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FROM HONDURAS.

We find the following in letter published in the New
Orleans True Delta, dated Belize, Honduras January g.
We presume says the New York Commercial ADVERTISER it
simply that the State Of Honduras has formally
laid claim to tract Of country her title to which is not
disputed by Great Britain although English wood
cutters had there settled for the purposes Of their bust
As the settlement has risen into Importance,
the State of Honduras has probably deemed it proper to
her rights in the premises and they have not been
disputed:
81 will now inform you that the State Of Honduras has
recently in pcaceabe quiet way, taken possession Of
the English settlement ut Lmas. They have planted
their flags and formally taken possession in the name Of
their State. They have appointed commandment and
declare that the State of Honduras will at oil hazards and
every sacrifice continue to hold this territory This STEP
If maintained, will be great drawback mahogany
houses in that vicinity, the Honduras Government
charges $40 per ton while the Mosquito only charges
them 49,"
The letter states that the inhabitants Of the Be-
Ire settlement have received instructions from the Home
Government to meet in public meeting and adopt con-
stuton outline Of which has been sent by the Colonial
Secretary preparatory to that settlement becoming
colony Of Great Britain In pursuance Of these instruc
ons two public meetings have been held and the skele-
ton constitution discussed but not finally acted upon
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AFRICAN COLONIZATION.

A bill Is before the New York Senate appropria-
ting fifty dollars to defray the expenses Of each CO.
lored inhabitant of that State above ten years Of
age, or twenty-five dollars if below that age, who
may voluntarily emigrate to Liberia. The Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller, and Attorney
General are constituted board to draw the money
and to superintend the emigration, employing for
the latter purpose, if they see fit, the New York
Colonization Society. New Jersey, Maryland, and
Virginia have each made appropriations for the
same object
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PROSPECTS OF ALEXANDRIA.

The recent legislation of the General Assembly
Of Virginia, in aiding State improvements leading
to neighboring town of Alexandria, is caase of
much qualification to the people of that place, who
reasonably suppose that it viii have an immediate
and direct influence in drawing to Alexandria po-
pulation and capital in increasing the value of real
estate, in inducing local improvements, and in add
ing to the hopes spirit and enterprise of its citizens
We congratulate them cordially upon the bright
ening prospects before them. The Gazette thus
speaks two of the laws that have just been enacted
We rejoice to be able to-day that the bill
granting charter for the extension of the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad, from Gordonsville to Lynchburg,
passed the Senate of Virginia Tuesday, and is now
law The important Link TINS secured by tina charter OBJ
tanned makes railroad from Memphis to Alexandria,
this noble line wpass the greater portion Of the
trade and travel Of the Southwest We regard it
of the greatest in the history Of the progress end
importance of Alexandria Trade win fow in q regular
and direct channel-tha, whole line of read win be inn
mensely benefted-the nation will feel the effects
Of such improvement and the State of Virginia will
reap the rich fruits OF the sagacty and public spirit of
legislators in perfecting such plan.
The large maories in both branches of the Virgins
Legislature in favor Of the Manassas Gap Railroad bill
the passage Of which have already mentioned show
the favorable views entertained towards that improve
in all parts Of the State. It's extremely popular
and deservedy So every where Ne trust that thu sub
scrpons to the road in the valley counties will &c
vigorously, to the additional three ffhs
from the State provided for The Manassas road il
destined to be Of the most productive roads, DO
eve, and las extension to the West and Northwest viii
be effected, hope, at early day-enlarging its
paciy and tending the development Of the
Of the Commonwealth. While it will benefit Alexandria
it will still benefit the counties through which il
may be made"
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Our Minister in England, Mr.. INGERsoLL in the
qualification Of natural curiosity visited during the
last month several of the great commercial and
manufacturing centres Of the kingdom, at all Of
which be was received with marked respect, and at
the chief Of them, Liverpool, Manchester, and Bir
mingham, he was complimented by the city autho
rites and inhabitants with public dinners AT these
hospitable entertainments is the custom in all
civilized countries, and in none more than in our
own-friendly sentiments and good wishes were Of
course interchanged fraterna toasts given and cour
teous speeches made. This is not less the dictate
of good breeding than it is the offspring Of our
humanity and we might hope that it is especially
natural when any Of our people find themselves
seated at the hosptabe boards of the old folks at
home" He indeed mast be chusl, as well as a
vulgarian, who would at such times repress the flow
Of kindly feeling and choose to descant the acer
bites of the world instead of its harmones Yet
some of our precisonists of the press have blamed
Mr. INGERsoLL for pursuing the line of conduct at
those complimentary banquets which became him as
gentleman well the representative Of his coun-
try and some have gone SO far as to say he ought
rather to have avaled himself of these festive meet
ings to explain and vindicate the political insttu-
tons Of his country" Truly bright idea !
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/ THE SICKNESS AT HAVANA letter from Ha-
vana, dated the 2Sth ultimo, states that the
Of the prevalence of smallpox at that place have
been much exaggerated, and adds
"A few weeks ago. the disease prevailed to ex-
tent is true, but has subsidized almost entirely
epidemic and the city considered healthy usual
"The Fulton arrived yesterday, having left Mr.
KING Mt Key West The officers making arrange
ments for for him in the city, when, in day
two they return for him. The Count OREILLEY otfere
of his country seats outside the walls to the officer
for Mr. KING but learn that this courteous offer
accepted he DESTROYS to be in the city, and in
American boarding house,
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MANIFEST DEsrISY.--A series Of resolutions has been
introduced into the Ohio Senate looking the extern
sion Of the Of freedom" The following may
q specimen:
Resolved That if it be Heavens viii, think iii
TO consecrae the whole continent with the islands Of the
sea adjacent thereto to freedom and place them under
the protection Of fag true American citizens will not
murmur at the DEGREES of Providence; but the
trary with all other good Christians, win say, Goods
will be done"
time" Resolved that the Saints shall inherit the earth
Resolved that se are the Saints Boston Courier
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APPOINTMENTS DY THE PRESIDENT,

APPOINTMENTS DY THE PRESIDENT,
by and aefh the odo;te and consent Of the. Senate.
JOHN L. BARNARD, to be Register Of the Land
Office at Lebanon, Alabama, vice Sampson Clayton,
resigned
ABADIAH w. WARD, to be Receiver of Public
Moneys at Lebanon, Alabama, vice Peter j. Walker
resigned.
NMRoD H. BENSON, to be Receiver Of Public
Moneys at Montgomery, Alabama, his term of ser
vice having expired.
Don ALoNzo SPAULDING, to be Surveyor Gene
raj OF the Public Lands for the district Of Illinois
and Missouri, vice NJ L. Clark, resigned.
GEORGE L. CoMsTOcK, of New York, to be So
icitor of the Treasury of the United States, in the
place of John G. Clarke, deceased
SURVEYORS OF THE CUSTOMS.
PHILIP II. PENDLEToN, at Port Royal, Virginia,
vice VIM. Gray, deceased.
VIM MAXWELL, at Sunbury, Georgia, reap
pointed
BENJAMIN STILES, at Hardwicks, Georgia, 70
appointed
APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
VIRGINIgs b. CHAPLIN, of Virginia, to be Com
mercial Agent Of the United States at the Naviga-
tors Islands, in the place of John G. Williams,
resigned.
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The delivery of -four and wheat at tide water from the
New York Erie Canal daring the year which has just ter
minated nearly FIVE millions Of barrels from the West
ern States and hef million from the interior OF
New York which is than million of barrels
25 per cent the preceding year. more than nine
tenths of which increased delivery from Western
Statosa larger Increase in year than ever before
except in the year of the famine in Ireland All other
grains and agricultural productions follow these leading
articles and conbate to swell the volume of increase
trade the canal.
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At The annual public session of the Russian I'm
perial Geographical Society, held in st. Petersburgh, it
stated that the great scientific expedition about to
be by that body into Eastern Siberia and Kamschaka
on the immediate Of setting out The expedition
comprises twelve young who have been trained by
the Society expressly to the duty Of taking astronomical
magnetca and meteorological observations was fur
ther stated that another expedition would be dispatched
to examine the condition Of the fisheries in the Caspian
sea, and third to explore in geological point of view
several regions Of European and Asatic Russia.
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OFFICIAL.
NoTIcE 10 DEE MANUFA orUH gLs or poLER LIDS.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT PEBRUARY 10, 1853.
The fifteenth section of the Of Congress entitled
An act to amend entitled An act for the better
security Of the lives Of passengers board Of vessels
propelled in whole in part by steam, and for other
purposes" approved Both August, 1852, provides
That all plates Of boiler iron shall be distinctly and
permanently stamped in such the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall prescribe and II practicable in such
place places that the mark shall be left visible after the
plates worked into boilers; with the OF the
manufacturer the quality Of the ron and whether not
hammered, and the place where the same is manufac
tured"
In pursuance the authority vested in this Depart
pent by the above section Of said law, notice is hereby
given the manufacturers Of boiler iron that in future
all iron to be used in boilers in steam vessels must be
clearly and distinctly stamped in not less than three
places each shsetor plate follows viz at two da-
gona corners distance Of about four inches from the
edges and also about the middle Of each plate Sheet
with the Of the manufacturer and the Of the
place where manufactured designating the latter by the
name Of the city, town., county, and also State.
is at the option Of the parties to add the of the
works
the plates formed from charcoal iron which has
not been hammered before being rolled il is to be also
stamped in connexon with the above with the letter c.
II Of charcoal iron which has been hammered before
being rolled it is to be marked with the letters c. H.
If Of pudded iron, It'll v be marked with the letter p
In addition to the above the different qualities Of the
ron 1st 3D. 3d. &C., viii be designated upon the plates
by numerals, viz No. l, No. 2, No 8, SC.
THO COKwIN,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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UNITED STATES AND FRENCH CORRESPONDENCE

1t will be observed, from an official communi-
cation of the Postmaster General published below,
that he has suspended for three months the order Of
oath January, by which the rates of postage on
letters to and from France by the different lines,
via England, were equalized; the French Minister
having, as q favor personal to himself, requested
such suspension. We understand that this request
has been complied with the more readily, nasmuch
negotiations are now in progress at Paris for a
Postal Convention between France and the United
States, and our Minister at London has recently
been instructed to renew the negotiations postal
communication with England, commenced by Mr.
LAWRENCE, but not yet terminated
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Thu cost of lighting the city Of New York during the
past year amounted to S269O68. The whole number
Of gal posts put up 743; making the whole number
of lamps burning 1884, whole number of city lamps
150C-forning continuous line of thirteen and three
quarter miles of oil and gas running from the Battery to
Kingbrdge The total amount of mains laid in the city
twp hundred and twenty nine miles, and those laid last
year competent to supply 14OO lamps than
now burning.
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HEAVY DAMAaEs.-Joseph Damont has received YER
dict Of ST 900 damages the New Orleans Fifth District
Court against the New Orleans and Carroton Railway
Company for injuries caused to his daughter, Maria
Camilla Damont by accident the railroad in octo-
ber 1851 The injuries such that the unfortunate
young obliged to submit TO ampuaton Of her
left leg and three Of the toes Of her right foot,
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THE LIQUOR QUESTION IN VKRMosT-0n Tuesday an
election took place in Vermont the question Of sus
tanning what is called the Maine Liquor LAW, adopted
by the last Legislature of that State The vote 50 far
as returns are received indicates that the law has been
sanctioned by large majority Of the people 1t will.
therefore, according Of its clauses, go into effect in
the beginning of next month.
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DREADFUL MORTALITY AT SEA.-The ship Antarctic, of
and bound for New York from Liverpool arrived in
Hampton Roads Sunday the emgrants on board hav-
ing suffered the most dreadful mortality from small pox
during the passage There have been sixty deaths and
number are still suffering from the disease. SO says
Telcgraphic report from Norfolk.
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The Norfolk papers gve the particulars of the awful
mortality board the ship Antarctic lately arrived there
SMALLPOX, ship fever measles, and dysentery pre-
vai among the passengers, numbering five hundred to
six hundred The captain and first mate had both been
SICK Ind the second mate lied No deaths had occurred
after ,he ship anchored in Hampton Roads.
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THE SLAVE TRADE.-A correspondent of the Baltimore
Sum- whose letter is dated Rio dc Janero, December 80
says that the 22d of that month thousand slaves
were landed few miles south of Rio and marched into
the Interior the cargo having sold for 800 mres each
The slaver escaped 1t is the first important mPor-
tator since the Brazilian Government at the instance of
Great Britain issued it's prohibitory decree.
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FREE BANKING IN FLoRIDA.-The Florida Legislature
its last session passed law for the establishment Of
Free Banks that State They have now no banks there
nor have they had for years. nearly all the notes
circulating the State being notes Of Georgia and Caro-
linn hanks
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AMERICAN SIsAL HEMP.-Sisal hemp has been success
fully cultivated during the past season. Indian River
in Southern Florida from plants recently introduced
The Tallahassee Floridan whose editor has been shown
specimens, says:
eve learn that the plant from which these samples
manufactured grows thrifty the poorest SOIL and
for that is well adapted to many portions Of this
State. Tise and population would to be all that
are needed to make this important article Of COM
merceu
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The Hon. JOHN r. THOMPSON was yesterday
elected Senator in Congress by the Legislature of
New Jersey, to supply the vacancy from. that State
which will occur on the 4th of March next in con-
sequence Of the resignation Of Commodore STocK-
TON, communicated to the Legislature the day
preceding Mr.. Thompson's election.
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PROJECT ron SHIP CANAL, connecting the waters Of
the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays is now before the
Maryland and Delaware Legislatures The bill before
the Maryland Legislature provides for the construction Of
the canal from convenient point the Chesapeake
bay to the Delaware ne sa canal to be at least 100
feet wide upon it's surface and 60 feet wide the bottom
wherever practicable The capital stock Of the proposed
company is TO be 80. 600. 600
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PARAGUAY OPENED THE WoEID.-The London Times
contains among other from South America the
that the Government Of Paraguay had issued
Decree dated November 90 TO the effect that all vessels
of one hundred and twenty tens and upwards will have
free the port Of st. Nicholas that settlers will
be allowed to the country free from military
ons viii be allowed purchase, hold, and dispose Of
land and will also enjoy religious liberation to certain
exta
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BANK FAILURE IN ISDIANA.-The Indiana Sentinel says
Of the free banks established in the village Of New
port, vermon county, has gone by the board On Fri
day last 600 Of its bills presented for redemption
and protested The Of the bank pupors be the
Bank Of North America.
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FROM BUENos AYREs.

A late arrival at New York brings dates FROM
Buenos Ayres to December 18th A lester dated
December 9th says:
The state of things is follows When
rived Governor ALsINA in charge of the Government
He 1000 up the Entire Rios to fight and
take Urquiza. Five hundred landed and were badly
whipped by the troops of Jrquiza AGO were killed. and
e others marched don't know where but believe them
to be outside this city. Gea Hernos dispatched to
raise troops in the interior, with 81 900 paper
rency, against Urquiza but instead of proceeding
towards Entire Rios, he back here in company with
Colonel Jacques, with troops and sent letter
to Governor Asna to resign which he did day before
teray and succeeded by Governor PaTo for the rd
time making nine Governors since the third Of February
last.
/ 6 Cen Pacheco is Minister Of War There are Ma
tona Guard Of 1000 volunteers and 600
ready TO march in the morning and give Urquiza battle
Which will off yictors it is hard to say They
reacherous that they cannot be trusted There has
been skrmishing already. We from the house
skirmsh in which report says four killed
Day before yesterday the outsiders had possession of the
Armory but in this skirmsh they surrendered and run
out of town again.
" The outsiders want Hernos to be Governor with
raordnay powers equal to those given to Rosas and to
break up the national guard and transport Col Metre
| commanding the national guard.
The foreigners have been notified to-day that they
will have liberty to take in favoro the Governments
and also protect themselves from the assaants if they
shall enter the city.
Business of all kinds is stopped The CustomH House
closed and every thing but fighting to be laid
the shelf
THE installation of the constituent Congress took place
at Santa Fe on the Goth of November last DIR. Zuvra
was elected president of the Congress. Gen. URaUlzA
submitted account of his stewardship since the Sd of
February, in which he intmates his willingness to retire
from public life should his person be considered obsa
Gle to the national organization 1t is stated that Dr.
Zuvra to be sent mission of peace and conca
ton the Government of Buenos Ayres and that the
views predominant in the Congress wholly pacific and
decidedly opposed to the idea of Republic of less than
fourteen provinces.
URoUzA has been made Dictator of the Confederated
Republic, until the forms be gone through with to
make him President"
Another letter, dated the 9th, says: tWe are in
volution, and all business is interrupted The late
Governor Ana has been compelled to resign his func
tions and the adverse faction is besegng the town. We
trying to come to reconciliation but have little
confidence in the result"
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The Oregonian OF the last dates mentions that fight
took place at Tuc Lake. between party Of Indians and
company Of troops under the command of Capt BxsJ.
wRrcHr and that forty of the former were killed The
paper adds without comment that the scaps Of the In
dams were brought in by the soldiers. In this case it
would be difficult say which party the sarages
TNew York Courier
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The State Of NORTH CAROLINA has issued proposals TO
borrow $500 900 its bonds having thirty years to run
to maturity bearing six per cent annual interest which
payable half yearly in New York The bonds are Is
sued to aid in the construction Of the North Carolina
rni
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Both Houses Of the Legislature Of LOUISIANA
have refused, by large majorities, to 60 into an
election of United States Senator to supersede
Mr.. BENJAMIN, who was duly and legally elected
by the last Legislature. 1t may be presumed that
the question will not be further agitated.
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Posr Oyr1cE DEpARrMRNr, EsBRUAnY 10,

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, FEBRUARY III, Io55.
In accordance with the advice of the President OF the
United States communicated to this Department through
the honorable the Secretary of State and given the
personal solicitation Of the French Minister the order of
Oath January last equalzing the rates of postage all
letters between the United States and France via Eng
land is hereby suspended for three months from this
date s. d. HUBBARD Postmaster General
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FURTHER New MExIco.--The Santa Fe Gazette
Of the st utmo gives details Of the murder Of the
family Of Mr.. James W. Graves ut Don Ana, by Anne
rican whose name is not given The deed done at
night. lie escaped pursued TO Sonora, distance
Of foar hundred miles, brought back and hung by the
the fifth execution Of this kind in the
territory the past year
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TuE WAR IN MoSTESEoRo-The latest advces from
Europe convey intelligence that the 18th Of January
Omer Pacha Grahavo by Storm but in attempting to
surprise the capital Of Montenegro in the mountains
he was repused. lie intended to the attack on
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The two parties Of the Maine Legislature having dis
agreed with regard continuing the baongs for United
States Senator committee appointed which agreed
to postpone further action until Thursday Of this week
The friends of Mr.. Clifford prefer to indefinitely post
pone the whole matter. ts,'