r - MTUCTINIIIISS=4I - kg "SF B3IoN.
ox, Jai. 10..
SLNATE.—Mr. putigliSS Subinitte4l a bill,
establiaLing a territorial 'government for. Ore-
gen.
Mr. Hannegan submitted a resolution, decla
ring that no treaty ungfit to be made with
Mexico, which does not give us a boundary
lice 'capable of military defence, and that no
Monarchical government• can be allowed in
Mexico, and Mexico ought not to bo held a
province.
Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the',
Public Leads, reported a bill establishing al
general pre-emption syitem. , The ten regi
ment bill was then takenup.
Mr. Ileverdy Johnson" being entitled to the
floor, alarge concourse 61 - spectators as
sembled to hear him, and the galleries, the an
te-chauther, and the fidar itself, presented_ a
brilliant array of beauty4ind fashion. The in
timation given by Mr. JOhnson, at the Shields
and Quitman dinner, that tie entertained no
doubt about the neeessiki and justifiable origin
of the war, created ha intense anxiety rto hear
him, and his remarks wgie listened to with the
deetiest attention.
14. r. Johnson advocated the bill with marked
ability, and pointed out the reasons in forcible
and eneriplte terms whY; it ought to pass. He
disclaimed being actuatdd by any other motive
thanfa sense of duty. There- was no .office
the gifeof the Presidew; which,. he - could ac
cept; he had ao higher ambition than that
winch,hadtheen attaiaett when he was elevated
to the.position of Senatorii He regretted to differ
with . Senators on his side, .but party ties must
give way to the high cofiviaus of his duty to
its honor and fame. '4ll would do him the
justice' to say that his *ayes were pure and
patriotic. Those who followed party to obtain
- a share in the spoils, were beneath the notice
of honest men. i' , -
He then declared th4war was just and hon
orable, mid proceeded iii his argument to sus
tain that position. HeUutered into a history
of the relations betweeM Texas and Mexico, to
sustain his pelition that:the President had the
right to order en. Taykr to advance to the
Geande,'as, much a.S . he had to the Nueees,
and referred to Ahnontg's withdrawal and dec
larations as justifying he recognition of the
war. Mexico refused tO treat of boundary, and
we have no more right i"to -- yield the' disputed•
territory than any othet7part of Texas, and if
being in her actual pessassim would strengthen
the title of Texas, by Liking possession too,
The war tunstbe considered just and honor
_ orable, unless it could lie shown that we had
commenced it by shechAng Mexican blood up
on the soil-of Mexico. Me declared that -the
President was ansiverahle for the fear; he And
he only. was the author k the war, and upon
his hands rests all the blood which had been
spilled . - That, henievet, was a question be
tween us and the Pee4dent; as between us
and Mexico, the war was just and honorable.
Without coecluding Ks remarks the Senate
adjourned, , 1
House.—The Speaker announced as the first
thing in ceder, the busiaess on the Speaker's
table, which was the jdint resolution on the
subject of the transportation of the mail be-,
tween Iliehmonitand 4shington, with the a
meadments adopted in Committee.
Goggin moved lie r..teummitment to the
Post Office Committee. ,_•]
. Mr,l3r4dhead movedFto lay lthe :subject on
the table. The yeas aad nays-ivere demanded;
it was negatived by a 4te of yeas 67, nays
The- vote was then demanded upon 'the a
mendment to the resoltition by Mr. Jones ,of
Tenn., which being seconded, the yeas and
were taken upon Mr: .]hones' amendment, and
stood yeas 96, nays 96._ The Speaker voted
pay, and declared the amendment lust.
The vi,tes t.n the amendment offered by Mr.
Hall, was then put, andMdupted, by a vote of
yeas 97, na3\s 91. -The engrossment was how
ever refused, and C.e rOs:_lution kited in this
way. f.
On motion, the Hoise resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole, Joseph R. Ingersoll
in the Chair, and took 4 the President's Mes
sage.
McCiernatul-toolj the floor in defence of :
the administration. 1%. Stanton followed on
the same side; be l how.ver ; _ . opposed Mr. Polk
on the subject of internal improvements, and
replied to'hir. Rhett's , :kornier speech on this
subject.
Andrew Stewart then obtained the floor,
when the Committee rolie.
11
TUESDAY, Jan. 11.
SENATE.-Mr. Cass,iirom the Military Com
thittee, reported -a bill o increase the medical
Staff of the army. -
Agreeably to notice,Nr. Ashley asked and
obtained leave to brig g in a bill to amend the
Judiciary stein of tb United States ( which
was read. twice and refired.
Mr. Feick, from ‘ . -!;Commitiec on Public
Lands, presented acting alternate sec
tions, of the,l4/11061 4 to 3lichigan, for inter
nal imp*fitents.
31.014tm submittol a resolution for con
sideratiou, upon the President for cop
ies 0.," Gens:Scott's T el Taylor's letters rela
tive to the it.read contkibutions from Mexican
citizens.
Mr. Bald,
—. Baldwin presented a resolution calling
upuu the President for copies of correspondence
of Mr. Trist nod the Mexican Commissioners,
duringthe armistice.
Several Senators Ore notice ° that they
would, on future dayst. introduce bills • which
they named by title; one by 1111% Dix, relating .
to drawbacks.
Mr. Mason's resolutin to restore the editors
of the Union - to the priOilege of the"floor of the
Senate, was adopted. f-
On motion ; the f 8c34 . , laid• aside the morn
ing's business, and proceeded to the considera ,
tion of, the order of theAay, the'ten regiment
bill. 1,
Mr. Beverly Jolinsoi, resumed . his remarks;
and t t oolknp the seeondliueetion; as to,,the con
duct of 'the: President in- conducting Ate war.
He deiOtinced the mihner la which the war
had hoeifearTied-op; - igwas a mistakennotion
in the Preaidehtle44iing such small forces'
into Mexico,, - Wearry,Wl ,•this war. ' Re h
amp l e powei,;,,iu3:44Aoulk-have employed a lam
p x force inii , 4iiieiigia More money. He
would then,,lisin - lartaW the battle of Buena Vista. HeWnidd',o4li'y,tbei.beve been in
possession of the 'city oktdetico without shed--
tiitig,a drop of blood, ebrineing . the Mexicans
that
,TeSistence was u'' ;its._ The President
had t )net waked Up from...ider.delwdon,„ and saw
st h
tfiatit was necessary tii. in 'a powerful force.
Bad the President eall6d, out 59,090 volun
teenriMmediately after Ole hank Of ililieea'de
lir Painiv*Vanother Wattle would hire talieii
plaea.il:MiOas bava lAtereeatitede#:iii4 mil,'
/0 01 .• 1 • 44 1W! • szpsaasd, j 9 cootionosi of
4isor of the resident. In regard to the
flirt he coilduct war,,
r 'Johnson
,pre
ferred Vurituing tte ,retreating foe to : the heart
of MeXico.iill trio objeet id,proper, but if tneon
duer_ind ;,iles4oy alone; lie would 'not giro a
ollar
IlethellOve4 that the : people would be satis
fied with k treaty giving. the Rio: Grande for
the 14urnItiry; and for such an object ho would
be willing to ;continue the war. Mr. JohniMn
then proceeded to gfe his reasons for preferring
The regulars 't.) the itolunteers, and denouncied
Ithe idea.that had been .thrown -out from the
LPulp4, that the destiny reqqired us to over-
throw tine religious institutions of Mexico.
A1t,..014 - yton desired to know, before voting,
wilether this increased force 'had been asked
for hi Gea. Scott or Taylor.
. Cass rejoined, that . Geii ScotOad
ask
ed for 50;000 men fOr his operatiOns.
some 'incidental debate, Mr. Clayton
oppoiedrthe' bill at length, declaring opposition
to the acquiring of any territory, either by eon=
quest or robbery. Without concluding, he
gaveivayfor the adjournment.
.11011."t;7=The Speaker called upon commit.
tees forri4ortS.
Ligon from the Committee on Claims,
rep,ited sbs;eral priate bills, which were read
and referred to the committee of the whole.
Roelovell from the saMe.committee, re
ported sundry bills of a private nature, and a.,
resolution!authorizing the 'Clerk of the House
toernploya person to make ont a list of claims
fornierly presented. to Congress, and the action
upott thee), so as to aid the qomniittee, in col
lecting proceeds. A debatd sprung up, in.,
which many members made strong opposition
to the weather. It was then laid aside. -
The House then went into the Comtnittev, of
the Wholti, and resarned the consideration.of
the reference of the President's Message.
Mr. SOwart replied to the remarks of Mr
Meelernand. •
Mr. Stewart spoke his hour, denouncing Mr.
Walker id ;vehement terms, and declaring his
report full :lofigross falsehoods; he produced
his proofs in figures and facts. lie was face
tious and %fifty ; and, often convulsed the House
with laughterand said many good thintgs..
Mr: 'Venable followed, - and defended Mr.
Polk and his lieto message, and challenged the
Whig - majority to impeach him. He alsu jus
tified WO war.;
Mr. Ityckwoll„ of Connecticut, next address
ed tho couimittlie, mainly is reply to the veto
message.
Mr. Lincoln then got the floor, and the Com
mittee rose, when the, House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12:
S.,TNATr..—A: petition was presented by Mr.
Dale, signed by twenty,ninc.hnpdred Unitari
an clergymen and laymen, asking the withdraw
al of our troops and the appointment of cum
missiodeis to negotiate a treaty! of peace with
Mr. ! Sevier, from the Committee on Foreign
Rvlaticins, reported ajoint resolution establish- --------
- Another Explosion.
ing a hpard of commissioners to ascertain and
determine the amonnt of the claims of our cit. Tho Pittsburg Telegt apt ii' ei.rrt. .I)firidertt a
izens against Mexieo. -with an amendment pro- ; the 'Ledger,•gives the folkwing F art;eulars
vidiPg. that the United States should iu no case an , tber steamer at expl ,sion. The se,:ne
beeeinc lialfie Sr, such claims. ' the disa.ttit t montiohed, but it was koba
.Mr, pielanson moved to take . up the resolu- bly on the upper
tion previously offered by him, which was a-The steamer BluC Ridge blew up with aJ
greed t.;-. He gave. his views at length upon !frightful A-1)1(.1.4m, about one - . o'ch ek, ~n :"a•-
the subject, in which he urged the annexation urday night last, during the pi evale:,ce of a
of all the territory now in o u r possession, leavy severe snow sti.rni. The esplosion was
ing,the question of slavery to be determinelitlmendonS, reducing the boat to
.a per.ect
by the people inhabiting it. Messrs. ,Yulee & wreck.. Stich was the force that the cabin was
Hale submitted substitutes, which they intend- thrown our the boilers and dear of frea.
ed to offer a the promo. time. -That of the Tie hull sank buithNotiftiou.
latter is similar to the Wilmot Proviso. of the cabin which ,was torn .off LT' the forte of
The Sennee then proceeded to the considera
tion of the order of the day, being the Ten Re
giment bjll. ' - -
- Mr. Clayton resuMed his remarks, contend
ing that the increase of the force in Mexico
was unnecessary. Ile was willing to vote all
necessary supilies for the army now in Mexico,
but there was no occasion for augmenting the
army, and ho.would therefore oppose the in
crease.
Mr. Butler gave notice that he would move
to recommit the bill to-morrow for amendments, !
sn as to increase the number of privates and
subaltern officers for the regiments now in
yexicri, instead of creating new regiments.
The Smate then went into Executive Ses
sion, aler which' an adjournment took place.
Hods.-31r.-Hobinson offered a resolution
to close;.the debate on the President's message
t.2-day itt 2 o'clock.
Mr. Stephens moved to lay the notion on
the table, which was' carried, yeas 99, nays 74.
Mr. Stewart, corrected an incorrect - report of
his remarks make yesterday. •
, The report from the Committee on Claims,
with the resolution discussed yesterday, was
then taken up and debated by several members:
Mr. Evans moved to recommit the ?esolation
with instructions to inquire into the expense
and time reiptired, to furnish the list o * f - claims,
which was adopted.
' The Speaker called upon the committees for
ri.portA. and. several twi\ate bills were reported
md referred to the Committee of the ‘Vhole,
with others of a public nature.
The House then went into 'Cuiumittee of the
Whole and resumed the cm:sideration of, the
order of day, being the reference of the
President's Message. Mr. Lincoln combatted
the argument that the shedding of American
blood npoi. American &a was the commence-
I ment of the war. When he bad'eoncluded, Mr.
L.farnisoa : ?obtnined the floor, when the commit
tee rose and the House adjonined.
TIIURSbAY, Jan. 13.
SENATE.—The Senate assembled at noon,
and was called to order by the Vice President.
t
A communication from the Se4etary of War
I was laidi , hefore the Senate, in' relation to con.
, tracts for furnishing army supplik which was
' rcferred:toJhe Military Commitge.
!dr. .Beviton's former resolutitins, to print
5000 copies of the history of Donipban's expe
-1 dition, *at! adopted'.
Mr. IVitMgum submitted a resolution requir
ing the Pr4sident to communicate all the esti . -
mates copnpetecl with the plans of, Gen. Scott
for the "proliecutio; of tile War, if itot incompat
ible witlrlje public -.interest.; -`f
Mr. J `Waco, of LoniAanai offered a resolu
tion callto upon th'e Postlfastei General for
information in regard to the loss Af revenne to
the Departinent, in.consequenco a the private
eipressei between New Orleans Ad Montgorn
-0
F
i '
P/0 , - ;jl:4,i , ton's for Mer reiolutio calling for
e ies-ON ,
eneral Scott's letters, ' Live Lathe
f ed totribution from 'theele ' a of Mai
cc; -was addnted., • , . lb • .
The:reSolution
,prOsented by Mr, ` Baldwin,
raßingfor copies.. of tbe correspondence froth
*. 'gist during thi pendency of th e : recen t
negotiatiOns , withltlexico, vas ali4 Adopted:: • •
P , Paha' kw the ;base: grsotieg A 'register,
4 Z , , , t':•- - -. 7 1 - _l; , -:-. 4f, - ...r.._+. '.. , -•. 1-.1_,
. to the bampfe Sarah FA zabetli, aid the bill ex-
empting colqiiiiation velisels from the provisions
of the . him , regulating th , !mintier of passengers, ,
were ,both passed. •
.', On: !notion, the Sena 46 then : went into the;
omisideratioli of the order of the day, being the
Ten Regiimpt Bill. Atr,Tearce oppostA the
bill in somelpertinent remarks ( l4...grettilig that
he, had to differ so wiciely - fro!Os,colleage.-1
Mr. Pearce iicintroverted the - mast ofiqr. Ilev- I
erdy Johnion's positinus,..-l'denying that the
boundary o(Texas exteadedlotheltio Orrande,
and citing Messrs. Benton, Ashley, Ingersoll,
and other aithorities in support of his denial,l
and detailed a statement of facts in the case.
Mr.•ButPAr. obtained the floor, and the Stu-
ate adjournd over till Monday.
flousc.r Evans rose • to a irivileged
4 ' '
question, tiailtrniveil to re-eAkider the vote of
Iyeateraiiy laying upon the table the icsoliitioi
` of enquiry i'elative to the rw.li, of, Surgeons in
!the army, 4:iported by Mr. Schenck, tram the
iNac'al.Cominittee. The mition was carried—
ayes 94,.nais 66.
Mr. Schinv-k explained the character of the
resolution %liith clearness, ai.d regretted that
the-House should have treated a .resolution
'coining from one of its standing committees, so
cavalierly. ;i, The resolution was then adoptc,d—
ayes 83, nays 79.
The TO cif the President to Mr. GoggiiCs
resolution respecting Sat,ta .Anna's! return, was
then taken _pp and read. -It refusca to comina-
Inicate the instructions given, because inei m
patible with the public interesti and eitcs
Washington's conduct on a similar occasion, a 8
a precedent. The President-says it might pre
vent tiegotiiitions for peace.
3li. Truman Smith moved.that the subject
be referredto the Committee on Foreign &la-
tions. -
Mrf Adains spoke of the triessag -energeti
cally-, ai.d the members or the Horse ero‘sded
around hint breathlessly. Ile moved to refer
the reSolutlon and message to a select eutninit
tee, who would show the President that he is
bound to fdrnish the information.
Isaac E2lll , lmrs followed, and said that, he
admired M. P , -11c's firmness in C.is matter, as
he had tal4m Washingt, n r his guide.
Mr. Seltpnek exclaimed with great spirit,
that it wasitime for the. represviltatives of the
people to aart their rig1;10. and..to refuse to
acknowledge Mr. Polkas their master.
M. Toon)1p replied that the questin as
not whether the Pi esident could not withhold
informatiori in certain eases, but wl.etl:er t! is
was one otitlicse cases..
Charles J. Ingers 11 folh , wed, aid justified
the course imrsued.by the President, and mov
ed to re eethe subject to the Committee of the
Whole rl t ittse, land to make it the order for
Tuesdavnixt.
Mr. C Ihiiner replied, that in this easo the
President ii how,(l t.. rive the i ,f.rtnati n.
Mr. Torapkingel}tginerl the £1,4-, but gave
way to Mrlngersoll's motion to adj,,urn, which
was carried:
the explosibn remained all at, aid t i this those
of the passengers who were saved elungt - ,r
Thus immersed in the water, on a of in-
tense severity and almost naked, the po,.r crea
tures fl atgd eight wiles down the iker, before
the , : were I , cleas,.d.
- No just conclusion as to the number of tb ,
who were lost can be arrived at. There were
about seventy passengers on board., of whom
twenty or thirty perished. _ They were mostl,
from Kanawaha and Galliapolis. But few of
those who Were rescued saved a.nythiog, most
of them having to go ashore in their night
cl •thet, just as they -were aroust d from their
berths at the occurrence of the disaster.
The catifie of the explosion is doubtless 'at
tributable4O the defective boilers, which had
been in usenirfe sears. This shows a lamenta
ble. disregqd of public security. ais] calls lona
ly for the interposition of the law. Owners:and
captains whe'endanger the lives of pashengers
in such crazy hulks, with boilers burned as
thin as a wafer, should be tried for manslaugh
ter, and thp.reis no.- jury in the country who
would hesitate to convict them.
STILL iICOTITEIL—The steamer Sea Dird.
from Newol:Orleans, bound to St. Louis, and
loaded with one thousand kegs of powder, tiik
fire on Wednesday week, while near Cape Gi
rardeau. The fire soon communicated to the
powder, and caused a tremendous explosion,
which was; heard a distance of forty miles. The
boat was blown to atoms, but fontunakly the
passengerceseaped before the explosion took
place. ••
.. THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS.—On the Ist of
Deeember*te Erivror of 'Russia completed
the twentysecond year of l is reign ; in three
3ears, therefore, he will Laic arrived at an
epoch whielt has not been - attained by. arty of',
the Czars before him. A fundamental law, ex
ists itr Rinisia, which dates before the time of
Peter the great. and by which the Emperor or,
Russia cajinot reign mire than tiientpfive:
years.- - After this period, he is obliged to ab
dicate in favor of the heir presumptive of the
Imperial drown ; or, if be wants to maintain
himself on3he throne, he doe so at the ;risk,]
of bravingNl the aristocracy of Russia , arid'
beingstaged or strangled in his own paltate:,,
Stich, at•least:-Were the customs of the Czars,
f o r a long "iieriiid has elapsed since tiny attain
ed the r lsth.year of his reign. The resolation
which,the mpernr will.take for this important
pe,rilid,-haibeen deeply engaging parties at St.
Petersburg.- Many Suppose that he will
tytuii
cate in favor of the
is
Rayal . Alex4der ;
Nieoloviwtiieh, who is 'now twenty-nine years
of'age initthat 'he will tttire into Germ4y
hut the Mitre general opinion . is that he
'convoke Senate, for the purpose Of lt4ing',
thisharbatotia, law revidied, and thus . lie,' . ena- - 1
.bled to-Coiftinue his reign 'without the falai of
the n 4 1 .4 *, .
.
; Tire Et4ertir himself avoids all allusien to
the anbject—London *in. • t • '
ALLATRY.—TheFe is a :place in , irtew,
flappshirit where they never have any Vold,
insyls. Tien a girl reaches 20, and on
the ladders of expeetation, the young , fellows
pleb 'ti4geth:er and-drat lots for her Those
bo,etteepl, pay a tool *. to the one whoi gets:
IThatv's gallantry; for yoci. ,
MES
CYST FROM MEXICO!
TILE LA,TE,VALTTLIES.
' Action at Metamorag-:-,From Sixty to Eigh-:
I ty .111e4actns Killed.-Bravary .of ; :lieat...
Ridgely—,lns Death--Col.. *ye. Gal
' laatry, 4C..
The Union contains ~ .
•: the Official report of
Gen. Lane, made to -the War Department,
!giving the details of the late brilliant engage
inent with the: Mexicans, in - the vicinity of
IMetamoras, in which the gallant Lieut. Ridge-.
ly, of Baltimore, fell mortally Wounded :
~., -
• Ilzennt4urEas,imottirtment Puebla,
. ''.. ,- '..',Viki.t.ebla, Dec. 1, 1647.
.
.
'Sir—Havinb ..‹.14e i y informed that
the enemy were in Puree at •Metamoras with i
801110 artiflery,;and that a military depot was
theme, tablislied, at which a large quantity, ofl
mun' ' '
:, of War and'other public 'property
ha . 6r:fleeted, anti also that several A- t
in , 'Oldiers were confli;ed there in close
fir' I ,
pi A n moved from Puebla towards that ,
'place at 7 o'clock on the evening of the '4.).d '
I inst., with one piece ofLartillery will`:s men,
! uoder the command of Lieut. B Pield r ! of the
3d artill,Ty, and 135 men„ consisting ief (01.
1 Ilti)s' Texas mounted riflemen, - and; of the
L,uisiana dragoons, whiter Captain I;ewis. :--
.
!Although retarded by the rain, which 'fell in-
Icessantly tram 10 o'cluek until 5, we arrSed
Int :11etam. ras at 7 o'clock on the morning of
-
the :.:3d—accomplishing a march of 54 miles
in I_' hours. Coming upon the,advanee guard
le: . the enemy as we approach be town, they
' were c: urged, and driven in upon the 'main
b...dy, when the whole fled along the stAts
Itowards a forest 15ing in rear of the place.,--
1 Th e force of the charge, the suddenness !of'
their flight, and the - various at enues by whfeii
tt ey rFtired, tender it difficult to form a satis
factory estimate of their numbers, which ,:is
IvariouSly f t mputed at trim 400 to 600.
In t-..ts sh. rt and sanguinary deficit, Om
'6O to t-0. of the:enemy were killed and wonrfl
od, without the loss on our part :of a single
coati. Anaoug the killed was Cpl. Pieditis,
el alma tidi.:g at Me taire rap, - two 'captains itif
' at t:llery, and other officers of various- grads.
, i 'I went)-one American 'soldiers wore act ffee
a::(1 restored to the service, arm, d with
. ! muskets, and moil : mod upon horses taken fr(im
' ! the enemy. Three pieces M'artillcr)—a sinkill
one, m.litn•r six, and a lung 12. you alliof
Ibronze,' it'd in good Aring cuodititio, 13 tons
of's;:to. of all caliltres,'•l2 boxt's fixed ammukii
, firm, '27 bales eseopet, and musket balis.t 7
bales sl:w and quick Matches, - 500 muskets,
1500 sabres, 100 horses, a large quality of
!medical stores, and alter public property, 6,11
into our hands; Uod, with the exception of tie
I artillery, the fixed annutmition, the int.skets
. i :IA safires, all were destroyed in col st (relict
of my inabir procure additional mean; rot
I t rai sportati
'I he rentaittder of the arty
r.
..
was employed in refreshiug the trom t
•s. and i , ,
d stroymg military stores; in whirl) last thrie
la rt ill- ry- , met.— nivates Gomm'. Fuss it d . • Fri, dram.— untsidsrably it:limed, Lugs it
is It lied, no
,disaLled, Ly an att.:kit:mai tx}lo
sit) t . . ,
_ngcment, Col. Bays di-11:4(.t1
l e , olionzs d Lravery, as did also Ca;its.
is a d It hurts. of the Texas ram:ert*—
Lieuts. Wat,Ts and Lilly, of the Leusi4na
vlante(rs, and tie lieutenants of the Teias
corps, be ved most gallantly. Ilidke
4-, of the VII infantry, acting assistant
mijit
(ant general. and Lieut. Nl . l.pple, of dith
( volunteer aid,) . behaved, er
before,' with distingnished giilautry, remlhr
ing me prompt Aud efficient assistance durii)g,
the 'eliga . .2tiovnt. They were with the fqe
nn st in the c! arse, and in pursuit, of fhe cite
nry ; an,' n t until all public property N . kas
captured, did they think of rest. Lielifer4nt.
1cDonal(1, of the:3d artillery„acting...assis4ut
artermaster,•wns with txe in OA; eharge,
bel.aved most gallantly, as he cvOr has dtine
up- n all homer ocetv-ions. Lts. Douglass 4nd
Blake were also io the charge—tlie foruieri as
my aiddccamp— and b , th behaveulgallamly,—
It affords me much pleaSury to bear testimlny
to th e good conduct both of lacers and n k l..n.
Never could they behave better than on VIII:.
occasion.
1 Early on the morning of the '24 th, we moped
towards Puebla. Capt ; Roberts' cotiiranyi of
j Texat nn,unted riflemen, numbering , between
25 'and 30 inen, compi,sed the advanced gu4d.
The remainder of the an:noted riflemen *re
in the rear of the artillery. The_Looisiina
dragoons, tinder Capt. Lewis, constituted - 4he
rear guard. While moving with difficulty
through along mountain pass called the pal of .
Galaxra, some five miles ;rem Metamoras,. he
train became considerably 4 extended. Re
tarded by the obstructions of tha way, the pr
t illery and a small train. of fonr wagotni, con
tahing captured property drawn by 31exietto
mules and driven by Mexicans, rad ; a lien /far
in the rear, and were slowly progrfssing under.
my ironic hate superintendence, when it Was
reported that the enemy had appeared in fro:int.
Col. Ha'. s was immediately Ordered 4o ITO:lir
to t!:e head of the column, had to engage 010
enemy with the : advance guard.. He found a
small party of observation running in onger
pursuit of 200 too:jean lancers. Ho prompt-'
ly repulsed them, and with Capt. I.oberts and
c. un al.y, and Lts. Ridgely, WhiPple, Waters,
McDonald, blake, and my private' secretary,
Mr. Pilch 's, nomberingifi all i 36 men, gallarttly
charged, brae, and pursued the enemy'acrOs
an extended plain, and up a long ; precipitins
ascent towardslhe mountains, front which they
had made the attack. Alidway of the hill the
enemy halted. sod attempted to rally. They
wheeled to the front, but: falling rapidlYbefore
the continued charge, they again; broke, and
fled over the summit of the mountain, closely
followed by Col. ,Hays, ; with lis-small force.—
Here the enemy was-reinforced by; a reserve of
500 lancers, under, tire command .of Gen: Rea.
The mounted riflemen not being armed with
"sabres, and their revolvers and rifles'having all
been discharged he ordered his small force to
retire to their original :position!! This order,
was cooly obeyed, and the'men retired in good
order ; under the fulltharge Of 4 i or 500.
cers. ,Having returned. to,their position tire
enemy %yere r,
ere reptilied, ! and the pupa Maintained until the arrival, ef the f artillery . un-1.
dci Lieut. Fields, aid of the, draper's, undo
l
Capt. Lewis, whom I hardorderediOhe fro 4
irnmediately . on perceiving the
,strlngtli. of the
enemy. It is duelo:o6,l9..exebilent . officers. to
remark, that they,4iniv . itigOurd to the enj
gagenient with that p . : 7tUdi iand alacrity.
for which they have ;et', Astinguiahedi.
The artillery, -I,as . , innuedi POI, unlimbered
when the,enemy retired; to the mountains,..and'
:a •
rP.*Yil r°,4 1 4 .2 .„„Of grape:`, aPtt -eauister,
they: Aaappearcii. ',or,' Ret i e* ;7 hours- the
contintied,•tu4mver Omit out',niatcb, jd :all
tend detaibinents, too remotO for;tho assi.ol . '.l
. . „ . . ,„, •
of our already jaded horsei. i A u g though tl i 0
riflemen dismounted anll iittetraftOd to retie
k
then on foot,} and; tlt ertillety 41t; a,§ sev 41
titneS unlimbered and is:IA.O4IA - tits beatt: u, ?in
,13,
than, it teas itupositible,:lto'btlnetkemlo* li;,
Cr engagetnent. Ottr lin - injhis affair Itas v7i?
killed and twh slightlkwounded4 -,. i ,
.-
The lass a Lt. BidgOly, •inY acting`4s,sisit
ant adjotan. general, - who 'weS -- rdertillY.
wounded while gallanily eharging ! wio his
comrades by the side of Git. .1 - tayil, . 'ideeplY
saddens the-feeling of satisfeetion'with:.*liich
I. report the! blilliant conduct- - a' ihis,l:stirall:
[party at the pass of Galaxara, Private Ilim.
Walpas, of the ranger, elAo fell; bravelyfight-,
ing among the foremost in the charge. 'Lieut.
Waters, and one other, were slightly wounded.
The l i ess of the enemy in this. affair, ,is not .11147
' curately ascertained, but could not have Irceli
less than fifty killed and wounded.; Of the
killed and were two captains, • one libutenent,
and also three non-commissioned offibers of Ar
tillery. During the, engagement, the Mexipan
drivers, after Cutting the mules from the "teams;
made their (*ape, This rendered, it [motes
stay to destroy all the Captured' property, ex
cept thelarge pieces of artilleryy . end the *a
-1 bres, most-of:which were distrlbpOd to the
!mounted men: and the'remaiiidef destroyed.—
•
!Never did any officer act with there i gallantry
;than, did CA Hays in the affair of the 2 , lth.
When he found it necessary to retire for !the j
purpose of reloading-.—his . mee having no Ise
bres—he halted in theii rearand As the ene
,my advanced; deliberately shot two of them
' dead, and covered his retreat until the:m . l.'l;a] of
I I reinforcements. Lt. Ridaelifell a ?victim; to
a gallantry Which was'never isurpassed. It.
Whipple, tay.presest aid-de-eitnip and . neting
) assistant adjutant general, wasi ditnlittislted
- 'or his 'coolness 'hod bravery. I He . aut,Ong
the first in. the charge, and, exeOoting...C.l.
. Hays, was the last man to quit -.tlie -,- field.—
Capt. Roberts charged braverly at the head
of his company ; his horse weishot _gilder him,
and he exhibited presence of mind in making
, his escape. Lt.. Waters and Lt. .McD.Ould
distinguished themselves in this action-4d
! vaneing with•the first, and retiring only •With
the last. 14. Blake and Mr. 'Phelps Were
i :Llso at the lojad of the charge„ and divide With
I theii- comrades the palm for bra Ver y: and good
conduct. Apistant surgeons Brown and New ;
I ton; of the medical staff, merit my thanks for
i their promptitude and jeffieicncy in attending
1
' to their professional duties,. „Private Glanton,
'„ f the Texan: rangers, attracted general nOtice
fur his eat. Ordinary activity and daring throl
,,tit the a-ti Ons, both of the 23d apd: 2-Ith.
!Sergeant Mayers commanded a portico-of / the
Louisiana dragoons awl conducted theca vfith
lability through both actions. Too:i4U01.1 priase
' can not be bestowd upon Capt. liWist;ttf'or the
' energy and ' ability , with which he diseher ':(1
'the al duos ,duties deVolving,l uponAtiin 'as :
r .
e, or andant .of the rearguard. 1 - - -!:_---',:.--
i, About 10 o'-eloek of the morning of the 25th,-
we arrived at Atlixco. After four. hour's I re
; rtSe, we inoV-ed on to Pueblai; ; Where. we ar
! lived, without further moteOtetiOn[ArT . 2i e
el,,clc in the . afternoonlievhig b 4,413 on!.
sixty hours.; - K - 0.- - i. , ,-:: ;. • 2 . - 1., , . , '.: - : . ,
.
.1 1...-1. , .. -.:•1
I have the i lionor Abkiii, wry iiiPtet til
ls your ohedjellt S. Cr vtl*' ; ',. ~,„. 114 ,:ii , ' 2. ...,
J o :., Er It .1.;.& E,lAiri&": 'diiif.: IT: ...-,. ll:
---1---, - , it..; , ;
Later Fraritli 10:60.' , u-•'; • • [.. -
' The schooner Eleanor arrif' .:Sit:Neii Orleans
'on the oth inNt. from Vera Cr!tiz, which place
she left on the '2.9th ult. , Her news is four
days later than previorfs accounts.
Gen. Scott has issued orders directing 'the
Army to take positions iu different, portions of
the Mexican ;Republic, and occupy them
,until
the government sues for poem on terms which
will prove acceptable td the United States.
N-,-,merOusother orders have been issited re
xnring the taxes oT all kinds heretdforo paid
to the
fiat Goverwent
,- xico to be paid here
;4l.,‘ after the su.ppor . _,..1e American Army.
A Queretaro letter in the -Mooitenr, pith
lished in the.eity of Mexico,' states: that the
present Congress in session at. that place, will
, not come together again. Several Deputies
' had leFt there, -arid the ;letter , adds, that hew
Deputies and Senators Would soon ' be in 'the
,city. . . .. .. . i ,
The Government, the letter further states,
was silently taking measures for the suppres
sion of intri.nies in .connection! with the Mon
archal movement. 10 consequence tof the
Governors of the different, States not 'haring
fulfilled their promise to .aid the Governnient,
with such resources as I they hould comet; :,
it was much cramped for means. i• •
Assistant ;.::tirErenn Sitter died in the city of
Mexico on the 15th ult Full militaip honors
were paid ttOlisremains.
Lieut. Mcfl)onald, oithe third artillery, and
two other officers, with a small party: . left
Puebla on the 17th ulti, for Jalapa - , having in
charge a 'con s iderable gOantitY money, and
were attacked by a baud of fourteem robbers.
Although only three ,of ont countrymea wore
armed, they . ilifeated the LadrOnes, and arriv
ed safely at . their d - e.stination,: •. I
Appolnthients by the, PreshAent;
Seth Barton, of Louisiana, ichargegaffaiies
to the Republic of .Chili. i,
John W. Davis, of .liadiana,j commissioner to
China, vice A. 11. 'Everett, deceased.,
_John Rowlin, of Kentucky,itharge:d'affaires
to Naples, vibe W. E. Polk, recalled 4it his own,
request.
Nathaniel Niles, of vormoot i eharge d al
faires to (Sardinia, vice :Robert Jr. , „ .
resigned.;
Thomas Morgan, cif Ohin,lseeretaTy of leg ;
isiation 4 t pl3r.azil, vice R. -xecalled.,
Wei. J. St,a4.les, of New York, consul at Ha
vre. in place of Mr. Beasley, deceased,
Charleilinffnagle, of Tenn Sylvania. consul
at the port of Calcutta, vice James B.Aiggins ,
ton, recalled.. ; 1
Hugh Keemat of Pomisylvaniii,,eons
the port of Hublini vice! recalled„
John .)IcFlherstin, oflVir i rs, ~ cons*. a t
port of Gene's, vice ` .C. E. ,tester recalled.
George J.lFairfield, Alaineyenninl..at thn"
port of Buenos Ayres, 'Vice. Thadeusj`Sinfoi44
declined, and who:NVii/,,' mice W. Greentow;ide+
dined. •
tils: •
,- -- 77 . p-.,
kr.raLpAr ton.--Mr ndo.‘Rali-ilutchioson,
ono flf the fel4ks.of the Philad9lphia Mint,' ha*
been 'ascertained to be,,it , defituker:inthe it.r,
mount of IV3,ooo—ivl i iiclr, 'llOOO4, tha-ifl. '
mount of his! security,..ss,o
,o*- 7 wili - leavo tin-
Ole Sam s l § l ,oo6..imintla in li,is:enshrpecoint. , I
It, appears that this emheszletnent haicheim go . - ;',
lug on since '4841, .audi that ,14 „hag laity deepl
switilOwed,up in lotteries., Itlr, \UntohinsOkls
I n
among the inissing. Wer e ha penaitic •.or
suchicrimes prdy'relt by - •theSrpetrator in the
-loss of ohatanter, and bSr‘, tbittovernvOtr* the
loss of •treasnre,-it'wouht not tio,:mnih , tnat or . -;
: - ''f it is dreadful for moan toinvolveklori 1,
~,,- ; i4harae.+—Sat.-.Pagt...,_; i , • : •1! :1! i
. -
1.51.04 t 11 - Ksniscpro:i Roamlo.—Tb e N . y:
dOpatch froni Wa'sbingtor,
stptip:B' that an,!important cr , binet•mectin g as
'Tuesday.
The , discussions cm the army were the, pri”.-
cipalstihjeets of deliberation. It was fiLali i
Aeterinined- that Gen. Scott should be, recalled,
and a.',.mcssencer will leave here on Thursday
morning:,next, - Ivithlorders to Gen. Scott ft( In
the War'Departtnent, to return home as
y as - tiosbilile; and tleport himself in Washing.
,
ton.
.The command qf the army devolves on Ma
'orVenerall3litler„lAs second in rank to Gen
'eral Scott.
. -
:rho Other oiteers involved in the diiiehion s
in the.eump,.lo.ll,,las. a matterpf.courso i . retum
home. •-
110""Gen. §cOt's jecallli doubted on _good
authority.. rixt is 'expected to arriTe
here.soon froni 11TZ;xico.--7Pqnnsylvaniap.
. ,
LEGISLATIV: oririctis.--OF .T#E. SENATE.
—Clerk—SaM l nel W.. Pearson,
..of.;Somerset ; . 1 '
Assitant —John - Ar . ., Sullivan, of Bntle;,; Tran.
scriber4—l. IT, WCaUlly, Of Franklin, and J.
D. DOmor.(l, i, 'ol*_Pliiladelphia. _ Serge ant-at
'Armsi—Williain Ensthurti . . of.Monroc. Doer
keope --....-j: . W; Co*ell, of . Bucks. .
.IllorsE.-- Clerk: 7 ,4)9lllam Jack. of West
morel nd ; 4Sii3itat . it—VO'illinm Picking, of
York TranOrilkis-4. E.' Brciister, of Tio
ga, J seph C. -Ikictllay, Of , . Philadelphia, John
Zirge fuss, of Northampton, George F. Burnes,
of Ve ango.;-!'sergeant-'at , -Arms—DaMel Me-
Clecry, of Philadelphia. 'Doorkeeper-Jacob .
Zing' r, Jr.,- otAtlatms. -. • ,
, The editers:of the Washington Union
having been admitted to a seat on tho floor of
the Senate, M. Ritchie says : -
-.lt is due to. onrselves, as well as to the
worthy Senaterlreni Virginia, who was kind
enough tolnaio-the- motion, 'to say that the
movement Wet made without our knowledg, ,
and, of cotirse Without dny request on our pan;
and for .this reason we feel the- more- indebted
y i r
for'his kindneSs.. The re 'elution was adopted
without opposition, and b a unanimous cute;
and we confeSS the' manne in which it was
done was calenlated to aff rd much gratifica
tion." • ` . - I
Eue%APPLEs.—T to London
arrivals Fun says:
a. l of - apPles fro„ 'the United Statra
America'beyond ecedent in mint,
and the'qualiWii remark' - bly fine. In see - cr .
al instances v,eSsels. arriving 'from New York
have brought*many 'nearly one thousand
packages of this,frnit of the excelleut &scrip . -
t ion known as the American New Town
R. I. Pell, ottllster, has shipped a hundred
barrels of Nei" Town Pippins to . China ; "the
.first shiptnest'2of apples tirade to . that country:
,•
THE DAILLNaTifoSI Ilonnpwr.:---There ba r e
been rumors of the arrest - of the robbers — U . )lr.
Darlington ; of the West Chester Bank. These
are not trite. i.. The offenders are known to the
'poliee, and ean.l3e arrested at any time; - het
the desire is - grat to, get a clue to the money,
There is an do-edit that . an anonymous (E'er
had been made to the Bank of Chester County
to comprotnisO•for its loss, - at
will.ne% be agreed
. to, of course. The Lark
has so arrarved that all the stolen notes must
be detected ifoered, and new plates hare been
erwrared, which new issues are to he
printed. .
•
• CfmllcAn;Wir —As thcr: Reverend Mr.
formerly of Westminster, Vermont, Wt-nt
to give his vote nt an election, a marl of opp ,
.site polities e4presssd styprise. tit'Seeing him
there, and to confirm his objeetiOn tiro tt-cl th,‘
remark of the!-,Savior,•that His "lingd,qn was
not of this wotlcl." " Has no man a right. to
vote, n rejoined the witty clergyman, " unless
he belongs tol,he kingdom of -Satan 'I North-
Tinton Courier.
TILE METiPSDIST Cnuneu.--The Nortl,err.
Advocate - stat i cs that the llethedtst Episcopal.
Concerences-fOr the- past. year having closed
their sessions,i'a largo decrease in the number
of members is!atia g e evident • The tables show
that the number et members in 1847 was twelve
thousand less than in 1846. Thci latter year
also presented , a .deerease -of about th 7. same
number fr0m,1.845. No special :.,cause •Is as ;
signed-for his deerease.—At. Post.
II~rxiAGE V.k4.:s.— fie Evening Bulletin
ows of a ,clerzymawitt Lancaster, in, this
State, whose marrutg-fees amount to - $l,llOO
per annum a and conjectures there are clergy
aletijn,tbi% yify, whose i,:emipts.frpna.,this source
are nearly if no(qttito as - Streeter,
of Boston, married last year ,16§ couples.
Always Mistake
The 'great Crinr : Which Federalini has here
tofore made, is that, of not knowing`t peopl , „
anti.not leving-oui institutions:. Of the first it
always speaks with indifference--. - of the last
with distrust.' Hew mans instances arc on rec
ord, in which the : Measures. of then Democratic
party have beitn 'declared to lie sutversivc of all
law,, and certtam, to lend to the destruction . of
our institutions I .`;And yet there`nre thousands
living who haye,Seen..these very measures tried,
and these ecininy:kedictions falsified, in the
abundant success. of the De.rnneratie
The - purehase';oftonlsiaini rind of:Florida, the
cause, of such - tiolenti,oppoititkiii, and'ef so many
discouiagiiiiprepheetes,lhas. onli:ibived, by
pnttangottrlntititntfoins to a ii4 s iy•resi,,' to display
new merits and** dowers iti their, : extended
opAitiank.' With ille.iick;:kas started
these politicaliseerie - i anieind'a.cetirdingly, Re
bavii tit : 6'llo4: of: . glOoMY ; irOpheeies
looking
,to'.the:pyyth ow of our country by the
inertnised i eiekitit4apheinntikeJWWhich it has
given it i tiAeitifieu, --- or a
vast and prolific neighboring ' And
yet, ( sOleinu..a4 me all "tlk§se ,r gnostieatim~~,
who . do'di'noe remerra . er thht otherii equally
,sombre; have heeti . t hniarded nildi'Sneeessiiely
overthrown? All iceot)Uts'lnistrust the
people„ and do, not understand our inititutions,
or else' they would rot - estiOf - counsel
&i nn - the ..Vait 7 , 3 . :Mein littletifilni from the Fu
ture. We!, b9l.tivo 'lli v 4 s t iiei:of Arkan
sas, who One: tif,!the ' characteristic
ch
.speeeiiri:o4°:lgttii4l4 - a .ear awn;
that to helieiiia'Ai."taiitSTaai Of politicians, the
country was Anhe
Might lidie'adited,ltliaeihqllo neTer, yet been
to 1 1'4'iNi*.,,jihilitiliiirOevh'egies; or, irbat
I iilinii'sinie - ititnetliOieh'Ops, I:4lfiii,ol by the
practical iVidlii ,-, A4th - e:tneasides they decried
r.-1' • • • --,-
A `Laitailitoiruie.—A-. reference to the
prtekdrit. - 14thit'iNpremei0oirforthe United
States,'.4o,ldih*;that . -Gen.
Gaines bili:Oitieti a 'sniff which, Wlll-place her
it is iitid(iit: pool session of tifortiMC ,estimatctt
at titiri.TrtillfOns aolin
JoAVAsibtfoienetigkeiratliattign. •
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