, l.TBR FROM TUB AltMY. Tht following, from lbs Galveston tit, x (i a, of the 10th intt. give a ricw and important version of the movaments of Gen. Ampudia. . Opt G. K. Lew., formerly connected with us in thin paper, arrived by th iteamer Sabine on 3undsy. He left Monterey on tht 13th nit. vid therefor bring Intelligence several day Ulrrthan we bav before had. Hi route w tV land, throngb Saline, Arittii, Hacienda, Bo. r.1 da Lon, Lapse, rr i, Loredo, San Anto nio, It. When Capt. L. left Monterey it n 'H almost universal opinion through the Army, Cn Ampudia bad rot (a ha been so gen erally reported and believed) retreated from Sal tilloto San Lui Poto.i, but that bhad proceed- 1 on the road toward Morwlova, with a view 10 intercept Gen. Wool, and prevent I.U junction j with Gen. Taylor. Ilia opinion wet not predi- I .-a ted upon any direct infoimation, (fur no spin spies, or rssgers, ha been cent but to watch Ampu. di movements,) but upon rretty trong pre sumptive evidence, supported by the unanimous I opinion of all the English merchant in Monte iy. It i believed ttiat Amrmdia left Monterey with at least 14000 men. In addition to the lib- mi KipiKj ui iiiiijuiiuiuri nun wmcn lull mrip t . k, I .nudia had ample time to procure both arm and ammunition from San Lui Potosi, which is a cvneral Mexican depot for the army supplies of all kinds. Gen. Ampudia eras well informed (aa Mexican Generals always are,) as to the strength and character of our armies. He knew that Gen. Wool had but 6000, about one-fifth part of his own forces that these were all recruits, with out any regular or Texan troop to support them. Such an opportunity to retaio (repaid his defeat in Monterey, it is supposed, might have stimu lated even Ampudia to undertake this enterprise aaJ show the world that he knew bow to profit by the armistice. It may liere be remarked , that the restrictions of the capitulation only ex tend to the Rinronade, and would net interfere bt all with this enterprise. Gen. Wool had left the Presidio on the 18th ult. but we cannot learn whether he would take the road through Mont rlova or deviate to the left through Lampasas. The former is the route it was supposed he would take, and Ampudia if the forgoing supposition be true) would take the Montclova road. But ,hi road, at we learn, ia exceedingly rough and mountainou, being nearly impassible to artille ry and wagons. The presumption is, therefore, that Gen. Wool took the other, which ia a much better though also a much longer route. Even, therefore, 'hould Ampudia have the spirit which the pre vailing opinion gives him credit for, still the two armies may not meet. If the march of Gen AVool ha been uninterrupted he is doubtless now in Monterey, and if be has encountered Ampu tie we shall aoon know the result. On the above intelligence, the New Orleans Picayune remarks : We do not entertain a doubt that the impression cnterained at Monterey, that Ampudia had mov ed to intercept Gen. Wool's march upon Mont clova is erroneous. On the 28th of September ampudia wrote from Saltillo to his Goverument Amending a court of inquiry in his case. The im day he wrote another despatch explaining that he bad entered Saltillo in advance of the main body of the Army, in ord"r to prepare hospi 1 ili. quarters, kc , for his troops. On the 4th lif Qctober he despatched from the same point his statement of the losses sustained by him, fcc, and promises to transmit, yet more copious return as aoon as possible. Having then de manded an investigation into bis conduct, having already to answer for not having aooner retreat ed in obedience to the orders nf Santa Anna, who ia concsntrating troop at San Luis, is it at all probable that he would venture upon his own re spectability npon an enterprise against Gen. Wool? Or would Santa Anna have entrusted such command to bim, had he conceived the dns'gn of cutting off Gen. Wool, when it is no torious that Ampudia had lost the confidence of his troops, and as some account have it, has in fact been deposed by them. The News is yet more mistaken aa to tha com position of Gen. Wool's command. Ir.stead of raw Meruit.' Gen. Wool ba with him three t-nmpaniea of the 0th Infantry, two of the 1st lragoone,two of tbs2nd Dragoons and on com piny of Light Artillery all regulara, and a fin a force of volunteer aa ha been raised since the commencement of hostilities. The announcement in the News is the earliest we have aeen that Gen. Wool left the Presidio on the 19th October. Eie this then, we presume ' h has entered Monclova and opened communi n, cation with Gen. Taylor. Terrtflo Eiplotlon ut a Powder Mill. Baliimose, Nov. 23 7j o'clock, P. M. Bealty's powder mills, situate on the Susque hanna Railroad, about 8 miles from this city, were blown up tbii morning, with a terrific ex plesion. It was thought in the city to have been an earthquake at firit, so sevei ely did it rt tie and shake the houses. Indeed, some glass was broken in windows in tha city, whilst in a number of instsnces crockery and glassware ' tumbled from (helve am! were broken. On re pairing to the aeen of disaster, the three large building (70 yard apart) belonging to the mill wr scattered over the surrounding country to the disHnc of ten acres. Thar wer fir men in the buildings at ths time of the explosion, and I bey wer blown ia to hundreds of fragments legs, arms, beads, matsee of fleih and bones were scattered in very direction, and the entrails of a man were found hanging lo the limb of a tree more than a hundred Vfcrde from the mill. The quantity of powder iu the establishment at the lima of the explosion exceed two n(t : the houses for a mil and a half n the country round wer mora or less da maged ; doors were forced opoa; ia4owa r ken. and men prostrated by ita eflVcte. No id eu be formed as to the cause of the explosion, ' as all the witnesses wer instantly killed. On of the workmen left the mill a few minutes be fore the accident, and the handa were at that time at work at their rt'iUr butinc. Rnkeflttito for Mesmerism. One of the Surgeon nf the Massachusetts Hospital, Dr. Pioeiaw, read a psper before the Ronton Society for Medical Improvement, on theOtli infant, annotindnga discovery of great interest. It is a method of mitigating pain in eurgical operation by the inhalation of certain ether. Dr. Mortox. of Boston, first called hi attention to it; and Ihongh a similar proces dor mit appear to have been entirely unknown to the medics! faculty In former time, yet no thing like certainty was obtained in the result oft ho old method. 'A great miny experiment have been made with the new, however, in all of whkh "cmpts to perform important op- rra""n wiuinw mulcting pain on ttie pst.ont ere cmpltrly succ. asfol. Many of three am dS'Tibod in Dr. Dmciw'a piprr, of which the clloH'inj r specimens: A by of sixteen, of medium stature and strength, waa seated in the chair. The fir?! few inhalation occasioned a quick cough, wh'ch afterward subsided ; t the end of eight min uteg the head fell bank, and the arms dropped, but owing to ime resistance in opening the mouth, thi- tooth conlJ not be reached before he . , . , . i ,. " f.Ttwom.nutos.ai.d lept three minutes, during which time the ! tooth, an inferior molar, was extracted. At the moment of extraction the feature assumed an expression of pi in, and the hand wss raided. Upon coming to himself ho s.iid he had a ''first rate dream very quiet, and had dreamed of j Napoleon had not the slililot conseimisne' j of psin the lime seemed luni;M and he lell ; . ... ,i the chnir, feelin? no nneainepot any kind, and evidently in a hirh state of admiration. The pupil were dilated dunr g the state of uncon sciousness, and the pu'se roe from lfll) to 112. A girl of sixteen iimnediitely occupied the chair After coughing a little, she inhaled du rin? three minutes, and fell asleep, wh.?n a mo- lar tooth wns extracted, after which he conti- n-ted to slumber tranquilly during three mio- j un-B more, vi uie inoineni When lurce was apphed she flinched and frowned, raised ,.r ; band In her mnnlh In.t c'l s.n Kail Lan .lr. ming a pleaiaul dream and knew nothing of j the operation. " I A stout bov oftwelve.at the first inspiration .. . i . t I,. , . . , , , I coughed considerably, and required a rood deal , ...... .1 of encouragement lo induce In in t.i ca on. At the end of three minute from the firt fair in halation, the muscles were n-laxed and the pit pi! diliated. During the attempt lo force open the mouth he recovered hi consciousness, and again inhaled during two minutes, and in the ensuing one minute two teeth were extracted. the patient seeming somewhat conscious, but upon actually awaking he declared "It waa the best fun ho ever law," avowed hi intention to come there (gain, and insirted upon having another tooth extracted upon the spot. A splin ter which hid been left, afforded an opportuni ty of complying with hi wi-h, but the pain pro ved tube considerable. PnNe at firet 110, dn ring sleep 9fi, afterwards 144 ; pupil ddat- d. The next patient was a healthy looking, mid dle-aged woman, who inhaled the vapor for four minutes; in tho cotirs? nf the next twom'nutrs a bsck too'h was extracted and the patient con tinned smiting in her sleep for three minutes more. Pulse 120, not afTected at tl.e moment of the operation, but smaller during sleep. U- pon coming to herself, she exclaimed that "it wa beautiful she dreamed of being at home it seemed aa if she had been gono a month V These cases, which occurred sucoseively in about an hour, at the room of Dr. Morion, are fair examples of the average remit produced by the inhalation nt the vapor, ami will convey an ide of the feeling and expressions of msny j of the patient subjected In the procrs.. Dr. Mor'on state thai in upward of two hundred patients, similar ifTcct have been produced. The inhalation, after the first irritation has sub sided, is eay, and produces a complete uncon sciousness at the expiration of a period varying from I wo to five or nix, somct nies eight minutes ; during whioh the patier.t is completely iiKcni- ble to tho ordinary tests of psin. Paihtix Sf'RGicai. Or:RTio Dr. Wscon- seller Senator from Union Coiiuiy, had a painful operation performed upon his person, on Satur day morning, at Glass' Merchant's Hotel. The entirearm with portions of ihe collar bone and shoulder blade bad to be removed in consequence of a malignant disease, arising from injuries re ceived some time since by being thrown fiom a sulky. Tbe operation was performed by Dr. David Gilbert, of Oetlysburr, Professor of Sur gery at the Pennsylvania Medical College, Fil bert street. Dr. Wsgnnseller bore the intense pain of the operation with perfect heroism, and we are happy to add that be ia now doing well, with every prospect of recovery. Vhil. Ledger Ths VoLl'STecss Seveial of the volunteer companies of this Division are making active .., ,nen,.. euou. .o p.ace memseives in 1 I.U. .1 .... rra'i.iirsa ivr ...inicaiaie service .inuer ina new requisition for a regiment from this State, and seme have already cut up their rolls to Harris burg, and bavs, it ia said, received assurances that their service will be accepted. Among Ihe companies offering ar the Washington Light In fantry, Capt. F. W. Binder; th Philadelphia Light Guard, Capt John Dennett; the Junior Artilleiiau, Capt. Frederick Fritx; th City Guard, Capt. Joseph Hill, andth Monro Guard, Capt. Win. r. Small. Moat of these companies ar full, but in oae or two, lb ii.rreas ol th number called for ia th last requisition affords opportunities to those who have not joined to croll :hmlv4 at once. Tha Monro Guard hold a meeting at tbeir armory in Dillwyn street to-night, lo receive the additional number re quired, nd other companie ar still receiving recruit Phila. Ledger. I. . L II..L' ill . ILL'.. Hi . e-ni. J'Jiie THE AMERICAN. Saturday, Mwnitrr, 28, 1840. J J,.-' ' 1 ' '-J,1. .i.. ...!'! 1 jr. PAMHEttt ?., mt M Kent Bi tot e and Coal OKcr, corntr ofQd and Chmtit Strrttif Vtotitdtlphia, it mulkartttd to act mt .Iffnt, ai d rrrtlpt lor alt monttt dug thtt mlicc, for uhcrttttnn mr advertUtnf, Jtttt at hit airier .Vb. 1 GO .Van tf.reet, .Mie JVr. .f nd S. E, Corntr of ilalttmort and Calvert ttt., Baltimore. (JPri.nhno Ink A fresh supply of superior summer ink' just received, and for sale at Phila delphia prices. K7" Congress will meet 011 Monday, the 7th of December next. Many nf the members are already on the spot. The great subject of de bate will be the TaiifT and the Mexican war, enough in nil conscience for the short session. zjr The Hon Wm.Fi.noi.. formerly Gov crnor of Pennsylvania, died at lluriiburg, on Sunday morning, the 15lh inst , in the 79th year of his age. . , " ,. CTLx-Govkrnor Hi'iNKR is announced in the ....... ., , 1 ' 11-11. 1 1 ' . k . mm m ..'iiu.iw ,vi iiiu w.n wi State Treasurer. C7" Pennsvlvani Vou'sickr In to-day's paper will be found the proclamation of the Go vernor, calling for a regiment of the Pcnnsylva nia volunteer to serve during the war with i Mexico, in obedience to the requisition of the Secretary of war. This rail of the F.xeci.tiv, 1 upon our voiunieers is oeing rriwmueu io mine i most prompt and patriotic manner. We have' 00 doubt the whole resiment would soon be of- I 'rom u,e ni C0"nX oI Philadelphia, but we lhik our country troops should also have ' ch,nce in ,hii rtmn- The proclamation is dated the isth inst., and on the 31st, 22nd, . . . 23d and 24th six companies from that city had , , . already regularly tendered their aervices. B7" We copy the following Proclamation of the Governor of Pennsylvania, from the Penn sylvanian of Saturday last : General llrit.t.--!ramh.r His. nRRIUt!R4, Nov. 1816. m. r. , , e ..il H lm I jimminilpr.tn li.r nniiiinifi In fl.A ' Volunteer Holiheraot rennsylvania that a re quisition has been made by the President of the ' United States, bearing dite the 16th day ol No vr,r,,oMni.,or ..no iM.mry ivgimenioij Volunteers of Ihi Slate, to consist of ten com- psniee, snd to serve lo the end of the War with j Mexico, unleasetNinor discharged, on the condi- lions stated in the requisition, a copy of which ia hereto snnexed. Pittsburg is designated as : Ihe place of render.votis. The Commander-in-Chief, with great eonfi dence, expect- thai Iho-e companies whirh pa- ; ... I : . r , r . t - triotically tendered llieir vrvic.-a upon Ihe re- ,very part of the country with th liveliest plea queetof the Preid'-nl of the 19th of May lent, j sure .- will promptly comply wih the present requi- "We are happy to state that the symptoms si ion. which existed at the time of the attack of Mr. It will be perceived that tho present requi Adams, have materially improved since our yes sit inn is susceptible of a difTerent construction terday's notice. We have ascertained from his from the former one, as In the term of service, i phisycian. Dr. Rigelow, that he has in a great It will therefore.be distinctly understood, that ! degree recovered the power of articulation, and all idlers of strvice now made will be in refer- j ,ha ",eof ,he ,imb, of ,he affected id (the right ence lo tho terms of the last requisition. A the service, of all those who have already vo- lunleerrd will not be reou.red I., fill the e-11 now mule, the snnexed rule marked A, for nia king the selection ha been adopted. Il will be perceived, by reference to the present pqii'si lion, that each company is lo consist of eighty private; but if tho number, on being muMored, doc not fall below sixty-four effective men in a company it will be received. The s'rictesl attention to tho requirements in regard lo the age r.nd physical fcbilily of Ihe men, should be observed. Each Captain or Commanding Officer ia re quired to report within ten daya after he shall have received Ihi order, loth Adjutant (Je. neral at tlurnsburg. Aneoonss the reports . aro received, the aebctionof te companies . . , , 1 will be made, and those wbone service are ac- copied will receive immediate orders lo march to the place of rrmh-rvoo, where Ihe officer will he circled, and the Regiment inspected and inualered into the service of the United Stales. By order of ihe Coinmander-in-ChiiT. II Pet sue, Aeitant A j't Gen'l. . Notr A. The selection will bo inado ac cording to ihe following rule; The Co-nnanv which is firet reads lo inarch. ' j c,irnoutioj. ,ne t,me ,roin ,he reeeipt of ihi.order. ' will be first accepted t For example If one commanding officer ahull report hi company ready to march within one day after the day no which Ihi older i delivered to him, another within two day, and another three days, &c, I hoy wilt be accepted according to the order of tune in which they are respectively ready to march. Gov. WaicMT hss called out the first regiment of volunteer for th Mexican War. Th fol lowing ar th officer: Col. W. D. Burnett, Ma jor J. C. Bnrabaan. Tbe Lieut. Col. i vaeant. EtsoTiox or Cohorbs ia Tax Th le tion for member of Congress ia Txa occurred on th 2d. inst. Mr. Pilsbury will carry nearly all th western count., and i fur of a re-election. t . IJI.SSi .1 Ul . m I . J ! . i i J ' Correspondence of th Public Ledger. WattttNoToH Nov. Slt, 1810. From th Navy there i nothing a yet, but new, a I Informed you, is expected "Old laoNsinas'' is still talked of in many of the most respectable quarters, and such a have influence on public affairs, as th successor of Commodor Conner in the command of the Gulf Squadron. One doe not ses how bis appointment can be a voided, and th voice of the country may yet en force it. Something must be done for the honor of th Navy, and w ho, of all the living Commo dore, has tak-n more guns fiom the enemy then Charley Stewart i' rom ue moii miaou? lourr?. news nn rem ched here that Mr. Clay hs. given up .11 ide. of r ...I'ti. returning to the Senate of the United State. 5 i neither will he nerrdex the Whi. nartv bv for. I cing himself upon thi-m ss a candidate for the Presidency. This will leave the field clear to Judge McClean, and insure the nomination of Mr. Maneum for the Vice Presidency. The aspitauts of th Democratic party have not yet had time to compare forces. When Vice President Dallas and Gov. Cass shsll have come down here, we may know more on th subject. I see Gov. Cass is reviving his New Eugland as- sociations ; relying, perhaps, on the love of con trast between a Southwestern and Northeastern President. Hon. William K. King, or Alabama, is going I to leave here for his native State on Monday next, j So you see the rumor that he's going lotake charge ! nr o . 0.1. M . .1 1 1 11. .E0.... vn-,,..nr, , ,UB ,.cnnl . u. :. .l 11.. .... i.i t. tr: .i .. ",r- ,"",n1, hesitate to express Ins opinions freely on the l a nffof 1816. and to avow that he is in fnvor of 1 l-l. l-r r . 1 m '.' Ci'v.ri.iy. tei'tiniT the exixtinff interest nf the Vnrih.m manufactures, and the coal and iron men of Penn- j svlvsnia. He is for a low revenue tariff, with 1 incidental protection. It is expected here that Gov. Eagby will resign his seat to give Mr. King orporlunity delivering his opinions , in some ,ln?ib,e .iapPi Mt thw s,nate of ,i,e United ! Sfapf . w, ,ha, he w-n Ja ,Q hrt M .jm njft tnlu;a Sutton . OusRvrii. Iti.M-. or .foul Qi Ixcv Adams. We regret to find Ihe following painful intelligence in the Boston. Advertiser of Friday: Morn nf Mr. Jdamt. The public will be pained to learn that the venerable Johm Qi incy Adams was yesterday forenoon seized with a paralysis of his let! side, which for a time rend ered him nearly insensible. He had just left the residence of his son, Ihe Hon. Chas. F. Adam, in Mont Vernon street, in a state of health, when the gentleman with whom he was walking, sud denly perceived that he was laboring under some irvcif aurcuon o. ma iiiiius, alio was ouuceu 1 T . - r I. : - I L l 1 I r to assist him to prevent his falling. He was conveyed back to his sun's house and received immediate medical aid. After a short I time bis consciousness returned, and he was sub- irouel,y mUCh relieved, andablcto converse. ,,, we,re happy lo learn was not considered in immediate danger. Mr. Adams is, we believe, about 80 years of age, notwithstanding which he has hitherto been able from the vigor of his constitution to endure unremitted labor, like a man in the prime of life. xhe no,ton p,iIy Adv.rtiwr 0f Saturday has the f0owjn), paragraph, which will be read in I anu nm " ,,,fe" DV u ! " Uee from h" ,h r"!l ""of hli ! nd. ,h"Sh !l to sit up lor short pe- riods." The Roston Courier of Saturday says that Mr. Adams is considered to be out of danger. Healing; Rooms. Ssasokaiii.r Am u i There is a great deal of science in the heating of rooms; and it i a mat ter of much importance that a knowledge ol the proper mode should be widely extended. Upon it the purity of the atmosphere and the health of Ihe inmates of the house depend. On this point the following extiact from a scientific journsl contsins some hints which may be useful : Room heated with anthracite coal, and rooms' I , , ... ... heated with close stoves in which wood is burnt, . . . , ., . have very dry atmospheres. The use of water . . ....... ... ,. .v..,.' i. H'liRrmp. ,,. (iraiiii, Mill the water should not be placed in an iron or tin vessel upon the stove, for the reason that it will undergo that degree of heat which will make its vapora oltensive and injurious to breathe. It is ss injurious to the human system to breathe pu trid water vapors of this kind, as it is lo breathe the vapors from stsgnsnt ponds in hot weather. If water is used upon a stove, an iron pan should be made use of, and this filled with dry sand, in the sand set an earthen bowl filled with clean water, which should be changed twice a day, and the bowl washed and kept as clean as if used for a drinking vessel. Where hard coal is burned in a grate, a glass globe suspended in a room, filled with clean, pore water, and as the heated air ri se lo th top of th room, it will steadily evapo rate the water and moisten tbe dry and heated air. Persons wbo prefer the atmosphere of aalt water vapor, ran add alt to th water, or if tbey prefer an aromatic attnospher, they can add Co logne water, or any other perfume which tbey prsfsr. It i a important to bav dean air for breathing a to bav clean water for drinking. Baaemcnt room, whr bard coal i burned, hould b frequently ventilated. Small children ccustomed to stay ia basement rooms, find a bad air nr tb floor. Tbi air (hould b removed by allowing th door to b opened frequently to let ia fresh air. A liltla car ia the matter will tend wonderfully to comfort and enjoyment." I us. tramlaioia Ireland. The extract given below refer to district of Ireland which ia ono of tha most propenu in that country, and from this fact an inference may be drawn a to the extent of the distres prevalent in lesa favored sections ; Exiract of a letter from a roepcctaM gentle man dated Mountmelick, Queen' County, Ireland, October 29, 1910, received by tlie steamer Acsd'a. Wo are likely to have digressing time in thi country. The failure of the potato crop threaten to produce great diire, and we are beginning H feel it. Wo have been much in- j - - . - . . a . ' ' T ' W"n 'tn . . .V . T ' U"" " B ""PP'X we re getting. Our wants will be jrreat, and I may nv it Km KM .mI klnl.... .1 v - '' r man u win at one time; Indeed it ie hardly to be hdj but we nn- ,Ier!"8nn' '"'pe mppliesboth ol it and Flour, bn l0"u''a TnT '"M Chri-tmi. (J.kI i prant it may be to, a it will be much wanted. e have not had a potato on our table for weeks; and '.hose that are lo bo had are so bid j and dear, that I do not think of buying at all. We generally have a dish of boiled rice, which, with snlt and gravey of any kind, wo substi tute. There are. sn many way of using the lm!i m ,oal Hist it is linrd to find out the best ; it i. however, an excellent food, and people should f,.e, ,.., , h a . w , u , r j ofj, tn() , (tn , . f , , ' 1 will une it much mil lore than they havo done. 0leit iF iH.t llrM. tl.t rrb rrtA W'a m r . trwm . r ..... , . .. . I,,,- i..ul . I -....! . . I .. .1 . . .t , wi.li , . in yuilll 1.1 U -llir Bl bt' WP 1 v k""'H io iiovb b couipiny rti soiuiers. I "m 01 " "Mhl" n"'", W0,,,J bft " ",n(Tp' WPr" mnb hms.. We have fourteen enn- stsbulary police, and fourteen revenue police in the town ; hut what would they avail if there liould be an outbreak! (l.ivernment, I do be lipv. "re " ''ry can to prepare all-vis- tion for the poor, anJ they have heavy task b fore them. U.mI knows what the end will be.'' ire them. U.mI knows what the end will be.'' Counterfeit American half dollurs, made in a very superior manner, are in riiculation in New i Vork They ore thus described in the Journal of Commerce : There are a great many of these afloat, of the beautiful Federal devices, and lettered on the edge. The metal stands aquafortis well, but is duller in the sound than silver, though nearly as hard lo cut. It is paiticutarly to be tie tected by a feel and look of greasiness The counterfeits in coin are much more injurious than those in psper. The boasted protection to the poor, which a specie currency wss to secure is quite a failure. The losses by coin are, in I proportion to the amount in circulation, five times as great as by the little bills the jolly little bills. Y a IKE I IxutMHV in F.ioi.and. Mackintosh, the celebrated India Rubber manufacturer, took the contract for raising the Great Rritain stea mer, after ihe most skilful F.nglish Engineer had abandoned the work. He is likely to succeed. roaiurxicttrn. New Vor.s, November 1 0th, 1S4C. Sir : In consequence of tbe frequent applica tions made to our friends, to become agents for differtnt Insurance Companiea such as Marine, Fire, Life, and Inland Navigation, some of which spplications purport locome fiom re fitct iLU In- j surance Companies of this city, we have deemed it our duty to say to you, and through you to your friends, that from recent developments there sre those in our city who do not possess the confidence of the public. Should you, or any of your friends, be applied to, to become agent for any Insurance Company located in this city, we will take pleasure, on application from you, to report to you such facts as to their standing, capital, and respectability, as may be proper subjects of inquiry; wishing thereby, to protect the interior from what we deem a system of imposition, which seems to be ol modern origin, and is practiced to a great ex tent in our country. Feeling a desire to serve you in this, or sny other way that may promote your interest, and that nf the community in which you reside. Wears, Yours respectfully, WOODWARD & DUSF.NBF.RY, 45 William-Street. We are satisfied from the (landing and facili- ' ('e f the above firm, that they have il in their power to be of great service to their friends in the manner above mentioned. I.i.us G Dasc, rres't Trust Fire Insurance co. L .MnrsT SrriiAM. Tres't oHheEqaitsble Ins co. Pres't NVtionVl Fire Ins co. S TSaldwin, Pres't Pelicsn Mutusl Ins co. R HaVSKS, Pres't of Ihe Howard Ins co. J W Otis, Pres't N Americsn Fir In co. Joskth Walser, Pres't Mercantile Mutual Marine Ins co. M Roniftsos, Pres't Mutual Life Ina co. of N V. Zr.a Coos, Pres't Mutual Safety Ins co. F T Lrqt'Rca, Pres't Firemen's Ins co. R A Rsapiss, Tres't City Fir Ins co of the city of N Y. Jan Mas was, Pres't East River Mutual Ins co. Jab D P Ocobm, Prea't Nautilus Mutual Life Ins co. A M Mircbumt, V Pres't Alliance Matoal In ce. Cma Town, Pres't -Etna Fir Ina ro of th city of N T. T W Tmorbr, Pres't Jefferson Ins co. N O Ri'Tcsas, Pres't General Mutual Ins co. T B Sai TsstawAiTs. Assistant Pr't N X la co. A B Nslso. Pres't (no Matual In ca. Waitaa R Joss. Frl Atlantic Matual In co. First Hneeeeefnl Itaval Operation, Uomfiardmfnt ttlhe town nf Tohaicn Lieut. Morrii Killed Mexican Letter t of Mar que. Oi rics or Titx Naw Ori.xan PicAYtiat, I November 13, 12 M. J We hava been furnished by an officer of tbe ar my, who arrived her thi morning in schr. Por tia, Capt. Power, aix days from Port Lixardo, who was engsged in th affair of Tobaaco, with tha annexed summary and (ketch of th proceed ing of Com. Perry, with the detachment of vee el sent under his commsnd. The expedition was entirely successful. The object of the ex pedi: ion was to cut out certain teasels anchored in the river there, which were all taken. When the ei!y was summoned to surrender, the peopla were all in favor of yielding, but the Governor and soldiers opposed it. Time was given for all peaceable persons, women and children, to get 0", of harm' wy. but the Governor wonld not MOW nv on 10 "'v'. ,0 'f" ' that most ol their killed during the bombardment were not soldiers. Some of the regulars were k,l,eJ' b(' il n; twn ,hat ,h exeeution was principally dons upon inoffensive persons, the city would have been demolished, with th exception of the residences of forlegn consuls and hospitals. The Squadron, consisting of the steamship Mississippi, Com. Perry; the Vixen, Com. Sands; the Bonita, Lieut. Comm'g Renham ; the Reefi-r. Lieut. Iluzard; the revenue cutter Mc Lean, Capt. Howard ; the revenue cutter For ward, ('apt. Nones, and two hundred seaman and marines from the Raritan and Cumberland, un- i flr rnn. m.i n.t rt e.nla r.-ik a .1 f . . . .. ,, ,, , ... . , . . ' l.l.1ll r II I T in.lr.Uf Walsh n .1 .1... ......... H..uiu.... Capt. Kdson and Lieut. Adams, of the marines left Antonio Lixardo, on the Cth inst., and arriv ed at Fronteno, on the 23d, having captured stea mer Petrita and Tabas Yereno, and several small vessels. On tbe 24th, the expedition ascended the river twenty-two miles to Tobasco. The curtent be ing very rapid, the vessels were towed by th Petrita and Vixen. Passed Devil's Turn at 2. P. M. ; landed and spiked two twsnty pounders- Arrived olTTobasco, at 0, P. M., and anchored ! in line ahead at a distance of sixteen yards from the shore. Summoned the city to surrender. The Governor refused. We fired three shots from the Vixen; one cut the flag staff, and as the colors fell we thought that they bad surrendered. An officer then came off and requested that we would spare their hospital, which was granted. At five o'clock, landed two hundred sesman and marines, but as it was too late to attack the fort, they were ordered on board again. Some skirm ishing ensued, but none of us were injured. This was Sunday, and the Commodore was somewhat reluctant to commence the attack on that dny. We had captured three schooners and one large brig; also one schooner before we arrived at Frontena, and another on our passage up the ri ver ; making, in all, one brig, five schooners, two steamers snd many small craft and lighters. Monday Srpt. 26 At doyliuht we sustained a sharp fire of musketry from the shore, which was answered by our er-at guns, whenever we heard a report. The firing continued for some time at intervals, when a white flag was display ed by some civilians on shore, (no doubt by con sent of the Gov 'rnor.) and a request was sent ofT to the Commodore, to spare the town, which he granted, adding that he only desired to spare the soldiers. We thn got Ihe prizes nnder wsy sn I made every preparation for returning. Whilst white flags were flying all the while, Lieut. W. R. Parker got on shore with his prize vessel, and was attacked by about SO soldiers, whom he beat off with 18 men, having but one killed and two wounded this affair lasted thirty minutes. Lieut C. M- Morris was despatched to him with order and in passing the heavy fire of Ihe enemy was wounded in the neck by a musket ball. Lieut. Morris stood up in his boat and cheered the men most gallantly, until he fell into the arms ol Midshipman Keevcr, who was with him. Th? Commodore then commenced cannonading ii earnest from the Vixen, Bonita, Monita and For w ard, and in the space of half or three quarter of an hour almost demolished tbe city, sparin, the bouses of the foreign consuls, and such as sp peared to be inhabited by peaceful citixens. A about midday the fleet left Tobasco, and as i passed the different streets at angles with th water, fired musketry and great guns, and swep them completely of every living thing. All the prises were saved with the except io of one, which wss burnt by the Commodore' ! order. It having been found impossible to g j ber clear of the Devil's turn, a rapid pass on tb river. Arrived at t rontena on sunuay, at mu ...... ,, . , , . . night, inhabitants all peaceful, having been ke in awe during the absence of the expedition b ! . uf WtUh and h eomminj. j The Revenue Cutter McLesn struck while s ' tempting lo pass Ihe bar, and did not aucceed I .ttint over until after the affair at Tobasco, at I the return of the vessels. Her marines, und ! Lieut. Brown, were on board the Bonita durii !lhe23lh and2Gth. All the prises wer du' ' despatched and arrived at Anton Lixardo. The Petrtt, on her return, nnder commsi of I.ieut. Deal, captured the American br Plymouth, Capt Parkerson, engsged in landii cotton at Alvaradobar. Lieut Morris died on the 4th, on board t Cumberland, and wa buried with the honor wrt Itiitrdo. It will be aeen, by reading thi cursory port, that tha Commodor spare tbe City out feeling of humanity. The inhabitant cm not let; aa tha Governor would not pari them; henca they sought refuge in celUrai ring the cannonading, and thua eeeped destr tion. Had it not been that w wr neceaw ly obliged to kill many innocent parson baf taking tbe city, Tobasco, at thi moment, wo' ba our. A it i. hava paid than dea for tha ahot that deprived ua of Lieut. Mor Long will the renembar and dread tba rat of tba American.
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