The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-26

dorsed them and stuck 'em in his letters Just as I
wrote 'em;; Damnation good natured IN him, wss II
not n0wf
more gratitude and let the old fello get fe dol
lars more pay and the title Of Lieutenant General,
As said before, President can't d. a he likes.
must be guided by Marcy and the other fellows.
it's no use talking otherwise. When have you heard
81 got letter yesterday. I'll read it 70 you the
next time you come to see me-"
Agreed. And now must say good night, for il
is quite late"
TIE MAN Wor NOMINATED FRANK PIERCE.
[corrsspoadepes Of the Baltimore sua
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. 1854.
The great hcDonough VIII case has been decided rat
ths decon Of the court has not yet besn announced
The court have agreed honevsr as to thsir utsmsns
which In in favor Of suitAning the will 81 fSr that In
vests In the cities Of New Orleans and Baltors al hr
imnsnse estate An attempt was made TO break the
will on the ground that sYastsa Illegal trusts and per-
petuss 1t is the judgment OF the court however, that
the viii does not give tho property Ia trust the Of
the sitss but that It bsqueaths the estate 70 the cities
to be disposed Of for sersia charitable not uud
tns direction o. tie city authorities bat Of certain rus
the csr, ABSOLUTELY and without any restriction ups
its use other thar What the ces may choose to
else. They may appropriate the wnoe education nd
charities or they expen II In paying tlxss laying
pipe, and In corporation fssss They vii have rgnf
70 divide II per capita among tho vo,srs to throw
II into the common fund for city sxtrAv Thus
Chincha Islands.
TO THE HONORABLE SxNArk AND HOUSE OF REP
RKsfNrArIvEs, wAsHiN1rog, b. c.
The undersigned merchants and others, citizens
OF New York be- leave to present to your hoaora
BILE bodies, that certain unprovcked insults aud
ton attacks upon the persons Of American ship
masters. officers and seamen, were recently commit
ted at the Chncha Islands, by the authorities of PERI
one on the 10th, one on the 18th OF August 1853,
and,another on the I'd OF September following.
These occurrences, we learn from some Of tue
officers themselves now in this port, were briefly
follows -
On the 10th OF August, the first officer OF the
American ship Red Rover went On board the guard.
ship of the Peruvian authorities, ut Chincha in
pany with his Captain, To explain an occurrence
which had taken place On the deck Of his own ship.
The commaDdant, without listening to explanation.
instantly, on his coming on board placed hin in
irons, and SO kept him for considerable space Of
time.
A few days subsequently to this several An arcan
seamen were seized and imprisoned IL the same
manner.
10 the absence Q! any representative Of American
interests either Minister, Consul, vesae of war
our shipmasters waited upon the commandant Of the
port, on board his guard-ship, to inquire mo the
cause Of this Imprisonment by him Of American sea
men, when suddenly, without ASSIGNING any reason
therefor, or even permitting them 70 maze kno to
him the object Cf their visit he ordered his marines
to charge upon thssl with fixed bayonets ard drive
them from bis presence overheard, which ORD was
Immediately enforced with such extreme violelce
that some of them were driven into the SEQ many
were severely bruised and wounded. and al simna-
rly elected from the guard ship. That, ON the 2fst
Of the same month, Admiral Moresley, Commodors
OF the British squadron, touched at these Islands,
and on ascerta.ning the circumstances before men
toned, informed the commandment that the British
government was the ally Of the United States and
France, and In the absence o. any American ship of
war, he should protect American interests; aai hay
Ing demanded and received from the said couiclaud
ant the most positive assurances that no would not
commit any further act of violence upon Americans,
he sailed again on the 25th inst. for Valparaiso.
That, IN direct violation of the pledges before
toned, another act of violence was committed upon
the persons and property Of American citizens while
engaged in towing the ship Defiance to sea- whereby
number Of them were severely wounded and
bruised, some driven overheard, one shot through
the thigh, the American dag hauled down, and the
ship taken possession OF by the authorities OF Peru,
and carried 10 Calao.
We can bear testimony to the high character Of
American ship masters as q body Of men. and many
OF Us, especially in regard those above esrrod so
and Others In charge Of our most valuable ships en-
gagged in the Pacific trade, more than one hundred
OF which vessels during the past year, hays visited
those isiands, and which, including their frelghts
thence, represent from ten 10 twenty millions Aof
dollars.
We are informed thst the nss Of gnano on the ex-
hausted cotton and tobacco lands Of the South pro-
duces results 81 remarkable Is the wheat fields OF
Maryland and Virginia under it, iDhucn ,e the
cotton plant ten days sooner than the Of
any other fertilizer, is attacked by insects,
and yields fourth more cotton, while the large
agricultural interests OF the North are beginning to
consume large quantities Of 1t.
Such being the case, we are OF opinion that hare
after many more of our ships will be employed in
this business than heretofore we therefore deem 1t
q duty to ourselves, as well to the commerce Of
whole country, to call the attention of your ho
D0rabe BODIES 10 this subject and request that suit
able redress for the late insults and violence may be
Immediately demanded from Peru, in bahalf OF all
those Who have suffered the same, and such security
guaranteed for the future civil treatment of cid.
zsns and regard for our property as viii enesually
prevent repetition Of the past outrsgea and iu-
juries.
The Great Telegraph Case:
DECISION OF THx SUPREME COURT OF TIE UNITED
STATES.
TO fH1 IDrroE OF THE NKw Y0RK HIRAIp
HR-Your correspondent ''CsStop' has indulsed In .
variety OF comments ths case for tbs obvious
Of iujurpg tbs parties s,ei In the Hou printing
liner snd;patents with your permaaion vii
ado lev words TO the remarks Of R' In reply To "Cspi
tol which appeared in the HERALD Of tho l2n ins
that the public may not be inhaled Ga this su a,st
The question whether Aorse the first inventor Of
that Of the various forms Of the electric telegraph
The American electro magnetic telegraph Ia one of
very little Importance capitol" after stating that the
dssion ests dishes the fact tbst Morse tho ogi
nal and frft Inventor OF printing recording te!s
sAsh" cooy assvmes that that Is JUST the thing
being the invsntcr Of the art tesraphng Ths
old trick whion has deceived the public long enough.
The electric telegraph in the very form preferred in
London and Paris vas invented and pAtented before
Morse 6ed his cavsat In this country preparatory
application for PATENT Ind, far from denying tho
fact be refers TO the invention In hispa sno~a BY
n" and claims that he hAs MAZE Improvement Whist
lines stand for lesers instead OF pointing 10 plain lei
ers making other ineligible sgos at distance By the
action or s1ercs Of electrical power upon the magnetic
Cd bar needle which bad been therefore DONE Ia bs
frsr claim he said There various known modes Of
producing motion by ell magnetism but of thess
had been applied rrior to invention aud improvement
TO actuae or give motion to printing according
ohneIy"
The "vareus known modes OF produ Stag ,tlons By
electro nsgne had been used Tor electric tsegrapas
in different parts Of Europe-tbs motions being sAsiy
made ntellsibs. Electric telegraph lines butt in
England years before horse began ouilc line
and there Ia prrtenoe that tns English invented
The electric leRfAph they Iere proceeded by others