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The Loss OF the San Frsncisco,

THE NOBLE CONDUCT OF CAPT. srAUFFKR.
Below We give ths modest letter OF Capt st.ufsr to
the eonfgrt OF the pxcke. ship aro which spesks
for ITSELF The letter Of Mssss zsrsga Co. also shows
that Capt Watkins had gone to London to confer with
the American Minister in reference TO the best
providing for the return o. the United States troops and
others to the United States -
LvEaPoor, Jan. al, 1851
hrssFs ZrREsA Co IL beg TO inform you Of the arri.
val CT the Antarctic 10 the The pa lost where
am con PEELED to msiI until tie 2Sh oHifg to the tides
On the 80 inst in lat 80 40 lon 81 fell Ia with stea n
slip San Francisco and took from her the captain pur
ser, tso ocers three Hsutsnants, and
and ninety United States government troopi when de-
tanned ne about ffy four hours. Your ood't servant.
tsisnec) GEO. o. STAUFFER. ssip Au.a-;tlc
TO THE EDITOR or TIE NBw YORK HERALD.
NV YosK Feb. 10, 1854
VIII you please pubsh the sboFe letter ,eved By
Pacific, from Capt SAur, being all the in'or .ion he
gives as for his noble psit ia the Of the unfou
nate passengers OF the San Francisco BY which T. vold
sppear that his mcdesy only squared By his ntrs dy
and COED hart
We learn further from corrsspo 1dsns, Nssars A
Dennsoun Co., that Capt Watkins has GO 70 Ion Ion
to the AmeIio,n Minister 10 regard to provdiug fr
the unfortunate In the meantime, all tbs parties re
main on board the Antarctic.
Any comments you may make viii W appreciate by
your obedient servants, ZEREGA CO.
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Bnnrd OF SnnerrIsnrs.

fih hoDCr me Rscoroer IN TIE CHAIR.
FrR The minutes OF the Last meeting we've read and
approved.
cososERs' Buis,
The report Of the committee 10 favor o' paying the
bills OF The four Corones amounting to 81 C5 and
also sS2o, the hills in the scsoun for post mort N
examinations vas adopted, and ths accounts ordered 70
be paid also in favor OF paying John Ives late Cor
for fees IN osendpg tbs case Of Ttyam va the Coroner
for false imptisormen s2t0--ordsrsc TO b paid.
PAYMENT FOR DtrEpIsg A FUcIuyB SLAVE =
Tho report OF tho committee in favor Of paying n ~
Culver SSle expenfes incurred In defending the
tion Of ere Bolsnd, claimed fugitive, vas adopted
The committee reported adverse to cili from ,ns
BconiDgdals Asy lun for want o. proper Aahssaeason
AtyourLss 10 kSrSsy pezt
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EXCLUSIVE News AoAE.--We published ex-
clusively, the other day, the text of the copy
right treaty pending before the United States
Senate. Why do not our contemporaries, who
raised such clamor against our first exclusive
report of that Mexican treaty, why do they not
come out and pronounce this copyright treaty
also O hoax
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One thousard even huudrea zrd eighty eight gallons
Of LIQUOR about huudred and thirty Ave thousand
Doses appears the above, sold in New Bedford
during three months for medicinal purposes exclusive Of
ale andporsr, which not Icludsd in the table but
which bore heir proportion In amount Iold to the other
medicines Ne~ Bedford must be very unhealthy pl.cs
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Work FOR DEcAYED PoLTICIASs.-W learn that
i. B. Hart, Esq, and others have been appointed
subcommittee. by the National Democratic
Committee at the Stuyvesant Institute, and in
structed to solicit subscriptions for weekly
journal that has suffered much in the hardshell
cause and is even now in the jaws of death.
Mr.. l.. Il. Hart was once member Of Congress.
He figured subsequently as a candidate for the
Navy Agency but having been unsuccessful in
the endeavor, he seems to have turned his at
tention to the calling of newsboy. We are
glad to sec that a respectable business is at
length opened for dccayed politicians; a voca.
tion which will keep them out of mischief and
beggary. and may at the same time prove con-
genial to their old tastes II pleases us so
much that if Mr.. Hart will call on us, we don't
mind proving our friendship for the national
democracy, by trying to obtain for him a route
OF the HERALD, or if this cannot be had. the
early GALE Of some OF our extras This. we inn
agine will be more permanent and profitable
than canvassing for his present employers.
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Ith' JINstH MITCHELL. hooseyeIt Aud hotrIs, present.
THE ExrRADITI0N CASE.
FIN 10.-Jn the Mater n zlera@der Hai1ronn. This
case, which comes mp nov application behaf OF
the stcussd for warrant under the state Law Revsed
Statutes rec So chap 81 TO prevent his removal ont Of
the State was ca on to-day, but again postponed
The argument Is fIsd for Wednesday next
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LIQUOR AGENCY OF NEW BEDFosD.-The liquor agent OF
New Bedford has dat published his quarterly report OF
the work done in his department for the three months
ending ths 23d c. January. Tne following figures
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Goveraor Crosby, cf Name was qualified on the sth
pstsp!, apa dAliversS eM Inaugural address,
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The HERALD. as usual. was the first to take
ground upon this great question, and that
position upon the subject which furnishes the
reasons, the propriety, and the certainty of the
passage Of the bill. II is but two or three
weeks since this momentous issue was sprung
upon the country but instantly the independ-
ent press hit upon the conclusion, a, indicated
in the failure Of the Tabernacle meeting. and
the rapid progress Of the bill in the Senate
Tie Senate debate shows that more pro-
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gress has been made in two weeks 10 the
discussion Of this subject, than wasxens Ae 10
two years upon the measures Of 1885,, the dis
cussion of these measures, however, had pre-
pared The Senate and the country Tor clear
understanding Of this matter an d all the coz
stitutional points involved in it,. But in 1850,
as in 1854, the Wall street journals were first
among the opposition. The Courier and En-
quirer, however, IN the former case after dis
charging its anti-slavery editor, and after max
ing an apology to the public, wheeled into line
on the side OF the adjustment. Aud SO will it
have to do before this present controversy is
ended. The Journal Of Commerce. which was
also among the anti-slavery pleaders in the out
set of the agitation Of lS19-'50, has, on this oc-
casion, taken Time by the forelock, following
prudently in the wake Of the HERALD.
We have no doubt of the passage of this bill
no more doubt than we have, upon the setting
of the sun, that u will rise the next day, and SC
continue to do till The day of Judgment beyond
which it is not necessary now to go. We dc
not derive orr conclusions from the press O.
New York but we say that our metropolitan
daily press gives in the aggregate the earliest
| foIeshadowiDg OF the drift of public opinion and
| Congressional action. In thus rejecting public
opinion, the Independent press, especially, has
Of late years, exercised and will continue to
| exercise, great power over the politicians
spoilsmen, and Presidential cliques, and aspir-
ants Of the country. 1t is power which acts
upon many even Of the old fogies, with the
force Of an electrical battery, galvanizing them
into new life and urging them into the progress
sive spirit Of the age.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

sowEHY THEATRE, Bovsry-uscLr To.'s CAMS.
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EEOlrWAY THE ATRK Broadvav-Ay yoUTo WIFr
aEn Nty 0Lp LAERELLA-A sipsvEsEa NIGHT's DREAx.
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And Evening ArcLh loh's oAhF
wALLAcK's THEATRE, Broadway sofpirR's coUnE.
rmP- roLLT as TLlys
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BURTCR's THEATRE, Chambers streot-A PRETTY
Pro- % BuslN Ess-A LIpsUMnER NIGHr's DREAM.
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ApERICAR MUsEUH-Aaernoon-TH SrRApGEt-
Evening GAMnLER's PHooREss TIE FnESoarsoS,
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BROADWAY xxNAeERIE-sIAnrsE -wIss Asp wrID
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-29
ION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 90 1854

fanatics. II is apparent now that this is what is
most feared. Every paper Of that party is now
filled column after column, with sbuse and threats
against "know Nothings." Expeditions pub
lishcd, unpopular individuals arc denounced as
members their secret organization hootcd at, as a
kind of forty thieves gang, whose sin is that
their open sesame" cannot he used for party
purpose. nor do say too much when say know
that the priests of Ronc have said that Biglcr
must have the support Of me church and this has Of
course made things so mush the
| said know, | tell you what know, and how
know it. One Of the chtidren Of that church cacd
on old standard Democrat, and said, owe
arc getting along well nor. Two, Of our priests
have told me Gone ofthcm being n whig) that our
church is all going for Bigler." Unfortunately the
tale was told to the wrong mantle old Democrat
told the story to me and said - il nothing else
would mako me oppose Bigler, that would ; his
Nebraska creed has already driven from his sup
port but my popish friend did not know it."
| cannot undertake to guess what may be
the numerical strength Of th, new party, nor is it
to be ascertsncd for what candidate they intend to
vote. l only infer from the bitter and prosecuting
character Of the strife against Them that they will
be not likely to vote for Bgcr If they should go for
Pollock, rest assured that his triumph will be GER
tain, and the majority "a sumner
| have consumed nearly two columns Of your
paper with that which may not be very interesting
to all your readers. Yet doubt not many will
read it with interest, as they design to be well
posted in the politics Of every State and will
leave the political to tell its tale when the
contest has closed and the result shall be among the
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-29

W Inc DEPorULATIoS OF The SANDWICH
lsLANDs.-ln recent files of the Poiyness,Gn,
sent us from the Sandwich Islands, We find a
Report on Labor and Population, by Prince
Liholiho, recently read before the ROYAL law
WAN Agricultural Society, from which We
make the following rather cui ious extract
whilst the subject of population occnrics
us, Mr.. President, we must confne our at
tention to figures. Sentiment is out of the
question. The decrease in the population
winch the last few years have brought about,
instead OF hlllng us with regret, ought to
stimulate us to cXcrtiOn. There is void
there is decrease of so many men, women
and children; shall we, therefore like Turks
and atalists, crouch in the dust, hnd with
our hands crossed on our breast, rend the air
with suline cry of Masholiah , Mashallah
ought we not rather to look tho difficulty in
the lace, aud cast about for the means OF i'll
hne up this aching void.
II our voice have anything portcntial in it
let us raise 1t IN favor of the introduction of
lanor from abroad Nor ought we to sympa-
tlze with those who would rather have 40
labor at all, than labor of any but the hieh
est quality Surely it is good rolicy in nnv
case to do the best we can under the circum-
stances in Which we find ourselves. Onti.
mlsts are never practical men. OF this be
sure, that, from whatever quarter the labor
may arrive, wc shall see more or less mar
ragcs result between the corners and tho
daughters OF the soil ; and man, the highest
OF all animals, being, nevertheless, subject
to certain laws in common with pigs, monkies
and what not, the result of the intermixture
Of the two races or Of long separate families
OF the same race, cannot but increase the rn
ito OF fccundity. Isolated as these Islands
were from the rest Of the world till ,ce had N,
honor OF eating Captain Cook. it is not diff.
cult to account for the gradual decrease in
the number of births as compared to the mum.
Der OF the adult population. Whether there
has been, more latt"rly, or Is now any nro-
vision in our statute book that has nut a more
artificial check upon childbirth is a ,erious
question. At all events, will make this as
sertion, that, in the manners of the pconl, in
connection with matter which some persons
would hardly imagine to bear upon the case.
is to be found one cause of the scarcity of
births. The inordinatc love Of horse riding
is opposed to the prolifcncss of our working
classes were there fewer horses there would
be more children"
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AwrUL Scenes At SAvANNu.-Thc subiOined
private lottor from gentleman in Savannah
to his hr,lhcr IN Philadelphia, will show the
tcrrihl, condition Of things
a. have but II moment to write to let you
know that ---- and myself are alive, every
man in The store having deserted us in consc-
qucncc Of the epidemic. We are determined
to stay and take our chances, to see the city
out oil it. | inclose our report of intcrments
yesterday (jl) out of II population of not ov-
rr 3 500 white people. lntcrmcnts for the
week 2l0. Everything is in an awful state.
and death and destruction stare us III the
face everywhere. The gale was enough to
have ruined us at most times, and now all
that is required to fill our cup is Il fire. We
work night and day, and spend our money as
il it was public property, for the benefit OF
tie sick and destitute, and you cannot begin
to imagine what distress prevails here. We
cannot procure collins enough to bury the
dead, and to-day all the housc-carpentcrs in
town have quit everything else, and gone to
making them. Our own citizens have to take
the spade and dig graves 1t is really awful.
b. satisfied that we are all doing our duty,
and hope God will help us to do good. "
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The question Of slavery in its connection
with the Choctaw Missions of tho American
Board, which has been pending for several
years. was met in Il manly way at the recent
meeting of the Board in Hartford Conn
Laws have recently been passed by tho Choc-
taw nation, forbidling instruction being Civ.
en- to slaves, or slaves children, in any of the
schools. On this ground the committee re-
ported in favor of scvering the connection of
the Board with tho mission, and after very
lengthy and exciting discussion, the report
was carried by II vote Of So to 10.
Fear has been expressed that this detcrmi-
nation would impair the usefulness of the
Boar. Ivy curtailing its revenues. But this
fear j groundless. The South has never
been a prolusc contributor to the Funds OF
the Board. Massachusetts alone contributes
eleuen tunes more than the entire fourteen
Southern States The following are the fig
urcs for 1858, as furnished by the NY. Eren.
ing Post.
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The Albany Eren,ng Journal, on what it
considers tho host or ,uthor;,v ,,Gx
staton.rt tto, ,ho.. :;
''" tV''y ior 'ho
''''''A"''o'' oi 'ho Sandwich Islands to this
country NJ, Washington, awaiting the action
OF the l = and gives the following as sub
''a"liai'y the terms Of Ia, treaty;
! ne lS."l"S are to ~ at once admitted
S,o,c",r;,h Gil -" S,. 90 1,''"O'y' D" as a
consideration of this surreni,r nf thrir NJ.
tlonal sovereignty, the United States. besides
'iSr'"'nS to respect Ill existing charters, Land
',,,,', ~ 49, w. n2 E'oo'""o or foo'ooo
the sovereign nu,hori,r, sIi J; Io'' a. a.
is believed That the humber WHO will be de
ciared entitled to share in mis- annuity, will
Kin, LIE ,u ,"'''y '"uiElou"'S' including the
House and Mobiles MI nf ,,hor' VI ,ile
and constitute the great laldnoiders Of the
Kingdom i"eir ages viii Average about 40
Nv 49, ~ ~ po Pd!d 70 each VIII
Government ot tbrir deotb va "'''0 States
Besides the sovereignty of the Island. ali
tne Uoyernmcnt rofcrY-mcludiug Build
ms calais Hloh l"reien governments, &c,
: - ..',,,''' '', i''llfi'lie" |" Tie
Of thc,e buildin Is a'ons is r.id +, exceed
: 900 900, and tie Claims upon the French
90 is'o't '"A''Ht' 20 anoui 5000, 900
~, ''' ''.7' 80 NC Vi E-'ouV'ooo'
.,,,,;. - ''''''S u ON The
! W "O"i'''''" ne "rf'l'fy or
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-29

Inc Wing State Convention of New York,
held at Syracuse last week, was fuil and har
n"nlous, aud most satisfactory in it's rcsult.
The nominee for Governor, MYRoN II. CLARK.
OF Ontario county, las not been a prominent
politician and cannot be widely known out of
the limits OF his own State, which is certainly
nothing against him, Ills friendt claim for hin,
and none glinGay the truth Of the claim, tho
qualities ofIulity Of purpose, sound Judgment
and answering integrity in his pri,ate lie
as merchant and farmer, and that IL, his
legislative career, having served three sa,s
IN the Senate, his vote will be found to nave
contributed to the success of all those laws
which have had for their object the Progress
OF good prIer-Of encouragement to internal
PrOyement-and aid 10 the kindi, charities
Of tie day. He was the introducer of the
frofI'itory Liquor Law in the Senate last
winter, and At Jealous advocate of the measure.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-29

The GREAT Democratic meeting called
to denouncc the Know -notbincs Mt Wnshi,o.
ton proved failure. 1t was large but proved
to be mainly composed Of Know.notbinrs and
Wings, who after tho Office holders had
finished, organized an immense and cntbu-
siasti" meeting and after eloquent addresses,
committee was appointed to call another
meeting Of the American Wings to express
their opinions on the new movement.
The Cbaiauype DcS,o.,ai nominate,
the following, strono ticL,,.
OR CAXDID ,rrs
iSubjcct IN fbc D,oe,o,, or =, N,,,,,,ay t......
nwinaj,on CoDr.yJ;o,,
FOR rREsIpr>r.
Hon :. NJ. JEFFAKDS of SoutL c,roI;r,
FOR VICE rRfsrptv1.
Capt. GEORGE \. UOLIIVS. r. \
a MAN named Joyce. residing in By.
town, Canada, employed at one Of the cav
mills there, was killed IN Horrible manner
ON Monday. lie had mounted on one Of the
circular saw frames to rut oil in the lamps
and while walking along it, without looking
down, Put his foot in contact with the re-
volying saw, on which he was instantly
thrown, the saw tearing up his leg from the
knee to the thigh, when by his struggle his
position was changed, and the saw cut his
body half through just above the lips
-Cor>rfRrErrs arc a1,,t in tho Tr,,,
market of the following descriptions. Threcs
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-29

II Trh VERMONT ELEcr:oN Hon. James
M'aeh"m Is elected by over 1900 ma;oi ity
In the Sd District, AiNuh n. bin is elected by
37o5 majority, When this district W,
formed in 1852, the majority against the
WhiSS was about 1890, II was considered a
hopeless region, but Elder S,bin has redeem
ed itnobly,
Justin $. Morrill,, in the "a District j.,
elected to a seat in Congress, by about 100
majority, In the words ofthe Rutland Hcrald
1.-The Pierce drouth in Vermont has made La.
eoiocoism very small, and only few in
hill"
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SLAVE STATES.
FREE STATES.
Total, S2s3.6ll

With such begganly exhibition of South
crn munificence before us, nothing seriously
mischievous need be aprrehended from this
determination of the Board to hold no fellow
ship with those who provide painsand penal
ties against the enlightenment of those who
in Christ's time, had "thc gospel preached
unto them"
The result of this action on the missions
among the Choctaws will probably be to trans
fer them to the old school Presbyterian Board
of Missions
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-29

An Interesting point touched on by Hon.
Geo. p Marsh, in his exceedingly instructive
address, delivered last week, in this place.
was the tendency Of tho Nations of the Globe
towards Free trade. \ con, lotion Of the ex-
pcdicncy and dcsirahlencss of removing all
restrictions upon commerce prevails almost
universally abroad The people of Europe,
he said, would have Custom Houses and
tariffs abolished, and governments are gradu-
ally approxmating thcpoint of universal Free
trade, lie had himself, as all knew, aborcd
earnestly in support Of a different policy,
but he was compelled to believe that the ex-
pertinent would be tried, sooner or later
that the day is coming when Free trade will
prevail the tror(d orer, or at least only very
small 0d rdlorom duties be levied any where.
Of course in that case governments, our
own as well as others, will have to be sup
ported by direct taxation. The increase in
the power of a Government like ours, which
must follow, is not pleasant to contemplate.
1t will be sad day for our country when, in
addition to the already too great official
patronage Of the administration, every town
and village will have it's government publican
and tax gathercrs
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MIR. SAxE's last paper contains the fol-
lowing political crigram on
NAIVE


Till her democrat. lean to prohibit
Their furious family qunrrcl-,
Pray what can they hope to exhibit
! but very equiNocal W rrui'
WV. MlTcnGLL, a prominent citizens and
merchant of Troy committed suicide in White
| hall on Monday last. lie ate his break fast in
by means Of Il leather strap which he had ad-
justcd for the accomplishment of the deed.
Mr.. Mitchell was about 40 years of age, sup
posed to be wealthy, and leaves a wife and
several children.
Mn Gro. BRADLEY, son Of Harry
Bradley, Esq. while unscrewing revolver
yesterday, T NJ, was wounded By the acct
dental discharge of one of the barrels. The
ball passed between two of the bone. of the
hand without breaking them, and it is
thought, not seriously lnjuring the muscles
and tendous.
--PAIRIoE MI LOT of Ca.tlcton, and j
Pentcgrass of Sudbury, both intoxicated,
were run over by the cars, near Centre Rut-
land, on Tuesday evening of last week. One
Of them was instantly killed, having a leg,
an arm, and the top of his head cut of The
other lost an arm, and died on Wednesday
The evening was very dark and the accident
was not known till daylight.
-- Hon. ZINRI HOWE, of Casteton, had
his pocket picked on board the steamer Troy,
lying at the dock at Troy ON Wednesday last
4 couple of young men brushed against him
very roughly, shortly after which Mr.. Howe
discovered that his Pocket-hooL, containing
$s93, had been distracted from II breast
pocket in his coat The rasoals have not
been discovered.
-THE BsrTLEwSo papers reltc the
proceeding Of burglar in that town IN Mon
day night of last week. The house Of Rufus
Pratt was entered Through window, has
lantaloo.S takon out ol his bedroom into
"ond-shed, and ten drllrrs distracted from
his wallet in lis pocket. TIE burglar AFTER
wares called at the iDuSc Of Col Glass, hu,
~nS heard and frightened away. At Major
-iindalls, he opened bedroom window.
'hore lady was sleeping, and hcrolc enter
ng struck 4 match. The hight awakened the
ady, who called out. and the thief made
hasty retreat.
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- Ma. JAMES CoLE of Morgan, Vt, was
seriously injured during gale last week -
lie was at work upon u barn, and as the
building fell from the force of the blast.
he lcapcd, and striking in log-heap, broke
both his legs
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-29
slave Traders in New York.

Capt. Smith, - Mouton, and W. c
Valentine a ship chandler ofthis city, have
been arrested for being engaged in the slave
trade.