VICTORY I VICTORY I
OLOftlOt't MRWS FftOM MCXIOOI
The Clip af M a ! Mrrtjr I i
The Newa of Gen. Scott's Advance Confirmed
. The Position of l . Penon Turned -Gen.
Valencia Defeated Qen. Santa Anna Pe
feated A Suspension ot hostilities Ailioiit-d
and Grantedo-Concreae Summoned and No
Initiation to be Reimed--Sfeiv nr Major
Lallv'a Train Shooting of Lieut. Henderson
and Party, &c.,&c. " i -..;o "
Fmm the Picayune of the 2d int. ; ,
The newa by thia arrival ia the mint impor
tant that we have received in many monthe
fmm Mexico. Our army haa not only advan
ced to the city of Mexico, but it has bad two
enpspemente with the enemy cto under the
walla of tiie city and defeated ' them. The
Mexican have been brought to aupplicate a
auspension of arma, and Gen. Scott haa granted
i!. The Mexican Cnngrea haa been convoked
to take into consideration Mr. Trial's proposi
tion". '
The newa waa received in Vera Cm a on the
evening of the 26th alt. by an express courier
from Oiicaba, who brought down the following
lettf r to Mr Dimnnc the collector at Vera Cruz
to whom courtesy we are indebted for the, uae
of the letter which we proceed to give;
Orimba, August 2Jth;lP47.
My Dear Friend .'The Mexican mail,
which hn just come in, brings the following in
telligence, which I copy from the Diario Offi.-
cial del Gobicrnn. Reing of o creat imnnr-
Innee, I rend you this expreaa courier, which
will be with yon, to morrow about 12 o'clock.
nn me jnn two nrifaries commanded by
Gen. Valencia and Santa Anna went out to at-
tack the Americana near$n Angel. Valen-
cia'a divinion haa bevn comoletelv defeated, and
Santa Anna .fl-r ilm fir.. ,o...w. fn
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ftlsii in nininr tn Inn nilu 1
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Thev immediately afiar this aalr.1 trm a ana. I
pension of hostilities, and offered to hear the
propositioiiB of peace from Mr. Tiiet.
The next day the Minister ol Foreign Rela
tione invited the Congress, through the news
papers, to meet for that purpose.
Theae are the great facte which no rtntibt
will bring after them peace. ' Yours, truly,
F. M. DlMOND, Fq.
Another express arrived in Vera Cruz on the
25th, with letters containing the name newa in
imbalance, and the following translation of the
announcement of it in the Diario Official del
Gobiernn:
Translated fio'n the Diario Official del Gubier-
no.)
On. the 20ih August, Scott's troops, who in
tended marching on Penon, turned it and arri
1 . an a m . .
veu near i acuoaya. Aa Boon aa the newa waa
known at Mexico, Valencia's division went out
to attack the Americana at Loe Lien.- a do San
Angel, and waa completely routed. Next came
Santa Anna, with another diviaion, which aha
red the name fate after some fio-liting. ' The
Mexicana retreated to the capital in great die-
order, and such waa the panic created by their
defeat, that the Minister of Foreign Relatione
immediately convoked the Congreea to take in
to consideration Mr. Trial's propositions. A
suspension of arma was demanded by the Mexi
cana and granted. The Americana are around
Mexico, but had not entered the city on the
2M.
Such are the meagre details which we have
of those important eventa. No couriers from
Geiierl Scott'a army direct have been able to
get through, so far aa we can learn. Rut from
the forecoing statement it ia manifett that Gen.
Scott holds the city of Mexico at hia command.
That d'n. Scolt did not chnore to enter the city
ia nianitebt. lie waa doubileaa deterred from
entering it by a desire to nave the pride of the I
Mexicana when upon the eve of important ne
gotiation.
It is now snppo-ed lhat the extraordinary cou-
ricr which Ml Vera Cruz for Mexico on the I
12' h ult , t dny in advance of the regular Eng.
liidi courier, waa the bearer of instructions to
the British minister to offer again hie mediation;
nnd we think we may safely aay that he waa in
structed to do no, if poaaible, before Gei. Scoll
entered the capita!. We believe the instruc
tions were punitive, and no doubt they were o-
beyed.
Having absolute ronlidence in thia repreaen-
tition of the acta of the Logliah Goiernment,
no think it reasonable to auppose that General
'! ott wa influenced by a knowledge of thia
mediation to truvt once again to the efforts of
Mr. Trial to ne gotiate a peace, and so spared the
Mexicana the humiliation of the armed occupa
ion of their capital. Ilia characteristic hu
inanity may aleo be presumed to have strongly
lufbiencod him to save Mexico from the violence
i( a hoetile nt cupalitiii. We may recur to thia
point and to tlia prospect of peace which aorne
mity now entertain.
- We have given none of the ruinora current
i i Vera Cruz an to tha full of Mexico. They
lie evidently founded on imperfect rtimore of
m real atate ot lade. The ruinora circulated
nere that Santa Anna and Valencia were taken
prMineia, we behove, are totally unfunded.
In regard to the train under Major Lally, tha
i'ltelligence ia favorable. We are informed.
..in a very rei.ponml.le iouri-e, that ha ia known
r have passed lVt..,e and been on hia way
in ,
-nety to Puehla. He made eoiiit delay in Ja-
!tna. Our rnadera may be interested in what
h sal. of Die movements ol the In in prior lo He
'"viug Jslapa, in the Sun of Anahuae.
The Jiolelin ol Jalapa saya that the train, af-
'nr having been attacked at Cerro Gordo, retired
o the Plan, at the same time the guernllssslbo
"tired. On the following day the train com
ripneed rrarehing for Jalapa, and nn Thursday
evening had not yet entered that place. On
the 19th it h reported tt Jalapa that the (ru
errilla would attack our troop near that place,
and all t iie evening the road for near mile
was covered with mm, women and children,
whom curiosity had attracted there." Thia ga ve
riae to firing of cannon and musketry tram our
troops and the ciiii'-na eocceeded in trachiag
their home without receiving any injury.
The puernlle ire said tn have numbered
:Vj(. The fire commenced at half ptiat 5 o'clock
and laeted but aliurt time. At night tranquili
ty prevailed in the city, am) a party of mounted
men from the train entered the city and passed
thrnngh the principal street ; at the name time
fjuerrillae were arm near hy. The Dolclin
saya that the losa on the aide of the gucrillae
waaamall.
At 11 o'clock on the lOih, Major Kelly in
quired of the alcaiJc whether the citizene of tn
lapa would commit hostilities against the Ameri
cana if they entered, or not. To which the al
calde anawered, that the population-was unar
med ; but that a number of puerrilla being in
the neighborhood he could not take the retpon
eibility of their action.
On the morning of the 20th the train of wa
gon and the troop entered the city. The Do
lelin enya that the wagona are Ailed with aick
and wounded. '
YeatArday (the '24th nil ) it waa rumored in
Cera Cruz that Father Jaruata had attacked the
train a Bbort d.atance the other eide of Jalapa,
but that he hail been driven back bv our trnnin.
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with loeaon both a idea.
KXCITIKO KRW PilO.il the kkat
OF Wan.
General in the Capital t
American loss, 1500 Killed !S x thousand
. a a . am
Mexicans Killed and Wounded ! t.en. lay
utr a nirii wruirrrii Mini oi:ti,i.jru
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1 1 vlor KntmninfT Hume, ivr . vr .
l lis oieamrr l rirErniii, arnvrti ai iiew ur-
leana, brings copiea of the Matamoraa Flag tip to
the 2Sth ult. The Telegraph left Braioa, on the
Ut ina:.
The moat important newa published in the
Flag it an order fiom our Government at Wash
ington, to withdraw the flour or Gen Taylor's
litll Spartan band, with imlructioin to march
forthwith and join Gen. Srott ! The order calla
for foul thousand men, which will leave but a
bout two thoutaud with the old hero not inclu
ding Iboae who are on their way to join him
Gen. Taylor ie tbut deprived of the most leliable
portion of hia army, with the exception of
Rragg'a battery and the command under Gen
Wool, but no fear need be entertained on lhat
score, aa ha will be "ready" to give the Mex
cana a "rough" reception, atiould they , attempt
to take advantage of hia weakened force.
Gen. Lane and staff from Mier, passed down
the river on the 27th. They were in excellent
spirits. Others will aoen follow on their way to
join Gen. Scott.
Aa may be readily anticipated the order from
Government, withdrawing Gen.Taylor'a troopa
haa created no little aensation at Monterey, and
there is much speculation both in aod oat of
camp aa to tba cause of it.
There ia much aicknesa at Matamoraa.
Another atatement saya that Gen. Taylor in
tenda visiting his family about the Jirtt of Ocln
Lor. This ia indeed gratifying intelligence, and
thousand of bia admirers will hail it with joy.
The old hero needa a abort respite from the cares
and toila of the tented fitld, to partake of that
p'eaaure, which he can alone find in the bosom
of bia family.
Capt. Baylor ia safe at Cerralvo.
A aecond despatch, with newa from Vera Cm,
to the 28th, baa been received. Intelligence had
reached Vera Cruz, from the interior, that Gen.
Scott waa at the City of Mexico, after having
fought a most dreadlul battle. Hia loss ia aet
down at fftten hundred men! whilst that of the
Mexicana ia aaid to be six TnonsANn!
The Mexicana akulked behind tha aithe of
the aqueduct, and after the battle, thnuMnda of
the dead and dying were found there. General
Scott ordered an immediate aurrender of arms.
and gave the soldiery permission to retire from
the city. t
The roads leading froen the city to Gaodaloupe,
and other to wna, were crowded with men, women
and children, retiring to the mountains. The
greatest confusion and distress prevailed among
them.
General Scott ia aaid to have taken possession
I f loe city, and placed guards around the Cathe
dral and other churches, to protect them from
robbery and preserve their valuable plate, furni
ture, etc
The Mexicans began robbing and plundering
each other all the dwellinga supposed to contain
valuable property in the city a aoon a the
battle commenced; and although fanta Anna
boasted at having ninety thousand armed men to
preserve order, yet the greatest confuaion and
disorder prevailed,
Geo. Scott used every effort to save tbe public
property, and protect tha inhsbitanta from the
hordes of robbera and assassins w bo had gathered
in tha city,
A remnant of the Mexican army fled to the
mountaina, which it ia said would organize into
guerilla banda, to operate wherever a chant oc
cura for cutting off auppliea or robbing the popu
I lation
Tba Indiana are butchering the Mexicana at
I Yucatan.
Ira Ta adv. During the lata month of August
1970 tone of ice were exportad from Boaton
mostly roast wise.
New England ice i now to be found in every
warm clime of tbe globe. Iced champagne is
common in Calcutta, Madras, Bonibay, Manilla
and Cantoo. One bouse ie, Boston sent 101 car
I g0e to Asia the past year. A Boaton boy baa
I gone to Paris to open a mint-julep saloon. There
I is said to b none at present either in England or
1 Franc.
PVlL PAhTICtLAflil t '--..
Of tha Baltics at the Clr Msxla.
4 Btaobisat Batjt.- t Foatint.
The American VUtnritmt in Two Encounter at
C'Onlrertu andK Charhatm 33.000 Mex .
earn, 7 000 American Enfroged, '
Mexitun Lees Five Thowmnd.
American Lot Nearly a '.'
4lTiswoai. ' ' ' '
An Armistice Agreed Upon Meeting of the
Commissioners SnU'h Carolina and New
York Regimenla dreadfully cut nn Thirteen
Mexicnn Generate Rilled and Wounded
Capture of Generals B anco, Garcia, Mendo
za and Salaa and Fifteen Hundred Priaonera.
Washington, Sept. 14.
Despatches Yor the government have this mo
ment been received. The intelligence heretofore
received is fully confirmed.
On the 20th ult., tha American forces, consis
ting of 7000 men, met the enemy at Charbasro
three or four miles from the Capital. The Mexi
cana were 32,000 atrong, and posted behind an
immenia battery of heavy artillery. After two
hours' bloody conflict, our callant troent sweot
every thing before tbem, mainly at the point of
the bsyonet. Tba American loss waa lesa than
a thousand, while that of the Mexicans ia estima
ted at five thousand, and amongst the killed are
many distinguished men, both Generals and ci
vilians. An armistice waa agreed upon, and five com
missioners appointed on the Mexican aide, at
the head of whom was Iterreia. The commis
sioner had two meetings, and were to hold a
third on Monday, the 30tb. - Valencia escaped,
with twn companions, to Talura and ha since
pronouaced against Santa Anna.
flALTmoBB, Sept. 14.
We learn from the New Orleans-Picayune
of the 8th inat., that the ateamer Mary Kines
is ml arrived nn the 7th, with later dates from
Vera Crui. She brings account of the two vic
tor ious battles of Crontreras and Charbaseo, ao
called from the field worka of the enemy. The
propositions for an armistice waa made by Gen.
Scott, supposed to have been at the instance of
the British embassy
The report heretofore given that tha City of
Mexico w aa at our mercy, seem to have been
unrounded, and should neace not follow from the
negotiationa now pending, another battle must
.nl0,
A letter from Mr. Kendall, dated Tacubaye,
Ana 22d, saya the Archbishop's Palace of thia
nlace is now occupied bv Generaf Scott and a
portion of tb army, after defeating the enemy
in two of the hardest fought baltlea of the warv
On the 14th inst., a reconnoisance made by
( oi. Duncan, paving satumeo Uen. r-oM that a
road for artillery could be cut from Chalcoa to
San Auguatina, Gen. Worth'a diviaion anoved in
that direction on the 15lh, followed by Generate
Quitman, Pillow and Twigga. 1 By thia move a
new line of operations wss taken ou the southern
nd
vestern side of the city of Mexico, and tha
atrong worka of Penon and Mezicalaipgo, oo
which Santa Anna had beatowed some immense
labor, were comnletelv turned.
On tee 16th of August Gen Worth marched aa
far as the Hacienda of San Gregnria, when a bait
was ordered by' Gen. Scott, aa Gen. Twigga had
met a large force of the enemy at Chalcoa. Gen
Twiggs promptly ordered tbe heavieat guna to
He ..numbered, and after a few discharges the
enemy were dispersed, with a loss of six killed.
On the 17th, Gen. Worth resumed his march
over a terrible bad road, but by 8 o'clock in tbe
morning he waa in eifht of the dome and spires
of the Capital, witliout any opposition, except
that rocks had beer, rolled into the road end
ditcbe dug, evidently showing that Gen. Scott
had stolen a march on Santa Anna. On reaching
this point, however, a acattering fire waa open-
ed by a force stationed in an advantageous post-
tion, which was soon aiUnced by Col. Smith's
light battalion of 2d Artillery, under Major
Galb. Another attack was shortly after made,
but again tha enemy'a pickets were driven in
without loss.
At 7 o'clock en tbe 18th, Gen. Scott arrived
at San Augustine, and at 10 o'clock Gen. Worth
waa in full march for the city of Mexico by tbe
main road. Major Smith and Turnbiill, Capt.
Mason, and other engineer others, were aent in
advance, supported by Capt. Blake's squadron of
dragoons, to reconnoitre, when a masked battery
was opened on them, and the first ball from an
eighteen pounder killed Capt. Thornton, of the
2d dragoons, besides seriously wounding a guide.
Cel. Garland' brigade waa ordered to occupy a
posit ioo in plain sight of the enemy'a batteries
at San Antonio, while Colonel Stark' brigade
and Puncan'e battery look auother atation in tba
tear, close by. . ,
A party waa then sent out to roeonnoitre, to
ascertain the practicability of finding a road by
which the village of San Angel could be reached
and the strong bold of San Antonio thus turned.
Tbia party bad a akirmish with tbe enemy, kil
ling five or six, and taking a many prisoners,
without losing a man.
The result of tha reconnoisance Xvas favora
ble, and it waa ascertained that a road could be
made. The Mexicana were plainly aeen in force
near Crontreras, and at a council held that night
it waa determined to at tack them in the morning.
While this reconnoisance was going on, Gen.
Worth bad eatablished himself at the hacienda
of Purer, from tha windowa of which count-
leaa numbers of the enemy could be aeen at
work upon he batteries of San Automo.
About noon they opened open the btcienda
with round shot and shell. Nearly every shot
took effect, but did no damage except lo the
buildinga.. lutein tba evening they ware again
opened, but ware ailent during the uight. - Had
the fire been kept ap, tbe hacienda might bay
been torn to pieces, and tha entire command
compelled to retire.
At 8 o'clock on the morning of lb 19tb the
batteries again opened on Gen. Worth' position.
So hot wa tbe fire, that lb troop were compel
led to gin shelter behind the building, but did
not give up their fention.
About nine o'clock, the diviaion of Twigga
and Pillow were ordered to march in tha direc
tion of Cronteras, and by tea o'clock in tha altar
noon -were in plain aight of the enemy'a batter
lee and within range of the heavier guns. The
brigade of Col. P. T. Smith waa ordered to ad
ranee directly towards 1h enemy'a works,
whilst rhat of Col. Riley moved towarda a amall
village at the right, and thus cut off reinforce
ments which might be acnt to Valencia from the
city.'' An incessant fire waa opened on Colonel
Smith's command, and soon the Rifles were en
gaged with the pickets of the enemy, driving
tbem on.
The twelve pounder batteries of Capt. Magru
der, and the Mountain Howitzer batteries now
commanded by Lieut. Callender, of the ordnance
department, Waa pressed forward and opened on
the enemy, but were so murh exposed to a fire
from heavier guns that they were soon silenred.
Lieuta. .Tohnton and Callender were seriously
wounded.
At 3 o'clock Grh. Cadwalader waa ordered out
to support Col. Riley, heavy teinfnrcemente ha
ving been sent on their way out from the city,
whilst Gen. Pierce waa aent to auatain ; Gen
Smith. The firing from tha enemy'a batleiiea
waa incessant. '
About 4 o'clock Gen. Scott arrived, and seeing
the immense strength of the Mexicans, at once
oidered Gen. Shield's brigade to" support Riley
and Cadwalader, and prevent, if possible, a junc
tion of the forcea coming out of the city with
those of Valencia. But few of the movements
of our own troops could be seen, though every
motion of the enemy waa visible. The order of
battle of Valencia was most imposing. ' His in
fantry was seen drawn up to support the batte
riea, whilat long linea of the enemy'a cavalry
were stationed in the rear a if awaiting the
shock ol the battle. Two separate chargei of
the latter were distinctly aeen to be repulsed by
Col. Riley, until nitht had fairly cloaed in. The
filing from the enemy'a batteries had not slack
ened ; it had been a continuoua roar for nearly
aix hours
Gen. Scott retired to San Augustine about 8
oV'oe. " midst of a bard rain, and Generals
1 ' na r",ow cm ,n " cloc
,"npletely exbauated. not anticipating the great
atrength of the worka of.the enemy. It waa
'bought that the batteries could be taken at a
',h. n,i h- be ''oope w'd be comfortably
lartered at San Angel for the night
Instead of
thia, a large portion of them were compelled to
bivouac without blankets in the midst of a piti
less storm.
On the morning of the 50th, Gen. Worth was
ordered to move a part of his division, Garland's
brigade, to aid in the attack on Valencia, for to
force this position was deemed indispensable.
At 8 o'clock a few discharges of cannon were
heard, and the rattling of musketry and some
even aaid that in the diatanca horses of the ene
,ny couij be seen (lying towards the city, yet
few deemed that tbe batter ie had been etormed
and carried. Yet it waa ao,
Gen. Scott, accompanied by Gen. Worth, atar
ted for the acene of action, when they were met
by Capt. Mason with the joyful intelligence that
Valencia had been completely routed after a ter
rible atruggle. The attack upon hia worka waa
r,nnH by G.n. Srmthi rMUhed in tbe can-
,,. of flfla,n piMtt f artillery. and some fif.
,ewi hunlreJ prisoners, amone them Gene. Blan
1 ro, Garcia, Mendoza, and the notoriotls Sala
He alao captured all the ammunition and camp
I eqnipage, whilat the road over thoae who fled
was strewed with mnskets. No less than 700 of
the enemy, among them many officers, were left
dead on the field, whilst the number wounded
I waa far greater
The worka ol Crontera waa completely in the
I power of the American army
Gen. Scott at once ordered Gen. Worth to fall
bark oo San Antonio, to turn and capture that
work, and thenpush on towarda tha capital by
the main road, whilst the main body of tbe army
(moved on toward San Angel and Cohoyram
Gen. Twigg had scarcely moved half a mile be
yond the latter village when a rattling fire 'of
I musketry announced that it waa actively enga
ged with the outposts of the enemy, and the hea
vy booming of cannon now gave token that lb
I noted second division had fallen on another
strong work
I A few min.itea more and, a tremendoea firing
from the right made it evident that Gen. Worth
I diviaion was also actively engaged. He had com
I pletely torned tbe strong work of San Antonio
I but while doing an, the enemy had abandoned tbe
I place, with a loea of three heavy gun, and had
fallen back on a second stronger line of works,
It waa now 1 o'clock in the afternoon, aod about
I the commencement of the battle, such a rattlin
of fire-arms had seldom or never been beard on
the continent of America, accompanied with such
booming ofartillery.and this was continued over
two hours, when the enemy was completely rou
ted from every point, and until those who were
not killed or taken prisoners were in full flight
for the city.
The strength of the enemy at thia battle ia
known to have been at least fifteen, and may
aay twenty thousand, all fresh troop, and in a
poi-iiion of uncommon atrength. Opposed to
them were about fi,000 Americana, jaded and
broken down by marches and countermarches
j and incessant toil alCnarbaeco. The Mexicana
1 ... that Rant Anna commanded in person, but
,!, tie retirrd early. The younj men of tha
I Capital, from whom ao much waa expected.
1 nearly all fled without firins gun.
i -
Tbe I osi of our aide haa fallen moat heavily
upon the South Carolina and New York volnn
teera, the 6th inrantry and Smith' battalion,
and Umi batteries of Capt. McGrudcr and Tay
lor. The South Carolina regiment waa neat ly
cut to piece.
Thlriteu Mexican General vers killed and
wounded.
Mors anunuaitioQ has bean captures' than
Gen. Scott haa ucd sine h ha been la the
tojotry. (
11. P"f- .
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, September 19, 1847.
V. B. fM : !,' at kit Itenl Bi
tot e mnd Cba IMKct. comer of 3tf and Cf
Street, rMladetphia, at Ma OfTJr .W 160
AlsaawM lUreet, J1w IVrlr, b Corner ttat.
Haaoie and Calvert are., Baltimore, andA'o 16
More Street, B'en, is aulktrited ta act at
treat, and receipt far all mn1e due title
tttee, far eibecrlptlan or advert tlnf.
E. IV. VA It If, corner of Third and Dork
Strreti, Sun Buihlinfrt, Cfpotitc Mrrchnntt'
Exchange, Philadelphia, it also muthorited to
act at our Agent.
FOR PRESIDENT,
Gen. ZACHAHY TAYI.Olc.
' Democratic Nominations.
rol OOVCBNOB,
FRANCIS R 8IIVKK, !
- roa chal coMMiestoMBB, -
MORRIS LONUSTRETH,
Of Montgomery County.
Dtm. Abmnoienr r Northumberland Counly
For Assembly,
GEORGE A. FRICK." .
For Commissioner,
JAf'OB HOFFA.
For Treasurer,
JESSE M. SIMPSON.
For Auditor,
WILLIAM JOHNSON
K7" Hovbb'b Ink. A fresh supply of Hover's
celebrated ink, in bottles of all sizes, has been
received and can be had at 11. Masser's store.
K7" The highly important new of the two
battlea fought almoat under tha walla of the city
ot Mexico, has crowded out nearly all the edito
rial matter intended for this week's paper. The
new will be found in another column, and is
highly interesting.
O We received further detail of the victory,
on going to press. The American loss is 1100.
The army is dissatisfied with the armistice. The
deserters and their flag, 73 in number, under the
renegade Riley, were captured and will be court
martialled. Gen Scott wa slightly wounded in
the leg by a grape shot. The prospect of peace
are considered favorable.
The Whig County Convention met at thia
place on Monday last, and put in nomination
Paniel Brautigam, of Northumberland, for Aa-
sembly t -Wsn. Deppen, of Jackson, for Commis
sioner: Henry Weise, of Sunbary. for Tieasu-1
rer, and Robert M. Flick, of Milton, for Auditor.
C7" There wa quite a gathering of the Whiga
at New Berlin, on Tuesday last. A staging waa
erected in front of Mr. Kleckner'a hotel, from
which tbe meeting waa addressed iq the after
noon by Gen. Irwin, the Hon. James Cooper,
from Adams, and the Hon. James Pollock. Mr.
Pollock spoke first, principally on the tariff ques
tion. Mr. Irwin spoke nearly an hour upon the
principles of tha Whig party in general, and in
refuting the charges brought against him that he
had voted to tax tea and coffee, and that he had
voted against the bill to refund the fine to Gen.
Jackson, both of which charges be denied, and
referred to tbe journals of Congress for the truth
of hi statement. He admitted that he voted for
the bankrupt law, aa it waa one of the whig
measures, which ha thought would be a anffieient
answer to hia whig friends. His locofoco friends
he aaid he would answer by referring tbem to
the vote of tbe present Secretary of the Treasu
ry, Robert J. Walker, who also voted for it. Mr.
Cooper'a speech was mild and conciliatory, in
terspersed with see4sl well told anecdotes.
pKscnca.-r-The Delaware Republican saya
that John C. Cla.k, of Red Lion Hundred, a son-in-law
of Major Reybold, has aent 7000 baskets
of peaehet to Philadelphia the present season
It ia estimated , but we cannot aay bow correctly,
that one of tbe Reybold'a will have near 30,000
baskets. As peaches bring a pretty good price
they will realize very handsome returns from
their orchards. Indeed, we learn that the Rey
bold family will' net fully $10,000 clear, thia
aeason, from their peaches aent to Philadelphia.
atb Elections are yet to tak place in South
Carolina, Oct. 1 ; Pennsylvania, Oct. IS; Ohio,
Oct. 13; Michigan, Nov. 1; Mississippi do.;
Louisiana, do.; Texaa, do. 2 ; New York, do. 2 ;
New Jersey, do. 2; Massachusetts, do. 6; Dela
ware, do 9.
Post Orru-B Rsroaxs fhT Washington Na
tional Whig announce that it will advocate tha
following among other reform :
1. The reduction of letter postage to two centa
for every half ounce weight and under to any
part of the United State.
2. The transportion of newspapers, free of post
age to any part of tbe United States
3. The transportation of parcels by the Uni
ted States, at tba uniform two cent per half ounce
rat along all tha mail loote.
4. The pre payment in all case of the postsgt
upon letter and parcel.
3 The purchase by tha jorrrnment of the
Magnetic Telegraph wire, already up. and tha
extension by th government of wires between
all tha principal points in the Union.
6 The establishment of a naifbrm system of
Telegrapbag to any part of the United Stale,
the rata to be Iv cent for every hundred words,
and pre payment ia every instance.
7. The Poet Office aod Telegraph Pepertmenta
to ba sustained out or the general treasury, and
their rscsipt to go into th same.
l.at and Important from New Mtsha,
The following information wa received at St.
Louia, through Mr. Antry, who, with Mr. Bar.
num of Baltimore city, left Santa Fe, on the 23d
of July, beinf nearly a month later than before
received. Letter have been received from Capt
McKanney'a company and train of Wagons, a
well a from Chihuahua, dated the 3d of July.
These letter give the detail of several murders
committed by the Mexicans, on our citizens ia
that quarter.
The Americana and their property were re.
spected at Chihuahua, but none were permitted
to leave the city, except those who were nen
tral, and they compelled to pay a duty of aix per
cent, on all of their property for tbe privilege.
. No merchandise was allowed to come into New
Mexico by the Southern route.
Seven men accused of murdering Mr. Brown,
ware convicted.
Col -Price and command are repreaented to
have conducted themselves in a very disgraceful
manner, at Santa Fe. There is said to be no di
cipline among the troops, and vice, in its worst
shape, is practiced by both officers and men, un
restrained by their commander. Col. Price is
said to have lowered his chsracter, as an officei1,
by declaring that he would haul down the A-
merican flag and evacnate the town, if not rein
forced by the 10th of August. '
.Thia threat by the commander ol the Ameri
can troops, haa caused many of the trader at
Saerificio to pack up their goods, and they are
making preparations to lesve the country, should
the Col. persist, as they well know that all the
Americans a well as the friendly Mexican,
would certainly be murdered, if they remain af
ter the withdrawal ol our soldiers.
The enlistment of Col. Wilcox' men having
expired, they were ordered to leave Taos. A
bout twenty of the citizens, however, had deter
mined to remain and fortify the place.
An insurrection had broke out a ahort time
previous to the last advices, but was immediate
ly checked, and the leader wa compelled to fly
to the mountains of San Clou.
Gen. Morales was at Santa Te.
Onr Ton or Silvkb. Coming. One ton of ail
ver bullion was stored in at St Louia warehouse
recently. It belongs to Santa Fe tradera. and ia
on it way to Philadelphia to be converted into
legal currency.
Statistics of mic lUr-risr CtirRciira it
tub United States. The baptiata have, ac
cording lo their statistics of 1846, 11261
churches, ministered by 8,D0 preachera. Num
ber ol baptized in one year, G 1,090, Grand
total communicant" 1,0J?.&!5.
Pn.ss This distressing complaint in all case
proceed from a want of proper evacuation of the
bowel. The font humor, instead of bajng tho
roughly expelled from body, are but partially ao;
a portion being left as it were at the threshold,
I tbe cause of that vexatious complaint called
Piles; and i frequently neglected until it ripen a
into a more horrid form of diaeaae called Fiatula.
Wright'a Indian Vegetable Pilla, of tha "Noils
American College of Health," are a true and na
tural remedy , for tba above complaint, and will
in all eases make a perlect cure ; because they
effectually cleause the body from those morbid
humors which are not only the cause of Piles,
but of every other malady incident to man.
Drwsre of counterfeita of all kinds! Some are
coated with sugar; other are made lo lesemMe in,
outward appearance the original medicine. The
xafest course ia, to purchase from the regular agents
only, one or mora of whom rosy be found in every
village and town in the State,
(ry Agent for tbe eleef W right's Indian Vegeta
ble Pill in Sunbury, Haaav Masses. For other
sgenciee see J vertiem nl in another column.
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On Sunday last, by th Rtv. L W. Chapman,
Mr IsaaeFaasiia to Miss CsaiTT Sairats,
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On Thursday last, by the same, Mr. Jou
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In Lewis township, as tha S2d ult., Mr. WM.
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In Delaware township, an th 29th ult , Mr.
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