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bich was ratsed yesterday. A single d o o could have ridden t 0r as ,a y conl ever.4 4 Fst'pgsenj io. that the wagonsavill-not be allowed to enter the etti-- notber poiti gained by the Mex 'cans. They certainly have not been in to day. The Diario del Gabierno of ) esterday is alnost entirely filled with documents and letters, all undertaking to prove that Va lencia was, the sole cause of the defeat of the great Mexican army. Santa Anna's friends are at the bottof' of til this Of course. SeveralorValencia's letters are - lgged into the dotument, in one of which, d9e9 .'dlO'k on the' evening .of the 16th, at Coutreras, he speaks of having ra6Q 'tie eniire Ame, ica army at all points, and that the liberty and honor of his country had been saved by the glorious victory.t lie further discloses the fact that Gen. Frontera was killed while heading a charge-of caalry, and that Gen. Parrodi was wounded. This is news: we shall met the truth out of them after a while. Tha last we heard a of Valencia lie was at Toluca, whither he had gone, according to his own published proclamation, to cul ect forces to, vindicate the h6nor of his coutitry ! The same number of the Diariocontains. am account of the attack upon thewagofn train. It makes light of the whole affair, says-thai a few persons were slightly injir ed, that Gene. Toroel. Lleriera and Qui jano soon dispersed tho rioters, and that the fact of the wagon going as far as the Plaza Principal was an error or oversight. -Among those who received a shower of stones on the occasion was M r. liargous, the gentleman who has- mainly fed and r clothed the army since it marched from Jalapa. lie was in the city after supplies at the time. I believe that up to this time I have neglected to mention that Major tUaines, who recently escaped from Mexico, was on the staff of Gen. Scott during the re cent battles, and that Midshipman Rogers was on that of Gen. Pillow. After the rout at Contreras, and while our tronps were on. the way to Churubusco, a house 4 where Capt. Danley and Major Borland were secreted was passed. The former v 'vquite unwell at the time, but the latter came out, shouldered a musket, and was in at the defeat of Churubusco. I hear that Clay and all the prisoners will now soon be releaseJ. Yours, &c. a. W. K. TACUImAYA, Aug. 26. 1847. The peace commistioners met again yesterday, and at a point nearer this place. 4Nothing positive in relation to the proce edings of this second meeting has truaspired -' -some says that everything went on smoothly, others say not, which is tolerably, strong proof that but little is known one way or the other in relation to the delibera lions. The new commissioner, Bernardo Couto, was present, as was also Atristain. The laiter is represented as a tool of Mac kintosh's; but ifhe can do anything to. wards bringing about a peace this makes no diffiresce. Trhey say that in the city they ind-dil l th'lope that the commission ers will agree upon the Nueces as a boun dary. This is carrying the stakes and 'stoeia littl'.too far. -Give them, an inch and thegill iie an'ell'isfapplied to many Speoplk io' tworld-Iive a Mexican an inch and he'll take at least seven. miles and ahalf. . . .I must close 'this letter in haste, as a messenger.hasjust come in to say that the * express than is about to start. You shall *be keitinformted of everything. . Yours,&c. o- . WV. K. Fromt the N. 0. Delta, 9th inst. SANTA ANNA'S MANIFESTO, OF TUE BATT.LES OF AUOUST 19 AN(D 20. The following account of the battles of Coutreras and Churusbusco, although er roneous in many particulars, shows m i af -stronger lights than even the accounts o 'our own corresp~ondent, the splendid and deelded nature of the late victories of Geni. Scott. From the tenor of this, the tamest and most suddued document which has been written during this war, by the self complacent and boastful Mexican, it will be seen that Santa Atnna still keeps tip. him old habit of shuffling the esponsibility ~~offfrom bis own upon the shoulders of au inferior officer. Gen. Valencia is the scape goat of the battle of Churubusco, as Minon was of the battle of Buena Vista. MANIFksTo. Of the President ad initerim of the Repub-. lic, and Genieral-in-Chief of the Army, e to the Nation. In such solemn and critical moments as these, it is the duty of him who presides *' over the destinies of the Nation to give -' publicity to passing events; and it is witti "greater pleasure that I perform this duty inasmuch as frankoess has ever been the character of my administration. The unfortunate events of the 19th and 20th, - are only too well known; and it only re mains for mte to present a review of them 2 in order that they may not be distorted, either by the spirit ofdetractior, and malice, or by that error wihich arises front an in sufficient analjsuis of affairs of the gravest and most serious nat ure. &Thie Nation is-aware of the great, the extraordinary efforts which- I have made within the last three months fur the defence -of the Capital that was about to fall de fenceless into the hands of the enemy. I 2have formed, armed and equipped an army 5 of more than 20,000 men; I have collected an immense amount of material fur this army have fortified various poinis in order to keep 'at *a distaince fromt Mexico the ravages of war; have created~resources in the mnidst'of the insultatiun to which the Governmnent has beeni reduced; ,and no -labor and no fatigue have I spared in order that my country might present itself with dignity 'and' firmness in the struggle to which it had been unjustly provoked. In war,'a'mere accident, apparently the most insignificant iifi, may fiustrate the - es fredcobnaios A glance a - '' the defences which I established around * the city .is enough to discover the plan '' which I had 'proposed to myself. The ,forces whicb I had advanced by one flank were inpore n h tewresial ent and well kifowt" grounid left open for retreat. A isrta General (Valencia) who wras in corn an~d fla, strong divisipn, con sisting of5)O men and 24 pied'es of artille It1I a! al s. an absurtrd s..clamity and the:instindt of' itro still stronger and more :iyaatnobf thei n individials it nOOeans should be left untrie cmayteon'du to an advanlagiol'n0 -" m .i 'or the adoption of thi ur h Constitution has given me the com m therity Consecrated to these :. eb d:privileged interests, it is i1cumbe iWedo main tain, at every peril, t .ge and rest pect of the supreme- aut hty whichi el ercise, and at this timed ' 1iwien, if persecuted.by factions chdi' hilWd1i1 the freedom of deliberat itemight fall into a nullity in the pre tieniies of the nation. - I will be' or plicit. subversion and sedition Ieiempla rily punished. I preserve a respectathi Y4 trd'ps, and the nation will aid-f thtbelaisten. ance of its decorumvi' rindication of its glory. I considei: lfdit free'it if I had just gained' a sig ictofy';'and these is no fear that thir osiiaiisesf the enemy may-impose spo itnlesE I am surprised by their Ira p n&artillery. We shall compose our; ruces if our honor has been first sav .andSwewill. even fight again if the swordi oulade inter posed between ourjusticei thesacknow ledgrment of the rights of t ion. [SignedJ Ar-roaio Lorax nz S A3A. Mexico, Aug. 23, 184 The N. 0. Delta, of -. th, 6o-ntiss the following, upon the "of thlsgallant leader of the Palmetto Reiment ".Col. P. M. Butter.-The death of this. gallant South Carolinian,-Th tepreseita live of the bloody field ofrhurubusco, of as noble a racesof heroes'as- any- coontry fias. produced, will createl profound and extended sorrow in this.contryi. He has been for a long time a cfonspicuous and prominent citizen of Soutdi Carolina, and was noted for his great. resoluiion und in domitable courage. He, possessed milita ry qualities of the highestsider..and give promise of great success nd. distinciion in a career which, alas! terminated at its very commencement. Col:. Butler-had been ill f1-oseveral days.previous-io tie battle,.but when his heard that the Palmiet to flag was going into ibe fght. onaccom panied by him, to whose spieeial charge it I had been committed,. be. boke loose'from his physicians, abandonedhis sick couch, and weak, ghastly, and atnost.i fainting, mounted his charger. and placed himself at the head .of his regiment. With such an example, men lar less ydent-and.gal lant than the South Caroliuians. 'would have been prompted io deeds afesuperhu- I man daring. But there .ws noi such in citement necessary to impelibe sons of the "Harry Hotspur of the Union,'"as Prentiss once styled -the gallant Palmetto State, to i the most brilliant and conspicuous'dis'play of military qualities. 'Therservi .are I fully noted in another partidA our,.paper.' Col. Butler, though twice badly wounded, and weighed down by. fainness and '-Joss of blood, maintained hisposition -atil -a third wound caused his dent i. "Lieut. Col. Dickinsoi.-who.yas the first otficernwounded atVera Cruz, also signalized his valor ondb ish casion, and was again bedl ywstfind T H E S. CARaO INA TRE N '. Nobly has this gallant reiimen~t seistained the character of the Palmetto State.. The blood that 'wass sofreely poured out at cam den, Eutatvland the Cowpens, had not degenerated in the veins of thoset who fell at the bloody storming of the . feld works of Churubusco. Marion and Sumter are dead, but the spirit that animated them and their lellow-~soldier., in the days of the revolution, continues yet to stir the blood of Carolina's sons. More tha'n once has Carolina proved her claim to historic ame. On more than one. battle field has she reaped her full sh'are of glory. And once again has she written her name upon history's page and illuminated it with the best blood of her sons. Ont the 19th the South Carolina Regiment shared in the labors of the day, but they 'covered them selves with glory at ehurubusco on the 20th. For several days before the bat tle Col. Butler had been ill, but when he understood that the Palmetto Regitient. was going into action, pale, exhaustd, and almost fainting, he mounted his hiorse and-placed himself at its head ; for he was determiund while he lived, no man shonld take his place. Such a leader was worthy of such a regiment. Steadily the regiment advancedl over the ground cut up with ditches ina every. diree tion on the extreme left of the entemy'sI feld workr, under a heavy and incessant ire fromi their batteries. Evei-y now anid then came the iron . shower that .tore through the ranks, strikting d6wn tbe young, the strong, and the brave. But fast -as they felt'their places were filled, and thme moans of the dying wvere drowned in the ferce shouts of ihose who.,survived, to avenge theta. Rapidly,'but steadily, they still advanced shoulder to shoulder, and with closed ranks, un'faliering and unbro ken. Early in the advanes Col. Butler received a slight wound wfiich he paid no attention to, a second time 'he was :woun ded, and was taken, faioting from the loss of blood to the rear. As soon as he recov ered, however, he insisted, on taking his place agan i.: front on foot, for he was no longer able to sit on 'his horse. A t last, a musket-ball strueck himi on the head, killing him instantly. Two color-bearers were shot down successively, when Lieut. Cl. Dickinson took up th'e colors and bore then at the head o(-the regiinent until he' too was severely wounded. For -two hours the fierce contest* lasted, amid the incessant roaer of artillery- and musketry until the Palmetto cregimen' got near enough to 'rush upon the enemy wvith the bayonet. This decided abheicotest. Before the fierceness of the scharge the. Mexicans wavered. . brokedand ian. Thirmng the fgIn' at Contreras, 11:6 19th the Palmetto Reginent was forttttate nough to retake the two pieces of canrod~won by the Mexi icans at Buena Visaibit on the 20thithey had the hardest fight,-'adsuffered the sevrest loss, and wod theniost glory. We are not disposedl w make any intmda ous distincetions, by refern particularly to the-achievements oj apth Carolina eginit, for ile e wo4 ter that fought ry, whose headquarters were in the village ofSan. Angel, 1.orderedson tbe'Stb, at -11 o'clcock in the morning, to fall back to the village of Coyoucan, intending- by this do concentrate the forces in. order to- meet-the movements already exhibited 'by the ene; my, and to develope promptly my plan o operations.* But this General, foretitag that there-c'annot be two commanders-in. chiers in the field of battle-forgettiog that the execution of a plan ,vill not admit of observations iliat render it nugatory, per mitted himself to object to the orders which he had received; and as obedience and discipline so essential in military mat ters had thus been banished from between us, it became necessary, for the evading of greater evils which may be readily foreseen, to tolerate what to consent to would appear an absurdity, and thus in spite of myself I was forced to let him go on, charging him with all the responsibili' ty of the result. As might have been ex pected, this result was fatal. fie moved forward inwu proprio for more than a league to choose a position whence he could go out to meet the enemy, without informing me in the least, either of the movement or of his designs. His refusal to comply with my directions was the first notice that I had of his temerity; and in mediately the explosion of 6annon pointed out his positionand at the sape time gave me to understand that he had engaged with the enemy. Although oppresced with the presentiinent of what was about to take place, I immedietely put myself at the head of a brilliant brigade of 4000 men and 5 pieces of artillery. I arrived at the moment when a considerable rorce of the enemy had gained the rear of the unfortu nate (eneral's position; and scarcely could I check their operations because it was al ready near night. But I noted with the most profound grief that his position was an isolated one, that there was a large barranca between us. that the enemy occupied an interme diate wood, that the force of my command could not advance by the route left open without compromising themselves in the same manner the other had done, and in short, it was only with a battery that ar rived late upon the field that any thing could be accomplished. The fire having ceased, our brigale took up its quarters in the adjoining village of San Angel, for the rain fell in such torrents that to have kept roops out in the field would have been as much as to insure their defeat. Before this, however, I directed my aid le-camp, Col. Ramiro, to go round the head of the terrible barrancd that lay in ront, and by way of the skirt df a distant hill, iguided by deputy, D. Jose Mlaria del io, who was well acquainted with the. ground, to hasten at the top of his speed to the camp of the said General and give him the most positive orders to spike his artil. lerv, which it was no longer possibly to save, and to fall back that very night upon San Angel with his infantry and cavalry, by the only road that was left him. This ny aid de-camp did, comminictiting my rders between 10 and 11 o'clock at uight; but instead of yelding implicit obedience, the said General would hardly allow my Aid to speak, interrupting hinm )vith his wauts, which were 6000 men and muni tions; and finally he sent him away with two official reports, signed and seale, in one of which hesiaies, that. 'ori the-previ.. us eveinng hehadabeten'teenemy# putting himn to a shameful flight, sand that in consequence, he had granted promotion o generals, chiefs and officers, On the followitng morning I again ap peared in the same field, reinforced by a rigade which I had ordered from the apital, with the design of foarcing the Pass ac every hazard; but when I was ommencing my operationis the enemy ade their attack. It lasted ten minutes; and I witnessed. in the despair the defeat f those soldiers deserving uf a better fate, who wvere unfortutnately cotmanled by a General who had cut himself off' from as sstance. The consequenace of this defeat wvero to me tertible ; the enemy, by a rapid move inut, could now arrive at the Capital efore it could possibly be succot ed ; tie ould, bty a flank movement, cut off' my etachments; he could, from the result of is victory, bring the whole of his forces to ear upon a part of mine; and, in fine.from the insubordination and want of skill or a sitglo general, lie turned to his own ac :uin'. all the advantages of tr y position. The strong udvatnce work of San Antonio olh1 not be defended because our line adbeen cui;andli directed iliac the garrison should withdraw while I was covering the frt and tete de pongof Chturubusco. The ntemny advancedl. and, cutting oil a part f the troops iliat were in retreat, presented imself in front of our most advanced ntrenchiemnis. Here I again puot myself t the head of our soldiers. an'd my efforts ost the enemny the loss of no little blood, ur losses, ablhoughlamentable, were the catu ral consequences of a sutdden retreat, ccasiuped by the surprise, and embar rassed by the trains which were passing along~ the narrow causeway, flanked throughout its whole extent. Th'le defence was from line to line, until ar'riving at the third line, -where I, in person, 0checked the enemy, aid thus savedI the Capital, which had been so 'unexpectedly exposed to danger. WVhile I w as occupying myself n the 22d with the reorganization of the forces and the manning of the batteries again, personally at the head of a column which could defetid the Capital to the last extreme, I receivedl a comumntion from the general-in-chief of the enemy; propost tions which the Commissioner on the part of the Government of the United States of America may make evith the view of ter minatitng the contest between the two na tions. I. consented ; and after consulting with my cabinet, I have resolved that the said propositions shall be taken into con sideration. The suspension oflfiostilities must al ways be regarded as a good, because war is always an evil, and especially eo when great combinations have heeni frustrated. To free the'Capital from its hormrr, or at least to delay them, wvas an exigency which it was not lawful for me to evade, and still more so when it presented -itself as a means for the arriving at an' honora ble peace. .When two nations are: at war they en joy the reciprocal right of rmalking propn sitions, and this supposess the';obligation -to 'etitortaim these propositions. A perpo side by sidewithem. that deserved equ sllf weil oftheir country. The South Ca-oliia regiernt was supported by-the NeWYork-regiment, the 9th, and part of 1he 12th &and15th,. who .were exposed to the same-danger and shared the same glory; while on-the right of the field, other divisions- orthe army were eiigaged. all of iwhom did their duty gallitly. But we have been iOluped to notice the South Carolina regieifparticularly, because it his isecome fashionable in these days with some to. turn up- their nose at what they all thesSouth Carfolina chivalry, From the seat of toar.-We have been politely furnished (says the Charleston Courier) with the following extracts of let ers from an officer in the U. S.. Army to his father in this city, dated T.cUBAA, Aug. 28, 1847. 3 miles from the City of Mexico. "f have passed untouched- through- the furious battle, and inform you of this first, s 1-know this 'ill be your first anxiety. "A few miles from San Antonio, about 5 or 6 railes from the City of. Mexido, the loody battle was fought. The enemy was about 5 to 1, together with the advan tage.of a fort and position. The fight was errible, and the continuous roar of cannon and of musketry qannot be described. We :onquered them with the bayonet and musket alone,. as very little artillery could )e used by us from their position. Their orks were carried by storm. The route was complete. - "The gallant sons of South Carolina, iehaved as might be expected of our no le little State. Carried into the hottest of he fight, and cut up terribly, the Palmet o Banner still waved in defiance through showers of grape and musketry.. The gal ant Butler first entering, with an encour iging smile, into the hottest of the fire, iearing the banner. Shot from his horse ad wounded, and before a surgeon could krrive to his aid, he teceived another shot, hicl ehdrid his noble career. Those who law him, will never forget that when his ltegiment was ordered to the charge. his ible face was lit up with a martial fire hich showed that lie was a worthy de endantof the warrior race he sprang from; ind it must be a melancholy satisfaction to is bereaved family and numerous frieuds, hat be died like a hero. Many of the of icers and privates of the Regimnent were illed and wounded. The officers of the )harleston Company fortunately escaped anhurt. A tribute is also due to Lt. Col. f. P. Dickinson. When Col. Butler fell. me immediately took his place, and led on ho Regiment gallantly, until he fell se erely wounded in the foot, -when our no ile friend Maj. Gladden, continued the allant career of his two senior officers, md commanded the Regiment urt;l victo y perched on our banner. I had only tine o see Dickinson and Adjutant Cantey. ['he latter is badly wounded in the face, Pt not mortally." rrvn die CorreVpoadence of the Chars. Courier. GaEENVILLE, Sept. 7. 1847. His Excellency, David Jonnsc;n, is a iirginian by birth the son Mr. Chiristopher hnson, of Albermale county, Virginia. ho erigrated from that State,. while lov. Johnson was quite, a boy, settied in 'partanbizrg. District. Gov. Johnson re fench, the lape Judge Nott. He com nnced active and professional life ini Jnion District, where he ran a successfual areer as a lawyer, adswas soon elected Representative in the Legislature, it 810 or 1811. His investment with the fice of legislator is said to have been ~reatly jiromoted by his popularity with he ladies, who, through 'their fathers, rothers, sons, hus'oands and sweet-hearts, nade their influence felt in the ballot box. tother anecdote, current on the subject a that, having been anuounced as a candi late .only'a few days before the elect ion,hie nt during the canvass, an influential voter tt thu head of a company of 120 men~who formned hIm that they had already made ip their ticket without him. Journeyiug md conversigg with however, for some listance, they were all so well pleased with him that their leader proposed to lubstitute him in place of some oilher can lidate; and, the propobition meeting with mnivesal concurrence, his election wvas icordingly secured. Previous to his :lection to the Legislature, he had been ppointed, by that body, Commissioner ini Equity and Ordinary of Union District. Ee held the former ofike about 18 months, td so meagre was the Equity business of ni District that his e.itire official emolu nent, during his whole term of service. was $2&, for copying a Bill. He continued n the oflice of Ordinary, some time longer, tt finally resigned that also, ini order to uerintend professionally the winding up >f a large est ate for a client. him 1811' he was elected State Solicitor, and itt 1815, t the early age of about 32 or 33 years. was chosen, by the L egislature, one of the Superior Law Judges of the State. His ilection to the Judgeship was quite unex >neted-he, himself favored the elevation f the h-on.,Joseph Gist, when State. Sen itor of the District, and afterwards mnem ner of Congress, to the Bench, atnd was urprised at his (Gov. J.'s) own judicial levation being insisted on by that gentle nan. In 1824, on the re-organization of he Judiciary, by the constitution of a Court >f Appeals in Lawv and Equity, consisting >f 3 Judges, his old preceptor, Judge Nott, Fudge Colcock and himself were elected :he Judges of that high judicatory. On :he death of Judge Noti, and the election >f Judge Colcock, to the Presidency of the Bank of the State, in 1830, the able and ~nergetie O'Neall and the profound and philosophic Harper sitmultaneously took heir seats in that tribunal, and continued, tong with Goev, Johnson, to serve the taite in the same, antil, in an evil hour, ad under the influence of party excite ment, the Legislature, a. thesession of 184, abolished the Courc, and substituted for it an impracticable system, which, in 1836, yielded, in its turnm to a better one, itill far short of the advantages and excel lencies of the Court of Three-which only needed the addition of one member, ma king t a Court of F'our, to he omani excep ine major, as near perfection as human fallitbility will permit. On the erection oh what was very justly styled the Mob Court of Appeals, in 1834 consisting of all the Lawtad Fequuty Judges, uuited in one Courtf-last resort and fioal jurisdwtion,p (in which an eminent advocate of the Char., lestoni Bar rejoiced, . ia enabling himto I fire at (ke Jlik,) Goy. Johnson, although i originally a Law.Judge, was assigged-jo A the Chancery .Bench, and cantinuedto hold his sent as Chancellor, ..under.. the, organi'ation of 1836 (in . which -the Law t Judges form the Law Court of Appeals. and the Equity Judjes or .Chancellors the Equity Court of Appeals, an4bth 'he Law Judges and Chancellors form the Court of Errors and Appeals, or or Dernier Resort, in Law 9nd Equity.) and until his eleciion, to the office of. Governor 'in. De-. cemlner, 1846. As .a. Law Judge;and Chancellor, in both :he Circuit and Appel- I late jurisdictions. he ably and satisfactorily m administered the justice of ihe State; and, as the incumbent of the Executive Chair, the graceful and merited'distinction of the evening of his days, he has administered the pardoning power with a wise discrim ination, neither withholding it in undue severity nor applying it in weakness; and is matuting various plans for the public good, to be disclosed in his annual message L to the State Legislature. The summer residence and present head quarters or his Excellency are in the im mediate vicinity of the Limestone Springs, a pleasantly situated and commodious 1 rransion, with some 12 acres of good corn r land attached. Under the depreciation of c property in the neighborhood, Gov.. J. purchased this farm for something between .400 and $500, but has since laid out some I three or four thousand dollars, in. .impro- j ving the Mansion House, rendering it the j fit abode of a generous, cordial and unos- f tentatious hospitality, and in the erection t of out buildings and conveniences. His plantation is in Union, near the border of Chester District. EDGEF1ELD C. H. WEDIEsDAY, SEPTE5Z BERt 22, 1817. t t The newsfrom Mezico.-We give up a large r space ofour paper to the news from the seat of war. We have endeavored to spread before our readers every thing of the least interest about the operation of our armuy,aud particular ly about the Palmetto Regiment. CooL Weather.-The edrly part of September was quite warm, but afterwards there succeed ed a cold unpleasant spell, We noticed a few mornings since, that the thermometer at sunrise, stood at 54. These sudden changes, unless great care is taken may produce Ennie sickness. Until the present time, however, this immediate- s section of country has been almost exempt from fever. Large Earof Corn.-Wehave receiyed.from Mr. D. W. Devore, a- farmer of this District, 't 's~ lrge of.tCorJ! one o CwIemmA" suresrm n remay the tr'4a and is 10 inches'in cli-cumference. Telegraph in Virginia-The Sooth ern Tel egraph is progressing towards New Orleans. A-few days sinuce, the line between Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia, was op en~ed. Volunteers in Georgia.-According to the late requisition of the Government, the battalion of Georgia horse, has been completed, and there is aI eitra company. This battalion is preparing to leave immediately for the seat of war. Kentuchy Chivalry.-The chivalrons Kentuc kians have promptly met the call of the Gene ral Governmenit, for additional Volunteers from that State. Ti'h Governor issued his procla mation for two companies from each Congres sional District, and manny have already repaired l to' their country's standard. This State has al ready done much, and bled freely in the Mexi-I can war. Yellowo Fever in Newo Orleans.-T his scourge has again visited the city of New Orleans. The deaths fo~rsme time past were conisidera ble. According to a New Orleans paper, the fever has been moore indiscriminate in its i-ava ges, than perhaps for a long terum of years be fore. The following account from the Delta of the 4th is appalling- 'I "The unumber of deaths still increases. Forr 24 hours preceding 9 o'clock yesterday, there were 77 victims. We hear of a great increase1 of cases dourmg the prevalenice of the cold Nor thern winds, for the last two or three days. There were several physicians who have lived a long time in the city taken down with the fe- I ver,and manmy citizens who passed safely through I former e pidemics are nowsuffering froi severe c attacks of this strange and fatal disease. We trust n o stranger will come into the city during the prevalence of the fever. ", With Its present headway and an atulos phere so favorable to its increase, nothing cant stay the onward eoorse of the epidemic but the exhaustion of material for it to operate on. If unaclimated -persons will come into the city and supply it with subjects, there will he no .1 abatement-of its ravagea until it is nipped and 4 extinguished by frost.-If it is to continue, at I ths early stage of the season, to increase at the rate it now is, our city will be decimated by the 1st November.'" Yellorw Feer in Mobile.-The yellow fever has tnt bean very severe in Mobile, and accord ing to recent accounts was on the decrease.-j But it would be prudenit in all strangers and unacelimnated piersons not to visit the place un'I til the feyer has diaappeared. Nomination of Mr. Clay.-T he Demo cratic Whig Young Men's General Comn mit tee of New York, at a meeting on. the 3d inst., nominated Mr. Clay as the Whig candidate for the Presidencya Thoug~h the young men have- acted'in this Initter there is every reason to sulise' thetod nen have gsen colm illusion in theicfp Ioovention,sweiprsk 6 lered an absolutandtia.I tation. .a,'r N. - 072Having been..iudyfpa be :following ietesof~ed parded e'idiprolier lers JNoisili ' 4 nanded Odceinin om Ailer 6r 'iutt.i orWee-,ad he a ap iarticipate in the bloody coa oigloriously fell, but ilia nd valor which *e all kneWii to * TicosiaA(Mxc) Won. Pickens Butler Sia-( a'trust' a-crilF nik riemship of twentyf6i year'.e ate Brother," the gallint Cold will excuse the trespass of a.4 (our Brother tell most gloruouti _ ,t attle of the 20th before' the co. In that bloody 'con&ief ave higher evidence 6f 4idr al sm, or.exhibited a bright'exiid ll, when it was God's twill, e* ,s would have-desired- oiie' 7H& eats here-his memory in he ountrymen' His',piiit a' t ,s his blade. with'his Gd ' The enclosed letter witusib e efore-the battle, I did no't 7 fter, thro' the hande ofkDielfiit bno'because of the kind thii riend's partiality, but beca'us it ly the last lines he perindtla'ian o you, begging that at someii, e l nay be returned to met b6 pr, ind cherished. The gallant Palmetto's, w hemselves worthy of irthe te ountry lost nearly one'halfii, is Fill carry joy and - sorro intbi amilies in South Carolina..ChD on is getting onWell, ind~iill itk'Wi ave his leg.'An Armistice i conclu ind Commissioners ireet to-morro reat of Pedce.- God speed i'Ei Very truly; Your Obt'; - W.-J, itR S T. AuousTz,'ij.s ,1 Dear General.-We areihere ro a ion, I can but bope hoi e emporary. It is ordered ih4at v emain as protecti6n to 'th'"rIn 3 gloom, oii us-all. 'Wil Y, o elieve there will be fighting e [he moral effect is withering-h.e nent, though weiakened i''; 'n#9m p to the full point,; aid I tr - jarolina may haVe a'plic :I t At Ve have Geeni''watdeiig to n livision for the last two days. t al afention ;-but the'e I't r have b'een di' heardlisudh, 1 idence in "Worthi.i'-4S6. o But I have stra'd Tr J Point,'orep'aase"o my=i ay) our frieud Dic rili, mor tu ad not i o i f es _lace ..ia i t1 a e'hiihegertb u r a nd with ioodlastewise. 0 o .ra on iodi'o ft P;M B01 1n GEN. W, J. WoaRTH CAm&c 30L. P. M. BUTLsER, AND PALMETTO IEGfME4T" Intelligence having beeb recesivefa?~ lade a few days ago, that Cui ad fallen in the bloody batule of ' if August last, before thegates of M~ whilst gallantly leading hiiiRgii tt lie conflicu, in whichit was so-signalli~ loriously conspicuous; and thb~idre ence having been confirmed'h ommunications froni' thsi Armn b ext mail, it was thought by'cdu 'i' hat somie public demonstration 6f~t~ as due the memory of CdC'BirN vho was a native of 'otir~ Distric"'tiflt rave com~ratriots in arms.' AftJnih iQice a public meetingwais this afl. n the Court House at '1/'dide 7 'his very large building wailro#d Svast concourse-or ladies iibd' e e ng before the a ppoinied bit alfi a unite in the solemn 'tribute of r ee he gallant and the brave.' '' Col. John Bnnsket t, callid ihl usIae ' order, and his morion, F.'. HTW Esq., ias appointed Chaii'man ai'd' P. G. Bacon, Secretary." '9~ 'The Chairman in a feeling and nfe g manner announced~ tble oestbr6 neeinz, and 'readl sevetal 'lettr Toin igher field officers of thd'Army leidYI be most destinguisherlprkisss ofthbv1i1 nd undaunted beariu dF Co6 nd his Reiet-htsi f Coutreras ' and' Ch'ur iso~~' 3hairman having conchsd"isc~ y a very 'heartfelt reiferen&e~i UTLEa, as his ea'rlyand youcl'0 $ iate and friend. '''* Col. James' P. Cairol'aid ds nesing for about ones''hoirrih tentiouiand exiln the deepest tons of the audience, by'-hiusnostbeu lly touching, and eloquentnailliiiis6i be dead and living of tbe Palmetyi3J nent ; his '3mpressive ;pectureptf.ib trivations and sufferings,an& their-glo mud unflinching conduct:on. theil tatle, deeply affected uspe andfrnq2 Jarroll's description of the: conidti' amentetd BUTLER, on. the bood~ hurubusco, riding from fis ck hen informed that ie.Palmsi4q bout. to bie unfai'led in.~~e a hat the honor of that flag ha~~ gainast the remons'rances sans, .and ylacial iiGeeifat th is Regiment antd le~doj.o~~ wn iife was gtngti lmost ieply olemn adp ecter. He utterki 'h' ' a~tiin he noble main had doa ad vindicate cli'. chivalylat~~~ ina, than any other, mp ap~ sinceihe days of thevn a tot. isiments found 2a reupaIs . teart. t'ouiin ide aeC LOthO.glanrjj ~~