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Advertisements not havin.Theinmber of insertions mnrked pun tbemwill bn continued uutil ordered out 'and charged accordingly. Communications, pnst paid, will be prompt Ty and strictly attended to. .SOUT RN I iST CONVENTION; June 15. 'Rev. J W. D Creath, of Nottoway, adr ssed the Convention with- much e neliess, settin that he had c eiire tped with reflec tions upon the spilitual wants of T'exas, nad in 'inquiry, whether or not his duty n id.not-point hin to thatfeld:. He had n aitth sabject of prayerful reflec uobt aid hIe.had at last decided that if the dway pe opne I to hirn he would taa t noiw State, and devote his eors thre to the cause of Chriat. R . Mr., Jeter stated that lie. had b ee consulted by his brother Creath as ta wheiherihe should or should not go to-Texas,andihad advised him. not to go. II (Mr. C.) occujpied a tnost in teresfiig- 6flil in Virginia, where, by his owexertions, the ''Ianrch had estab lislied a foothold, and-he did ,not think ie could be well spared. Nevertheless, as his mind was so seriously bent upon it, lie would now advise-him to go, and felt :assured, tha', under the cirenmstan ;.; ces, others would be.. found to takek lie place he would vacate. - - Rev. Jsse Witt, of Poew hratau' sIiad tt of lis 'private concern's ; Viirgiia would occupy hiin -about a ear; and be now req:ested his' brother -ninisters, who were going to Teas, to tell his brethren there he was coning. Messrs. Hinton and Hluckenindul ged fervid. ?ongratulations, upon the spirit which had been.evinced. Rev. R. Jones, of. Nansemond, inti mated that he too had thought seriously of.bbaoming:. a aissionary to Tex' and that his detcroaination with that view was well nigh made up.. Mr. - John D. McGill, of Mot(s X, knew .not whether to mouro-ir rejoice over .the annovuncemetpihey had just heard, of tife dt 6iination of their brother Witt/ ,-6e wotild be loth to part with who had done 's) much good - ore. But, whenever brother w should go to Texas, nn the errand -named, -he.desired the :Board of Do mestic Missiorrs to put him down for $50 per anti tr, as. long as he continued 'Mr.H., mwei mad6e a few remiarks upon. the idea that all this fervor and ze-41 for the 11 'me Mtissions had been in. answer to earniest prayer on that sub R '.i~r. .Gale,- of Tennessee, rae a few riem-ukq relative to thme impor, ~tance of M:ssionairy labors, not- onlyr ini T'exas, but in A rkansais and Lomuisinna. -Afthaeconchtston of his rermarks, the resolutions of Mrl. Huocs were unao inmousty'adopted. - T scenes pending the discussion oftthess resolutionas were extremely sol --emoaed pathetic, and called forth a re umarkable degree of fervor and religious zeal..' Onanotion of Mr'. W. C..Crane, Resolved, That it be. recomimended to Soiithern Chut ches to luster and sus tdie tho se Southern Institutions of learn ing 'which are established for the edu cation of young men who have the gos pel ministry ~in view. Mr.' Guno poinied out an inconsis -tency, as ho deemed it, between the ac b,. tion of the Convention on the subjeci ,of ,colpiortage and the resolut ion ad apt. ,ed at ;the close of-the, report of' the ,commsittee on the establishment of a Bible and Publication Board. This res olu'ion declared that the Convenlion woulil not eqpbarrass itself with the pub. lication.' and sale of books; and this Convention, deetming that this would prohibit the s-tde of books through: a system~uf colportage, rejecied the pro. position for such a system. HXe did nol believe the-re would have ewen any suet inconsisgeniy,; but if the Conventior still Qhought so, he would now move. .rieconsideratiori of-the vote on the reso. ltion, with.~a view-to its amendment. Messrs. Stocks, Crane Jeier antish ers remonstrated against anj sigino * *.on Te-qestin ba ben setle many of tho members, who felt a deep ,interest in it, were abue'it, and ii ought not again to be opened by this Conven tion. The0 President gave as his opinion that the resolution could operate as no prohibition upon the Domestic Board against the.appropriation of moneys con fided to them for the purchase and dis position of bibles through colporteurs or by any other means. The resolution was simply that the Convention would not "embarrass" itself with the publi cation and sale of books ;and this would be no embarrassment to the Conven tion; for in it they. would incur no pe cuniary or other liability. He. begged as this could be done without the action .If the Convention,that his brotaer Gunn would desist, and that there would be no effort to disturb what had been so harmoniously settled. Mr. Gunn yielded to the remon strance of the President, and the sub jecl was dropped. The thanks of the Convention were voted to those editors and reporters who had -nitended upon and reported the iproceedings of the Convention. Mr. Stocks, of Georgia, now moved that the Convention adjourn till the 1st Wednesday in Miii, 1849, at N.ashville, which motion was agreed to. The Rev, Di Johnson, befo.o ad journing the Convention, made a nost appropriate and feeling valedictory ad dres. lie said he was deeply impress ed wish the presence and sowcial iiflu ence of God's spirit in the meeting last year at Augusta ; butt his impression of the presence and influence ofthe spirit of God in this meeting was much deeper. Owing to. the circurmstances tinder which the Convention last year. met, it was tp b expected that there would be unanimity of feeling and action. in its deliberations. But when .we came to asseible here, we had grounds to ap pre hend great difficulty in bringing the wholeh body to unite on soreuf the tt eis -J bii fo~wtjld tau sifr.alteitigni vt~ased se Is:- - ,p1 eraiot by t hnumatdisturb tie harmony of our proceedings. For himself he had not apprehended such divisions; believing th rt they would be tivoided by God's special interposition. Ani we had cause to be grateful, that through God's I special iterferetce,we had indeed avoi ded those divisions. If God had in deed been with them, and had brought their minds and heatts to such a hariiy conclusion of compromise, and a sur rpnder of points at difference,shoul' we not bo deeply impressed .with it, and urged to put our hands with increased zeal -and energy to the work before us, 'in order to bring about still further ef fective results ? If by God's grace, we wer - so united, if we were made to go together by grace and not bythe pre sur e of force-we should f,-el not only a deep sense of gratitude, but should feel a dieper sonse of our obligations, and should not permit ourselves to relin quish or neglect any po tion of our dii ties. - - The time was come, lie said, to make great sacrifices-sacrifices of in lividual comfort and( worldly aud ancemtent-a sacrilice of memtbers of our families to go to these new fields in our own land and in outr foreign hands. It wvas our iiiperious duty to pracuico economy, and not to beltooking forward to great investments of pechniary means to mrrike large fortunes to leave 10 oar farmilies. He was se-iously and anxion'sly impress ed with the cobviction, that Christians often made a great mistake in making large efforts to leave largo estates to their faimiles. Ho e.ntioned a acsenin Georgia, of a piotus -dncle leaving his estate to) two nephews. In had nort con, tributed to their comtfort or wvebare; btin had. made them more wicked,. more reckless in their actions. He could npi but believe that if th'e. dear saint had invested a portion of his weahth ini hrea venly treasures and left those nephtews less, they ainuld have been better. The reverend speaker here alluded to the divine injunrctions against being absorb ed in. a desire-for. worldly gain-not thai it was wrong, he said, to increase our earthly snore, nor that there was any sin in money. There was no sin ii mioney, but in the love of it-the ilar of it is the root of all evil. Dt. J. ear nestly urged it upon all professors oi religion, as their duty, to give thei, meatns liberally .to the promotion 01 Christianity. When Nirhaniel CobI determined to give a certain portion o. his arinnual gains to thte Church, he wva not ihe lss. prosperous-nay, he was more so.. Let us give freely and de vote our-selves fait'bfully to rho advance ament of the kingdomn of God.. What he liadheard to-day, continu ed - Dr. Johnson, convinced him- tha we should look out'for locations, -as the *vann rf nurerjioisih resneet to sacrifice of our personal" comforts. -Hie was much struck with a remark in -e-ne of the triennial Conventions in Phila delphia a f(w years :since, upon the diff.. ence between the piety of the early christians and those of the present day. This remark was that the rule rith the christian ministers in the primitive ages was to go, the Fxceprion to stay; with as us the rule is to stay, the exception togo. He.thouylht we ought all to be.readyand willing to go--that some of the best and ablest amongst us, that had youth on their side, ought to go. We should not select those who could be spared ;but those who cmndd not be spared ought, to go to Tex:Is and Canton, and wherever esl the field was open to them. Gladlys would ho be able to.say that soine of oor most distinguished ministers, with youth on their side, had added themselves to the list of missionaries, 'ad were ready to go. Look at William Cary and Adonitram Judson wlo went to their Ia bors in foreign lands young aisd full df energy. God prospered their Wri in Hindostan and Burmah, and oh, may it be rontinued, ro the glory and honor of his Kingdom O1 thoughts and labors should he'di. rected to carrying the gospel to the hea. then. He [Dr. J.) migh' be called on to make the sacrifice, ie had a dear son at college, whom he had. educared for the ministry, and who, it was pi-ab able, would i epome a mis.ionary. to. China, or some ,oher far distant land. When the' idea was first suggested .to him, it ef'fected him very much.; for it was a severe trial to part witif a aear son to go on such a distant errand, but he was ready to make the.sacrifice,. if it pleased- (god to send .him there. He had yet anot her son-, whose feelings and whose education tended to the ministry. lie 'iighc have to give up boih. W'e was ready ;todo so wh'en it-pleased God he should. f zonnection with the do: mestc feeli ngs:invol 'edj in this. auttge., hesaid none should regret.- the cnnse cratta to"I- scns Q b'm . " .: itlin ile1i e' iine or Kings, or to fill any.oithvr:Estaton oi earth. Hi had endeavored to shipe their. education to tliese results, andthanked God that bbtlr those to whomi Vie- d .alluded were anxious and willing' to fit themselves. early for the .dinistrV. .He begged those who were. called on to make the sacrifice of Fending a dear son to preach the gospel,;to think what an honor it was to lift the. standard of the Cross where it had tiot been raised before, and that it they were not again to meet in this wor"ld, they would meet in that better world, where they would be shi ning stats in thli,~rmament.. It was with exceeding pleasure, con tinued-the reverend and venerable spea ker, thai he would take the parting hand after such a Week-after such harmony anI sweattosmunion a's ie had enjoy ed with his dear brethren in their delib, e atibns, in te social intercourse, and in their' devotional exercises. ' It was wi:h pe'culiar delight he partook of the Lord's Supper yosterday-ho would not soai forget the joy he felt on the occa, siun.':. Tr. Johnson alluded to some of thie incidents o1f the scene which would impress it on his memory-among them, he 'said,; hie're was 'ii his ar brother Shuick, who had come back from his missiont0China, bringing his shea (with him. Subli a season of' joy, he said, wasgvorthl a journey from South Caro'. lina-shch a coming together wds wo-hh a voyage across 'the ocean ! 'All that wats painful was itr leaving these' derr brethrcda of Richmond, with whom tte have just spent these hapy days. He hopid they had done 'them no injdiry, nnd had been guilty of no lightness of conduct, not of speech, nor ofany un,. becoming deportment. He truste'd their birthren of Richmaond would rememb'er tliem with thetsame. affectignate regald we carry awvay withi us -for theni, and that they may. long look back with plea' sure~npoas these scenes. He bade thern an affectionate farewell, Might :God be with them, -ana their. churches and their ministers. May the.-blessisd gas peI be to them not as waters iilt-.on the grouod, w~hich -cannot be .gatheied again, but as 'the waters of life ! The venerable.Pgesident closed his valedic tory with a fervent and liappy reference to the final meeting .in the Grand Con venion in Heaven. which would never adjoom n, and where there would he no m'ore parting!. An appropriate and devout- prayer was then. addressed to the throne 101 grace by the President. This'wais fol lowed by the thrilling missionary hym "Blessed be the tie tha' binds Our glowing hearts tn one. &ce -The scence was concluded, by a gen, eral shaking of hanids-that token ol t fellowship'and Cliistianr resignation.- r the Church-and-ipe: Convention~ad. 6 jonsmed at 1 o'cloek, ta-meaain -tiu fits dbeaday in May, in 1849, in Nas~ii1 ennessee. TOTE IENDS OF*THE IBLE 'P JHOUT THE U. STATES. p EErnaar -The City. Bile Sodii4v 't e ity of New.York, auxilia to.tlie& can and Foreigi Bible Socie ty, our attention. to the folowing comm tion. * .'1b~ dt~of the pity Bible ?ociety, is the.disititioq of tie roid of od among the, poor-anil destitute, .irrespective of lo pality;. 4s.lts name imports, this.Soclety islocted inth~ecity of.New York, and is depesldeat1o a great extent, for its eflici Eneon4er[ulness, upon the friends of Bible dissrttjon.in.that partieular section of the Umon. Tb. lisc'y of our country shows. that tiose poition which are newly settled, or thioly popuated4 most require the.aid of the;benevolent, intfarnishing the means of raligaito bpowiedge and.,improvement: This peculjtir feature of our populaiton has, for gev years, engrossed the atten lion of thiseciety.. The City Bible So eiety has d 1 sought; and is now seeking, to reach this.: Who are destitute of reli iotis p.ri.tiJeps, rhereer such destitution has been kbw 1 to exist. While Provi dence ba smjdted propitiously on our ef forts, and. bletsed them even beyond our expectatiop, 4t has also furnished still greater inctintives to activity and enter prise. Trigty we can say,. the dispensa tion of eharitv is oftentimes its own re ward. While the City Bible Society has ,ts aought to, supply.Lhe destitute with the.Word of (od, its own usefulness has apparently, greased its resources, as tho' a proinite ofljoicitg was returned even to ithe nknowi giver. The City Bible Society has he on hand, a supply of Bi biles and restaments adapted to general circulationt wjjich it is proposed to furnish. to ministee.s jprte.rs and .otberse to be sold for a reastable price, or, in their dis= eretion, at tilaii nominal value, or even to bo circulated gratuitously among those who are.u'nabiliherwise to purchase them. While" 1te . Bible.Socioty, under the blessing ofi Aa4llea)Jpon the genprosity ofa public lut' fore of aproved lihorah ?yfor .i sof: xtribution, i. also a. 't d titt twill y id Societ, ev rn rhe present time. one treat obstacle to the constmmnatioo of this.en: terprise, hias een the want oftis ritzht. kind of.information :espectin" pariiculgr sections of the country. . It is true iht the Society has often heard complaints of great destitution prevalent in snine..sp cified county or section o a Stare, bat a the same tirie, no definite inforniation concerning the benevolent and religious men who are. rsideuts of that immediate vicinity; is in iis posession. -Similar state ments have altioeemanared from the,rol igious press. Doubtless, if-we knew .the names, residences and post offices of such men, they would readity -.cooperate with us, and communicate all the information requisite, and- slo fully reciproc'ne. our wishes and eficits. But as yet, we must unwillingly say, that to many such we are still strangers. 'The City Bible Society. desirous of sendingihe Bible wheresoever the wants and etigency of the peoplo may require, invites iil who are willing to give 'beir counienamoe and supgqspIli this groat and good cause; to conmmunica'e the names of-ministers and others who will cooperate with us, and also to furniph information as to the destiution of particlar sections and localities. with which they are acquainted. The Bible is enanhatically the Book of the world. It speaks a language and breathes a -eutimetnt. c~insonact td. every hbuman .bosom, an'd .wliile .it cheers and gladdeds ibe p-athway; ,of . the child ,of camity and minfortune, i ~also.ityparts to thoentba consetations' and-blessings of a holy reljioi. "We ask all who love anid rsvere the. Bible, to think, feel and act stitih iu. .. '~Mintsds, edhors, 'agentsh~dio'rtebrs, clerks of religious bodies, and others wvho possess the informnation desired, iill confer p great' favor by cotimnnitg with us and sendrug usibe- mentos and proceed ings of differe6t roliion bodies with which they are conneeted. .Tbis communication is adrese indis Edimins1l1y4Oeall who appreciate the Bi bled. Thiesgl2inii and efforts of felhiw lhbore who also rejoicein the tjirits of a r-isen Savior~ would.,greatly adeelgrate the triumphs of the Christian religion. In behalf ofitLCity Bible Socety, I' ~MEltY.TOWNSEND,,: Chairman of tAh Cor. of Circuldtlion. New Yoirk, Juine, 1846. N. B. Editors of newspapers. through .ut the country, jvho fire friendly to the Bible, are:reqiuesre.4..to gi-ve this commu .fichtion an insertion. All .com munica tiona to'be addressed to E year ToWNsL!D, 64 John-street, New York city. A.felancho.ly Occurenc.-We regret to learn, says the Charleston Courier of the 7th inst., that a frtal, accident occurred in Christ Churche farish, near/ Hobeaw, which. resulted ira tbe death of 'Thonpau Rivers, Esq., of James lalandl. i.'ap pears thai Mr. R, was jo a bli'ggy'wiih a friend,.eturnfinghoi2r aailitary parade, and ongtigdg f~eei~~b residenceof a.frien~d; he-tookhord' of the muzsleof a oul~aree gun., to drag it out, when from~ soii as, it ient off, and a ballasudjotsa.bnel shot, Iith abie it was chaiged, *ntered: bia..idptiad 'tiooi'gh his bodj-isalore tb 4-lelik' of bit WRM .TIE ARR,. Fvo tie N. 0. Tro,'' Jung 25. CEREMONIES O ' HE0SURL.EN OER OF MATAMOROS. .On the 7th of *ay, eightd yeay afei he defeat of the Mezipens, beneral Taylor made his preparatioge to eross. tie river above the ton; atihe sape.time, .Lieut. Col. Wilgo& *as to advance from the side of arit4. - "fqer verf given to Colonel Twigg-'crosss, leti Gsen. Taylor was waited on -y the Mezican General R.egu sna, empowered by %eneral Arista, Com gander-in.Chipf ofthb *)egiean, fgrees, )o treat .for an arbtistice, until the two do. vernments fritly settled. the difficulties pending. This cnning. on the part of the Mekit.u.nShief, was,too apparent to Gene ral Tayto; .be wha atare .that M atamo ros was filled;with. the* munitions of war, and time was only wanted to move them off. General Taylor replied promptly to General Reguena, that an armistice could pot begranted';,he.cspitulated the circum stances of the ptegcdisg.month, .when he bad himself proposed an armistice, i:, General Am udia had declined., He stat ed~tligt.ba was receiying.tlarge reinforce ments, that he would dot th.en suepeed hostilities which he had not invited or pro voke4; he also saiq.that the possession of Matamoros, Was..a0"sine qua non,". and that the ,Americar troops,would occupy theVciy,t she,strtie tpe ,giving,to Gen eral.Arista and his forces. leave to with draw from the town, leaving behind .the public property of every description. Gen. Taylpr reiarked ipat-'.Generale Ampudia and Aria, "had,.projuised that the war should be condncted. agreeably to the usage of civilized gatiqan, apd. yet, the Nexican, forces had in the bpttles pf the.8th-and 9th; stripped our dead, and mutilated their !?o dies." General Reguea replied, ',that the women (,')and Rancheros, did it,:ad that iteycould not.be cioniolled." Gen eral 'Ttyl'r said he would come ove- to Matanoros, and control.sch people for them.,. . ..i\ , ~.W t Th answer prmise-iby Reguena .to be deliverod to Geqeral.Taylor, positively at jhree o'clock, did not come.. It after 'ads yppep9d ,hat,wile,the del~egaJipn Was tra pgi !il 4. Or . "y, fen. -x p rf ta . wirer-at ..E wvas s ay e t ;erfug.-, Gen. Ariii ink advantaget the: delay, ,eucceede4 in moviag-yin bof-th miler stores; -ec ing tw: onri egpiecesp aoldoa,'wi i the fragmest of-$isartm,' th a vqrygi qbatdoongd..Matamorps .and fle4:prc tately, toward it Monter~ey,. At ,sando;wn Gen. Taylor perceiving that, no werd.was to be sent to .him,. lie repaired, from Fort Brown, to join the army two miles above the Fort, in position.for erossingithe. Rio Grande... t . , - -.Early.on the mornidg- of the 18'h, the East bant was defended b1 two 18 poun ders, and ihe ,ibreebatteries of ourartille ry ; and ;tps drossidg comtnencpd,, Cql. 'Tiggs orderin& the hapds to. 'strikq .tp Yankee Doodle... The light companies of the battaliops, irst went over, followed by the volunteer aed .regular cavajry.... Lieutenant Hays, of the.4th jnI'antrj, and ten select men, ritbCaptain Walker of 'ie Rangers, irat crossed the river with rdersto 'asgertain- pd t-eport .the- .ndmber and- position of theenemyif ear t ie..i .ver. Immediately after Lieutenant Hays tiad cpwsed; the Banjk companies of the 3d, .4th and 6tly h fsntri, were.aiirdwn peross., commanded by. Oaptamr'Buchanan,. and Captain Larned.. After these commands had crossed, Capt. Smithof the Artillery battalion, erosed ''with t&Od companies, followed bf Oaft.,Ker's sntiadrdn'.of ii goons. A fter this force had crossed..Ridge ly's artillefy, as. dismounted. pAd taken overti par.,:la ie mean tpme,. the In fantry already 'over,,,had, advanced, and ocupied a b eesc ca4ting tbhe cross in ; after caupiing 'his , jpositijon some -tzed hours, a civil de pntation from Mata romos presested;.itielf, ~requeyting to see General' Tiftor. 'The dopptuation was sent over the river, in charge of'an o~iUder, to meet the Genegil, awho had not 'thon drossed. Th''j'a of th'e'deputation, was to.inf'orm~ die comrinning General of ~th.Anericanf' rees~ that General Arista and the plexjan troops, had neindone,d Matamoros, together with his sick, and *vunded, and wishing to know. from pen. Tav..pr, vhat treatnye5nt .tbe esyn~h .ext pect ;frpm' him.' Genet at Tayl[or tlnding onp jaciiry, .that this report was true, or dered'that portiedsi the American forces tihail pot cro.ssed ihe river, 'to return to Fhbi Byown and cross there. Gen. Taylor imodiate~y despatched a stall' officer -to the prefect to d'ensi a surrendet, and.to comei to him to' confer on the subject. General Taylor informed the prefect that the ucivil and religions rights of the citizens, would be sacredly respected. While~ bis w as going forward, the.Dragoonsiser Captain Ker, passed below whiere :they had landed, aud raised -upon the wall.. of Fort Paredes, 'Te.Star Spangled perti ner.' The different reginients already on.te Wst~siII5 oftthe RioGr nde, were miarch. ed' to, th'eir riespeitlv placees of enc ampi mnt,-without noise pr disorder, save when the flag of our cotantry. was .mexpiecedly ses. w vidg frotgr ort ?areies ; diesi IinWilfen gave wsy .to fielmng, .and amne hearty cheers rent thie'air, and announced thei occupation of M1alamoros by Ame' cstroopr. - -m .'That-evening s sal'IPN ( 'ihd in-Matamoros,' tkee'aho :esce, I 4trooN -ezdpt une :condinnhet tihte 'i.itd tt, The civil and ruligiont rights of the citisens were gpgranted,.nd the Matamorians..alept..seoire nipr the proteCtion of' .the'Amerea'' QO's0 ,onet .a Loon ever denied.to ihem.by theirpw.w A gloom was thrown over'the brilliang events qo ikis,. day by a mos P forinte accident Lieut. George Stean.. a glad= uate of West,Pqjnt, i'r I4%.qmttr pSpm ising ofne, in the second DragoquA was swept-by the swift current from h esrse while crossing the.river.at.th.thqad o( his :cognatand, 'Ie had distingui1qd.$ eif on; the hrilliant ' day. of the 8 9t, and his untimely. d~eth..w.qse un ver' Ily 'amested.. 1s. friends, tw'q4ayaftbe as drtd.d la the.; melencholy dabs faction of recovering his body and' givin it the ceremoqips of a soldier's bura(. From the Worfo1l:'jIerald, Julj LATEi AND N'ItFRBSTIN FSQ - ., ,, TAMPJCO. .* .-, We.have been pplitejy fasvoredw tA-the following extract of.a letter ipgely e' by a gentleman in this city, dated . . , L. . S. Snip* ST. MAar's,. Off Tm'rnico, June 13, x846,. The wargro'a ace. Qn thie,8; j. we discovered'he eneipy e.retipg another fort on, the Nor.rii i ef.thqLsranc .p Ote ,river, and at ,'.'cck .' 1., W,.' ot t e .ship syn4erweig l udder topsail, as jn and shagu wthl j .. nile of,.li91 and gunboats, the latter three an numbir .'nd tonnage abou.t ope.hqndred, oqppd p.Ore uipon both-e Beingona lee sphor 2q. in shoal wiater, we were not ableio Ore more tia.eight shdt,.berdre ii. .ocamesebpsa -7.to.claw oF, whieh we.didbnt.,t3 o'elock,. returned. apsl pqitge ' ang inotil we, hal fired 70 shelf d s'pad srlid.shot .Jal.last rancootaetheeae my.. re~trned; our fia:, ;with abput. tea a't frum. 1-pound guns, fepqp pf.WJaic ud geae us, ,tp. jll. i r~y - ors ~oi;r nate pis l'-etween e Pre and main-top-masts..aqd oneoover.sle iorp the others fell at a distance.. . ;. The fr~t allell ahe oursI ve ort. Hood, thbe whole of theg#.tgjui ate:, lj tob wod.. ;One sfoy . b p - .between.one of the 'sthooner's- ad lgded'beyond her, A k the' wepriat nd ex*pa ip ei:a he ,a. te fort on gua,.by'"ihebrnqj4 jier .s d.excebsig.his rdaket. ', .tp ugn his'v abhle prson n.g .ei:the party, from their embiy .trt, we W t d oge to a h --;Aht past three ..- - c -ie .aere not satised,;. er wit this epga nepett. for, yeut pda wepr jqcted aplan lor.cuttigpuz unboats goo, accordingly, ai.da ,' hjistd out alt boats, ri6i ed .le9e thei. j84c'aing a nine-pounder i6 th. },@ ato 10 .2 a clopci, P. M., got underwei~K .ria brought.' - ;he.ship nearer the.shore, 'one and i i . it, taes a lodger timeo' 4escni'e the mnutja..o biia affair than 1 can devote to it nowr , |1h.a:desired to ,pake the a eck before ife moon rose, but .could no. .. .'it I o'lockale as lifting her head 'above. the bepizoq, hn our Ave boats left theship, eWrj tbz havin'gbeer previpusly arrangedb llr gant capt.. Mind you,.we not oPly 11h6 ahdifcilc of capiurig three heavy gunboats, with thirty Qr mora gen.in each. nod to quell a .frt. of: whctb we lad to passarithin fit'j - - yards. but there was a dangerous bar to be crossed, but, fratto be fpm We pulled into the shore with u A ed - re, literally feedng our way,.-for .t.-oie time we would be quite .n the ,lropIcert, .an then too'fa sea-ward, with a st'n-ite .ath sai a bright moon abey.ps, everj thing iseeinin to conspire against ou'r daritig expedition. In seeking our wyY tp .the month ofth river, we were pbjigedFG -liss near the shore fora 4lt sc f2O-yards, ad 'he noise consequent q4Pon ih'dilicukt o 6 findiug our way tthro ghi 'asaagof whid - n ea to the sen mumtca .,te .~icen glent,.aqd it that, un paswatching - aesr~ 'iseer t about qbtraniceto1he n~fof . the rive,. and were pullig tn hpg jiithin two 'hun di-ed gards of the (org, nbar 'which we had to pass,'muchto orspfs.~ as you'may. imagine, bang ! Went a, dozen muskets, and tlag batlspe:ed ,Notu our eai's. We laid on our oars, and, in fAve m'inu~tesafe the firing of muskets comm'itced, the-pa in, the latyneb as raiar'-ad "let drive." A gun rathhe eJjddrane of the gu bosta suceedd is th b elear Mosf iid ',ta--j the launc was Icoaded and, Grqd pii when the firing aishore ceased, .Ter 1e also find froC Awethot time d-e hassea-ch aned after gettin 'we .should a ve beqen oblig '.g tleast 300 yards beore c~oftheupeditlon.: 9 ene, ,,4dig on the alet and with supagor ( tR would hiave boea. almost mae ff.4 1.d Nad she objoi wold; nu e~q pbited for ihezc see paopaswa not wii . eotto idfhehoag un snlejflie so thi at egu tinsw q.erahedu i forea a ftforejv carte e lb~I- ia~. shi with us, am.g t.w~i rab~bs