LkTB rROM MKXtCO. The New rXork, tea. Us oaiv4 aworoea from Vera Crus, to the 8th. and the oitjr of M. o toThe 5'.h 'of Flrar., Tk4 church hid ef fect telly Tested the seflrura of its property, anrj $sota Anna, convinced o( tbt jpnpopulirily f ilia conflation act, bad writleaHto the Con tfws orging hsmodlflcxliofl or tepee!! A ioua law, and aotttorislng ih guvWrintenf to lav eniven loan from (he clergy of ftW;00O' per uivin yrujcu yres uuuyrfiooii,. iirj wuuiu eon -nt to arrange i!l peace wassecartev Ban ta Ann had (cited ninety-eight bar of altVtr belongiofe to merchants' br Sab tnle,' fof which be kid givea M"p4raonat gotraaify Tiio Coun try irooo'd bad beta wtyeetod fo a rcquisilioo for Supplies without proepect of remuneration. Up to tha 7lh ult. great activity was manifested at VeraCrnt, io preparation ko reswtsa attack. Ths Sun ny."' -'V!! ..."- danta Anna had forwarded a despotjdlng tat let to" the" Government. He' rrpllwa to the ctirjt of pithy made sgtmst bimpainU the horrible dettitutioa of hie forces, reitcritee hia and their proteetatirms of valof and patriotism, and declarea hie readiness to retire Into private l.fe, or to go again into forrign exile, if Con great thiok beet.,. If they, wish hies ta remain at the head of the army, they know hie firm re eolation, which ie to meet the enemy and to win imperieaabla glory for hie country by death or victory.,,. (C ,.--,T ; .r .tjV! tr 1 fie add that he i obnt lo meet the enemy. The esptur of the America, detachmente had roused come enthusiasm., t Tba letter was da fpd 26(h ol January.. Active prepmrmlione fot defence wtro ntmking mt Vera Vrun aa jataae Hie ?ih. . .The aatienal .bridge pad Point Chi quihuite are receiving formidable addftioaa to their strength. ,,Ao act pissed the .State La islatyre, conferring aU .necessary power wpoe. the Governor in fortifying the city.; We re- mark, however, that ilia rumored evacuation of VYra Crux, announced stTsmpico, may have risen, founded upon orders laaued aince tha 7th nit. Gen. Rejon, the new Sccrotsry of Foreign Affairs, ia. favorably spoken ofM. Ho ia to be the principal manager of negotiation with the Uni ted Slates. , - , , w ... ;i .. ,. ,, We have a, rumor , from Ilavanna that 8anta Anna, during hoatilitiee,, waa . to bo declared "Protector of Mexican liberty with full pow er to bring the war to a speedy termination bat it iaonly a rumor. f, .5.,, STroaa Baatlo A eorreapondent of the St Lnuia Renubtican writing fiom Santa Fe on theOtb of.Janaary, aaya:' ' ' Mjor If . Lewia Clarke leavee thie. morn in g. with eix peicee of artillery and one hundred and twenty men to march to the3eupport of Col Doniphan, lie will probably be able to reach El Paaro by the 22d ioat, which may poeibly be too late to aid in the taking of the place, What Col Da future movementa are lo be. we are uol positively informed. ., n . . Whan joined by Mijor Clarke, hia force will coni-iii of about a thousand men, with which force it would Win to be an act of temerity to nmcli on Chihuahtisi thoush it i rumored that auch ia Col DV intention.' ' "",' Wa rpgret to lose frnm our city Capt. Weight matiY company of artillery, which leavea thio mornipg, 'The whli battalion of Mjnr Clark, fficrri and ineo,' are decided fivorilna of the community here, in cormcquence of their ttrict diticiplin, und invariably gen'Jf manly eonduc', I conaidcr thrm ia efficient a corpe aa' can be found in the army. , , , f J The little excitement errated by the aewa of the affair at Braceto having auUided, and the threatened rebellion auppreaeed, all ia again quiet in New Mexico, and. will, I hope, remain - - , CiaotA.,-. Tha ladependeneo Expoaitor. givea tha fol lowing addaiooal eonfirmatioo, derived from IreeVia:,,... . . , - . .Wa learn by Jutlera received from Santa Fe that the meo who went with Speyer, the trader were all arretted in Chihuahua, and bald aa pri eonere of war.,, They auecceded,. however, in effecting their eacape from cuetody, and attemp. ed to make their way to tha I J oiled 8uiea in the direction of Trxaa. It aeeme, however, Uiat a company of Mexicana Irom Chihuahua , weot in pijrauit, and found, aa tbey aaid, their guo and mulea, but could not find .tha men. : , It ia thought that the Mexican killed, every, man they found, apd fabricated tha. alory that they cjuldnot find the ,men. ,4 --,.'. ..'..j The following it the Mat of tha men who it ia aipjfocd are dead, or were murdered by. the Mrx.C4m i . a lUid, S. Clark,. M. Lmaard, FirniUJ- Ca.Croed Rubineoo, W.Roaa. Ca viu I lay . W, .Shonla aad J. Rogera. A part ol tiiuxe, it MieiM, who made their eacape from Citihualiua, returacd io tha eooree of a (aw day a in nafciy, and at much iuKteat fell io by their frienda to know who are lt and who are eaved we ' publish the namea of three who made their wiy back lo Chihuahua; ' The ffatJowmg bt tbw liet : D. MeOy, J. Hell. Root Jeaa, W. McDowell. F. M. Duncan, a Keller, J, Maaaa A. Maaon, A. Murrie.D. Marba4GkGaagoar, la addition to the aewa from the araay of the weet, which wa pobliah to-day, wa will etate a pon informition which may be relied npon Ibat ataooa at the battle of Brteeto wat (ought. Col. Doniphan with hia refimaat, marched ta med iately for 1 Paoao, aad touk poiaiaaioa of thie important pM without oppoaiiioo. Tbiawaa tha poiet at which tha blaxieaae inioodad ma king defoaee agaioat ear army, it being tha point moat aoMeptibla of being forti&ed, that our army would have lo eaeouUer ea their route ta Cbiboahoi. " CJ. Dphao being ia of thie important pa, now baa tha door open to Chihuahua, and nothing could ' prevent him from takinr the city, bujta Jaob of Mmbera, whkjhwefeir ie too artiall to carry ' tbrmigh thie inioorlunt enlernriWyit Wma thM tbe routed Mexican army, and Cok Duntphan'e re giment wrre boih on the march for El Paaeo, at the eame time, but our boy got there fir it and aeciired the pneitinn. , - W hope in a abort time to bear mora of their operation t nd . tht, reaolt vfjhe aaticipaterf march of Col. Doniphan upon Chihuahim. , Vr muet aay that wa have our fear about t fie rcault. Frjra mformathm rWiiveJ," th Mxlcani were roektt'g vigorona preparalioaei giea-aur i't le army a wariq fieeptlon when they reechrd Chi huahua erea If our troop ahould not be chok ed eooner. We are tifi-d that our troop are brava rnougb and their officer akilfol enonr h t9 do .any jibing bat any y other troopa of ba aame number could, do, bo matter hera tbey ahould coma from. But. here.i the difficulty. Thar are aot men enough to accomplirh what tbey have undertaken, in our bumble opiu o, , and the reault will bo, that Chihuahu will not be taken until mora troop are eeoi, from thl . direction, or a detachment eent from h South , loco-operate with our force in New M-xico. Iii all thie, however, we may be miMakrn, and . Col. Doniphan, with the daring epirit under: hit conimaiid may take Chihuahua. 4 Wo hope we uiay, ami a another comoauy ie rxpectaJ in a lew daye, from tfanta .Fe wa ahaji wait quietly am! eve what the rrnult will be, Tbe Ilnd of Loboa where our troop ire eon"' centreing aomewhat noted. A I .letter In a New Orlean oane r av i Wa at thia tataad Com? ueiVrn )W8, 8rt hoiated the tri-oolored flag of Mexico, and aided Iter, with hia little fleet, in her revolt a gainat SSpim. ' Tht laland wa the rendxvoua of tha French aquadron in 1837, when thpy bat tered down tha waile ol Sn Juan d'Ulloa t and Uttlyi it wa there that Cum!' Moore, ol the Texan Navy, watered and recruited the health of hi men (or eix week in 1842,' af er harra iig and torrifying the ' Mrxicnna along the coaat for thirteen month. A well dug by Com. Moore ie atill to be en in the centre of the l lani. Tlii Inland ia aixty mile from Tampico 180 from Vera Cruz, 25 from Tuipan and ix from tbe main land." ' " ' 1 u-" ' Cnu Wab i fixiiraia. TA Remritf. Tha outrage lately perpeiraU-d in. Illinois by tha Uwieta gaegt etyliog theanaelvea Regula tora,". ioduced tha Jgialaiore, at iu lata a' aioa, to pe a law, which ia very eomprebea rva ia it proviaioop, and will baauffieienC lo ioeluda. nearly r a very aoppoaabla eonoeetinn with tha acta or doing of rbMere. or dicturber of tbe public peace, Govenwr French ie eaid to have iaoued bie proclaration to Judfe Scatea of tha circuit in which Maaaao omnty ia eito led, directing him to bold a Detrtct Omrt on der'thia new law, for tbe trial of thoea who have recently been engaged in dietorbaaeea in that and tha adjoining counties. It ie expected that tha Court will be held at a varly a day aa H can be convened and organised..)? It i under etoad that tba Legislature -have alao paeaed a law making it a highly penal offence,, pun it ha b!a by impriaonment ia the penitentiary fc a term of yeara, for any pfreon to participate, aid or abet, in aay way, exciting a otob, or taking any part in it.-.: ', -.;. - : a .i i f I Faox IIavan. Tlie Charlertuvn Courier it in poasewion of a copy of the Fru Inrfurtnal de la Uabana, of, tha 4tb initant, which givoeaotne particulura of tbe wreck of the Eolith at earner Tweed, on her vyge from Havana lo Vera Crux. Tbe wreck occurred on tba rock of Al- acranea, on the I2ih of February, al 3 o'cl'ck ia the moroing, three days after her sailing from Havana. .' Sbo had on board 58 paaaengera and a crew of 01, 29 of the fonnrr end 42 of the latter having been ot. The remainder were saved by tha timely succor of ti e Spanish trig Emilio, Captain Camp, which arrived at Ifivioa on the 3d inatanl, in 0 day Tom S aal, wi'b the pneaenger and crew of the Tweed. The total loss it considered to amount to one million pt dollars., . " . The Einilo brought nrithi-r paper nor other new from Yueatao, but bavins? nn boards s passenger General D Miguel Barb chi no, Ex Governor of that Ptinioaula.' "" " " "" c i Mdmhoi aoABP a Waatta. In tbe New Bedford Mercury is aa account of - a mutiny oaj hoard ibij Meteor, of Myalie.,i- The captain, Jit and 3d mate, fearing a mutisy. weot below far arms, aad srsrs ehut down by tbe arew, where tbey rsvoaiaed tbre daya, aad were ftnally res cued by (be ehip Midaa, after bsviaf agreed sot to preaeruts tbe crew; apoe , tbt ir arrival at Oaba, bowever, the U. 8, Coneular Aceot tifatad lb affair, aad aaal Wm. Taylor, Joba Stanley, Robert Clay tee, aad Abraham B. Sweet, tatba Uaited (tatee ta take tbeir trial. Ta Ob boom Mail. Lra or Stbmbbs are to raa naaathly ttmm CtkarleatoB, S. C. to Chagraa. teexbiagat SL ABgustin. Key Wet and Harm, aa l tba mail will then be conveyed by Uad car riage, acraea tba btkB. from Cbag res to Paaa bsb, wber It will bo received by at mora fat Astoria, ar. tbeaaouthof tbe Colombia River, touching at Moatersy, San Franciaca and otber place. Tbot is aot ta axeeed f tQO.OOO per anaem. V. S- Poatawiter are ta be appoiated and otber poiati oa the' Pacific, Pottage on a aingle letter to Cbagres 0 cant a,, Havana 1J eta-; Paaam M rt.,'aad to. tba Paciis eoaat 3cts. iiVi t J .J ; Org ta MaucawAII tba North Carolina vo ls leers fbr Msxiaa, garrisoaad at Fart Johaeea, bsva sulad tot tbt itat af wsr, t (t TnnKr.xxfxiloAti'.' . ai-jl-wo, &fr4A.'!9''f. HIM7n tt iiv-.'! tmte 4 Oml OnTtfe.Viarwer mmd eTftcaaWil HVrwra, fNMudWpAo, mt kU eititt $ A.. If" AliMm 4V reef. Ve IW. 9 B. Crnmrr Bml. ttmr nwf CnhtHMt,. BHtmrrt mmAwVmAl Btmte Bttrtf. itomtem. fe mvthmrtmtd t met ma Atemti eef retttf 1mr mil wntet due Afo Ve, nr atcrtftem mr tnttn. ', . EIV CAR R,- eoewer of Third emi Dork .freef. Sun BuitJinre.oppmtitt Merchant? Exchunfr, PhifaJttphia, ie otto aulloritrJto act 0 our Afnt.' T Dr not rat It Nemlnalloat. rot oaviaNoa, r n a v c i s n . s nvx r, " Of Allegheny County, roa canal coMMimtosiR, M 0 R R I S L 0 JJ 0 S T R E T II, ' ' , Of Montgomery County. i CjPBt?Tii(J Ink --A frh npp'y of nprior printing Ink Joit Tecet ved,' and for tale at Phrta- :,-. . "... I I .1 I- If - .' 1 ZT. AwoiBTBSBt pi tBsCovaBMoB.-Gcorge C. Walker, to be aa Aaaociate Judee for Korth- mbcrland county, - Judge Walker baa hitherto givea tbe moat entire Mtiifactien, and will, ne doubt, continue to do to, ZJT Fiat. An alarming fire occurred in tbia place, on Wedneiday morning, between 3 and 4 o'clock,' by which the tannery oe.-upied by Fran. ci Bocher, together with the (table and black miib ihop of flenry Bardtber, adjoining,' were entirely conenmed." Mr Barber lot a latge number nf hit hidfa, and abont 3)cordi ofbark Hit bonk and toola, ai wall at a number of hia bidei.'were tavrd by the activity and eiertion of the firemen. Tbe tannery wat on tbe tot occupied by onnelf.and we teketbii occailon lo tender our thank to tbe different fircrompanle, a well aa eitixen, for their tuccentful and nn tiring exertieine in aaving our atable and other property from the flamea The fire; ne doubt, originated in tba blackemithibop, ia which tbey had been working late at night..' Mr. Bocbnr'a loaa U about f30u and no imarance. ' e ; fi7 W regret that our letter from' lUrri burg, givinc an account of the proceedings of the whig convention, 8tc., wa not received, on ac cooot of the delay of tbe mail, until too late- for publication ia our laat week' peper." ' '' ' n-.-ri-,' m'ltft ' 1 "' i"1 1 r " "i '''- ' ' 07" It beheovra tbe democrate to be on tbeir guard, and use every exertion to secure the elee tioo of our candidate, .Gov. Shank-. Tbe two candidates bow stand before the people on tbe principle which .they profr, a.th privttv cbtacter of botbwe are glad, to aay, ia beyond reproach. . Whatever may have been tbe opin ion ol mote who were in lavor or a new man, they now feel tbemielve bound lo gi ve.tbrir tup- port to Gov. Shunk. againit, whece' private and public life nothing can be aid. The integrity of Gov. Shunk ba never been quedioned. Du ring hi long career of public Te, be bt had am ple meane to help himaelf, had be been ao diapo' ed, and a. he pe..e but l.ttl. nt ib.a world;. uou, inn, tan oe-no oonm inar ni coone or conduct ba been pnreand patriotic." " '" - i . ?; 07 The Legislature adjnarned on Tueaday, at 19 o'clock, M. The last few day of the' e ion were tome what tuibulent.and attended with a good deal of confucion. On Saturday alteraoon .a on. " n " a ' . . ' ine nonae eonaumeo ine wnoi lime in an at tempt to pat the bill auihorUing the sale of the public works, aad after fighting tbe whole after noon, tba Irieada of the bill patted the first lec tion by calling tbe previous quect ion. On Mon day no attempt wa made lo call op the' bill Tbe Senate, nn Saturday moraine , alto bad a quairel on lb bill authorising th city of Phila delphia la (ubscribe to the atock of th Pennsyl vania Rail Road. Thia bill wa, however, de feated in tbe Hous of Representative. ' Mr. Gibboit ipeeck againat tbe bill, in' the Senate,' was the ablest that was detivcted during tbe e sionf. t He slated tbat the city 5 per cent dock which one year ago aold at 8108 wa now "ai ling at t9l, on account of thi tubtrription of the city councile.'"" ' - ''' . ... . r, ii i i n . . -1 . l i B7,TaB Lictati Qi.-huon. The bill ia Ike legislature, allowing certain township and comb lies lo decide by vote whether say license lo ll wine or liquor, should be granted, did not be come law. Tba bill had a large Bomber of a meodment attached to it by both House. A committee of conterenca ' was 'sppoinfed by ths House end Senate, which committee aubmitled tbeir report to tbe Houae on Tuesday, abort five minutes before the adjournment, and si it wss impewiblata transcribe and compare tb bill for the Governor's (igealur before tbe boar for tba final adjoBrameat bad arrived, it fell and became a dead letter. , Io the report,' Philadelphia city nd coanty, sad Derrieberg bad beta atrickea out 1 8oobry, Noftbamberlaad. Mil too sod ChiUaqxaqu, jo tbia county, were retained ia tb bill wbaaitfell rt.. v- 07" Tbe bill to sappre gamb1ia at beta igaed by the Governor, and la bow law. Gsmb. ling i declared a miadeaaeaBor, and ponUbabla by roniaaaMBt ia tba Peaiteatiary. ti:S-: .4 i The Daily !atWgaer. of tbe ISth inat say: Wcara bappy to ba sbls to stsU, that Dr. J. WsgsnaalUr, tba etead and worthy Senator frees Ueiea rosialy, arrival )a tows aom day ago, aad is bow at llerr'a Hot, doing wsljs Bis t'ksaltk Is grsduslly Imprsviog. Wklf - lltte Cirtitlti.--- The Whig Stats CenvantionaeeemWed at Hatv riaburg ea Taeada' tba 9tb inrt.; at 1 0 klock, A. M.anderganiaed teibporarlly ly caS ling fbMosi.BBi.iV&q.- Brhi, f thi Cbalr After appointing tbe nn1 Committee, tha Con renlion adjourne.untjl afternaon, when it was y)krMfitlyioVtariisdV Nrb Mioodlm Wabtm, '.Esq. of Union, Prident. and 94 Vice Preiidentai and 0 Secretaries. On motion, the Convntieti then: went Into a WloMo nomi nate a candidate for Governor, . with tha follow- '. Gen. Jamea Irvin bad 90 voIm MofirJ sme Cobpjria 3 1 ' T P, S. Mfebler1 a'.r- J . lion. Walter Forward !;. ! ;! ; . Wbsraopon Qtnl Jabbh lavin wat declared lo be tba regularly nominated Whig candidate for Governor, and lb nomination was anaoimoaely confirmed by the vote of the Convention: ft '.r-- .On Wednesday mornirg, after (is ballot, Jc. am W. Pattom, of Cumberland county, teceiv d tbe nomination for Canal Commitaioner, and at 1 o'clock, the Convention aljoutned tine die 0y From a lilt of 181 company ofTicer, ip- ' pointed by the Preildeut aiiice tbe adjournment j oikongree, in pnnnance ol tbe ! authoruing ten exti Regiment,7 w aelecf tbe following, from Pennsylvania: " '' ' J. V, 3. Ifavilland, to be lecond lieutenant of dragoon,;! cir uf.'. . i i Lewi Carr, to b raplain of infiatry.' . OVilliam J, Martin, (of thia borough.)- Charles, j Well. Mitchell Stover; Whington Meed, R. H. L- Jobiutoo, Andrew Ilot, Buyer Kuhn, W. G. Mary, A HTippin, Umry SL Ramiey, tub second lieutenant of infantry.; -,. v -i v ? Vri . & IveoaiAUT ftaw raoii Ncw.Maxtco . me late intelligence from Santa r give an j arcoiint of a horrible macre and Inturrertion at Taoa, a (malt town' CO mile north of Santa Gov. Bent, Stephen Lee, Acting Sheriff Gen. Elliot Lee, Henry Seal, and twenty American, were killed and their" familici detpoiled. The Chief Alcalde wat killed. Thii all occurred on tbe 17th January. . Tba imnrrection had made formidabl head, nd the diafTertion wa rapidly ipreading. The iniurreetioniit were (ending expieue out all over tbe country to raiie ati- lance. Tbe number engaged in Tha outbreak at Taoa wa about 600. , They were using every argument tbe incite to Indian toboatilitiei, and were making preparation! to take poaaeiaion of Santa Fe. . ' , ... ? . ! Tbe American, at Santa Fe, had only about 800 eAWlive'roen, the reat were on the lick lilt. or had left to join Col. Doniphan. Such being their aituation, tbey caanot aend auccor out, a tbey are hardly able to defend themielve. It i thought that Santa Fe mnit be raptured, a nei ther the Fort nor Block-houie are completed. ; Geo. Scott had arrived at Tampico, and left on th7 Slat of February for Loho. with 3000 troop. The next nw will be a fight at Vera Crux. .:'!. Jiur.,,, .r.; ' Tea Can at. W learn that the firtt boat for Philadelphia left Lewiitown on the I2tb init. The ground, however, waa . covered with anew, and navigation on the Canal might, it wa reared, gain ha retarded.: There are 8 or, 10,000 bar rel flour and from 13 to 13.000 buahela of differ, ent kind of grain, (principally wheat.) with any quantity of pig iron,' etc., now loa.Wd in boat or in' itor ready for ihipment. Both' Regiment of the Penntylvania 'Voliin- teeia were, at the last accounts, encamped on the UUa o( tobo, , ,h Gnf co ; all the officers and : men in good'' health and excellent spirits. I The laland ia described a a lovely lit tle spot, formed entirely of coral, about two milea ia circumference, about aixty mile from Tampico, and some 180 from Vera Cres.- v ' -rr-e . - : . ' Ntw HBPniBc -From tb return given it appear tbat the Whirs have elected two mem ber of Congre, and two of the five Councillor Tbe Democrat biv carried their Governor, a majority of Slate Senator, and a majority in the l!ouof Repveeentativre. - " ' ' ' .-- ' '. -t" The New York Eipresa r tbt the stork of Flour now on sal in that city ia under thirty thousand barrels. Large contract are making there for Flour and Corn, to be delivered in May and June, at $0 for the former, and 70 a 74 cent for the' latter." -; "'. ' . .A. ... ' .. ' i , . " t Rautr to let t. no raott paaaon Conxcemo witb vbs Rkspiho RAU.ao40.r-. A mting was held at. Beading on tbe 5th inst , ronoed of men employed on th Reading Railroad, to take into consideration tb railing of a fund for the aid of tb suffering poor of Ireland, and within a week thereafter a few active men bad succeeded ia collecting the very handsome am of 83,131 34, which th countributor bar resolved lo in vert in kila dried Cora 'meal, purchased In tb neighborhood, the' Railway ' company having gorouly oflfered todiliver it in Philadelphia free of charge. ; By pursuing thia determtaatioa tba largest amoant of food will ba procured, at a aaving lo tba exteat of inland freight, aad witb mora eertaiaty of it being good than iflbe city msrkst bad beea entered to procare it. , This is well done oa tba part of tbia compaay aad their meo, and one of the most liberal, donation that has yet come under public notice- ... , 5 . ' Tbb Cabbsb abb Abbot . Railboab and th JVw Jersey Railroad Com panic bav allowed all the cora meal purcbased at Eattoe for tba Jeraey ship for Ireland to be carried from Bor dcatowato Ntwvkfree ofcaarge. This is V quel to a donation Irani tha cempaaict of 11 000 totaoc.,. , : : ,.;t;..w t A Nsw 8Tara.-AaBag tba bill passed at tb lata aosaioaof Caagrass there ia oa admit tiag Wktcoasia lata tba Uaiee as a fttata-Tba Tbirtiatb Coagreea. wba it tt, will aabjbit a rsprsteatatioa fraaa thirty Stale. , z . ; .' f-T.- Mew aoaa SJsBjoo Mil. Jhs new Pott Office Bill, which waa paaaed at tbe lato- aeaaian ni Congrns, makes impertsnt chaags Im tbe, Postfcg law - JTbs Making privilege Ufeatored a be for tba last law went into "Deration. tni 1200.000 la appropriated to pay the pottagee of the two Home ol Congre. The franking privilege ex tend to th rct a well a to th term of Congress. . - '' ' It is mida'Illegal (o deiit VuW cVe io the tame enve'ope or packtgt directed to difftrtnt pemme. The peuajty is. flO, one half to th1n former. Therj. hp weer a. proviso that lb liw iliiTlliot apply loparkagea eot to foreign countrte., J M: VT?- ..... b'tuupaptre net Ml from the nffiee ef pnbl "eix iVw, mre l ler tterged with thru eenle pottage, So also all band bill and circulars. The -ratea of Poslag remain, ether wU, a they wr. Upon tetter of package sent by ateaoiboata and veiel," hot carrying the mail,, two cent will be charged under regulation to be prescri bed by the Potmaiter General, , ' Th ' commliiioni and rompeniation of Pott maiter bav bean alrered and aomewhat in rieaied.' 'Tboa who reeelved j00 and under, hfe the franking privilege restored totbem. The Poitmaster General ia authorized to -tabliah branch Post Office in any city where the convenience of the inhabitant may mak it de lirible, end hat without any increase of tbe pre ent rate of poatig. H i alio authorised to aell tamp to tbe country Potmaatera,v and which are by them to b furnished to those wiih inp to purchase i ' V v. ': '' Tbe Pott rout are extended lo Oregon and to Meiiro, with return . mail. . During lb. war and for three month aftef, the officer and aol diet of the Army are to receive their letter and newipapeta fre of pottage. t Gov. Fin n. 6f Michigan, baa reigned hi gu be i natorial oulce lo accept that of U. S. Senator, to which h b been elected. Dkcisio or tbs U. S. Srrtrue CortT ot the Licsaaa Qcfitiom The U. S. Supreme Court adjourned on Friday, having previously decidt d, in the fimou Vrenie Voe, that the States have a right to regulate the trade in. and sale of ar dent spirits. Tbn the law of New Hampshire, J which control the powerover licence generally, ; and the law of Massachusetts, which forbids tbe tale of any amaller quantity of liquor than twenty-eight gallone, and tbe law of Rhode Island limiting The sate to ten gallon, are ll affirmed by the Court: Thie decision I important in view nf the recent action of some of the States whereby the traffic is grestly restricted Tbistv TriousanB Tuats Hwused ami Tbibit DoLiuaa RswAas The Adjutant Gen eral of ,th United Statea Army, ffeia. in the National Police Gasette, a reward of thirty thou aand . three hundred and thirty dollars, fur tbe arrest of one thousand and eleven deserter from ths United States Army. - The nsmes and par ticular descriptions of each soldier are contained ia the advertisement. ... . . ' ' ' ' "' . Tbb Majob GtvEBALsoir. The ' Alexandria Gaxett ay. it i rumored at Washington that Gen. Worth (now Major General Ay brevetj will receive tbe appointment of Major General, vice I be Hon Thomas It. Benton, deeUmed. '- It ia alto aid that the appointment wa tendered to Sena tor Dix, and declioed. These however, are mere rumor, and must be takea for wbat they are worth. f ' i- .' o iT" -i.'a-i I ' 'AnoTnrt Major GiNelAt.aHir Dcctixtn Col Cuthing, the Savannah Republican say, hat declined accepting the appointment of Major Ge neral, conferred on him by the President. This presents the singular 'phenomenon of two high o fleet of tbit kind being declined in one-week. '' CoMuonoax Counts, it is said, on bis return from the Gulf Squadron, whither Commodore Perry has gone to relieve him, will demand a Court of Inqniry during which he will seek to show tbat bia inaction has been caused by tbe mistakes of tbe Administration, and its neglect to furnish him with tapplies aad with small ves sels. "'' . ; Navai.. Ths Norfolk ' Hersld ays that the new eloop of war Germantown, built in thi city and ordered to tbat elation to be fitted for Bee, dropped dowa on ' Wednesday from the Nvy Yard to tb anchorage, ia tew of the U S. lea rner Engineer, The Germaotowa i under, the commanc of tbat accomplished officer. Comman der Franklin Buchanan, (lata Soperitendant of th Naval School at Annapolis,) sod will tail ia a f w, daya forth Pacific, r''-). .,::,: t- .: . : r- . ...... .. : Foe, Vat, Cmvt The U. S batk iF.tna ailed from Boston on Saturday' for the Gulf. ' Noroer eot and orgeat ordera had beta received In get her off as sooa' at potible. J Sbe carriee th big gun, for tbe arrival of which 1t is understood tb attack en tb ctttl of San Juan ha been delay ed Thi, . with the accessary amirtonition, it no small load, but tbe Xtum will report herself to tb tqnadron aa toon as pottibl. 11 "'r . Tbb foaca absirst St. JabD'Uhoa. Th whole nuaiber of guns tbat aar naval lares prs. ssnts against this formidabl Castle, I elated to be 433. But our gonaces throw ahllbalfa anil fhrtbar tbaa any gana can in ths Castla. Ths Csstl cost forty million of dollar to erect Its walls are' freu 18 to 80 feet thick.' It con tain cvea cisterns, supplying 98,767 cubic feet of water la 1838, It was defended be 177 piece sf different' calibre. It ia intsndsd fbr 176." ' 4 A Couobtxdb saakaa th fallowing ieUt arewia a cava ia tba Ailogw! sasaataias. settled ia IBM., toataiaiag oeo 80 aeula, they aevar aaw the fbesaf a araasbar UIUM8- Tbara was Bfitber bihl,. speUtag book, aa a fag af rosdiag ia the ttmat ; the shildr bad ae var Mt eprschr. r v i?.-f' . -. i '. v -" AOOitwlaMaa of JTaWtc' Lotseebi.' - Wa pBbUsk below ths eorrespondcae between the committee of the 4 th of Msreh convention and Morris Longatreth. " fa torn me ad tt ta tha careful perrl of every democrat, aa it ahows th convention wm not mistaken in tbeir man. tiarriatmrg) March C, 1S47. 7 the ttem Aforri Lbgtrttk ' r , lDemt AV-l-The underiixned committed, ap- pointed by th1 Dem. State Convention recent ly ataembled in Uarrlabnrg, have ' tbe boner to inforrri yoii. that' you have' been 'put in nomina-' tturt be that body at ibatr candidal for con I cemniiMioner.at :b next October elect ion. Tout nomtneti. wa made by f large majority, tub I erquentty ratified by tbe unanimous vote of tba conventlnn ,fhi rxpreaaion of lb confidence of Ine' Pewocrnry of Pennaylrania. rannol be otherwise than gratifying to your feeling et- peeiallywben it it well known, that th office w not only" uniohclted by' you, but that you bad even declined lo be candidate.'. '. Vonr reputation, well known and . tblihedi tbrooghout the state, a a patriot, nd a firm supporter of principle," with the. love of your country at heart,' wit a ufficint guaranty to that body that, however personally inconvenient it might be, you would be tbe lat man to refute to antwer th call of th Democracy ol your na tive tt. Entertaining the view, tbey have acted with if nal unanimity, and now anxiotuly await your peply : hoping that yoa will at your earliest convenience, authorise u to announce your acceptance through the public preit We remain your't. truly, . V ii, GL A.VCT JONES i w,i JOSIAU W.EVASS,1: , , DANIEL BABR. ' ' '? SAMUEL B. LOWRY. I. Valley Green, Mont, co ,' March 9, 1847. Gentlemen have received your favor of the Ctb int.; in' which you inform me that the De mocratic state convention recently assembled at Harrisburg, ha done me the honor to place me in nomination aa tba Democratic candidate for canal commissioner. . - You state truly, that the honor thus conferred, wat unsolicited on my it." I wtt consciou that a number of namea would be submitted to the convention, all of them good men, and upon any one of whom th Demo cracy of Penasylvsnia could rally, and bene, I was arxinus not to disturb th deliberation of that body by .pressing any claim of my own. You do me nothine more than justice, however, when you state, that nrb an expression of the Democracy as that manifested in my nomination, could not by me be disregarded. I should thii.k myself rerrant to my principle, long professed, if, under all the circumstances, I should decline to accept a nomination conferred as thi ha been. Allow me to assure you, that,-1 appreciate, with great aenaibility, the honor thus conferred nn me by the Democratic atate convention, and ' should this nomination be sanctioned by tbe vote of tbe people, f pledge myself to perform the dir ties of the oifice lo the best of my ability, and with fidelity to tbe interests of thi great com monwealth. MOBRIS LONGSTRETH. To Messrs. J. Clancy Jones, Samuel Jones, Jo. aiah W. Evans, Daniel Barr, Samuel B. Low ry, Commitee of the Dtmucralie Stale Conven tion. Dealratoitvo Plre atTowaatfa, Twcntt IToi'sts nTtoTO One of the most awful and destructive conflagrations occurred io Towanda, Biadford county, on th 12th inst., that ever visited a town of equal ettent and pop ulation. More than twenty buildings are laid waste, in the fairest and most business portion -ef the town. The fire originated in the roof of a building occupied as a store by N. N. Betts, and in a very few moment communicated with the contiguous buildings on either tide. Th Urge three story store owned and occupied by tbe Messrs. Montsynes' the Claremont Hous and adjaceot baildinp, and the Court House, were Soon enveloped iq on sheet of flame. In lea than two hour more than twenty buildings weie consumed by the insatiate element. Fvery building on tbe couth side of th public square, and east side ef Main street at far down aa M. C. Ari.out'a Brick boose, was destroyed. Tbe beautiful Brick Block on tbs wett tide ef Main street wat several time on fire, but ulti mately saved through tbe almost superhuman exertion of our ettiiens. The Bridge wat at one lime considered ia the meal imminent danger, the roof being on fir in aeveral placet. ' Tbe wind blew from the North wett, which threw tbe force of tbe blase partly toward tbe river, end wa a fortunate circumstance, for had the fire crossed Main street, Heaven only knowa w bere it could have stopped. : W will not pretend to estimate the loss ; but . it cannot b lea tbaa 60 or 880,000. More tbaa twenty-five families bsvs by this -calamity,' been left honteleat, and many have lost all they possessed. We attach s list of the sufferers, without pre tending lo place any estimate npon Ibe amount of individual loeaee : Montayse & Co't ttore j J Kimbury, Jr't do; " NNBrttt'de; Montayne at Fox'e do; HSfc M C Mercer do J Mil CarUr, grocery tora and dwelling; Miss Lewis, milliner; Henry Mercur.bat etor and dwelling; (, Bachtlder, tailor shop; rewsll de Peaepacker, do J D lyase Mercer, lew office J Son. of temperance Hall ; Mrs Kipp, tsilorsss ; C Pratt, grocery store ; A ., Moody, meat market D C Hall, tia aad tovo store; Bolomoo Cooper, barber shop aaddwsl- Hog; JM Gillsoa, Grocery; The Claremoat - Hob N Tuttls, boot aad shoe .tor i 9 Rwl v; dwclliag buBM t . MeBlayee, storehoose. Tb Coarl Hobs i Wot Traut. bmeksBiitb shop i v Mr SpaUlag, dwellH Job B Tord, do '. M t? Ar. bar ahop. 'w "". I Lstvsas ' soa tbb, Abj.--Tbo Postasaater ; - Gnrl aoaooocee taat letters writtca to tkoaa ; esnployod ia tba Army, aad endorsed "belong- ig t the Araty," will ba ml fret efyetmgu m i .. t -! e 1 1: '?tiyi r r 1
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