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COLLISION AND LOSS OF A STEAMER.

The steamer Ocean, Capt. DONOVAN left her wharf in
Boston at o'clock Friday evening for the Kennebec
river having about eighty passengers At hafpast FIVE
o'clock when about half mile south of Deer Island, she
was run into by the steamship Canada from Liverpool
which struck the Ocean abaf the arboard wheelhouse,
cutting her down to the waters edge The Ocean took
fire almost Immediately, from the upsetng of stove,
and rapid the conHagraon that she burnt to
the waters edge in about half an hour
The boats of the Ocean, well Of the several other
steamers and ships in the vicinity Immediately put
in rquston for the safety of the passengers and
yet notwithstanding all the efforts that made several
lives lost The was truly terrific as described
by those who witnessed it. and the passengers
transferred to the several steamers and ships the
pense in which those who saved kept for
several hours the fate of their friends of the
most narrowing character. Before the last passengers
left the wreck she was nearly that they
obliged hang upon the guards and get water
possible
The Canada was backed after striking the Ocean, and
anchored near Long Island head where she remained
til late hour night The Forest City, after render
ing what assistance she could returned Boston with
about twenty-five passengers, the dead bodies Of
woman, and child who apparently died in the water,
and several wounded persons Capt Berry Of the Quar-
antine carried to the city thryfve forty male pas
sengers who picked up by the boats Of the Canada
Eight ladies and little boy about four years old,
remained on board the Canada The steamer Boston, it
is presumed, also rescued many.
The collision is partly attributable to the fact that the
four Eastern steamers, Ocean, Boston, Forest City, and
Eastern State oil in close proximity between Deer
Island and Long Island their way out and were there
unexpectedly by the Canada which in vain endeavor
ed to avoid a contact
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AroruER BANK DEFALcATIoN.- delinquency
in bank made known at New YORK on Monday
fternoon One day last week the paying teller Of the
national Bank Mr. Thomas Howland, was met when in q
tae Of nebrey by Of the porters Of the bank and
In t Of confdcncs stated to the porter that he was
large efaulter to the bank This being reported on the
Following morning the president, Mr. James Gaatin
The books were examined and sum Of about $4,000
vas found abstracted and Mr. Rowland then confessed
10 having discounted and bought some bills Of exchange
md 70 having the balance his pocket. All these he
- induced TO give up that II the bills Of credit prove
rood the bank will sustain loss What the delinquent
Intended TO do pot known but il is stated that ne was
about 70 start European tour had ne succeeded IN
~; ,.n. vb;ch he would have done If he had not be-
trayed himself while drunk.-N. Y. Evening Posf.
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THE GREAT PRINCE CoNDE.


The true genius OF Conde was for In this again,
he the of his age and equal to the greatest in
tiquity and in modern mesas ardent as Alexander, a
resolute as Cesar as fertile in expedens Hannibal,
capable Of making precise and vast calculations Ma
poleon which may be by the plan OF the campaign
by which, in 1915 he proposed to dictate peace to the
Emperor in Vienna He possessed all the qualifications
of warrior He knew not only how to achieve victo
ry by the bodness of his man9uvres, but he knew how
TO calculate upon one and Bossuet said of very diff
erent person. he left nothing to fortune which he could
accomplish through prudence and foresight He
good military manager he active and enter
prisng general He exceed in the art of ping and
Of besegng well in that of fighting and he surpass
ed Vauban BY he exhibited that audacity which
conounded Mercy at Fribourg and Nurtlingen, and
that great prudence which led him the siege Of
Lerda and which at later period, in 1876 wearied
Montecuculi. With the most happy instincts ne united
profound study. In Catalonia he marched with copy Of
Caesar in his hand, explaining it to his eutenant He
formed the greatest generals commencing with rarenne
who served under him during two campaigns and hnsh
ing with that Luxembourg who, if he we're rejudged,
would perhaps be found inferior TO Turenne HIMSELF
Let us add this very striking fact Cone the only
dern captain who suffered defeat and who was al
ways victorious when he commanded in chief Turenne
beaten twice in regular batteat Rethe and at Ma
riendal Frederic commenced with reverses; Napoleon
terminated his dazzling by two ghtfu routes
Leipsic and Waterloo; Conde alone ever triumphant
He had arrayed against him the three greatest generas
Of Europe-Mercy, Montecuculli, and William not 9
.of them was able to deprive him Of cves the -
,advantsge.-Fictor CossnL
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THE TEXAN RANGERS

The Austin Times states that tie several companies
called by the Governor of Texas under the requson
of Gen. SMrH and by authority Of the Secretary of War;
have been a their rendezvous in that place for week
previous to the 4th November. The men are generally
finely mounted and we'll commanded The original call
the Times says for twelve months service subse-
quently this period reduced to six months; and,
finally, order received, after portion Of the
panes had arrived at the rendezvous and when the
mander for that point, that their services
would not be REQUIRED at ALL t@
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our otal o has been ftv nsn and three officers k;,a,
land I97 men and Eve officers wolded On the 2lst and
22d the siege batteries Of the esmy continued to bonn
oas Dns Inc aamage ;s 70 our
was irmedately repa;red 80 tbahe fire from our b.s
tons Wis not at all interrupted Cur IS on the 21st was
ona officer and thirty killed and hres officers and
60 men wounded that Of the pa not yet known In
ths night of the 2st one Of our pckets composed OF
|eghtmen, seeing an English patl Of forty men, boldly
atsacked them dispersed them, and made prisoner Of
hofd Dunkeln, son Q{ Lord Clanr rde who command
or the ses side the enemy has attempted
n5hing new Below Eupao7ia the operations have BEEN
ctnAhed to srmishes between c1y advanced posts Of
orceFe and cossacks with parties Of the enemywho
tSedsto leave the town. On the Goth detachment Of
ycianfoers composed Of Lieut. Goriatche Cornet Bo-
gonplets and twenty lancers and cossncks, taking
advtAgs Of foZ, approached at galop far the
town. penetrated into Of Tartars who in 'front.'
OF ra killed twelve ana wounded seyersi others, and
entered the town after the runaways At the barrier
they Killed. three Erczch sensncss and when the whole
pac was n oonfusion they retired driving before them
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RESTORATION OF THE MISSOURI LINE.

writer in the Daily South Caroinan the sigma
ture of Calhoun strongly urges the reestablishment
of the Missouri compromise ine The South he thinks
was badly duped in the passage of the Nebraska Kansas
b and without in the slightest degree censuring those
Southern members of Congress who voted for the ad-
ysed obteraon of the ne he advises that they retrace
their steps at the earliest opportunity.
[FdyeaeDiue Observer.
The late avowals of some Of the leading North
ern Democrats that breaking down the line was
sure to have the effect Of preventing the creation
of any more slave States were certainly not calcu
lated to give Southern politicians very encourag-
ing prospect.
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BREMEN MAILS.

We are requested to state that the next steaincT
on the Bremen Line viii not depart from New ork
until the 9th day Of January, 1855.
In the mean time, correspondents writing to Ger
many should direct their letters 10 20 either the
open mail to England or by the g Pgussisn Closed
Mall When directed to be forwarded in the open
mail, the United States postage Of five or twenty
one cents the single rate must be prepaid five cents
when forwarded by British and twenty-one cents
when by United States steamers. The Prussian
closed mail rate is thirty cents, prepayment optional
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FROM SANTA FE.

IxprpExpEScE, Nov. 2l-The Santa Fe mail arrived
at o'clock this evening There is news of interest
The trip from Santa Fe to Red River was a bad one
The party had to cut through banks averaging from
seven to nine feet deep. The principal depth of
between the above mentioned places from twoanda
half to three feet From Red River to this place the
roads were tolerably good The party encountered
snow storm on the tornado met emigrants The
Osages and Camanches encamped the Cimerone;
they oil seemed peaceable. Saw any quantity Of bufa
Arkansas.
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LETTER OF CoNDoLESoE THE CzAR TO KoRSnETF's
WIDow.-Accounts to the Sd ultimo from st. Peters,
burgh state the great public sympathy shown the death
of Admiral Kornef becoming known towards his widow
The Emperor and Empress have both sent her letters Of
coincidence The following is translation Of the Empe-
ror's letter from the st. Petersburgh Journals
"The glorious death Of your husband has robbed our
fleet Of distinguished Admiral and myself Of one Of my
most beloved felow-laborers, whom had fixed upon to
follow up the successful labors of Michael Lasarew. To
the mourning of the whole feet and the sincere sharing
by all in your grief cannot add more in honor Of the
of the deceased than repeat with respect
his last words He said Il feel happy in dying for my
country Russia will not forget these words, and the
honored of your children will stand foremost in the
history Of the Russian navy. l remain your we'll
affected NICHOLAS.
tGATscHMA, OCTOBER &C."
The EXPRESS, in her letter Of coincidence has named
Madame KoRSRrR Of the ladies Of the order Of the
Holy Grand Maryress Catherine, Of the second class,
the insignia of which order enclosed in the auto
Craph communication.
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EnE WEEKLY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The subscription price of paper for year THREE
boLLARs, payable in advance.
For the long Sessions Of Congress, (averaging eight
months the price will be Two DoLLAns; for the short
Bsssions ONE DOLLAR per copy.
reduction of 20 per cent fifth of the charge
l be made to any who shall order and pay for at
one time, FIVE copies of the Weekly paper and like re-
uction Of % per cent or oneourh OF the full charge
sny who will order and pay for, at one tme ten
lpr more copies.
No being kept for this paper it will not be sent
or mailed any unless paid for in advance nor any
jfonger than the time for which it is SO paid
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ASorHrR CONSULAR DIrFIcULrY-A Buenos Ayres cor
respondent of the New York Post announces that Mr.
Consul HopKISs has got himself into difficulty with the
araeuayan Government and oil communication with him
In his official character has been suspended He has also
been required quit the barrack Of San Antonio where
he has his cigar factory Mr. Hopkins, in turn, has re-
solved not to go. Tho quarrel we are happy to add
sars to be private one and will not necessarily nvove
4ha honor or dignity of the United States-Bal Amer
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NAVAL letter dated on the Goth instant a
Warrington, near Pensacola, says:

GA day or two since Mr.. WHEELER, our Minister to
Central America was received on board the frigate CO.
lumbia with the usual salute due his rank The frgate
sails in few days with him and Consul FABEEs of Grey
town, on board.
The steam frigate Princeton H. EYGLE, leaves this
anchorage (orders that effect having been
received here by eegraph to 60 in search of the o. s.
sloopofwar Albany supposed be lost she has not
been hoard of since sailing from Aspinwa for New York
about the 9th of September The report is that she
WAS foundered in gale in the Gulf and that oil hands,
or nearly all perished What is the foundation for this
cannot ascertain. hopeful suppostion is that
she may wrecked out Of the way key island
and that her and officers all safe is perhaps
the vessel herself There is much anxiety felt here in
naval and oil other circles as to her fate"
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THE TURKS AT BALAKLAYA.

The correspondent of the London Times attributes cow
ardice the Turks who the 25th umo occupied the
redoubts at Baaklava in advance of the Hghanders'
position The official dispatches do not sustain tho
sweeping allegations of Turkish pusanniity made by
this correspondent. Lord RAGLAN speaks Of foufsmaI
redoubts hastily constructed three Of which had guns
in them" These were gur3isoned by semc Tarkish
troops. ssno otHer forceD sys Lord Raglan, ssbeng
my disposal for their occupation. fn each redoass
we're only25O Turks, armed with two or three guns and
there was no supporting force when the Russians
made their sudden attack. Sir CoLIs CAMrBELL COM
manding the Highlanders, says in his official report
The enemys force consisted Of eighteen nineteen
battalions of infantry from thirty to forty guns and
large body of cavalry The attack made against No.
redoub by cloud of skirnshers supported by eight
batalions of infantry and sixteen guns. The Turkish
troops in No. resisted long they could and then re
tired and they suffered considerable loss in their retreat
This attack followed by the successive abandonment
Of Nos 8, and redoubts by the Turks, well as Of
the other posts held by them in front The guns,
however, in Nos. 2 8, and were spiked"
1t was asking much Of the Turks that they should
wait be massacred in their ndefnble redoubts by an
overwhelming force Lord RAGLAN admits in his despatch
that the Turkish position not defensible.
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EVACUATION DAy.--The 25th November completed sew
years since the British troops evacuated the city
of New York, and closed the military part Of the Revou
tionary drama The event appropriately celebrated
on Saturday last by the military companies of the city,
Gen. VAN RENSSELAER, chief of the veterans commanding
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Railroad communication will be complete between
Terre Haute and Evansville, Indiana. connexion will
81. Louis Missouri, is the main object in view.
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HoE WILLIAM Fl. BIssELL-We are gratihed to learn,
rs We every reader will be- that this respected
Representative from Illinois has SO far recovered from his
late proracted illness to be enabled to resume his po
sition in our national halls Of legislation We believe
that he in Baltimore yesterday and that he is ex-
nected in this city to-day Globe.
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TIE GOVEHNUK OF NEW 1UKh-IHe UIHcIaI
vote, as published in the Albany Argus, gives the
following result:
For Myron II. Clark. 156,710
Horato Seymour .156, ,455
Daniel Ulman" ..................i11,iV iV4
Green c. Bronson son....................... $4,000
Mr. Clark's plurality over Gov Seymour is 3l5,
and he is elected. The united vote of Messrs.
ULLMAN and BRONSON, it will be seen, falls seye-
raj hundred votes below the poll Of either Of the
leading candidates
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that the army hastily formed and put itself in march in
the direction Of Balakava BY this demonstration Of
detached corps the object in view attained OF turn
ing away the attention of the enemy from the fortress
On the 18th the French batteries fred but little against
sebastopo The vessels which had bombarded yester-
day. and which apparently were only French have haul
ed off this morning in the direction of the lighthouse OF
Chersonesus Yesterday on account OF the smoke and
to-day from the fog sea- has been impossible to
certain what damage the vessels sustained One ship Of
the line appeared have had Of her spars carried
away and others to have taken re from our redhot
shot but this cannot affirm with certainty"
The Inyade Russo and the Journal de St. Petersbourg
OF the 29h ultmo publish the following bulletin Of the
operations at sebastopol:
IA report from Prince Menschikof sd ultimo, gives
the following complimentary details Of the operations Of
the Goth Gen. Semakine renewed that day his Of
fensye movement from the village of Tchorgoun the
left bank of the Tchernaia By directing two columns
Komary and on small fertilization raised by the enemy
near the latter village. Having found these points
abandoned our detachment regained its old positions at
nght-fa In consequences Of this movement the English
musketry and artillery against the heights which had
Quilted but did not attempt any thing further In the
night of the Goth detachments Of volunteers sent
from Sebastopo against the cnemys batteries One OF
these e.achments composed Of five officers and twenty
men, entered the French trenches and spiked eight
and eleven pieces Of and returned after
having thus prevented the battery from acting the fol-
lowing day This sortie which spread general alarm
in the enemy's camp, cost officers killed (Lieut
Trosky and Prince Pontiatine) and one sailor. The
other detachmens met with active vigilance on the part
Of the enemy, and returned into the place with tys
men wounded. During the bombardmenf fropn1 ~
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Later from Mexico

The steamship Orzaba, tsps Forbes.
from Vera Cruz. which port she left on the
22d lust, arrived here yesterday morning,
bringing dates from the City Of Mexico to
the 10Th aud Vera Cruz to the a2d, as late
AS due.
The most important tier, OF news ia the
confirmation OF the report oi the revola
ton aud overthrow OF the celebrated Count
Haousspt de Bouilon by General Yansz
a, Guayamas. The Count. il appears,
arrived nj 6uaysmas IN small ressel -
entered the city in Disguise and under an
assumed name. lie Immediately procured
an interview with some Of his most inti-
mate friends, belonging to French ha,tal
Ton at that place, and also convefsed with
the soldiers, 10 the most Of whom he was
personally known, proposing to them the
capture OF the place.
A, first they turned from his proposition
and refused to have any thing to do with
him, advising him to return 1t once to San
Francisco, bat he persisted IN HE efforts,
and in the course OF a few days had sue.
ceeded 10 gaining the whole battalion OF
four hundred troops over to his purposes
He then openly svowed his intentions. aud
endeavored to trea, with Gen. lanez--de
handing Of him certain hostages and the
surrender of the artillery belonging to the
post. Ibis the General refused aud the
Count placed himself at the head of his
four hundred Freocbmen, aud led them on
most resolutsly to the attack After three
hours hard fighting he wss forced to sur>
render at discretion, with the loss Of fifty
killed aud great many wounded. The
loss on the part Of the Government was
but fourteen killed. A few Of his men cs
capped and succeeded in getting on board
Of the lit.lc bark that had brought tho
Count TO Guayamas aud which immedi-
ntely set sail.
There has been great rejoicing in Mexi>
CO over this victory. Yansz has been pros
NOTED, and all who took part in tbs battle
have received a cross of honor especially
created for the occasion.
A to the disposition that has been made
Of the Count and his followers. we have
the authority Of Santa Annals official organ
for saying that he was sdjadged and exc.
cuted on the 10Th instant, and all his Off
GERS were treated in the same msancr. while
the soldiers are to be placed il vessels and
conveyed back again to San Francisco.
The news from the South Is nnim Dor tant
A few small skirmishss have taken place
between the rebels and Government troop,
but they amount to nothing more thar
The hilI'uy and weundius of few on botl
sides. The Government continues 10 exc
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o1ITUAR r

hed. on the evening Of ibc .3i nit, WILLIAM
FISHER, ia the sixty uihth ,enr Of his age.
Nir Fisher the of II the soldiers Of ia,
Revolution winch brought Independence and re,do,,
10 The l~ople of out counrY. Tic was born ia II.
sas7s ul Virginia who're the early part Of bis hf- va,
sicm; removed go iimrsiunr ruHniy. Alabama IN
l2!'. NJ whi.h SLATE be- was u.rinl and active eli.
s1n until ISIS when hc removed, and male rexs. N,
home
Mr Fishers lf' h's been remarkable for it, qss.
ncss AMI and purify lie Wa iar eighteen or ,vsut,
yent. otieri, mruhcr of the Cumberland Prcsby,.
ran Church. Mc,Ancss aud charity chafactsfis,l
tie mah
Mr.. fi.hr' Ia len many children anil grand chld.
ten 90 m1utn w. l'ss aud numerous frleuts who Na
long fcurm cr ihr panB cf his mature mud the Mud.
ness ol lu- hear.
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ste ill the persons that fsll into its hand,
AS also to burn down all the towns Az
villages that are suspected Of hsrbo.io,
thoughts contrary TO the welfare Of SAINT.
Anus. The whole country outside Of q.
city Of Mexico seems TO be either in ,,,,.
Of revolution, or ready to break out At an,
moment.
Three hundred troops have been order.,
to march from Monterey against tho rebel,
a, Victoria in TamsulpaA. Two o,b,,
towns ie Tamaalipss which had seconds
the plan of Alvarez. have returned 10 OH.
dience. Crescent.
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or We learn from the Red Lander that
Generals Houston and Rusk passed through
San Augustine, on the 10Th. en- route for
home. The editor says "Gen. Rusk look
ed ~ well. or better, than we ever saw
him; bat Gen. Houston did not look AS
well as esua!. in consequence ct severe In
disposition, ,iuce his departure from Wash.
ing,on."