I. Urn from .Mexico.
I - - 1 l .' J . . . . I 1
- " lit rnoM CAktronnu. - . - amen, uaer command of Captain' 7oilin, of I
D'f 0 ;S1 aJ Genet at Ktrrf y the marine cor)s, came from the ehips Congreea
yioundfl-'Cdplains fljoort Johmon and 1 and Hojtsriiutiih to our assistance; and with
tAtvi. Htmmond Kilud. I this elTi'irnt force we marched into Ssn Diego I
Theslnepof war Dais, Commander W. V. witln.nt molestation. 'Tin.' distance wis thirty
Keani lert Monterey on the 29th of January , fur tuiles, v h.cli we made in two days' easy march.
I'.innma, to land her Commander whose health ,
requites his return. Despstehel for our Govern, I
nmnt from Com. Stockton came by her, in c harge
r.1 r ini.l A f !.. ' " .
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General Kearney deserves tbe greatest praise
fr bravery and his perseverance in prosecuting
Ms iluty under great difficulties. After success
f illy conquering New Mexico, he started for
ward, with about 1000 troops, for California.
An officer from Com. Stockton met and inform
rl him that the country was in a quiet state:,
which induced the General to send barb a part
of his force, und to proceed with only 100 men
in advance of the test of hi troops, (which a-
$ni Ann rvoterf In FiehlPrfnurationt I
J 10 J hat. eJJ?tllli Address to Hit i'ep.
Intelligence from tbe city of Mexico to th 3d
of A pi il has been received through Itavsna pa
pers', t Santa Ar.na, it seems, is about to dispute
Mexican ground inch by inch.,,,, ..
Op the 31st of Msrch was published in Mex
ico the capitulation of Vera Crux. President
Santa Anna issued an address to his countrymen
in which, among other things, he say .
"Mexicans, Vera Crux is in the power of the
enemy.J It has fallen, not before the vslor of
mounted to 1,000 or 1,200.) accompanied by the the Americans or the influence of their frond for-
olRcer and party. An officer, describing this tune. " 'We ourselves, to our shsme be it said.
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, Wrrjy I, 1847.
i n. r'jt&nkii, kms.; nt V Nmi v.
tat and Coal Office, turner of 3d and Chrnut
Streets. VMtadelfhla, at hl OftXe JVh. I fill
.MtMSH ff reef, .Mil MrV V: Ctrmrr tlal.
timirrt and Cnh-ert !., BalHtnarr, and All 16
Stale Street. Bos'an. U outharttrd la net
.itenl, ovd receipt for all mnntes due this
attire. Tar twheri$dtan at adrertUlnf.
rnrnrr tif Third and IforH
' V.'h taV-; the follow ir.g. account of lr.e crp
4ur of "I.o AngfrToV'fcf .Its city orthe Angela,
from the rorrespomlent of the Philsda Ledger.
The writer is evidently partial to Commodore
Stockton, whom we think he is anxious 10 ele
vate over Gen. Kesrney. After giving an ac
count of the .msrch of Gen? Kearney, from San
Pedro to San Diego, he proceeds :
But I shall return to the Commodore and his
victories : 1 he Jong MH'kid lor day arrived at
last, and with hnurtd beat ih high with lmpe,
and mind b.-nt on revenging the deaths of our
miirdcrnd country-men,1 We took up our line of
march for City of th Angel We mustered in
alltbotit 010 rout : The Commodore was com
ntander in chief, and Col. Kearney was second
iti command. VVr mnrchrd about one hund
red and thirty miles without seeing an enemy.
The first we saw was about twenty miles from
mmLf-mum .. -.pi i ..... , , ...i. (n , .,
Killl t.atar from Vera Cfui.
rchrful Rrpnris of' Y( UiwFetrr at Vera
CrutPri'babU Contm jo Come (Iff be
twetn iitn iScoit'aii Sunt a Anna.
The British stwrflor Ve'sntiiis, arrived st Ha
vana on the 1 4th, ai.d by her, the Nw Yo'k T.x-
ress has dates from Vers Cruz to the loth inst ,
three days later than tut isew wrieans. e nave
no letteis by her, as yet, hut we find this follow-
ng correspondence in 'the Diario da la .Marines.
Vkiia Crvz, April Oth.
To day, it is .iid, that Santa 4nna is at F.l En-
cero with 7 or fiODO men, fortifying Cerro Gordo
with the design of impeding the passage U the in
terior of the forces of the United Stales. Already
the ereater part of these forces have gone out of
E. IV. CAKR.
Sir rets, fiun tuilJinc.oppnile Mf-rchanls' thftcitv. when we met them in squads of from
Exenuntre, Philadelphia, is also authorised to ,en to fi,t(.en w,o appeared 1.1 be watchinjrour.
movement, saya : . ;
"Upon arriving it the mouth of the Rio Gila
we intercepted party of Californisne who'
were on their way to Ronom, and (jot from them
thi first intelligence that a counter revolution
hail taken place In California; that Gen. FJores,.
with soven hundred men, had driven ont the A
inericsns from the Pncblo de loa AnpeK and
wf-re in poewssion of that place , and that San
have brooght this fatal disgrace upon our aims
by our interminable dissensions.' I am resolved I
to co and meet the enemy. Chance may decree
that the proud American host shall take the
capitatof the Aztec empire ; I shall not behold
that disaster, for I shall first lay down my life
in the strnrrle. ''Yet the nation shall not perish;
I Swear that Mexico shall triumph if my wishes
are seconded by a sincere and unanimous effort.
act as our Agntt.
1 DrmoemtieKominatioot.
.;. .. . .... . ' 'i )
ron oovr.RNoat .
FRANCIS Tt S II V IV K,
FOB CANAL COMJIUMONKR, ,
MORRIS LONURTRKTII, .
Of Montgomery County. '
movements 1 at last we saw the main body, on
the opposite bnk of the river. Son Gabriel, over
six hundred etronjr, with four pieces of artillery,
stationed On the bank ever which our path lay,
to pain which we had - to cross deep, sandy
fl.it, through the river, which we commanded
entirely by the enemy's puna ; the order was
(riven la halt, the Commodore dismounted from
his horse, and walked round amongst his troops
(XT' The news of the army still continues to
A'tbonsand times fortunate for ns will prove the possess great interest, and is the all-absorbing and said "there they are, let them come, this is
Diego had been taken by Com. Stockton, though disaster of Vera Croi, if tha fair of that city topic, although nothing new ot any great imnor- day to show yourselves men; remember,
Dm roads lending from it were strongly guarded I shall awaken in the breasts of the Mexicans the tance has been received. Politics seems to have I this ia the 8th dsy of Jannsry : remember. New
by the enemy, no that we would find it impos- enthusiasm, the dignity and generous srdot of a been entirely forgotUn in the eager excitement Orleans revenge your comrades," and many
. hie to get in without collision.
We arrived at Worsjor'a rancho, the first set
tlement, on the 2d of December, and here our
little command presented a most pitiable condi
t ion. The men, moot of whom had to walk the
list five hundred miles, were nearly broken
down with fatigue and exhausted from insuffi
ciency of food. We learned that Andros Pico,
an active leader in the revolution, had one hun
dred, and twenty well-mounted men in the
neighborhood, stationed in the vicinity of tha
r ads leading into Snn Diego ; so thst, an en
counter with this force seeming inevitable, it
was determined by Gen. Kearney to attack him.
On the morning of the 6th, the enemy, ha
ving heard of our approach, were drawn up at
San Paseual, and aa our party advanced and
charged on them, they fired and retreated about
half a mile, then rallying suddenly, they fought
with their lances, s-irronnding the foremost of
our men, who were pursuing tbcm and did most
deadly work. After t desperate and hand to
hand fight, they were fairly driven from the
field. Our !ou in this action was very severe.
Three officers, Captains Johnson and Moore and
Lieut. Hammond, and sixteen men were killed,
and fourteen wounded, including Gen. Kearney
mid seven officers. -The
loss on their Fide is not known with any
true patriotism. " It will undoubtedly prove the for war news.
salvation of tbe countrv.'
.. .......l .,u...i. 1 j lu try Tnt Wa There are various rumors
.m- .r . ,h. Ttf.tion.t Itrid. under the P"" will soon be declsred between tbe U.
commend of General La Vega and the Governor nJ M'ic- " wtehonU place
f th. si.... rn . de Sot H-tween the 07th "T reliance in the proclamation of Santa Anna,
.nA th- anth . kri,le. t ir.tr. .d . nt " the capture of Vera Crux, published in ano.
e.r.lf eo.rrhed from th. e.nit.l in th. diree. ol0mn, We should be inclined to think the
tion of the bridge, With their corresponding bat
teries, amounting in all to 2000 men
"On the 1st of April Genersl Santa Anna in
person would set out from Mexico with 2000
more, to direct the' military operations in the
Stste of Vera Crux, resolved, as he says, to dis
pute the ground inch by inch, and die before he
will rnnrrnt lo a prart his own words, as ' we
find them both in letters and in printed dncu
ments. Enrolment of troop n going on at va
rious points,
prospects very slight. The troth, however, is,
these emntv bossts and vsporincs of the Mex-
icana form no small part of Ibeir system of were a;ivcd, aa the shot wnu'd goover our neans.
other such patriotic expressions, which served
greatly to cheer no the men. 1 he order was
then given to advance. When we arrived a
bout the middle of the sandy flat, they opened
their fire upon us ; their first shot fell short about
fifty yards ; the Commodore, who was ahead,
then told the men lo watch the enemy's guns.
and whenever they saw the fUfhtodrop on the
ground; by that means grest manv lives
Luis Potosi, where it remained at the date of the
latest advices."
The New Orleans Picsyune of the 20th announ
ces Ibe arrival there of a vessel from Vera Crux
having left en tbe 7th, and another from tbe Bra-
xos, which left on tbe 12lb. Tbe tame paper
states that it has received no later advices from
either place. The barque Arnold arrived at New
Orleans on the 10th in 29 days from New York.
The Delta contains a note from Vera Crux, :
We krpt advancing, and when we got about fif
ty yards from the river, Co'. Kearney ordered
our guns to be tinlinibered and commence fir
ing. The Commodore hein- ahead, looked back
and seeing the artillery un'imbered, ran back
and ordered them to limber up, told them they
would only throw away their shot, that the riv
er must be crossed, and then our guns would
tell the news. The men seized the drag ropes
of the guns sml advanced , the first gun got a
bout half wsy s crocs the river when it struck
the Coininoxiore da-died in, over his middle in
KGaiiraAi. Tvin There are vanoos I water, seized one ot tne drag ropes, ana cueer
conflicting opinions in regard to Gen. Taylor's ing the men, soon cro-eed the river and opened
wsrfare. Santa Anna may have been medita
ting and preparing the w ay for a treaty of peace,
at the very time he penned hia proclamation.
K7 LiniT. Hammomi. In the account of the
battle of San Tascual, in California, nnder Gen.
Kearney, we see the nsme of Lieut. Hammond
among the killed. Thos. Hammond, a son of
'The army of the North has returned to San G'n Hammond of this county, is a Lientensnt in
thf army, and was, we know, nnder Gen. Kear
ney's command, and is most piobably the person
lluded to.
certainty, though I have no doubt it was less I dated the 7th inst., which states that every thing
than nor own. Our men fought at great dis
advantage, being poorly mounted on broken
down mule, while the enemy, having superb
horses, and being the most skillful horsemen in
the world, made deadly charges with tha lance.
It waa with tin weannn that all of nnr iHe I ,b ""ltt daV-
1
were woundod, with one exception;
Johnson was shut through the head.
Gen. Kkabnev. Lieut Emory, acting anxis-
. . i I . . f I r y- i i
II,!.. ., i;,.n llo w wounded aeverelv with a ""J"""" "" ry, n"
, , ,. i i. i 1.11 . . I iut returned to the United Mates, says, at the
l.mce, aud would no doubt have been killed but M 7
for the timely aid of Lieut. Emory, of the topo-
Capt,
there waa quiet ; the troops were enjoy ing excel
lent health, and were busily engaged preparing
for their march into the interior.' Gen Twiggs,
with bis division of three thousand men, forming
the advance of the army, was to march for Jala pa
Tbe troops were very- enthusias
tic, longing for an opportunity to meet tbe en
emy. '
accepting the nomination ot tne rresinency.
The New Orleans Tieayune, in reply to the Bul
letin, which claima him as a whig, says thst Gen.
Taylor will not accept the nomination from the
hands of any party. That he is stronger than
either party, and will become the candidate of
the people. The truth ia. Gen. Taylor cannot
be properly called a party rr.an. He is. we be
lieve, opposed to, as well ss in favor of, some of
tbe leading measures advocated by both whic
and democrats.' Thst he is an admirer, and per
sonal friend of Henry Clsy, we have no reason to
doubt. He waa also a warm and personal friend
of General Jackson. That he is hero ar.d pa-
Adilrcss of the Cnnncll of hs Irish Conft.
" . "Jeil.v nt. ' ' ; i
To the llmnrnhh !enrgt M. Pallas, , . - ., .
I tee rrntirftntnf'J.t Vnitt l Statu of Amcr'tti.
Council r.oom of the Irisfj Confederation,
0 L'Olivkk STKr.tf. Dnn r, C
i ' 'April 3d IM7., ;v 5
Sm : The iajt American mail conveyed to uj
intelligence ortlie efforts On; behalf', of 'Ireland,
now b.'iic mad,.! throujliout tlio Un'tti'd States,
at the recomineniLition of the grent meeting con
voU.nl st VVshlngtoti on the 9th of February,
over' which you were chosen to preside. ' " '
This intelligence lightened our despondency.
We saw the greatest of the new nations of the;
earth moved by t universal impulse with sympa
thy fr our country. The ssmemenof all sreeds
he city, and there only remain a guard who are una panies co nr"""i "' ""'5 -
.... n:kr ' a t., ormn n,t nneTous pentnnenrmen. some oi wnom ran
ick with the yellow fvomito) and disentery, in
consequence of the extreme neat that we have
suffered from, these 13 days, s and if -all do not
soon go to the cooler regions, (tierras templades)
they will find it difficult ever to get there, v
, Anothbb LatTCR Already 8 to 10,000 of the
U, 8. Troops have left with the object of occu
pying Jalapa, in the neighborhood of which is
Ssnts Anna, with 8000 men, as is reported. Some
hink at. this point, a treaty of peace will be
made ; others, differently, . because the Ameri-
csns demsnd thing which cannot be conceded.
The editor has other letters from Sacrificios,
concurring in these facts, relative to the extraor
dinary heat at Vera Cms, 'by which Gen. Scott,
(he says,) finds himself compelled to send the
greatest part of the army to the interior, since, of
his 14,000 or 13,000 men, 2000 sre attacked
ith the gravest diseases.' They also sgree
that the number of men who went from Vera
Crox, were 8 or 10,000 men in number, and that
they marched in two divisions to Jalapa.
i From the Marina.
. From Vera Crux to Jalapa, there are two roads
on both of which are strategetical points of great
importance. One goes by Orixaba; the Puente
N'acional, el Encero, itc. HIt is supposed that by
the last, the greatest force of the Americsns is
directed. By the communications brought by
the last packet, we know that already at the
'National Bridge,' ten leagues from Vera Cruz,
which is considered the key of the road, Gen.
Vega is stationed with 2000 men, but with very
little artillery. Gen. Santa Anna, at the last
dates, wss st Encero, S leagues distant from
Puenfa National. At this place the principal
resistance would be organized, and there the
Mexicans not only intend to make a stand, but at
Corro Gordo, where Santa Anna was aleo forti
fying. - A battle, it was supposed, was fought on the
14th of April, near Jalapa.
our firo. The Commodore fire J the guns him
self; the second sLot dismounted their heaviest
gun, and then he gave the order to charge up th
hill, which the enemy still kept poeneemnn of.
Up we went ; it was in vain the enemy charged,
our men kept too firm ; they cou'd not break
our lines and were forced to retreat. The mo
meut we gained the top of the hill, our artillery
played upon them in such a manner that they
could stand no longer, and were forced to leave
the field. The coolness and bravery with,which
the Commodore acted, were tho admiration ol
all; he kept running from one gun to another,
triot, and one of tbe ablest Generals of the age, s furt as they were loaded, and firing, them,
we presume but few will pretend to deny. And and not a shot thst he sent, as they after wards
graphical party, who gallantly rndo up to the
rescuo, and had the satisfaction of shooting with
his pirttol the man who was about to make ano
ther deadly thrust at him.
The mournful duty of burying the dead and
the attention required to the wounded caused
nuch dolay that our march was not resumed
from the battle ground until the next day. As
battle of San Pascual, which took place one hour
before day, the morning of tbe Cth of December,
Gen, Kearney attacked, beat and rhaaed some
miles, one hundred snd sixty well mounted Cal
ifornians, with less than one hundred diagoons,
emaciated by an unexampled march over the de
serfs of America of more than 2000 miles.
Lieut. Emory bas brought with him the results
of his explorations from Santa Fe to California
with information which Gen. Kearney consider-
judging from hia coolness in tha hour of danger
his sound judgment and military genius, which
rises superior to every obstacle, we have no
doubt be would make an excellent Chief Magis
trate. He is in many respects besides his mili
tary genius, like Gen. Jackson.
said, but whst threw the dirt over them.
Their balls flew very thick around us, but we
heeded them not. We hsd but two killed and
about eleven wounded. The Commodore made
a very narrow escape, a muaket ball pawing
through ins whiskers juet gracing bia face. U e
07 Tb Crrr or Atvaaano was raptured, it encamped that night na their battle grouud, a-
we wero then much encumbered with the packs I ed it important that Government should at once
ami the wounded men, who were carried along I posses. Several mines of gold and copper ore,
wall much difficulty, our progress waa very I rich and easily worked, were examined and spe-
slow ; and as the enemy were evidently watch- I cisnens obtained.
ing our movements closely from the hills around I General Kearney enibarked on hoard tbe sloop
us where we would occasionally ace a few of Cyans. Csptsin Dupout, for Monteiey, ou to
them, and were no doubt waiting for a rood op- 2d or 3d of Tebruaiy.
seems, by Lieut. Hunter, with one vesbel, the
U. S. Stt smei Scourge. Com. Terry, with bis
whole Squadron, came a day or two after to at
tack the city by sea, and Gen Quitman with a
force by land, when tbe stars and stripes wire
floating over it. Commodore Perry was morti
fied and duappointed, and ordered Lie'jt. Hunter
to be court rr.artiallrd.
After the battlca of Jan Cth and Oth, Gen
Florcs fled to Ssnora with .'i0 to 100 followers.
Ceo. Pico went off with about 100 fo threaten
Col. Frrmont. Having twice brnlen his parole
be could get no terms from Gen. Kearney. Pico
represented bis force to fol. Fremont st 400 men
and faUely represented thebsttles of the 8th and
Bth. ' Under these false representations Colonel
Fremont made a treaty with Don Andres
CAITAtN Dl'BGWIN, Or THR ! AUOONK, who
portunity to tske advantage of our crippled con
dition, we had to advance with extreme cau
tion. . " . . .
While moving slowly along, after having
made but t me miles, the enemy suddenly ap
peared, charging towards us at a furious pace
from the rear. . We immediately drew up to re
ceive them, when they as auddeiily wheeled
o!l and niadu lor a rocky hill near by, with the
intention of firing down into us. Genera!
Kearney, seeing mi. move...ui, ueiermmeu ig fe T,M w ni,jvfl of Norh Ciroin,
take tl. ball, and, allhougb acme forty or h.ty , ,t wtlt vint - lKW i(ld
of the enemy had got up among the rocka and Jime , hi, . mhlgh p o(Caftm
commenced a tire upon us, they fled txlure a Ujnfc w of ,he
dozen of our foremoat men. We took the field m , BrMy Jrom hfgh pen,m,n,y
a second tunc, and, as it waa getting lute in the ch,racier. , Ilia conduct and courage in the '.ate
day, encamped on the spot. Thie wasau exci. battlea are the theme of nnivereal praise. After
ting skirmish, in which none of our party were Kejng wounded. Col. Price rode un lo him and
woundod, though the bullet flew thick and fast. ,o)d tm lit whe,her he should recover or not,
Tbe enemy hod uu or two wounded and loat he should bear testimony of his gallsntry. . Cap.
s.verat horsia. tain R replied. l hope, C lonel. ymi will alsi
: It waa now cvaieni tnai nco lutenued to ha
Viboiku Ei.etTio Tbe latest returns from
the Second District,. fx Mr. llrovingoole's ms-
jority IS. lutbu Fourth Distuct, Mr Bo-
cock's majority is 21. So far, the Democrats have
carried eight DUti icts and the Whigs three. .The
names of the Congressmen known to be elected
are as follows : Democrats, Mts;s. Atkinson,
BeJingi-r, Brown, Baslsy, Beale, Socock, Drum
goole and McDowell. Whigs Messrs. Butts,
Goggins and Pendleton.
Mr. Dromgoule is said lo be lying ilangeroiuly
ill. '
The Delawure Journal hoists il ling for Pre
sident, Zachery Taylor; for Vice President, J.
M. Clayton j subject to the decision of a Na
tions! Convention.
bout ten miles from the city. The next morn
ing wo advanced, and about four mill a from the
first battle ground they met us again, but they
were not so strong a before.' A great many
of thein deserted in the night, not wiehing to
have another trial there were about iMKI of
I hem. They commenced th Utile with artil
lery, but the Commodore oidering the men tu
watch the flash of their guns and throw them
a- Ives down as they did the day pre v mil", their
balls done very little execution. . - The C.mmn.
dore, aa before, aimed several guns, and kept
such a brisk fire upon '.hem thst ihey twice
left their guns. Finding at last they could
make no impression upon us with their artillery,
they attempted to charge ; our lada esw them
coming, and sung out Hie re they come." Ijel
them come." av the Commodore, "reserve
ynnr fire till they get within gun aliot, then
give them a taste of Yankee lead and powder
Down they came till they got within seventy
yards, when the Commodore who had advanced
a little la the right of the line gave the order
to fire, when we poured such a volley ot inus.
kelry into them, that it cut them out of thuir
thy tried
The lilhmai at Trliaanlepee,
The Washington Union, referring its readers
to a letter written by Vice President Dallas u
pnn the importance to commerce of the Isthmus
ol Tehusntcpce, ssys:
'Among the great topics connected with the
commercial and territorial advantages and pros
pects of the country, which the present position
of our foreign relations brings into view, the
plan of uniting the Atlantic and the Pacific
through tbia Isthmus ia certainly one of the
most important l( will go far towards chang
ingand that to the signal profit of our country
the main stream of the commerce of the
world. The whole subject is n.i dmibl receiving
the careful consideration at the hands of the ad
ministration, to which it is entitled. It will be
productive of great benefit to the world at large,
as well as to the United States. It will be by
far the shortest and most direct route between
the United State and our territories on the Pa
cific It will stimulate the resources and ex
ertions not only of the Western side of the A
merican continent, but of tbe Eastern portion of
Asia, and all the intermediate islands on the
broad Pacific'' ,
A Lkttcs Withoct a i Amswkb. A commit
It appointed at a 'meeting of all paifies," in aadJIca aa if they had been leathers ;
Philadelphia, to nominate General Taylor for the in several places, but with no better siicceea ;
Presidency, have addressed a letter to him in (( they gave it tip and run, and as they
. rate us by making aa attack in every pas that
afforded them an edvauNge they being ens-
bind by their superior horses lo occupy theni ta
bes r witness that my company did its duty."
A HiNortAft CowmoiMo Arrna G. J. A
dams, a "preacher and play actor," eowhided
foie we CHiM gel up ; and as our wounded men I an editor in Huston in tonsequeuce of some re-
wne suilermg severely and required rest, aud marks which he made upon him in the columns
this pubitiun was a sliourf one. Gen. Kearney ol hie paper; but whether the remarks were
determined to hold it until be should receive a made on his preaching or his acting, ia not sta-
reiidiiiceiueiit fioin Com. Stockton, to wkuwan ted. Rome twenty or thirty blows were given;
cxpreae hod Imicii et ui by a trusty ludian. . We after which the parson stated to the audience
remained hHro lour days, and were closely that the editor had assailed bis rharscter; "that
surrounded by the t'ueiey, wbo hod received an he waa going to play an engagement at lh Pro.
addition to ititir lurcea, aud now puuiUred over videuce Ttitwtre tie Saturday, and would return
two hundred mee,, that we could procure do io Boston, please Gud, in time to preach the
provisions, sud had to aubsict entirely on uiul Got p loo Sunday." Tha aect that Mr. Ad a on
flesh, tftveoty five caaiio od oo bundled 1 belonjs to ia tb Mormoca.
wbicb they express their hope that he will not
decline th honor. "Lest he should, the commit
tee conclude their setter with lb remark that
Ihey neither 'desire nor expect aa answer to their
Idler." Old Zack will feel greatly relieved
when he read th last sentence. !
Thk Gsam TsnrKANcc Ji'niLr ep th Sons
or TtMPSSAara in Philadelphia is lo take plac
on tb third Teesdsy of Jane next The great
turned th Commodore sent them a last pre
ent several large grape, which from appear
ancea they did not seem to relish.
We had the good luck to lose none ot our
comrade thie dsy; five only were wounded.
Their number in killed and wounded we could
not find out exactly, but they admit of eighty
killed and wounded. We drovo them entirely
from the field. Next morning we -entered the
City of the Aroreln. Once iuoro tbe Calilurni
number of members which tha various societies I an had boaaled that they would laso the Com
.n m..t.. ..ill it an immiinii celebr. modore and his blue lackels, and drag liiem a
lien, and ..nU.but. to Produce the best moral Held, like telle ; Ihey said that ilora
effect. ; 1 : .
Unitxd Statss Mist The eoinsge of th ! P. M'd tht Gen. Flote told them that
mint ...d br.,l. mit. fo, lb. month of Anril could not be sailors, but that : they were re-
last was C 675,32$, being, as th director state
ia bis accompanying letter of th l?lh iastant,
'tha largest that bas yet keen reported for any
en rooath." Of this amount thr is in gold 5,-
gulsr artillery soldier from the United Ftatettj
that sailor never could have fougbtthe guna
so well.
' ' N. RI hsd almost forgot to tell too of new
nsme our Commodore lis got since these fights.
A Nsw Iivfktiox has just appeared in the
form of an India rubber mail bag. The bag is so
arranged that when closed it is perfectly air-tight
and water-proof. When filled wilh letters or any
miilmg matter, sufficient air introduces itself to
render the Whole extremely buoyant. They
would slo serve as valuable life preserver, lor
each bag will sustain from two to six persons,
according to siie, besides its contents.
Wnrt a Ma rsroMFS or Ana Chancellor
Ker.t has decided that a man becomes of sge the
day previous to the auniverssry of his birth day ;
so lhat a person born on the second of April at
tains bis majority en the first.
A Grbat MtMBEB. Hon. Dixon II. Lewis, of
Alsbama, last week became a member of Orien
tal Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Washington City. He
weighs about 430 lbs. '
Hksbt. Clat. A gentleman of New Voik has
received a letter from Mr. Clay, w hich concludes
with the following noble allusion to his recent
affliction i
"My life has been full of domestic sfflictions,
but this lad is ont of Ike sirrrttl among them.
I derive some consolation from knowing that he
died where he would have chosen, and where, if
I must lose him, I should hsv preferred on the
battl field, in th service of his country."
Siar.t'i.A Facia. It is a singnlsr coincidence
thai the battle of Buena Vista should have been
fought on the annlverasy of Washington's birth
dsy, and that in California on the anniversary of
the battle of New Orleans. Tbe commanding
officers took advantage of this fact to animate
the spirit of their troops. - A letter from ealtillo
states that when Gen. Wool announced that th
engagement was on tbe anniversary efth birth of
tb immortal Washington, lb air rang with th
shouts of th roan.' At Lo Aegaloa, Commo
dore Stockton rmiadd tbe men, that they wer
fighting oa tbeaivrry of.a. day on Xvhick
the American st(H Mi accomplished trie signal
( defeat of thir moat powerful and. haughty tivnl
alrea.ly ma te for themielves immortal names
and w could not but infer that much of the suc
cess of the w hole movement might be traced to
th heartineis with which you, the second citi
xen of the Republic, led the ranks of your ; coun
trymen to our succor.
Wdonotfeei humbled at receiving tbe aid
of the American people, however it may reflect
on the character of an empire, ostentatious in its
pretension to superior power, wealth and civili
zation to permit what it calls an integral portion
of itself to depend on the voluntary contribut ion
of a fiaditeed lira', for its rescue from famine.'
The Irish nation most sincerely desires to
stand well with America. Our recollections of
America are all of a fraternal kind. When, in the
year 1775, a Congress first set at Philsdelphis,
and white yet our Senate deliberated in Dublin,
your fathers cordially addressed outa. declaring
"that the Irish Parliament had done them no
wrong," and expressing a hope that friendrh'p
and communion of spirit milit long continue be
tween th two countries An eminent father of
your constitution, Franklin, when representing
your young commonwealth in France, adJressed
this nation in a similar spirit of cordiality. Nor
did Washinetnn and Jefferson, whose names are
by us slmost as cherished ss by yourselves, re
fuse to entertsin and express a desire for friend
ly intercourse between the United States and
this kingdom.
It is unnecessary, sir, to remind you that Mr.
Burke snd Col. Barre, the most resolute advo
cates of the American colonists in the British
Parliament, were both Irishmen by birth and
education ; that Gen. Montgomery, the prot
martyr of your history, wss a native of Donegal;
that Commodore Barry, "the father of the United
States Navy," was a native of Wexford. These
facts we do not recall boastfully. The orator
and soldier did but their duty in asserting against
Kngland the cause of human freedom by word
and deed. We recall their names only lo show
that from the first dawn of your country's exis
tence it was the lot of our people to have been
in some sort her agents at home and her allies
sbroad. Vet from this ground we rsise no claim
upon Amerirs, other thsn tbe natural claim of
the children of departed friends for a continua
tion of the friendship which existed between
their fathers.
Although, sir, since the days of Jefferson and
Burke Ireland has lost in power and America bas
gained, still we hope to be able to reciprocate
the many good offices your country formerly, as
well as lately, rendered us. We earnestly de
sire that the current of trade, now setting to their
shores from yours, at the command of charity,
shall continue to flow when the occasion of its
first direction shall have happily passed away.
What future relation, important to both countries
msy arise from this direct commercial inter
course, it would be premature to anticipate.
We cannot, sir, avoid this oppoitunity of com
mending to yon, and through you to our gener
ous American friends, the Iiish emigrsnts who,
dining the pteent season, will be landed upon
your shores. They have a strong natural bias
in favor of America, and all they require I in
formation snd experience to makethem a service
and a strength of their adopted country.
W lament that the disastrous condition of this
island compels Irishmen to abandon their homes.
We believe that Ireland, wisely governed, woulJ
be rspable of sustaining in plenty its present
population We are engsaeJ in Ibe prosecution
of a policy which by en.uring a separated legisla
tion to this isljnil, ill concentrate within it
self the elements of its regeneration, and we
trust that the timn is not fir distant when we
shsll be freed from the necessity of appealing on
behalf of our exiles to the sympathy of other na
tions, tjioiieh we shall ever feel a pride in re
membering that in our time of need those sym
pathies have not been withheld.
Permit me in conclusion, on onr own behalf
snd on that of the Irish nation, to thank yoa for
the distinguished part you took in the meeting of
the friends of Ireland at Washington, and through
you to thank the eminent Senatora, Representa
tives and citizens who hsve so entbusissticslly
carried out the recommedation of that meeting,
and have raised thos extraordinary contributions
throughout the Union for tbe benefit of Ireland,
of which every new mail brings additional in
telligence. (Signed.) William Smith O Bstti, Chairman.
T. F. Mura. i Honorarv Secr'a.
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IticiiAKD O Vosmah, jr., )
Gs. Tavlob is ae bank man no advocate for
the rcsnsciialion of th old United State Bank ;
nor is he in favr of high duties for th protec
tion of domestic manufacture. N. O. CiAtHtK
ransrtevs 11 Califossia. The insurrection
is extinguiahedin California. The regular troop
hav arrived there from New York, and Steven'
regiment baa Joined them for some tun. These
reinforcement, along with the fore nnder Kear
ney, Fremont, Stockton, and Stevenson, wjll
constitute a military fore which will defy all
th effort of th Mexicans, Besides, w under
stand, from an articl in th CUfrulaart" Just
receive tnat ttrqag part t' of th population
is i.) fovoi of , uoi)p,witH the Upite'l f ta
Jf cskifigfon Ti:H( . .. . '.