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Till- nmSTITITTIONALIST. ' J A (VI tS G A HuNER, JR. TBSEIS. Daily, per annum $8 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum 6 00 If paid in advance 5 00 Weekly, per annum 3 00 If paid in advance 2 50 To Clubs, remitting $lO j* advance, FH E COPIES are sent. This will put our Weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. fTTSubscribers who will pay up arrearages, and «end four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at $2 00. {JCFAII new subscription# must be paid in ad vance. (PT* Postage mast be paid on all communications g.nd letters of business. [From the New Orleans Picayune,%Uh inst.] Arrival of*he Cralvsstou. *TfcVEN DAYS LATER FROM PUEBLA. Arrival of the Picayune's Express from i Gen. Scott's Movements —Escape of Maj. Gains and Passed Midshipman‘Rogers—Encounter of a Train icith the Guerrillas —Peril of the Train —Deaths of Adjutant Guiot, Lieut. Hill and Dr. Hamner — Gen. Pierce's Arrival at Puebla; <5fC. The steamship Galveston, Capt. ILvviland, arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz, having touched at Tampico, Brazos and Galveston. She left Vera Cruz on the 12th inst. By this arrival we are in possession of advices from Puebla to the frth of August—fust one week later than we had before received. , Our letters were brought through from Puebla to Vera Cruz by a courier despatched exclusively for this office. The news is important. Goci. Scott was still at Puebla on the 6th inst., but the army was to take up the line of march the next day for the city of Mexico Oen. Twiggs’s division leaving on the 7th, Gen. ! Quitman’s on the Bth, Gen. Worth’s on the 9th, And Gen. Pillow’s on the 10th. Col. Childs remains in command at Puebla. Gen. Pierce arrived at Puebla on the Gth inst.—not oh the 2d inst., as some of our con temporaries st ated. He lost not a single man on his march, notwithstanding “another severe battle with the guerrillas.” The most agreeable news by this arrival is the escape cf Major Gaines and Passed Mid shipman Rogers from the city of Mexico, and their safe arrival at Gon. Scott’s headquarters. They were of course not under parole at the time they left Mexico. The particulars will be found in the letter below from Mr. Ken fall. Ills letters mention an affair between Capt. Ruff, of the rifles, with his command, and a Mexican guerrilla partv. in which the latter was entirely routed. Mr. K., also writes us of the death of Lieut. Hill, of the 2d Dragoons, and Dr. Hamner, of the South Carolina Regi ment. We need not refer more particularly to iiis letters which abound in interest. From Vera Cruz, too, the news is important. The train which left Vera Cruz the evening of the 6th inst., has been attacks about 24 miles from Vera Cruz; indee I, attacked commenced shortly after leaving that city. The escort to the train was under command of Maj. Lally, of the 9th Infantry. Col. Wilson being down with 1 yellow fever. We have confidence that the following is a more correet report of the princi pal affair than that of the Sun of Anahuac. It is from an officer of intelligence, and is to the latest dates. “Camp at Bridge, 24cniles from Vera Cruz- > 1 August 11, 1847. 5 Gmt'im .n —The common I unier Mij. Lilly was met by the guerrillas yesterday in force at Paso Oneja, one mile ir the rear of this camp, about 3P. M. Attacks were made in front, in rear, and upon the centre of the train, and they were repulsed at all points, and we advanced to this encampment. Our force was well dis tributed for the defence of the train, the force ia the rear being nearly as long as in front, and a guard of two companies in the centre of the wagons, and flankers along side of the train fhoughout. But our loss is severe, two officers being severely wounded. Capt. Jam's 11. Caldwell, of the Voltigeurs, and Capt. Arthur C. Cummins, of the 11th Infantry, the former a native of Maryland, the latter of Virginia. Ten men, non-commissioned officers and privates, are wounded. None were killed outright. One has died since, and some perhaps dangerously wounded. Hopes are yet entertained for the recovery of the two captains, if we can send them to Vera Cruz. I believe that the com manding officer has sent tc Vera Cruz for a detachment of horse to escort ambulances to take back the wounded which may accumulate by the time we reach the National Bridge. We are 1001 strong, with a train of seventy wag ons, and the troops all raw and comparatively un nstructed. But I think we will make our way through securely; perhaps fighting our way for many days. We are about twelve miles from the National Bridge, and we move on a few miles to day.” The Sun says eight men were killed on our «ide, and that Capt. Lovell’s Georgia mounted men killed twenty-five of the enemy in a charge. Governor Wilson immediately ordered up re inforcements. Capt. Fairchild's company start ed at once to go up, and Capt. Seefeldt’s, of the Louisiana battalion, were also ordered up. A gentleman who came over on the Galveston, saw the latter leaving the city. Capt. Besan con’s company was absent on a scout when the news reached Vera Cruz of the d inger to the train. When he returned, he would be order ed up, and other forces were to be sent forward. The verbal reports are that the Americans had thirty men wounded in the skirmish and as many horses killed. It is not to be concealed that serious fears are felt for the safety of this train. The Mexicans have made extensive preparations to barrass it and cut it off if pos sible. We are informed that the number of Maj. Lally’s command falls short of one thous and men rather than exceeds that number. The Mexicans are under the impression that the train takes up a million of dollars in specie—so eays the Boletin of Jalana of the Bth inst., which has been received at Vera Cruz. The Boletin prays God that the guerrillas and national guard together may succeed in cutting off the train. The National Bridge is the point where the decisive action is expected. There was a report in Vera Cruz, that the guemllas had destroyed a part of the bridge and erected de fensive works there. The latest number of the Sun of Anahuac sets down the number of the guerrillas at 4000. Led on by the hope of a rich booty, they must not be expected to desist from their attacks so long as a chance remains for them. Two men belonging to the train lagged be* hind on the second day’s march from Vera Cruz, and were cut off by the Mexicans. One of them was horribly mutilated, both legs being cut off below the knee. He died immediately. The other was so severely wounded that he died shortly after he was found by Capt. Bes ancon’s men. The wounded man just had time to give a description of the murderer*, three in number, and the course they had taken. They were pursued and caught and at once an ex ample was made of them. Capt. Fairchild returned from a scout on the 9th inst., after having made a circuit of a bout thirty miles. At a small town called Paso de Toro, ho found secreted in a 1 oft some fifteen or twenty c scop etas and as many sabres, which were destroyed. Suspicions induced him to examine some trunks ill a house, in which he found several hundreds of cartridges wrapped up in women’s clothes. There were but few men about the ranchos, but at al most every place they learned that the guer rilleros had gone up towards the National Bridge. A detachment from Capt. Besancon’s com pany, thirty-five in number, left on a scout on the 9th inst. under Lieut. Waters. The Sun of the 11th inst. announces that a private of I Besancon’s company was killed the evening previous by the Mexicans. His name was Francis Loring, a Canadian by birth. We regret to read in the Sun, of the death of Lieut. Guiot, Adjutant of the Louisiana j Battalion. He died on the 9th inst., after an illness of only three days, and was buried with military honors the evening of the same day. Col. Wilson, who was to have commanded the troops that accompanied the last train from Vera Cruz, is convalescent, and considered entirely out of danger. The reports as to the health of Vera Cruz, are more favorable. In private practice there was little fever, but a great deal of sickness in the hos ntals- The Spanish Minister resident in Mexico is expected at Vera Cruz about the 25th inst.. on his way to Spain. Le ters from Vera Cruz sky he will be escorted by a body of Mexi- I can lancers. The Sun assigns a reason for his departure, in which we can place no con fidence. The whole story is rather apocry phal. We arc sorry to see in the Sim of Anahuac j that another courier in the employ of the A mcricans has been shot at Antigua. The following passengers came over on the I Galveston. Dr. Everett, Lieut. Hart, Mr. Blanton, U. S. j N., Mr. S. B. Elliott, U. S. N., Messrs. Las- | togue, Rush, Rice, Seely, Wager, G. Resket, J. j W. deal, J. Wallace, Capt. Ticknor, and 2 on deck. ~' r ~ ■ : [Editorial Correspondence of the Picayune .j Puebla, Mexico, Aug. 3, 1847. Intelligence has just been received that Capt. Ruff, with a squadron of cavalry, lias given the guerrillas a severe drubbing at San Juan de los Llanos. Gen. P. F. Smith learn ing on his arrival at Ojo de Aqua that a party of these gentlemen of the road had a rendez vous at the former place, despatched Capt. R, with orders to surprise them if possible. The expedition was successful in every way—the guerrillas were surprised before they had time to reach their horses, and at once took refuge in a church and in two or three stone houses adjoining. Into these our men at once charg ed, the Mexicans recoiled in dismay, and after a short struggle were entirely defeated, with a loss of between 30 and 40 killed and some 50 wounded. A priest and cure, said to have been in some way connected with the guerril las, were taken prisoners. Such is the re port of the affair at present current—l shall probably learn more oi it before I close this letter. Midshipman R,ogers, about whose imprison ment so much has been said, has taken the lib erty of releasing himself—in plain English, he has escaped from the city of Mexico, and has arrived here in safety. lie was not on parole at the time, but at lai*ge in the capital under abend with a money penalty not to break his bonds. Learning that the American officers were to be removed to Toluca, and that there was no probability of his being exchanged, he started off in the night towards Chaleo lake in a boat. Arriving there, he started on horse back through the mountains with a guide, ! and, as above stated, got through in safety. He reports that Santa Anna has not so m uiy men as has be m stated—that he has not more than 15,099, who are well armed and well ©r-i( gauized. Perhaps he did not know that Va lencia had arrived with reinforcements from San Luis- Both Rogers and Lieut. Se.nines, ■ who was sent on by Com. Perry to attend to his case, will go on to the capital whenever the army moves, and take apart in an}' game that may there be played. In fact, the same may be said of ail who are with the army and not immediately connected with it—there will be work for all of them, and the : r greatest safety will be in the neighborhood of balls, shells and kindred projectiles. In relation to young Rog ers, it is said he came off with the knowledge and by permission of his surety. We have a rumor this morning, and a start ling one, to the effect that Santa Anna is mov ing upon this city with his entire army and fifty pieces of cannon. The news is too good to be I true, and no one credits it. 1 believe I have already mentioned the death of Lieut. Hill, of the 2d Dragoons, and that he was buried with military honors. Dr- W. H. Hamner, of the South Carolina volunteers, died this morning. Just before his death he embraced the Catholic religion and received the absolution of the church. I learn that a portion of his family in the United States are of the same faith- The health of the army is generally improving. We have information to-day that General Pierce is at Perote, and that he is awaiting there the arrival of 500 marines and 1000 of : the new levies. This will be another deten tion —will probably cause another delay in the march of the army- I wish you could see the Jota Arragonesc , as danced here at the Spanish theatre by the Se ndritas Ruperta and Monoz and two mascu lines whose names are not given in the bills. It is full of life, action, and castanets, and was loudly and warmly encored hist night. The women folks who take a part in the dance la bor under no particular restraint that can be discovered, but throw themselves into atti tudes that would be deemed unseemly by a committee of prudes in our own country.— Here, however, the audience was composed al most entirely of officers, and the more voluptu ous the postures of the figurantes the more rapturous the applause. We never see the Bolero and other Spanish dances given with proper effect in the United States. Yours, &c. g. w. k, Puebla, Mexico, Aug- 5, 1847- Gen. Smith has returned with his brigade, and the report is that Gen. Pierce is to sleep to-night at Amosoque and will arrive here to morrow. No less than 43 of the enemy were killed, a great number were wounded, all their arms were destroyed, and their flag brought off. The two padres who were taken prisoners in the church, and who were supposed to have some connection with the guerrillas, have since been released by Gen. Smith. The letter mail brought up by Gen. Pierce, with dates from New Orleans to about the Bth July, has come up—the main newspaper mail will arrive to-morrow. Many of the officers have told me that their anxious mothers, wives and sisters have done little but reprimand them for not writing to them oftener—they would not blame them so much if they knew the extreme difliculty of getting letters down to the coast. I have already mentioned the successful es cape of young Rogers from Mexico. Last night about 10 o’clock, Maj. Gaines came in, passing safely through the entire Mexican lines, it seems that on Monday last ail the Ameri can officers were ordered to the head quarters j Qt Den. Lombard ini, and were there told that they must prepare, in twelve hours, to move to i oiuca, AH ot them, save Majors Gaines and Boreland, and Capt. Danley, gave their paroles that they would proceed to that place; but Maj. G. distinctly told Lomburdini that his pa i role was at an end—that he did not ask lor its renewal, nor should he accept it. On Tues dav morning the,officers, with three excep tions above named, started in the stage for Toluca, and <*h the same night Maj. Gaines, accompanied-by , a trusty Mexican guide, set out for this place, and after being once in the hands of the guerrillas, and, tunning, many narrow risks, besides, succeeded in coming through in safety. lie informed Lornbardini distinctly, through the interpreter, a brother of Almonte, that he should not give his parole for Toluca, and anticipated being arrested and I put under guard at once; but not thinking 1 probably he would attempt to escape, he was allowed to depart. The sequel is known. Map Gaines thinks that Santa Anna has a bout 1-5,000 tolerably well uniformed and ed men, to which number must be added a rabble of undisciplined recruits, caught and picked up every way, and giving little strength to the army. The main defence of the Mexi cans —that upon which they most rely —is at the Penon, and at this point they have planted some of their best cannon, Santa Anna him self is described as being in a greater dilemma ; than ever. The jealousy and obstinacy of his | enemies prevent his openly avowing himself in favor of peace, and he is shrewd enough to know that the next battle must result against him. Thus his own downfall is staring him in the face turn which way he will, and he is now awaiting some revolution of Fortune’s wheel to Cktricate himself. His utter down fall would seem inevitable did not his past his tory afford abundant evidences that he has risen above every species of reverse, and so fruitless is he in expedients that he may still rise triumphantly from the whirlpool of diffi culties by which he is surrounded. Since t commenced this letter, Gen. Scott’s orders for the march of the army have been issued. The division of Gen. Twiggs is to move on. Saturday, the 7th instant, that of Gen. Quitman’s on the Bth, Gen. Worth’s on the 9th, and Gen. Pillow’s on the 10th. In the meantime Col. Childs remains in Puebla as military and civil governor, and Capt. DeHart as lieutenant governor, while an efficient gar rison, in addition to the sick and those who arc convalescing, wilt be left behind. Gen. : Scott himself will .probably accompany Gen. Quitman’s division, and the entire army will concentrate at some point this side of the capi-J tah . t . The order for a move has been received with I rejoicing by all —by the heads of the commas- j i feary’s and quart irmaster's d epartments in par ticular, for at the capital it is almost certain that an abundance of money can be obtained. No man in the Lnited States could believe for one moment the straits to which our army has been driven for want of cash, especially after reading the statements made in some of our papers. Here in Puebla it is given as a fact past all gainsaying, that since April last the commissary’s department alone has sent to Washington for near SBOO,OOO, with which to meet current expenses, and of this amount not a cent has been received. The exertions of Capts. Irwin and Grayson, combined with those of Mr. Ilargous, have effected much, however, and through them a large depot of provisions has been got together here, suffi cient for the array for months. Yours, &c., o. w. k. Puebla, Mexico, August 6, 1817. Gen. Pierce arrived this morning—his men, though much jaded and travel-worn, making a most soldierly appearance. The 9th regi ment in particular —the .New England regi ment commanded by Col. Ransom—attracted much attention from the crowds assembled to see the new levies eater. Notwithstanding all the stories told in the Mexican papers, it seems that Gen. Pierce has | brought his command through without losing • a man, and with but three or four wou. dcd.— | 1 He was attacked several times by guerrilla | parties, yet by prompt measures succeeded in i routing them on every occasion. A good story is told of Capt. Bodfiffi, who commands one I of the New England companies—a regular lumberman and bridge-builder from “way! down in the State of Maine.” Arrived at Plan ; del -brio, what cud the. rind but that the bridge j bad bet a destroyed; yet Capt. ii. had his Van- : lose ingenuity about him, and in a few hours j time the entire command was taken safely j over by means of a new road which he him- 1 self cut. A Yankee will be a Yankee, traus- I plant him as you will. The officers with Capt. TlnfT, ac the time he I routed the guerrillas at Sun Juan de los Lla- ) nos, were Lieut. Walker, of his own company, I and Lieut. Hawes, Avith a company of the 2d Dragoons. The defeat was complete. We have a hundred conflicting rumors from the city of Mexico. One is to the effect that Valencia is coming out with 12,000 men to at tack us in front while Alvarez, with 5000 Pin tos, makes a demonstration in the rear; anoth er report has it that Santa Anna has disarmed 3000 of the Guardia Nacional, having disov eredtnat they were hatching some plot against | him; while still another report Avould have it that a regular re\'olution had broken out a ; gainst the benemerito of his country, and that 1 all was “confusion Averse confounded” at Mexico at last dates. Then, again, we have it that Puebla is to be attacked immediately af | ter the army has left, the garrison put to the j sword, and the citizens severely mulcted and robbed for the good treatment they have given the Yankees. For any one of these rumors th u-e is probably not the least shadow of foun dation; yet as the Mexicans feed themselves upon the hopes of what they should do, they have given them circulation as facts, and very likely one-half of the community believe them. There can be little doubt of one thing—that Santa Anna is compassed about with difficul ties, and that although at present he “rides upon the whirlwind and directs the storm,” the obstinacy of Congress and the jealousy and stubbornness of such men as Valencia hedge him in with a perfect wall of opposition. A long way the shrewdest and most far-seeing man among them, he may still be enabled to keep the upper hand and sustain himself in such power as a broken down and fallen Gov ernment may afford any one. There is no such thing as foreseeing Avhat such a man as Santa Anna can do —look at what he has done since his terrible defeat at Cerro Gordo for example. No one but he would have dared show his face at the capital after such a reverse; but with a miserable remnant of an army, he boldly en tered the city, and since, with an empty trea sury and with o!>stacles that seemed insur mountable, he has collected and appointed a numerous force, inspired the hopes of a people he has a taousaud times deceived, and for the time being at least rides rough shod over everything. What the next fortnight may turn up it i* impossible to foresee, and in such a state of affairs it is idle to speculate. Contrary to all expectations, the train which came up to-day did not bring any money, and hence the poor providers for the absolute wants of the army are worse off than ever. As high a a fifteen per eent. has been paid to-day for mo ney to defray the expenses of the short march from this to Mexico, and some of the holders here are even chaffering for eighteen! buffi { are the straits to which our quartermasters and commissaries, abandoned as they have been by the Government at home, are driven. Nor is clothing brought, nor arc any of the necessa ries for the well-being of the army, to say nothing of the comfort, and hence all has to be purchased at rates which amount to ruinous extortion. I give you facts which every man here knows—comments may suggest them selves. 1 finish this letter in haste, and late at night. To-morrow morning Gen. Twiggs moves with his division, as I have already stated. He- j ports continue to come in that large bodies of the enemy arc moving in the neighborhood, and just now we hear that from 800 to 1000 gucrrill ros, who have been dogging Gen. ; Fierce, were seen this afternoon at El Pinal. The coming fortnight will come to us bur thened Avith news, and whether it be of peace, [ or Avar to the knife, I shall give you the intel ligence as early as possible. v Yffmrs, &c. o. w, k. Protn Texas. The Galveston touched at the city of that name on her passage from Vera Cruz, leaving there on the 17th inst. Our papers are to the A6th. . ( - ... x M ■ The Austin Democrat informs tis that Mr. Cotton, Avho recently in company with Capt. G. K. Lewis, encountered and killed several Indians near Laredo, has returned to Hays's camp Avith instructions from Gen, Taylor to proceed to Mier, report to Gen. Hopping, and aAvait for further orders at that place. It is i also said that the Central Government ofMex i ico have opened negotiations Avith Gen. Scott's I headquarters. In that event, it is not proba ble a forAvard movement Avili be made until the result of these negotiations shall be knoAvn.— Large parties of Indians are roaming over the country betAvecn San Antonio and the Ilio Grande. Mr. Cotton left Monterey on the 25th July, he represents Avatcr as scarce on the Laredo road. Small robbing parties infest the country be tweeu the Kio Grande and Mexico. Capt. Baylor had been sent out against them; he captured several and hung them. The Democrat gives the following account of the tight between Capt. LeAvis and Mr. Cot ton on the one side, and some Lipan Indians : The Indians attacked Capt. Lewis and Mr. | Cotton at a Avater hole tAvclvc miles the other side of the Frio. They were secreted in a chap paral Avhen the two Texans came near the spot, j the Indians hied at them, perhaps a couple of times, wounded Lewis and charged. Cotton discharged one barrel of his shot gun and killed I an Indian—LeAvis killed another Avith his rifle, Cotton shot a third one badly, while he Avas in : the act of shooting at him —he thinks he I wounded him mortally. He then dreAv his 1 holster, advanced, and Avould have fired again, | but LiAvis advised him not to do so, unless he could make sure of his man, telling him at the some time that he Avas wounded. The Indians ; AvereLipans, tAA'elveor fifteen in number. They | retreated precipitately, setting up a most : mournful howl Avhen they saAV tneir comrades fall. Tiie Indian Avho fired at Lewis Avas so near him that the wadding set his clothes on fire. His .wound is in the hip. Cotton had to assist him in mounting and dismounting from his horse about eA'ery ten miles from there to Laredo, when he left him,proceeding through a country SAvarming Avith thieves and robbers, j He hardly rested a moment till he reached Gc-ii. Taylor’s headquarters and delivered the express. Lewis is in Laredo, his wound is doing well. The Democrat states that the company cf rangers, commanded by Capt. Johnson, from i JSheiby county, has left Austin from their neAv j station, at the old Waco A'illage of the Brozos river, thirty miles above the falls, and seven Avest of Toney’s Traping House. The L*em ocrat says: . , .. ~ , j That point has-also been designated by Col. j I Hays, as the subse [iient station of Col Boss’s | I company, which left its old camping place on i the Gabriel, seA-eral days since, and ere ; ; this, is at the village in the performance of its i | appointed duty. The city is now entirely j Avithout protection, further than that afforded j by its own citizens, and those residing in tne immediate neighborhood. . jfcwwm i*k * n •»* »«« —i timiww’tc- • ” tr-T;*!!' iruwnwt ■■ 3. ngus t a , (3 cor(j i a . THURSDAY MOANING. AUG. 25. FOR GOVERNOR i H3N. 0. W. TOWNS. OF TALBOT. Democratic rjomiaations for Senators, 4ih Dist.—Camdt ii and VVavnc—Elias Fjrt. sth Hist.—Lawn.ie* and Wars—Gen. T. Hilliard. j 7th “ Tattnall and Bulloch—John A. Mattox Bth u Pcriven and Effingham—W. J. Lawtos. | 9th “ Burke and Emanuel—W. 8. C Morris. 12th “ Thomas and Decatur—Wm. H. Reynold*. 13th “ Baker a»d Early—Dr. Wm. J. Johnson. !4th “ Randolph and Stewart—William Nelson. 17th “ Macon and Houston—John A. Hunter. 29th “ Twiggs and Bibb—W. W. Wiggins. 25th “ Jones and Putnam—James M. Gray. 26th “ Monroe and Pike—Col. Allen Cochran. 28th “ Merriwether and Coweta—Ore. Warner. i 31st “ Fayette and Henry—Luther J, Glenn. 32d “ Jasper and Butts—Col. J, C. Waters. 38th “ Clark and Jackson—. Samuel Bailey. 39th 4< Gwinnett and DeKalh—Jas, P, Simmons. 40th “ Paulding and Cass—Francis Irwin, 41st “ Cobb and Cherokee—Wm. H. Hunt. 43d “ Habersham and Rabun—Edw’d CorrEE. 44th “ Lumpkin and Uuion—Elihu 8. Ba 'avtou Howland Springs. On our return from Dalton, we stopped at Cartersville and took a seat in a hack to Row land Springs six miles distant. VV e passed , over a good road, of a firm soil, easily suscep tible of the highest improvement, through a pretty country, slightly undulating and well wooded. On our avay we passed Oakland Classical Institute, about a mile from the Springs. This Institution has been recently established by Mr. Simpson Fouche* who had a high reputation, at PoAvelton as a teach i er, and is generally known in the State as a man of superior talents and a fine scholar. His buildings are handsomely located, in a spot that must be healthy and near a spring of the purest Avater. The Institution has com menced under promising auspices. HoAvland Springs had been previously described to us in favorable terms. Its romantic situation, nestled among hills—fanned by mountain ; breezes, and supplied with numerous springs whose limped and sparkling Avaters give vigour to the frame and elasticity to the spirits, Avere attractions which nature had bestowed upon the spot. We were not disappointed in the appearance of the place. Nature has done much for it. Art as yet but little- Yet taste and enterprize, aided by a few thousand dol lars can it into a most chaiming resort, where pretty cottages, enshrined in flowers and shrubbery and clambering vines Avould 1 please the eye and breathe of quiet—where sloping terraces and grassy lawns might tempt the eA’euing stroll, and ample piazzas Avithin the eooling influences of sparkling and ever playing fountains, might entice to flirtation, or betray into sentiment. A fine band of mu sic should complete the picture, Avhose “vo luptuous swell,” Avouldanon invite to the joy ous dance—anon would soothe into dreamy abstractions. It would require no great cost | of money and no severe struggle with nature j to convert this wild spot into all avg ha\’e pic -1 tured; for she wears here neither a rugged or unsmiling aspect. The proprietor has al- J ready brought by an aqueduct from a bounti ful spring a mile distant, a stream of ■water which plays in a beautiful and unceasing jet from a Classical Statue in front of the main building. This is thrown up in a graceful form, and falls broken into ten thousand glit tering fragments into a circular basin where a collection of pretty fish enjoy their gambols in the transparent element. The proprietor has done much in a little time to meet the demands of the public for accommodation. He would have done more had he known that his Springs would have been so popular—that crowds would wish to quaff their pure waters and breathe the ex hilarating air. The patronage has exceeded his calculations, and consequently his guests, though treated with a good table, abun dantly supplied and -well served, have been crowded ill a manner wholly incompatible with comfort: 111 another year the accommo dations will be far more extensive. We be lieve that the house room may be Safely trebled; For a slight inspection of the maps will show that this place is accessible by Rail Rail to a larger extent of country than any other Springs in the Southern States; Not only from every station along the lines from Charles ton and Savannah to Dalton, but from States to west, will there be contributions of visitors. During our short visit, we found representa tives from every part of Georgia. Savannah, i Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Milledgeville, Madison, and many other places had their delegations. We though some of them very j fairly represented. Beauty, fashion, refine ment and intelligence all united and furnished the materials for pleasant coteries, and for gay parties. There is however, a doleful lack of such moans for whiling away time as Bowling alleys and billiard rooms supply. There were no piazzas to lounge in the morning and to smoke cigars after dinner—or to take a plea sant promenade after tea with a lady on your arm- At the Spring there was no convenient rotundo, or bower, whete the ladies might as semble while their lovers brought them a cup of chalybeate f.om the bubbling spring; or per haps made engagements for the evening dance or the morrow’s excursion—or, quien sabe! for pleasant plans of future connubialities. But all this will be provided in time, and wc hope we shall be occasionally there hereafter to enjoy the reality of our fancy sketch. Grand Junction Railway—Wilkes, In onr paper of last week, we gave the pro ceedings of the Directors of the Georgia Rail Road, in relation to the application for a Branch from Wilkes. The Chronicle and Sentinel of the 19th inst., after publishing these proceed ings, makes the following appropriate com- : ments in answer to a writer under the signa ture of “Wilkes.” |'Prom the Chronicle. Jj- Sentinel, 19ih inst.] This is the evidence; together with frequent “conversations with those most closely con nected with the Georgia Road,” upon which wc predicated the opinion, that the people of Wilkes were laboring under a misapprehen sion, in supposing “the Georgia Road averse to any silch connection, and in that spirit pro posed to them illiberal terras.” The action of the Stockholders in convention, and the Board of Directors prove satisfactorily to our mind, that they were not averse to the proposed coifntfc tiog with Washington. .The matter then i resolves itself into the single and simple ques- ■ tion, were the terms "liberal t” To this in- i quiry we propose to devote a few remarks by ! way of elucidation, and we must ask the indui- ! gsnee of the citizens of Wilkes, while we in voke their calm and dispassionate con Lie- | ration of our views. We have no feeling in , this matter, for wc arc not to be affected by the result, be it what it may, otir only object be ing to elicit truth, now that we have been drawn into the discussion. Wc come, then, to the consideration of the first proposition of Mr. Toombs, as reported In the extract above. This proposition, which seems exceedingly plausible and fair to the casual reader, as it did at first to the writer, we propose to show the \ Georgia Railroad could not have accepted ; without manifest injury to the interests of the company. Let us illustrate ; the distance from Augusta to Atlanta is 171 miles—from Au gusta to Camak, (the point to which the Geor gia Road agreed to charge for freight,) is 47 miles, or about three-tenths of the whole distance to Atlanta. Now the Georgia Road charges the following ffieght to Atlanta: — For boxes of hats, bonnets and furniture, 10 cents per foot; boxes of dry goods, shoes, sad dlery, &c., 60 cts. per 100 lbs.; groceries and I heavy goods 35 cts., per 100 lbs. ; Hour, ba i con, &e., 25 cts. per 100 lbs.; cotton, 30 cts per 100 lbs. ; salt 10 cts. per bushel; and for I corn, wheat, peas, &c>, 10 cts. per bushel. If Mr. Toombs' proposition had been accepted, ! the Georgia Road would have received about three tenths of these rates for transporting freights between Camak and Augusta, that is —three cents per loot for boxes of hats, bon nets and furniture, 18 cents per 100 lbs. for boxes of dry goods, &c.; for groceries and heavy goods, loi cts. per 100 lbs.: for Hour bacon, &c., 7£ cts. per 100 lbs. ; for cotton 9 cts. per 100 lbs.; for salt, 3 cents per bushel; and for j corn, wheat, peas, &c., three cents per bushel. Certainly this is sufficient to show any rea- ; sonable man in Wilkes, or any other county, I that the Georgia Railroad Company would have been guilty of the most suicidal policy to have accepted a proposition, imposing such a rate of freights as that. It would not pay for turning the goods in or out of the cars— and making the necessary entries on their books. Again, if such a proposition had been ac cepted, no one who knows anything of the geography of the country would hesitate to de clare, that, they might as well abandon every depot on their road from Camak to Athens, so far as any hope might ever be indulged of re ceiving freights at them or transporting it to them at remunerating prices. The reasons for the very low rate of freights j between Atlanta and Augusta are obivous. At Atlanta a rival company enters into a vigor ous and active competition for the business. — This competition has already reduced the freights very low, and if it become much more desperate may still farther reduce the rate of freights to that point. Hence in our opinion the Railroad directors acted discreetly in de clining to enter into any pros x ective arrange ment, such as proposed by Mr. Toombs. Be sides, all experience, and the common sense of every man, teach that freights can be trans ported at a lower rate, pro rata per mile for a long distance than a short one. The Georgia Road agreed to permit the con nection at any point between Camak and Craw fordville, and only charge their regular rate for freight to Camak. Suppose then the Wash ington road had connected at Double Wells, ten miles above Camak, they could have re ceived pay for the transportation of all freight above Camak to Washington, thereby increas i ing the length of their branch one-third, and in creasing in like ratio the gross amount of their receipts. This much upon the subject of the rates of freight, which in our opinion is amply sufficient to convince the most prejudiced mind of the unfairness and illiberality of Mr. Toombs’ proposition, and the absence of all “illiberality ” on the part of the Georgia Rail road company, in declining to acccjst those propositions. Indeed we have too much confi dence in the intelligence .and sense of justice of the people of Wilkes, to think that they, after a calm and dispassionate consideration of these facts, can arrive at any other conclusion in the premises than we have. The third and last proposition of Mr, Toombs although declined by the resolution of the board of directors, we are informed bv the President, that he said to Mr. Toombs, rather than fail to make the connection he would ex tend to the Washington company the same terms the Georgia road proposed. That is the Georgia road would pay one-eight, or re ceive one-eight; and the Washington com pany should decide which party should fur nish the cars. It "was upon this data that wc formed our opinion, and if the people of Wilkes have not had the same light, “Wilkes” is very correct in supposing there is "blame somewhere.” We concur fully with “Wilkes.” that the citizens of Wilkes county have a right to in vest their money in any enterprise they please, and “Whether it pay large profits or small profits, or no profits,” it is of importance only to them; We have not sought to direct the citizens of Wilkes (we have too much respect fdr their intelligence,) in what manner they shall make their investments, and shall not venture upon such a thankless office. We do desire, however, that they may not labor un der any misapprehension in reference to the course of any portion of their citizens toward them, and upon that question, and that alone, we ask an impartial hearing; “Wilkes” in his zeal seems to have forgot ten himself, and by quoting some of the re marks of our correspondent “Warukn,” has ccnfounded our article with his* We made no allusion to “ single or 1 double tracks, or "tear ing up the Georgia Railroad” These allusions were made by “Wilkes,” who is abundantly able to take care of his own positions. Another remark and we have done, ft has been repeatedly stated here,that itwas reported; and generally believed in Wilkes county, that Mr. Toombs was refused admission to, or a hearing by the directors during their sitting. Tliis surprised us, nor could we believe that s uch a report was in circulation, if so, it cer tainly never reached the ear of our friend Toombs without receiving if flat contradiction, for he was invited by an officer of the bank into the room, in the presence of the writer, who urged him to go and see if their difference could not be reconciled, which he declined. Mounted Troops for Mexico. The Columbus Enquirer,of 24th inst. says— “ Lieut. Harely, from Cassville, arrived on Sunday evening; and Capt. Hamilton, with his Company, on last afternoon. They are a stout, hardy looking set of boys—made of the i right matcrals —and will be apt to maintain the j character of their State, should the chances ot war afford them an opportunity. “We also learn that Capt. Wofford,from Cass, left Cassville on the 19th inst, and may be ex pected during the week. “Capt. 4 Fulton with hia company from Dado and Chattooga, were to leave Summerville, fo r this plate, on the 21st inst., after the presen' tation of a Flag by the ladies of the place. — The ladies always know what to do, and are always in the right place —and their sons must Ibe patriotic. God bless therri !” tHE INFANTRY. “Capt. Grant has returned and his Company i is now full. I “Capt. Hervey is getting on admirably, and i will have his Company complete in a few days.” ~ , The Hor*e Battalion Trie Columbus Tunes, says—“ Capt. Gould - 1 trig's company has made a primary move for the 'shat of Wo:r, Efrrcl encamped about seven • > - a . » miles front Girard iri Alabama.' It was sup-, pbsed that the separation of this company of the Battalion would give' r Jot. Crawford the appointment of the Field Officer, but it seems j now to be well understood, that if no event | can the exercise of that authority be justified ; in the Executive, and whether iri Mexico of Georgia the law, both of the State arid the United States, makes the office elective.” The Ball Worm. The Columbus Enquirer, of 2 4th inst. says—- —“We learn from different reliable sources that the 801 l Worm is destroying the cotton to an alarming extent. Wc have conversed with several persons Irom the adjoining coun ties in Alabama,and from the adjoining counties above and below tliis place, and they represent 1 the ravages of the worm equal to what they j were last year. The cotton being backward | this year, it is almost impossible to tell the extent of injury that will accrue to the crop in this section of the country.” Now Cotton. The New Orleans Delta, of the 10th inst., says—“ The receipts of new cotton thus far, amount to forty-seven bales, of which forty six are the growth of Louisiana, and one of j Mississippi. We understand that one bale of Louisiana cotton which classed as “good and fine,” sold yesterday at the fancy price of 15 cents per pound. The total receipts of ‘new crop’ last season during the month of Au gust were 137 bales. We are rejoiced to hear, says the Columbia South Carolinian, by a letter received from Glenn Springs, since our last paper was issued, that Chancellor Harper has rallied in health, and is now better than he has been for a long time past. This intelligence is really gratify ing, as his numerous friends have had reason lately to dread a speedy and fatal termination of his disease. Street Fight. A Fight took place in Wall-st., New York, on Friday last, between Col. Webb, the editor of the Courier and Enquirer, and Mr. Lccorate, the former agent of the French steamers. Mr, Locomte spit in Col. Webb’s face. The Coio nel returned the compliment with his fist, and then both clcnchod. Blows were freely ex changed, and the parties were finally separated by the bystanders, Special Notices. O’ Doctors EVE and CAMPBELLS will at j send to my Professional Business during hit tx jse for the summer irom the State. i Ja!yl7 PACT, r, ME.