The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-11


VA snbraee the news received BY mail end telegraph 81
- sass during ths previous week. and to the hour
The News.
The steamship Alabs1a Captain Eeheack left
tAs port yesterday morning, to cruise in search Of
The mail steamer Pacific. She was plentifully sup
Yked-as announced in Sundays HERALD that she
would be-with provisions clothing, water and extra
spars and boats, put on board by Mr.. Collins aud
The Board of Underwriters, in order that she may
promptly relieve any vessels in distress which she
may fail in with. Lieut.. Hartstein, of the Navy,
yesterday telegraphed to Washington for permission
10 join in the search with the steamer Arctic, but
up to late hour last night our slowmotioned public
functionaries had not returned an answer.
The channel Of the East river became filled with
immense masses Of ice on Saturday night, and the
passage of the Fulton ferry boats was completely
Obstructed from about eight o'clock in the evening
Ill after one o'clock the next morning. The ice be-
came wedged together, and effectually brdged the
river. Three Of the employees Of the ferry company,
taking advantage of this state of things undertook
30 walk across from the Brooklyn side, which they
succeeded in accomplishing with safety, and landed
n Burling slip. The passage occupied quarter of
an hours time. They had provided themselves with
Q metallic hfeboat and dragged it with them for
in case the ice should break up. They again re-
crossed to Brooklyn, highly elaed with their exploit
The annual meeting Of Sunday schools and their
missionary associations, and other friends Of the
American Sunday School Union, in behalf Of Sun
day school missionaries and libraries at the West,
held last evening at the Church of the Purtans
Union sqnare A large and highly respectable
audience was in attendance. There are one hundred
and nnetysix schools connected with the mission.
The entire receipts from Sunday schools for mis-
sonary purposes amounted to $1,000. Addresses
were delivered by Rev. John McCullagh, of Ken
lucky and Rev. B. ". Chedlow, of Ohio
We have received files of St. Thomas papers up to
the s0th ult They contain some highly interesting
particulars relative to the late invasion of Dominica
by the Haytien army under the Emperor Faustin L.
and the disastrous defeat and fight Of the latter
which we have had translated and publish this
morning. 1t appears that the Dominicans were
forewarned Of the meditated foray of SouloG4ce
and, animated by the really eloquent appeals made
to them by Vice President Mota and General San
tana, they resolved to defeat it or perish. On the
22d of December the Dominicans met the sytien
army of twenty thousand strong, on its march from
Petit Iron to Azua, and defeated it with immense
loss. The arguments used by the Dominican leaders
against negro rule, and their "reminiscences of for
mer negro barbarities are feeling as well as sgni-
fcant.
Our correspondent at Porto Cabello, writing on the
9th ult states that the country perfectly quiet
under the sway Of Gen. Monagas. Trade generally
was very active and coffee in great demand for ship
ment. The idea of line of steamers direct to New
York found general favor with the people.
We publish in another column a special message
OF Governor Salmon P. Chase, Of Ohio, to the Le-
gisature of that State, in response to letter from
the chiefs of the abolition party in Kansas, asking
for aid repel anticipated foray Of citizens of
Missouri into that Territory. report of the
tion Of the Legislature in accordance with the sug
gestions of the Governor is also given, and in the
editorial columns such comments upon the ornnous
state Of affairs as the gravity Of the subject demands
similar application has been made upon the
Executives Of other States. On Saturday Governor
Clark sent TO the Assembly communication from
these abolition squatter soveregns, requesting that
stems should be taken in their behalf. We infer
that the Governor RETAINED from making any re-
concentrations with reference to the application.
The reading OF the document created much excite,
ment, but no one seemed disposed to treat it with
any consideration.
It is stated that Gen. Almonte has left Washing
ION for Mexico his friends being Of opinion that his
presence Is tquired there in the present critical
posture OF aaairs. 1t is also stated tha' Mr. Cramp.
Ton, the British envoy, will shortly retire.
The irish citizens OF Cincinnati turned out on
Thursday last TO congratulate the members Of the
Irish Aid society who have recently been tried as
flibusters on their honorable acquital In case Of
a wsr between England and the United States oae
hundred thousand frish-American bayonet3 were
promised for She conquest Of Ireland.
The value Of foreign goods imported at the port
Of Boston during the week ending February .
amounted 10 s95737Q.
The foreign news " the Persia impaired greater
arnness 10 TIC cotton market, and Tie advanced
views Of holders bad tendency 70 check trangac-
tions. Tie sales on Saturday were about SOD 500
bales, at an advance Of c while some holders de-
manded e. higher rates Dealers in -four expected
further decline ia lyerpool but fding that it had
undergone no change Of moment, became fImer
and refused 10 sell at The inside figures OF the pre-
-vious day. Moderate sales were made, the market
closing in some cases az c 12ic- higher Tor good
common State. Wheat was quiet and nominal
White Canadian was offered at 81. Corn was fully
o. g. per bushel lower, with a sale Of Southern
rte al sac. Mess pork vas duh, at si6 Sugars
90. = ,quet. Sales Of about 1900 bags Rio coffee
ve,,, mace at u e. nc. Freghts we're firm, with
,,t y lporfant engagements. About 5000 bushels
v,neat ND corn we're engaged al 7ld. sgd. for Ly-
-cool i u bags, Which is the first engagement OF
mont hat los been made IN several weeks,