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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST, JAMES GARDNER, JR. T K li 31 S . Pail y, per annum, % % ... $3 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum »* 6 00 If paid in advance, «. 3 00 Weekly, per annum, * 2 OU If paid in advance, - 00 JttTAll new' subscriptions raust be paid in ad vance. JKJ-Pnsta?e must be paid on all Coramunicaticns a»td Lefers of business. [llcportcd fur the JSalliinore Sun.] TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS si:c on » s i: ssion . Washington, Feb. 17. 1847. SENATE. The Vice President laid before the Senate the petition of John A. Barry, a British sub ject, praying an extension of the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, etc. In presenting the petition, the Vice Presi dent submitted the question as to whether aliens had the right of petition. Mr. Webster psesumed there could be no doubt that aliens of friendly nations had the rbWit of petitioning Congress. A contrary course had been adopted some years ago, hut H was under an erroneous impression, that according to Parliamentary law, aliens were not permitted to petition the British Parlia ment. On reference to a late work* on Par liament law, it would be foinud that there was no rule to exclude aliens from the right of petition. After some brief remarks from Mr. Calhoun, the subject was postponed till to-morrow. After the disposal of numerous petitions, the consideration of the naval appropriation bill was resumed. Several motions to amend the bill on the subject of dry docks, failed. Among the amendments agreed to, was one authorizing a number of additional »Sur geons. Pending the consideration of other amend ments, the further consideration of the bill was postponed till to morrow. The three million bill was then taken up- Mr. Colquitt spoke at some length in support of the war and in vindication of the President. Mr. Butler next obtained the floor fur to morrow. The amendment n es the House to the pen sion appropriation bill, were concurred in. The remainder of the day was devoted to private bills upon the calendar. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The bill to regulate the mileage of mem bers of Congress was passed. Mr. Haralson, Iroin the military commit tee, reported a bill making provision for the appointment of an additional number of gen eral officers, and for other purposes—referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Sawyer asked and obtained leave to make a personal explanation, and proceeded to read the report of the controversy between himselfand Mr. Culver, in the House some weeks since, on which occasion he pledged himself to substantiate the charges which he thereon made against Mr. C., of an attempt to creep into or obtain hv improper means the secrets of Masonic and Odd Fellows' Lodges, with a view to giving them publicity. Mr Sawyer stated that he was now prepar ed to give the evidence of what he had then charged, and proceeded to read a letter Irom McFarland, Secretary us an Odd Fellows Lodge in the village in which Mr. Culver resides, stating that Mr. Culver has attempted to connect himself with the order, that a clique with which he was connected in his tillage had endeavored to obtain bv improper means their secrets, and that Mr. Culver would be guilty of the same meanness, if he i had an opporlunty. He then proceeded to read from the Wash- ; higton Journal, published in Air. Culver’s village, a letter dated at Washington city, j giving a description of the scene in the House | between himself and Mr. C., to Mr. CV threat to use “sausages” as his weapons if he was forced to fight Mr. tS. &,c. &.c. The authorship of this letter Mr. Sawyer now called on .Mr. Culver to avow or disavow. Mr. Culver re plied that every statewent in the letter he was ready to endorse as true, but whether be wrote the letter or not was none of the gentleman’s business. Mr. Sawyer proceeded to state that if the gentleman wished more evidence, he was pre pared to give his character from his neigh bors, and from the records of the courts in his own county. Mr. Rathbun rose and protested against ! these personal altercations. This was not the place for retailing petty slander. Let them seek the proper lime and place, but the bus!- j Siesa of this House ought not to be interrupted. 1 The Speaker said that he had repeatedly ; protested agiinst “personal explanations”; of this character, but if the House, by a vote ! of two-thirds, would give the permission, j and the gentleman from Ohio persisted in proceeding,he had no power to deprive .him of the privilege. Mr. Sawyer said he would not persist, and took his seat. Mr. Culver asked permission to reply. Mr. Rathbun objected. It was the duty of his colleague to let it pass. He was rea- j dy to say to him, what he believed the great body of the House were prepared to say. that in all the gentleman from Ohio had said and read, he had not been touched—there was nothing requiring a reply at all. Mr. McKay, from the committee of ways and means, reported a bill to increase the revenue derived from duties on imports and to reduce the price of the public lands, (in conformity with the recommendation of the IVosident’s late message,) which was read j by its title, and committed to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union. Mr. James Thompson, from the n ival corn-1 miltee, reported a bill for the benefit of sick i and disabled seamen, which was read twice and referred to the same committee. Mr. McKay, from the committee of ways ■ and means,reported back the Senate amend ments to the naval pension bill, with a fur ther amendment, limiting the pay of pension agents. After some remarks by Messrs. Mc- Kay, Garret Davis, Brodhead, and Rathbun, the amendment was adopted, 97 to 51, and the amendments, as amended, agreed to. A was adopted calling on the the Secretary of the Treasury for informa tion as to the names, ages, number of deaths, Ate., of naval pensioners, placed qji the rolls since 12lh October, 1835. * J he bill from the tSenate to establish a Court at Key West, was passed. The bill from the Senate to authorize the construction ol four additional steamships for l)ic navy, was read twice and referred. borne other bills from the Senate, not of genera! Interest, were also read twice and referred. 'Mm i r m^*m***e^m**mmmo* j m jjt*.--w —i •• r A communication was received from the Secretary of State, in reply to the resolution asking for any information which the depart ment may have received in regard to the trade, productions, &c., by Oriental nations, with which treaties have not been made with | j the United States. ! A report was received from the Secretary 1 of the Treasury, in relation to public con ) tracts. The Speaker presented a memorial from * John A. Barrv, who states himself to be a b subject, of Queen Victoria, and which for that reason has been withheld by the Speak - er, under the impression that it was not com petent for a citizen owing allegiance to an other country, to petition Congress. Upon further reflection and consultation, however, | he had arrived at a different conclusion, and 1 now presented the memorial, which was re , ferred to the appropriate committee. .Mr. Douglass offered a resolution to ter . ' ruinate the debate on the bill to establish an ! additional land office in Wisconsin, in live minutes after it should be taken up in com • j miilee of the whole. Mr. Gentry moved to amend, by making It , five and a half minutes, and Mr. Douglass . accepted the modification ! Thejlouse then , took tip the bill, in committee of the whole, i Mr. Hopkins, of Virginia, in the chair, and ► at the expiration of the fire and a half min . utes rose, and the vote terminating the de bate v. us reconsidered, the resolution amend . ed so as to read ‘in one hour,” again adop ted, and the House again renewed the con i sideration of the bill in committee of the | whole. The bill was finally referred to the ! House and passed. The House then, in committee of the I whole, took up the bill to establish the new i | territory of Itaska, Mr. Reuben Chapman in the chair, tfnd after some time spent in the . consideration thereof, the committee rose and reported the bill to the House, with amend | ments—one changing the name from Itaska ; to Minesota. The amendments were agreed i to, and the bill read a third time and passed. Bills from the Senate to re\ ive certain pen -1 slops for five years, and to make attachments under process from United States Courts j conform to laws regulalingsuch attachments ! in •State Courts, were read the second time and referred. Mr. Tibbats reported a bill, providing for | the education of tire indigent ucaf and dumb. . I Adjourned. Washington. Feb. 18, 1817. SENATE. Mr. Dix from the committee on commerce, reported back the bill from the House to j regulate the carrying of passengers on board j of emigrant ships, with amendments. The bill as amended, requires an allowance I of fourteen superficial square feet to each passenger—two children 8 years of age, or under, to be counted as one passenger—and j further* limits the number of passengers I which any vessel may carry, to 2 for every 5 : tons admeasurement. After some remarks from Messrs. Dix, Dickinson, Davis and Calhoun, the bill was read a third time and passed, and returned to the House for concurrence in the amend i ments. A resolution to purchase 10,000 copies of abate edition of the Constitution, for the u=e of the Senate, was adopted. 'i lie naval appropriation bill was taken up. The amendment authorizing the appointment of a '•Pyrotechnist,” with the rank and pav ! of a Lieut. Commanding, (IS0U) was agreed I 10 - j An additional clerk in the bureau of provi sions and clothing was authorized at a salu- j Iry of SI,OOO. * [ An amendment fn separate the staff of the j | marine corps from the lino was negatived. j After some further progress in amending 1 | the bill, it was informally passed over. Mr. Boiler then took the floor upon the ; three million bill and made a highly intcrest j ing speech. .Mr. B. said that this war had brought no 1 j questions which were surrounded with diffi- i cnlties and embarrassments, and to bis mind, j I presented gloomy forebodings. He wished ; i that be could look to peace for relief. But j in all the propositions \v hich had been brought ; forward to secure a speedy and honorable peace, he could see no relief. Peace would j bring with it an abiding strife, more fearful than war,ifthe declarations from high sources were to he carried out. He had no favor to ask of the President, and no particular hos tility to him, but he could not agree with tho=e who pronounced the war unjust. 'Phe President, lie said, had been placed in difficult circumstances, in taking possession of Texas; for no matter what portion of it had been annexed, the taking possession would j have been resisted by Mexico. Though the j President might be particularly responsible j for the existence of the war, Congress has i placed the sword in his hand, and it was use ! less now to go back to the causes in which i the war originated. He preferred a peace voluntarily proffered to Mexico, to a peace extorted Irom her. The latter would only last so long as Mexico possessed not the pow er to break it, and she would never forget her degradation, lie was in favor of making the appropriation, and thought it would have been a wise policy to grant the two millions at the last session. In regard to the question of 1 shivery, lie believed if the designs of the , North were permitted, they would end in dis astrous consequences, lie would -prefer ac quiring no territory, if it was to be acquired at the expense of the Union. Mr. Houston next took the floor, and Indi cated his in* ntiun to address the Senate to morrow. Mr. Simmons then took the floor, and after proceeding for a few minutes, gave way to a motion to postpone the bill until to-morrow, which was agreed to. The private calendar was then taken tip, and a number of bills were passed. The bill to relinquish the stock held by the U. S. in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, was op posed by Mr. Cameron, and passed by in formal !y. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Hoove proceeded to the consideration of territorial business. The bill to aid in the construction of cer tain roads in the territory of Wisconsin, was taken up in committee of the whole, Mr. Reu ben Chapman in the chair. A debate en dued, and a great number of amendments were proposed, for the improvements of riv ers and harbors, the constructions of roads, &c., many of them for objects embraced in the celebrated river and harbor sill, vetoed bv the President at the last session. The bill was finally reported to the House, with a re commendation that it do not pass, and was rejected by yeas and nays, 53 to 102. A hill granting the right of pre-emption to the inhabitants of Beetown. Wisconsin, was also considered in committee, referred to the Uou£e, and passed. r: - '<*- *• —-*-*“-•• --,, mr>n» it • - • wr <*»■■ >_ r * The bill to continue certain public works in Wisconsin, was then taken up in commit tee, Mr. Smith, of Indiana, in the chair, and Mr. McClelland moved to strike out all after the enacting clause and insert a substitute, substantially the river and harbor bill, pro viding for improvements in several Stales. —■ A long debate ensued, as to whether amend ments making provision for improvements in the different States, con’d be introduced into a bill of this kind, and the amendments were finally decided to be in order. The question was aUo raised, whether, the House having decided to go into the conside ration of territorial business, a motion to strike out all after the concluding clause and insert a substitute providing fur improvements in the Stales could be entertained. The Chair decided the amendment lo be in order, and from this an appeal was taken, b it tiie deci sion of the Chair was sustained, 81 to 59 The debate was continued, and several amendments to the substitute proposed; but, without coming to any conclusion, the com | mil tee ruse and the House adjourned. Washington, Feb. 19, 18 17. SENATE. Mr. Cilley presented resolutions of the j New Hampshire Legislature, in favor of the 1 adoption of measures fur the extinction of slavery in the District of Columbia; its ex pel usion from Oresron and all other territories ! which may hereafter come into the Union, etc. After the presentation of petitions, Mr. Calhoun submitted the following resolutions; Resolved. That the territories of the United ►states belong to the several States compo-ing this Union, and are held by them as their j joint, and common property. Res- died, 1 hat Congress, as the joint agent and representativeof the States of this Union, has no right to make any law, or do anv act whatever, that shall directly, or by its effects, make any descriinination between the Stait-s of this Union, by which any of them shall be j deprived of its full and equal right in any ter i r.tory of the United States, acquired or to be j acquired. Resolved , That (ho enactment of any law i which should directly, or bv its effects, de prive the citizens of any of the States of this j Union from emigrating with their property I into any of the Terri ories of the United | Stales, will make such discrimination, and 1 would, therefore, he a violation of the const!- I tution, and the rights of the Slates from } which such citizens emigra'ed, and in clero | gation of that perfect equality which belongs j to them as members of this Union, and would ( tend directly to subvert the Union itself. Resolved, That, as a fundamental princi ; ole in our political creed, that a people in I forming a constitution have the uncondinon ; al right to form and adopt the government ! which they may think best calculated to se -1 cure their liberty, prosperity and happiness; | and that in conformity thereto, no other con dition is imposed by the federal constitution j on a State in order to be admitted into this Union,except that its constitution shall be republican, and that the imposition of any ! other bv Congress would not only be in vio , la!ion of llie constitution, but in direct conflict : with the principle on which our political sys tem rests, Mr. Calhoun prefaced (he introduction of his resolutions by a speech of some length, in which he pointed out the humiliating posi tion in which the ►South would be placed should the declaration that, no more slave I states shall come into the Union, and no ter ! ritory he annexed lo it unless slavery be pro ! bibited therein, be persisted in by the North. Mr.C. concluded by moving that the resolu > tiens be printed, and lie hoped when they j came up in a day or two, that Senators would ; be prepared to give a direct vole upon them, j The naval appropriation bill was then taken ! up, and after the adopted of sundry amend ments, it Was passed. The three millionn was then taken up, and Mr. Houston addressed the Senate in a speech of much interest. Alter defending i the editor of Ihe Union and condemning the : course of the Senate towards him, he entered j into a review origin of the was, and declared I that having annexed Texas while she was at war’with Mexico—and Mexico having de- 1 clared to us that she would consider the an nexation as a declaration of war—we were j at war with Mexico the moment annexation j took place. At the conclusion of General. Iloustion’s I speech, Mr. Simmons obtained the floor for to-morrow. The bill from the House for the reliefofthe heirs of Daniel I), Tompkins, was taken up and passed, and then the Senate went into tiie consideration of Eexecutive business. Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A resolution was adopted, to close the de bate in committee ofthe whole, on the bill j ‘•to continue certain public works in Wiscon sin," in thirty minutes after the bill be again taken up. Mr. McClernnnd, by leave, presented a me- | morial ofthe Jackson monument committee, praying that certain unserviceable brass can non captured by Gen. Andrew Jackson, at ! Pensacola, may be delivered to said commit tee, to bo iK-cd in the, construction of the I statue of Gen. Jackson, and moved that leave ■ jrjven him to introduce a resolution to that j elfect. The motion prevailed—yeas 112,nays i 40. The resolution was accordingly intro- j duced, read twice and passed. The House, in committee of the whole, Mr. Foote in the chair, then took up the private j calendar. After the committee rose, tlie bills for the relief of the heirs of Daniel D. Tomp- i kins and John Paul Jones, were read a third time and passed. The bill for the relief of tiie heirs of Marshal do Rochambeau was reject ed. A great number of private bills from the Senate, and bills not of general interest, were read a second time and referred, and then the House adjourned. [Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.] Washington, Feb. 19, 1847. Privalo letters which arrive here continue to represent the auspices of peace as mure and more favorable; so much so that sensi ble men are more and more convinced that the blow to be struck at Vera Cruz will, in ail probability, save us the trouble lo go to Mexico. 1 hardly believe that Santa Anna— i the redoubtable Santa Anna of the opposition, j whom we have, to this day, never met in h<ii tle arrav—will make an effort to save Vera i Cruz, and that the little resistance General { Scott will meet there will scarcely furnish him a handful of glory. After the taking of j the town, the castle will hardly hold out a week, and certainly capitulate after a born- : bardment of twenty-four hours. Santa Anna I will fortify the capitiol, but he will not meet our troops in the field. Alter the fall of \ era Cruz, it will depend on the passage of the three million bill whether wo shall have peace or another campaign, lo commence next Oc- ; tuber or November. There is a atrong disposition on the part of Mr. Calhoun’s friends lo give the administra tion an honest support, and to make up the ' quarrel with Mr. Ritchie as soon as possible. 1 hope that they may succeed in doing so, for Mr. Kitchie has certainly deserved a kind er treatment ut their hands, 1 think that, not j withstanding all that has occurred, there ; will bean unanimous and undivided admin ; istration party before the end of this Congress —which will remain united until the various | presidential aspirants shall loom forth from tiie miat in which they are now enveloped. V. liicti hara of the dllcuinm will !hc Sen aiwr selects ;- I solemnly believe that if the people of the United States knew the manner in which ; the government is conducted, if thev could j all be assembled here in the city of Wash j ington in twenty-four hours, they would ex cite a revolution and tumble the President, j tiie heads of departments, ROTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, whigs and democrats, head over heels into the Potomac! and I be lieve they would serve them right too 1” [Speech of Senator Wescnft , Feb. 13, 1847. In making the above declaration, did Mr, i Westcott utter truth or falsehood? He asserts, j that if the people could assembled in Wash j ington, they would tumble both houses of Congress into the Potomac, ami that in do ing so they would serve them riget. A cor respondent of this paper exposed to the pub i lie the consequences resulting from the ac j lion ol the Senate on the army bill, whereby it was for a time supposed to be defeated.— For publishing that communication, tin’s same peculiarly distinguished Mr. Westcott voted in favor of our expulsion from tlie Senate.— Thus, for exposing to the sovereign people a i portion of the proceedings of their •SER VANTS, (whom Mr. Westcott says deserve to be tumbled into the Potomac,) lie vainly at i tempts to disgrace us ! Will this consistent individual shoulder the responsibility of en deavoring to conceal from the people the conduct of a Senate, which he himself pro nounces to'be CORRUPT,or will he stand be fore the country in the nit it 11 de of a self-cnn | victod slanderer?— Washington Union, llih : inst. W anted —A set of rides fur carrying out and regulating the privileges of the Senate ot the Luffed States. We shall thank any ol our fiends for a copy of such rules, in \ tended to guard the character of the senators j from libels—to regulate the approach of the profane to the sacred chamber—the etiquette j of approaching their persons with all reve rential respect, &c., die. A handsome re ward will be given to the most ingenious au j thor or a suggester of rules fur such a pur ! pose.— l'), j “A member is always privileged lo say wind he pleases, awl cannot be called to account for what hs says here.'' —Speech of Mr. Webster, Feb. 13. i The above remark of Mr. Webster is true. Senators may slander whomsoever they ■ please, and they do ?o with impunity. They may denounce the President as a traitor and | tyrant, and he can obtain redress from no i earthly tribunal. Editors may be denounced j —they may be chirged with every offence record d in the calendar of crime, and if their assailants are members of either branch of Congress, however vile may be tiie slander, they are deprived of file power of demand in or ! reparation for the grievous wrong. On the other hand, if an editor utters a slander against a member of Congress, courts of justice are open to redress the grievance. It seems that i certain senators are unwilling to come be fore a jury of their country, and are unwil ling to allow the accused an opportunity of defending himself; but tliey prefer to deter mine their own case—they are resolved lobe their own judges and jurors; and if public opinion may be relied upon, thev will also become their THEIR OWN EXECUTION ERS!— Ib. , [From the N. O. Picayune , ] 7 fh inst.]] MTKK FEJOJI TAIIPICO. Loss of the Shij) Ondiaka — Col. Dcßussy and j Four Companies of Louisiana Volunteers Wrecked —the Mexicans in Possession of i the Wreck—Con Hiding Rumors—Report ed PtalLle al Chihuahua , cjj-c., ts-c. There were two arrivals yesterday from : Tampico—the brinr Perfect, Capt. Gardiner, i and the.schooner Charron, Capt. Golding.— ; The Perfect sailed on the slh and the Cliar ron on the 6’h inst. The news by these ar rivals, though somewhat indefinite it its de tails possessess great interest. We regret that we have received none of our correspon- i clence bv either of the vessels, (nr though neither Mr. Lonisden nor Mr. Haile had reached Tampico on the Gib. yet letters were due us from our correspondent R. A. We presume our letters were placed un board i the brig Win. Thompson, which sailed on the slh with a large mail. Quite the most important ii teliigence re ceived in the loss ofthe Ondiaka. This fine J ship got away from the Baiize about the 2Uth i ult. with four companies of the Louisiana regiment of volunteers, viz: Company E. Capt. Preg; company F, Capt. Hunt; com i pany G, Capt. Pope; and company K, Capt. ; . Lewis. They were under immediate com mand of Col. Dull ussy, and exceeded three i hundred in number. The Ondiaka touched at the Brazos and sailed thence on the 25th ult. She was off’ the bar of Tampico on the j 28lh, and the next we hear of her is her to -1 ial loss. The scene of the disaster, we learn j from Capt. Golding, was about thirty miles 1 | south of Tampico. Some passengers, with whom we have conversed, make the scene j more distant, and one of them places it to the ' north of Tampico. This we incline to think an error, and presume the accident occurred to tiie south, and not very far from the isle of Lobos. It must have happened on or about the Ist ilist. All the troops on board and the crew got safely ashore. The first rumor had was that tiie troops were all taken prisoners as soon as they landed, glad to es cape from the water with their lives. Sub sequently a passenger, to whom we are in debted for much intelligence, assured us that thev got safely ashore with their arms and a week’s provisions, and at once erected a slight temporary defence. Cap*. Golding confirms the report ofthe safety of all on i board the ship, both from the waves and the 1 Mexicans, and ho adds that the first and se cond mates and the crew of the ship and all the volunteers had arrived at Tampico before the Charron left. He speaks of the condi- j lion of the volunteers as being deplorable, I wanting shoes, hats and other necessary j clothing, and lie adds that the crew of the . Ondiaka had been confined at Tampico to be | used as witnesses in the legal questions ; growing nut of tho loss of the ship, or on j suspicion of having abandoned their ship.— I Capt. Healy, wiio commanded the Ondiaka on this voyage, had not readied Tampico, nor do we hear that he had left his vessel at all. ‘ n I I*o —■■■■• |-j » I .-A. It there be any ambiguity and uncertainty in the above, the reader will attribute it l<> i the variety ot rumors upon which we are compelled, in the absenee of our usual cor respodence, to rely. We feel a strong con fidence, upon reviewing all the reports which have reached us, that none of our volunteers, unless mere stragglers, have fallen into the hands of the Mexicans. We come now lo anotner reported disaster touching a company of U. S. regulars. The steamer Undine was despatched from Tampico, upon bearing ofthe loss ol the On diaka, with company II of Lite 3d Artillery on 1 board, to render any assistance that might he required. The boat had not returned when the Charron sailed, but a pil#f boat is said lo ■ have arrived at Tampico with a rumor that this company of artillery had in some way : been surprised and cut off’by a body of SOU Mexican cavalry. We place very little con fidence in this story, but are compelled to give if, because it readies us by two or three distinct channels. We had another rumor, too, which we came near omitting, that the Mexicans had attacked the volunteers after , they had landed, and succeeded in seizing their week’s supply of provisions, and that : this led to the dispersal and force march of j tiie volunteers to Tampico. A more probable version of these stories is : t his, that a (ter the volunteers and crew had j | left the vicinity ofthe wreck, some Mexican ! j irregular troops took possession of if, and upon the arrival of the Undine, the artillery ; | company found themselves anticipated. The ship Catharine and another ship, the j ' name of which was not made out, were off Tampico on the 6th inst., with troops on I board. The schooner Si. Paul was up lo sail for this port on tho Till inst. The U. S. sloop of war Albany, Capt. | Bree-e, sailed from Tampico on the 3d in=t. i on a cruise. All well. We are glad to hear by these arrivals that the health of the troops is generally excellent; that there was very little sickness at Tam pico and none of a dangerous character.— This we are assured of by a passenger who ; came on the Perfect. Al (ff'ST.A. mu. Tl ESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23,1847. His Excellency Governor Crawford ar- I rived in Savannah on tl.e morning ofthe 19th j inst., an ! took lodgings al the Pulaski House. ID'The steamer Cambria, which left Liv erpool on the 4th instant, may now be daily looked for. The New York Herald says that I speculators in breadstuff's have arranged an express lo convey the Cambria's news to New York, which is to start the moment Mie touches Halifax. Air. Colquitt. By the proceedings of Congress, in this i day’s paper, it will he seen that this gentle man has so far recovered his health as to be 1 able to take his scat in the Senate, and has ; made a speech on the Three Million Bill. • j The National Intelligencer contains an out- : , line of his speech, but as the Union promises j a full report in a day or two, we will wait ■ for its publication in that print. Speaking ; of his speech, the L uion of the 17th inst. : 1 says— 4, We understand, from all quarters, that Mr. Cu'quitt, the excellent democratic ft • < i Senator from tiie Slate of Georgia, delivered one of the ablest and most splendid speeches which has been heard in that body. He de- I fended the war—and overthrew M r.Calhoun's untenable position, that the President had j brought on tiie war by removing our troops ; | from Corpus Chrisli lo the Rio Grande. He j paid a brilliant tribute to the services of the i i present administration, and to the character i ; of the President.” t'liarlcslou !J;ucs. The following is the result of the handi cap race run on Saturday last, 3 mile heats— purse $G00: I 1 O. P. Hare’s b. c. Revenue, 3 years—9o lbs. * 11 Col. Hampton's gr. m. Anti-Tariff, 6years— -100 lbs. ’ 2 2 J. R. Harrison’s ch. c. John Alexander, 4 j years—a feather, 3 dr. I Time—s,s3|, 5.57^. The second race, single dash of three miles, was won by Mr. Hare’s br. h. Protection, i beating Mr. Harrison’s b. m. Victoria. Time ' 5,04. The Have commenced their engagement at j ; Charleston. When they get through,if they will pay Augusta a visit, we think we can j guarantee them a warm reception. Collections are being made in New York | ! fertile relief ofthe poor Highlanders, whose i food has been destroyed by the same plague | that has visited Ireland. Although the dis tress is not so general as in Ireland, owing to the fact that Highland landlords reside on j their estates, yet many are suffering all the j i horrors of famine, and call loudly for svmpa thy. A movement of the same kind is being made in this city, as also in Philadelphia.— There are thousands who will feel for the 1 “land o’ cakes,” and turn a thought and a ! helping hand to “poor old Scotland.” The St. Andrew’s Society of Savannah, held a meeting on Thursday evening last, j and appropriated SSOO out of their funds, for ! the relief of the suffering poor of Scotland.— The members present also contributed SIBO | in addition. lion. Dixon if. Lewis. The Charles ton Mercury, of 22J inst. says —The recent alarming statements of this ; gentleman’s illness, we are happy in being enabled to state, were greatly exaggerated. I It will no doubt be gratifying lo his numerous friends to learn, that his letters now before 1 us induce the confident expectation of his 1 speedy and effectual restoration lo health. ! (CTBetween Sunday morning and Wed | nesday afternoon, a number of vessels arriv ed at Boston from Cuba, bringing as cargo, j | two thousand two hundred and crghfy-lour j • hogsheads, one hundred and sixty-six tierces I | and forty-eight barrels of molasses, and two ! thousand five hundred and thirtv-eight boxes I ‘ cU Ql I'loa Tampico. There had been several arrivals at New Orleans from Tampico, bringing advices to the Gtli inst. We give in another column, the substance of the news brought, from the Picayune: General Scott was still at Brazos Santia go at last accounts, actively engaged in pre paring fur whatever expedition to the south ward he has in contemplation. With lha exception of some fever at Tampico, the health of the truops generally was very good. The Tampico correspondent of tlie Delta under dale of the 4th and bill instant, refers to a report which had reached there of a bat ( tie between a division of Gen. Kearney’s ar my and a Mexican force at Chihuahua. la his letter of the 4th he says; ‘ A commercial house in this city, which has a branch in Chihuahua, received a letter from their agent there, under a t very late date, staling that an American force from Santa Fe, a part of Gen. Kear j ny’s command, had showed themselves near | Chihuahua, and were immediately attacked by a superior .Mexican force. A long and sanguinary battle, was fought, in which the ! slaughter on both sides is said to have been very great, surpassing, according to num bers, any that lias yet been fought. Ulti mately the Americans were victorious, and they entered the town, and placed our flag in place of the Mexican, in the principal square, proclaimed the "town to be taken in i the name of the United Slates of America! The letter particularly stated that the men were principally .Missourians, and I imme diately set them down as Col. Price’s men. 1 must say that this news receives moro credit here than any Mexican news that ha* 1 been in circulation since I have been in this country.” | Again on the Gih he writes: “The account 1 sent you yesterday of the occupation of Chihuahua by our troop*, is more generally believed than I anticipated, but Gen. Patterson is of opinion that tho only flight of consequence was in the pas* leading to the city, and the loss we sustain ed was very light. I should be happy to s ate this to you as a matter of certainty.” The Delta, remarking on tin’s portion of its correspondent’s letter says;—“The report- I ed battle between the Mexicans and a part I of Gen. Kearney’s command at Chihuahua, we do not think at all improbable, though the details may he considerably exaggerated. The Mexicans who inhabit ihe city and State j of Chihuahua, are of a superior race to those who live farther South. They arc brave, de termined, and possess, comparatively, con ! siderable resources for defence. The Ame rican force detached from Gen. Kearney’• command, is the Regiment of .Mounted Yol i unlcers commanded by Col. Doniphan. They arc hardy Missourians—men of iron frames, of indomitable courage, and resistless vigor —men who have travelled near two thousand miles to get a tight, and, when accommodat ed in their desire, would not be likely to mako it a small tight. Woe be to the Mexican force that encounters these hardy men of the j prairie and the wild woods. Their charge j will be like dial of a thousand of the wild buffaloes of their own native Missouri,sweep ing across the j rairies, and scattering on all sides the smaller and more timid animal* that appear in their path. “There is much mystery connected with the unfortunate wreck of the Undiaka. JSho left here on the IGth January last, with four '■ companies of Louisiana Volunteers. Tho news of her wreck, 35 miles (South of Tam pico, was received at Tampico on or before the Ist February. She went ashore on tha 291 h January. On the 2d February, the crew arrived at Tampico, and were put un der arrest by order of Gen. Patterson. On the 41 li February the volunteer* were ex pected in Tampico, but they did not arrive; on the s;h and Gth they had not arrived; and the schooner Charon, which left the Bar of Tampico on the Gth inst., brings the alarm ing rumor that the Volunteers had been taken prisoners by a large Mexican force, and that Company 11, of the 3d Artillery, which had been sent to escort them to Tam pico, had also been captured. “We give the statement for what it is worth, hut we sincerely hope it may prove unfound ed. On inquiry at the office of lhe Quarter- Master, we find that no account had born received there of this rumored capture of our troops. There is, no doubt, a large Mex ican force hovering around Tampico. Gen. Cos, of San Jacinto memory, is said to bo stationed near the town, with a force of two thousand men.” l*orils of the Men. A letter from Mr. Wood, of Provi dence, (R. 1..) dated Liverpool, states that he sailed from New York in November last, in the “Theodore Frelinghuysen,” bound to North Carolina, and for thirty-one days after leaving New York, they were subjected to a succession of violent gales, driven a long way from the coast, their vessel much shat tered, and their provisions and water nearly all consumed. On meeting an English ship, they requested to be taken off, which could not then be done, in consequence of the hea vy sea, but the Captain promised to lie by until better weather. Soon after which, dur ing the night, the two vessels came together, and before they separated, Mr. Wood and his son, and two of the crew, climbed on board the ship. In the morning, the schoon er could not be seen, and it is supposed she went down with all on board. The Xclegrnph. The New York Journal of Commerce of the 19th inst. says—“ The Telegraph is not in good order to Boston, but a notice came through at 11 o’clock yesterday morning an nouncing the steamer Cambria not yet u sight.”