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%hrinttia to the 22d, all inCIusive, have been receivid at Ne w York. The proprietors of the fsland of.Grebada, have been addre'ssed by the Aporuey General of Barba36es on the subject of ihe evils under which the owners of estates are abofintg. He.uggests.as a retsedy< that all the estatesoo the island ie vested in a joint stock company, which thall establish central manufactories in two or three dis 'tricts, with raiirohdd for the transportation of the canegand the busineis of the wholo island thus tobe'car'ried on under one di rectiou. Tbe'Cooliesth've not gi'ven satisfaction, as they want spitit and energy. . .ord Harris had assumed the govetnmeut in Trinidad. The Parliament of Bermuda closed 'is session on the 10th Septenmber. The storm of the 16th and 17th Septem ber, in which the Great Western was 6'f fetted, had;been felt with great severity at these Islands. The wind blew with great violence in trerenido'ns gusts for a whole day, but no serious--injuary was done. From Port au Pr -The brig Iaa, Capt. Parker,. arrived at Philadelphia, brings news of the 10th September from Port au Prince. The Hlaytien part of the Niana wall' iunre tranquil than. it had been for sAae y'ears--The Presidgnt had pro prosed to the Senate the disbanding of the greater portion of the troops and laying np to the naval forces. It is reported that proper persons had arrived at Port au Prince to negotiate for the annexation of The east part of the Island to Hayti,-a mneasu're which the eastert in habitants are auxious to accomplish. Mexican Aiir. From the Hamburg Republican,-Extra. Glorious News ! ! !-Monterey taken." Our Army victorious, after three days fighting, and a loss of about 500 men, inctading killed and wounded. We hasten to lay before our renders the fol lowing important news. taken from an extra of 'the New OWleans Pleayune: The steamahip.James L. Day, Cipt. Wood, Arrived rn Bratos Santiago about I a'cloct this morning. By her we have rr-ceived the glitious news that Monterey has capitulated, efter three days oftcrrible fihting. Ca pt. Eaton. 'one of the aids of Gen. aylor. arrived on the Pay,. bearing despatches for Washingtwi. He left Monterey on the 25th uIt. Col. Iitmney and one Qther gentleman acconpenkd hitn - ro:m Moritekey:. Col. Kinney kindly took charge o'f Ietters for M and brought them to Canargo, aiid there deli'vered t''emn 'o his companion, by. whom they *ele faithfully delivered. . We cannot delay the press to attempt to write potia narratioti.of the battles. The following nmorandaa"arer.rm:the pen of an oficer rhuo was iie (0e battles.. G'en.' WortI"wd,led'4he. attack upon-the. City on the est siledias imtinkiali'ted hithiself The fghting wa3desperate ongodr side, the= Mtiuxicaus'ntnumberttmg uiby; two to one;: a ne pco td rto getrectns * A~l~sadcr w'-delig ht to besr~iattbe. krew 'theq. weg d.'.-,.-;. AI,,ost all -ur differsnt acconts Get dowt 'i: r Joss at 500 or over, of whom 300 were kil. led. This best tells. the chiracter of the tight. Hasty MemorhnmdoOf the op eiations of the American Amy ;before Monterey, from 'W 19th toithe 241/ .epternber. - On'tie 19th, Gen. Taylor arrii-el before Monterey, with a force cif about 6.000 inen, and after reconnoirimg the city ai isbout 1500 or -1600 yards from the Callie liral fort, during whi lie was fired trpn -(rota its ttgeraes, is force was encamnped at the Wtalnut Springs, three miles short of the city. This was the neare:st position at which the army could obtain a supply of water, and be beyond the reach of the einemiy's batteries. The remainder of the -l9th was ocbupled by the engitneers in making recorlooisanes4 of the city. haute. ries and commanding heights. Out t he 201th Gee. Worth wvas ordered with his divis toO to move a.y. a circuitous rrotite to the right, to gr~in the Saltillo road beyo'nd thme vest of the town, atud. storm the heights above the Ni-shop's Palace. which vital point thie enemy appear to have strangely neglected.- Circumstances caused his halt on the night of the 20th, short of the in. tended position. On the morninig of the 21st he continued his route, and after an er~countei- with S !drge tbody of '.be ene my's. cahbyi amt iidfantry, sitpported by drtillery fioin the heights, he repulsed them wiuh loss, and finally encamped, coveriug the passage of the Snitilfo road. It was here discovered, that besides the fort at the Bishep's Palace, and the ocetipation of the heights above it, t wo fortsOt on t itianding emitences, orl the opposite side of the San .Juan: had lieen fortified and drcupied. The two latter heights were theu stormed and carried-t-he gns of thle lt fort calried beinjg .immedhiately turned with a pjlinging fire upon. .tie Bishop's Palace. On thuis lame mormitg [ihe 21sQ} the 1st Division of regular troops. under Gi. Twiggs;.afld the Volunte~er Division t ander Gen. Butler, were ordered under a'rms to mnake.a diversioni to the left or the town, in favor of the imnportantt cperstwas of Gen. Worth. The 10th inchfiroruir anti two 24 pounder howitzers, had been put in~66ttery on the night of the 20th, in a ravine~ 1400 yards distant from t he Cathne drel fort or Citailel~and were supported the 4thi Regiment of Infantry. At 9 A. M1., on the ~lst, the order wvas given f'or this batteiy to open opdn the citadel and town, and immediately after the. 1st Division,,with :he 1Jt and 4th Infantry in advance, under Col.. Garland, were order ed to recojimoitre anif'skirmish with the e'aemj on' the atynemd left Ofthe' citj', and should prospeci -of success ohr, to carry the most ~advan-ced battery. Trhuis attack was directedfly' Maj. Mansfield, E ngi eeer,,Cspt. Willhams, Tupographceal En gineer, and Major Kinney, Quartermaster to the TdxasDivision. A heavy fire fromn - de Arst battery was immediately opened -spoutite idvanebut the troops soon iorned it,r n~-fa'ird'ehgaging with the enemy indlie stj es'-of the city~ havitig .jasd t6 imdeessant -cross fire ft ib ci adl ibeistani' second gat~iesadr ~fantui ho lined the~ paraph tI I-lo'tseat6 - er the, rd t tl .or i ;ad.lan a turd h D~ was follotved and supported :y the me sissippi and Tennessee:aiid 1st Ohio Re gimeats, the two former regiments being the first to scale and occupy the fort. The success of the day here stopped. The Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Regi ments, . thou'gh warmly engaged in the streets of the city, for some time after the capture of toe 1st battery anil its adjoining defeiices, were unable from exhaustion and the loss they had sufered, to gain wore advantage. A heavy shower of rain also came up to cause a suspension of hostili ties before the'close of the day. The 3d, 4th, and 1st Infantry, and the 1altiinore 3attallion, remained as the garrison of the captured positioit, uitder Col..Garland, as sisted by Capt. Ridgeley's battery. Two 12 pounders. one 4 pounder, and one how itzer, were capti'red in this fort, 3 officers and some 20 or 30 men taken prisoners. One'of the 12 pounders was served against the second fort and defences, with captured ammunition, during the remainder of the day, by Capt. Ridgeley. The storming parties of'Geia. Worth's Division also cap tured two 9 pounders; which were also in medietely turned against their former owners. On the morning of the 22d, Gen. Worth continued his operations, and portions of his division stormed and carried succes sively the heights above the Bishop's 'al ace. Both were carried by a command under Capt. Vinton, 3d Artillery. In these-operations, the company of Louisi ana troops under Capt. Blanchard, per formed ellicient and gallant service as a part of Capt. Vinton's command. Four pieces of artillery, with a good eupply of ammunition, were captured in the Bishop's Palace this day, some of which were im mediately turned upon the enemy's defen ces in the city. On the evening of the 22d Col. Garland 'and his corinand were relieved as the garrison of the captured forts by Gen. Quitnian. with the Missi9 sippi and Tennessee Regiments, and five companies of the Kentucky Regiment. Early on the morning of the 23.1, Gen. Quitman, frost his position, disco4ered that the second and third forts and defen ces east 'of the city had been entirely abandoned by thie enemy, wiso, appre hending adother assault on the night -of the 22d, had retired from all his defences to the main plaza and its immediate vicinity. A command of two companies of Missis sippi aind twb of Tennessee troops were then throwti into the streets to reconnoi tre, and soon became hotly engaged with the enemy. these were soon supported by Col. Wood's Regiment of Texas Rangers, dismounted, by Bragg's Light infantry and the 3d Infantry, the enemy's, fire was tonstant & uninterrupted from the streets, house tops, barricades &c., &c., in the vicinity of the plaza. . The' pie'cs of Bragg's battery were also used with much effect far in the heart of the city-this en gagenent lasted the best part of the day, our trdops -having driven the scattered;par ties of the enemy, and penetrated quite to :the deferices el the main plaza. T''he-ad vantagi-dta dine;.it wsi not ednsidesed necessary to hdld,:as the-end-ny ha iper nanenly abadoned the city find- its de fences. except the main pla.a, its i -itie, diate vicinity and the Cathedral fort or Citadel. Early in the afternoon (same day) Gen. Worth assaulted from the Bish op's Palace the west side of the city, and succeeded in driving the enemy and main taining his position within a short distance of the tmin phziza. on that side of the city - towards evening the mortar had also been planted in the Cemietery enclosure, and diuring the night did great execution in thme circumscribed campi of the enerhy in plaza-thus ended the operations of the 2:11. Early ont the morning of the 24th, a commlnunication was sent to Gen. Taylor, froim Geut. Ampudia, under a flag, making an offer of caplitutlationt, to wvhich the for mer refusedJ to accede, as it asked more than the American commander would under any circumstances grant ;-at the same timie a demand to surrender was in reply .made upon Gea. Ampudie--12 M. was the hour at which the acceptance or non-acceptanbe taas to be communicated to the A merican General. At 11 A. M.. the Mtexican General sent, requesting a persmal conference. with General Traylor, which was graured ; the principal officers of rank on either side accompanying their GeneLrae. After several offers in relation to thme capinilation of thme city made on either side and refused, at half past 4 P. Md. Gen. Taylor arose, and saying he would give Gen. Amnpudia one hour to consider and accept or refuse, left the con ferencee vrith his oflicers-at the expiration f the hour, the discharge of the rnrtar was to be the signal for the recommence meat of hostilities. Before the expiratioii uf the hoot, however, an officer was sent n the part of Gen. Ampudia, to inform the American General that to avoid the ruter effusioni of blood, and the national itoner being satisfied by the exertions of be Mexican troops, he had, after cotsial ation with hsis General Otticers, decided to capittlame, accepting the offer of the american General. The terms of capitulation w~ere in ef ?ect as follows T1'iat thme officers should be allowed to 'tarch nut with their side armsi That the Cavalry and Itnfantry should >e allowed to march out with their armis sd 'accoutremnents. That the Artillery should be allowed to narch eut with one battery of six pieces td twenty-one rounds of ammunition. That all other munitions of war and nup res should be turned over to a board of &meican officers appointed to receilve em. That the Mexican Arrmy should be al owedf setven days to evacuate the city, and hat tbe American troops should not occu ~y it until evacuated. That the Cathedral, Fort or Citadel, hould be evacuated at10O A. M., next day 1th} the Mexicans then marched out and lie American garrison marched in.- The Weiicans to snlute their flag when haulad own. a *That there should be an arin'nitie of 8 ieek,dturing which time' neither-army' ihoukd pass.a line running frotis'the Ricon das tihrough Las ares 'and' Sa'nFernanido. bis leyietft offer of the American Gene2 a~ans dirtted with-the~ coce .of ki alsutaiiby utptiyeaof goqdpol& TteW Cit1 !ka thieMarucmn nrms. iled-Captain Willism,. l Engineers; Lieut. Terret, lit iit ; , L. N.51orris, 3d do.; Capt. Field 3d d -Ma* Barbour,. 3d do.; Lieut. Irwin,3dido .3etit Hazlitt, 3d do.; Lient. Hoskins 4thdo- t. Woods, 4th do.; Capt. McKavett, 8 do.; Col. Watson, Baltimore -Battlion-; Qapt.. Batt'em, '1st Tennbssee Itegiinent; Lieut. Putnam, Ist do. do.;' a Lieutenant in a GermaniC4mpaIy, . Wounded.-Maj. Lear. 3d Iufantry, srterely; Capt, Bainbridge, 3d do. vety slightly .L eut. R. H. Graham, 4th do. .severelt; tpt. La mnottee, 1st do. slightly ; Lient. -Dilworth .at do. severely; Maj.-Abercrombie, 1st do,.elaht ly; Major Mansfield, Engineer, slightly'.Gen. Butler, Volunteer Divis'on, slightly, Colonel Mitchell. Ohio Volunteers, -slightly Clung, Mississippi Regiient, severely; Maj. Alexander, Tennessee Volunteers .;lt Alleni, do. do.; Liet. Scudder, do. do t; ois Nix on, do du.; Cant. Dowier, MianssP~ip Regi. mint; Lieut. Thomas, Texas Rleginent; Lt. Armstrong. Ohio Regiment, ueverely ;;Capt. Gllespia, Texas Rangers, nortailly wounded, since died. CARMA.aGo,;. Sept. 27th, 1846, night, 12 o'clock. Did'nt I tell you on the 25th that we would have a "fight-at Monterey,aod' have a hard one." Well, on the 21st 'tte ball opened, when our troop's ajproa'iq ithin 1400 yards on Monterey. Our troops advanced steadily and frmly, fighting every inch of the ground until they..drove, the Mexicants into the plaza, but this took-<them until Te evening of the 24th, (3 $)ay ,) when the Me'xicaos s rrendered the city. On the morning of the 24th (half- past 11 o'clock) Gen. Atr'pidia "sentfVol. iAloreon to Gen. Taylor with a proposition iwhich Gen. T. would not .tccep.' He, Gen. A., wanted to march ut with all his men, arms, ammuniion,- &.. Gen. A. then requested an interview id- person, which Gen. T. granted, and tiey dis coursed until about hilf-past b41, hetGen. Taylorgave to Gen. Ampudia his 1st and final proposition, and told him he -'would give him one hour to answer- Before the hour was up the answer was returned that Gen. Ampudia accepted the terms proposed by Gen. Taylor, which wereIn a Lktance these ; The Mexican Army to evacuate ine city and it to be delivered up to tife Amer icans. They should march out c ili-rheir muskets and twenty rounds of citiiidges, and six pieces of cannon. That 'i Mex ican force should not appear tliis ide. a line from Rinconadh, runing. lirough Linares and terminating at Riconada;. and the Amerieans should not idvanc ynd. This gires us Monterey and t 30 niiles beyond, and puts us'iunposssion of about 20 pieces of cannon. It would be useless-for me ;noa 1oat tempt to tell you of the many xilliant feats'of our little army, but _ tvwt'..lLave it to -*other-tines, arnd perhaps oth& anon," '(the boat leaves in three minutes) utivill add-both regulars and voluuite' "i idalI andeveij thing that their coupn ,could expect. Some thingswllich Couldbe done but appeared almost itsp6ssib1t re doe quickly. Our loss'is reporfad.J il ad ed, about 500. "Mestia: p t;; tbi sem ~ 11he'riest 'ua" 1 ?000;n the ad vam ri i'es idine: aid the city 'fortified nt dedvry ptist even to the'tops of the house9' CAMP suEa'MoYraeY; Sept- 24. On the 21st. 22d and 23d there was somn hard tighting here, and nany.pnor fellows have suffered by it. But I think it may be safely said that the town is in Gen. Taylor's power. The place was aicnh mole strongly fortified than Geni. Taylor kid any ideau of, anid the Mexicans defendd their work with skill and determnination. .This unoruning Col. Mureisn, the Adjntant General of the Mlexican ALrmy, caime intoecnip with a proposition lroen Geni. Amspidia to ecva ctuate the townm, hec andl his army liad to nmarch nut and to retdrn into the in'erior. This, Gens. T'aylor. declined, iddInsisted upqn Amtpadia anid his officers becoming prisoners of wair, the nmen to be disbanded arid dispersed with a sti pulation not to nlerve against .us dukin'g the wvar, the General and officers to remjain in cus todly until disposed of by or der of Governmnent The parties have beein iiegotiating all day, aiid if they do riot aga ee there will be somne hard fighting, as the place cannot hold out long. The carnage on onr side is great, and proba bly more so thani that f the Mexicans, as that we do not know, as they fought under cover all the time. General Worth has distinguish ed himnsclfasi a gallant soldier and skillful om-n tmander. .. General Taylor gave him a fair chance, and lie tas niolly avdiled tsittiselfaofit. H is division with HaIy'ai re.!iuiedt of Texan Volunteers have gained mtore ground and carried morn points than nll the rest of the army, and with very lit tle loss; tip to yesterday,'-6 P. M., it is only five killed and twenty eight wounded. The loss on our side will not be less than five hun dred killed, wounided and prisoners. Balzos SANvIAGo, Sept. 29. Geri. Taiylor's army arrived before Monterey on the 19th, and found the enemy occupying the place in force Our army commeiiced the attack on the 21st and continued for three days. On the morning of the 24th Gen. Amnpudia of fered to capitulate, which was granted by Glen. Taeyera. davs were allowed to the Mexicans td evaeate Eidd an armistice of eight weeks. The troops of neither army are to pass a line running from the Rinconado through Linares and San Fernando. Gen. Ampudia acknowledged '7006 ds the nnber of histrops, b'qt it probably amounted tp fully 11,000. Outr loss is severe. .The 1st, 3d and 4th. Inifantry, wvith the Tennessee Vo lunteers ons the 21st uder the eye o. General 'rdylor. Gen. Taylor escaped unhurt, but was greally exposed, his horse was wounded. Our killed and wotinded will anout to 500'. General Worth'wiih is battalion a'nd Hay's command had a.n-aetion so we distnaree this side of Monterey with.aconsiderable Mexican force. and dispersed th'em' in a short time.; Coloneh [lays killed a jieutenant colonel. oftie Mexi can army single linded. Seone Volunteers oui thei- way from Ilier to' join the army, were ttack'ed 'by a l-trge body of Mexican troopW' urid killed and shockingly muiilated. - WASHINSTOR, OCT.2ntd, 1846. Our city is soeitill, 'that were it not for' the interest smanifested. iujlis frequent cabinet meetings, touching ouriffairs' with Mexico, we shiould be ~in a compjloie sta'te of apathy. Every thiog-conngcted. with thie movements of thoryisoirgbhfter' with the greatest :Interest. ; moist. not' anticipate a peace b'toe eh64b4i1sfff rco uext,:even ifttenN2tTh~adminsrltib'ais lull of energy; and the action of tur ifallimi army is. too filow~ .dr its' anticlpation. '1 bave'bhaairom's pile'iere 'weak or afee nog elsMi'h e ide@P Rexiin ge ma p6eutr otn than to adopt an.s nch suicidal policy as that would be. -The time for the meeting of the Mexican Parliament -is not until December; but if peace be really desired by the people, it would be a very easy matter to convene it. Meantime, it is to be hoped that the bold Taylor will pursue lis 'successes.-Correspondence Evening .Newos. From the Washington Union, 28th nat. i*OVE55ENTS oF THE Wios IN NEW ENGLANS. The Whig party in-tho-se sections of our tcountry where it is most numerous, is playing a most de'perak game. We re cently quoted an article from the Boston Courier, proclaiming in the strongest terms ahe worthlessness of our Federal Union. The'articles which we give below, from the Boston Post, show pretty clearly that the promtulgation of such a sentiment, the Boston Courier hardly misrepresents, in any .considerahle degree, the prevalent Whig feelingsin that city. In fact the recent movements which have lately taken place in several of the New England States, go very clearly to prove that the whig party of those States is now' nearly if not quite ready and re solved to throw itself i to.the arms of the abolitionists, or at least to coalesce to them and with their principles. The course of events in New llampshire which resulted in the recent election of John P. Hale to the United States Senate-the invitation simntiateously extended by the whigs of Maine to this same Mr. Hale.-the New Hampatiire abolitionist, to canvass the State of Maine by the whig side. prior to the election-hie fi1ll and cordial extension .l the right hand of fellowship by the whigs of Boston, to the first named Wf these gentlemen taken in connection with the recent establishment of a whig aboli tiotist journal in Boston, (the Daily Whig,) to be the organ of these views all these things seem to leave little doubt that the Whigs of New England are sub stantiahly ready at this moment to take their position on the abhclition platform. But the northern mail of this morning brings. to us the proceedings of the Whig State Convention of Massachusetts, as undoubted confirmation of this view, for which we confess the previous indications we have referred to had not fully. prepar ed us. The Whig State Convention as sembiled in Ianueill htoll, on the 23d inst., and app.ars to have embraced a full rep resentation of the Whig sentiment in las sachusetts. It adopted about three col tt.us of resolutions, only for a single spe cimen of which we can afford room.' It .is as follows : "Resolved, That the Whigs of Massa chusetts regard slavery as a great moral, political, and'social evil, and. they there fore pledges t!emselves to present as firm a front of opposition to the institution of slavery, as is consistent with our illegi pnce to the constitution, and our duties as members of the cotifederacy. Resolved Thiar the -Wiigs o Massa: tanal an'proper means to restrain the at ready Ifepontderatind influence Of slade holdiag interests. in the national legisla tion, to defeat all measures calculated to uphold slavery, and promote all constitu tional measures for its overthrow, and will oppose at all times, with uncompromising zeal and firmness, any farther addition of slaveholding States to this Union, out of whatever territory forntd; nd they will in like mannter oppose all further extenlsion of the slavery of the A frican taco on thts continoent. If under the govertnent of Providlenc, it shall happen that portions of this conitinet. not bielonging , to the U. States, shatl be s.cttled by the Saxon rate, let those settlcrs carry with tliem, wherever they go. together with their own free blood, the blessings of free govern ment and free institutions foar all, and fetters fur none. Wherever our language is hereafter to be spoken, otir history re miembered, our eltample quoted, or our kindred acknowledged, there let universal freedom and equal laws be proclaimed to mnan ." CoLUatsta, Oct. 7. Siou1I Carollia oal .-The sin'ual exercise of this institution were resumed on Monday last, .under the most flatteritng auspices. The President and all the Pro fessors were at their posts irn apparent health and spirits. The applications for admission, we learn, wvere miord nuambers than at any previous period in the history of the College. and the numbers of tnew stu dents received on Monday and Tuesday amiounis to fifty one. This increase is, in a great degree. on doubt, owing to the distinguished reputation of the President, and ,the ability and popular manner with which ho discharged his duties the first year. Indeed the whole Faculty as a unit is not id inferior, we believe, to that of any similar insiitution in the country ; and we look forward to no distant period of time when our College under its government will rank among the first literary and scientifie institutions o fthe age.-Cronicle The Rail Road mneeting at ibis place on Monday last, was large and respectable ; and from the feeling manifested on the occasion, and from the opinions we have but little doubt the enterprize will be gone into in earnest, by those who are able to carry it on, in spite of any efforts that may be made in opposition to it.-nderson Gaette : Bishop Onderdonk's Salary-On the last day's session of the Episcopal Con vention of New York a resolution was adopted by a-voteof 169 to 71, directing the trustees of the Episcopal fund to pay to the Blishopithe sum of $2,300 annually from the 1st October next, for two years,. the Bishop giving security to return the same, if somne Competent tribunal should decide-thatbhe was not entitled to paid any salary during his sospension. ..Fire at St. Louis.-A fire broke out at St. -Louis, -Mo.,. in 'Jenk's Hemp Ware house, on Sunday :morning, which. des troyed property- to the amount of P5,000? principally h'emp'and salt.-.Theinsurance on -the property- amon'te only to $35,000. .SuddenDitk0-2Ereeman, aboar fera~t. the' Charleston~ Hotel, froki-s- I egeopkla:Ldied sudddnly-last-:uigltEHe I dvifIlkbi bried thisiftdstois '5do'clookli at'!finitychtirctr -- . EDGEFIELD C. U. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBa 14, 1816 The Obituary of the Rev. MARX M. Aassir, was unavoidably laid over. It shal appear in our next. (r The following is the result of the Election held upon alotrday and Tuesday last, for a Member of Congress, a State -Senator, and six Members of the House of Representatives. Those marked thus * were elected. For Congress. Lion. A. BURT, (no opposition.) For senator. N. L. GRIFFIN, 1184* JOHN BAUSKITT 1089 For Representatives. OLIVER TOWLES, 1628* B. C. YANCEY, 1596* ARTHUR SIMKINS, 1472* DAN'L. HOLLAND, 1445+ JNO. B. HOLMES, 1413* JAS. S. POPE, 1408* JNO. R. WEVER, 1329 P. S. BROOKS, 1329 RICHARD WARD, 961 JOHN IDOBY, 461 The Ieathet.-Since onr last, the weather continued dry and pretty warm. On Sunday the Thermomseter fell, and a cool. wind blew throughout the day. On Monday morning, rain commenced fall ing, and never ceased until Tuesday morning. It descoide-d very heavily,and was accompanied with a high wind. The Court of Conimon Pleas is still in ses sion, and many cases remain to be tried. We are indebted to the editor of the.lHamburg Repjlican, for an extra, containing important intelligence from Mexico. The Edgefield Rail Road.-We cal paiticwt lar attention to the communications :nf "Vox Popnli," ani "Civis," on the snbject of a Rail Road from this village, connecting wih the Charleston road, which will be' found in our colutns to-day. This subject is of the utmost importance to the prosperity of this place, the distrtct generally, and we believe aconsiderab!e portion of same of the upper districts.. All. would participate in some mensure.inthe great benefitsarisjng-.rom the;Raif ftoad - WeaWM fohNiilt'aff re a'iritstel . regird to this matter, has pervaded theiniaidioif our citizens, and laige capitalists. We th'iall it high time for them to awake, and to be olive to their most vital interess. It is highly ne cessag ythat prompt and eflicient action shnld be takes at once. Some citizen or citizens of elevated standing and influence should take the lead. There should be conceri, there should be nity of purpose among onr -leading men most interested, and the stock wvil~smqbe sub scribued. There is abundance of al- (Ati in this place, and in the neighborhood, to bmid two roads, of the length of the one proposed. Noth is g but the will and energy ate wanted, fur this enterprise. If our most infliential men wil but give their sanction to this wvork, it will very soon be accomplished. We suggest that a meeting of our citizens be called at us eaily a day as ma-y be practicable, and that meas ures bb at once adopted for the construction of the roaid. Oar Army, in Dlezico.-Our readers will per ceive, that Gjeneral Taylor at the head of our army, has gained another victory over the Mexican forces, althongh with considerable lomss on our side. We hail this victory as an earn est of future triumphs. should the wvar be con-| tinned. There can be no doubt of onr ultimate suCCess, though it may be at the cost of much suffering and heavy expenditure. We hope| that the arrangements entered into by General Taylor, will expedite a lasting peace, between our gorerinent and Mexico. Trial of Thomas Prince.--On Thursday h.t Thomas Prince, who had been charged with the murder of WVilliam Bailey, ini this district, was tried, and after a protracted investigation ofthe case,he was found guilty of manslaughter. Messrs. Wigil. Carroll and Bauskett, appear ed for the defendant, an4i Solicitor J. D. Ed- I wards for the State. On Saturday last Judge Butler pronounced upon Prince a sen tenee of 1 $100 flue, and five years imprisonment in the common jail. His honor passed a severe re-t buke upon the prisoner, and made somne verya appropriate remarks, which must come home I' to the bosom of every citizen of the district. t Murders.-It is our painful duty to state, that tome shocking murders were recently commit- c Led by some of our colored population in this i :listrict. On Friday the 2nid inst., a negro wro nan whose owner resides about 12 or-14 mile. tV rom this place,and who as we understand, had, tl ntended to remove from the State.' com'mitted -cl murder upo. liar three children, as she was is inwilling to leave the neighborhood. She Il ias fed from justice. On Thursday last iane- Ie ruo-belonging to John B. Holmes, of this dis- ti rict, was committed to prisori upon his con easion, of the murder of a slave belonging to M1r. G~iy Broadwater. Th''rnardcri wast com-0 nittedlon~ the night .of the 3rd inst. He~ was nangled *iith a hatchet in then'tiosr ehocitig 6 nanner. . We'hfave received the irt-numbrthseL and volume of the-' cintgdS Ldvocteof indtrft and6ri'lis AI ni~ch nical .a!ilo$the impriin 'te~ dia~epgeiislshi he hnier. leforeti, s'ts neti oniali tofier 4of hi "t iter irtcnlary 'to their$h racture -In fact, erad * - may 'deiveinstruction from its ppges. not altogether a scientificjour 1,'U'4iv weekly, ;anispitome-Inf all~ mestic news, beel es items dova It affords us great pleasure to r m this7 publication to the pstrori eeTu? n readers. Our elections are jiitfr d -i9 to say; there scarcelysere ai assemble in South Ca ohina'z 1 : importance to the Stt teb an - - ed. .. .. . The country is involved-in, ico. whicb.has grown-out ofans add a , Ie6& - Texas; and Mr. Calhoanr 'f^ Mr. King, developing the - 'e British governnent;ina ppoth ;as tion, and the deep iitries f -'1 it a vital question to every Souther is emphatically a war.whichpilg balance of power-in-the-confedem t _ the Southern Stateslthatoedhtroh' I - so essential to protect-thir a 4h'tth intezests. True, our arms' are iictorious'bi - yet to be done. We will o g ' heavy expenses, and malaya had o field, before a permagenI peace p ed, giving us full indomnity forA curity in the future.- Every:blow',tria* it quarter, and overy dolfairspetn is 0 ing the area of Siinibern euteifri cr power; aid aurely ibjuch uv& 6It Carolina will be expecfer td Wo &4"Ie she has heretofureduilen cr4-. I exhibit that Spiritaait ma : character and pa'.:tism. gain, the Legislature alout toase b,;. w 1Ilew whether Sout Caroliva hll .=% . turn aside from the'princiles- wiri'irsl - acted on for twentyysarsi as-t a ts sanction to new d'uctnne'. and tl es schemes of building upie a - ing out die bou:dieset ie ft heavy expenditure from;i: hF eraiC3pj _ ry. If these apprppriations .baauin edgs, - constitutional on -the Mssissippioaers,deo in the future extedaic on; thaislepdbliteEi will be the Columbia-the Rio Grande, Colorado of the PacifeoalI of if1aiecwhfiij through far niore ibn tares 8tal consequently come in-to deluante tion of Constitutendl appropriatie sio u. would like to knowv if thea peoplekof b . Carolina are boundahy a comapactdathssr- ' forefathersenturedinto, undetrwhis1tiurei to - be taxed, fortlie'benefiti oftieilirviald - and unimown regiogs of the:mighly it "so omirniated'in ih V bond deed-are'we Neve' M-e-t land dr ea or water" " 'Wihaave jut li 4l , tm -y i ii tts El.a tionttappropriatiotih telear-nis rtiiei 10e! build up harbirs in tUeN,.'ninai l-Nad i t and nosw thain <hej t lyof-sh - been g'rged, ' we are-t iri m ,n u-newvwur orfthe'hnngry it nv ;4p from the- priries of the-et t jIne devour or sutances . The g rnent, w' had fondly hoped~was abuotieagg anng we wecre about to realize the hiessing f - low dutties and simp'ae- consitautionile aeimJi lurea. But suddenly new doctin'-Ia b~4i pittClaim~ed, and, wn sepJioFei ilI called on to)fo!luw. We- pEUhb o ff marks of the Rtepublicaji S.:teIgiat' any inew finger-boirda. Weadheretogilh~d raith of stict ' on.strzu. and.if a.;aewMagt mighty power,: - n .the. great aiml -growing West, is springing up-to rule this confederaef by brutal numbers alone, let it be done by the1 sword at onco, rather thani to claim the riglirtoa do so under the guarantees of the Contiuinmn. And if they attemnpt to'ierpsett' t ' iflthia. lowemi schemes, we trust ini Gad! atisf of the policy of South Carolinai, me irffa nit the right, with so~ieoekl ror fear of boinig coj e worse at tlie hands of Qjihard tasktmat~, N!our doctrine is, -intrle languagedos:aMr.taa Calhoun,'" Free trnde;-low duties~j - Trian banks; retrenchnient ;s ecomt~42t4~ ~ ridct construction of the Constittion These are uonie ofthegreat poiri whiiiI and we trust, that i theitsch( ft~ hey will ackwlege detiianto nao ja s arth, save South Carolina, her hono and er qterests. - We have ozi ouir iablithe tst he sixth wonn'nwter Lgricukturst a jourpal devotedot ion of Agriculture and Horticul~ rustand lomestic economy, inthe Mod! esc4ioni~of lie United States. Thistperdicaispiluaii t Charleston,Soutk aCarolina bgrA.i~ ~r. It is scarcely neussif#e a public patronage ai joairhaiaitoilii ater which'the odnf ifbeeis resent nubfcatsa f considerabeicteresttth ae - s pages he couldi fail ona. Tis wor is-p aree dollars, payable od- . me only journal;>w. elier~ usively devoted t6(W2ii achipeaseho~ ilW f ad our fe1 1 aectedalt r at