.ju UlTtt ritpaTAMPiCO.,.... , i 3fe Arrival of d Louisiana Volunteer at rkmpieo, til Inf eluded Oed. Cot General Sftxt expected daily at Tepic Oalherlng ' f tins JRiOcko Defence tl Vera Cruc. . WMRnwroft, Marcti 3- u'clejck. Kw Orleans paper 6 the JW hat been re reie tj ,lKe i?othrn snail, of fbi serving. They cm tin ilrioetAiMiTtvifinotothelSth, Oslvmton In the 19th, Brito tothe 18th, and yen Crut pper of the 2 1 u!t . Th luniena Volunteers wrecked mi board Ihe Ondiaka are &J life, with the txception o' whom Col. Do Russey wa cooet rawed 4o leave behind. No action had occurred between rba volunteer tod th Msxicsns, and tbry r--hed Tsmpico ia safely i tbeOih, in general jfoml health, but macti exhausted by the forced march. peven were abandoned few miles frmii thn (3 rut encampment, befog enable' to inarch, and it wee found impossible to carry tnem through the wind on litter. One subse quently overtook tho main tody, and tln r maindcr probacy fell Into the hands of the an- The adventure of the Louisiana volunteer re particularly deecrrbedui tho Picayune. The day they look refuge on the beach opposite the wuch to escape a watery grave, they received vi.it f rom aeveral Mexican in the character of pre.ts and fishermen. Prom their conduct bk.1 f romiaca the volunteers were Jed to expect assistance, on thoir way hi transporting their Mores, Three follow were subsequently dis covered to be apie, and on the same afternoon made their appearance with a flsp vi truce from teo. Cos, ond demanded an immediate and un conditional surrender. Alarming represent. inua were made ofawarma of armed Meiicana sufficient to cut off all retreat. Gen. Cos decla rd his force to be eighteen hundred, when in reality he bad but nine hundred and eighty, all (Jul. De Ruaeey replied to thia demand, but was not allowed admiaeion inside of On. tV lines. He was giveo until nine o'clock the oext morning, when the Americana were told they niuet surrender or fight. That night the esmp fires were lighted, but the American marched away, leaving their knapeacke and btirthcnaome materiel, which would impede thtiir march.except euflieicnt prov sien to afford litem sustenance. la twenty four hourslhey bad marched thirty' five miiee, and not an armed Mexican waaacen all tho way to Tampico. " . General Cos thought he had stationed a uS eient force upon the road to cut off retreat, and i'-prive the American of all hope of euecor, but Yankee pereeveranco failed hwn. Gen. Patterson waa making exlentive prepa ration to rercuu the volunteera when they arri ed. Ccneril Scott wa hourly expected tt Tam pion. ' ' Th sieanete among the troop at Tampico had been greatly exaggerated; the General health waa excellent. There were about sevf n thousand men there, eager for action, but kept ignorant of their immediate destinttion. It waa presumed that Vera Crux would be the next point of atteck, and tho general opinion waa thit they would kave Tampico before the eloae of February. ThoSt.Charlne waaattil efTTamMcn. wv.h a portion cf the Xew York regiment on board. AUny of the officers had gon a f here, but tha men were not allowed to land. Nothing had been hoard from the Minalaeippi troop, which were atill on board the ahip Statesman, but at the laet accounts they were auffcring deplorably from aickneaa. Gen. Scott probably left the Dratoa on the lfiih, on board the Maaoacbuvctts, which waa aaid to be waiting for him. Four companies of artillery, under Captaina Smith and Swart wool, mid l.ie:itenat.ta Shackelford sad Viator, c Uitjr a hia bot'y gturd. The camp at Palo Alto had been discontinu ed, and Gen. Worth and hieataff were at the mouth of llui river waitiog to embark. A I the troopa weie in motion, and the fourth and eighth infantry were on board, a well a the first regimnat of riflemen. The second dra goon, Taylor' light artillery, Col. Ouncau's battery, and some detachments of recruit were till avhore. The ranchero wore gathering Jn all quar ter. At Matantorea they were expecting an attack. The Plaza had been fortified, and the city placed in a atate of defence. Tha capture of Ci.pl. Borland, Gaine and Clay, wan confirmed. Gen. Velencia had been relieved from the command of Vera Crux, and hi place r upplied by Gen. Vaysurt. The Mexican were con vinced that Vara Cruz waa to be the next point of attack, and Were buaily engaged In fortify ing the pasaea of the road to the City of Mtxi. co. ' 1 " At Tula and Jalapa they were on the alert in expectation of the advance of Geo. BcotL Town or tok Pais. Give me but th li berty of the Pre said Sbcridsn, tad J ti)J give to the Minister a veual JIoun of Pterei will give bim tfce full swing of the patrpoeg of office i 1 vrill giv hiiu the who! boat pi Mini- Ural influence ; 1 will, give bin U tb power that place can confer upon bim to purohas op subtniaaton and overawe resistance--nd yet, aimed with aba liberij ol th Pre, I will go torib to meet him undismayed- I will stuck tha mighty fabric be has rssred witb that mightier engine I will shake dowu from (t height corruption, and bury it beotathth ruin of the abuse it s it mrini to shelter' v -... Maie tat ! If; aei " ' Tbe pel vat advices received (rem Met Wo by the New York Son, furnish tome fact which hire tot transpired through the paper. Tb church authorities are paratfaed With horror at tb pre ponitiofi te Wke the Church property for tha parnnee of carrying on the war. Macy of the prit hav publicly declared in favor of peace. On arratteJ lo the Plata of the Capital for barrangding tha people and enlightening tbem as to (he condition of tbs Church In tb UnlttJ States. It appe ars by th account in the papers that he proiiounced the , Mexican government worse than that cf the North American. Tbe lettet, be .aid, protected tbe Church, while 'thtlW" Ti Tahai will b cpned on the ICih former eoiirt seated ita property. He wa arres ted and imprisoned, witb forty vf hi tollewer. Thia intelligtnee eonlrm the views that tbe Lnlftr exrretied tnraetime ago, that tbaCburck would firctr f ro:etion ui.Jr our law than plun der under military dpots. Tbe following is tb diett iloiition for tha aoisure of ten millions of dollar, lb remaining five r.et Laving baeo, a yet. apperiionrd. Arthbitlopricof Atexic. On tha (bwrch pro perty in tb federal ttat of Mexico, 1.750.0C0 Queretaro, 200,000; San Luis. $10,000; Vera Crec, ft 0,000. Bitbopric ef Puebla Purbla and Tiaxcala, tt, 930,000 ; Vera Cmt, $750,000 Bitbopric of Guadalajara Jaliteo, 9673.000 ; San Luie, 1.100.000 ; Afnai Calientet, 133,000 ; San Lnia, $i0 000. Bishopric ( Mieboaean Miehnaran, 8100,000; Guanajaato, 1 100.00; 8an Luis, 1150,000. Dishofric of 0jaea, 100. Pro. Biihepria of Durante. ttOO.000. Total. $10,000,6(10. Tha El Rcpuht'ienno mentiens the ft of a re view, by Santa Anna, of a company of American deterter, principally !r'b, reviewed by Ilia Excellency the general In chief. They are per fectly armed and equipped, and are on the paint of departure for Tula. Tbi company hav made a peculiar standard for themselves, on one aide of whirh ia etn the national coat of aims, with tbe motto, "Long live tbe Republic of Meitco." Ontbeotber fide it afignreofSt Patrick, their patron, w venture to predict that if any of tha Son tf St. Patrick in the American Army aver come scroti the renegade, they will give tbem aurb a drubbing a they will be likely to remember tb remainder of their Uvea. The STxavaate Gacar Buitais. The la test inrorrniition in relation to the Great Britain is given in a letter from Mr. June Orrmmcr, C vil Engineer, which is published in a Scotch journal. The ill-fated veseel still seems to be in no favorable peer ion in Dundrum Siy, snd Mr. Bremmer write sa follow: I left the Great Britain in the chsrge of Cpt. Claxton, tho managing Director, who is stuffing her larboerJ quarter with faggot, brushwood, and bags, chain, bolts, &.c. It is Mr. Bru nei' plan, and I am not aure nf its effects; but I hope there will be no danger of her until A pril, when f expect to commence operation lo raise her. She has quarried down six feet ol the solid rock, and turned up like a plow for ward. There are four feet of ar:d above the rock in all to ten and ten and a half teet. She most be raised thirteen feet perpendicular bight, and then her bottom patched, launched, and ta ken probably to Liverpool ; but, if possible, to Brietni, by two ateamcrr. 1 tie sand now in er, which the water ia over, will make her fully three hundred tone weight, ao that you aoe the lilt will bo no Joke. 8mtors Aocidbwt ihthii Mrwra Explo- tton end tVe of Jie. On Friday morning of sat wrck, one of tbe must dread'ut accidents that ever occurred in our vicinity, happened at the Mineeof Geo. Spencer & Co., in Miners le. It ia anppoecd to hsve occurred by i spark nf fire falling from a lamp carried by Wil iaa Breonan. into a caek ol powder, near which he waa seen atandiug a ahort time pre vioaa to the exploaion. Brennan waa instantly killed hie bodv beinff horribly mantled. The couplinge and prop in the gang way for a die- tance of about M yard, wore thrown down, cauainff the fall of dirt and coal which k I- led Patrick Lawless, and covered Pal rick Dona hoe, who lived for some lime ia thsl terrible situation, coosciuua of the effort which were being made to save him, and conversing with those who wore endesvoring lo extrwutu him al! their effort however, were in vain, ami the rubbish settling down upon bim, ultimately cau ted his death. La w lew waa a young nnn and had only beeii married the precseding week Donahue is spoken of by thnee whn knew hiui. ss being an excellent man. Four other persona were injured by the accident. Thomas McA voy had bis leg broken and the iijnries ef the ulhere were coiiiparitivcly tr.flaij. Miners Journal. Fatal Aoodkvt at Tan aqua We regret to learn that Mr. Henry Carter, of the firm of Carter & lleatou, who had recrntly leated the Little Schuylkill Company' Mine, waa eruth ed to death by a fall of coal in th mines, on Fri day of last wstk. Mr. Carter waa alone in breaat w hen tho fall took plaee, and waa not di scovsred ootil the evening of the sme dsy. When found hi bead and shoulders were bsre nd a few bioisee oa hie person, which lesds a tha belief that he sou Id have been extricated and hi Ufa saved il any person bad been pre asnt. Ha hi loft a wife and two childrso to mourn hi los-Afiasrs Journal ExTsmioe or Man. Faciutix. TbsGevsrn sosnt of Nw Grenada baa contributed $130,000 towards getting op a lino of steamship from Ssnta Martha, Csrtbsgns snd Cuba, thence te be continued by tWamsblpe to taks tbe mall te the United Stat.. - Snow baa been eeea i Florid poly twice ia la tntj yti,' fajwya aa ncksog. Ml."' H , WHaLXJ I. Jjg?3BBWrM THZ3 AXKESiXGAN. Saturday, fehrvary t7, IM17. CJ The editor la abieot thit week, which muit.acconat for lack of editorial. ' int mib-ss eomethlrg un looked for should ereur The bridge at Clar.'- Fetry la ready for Insi neit. Avast aewunt of ptodtire is remly, waiting for the opening of tbe navigation. Ojr We a it stated In tbe Police OatMte of New Vojk.that the See. Mr. Earncs, formerly a lecturer, and publisher vf a temperance paper at Milton, has dteerttd hi post a chaplain in tha army in Mexico. A reward of 840 is offVred. Mr Ernrs ha figarrd in vsrious doubtful charac ter of 1st y art, without much credit to him self In either. C7" Tbe Three Million Bill ha passed both Heme of Congro In th Senate tbe bill wa passed by a majority of five votea, the amendment which propoitd to prohibit slavery in any terri tory that might be acquired ender tha provisions of the bill having been previously rejcted by a majority of tea vote. 07 The accounts of tbe famine in Ireland are of the most alarming character. There is a bill be for Congies to appropriate $.100 000 for tbe relief of the sufferers. The Pieaidenf, it i said, ia not satisfied of th propriety of the donation from thit government, and doubta if lbs British government will be willing to accept it. Some writer inquires what baa become of all tbe im mense amount of ''Rent" which the repealers, with O'Connell at their head, have collected, and suggests the propriety of appropriating that mo ney for bread for tb famishing poor. trttrr fa the EJitor. HARaisscao, March 3, 1847. The Hotels in this place are crowded to their tmoet extent with delcgttea to the Convention, nd other wbo are interested in the nomination for Governor. It i hard to say what th result will be, although the impression ia that Guvrreer Sbunk will be renominated if hia friends persist n hia nominatiou. That there ia mucb excite ment and feeling on tbe subject is every where videot. There has been some talk of tbe two- thirds ruls bring put into requisition, but its policy is questioned by many of both wings of the party, while there are other of both who are de cidedly in ita favor. Thataurha state of things should exist, is certainly to be regretted, and that such hereafter al wsy will ba th rate, there can be no doubt, unlet that wholesome provision, th one term principle, is adopted The Con vention will meet to-morrow. Its result will be ooked for with more interest than any conven- ion that has met for a number of yesia past. If tbe mails and tbe elements permit, I will prubs b'y be ensblcd to li.furm you of the nomination j for Governor and Canal Commissioner. For tbe officer of Cansl Commissioner, a number of gen tleman bave been named, but it is impoteible to say who will b3 th successful candidate, aa that ill depend almost wholly upon the nomination for Governor. The qi's'ion allowirg the people to vote upon tbe aubject of granting licen to cll liqnor, waa extended to Northumberland county, in the House ol Representative, which was, however, amended so a to extend only to tb borough of Sanbnry, Milton, and Nortbum be i land, and Cbilisqoaqne township. The bill to sell the main line nf the public works wss warml debated in the Senate this morninp, by Mr. B'gler in oppoeiiion snd Mr. Gibbons in fsveir o' tht measure. Il cannot and never ahnuld become elaw. In twenty y-ar the public works will be a emireent great re venue, unless greatly injured by the contempla ted Pennoylvania Railroad, which rune parrallel with it. Tbe vote in th Senate confirming Judge Foster' nomination, which stool 10 to 15, wss on Sjturdsv last reconsidered, and hi nomination rejected by a vote of 17 to I, thnee who voted in hi favor refiuint to ote egiin, aa they deny tho right of the Senate toreenn aider the vote w hich had confirmed him. The qnestion will now have tn be decided by the Supreme Court, or quo tcurrnntn, aa the Judge will hold on to hia seat until the question ie decided against him. The Canal Commis sioners hsve not yet mede their appointments at YVilliemeport. The Canal will be opened aa early the -10th int if pnsvibie. Marh 4. 6J oVoek P, M. The Convention hsve j.wt nnminsted Shunk by a vote of 106. to 14 for Judge Eldred. AcoiDtfTs ix tus Coal Mist. The Minsrs' Journal tsys tbat noleasthaa sight persons bave ben kitted by accident in the Coal Region, witbtn tbe last ten days. Tbs frequency of scci dents ought to rsuts grestsr rsrs to be tsksn by persona driving csrs, or working in ths Mint, but socb easualti appear to have little effect. Lot or roe Forty-one vessels, chiefly fi sight sd with bread aloft for Greet Britain, bave besa lost at sss since October. Tbs Com BBcrcie! ascribee this t overleding aad bad sto rage. - . . CoLeeei, McCtene Recent accounts from Monterey give rise to serious spprehsnsions for ths safety of tkia gallant officer. He ia atill sul fsring saversly, aad tbs attsnding physician was of opinion that be could not survive. A Msxican officer applied to tbe British Go- vsrsor of Nsw Piovidenc for permissio t fit eat privateer tber, to prey aa Aosericaa eee msrrs,btt tbs Gevsroar rsry pjowplly refuesd Correspondence of ths Suntury American. ' tm rMllJelphU. i&jy Columbia flecta, Pbilad 't Fee) 9l! a. rtnio I premised Ife my seat to give yonr fair readera th early f pring fahiont A I hold an word r4, 1 redeem it to far at in my power who can do mots T Silki will rule, an J 1 have teen a great many neve ones witb three flounce, tcelluped, or bound with broad velvet to match, or trimmed with fringe. Ti e flounces are very deep, the top on begioninx about fmr incurs from tbe waist, - The styles sre uausuaily gsy. Hate hav not yet ma.t their appearance I may be able te atnts tbe stjlrs in my next uiovesotin origtiresi colon are worn, green and Mu preiloniinatiog. - Bag of corresponding colors. Gaiters, with high heels, to mttch tbe dress. Gsudy scarfs, tbat reach te the feet, take tbe place Of tbe Loa on fine days. Toe wil) per eclv from Ihia haaty sketch tbat we are becom ing a very gay people. All tbe colore of the rain bow are brought into requisition, and they effec tually put to the blush tb modest attire which whilom distinruished this sober mindid commu nity. So much for fashion. Political Activs preparations are bring ansde for tbs spring election. All the small fry of tbe three psrlira sre induttrioiialy at woik, each trying his best to kick up ths biggest itX to fill the eyes of tbe desr, but often sadly de ceived ptorde. In some of the waiWs num nations i hav already been made, Atsessoi, Inspector, Constable, Ate., are to ba chosen. TatM-roff. The packets bet ween thit city and Trenton hsvs returned their triit, ai.d are get ting on twimming'y. Canal The Delawsre snd Rsritsn isnal will ba opeo in about a week. Sracoi.ATio!! Tbe eperolatnr are severely down in lbs mouth in consequence of the decline in Flour. A few of them bsv made immtnsv fortune ever Ac rxtrtme Ufl f With quit a number "shank's mare" has tsken the place of elegant estabtiemests. They were disappointed in the news by tbs tait tteamcr that's all and who pities tbem. Tea Wsathks I-ast week an three days of this week, bave afTordrd, on the w hole, a bad spe cimen of weather. We bave had considerably more gloom than sunshine. Yerteritsy, (the birth dsy of our mutual friend, Grorge Washington.) s Abided seversl slsrming instances of tbe aud den changes that tometimet come over our fic kle climate. In th morning it rained, at noon it bailed, and tnow fell, thick and fast during the balance of tbe day. A doten or two of sorry look ing soldier were out on paiadc, but they did not look pretty nor sweet in tb snow and slush. 1 felt sorry for them; but perhaps they were pa triotic, and patriotism, you know, ia proof a gainst all aorta of weather. Tbia morning th sky was clear, and ths thertmometer down to twenty. five I Did you ever notice how much tberemomtters taks after tha weather? Just think of it, and while you are .in the train of thought, compare tha weather with life, and aee if you don't find tbem very much alike smiles and aunshine, tears and rain, clouds and aorrow ! you may finish the picture, I have not time. ,. HsaAi.oar. Every body wbo cau afford it, ia having hia coat of arms engraved. Lovett's of fice is crowded daily, with great and small who areanx'eus to perpetuate th memory ol taeir ancestors by a renewal of their beraldric designs Lovett (Fifth near Walnut at.) i tbe only per son in town who sugrsve on atone, in fart be is tbe only on who thoroughly onderstsods tbe subject of heraldry, and, ss a matter of course, the whole business goes to bim. Well, he is deserving of it, for he is a superior trtist. and an accomplished gentleman. Oi.e of these dsyt I will write you a little story under this head It will amuse you, aa it ia quit funny. Buaiwxta Wctern merchants arriv daily by dozen, atill, owing mainly to tb unfavorable ness of tb weather, trad ia not aa brisk aa w eould wish. A clear sky for a week would give us a headway tbat no kind of weather eould per manently check The commission man tsll me tbat there will be a ecsreity of domett ics. owing to tbs fset tbat a largs number of domestic men gave ap manufacturing, when tbe new Tariffb cams a law. Tbey express a fesr that tbey will not be able to get enough goods to supply ths demand. Our retailers era doing comparatively nothing For want of employment the pretty stors girls eiowd bt hind tha counters to ted eseh others fortone. I have no doubt all the oinena are fa vorable ! All the hotels art doing a prosperous business An influx of strangers is capital for hotel-keepers. I know you will be glad to learn that Bagley, Mackenzie & Co. of the Columbia House, are rasping ths just rsward of enterpiise and indue try. Mr. Ferguson (tb gentlemanly Peter) ia airk but not dangerously ao, I believe. Cas. E. A. Pennimen, Fq. haa aold bia Interest in tbs ''Spirit of tbs Times,' and tbat eatablubment I now in the charge of Colonel John Stephenson Da Soil, Co loo I Thomas B Florence, late of the late Keystone," (which pir baa be meiged into tbe Time,) and Piofesaor Georg JC flasewell, late of tbe "Ohio Statesman," an elevated and powerful writer. Ctder tbe direction oftbis taleetad trio tbe Time a most become a brilliant abest in deed. PmNa My friend Hoe. Andrew 8twart i to t a dinner, at tbe expense of tbe yoeng whig of tbi rlty, ia the early part of th en Br ing month. When tbe affair corns off, 1 may go late particular for the particular edificatioa of the teasibls readers of tb well-conducted Sea bury Amerlrea. lairaovtMtHT. Roe! baa refitted hi ) gant ettsblitbmsnt ia magnificent atyl. It the bandeomeat plaee f tbe kind ia tbs city, perhaps ia tbe country. Good. 6r. ViLssTine'e Da It i estimated tbat two AsutaVsef faeuseaa? Valentin passed through tb diffsisst office of tbi city laat week, it' wful, ia'nt It ' Two fcendrtd tbsussnd kssrt breskert ! oh, dear oh, dear ! 8ava tbs pieces, y If . ( I Tmsai aicAL we bave tbr thestres, a cir ca, Montgerie, Museum, tad teversl other sf fhlrs to maks paopls spend monsy In full blast. This does not look like hsrJ tiffin ! Nut week ws are to have the Opera. laxr.Aiio -Our cititen tr generously sub scribing in aid of th famishing paopl of Ir!at:d It a a noblf rant for charity. . . , , Tut Cits Tb health of the town is Improv ing. Last week tbe deatLi amounted to only 08 Adulti 35, childiea j r ? PaoMitx I will write again next week.. -. Very truly, t ELtcTtot vet Correspondence of the SuuUiry Aoieritan ) ! Frern Pbilndtlphlrt. "' Columbia House, March 3. ' AccmcNT t vras witness to a sad accident this forenoon A gentleman waa conveying Li family into the country io Crete carriage, when, as tbi-y wer potting along V. xh'h at, Tbe door of the vehicle flew open, and a little girl of about ten years, railed out, falling directly between tbe wheels, the hind ones psasirg over and break inc. the poor little thing's leg '. It castes me to shudder at I think of it. OLonr. The thirst for glory on the plain of Mexico i subsiding. 1 hose ctptaint wbo hsve bee etcepted by the Government find great dif ficulty in nrocurinz men to fill thtir ranks. In- T S ducrii.ents in ths shape of bounty money and laud are posted up throughout the city, but the brave volunteera don't bite at tb bait. All the eager spirits bave gone to tbe wars, tbe remain ing one would rather fizbt at home, snd who esn ' blam them ? I believe Cept. Culler is nearly full, and his Troop i a very fine one. Biddle is also nearly full. These two officer will prov an honor to the aervie. A great number of fel lows put down their namet.butafterwarda tneak out of theboaineta. In tome caea tbey get their advance, before tbey retire into private life, by leaving the State. Tea WATse Last week tbe weather wa whst might be called decidedly variable. We had a very liberal dash of snow a fair prink- ling of rain considerable bail, with a good e snrtmeiit of wind, clouds, fos, and drinle the heeemometer ranging delightfully, eve.-y two or bree houra, from sixty down to twenty, snd then back again ! 1 ha perfectly natural conse quence of all which ia, that w e (the majorty of tha population of this handsome city) sre suffer- ng from cold snd tor tbroata, and wheexe, oogh and eneeze in unhappy concert. Tbe pic- ure it tree don't lauph at its oddity. Relikv Tbe Irish Relief Fund now amounts to nearly t'iOO, 000, and all tbe subscriptions have not been made I would gladly aee it reach one million from this city sluns. Jt'DctPHir. The term of service of hia Honor Judge John R:ehter Jontt expired on Saturday, and he retired from the Bench universally and sincerely regretted. Aa a profound jurist, a clas sical scholar, an honest man, thoroughly imbued witb the principles of law, and an upright ex pounder of the same, he challenge our admi ration and respect. He returns to the practice of hi srduous profession with that greatest of all blessing, a clear conscience, retailing fmm the faithful, impartial, and enlightened performance of bis high trust. It it thought that Wm D Kelly will succeed him. Mr. K. is a very popular young man, a good speaker, and straightforward in th per lor- rrnnce of ilnty. Fasbioh. All our Perfumer ate spending small fortune in the fitting upof their establish ments. Eugene Routiel, whose Perfumery it known and used every where, hat lately made a number of splendid improvement in hit hand- din ttor which i now realty magnificent ; but tha piettiett place in town i in Eighth street, op- posit Warnock' Celebrated Dry Good estab lishment. It it a little box, but a darling one- just big enough for the purpose, and filled witb the choicett perfumea and cotmetica, and every thing may be bad temptingly cheap. Give tbem a tall when you com to town. One of your food frienda ia the proprietor. BraiNsas Ths city is full of strangers, prin cipally businsss men from the South and West. All the hotels era crowded. W shall do a very largs business this spring. Market atrsrt, and Third and Second streets, present sn sttonithing arrsy of boxes snd bales upon tbs side walk. All roe nurry, bustle and confusion incident to a prosperous teuton msy now be witnessed. Mer chants bnrry to and fro, aa if the old Boy (I hope his majesty will psrdon tr.y famitarity) were after tbem. Activity, energy, enterprise, are making a mighty town for us. As sn unmistaks- able evidence that we sre increasing in aixe, Miss Tourhit told me thia morning, that tome family had n.oved next door tn hrr, and to save ber life aha could not find out what their namea were, although, aaid tbe, "I know well tbey bad egga for breakfast, as high as they sre, for I saw the tervant bring them in and throw th shells ont afterward. I do wish they'd put tbeir nsms on th door. If it is'nt don toon, I sbtll bertt with curiosity '." Yon se ws are a growing people, and, aa socb, not to be met ted at, on porpoie ! A Wish I with yea woald tend me the A mericaa a toon aa it ia printed. It is provok ing to be eomjielled to wait a whole week for it. CoitaoiATOBv. We have prayer mting oa Tuesday evenings. At onr last gstheriag aa old and poor s'stsr, a dependent on tba Church, atatsd tbat shs did 'not knotc trknt tt tkctM Jo Ae oW, at tki Acefiti any rnswry to pay hsrfutniuptnHiV . "Do not lei tbe thought distrsss yoe, my dear aiater" aaid tbe eminently ploea Mr a. B- ' to fory you teilh at grtei 4ml Jcauttee ! Political. Tb small fry are at work ia a mall way, preparing tor the anting eoateet. . Ja a fw dsy tb three parties will be squaring up to each other quit aagly. Vary troly, ELacraoTTra. ' Al the laal dalea tha sloop of war Albany bad arrived el Vera Crag, aad waa aeeieling tba Jobo AdiBf ia mitBtintng tba Met kid. Congressional Prooeatlag, . WAsmnoTon', March 1, 1847. Sr.NAtx, Mr. Areber preseated tbeeredealials of Mr. Hunter, elected to succeed him as Ssaator from tbe State of Virginia. It wat on motion agreed to take a receta from 4 o'clock until 6, for tbe reesaiader of tb is, ion. ''-, Th joint reoTution of thank to Oea. Taylor and tba army wat amended and passed. . The bill to regulate (he appointment ofOeaer. al officer totb ten regiment wa reported ftn tbe Military Committee The Rouse ameai oiebt aa te the Lieut. Geoerat and others wi ttricksn out. . . , , The L'ght House bill from tb House, was passed without amendment. The Army apprcpristion bill was tsksn ap snd passed. ' . Tbe Post Rout bill waa alao amended and paaaed. It includes lb mail to Oregon and . to and from the army. , Tbe joint resolution te refund tbe advances made by tbe Statca for tbs subsidence and trans portation of tbe volunteera waa passed. An a- meiidinent to Include townships, counties sad cit- ties wst rejected. Tbe three million bill wat then tsken up. I. M. Clsyton addressed the Senate and concluded that tb appropriation of money without specify ing the diiect object was not warranted by tha constitution snd wss so retarded by Jefferson and other distinguished Democra'a. When Mr. Clayton had concluded Mr. Pearct took tba floor, and at 4 o'clock tbe Senate ad journed till 6 0'clo.ck. Evening Stuion Mr. Pearce addressed tbs Senate in opposition to the thtse million bill ia any and every shape. Mr. Dit followed, and said he should, ander instructions, vote for the bill, with the proviso prohibiting slavery in new territory, which he intimated waa to be offered without the proviso. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, followed. Messrs. Butler and Colquit epoke warmly against any prohibition of slavery on territory to be acquired Mr. Peyton defended the right of the General Gtivernment to prohibit. Mr. Wetsrott ia speak ing, (10 o'clock.) Tbe vote will probably be j taken to-night, but not for an hour or two yet, Horse. The smemtinents msd by the Sen ate to the b.il increasing the marine corns were concurred io. The bill from the Seoate for tba relief of Ira- land and Scotland was read, and a motion to lay it opon the table negatived, by a vote of 75 yeaa to hi nays. Mr. Carroll moved to go into Com mittee of the Whole for its consideration, which waa also negatived 69 to 1 10. It wa then refer red lo the Oomm ttee of Way and Meant. The Pott-office Appropriation Bill, with the Senate's amendments, and a further amendment by the Post-office Committee of the House, wss taken up, and the amendment of the Committee conrurred in ; as thus amended the Senate'a a mendments weresgreed to. On sgreeing to tbs amendment made by tho Senate, in striking out the section authorising the Pottmatter to select the newspapers in which the lists of letter shall be published, the vote stood ayes 81, nays 77. The amendment of Senate to the House amend ments to joint resolution of tbsnk to General Taylor, Butler, Worth, &c, presenting twordt inttetd of medals, w ss agreed to. Th House, at half pat 1 o'clock, took a recess until . Evening S-esriun The message ot th Presi dent, communicating the correspondence with Gen Taylor end the Quarter Master Geneial, cal led for by a resolution, wa read The measag state There i no unpublished correspondence with General Quitman and Harmer, and iio ie port from those officers. A resolution was passed, authorizing tha mem bers to subscribe to th Congressional Globs. Mr, McClelland presented a resolution of th Mi chigan Legis'atur io lavor of the war. A num ber of private and unimportant billa were patted. The House then went inn Committee of the Whole upon the State of th Union, Mr. Cobb in tb Chair, and considered and agreed to certain amendments nf tbe Senate to tbe army appropri ation bill, and the pott ronte bill, with fuilber amendments by tha Committee of Waya and Meant. Tha Committee and Houte concurred, snd at S o'clock the Houte adjourned. BAxttatTT or rns Msxicass. Ths Utter of tb New'Orletn Picayune peak of tha shock ing barbarity of some of tbs Msxicsns t Lieut. Miller, an officer of the Ohio volunteera who wat kilted at Chirbironi, had bia heart rot out and hong upon a both I Th body of tbe brav but unfortunate Lieut. Ritchie waa horri bly mutilated after bia death. Hia heart, too, waa tora from bim, and after wsrds atuck opon a pels by tbe road side I Naval Commsnder Buchanan, who ha been long in charge of the Naval School at An n polio, haa received ordere from the Secretary of tbe Navy to take commend of tbe eloop of war Jamestown, now resdy for at Norfolk and destined for the Golf of Mexico. Tha Cincinnati Chroniele y that on tha morning of th 21st, tb whole tfouthero horU ton waa covered with pigeon, which coutinued to move on over the lac of the akiee, In squad ron of rarioua magnitude, forming an innumer able army of tbi prolific bird. Tbey wer mo ving northwardly, a the Spring approached .' ' It is stated thst Mr. B:cvenon, of London bit invented a three cylinder locomotive angina, ol which tba power ia aa great thai it atari off Ilk ta arrow from bow. The Dublin Cveaiag Tost aayi thit ft ia f tainly within tba mark in stating that at least thirty persons perish Caily from hoeger It) Ir land. Aa Aoaericia avppr bis just beta Urt ed it Timpie.
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