From the Baltimore Sun. Extra.
GLoiuorg sews from
the smjF war:
The Mexican Tvrlce P"an
Twelve llirntlr?l billed!
THE FAEUV's GUNS CARRIED
AT THE rOINTOF THE BAYON
FT THE AMERICAN ARMY
TRirJMPirAxT.THE BRAVE
AND (I ALL A NT MA J. RINGGOLD
KILLED IN DEFENCE OF HIS
COUNTRY. GENERAL MEJIA
TAKEN PRISONER.
Our express reached Washington in
advance of every thing-, and was by our
energetic correspondent communicated, to
us by Morse's Magnetic Trlegraph. Are
hasten to issue it in an Extra Sun.
By the Daily Picayune and an Extra
from the Mobile Advertiser, of the 18th,
wc have news, the substance of which is
contained in the following:
There1 a 2 bet n two engagements be
tween Gen. Taylor and Mexican troops,
the first occurring on the 7lh inst., when
Gen. Taylor was returning from Point
Isabel to his camp opposite Matamoras.
In this the Mexicans, numbering from
5000 to 7000, were repulsed. Our Ar
my was sleeping on the field of battle, on
which next day 209 Mexicans were found
dead, and several pieces of artillery,
stores, ifcc, were captured by the Amcri-
-TA- 111 1 J
can army. Major Kinggoiu uica irom a
wound received in this action. Of the
two days battle, we can only give the fol
lowing particulars from the Picayune.
The U. S. steamer, Col. Harney, arri
ved this morning just as our paper was
poing to press, from Brazos Santiago.
She left on the 22d inst., The news is
glorious to our arms. She brings offi
cial accounts of a second battle between
the Mexican and American forces, which
took place on the flth of May, commen
cing at half past 3 P. M. within 3 mile
tf Camp Taylor. The action was on
the edge of a ravine, and one mile from
the chapparral, which was near 12 miles
in width. The Mexicans commenced
the action with their artillery, which was
polled so as to sweep a narrow passage
through which Geueral Tavlor was ad
ancing, there bring a swamp on the oth- j
cr hoc.
Gen. Taylor immediately ordered a
charge in the teeth of the enemy's des
tructive fire, and the troops promptly res
ponding, carried the enemies guns at the
point of the bayonet. So sudden and
impetuous was the attack, that General
Arista had no time to save his papers,
which with all his correspondence, fell
into the hands of Gen. Taylor.
The action lasted one hour and a half,
in which time six hundred Mexicans
were killed and wounded, and the Amer
icans took three hundred prisoners, and
eight pieces of Artillery.
The Americans lost in the action about
sixty-two killed and wounded. Among
the killed were Col. Mcintosh, Lieut.
Cochran, by the bursting of a shell; Lieut.
Inge, and one or two others, whose names
are not given.
Col. Kane, Lieuts. Gates, Yerkank,
Hooe, Luther and others, were among
the wounded.
We regret to'say that Major Ringgold,
who was wounded on the 7lh inst., died
on the 10, and was buried with military
honors.
The total loss of the Mexicans in both
actions was at least twelve hundred.
The Mexican forces amounted to at
least 6000 men, while that of the Ameri
cans did not exceed 1600.
An exchange of prisoners took place
subsequent to the battle, by which Cap
tain Thornton and Lieutenants Hardee
and Kane were released. Lieut. Deas was
not demanded.
Among the prisoners taken by General
Taylor was Gen. A'eja. For him two
American officers were offered in ex
change, but it was declined to give him
tip, save in exchange for an officer of e
qual rank, whenever one should be ta
ken. Gen. Veja wa9 allowed to be accompa
nied by one of the Aids, a Lieut. Colo
nel, as a friend.
The Mexican Army was so confident
of victory that every prcpartion was made
to celebrate it, but all their preparations
fell into the hands of the Americans.
In their fight many of the Mexicans
took to the river, and were drowned in
1
their attempt to swim it.
Gen. Taylor reached his camp the af-
tcrnoon after the action, leaving there his
whole force, lie started the next morn
ing for Point Isabel, and arrived there on
the evening of the lOdi, without moles
tation. On the morning of the 11th he started
back to his can. p opposite Matamoras.
AVe need not sy that be and his army
arc all in fine spirits.
Further information has been received
that the American Consul and all the A
ruerican residents at Matamoras had been
arrested and sent to Saltillo, a smajl
town abo'it 30 miles from Matamoras.
The friends of Captain Thornton will the evening of the 10th without molesla
bc gratified to learn that he is still living; '. tion. The morninj of the 1 1th he start-
letters have been received from him at :
tne camp, announcing mat he been cap-
tured by the enemy and was held a pris
oner at Matamoras. He will be back to
the camp in a few days.
KILLED AND AVOUNDED.
By the4officul report of the action, it
appears that Col. M'Intosh is not killed,
but desperately wounded. Maj. Brown
' not Colonel, as before stated, was kill
ed in command of Fort Taylor by die
explosion of a shell.
KILLED. Maj. Brown, 7th Infantry
-wounded in Fort Taylor died 011 the
10th; Major Ringgold, 3d artillery
wounded on the 8th, and died on the 10th;
Lieut. Ingejj, 2d dragoons, Lirnt. Coch
rane. 4 tli infantry; Lieut. Chadhurne, Sth
iufjnirv.
WOUNDED. Lieut. Col. Mcintosh,
5th infantry; Lieut Col. Payne, 4th 'ar
tillery; Capts. Page (in the action of the
8th,) Gates, Seldon, McCIure, Burbank,
Jordan, Fowler.
From theN.O.Tropic-ThirdEdition.lP M
SLATER FROHTHE ARMY.
THE GALTESTOX ARUIfXD.
The Galveston is just in, having left
Brazos Santiago on the evening of the
13th. We hasten to lay the news by her
before our readers.
From the Galveston Civilian of the I5ih.
On the morning of the 13th, General
Taylor and his staff, with the guard that
had brought down the train, &c, started
for his camp. lie was met by an express
a few miles from Point Isabel, informing
him that 8,000 fresh troops had arrived
in Matamoras, 2000 of which had cross
ed the Rio Grande at Barrita, near the
Bocachica, not more than eight miles
from Point Isabel. Gen. Taylor return
ed to Point Isabel at once, and made pre
parations to leave the next day with such
forces as were arriving.
The steamship Galveston landed 460
infantrvf (regular and volunteers;) the Au
gusta landed about 250; Capt. Price arri
ved via. Padre Island from CorpusChris
ti, with his company of seventy mount
ed rangers. They all reached the point
on the 13:h. The Telegraph and James
L. Day will doubtless land their troops,
amounting to upwards ofSOO, at Point
Isabel on the 14th. Great credit is due
to Capt. Jeremiah Smith, of the steam
ship Cincinnati, and Capt. R. McBakcr,
of the Monmouth, for the skill, energy
and promptness shown in management of
their boats in transporting troops and sup
plies across the br,y at Brazos Santiago.
(Jen. Paredcs is at thelhcad of 15,bf'0
troops, on his way to Matamoras. It
may possibly be th:it the fresh troops ar-,
rived at Matamoras, is the advance divis-
ion of his army. No doubt the enemy
were fully advised that General Taylor
had left for Point Isabel, and their plan
is to try and capture him on his return,
whilst a strong force crossing above, is
to come down upon "his armv. General
Taylor appeared highly pleased with the
intelligence; for since the war has opened,
and no mistake, the excitement and activ
ity attending operations, open a new era
to his vigorous achievments, and all have
marked how much better he looks than
when confined to the "masterly inactivi
ty" of the Corpus Christi campaign.
THE FORT.
The Mexicans have continued the fir
ing into the fort opposite Matamoras,
nearly ever since Gen. Taylor left the
works.
The brave and gallant Major Brown
died on .from a wound received in
his thiffh by the explosion of one of the
enemy's shells. His wound was not con
sidered dangerous, but he was placed in
one of the bomb proof burrows, mortifi
cation ensued, from the want of fresh air.
his death is deeply deplored by the army;
his intrepid conduct in foiling every at
tempt of the enemy to reduce the fort
prepared them in a measure to anticipate
the results of these conflicts with our
brave army. The strength of the fort
and skill with which it is defended, is in
comprehensible to the Mexicans; and in
deed, well it might be, for they have
thrown npwards of 1,400 shot and shell
into the works and every morning pre
sent the same appearance; our loss has
only been two or three in the'fort. The
constant practice the enemy have had in
firing at it, has taught them the proper
bearing to give, to their gnns, and almost
ever)' shot falls within the works. The
fort is never idle, and the ramparts and
dwellings of Matamoras exhibit ruins as
plainly as those of a hundred centuries
when gapping forth their lamentation of
lo! and behold what desolation is here!
The sloop-of-war St. Mary's arrived
from Peusacola on the 10; the steamer
Mississippi on the 12th, from Vera Cruz.
The Bainbndge is on" to the Rio Grande,
enforcing the blockade. The schooner
Flirt sailed for New Orleans on the 7th.
It is staled that an expedition is to be
' sent by boats of the squadron to take the
town of Banta, 16 miles from the mouth
of the river, where there is a military
force.
Gen. Vega is the Col. Vega that was
captured by thcTexan forces at the slaugh
ter of San Jacincto. He was also at the
fall of the Alamo, and is a brave and ac-
complished officer.
In a postscript of the Picayune, we J
find the following:
The Mexican army was so confident of
victory that every preparation had been
made to celebrate it; and all their prepar
ations fell into the hands of the Ameri
cans. In their flight, many of the Mcxi- :
cans took to the river, and were drowned ,
in their attemps to swim it.
General Taylor reached his camp the
afternoon of the action. Leaving there '
his whole force, he started the next morn- !
ing for Point Isabel, and arrived there on
cd back to his camp opposite Matamoras.
Correspondence N. O. Tropic.
Brazos Santiago, May 13.1
At the receipt ol the ne ws of the first i
battle, I wrote you a short accouut; the '
result of the second is now at hand, and it;
is most decisive. It now appears that
the Mexicans had only five thousand
men m tlie held at the first battls, and
four thousand stowed away in the chap-1
arrel near the battle ground. It was their
intention to have made but a slight attack j
the first day, but being so closely pressed
they were obliged to fight in order, to
make good their retreat to where the four J
thousand were in the chaperrcl. In the
fisrht a general officor had his head shot
off. It is not yet ascertained who he was
as his body was recognised by his dre63 ,
as he lay upon the field. 4
Gen. T. advanced in the morning of the
first battle into the chaparral, then sent 80
picked men under the charge of Capt.
McCall lo reconoitre; he advanced unmo
lested, until near 3 P.M., (the army fol
lowing at a distance,) when Capt. Mc
Call sent word to Gen. Taylor that he
had received a charge of grape from the
enemy, and lost two men.
The army was then deployed, and
Capt. May, 2d dragoon ordered to charge
tke battery that had thrown the grape,
and to take it if he lost every man; he
obeyed orders, took the 'battery of four
guns,
and lost but one man. l nc Dai-
terv was commanded by Gen
De la Ve-
ga, who was taken prisoner.
Our little army then rent the air with
their huzzas, and rushed shouting upon
the enemy, committed the most dreadful
havoc among them, taking eight pieces of
artillery, 155,000 rouuds of cartridge, and
500 packed mules. Gen. Arista's camp
bedstead cantaincd all his private and pub
lic baggage papers, which latter will be
of great value, as wc now not only
have the key to the whole campaign,
which will enable Gen. T. to form his
plans so as to entirely defeat their de
signs. '
We took all and every thing they had,
four hundred prisoners,' and the army
baggage. The enemy had between 8,
000nd 9,000 troops in the two battles,
but we with 1.800 troops completely
routed them.
We exchanged prisoners, got Capt.
Thornton, Hardee, and his little band.
Our officers while prisoners were well
treated, having lived with Ampudia ever
since they were taken. Gen. Taylor
would not exchange lor Lieut. Deas as a
prisoner of war, as it would be sanction
ing his crossing the river, which he did
rot, having reprobated his conduct in the
severest manner.
In 'his .second and olorious battle, we
last about the same number
the first battle, but had
of
mo
rn
re
rn ns in
officer.
wounded. Captain Walker with his he
roic band of rangers, was the last that fir
ed at the Mexicans. The army left him
and his comrades on the bend of the riv
er, shooting them as they attempted to
cross.
To-morrow General Tayler leaves here
to make an attack on Matamora3, in con
nection with Com. Connor, who has sent
a boat expedition up the river.
I forgot to mention that General Tay
lor arrived here yesterday, with all our
wounded, between 50 and 60, with Gen.
Romulus de la Vega, one Mexican Cap
tain, and two Lieutenants, who go with
this letter in the Col. Harney.
The Augusta, from New Orleans, arri
ved last evening. The mules from Mat
amoras, some 500, were sent in to day,
as well as the Mexicans wounded.
I should not forget to mention that all
the shell, ball, and grape shot of the Mex.
icans aje made of brass or copper. This
letter I must close, with details of glory
enough for one day.
ARRIVAL. OF THE
II U I T A N N I A .
15 Days later from Europe,
The steamship "Britannia" arrived at
Boston on Thursday last from Liverpool.
She brings fifteen days later news from
Europe Liverpool dates to the sixth,
and London lo the fifth of the present
month, May.
Lord Aberdeen has recognised the an
nexation of Texas, by informing the Custom-house
authorities that the produce of
that country must be regarded as the
produce of the American Union.
The Monitcur publishes despatches
from Marshal Bugeaud, dated Algieas,
13th ult. On the 6th, Generel Joussouf,
after a forced march of 14 hours, overtook
a large column of Ouled Nayl emigrants,
and captured an immense booty.
The Liverpool Times says: "The
Cotton market sustains the improved
feeling that ruled when the last steamer
sailed. The ascertained deficiency in the
last crop is the primary cause of the firm
ness. The sales during the week ex
ceed 45,000 bales; about 10,000 cf which
have been for export and on speculation,
leaving a very respectable daily average
for the trade. The imports during the
last week have been light, hardly exceed
ing 9,000 bales. Up to the present time
the imports are 15,000 bales helow those
of the corresponding period last yeat.
Yesterday the sales exceeded 6,000 bales,
at firm prices.
Large quantities of American Provis
ions find their way to this country by al
most every arrival. With an anticipated
scarcity of bread stuffs, the records of
the barrels of flour and of beef which
cross the Atlantic at the present time are
duly paraded in the columns of the daily
press. They point a moral of a gratify
ing character; for when the rcstricteons
which have hitherto impeded that branch
of commerce are removed as removed
they will be it is impossible to guage
Ihe extentjo which the Provision trade
between England and America will be
carried. "At present, there are upwards
of 400,000 barrels of flour under lock
in Liverpool, all of which will be removed
at the low duty when the Corn Bill be
comes law.
But the preent transition state "u inju
rious to the importers and prejudicial to
the public. The forme r sustain heavy
losses, and the latter are prevented from
procuring wholesome food on easy terms.
Except in the way of shi p stores, there
has been little demand for Beef, while for
Bacon, only the better descriptions have
moved at enumerating prices.
The Corn trade remains in a very un
satisfactory state. Operations ar sua.
pended. The traders merely supply their
immediate .wants,, and this lethar-rv will
continue until the fate of the Corn Bill is
decided by the Houee of Lords. The
best-informed public men are sanguine
that the Peers will pass the bill; and a
personal friend of our own, a popular
member of the People's House.-writing
last night, says "The opinion still gains
ground that Peel's " measures will pass
through their remaining stages without the
country being put to the. agony of a dis
solution. AVe hear a dissolution spoken of at
the clubs, but it proceeds from th ose who
are inimical to the Free-trade principle.
Every revolving day convinces me that
the consummation of our triumph is at
hand. You may safely announce this to
your American readers as a "fact."
The writer has the entree of the best po
litical society in London, and we rely
with the greater confidence on his state
ment, as we have been previously indebt
ed to valuable information and sugges
tions from the same high and unexcep
tionable source."
ENGLISH SECURITIES AND THE
OREGON.
AVilliam fc Smith say: "The accounts
which came to hand from America re
cently, had no visib le effect on the price
of the English securities. The settle
ment of the Oregon on the basis of the
49th parallel continues to be regarded as
a thing that must be as a fair settlement
to which the leading statesmen on both
sides of the Atlantic will cambine to give
their aid. The interminable discussion
on the subject in the Senate bear a stri
king affinity to the dreary waste of words
in the Endish House of Commons on
the Coersion and the Corn Bills.
The English Funds have risen a shade
in consequence of the greater abundance
of money, and, upon the whole, the com
mercial prospects of the last, are more
encouraging than those of the previous
fortnight"."
AN INSURRECTION IN PORTUGAL
The north of Por tugal has been the
scene of aa insurrectionary movement,
originating with the wine growers, who
have risen against the exactions of the
Government. The country has been put
under martial law. Tne insurgents num
bered between 3000 and 4000; they
showed some courage, but were imper
fectly armed. The constitution was sus
pended on the 20th ultimo, the liberty of
the press was suspended, and military
tribuuals for the trial of the disaffected had
been instituted. If the movement had
been more general, it would have serious
ly em barrassed, herhaps overthrown, the
Government.
IRELAND.
The accounts from Ireland arc gloomy
and every day adds to the misery of the
people in that unfortunate conntry. Be
fore the summer is over the distress will
have been greatly aggravated.
POLAND.
The news from Poland is of a very
contradictory character. A letter from
Lembreg, the capital of Austrian Gallacia,
dated April 7, slates that the greater por
tion of the bands ot peasants who contin
ue under arms had been dispersed, but
that assassinations were daily taking
place. In the town ol Styria, a peasant,
who had taken a very active part in at
tacking the chateaux of the nobles, had
died of his wounds, and was interred
with extraordinary pomp.
MOST AWFUL TORNADO.
Thirty or Forty Lives Lost
AAre learned last evening1, through a
respectable commercial firm of this city,
that on the evening of the 7th instant a
tornado passed over Grenada a beauti
ful village in Yallabusha county, Missis
sippi, with a population of about fifteen
hundred inhabitats while most of the
children were at school, demolishing the
churches and academies, and very many
of the dwellings. The teacher of the
male school, Mr. Sample, was killed, and
many of his pupils have perished. Mrs.
F. E. Plummer, the teacher of the female
school, with many of the children under
her charge, were killed. Mr. Robinson
lost his father, wife, sister and child.
From 30 to 50 persons are ascertained to
have perished . The mangled remains of
many bodies had not been identified, and
and several persons were missing. A
very imperfect list of names has reached
us. On the outside of a letter to a friend
is written the words: "Grenada is in ruins
and many of her inhabitants are destroy
ed; names cannot be given, nor numbers
set down." The most awful desolation
pervades the town aud the hearts of its
citizens. We entertain great nopes mat
the loss of life may have been exaggerated
but fear the worst. It is the most deplor
able calamity we have had to record for
several years. N. O. I ic. 15th.
The Oregon Territory.
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr. AYest-
cott, from the Cnmmittee on the Terri
tories, to whom was referred the bill
which has passed the other House lo ex
tend jurisdiction, &c. &c, over the terri
tory of Oregon, reported, that a majority
of the committe do not agree that it is
necessary, or in any way expedient, to
pass said bill in its present shape at this
session; but that the committee, after full
and free consultation, have not been able
to coincide in opinion with respect to the
several important alterations that it is de
sirable should be made in it; and that the
committee have therefore unanimously
instructed their chairman to move to dis
charge said committee from the further
consideration of the said bill. Mr. AVest
cott further gave notice that when re
port should come up for consideation, he
should move to postpone the whole sub
ject lo the first Monday in December
next. ;
Mr. Benton intimated that, when the
report came up for consideration, he
.should .have something to sav on the cub-
'ject. - Nat.Tnld. May 22" ' I
Eight days later from Hexico.
The Sardinian brig Providenza arrived
at New Orleans on the 14th instant from
Arera Gruz, having sailed hence on the
14th inst.
The greater part of the Gulf Squadron
returned to Sacrificios about the 29th ult.
and was lying there when the Providen
za sailed. It was composed of the three
frigates Karitan, Cumberland and Potomac
the sloops-of-war John Adams and Fal
mouth, and the brig Somers.
The Picayune says that "the feeling
pervading the naval officers onthesta-
tion was that there would be no war, or
at any rate no naval action. No one
thinks the present force in the Gulf at
all adequate to make an attempt upon
4 San Juan de Ulua with any reasonable
hope of success. It is in the most perfect
state of defence, and mounts a large num
'ber of sixty-eirht Dounuers. Its muni-
tioiis are by no means of the same ehar-
acter as they were when the French at
4 tacked it; its power to do harm has
4 been immeasurably increased. Nor do
we find that its capture and possession
are regarded by military men a3 a mat-
ter of such first rate importance as to
authorize heavy sacrifices. It was sup
posed when the Providenza left that the
squadron would sail immediately on a
cruise." '
The "Times" has the following culled
from a file of Mexican papers:
"Santa Anna and his Secretary.
El Titmbo of the 27th ult. states that
Senor Don F. Lerdo, the Secretary of
Gen. Almontk, had been arrested at A"e
raCruz and confined in the Castle of San
Juan de Ulua, in consequence of papers
having been found in his possession
which reveal the true cause of his return
from the Havana compromising him to
that decree that he is to be forthwith tri
ed criminally. lie was on the Nth of A
pril, forwarded to the city of Mexico,
strictly guarded. He came from the Ha
vana, doubtless, on a mission from Santa
Anna and Almouxte.
"Mexican plan of AA'arfare. El
Expectadir of the 25th ultimo, fur-(
nishes its readers with the system of
warfare which is to be adopted by the
Mexicans in opposing the American ar
my. It is to be emphatically alittle,pro
crastinating, harrassing war, (guerru en
pequeno.) The Government is adjured
to abandon all idea of giving a pitched
battle, a campaign fight, but to confine
the troops to a guerilla war. The Mex
ican army is to be split into fragments of
500 or 600 infantry and 200 cavalry,with
which they are to intercept convoys to the
American forces, cut off their communi
cations, hang upon their flanks, pick off
stragglers, and keep them, by unexpected
attacks, in a continual state of alarm.
They are to watch opportunities of ma
king a sudden descent on their hospitals
and Magazines, lay waste the country
through which they are to pass, and m
this manner, wear them out without giv
ing them an opportunity of striking a sin
gle effective blow.
CONGRESS.
The following proceedings in the
House of Representatives on Wednesday,
we copy from the correspondence of the
Bait. American:
SOLDIERS' PAY.
Mr. STEWART, of Pa. introduced a
Resolution, on leave, to pay the soldiers
volunteering in the service and serving
durinsr the war, $10 per month, and at
the end of the war to receive 1 GO acres of
land, or in case the soldier dies in the
service, that his heirs receive the land.
Objections were made to the Resolu
tion, which was in the form of instruct
ing the Military Committee to bring in a
bill to that effect.
Mr. STEWART moved to suspend
the rules, and called for the yeas and nays,
(two thirds being necessary.) The vote
was yeas, 70, nays, 75.
The Rules not suspended, and the
Administration were found voting in the
negative. Though earnest for war they
are not ready to pay for services render
ed. IRON AVAR STEAMERS.
Mr. KING of Ga. under instructions
from the Naval Committe, reported a bill
for building twelve iron war steamers,
and one iron frigate, at an expense of a
bout five millions of dollars provided for
in the bill.
Mr. King asked for the reading of the
Report which was objected to. The bill
was then read twice and took its place
upon the calendar.
PENNSYLVANIA TARIFF RESO
LUTIONS. The Resolutions against the repeal of
the Tariff, adopted by the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, were introduced by Mr.
McLANE and reed. They commanded
very general attention, and when read,
Mr. HOLMES asked it these Resolutions
were adopted by the Democratic State
of Pennsylvania? (Laughter and cries of
"Yes they were.")
FROAI SANTA FE.
A correspondent at Independence, to
whom we have frequently been indebted
for similar favors, sends us intelligence
from Santa Fe to the 30th of March.
Gen. Conde was to be in Santa Fe in
May, to enforce the law against tho in
troduction of contraband goods. Things
were all quiet, except with the Indians.
The revolution in the Government of
Mexico created no excitement whatever.
The local Govarnment quietly pronoun
ced in favor of Parkdes, and there is no
doubt that they would accomodate them
selves to any other change with equal
facility,
Our correspondent says there are great
numbers of persons in Independence on
the route to California. The unsettled
state of affairs ha3 discouraged some per-'
crm. A j: ro
Ju RepfflicI n ,
NEXT GOVERNOR.
The question of who shall be the Whij
candidate for Governor, is beginning to
be pretty freely discussed by the Whitr
press of the State; and a number of di
tinguished individuals have been named,
as suitable candidates for the office, a
mongst whom may be noticed, Gen. Jo
seph Markle, of Westmoreland county;
Hon. James Cooper of Adams; m
James Irvin, of Centre; Hon. T. M. T.
McKennan, of AYashington, and John
Strohm, of Lancaster. These are all
"good and true men," of whose honesty,
capability and patriotism, none can doubt.
The question of availability, therefore,
should have its due considcaation in de
termining the choice; and, from the
unusually large vote polled for the gallant
soldier of Mississinewa, at the last Gu
bernatorial election, Ave would infer that
the most flattering hope of success points
to the nomination of that individual.
Should the Convention, however, deter
mine otherwise, the friends of Gen. Alar
kle will cheerfully rally all their forces
in support of the Nominee. AA'est. Intel.
CIIAriMRAL.
The word Chapparal, says the F. S.
Gazette occurs in the news from Texas
which we publish this morning. As that
is rather anew word with our readers,
and as it may occur again, and it is im
portant, as illustrating the "seat of war,"
we think it proper to say that a Chappa
ral is a term applied to a species of ev
ergreen thicket, composed of the mujuit
bush matted with vines. It generally
grows about six or seven feet high. Tho
whole country between the Neuccs Riv
er and the Rio Grande, is more or lesj
covered by this chapparal, interspersed
with salt lakes. There is very littles
fresh water or grass to be had in any por
tion of the whole intermediate distance,
averaging one hundred and fifty mile
wide.
Ggn. Taylor's Fortifications. As
the security of Gen. Taylor depends
much upon the ability with which he has
fortified his frontier, we have taken some
pains to inform ourselves as to the can-
r
city of the individual having charge of the
fortifications. Captain John Saunders,
of Florida, a native of Kcntuckey, directs
the works; he is represented to us as a
bold progressor in the science of war, at
Pennsylvania University, Kentucky, and
at AA'est Point; he was always a
head of his class in mathematics; at AVest
Point he graduated second. He is the
author of the able project pointing out our
defences of the Gulf and Lakes, and from
all that we can learn, of him, we have
every confidence in his energy and skill.
N. Y. Globe.
INTERESTING FROM
THE
PACIFIC.
The New York Herald say?: ATo
are indebted to Capt. Harvey, of the ship
Mississippi of Baltimore, for a variety of
important shipping and other intelligence.
Captain Harvey left his ship at Callao,
on the Pacific, about thirty days aj;o,
crossing over the continent, by land to
Panama, whence he came on here, via.
Jamaica and Havana, in the barqe Rapid.
The United States frigate Congress.
Commodore Stockton, arrived at Callao,
April 14th all well.
At A7alparaiso the people arc busy with
the approaching election of President,
Deputies and Senators. Don Manuel
Bulnes is the popular candidate for Presi
dent of Chili.
Reducing- the TariiT.
The Union declares "that the existing
war with Mexico can constitute no rea
son for refusing to reduce the tariff."
It says: "AA'e have a present surplus of
twelve millions of dollars. And the ex
penditure of less than this sum, we trust.
will bring the contest to a speedy and suc
cessful termination." And it adds: "Let
no member of Congress, therefore, refuse
to support the rights of our country a
broad, from any panic anticipation that it
will arrest the reduction of the tarifJ.
Far from it! AVe must do our duty in
both ways, boldly and unhesitatingly.
lowis the time lo strike against the tar-
ifl system." Heard ever sensible people
the like of this: "Now is the time to
strike against the Tariff! !" Alex. Gaz.
Cumberland Market.
Flour, per barrel, $3 75 a 4 23
Wheat, per bushel, 80 a 0 85
Rye. 65 a O 70
Corn, G5 a 0 70
Oats, " 40 a 0 45
Potatoes 50 1 D 7'i
Apples. I 00 a I 25
" dried 1 25 I 50
Peaches dried 44 fi 50 a 3 00
Butter, per pound, 12 a 0 IS
Beef, " 3 a 0 4
Veal, 44 5 a 0 5
Chickens, per dozen, 1 25 a I 50
Eggs, 44 15 a 0
Stone Coal, per bnshrl, 7 0 8
Pittsburgh 2arlict.
Flour, $4 20 a 4 50
Wheat 0 75 a 0 80
Rye 50 a 55
Corn 37 a 41)
S3 a 37
Rarley, 65 a 70
Bacon, hams, per Ik 6 a 7
Pork CO a 00
Lnrd, 7 00
Tallow, rendered 6 a - 03
44 rough 4 a 00
Batter, in kegi,' (10 1 09
44 roll. 12 a H
Cheese Western Reserve 5 a 7
44 Goshen, 00 a - 0O
Apples zreen, per barrel, 2 52 a 3 00
44 dried per busheli 1 10 a 1 20
Peache; 3 CO a 3 50
Potatoes, Mercer 00 a Ct
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