ltb raon tiiu ahiiv. The steamskip Galveston, from Brazos Santi "so, the 8th, at IH M , and Galveston the 10th instant, at $ P. M., arrived at New Orleans on he lthntant. The TJatveston Weekly News uf the 0th instant, aayt : "The report wi Tegara to the 100 wagons and the effects of emigrants riccompnnying, who were on their way from .New Braunfele to Piedernalea, being taken by a party of Indian, as atated previously in a for mer number of the Galveston New, is entirely unfounded, as appears by letters received at Houston from Piedernates. These state that three parties of about one hundred men each, had arrsvefUft Fiedernales, from New Brauufels, anil wnrultrvatittg The beautiful lands they found there, and had not even seen an Indian." The Texan Advocate or the Slit ultimo, states that some Tour five discharged -soldier from 'he Arary, wesng on their way lome, and within "?3 miles of San Antonio, were surprised by a )Arty of Indians, and stripped of every article of vlothing, but were afterwards luckily overtaken and succoured by some American wagons. The army was about moving np the Rio Gran ) to capture the small towns on the river. The schr. Fairy, Capt. Thompson, arrived at New Orleans on the 12th inst. On her late trip from this port, when near the Ship Island Shoals the (ell in wMia large copper-bottomed schoo ner, carrying a large apread of canvass, and appa rently making for Vermillion Bay, but she soon fcorewirectly fortke F., txwetwig the American ensign. A heavy gale was blowing at the time, and thestranger task in sail, but pursued the Fairy for seme line until (he Utter outripped her. The captain supposed she was either a pi- Ll ratii-at craft or Mexican cruiser, and so thinks the editor of the Gslveston News. The most likely supposition is, that she was some U. S. vessel of wsr, bound for the Rio Grande. Commander Rondolphfof the U. S. Navy, was in Galveston on the 2d, awaiting, aays the News, the arrival of Mr. Rhodes, the U. S. Nsvsl Con structor, for the purpose of examining; the con dition of the Texan Nsval vessels, consisting of the sloop-of-war Austin, 90 guns, brigs Archer and Wharton, 18 guns each, and schr. San Bern ard, 7 guns. Later from Ibe Arm jr. United States Troops ordvred to take iue Mexican town of Rionoso. The schooner Wolcott, arrived at New Or- leans from Brazos Santiago, brings few items of intelligence from the army at Matamoras. Col. Watson has marched from Matamoras with 500 men, under orders from General Taylor to take possession of Rionoso, which is situated about CO miles above on the Rio Grande. It con tains about one thousand inhabitants. Arista sent a message to General Taylor or dering him to leave Matamoras, under the penal- ty of being whipped. To this General Taylor sent a reply expressing his willingness to meet bin Froas) the Ga.lt" ftsjMtlrra. The U. S. Rev. schooner Wolcott, Jotvph Amazcen Lieutenant csmmanding, arrived at Mobile on Saturday, the 13th inst., eight dsys from the Gulf Squadron off the Rio Grande and Brazos St. (ago, with P. M. Arnold on board with despatches to Com. Connor, at Pen sacols. Gen. Tsylor was at Matamoras, waiting for f -liarfti An MiinlWV. SmVPII . . ... ... . i I hundred and fifty of the Louisiana voluntecra were stationed at La Barita, fivo hundred at Point Isabel, the balance with the commanding General at Mats mors s, making in ell about nine thousand strong. The Mexican force were between Matamoras and Montere fur the pur nose of reoellins Gen. Tay lor's advance. Re- r - . porte at the Rio Grande estimates the Mexican force at 15,000; but little reliance is placed in J i.. , is axsi nasi mil las uisuri nil buuus tirv iinrwiise s of the different rivers. The St. Mary's off Tarn " " I" " pico; frigates Raritanand Mississippi off Vera Cruz: bris? Lawrence off Rio Grande; bris Somersofl Alverado, The frigate Cumber land and Potomac, sloops Adams and Falmouth ono 10 I enracuia lur pruvwiuiia ami www , the brig Porpoise to St. Domingo, with a special messenger on board ; schooner Flirt left the Rio Grande on the evening of the 5th instant, with Purser Watson on board bearing despatch- cs to tho senior officer in command, then off Vera Cruz. Reinforcements were arriving alow ly ; Iron) 50 to 60 nil inaide toe bar 'off Rio Grande and Brazos St. lago. The brig Law rsnce went to sea pa the evening of the 5th, on a cruise of ten dsys, at the expiration of which she was expected to return to Pensacola. It wss supposed she would be ordered -iorth for re pairs, having suffered from the effects of a gale on the 30th of May, and having been in com mission over S years. Isaparlastt from tava Araajr. The ffouthern mail bas arrived with New Or leans papers of ths 15th inst. In the Tropic of that date we Aud the following: A letter wss rsestved in town yesterday. which stated that Gen. Arista bad sent proposals to Gsu. Tsylor ier an armistles, and that he bad established his head quarters at Monterey, with 13,000 men. Taylor is said to have sent back an answer that lis would meet Gen. Ariita at Monterey, We bave no doubt of the truth of this rumor. The steamship N. York was expected st N. Or leans with Galveston paper to tbs 11th. News was anxiously expected fiom Col. Wilson's ex pedition to Rionoso, ss it is ststed thst Cansles and all his force, consisting of from 1200 to 1 100 cavalry, ars concentrating there, and will no doubt show fight. Colonel Wilson's com- mand amounts to 800. " " nee in.-o5u Augusta, ua , on ar i i a a. Saturday, on his way to Washington . mil ii- .J .-!! ii .-Ji in u.v '. from the Rio U In Plata, the mediation nlercd by the Government of the Umtod Bute, between the A rjontln Gov ernment and Parsgtisy, ha beeo tcceptcd by the firmer. By the torque. Chsnrcllor, from Montevideo, we nsve file of the Buenos Ayre Packet to the 2l ot May inclusive The paper nf that date give Its version or the events at Montevideo made known to tia through lh Rio dc Janeiro pnpers. Affaire at sixes and sevens, Rivera clamoring for money but able tn pot none, the BrittNh and French Minister refming to guarantee a Joan, &.c, tie. Ii lUo allege that the commercial expe dition op the Parana was on the eve of break ing up, having sustained Iwavy losses and found no profits ; ev6n the men of war, it is said, were a Unit reluming The British war brig Racer is said to have,: had her male killed in an encounter between one nf h r boats and some people on shore.- Al so that tho captain of the French war brigTsc tique and several of the crew were killed in an affair up the Uruguay. An Arg. mine schooner, called the Federal, which had been captured by the allies and re named tht) Obligadn, had been recaptured by General Manci'.ls, while on her way to Monte video with mails from the men of war. She ran aground off San liorenzn, and being fired on by Gen. Msncilla, was abandoned by her commander and crew in such hsste that they did not even takeaway or throw overboard the packages of letters and drepetchrs. Several ?hn, m.l.li.hed in ih P.eLt .nH give by no mesne favorable accounts of the prospects of the allies in the interior. Great camplaints are made nf Gen. Pax fur his wsnt ot energy and activity ; he is said tn have quarrelled w ith the Paraguayans, whose forces were about to be recalled ; aim with the Government of Corrien- tes, so sharply that Capt. Ilotham dad gone to mediate between thrm. The defences of the Argentines at San Irenzo and other points on, the river are spoken of as formidable, and alto gether the letters describe insllcrsssin a very unpromising condition. The British steamship Cyclops was expected to arrive soon, bringing out the answer ol the British end French Governments to-the propo sals nf Rosas, transmitted through IUron Msre uli, the French charge. These proposals wer rejected by the Plenipotentiaries, before they were sent to Europe. The quarrel of Gen. Psx with the Govern ment of Corriente is detailed at large in the Packet of April 25, on the authority of Capt. Ilotham. It seems that Gen. Urnnixs had been negotiating with the Governor, Madariga. This coming tn the ear nf Pits ho sot on loot a plot to depose Madariaga, but the latter was ad vised of it and took measures promptly. He seized the confidants of Paz, declsred the city under martial law and sent a force tn attack a body of troops despatched by Psz to the assis tance of his adherents. These, however, He eertrd in a body to Madariaga, whereupon Pax was deprived of the chief command by a decree, which it was thought doubtful whether he Would be able tn resist. Such wss the condition of af fairs when Capt. Ilotham went up tn mediate. Psz had few troops except the Psrsgaaysns. and these, as noted above, vcere shout to be ' withdrawn from him by their government. V. y. Arfrerfiser. The lallas Treat-. The Austin Democrat, of the 27th salt., gives ths particulars of the treaty concluded betnern Gov. Butler, the U. S. Commissioner, and vari- ous tribes of Indians, at the Connril Spring upon the Upper Brazos, on the 16th Vsy. Kle- ven tribes were fully repiesenteu, ami all I tie chiefs siunei lh treaty and declared thrir de termination to assist in punishing sll who might violate it. One of the objects of the delegation of Indians who bave sccompsnied Gov. Butler to Washington City is tu fix upon a line of boun dary, within which to restrict the occupation of the ludisns. The poiMs settled by the treaty are thus enumerated : The Indians acknowledge themselves under the protection of the United Slates, and recog nize no other authority, pled(ing themselves to perpetual amity and friendship with lbs peopl Df the United States, and all other friendly In- riians. Tbey agree nut to form alliances with the enemies of the country, snd to give notice of any contemplated invasion or impending dan- ter. Each tribe is to give notice of any viola tion of the treaty on the part of any other. They are to give up sll prit4neis, and aid the au thorities of the United States in obtsining them. Tbey pledge themselves to desist from sll mur der snd depredstion, snd to surrender sll offend ers to be tried by the lews of the United States. The United States have the right to establish agencies snd tradinghomes among them, and to establish military posts, Ac. They concede to the United States the right of control over sll trsde snd intercourse, and will ir. no instance seek personsl redress for injuiies either to person or property, but will in such esses apply to the United States sgent. They concede the right to introduce smong them Ministers of the Gospel, and school teachers. They scree to prohibit the introduction of spirituous liquors among them, and to give notice of the violation of this provision. The United Ststes, in considerstion of these stipulstions on ths part of tbe several In dian tribes represented at the treaty, agree to make peace for tbem with all their enemies, to tDem presents every fall, he., as usual in I nar treetiea. The E se-qua-t-as snd Mescs I laros, numbering together about 5000 souls, w ho are branches of ibe Lipsns and allies of the Ca 1 rosncbes, and cams recently from ths Mexican i prairies, ar included smong tbs tribes represen I . . I tel at the treaty. 1 he Camanehes sr anxious I to conciliate them. THE AMEniOAN. gmtmnUtpt Jtmc S7, 184. V B. PAtiJHKtt, Kesv, ml hU Heml AV. tmtt mmd Owl fMKtt, termer afJW snssf Cknmvt Street; VhtlmdrtphHi, e awef Aortfsecf f met me ff-ett, met receipt tmr mU mnir afsie thi mmet t9t wWrtsiriew mr mdrertteUtf. (K7 The Rev. Mr. Wslker (tbe former rector) will officiate at St. Matthew's Church, on Sun day next. BT Tns Csoes,. in this neighborhood, look tolerably well. There is, however some com plaint of the fly. ; In some parts of Lancaster county, the crops presented a most misersble as pect. In some sections the yield will not aver age one balf the usual quantity. 0 The committee appointed to draft an ad dress on the subject of a rail road from Philadel phia to Pittsburg and Erie, by the West Branch route, will reporttbe same on Tuesday evening next. The books for the subscription to the stock of the Rail Road from Ilarrisburg to Pitts burg, were opened on Mondsy last. Upwards ot 10,000 shsrrs, st (50 esch, were subscribed on that day in Philadelphia. In Ilarrisburg, we were informed, not a single share was taken. Kir The next news of the movements of Gen. Tsylor will be looked for with considerable in terest. The Mexicans, it is rumored, are assem bling a large force to give battle to our army. This will be the last struggle of Paredea. His government is already tottering, and another His sster like those of the 8 snd 0th of May, must prove his overthrow at home and abroad. 0 Rrjrrrios or Hkmst Horn. The Phils delphia Ledger ststes, thst the nomination of Henry Hom for collector was sgain rejected, on the 21th, by a voteof 20 to 29. C7" The Cholera. This dreaded epidemic has again made its appearance in F.urope. It was stated thst s esse or two occurred in Montre al, Canada. There was also a rumor of a case in Baltimore, and one in Philadelphia. Eric and Pittsburg Rtutr Uridine Rail load. The contemplated rail road between Philadel phia and Pittsburg, as well as the Krie route, hss Istely excited considerable st tent ion in Philadel phia. We were pleased to find thst many of the most intelligent and worthy citizens of Philadel phia are the strong sdvocates of the Sunbury and Krie route. They cannot seejthe propriety ' of making . a new improvement almost parallel with the stste works, snd which the friends of tbe road themselves admit must, in some mee sure, injure the trsde of the state works,' snd thst too without developing the resources of any new aection of country or opening any new ave nue for trade. To all reflecting and disinterest ed persons, this project appear of st least doubt ful propriety, when it is known that ths West Branch of the Susquehanna affords a better route, which, while it will secure tbe trade ef Pitts burg, will also give us scceas to the greet trsde of the Lskes, by connecting with the harbor of Krie decidedly the best harbor on the lakea. And when it is known that the Lake trade is seven-fold greater than that of the Ohio, its great importance will be readily conceived. On look ing over the map, it will be seen that the pro posed route to Krie, by wsy of Pottsville snd the Susquehanna, is almost in a strsight line from Philadelphia, with grades so much lower, thst the distance from Tittaburg or Erie can be travelled in less time and with greater speed thsn the eentrsl rente. It hs been nrged thst the Resding rsil road would not be sble to accommodate the increased trade. We have it from the highest authority, that thia enterprising company are ready to Isy down a third and fourth track, whenever Ibe in creased trsde shall require it. In regard to the Reading road, we would res pectfully suggest to the comspsny Ibe propriety ofaflurdmg grester facilities at Pottsville and Philadelphia. The present arrangements sre ex ceedingly inconvenient and troublesome. The rosd should ierminste in Ibe heart of the city, so thst merchants snd others could hav ready access to it, to look after and superintend their own loading. This could be readily accomplish ed by means of the Willow street road, or some other route. We trust the comiiany will see the propriety of making some such arrangement, and therby save merchants and traders much waste of time snd unneeesssry expense. California. Letter writers from Wssbington say there is no disposition st that place to con clude s trrsty of amity with Mexico, without tbe acquisition of California. England and France would, necessarily, desire to shut ns out fmin the possession of San Frsneisco, tbe most desi rable position on ths Pacilic ; but the very indica tion is the strongest resson why it should be pres sed with more zeal on our part. Should the war continue sgainsl Mexico, it must inevitably fall to our lot by ibe right of conquest, recognized by civilized nations. Cholera at Quebec It is ssid in ths Mon tresl Herald, of the 15th instant, that there is a report of tbe cholera having made its appear aace at Quebec. The report ia not, however, postively confirmed. Two Thoi'saro Fcmalb TxACHtaa are ssid to be immediately wauted in the Bute of Ken tucky. A writer in the Louisville Joun.al say, that a number of benevolent ladies sre taking measure for supplying, in part, tbi dokliltilion C7 We invite the attention of our readers to the following letter from a gentleman of high character and atanding, whose knowledge and practical information upon the subject upon which he writes, entitles his opinions to great weight. There can be no doubt about the practicability and importance of a rail road communication between this piece snd Phil adelphia. The extension of the rosd to Pittsburg and Erie is a matter entirely for the good people of Philadelphia. The citizens of this place are not individually interested in having-a Tail road to pass through this place. But tbe command of tbe Lake as well as tbs Pittsburg trade, is a mat ter ef greet moment to Philadelphia. 'Newtown, April 12th, 1840. t spent a day among the mountains on my le turn from Danville, in company with B. P. snd others, and my decided convictions are, that the apparently sterile country Isying between Potts ville am! Sunbury contains mors mineral wealth than any portion of the Union. Illinois, Iowa and Lake Superior may boast of their lesd and copper mines, with an occasional appearance of silver ; yet contrasted with the Coal and Iron of the Locust Mountain region, they are of amall comparative value. The ess of Iron in the me chanic arts, is about to become much extended. The time is not distsat when all our ships snd ma ny of our houses snd stores will be constructed of this msterial. A gentleman at Kensington, a large manufacturer ol soap and ail from sperm, hsd his buildings all consumed by (ire about three years ago. He has erected new buildings of Iron, which are fire proof, at an expense little more, he says, than wood, brick or stone would bave cost him. What an amount of property in our commercial towns would be annually ssv ed. if their stores were sll erected of Iron. All tnsursnce would be saved, which would make fully the difference in expense. Our merchsnts who sre alive to their interest, will not be long in perceiving the advantages of stores built of Iron. In England, they are not only erecting stores but dwelling houses of Iron. This view of the extended use of Iron, you snsy deem vis ionary ; b'it should you live ten years, you will see it reslized. The discovery of the powers of stesm snd its application tn the sciences and me chanic arts, produced a new era in the world. Tbe same result wiM be effected by the discovery and use of anthracite coal in the manufacture of Iron. Pigs, I am told, ran be manufactured by experienced iron men, at an expense of sixteen dollars a ton. Competition, which will com mence as soon as the demand is fully supplied will piobsbly reduce the price of Bar Iron to 3-10,00 s toil. At present the iron men hsve s Isrge profit. But st Xhe rate new furnaces sre now erecting, in three years the supply will be equal to the demand, and then will commence competition and a consentient reduction in the price. Here is the error committed by the Sec retary of the Treasury, in his report to Congress He predirsteshisscsle ef duties upon the present profits of the manufacturer and iron master, and makes no allowance for the reduction of profits which competition must effect. This Mr. Wsl ker may bs a good lawyer, for any thing I know ; but judging him by his report, he is a most mi sersble political eeonomiat. His views are fata- cious and puerile, and if reduced to practice must paralize the aim of labor. If then I am correct in my views of the exten sion of the use of Iron, snd thst competition must reduce ths profits, the locstion for operations in the Iron business is s matter of great moment to those w ho embark in it That location w here Iron ere and coal csn be hsd st reduced pri ces, snd at the same time a cheap conveyance to market, will possess great advantages. Where a large business is done, a few cents ssved on coal or in the excavation of ore, or transporting it, would st the end of the yesr give a gross amount of profit, which competition rould not effect. In meat of the furnacea 1 have seen, they ere too distant from one or the other, or both the materi als used. Even at Danville, where the are is at band, they must give 11,73 per ton for coa!, whereas at Shamokin it eon Id be got at gl.er per h pa 72 cents if the latter, it would make the difference of 13, in the cost on one ton ef Iron. In my late visit to Shamokin, I found within a quarter of a mile from the furnace, coal, the black band, the argelaeious and the bog ares all thai is necesssry for fuel or admixture ef orea to make tbe best lion. Tbe region, then, between Pottsville sod Sunbury, in my judgment, is tbe proper locstion lor furnaces. Others less advan tageously situated cannot compete with them, and Ibis fact must, at no distant day, meet the eye of lbs espitalist snd shrewd business n.so. Tbe qnestion arises, will the Rail Road be made ? Will an opportunity be given for tbe full developement of the exhsustless minerslsof this rich region minerals which have become indis peuaible to the necessities and comforts of life, opening a new area for tbe exercise of profitable labor, and the ssfe investment of capital f I trust it will ; and if it is, the whole completion of your country will be changed. I anticipate advantages fiom the art granting the right of way to the New York and Erie company. It will be the means of finishing the Williamsport snd F.lmire Road, and extending it down the West Branch to Sunbury. But tbe Southern route, a rail road parallel with the Pittsburg ca nalbah! w hat nonsense. Philadelphians would bave mu b better subserved their own interest by embarking in toe Northern route, tapping Lake Erie at the town of Erie, which would enable Ibem to command the trade of three ststes and on territory." Li'therak Svroo. The Synod of the Evsnge lical Lutheran Church was in session at Orwigs burg, Schuylkill county, during the whole of week before last. A Isrgs number of clergy men and lay deputies were in attendancs. A moni tbe distinguished stisngers present, were the Rev. Dr. Meyer, of New York, and the Rev. Dr. Hengstenberg, from Berlin, a brother of the celebrated Professor Hengstenberg. We bave no account of the deliberations of lbs body, fur ther thsn thst they were conducted with perfect narmony auu gooa leeuny. Later frosts Maslco. Csn. Paseoxs a boot to march at the nxADOr 10 TO 16,000 men ros ma btAT or War, Ac Advices bsve been received in this city, via. Ha vana, from the City of Mexico to the 30th nit. and Vera Cruz to the 2d inst. Mexico continues in a very distracted state, sbout the usual num ber of Revolutions and counter Rovolutions be ing in progress. Letters assert positively thst Paredes is soon to march with about 7000 men and tbe army of Reserve, for tbe Rio Grande. Hs la making great exertions to raise more men and money, but finds it a much more easy thing to obtsin soldiers than tbe wherewith to feed, cloth and pay them. The Revolution in the South of Mexico had not been suppressed, and the state ment thst Alvarez had fled South was contradict ed. The newspapers were warmly discussing the question of Paredes's departure, and atrong fears were entertained that such a movement would lead to new difficulties at home. Iu case he should msrch, it is supposed thst be msy com mand from 10 to 11,000 men, including the Re servs and Arista'a command. It is ststed that chargea will be preferred against Gen. Arista. Tna Ian Mines or Sviiitlsit.l Cocntt. The Miners' Journal of Saturday calls attention to the Iron Mines of thst district, snd the im- portsnce of the above great sources of wealth to I the country around. So great are the advantages reaped from the coal trade, that few persons can conceive that a manufacture as much neglected as that of iron shoald lead to such great conse quences; but it is true that eleven such establish ments as sre now being erected at St. Clair, by Mr. Bind Patterson, would give the following result : 'This furnsc will produce SO tens of iron a week, or 4000 tons a year, which, manufactur ed into bar or railway iron, will give 3,200 tons, worth at $75 per ton, $240,000. Now all the roal used in manufacturing this iron would, at Pottsville, be. worth, st $2 a ton, on!y $40,000, leaving a difference of $200,0110 in favor of the establishment. But let us look st it in a more extended point of view j the coal produced this year will be sbout 1,400,000 tons, worth at $2 per ton, $2,800,000. Now eleven sui.h establish ments ss the one spoken of above, would pay $2,200,000, a sum very nearly ss greet as the whole product of this region, while they would require to put them in operation not a larger sum than $1,000,900. "It is necesssry thst the iron mines of the re gion should be thoroughly developed, to enable us to take advantage of this source of wealth. Of this we hsve recently hsd s strong proof, for sure, as it seems to us, strsngers will not look st mstters with our eyes until we prove every thing which will be sdvantageous le us, snd to their satisfsction. A gentleman from New Eng land, largely interested in the iron business, was recently here for the purpose of examina tion, being convinced that iron works, to pay, must be located near the fuel they consume. So pleased was he with the appearances of things in this neighborhood, thst in his opinion no ob jection interposed to the locstion here of an es tablishment for the manufacture of Railrosd Iron, with a capital of $5o0.000, but doubts as to the extent of the veins of iron ore. We trust to be sble to awaken more universal attention relative to this important matter." A Cotton Factort. We are informed npon good authority that several gentlemen from the East have been in our borough during the present week, for the purpose of msking preparatory ar rangements for the erection of an extensive Cot ton Factory. Tbey have been looking about for a site, snd were about to contract for the pur chase of a quantity of bricks. Ths capital requi site to the undertaking is $200,000, the half of which these gentlemen are prepared to invest, four citizens will come forward and makeup the other half. Ws sincerely trust thst Ibis pro jeet msy be successful. A Cotton Fsetorv, eon- ducted upon an extensive scsle, would grestlv promote the prosperity of our town, in affording employment tn the number of idle boys and girls growing up amongst us in ignorance and vice, snd in csusing money ta flow in upon us from a broad, in payment for its productions. Rending Gazette. HrsRirass in BrcsftCoi'Rvr. Burks county ws visited on Saturday afternoon last by a bur rirsne, which did much mischief, coming from the north-west, ,shiAing suddenly to the north and north-north-east, and then again to the north west, from which point it continued to blew with great violence for about ten minutes. In Lower Mskefield Township, Mr. Wm. Wharton had aeveral fine apple trees blown down,' snd a large portion of fence levelled. Several other farmers in this township sustained considerable loss in damage to fruit trees, fences, Ac. On the farm of Mr. Joel Mason, a pear, an apple and a eheatnut tree were blown down the latter taken up completely by the roots. The peer tree, a very Isrgs one, losded with fruit, wss situated only about ten yaids from Mr. M.'s house, and was snapped asunder about six feet from its base. In its fall, one of his children nsrrowly escsped being crushed. The gust wss so sudden snd violent, thst persons in ei posed situations could not keep their feet. Seveial parties of haymakers were surprised by the hur ricsne in the midst of their Isbors their wsgons were overturned, and persons on Ibem made nar row escapes. Wherever a d.r or window was left open, the furniture was esst with violence sgsinst the walls, and carpets torn from ths floors. rkiludelphia Ledger. Amn'Ma WisaiNO to Leaen. Genersl A ro ped ia expressed himself anxious lo learn one thing of the Americans, and said if bs could do it be thought hs could make bis soldier fight bet ter. The American officer to who! h spoke, delighted with bis inquiring mind, asked him whst hs so much wished to learn. He replied, with gjest simplicity, "learn to swesr those big word too Amciitsu talk at their soldiers." p i.'.'i" .-glial . "j j.' s i . -! The Oregon Trsa.f The Washington Union, speaking of the trea ty just ratified by the U. S. Senate, says : If rumor states the et I puis I ions of the treat f correctly, they provide that its "basis shall be' the 49lh parallel of latitude from ihe Rocky Mountains to the straits ot Fuca England to retain possession of Vsncouver's island, and to enjoy the navigation of the Columbia river until the expiration of the charter of the Hudson Day Company, which has some seventeen year to run." Assuming this to be tru, or very nearly so, it is manifsst that the treaty settles our long-vex ed controversy upon terms fsr more advantage nus to us than have ever before been offered by England. ; It is well known, indeed, that Great Britain has claimed, steadfastly and from th tuaf " 4 a her boundary line the Chinnel pf the Columbia river fr.-,m its mouth up to the parallel ot 49 de grees, and that she has more than once pro slsimed the imponibility of receding from that basis of negntistioa. The country between the Columbia river and that parallel which the pre sent treaty is said to stipulate, has not yet been carefully surveyed or measured. But no doubt, we believe, is entertsined that at least two iafge States msy be formed out of it. Ilowev er this msy be, the treaty, as rumor describe it, give us about three degrees of sescosst on the Pacific, with the eventual exclusive navigation ot the chief river on tho western vlope of our con'inent. The treat? allows the common nav igation ot this river, not to British subjects gen erslly, but to the Hudson Bay company ; and lhi$, it is rumored, for a limited period. But all these topics may be discussed much more, to the porpnee, when the articles of the tresty ehnl) hsve been tully made known to thecoun Tna Or room Skttemett. The Alcxsndria Gszelte learns fr.nn sn suilitnlic source thst the term of com promise offered u in the Tresty just ratified at Washington were carried in tho Britieh Privy Council by barely one majority the I'rtmier being in the minority. The Gazette farther unilrrrtsnds thst Mr. McLano has written home that no such compromise would hive been offered hod the tidings of our Wsr with Mexico previously reached England. The Rsltiinure Patriot confirms this, snd adds that the Duke nf I felting ton concurred with Peel in opposing ihn offer of 49 deg. Lord John Ruell, who will be Premier before the end of July, is also hostile to any such compromise while Mr. Polk says, If the matter had been led to Ais discretion he would not hsve accept ed the British offer t Truly, the escape nf the two great nations from Wsr appears to be ow ing most palpably to a Good Providencehard ly at all to their Executive rulers. Yet wi sre confident nine-tenths of the People ofbotl Nations rejoice tlist '.he difference ha been settled. Imi-otart raov Sotmi Amrbica We lear from Captain B auvai that an alTiir had occui ed between the English snd French btocksdin squadrons, which msy lesd to something ser ous. The Englinh merchant brig "Rinedove was lying in a aimll port on the oast of Bueni Ay res, taking in cargo, supposed out of reach the vessels of wsr, when she wss taken as prize to the blockading squadron by an Eoglis man-of-war schooner, ami brought to the out' roads of Montevideo, where the admiral's sh wss at anchor. The Englieh admiral told the commander the schooner he had done wrong-, and orden him to tsko the brie back, and leave her '.he unmolested. The French admiral hearing it, and not being willing to submit tn such outrageous proceeding, (ss no vessel under a other flag would have been allowed such a pr il'ge. and if the coast ia blockaded to one must be lo all,) immediately despatched a mi of-war brig tn where the vessel had gone, It possession of her, and brought her to Montev eo where she, together wilh her csrgo, (c sifting ol 80 pipes of tallow,) waa condemn and ordered to be sold. The accoonta from Buenos Ayree state t there i no p inspect of the difficulties being i tied ; the port wss still blockaded, and ofcou no merchantmen were there. The Montevideo Commercio de! Plata, gi the following item : Captain Henry, nf the United State alno wsr Plymouth, in searching the American pers, in the Georgetown Advocste saw the count, for the first time, of the death of his lysnn. The editor of the Commercio tskes cssion to express his sympathy with the be ved parent, and in a manner which ahowa commander of the American squadron, in Rio de la Plata, bas acquired the good wi all. EsTEsrsisx or the Taneees. Since Mat ras has fallen into the bands of the Ameri' some ef the energy and enterprise which ch terize the Yankees is beginning to be exhit A steamboat, commanded by an America, ready makes trips up ths Rio Grsnde to the and some of the ssms universal nation have Ved in" and opened stores in Matamoras, lo sale of cotton goods on "cheap principles," i one third of tbs ususl Msxicsn prices, but d the usual American prices. It is said to amusing scene to witness the crowd around stores, composed of the mixed people of the Finely dressed women, rancheros, naked ir and negroes, all eager to purchase goods, an bering good, bad and indifferent Spanish, v rspidity truly appalling to a phlegeroatic f American. In the mean time, the "old lished merchants" ar looking upon their ns ed stocks with sorrow and astonishmen though they have got the greater part of tb defrauding the revenue, tbey hav cost ua A
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