The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-30
Naval Intelligence.
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.


EoRroLK, Va, Deo 70, 1859
.4r,icsi Of The Schooner .ddranee-7N< Vesshr- United
States S,esars Posrhsas snd Fulton.
The schooner Advance, Of which you speak In ysur
Port Prays intelligence being saver and beisg cap
tursd BY forces that ooast arrived hcre last
Ing under the command Of acting master Walker.
The weather here for the last two weeks has been OF
the most unpleasant nature have scarcely had dag
during that time without rain The streets aud par.i
cuaily the unpAved snes in horrible condition. Ia
many places the mud Is over the shoe tops.
wrote you sometime since Of the arrival Of the Uni
ted States steamer Fulton at this navy yard she
here, far can learn from the knowing ones,
10 relieve the treasury OF Of its surplus funds It
IL the intention to put her In the dry dock and make
dry repairs additions, alterations and improvements
which utterly impossible without costiDg the govern
meAt than would build splendid double her
.e She rot possess for either Of
fcers men. and II mistake not it deemed
Ray TO put her bow gun ashore at to keep
her frsm going down bow foremost in the first gale Of
always monument to the ignorance and stupidity
Of old fosym which has governed the
many years The Fulton IL we'll adapted for towing
and wcus be valuable navy yard tug boat aud that
the duty that ought to 10 assigned her aud other
Tie United States steamer PoWha.aa fs s,l 1T
ting out for the Japan expedition Informed you upon
her arrival In our port of conversation hst with
OF her ooer whereis he expressed hnsef we'll pleased
with the chip with the en OF the bulwarks whish
around the bow and simply . piece OF canvass
il necessary to have the bsw and stern bul Saks pota
bic ~ TO be spenssd with Ia time OF action but they
ought to be constructed that VIII up their places
they would be Of rome benefit
The Allegheny. Mississippi and the Missouri all
fitted with portable thifting buvarks-they made
Of wood or Iron the may be, and hung with
hinges and be removed In Of actoa rtplscsd
nimsy arrangement with which the Poshstan Is nt.rd;
and when up their places they form perfect bsrrer
to The sea But old fegyisn rsigns supreme and IL
tie safty OF the ship depended entirely upon
tic canvass and fitting her with wooden bulwarks tuch
those mentioned in connection with the Mlsris opt
90 not believe they would make the alteration There Is
ample time to accom- plisb work learn IL Gill
require one month Al least to 1T her complete for East
rbs workmen buy Engaged In altering the Prince
tons boilers She expected TO be ready aoou. the srst
The u s. iloop war Falmouth arrived at Monterey
on the iath nit.
IMPORTANT LAW SUR case Of Burden VI
Erasus Coming and others. Of this city. which
argued before the Supreme Court Of the Uatea states
last ~ssk ia possessed Of much interest to parties
Ing IN this state. We give statement OF the fsos
When The rail introduced into by rnilrsad
contractors wrought ires spike required with
hook bead to faten the rail TO tina read bed All spikes
usd before that time in chip building and srsw,sre.
hid fat beads Henry Burden made q great uunnsr Of
spses Mt The Troy Iron and Nail Works, in Troy N "
ttr,sm =, tho Aibssy Nall Works. and both made
the hoek hssdeS spike With the hamuer About 1898
machine was invented tor making them and Burden Of
the tahiti hment snd wnslsw this other ,sd
fnr P.tents-sssn claiming the isycatcn Burdsn OBJ.
thihtu "" % tht Suu kVgu sfthDhshments made tn6
SPIKE ana, between hen they havs made all tse b. H.
headed spkes In the Usitsd Stzt-s Krsas numbsr-
yitcinE Of couTSe, vast profits
Burden DIED bill in the Circuit Court OF tho United
S'sfe-, fsf Injunction sg,inst Corsing Horace &
window After lsnx ntigssioa set.4emost took place
between tht parties, and each costinusd to msks the
book bsssst spike for two three years Thsn BarAea
filed new hill and clsimsd an Injunction. Corning,
Hornsr WinsLov plested that by the sstsent scfors
made they sut k0rized to rhs disputed ua.
chnery fox making the hook headed spike This Burden
s.nisd. vast MAS OF testimony tba point was
taken. and hearing Of the court bsaw 1t Vas keld
that Coming HerMr Winslow he'd made on. their
Gaze. ans drcres MAIDS In their favor
Burcen appealed 10 the 6uprems Court OF the Upitod
ststs NON that ascres Er. Reyerty johnson OF Bal
Gmors and MT Stevens, II Albany, are Burdens coan
ce1nse the ether side MT Stevens op.ned the stgu
merit fr th appeal before the gsupr Court russ-
day lat Ir. seymour and Mr. Seward answered, aud
MIR. Johpson replied Tbs damages In question: II am,
must bg epofm-us The value Ia o3nJoyery Is snder
itood 10 be $4,000 --.9lSany Es,wss, Dec. 49,
MURDER -We And the following IN The Char
otte IN Hhis we lean that o. Thursday tvonng
last at aniths turn Out In south Ca -sina short dis
tenee bloF Fbenezer Depot shocking .aurder wM CON-
Dittcd ulon the psron Of Uishmsn by the name Of
Bstnfy Laval he had hcen ksovked In N head with
stick, and thrown upon Ore and bii head ~ right
nearly burnt Oh before lie VAS found Bsin. Rornsa
Cathcio he wns brought up the ss the NEXT day
and Uttered AZ The Roman Catholic church in IL
~ q Gaetor according 10 the of that urch
U appears thai he had been sppcn ed Postmaster at
place few deys before he murdered suspicsn hAy-
Ing rested on family OF ffee negroes reading In the
psigbhMhocd Of them taken up and committed
for further trial These all the pM.icusrs that We
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