The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-23
The News.

BY the schooner Victoria which arrived at Hall
fax Yesterday, we learn that she passed within six
hundred yards, On Monday afternoon. Of large
steamer broken across on the rocks Of Mary Joseph
a. Gu, sboro. From the description given it an
swers to that Of the Cunard steamship Delta which
pies on the route between Bermuda Halifax, and
ST. Johns, N. f., carrying the malls We hope TO
receive positive news from her today.
The steamship Indian now in her fourteenth dav
from Liverpool, had not reached Portland at a late
hour last night. 1t is stated that she would touch
at Queenstown.
The aspec. Of affairs at Charlcstown is unchan red
S,ne OF the military we're to be dispensed with,
and would return home, leaving the Petersburg
Artillery and two companies oi infantry at Charles
town FOR the present. Colonel Smith, OF the yir-
ginia Military Institute, with the Cadets and some
howizers will proceed 10 Charlestown Governor
Wise will return to Richmond day. He had paid
q visit to the prisoners, and ged them to prepare
for certain DEATH Brown said he was prepared to
die, and regretted not allowing the train to pass.
Cook did not fancy hanging, but had no objection
10 being shot The Governor states that he had
thought of committing Copies sentence, but now
he was determined to hang them ALL An off.r Of
assistance from South Carolina was rendered by
the Governor Of that State, but declined by Co
Wise, he replying that virginia vas able to
protect herself Marshal Johnson, of Ohio, denies
having sent the despatch to G ,vernor Wise warning
him that bodies Of armed men were preparing to
cross into Virgiaia.
The Cabawba's advices from Havana to the 18th,
make nc mention of the arrival Of the Captain
General. who was daily expected. Our correspon-
dent, writing on the 18th OF November, says-"rhe
Spanish Bank of Havana Is again contracting
having at the close of last weeks business
1858 705 ii in specie and s72l 800 IN its own bills in
its vaults, against 81 jS9657 ia specie and sii6 500
in bills at the close of the preceding weeks bust
ness, with 800 1877 % carried to the credit OF
profit and loss last week than on the preceding one
The 12th instant was the saints day Of Our Lady
de los Desemperados [the Abandoned), who is the
tutelar saint of the Bomberos (6remen), who are
all negroes. They paraded the streets at a late
hour that night, with fine band of music.
From Nassau, N p, on the It'll of November, we
learn that gale prevailed all around the island
lately, giving the English var steamer BasiIsk
much trouble to land distinguished party from
Jamaica. a. Fl. Savage, as defendant had obi ned
verdict in the suit brought against him by the
New York Mutual Insurance Company and the Pa
cite Insurance Company, with reference to the
salvage of the schooner Iuana-
We have Bermuda papers Of the 18th of Novcm-
Der. The Gazette of tina, day has the following
items--The West India mail steamer tasmania
which arrived here On the 9th inst from St Thomas,
bound TO Southampton, in distress and with twenty
cases ofyellow fever board, left, about o'clock
on Friday morning last, for England. The gale
which passed over these Islands from the south
west on the 5th ult., experienced at Inagua on
the hight Of the 3d. and did considerable damage.
destroying twenty-five boats and two wrecking
Echooners.
our Hong Kong correspondent states that from
the 9th Of July to the 7th of September success
sion OF typhoons and cyclones visited that portion
OF the Chinese coast, doing much damage, partica-
lsily to shipping.
Major French, late disbursing agent for the
Treasury extension buildings, and charged by the
government with being defauter to a large
amount, is reported to have absconded to Europe.
lie was under heavy bonds for his appearance be-
fore the Criminal Court of the District of Columbia
The Post Office Department have discovered that
Mr. Westcott, the late Philadelphia Postmaster. ia
also oeiaulter in the sum of nearly twenty thou
sand dollars
The Republican City Convention me. last night
and nominated for Corporation Counse, so,ono,
=. huii' OF tue Nintbsmard, and for Almshouse
Governor VIM T. Pnckney, the present incumbent.
committee from the Peoples Convention dezI.
rons of forming an opposition coalition uas 20.
ceiyed, and committee appointed 10 comic, viii,
them.
We give in another place report Of the pfo.
ceedings Of q meeting held In the Church of -,
PHfans, Union square, on Monday eyen;n, las,
The object Of the meeting was TO elicit tho on,n;oa.
OF the church with reference to the action Of car.
Tain members thereof h connection with tina. Of