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Fo'ei;fl intelligence. LATER FROM EUROPE.' From Wli umcr 4c Smith's Eur. Tines. May 9. The Oregon Notice.--Yesterday, Ce important intelligence came to band that the Senate, after nine week's discussion, had'.come to a division on- the Oregon no tice. The subject is too comprehensive in its features, too pregnant in its conse quences, as regards the peace of the world. not to excite the most marked attention; and, accordingly, the daily papers have "leaders" on it, in which the present and future bearings of this new move are clear ly and graphically pointed out. Our Amer ican reader will be struck With the cool and dignified tone which pervade these ,articles... As- pieces of composition, they will coirmtand attention-as expositions of peace, respect. The notice is not viewed in t bellig.erent spirit; it will not be the fault of the people on this side of the wa ter, if it should subsequently partake of that jaundiced ingredient. Six months ago fears of a rupture with abe U. States were general. Now they have disappeared. Not the least commo tion was visible yesterday, when it became known that the Senate had passed the re solution for giving the notice, and, as we have intimated in another column, it had no visible effect on the cotton or any other market. This is most gratifying. We are now in the second act of the Oregon dra ma, under Mlr. Polk's management-may the concluding one be. as satisfactory and pacific! (From the London Times,' of May 8. The resolutions authorising the Presi dent of the United States to give notice for the termination of the Oregon Conven tion of 1827, have now received the sanc tion of the Senate by a majority of 40 to 14 votes. In spite of the excessive discussion to which the Oregon question has given rise on the other side of the Atlantic, and the extreme reserve which has hitherto been maintained on this. there is at bottom the same deep and earnest hope in both coun. tries to make every exertion, consistent with their true interests and honor, to ter minate the controversy. It is in this spir it that we are willing to receive the notice for the termination'of the existing conven tion. In this spirit, and with- an express recommendation to that effect, the resolu tions have been framed and carried in both Rouses of Congress; and in the same spirit we do not doubt that the negotiation will be forthwith revewed. The form in which the resolution has been ultimately adopted by the Senate of the United. States is extremely dignified anct"becoming. and in this respect it may be regarded as a triurrph ofibo moderate party' over the violent and excessive pre tensions of ib gentlemen who acted with Mr. Allen. - ' :th.Jhe fepmongst the opo ef at i thebtihsi trade continues. -. hTe istgrs t by a counter a a la'?ge as-. dgteoo pla -al 1 parts ofthe gdoirtookai r Newton, a' s'mall to nidti wyeen Lierpbol and r'Ti aqua' isE orilidii 1.Wif owhich 'bhe royal dockyards and -t+eiatin-alshave been kept so incessantly busy'or months past, is now assembled in,the neighbour hoed' of Portsmouth; preparatory to a short cruise.. All the vessels have been manned with the same precisionas if theu. were about'to blow an enenEy4to atorpj All manner of nayal skirt~hggnd. man euvring~ have .bed'pnt mnto reqmsmon to test the readinese aiideapabilitiesgf the respecitvi c'rews ahd ot the. leet.The fluest vessels iitlie navy 'are there ;'the miiht expeienced officars are in possession of the quarterdeck ; the crews are thbe pick ed men of the service; even the marines have been pruited of all but the young and able bndted.' But cui bona ? cui maob? We cannot answer the question. Even ~the Pritne Minister, we suspect, would find a difficulty in doing so. Pazrliamenary.-The battle between the Free traders andj the Protectionists was renewed on tho evening of Monday lsbt. If not so deadly in his character, it has 'hardly been less intense in its spirit than the contest bet ween the professors of the ~Cross and the Crescent in the days of rho Crusaders and the Saracetns. In these ime miorable contests, however, a high andt clhi valrous enthuiaistm anaimaated both parties. There was nut a particle of selfiahness to alloy the pure and holy feeling by which each host believed itself to be animated. But far humbler is the standard of self in the present battle for cheop food on theonte side. and for taxtng it heavily on the other. The conflict was commenced by a no blematn well acquainted with the turf, but deplorably at san in its statistics. He trav elled over Irehud and France, showed the wealth of the farmers in the first .named country, and the sense of the Prime Minister in the other-denied the exis tence of distress among the Celts, ex tolled the monopolising spirit of the Gauls; and moved an exterminating clause relative to the Corn Bill. Sir Robert Peel followed' in a crushing rejoinder, sparkling wvitb brilliancy anid point. The hero of New market was mercilessly unhorsed, and tumbled in the mud. It was not a fair stand up fight. The contest was on equal. Sir Robert showed his pow~er of punishment. Lord George his power of endurance. Mr. Disraeli, wvho is great in fiction, still greater in personal rencontre, broke a lance in defeuding his fallen friend, but the House affirmed by 181 to 85, that .the protectionists leader had not virtually a "leg to stand upon." On Tuesdav, the H otse weont into~ com mittee om the Corn Bill, when'Lurd Gee. Bentiuck again demonstrated the readi ness with which a certain class of persons rush in where "angels fear to tread." The Commons still hold their peccant member, M r. Smith O'Brien, in bondage. He has addressed a long letter to his Lim erick constituents, in which his foolish conflict with'the House is narrated in very pompous phraseology. Comnmercia --The news which came to band yesterday,' by way of: Havre, an nlounces thfe ract that the Senate' had gpassedl ihe resolution for giving the twelve 1month'sunotice relative'to-Op'egon. This -intslipiiobds-tidt eated much surprise, origbas been long anticiptitedand has taken few. if anv., of the nrofeassional nol iricitansgorthe commiercial world, by snr* 'prise. The intelligence is too recent tc gau;e its effect upon trade. Yesterday the gales of Cotten amountedrto pwards of 6000 bags, at firm prices ; and "hold' was the cry of many who felt otherwise inclined to push business. The advance, since the sailing of the steamer on Tuesday, is at least an 1.8 or all kinds of American ; and with the feel ing which at present prevails, there i every chance that the next steamer wil carry out still.more encouraging accounts From the Morning Herald, May 7. We are enabled to make an announce ment regarding the conveyance of mailt by steam between this country and Amer ica, which will be hailed with gratifcatiot by the whole community. The govern tneut have entered into a further contrac with the British and North Americat Royal Mal Company, the effect of whiet is to secure a toeekly communication bi steam between Liverpool and the U. S. o America. A steamer of great power at size will he despatched direct from Liver pool to New York every alternate Satur day during eight months of the year. These trips are to be performed as addi tional voyages, aid irrespective of thi fortnight voyages to Halifax and Boston as this latter service will continue just a present, with the alteration of sailing fron Liverpool as well as from Boaton alway on Saturdays instead of a fixed day a the month as at present. The steamer to New York will also take their depar tures always on Sundays. By this ar rangement there will be a steamrr frot Liverpool to America every S:aturday and from the American side also ever Saturday, the only difference being tha Boston and New York will alternately bi the ports of departure. Latest fromt Ite .airmy. Foom the N. 0. Tropic, Extra, May 28 Arrival of the Telegraph. MATAMORAS TAKEN! The steamship Telegraph, Capt. Auld has just arrived from Brazos Santiago which place she left on the 20th. Thy most important items will be found below The steamer Sea reached the Brazos ot the.19th, with Volunteers from this city The schooners Cornelia and Atlantii also arrived that day. We have numerous letters, but hav only time to state items-of -the naws. The wounded at Point Isabel were al doing very well. The company containing the Printer front this city had left for Gen. Tay'or' Camp. They told the General to thrus them upon the Mustangs as quick ar pos ible, for they were wanted back here a soon as possible. All the vessels which left here fot th< government had arrived safe. There wasa fleet of American menh-of war lying off Ba:o Chica, watering thu ships in the river and assisting the army The mouth of the Rio Grande is new it our possesisiuo.. Tr is to be fortified The vessels at Brazos are the origA Ap. alaclticola and Millaudin ; and the schoon ersfiarriet SmithW-aterman,:..Gertrude Ann Lodofjstairnpise an Decatur. Fvi je'qlGi estoNrVeos ofIte 22d. Thest&1shiip Telegraph has just ar rived f"gii(Rint Isabel. Through thu politeness of her obliging clerk, we have been furnishcd.tdith the tollowing infor mationa:.. SReports-That on .the afternoon ;oftihe 1th inst., a detachment of 300 regulan~ and 350 vol unteerq 'proceeded to Blarita and took possession of it, and establishued a military depot. In the night oif the 19tli an express arrived frotm General Taylor, stating that he had crossed the Rio Grande and taken the city of Mtatamnoras without opposition, the Mexicans having fled the ety. The Mexicans, from last accounts, were deserting their ranks in battalions. The two American Regiments, wvith the exception of about 350, having march. ed a few days previous, were stationed al the Brazos Point, awaiting the orders of Gen. T1., and it was thought that they would leatve on the 20th for Matamoras, via the old Barita road-Col. Mlutosh, Capt. Page, and all the others that were wounded in the action of the.8th-and 9th, were at Point Isabel, and were recovering. The Telegraph is just 2t3 hours from Poitt Isabel, and has on board 7 deck and 2 ca bin passengers. The sloop Orange Branch, Capt. Utn derhill, arrived yesterday 24 hours from Idian Point-near Port Lavaca. -Capt. U. informs us that about 100 men, principally German volunteers from In dian Point, went on the sloop Washington for Point Isabel, on Friday last. Capt. U. says that a report reached Vtoria last Friday, that one hundred Germans, escorting one hundred wvagotns from Newv Brunsels to the new settlements on the Santa Saba, seventy miles above, were suddenly attacked by a large body of Cumanches, supposed to number seve ral thousand, whereupon the emigrants abadoned their wagons, to seek security, leaving their property in the hands of the savages. There appears to be some un certa~inty as to numbers, etc., but the main facts are substantially correct. Capt. U. inform, us also that a report came overland to Port Lavacco last Sunt. day, to the effect that a large body of In dians, consisting of the wvarriors of several tribes, comprising thbe Cumanche nation, hovering about in the vicinity of the Am erican intrenchments opposite Matamoras, with a view doubtless to join the victori as party and share the plunder of the de feated. Capt. Auld, of the Telegraph, who has had opportunities for correct information, has given us some interesting particulars in relatioa to our army occupations, which we have now scarcely time to allude to. The escape of Capt. Thoroton, at the time his company was so badly cut up, is almost incredible. After carrying him safely over the high hedge enclosure into which he had been decoyed, fits horse bore him swiftly over several other fences and deep ravines, swimming the Rio Grande above Matamoras, then passing down below the town on the opposite side, in attempting to leap a broad ditch he missed his, footing, when both horse ari ridr -wee thrown. By-the fall Capt. 'r, was.. aned that he wvas moon after taken tip by the alexicansggetry uncou0 scious of what;had happened. After the battle of the ih; he ivaa chaged und restored to our army. - Capt.-A. thinks, the. whole number of our killed and wounded mast amount to more than 300. Besides tile wounded ta ken to St. Joseph's, there are now about 40 at Point Isabel, too badfy wounded to be removed-all but three; it is thought i will recover. There are three Mexican prisoners having but one leg between them all. After being shot in the apm, Col Mcintosh received a bayonet wound in the mouth, *hich passed through one side of his head. There a:'e no hopes of his recovery. The condition of the brave and esteem ed Capt. Page, is melancholy indeed - The whole of his lower jaw, with a part of his tongue and palate, is isbot away by a grape shot. He, however, survives, though entirely incapable of speech. He communicates his thoughts by writing on a slate, and receives the necessary nutri rnent for the support of life wi'h much dif fieulty. He does not desire to live, but converses with cheerfulness and exulta tion upon the success -of 4dur arms, and concluded an answer to. some enquiries concerning t.he battle of.the. 9th, by. wri i ting : "We gave the Mexicgns bell." All our accounts reprosentihe Mexicans as having fought on the 8tl nd 9th with f a courage and desperatioctist would have reflected credit tipon th loops of any na tion. They were nearly "in- astate of star vation; and had been promised the ample supplies of the American :camp,.in case they would secute the victdry. Thef met the charges of our troopsimanfully, and stood the destructive fire that was-poured in upon them without giving way, until the works were encumbered with the dead and woundcd. On the 19th, it was repo'rted that three thousand men had crossed the river, and none of the volunteers had yet gone over. Gen. Taylor was on the other.side; he in tends, as we understanA to proceed.in mediately to the city of Matamoras, which lie expects to take witho'ut the fire of a gun. Nothing further ,iguybeein heard of the reinforcements that werd reported as being on their way to the-relief of Ampu din. .Capt. Symptom foung a Mexican a few days sttee in a thickt. : As soon-as he was discovered he threw away; bis arms, said in; that he had beenfighting a month with nothing but breadandwater for pro I visions, that he now wished to surrender to the Americans. as he/vobld no longer fight under the Mexican Government, and t that two thirds of the whble Mexican force t wished to do the satue.. (From a private Correspondent of the N. 0. Bee.) " . PorNT ISABEL MA! 18th, 1846 Gentlemen-There is little ofimportance to communicate sinan my lst, but.as I am on the point of leaving withitbe Washington Regimet and a battalion from the Jackson Regiment, for the RioGraile; as we oc cupy some post there, fIf'ihht I would address you a few lines . 4 is curretitly repor:ed in camp.to-day a '-Gen. Taylor was to cross thisriverridyn- encampment " zgprire-sd-tha '' ' roselcn~ him some 20 or 25 miris and from the orders: we have justreeived to be ready in one hour with 60 roundm qf amtnunition and : days provisions, Ithi'nk you may place confidence in the correctness of the report, .Ocr company, with Capt. White's - wet on detached service and proceeded on the Matatmoras road, about 16 miles without er.countering any score of the ceny, or crossing anty recent trail. We, however, had some little excitemetnt for our troublo, as the advanced guard cried out the enemy when about 12 miles distatt from this place, and we formed in battle array, only to charge upon some M ustangs. Every day adds reinforcements to our ratnks, and near 6000) volunteers have reached here since you last heard from this place. Among the arrivals were Gen. Smith and Col. Marks. The former conmmander of the division, and the latter of our regitnent. An express arrived hero last evening from Corpus Chiristi with the intelligence that the Comnanchies hand beetn committing nmore depredations at: that place. hiavinig killed two families and driven offia num ber of horses. I presume a Company of Dragoons wviil be dispatched in pursuit of them: The drum is nowv beating to fall in and I must close. The steamship Alabama, by which I think this will he taken arriv-, ed this morning, and will leave in a few hours. All the vessols from New Orleans have arrived here safely and expeditious ly. TE CORPORAL. P. S.-The mouth of the Rio G.rande is nowv in our possession, and defensive operations have doubtrless given way to of fensive otnes. The whole of the Andrew Jackson Re giment are going. Our knapsacks tare on, and we only wait for the word-march. Trhe Legislature of Texas adjourned on the 13th inst. havingr previously declared the Hon. David S. kaufman duly elect ed to represent the :1st District of Texas in Congress. and the Hon. T. Pihsbury the 2d. The latter was elected, we learn, by a tmajority of only 4:3-the former by a majority of 940. A UsTIN, (TExAs.) May 13. Capt. Rice arrived fromn the Council Ground on Thursday last-to him we are indebted for the annexed items of Indian tnews. Col Leonard H. Williams, with a party of ten others, was despatched to Pahauca's camp on the False Washita ; on the 29th April, he sent a runner to Gov. Butler, informing him of having found Miss Parker and a yellow girl in the Comanche camp. The former was acquainted with Col. Williams in the early and happy days of her existence; during hisastay she contin ued to weep incessantly.. Twelve mules and two mule loads of merchandize were off'ered for hier, lint refuseid by thie laidians, who say. Ibey will die rarher than gi've her up. No situiation can be depicted to our minds replete with half the horrors of that unfortunate young lady'.. Our Government sihould.glafni her with a' strong hand-lhe sivdid should be made to -liber those' barbarians- until they are first bumbled by chistisement. The appearance of Col Williams created considerable excitement among the Comancties. The young warriors laid a plan to inuider him and his companions, which was overheard by a Mexican boy. (one of the many prisoners among the Indians,) who gave timely notice to Col. W ; and- he immediately claimed the| protection of Pahauca, this chief with difficulty succeeded in pacifying and restraining his men. Butlalo Humph, acknowledges that his party killed several Germans near San Antonio, (we suppose at Castroville,) he is consequently, afraid to trust himself among the *'pale faces," and refuses to come in. Jack Harry. a Delaware, purchased a German boy about nine or ten years of age, from his baud. They have two American lads prisoners, which they refuse to bring in, or sell ; one is abdut 11 or 12 ; the other 16 or 17 years of age. There are about 300 Indians at the Council ground, representing the Chero kees, Shawnees, Delawares, Ionics, Anadacoes, Kickapoos, Tonkahuas, Lip ans, Keechies and Wacoes. Pahauca, with an Amparico lief was Idoked for on the clay of Capt. Rice's departure (May 3rd.J Mopecochupec. with a small party, is also expected in. The Cumanebes, Amparicoes and Kiowns. say they once met the Americans at Wichitaw mountain, and are willing to meet them there again, when the. 'Buf faloes bellow," which is in July. The village of the Wacoes and Wichitaws, situated in the Wichitaw mountains, has been bdrnt by the Pawnee Mohaws. The residence of the two first tribes near War ren's trading house on Red River, and promise, if the Americans will suffer them, to remain there, never to molest the whites agairi iunany way.-Democrut. The Coolness of Gen. Taylor.-A letter in the Baltimore American describing the scenes' in the battle ofthe - th inst ; states: We for med line to the front, and dfdvanced calmly, and t(iie'ly to the. attack. Our brave and considerate old General, finding that the enemy waited to receive us, and that we were passing near a lake of water. the day being very hot, the men thirsty. halted in full view of the adversary and directed the men to fill their canteens with water. We had now a little leisure to ex amine the force of the enemy and its cot position. The men being refreshsd our General rode to each Brigarte, told the man to keep cool, and when the enemy charged, not to fire a shot, until they were repulsed with the beyonet, and turned their backs in flight. Deplorable Massacres in Texas -We ropy the following from last evening's Courier: A letter from San Antonio de Bexar, gives deplorable accounts of murders and robberies committed upon the people inha biting the western frontier of Texas, by 'he Camanches and Lipans. Most of the able bodied me'n of the colonies of New Braun fels, Castroville and Lake Quani having joined the army under Gen. Taylor, the savages'-rofiting by their absence threw 1himselves upon -the-old-men. wooieofiald children, burnt the houses, and crops of corn, mutilated the dead bodies, violated the women, and carried off a number of children i-to slavery. Old Mary1land.-After the fall of the gall-ant Major Ringgold, in the recent hat. in ont the Rio Grande, the command of his company devolved upon another Ma rylattder, Lieutenant Ratndnlph Ridgeley, son of Gen. RI. Eskridge. - Letters from the Army speak in the highest terms of the gallant manner in which Lieut. R. took the Battery into action. He was or dered to the front and was among the first brought into action of the second batttle. ie gave one round from his battery and then joined the dashing M~ay, in his charge on the enemy. We look wtth interest for further particulars from General Taylor's official re port.-Bdt. Amecrican. We understantd thatuhe President of the United States hasinclosed Gen. Taylor's comnmissiott ats Brevet Major General of the Army, in an appropriate and compli metary letter in his own hand. In this document he does fttll justice to the gloiri ens achievements of the Sth and 9th, arid to the general, the officers, and men who participated in the two victories. This is one of the most marked comoplirtemts which the President could pay to the Commanding General. We understand that the President promises, as soon as the authentic details of the action have been received, to give the proper testimonials to the other officers who distitnguished themselves on these occasions. The resolutiotn of thanks, &c, which has been laid before the Senate of the United States, could not have etmanamed from a more appropriate source, than from the Senator of the State of Texas. It is realiz ig thu sayitng -f laudatur a laudato. No one was better able to appreciate the honor of such a victory than the Senator who had himself se t the first example of a similar achievement over a Mexican army. It was Horuston offerittg his tribute of respect to Taylor-the hero of San Jacint'o, weav ing the laurel wyteath around the brow of the victor of Alto Palo aad Pedarca. Union, hay 29 A Veteran.-A colored man named - the sla've of Capt. Shelly of the 'Talladega Boys," accompanies his master to Mexico. The faithful old fellew has done good ser vice, he wias the servant of an officer in the Revolution, was present at thme surrender of Corn wallis at Yorktown, was at Newv Orleans and most of t he battles of the last war. He also served in tire Seminole and reeke wars in Florida and Alabama in 1836-.-He is as adixious to arrive at the seat of war as any young blood who has preceded him.-Mobile Herald. Murders in G'eogia.-The Savannah papers record two murders recently corn mitted in Guorgia-one itn Atugusta. on Saturday last, in which Mr. Whitlock was shot dead by WV. L. Williams. wvho has been commitred for trial, and the other in Greene county, otn the 25th nit., in wvhich a Mr. Alsop was shot in the region of the his escape, but his brother and one ortwo .1 others concerned, have been arrested and I committed for trial. Prize of Wr.-The U. S- Marsial" ys terday seized the Mexican schooner Juan- a ita, under process issued against her as a prize of war, she being owned by citizens of Mexico.-N. 0. Delta. ,ong ressIona I. Correspndence of the Charleston Courie r. WASHiNGToN, lgay 29. Ample justice will be done by the Go vernment to the gallant artmy under the command of Jeneral Taylor. In the first place. -General Taylor having been ap pointed Brevet Major General, will re main in command or the army of occupa tion, and the orders to Gen. Scott to take command has been revoked. 'the officers who were most distin gttished. are to be Brevetted. In relation to all this. the House of Rep resentatives have unanimously pasaed the following joint resolutions. prese-ting the thanks of Congress to Major Gener.d Tay - lor, his officers and m.en : Resolved by the Senate and tlouse of Representatives of the United States of A mericd, in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Congress are due, and are here by tendered to Brevet Major General Z. Taylor, commanding the army of occu pation, his officers and men, for the forti tude, skill, enterprise, and courage which have distinguished the recent brilliant op. erations on Jhe Rio Grande. And be it further resolved, That Con gress sincerely sympathizes with the rel atives and friends of the olficers and sol diers oftlie aray of the United States, who so bravely fell in the service of our country, on the Rio Grrande. Resolved, That the President be reques ted to cause the foregoing resolutions to be cornnunicated to M ajor General Tay lor, and through him, to the army under his command. The Senate trill undoubtedly concur in these resolutions. There is now a separate resolution pending. to give each officer and man of the army, a month's additional pay, and there will he a bill very sooo to provide further for the families of the officers who were killed. It is believed by some that Bishop Hughes has gone to Mexico on secret ser vice, with a view to inf'uence the Catholic clergy in favor of peace. The bill extending the mail service into Texas. has passed the House. It is ren dered very necessary for the convenience of the army. The Oregon Jbrisdiction Bill bas heed postponed till Monday, when Gen. Cass is to speak. Mr- Wenton has finished his argument He hits'demonstrated that the 19th par allel is the true and rightful and proper anil convenient boundary between the British and American possessions. Mr. Benton subinitted the following mo tion, which is pending : That the hill be recommitted to the Cotmmitneedn the Judiciary, with instructions to.- amend it bv inserting provisims. first, for extend iig the jurisdiction and laws of the Uni tedLSlates, both civil and~rnjinaL, over Am eriean citizens iftOregoo 'to thesame extent as Great -Britain as. extend'edher laws and jurisdiction over her subjects' in Oregon by act of Parliament. Seconlly, to report a hill for the full aid perfeet .overaanmenfo(th_ e terri i .. to take eeet iate thme ' iitip nflthe coatnvefltion. Thirdf T oviderjrritorial legis-t lature, and for the :dmii~iratiof jts tiee for the defence of th'e terio~rv. by. fortifying the mn.6poftbe'oluazif; ro comnmerce, by est ablishinag:utom hoisi;* for organizing the militia ; and t&~provid'6 for thme security of uavigation by erectingj light houses, &c Also, providIng for-the' establiblahmtof the houndlary of said ter ritory by treaty. andl utntil so established,, the line 49 dlegrecs to be regarded as the northern limit. May 30 A Resolution was adoaptedl closinag all de bate on te hill fromn the Sentate, concern inag Paytmasters for lthe Army, in 2 hours after it wats next taken tip tat coamittee, An ineflecaual effort was made to get u the Private Calendar. na The H-ouse then resolved itself into com mittee of thec whole, and took op the haill proividing for three additional Paymasters, An amendmnent was proposed by Mr. Hunt, of New York, f->r strikintg out thae 2d1 section,, wvhich section leaves the ternm of oflice of the Paymasters unlimtited. A debate ettsued, in which Mt. Burt, of South Carolina, Atikinson of Virginia. D a vis -if Mississippi. and A. Josona, of Ten nessee, par ticipated. Aim amusing passage aof n'ords passed-betweenm the tio last ata med gentlemen. thte latter defendinag his profaissiona, (itat of a tailor,) anad the for mier defenading the West Patint Academy, at whicha he was graduated. A t 10 o'clock the commnittee began to vote tupoan amneandmnts, aand a few were adoapted, and many wvere rejeeted. Fi nally, Mr. McKay of North Carolina, of fered a substitute for the whoie bill, which wvas adopted and reported to the H-ouse. The substitute bill simply provides for the appoainment of the Paymasters by the President, with thte consent of the Senate, and the r continuance in ofice so long as the rank and file ofathe Armny was increa sed to its present standard. Under the: operation of the previous question the bill was passed. June 2. The democratic mnembers of the Haose,a deteramined, in caucus, an Friday evening last, to take up the Tariff bill, on Mon day the 8th. June. Mr M~cKay does ntot think that the dis. cussion will be continued lonager than a 1 fortnight. That the new bill, as reported by the Committee will pass tire House I withoultomuch alteration, there is no doubt. a A democrati-c member wbo is devoted an ( the support of the protective system. told a mc yesterday, that the system, was now i.: greater danger thtan it bad ever been at any former time. The fate of the bill in thte Senate, will d depend'ont the vote of one or t wo Southern whigs The subject of the termnination of the t session is much canvassed. The Senators b arn. diennsed- to ndopt a resolution ending lk he session tin the 0:hli July. It is not be. ieved' that the IHouse will assent 'to it, hould it pass the Senate. Whatever may be done with the Ore ;n bills. the ph!ic business cannot-be lispatc:ed by the 20th of July. The late advices roin iEngland are sup. - >osed to be eminently - pacific--in aheir rhnracter, merely her atise we hear of ni >lustering on the O.egon question.; But he government still continues its reserve, intl there is not the least indication ithat t will offer us an adjustment upon 'any cceptable basis. But it is very certain list we shall have an overture from Great Britain, and in the form of an 'tllitaum n the course of the summer. June 3. Orders were sent by express to Col. Kearn"y in proceed forthwith, at the head if his force, to Santa Fe. He will have wo thousand dragoons and mounte4 .i.. lemeni-the latter being Miassour~i .pita eers. We shall soon hear that Santa Eo s taken. It is now rumored that the government will determine to order an attack ipon the ,astle of San Juan de Ulloa. Iris a very strong place, and is now well armed and. manned. It is now perfectly well understood that, if t'se Tariff he taken up, Congress:must remain in session till Setptember next; and that the war with Mexico cannot be vig rously and successfully carried on,;witl-, gut providing ample means. The whole ac:ual amount of the surpus in the Treasury was but seven mnillions. In the Hoanse, the bill to provide for the prosecution of the war against Mexico, was taken up. - This bill has already-pased he Senate. It provides, among other. hings, for the appointment of two Major. Generals, and of four Brigadier Genera e, in addition to the present military 'st - lishmet. It was objected to by some that the pnintnent of so many General officers was unnecessary ; that the war with Mexico would be at an end in three months, in ase ofa change in that government, which - was prob-ible; ani that the olficers-ought o he taken frotn the line of the army, nstead of being taken, as they probably would be, from civil life. , On tne other hand, it was contended hat the war could not be brought 'to a lose without an invasion of the terriwry f Mexico, at every point. T an rmy on the frontier in a state of inV$:Wiity vould be useless and expensive. Mtr. Webster desired to call the attentidn )f those having charge of, the finanees oE lie Government, to the eTbarrassed state of ntoneytary affairs in the large cities. He alluded to the great pressure existing at New Orleans, and its effect upon.the Northern cities. Mr. Webster desired to fix the aiesianti af Congress on this important'suhject; ii 3rder that means might, he devised to transfer fauds without producing so much inconvenience to the community. Mr. Lowis replied that he wprstot in foramed. - Mr. Calhotia observed that the evil al tilled to'hy Mr. Webs:er, were certainly very great, but ho was afraid theI cotld not he renelied.' As li an ge3 were in favor of NewYrki there woul be tn A : u1y ut' ' ixpentid~ arge as to n ri giver would pass. He'wag inclined: to hink that neithet a National Bank nor mnv other contri:ince coiuld 'veriirio liliculty. The- wisest thing slhgiCon ;resa could dd, woulflbeggeo atuthoriv~e an is'sue of T1reasury notes. . Mrg Miletwjts irfavor ofthe applieas ton of the sub-treaisur-y as~ remdj for . *'l'he resoluuians wuere -aid over ntil Igestorrnw. .-, TI~e Oregon- BNls seeleft iwith the Ju diciary Coitwittee with.ianstruulions.. EDGEIEL ". . Wsti~us par, J U V ', :2 an iln doub, qNittE10.ve withcre .it he aeanacun of theg botibaet the Potutet Bofn. It is a 's choicebi. andldb thad attentiely -ftevlaewl iea x '.y' hvedeonsdeAraibea pBprtons, accepil out aci themelvos ih craaey Oed rpaymers wil Tseeda iththit onGro~a ' hxemaeicn peacoed of the biyonbardment of 'rta Blrew. iachiebtansoude WeT Te prodtobee itrstated Bt waill nores un, thank tthe ravo iier ha latel ered us.he eareacotinun of hisgveentoete hedutebwnthe Cm rcA renktiane sepni led theyIneptotendy fhPaguay nd Gthi ~ rud beenee itcep ted. ' th , B.alti: It would be a blessing to the whole of the outh of this Western Cotinent, ifthey ivould ppeal of tener to the kind interference of the nited States, and prevent entirely the iner aeddl ing of European -nations withrtbe affairs r Republics. Couon.-Our Hlambnrg correspondent under ite of the 3d inst., says: "'I have to report another very dull week itn is article, the receipts, and sales both, having men very 'small, at prices about -tbe- same *as