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Advertisements riot having the number of insertions market .on them, will be continued uutil ordered on and charged accordingly. Communications, post paid, will be prompt 'ly and strictly attended to. O-The friends of Major ABRAHA M JONES, announce him-as a candidate fob the Legislature, to fill the vacancy occa sioned by the death of James S. Pope Esq. 57 The fnends'of JAMES SPANN, Esqr ;respectfully announce him as a candidate lot the office of Tax Collector, atthe ensuing elec tion. april14 tf 12 g7The friends of WESLEY BODIE, an bounce him as a candidate for the office of Sheriff, at the ensuing election. february 24 tf 5 -7 The following gentlemen arc announced by their friends as candidates for the Office of Tax Collector, at the ensuing election: Col. JOHN QUATTLEBUM, GEORGE J. SHEPPARD, EDMUND MORRIS, S&MPSON B, MAYS, Lieut.JAMES B. HALLRIS, maj. S. C. SCOTT, LEVI R. WILSON -7 The following gentlemen are announeed b bf their friends as candidates for the;. offce of Ordinary, at the ensuing elections Col. JOHN HILL, JULIUS BANKS, Capt. W. L. COLEMAlN. - From th; Ckarlston. Courier The P reratyiu ofhq .Drunkar'd.- With ortunity ;like that of the widow in rn ea ?aTn - the V ll, : raesidemntFinley.'s. appafting and hbTy fiishedaportraitureof the -drunk , rd4 wbiche- formed -such an attractive portion of hie admired Temperance Ad dress, on the. afternoon of Independence Day. - "But to illustrate the miseries of intem perance, let uo like Sterne, take Rom 'single captive', who has been subjected to its poweff, and follow him to' his down. *ard career to ruin. Behold' that young man, who not long since entered upon the arena of life. Behold him in the ifower a1 bis prime-blessed with education, influ ence, talents and virtues, which renderer him the idol of his family-the joy of bit friends-the hope of his country. A few years have rolled' by, and how sad a - thange has pissed utron him. All tha was 'pure and lovely and of good report Vias disappeared-inark his altered mien -the bloated visage-the babbling tongue .-the tremulous hand- the flahering step "Around him clings invisible a- chain which galls forever-fettering though un seen, au heavy though it clanks not.' Dc .you ask the'ause? lie was turned frorr this path by the song of a Siren. He wiii tempted to taste o~f the intoxicating bowl and under its .circean influence, he hai - een transformed into a brute-genius lleonor, fortune, fame, have all been sacri iced upon thealteroffintemipranice. Alas how fair avictim for so foul an-altar, and bow great is the guilt as well as the shamc of'suc6 self pollution ; thus, by his owt -act, to destroy the most nobl -prerogativi of man ;'dash fromi lg w 'le brightes jewel of his nature, wow, like the swine, in the filh of ear i'hen he shouki 'ave soared; as'the Eagle, to the Stars o Heaven. We might also conduct you t, life's closing sdene, and- call on you tt witness the fierce convulsions of his strug gling spirit, and those images of horror which, like spectres, haunt his death-bed as if Ibreboding the unutterable and end ess torments of the life to come. Thiss oat all--the victimn of- intemperance ma: -also be a husband, a father. But wha tcihim are-the endearing claims of wif - and'children; he would1. barter away th, mlost sacred tokens of conjugal affectiol i fr his ior-ning dram; he would snatel 11e last loaf fronrthe grasp of his famnit-h inbg children, that he might revel in th grop-shop. And what pencil can portra: thuenresr'the-trialise the wretchedness of .d'rtibhiardui wife. It is but a small portiai 'of her sufferings which meets the publi iew. No human eye has ever pierce< the veir which shrouds' her sorrowvs. Ho' -agonizing the pangs of that wounde' spirit, wihile, dut-ing days of- toil and-sleep less nights, she mourns over her cheerles home, hei- blasted joys, her helpless, beg gared children, beggared by a father' c rime, and doubtless, what strikes th keenest anguish into-her bleeding,- broke1 heart, is the thought that all misery ha -' ~been caused-by him in whom she ha gainerbd up her- brighest,-fondest hope on wthose arm she once had leaned f< --support,'and to whomeshe had been at custoaied to look for shelter and protec -lo affrom the storms-of life. My friend this is no fancy sketch-who is there that may not recall some corrgpnding origi ial which would attest its reality-who has not known, even in our own commu tity, more than one, who began the world in some useful and honorable employment and with industrious and temperate habits might have reared around him a happy family and left them an unsullied name; but who, in the course of a few years, Bank into a drunkard's grave, and be queathed his cbildren an inheritance of penury and disgrace. Now, if such be the ordinary effects of intemperanee upon the individual, we may be able to form some computation of its desolating influ ence, when extensively diffused thro' a community-of its effects in the aggre gate, upon the character and condition of a whole people. It is obvious that it must poison the very fountains of social happi- I ress, and tend to subvert the whole frame 'cork of Government-and it is most cer tam that a people, thus intellectually and morally dtgraded, are as unfit for freedom as the subjects of a menagerie." New Roots to Old Trees.-A curious Horticultural operation.-Thc New En gland Farmer mentions the fact that the editor of that journal having some pear trees on quince stocks which were dying, took a dozen pear stocks, two years old, and partially removed the earth from about the roots of six of the most sickly looking trees, so as to make room for the roots of the younger pear stocks, placing one on each of the opposite sides of the old .trees. The tops of the young stocks were cut off by a drawing stroke, making the taper about two inches in length, as for splice grafting. A horizontal cut was then made through the bark of the tree just above its junction with the quince, and then an up= ward incision in the bark of the desired length. Enough of the bark below the horizontal cut was removed to prevent its offering any obstruction. The bark was then raised by carefully passing a three cornered wedge up the incision. The ta pered point of the stock, prepared as above. was gently crowded up till it felt firm in its place, and was bound up firmly with matting. The earth was then carefully cotered ov'er the roots and heaped up four or five inches above the place of operation 'to exclude the air, The result was highly satisfactory. The trees are entirely ren novated Those on which he did not oper. atedied:- ,Where :trees are girided about Tle C6fon Morni.-Great anxiety and alarm having been felt among the Concor dia and neighboring regions in regard to the appearance of the cotton worm induce ed Professor Forshey to make a basty excursion to several plantations, for the. purpose of inspecting the destroyer, and verifying hi' identity with the noctum gas syppii. The result of his investigation is published in the Concordia Intelligencer, and he confidently expresses the opinion, "that the worm now feeding upon the Cotton leaf in the vicinity of Vidalia, is not the noctum gossyppii-is not the same which destroyed the crop' of 1846. rHe described several points of difference and adds "the present worn is not only not the same worm; but, to my eye, is not much like it." He also says - "I have been reminded by those who think differently, that this may prove just as destructive as the noc- 1 tum gossyppii to the cotton plant. I have to reply that I can give na assurance to the contrary. But il my opinion be sought, it is decidedly in, he negative. True, it is possible, a new enemy to the plant may be introduced, but it is not likely. The negoss has been known for fifty years. at least the only great' destroyer of the plant and I think it probable that the same will continue to be the case at irregular inter vals, so long as the plant shall continue to grow." In noticing the subject, the Editor of the ntelligencer remarks: "The article by Professor Forshey, in this number, will draw attention.- \Ve deem it due to those who'have not the same opportunity to examine the subject, to say that we differ from him. The worm nor found on our fields eats the cot. pton, and wve care not by what name it is called." Rationale of Churning.-Accord in; to. Bossigault, the butter in milk is in fornim of minute globules, each globule being enclosed in a very thin, transparent pelli le, which prevents them from adhering together. During agitation by churning, these delicate pelicles break, and the fatty globules imtmediately uniite, and form granules ol' butter. .There is no absorption -of oxygen during the process, as wvas once supposed; the operation succeeds in vacun and wtth the churn filled with carbonic s- acid or hydrogen gas-Albany Cul. Copper and Silver Mines in-M'exrico, S~c. -The Loudon Mining Journal of the 12th ult. contains full statements of the operations in the various mines, at Riapas, Ganaxuato, the Balanos. and Copingo Mines, and those at Pampa Larga, Pa chuca, Real Delmontes, &c, The Alex ander Harvey and the Michael Williams had arrived at Swansea, tu South Wales, with 710 tons'copper ore, and four tons 5silver ore, to be there smelted. Copper ore, value $240,000, was sent to Swansea, Wales, to be smelted last year ftom Aus rtraIts. -A person having heard of the wonderful mcures said to be effected by the galvam' rings, ordered a number of them to be used as snout rings for his pigs, in order to cure 1 bis bacon. From 14e N. 0. Picayune 15th lust. FROM VERA CRUZ. The steamship Galveston, Capt. Havi- t land, arrived yesterday.from Vera Cruz, I couching at Tampico and the Brazos. -t She left Vera Cruz at 2 o'clock on the af ternoon of the 8th inst., Tampico on the I afternoon of the 10th, and Brazos Santia- t yo on the evening of the lth.-She arriv- t d at the S. W Pass on the night of the 13th, having made a very fine ruin. The Galveston brought no later news di rect from the army of Gen. Scott. for there t tad t'een no further arrival of couriers at I Vera Cruz. We learn nothing more of t he march of Gen. Pillow. and remain s:ill I t the dark as to his position. The Pal metto left Vera Cruz shortly after the Gal- I eston and arrived at Tampicoon the 10th She may shortly be expected, and possibly 1 may bring later news. From Tampico we have some verbal intelligence not without interest. - The American prisoners had not arrived there, but were at a place about forty leagues istant-probably Huejutla. On the 8th nst. Col. DeRussy, of the Louisiana regi ment, left Tampico, at the head of about wo hundred men,-intending to proceed to he relief of the prisoners. He took with im a small force of the regular artillery, s portion of his own regiment and some )f the mounted men of Tampico-a ser viceable description of the force raised in he town. It is more than probable that he colonel will have a brush with the ec :my before he gets back. There are said ;o be pretty strong parties of guerrillas on he route to be followed. . Our accounts of the health of Tampico, t and especially of the Louisiana regiment, are more favorable. The number of men n the sick list has rapidly decreased, but he remaining cases are somewhat. more revere. They are mostly cases of inter mittent fever, a few cases of bilious fever have occurred, some of them terminating atally. There is very little yellow fever in the town, and the cases have been-con ined to the civil hospital. The fevers which prevail are becoming more malig cant as the season advances. - We have news from the city of Mexi co by this arrival, received by way of Tam-: pico, which will be found in another .c lumn. 1t'.is ofnchintea Byi iijafT ampico t received a copy of El Republicanoo' rom he city of Mexico, of the 30th June; also I the number of the 28th, which was mis sing from our previous file. Both papers :otain matter of great interest. A postcript in the paper of the 28th ontains a report of ;he proceedings of a . ouncil of war said to have been held in t Gen. Scott's camp on Thursday, the 24th I the business of which was to determine thether or not to advance upon the capi- 1 al. One general, whose name is not I ;iven,- is said to have argued that it would e'imprudent. nay, an act of madness to dvauce upon the city with less than I twenty thousand men; that upon the sup- f position that everything should work fa vorably for them, it was evident that they I Could not enter the capital ,without resis- f tance, and that supposing in theirdifferent engagements they should lose half of their force or more, they would be left I with some four thousand-men. 'vith which t number it was extremely hazardous to c ttempt to hold sd' populous a' city. Gen. Worth was of a different opinion. 8 He maintained that every invader who t hesitated was lost; that in their situation a tingle retrograde movement involved the I most disastrous consequences; and that this had already bcen proved. H'e added' I proudly that six or eightt tltoiiand Amer icans were sufmiceent to conquer twenty housand Mexicans;- that their triumph was certain and there was no reason for not pressing on. Gen. Scott and others are said to have approved these senttimentsr so that it was at last dletermnined that they I should commence the forward mov'emen'.I on the 28th, but upon the suggestion of some one that it might not be proper to act so promptly aftetr having just despatch ed the communication from the Govern ment of the United States with renewed offers of peace, Gen. Scott replied that lhe would' wait some days at Rio Frio to re ceive the auswer of the Mexican Govcrn m ent. 'The Ameircan force at the time of this council wvas set down by the Mexicans at eignt thousand five hundred metn, thirty pieces of artillery and one mortar. The Republicano remarks upon this irformtion :"We believe the Americans have compromised- their situation beyond measure; atnd even in thre event, certainly very dillicult, that they win triumphs upon triutmphs,. their very victories will cause their ruin." The conneil above 'spoken of was held on the 24th. It is not alluded to in the Star of Puebila of' the 26th nor' in Mr. Kendall's le:ters wvhich come down to the 30th. Yet the facts are said to by derived from a responsible source and they look plausible-Gen, Worth's opinions par ticularly so. The Re publicano of the 29th says nothing about the subject, but in that paper of the 30th is another postcr'ipt to which- is prefixed in large letters "Very Important." TIis postscript mentions the receipt of letters announcing the debarka tion of I800 men at Vera Cruz from Tampico, who marched imnmediately for Puebla. This is probably Gen. Cadwal lader's detachmen:. The letters further iaid-tlhat Gen. Scott had already ordered he metich of.tbfirst brigade, consisting of ifteendhundred rroops with ten guns and t mortar, towards the city of Mexico, and when he learned that the train was letaiqpd..at Nopalucan (forty-two -miles bie side of Puebla and fifly-one beyond Perot4).that he thereupon countermanded be narch upon Mexico, and despatched forcesto the assistance of the train com ng tz..a Tile letters then speak of the eviewof the troops which took place on he -26th. .The number troops is again set owt4at 8500 men without including ho jeho occupy the fortifications of San luau, oreto, &c. But the most import tnt pa agraph is-ihat General Scott would iroba sly postpone his march upon the city intilbthe 10th July, to allow these rein orcetpeots to come up. We give these rariods pieces of news as we find thcn, ut the reader will constantly bear in mind hat oar advices direct from Puebla ,are ator than these by the city Mexico. T: Republicano, in this same post iript* thinks it very probable that Gen. eaylc will abandon Saltillo, Matamoros tad other towns in the north of Mexico, tnd shortly pfoceed to Vera Cruz to assist a tie taking of the capital. which is now, t adr, the object of the aspirations of the americans. It is. very anxious that the so3 mert should direct Gene. Valencia nds alas, now at San Luis, that they ars. the retreat of Gen. Taylor. ,tsee an orderof Santa Anna issued >n t h.. th; admitting provisions of vari m's kiinde imo the city free of duty.-This s.to last only as long as martial law pre railst. A he:'order has been issued modify nga^previous one directing the closing >f hops -every afternoon. They are now o N closed only on Thursdays. The ibjeclosing the shops was to compel avyer dyto turn out for. military drill tndi 'truction. - Q e 2Sh- Santa Anna issued through h'- Mary of War a brief but stringent le . this effect. The army of the aa eing upon the eve of moving upon hi til w.ith a view to attack the same t1moment aving arrived to act energetically and uniformly to 'e or. common enemy in a.jnanner ec end happy for our arms, it is lee lta, martial law:having been de h 'illiall be strictly enforced, and er authority whateversh'all. be nythit of a the general in o o nq F.grea y;restricting Kfween.the city and coun titg i out who may go'a'ad F the New Orleans Delta 14th it. ink the next news from General ill be of the most exciting and in e esticharacter of any which has yet ee9 received from the scene of war. A evere and decisive battle will, no doubt, e fought before the road to the capital is eft open. The immediate result of this, n our opinion, will be the occupation of lie city by our troops. Of the issue of a atle there never was less doubt. So far rom delaying Gen. Scott's movements, ye believe that, with his large and com ilete force, a battle will only give new vi or to his onward march. The flight of the vexicans will, no doubt, accelerate the arch of our boys, and give life and varie y to thejourney. By the 10th of July we hink Gen. Scott was knocking at the gates f the Capital. If a battle has been fought in this side the city, Gen. Scott will be aved the disagreeable alternative of bom iarding it. He will have a free entrance nto it. There are no doubt many people here wh~o desire to make it a triumphal ntry and an occasion lor rejoicing. WVe tope that our army, and the friends of our tr'ms, will so demean themselves that the roundlessa.hatred and prejudice of the Ilexicans will be changed into friendshi'p t/d esteem. Republicans can afford to be enerous and magnanimous. tet no ostentatious display of our pow , mortify or offend the pride of out wca (er enemy.- B'ut at the same time vigor us, cautious and' judicious steps should he aken to'eomplete and secure our triumph. 1en. Scott will soon find-indeed we ui - 'erstand that he has already come to that :onclusion-that negotiation wtht the Mex eans' will only follow their subjugatio that they wtll.not listen to pacific overtures mtil they are placed in the attitude of sup plicants. WVe repeat our frequently cx pressed opinion, there will he no peace un i the whole country is subdued and oc upied by our arms. V2om the St. Louis Republican, July 7. -FROM SANTA FE. -We cojnversed this morning with Mr. Murphy, -an 'intelligent gentleman, who adjust arrived from Santa Fe. H-e left that place on the 29th of May, and fur nishes us evith details of some very inter estig~ ocettrrences in New Mexico. Onthea 27th May,. Mr. Murphy informs us, an engagenment took place at the Red river Canon, one hundred and fifty miles South East of Santa Fe,. between' a de tachment of our t roops, under the command of Major Edinondson, amouniing'to about one hundred and seventy-five meni, and a 'and of Mexicans and Apache Indians, supposed to number four hundred men. These ten were combined together for the purpose of committing depredations upon American property, and a few days previous, had succeeded in steahn~g 150 horses from the traders and others. Major Edmondson had been ordered out fet the purpose of routing'thom.' At the place indicated, he came upon the enemy rather sudderily. and not very advantage ously for his operations. He was crossing a slough at the mouth of the Canon, which was very miry, and many of his horses be ing in a weak condition, he was forded to abandon them, they being unable to get through the mire. The engagement took place on foot, and lasted for some two hours. It was not known how many of the enemy were killed, but two Americans wore killed and a third was wounded and eluctlantly left on the ground when a re treat was ordered. Lieut. Elliot, in com mand of 26 men. principally Laclede Ran ters, rendered very efficient service at this juncture. He occupied a point of rocks, and kept the enemy from advancing upon the retreating force until they had got ont )f their difficult position. In doing this ervice, he had two men wounded-l. W. Wash and John Eldridge-but neither af them dangerously. All the horses were either shot down or captured: On the 3d of June, Lieut. Col. Willock, with about one hundred and fifteen men, was met on his march f Taos, in pur uit of the Mexican and Indian forces. He tad got upon their trail, and was resolved upon an engagement with them. He'had 5tIr. Boggs with him, as a guide through the passage of the mountains. Circum ttances had led then to suspect Jim Beok cith, a mulatto, born in this city, but for many years employed in the mountains, as aving been concerned nlith the Mexicans and Indians in the affairs with Major Ed. rondsont. He was found in jTaos, and arrested -by Cal. Willock, and was taken with him on this expedition. We are sorry to bear that a garrison of only fifteen soldiers was left at Taos, all of whom ivere on the sick list. Col. Price was at Santa Fe, with portions of several comona-. ties of volunteers. Of his movements and plans he knew nothing. Mr. Murphy met Mr. Wethered, some ether traders, and two government trains of wagon, at the crossing of the Pawned Fork. They hal been detained there for three or four days by a freshet in the river which prevented them from fording it. At this point, the Indians annoyed therdvery much ahd succeeded in killing a hundred and fifty head of cattle belonging to the tovernrtient train, (under charge of Capt. Bl, wagon-master,) and Mr. Goodrich, )f this city,. also lost twenty-seven animals in the same way. The castle . were all speared and their tails cut off'clnse, to be' Ly.rcie seven spear. wroti s, one o whieb struck him in tbeithroat, bat it was the opinion of the physician who was along that he would recover, About this time, or shortly after, this party, who were travelling the River road' heard the, dis charge of cannon on the Bridge road and as a train of government wagons, having a piece of artillery with them, were on' that route it is supposed that an' attack had been made upon them by the Indians. Lieut. Love's command of Dragoons, with the money for the pay of the troops at Santa Fe, was met a few hours travel from the Pawnee Fork. going on well. Eight miles from Council Grove, Mr. Murphy met Cuniffe and other traders. They had determined to wait their until reinforcements should come ups. Mr. Mur phy met Captain Shephard's company of Infantry near Council Grove. The com panies of mounted men under Capts. Mc Nair and Korponay, were met 15 miles from 110, going on well. Mr. Murphy heard nothing of the news brought to Westport, by the "Delaware Indian," some days ago, of the attack upon a train of government wagons, and the killing of some fifty teamsters and others, near Walnut Creek. It is, thtere fore, presutmed to be totally unfounded. CA LIFORNIA. Col. W~m. 11. Russell, Secretary of the Trritory of California, came in with Mr. Mlurphty. and is the bearer of despatches from Col. Fremont for the Go,'ernmnent at Washington.-Col. R., we learn, stopped at his residence in Callowa county, to see his family. He may be looked for in this city itn a day or two, and we' then es'poet a full account of operations in California. The latter end of March is the time at which Col. Ritssell is understood to have left M1onterey. His information wvill, doubtless, be int eresting. Meanwhile, as we cannot yet know what has been going on there, we may as well allude to a rumor wich has become quite current in this city. It is ktnown thtat Lieut. Kit Carson, who left this city a few days ago, on his way to California, was the bearer of des patches from the Government at WVash ingon, to its agents and officers itt Cali fornia. Lieut. C~arson received these despatches at Wanshingt on. It isjsaid that one of the documents in questton ts a corn mission constituting Col. Fremonto Gov ernor of California, although if we be asked by whtat right Mr. Polk creates and fills such an omce, in a territory not belong ing to the United States,'we must answer that we cannot tell. So the report goes, however. It is furthtermore .said that ho is to be allowed to visit the United States this fall, for the purpose of .making such arrangements as will enable him to take his fatmily to the new Province, of which he is to beo the Governior. Will the Wash ington Unimn enlighten the public on this head ? FROM THE BRAZOS. By lte Steamship James L. Day. The 4th July was celebrated with greal spirit at Matatnoros. We have ttot roomr for the proceedings. A-rumora..hed here by ih ay that there was again a fair prospect that a for ward movement would shortly be made by' Gen. Taylor. From coiversinogwith those who have lately seen Gen. Taylor, we in- - for that this is mefe specylation. - We have been allowed io ileruse a letter ' from Saltilla, dated the 19th uIt., written - by an officer of th, arr'y. We infer from it that there is likely td be a slampede there- "' aboits. Rumors wefe current that large" bodies of armed Mexicans had. been seen at different points, twenty and thirty miles $ from Saltilfo.. Apprehensions,*ere excit ed that the Mexicans were concentrating - troops to make an attack upon Saltillo: and all were on the alert there. Some suppose that Urrea may have gone round there, and led to these rumors by appear ing at differenf. points, ..Wq attach little importance to these reports, which will on ly lead to renewed vigilance on the part of our truops.-N. 0. Picayune. From the N. 0. Picayune, .uy414. AM1EttICAN PRISONERS IN MEXICO. Pro'bable ddlvance of Gen. Scott. We have at last direct accounts from the American prisoners in Mexico, which enable us to clear up the contradictory ru- - mors we have had in relation to them Letters were received here yesterday from alaj. Gaines by his brother A. L. Gaines, dated in the city of Mexico, the 26th of - June, with the use of which we have been favored. It appears fro'm' them that r the rank and file of the prisoners have been released and sent toTampico. These were doubtless the individuals at H ' a as mentioned in'our last. The o rs hqd not been released on the 26th of June. We give the greater part of Maj. Gaine's ;. letter, which, it will be seen, throw greart light on Gen. Scott's movements has wel upon the fate ofthe American prisoners. CiTY OF MEIrco, June 26. Dear Sir-I am very sorry that I hav it not in my power to advise you of out release from bondage. This execrable Governmen, in ~violation of repeated d promises and a solemn engagement en- c tered into with Gen. Tayfot the day after the Battle of'Buena Vista, still detains as a r as prisOners o' r. ay.-~r On the 3t instagt, I receive'd a note from the Goviernmen t to present myself at " the Castle of Santia'go, our late prison,' ''= " :. and there receive the fi'nal 4etermtnationu of th'e autb'riie ~I. our case. Aihe Castle we were o l *d that we were eichalged. aoi itire old 1epar tbet nett a .for i e s:jr0dy, 00r - expensemoooy,5dea& . repracoury o oirdiartre. At: the.palace we w informed that thesweje tttit means send u', and th'a we' cqd ot go. Thus" M were our hopes blasted, afte' having made ta all n'ecessary preparations'o' our :part for : ;;." . the trip. This disappointment was the ^' more galling because the reason assigned > was known to be a more subterfuge, and it turned' oat that four days afterwards our men, one hundred and seventy in number, were sent off to the same place without :.v our knowledge,.which required a much larger sum than it would have required to ' send the officers. Indeed, it would have - taken a very small additional sum to have; sent us with them, and that we would cheerfully have paid ourselves. Bysend ing off the men without our knowledge., s }" they were subjected to great suffering and inconvenience on a long road to Tampico, w eca without the preparation necessary in the way of cloibing, shoes, &c., which were , then in fact heing, furnished them. The p true reason why the officers were not al lowed to accompany them remains to be seen... Since that time (the 4th)' 1 have heard~ nofhing from this' infernal overnment, if ~ Government it may be called, but to-day: I htave received..an asurance from Gen. Scott that im'mediate'y u'pir' his. arriva - in thpe .vicinity of this city,'whieb will - surely be within twelve days, he' wiltl make a peremptory demand for u It - will tri cono pled. w~h, ,a I thintk . YQJ may therefote look' for~ me' early in 'th month of August., d'en, Sctt,. we are assured jhus' ma.de every possible effort to procure oar en- .. ~ largerri'ent,-but rt no purpose. His' ap-~ proach.to' this' dity wdll certainly take place in e very few days. 'rHis measures. preparatory to moving are all talen, aatd ., prepiarations nearly complete. He comnes ~ .~ with a force sufficient to adjoinii ist ohjoct eff'ectually. ,-.. i.. r , I hav'e eceived no letters from the States except oni; from' A. K., since my captivity. so that the wvorld as to me may - be said to be htermetrically sealed up.4 I have.now the maost posittive informa-~ tion of Gen. Scott's readiness jo mov'e',otn this capital within the .next three or four .-~ days. He will have an easy doniitf'sf. My intercouse with Gen. Worth is fre quent. By his generous conds . toir~, td me, he has endeared"' himself to'me~ f'or~ life. Your affectionate brother.. - JOHN P. GAINES '. 'We regard these remarks':.f' J Gaines'uion'iho movements of Gen.pptt. as ofrthe utmost interest. Ije is a anad cautious gentlemai, guarded' inaW..at he says or writes, and must h~ve strong u grotiteds for the judgment pe pxpresses as to the Mexican means of, d'ei'ence.. We confess that our opinlo'as to~the degree y-~ ~ of resistance Gen. Scott will encountetr from the Mexicans' has been modified b this letter; but -that Gen. Scott woul promptly and thoroughly flog'the Me it-. cans when he met them we have nevei's doubted. This letter confirms the ex - pectatiotn of our Vera Crtuz corresondn -~ and of the editors in thd city of Mexico,,,