LATER AND IMPORTANT NEWS FltO.M THtt HEAT OF MAR. March of General Taylor from Point hnlni Inward hi Cump opposite Matamora itiiitlv icilh the Mexicans Vncxpcc.led Ar rival of Commodore Connor at Unison San tiaga. - The New Orleans paper of the 15th contain accounts brought by the arrival of the IT. S. schr. Vlirt, which left Brazos Santiago on the Mh. Gen. Taylor set out from Point Isabel, on his return to the e ntrcnched ramp, opposite Mata moras, on the 7th instant, at 4 o'clock, P. M., with about two thousand men, escorting a large supply of provisions. The Flirt left port at the same hour, and du ring the evening, a brisk ranonade was hoard, seemingly at a distance of about eight or nine miles from Point Isabel, which continued until she was too far on her way to hrar more. In the course of the night, the Flirt fell in with Commodore Conner' squadron, consisting of the Cumberland, (flag ship,) Raritan, Potomac, John Adams and Sorrier. These vessels were then on their way to Bra 70s Santiago, to afford assistance to General Tay lor, the Commodore having heard at Vera Cruz that hostilities had commenced. The Flirt was directed to return to Brazos Santiago with the squadron, for the purpose ol taking important desat hes to New Oi leans, which Com. Conner was desirous of sending. She remained at Brazos until 1 o'clock, A. M., the next day, when she finally set sail hither with the despatches. The noise of artillery continu ed to be heard the whole of the morning ol the Sth. and as it gradually became less distinct it was believed that the Mexicans Were retreating before the American army. During the evening the noise was heard by the Flirt at sea, and af ter dark, signs of a conflagration were twice ob served, in the direction of Mexico. General Taylor belt Point Isabel fully confi dent that he would be able to force his way to the camp, in spite of any opposition the Mexi cans could make. The officers anj men under his command, were in the very best spirits and highly elated at the prospect of a battle with the enemy. In a couvarsation with one of the offi cers of the Flirt, On. Taylor stated thut from all the information he could obtain, the whole Mexican force, on both sides of the river, did not exceed fiom 7,000 to 10,000. Commodore Conner, immediately on arriving at the Brazos, communicated with General Tay lor, and informed him of his readiness to land li'iOO to 2000 men, sailors and marines, should they be required. and Lieutenants Hardee and Kane were released. 1 Lieut. Deas was not demanded. 1 Among the prisoners taken by Gen. Taylor was Gen Wja. For him two American officer were offered in exchange, but it was declined to give him up, save in eVchange for an offi. cer of equal rank, whenever one should be ta ken. Gen. Veja was allowed to be accompanied by one of his Aids, a Lieut. Colonel, as a friend. The Mexican army was so confident of victory that every preparation had been made to cele brate it, but all their preparation fell into the hands of the Americans. In their flight many of the Mexicans took to the river, and were drownrd in their attempts to swim it. Gen. Taylor reached his camp the afternoon af ter the action, leaving there his whole force. He started the next mornir.g for Point Isabel and arrived there on the evening of the 0th, without molestation. On the morning of the 1 1th he started back to his camp oppsite Matamnras. We need not say that he and his army are all in fine spirits. Further information has been reerived that the American Consul and all the American resi dents at Mntainoras had been arrested and sent to S.iltillo, a small town about 30 miles from Matamoras. THE AMERICAN Saturday, tVut 30, 1846. From the Philadelphia Ledger. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP teias imiTAKNIA. Expressed in Adrnnrr of the Mail, from Mobile to Montgomery, exclusively Jar the Ualtimore sun. From the Baltimore Sun, Extra. ULORlOtS NKW8 FROM TUK SKAT OF WAK. The American Army Triumphant. The Mexicans twice routed, and l'JOO Killed The Kami y's (Sunt carried at the point of the lluyomt The Urate, and (iallant Major lliiiff goltl Killed in Defence of his Country General Veja taken Prisoner. Our express reached Washington in advance of every thing, and was communicated by the energetic correspondent of the Baltimore Sun through Morse's Magnetic Telegraph. The news is taken from the New Orleans Picayune of the 17th inst., and an extra from the office of the Mobile Advertiser, of the ISth. There have been two engagements between Gen. Taylor and Mexican Troops, the first occur ingou the Sth inst., when Gen. Taylor was re turning from Point Isabel to his ramp opposite Matamoras. In this the Mexicans, numbering from to 7000, were repulsed. Our army was sleeping on the field of battle, on which next day 200 Mexicans were found dead, and several pieces of artillery, stores, &c, were captured by the American army. Major Ringgold died from a wound received in this action. Of the two days' battle we can only give the following par ticulars from the Picayune. The U. S. steamer Col. Harney arrived this morning, just as our paper was going to press, Mom Brazos Santiago. She left on the 13th inst. The news is glorious to our arms. She brings ollieial accounts of a second battle be tween the Mexican and the American forces, uhirhtook place on the Otb of May, commencing at half past 3 P. M. wilhiu 3 miles of Camp Taylor. The action was on the edge of a ravine, and one mile from the cbapparel, which was near Vi miles in width. The Mexicans commenced the action with their artillery, which was posted so as to sweep narrow passage through which Gen. 1 jylor was advancing, tliere being a swamp on the other hand. Gen. Taylor immediately ordered a charge in the teeth of the enemy' destructive fne, and the troops promptly responding, carried the enemy's guns at the point of the bayonet. So sudden and impetuous was the attack, that General Arista had no time to save hi papers, which, w ith all his correspondence fell into tho hands of Gen. Taylor. The action lasted one hour and a half, in which time six hundred Mexiea'ns were killed or wound ed and the American took three hunJrod prison ers, and eight pieces of artillery. The Americans lost in the action about six two killed and wounded. Among the killed were Colonel Mcintosh, Lieut. Cochran by the bursting ol a shell, I.ieut. Inge, and one or two others, w hose names are not given. Col. Kane, Lieut. Gates, Burbailk, Hone, Lu ther and others, were among the wounded. We regret to say that Major Ringgold, who was wounded on the bth inst., died oa the 10th, and was buried with military honor. The total loss of the Mexican in both action was at least twelve hundred. The Mexican force amounted to at least C0O0 men, while that of the American did not ex ceed 1000 men. An exchange of prisoner took place subse quent to the battle, by which Captain Thornton From the New Orleans Tropic. Villi l.alrr from I lie Army. Tim Gai.viton Arrived. The Galveston tsjustin, having lett Uranus anliago nn the evening of the 13th instant. We hasten to !y the news by her before our reader?. From the Galvei-toii Civilian of the l.'illi On the morning of the 13th, General Tay lor and hid Fluff, with the guard that liml brought down the train, &c, started fur his camp lie was met by an express a few miles from Point Innbel, informing him that P,000 fresh troops had arrived in Matamoras, 'J, 000 of which had crossed over, and 1,1(K) more had crossed t'u; Itio Grande at Rarrita, near the Rocachics, not moie than eight miles from Point Isabel. Gen. Taylor returned to Pon.t Isabel at once, and made preparation to leave the next day, with such forces as were arriving. The ateainthip Galveston Innded 4."0 infan try, (regulars and volunteers;) the Augusta landed about 2.10; Capt. Price arrived via Pa dre Island from Corpus Chrifti, with liis com pany of seventy mounted rangers. They all reached the point on the 13th. The Telegraph and Jns 1.. Hay will doubtless land their troops, amounting to upwards of 00, at Point Isabel on the 14th. Great credit is due in Cpt. Jeremi ah Smith, of the steamship Cincinnati, and Capt. R. McBaker, for the skill, energy, and promptness shown in the management of their boats in transporting troops and supplies b crops the bay at Brazos Santiago. Gen. Parede is at the head of l.YOOO troops, on his way to Matamoras. It may possibly be that the fresh troops arrived at Matamoras, is the advance division of his army. No doubt the enemy were fully advised that Gen. 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 army. General Taylor appeared high ly pleased with the intelligence for since ihe war lias opened, and no mittuke, the excite ment and activity attending operations, opens a new era to his vigorous achievements, and all have marked how much better he looks than when confined to the "masterly inactivity" of the Corpus Christi campaign. Tub Fort. The Mexicans have continued their firing into the fort opposite Matamoras, nearly every since Gen. Tuylor left the works. The brnve and galluut Major Drown died on - from a wound received in his thigh by the explosion of one ol'the enemy's shell. His 1 II. l'.1lnKU, Esq., at hU Heat .'. late and foal Otllce, corner of',d and Chesnul Street, Vhttailrlphia, U authorixed to art a Jltfenl, and receipt for all monlt due tht oilier, for mtbtcrliittan or atlrertlnlnf. .lino, at hit Otl lce b. 1C0 .VMa Street, .MfP Mark. ,1nd H. K. Vomer of Italllmore and Culvert nit., Itatltmore, YOLINTEEnS COIE FORWARD! The Patriotic young men of Sunbiiry and vi cinity, who are Milling to attach themselves to a Volunteer Infantry Company, and serve their country, if called upon, and march to the battlefield, arc requested to come forward and give in their names, without delay. The papers prepared to receive signatures for the purpose, may be found at my office. W. J. MARTIN. K7 The absence of the editor, w ho expects to be from home severul weeks, will, we trust, be a sufficient excuse for a lack of editorial during the time. OCT The late foreign news did not possess the usual interest, the news from the army of Gen. Taylor having taken precedence of every thing else. The Irish Coercion bill has passed, and the Corn Law bill, it is thought, will also pas the House of Lords, and become a law. K7 PKSTRi;crivE Hail Storm. On Saturday last, in Danville and vicinity, a most violent and destructive hail storm occurred. Many of the hail stones that fell, were said to have been as large as a hens's egg, and some even larger. In anville, some houses were unroofed, and an im mense number of window panes broken. In Rush township, on the opposite side of the l iver, much damage has been done to the grain in some pla ces. A field of wheat belonging to Mr. Gearhart has been cut almost to pieces. The mail rider, coming from Danville to this place in a sulky, was obliged to leave hi vehicle at the Liberty Pole, in consequence of the tree and fences ha ving been blown down, rendering the road im passable. C7 Th St. Louis Reporter of the 1 Sth inst. says, that about 200 German Volunteer of the 64th Regiment, left that city for Jefferson Bar racks on Saturday last. Captains Schxfer, Woch ner, and Koch, command the companies. C7Tiik National Fair, at Washington, is said to be a most splendid exhibition, showing the progress of the arts and manufactures of the country. Within the last ten yrars the manufac tures have attained a degree of perfection, alto gether unlooked for by even the most sanguine. In ten years more, it the tariff should remain un changed, we will have acquired such a degree of skill and perfection, as to defy the world. C7The Baltimore American of the 27th inst., has the following : "It is said that the nomination of Mr. Horn, Collector of the port of Philadelphia, has been rejected by the Senate. P. S. The two principal officers of the new U. S. Mounted Regiment have been appointed by the President. Colonel Armstrong is the Colonel, and Captain Frkkmo.nt the Lieutenant Colonel of the same." wound was not considered dangerous, but he was placed in one of the bomb proof burrows, and mortification ensued from the wnt of fresh air. His death is deeply deplored by the annv ; his intrepid conduct in foiling every attempt of the enemy to reduce the fort, prepared them in measure to anticipate the result of tliesc con flicts with our brave army. The strength of the fort and skill with w hich it is defended, is incomprehensible to the Mex icans ; and indeed, well it might be, lor they have thrown upwards of 1 1(H) shot and shell in to the works, nnd every morning they present the same appearance; our loss lias only been two or three in the fort. The constant practice the enemy have bad in firing tt it, has taught them the proper bearing to give to their guns, and almost every shot fulls within the works. The fort is never idle, and the rampart mil dwellings of Matamoras exhibit ruins a plainly as those of a hundred centuries w hen gaping torth their lamentation ol lu! and behold what desolation is here ! The sloop of-war St. Mary's arrived from Pensacolu uu the 10th ; the steuiner Mississippi on the l-ili, from Vera Cm.. The Hainhridue is oli the Jtio Grande, enforcing tho blockade. The schooner Flirt nailed for New Orleans on the 7th. It is stutrd that an expedition is to be sent by boats of the squadron to take the town of Bantu, 1Q miles from the mouth of the river, where tliere is a military force. Gen. Veja is the Col. Veja that wa raptu red by the Texan forces at the slaughter of San Jacinto. lie wai also at the fall of the Alamo, and is brave and accomplished officer. Mercer Count Coal Tsaue. The amount of coal shipped from Mercer county via the F.rie extension canal, to Lake Frie, say the 'Krie Ob server,' it very great. The steamers on the lakes, and all the principal cities, on the Canada as well a the American tida, are now supplied The War on the Rio Cramp. Gi. Taylor raiskd to the rank of a Major General. The mails, yesterday, say the Philadelphia Ledger of the 2Mb inst., bionght three day later intel ligence from Gen. Taylor' army. The enemy has not ventured again on the rust side of the river. If there are 7000 fresh troop at Matamo ras, they seem to be content to remain there. Gen. Taylor had returned to his camp opposite the town. He was preparing to secure himself from future attack by occupying the small towns nn the Kin Grande. An expendition had depart ed for the town of Barreta, and it is probable that be will also occupy Matamoras. The IT. S. Senate, in consideration of the dis tinguished services this gallant officer has ren dered his country, unanimously confirmed the nomin.itioij na le by the President, raising him to the brevet rank of Maior General. This is a just reward of bis merit, which is no less shown in his alor, than in his humane and honorable conduct in relation to the enemy, whom the for tune of war has thrown into hi hands. The wounded Mexicans have received every attention which it was in his power to afford, and in the case of the captured General Veja, Gen. T. gave him a letter of credit in order that he might read ily supply all his want on hi arrival at New Oi lean Than Devon" the Nun. West of the Neuces the people are ail Spaniards. The country is uninhabitable, excepting the Kio Grande, and that contain pretty dense popu lation. The soil on the river is of great fertil ity, and though imperlectly cultivated, produces considerable corn, cotton and sugar. On the river are sever! fine towns, some on one side, some on the other. M itainoras, 1XKI0 inhabi tants; Kemoso, 1.500 ; Comongo, 3XH) ; Mier, 5000; Guerrero, 3,500; Loredo, 1,500; I'resi dios, 5000; San Fernando, 15,000; and when you get higher up towards Snta Fe, there is another populated country, These people are all Spaniards; neirly all ot them hive gone over to the other side of the river, leaving their house and much valuable property, notwith standing every assurance from Gen Taylor that Fifteen Days Later from Europe. The Irish Coercion If ill Paed First Heading The Corn Hill in Statu Quo Cotton Sellin freely Occupation of the Conque red Territory The French Papers tm A- tnrrtcan affairs, J-c. The steamship Britannia arrived at Boston at six o'clock on Thursday morning, In anticipa of the completion of the Magnetic Telegraph, no arrangement were made for expressing the news to New York, ami the consequence was no public intimntion of her arrival reached our city vitil about 8 o'clock the same evening by telegraph. The cotton market has fully sustained the im proved feeling that ruled when the last steam- shipsailed. The sales of Saturday 3d and Mon 4th amounted to 0000 bales, including a portion taken on speculation and for export. The mar ket was quiet and the rate current on the pre vious week paid with scarcely any alteration; if any thing, we should say it was in favor of the buyer. Sales have been made of Western Canal Flour at 21s. Cd. to 2Gs. Cd. ; I'hilad. 24. to 01s. 9d New Oi leans 2.ts. Cd. to 21.; New York sour 2'Js., and one or two parcels of prime white and mixed Wheat at 7s. per 70 lbs. The Overland Mail arrived on the 1st instant, but the stateof India appears perfectly tranquil Peace seems restored to the Tunjaub. The British forces are in possession of La bore, and arrangements were making for the oc enpation of the conquered country, which is ex ceedinnly fertile, and will yield an annual rev enue of X 100,000. The news from Scinde is not of interest. The Governor of Bombay, Sir George Authur, has had a severe fit of illness, but was recovering The Irish Coercion has passed its first reading by a majority for ministers of 119. The Corn bill has not been acted upon, but will probably follow the Coercion bill. The Corn trade consequently remain in a very un satisfactory state. The Fnalish Funds have risen a shade in con sequence of the greater abundance of money, nnd, upon the whole, the commercial prospects of the last are more encouraging than those of the pre vious fortnight. The House of Commons came to a division on the first reading of the Coercion Bill on the even ing of Friday. The number in its favor were 271, against it 125; majority 110; 31 Whigs voted in the minority. Lord Aberdeen has recognized the annexation of Texas, by informing the Custom house au thorities that the produce of that country may be regarded as the produce of the American Union. IFrotn Wilmerand Smith' Times. FRANCE. Mr. To'k' message, recommending an in crease of the army and navy, in consequence of the state of relations with England on the Ore. gon question, and with Mexico, ha attracted at tention. The message produced exactly the same effect here as it appears to have done in London. Everybody, on a fust perusal, set it lown as warlike ; but on second thought come to the conclusion that it was not warlike at all On the Bourse the etfect was the same : for an hour or two it caused a decline in the fund but afterwards there was an advance, and the market became firm. The majority of the news paper think that it need occasion no alarm as to the peace of the world being broken. The Presse finds that Mr. Tolk imitates the conduct of England in preparing for war, but finds it a grave matter that he should announce that his opinion have undergone no change as to the rights of the United Sate to the whole of Oregon. With such declarations, the Presse says, it is all nonsense to talk of the hope of making an arrangement. This language of ihe Presse is the more remark able from the fact that some months ago it de clared that England would sooner abandon Ore gon than have any trouble about'it. The Cour rier Fraucui says that the message is not more of a menace than Lord Aberdeen's letter and speeches, but nevertheless finds it very grave. This newspaper has always maintained that nei ther England nor the United States is entitled to Oregon, and it seizes this occasion to recommend the French government to insist on the whole territory being declared neutral. General Taylor's Official Icpalche( The Washington Union of yesterday contain! the official despatches from the War and Navy Departments. Thev confirm substantially the accounts we have already published. They were written and forwarded in great haste; and we may therelbre look for more minute ac counts. W e extract the following : lltAn Quarter Army of Otci patio, ) Point Isabel, (Texas) May 12,1810. Sir : I am making hasty visit to this place for the purpose of having an interview with Commodore Conner, whoso squadron is now at anchor fl the harbor, and arranging with him a combined movement up Ihe river. I avail my self of the brief time at my command to report that the main body of the army is now occupy- inr ita former position opprsite Matamoras. The Mexican lorce ere almost disorganized, and I shall lose no time in investing Matamoras, and opening the navigation of the river. I regret to report that Major Ringgold died on the morning of the 11th inst. of the severe wounds received in the action ofllo Alte. With the exception of Capt. Page, whota wound is dangerous, the ether wounded officer ere doing well. In my report of the eecond en gagement, I accidentally omitted Ihe name of Lieut. Dobbins, 3d infantry, among the officers slightly wounded, and desire that the omission maybe supplied in the despatch itself. 1 em under the painful necessity of reporting that Lieutenant Blake, topographical engineer, affcr rendering distinguished service in my staff du ring the affair of the Sth inst. accidentally ihot himself with a pistol on the following day, and expired before night. It has been quite impossible as yet to fur nish detailed reports of our engagements with the enemy, nr even accurate returns of the kil led and wounded. Onrlnss is not far from 3 officers and 40 men killed, and 13 officers and 100 men wounded ; while that of the enemy hns in all prnbabili'y exceeded 800 killed; more than 200 have been buried by us on the two fields if tattle. 1 have exchanged a sufficient number of pri soners to recover the command ot L-nptain Thornton. The wounded prisoners have been sent to Matamoras tl e wounded officers on their parole. General la Veja and a few other officers have been sent to New Orleans, having declined a parole, nnd will be reported to Major General Gaines. I am not conversant with the usages of war in such case, and beg that such provision may be made for these prisnnere as may be authorized by law. Our own prisoners have been treated with great kindness by the Mexican officers. lam, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Z. TAYLOR. B. Brig. Gen. U. S. A , com'dj, The Adj'I General of ihe Army, Washington, D. C. The Piers of the burnt part are but slightly in jured, and a new superstructure can be placed u- pon them again, including that portion taken on by the ice flood, so as to be ready for the busi ness of the next season at a cost of from S'iO.OOO to fM.OOO, and until that is done the business of the main line will be forwarded during the present season of Navigation by the steam low boats, provided for the purpose. Ten. lhportv. with coal from the Shenango mines. No county in the commonwealth is increaaing a rapidly in I all their right and property would be respect wealth and population a Mercer. I ed by our government. Trkhent to ('ait. Vai.m:r. A number of gentlemen, member of the legislature and others, says the Picayune, have procured a fine blooded Meed for Capt. Walker, of tho Texas Hangers, as a letaimnnial of tho esteem they have for his gallantry and address. The present will go tn Point Isabel in the steamship, Alabama. This is as it thould be. The Captain was literally dismounted by the lofc of his horses, fever I of which were shot tin der him. lie is a bold, daring, intelligent offi cer, and deserved the compliment thus bestow ed on bun. A subecription for a sword, to be presented to the gallant Captain, also, will be opened at the Cumniercial Exchange this morning. Capt. Walker. Capt. Walker, (Samuel II, as we suppose him to be,) lately one of the Rangers operating on the Texan frontier under Colonel Hays, is a native of Maryland, and was formerly a resident of Washington city, where he has many family connexions. He is acarpen ter by trade, and is yet a younj man. " His firs1 entry UDon military lifo waa as a volunteer in the company which left here for Florida in 1S31J and, after returning from that expedition, he re eumcd and pursued his occupation in this city for l abort time, until the spirit of adventure led him first to emigrate to Florida, and from thence to Texas; While here, as we are informed he was a young uitn of strictly temperate habits and unassuming deportment, but of indomitable energy. Af. Intelligencer. Clark' Frrrj- Bridge. The destruction ofthis structure by fire, ( on last Thursday afternoon, like most calamities of a similar nature, appears to have attracted con siderable attention from the public, and as vari ous statements are afloat as to the extent of dam age, the cost of its repairs, kc. We have, for the benefit of those who desire correct information, by enquiry at the proper source, ascertained the following facts in relation to it, viz : This Bridge was built in 1837, with a double roadway and towing path, as a portion of the main line of the State Improvements. It was 2100 feet in length, and cost including abutments, piers and ice breakers, about f S9.000 About 400 feet of it was carried away by the great ice freshet in March last, rendering the use of steam power necessary for the conveyance of boats a- cross the pool of the dam, over which the bridge was constructed. On account of its close prox imity to the Dam and the locks at the entrance of the canal on both sides of the river, it was ne cessarily exposed to the danger of being fired by sparks from the Engine on the tow boat. This had been previously provided for by placing an abundant supply of water in tanks and casks on the bridge, and the employment of men day and night, tn watch and extinguish the fire in case it caught from the sparks. On the afternoon of Thursday last, and the day previous, while the wind wa blowing strong, the danger to the bridge from the cause above stated, became more imminent, and the watcher were doubled in number, and urged to the utmost care and vigilance to preserve the remaining portion of the bridge, by both canal comminion er Burn, (who passed up the line on Wednesday.) and the supervisor Mr. Hollman, who was on the ground at the time, and for some time before the disaster occurred on Thursday. Notwithstand ing this danger, the pres of boats to be crossed and Ihe impatience of several hundred boatmen. most of whom had been delayed, by the high wa ter for two or three days, waiting their turn to cross, rendered it next to impossible to suspend the use of tho steam boat with any degree of safety to those having charge of it, and it was thought by those on the ground, that the bridge could stil! be preserved. While atTair were in this critical situation, Mr. Foster, the President of the Board, who was in Harrisburg at the time, dispatchej a messenger with a letter to the su pervisor, containing a peremptory order to have the crossing with the steamboat suspended, du ring Ihe continuance of the high wind. This messenger wa met about two mile below the bridge by it imoking frigment floating down the river ; had he reached there in time, it might have been saved. The fire caught on the under tide of the planking of the bridge, and in eight minute from the time it wa discovered, it had sptead along the entire length of the standing superstructure, and in 23 minute it fell into the water, leaving those who were exerting them selves to save it, barely time to escape with their live. From the National Intelligencer. The Xatlvnal Kaln The grand display of richly ornamented anil classically executed HottsEiiot.rt FcRniTrnE, immediately on our right hand on entering the Fair, imperatively attracted our attention. The principal articles form a suit of bedroom furni ture, in rosewood and marble, from the manufac tory of Crawporo RintiT.r., of Philadelphia. It consists of a richly carved and ornamented bed stead, valued by itself at $2,500 ; two bureaus, a cheval glass, wardrobe, washstand, toilet stand, and six chairs, all in the richest and most cor rect Gothic style, and valued together at $8,000. It is not easy to imagine any thing more costly in point of finish than these articles. There are other article of rich furniture fiom Mr. Riddle' manufactory. Messrs. .T. tc A. Crovt, of Phila delphia, have furnished very beautiful centre ta bles, manufactured ' from the following Ameri can woods: tulip poplar, birdseye, cherry, A merican ash, curl walnut, and maple root. Mes srs. Qi'aston tc Li TX, of Philadelphia, have some fine specimens of furniture ware in chairs, chiffoniers, kc. Messrs, WniTf:, of Philadel phia, have contributed a very rich rocking chair, music-stool, ke. We regard all these spe cimens of the skill and taste of our artisans as highly creditable to the pro-lncers, whilst the very fact of their production affords prima ficie evidence of a demand for them, and this demand, we think, this exhibition cannot fail to increase. The pianoforte exhibited are most brilliant and powerful in their tone, and beautiful in their external appearance and construction. Among others we noticed a very beautiful instrument of seven octaves, in a costly rosewood cae, from the esiablishment of E. Si nrr.R, of Philadelphia, valued at SI. (100. There are also mint splen did instruments from the manufactories of Caleb Mim.er, of Philadelphia, and of C. Meyer, of that city; and also, some very costly ones, as well as others of a less elaborate finish, and con sequently more moderate cost, from C. Holt, Jr., of N. York, the agent for Lemuel Gilbert's pa tent action piano forte. There is also a beauti ful improved melodeon by N. Cooi.inr:E, of Wor cester, Massachusetts ; guitars by Martin and Frith & Ham., New York ; and very richly fin ished flutes, and a claronet by Phaff, of Phila delphia. The exhibition is very rich in the display of carpets and hearth nig, among which we noticed many manufactured at the TarifTville manufac tory, Hartford county, Connecticut, for Thomt so k Co., N. York; from the Lowell Manufac turing Company: and from the establishmentsof J- Rosencrantz, J- Barcroft of Pliilad , and C. G Coiraut, of Bait. There are also specimens of carpeting manufactured of cotton twist corrr. ed icilh wool, by Chase's card spinner. This article is particularly deserving of attention, as exhibiting the great practical skill of our coun trymen. We would not omit to notice a hearth rug of very elaborate design and ingenious con struction, by our neighbors the Misses Mam, of this city. These carpets and hearth rugs are maiked with prices which, we think, may com pete with similar goods from Europe, and are stiikirg prools of the rapid progress of this branch of our manufacture. We can go into no further detail at present, but will resume the subject, by attention to the other descriptions of goods, in our next. This Road to Mexico A friend has fur nished ufrom his route.book with the distance from San Antonio, Texas, to the city of Mexi co, including all the intermediate halting pla ces. Just at this moment it possesses very considerable interest, for we continually have questions put to us as to the distance from point to point in Texas and Mexico. They are giv en from the journal ot an actual traveller, and the recruits who have not yet left here may im prove the opportunity of the passage to Draz'rt Santiago to study Ihe road which they may hive to traverse. Distance from San Anlonia to the following Places : Mll.ES. i Mll.M. Rio Grande at the ( Presidio t San Juan de Nava San Fernando San Juan de Matt Rnsita River Sabinas Hacienda of Alamas " Enncines 20 " Hermann 15 " A juntas 2'l Town of Monclava 17 .Jllaeienda San Juan 150 22 15 2: 35 50 de Venegas Village of Cedral 10 Town of Matagnala 20 Hac. Represadara 25 " Laguna Sera CO Village of Rcnado 30 HaWenda Becas 33 " Penasro 50 City San Luis Potosi 10 Total Castano Ranche of Bnjan Tank of San Felipe Hacienda Aleno " Messia Village Capellanillo Saltillo Total 600 1 Hacienda Pila 15 35.1'Town of Jeral 30 10 Hacienda Cube 20 30 Town of Holore 35 33 " S. Miguel Grande 30 20; Hacienda Santa Rosa 34 22;City ofQueretero 13 25 10 Total 077 I Hacienda Colorado 13 Total 505i' own S. Juan del Rio 2 Hacienda AgtiaNeuva 15 liar. Arroya Saco 3t " Inrarnacion 3'Village of Tula 5' " San Salvador 3o,City of Mexico U Salado 22 Ranch la Ancinat 607 Total t-Y O.rie. 113( .1 17.' Haiti with the Mexican. Ttxkn VicTORiia. The following brief out line of the principal bat'.lea between the Texan and Mexican force during the war of indepen dence, will not be uninteresting at thia time. In lS3C,at the battles of Conception and the 'grass light,' large odds, probably three to one, were driven from the field by the Texans ; and at San Antonia, came year, three hundred raw Texas
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