tj i j- ta n a i.i. i;v (From tii N. 0. Picsyun, April 9 L4r&Il FROM, VKUA VltUZ.. .,! ? The ship Alhambra, Capt. Wilton, and tin atiemthlp Alabama, Capt. Wright, arrived yes terday from Vara Crux. .The former tailed on Hi f 1st imt. dirtct, while the A la bum a left on on ih 31t ult. and touched at Tampico and the Brazos. ' ' An expedition left Vera Cruz on 3ltt ult , for Alverudu, the land forces consisting of Gen. Quit iri.iti'a brigade, with a battery of lixht artillery t the naval force consisting of the steam frigate Mississippi, the Potomac, tloopofwar St. Ma i y's, steamer Vixen, Spitfire, and Water Witch, the brig Porpoiae, one bomb ketch and five gun boats. - t -. Another expedition, under Gen. Twiggs, star ted tame morning lor the National Bridge, a trnngly fortified place about two day 't march from Vera Crux, on the Jalapa road. Gen. Worth wat engaged establishing the Go- ernmciit of Vera Cruz and rattle. ; It is impossible to get at the lost of the Mean ram by the bombardment, yet it it certain that women, children read non-conibatantt, have tuf fered the most. Some aay that 150 have been killed, tome more and tome let-as regards tbe destruction of property, that showt for itself. Hardly a building south of the Plaxa Grande but ; is either burnt, torn in piecet, or much injured,' and the ttreett are filled with rubbish and frag ment!. Tbe National Palace, which it on the Plaza and near the outer range of our mortart, bait five theltt bunted within it, one of which killed a woman and two children lying asleep in the kitchen. ' ' Tbe Cathedral, on an opposite tide of the Plaza w at alto lomeu'hat injured, but the churches south of it, and neater our moitart, Buffered tbe most. . , ; Many of the foreigneri here are raving, per fectly outrageout, at the method taken by Gen. Scott to reduce tbe place they would have had In m attack it by storm, and thus destroy life in lead of property ! They blame him, too, for not allowing tome of the foreign families, alter they came to their tentet and found that the city was really to bo destroyed, te leave tbe place and take refuge on board vettelt which were out of harm's way. A pretty time, truly, after all the solemn warnings they received, to accuse Gen. Scott of want of humanity. They were told plainly and positively, that the town would be taken, either by regular siege or by storm, and yet it would teem that they did not believe it ; and when the truth did finally break in upon tbem, and they discovnred their error, they mutt needs petter Gen. Scott with iei t,ts for a cessation of hostilities until they could move out, and thus deprive him of all the advantage! an incesssut bombardment gave him. Our commanding general properly refer red them to Gen. Martlet as the appropriate per ton to call upon in their great emergency. He had probably advised tbem to remain, and now be mutt aid them in their extremity of peril Find fault with the bombardment, forsooth! it would teem that we cannot pleat the Met icant and foreigner by any tyttem of righting we may adopt. Monterey wat takeu by assault, and tbey complained and aaid that it should hav been reduced by regular appreache. Vera Crus has been captured by regular approachet, and tbey are fierce in their denunciationt that it waa not ttormed. 1 presume that in neither case the American commander endeavored to pleat their enemies, aud that tbey will not loose a wink of sleep in consequence of their animad versions. Since writing the above I Irarr. that a French men has just arrived from the city of Mexico, who reports that there are not on thousand armed men, all told, on-the road from tbit to the capital, tie says there were nine guilt to posi tion at Puente Ntcional, but only sixty men to serve them. It would teem perfect madness for the Mexicans to continue the war, yet I suppose they will bold on a while longer. Tbe Frenchman who brought lh report from the city of Mexico, tay that he met the unarm ed Mexicans, who laid down their- armt on the 3.th instant, nattered along tbe road between this and Mailt" do Clavo. Some of them had hardly advanced three leagues, and were already sutf ring for waut of food ! Gen Quitman take down to Alvarado tbe South Carolina, C-orgia, and Alabama regiments He also bat an artillery force with him, Capt. Steptoe'a battery, I am informed. One object of the expedition it to opea a road from whence mules, hortet, and supplies for the army may be procured. The couutry down tbat way it taid to abound with tin-in The tame paper published the following copy of General bcott's orders upou th capture of Veia Cruz. llfcuj4iiTm oriHB Ann v. I Vera Cr.iz, Mart li oU 1847 GkistB4L tJnni BM, No, 80 Tho capture of this well fortified ciiy, the emporium ol Me can commerce, with the cattle of Ban Juan de UMoa, the biieiiiy'a- principal lor Irene, wilU.r)000 pritoner aud a many attml of anna, 4U0 pieces of ordnance, and a large quantity of ordnance tor fa, have added to the glory of American arm acquired elsewhere In thin war, and can not mil to cowriuuit powerim to au cany pwace ,0 much desired by the United Slate. These important achievement have etttabluuV ed a new and opened a alwr ler and better line operation upon the enemy'a capital and centre ol tho resource. . Tbe general in cliiof cnngratulaiee the army he has the honor personally to command upon this bnlliaul opening of a new campaign, ami tender, on the part erf the United Slatca, un media I (bauk la all the curps regular and volunteer, including a detachment of inariues . - Jl. ' uuder Caul. FJaun which lorroed the liueof iuvewluiaut tiiJ prosecuted the Beige lo it hap py conclusion. Tbe Hoop have Urne the Ueivieat JsUirs, ia camp and ia trenchee, with nut Failure or murmur, amidst Baud storms of distressing frequency ant) violence ; skirmishes by day and night and under the incessant fire of the enemy' heavy batteries ol the city and castle. The siesdmees and cheerfulness of offi cer and men, under ll.e circumstances, are worthy of all praise. The perieral-tn-chipf sincerely regret that hp cannot give the names of the hundred?, or rather ihmnutnda, la whom particular thanks are due on thjs occasion. . lift can only enumer ate the few who were isolated by rank or posi tion, as well a by noble service. Of tins cWfs lie is happy to nsme Brevet Drig. Uen. Worth (now Brevet Major General,) and Brig. GVn. Twijjtfft, commanding thfl rezu'sr brigade; Major (hmi.. Patterton, (second in command.) and bis three brigsdier generals, i'lllow, Quit msn and Shield irf the volunteer division ; Col. Ilnrney, minmsndor of the repular cavalry; C I Totti-n, chief of engineers; Cd. Bankhend, chief of artillery and commander of the batte ries, ably twisted, in succession, by other field officer of artillery , Capt. I lugei, acting: chief of ordnance, much at the batteries, and eeeisifnl ably in dupplying them by Cspt. Crow and Ir win, both of the Qtisrtermaetcr's Department; Lieut Cd. MrtchciK'k, aetins inspector general; Msjor Turnbull, actinir chief cl lojioiiraphical engineers; Mujor Mcllao, acting chief of tin' Qutrtermseter' Department : ('apt. Grayson, actng chief of the rommuwnrint; Surgeon Gen. Mweon and the pernnnal nail of the petieral-iu- chief, Lieut. II. L. Scott. Williams Soammnn and Lay, wilh the occasional nid oft'apis. Lee and Johnson, of the eneiiirrrB and tnrojraphi cal 1 11,'inrers, and Cuj't. Monroe, acting nsi tant inspectnr-ffenrral. To the Commissioners, Brerfft Mnj. Gen. Worth, Brig. Gen. Pillow and Col. Tottcn, in eluding Capt. Aulick, of the navy, who so ably nepoliated and arranged the terms of capitula tion with the enemy' commissioner, great cre dit is tlwiKfvr rnlly due in tbat diHlinclcnpnciiy. Thanks higher than those of the general in chief have been ali-o earned ly tin) entire Home Squadron, under the succetisive orders ofCtnn niiMlore Conner and Perry for prompt,' cheerful and able asilance from lie arrival of the army of! thiecoaat. Besides landing troops and sup plies, and tho strict blockade of this port, the smaller vessels, detached by Commodore Perry, under the immediate command of Capt. Ta'nal', joined for a time in the attack upon the city, at the imminent risk of beinfT sunk by the fire of the castle ; and the land battery No. 5 (called the Naval) which followed Nob. 1,2, 3 and 4, (served by trie army) at the end of two days waa exclusively (after beincr prepared by the engineers and troops of the army) armed, man ned and commanded out of the squadron. This battery, in th successive tours of the gallant Capt a Aulick and Mayo, proved itself highly effective. By command of Maj. Gen. Scott: II. L, Stxrrr, Acting At t Adj. Gen A letter from Mr. Kendall, dated Vera Crux, April 1, published in the Picayune, tays "Although th remit it not yet known, it it generally conceded that the expedition to Alva rsdo will not meet with any enemy. Agents have arrived here from that place, this it molt certain ; and they tay that the armed force there all fled on the capture of Vera Crux being known. We have reliable intelligence from Puente Nacional up to yesterday afternoon. At that time General La Vega, waa there in command of one thousand men. Thev were deserting daily a tquads, and he wat thooting all be caught to prevent thoa who remained from running away. Many of the Mexican prisoners who left here had passed tbe bridge, and what tales they told of the strength and prowess of the American army : They will have it that our shells are filled with some horrible combustible . instead of powder and cii the droa'.ful destruction they occasioned in tbe city in proof. Canalizn, but without any force, had come down at fir as the bridge, but immediately returned to Mexico Gent. Mortlet and Lander had patted through La Vega't quartert, along wilh many other of ficer!. Tbey would prefer going to the United Statet as prisoners to accepting their parole, yet I believe tbey bav given up the idea altogether. Col, Gutierrez even went so far as to ssk a pat sag on lb tteamer Alabama, and every arrange ment wat made for bit departure ; but a letter from hit wife at Puebla, who wat in great distress induced him to cbange hit course. In the mean time, to straitened are many of lb Mexican olfi cert, that they are fairly begging money of tbe Americana te get out of the city. Gea. Worth, th new Governor of Vera Cruz, hat adopted most ttringent aud at the tame time mott appropriate police regulations. A large number of Mexicans are already at work tearing down the barricades snd opening the walls of the city the latter for the purpose of letting fresh air into the streets Tbey tay that aever al cases of th vomito, or yellow fever of the country, have already appeared ; but I thai I in quir farther before I give credit to the story. Ubm. Bi'Ttra It i said that Gen. Butler in tends to have an operation perforoitd on tua leg The uiUncl baa growu to the bone, ami render him cripple. l' intends lo have it separated from lh bona. The wound give him, at liutes, iotxprr Miblo agony. A Win r a (Swan, five feet in length, and sev en feet four iocbu from tip lo tip, wat shot in Eat Whiteland township, Chester county, last week, by Thomas A. Trimble, U ia very rare ly indeed that bird of this kind is seen in this quarter. The late storm, no duubt, blew, bioi - hither Chetltr CAoi.Y.V. ( HJJJ .-.- THE AMERICAN. Saturday, JtrU 34, IM7. tat mnd f Wi tVKre, rnrnrr mf3t and Chemtut StrrtfB. fMlndftfhtn, at htm ItOie t JYm. lo .WaM tt'rert, .Mw IVrA, K. K. Comrr Bat. timnr ami Calvert f., HalUmttrt, ntrf.Ye 16 STIefe Strre. Mlotfmn. U avthnrltrd orl Jrent, rnitl rrfelftt for alt mntr dt 0llre,far ifcrtrffati mr otivrtUlnf. E. W. CARli. rnrnrr of Third and Dork Slrrrl. Sun Itnitdinpt, uppnnile Mrrrhnvtt' t.XChnttge, Hhitairlphta, also anthort$rdlo act at our Agent. Dmocrutie Nominations. : , . for r.-ovraioa, r n a in v i s n . a if iT x ii, , r roa caal t-oMnis'ioMEa, MORRIS LONG ST K F. T IT, Of Montgomery County. C7" Rrr.iuort Xoiu t The Hisht RevrBi- thop Totter will hold tervice in St. Matliew't Church, in this place, on Tuesday morning next, ,nf, 27th, at half past ten' o'clock, and in North umberland at 1 o'clock, P M. There will also be letviee in the tame cbutch, Monday tvening, at teven O'clock. On our fist pne will ba found an inte rs tlmg sketch of the life of Gen. Taylor. We thall mike arrangements to tend our paper outside of the mail, aatoon at possible, in at many placet at we can do to with safety. (XT- Wears indebted to tbe Hon. Jnmei Pol- luck, fur a copy of tbe report of the Commission er of Patentt. ., It is rather a meager document. is compared w ith the reports of tbe last few yesrs, having been shorn of all the miscellaneous matter which gave tbe lat reports te much in terest. , Thjs Wethkr, for a week or ten days past, baa been cold and boisterous, tbe result of which has been anything but promising to vegetation and to the crops. Tbe grain ill th ground, hat, in many placet, tuffi-red from the open character of the winter and tardiness of the spring. Warm weather and a little rain, ten days unce, would have improved it very much, and may yet. in a great measure, resuscitate many fields. On Tues day evening we had a change, with a slight at tempt at rain. Oe Wednetday the day wai de ligbtfnl, warm and pleasant, though rather windy. On Thursday night and during Friday, we had tome refreshing ahowers. ' ffT" Tbe river bas fallen considerably within the latt week, and ia now too low for running rifts ind arks. There it a contiderable quanti ty of lumber opposite thil place and Northum berland, which will mostly be tent to market in boats, by way of tbe canal. t&- Nostri inti.AKD I?ai tVeare glad to tee tbat thecontiactort hive commenced the rebuilding of tbe bridge, from the thore to the eastern side of the island. Py reference to the advertisement of the President, it will be teen that a call is made for the instalment!, at tbey fall due. Cy Paica or Csaim The newi by the Cam bria published in another column tbowta decline in tbe price of breadstuff. Indian corn haa de clined mott. A reaction bad, however, taken place and pricet had an upward tendency. A favorable circumstance it, that tbe price of freigtl hat fallen off 3t. to 4s. per barrel, while tbe d clin in flour it only V. to 3t. per barrel. A cargo of red wheat wat sold at Philadelphia en Wednesday, after the newt, at $1 37. Rye and corn not quoted. Oatt 50 ctt , whitkey 30. K7" The good citizent of Danville concluded to have a general illumination, on Satunlay even ing last ; but having come to lofgcrheii! at the nrenaratory nieetinf , in relation to a resolution in regard to the policy of the war, they tplit. A portion, thedemocrsts w believe, fired op on Saturday night. Some ef the others deferred operation until Monday night, when Mr. bhoop's Hotel and Judge Donahlsnn'e ttors were hand somely illuminated. A procession, with a laree number of transparencies, moved through the ttreett. Jno. Cooper, F-tq. addretd tbe pro cesaion in an eloquent speech, before Mr Sboop's Hotel. Our Danville neigbboia often exhibit a good deal of tpirit in getting up muttert, but are easily tet together by tbe ears when politics It introduced. tOT" Gkn Mam mono. W te it ttated interne of the papert, tbat Gen. Hammond, of this coun ty, acted at aid to one of lb Brigadier Generals, at the liege of Vera Cruz. The General holdt the office of Paymatter in the Army, and volun teered bit services on this oceation. Gen. Ham mond it a good officer, and wat no doubt glad of an oportunity to act with th renntyivania Volunteer on th battle field. Hit ton,' Pr Fd ward Hirr.mond, we bav been informed, bat been appointed Pott Muter at Vera Cruz,' by Gea. Wotth, now the Governor ef tbat city. D7 Th letter of "John of York," th cor respondent of the Philadelphia North American, written by our yourg friend Wm. C. Tobey, now ia the Army at Vera Cruz, contain tbe most graphic and interesting accounts that wr re reived from the army. W met him at Phila delphia latt fall, a few day before be left for Mexico, lie maintain bis good humour under all rircumttancea, tod always' looks npoa tbe sunny side of life. fI7-Ta actual aumbaref tbe American for engaged at the battle of Bueaa Vista, according to General Taylor's detpaUbtt, was '4,317. San i a Area's was, according to bis Own account, about 20,000. ....The Tariff of. IS 16. ... W cut th following lingular recantation from the Lycoming Gazette, as an evidence of the in stability and ratability of all things human. "Ruin, indeed, under the TaiilTof lSloi why, the price id wheat in lire melruKilis ot the Siatc. bas ranged for tlitf last four month, from one dollar twelve and a half cents, to one dollnr fifty cents, a tbinir almost unprecedented I Corn ia selling in Philadelphia for 80 and 00 cents per biiehel, aud in our own boron ch for 024 ccnte. Potatoes, at froin 50 to 75 cents, and all other kinds of produce in proportion. Is this the ruin, which accompanies the Tarirl nf 1846, and which waa so prcatly fesred by the good people of .Lycoming f .Answer, he who csn ! For our own part, we plesd guilty of er ror, for who thnf predicted ruin, dietreas snd bankruptcy, lo follow the repeal of the Tsriff of '42, was not in error. T o pretend otherwise, is to ass: rt a falsehood in the face of truth." , That any one ahould attribute the high pric of grain and provision! to lb tarirl of 1846, is a stretch of the imagination io far into the region! of romance, that we could tcarcely believe our own eyet when we taw the above in to respectable a paper at the Lycoming Gazette. Had tbe editor contended tbat the famine and potato rot in Kurope bad been' brought about by the new J tariff, our surprise would have been no greater; for the one ia about at probable as the other. We will not shock the good seme of our readers by informing tbem that tbe starving population of Europe, especially Ireland, where thousands have actually perished and are still dying for want of food, bat brought about the preteut high pricet Tbe lost of the potato crop alone bat been etti mtted to occasion an increased consumption of la millions of bushel ol breadstuff's. Tho defi ciency of the oat Slid bean crops 32 millions, and the barley crop, one fourth, or 13 millions of bu shell- making in all a deficiency of lib, 000, 000 bushels ia Creat liritaiu.. .France, ltelgium, and some of the Italian Stales have prohibited the ex por t of grain. These are the causes which make Indian corn worth tbe extravagant turn of two lollart per bushel in Ireland Neither the tariu of IStG or any other tariff could have any effect on tbe price of giain in Europe. The P.rilish Corn Laws were repealed before the tariff of S 1 G was enacted, because want wat staring the people in the face. Our opinion of the new ta riff remain! unchanged.' Although we did not approve of many of ita detailt, we felt assured that its greatest defect vat itt inadequacy to pro tect the coal and iron interests of Pennsylvania. We did not believe tbete interests would tufTer for several yean to come, on account of the great demand for iron in Europe, for contemplated rail roada. Put what security have we if a revul lion ihould take place, and iron go down, as it frequently bas done, to $10 per ton in England Iron would then be admitted into our seaports at about $ IS per ton, under tbe ad valorem duty of 30 per cent. At these prices every furnace in tbe Slate must necessarily close, and in the ab sence of a foreign demand, grain would go down to the lowest ebb. Even Mr. Walker was con vinced of bit error, and recommended an increa ted duty on coal and iron at the last testion. We have no desire to ttir up the tariff question ; but we cannot quietly ait (till and tee the abandon ment ol the great interettt of Pennsylvania pro mulgated at a democratic meature, without re cording our preteat against it. E7" Tns Tentio Cbsdit. Notwithstanding tbe alandert of th enemies of our iottilulioai a broad, and tome of our croakers at home, tbe public credit of tbe United States stands higher, probably, than any government in the, world The whole loan ef 18 millions bas been taken at a premium of 2 a 3 J per cent., or in other words, thote who take the loan give to the government a bonus of about $450,000 for tbe privilege of ta king it. The Ledger, referring to tbit fact, says : "Accounts from Washington show a new fea ture in th finar.ee of our government. The whole loan of $16 000,000 bat been taken, at a premium of 2 and 3) percent , the whole a mount offered being $58,000,000, and the amount offered above par being 936.000,000. Can any govt-rmeet exhibit tuchf redit at thil? Can any European government efler propositi for a loan, and receive bidt for nioi tban three lime th a' mount required, accompanied with a premium for the privilege of lending T Not a tingle go vernment in Europe could now borrow a dollar, excepting at a discount. In other words, to ob tain a million of dullara, it mutt give its bond for mor than a million. . But our government borrows 18,000,000at a premium of 3 percent., and thus gives its bond for only $;7,5OO,O00 ! And while asking for $18,000,000 only, it can borrow $30,000,000 on tbe tame lerms !" E7 Santa Ansa tayt that himself and hit IS generalt were unanimous in adviaing a retreat after the battle of Puena Vista; yet, in his ofTi cial report, he claims that battle as a great victo ry. Another such a victory would use him up, entirely, if the Mexicans can't thrash us, they mott certainly can beat ua in lying aud boaiting 0O I.ATrtT raom Via a, Cuvt.' The town pf Alvarado was captured on the 4th, by the na val expedition sen againl it, without an action. Colonel Harney, with the Fecund PrsgoniM, t and a detachment from Gi-p, Twiggs division, bad taken poseession of Antigua, cspturipg one Mexican officer and right lancers. Tils' army was to move on the ?ih in the di rection of Jalapa, by division -, tbat of tieoeral Twiggs leading the advance, followed by Gene. ra Patterson wilh the volunteers, and General Worth with the first division of regulars bring ing up tbe rear. , . r ' ; Flacoialapan end Cosamonoapan, two fine porta, above Alvarado, are reported to have been taken by our foiru, without resistance. Commodore Terry wa about starting, witb II his vessel, ' wilh the intention of capturing every city, town and port on the entire 'Mex. con coast. CjT, Thi IixumsAiioa. The Philadelphia 1 Ledger gives a long account of one of the mott splendid iltutninntiona that ever to k place in tbat city. .. The buildings for miles presented one continued glare of light. We make the following extracts from that paper: "The various publication offices were promi nent points ot attraction during the day and e vening, being all more or lets decorated with flags and displaying transparenciet. Tbe Ledger office made an effective display. Our six story building, containing 69. windows, wis illuminated by 730 lights. Professor Giant displayed the Prnrr.mond light from a platform erected upon the extreme corner of the building, The effect wat most brilliant. Chesnut street east and west and Third street north and south, were lighted up for many squares with a splen dor approaching that of day, and the light wat visible from the Jertey thore, and for teveral miles round. From the third story windows, were displayed thirty American flags represent ing the thirty Stitei of the fnion, over each ol these flags was a transparency containing the name of our eallant officers and the fit-Ms in which they had thed lustre npon the' Amniran arms upon th Chetnut street front was placed a tiansparency representing Scott and Taylor with the fields of BuenS Viate and Vera Cm in the back ground, th whole Surmounted liy tho American F.acl. - A transparency, measuring 20 feet by 17, and envrring entirely tbe windows of the t'-cond and third stories of the building adjoining our office on Chetnut street, was much admired, not only for the excellence of the painting, which wat by Heilge, but the patriotic character of the design. The canvass represented the battle of Puena Vis ta, the Mexitans in the perspective, while in the fun-ground is teen Captain Praeg, with his noble band, dealing death and destruction upon them, at the particular point of time when General Taylor, in full uniform, and tented on hit faith ful white charger, whispered in the ear of the captain tbe memorable words, "A lime more grape, Captain Bragg!' Thia transparency was eot up for Mettrt. Peterton, S. D. rattenon, and G W. Cilion. Under this trantpsrency Samuel D. Patterson, Esq., navy aeent, diiplayed a beautiful full rig ged model of a sloop of war, which added an at tractive feature to the front of the buil.line. Tbe second story windows of the office of Gra ham's Magaxine, in Chetnut street, near Fourth, was decorated with a transparency, representine General Taylor mounted on bia white charger with the capitol at Washington in the pcrspec tive. The Chesnut street front of the North Ameri rican building, at Fourth and Chesnut streets wss covered with a large transparency, repre senting the terrible charge of our forces upon the enemy's troops at Buena Vista General Taylor appear on the canvas in the midst of bis soldiers. On Fourth street was displaed a re presentation of the attack npon Vera Crux, witb General Scott mounted in the fore-eround, ur ging on bia troops. Next to this was a smaller transparency, upon which was painted General Taylor, standine by some artillery pieces, while near him is seen the American flag wuving in triumph over tbe arms. .Tbe words 'Rough aud Ready' were perceptible on the picture A Drummond light, prepared under the direc tion of Prolessor Hare, was displayed from the top of tbe North American Building, and added much to the brilliancy of the scene. Tbe United States Gazette office bad a large number of flags strung across Dock street, whicb made a gallant show. Tbe front of tbe building was ornsmented with a large transparency by Smith, representing General Taylor ttanding by the tide of his war hone. On either side were smaller transparencies, with appropriate matter The one towards Walnut street had on it, Honor the Brave Taylor Wool, Ringgold Clay- Hardin Palo Alto Monterey Buena Vista A Nations Gratitude. Tbe other had the words, Honor the Bravs Scott Patterten Worth- Conner Perry. Vera Cruz San Juande Ullua Pennsylvania Volunteers.' The Sun office was illuminated, and exhibited two traniparanciet, one representing General Taylor mounted, the fore hoofs nf the horse trampling the Mexican flag in the dust. Tbe other wat a full length portrait of General Scott. Tbe office of tbe Evei.io Bulletin was illu mi nated by means of a star of gas light, arran ged by means of copper tubes, punctured at cer tain distances, lo allow tb escape of the gat " tOT Tut AstsaiCAN Eagmc, printed at Vera Cruz, tay tbat some men belonging to the New York and let Pennsylvania Regiment, and four sailors, went into tbe country about 6 miles, or. Sunday tbe 28th ult., and wer attacked by ran cbero and mott of them .killed. Rev. W. it T. llarnet, whoa year or two ainee published a Temperance paper at Milton, and Robert Jeffries ami G. W. Millar, of Philadelphia, were among the number killed. Mr. Earnesa few month sine was advertised at a deserter. He teems, however, to bav been at bis pott at Veia Crua. - Tub Misiirri lUsiinaNT. Tbe gallan try of the Mieixippi Regiment of voJunUfrra, t Buena Yieta, is the theme of universal praise srnonr the officers of the army. The IVayvne aisles on good authority that Gen. Taylor, in giving an account oftliv battle lo Lieut Col. Randolph, of the Virginia Regiment, raid that "if there bad been only regular in the battle of Butna Vista bu would probably have lo. the day,alhe M wnxip,)i , regiment waa whipped three, times ithout knowing jt; that when. borne down by ovcrh!rMig number uij lughl on jusi as if nothing uncommon bad bap-. pencil lo them, sad by dint of enduratc and a woudcTlui alacrriy in ripping up the neat nan (olhrra, tlsey retrieved Ube fori twee of the Md.". Aa reported by all, the1 Miaaieslppiana under Col. Davis, en that'dsy of 'terror fought iiH la 'vslor an J 'intrepidity tinpanlleleJ 1 fa tpodtta mtfirtf. - V -." i JFrorhXhe Phil. Ledger ' 2lt Inst. , arrival mt th Btemnthlp Catnfct la rocktcrti pays laTkr mom sraorx.. ... (Jrrat Decline trt hvlian Corn-r-llrctUng of Pricet rf uU kind of Grain -attJ Flour Cotton Market Improved Adfnce of Id, ptrponttd. " ' The Stesniship Cambria 'arrjfed t .Boston about four o'clock yesterday -afternoon. r The fallowing report of the condition of the Flour, Grain and Cotton markets wss sent ui by tela- graph Isst night. - - - - - - " t ; Const Mas a -The corn msrkete are recew ding in every direction,, and in some descrip tions, tbaUof Indian eorn fof instance, the' "fa 11 has been astounding the price hss receded a bout at.; - ( . ; ; .'7 r The rspiJ rise in this species of food surpri sed msny peretine, and even in the judgment of the uniliatrr! exceeded the necessities ef tho esse. . Flour, like lodihn corn, ha sustained a considerable fall, and the existing imprrsinr can hardly fail to be increased by the fine spring westher wo ar now enjoying, which forealia iluwr an early ami prolific harvest. Con Miiiikvt, Lnrnrpot. Thrre havr been "vt r.il c'ihihmm i our corn market sine Iho siilm of t Its liiU-ruin. Lare import of all description ( f bri-mUtufT to all pnr's oflha kippdom, have lind the i-hVct of pti'tinjj down prices nf nil descriptions of graiu 'and fKiur. The fliicliistinns durinir the month nmoinit to I, per 70.lb. on wheat, Gd. per 43 lb, on oats. (id. per GO lb, nn barley, 4i. per quarter on rye. peasant! benns (is. pir bbl., and Sj. per sick on flour, 2.4. prr load on oatmeal, 24. to 's. per liii lb ., and 10-t. per bbl. on Indian cornincal. Within a few days pott a re-action has been experienced in peas of 2 chilling per rjuartcr ; in barley, 2-4 per sack ; in Indian corn, Tm per 48) pounds ; iu Indian corn meal, 2 per barrel. and the trade cenerally husaseuined more Grin ness, wilh some heavy transactions 'in flour at iVTstoni per birrcl for Western Canal; lor Philadelphia snd Baltimore, 80s to UGs Gd. April 3d The trade to day ia again rather firmer. There are buyers of wheat at full prices. Flour supports the amendment. Indian Corn in requeet at b'2t per 40 lbs. for Northern yellow, and meal at 25s per b.irrcl. Henry Clay Jr. A Toi-chinu LsTTF.a ran Gxj. Tatlob.. The following letter possesses touching inter est. It is just such an expression of feeling as might have been expected from tbe Hero of Buena Viita : " Hean Qoarts.tis Asmt or Occrr-ATron, I Augua Nueva, Me , March 1, IS 17. My dene Sin. You will no doubt have recei ved, before tbi can reach you, the deeply dis tressing intelligence of the deatb of your son, in the battle of liu na Vista. It is with no wish of intruding upon the sanctuary of paternal sor row, and with no hope of administering any con solation to your wounded heart, that I have ta ken thj liberty ofaddressing you these few lines; but I have felt it a duty which I owe to the mem ory of the distinguished dead, to pay a willing tribute to bis many excellent qualitiet, and while my feelings are still fresh, to express the deso lation which hit untimely lost and tbat of other kindred spirits bas occasioned. I had but a casual acquaintance with year ton, until he became for a time a member of my mili tary family, and I can truly tay, that no one ev. er won more rapidly upon my regard, or estab lished a more lasting claim to my respect and esteem. Manly ami honorable in every impulse witb no feeling but for th honor of the aervice and of tbe county, he gave every assurance that in the hour ef need I could lean with confidence upon bis support. Nor was I disappointed. Un der the guidance of himtelf and the lamented McKee, gallently did the sons of Kentucky in tbe thickest of the strife, uphold tb honor of the State and of th Country. A grateful people will do justice to the memo ry of those who (ell on that eventful day. But I may be permitted to express the bereavement which I feel in the lost of valued friendt. To your ton, I felt bound by tbe ttrongett ties of private regard, anil when I mis his familiar face and those of McKee and Harden, I can tay witb truth, that I feel on exultatian in our tuccett. With tbe expression of my deepest and mott heart-felt sympathies for your irreparable loss. 1 remain, my dear sir, mott faithfully and sin cerely, Your friend, Z. TAYLOR. Hon. HxNBt.Ci.AY, Nw Orleans, La. Six TnouoAND Moke Yoli'kteers Called Fob The Washington Union, of Saturday night, announces that the President intends to call immediately about G0U0 more volunteer troop into the public service. They are prin cipally intended to fill np the place of the vo lunteers hoee time is about to expire. It is r. r 1 1 It h K ) . li,. I m.nw r. f I k n ... u-1 1 1 a h a. l,.j. rngsgemenis; but, to provide for any poes.ble contingency, it is deemed beet lo make the pre sent call. These troops arc intended to strength rn the divisions of our army, viz; at Stnta Fa, ;he army in the dirr-ninn of the Ilio Grsndc, pi,u ihv iUIUIIH VI V t-lf VIUS, SUV . UIVH M)S, - The armies bolh of Gen. Scott and Gon. Tay lor will be promptly reinforced, till even Mexi can pride, vain glorious and obstinate a it may Ve, shall aee and fee) the utter impossibility of Continued resistance. We have heard it aug geattd, but w will not vouch for the accuracy of the estimate, that the former araajf will be in all about 20,000, and the latter not Ice thin 10,000, The end M be thus accompliahcd i well worth the price of it accomplishment, lor (list end ie -secure snd permanent peace, with jutt indemnity. -try Th finverein.nt bat made snother'ofTsr ' sf p.1! tUn7' Sc'ft't ao.i'T).e have bea . j ' . .. w.
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