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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. - JAMES GARDNER, JR. T E R -11 s . Daily, per annum, fS Tri-Weekly, per annum, 6 If paid in advance, ** Weekly, per annum, ~,J If paid in advance, T O CL U B S . We call particular attention to the following terms of our paper: To Clubs, remitting $lO in advance. FIV E CO}*lE?i are sent. This will put our weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. new subscriptions must be paid in advance. Postage must be paid on all Communications and Letters of business. FROM THE PACIFFIC SQUADRON. IMPORTANT FROM CALIFORNIA. Xhc American Anns Again Victorious. Lieut. A. E. Gray, of the U. S. Navy, ar rived at Baltimore on the 22d inst., from Ja maica. Lieut. G. came overland from the Pacific to Chagres, and there took passage in a vessel sailing for Jamaica, whence he reach ed Baltimore as above stated. Lieut. Gray, we understand, goes on im mediately to Washington, and has important despatches from Com. Stockton to the Secre tary of the Navy. Order and quiet prevailed throughout Cal ifornia. The local outbreaks, resulting in a temporary success of the insurgents, had been suppressed, and of the restless’spirits and ad venturers who had been active in promoting them, all who had conflicts with our troops had returned to their homes. No violent measures were deemed necessary to i be taken with them. § The U. S. ship Cyaffl Capt. F. S. Du- j pont, had arrived at St.JFrancisco. Since the occupation of San Diego in July last, she has been on the coast of Mexico, and cap tured fourteen prizes. She burnt or destroy ed one brig and two Mexican gun boats, the three last in her attacks on Guyamas, and shipped between thirty and forty guns at San Bias. One of her prize schooners, under com mand of St. Selden, a very fast sailer, had i also arrived at St. Francisco. An American newspaper has been estab- ; lished at Monterey, under the supermini- j deuce of Walton Colton, alcalde of Monterey and chaplain of the U. S. frigate Congress, | and another at Yerla Buena, by S. Brannan, | leader of the Mormons. The U. S. ships independence. Com. Shu brick, and Lexington, Cora’r. Baily, had ar rived out. The Baltimore Patriot has been furnished with the following memorandum of startling events in the Pacific. On the Bth of JaUwary last, Com. Stockton , with 400 seamen and marines, 60 dismount- j ed dragoons, and also the same number of , riflemen, under Col. Kearney, (who volun teered to go with Com. 5.,) met the enemy with 700 artillery and dragoons, on the banks of the “San Gabriel.” The commodore push ed his force forward, and crossed the river in , the face of a plunging fire from the Mexican battery. The-seamen dragging six pieces of artillery through the water, (their pieces hav ing been transported by the seamen 140 miles from the ship*,} under Lieut. Tilghrnan, of Baltimore, charged up the heights, dislodg ing and taking the Mexican battery. On the 9lh, Gen. Flores again made a stand on the plains of “Mesa,” and another severe action took place. The American arms were again triumphant. The Mexican cavalry charged repeatedly on the met j them in squads, armed with pikes”—the dismounted riflemen in*he cen tre—dealing out destruction with their uner- I ring weapons. The American loss was 16 killed and wounded. Lieut. S. C. Rowan was theAnly officer wounded, and that slightly. 9me killed. The Mexican loss is about 90 Wiled. It is believed that if Col. Fremont hMbeen able to join Com. S. in mounted riflemen, Fiores with hiiHto oj ftpme. | would Rave been captured. 8 * Com. S. refused to negotiate wilhJFlores, i but sent him word that if he wertf takelShg would be shot as a rebel. Fiores soon after surrendered to Colonel if remont—who was not aware of Com, S. having declined to ne gotiate with him. H*e s has promised to be- ! come a lawful subject and to assist in quelling the rebellion. [From the Californian of Jan. 23.] Probable Loss of ihe Launch of the United StatesS!oop-01-War Warren, with three |>fflcers and nine Seamen. - On Thursday, Dec. 13, 1846, the Launch belonging to the United States sloop-of-war Warren, left Veiba Buena, on the San Fran cisco? for Fort Sacramento, (Sutters’) fo’r the purpose of comtnftnicasting with the Com#i > mandantof the Fort, Capt. E- M. K«rr, She was put in charge of Passed'Midship man Wm H. Montgomery, acting'hiHster of i the U-S. sloop-of war Warren, with Midship- j man Daniel C. Hugennin, of the U. S. sloop | Portsmouth, as pilot, and E. M. Montgomery, j and acrew 7 of nine men. Georgo Rodman, seaman, coxswain; An thony Sylvester, Alexander McDonald, Sam uel Turner, Samuel Lane, Milton Ladd, John W. Dawd, Gilman Ili'lton, Lawson Lee. After being absent 17 were for her safety, and Mr. R. T. Ridley was sent in search of her, with the Lauch “Paul Jones,” with four men, ftom the Warren. Mr. Ridley returned alter an absence of 19 days, having cruised up the San Joaquin and the Sacramento. Nothing was heard from them, and the conclusion is that the Launch was lost in the Bay. We were personally acquainted with Mr. Hugennon. He was a remarkably steady, talented and amiable young man, and pro mised fair to be an ornament to his profes sion. Those who were acquainted with the Messrs. Montgomery’s speak in the highest terms of them. They were the sons of Captain John B. Montgomery, of the U. S. »i ■■ 11T rm« ini——t--' —— ■• ~t r- —rTCTHur ::—» «*= sloop-of-war Portsmouth, who has been sta rioned for some time in the Bay of San Fran cisco, and has established for himself among the people of the Northern District, a reputa j lion that does honor to our country. General Order:—The commander-in chief congratu'ates the officers and men of the Southern Division of the U. S. forces in California, on the brilliant victories obtained by them over the enemy on the Bui and 9; h I inst., and on once more taking possession of I the “Ciudad de los Angelos. lie takes (lie earliest moment to com -1 mend their gallantry and good conduct, both 1 in the batle fought on the Bth inst., on the j banks of the “Rio San Gabriel,” and on the I 9:ii instant, on the plains of the “Mesa.” The steady courage’of the troops in forcing their passage across the “Rio San Gabriel,” where officers and men were alike employed in dragging I tie guns through the water against the galling fire ofthe enemy without exchanginga shot, and their gallant charge up the banks against the enemy’s cavalry, I has perhaps never been surpassed—and the ! cool determination with which in the battle of I tlicdih they repulsed the charge of cavalry made by the enemy at the same time on their front and rear, has extorted the admiration of the enemy, and deserves the best thanks of ] their countrymen. R. P. STOCKTON, Governor and i Commander-in-Chief of the Ter. of Califor nia. Head Quarters. Ciudad do los Angeles, January 11, 1847. [Correspondence nj the Journal of Commerce.] Monterey. (California.) 'Jan. 28. The war here is at an end. The restless Cal ifornians, who rushed to arms, have had their fii» 1 1 1 and are now satisfied. Very few of them are men of substance; nearly ail those mteiested in the soil are quietly on their farms, and are well suited that our flag should wave over them. Very fe v indeed wish to j go back to the arms of Mexico. Whatever i you may do with the question in Congress, | or through diplomatic functionaries, Califor ! nia will continue the flair; she goes for a j union with the United Stales, and nothing i j else. So you may consider that question set | tied. We do business in 'he right way here. : We lett hepeople who have an interest in the soil, speak for themselves. This is good de i mrcracy. i 'The following letter is from an Officer at ; taehed to the command of Commodore ; Stockton, and describes, with graphic force, I the engagement which took place on the march to the Pueblo: Ciudad De Los Angeles, Jan. 1 L In my last you were informed of the out- I break of the insurgents of California and i the trouble we should have for our Cnmmo ! dore to quell them. The plan of Commo j dore Stockton, of which I informed you a f- w I week’s since, lias been fully carried out. At j the head of the forces of his command, : amounting to about 600, including the de j tachment of U. S. Dragoons under General : Kearney, he left San Diego on the morning ; ; of the29rh December, determined again to 1 enter the capital, take possession, and put down the insurrection. Our line of march was through a rough and mountainous coun try of nearly 150 miles with impediments on every'side, to say nothing of the constant j apprehensions of attack both day and night I by our enemy, on the way. Our march was I notwithstanding rapid, and although per formed mostly by sailor troops, would have done credit to the best trained army in the world. On the morning of the Bth January, we found ourselves, after several days hard marching and fatigue, in the vicinity of the river of San Gabriel, on the north bank of , which the enemy had fortified themselves, to the number of 500 well mounted men, with 4 pieces of artillery, and in a position so commanding, that it seemed impossible to gain any point by which onr troops could be protected from the most galling fire of their artillery, They had formed, as I before said, on the north bank, within 300 yards of the river, and presented a front, consisting of their whole force in three divisions, one on I onr rin-ijt. and the other on our left, and the i third in front with the artillery. Onr whole ' line advanced while a skirmish was kept up | by a party of the enemy and a detachment i of our riflemen. On reaching the soutli i side of the river, ‘he Commodore dismounl eJ, forded the stream, commanded the troops to pass over, which they did promptly, under ; the brisk fire of the enemy’s artillery on the opposite bank. The Commodore ordered that the artillery should not unlimber until the opposite side of the river was gained.— As soon as that was effected, he ordered a charge to take (he hill directly in the ’eetii of the enemy’s guns, which soon resulted in the entire possesion of the prominent point 'they had just occupied. An attempt was made by the Californians to cut off our pack horses and cattle in the rear, all of which, iTOwover, with the exception of a few horses, wet£ protected by our rear in the most cred itable manner. The first gun fired, aimed by the Commo (k»re, before the charge was made up the hill, (ms superior skill in gunnery and fondness of exercising kbig guns” never appeared to greater advanWge than on this overtiiK'wQhe enemy’s gun, which had just forth its thunder in our midst; finding •the hill in our possession, and onr artillery having gained the desired point, a cannon ading was now kept up for some time; the Commodo e continuing to aim the guns, or deri?f£ his men to lay down until the moment be was reßWf to fire, by which many valuable arul braye follows’ lives were saved, as the Cal continuod^^ - some time j to fire their artillery withntnch effect. Hav ing driven onr ns, we now made for the night on the very hill they had tried so hard to defend, and where they intended (as they said) “to eat us up.” The number of their killed and wounded it was not possible for us to ascertain, as (hey car ried immediately on their horses all who fell. Our loss did not exceed 20 killed and wound ed in both fights. January 9th—The enemy met ns again to day on the plains of the “Mosa,” near the city, and with bold and determined effort tried our lines on every side in a brisk can nonading, with several attempts to charge in upon us. The battle was kept up spiritedly for two hours and a half, when General Flores said to his men, “1 have but another dis charge of artillery to make, and mv last re quest. is, that you will make a bold and de termined charge as our last resort.” This they attempted, but the firm and steady course in which onr troops continued to defend them selves repelled the attempt at a charge, and we found ourselves again victorious in the second day’s fight. The first day’s fight lasted one hour and a half. At night we en camped near the battle ground, and on the morning of the lOih, marched into the citv. and look possession, while the adjacent hills were glistening with the lances of our ene mies, whom we forced to disperse. When it is recollected that nil our work, to defend nnr selves, our biggage wagons, cattle, horses and pack mules, had to be done on foot, while our enemies were mounted on first rate horses, is it not remarkable that we should have been so successful? But it was done on the glo rious Bth January, together with the follow ing day. Os the result of both days we are proud to boast, but the 8;h was indeed a bril liant affair : our war cry was New Orleans,” The success attending the Californians in their fight with Caps. Mervine at San Pedro, and afterwards with General Kearney at San Pas Cnal, made them very bold and ar rogant, and every man of us was determined to retrieve if possible the credit of the Ame rican arms in this country. The following is taken from the letter of an American, who was captured near here by the Californians, and detained as a hos tage. City of the Angels, Jan. 17. Two days back Col. Fremont and Don Andr es entered into treaty which put an end to the war. Three days back the Mexican officers quit the camp, and Don Andres Pico is now in command. Flores, Garcias, M. Casteo, Juan and Tomas Soberandes, with 10 to 20 others had started for Sonora, in Mexico. Should they hear of the treaty they may return. The Californians appear completely tired of the affair. It is now im possible to say who or how many they have lost. The American forces here now are over one thousand ! While I was in con finement, the native troops used to desert every night; some were re-caught, and again went off. Coder Flores there was continued robbing, and a murder every two or three days. The Mulct Abdel has arrived at San Die go from Mazatlan. Tellas is second in com mand at Mazallan with a few troops, Gen. Kearney now here, expects 600 troops by land, this month, 500 20 days alter; his in structions for California are very full. lie is a man of about 55, very polite, genteel, and mild in his manner; with no pompt or show, listening with all patience to every one. He has but 100 men with him. He was at San Pas Cual, near San Diego, at tacked by A. Pic. He had forty men on horse, who had left the parties, and run di rectly in among the Californians, The mules with one gun did the same and were taken. Gen. Kearney lost 17 men, including two captains. The loss of the natives is not known. Commodore Stockton had 600 fighting men alien foot, who were surrounded in two or three days march by the natives with four cannons. They nefer broke their solid square, or left the road. 1 was taken on the field the second day of the action, and saw the American forces close to in their squares, near enough indeed to see the glitter of their muskets. [From the AT. O. Delta, 2 1st fast.] I.attr from Vera Cruz. The schooner lona, Capt. S’evens, ar > rived yesterday morning from Vera Cruz, bringing advices from that {dace to the morning of’lhe Blh instant. W e are indebted to the politeness of Serg’t Fogg, for the Vera Cruz “Eagle” of the Bih, from which we copy the fol lowing order, giving instruction in relation to the first onward movement of the troops towards the Capital: GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 91 llt:An-Q.UARTKKs of the Army, ) Vera Cruz. April 1,1817. $ Limited means of transportation being in readiness, portions of the army will march as follows: The Second Division of Regulars on the Bth inst., and the Division of Volunteers (two brigades only) twenty-four hours later. Maj. Gen. Patterson will leave one of his three brigades in this immediate vicin ity for farther means of transportation, and al&o the Tennessee dismounted Cav airy until the an ival their horses. Both of these corps, for the lime, will be under the immediate orders of the same Rriga dier General, and the latter, when his division marches, will report to General Head quarters for instructions. The respective chiefs of the General Staff will assign to the head-quarters of each marching division an Engineer, Tonographical Engineers, and Ordnance Officer, an Assistant Quarter-master, an Assistant Commissary and Medical Of ficer. The Chief Quarter master will assign to the 2d Division forty-five wagons, and to the Division of Volunteers fifty-five, for the entire baggage of the officers of every grade, the regiments and companies. The interior distribution of wagons will be at the head quarters of each division. Taylor and Talcott’s field batteries will march with the 2d Division, and Steptoe’s with the Division of Volunteers. Col. Harney will detacli a squadron of the 2d Dragoons with each of those divisions. A special requisition for transportation will he made for each of those fie'd bat teries and squadrons, and one wagon will be assigned to the Medical Director of the division, fur extra medicines and hospital stores. Every man will fake, fur his musket or rifle, forty rounds of ammunition, and in his haversack bread for four days, and bacon or pork (cooked) for two days. Fresh beef, with rations of salt, will be issued on the march. The utmost care will always be taken of ammunition and food issued to troops. f The Chief Quatrer master will send, in extra wagons, grain for the saddle, artil lery and cavalry horses of each division, for fourdays, and each baggage wagon will take grain for die same number of days for its own team. He will also turn over to the Chief of Ordnance ten wagons, and to the Chief Commissary one hundred wagons, to be loaded by them, respectively, with car tridges or small arms, and subsistance stores. These extra wagons will be divided between the two divisions, march with, and be escorted and guarded like other wagons attached to the divisions. The Quarter master’s -and Commis sary’s Departments will take prompt measures for the purchase and issue, on the march, of such forage and subsistence as it may be practicable to obtain, as also for trains and escorts that may be sent back to this depot. Each General of Division will receive a roule of march and instructions from General Head Quarters. By command of Maj. Gen. Scott. H. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. General. Gen. Quitman’s command, consisting of Ist Division of the army, and com prising the South Carolina, Alabama and | Georgia regiments, returned to their i camps near Vera Cruz on the 6ih inst., j after an absence of six days, during | which time they encamped at Anton Li zardo and Alvarado, All was quiet at both places, and the inhabitants seemed friendly. No troops were left at either place, but a U. S. steamer and two schooners remain at Alvarado, where he tween 20 and 30 cannon had been taken possession of. It is understood that this division of the forces will proceed in a few days to Jalapa, en rattle for the city of Mexico. Their health has been gen erally good so far. Gen. Worth was engaged in organiz ing a city police, the appointments to which appear, from the names, to be all Mexicans. Justices of the Peace have been appointed, with jurixlicrion in civil matters to the amount of SIOO, and in criminal matters of minor gravity. A tariff of licenses, submitted by the Ayun tamiemo, has been ratified. The mo neys collected unde*' the Mexican laws, by ihe State Customhouse Department, which, until the city was taken possession of, were appropriated to Slate purposes, have been ordered to be appropriated to city purposes, as for instance, the ex penses of the tribunals of justices, schools, hospitals, lighting the city, and police : purposes in general. Albert Rawling and Sami. Johson have been appointed inspectors of revenue. The sales of the vessels beached in the late norther, are progressing very fast by order of the board of survey. Mr. Wal singham, the public auctioneer, lias his hands full. Fortunes, on a small scale, j are being made at the purchasing busi i ness. I The wounded in the Mexican hospital are suffering very much from their 1 wounds, ami the medical attendance is | meagre. It is said that a number of the surgeons were killed and wounded be fore the occupation, by the bursting of one of our shells. The U. S. sloop of war Germantown, Cotnm’r. B. A. Buchanan, arrived at Sacrifices on the 2d inst., 15 days from Norfolk. Officers and cpw all well.— The U. S. bomb vessel iE’na, Comm’r. Van Brunt, arrived at Anton Lizardo on the 3d in>f., from Boston, On her pas ; sage out she sprung her foremast, in a j gale of wind off Gape Hatferas. The U. S. bomb vessel Hecla, left New York on the l()th u!t-,and arrived at Sacrificioson the 2Sth. Officers and crew all well. She carries one 15,000 weight gun, throwing a 10 inch shell. All the bom!) vessels are lying in the river at Alvarado, Capt. Isaac Mayo be ing in command of lliat place. [Correspondence of the. N. O. Picayune.} Veka Cruz, April 8, 1847. Not a line of news to communicate in ad dition to what ) wrote you yesterday. Gen. Twiggs’ division takes up the line of march for Mexico this morning, and ttie other divi sions will follow immediately. lie shall soon know whether the Mexicans are lu rigid this side of Jalapa. The weather continues mn?t uncomforta bly hot—hot enouglit to suffocate one after Die day breeze winch comes from the sea goes down at night. As yet. however, there is no sickness of consequence among the troops. k In my next letter I am in hopes of being able to have some news of interest to com municate. g. w. K. I*. S.—Since writing life above, 1 learn that Santa .Anna, on the Ist inst., either wrote a letter or issued an order breathing nothing but war to the death with the United States. This has been told me by an intel ligent German gentleman, lie says that there is a small party in favor of peace,* but itr"* is a mere fraction. 1 give this report as it was given me. From (hr ilrazon. By the schr. Exit, Capt. Henry, which arrived yesterday from Die Brazos, we re ceived Die Matamoros Flag of the 7th and lUtli inst. It commenced raining in Matamoros on the 10th inst., being tiie first that had fallen since September last. A depot has been established at China, and one just below Comargo. Owing to the shal lowness the river, Reynosa will become one ult imately. Capt. Arnold had reached Comargo, with two companies of Dragoons and four com panies of Kent uckians. Col. Caleb Cushing arrived at Matamoros on the evening of the 6th inst. The whole of his regiment is now Rationed there. A Little Excitement.— On the morning, of the sth inst., says Die Flag, a Mr. Palmer of Red River, Louisiana, who has lived for some lime in Texas, on hearing of the capture of Vera Cruz ran up to the Catholic Church in this place, and made its ponder ous bell in merry peals tell of the gladness of his heart. It being early in the morning, the Padre and his flock were at their devo tions. Astounded at what they considered a sacrilegious interruption, the men rushed to repel the invader, the women following close behind. The gentleman Texan fold them he recollected very well when his coun trymen were brought into the town, after a bloody massacre, that the same bell was made to toll the rejoicings of the Mexicans, and although it might cost him his life, he would make it do the same thing for the Americans over the fall of Vera Cruz. In a few gracious words he apologized to the ladies for the alarm lie had occasioned them; to the men he exhibited his revolver, and they quickly opened a passage for him. An Incident at Buena Vista.— During the most gloomy hour of the fight, Sergeant Joseph Langford, Ist Mississippi Regiment, was shot through the thighj Unable to stand, he sat upright, and shot dead, with his pistol, a lancer as he approached him. — While engaged in reloading, another lancer trolled past him and raised his lance to drive it into a wounded lieutenant, a few feet from j him. Before the weapon was hurled, how : ever, Langford threw his pistol and struck i the lancer a stunning blow on the nape of the neck. This action saved the lieutenant, but proved fatal to the magnanimous Lang | ford; for, staggering, the Mexican turned and i drove his lance into the forehead oft he woun ded man, corning out back of his ear. Just at this moment, four men, who were ap proaching with a horse to carry off their comrade, shot the Mexican at the moment he had disengaged his lance, and he tumbled across the body of the prostrate Mississip pian. [From the New York Journal of Commerce. ] FURTHER NEWS BY THE CAMBRIA. Soon after 7 o’clock last evening, we were favored by Mr. Cloves, baggage master on the route from Boston to this city, via New Haven, with the Boston Daily Advertiser of yesterday morning, containing full accounts by the Cambria from Liverpool to the 4th inst. The Cambria brought 75 passengers from Liverpool to Boston, and £390,000 (near 82 000,000) in specie. She left I about 50 passengers and £30.000 in specie at Halifax. The Liverpool Chroni cle estimates the amount to be transmitted during the month by the Cambria, Sarah Sandsand Caledonia, Steamers, at little less than a million sterling. The intelligence which we published yesterday morning, as announced by telegraph, of a tumble in the price of breadstuff's and an advance in cotton, is confirmed. The decline in bread-stuffs was not confined to Great Britain and Ireland, but was general throughout j Europe. It appears to have arisen not | j so much from an excess ofqnanfity, not { ! withstanding the large importations, as from a panic among the speculators who had become alarmed at the high prices. The greatest change is in the price of Indian Corn, which reached its greatest 1 | depression about March 2Sth. April Ist : it was selling at Liverpool at 475. to 50s. j | per quarter, which was 4s. to ss. higher | ! than in the beginning of the same week. | | Tiie Newry Telegraph of April Ist says, j that “on the 19fh of February Indian corn sold freely at £lB to £lB ss. per ton, and it is now with difficulty disposed of at £l2 to £l2 IDs per ton, bring a fall of i £f»perton.” American flour had declined within that period from 465. to 39 a 40s. The British Parliament bad adjourned for the Easter Holidays. Their proceed ings for the preceding week present noth ing of particular interest. Mr. Bancroft, our Minister in England, left London on the 29th nil., on a short visit to Paris, Mrs. Bancroft was present at the Queen’s drawing room a few days before. The Central Relief Committee of the ! Society of Friends at Dublin, acknow. i ledges the receipt by the Cambria, of donations from ibis country for the relief of ibe suffering I rish, amounting to £7009. The Inauguration ofPrincn Albert as Chancellor of Cambridge University, took place at Buckingham Palace in Loudon on the 25th March. Says the Morning 1 >t— li \Ve have j again the gratification to announce the I I approach of an event calculated to in | crease the domestic happiness of our j 1 Sovereign and the Prince Consor. Her | j Majesty’s accouchement, it is confidently i staled, will lake place in August next.” - j The King of Holland has been dan gerously ill. The latest bulleJin announce some improvement. London Money Market.— British funds were without material subject to fluctuation. Sales of consols the last date made at 88|- a 88§. scrip * of the new Loan 3 premium. ./HjeffiVeaclJM 3 per cents hP Parts were aLßdr. s!w|k per cents ]\o. 55c. The qrrfrteriflKafcunf of the Bank of F ranee, published MarensSth, reports the amount of caslron hand at 70.- 785.728 francs, bullion in London 7,945,128 francs. The Bank of England return of March 27th, reporta|tlie amount of notes issued Gofdeoinin the issue depart- j meet £8,820.737. , "Silver £l .499,603. Pub " lie deposites £6.616,287. Other deposiles £9,403.132 N >tes in the Banking depart ment £4,876,015. Gold and Silver coin £685,243. Ireland. —The s’a'e of Ireland is improv ing. The accqjyits received of the result of the carrying the general order for the dismissal of a of the laborers on the public works destitution has been greatly exaggerlßPd, and in some dis tricts scenes of turbulence have occurred, al though generally tiie poor people have sub mitted with exemplary patience. In some districts the order had not been enforced.— The new relief measu/es will soon be in ope ration in several of the counties where Hie government are receiving local co-operation. In the city of Dublin, the preliminary ar rangements have all been completed and rates will soon be declared for relieving the destitute. —Liverpool Chronicle. Daniel O’Connell’s health had improved and he had gone to tfie Continent. On the 27;h of March he left Paris on his way to Rome. Dr. Chomel, the King’s physician, was of opinion that if lie would avoid politi cal excitement he might recover his health. The Mexican War.— The Morning Chron icle has a long article on the Mexican war, in the course of which the following remarks are made upon the anticipated advance of Gen. Scott upon Vera Cruz: The attack onVeraCruz appears still tostand; that is to say, if the yellow fever and the Mexicans permit the troops stationed in the north of the province to advance by land through the passes. Our correspondent has estimated the attacking force at seventeen thousand men. We have not the slightest hesitation in saying, that if in any manner the United Stater can contrive to congregate that number of men in the neighborhood of Vera Cruz, the tow*n must infallibly fall.— The Americans in sheer fighting will nock the Mexicans to pieces, of that there can be no doubt. It would only be on martial prow ess that the result could depend, for the United Slates by sea could keep their army well supplied and victualled. The puzzle is, however, to see how much further forward the United States will be, even when they have won Vera Cruz. Their plan is, it is said, to advance upon Mexico itself, by Ja lapa and Perote; hut, unless we are much mistaken, this hope is about as visionary as I that of Napoleon upon Moscow. There is but one tiling vve know of that is more dif ficult for the United States army than to get to Mexico, and that would be to get back again to Vera Cruz. The expectation of a successful advance is, however, out of the question. Two gaunt spectres, Disease and Famine, stand in the pastes between Vera Cruz and Mexico, and waive the invaders 1 bark. France.—The steam corvette Cassini sailed from Toulon March ]B, for the La Plate, having on board Mr. Waleski, the envoy of ihe French government to the Ar gentine Republic. The Cassini was to pro ceed to the Island of Bourbon and the China Seas, to remain abroad three years. Prince Jules de PHignac, the fast minister : of Charles the tenth of “France, died on the 1 27ih nil., at St. Germain-eu-Laye, where he had been living in retirement since he was released from confinement at Ham. He was i 67 years of age, and leaves six children. — His younger brother,Count Malchia de Polig nac, formerly an aid-de-camp of Charles X., is still living. His elder brother, the Due de Poligna*-, died about a month before, j The “inauguration'’ of the Paris and Harve Rail Road took place on the 19di ult. 'Fhe train containg the persons invited by the administration, and which left Paris at seven o’clock, a, m , arrived at Havre at one. The Courier Francaise announces that M. Guizot is about to visit the Baths of j Hombourg. The Siscle states that the persons rr | lieved by the City ofParisdown to the 23d |of March, amounted to 439,000. The n«m* j her of bread tickets to be distributedin April | is estimated by the same journal at 3.650,- j 000. and the whole expense at 1,460,000 f. AltilA'TA. (TO.. I | TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1847. The American Art Union. Tin's association is the offspring of pure patriotism, combined with refined taste. Its fruits have already been alike creditable to the elevated motives of its founders, and to the genius and accomplishments of our Ame rican Artists. The object of the institution j is the promotion of th* Fine Arts in the United Stales. The funds of the society are appropriated to the purchase of Paintings and Sculpture, by native or resident artists, and to the production of engravings from American Paintings. These are annually distributed by a lottery, in which each mem ber has a ticket for every five dollars sub , scribed. In this lottery are many very valu able prizes. Thus at small individual ex pense, many of our citizens become annual!/ possessed of paintings which would be orna ments in the most select galleries of art—a i general taste is inspired, the refining influ i ence of which will be permanently impress ed upon our country, and men of genius, whose works will shed lustre upon the na tional character and reputation, are brought forward under the fostering care of this in stitution. A fine specimen can be seen at the book store of Thomas Richards, of American Paint i jug—a prize drawn by one of our citizens in the lottery of the American Art Union. Ma ! ny quite as fine, and some of superior value, ! are annually drawn for. With the continu | ally increasing moans of the institution, the : number and quality of these paintings are in i creased. Some of the finest gems of art are I among the prizes. We understand that one thousand dollars has been paid for one of (he paintings to be drawn for at she next an jMial meeting. It will be a prize worth tak ing a chance for, and even the unsuccessful (corn peli tors, who neither win that or any of Mfcafue, will have the consolation of feel- has been contribut ed to a periotic object. To each member, engravings are distri buted gratuitously every year. Agent for Augusta is Mr. H. W. ___ O’Lieut. Lafayette McLaws, of the U. S. Army, and Private Conklin, of the Richmond Blues, returned to this city on Monday morn ing from Mexico. Hr. liuntiiiijj’s Second Lecture in Cily Hall. The subject of Dr. Banning’s free lecture to-night, at half past 7 o’clock, is, Dispepsia with its attendants; drooping and general weekness and langour, with indisposition to exercise. Subject illustrated by oil paint ings, and reasonings based on the philosophy of the body. We hope that none will fail to hear Dr. 13. on this subject, as thousands are interested in it. Heath of Piiuct iUural. The Tallahassee papers of the ITih inst announce the death of Prince Ckalules- Louise Napoleon Archille Murat, son of Joa chim and Caroline Bonaparte Miirat, King and Queen of Naples, aged 46 years, a months and 25 days. He died on ihe 15tb inst. at his residence in Jefferson county.. He was buried at Tallahassee on the 20 b,. and his remains followed ro ll*> grave by a laro-e concourse of citizens. Minute guns O P were fired during the morning, and he was. buried, at his own request, will* the imposing ceremony of the Masonic Order. Sickness Among the Kmigrants. The New York papers state that much sickness exists among the emigrants arriving at that port, and large numbers of them are daily dying. The Sun of the 22d inst. says —“There are 3 or 400 emigrants sick in the hospitals of Staten Island, mostly from want of food and othel comforts. Upwards of 14000 have arrived in less than a fortnight. What is to be done for them? Heath of Got. While. The New Orleans papers of the 21st inst. announce the death of Ex-Governor White, one of the distinguished citizens of Louisiana, on whom the people had conferred the high est honors within the gift of the State.