The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-10

Manifest as justice may be, ii is one of those
cases in which forbearing and coacilat0ry
course is demanded as much by right feeling as
by policy.
WHATS In rae Wiadg
Translated from The Courier des Etats Eais
GEORGE Laws MUsKErs.
We may say, without being accused OF desire to
perfesmie bad pom, that these muskers have
made rother a ioud report in the world. From the
time OF kossuth's pat lotto beggag mission down
to the useless promenade of the Grapeshot in ( ,e
Cult OF Nc xico they have been atern asely sold TO
every oLe and 70 svery cause. They arc, neverthc
less, still to the foe. always seeking purchaser,
or at least an opportu, ity of being employed, for
In order to cla'e them Nix. George Law would no.
even rtcoil before the idea OF making n revolution
on his ON account. Have we not already seen
him. in the affair OF the Crescent City, ready to
declare war against Spain on his Individual hook
AT present we caGnot exactly tel wa .thec thcre
is question of sale or of enterprise half profits
with one OF the insurgept chiefs whom Mexico now
possesses by dozeI 8; but the following facts have
been Commune lted 70 u.s.
The muskets brought back by the GruDeahot
after her useless rinse at the mouth OF the MiSss.
sipp, have been Transported on board tue bark
Catherine Augusta, anchored for the moment at
one Of the quaysof the Moth river, some where in
t peigbbofhoOd OF Csaal street. This vessel has
also received on board large quantity Of 20 Tder
and supply OF coal.
On the other haud, The zane persons who have
chartered the Catherine Augusta have, il is said
which formerly made ab rtve trials Of regular sec-
vice, irst between New York and Bostoa, and Suisse
auently between Acr York aud Philadelphia. Tais
vessel which had long fallen into oblivion il ut this
moment receiving, at dock at Greenpont, the
notifications necessary to transform her, as far as
possible, into q vessel OF war.
As soon as there alterations will have been effected
and that circumstances viii permit it, the Cath rino
Augusta and the Fiaukliu arc - depart together on
the mysterious mission for which they are destined
and tire object OF which appears to be soGe mt OF
the Mexican coest-it is said fampico. Once there.
without doubt this bellicose little squadron wd iqd
itself en- aJs &c connG.ssance, or, Al loas, OF good
intelligence.
We publish these statements as they have reached
us, and with ell proper reserve, although we have
reason to believe them well founded. As to tie
rode which Mr.. George Law and his musBets play in
this matter We arc entirely ignorant Of it, and we
conii ourselves to hoping tlat this new specula
ton vii not fall short OF its mark like the preceding
ones.
from the Evening Post, sept
THE ARMED EyPEDIrIoS AGAINST MgErCo.
a few Gays ago we stated thaf ruruors were in
circulation tnat several vessels were afming at this
port, under the auspices OF Gen. Alvarez and the
revolutionary party in Mexico, one Of the frs.
achievements Of which was 20 he the capture Of tle
war steamer Santa Anna Just iughod at this mort
~ sool as colycnisht after her dc narure fov Vera
Cruz.
In connection with this movement va may as
well mention ruIlol which has cached ia that tue
agents Of Alvarez Der owed three millions OF dol.
chase OF ships and munitions Of war at this port,
designed for revolutionary purposes in Mexico.
Among the vessels bought with this or other
money, We are told, were tfe screw steamer Rcna.
min Franklin, formerly running from New Yoi K to
Ncw Orleans, and the bar k Cltharine Augusta, The
pro0enor was altered and fitted up recently by Mr..
Nillism Perite, at g eeDpoint, Long Island, as
war steamer. Her sides were pierced for ten guns
and all the regulate accommodations were made in
she interior for powder. guns, &c.
The expedition has been ia progress about three
months, ana the utmost sc ,resy mas been observed
by those lterested in IL.
The bark Catbarinc Augusta took on bard pow.
DER gun corriages and other articles of warfare, at
the foot of North Moore street last week. The bark
is now IN toe North river or tho Battery, reedy to
clear for st. Thomas and q market-wnich meaus
anywhere. :.
stores, and limited quantity OF small arms. Her
gurs ana ammunition aud al extra supply of Goals
ore on board the Ca.harine Augusta, and will be
transferred to the Franklin ut sea. The Franklin
u also reaoy to leave and will probably clear Mt the
Custom House for the same destination, or perhaps
for Gibraltar.
How room they viii leave will depend probsly,
upon the movements Of che Santa AoDa. General
Aluonfe, who IS probably informed Of what is afoot
may oet1inthe Santa Anna In which case the sal ing
Oh the eha%enrs may be indefinitely delayed
Tie Franklin will carry about eighty men, oil
told, shortly OF whom are ssid to b. citizens Of
the United States. Her po ,der magazines are in
tic forward part Of the ship, and four port holes
for guns Rave been pierced forward of tho ma
chnery. The other two port holes at the stern.
All The veses, Of both parties will sail from New
York under the American flag, and eva'y sailor has
M ca himself for one year and the engineers for
two.
The Santa Anna is nearly ready To depart for Vera
Cruz, She viii take twelve American seauleo boz
fo'e The mast Sixty foreigners have also shipped
ss seamen but they viii go out rs passengers She
is worth $50 OoO and If the Alvarez party III coed
In capturing be they will pot something ol prize,
irrcspey tive Oft indemnity money Which she will
pr bsbiv take.
TIE Benjamin Fraohlip was bought for the Ava
re2 expedition by tire agent If the Revolutionary
General and some one el,e, 'or $4,000, from Mcsers.
N. l.. GCCtta1y Co., merchants oi this city. II is
steted that the ame parties have fttes ou DO ths
vessels for santa Anna ard foe General Alvarez.
Even the gun carriages, vatyng In quality for ca h
steanr the Santa AuDs haviog them maze II solid
mahogany, end the propeller Ut live caG-were fur.
nisbe9 by the sau buiide,s.
Several gentlemen Of bgh standing ia tie United
str'os and elsewhere are reported to rs to be inter
ested in tois movement, but we withhold tseir
uutu the report receives farther coaG matJn