The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-03

Corner 9Th avenue and 2sd street
o. Corner sth avenue and 35th street
SEVENTEENTH WARD.
l. 2l6 Bowery.
.. 2s3 Houston street
27ls Clinton street.
D. ~ Third street
3. N W. corner LIST avenue and nth street.
i. Corner Sd avenue and 18th street
2 Messrs Smith Hebbard's, Sd avenue, between 2sd
and Gath streets.
3. s. w. corner Sd avenue and 3Ist street.
The polls will close at sunset, or at SO minutes
past four o'clock, after which time no votes can
be received
Before closing, it may be well to express hope
that there will be no disorder, no rotng, and no
crowding round the places where the polls are
held. Let every citizen discharge this sacred
duty, in calm, temperate and quiet way, and
then go home to his family
The PERLs OF TRAvEL-TaK ENGLISH MAILS
The STEAMERS RHODE ISLAND, OREGON AND
NARRAGANsETT-THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD.
The express, arranged by Mr.. Green and Mr..
Law, over the Long Island Railroad with the
mails for the steamer Caledonia, arrived at Bos-
ton, as we stated yesterday morning, at half past
one O'Clock on Sunday.
1t appears that on the application of these gem
tlemen to the agents OF the company, they do
express at that hour Of the night, when other
trains were due on the road, or of starting the
steamer New Haven in so dark and tempestuous
night in the teeth of the gale, to make the pas
sage across to Stonington. Application was then
made to the president of the company, Mr.. Fisk,
who decided instanter to send forward pilot
engine to give notice, and gave written direc-
tons to the captain to make the best effort in
his power to reach Stonington with the mails in
time for the Caledonia
We learn since, that the steamer crossed from
Greenport to Stonington in three hours and a half
with considerable damage; her bulwarks and
part OF her wheel house being carried away, off
Fishers Island.
The Rhode Island, we previously mentioned,
was ashore on Long Island. Some of the passen.
gers who were landed from her arrived by yester-
day mornings train over the Long Island road, and
report that all were landed in safety about O'Clock
on Sunday, at Claypit Point, few miles east OF
Huntington, by the praiseworthy exertions of the
inhabitants of the neighborhood, who, on hearing
of the perilous situation of the steamer, immedi-
ately procured two whale boats, which they
launched, and proceeded to her thro ugh the surf,
and took on board the passengers and baggage
and landed them in safeguarding three trips
to obtain the whole number The inhabi-
tants turned out in large numbers, and up
wards of fifty OF the stoutest men waded out, and
stood up to their shoulders in the water, with
ropes around them to the shore-to receive each
whale boat, or line from them to bring them
upon the beach.
The life boats of the Rhode Island were stove,
in the ATTEMPT to leave the steamer, and the an
elieio frOr 40 in
the afternoon, when assistance came. Mr.. DIM
mick, the agent of the underwater in Boston, was
on board, and came through yesterday by an early
train, and states that the remainder of the pas
sengers would follow in a succeeding train he
also speaks of the excellent order among the pas.
sengers, and the GOODNESS and excellent judgment
and management of the captain and officers OF
the Rhode Island, and of the inhabitants OF the
neghborhood on Long Island who were mostly
in church when the news reached them, and
who proceeded Immediately in body with their
wagons to the spot, and afforded the assistance
which proved so successful.
The passengers, about $50 in number, were
comfortably housed and most kindly treated in
the several respectable families in the place.
The Narragansett did get through to Stonington
on Sunday. The passengers by this vessel, for
Stonington, on Saturday night, were those who
were on board of the Oregon, when she met
with the accident, by collision with bark.
They were unable from the violence of the gale
to 60 through, and returned yesterday morning,
and joined the Boston train, at Brooklyn, at
o'clock, and proceeded through by the day line
over the Long Island Road
Amidst all these troubles, gales, and disasters
the fine steamer Worcester, Captan-John Van
Pelt, came through the Sound, and reached this
city at seven O'Clock on Sunday morning, without
the slightest injury. Captain Van Pelt is well
known as one of the most skinl steamboat cap
tains IN this port.
Since the above was written, we have received
the Boston papers of yesterday morning We
take the folio wing from one OF thsm;-
From the Boston Courier, Nov al
We learn from passenger who came on from New
York In the steamer Atlantic yesterday morning that
accident happened to the Oregon as she passing
through Hurigate She came in collision with vessel
and was damaged much that was thought necessary
slackened his pace he perceived accident
had overaken the Oregon and stopped to he could
render assistance On his putting back, however, for
she had returned to New York The night stormy,
and the Atlantic shipped one or two heavy seas which
however, inflicted but ,rinng injury. The gallant
steamer rode through the gale unfnchingy and arrived
at Aliens Point in good season.
The President OF the road, Mr.. Holland who o
board the Atlantic Immediately on his arrival at Nor
wichwith that promp. attention which disng his
official acknowledgements locomotive to Aliens
Point 10 await the arrival of express from New York
with the mail for the steamer for he supposed the
return of the Oregon express would be sent by the
Long Island mail and he not mistaken. An express
left Rev York city Saturday night about IL p NJ and
this city with the mail In time for tho steamer
The Caledonia detained hour and received all
her mails.
Political Intelligence.