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o Q g s e o aits Correspondeacc of the Charleston Courier. WASHII-TON, Juld 8. After all the rumors on the sulject of Mr. Buchanan's nomination for the bench, it turns out that the President is very.de uigits that he should remain wsere he is, or th at. if he retires. ie should not do it, till the President has made some arrange ment to supply his place. No change Will take place till towards the end of the A letter has been received here from an officer.qfgentI4'aylor's-amy, which states that the general will not march even to Monterey, until he shall be supplied with tien ihusand'mules Oriorses and two thon sand wagons, and adeqate supplies, be sides stealtfboats for transporting troops, munitions, &c., to Catnargo, which is to be the main depot. I In the Senate, this morning. Mr. Han nagan's resolutioc calling upon the Presi dent for the instructions, if any has been given to Gen. Taylor, since the battles of the 8th and 9th of May, to advatnce upon Mexico. or otherwise controlling the move ments of the army came up for considera tion, and was opposed by Mr. Benton, on the ground that it was highly improper to make public the intended movements of the army, in time of war. Mr. Hanne gan explained that the object of his ress lution was to ascertain the cause of the delay in t he movement of the army. Since the battles of the 8th and 9th of May. no important movement had been made, and Gen. Taylor remained at Matamoras with an army of more than five thousand men, a sufficient force for any operations, and much dissatisfaction was felt by the public at this inactivity. lie had .o wish to make public any information that would prejudice the interests of the conntry, and, if the Senate concurred in his opinion that such would he the effect of the resolution, they could lay it on the 1able. Mr. Benton inquired whether the Sen ator, if it should be laid on the table, in tended to call it tip at a future day. Mi. Hatnegan replied that he would call it ip, whenever he should deem it expedi ent. Mr. B. hoped it would be finally disposed of, and the. vote being taken it was-rejected, nem dis. The hill supplementary to the act to provide for the transportation of the mail between the U. S. and foreign countries, was made the special order for the 20th instant. The Senate took up the bill to reduce and graduate the price of public lands. The debate was animated and turned chiefly on Mr. Calhoun's substitute for the bill. Mr. Calhoun spoke briefly and with much fervor on the subject, and his sub. stitute was adopted. But, upon Mr. J. M. Clayton's motion, that partof Mr. Cal houn's project-wbich proposes an ultimate cession of the lands to the, States was stricken out. The following is the bill, as ordered to be engrossed for a third -reading. It will come up on its final passage' to morrow. Be it-enacted.' 4c., That'all public lands which shall have been ofired for sale tea years or more on the -fryst'day of March; eighteen: hundred and forty-seven .shall thereafter be subject to entry at one dollar per acre,- until the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty ; all then remaining unsold. shall be subject to entry at seventy-five cents per acre until the 1st day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty three; and all the, remaining unsold, shall be subject to entry at fifty cents per acre until the first day of March. onie tbuuisandl eight hundlred and fifty six; n hen they .ahall be subject to entry at twenty-five cents per ecrp. S ee. 2-.4Andbe it further enafc'ed, l'hnt -* . [Te~ sht;n ' e '."een tlied tor --, mr ne r:n the. first day of iSiarex., onre thousand eigttt mintired and fif;3,sitahe iho be subject to graduation and entry. itn like maniner and at like pe riods of~ three years; and that nll the pub lhc lands whicih shall have been olferedi for sale ten years or mote at the next succee ding period, or any subseqtuent one, shall be subject in like manner to gradna-tiot and entry, at like periods of three years as they consecutively-occur: Provided, That no one person shall be authorized to pur chase more than one section at the two lowest rates of lifty and twenty- five cents per acre. Sec. 3. And be it furlther enacted, That upon every reduction in the prices of said lands which shall take place by the grad uating p rocess of this act, the occttpants or settlers upon any of the said lands shall have the right of pre-emption at such graduated or reduced prices, which shall extend to a period of sit mntths from and after the dates at which the respective graduations shall take place; and any land not entered by the respective occurpants or settlers wvithin that period, shall be liable to be eniteted or purchased by airy other personi until the next graduantion or reduc tion in price shall take place, when it shall, if not previously purchased,. he again suject to the right of pre-emptioni for six months, as before, and so on from titme to time as said reduction shtall take place : Provided, That nothing in this act con taned shall be construed to interfere with any right wvhich has accrued or maay ac crue b~y virtue of anty act granting pre emption to actual settlers upon the public lands. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all acts and' parts of acts as provide for ani exemption from the imposition of tes upon land gold by the United States for five years from and after the dJay of sale, be, arid the same are hereby repealed-. I have little doubt that this hill will pass the H ouse. The bill for the reduction and gradua tion of the- price of the public lands- was debated till the adjournmenr. But the Senate bill-will, utndoubtedly, be ultimate .y takenby the H-ouse. Juy9 A subject, oft some intorest was under debate in'- the Senate to-day. -M1r. Rusk called up-the bill reported some time-sme fl-m.the. Committee. on -Naval Aff'air't -to incorporate- the offiers of, the Navy of Teas into-that of the Uliii'ed' States. The bill provides that all the oilicers who were intheTexiani service'ai the jieriod of an ..,xaanOntniSptiOutatst0E1rh, d;faldatmen..Jsalne-takeaW.Oa-r Navy, and holJ the same rank as they held in their owvn, andahat as vacancies occur in the several -grades. they . shall remain infiled, until,, their -number shall be re. deked to that now allowed by law. Mr. Fairfield said that although the hill was reported from the Naval Committee, (of which he is Chairman.) he had the misfortone to differ with those who were in favor of it. lie doubted very much whether there were any Navy of Texas, at the time that State was annexed to this country. .Be had seen it stated, and he was under the impression that it was true, that the Navy had been disbanded, some time previous to annexation. Most of the officers of the Texian service, if not all, had left our service for the purpose of entering it, and some of them he under stood were Midshipmen who were unable to pass their examination: Commodore Moore, who he believed to be a gallant officer, had resigned his commission in the United States, to accept a higher rank in that of Texas, in which it most be admit ted he had earned an honorable distinc tion. But it would be manifest injus tice to bring him back into our service, and place him over the heads of those who had long been his Seniors, and who had adhered to the flag of their own coun try. He was not unwilling that these officers should be brought back into our service, but he was unwilling that they should receive any higher rank than they would have, attained had they remained in it. He was not willing either that the incorporation of these officers into our Na vy, should be permitted to interfere with the promotion of those who were eati tied to it. Mr. Rusk submitted an amendment to the bill, providing that the officets should be placed at the foot of their respective grades, and that said grades should he permanently increased to the number made by this addition. This would pre vent the injustice to the officers now in service complained of. He was surprised at the ground taken by the Chairman of the Naval Committee, that Texas had no Navy when she was annexed. If this were so, then they could not to be appoint ed under the bill. It was a matter that would, of course, be investigated before any appointments were made. The Sen ator might bear a thousand rumors in re gard to Texas, but that did not make them any the more true. Mr. Rusk also sub mitted several other amendments. Mr. Dayton conceived that the bill was unconstituional. The Constitution ex pressly directs that all officers of the army and navy shall be commissioned by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In this bill no such provision is made, and the President is authorised to commission-tiese officers without such advice and consent. 2 The amendments proposed by Mr. Rusk were ordered to be printed, and the bill was postponed till to- morrow. The bill-to reduce and graduate the price of the:public lands was finally passed by a vote of 26 to 18. .-Senator Calhoun voted for it unintentioalaUy, and will ask to have the journal correetd- tioutaw so as to place him it} the-negative.' The correct vote, therefore, is 25 to 19. Mr. Johnson, of Md., is the only. whig who voted for it, and Messrs. Cameron and Sturgeon the only democrats who voted against it. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana. who would have voted for it, was not present, and Mr. Niles, who would have voted against it, was also absent. The ware-housing bill was again ttt'ler consideration, and Mtr. Dix made a very cleatr, sound and well digested speech. in which he answered, in detail, the objec tions to the thill urged by Mr. Huntinigton. He also gave a very interesting account of the rise and progress of the warehtu sing systm in Engl~ir.d. Mr. Huntington rejoined and repeated his objectiona to the bill. Mr. Davis and Mr. 3. M. Clayton, both expressed an ineliintion to enter into the discussion, but declined doing so at this time as they did not wish thte bill pressed to a vote until the TIariff'bill was disposed of. Mr. Dix submitted numerous atmend menta to the bill, which were adopted, and its further cotnsideration was post p)onedl until to morrowv. The Senate thean adjourned. in the House of Representatives the graduation bill was uder discussion all day, The House bill has been laid aside atnd the Senate bill is now before the House in its stead. The impression is that the latter will be passed. Correspondence of the Chazr. Even. Newos. WASISINGTON, July 10. Among the memorials presented to the Senate this morniwg, was one fronr- a Mr. House, asking the aid of Congress in the colnstructionl of a Magnetic Telegra ph from New Y'ork to New Orleans-, upon an en tirely Dew principle- invented by himself. It was referred to the Post Office Corn mittee. This invention is said to be far superior to the one noty in use. Verily this is an~ age of inventions. The conisideratir of the W~arehouising Bill was aga-in resumed. Mr. Simmons opposed the bill and' Mr. Davis followed- on the same side. Mr. Dix then moved to fill op the blank in bill, by inserting "3 years"' as the pe riod of Warehousing. This wvas rejected, Yeas 22, Nay 29. Mr. Dix then moved to insert "2 years." Mr. Calhoun took the floor, and spoke in favor of the bill as a most important commercial tmeasure. lHe said it was a little remarkable that ie English Ware housing system met at its introduction, the most stern resistance, but eventually the triumph' of truth became complete. - H e then gave his reasons w hy he is in favor of this bill, one of which was that it wvill inerease the revenue. Mr.. Webster then-madb some remarks in-opposition to the bill,, but in his- view many of-the details wvere imperfect. With thme view therefore of having: the bill per fected, he moved its recommittah Mr. Dix alluded- to the long delay af ready experienced, and hoped the motion would not prevail. Mr. Webster said the commitee: oull repor-t it-back again on Monday. - Mr. Calhoun spoke against the motion on ihe, ground that to postpone would -be 41r. Webster prevailed, 'asn ;aas recmmined ,by 1beifollokin Yeas-*Messrs. Archer, a amd 'on, Cilley, John M. C s Clayton, Corwin, Critten a I ay ton, Evans, Greene, Hun. rJ a gin, Johnson of Louisiana s8on of Maryland, Mangum, Mille ehiE Niles, Pearce, Simmons, $trg , ,Up. ham, Webster, and Woodbr Nays-Messrs. Allen, Ashi tebtson, Atherton. Bagby, Benton,, 'Cal houn, Cass .Chalmers,'Go ckin son, Dix, Fairfield, an n, uston, Lewis, McDuffie, Penn'y "Phelps. Rusk, Sevier, Turn-ev, Wo t' 4Yu lee-25. The fdiends of the bill loo -ots? committal as any thing but ' mbD of its success. They argue t is bill,as it now stands, is in the si '7 ossible form, and that it is based w on the provisions of existing laws. in fact little more than a transcript t 12th and 13th sections of 4he Act of 1842, so amended alL to cob tts provi sions to the existing exigeae pn.e:of the members of th: committ oth merce is absent, and the remas em bers are equally divided in opinio fso that it is not seen what good result. cat ensue from the reference. In the House, the Senate laadgaduate bill having been substituted for th0House bill, its consideration was resumed in-com mittee of the Whole. The debasecobtie ued till two o'clock, when the ' mmittee proceeded to vote upon numerous pos ed amendments, all of which were ected, The hill tas then-reporaed to ouse without amendment. The question being then pu on order ing the bill to a thirdrgadin tre -rte stood, Yeas 83, Naysd9N So,9o. I was rejected. Air. llaiel moved a te'oiside' th o'-of the vote. The result was, Yeas 8 Nays 89, The Speaker giving his cast voto in the allirmative. So the vote'-*a re considered, and the question once more recurred on ordering the bill to a third re adl ng. Mr. Cobb moved a long amendibet-t 4 the bill. . Mr Callamer proposed to layqbhe bill and proposed amendment on the'tabe Pending this motion amidst greatiproar and excitement, the House, by a vote of 8I to 80, adjourned. There is to be a caucus this eening, the result of which will, I think, baa com promise, so that the bill in some hape will pass to-morrow. Correspondence of thn Cuarleston WAsHtNoToN, t The Ware House bill was ta np d discussed at some legtli, beitrg amended, was passed'teier ii a low Mr. Lewis, to take up theI Bill, and to address the Segate,:which diii at some length. The subject o 'the Tariff i 'sail hacknied, and nothing new can bee -ited, unless from sotne reinarkable ni .lic speecho}rAlrL.. is: tplain b din favori bp repeal,. ifs W Mr. fans will reply to-m*rr , add is one of the strong men of the Senate.on such subjects. The Senate theft took up the Ware Ilouse Bill. and after perfecting it, the bill was ordered to be engrossed. The Bill to provide for the improvement of the rivers Ohio, Mississippigind Ar kansas, was discussed at some consulera ble leagth, and was finally read a third tinte a:d passed. la was amended by adding the first and secondl sectious of the Bill, reported by Mr. Calhoonn. from the Select Commtittee 0o) the Memphis Convention. The daily Sessionis of the Senate are becoming very exhausting; A bsentees ar~e flocking back, so there is no doubt of the passage of the Tai-iff-that may he pot down as one of the fixtures of the 29th Cotngress. In the hoodse g very strange Resolu tion wras offered, whi::h can onsly be ac counted for by~ some suidden atboration of mind, directing a message to be sent to the Senate. inforddng that body of certain hills wvhich had been sent there, and not acted on. Of courso, the good sense of the House, would not allow such a document to be received. The Graduation hilt *es agaidi on iiie tapis, arid the .closeness- of ther voting on the bill has-Ireen the -subjecof remark; what its ultimate fae stay-he, is dimlcult :o conjecture, thoudh I am inclined to think that the Admnistration will triumph in all its leading measures. Correspontdence of the Evening N'ea. July 14. In the Senate to day, Mr. WVebster in presc~iting a remonstrance fromo certain Boston importing housesagainst the Tarifi Bill,to~ok occasion to denounce the bill as dangerous and vicious in its principles-. 'The Warehouuing Bill was read a third time, and the question being on its pas sage, Mr. Clayton-mautde a speech in oppo sition to it. The. bill was tben laid Over till to morrow. The Tarift Bill was then again- tak~en up, when Mr. Evans spoke. for-about two hours in opposition to it, and in reply to Mr. Lewis. Without .concluding, he yielded the floor, and .the bill was laid over till to morrow. In the House, after another hard fought battle,-the Senate L~and lTraduation Bill wvas passed'by a vote of 92 to 89, in the following amended form: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re presentatives of the United States of America, in Congress assenibled, That all public lands which shall have been offered ror sale twenty years or more on the tt day of BEecember, 1846-shall thereafter be subject to entry at -one dollari per-acre for the term olf five years;i-all- the before described- lands then. remaining. unsoid shall be subject- to- entt'yl at -seventy-five cents-per acre for another term of five years; and'all stch unsold at the end of tthe last mentioned-- term :may ebe entered at fifty cents per acre. -Sec. 2; And-be it further enacted, T'hai the quantity of land which 'the Presilent of-the United States shall- hereafter pro. claim and of'er fora inleiiaany-one- yest shall not exceed 300:000 -acresk - .z. -. Sec. 3. And be i. Jfurther enitetedTjban upon every reductlgncintejdes.fgeti~ 'I, ;lands-whic -shall take place by the gradu-. aiiig process of this act, the:occupauts or setliors upon any of the said lands shall -have the right of pre-emption at such grad ated or reduc'ed prices.; which right shall lxtend to a period of six months from and after the dates at which the respective graduations shall take place; and any land not entered by the respective occn. pants or settlers within that period, shall bejliable.to. be entered or purchased by any other person until the next gradua tion or reduc'tion in price shall take place, when it shall, if nqt previously purchased, be again subject to the right :of pre-emp lion for six months, as before, as to on from time to time as said , reduction shall take place: Provided, That nothing in this; act'emntaiaed shall be construed to in terfere with any right which has accrued or may accrue by virtue of any act grant ing pre-emptions to actual selters upon the public lands. Sec. 4. And be it farther enaeted. That all acts and parts of acts as provide for an exemption from the imposition of taxes upon land sold by the United States fur five years from and after the day of sale be, and the same are hereb.y repealed. After an ineffectual motion to reconsid er the vote the bill wa2s returned to the Senate for its concurrence in the amend ments. (That body, after an uasurcees ful attempt to lay it upon the table, refer red it to the Committee on Public Lands. The Housethen went into Committee of the Whole, and took up the bill author ising the issue of Treasury notes on a loath. The amount of outstanding notes at any one time is not to exceed tel thilliods, and the President has the power to raise a portibt. of the amoubt by loa ins'tead of notes. The rate of interest is six per cent, and neither notes nr the stock of the loan is to be disposed of under par; the stock to be redeerdable in ten years; Mr. G. Davis moved to amend so as to do away with Treasury Notes, add to make the whole in the shape of a loan. lie supported this motion by a long speech denunciatory of Treasury Notes. Mr. Geddings followed and :nade a speech about the Mexican war, and other matters having no referencd whatever to the bill. Messrs. Tilten and Douglass also spoke on the Mexican war, after *hich the Com mittee rose Mr. McKay introduced a resolution to terminate the debate tomorrow at 12 o'clock, pending the consideration of which the House adjourned. At a caucus held last night it was de termined that the Sessioti should termi nat on or before the 17th of next month. June 15. In the Senate this morning, Mr. WVeb ster presented memorials from seteful of the Northern cities, praying that raw cop per may be admitted free of duty ; or else, that a duty may be laid on manufac tured copper. He read a statistical state ment drawn up by the meinoridlhsis, with a view of shewing the ruidoas totisequen ces of any alteration of the pidsent tariff in this respect.. He also promised to make a written statement to .morrow, with a hieoselhtiswhatwould 1bestattre turl product of the hill now pending to reduce th.o tariff. He then moved the printing of the maemortal. Mr Sevier moved its referensce to the Committee on Printing. This practice ofordering the printing of materials on special motions, ought to be discontinued. Mr, Webster thotglrt this a very extra ordinary objection. Mr. Sevier itmtinated that it *as ptet'y generally underston'd what kind of a game was about tob te played by the opiponents of the bill. When atny great public men sure was pending, he hal noticed that stereotyped peri-io-us were sent bere for the purpose of raisirrg a panic in the coun try. Mr. Webster rejbined, and insisted upon the printi:'g, and upon its reference to the Fmnance Committee. Mr. Allen made some brief remarks in reply. Mr. Webster again- spoke, after which, the matter dropped. The W arehouse bill vas then taken up, the question being on its passage. Mr. Clayton made some additional re marks against the billh Mr. Dix replied, a'nd: after sonie en planatory remarks from Messrs. Simtmons, Cirittenden and Webster, the bill was pasmed by the following'vote: Yeas-Messrs. A rcher, Barrow, Benton, Berrien, Cameron, Cilley, J. M. Clayton, rTiomas Clayton, Crittenden-, Darvis, Day ton, Evans, Greene, Huntington, JIarna gin, Johunson of Louisiana, Jtohnson of Ma ryland, Maugum, Miller. Meorehead,- Niles, Phelps, Semple, Sturgeon, Uphan,- Web ster and Woodbridge-27. Nays-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Ashley', Atchinson, Atherton, Breese, Bright, Cal' houn,Cass, Chalmers, Colquitt, Dickin son, Dix. Fairneld, Hannegan, Houston, Lewis, Mcefofile, Penny backer, Rusk, Savier, Speight, Turntey and Westcott 24. It is evident that if the friends of the' bill' persist in- their silence, the debate 'vill be shortly terminated. In the lhouse, after a long personal ex planation by Mr. Tibbatts,- the billauthor ising an issue of Treasury notes, and a loan,- was taken up in Committee. FINANCES Oll' TH5E U. S'TATES. The follotoing interesting dosmnaent woas' this day transmitted 10 the Senate oft/ke United States by the Secretary of the Jteasury. -Tasasuar DEPARTMENr',' . . July 13, 1846. Sir e'-Hetewith is- respectfully submit' ted an answer to so much of the resolo' tion of the Senate of the 29th of .fune last, as requires "a'statement of the revenue received from the cu'stoms' for the three Grst quarters of the present year, and the amount expected from that source for the fourthi quarter." It will be perceived that, whilst in~ the frst quarter of the fiscal year terminating on the 30th of June, 1846, there w~as a loss of $2,011.785 90, as compared with the corresponding quarter of the preceeding year ; and whilst the revenue received dur ing the :wo months ofthe succeeding quar ter, sto thet date of- my .annual report of December last,,vegy nearly corresponde'd withithe arhount received during the same. - iioart of the arm'ennartear of the-nreced ing year, the amount received duridg the two last quarters of the fiscal yenr,s teamt, . nating on the 30th of-Jibe, 1846, excee. ded that received during the, two corres. ponding quarters of the preceeding, year. $1,040,000. That is, whilst during the first five months of the fiscal year terminating on the 30th of June, 1846, which had elapsed at the date of my annual report of Decem ber last, there was a diminution of the re venue from customs, as compared with the first five mouths of the preceeding fiscal year, of nearly two millions of dollars ; yet, in the seven last months of the fiscal year, terminating on the 30th of June. 1846, ihere was an increase of the revenue, com pared with the corresponding seven months of the pieceeding year, of about $1,040, 000 ; thus raising the aggregate revenue of the year ending the30th of June, 1846, to 26,681,915 42. Whereas, if the de crease of revenue for the last seven months of that year bad corresponded in the same ratio with the first five months, it would have reduced the revedue for the fiscal year terminating on the 30th ofJune, J846, to about $23,500,000, instead of 624,500, 000, as estimated by this department in December last. The receipts from customs for the fiscal year terminating on the 30th of June, 1845, and for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending on the 30th of tune, 1846, are given frost the official returns for moneys actually paid into the treasury. The official returns for moneys atually paid into the Treasury, for the last quar ter of the fiscal yeatendidg on the 30th of June, 1846, are not quite fully completed, but can vary only a very small sum from the amount given in the estimate of $6, 270,000. It will be perceived that the receipts in to the Treasury froni customhs for the fiscal year enling on the 30th June, 1846, are less than the receipts for the fiscal year preceding, by the sum of $846.197 28. The remainder of the informtion calhd for is in the course of preparation, and will. in a few days, be communicated to the Senate. Most respectfully. your ob'dt. serv't. R. J. WALKER, Sec. of the Treasury. To Hon. GEo. M. DALLAS, Vice Presideht or the U. States, and President of the Sedate. Receipts fiom. the Customs fur te fisdal years, ending the 30th June, 1845 8f '41. Quarter ending 30th Sep., 1844, $10,873,718 04 Do do 1845, 8,861,932 14 Easess in 1844, $2,011.785 90 Quarter ending 31st Dec., 1844. $4,067,44 1.5 Do do 1845, 4,192,790 77 Excess in 1845. $125,345 62 Quarter ending 31st 1var; 1845, 86.385,558 83 Dd der 1846, 7,357,192 51. Quarter ending 30th June, 1845. $6,201,*390 68 Do do 1846. ascertained and estimated, 6,270,000 00 Etccss in 184G. $68,609 32 qr. end. 8(th Sept. 1814. $10.873.718 04 Do 31st Dec. 1844, 4,067.445 15 Do 3 t Mar. 1845, 6,385,558 83 Do 30th Jone,1845, 6.201,390 68 $3f.528,112 70 Qr. cend. 30t h Sept. 1845, $8.861.932 14 Do 31st Dec., 1845, 4,192.790 77 Do 31st Mar., 1846. 7.3.57,192 51 Do 30th June, 1846, 6,270,000 00 926,681,915 42 1844 and 1'845, $27,528.1 12 70 i845 and i846, 26.681,915- 42 Excenb in 1844 and 1845. $846,197 28 A Mieican Prisoner in Ckains.-1'e'fe ame over to this city in the Alabama, a Mexican prisoner in'chains, by the name of Gonzalez. who is- charge'd' with being concerned itn the murder et the Rogers famiry. It witl be recoll'efted the rumor or the nmurder of this family, we obtained the particulars at aauanforas, and now publish them, as they are naturally calld tp by the appearance here of the monster who asststed in the destruction of eighteen persons. Ezra Rogers, formerly a respectable planter, and M~agistrate,- in the parish of Sabine, in this State, was, with his tivo sons, 1- other men, two women and a hild, crossing the country from Corpus Christi to Point Isabbl. When near the Colorado, just previous to the battle of the 8th,- they wtere met by a party of mounted Meicans, 0ne of wshomn was' the prisoner alluded to above. The Americans were, ater muchrdifficulty, persuaded- to surren der, beihg~promised protection. No soon er had-they given up their arms. than an indiniminate slaughter took place. Mr. Roget's and his two sons were tied togeth er, the remainder of the party ied likewise ini threes, no irespect being paid to sex or age. They were thus tied, led out of camp, stripped stark naked, had their throats de lberately cut,-the living at times hanging to-the dead. This fiendish work done, the bodies were thrown into the river. One of the young Rogers, twetnty years of age, was not killed, tliough his throat wvas se - verely cut, he, almost by a miracle, man aged to escapb from the corpses to which he was fastened, and bleeding and faint and naked, he wandered over thirty miles, suffering all that can be conceived of as possibl$ for a human being. Near Mata moras, he was seized as a prisoner ! and cast into a filhy dungeon, and was ext changed by Col. T wiggs and thus released from his sill'erinigs. In all thte historyof savage warfare,.a more blood-thirsty and cruel act,. cannot he recorded than the murder of Rogers and his party, the suf. ferings caused to young Rogers' by thle heartless cruelty of the Mexinns in Matn. EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22. 18l6 The IVeaher.-After sevenal yday4.very warm weather, an uncommonly cold spall succeeded. Winter clothing ankfraf nessary for cotfort. Rain and the Crops.-Several fne sihe r of rain have fallenin this districethetpastwi el.r On Saturday there was a very good season at this place. The crops of Corn. Peas. and Ro-'. tatoes have consequently improved,'aii(er isevery prospect of an abandance. recently travelled over certain portions district, and from our own. observation,.tad, from report, we believe thatZtheCornerop wiW ,. be very good. - . ' Flour -fd c6neequence of.-ihie. abiipdaLr .:;y Wheat crop, Flor has been rdcedtinprice. There is a good supply at present in onrstnar ket. New Flour bringh by tie barrel, froba $5 rs to $5 50. - - Cotton.--Oui Haodbergcorrespondentauder date of the 18th inst., says "The past week opened w ith a very dlt market for Cotton. ed the few sale' were at a decline on the rates current preceding week. 'Td.vards.thi4 middleof.theL *eek there was more enquiry. aid sales wete made at rather iriproving prices, this feeling has continued to the close, and-the-rsling rates to-day are ilddt the sante they were ten days ago, say from 6 to 7j cents. Provisions are iletty uludli ds tiey.habe , for some tinte. . Flour may be a lnitetlowqt,,.; Say $4 to $5. Bacon, prime cotttry,7& I9o; cents; Western 6} to .7 cents. Lard 8 .B dents. Corn 70 to 75:centd. .Corn hesl.b4 Within the idst few dtys ie hfbiidiidllbe: ' isasons, add remarkable codl wediher., The river is in fine boating order. Tiegensial Health dt oar commuanityis godd. l have not, Beard df one case of fevej this season. ipont of Mr. Calhouni-We hivi awed, frot the Hon. .. C. Cdowl, a copy ohf is Report upoit the Memoria of ie Meiphis. Converhou. We have as yet read ttie'Repot -- on'ly vdry Eursorily,.b'ut rill eaaininet~et~fbi< -7 ly at ouir leisure. It is regarded d2.aet' altie doduntietif onithsuabjet'dflntainst 10fprd min.~ 1lie Cliares&tIn 'dMb'cif; Nichl s1 heer cndideiedb: y is'h'f liI Righ'; tB~.fdger, tote eir i ts ,tyla ralfastio~'i 5 i " readers. We 4il e nria-futir ; . ib. the Relioft,' or ilike topiotfs Eitract fron it. Mitaichotjj Afrd.-On.he 18tit inst. an affray took placd ii flts.ilistria.t,. beiween. Thonits Fice r'nd William Bailey.- wI ich resnlted in the deatif of tie rate. Pitncewas arrested and hiourgl* toi-a-iI on the same d:.y.. We do not think it proper io enter i6to".pati cu!ars, as the affair will dindeigo a judicial in vestigation'. Din'acial Horn's Cricek Meeiin'g Iouse.-A numuuber of families in. the vicinity .6f Horn's Creek Meeting fHouse, co'mnemorated sthe Foutiof July, biy a Din'oer. at the beautifulI groveneai thre Church. A considerable num ber at pe'rson's were present, amongst whom were sever al froi this place. - A fdue collectihn of ladies graced the occa sion wvith their presence. The Dinndr was ex cellent, and sfrie'd up in a manner to give genral satisfact ion. The entertainent was of a luighlf docial character. and every thing conspired to make it agreeable. Tihe Bridge Case-We have received fram Mr. 11rasar SICt.Tz, the following laconic let ter, air the great Bridge Case, which has been pending in the Courts for about a quarter of a century. That this public spirited man mhay live toreap the reward of his toils, is our sin. cere desire: * "Dear4"8AvAmnn. July 11, 1846. DerSmr.-A five days battle has ,been 1onghat, and the victoi~y is aura, and Judge Ber rien, the great .Berrien, is the one that struck the fatal blow. Yours, truly, HENRY SHIULTZ."4 On thre 1.&h inst., the followving gestlemen. were elected Directors of the Charleston Insur ance and Trust Company: T. Street, George Gibbon, John Hunter - Ker Boyce, D.. C. Levy, James ChapmanWz C. Dukes, Thomas 3. Kerr, E. Carew, M. Mendenhall, 0. L. Dobson, James Welsinan* Chas. M. Furman, John H. Honour.? Jas. T. Wehsman.* * In place of John Williams atid B. 3. How. land, resigned. Health of Aurgusta,-The Const of the i5th inst., stares, that- "a areport, as just. as it is injurious to our city, h as foundcr. renny in the country-relative to the health o~ Augusta. It is to theef'eet that the city is vety unhe'lthy, audfthat a severeepidemic fevss prevailing among- us. . This 'is -untrue.- We. have made diligent inquiry, and are authorizsed in saying thnat-theA city, -proverbially healthy as it is, never in the month of July, had fewer ca ses offever. There is not'mere thi thempsbaI amount of sickness among.us, and auigeaic The city can be visited byf persons fronmjagdis. tnee with pkrtect safety." . : The STATS TEIIPE3MCaJS.cE TY,.met.-in Convention, at Ailken.., &Wdedy th hth~ inst. The Hon. Jolanjptn.'e..~et dd, and Messrs. ;..KenedjndE.Heristt, were appointed 8edretii - . .The Convention .consisted ofabent 15) del. esas, someof'ihe best talentliiniThi'