i.atk from tampico. ' vrc1;:a Occupied by the American Troop, nn. dsr njn. Q-iitmnri-RepeliTiofi of 'old Ru v mors Mexican Fore believed to be near Salitllu Col. May's D.-ngnons Entrapped in Mexican Pass by t largo Mexican Force ' ill Rear Guard Cut off Escape .with the ' 'Main Body March of Gen. Shield' from ' . Panipxo Engagement Anticipated with Mrxiran Troupe Mexican Force Eatimared at Filty Thousand Thirty Thousand at San Tha brig Georgiana. from Tampico, haa arriv ed at New Orleans, bringing dates to the 14th ultimo.' Col. Kenney arrived at Tampico or. the 18th. direct from Victoria, with dctpatchet from (Jen. Taylor to Gen. Shield to tuspend npftationt for the present. Gen. Taylor had n,tord Victoria with Gen. Quitman on the Oth Can. Quitman had driven the Moticana before f.im Tor thirty or forty mile before entering Victoria. The Mexican force waa very relue t.mt to give up the place, and only retired at one "!.;. Gen. Quitman waa entering on the other, li ving no ravalry, he could not pursue the re treating enemy. Col. Kenney parted With Gen. Taylor at Mon te Morale and pushed on toward Victoria with Gn Quitman, thence proceeding alone to Tarn-p!c.- There was no reason to mppoie that Ge. irals Butler and Worth had moved from Saltillo rhongh it was so reported. The Mexican army i hrlieved to be not far off, though the Mexican oldier teen in the neighborhood of Saltillo are now tuppotRd to have been the advanced party of some 1500 or 20U0 men kept in the position on this aid of the dteert, between Saltillo and bsn Luis, to destroy the water tank in cat the American army ahould move in force in the direction of San Luis. , From the contents of private letter received, however, there ia little doubt that a large Mexi can foice, consisting mostly of cavalry, were at Hiu Tula, at the latest dates, under Gen. Valen tin. Gen. Urrea, Romero and Fernandez, were alo reported to be in the vicinity on the 1st of January Gen. Taylor had sent forward Col. May to ctamino a mountain pass between Monte Mo roles and Labradoree, and in hit return he took another pan, leading to Linares, where he was at tacked by a large body of the enemy, and his rear guard cut off by rolling stones down into the iws.- It waa dangerous spot, tbe pas being scarcely wide enovgh for the horsemen to go through lit tha aingle file. Col. May, however, managed to get away with hia main body, ' and reached spot, where he wae enabled to dis mount and return on foot to succour the rear guard, but he was too late, the enemy had re li rated with their pi ize. At on tim the dragoons were almost at the mercy of tha Mexicans, had the latter discharg ed their pieces with accuracy, a tbey occupied position directly over the heada of our troop Col. May'a loaa bad not been , ascertained, or whether any of his men were killed. There can h no doubt that Gencrala Taylor, Twiggs, Patterson and Pillow were at Victoria with a large force. Gen. Shields, with C-19 men, march- ed from Tampico on 10th, towarda Altamira, it was supposed, for the purpose of opening a com- munication with Gen. Taylor at Victoria. From two to three thousand Mexican troops were be tween Tampico anil Victoria, with which it is snposed Gen Shields might have an engagement. The force remaining at Tampico wa 950. Thi market was amply supplied with Americaa mer chandize. This fact prvcludea the idea of any serious at tack upou Generals Worth or Wool being medi tated, tbe object of the Mexicans being only to keep a watch upon the American forces and re treat before any advance to cut off tbe supplies of water. Col. Kenney brought a rumor to Tampico that 1 5. C00 Mexicans were to attack Saltillo on the 7th ult., and verbal news waa brought to New Orleans by the Georgiana to the effect that Santa Anna had placed himself between General Tay lor and Worth with 33,000 men, and that a gene ral action waa immediately expected. Thia pro bably waa merely a repetition of the rumor be fore received by way of Matamora. Col. Kinney !ate. that the Mexican force at San Luis was 30,000 strong and the whole foree in the field was estimated at 50.000. The cap ture of Tampico, he atated had treated the great est exeitement throughout the country Gener als Futler, Worth and Wool had 8000 men at Saltillo, considered to be the flower of the army. Col. Kenney sneak connuentiy or the success in ease of an cn-agrnieiit. Generals Tavlor and Patterson with GuOO men were at Victoria, wait ing ordeis from Gen. Scott. It waa not auppoa- ed that any movement would ba made against San Luis, but that the Mountain pasees wo'rid be retained and Vera Qruz subjected by land, which it waa supposed would be attacked on Gen. Scott taking tbe command. rm it) Army. A correspondent of tha New Orleans Delta wrilinjrfrom Captain May's camp, under date of January 1st, sy. H' tweeu7and fi o'clock, P. M. Capt. May got in with hia dragoons, lit reports the low I with some twenty men, to Altimirs, aud demin of 11 men and their hordes, auJ 7 pack uiulea. I ded of the alcalde SCO mules, for v bich full pay. As far aa ! cau g&ther the particulars and tbey come from Capta n May they are these. Be - twecn Mould Morale and Linares, Capt, May ascertained thai there was a pass in a gorge of the mountains, and determined to ascertain the nature ef it. His command consitfUd of two companies of disgoons soma "0or P0 men. On approaching the foot of the mountain, every precaution was utd to guard against surprise. I the alcalde lo 1 ampico, and bis horse not be A Lieutenant with 11 men actad aa tha roar I ing able to carry two person the alcalde would eutrif and coar.lof the pack mule of tha coin- mand, who remained soma few hundred yards in tha rear, and h 1'iis wsy they progressed toly and careru'ly, until tbey found cut taa pas which wae eo,narrow that it wa Willi much difficulty single) horse could go thfough.it. But May waa determined to traverse, it nd make what discoveries he could on tha other side. Dismounting liiinaelf and men, he ted hit horse and tho way, end after experiencing much difficulty in pettinsr from rock to rock, the com mend ultimately succeeded in getting through. On the right hand aide of this) pas there ia a perpendicular cliff of some 6l)0 leet high, aa some of the men eey, 'that a man up there looked like a little boy. On tha left hand, af ter 10 or 12 fet perpendicular, there wa a gradual elope to the top, on which an enemy cou'd run down, fire a piece, an then return. It it represented a hem? the moat dange rous pat to a daring enemy that i known and ono where a few determined man could atop tha advance of ll.nusands. After gning a far on the other fide ae wae thong1'! necessary, they turned to come back, and the main body retraced their steps with the same can tion observed in effecting the first passage. Hut the rcerpnard were not no lucky in petting thro' this time, for i? appear that the Lieutenant and Sergeant pot through a large body of men, who etotioned themselves on the perpendicular e'd'. showered down atonea from the topso font and so heavy, that their advance was completely cut off, and that thry were either killed, taken prisoner, or made their escape to the ot'er eide. It eeems that Cap?. Msy waa not taken by surprise, fur he waa continually urging vii lance, and left hia best bugler in the rear to sound the alarm in case of accident, as though he anticipated an attnek. A mmb ing found in the pass caused him to halt for the rearguard but they not coming up when he thought it waa time for them to reach him, he wheeled about and went in the direction of the pas again at full speed, lie shortly met the Lieutenant and a Sergeant, and immediately demanded of the former, "Where' your men!'' The .answer of the Lieutenant was, ''close at hand," at the same lime turninc hia head around a if with the exDectaiion of secinir them iuat behind him I But there were none there savi the Sreant, and the truth immediately flashed upon the commander that something was wrong, with them. Aa quick a thought, and as the nature of the path would permit, they dalied off for the pass, and when Uiey reached il found that a large number of stones had been thrown down and discovered traces of blood along the defile. They followed up as fast as poesible, but it Was of no avail ; they cou4d make no further dis coveries, nor learn anything of the fate of their companions, so they orrc fully retraced ibeir sl'ps, and arrived here aa above noticed. The same correspondent, writing from Victo ria, on the 6th ult., says: Gen. Taylor visited the Illinois Volunteers yesterday, and the way the boys crowded a- round bim, threatened immediate suffocation. fly way of salutation, I verily believe the old General pulled at hia cap five thousand times, and I looked every minute to see him pull the front-piece off. The General was mounted on a large and gentlo mule, whilnt hia orderly rile aaplendid dragoon horse, and wa himself dres sed in a clean and handsome uniform, whilst the General bad on that sime old blsck frock coat, and a big Mexican etrsw hat. Mr. Fannin, the orderly, got about six salutes to T)lor' one, the "Suckera taking him for the General, and wondering why they called him old Taylor. When at lnt tin y found out that the old ran- chero was the sure enough General, they infer red from hie plain appearance, that it would bn nothing amies lo offer him a hand to i-liake, and they went at il with such good w ill, that by the time the twn regiments finished squeezing it, there could have been little feeling left in it. As he rode off, there were many who wondered whether that was the animal on which he char ged the Mexicsn. Speaking of Generals, there ia no particular quantity" on em here, at this time. Maj Gen. Taylor, Maj Geo Patterson, Brigadier Twiggs, I n li il i . . ... . '"imsn. ri.iow, any i migni io say nmun, si ,housTl rwfer now acting the Colonel They weie all iu town together yesterday, at the head qusrtcreof Geo. Quitman. Another correspondent of the IK-lte, writing from Tampico, on the 13th ult., give the fol lowing ; - Tiio c ty of Tampico is one of the most love ly spot ever saw, and under au American go vernment would greatly improve and increase. I It must, from its position, always be a large coin- mcrcial port, but under Mexican administration could not arrive at great prosperity. It ia aup- I poaed that the Lnilid Stales will uever abandon thia place, and they ought not to do so, as, in a commercial view, il is only second to Vera Cruz, haviuir a large interior trade and tha ri- c,esi soil on the continent to support it. I must relate to you an incident that occurred prior to the movement for Tupan. Gun. Mini: Ida, wan ting mules fur hia expedition, sent an officer, 1 meal should be -made. 1 be alcalde did out 1 wili to :nd the supply, and told the officer that I there was not a mulo within 50 milts of the I pUce, aa Cansle had been there bui a few days 1 previous, and alolen theiu all- The officer re- I plied to him, very politely, that be waa sorry, I more on account of tha alcalde than any other, as be, the officer, would be compelled to tske be compelled to walk. Upou this, bis honor de '") a few hours, and after deliberation with hi council furnished easily the quantity of aBuie i;d IIIOHLT IMPOrtTAWT FROM MBXICO. I Our Peace Proposal Accepted Offer to Rev i (tim eA Amtritah AlinitterFrobablt l Cose of Ihe MfcrA 7 I " a '' We are indebted to a friend who arrived here last night from Naw Orleans, for soma important intelligence, if rVu. j ' 1 He ssys he perused a letter just before leaving New Orleans, written by an intelligent gentle man, with the Army in Meiieo, which atated that new had just been received that the Mexi can Congress bad agreed to our peace proposals, and had adopted a resolution, by a decided ma jority, to receive an American miniater to form a treaty of peace, and concluJe the war. An express from Santa. Anna had reached Gen. Worth, bearing, (it is Supposed) the above intel lifence. The express rider stated that the reso solution, in the handbill form, had been posted at San Luia. r Our informant places . much more reliance in the above tban we do though it may be true. We humbly trust it is linlltmnrt Clipper. Lais: fro Rio Jakkiro Late intelligence from Rio Janeiro, (30th Dec) inform us that the third seaman of the Columbia had been released by the Brazilian government ; the other two and Lirntenant Davis were set at liberty sometime before, as the former accounts advised lie. In regard to the dilCculty between Mr. Wise and the Brazilian: covernmeiit, a coriespondent of the Journal of Commerce makes the following statement : The Brazilian government dislike , Mr. Wise, betause he has been instrumental in breaking up the slave trade refusing to allow American merchant men, sold here notoriously for slaving, to sail under a sealed letter with the American flag. You know the laws about licensing vessels and understand what I mean. Mr. Wise has. in doing this, incurred the displeasure of the Brazi lians, and hence th.-ir disposition to make diffi culty and have hia recall. Mr. Wise say the U. S. schooner Enterprise, that was condemned at the navy yard (Brooklyn) two year ago, has made three aticcessful voyage to Africa after slaves, and ia now oa the fourth. She sold for I a i (n .-J L .i - J i fiuvu, aim in inrre oiuiiins CicarYu nrr owner, to bis knowledge, $9. 500. ; i . .. The California volunteer sailed from Rio at the end of December. It is stated that a number of the volunteers deserted at that place and were seeking employment among the shipping pro bably some of tbe unruly fellow that the regi ment was glad to get rid of. The V. S. frigate Columbia sailed for the River on the 3d of Dee. The U. S. brig Baiubridge was at Rio on the 20th. anla ! mi hia Offirvre, Our resders may recollect the Gen. Don Te niae Rerpiena, who commanded the citadel at Monterey, and who distinguished himself very highly in the defence of the place. ' He wss personally conspicuous m action, and attracted the attention of many of our officers ; indeed be is reputed to be ene of the beat offieera ofartil lery in Mexico. After ha returned from Mon terey, ha waa ordered by Santa Anna into Zaca tecna in disgrace, and thereupon he published hia complaints of the caprice and tyranny of the commander-in chief. Thia drew out a defence of his own conduct from Santa Anna, made by an intimate friend. It appears that it had been Santa Anna's purpose to five lleqnena the com mand of the artillery of hia army, and he had great expectation of gallant service from him, notwithstanding hia extremely irascible dispo sition, which ia continually involving him in dif ficulties. Rerjnena' eonduct, however, betray ed great negligence and even insubordination, several instances of which are given. But all thia wa borne with, and the real cause of hia disgrsce is openly avowed lo have been the loose discourse held by Recjuena in re gard to Ihe comparative merits of the American and Mexican troops, lie is charged by Santa Anna with exaggerating, in clubs of offieera and citizens of Ssn Luis, "the prowess of the invaders, their dexterity in the use of arms, their military (kill, tho pbyaical strength of their men, &e.; at the same time,, it is urged a gaiuat liiin that he would habitually deny the like qualities to the Mexican troops, and protes ted that it waa impossible for Ihe Mexicans to conquer such enemies. We think, with Santa Anna, that such expreseiona were highly cen surable when made at random, an aa to come lo the ears of Ihe people that they would have been censurable ia any Mexican, but more es pecially in an officer ol the army. Smta Anna, deeming such conduct mot in jurious, "and more especially so when some snbalteriis, returning from Mon'erey, expressed themselves in the same manner,' ordered Re quena lo Zacetecas lo asaiet Gen. Il-yea in righting Indians, and immediately iaued a ge neral order to check effectually any similar li cense of the tongue in offieera who had person al knowledge of the prowess of American troops. By this lime the Mexicans may again think themselves our equals; still it ia difficult to stop the mouths of those subtlterns who measured strength with the Yankees itReeact'and again at Monterey. -JV. O. Picayune, The Mackerel Fishery is ef great magnitnde in Massachusetts. The number ,ef barrels in speeted in the year 1810, was upwards of 1 77.- 000 '. This is more than a barrel for every fam ily ia the State. Gloucester has tba largest io enaction nearly 43,000 barrels. Boston ba 18,000, and Nawburyport aad Wetflect, a l'ttl larger number. Tbia vast amount is independ sat of the very large amount of mackerel sold without baireling. How tii Monky waa ArraoraUTZD Of tha large amount raised lur th lUiitg tvjfereit by the hurricane at Rotten, the clergy appro priated a roneiderable portion for Mattrt to the rrfcs tTk souls cfthedtai! "a THE AMERICAN. Saturday, Ftoruary 0, 1847. ... I.i i ' ". 0. WUfEH, f kit Rtnl Ei. tmt and Coot OfKct, eomtr mf&d tnwt CAwwnl Street; VMtmdelphta. U amtkoHted to act oi A rent, and receipt for mil mnnitn due thti air, for amecrfsiflM or mdverlUIng, Jtlto at hf OltUt .. ICO . Mrerf, . Ymrk. Jtmd m. K. Corner of Baltimore and Calvert t , Baltimore. E. tV. CAR It, corner of Third onrf Dock krer f. Sun RuHJinpit, nppotite Nrrrhanlt' F.rchanfe, Philadelphia, it also authorised to act at our Agtnt. . fJPaiNTtso Nr. A fresh supply of superior printing ink just received, and for sale at Phila delphia prices. Q7 We call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of S. Winner, No. 7 South 2d st., Philadelphia, who offera to customers an ele gant assortment of Combs, of every style. J. Ladomns, No 33 South 4th at., offers for sal a handiome assortment of Watchea, tools and materials belonging to the trade, as w ill be seen by hi advertisement. CG" In the published proceeding of the Sun bury and F.rie Rail Road Convention, in last week's paper, it is stated that the reconsideration of tbe amendment striking out the words 'Schuyl kill Valley' wa lost. Thi is an error that near ly alt the reporters bad fallen into. The words 'Schuylkill Valley were re instated on re consi deration. gy lex ;A number of our citizens were en gaged, the past week, in filling their ice houses. Tbe ice in tbe pool of the dam. at this place, ia about six ir.rhes thick. This article is not on ly a great luxury in summer, but has actually become an article of necessity.. In sickness, it is now much used by the medical faculty. In some ease it it a specific that cannot be sup plied by any substitute. ' C7"NoaTui.iazRLAM Enior.i. We under stand that the re building of the bridge on the eastern tide of tbe Island, waa let on the 19th ult., to Mr. Harrison, tbe gentleman who con structed the bridge on the Northumberland side, four or five years since. The contract price is, we believe, thirteen thousand dollars. CSAeroiiiTiezim by thk Canai. Commission cai. On the Susquehanna division, Judge Blat tenberger bas been appointed supervisor, in tbe place of Col. J McFaddrn. Joseph Hutchison bas been re-appointed supervisor on the West Branch. Mr. Morriaon baa been re-appointed collector at Northumberland, and Mr. Fearon collector at Dunnatown. . ... . : . ZjT Tub Camai. Cojimissiojixxs. The board of Canal Commissioners have been busily en gaged, during the past week, in making appoint menta a moat unpleasant duty where there are ao many applicants for every office. The pre sent Board, aa constituted, ia an efficient and able one. Mr. Hartsborne, tbe oldest in office and President of tbe Board, is an amiable and honor able man. Ha haa no ambition to be re-elected to an office which he reluctantly took upon him self. Mr. Barns is well known aa a popular and efficient officer, having a practical knowledge of our public worka. Mr. Power, tha new Incum bent, haa made a favorable impression open all parties. He is fully aware of the position be occupies before Ihe people, and the cireumstan cea under w hich be wa elected by to large a majority. He ia also a practical (nan and a good officer, and ia determined not lo disappoint tbe expectation ef hi friends. 07" Lecisi.ativb In the House, on Wednes day last, a resolution was offered that tbe com mitteeon vice and immorality be instructed to intrndoeea bill so amendending tbe law of th last session, entitled 'an act authorizing the cit zena of certain counties to decide by ballot whe tber tha sale of vinaua and spirituous liquor ball be eontinsed in said counties,' as to embrace the whole Commonwealth, which waa amended oat to extend only to countie which tball ask for tbe law. Petitions to allow Banka to issue notes of a less denomination than five dollars, and others lo prohibit them ittoing soy lett than ten dollars, were presented. A strong effort il making to abolish punish ment by death. 07 A duet a Case Tbe prize piano, which was lately awarded at the Chinese Museum for Ihe best conundrum, lb proprietor refuted to give op, because the committee were not unani mous. Mr. Canigan, to whom it was swarded, hst sued out a replevin, and tha cenundiuma and II will ba brought op before court for decision. 07" There is a rumor afloat, that the Mexican Congress has agreed lo receive a Minister from tha U. States, and accept the proposition to snter into negotiations for peace. We ate inclined to think the rumor well founded. Metlce, with all her boasting, cannot eonliaae the war much lon ger. Her internal dissensions and want of meaae will compel her ta tee for peace are long. 07 There it great dittrett prevailing in Ire land at present, on account of the failure of the potato crop. Tb British Government, in or der to afford releif, ha given employment to lbs poor on ths public road. In lb County of Kos commoatbar are 40,000 person receiving 0d per jay, for their work on the roads. Cora it tailing thereat 70 shillings per quarter, wbils wheal ia only 60 (hillings, which it equal lo a bout SI $6 per b iohel fur corn. 02" Cams uno Hoist The Leeislatare. a few day since, passed an act for the suppression of the ruinous, destructive and dithonorabl vice of gambling Tbe penalties are very sever. The keeper of a gambling table ia liable to im prisonment in the penitentiary and a fine of five hundred dollar. We law Mr. Green, the refor med gambler, in the House of Representatives, urging the passage of the bill. He says when the bill become a law, he Will make gamblera in Harrisburg as scarce as rat in a (inking ship. In the afternoon of the same day, in the chamber of Judge Gillia, Mr. Green showed a number of Senator and Member of the House tbe "tricks of the trade.", He so arranged the caids, that in playing he won, in every instance, without a sin gle exception. He say there are now in Har risburg some of the most skillful cheats in the country, who ar even more expert in these trick than himself, lbs name of some of whom he mentioned. . , Co!vtrr Jesse Robins was tried in Co lumbia county, week before last, for the murder ofhis brother, John Robins, and convicted of "voluntary manslaughter." He waa sentenced to pay a fin of five dollar, costs of prosecution and nndergn imprisonment for the term of three years in the Penitentiary. The Secend Regiment of Pennsylvania Volun teers was to leave New Orleans for tbe seat of war on the 2 1th ult. The Loan bill haa received the signature of tha President, and become a law. On Wednesday evening the line of communi cation by telegraph was open between Hartford and Toronto, distance 779 miles. A ten minutes talk was had between the operators at the two statiena. A DisTiaorisuro Sox opTkmpfraici Gen. Taylor, it is stated on unquestionable authori ty, is a tee totaller, and haa not drank a glass of the ardent for twenty years past. A Second NkwsrArca is about to be establish ed in Oregon. The materials went over in a ship latt week from Newbury port, Mass. Conajeaasloiaal Pretlng. Washington, Feb. 1, 1SI7. Siat The House bill, establishing post routes in Texas, was taken up and pasted. The Committee on Naval Affaire reported a bill to separate the staff officers from tbe line in tbe marine corps attached to tbe army. Tbe bill wat taken up and pending it paisage. Mr. Hous ton moved to recommit it to the Military Com mittee, with instructions to report it back with his amendment for volunteers, before offered and rejected. Mr. Houston spoke at considerable length in favor of the volunteer system. Mr. Hantingdon moved an amendment to the instructions of Mr. Houston, by instructing the committee to strike out the proviso authorizing loan eertificatea. Not agreed to yeas 18, nays 08. The motion to recommit wat likewise ne- gatived, and the bill finally passed by a vote of yeaa 39, nayt 3 Cilly, Corwin and Davia voting I iu the negative. ! A communication wat received from the Sec- j retary of the Treasury, in reply to Mr. Came- ron's resolution of the 7tb of January lat. It recommends tha following increases of duties; viz : on coal, ten per cent ; iron, ten per cent , clotha, and rasaimeres, costing over four dollars tbe square yard, ten per cent brown, white and refined sugars, twenty percent; cotton prints j over thirty eenta the square yard, five per cent ; cotton goals not printed, over twenty eenta the square yard, five percent; and on white and red lead, ten Per cent. These increased duties, the Secretary estimates, will produce $1,418,000 j additional revenue. He also recommends dimi nished duties of five per cent, on saea, hammers chisels, plough shap and cotton goods, not costing more than eight cents per square yard, and estimates this diminution of duties to In- crease the revenue $55,000. The tax on tea and coffee is sgaln recommended, but the rate redu ced to fifteen per cent ; and a few artietea now on tbe free list, be recommends to bs tared, but noae of consequence. The Senate passed Into F.xcotive session, and adjourned on tha doors being re-opened. February 2, 1847. SiSATt A Report was received from tb War Department, with the annual returns of the Militia of tbe United Statea. Ob Mr. Dix's motion, tbe President wat re quested to transmit to the Senate all tbe inform ation in the possession of the departments rela tive to the Importation of foreign criminala and paupers. Mr. Sevier called up bis bill appropriating three millions, and made a speech in its favor, stating that the object was to secure a peace, tba Preaident being willing to conclude a treaty if Mexico would give na New Mexico and tap per California. Mr. Miller replied that the object of the war now for the first time evolved in tba effort to gain possession ef New Mexico snd California. H could aee no prospect of peace by voting thia money. . Tbs war would still go, snd ha believ ed when all expense were paid it would be found to amount to one hundred millions for the first year. Mr. Berrien moved to postpone the bill until Tbuisday. Mr. Sevier opposed tha motion and Mr. Cal houn spoke in favor of it. He thought th Sen ators on ths other side bad a right to ask it, as they bad shown no disposition to prolong debate or delay measures, snd bad consumed ls lime than Senators oa his own side ef lb question. The motion to postpone was then agreed to yeas 38, aays 18. Tba bill te sail mineral lands ia Michigan and Wiscoaain was then taktn up, ameoded and pss ted. Tba feast than went into ascrtt station en ) Excuttv butiaest, and tubtequeatly adjourned. Correspondence of ihe Public Ledger FROM V A Ml ISO TON. WAaHiNoTON, Fcbrosry 1st, Ht The Militsry ilill has at last patted the I nate in the form of regulars, and there it n no doubt that, in order to expedite matters, i Houte will concur with tha amendments of i Senate. The principal one of theae ia that i ginally offered by Mr. Cameron and amem by Messrs. Corwin and Simmons, giving i poor soldiers a bounty of 100 acres, or scrip that amount, or $100 in six per cent. V. stock, after the expiration of their term of i vice or honorable discharge. An attempt haa been made to cliuree whole delay which the passage of thia bill i suffered in the Senate upon the introductior this amendment by Mr. Cameron; but a s pie statement of the facts in the case will that accusation entirely at rest. In the f place, the true difficulty and delay occur wi'hthe attempt to establish a Lieutenant neral : then, with the passage of another (the Treasury Note and Loan Bill) repor with a recommendation for its immediate c sideration to sustain the credit of the govt ment ; then we had Ion? debates whether lunteers had not better be substituted for re lars, and at last the form in which the bou land was to be given to soldiers occupied S" ral days of thn session while the bill wat committee, and out of il ; all showing that personal pique and vanity of Senators, and struggle tor ascendency of Ihe different Se torial cliques for the Presidency, were the t cause of Ihe delay of the passage of the bill. The resolutions in the Hotie in regard to medal to be presented to General Taylor higVy censurable. They are neither manly dignified, and will never pass the Senate that form. Silence on the sjbject would li expressed the sentiments of the majority i manner much less lo be regretted. We on n these proceedings to look somewhat to national reputation and the opinion of the wo Such a mixture of swrtl and acids iscnnlaii in those resolutions rpq'iires nothin? but npiritunl sildition from the Senate to lorm most perfect materials for "Punrh " - Mr. Walker's report went into the Senate day, but it ia not yet published. It contains. I intimated a week ago, a recommendation lay additional 10 pr ccn. ad valorem in roll and coal, and HO per cent, ad valorem on fined sugar. The rest of the dutiea rem pretty much the same. Pennsylvania will i soon aee whether the opposition ia really di posed to be kind to her. ' From Saul Fa the Plains. SrARTi.iNO Rcmors. The following staitl news is extracted by Ihe St. Louie Reveille fi the St. Josephs Gazette, where it appeals in shape of a letter from Santa Fe, under the i ot Nov. 12th 1846. The Reveille as we thi ; with reason taya : "We place no reliance whatever on the rut A city has never yet been occupied by an ir ding force without similar panics being spr A atrange climate, confinement, and a tack usual comforts, we think, will sufficiently count for any illness which may prevail." give it as we get it. Sata Fx, Nov. 12, 1ST. There is a rumor in tbe city day, that the Spaniarda have poisoned the fl ,na mM1 D,m' ln" m""?' wn,cn " ,u ,b "tlse o( wnr d",,hs Tbe ro,,on c ! ' of om ''hl "balance, with ! "sb strength in it to produce instant dei . . , , . i . l : -t. : .1 . - but just enough to derange the digestive orgs and prevent medicine from operating on the s tern. If the rumor should prove true, it will difficult to prevent acts of violence. If true wretchet must die. . . . Something strange must be Ihe matter, for mor'i,r volunteer, i. increasing at v alarming rate. We are dying off at a rate or : per month. The Independence (Mo ) Expositor of the ultimo mentions the arrival of four men fr Santa Fe, who left that city on the 2d of Nov ber. Thirty in all started from that place, of that number they lost three men, who w frozen to death. Kisnc tr V. S. SzsAtoa Tbe Legislature Kentucky bad three unauceessfut ballotings 1 week for a L'nited States Senator, to serve years aftsr Ihe 4th of March next, when I Morehead'a term expires. Underwood, wh received I t votes ; Letcher, whig, 3B ; Metcal whig, 13 ; and Hawea, democrat, 48. It requi 70 votes to elect. Aa Ea H Stia Kalutiea. Tbe larg merchant steamship in tbe world was launch at New York on Saturday. She is called. Washington, and it intended for the line of oce steamship between New York and Rrenv The length of keel J20 feet, length of upper de CtO feet, extreme length over all 260 feet; brer or beam moulded, 39 feet j depth of bold, 31 fei oa the outside, 49 feet ; Custom house measu ment, 1750 tons ; carpenters measnreme 23.10 tons ; ahe has four decks, the upper o will be Hushed fore and aft. Sh is to be fill with tha engines, eatb of 1000 herae pow. Sh will be command by Captain Hewitt, knot at the commander of tb Harve packet hipUti Two Milmo.is or Dou-tat are already si scribed to ths aw railroad to Albany from N York, which ia intended te obviate the diffici liea which the trad oflh latter city encountc fioin the closing ofth North River. A wealthy young man from Virginia, a bo 21 years of age, who bad just received a porlu of hit fortnns in the shape ef 910,000, cssk, Ir il all a ft w night sine at a gamiag tbl in B timor i ,
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