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tm toc'issdert istH'.'t hl ep y in
tormed them that they might take their
choice betw.eena einstanct "and uncondi
tional suender and an assault from the
land: ofces then near at baud. ,They very
wisey ciose the former," and surrendered
at discretion. Lieut. Hutier then left a I
guard; consisting of Midshipman Temple
and five menr and proceeded :p the river
tookthe own of '.alacualpa, a Mexican
brig loded ivith cottonand soma smaller
craft. We understand that after these.
gallant achievements Lieut. Hunter was a
placed under arrest by. Com. Perry for a i
violation of orders-he haviug been direct
ed only to blockade Alvarado. Such a 1
course- was doubtless necessary in order I
to preserve a due stbordination, and yet
seems hard that a young and enterprising
officer should be thus punished, whose on
ly crime was an achievement of which any
might well be proud of.
Col Morgan's Fight with Gen. Urrea, at
Agua Nueva.
We have not yet seen the particulars of
the battle which has been frequently re
- ferred to, as having taken place between
Col. Morgan, of the 2d Regiment of Ohio
Volunteers, and Gen. Urrea's Lancers.
''he'following extract from an esteemed
aorrespondent in Saltillo, will in some
'degree supply this vacum:
-? (Part of the 2d Ohaio, hastening to the
relief of Gen. Taylor, from Gerralvo, in
all 242, under Col. Morgan, fought with
over a thousand Lancers under Gen. Ur
rea, near Agua Frio, for five hours until
artilliery caine to their aid from Monterey.
Lieu', Stewart;of Company'C., of that
regiment, merits the highest praise for
daring bravery, in riding through the
Mexicans lines, to ask reinforcements.
The American force, drawn up in a nol
low ,quare, repulsed charge after charge
" of the horse. sustaining a heavy fire from
the -chaparal. Capt. Lathan with. his
z Riflemen, was about charging into the
chaparal for hand to hand fight, but was
recalled as -it appeared evidently the
. design of the enemy to both break the
square and induce the men to charge into
bh ide of the road, where, singly, they
won d not be able to meet horsemen.
There was every reason to believe that
Wen were in ambuscade, ready to rake, at
a single volley, any small body of men
- opposed to them. And so it did appear; I
for, on the first. fire from the cannon into
r one of these suspected, nearly 30 of the I
eneiy: were killed. After fifteen minutes I
Oght with the cannon, the Lancers fled inl
.J every'diiection, leaving more than a bun
rde~d on the field. We lost four killed and t
"' -~ a ifew wounded. The enemy kept up a t
'h'avy fire from escopetas, but generally
overshot.ue. Capt. Graham, Qr. Master t
.~~ - % atpCerralvo, was shot through the heart,
-inihe beginning of the fight, and died in
'stant[y.- -Col. Morgan was himself-cool,
brave and -determined, with the heart of i
youthiand head of age-as a young man 1
hut old Terian will always feel- in battle. I
Theivord now passes along the lie- I
ti 'Spauissins.iz weeks., -.Assoon as the. "i
,y rainy season commenes, Ho for San -
-ai-anti judging from whathas a p=
s i oatebi phetiegleam o the
pLof 'qa& hndsdai wlnteer-"T4?r
.willake itlikeilwa d-!'the . r
-.THE SEA GSERVICE :
~'The following, letter ts frm a~ capitalc
g e h y it does, somec
~usuee to that.gallantl arm of. the public
s:(~ice.2,Unable to fight as much as they
desired to do .on:ship-board-having no
Ssudficient enemy to encounter on the waves
~.orthyfof heir prowess, they determined .I
S ~to change'tbbi elemen 'and raise a ma
-rane battery on the shore. The followingi
Jotte hi-anicles their achievements. It is
Sdelightfullto witness the harmony and co
-operaion which. have prevailed between I
the army and-the navy, and the flue qual- I
% itimes which adorn the latter. T be landing
'oo-ur troops was conducted in the most I
admirable manner; the firing of oar fleet I
on the castle wvas as chivarously conducted
Sin the face of its big guns and bombs as I
could be effected ; and here is the sort of I
Sexhibition which they make on shore, I
*i*when they have nothing else to do at sea :
* Extracc of a letter fromt a midshipman oni
board tne U. S. steamer Mississippi.
On Tuesday I accompanied Captain
a Mayo ,on shore in his. gig ; and by his
direction I raised a flag staffin front of the
( tent of General Scott-The old hero coin
~plinientedi me by saying it was done in a
seamanlike manner, and treated me with
great politenoss. in the meantime a nor
ther arose, and neither Captain Mayo aior
' ~ myself could retor's to the ship; so on shore
-we remained, much to my discomfort.
The first part of the night I threw.myself
upon the boat cushions, and afterwards
crept in bet ween two army officers, who
very kindly allowed me a part of their
:blanket. The next morning we retturned
to the ship just in time to join my division
and to repair again on shore to relieve the
party at the naval battery, Lieutenant
Decamp, Midshipman Shubrick and my.
self were the officers, tinder the command
*of the gallant Captain Mayo. We reached
?the battery at 5, p. in., and relieved Capt.
Aulicka-Nothing was done by us that
night, although we were kept ots the gui
ise- by a steady'utream of shot, incessantly
puled iiio us.' One of our men had hiis
eg; broken; and while laying on the sand
very near whereI was standing, was' hit
again on the samte-limb, and: had it again
fractured. So you may judge how they
peppered us. In the evemitg the army .
er.gineers repaired our breastworks. -The
enemy, supposing we were sileed, did
nor annoy us after dark. Midshipmen
* Shubrick, McGaw, and myself threw
onrselyes down in the open air until, day
a light, when we found we could hardly
stand, so completely were we ,benumbed
by the heavy desw. Our blood was. soon
set in circulation, however, by exercise at
qiSh guns.-ERach ship sent a gun, making
sirm alli with their crews, ammuniton,
~ - - proveius,. I&c.. Ours was an 8.inehi
~aihanlfand we had forty moen to. work
~ K *.*tn .Or ha'tery was a plendlid piece of
work, of bagrof- sand, with regular em
S brastira, sbrnfproof. Had it not been
so, mahy of usramwithatie'loat the number- I
ofour mess Wr fied'away briskly for
r wp hoursheifore breakfat and'tinmedi- I
atbly after we weit itt sagate while thec
Xoft
:ity oiureda sfemtouiffi ledHo'fd'df
ighteen:pouadbhotsan iddahg4%e s into
ish We were careful) Wo:.rake deliberate.
tim, and. always. did executior. i so
happened that gfred our gun the principal
)art of the time. Poor . Shubrick die
harged seventeen :rounds, while I was
ouking at the enemy's battery through
he glass, the better to direct the fire. F
hen came down, aid told Shubrick I
would take a spell, when 'he handed me
he match. The gun was run out and
rimed, when Mr. De Camp told me to.
eke the glass, and. see exactly where to
sim. As I was obeying this, order, poor.
'rom Shubrick, standing by my side, near
the right truck, (I being opposite the
breech of the- gun,) said, Hold on,- Joe,
let's see what you are poining. at; I know
just where to fre," putting his. left hand
Do my right shoulder. These were his
last words. Just at this instant. (and the
glass still at my eye) an 18 or 24-pound
shot passed between us, barely escaping
rae, and struck him on the side of the
eck. We both fell and all supposed I
had been hit; but in an instant I -vaion
my feet, and beheld poor Shubrick ljing
on his back, and the blood- gushing in
streams from his neck and head.. He
was instantly killed. We went on, how
ever, and fired away for two hours, until.
every: battery was silenced, except one
small gun on the extreme left of the town,
which did no damage. Our ammunition
was now getting short, and we 'slacked
mur fire and went to dinner, Our good,
Capt. Mayo gave us terrapin soup and
Madeira wine and other extras. I fired
Dur gst the rest of the 'lay, and trust it did
good execution. I am certain we demol
sbed one battery, leaving not one stone
pon:.. another. The. enemy fired about
1,400 shot and-shell at us, and only killed
Shubrick, one man from the. Albany, and
a volunteer belonging. to a company eta
ioned near ue. A ian very, near me at
>ur gun, had his hand broken, and a ma
rine was knocked dovsm by a spent ball.
r'hus you may infer how well we were
protected. We were .always on the look
>ut, and whenever the smoke was seea
rom the enemy's batteries the word was
'doen," and every te would fall flat.
wo shells exploded within twenty-five
'eet of us, blowing up 160 pounds of our
)wder, knocked our provisions and waier
about, took out a piece of Lient, Fraily's
tat, and never injured a man.
To-morrow we bury poor Tom Shu.
rick. How' deeply we all deplore bin
oss! A better messmate I never had.
lie had a strong 'presentiment. trat he
hould be shot, and Jeft a letter directed
bus: To be opened sinuld I be among the
mining." I opened it in the presence
f Capt. Mayo and others. -It stated his
lesire to have all his things sent to Mid
hipman Scott, and contained a lock of
tis hair for his mother and othrs,: and a
i'g to S'.: Capt. McKenzie had made
arrangements for. the proper disposition of
ii. effects, and. has written: a,,beautiful
etter to his father. I hope we shall raise,
sy subscription a handsome sum to. erect
monument to his memory in Washing-.
"- 'VTI ;nire 'N O: Delta.
' 'sailor ashbH~tr "the~i = iree 'i
keri4 Sal.rbDe-. Sione tiie saidre
Irtid ei "No e .eitsgle be,
d tifzfo' fthe p eirppoeof assisting in
alacing,. the manne battenes in positon.
isro detinhed asiorehy one of the heavy
sortheu, that' pr'evailed during the :siege
if thgtt city. Some of them having'heen
lespatched from tliaestraircha~ents to the
Jomnmissary Department for proVisions,
ook a near direction, passing over a range
f sand hills. instead of the usual route.
)n the way one of them c'ituired a don
~ey and mounted him, without rigging or
pars-steering him with a cudgel by strik.
og him on the side' of the head. The
riad and sand was. a little too severe on
he top of the hill for the comfort of the
iimal, and the donkey made his way to
he leeward, despite the exertions of the
ailor to prevent him, who was compelled
o get as far bock otn the animal as he could
o prevent him from slipping over his head
as e descended the hill. As soon as the
lonkey had got to the leeward of the hill
te obstinately refused to go any further;
he sailor kicked him in the side and beat
ti with the club, but to no avail. Al
eugth he ceased his exertions, and quietly
tat on the donkey's haunches, apparently
rilling to wait the pleasure of his donkey.
ship. One of the sailors w ho appeared to
me amnqsed at his shipmate's difficulties,
ung out ti him, in a hijarse husky voice,
"Are you at anchor Jack!" "'No sir,
aying too for a fair wind," at the same
time moving himself farther back on the
animal. " Well, what are you doing so
rar aft? why dont you sit further lorward!"
again inquired his friend. " Because the
rules of tihe service allows the cornmarnder
L sir on the quarter-deck of his own cra ft."
About this time the wind shifted a little
nd blew the sand in the face of the stub
born donkey, and he attempted to turn
round, head to leeward, but utanding on
he side of the hill, the sand gave way un
ir his feet1 atnd down came the Jackass
and the Jack sailor, one over the other;
eee over head, to the bottom ! As they
were rolling down,.sne of the sailor, sung
ant-" Luff'a little, lack." ."Luff and be
i-d," says he-"dont you see breaker.
ahead;" and laying on the ground kicking
tway, hard as he could, called lustily for a
ie, as "his craft bad shipped a sea and
alL hands were overboard."
The donkey seemed to understand mat
er. took advantage of circumstances, and
nade off with all the precipitancy heculd,
caving the sailor to pursue his journey on
Jalappa and the Nad~onal Bridge.-We
abserve that the N. Y. Herald, recently,
iluded to Jalappa, as tho next destination
>f Gen. Scott.- Unless peace speedily takes~
place, we have little doubt that the Her
;ld' opinion will be found to be correct.
'he progress'of our arn, will now doubt
Iqus be towards.the osapital itelf; thbere to
:onclde this great and exciting drama.
.alapa is distant front Vera Cruz iome
levenly milese Lesthanhif thisodistance
romt Vera .Crus is the Neiisnal Bridge. a
'ortress of great and Nbiandili4 strength.
he pass or bridge is said to .be i mprqgna
ale, but so twas Vera, Crus~and the Castle.
ki. Mayer, in lisi woli on Mexao, thus
otices ihe National bridge after spieaking
if its "massive strength
tie elih
The Enertei~a
Antigua which; pg ri el~o
The adjiseiybeigt _ pass
has been-strobglyfdr'
amonghb'eitefasWe
volutionary genera8I 5ri
bide's ,tiime and iio arom.
them:toiconclnde thergb hu
dependence."
Jalappa is distant-fromth sme
thirtyorfortymiled. Oare
than ^ ten rthousandainh ted
on high-ground, andris .
thy.- The climateisto thatfof
Italy, and-the whole die a 1 tbout
is-elysiam upoaesrtr Iutiu
ries:of life iaibunndaso seNea
politans, the citizens df J their
city and its'. enkironj,:"
allen to earths" andlike .. will
.tell you to see Jalapi an
:This is beyond-don t point of
our artny's:destinatio1
Vera Cruz and ?haVo 'Wash
ington correspondent" of! aYork
Herald says:"- -"_
Some of the papers-are *agthem
selves about the.bealth-o1. ps who
will be left to'arrisoti .The
apprehension that theyws 4riidroff
by the vomito is grauilto i not
intended to garrison-.V ea . The
garrisqu will be.in: tbe Cast 1Juan
de Ulloa, which is healtey ch can
always. commandrthe -cit head
quarters will be..ai Jitlapa. - Woith
will prohably take and ped Gordova,
for the purpose of. uarding oautberti
road from Puebla.. and a-d leat, will
defend the .National Bridg, eross the
river Antigua, over whicb. h ei a road
from Vera .Cruz co Jalapt. Viapaand
Cordova are. both bealtby4 ,1 Cordova
be too much exposed; 'Oitis bswelce'or
fifteen miles further .mjjtht bocupied,
from this point, after the tr shall-be
refreshed, Gen. Worth,. if .it e-deemed
advisable. might conduct- bs eration.
against Puebla, whilethe 'te muimndlng:
General might proceedAo::tt . UOD of
Perote. At the former pl he forces
might be concentrated, and- 'oceed to
the capital,.where they.will ui ned by
Gen. Taylor's.from San Lu ' eLtsi
It will be seen .that :abei; pouches of
Vera Cruz being thus guardell mgand the
guns of the Caste constanily p utng nto o
it, no garrison will -tbe. 'rerd. The
squadron will be relieved;Eti. . tire
some duty of keepingguard he Cas
tie, and will havyeleisure'ia perate on
other parts of the-coast.. ;rt i thus'es
cape all hazard of the ping he army
will also- be removed on 'iflaetice.
These arrangements eililiil i dht'jd
management worthy .hi rs.
.L:eut. Shomas LCrit *prony
the.aids-de-camp of. Gen, -r, who
bore to: Washington-the-tidi ~ofuhe vic
tory at Buena Vista, paQsseJ tighVin
cinnali do Ihe -8th Aft.Mut' Crntt'ito
Kentucky. :The."'rocinntI ,4af(sBys
Geni" C .: a ioliifi 7 iseve
ral ncidents ofttb 1 hieo'ul.
arrated, tad beenser autgr
ship. and especillyipk anglge
atibtbutacto - ' te
nepspqpercelCPU ts
says, were: correct leads g' a
ty incorrectly pstio th in ifthe'Gen
ral. We were before 'Woaths.
tterlarded 'by' the~ eti~r ,wters,' ere
never used by the Getieral. 'Tiey are not
Future Moemejits of Gen. Seat.-We
understand that the .paieiffseiaongO
the Maxibins, ii b aifelatte
might expierie'no tie kimiej!iuastrousfate
which had fallen upon theseity priueipally
contributed to its surrender., An awful
panic -hai now spread over the people.
The loss of the city and castle combioed
with the last victory of less than 4000 men
ove2,O00, N IfnVista'l'as'pread
consternation over that infatuated nation.
Gen. Scott has despatched a..efihent
o Alvarado, to colect~ntl5i es and
beeves. -The village of J~i ten miles
from Vera Cruz~ i the d,( on of A lvi
rado willprb 'a bhythte ex
ample be willn trd'a Eheggmimals
br America"- ms'dhte n~~fg them
aen froma ri~sbyfrs~I p bntuons.
Two days 's.t oloteileft Vera
Cruz, the Geneiraf~epcte to send on his
advance towards the cqapitalg Ue will push
on to that point, as soongas he obtains4the
necessary transportation. andl as rapidly, as
he can. He leaves no boatile-febehinld
him. No very formidable opposition is
expected at Puente Nacional, National'
Bridge, thirty inileI'fruiferai C-uz~ or
even at Jalappa 68 mnIiks. 'The General
will push on to the healjhy table land be
tween the bridge-and Jalappa;..ihence, to
the capital. It was said:.that Gen.'Vega
had two or thbree thousand'- cavalry, with
him on the road' to Mealico.--Washtngon
Union.
Sergeant Mdtrphy-Ph8 death of this
gentleman" was 'menioned in our~ last
nuber, as a partodfztharmyseeWs-under
the head of the .cor~sponadence of -the
Charleston Mercury. a :ze. .
Sergeant 'MJ. M. Murphy died on the
9th of March, at thi-sland'of'SanI Anto
nio Lizardo, from inflammation of the
boels, brought on by the unliolesome
ness of the food whis T:i.~was comspelled
to eat. He.'was 'the, ~~ Srgeant of the
Sumter Voluntee'ti fro #Iti,.District, and
before his departui-e fhe Mexican .war,
a lawyer of ibis plaie euiprofehion and
practice. While " us,)e was res-'
peted for, his iinifoii tegrity,5nd en
d oaedl hougo- stue- He was
ilm on,t an oak!chldr and
this cireumtance k~i.getr his loss
to his bereaved tahrl c i is the
prim'e~o'fo'adaauboi tehough
not n the hattl~i d, 't.n th service
of ilnofryfani h ~ah
sorroav tomaa a j~ nh-istrtct.
e me banets t iu..l n i
An Amria henomi
nenetd at M ot e 0: L ogel!d
the meri-a - r9li American
newspapNlexiCo,
-theiorterei'n pift
e, and Monte Ky fifth
will ow be 9a .0ke~-ru
geueorga Riegirneant.-Weeund. in
theOoluitibus .Enquiry of Tuesday- last,
thefollowing from Capt. Calhoun.
ALVARALO, April 3d.
'We arrived-at this place on: yesterday
afteria most fatiguing march of four days
-laming many, and completely exhaus
ting many others. On the-2d inst., ar
rangements, for a battle were 'made by,
Gen',tQuitintn; but the enemy, if near at
the time, made it convenient to he where
they were not seen. This place has been
garrisoned-by a 'thousand Mexican sol
d'ers; but on'approach,'they. with atlarge
majority of the citizens; fled to the coun
try. ,The city is- capable of a good de
fence. They have sand forts on both
sides of the river, and one on the western
side of the city. These forts are either
directed by piling up bags, filled with sand
r dug nut of the banks. and answer the
suds designed most admirably. About
noon on the 2d lst, inforir ation was re
ceived by us to the effect that the city was
being evacuated; and Gen. Quit man, with
a few dragoons, hurried on and reached it
late at night, where he found Com. Perry,
who had proceded him some thirty mm
utes. When the Brigade, consisting of
he Alabama, South-Carolina and Georgia
Regiments; reached this point, our boas
ed flag floated over the most beautiful
ittle city in Mexico. The few citizens
who remained were greatly alarmed; but
heir fears and apprehensions were soon
inieted. The -Alcade was called upon to
urnishlquarters for our little army, which
as soon accomplished by a selection of
)ublic buildiage and houses vacated by
hose-who'had fled-from the city. Those
issigued to a few of us were -not quite sat
sfactory to our fastidiousness-to gentle
nen who had been in the woods for ten
dontbs. Capt. Shelton and myself called
ipon the Alcade and desired to know
whether he could inform its if we could
in rooms in which we might be rendered
tomfortable. Heimnmediately pointed out
o us several that were locked up. and au
horized us to force an entry. I replied at
nice, sooner than do violence to the doors,
)r injure private property in the slighest
)articular, we would sleep in the streets.
Whereupon, a fine, manly and intelligent
ooking Mexican touch'ed the Alcade upon
he shoulder, and authorized him to make
t teider'of his "Cassa"-and we are in
abiting a princely estnblishment, with all
iecessary and conveniences attached, with
athing rooms, and beautiful Canaries
and'other birds, and with a mint bed that
ivould gratifyDr. Boswell's Virginia pride;
td we are preparing to dine to-day upon
sli and fowl-a circumstance that- is
.ijfrequeht in its occurrence.
'To-morrow we -leave on our return to
Vera Cruz. We are consequently very
busy in preparing our four days provisions
For the-marcr.- =Tie return has this ad
vantage over 'our approach, the wells then
duwill save us' much labor, after fati
gung marches.
Adjutant Harvey' to whom we are
under meny obligations for the obliging
nanne tin which he'discharges the various
dutiesdassigued'to "hiini.in tmaking necessa
ry arrangements to send our ick-and ladle
oVera Oruz' by the steamship McKim,
Fah-aiippyto say,udrotoe ofour Georgia
friddstre sidki'at this' place;ut adgreat
ife oMV~sreifd5G:are~cipfaaid of
n- sii?ie t R y
a coming 'to this place w& hkaie' been
much disappointed, forseally, many of'us
bad expected to see andi feel~a fight."
lIfno change of purpose is wrought be
rrese roturn to Vera Cruz, we do~not
expcito rest there more than .a day'or
two before .we are to off for Jalapa,- about
70 miles west; a most delightful and solo.
brious region-and to which place I am
anxiousto hurry. -1i is said to be, in truth.
a land of flowers, fine vegetables atnd tmost
beaiful fruit. We find a1 this place
very large and well- tasted water-melons;
eel lent batianas, pine apples, and various
other fruits, to which wve of the North are
strangers.
The heat, at this time is excessive, ex
hasting and enfeebling. My room has
been crowded all thme time since I com
menced this latter. One only, Lieut.
Philips has nowv energy enough to read a
newspaper. The adjutant sleeps like an
inncent in' a rocking chair, and our major
is writing.
In another place, 1 ought to have saidl,
qite a rich village, of two thousands in
habitants, some eight miles distant, sur
rendered, and during the afternoou of
yesterday was taken possession of, and
some public property seized. As here,
valuable field pieces and other ammunition
were seized. But naught of great value.
The village alluded to is known at Tlaa
entalpam-a name tnt easy of pronuncia
ion to an American tongue. J. S. C.
The Providence Journal publishes the
following extract of a letter from Capt.
Vintotn, who fell in the seige of Vera Cruz.
'1 have hi(hermo lived mainbiy tor others
-but my children will reap some of the
fruits of smy self-denial, by the means I
shall leave them of living independently,
and securing a good education. I commit
them in full reliance to the care of their
Heavenly Father, and I hope their trust
in Him will ever be at least as firm and
unceasing as *has been my own. My
conidence in the overruling Providence
of God is unqualified; so tbat I go to the
field of action fully assured that. whatever
may befall me will be for the best. I feel
proud to serve my country in this her
ppeal; and should even the wvorsi-death
itself-be my -lot, I shall meet it cheer
fully, concurring fully in the beautiful
Roman sentiment, "Dulce eL decorum est,
pro Patria mori.
British Acknowledgment of American
Liberality.-ln the course of a debate in
the British House of Commons. Lord John
Russell tookoccasion to say-"I have ob.
erved with great pleasure anda stisfaction
be munificent subscript ions that have beeni
made in the United States bf America
For the relief of the destit~ute poor in this
country,.and Ireland. I think it in not
imnroper in this..House for -me, a British
suitet, to say that. I am extremely grati
~ed to foid that the United States have not
regotten their common. origin,; and. that,
stuated by charictable feelings, they are
makng great exertions to coleet large
tums of tmoney for the relief of the existing
distress
Flora the CorrespondegofthiCauris .
&aixToN.4 April 8.
Corcoran & Riggs have been selling
out large amounts of.the lnan at an ad
vance of three per cent. There is little
doubt that it will rapidly rise in the mar
ket. The Secretary calls"in two' 'and a
half miillions a motth, and either issues
Treasury Notes or S:ock for the-amount,
at the option of ihe leader. -
The Government is about to -call out
on additional force often thriusand-volu-.
teers, with a view to' reinforce' Generals
Scott- and Taylor, and 'enable them to
dictate a peace in the capitol of.Megico.
But the latest intelligence from.. Mlexico
and the movements of our own. Govern
ment, convince us that we shall. certainly
have peace very soon. Santa Anna will
probably be atle, to maintain his power,
and it will be fine policy to use, it for the
purpose of making peace. On .the other
hand, our Government has determined to
renew overtures of peace to Mexico and
on terms less onerous to her than those
heretofore offered. It is supposed that the
offer will be as follows: the boundary to
be the Rio Grande up to 360 and by that
parallel to the Pacific, we pay Mexico six
millions and demand nothing for the ex
penses of the war; a free passage to be
allowed to all nations across thesisthrnus
of Mexico, by way of the Gulf of Tehu
voletre.
The offer made last tinter, through
Mr. Atocha, was to take the parallel of
twenty-six as the boundary and pay Mex
ico fifteen millions. The new proposition
would ask from Mexico no territory that
she can not possibly hold, even if we were
now to abandon the war.
The demonstrations in favor of General
Taylor as a candidate for the Presidency,
are multiplying on all sides. It is alleged
in some of the Northern States, that he is
the only Southern man who can be elec
ted.
But I see that in Pennsylvania it is al
ready suggested that the Wilmot proviso
will be adhered to when the treaty of peace
shall he made, and that this will exclude
Gen. Taylor or any one opposed to it.
Again, it is said. that Gen. Taylor will not
consent to be a candidate, even of all par
ties, until the war shall be over.
Calling Out Volunteers.-The Wash
ington Union, we would jubge, by the
tenor of the following remarks, cannot ex
pect a speedy termination ofthe war:
"'We understand that the President of the
United States is about to call immediately
about 6.000 more volun'eer troops into the
public service.-They are principally in
tended to fill up the places of the volunteers
whise times is about to expire.-lt is prob
able that many of them will renew their en=
;agemeuts; but to provide fi any possible
contingency, it is deemed best to make the
present call.
"Thesse troops are intended to strength
en the three divisions of our army, viz :at
Santa Fe, the army in the direction of the
Rio.Grande, and the column of VeraCruz.
.eThe adm.inistration s.determined.outa'
vigorous prosecution of the war. Mexico
may be- blind to, her, own intere ts-she
my o,bstiiately determinie,against any pae
ification.; In- that case he'.will Ad dhe
Feutive of the nited. Stateseg 3o
1 lyhbent~pon ggyagg on,, he wa9"
a two rcoo n:. ?" -
they have gained. P a~ce or war, ihe ohve
branch or ibe sword,.lis t*flto the ,degiot
of Mexico. lVhtateg ma'n besa,id
againsi the adrainistrato,. :the, last comn
plaint Svill,'be its w atf ene'rgy."
"L .L .w. - I - .m w1. A u
Bail Storm at Colbia.-Our corres
pondent at Columbia, writes us. that, on
the 15th inst.,.about 5 o'cloclc, P. M., a
black cloud suddenly arose in the north,
from which proceeded rain atnd hail, with
a violent tornado, lasting about 30 minutes.
Dr. Troland had a two story building
nearly finished, spreparatory to. making
silk) ihrown down. Many other buildings
were injured-and trees and fences on
some plantations prostrated. Mr. Clark
son bad a stable blown down, destroying
six mules. Much injury has been dune
to the young Cotton, and some will require
replantng,-Char. Courier..
Villiany Deeated.-A certaitd Mr. H.
--,who belongs to a family of mer
chants in good credit in Germany, went
five or six months ago, to establish him
self in Paris, in the cloth trade, Mr. H.
caused himself first to be received in com
mercial circles, and the name which he
bore procured him confidence. Mr. H.
profited by these. good dispositions, and
obtained merchandise to the amount of
150,000 francs; tl'.en one fine day he dis
appetared.
After a time it was ascertained that rte
merchandise had been sent to Hlavre, du
ring October last, and that Mr. H. had
placed it on board a ship hound to the
United States, upon which he was himseff
about to embark. Tlhe police made all
diligence, but when the order arrived for
his arrest, the ship had just qiuitted the
port.
The news was immediately transmitted
to eur counsel in the United States, by a
steamship which outsailed the ship upon
which Mr. H. had embarked, and he wag
arrested on -hii arrival.-Eight chests
filled with stolen merchandise, were at
once seized and placed under seal.
These articles will immediately be sent
back to France and our government has
demanded an order of extradition, on ac
count of the author of his villainy-Jour
nal de Havre.
Stunmping it.-A letter from Washing
ton gives the out line of a speech by Mr.
McConnell,late member of Congress- from
Alabama. His competitor was a whig
and an unmarried man, Mr. McConnell.
in reply to him said.
I grant that my competitor is a fine
looking man, just forty and not yet mar
ried !-Look at him Ladies.:and. I assure
you I do him discredit. But Isay, men
must be judged by their acts-a fine look
ing mant, just forty and not yet - married !
Look at that picture, (pointing down upon
his competitor) and then' look at.this.
(Here the speaket drew-himself. up to his
full length and running both hands through
his floe bushy hair, gazed round and upon
the audience and commenced.) "I am,
I hink a pretty considerable good looking
of thbua
straigb
iet a ibn
cosinr er pro ct,,A
gets te"al
whiiI e pot
ou!! yea
hin and yet - m ..
cOvMrM bedhconseo QfJhet
not he-gl.
a good ie.ohl~
man I entered-ba -
parents,-and like' ,n.a.
my saflldedfrom'thbih
bridal alter, chased-bdo,
harking and bitt.ing.sto
church. A happy'wifet iW
Connelle, and an easy conseceii
the fruits of the tender passion, -
essecf it.' If he can:say asn -i
Grumdy McConnell :backs ('- .ioi
canvas, if -not let. him foreve
peace... wy . gr
Nothing could have been mreu
The ladies waved theirhteimaii' -
in an ecstacy auddlighitatE6ph
and stamped. before,:andsc
eccentric McConnellaan- oyji
majority,
Levying Duties in Mexico -h4#. '
portion of the press has .raased h
tion of constitutionality io relatoazn
duties. If the executive nto'l
ties in captured port is not -a
war power, it of course -s'.
tionally justifiable. It'iseicid"
ever, of the authority to procedi -
substance if not in form. 'Jhshej
has called the power in questio
contributions." It-is in essencee
military contribuiati'on.*S pO~b
Gen. Scott had, under'direel
President, levied the aggregate
duties, after importations ha d.pg
Custom. House at Yera Crp
Mexican rate of duties. and.
had been paid intothe~ Mexican
Would not this have beeifwi ibIn
stitutional authority of the Presd
the'circumstance of fiing the
make an essential 'hange iiff
To make a tariff io .peace,
nently, is, utidouibtedly a 6
legislative power ; but to'dsvi
of imposts temporarily, andw'dt
to the exigencies of war,'ins?
or-abuse of the power incidsnt4i
Whether a contribution is-is
department or another ofan etiemy sI
try and pursuitsdbetuit'an .
is made- on.property ofonerkind
-whether on land or.sea-onactNas
or agriculture,-on the reventiaf
als or that of the hostile stamt
any. differene itelitbe :clj
in t. .-igsrheI - ":
Let us then ait-- an
view of a, proyisi 9~torte
in' a ry uhcoiformity.withthe s -saso aiis ! cCt es n ! Jo d
ihe'lawsd dnis,7ji e
onistitititsn'f dpeh -l
rawjbu'uppliiJbye
dhieabsenceofla* I t
et slativeiatthi
as.o e E4 e
4d
~or" 4t~
thme eneny's coffersqpV
ies'.- Cht~
Look oeut for 11 R ic
The following hia ,en~6
notice, Airs. Mary H~ganso
District, wife of the Rciide tB
mentioned, in order ubli-the pu
be cautioned against admitting-the,
of the fond co-iple to aqy oghe
present disgracefut connexion.
On the night of thie 2P2l-W
ard B. Hagans werof' ardiift
anid two children to suffer,,add.4t~
him a woman of loose characte,
Mary Johuson. The said -Haga~i
Sumter District, -S. C; .e ts
Porttuguese. He . is cof(apomI
dark, that he would pass.fot.l.
about 36 or 37 years of age, qfE,
and somewh-a( lame from il w
liog. Mrs; Juh'As'on is stouifa "
staute, wim h a large moukilii4ffs
They have with them a stinall !
6 oryyears of age. .Should'4H .
his companion locate withinAheirct
of this paper, this notice-may b&
use to the public.-,SwnpferBan~i
14.. . . . 4
The Yewospaper.-lt is a greaSi'
in female education ok1eep ayon
time aud attention devoted 'St;
ionable and polite literaturegf
exclusively. [f you wfo4 galf
cunvereation, you mustprvebhe so
to talk about-givehdna
with the actual w6rldandit~lisi
events. Urge her to read tli~i
and be familiar with the'preshiit~~
and movements of our race ' H
of importance ; but, theieahd
is derid, and wye havetlittle or0b
do with it. Our thoghusaturc
should be for- current e~rnts'ofibW
know what it is, to improve ite
Let the lady havean inteligtisi
and. be able to sustain intelltget
tion. concerning theme~tali mpf~
and religous movementso oqr
the guilded annuals and mejQ
centre table be keipt coverdW
weekly and daily journals;, oi
left in the bookstore, and ;
supplied witli nespape&
moral ehoracter anl'h e
will dot-suffer onvaefedco M
Let the' whole family210s3
children-read the' -
has a fact or a thoughtt
ting, let bim not try-to. . ke i~
book, btut spealti th
newspapers. .This-a its.
intelligent, repubhmcan,~tIY --
la tion,
SGld. TheshpO~f
rom Livkio1~~*