IlPOnf ART FilOR MEXICO.
A t.ian ofEifkt Millionn Demanded by flan
lit Annn Congress in Secret Session
Chvrch Property to be Confiscated Tke
Cltrgy Threatening Ercommnnicmtion.
The following itemt of intelligence f.-om Met
)' bevs been received at the office of tbt New
Voik Sua, by en arrival from Havana :
The Congre wee io eecret session debating
the measures necessary to be taken in the I
present stated affairs : An express hid beea
received from Santa Anna, demanding eight mil
lion of money, or the country wss lost.
It vii understood that the confiscation of the
flmeeli property wu conteaHplateJ in order to ,
procure funis to carry en the war. The clergy
vwre, ofeoitrss, violently epposej to this mea
sure, and wr tbreafin sseommnniration t
tha Government, ConfreM and the army if it
was carried into effect.
The Now Vork Sun of the ST.tfi furnishes id
Jcionai particulars of the late news from Mexi
pi, received by it 9 Havana letters. Wc copy
die Sun's fuller account :
At tho moment the Dilligence was leaving
ttrecHy of Mexico with the mail for the Bri
tish Mcamrr ('J8tli or29ih ul'.) an express orri
ed front Santa Anna, stating that the Ameri
can army was pressing rspiilly upon bin, in
P'!t furce, and that tig kt millions of dollars
must be raised for the army in torn uay. This
a positive threat of the forcible aeiture of
tV- Church property, and it was so understood
in Mexico, iranta Anna declared that the mo-n-y
rnuft be raided immediately, or the country
Ibat. The despatches were at once sent to
?njrcf. As the mails left, Congress wss
fill in eecret session on the subject. The
fiergy declared that they would resist the
-wholesale spoliation hinted at by the President
General. They had even threatened to ex
pointunnifute, heretics, every member of
ing;rpp, ofT.cer nt Government and soldier
vtio would dare to lay violent hands on the
t im.r.h property orcountensnce its coufiscation.
!. from tha Armjr-
The U. S. echr F.udora, from the Brsxos, arri
ved at New Orleans on the 17th instant left
itrazo on the 12th. Amongst the passengers
w.-re O. Hammond, bearer ot dispatches Irom
General S;ott, Colonel Croghan, and Doctor
Finley, of tho Army, and 75 sick and diachar
prd enljiers. No intelligence had been recei
ved f'om t'i arrcy. Gen. Scott wa at Brazes
t.rr "f l'J-h, where it was tuppoeed he would
remain vernl days. He had sent on an ex-
( .-! intnmimi Gen. Taylor that he would
mit-t him at Tampieo or Victoria. The ex
;iri Imd not returned when the Endure ll"t
The t-tfMmer Giraffe was lot in a heavy gale
t :rn m -uth of the Rio Grande, 7th inst. Four
;.ve were luM in the wreck.
Later from tha Beat of War,
Reported Batti.b between Gen. Quitman
a-w Gi-.yj. Urrca- New Orleans papers to the
Hit. inet., contain full particulars of the reports
from the army, among' which we find the follow
in? let:er addressed to the editor of the Flsg,
aid published on the 8th instant; our readers
wi'l judie for themselves as to the correctness
nf the writer's conjectures. The same report
t.sa readied Washington, but the battle is said
to have been fought with Cansles.
Camaroo, Jsn. X 18-17.
Dear Friend: I came down from Monterey
yesterday with Col. Croghan who is en route
to Austin, Tens, authorized to raise a regitrent
i-f Texan Rangers to serve during tho war.
From the mot authentic mforraation I have
IverTi able to gather, from Mexicans, lam strong
ly in the belief that a battle was fought yeeter
d:iy t'vo leagues this aide of Victoria between
Hon. Q'litmun, with 200(1 volunteers and Gen.
tTrrea with 12,000 regular troops. Col. Crog
ban is not inclined to credit the report, but I
consider the authority pretty good, having con
versed with tho Mexican Who brought the ex
pres to Mter. Gen. Taylor is some six dsys
i t the rear of Gen. Q;iitman, with 3000 rrgu
Urtrooiwi. Sj, if the Gen. should find things
too warm fur comfort, he can fall back on Gen.
Taylor, and their united forces can repel sny
attack which Urrea may make. Gen. U'orih
tawtill at Sh'I.Mo, havinjf been reinforced by
three regiments of volunteers, from Ohio, Ken
tucky snd Indiana. Gen. Wool is in camp fif
teen miles from Saltillo, en the road to San Lu-
ia Potosi, watting orders. Santa Anmk can, if
deemed expedient, ro in force Urrea (by the Tu
la Paw) with a large force. Mexicans inform
me that such Santa Anna's intention, think
Hg to draw Generals Worth and Wool from
Saltillo, when he would immediately occupy
that place! Fifteen hundred lancers aro now
hovering around Gen. Wool's encampment, wai
ting a favorable, i pportunity to strike.
Our troops mill continue to suffer from chills
bud tev ra at every p(t.
The ..latau.oraa Flag aay; Mr. Gillespie, a
Ttxin priavu.er, releaaetf ty by Santa Anns,
at S in Luis, hss just returned to Mala mora.
The number of troops al Saq Luis, Mr. Gil
lespie statu t b 27 000 at the time of his de
f.urture, with an additional force of 10 000 some
where in the vicinity. This force wss under
Constant drill, and many foreign officers were
said to be engaged in the service. Groat en
thusiairn, and the wont perfect subordination
prevailed ic thu Mexican lines.
A Ts4vc.lli.vcj Msoic Looos. It is stated
in a lata Savannah paper, tht tbe Grand Master
M lb i Grand Lodge of South Carolina, Uaa just
i 'ed a i!...n3tion to some uf the oflieera of
Ir'i.'i.eiio Ue'.vnient of Volunteers, tu held a
t. jv l. i'i !.'. !; in . reguiier.t, during it
tun of service ir, Metire, the great number of
Freemason in the regiment making such a mea
snrs highly eonvrnient o tbess patriotic bretb
ran of tb nr. stir ty."
From the Boston Herald, Jan. 93.
Great FlrelOO Bialldlaca Barns.
A dreadful fire broke oat ia Boston at half
pttt 10 o'clock last night, it commenced ia
the Bowling Salion attached to the Neptune
House, kept by Mr. Leonard Allen, in Haver
hill etrcet, north rkie; and owing to a strong
westerly wind, blowing hard at tha time, one of
the most extensive confi.igratijn ensued, which
has been knowo theri tur many year. The
Neptune Houe was wh.illy destroyed. The
following are among the sufferers, who owned
nd occupied buildings on Haverliiil street, add
are arranged in nearly the order in which thry
Were consumed. The carpunter tliop ol SV P.
Wat eon; bui'O inif and atock burned. Cuchinz
It Boom's carpenter shop ; a vety small portion
of atock and tool saved. The s hop of J. A.
Sntithwark, etair builder, with a large qucnt i
ty of atock and tool. The free Hone, monu
ment, and grave atone maniifnctnty of Mr.
Henry Warren. Frrm this, tl.n tire had rea
died through In Beverly s'reet, on the north,
whore several buildinps were burned. The
large atore houc on the south siiler.f Havrrhi 1
street, and nearly opposite Mr. Wnpe.i's mar
ble manufactory, waa next on fve, and was
much damaged. Next came i)h mw manure-
tory of Mr. Wm. Mousley, entirely burned, to.
(ether wild a considerable portion nf liia atock.
Marble manufactory of Mr. J. Vbb, whobc
Iota ia very considerable.
The next building occupi.-d by C Traverer,
carpenter, and E. T. Kent, iron and junk dea
ler. The ehnpof J. C. Hackett; then the ex- .
tenaive coach manufactory of Mr. Roberts, a
large quantity of atock wa removed from thi
establishment; the thopol Mr. Jitn.fi Marat. all,
stair builder; Gerald's looking glass and pic- '
lure Ira me manufactory. Un Beverly e'.,Choe- .
vur'a sawing and planing mill, the dwelling !
houee of Mrs. Hazi-ltine, the carpenter shop of;
S. Oockham, and nearly every building on the.
street, easterly from the planing mill, and up to
Thatcher street, were destroyed. On M'-dford
ftreet, the carpenter shop of B-ijimin Abbot,'
the dwelling )i..use and stabln ol John Dyer, to- j
gclher with several other buildings ot compara
tively small value. ,
15 minutes past 5 o'clock, A. M. Wn have j
jjst returned from the scene ot destruction, .
which beggsrs all dercription. The rago and j
fury of the devouring elements seems to be al-1
most unrontrullulile. Haverhill street, Beverly i
street and Med ford street sre nearly la;d waf'r
the lire raping furiously when we left - On
the westerly side of Thatcher street, the large
block t.f wooden dwellings belonging lo Messrs
John II. fc Gen. W. Collamore, was entirely
destroyed, and many families mule-red house
less. Their loss is about 415.0(H) on which
they were insuied at the Firemen's office for
SsiOOO. O.i the same street, another block of
wooden buildings, belonging to David Fisher,
was totally consumed. His loss is cnnsiderbly
leas than that of the Messrs. Fisher, and we
learn he was partially insured. Several small
buildings in the rear of these blocks were alto
burned.
2) clock, P. M. The fire lias crossed Tha-
cher street, where it haa burned the houre-
wrilit and carpenter shops of Messrs. Patch
and J. Ridlon, and 7 or B other buildings. II re
our gallant firemen, who have battled the ra
ging element for nearly four hours have con-
quered, and victory ia about to crown their ef
forts. I.nKt nirhl waa the cohieat we have hnd
thus year, the vcrv worst for the firemen. F.n-
gines from Roxbury. Csn.brtdge, Chsrlestown, llou,r of "mo I-'gslature to amend tt.e laws
Chelsea and other neighboring towns, wero ear- of ,h s,1,e " ,0 '''"P""" w'' P"'-
ly on the gn und. A young man named Wil- ment of ,1'",b in c" U rrP to substi-
des, a member of l.ymsn Engine Company.No 'u,e rnpriaonme.nt for life for all case, of mur-
, i , . , . . , der in the first degree, in which are included de.
5, was eerKitiely injured by the beam of the en- ... ....
., . ,. " . , , . , liberate and premeditated murder, and killing in
gme striking him on tho head. Another man , .... , ,,
. , . . , . the perpetration of the crime of arson, robbery
was carried to his home in Prince etrcet, who , .. . . ... ,, .
, , and rape. I he prisoner to be kept from all in
hador.eofh,alegsbrokcnl.ya.ien2:ne. The ttrrourg, wllh oth,, nt being permitted to
men worked tike heroes. or POnvM with any p,MP(li oth).r ,h,n the
The fire was stopped at the east corner of officers of the prison. Murder in the second de
Traverse and Chsrlestown sts.. tho lew small gree, without malice or deliberation, to be pun.
wooden buildings on the corner be nj iujun-d ,- ,hed with from ten to twenty year' imprison-
but the firvproof walls of the stable of I'arkm
Dtiynton checked the prdgruaa of the conflsj'ra-
tton, and enabled the Fiie Dcpartnient to got it
under subjection. About eight years ago, a de
tractive fire took place in the same neighbor
hood, which waa stopped in iuprogreta by the
brick walls ut Bcyr.tan's stable.
The Post i ti s ot the Wrtr The popu
lation of the I'nited Stales is very nearly equ
alized on the Atlantic border snd the central ba
sin, or what ia usually called the west. Mr.
Darly, the t'eojfUjihor, in an interesting paper
to the Union, estimates, on certain data, twenty-one
million as the existing aggregate of the
population of the United States, at tha present
time, or year. The entire population by the
censuses respectively of 1700 snd 1840, the rs
tin for 5(1 years, routes out 4,412 or the popu
lation diMihlea in a little less than twenty Jive
years. The Western population, he shows, has
stigmented sctenfuld in the thirty years, 1510,
IS40, iuclusivu. If the increase of the first lor-
ty years uf the century was continued during
the Isst five yea re, the Western population, now
smounts to eleven and half millions. Impro
ved mesne of transportation, relative prices of
land, and other circumalances, muat combine to
rather aeeelernte than retard this course of
'.biogs; ami if so, Western will double in about
two third thu time of thst of the general popu
la I ion of the Union. With but partial excep
tion, the Weatem population stsuds on about
oue million ut -quaru unXtm, or about twelve to
the Kjuure milu.
Naw Mexico Lettere have been received by
the editor of tha Missouri Tribune, that "tba a
tutatory lava for the Government of th Ttrri
Wry air r.e v 1.1 ficrrts ef publication."
e SWISS l-HITMggJJ-U'. W'll-I
fcw
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, Jmnuarg SO, 1847.
u. r.i in r, Kq., t m hci k.
Me and CVaf OtRee, tenter of fid and Cttrent t
Ntrtets, I'ktlmdftftlkfa, Is authorttrd to act ns
.Ifrnt, arH rtretid fur alt mnntes lue this
nice, for wubstrijtttnn r advertMnf,
.lit at his OMIct . ir,U ,tuisu S'reet,
.Wte IV..
mind 8. B. Cmmtr sf ttalttmrrs mttd i'alrert
sts , Hattimore.
Qj Pctxii.vt: A frefb supply of superior
printing ink ju't received, and lui al al Piiilu
dvlphiu prices.
C7" We refer our readeis to a letter, in aim
ther column. In, ill the editor, ul.u is now at
llarrisburg
y On our firt pae will be seen the second
and third days' proceedings uf the Sunbuiy and
T.iie T.uil Unsd Cunvtlitioii.
C?" The late new s Irum I'liflarid is logl.ly
lavoiabl tu this country (iiain has greatly ad
vanced in price Our lartne.-s will, no doubt,
receive a good pi ire fur their fiain clops in the
spring, when navigation opens.
A Court martial wa to assemble in Nor
folk on Monday last, for the trial nf the coin
inaii'lir.g olfici'ia ol the several vessels that have
recently been loat ir, the Gulf.
C7" We understand that Mr. John IUnm. the
newly elected State Treasurer, has not yet en
tered hi security for the faithful pel lui manre
of hi duty as Treasurer.
Nkw Jtr.'tv The New Jersey Assembly has
adopted resolution, requesting their representa
tives in Congress to vote men and money to pro
aecute the war with Mexico, which were wriuri
mourly adopted.
Srsi ia. Nearly three millions of Specie ($2.-
900.UCO) were brought to the United States by
the Hibernia units last trip. The steamship'
,.M i..v- l.r..ul.r f.,,r. I. ..t f lv. It un..l,l m! 1
. j...
insure it.
Naval PaaPABATioaa We learn, from the
New Orleans Picayune, that order were issued
from the Navy Department, on the -Ith inst , for
the purchase of fotr brig or schooner, to be
converted into bomb vessels, to carry each a
gun ten fret in length and ten inch calibre. They
ure to be from 2.0 to 330 ton burthen. The
purchase is to be made without delay, and the
necessary alterationa and arrangements to be ef
fected with the utmost despatch. The destina
tion of these vessels is evident enough A ship
of 500 tons is to be procured to carry stares and
munitiona for tbe use of these bomb vessels
Two steamships, the Bangor and Aurora, have
been purchased, and will tail for the Gulf under
tbe name of tbe Scourge and Scorpion, aa soon a
acme alterations are made in them. Event of
great moment are brewing.
Tna Pisisuatsr or Dxatii in Ohio. A bill
,1" b"n "pm-ted by s select committee of th
ment, subject to the rules and discipline of the J
( Penitentiary, end aoon, down to the lesser de
j gree of killing.
Cwitip Status Senator Ki.r.r-Tr.n. The Vir
ginia Legislature on the 2 1st inst , elected Jamea
M. Maaon, F.sq , T', S. Senator, nn the ninth bal
lot, in tha place of the late Hon. J. S- rnc.yV.
ker. Whole number of vote east 150 necessa
ry to a choice 0 ; of which there were, for Ma
son 07, McDowell 19, Samuels 19. scattering C4
Mr. Mason, the Journal ef Commerce ssys, re
aides st Winchester. Though not of lste promi-
honor and tru.t with d.Mingui.bed ab.lity-a.
a member of IK. Vireini. Hou.e of nelre.tr.. ol
lb Constitutional Convention of 1830, and of
th Congress of the United States. He is now
President of the Farmers' Bsuk at Winchester,
and, a visiter of tha Univeraity of Virginia. He
ia a democrat in politics, but voted against the
Sub-Treasury at ita first introduction. For the
office to which hs is now called, he received the
votes of 43 whig and 43 democrats, snd a major
ity given for any individual as United Stat Sen
ator from Virginia. Tbe Richmond Inquirer
ay :
"Mr. Maaon will give xealoui, cordial and
hearty support to the measure of th Adminis
tration, and he approve ef, and will abide by,
th decision of a National Convention, should
one b hold by tbe party, to nominate a Demo
cratic eandidat for President ia 1848. He was
presented to lbs Legislature of Virginia for slsc
tion a a distinguished member of the democra
tic party and, as such elected. On all tba great
questions wbicb divide th parties ia this country
ws bavs no doubt bs will b found where b hs
always been, in the rarks of lbs Rep.bKran
party
Ltttrr fraa tbt Editor.
Ha.aisai'fto, Jan 97, 187.
There is less doing here In tbe ihapa of legis
lative boring, this session, than baa been the caas
for some years pait. This, some of the mem
bers say, makea legislation more dull tbaa usual.
There Dave been quite a number of applications
for divorce, wbicb, however, do not meet the
aama favor they formerly received at the hands
of the legislature. In almost every case the com
mittee have reported against granting the prayer
of the petitioner. A sprightly, intelligent, and
' wealthy yout.g lady from Albany, ia now hi-re
1 for the purpose of severing the tie that binds hrr
. unwilling heart to her "lirge lord " She is de
cioVtlly hamlaomr, and winning in her nmi.nera,
and I am much mistaken if she does not gain her
point ; for how ran man, young ut old, grave or
vay, resist the nersiiuuve eloquence of a beaut iltil
woman, who (unit's nut on'y with horned words '
on her lips, but with language in her eye, a
pecies of eloquence more n resistible than that'
ol Demosthenes or t'irero. She is now twenty- j
one, and ha been married about six years, with
two little ieHnkibilities I
There is a creat deal of interest manif sted
here by the vt hig. in regard to the nomination of
their randi.lato for Governor The rbanres are,
however, decidedly in favor of Gen. Irwin, al
though nme of Cooper's friends still hope agjunt
hope. The news, todjy, that Chester rounty
had gone for Irwin, was however quite a djuiper .
The delegates, thus far, stand as follows : '
' Instiucted for Gen Irwin, HI; recommended'
' for Irwin, H ; uninstriicted, but wlioe choice it
Irwin, 22 total, M'.t. Instructed lor Mr. Cooper, ;
U ; recommended foi Cooper, V ; uniustructvd,
( but for Cooper, 10 total, 'il. .
I!y the above it will be seen, that lien. Irwin '
has already two more than nereaaaiy to nominate J
him on the first ballot.
j In regard to the democratic nomination fur (io- '
i vernor, thirgi are not so positive. Gov. Sliuiik
I will, I am inclined to think, have a majority of
; legates ; but the impression is general and most
' decided, that it would be niot impolitic to put
him in nominal .on. He stands now in tbe same
relation to tbe d. niocracy of Pennsylvania, that
i Van Rtireri did to the democracy of tbe I'nited
States, and the convention may find it neressa
, ty, aa was done at the lUItimore convention, and
' apply the two-thirds rule. It is well Lnown that
many of the delegates instructed fur Guv. Shunk 1
i are in favor of a new n.an. '
Tbe State Temperance convention convened
,hi place to day. The cars from Philadelphia, j
last night and this mornin. brought on about j
1 10 delegates. John It. Guiieti, the celebrated
- ........
Methodist Church. He will no doubt attract an
immense crowd to bear him.
The aupplement to the Central Rail Road bill,
allowing municipal corojiorationt to subscribe to
the stock of railroad company, wa Io?t, yester.
day, but waa reconsidered this morning and post
poned. This is intended to legalise tbe subscrip
tion of Philadelphia to the Central Rail Road.
The Sunbury and F.rie Rail Road Convention,
at Philadelphia, ha created quite a commotion
among me menus ounecenrrai rome. . ne ,-rr-
pression is becoming almost general, that the
-s a f . I . t'l ; i
route uy me est hrancn oi me ausquen.nn. is
the proper one. 1 he citizens of Philadelphia,
with a few exceptions, had no idea of the rela
tive merit of the two routes; and many of the
subscribers, and some among the heaviest, have
entirely changed their view, and come out for
th Sunbury and Kris route.
Ga. Scott at tiis Ssat or Was A corres
pondent of the New Orlesns Time, writing from
Matamorat, says : "It will be gratifying to the
frienda of Gen. Scott to learn he i very well re
ceived by the troops. Hi commanding and mili
tary appearance, combined with the suavity of
his manner, ba dispelled the prejudice and o-
pinion of many who have never seen him."
Gas. Woot A letter from an officers in Gen.
Wool' command, Pec. 27, mention the extra
ordinary march which that division bad made to
join Gen. Worth the infantry marching ou one
day nearly 40 miles. "It is believed that the
enemy meditated an attack upon our forces in de
tail, but was deterred from strikisg the blow by
the rspid concentration of our troops, making
our army (at Saltillo) fully 4000 strong."
Respecting the rumors recently published in
the Wsshington Fountain, the "Union" has the
following equivocal contradiction:
A ftudget of Blunders. Several misstate
ments, which appesr to have originated in this
city, are now in circulation in the newspapers.
R,,eh . it,. r Henorat Tmvlor h.i kern rrl led
from the army of Mexico, and thst lie lis been
ordered to Washington. Such too, ia the rumor I
said to be founded on the authority of Commo
dore Perry, "that the Castle of San Juan de Ul
j lo not 10 -krd, and also that Commo
doro ?"7 Wl1 no 'elurl lhe Gulf of McXI-
(
co.'' Such loo, ia the rumor thai "gorvrrnmenl
is in possession of the ultimate conditions on
which Mexico will consent to make a peace
with the United (States, and that it baa deter
mined to acerde to them, it Cungre wil! ena
ble the Executive to meet the views ot Mexico."
We know not upon what authority these things
hsve been reported t but certsin it is we do not
believo there is any adequate authority or foun
dation for either of these statements.
Indian PeputPATiova i Flobida A let
ter in the TsilahnaM Sentinel, dated at Mellon
ville, C F. Dec. 19th, makes mention of a num
ber of deprecations which have recently been
made in Florida by the Indiana. Large stocks
ot cattle had been driven off, and oilier depreda
tions committed, which usually forerun an out
break. The editor of the Sentinel remarks that
"the government should not suffer itself to be
misled by official reports that the Indisns keep
within their bounds! unless something effectu
al is done to insure t'ervciili' v, there is rreat
i reascn to spr't head roub.t to the frouner."
Correspondence of the Public Ledger J
from waam.xoTos.
Waioto, Jan. 83, 1847.
Depend on it, a desperate efTort will be made
to resuseitata the Lieutenant General. The
Senate ia not in aesaion to day, for the sol pur
pose of giving the committee on military affairs
in the Senate an opportunity of investigating tha
errora of judgemeut and other mistakes of con
duct and military inactivity directly or indirect
ly charged upon Gen. Taylor by way of a pre
lude to the Lieutenant General. 1 think tba
move decidedly a bad one, and one which will
not advance the end of Col. Denton. Too much
time haa already been consumed on the creation
of Ihi lfiee The matter ia plain, and reduces
itself to this Is Gen Taylor or Gen. Scott
guilty of some military crime, neglect of duty,
disobedience of orders, or anything else, that
justifies their I era 1 1 f ll so. let the charge be
mad" out and the offender recalled. Instead of
ovcit.uiiglilng him by the appointment of a aope. '
nor General, let him be auperseeded and be done
with it. These inuei.iWs skillully or rather,
unskillully, given out through subordinates and
flunkies reiterated in Congress, and than explain
ed away again mill not answer. They rather
than injure, create an impression in favor of those
w ho are arraigned w bile absent, doing the havy
woik in the field, and without a chance of defen
ding thennelves, while their accusers, far from
sharing either their hardships or resHinsib.lit ies
do Ihrir work with comparative security, The
attack on Tavlor is in bad taste. Let us hear
both wrties -let us know what instructions be
received what private 'etters were written
him, ,Ve. . i
But a few d.iys ago, when rumors were rif'
that Gen. Wool, or Gen Worth, or both
r( o(n,y ,,,, ,cmy un,,r Satil An(Ui T,vor
n charged in the lobbies with having trans
rended hi positive instructions not to advance
beyond Saltillo ; to day we learn that he is alto
gether inactive and "wholly incompetent to com
mand tbe ai my." The public ia interested in
uscei tainiug the truth of these statement, an)
has a ribt to claim an otficial explanation uf tbe
Sllhjec t.
As to tbe new plan of attack, and the hererne.
tical blockade of all tbe ports of Mexico, I fancy
that the administration have not vet come to a
positive ronclusion on the subject : although
Commodore Perry may have communicated b.s ,
plans to that effect. I believe Vera Cruz will .
be attacked and taken In the spare of the next i
six weeks ; but it will depend, in a measure, on I
the action of this Congress whether the aJminis- .
tration will attempt to invest the Mexican Cap
ital. It is said that Gov. Marcy and Silas Wright
have buried the hatchet. I don't believe it. Gov.
Marcy may have been sincere in his prolTer of
peace ; but Silaa Wright and Gen. Dix and Col.
Kenton have formed a triumvirate for tha total
extinction of Gen. Cast and all his friends Gov.
Marcy among the number.
Mr. Calhoun i determined to make hia ipeerh
against the causes of the war, and for the pur-
' pose of showing bow an honorable peace may be
outained- j Jo not link ,nat thi is th, momtnX
(of mtV fUch m s,Btement We msf f ,
, ,hrMh ie Mexicans Mott we can ,k of
to them; and an excursion to Mexico will be
found necessary to secure a permanent peace.
The affairs between Brazil and the United
State or better, between an officer of the
St. Hermandall of Rio Janerio and a drunken
aailor from on board of one of our men of war,
i too puerile to lead to any thing serious.
The Treaty with the Zalivere'n is up before
the Senate. I will endeavor to give yon a syn
opsis of it at an early day. The duty on tea and
coffee will again be up in the House; but 1 doubt
whether, in the present state of slavery and anti
slavery feeling, it will ever pass that body.
The article from the New Vork Evening Post,
commented upon in last night'a Union, has pro
duced considerable sensatioa here. Such an at
tack upon the President and hi organ waa not
expected, and least of all at thi time.
The election of Jamea M. Maaon a IT. S. Sen
ator from Virginia, in place of Judge Pennyba
ker, baa give great satisfaction to the opposition,
as he was elected in th came manner as Mr.
Hunter affording a strong proof of the conser
vative tendency of "the Old Dominion."
Omkca.
Correspondence of the Thila. Ledger
Mtsllajr of ! KllleraHestSjnaltsn of
Captain Hill.
Niw Ori.kans, Jan. 16, 1817.
Captain Hill's company, 'th Killers,' hsve
, gn broken nut in a mutinous and disorderly
j "" The.e fellow, are the pest of the c.mp
ana;ns curie or the neighborhood, ihey nave " " - 1 ...
given us trouble from the beginning, bsve dis- j ,rit of tbe inhabitanta in the great town of I'ng
graced themselves and tbe regiment, and will j ,,n'-
never be quiet. I am assured, until some of j Tbe sntTering population in the Highlands ar.d
'.hern are shot or hung. j Island of Scotland is estimated at 100, 000. A
Capt Hill has offered his resignation, snd left ; ronsiderabls supply of potatoes has arrived in
hia company in charge of hia first lieutenant, Mr. I London Horn Holland.
Krutcbmar. Lieut. Moore has gone with him, j A Taris paper asserts that th French Govern
and as Lieut. Brown, Capt. Hill's other second . ment intends to propose to the Chambers a eon
lieutenant, ia Adjutant of the regiment, the com- , sidrrsble reduction inth duties on foreign rorn.
pany ia left with but on commissioned officer, j Sevral slight shocks of earthquake have late
Ths reason assigned for this movement is that j ly been felt in the neighborhood ci' Marseilles
tha Killera, or someof them, surrounded Captain j Tbe inhabitants of Berlin hsvs presented sn
Hill's tent Isst night, with tbe design of asaassi- address to th municipal authorities, praying
nating him, and that h cannot bold hia post a
mong them, either with honor or aafety any lon
ger. I know all th commissioned officers left
in camp last night were under arme until nearly
dsylight, in eonsequenca of ths alsrm caused by
this suspicion.
Tbe Colonel, of course, refused, and hid no
authority to sccapt ths resignation or rsleas
Capt. Hill, and baa snt up to th city after him.
Major Bowman, who commands and accompanies
ths detachment on board tha Statesman, ia now
waiting ths rsturn of ths messenger If Capt
Hill is brought bsrk, ther will ba nw trouble
n board, as bis corps received the announcement
of hi resignation witk tares cbsers, followed by
as maay groan
ARRIVAL. OP TII1C MiaKItNlAi
Ttntjrltvn Days t,slsr frsst Karspri
Boston, Jan. 257 o'clock, A. M.
The steamship Hibernia, Capt. Ryrie, arrived
in our harbor about 7-20 A. M., after a passage
1 of 19 days. Sba had a rough passage, and was
detained over tha usual time at Halifax to take
in a supply of coal ; and also, to land his Excel
lency, tbe Covernor General of Canada, and
suits.
From Liverpool wa have papers of tbe 5th,
London of tba evening of the tb, Paris and Hav
re of the 2d, and Dublin of tbe 3d inst.
The intelligent is nearly a month later than
previous advices. The news you herewith re
ceive is ol considerable importance.
The money market has bean quiet, with little
fluctuation.
It is said that about .200,000 to 300,000 in
I specie came out to Boston by the Hibernia.
The price of Corn has advanced.
The b'-st quality of Corn is quoted at CS and
It shillings.
The price of flour has advanced.
Flour in bond, best quality, is quoted at 'il
an.) ;h shillings per barrel.
Tbe Cotton Market has been more animated
during tbe past month, so that there has been con
siderable business transacted. Ordinary Orleana
and Mobile Cotton is quoted at C 3 8 to 7d ; fair
do at 7 I 2 to 7 3 1 ; good, do at 8 I I to S I -2.1.
The quotations at Liverpool on the 4th Dec.
last were aa follows :
Cotton Upland. a CJu , lair f,i ; Orleans 4?
a 7. fuir : ; Mobile, S a ti, fair Of ; Alabama
s.i 1 I em esse I a t,-l
Flour Weern Car.al. ';ls Cd to a sale
able ty,, f-mf price, gr.erally held at the
latter; Ph Jad-I-Aia are! F:!timore, 1 per bbl
lo'Aer Ir, :,io Co-r, .',; o 7s pr qr, 1X0 bbl;
at tbe do sr.all parrels .'is Corn rr.eal, -7 a
!i bbWof Ie5 lb V.'h', free white ji a 'js
Id ; red a : ; rri.xd S C! a is IQ.J per 70 lis.
I.d. of Jour, ol Com.
American Lard has ben very largely dca't
in ; kegs s!lir.g at 1 fa 'o sbi'.lirigs
Amr;can Heefar. i Pork continue in eel!nt
demand and althoujS supplies are eominj in
free, verystirf ra are paid.
An American ship, which had jost arrived in
I.ondoa, from New Vork. has. brought thirty
barrels of pork sat.
Tbe President's Mesaje give a hopef'i! as
suran ce that the American Tariff so far as re
gards Uritish goods will be maintained, and has
given the Knctinh manufacturers a cheerful pros
pect for their trade for the coming spring
Tbe last message of President Polk, wh.ca
was received in this country a few days aj.j. has
been assailed by the whole of the press, ar.d n
ly names have been given to the process of rea
soning in wbicb the President accounts far the
Mexican war. One passage has been strong'
commented upon, that in which he states the
war was not undertaken with tbe view ut che
ques!. We can call to mind no similar document du
ring our time which has been leas favorably re
ceived in F.ngland ; from this it rosy be inferred
that the annexation of California of w hich Com
modore Stockton haa taken possession as a ter
ritory of the United Statea, is even less popular
in F.ngland than was the annexation of Texas.
Arrived at Liverpool, Dee. 10th, the packet
ship New World, Capt. Skiddy ; Dec. 12th the
steamer Great Western ; 17th, the packet skips
Nicholas Middle, Waterloo, and Montexuma, aii
from N. Vork.
The Cali.lonia arrived out on tbe night of the
30th.
Mr. O'Connell is looking feeble, and is said to
be faat assuming the character of extreme old
age.
It is said that Government intends to shorten
the term of the soldier' enlistment to ten year.
The tiegotiationa for a commercial treaty be
tween Craxil and the Zollverein are stated to
have failed.
The Pope has redsced th duty on tbe export
and import nf grain into the Roman dominion
Rome has beeu visited by terrible inundations,
the distress is great ; tha amount of property
destroyed is serious. The new Pope has mitiga
ted the hardships of the people by hi purse snd
hi personal esertiona. The Jew have been
the gteatest safTerer by the overflowing of the
Tiber.
The condition of Ireland continues to be tba
absorbing object of attention. Day after day th
distress continues to increase, and famine ia do
ing the work of death in various part of the
country.
Immense numbers ef peer, ball-starved rrea
j .y acroa. the Channel and beg
- , them to petition for the promised constitution
It i announced the King uf Prussia ha signi
fied to F.ngland that he dees not intend to cen
tinn th navigation treaty mad between them
in 1811. From thi resolution, connected with
ths augmentation of duties recently imposed by
the 7-ollverein en vsrious manufactured articlss,
and particularly on cotton and linen threads, it
may bs concluded that th German Customs
Union is sntsring into s new commercial phasia.
Thia treaty, wbicb might have been favorably
received by Germany had she confined her ambi
tion to an exchange of hrr agricultural products
for ths manufactured good of England, bs
aiers rrat with retains but rrnua-naacs Views
I rbsstd wjth circuntsUnc.