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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