Trmn the 2os Crlesna Picayan?, 9t! inat.
J.atr rftArvitB oetr acAono.
TAtnurrst Lac.ia. Dy the arrival of the
'rtte'echooner Amatls, taken off Alvarado oa
'he27th ult. by the U. S. ateamer Mississippi,
ir netsfh'yir of the Mercury yeetJy rewi-iV-H
Inter Itetva Ymm 'tfe sqmVdron and anae
v.nnt of th taking ofLaguna by Com. Irrjr.
It seems that Corn. P. arrived off That place
with 20th n't. with the steamers Miaa'mippl,
Potrel, "Vixen and Bon It n, and the Mine day
tok possession ttt'the place without opposition
dftwi raiinona were destroyed, torn 600 lbs.
o? powder taken, and fifty soldiers disarmed, el
though the latter affected to be favnnbly iippo-e-d
to '.lie cause of the CampeseMane. The
setter hid declared themselves -rmirety lnde
pendent ot'.'riexico, and had eent thelrcommis
sinner, or'tt.e schooner Siealfiro Ko'Com. Con
?,' Vinton Ivzsrdo, to requeat him to desist
t'-Vcm any houile measure against Yucatan, un
til commiasionera 'aoufd be aent to the Govern
ment ot the United States toobtain the recogni
tion of the independence of the Slate. Theae
commier-lonere left Anton Litardoonthe 29th,
t iT:urn. but the reault of their conference with
'0m. Conner i not known. We happen to be
Mmonjjthow who do not altogether belief e in
the sincerity of three Yucatanese. A double
ifim has been played on that coast all summer
and the inhabitants require the -closest kind of
wKttihing.
Our renders may recollect that we mention
ed, a few days since, that a boat from the John
Adams hod made a thorough night examination
if the caatle of San Juan de Ulloa. The officer
Mho had charge of the boat, as we learn from
the Mercury, waePaaaed Midahipman 'Fitzge
rald. Ile'had eight men in bia VM, with muf
fled oar., nndrn the darkness of the night row
ed round and round the caatle, went under the
dsewbridgo, entered the water battery, and made
a thorough reconnoieancc of every part. This
valiant exploit baa proved that men maybe lan
ded from boats at night, and that the water tat
tw.ie muy ensily be taken.
'Corr.. Terry, on his return to Anton Li Mr do
"from .Lagum, looked in at Alvarado and Tabas
co, and found that the fortifications of both pla
ices had been repaired and much strengthened
ince they were attacked by the squadron. At
Ttbaeco thcTo werea'botft three-fhoneaTtS troop?;
e?f A I vera do about four thousand. Notwithstan
ding 'theso formidable preparations, the general
impression is that Com. Connor will soon at-tn-k
fhcaofiacea.
On the arrival of Gen La Vega at Vera Crux
oa the 15th, ell the prisoners from the squad
ron in the hands of the enemy were released.
It is now ascertained but eleven of the crew
of the Homers drifted to the main land when
oho was wrecked, and not sixteen, aa 'first eta
t"d. Midahipman Rogers waa at Vera Cruz.
He had been tried by the civil and militrry tri-
fcenafaa a spy, and had been acquitted by the
former, but fonnd gaTtty -by the latter. It was
believed, however, that the more favorable ver
dict would prevail, and that ha would lo libera
ted. Purser Andrew I). Crosby, of Mississippi,
waa accinentaYly killed while entering foguna.
lie was in the rigging of the Vixen atVhetime,
assisting in piloting the vessel, says the Mercu
ry, as the fidelity of the pilot, (the same Mexi
can who was pilot on board the Truxtun when
she was lost at Turpan.) waa suspected. The
vessel giving a heavy lurch, Mr. G. lost his
hold and fell on the deck, and was instantly kil
led, fie waa buried with military tionora in
the cemetry of the British Consul at lyifons.
The Aioalia came up in the charge f Passed
Midshipman Barbour and a prize crw. Passed
Midshipman Dsrbour and Chief Engineer Wood
were also n board. She sailed from Anton
Lizardoon the 29ih ult., and left the following
vessels there; the Ranted, (dag ship,) store
ship Relief, stesmship Princeton, schooners le
trita, Mahonesd snd La Puebla, and the follow
ing merchant vesscla : bark John Birnca, brigs
A'brasia, Garnet, Chinchilla, schooner Petria,
and a schooner, name unknown. The Missis
sippi, with Com. Perry on board, sailed at the
same time for Norfolk eta Havana. Sho goes
to Norfolk to repair, and will return in a short
time to the Gulf.
The Joton Adams was blockading Vera Cruz;
the Mcl.ane and Conita, Tobasco; and at I.
guna the Vixen and Petrel were iett blocks-
ding.
Vera Curl The Washington Union copies
some extracts from a letter front Havana, recei
ved by the MwsUsippi, which gives sowo ioto
resting information respecting Vera Crux.
"The troop in Vera Crux are badly paid and
worse fed, numbering three thousand five hnn
d red, and the caktle about eleven hundred, with
provisions only for a mot,th at a lime. The in
formation from Tampico, received at Vera Cruz
by the last packtt, m relation to tha conduct of
our troops, bad calmed the teelinga before felt
towards the volunteer by tha Vera Cruzanoe,
and they speak in the highest tersnsof the Ame
t'iCtZ general fr the measures he took to secure
privste pretty pawns, and that the ex
eilemeitt against In' Americana at Vr Crua
waa indignant against Santk Anne and hie go
vernment, which waa manifested P the" J1
unanimous vole for Horrent.
"All the extra defence that baa bean maoC
abo-Jt tho walls of Vera Crua are, that holes
have been dug wear together along the wail,
and pikea put mm there) and covered over with
prickly peara, so that in marching up our troops
would full into them,- but we could soon Isy
plank over them."
No man should be ashamed of the occupation
which secures to him sn honest livelihood.
Latest rftom Taawftco.
The Picayune publishes the. following letter
from a foreigner, resident at Teropico.
As an indication of the Wishes ofthe foreign
'residents in this regard, the opinionaof the wri
ter may be a ester criterion than they are of
the disposition of the native and Moxfcin popu
lation. He predicts a deatir.y for the Mexican
nation which nwuy profess to foresee. liisob
eervatJor.e on thia head mct pass for what they
are worth. We repeat that the writer ia o man
of character a European who bas long resided
in Tampico
Correspondence of the Picayune
Tammco, December 129th, ISM
THE ABXSXIXOAN.
Saturday, January 2:1, 1047.
SJ LJ .MLLaaajai i ,i
I. R, P.ltWtCU, art kt$ Jttnl
tote mnd (VMf tMKf comtr efQdmnd Chttnut
8trrttt Phitndftphia, fs muthirittd to art as
Metftt. Editor ; This city, occupied but latent, mrd receipt far aI mnte d$ thtt
a few weeks by the Americsn forces, has alrea- J Tar MtripiiM or mfrrH.nr.
dy changed its anpect. There pr. rsiis an .in-1 h h,t 1MrUt M0 wf,
usual activity never dwonrel or be'fore. Public : r-
.ma a. r. ivrner m mutimert ana cari-rri
tti ., Baltimore.
ma, en account of the afflicting bereavement that
befel me, in the death ef my dear son, Dr. I. N.
SmnaaL. May the order to whieh you belong,
and of which my aon waa so fond, eentinae pure,
and the members of all the different lodges be
faithful in tbe diacharge of their social duties,
and enre again meet with him in blias and felici
ty beyond the stars, never to be aeparateJ.
lam, in sincerity and love, Ynnri,
J. P ilUSDEL.
Tbs PsnasrUaaU Tnlaatsats at It Of leans. !
Riot o.i fne Part or Tea Millitakt. On
Monday night, at about 19 o'clock, company D,
(70 men,) of tbe tat Pennsylvania volunteers,
now quartered below the city, fully armed, with
Captain Hill at their bead, appeared at the en
trance of tbe Waabington Sail-room, in St. Phi
lip atreet, and demand admittance. Tbey were
told that on depoaitina: their arms at the depot
they mieht asceod Unwilling to do this, they
fbreed their way into the assembly. Tbe pro
prirtor tailed on th police for aid, when cor
poral Whitmore, of the Firat Municipality Po
...! p .r,4 ,..n,..ll:u . m n.a.u ..t.o.n ,;.;M.
Provisions are atiuuaaia, and at low pr cc,
euch articles a the Inhubltanta were 'ormerly . (jj Paitixo Iss A fresh supply of auprior
deprived Of now flaily srr V-from New Orleans, J prntinR ink )uat received, and for sale at Phila
and those That the -cvmiry artords -r otne into J dflpbia prices.
market witn tne am regiiiaTtty ana as pi uti
From the Pbila. Daily Sun.
Srrabar and ttrta Ratlrend Convanliau.
, The Delegates, numberisg In all about twa i lies, went up and rxpoi'ulafeJ with the Captain
hundred, and represeMing a number of rom.tiea j on tht cenrae h waa punning Captain II. ini
ofth! State, aa well ai the city and county of Phi- ' mediately made him prisoner, an-1 a scene of
tddrtpf.ia, ssaemblcil in Convention y-aterHny erot cenfuion ensued Citizer.s assembled
mornirg, at the Franklin House, in Chesnut j from all parts of the virinty, the w atchman left
street above Third ' their beata to go to tbe scene of sution, and a ae-
The Convention has Veen cs!M in order to ! rious riot seemed impending. In the midat of
have a full snd free diacnasion of the propoaed ; the confmion, the volunteers deacended ino the
fully as heretofore.
The Mex can people, in spi'.e of their natu
ral indolence in spite of their blind hatred to
all that is foreign -cannot in a short time fail
to acknowledge tho advantages whieh they will
derive Irom the t'niteJ S'atec, although these
be transmitted through an armed invasion of
fenervu to their national feelings and pride.
'Public officers, civil or military, msy comp'sio,
but they no doubt will be tbe only Mexicans
that will not bo benefitted by a change of nation
ality. The laboring cIsiJa wH! ulwayahave em
ployment and fair salaries, joined to cheap food
and cheap clothing. House rent will prove a
tJT Our thanks sre due to te lion. Simon
Csmernn Slid Hon James Pollock, anl also to
C&pt. Hunter, for public documents.
Jy The editor, it will te seen by the pro
route ef the Central Rallrsed frum thia city to
Pittsburg via die to brush eay all dilution
wbith :a entertained by "many relative to tbe ;
fpsaibility of the project, and arrive at the truth ;
in all its partiru'ara. !
The Convention orgariired by rslliry (j'-neral
! V T Parker to the chsir. and appainting I Catnp
! and II B Master Serretariea
j On motion the Reporters for the preri were
cerdinga of the Sunbury and T.rie Rail Road invitt J k'' in Convention.
atrett with their prisoner and msde for the
Olobe I'all-nmm, corner of St. Claude and St.
Prtrr street", intending a aimi'ar cuupdemain j
there. Meanwhile Reeotder Cenois waa aum-1
mond from hit bed, and hantily repaired in a i
rnb to the latter plac, where he found a crowd
of i-it.zins aimed with pistols and Howie knives,
prepared to defend the ball-room from the medi- !
tated attack. On ti e sppeaiance of Capt. Hill and
his company, his Honor strongly reprohated the
latk ruon nio dk jasjkirv.
Difficulty Befieeen Air, Wiieanrf ike Govern,
meat Arrival of the California Expedi
tion. The brig Reindeer, at New York, brings Rio
papers to the 20th of November. All Ihs vessel
of the Csl.fornia expedition, under Col. Srevcn-
son, bad arrived safe at Rio, vie ; TJ. S. transport
j abipa Suisn Drew. Loo Choo, and Thomas If.
j Perkins, with the U. S. shipof wsr Preble. Tbe
j officers and men were all in good health. Tbe
i expedition would sai1. in u fw dara for ita des-
tination.
j Mr. XVirt an1 tht Government 1oi. Mr.
! Wis, the United States Minister at Rio, had a
dirTercnee with the Braxilian government, otigi
j natine, according to tbe New York Sun, in the
! srreat of two men from tbe United States ship
' Columbus, who were on shore while the veaael
i w aa at anchor at Rio. The men got intoxicated,
i and while proceeding tbtnuph the atreeta o go
on board, were taken to prison. Lieut. Davis,
; ofthe Columbua, waa on shore with the men.
i Birg at some distance at the time of their arrest
; he followed, calling on them to accompany him.
Before he got up, they were ta';en into the foit.
On ariivlnif at the fort, he -new his swoid in ev
idence of his authority as an officer ofthe United
Sta'ee. anJ demand their release.
The cards then beckoned to him to come in,
and supposing them desirous of having an inter-
Convention at Phfladflphia, is absent from bis
post. The proceedings of the t'onvention elici
ted considerable attention. About 175 delegates
were in attendance. It probably adjourned on
Friday. The Convention was very ably addres
red by tVm. F. Tacker, C. W. Ilegint, Jacob
Hoffman, Jotiah Randall, and oiheis.
0y Fibs! On Thursday morning last, about
On motion, the following named Delegates ; unlawful course he wss pursuing snd demandi-it, i view with him in relation to the men, he did so,
were appointed as a rommitte to et-lect the uffi- j in the name uftfir State, the instant release of , but immediately found himself and bia men pri
cers of ths Convention Messrs HofTman, of' ,,ig officer. Capt. Hill refused, stating he was toners. Mr. Wise being apprised ofthe occur
Berks ; Keating, McKean : Pul-ly. Columbia ; acting under orders from bis superior officer, anil ' renrehy Commodore Rousseau, of the Columbus,
TJillia, Elk ; Qiggte, t'lmiuii ; tiegii-a. Noith- j inviting the Recorder to go to tVe St. Charles opened a correspondence with the govsrnment,
umber land; Itwin, Centre ; Palmer. Si hnylkill; Hotel and submit the case to the Colonel. Thit ; demanding their release. The reply being deein-
proposltion vas refused, and the excitement of ! ,j unsatisfactory, was answered by another com
the citiz.-na and police waa ao great that Capt I munication from the Minister, informing them
Jenka, Berks; L.Uon Warren; Woods, Union;
White, Philadelphia ; Mwore, Montgomery ; I ar
ret, Lycoming.
A special committee wit appoints ) to select
2 o'clock, a destructive file occuried in tha bo.
j ; :. . I... .1 .11 S.n L ..r x-..,l...l.,t.n t.u ..k.k Mr Int.n I . ..... ....
goon incninr n iroprii uu , om mwv- an. roujii i iiuiiinmvciiuiv, j i place Tor the rutnre sittings ol ths Convention.
land proprietor, almost reduced under the Mex j Taggart's tavern stand, lately occupied by Mrs. j Aftff ,he ,rlnMCtion of some other preliminsry
can administration to starvation, will find him- j Witbington, Mr. Drautigam's drug store, a bsr- i busincat. the Convention a.ljotirued until four o'
self opulent and wealthy. j her shop, (in which it is said the fire originated,) j l.ociti p 4f.
I1)W could they have been sn long blind to j nnd a number of bark-buildings were totally con- i ArTta?oo Srsie The Convention met,
j sumed. We understand the property was msureit.
J fX? The Democrats of Union county bsve
i chosen Thomas Bower, Esq. ss their delegate to
1 the 4th of March Convention, snd instructed him
! to support James Burns, Fsq. for Governor, sa
their frst vboice, and Hon. N. B. Fldred aa their
! second choice. He is alto instructed to vote for
those blessings ! Tho people rrerrftile st the
idea of the return of Hfltw -power hero, and
it is only when they perceive lliattlic Govern
ment of the United Ststes hai firmly establish
ed its dominion over their territory that they
will venture to breathe their r a) eeling.
Thia the Government at Washington should
do st once: declare that the territory occupied I
by the Americsn troops belongs to the American-nation,
and implant, inasmuch as it can safe
ly done for (he present, the lawaand institu
tionsof theUni'ed Ststes, and so prepare tbe
Mexican population to become American citi
zens. Is it not in the human destiny that at
some future period Mexico will be invaded by
tbe Anglo-Saxon race! Why, then, since a
proper conjuncture otTers, not avail ourselves of
st, end enticipste tho wort posterity, sparing
further "bloodAed and lieavy expenditures, to
attain an object which is just at the point of
their bayonets? Now that the war has boen
pushed so far, tho Sierra Madre should be the
limits ol the two Republics Tampion, on the
Gulf of Mexico, Mazallan, on the Pacific, must
be tha bulwarks cl American dominion. Jet
the erst of the country belong to Mexico. It
ita Government be ever n nbstinste, let it be
ever so vain or boasting, it must Call for peace,
deprived wf ita richest provinces and of all pe
cuniary rt'fource ; but ret it be at once curtailed
of the northern part of the country, as fsr ss
the line we have jut-t described, and lot (list
psrt be from this very moment an integral one
ofthe American Union. I hsve gone fsr from
my previous ol j ct ; my intention was solely to
epesk of Tainsulipss, and more particularly of
the city of Tampico.
The 8tate of Tamaulipas, bordering upon
Texas, in, if all the Mex can territory, that
which rnostdi serves the attention of the Ame
rican itat-ettTisn. Its porfessinn w II complete
that of Texas, wd, to ssy the truth, Tsmsulipas
cannot exist unless snnextd to the United Stales.
Its greater rxti nt istm the sea shore, or little
in the interior ; the ground is level, and easy
torultivare. At both of its extremities is a
beautiful rivet, the Rio Itravoand the I'snuco,
which American industry wrmld render nsviga
ble To a great distance. It might, perhaps,
contain two mil Irons of inhabitants, although in
our days it ia reduced to fifty or sixty Ihoussnd.
Tbe different produce which might becu'livs-
ted in its fertile soil such aa mbacct), cotton.
Col. II. C. Eyer tor Canal Commissioner, from
first to last, and no other.
fJ3T SrsTa Tsrxsi ass. The following is the
result efth election for State Treasurer, which
took place on Monday last, in the House of Re
pretrntativea, and retultcd in favor of Mr. Banks:
John Banks, 12 votes.
Jss. R Snowden, 65 11
Sherlock, 1 "
and the Committee to whom was refeired the se
lection of oncers reported aa follows:
President Hon J L (j'ii.i.is, ot Ridgway, Elk
county.
Vice Tresidenta John Tiicker, of Philodet
jhia; Hon T U'lrnaide, Cuntre ; General CM
H. formed his men into square, and intimated
his intention to send for ths remsinder ofthe re
giment. His Honor told him that he was not in
M exicn, but in the United States, snd that they
were all fellow citizens that, but for his reluc
tance to deeds of violence, snd to prevent the ef
fusion of blood, he had enough men at disposal
to overpower them all. He therefore conjured
hifn to obey the law, and if the police officer
then in custody had offended, he should be se
verely punished.
Captain Hill then promised to deliver up Cor
poral Whitmore if the Recorder would accompa-
K7"Jmsb M. Powaa, Esq., the newly sleeted
Canal Commissioner, was duly qualified and en
tered upon the dischtrge of bis official duties, on
the 12th intt.
ros tui axisica
CorreipoBuYner.
Jaroarv 12, 1847.
RsvKRt!D aku Dsas Sia: Permit us to con
vey to you and your family, ths sympathy and
condolence ef the members of Sunbury Lodge
No. i03 of the I. O. of O. F., in the sudden and
afflicting beresvement with which Divine Provi
dence has visited you in the death of your aon,
our llrother, Dr. 1. N. Sainnv-i,. By the rites
of our order, we were privileged to hsil him ss
a Brother, and by that endsaring nams to cherish
the memories of our childhood snd youth, hallow
ed by the ties of Odd Fellowship. On the eve
that be received bis summons to another snd a
better world, be waa withua uniting ia "Friend
sbip" to ameliorats the condition of mankind
joining in one common effort with thst "Lova"
which eneiicles the whole human family in its
paternal embrace, and trusting for ita reward in
"Truth ;" which ia no ether than the Infinite and
Eternal inspiring the ronfidenca of man in man,
much more ol man in bis msker.
Our Brother bat been called hencs just ss he
entered upon the threshold ol manhood ere yet
the blossom of youth had ripened into the goodly
truits ol which it was full of promiae. And thua
he atood in tbe vestibule of our Temple. But
bia just appreciation and exemplary practice of
these principles of aui Order, which were reveal-i-d
to him in bia noviciate, gave abundant pro
mise of those virtues which would flourish and
mature in ths prngreasive life of an Odd Fellow.
Keim, Berks; Dr P Jenks, Bucks; R Moore, i ry the soldiers to the principal, watch-bouse.
His Honor consented, snd besought the eitiz-ns
to disperte. On their arrival at the watch house
the Major of the regiment made his sppearsncs.
and the Recorder's office being opened, the for
mer stated he would direct Capt. Hill to deliver
up the police atTicer. Whilst, however, the Re.
corder waa in his office, the volunteers moved off
towsrds the bsrrarkt. still keeping Corporal
Whitmore prisoner. On reaching the tobacco
ware house. Col. Black, of the 1st Pennsylvania
Regiment, met them and released the police of
firer. Thus the affair rests ; but we under
stand the second Lieutenant of Police, with s
warrant, has been despatched to tha barracks for
the spprehension of Capt. Hill.
A great deal of credit is due to R-eorder fe
noil for the forbearance he displayed on this try
ing occasion. Had he not acted with admirable
tlis recent initiation into solemn mysteries on
sugsr csne, coffee, etc., would render it one of j esrth inrulcating nsefal lesions of wisdom aa
the choicest States of tha confederation, snd un
der all rircumstsncea it ia a possession worthy
of wtvy.
Tsmpfco is its principal port and its princi
pal City. Thia is where all foreign goods con
sumed in the interior of the country must arrive
and with a liberal law of customs this plsco
would, m a few years, count ten times the num
ber of its present inhabitant-, lis population
is mostly toteign, snd of all Mexican cities
thia is the roost nedy to receive American in
stitutions. It would be desirable thst from this very mo
ment the United Htates should not be aatsifled
with ita military possession ( doubtless there is
an anomaly in the cxiatence of two such dif
ferent powers hoMile, wa msy say, one to the
other. Authority, under all ita aha pea, should
be American, municipal and judicial as wall as
military, and it is only then that tba benefits of
iuvaaion will bu felt by all parties. All this
eta wonderful interest. Tsmpien, during
tha is destined by its position to bo tha de
pot suJ gCral quartrra of aggression , In
peace, iut its so1dw'0 ls ht " m,T ,l ,eT
to Mexico, and a saeut.v'f which ft Plight be
imprudent to give wayjt ,t pr might become
tba Gibraltar ofthe Gulf af Mexico. Let the
people and the Government of the Uoita 4 Bfateg
reflect r er this.
tbe surest ssfegeards against tbe ilia of life, and
properly directing tbe holiest sffections of the
immortal spirit, wss to him the plessing barbie
ger of hia initiation into the Eternal Mysteries
of Heaven which it hath not rhtered into the
heart of man to conceive, and where there are no
signs, tokens, or pass-words, for tba Oond Shep
herd knoweth his sen.
You, and those who surround you, mourn for
him ss a beloved Son and brother holy ties of
nature and of kindred. Wa, tonhetted with him
by ths endearing tie of a common Brotherhood,
ask to shsre your sorrows, snd mingle out com
won grief. We submit to the sfflieting dispen
sation. With "Fsitb" in tba Justiee, wisdom and
lova of God. We sorrow not al those without
Hops," snd whilst with "Charity" ws overlook
each other's fsnlts, we are moved to recount the
virtues of nnr deceased Brother, and embalm bia
memory in our hearts.
With seMimsnts ef kind regatd and profound
sympathy, Wa remain yobr Friends. Traly-
J. II. PfJRDT. 1 Committee
!. T. TRITE. ef Senary
W. L. DEW ART, .Lodge. Na.
R. A. FISHER. S03, of ! O.
C.W.HEGIN5, JefO. T.
Ta Rsv. J. p. 6aist.
JsaesaV 19, )Wt
Co.ai"e. J. U. PospV, If.
Dsab : Accept any gratitude for the
fislm.s pa sxrfl IT J0"' temmumcst.ee to
. . v . , r . t1
inonigomery ; iijor j v. j.essig, jM-nuyimii; .1
R Preistly, Northumberland ; Dr W II Vagi!!,
Columbia ; James Moore, Union ; George White,
Lycoming ; J P McLliaih, Clinton ; Lewis Ben
singer, Elk ; W Resting. McKean ; Dr W A Ir
win, Warren ; Irwin Camp, Erie.
Secretaries Walter R Johnson, of Philadel
phia ; II R Masser, Northumberland ; R W Cum
minga, Schuylkill; J S Richards, Bucks j W
Sandbern, Erie.
The President, upon tsking the chair, returned
his thanks to the Convention for the honor con
ferred in selecting him to preside over its delib
erations. Tbe object of assembling, continued
the President, is one of grest interest to the city
snd county of Philadelphia, as well as the inte
rior el the State of Pennsylvania. There has
been a great misunderstanding among many of
the citizens of the State, respecting the contem
plated Railroad, and as there are delegates from
the vsrious lections or localities, sn opportunity
would now be offered to eeter into a full, free
and candid expression of the d liferent feelings
entertained by the delegates, which he hoped
would be etpressed in sll good feeling. Ap
plause Tbe worthy President now took his
seat.
Josiah Randall, Esq moved that when the
Convention adjourns, it adjourns to meet this
(Wednesdsy) morning at 10 o'clock - carried.
Special Committss reported that they had ob
tained tbe Upper Saloon ofthe Mnsenm Building
corner of Ninth and George atreeta, aa the place
to hold the future sittings of the Convention.
Reported accepted.
On motion, A committee ol five wss appointed
to draft ths order of business, viz: Messrs J S
Ricbsrds. C W llegins, W F Pscker, L A Ma-
(hie, Josish Randall.
On motion of Judge Palmer, of Tottsville, a
resolution returning thanks to Mr D K Miner,
for ths liberslity snd kindaess extended by
him to tbe Convention, wss unanimously adop
ted. General G M Keim, made a motion that a pub
lic meeting be held on Thursday evening, by the
friends of the Sunbury snd Erie railroad.
Judge Bornaide offered aa an amendment, to
refer the aubject to a committee. Tbia gave rise
to a discussion, after which the amendment wss
lost.
Tbe question then recurred on the original
resolution, which waa withdrawn, after consi
derable discussion. The following substitute
was then offered.
Resolved, That the ladiea of the city and
county ot Philadelphia be invited to att nd the
deliberationa of the Convention, and that a pub
lie meeting of the frienda of the Central Rail
road from Philadelphia to Erie, thence to Pitts
burg, be called on Thursttsy evening.
On motion ef J Randall, the resolution was
d-vidrd, and so much of it as relatca to the la
diea, passed unanimously, and thst psit which
refers to the holding of the public meetings wss
negatived.
On motion of Judge Burnside, Ibe Conven
tion adjourned until thia (Wednesdsy) morning.
thst the Columbus would open bet batteries upon
the city in two hours if t.ient. Davis snd the
men were not released witnin that time. The
Lieutenant waa promptly released, but ths mn
were detained under the plea that being fonnd in
toxicated in the itreets, tbey were amenable to
punishment by the civil authorities. Farther
correspondence ensued, the men atill remaining
in custody.
A day or two after tbis occurrence, the Empe
ror's youngeit child, the infant Isabella, wat
rhl isteneil. the ceremonies being honored by sa
lutes from Vessels of war, and the illumination
of dwellings of the foreign ministers. Theef
Listed a whole week. But Commodore Rous
seau and Mr. Wise declined to join in sny cere,
monies of this character, until full reparation
bad been made lor tbe insult offered to their
country. The authorities requested the Com
modnre to fire a salute which he declined doing.
Mr. Wise and other Americans did not illumin
ate their dwellinws, snd have consequently been
subject to repeated intuits. The son of the Con
sul wat assaulted in the streets snd seriously
wounded The subject was taken up in the na
tional Parliament, then in session. The House
of Commons passed a bill requesting the with
drawal of Mr. Wise, but the upper House reject
ed it, and the Commons tendered their resigns-
I tion in a body. Thus the affair rested at last ad
I vices, the men bring still in prison.
I Chr titninir amnng the Catiforniane Du-
seltposseasion, a terrible collision would have j fjng ,he f x,jt,im,n, ,t Rio, the California boyt
taken place, attended, no doubt, with the most , ,rrive ,nf re,olved to have an opposition chris
melancholy consequencst. The tumult lasted , te,liBJC cf one f our American sovereign, two of
from midnight until nearly four o'clock in the j w,lom wpr9 lorn on ,be p,,,,,,,.. ,pendid
morning lew Urieana timet, nin mar.
We find in the New Orleans Delta ofthe 7th
Hill i
instant, the following apology from Capt
for his course in the above affair :
Caer. Hin. and ins Man. Yesterday morn
ing, Recorder Gsnnis wss called on by Capt
Hill, and after a full explanation of the disturb
ante which took place at the Washington ball
1 iwniDiiaru astj
s -t s ?. i a. I
room snneisewnere. on unusy nigm. in men thrit bmnM in tuc,
Cspt. II. and bis men were said to be engaged, !
ibe Recorder consented to accept the following j
explanatory apology, which we have no doubt
will be sstisfaetory to all parties.
Nsw Oslians, Jsn. 6, 1517.
To Recorder Jossm Gcnois, of 1st My. :
Sir As commander of Company D. attached
to the First Regiment ef Pennsylvania Volun
teers, I profess to feel and entertain the highest
respect for civil and judicial authority Oo the
night of tbe 4th inst , while present in this city
for the purpose of arresting deserters from the
eamn, ibeing ordered on that duty by Col. F M.
Wynkoop,) I regret that 1 did not pay that res
pect snd deference to your orders which I am
satisfied yoer high and dignified position entitled
yon to. I wss st that time smsrting under pro
vocations, which I bsd received previous to
meeting you, and influenced by this feeling did
not art in obedience to the authority which you
exerted.
Hoping that yoa will consider this explanation
a sufficient reparation from a soldier and a gen
tleman, I remain, air, yoors, most respectfully.
Josira II 1 LL
Cs pt Co. D. 1st Regt. Penn. Vols.
We hsve been informed that an officer, attach
ed to Capt. Hill's command, bas drawn op an
account ofthis affair, which places it in a differ
ent light, and shows thst Cspt. H. wss but obey
ing a legitimate order, and behaved with great
moderation when opposed in the execution of,
w hat be ronaidered hit imperative duty, by an
unexpected inaelt. Be tbis aa it may, wa would
cheerfully have published the ststsmsnt, soss to
have given both sides, had it bean furnished as.
silver cup was provided ss a present for the
young volunteers, whom the Chaplain duly chris
tened Alto Calif irn;a. Col. Stevenson stood
God-father on the occasion. All the officers of
the ahips and many of the Americans were pre
sent. It waa a splendid affair, and operated aa a
hint to the Braziliana, who were somewhat as-
! tonished st the American volunteers lesvinjj
numbers to go half way
round the world. The volunteera were sllcwed
full privileges on shore, but there had not been
a single desertion. Col. Stevenson made a
speech to them in relation to the difficulties,
and every man expressed his readiness to join in
storming the City of Rio, if necessary to sustsin
the honor of their country's flag.
Capt. James M. Turner, ofthe California vol
unteers, srrived in the Reinder. as bearer of des
patches from tbe U. S. minister at Brazil, and
will proceed thia morning to Washington. The
other passengers were, Mrs. S. O. Steele, of A-
thens. New York, lady of Capt. O. fcteele, ofthe
Volunteers ; Robert P. Nosh, (a aon of Major
Noah) of N. Y., Secretary to Colonel Stevenson,
and Lieut. Oeorge D. Brewster, of the Volun
teers, from West Point.
There is a great deal ol sickness in ibe Tbso
logieal Dtpartmsot af Pennsylvania College, at
Gettysburg- Aboat twenty ef tba students era
down with some fever of a typhoid character.
There was 6ns death ef a typhoid character.
It la believed that tha Hon. R M. T. Hunter
will be elected U. 5. Senator from Virginia. Ilia
eoropetitora are M. Jones, formerly Speaker ef
tks h'suis, sai Csvsrcsr Smith.
Ths Vice President appointed Mr. Cass, one
Of tbe Smithsonian Regents, to fill the vacancy
raoeed by the death of Senator Penaybacker.
the Hea Cta Cesatma baa bean sleeted Co
lonel of lbs Massachusetts Regiment af Tolan
tears for Mexico) Capt. Isase II. Wright Lieut.
Coloasl, and Cspt. E- W. Abbott Msjor.
A pstitioa baa aeea preasatad ia tbe lower
boose of tba Massachusetts Legislature, askiag
for the Incorporation af a Gua eottoa Maaataeto
ring Peaepaey-
Latb raosi thb Out-r or Mxnx. An ex
tra from the New Orleans Timea apprises us
ofthe result of the application of the Campea
chianoe to be considered neutral. A Mexicai,
schooner, besring a flag of truce, arrived from
Campesehy on the 24th. Sha broug'hi the
news of a declaration of the independence of
thst province front Ihe Centrsl Government,
and claiming for her porta the privileges bf neu
trals, which it is believed Com. Conner r'efus
ad, unless they ho e ed the American t1g. Me.
rida and the country adjacent had refused to
unite in Iho movement, and proposed to pot it
down by force of arms. The Campeaehisnns
had marched upon Meflda With a force of 2500
men, the Meridana having 400d. It waa sup
posed by the Csptsin of the flag of truce, that a
decisive battle wss fought on the 'ilstult., thst
being the latest date from the army, at which
lima they ware within a fow mites of each other.
Tha flag of truce left Anton with tbe answer of
Com. Conner, on the 37th.
A treaty bas been caacloded between tba Pat
ted States and Peru, by which tbe latter gevera.
meat bas agreed ta pay l the TJnitsd States
4300,000. and ialereat, for in)ohee saferee)- Ev
ery sisposition sppears te bava beea snade ape
tba part of Peru for tbe edjostmsat of ail diaVisl-'