Letter Orono General Taylor. . l, '
Raid Quarters Army of Ckeupation, Cr Invoololl, i
- , Ifinotaity, (Mnieo.) fi1dT.9,046 A ,
My dear *******--Your vary kind and sic
cepiable letter of the 31st .Aagust, ****Ml l 4,
iesehed"mo only :a short time since, for 'which
I beg leave to tender you my sincere thanksl
[A few confidential remarks on certain publici
transactions are here omitted.] . ~I
After considerable apparent delay
,tin the,.
patt y of the Qr. Master's Department, in gutting ,
steamboats in to the Rio Grande adapted to its
navigation, I sir owlet', towards the latter
part of Augist, in throwing forward to Camar
go, (a town situated ()nth° San Jtian river, 3
miles from it* jimition with the Rio Grande,
on the west side, nearly 500 miles filim Brazos
Island by water grid 200 by land, andl4o from
this pbien,) a considerable depotof provisions,
ordnance*, notininiike and forage, and then,
kiiing.brongitt together an important portion
of flafedilltandi , I determined' on moving onl y
this Owe. -Ilecordingly, - after collecting 1700
amides; with their attendants and conduc
• '. iii 'the enemy's countrY, (the . principal ,
natailWof transportation for our prOvinotia, bag.: I
IlarNike-;) i left on the sth of bet, - , to ,
yeiiruiyadvance,:which had p,reed me a few
7 41/11 to &traitor, a man tillage 76- miles on
dlie mate. which I did on the 9th, and, after
waiting theme few days for some of the corps
to: vp,t, Mired on sued reached here on -the
- 19th widi-6,2501nen---2,700 regulars, the bal
ancluvoluallerx For what took Place after-
Qitarde, I most refer you to my several reports
—partici' darly to my detailed onci . of the 9th
ult. I denoi, belittle the authorities at Wash
ington are at all satisfied with my conduct in
regard to the terms of the capitulation entered
into with the Mexican commander, which von
no doubt have seen, as they ' have been Made
'pub& through the-official organ, and copied
into various other newspapers. I have this
'moment received an answer (to my despatch,
windowing the surrender of Monterey; and the
circumstances - attending the , same,) from the
Secretary of War, stating that " it was re!wet
leiL by the President, that it was , not deemed
advisable to insist on the terms I had proposed
in my first counnunication , to, _the Mexican
conunander, in regard to giving up the city.'
adding that "the circumstances which dictated,
nolodbt justified the change." 1
Akhougli the terms of capitulation may be
considered toe liberal on our part by the Presi
dent and his adviser*, as well as by many oth
ers
at a distance, particularly by those who do
not nniterstand the position which we occupied, '
(othenriae they might come to a different eon
elusion in, regard to thematter,)yet, on due re
flection, I sets nothing to induce me to regret
the course I pursued. The proposition on
the part of Gen. Ampudia, which hiLd much to
do la deterMhting my eourseln the matter, was
based on the ground that our government 'had
',reposed to - his to settle the *:sting difficuhies
"bit negotiation, (which I knell! was the case,
without knowing the result,)' which was then
underlionsideration by the proper authorities,
and which he (Gen. Amptdilt) had no doubt
would 'result _favorably, as the whole ofhispeo
ide werein favor of pence. If so, I considered
- the effusion of blocid - not Only unnecessary; but *
' "iiirprcpee. 'Their force was also considerably
limp* than ours; arid from the size and posi
t% in of the place; we could not completely in
vest it ; so that the' greater portion of their
troops, If not the whole s had they beendisposed
'to is so, could, any night, have abandoned th e
may,' at eneei entered the mountain passes. and
4sotat retreat—do what we would !
Bad we put, to the alternative of taking
the place by storm, (wlilhh there is no doubt
we'shotild have succeeded if ) we should,
in fill probab i lity; have lost fifty or a hundred
intilled, besides the wounded , which I
washed to avoid, as there appeared to be a pros
pect of pence, even if a distant one. 'I also
wished to avoid the destruction of women and
children, which must have been very great, had
the awning process been resorted to.-.lle
saes, they hat a very large and strong fortifi
calks', abort distance fromthe city, which if
carded with the bayonets, Must-have been ta
' ken , ate great sacrifice of life; and, with our
Tissige..etrain.of heavy or s litittery art il lery, it
would Imre required twenty or twenty-five
diva to take it by mw approaches.
'Thai they should have surr.endered a place
nearly is strong es Quebec, well fortified under
the dirention of skilful engineers—their worts "
garnithed with- fat:111mo pieces of artillery, a
bundantly suppßed With ammunition, garniscni
- ea by7,olklreguliirs and 2,000 irregular troops,
' in addition, to some thousand citizens eapable.
of OM no doubt actually) bearing arms, and
lii&g. in its defence,—to an opposing force of
half thOr number, scantily supplied with pro
vicious, and with a light train of artillety, 7 -is
aniong the untiennurtable occurrences of the
mss.' \ ~.. 1
I am decidedly . (wind to canyinir the war
beyond SAM in this' direction, wiSeli place!
has been entirely abandoned by the Mittman
- *Km all of whom have been concentrated at
San Luis Potosi; and I shall lose no time in
' . toting possession of the former as soon as the
etweitiosrof Iniiarltieri . referred to expires,-
-
which I imme nodded the Mexican authorities
lin he, the easeon the 13th inst., by direction
tithe Vreeland Of the United States.
' j - 1t Clare (iitbelanguage of Mr. Polk and
• • ' , 43/ . tinien:l Scott ) under; the necessity of " eon
own ing* pesee":--and that by taking theesp 7
:'Juil of the ummtry—ire Must go to Iren Cruz;
' take that yisee,:and then march on the,eity of
• .`'Mexico. Tom so in Any other -dirtion. I
' , wielder oat' at the question. 'But,- admit!
. 4ing. that Ins , eosiquer apeatie by doing so--say, -
--
at the end' of the next twelve nontlis-4illthe
, , -itopentof Mood and trensare, which, mustcbe
4spondelin doing so, peni by the
:assail? - 1. - think n'ily,iftheeountfy'
we tab* late be gin ' up! . and" - •I imagine
I. Arne are bat_f e w individuals in' Da . country
• ' who think of sw*exing Mexico te the .-United
• fitsteiL.„
'Leo not intend: to carry o my operations
- (ea aweviouidy stated) beyond Seltlik k ..-deesi:.,
Awilt amn aeimpracticaide to do so. • n tun
• r.ti•esiiii i gittl4on sa l t* wiutt lathe best to be
!iii smi ;: , It new - ate the most judicious
~- ,--etiefede omm Stabs on pert, would be to
:.*Let: - -it Atueso4the fine :we would
rarse r a
- ' ll *(P _VlNlOthltielk esiesdiag tan *Ai&
-4 *Woweithe Paciis;' , widow* a t e ink. ;
- , erkiiiiiibet we already hate 'weneesnee . of;
sattisCiiitkleespito;(iidels 1. hope4O ,- take
raids esiiiikofitassagai.onik .woo spoi , ifii .
, 1 i li a , ile tithe , ".rd,, trintspiiitsditia;)z•WW
-..- ittst'atiall ow tkitokiesf* *arta Mid* and,
;;;Int its* ail
r _ ' , -6,11,10W 1 0 1 t *de& Ago ,
4 " leSTßlCetalletliz _ 'ANS ilani:. ,
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1 1110.100110Harlft ,at by =ible .160e;:V - Ileutit - .Fig
011.140aNkiniiii;—$4ary,elleridek "Drive
. i74.litiiiiillis - eclatitry-rt4tbpow* 6t , bei the
WiaPiatithility and expense, of earl* awl et=
*miss iar,-4t the same time closely blocks-
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lier.parts on the - PacifM aid. the Gulf.
A onrsifotypis kind, if persevered in for a
shot , !trould soon bring her to her proper
i 'senics, andeompel her to sue for, peace,—pro
vidgd there.li a goliernmtmtidthe country suf
fiCiently-Stahle for na to , treat with - ,, which, I
fear, will hardly be, the case for many years to
coke. ';Without large reinforcements of yolun
teers ftimn :the' United States,say.ten or fif
teen the:wink (those previously sent out hav
ing already been pc litltredueed ~by sickness
and other *aim' dtuut;) r do not believe it would
be advisable to march beyond Saltillo, which is
more than 2013 miles beyond our depots on the
Rio Grande,L-a very long line on which to
keep up supplies (over a land route, in a coun
try like this) for a large force, and certain to
be attended with an expense wlich will be
frightful to contemplate, when closely looked
into.
From Saltffio to San Luis Potosi, the nest ,
Place of importance on the road to the city of
3lexico,.isjihree hundred miles,—one hundred
and forty badly watered, whore no supplies of
any kind could be procured for men or horses.
I have inforined the War Department that 20.-
000 efficient men would be necessary to insure
-Access if weMoved on that place,—(a city con
taining a po pulation of 60,000, where the ene
my could bung together and sustain, besides
the citi;ens, an army of 50,000,) a force which,
1 apprehemi, will hardly be collected by us
with the train necessary to feed' it, as well as
to. transport various other supplies; particular
ly ordnance and munitions nl-war.
In regard tb the armistice, lichich would have
tetpired,- by limitation, in a few 'days, wa lost
nothing by it,'as we could not move even now,
had the enemy Continued to occupy ;
for, strange tb say, the hrst wagon which. has
reached:'mo since the declaration of war, was on
the 24 inst., the smile day on which I received
from Washington an acknowledgement- of my
despatch announcing the taking of 3lanterey ;
and then Freceived only 126, so that I have
been, since May last, completely crippled, and
am still so, for want of transportation. After,
ring and ; scraping the country fur miles a
d-onnd Canaargo, collecting every pack-mule
and other means of transportation,. I could
Ibringlere only 80,000 rations, (fifteen days
supply,) with a moderate supply of ordnance,
ammunition, &c., to do which;4ll the burps had
to leave behind a portion of their eanin equip
age necessary for their comfort, and in some
instances among the volunteers, their personal
baggage. I Moved in such a way, and with
such limited means, that, had I not succeeded,
I should no - doubt have been severely repri
manded, if nothing worse. I did so to sustain
the Administration
* *
• - [
'Of the two regiment of mounted men from
Tennessee and Kentucky, who left their re
spective States to join me, in June, the latter
has just reached Camargo ; the former has gut
to Matainoros—at the latest dates from there.
Admitting that they will be as long returning
as in getting here, to say nothing of the time
necessary to recruit their horses, fuul were to
be discharged in time to reach their homes,
they could serve in Mexico but a very short
time. The foregoing remarks are not made
with the view of finding fault with any one, but
to point out the difficulties with which -I have'
had to contend.
Monterey, the capital of New Lton, is situ-;
l ated on the San Juan where it conies
the ,triouptaie---t e;ste+
toins,a population of about twelve thousand,)
[,belag in part surrounded by them, at the head
of a large and beautiful valley. The houses
are of stone; in the Moorish style 4 with flat
[ roofs, which, with their strongly inclosed yards
and gardens in high stone walls all 100 rd for
musketry, make them each a fortress within it
self. is the most important place in North
ern Mexico, (or on the East side of Sierra Ma
dre,) commanding Jibe only pass or roati for
carriages from this side, between it and the
Gulf of i Mexico; to the table lands of the Sier
ra, by- it through which the city of Mexico
can be reached. .
I much fear I shall have exhausted your pa
tience, before you get half through this bong
:and uninteresting letter. If ko, you can
commit it to the Lames, and think no more a-1
,bout it, as I write in great haste, besides heingl
interrupted every five minntes: so that: you
[must make great allowances forldots, interline-1
ations and blunders, as well as malt of cohnec
• i
rum nso many parts of the same.
Be so good as to present me most kindly to
your excellent 'lady, and accept my sincere
[wishes for your coutittuea health, prosperity
and fame,.
Iremain, truly and sincerely, your friend,
Z, TA LOH.
OM=
STEA*IIO.II,
,Exrunqati.—The steamboat
Tuscaloosa burst her boilers recently, about I
ten or twelve miles above Mobile. A number
of persOns, some reports say fifty, were killed,
and aiarge number injured. .
The _New Urlcaus Picayune of the 31st. says
there were some thirty kegs of powder on.
board, which; when the vessel took fire, eaplo
ded. It is supposed there were near one hun
dred passengers ou board at the ; time of the
accident.
The Picapine sap:—
I “On the person of Mr. Beasely was said to
be :0.2,000 at thetime 'of the accident. I
Dia body was afterwards found, but burnt to
a e ii s p, a nd rheirooney wasisupposed to have
been destroyed: In the safe of the Tusealeo
sa, it is said, thete *etc $47,000 in bills, be
sides gold and silver, and a great many letters
withmoniy in them - . The safe was dug from
the *reek by Che - tatptaiu of the Winona, and
hsonght down tollobile, but we , could not as
(*limn whether he piper money was destroy
ed of not.
Ulf) iortjon = of the cargo, whieh was
is of cokiipiiestro:yed, while the pas
rienger.nleatuearlY every thing they had. .Not
irartionOtheir furniture or tagoage was sa-
Thelnatoras tiro years ofd. of the tar.-
g tciaesß and doing a. heavy business ou the
' ' si'dilia 4 ruit IkwaiS tonna Itopracheahle to,
obtain A i -lootiii_g -the blinks of .the river
I tv Y- • '*a
' .....A . - t hose : who :
were off , In this ~,,,..4on,
e-,
' toter:. 'diem . tinlii4l'4 , l44l*4 trees;.., ! f l i olit.
iiiiiiiilis64*-gffit= riling f or a -.—
thiee'''''" - 1i• f- " y the steimbeut
llf*l.,F en- ..,, ,• :
liii,oixotilti !•00111-..-414:k and was:la:ill.-
1-*lO4 41444 * k P 4 ,* ':'...' . e The Hew - -
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li-.1-. 4 . 0 .-„ e0 4; : ' •• • , i __ - liwie , iite
..., 140 . ii ,„ 0 "... ,, , , iiii4,io.' ;felt at
"" - 'l l'' ' lijiigiiik- hi, been
tdi*et);,i!'sPieAlakl!hleh „,,,--;,
1 ehititoodiMonteit Vetteiti ! .': - .,:,
4 7 ..... , --",...ff:•- , - • „,.,
...- ... .. . has , 1...,_
, hatropth e • 4i4eulty- milt itsain . ,
'Andes* Adivi i " .o. -b etw. " l4 ' ‘.-
, ..:13 8 ' .
the'tkoilisati*Oefili."WaAh—
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boa, to the satisfaction of both ts.
,
Fifteen'gay's !Later fro m -rAtrope.
;.,• - , ---,;- • ,
Wi
Art tof the Steam...hip Saral4-.Spinds..
. .. . i.- I
Further adranze in ßreadstitifs—DepL lorahl r el
• conditiotkof freland--TAlest4 tg-of thc En g-i
b liSh and French Par4coments— t hheortant J i
measures - of the Qiertes Speech and Brit- r
ish , miniser y.__qpenin g of the English and
.F-ench, Ports., arc. . ,
Mho - - New "and splendid. steam-ship Sarah i
'Sands arriyed at New York ort_Wellnesday, I
With.LiVerpeol and London dates hf the 20th
ult. . Previous to 19th ult., large operations in
flour at 42a43s in bond; but ion that date prices •
fell off is per brl. ..Ameri4an wheat sold at'
lls ',Malls 61. Indian eiiin 72a74s with a
i .
fair demand.
' Affairs in Ireland ire 'growing worse every
day. Riots are prevalent, and the pOorer. poo-11. ,
plc are daily starving to depth:. In that co"- I
try 1,200,000 acres were hiiil under. potatoes
and only about one-sixth thereof has! produced,
any crop at all : and of that, in some parts of'
the country, did not produce good crops. I
Parliament commenced its session on the 19th1
ult., and was opened by the Queen in person.
In her speech she refers to the condition of
Ireland, and recommends` the ' Parliament to
take into consideration whether by increasing
for a limited period, the fiteilities of ! importing
corn front foreign couittrieS add by the admis
sion ell Sugar inure freely into breweries and
distilleries; the supply of food - may be bene- ,
ficially augmented. The Queen also calls this'
attention of Parliament to the consideration of
measures for the permane,nt beuefit of. Ireland.
She hail ordered a protest
_against the extine
time of Craeow and expressed a confident-hquits,.l
as does also the King of the French, ' that the'
difficalties in the river Platte will *non be ar-i
ranged. . .
The British ministry are detertnintsd, sihs l
the European TiMes, to carry out I three great'
measures which the urgency of the east' a, i
mantis. They are determined to
,suspend the,
Navigation Laws, so us to allow vossels of eve-
Iry country to bring provisions to the BritiAl
shores. They are determined to repeal the I
(lath; of last session, on thei importation of;
grain. They have determined to prohibit the
1, use of grain in breweries and 'distilleties, and:
permit the use of sugar and molasses under!
certain restrictions. Finally, the' whole of the
available British Navy is to be occupied' in
bringingTood,from every quarter of the ii•orld,
whereat 'call be procured, to arreSt the starva-
don Of which Ireland is the seen(. In, fact, it I
is known that several' eiperieneed merchants I
have agreed to furnish in a month or two from:
the States, large quantities of corn, at 16018 s. I
per quarter under the . current rates. The ,
farmers are already taking the Charm; and so?
far from keeping back, are now engaged in I
'forcing their produce on the markets.
An office has been opened in I..iundon to grant
letters of marque and reprisal, according to the
decrees of the Mexican government, against '
the United States. Three privnteers have, it
is said, been already despatelied. The rates
l of insurance by American Vessel , have in eon-
1 , sequence been increased. •
. The Sirius steamer, the piohftr vessel in i
steam navigation, was lost on the Irish coast on
the 15th ultimo- Twelve of the crew and-sev
eral regular troops werti - drowno in attempting
I to get ashore. I
' 11. M. Steamship S hins, 10N tons and 504
il l
1........... r ----, - ~ -rest, tar- F n'........„„ e
on a reef of racks hear the Isle of Wi.
A letter from .31r, 4den, dated lai-selles, i
Dee. 29th, says : - I find an immense move- i
meat
,ia corn, and the ;port is crowded with
ships ; upwards' 4 - one •million, two hundred!
i thousand quarters of wheat hake. been import
ed, and near' all has gone into the interior,
chiefly in the direction of Lyons. The roads i
are so cut up by the transport of it, that they
resemble rivers of mud. The Preach Gitvern
' ment has suspended the naviition laws, anit
corn is brought in free of duty by shops of an
nations, from any port. A large portion of i
is brought here from the Black Sea in Greek
ships." ' , .
Fa.Axest.—The papers contain the speech
`of the - King of the French,
at" the opening o
the Chambers. He speaks in terms of grea
satisfaction of the marriage of; his Son to "thi
infanta of Spain : has concluded a commercia
treaty with Russia ; protested, against the wx'
i
tinction of Cracow. Ile says . the activity an.
resources of France continue th increase. &e.
The Bank of' France has been relieved by •
,loan of bullion Vy the Bank ofilingland.
Four steameraladen with earn, had found
ed in the Rhone, on their way : to Lyons ; ott
of them containwlr 2000 sackS of wheat, a_
sank under the enormoui weight of her. ear,g .
SPAlX.—Accounts frem Madrid to lltli ul
speak of a charge in the ministry as likely
take DLice.
The Spanish Curter were opened on the 3'l
of December. ;
The Queen's speech recommends liberal pri
viiions fur the clergy and chuich. i
PEnsia.—lt is - stated that the cholera c
tinues to make ,frightful ravages ' throuk t
nearly all Persia. - . •
1 TURKEY.—BoreaI important changes in . c
[ministry have taken place, which may lead to'
i
la crisis in the govern:neat The revolution ry
:4
i movement under Slab.monti, in Bosnia, has b en
!put down by the Turkish Oven - intent. '''4 4 e
chiefs were shot. , , i •
~.1 •
Irati.—The 'popularity„ hf the Pope u-o-, 1
times unabated. -Ik bas *ntly raised the ,
wages of laborers, and given directiona. for es
terisive drai° works. l lag ' I
Potasn,
a)
yan order .of the Imperial Goy- ernment, h really erased to exist, and is tol
be incorporated: witb,tho Russian Empire.—
Warsaw. is In a state , of emfsternation. , The
Russian General Rudiga, n'ow". occupies the
froatiers of the .old republic' of Cracow with
-10,0.00 troops. • • Austria isl alarmed at dal
'movement. ; -. .. !
iiwrmaLatil.).-- . -Ati" inZurreetionaryo .
, to N
.mgrit uit. took: . g p aeeinsinurtgheleiP:tg were
e a w nten Fribourg ii ti
6th
put down. -
Ponrunal..,—Atunitits ft m Lisbon „t tl
11th January, state th entire king
lwr . tranquilized, tritt4 the lexeeption -o tl
trovince of Minho, ii . loortian of then ii
Akira ink a Malt part, of Alenttejo. -
Queen's . authority in fay o.ablishea '
Lisbon to Coirnbta,.,a ; distance of 114
and ,thoOrtintionary Jun displaced , y
Otinately coustitatodl bOditisrio ever l 4:s l
'upon the two limner *lnd, both (lino •
* * *
' - kovx.aall MOTE% TU Poe ILISTAIR. t Mr.
Seinnws—r- "Densieratio Senior oilti 4W'
as hir ales himself itt troit ..; bat
ing been in the labit of ltiew doe=
nm enta.t# his tonstitnentf, pos. th ' cover of
'whip), he -eadoraeri. his I ruisie Midis. that by
the noniebsieal.deirree efsthej Poitm er Ott ,
eral that they were su.bjeetedlci • postal%
announces that he shag hereafter efici un the
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doeumenti, and that his friends may knew wait, . ,:, mr - ort etiftios, : „o„, ..on s , „ 7.7 ,
~, men U. S.
~ity, during t h e his
they conic frum him by the fact, that he shall :. •w " -• s .l• ,-•
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direct the name•of the'Post - Office in Germ:are:: s , . s - -. !Arnerisen citizens:for : French gonfalons.
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Highly - knPaertnisit from filtetico. ye _ . ,„ . • . d -.... ~,,. kt :- ''• dative to trade ands commerce with Orients
ata. vix submitted wrest/fattens to meet at s s, :,-- -"th which the Unitst'l States.6se e s
Wci•si -
r. Conseavlated A !lark ella Ver 1 , 1.• i t , .'-
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. Ixrcb. vs, i meson o chic; whims w , As sails ;NOT, 4 s. .; d s7, . t . ,
" Hover -Mr . WentWortlitlinada a Pe" rsonal ro ad _ tree ie. - ' 1 . . '
The southern m F l7; ' w th hie P h enim ari .- i m v a e n d ia this evermil •- • s., l l i .; - 1 . , •- ' • COMMittee of conference . tin Ten Regiment
bringi the Picayune eitra, of the 2d inst., s 10,: : 'inott m i -hi ll • - s. in ed.
( . 01/ explanation in repN. to , an arse e s
I paining penes from Anton Liiardo, to the '214 614 of thelrarty; s: -s - i.. ff: ikypo
ult. . Letters reeei+Sett itatetlmt the :Maxie .
Congress, on tlie oth, after a stingry debate,
proved the first section of a bill authorizing thif , ss•-- 1 -1 . .•,'• ' 1 •-- V St.NATE,. '1).'10.-s-The li'rench Spoliation
The - Ova: . and isip *atm ..App . ropriation.
04 bill was` then taken sipS and' a re s olutio n allo t
reading him .
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eel that the' debate should clime in eommitei': bill : 4as report ,and . - madethe special order
- fo r thi s day wee ... - i ; ' ' •
P e r : N. l ll 'l e ' egoieloseftithneenfleCoonrftaoi.t'aii. edi i i iii tist c t l ,, , int hsi ire_ U r ni t:f
The Dregon t' liorial bill was. reported.
.Government to raise fifteen millions of dollartlat 12 o'clock to-morrow. , The
. bill was then
31r. Yul . affeied ttesolntion'refusing it
et. ,
l by the hypothecation and sale of certain ,re, ,taken '., taken up in committee.
Ithe appropriation lot the salary of the l'resulent
arty belonging to the 'thumb. - Santa. Anna' A motion of Mr. Wentworth, to strike out
opposed 'this, and it is rumored:that his opposi
tion so exasperated • his soldiers that they had I wits under debate. a ti n ie d -9 :
ti t s h o i f., n , st i ;',
tl r e t x t p str ugi 'digat on,lof
„t y ' of thit tepo . r ter
c i,: .
shot him, . '. The debate was on. the war principally, its
i . ~ • that paper fur azzone-aido4telioti.-9 : aP*Pefl-
IThis report needs .confirmation,
circumstanees render it not iinimr,aibill'its probable •
teriumatilit, Sc. ings. . 31r. LPliketiffirthe in coital&
-A bill was reported to
I ca ution 'of the it.lsidtiiign.' ' Objeciiiiiii: len , .
lover fur the diiii 3.1 i; Badger appealed. con=.
;army was in great distress. The - .
passag in s ta s ‘ il i e p a : S y ls:: t .Ns h '- e t Tolu Y t e rat i e L ; ls• s .• for the , Mexican war fur- .
the leis' created the ,greatest excitement in made, the Vice Presidenteaiil it must beNI4
in; by the Republic of Texas, by, the coni
31exice; the churches were closed, and every I mittee on Military Affairs.
indication eintourning and resistance caused' tending it.was a question o povtlego.: 144
by those who support the religiiius establish-I The Senate in.sisted en its amendMents to
oyer to ,to-morrow. - -
, the Ten Regimeuts: bills Committee of eon-
The $3,000,000 . bill take n up: Mr. .CIR
menfs. The Mexican Congress and Mexican I fereitee appointed..
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press everywhere appear thoroughly aroused. '
I
The 'issue they make is " Set onu scr"-to The bill assed.
Indian appropriation. p
..
is:1,000,006. bill was taken up, Discus- ' ... g ',' -of is -
spoke a t lengt hlti, 11\ or a tgormtsprosecu
twit of the War, and opposed the . pliot" laid dtnrn
Mr.. Calhoun, as to - our. * iihtlity to. '• ...
by . n..l prose
be or net to be. . shin ensued. .- • . - cute the war successfu ll y. --, . •-•,-. • -..
The steamers ;kleKini, Galveston, and Ala- riot's E.-- . -The civil and diplomatic appropri-
A‘spirited debate looks place On the report
t bsina, arrived' at New Orleans. Galvestep / idiot' bill eimusidered in committee of the whole.
of the Cimninittee• of Conference en the 'Ten
dates to the •ttith, and Brazes to the 31st ult.. The amendment, of gr. Rathbun to pay heirs - ,-. , , ..-., ..,„.„... . ...
Regimentl .
1 ii; 1 , " b• . C tW t iti I, - of Daniel B.
i t •,.. been receive d. set . or n, AV 1 : is Tompkins, was declared out of or
. llot:se.-A. 131, tu t a e exas n avy Is
Bill Alit T '
' oinsiniuml. luebarrived at Brazos, via Catuarge, dear by a vote of 173 to 5 '
he Navy of the United States was .reportod
Mr. Wentworth disclaimed having Meade s it ..,
on the 2,3 d. .
•d. referred to. committee of the Whole. •
Generals Scott aud Worth aro to take cent- ' mot i on to strike out salary, of the President:- ian _
~.
mond of the -main and regular army new con-, [See -proceediegs of Thursday.] ' 1 I Bill - reported to make proerldyn a: port of
. - ;entry.
leesarating at Tampicii, or at some• • •
plc,st in as Private calendar taken tip. -
•sx sit.: -Mr Dix ,resen t e d rase - 1
I neighberitiest The new recruits retelevrous t'• • , Feb. ; •„ .. Mr. Washington Pita reported a bill for t 6
L te - • relief of Ireland..
tat the Island of j. 0 1 , 1 ,5. , sixty- - . ,„s , s • , ,- • .
utu ... tweeted .• eV, seven]
I Tampico. The opinion is almost universal that tigaiitst the extension of slavery in any newly I e'P vuu tm
. . i members.- • •-•- -
, the toovvinent is to be against Vera Cruz, and / acquired territory.
- .1 the I The report •of the•toruniittee of Confereari
it is understeod that that place is to be invest- I Mr. Bagby offered a resolution dee aring , ~ , .
.;
.4 bill, , „,,,
led by Lind and water. " • \ • t • • t ti . t titution Ind 41 -
residuum's son rars s lon the len Regiments concurred in. 1 1
11. it*
t iliS : . r I hives the President poker to appoint efficen
I Col. Harney, with five companies of drag- , pissed to the guaraetee. of that instrument to ,,. s „. , ,
I / below the grade of field oltitsersi during -Teets
00ns , were expected to arrive at 3latanteres on those states where slavery now exists.
'" NO 000- bill was•taken ram m
I the 21st ult.. on which day Cot. Duncan arriv- I The :Is.). , • I • - rof Congress.Y ;- •- • •
I Sexsrs, Febi 11.-The appeal of 31• S
, ed. there. Ceti Ta \ln. i m il re t or i w il t o m os .. - 1 Mr . R. johns's' advocated a vigorous prose- ,
Badger _ • , , _ .
' f thechart. •
I from theLdeetsmun. p eStel
!terey, where he was to remain in command o f, Onion' of the war, but opposed all attempts to,.
...__
• !, day, that. priv ileged resolntions 11mA-he-user
I the volunteers. Ilis'ordcrs to this effect had I bribe a peace.
t/ all , came day when objected :to, came: •up-and tis
proeeedeil trete Gen. Seett, who new helits 6, 1 ,1 Mr. Cass sail he should vote agains
. resi eut s min was une ange ~,,
~ es.
' Vie t - A'• if h dii es.
; c hief rem mild. Gen. Woo; was at t'altillo er t amendineuts offered or tube o ff ered tethis bill. l , .'" iQs 4. • - qs :
~i - 'lawn - passel -- u 0 .
.:
its neigh) orhood s in command of a force id [lie is sup Posed Yo have ,reference to the a-
I The $3 . ,06(1,000 bill was then taken-tip, gnat,
mendment Mr. Berrien intends offering. de
13000.- he country from Repose:a, Caussage , I Mr. Corwin the Senate. - Item very!,
, and Mier amid th roug h t o Molluscs . , are filled I daring that the sense of Congress is in favor i , addressed ,
_„ 7 ,, . ,
rodueed uto a Sensation. 1% hen he ria4 elm
ct L
i with, untrautliog .Mexicans and robbers. peace Urn payment by Mexico of our just ,
unused,l'
Mr. itagliS Obtained the floor, sins tle
I The Picas one's 1:ot-respondence had iti•t aloha': upon her, and the guaranty of the Noun-
bill ' 1 . 1' ' - I ll+ - ' •
was ai, over ti ~.u-merrow. .
, been opened Col. I lane.% hail been arresteiltdary of Texas.] ... .
Iby -Gen. Scott for dis..liedience of ostlers, and lrat 'l "lngersoll Moved.to:Clogo th.
llouss.-Mr. T.W. T.-W s Newton; whig, meat- Hoist.-C. .- .-C. • . .
I was to be tried initne7liately be a court martial.it debate on the $3 001/ t.lOO bill 'ns 3 u'itiedi •
her elect trues Arkansas, tai the seat. .vaca te d i , .
s - s s ,•,
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I Gen Worth is said to be quite unwell. .t ; en..
il
Lt' Gov. Yell,
_who is With the army in Mexico, saturday. Laid myths' t: ble,SBl to i .• Ts
, ~s. ,
/ appeared and 'presented his eiedentials, wasibill was theistaken up, and, .Mise4s.• Pettit
I Ser. t and his Staff were at Brazos, but . it was
- and Giles ad•lrestied the gounnittee in h•vst i•f
the Alt would ::ail in a few da •`; for Tampftss I qualified and bed; his seat.
. 'Cie first Pellllti%lvania ref:it:len •1 an TI n
_ le __euse thee svent into cOmmittee of the the our but in oppOsition ti;thelfresisu , .it .Ir .
1 ;,
• • Wilmot. Mr. Gordon follent:d in favor et ts
lat Brazos -all well. It is said tl y had been whele on - Private ClaintS. . .
ordered to Lobos. Mr. Wentworth defended -. himself .against bill and provision ; after Which. the Commis,
Gen. Patterson arrivedsit Tampico- on" the, charges in the. last evening's Union thathe had arose. . .
. . .
, • .
1231 with .4.500 men. - 1; etterals Twiggs, Quit s . abandoned the limiter:die party. , .s 1 message-was receive(
i frim the:Prestisi
I man. and .
Palen were along. The steamer - geed the ten reoilgo ,
The Bill, to provide for paying the interest announcing' that he_hailssi
Cincinnati had Imeen lost on the •)•'d near T am s al the public, debt was teat' anti past:ed.. bill. . .
piers is The resolutions of the Leeisharaires of the • The joint re_sidution .of thinks
,to.Geticrs
It is stated,•on authority of dates I tit so late. 1) • the Senate, wite, rretil,
States of New York and Pennsylvattia, protest- Ta y lor , aniended
~,,, . .
as contained in the Picayune extra, hat San-he •Milttary 'o.,neittee:
San-' tug agaitist extension of slavery, were received and referred tot
to Anna hail withdrawn 1:m,006 men from s ae and referred to the committee of the Whole: journed. ~ ~ ,
~
Luis, and marched with then, tiny:ads the city - Revolutionary-Pension till reported. • ~.. . ,
Sri STE, e bV 12.-A. till to estahliA
of 31exite, affairs there requiring his presence. KeyNA est w's •re mated from :1
Bill increasing the marine face of the U. -S. Court . •:at .-, . . 4 p_ i .
le ary Cu ninuttee anti pasts a •-•- ~
/ Navy and the Bill granting. privileges to 'tll- Jed i . _ .
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414 e,
' alma and Illinois for the improventeia of the A bill totuakeattaeltinentyiPs.. sni
TrIITI4bII IlVer acre read (Are.. ' r U. .?k , l4..ti‘irrtis.:ofinforin'w#ii -44 LE , . ~-v
Stx ATE, Feb.. S.•_,--The *53,000,000 bi 4 des: crab, States, ::as also eased. .
cussed. . i The resolution to , exillube the fasts
The rommittee of. conference on the, Ten I Repent - 4's of the "Washi . figtiin _Cain from
~
Bee- e intents bill reported the
,coinpremnise bill i privileges of. he, - fluor ? and the reporters I
I
agreed upon by the einninittee. They. report the galleries: was fakennp, null thappertii)
lan amendment anthorisiog the President torelation to the ikeporteis.wsts
.withdrawn.
~. ttp-
1 - ' 7 1. •ss s '
leant company officers during the recess of Coe- deba t ee ensued, in whiehE _li i .sr... 1. niet. .1
. .
grass, but requiring hini, to appoint the field Sevier and Terries- took / par . The subkl
officers while Congress is in session. This consideration ,was lost ,sight of towards
amendment was rejected-Ayes'l7, Nayt'' 23. dose of Mr,. TUrney's remarks,. he bevies'
Thu minor compromise amendments were ap- f ed that a partyluiving the balances. Of pis
proved. -I existed on this:Side of the chamber, headed
.
West Point Academy appropriation bill Was an aspirant fer)the - Presitloncy, Upon. irk
amended and passed. .., , --- __. rested the :ii - ilensibility.for. the defeat oft
Illt SE.--I‘ir. Benglass -offered. a resolution meastuea for the preseention s orthe war, y
for the expulsion of the Reporters of - the Union' Calhoun•reprted t hat. the. Senater.had tittle
fur a false report of the proceedings on Satur- grols liber_ , 9oiiin, it liti i siippv4:t,Lot be .
day, during the reply of Mr. Wentworth to the be governed in 44,cent:se by any such alit:
personal attacks made upoulibu in time feign taut". A ,very ..excitiog . .debate-- en.Queit
of • Friday night. A warm debate ensued on which T.urney, Ctilhottp, .Yolee, 'Butler.:
i i
- this resolution. It was amended so as to en- , utlicrs, , ,partielpated. • : The debates eras t
Auire who were the reporters - for the Union; and personal between:Mess:rm. Turney amid Re
,•
what members of the House mused the disor- The Senate • adjourned at -a- quarter, I , tts
dells: proceedings. As amended., agreed to.- o'cleek, without r atting Ron the. resolution.
The committee of conference otitheTeli itegi- lieu:in.-I-Mr. 'Magnus offered la risselati
merits bill reported-report agreed to. ' requiring the, Seeretary s of :the Try*,
The $3,000,000 bill was taken up. Mr. communicate forthwith the,names of the
Wihnot offered Ids proviso .relative to the et- ageiratscr s inspeetors. la , the otopltly . atilt
tension-of slavery in the newly acquired tern- partrnents.,: ~,s r ..- . '„ : ' „. s - - 4
.:.
tory. Debate ensued • Mr". /Dromgcnde objected, anti: this chair t
. . •
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SENATE, Feb. 9.-The, bill to repeal Pilot dedthatjt was not a_question of privilege.
Laws discussed: Mr. Dix Supported the bill the - . Seertstaryslitid ttot , ,refut...e4 to furnish
The Revolutionary Pension bill was fussed./ names, Ina statetl that,44.4lu pit To4-a' Ix
The $3,000,000 bill was taken ell ' Mr. rltrtentatto •the.:oolieltitere4t. -• , .• -
Calhoun` spoke, explaining-his ViCWS of the war; Mr.; Rathbun .appealed- from.thiSikeiti"
he would abandon offensive operations, estali= A debate - -ousued- between - -. Neesie. Rail
fish a line along, the Rio -Grande. to El ,Passo, Brumes)* find Bitgby, in whieli - stuue.•
due west striking the Gulf of. California, near thrust Were made, - . . , .. ~ , - 'L ' -,.
its lead - and hold-tido line, acting, altogether Onimotiooof Mr.',Coliiii the atimeal / ww
on the- defensive : establish' a custom house at 0n the Jable..;: -, t I-. 7,.. <
.''''... 'l , ..' ,7 ......'.
' ports .now in our possession, 'dying moderate A resolution; lras adoidetfili)( lot. ti
1 duties to meet all expenses of holding this line bate, on the 4:1,1100,0*- -lone r at
-ray about $2,250,000. annually.., One fort Monday.. ;Thet-billArtis ten:taketi -up in,
l at the month of th e. c.hio • 0 ramie, • another at :mitten ofllie 'ivliple nitEzpeee lies made
Comaxgo. and a third. at Et. rasa°, only mptir.. -Mess*s;StetillenS- ilkngbaini?aiiiton•lkel
led and five regiments could maintain . the line.". , Collin:all Ifartattratem.,':: ,
Ile would hold the line
_temporarily, subject toil ..
' treaty of peace. This policy would -inelifie:
Mexico to peace; - she Would see we were um,'
dertaking only what We load strength to,:per
form And not attempting to destroy her nation.. I
alexistenee. .., Our policy-should be s tuyreserysf
I.her independenee. Therois o,mystermus - on ,
uez e
neetion between her. fate.and : ours.',..r. gave_
objections and stated diffintatietilk . st: hi
Pidseeu-i-
Om o f a war towards
~the capitetef I,lexion .-
1 - le.i.Jula:voto,;agiki*,),lr.-Casi t ,•,,amendlieni
• and -would reserve hintself - for. Mr. •Be * r
. . mews
amendment until it WaafnlthOr..lieVelOped. .' ' -
'. Mr. Can ibtaineit 4 '.
/•• . elooefoi •te-morrow.
.Another confelenee etinitaittei ‘on - the .regi ,
lineupe bill
was detiek :itd: Me
sst ei
' go
argai
Dickinson andNileti a * fed '' '
Ifousr„C4 . b att epr mid ent-had
'
I aPF O Yea of :Ike bill' tu,toy: the, interest -opt the,
pupae debt. ~ : 'f• , ....: . •••-• ~•-i•- ,_:i-.; • • ,;, .: .: i•,- . •
- Mr: Douglass offered a resolution ;:etpolintt
Dr.,•Tos.:..A.- noustoni Alm report* of Mho 'UM'
on hiking last: everting publiehedo oars; as..
await the reaponaibility:'lnfthniepertin. th 6
Unioni 'of Btiturdity.,,i,•.The.resolutiotr,war re-1
jetted' 1.1.• to 181>:t•-:p.,, - ..x , .': : . , - .;,,1,-
._.
. ?Two Dart Latter.
The New Orleans Picayune . of t 4 3tl
gives the particulars of the discussion in the
Mexican Congress on the pßijeet to raise 15,-1
000,000 dollars by mart on the property!
ofthe clergy, selling the same if necessary to'
raise the sum. The project was laid before'
I Congrems on the night of the 7th, and the dis
cussitoi commenced the next morning and last
ed
until 7 o'clock in the evening, when a state
, melt was read from the new, general in oppo
sition to the project as to the mortgage which
carried. ley a vot'e offs to isl. The question
gi%'ing power to sell the church • property was
then discussed, and also derided: in the affirm
ative, 4.4 'to 34., The great argument on
Thursday in the debate was that unless means
were placed in the command of the,government s ,
the Vice President would not be reponsible for
the safety of the country, and he was appre
hensive that without means to carry on the
war the army would be disbanded, and march
upon...the capitol to light the torch of civil war.
The files of papers reveiYed contain no ae
;ecrunts of the Congress having touched upon
I the question of peace with the United States—
km the contrary. in all the debateS the most.
hostile feeling is exhibited. Santa, Anna, in
his reply to the committee that proceeded' to
'Fan Luis to congraturme him upon his elec ion
Ito the Presidency, stated that he bad sufficient
private means to suppcct the war , for six
months. The audience disersed highly grat
ified at this informatien.
The 31exican Government hos raised Gen.
La, Vega from brevet title to the cank of brig
adier general. The Governors of Zacatecas
and Durango were hostile to Santa Anna, and
refused to'comply with his demands, test the
ordinary 'and extraordinary resoureess, of ti.:ose
states should be placed at his disponi'.
The Mexican editors appear to be well ac
quainted with .the number and movements' of
lour troops. which they give with great exact
iless„ - They contain Santa Anna's despatch of
the late attack upon Capt. May. The letters
of the Picayune's correspondent mention the
rumored death of Santa Anna, but it still needs
confirmation. ~.,
TIIEATMENT Or 711 i VOLUNTEEM—Great
complaints arc made of the treatment of the
volunteers, recently mustered into the service
of the United States, 'at New Orleans. It is
said that they
s hove been " enclrupek o upon a
loe, swampy ground, when there were good
barrOcks belonging to the government moven-
died. Many of the men have had, their elo
thing all washed away by the, storms, and they
Ili hive been compelled to subsist upon the char
ity of the people, begging from ,door to door.
et' The effeet has.becas aught have been fore
iS seen sickness and suffering, and itt the .casa. of
he the Mississippi regiment, an alaririing number
of of death's."
The
That it is not the interest, of tho govern
ment, to have the men who have been called
1
' l 4 out to S i ght its battles, killed - off' - before they
e' hive entered' the enemy's country, is evident
0 to the dullest,comprehensiood watrust the
proper authorities will inquire Into the.matter,
and see who is responsible for such a -wanton
disregard of the health and cinnfort Ofthe vol.
tinteers.—Sat. Ere Nat •"'` -- • I
.• , ,
; Ft4teNt'that tho
Society of Friends of P.biladelphis, - liituelikeil.
ay Aunt three rainit,t,ancea to , . Itolatri .fly
each. All this halt - teen At4ne - aruAcetty. :ma
quietly. - Martliet remittapco of £4OO has
been pent by one of the pub 'e committees.
MN
The $4,000,000 bill :-taken vie eo' ttoe
of the4hole, Cobb and;
I)ppOsed - the forcerhioiend MesOLlnek
M lOl / AnaltathtninadvoestitU. ,, t-v. - :,. ,°
Mlle, -Oporte(flelimittheirieconsie
,into the
Unien.to orginitelitaianpitt!igni‘—gpot: ,
ing lioul/Az t .Land toigrvi3fors of tbeldil 4th
PRonu,
~TdgLenti6 - of ; pr'odnce
fitur • lukwaj• to 44, 'import t4u,t
ilirfe Balt,iuloto,,,p4kra 4
puniher,of wagont,:itk i t.but; oityiAtOtig.thr
week has Wen IpygettOon,dukingaUy pr
wee.c for yearo., - ; ; TheY ?Fun?: gettertill,
with flour, Wheat tint corn. Mori. Corr
in Wilfulilea%D4lo: p finestl g wet l 4 ,l ):
ons, ,than,lvan eye. eye lOare hi aai
The Lanenateipikeirisenied'almost on.
of w. l lOlO
acrigtopidian-lieg ate lyingAtilizabetbe
N. J., and at Sometv . ille, Trenton, and vt
nf' SIM millrmidOlt" t '
ho'mfeslnio tidtto.snrMilmeing, :„freigl4'
are tUnn4.4 siad ask
a$ unabk ytk4ep,
far4ilwarie#l l6 l , C thtkArmnia*a otl f`
in , 8 004 , 4 [ 4 0,4 -49 4 antilike**4l(y !! the 0'
tbeylmyst-Ullikrdp
r.NoVitz.-:llisnaniAluno:44,tlisti.inat
tiwtOptimegita
143hpapkstrottsic'tau t ti .. 1 1 ;Bailiall.,
aolaitaesithil,fioato - ,the.:;mvem4stiow.e.
miodrtalay Aims:4lo ol,
1 r 4 tiltithinnelliao4 l4 o4 4 Vra llee
431 44** 1 4 111 .10:4 6 0 ha! taaellaid
the
tilr'rtliAliorkielliOntik:7l os, 0
m*lafavaktlittl:*4 l l4 o akii o o
th 11
to *eists . timilni hat n-tan~?.l4ot 6
04iiiiiont Witte - old world,--sit: Xre •
ME
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