The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-26

route for the great railroad 70 Ne PaelAe. We
suppose he Win equip at st. Louis; and ~ The
first thorough explorer of the Rocky mountains
and the regions beyond them-ss the universal
favorite of those children Of the MONTANA"
the trappers and soyageurs-he will find mo- DIFF
hculty In organizing an efficient volunteer CON-
pany fsr the enterprise. We wish him, and all
others on the same important mission public
and private, q pleasant time Of it and quick
passage. The New York company have been
canvassing the extreme southern route uia
Texas and Ell Paso del Norte; but we must wait
the returns Of the several explorations before q
fair decision can be made. Meantime, it is
quite possible that the most active, practical
and enterprising private organization will get
the job St. Louis has broken ground, New
York has chartered company. other States
are moving in the matter, and, in spite of all
distractions and Instructions, the road must
and will be built. Hurry up the surveys. The
vision of Columbus can only be fulfilled by the
locomotive. Clear the track.
CAPTAIN JuDKrNs AND THE PAclNc-THB
SHIP MAIAY-MARME CoURrEsY.-Considerab
talk has been made, and some reflections cast
upon Captain Judkins, of the Cunard steam
ship Arabia, who did not stop in passing
ship presumed to be ashore near this port,
which ship was said to have been the Pacific.
| It Ia only fair to Captain Judkins to cay that
| his conduct, under the circumstances, was per-
fectly justifable. His ship was under way; he
saw what he supposed to be vessel ashore;
she had no signal of distress flying, and there
were two other vessels in her immediate vi
cinity. The captain then kept on his way, sup
| posing there was no occasion for his services.
He was right. There was no vessel on shore.
Two of the Coast Survey steamers were about
their legitimate business. We do not see how
Captain Judkins can be justly censured in the
slightest degree, and we regret that any re-
Elections should have been cast upon him by
our merchants. They will, with their accus-
toned liberality, now give him fair play.
But our attention has lately been arrested by
real instance of British meanness, the parti-
culars Of which seem to be too extraordinary
to be true but we print the authorization of
the affair in the HERALD Of this date. 1t APP
pears that the officers and crew Of the British
ship Loharee were picked up at sea by the ship
Malay, Of Salem, Brown master. The Malay,
after receiving this addition to her ships COM
pany was short of water. and in going into
Saint Helena for supply she fell foul Of the
French bark Berenica and some trifing damage
to epars &C., ensued. It is hardly to be credited
that the British authorities refused to allow the
Malay to depart until her master had paid
seventy-Ave pounds sterling for the damage
done to the Berenica, and to make compensa-
ton in spars. It will be seen that Mr. Llew-
ellen. master of the Loharee. deeply regrets this
act on the part of the Saint Helena authorities,
as well he may. An American captain finds o
crew Of Britons ahoat on the great highway Of
nations He goes out Of his course, picks them
up, and. in obedience to the Divine injunction.
he feeds, clothes. and waters them. His scanty
stock of the aqua is exhausted by them, he goes
into British port for supply, and is treated
in the manner above described.
We ought to have some missionaries at St. He
lena-the people seem 10 be plunged in barbar-
ism. Since the 4th Of May 1921 when Napoleon's
spirit passed away with the words of "tete
d'a,me" on his lips the ST. Helena people seem to
have been unable to get rid of that spirit which
rendered miserable the life OF him who confded
in the magnanimity Of "perfde .al6ion," and
was deceived. Decidedly, St. Helena wants
light We must either send Mons. Maillefert to
blew it up altogether, or something else must
be done Tor it, most certainly.
Politics AND PISTOLS IN New MExIoo.-We
have received the following private proclama-
ton, in the form of public handful, all the
way from Sante Fe:--
To THE PUBLIC.-On this afternoon spoke to
| Richard Fl. Weghtman in reference to converse
ton which transpred bet ween us the previous even
ing in the course o. which had denied the truth Of
one Of his assertions repeated to him what had
previously sad and turned to leave the spot expect
ing as matter OF course, 70 De called TO answer IN
the usual way After had turned TO leave he struck
me from behind with a stck-I being entirely IN.
armed at the time, and he well knew it. pistol
was offered me by frien1, and refused to receive
tilted in so doing I then sent him an invitation,
asking for the ordinary satisfaction of gentleman,
and he declined to receive the letter stating at the
same time that he knew what its contents were. I,
therefore denounce Richard Hanson Weightman as
o coward, liar, and blackguard.
francis J. THOMAS.
SANTE FE, N. NJ, July Is. 1868.
Col Weightman was the late delegate to
Congress from New Mexico, and won good
military reputation as an officer Of the army
during the Mexican war. He is originally from
Washington. Mr.. Thomas we do not know, nor
the subject Of the quarrel between the parties
but have no doubt that politics, connected with
the election Of a delegate to Congress, were at
the bottom of the controversy. Mr.. Thomas. in