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»■**• ■***■ «■ »rr —l** 1 * * - ■ * cr ' 'lll ETON k'T ITUTION Aid ST. 1 JAMES GARDNER, JR. TERMS. Daily, p€>r annum, Tn-A t-eklv, iwr annum, u , r . , 5 00 ll pitui in ;ul v aiit-t-, Vvpvjcly, psr annum, * 1 li p.u.l jii advance, 2 'J'» Clubs, rcmillinsr SlO in advance. M\l, rni’lCS ure sent. This will put our v\eekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAH. fry- Subscribers who will pay up arrearages, and s»*ud four new subscribers, with the money can P--1 iitc- paper at ss-,00. JET Ad icjw subscriptions raust >< • paid in advance. >jrmust 1)h paid on all UtMiiniunications au I I.efcrsofbusiness. m mwi r-f —n ' ' 11 [Froin. the S. O. Pi< in/nne, Ist iust J i.aJcr iVoui firra < iij-*.. The steamer James L. Day, Captain ; Wool, arrived yesterday Rom Vma Cru/.. u/VtTampiyp ant * life Lrazos. * !|( J Dav left Vera Ouzon ilte 25th nit., and j touched at Tampico on the 27th and Bra- i z, is on the 28lh. From Vera Cruz she brought over Midshipman Stewart, and eleven wound < d private's from the hospitals of that city: From Tampico she brought over seven discharged quartermaster’s men. From j the Brazos came over on iter Brig. Gen. Titos. M a rr.hail. Lieut. W. L. A ken, aid t) Gen. Marshall, and the following offi cers of the Ist llegiment Kentucky Cav alry: Capts. Shawhan, Beard and Wood, tuff; Lieuls. Van I look, Brown, Kiin iirongh. Lumford, Harlan, W itheis an ! Merry-held; and Surgeons La flirt and Blanton, with 125 privates of the same j egimen t. The steamec Fashion arrive! at Vera Cruz on the 2 I ill and the -Sew Orleans on ine 25th ult. By this arrival we have no later pa pers or letters from \ era Ciuz or the arttiv of (Hon. Scott. i here had been no news received from Jalapa subsequent to the departure of the Palmetto. Such nows as we have by this arrival from the city of Mexico and Santa Anna reaches us byway of Tampico and Will be found in another column. Very Late from the C ity of Mexico. By the way of Tampico we are placed in possession of a fi eof LI Republicano from the city of Mexico down to an:l in cluding the 19th of May—eleven days later than our previous advices. The election of President for Mexico was to have taken place on the 15th of ■ flay. As the election was made by the Legislatures of the different States, it is even vet quite 100 soon to know the re- ; suit, which is likely to disappoint all ex pectations. In the State of Mexico, An i Trias, the Governor of Chihuahua, received the vote. Upon the first ballot Trias received 9 votes; Gen. Alvarez 7; Gen. Almonte 2; and Honor D. Melchor Ocampo 1. Upon proceeding toelcct be #lween Trias and Alvarez, the former re ceived 10 votes and the latter 0. In the State of Queretaro there was a lip between Senor Almonte and Senor D. J. Joaquin Herrera. Lots wore cast bo lween the two and the chances favored Senor Herrera, who thus secured the vole of that State. The State of Puebla gave its vote to Senor. D. Melchor Ocampo. The par ticulars of the voting was not given.— S line time will elapse before we shall have the result of the election. The Republicano of The 19;h denounces that Gen. Santa Anna had left she com inand of the Army of the East to assume the duties of President of the Republic. — He was to make his entry into the capi- | tal the evening of the 19th. He had is sued a manifesto to the nation, but we re gret that wq have no copy cf it. It was to be published in El Republicano of the 20lh, which is a day later than we have received. We have two letters from the valorous general, giving an account of his milita ry operations. The first is dated May 9th, and in it be tells the Secretary of War that since his arrival at Orizava he had been organizing guerrilla parties, both infantry and cavalry, in the vicini ty of Orizava, of Cordova and Vera Cruz; that he had collected the scattered re mains of Ids Cerro Gordo forces; im proved the brigade from Oajaca, under Gen. Leon; reinforced and remounted a cavalry force, which fie had stationed at Bah Andres; and lastly, fitted for service j seven pieces of aitillery, which are at | Orizava and Cordova. The result of all these labors is, according to him, that guerilla parties arc already at work be tween Jalapa and Vera Cruz; three bat talions, organized with 1170 fjcu of those 7 0 ” dispersed at Cairo Gordo; more than 200 horses collected; a quantity of infantry i equipments prepared; and finally 4500 men, with seven pieces of artillery, put | in movement, who would enter Puebla on the 12th May lie tells the Secretary that lie had left ( in command in the t terra caliente Col. j Cenobio; in the district of Cordova, D. Thomas Marin, who commanded at Al varado when Com. Conner attacked it; Huatuxco, Gen. Hernandez; and in Orizava, Gen. Teran. He announces that he himself was on his march to Pue bla, compelled to that course by lus ex- j treme destitution. He lias only had •$25,000 to do all lie has done, and thinks he could easily have ten or twelve thou sand* men under arms, if the Govern ment would give him means. From the Army cf Gen. Taylor. By the steamer James L. Day, Capt. ; Wood, we have accounts trom the Brazos to the 27ih ult., and a later mail from the army of Gen. Taylor. Col. Jeff. Dhvis’ regiment of Ist Mis ■v sßsippi Rifles, and the 2d Kentucky In fantry under ihe command of Major Fry, it * 1 were at the Brazos on the 2Sth, and to sail ou the following d. y for this poit. The Kentuckians ba-e with them the remains of Col. McKee, Lieut, Col. Clay, Capt. Willis and Lieut. Powell of their regi ment, and also those of Capt. George Lincoln, all of whom fell gloriously at Buena Visia. Both regiments, Mississippi and Kentucky, were in fine health. Ir? conversation wiln Lieut. Akcn, of the 2d Kentucky Foot, we learn that a most deplorable duel occurred at China aboul the 2Lt uh., between two lieuten ants in the Virginia regiment. The news was taken to Comargo by Mr. Dowd, beef contractor at China,and was fully credit ed by all at Comargo. According to this report, the two lieutenants —one of whom was named Mahan, the name of the other not being recollected fought with muskets loaded with balls and buckshot, and both parlies were killed. Most sin cerely do we lope there may be some exaggeration in the statement, but Lieut, j Aken leaves but little room for hope. He | fullv believes it, and it was generally credited at Comargo. In the first letter of our correspondent 1 below fears are again expressed as to the fate of Col. Doniphan, and even Capt Pike. We publish the letter as wristen, j but are most happy to learn from Lieut, j Aken, that subsequent to the date of our correspondent’s letter news was received of Col. Doniphan’s advance towai ds Sal til to. He had gone back to Chihuahua, and there again taken up his line of march for Saltillo. Lieut. Aken left Saltillo on the 15th ult. Before Ids departure he learned from Gen, Wool himself that Col. Doniphan was no doubt at Parras, and in a day or two would be in. Sam McGuffin, the brother of James, was expected at Saltillo on the 10th nil. with his w ife. They were on ilietr way from Chihuahua. J is. McGofTm, at the last account bom him, was still a puson * er at Durango. [ From the N. O. Della,'2d iust .] Later from the Brazos. By the arrival of the schr. Sovereign, Cant. Peterson, we are in receipt of lute dates from the Brazos. A friend at the mouth writes us: “No mail from above for several days. The Rio Grande, 1 pre sume, is not navigable,” We have num bers of the Matamoros Flag to the 20th lut., from which we make the following | extracts: [From the Matamoros Flag, May 22.] /?v»—\ gentleman recently from Monterey, informs us that the three com panies of mounted 'Texans, which w e re- I ported as heiiiu ordered back from Corn , argo bv Col. Belknap, to their stations ou the eastern frontier of 'Texas, refused to | obey the order, and proceeded on to Gen. Taylor’s headquarters, where they were received into service, and assigned to duty conjointly with Maj. Chevallie’s com- ! maud. The 'Texas mounted force now ( in the field, is upwards of 000, and we understand that it is the intention of Gen. Taylor that they shall not remain inac live.’ A detachment already been, or soon will be, ordered ou ranging ser vice, as far down as Victoria and San Fernando. They may be looked for in our vicinity ere long, and woe be to Cara bajal, if-be bides their coming. From San Louis. —A letter was shown i us yesterday, dated fith i n si ., a I San Luis, written by a wounded Mexican officer there (formerly a citizen of this citv) to a friend here, which gives a truly distres sing account of the destitution prevailing there among the sick and wounded in hospital.—The hospitals are crowded, and the poor soldiers are actually dviog by scores of starvation and neglect. The ! country adjacent to San Luis was corn- ! pletely stripped of all its produce to feed j the army 0f30,00 men which Santa Anna 1 kept up there for months prior to the bat tle of Buena Vista, and now even the citizens of the place are suffering for want of the common necessaries of life.— The Mexican government makes no provision whatever for the wounded soldiery, and they are to bo seen dragging their man gled limbs along the streets, and begging, alas too often in vain, for bread. 'The j troops have all left—leaving not so much as a regiment to garrison the city. [From the Mitamoros Ft tiff. May 26.] From Monterey. Cant. Cummings, w ho left that city on the 18th inst., and arrived here on Mon day evening last, informs us that the Ist Mississippi regiment, Col. Jefferson Da vis, left ou the 1 Till, and are now at the depot 15 miles below Comargo, awaiting i transportation to the mouth. The 2d Kentucky infantry took up the line of 1 march for Comargo on the 18th, and ar rived at Micron the 22d. The Ist Ohi- I cans, recently arrived from Saltillo, were to follow on The 19th; and the Ist Indian i ans, under Col. Drake, would follow on the 20th. F'ifteen hundred pack-mules j were met near Cerralvo, with supplies for the arrnv. * • i Gen. Cushing has received orders to repair, forthwith,to Gen. Taylor, at Mon terey. Although the General's leg lacks some three weeks more of rest to permit his removal without pain and great in j convenience, yet he avows his determina tion to leave Matamoros in a few days. ; The Massachusetts regiment accompa nies him. An election is ordered in the Massa chusetts regiment by Brig. Gen. Cadwal lader, to supply the vacant colonelcy in the regiment, occasioned by the promotion of Brig. Gen. Cushing. 1 ® Major Cass, with a detachment of the i fid Dragoons, arrived in our city on Mon j day last. The destination of a portion of j the regiment has been changed—a baftal ! ion of five companies, under command of j Lieut. Col. Thos, P, Moore, being order ed to join Ge'n. Scott; the remainder of the regiment, with their Colonel. (Goa. E. G. W. Butler,of La.,) will join Gen. Taylor. The l>t Mississippi regiment is expect*, ed here hourly on the steamhoaf Rough and Ready. This is what may be term ed a “crack” regiment, and nobly has it demeaned itself while in Mexico. It was peculiarly fortunate in selecting such a man as Jefferson Davis to command it. prom the concurrent testi nony of all I whom we have h< ard speak of him, wo should judge he could infuse courage in to the bosom of a coward, and self-respect and [ ride into the breast of the most auan ! dotted. , Mr. Parish, hearer of despatches from Washington to Gen. Taylor, arrived in ourcitv vestenhiv moating, and imine- ‘ diateiv proceeded up the river to Comar ' no, rn route for Monterey. « t , . Krw Hospital. While on a flying visit ; to the Brazos, last week, we crossed over to Point Isabel, and were n t only sur( r;s ed, but pleased, at finding a Hospital there, nearlv in a.state of completion. — When finished.the building will not suffer, in comparison, with but few of a like character in the United States. It is not oulv capacious, hut in the design and structure the comfojl of the invalid has been carefully studied, lu dimensions it j measures 18S feet by 68, encirc ed by a i 12 foot gallery. SiiuaU-d on the most j elevated spot in the town, the diseased j soldier, as the salubrious sea breeze cools and braces his fevered system, will re flect that his Government lias not been ! unmindful of his comfort and life—and j j the reflection, by operating as a cordial i to his dejected spirits, cannot fail to hasten his restoration to Ids wonted health and : strong!h. The necessity of such tftbnild ing, was conceived in the benevolent i min 1 of our Quartermaster, Capt. Webb. ; while stationed at the Brazos, and its con ■ si ruction superintended by Cap). O’Don- i nell, who has thus far discharged the du- ; ty in a manner worthy of commendation. , [ Correspondence of the A . O. Delhi.] BirrnA Vista, May lA, 18 17. ‘Eds. Delta. — We expect Lieut. Col. I Mitcliell here to day, with the advance of j Col. Doniphan’s command, consisting of j I Capt. Pike’s party of Arkansas cavalry 1 and a detachment of Missouri volunteers | under Capt. Reid, in all 100 men. Thcv j were at Parras, (100 miles distant.) on ! the lllhinst. Col. Doniphan is now at or 1 ! near Parras, with about 000 mounted , men and 10 pieces of artillery. lie is | expected here in litree days. C >l. Mitch- j ell, in passing through the State of Du rango, took possession of a small fort, called Pattia, in whiefi he found one cap , tain, 21 privates and 40 stands of arms, i The Colonel released them on parole, and ; gave tile poor devils arms enough to pro , tec* themselves against their particular friends, the Camanches. At Mayeme lie found 12b muskets and 8b lances The troops, 120 in number, fled on his ap • proach. G. 11. 1 . [Prom the Ruteigh Register, June I.] Ken ption of the Piesideut. The reception of the President of the i United States in this city, on Saturday i last, was of the most gratify and cred- : bleita kind—gratifying to the feelings of ! the President himself, on his return to the I early scenes of his Collegiate Ha vs, to his old friends, and to the community at larg ,on the visit of the Chief Magistrate of the Union to the metropolis of his na tive State —and creditable to the charac ter of the people of the “Old North,” al ways celebrated for their loyalty to, and j respect for, the laws and constituted Au -1 thorite sos the Nation. The city was j thronged with strangers, who, with our 1 Citv Council, and citizens generally, united (p a laudable emulation to do hon or to the first official Dignitary of tiie Re public. Nor was his reception here , the only place where marked manifestations of respect were shown him. From the time | he readied the confines of our Siale, un- { til his arrival in this city, every where,- he was received most cordially by our • citizens, and tendered the hospitalities of our generous old Commonwealth. Ihe President and Suite, consisting oT his family, the Hon. John Y. Mason, Sec re- | tary of the Navy, Col. Walker, [his pii vate Secretary,] and Lieut. Maury, of the Navy, arrived at Gaston on the morn ; ing of the 291 h, about 3 o’clock, w here they were allowed to retire a few hours ! for rest and repose. Between 5 and 6 j o’clock, A. M. the President was wailed upon by the Committee appointed by the Counties of Warren, Granville and Franklin, to receive him on his entrance upon the borders of our State, when John D. Hawkins, F.sq., addressed hint on be. j half of the Committee anti the Counties I which they represented, and welcomed , him and his Suite to the kindness and hospitality of the people of North Caroli na. We have heard President Polk’s re j ply spoken of as being most appropriate ; and in excellent taste. After the party had breakfasted, they took the cars en route for this city. At , most of the depots, there were considera- j ble crowds of citizens to receive and wel come them. At Franklin, they were met I bv a Committee of 13 from this city, and addressed by D. K. Macßae, Esq., to which the President made an appropriate j response. On the whole route, we learn, j every thing was conducted in the most j spirited and tasteful manner, becoming 1 the citizens of our good old State, who | ! had met to do honor to the first President 1 which had been given to the Nation of her native born sons. At 4 o’clock, P. M. the “Ringgold Ar lillerists,” the “Cossacks” and the “Wake \ Cavalry” paraded in the Capitol Square, j and after going through several evolu- ! tions, proceeded to the Depot, accompa nied by an immense concourse of our citizens, countrymen and strangers. At about half past 2 o’clock, P. M. the shrill whistle of the engine announced tho ap proach of tire cars, when the military and citizens formed double columns, in open order; at the head of which, on the arri val of the President and suite, ho was received bv \V m. Dallas Haywood, F.-q., Intendant of Police, and welcomed io our beautiful and hospitable City of Oaks. We were not near enough to hear the re imn ks of the I.itendant or the reply of the President, but have beard them spoken of j bv those who were fortunate enough to get a nearer proximity, as being highly appropriate and interesting. The dis j linguished visitors were then conducted down the column, which received them at a “present arms,” to the stately coaches and four, in wailing for them, when they were escorted up Halifax street, around the Capitol Square, into Wilmington st., dow n which they proceeded to Newbern street, thence into Fayetteville street, and up to the Capitol Square, and thence to l> the quarters prepared for them at the Eagle Hotel, under the management of t ie courteous Proprietor, Col. Edward Y ai hrough. All along, during the pro cession, the distinguished guests were sa luted by our ladies with the waving of | ’kerchiefs, &c., which were duly ac knowledged and reciprocated by polite bows, bland smiles, and cheerful and gratified countenances. On the arrival of tlie President, and w bile the procession was moving, a saiute ot 30 guns was fired. 1 On the arrival of the procession at the Hotel, the President was addressed by Prof. Green, in behalfof the Faculty and Students of our University, the Alma Mater of President Polk, and w hose semi centennial Commencement the object of I his visit vvas to attend. The dense throng ! of the spectators prevented us from hear. I ing hut little of this addiess; but from the | learned qualifications, good judgment and I exquisite taste for such occasions, of Prof. Green, we feel assured that it was just what it should have been, reflecting c e lit upon the head and heart of the speaker, ami worthy the ancient and renowned seat of learning of which lie was the befitting representative. The President’s response was in the highest degree appropriate, gratifying and praiseworthy, and was delivered in a style ot earnestness and pleasuie, which gave assurance that the expressions of the lips were the true re presentatives of the feelings of a happy and grateful heart. —The recurrence of the President to the many delightful and happy days spent in our city, when re lieved from the labors of collegiate duties, he attended upon the deliberations of our General Assembly, &c., and the happi ness it afforded him to return again to these delightful scenes, and to his native Stale, was most happily expressed, and awakened in the breast of tho North ! Carolinian pleasure in hailing the Fresi- Rent of the Union as a fellow-citizen of the same old member of the Confederacy. As w e presume his remarks, with those of Prof. Green, and all others deliveeed on this interesting occasion, will bo puhlish- I rd, we will not anticipate either by at tempting an analysis. At the conclusion of these interesting ceremonies, Colonel John H. Manly, Chief Marshal of the day, announced to the large throng assembled, that the Presi dent and suite would attend in tho Senate Chamber in the Capitol, at halt past eirrht o’clock, to receive the attention and civilities of their fellow.citizens. After which, the company dispersed, highly gratified, doubtless, with the animating incidents of the day • The magnificent affair at night, may, without disparagement to the excellent ami praise-worth arrangementsofthe day, be said to have been the most brilliant of the cortege of preparations to do honor to the Nation’s Chief Magistrate. The Southern front ofCapitol Square and Fay i etteville street, were most beautifully and ; tastefully illuminated with variously co | lored lights, while some of the houses on 1 the street were also handsomely illumi nated. At about the appointed hour, the President, attended by the Secretary of the Navy, and suite appeared in the Sen ale Chamber, where they were introduced by the Intendani, and other members of the Committee of Reception, to the ladies and gentlemen, as they' advanced and gave the hand of welcome to the distin guished visitors. Almost eveiy one, we believe, of the large audience, availed themselves of this opportunity of being in troduced to these Official Representatives of the Federal Government, and an hour or two were spent in these delightful courtesies. At a little past 10 o’clock, the Prcsi dent and the company repaired to the Captlol green, to witness the magnificent display of Fire Works, gotten up under the efficient management of our tasty and spirited young townsman, W. H. Tucker, i h was realty a grand affair—rockets whizzed, fiery serpents hissed and flew in every direction, revolvers burst and sent their fiery balls up high in the air, and changing and variegated wheels of fire turned, emitting myriads of stars, which fell in graceful profusion around the feet 1 of the admiring throng who were present | to witness these ingeniously devised per formances. The hilarity of the evening was closed by the ascension of a large balloon, which mounted in gallant style Ether’s fluctuating element, and wended his way majestically in the direction of the Federal City. To Senor George’s inimitable Band, which accompanied the President, from Richmond, we are great ly indebted, both in the day and night, for j the harmony of sounds which they dis _._r~■ » - * r » ! coursed so sweetly, to the throng of en raptured listeners. Thus ended one of the greatest gala days 1 which our City has witnessed for a longtime j all seeming to be happy and to enjoy them selves on the interesting occasion. The President and Suite must have been highly ; gratified at the spirited and cordial reception winch they received, and all pleased that our j citizens behaved so like themseUe>. in " ' i* com ng the Chief Magistrate ol the L mon to our rural little City. Too much praise con not be awarded to Chief Marshal Manly, Assistant Marshals Cooke, Marriott and Jordon, for their active and successful efforts in preserving order, and conducting the arduous duties ot the day. j Nut anincideutoccurred,during the hilarity ol ; 1 the occasion, in tin's City; but we learn that a j man. by the name nl Dancy, was killed m* i I slantaneonsly at Franklinton, just as a part- ( ing salute was being given to the President, i i On Monday morning, at 9 o the i President, accomponied bv the several Loin- ( mittees, left for Chapel Hill. AUGUSTA. GEO.. TUESDAY WORKING, JUNE 8, 1847. UrThe Proceedings of Council on the 5 h inst., have been rceived, and will appear in our next, j jpp’We yesterday received from the clerk of Council, a copy of the revised Ordinances of i the City of Augusta, just issued from the press of Mr. James McAtfrty. It is a pamph j let of 104 pages, and got up in good style. [lj’The Hibernia brought out specie to the | amount £189,100, or about $900,000. 0«v a>iplomalic Rclaiinns with K«nir ; Well informed persons, lately arrived from : Europe, confidently report that the Pope has i determined upon opening diplomatic relations i with our government. The I .egislaturc was organized at Concord | on Wednesday, by the election of democratic j i officers—the lowest majority being 13. The Presidents Vis t to New Vork. W e find in the New York Sun (a neutral J paper) of the 3d inst., the following just com* j pliment to the President and his Cabinet. That the editor says is the opinion of a large 1 majority of the people of this country. — What the present administration is a work ing, one all begin to feel, for they have every | day an evidence of it in the able manner in 1 j which the afftirs of the country, and our dif ficulties with Mexico, are conducted, 'i hey . do the work, and leave a few disconsolate ■ j whig editors todo the talking, with in themselves that the people ot this Country have intelligence enough to discern, and in- ; dependence enough to award justice to faith- j ful public servants. But to the extract. The editor of the Sun says— “ Between the loth and 20:h of the present month, James K. Polk, President of the I to ted States, will honor onr city with a visit. He comes with a view to witness the g : gan- | tic improvements and grmvili of onr metro- j 1 polis; to inspect the condition of the Navy ! i Yard, onr harbor defences, and to enjoy for j i a few days the hospitality of the first city in ; the Union. After the incessant care and toil through which he has passed since his j accession to the highest and most responsi ble office in the gift of any people, it is just j that he should seek some relaxation; and the Country will honor him as he passes through her farm fields, villages and cities, with as 1 bright a wreath as ever hound a patriot’s ; brow. In calling the attention of our citi zens to the fact of this visit, we stand in no partizan attitude nr light. Our journal, in i dependent of parties nr cliques,consults only truth, justice, and the highest good of the greatest number—giving its approval or con- i I damnation of men and measures according to 1 ; their actual merits and deserts. We know I no party or policy except the American peo ple and their interests; ant! it is in view of his being one of this people, and having de- : voted his best energies to those interests, that we feel called upon to ask our citizens, one and all, that tiie President may meet a re ception here worthy the man, his office, and i that confidence of the American people which I elected him to it. If there has been one ac*- I ministration more marked than others for its labor, devotion and self-sacrifice, it is the | present. When another generation supplies ; the place of this, and the record of its acts is j I cleared from the dust of partizan clamor and . conflict, history will point to the administra tion of James K. Polk as tho stormiest and yet grandest in the chain of.our history, W e believe no other Piesideut and Cabinet in J the same time ever wrought out the same ! work. Idleness has had no corner in the departments; but, early and late, consulting j the country at every step, the President and 1 his Cabinet have toiled, often in the (ace of | cliques of both parties, of the wildest and bit terest kind, until at length they have the proud satisfaction of seeing the Union freed from one danger that menaced it and tri umphant over another—we mean the Oregon question and the Mexican war. The first, has been happily settled to our advantage ; and honor; the second, forced upon us in de fence of a sovereign State, by the firmness and decision of the President and his coun cil, and with the approbation of tiie country, is brought near to its close; and, though it has cost us blood and treasure, it has saved us honor, and shed a lustre upon-the Ameri can name which no time can shadow. Mea suring it by its relations and accomplish ments, the administration of James K, Polk stands the most brilliant in our history. It has strengthened our peace relations with every nation in the world save Mexico; and by its energy in prosecuting the Mexican war, and the efficiency, heroism and endur ance it has combined for that struggle, short as was (lie time and unprepared as the coun try stood, has resulted in a series of victories ; as unparalleled in the annals of war as they i have been astonishing to the world. When was there ever such a task set and accom j plislied in twelve months by one man moving iat rlie head of a nation? Onr history and those of other Empires furnish no parallel. In twelve months an army raised, piovided, ( marched thousands of miles, and after bat tling with the fiercest odds, planting the stars and stripes over 650,000 square miles of Mexican country, to the joy of the better part i often million ol oppressed Mexican people i For this toil, devotion, and glory achieved, i which is to bear mightier fruits for the fu ture, we ask that the President on visiting onr city may receive a full welcome from tho grateful American heart, lie comes to us from the South, the generous .South, which has just been receiving a distinguished states man of the North with open arms, ami let it not he said we lack the courtesy and enthu siasm due to the most illustrious servant of the country. Our Common Council should prepare to receive him as his high office ami exalted services deserve. Our citizens should j come out en masse and hail him with a cheer that shall invigorate his heart and reward him in part fur his sacrifice and toil. Let the fairest rose wreaths he gathered,the gay est banners unfurled, and every suitable-pre paration made to demonstrate that in honor ing those who faithfully serve ns we know no parties nor creeds. And on every banner let it be written ‘“From the Atlantic to the Pacific, North America should belong lu the Anglo Saxons.” 31 Jie Mystery. The correspondent of ihe Baltimore Sim j says, there can be no mistake that upon the i 'Eariff"question (Jen. Taylor agrees with the ; Stales' Eights men; “as there are letters in town positively declaring that Gen. Taylor is in favor of the Tariff’ of 1846. On this account, a certain reserve is practiced among j the influential gentlemen of the opposition, j who have not yet resigned themselves to the incontrovertible fact so happily set forth I in the old adage, that ‘hall a loaf is belter i than no bread,” (Sail ."Storm i We learn from theJAlexandra Gazette that 1 on Tuesday afternoon last, a heavy fall of bail occurred, boih in Virginia and Maryland, ; but a few miles from Alexandria considerable | damage whs done to tbe growing crops of wheat and rye. and the fruit trees suffered materially. The size of the hail-stones was remarkably largo, and such a storm has not been witnessed in that section of the cuun ry fur many years. The Tallahassee Journal of the Ist in j staid, says—We were this morning shown \ j Cotton blossom, the first which we have seen j this season. It grew on the plantation of T. 11. Helton, E<q., of this vicinity, j - —■—- i [KxlrucA of a letter received lit Charleston ] “FULTON. (Sumter District,) S. C.,Junc 3. —So Tar as 1 have heard, there has been a general destruction of the Colton crop in j the middle districts of the State. The seed either rots in the ground while generating, or dies in a few days after coming np. Nothing can restore the stand, and no kind of seasons can make good crops. The red land has been ‘ most exempt from the casualty. [ “Since writing the above, the Cotton crops are still more desperately gloomy. Many . large fields, I understand among my neigh - j burs.have not a solitary living stalk inthern. I | is unprecedented in the experience of any planter among ns.” Tin News tuul Uu* Unrki-l*. The Baltimore Sun of the Ith inst. says--- 1 Ihe news by steamer Hibernia has had the effect ot bringing our market for breadstuff's to a staiid^ I the asking price of every description having ad | vanced far beyond the highest point of the sea | s ,)n. Howard street and Susquehanna flour was held at S'lo, whilst holders of corn and wheat seemed to be undecided as to how high they should go. Through some accident, our dis patch of the news did not reach us as early as i should have done, and the private advices ro ceived were of such a contradictory character that they only served to further unsettle the mar ket. Indeed, we have never witnessed such a season of excitement in our commercial commu nity as prevailed throughout the day. It will be seen by our telegraphic despatch from New \ork i that the excitement in that city was equally as great, and that great activity prevailed. The sales of some descriptions were very large, ami the advance unprecedented, i 11 P. S.—Since the above was in type we learn that some small sales ot Howard street flour were ; made in the Baltimore market at §lO per barrel. 1 Movements of Troops. j The Savannah Republican of sth inst. savs—“Company C. 13tli Regiment,arrived | in this city by the Central Rail-Road last night, and proceeded on to Charleston in the steamer Gen. Clinch, where transportation | is to be provided for them to the Brazos, whence they proceed to join General Taylor. The officers of the Company are Capi. W. Ector, Ist Lieut. D. L. Clinch, 2d Lieut. John C. Mahghan, Jr., Brevet 2d Lieut. 1). G. Wilds. Lieut. Clinch remains in the Slate fur the purpose of recuiting men for the Regiment. “We understand the Company consists of 100 rank and file, and that they are as fine a body of men as have yet left for the seat of war. Most of them are native Georgians, and have enlisted more from patriotic spirit than for the want of employment.” Paymasters’ Department" The New Orleans Della of the 2d instant, says—“ The business in the Paymasters’ De partment, in this city, under the immediate control of Col. Lamed, is conducted with the