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THE SNIP CHARLEs.-Capt. William Gorham has published long card in the Portland Advertiser of July !, in which he states that the charges made against him ia the various articles published in the newspapers, are not true-and gives different ver- son of the several stories To the charge of poison. ing his wife and murdering hs children, he says:

 'sThank God my children are living to refute SO much fthe vile calumny. My wife was indeed taken suddenly and dangerously sick, but she also by Gods blessing recovered. l was indeed arrested the horrible charge of poisoning my wife, and full examination discharged. Not satisfied, my enemies caused me to be again arrested, and demanded to be bound oyer, that Grand Jury might have an op- portunity to investigate the facts. Such Jury did investigate the case-my wife appearing before them -under the direction of able counsel, and refused to find bill of indictment, and was again disclarg-

 In regard to the loss of the brig Susan Elizabeth, Timo C. Kendall. agent for the Fremont Insurance Company, and Samuel Pearce, agent for the Mercan- tile Marine Insurance Company, both give him cer- tfcates of satisfaction with his conduct m the matter He closes with the following paragraph .'

 "In regard to the abandonment of the Charles, am confident can the public Of the uecess ity. 1t then appeared of my doing, and the pu- rity of my motives. have had the command of her for eighteen months, and believe have had tie en. tire confidence of her owners, as have done my duty to them as far have been able, withou, re- gard my own comfort interest," and refer to them for my character and conduct while have beenin their employ, up to this time" 1sie