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 ,