66 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER- OCT. 5, 1844-STATES OF THE UNION. CRAZIL SQUADRON. The Raritan and Congress fri-1 gates, and store ship Pioneer, were at Rio de Janciro on the 1st August. The Cyane, U.S ship, Commander Hollins, arrived at Norfolk on 1st from Callao, and Jast from Rio de Janeiro-98 days from the former and 43 days from the latter port.
The C. left at Rio Aug. 19, the following U. S. vessels of war: Frigates Raritan, Capt.
Gregory, to sail on a cruise in a few days; Congress, Capt. Voorhees, do Constitution, Capt. Percival. The United States, Commander Stribling, arrived from Callao 17th August, to leave the 24th for Boston. U.S.
brig Oregon, Lieut. Com' g. Sinclair hound to Chagres, with the U. S. mail, sailed from Norfolk on 25th.
Commodore Sloat, commander of the Pacific Squadron, and son, and Edward Dixon, Esq. bearer of despatches to Bogota, are passengers in the Oregon. A Naval Medical Board for the examination of candidates for service, and for the qualification of Assistant. Surgeons for promotion, will assemble in Philadelphia on Monday, next, the 7th instant, at the Mansion House, South third street. The following 3 are the members composing it: John A.
Karney, President; Surgeons John Haslet, Benjamin The Newark N. J. Advertiser publishes the following: Franklin Bache, G. R. B.
Horner, and Samuel Barrington. Naval Officers. Assistant Surgeons Godon, and Greenhow, have resigned commission under orders for the U.S. brig Oregon. Owing to the non-arrival of the medical officers ordered to the Oregon, Dr.
Wm. Moore, of Norfok, went out in her as Surgeon, 1. he having been engaged by her commander under authority from the secretary of the navy. charge of twenty five pounds of powder and one transmit shot, on board this sup, I have now the honor to herewith their report. You will see that in regard to the material, the report says it was "decidedly bad," not having in much more than half the strength of good iron, and regard to the manufacture, they say that the "welding was imperfect." New York Sept.
26, 1844. "MY DEAR SIR: I regret to inform you that on my arrival here this morning I received instructions to be ready to go to sea at any moment. I must therefore go on board immediately, and cannot of course join you to- morrow. "You will please to make my excuse to our friends in Morris county. Your friend.
R. F. STOCKTON." Gen. JOHN S. DANCY.
U.S. STEAMER- PRINCETON. The catastrophe on board the United States steamer Princeton, in February last, excited the public sympathies in an ex- of traordinary degree. It was naturally an object great solicitude with the friends of the officers of the alcamer to learn the conclusions which the learned committee of the Franklin Institute should arrive at in investigating the causes of the explosion of the gun. We are gratified to learn that the report conclusively cstablishes that no blame whatever is imputable to the officers.
This valuable document will be published by the Institute. We take pleasure in publishing the letter of Captain Stockton to the navy department, transmitting the report, with a copy of which we have been furnished: Sent. U. S. SHIP PRINCETON, Sundy Hook, Aug, 23, 1841.
Sir: Having by command of the department, requested the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, of to the inquire into "the material and manufacture" which on the 28th of February last, exploded with a the twelve inch wrought-iron gun Connected as it is with the subject of this letter, it may be proper now also to communicate the to you "Oregon," the result of the experiments made with the other twelve inch wrought iron gun which wast on board the Princeton at the time of the explosion. There has been fired from the Oregon, besides MI the 28 charges of 30 pounds of powder and one shot: original proof charge: 102 do. 25 do do do 21 do 20 do do do do 14 do. do do do 29 making, in all, 180 discharges; and the gun is the apparently as perfect and as safe now, as when been extaken, with the most delicate guages and other inperiments commenced. Every precaution has struments, to detect the slightest change detected.
in the gun; inside and outside, but none can be Wrought iron guns have been the subject of frequent comment in the official reports, the as well unfortunate as in the newspapers, in connection with catastrophe above referred to, and having myself submitted to it all without reply; and not having before written, or authorized to be written one word en the subject, either to the government time orto and any under one else, I may be excused for asking at this I prey: ent circ*mstances, the particular attention of the de- arties into religious dissension. It 13 foreigners partment to the strength of the Oregon, for the purpose principaly that are influenced by such movements in of proving that, my previous calculations in regard to' this country Amongst the topics on the -front of wroughtiron guns have been fully sustained by these these differences, the 'question as to using the protes. experiments; and also to a comparison between these tant version of the bible in the public catechized schools, as to is promtwo guns, to prove that if the "Peacemaker" had inent. Mr Shunk, on being expresbeen well made of good materials, it could not hare sions used by him on the subject, replies, "in conver. been burst by the firing on hoard the Princeton; and sation I have no doubt said, because it is my opinion, that the responsibility of the bursting in no way that in schools where the parents of bible the children difrests upon any want of accuracy 'in any previous fer with regard to the use of the as a school calculations or conclusions in relation to the safety book, it is well, rather than make that holy book and efficiency of wrought iron guns.
Your obedi- an occasion of unholy strife, not to insist upon its ent and faithful servant, R. F. STOCKTON. use for this purpose. F.
SHUNK. Hon. J. Y. MASON, Secretary of the navy.
It is quite probable that this unhappy diversion from The Princeton U. S. steamer has taken on board her the political question at issue, may largely affect large gun at New York. The Express says: A series the election; whether the balance of its operation of interesting experiments, intended to test the strength will be in favor or against Mr. S.
it is impossible to and power of this monster gnn, have just been com- say. pleted. We understand that much heavier charges There was a large mass meeting which of the their whigs candi- at have been employed than that which resulted so dis- Philadelphia on Tuesday last, at 'astrously to the date for governor, Mr. MARKLE J.R. attended.
INGERSOLL JOHN Pursers. The Boston Courier' states, that sometime SERGEANT E-q. presided, and as since, there were over 16.000 applications on file in grand marshal of the procession. The most pageant is adthe nnvy department for appontment as pursers, and milled on all hands to been less than splendid.the number accumulating. The whig papers say there The were not journals of their fifty RHODE ISLAND.
Mr. Dorr's Imprisonment. The following letter from a gentleman of respectability, on the spot, obligingly enables us to correct anerror in our remarks p. 22, of this vol. in relation to the confinement of Mr.
Dorr. Providence R. I. Sept. 25, 1844.
STATES OF TIl UNION. A SIR: In the National Register of Sept. 14, 1844, in an article concerning Rhode Island affairs, and the imprisonment of Gov Dorr, you say that 4the legislature at their last ion, enacted a general amnesty for all offences in the disturbance, including Mr Dorr of course," From the manifest spirit of the whole article I am convinced that the incorrectness of the statement was Gov. Dorr was not and never has been included in any act of amnesty. He and Mr.
Martin Suther now in prison tor acting as a receiver of votes at a people's town meeting, were intentionally excluded from the benefit of the act by you alluded to; and have no means, by any act of their own of reliving themselves from prison. Verdicts had been rendered against both of them before the passing of the act. I subjoin so much of the act as is necessary to shew the design of the legislature. It is. as follows.
Resolved by the General Assembly, that the Attorney general is hereby directed to enter a nolle prosequi in all indictments for treason, or for offences under the act entitled An act in relation to offences against the sovereign power of the state, passed at April session 1842," pending for trial in the supreme court in the counties of this state, and in which verdicts have not been rendered-upon condition You have been misled by indirect representations made by the dominant party in this state and their friends in other states, all of whom are ashamed that the truth should be known. Will you do me the favor, and yourself the justice, to correct the error in your valuable and useful paper. 3 tion for judges of election, took place in the state of Delaware last Tuesday, in which the parties made. a trial of strength. whigs carried the day in New Castle by 89, and in Kent by 107, but were beaten in Sussex co.
by 241 votes. Pennsylvania. Political. The election for governor, representatives to the state legislature, and some other state officers takes place on Tuesday next. General MARKLE is the whig, and Mr.
SHUNK the loco candidate for governor. A propensity to merge political into religious sectarian differences is perceptible in this controversy, and we regret to perceive it. Mr. Shunk is accused by his 'opponents, with having, whilst attending a procession for laying the corner stone of a catholic church, openly performed certain formalities or devotional ceremonies, which as a protestant, would have been unbecoming, and. as having done so for the purpose of propitiating the catholics, and not from a conviction of the propriety of the act; which would have rendered it proper in a catholic.
The fact was denied. Proof was then brought forward certifed to by persons said to be of the first. respectability. The catholics and protestants, divided of course, and off went pohtical NEW YORK. The Great Annual Fair and Exhibition under the direction of the AMERICAN INSTITUTE is to come off' at New York the ensuing week.
Workmen are now occupied fitting up for it at Niblo's Garden. It will be a splendid display. A DELAWARE. A Preliminary election, that is, an elec- 1 ponents assert that the number in the procession did not amount to much more than six thousand, all told. The meeting was addressed by a number of speakers, as many as ten at 4 one time.
DANIEL WEBSTER was one. of them. The opposite party were to have their grand mass meeting and torch light procession last evening-. when a similar display was no doubt made. Meetings of similar character are being held in numerous, places throughout the state, by both parties.
-Election. The election for a Governor, to serve three years, seven state Senators each to serve six years, and for members of the popular branch of the legislature, the house of delegates, took place throughout the state on Wednesday last. City of Baltimore. We insert the returns of the votes for governor, in the the several wards, and for comparison append the votes at the election of president in 1840, and of governor in 1841. FOR GOVERNOR.
President 1840. Governor. 1841. Governor 1844. 3.
Harrison. Johnson. Carroll. I Wards. Buren.
4. 1 452 547 410 403 605 506 2 448 404 449 341 591 441 3 729 603 574 380 777 4 A 807 433 453 606 550 5 524 773 585 472 635 550 6 14 601 534 531 190 596 4. 285 684 4. 508 346 595 409 00 750 517 505 954 588 1079 9 339 700 671 331 873 464 10 718 546 354 488 459 583 11 666 805 515 689 587 12 1008 750 592 374 742 13 new 638 499 716 wards. 313 877 459 14 7,327 7,296 7,427 6,386 9,190 7,296 6,386 1 7,968 To'l 14,623 13,813 17,158 L.
maj. 31 1,041 1,222 At the election for mayor last Oclober. the large vote was polled that ever. had been taken in this cit The whigs then had 7,600 and the locos 7,298, 04 From the vote: taken last Wednesday 17,13 gregate 14,898 I Deduct the vote then polled 14.80 increase in one year of 2.30 Shows an The loco vote on Wednesday last being 9.190 Deduct their vote Oct. 1843 7,298 Increase in the loco vote, 1,892 The whig vote on Wednesday last 1 being L.
7.968 Their vote last October 7,600 Increase in the w.hig vote 368 This immense Increase of votes in the city, SO any previous rate of increase, may in par it be exceeding accounted for by the operation of the naturalize tion law. The immensely accumulating, influs SOl six or eight years ago, and 15. still increasing, is no foreigners into this country, which commenced felt, especially in the larger cities of the Unit.
