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Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

REPORTED SEIZURE OF AN AMERICAN STEAMER
AT Rio JANEIRo.-The Boston Daily Advertiser
says that the following statement is from source
which entities il to reliance:
Mr. EDIToR The report Of the destruction Of the Amer-
Saah by the British seamero-war Cormorant
RIO de Jsneiro and the interference Of Minister Mr.
oD going the roans Of III newspapers cannot, think,
be correct all its particulars, for the foil wing reasons:
The Sarah was American, but b tazilian. She
originally American vessel, sold there aud fitted
steam tug in lS46, and placed under Bszian coors In
S4s she sold noted slave trader. continued her
in the business but doubt occasionally used her
his own purposes. She has lately sold by him to Senior
Avarenga who was his agent. and who now associated
with an American, Capt Hobb, under the firm Of Hobbs &
Avaenga ship chand II Capt Hobbs is part owner
which probable, bis sppea in the papers,
Brazilian laws quite particular resad-
Ownership is, the efore, highly improbable that Mr. Ton
should make any demands whsev and he should make
them the captain Of the Comorant still more improbable
ss would be entirely contrary diplomatic usuge From
my knowledge Of Mr.. Tors character am confident tina,
he would int fere in the rep red and that when
the true version known 1t will be very different from ths
now reported
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
FURTHER REPORTS FROM CUBA.

The New Orleans papers received last night are
filled with late letters from Havana relating to the
reported Cuban insurrectiOn; but the information
which they contain is no more conclusive than tha
(of four days later date) received by the steamer
Isabel, at Charleston. We give the Mobile Regis.
ter's summary of their contents, as follows:
appears that at three o'clock on the morning Of the
9TH, according 10 previous agreement twenty young men
Puerto Principe attacked of the posts The gaes Of the
city, and took possession Of it. hosting the flag of Free
Cuba They held possession for short while, but being
attacked by superior forces, rereated the mountains
Cascoras where the main body Patriots consisting
seven hundred Cubans and two hundred Americans said
mentioned the leaders in The attack at Puerto Principe
Joaquin Aguero Sanchez and another Of the patriots were
taken prisoners and shot, while the enemy lost twelve men,
captain, and lieutenant.
sThs affair the 4h was followed by an attack on The
9th on the camp Of the Patriots at GuanamaquD, while
their march to the mountains of Naaza The Spanish troops
were driven back leaving twenty killed and many wounded
The Patriots proceeded the mountains where they
joined their comrades from Las Tunas and occupied
organizing. "....
Another account says that sngs took place also at
Guaymano, Villa Clara, and Tunes, as well as Puerto
Principe AT Villa Clara fifty raised the cry of Viva
Cuba Viva Lopez " and left the city. In the neghbor-
hood they joined by Others who raised their forces to
three hundred On their way to the mountains they were
twice attacked by two companies Of ances whom they
PEELED, killing and woundng sixty of their number. Agza-
mente was badly wounded.
The pronunciamiento at Tunas was made by hundred
men, who raised the banner Of independence took
the authorities prisoners and rereaed to the mountains
This the substance of the letters published in the Delta
They were written to Gen. LOPEZ who is we suppose
New Orleans They very vague and somewhat confused
in their statements.
These letters brought by the Falcon, which left
Havana the afternoon Of the 18TH The general news
apart from these letters to the subject is thus stated
"There vague Havana that an
thaio
the insurgents had repeed with bloodshed the troops sent
against them The Government endeavoring pre-
vent the from spreading and almost impossible
to learn any thing from authentic Two Spauards
we're garroed at Havana the morning OF the 8th but
whether for civil or political offences did learn
We disposed to look upon these statements of Re-
voution in Cuba with suspicion, they may got
ten up to produce excitement in this country"
Mobile Register
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

The COMPROMISE MEASURES AT THE NoRTH.-
1t is now (says the Troy Whig ,bout ten months
since the compromise measures went into opera
ton. In spite Of the great efors at the North to
render them odieus, popular sentiment has settled
down into general and hearty acqiescence in them,
until time and experience shall demonstrate the
necessity for further Legislation prevent evasion
or abuse" They have come be regarded by
far the larger portion Of the American people as a
final settlement. The cry Of repeal has been raised
in vain, the strong of all paEes arranging them
selves on this common ground. Boston Courier.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
SPECIAL MAIL TO RIO AND VALPARAISO

We learn that the Pacific mail steamship Golden
Gate will depart from New York for the Pacific
al noon on the lst Of August next, on her voyage
70 take her place on The Pacific Line; and we are
authorized by the Post Office Department to say
Ta' VI she will take mails, TO be made up at New
& npik' or both Rio de Janeiro and Valparaiso, al
y; hn'h places she will touch on her passage. In
'his particular instance, as the mails will be con.
veyed to their destination by United States packet,
the single letter postage will be twenty cents
and the newspaper postage two cents each 10 either
place-ln both cases to be prepaid
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
VISIT TO THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

1t is understood, and we have no doubt correct
ly, that the PRESIDENT Of the United States and
portion of the Members of the Cabinet-the Secre
taries of War and of the Interior-will leave TINS
city on their promised visit 10 the VALLEY OF siA'
GINA on Tuesday next.
On his way the PRESIDENT, with the Secretaries
will make personal inspection of the public works
and property at Harper's Ferry, which he has long
been desirous of doing.
They will then proceed up the Valley, by the
Potomac and Winchester Railroad, to Charlestown'
turning off at that place to the neighboring Shan
nondale Springs, there to meet in friendly and Ia
miliar way, the citizens of the adjoining counties
of Jefferson, Clarke, and Loudoun, in compliance
with an invitation of the latter made some time
since.
Leaving Shannondale, the PRESIDENT and his
friends will 60 on to Winchester, and, taking per
haps Capon by the way, thence to the White Sui
phur Springs of Greenbrier. AT this point if we
are not misinformed, Mr.. STUART will cross into
his own district, to attend to some legal business
requiring his care. Of Mr.. CoNRAD's purposes
we are not apprized, but, being native of Win
chester, at which place many Of his near relatives
still resident, he will, Of course, feel himself in
that region every where at home. This will be
Mr.. CosRAD's first release this summer from the
tolls and cares of his Departments.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
FROMAN OLD TENNESSEE CORRESPONDENT.
CAmrBKLL's Station, EAST TKSsEssxE,
july 81, 1851.

CAmrBKLLs STATION, EAST TEssEssxE,
JULr 2l, 1851.
Messrs. GALES & SEAToS II may be thought strange
NATTER but think will be less true that Charleston will
be placed nearly the position Boston was with
respect those who from other States have been trading
there those who purchased their goods eastwady and had
them shipped there. These shipments will be made prnc-
paly to Savannah and those who ads 10 Augusta will ask
Where these goods landed Charleston Savannah
And those landed Savannah will generally be preferred So
that you see Charleston will not be disturbed in any way
lar as Tennessee is concerned and the north Of Alabama and
north and northwest Of Georgia The South, think acted
correctly with Boston in letting her aone and she will
equally correctly with South Carolina by letting her alone
When blacksmith shoemaker fails to do his work hon
esy, bis customers leave So when the people Of State
or city fail to stick to their with other States or cities
ought and will be followed in the same manner If Sa-
vsnnah can furnish the merchandise wanted the people will
there and purchase and the goods bought eastward
be shipped and insured for the same cost as 10 Charles
ton, they will generally have them sent through Savannah
The people Of Tennessee pleased with the
of Augusta but to continue to trade with them they must
show by their acts that they true Union men,
SAMUEL MARTIN
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

THE CoDFIsHERy. Statements having been made
to the Treasury Department that some of the fish
ing vessels did not legally obtain their bounty, or
ders have been issued TO the officers Of the revenue
cutter on the Gloucester station to cruise in the fish
ing-grounds, examine all the vessels engaged in the
business, and report all that may be engaged in
abe mackerel fishery under codhshing papers.
[NtU York EIpress.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

NEw BEproRD contributes block Of granite for the
Washington Monument, with, DEVICE the sculpured
figure Of sperm whale, wounded with lance and hsrpoon
The date "ls5l" carved upon the body and the whole
device is we'll ornsmened with scroll work Over all appears
the simple inscrip' New Bedford, in characters Of sp-
proprisse msgntsds.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

TRANSPORTATION ON THE CHIsAPEAKE AND OHIo ca
xAL-The Cumberland Aeghsnan says that notwithstand
ing the low stage Of water, fory-wo bos laden with COAL
have departed from Cumberland within the last eight days.
These boats have carried average 60 tons Of coal
about wohrds Of their various capacities We Understand
that the several levels between Cumberland and Dam No.
have from three to four feet Of WATER which quantity will be
likely to be kept up from the dam Cumberland unless the
drought should continue for several weeks longer.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

The VIRGINIA CONVENTION, on Saturday last,
again refused to reconsider the compromise basis
OF representation heretofore agreed to by that body.
This motion was made by Mr.. TAYLOR, of Abe
marie, and, after good deal of discussion, it was
laid on the table by vote of 81 to SO. We pre-
sumo that further effort will be made TO disturb
this compromise, and that the Convention will con-
clude its labors before the expiration Of The
week.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

STEAMER SuNK.-The steamer Governor which left
Portland on Friday evenings with the passengers by the Bos-
ton and Maine Railroad for Bangor struck on Whitehead
Ledge, and shortly afterwards sunk The passengers were all
taken of by the steamer Boston, which fortunately came
alongside. ..
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

The following the concluding paragraph Of the circular
of Dr. T. A. GRANT, who is candidate for representative
county
To conclude have earnestly reques, tha, those who
their property to Texas avoid paying their jus, debts
will please notto support III cannot be sent 10 the
Legislature by the votes of honest men, won't CO."
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

There ia ano,her eff n making a bridge over
the rver from ST. john Carleton, (New Brunswk An
American crgin en- Mr.. William X. Reynolds, has contract
ed to build suspension bridge, Of $40 f. span and 20 feet
above mark for the Of f20 000-he work
to be completed BY first Of January us1 Nearly hun
dred men engaged IN getting the sone for the
towers Railroad projects continue the absorbing topic IN the
provinces.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
PROM rnr CHICAGO JOURNAL OF JULY .

GRousE SHoorIss.--ihe season Tor chicken shooting
just commencing, and city sPormen are induleng IN
their fsyore amusemen, although owing TO the wet
which drowned first boods out the birds later
than usual but they very plenty.
We noticed stad New England M q, [Mr. Asamuxl
returning last evening with some dozens, killed within short
ride from the city,
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

THE CANAL FEEDER.-The Cecil Whig states that the
costly machinery at Chesapeake city for feeding the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal will be in operation in about
month. The whole Of it will be about $50 OOO It
consists Of large Wheel hiysi1 feet high driven by steam
The water is raised its circumference and escapes through
the shaft and the quantity will be sufficient keep the canal
good running height in the dest season. This is great
improvement and the expense is fully justified by the large
business of the canal.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

The Of the Maysville and Lexington Rail
way was celebrated at Limestone Thursday week. Thou
sands people Of all classes appeared in the procession and
on the ground. THOMAS B. SrErHESsoN presided The
formal breaking Of the ground hailed by the shouts Of the
people and the discharge Of artillery. CHARLEs s. MORE
HEAD then delivered san able, eloquent, PRACTICAL and in
sructve DISCOURSE" repast succeeded with toasts and
addresses, &c.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

Mr. CABET, the Chief Of the Communist colony at Nau
VOC, Illinois, has returned to Paris to stand his trial for
swindfng He is seventy years old He once held the
high pos, Of Procurer General This was in the early part
Of the reign of Louis PHILrrrE As he reached
Paris he surrendered himself to the police and sent to
prison.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

The entire region Of country from Presburg to Pesth in
Hungary, visited by earthquake the I'd instant,
which violent Comon that all the bells rang and
few houses escaped injury. This the day which
shocks Of earthquake felt in several parts Of Mis-
souri,, and q slgher at Memphis, Tennessee.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

There at the present time six macadamized and
plank roads centering in the town of WINCHESTER, Va
The citizens Of MOBILE have taken the aitatoy steps for
the establishment Of guar line of steamers between that
city and New YoRK.
The Peach gathering in DELAwARE has commenced and
stated that there is prospect Of than ordinary
crop. Some Of the farmers have $50 200 planted
with peach trees.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

Mr.. BopIsco, the Russian Minister, and his LADY, and
party of ladies' and gentlemen went to Norfolk on Friday
last from Old Point in the steamer Star They visited the
navy yard and the U. s. ship Pennsyluana, Commander
SAUNDERS where they received with the usual honos
and salute.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

NAvAL.-The u 8. steam fgate Mississippi and frigate
Independence Trieste the Sd instant Arch Duke
JOHN, of Austria paid visit to the Independence the a7h
ulmo, and received with distinguished hono BY Com.
MoRsAN.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

The BnrDsE the Kentucky river al Frankfort is now
completed, and the passed it for the st time lev
days This accompshes the railroad communication
between Lexington and Louisville.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

ASNIHILArIss SPAcE.-E. H. DERBr, Esq, IN recent
speech Boston, said that when The railroads and branches
now constructing completed, traveller may eat his sup
per at the base Of the White Mountains and, travelling south,
dine n Philadelphia.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

MrrcHrLL, Indian agent with a large company, left
N Louis Friday try to effect treaty with alth Indian
tribes near the Rocky Mountains.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

THRRIBLE RAvAaEs OF THE CHoLERA.-A Lo
gives late advices from the Island Of Grand Can I'd
state that out Of population Of eight thousand the
island contains at least three thousand have peFshed Of
cholera.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

Late em Fosr LARAMIE received at st. Louis,
report the health Of the Fort good although few cases Of
cholera had occurred among the soldiers The trains were
- >u>se,ting along well. The cholera had appeared
ps tribe of Indians
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

The Atlantic and st. Lawrence Railroad opened for
travel fom Portland Mane to the White Mountains Of
New Hampshire, at Peabody river, Wednesday last
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

In the "Southern Republic" paper of the
Disunion complexion recently established at Cam
den, South Carolina we find an extract Of Letter
addressed by Governor MEANS to Secessionist
Committee in the interior of the State so highly
lauded by our new contemporary-we dare say a
very young one-that we were led to perusa of it.
This extract from his Letter is as full Of fire was
the worthy Governors Inaugural Address, in which,
if we remember right his highest aspiration was, in
the contest which he says is inevitable, to be placed
in it nearest to the flashes of the red artillery. The
concluding sentences Of the extract follow !:
al counsel resistance, because believe be-
fore God it is the only means by which the
direst calamity can be averted from our coun-
try. Let us act then like men. act worthy
of the reputation of our State, and we will sue
ceed. Our friends every where are looking with
trembling anxiety to our movements Our enc
mics fear that zoe UiH act because they think ,oe
scH succeed. They are anxious that we should
falter that we may become the laughing-stock Of
the Union."
1t is hardly possible that any deusion-should
it become general among even the Disunion party
could have more unfortunate influence than that
which we have italicized in the preceding extract.
If South Carolina has any enemies but those
within her own limits, shere are none of them GER
tainy of our acquaintance. 1t is the friends Of the
People of South Carolina who fear that thew will
act" not because they think, in the sense in which
the Governor speaks, that they will succeed " in
the conflict which they are seeking with the United
States, but because they fear that if they act as the
Governor desires they will cover themselves with
shame and disgrace. IT,, yfaltering in their pur-
poses, such calamity as becoming a laughing
stock to the Union should befall them, it is only
what has heretofore happened to the Governments
of other States aspiring to resist by force the laws
Of their united country, under color of reserved State
rights which existed only in their broodng imagi-
nations.
We trust, however, that there is no da niger of
their carrying matters far as to become laugh
lng-stock to the Union. We certainly know some
friends of theirs, whom they are persuaded TO re-
gard as enemies, who would rejoice, and we among
them, at their following the counses Of reason and
common sense, instead of those of passion and vio-
lence, to which they are urged but it would be
rejoicing from the bottom of their hearts, undebas-
ed by particle Of malevolence, and followed nei-
ther by reproachful nor disparaging exuta.ion.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

Late accounts from the Rio Gande represent that great
excitement prevailed there in consequence of the MeIcans
having refused deliver up runaway slave. An armed
party of Texans threatened to capture Presidio
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

The New Orleans Pcayune states that the First District
Court Of that city having fixed the bail Of Dr. HUNT at
$4,000. that gentleman Immediately gave himself up He
at gave the necessary security to the charge of
killing Mr.. FRosr in q duel.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

The steamship Franklin, for Hsvre and Southampton,
sailed from New York Saturday with $500 600 in specie
and eighty passengers.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
THE SOUTH CARoLINIANs.

1--WE have received by mail from leading politi.
ciSA. of the State Of South Carolina the following
- COMMUNICATION
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

but of very contradictory nature. We give however, the
different reports we have heard them.
There had been, is not denied far
form U.S. rising of the Creole population and near Puerto
Principe San Jusn &c.. which had been joined by part
Of the Spanish troops in the neghborhood 1t is stated that
the colonel Of regiment stationed Principe had inform
ed the authorities at Havana that he had but fragment Of
his regiment left. The regiment Of Leon, stationed at or
MaanZas had become nsubodnate that the officers
had advised the Government that the could be de-
pended on and the regiment had be removed other
part Of the island The authorities have stopped all sealed
between different parts Of the island since the
10Th instant and all communications have 60 through the
mails open, unless written by official. Views and feel
ings expressed in Havana that would not have been
attempted few weeks since, and meeting Of the Habaneros
favorable to Independence TO have been held few days
before the sailing of the Isabel but the place Of meeting hav-
ng become known to the Government, it taken posses
OF by military force and thereby frustrated the pa
trIos meet with in the INTERIOR is expected that
insurrection will take place in Havana Immediately.
Other gentlemen inform that COL Conde, Of the Regi-
men Of Puerto Principe, together with nine officers and
thirty sold ere, taken prisoner few days snce and that in
crossing raft three hundred soldiers were
drowned, the raft having capsized II saed likewise that
at the pr, there about thousand zens
in the woods under the command Of four American officers
ready sustain the Provisional already
ell Tunas ia the Eastern Department of the Island
adjacent TO the Central Department. in VIII ch Puerto Prn-
cpe IL likewise, according nformants expected
that in the Of few days. say en revolution will
break out IN Havana; for which purpose said the dsf-
cted hve seady regiment engaged t. CO operate with
them and tina, another viii over to them on lis com
mander being paid hree hundred douboon equivalent to
about b5 100 o currency he having pledged his word as
military officer to that eff ct.
We hsve moreover been nforned that many Of the towns
IN Cuba are IN ams-ihe present force amounting TO ABOUT
FIVE Thousand effective men-tha, a provisional Government
abou, to he organized and that the Queens troops have
| suffered severe loss
On the other band told by other parties whose in
formation generally unquesonsbe that The insurectiou
Principe affair that has created no alarm in the Island
Of Cubs, and that what they the exaggerated reports in