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,» v ‘jr—vs*:s .f.*tffjpr>rv > - the constitutionalist. JAMES GARDNER, JR- V L. it 31 S . , CT O') Du-y, ;<»t annum, - Tri-vVeekly, per annum, ® if paid in advance, Weekly, rcr annum, ’ il paid in advance, ~ 50 TO Cl. ÜBS. U ’ ra'.lir/ir'iJar attention In the following term* of our paper : T.» Ciubv, rcmiuinsf $!0 in’ advance. FIVE COi’IES a e sent. This will pm our weekly pa per iu tiie reach of nev\ subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YDAII. £7r A 11 new subscriptions must he paid in advance. must tic paid on all Coimiiimicatit ns a id LeUers of business. %> »" " J’gpc—- Ta ,Ta. rs~, raj -aev *m rm r-*«» OFFICIA L. Continual ion of the Despatches udii .h hate liren. recoin'd at the irnr office, accompany in<X den. Scon's last l iter, upon the Baltic < J Caro (i or Jo. iIEAD'JUAKTF.n.S, IST Dl VISION’, Benue, April 22, 1847. Em : I iiavc the honor to report, for infor mation of I lie general-in-chief, that my di vi sion orctipipd the cattle and town o! Perote at, 12 in , to-day, without resistance—the enemy having withdrawn the nll>ll l before » last, and yesterday evening—leaving Col. Valasqnez, as commissioner on behalf of the Mexican government, to turn over the arma ment nf the castle consisting of fifty-four . gun? and mortars, iron and bronze,o{ various calibre?, in good service condition, eleven thousand and sixl -live cannon bails, four teen thousand three hundred bombs and band grenades, and five hundred muskets. in the retreat hence, the enemy carried away no materiel of War. No force, has pass ed, embodied, except some 3,000 cavalry, in deplorable plight, headed by the recreant Am* pudia The infantry—some 2.000 —passed in small bodies, generally without arms. '1 ’he few having any, sold them, whenever a pur chaser ooukl be fraud, for two or three reals. The rout and panic is complete, and the way opened. A stand may be made at ihjeVa, I but doubted. These are lire fruits of the vic tory at Cerrn ClurJo. the fortress affords quarters for 2,000 troops and their officers, with ample store houses, hospitals, &c,, &c., and a supply of good Water within the walls’ 'i he Generals I,indero and Morale?, con lined in Perote for the aflair'at Vera Cruz, as also some American prisoners, were allowed to go at large on the retirement of the garri son. I have several of the latter belonging to the South Carolina regiment, captured near Vera Cruz. Lieut. Rogers, of the navy-) had been previously sent to the capital; I have the honor, &c. W. J. WORTH. Brev. Maj. General Commanding. To Capi. 1!. L. Sr.’OTT, A. A. A. General, Headquarters, Jalapa. [Translated copy.] Fort “San Carlos nr. Perote. - ’ An inventory of the artillery, arms, and muni tions. in the above mentioned fortress ; 2 cannon;; of bronze, 8-pouiiticrs, 2 “ “ (5 2 “ u 6 “ chambered. 2 »< “ t* a “ “ I “ mountain. t» “ “3 it “ “ of “ “ 3 “ irtm lb “ 6 “ “ 12 7 “ “ h “ 2 n “ 7i <! T“ “ C JO “ “ 6 f mortar of bronze 9-inch 1 “ “ 71 “ 1“ 7 « 2 Stone, mortars, of bronze, Ibl-inrh. a “ 12 “ 1 howitzer, 8 “ 2 .. 7 <« 2 “ mountain. 790 cannon balls, of iron, fur 12-pounders. 2uG6 “ “ 8 “ 3.102 “ u 6 “ 2105 “ u fi “ strapped. 1008 “ “ 4 700 “ bronze, fi “ J 53 “ ‘ s 6 “ Strapped. 81 “ “ 3 u 48 canister shot, for 10-pounders. 237 ct 2 “ 322 shells, of iron, of 21 inches, not filled. 523 “ “ 9 “ 08 “ bronze 9 “ “ 581 grenades ol iron, of 7 “ 470 “ “ 3 “ band. 9943 “ “ 2 “ 9 lines, baud. 2113 “ “ 2 “ “filled. 39 woollen cartridge bags,for 10-pcimiders,empty 240 “ “ “ 12 “ 1G “ “ “ 8 “ “ 300 “ “ “ 6 “ ‘* 300 “ “ “ 4 578 linen “ “ 1(1 “ 550 “ “ “ 12 400 ft “ “ 8 “ “ 80 “ “ “ 9-irrch mortars. 200 “ cartridge bags, for stone mortars, of ISI. 200 English muskets. 5200 gun Hints. 270 ) musket cartridges, blank, 30 “ “ ball. 120 cartridges, for cannon. 9 chests of carpenter's and blacksmith’s tools, &c. 309 muskets, unserviceable. 1 desk for archives. Perots, April, 22d, 1847. JUSE RAFAEL VELASQUfiZ. Ordnance Sergeant. Approved; VELASQt EZ. Col. of Artillery. Verified, April 22. 1317. W.C. DEH ART, Capt 2d artillery. 11. C. LEE, Capt. Engineers. Endorsed: Inventory of ordnance and ordnance stores found in the Castle of Perote. when taken possession of bv the forces of the United States, April 23d, 1847: W. J. WORTH, Brevet Major General commanding. In addition, there is an ample supply of laborato ry and mechanical tools, for wood anil iron work Inspector General’s Department, Jalapa, April 24th, 1847. General: On the sth instant I had the honor to lay before you the paroles of honor by which the Mexican troops, captured by the army under your immediate command at Vera Cruz and the Castle ISt. Juan d'Lliloa, were enlarged; I have now the satisfaction of enclosing the paroles of those captured at the pass of Cerro Gordo on the 18th instant, to wit; 1. The original paroles of honor of three woneral officers, two others being accounted for below’, together with similar paroles from one hundred and eighty-five other officers of all grades. 2. Original paroles of honor given by of ficers of the Mexican army on behalf ct the troops of the several corps, prisoners of war, respectively, under their command, binding them not to serve during the w ar unless duly exchanged. These rolls embrace two thous and eight hundred and thirty-seven (2,837) names—the rank and file of the army. 3. A copy of the parole of Gen. Pinson—a s translation of the same—and a list of ail others on parole, numbering, in all, two hun dred and eighty-eight officer?. • 4. Copies of the several papers referred to above in No 2, to wit: the pi rules for the I rank and file. Besides the above, I enclose an original paper, signed by two gcnc-al officers, (includ ing Gen La. Vega.) and by fourteen other officers of various grades, who declined giv ing their paroles not to serve during the war unless exchanged, bn! pledged themselves, as the paper shows, to report as prisoners of war to the American catnmander at Vera Cruz, who was instructed under your orders to se cure them if* the Castle -T Juan d’U-lua, or send them, if they preferred it. to the U. fS. A separate list of furnished. 1 think proper to remark, wii.li regard to the operations al Cerro Gordo, that hy turning the left flank of the enemy, and storming the principal hill occupied by him, which wa-s executed under your personal observation on the morning of tiie 18th inst,, his force was divided—ail of the batteries east of the hill being separated from the main body of the arin\ encamped on the Juiapa road west of the hill. All of the positions of the enemy were commanded by the hill itself, wit ch was be lieved by the Mexicans to be inaccessible to our troop?. The hill being stormed and taken, the main body of the enemy fled in the utmost confusion, and but a very few were taken prisoners. Many of the troops in the batteries, at the same time, made tbeirescape in the j bills, throwing away their arms. A Mexican ‘officer assured me that no less than l;V)othns escaped from one single bat tery. Os those in the batteries who laid down their arms, more than a thousand con trived to escape on their march from the field of battle to Plan del Rio, some five miles or more, ahsfig a circuitous road bounded by | woods and ravines—and lienee the'number of prisoners on parole isdimished to about 3,000 men, exclusive of officers. And although this may not be the place for the expression of an opinion. I fee! warranted in saying that the i defeat was as complete as it was unexpected by the enemy—that lie was utterly destroyed, \ captured, or routed, spreading terror and con sternation throughout the country. I have tlie honor to be, very resyfect-fnlly, i your obedient servant. K. A. HITCHCOCK, Lieut. Col. A. Inspector General. Major General Winfield Scott, Geiicral-m- Chics, Jalapa, Mexico. | I Headquarters Ist Brigade, V olun'ieer Division, P an del Kio, April 18, 1847. Sir: I have the honor to report, for the information of the general commanding 1 j • • • . s . v . , , tnc givi.-ion, that, in compliance wait gen eral orders, No. 111, 1 took up a position | with my brigade in front of ti»e works oc | copied by ‘.ho enemy’s right wing, hot | had not time to gain this position before the attack on his loft commenced. My command was composed of the Ist and 2d Tennessee and the Ist and 2d Pennsylvania foot, and a small detach ment of i ennessee horse, commanded by 1 | Captain Caswell, and Capt. Williams’ company of Kentucky volunteers. It j w’us divided inlolwo storming parties, each supported by a strong reserve. It was my intention to assail with these parties, j simultanrou.-ly, the adjacent angles of the batteries Nos. I and 2 those points hav ing been indicated hy the engineer officer j on duty with the brigade, as those proper 1 for the assault —and thus, if possible, turn the whole line of woiks; hut b To re the proper dispositions for the assault could he made, our movements were discovered i by the enemy, who immediately opened upon our tanks with a most gallant fiieof ! musketry, grape and canister. In this . critical j asition of affairs, I found myself 1 compelled either to retire beyond the : range of the enemy’s guns to complete my dispositions for the assault, or com mence il at once with such force as I had . already in position; but apprehending the mo'al effect which a retreat might pro ducc upon die troops, many of whom were comparatively inexperienced and unac customed to fire. I resolved to adopt the latter alternative. 1 therefore directed Col. Haskell, who i commanded the assaulting force intended for die attack of battery No. 2. to assail that work with vigor, and carry it at the ; point of the bayonet; his parly moved on ! ward to the assault wi;h great energy and j enthusiasm, but. owing to the many seri ous obstacles, such as dense chatpparal thickets and brush entanglements, the un expected weight of artillery fire concen trated upon it from seven nuns, and to the strong supporting force of infantry, it was compelled to retire with a great loss of both officers and men. In the mean time, Col. Wynkoop, who commanded die storming party, designed to attack battery No. 1, succeeded in gaining the position where the assault was to 'nave been made; but finding that the main attack on the enemy’s left had ceased. I deemed it prudent to suspend further operations, until it should re com. | mence, or until further instructions should , be received from the general-in-chief.— ( My wdiole force being drawn up for the attack of battery No. 1, I remained in this position until the news of the enemy's surrender arrived, when 1 withdrew my command to the national road. It is pro per to state here, that Lieut Ripley, of the artillery assisted by Lieut. Laidley, of , j the ordnance, although separated trom the : I rest of my command by their position, , were actively engaged In the service of i an eight-inch howitzer, which, with ex- I traordinary exertions, they succeeded in ’ ; having dragged over the heights upon the ! i right bank of the river, and w hich they 1 I established so as to obtain an enfilading i lire upon live enemy’s lines. : Col. Haskell’s assaulting force, composed of his own regiment, (2d Tennesse, foot.) j Capt. Taylor’s company of the 2d I’enn sylvania regiment, being, from the nature of i its duties, most exposed to the terrible fire of , the enemy,sustained the shock—-both officers : : and men—with a firmness and constancy ! worthy of high commendation. In the action Colonel Campbell, finding that I I was too severely wounded for the moment, : I to give orders, assumed temporary command, and began, with his accustomed energy and prnmnlifude dispositions for anollier attack, which \w.s only deferred by myself for rea sons be lore stated. Lieutenants Tower and McClellan, of the corps of engineer*, displayed great Zeal and activity in the di.-charge of their duties in connexion with ray cararaand. My staff—composed of Captain Winship, A. A. G. Lieut. Rains, my aid-de-camp, and Lieut. Anderson, 2J Tennessee foot, acting aid-de-camp—were of essential service tome; for. on account of my wound in the early pari of the action, I was compelled to rely more than ordinarily upon their assistance. I should do violence to my own feelings, as well as injustice to my command, where I to omit a notice of their coolness and good conduct geueredly upon this occasion. Al though, at the"- time of the as< i ulf, the enemy was found to-have a much larger amount of artillery hearing upon the approach of our troops than had been supposed, and which bad been, until 1 tiro moment, concealed by the nature of the ground, as well as by artifi cial arrangements, still none seemed to doubt its final accomplishment, or to shrink from its porfonnance. Respectfully submitted, (1. J. PILLOW, To Witt. 11. French, A. Act’g Adg’t Gen. AUGUSTA. GEO.. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1847. 1 O’The present indisposition of the Editor ! is oar apology for the meagreness of our Edi torial Columns. f'j’Wc are indebted t > a friend in Mexico for K copy of the American E iglc of the 12th inst., published at Vera Cruz, j We are sorry t> see announced in it the death of Marshall R. Smith, ol Hamburg, S. C-, late Sutler of the. South Carolina Regiment, who died in Vera Cruz on the 10th hist. The same paper mentions the arrival at Vera Cruz, on tiieir return home, of the Tennessee Cavalry, the Ist and 2<i Tennessee Infantry, the 3d ahd 4Ui llHp.oik, and the Georgia and Ala bama regiments of Infmtry,and an independent company of Kentucky Volunteer'?., whose term of service were about expiring. A great num ber of them embarked on the 10th and 1 Ith hist. —so our bhoys may be slui'ty looked for at I home. • The Presidents Wit t'-o New York'. It is reported on good authority, that the Pres identof the United States, soon after his return from Raleigh, A. C., whore he will be present at the Commencement of the University of that State, on the first of June, will make a visit to New York city, and probably extend his tour East war Uritish Deserters, Since the com uencement of our war with Mexico, not less than 400 British soldiers have taken “French leave” of the ir posts to join our army. The Canada papers complain loudly. Specie* The importations of specie into the ports i of New York and Boston, from the Ist of January to the loth ot May, this year, have been as annexed: Importation of Specie —\cw York unit Boston. Boston, Jan. Ito May 15, §10,966 957 New York, do. do. 6.998,735 Total 4 months, 15 days, 1*17,065,692 The importations of specie into all the other ports of the country, for the same pe riod, will probably amount to more than three millions, swelling the aggregate to twenty millions of dollars. Valuable Cargo. The Br. barque W ellington, Blenkin, mas ter. cleared at Charleston, for Liverpool on Saturday last, by Messrs. T. lligham &• Co., with 2GS bales Sea Island and 1417 bales | Upland Cottons, 334 tierces Rice, 9330 bush -1 els Corn, 310 bushels Peas, and 1 barrel i | Corn Meal—valued at §100.908. Maryland Crops—lce. The Marlboro’ (Prince George’s county) 1 Gazette, of yesterday, says: “The weather is still remarkably cold, and for some nights past there has been frost. A i gentleman informs u.s that ice was seen on small ponds between this place and Bladens burg, on Monday morning last. The drought continues —the slight ran of last week was soon dried up by harsh winds, and in every section of our country the wheat is suffering severely—the corn & too small to be injured. Os tobacco plants, we hear but one opinion: few have enough to plant the small portion I of ground allotted m this crop, and many have planted corn in tire tobacco land. Tl e season is the gloomiest know in this section of country for many years.” French Steamers. Mr. Leon Leconte is to be the Agent of the French s'eamers in New York. He is not able to say at what time the first departure will take place, as when he left France, the vessels had | not been legally placed in the hands of the com j parry by the Government, who awaited the last j vote of the Chambers. This vote having taken i place on the 15th ull., the transfer of the vessels ! must have been effected about the 20lh, and they should sail at the latest, about a month after wards; that is to say, about the Ist June. Wc : need then, only wait till the 15th of June for the Ulloa. which will first cross the ocean. Volunteers from Switzerland. The German Schnellposl’s correspondent t in Basic, states that eight hundred young and | hardy compatriots of William Tell, among i whom are some of the most distinguished officers in the Swiss service, have offered their services to the United States Govern | ment, through the American Consul at Basle, i They will engage to serve during ihe war, or ; for five or ten years, and afterwards form themselves into a military colony in Califor nia, upon the plan of colonies which Eng land and Russia have in several of their do minions. Several of these volunteers have families, and arc most respectably connected. We presume they will not be accepted— - but the offer furnishes evidence of the strong impression made upon Swiss patriots in fa vor of the justice of the war, and the noble fruits of our free institutions. American Mail Steamers. Tl ic Washington Union says:—The fol lowing are the rates of postage prescribed by the act of the .Tl of March, 13 45, for mailable matter sent by this line to Europe: Upon all letters and packages not ex ceeding half an ouu.ee in weight 24 cts. Fur ail letters and packages over half an ounce and under one ounce 48 “ For every additional half ounce- 15- “ For every letter,newspaper,, pamphlet, . and price current 3 “ 'The act of Congress also requires, that the United States postage will be charged in ad dition to the above upon as! mailable matter sent through the mails of the United States to New York, from whence the slop sails for Bremen. Upon inquiry at tho department, we learn that aH mailable matter addressed to England, Ireland, or Scotland, will be left at the British post office in Cowes or Soulh j ampton; and’ail for France, the Netherlands, j Belgium, Italy’, Spain and Portugal, and Africa, will be sent to Havre, in France; ami that a separate bag will.be made up for Ham burgh ami delivered at Bremen-Ilaven. And as no arrangements have yet been complete;! between the roR ofAr-ri of ihe United States and those of the above countries, pre-payment of the postage will be required at the office i from which sent upon all mailable ma-lter di i reeled to those countries. Upon mailable ’ matter sent to other countries on the eastern ; continent, pre-payment will not ho required it. will be mailed for Bremen, where all un , paid postages will be collected fur the Uidled ! Slates by the Bremen office. i _______ * From Mexico. Tilt! following letters from a member of the Richmond Blues,although giving no later dr : tails of Ihe movement, of the army, will bo ■ read with interest : ••Jalaea. May 1. 18 47. * * * * * j “Genl. Twiggs is the big man of the bat • lie, and I am sure he deserves all the praise that cun be given him. Some how or other I all the credit has been given to Gen!. Worth j when both he and Twiggs have been in the field, when in most cases Genl. Twiggs tie i served it,” * * * * * “With Jalapa j 1 am much pleased, rhe city is well built and ( from its situatroii is kept cleaner than any town 1 have seen in Mexico. We have fruit I and vegetables of all kinds in abundance, Bowers and pretty women more than yon i can sh&ke a slick at; if it was not for my ex ceeding modesty and sad deficiency in the i a J language, I could do very well here, but so it is, f suppose I will have to return to Au gusta. without breaking the hearts of any of these dark-eyed Signoritas. The situation of the men in camp is any thing but comfort able. in starting from Vera Cruz each corn i pany was allowed but three tents, and since being bore wc have had ruin nearly every I day, a thing we had scarcely seen before in Mexico, many of the men indeed would not believe that it ever rained in this country; I was sorter under that idea myself. * “I am quite well and would like to see till that 1 can of Mexico, but do not like the idea to do so on foot, with a musket, forty rounds of ball and buckshot cartridges, knapsack and four days provisions. I have tried it and can say that a person see's but lillle of the beauties of a country in (hat inode of travel ing; it does well enough to talk about, but when one comes down to stern reality, it is quite another tiling. Ail the men who are now with Us are in good health, John Phini zy, Hugh McLaws, David McMurphy and Barney are all well and send their respects to you. If I remain behind, I will write a long letter in the course of a few days, if 1 do not get too lazy. Yours, affectionately.” “Jalaea, May 5, 1547. “I wrote you on the Ist informing you of the expected march of our Regiment into the interior of the country, since orders have been given to countermand the march, and for all the twelve months men to hold them selves in readiness In return home in the course of a week or ten days. I suppose it would be needless for me to say that the last , order was received with much more satisfac i tion than the former. It lias been raining steadily for several days, which makes it quite uncomfortable at camp, as there is but three tents to a company; for my own part I am very well off, as I am in a good house at Jalapa. I feel for the poor devils at camp who are necessarily exposed to this wet and muddy weather, in consequence of their su per-abundance of patriotism, at least what I they had upon leaving Augusta, judging from the expressions I heard the men use towards Polk, Scott &- Co. the other day when I was out there, I think the rainy weather has pret ty well washed out what little was left. “All that I have as yet heard in relation to j our return home is that all the twelve months I men are to be sent to New Orleans under the command of Genl. Patterson and be there discharged. If such is the case I think it will be extremely doubtful about the company going home together. If I poss ibly can get say thirty to stick together I*will go home with them, if not I shall take it by myself, take a good look at the country and sec if a fortune can be made in any other place than Augusta. I was not at camp when the men were informed that they would be sent home in a short time, but have been informed that our R,egiment raised a shout such as none but Georgians can raise, throwing their mus kets up and cutting up other shines. The Georgians have the name in common with their superiority in drill, to be the noisiest ! sett of men in the service when any thing takes their attention. “Affectionately, yours.” {Corrftpon'lenve ot the Mew Orleans D it a ] I roui tlcxico—o«h. HoliX I*i>i*i«»a. Horticultural tiunties of Jalapa —C teas ,r r not L .-Osiers—Movement < f Troops on to wards the Capitol —Correct List <>J Deaths in the Hospital at Jalapa — Market — Uunip dance if Fruit, but Scarcity of the - Dimes." Jalapa, Mexico, May 11, 18 17. Eds. Della —There is little or no excite ment, at iho present writing, in thF pretty town, with its population ol 10,000 apparent’y orderly, inoff-nsive people. A soldier’s hie , is a confounded indolent one, especially when i in garrison, or confined within the walls of a hospitaLand with a view to while away a portion of my time, I daily sieal into a beanii- ■ ful orange grove, on the outskirts ot the (own, belonging. I- am told, to the English Consul. It is a sweet, charming place—just j the spot for meditation. The trees, some 300 in number, are tilled with green fruit— and such a fragrance! oh. it is 100 delicious j i for a volunteer to mention! In the centre of ■ i the orchard, mider a fi-ire tree, with a bunch of by the side, l ain now —killingjlcusl I . having dropped the pen to commence tlie ! work, of death. 'The Ist Pennsylvania, New York ' South Carolina regiments have left (or Pe- : rote, the 2d Pennsylvania regiment remain ing in Jalapa.. for the purpose of garrisoning the place. A portion ot Twiggs” division is still here, the 3d and 7'h Infantry and the Howitzer battery having been sent back to | National Bridge, the former to remain there, and the two latter to return with a (ram of 2.50 wagons, daily expected front Vera Cruz. 'Two companies of Dragoons, besides a large detachment of other troops, have also been sent to escort the train, wh.ic.ti. brings. [ am told. § 1,000.-000 in- specie, t.-» be appropriated i in paviag off the troops, who are badly oft • 3u* funds. After the arrival of the train, Gen. Twiggs will move forward with his ' division,as will also the Gommander-in-Ghiel, 1 Gen. Scott and Staff. Bk.me portion of the i Artillery is to remain in garrison with the 2ii Penu’a regiment, a 6 gun bat'ery luving .been planted, commanding the whole town. The General Hospital is filled with the wounded and s : ck, many of whom are dying daily. 'The Souili Carolina regiment has the largest number—lf..'. —the. New Yorkers being next. There were 56 discharged yes- I-terday as “Til for duly,” thirty of w hom be longed to the 5 b Infantry. 1 append ihe only correct list of deaths yet furnished any }■ paper in ihe United States. April 28th—McCann, a teamster. 29:h John Lyndhart, Co, A. fst Pa. regime:ft,— 30th—Levi Carr, 3d PI ; Dunbar, (!ja. A, 2d | Pa. May Ist—Sergeant Allen, 3-1 111.; Cor- : poral Smith, Co. C, 2d Pa ; 11a rt, 31LI ? Henry Grealie, Co. B. 2,1 Pa-.; Hoffner, 7th . Infantry, 4ih—Eagan, Co. 11. 1-t Artillery; Morris C'-trrigan, Sappers ami Miner-*. Gth : Melvin, Co. B. J.-t Art.; John Sheldon, | Co. C.. Ist. Pa, 7ih—Fred. Dane, Co. B. 2.1 | Pa. Bth—Tu rugate, Co. H. Mounted R 11. s; Preston, do. do.; Va•undingham. Co. B S. C. regiment. 9th—Robs. Jlopper, Co. I, 2d Pa ; j Dwyer, 7ib Infantry; .VP Crowley, Ist Tenn. regiment;Saddler, do. do.; Sheldon, Sappers and Miners. 10ih—Craft, Q,r. Master o De i part ment. The sick generally are kept upon the low ■ est diet possible, while the wounded puffer ranch from the effects of their journey from Plan del Rio. i tear many of toe latter will t |j# yet. die. A private in Co. B, Ist Artillery, named Feischor, was stabbed on Sunday evening, by some Mexicans, m the lower part of the town, while drunk. I regret to state that a ■ number of the soid.ers, both regulars and j volunteers, behave very imprudently towards the peaceable citizens; and in so doing, they j must expect similar treatment in return. The market is well provided with fruit and vegetables, which sell at reasonable prices; but, alas I they are not within the reach of the volunteers, who have not yet received ! one cent ol their pay ! For my own pa rt, I have not been in possession of a picayune i these two months ! The fullest and finest market is on the Sabbath. Yesterday 1 no- j t eed delicious cherries, water-melons, plums, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, green corn, <Yc , ' &,c., tS5e., iii abundance; while poultry was equally so. A shrewd American has estab- : Jislied a snug stand in the market.place, where he keeps excellent coffee, lea, &,c., • which he sells at one pic. the bowl. There ; are also several American eating-houses, but they are poor things. 'I he article of butler is a stranger to Jalappains—there is none to be had in the town ! One thing, however, 1 they arc blessed with—-pure, cool water; | while they, or at least the poor soldiers, are j cursed with fleas’. 'The next number of (be “American Star” will probably be issued from Puebla, j Os Santa Anna and his movements nofli ; ing definite appears to be known. There are | various rumors constantly afloat, but I place ino reliance in any of them. We shall have \ 1 no more fighting; but. the difficulties between ■ the two countries may continue for several months. 'The women of Jalapa are dear, sweet crea tures! They have touched the heart of many j a gallant soldier, and already do I hear of “addresse.i” being paid “to this and that fair Sonorita ! The latest New Orleans dates received here was the April. L. Bs. B. Hail Storm. The hail storm of Monday night last j 1 wasseverely fell in Jasper, Walton. New ! ton, DeKalb, Cobb and Troup counties, j In litis county, as in one or two of those already named, whole fields of corn, cot , ton, wheat, oats, &c. were levelled with . the ground and beat lo pieces, while in | many places fences were scattered and . ! trees blown up by the roots. Wo are I unable to slate the extent of the injury ; done, but believe that the severest of the : siorm was confined to a narrow strip, va rying from one to two miles w ide, and running directly through the county from ! North-West to South-east. The storm lasted about two hours, and is said to | have been the severest ever known in this county. Large masses of hail w ore said 1 i to have been seen in the road and fence -1 coiners as late as Thursday afternoon— after the storm! In Jasper, weTmdersiand that the storm was even ; more severe than in this countv —pigs and j poultry were killed, and men knocked down by the hail ! So savs a correspond ent. —Madison Miscellany, 22./ last. On Monday evening last a very destructive wind and had storm passed over a portion of j Butts county, embracing a district; from 1 what we could learn, some ten miles in breadth and twenty in length, on the west side of the Ocmulgee and South rivers.— Over this unfortunate district three separate clouds, heavily charged with hail, spent their fury in quick succession. The wheat fields were literally torn to pieces, and many per sons turned their stock in upon them on Tuesdav. The young corn and cotton was buried in the earth beneath the hail—the cotton is of course completely ruined, though the corn will prohahlv sprout up again. (Har dens and orchards suffered but little less, and in some instances considerable damage was done to live stock, dwellings and out houses. Nearly all the windows of the facto ry building belonging to the Planters Alanu faciuring Co. were broken in, and the machinery was slightly injured. The quanti ty of lia.il that fell was great, and some of the hail-stones were very large. We are credi ble informed that the quantity of leaves and branches of trees broken off is so great that the woods can be burned over so soon as they dry.— Forsyth Little Georginn, 21 si inst. 1 . I’olU'k Wiir, ll is but a few mouths since every Whig newspaper throughout the laud was calling the pres “lit. war against Mexico, Air. Polk’s war, and threatening to hold Air. Polk and his Administration accountable lor all the fail ures and misliaos which they predicted would follow. 'The Democrats, on the other hand, contended that the war was waged in defence of the rights at d honor of the nation—that it was the people’s war, and should be sustain ed I)v (be whole country. They were willing the President and his Cabinet should bear the blame whenever any misfortune befel our arms through their neglect or mismanage ment; but thought it but just they should also share in the honor and glory, when iheir 1 measures should prove successful.—Whilst I there was any prospect i hat the war could bo j made unpopular—-as long as there was any hope that the disasters and defeats olien pre dicted by whig prophets won d come to pass, the war was called by the wings, Air. Polk s wm ; hut since tlie measures ol the A {min istration have every where been crowned with success, and victory follows victory in splen | did succession—and above all, since il has 1 been di-covered that the war is popular, these : wliigs say nothing about Air. P Ik’s war— t | is iifAv (JLen. Tawlor’s war. ’Tis true they i continue to keen Air. Polk in reserve to hear trie biamj*. it any mislnriime should happen; but if any of the Democrats attempt to chi m any share in the glory for Air. Polk or his Cabinet, they are accused of stealing Whig i thunder.’ Whig thunder indeed! Who that has read- the biitfer deiiiunciations against ilie i President and liis war, in the last Congress, would have believed that, the wings would i have claimed any of tlte thunder produced hv Air. Pole's wap*and who would have thought , they would have selected Gen. Taylor, Air. Polk’s agent in prosecuting this unjnsL trirk i cd, and detestable war, as their candidate for j President? —Albany {tin ) Fatriol, 19/A inst. [From thr A . (). ft tcnuunr.] The V. iMV As w s anticipated, toe ref urn of the twelve mouths* volunteers,, who constituted so im portant a porfinth oi Gen. Scott’s armv, lias : embarrassed his plan of torching immediate" : Iv upon the city of AlexPo.' .VI aj. Gen. Pat ter-on was to have gone forward with the ad vance; but. that officer is now in this city.— Tne two Tennessee, the 3d and 4th Illmoi«, } the Georgia and Alabama regiments have all j left the army, thus rendering it below a force with which to enter the capital of a populous ♦State with safely. Gen. Scott will push for ward to Puebla; but beyond ibis he will . scarcely go till reinforced, unless be be in.- 1 vited there by the discen.-ions ot the enemy—- ■ in that ca.-e lie will be prompted more hv the defenceless state of the city than by the strength of his own column. It is the opinion of officers just returned ! from Mexico—and we may mention the name of Gen. Patterson in this connection—that the probability of conquering a peace upon the plan o t warfare hitherto pursued is slend er indeed. It is thought by them that an army of forty thousand rank and file, should ; he in the field; that captured cities should 1 be put under the juri.-diction of American ; citizens; that the revenues of the {Slate should be seized to defray the expenses of the war; | that ail the resources pertaining to the Guv | eaiunent should he held as spoils of war; I and that (he military authority sot up by the i United Slates army should exercise ail the powers of taxation and legislation belonging ' to the civil administration of the country. — ! This plan embraces the idea of actual con i quest and absolute jurisdiction, and is deem ed the only feasible one of bringing the war to a close. It is the belief of Gen. Patterson and other* , who have given the subject a large conside j ration, that an authority embracing ail the necessary attributes of sovereignty, set up m Mexico, could collect revenue equal to its. wants; and that the people of that country j can alone be brought to their senses by the I exhibition of such an authority. To permit the alcalde to use h s functions in a captured, j city, or the native civil magistracy in con i’ duct public affairs, is keeping an enemy «« power who will be surely contriving against the army. This system has been productive : of hurl wherever it has been tried in Mexico,, and experioncp demands its abandonment. A military government, administered upon rivihzed principles, it is contended, would bo preferable to the one now existing in Mexico*, j It would be more acceptable to the tax-pay , ers, it is supposed, than ihe present arbi trary and vacillating one. It would he able to maintain itself without greater exaction j than the country is accustomed to hear, and it might in the end leave the people in a bet i ter condition to govern themselves than they now are. These ideas seem plausible, and it might be wise to give them an experiment in some of the captured States. The opinion j is becoming more and more general that the U. S. may conquer Alexico; but a peace — j never. [From theFtica Democrat.] Copt. W. 11. T. Walker. To (he Editor—Sir ; In the account given of the JSupper to Capt. Walradt, it is rrron- I ously stated (hat Capt. Win. 11. T. Wa'ker received his promotion to a Captaincy on the recommendation of Gen. Taylor. Lieut, Wai- I ker distinguished himself, in the most gallant manner, at the battle of Ochechobee, and con j tinned on the field, leading his men through the mire nearly knee deep, after he had been four times shot, two bullets passing through his arm which was fractured in tvyo places, one hall through his leg, and a fourth, pik ing him in the breast and running around the side of his person. While still steadily ad vancing, he received a fifth ball in the throat which entered beneath (lie cheek hone, gra zing the jugular vein, and coming out within a sixteei tb ot an inch ot the vertebra cl the j neck. Lieut, Walker wus cunveyedto i a iff