nirfU. OP MRXICAM
in iKt.t.init'vcrc.
I'l.i Forte t'immiwmit-Thtir Appointment
Vntt tot.
The ?w Orleans Pieiynne learnt from
tmirc rnt tlTed to all credit,' ihnt Pierce did , not J
lcv Vefa Crui on the 17th, but expected to
atari on the evening of the isih. Hit health u
completely te-etttblished. " " " " '
The Governor of Vert Crm bad teceived in
formation that an itleck would be mad en the
place iwn at General Pierre reft, and he took
the necessary precaution to repel it. if mad.
The tettert published in the Picayune aay no
thins in fetation to the force collected at the Na
tional Bridge to oppose the march of ear troop.
Letter from authentic sourret at the Capital
received at Vera Cruz, aasert fioaitively that
Santa Anna wa in favor of peace, and that he
wi only waiting till the peace party acquired
n unJiiputeJ ascendency before declaring him
self. It u unkr.owt at Vera Crni whether the
iVace Commissioners were (elected by Santa
Anna or Congress, or whether Congrett bad tt
tcmblcd at all. It wa onderttooJ that Congre
had been summoned to assemble on th?th.
The Commissioner named may, b classified
as follow : Tornel i a partisan ofParedea;
Oarostisea represents the moderate party, and
Baranda is creature of Snta Anna.
The Suo of Anahuac say that the Commit,
aioners represent the view of Santa Anna, and
therefore is decidedly ofopinioo that Santa Anna
it favorable to peaee.
The Atco Iris of the 13th tay the Commit
tionert have accepted the appointment and de
parted to discharge their dutlee and that this
course it approved by the majority of the men
of influence, who in a great degree have contri
buted to the adoption of this measure.
One letter mentions at appointed on tbit com
mission Cuevor Corlina and Srrra Lusea. Santa
Anna continued in power, with no change in the
ministry, and a maj'oiity of hit cabinet weie in
fivor of an adjustment.'
. Tb newt establishes the arrival of General
Pillow at Puebla on the 8th. Gen. Scott had not
moved tow aril the Capital up to the 1 Itb.
The following despatch, received subsequent
to the above, again throw doubt upon the ap
pointment of Peace Commissioners. .
The Commercial Timet state that a French
gentleman arrived at Tarr.pieo, . who left the
Capital on the Ctb, declare that Congress had
not then assembled, and nothing was known at
to the appointment of peace commissioners.
Aathenll,. from General. t'.dwalan.r s.t
Plliaw, ; ,
Wo leain Irom tho New Orteane Bulletin
that the united column of General Cad wala
dor and Pillow roached Puebla on toe 8tb in
atant. Ttio following letter, describing the
inarch, it front a hiulily intelligent and gallant
officer with the detachment under Gen. Cad
wa'.ader; Cttrreepondence of N. O. Commercial Bulletin.
PrnoT, July2, 1647.
At ymi have br-ei already in formed, we left
Vera Cruz on the 6th tilt , suddenly, at it wt
reported thnt the) train which had left a few dnye
hL'fn, had been attacked, and that the escort
required to be rtrengthened. It wts a train of
(rreat value to Gen. Scntt, for it wts freighted
with large turns of specie and great quantities
fit ammunition and medical atnrea, dee. I
ohould not omit to remark, that on the mnrninp
the train left Vera Crus, the editor of th Eagle
unwittingly published, tor the information of
Wf at well at ftit nJt, that it waa laden with
epocie. Hi nee the excitement and constant
attack on tho route. Up to tlii point, we have
been under lire pretty much all the way, and
expect that it will be continued until we reach
Puebla. The nuwt eeriout resistance ollered to
us, waa at the National Bridge, where we lost
upwards of 3-1 men, killed and wounded. We
attempted to force that alrong hold juat at tuft
rtet, and but for cover of the night, we would
hive kMt a great many more in wreeting the ett
my't poeitionsfrom him. We loei a contidertble
number nf our draft tnimtla, which we found
UifKcu'ty in replacing.
The gserhtUt made another formidable aiand
at the PaNc at 1.4 lloyt, but they were cut up
ud vanquished before they had auceeeded in
lodging a tliot into the train. - Not a day patted
iut we were not fired upon by email partiea,
who would discharge their piece under the
rover of the chappar-l, and fly before our
Hpt could pet their guna to bear on them.
Of courm-, the; insrrh wat one of nninter
r ipted excilimrnt. Thut dr the mtrch haa
t-n eminently successful.' We have lost but
li'lle life and little or no j-rvprrty and, so far
at the guerilla are concerned, the treatment
ibey have received from ut will be likely to
o-nder that service unpopular forever. 1 doubt
if ihey ever make any further organixed alttckt
ii our trtintover the toute we hive parted.
General Pillow htsju.t arrived with a tmtll
force, without oppueitHm. Great praiee it due
G court 1 Cadwalader fur the ability and conduct
lie hat displtyed throughout the march. Under
many oilier rlticera the retult would have been ,
diflerenl from what it now it.
I uiuat tell yu of an incident at the Bridge
tliu niglitof the fight; two toldiere, one from
i ne ninth and the otlin I rum the fiftealh inlan
l y, piuttwik one another in the fight, and
rbot at each oilier, with a de liters Uoo deserving
a btftter occasion the tliut ef the former taking
tToct io tle fim of tU latUf. They Uian fell
lit close quavers, and t waa net until after a
fisticuff fight or aoeie minntee that they found
tut Ihey belonged te ike tame party.
A eorrerpondcot of the St. !uia Itepublieaa
Civet a full account ol the march, and the opera
iiont of Colonel Wynkoop to relieve Gen. Cad
waladey iuteUigence diat hit pot yd been
rtwrttKR
published jo tbia quarter, and will provt into
resting, if our own cilr.ena aro jjntieorned : ,
Pi roth, Mexico June 1 1R47
Yesterday, shunt nnon,''ne entire fiitre that
via at JaUpa succeeded In reachirlf, hare, in
safety, and niilioiit tiny lorn whatever to the
train. The mirch conducted (tnder the
immediate command id Brigadier General Cad
walador, who, although alow in hi movement,
is generally turo and safe. . We were pert of
four day in making a distance nfXi mile, ow
ing to the un H-ldinpn i f the train and the an
noyance the guerillas pave n. '" They had" one.
ted themselves along the height ol Ia llnya to
early two mile and wrre abmt thousand
atnt. Th" paat of I liny, in much longer
Mian that of the . C rn Gordo, though not so for-
m ouliie, in my jmifm-ni i ana in me ri.ir.ua o. ,
any thing l.kea wsr lik people it would have
rrn v. ry difficult tiihsvejf .t llioti frntlirou. h
without imniense .
On tbc20l. we en'-tvmtered te guerrillae,
and after tme tix hottr't skirmisi in?, in whxh
we took riifhteen priwinor', and k!ld b- tween
s'veniy and eighty ot them, thev were com
pletely and cfl ctually routed. We threw out,
in thu fiM instance, large flunking parties, and
then scaled evvry height, both with our infantry
and cavalry. Two envee wtre d'ti-overed, in
which Wrre etowed Inige quantities nf provi
sions, mine ammunition, and a tew flreatina
Among the former were American hams, sugar,
and lianl bread. After occupying the height
with our force, no at M effectually rmntnind
the past ita entire distance, tho train was pawed
through and halted at tho village of Laa Vigss,
a etiort distance of tlie Lt lloyna.
The evening previous to our attempting In
force our way through the pie in the moun
tains, Colonel Wynkoop, who is in coinintnd at
this place and the Castle of P.nHe, hetring of
the number of tho enemy th;it had poted them
eelvesat 1 Hoy with a view of cutting off
the train, left at 8 o'clock in the evening with
the greater part nf the- FirM, Pennsylvania Re
giment and Captain Walker's company of moun
ted riflemen. They were engngnl with the
guerrillas, on thia tide of the pun, from II o'
clock that night up to the time wo gut through
the next morning, and did most xcel'ent ser
vice. Thry drove the enemy H.r several mi'e
back Irom the road, and burnt every rancho in
their route, leaving r o'r I he tuWe roim
try over whick-they pawd. On our reaching
La a Vigat, a pretty and fl mriidting little town,
it waa found that the dwelling were entirely
deserted by the Mexicans, and it waeeatialacto
lily ascertained that thy had identified them
relvea with ttte gtierillae.
With the content of the commanding Gene
ral the torch wat applied loathe building, end
in a few momenta the entire town wat one
nniveraal scene of conflagration. Every build
ing in it, numbering br.lwtn lighly and one
hundred, teat destroyed by fire the only one
that waa spired being the nest little Cutholic
church that adorned the town lie eolita
ry appearance among the smould ring rum of
the town created sent" t ions belt r imagined
than described ; ar.d the example set in this in
atance, it ia greatly to be hoped, will have the
effect of training, the enemy in future in their
murderoua course of arfnre. Our Iota was.
comparitively apeaking, nothing.
laleresttat; frosst Vera Crnm.
The Washington Union hat seen a b-tter
fittm Vera Cn t," dated the 10 h July, addret
aed to that c ty. It autre, ifmt G. n itl Pierc
woulJ lette Vers C.ui on ilitt ivnuiip. A
foreign merchant htd ir.fnrmecl. the witter, thst
tnexprett btd jusl arrived, but W 1-i evory
letter on the wty, with the x-f-pt on ol a sm.ll
one fiom Puebla, dttd li e 7h ine'ant, vibirli
atatea that Gen. Scott hn now U.(!00 men with
him; that Tornel it ot Sun Martin; and tbii
Gen. Scott it tor pushing ou to Iherity, hm Mr
Triet it dieposcd to wait until delist teen the
Com mitt lOnert. About 300 troop of Louisiana
volur.teert came into the city on the evening ol
the 15rh, from the ctmp, to remtm; which
make about 500 effective men, but we daily
hope ( taya the writer, ) to receive more. The
city ie i.ot near a tickly it it win, and it i
tbonght we shall have but little more :hi oajoo.
The collector haa paid over fr the liain, be
tween (00,000 and CTO.tMN) in caeh. and eight
drafta on Puebla from hit department.
Gcn.Tavim and GstN. FiitTT. The N. t).
Timet, atatee, that the difference between
the popularity of Gen. Taylor and Gen. Scott
may be clearly illustrated in the feelings ex
pressed by (he volunteer. If you abuse Gen.
Scott, they will argue in In iletence if yu
abuae Gen. Taylor, they will turn and whip
you.
Tub FatNcu MiNiirrcnuL Coam nioN
The ateamer llibrrnia haa brought the reault ot
the triale concerning ministerial corruptitui to
a cloae. M. Teste will have to relund the 9-.-
000 franca, be iniprkoncd three yeara, pay a
fine of 04,000 franca, and forfeit hit peerage,
officea and civil right. Gen. Cubriere forfait
a fine of 10,000 franca, bta peerage, hit military
honor, and civil right. IVmentin fur'eiU
hi civil rigbU and fiue of 10100 franca.
Btucr to Uklahp a ScortAhD. Tbe
following ie an estimate of the amount of eon
tcibutiont aent by thit country for the relief of
the Iriah and Hootch, from the Ut of January
lattte the Slat July ' '
Thro' the New TkR)if Committee,! 300,000
Tkre other cemsniHeM ia 4Wer citUt,
Bamittanect by th Ir itb and Scotch, 660,600
Tc4I ia seven moots,
1,630,000
Tito Founts mt Jmly at tlotttrry, Mealeo.
From, the Picayune we extract jhe following
account of the celebration of our National Ind.
ndettcV, on th-h Kf fe
M . MoMfaaatVMexIco, July 0, isit. L
The celebration is aver, and without any acci
dent, a rare thing for a Fourth of July, and every
thing went orT pleasantly and agreeably to 'all
concerned. The morning of the ftth waa cloudy,
and portended rain, but the bright sun toon dit
pellvd the heavy rr.ist that clung to the mountain1!
side, and ere noon the heavens were a clear and
bright at ti lovely woman's milt. IV ly in the
forenoon the American ensign was displayed
from the Governor's quarters, and ttte Spanish
flag from the reid--nre of the SptnUh consul,
nearly oppmite. The five Companies of Massa-
ehuaetfu ealiftftf r uri. aat.t,t.l tt Ki.t tt.
t,rd wi,i,h co,or, of ,,, trtimrnX prp,Pllj
hm by the Governor of their State, a l.ttle after
nir, lock. An American AW. borne by a
cition, wa carried near the regimental color.
Col. Wright, end the member of the regimental
staff, and otheis, preceded the reaiment, and on
the road received the man hing salute. At Camp
Taylor all wa ready iirtrti-r the wide-spread
awning in front of General Taylor's lent were
the brave old General and the members of hi
staff, and the officers attached to the forces sta
tioned at camp. On the right or the awning the
soldieis of Major Eragg's light aitilh ry were
drawn up in line, no the left the second dragoons,
and in front the Massachusetts regiment. As
soon a the latter bad formed into line, Gen
Cuhing made hi appearance and G.-neral Tay
lor and hit officer all rote. Gen. Cushing then
proceeded to address him, a follow :
CenrriJ The veteran officer And soldiers
whom you have eo many timet led on to victory
and to fame; those yet untried in the field, who
ardently long for the day when your voice shall
bid them also, tread triumphantly in the tame
noble path of honor and nf duly and othera of
your fellow cititena present, who, though not
railed to fight lb.' battles of the country, are not
the less animated with the tame devoted love to
wards her which we feel have desired on tbia
anniversary of our f-paia'e existence a sove
reign peop'e. to prtent their respectful saluta
tions to you, at an official representative here
of the power and authority of the United States
Men who have but superficially studied the
history ot the United State art accustomed to
peak of this day at the anniverai j of our eman
cipation from bondage, and vague idea of, that
vaguest of all things, called liberty, are attached
to the very name of national independence. But
the people of the United Statea were never in a
state of bondage.' The war of the revolution
was not a war for liberty. On th contrary, it
was but a struggle in armt to determine whether
tbe two great subdivisions of tbe British race.
on inhabiting Europe and the ' other inhabiting
America, and both equally free, should continue
to constitute -a tingle empire, or- whether thry
thonld be reconstituted tenarately into two in
dependent empiret The God of Battle decided
that we, the American Colonies, were as com
pctent for independent eelf-fovernsnent at the
mother country : and England, with that practi
cal good ttnte which distinguished her from
other list ions, manfully acquiesced in the deci
sion which split her power asunder, and gave to
us separate dominiott in America.
And the mysterious order of Providence seems
to have predesigned the American to sin pats th
Furopetn subdivision of the original empire, for.
of that high niinded, bold hearted and stinng.
handed British race, which, wheresoever it ap
pears, but to command the moie numerous part
will ere long be found in America; and tbe Uri
tith Islet have already reached that fatal term
in tb history of nation when their nut.ve land
ran no longer f--ed it km ; while the people of
the United Slates are still eanending with a ra
pidity and strength uf possession which'drAes
I csl.-iil.ition, over the tiih virgin toil of the New
World.
But we, assembled in this grander than all ba- I
man temples, the outspread aky of tbe bripbt
Armament of hetven. treading with our own ,
feet the conquered savannahs of New Leon, sur
rounded by that lofty Si' ria. wb'cb rises on either
hand, as though placed by nature to be the boun
dary of empires, we. say, can ! t appreciate.
with tl e sober but strong conviction of the palpa
ble reality, how va-t are th strides u hu b !h
Foiled State have made in greatness since the
day. not yet remote, when we were humble col-
nniea, scattered in a narrow line atony the shores
of the Atlantic, until no.v, when we have swarm
ed across the great central valley of the conti
nent, have struck over the shores of the Pacific.
and embarrassed by the burden of a foreign
war, which baa already given l us the possession
of two thirds of Mexico, are yet able, from the
superabundance of our ovei flowing prosperity,
to nouriftbat will tbe starving nations of tbe Old
World.
Gen. Ttylor who htd listened with great at
tention to the remarkt ot Gen. C. and evidently
powerfully arretted by tbe mention of bit ntme,
briefly but feelingly retpolided tt follows :
General la reply ta your eloquent and
complimentary tllutinnt to the terviret of the
army snider my com mai.il, I can only briefly ex
press my tbaakt and those of tbe brave men of
my command, to wboteexei tiont and, gat la a! ry
a lout our aurcesa are due. For myself, t fan
claim no merit beyond that of sharing tod en
countering danger with tbem. Tou have traced
up and depicted in meat faithful color, the rapid
progress of our coaatry from tbe commence
ment Ie ita present condition of greitness and
protpersity occupying tbt front rank in bs at
tiont of tryvworld. The slitting war snty ihew
the world tntt in great national enterprise and
iotereala we are firm united and thai th flow
at of year country, without distinction of party,
it alwaya ready to vindicate the national boner
on the bnttla istds ftbevld it be ear let te re
turn offensive opcrttiont on thit lint, I thtU
movii with every eonidtace in (be gallantry and
(urcrtt of tht fotrtt. I bate but little doubt
that Ihoie who hive but recently come IntrMhe
field, and have not been abla to participate In
active service at ytt, will diifingjitn themselves
at greatly H thoit who have gone before. That
ihonandteiT volunteer! wio have, many 6f them
been brought np in affluence, have left their pur
suit! and comfortable hornet,' to encounter the
hirdshipa of in active campaign, it a tufftcient
guarantee that the right and honor nf our coun
try will tlwayt be maintained.
A general shaking- of hands and congratulations
here took place for tome moments, after which
Cel. Wright, of the Matsachnaetta volunteer,
by invitttion, retdthe Derltntion of Independ
ence. The company then partook, ol a substan
tial lunch provided by the hospital commander,
who hsd a smile and a leaant word for all, and
seemed happy in beiug able to make others so.
He wat dressed in undres uniform, and looked a
I. tile lets like the plain, unaffected country gen
tlemsn a very little than 1 have yet seen bitn.
At 12 o'clock, while the company were yet at
ramp a national salute wat fired by Bragg'e bat-
tery; and before tht sound of the last gun bad ;
died away, the booming of cannon from the black '
fort teemed to echo back the salute. i
About three 'clock Gen. Taylor and tttff. j
with a. Mcort ol dra,oo,rt. came into town, and j
with Gen. Cashing and the efficere of the Missa-
chutetts Regiment, proceeded to At itta't garden
, , . , . , . . . . ,
or ArNta'a house, should say, where a table I
w. spread in the broad corridor, opening into
theg.rden. with ita bright green thrnbt. itt
erimton rose bushet covered with fitgiant flow, i
ert, itt well kept walkt, mid the gurgling ttretm
that meanders throng it. The smell of the bright
gem of ntture't handiwork were not more pleas
ing than the odor which arote from the ttvory
viands prepared for immediate comtumptlon.
Every one wit surprised at the profusion of the
rood things and the variety that was ptaced upon
the table, all owing to the exertions of Capt. j
Glover, a mrchant resid ng hre for some
yeais, one of the committee of arrangements.
who'e peculiar province it waa to tee that no
thing thould be wanting. He performed hit duty
to perfection. Claret, Madeira and Champaigne
in abundance aerved to give test to the repatt.
and aid in the tenemental evpretaion of feeling.
When the substantials had been discussed and
removed. Geo. Curbing, who presided at the head
of tbe table, with Gen. Taylor on his right, arose
and after some remarks complimentary to the
committee-of arrangement! for the faithful man
ner in which they htd cared for their guettt,
proceeded to announce the regular toastt.
Lieut Fuller, of the Massachusetts Volunteers,
gave:
Get Taylor We hail him as th next presi
dent ; mav his civil beat brilliant at bit milita
ry career. (Thia tentimeut wat drunk . with
thiee timet three ) '
Gen Taylor rote to respond to thit tentiment
andtaid.
- Me, President mnd Ctntkmenl have never
had tbe vanity to aspire to or look for that eleva
ed situation which hat jnit been alluded to, but if
my fellow-countrymen think proper to elevate
mt to to distinguished and honorable a pot it ion,
I reitainly thai! do my beat to dischsrge tbe du
ties of that repoosiblc position faithfully.. But
if any other candidate it preferred and offered
who may be more competent than my tell', I
nerd not say that I shall acquiesce most cheer
fully in their decision, and shall rejoice that there
is one more worthy to represent tbem ia the
highest office in their gilt
lie then gave aa a toast :
Tit Stutt rf Miissaehueetts and the City of
Huston The place w here our libertiea were cra
dled; whose sons have homed to eor.tpicnoet a
part in the eattbliehment ind miintenance of the
principle! of our independence .and the constitu
tion, and have gallantly maintained the tame by j
tea and land.
Col Wright responded and gave
Tht fast and Prta.t Palo Alto, Retaca,
Vonterey tnd Uuena Vista, the; Bunker Hill.
Princeton and Yorklown of the present century.
By Cap. Montgomery, U. S A The onter
e-f the i lay, scholar, ttatetman and soldier. An
ornament to his rountry at home and abroad.
We doubt not that bit sword will prove at irre
tistiblc it his eloquence. I
1'hit celrbrttion was got up entirely without i
distinction of nartr. and th nrominent men of i
each of tbe two ereat nolilical divisions were
indiscriminately toasted, and the tentimtt met
with equal applause, a proof ef the goo.1 feeling
and harmony which prevailed, and that it wet
not interned to have, and did net have, any party
purpoae.
Gitn. CAnwLADBB. 1 he New OrVana Na
tkwal aaye; -By a Correspondent we are in
fitrmed that Gen. Cadwahtder'a command wit
continually annoyed by the guerrilla part e. ol
tbe enemy. From their concealed place they : '" anert.anu away wrm uiunutr tint nam
would fire upon the train whenever an npportu-, " death-dealing balla, and nway went the
nity offered. A n un.be r of our men were thua ! Mexican belter and akelter. ' Thia w the
daily cut off. The Mexican, the imlant they j nwnorable hollow ware furnished by the Tex
delivered their fire, would disappear, so that j Vymptthiaers' of Cincinnati!, at the tog
our Iroop-t culd never brine- their armt to heir rest ion of Gen. R. T. I.ytle. Mr. Chairman,'
on litem, laen. Cadwalader coolnett, prcci-
1 aiiift. aiul milllAtw uAuttkma,i tl,MMil,.iiit 1 Km mm-
J I - -
lire march, have won for him the highest regard
Iioiii the I'fhcer and men under jti comiuand. (
Gen. Pit low 'a command waa not annoyed by
the enemy. ' Ilia return to the tett of war haa
produced a great MMwtion." '
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Pacacorr.iaii lltsToaiAH, it nearly Mind,
lla baa the nea of but mm eye on an average a
bout an hoar each day. Ilia last week, The
Coequett id Peru," waa written at time whew
fan could nut aee at all, - lie had to employ a
aecreurj to read hia foreign letters, and gradu
ally eccitetoin himaelf ia tbia way U tht eound
of foreign long act, to aa to comprehend the ten
ding. He wrote, with writing tnateriala ancb
aa the blind use. , Under I beta great difficuHiee
hchtacpotcd a work whick) will da honor
to the literature of the country, a well at add to
bit own wall acquired fame eg tuttoiiaa. ;
Correspondence of the Public Ledger.
,r rrio VAiiiain.
'" WAtjnrtn,'(Ai.gust 2, 1817.
.No new from the SWh-i! least none from
that point haa been made public. There waa
contidertble etir, however, in the Department,
r.nd a meeting nfthe different Secretariea at the
President' ; but it wa cot a Cub net meeting
defense exprrsse Je T apprter commt ce
Whatever mty happen, I am firm in my belief
that we thall hv immi diate peace, though the
Mexican people will cheritli n strong diep.n.
litdl tn break it afterward. But that ia com-
paratively of little consequence, il we recollect
thit Mcx co vowed the annotation of Tex.t
"igl.t year in ue.ccsaiim, without doing any
thing thst d.wrves even the name of an inva
sion. Besides, th -re ia a wty of arranging the
matter by keeping oir tr op sufficiently long
in the country to aseme the existence of the
government tint may trett with us; but thi
will hardly be neeesttry, should Santa Anna
be the man who trctta with na as the Chief of
the gu,.,ic,n Republic. II.! will .Iwtyt be able
, ,1,-, nil,h fnrovid. d he doe ..t l.
. . . w:,hin, .:,. .nH ,, .
inJ - Pf
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. . ... , ,
Anna, there ia nothing lofear even from a change
.... ,
"''"""" - "
lrf,,)f wilh u 8,0,1 A, M' if lh
"). miC. the withdrawal ol our forces.
attempt a counter revolution by proclaiming war
against the Uu ted Stat, s; but the peace bei ig
conrludi d by himself, Sitan cannot drive out
Beelzebub.
Neither will the dislike and hatred of our
rtco by the Met cane remain aa strong aa they
are now, after the withdrawal of our troops,
and the actus I eee-ation id hostility e. Cali
fornia and New Mexico are thinly art lied, and
he Government of Mexico tn tho province.,
especially in CMorn'a, has hefnctrrey more
than nominal. We prtvrrntheee provinces now
in perfect peace, end will e fr-rliari do so fter
tier treaty with M xteo, and acquiring a right
to them by purchase.
One thing you may look upon at certain, and
that ie the determination of the administration
to porene the war with the utmost vigor and
the Inst limit, if M.-xien .hnutd aga'n rfuef tn
accept nor terme. There will be no' nv. re oi
ler of peace on our part after thin, ami that ve
ry properly, fr it can hardly be doubted but
that Mexico Waa rendered more obstinate and
overweening in its conceit, by the manifeat de
me of our government to conclude the war.
ind to satify the clamor nf the opposition.
The British P.tt4 ffice hae put a damper on
our Iraneatlantie. ttram enterprise, by charging
a shilling extra on each of our ehip letter desti
ned for Great Britain or Ireland. Thur lias
led In a eorte-pondenee V tween Mr. Bancroft
and L-rd I'alineraion. and to repriealaon the
part ul iur M.vernm. ut a far aa regard the
carrying of m Bri'reh nail from BI.mi tu Ca
nada, wh ch hat hitherto been done for nothing
though the lav of CtKigreee allow the Postmas
ter to charge 6 cente per letter. ';
The proper retaliation, however, will be a
proposition made tn Cone r res to charge 25 cente
for each British ship letter directed to the Uni
ted Statea, if England thould net, in the mean
time, resolve to act more generously and beco
m g; a great nation in the premie.
OnaKBvrn.
The New York Courier and Enquirer sayt
Ws hav jiist teen a I -Her introducing the
I loo. V. S. Tnow bb i do k, of Michigan, tn the
Irish Relief Committee, who enmee charged to
hand over to it, in bent If of that 8ttte, some
thing l.ke'2319 bbl. of provi'inni and pirkagee
i pfciothlng In thl qiantlty are sb tut S290 bhls
tiinerior fl mr la nt1hiiia magnificent contri
bution from the PeoineoUr State and ia not
the whole spectacle of American relief to Irish
doetitotioo, one which men and angel may re
joice io 1
I lot low Wann. Tim loll.w;ng graphic
account of the Text 'flying artillery' need in
the ball'e nf San Jacinto, we find in an ex-
! "nnK' IP0'-
It beat Ring-gold' all hollow :
-8,m '' ving artillery, used at the
ttle of&m Jacinto, waa one f.Kir pounder,
lied with a piece of raw hide tn the back td a
' jtckasa. When the piece waa discharged, H
! would throw him forward rn hi face with inch
j ,orce !o im him 5b ,h' P"' ""''I ,h
! Pir w" ""'?d. w brought
: ' ",,,in range of the Mexican, the match waa
! PP'. " y animal on hia face
said the Genevtl, 'I am rnnsciout that I? would
be a violation id neutrality tor u ! lend muni
tion of war Io Text. But, sir, we can end
litem hollow ware." Tbe yell of delight which
billowed the eoggeationatill ringa in my air.
Tbe hollow ware waa tent, and a young man to
nerve it. That p e ol flying artillery won the
battle nf San Jacinte, The Utile of 8an Ja
cinto achieved the independence of Texta.
Tvsm iodapendence led tt Tejraa anexatkm,
end Trtaa annexatioa tt war wit) Meiken, and
tht war with Mexico may niakt Ztchery Tay
lor Prtatnttf tht United Ctatea: That atngle
phraee hollow wam' Meomplsthed all tbia, b
aidea other and more dittaal rtnnlta yet it tbt
womb tr tbt Mere. What ategie dwtHt tt)
atngle wottl.at titnea." ' "-: t
' BoMttoOff thinka that if nature bail detifned
man to be a drunkard, na would ha vt been con
ttrtxted liba a ctwtn, to that tbt atort be draak
k tho firmer b, would atatvL , ..-;.., . i:
THE AMERICAN.
II. VWiVM. Ktj., mi Me Me.sf J?sw
tar mmi rhml linKe. earner efSaf mnd Ctrtwnl
Btrrett, Whtlmdelpktm, mt hit tfUe . ir.il
,Vn U reet, tVtse IVr. AT. K. Cmmer Rarf-
tmmr sister Cmhnerts., Hmrttmrf, nefi 16
Mere Street, Bn'n, U smUksriteM tm met mm
Jltenl, mrd reertpt fmr mil wunrtem tfne I Ma
mfflre, for muhmcrtption me mdvertUtng,
E. W. CAfllt, corner of Third mnd Dork
Streets, fin Unitdings. opposite Merchants'
Exchmnfi. Philajelphim, is mlso authorised to
met ms our Agmt. , ,v.
: Drmorrelit Nominations.
roa covra.ioa,
rn a isc ii r. suirivK,
rot camal rositiisnioNK,
MORRIS LONGSTRETH,
Of Montgomery County.
Wirvi NoMiNAtlOM.
' For Governor,
Gv.-.. JAMES IRVI.V.
For Canal Commissioner,
JOSEPH W. PATTON. r
flCj Pmktiko In. A fresh supply of superior
printing ink Just received," and for tale at Phila
delphia prices.- : '. . ' i
Cy Hovkb's l.xs. A fresh supply of Hover's
celebrated ink in bottles of all sizes, has been
received and can be had at H. Masser't ttore.
. .
BT Oi l Coi r, which continuet but one
week, hat been taken upalmott exclusively with
criminal and session businett.! Thit it rather
unusual, and something of a disappointment to
those who bad civil causes for trial.
Z3T Tai.l Cots We think we never aaw fi
ner Corn than that growing on the West Branrb,
between Northumberland and Mittoa. We. ob
served a number of fiVlds in which the corn stalka
would measure from ten to twelve feet high.
Oats and potatoes a No look remarkably fine. ,
07" Coal and Ibo.x A correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger, who writea from Danville,
endeavort to create the impression, that no coal
it to well adapted to the manufacture of iron, aa
the coal from Wyoming The writer it no doubt
ioteretttd in saying so; but, bad he inquired into
the facta, he might have learned that the eoal on
the Locujf Mountain j second to none, and meat
probably auperior to any other in Pennsylvania,
for the manufacture of iron, and that by comple
ting the Potttville and Danville railroad it could
be delivered at Danville at a leae expense than
Irom Wyoming.
. Fnnrnl of Gro. Hammond.
The remains of Gen Hammond having been
brought home on Friday week last, preparations
were made for their interment on , Monday fol
lowing, with military and masonic honors. On
Monday forenoon, crowds of persons were corn
ing into Milton from every direction. Tht
Military from Northumberland, Union anJ Ly
coming countiet, nnder the command of Gen.
Green; astitted by Col. Wttson and Capt. Law.
son, together with the masonic brethren and
citizens, formed tbe largest funeral procession
that ever was witnessed ia thit section of the
t'ate We presume the number of persona in at.
tendance, to witness the funeral, wat not much
Ictt then 4,000. ' Hit remaint had been brought
from New Orleans in a rnc coffin, which was en
cased ia a wooaVn one. Tbe deceased wat
highly esteemed for-his generous and manly qnal
tie, and th last tribute of respect by such a vast
concourse of his friends am! fellow citizens mutt
have been grateful Ie hia afflicted widow and
family. The death of Gen. Hammond waa not,
at bid been state?, ' occasioned by any disease
contracted in Mexico, but by a disease of the
heart, to which he was subject, but which pro
bably had been aggravated by exposure and the
Mexican climate, and terminated hia life sudden
ly wbea on hi return home. '
CT" We have been anxlnnaly waiting,1 every
day for a week past, for newsof some authentic
or definite character from Mexico. We leain
e
from WaihinrtAM that there ia now a strnne nrn.
Xhy that a peace will be negotiate.!, and that
Mr. Buchanan wilt probably be an the spot him-
aelf, for that purpose. . (
Pr.ACt. There it new anme pro ports a(
peace, at the Mexican! have at latt consented to
enter into negotiation!, by appointing Commis
sioners to meet Mr. Trial, the first clerk in the'
ttate Department, who wat aent e Mexico for
that purpose. Gen. Scott bat in consequence de
layed marching ta Mexico ; but aboard our pro
posal be rejected, he will at ence rake pos teuton
ef the Hatla e-f tb Moatesumai.
The price ofgrait haa again ttightly da
clined it Europe, in centequenc ef the favora
ble weather and the pre pact ef a good crop.
There matt be, nctwrtberete, a great deficiency ia
Europe during the next year, at the eld itoci
bat barn entirely anuajd. Pri, there fore
will naaraaarily rate bighac than, in erdinat)
yeara, bat will not aeon agate reach the eatrava
gent nricee paid a few month lce.; " . : .',
s Trjreha Haggerty waa execatedat Laneatte
tuTriday week, far the murder eftbe Fordac
family.
The BetbKhilda pay taxci ea oa Luadrcd tn
icventy-nvt millions ef do'lltrt. .