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tbad for the contrary, for which the wite of muslin or tulle, in -folds or eiriche, is more advantantageous." M ia . Jan. 29, 1847. TERRIBLE-CA'ASTROPHE. -The steamer -Tuscaloosa left our wharf abotit'8 o'clock on Thursday evening, on her way to Tuscaloosa, and after proceed. 'iog aboutlOor 11 miles up the river, an -explosion'of two of ber boilers took place, which instantly killed several of the pas sengers and many of the boats crew and officers. From a - passenger on board we learn that the explosion completely tore up 'the boiler deck and shattered the after pact; of the boat; (below deck) considerably. 'Immediately after the explosion, such of the passengers as were unhurt, set them selves to alleviating the sufferings of those who were injured but not killed ; while at the same time a portion of the saved were makin- every possible arrangement to laud at on shore who could be found. The boat after the explosion, swung to 'she shore and grounded, her stern remain ing nearli in the ,centre of the river, A line was made fast ashore from the stern, and an efort made to bring her stern ashore so as to land her passengers, but owing to her grounding these efforts were unavailable. The ladies were then all lowered from the cabin by a rope- to the i"wer dock, and from thence sent a bore in the yawl-all were saved unhurt. Those of the male passengers who were iuorjuret,-saved. themselves and many of the wounded; bycoastructing a temporary 'raft of-loose -planks, and such articles s were close at hand.tOn this, they reache the shore in safety. On landing i. was fiund impossible to-obtain a dry footing, asthe hanks of the saver overflowed. In this condition,tbose whowere able climbed trees, &c., where they remained in view -of the burning ruins, for about three hours, when fortunately the steamboat James Howitt, bove in sight. and was shortly beside the wreck,when assistaneewas im mediately given to all within reach. The Howitt returned to the city with all of the raurvivors. The number of killed and wounded bas -not as yet been ascertained, but it is feared that of the former, there are not less than t2&; and of the latter a like number. The Sbody-of'Lt. Loge was on board, and was lost. Since the above was in type, we have 'learned the names of the following per sons, killed and wounded. Killed-Wm. Tanneybill, C. Chiles & AP. F. Beasly, of Eutaw ; W. R. Hassell, of Greensboro-; Blue Pastier, second clrk; --- Clark, 1st mate, and Arthur Mc Coy, 2d engineer, Abraham Flynn, vol noteer from Greene co.-and several ne Jiro dedk.hande. - Badly watrded.-JCapt. E. -P. -Oliver., '(not espected to-survive,) George-Kirk, lt - clerk, and acting Captain of the 'usca-" loose, and'Col. Wm. Armstead. 4Correspondence of the-Chars. Cowie'. : Wasnsae-ro, Jan. 27, 1847. The tone of the article in the Union 'bpon the subject of Gen. Taylor's letter. is such as to warrant the supposition that the publication is considered by the admin istration asinsubordinate. The disclosure of the plan of operations is condemned, and the complaints against-the 'adminis tration are declared to be withoutrfouoda tio%. 'khe saihie .feeling ;prevails among 'many m'oubers of Congress. The iizhtter -nhy ie made an additional argument in favor of the appointment of a Lieutenant General, but I doubt whether Gen. Tay lor will be recalled, as some here suppose. In the Senate, a bill was reported from the Commit tee on the Post Ollic.e, provi die~g for the transportation of the mail, to ena fr6m 'the -*rmy tn Mexico, en'ce a Wek free of ' estage. The resolno sus of Mr. Cilley, of N. 'I.-, proposing that our forces-in Mexico be withdrawn; and posted at seine point within the U Stases was. taken up, abd Mr. C. -advoca'ted them. H is purpose Was not to abandon the war, bitt to prepare for its more effectual prosecution.; - The resolutions were laid on the table. January 28. 't'he aong 'centest -in the Senate upon the quetibon *hether -the Ten Regiments should be a volunteer or a 'regular force, has resulted from the reluctnce of Sena BltrS to increase the Executive -power. The Senate finally rejected to day, 'the 4Muoteer system by a vote of 20 to 3G. There wasa proviso to the bill which -enabled she-.Preident to appoint olficere to thlise Recginients during the recess of Congress, and withooi the advice and con sent of the Senats. Mir;aadger moved to strike out this pidiso, and some oppo sition ws made to it. Mr-. Caithoun had risen to speak, but as Mr. Seviarw2as-al ready up, he yielded the floor to him. Mr.. Sevier said, emuphatically, that be cotuld never yield to the Executive~the powver to maike appointcments to now offices, ithout the advice andI conseut of the Sendte: Va cancies the Presideot mights fillin the re cess of tbe Senate. He ~should vote for -the amendment. The proviso was stricken out-yeas 30. nays 18. Thus it will be esen tbat the President must nominate all 'she company officers and field officets of 'the ten regimenss-before the 3d of March. The consequence will be, that the Presi denm may be obliged. to summon the Sen ate in extra session, as he can do, without the House. TAhe Senate will, to :morrow, baSte a: struggle upon the concurrenice int their amendment to the bill providing 'for-land :bounties. Mr. Butter. of S. C.,-will -op .pose the provision as it tiow atande. The billmay pass to morrow night. WAsnfste-ot, Jan. 29. The snate was chiefly engaged in the consideration of the Ten Regiment Ihill. The question was upon gobcurren~ce in the amendment offered by Mr. Corwin, of Ohio, granting bounty lands -to -soldiers. Mr. Benton -made an assault trpon the amendment. He denoneed it as a fla grant fraud upon the Treasury. It would lead to a system of fraud exceeding any that was .ever before got np ; in the Yazoo specatation..in the old continentals, or in the land honniles of the late war. He had iuformation.~ tie said, that compsoles were n ow forming foir buying up these land warrauts. Sutters and commissaries, he said; were etmployed by these speculators -it wok the ,=rrants ot of' tho soldiers. 'Ebe cbargeupoa the treasuiy b 'tbis'm tem was renormous-twelve million. 9f acres-fiein millions o( dollars. The great source of revenue from the lands would be ex:inguishei&by ' ihis bill. Mr. Benton said he should 'vote against this bill, but the land bounty would carry it. Mr. Corwin's reply-tb Sir. iBenton was poierful and eloquent. 1ie carried with-hitn'the majority of the Senate. '(t beinig wdill uderstood that the amenditiedt of Mr. Corwin would be con curred in, many aihendiniits to it were offered. hIr. -Rusk, of Texas, offered as a sub stitute Treasury Scrip to the amont Upa hundrel dollars, payable in ten years, anid with i per cent; interest-the same pro position that Mr. Holmes offered in the House. This was-rejected. A tabtion,-by Mr. Simmons, giving the soldifts.a'dhoice between the land war rants and -scrip, bearing interest at fix per cent., -redeemable at the pleasure of the governmedt, was agreed to-yeas 28, nays 20. Mr. Buildr.of S. C., moved anlatrena ment to -ibis amendment, reducing, the scrip one half in amount, but it was rjec ted. Mr. Cass took strong eacepfions to some remarks of Mr. Benton, and sai-he would not condescend to -reply to them. The remark of Mr.-Benton was That the land bounty would -carry the bill ih the Senate. Mr. Case ensideted'this as a'ie flection upon those Senat6rs wh6 were 'in favor of.the;land boudity. Notwithstanding all the efforts maae :to bring the bill to a ifinal %Vdte,:the Senate adjourned, leaving the bonhty -uestion still. pending. The enthusiasm for'tbe war 'kn6w no bounds in this region. -CompaieSb ste formed, or being formed, in all the neigh boring States, and especially in Pennsyl vania, and it is understood that tlib com pany officers chosen by their men will be commissioned. Pennsylvania alone will, in two months, furnish one :half of the ten regiments. IMr. Sims is the only .member -of 'the South Carolina Delegation in favor of the appointment of a Lieut. General. He spoke in favor of it to-day. The.project it'is thought, may yet succeed. WASINIGTO, January 90. In the Senate to-day, Mr. Jarnagan, on leave, introduced joint resolutions presen ting the thanks of Congress to Gen. Tay or, &c., precisely in the same terms with the resolutions offered in the House by Mr. Cooke, of Tennessee. They lie over, of coarse. The bills in relation to Oregon were recommitted to the Committee on the Ju diciary, for the purpose of an examination as to their alleged conflict with the pro visions of the Oregon Treaty. Mr. Cal boun .suggested that the bills might, in some-ofitheir,provisions, conflict with the treaty rights of Britisb subjects. The Ten -Regiment Bill was taken up again, and a long discussion followed upon the amendment offered. The result wasatbat the Senate agreed to modify Mr. Corwin's amendment, gran ting bounty, lands to volunteers and pri vates of the army. The provision agreed to, gives to all non-commissi oned oflicers, musicians and privates of the volunteers and regulars,'one -bondred and sixty acres of laud, provided They sball have served n.t ses rhar, twielve monhs,; and also. to all volunteers *ho served-twelve months, or less time, because of iheir honorable di. charge. The same bonty is granted to the heirs of those who have died, or may die in the service. Thbis amendment was modifed ou motion of Mr. Simnmons, so as to give those entitled to bounty lands the 'option of taking in lieu thereof gov ernment at'ock to the amount of one hun dred dollars, payable at th% -pleasure of the government, and bearing interest at 6 per cent., payable half yearly. The amendment as thus modified was agreed On motion of Mr. Beuton, and at the recommendation of the department ol war, four Quarter Mast'ers and ten Assis tant Quarter Masters, and ,a Regiment Quarter Master General, ar~e to be lp pointed. The bill was ordered to he engrossedl with only threb negatives-Messrs. CIl Iy, Corwin and bavis. In the House, Mr. Cocke, of 't'ennes see, (whig) moved tosuspend the rules tc enable him to introduce the following reso lutions keisoivediunanimnously by the Senate and Hsse of -Representatfres in Congress os. seblcd, That the thabits of Congress are due, and are hereby., presebted to Mnjoi Gneral Zachary Taylor; .and througi ite to the brave officers and'soldiers, both of the regular army and of the voltinteeri under his command. for their courage~skill fortune and good conduct in storming the city of Monterey, defended as it was by a force mere than doable their number, and protected by -the strongest fortifications, which 'reeilted in a most brilliant victorj to our army, and reflected imperishable boor upon our arms. Resolved, That the president be re. quested to cause to be-striwk agold medal with devices emblematic of thie, 'plepdit achievement, and- presented to Gen. Tag~ for. as a testimony of 'h'e high sense et. tertained by Congress of his judicious anc distiguished conduct on that memnorable occasons. Resolved, That the President of the U, States be requested to cause the foregoinj resolutions to be communicated to Gene. rl Tayior, anad through him to the arm)~ under his cornmando The motion prevailed-yeas,136, ayt The resolutions being of whig origin, th-e jedlousy of some of the democrats w at exacted, and it was alleged that their ob. jett was sinistet--.that it was intended at a blow at the administration, under the pretext of-comnplimenting General Taylor Mr. C. I. Ingersoll moved to lay the subject on the table-lost-yeas 3, ayt Mr. Faran, (dem.) of 'Ohio, moved t< add the' following wordse:-"Engaged ni it was, and still is in a war commencec and forced us by Mexico, and continuec bus in defence of the honor, and in vin da'tion of the just rights of the U. States assailed as both has been by repeated ant lagrmne acts on tha nn-rt of Mezico. of in. its, ostrgges , and finally, of invasion o one of the States ofthis Union.", Mr. Jacob ''hompeen, of i, o fered c in addition to- Ihis. a proviso-... . nob. -1 lug herein contained sliall .be strued into an approval of the terms o espitula-' tion agreed to by General Taylor V These amendments were c 'r .by a party vote-yeas 116, nays 70. . The resolutions were ordered4a bi4rd-I reacting.. ' .Every whig voted in theiiiiity.. . The whigs declared iheresol nswere. a censure upon, General Tavlo and the. -original . mover, Mr. -Cocks. 'proposed, 'without success, to chanre the ut e so as to designate them as resolutio re t instead of thanib. .. The resolutions went to the .8 atefor .concurredce, ahtilie on the.tablei Jarnagin's resolutions. The pbiiiY. is that the resolutions-will be lotth.1w n. 1 the two ,Noises, by disagreee iaetot terms. Haraas the bittles be.io 'liexico, there are to be harder. tree at hbtoaefor the next Presidency. T .idential campaign is already begupr." Mr. Jacob Thompson movea i for all the correspondence. whidh oceurr red between General Taylor ant e. war -idepartment. - iThe object of this call-is to shl that 'he enerals complaints.againstthedepartment are-without foundation. The House. ad journed withodt ac'ting 'upon the motion.. 'The enforcennt of the obdle'e arrrmy 'regultion'tfl825, forbiddingofficers from .riting letters or reports relative- to the movemets or marches of theirmy, on pain of dismissal from the tervje,. is con sideored. here as a blow aimed at Gen. Tay lor., qu account of, the .,publiction of his private letter of Nov.'9th- Thpenalty applies to the officer who placees- a letter beond his control, 'so that it .me'find its 'way to the press. The orde ill de prive us of much intrresting ad less information as to the 'future op otfs -f tbs.armry. . The first ship of the Bremen It d'of mail steamers is about to be launched. - 'l'he Government has deter Toed. in compliance with the contract,t ke her Tor war. irposes. bho cot just, in tine. Ian '31, I learnthbat Gen. Gaidies, -Vbo baslbeen in this city some days, intends, to publish an address io the public. explanatory of his views of the proper mode of conduct ing the Mexican war and . defending -the the course 'taken by Gen. Taylor. It is also said that Gen. Gaines, though he admits that-Gen. Taylor' tletter, of Nov. 9th, was addressed to -biin, denies that he authorised or permitted iis .publi cation. He says. as I learn, thatd.e gave: the letter to the editor of the E~press,to' read. but not to make public. But Gen. Gaines' promised account of the operations connected with theilexican war, may possibly be suppressedto- con sequence of the revival and -enforcement of the Army Regulation forbidding such publica:ion, on pain cfdismiss from the service. The tone of the arIb e in the union of cast nipght. Taylor's letter, may admoni the vene rable General of the expediency of bolding. his pen. if not his place. '- do. not think. that the public generally look with much admiration upon the epistolary -displays of military men. - Commodore Porter, Commodore Decatur, General Gaines, and General Scott, did not enhance their-rep utation by any of their writings,: and the'i public 'ha've been disposed to respect Gen. Taylor the mo're for his discreet reserve in this regard. They will be glad tu learn that General Taylor did not intend his letter for publication, and that General Gaines did not connive at its hurreptitions publicity. To mo'rrowr'is the day assignell 'for thei consideration in the House, of the bill ap- - propriating thr'ee million. of. dollars tbr the purpose of enabling -the Presidont to ehtamn a slpeedy and hynorable peace with Me'xico. There may he seose opposit ion. to taking .it up, but it Wrill ~re'quir.e a vote of two-thirdst6 eprevent It. Th'b anti slav'ery will b'd'off'ered to this bill, but it may or dmay not be concurred in. -I im -agine that the question will be productive< -of much excitement in the Hoeuse adt in I thq -country. Joint Reaolutions have passel -the Son sie of the State of New-Vork, with bunly thre'e disientent votes, requesting their Representatives and instructing their Sea -ators to vote for Ih6 restrioction of slavery. The lowier Houie will utiddubtedly tcon -eur inthettn, and It was -expected that theirlinal passage would be so timed as to hate their -fttll effect upon the New-York . representation -in Congress, I understand,< holiever, that* there are but.dlrree-of the New York maaihierboftongress wbo wvere expected t'e vot'e against tife p'roviso. Thei'e will be a-gi-eat debate in the Sedate wh-len this bill and pi-oviso come up in that bodly. Mt-. Calhoun, who bas beenc remarkably reser-ved of 'late, will then have a glorious opportunity to explain and< defeod his views andthose of the South, on Rll the subjects Connected with the war. und the termisof .peace,. and the .righ t of one part of ihe.Union to dictate tieterms on which territory shall be acquired by or afiexed to this Union. Febtuaryl1. Thre three million bill was the. special order in the House, Ao-day, but .on the suggestion of Mr. McIay, ihat the appro priation .lila wei'e of pressing riecessity. Mr. C. J. lngesoll; as .Chairmnan of the Committee of Foreign Affiire, edbsenied that the hill should be postponed so Mod - day next ; theat Mr, Wilmot;. as if appre hensive that some one would "steal his thunder," proinptly gave nootioe of his in tention to offer hits famous proviso of the late session, prohibiting .slavery and :nvol notary servitude in the territory to be ae - qu'ired and .annexed, through any treaty 'with Mexico. . Mr, Preston King,. of New York, was eviden'ty anxions to annex his name with 'the inovement. Mr, 'Calhoun's conurse.is -losked to *ih deep Interest ont thesubet. -16 will un doubtedly tuicet tie guesfien witb all, his. ardor and -strengh. He will undoubtedly take ti sodihern ground on this question, to its whole extents; but it is~already whis pered that he may be: able to carry thro' the M issouri compromise principle. in ap plication to the' territory shbe acquired. At all events, an occasion will thus be pre sarotrd whirlh will emplny' wsIl his powers; ,The Secretary of the Treasuty. has, to sy,,sent into the Senate a project for i0 reting the revenue. in scompliance with It, Cameron's resolution. '1Ie states that the revenue under- the ariff of 1846 is increasl'ng, in'comparison itb the revenue, fora corresponding pe iod, under the old tarif. The increase rm December 1st, 1846, to January 23d, 847, is $700,000..over the amount yiel led by the'old tarif in the same period, nding January'23d. 1846. "Therefore, as. a general rule, he does o blook for an increase of revenue by in reasing duties. !But he proposes a -duty, in addition to he.present advalorem duty, of ten per enst on iron and-its manufactures-on coal, nd certain woollens. not- costing more ban four.dollars a square yard; Frve per eat, on certain cottons, and twenty per ot. on sugars, .&c.-. This schedule will. hu'e estimatas, produce the sum of $1.' 119,000. . 1e-proposes a decreass of du ies on 'certain iron utensils, which will ncrease the -reveiue to the amount of 655,000. . Me-insists iupon the-original-recoinmen-. lation of twenty five'per cent. on tea and. ofee, which Will give $2,500.000. A ike dutyon other free articles, (excepting nillion and specie,) will give $400,000. This sum he-proposes to set sapahas a specific' fund. for the-redemption 'of-the priacipal and the payment of the 'interest f the debt to be contracted for the support f the war. The Report is very volumi tous, but the above is the substauce of it. Feb. 2. 'There is an imnpression here upon some .bat we are on the eve of a peace with Mexico. Things happen so suddenly and inexpedtedly in this age and country'that ,t may -be true:. The late -rumors'from Mexico -go to contfirmu it, and the 'Secretary )f State'deerns that runtor as probable. T'h. advieps.received from General Tay-. or, by the weatern mail, last night, do not oftfirm iC, tt that circumstunce-dues not isprove it. It is not inprobale (fnt (he klexican'Cnngress has adreed'to a nego tiation. They can lose nothidg by it. rhey gain time by it. which to thetn'is important. Should a negotiation be 'om rnenced, the effect will-be to suspend hos ilities, to some extent, though, of course, bur troops will not be withdrawn. It .has een suggested here that the negotiation, if any should be commenced, should be :arried on at Havana. In that case, there :ould be a speedy resort by either party to their'respective governments. The President has- repeatetlly sthied that he would 'be ablejo difect a peace, if Congress would give him the three million appropriation, with which to approach the Mexicao authorities. The three mnitlion bill came up to-day, and Mr. Sevier made a .brief opening peech in the support. , He sta.ted that the President had recommended this.meas are last year, and now again; that the resident.bid .held, and still held a or espondece with' Mexico, . by whic, he tad learned that the Mexican Govern pent and people were disposed to: make 2aace qn terms which the President would >er. 1..Bevir stated hai'be did not uow what the' President would demand n the way of indemnity for the expenses >f.the war,.but he was persuaded that the Senate would not consent to a treaty on erms short of the cession to the U. States if New Mexico and California. Mr. Mianguin intimated a desire that the aill should be passed over, to -allow time or the consideration of the novel and star ing propositions presented to us to-day' o annex a new-world to the United States. Ele was himself utterly, opposed to the ismembcrmaent of .Mexico. Mr. Sevier wished to press the bifl to tn early vote. Mr. Calhoun trughnt ime would be saved by affourding Senators an >pportunity to cousider the subject. Mr. Berrien moved to postpone till Thurrsday sext, and Sevier called for the yeas and iays, and the motion prevailed-28 to'iS. Mr. Bierrien gave notice that he would nove atn amendment to the bill, declairiug :hat it is t1he seose of Congress that the war 'ivith Mexico ought not toabs prosecu ed with any-vitew to the dismemlbermet r conquest of that Republic ; that this ;overnmtent desires to maintain peaceful 'elations with.Mexico; that this -g vern Dent is ready to make peace with Mexico >nt terms mutdially favorable coladth par ie's; that the boundary of Texas ought to se debitely settled. antd proi'ision made y the Republic of Mexico fort the prompt idjustment'of t he-just claims of our citizens against that Republic.. Should this amendmnent succeed, it will yreclude any question abou t the extension af slavery. fntlerdiction of S'laery.-T'lie following Eesolutions have been adopted by the egislature of Pensylvania-in the Sen tte, by a vote of 24 to 3, and in the House >f Represetatives unanimously : Wh'ereas, The eXisting war with Mexi. :o may result in the atcquisition 'of new erritory~ to the Union :And whereas, measures are now pending in Congress, aving itt vie w the appropriation of money a~d tl-e coanferring adibhority upon the reaty manking powver to this end : therefore ResoitveiJ, Tbat our Senators in Cotn, ress be 'instructed and our Representa iues requtesied to vote against any mess ire whatever, by which territory will Sc. rue to the IUnion. unless as a part of the ~undmantal law. utpon wyhich compact or treaty for this purpose is based, Slavery >r involuntary servitude, e xcept for crimes thall be forever prohibited. Resolved, That the Governor be reques ted to forward a copy of the foreguing to each of our Senators and ktepreseotataves n Congress. Similar resolutions have been adopted by the Legislature of Ohio, and by the Senate of New-York. Mr.'Sims,oI S. C. last Friday expregsed the opinion that the North would not in sist upon this condition of future annela tion'. Asshis colleague, Mr. Burt, prott ly replied, we can perceive no eronud for such a presumption. Pennsylvania has always been more tolerant on the Slavery question than -iny one it the notn-slave olding States-and yet she now comes up to the snark in the moost unqualified language, and with altmost an unanimou~s voice. Where does Mr. 8;tos expect to fid his ,nntural aflias?'..Richmand I Whig EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1847 Eretum. -In the obituary of Miss:ML eslie, the reader will make the following correction in the third and lEst sentences. " In all the relations of life, she discharged the duties which devolved upon her, with the fidelity and purity of purpose, which charac terized the christian. She was'universally be loved irthis community, and her death was sin cerely regretted." The Charleston'Mercury.-Mr. Clapp has retired from the editorial department of this old and excellent paper, and has been succeeded by John E. Carew, Esq., Mr. Carew is a member of the Legislature, and.is well known to be a gentleman of talent. The principles of the paper, which are of the strictest State Rights school, will not be-dhanged. It is scarce ly necessary to say, that the Mercury has been conducted with singular ability, by its former accomplished editors, and doubtless will. sus tain its reputation. Magnetic Telegraph.-The Savann ah Geor rian, says, that the subscription to the stock for a Telegraph like between that city and Augus ta, has been-taken up. An Agent was recently in Charleston, 'for the purpose of procuring subscriptions to a Telegraph, from that city to connect with New Orleans. We hope that the project will succeed. All our chief cities at least, should be united by Telegraphic lines. We-think -that they will be, at no.dist ant day. Telegraph acr,ss the Atlanti.-We see in the account of the proceedings of Congress, that a project has been brought before that'bo dy for establishing a line of Telegraphs across the Atlantic. If it should succeed, the old world and the new, will then be united. What a wonderful revolution o ill be brought about. Of the mighty results which may yet follow from the Telegraph, no man can conjecture. Population and Territory of the Ukited States. --Willis Darby Esq, of Georgetown, D. C., has published letter in the Washington Union, in a hich he says, that the population of the United States has increased annually; since 1790, at. the -ate of three per'ceft. In 1790 our population was a few hundred over three million .nine hundred-tliotrsand. In 1840,-it was a little more than 17 millions 63 thousand. At this rete,,in 1900, it will be-something more than one hiri hed and two mniflion* eiglft hirn dred and forty thousand. Our territory-at this timeis of vast extent, and with the addition of California, would exceed all Europe. . FROn OUR coRnEsPoroErIT.] On Board the Alhambra, ""i Mobile Bay, 29th January, 1847. Mr. Editor.-As this is the last chance I shall have of writing to you from our own ountry, I will briefly travel over again our journey by land; and then I will give you all the insiah t ['have into the condition of onr Re giment, and also give you may conjectures of the present and future destination of the divi sion of thre army to whlich we are attached.' Thre diy we left Atlanta, the point at which [ wrote last, the weather was horridly incle ment, and we were unable to proceed farther thai about three miles. Tihe next day we made good march, but the day after that were com pelied by the rain and cold, to remain in our quarters, at a-Methodist Camp Ground, where we were treated by the warm hearted people of the neighborhood, with a kindness that made an impression upon the hardest heart amongst us. 1 shall ever. anter this, entertain the high eat :espect for the religioin cf thie Methodists. They are a generous, sincere, and noble-mind ed denomination of Christians. After we left Camp Jone's. for that was the name of the place last mentioned, our march was not interrupted for a single moment, eithrer by rain or wind, or cold, rand God knows, we had an abundance of all. We arrived in good ealth at the city of Mobile, after seven or erght days travel, where wve found the whole of the first detachment :under Col. Dickinson, en amped in most comfortable quarters, which ad been furnishe~d themi by the kindness of Cl. Deas, a hospitable old gentleman, who was once -a member of our State Senate, t gives me pleasure~ to say here, that our journey throngh Ceorgia and Alabama has nrbled mne to form the rmost exalted notion of ihose two chivalroius States. Nothing could exceed the generosity and hospitality displayed to us by threir people. They met us on tire road side, and in their villages, arnd invited us to their houses without money or cost, and even handed out provisions to us, as we passed along on the march. There were very few, even ol the tavern keepers, who would charge us more 1than twventy cents for the most bountiful re. pasts. At same places, 'they even -had dinei prepared, gratis. for as many as they could af ford to stipply. Blit, whenever we :met with a emifrtrit from old South Caroline, we mel with more thah a -brother's kindness. My -nex1 toast shalll.., South Carolina-Our mother, and Georgia aid Alabaria-her twin sisters.,, I am prodid tu say though, that I am yet able te place my native State above all others. There is somemlhing peculiarly good that attaches to all her children wherever they may go. It ii lik a vase in which roses have. oncebee distilled, you may break-you may bruisn the vase if you will. but the -scent of the roses will hang round it still. But I must forget ever ny own homei for a while. We are nowv on board the ship wich is t< ake us to Mexico. I have no doubt, that we will land. at some point as near as possible te Vera Cruz; for it is the general impresuiol of all, that wve are to bemi a great battle, to be fought at that place. Our orders however, are ...led ,,,,in ..,e get frther.. out to sea. Thi men are keen for activeservioe, and -ba -dobt,. would even now. acquit -the handsomely in~battle. -* 7' The health of our Regimentia as good-os could. be udder the circumstances:.:Qum pline is good, and the men have confide .theirgallant commander. .1 attr' ' e"ou health and spirits almost. entirel fo the order that has been enforcc in camp. teers must be forced to do Rhei'r duty as regulars; and it is our good fortune ta Colonel who has some experince in war. have had no. deaths in our ranks, that Ib heard of, for a week or two. -Oar Sargeon Dr.- Davissis.WithI us, ant pays the-greasest at. . tention to the sick. He p asmises to mnkeJi n self highly useful en tbp regiment. rtis tjie we have some sea-siphness, but that1is always matter of. aninsepent to these wIo are wel .r The sickness is not so great 96rhnioring.as - was yesterday, for the bay is nor o-uiglia this time as it was last evening. We have, now been nearly two days and two, nights 'fii *ter, and from the disagreable saw6he ea. ther,wud the difficulty of loading, *eave go yet Beep able to clear Mobile bay. - -- - As We came down in the steambastvo' ship, one of the Columbia Vol.nteer fiell-o jumped overboard, but was taken up safeya' seaman, in a little boat. I will write you letters of more intersetwhew I reach land, for I am sea-sick, and ardl : ' know what I am doing. Yours, &c. SALUDA. P. S. I forgot to 'mention, that the whole Regiment has left M'bile. Ours'was the last.' detachment to leave.. We go in three: ships:: Major Gladden, gbeaivith the first detichment in the Ellerslie; Col. Dickinson, with these. cond, in the Oregon; and Col. Butler with,tbe. third, which is- ours, in the Alhambra. 8 [FROM OUL OftoE4tPONDElIT.I - TCodlumia. Peb. 3,1J-7. "The College is now in mourning for.' the death of young Middleton.- He .was the eson of Col. Middleto', a-member of tif - House of Representatives, ,from George=, town. Oh, what a son'! ; -eunwill read in our papers, the proceedingseof the Fac ulty and Students on 'the melancholy oe casion. Do not regard thistin the ligh of a mere form. -know, that..nothing i$, more common than toeiaggerate-the viri tues of the dead, and I cannot as a,mat. ter of criticisti,'find fault with it, for after - all, it is but the language of natu-e andihie affections. On tlepresent.occasion.howe ever, far more could-have been said, with the most perfect truth ; but ;in. the brief. sketch of his character, it was thought, better'to fall ahort than to- :pdrsue it too far. lMinite and -sirupulous Aetails have therefore been , avoided,.and in the . language of Wordswrtlh,,.'the trunk and, main branches of the worth of the deci" sed" have alone been represented. o was such aso "es a father wonld desire - He had just.htentred upon ,his .nineteeplth year, and wits 'talents and capacitie6fa mnost-uncommon order,.as enga g im the stiruggle of you ifut saibitiu.with sa energy and intensity , ely :fwln'eed, For oe sby6ung, ,ba -atrainjieets- aere Extradrdinaryh'.r'n -ifthe depait g his place, was side).y- side with-thefirst. And as if nature had it' euded to iake t sure, that he was inideed a favorite child. she had-added to a temper kind, livelyr'd ingenuous, the gifts of a commanding per son, and easy,- and fascinatiug:address. It was remarked~ throughout -his .illness, that the pain of disease, the delirinor-of fever could not overcome his ecrnpulous regard of duty. and cheat- him-otut .of that reward which he felt. was due-to hisfidel. ity. In death, -thus, as .in life, he was concerned only. to act wvelltiep'art which - he conceived, Providse 1id assigned him. 'Ob blessed de'they who live and die tike these honored with such love, and with such sorrow mourned.' There are occasions, when our commot nature is sure to declare itself-when one common chord of sympathy vibrates through every bosom. trvle afow far so so e'er a stranger, does not own. The band of brotherhood, when'er be sees theni go A mute procession, on the houseless road." But I have done. I have said more thana I intended. . . T1he College was never in a more floiur ishinig condition. You see by the Cata-. logue, that there are 1y1 students.. I hn ve to add, that the largest number under Mr, Barowell's admtnistration was 169,.and.I, think, the present number is the largest to the history of the College." - Resolutions of South Carolina Colfege. -Trho following Resolutions were adopt ed by the Faculty of South.Carolina Col lege, on the 1st of f'ebruary. 184,y 'wi reference to the death of 'Henry Mitddle ton, late member of the Senior Class,-ai youth to whom his Maker had vouchafed many precious mental gilts, and who bius. banded them with conscientions zeal and a quickening love of truth and k-nowledget ' whose purity of conduct, undeviating, ful filment of his duties, unassuming .uimpli city end kindlinessof feeling toward.,his teachers and fello* students., most ruly endeared hits in e'ierj mnember of -tis h ody. "Resolved, Thidt the Faculty - feet. this visitation as a loss of one of the fairest or naments of their Institution, -and ;hee uinction of one of their brigh~test'hop s. . - "Resolved, That they, most deeply synm pathize witG the Pareuits whom thus Prov idence bas.uuddenIf bei-eaved'of so justly beloved a sori, and that the 'Secretary of the Faculty communicate a copy of theae resolutions to the sorrowing parents as a token of their sympathya "Resolved, That the Faculty war,thb! usual badge of mourning,-that thliiol lege exercises be suspended during'- the day, and .that these -resolgtiofb he.pub lished in the papers of this' tow".*-. "S. C. College, 1st Feb., 184y." Newn Jersey U. S. Senator.-The Hon. Jacob W.-Miller lias been re-elecld tot the Senate of the Unoited States from the State of N~ew Jersey. - - - The Padimeno Barbeee.-At the barbe- ' cue given by the natives of SotithtCiroli nas of'Mobile; to-the Paltr etto-Rigiment, ,.n Saturday week, we learna from.-the Herald-of Sunday, that-"oot -less than.si tliotiand men partook- of the baiheiue.