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There are some ex cellent things in them, and I would advise overseers to write them out, and place them over their mantle pieces for obser vance. Yours, P. c. RULES. 1. Before going to bed, I will think over what I have to do the next day, and note .it upon my slate, in order that it may be recollected on the morrow. - Z 2Ishall rise early, .:and never let the nego's catch mrie in bed. of a morning. but see that they.are all put regularly to their work. 3. After rising, I shall not idle about, but go directly at the business of my em Tjoyer. Ishal' see that the negroes are at .,tbirwork-that the horses have been fed, Itscattle attended to,-&c. If any of the negroes:have been reported'as sick, I shall i b n tedelayseq what: ails he t. tt ie ireally.ifck3 Ieshall at rope~rsmedie.and. aien= do so repeatedly, rtgrg every.time what they are do dfo.the o it: -I shall never ,permitthem.teqdo-any work "rong,if it take thi -tbe'whple day to do t right. 5. Negroes- shall see that the he groes are regularly fed, and that they keep themselves clean-once a week, at last, I shall go into each of their houses,-and see that they have been sweptout and cleaned. I shall examine their blankets, &c., and see that they have been well aired-that their cloths have been mended-and that every thing has beens attended to, which conduces to their corifort and happiness. 6. Horses.-I sh'allconsider it my busi ness to see that the Gorse' are properly fed and rubbed ; that their stable is well litter ed. When harnessednod at work, I shall see that their barness fits.,. ane does not gall them, recollectingjhat these animals, though dumb, can feel as.well'as myself. 7. Cattle.-I shell "daily see that the cattle have been penned, and have good .itter to lie upon; that they have good wa terto drink ; and that their pasture, I shall -,-at once see how I cad procure it for them. Ishall let the "cattle minder" know that he is watched and here 'responsible for these thin-gs.I 8. Mileh Curs.-! shall contrive to procure-these the best atures-if possible, I shall feed them night atid .moruing, andI shall so manage it, as always to have something for them to eat when penned. S9. Houses, fences. (c.-1 shall endeavor never to let these getogut of order. The moment [discover any of them out of re pair, I shall have them attended to ; never Sforgetting that a "stieb~in time saves nine.?' 10. Carts. Wagons. 4c.-I shall observe same rules shout these as about the houses, S &c. and shell never put off attending to -them until 1 may want to use themu I will not have time to do so-. 11. Time.-1 will always r-ecolleet that mny time is not my own,'but my etnploy. er's- and I shall consider any. negligence of his business, as so mnuphu.nijustly. taken out of his pocket. -12. Fisits.-lf any one calis to see me, -I shall entertain him politely; but I shall 'never forget to attendt.;' my business on that account. Bsn'sfirst,, and. amuse ment afterwvards, shall liesmy, motto. If any of my friends are displeased at this rule, the sooner they cease to be mry friends the better Litigation.-Everlasting litjgatton must be expected-arnd wvhy ? We make law yers law-makers.-Lawyers *e ever the most prominent politcipis. ~Lawyers, in waking laws. make them like ihe famous shield-about which twogabiant . koights -(ought-With two faces,\ jb twoaspects. --l'here is always room for argument as to 2themeaning of the law, as the, lawyers, ~'-~~lagisgan eye to busine's itended .there C~,hoald be. We would rathier hav,e,a law -.Jamd.by half a dozen Wostebestercounty -4frm~ersthan.by half a d4zen ofthesmost esitnent lawyers of th'e pity,: It wouJd, *,.we ara satisfied, be mue ore clear and understandable. 5 A St~ike.-The journeymen house car penters in Nashville have made a strike for what is called the ten hour system. They have published in the Nashville Union a statement of their intentions, in which they say that they have resolved to change the practice which has hitherto prevailed of working from sun to sun; that they have families and household affairs which claim a portion of their attention, and that for the future they will work ten hours a day the year round-that is, from 7 to 12 o'clock in the forenoon, and in the afternoon from 1 to 6. They say : "We are flesh and blood; we need hours of recreation. It is estimated by political economists that five hours labor per day by each individual would be sufficient for the support of the human race. Surely, then we do our share when we labor ten. We have social feelings which must be gratified. We have minds, and they must have time and opportunity to study its interests. Shall we live and die knowing nothing but the rudiments of our trades? Is knowledge useless to us that we should be debared the means of obtaining it? Would we be less adept as workmen, would the trade of which we are are mem hers be less respectable or useful, or would the community to which we are members suffer loss because we were enlightened.?" Writer that.Thought.-"Many valuable thoughts have passed through the minds of men when alone, which could not be cal led into service when needed, and thus lost for want of some mode of retaining them more safe than an ordinary memory. To carry a pencil and a little book constantly in the pocked for the record and preserva tion of the thought of more than ordinary value, will be found to be a valuable prac tice. Suppose but one such record was made every day,-at the end of a year the individual would be able to carry around him a brighter array of thoughts and sug gestions relative to the affairs of life in which he was interested, than be would be able to do under any other circumstances. President Dwight recommended this prac tice to his students, and little as he seemed to stand in need of sound thoughts on al most any subject, he has often been seen writing upon a little- table'on a rock or a log by the road-side, and even to stop his horse -and" at rest a passing thought by riing on the pommel of his saddle,-it n -f the secretsprings thatsupplied p qiheise -'ndso Sisaid that-the ;invincible>Arab chief basfor many years baffled the Freneh Generals in Africa,. is acco'tnpanied on all his, expeditions, by a regular down easter, a Nantucket man, lineally descended from old admiral coffin. ie sports the Moorish dress, rides a magnificent barb, lays by the dollars, .professes Mahometanism,. but sings Old Hundred with the genuine nasal twang, when he is going into battle. Tight Squeezing.--Come here, my lad," said an attorney, to a boy about nine years of age. The boy came and asked the attorney, -what case was to be tried next?". The lawyer answered, "A case between the pope and the devil-which do you think will gain the action ?" The boy replied, "I guess it will be a pretty tight squeeze ; the pope has got the most money, but the devil has the most law yers." A Calf Story--A country gentleman was boasting of having been educated at two colleges. "You remind me, said) an aged divine, of a calf sucked t wo cows." What was the consequence r" asked a third person, "Why, smr," replied the old gentleman, very gravely, "the consequence was that he was a very great calf. Fasting.-Tt is recommended by many able physicians that fasting is a means of removing incipient disense, and of res toring the body to its customary healthy sensations. Howard, the celebrated phil anthropist, says a wvriter, used to (Dat one day in every wveek. Dr. Frank lin, for a period, (lid the same. Napoleorn, wvhen he felt his system unstrung. suspnded hi-s wonted repast, and took his exercise ont bo-rseback. WVe entertain no doubt but if moderation and temnperance were observed in our diet and beverage, a vast amount of sickness and suffering would be prevented.' Mexican Clergy-A Vera Cruz cor respondent of the New York Stun writes, that the clergy, who hold the balance of power in Mexico, are disposed to favor the peace propositions of the United States, aind will make some sacrifice of territory to that end, on two conditions. 1st. The release of the mass from' the oppression of their military leaders-they wish the army dissolved ; and 2d, They desire in some form a guarantee that the laws and con stituion shall be sustained, and private property, including that held by corpora tions and the Church, should be respected. This is prevented by keeping up a military despotism. Fiie at Newbern,~ N. C.-A fire recently ccurred at Newbern, N. C., which de stroyed property to the amount of 87.500. It originated ia the cooper shop of Mr. Blackwell. ~Ole Bull has written to a friend in New Yrk that he. will return to thts country soon,. ith.his family, and-settle here for From the Baltimore American. FROM THE PACIFIC SQUADRON. Important from California-The 4meri can Arms again Victorious. Lieut. A. E. Gray. of the U. S. Navy, arrived here yesterday from Jamacia. L. G. come over land from the Pacific to Chagres, and there took passage in a ves sel sailing for Jamaica, whence he reach ed Baltimore as above stated. Lient. Gray is said to be the bearer. of t important despatches from Com. Stockton to the Secretary of the Navy. He has fur- 1 nished the Patriot with the following me: I morandum of startling events in the Paci fic. On the 8th of January last, Com. Stock- i ton with 400 seamen and marines, 60 dis mounted dragoons,and also the same num- I ber ofriflemen, under Col. Kearney, (who l volunteered to go with Com., S.) met the enemy with 700artillery and dragoons, on. t the banks ofthe 'San Gabriel.' The Com modore pushed his force forward, and crossed the river in the face of a plunging fire from the Mexican battery. The sea-t men dragging six pieces of artillery thro' 4 the water, (their pieces having been trans- I ported by the seamen 140 miles from the' ship) under Lieut. Tilghman, of Baltimore. charged up the heights. dislodging and ta-. king the Mexican battery. On the 9th, Gen. Flores again made a I stand on the plains of 'Mesa,' and another severe action took place. The -American arms were again triumphant. The Mix- 1 ican cavalry charged repeatedly on the' seamen, who met them in squads, armed with the ships 'boarding pikes'-the dis mounted riflemen in the centre-dealing out destruction with their' unerring wea pons. - The American loss was 16 killed and! wounded. Lieut. S. C. Rowan was th-e only officer wounded-and that slightly. None killed. The Mexican loss is about 90 killed. It is believed that if Col. Fremont had been able to have joined Com. S. in sea son, with his mounted riflemen, Flores, with his whole force would havebeen cap tured. Com. S. refused to negotiate with Flores, but sent him word that if he were taken he would be shot as a rebel. Floc s soon after surrendered to Col. Fremont who was nbt aware of Com. S. havingde cined to negotiate with: him. .Flres bas. promised tp bcomo a lawful jedt oas i tahUiod' Suate., and to-as:t 'qaelin senee arrave 'at, one ote 22d- f anuary, m as from Viiparais. Commnodor Shubriek would take com'and of b'oth naval and land for-,. ce; and rdebd atfice toestablish a cijil government." The Lexington also hadarrived with. troos on board. On the 13th of Decem ber, the launch of the Warren sloop of war left Yerby Buena for Fort Sacramen to, in charge of Passed Midshipman, Wm. H. Iontgomery ; he had with him .Alid shipman Dan. E. Huguenin, of the Ports mouth, Mr. E. M. Montgomery, clerko, Commander Montgomery, and the follow-. ing crew of nine-George Rodman, An thony Sylvester, Alexander McDonald, Samuel Turner, Samuel Lane. Milton Ladd, John W.Dawd, Gilman Hilton and Lawson Lee. Not being heard of seventeen days, a party from the Warren was sent in search; of the- launch, but after cruizing ninteen days along the coast, the party returned unsuccessful, and the conclusion was that the launch had been swamped, and all on board had perished. Midshipman Mont gotnery and his brother were sons of Com inander'M ontgonery, of the Portsmouth, and their loss will be to him a deep nillie. tion. They were nephews of Bishop Mc Coskry, of Michigan, and Commander In man of the navy, who rr~arried sisters of Commander Montgomery. INTERICSTING LETTER. The following from a letter in the Na- I tional Intelligencer, gives an interesting account of the conclusion of Kearney's long and perilous m-arch from Santa Fe. We arrived at WVarner's rancho, the a first settlemett on the 2d December, and I here our litle cotumanod presented a pitia- a blc conditio~r. 't'he men, most of whom had to walk the last five hundred miles, a were nearly broken dot'n with fatigue, and exhausted from insufficiency of food. I Our animals had just crossed the dreadful: - Homnado,"a desertofninety miles, wi'h- ,1 out water or..grass, and the few who survi- I ved were scarcely able to support their I packs. We received here further intelli:( gence of the state of affairs inr California.. all confirming what was told onr the Colo rado. We further learned .that Andros j Pedro, an active leader in the revolution, had one hundred and twenty wvell mount- t ad men in the neighborhood,-stationed in c the vicinity of thme roads leading into San p Diego; so that an encounter wvith .this. 1 force seeming inevitable, it was determin- s ed by General Kearney toauack him. i Marching further on, we ascertained. A on the night of the.5th December, that itis. fi party was encamped ten miles beyond us, p at the Indian village of San P'ascual, which. fi .was on our road to San Diego. On the, ' morning of the 6th, 'he, enemy having. s heard of our approach, were drawn- up at. ' this place, and as our party advanced an~d ii charged on them, they fired and retreated, I about half a mile ;.then rallytng suddenly, J theyfought with their lances, surrounding~ t the foremost of our men who wvere . ur suing them. and did most deadly work.-- i~ After a~desperate and hand tn hand fighy a rhey were fairly driven from the lield.. d Our loss in this action se verynaeie.i ree iaptainsJohnson & Moore md tant Hammond, and sixteen wen; lied, and fourteen wounded, neld' earney and even officers. lh'efi ide is nut known with 10o 00 gh I have no doubt it vas m our own. Our men ought t disadvantage, being ioorf o broken down' mules, vhil having superb'horses, m'd ot skilful hprsemen in the vorh adly charges with the lance. t vast weapon that all on our ide , with one exception ; a a eshot thro' the head. e exposed himself very nubh: a n.: He was wounded evere anine, and would no doubt iave" 1 ut for the timely aid of LiId fthe topographical party, vho. lie rescue, and had the atisfa "noting with his pistol the 1nri liut to make another dead Tih duty -or burying the d ead idili 'h required to the wounded aued. ay thai out march was not es . ie battle ground until the teat . we were then much encum mred e picks and the wounded nen re-carried along with much lien progress- was very slow ; and is ? was evidently-ratching our nove closely from the bills around is, g would occasionally see a ew: and were no'doubt waiting oria portunity to take advantage fior d ;condition, we had to ad Pan treme caution'. ig.slowrly along, after hav ngg tDine miles, the enemy sud feni d, eharging towards us at a ur from the rear. We imme ift j1 to receive them, when be uly *heeled off and made for earby, with the iutention of iii auto us. Gen. Kearney, see o onet, determined to take the ail tugh some forty or fifty of d gotu p among. the rocks n d afire upon us, they tied 5of ourforemost men. We second time, and, as it was 6iheday, encamped on the pasan exciting skirmish,- in. o, our party were wounded; -e -flew thick and fast. d one or two wounded and r es - i. i ba rPico intended e ..sitr'advaniage t e gile by' their superior'hor. les c the'ibefore we could get iup, s oaiwoundsd'm'n were scfer ig severe! and required~ rest; and this posiliOP' aii strong one, Gen. Kearney detersned to hold it until ho should re ceiveg reinforcement froi' Corn. Stock oaet0 whoman express had been sent by autnusy Indian. We remained here four days, and were' so closely surrounded by he enemy.-who had received an addition !o their-forces, and now numbered over iwo..huudred men, that we could procure no provisions, and had to subsist entirely on mule esh. Seventy-live marines and one handredseamen, under command of Captain Zelin of the marine carpe, came rom the ships Congress and Portsmouth o our assistance; and with this efficient Force we. marched into San Diego without nolestation The distance was'thirty miles which we made in two days' easy travel. FMron theN. 0. Picayune, 23d inst. LATER iEROM VER k CRUZ. important intelligence-Advance of the Anwricanrr4riy-Sana Anna's Pre parations for. Defence-Battle supposed to a. ien Fought on the 15th inst. The. TJ. S. steamship -Massachusetts irrived here last evening from Vera Cruz, hich place shie left'on the evening' of the l4. Our correspondence is downt to the atest hour. The news is of the most stir -ng interest :The best advices lead to he impression that a bsut tle was- fought at .er-o (Gor eerly midway between- the Pento Nacional and-Jalapa, heretofore inoued the--advance of Gen. T wiggs' livisointothbeinterior. When- last beard rom lie was beyond the Puente Nacional nd in close'-proximnity to the Mvexican rtny. Gen.-Scoat- was expected tow arrive u Geni. Twrigas~headquarters on the inight f the 14th-inst. 'General Worth loft Vera rus with:tlehst division of the army on he 3ih,'And'bivouched that night at San gan--about t welve miles in the interior. I probably 'joined the advance on the 5th. SantirAnna was said to be at Cerro lordo. where; La' Vega and': C'analizo were posted with-a cotnsiderable command. Zhe Mezicans force 'at that point, when ined:'oy Santa Anna, was estimated at teen thousand strong-consisting of two iousaad regular infantry, three thousand avairy and thietemainder irregulars. The ass of4Cderbo-Gordo is- forty four miles om Vera Cru,and is naturally .a very rong one dSome dimfiulty is anticipated forcing it Rumors state' that Santa na can obtaintianf amount of irregular rce he miay. ~desire. 'Reconnoitering artes from theoAmerican army had been red upon aidaeo'eral wounded -amongst ,om wa's iiat&'(now'ideti Col.)John on of theTopographical Engineers, who mas shot in~ tarm and hip whilst exam sing the iKcat\Worlis at Gerr Go'rdo. aelligentsi ~eacrsr~who arrived in the lassahsetir entenata very little doubt* at a geaeriloaagement has taken place. I A.:number 6id'solidiers Sh ivabeen "shot Spassing-thoe odd to and'fro, All ac aunts represenitatiie Americans ats, coafl et of iicwrytkand !b*iMexicans a. h-~t ig fred~sautok.uuWne avie from Vera Cruz. will, we doubt not bring us the details of an important engagement. We subjoin the news from Vera ?Cruz papers and our correspondenee. The let ier from Mr. Kendall of the 14th, written at Camp San Juan. is the very latest from the army. The soldiers were suffering at Vera Cruz from sickness, but the vomito bad not appeared. Correspondenceo of the Picayune. VERA CRUZ, April 13. So many vessels are leaving almost ev ery day that it is hard keeping the run of them. I send a line by every one that I hear or. A German gentleman has just told me -it is now 10 o'clock, A. M.-that Santa Anna was at his old hacienda of Enceiro day defore yesterday. This place is dlose by Jalapa. Canalize and La Vega are at Cerro Gordo, where no less than three heigIts have been fortified. Gen. Scott went out last night, Gen. Worth, with his division, marched this morning. and will bivouck to night at San Juan, rn the other side of Santa Fe. Gen. Twiggs is at Plau del Rio, close by the Mexican,, and there are those who think it rrrore than probable that he has already had a brush with them. It is thought the positiotr at Cerro Gordo can be turned, and in case La Vega and Canalizo make good their retreat that they will make anotrer stand at Los Dios. Time will show. The Ihospitals are full, and' the sickness is said to be on the increase. I still can not learn that there has beet- any well authenticated case of vomito, although nmny have died offever. I am off to day for the headquarters of the army. Yours, &c., G. W. K. VER4 CRuz, April 14. The Massachusetts sails in half an hour and J hasten to send you the latest intelli gence received f-om the advance of our army on its march towards Jalapa. Des patches were received here yesterday' evening from Gen. Twigge, stating that the enemy had been discovered, and that in a reconnoissance some eighteen miles beyond the Nacional. Bridge , at a point called the Black Forrest Pass, Capt. J. E. Johnson. of the Topographical Engineers -now Lieut. Col. of voltigeurs-was se. verely *oUnded withshot through-tie arm and another ir thethigh. it is more than paobable hat erehisden. Twig s}t wit the enemy. SantaAnna. s -kr . . to-have arrived at this pass with ha-farce said to be 15.000 strong. consisting of 2,000 regulars and the balance of irregular troops -of whom 3.000'are cavalry. t'he- point abovenamed is a very strong one, and naturally affordes great advantages to the enemy ;. but, my word for it, they will not hold it long after our troops assail it'. Shut up as I am in my room'I camot know much of what is going on'. Mr. Kendall started last evening on the way to the advance of the-army; he will pro bably be in the camp sometime to-day; He wrote you a letter before starting, ghich goes with this.* It is becoming quite sickly here, but as yet J hear nothing of the vumito amongst the soldiers. It is very healthy in the interior, and our army,- ex cepting those who stay to garrisoir this city,. will soon be beyond the influence of the impure and sickly air of the coasr. I am still slowly recovering from my accident, and hope to be with you era many uays. It is entirely out of the ques tion to think of following the army in my condition, I wouldn't stay in Vera Cruz a month for it. I learn that the steamship New Orleans, now here, is to make one more trip to Tampico for mules, which are much wvanted here, and- after that she goes to your city. Yours. &c., F. A. L. P. S.-When Capt. Johnson was woon dad in his- reconnoisance, he was with an escort of the 2d Dragoons, under Capt. liardio. F. A. L. CAMP AT SArI 3trs, April 14. T arrived at this camp at 11 o'clock last' night, the read from Vera Cruz running for the most part through heavy sand. Th division of Gen. Worth, frotm the ex ressive heat and wearisome road, suffered incredibly. The news in camp is stirring. An ex press has come down from Gen. Twiggs to the elffet that Satnta Anna was before aim, at Cerro- Gordo, with t5,000 mecn, as lear as could be judged from reconnois tances mode by Capt. Hardie arnd other ilicers of dragoons. Lieut. Col, J. E. ohnson has been severely but nor mortally wounded while examining Santa Anna's works which appear to be a stuccession of >reastworks on the eminences in the vicin ty of Cerro Gordo, Everything would ow go to show that Santa Anna. is de ermined to make a bold stand. A dragoon, who- had been sent down ipress by Gen, Twiggs, was yesterday ound shot by the roadside just- beyond his. His papers had not been touched. ['he Mexicans are playing a bloody and tribe same time bolder game than-is usual or them. as it is thotught they have-killed to less than fifty of our men within the set three days on the road. Gen. Scott stopped Inst night nine miles ren this-to night he will reach Gee. r'wigg's position. If Santa Anna is a-s trong as he is represented, he probably sill not be attacked in two or three days. I write in great haste G. W, K On the 11th inst..Gen. Scott issued-the. oilowing proclamsationi, wchich no one will loubt was written by him. HIDQPARTEES OF THE Ar. -VERA CaRUZ. April 11, 1847. MajiGen. Scoft, General in. Chief 'of tAe Armies of the U. States of Amenlca: - TO' THE'GOOD PEOPLE OF MEXICO. PROCLA MATION. ;,Mexicans! At the need of a powerful' army soon to be doubled-a part of whiph L is- now advancing on your capital-and? with another army under Maj. Gen. Tay - for in- march from Saltillo towards San' Luis Potosi-I think myself called upon to' address you. : Mexicans ! Americans are not your Y enemies ; but the enemies fora time, of the men, who, a year ago', misgoverned youi and brought about this- unnatural war be. tween two great Republics. We are ther friends of the peaceful inhabitants of the cotrrfry we occupy, and the friends of lonr holy religion, its hierarchy and its ptaest hood. The same church it found in alit parts of our own- country, crowded with devout Catholics, and respected by our Government, laws'end people. For the church of Mexico. the unof. fending inbabitantsof the-country and their' property, I have from the frret.done eve rything in my power to place- them under' the safeguard of martini law against the, ; few bad men ir the army. My orders, to tint efect, known to lI are precise and rigorous. Under them. several Americans have-already been pun ished, by fine, for the benefit of the Mex-, !cans, besides imprisonment, and one, for a raper has been hung by the neck. Is this not a-proof of good faith and ener getie discipline? Other proofs shall. be' . -'r* given as often as injuries- to Mexicans; may be detected. On the other hand. injuries committed - by individuals, or parties of Mexico, no belonging to the public forces, upon indi viduals, small parties, trainsof wagons and teams, or of back mules, or on any other . person or property betonging to this army,. '; . contrary to rhe laws of war, shall be pun- - ' ished with rigor-or if the particular of. fd" fender be not delivered up by Mexican authorities, the punishment shall fall upoa entire cities, ,towns or noighborhoodsu Let, thei, all good. Mexicans remain aiP home or at their peaceful occupationsibut : they are invited too bring in,.for sale, hoiid ear mules- beef, cattle, corn, barley; wheasi four for bread, and vegetables. Casti be paid for every thing tbi s ityt.a a e or purchasin trot ii ;ill le alt e~is odt i 6may so .bebajpily :-'t's i 1 ba4( and advaniage of botibellret.Tep the &merienne, having converid enemte " into friends, will be :hoppy to zakeeav' of Mexico*and return to their-own bo try. - WINFIELD SCOTT: IicADgtUka'ERs OF THa A aur, - Vera Cruz, April 11, 187. General Orders, No. 1.5. 1. The country fily miles around T ' pico will constitute a' sep rate Military ' Department to be called the Department of Tampico, and the country the same' distance around this city wills constitut' another separate Military Department -to be- kuown as the Department of Verr Cruz. 2. The senior officer in-each,- in' the 7, absence of the General-in-Thief,will-make his ordinary reports and returns to the AdL jutant General at Washington, andthose of-a special character to General- Heads. Quarters in the field. 3. The siege-train and' noops in this vicinity will be held in readiness to march in the direction of ialapa, as Ihst as the' means of transportation can' be furnished--' each man with four days''hard' bread and two of baconr or pork (cooked):in his-ha. versack, and each corps or detachment witha train cont aining extra subsistence~ for at least ten days, made up' as- in' thie" case of the advanced divisions. The march will be in the following or' der ; I. The troops of the 1-st Dragoons' with the General-in-chtef; 2. A sectdon' of the seige train, escorted' by C'apt. Win" der and his companyr with a detachment of recK uits, early to-morrow morning ;: 3 The at|Division of regulars; and' 4. Brig adier-General Qiuitman's Volunteereiwitlt another section of the stege train. 5. If the 5th Inf'antry be not Bank in time, Brevet Major Gen. W'orth' will leave orders for it- to- follow without delky, and ,~ if the horses of the Tennessee' Cavalry shall not have arrived when i'rigadiet' General Quitman marches, that regituent will follow as soon as r-o-mounted. 6-. Every corps or detachment thar IbI-~ lows-the movement, from-'this depot, wvill take charge of any loaded train,- ibt'tiw' army,. which the Or'dnance, Quadermuas ter, C'ommissariat-, or MediteId Depart meats may have in' readinecs. '" - By comimand' of Maa Gen. Scott. . A. SCOTT,A. A.G Fronv t/le N. 0. Dlta 22d ui.: VF.RA CRus, April 4 Eda Delta.-T heir has been aschirmistj at Puente Nactonal, and we hourly- look for the intelligence of the oaptmeu of Cormr' Gordo, a strong mountain, brt"22! miles' from Jalapa. A~decisive- viecty is- ez'x-~ peeted at this point, forit is the -best vana tags grouud this sidb of Perote. - Santa' Anna was at or near J'alapa, a:t he'las accounts- buti by this ttme, there is seare lysa doubt that'Cerro Gordb is earaied'byig assatult,-and' the army in snug quarters at -I; ~' the-delightfbl and'healhby city of Ji a... Vera Cruz is as qsiet and well govet.~ nedasmany city in-the Fited States. It wil improve ie heahth som~e to 4hrow~