The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-15

OcHAN SrIAaxRs.-Ths French steamer MIS-
sour is now in her fifteenth day. the British
steamer Cambria is in her tenth day; the Amer
lean steamer Washington will leave Bremen to-
day and Southampton next Tuesday, for this
mort. the Caledonia will leave Liverpool also on
Tuesday, for Boston.
Anro1os To the Washington. We learn that
il is the intention of Captain Hewitt to retire
from the command of the w. on her return to
this port, he having disposed of his interest in
the ship to CAPTAIN Johnston, now of the packet
ship Baltimore, and formerly of the Zurich and
Albany If we are to lose the services of Capt.
H., we are gratfed to learn that he is to be sue
ceeded by SO experienced navigator as Captain
Johnston. He has been a commander of pack
ct ship for years out of this port, and is well
known for his quick and successful passages
across the Atlantic. In his care the Washington
will be all that her friends can desire.
The acknowledgement of the United States
and Hermann are fast approaching completion.
The former has her boilers and the weightiest
portion of her machinery already in. She will
be ready to make trial trip in December.
The mammoth bed plates of the Hermann have
been taken on board, and are in their proper
places the boilers are ready to be taken on
board, and the work in every other department
of the ship is rapidly progressing.
Governor Young, who is now on visit to the
city, visited the United States yesterday Al
though not much of nautical man, he knew how
to express his admiration of her fine proportions,
her magnitude, and her noble appearance.
NIwsPAPER ENTERPRISE 1T is amusing to
see the nonchalancs with which some news
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brains to their own use, without even saying
az much as "by your leave" There 10 one
journal in this city, notorious for its thieving
propensities.
Without the slightest ceremony, II will keep
back its edition, for the purpose of waiting till
the Herald is published, and stealing from II
news which cost great deal of money. We
receive important news from the seat of war,
and elsewhere, by express frequently which
costs us more money than the public has
any conception of; and 10 and behold, what
we thought we had exclusively, the journal In
question publishes in part OF its edition, or
rather one of its editions the same morning,
with the very comments which we inserted
between the paragraphs. Itwoud be serious
matter to that paper if the Herald suspended
itwoul iao to :he wall, or somewhere else, as
surely as II strives to live at present.
This thleving is reduced to science by the
journal we refer to. 1t has boys engaged watch
ing our office all night, and pays man regular
weekly salary to get up early in the morning and
obtain copy of our first edition as soon as ne
can. The moment he Iobtains it he runs to
the office of the thieving paper, where our ex-
press news is extracted and inserted with the
prefix, "By Special Express" or Special
Correspondence" "Highly Important from the
Seatof War;" Postscript, &c. &c.
Well, We can afford to let the concern have it,;
oil we say Is, its impudence is amusing.
LATER From CuBA.-We are in receipt, by the
brig Altoona, Captain Clark of files of the Auro-
ra de Matanzas, to the Sd instant.
We see the death of Don Ricardo Bell, in San
tiago de Cuba, announced in the Cuba papers.
He was Scotchman by birth, but had lived in
Cuba for the last half century, and had by indus
try and perseverance accumulated very large
property, part of which he left to charitable in
situations. He is well known we believe in this
city and Philadelphia, where he used formerly
to have large business connections.
The inhabitants of Puerto Principe have sub
scribed $sl 200 towards the erection of theatre
in their city.
The subscriptions for railroad from Glen
fuegos to Villa Clara, amounted on the 30tn ult.,
to $2s2, 800.