I. Urn from .Mexico. I - - 1 l .' J . . . . I 1 - " lit rnoM CAktronnu. - . - amen, uaer command of Captain' 7oilin, of I D'f 0 ;S1 aJ Genet at Ktrrf y the marine cor)s, came from the ehips Congreea yioundfl-'Cdplains fljoort Johmon and 1 and Hojtsriiutiih to our assistance; and with tAtvi. Htmmond Kilud. I this elTi'irnt force we marched into Ssn Diego I Theslnepof war Dais, Commander W. V. witln.nt molestation. 'Tin.' distance wis thirty Keani lert Monterey on the 29th of January , fur tuiles, v h.cli we made in two days' easy march. I'.innma, to land her Commander whose health , requites his return. Despstehel for our Govern, I nmnt from Com. Stockton came by her, in c harge r.1 r ini.l A f !.. ' " . ... " ... . .... .. . r , ,, ,. , , General Kearney deserves tbe greatest praise fr bravery and his perseverance in prosecuting Ms iluty under great difficulties. After success f illy conquering New Mexico, he started for ward, with about 1000 troops, for California. An officer from Com. Stockton met and inform rl him that the country was in a quiet state:, which induced the General to send barb a part of his force, und to proceed with only 100 men in advance of the test of hi troops, (which a- $ni Ann rvoterf In FiehlPrfnurationt I J 10 J hat. eJJ?tllli Address to Hit i'ep. Intelligence from tbe city of Mexico to th 3d of A pi il has been received through Itavsna pa pers', t Santa Ar.na, it seems, is about to dispute Mexican ground inch by inch.,,,, .. Op the 31st of Msrch was published in Mex ico the capitulation of Vera Crux. President Santa Anna issued an address to his countrymen in which, among other things, he say . "Mexicans, Vera Crux is in the power of the enemy.J It has fallen, not before the vslor of mounted to 1,000 or 1,200.) accompanied by the the Americans or the influence of their frond for- olRcer and party. An officer, describing this tune. " 'We ourselves, to our shsme be it said. THE AMERICAN. Saturday, Wrrjy I, 1847. i n. r'jt&nkii, kms.; nt V Nmi v. tat and Coal Office, turner of 3d and Chrnut Streets. VMtadelfhla, at hl OftXe JVh. I fill .MtMSH ff reef, .Mil MrV V: Ctrmrr tlal. timirrt and Cnh-ert !., BalHtnarr, and All 16 Stale Street. Bos'an. U outharttrd la net .itenl, ovd receipt for all mnntes due this attire. Tar twheri$dtan at adrertUlnf. rnrnrr tif Third and IforH ' V.'h taV-; the follow ir.g. account of lr.e crp 4ur of "I.o AngfrToV'fcf .Its city orthe Angela, from the rorrespomlent of the Philsda Ledger. The writer is evidently partial to Commodore Stockton, whom we think he is anxious 10 ele vate over Gen. Kesrney. After giving an ac count of the .msrch of Gen? Kearney, from San Pedro to San Diego, he proceeds : But I shall return to the Commodore and his victories : 1 he Jong MH'kid lor day arrived at last, and with hnurtd beat ih high with lmpe, and mind b.-nt on revenging the deaths of our miirdcrnd country-men,1 We took up our line of march for City of th Angel We mustered in alltbotit 010 rout : The Commodore was com ntander in chief, and Col. Kearney was second iti command. VVr mnrchrd about one hund red and thirty miles without seeing an enemy. The first we saw was about twenty miles from mmLf-mum .. -.pi i ..... , , ...i. (n , ., Killl t.atar from Vera Cfui. rchrful Rrpnris of' Y( UiwFetrr at Vera CrutPri'babU Contm jo Come (Iff be twetn iitn iScoit'aii Sunt a Anna. The British stwrflor Ve'sntiiis, arrived st Ha vana on the 1 4th, ai.d by her, the Nw Yo'k T.x- ress has dates from Vers Cruz to the loth inst , three days later than tut isew wrieans. e nave no letteis by her, as yet, hut we find this follow- ng correspondence in 'the Diario da la .Marines. Vkiia Crvz, April Oth. To day, it is .iid, that Santa 4nna is at F.l En- cero with 7 or fiODO men, fortifying Cerro Gordo with the design of impeding the passage U the in terior of the forces of the United Stales. Already the ereater part of these forces have gone out of E. IV. CAKR. Sir rets, fiun tuilJinc.oppnile Mf-rchanls' thftcitv. when we met them in squads of from Exenuntre, Philadelphia, is also authorised to ,en to fi,t(.en w,o appeared 1.1 be watchinjrour. movement, saya : . ; "Upon arriving it the mouth of the Rio Gila we intercepted party of Californisne who' were on their way to Ronom, and (jot from them thi first intelligence that a counter revolution hail taken place In California; that Gen. FJores,. with soven hundred men, had driven ont the A inericsns from the Pncblo de loa AnpeK and wf-re in poewssion of that place , and that San have brooght this fatal disgrace upon our aims by our interminable dissensions.' I am resolved I to co and meet the enemy. Chance may decree that the proud American host shall take the capitatof the Aztec empire ; I shall not behold that disaster, for I shall first lay down my life in the strnrrle. ''Yet the nation shall not perish; I Swear that Mexico shall triumph if my wishes are seconded by a sincere and unanimous effort. act as our Agntt. 1 DrmoemtieKominatioot. .;. .. . .... . ' 'i ) ron oovr.RNoat . FRANCIS Tt S II V IV K, FOB CANAL COMJIUMONKR, , MORRIS LONURTRKTII, . Of Montgomery County. ' movements 1 at last we saw the main body, on the opposite bnk of the river. Son Gabriel, over six hundred etronjr, with four pieces of artillery, stationed On the bank ever which our path lay, to pain which we had - to cross deep, sandy fl.it, through the river, which we commanded entirely by the enemy's puna ; the order was (riven la halt, the Commodore dismounted from his horse, and walked round amongst his troops (XT' The news of the army still continues to A'tbonsand times fortunate for ns will prove the possess great interest, and is the all-absorbing and said "there they are, let them come, this is Diego had been taken by Com. Stockton, though disaster of Vera Croi, if tha fair of that city topic, although nothing new ot any great imnor- day to show yourselves men; remember, Dm roads lending from it were strongly guarded I shall awaken in the breasts of the Mexicans the tance has been received. Politics seems to have I this ia the 8th dsy of Jannsry : remember. New by the enemy, no that we would find it impos- enthusiasm, the dignity and generous srdot of a been entirely forgotUn in the eager excitement Orleans revenge your comrades," and many . hie to get in without collision. We arrived at Worsjor'a rancho, the first set tlement, on the 2d of December, and here our little command presented a most pitiable condi t ion. The men, moot of whom had to walk the list five hundred miles, were nearly broken down with fatigue and exhausted from insuffi ciency of food. We learned that Andros Pico, an active leader in the revolution, had one hun dred, and twenty well-mounted men in the neighborhood, stationed in the vicinity of tha r ads leading into Snn Diego ; so thst, an en counter with this force seeming inevitable, it was determined by Gen. Kearney to attack him. On the morning of the 6th, the enemy, ha ving heard of our approach, were drawn up at San Paseual, and aa our party advanced and charged on them, they fired and retreated about half a mile, then rallying suddenly, they fought with their lances, s-irronnding the foremost of our men, who were pursuing tbcm and did most deadly work. After t desperate and hand to hand fight, they were fairly driven from the field. Our !ou in this action was very severe. Three officers, Captains Johnson and Moore and Lieut. Hammond, and sixteen men were killed, and fourteen wounded, including Gen. Kearney mid seven officers. -The loss on their Fide is not known with any true patriotism. " It will undoubtedly prove the for war news. salvation of tbe countrv.' .. .......l .,u...i. 1 j lu try Tnt Wa There are various rumors .m- .r . ,h. Ttf.tion.t Itrid. under the P"" will soon be declsred between tbe U. commend of General La Vega and the Governor nJ M'ic- " wtehonU place f th. si.... rn . de Sot H-tween the 07th "T reliance in the proclamation of Santa Anna, .nA th- anth . kri,le. t ir.tr. .d . nt " the capture of Vera Crux, published in ano. e.r.lf eo.rrhed from th. e.nit.l in th. diree. ol0mn, We should be inclined to think the tion of the bridge, With their corresponding bat teries, amounting in all to 2000 men "On the 1st of April Genersl Santa Anna in person would set out from Mexico with 2000 more, to direct the' military operations in the Stste of Vera Crux, resolved, as he says, to dis pute the ground inch by inch, and die before he will rnnrrnt lo a prart his own words, as ' we find them both in letters and in printed dncu ments. Enrolment of troop n going on at va rious points, prospects very slight. The troth, however, is, these emntv bossts and vsporincs of the Mex- icana form no small part of Ibeir system of were a;ivcd, aa the shot wnu'd goover our neans. other such patriotic expressions, which served greatly to cheer no the men. 1 he order was then given to advance. When we arrived a bout the middle of the sandy flat, they opened their fire upon us ; their first shot fell short about fifty yards ; the Commodore, who was ahead, then told the men lo watch the enemy's guns. and whenever they saw the fUfhtodrop on the ground; by that means grest manv lives Luis Potosi, where it remained at the date of the latest advices." The New Orleans Picsyune of the 20th announ ces Ibe arrival there of a vessel from Vera Crux having left en tbe 7th, and another from tbe Bra- xos, which left on tbe 12lb. Tbe tame paper states that it has received no later advices from either place. The barque Arnold arrived at New Orleans on the 10th in 29 days from New York. The Delta contains a note from Vera Crux, : We krpt advancing, and when we got about fif ty yards from the river, Co'. Kearney ordered our guns to be tinlinibered and commence fir ing. The Commodore hein- ahead, looked back and seeing the artillery un'imbered, ran back and ordered them to limber up, told them they would only throw away their shot, that the riv er must be crossed, and then our guns would tell the news. The men seized the drag ropes of the guns sml advanced , the first gun got a bout half wsy s crocs the river when it struck the Coininoxiore da-died in, over his middle in KGaiiraAi. Tvin There are vanoos I water, seized one ot tne drag ropes, ana cueer conflicting opinions in regard to Gen. Taylor's ing the men, soon cro-eed the river and opened wsrfare. Santa Anna may have been medita ting and preparing the w ay for a treaty of peace, at the very time he penned hia proclamation. K7 LiniT. Hammomi. In the account of the battle of San Tascual, in California, nnder Gen. Kearney, we see the nsme of Lieut. Hammond among the killed. Thos. Hammond, a son of 'The army of the North has returned to San G'n Hammond of this county, is a Lientensnt in thf army, and was, we know, nnder Gen. Kear ney's command, and is most piobably the person lluded to. certainty, though I have no doubt it was less I dated the 7th inst., which states that every thing than nor own. Our men fought at great dis advantage, being poorly mounted on broken down mule, while the enemy, having superb horses, and being the most skillful horsemen in the world, made deadly charges with tha lance. It waa with tin weannn that all of nnr iHe I ,b ""ltt daV- 1 were woundod, with one exception; Johnson was shut through the head. Gen. Kkabnev. Lieut Emory, acting anxis- . . i I . . f I r y- i i II,!.. ., i;,.n llo w wounded aeverelv with a ""J"""" "" ry, n" , , ,. i i. i 1.11 . . I iut returned to the United Mates, says, at the l.mce, aud would no doubt have been killed but M 7 for the timely aid of Lieut. Emory, of the topo- Capt, there waa quiet ; the troops were enjoy ing excel lent health, and were busily engaged preparing for their march into the interior.' Gen Twiggs, with bis division of three thousand men, forming the advance of the army, was to march for Jala pa Tbe troops were very- enthusias tic, longing for an opportunity to meet tbe en emy. ' accepting the nomination ot tne rresinency. The New Orleans Tieayune, in reply to the Bul letin, which claima him as a whig, says thst Gen. Taylor will not accept the nomination from the hands of any party. That he is stronger than either party, and will become the candidate of the people. The truth ia. Gen. Taylor cannot be properly called a party rr.an. He is. we be lieve, opposed to, as well ss in favor of, some of tbe leading measures advocated by both whic and democrats.' Thst he is an admirer, and per sonal friend of Henry Clsy, we have no reason to doubt. He waa also a warm and personal friend of General Jackson. That he is hero ar.d pa- Adilrcss of the Cnnncll of hs Irish Conft. " . "Jeil.v nt. ' ' ; i To the llmnrnhh !enrgt M. Pallas, , . - ., . I tee rrntirftntnf'J.t Vnitt l Statu of Amcr'tti. Council r.oom of the Irisfj Confederation, 0 L'Olivkk STKr.tf. Dnn r, C i ' 'April 3d IM7., ;v 5 Sm : The iajt American mail conveyed to uj intelligence ortlie efforts On; behalf', of 'Ireland, now b.'iic mad,.! throujliout tlio Un'tti'd States, at the recomineniLition of the grent meeting con voU.nl st VVshlngtoti on the 9th of February, over' which you were chosen to preside. ' " ' This intelligence lightened our despondency. We saw the greatest of the new nations of the; earth moved by t universal impulse with sympa thy fr our country. The ssmemenof all sreeds he city, and there only remain a guard who are una panies co nr"""i "' ""'5 - .... n:kr ' a t., ormn n,t nneTous pentnnenrmen. some oi wnom ran ick with the yellow fvomito) and disentery, in consequence of the extreme neat that we have suffered from, these 13 days, s and if -all do not soon go to the cooler regions, (tierras templades) they will find it difficult ever to get there, v , Anothbb LatTCR Already 8 to 10,000 of the U, 8. Troops have left with the object of occu pying Jalapa, in the neighborhood of which is Ssnts Anna, with 8000 men, as is reported. Some hink at. this point, a treaty of peace will be made ; others, differently, . because the Ameri- csns demsnd thing which cannot be conceded. The editor has other letters from Sacrificios, concurring in these facts, relative to the extraor dinary heat at Vera Cms, 'by which Gen. Scott, (he says,) finds himself compelled to send the greatest part of the army to the interior, since, of his 14,000 or 13,000 men, 2000 sre attacked ith the gravest diseases.' They also sgree that the number of men who went from Vera Crox, were 8 or 10,000 men in number, and that they marched in two divisions to Jalapa. i From the Marina. . From Vera Crux to Jalapa, there are two roads on both of which are strategetical points of great importance. One goes by Orixaba; the Puente N'acional, el Encero, itc. HIt is supposed that by the last, the greatest force of the Americsns is directed. By the communications brought by the last packet, we know that already at the 'National Bridge,' ten leagues from Vera Cruz, which is considered the key of the road, Gen. Vega is stationed with 2000 men, but with very little artillery. Gen. Santa Anna, at the last dates, wss st Encero, S leagues distant from Puenfa National. At this place the principal resistance would be organized, and there the Mexicans not only intend to make a stand, but at Corro Gordo, where Santa Anna was aleo forti fying. - A battle, it was supposed, was fought on the 14th of April, near Jalapa. our firo. The Commodore fire J the guns him self; the second sLot dismounted their heaviest gun, and then he gave the order to charge up th hill, which the enemy still kept poeneemnn of. Up we went ; it was in vain the enemy charged, our men kept too firm ; they cou'd not break our lines and were forced to retreat. The mo meut we gained the top of the hill, our artillery played upon them in such a manner that they could stand no longer, and were forced to leave the field. The coolness and bravery with,which the Commodore acted, were tho admiration ol all; he kept running from one gun to another, triot, and one of tbe ablest Generals of the age, s furt as they were loaded, and firing, them, we presume but few will pretend to deny. And and not a shot thst he sent, as they after wards graphical party, who gallantly rndo up to the rescuo, and had the satisfaction of shooting with his pirttol the man who was about to make ano ther deadly thrust at him. The mournful duty of burying the dead and the attention required to the wounded caused nuch dolay that our march was not resumed from the battle ground until the next day. As battle of San Pascual, which took place one hour before day, the morning of tbe Cth of December, Gen, Kearney attacked, beat and rhaaed some miles, one hundred snd sixty well mounted Cal ifornians, with less than one hundred diagoons, emaciated by an unexampled march over the de serfs of America of more than 2000 miles. Lieut. Emory bas brought with him the results of his explorations from Santa Fe to California with information which Gen. Kearney consider- judging from hia coolness in tha hour of danger his sound judgment and military genius, which rises superior to every obstacle, we have no doubt be would make an excellent Chief Magis trate. He is in many respects besides his mili tary genius, like Gen. Jackson. said, but whst threw the dirt over them. Their balls flew very thick around us, but we heeded them not. We hsd but two killed and about eleven wounded. The Commodore made a very narrow escape, a muaket ball pawing through ins whiskers juet gracing bia face. U e 07 Tb Crrr or Atvaaano was raptured, it encamped that night na their battle grouud, a- we wero then much encumbered with the packs I ed it important that Government should at once ami the wounded men, who were carried along I posses. Several mines of gold and copper ore, wall much difficulty, our progress waa very I rich and easily worked, were examined and spe- slow ; and as the enemy were evidently watch- I cisnens obtained. ing our movements closely from the hills around I General Kearney enibarked on hoard tbe sloop us where we would occasionally ace a few of Cyans. Csptsin Dupout, for Monteiey, ou to them, and were no doubt waiting for a rood op- 2d or 3d of Tebruaiy. seems, by Lieut. Hunter, with one vesbel, the U. S. Stt smei Scourge. Com. Terry, with bis whole Squadron, came a day or two after to at tack the city by sea, and Gen Quitman with a force by land, when tbe stars and stripes wire floating over it. Commodore Perry was morti fied and duappointed, and ordered Lie'jt. Hunter to be court rr.artiallrd. After the battlca of Jan Cth and Oth, Gen Florcs fled to Ssnora with .'i0 to 100 followers. Ceo. Pico went off with about 100 fo threaten Col. Frrmont. Having twice brnlen his parole be could get no terms from Gen. Kearney. Pico represented bis force to fol. Fremont st 400 men and faUely represented thebsttles of the 8th and Bth. ' Under these false representations Colonel Fremont made a treaty with Don Andres CAITAtN Dl'BGWIN, Or THR ! AUOONK, who portunity to tske advantage of our crippled con dition, we had to advance with extreme cau tion. . " . . . While moving slowly along, after having made but t me miles, the enemy suddenly ap peared, charging towards us at a furious pace from the rear. . We immediately drew up to re ceive them, when they as auddeiily wheeled o!l and niadu lor a rocky hill near by, with the intention of firing down into us. Genera! Kearney, seeing mi. move...ui, ueiermmeu ig fe T,M w ni,jvfl of Norh Ciroin, take tl. ball, and, allhougb acme forty or h.ty , ,t wtlt vint - lKW i(ld of the enemy had got up among the rocka and Jime , hi, . mhlgh p o(Caftm commenced a tire upon us, they fled txlure a Ujnfc w of ,he dozen of our foremoat men. We took the field m , BrMy Jrom hfgh pen,m,n,y a second tunc, and, as it waa getting lute in the ch,racier. , Ilia conduct and courage in the '.ate day, encamped on the spot. Thie wasau exci. battlea are the theme of nnivereal praise. After ting skirmish, in which none of our party were Kejng wounded. Col. Price rode un lo him and woundod, though the bullet flew thick and fast. ,o)d tm lit whe,her he should recover or not, Tbe enemy hod uu or two wounded and loat he should bear testimony of his gallsntry. . Cap. s.verat horsia. tain R replied. l hope, C lonel. ymi will alsi : It waa now cvaieni tnai nco lutenued to ha Viboiku Ei.etTio Tbe latest returns from the Second District,. fx Mr. llrovingoole's ms- jority IS. lutbu Fourth Distuct, Mr Bo- cock's majority is 21. So far, the Democrats have carried eight DUti icts and the Whigs three. .The names of the Congressmen known to be elected are as follows : Democrats, Mts;s. Atkinson, BeJingi-r, Brown, Baslsy, Beale, Socock, Drum goole and McDowell. Whigs Messrs. Butts, Goggins and Pendleton. Mr. Dromgoule is said lo be lying ilangeroiuly ill. ' The Delawure Journal hoists il ling for Pre sident, Zachery Taylor; for Vice President, J. M. Clayton j subject to the decision of a Na tions! Convention. bout ten miles from the city. The next morn ing wo advanced, and about four mill a from the first battle ground they met us again, but they were not so strong a before.' A great many of thein deserted in the night, not wiehing to have another trial there were about iMKI of I hem. They commenced th Utile with artil lery, but the Commodore oidering the men tu watch the flash of their guns and throw them a- Ives down as they did the day pre v mil", their balls done very little execution. . - The C.mmn. dore, aa before, aimed several guns, and kept such a brisk fire upon '.hem thst ihey twice left their guns. Finding at last they could make no impression upon us with their artillery, they attempted to charge ; our lada esw them coming, and sung out Hie re they come." Ijel them come." av the Commodore, "reserve ynnr fire till they get within gun aliot, then give them a taste of Yankee lead and powder Down they came till they got within seventy yards, when the Commodore who had advanced a little la the right of the line gave the order to fire, when we poured such a volley ot inus. kelry into them, that it cut them out of thuir thy tried The lilhmai at Trliaanlepee, The Washington Union, referring its readers to a letter written by Vice President Dallas u pnn the importance to commerce of the Isthmus ol Tehusntcpce, ssys: 'Among the great topics connected with the commercial and territorial advantages and pros pects of the country, which the present position of our foreign relations brings into view, the plan of uniting the Atlantic and the Pacific through tbia Isthmus ia certainly one of the most important l( will go far towards chang ingand that to the signal profit of our country the main stream of the commerce of the world. The whole subject is n.i dmibl receiving the careful consideration at the hands of the ad ministration, to which it is entitled. It will be productive of great benefit to the world at large, as well as to the United States. It will be by far the shortest and most direct route between the United State and our territories on the Pa cific It will stimulate the resources and ex ertions not only of the Western side of the A merican continent, but of tbe Eastern portion of Asia, and all the intermediate islands on the broad Pacific'' , A Lkttcs Withoct a i Amswkb. A commit It appointed at a 'meeting of all paifies," in aadJIca aa if they had been leathers ; Philadelphia, to nominate General Taylor for the in several places, but with no better siicceea ; Presidency, have addressed a letter to him in (( they gave it tip and run, and as they . rate us by making aa attack in every pas that afforded them an edvauNge they being ens- bind by their superior horses lo occupy theni ta bes r witness that my company did its duty." A HiNortAft CowmoiMo Arrna G. J. A dams, a "preacher and play actor," eowhided foie we CHiM gel up ; and as our wounded men I an editor in Huston in tonsequeuce of some re- wne suilermg severely and required rest, aud marks which he made upon him in the columns this pubitiun was a sliourf one. Gen. Kearney ol hie paper; but whether the remarks were determined to hold it until be should receive a made on his preaching or his acting, ia not sta- reiidiiiceiueiit fioin Com. Stockton, to wkuwan ted. Rome twenty or thirty blows were given; cxpreae hod Imicii et ui by a trusty ludian. . We after which the parson stated to the audience remained hHro lour days, and were closely that the editor had assailed bis rharscter; "that surrounded by the t'ueiey, wbo hod received an he waa going to play an engagement at lh Pro. addition to ititir lurcea, aud now puuiUred over videuce Ttitwtre tie Saturday, and would return two hundred mee,, that we could procure do io Boston, please Gud, in time to preach the provisions, sud had to aubsict entirely on uiul Got p loo Sunday." Tha aect that Mr. Ad a on flesh, tftveoty five caaiio od oo bundled 1 belonjs to ia tb Mormoca. wbicb they express their hope that he will not decline th honor. "Lest he should, the commit tee conclude their setter with lb remark that Ihey neither 'desire nor expect aa answer to their Idler." Old Zack will feel greatly relieved when he read th last sentence. ! Thk Gsam TsnrKANcc Ji'niLr ep th Sons or TtMPSSAara in Philadelphia is lo take plac on tb third Teesdsy of Jane next The great turned th Commodore sent them a last pre ent several large grape, which from appear ancea they did not seem to relish. We had the good luck to lose none ot our comrade thie dsy; five only were wounded. Their number in killed and wounded we could not find out exactly, but they admit of eighty killed and wounded. We drovo them entirely from the field. Next morning we -entered the City of the Aroreln. Once iuoro tbe Calilurni number of members which tha various societies I an had boaaled that they would laso the Com .n m..t.. ..ill it an immiinii celebr. modore and his blue lackels, and drag liiem a lien, and ..nU.but. to Produce the best moral Held, like telle ; Ihey said that ilora effect. ; 1 : . Unitxd Statss Mist The eoinsge of th ! P. M'd tht Gen. Flote told them that mint ...d br.,l. mit. fo, lb. month of Anril could not be sailors, but that : they were re- last was C 675,32$, being, as th director state ia bis accompanying letter of th l?lh iastant, 'tha largest that bas yet keen reported for any en rooath." Of this amount thr is in gold 5,- gulsr artillery soldier from the United Ftatettj that sailor never could have fougbtthe guna so well. ' ' N. RI hsd almost forgot to tell too of new nsme our Commodore lis got since these fights. A Nsw Iivfktiox has just appeared in the form of an India rubber mail bag. The bag is so arranged that when closed it is perfectly air-tight and water-proof. When filled wilh letters or any miilmg matter, sufficient air introduces itself to render the Whole extremely buoyant. They would slo serve as valuable life preserver, lor each bag will sustain from two to six persons, according to siie, besides its contents. Wnrt a Ma rsroMFS or Ana Chancellor Ker.t has decided that a man becomes of sge the day previous to the auniverssry of his birth day ; so lhat a person born on the second of April at tains bis majority en the first. A Grbat MtMBEB. Hon. Dixon II. Lewis, of Alsbama, last week became a member of Orien tal Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Washington City. He weighs about 430 lbs. ' Hksbt. Clat. A gentleman of New Voik has received a letter from Mr. Clay, w hich concludes with the following noble allusion to his recent affliction i "My life has been full of domestic sfflictions, but this lad is ont of Ike sirrrttl among them. I derive some consolation from knowing that he died where he would have chosen, and where, if I must lose him, I should hsv preferred on the battl field, in th service of his country." Siar.t'i.A Facia. It is a singnlsr coincidence thai the battle of Buena Vista should have been fought on the annlverasy of Washington's birth dsy, and that in California on the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans. Tbe commanding officers took advantage of this fact to animate the spirit of their troops. - A letter from ealtillo states that when Gen. Wool announced that th engagement was on tbe anniversary efth birth of tb immortal Washington, lb air rang with th shouts of th roan.' At Lo Aegaloa, Commo dore Stockton rmiadd tbe men, that they wer fighting oa tbeaivrry of.a. day on Xvhick the American st(H Mi accomplished trie signal ( defeat of thir moat powerful and. haughty tivnl alrea.ly ma te for themielves immortal names and w could not but infer that much of the suc cess of the w hole movement might be traced to th heartineis with which you, the second citi xen of the Republic, led the ranks of your ; coun trymen to our succor. Wdonotfeei humbled at receiving tbe aid of the American people, however it may reflect on the character of an empire, ostentatious in its pretension to superior power, wealth and civili zation to permit what it calls an integral portion of itself to depend on the voluntary contribut ion of a fiaditeed lira', for its rescue from famine.' The Irish nation most sincerely desires to stand well with America. Our recollections of America are all of a fraternal kind. When, in the year 1775, a Congress first set at Philsdelphis, and white yet our Senate deliberated in Dublin, your fathers cordially addressed outa. declaring "that the Irish Parliament had done them no wrong," and expressing a hope that friendrh'p and communion of spirit milit long continue be tween th two countries An eminent father of your constitution, Franklin, when representing your young commonwealth in France, adJressed this nation in a similar spirit of cordiality. Nor did Washinetnn and Jefferson, whose names are by us slmost as cherished ss by yourselves, re fuse to entertsin and express a desire for friend ly intercourse between the United States and this kingdom. It is unnecessary, sir, to remind you that Mr. Burke snd Col. Barre, the most resolute advo cates of the American colonists in the British Parliament, were both Irishmen by birth and education ; that Gen. Montgomery, the prot martyr of your history, wss a native of Donegal; that Commodore Barry, "the father of the United States Navy," was a native of Wexford. These facts we do not recall boastfully. The orator and soldier did but their duty in asserting against Kngland the cause of human freedom by word and deed. We recall their names only lo show that from the first dawn of your country's exis tence it was the lot of our people to have been in some sort her agents at home and her allies sbroad. Vet from this ground we rsise no claim upon Amerirs, other thsn tbe natural claim of the children of departed friends for a continua tion of the friendship which existed between their fathers. Although, sir, since the days of Jefferson and Burke Ireland has lost in power and America bas gained, still we hope to be able to reciprocate the many good offices your country formerly, as well as lately, rendered us. We earnestly de sire that the current of trade, now setting to their shores from yours, at the command of charity, shall continue to flow when the occasion of its first direction shall have happily passed away. What future relation, important to both countries msy arise from this direct commercial inter course, it would be premature to anticipate. We cannot, sir, avoid this oppoitunity of com mending to yon, and through you to our gener ous American friends, the Iiish emigrsnts who, dining the pteent season, will be landed upon your shores. They have a strong natural bias in favor of America, and all they require I in formation snd experience to makethem a service and a strength of their adopted country. W lament that the disastrous condition of this island compels Irishmen to abandon their homes. We believe that Ireland, wisely governed, woulJ be rspable of sustaining in plenty its present population We are engsaeJ in Ibe prosecution of a policy which by en.uring a separated legisla tion to this isljnil, ill concentrate within it self the elements of its regeneration, and we trust that the timn is not fir distant when we shsll be freed from the necessity of appealing on behalf of our exiles to the sympathy of other na tions, tjioiieh we shall ever feel a pride in re membering that in our time of need those sym pathies have not been withheld. Permit me in conclusion, on onr own behalf snd on that of the Irish nation, to thank yoa for the distinguished part you took in the meeting of the friends of Ireland at Washington, and through you to thank the eminent Senatora, Representa tives and citizens who hsve so entbusissticslly carried out the recommedation of that meeting, and have raised thos extraordinary contributions throughout the Union for tbe benefit of Ireland, of which every new mail brings additional in telligence. (Signed.) William Smith O Bstti, Chairman. T. F. Mura. i Honorarv Secr'a. , I 783.6C7 ; i!sr J39l,600, aa cejpr a,03l. I The cActiM4 rofBr!J&i"fhtinjr J?otV.' j -sritt both tM tfT waa ipswrirj IticiiAKD O Vosmah, jr., ) Gs. Tavlob is ae bank man no advocate for the rcsnsciialion of th old United State Bank ; nor is he in favr of high duties for th protec tion of domestic manufacture. N. O. CiAtHtK ransrtevs 11 Califossia. The insurrection is extinguiahedin California. The regular troop hav arrived there from New York, and Steven' regiment baa Joined them for some tun. These reinforcement, along with the fore nnder Kear ney, Fremont, Stockton, and Stevenson, wjll constitute a military fore which will defy all th effort of th Mexicans, Besides, w under stand, from an articl in th CUfrulaart" Just receive tnat ttrqag part t' of th population is i.) fovoi of , uoi)p,witH the Upite'l f ta Jf cskifigfon Ti:H( . .. . '.
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