TOUT LATE A WD 1 11 POUT A ST aTROB li!ITA rt Balllt ef BricitoTt Amrrtcont fietnriomi Another Probablt Battle at Chihuahua- Account. I'm St. Louis piper, oT the 25th, svftlch iti to hand yrrertlay, brlnf t account tf the battle near El Pesao, between the Mr- ui'sns and the Mexicam. There account Confirm the reports previously recieved by way cf Mexico, except la the exaggeration of the )om of men. The Americana, with treat in terior force, without loas, defeated the Mell on, who hd thirty killed in the en-jagetnent. The Bht occurred on Chrietmae day. fuDBITOnSKCt, Feb. 16, 1W7. iVar Sir : To day another company arrived from the plains bringing Santa Fe date late as January 7th. The new which t tent yon yesterday la coo 6rmcd tn a I moat every particular, aod I enclose j ta an official report of the battle, prioted In !Stita Fe and aent me by a friend. Yoora, Ac. R. On the 25th of December, 1340, the Mexican forcea from the city of Chihuahua, (about elev en hundred in number.) met the United State turcea under command of Cul. A. W, Doniphan, consisting of aix hundred men, 500 ol them bo in of hia own troops, the 1st Regiment of hi M Volunteer, and a detachment of 100 men e . a. r nnAnp inmimnil of Lieut Col men from M J Clark's Bstta'ion of Light Artil lory, under command of Capt Hutlsoa and Lieut Knbben, and 70 men from Col Price' Regl raeot and Col VVilleck' Bmlinn,23milee this euleof El Panto. The following is the aubatanoe oft letter from Col Doaiphan. Col D states that he liaa met the enemy and conquered, and is Ruing on to take the El Pasao He further etstee that the vnemy attacked him v. hen hia men were in great confusion, but they were called together immediately and drawn up aa infantry, and received three fire from the enemy, when the whole line opened broad aide, telling with great effect, and breaking the entire line of the enemy. Captain Keid made a gallant charge after the third fire, with aixteen mounted men, and in hia attack killed several of the enemy. One mule load of powder and aeveral mulea were captured Mwtof the Mexicans who were killed were ahot in the head, an evidence that our men a hoot too h'gh. Th battle lasted about half an hour. Thore wne only about twenty minutea to pre pare from the time the enemy werediscuvered. Thus. Forsyth, who brought tbe Express, aays that the Americana had a glorious Christmas frolic on the liquor, bread and wine which they captured. We are under the grcateat obligationa to Ma jor Clark for the following report from Lieut Kribben, giving a true and correct account, and the full particulars of the battle: DsrACHMcnt or Missocai Light Astillssy. I Camp below Bracile, Rio Grande, Dec. 88, '47. ) Dear Sir I can only write to you few lines, being upon the point of break ;ng op camp Our detachment at Frsy Cristobal overtook C"l Doniphan's co'iaod, Major Gi'pin, with two hundred and fifty m n, I ad previously left for Ei PnsMi, and Col Jackmn wr following with t 'o lundrcd men. Col Doniphan had but one hni u'red a id fVty men with him, tho remainder of liia regiment being sick, attending on S'ck, and detached through the country. From Frsy Cristobal, our detachment marched with Col D rrplian south, when at the Laguna of the Jornada del Muerte, news reached us through an express sent by M"j Gilpin thst the Mexi cans had determined to resist at El Pjsso, and had collected a considerable number of Iroopa. intending to give us battle. An exprr had been sent tn Santa Fe for part of tho Artillery tinder Mnjor C ark, but no news had aa yet reached us from there, so that the detachment of thirty men from the three companies of our troops are all tint are here from lh) battalion. At the southern end of thejornado, ten miles north of Don Ans, the trsder are encamped. Contradic'ory rumors of the enemy'a approach resell us duiiy. Yesterday, (Clirif.tma t'ay.) when we had just arrived in camp here, with about 600 men, hid nnnaH.lt. rl Mir anion's, and mol of the men were cngfi in cirrj ina wood and water, the new ws Vrrnght ip'.o rr nip of the enemy's l" v in in,,i avd a 'vancr.g. It was about 2 o'eloelf, p. V., bj. ) tit, .:. waa very pleasant, Ojr hnn-o ue-n jrrnzn'g some d stance from t'.e eimp a! the tune, formed a single line an-1 del. rmi'i.'d t. meet t.;e enemy aa infantry. Their E'tuckinj bcinjr evidently designed on tliM I( flank, ni'.ir which wss our wagon train, our detachment wss ordered from the extreme right to the left, where we coon took up our po sition. One piece of artillery, 400 regular lancer nd cavalry, and 100 regular infantry, besides eomo 500 militia troops from El Posso composed th enemy's force, according lo the best infor mation 1 can obtain from the reports of prieo nera and from papers found in the baggage on the field. The enemy ranged Ihemselveo on the east within half mile of our line, the moun tains in their rr. In our rear waa a liver, wi'h a little bruihwood on it bank. Previoua to the encounter Lieutenant from their ranks cmo forward waving a black Bag in his band, but h alio J when within 100 atepa of oar line. Thomas Caldwell, oar iaterpieter, rode out to meet bim. Tbe meeaenger with the black Sag of defiance demanded that the Com mander should come into thair camp aod apeak to their General. Tbe reply was, "If your Ge naral wants tote our Commsoder, let bin come ber." "Wa shall bmk your rank tbo led take bim there." wa the retort of the Mexican. "Come and take bim," ld our interpreter, un wittingly using the phrase of th Spartan at Thermopylae A eurae oo ytw. prepare, fort charge," cried the Mcx'cnn, "We give no quarter and eak none," and waving hi black flsg gracefully o vr his heed, galloped back towarda the enemy' line. The charge wa made by the dragoon from thlr right, directed upon our loft flank, brinpntr onr detachment into the closest fire. Their infnntry, with one howitzer with them, at the same time attacking our rieht (link. Their charge waa a handsome one, but was too welt, too coolly met, to bresk our line. Af ter their fire had been apent, their front column beinjr at about one hundred steps from the front of our flank, our line poured a volley into them, which Le i-g a f w time repeated, creati d , uch havoc in their columns, thst their forces wheel ed to the left, retreating from our fire, and in their flight mnde an attack on th provision train Here they met a very warm reception, and were soon compelled to fly inall directions, and in the utmost confusion. Their Infantry having been put to flight, the Howard company, under the cmmnnd of Lieut N Wilyht, taking advantage of the panic, charged upon them and to k their cannon from them this was soon in. nne I by the ait l'ery detachment, under Lieut Krhhon, in Col Mi leaving their arm, bsfnrsge. provisions, and other fton on the field of ba'ile. A amall body of mounted men, under the command of Cxpt Ried that by this time gathe red together in a line, charged upon the enemy pursuing them into tho mountains, where they ought refuge. The number of their dead is mid to be at leaat 30, that of their wounded is slight as far as ascertained. Had we a single piece of cannon with ua they wi uld have lost more of their men but having no Ailille:y on nur Hle, w hnd to act aa Infantry until wo put possesion of the howit'er so gallantly cap'ured by the How ard company. We lost not a ainsle men. and had but seven slightly wounded we took eight prisoners, six of whom died last night. Tims enr-ed the bit tie of Brieitn, the first b attle of the Army of th West, and as bravely fought by our men as ever men fought at an engagement. We have every resson to brieve hst there is more in store f r us C 11. Kaiser:, 1st Lieut Mo Light Artillery. Santa Fe, Jan. 1st, IS 17. iNnrrFSPSNca. Mo , Feb 15. 1917. As news of some in.portsncc from Ssnta Fe hss just reaih'd ui, 1 hasten to give yoti the in formation. Nine men, wi'h two wagona, direct from Santa Fe, reached here thia ever. in?, ho bring intelligence of a battle having hern fought between Col Doniphan's regiment and th Mex- icana, about fifty miles above Fl Patso del Norte I have just had an interview with Mr M L Krit ser, a trader fiom this place, who waa one of the company just in. Tb particular which he gave me are as follows : Colonel Dinopban was on his march down the countiy, intending, or expecting to join Wool at Chihuahua. When within about fifty miles of Passo del Norte, they observed a body of Mex icans approaching tbem with a black flag. Doni phan baited, arid aent out an interpreter to knnw what waa meant Xy it. The anau er waa a de mand for an unconditional t urr ruler. Col Doniphan siked fifteen minn'ei to think ef tbe matter, and in let than the time aked, formed bia men in battle array, and at the time ordered his men, ssth-y foinvd, to rquat close to tbe ground, which they did. The Mexican! fired. Doniphan did not return fire, hoping to avoid a hattl . The Mexicani fired aestn. which wounded several American Doniphan thinking it a little more serious than at first, ordered hia men to fire, which they Hid with considerable eT. e The Mrx'csnt atood but the one fire from onr unerring maiktmen. Tbey broke ranks and scattered in confusion. leaving thirty killed on the field Doniphan had about COO men with him at th Mt and thev if- port that there were 1200 Mexicans. Nnne of lbs Americans were killed seven were wound ed. Yours. B. Attack on Vera Cruz. The writer of the letter from w hirh the Cou rier copies tbe following extract, niofrices to bavs received his intelligenrs "from Gen Scott's own lips :" Poixt Ibaml, Feb 11. IS 17. "Ths General (Scott) ia waiting moat anxious ly for transports and ordnance storea from New Orlear.s. to move at once down to the Gulf Costt. General Worth, with 3000 tag utars, is Uo here, and ths movemeut to Uke place is as follows : "As soon aa tbe transports gel here, snd Ihry are hourly expected, fb Iroopa are lo embsik tor Tameieo; they will bs joined by General Tat terson, Twigga, Shields and Pillow, with about 3,000 mora; all will then sail for th Mand of Lobos, 60 miles south of Tampieo, where they will find a part of ths volunteers Istsly called out. The whole forss will then number about 13,000, pei haps 13 000, snd there the General will organiss tbe command, and then sail for An. tonio Lixardo, where he will find our fleet. It will eseorfbim to ths Island of Saeraftrios, about five milea from Vera Cmz, and about 3 miles from Iba main land. He will disembaik tb ar my at Ibis Island : and under cover of tba navy will laud tba troops, or rather transport them io sari boats to th main sbor. Her be ex pects to meet Santa Anna with all the troops b esa muster, say 30.000 or 40,000; snd with ths wsll appointed, but amall number of 13,000 men, bsmssos toipatpth 40,000 Mexicsns! then rapture tb city of Vera Crux. tb Navy, of sourse, co operating in lbs attack upon tba Cas tle "WnV Ceanim Lata front lb Br Qen. Butler arrived at New Orleana Gci. Taylor at Buliillo Aqua Native taken Poe eesercn of Embarkation of Geo. Worth's Division Los of th Royal Mail Steamship Tweed Sixty persona loat Tbe eteam propeller Washington arrived at New Orleans on tba 80th ult., from tbe Braros, which sb left on th 23d. General Sutler came a passenger, b waa suffering so much from bia wound as to entirely disable Lim for active ser vice. General Taylor bad arrived at Saltillo with Rriggs' and Tbomas' batteriea and tb Second Mississippi regiment on the 2d Feb. He hss ta ken possession of Aqua N'ueva, snd all the troops are to go there, with tbe exception of a few who remain in town. There was no doubt that Gen. Minon would yet ran considerable trouble. Gen. Taylor ia very much in want ol light troops. A letter from tbe Pratos, under dste of tbe 22. 1 published in the Picayune, saya that Geo. Tay lor ia busy making water tanks and collecting tiain wagona and pock males. The enemy had left that part of the country for parts unknown, but supposed In tbe direction of Vera Crux. Gen. Wortb'a division bad all embarked, with the exception of the dragoons and the light artil lery batteriea. d-n Woith had sailed a dsy or two previous in thestesmer F.dilh. The Atrevida, arrived at New Orlesns from Ceevior-ftte fefenr c'ftfie-tSfs l.uhi.hi.r.f? Tweed, on the 12th of February, on the north esst end of Alrsranes. Sixty persons were drowned. An expedition had been aent from Campescby to her assistance. Lata from Tump'eo. Arrival of C 'en. SroftVera Crux reported as Evacuated by order of Santa Anna, and the Troop$ marched into A Intern- Attach threatemd upon SaltWo, Monterey and Ata'a-m-rat. By the arrival of the schooner Delta, at Nev. Orleans on tbe 1st instsnt, dates fiom Tampieo to the 20th ult, have been received. General Scott had arrived there the day previous. It was reported that Vera Crux hod been eva cuated by order of Santa Anna, and lhat the tioops were msrchrd into the Interior. Mr. Lumsilm. of the New Orleans Picayune, writts from Tsmpico on tos 18th, that he bat aeen a letter from a Mexican officer to a friend, dated San Luis, Februsry 9, which ststed thst Santa Anna waa to march on Saltillo preparatory to attacking Monterey. Gen. Urrea. with C000 Iroops, was at Victoria, and intended soon to march upon Matamoraa. Both these attarka, the writer anticipated, must prove successful, snd ssys we will give tbe Vankera hot work in the North while marching onon Vera Crux. The writer ia a Private Secretary to Santa Anna. It ia pretty certain that Santa Anna basarriv ed at Saltillo. and it ia even reported that he had engaged General Taylor, but tbe latter waa not believed at Tampieo. General Scott has issued orders to regulate the punishment of all Crimea committed by Mexi cana or Americana not provided for by army rulea, after trial before a military commission, according to the taw s of ths United States. From ths New Orleans Bulletin, 1st inst.) Lai front Tmnplen and th Urttoi, Arrival of Gen Scott Generil Ordrr Re ported Evacuation nf Vers Crux by order of Hnrita Anna. Toe echoonrr Oe!la, Copt. Hair, arrived last vening from Tanipic mailed on the 2Glh. We amitx the fo'itoing extract from letti m. and from the Tniiico S--niiriel of the 17th. The report lliat Smta Anna has withdrawn the garrison from Vers Crux, we prenumeal ludes only lo I lie ci'y and not to the Casile. Tampico 19 f, F- bruery. 1540. This aftemnin. the mail carrier from Vera Cruz arrived, bringing letters for foreign mer chant in this city, whish eUted that the com inaiiderof the M X'ckii forces at V ra Cri;X hnd received poe tise ord. ra from Sunt Anna to withdraw all the force fom that city, and to march them into the interior, ami it ia riippiwcd, by all now, llmt Vera Cr a will be occupied by onr troop, without a hli.w bi ing struck. Gre.it Prcptratioiie sn- r-iog made here for eomethinr. but Gen. I'mH- rron k'-epe every thine enclose lhat i is iirpo-.pi Me fi.r any one to find nut a thing concerning the next move- ment. All are anx nmly awaiting Ilia arrival ol Gen Scot I. Tamhco, 10 h February, 147. Gn Rcoit Unded under a sulute. Order hsve b- en gtvon for a movement, sn I Gen Twig J goes to-morrow to the mouth t.f the ri ver with a portion of his division, and the bil sneeo'' th r i'uUm (lei. ving enough Ar'iPery only lo take ch rge of our defenc ) will go for ward as si 'on as tranpnrtxtioii cuu be procured Stii.1. Loiaa. The U S prr pell, r Wssh- irgton, from the Bri.tua renci ed this city yi s terdsy attermon, having on board M-.ji.r Gen. loiiler, and other parsengers, with mine sick sihI dterhai "ed Irooca. Ttis Wufhini'ton Irli nthe2:UI. Cy this srrivul We l.an that the er.ibarkaln.n of Ihe lema'iu er id the troops at the Bisso would not be completed before the fjihof this mouth, sail wss Ptcesfurily a alow work from Ihe inrana and mode of rtnbarkment. and tlieoff.culiii'sarifing Iromthe bar and shoal water. The cavalry had yet to be embarked. Nothing further from Santa Anna at San Luis, but ii is belisved that bia reeent displsy towards taltii'o waa merely intended to mssk bia real movement toward Vera Crux, and that be baa actually marched towarda tbat point. One ac count bad been received, tbat b did contemplate an attack at one time oa Saltillo, but waa deter red from lb attempt, by tba difficulty of proca ring wtcr oa th route. THE AMERICAN. Batrdaft March IS, 1847. 1 B. I'JtnKIl, Etq., at hU Ktit l?s. tat antt Ooi 4MTn, ewrner tVtdmtd Chcnt Wrrefs, VMtadettiia. nt hi little .Ms. tfiil .Mmssth N'rret, ,Mre IVA , ft K. Cnrnrr Bat. tirrtOTf nnit Cntrn-t sfs., ItnlHmnrr, andJWt 16 State t)trrt't It on on, i mvtkmrited to met s Aftnt, ard receipt rot nil menfe cfv thi effre, fnr anhnrrlfttimt or adrtrtlntng, E. IV. C4?7. corner of Third and Dock Areef. Sun Rnildinpt. opposite Merchants' Exchange, Philadelphia, is ulto aulhorited lo act at our Agent. Democratic Xomlualloni. roa oevtatfos, rnixcin R. 8EIUXK, Of Allegheny County. ro caiai. eoMMissioNra, MORRIS LONOSTRETH, Of Montgomery County. fTPatiliso Ins. A fresh supply of superior l'irmiii ink u ictvivru, miiu jor sSl al ruila- delpbia pricss. We are requested to state, thst a collec tion for the reli.-f of the famishing poor of Ire land and Scotland will be made in St Matthew's Church, in this place, on Sunday morning next, March 14. Bishop Potter's pastoral letter, to the clergy and laity of the diocese of Pennsylra nia, wilt be aeen in another column. Fiaa! On Fridsy, the 3th inst., a new house in Upper Augusta township, marly finisb en, owned and built by Mr. Washington Brewer, together w ith all hia carpenter tools, comprising all his hard earnings fur the last two or three years, was totally consumed by fire. Mr. Brew, t-r statea lhat he had, on Thursday, cleared all tbe shavings from the room on the aecnnd story, in which he had a store fur tbe purpose of drying some bosrds he had dressed out for doors. On Fridsy morning he kindled tome fire in the atove, and on etsmining it, a short time slier, it wss to all apparanc gone out He supposes that it originated from a spark which must have fal len fiom the fire, he took np in the morning, near the top of the stairs, while he was at work be low, unconscious of the fire, until the flames compelled him to leave the house. Hit loss ises timatod at about $450. SixTssti Wni anb Mail Stsamiks Among the bills passed by both bouses of Congress on tbe last night of the late session of that body was an impurtsnt one providing for the construction of four war ateamers of the first class, to be ad ded to tbe Navy; and providing also for the em ployment of twelve mail steamers, ten of them to be constructed as to be readily converted into war-eUamera. These vessels, so employed, are to be subject to the order of snd purchase by the Government at sny time. Tbey are all to be rommsndrded by Naval officers ; and a Mail Agent and four Passed M:dhimen are to be placed on board of each, the latter as w atch of ficers snd for improvement in the management of steamships. The mail stesmers ar to be employed as fol lows : five, of not less than 2000 tons each, be tween New York and Liverpool; five, of not less ths n 1,500 tons each, between New Voik and New Orleans, via Charleston, Savanah and Havana, with a branch line from Havana to Chagres ; the vestals of both lines lo be construc ted under tba directions of Ihe Nsvy Department; and twosteamera between Panama and Oregon, touching at th intermediate points on tbe Paci fic. tpnlitmiile by the rrltenl. By and with the advice and content J the Sen ate David Todd, of Ohio Envoy Fstraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary near his Msjesty the Emperor of Rrsxil, vice Henry A. Wise, re called st his own request. John R Clay. Charge de Affairs at Peru. Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania, Envoy Ex traordinary snd Minister Plenipotentiary to bia Majesty the King of France. George V. Ilnpkins, of Virginia. Charge de Affa rs ef the Coiled Slates to th Queen of Portugal. Mnjor Genera's Thomas Hart Benton, of Mo., William Cumming. of Georgia. Brigadier Generals Gro Cada alder, of Pa., Fnos D Hopping, of New York, Franklin Pierce, of New Hampthire. . Gss). Wobth. Tbe Union ssys thst Brigsdier General Worth, in consequence of his gallant services, has been nominated and confirmed by the Senate as Msjor Gsneral by brevet. This is a wsll deserved honor. Ballla M IIIMe. Great Loii on Both Side Gen. A rut a Wound ed Baltimobc, March 10, 1847. The Southern mail brings th New Orleans psptra of Ibe 3d inst. Tbe Delta contains a let- ter from a correspondent at Tampieo, wLitb states that tbe division nf our army commanded by Gen. Taylor, bad met tba Mexican troops, under Ssnta Anna, near Saltillo, and tbat a des perate battle ensued. Tb alanghter en both sides, is said to have bea very great. Gen. Arista, who wss ia command of a division, was wounded. Tbe American were fisally triumphant. Tbia atetemnt,hwvr, tba Naw Orleans Pi- esyvrteeentradiets Dcmoeratli State Convention. HAaaraaeao, March 4, 1847. Tils being th day for tbe meeting of Ihe Stat Convention te nominate Democratic candidates for Governor snd Canal Commissioner, tbe dele gates assembled In ths Court Home at It o'clock, A. M. Horn R. Enkass waa called to th chair, and Geo. R. Riddle, E. O Jackson and Daniel Kutf appointed secretaries, for temporary or ganixation. On motion of W. B. Wright, tb roll was cal led over, tb contested sest being aet aside for the present, and tbe delegatea appeared and took their aeata as members ot lb convention. On motion of Mr. Hale, a committee equal to the Senatorial delegatea wss sppointcd to select officers for the permanent organisation of tbe Convention. Tbeconention adjourned until 3 o'clock. P. M ArraartooN Session Mr. Gwinn, from the committee appointed for tbat purpose, reported lbs officers of the convention, who took their seats, vix: Hon. WILLI AM BEATTY, of But ler county. President, assisted by eighteen vice presidents and eight secretaries Ths President called tbe convention to order. and returned bis thanks in a few appropriate re marks. Andrew Storm was then admitted as ths dele gate from Monroe. Mr. Knox moved that the convention now pro ceed to make nominations for Governor, which wss screed to. Mr. naie men reau a ... . .... . , declining a nomination, which was ordered to be msde part of the proceedings. The convention then proceeded to make nomi nations for Governor, when Mr. Fry nominated Francis R. Shunk; Mr. Winchester, G. M Hoi lenback; Mr. Hale, Ephraim Banks and Joseph B. Ard; Mr. Ebanch, William Biglers Mr Mc Bride. H. D Foster : Mr. Hesth, Wm. P. Wil cox; Mr. Carson, N. B. Eldred. The namea of Geo M Hollenbark, Wm Bigler, Wm P Wilcox and II D Foster were withdrawn Mr. Horn R. Kneass moved that the eonven tion now proceed to vote for a candidate for Go vernor, which waa agreed to, and tbe vote being tsken. it appeared that Francia R. Shunk receiv ed 106 votes, Nathaniel B Eldred 14. Henry D Fosters, W.n Beatty 1. Wm Bifjler 1. Ephraim Banks 1. J. B. Ard I, Geo. M. Hollenbark 1. FRANCIS R SHUNK bsving a majority of sll the votes csst, wss declared the duty nomina ted ramlidate of the Democratic convention, for the office of Governor of Pennsylvania. Mr. Eyre moved that the convention adjourn until 8 o'clock this evening, which was sgreed to The convention thn adjourned. Evrsiio Session On motion, the convention proceeded to make nominations for Canal Com mitsioner; twenty-eight nominations were made On motion, a committee of seven wss appoin ted, to report resolutiona for the consideration of the convention ; and a committee of fifteen, to draft an addieas to the people ot Pennsylvania. On motion th convention then proceeded to vote for the nomination of a Canal Commissioner, which, on tbe Sth ballot, resulted aa follows: Morris Longstretb 83, Dr. A. Holmes 19, Jscob Dillinger 17, Wm K. HutTnac!e4. MORRIS LONGSTRETH, of Montgomery county having received a majority of all the votea given on Ihe fifth vote, was declared duly nomi nated as the Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner The convention then adjourned, and met at S o'clock on Friday morning: when a committee of finance, consisting of three members, was sp pointed ; the chairman snrounced the State Cen tral committee ; the committee on resolutions reported, and the convention adjourned tine die. Pastornl Letter. To Tax CLcaer ab t.Atvv or Tax ciorrst o rsNitsrr.VANiA. Ny dear Brethren You hsve donhtless been made acquainted with Ihe sorrowful tidings of famine and sore distress which sre now reselling us from different parts of Europe, but especially and above all, from unhappy Ireland. The visi tation is at ones so extraordinary and so hesrt tending, as to t all for special prayer to the God of all mercy, and also for special liberality on th part of all those who would do good aa they have opportunity. Permit me, then, arTiction ately to recommend that the Clergy of this dio cese present tbe rase of these afflicted sufferers, especially tbat of the famishing poor of Ireland, to the consideration of their respectivs congre gations, and that a contribution be made in each church on some early day, towards their relief Should Ibis reeommendstion be complied with I would suggest the morning of the Jirtt Sundry in MireA, (being the third Sundsy in Lent) as the time when this appeal shall be made, and when tbe offerings of those who would draw down on themselves, their families and their church the blessings ef msny tbat ars ready to perish, msy be presented. The sums collected can be forwarded to Thorn aa Robina, Esq., Treasurer of the Convention Fund, who after doe consultation, will maks such disposition of them as will be likely to se car tb earliest and largest messurs of relief. Alomxo Pott t a, Bp of th Prot. Epis. Cburcb in Psnna RsAtHKO, Feb. 8. 1847. It ia known to most of nor readera tbat not nine months sine a very large part of tbe town of Nantucket waa destroyed by Are. Tbe loss waa estimated at 8800,000, yet tb people of that place bava aent 13000 to Boston for tba sufferers in Ireland. The town of Northampton (Mass.) with pop elation of only four thousand souls, bavs contri buted thontani Jollart to tb relief of Irs land ! Tbia excels all other contributions from town or eitiaa when population is considered. Wa learn tbat all provisioas intended for tb rslisf of lb people of Irslsnd and Scotland, will pas tb Sasqacbeaae and Tide Water Canal, fre of toll Correspondence of tb Miners' Journal. Pim.ADst.eRf , March 8d, 1847. One Rmi loth West. The Pittsburg Gaaett aays 'If Bsltimors dot not w ant to corns here, why should we cosx bar longer, or be mad a cat's-paw of for her benefit. Our trad lie west; eur interests are west, and lo Ms sees let ns go ' Tbe Advertiser saya Uakt core that Philadelphia doea not have the control of a road between us and our market. This would ba suicidsl th selling of our birth-right. If Pittsburg is wis, ? will mske any and eve ry sscrific before sb will permit ny city r corporation w hose inttreti are dissimilar to ours toeontio' a Rail road between this city and ths west. In the scrsmb'e forth western trade, sbe ia rot to be made the cat's-paw of her mora wealthy and powerful Atlantic Neighbors.' Thus it appears, there is no more truth thaa poetry in Ihe remark ol Mr. Roebling, thst 'thst rosd will secure most business, which first shall connect with tbe improvements of the Stat of Ohio, and render them tributary. To stop at Pittsburg, would therefor be a half-way mea sure Now ss our gnod citizens are professedly in search of the trade of the west, why go w here it is not? break their necks from the bridges, or bury themselves in the tunnels nf the Alleghany to grope st shadow T Mr. Roebling w ho ia central from the chin to the toes, most emphat ically aays 'the Richmond and Ohio Road, will prove th most formidable rival ofthe Baltimore and Ohio, as it will intercept all the trade of ths Ohio River below Psrkersburg, and will not al low it to reseh Ihe termination ofthe Bsltimors line,' This being the fsct, if we plac ny con fidence in the operations of this civil engineer, and connecting it with the evidence ofthe Pitts, burg Editors, will it iiot sppear thst we sre the cat's-paw s and will have a good deal of scratch ing, before we reach the desirable objectT7in the distance. After expending our three million of dollars, will it then be time to enquire into the fscts ? will it be consistent with our "wis dom and intelligence" to run to the Ohio line, and ask if the trede is there? Or would it be consistent with common sense to go where it is not, consistent with the natural endowments of men of business, to expend $14,450,000. and then ask onr sister Ohio, to dig up her Csnsls. and let us pass where the trade may be found? Th Ohio and Erie Canl is only 309 miles long, and connects Portsmouth with the city of Clesveland The Miami Canal eonreetir g Cincinnati with the city of Toledo, is also but 347 miles long, and ss these improvements have only cost about $15,. 000,000, it would at least be modest to ask tbem tor an accommodation we an eenerously with hold from our neighbors. But like the Pitts burgers w ill the? not say we are making 'cat's psws.' 'psltry villsges.'or anylhing but rational creatureaof those w ho 'have tbe power in tkeir hand,.' But without referring to any ofthe previous eid -nres of our id .m, to the good things we have aaid or done for the benefit of ourselves and the city to our operationa in Vicksburg stock in Sunbory and Beaver in Chesapeake and Del aware in Lehigh Canal, or in any ofthe schemes thst may some day b successful, would it not be well, would it not be to our interests lo throw ofT our trammels, our consequence, onr prejudice! sgainit the Reading Rail-road, and look at tb only practicable scheme, from which advantage may be desired, instead ef listening to the flat tery of interested parties, to the schemes of En gineers and Contractors, or to the tepresenta lions of those seeking office; would it not be better to open our eyes, to look upon tbe position of the Sunbury and Erie, at tbe facility with which it can be constructed, at the local a. Wan tages it will bestow upon the City and State, at tbe t ade that will be secured at ita termini, and at the prospects of advan'ace, that moat evident ly be secured by its stockholders ? Besides the positive certainty ef a Iocs) busi ness, tbe intersection of numerous works within our own boundaries, we have to view the con nection with the "grandest trunk line" yet eon ceived in our country, and tbat too without tb expenditure of a dollar, from Erie to Iowa city. We have alto to look at th varioua intersecting line thst run from the cities on tb lakes to the cities on tbe Ohio and the Mississippi. The chsiters being granted upon tbe main etem, and in many instances the work commenced, there will be no taxes, no $10,000 per year, to inter fere With Ibe profile of the stockholders. Then too, as the Iskea are obstructed from November to May, wi have to look at our advantage ia grade, at the advantage in distance and at lb Idct tbat on Engine can carry more produce iban two on Ibe New York and Erie Nator having pointed out Ibe course, we have but to follow it. and if she leads ns to the spot where inercban. disc must concentrate, it will be our fault if the largest portion passrs our door. Besides w mingl with people whose property is onr pro pertywhose prosperity ia our prosperity, and whose friendship is bsaed upon mutual interea's, instead of "tat't paw" jealousies we k i 1 1 no pub lie worka whoa funeral expenses sre not provi. ded for, but w assist in restoring to a healthy condition, those tbat bav been lapped "for tb beneht of lb city." SUNBURY AND ERIE. -BALTIMORE MARKET Oice aMeBAinvoas Asaicis, March 8. FLOCR City MiJla Flour is held at 18,25, with transactiona. Salea en Saturday ans) to-day, of 800 bbl. Sosquehsnna Flour at $8,19. GRAIN Tba price of Wheat baa declined a bout S cents per bushel, bale. t.a,y ,a prime Md. reds at I30el38 eta. Tbe supply of Corn to day baa been eery large. Early it tb day tb demwd waa quits active, aad sales w.r very frtsly mad at 78 cant, foe wait, and principally at 83 eta. for y.llow, Iboogb aom pares la only breegt 80a $1 eta. Bales of Rya at u eta. end of Oats at 43 ft. WHISKEY. Demand limited. Small mu so-oay at 98 eta fo, bkda ssd S3 ct. far bhl.
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