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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-14
HAVANA.
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
HAVANA, July g, 1855.
The English ship Martin Luther, which arrived
here on the LIST inst. from China and ST. Helena
brought the large number of FIVE hundred aud
eighty Chinese, nominally " free cOlonists," but
In fact veriest slaves on the face Of the earth
can scarcely believe that the wealthy London
merchants TO whom the ships which bring these
ChiRese to this Island belong, know how COM
petely they are enslaved for the entire term of
their natural lives from the first hour they set
foot on the shore of Cuba With the exception
that the Chinese have more space assigned TO them
on the passage from China than the Africans have
when brought from Africa in the slave traders"
there is not iota of die ence between the treat
ment melted out TO the Chinese and that inflicted
upon the unfortunate Africans, except, perhaps,
that the former are more severely beaten in the
held than are the latter. The African slave
trade and the Chinese slave-trade," for such in
reality il Is, are equally criminal, equally unjust
and equally against the laws of God aud humanity.
Can it be possible then that English merchants.
with all their boasted munihcence and benevolence
are so much under the sway of the " almighty
dollar" or rather of pounds shillings and pence
that their cupidty being excited they cannot re-
sist the opportunity of securing good freight for
their ships, though they L" dawn their souls BY the
act Let but the men of England know the facts
in relation 10 this Chinese save-trade-let but
public opinion be brought to bear upon it, and l
will stake all that is near and dear to me in this
hfe-my hosor-thst English ships will no longer
engage in this disgraoefna trade
There are reports of one or two more cargoes of
Africans having been landed, but as i have been
confined 10 the house the last few days, by slight
indisposition, / have been unable to obtain full
particulars.
The Creoles Of this Island have reason to be-
heve have enlisted or are about toenls the services
of that portion ofthe British Press which is known
10 influence public opinion in their behalf so as to
insure tho political independence or enfranchise-
ment OF Cuba, they in return engaging to free the
African and other slaves Certain wiseacres, /
perceive, sneer at this let them do So but it will
not deter the Creoles from at least making the
effort Whas good man can do otherwise than wish
them all SUGGEST
II lie reported that the Captain General Of Porto
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-14

ESCAPE FROM HOUSES ON FIRE.-Mr Brentwood,
Superintendent of the London Fire Brigade nas pub
shed the following luoicious directions To guide per-
sons in escaping from houses Oh fire.
l. BE careful TO acqualnt yourself with the best
means of exit from the house both at the top and
bottom.
g. On the first alarm, reflect before you act II in
bed at the time, wrap yourself IN blanket or bed
side carpet; open no more doors or windows than are
absolutely necessary and shut every door after you.
3. There are always from eight 10 twelve inches Of
pure air close to the ground. you cannot, therefore,
walk upright through the smoke, drop your hands
and knees and thus progress. wetted silk hand
keTchief, q piece of fanue or worsted stocking,
drawn the face permits breathing and ~ great
extent excludes the smoke.
4. Ii you neither make your way upward or
downward, get into front room; if there is family
see that they all collected there and keep the door
closed as much as possible for remember that smoke
always follows draft, and fire always reaches after
smoke.
5. On no account throw yourself, or allow Others 10
throw themselves from the window. Ii no assistance
is at hand and you in extremity, tie the sheets TO-
gelher and having fastened one end 10 some heavy
piece of furniture let down the women and children
one by ore by tying the end of the line OF sheets
around the waist and lowering them through the win
dow that il over the door rather than that Is ov~
the area. You can easily let yourself down after The
helpless
s. If womans clothes should catch fire, let her in
stalt, roll herself and over the ground If
man be present let him throw her down and do the
like and then wrap her ia rug coat, or the first
wooden thing that is at hand.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-14
PRESENTATION OF THE SANDWICH
ISLANDS MINISTER TO THE PRESL-
DENT.
From The Union, l3lh.

The Hon. William J.. Lee Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Penipoientiary from the King of the
Sandwich Islands to the Government of the United
States yesterday presented to the President by
the Secretary Of State The following are the remarks
Of the Hawaiian Minister:
In presenting my letter of credence to your Excel.
lency am happy in having an opportunity to testify
the profound gratitude of the King Chiefs and neone
of the Hawa Islands to the Chief Magistrate Gov
eminent and people of tue United States for the lively
interest and tender they have ever manifested
for their happiness and welfare 1t is to the noble
philanthropy OF the United States that those Islands
are indebted for the blessings Of Christianity and civ
ihzation; il is to the warm sympathy and generous
support Of the United States they owe their present
prosperity and Independence; and am instructed to
assure your Exceency they deeply sensible of the
Obligations these continued favors have imposed upon
them.
The relations existing between the two countries
social, commercial and political, have ever been of
the most intimate and friendly nature; aud there is
nothing nearer the heart of his Majesty the King of
those islands, than the desire that the ties which bind
them together may be drawn still closer and ever be
such as shall promote their reciprocal advantage f"
In responding, the President expressed the gratica
ton which It Afforded him to receive envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary of the Hawaiian
Islands, and his appreciation Of the kind sentiments on
the part OF the King, Chiefs and people of those islands
toward the United States, of which the envoy had
given such an agreeable assurance
He alluded 10 the establishment of American Mia
sons those Islands, to the deep interest with which
the United States had regarded the Chrisianizaton
prosperity and advancement of that ntere sting people
and assured the envoy that that interest had never
been more sincere and ardent than at the present time
The United States could desire nothing inconsistent
with the PROCESS elevation and Interest, OF
the Hawaiian Islands and the presence Of gentleman
who had earned and 80 long prominently enjoyed the
confidence and respect of the King chiefs and people
for whom be bad just spoken, was very welcome be-
cause the President felt assured that il would tend 10
promote the interests, commercial and otherwise of
the two countries, and to strengthen Me good relations
mutually desired,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-14

but to drop an order into the next boz, with your
name and address, and the next hour they are
brought, without additional charge other than the
usual half groschen.
The rate Of city postage, as above said, is one
silyergroschen, or % cents Where person
mails % at time, however, as in case OF clrcu-
lars cards of invitation, etc, and prepays them,
the rate il but half that sum- and in case OF hun
dred there 10 a still further reduction. Money
letters up to the value of so thalers may be sent
by paying double.
Knit the carriers are now coming in, the yellow
wagon has stopped, and the Postman brings in his
box of letters, circulars-and | see few papers
also-and We must take up the time Of the Secre-
tary no longer | have noticed even in some Of the
smaller cities in Prussia in which | have been
within the last few months, that this system Is
made general. Whether have made IL clear or
not | do not know do know that after my ex-
perience in New-York the certainty aud regularity
of the City.Post here seems most admirable and
that one is willing TO pay two-anda half or three
ce.ts postage, where so good service IL rendered
in return The Package Post is a separate con-
cern, but equally admirable.
Perhaps when our Northern States are delivered
from that "body of death" which hangs upon them
sEch dead weight to improvement, when our
Congress shall have something else to do than to
extend and strengthen Slavery, or when the Post
Onlcp kDAIl Ut out VI tH' h"H"' W '"N
Government our people, under a Republican form
Of government, may be ss well accommodated as
these people are By Government which is little
other than absolute.
In answer 10 nv queries as 20 the Thanking pryl-
lege, am told that only two classes Of persons have
this and they only for official correspondence, viz
high military officers and members Of the First
and Second Chambers during session. The King
and Roy al family and connections pay the Depart
ment fixed sum annually lor unlimited use OF
mails for rrinen correspondence; but all letters
addressed to them must be postpaid. This priyi-
lege however, does R0textend to the City-Post The
Courts Of Justice have arranged it in the same
way as being calculated TO save great amount OF
labor in the general accounts. But to no person
whomsoever, not the King himself is the privilege
granted of loading the mails with electioneerng
pamphlets, even were such things known here,
or with his dirty clothes sent home TO be washed.
WEAKNESSES of that Kind are peculiarly American
Congressional production Postage is indeed high
in Germany but not so owing to the denominations
of a Washington congregation OF shareholders and
doughiaces. A. W. T.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-14

SHOCKING CRUELTY AT FoRr McHEsRY.-We
have TO day beer shocked by narrative at an affair
ALLEGED to have taken place at Fort McHsnry last
night and which should meet with prompt and due
investigation. Ii involves the matter OF an old and
faithful soldier being whipped to death. We had not
time to-day to fully investigate the matter; yet "a
brought TO in plsusibe and tangible shape,
we feel that we may give It publicity, without iaiy
vouchDg for il ouTsef We have it from parsons be-
longing at the fort, and that would seem sufficient
1t is related 10 us that last evening Louis .hup
private soldier being intoxicated misoebaved IN some
manner which we did not clearly unoersiand, and en-.
cited the ire Of the Sergeant of the Guard who knocked
him down upon platform and beat him severely aud
then put him into the guard house among the prison.
eTs where be beat BIN most numerically, leaving
large pool of blood where Loup lay About O'Clock
THU morning. Morrow, the Sergeant Of the Guard bad
Loup, who already dreadfuly liberated aud pre-
sentiDg most honid sight, and unable to stand tied
up TO the flag stat.
On having hs hands tied up poor Loup cried out in
most pitiful and heartrendng tones, 30, Shargent
40, Shargent!-O, Moro o, Moro let me down. D,
" Shargentl o, Morol-O, don't do let me down-les
"me down" But his enireates Were Of 10 avail.
The anger of the cruel sergeant could not be sofened
He sized quite large stick of wood and place. IL in
Loups mouth to silence his cries. The poor sol ior
emained thus tied up and gagged uutil 3oclock this
morning when he was taken down COZ pse.
This is the story az related to us. The unfortunate
Loup, we told, is Swiss by birth aud abou forty
Years of age and has served seventeen years in the
American army. He served throughout the Florids
and the Mexican faithfully, and it pains our
heart TO hear Of this sad and fal incident. II tho
above statements are in any way incorrect shall be
glad TO be corrected We are told th, Lieut.. G. ifeu
was officer of the day, but ad not any direct part In
his matter. baltimore Republican July IL.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-14

POSTAGE TO VICTORIA, (PoRT PHILIP l-Notiee
has been given by the British Office that the sin sse
rate Of letter postage between the United States and
Victoria, tport Philip via England, will hereafter DO
IS instead offs cents the postage in all cases required
TO be paid in advance. Letters directed to be tof,
warded from England TO Victoria By pirate ship WI
be liable to postage Of 81 cents the single rate; pfc
pay ment also required. Postmesiers should note ns
change upon their foreign postage tables. ny ING
g Pioneer Lire Of Monthly Packets from New'ion
direct the postage is five cents prepaid.
AMERICAN BOARD OF MIssIoys.-The Ann1A
Meeting Of the American Board Of Commissioners lol
Foreign Missions is to be held at Utica, n. T., com
mencng Tuesday, Sept. IL, z. NJ. The hosptah,.JS
Of the city aud vicinity will be cordially exepoeS
to cergymen, honorary members, and so far as Pcs
BILE 10 other friends Of the Board. Those who WISH
avail themselves of them requested to inform h'-
ram Hurlbut, Esq., Utica, mentioning whether 'Dsy
are clergymen, honorary members friends OF ~
Board, legibly writing their names and post-oics sa
dress, and inclosipg posage-stamps for replies mpv
dueing them TO their hosts,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-14


If the letter should be lost / can recover the
amount given in my receipt Exactly what the
tariff upon these money letters is do not know.
But recently on letter which came from Leip-
sic the postage on single letter without money
being three rgroschen-containing about
hundred and forty tbalers and which had been
made Of extra weight by sending some odd change
in silver, had 20 pay, postage, recording and in
surance "a silver groschen, or about 20 cents.
When the letter arrives the carrier brings to the
person to whom il is directed not the letter itself
but receipt, which is to be signed and sealed,
and on the presentation of this--though in some
cases the passport of stranger is demanded to
prevent theit-the letter is delivered at the office
A particular room in the Post-Ofice is devoted
to money letters, and TO this one must wend his
steps.
In case of packages, small or great, the sender
delivers at the Office bit of paper in form of let
ter ON which is the address of the person TO whom
he is sending, with the addition of the marks on
the package; thus:
RICHARD ROE,
Frankfort Maine.
Together with package marked A W. T., No. 1.
In Frankfort this paper will be delivered by the
carrier or at the distributing window, as the case
may be, and the recipient will take il 10 the pack
age Office, show his passport if stranger give his
receipt and take his bundle. Such is the perfect
feeling Of security here in all such cases that many
a man rather than carry large sum of money on
tour, just gets hundred thaler bills, puts them
into letter and sends them through the pos-office
to some point on his route The postage rates are
rather high according to our present notions, be-
ing one, two and three silvergroschen for single
letters according TO distsDce-say p, and "a
cents. The latter sum is the postage from Berlin
to all places on the Rhine. 1t cannot well be 9th
erwise in Germany where there are four or FIVE dis
tinct post-office departments-the Prussian, the
Hanoyerian, that Of Prince Thun and Taxis the
Austrian and perhaps still others-so that all the
absolutely necessary expenses OF head post-ofice
establishment must be paid for so many times.
Saving the somewhat high postage must say that
my experience in the postage system Of Germany
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-14

required, and by the time our little pOstwagon
passes on its return from the Hamburg Station
we have all our letters in paper bag with way
bill made out ready for the man in the glazed hat
From 9 A. NJ. to : =. NJ. he swings like pendulum
to and fro between the General Post and the Sta
ton, and regulates all movements as we were
but portions OF a clOckwOrk.
Everything is so systematized that after the
morning clearance" at the General Office the
hourly returns from the eight city offices and the
lessfrequent returns from the boxes in the SUBJ
urbs, together with the matter received by the
distant mails, are ALL in the few minutes granted
for that duty, compared with the bills sorted
and distributed into the paper-bags which lie there
numbered and marked in large figures for each
District Bureau. There are always men enough
employed with few extra hands to be sure of
finishing the work in the time allotted and no one
has his attention called to anything cut of and be-
yOnd his particular share in the hours duties Ii
is now about III A. NJ; letter dropped into the
box opposite your lodgings now will be in season
for our fret sendng;" here in the office we give
ten minutes more, and for two or three minutes
after we have closed the hours work there is still
opportunity to thrust letter into the box on the
wagon. You see that you can count TO a minute
almost when letter sent to another part of the
city will be delivered The postman's cart leaves
the station-house at the hour, and reaches the
General Post with our letters in such season that
they all ready for the other offices at the next
hour so that usually in the second hour after
posting the letter, the carrier is ringing the bell at
your friends lodging
The number of men employed in this bureau as
collectors and carriers is twelve, of whom eight
are at all times during week days on duty. On
Sundays and religious festivals letters are dstrib
uted but once and the letterboxes collected bnt
twice, morning and evening. These men arrange
their hours in such q manner as TO have SATURDAY.
afternoon TO themselves alternately, and so as TO
make the most equitable division of their leisure
time. The carriers soon learn the occupant of
every house and in this quarter-so full of med
zeal and other students-there is hardly person
who has been here ten days whose lodging our men
cannot tell YOU. In case however. they are com.
pletely at fault, they apply to the Police. who
search the registers of inhabitants and stranvers
and letter will be sure to reach the individual n
be is anywhere within the bills of mortality as
the London papers say. Beside the hourly mail
ing Of letters through the day. the boxes are once
more changed at 10 p. NJ The space over which
this system is extended is about four English
miles by two and half or three, and contain. a
population of about 100000
If you wish for stamps or envelopes, you have
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-11-07
STATE OF MICHIGAN County of Ottawa IS

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Ottawa, s.
In the matter of the Estate of Gilbert Cannon
deceased: g.' n i...i t.0 we'd ~
rI>HE undersigned having been appointed by
l. the Probate Court of the County of Ottawa
State of Michigan, Commissioners to receive and
a Just all claims and demands of all persons against
the Estate of said deceased, notice is hereby given
that they will meet for the purpose of examining,
allowing and adjusting all claims and demands
which may be presented to them against said Es-
tate. at the house of Patrick Prendergast, I'M the
township of Tallmadge on Monday, the third day
of December next, and Monday, the third day of
March next, at o'clock in the afternoon of those
days, the third day of March, A. ID, 1885, being the
last day of the time limited for the creditors of
said Estate to present their claims for allowance.
Dated October 23d, 1855. ~ y ssA''t Il 215 WI
oi RAgnI S Cd PnENDERaAs1T' Commissioners
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-11-07
Mortgage Sale.

DEFAULT having been made in the payment
IL of a certain sum of money, secured to be
paid by indenture of mortgage, bearing date the
twenty seventh day of January, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
two executed by Palmer Church, of Ottawa coun-
ty, State of Michigan, to Bethuel Church of the
same county, on which mortgage there is claim
ed to be due at the date of this notice, one hun
dred and twentyone dollars ($l21 00), for the col
lection of which or any part thereof no suit at
law or in equity has been commenced: Notice is
therefore hereby given that by virtue of a power
of sale in said Mortgage contained, and in pursu-
ance of the statute in such case made provided,
the premises therein described to wit: The cast
half of the southeast quarter of section twenty
eight (2S), in town seven 81 north of range thir
teen (13) west, containing eighty acres, according
to government survey, be the same more or less,
will be sold at public vendue,. to the highest bid;
der, at the Court House, in the village Of Grand
Haven, in said county of Ottawa on the 10th day
of August next, at O'clock in the afternoon.
T19l w13l BETHUEL CHURCH, Mortgage.
Grand Haven, May Is, 1855.
The above sale is postponed to the 9th day of
November next, at the same place and hour of the
day. BETHUEL CHURCH. Mortgagee.
August ii, 1855. ~
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-11-07

COMPOSING OUR FAULTs.-" A lively
writer has said," writes Mr.. Jay, " Iwas mis-
TAKEN" are the three hardest words to pro-
nounce in the English language. Yet it
seems but acknowledging that we are wiser
than we were before to oaCn it. But so it is /;
and Goldsmith observes, that Frederick, the
Great, did himself more honor by his letter
to his Senate, stating that he had just lost a
great battle by his own fault than by all the
victories he had won. Perhaps our greatest
perfection here is not to escape the imperfec-
tions, but to see and acknowledge, and la
ment and correct them.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-11-07
% niortghEsc ,,5nic.NT

" -
EFAULT having been made IN the payment
III of a certain sum, Of money! secpredoto be
paid by certain indenture of mortgage execu.
ted by Isaac I. Townsend to William SClidesdell,
bearing date the. thirty first day Of pecembeb "A.
u. 1883 and recorded in the Office or the Register
of Deeds for Ottasva county. state Of Michigan,
on the fourteenth. day of january, "A. d. 1854, at
three o'clock in the afternoon, in book Ii of mort
cages on pages 300, and 370, pnwhich mortgage
there is claimed to be due, at the date of this no.
tice, the sum OF nine hundred and sixty dollars
and twenty,four cents, and no suit or proceeding
at law having been Instituted tolrecoyer the debt
secured by said mortgage or any part thereof.
Notice Is therefore hereby given that by virtue of
a power of sale contained in said mortgage, and
pursuant TO statute in such case made and provid-
ed, the said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale
at public auction of the mortgaged premises
therein described, to wit: 'l y. Ib ii =
The undivided one-third part of the following
described lots, pieces or parcels of land, situated
In the county Of Ottawa State Of Michigan, known
and described rs follows to wit: The northeast
quarter of the northwest quarter of section thir-
ty, the northwest quarter OF the southeast quar-
ter OF section nineteen, the northwest quarter of
the northeast quarter of section thirty-one, the
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
section thirty, the southwest quarter ofthe south
west quarter of section twenty, the southwest
fractional quarter of the northwest quarter OF sec
ton thirty one and the southwest fractional quar-
ter Of the southwest quarter of section thirty, all
in township number nine north, of range number
fifteen west also lot number one of section thirty
six in township nine north of range sixteen west,
also all the right, ttle interest and claim of the
said Isaac II. Townsend in and TO a lease Of land
from Benjamin +. Hopkins to Samuel Torrens and
William Clidesdell referred to and contained in a
deed from said William Clidesdell to said Isaac L.
Townsend dated on the said thirty-firs day of De-
cember, 1853 at the Court House, in the village of
Grand Haven, in said county, on the twenty-ninth
day of November, A. ID. 1885, at one o'clock, in the
afternoon, to pay the sum due with interest and
costs WILLIAM CLIDESDELL, Mortgage
r. w. DUNCAN, Atty. 'l107 WIS
Grand Haven, Sept. A, 1855 '"'