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1MatamOra8, and, -ifer ,:e'ba tle, exchang ed. It is'stated ib't a letter was written from Corpus Chiristi two days befote the departure of tliiscompany, giving inform taion tothe Mexicans-of their march, and of the amount of their money. It was not, we'lehin, without much 'reluctance, and some threats from an American officer, that the'Mexican officer consented to ex'cbange Mr. Rogers. The Galveston Civilian Gazette'says that a treaty was concluded at Torrey's trading house on the 18th ult. with such Indian dbiefs as were in attendance, in cluding some half cozen of the Camauches though all that tribe wab not represented, and the Vacoes, Keachies and Towca nies had no representatives present. Still Later.-The steamer Mary Kings land arrived yesterday afternoon from the Brazos Santiago, whence she sailed on the evening of the 27th tilt. By her we have received a few additional items of intelli gence. On the 26th, about 400 mounted Texan Rangers and 200 infantry-among the latter a company of 80 German rifle men, etnigrants to Lavacca-arrived by the way of Padre Island. They area fine body of men. The party of Dragoons and Rangers that went in pursuit of the retreating Mexican forces captured a num ber of mules and camp equi page. It is now said that the Mexicans have retreated to Rianoso, a town about sixty miles above Matamoras, near the river, and there is no doubt entertained among the dicers that they will there give us battle. If Arista will wait a short time, there is very little doubt that Gen. Tay lor will not be backwtrd in giving him an opportunity to stand his ground. The Mexican wounded at Matamoras were found in a horrible condition, and our General has given their case his attention. He had some of the captured Mexican property sold, and the proceeds appropri ated for their comfort and convenience. Cigars, cigarritas and 'monte' cards can be had in any qtautities, in our camp, 'free gratis for nothing'-captured. From N. 0. Delta, June 4. LATER FROM MEXICO. By the brig Helen McLeod, Captain Mtlarston, arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz, we have papers from that city to the 24th uIt.. heing three days later than those brought by her barque Louisiana the day before yesterday. The editor of the Indicador of the 24th tilt. says that he has been informed, from t very reliable source, that the steamers Montezuma and Guadalope had actually sailed from Havana under the Britsh fag. The same paper of the 22d ult contains the letter of Capt. Andrew Fitzhugh, of the steamer Mississippi, to the comnand er at Vera Cruz, giving notice that the port of Vera Cruz is under blokade. The notice is dated 20th of May. To this the lndicador asks: "Aud are we to .remain almy ookUgAo, m .the .h1Pa Shall we becitizens less wortby than those of Matamoras, whose he.oie valor will be spoken of as an immortal example of bravery? No ! a thousand tites no. And be he a thousand times cursed, who in such a trying time as this abandons his post on the walls of heroic Vera Cruz!" The editors go on to say that the Mexican people should have no further considera tion for their enemies, and the cannons of the Castle of San Juan de Uloa should be fired at the first American vessel that comes within their- range. The same joulrnal, referring to the order Issued by the government that every A inerican'citizen who should not leave the port withmt the time stipulated would he sent twenty leagues intii the interi.>r. re commends thmat nonse oftlbose falling under their grasp should be pdrdoned. Insult for insult, and life for life, is his mdt to. On the 24th, El Indicador calls on the governroent to arm every tine of their ves sels as privateers, atnd to give letters of. mnarqne to every Mexican who asked for them. in order, as~ the editor signtifically expre-sses it, '"to give the Yankees hell !" The article winds upi by hoping that Max icaus will not betray their country, but pay the Americans in equal coin. WVe alw notice that the British mail steamer I'T.g was advertised to leave Vera I Crutz foar Ilavana on tthe unorning of the 2d inst., and '-would take on board, as hsereofuore, all specie and cocitineat that< emotild tie offe-red for shipment." We would respeetfolly ask Capt. Fitz hugh what kind of specie is coc-hiteal-. th'ugh. by the way, in his note to the commauder of Vera Cruztt, publhishedl above, I ai aonie is exempt f rm the surveil - I lance of the blocka~dei.t Fro'n thte samne. LArT3-r raOs: BatAZOs &r. JAeli. I The Steatiship Atatam-em Cap. WVin dIe, wnich took down Col. Peyton's Rag-' Irr ent, returned last evening. She en countered a violent gale on the bar. the 1 particulars of which wo give in the extract from her Log. Captain May, with a squadron of dra- f goons, pursued the retreating Mexicans some sixty miles west of Matamoros, but so quick was their march that thtey could c not even come up with their rear guard.a He is satisfied that the Mexican force atc that point at the present time, is not moree than four thousand men'. Every thing goes along as smoothly as- possible at M~a- I tamoros. The citizens are all minding their business, many of theua making mon-i ney tiy trading with the soldiers, and all learning to believe that the Yankees are not such outside barbarians-after all as-they< Were led to believe them to be.1 it is now ascertained-and Gen. Tay- I lor,. Who will not be accused of exaggera tion, admits-it-that the loss-of tho Mexi cans on the 8th and 9th-paricularly oni the latter day-was much-larger than was I at first supposed1. A- gentleman,- whe wvent I through the hospitals in Miatamnoits, and - who took some pains to ascertain theirI number, thinks it must amount to six-hun dred. I Many of the cannon, wshich they stunk-1 in wells and elsewhere, have been recov gred. Capt. Page is recovering-. Maj. Lear, who crossed-the country from Fort Jesnp, a~ nd for whose safety~ears were eterlatos ed, has readhed ihe campan safety. A quantity, of'the trophbies of; victery~ sken-or found on-the battle geld, is depet ited at point rsabal. They form quite a cabinet of curiosities. They .are all now burning to have auo ther'crack at tie Mexicans. and the pre veiling opinion is that. "Old Rough and Ready" will before long indulge their de sire. Captain May and his sommand are still at Point Isabel. A "SQUABBLE" AT SEA. Captain Scott. of the schooner Catba rine, arrived at New York from St. Jaco de Cuba, gives the following account of a strange proceeding on the part of a French naval officer-which perhaps the said ofi cer will hear of, by and by, to his discom fort: 'On the 'morning of sailing from St. Ja go, and within gunshot.of the More Cas tie, the schooner Catharine was met by the French war steamer Toniteere, from St. Dominigo 'bound in ; she past at firste considerably out of hailing distace, and very mach nearer than she was to haif a dozen other vessels which had come out in company. After she had run in about a mile and received a pilot, close to the shore, she was observed to bake round and mane' vre sotne time, and at intervals fired two gnns; she then stood for the C., came near and hailed in the 'following words: "You d-d rascal, hoist your flag." The answer was, that orders given in such in suiting language would not be obeyed. Other abusive phrases and threats were repeatedly made to fire inte her unless it was immediately done. The boat with a lieutenaut was twice sent on board with a message that, unless the schooner set her flag, all the force at the steamer's command would he used to make her do it; that her commander had the power to send the schooner to the bottom, and that he would do it. To all of which the same answer was returned, the second time in writing, as follows : "To the commander of the French war steamer 'T'onteere. "Sir-At the first salutation you call me "a d-d rascal." Until you apologise for such insulting language, I will not hoist my lag, Respectfully, ANDREW SCOTT. Master of schoouer Catharine of N. Y. Off the Moro, St. Javg de' uba, 19th May. About an hour was thus pated, dttrin; which time the steamer was laid across the schooner's hows and clumsily got foul, doing herselfsome damage; her comman. der insisting on an unconditional nhedi. ence, and the officers and crew of the Catharina upholding their captain in his decision. The n ind was very light from the East ward ; the schooner was kept or her course, going one or two knots, and - the crew continued their work of washing decks, which they had been engaged in. Ai last after some words of conclusion on both sides, the apology was offered and the salutation made. 7.'O anguage-.st first. used.b~ya et' afieriward the eo'onversation With.ihe lieu tetant and with him was in French. After the C. had passed the Moro, her flag had been hauled down so that the gaft topsail might he0 set, which it inter terred with. ; This was done about tiwety minutes before the steamer came up-but no such nor itny explattaiion was given. only the intention of insulting his flag which her captain tlbarged was denied. Excepting a Spanish schooner, no othei vessel in right bad Ir flag set. The steamer's mandvres and guns wore tupposed to be aignals of communication with the shore, and could nor ho uder ttood us meant for the schooner, and when the came cear it it was thtought she wvan ed to put letters on hoard, or ask for some ufurmtation. Gen. Taylor.- The U. S. Gazet te says:I 'Who ever saw any man write attd fiazht )etter than General Taylor. lie is death n his advances upon at enemy, hut most -etiring whben speaking of himself. Hie ever says that he will contquer an enemy -but sim ply promises to fight him. The 'resident has done well to nominate Gen. 'avlor, as Brevet Major General, and the senate as well, it confirmiug the nommna ion unanimously." The following commtunication was ad Iressed by Governor Juan. Martin de Ia Saoga y'Flores. to General Don Pediro koipudia, unider date of Victoria, April '.0tir. "By your note of the 12th of A pril, I tomice that in conerl~cence of the presence if the Auirican acrmy on the left side of tie Rio Graude, you have orelered the i.nerican Consul amnd all the cit izens of ho United States to proceed forthwith to his city. and can only assure you thtat they v'ill he treated with the consideration tor esponding' with the noble and generous entiments which form the Meuicatr crar icter."-N. 0. Pic. Thre ity of Meirico is said to b'e (he inest builtecity on the A merican Goninent. I-n some respects it certainly is so. In le principal streets the houses are all onstructed according 'to the strictest rchitectural roles. The foundation of the ity wvere laid, and the first butldings were rected by Cortes, who did every thintg vell which he attempted, front building a ouse, or writing a couplet, to conquering a empire. Many of the fiuest buildings a Mexico are still owvned by his descen lants The public squnre is said to be insurpassed by any in the world;- it 'ontains some twelve or fifteen acres paved vitirvstone. The cathedral covers one en ire side, the palace another ;the western ide is occupied' by a row of very high and ubstantial- houses, the efecond stories of shich project into the street the width orf he pavement ;-the lowem' stories'occupied >y the principal retail merchante of the :ity. The most of these houses were built >y Cortes; who, with his characteristic agcity and an avarice which equally tharacterized him in the latter part of his ife, celected the best'portion of the city or himself. Fashion again sictoros.-TheI great. Etaee over the Union Course-between Lashion, Patsey Anthony and 1Ringgold otur miile heats-for, a purse of $600, came fon Weslnesday =lasty andmite aron by Pgsbion intro t~raight heats. NEW OnLLEA4 g 5. . FOM TOBASC 0 Very Late.-;-The barque Tei r, Capt. Major, from Tobasco. bound to ar~seilles, came to anchor of'the South Pass on Monday last. She sailed from bat port on the 28th tilt., having a passgj of only four (lays to the Balize. From Capt. Major, who cai up to the city to procure 'provisions, &c we learn that great excitement existed Tabasco against the Americans. An or of eai bargo on American vessels w received from the general government be was about leaving. The order cane by expre rom the city of Mexico, and Cgt. Maor on re ceiving ihe earliest intimation of uis arri val in the city, succeededhy theaseistance of several friends, in 'ieaehing his vessel. The Governer having failed i' prevent Capt. Major's departure, ordere ii ls.said, that the Mexican 8team-sr Ventina 1o go out and capture his veasel. The cqm. mander of the steamer, however knew the Texidor was furnished. wit oivit gun, and therefore considered in the r part of discretion not to be in tooir .a hurry firing up. The policy 6f this conrse v as further suggested to him by Uapt. M., leaving to, off the bar. and cutting up his el in sheets into small lengths for shot, loajng 'his six pounder, and intending as he ex r.ssed it, to 'swish the Ventura's coffee ll,' if she ventured out. The Governorp ed about fifteen soldiers in charge of i ew Or. leans schooner. Tobasco is." sented as entirely destitute.of forti ations or other defence,Ie*eepi the presen of about 4(10 Mexican soldiers. Capt. Major was at his con nees, in the city, when the order cin and was guarded to his boat on the bee iAy about twenty of his friends; well ar ,o that the soldiers were afraid td atr mriking hai prisoner. -" ,The schr. ----, Cdpt. Co of New Orleans. ias seized, and. the, ietr de tamed in the capitol. The idor left several English vessels in por-oading. No American maiidf-war had as yet been seen off the port. From Port . Cacdo.-Th et ymer .kno dolph, Capt. McWelch, arriv ast even. ins from Port Caddo and foot"Whe Raft, having on board Col. M. S. L id, Indian Commissioner ; Geon. Mascon ~ajur R. S. Piehours, R. Cook, G. J.~ ilon, J. Coyle, and 4L Indian chiefs an ,warriors, from the Comanche and othe ribes; on their way to visit Washington: -i, froni the late treaty ground, where .ey con cluded a treaty with Gdv. Bitlr. Capt. Alexander & wife. bliss Alexan ,Lieuts Vestmore, Ernest, Dent, E' si- and Burwell. Dr. Simpson, and tcompa nies of the U. S. Infantry. d Ier con mant1d of Capt. Alexand'lr, fr' ort Tow. son, also cam. in the R &-P c. Yucatan.-The New York i has re cei-ed late a *impnrtadnt , r bbebens dis ed, and thens -Cougrss was in session. .-Miguel Barbachano has been elected !governor of Yucatan, and the question of independence settlAd, -and all matters properly arraigned for the estab lishment of a new government. 'Among Other items of intelligence we see that three persons have been appointed on a secret foreign mission, via the U. Slates. Although the Government did not openly declare that those officers were to visit WatihingtodI for the purpose of inquiring into the stzps necessary to procure annex ation, yet this was well known to be the abject. This stei has fonnd greatt favor wiith the peopale, atnd although the mis sion was via the Utitied States to some ythor co-.antry, yet it was well understood. -Eve. News, June 10.. The Poor Indians.--.ownfallefa great Tribe.-Jn the proceedinigs of Congress a rew dlays aigo. we notice the following : "Mr. Graham, of N, C. presented the petition of Jatnies Kegg, ihie principal chief F indi divers uthier Cataw'ba Indiatti, wvho represent thiat thej'have recently removed rrom Sout h Carolina tu North Carolina,. Elay wood County ; thej dwn tin land; hat the remnant of thy once pewerfuild Datawba tritbe is now reduced to abonit L ~ighty-twvo souls. They htribly ask ~ Dongress to make arran'gemett und ' idequate approp~riations to remove dhem l o the~ wnest of Arkansas, and glie Wiei~ a C amne in the woods," , T'his petition tells a nielancholy fale s ndeed ! A great people. sovereigns of a arge portion of this broad land. flourished C mitnil they came in contact with civilized nan ; and then, instead of improving and ~ )rospering by the asso::iation, commreticed ~ heir dlownward career. The more enlight- e nied white nien supplied them wvith the 'fre water," which killed them by thou auds, induced the survivors to part with 0 heir lands for a song, and finally brought ~ hem to the above sad state, eighty tw6 ouls and no land--mendicanits humbly rsking Congress to give th-m a home in A he woods, anxious, doubtless, that home iny be as far retmoved as possible from I he blessings of sucht civilization as it has n~ teen their misfortune to encounter.-'Pay. 0 a Another New York Regiment.-Capt. ~ aohn C. Thomas, for three years past the onmandant of the West Point Cadets, * 1eotrge Rt. P. Bowdoin, anid George W.. d1orrell all'of them of the armny, and gra- i luates of the Military Acad'emy. have, by in lie advice of th'e authorities at WVashing o. and under their s'anali'on, determined C a raise forthwith, a Rfegimnent of vo'un Bers in1 the city of N-ew York, of which hey will cohstittrie the Field officer. Upwards of 5000 volunteers have of- t ered their services to -the Governor of h 'ennsessee. T wo weeks have just el'apsed ( rorm the date of Gov. Brown's frst order, f< mnd almost double the ~number of volun- I eers required under thie call of the Generala .overnmet have been reported. Ninety trains of carsgleave Boston every c iay for twenty-five different stations, about me every ten minutes (or sixteen aind a t salfr hours each day-Shafdays excepted, tl f-course. r~ -Monterey-Tiear-e twQ 1nereysin ' MIexico, oie ai ise on ot h. &cfc, the a stei nand p - 10: mityb'1tf m a e Cong cress ion a '. orrespondence of the Charleston Courier -" . WAsHINGTOV, June 4 Mr. Pakenham. according to the rumor >f to-day. has certainly received instruc ious to offer the tltitmaturn of the Brit is: 3overnment for the adjustment of the Or gon question. Mr. Schenck's Select Committee on 1r. Ingersoll's condct, in producing gar ileCI statements of the. confidential docu nents from the State Departments, &c , have completed their labors, and have as :ertained teat Mr. Ingerholl was guilty of mproper conduct in this respect, and will report accordingly. The other Committee have gone far Bnough, especially since the examiuntion Df Ex-President Tyler, to ascertain that hereis not the slightest foundation forany 3f Mr. Ingersoll's charges against Mr. Webster. In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Cass offered r resolution in relation to the conduct of rGen. Gaines, in calling out militia with nUt authority, on a late occasion. He had Balled out twelve thousand men, many of whom are on their march to Texas. with ,ut any authority. The Government had refused to sanction his acts. lie had put lie Government to an expense of one mil lion of dollars, half cf which had been paid already. He stated that Gen. Gaines had been recalled, and ordered to come to Washington. He sogiuested that it was necessary to put a stop to such assumptions of author ity on the part of the officers. The follpwing was the resolution: Resolved, That the President be regtes ted to inform thelSenate, whether officers nrthe army during the past or present year, has called volunteers or militia into the service of the Unted States without egal auth rity therefor ; and it so, what a the number of said force, how it has been >rganized, and whether officers of the line r staff have been appointed contraty to law; and whet het such calls, if made, were necessary, and the probable amount t will cost ; and whether any ad vantages have resulted or are likely to-result there ron ; and also whit trieasures the D-part nent of War adopted for the defence of he Southern frontier of the United States ;ohring the same period. . The resolution was not acted upon. md it was evident that Mr. Jarnigan -nd 0r. Seviei and others will defend Gen. Baines. The Senate took up the Post Office kppropriation Bill, and discussed it at eag th. No result was arrived at. The supplementary War Bill was passed o th H use ny : large majority ; and he subject of disposing of the Mineral Uands was further discussed. June 5. The Ptiisli Minisier, as it not appears, tas received no instructions, as yet, to alk .nal oft'r.to: the - Gzara i&nf r fie peiitiosi of'ihl Oregon ter itory. In the Senate, to-day, Mr, Cass's Ieso ution calling fdr itiformation .id elutiori o Gen. Gaines' conduct in calling for mi itia without authority, was debated at ength. Mr. Cass contended that Gen. Gaines tad acted without the slightest authority, intl that he hil put the country to ai ex tens of a million of dollars unnecessarily. -le produced a letter from the Adju:ait general shewing that Gen. Gaines had no uthoarity for a call on the States. Gen. Taylor had authtority, at his dis retion, to call for aid, and he exercised it s soon as he thought it necessary. Mr. ~ass stated that the militia called out b~y y Gent. T. since the i 1th Slay, had tnot eon received, not one fifth of thte numrber ad been received. Hie stated that Col. 'eyton's Regiment had not been received. Mr. Webster considered the subject one f high importance in a constirttional Oint of view. The course of the Presi eat, he thought, had beeni irregular, atndI was evident that the provisions of the 1 Jonstitutions and the existing law of 17963, regard 10 calling out militia had bteen isregardedi in the smnoke or fog of the ex itement produced by the war. Hie could ot believe that Gen. Gaines had acted rithout some santionin. The troops which e called out in three instances, were re eived ; in the fourth instance when he alled them out under the same circum ances they wvere not received, If Gen. aities' conduct was wrong in the last lee ii was in the three former, and the resitden t had no right to approve at first !hat he disapproves nowv. He was in fa or of a thorough examination into the .ihject. Messrs. 5evier, lfangum, Westcotn, ohn'son, of La, Houston, Calhoun, anJ thers, severally defended the conduct of fen Gaines. There was tituch' debate upon amend tents offered by Mr. Sevier, arnd Air. J. I, Claytoin, and Mr. Archer, in relation (ion. Scott's correspoutence with the 'xecutive, with regard to his appini tent to the command of the operations n the Rio Grande. Ultimnately all the tmendmetnts wore adopted: attd the whule ects tn regard to General Seo'.t's position a this subject will apptear. The resolution, as amended, was passed 'iihout a division Mr. jVcSienulie offerda resolution call ig for iniformation in relation to thte H-ou inas1 la'nd claiin. The House was engaged only in the nnsiderationu of private bills. Correspondence of thse Chass. Pat riot. June 7. "A thousand foolish rumors are rife itn be country about Com. Connor refittintg is Squad roin, for an' aitack upon Vera Jruz. I apprehend there is no ground >r any such report, thte great strength of1 ie Castle, the destruction of the shipping, ad human life, thai must be sacrificed, re the captture could bo made, forbid the lent of any such mad project being seri-i usly contemplated. It is now prepty generally admitted that be Amei'tean Arm) will not stop short of lie Palace of the Miontezumas, indeed the einforcemnents of volunteers are already ulent foi- that purpose, and. hun wei ball be able to sedure a permanent and nnrnne-,but as Mr.-Caihoun says, with. I find by a New Y"^rk paper, that one of your cotemporarips, the Mercury, thinks the true policy ist1 march from the rear of Vera Crnz. straight upon the Cap. itol. and observes there is a good omen in invading that-the country in that direc ti.,n, as it was that Cortez took. Wi' h all due submission however. I think it would be the most fatal road our troops cou'd possibly pursue. The road from Vera Cruz to the capitol, under the monarch) of Spain, was one among the finest in the known world, and said to have been su perior in all respects. to the far-faned .ppiavia. of. Rome, but then there are passes is fearful as that of Thertnopyle, which womeo and children might success fully defend, ajtinst an army of veterans. It must he recollected, that when the renowned Fernando Cortes, made his de scent upon Mexico, there was no road nor was a visit from such a source dreamed of by the children of the Sun. The route from Taniico would be the.shortest-bu late years have made us acquainted with the countrv, and if the army inarches from the Rio Grande, there will be plenty of towns to capture on the way, that may be garrisoned by Volunteers. That orders have. heen sent to our Squadron on the Pacific, to take posses sion of California, and thus secure the grand harbor of San Fr-inrisco. I have little doubt. Indeed,. shuid they he~rr of the war, such a course would immediately preseist itself to the mind of any comm.ao. ier, gifted with ordinary capacity. To gallant Ap Catesby Jmes. in command of the Squadron, during the alministrati.>n of John Tyler, took possession of it, and held it for some days, even upon newspa per declarations, that "war between the two countries was inevitable"--and was in ennseqence recalled. If they be taken thib time, they will be held in fee. June 8. The Senate was the scene of great it teresi to day, the President having very promptly obeyed the Resoloution; calling for the cot respondence with Gen. Scott, and the War Department, in relation to the comsnand on the Rio Grande, as also that relating to Ge",. Gaines. and the call ing out of Volunteers. Gen S. expressed in one of his letters, that it would be a very unpleasant matter while he was firing at the Mexicans in front,to have an enemy firing at hiri in the rear, and spoke of censutre and reproach from high places, whichi the President thought alluded to him, thotgh the dene. ral disclaims all such allusions, or inteu tion to defend. We had quite an ititeresting debate on the subject of fixinr rtie lime of adjourn :nit Itr It>i 20Iih J'lv in; but after ail the subject v as t).atpuned till next Mon. day. bya vote of 27 to 21. Mr. Lewis spoke of the un-etile-l condi tion of the F' :aees, anod thought we ought tot to adjourn uitil we learned what would lie required to prosecuti th- war with Mexico. to a sutcessfl.conclusion> vhich had jet to be acted on. before they >ught to think of cloying the Senate. Mr. Webster thought it betier to indi :ate the time for adjournment, and let it o to the taher olody. If they could nor inish the business in that time, they might tendit. Mr, Webster reiternted his assertion, hat the expenses of this Government, ere not far short of half a milliou of dol ars a day. Mr. Sevier, insistetl that they ought not o adjourn uniil the Tariff was modified. itdi that the long list of hmee articles should se taxed to obtain ways and means for :drrying on the wvar. Mr. J. 31. Clayton wyould leave the res >onsibility where it rested-with the party n power. ttogitty eentn Mr. Calhoin togt hywrenni Icondition to adjourn, no~r to inidicaie the ime-there was much~t, and important bu ess to be transtacted, and the true and ropier course would tbe to leave the mat er of adjournmient to the House of Rep esenatives, lIe expressedl the hsope, thai he butsitnessmight be done as expedi iously as possible The Bill to astcert aini the clatims of' our itizens to indleintimy, for Frencht Spolia ins. prior to 1800), was passed by a vote fti snays, ton 21 nays. Thme Suh Treasury Bill wvas reported vit h a good tmtmy amnendmients, in mral er of detail--the timte for the specie :lause to go into effeci, is fixe I for Janua y 1847, anid all disbursitng otlicers havinig leposites in Banks, are allowed to keep hem there, until January next. In the [louse there was nothing of in erest, that body haiving been engaged on he usiness of the Territories. Correspondence of the (harleston Courier. June 9. It is said that Mr. Packenhama in an in-, ervie w with Mr. Biuchiannan on Saturday, tated ilsat he would soon make an over ure for thIe adjustment of the Oregoti ques It is sgenerally believed that the question a oni the ieye otf adjustimnt. Onte of the Jahin'-t, I aim told, expressed that opiniotn rerteravt. We shall soon know how this ntter is. It appears from the Albion, that the or nance antI the three thousand excavaters tated to have been sent to Oregon, are, in et, destined for H'udson's Bay, where otne form itications are to be erected. The qutestion of adljournmtent was again hisssedh in the Senate, yesterday. and he resolution which fixes the 20'h of July 'or ;td~aurnment, was further postponed ill Monday next, by a vote of27 to 21. The object of postponiemen' is to wait or an answer frotm the Secretary of, the 'reasry to thse call of the Senate, for in oration relative to the expense of con lucting the Mexican war, and'the~ tieans if raising' the necessary'fun'ds. An efort will be-mtade to put duties on he artircles now imported free of duty, hich will, with an issue of ten or fieen nillionis of Treasury notes, supply the vants of the Treasury. it is thought, till ext, December. Mr. Webstei- remarked that when he aid' the other day that lie supposed that he present expensas incnrred by. the go ernent were half a million ofrdollars a y, lie had not spoken on his own author The Senate act supplement- to an act rovidiag forthe..prosescution of thbe exist ag'war with Mexico,-hih Nasentbick from the Nouse of Representatyves on Thursday last with sundry a pqdsnents, was taken up, and the amendmients were reid. Mr. Dix stated that the Milita'ry Com mitee recommended that the ametdments be not conctrred in. The arniuinbents reduce the number of Major Generali to one. and of Brigadiers to two. The President transmit:ed to the Splate tha correspondence called for with Generals - Scott and Gaines. That .or'ion of the correspondence recd ative to deneral Scott was read. It ape nears that General Scott was, at one time, designated to command the Army.of Oc ctpati.n, and that subsequently, for rea sons growing out of. General Scott's con duct, th- President changed his determin atton. . The House waasengaged in the consid eration of Territorial business-for the most part local. u .June 10. It is the prevailing impression herethat t he British Minister has submitted apr4p' osition for the adjustment of the Oregon question, but no one has any positive and de-finite know ledge of the fact. The wonder-working Telegraph com menced operations yesterday, betweep this city and New York. and many messages were exchanged. A report of the procee dings of Congress. and a long Government despatch, were sent to New York. The distance is two hundred and twenty odp miles. The rate of postage is 50 cents for every ten words, with a deduction of one third of this rate when the number of words exceeds one hundred. The members of both Houses are very. desirous of terminating the sessions in July. It is apprehended that this cannot be done, if the Oregon and Tarif questions are to be settled. Ted friends of the protectiye. tarif,.aj ded by the fifty-four forty party, are in favor of tertttn mating the session as soon as p..ssihle. so as to defeat any Oregon treaty and save the present tariff for one more Congress. in the House, the Select Committee 4a the charges made by J. C. Ingersoll against, Daniel Webster, reported the following _ esolutions. . Reeolved, That the testimon taken it~ this iuvestigation be- sealed up by,. fip;; clerk under the supervision of.the com mittee, endorsed 'conoflential.'/nd depos ited in the archives of the Htousat ad. that' the same be dot opened unless bfits order. Resolved, That tis ieport be laid on the oable and be priuteJ, and that the .elect Committee be discharged from the further conndil.-raitien of this subject. Tao 'report is signed by-Samuel Vinton, Tefirson Davis, Daniel E. King and Seaborn Jones . . rtie report' wats read, atid. it .entirely exonerates-Mr. Webster from the charged of dsi'ti the secret service fund in any it: prop r manner .. I.. Brinkerhoff aloine dissented 'frd't theje ar of the C m4 coffee speed(. ren o _. gf. usedby F: 0. J.:Smtth.of Maine,.orpur. poses'connected with-the seulemedt dithe North Eastern boundary <uesdon, . improperly used. The nioney was,. ir part, used for the public press. Mr. Seaborn Jones. stated, in explana atiou, that he had stated, thatso far as rej gards the conduet of Mr. Webster, whose conduct the .committee were directed to inquiro itlo,, the commitee. did not see that any use had been triade of the fund in connection with the .public press, but a' ham was just andI proper. Mr. Brinkerholl's report concluded mterely wvitht a resohtion. tha' the Comtmit tee be dischaurgedi from all furt her conside ration of the subject, and that both reports he printed. T1hte l.ouse received both reports and ordered thetn to be laid on the table and printed. The hill directing that the mineral lands of the Untited States be sod-the mitni tmumi price being fixedl at Sl 50 per acre, was passed. It th. Senate, a resolution was repnr ted, authorizing the erection of a moo utnent to WVashington on the public grounds. Futnds have been raised for the purpose by private subscription. EDGEFIELD C..H. WEDNEsDAY, JUNEa 7, 1816 The STATrE TEM!PRrcE SoctE~rY will hold itst semi-annuail meeting at Aiken, on the ?f tenth day of July next. The Wleather for the last day or two, has been very deltghtful; hut we have had muck raitn during the last ten or twelve days-so muh~ as to have done great injtury to the crops. Matty of ottr f' rmers have been compelled, on account of the grass, to abindotn whole fields of corn atnd cotton. Wfheat has also sufifered much. We' have every prospect thoagh, of taking an abundance. Coton.-Ourt Hanmburg correspondentnds date of the 13th inst., states, that " In the eairly part of the week, the market was doll andbuti little bussiness doing in. this article, bat towrards the middle, and in the latter part of the week, there has been more doing, and it prices a shade higher 1 do' not deem it necessary to tive quotations, further then to remark'that the saes rangc from'5'to7 eents, and thata'strict - ly choice parcel would command 7j cents. I ear of no change in Provisions, our market is well stocked with Cortn at 65 to70O cenits 'perJ bushel. Flour $5 to $5 50. Bacon 6j 'to 7. We have had a considerable rise in the river, whicht 1 learn has done great damage to thie river crops. A yonng man -who lives about fouar miles frotn this place, brought a living 'Eagle into~ ton,s. day tw aro'nfr which mnanrea from