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L fer- 2T ?__ ~ - - '?' ' 'JZ '* ' m"V9+>L.?>'9^.'.* >. , THE CAMDEN JOURNAL, ? ? : J VOLUME 9 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, JULY 19, 1848. NUMBERSk; PUBLISHED BVBBY WBDNK3DAY MORNING BYJUUUtAU W. PEGU K?. | " "7~ TERMS. . Three Dollar* per annum in advance, Three Dollar* and ^ Fifty Cents within six months, or Four Dollars at ths ei pi ration of the year. Advertisements inserted at 75 cents per square, (fourteen f ines or less,) for the first and half that sum for each subsefquent insertion. The number of insertions to be noted on all advertisements, or they will be published until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly. One Dollar per square for a single insertion. 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For 4 copies for one year, 810 09 For 0 copies for one year, 14 00 For 8 copies for one year, 1800 For 10 copies for one year, 21 00 For 12 copies for one year, 24 00 Any one ot our present subscribers will be con. sideredas one of either of the above clubs, by obtaining a sufficient number of new subscribers o make up with himself, the 4. 6, @, 10, or 12. p From tbc Baltimore Sun, July 8. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE, ARNOUNCING TO CONGRESS THE END OF THE WAR WITH MEXICO. To the Senate and House of Representatives oj the United Slates: 1 lay before Cone ress copies of a treatv of iT ? j *kq peace, Incnnsmp. mini*, biiu wucmg..,, w. tween (lie United States and the Mexican republic, the ratifications of which were ri- ly exchanged at the city ofQucretam, in Mexico, on the 30th day of 3fay, 1848. Tlte war in whicli our country was reluctantly involved, in the necessary vindication of the national rights and honor, has been thus terminated; and 1 congratulate Congress, and our common constituents, upon the restoration of an honorable peace. The extensive and valuable terri'ories ceded by Mexico to the United States constitute indemnity for the past, and the brilliant achievements and signal successes of our arms will be a guaranty of security, for the future, by convincing all nations that our rights must be respected. The results of the war with Mexico have given to the United States a national character abroad has never bef ?re enj??y' dr^MH^wer and our resources have becom VtjjBwn, and are respected throughout the world, and we shall probably be saved from the necessity of engaging in another i foreign war for a long series of years, it is a subject of congratulation that we have passed through a war of more than two * * ? kneinocc t iff hi* f'fttttl. years curat ion, wim nc try uiiinterrupti (I, with our resources unexhaitstcd, and the public credit uniinpared. I communicate forthc]inf?rmation of Con. gress the accompanying documents and cor. rcspondence relating to the negotiation and ratification of the treaty. Before the treaty can be fully executed on the part of the United States, legislation will l>e required. It will bo proper to make the necessary appropriations, for the payment of the twelve millions of dollars, stipulated by lite twelfth article to be paid to Mexico in four equal annual instalmcn s. Three millions of dollars ware appropriated by the act of March 31. 1817. and that sum was |>akl to the Mexican Government after the exchange of the ratification of the tro uv. The fifth article of the treaty provides, that "in order to designate the boundary line with due precision upon authoritative maps, and to establish upon the ground land-marks which shall show the limits ol bot'i republics; as descrilied in the present article, the two * ? -? onnninl a run governments snuu cam ap^..?. .. sioner and a surveyor, who before the expiration of one year front (he dale of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty, shall meet at the port of San Diego, and proceed to run and mark the said boundary in its whole course to the mouth of the Rio Bravo del Norte." It will be necessary that provision should be made by law for the appointment of a commissioner and surveyor on the part of the United States, to act in conjunction with a commissioner arid surveyor appointed by Mexico, in executing the siipillations of this artielc. It will be proper also to provide by law Ctr the appointment of a Ml?oard of commissioners" to adjudicate and decide upon all claims of our citizens against the Mexican government, which by the treaty, have been I L? "U. IT?.;#,vrl fifsldt agfniilieu iry iiic vmiwu w?<v^ New Mexico and Upper California have been ceded by Mexico to the United State?, and now constitute a part of our country. Embracing nearly ten degress of latitude, lying adjacent to the Oregon Territory, and extending from the Pacific ocean to the Rio Grande, a mean distance of nearly a thousand miles. It would be difficult to estimate (he value of these possessions to the United States. They constitute of themselves a country large enough for a great empire, and their acquisition is second only in importance to Louisiana, in 1803. Rich in min cral and agricultural resources, with a climate of great salubrity, they embrace the most important ports on the whole Pacific roast of North America. The possession of the ports of San Diego, Monterey and the bay of San Francisco, will enable the United States to command the already valuable and rapidly increasing commerce o| the Pacific. The number of our whale sh:pi alone, now emp'oved in that sea, exceedf seven hundred, requiring more than twent) thousand seamen to navigate them; whih the capital invested in this particular brand of commerce is not less than forty million! of dollars. The excellent harbors of Up per California will, under our flag, afford se curtly and repose to our commercial marine and American mechanics will furnish readi means of shipbuilding and repair, wliid are now. so much wanted in that distan sea. By the acqpisition of these possessions w x. are brought into immediate proximity with \ the west coast of America, from Cape Horn f to the Russian possessions north of Oregon; t I with the islands of the Pacific ocean; and by c : n direct voyage in steamers, we will be in t , less than thirty days of Canton and other \ parts of China. t | In this vast region, whose rich resources t are soon to be developed by American ener- i | 1 gy and enterprise, great must be the aug| mentation of our commerce, and with it, new t 1: anrt profitable demands for mechanic labor f ! in all its branches, and new and valuable ( markets lor our manufacturers and agricul- s tural products. ? 1 While the war has been conducted with great humanity and forbearance, and with [ complete success on our part, the peace has s I neen conciuaea on terms me most nucioi ?mu ' magnanimous to Mexico. In her hands, the t territories now ceded had remained, and, t it is believed, would have continued to re* ti main almost unoccupied, and of li':!? value f to her or to any other nation; whilst as a part n of our Union, they will be productive of vast a benefits to the United Slates, to the com- t mercial world, and to the general interest of t mankind. t The immediate establishment of Territo- ii : rial governments, and the extension of our ; laws over these valuable possessions, are d ' deemed to be not only important, but indis- tl j pensable to preserve order and the due ad- n ininistrat.on of just ice within their limits, to e afford protection to the inhabitants, and to d facilitate the development of the vast resour- s ces and wealth which their acquisition has t< adde i to our country. The war with Mexico having terminated n the power of the Executive to establish or g to continue temporary civil governments v over these Territories, which existed under e the laws of nations whilst they were regard- i< p I n? rnnmiprpfl orovinccs in our military n ? 1 r ? _? . . occupation, has ceased. Bv their cession 2 to the United States, Mexico has no longer c any power over them; and, until Congress I shall act, the inhabitants will be without any organized government. Shntld they be left ti i i this condition, confusion and anarchy will It be likely to prevail. u Foreign commerce to a considerable a- fi mount is now carried on in the ports of Up- i\ per California, which will require to be reg- tl ulated by our laws. As soon as our system o shall be extended over this commerce, a d revenue of considerable amount will be an- p finally increased. For these and other ob- d vious reasons, I deem it to b3 my duty ear- a nestly to recommend the action of Congress n on the subject at the present session. o In organizing governments over these c Territories, fraught with such vast advanta- s ges to every portion of our Union, invoke I that spirit of concession, conciliation, and / compromise in your deliberations, in which 'j the constitution was framed, in which it ri should be adoimistcred, and which is so in- p dispensab e to preserve and perpetuate the c harmony an I the union of the Stales. We l< should never forget that this Union of con- J federate Slates was established and cemen- ? ted by kindred blood, and by the common \ toils, sufferings, dangers, and triumphs 01 an r its parts, and has been the ever augmenting < source of our national greatness and of all t our blessings. ( There has, perhaps, been no period since * the warning s<? impressively given to his I countrymen by Washington to guard against geographical divisions and sectional parties, ? which appeals with greater force than the i present, to the patriotic, sober minded, and \ it-fleeting of all parties which appeals with j greater force than the present, to the patri- t otic, sober-minded, and reflecting of all par- r ties and of all sections of our country. Who ] can calculate the value of the glorious Union! r It is a model and example of free govern- j ment to all the world, and is the star of hope c and the haven of rest to the oppressed of eve- i ry climc. By its preservation, we have been rapidly advancing as a nation to a height of sireigth, power, and happiness, without a t parallel in the h.slory of the world. As we c extend its blessings over new regions, shall t we be so unwise as to endanger us existence c by geographical divisions and dissensions? t With a View lO encourage me earn seineJ menl of these distant possessions, I recomj mend that liberal grants of the public lands | be secured to all our citizens who have settled, or may in a limited period, settle within their limits. in execution of the provisions of the trea| ty, orders have been issued to our military i and naval forces to evacuate, without delay, the Mexican provinces, cities, towns, and fortified places in our military occupation, and which are not embraced in the territo, ries ceded to the United States. That portion of it, as well regulars as volunteers, who engaged to serve during the war with Mexico, will be transported or marched to convenient points in the vicinity of their homes. A part of the regular army will be employed ; in New Mexico and Upper California, to af| ford protection to the inhabitants, and to ! guard our interests in these territories. The old army, as it existed before the . commencement of the war with Mexico? , I especially if authority be given to fill up the | , rank and file of the several corps to the mai. i'num authorised during the war it is believ- j . ed, will be a sufficient force to be retained in | , service during a period of peace. A few ad- i | ditional officers in the line and staff of the ar- | . my have been authorized; and these, it is | . believed, will be necessary in the peace cs- j f tablishment, and should be retained in ser- | ? tu mimhpr dfihp general officers i | YIUC, 1 ii</ iiuiiiuvi ? .... q j may be reduced, as vacancies occur by the i r casualties of the service, to what it was be- , ? fore the war. I i When the people of other countries, who 1 live under forms of government less free than our own, have been for ages oppressed by taxation to support large standing armies at ; periods of peace, our experience has shown i' that such establishments are unnecessary in ) a republic. Our standing army is to be t found in the bosom of society. It is composed of free eiiiiefts, *ho dre etef feady to 2 take up arms in the service of their country. vhen nn emergency requires it. Our ex>ericnce in the war just closed, fully confirms lie opinion, that such an army may be rais:d upon a few weeks' notice, and that out iitizen-soldiers are equal to any troops in the vorld No reason, therefore, is i erceived why we should enlarge our land forces, anc hereby subject the treasury to an annua ncreased charge. Sound policy requires that we should avoic he creation of a large standing army in s >criod of peace. No public exigency rejuires it. Such armies are not only cxpenive and unnecessary, but may become dan ;crous to liberty. Besides making the necessary legislative >rovisions for the execution of the treaty, ind the establishment of territorial gevcrnrn-nts in the ceded country, we have, upon he restoration of peace other important duies to perform. Among these, 1 reward tone as more important than the adoption ol roper measures for the speedy extinguishnent of the national debt, it is against ound policy and the genius of our instituions, (hat a public debt should be permitted 0 exist a day longer than the means of the reasury will enable the government to pay 1 off. We should adhere to the wise policy laid lown by President Washington, of "avoiding he accumulation of debt, not onl> by shunling occasions of expense, but by vigorou? xcrtionsi in time ot peace to discharge the ebts which unavoidable wars have occaioned, not ungenerously throwing upon poseritv the burden wc ourselves ought to bear. At the commencement of the present adninistratiori, the public debt amounted to 117,788,708,62. In consequence of the war rith Mexico, it has been necessarily incrcasd, and now amounts 'to 865,778,450.41, iciuding the stock and treasury notes which lay >et be issued under the a? t of January es ? n jw I l III O, 104/, anu me sixicuii iniiiiou iuao ic* eutlv negotiated un ler die act of'March 31, 848. In addition to the amount of the debt, the reaty stipulates that twelve millions of dolirs shall be paid to Mexico in tour equal am ual instalments of three millions each; the irst of which will fall due on the 30 h of lay, 1840. The treaty also stipulates that lie United States shall "assume and pay" to ur own citizens "the claims already liquiatedand decided against the Mexican reublir," and "all claims not herclol'o.e decied against the Mexican government, to an mount n 4 exceeding three and one quarter nillions of dollars." The "liquidated" claims f citizens of the United States against Mexio, as decided by the joint board of cotnmisioners under the convention between the Jnitcd Slates and Mexico, of the llthol Ipril, 1839, amounted to 82,026.139,68. riiis sum was payable in twenty equal anutal instalments. Three of them have been laid to the claimants by the Mexican govrnment. and two by the United Slates; I'avuig to be p;:id .of the principal of t e iquidated amount assumed by the United States the sum of 81.5!J 1,604,76, togcthei vilh the interest thereon. These sevcra imnunts of "liquidated'' and miliquidaied :laims assumed by the United Stales, it is relieved, may be paid as they fall due out >f the accruing revenue, without the issue o| lock or the creation of any additional pub ic debt. I cannot too strongly recommend to Con^ jress the importance of husbanding all oui intional resources, of limiting the public ex^ renditures to neccssarv objects, and of ap _!i 1..." _. ,i.. ) lying an ine surplus m any nine m me reasury to the redemption ??f* the debt. I ecominedcd that amhority be vested in tht Executive by law to anticipate the period o eiinburseinent of such portion of the debi is may not lie now redeemable, and to pur :hasc it at par. or at the premium which il nay command in the market, in all cases ir vhich that authority has not already beer jranted. A premium has been obtained b\ he government on much the larger portior if the loans; and if, when the government >ecomes n purchaser of its own slock, it slial mmmand a premium in the market, it wil ie sound policy to pay it, rather than to pay he semiannual interest upon it. The inter:st upon the debt, if the outstanding treasury totes shall be funded, from the end of tht flst fiscal year until it shall fa I due and lit edeeinable, will be very nearly equal to the )rincipal which must itself be ultimately >aid. Without changing or modifying the pres ;nt tariff of duties, so great has been the in'roaoa nf nnr (-ninmnrr-p linripT Itq lionil'l >peration, that the revenue derived from hat source and from the sales of the public ands will, it is confidently behoved, enable he government to discharge annually severa nillions of the debt, and at the same Iiuie >ogsess the means of meeting necessary ap >ropriations for nil other proper objects Unless Congress shall authorize largely in irenscd expenditures, for objects not of ah lolute necessity, the whole public debt exist ng before the Mexican war, and that ere tied during its continuance, may be paid of without any incrense of taxation on the peo )lc, long before it will fall due. Upon the restoration of peace we shoulc tdopt a policy suited to a stale of peace.? In doing this, the earliest practicable pay Tient of the public debt should be a cardina principle of action. Profiting bv the expe rience of the past, we should avoid the error into which the country was betrayed short ly after the close of the war with Great Bri lain in 1815. In a few years after that pe riod, a broad and latitudinous constructioi r>f the powers of the federal government un fortunately received but too much counten ance. Though the country was burdenet with a heavy peblic debt, large and in norm instances unnecessary and extravagant ex penditures were authorized by Congress The consequence was, that the paymeint c the debt was posponcd for more than (went; years; and even then, it was only accom plished by the stern will and unbending poli <jy of President Jackson, who made its pay menl a leading measure of his administrator He resisted the attempts which were made i to divert the public money from that great . object, and apply it in wasteful and extravar gant expenditures for other objects, some of 5 them of more than doubtful constitutional , authority and expediency. I If the government of the United States I shall observe a proper economy in its expenditures, and be confined in its action to the I conduct of our foreign relations and the few i general objects of its rare, enumerated in . the constitution, leaving all municipal and . local legislation to the Stales, our greatness . as a nation in moial and physical power, and in wealth and resources, cannot be cal? ciliated. , By pursuing Ibis policy, oppressive meas . ures. operating unequally and unjustly upon i sections and classes will be avoided; and the . people, having no cause of complaint, will I pursue their own interests, under the blesr sing of equal laws and t lie protection of a jusf and paternal government. By abstaining from the exercise of all powers not clearly conferred, the cement of _ 1 our glorious union, now uumucnug mmj i Slates, will be strengthened as we grow in age and increase in population, and our fu ture destiny will be without a parallel or exI ample in the history of nations. * JAMES K. POLK. Washington, July 6, 1848. i A Great Shark.?The Cape Cord fishermen have caught a large and ravenous shark. He was harpooned?when he attempted to break the cord, and failing in the attempt, he turned lx>!dly round and made a furious attack on the boat, which he seized by the gunwale and held fast. An old salt on board drove a lance three times through his body, and though each blow was mortal, he held on a full hour. He was 16 feet in length. In his stomach was found a number of human bones, part of a negro's skull, with the wool si ill adhering, a piece of red flannel shirt, and a boot partly digested. The name of D. Brown was distinctly visible on the boot. Sharks are not common in that neighborhood.? N. Y. Star. A Presidential Candidate Witiidrawig.?John P. Hale, the Liberty candidate, will withdraw his name from the canvass. The Anti-Slavery Standard says his friends will support Martin Van Buren, who is considered a good enough Abolition ist for their purpose, though they do not con siderhiin an embodiment of their principles. Like other political parties, they begin to discover that there is such a thing as expediency. Availability.?An "outsider" gave us the following, which we think illustrates the . doctrine of availability. In a press to get i into the Convention at Philadelphia, one of the delegates lo-.t his hai, wnen he very I molly took off another delegate's, remarking . at the same time?"llf I can't have my own | hat, I am willing to avail myself of the very best hat I can get."?Roxbury Adv. J "My son, I wish you would turn over a j new leaf." , "So I have father, in the bar keeper's p book." "I go for a dissolution of the union," as the man said when he applied for a divorce. "There's no use marm ? I've tried hem ' eggs one hour and they won't bile soft." ' John Kcniblconre calling at the house of Mr. Crointon, the Irish Attorney General, in Dublin, the following dialogue took place I between him and Mr. C's. servant Patrick? t "Well, Patrirk, where's your master?" "He's out, sir!" t "Where's your mistress?" i "She's out too. sir." ' tWell, then, I'll jusl sit down by the fire ' until one of them comes in." ' "By ihe powers, but you can't," snvs Patj. rick, "for that's out 1:00." I An Editor nwav out in the great West. ' wishing to give a Taint idea of a cotempora rv's meanness, isays that his soul is so small, ' that it might dance a horn pipe in a musqui' to's watch fob! ! Be a Good Neighbor.?.Some men are ' always in hot v/nter and are never on good terms with their neighbors. What is worse than to quarrel with a next door neighbor? The toothache is nothing to it. You can? not benr any thing from one of his family, i If his children are in your yard, or on your r .1- ... k? /l.ln.in niuiu u'illi ltar<h ' lenr.K. Iin:v IIIUSl UC UIIIWII >1 ?. , i words ?poor innocent things! who have not I learned the ways of the world. Yon for; bid your wife?who is disposed to forgive - and forget?never to borrow Iro n or lend . to the wife of your adversarv-not to speak to his children, or have anything whatsoever to - do with the family. Does not n man feel - badly who has such a disposition and quar rel< with his neighbor? F We prav you be a good neighbor. Over look the foibles and the faults of your friend. It' he is morose and sour in his disposition, i there is more necessity for you to be for bearing, mild and persuasive. You have - but a short time to live. 0. spend your days I in peace.?Portland Umpire. s A Talk or Crime and Death?A corres. . pondent of the Milfbrd (N. H.) Mirror relates . the following particulars of a sad case of seduc. tion nnd suicide : 1 About two years ago a wealthy and influential widower of forty fire, named Mr. Mc , -f ok.,i.00 kirarl an amiable and beautiful girl UI L/iirmcu, mivw M.. j of eighteen, named Mary T , to anume q the rare of his children and household. A few months afterthey were seen to tide away together, and in the next Woodstock paper appeared ' an announcement that they had been married '' In that place by an Episcopal clergyman. They y returned as man and wife, and hare so lired un'* til a short, when Dr. Mc dismissed tho uni* fortunate woman Irorn his house, alledging that '* thcv bad never been married! Whether she I. J hau Utterly been derived by a shim marriage. or had consented to a deceit in 6rder fo ?ar< her from inevitable shame, cannot be ascertain ed. A poor victim, driven fhi disgrace from the house from which she nad so long been regar ded as a virtuous wile, and thus rendered ar outcast frorrt society, dared not return to her re liitives. She feiurned at length by night tr the house of her destroyer, and begged piteous ly for shelter and protection, declaring that she had wandered long without food and was star ving* At length the door was opened to her from the dread of attracting the attention o the neighborhood. She was fed and turner away, with strict orders never to show hersell there again. She left?but where could she go! All day she wandered in the woods and ledges ad' jauent; and in the night, faint and shivpring, she crppt hack to the only place where she could pro. claim protection, and cried for a home. She was repelled; but the noise aroused the neigh, hors, who insisted that she should he allowed n shelter. It was agreed that she might stay that night, hut should leave in the morning, a neigh, hnr promising to take her to her nearest rela. lives. 441 will go if a live," was the only pro. mise that could he extorted from her. She went to her room, and the morning was found in it?dead! Deserted, loathed, despairing, without a friend or a hope in the world, the wretched victim had committed suicide. From the Charleston Mercury. A 8CENE AT CHAPTLTEPEC SEPT. 13 1B48 Dawn at Chspultepec?each tower and height Stands clearly forth upon the morning sky; Alaa, it briug* the signal for the fight! And ere the sunrise men must bleed and die. High throbs each b'wom in that little band O'er which our loved Palmetto proudly floats, And thrilling tncm'rics of their native land Sweep thro* each heart like stirring trumpet notes Yon joyous stripling with the lofty brow, The dark and pensive eye, and long fair hair; Alas, a fearful fate awaits him now! Oh! must he perish in his boyhood there? Dauntless he followed on the foorasn'a track At Contrcras?on Churubusco'a plain, Though the swift balls tore through his haversack And through his garments poured tbeir deadlj raic. But now he fulls, his merry voice no more, In toil and poril, may his comrados cheer: Thn piein,r biki nn liirhl In Him rrJtlorP? Tho morrow's cud shall gild bis simple bier Tho sound of childhood's grief arises there. O'er the young foeman of his native land? A young boy sorrows for the kindly care That was his portion from that generous hand. Poor boy of Mexico, thy broken wail Shall plead for hirn at Merey's Throne on highWhile listening angels shall record thy tale, Mote evory tear, and catch each lonely sigh.* Noon o'er Chupultepec?our eagle towers Above it* walls?the strife is heard no more; And ere tho next day fills the noontide hours, O'er Montez unit's halls our bird shall soar. Noon o'er Chupultepec?but where is he? Where the light form that pressed so boldly on? Where is that buoyant step?that voice of glee? The stranger's orphan o'er him makes his moan. Night o'er Chapullrpec?from Belen's gale. Heavy uiid worn, his gallant comrades turn Victors, yet mourning o'er TaKzevANya sad fate? Tiieir fearless liourls in bittei anguish yearn. Night o'er Chapultcpcc?ah, never yet H<ts the night closed upon so sad a sight: Two noble youths? their hardy choeks still wet With tear* fur him who died at morning's light? Hive laid them d iwn to slumber by his aide? There sleep the living and the unconcious dead; Nought fioin his pallii-d form can thein divide, Though the bright spirit from its homo is fled. A fow short months, within a foreign grave His form was laid;?hut soon affect ion's hand, Untiring, bore him o'er tho dangerous wave, To rest forever in hisnativo land. There the fond mourner?bending o'or the stone Whore Genius, Youth, anil Mirth are lying lowBlesses the frienda who horc that cherished one Fur from the lund whore stalks the ruthless foe. A Carolinian. A young Mexican boy. who had waited upon Hey word Trer.cvant, at Pucbln, followed him on the marnl to the city; and was at his death very much dis tressed?declaring that, if he had lived, ho would har come to America with him. He left the Pulmclloe afler they arrived in the city, and was seen no more. From the Charleston Courier. Messrs. Editors:?Perhaps the origin of thi Palmetto Standard is unknown to some of you readers. The following account of the ^affair,' hy old Moul'rie himself, may not be therefort ill 11mo/I "June. 1760. ' On the morning of the 28th June, I visits an advance guard, 3 miles to the eastward c the fort. While there I saw a number of th< enemy's boats in motion at the back of Lonj Island, as it they intended a descent upon ou advanced post. At the same time I saw Ih< mpn of war loose their topsails; I hurried bad to the fort a* fast as possible, and when | go there, the ships were already under sail, immediately ordered the long roll to be beat and the officers and men to their posts. Wi had scarcely manned our guns, when the fol lowing ships came sailing up, as if in confi dence ol victory :?The Bristol, 50 guns, Com modore Sir Peter Parker; Experiment, 50 Active. 28; So'ebay, 28; Actaeon, 28; Syren 26; Sphvnx, 28; Friendship, 20 guns. As soon us they came in reach we begin t< fire; they were soon abreast of the fort?le go their nnchors, with springs on their cable and began their attack most furiously. Thi TKnnrW Mnmli had the beds of her morta soon disabled: she threw her shells in a ver; Kond direction; most of them fell within th< fort, but we had a morass in the it swallow ed them up insfantl" and those that fell in thi sand in end about the fort, were immediate!; buried, so thnt few burst amonz us. At on< time the Commodore's ship swung round witl her stern to the fort, which drew the fire of al the guns that could bear upon her; we supposei she had had th? springs of her cable cut away the words that passed along the platform by ol ficers agd mon, were "mind the Commodore mind two fifiy.gun ships." Most all the atten tion was paid to the fifty-gun ships, especiall the Commodore, who ( dare say was not pat ticuly obliged to ti* for our civilities. WhU th? action was going on, General Lea paid U? visit through a heavy line of fire, and pointe ? two or three guns himsei; then said to OM| "Colonel, I see you are doing very well here? you have no occasion lor me, I will go up to ) (own again," and then left us. Never did mea . light more bravely, and never were men fnori i cool. Their only distress was fbe want of powder. We had not more than 28 roufeU at ) the beginning of the action: and a lit'le after 500 pounds from town. find 200 firom a seboo> ner lying at the back of toe tort* "At one time 3 or 4 of the men-of-war's , broadsides struck us at the same instant, which f gave the meriont such a trymor that J wn ap* I prehensive n few more such would tumble them f down; hut ibey could not make any imoression I on our fort, built with Palmetto ] ogs and filtaf . in with earth, and our merlons being 10 feci i thick,and high enough to cover the men Irons the . (ops. Those we had killed and wodhdrtd, r#. ceived their shots mostly through the emhra, aures. It being a very hot day, we were , strewed along the platform, with grog in fire, buckets, which we partook of very heartily, aadl I never had a more agreeable draught than that which I took out of oop of these buckets eL^M . time. It may easilr be conceived what Ofm i and thirst & man must feel in this climate, being I on a platform on the 28th of June, amidst %). , or 30 heavy pieces of cannon, in one continual r blaze and roar, and clouds of amoke curling over bis head for hours together. It waaa very, honorable situation, but a very unpleasant one. During the action, thousands of our fellow citk? . zens were looking on with anxious b<me? Jftnd fears; some of whom had their lathers, brothers and husbands in the battle, whose hearts ttrfftd have been nierrpH at avprv hrnukMs. I "After tome time, our flag wa? shot flwttf their hopes were then gone, and they ga*?hjb' all for lost? supposing we had struck our tfajfc and given up the fort. Sergeant Jasper seeing the flag shot away, and fallen outside the ' breastworks, jumped from one of the erohpa* sures and brought it up through a heavy fire,' and fixed it on a spunge staff", and planted it an the ramparts again. '-jl-.-jm "Our ffag, once more waring fn the air, n> vised the drooping spirita of our friends, and they continued looking o?'till^jgfct Hadoioaeti the scene, which then presented all the apjptar* f ances of a heavy storm, with continaal flashes and peals like thunder. "At length. about 8 o'clock, the British gava up the conflict?the ships slipped their cables, and dropped down with the tide, out of the reach ot our guns. "When the firing had ceased, our friends for a time were again in an unhappy suspense, not knowing our fate, till they received an account by a despatch boat, which I sent up to town, to acquaint them that the British ships had retinr^ and that we were victorious." '? ?? e From the N. O. Delta. THE TAYLOR MEDAL, : Yesterday morning the "Hem of Poena Ylo* fa" was presented, in the gentlemen's Parlor of the Si. Charles Hotel, with the magnificent gold medal, which was ordered to lie struck by the Legislature of Louisiana in eoiMoruiosm* tion of the heroic deeds achieved by the reelpi* ent during the Mexican war. The following id the correspondence between Gov. Johnson ana Gen. Taylor upon the matter: EXECUTIVE OFFICE. > t Nbw Ohlbatvs, June 80,1848. V /2?>#r/f7_Thp State of Louisiana has dft? J ted this medal to be struck, and presented to rod# as a testimonial of ber appreciation of yod/ great services on the ever glorious Imttld field of Ruena Vista. ' ~">l- *<? Departing as you did from jont pwsddfbf . home to meet the hardships of war. she wjtfdftdd , jour career with the solicitude of an aflWtWate mother. When you were In supposed dirt*' ger from the beleaguering legions of the haughty enemy, she called not in vain upon her faithfill sons to hasten to your support; and now, when victory after victory has dispelled nil fears, gladdened every heart, and consummated your own renown, she advances proudly to receivw. and welcome you hack, with this additional knd enduring token of her gratitude and love. On _ one side of the medal is an emblem of heraelf, and on the other the names 4nd the sfcettiiiks b? those fields so nohly fought and won; !t It will be presented in the name of tho Staid of Louisiana, by Levi Pierce, Th. J. Durata; Preston W. Fnrrarand Mortimer \l. R^ynoftfa, I, a committee appointed for that purpose. , Sincerely wishing you many years of health, e happiness and iiscfulnes, I have the honor, ilen. g eral, to subscribe myself with profound reapett, Your most ohedltht served, ISAAC JOHN&RLMajor General Z. Tayloh. Baton Roqge,La* r To this General Taylor feplied as followa u Nkw Oble ans, july 8,1MB. . , Governor?I have had the hnnot of receiv. ing your communication or (be SUth; atirtsmg mo of the intended presentation, (nit part of fI the State of Louisiana, of an ilnnortrjr tnedal, commemorative of the battle of Buena Vista. B My obligations to Louisiana, already greater [T than lean presume to have deserted,oreaa ? hope, to repay, are again increased by this dieB tinguished mark of the kindness and confidence k of her citizens. She has ever sympathised , deeply with the fortunes of our artnjr 111 Mexico; j our successes brought joy to the hearts of her ( sons, but the report of peril and disaster called g forth yet more their chivalry and generosity. These remllectiohs give enhanced value to the present gift, which 1 shall accept with emotions of profound gratitude....Allow ton. Governor, to express my thanks for the terma of your ' communication, and my best wishes for your health and happihess. ? 1 have the h< nor to remain, with the highest , respect, Your obedient servant, , Z. TAYLOR. US. P,p?IIbi,i<*. Ill it1. JnnVSOX. ? y The medal abore aMuded to, bears upon ono 3 s'dc.the armorial bearings of our State, with the . inscription 44 To Major General Zacbarr Tajr* , lor." Upon the reVerse side is a represeptay tion of the battle of Buena Vista, and around ? the margin those thrilling names, " Palo Alto," I, 4* Resaca de la Palma," 41 Monterey" end Bull ena Vista." ; A Good Iuba.?Mr. Walter Goodaia,.of South Orrington, in a communication pubHabod ?, in the Bangor Whig, on the subject of rafciag' J f IrflKY a bo* to steal frak. i. iruii, w)(; - i # y whoso fiither raised it himself* aaid ( would aay to all persons who own land and bojm. If yea e wish to make them hornet, set oat tree*, a*d t let them see that ft coat something to rtfe ri fruit."