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PRINTED AND PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY J O N A T H A N It O W , SOMERSET, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA.
New Series.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1847,
Vol. 5; No. 22-
ontflTi:"-:-.
THE SOMERSET HERALD.
"TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1817.
7,The regiment of North Carolina
Volunteers is complete, and the following
gentlemen have been appointed field offi
cers: Robert T. Paine, Colonel; John A.
Fagg, Lieutenant Colonel; and Montford
F. Stokes, Major. .
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
From the correspondence which re
cently passed between the President of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
and the President of the Pittsburgh &
Connelsville Company, it is evident that
all idea of accomplishing a connection be
tween Cumberland and the head of the
Ohio has been abandoned for the present.
Mr. M'Lane, the President of the Balti
more & Ohio Company, speaks, for once,
without reserve, and says i is the de
termination of the Stockholders to con
nect their Work with the River in the vi
cinity of Parkersburgh or the mouth of
Fishing Creek. This settles the question
of a connection with Pittsburgh, at this
time, so far as the first mentioned Compa
ny is concerned; and as regards the other,
it is by no means likely that it will be
able very soon to complete a Road to the
Maryland line, unless it obtains aid, eith
er from the State or the Baltimore fc O
hio Company; and for neither of which
the prospect is just now very flattering.
We are inclined to think, too, that it will
Le some time before a continuous
Railroad will be constructed between
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
NEW RAILROAD PROJECTS.'
Jsmcc the loregomg article was put in
type, we have learned that petitions are
in circulation praying the Legislature to
incorporate a Company to construct a
Railroad from Chambersburgb, in this
State, to Wheeling, in Virginia. Should
such an act be passed, the assent of Vir
ginia would, as a matter of course, have
to be obtained before the Company could
locate the Road through that State.
We perceive also, that Mr. Darsie has
introduced into the Senate a Bill granting
to the Pittsburgh & Connelsville Compa
ny the privilege of connecting their Road
with the Central Railroad, and releasing
the latter Company from the obligation of
commencing their Road at Pittsburgh and
from constructing any portion of their line
west of that connection. .
By combining the separate interests, as
this Bill evidently contemplates, the object
of a continuous Railroad from Philadel
phia to Pittsburgh may, perhaps, be ac
complished.: THE TARIFF RESOLUTIONS.
We find in the Pennsylvania Intelli
gencer the following notice of the pnrt
taken by our Representative in the debate
on the Tariff Resolutions in the House.
Mr. Bushnell spoke at some length a
gainst the Resolutions.
"He was followed by Mr. EDIE, who
sustained . the resolutions and the Tarifl
bill of 1812, with his usual ability. He
commenced by deprecating the introduc
tion of the "thousand and one" irrelevant
matters; which had already "been drawn
into this debate. He couid not see their
bearing on the question at issue. He made
a correct statement of the difference be
tween the two Tariff bills, that of '42 and
46, and then he showed beyond perad
venture, the advantages which all the in
dustrial interests of the country derived
from the former, while the latter "was as
positively calculated to injure, , nay more,
to prostrate these interests. MrEdic ad
verted to the fact that all the speakers on
the other side of the question, had follow
ed in the wake of their party leaders in
this debate: That they had, one and all,
pointed, in some shape or other, to the 1
fact, that some of the articles used among
the more opulent portions of community,
were not taxed as heavy as some which
come within the prov iuce ; of the poorer,
mthe bill of 1812; that this feature of the
bill favored, the rich, and . proved beyond
controversy, the partiality of its suppor
ters for that class of community; and that
they were always legislating for these at
the expense of the poor. Mr. E. met this
oa its true ground, bv showing that the
article alluded to "were such... and nlv
uch, as did not come in competition with
UOU Willi
,
-Alr; 8
t ie pnwhictions of the countrv.
pech was not Ion?, but it was ctronf .
The Evolutions p:srd, 55 to 41, c.e-
ry Locofoco except Klingensmith voting
against them.
GUBERNATORIAL.
the time ftr nominating candidates !
As
e '
for Governor approaches, public cunosi- ;
ty, m regard to the chances of this or that
mill vidual, naturally increases. In the Lo- At thought of these our bosoms thrill;
cofoco ranks there appears to be consid- Wrhile memory her magic lends -erableparring
between the different fac- j 0ur hearts, dear gls, are with you still,
tions, the one contending for the old De-, New forms and faces meet us here,
mocralic principle of "rotation m office," j Unlike the loved ones left behind;
and obviously determined to push a new 1 Strange voices fall upon our ear,
man, while the other adheres immovably Jut n.onJ with, ne so sweet and kind.
to the Chief who now commands. The
latter will probably come oft victors.
Among the Whigs there are but two as
pirants prominently before the party, and
it is difficult to tell which will get the no
mination. One thing, however, is cer
tain: whichever is selected will receive a
unanimous and cordial support from the
Whigs throughout the State. For our
own part, we prefer Mr. Cooper and hope
he may be the choice of. a majority of the
Convention; nevertheless, if Gen. Irvix
be nominated we shall not complain, but
will give him whatever "aid and comfort"
we may have it in our power to bestow.
A GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
The Legislature of Missouri recently
passed resolutions calling upon the Gov
ernor for particular information relative
to his expedition to the Eastern cities last
summer, for the purpose of selling - State
bonds, and his charge for expenses. He
sold only six bonds, amounting to three
thousand dollars, and for expenses he
charges the State $625. In his reply he
says: -
"With due respect to the honorable mo-
ver.the answer is, that the expenses of the
Executive were various numerous--4too
tedious to mention' his breakfast, his
dinner or tea, when he had the time and
appetite to cat it an apple or an orange,
a lemonade or a sponge cake, a piece of
cheese or a cracker, a glass of brandy or
some old rye, when from hard travel,
much fatigue, and great want of sleep, he
was too unwell to take more substantial
food, or else from rapid travelling, had no
time to stop and get it the blacking of
his boots, or brushing the dust out of his
coat, or hiring a servant to hasten his din
ner, instead of forcing him to eat through
a series of regular courses hack hire
and omnibus hire, porterage and drayage
stage fare, and railroad fare, steamboat
fare, on the lakes, gnlfs, rivers and bays
all these and various other litems,' multi
plied many times over, making, perhaps,
thousands in the trip of six thousand
miles, make up the items'of expenses to
the Executive a long list hard to get at,
and hard to give."
VIRGINIA SENATOR.
James M. Mason was, on Thursday
before last, elected by. the Legislature of
Virginia a Senator in Congres from that
State, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Mr. Pennyb3cker. "
The voting continued through 2 days.
The first ballot on . Wednesday was as
follows: For George W. Summers(whig)
66; John W. Jones 36: James McDow
ell 27; James M. Mason 18; George W.
Hopkins 8; Scattering 3. -
The first ballot on Thursday resulted
as follows: For Mason 58, McDowell 43,
Jones 37, Scattering 19. And the ninth
and last ballot was: For Mason 97, :. Mc
Dowell 19, Samuels 19, (all Democrats,)
Scattering 24. , . ' .;
The Richmond Whig states that Mr.
Mason, cm the lastHrial, received about 60
Whig votes, whichrwith 37. Democratic
ones, elected him by a large majority. "
LATEST FROM MEXICO.
New York, Jan: 24.
The following items of intelligence
from Mexico have been , received at the
office of the New York Sun by- an arri
val from Havanna. . ?
The Congress was in secret sesrion de
bating upon the measures necessary to be
taken in the present state of affairs.
An express had been received from
Santa Anna demanding eight, millions of
money, or the country was lost. i
. It was understood that the confiscation
of the church property was. contemplated,
in order to procure funds to carry or the
war. ! .
The clergy were of course violently
opposed to this measure, and were threat
ening excommunication to . the Goi-era-ment.
Congress and the Array if it was
carried into effect - VT -
' A Washington letter to the Baltimore
Patriot, says Whatever may be heard
and read to the contrary, you may. rest
assured .that some of the ablest Adminis
tration's supporters in Congress believe
and
assert that, if the Mexican war be
i brought to a close before the 4th of
! . 6 v unuit mc Ul Ul
I March next and they do not expect it
will be Mr. Polk will e .compelled to
cll an extra tession of Concrcss to as-
1 imblc'ia My ct Juac."
Song for the Volunteers,
BY ROBERT JOSSELYX.
We're far away in foreign land
Responsive to our country's call,
a little out a gallant band
Fair Freedoin sW anJ br0lher3 alI; ;
Our pleasant homes, our kin and friends. -
The dark-eyed beauty strives in vain
Aflection s lonely void to fill; " ' '
For you we only wear the chain
Our hearts, dear girls, are with you still.
No holiday pursuit is ours '
The burning sun, the chilling dew.
The battle, where the death storm showers,
We cheerful suffer all for you!
We ask no guerdon but your praise; .
Go where we may, and come what will,
Forever, as in bygone days,
Our hearts, dear girls, are with yon still.
Frox the IN'obtu AxERICi.5.
Lieutenant W. A. Nichols,
This gallant young officer of the 2nd
Arlillery, has again left for the seat of j
war. with Col. Bankhead,and is now Ad
jutant of his regiment. The many testi
monials of esteem which he has received
for his unflinching bravery at Monterey,
where he won and obtained the honorable
notice of his immediate officer, General
Quitman, and of General Taylor in his
official despatches, ase as gratifying to his
friends as they must be causes of la' ? ble
pride to himself. But we do not . .-: in
clined to allow Pottsville the honor of his
birth he is a native of our good city of
Philadelphia, although most of his later
years of boyhood were passed in Schuyl
kill county.
But it was not with this view that we
commenced this article for lie belongs
to Pennsylvania, and is cherished as such;
Lieut. Nichols on the third day of the
battle of Monterev, led one of the can
non of Bragg's battery into the streets of
Monterey, advancing foot by foot under a
galling fire, and resting at night by the
side of the piece in mud and under a hea
vy rain, to be re-awakened in the morn
ing by the opening batteries of the enemy.
When at last he gained the position he
was ordered to occupy, every man at the
run had been killed' but himself and a
o
private "named Levengood. The latter im
mediately jumped upon the carriage and
shouted "huzza for Pottsville and Lieut.
Nichols!" "Why, what do you know of
Pottsville.'" said the Lieutenant in aston
ishment. "Know!" said the gallant fel
low, "why, I'm from Pottsville used to
be a carpenter there, and worked for Joe
George, and "have done many a day's
work for your fattier!"- It was a strange
coincidence, that thousands of miles away
from home these two citizens of the same
village snould meet, flushed with the glo
rious victory, blackened by powder and
begrimed by the dust of a three days'
battle.
MEXICAN INTELLIGENCE.
The New York Courrier des Etats
UniSfOi Saturday contains its usual val
uable summary of recent Mexican intelli
gence, which is accompanied with some
interesting comments, the more valuable
from the fact that the intelligent editor ot
thct journal enjeys peculiar facilities for
obtaining the most reliable and latest in
telligence from that region. '"We trans
late a few passages: . '
Letters received from Mexico by a
commercial house in New York, and to
which we have everv reason to give en
tire credit, assert that the real plans of
Santa Anna have an objact quite different
from the apparent one of protecting Sal-
tillo, and that his real aim is Tampico.
If this be so, the alarm of Gen. orth
may be explained by false demonstrations
made designedly in that quarter, in order
to draw off the American forces in that
direction, and thus effect a powerful di
version in favor of his real designs. - We
may add to this, that the intelligence from
Tampico announces vague apprehensions
of an attack on the part of the Mexicans,
which seems to give additional weight to
our supposition, and to confirm the old
adage; "There is always some fire where
.1 i-..
lucre is ciiiutvc.
In this connexion 'we should mention
that a letter received at Tampico, from
San Juan del Arrovo,: brings the positive
announcement that, ou the 10th of De
cember. Gen. Gonzales, at the head of
7,000 cavalry, was to set out for Victoria,
and from thence ultimately to direct his
course towards Tampico.' If this move
ment has been made, the Mexicans must
have met with the division under Gen
Patterson, which at the latest accounts,
had already crossed the. river San Fernan
do, and was on its route towards Victoria,
the occupation of which post is a matter
of some importance' as the ht on the active, ardent and talented young men.
way to San Luis. --.'V , He is a lawyer by profession, and possess
Thc Courier, in giving .the intelligence es indeed, talents of a very high order,
brought by the Potomac to Pcnsacola, l and fine .qualifications - for the post to
Cili attention to ths" ficl that the consti-' which ho- b appointed. jr. Lit
tution of the committees in the Mexican
Congress indicates the great supremacy
of the ultra Federal party. The com
mittee to revise the constitution is con
stituted of three prominent leaders .of
that party. The selection of llerrera
as chairman of. the Committee of War is
equally worthy (it adds) of notice, and in
two respects. It shows that the ex
President has still a party in Congress as
well as in the country. Iu the second
place, it seems singular to see a man,
whose pacific ideas onlya few months
since caused his fall from power, placed
at the head of a committee of war bv a
Congress whose warlike views are clearly
shown by its ultra federalism. Boston
Alias.
LATEST FROM GEN7. TAYLOR.
OFFICIAL. FROM "THE UXIOV."
Despatches have been received from
General Taylor, dated the 22d Decem
ber, near Monterey, representing that he
had left that place on the 15th, for Vic
toria, having previously put in motion the
troops destined for that point. At Monte-
morelos a junction was effected on the
17th with the 2d infantry and 2d Ten
nessee regiment of foot from Camargo,
and it was intended, with the whole force,
(3.500 raen. to march on the 19th for
Victoria. But. on the evenin? of his ar-
rival at Montemorelos, a despatch arrived
from General Worth, commanding at
! Saltlllo, with the intelligence that Santa
Axxa designed to take advantage of the
division of force towards Victoria, and,
by a rapid movement, to strike a heavy
blow at Saltillo; and, if successful, then
at General Wool's force at Parras. Un
der these circumstances, and with no
means of judging how far this informa
tion might be well founded, the General
returned to Monterey with the regular
force, in order to be in position to rein
force . Saltillo if necessary. The volun
teers under General Qcitmax, reinforced
by a field-battercy, were ordered to con
tinue their march and effect a junction
with General Pattersox, at Victoria,
while General Taylor returned to Mon
terey with General Twico's devision,
now increased by the 2nd infantry.
In the mean time General Bctler and
General Wool being advised by General
Worth of a probable attack upon his
position, moved rapidly to join bim wih
all the available force at Parras and Mon
terey, while orders were dispatched by
General Bctler to hasten up troops from
the rear. The latter General proceeded
in person to ' Saltillo, and assumed the
command, agreeably to instructions which
had been given by General I aylor before
ns departure, to meet a case like this.
General Taylor had proceeded beyond
Monterev, on his way to Saltillo, when
he was met on the 20th by a despatch
from the post, announcing the early arri
val of General W ool s column, and also
that the expected concentration and move
ment ot the .Mexican troops upon tiiat
position had not taken place; indeed, that
their advanced posts had rather been
withdrawn. Deeming the force there,
and soon to be at Saltillo, quite sufficient
to repel any demonstration at this season
from San Luis rotosi, General 1 aylor
did not think it worth while to throw for
ward General Twigg's division to that
place, and after resting it a day, designed
putting it again in march for Victoria, to
which point he was to proceeu nimseii.
General Patterson was supposed to be
then well on his march from Mataraoras
to Victoria; when his division, except the
Alabama rangers, (in garrison at Tampi
co,) will be brought together. With a
force holding in observation the passes
from Tula, the garrison at Tampico may
be reduced with advantage to the service.
KENTUCKY.
A bill to call a State Convention in
Kentucky for the revision of the Consti
tution has passed the House of Represen
tatives by a vote of 81 to 17. It had
previously passed the Senate by a vote
of 30 to 8. The question will be sub
mitted to the people at the general elec
lion in August next, the sanction of the
popiilar vote betng necessary to confirm
the vote of the Legislature. This sub-
ject, we believe, has been agiiaieu ior
some time in Kentucky. A year or more
ago the Legislature refused to authorize
a Convention. From present appearan
ces, however, it would seem that a Con
vention will now be called after, due legal
observances. - -
,: A TROOP FOR THE WAR.
Our fellow townsman Joseph C. Wral-
laee.'Esq. has been appointed Lieutenant
of a' troop of Horse, now raising by
Captain .Butler of Philadelphia, by au
thority, for the War, and has been active
ly engaged for a few days past in enlisting
troops in our borough. He left this
morning, we learn, with about twenty,
fine looking, able-bodied men, for Phila
delphia, where the full company is to be
mustered.
Lieut. Wallace, is one of our most
ITEMS OF FOREIGN NEWS.
The Rochester brought complete files
of Liverpool papers to the 7th, and not to '
the 12th, as heretofore slated. i
Sir Hexrv Pottixger sailed on the
5th for the Cape of Good Hope. It is !
said he lias orders to wage a war of de- .
struction on the Cadres, who have devas-
tated the greater portion of the colony,
and afterwards to reduce affairs to good
order.
The agitation on the subject of a repeal
of duties on tea is rapidly increasing.
Meetings have been held for this pur
pose at Leeds, where resolutions similar
to those passed at Liverpool were adop
ted. .
, The Britannia states that Parliament is
not likely to be opened sooner than the
4th of February.
The Ecuador expedition is completely
at an end.. At the very moment that the
naval force of, Flores was seized in the
Thames, his army was dispersed in Bis
cay. The Clamor Publico publishes the
following extract from a letter dated Vitto
ria, November 20:
"The expedition of General Flores is
at an end, in consequence of the revolt of
his troops at the depots of Durango, and
that of Ordano, who, on being comman
ded to march to Santandcr for embarka
tion, dispersed through the country."
The Commissary of the British Gov
ernment at Malta has commenced the pur
chase of maize and other grain, which
will be ground in public mills at La Valet
ta, and thence shipped to Ireland.
The London Chronicle publishes, with
alarm, a statement of the lapid increase
of laborers on the public works in Ire
land. The expenses fur December, 1846,
would be, it is said, more than 500,000
pounds sterling. The general disposition
seemed to be to desert all other labor for
this.
A correspondent of the Times says that
the house in which Shakspeare was born,
at Su-atford-on-Avon, has been purchased
for the purpose of being conveyed to
America. He thinks the fact should ex
cite crcat indignation in the breast of
every Englishman.
It is believed that the British Govern
ment is maturing a general plan of educa
tion, very extensive in its machinery and
its scope.
The Carlists were again moving in va
rious parts of Spain, near Manzera. In
Catalonia they were embodied, and had
proclaimed Carlos VI.
It would appear, from an article in the
Courrier Francais, that the Ministerial
crisis is over, and that M. Guizot remains
in office. According to the Courrier, the
choice was only between M. Guizot and
Count Mole, between whom there is
scarcely any perceptible difference.
The" Pope, it is said, has some trouble
altogether, however, from beyond his
dominions, both Austria und France hav
ing remonstrated with him on his change
of policy, lie i?, however, still pursu
ing the even tenor of his way. The
change for the better is every where more
evident in all his dominions.
There is little of interest from Germa
ny, except that the sympathy awakened
for Cracovia continues.
The report is again current in Germany
of the approaching accession of Hanover,
and the other States of the north of Ger
many, to the Cus-oms Union. Hanover,
above all, is said to be determined on the
point
tively
end.
Negotiations are stated to be ac
in progress with Prussia to that
Thc locofoco papers tell us that Mr. ' jeet of slavery. The House unanimous
Polk has the confidence of Congress. If. ly adopted a resolution to return them to
so, Congress has a curious way of show- j the Governor of New Hampshire. The
in- its trustfniness. First the President same resolution being communicated to
proposes a plan for raising the wind by a
duty on "certain free articles" the House j
of Representatives rejects it by an over- j
whelming vole
Next he
su-csts the
nnnnintment of a Lieutenant li
neraI
the House cxaximoi sly kick the suggfs-. third are Jews. It is on the Vistula, a
lion out of doors. Then he asks, through bout 200 miles north of the Austrian ca
a friend, for an appropriation of $2,00lV ' pita), Vienna. It was formerly the resi
000 to treat with the House will not denco of tho Kings of Poland, has a Uni
evea hear of it. If this is an exhibition ; versity founded by Casimir. the Great,
of confidence, we should like to know and a library of 30,0:0 volumes and 4,
what are the symptoms of contempt. ; 500 MSS. It is also the burial place of
Lant. Examiner
It will take a year and a half or two
year to raise, equip, officer and muster,
ten full regiments of regulars. Although
the recruiting service was "pushed with
the utmost vigor,' less than 6000 men
were enlisted during the past year. The
anriy is now GD00 below its authorised
force. If enlistments cannot be pushed
with better success ia the future than in
the past, it will require a whole year to
supply this deficiency. When, then,
would the ten new regiments reach the
field? Unless some stronger inducement
is held out to men to enlist, it h perfect
nonsense to attempt to reinforce the army
by-th's-process. If men wers oflered
812 dollars a month, and 200 acre cf
land, there would be but little difi.culty
in the wav. But our people are not poor
enough to fight for $7 a month T1k
who volunteer are influenced by other
considerations than pay. .ilbamj Jovr.
, Sixtv houses in Dayton were removed
from their foundations by the late flood.
DISTANCES.
An experienced navigator has furnished
the editor of the Charleston Patriot with
the following' interesting tabic of distan-
ces:
From S. W. Pass, R. Mississippi, to
Galveston course N. 81 deg 25 mia W.
distance 294 miles.
j From Galveston to Corpus Christi
i course S. 52 W. distance 160 miles..
From Corpus Christi lo Brazos Santia
gocourse S. 1 deg W. distance 90
miles.
From Brazos Santiago to Rio Bravo
del Norte course South distance 10
miles.
From Rio del Norte to Sota La Mari
nacourse S. 10 deg W. distance 131
miles.
From Sota la Marina to Tampico
course S. 5 deg E. distance 90 miles.
From Tampico to Tuspan course S.
14 deg E. distance 78 miles.
From Tuspan to Vera Cruz course
S. 45 deg 30 E. distance 106 miles.
From Vera Cruz to Anion Lizardo
course S. 67 deg E. distance 24 miles.
From Anton Lizardo to Alvarado
course S. 5 deg E. distance 79 miles.
From Alvarado to River Tabasco
course S, 86 deg E. distance 172 miles.
From Tobasco to Cam peachy coursa
N. 57,3 E. distance 143 miles.
IMPORTANT NAVAL MOVEMENT.
We are enabled to state, from sure au
thority, says the New Orleans Picayune
of the 13th insc, that orders were issued
from the Navy Department, on the 4lh
inst., for the purchase of four brigs or
schooners, to be converted into bomb ves
sels, to carry each a gun ten lect in length
and ten inch calibre. They are to bo
from 250 to 300 tons burthen. The pur
chase is to be made without delay, and
the necessary alferations and arrange
ments to be effected with the utmost des
patch. The destination of these vessels
is evident enough. A ship of 500 tons
is lo be procured right away, to carry
stores and munitions for the use of these
bomb vessels. .
When General Worth's command was
approaching Saltillo, and were about three
miles distant from the city, four young
women, habited in American dress, were
seen standing by the road side. Curiosi
ty ran high to know who they were, and
they received many a gallant salute as
the troops passed them. At Inst an offi
cer rode up to see who they were. They
informed him that they were from New
Jersey, and engaged in superintending the
female operative in a cotton and woollen
factory hard by, and expressed, in the
course of their conversation, a desire to
hear again the eld Natioxal Air of
Yankee Doodle.
TROors. The N. York Herald says:
"The barque Carolina, Capt. Sherwood,
sailed on Friday, having one hundrecd
! and sixtv-four officers, non-commissioned
officers, and soldiers, on board, bound for
the seat of war. Capt. C. S. Merchant,
of the 2d Artillery, is in command of the
above troops, having but one other offi
cer, Lieut. J. Totten, with him. Capt.
M. has now been under orders three timc3
for Mexico, but only at this late day has
been permitted to move, his orders al
ways having been countermanded.
The Legislature of Virginia received
Monday a communication from the Gov
ernor, transmitting resolutions of the Le
gislature of New Hampshire on the sub-
j the bemte, was unanimously acopica uy
maiuouv.
Cbacow. The city of Cracow has a-
) bout 33,030 inhabitants, of which one-
most of the Polish Kings.
Bible?. The New York Commercial
says that the number of bibles and testa
ments i ssuetr-by the American Bible So
ciety during the month of December, was
43,301, which, with the issues of the pre
vious eight months of this bible year,
make 504,530 copies.
A courier arrived at Mexico from Saa
Luis Pot-'Tsi, brings information that a di
vision of 5000 men, of all arms, had left
that city for Tula, to prevent the passage
of the American army by that route to
Tampico.
I Tl e New OrU-?ri3 Picayune fays:
"During the month of December, there
arrived at this port, principally from Bre
men and Havre, about six thousand coii-
grsnts."
! A tiher mine fns ben discovered ia
j Dubois county, Illinois, and a rompany
I is already farmed fjr tJu' purpose of wor
'. king iU. - . -