flTlLL. I.TAKR FHOft MnNTKRBT. I
.trriettl of a bearer of Despatches further re
parti of Btttk ittuecn Taylor ami Santa
m AvtoCotmeJ Mirgan't 'command supposed
r to be cut tip. . . '
i. ?
Vte received through the telegraph last even
ing, from the .South, siya the Philadelphia Led
ger or Monday latt, the following latcl . Intelll
nee from Monterey. 'I'"'1 ; " .', i '
Thit in the la.tett authentic intelligence from
.Monterey that we have yet hail, ar I the only
reliable intelligence vetpecling the reported
battle bet ween Gen. Taylor ami Santa Anna.' It
'.oet not throw mnch additional light upon that
ftftir. . At wetuppoied, Taylor, on the approach
oJ'Pairte Anna, foil bacl to hia defence at Saltillo
and at the last accounts he was at that place, in
fcf. -ad of being on hit retreat "to Monterey.
Subsequent intelligence says that a great baf
t's wat then in prof rent," and that the Mexican
CJenerat wat felting the worst of if. " But thit
Uut ewi does not teem at well authenticated
M we could dstire, though we have no donbt
that if central engagement entecs. Santa
Anna will have occasion to rut it. The latt re
porta have reduced Santa Anna't lott one half,
and do not ttate what number Taylor lost. -,
, , . tt?AtmNCTON, March 21, 1947.
..The IT. S. tchooner Ariipa, Capt. West ar
rived at New. Orleans on the afternoon of the
1 3 . having left the mouth of the Rio Grande
on the 6th inst., Dr. Jarvit, of the army, who
curie passenger, brings despatches from Col.
Curtis, who wat in command of Camargo, to the
Government. Dr. Jar via left Camargo on the
$.1. at which time nothing bad been heard from
General Taylor for teveral dayt, He had fur
nished the New Orleans Picayune with the fol
lowing memoranda, the eventt in which occur
eit tinder his immediate cognisance.
Dr. Jarvit left Camargo on the morning of the
2fith for Monterey, in company with a train of
70 wagons, escorted by Marshall's company of
Kentucky Cavalry, and a detachment of 20 men
f cfee Second dragoons. The party had not pro
reeded five enilee when an order, wat received to
return, in ronterjuence of instructions which
had arrived at Camargo by eipresa from Col.
Whiting, at Gen. Taylor's head quarters, direc
ting alt trains should be stopped, at he bad cer
tain information that four or five thousand of the
nmiy't cavalry were in or near China, and that
Caidereyla vu already occupied by them, , With
these instructions from Col. Whiting there alto
came Gen. Taylor's order, dated Agua Neuva,
Feb 21st, which doubtlett called for reinforce
ments. At 2 o'clock, on the afternoon of the 27th, an
nthr express arrived at Camargo from the
Quarter master at Monterey, aaying that an ex-
press had arrived at Saltillo on the 23d bringing
information that Santa Anna had tent a summons
to Gen. Taylor demanding hit aurrender.
General Taylor replied that he matt come and
take him. Santa Anna ttated that he had 20,000
mn, and if Gen. Taylor did not surrender, hit
force would be cut all to pieeet. The note con
eludes by laying that "the expreta which left
after dark last night, tayt Taylor was giving the
Mexican h I."
This ma)' be considered the last official com
munication received all tubtequent information
being derived from Mexicant. A note from the
Postmaster at Monterey etates that Gen. Taylor
had fallen bark from Agua Neuva to Saltillo
Dr. Jarvia thiukt that thit it probably true.
The Mexicant eay that Gen. Taylor had lott
fix pieces of cannon at Agiia Neuva.
General Marshall had gone to the Tut Loss
M tie rlos to fortify it, and large quantities of am
mnnitior.a had been despatched from Monterey
to Saltillo.
: It was greatly feared at Camargo that a de
tachment of tbe third Ohio regiment, under Colo
eelt Morgan and Irving, had been cut off by a
force of 3000 Mexicans. Col. Morgan bad seven
compauiet at Serralvo, and Col. Irving three at
Marvin. The enemy it taid to bave occupied
Marin the afternoon of the ,2'td. On the mor
ning of that day Col. Irving left Marin to join h;t
force with that of Col. Morgan, at Serralvo
Morgan evacuated Serralvo on the 24th, having
destroyed all the tiippliet that he could not carry
away with him, and touit have encountered the
enemy on hit route.
A train of 120 wagont which left Camargo on
the tOth, with provision and clothing, it taid to
have been attacked by the Mexicant oo the 24th, ,
near Ramoa, and with their escort captured.
Thit report wat brought in by a mule driver who
eicaped. A hundred Mexican ttoriet were in
circulation at Camargo when Dr. Jaivit left.
In reference to tho battle going on between
Gen. Taylor and Sunt Anna, they ttid it bad
already continued three slayi, with great lott on
our tide, but murk greater on the Mexican side.
In addition to the above, the Picayune further
learni torn Dr. Jarvit that a bearer of despatches
hi If ft Camargo lor Tampico, and tailed for the
miu'ii of the Rio Grande on board tbe ateamship
MtKim.
It waa feared he could not reach Tampico be
fore alt the troops had departed, which would be
lamentable, at thai aecnit to be tbe ouly point
from which Geo.. XjiyUr could expect reinforce
wents. A letter from an officer .of the army dated on
board a steamboat on tbe KiotUande. 65 tnilet
above Matamoiut, at 9 o'clo0c,ou the CM, tayt
that the Mi'xirtnt repoit IhelCva,. Taylor re-uil-aed
Santa Anna, wd that lint Uttai had sustained
a Ion' of two tiioutaud. Coin all accounts there
can be o doubt that a battle hat betn fought, and
reportt rius Mr are favorable to the American
armt, but it muit be borne to. rrund that 3000
cannot cope avrth 90)000 forever. ' "
Il ls certain that 'Jen Taylor bad a Mexican
t army in front and spelber at hie rear', and each
. lkaae Urger Ifcaa. Vie whole onmiao4. 4 The
t wattle valley of the Eo Grande ie in a very teit
ice I ttate the Meciceat citizens ore abandoning
l'1hlr homes In crowds.' Maramorat and Camar
. gatri ttriffid 6f tholr intive inhabitant, who
- ftiw th (f'H VI wl owarmy twit than
the pretence of ours.. No feart are expressed
for the safety of Camargo, at It it ttrongly for.
tified. The reported caatured t)f McCullough't
command it unfounded. 1 f '
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t.ntrr from the Stat ot War.'
riNTHIR REPORTS FROM MOKTRREY.
Rrsxnt St. Jayo Fortified and placed under
Martial La w Canalet inarchiaf against the
American pott at the uinuth of the Rio Grande
I'rf parttinn for Pelendinjr it Retreat of
Gen. Taylor to Monterey, which he wll be
able to defend while hit Pupplift laat-r-f'orn
rnnnication with Monterey Mill interrupted
Matamnrae Threatenod R-qnieition for
Ten Rogimeutt Louitiana furnishing her
i qiliiU. '-,;;, : -r.-r : ' ;:
Throiich the Telegraph, fatt evening, ttyi the
Philadelphia Ledger of rneiduy, we received
newt one day later from tho Biams, at which
place there were rumora of a detachment of the
enemy under. Canalea, ..advancing towards the
mouth of the River from San Fernando. This
movement of Canalet confirms the suspicions that
tbe enemy had adopted the plan of cutting orTthr
tuppliet to the American army all along the
of communication. In the country above they
have completely succeeded, so that ail communi
cation with Taylor is now at an end, until astrong
American force re-opens it. The requisition
from Taylor, spoken of below, for ten regiments
of troops, is probably an much for th la purpose
and to hold more secure possession of the towns
on the line at for hit own aid. " ""'
The requisition came no doubt in the despat-
chee mentioned yetterday, at it doet not appear
that any intellifenco from Monterey later than
that already published haa been received, owing
to the interruption already mentioned on tbe
route to that place. This is evident from the
lact that nothing further hat been heard of Col.
Morgan, who at last account! had left Serralvo,
and wbote fate ttill remain! a mystery. The
atatement that Taylor hat retreated to Monterey,
though very probable, must however be tbe tame
report received on Sunday and Monday. The
loat of six pieces of artillery bas already been re
ported, but the former account said it occurred
at Agua Neuva.
The intelligence we publish thia morning,
therefore leaves us in the same state of uncer
tainty and anxiety in reference to tho reported
battle at tbe accotintt published ' yetterday. If
a battle hat occurred, with tuch dirastrooi re-
tultt to Santa Anna at reporteii. it teems singnlar
that detarhementi of his troopi should be still
foutlil iprrad all over the country on the line of
Taylor'a operation!. Starvation haa probably
driven them there, teinptvd too by the want of
adequate - protection for the suppliea for our
troops and tbe insecurity of the American de
fence. WattBiNaTOM, March Su'clock.
The steamship Palmetto arrived at New Or
lean on the 14'h from Galveston, which place
the Icll on the 12th, bringing odviree f'rm the
Brazoa to the 7th, one day later than bt fjre re
ceived.
The previ u repoMe only arc confirmed with
alight alteration and additions.
Gen. Ilsrncy and his staff left on the 5th, af
ter constructing fortifications at the Bra.
The next day an expreat was Kent to request him
to disembark, but thn thip had tailed.
Major Thomas arrived on tlie6ih, and tak
ing the command, declared the town under
martial law. All the citiz-'i.e were enrolled
end armed. On the ?lli an express had arrived
from the mouth of the Itio Grande, r'.jting thut
an armed forced of the enemy wan marching
from San Fernando to attack thwl place, with a
battery of two 0 pounder. The enemy were
1800 ttrong, tinder the command of Canalea.
There not being a nWeket at the mouth, armt
and ammunition were immediately trnt round,
accompanied by Major Thixnae.
Newa had reached the Hrztm that Gen. Tay
lor had Entile good hia retreat to Monterey,
with the lose of aix piecea of art l'ery at Rin
eonada Past. Nothing wan known of the !'
on either. No doubt was entertained that
General Taylor ran nir-iain himeelf at long air
hit tuppliet list, but it it beyond dispute that
a II communication with him it now cut tiff.
The number of the mrmy are etid to be
overwhelming, and commander! by Santa Anna
m pereon. I te enemy are Mid to he in consi
derable force about Uttamorae, and an attack
wat hourly expected. The Matamorae Hag call
on all cititrn to lake up arma and aid to the
common defence.
The rumort were numerous, and but little
ran be said with certainly, except that Gen.
Taylor, haviny been deprived of the force tie-
ecKwiry to defend the country he had taken pus-
etsion of, it will now fall into the hands of the
enemy, temporarily at leaet.
Gen. Taylor haa made requisition on Trxai
Ixiuieitna, Mitsiseippi and Alabama for ten re-
regiments, to ptoceed forthwith to the Rio
(Irinde. The New Oilvtiu Bulletin eaye that
the quota for Louisiana ie two regiment! ol in
fantry, which would leave immediately.
TaiMMiRS GRrc ,Yir. A correspondent
hat aent ua a communication upon trimming
grape vines, which is reasonable, but to long
for the crowded ttate of our columns at tbe pre
sent time. Those who bave grape vines should
lose no time In having them trimmed. Tbe
wood of last year's growth only heart gripes,
consequently, in trimming Ibe vines, at much of
the old wood at pottible thould be cutaway.
Too anorh bearing wood thould not be left, but
the mtmiMrr of cyea or bade left for bearing should
be graduated to tho aiae of the vine. If we can
6nd room soon for the communication we will
publish it. Phil, Ltdgtr. it
Tut; Ntw Po a letter from Florence etyt
that Ibe preaent liberal Pope wat eoee a ' mit
aioaary to the United Statu Thit mty be a key
to bit liberal opiaioat.
THE AMERICAN.
8atvrday, yiarch 27, 1847.
1 If. r.irWtHt J?tq mt Mm ftawf iVw.
ttite amri ' fMKee, rnmer fHd nnd Chewnut
wrrree, VHndrtpto. mt Ma trtrtr a J inn
H'rttt. ."War JW, S. K. Comer .
tlmorr nnd Vnlvrrt alt.. Baltimore, and.Wt tfi
(Unit Ktrrei, It anion, U tmlhorixtd tit net oe
J tent, rjrrt rrtelpt lor all monUo duo thlo
mtllre, for tuhtcrlptton or adverlinlnt:
n. IV. CAlili, mriirr of Third nnd Dock
Streets. Stm ntiilditifft. ojponile Merchants'
Inheri t?, Philath lpM, is also authorised to
act as onr Agent. '
Dtuiucratlt SeaiBttions..
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TOR OOVeRMoR,
FRUVriM R.'SHVNK, '.'
' " Of Allegheny County. s ' "
mt CANAL COMMUMONKIt,
""MOftR'lS tONtiSTRKTII, '
Of Montgomery County. -: ,v
I,.
fXPatiTiKo La a A fresh supply of tiirWior
printing ink just received, and for sale at Phila
delphia prices. .
ttT" Thoe of our snbsoribers who intend to
rhanga their residence on the 1st of April, should
notify ns of the fart, in order to have tbeir pa
pers forwarded to the proper place.
C7 Our paper is filled with newt, or rather
rumors, from the army, this week. A few daya
more must bring us more important newa, pro
bably, of a battle at Agua Neuva, between the
forces of Gen Taylor and Santa Anna.
C7" In another column our readers will find
the late foreign newa. The distress in Ireland
ttill continaet: F.ITorti tre making to tend over
a large portion of the poorer clattet to thia coun
try. - The number of lmmigranti that will ar
rive in America tbia year, from Europe, will not
be leu than 200,000. , Flour, which bad fallen
7s. to 8s per barrel since the previout arrival,
hat again improved about 4a. per bbl.
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C7" The canals are now in fine navigable or
der. The 6 rat packet from Harrisburg to Nor
thumberland arrived at the latter place on the
18th. Since then, a large number of freight
boats, laden with grain, have left, on their way
to market.
C7 Postask amu Paclks We regret tbat
Cong reus, it: iti great haste, restored the postage
on newspapera under 30 miles. This, we pre
sume, war done for the benefit of the city Tress,
although we suppose members of Congress were
not geneially aware of the fact The law ena
bles publithers to contract with the mail carriers
to carry papers outside of the mail, which it all
that the city papers cared for. The consequence
is, that city papers are carried free of pottage to
all large placet throughout the U. States, where
there is a rail road communication, while country
papers must, in many instsncet, pay full postage
fur a few miles, because they have not the eame
facilities We feel tititftrd that Congress will
restore the Isw as it wat, in relation to carry
ing papers free under 30 miles, at its net t srstinn,
when they see tbe gross injustice done to the
count ly Press, especially a the alteration can
be of no benefit to the Treasury.
It waa but just and proper that the salaries of
Post Masters thould be increased, in small off!
ces, as msny of them, we know, are but poorly
compensated for their labors; but it was not
necessary, at the same time, to interfere with
the Prest.
C7" We shall make arrangements to tend our
papers out id of the mail, where we can do so
until the present odious law ia repealed. That
it will be repealed we have no doubt, if there is
a spark of spirit left in the country Prett. whose
interetlt have been to shamefully neglected by
our representatives in Congress.
K7"Tbe Companies of Voltigtiers under Cap
taina Barnard and liiikile left Pbitadutphia "on
Thursday nr.ornirg for Point Isabel Our young
friend, Lieut. Wm J Martin, who was to join
Capt: Barnards company, left this place for Phil
adelphia on Tuesday, and has, therefore, arrived
jin.t in time.
' Success to him In his new career. Should an
opportunity offer, we are confident that Sunhiiry
would b gallantly represented in bis person, on
the field of battle.
fj The Nokiu Auii a roa Tow m
Coi'NTkr, is the title ol a new weekly paper,
published by the proprietors of tbe Philadelphia
Daily North American. It ia handsomely print
td in quarto form, and edited with great ability.
(E Cut or Rkaiuni;. The ancient borough
of Reading ia now a chartered city, with ill May
or, Aldermen, Select and Common Council. On
Fiiday luit the first election wat held, which re
sulted in ftvor of tbe democrats. Peter Filbert,
Esq., democrat, wat elected Mayor, by a majo
rity of 27 over W. H. Keim, whig, and 423 over
Wells, alto a democrat. Tbe whole vote polled
wat 1417. The population of Reading it over
13,000. .
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07" A long ancJabU letter fiom Gen, T-)lr,
fjatrd Oct. 15, 1616, U puiliihed, 19 which
gives hit viewt of tbe pltn of operation!, op.
poses the march on San Luis Totosi, but recom
mends tbe attack on Vera Crut.' In eanclution,
be earaettly' protetts against the IVpartmenl In.
ter feting with tbe detachments under bis com
mind. ."' m . '
n KT1 The irteiVronth't'lTgisTsture wit an
exceedingly ahort one of brrt 10 days, f Abbdl
400 billt werii paisedi maty of them, at oiroafi it
the close of the tesio, in rithtr mtjre bate than
it proper foe-aonnd legitlttionVThe tesslon te
ing too short for the usual biiine, a large por
tion hat been left iinnniihtd. Whether this in
the end will' prove economical is rather proble
matical. The whigt, who hid determined on
an early adjournment, would have willingly a-(
greed to extend the teesion for a short time, if
the democrats would have gone with them for
that purpose j. which,- however they refuted to
do, making our whig friendt take the retpoiisi-
bility. In the House, the whigs, at a body, oc
cupied the left of the' speakers chair, and the de
mocrats the right. ' In all questions affecting po
litical affairs, party lines were tightly drawn. It
it, however, but j'ist to tay, ihat our worthy re
pretentative.Jlf r. Hunter, althoorh a whig, made
himself a'iitefnl member, and wat highly respec
ted by both parties for bis liberality and indepen
dence. It was rather unusual to see a whig from
Northumberlar.il county, but our friend, the Cap
tain, did no diteredit to hia constituency ; yet, at
bia politics are not of the right ttripe for old da
mocratir Noithumbeiland, be mutt necessarily
yield to a democratic tucccttnr. .... , .,. .
The troops at the Island of Lnbos, under
Gen Scott, have embarked for Vera Ciuz The
two Pennsylvania' regiments are in fine health
and condition.' The Mistiest ppi and Louisiana
volunteers, on theother hand, have lufTVred great
ly from diteate, and deatht among them are fre
quent. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Led
ger thus ipeaki: ' ' 1
Tbe ! two Penneylvania Regiments are in
excellent condition. The Second ia yet upon
the Ixland, with the New York and South Caro
lina volunteer, hut they are all preparing tore-
eiiilmrk ' At to otif Regiment, the r irat Penn
eylvania, the U. S. officers tay that it exhibits
a cleaner bill of health than any body of troop
they ever taw. We have lost but three men
by death since leaving Pittsbur? ; there are not
mure than to or thn-e, out of the IX HI, rernin
Iv til, and but 20 r HO inconveniently aick.
There are not in the whole ten companies more
men on the aick lit than are uctinlly found in a
einjle conpany of regfllart or volunteers. We
ar in hiirh epirite, ami facer to measure our-
eelvea with four or five timet our heft of the
enemy." .
C7" Gen. Taylor, In a letter dated Head Quar
ters at Ague Neuva, 18 milet South of Saltillo,
Feb; 7, 1847, tayt:
Sim I rhaneed my headquarters to this place
on the 0th inst., bringing forward, in the first
instance, Lieut. Col. May's quadron of dragoons,
two batteries,' (Sherman's and Bragg'i 1 and the
regiment of Mississippi riflemen. Yesterday
the second Kentucky and second and third Indi
ana regiments came up, and will be joined in a
day or two by the other troops in and near Sal
tillo, except the small eirrlsn of seven comna-
niei left in thst town.
Although advised by Major Gen. Scott to eva
cuate Saltillo, I am confirmed in my purpose of
holding; not only Ihat point, but thia position in
ita front. Not to tpeak of the. pernicioua moral
effect upon volunteer troops of falling bark from
points which we have gained, there are powerful
military reasor.a for occupying thit extremity of
the past rather than tbe other. Tbe scarcity of
water and supplies for a long distance in front
compels the euemv either to risk an enragement
in the field, oe to bold himself aloof fiom us ;
while, if we fell bark on Monterey, he could et
tablith himself ttrongly at Saltillo, and be in
position to annoy more fffttrtively our fhtnkt and
our communications.
Kreestthe supposed murderer of a young gen
tleman in Virginia, link been arretted at New
Orleans, having just arrived from Texas. Tbe
murder occurred about a year, ago, and the mo-
Hive assigned was to get possession of an evi
deuce of debt.. Kppcs immediately fled, and has
been a fugitive from justice ever aince. The
occurrence caused a great excitement at the time
on account of the respectable position that both
parties held' in society. r
KJitoriul Correspondence of the Picayune.
Tami iio, Feb! 28, 1847-C o'clock P M.
This morning the U. S. steami-hip F.dilh. from
Biaos Santiago, with G-n Worth and staff and
two companies of troops on board, touched off
the bar at the mouth of our river, coming to an
thor two milea outside, and aent despatches up
to Gen. Pattersen.i I went down with a friend
and aaw Gen. Worth; found bini in good health
and fine spirits. The F-ditb' being bound for
Lt'bos Island, tailed oa her coarse at half past
3 P. M.-; . f
: Tbe U. S. eteaeiship Alabama,, now lying in
the stream opposite tbe city, ia to aail to-morrow
with Geo ratterson.ataffand troops Tbe steam
ship Virginia, with .Gen, Pillow do. do do. If
the transports on the way here fiom the Biaos
arrive, it it probable thit , by the last of Jhit
week all the foicea to )rae will have sailvl,..
Whether or not there be a battle any whore
else, however, it seems to be pretty certain that
we shall have one at Vera Crux, and I fore we
ahall arrive at Vra Cruz It ia known here
that tbe enemy are preparing to give us a warm
reception on landing. In the rear of Anton I.i
tardo they have built atrong fortifications, too
far for the gunt of onr squadron to bear upon
them, but in reach of the point of landing.
On these fvrtifu-atiana very beavy gunt are
mounted, and other arrangement! are made and
being made, to make a desperate aland against
thelaudiugof our troops. It is also to be expec
ted that tbe. city of Vera Cruz it in a condition
to'mske bloody esittanee. . Put a few dayt, I
hope, w il tell the UU, and male all speculation
unnecessary) ' Who doubts the issue ? ' '
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... iM : Tawwo, March?, 1817...
, The brig Aaa Still tails thit morning for your
c ity, and though, I have'. but little to tay, I will
give the list rumor. Newt retched here yeeter
day thai Gen.Miron.leacfirig tbeadvar.ee of San.
ta Anna's lorcet againit Oenf Tay lor,' with 6600
men, had attempted to 'surprise Gen. T. by
night assaultY'but that be met with a total disapi
pointtnent. The whole force wtt defeated -how
many killed knd made prisoners not ttated pre
eiselv, bul thsy rrafa eitentnlly vkhipfei. r
Portlier Foreign Rim,
R tAlta HtBERNlA.
TV drice pf bread in Ttrlt hat igain hoet,
1
rkltcdjtwo centithe i the kilogramme, or about
J.I. rinUie 4 lb. loaf.
The King of Niplet hit forbidden the ex
portation of Wheal, as he had previously tint
otmtize. ....... . . ( --
The I'ruKtian Government is making lurge
purchase! r.f (lye from Rutsit, in order to re
duce the price of corn. - - - v "
The roue hat been elected pilooel oLthe
civic guard of Rome. ....... ..... . -
The t fliclive force of the French army ia to
be augmented by 10 (MM) men.
f Wheat of the flret qunlity it now felling In
Liebonfor 101a. the quarter. r 1 ' '- ; '
'Theretfe' twenty-four large atpamera now
constructing ill the Clyde, bcsidrfT other res
tela. : : i ' ' ' - ' ' :
The Spanish paper elate that large quanti
ties of tnnice have been shipped from Vigo, and
other Galician porte, lot England. - '
A quantity of freeh pork wat recoive.1 from
New York by the Oxford packetehip, and it
now on tale in Minchetter. . :s-A
. ' Mra. Butler, late Miaa Kern hie, after having
demanded 100 per night of Ms. Bonn, to per
form at Prury Lane Tnreatrc, London, pity t tt
Menchevter fof XVK ' '
The Malta journala brought by the Levant
mail expresnee . alarm at the email quantity of
corn in the inland, which does not exceed twen
ty dayt' eupply.' " '
Every email farmer in I jmerick connty who
can moeter JC20, or even JC10, Ie abont emigra
ting to America in the enauing spring.
In consequence of the high price of grain the
daily allowance of eat! to cavalry horset hue
been reduced from tea pnumla to aeven pounds
which will eave about 19,000 buohi'hj of oau
per annum in each regiment.
lRr.i.Ai. Theaflairtnf Ireland ttill contin
ue to abHerb attention. The proposition of lord
George Bentick for expending sixteen million
on Railways in that country was rejected by a
large majority. Sir Robert l'ccl killed the
scheme by bis oppoeitioii.
At the select' vettry meeting, on Toslty, i
appeareil, from returns made by the peritdi offi
cer!, that the expenditure for the relief of the
Irish immigrants, now average XoOO per week.
Under the new system of adminien ring relief,
at their own temporary reeidencea, after inquiry
by officers epecially appointed for the purpose,
two facts have been made evideut First, that
under the former systems of relief, a great deal
of iuiuoeition waa praclMod upon the uarieh ; and
secondly, that the overcrowding of the popiila
lion in certain low localitieKoflhe town, in cm
equeiice of the influx of paupers, haa superin
duced an alarming amount of sicknexs, which
baa rendered neccic-ary a much greater amount
of relief. ,
SBVERllLL!KS.10rDNIKI.U'CuN.IKIX. Mr.
O'Connell, it in taid, ia dying. The slate of Ins
health prevent his removal to Ireland. Hi
Confessor, Dr. Miley, left Dublin, by express,
to attend him in Loudon, where ha now remains
His complaint ia stated to be water on the chest
and dropsy in tho legs fatal symptoms ever at
hit time ol life. Tho number of inquiries duly
at his hotel is g ret I, and it ieeaida servant from
the palace is among the number. His span of
life hatalready exceeded tbe 3 score and 10 ; and
physical wearai.d tear he baa undergone du
ring the last forty yeart thow that his con ft it u-
tion niual have boon originally hsrd at iron to
resist the inroads of disease ao lung. Two thing!
Iuvh enabled hira to preterve health to this
time temperance and exercise. All excite
imuit during life from fermented liquors he hat
studiooely shunned, and whenever opimrtunity,
he indulged in as much phyrical exeiiiou a
time enabled him to command. . Ilia end it
drawing to a clote during the severe! aflliction
with which IK-avcn can vi.it his country.
The IrlsH Famine.
Among the many heart-rending cases of mise
ry and fanune every day occurring in Ireland,
we have aeareely heard of one more distressing
than that which it Je.taiUd in tha following let
ter : ... . ....... .. .. -.V'
., ANiAPt:rr, (Drnmina.) Feb. 15, 1.5 J 7 ,
Sir:' I venture to write to you, in the hope
that you may perhaps be able to ieterett tome of
your friends at Liverpool and elsewhere, to as to
assist ia alleviating the unprecedented Irish din
trett which abounds on every side of ns. In this
parith (at yonr brother can tettify) deatht from
starvation have become' to numerous,' that they
have ceased to be recorded, and eoroner'a in
quekti, which were at first resorted to, are now
seldom beld, on account of the frvqaency of the
eases that call for them.
There are, on a moderate computation, four
thousand persons in thia parish utterly destitute;
in fact, three fourths of tbe population know not
what it ia to eat a regular meal once in the twen
ty four houra, and many are forty-eight hours
without tasting foodand this, not only amongst
the class whom we once considered paupers, but
the small farmers and even the respectable house
holders. A neighboring gentleman laid me yes
terday thut a borte of hit htving died from" dis
ease last week, the people came in crowd beg
ging for the flesh, and though he tried todismade
them from Ming each food, they pertiited in car
rying it away. A poor-maa was fomtd dead oat
the road, near your brother! bowse, Mi oaaday
In short, w etre living ia . tha midst ol famine,
drititirtiori and death.
.t '. ; c ,tiHB-j la-.'J.d
' 1 mty mention thit scarcely : aay prevuioa
are to be had ia tbe country. We art dcpejulcat
on distent maikets for onr tuppliet i ajtJ our' in
land positloh,' to remote from ' tetpottt, ' rdef
carriage af goode both etpeejiveand difficult,
u. Beliewa m, dear very truly-ouri. "
Czirxt'SiiAW.
From theN. O. Bulletin, 13th intt.
' Tlllfl ARMT.
v-r:.
The Last Acconnts from tha ArmyContrt
ilictory .Nature of the Reportt Confusion c
Datet The Iteqitif ition (or Troop not frnf
Taylor Report at Tampico of a Battle wit,
Taylor'a Outposts, &cV. - .'('.' :
y.AVo have hud a conversation with ft .bight;
intelligent officer of the army, tvbo haa bepn at
tached tn General Teylor'e ataff ever etnee hi
entered Mexico, and who left Saltillo blTlhe 4tl
ineL He inform . u, that there in no practica
ble paee by which Santa Anna could possibly ge
.into Gaaffif JTaytor1 rea. with artijjery, a
that if he attempted to attack our army with in
fintry arone he frets afteured he would bo re
pulsed, eviMi if he had a great superiority r
force, as Gen. Taylor haa four balteriet of flyih(
artillery, (one of them consisting of 21 pounde
howilaert.) with a lull complement of regular
to serve and manage, them. . He also expreese
a belief that, though Gen. Taylor might fall bac.
from Nueva to Saltillo, ho would not retre
from the latter point, without first having a bat
tie.,. Gen. Taylor's force does not. exceed. O0t
men, all of which are volunteers, except their
lillery and about 1.7) dragoons, under Cot. Maj
Bidei the atiove force, there are l.COO mens
Monterey, which latter place ia represented t.
being in an excellent state ot defence, and e
pa hie of mcceeeltjlly resitting any force tha en
my can bring against it. '-. ;.:
According-: to the present advices, it wnnlt
tppett a Considerable force of thn enemy hid
pasted to Gen. Taylor's flank by Victoria, but
which teems principally to have Ven cavalry
Should Suntn Anna have aent h'm artillery alsc
by that route, his means ot attack, and conse
quently his chanced of success, will have been
greatly increased there ie no doubt he has a
large furcn with him, as he never would have
attempted offensive operations against our trmy
except witii a great superiority of number.
It will b seen by Dr. .Tims' statement, that
nothing had yet been learned as to actual but
tle, and of course no foundation for the sinister
report of Gen. Taylor's beavy loss, and that the
ru ii"r on this head were confined to the cut
ting ufl ol some trains or small detachmentt.
From all we can see in the accounta that have
been received, we are inclined to believe that
the force in the rear of Gen. Taylor is exclu
sively the troop that have adranced I mm Vic
toria, and that S.uita Anna has moved op with
all his army direct to Neuva, without attempt
ing to send any part of his troops into the rear
of the American', through other difficult piMa
(Sen. Tnyktr has pmbnaty fallen bank no Sal
tillo, from h:a advanced positional Neuva, and
will trive battle at the former place. If he sue-
ceils in repulsing Santa Anna in any attack
the latter may make, all difficulty will cease in
his rear as the accounts state that ammuni
tion waa being forwarded from Monterey to
Saltillo, it would appear there was no interrup
tion to the communications between theee to
places, and thit the enemy's force had only ap
peared on the route, between . Monterey anl
Camargo this would tend to strengthen the
belief that the force in the rear formed no part
of Santa Anna's army, as they would have been
operating between Saltillo and Monterey.
' From the New Orleans Times, 1 5th inst
Cai-tai . Hknrir. We had an opportunity of
converting with thit intrepid officer latt evening
He ttated that he left Gen. Tath on the 33
iff., wten th-te was tut'hing uitinnt iiViij in
eampmi Agua Aeuro. There must be a terrible
confusion of dates somewhere,. Capt. Her.rip,
our readert will recollect, is the gentleman who
performed the daring feat of effecting his escape
from the Mexicant at F.ncarnacion, at tbe time
Maj. Gaines' command wat captured by Gen.
Minon.
Call yon VoLvjrrrrBa. By the annexed tet
ter from Col. Cum, commanding at Carmargn,
it will be aeen that a call for a large number of
volunteers is to be made for tbe defence of the
Rio Grande.
HcaiMiuABTMia. Cnmagrn, March 2, 1)17.
Sir I tend an officer to Headquarters, at
Wellington, making a rerjnibition on the Presi
dent of the United Stales for fifty thousand six
month' 'volunteers. Ail commuaicatinn bas,
for aevrral day, been cnt off between this place
and the army above, sod I see no adequate rc-
llii aido of Ndw Orleans. I reruieet yen,
therefore, to call out ten thousand men ol thia
character of troops, and I anticipate they willbo
recognised under (he call of the PreeHent,
As fast aa any considerable force can ac
cumulated, let them be forwarded to Braaos
Santiago. All troops, aa far aa practicable,
should be armed before . leaving the Uuiled
States, and the officers commanding companiea
thould take in charge ammunition enough tj
distribute, ia case of emergency, forty rounds at
least. -
Very respectfully, your obi'i servant, v..
SAttl'BL K- Cl'Tl, Col. CiMli'g.
To the Governor ol Louisiana.
Trom the N. O. Bulletin of the 13th )
IIioui.T iMroarAfttl -His Excellency, Itaae
Johnson Governor oitiOuitiana, received yetlel
day aVlter from. Col. Samuel It Curtis, fbe,
Ohio voAuuUertj commanding at Camargo, tab
iag toaaiastioo, open tbia Stale for ten lueuao4
men.' ' The object of teeming llcte troops, it to
girriton Jb poatt fit feazo't, ToioT Iubef, Mita-'
anorM d Famargo, and rvinorce Geacrg) Tay
lor, vbo, at tba taal aatea was ia ft extras)
critlcaf edaditloS.' "The writer of tbe letter ia
an officar of high repute In the tervlce-aVool
judicious, brave aad delcrmifttt) man. f lie pes
tisaei no auibority, bowrTtrto anakt reoist
Immi apon any State for troopa; Utt havjeg d e
to', evidence i afforoed that ur gaHarrt artsy is
I in peul, aad that tuctoi thould ptouipUy be tx