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Til E tONSTITUTIM A LIST. "jAMES GARDNER, JR. ■j i; u .n s. Pally, per annum ‘ ' ' j Tn- vVeekiy, per annum, () i If paid in advance, * — Weekly, per annum, 0 ) \ ■ 4 > r >o ' If p;v!d in advance, ~ , • T O CLUBS. WtceUparticular attention to ike following terms j of our paper ; To Hubs, remitting s'o is advance. TIVC j COPIES are **nt. This will put our weekly pa- \ par in the reach of new subncribi r» at TWO DOLL A Its A YE Alt. £y~ \q new subscriptions rauft be paid in advance. ! oust ns paid mi ail Corumunicatu a* ttaii Lei'ers of business gßiywaw mram pmammmrqfujmi n—i ■■■■ n■ A LAUGH. fiho hint fiat ch-.rmin" la«7h, which, Ek* atnnj;, T ie so an of me s.a'ing bird, wa >es suihiculj Wit ave least look for it. It linge-c.] iou£ Upon the ear, one of the sweet Uimf; Treasure u>icouaoi< u.-ly. Ac steals A stream in tuii&hine. btoleiiß nißloii)i As uusical a»it wa* lijftn and w ild. The bon van spirit of «oin r fairy child; Vet mingled with sob aijrhs, that miifat expres* The depth au I ’rutholVarnest ten leruebfc. LONG TEAKS HAVE PASSED. B YTHO M A S M O ORE. Loti ? years have paste tl,old trioud,since we First met in ! fe’s > ouug day; Aud friends Ion? loved by thee and me Since then have droped away; But eiieiigii remains to cheer ns on, And sweeten, when thus w e'er met, The glass w o (ill to the many gone And the few who’re tell usyet. Our locks, old friend, now thinly grow. And some hang while and ch.il; While some, ike flowers,’mid autumn senow Kem mi youth’scdor, slid And,so. in our hearts though one by one Vou.ii’' sunny hopes have set Thank Il.avrn; ot al' their light is gone— We’vesoiiietuing toebcer us yet. Then here's to thee, old friend. : uJ long May thou and I thus meat. Tohrigii en still vs u h w iiic and song This short life e.c ii flont; And s il as death comes stealing one Bet’s never, oln friend,forgt t, feu while v.c sigh o’er hie. tings goue, How niaiiv are left ur yet. \r ■oni i'ie ,V. 0. Del'a , lUh inst ] fate-l from Monlercy liiid the Kio fSrnnJc. - y The steaunship T> Irgranh. Capt. Auld, ftp ivedyestordav fromt le Brazos,whence ► lie left on Ihe ()i h inst. We are indebted io Mr. Paster, one of her passengers, for the Matauviros I* lag, of the 3i ins! , for the Monterey Pioneer, ol the 22d nit; and for such verbal infer, mat ion as was current on his route, fie j let! Saltillo on the *3£ 1 u!t.,and Monterey , on the ‘2lth, At both of these posts every I thing „wa.s qeiet, and no apprehensions v/ere entertained ol a different state ol things ensuing there. Very many of the wounded, both Americans and Mexicans, were dying at Saltillo. The report brought to the city bv pas eer.gers on board the schooner “Henry Long,” on Friday, that a battle had been fought between Gen. TavJor and the force under Gen. (Jrrea and Can ales, proves to be incorrect. Urrea, hep! hovering about C>l. Curtis’ command, but having b°en advised that Gen. Pallor, with a partv ofsome 700 men, were advancing from Monterey, be withdrew bis forces. Go tbe 10th March Gen. Tavlor met the division of Col. Curtis, and having been apprised that M vales had concentrated in the victni v ol Ramus with a command of some 4000 men. be set out in pursuit of the gal,'tint General, lie followed him as far as Caidereta, but Ids force should be literally fifing artillery to overtake him, and it is doubtful if they would even then—be had crossed clear over th° mountains. Gen. Taylor had returned to the camp near Monterey, where Ins men were quietly enj tying a respite from their fatigue. The regiment of Col. Curtis, Hi Ohio Volunteers, bad arrived, without molest etion, at Monterey, on the 13ih tilt. They nre represented as a well disciplined, fine looking body of soldiers. Information having reached Comargo that Canales, wiih some *230 men. was at u village or rancho ca’led Caperero. twenty miles South of Cerralvo, Capt Grey, better known as Mustang Grey, and u par yof Texan Ringers, had left in ; pursuit of him. Artful as be is, he will j find it no easy task to dodge Mustang: as for fighting him, Canales never fight-'! Tue roads now from Coma r go 11 Monterey —from the B azos to Saltillo—is clear, end may be travelled by small hands of Americans, without any fear of danger or obstruction. As we have already hinted, it is nnder- Ftood to ho the design of Gen. 'Taylor, as Boon as he gels the necessary reinforce men!, to march on tT Saltillo, and, at a point between that and Mexico, form a junction wi;h Gen. Scott. Major Giddings writes from Cerralvo. March 10, telling of how be was attacked by Urrea and Komara, of which we have til ready informed our readers: “I have learhed from a prisoner of mine, (hesavs.) that Gm. Urrea was slightly wounded in our little battle—also, that Lieut. Barbour and party are prisioners in his hands. There was censideralde tun and fencing on that memorable Sunday, of which 1 will tell you when I return. I expect : another brush as I come up Col. Curtis has too many wiih him to anticipate a fandango.” His lo s in the battle, he Bays, was in all 15; the Mexicans, by their own account, 45. The Flag believes, with ou-selves, that “the conquest of Mexico by the United States will lie beneficial not only to that counjry and ours, but tomankind.” This was the doctrine of John Quincy Adams and the New Englanders when England invaded China, and why should it riot ap ply with still grea’er force to the relative conditions of Mexico and the U. States? We remember that :he“old man eloquent” enforced his views at the time, in i Boston, in a series of lectures, and that they were applauded and sustained by j those whoftre now the organs of the anti- 1 war party there. Attempted Revolution in Mexico. —We 1 understand from the captain of the Cor vette. which passed down the river on Thursday last, that a letter was received at Comargo, just before he left, from Ccpt. Montgomery, Q. M. at Monterey, stating that ii was asserted there on good Mexican authority, that Gen Arista, incensed a? the disgrace put upon him by Santa Anna, so different from his treatment of Ampudia, had succeeded in raising i 7000 men, and was marching from Z ic. a tec as to the city of Mexico, deterrnin rd to put down Santa Anna’s authority, i and reinstate Herrera. Il whs understood j that Santa Anna had marched with the | remnant of his shattered forces lo crush i Arista, Bv a boat which arrived from Coma rgo last evening we have received the follow ing letter: Camaego, Ma r ch 2?, 1847. # A train of 105 w agons blurts to morrow if »r Monterey, via China. It is to be | escorted by Irn comj anies of the Virginia . Regiment, six pieces of a Tilery, and 358 i Texan Rangers, the whole escort being tinder the command ofCol. Hamtramck. Gen. Lamar, with his command of the Texan Ragiment. is going to Sabines, and thence to Monclova. loom Monclova they will probably go to Parras and ; Sdltillo — [irvrn Ihe N. O. Della.] ftuutu Auna’s Beopsitch. » I Let Baron Munchausen—let the an j 1 l.oi of tire Wondrous Tale of Alroy—let } all novelists and fable mongers, of ancient ] or modern times—let ihe great Father of \ all ivies himself forever hide their di minished heads, before the transcendent super i >: ity ofiliegreal Mexican romancer! The three columns of despatch, which Santa Anna has written to the Govern menl, respecting iris valorous doings in this battle, are wo th any three volumes of any novel that ever was written, from the limes of the Bcuderis down to James and Professor Ingraham. Some may think this document is rather diffuse and elaborate. We rather think that ii is an 1 admirable condensation of lies, and that it | would puzzle the must skilful architect of I falsehood and fiction to telfas many in as | few sentences. We realiv felt, in reading this labored production, that tkere was no glory to be j gained in this war; that a people who are 1 so nmorant and degraded as to he deluded | by such absurd balderdash as this, were not worth whipping. That it lias proved { successful in "tilling the Mexicans, is j shown in the splendid reception and tri- I urnphal entry of Santa Anna into tlie j capital, where bis power and popularity j are established on a firmer bads than ever. Although he does not enumerate his forces, it is evident, from the number of divisions and brigades to which be par j (ieularlv refers, that they could not have 1 filleri short of 2T()f)() mm. 'There are no less than eighteen generals enume rated in 'his despatch, as having distin ’ guished themselves: one (Gen. Minion) 1 is blamed for his failure lo attack (Jen. I Taylor’s rear. As to the colontds, com manders of battalion, &c., their name is legion. r The nurnheroffield-officers who distinguished themselves, falls but lit’ie ; short of one half of 'Taylor’s force. If | each one of these heroic Mexicans bad I killed his man, we doubt not Santa An- I na’s estimate of our loss would not have ■ been exaggerated. But where our o d 1 j friend Don Pedro de Ampudia, led the ; van, we fear the opinion in this country, : respecting the gallantry of the other offi. cers, w ill not be so favorable as it seems to be in Mexico. We have beaid, from several of onr officers who were in the I fight, that the great drawback upon the j Mexican troops, was the want of compe. i tent and gallant officers; that the soldiers j 1 were brave and well disciplined, but they j j had no leader- to inspire them with en- j thnsiasm, and di-ect their movements w i h skill and efficiency. Their superior offi. 1 cers prefer ed the honorable po<i of gua’d i ing the sac ed person of the Commander j in-Chp f, to the more dangerous position jin front of their commands. When Mr. i Crittenden appeared before Santa Anna, i be found him surrounded by a whole re giment of officers, in the sa fest place with in fifty miles of the battle-field. Bv the. bv, Santa Anna, whilst la visiting compli ments upon bis own gallant officers, did not forget tn say a very handsome thing of Mr. Crittenden, which we have no don fit will surprise that gentleman as much as it surprised Dm Pedro de Am pudia and his seventeen brother genet als, to find themselves such heroes afier the battle of Buena Vista! Santa Anna says that the hearer of ihe flag of truce was a “superior officer, of prepossessing appearance and manners,” and that the bandage was taken from his eves as a personal coiiccssion. As to Mr. Crittenden being a superior officer, his .Excellency will no doubt show the whites of bis eves when bo is told that the gen lleman referred to was no officer at all, but only and amateur soldier, who went to Mexico “for the fun of the thing.”— And, as to Mr. C ’s prepossessing appear ance and manners, we are happy to per ceive that Santa Anna can appreciate the ! blunt frankness, and the prompt style of Western manners, and has a taste for the unique fashion of a Kentucky hunting frock, a Monterey sombrero, jeans trow sers. a Mue gingham shirt, hoots innocent of Day & Martin, and a cravat that had to he imagined—for Ihe best of all reasons —because there was none at aIP The perfect satisfaction and content which Santa Anna exhibits throughout this despatch, the frequent use of the | words “our victory,” “triumph,” “defeat ! of the enetnv.” iszc,, ate the most amaz | ing proofs of Mexican glorification that i the world has vet witnessed. In Mexico j the old proverb, which prevails elsewhere, ! that “deeds speak louqder than words,” is reversed. Did history ever present an j instance where all the facts proved a | more overw helmning and total defeat than that which Santa Anna encountered at Buena Vista? After traversing an im mense desert with 20.000 troops, all im pelled by hunger, and fired widi thecon viction that their rescue from the unutte rable agony of starvation depended upon ; their beating an annv of raw volunteers, just otto (ouith their number, they fight for two davs without moving our annv an inch from its position, or getting a sin gle advantage, and alter losing 2000 of their army, ingloriously fall back, and retrace their steps through thelong. drea rv desert, pinched by want and cold, and dropping their wounded ateverv mile! We will search in vain the annals of all the wars ever fought, among civilized or batharian nations, for an instance in which more indisputable and unequivocal ! proofs of a lota! and most disastrous de feat are afforded than can be found in Santa Anna’s despatch detailing the “glo rious triumphs” of the “grand Mexican army” at Angostura!” [From the New Oilcans Delta.] Grn. IViuSrld 3co(t. Gen. Winfield Scott was bon on the i 13th of June, 1780, near Petersburg, Va. He pursued the usual preparatory studios, spent a year in the High School at Richmond, and subsequently went to the College of William and Mary, where he attended a course of Law Lectures.—- ! In 1800, he was admitted to the bar, and I in 1807, he removed to South Carolina, intending to practice law in the Courts of Cha'lesion. Soon after, the aggres sions of the European powers on the com merce of the United States had reached their height, and Scott participating in the spiiit of patriotism which animated the young men of the day, volunteered as a member of the Petersburg troop of horse, that had been called Out under the Pro clamalicn of the President, forbidding flie harbors of the United States to British vessels of war. In due time, we mav I here just add, upon the breaking out of I the war between the United States and I England, in 1812, Scott obtained a Lieu j tenant Colonel’s commission, and home i diatelv proceeded to the Niagara frontier /I O 1 with several companies. | In October of the same year, the c n le- I hrated battle of Queenstown was f night. | Scot? participated in it, and greatly dis. j linguished himself hv his bravery and ac tivity. We have neither time nor room j to give a full account of this great battle, | hut will situ dv append a few paragraphs j going to show Scott’s intrepidity and pa - ! trioiism as displayed during its progress. At one time during the battle, it is | stated, that Scott arrived or) the Queens. ■ town heights. lie had been permitted i as a volunteer, to cross the river with j i adjutant, Roach, and assume the coni- ! j rnand of the w hole body engaged. On I ; the Canada s'de he unexpectedly f mnd ; Brigadier General Wadsworth of the j New York militia, who had crossed wit!) ! out orders. Scott thereforce, proposed j ; to limit his command to the regulars.— But the generous and patriotic Wads worth would not consent, lie promptly ; yielded the command over all the so ces jto Scott. “Your, sir.” said he, “know ! best, professionally, what ought to he done. 1 am here for the honor of mv ! country, and that of the*New York mili- I iia.” Scott, therefore, assumed ifie com mand, and throughout the movements which ensued General Wadsworth dared every danger in aiding the views of the : commander. Though they had met for the first time, he had become already at tached to tlio voung Colonel. f]e repeat i ed!y in the course of the battle.interposed I his own person to shield Scott from 5 the Indian rifles, which his tall person at 1 racled. | At another time, while the battle was raging, information! was brought to Scott and 1 1 io.se engaged, that the mi lit a on the ! American shore refused to cioss to their assistance. The enemy numbered not less than thirteen hundred, while the American were reduced to less than throe 1 hundred. Retreat was as hopeless as succor, for there were no boats on the Canada shore, and the milita on the other side would not afford them aid. Scott took his position on the ground they then oc copied, resolved to abide the shock, and ; think of surrender only when battle was j impossible, lie mounted a log in front I of his much diminished band: “The enemy’s balls.” said fie, “begin to thin our ranks. His numbers are overw helm ing, In a moment the slmck must come, and there is no retreat. We are-i n the beginning of a national w ar. Hull’s sur render is to be redeemed. Let us, then, die, arms in hand. Our country demands the sacrifice. The example will rot he lost, The blood of the slain will make heroes of the living. Those who follow will avenge our tall, and their country’s wrongs. Who dare to stand?” “All! was the answrring cry. A vigorous re sistance was made; hut. finally overpow. ered by superior numbers, the brave Am eiican hand was compelled to surrender. The contest was truly a bloody one, and throughout this scene of various action, ofniistake and misfortune, of success and disaster, Lieut. Col. Scott, says an ac curate account, was distinguished for oreat exertions. He was in full dress uniform, and his tall stature made him a conspicuous mark. He was singled our by the Indians, but remained unhurt. He was uroed to change his dress. “No,” said At the same moment Capt. Lawrence fell by his side, as it was supposed, mortally wnnded. Thus ended the battle of Queenstown Heights—an engagement desultory in its movements, various in its incidents, and unfortunate in its result; but not without consoouences important to the spirit and vigor of the American arms. Magnitude is not always necessary to the dignity <>! an achievement, nor is defeat always dis couraging to the unsuccessful party. L is the nature of {lie action which give-* character to the actor. Judged by thi> standard, the events of Queenstown had their value and their inspiration to every pa’riot American. Hull hud surrendered without a battle—disgrace, not from the j mere disaster, but from the mode In w hich it was produced, w as inflicted upon the country, and felt in the hearts of i's chil ireu. It was battle, and honorable battle only, w Inch could drive this gloomy shadow from the country, check the la mils of enemies, remove its own doubts, anti re establish its self-respect. The hat tie of Queenstown Heights did this in no small degree. \\ bile the mistakes, the errors, and the losses of that dav were deplored, the American press and people recognised, amid regret and misfortunes, a spirit of achievement, a boldness in danger, and a gallant bearing, winch in spired new hopes, and pointed out the wav to ultirna'e success. The daring gal lantry of Col. Van Rensselaer; the can lureofthe Briti-h battery hv Wool and his heroic companions; the intrepid eon duct of Wadsworth, of Chrystie, of 'rot ten, and many others, and particularly, the courage,, skill and continued activity and exertions of Scott, had given a cheer fulness even to the darkness of defeat, and almos» a glorv of satisfaction to the me rnorv of Queenstown Heights. We might add many other interesting particulars relative to Scott’s life, illns native of his bravery, heroism, and skil ful generalship. Hi- name, as the read er well knows, is indissolubly connected with Lundy’s Lane and Chippewa. Had I he not taken part in any other engage ment, his participation in the-e alone would have rendered him immortal. But we cannot enter in’o a rn.nule description of those great battles. [From the N. O Pirayune. J The Louisville Journal of the 20ih March says: “The Hon. Henry Clhv arrived here from New Orleans on Saturday morning in the A'ex. Scott, ami left in the afternoon Ur Ashiaml. We never saw him in belter health and spirits.” Mr Ciay UU the city of New Orleans about flie time it was understood here‘that a col- | li-mn would certainly taken place between j Santa Anna and Gen. Taylor, lie was con- j vinced in Ins own mind that, the meeting would be a sanguinary one, and the exult- i ing anticinartinns of a triumph which as a j patriot be predicted for the American arms were qualified by the solicitude of a fa diet who realized the probability that a victory ; had cost him a son. lbs spirits were evi-j dentlv depressed by forebodings which the j sequel but too mournfully justified; and when speaking of the confidence he had in the i | skill and courage of Gen. Taylor and dedu- | 1 ring therefrom results of pregnant glory, the i ! shadow of “coming events” would tiit across j i his brow in token ot a presage of evil to him- , | self, which Lad sunk deep into his heart and j j wrestled there with the hope which promised > I such great things (or his country. I It was but natural lb at, approaching home and mingling with the associates of Ins early years, he should shake <IT for a time the weight that pressed, heavily upon him; that amid the greetings of friends and the wel come of a whole city lie should not betrav the propbertic dread which haunted his breast. Had those who speak of his “finer spirits” but scanned the noble aspect of the time-worn statesman with closer scrutiny they would have seen that a fixed sorrow lurked like a rebel in his secret soul. It was so here, and whithersoever lie might go there went along wish him a presentiment of cal amity. He remained in Louisville but a few hours; this was not bis wont. He felt too surely that site angel of death bad been dealing with bis household; lie felt the winnowing <>l his sahle wings upon lus he.id and hastened straightway to put bis house in order. Fast upon fits heels sped the mournful tidings; scarcely would he leave a city before the people would shout over the crowning victo j ry of the war. Rejoicing multitudes were ! no companions fur him; he went his way where an aged matron, cheered hv the prat tle of little children, busied herself with the great toil of household affairs. 1 his vva> the partner of bis bosom, and tiiese the chil dren of his children. They were orphans (some of them.) in happy ignorance of what had befallen litem. It was fit that amid thi circle lies hould realize Ids fears. Nor should the fat..l news smite that venerable matron and he not there. Together they met ilie* ; herald of woe; end whilst every ohj cl that } met their eyes reminded them of their loss ■ —though a vacant chair recalled the memory of one gone forever, arid trifles of little worth i ePm p<J with traditions that filled high the cup of bitterness —yet the confidence ot years of mutual reliance and love confronted the messenger at the door way, who entered the house of prayer and resignation as he crossed the portal of the house of mourning. The people of Lexington in their rejoic ings over the victory of Buena Vista did not forget that hirdiy was there a hearth not made desolate in achieving it. The courts adjourned in silence; and grief mingled in the applause of the populace, as gilded drops of rain are shed from tkies all radiant with the summer’s sun. The son was worthy of his sire. He was a man of lofty impulses, of a noble nature, a i-ure generosi y and manly accomplishments. His last words v\*ie of him. When tie was shot down a second time he drew a brace of pistols from his belt, handed them to Capt Cutter and requested him to deliver them to his father, with this message: “Say to him that he gave them to me and that I have done all that I can with them and now' return them to Inm.” Here the enemy came thick around him, and these were the last words he was heard to utter. He lias gone to swell the list of immortality. The purchase of glory is the blood of the brave. The ITliMsiMftippi Regiment. Bv reference to the sketch that will be found on our first page, it will be seen that tbe American forces were, at one crisis of of the battle of Buena Vista, in a very pre- 1 carious position —that is to s ty, when the Mexicans formed on the line designated M d. We cannot, say positively that the anec dote, which we relate as corning from Gen. Taylor himself, applies to this juncture of im- iwgMjy m^ses: "Ct--* m 's- '•jjymavm* r "*»**•«>. . the flight, but if is stated, upon what may be considered good authority, that Gen. Taylor, in giving an account of t tie battles' In Lieut. Col. Randolph, of the Virginia rcgunen'.-aid that “if there had been only regulars in r e battle of Buena Vista he would probably have lost the day, as the Messissippi regi ment of volunteers was whipped three times without knowing it; that when borne down by overhelming numbers fliev fought on just as if nothing uncommon had happened to them, and by dint of endurance and a woun dertul alacrity in ripping up the next man to them, they retrieved the fortunes of the fi*dd. As related to us the general tells this story with infinite gusto. A< reported bv all,'lie Mississippians, under Col. Davis on the day of terror.fought with a valor and intelligence unparalleled in modern warfare. Each man seemed l<> consider the fate of the dav as de pending on Ins individual prowess, and stood up to the rack with a dogged determination conformable to tins predominant idea. They learned this business al Monterey—but at Buena Vista they bettered their instruction AIUJUBTA. GEo”.™" SATURDAY iiDUMNG. AIMIIL 17, 1847. £jr Postmasters, whoso salaries amount t > less ihon §2OO a year,have lUc franking privilege re stored to them, as formerly. They can now remit subscription money to Printers free of charge, as well as the names of new subscribers. Departure of the ll!cliiuontl Volunteer*. This fine company, eight\-rive in number, commanded by Captain Campbell, march ed early yesterday morning from their late quarters at the Arsenal, to the Hamburg De pot, where they took the cars for Charleston. They sail thence to New Orleans, where the rement, umier command of Col- Robert M. 1 o’ Echols, will he organized. Before leaving our citv, the officers and many of the privates of which were well known residents, their fellow citizens enter tained them with a very handsome collation, al Lamback’s, prepared in fine style, and served up about 5 o’clock in the morning. At this early hour, hundreds of their feilow cit i izens assembled to bid them Gud-speed, in ! their patriotic expedition, and to exchange j with them the parting words of friendship. ! 'They were addressed in a tasteful, spirited j and feeling manner, m behalf of his fellow 1 citizens, by Thomas VV. Miller, E-q , who j took occasion to express their confident hope ; ; that they would sustain in the face of the | foe, and on every field of peril and difficult}, the honored name of Old Richmond. The Great Western Circus* Bv reference U» the advertisement in this ! day’s paper, it will be seen that Messrs. ISlone &, McCollum's Great Western Circus, wdi 1 shortly visit our city. They have been per j forming in New Orleans, the greater portion I of the past winter, drawing crowded houses | 'Fhe papers of that city speak in the highest : terms, not only of their equestrian perform ! ances, but of I lie orderly manner in which ! the establishment is managed. They bring with them the highest testimonials from the Mayor and Municipal Councils of that city, and we fee! assured will draw crowded au diences during tliier stay among us. Their Brass Band is said to be one of the best in the United States. The N. (). Delta, in speaking of this company says—“No circus j in tin’s country can produce a hand that will i even compare with them in talent, and in tnis opinion a ! who hear them will agree. The stud of horses is unsurpassed, being the fine.-l breed from the very best native and imuorted stocks, and all rernarkab y docile and well trained. Tbe gorgeous paraphernalia ol the pavilion, the illuminated lanterns, the snowy canvass that composes the mammoth fen’, and the magnificent equestrian and dramatic dresses of the riders and actors, form altorre- i j flier an establishment replete with all the i appurtenances necessary to attract and give 1 eclut to the performances of the best Circus | Company in the Union.” The EiCau. The Washington correspondent ofthe Charles ton Courier, writing under da e of 11th inst., says—“l in- loan of eighteen millions was taken at a rale of about one half to three quarters per cent advance, on an average; ami before three o’- j clock yesterday, it had gone up two per cent.— j There \va re many capitalists and agents in the i city. Nearly all the bids had hern made before j the intelligence ofthe capture of Vt ra Cruz and the castle was received. The loan is now worth more— especially as tbe prospect of peace is now renewed. “The amount hid for was fi ty eight millions, of which sum forty millions wi re offered at a rate above par. Some offers for investment, in small sums, were made at two and a half per cent above par. It is gratify ing to find that even if the capi talists had s'ood aloof, the whole loan would have been taken by citizens of moderate means who wished a safe investment, “The public credit of the United States is thus proved to he entireh sound, and unimpaired by war, and the prospect of an accu nulated debt. “ flie wholefinancial uianag# nent of Mr. Wal ker is wed calculated to do him high credit. All i their foreboings of a signal failure of his scheme- ! have proved to be unfounded.” The Rincon Telegraph. This valuable Dem cratic journal has changed hands. O. H. Prince, Esq. having received an appointment in one of the new Reg men s, has ret red to other scenes wbeie he has our best wi.-hes for his future career as a soldier and true Georgian. The faper will hereafter be conducted by Samuel J Ray, Esq. eminently qualified to make it useful to its readers and valuable to the Democratic party. The Telegraph will be issued early next month on entirely new type, —enlarged and otherwise improved. Naval. The U. S. steam ship Princeton, Captain En gle, sailed from Pensacola Wednesday evening, 7th inst., bound to Philadelphia via Havana. On the receipt of the news of the victory at New York, a public meeting of th e citizens w»s held, and resolutions passed requesting the authorities to illuminate the public bu;!din_s. The Mayor of Philadelphia has, by Proclama tion, appointed the evening of Monday next, April 19, (a day inetnorablein our Revolutionary history, j ior a general Illumination of that city. The ( ‘itv Council o Baltimore have made an appropriation for like purpose, and appointed & Committee to make the necessary preparations, and designate t lie e l eniog. Specie Arrived and I'.'xpeeled. The steamer sarab JSands is said to havo about one million on board, and the Cambria about two and a half millions. When these amounts are received the aggregate receipts will reach twelve millions in the short period of about three months. Gold. The ship Cornelia, at New-Vork, from Liverpool, brought our 30 000 Sovereigns. Krla-flor Ireland. We learn from the Montgomery Journal, t!i o the sum of fifty dollars was contributed bv the negroes of a planter in Lowndes county, for the relefof the distressed in Ire land. Selma has done nobly fur the suffer ing Irish—she Reporter of last week stated that about §IOOO had been subscribed. Co!. Wm. R. King gave SIOO. So long a rum is in ’a Ao«T-head it can do no damage, but when it gets into men's beads it plays the very Old Nick. Value of Exports oftue p.»rt of Savannah to Foieigu Ports Or January, February an 1 March; 1847. 184(5. American vessels, $8.30,354 08 §IOO 345 04 Foreign vessels, 2,350 378 81 r. 15,033 79 \ 53,180,932 92 t £924,378 83 f AVjr nnvnh ffenr<rian, 15 th iTisi. The l.oan Inkru. We have Hie pleasure ut announcing that the whole loan of eighteen million* is taken above par, at a premium \Key ing from one eighth to two per cent. The whole am »nnt bid was <5”)7.790,883, of which the sum of §04.926,583 was hid above pur, and the remainder §2 864,- 300 al par. Thus, it will ly* perceived that the bids at a premium largely ex ceeded three limes tbe amount of dm loan adverused. Considerable sums ate taken for trustees and executors, for sav. mg-’ batik and persons not in business, for actual investment, and who desire to pay the money immediately. 7’he Soc reiarv. however, has guarded against calling In the loan more rapidly than it is wanted; for, were he to do so. if would make the government pay interest prema turely, and derange the business of the country by too large a call for specie in any one month. An intelligent cm res pondent, in a communication published by us last week, calculated tfi.it the mo ney would not all be wanted until the Ist of February next, which would re quire something less than two millions of dollars of the loan to bo paid monthly; so that the same specie which paid an in stalment would be disbursed and incir. coiaiion to afford the means for paving succeeding instalments tiom time to time. Bv calling in the loan in this wav—- which we are assured will be done— whilst a large sum in interest will he saved to the government, no heavy calls will be made for specie at anyone time, ■ and the business of the country will be undistu rhed. The bids of fifty-eight millions for fins loan, demonstrate the just confidence of the people in their own government, and the ample resources and wealth of the country. No doubt this auspicious re sult was aided hv the recent glorious vic tories at Bib tm \ ista and Vera Cruz un der our heroic leaders, Ta vlor and Scott; Imt the successful result of the taiitf of ‘ 1840 which, it is demons!rated, will yield : an annual revenue of thirty millions of 1 dollars, and the new miliiaiy contribu j tions under the new Mexican tariff, also j contributed to swell the bids, j We understand that the custom house I at Vera Cruz is a large and excellent building, and ere this month is out, our brave officers will be collecting the new duties. As these goods of our on n and of a : yU o: her countries would, under the law of nations, fie liable to no new dutv | or confiscation afer a peace, what induce. | meets it affords to carry into Mexico a large supply, not merely to sell during the war, but which, after a peace, would even he still more valuable, especially if Mexico should then renew her old prohib itory and protective ta t iff? And what an inducement does this furnish io Mexico to consent to an early peace; for, if she does not, we may not only break down her revenue fiom duties dining the war, but for a long time afterwards, so long as the supply of goods imported now will be sufficient for the wants of the country for months or yea's after a peace.- Washington Union. 12/A inst. Kr RELIGIOUS NOTICE.—The Rev. S. EOVUOMME, a Christian Jew, Agent of the j American Society for promoting Christianity a j mong the Jews, will preach on To-Morrow J/or iiing, at 10 s o’clock, at the Methodist Episcopal Church, and at tfie Lecture Room of the Baptist Cluirr h, at7i o’clock in the Evening. [Ap 17 57r J. PAIIMLY, Dentist, has returned to Augusta, and taken rooms at Mrs. Camkiklo’s corner of Broad and Jackson streets. Those who wish to avail themselves of his services w ill please apply immediately. 2 April 16 5 Kr DUS. CLEVELAND <sTsi r EAR havTFg puncha-ed a license to administer Dr. Martin’s Let (iron, for the alleviation of pain in surgical ope rations, are the only persons now authorized to use it in Richmond county, Georgia. They are also authorized to act in the sale of licence for places unsold. D. G. TEMPLE. April 13 ntf Agent for Dr. ~$3P Dlv. J A CLEVELAND, has returned to this city, and may be consulted at the office of Cleveland & Speaf, over the store of Messrs. Al drich Si Green