written
Sarah, instead Of Mary Ann.
The annual Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church meets in this city in the carly part of next
month and from certain premonitory symptoms it il
citement, though they usually keep out the vulgar
crowd by sitting in secret session Being slavehold
join the southern branch Of the church whilst others
are equally anxious 70 pitch their tents with the church
North ThSn another and md By no mean. small
pudiatng the action Of the General Conference, by
which was parceled OF and labelled North and South
warm session may be anticipated
The number Of deaths from small pox, in this city,
during the past week. was seven, which is slight
crease from the previous week. oar Councllmen
had two vaccnsted and about to appoint one
or two physicians for each ward to visit the houses Of
all classes and vaccnate, or re vaccnate all who
liable to the disease without charge.
Miss Aexina Fisher appears at the Front street Thea
tire tonight in the character of Ion with Mr. Frede
rcks as Adrastus.
MIR. Burke gives his first concert here this evening
fear it will be failure, his is too plain. If it
had half dozen crooks and turns in 1t, full house
would be inevitable
The Srocx BoARp-Maryland 6's sold yesterday pref
y freely at TAT and Baltimore 6s at closing at 94
Maryland 6's Tell off per from sales OF Satur
day and closed at 7ai bid 74l asked Baltimore 6's Of
decline Of a ST per cent on last sales.
The MARKETs.-There was full supply Of beeves at
the scales yesterday. The quality fair and brisk
demand experienced The offerings comprised 600 head
Of which 10 remain over unsold lo7 we've driven 70
Philadelphia and tho balance 4l3 head sold freely at
30 50 IS Per 100 lbs on the hoof equal to So SO
So IS net The average rate Of sales is about 81
There was yesterday not much done in Howard street
Flour There was sale on Saturday Of 800 bbls, at
81 sll. note sale yesterday morning OF 800 bbls
mixed brands, at 81 SIT. There also sale Of 500
obls Of favori'e brand, at 81 ST. The last settlements
for receipts from cars were at 81 $50. hear Of no
transactions in City Mills Flour. Some holders ask So
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MARITIME HERALD.
PORT OF NEW YORK, FEBRUARY II,

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porers and sevedores in spite OF the regulations
There were some rumors here OF prvsteers on the At
lantic laying wait for American shipping which caused
rise in the Insurance rates. but nothing has occurred
to give countenance to the reports.
broken out in Asia Minor between the American mis-
sionaries and the Armenian population and priesthood
energetic note presented to the Ottoman Minister
Reschid Pacha, b. Mr.. Carr the American Minister at
document and places the views and claims of the Anne
rican missionaries in light which cannot fail to pro-
duce effect which will rebound to the benefit ofoths ma
tons. This il subject very interesting to large and
highly respectable portion OF American citizens
Advices from Ireland report O'ConDell as in de-
Ginning state of health His political conduct at this cri
sis has been highly prasewothy tending much to keep
the country tranquil cannot however, be concealed
that he has been lately regularly and rapidly going
Fresh disturbances have broken out in Poland but II
is considered to be trick Of the Austrian Government
eventually to crush with completeness that trodden
down people.
Theatricals are now beginning to assume animation
appear at Covent Garden, which being prepared on
great scale for the purpose This has originated out Of
quarrel between Lumley and Da Costa. The latter 10
at the head of the undertaking. But the general
opinion to be that two rival opera companies
both will be ruined Da Costa however and his friends,
full Of confidence, and will spare no pains and ex
OF Sls e% asrs. Mis- ao
has made most successful debut in Of Shakspeares
best parts at Saders Wells whittier the legitimate dra
ma has for season taken refuge Where MIS- Mowatt'
She would certainly meet with brilliant success
here but hear nothing of her whereabouts Teh
of America the Misses Cushmans engaged
for this at the Haymarket where they will earn
fresh aure the size Of the theatre advantageous to
a coed actor. Sheridan Knowles has been engaged
piece in which Miss Cushman will take the leading
character Drury Lane opened night before last with
great promise Of successful season The famous Miss
Jenny Lind has been engaged with other famous artists
As yet however there is nothing very attractive going
forward yet the theatres generally are we'll pair
Maddox at the Princess, full every night and he
ters well for the public One piece, however, from the
French, "Clarssa Harlowe," was thoroughly damned
the other night of the being thought too
Frenchifed and bold even for the Princesss
Yours, faithfully,
THE LONDON SPY.
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The Civil Expedition to California.

ENcAMrMENr BEAVER CREEK, NINE MILES
From FoEr Laramie, July s, 1876
Onour route TO this place met small party from
Oregon, on horses and pack mules. much regretted
That had not letter already written send you and
resolved to write the first time could get to spare,
so that If should meet with another opportunity Of send
ing, could do so by the next company we might hap.
pen to meet
Yesterday we laid by to spend the Fourth TO dsv we
do the same to keep the Sabbath the only Sabbath we
have kept on the road determined to keep portion
Of it in writing to ysu.
We left our encampment OF the Fort on Sunday, and
went up the Laramie Fork two miles and encamped.
where found better grass for cattle and horses
Here wrote the other half of my letter to you But
not finish 1t till the next morning. and even then no,
until our company bad left waited behind over an
hour TO finish it. sent the letter by Mr. Ewing young
i've other young men, remained behind this morning. in
tending to change their course Of travel by going Taos
and Santa Fe fhave since regretted that did not give
him positive orders TO leave the letter at Fort Laramie
from this point you would get IL than from
any other They already their mules ready for
start when handed Mr. +. your letter-we babe each
other good bye and left alone in the prairie. The
last Of the wagons had long since disappeared behind the
NILS which bore off to the North West towards the north
iork-,he company of young men were gallopiDg fast
~ 'ns Fort and alone was rudging on foot to oversize
5000 reached the main road, when behed it lined
WIN indians on horseback coming back from the wagons
their journey for the purpose of securing what
ney coud OBTAIN and swapping horses All of the ndi-
ans NAV we have seen are most inveterate
chance often times getting the wors, Of The bsrgsu
py giving good horse for poor one 70 fond are ibey
y. mis species OF trade, Was soon surrounded by ten
or dozen sioux believe there are few men M =, a.
ter how brave that would not have queer sort Of fes
ng come over mem, BY being thus suddenly surrounded
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pliscelIanco,as Foreign Items.

The returns of the recent census taken in Paris,
show the population to be over l,0O00O0. In 1900,
the population was 10000; in 1880, 200, 600, and
in 1872, BIZ, $50, showing that the population of
the city has doubled within the last 100 years. A
comparison with increase of American cities
would present a striking contrast.
In the year 1888 there were in France rs steam
vessels; at present there are 23s.
The Courier de Hdure states that the French
government has decided upon establishing steam
communication between France and the United
States, and that Cherbourg and New York are the
points chosen. The vessels already appointed
Tor the line are the Darien and pULoa, from Cher
bourg, and the Christophe Colomb and Canada,
from Brest
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REGULAR MAIL Line FOR BOSTON.

NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL EMIGRATION
OFFICE


NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL EMIGRATION
OFFICE.
ID w. BYRNEs & CO, Of Liverpool, are desrous of IN
forming the public of the United States that they
time 20 despatch line Of first class Ships and Packets to
month; aud the 18th Goth for Philadelphia, and the
Sh and goth Boston, and stated penods 10 Baltimore;
also New Orleans during the healthy by Of
which lines parties for their friends TO be brought
out without disappointment clay this being the oldest
and large the trade in Liverpool
snd having found Of direct Agency tie
United States purpose Of placing within the of
resJDndence with respectable from whom
they rely and favor towards their relations
P.W BYRNEs co. offer many advantages to passen-
BY ships from Ireland the United Staes they
invariably vessels durr the spring from Dublin, Cork
Waterford, Belfast and Londonderry, by which means emf
grants much trouble andexense by being shipped
the OF the United States TO which ships trade from LII
verpoo nearly at the same cost as direct TO New fork
L. w. BYRNES X co. have agents IN all the seaport
Ireland from whence leave for Liverpool
and in many Of the interior who
emgrants embarkation, and by whom be
paid that may be required TO procure sea stores Nc
The who act for this Company the United States
NEW YORK Mr.. Edward Saul, SO South corner of
BosT0N-Mr. W. r. Mckay, 50 Nib street.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c. Craig Co.. Market
'SHLTIMoRE-Mr. George Law
NEW OKLEANS-Alr. John Toole.
DRAFTS EXCHANGE Drafts for any amount, payable
and also all principal Of England and Scotland
without discount
For particulars Of terms appyto
So South corner Of Wall ST., New York.
r. w. BYKNES X CO.
2lmsm IS Waterloo Road, Liverpool
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Affair In santa Fe.


From the ST Louis Republican, Oct III
Col Doniphan writes from santa Fe under date of the
4h September to his friends in Clay county that Gen
Kearney had left with portion OF the troops for the
southern towns on the Del Nore, and would be gone
fifteen or twenty days.
Meantime Colonel Doniphan was let in command as
temporary governor, military and civil" !" In addition
TO other duties, he says" Willard Hall and myself
arranging the government etc. trying to get the
machine in operation
tits avery arduous matter-thc laws all in Span
nish and every thing is done through interpreter
there is much in the laws conflicting with constitu
ton, to be altered.
The officers and citizens of the department for all the
counties above and around here have In taken
the oath of many tribes Of Indians have been
in to give in their allegiance
The Indians citizens in the full acceptation of the
term and by far the brsvest and of them the
wealthest portion Of the North part Of the Territory
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MUTHER,S CORDIAL

THE superior efficacy Of this article, whca used IN the last
has once experienced It's beneh. would be Wiling on any
diminish the suerngs attendant Child Birth one hail. ana
thus place both child and mother In state Of safety
Physcian one made this branch Of his seuoe
particular study For sale at is2 Broadway corner o. sonn
street. ""
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RINGS COUGH CANDY

- ofts sures ndcstions OF sound intellect and
a most ennobpg When suffering under the effects
OF cold slight cough how much better to at rid
OF by employing Rings universally Vegeta-
bic Cocgh Candy than to allow the seeds of perhaps I'm
asthma fatal consumption be in
Does not common point out the
course 10 purued-wrm clothing md Rings Cough Can
why not you Issde5 q your sehns friends
Rings Candy-Hsving been strongly recommended By
some KIND friends try Rings Cough Candy FOR very
its virtues but found myself speedity relieved and able
Others prompts 70 give the little influence
possess making the virtues Of this remedy known
public and impaug lutte ofthat which proverbay
great assistance the effects Of
SAMUEL ID. BURCHARD,
Pastor Of Houston street Presby Church, corner
Thompson and Houston street s New York.
For sale at Rings io2 Broadway corner of John o.
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FALL ARRANGEMENT

PIONEER AND EXPRESS LINE,
VIA RAILROAD AND CANAL,
FROM PHILADELPHIA TO PITTSBURG.
The above Line is now in fall operation leave
fhiladepha morning at X o'clock the best and
most comfortable description Of for Haburgh where
they embark the Packet Boat
This of the agreeable tina, found
the country The the Susauehan Juni-
alta rivers 8 unsurpassed for beauty and variety.
Q-Ofice in Philadelphia, No. ga Market street.
Passengers should be careful their fair New
York farther than there in that city
A. B. CUMMINGS, Agent
6fhladelphia, October 1886. ol0 tire
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dnd the that died ,ohen smitfen cffh The EMereds
AN INFALLIBLE CURE FOR PILES.

find the men o died ,ohen smtfen soih ne Emsrods
AN INFALLIBLE CURE FOR PILES.
nR UPHAMs VEGETABLE ELECTUARf-s s an
~ eTectua for this distressing masdy Town
amongst physicians the Hnmorhoids Of Ps. There =
mistake aboutt It's once safe and ENC nc
pleasant action. No fear Of taking cold wnc uncsi w
influence change in diet necessary tAAen secoiuins
to direc tons a cure for life 70 guaranteed
Hundreds Of certificates may be seen ~ XIV; on w
To- 20, and 30 years .tandns S9a rTo,e KETCHxM ~,
Fulton st NJ "; Brooklyn, c. Steam iss fulton =:
Msoou. cor Mv,te Avenue ard Pear Price 81 alnerh
MEM FIN MEEN FUNM MEEN FUNM
TINE CELEBRATGD Chgsss skin Roydsr P;sioS.sd
i nv Her Majesty Queen Victona, his royal 4'Snness
Prince Albert used in the nusT Of and ~ ne
country need be under the nssssy
disorders. Messn. HOBBS CO. Noa Wall street hsv-
me- imported ps country the above named IN
.susSie sddendum 70 the toilet The substance is whit:
owder entirely all mineral sstrinEents, prepared
from oriental herbs and fragrant exocs Of inestmabe
~,ue quite harmless In their nsre that those with the
and compile apply II without
injury Il Is witha saiuary that u speedily say. all
TO irritation the skim and dsipates eckles
ootehes erupop and all other evils Of s.ilsr nst9re
To be had wholesale Of the importers, HOBBS CO,
Wall street, and retail Of all respectable chemists and Per.
United States in boxes-price ~ and G.. s23 lmer
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ONE THOUSAND bushels illinois, Wheats lust landed
~ aad ior sale by * CoLLiNs 49,. ~, ,,,..,
OH 1Vush sAvss
Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-11-21
THE cAPITULATIoN OF MONTEREY.

The Editor Of the Portsmouth Tribune" com
mands a company in the Ohio Volunteers now in
Mexico, and was present at the siege and capture
Of Monterey, of which he has written an interesting
narrative for the paper of which he is proprietor
and editor We copy the following account of the
captulatlon, which we dare say will interest most
Of our readers:
The cannonadng and bombadment continued until
Thursday morning, when flag Of truce sent to Gen
WORTH and another borne by Col Moreno to Gen. Taylor
with proposals for surrender The negotiation opened
that day the the articles duly signed, and
Saturday they surrendered in fact, and retired from their
powderbackened dens Of destruction from which bolts Of
death driven upon brave troops who marched and
hosed the stars and stripes with hearty and prolonged cheers
The ceremony deeply interesting spectacle, am told
by those who witnessed it. rode through several Of the
streets that afternoon The whole place marked by nd
cations Of universal mourning The inhabitants busly
engaged in moving into their homes deep gloom had
tied upon their swarthy countenances The officers many
OF whom Casans Of high rank, education, and fortunes,
were dressed IN mourning, and moved about with dispned
air with their heads covered with Grape, apparently
whelmed with affection The ladies seemed all nuns for
black mantas and sorrowul all the fashion
that woul day surprised at this exhibition Of feel
knowing the confidence absolute security that had been
inspired by the preparations for defence. Many
battle has been fought under the walls of Monterey and yet
taken 1t wlthsood regular siege OF fourteen
days. in the last revolution against Spa and the republicans
held the place unharmed And then it is beautiful city,
surrounded by the lofty peaks OF the Sierra Madre, with
spacious valley fertile any portion of the earh and full OF
all that wealth and luxury command to make life pleasant
1t holds, understand many families of education and refine
ment Its gardens full Of the orange pomeganate, fig
grape yne and every description of fruit belonging
almost tropical latitude. canal of crystal water gurges
through the cool shades supplying abundance pure cool
water, fresh from the mountain side The houses all
white, the streets well paved with limestone pebble, and
stretch out for miles, filled with mutudes hurryng and
fro in confusion The soldiers Of both armies in silence
and mute hut sautes Ill repressed smiles
Of triumph light up the Of the Americans, and
contrast with the sombe saddenng expression resting upon
those Of the Mexicans. There much here would like
write of and day may describe for the readers of the
Tribune and have long deferred the details inter
esng every reader concerning the fate of the members
company and regiment, ascertaned after the battle
Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-11-21
THE BOMB CANNON.
Lieut.. Col. GEoRsE TALcorT,
Ordnance Department

The Boston Post of Saturday gives the follow
ing account of conclusive experiments made in the
vicinity of that city recently with bomb cannon
''The experiments with the twelve inch cannon
Gently Ayers foundry resumed at South Boston
Point Wednesday, and continued until yesterday after
In ALL il has been fired ninety three times, at different
elevations with various charges and fuses calculated 10 burn
different lengths Of time. The main experiment tIied
yesterday with perfect success with the regular service charge
Before the cast Col Bomford relying upon his
calculations based upon the proportions Of the piece predict
ed that would carry quarter Of mile further than any
shot record 1t loaded AM elevated follows 25
lbs Of powder and shell Of 1872 lbs containing lbs. Of
POWDER and fitted with 3G seconds fuse and elevated 35
degrees being four less than the elevation which may be
fired The shell fell at distance Of three and half miles,
at Squantum, buried itself five feet in rocky bed where IT
exploded, tearing pit twelve feet in diameter
the top and throwing rocks large hoyshead Such
shot taking effect upon ship must destroy her. The gun
fixed wooden carriage, with iron astenings and
trio wheels invented by Major Webber Tne recoil the
firing described twenty inches The greatest dis
lance Of any shot record three miles and quarter The
length Of the gun but ten feet the usual length Of long
thrytwo FOUNDER. In the Of the afternoon
discharges made with eight and seconds fuses and
several shells exploded OF tue height Of about mile,
spreading their fragments great surface the be-
low and leaving suspended in the air dense body Of smoke
resembling balloon, and nothing else Several gentlemen
present from the city witness the firing, which
under the direction Of Col Bomfod assisted by Lieut. Rod
man, of The ordnance service.
"During the intervals of firing the 'Columbad,' Lieut..
Harwood, OF the navy, repeatedly fred short thirty
FOUNDER charged with SHE'LL several OF which made
explode in the air. heights and distances cal
cuaed Several rcoche shots also fred with both
guns One object Of these experiments is prove that
dunn length be constructed discharge shot
shell with equal precision and safety and hereafter
United States ships will be fitted with thirty twos Of the
kind Lieut.. Harwood is experimenting with. The 'Courn
bad unaffected in every respect by the several tests
to which il has been subjected,
Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-11-21
IL THE ARMY. .~,,o ', r,-

Inc following article, from the Richmond Re
publican, does justice, and no more than Justice, tc
the services OF our gallant little army a.tt
"THE MEReEsARrEs." This title, sometimes Extensively
applied to the regular army Of the United States entirely
unjust and undeseed Our army is composed Of American
and Irish citizens, who adopt the Military Of the
country as their profession and who just as much
cenares as all the OF The Government from the
President down. and not particle They paid and
50 are volunteers the President and the other office hold
es No man goeth to warfare upon his own charges
Their pay smaltoo small to be any object venal minds
ihey enter our service from choice and not DugalC
Dalgey like, prepared to sell themselves to the highest bid
der They are not mercenares and ought be called
so, in the offensive in which that term used
We trust that the country after this Mexican will hea
no more ungenerous filings at the standing army. While
has not been sufficiently large be of danger the country
has proved itself large enough be dangerous the public
enemies Never has the army of any country exhibited
greater and DEVOTION brighter laures upon the
field of bloody strife.
Where, but for these mercenares, would have been the
military ect which the country has achevedand the long strides
she has made into the heart of the Mexican Republic II is
doing disce volunteers ask who but regulars could
have forced their way from Point Isabel to Fort Brown No
be brayer than the citizen soldiers of America but
volunteers fought nobly Monterey but remember
The long period of discipline which they passed under the eye
OF regular officers up to that moment and which, in fact
made most of the volunteers regulars in every thing but the
name.
The COOL steady, and unshaken valor which the army dis
played at Monterey has been surpassed appalling
to think of the fearful havoc in the third regiment but the
mercenares received il matter of Like the
Old Guard at Waterloo, they could die but they could
surrender The value Of scientific generalshp and well
drilled sodiery beautifully exempfed than
in the operations under Gen. Worth correspondent Of
the Spirit of the Times attached Gen. Taylo immediate
command, says
Tuesday, September 22.-At daybreak all the
forced to lie down in the mud, the rain still pouring down.
No could raise his head without drawing fire upon us
ust at the gray dawn of day witnessed Wort stormng
of the heights which commanded the Bishops Palace The
first nmation had OF il the discharge of musketry
near the top of the hill Each flash looked like an electric
spark The flashes and the white smoke ascended the hill
side steadily worked by machinery The dark space
between the apex of the height and the curling smoke Of
musketry became less and less until the whole became
loped in smoke, and knew that the gallant Worth had
carried it, 1t glorious sight, and quite warmed up
cold and chilled bodies"
So much for the value Of the mercenarie exhibited
in this Mexican