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Wcekhi tUhroiiKilc & jscntuici. BY J. W. & W. S. JONES. £mns, &r. THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL Is Published every Wednesday, AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE. TO CLUBS er INDIVIDUALS sending us Ten Dollars, SIX copies of the Paper will be sent for one year, (has furnishing the Paper at the rate of SIX COPIES FOR TEN DOLLARS, or a free copy to all wh<> may procure us Jive sub scribers, and for war* I us the money. THE CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY, Are also published at this office, and mailed to sub scribers at the following rates, viz.: Daily Paper-.... 510 per annum. Tri-Weekly Paper 5 ‘‘ “ TERMS OF ADVERTISING. In Weekly.—Seventy-five cents per square (12 lines or less) for the first insertion, and Fifty rents for each subsequent insettion. /or Sate. VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE. IOT NO. ‘423, 6th District, 4th Section Chat <* tooga county—l6o acres. Lot No. 280. 7th District Irwin county —490 acres. Lot No. 137, 9th Dist. Carroll county —202 J acres. Lot N<». 249. 15th District, Ist Section Lumpkin county —40 acres. Lot No. 193,5th District Dooly county —2021 acres. Lot No. 24, 11th District, 4th Section Cherokee county—l6o acres. Lit No. 66, 7th District, 2d Section Cherokee county —l6O acres. Jx»t No. 171, 4th Dist. Dooly county —202. J acres. Lot No. 302, sth District, 2d Section Cherokee county —160 acres. Lot No. 85, 12th District Lee county —202 J acres. Lot No. 10, 17th District Lee county —202$ acres. Lot No. 396. 7th Dist. Appling county —490 acres. Lot No. 47, 3'l Dist. Appling county —490 acres. Lol No. 855, 12th District, Ist Section Cherokee county —40 acres. Lot No. 203, 6th Dist. Carroll county - 202| acres. lx>t No. 2 Ist Dist. Henry county —202 j acres. ALSO, 250 acres in Early county. A LSO, My Plantation in Columbia county, containing three hundred acres. Persona desiring to purchase any of the land will address the Rtiberriber at Augusta, Ga. Terms, one fourth cash, the balance in one, two and three years for an v of the above land!'. "22 wn3SAMUEL HAWES. NOTICE. THERE WILL BE SOLD, atU'gtt lumhia Court-House, on the first Tuesday in December next, a tract of land, where on I now reside, containing one hundred and eighty (ISO) acres, adjoining Murray, Flint and Steed, on Germany** Creek. There are upon the premises a comlortable Dwelling House and other convenient buildings. I oiler the above at private sale, and if not disposed ol before the lime (say Ist Tuesday in December,) will be exposed to public sale. </.'*-wtd JOHN B. BINION Jefferson County Land for Sale. ■dSHI THK SUBSCRIBER offers In plantation for sale, about seven hundred •^■“^acreson the watersol Dry Creek, 6 miles below Louisville, on the old Savannah road, well im proved, having all houses thereon necessary for the place. '1 he whole crop, plantation tools, and stock can be had on the place. Bid quirk, and you will get a bargain. Six hundred acres moicran be had adjoin ing, if desired. sl3-wtf S. ARRINGTON. FOR SALE. A WELL SETTLED LONG 1 STAPLE COTTON PLANTATIONI in Hamilton county, Middle Florida, two miles from the lower Mineral Springs, a Mimmrr re sort possessing unquestionable medicinal properties. Said plantation contains 880 acres of god pint* and hammock land, 3500 f which are cleared and under good fence, with every building necessary for the comfort anti convenience of the pl niter. ’There is sufficient water power on the premises to propel machinery of any kind throughout the year. Also —TEN NEGROES, (all workers,) Provision Crop, Mules, Horses, and Plantation Implements generally. The above property is offered at private sale until the 16th December next, if not time mH be offered si public sale -W tin* j day. Terms—One-fourth cash, balance in three equal instalments, with interest and satisfactory se curity. Apply to THOMAS D. DEXTER, Lower Mineral Springs, Columbia county, E. F., or to the subscriber at Jacksonville, E. F. jy3l-wtf JOHN L’ENGLE. VALUABLE PLANTATION FOR SALE. fl XKCI TOR'S SALE. -By virturof the last J will and testament of John Swanson, deceased, will be sold on the first Tuesday in December next, before the Court House door, in the town of Madison, Morgan county, the plantation, whereon the deceased lately resided, containing fifteen hundred acres of land, lying in said comity, eleven miles south of M.idison, adjoining lauds <»l Dr. H tuirll, Washington Walton and others, about two thirds cleared, and in cultivation, the remainder being wood land, very heavily timbered, the timber conveniently situa'ed to all |Mi*(s of the plantation. There is on the place a good dwelling bouse, and kitchen, gin house ami packing-screw, and all other building requisite fur a farm. Terms made known on the day of sale. , . J \MES FSW INSON, Ex*r. EXECUTOR’S SALE. ON THE SECOND MONDAY-m» in December next, will be sold tothe high est bidder at public outcry, upon a credit -A. of one, two and three years, the large and valuable plantation of William M right, deceased, late oi the county of Columbia. This tract contains eleven hundred (1100) acres of land; a large portion of it, the best Colton land in Middle Georgia. I> is elegantly improved; with one of the best country Mills in the State. There is about four hundred acres ot it in the woods. Il is situated in the county of Columbia, twenty-seven miles above Augusta, S miles from the Georgia Rail Road, 6 miles from Appling and 1 mile from Cubbhain. The sale will take place upon the plantation. Also, at the same time and place, upm a credit, a porti.m of the Negr»»es, Household and Kitchen Fur niture ; < ’urn, Fodder, Oa s, &c._ Mules. Horses, Pork, Cattle, and F..mung Tools. A little of every thing appertaining to a well conducted farm. Terms of the most accommodating character. The sale made in pursuance of the last Will and Testament of W illiam Wright, deceased. Any one desirous of purchasing privately the Farm, ran do mo by addressing the Executor nt Cassville, Ga. WGI’STI S R. WRIGHT, Executor. Sepl 184 7. w«d SALE OF NEGROES. UARDIAN’fci SALE.—Pursuant loan order W ot the Interior Court of Oglethorpe county, w hen sitting Lt ordinary purposes, will l»e sold, on the first T»iesd*y in January next, bvhure the cwirt-house door in lx*xiiK*ton, Ga., about titty hkrty Negroes—men, boys, women, girlsand children—«»of which belong to the minors ot James late of said county, deceased. Sold tor the l>euekt» of the heirs and credi tor* ot mhl estate. JAMl'.** V. JOHNSON, Guardian. October 22. 1>47. wtd Runaway Slave Sale. SI IIC 1< I E ft*" S S.U.K, —Bv order of the Inferior Court ot Wilkes county, will be gold, o<i the first Tuesday in December next, between the law ful hour* of sale, at Washington, in Wilkes countv. tor cash, a negm man named Robert, about twenty-five years of age. .lark comnleetioo, live feet ten or eleven inches high, reports himself to belong to Dr. K *bert Wig gins. M mtgomery countv. Slate of Alabama ; said slave i*eing unclaimed, sold to pay expenses. CHRISFOPHER BINNS, Sheriff. October 20. 1847. MANSION HOUSE,:- 1 JXX \l Gl ST\ GEORGIA. jtst milK ISt»KKSIUXF.I». Pr.prirt«.r of the JL Man> hi House, is yet Itetore the public in the capacity of Hotel-keeper. Thankful always for the smallest favors, and mure than grateful for the patron age heretofore extended towards him. he hours not only to ret-.ih bis funner custom, hut from his unceas ing exertions, and die central pneutionof his bouse, to have an unlimited sup|XM*t (particularly fro n the tvu-ttry.Ja* his interest from birth is identified with theirs. Ftie terms of board will b.* as low as anv m thecit) GEO. G. MATHEWS *2B-d6t«& w6m A. HATCH, MANUFACTURER OF HARNESS. SADDLES. BRIDLES. & Ac. (NEXT DOOR \BOVE P MGRANS.j * H X *» ON II \Nl> ( YHB ** t - K x. ladies' SADDLES, ot* every style and > . ■' HARNESS \ - H Ba Sole LEATHER. I I . I N kS, V ALI-ES and t'AKPE T B KGS. Xc Ac., w a . variety ot other articles m his line, which he will sell al r*as*mabir pnees HARNESS v >AUDI.IS -.iadeb order. »nd re pairing dune at the shortest notice. nl9 v w. hooker' Manufacturer of Saddles. Bridles and Harness. NOW EOK ** VI E- _ i XaflE Plainer*, Boys ..id L.,j .--Al 27 ■ S KDDI E- ' ■ ‘ • • • 1 r b Gu M \\ . H\ R NT-*** ; S I. .. B Har b LEATHER. . . . Nx" \ \ USES an ‘ YR PI F BAGS witl other art •>« tn the I me, which anti be soldat rea •Mxal'le pnees, a few door* abuse the Insurance Bank. B o2Qw9m lime. lime rWAUK si HNURIBEKN have be.ume the JL Agcn->\ r the sale of the LIME made at me Conasena Kdn in Cias county, and will keep cuu •tendv hand a wu-v 0* this market. m E A ROBERTSON Augusta, 0CO.: THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 18, 1847. Advantages of Mannfactiirlng. “ Not long ago, I saw a statement that the Cotton crop of Georgia, in 1845, was 185,758,128 lbs. This at Bc., yielded the State 814,860,650.24. Manu- lactnred into yarn, it was worth that year, 15cts. per lb., and would therefore have yielded the State $27,- 863,719-20, or nearly double what it did in its raw stale. As the expense of spinning numbers ranging from 5 to 12 is about 2cts. per lb., the cost for giv ing this increased value, would be 83,715,162.56, which would be distributed amongst a class of our population unable to obtain a livelihood by any other means as easily, to wit: women and children, and es pecially female children. 'Thus would the other in terests be not only relieved of so much competition, or so much charity, but would actually be supplied with ready, numerous and profitable consumers. Nearly all of the last above named sum, would go into the Farmers’ pockets for Grain, Pork, Beef, Poultry, But ter, Eggs, <fcc. The above is simply the result of the first step of manufacturing. ” The above extract, from a private letter to the Editor, is well worthy the consideration of the Legislature, and indeed the whole people of Georgia. The writer, a philanthropist of en larged and liberal views, has bestowed much attention on the subject, and as his sources of information are ample, his reflections should not pa«s unheeded by a people whose social and pecuniary condition he so earnestly desires to improve. The estimate of the Cotton crop of Georgia, on which the above calculation is based, we think too large, but that does not in the slight est degree aflect the force of the argument. — For whatever may be lite extent of the crop, or the portion manufactured, the benefits result ing to our people from its manufacture within our own limits, will be in a corresponding ratio. Low Fares on Rail Roads. Im our notice of the Report of the Chief- Engineer of the State Railroad a few days since, we dissented from the arguments and conclusions of that officer, in reference to a low rate of fare for passengers. The advocates of low rates have always been met with the argu ment, that the population of the South was too . sparse, the people were too little disposed to travel, and hence, a reduction to a low rate would not prove remunerative. The correct ness of their positions we have always doubted, although we have not heretofore met with the .statistics of any Road passing through si sparse ly populated country which aiforded satisfacto ry proof of their error. A late comparative statement <rf the receipts on the Wilmington and Raliegh Railroad, however, furnishes the most conclusive proof of the correctness of our views, which we subjoin: Years. Receipts. Rates of Fair. 1811, 297,229.39 820 1842, 211,977 48 13 1843, 226.172.99 13 1844, 289,533.75 13 1845, 288,493.45 12 1846, 317,82*2.49 12 1847, 331,480 20 10 This Road, as our readers are aware, passes through as sparse a population as any Road in the Union, fur a great portion of its length, and yet this exhibit of the receipts for a period of seven years, shows that a much larger amount has been received when the fare was ten dol -11 ill-.,, 1t’11,,,! I>k <1 k-'kt.k It*'l kJ tlVnllfV Jars than when the rate was twenty That like reductions upon all the other Roads at the South would produce like results wc have no doubt. The companies would there fore, not only be enriching themselves by the operation, but they would accomplish a very by bringing the people of distant secuons into daily intercourse, which would improve, enrich and increase the cities as well on the route as at the termini of their respect ive Roads. Upon the other advantages to re sult from such intercourse we need not des canton this occasion, they are too apparent to the intelligent ami reflecting. A Fruitful Farm. The Cook Fann, near Bush wick, on Long Island, (N. V ) which contains only 30 acres, and was con sidered a tew years atf<> almost hojadessly barren, has sent to market this summer 342 bushels of peas in the |mmI —average price 75c. a busnel; 1000 bushels ot psatoes —price 6S|c. —and 500 bushels remaining yet to dig ; 40 bushels per 'lay of tomatoes, the whole cron estimated at 1,200 bushels, al 50c. per bushel. 4000 piles are now thu kly covered with Lima beans perfectly grown, 1200 bushels of bu.-h beans have been disp'»scd of--average price 44c. a bushel. Corn, 3 acres; blue top turnips. 1* acres; cabbages, IJ acres, 5,000 tn the acre; hay for all their stock ; wheat, 75 bushels, Cayenne cherry pepper, a bean ful patch, estimated at 25 bushels on one twentieth of an acre.” Wk clip the above from an exchange paper, for the purpose of showing to our planters, who so generally run into the great error of at tempting to cultivate too much land, how much more profitable it is to cultivate a small farm of well-improved land well, than to attempt to cultivate a large one with an exhausted soil, it will be seen by a compulation that the sale ot peas, potatoes, tomatoes and beans alone, the product of this thirty acres of land, amounted to over two thousand dollars, leaving a con siderable portion of the products in corn, wheat. Ac. to be sold. It is true the owners had the advantage of a large market almost at their door, where the products readily com manded high prices; this, however, while it il lustrates the value of a market, does not aflect the force of the argument in favor of cultiva ting a small q.iantily of land, and directing the energies of the planter to its constant improve ment. By such a system in Southern agricul tui»’. similar rotmlta may be attained in the cul- lure of corn, cotton, and all other products oi the country, and our planters will then learn that it is better to enrich one acre of laud, than to till three acres without such improvement. Bumokkd Escape of Santa Anna. —The N. O. Delta notices this report brought by the last arrival from Vera Cruz, and after expressing a disbelief tn its truth, very piqtiantly adds: If, • however, the rumor, should prove true, we | think it has been pretty clearly proved that, as | it was a great mistake to admit Santa Anna i.’Jto the country, so it will be a great advantage to 1 get him ont of it. We hope that he will be al lowed to remain abroad as long as we occupy thecountry. and that Mr. Polk and all ourfuture Presidents and cabinets, will steer clear of a man who. in cnninng and diplomacy, has no ; equal in the world. Thanksgiving Day.—Gov. Town*has issued ' his proclamation, in accordance with the joint I resolution ofthe Legislature, appointing Thu.’s- 1 day the 'doth inst., to be observed throughout • he Stale a« a day of Th anksoiving. Thanksgiving.—The Governor of Missis sippi has appointed the 'doth mst. as a dav of titanksgtving in that State. Governor Johnson lias recommended to the people of Louisiana that they keep the 9th dav of next December as a dav of thanksgiv ; IQg . ’ ' ! Stkkrvgk Passengers to Eternity. The Congregation who worship in one el the most gorgeous churches in Xew York, are about to construct a separate and cheaper place ot wor -1 ship for the poor. Thia, says the New W orld. is making steerage passengers of the poor on the voyage to eternity. i Tknnkssfe Lkgisi a tv re —The Legislature have completed the election of the three judges of me Supreme Co tri KI -- - W B I ’■ ley. (L E ' was re-elected for the western dis- 1 Uriel N Grav. hig> was re-eiecled for the ; middle distr.ct: and Robert J. McKinney. Wh«g> was e'ected judge of the Supreme Court vs East Tennesse. Fortvnata Iv>irx*ce Office- The Haver hill ' Mutual Eire Insurance Company, •ire. we understand, now returning on exp- red po’icies per cent, ofthe premium paid in This company has never dur.ng its ex *:t nee ost quite >7OO. and the cost of insurance for the past live years averages less man car cent per Near on •sen hundred dollar*. Hamrhui Tribute of Respect to Gov. Crawford. Milledgeville, Nov. 3d, 1847. Dear Sir — The Whig party being desirous of tes tifying their respect to you, and of manifesting their high consideration of your late administration, have deputed to us, as their committee, the pleasure of in viting you to parrake with them of a public dinner at such time as shall suit your convenience. Very respectfully, your friends, Hines Holt. J- M. Berrien, MINES MUL.X, "• r Wm. Terrell, J- A. Meriwether, S. A. Wales, C. J. Jenkins, k A. J. Miller, I- E. Harris, = A. H. Kenan, F. S. Bartow, J. A. Nisbet, C. H. Shockley, ’ Wm. Law, Henry Sanford, C. Dougherty, R- V. Hardeman, r Robt. Toombs, Edward Y oung Hill, I). A. Reese. George W. Crawford, Esq. r 1 Milledgeville, Nov. 4, 1847. Gentlemen: — Your invitation of yesterday, testi -5 lyingyotirestimate of my administration, just con cluded, by tendering to me a public dinner on such a ’ day as might suit my convenience, I have had the honor to receive. I beg you and those whom you represent to be as ’ sured that I regard this evidence of your kindness and cont-ideration with unmixed pleasure. To one leaving office, minute in details ami constantly brought in contact with almost every interest, no higher grati fication can be afforded, apart from his own convic tions, than the good opinions of those, who were first his advocates and afterwards to some extent, his jud ges. As it has been your pleasure to tender to me judgement in the manner referred to, permit me to say that I am greatly obliged, and in respectfully de clining your invitation, I can only adtl that its accept ance could not increase that gratitude which I feel and cordially express on this occasion. Be pleased to make my grateful acknowledgments to those you represent and accept individually, the assurances of my respect and esteem. 1 am, gentlemen, your humble serv’t and friend, GEO. W. CRAWFORD. Messrs. A. H. Kenan, and others, Committee, &c. Report of the Condition of the Central Hank. Central Bank of Georgia, ) November Is/ 1847. ) His Excellency Geo. W. Crawford: Sir:— ln compliance with the requisitions of the rieventeenlh section of the charter of this Bank, I herewith submit the following re ports : Document enclosed, No. 1, contains a state ment of the Central Bunk on this day, Ist No vember, 1647. No. 2. the general result of the operations of this institution, from the sixth of November, 1613, up to the Ist day of November, 1647—by which it will be seen that the collections and payments of the Bank, during the above stated period, have amounted to about the sum ol one million of dollars. The bills of this Bank, now in circulation anioiitilonly tothe sum oftwenty-two thousand one hundred and forty-six dollars, very few of which may be expected ever to make their ap pearance here for redemption. Beyond these bills, the immediate liability of the Bank is its outstanding Bonds, amounting, in ail iiupro vided for. tothe sum of §479.440.60 —of which amount the sum of §357,09->- 60 falls due du ring the following year, and §122,045 the year after—to meet wh.ch the Bunk has assets, which are deemed good, about the sum of three hun dred thousand dollars, two-thirds of which may, with proper vigilance, be collected the ensu ing year in time tu meet the payment ol the Bonds as they fall due. To the above amount of Bonds maybe added as a further liability, interest thereon, which may be pul down at the sum of thirty thousand dollars. Most respectfully your obedient servant, J. S. Thomas. D. C. Bank. Statement of the condition oj the Central Bunk oj Georgia, on Munday, November Is/, 1647. DEBTOR- To Balance Capital StockS 183,819 To United States surplus revenu*l,osl,422 09 To discount on notes, 1846 and 1847* • • 65,361 <0 'Fo discount on bills “ “ .... 13,819 28 To Stale S percent. Bonds 500,4->2 bO To credit ot individuals 48,688 45 To balance first emission of notes-9,949 To u second “ u 14,155 To “ third “ “ 1,334 To Bank State Georgia 6,413 44 Bal. euiis’n of Cen. Bunk notes-25,438 Do. on hand* 3,292 In circulation22,l46 $2,195,507 S 4 CREDITOR. By Bank Stock, (Darien)B32s,ooo 00 “ Bonds, notes, &c., received Pin State* 179,471 51 “ Brunswick Railroad and Canal stock, 50,000 Ul) “ Notes discountedl49,269 58 “ Bills “ - • 169,407 5o “ Commissions Western and Atlantic Railroad paid on scripll9,o7B 63 “ State 6 pret. bunds— paid interest on, 166,316 01 “ Sinking fumi—redemption of 6 per cent, bonds ?1’ 60 ? ?, G “ Suspense account •• • 25,0b2 -3 “ Penitentiary, (overdraw) 2,200 VO “ Comini.-stons, paid 1846 and 1547 •• 21,712 96 “ Salaries, “ “ 5.962 nO “ Protest acount “ Inchlrntalexpenses. 1946an<l 1847*• 1,492 05 •• Real estate 1,320 99 “ I .tcrest account, paid interest on 3 percent bonds 1846 and IS4« - •• • 103,47 I .’■> “ State of Georgia 100 00 Profit and loss-• • 30,315 32 “ Premium 16 69 “ Bank <>f Augusta •• •• - 27,795 40 “ Bank of Darien22,7o6 62 “ Do. do. Macon* 4.917 67 o i) o . do. Mil*ville, 4,351 75 Cash balance —Bank notes, Checks, &-c. •• 87,2< 6 77 82,195,507 84 Tie foregoing cash baLmce consists ot : Darien Bink n0te5.834,170 00 Western Bank Rome notes 4.575 00 Ocniulgee notes, 1,925 00 Bank of Columbus notes. 85 00 Planters anil Merchants Bank, C«»lumbus, 140 00 Chattah<vx-hce Railroad Bank, 95 00 Phoenix Bank, Columbus, M icon, &c.,** 499 00 Receipt for Munro R. R. Banking < notes, 4-613 50 Receipts for Ocniulgee notes, soa 00 •• Comm.*rcial Bank Macon notes 3,275 00 <* U *. 4* “ 803 00 Central Bank notes, 3,292 00 o a “ 19b 50 Current notes and checks, 13,047 it $57,276 77 John S. Thomas, D.C. Bank. A. M. Nisbet, Cashier. ■ Imnitdijli: I.iabilUits of tJie Bank, 6 - If 43 - I State 8 per cent. Bondsß3-1.144 bl Cred.t Ind.viJn.ls. ’ Di. laends.-n Bank Stock, 51“ Balance Circulation, 673,522 Ob j $1,294,554 75 , Immediate Liabilities ot the. Bank, -Nur. 1. Ib4r. ■ State 8 pr. ct. bonds, • • • -$500.4 V 2 80 Ordered paid on 29th ult., 21.012 ’ Credit of individuals,-•• • ’38,688 45 < ■ Circulation, 25.438 On hand. 3,292 I Reduceti balance, 744.279 50 $1,294,554 75 Immediate liabilities reduced from Nov. 6lh. 1843. to Nov. Ist. 1847. seven hundred and • fortv-four thousand two hundred and seventy- ■ nine dollars and fifty cents, alter paying two hundred thousand dollars interest on Stale 8 ; percent Bonds expenses of collections and ex penses of Bank. John 8. Thomas. D. C. Bank. A. M. Nisbet, Cashier. A Good Suggestion.—The recent elections ; of Solicitors by the Legislature, which con- ; • sinned so much of the time ot that body, has I suggested to the Editor ofthe Journal A* V<s seagcran improvement in our system, which is i well worthy of the consideration ot the Legis lain re : “The experience of the LegiUature in regard to th.’isr el«*euo!is has been any thing bat agreeable. O u Saituxi ty, for instance, there were twenty-six can didau'** ; *«d yet only one elected* The daily expense ot'the L<gwiature isover SBOO. This sum was there fore spen.’ gntily some twelve ortifteen candidates, | .-l it? scle officer win»se salary is $225 pel an- :. . \V<- ’id it not t-e weli tor us to take a leaf :rmi I the book of experience oa this inauer ? • There me Sol. ciucs receive a salary of SISVU. with pcrq-nsius ; and are required to attend up n the Legis lature and perthmi the ttn|X'rtant duty of preparing and ! puttin’ in proper sivape the various bills intended to ’ be reported by metn.'ers — thus saving i great ex|»cn ‘ diture of tune and money and securing, general.) ; speaking, wise and consistent * cgisl.itb u. The salary , com rnnds a high order of tale.nts and respectability . on the part of the incumbent, U n,s diminishing the ; ’ number : applicants and insuring vigorous pro-ec i- . | non of offenders. The ado;*:->n Jf annular system in , j Georgia fad to operate bcnchc* al*?’- u u c -’’d . I a< tort mvc much time now wnMod ment of imperfect I•:drawn by meinbe."® "ho are profoundly ignorant of the nature and intex prvtatiiui ( existing statutes. ” 4 Sfru»-x Liar Z>:.'?r<rr-t Philad'lphia ana l "t —TI Phi ide pi • I S. Ga- | ! zette sure* that the attention of their merchants | ■ and *.api<alisi* has been seriously directed to the e*••ubbshment of a ogular line ol steam • packet? 1 between that city and Charleston. Tne latter eixv. says the Gazette, must become ’du* ■ outiei of a 1 a>t amount ofthe products ot the Western states, south of Mason and Dix.tis ' I ne . aud the completion of the Railroad to Tennessee, will five her die command of a : stretch of territory larger than that boasted by i ' the commonications connecuug with any c.ty | upon the AdaiiUC beard AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1847. From the New Orleans Picayune, Yith inst. Manifesto of Gen. Paredes. We are persuaded that onr readers will pe ruse with interest the following manifesto of General Paredes, an ex-President of Mexico, probably the best soldier of the Republic, and, in view'of those best able to judge, an honest man and a patriot: Manifesto of Gen. Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga -j - —. a— to his fellow-citizens. Countrymen :—The force of circumstances and events constrained me to absent myself from my fam ily and to leave my country. I sought in Europe an exile, where I devoured in silence the grief which I suffered as a father and a citizen —severe is the task of stifling the feelings so natural under such circum stances. Notwithstanding, nothing so depressed my spirits, nothing so preyed upon my heart, as the im possibility of giving to my country the same services which I rendered her in the happier days of her in dependence —fighting for and pouring out my blood. i- This exile, and the constrained inaction to which I was condemned, were to me a most costly sacrifice, a But one single consideration could have brought me e to submit to it, the necessity of depriving my enemies of the pretext that in rny person an obstacle Was pre sented to the defence of the national territory, the fate s of which caused me the most painful disquietude, for e I foresaw the consequences, and the danger was be t coming constantly more imminent. It is easy to conceive die agony of such a position, and the anxiety in which I lived. I sought unceasing t ly to take part in the current of events, but the dis tance rendered this impossible; each day’seemed to ? me an age. In the meanwhile the most sinister ru > mors were current in Europe, which are ever the pre cursors of the great calamities that nations endure ; the Republic was insulted, humiliated, abased; its 1 gratui’ous enemies and those who were ill-disposed towards it, omitted nothing which could injure it. < Unhappily the events of Monterey, the Angostura, i Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo ensued to confirm those ominous portents, and they increased tny anxiety and my distress. I saw with dread a large portion of the territory of the Republic in the power of the enemy ; the States of Chihuahua, Coahuila, New Leon, Ta maulipas, New Mexico and the Califbrnias had been I invaded; alike fate had befallen Vera Cruz; the city ami castle had been occupied, and the battle of Cerro Gordo laid open the road to the capital and ex posed the nation to the gravest and most frightful con sequences. On every side the Republic was assault [’ ed ; she was hemmed in by a hue of steel, and the - cause of justice succumbed in every encounter. Dif ference of opinion did not disappear ; civil war again presented itself, arid the blood shed in the combats with the foreign foe was not sufficient to extinguish civil dissensions. Such a state of affairs was terrible, for who could look with indifference upon calamities like these, fol lowing one upon the other .’ Who could think upon . the conflict and the difficulties in which the country was involved without feeling a vehement desire to sa | crifire himself in her defence? Do you suppose that | a citizen in whose breast had once burned the purest I patriotism, could look with frigid egotism upon such calamities? Could a soldier, pusilanitnous and cow ardly though he were, remain an unconcerned spec tator, fir from the scene and the places where the conflict was going on for a cause so just and interests ■ so sacred ? Could he watch unmoved the audacious strides which the invader was making in his work of iniquity ? Misfurtune never has overwhelmed my ; soul; but my prostrate country could not survive ca lamities like these. 1 declare to you with all sinceri ty, I hesitated not a moment, and followed the impul ses of my heart; inspired by a patriotism pure and free from personal speculations, 1 embraced the reso lution of coming to join my efforts with vours in favor of our country. 1 reflected not that 1 had enemies among my countrymen, for 1 had been the enemy of none; I never considered that 1 should become the mark of the poisonous shafts of calumny, for I was satisfied with the purity of my intentions; all within me was truth. I came to oiler my services to a coun try which saw me in the ranks of her glorious inde pendence, and if necessary, to sacrifice myself for her. I harbored neither suspicions nor fears, neither re sentments nor enmities. I sought to unite my efforts to those of her other sons, again to present the country to the world in an attitude of dignity and to command respect. I came not to arouse nor to inflame the pas sions of Mexicans against Mexicans, nor to excite re collections painful tor the country. But one thought occupied me, and that was that there was still a foot hold iefi from w hich to tight, still a space where the war might yet be w aged, and that the soil, moistened with the blood of so many martyrs, might again be come the th* at re of lofty prowess in which valor and patrioti.-m could obtain their deserved reward. Occupied exclusively with this idea, I gave notice to the Government ol my determination from Paris, under date of the 17lh June last. 1 made with all haste my preparations for the voyage, and embarked at Southampton on the July packet. I reached Vera Cruz the 14th of August, and as 1 learned in Havana that the same packet would convey to the Governorot Vera Cruz intelligence of my coining, I was the fcrx-t to k ‘and changing my ctcsk I ha-d-the fortune to escape from the city, incognito, before the commandant of the enemy had time to take mea sures consequent tqon the betrayal of me by an un worthy mao who hail recognised me. The precautions I had taken and the promptitude with which I acted saved me, for five minutes had not elapsed before the gates of'he city were closed and at: order given to the cavalry outside the walls to give chase ami pursue me; but all their measures were fruitless, for 1 fled with rapidity, taking the road of La Soledat, a.id thence I continued my journey through a mul’itude ol dangers, such as they encoun ter who travel through a country overrun with evil doers. I proceeded to Cordova and Orizaba, and at last reached Palmar, from which point I again ad dressed his Excellency the Minister of War, notifying him of my arrival and offering my services. Little regard was paid to my overtures ;my proflered servi ces were contemptuously rejected, and not only were the good wishes which animated me disregarded, but a surveillance was ordered upon me, and directions were given t > the Governor of Ver t Cruz to seize and reship me, and to tlr Governors of the other States, including the commandantes generate#) to conduct me a prisoner t * Acapulco. Fortunately’ these orders, dictated by a hatred the most concentrated, by an ignoble thirst f.r vengeance, by the most profound resentment, and, what is more criminal than all, by prior engagements which the head of the Mexican Government had entered into with the I nited States, ♦ were rendered nugatory by the good sense of the worthy chiefs who saw me and who could have executed these orders, ami by those sentiments of justice not yet extinct among Mexicans, and by the horror excited by the idea of converting them into the instruments of despicable and unworthy passions. They refused with honest indignation t execute these orders, well knowing the shameless ty ranny in which they originated. It was notorious that the President of the Republic had no authority tc issue them, for it was expressly forbidden by the 3c article of the decree of April 20ih of this year, to im pose |>eiialiits up.»n Mexicans, n*>t withstanding the de sign of the decree w as to invest him with extraordina* rv powers. It was an outrage, fur it violated the tn *s sacred guarantees. I h id not lost my position as a Mex ican; I was entitled to return freely to rny country there was no legal resolution, no measure passed in re gard to me prohibiting my return. I was under th< protection of the laws, and these are the reasons win th*#e orders were disobeyed which commanded m. re-embarkativii, mv seizure and imprisonment—or ders directed against a man w ho, oppressed w ith infir mities and with affiiction at seeing his country destroy ed. her independence and nationality threatened witl I extinction, sought t» die upon her soil, and solicitei any place whatever amongst therar.ksof his country men to accompany them to the combat. I During this unj : ust persecution by the man who ha rained Mexico and brought her to the depth of that abyss in which we now see her. 1 received repeated requests fr-an military chiefs to place myself at the head of the tr.xq* u hich they commanded ; but I con stantly refused, so as not to afford to my enemy by a divisi’.n ofthe army an excuse by which he could palliate or gloss over the disasters caused by his want of skill and' stupidity, by hi* total military incapacity. Now that he has d.-’taclu-d himself from t! e direction ofihe Government by abandoning it, I await employ ment from the Government which has succeeded him, should it be deemed proper, and should it be thought that mv services may be otany use. I will never ac cept any command unless it be by the order oi the Government. Here, felmw-cifizens, have I written in a tew words, with sincerity and good faith, the history of my return to the Republic, of the conduct which 1 observed upon tnv arrival therein, and of the position which I now maintain. Let calumny, hatred and malevolence in vent reports against me as they please, my actions will constantly give the lie to them. I desire that von would seriously fix your attention upon the situation in which the country is placed. Its jwostriitiou is the fruit of divisions and exacerbation of passions, of political hatred, of rivalries and distrust, pushed to the greatest extremes. Let us repudiate oar errors, let us detest our irregularities, and let the school of misfortune make us cautious for the future. Let not the lesson of experience be lost upon us ; let us not be blinded by illusions. Let us apply a retne dv m the ills of the nation, and recognizing its true necessities. le< us labor together for its well-being, in trepidly driving back the enemy who has j>enetrated to the heart of the country, that so we may prevent the hiunibaiMNl and annihilßtioo of our country. Mariano Paredes y Akrjllaga. I'ula'icinco. Be/ '. 29, 1847. • 1 allude to the message of Mr. Puik to the Con gress of the Vni'>n. and to ttot stipulations inserted in Vi • V ..»■ : fc*. .* > the pamphlet ot Gen. Reqitna. the precise terms of u hich Id < not cue, n«»t h tv ; ng either of the two papers by me. The ujvsx tge of Mr.lPolk was published in die 7?r; of the 21?di and 21st of January last. Still Another Planet. —On the 10th of October. Mr. Hind, of Loudon, the discoverer : of In*, discovered another small planet, near I the star 15 Orionis. of the size of a star of the • ninth magnitude, with bhieish light. On Oct. l*di. sh. 22m. 27s it* \ R. was oh. 3m. 425., • and north decimation 14 deg. 31 min This is > the fifth planet brought to our knowledge with in the la< fifteen months, viz: Neptune Astra a. Hebe. lr and the last—and the eight now known to exist between Mars and Jupiter. Sale of the Mount 8 w age Works.—The ■ extensive iron works in All gany county. Md.) ; known as the Mount Savage Iron Works, were » sold entire, including the railway from the • work-* to Cumberland.on Thursday last, at pub lic auction. lor $225.i1k). They were bought bv Conn' v A. W;n-:ow. large iron manufac turers oi Aibany. who. it is supposed, will im mediately resume operation* The sum paid is scarcely half the cost ofthe works, and is believed to be far below their real value. Girard College is to be opened for the recep. lion of orphan* on th« Ist of January usxl Augusta, ©a.: FRIDAY MORMSG* NOV. 19, 1847. Judge UougHerty and Ciuwfwrd. The editor oP the Journal and Messenger, in a letter from Milledgeville, after announcing the result of the Senatorial nominations, pays the following just and eloquent compliment to 1 these two distinguished Whigs. “They have both beea faithful, laborious, efficient, self-sacrificing menibersof the parq&—have been with us in 1 six troubles’ in the not be like ly ‘to forsake us.’ “The position of Judge Dougherty isone that must challenge universal admiration. Twice did he sub mit to be supported for the Executive chair, when his friends were in a hopeless minority and when he had nothing to anticipate but the abuse his enemies and ultimate defeat. So too, when he a candidate for Congress. Indeed his purpose tkro|ghont his politi cal career seems to have been to serve his friends and maintain his principles, regardless oLwlf. Even on this occasion he felt unwilling that his name should be presented at the hazard of the harmony of the Whig party, and begged his friends not to announce it in the conven tion. He finally yielded to their ftnWunities mainly from the consideration that ?ts'*i>w’ ; entation there would effectually preclude either or foe from using it before the Legif-jatur - i ich a man the Whigs of Georgia shouW’cMwffiy more substantial than indulge hi mere einpty expr<&>ion« of gratitude and admiration. Whenever they have wanted the prestige of high mental and moral attain ments he has been willing to loan them the power of his name and of his character. It is their shame, as well as his honor, if they allow his modesty to prevent him from wearing the chaplet of victory when'it has been fairly won. “Governor Crawford is not a whit less deserving than his worthy competitor; nor has he less hold up on the affections of the masses. Indeed, the impres sion seems general, that he has been clearly sacrificed by his devotion to Judge Berrien. It is not pretend ed to be concealed, that his ncme would have been successful had be consented to have it presented for the first vacancy. This he would not allow, prefer ring, as is understood, to remain faithful to an old friend, rather than to be made Senator. The success of his Executive career just closed, has given to Go vernor Crawford a national reputation— one which it would have been the interest as well as the duty of the Whigs to maintain. The majority of the Legis lature having determined otherwise, he will submit cheerfully to the public w ill, and retire to private life.” Seat of Government of Alabama.—The Governor of Ala. has issued his proclamation declaring Montgomery the Seat of Government of that State. Taylor Meeting in Alabama.-The Montgo mery Journal contains a call for a Taylor meet ing “to take the initiative steps to call a State mass meeting to arrange a Taylor Electoral Ticket for that State.” Executive Appointments.—John T. Smith, ofTroup. John M. Patton. ofCass, and Charles 11. Rice, of Dooly, Secretaries to the Execu tive Department, and Benjamin F. Gullet, of Talbot, Messenger. The Difference.—The Wheeling Times says that Mr. Van Buren is “willing to be Pre sident if the interests of the Democratic party require it—General Taylor, if the interests of the country require it.” Unconstitutional.—The “no license law” of both Pennsylvania and Delaware has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of each of those States. The Georgia Mounted Companies.—The Columbus Enquirer of the 16th instant says : Serious apprehensions have for some days been entertained in this community for a por- tion ofthe Mounted Battalion from this State. e , We understand that Capt. Hamilton, with his command, has arrived at Vera Cruz Gapt. n Kendall’s company, wi ll whom went the Lieut, a Coloneland his Staff, were forced by stress of '* weather to put in at Tampico- We hope that 1 ttarneM a .-rrrat witt*v>ring e news of the safe debarkation of the whole com mand at the place of their destination. ( , The Virginia Conference of the Methodist t Episcopal Church commenced its annual ses- * sionat Charlottesville on Wednesday 10th inst. L . —Bishop Andrew of Georgia, presiding. .f y Congress.—The next House of Represen- tatives will stand Whigs 116, Democrats 112, J Native 1. By Tele;'ra ph for the Baltimore American. Interesting from Santa Fe. Cincinnati, Nov. 15.—The St. Louis pa '* pers received to-day inform us ofthe arrival in t that city of a gentleman who brings news from s I Santa Fe, up to the 17th of September. At a * i fandango, on the 13th September, some difli- * i cultv having arisen between a Mr. Bolt and a private in ( apt. Gauer’s company, the latter e drew a pistol and shot the former dead. It , | caused some excitement among the people, but e the culprit was immediately placed under arrest . I by the officers t»f the company, and. as the mat o ter will undergo a legal investigation, all parties y • appeared satisfied. d | At Santa Fe on the 12th, the troops were all e in excellent health. The Illinois regiment s « ’ stationed at this place, expected shortly to be re ® inforced by the arrival of some fresh troops. r\ I Col. Easton enforced rigid discipline, and was very popular wrh his troops. The inhabitants ts j expressed themselves much pleased with his to government, and seemed satisfied that they Id were used better than they ever had been be »- i tore. 8- Letters from Judge Burdine, residing at Taos, had i- j been received at S.mta Fe. staling that the lawless st , fjortion of the Indians end Mexicans at that place, had <- threatened to commit depredations on the property of ■ ; the citizens, and that they apprehended much trouble 8- . from those worse than savages. The commandant at >e ; Santa Fe, seeing the peril the inhabitants were in, iy ! their lives and property being in jeopardy, at once iy I took prompt measures for their relief, by despatching r- I several companies of troops to their assistance. r- ' The A pacha Indians were murdering individuals v- | and surprising small parties of emigrants and plunder th ing them whenever an opportunity occurred. id An expedition was being fitted out, and a number y- of tr<»ops ordered south, but fur what purpose was not stated. as Com S ror k rnv iv n C -L’ T’l.z, COM. STOCKTON AND <,F. N . RE ARN E Y The St. Louis Republican, of the sth inst., contains a letter from Com. Stockton, in which lie po sitively denies a statement which has been pub lished in most of the papers of the United States, that he was not •• Coomiander-in-ChieF' of the United States forces in California, on their march from “San Diego” to the “Ciu dad de los Angelos,” in January last. His let ter isaccompatiied by a letter published by him in the Californian in March last to the same ef fect. and sustained by statements signed by a number of army and navy officers. Lieut. Archibald W. Gillespie, in his endorsement of the fact, says, that he carried orders from Com. Stockton as Commander-in-Chief to General Kearney, and that during their march from San Diego to the Cindad de los Angelos, General Kearney told him himself, that he recognized Com. Stockton as Commander-in-Chief The Republican also gives the substance of a conversation wah the Commodore, in which he asserted that Gen. Kearny declined to take the proffered command on their march from •• San Diego, *' asserting that he would rather serve as second in command, and having pre viously offered his services to him as aid.— When the Commodore arrives a: Washington, he declares it to be his intention to demand a i full investigation, which will doubtless add to i the interest of the Fremont trial. The Supreme Court ot New-York has de cided that the writs issued against Messrs. Prime. Ward & Co., under the Stillwell Act, I were valid under the statutes, although no Hn . j , potation of fraud had been made against them. The Canadian mails to and from Liverpool will hereafter be sent to Halifax instead of Bos ton. The Magnetic Telegraph is rapidly extend ' ing itself over the entire I nion. There are now finished and ih operation thirty-one hues, with 3.1'47 miles wires. There are also eie ‘ ven more lines in progress of construction, with 2.-12 miles of wires: besides 3 others in com temp.ation. with milt-s of wires. Thus 5 it will be seen that the lines, finished. in pro gress. and contemplated, show an aggregate 0f7,?59 unies of w ires. — Amer. Mr. J. W. Smith, of Brooklyn. N. Y.. pro prietor of the Apothecaries Hall, a large and costly building. has introduced gas into his pre mises. which he manufactures by an apparatus procured from Europe. —BuZi- J mor. e * e A large steam boiler in the sugar refinery of Messrs. Foelucher A: Co. ot Sudenburg, /. Prussia. exploded on the 30th ultimo. Ihe .. fragments struck thirty-three w orkmen, four of whom were killed on the spot, five died while being conveyed to tne hospital- and eight next e day. .r Deaths in New York.—There was 2-3 deaths in New York last week—93 men. 6- women. 76 boys.and 43 girls; died ot con ?• sumption 47 : dysentery 12; fevers 3c; udain m&tivns 23 OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. BATTLES OF COKTRERAS AND CHU RUBUSCO. Report of Major-General Scott —(Dupli- cate*) — [No. 31.] Headquarters of the Army, San Augustin, Acapulco RoadMMiles from Mex ico, August 10, 1847 Sir: Leaving a competent garrison in Pue bla, this army advanced upon the Capital as follows : Twiggs’s division, preceded by Har ney’s brigade of cavalry. the 7th, Quitman’s di vision of volunteers, with a small detachment of United States marines, the Sth ; Worth’s di vision, the 9th ; and Pillow’s division the 10th —all in this month. On the Sth 1 overtook and then continued with the leading division. The corps were at no time beyond five hours or supporting distance apart; and, on descend ing into the basin of the capital, (seventy five mi’es from Puebla,) they became more closely approximated about the head ofLake Chalco, with Lake Tescuco a little in front and to the right. On the 12th and 13th we pushed recon naissances upon the Peaon, an isolated mound (eight miles from Mexico) of great height, strongly fortified to the top, (three tiers of works.) and flooded ayj.und the base by the season of rains and sluices from the lakes. This mound, close to the national road, commanded the principal approach to the city from the east. No doubt it might have been carried, hut at a ‘ great and disproportionate loss, and I was anxi ous to spare the lives of this gallant army for a general battle, which I knew we had to win be fore capturing the city or obtaining the great object of the campaign—a just and honorable peace. Another reconnoissance was directed (the 13th) upon Mexicalcingo, to the left of the Pe non. a village at a fortified bridge across the outlet or canal leading from Lake Jochimilco to the capital—five miles from the latter. It might have been easy (masking the Penon) to force the passage ; but on the other side of the bridge we should have found ourselves four miles from this road, on a narrow causeway, flanked to the right ami left by waler or boggy grounds. These difficulties, closely viewed, threw me back upon the project, long enter tained, of turning the strong eastern defences of the city by passing around south of Lakes Chal co and Jochimilco, at the foot of the hills and mountains, so as to reach this point, and hence to maiKßiivre on hard ground, though much broken, to the south and southwest of the capi tal, which has been more or less under our view since the 1 Oth instant. Accordingly, by a sudden inversion— Worth’s division, with Harney’s cavalry brig ade. leading, we marched on the 15th instant. Pillow’s and Quitman’s divisions followed close ly, and then Twiggs’s division, which was left till the next day, at Ayolla, in order to threaten the Penon and Mexicalcingo. and to deceive the enemy as long as praticabie. Twiggs, on the l(>th, marching from Ayotla towards Chalco, (six miles.) met a corps of more than double his numbers—cavalry and infantry—under General Valencia. Twiggs halted, deployed into line, and by a few’ rounds from Captain Taylor’s field battery, dispersed the enemy, killing or wounding many men and horses. No other molestation has been expe rienced except a few random shots from guer rilleros on the heights; and the march oftwen ty-seven miles, over a route deemed impracti cable by the enemy, is now accomplished by all the corps—thanks to their indomitable zeal and physical prowess. Arriving here, the 18th, Worth’s division and Harney’s cavalry were pushed forward a league to reconnoitre and to carry or to mask San Antonio, on the direct road to the capital. This village was found strongly defended by field works, heavy guns, and a numerous gar rison. It could only be turned by infantry, to the left, over a field of volcanic rocks and lava ; for, to our right, the ground was too boggy.— It was soon ascertained, by the daring engineer, Z * . It .....1 I fAt-....-. ■»• ■. I Capt. Mason and Limits. Stevens and lower, ’ that the point could only be approached by the s front, over a narrow causeway. Hanked with wet ditches ofgreat depth. Worth was order ed not to attack, but to threaten and to mask . the place. The first shot fired from San Antonio (the t 18th) killed Captain S. Thorton,2d dragoons, r a gallant officer who was covering the opera tions with his company. The same day a reconnoisance was com menced to the left of San Augustin, first over difficult mounds, and farther on, over the same field of volcanic rocks and lava which extends - to the mountains, some five miles, from San Antonio towards Magdalena. Th is recon nuis saner. was continued to day by Captain Lee,as sisted bv Lieutenants Beauregard and Tower. . all ofthe engineers ; who were joined in the af ternoon by .Maj. Smith ofthe same corps. Oth er divisions coming up, Pillow's was advanced to make a practicable road for heavy artillery, and Twiggs’s thrown farther into front, to co ver that operation ; for, by the partial recon naissance of yesterday, Capt. Lee discovered a large corps of observation in that direction, 1 with a detachment of which his supports of ca -1 valry and foot, under Captain Kearney and 1 Lieut. Col. Graham, respectively, had asuccess ul skirmish. 1 By three o’clock this afternoon the advanced r divisions came to a point where the new road 1 could only be continued tin .er the direct fire 1 of 22 pieces of the enemy’s artillery, (most of 1 them of large calibre,) placed in a strong en ' trenched camp to oppose our operations, and s surrounded every advantage of ground, besides immense bodies of cavalry and infantry, hourly ‘ reinforced from the city over an excellent road 1 beyond the volcanic field,consequently entirely ' beyond the reach of our cavalry ami artillery. Arriving on the ground an hour later. I * found that Pillow's and Twiggs’s di visions had s advanced to dislodge the enemy, picking their s way (all officers on foot) along his front, and f extending themselves toward the road from the city and the enemy’s left. Capt. McGruder’s field battery of 12 and 6-pounders, and Lieut. 1 Callender's battery of mounted howitzers and j rockets, had also, with great difficulty, been ,f advanced within range ofthe entrenched camp. e These batteries most gallantly served, suffered t much in the course ofthe afternoon from the i, enemy’s superior metal. e The battle, though mostly stationary, con g tinned to rage with great violence until night fall. Brevet Brig. Gen. P. F. Smith’s and s Brevet Col. Riley's brigades. (Twiggs’s divis ion.) supported by Brig. Generals Pierce’s , r and Cadwalader’s brigades, (Pillow’sdivision.) Jt were more than three hours under a heavy fire of artillery and musketry, along the al most impassable ravine in front to the left of the entrenched camp. Besides the 22 pieces of artillery, the camp and ravine were de fended closely by masses of infantry, and these J again supported by clouds of cavalry, at hand ' and hovering in view. Consequently no de cided impression could be made by day light on the enemy’s most formidable position, because, independent of the difficulty of the ravine, our infantry, unaccompanied by caval ry and artillery, could not advance in column without being mowed down by the grape ano canister of the batteries, nor advance m line without being ridden over by the enemy's numerous cavalry. All our corps, however, including Magruder s and Cadwalader’s last batteries, not only maintained the exposed po sition early gained, but all attempted charges upon them respectively, particularly on Riley’s (twice closely engaged with cavalry in greatly superior numbers.) were repulsed and pun ished. From an eminence, soon after arriving near the scene, I observed the church and hamlet of Contreras, (or Ansalda.) on the road leading up from the capital, through the entrenched camp, to Magdalena, and seeing at the same time the stream of reinforcments advancing by the road from the city, I ordered (through Maj. Gen. Pillow) Col. Morgan, with his regiment, the 15th, till then held in reserve by Pillow, to move forward and occupy Contreras, (or Ansalda) —being persuaded, if occupied, it would arrest the enemy’s reinforcements and ultimately decide the battle. Riley was already on the enemy's left, in advance of the hamlet. A few minutes later, Brig. Gen. Shields, with his volunteer brigade, (New York and South Carolina regiments, Quitman’s dvision.) coming up under my or ders from San Augustin. I directed Shields to i follow and to sustain Morgan. These corps, ! over the extreme difficulties of ground, par- I Dally covered with a low forest, before de- I scribed, reached Contreras, and found Cad | walader’s brigade in position, observing the j formidable movment from the capital, and j much needing the timely reinforcement, j it was already dark, and the cold ram had be , gnu to fall in torrents upon our unsheltered ■ troops; for the hamlet, though a strong defensive ! position, can hold only the wounded men. and. , \ unfortunately, the new regiments have little or ‘ j nothing to eat in their iiaver-acks. Wet, hun- | grv and without the possibility of sleep, all our ' I gallant corps. 1 learn, are full of con deuce. ’ and only wait for the last hour of darkness to f . gain the positions whence to storm and carry • I the enemy s works. i I Os the seven officers dispatched, since about f i sundown, from my position opposite to the »\ enemy's centre, and on this side of the field of t rocks and lava, to communicate instructions to the hamlet, not one has succeeded tn getting 3 through those difficulties, increased by dark- * ness. ~ They have ah returned. But the gal t- iant and indefatigable Capt. Lee. of the en i- gineers. who has been constantly with the oper ating force*. .«_ju«tin from Shields, »mith. Cadwalader, &c. to report as above, and to ask that a powerful diversion be made against the centre of the camp towards morning. Bng. Gen. Twiggs, cut off, as above, from the part of his division beyond the imprac ticable ground, and Cnpt. Lee, are gone, un der my order, to collect the forces remaining on this side, with which to make that diversion about five o’clock in the morning. And here 1 will end this report, commenced s at its date; and, in another, continue the nar rative of the great events which then impended. I have the honor to be, sir, with high respect, t your most obedient servant, Winfield Scott. i Hon. Wm. L. Marcy, Secretary of War. : —7 [Duplicate.] a No. 32.] Headquarters of the Army. Tacubaya, at the Gates of- Mexico, Aug. 28, 1847. Sir : My report No. 31, commenced in the night of the 19th instant closed the operations of the army with that day. The morning of the 2()th opened with one of a series of unsurpassed achievements, all »n view of the capital, and to which I shall give the general name— battle of Mexico. In the night of the 19ih Brigadier Genera s Shields, P. F. Smith, and Cadwalader, and Colonel Riley, with their brigades, and the 15lh regiment, under Ceionel Morgan, detached from Brigadier General Pierce, found them -4 selves in and abonlthe important position—the village, hamlet, or hacienda, called indifferent ly, Contreras, Ansalda, San Geronimo, half a mile nearer to the city than the enemy’s en trenched camp, on the same road, towards the factory of Magdalena. That camp had been, unexpectedly, our for- > midable point of attack the afternoon before, . and we had now to take it, without the aid of • cavalry or artillery, or to throw back our ad , vanced corps upon the road from San Augus t tin to the city, and thence force a passage > through San Antonio. 5 Accordingly to meet contingencies, Major r General Worth was ordered to leave early in the morning of the 20th, one of his brigades to musk San Antonio, and to march with the other, six miles, ria San Augustin, upon Con ’ treras. A like destination was given to Major • General Quitman and his remaining brigade in San .Augustin—replacing, for the moment, I the garrison of that important depot with Harney’s brigade of cavalry, as horses could not , pass over the intervening rocks, &c. to reach the field of battle. A diversion for an earlier hour (day light) had been arranged the night before, according to the suggestion of Brigadier General Smith, received through the engineer. Captain Lee, who conveyed my orders to our troops remain ing on the ground opposite to the enemy’s centre —the point for the diversion or a real attack, as circumstances might allow. Guided by Capt. Lee. it proved the latter, under the command of Colonel Ransom, of the 9th, having w ith him that regiment and some • companies of three others—the 3d, 12th, and rifles. Shields, the senior officer at the hamlet, hav ing arrived in the night, after Smith had ar ranged with Cadwalader and Riley the plan of attack for the morning, delicately waived inter ference; but reserved to himself the double task of holding the hamlet with his two regi ments (South Carolina and New York Volun teers) against ten times his numbers on the side of the city, including the slopes to his left, and, in case the camp in his rear should be carried, to face about and cut oft’ the flying enemy. At 3 o’clock A. M. the great movement com menced on the rear of the enemy’s camp, Riley leading, followed successively by Cadwalader’s and Smith’s brigades, the latter temporarily un der the orders of Maj. Dimick. of the Ist Artil lery—the whole force being commanded by , Smith, the senior in the general attack, and whose arrangements, skill and gallantry always challenge the highest admiration. The march was rendered tedious by the darkness, rain and mud; but about sunrise, Udi AIIV3.', , ~... ......... Riley, conducted by Lieut. Tower, engineer, had reached an elevation behind the enemy, whence he precipitated his columns; stormed the entrenchments ; planted his several colors upon them, and carried the work—all in seven teen minutes. Conducted by Lieut. Beauregard, engineer, and Lieut. Brooks, of Twiggs’s staff —both of whom, like Lieut. Tower, had, in the night, twice reconnoitred the ground—Cadwalader brought up to the general assault two of his regiments—the voltiguers and the 11 th ; and at the appointed time, Col. Ransom, with his tem porary brigade, conducted by Capt. Lee, engi neer. not only made the movement to divert and to distract the enemy, but, after crossing the deep ravine in his front, advanced, and poured into the works and upon the fugitives many volleys from his destructive musketry. In the mean time Smith s own brigade, un der the temporary command of.Maj. Dimick, following the movements of Riley and Cadwal ader, discovered, opposite to and outside ofthe works, a long line of the Mexican cavalry drawn upas a support. Dimick. having at the head of the brigade the company of sappers and miners, under Lieut. Smith, engineer, who had conducted the march, was ordered by Brigadier General Smith to form line faced to the enemy, and in a charge, against a flank, routed the cavalry. Shields, too, by the wise disposition of his brigade ami gallant activity, contributed much to the general result. He held masses of cav alrv and infantry, supported by artillery, in check below him, and captured hundreds, with one General (Mendoza) of those who fled from above. I doubt whether a more brilliant or decisive victory—taking into view ground, artificial de fences, batteries, and the extreme disparity of numbers —without cavalry or artillery on our side —is to be found on record. Incl iding all our corps directed against the entrenched camp, with cJneilds’s brigade at the hamlet, we posi tively did not number over 4.500 rank and file ; , and we knew by sight, and since more certain ly by many captured documents and letters, | that the enemy had actually engaged on the ‘ spot 7,000 men. with at least 12,000 more hov ering within sight and striking distance—both on the 19th and 20th. All, not killed or cap tured. now fled with precipitation. Thus was the great victory of Contreras achieved ; our road to the capital opened ; 700 ofthe enemy killed; 813 prisoners, including, among them 88 officers. 4 Generals; besides many colors and standards ; 22 pieces of brass ordnance—half of large calibre ; thousands of small arms and accoutrements; an immense quantity of shot, shells, powder, and cartridges ; 700 pack mules, many horses, &c. —ail m our hands. nanus. It is highly gratifying to find that, by skilful arrangement and rapidity of execution, our loss, in killed and wounded, did not exceed, on the spot. 60—among the former the brave Capt. Charles Hanson, ofthe 7th infantry—not more distinguished for gallantry than for modesty, morals, and piety. Lieut J. P. Johnston, Ist artillery, serving with Magruder’s buttery, a voung officer of the highest promise, was ki’led the evening before. One ofthe most pleasing incidents of the vic tory is the recapture, in the works, by Captain Drum, 4th artillery, under Maj. Gardner, ofthe two brass six-pounders, taken from another company of the same regiment, though without the loss of honor, at the glorious battle of Bue na Vista—about which guns the whole regi ment had mourned for so many long months! Coming up a little later, I had the happiness to join in the protracted cheers ofthe gallant 4th on the joyous event; and, indeed, the whole army sympathizes in its just pride and exulta tion. The battle being won before the advancing brigades of Worth s and Quitman’s divisions were in sight, both were ordered back to their late petitions—Worth to attack San Antonio in front with his whole force, as soon as ap proached in the rear by Pillow’s and I’wiggs s divisions, moving from Contreras through Ban Angel and Coyoacan. By carrying San An tonio we knew that we should open another— a shorter and belter —ruad to the capital for our seige and other trains. Accordingly, the two advanced divisions and Shield’s brigade marched from Contreras, un der the immediate orders ot Maj. Gen. Pillow, who was now joined by the gallant Brigadier Gen. Pierce, of his division, personally thrown out of activity late iu the evening before by a severe hurt received from the tail of his borne. Aller giving necessary orders on the field, in the midst of prisoners and trophies, and send ing instructions to Harney's brigade ofcavalry left at San Augustin, to join me, I personally followed Pillow's movement. Arriving at Coyoacan two miles, by a cross road, from the rear of San Antonio. 1 first de tached Capt. Lee, engineer, with Capt. Kear nes's troops. Isi dragoons ; supported by the ri fle regiment. under Maj. Loring, to reconnoitre that strong point; and next despatched Major Gen. Pillow, with one of his brigades, t Cad walader’s,) to make the attack upon it, in con cert with Major Gen. Worth, on the opposite side. At the same time, by another road to the left, t Lieut- Stevens, ofthe engineers, supported by Lieut. G. W. smith's company of sappers and f miners, of the same corps, was sent to recon noitre the strong ft fortified church or convent : of San Pablo, in the hamlet of Churubusco, one - mile off. Twiggs, with one of his brigades. 1 Smith's, less me rides.) and Capt. layiors field batteiy, s'ere ordered to follow and to at tack the convent. Maj. smith senior engineer, was despatched to concert with Twiggs th< VOL. LXI. -NEW SERIES, VOL. XL, NO. 47. mode and means of attack, and Twiggs’s other brigade (Riley’s) I soon ordered up to support him. Next (by all in ten minutes) I sent Pierce (just able to keep the saddle) with his brigade, (Pillow’s division,) conducted by Cepl. Lee, engineer, by a third road, a little further to our left, to attack the enemy’s right and rear, in order to favor the movement upon the con vent and cut off’ the retreat towards the capital. I And finally. Shields, senior brigadier to Pierce, with the New York and South Carolina volun teers. (Quitman’s division,) was ordered to fol , low Pierce closely, and to take the command of our left wing. All these movements were made with the utmost alacrity by our gallant roops and commanders. Finding myseif at Coyoacan, from which so many roads conveniently branched, without es cort or reserve, I had to advance for safety close upon Twiggs’s rear. The battle now J raged from the right to the left of our whole • line. Learning, on the return of Captain Lee, that Shields, in the rear of Churubusco, was hard pressed and in danger of being outflanked, if not overwhelmed by greatly superior numbers, I immediately sent, under Major Summer. 2d dragoons, the rifles (Twiggs’s reserve) and Captain Sibley’s troop, 2d dragoons, then at hand to support our left, guided by the same engineer. About an hour earlier, Worth had, by skillful and daring movements upon the front and right, turned and forced San Antonio—its gar rison, no doubt, much shaken by our decisive victory at Contreras. His second brigade (Col. Clarke’s) conduct ed by Capt. Mason, engineer, assisted by Lieut. Hardcas.le, topographical engineer,turned the right, and by a wide sweep came out upon the high road to the capital. At this point the heavy garrison (3,000 men) in retreat was, by Clarke, cut in the centre, one portion, the rear, driven upon Dolores, off tothe right; and the other upon Churubusco, in the direct line of our operations. The first brigade, (Col. (Jar land’s) same division, consisting of the 2d ar tillery, under Major Galt, the 3d artillery, un der Lieut.-Col. Bellon, and the 4tli infantry, commanded by Major F. Lee, with Lieut.-Col. Duncan’s field battery (temporarily) followed in pursuit through the town, taking one gene ral prisoner, the abandoned guns, (five pieces,) much ammunition, and other public properly. The forcing of San Antonio was the second brilliant event of the day. Worth's division being soon reunited in hot pursuit, he was joined by Major-General Pil low, who. marching from Coyoacan and,.dis covering that San Antonio had been carried, immediately turned to the left, according to my instructions, and. though much impeded by ditches and swamps, hastened to the attack of Churubusco. The hamlet of scattered houses, bearing this name, presented, besides the fortified convent, a strong field work (tete de pont) with regular bastions and curtains, at the head of a bridge over which the road passes from San Antonio to the capital The whole remaining forces ofMexico—some 27,090 men—cavalry, artillery, and infantry, collected from every quarter—were now in, on the flanks or within supporting distance of those works, and seemed resolved to make a last and desperate stand*; for if beaten here, the feebler defences at the gates of the city— four miles off—could not, as was well known to both parties, delay the victors an hour. The capital of an ancient empire, now’ of a great republic; or an early peace, the assailants were resolved to win. Not an American —and we were less than a third of the enemy’s num bers —had a doubt as to the result. The fortified church or convent, hotly press ed by Twiggs, had already held out about an hour, when \V r orth and Pillow —the latter hav ing with him only Cadwalader’s brigade—be gan to manoeuvre closely upon the tete de pont, with the convent at half gun shot, to their left. Garland’s brigade, ( Worth’s division,) to which had been added the light battalion under Lieut. Col. Smith, continued to advance in front, and under the lire of a long line of infantry, off on the left of the bridge ; and Clarke, of the same I division, directed his brigade along the road or close by its side. Two of Pillow’s and Cad walader’s regiments, the 11th and 14th, sup ported and participated in this direct move ment; the other (the voltiguers) was left in re serve. Most of these corps particularly lark’s brigade—advancing perpendicularly. < were made to suffer much by the lire of the tete de pout, and they would have suffered great ly more by Hank attacks from the convent, but for the pressure of Twiggs on the other side of that work. This well combined and daring movement at length reached the principal point of attack, and the formidable tele de punt was at once as saulted and carried by the bayonet. Its deep wet ditch was first gallantly crossed by the Bth nd stl» infantry, commanded, respectively, by Major Waite and Lieut.-Col. Scott—followed i closely by the <>th infantry (same brigade) which i had been so much exposed in the road —the I Uth regiment, under Lieutenant Golonel Gra i i.am, and the 1 Ith, commanded by Col. Proiis ! dale, noth of Cadwalader’s brigade, Pillow’s 1 division. About the same time, the enemy, in front of Garland, after a hot conflict of an hour and a half, gave way, in a retreat towards the capital. The immediate results of this third signal triumph of the day were: 3 field-pieces, prisoners much ammunition and two colors, taken in the ttte de punt. Lieut. J. F. Irons, Ist artillery, aid-de-camp to Brig.-General Cadwalader, a young officer of great merit and conspicuous in battle on several previous occasions, received, in front of the work, a mortal wound. (Since dead.) As the concurrent attack upon the convent favored, physically and morally, the assault up on the tete de pout, so reciprocally, no doubt, the fall of the latter contributed to the capture of the former. The two works were only some 450 yards apart, and as soon as we were in pos session of the tete de pont, a captured 4-pound er was turned and fired —first by Capt. Larkin Smith, and next by Lieut. Snelling, both of the 1 eighth infantry —several times upon the con- ; vent. In the same brief interval, Lieut.-Col. Duncan, (also of Worth’s division,) gallantly j brought two of his guns to bear, at a short range, frem the San Antonio road, upon the . principal face of the work, and on the tower of the church, which, in the obstinate contest, had been often refilled with some of the best sharp- '■ shooters of the enemy. Finally, twenty minutes after the tete de pont had been carried by Worth and Pillow, and at the end of a desperate conflict of two hours and a half, the church, or convent—the citadel of the strong line of defence along the rivulet of LUIZ . ii'.iip, ....vz ... - O Churubusco—yielded to Twiggs’ division, and threw out, on all sides, signals of surrender. The white flags, however, were not exhibited until the moment when the 'M Infantry, under (.'apt. Alexander, had cleared the way by fire and bayonet, and had entered the work. Capl. J. M. .Smith and Lieut. O. L- Shepherd, both of that regiment, with their companies, had the glory of leading the assault. The former re ceived the surrender, and Capt. Alexander in stantly hung out, from the balcony, the colors of the gallant 3d. Major Ditnick, with apart of the Ist artillery, serving as infantry, entered nearly abreast with the leading troops. Captain Taylor's field battery, attached to Twiggs' division, opened its effective fire, at an early moment, upon the out-works of the convent and the tower of its churches. Ex posed to the severest fire of the enemy, the captain, his officers and men, won universal admiration; but at length, much disabled, in men and horses, the battery was, by superior orders, withdrawn from the action thirty min utes before the surrender of the convent. Those corps, excepting Taylor’s battery, be longing to the brigade of Brigadier-General South, who closely directed the whole attack in front, with his habitual coolness and ability ; while Riley’s brigade—the 2d and ~lh infantry, under Capt. T. Morris and Lieut. Col. I’lymp ton. respectively—vigorously engaged the right of the work and part of its rear. At the mo ment, the rifles, belonging to Smith’s, were de tached in support of" Brig.-Gen. Shields, on our extreme left; and the 4th artillery, acting as infantry, under .Major Gardner, belonging to Riley's brigade, had been left in charge of the camp, trophies, Ate., at Contreras. Twiggs’ division, at Churubusco, had thus been de prived of the services of two of its most gallant and effective regiments. The immediate results of this victory were: the capture of 7 field-pieces, some ammunition, one color, three generals, and 1,261 prisoners, including other officers. Captains E. A. Capron and M. J. Burke, and Lieut. S. Hoffman, all of the Ist artillery, ■ and Captain J. VV. Anderson and Lieut. Tho- • mas Easley, both of the 2d infantry—five offi- - cers of great merit —fell gallantly before tins • work. ... . r The capture of the enemy s citadel was the - fourth great achievement of our arms in the - same dav. s It has’been stated that, some two hours and a half before. Pierce's, followed closely by the . volunteer brigade—both under the command , of Brig Gen. shields—had been detached to i our lento turn the enemy’s works; —to pre- - vent the escape of the garrisons, and to oppose ! the extension of the enemy s numerous corp*. from the rear, upon ami around our left. Considering me inferior numbers of the» .- brigades, toe objects of tne movement-* were t difficult to accomplish. Hence the reinforce r. menu, (the rifles, &x..) sent forward a little • later. r In a winding march of a mile around to the I right, this temporary division found itself on the edge of an open wet meadow, near the road u* from San Antonio to the capital, and in the pre , sence of some 4,000 of the enemy’s infantry, a , little in rear of Churubusco, on that road. Es r tablishing the right at a strong building Shields i extended his left, parallel to the road, to out flank the enemy towards the capital. But the enemy extending his right, supported by 3,000 cavalry, more rapidly (being favored by better ground) in the same direction, Shields concen trated the division about a hamlet, and deter mined to attack in front. The battle was long, hot, and varied; but, ultimately, success crown ed the zeal and gallantry of our troops, ably di rected by their distinguished commander, Brig. Gen. Shields. The 9th, 12th and 15th regi ments, under Col. Ransom, Capt. Wood, and Col. Morgan, respectively, of Pierce’s brigade, (Pillow’s division,) and the New York and South Carolina volunteers, under Colonel* Burnett and Buller, respectively, of Shields’ own brigade, (Quitman’s division,) together with the mountain howitzer battery now un der Lieut. Reno, of the ordnance corps, all shared in the glory of this action—our fifth victory in the same day. * . Brigadier General Pierce, from the hurt of the evening before—under pain and exhaus tion-fainted in the action. Several other changes in command occurred on this field. Thus Colonel Morganbcing severely wounded, the command of the 15th infantry devolved on Lieutenant Col. Howard; Colonel Burnett re ceiving a like wound, the command of the New York volunteers fell to Lieut. Colonel Baxter; and, on the fall of the lamented Colonel P. M. Butler—earlier badly wounded, but continuing to lead nobly in the hottest part of the battle— the command of the South Carolina volunteers devolved —first, on Lieut. Col. Dickenson, who bei. g severely wounded, (as before in the siege of Vera Cruz,) the regiment ultimately fell under the orders of Major Gladden. Lieuts. David Adams and W. R. Williams of the same corps; Capt. Augustus Quarles and Lieut. J. B. Goodman of the 15th, and Lieut. E. Chandler. New York volunteers—all gallant officers, nobly fell in the same action. Shields took3Boprisoners, including officers; and it cannot be doubled that the rage of the conflict between him and the enemy, just in rear of the tete de pont and the convent, had some influence on the surrender of vhose for midable defences. As soon as the tete de pont was carried, the greater part of Worth’s and Pillow’s forces passed that bridge in rapid pursuit of the fly ing enemy. These distinguished generals, coming up with Brigadier General Shields, now also victorious, the three continued to press upon the fugitives to within a mile and a half of the capital. Here, Colonel Harney, with a small part of his brigade of cavalry, ra pidly passed to the front, and charged the ene my up io the nearest gate. The cavalry charge was headed by Captain Kearney of the Ist dragoons, having in squad ron, with his troop, that of Capt. Mcßeynolds of the 3d—making the usual escort to general headquarters; but being early in the day de tached for general service, was now under Col. Harney’s orders. The gallant captain not hear ing the recall that had been sounded, dashed up to the San Antonio gale, sabreing in his way all who resisted. Os the seven officers of the squadron, Kearney lost his left arm; Mcßey nolds and Lieut. Lorimer Graham were both severely wounded, and Lieut R- S. Ewell, who succeeded to the command of the escort, had two horses killed under him. Maj. t. D. Mills, of the 15th Infantry, a volunteer in this charge, was killed at the gate. So terminated the series of events which 1 have but feebly presented. My thanks were freely poured out on the different fields—to the abilities and science of generals and other offi cers—to the gallantry and prowess of all—the rank and file included. But a reward infinitely higher—the applause of a grateful country and government —will, I cannot doubt, be accorded in due time, to so much merit, of every sort, displayed by this glorious army, which has I now overcome all difficulties —distance, climate, ground, fortifications, numbers. It has in a single day, in many battles, as of ten defeated 32,000 men; made about 3,000 prisoners, including eight generals (two of them ex-presidents) and 205 other officers ; kill ed or wounded 4000 of all ranks—besides entire corps dispersed and dissolved; capturefl 37 pieces of ordance—more than trebling our siege-train and field batteries—with a large num ber of small arms, a fulj supply of ammunition of every kind, &.c , These great results have overwhelmed t/ic enemy. Our loss amounts to 1,053; killed. 139, in cluding 16 officers; wounded 876, with6o offi cers. The greater number of the dead and dis abled were of the highest worth. Those under treatment, thanks to our very able medical offi cers, are generally doing well. 1 regret having been obliged, on the 20th, to leave Maj. Gen. Quitman, an able commander with a part ofhis division —the fine 2d Pennsyl vania volunteers and the veteran detachment of United States marines—at our important de pot. San Augustin. It was there that I had placed our sick and wounded ; the siege, sup ply and baggage trains. If these had been lost, the army would have been driven al most to despair; and considering the ene my’s very great excess of numbers, and the many approaches to the depot, it might well have become, emphatically, the post of honor. After so many victories we might, with but little additional loss, have occupied the capital the same evening. But Mr. Trist, commission er, &.C., a« well as myself, had been admonished by the best friends of peace —intelligent neu trals and some American residents—against precipitation; lest, by wantonly driving awny trie government and others—dishonored—we might scatter the elements of peace, excite a spirit of national desperation, and thus indefi nitely postpone the hope of accommodation. Deeply impressed with this danger, and xe_- member)ng our mission—to conquera peace— the army very cheerfully sacrificed to patriotism —to the great wish and want of our country — the eclat that would have followed an entrance —sword in hand—into a great capital. Willing to leave something to thia republic, of no imme diate value to us, ou which to rest her pride, and to recover temper, 1 hefted our victorious corps at the gates of the .city . fat least for a time) and havethem now cantoned fnth.e neigh boring villages, where they are well nhplWMf and supplied with all necessaries. On the morning of the 21st, being about to lake up battering or assaulting positions, to authorize tne to summon the city to surrender, or to sign an armistice with a pledge to enter at once into negotiations for a peace —a mission came out to propose a truce. Rejecting its terms I despatched my contemplated note to President Santa Anna—omitting the summops. The 22(1 commissioners were appointed by the commanders of the two armies, the armistice was signed tlie 23d and ratifications exchanged the 24th. All matters in dispute between the two go vernments have been thus happily turned over to their plenipotentiaries, who have now had several conferences, and with I think, some hope of signing a treaty of peace. There will be transmitted Jo the Adjutant General reports from divisions,.brigades, on die foregoing operations, to which I must refer, with my hearty concurrence in the just applause bestowed on corps and individuals by their respective commanders. I have been able —this report being necessarily a summary—to bring out, comparatively, but little of individual merit not lying directly in the w ay of the narra tive. Thus, 1 doubt whether I have in express terms, given my approbation and applause to the commanders of divisions and independent brigades; but left their fame upon higher grounds—the simple record of their great deeds and the brilliant results. To the staff, both general and personal, at tached to general headquarters, I was again under high obligations for services on the field, as well as in the bureaux. 1 add their names, &,c.; Lieut. Col. Hitchcock, acting inspector general; Maj. J. L. Smith, Capt. R. E. Lee, (as distin guished for felicitous execution as for science and daring) Capt. Mason, Lieuts. Stevens, Beauregard and Tower —all of the engineers ; Maj. Turnbull, CapL McClellan and Lieut. Hardcastle, topographical engineers: Capt. Huger and Lieut. Hagnerof the ordnance de partment; Capts. Irwin and Wayne of the quartermaster’s department; Capt. Grayson, of the commissariat; Surgeon General Lawson, in his paiticular department; Capt. 11. L. Scott, acting assistant adjutant general, Lieut. Williams, aid-de-camp, and Lieut. Lay, milita ry secretary. Lieut. Schuyler Hamilton, ano ’ ther aid-de-camp, had, a week before, been thrown out of activity by a severe wound re ceived in a successful charge of cavalry against 1 cava ry, and lour times his numbers; but on j the 20th, I had the valuable service*, as volun ■ tetr aids, of Majors Kirby and Van Bnren. of • the pay department, always eager for activity J and distinction ; and of a third, the gallant Maj. J. I*. Gaines, of the Kentucky volunteers. I (have the honor to be, sir, with high respect, your most obedient servant, Winbibld Scott. .] Hon. Wm. L. Marcy, Secretary of War. ’• Report of Brevet Major-General Worth. Heapqiartkks Fii.st Diviuoff. Tacubafa, August 23, » Sir: In obedience to the isetruftivM «f . the Generai-in-chi*r, l bavo heixr 15 report . that the first division took position the J sth u instant on the causoway to ban Anto nio, distant fifteen hundred yaa*» from its well-