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" [ From the New Orleans Picayune, 24th Out. j
Later from the Rio Grande.
Since our last, there has been several arrivals
from the Brazos, by which we have the Mata
jnoros Flag of the 11th, 14th and 18th inst.
Much the most important intelligence by this
arrival is contained in the following, from the
Flag of the 18th:
Another Massacre.— Intelligence was received
on Saturday last, confirmed since b} letters
from Cerralvo to the 9th inst., that a scouting I
party of twenty-seven Texans* commanded by
Capt. Baylor, ordered out by Col. Abbott, com
mandant at Cerralvo, to scour the country be
tween that post and Monterey, had fallen in
with a large body of Mexicans, and all been
Itilled but three.
Gur letters inform us that Capt. Baylor left
Cerralvo on the 6th inst. and following out his
instructions, visited several ranchos in the
neighborhood of where the recent attacks had
been made upon the trains. At two ol these
ranchos goods and property captured from the
trains were found secreted in the houses, and
the guilt of a participation in these robberies
being clearly proven against the Mexican resi
dents, the property was retaken, the dwellings
of the guilty burned and several known des
perate characters killed. With three prisoners
which he had captured, Capt. Baylor was re
turningto the main road, when he found him
self surrounded by a large force of Mexicans,
Stated at three hundred, undoubtedly the same
force which had attacked the trains previous
ly. He was completely hemmed in, and the
Mexicans charged upon his small band, killing '
many of them the first discharge of fire arms.
Three of the party effected their escape by
crawling into the chaparral, and got into Cer
ralvo dreadfully lacerated with thorns. When
they last saw Capt. Baylor he was wounded
and" unhorsed, but still fighting, and only three
of his men were in their saddles. They think
it impossible that any more could have escap
ed, and do not believe that the Mexicans made
any prisoners. Two days had elapsed since !
they got back to Cerralvo, and nothing had ,
been heard of any of the rest of the party. In [
the dwelling of one of the Mexicans mado
prisoner by Capt. Baylor, (so the men who es
caped report,) were found two letters from the
chief alcalde of Cerralvo to Canales, inform
ing him in whose possession he had placed cer
tain goods captured from the trains, which he
(Canales) had empowered him to dispose of in ■
Cerralvo, and also giving him to understand
that if he stood in need of anils, horses or men,
he had but to make his wishes known and they
would be attended to. These letters were in
Capt. B.’s possession when attacked, and have
been recovered by the Mexicans. In conse
quence of the report made to Col. Abbott, he
has had the alcalde and several other influen
tial Mexicans arrested.
After confirming the above, a officer in the
Massachusetts regiment writes from Cerralvo
to a friend in this city, under date of the Bth
August:
“The two last trains up were attacked, and
thirty or forty pack mules cut off from each.
A train left here yesterday for Monterey, and
we have positive information that some 400
Mexicans are lying on the road to cut them off.
Things at this post are in rather a state of ex
citement : hardly a day passes without some
person being murdered on the road, and we
He here, knowing that the enemy is in large
force in our immediate vicinity, without the
means of acting except on the defensive. We
have no mounted force on the post, nor the
means of mounting a single man of our own,
•hould an extreme ease of necessity require it.
It ia much to be desired that the Government
will soon clearly see the great folly of placing
troops along this line, with their hands tied,
to be made a laughing-stock of by an enemy
so contemptible as the Mexicans. I do not
know when w-e shall move on, but if at all, I
think somewhere about the Ist of September.”
The Flag has become satisfied that all inten
tions of an advance towards San Luis by the
column of Gen. Taylor has been abandoned.
The Flag condemns this course, considering it
an essential step on our part to occupy San Luis
Potosi,aud open communications from that city
to Mexico.
Gen. Marshall and Major Churchill passed
up the Rio Grande on the 17th inst., on their
way to join Gen. Taylor.
Here is a paragraph from the Flag of the
14th that may interest some of our cotempo
raries—“a respectable Delaware Indian” par
ticularly :
Mr, S. Fischer from Matamoros, authorizes
a statement in the New Orleans National that
Col. Davenport, commanding here, had read an
order to the troops on parade, that Gen. Scott
had entered the city of Mexico with the loss
of 300 men. We must tell the National that
Col. D. never read, or caused to be read, any
such order, or ever had any confidence in the
various reports of Gen. Scott being in the city
of Mexico.
The steamer Major Brown, which it will be
recollected, ascended the Rio Grande on an ex
ploring expedition, about a year ago, and got
os high up as Laredo, where she has since been
detainc I, has at length effected a descent, and
reached Matamoros on the 11th inst., as we
learn from the Flag. The Brown is a superi
or light w-aterboat, and has sustained no inju
ry on her long trip.
Two Mexicans were killed the other day in j
Matamoros by the foul air of a well which they
were cleaning out.
The Flag of the 14th, gives the following
details of brutal outrages committed by men in
the uniform of American cavalry soldiers.
About 2 o’clock in the night of the 12th inst.
a party of twelve Americans, mounted, arm
ed and equipped as our volunteer cavalry, rode
into the rancho of Solicena. about eight leagues
distant from this city, the inhabitants of which
arc in daily intercourse with us, and under the
pretence of searching for arms, entered the
dwellings and perpetrated outrages of every
imaginable kind. The men were abused and
forced to flee from their houses, the women
insulted, their jewelry and trinkets taken from
them, and every dwelling robbed of what
money could be found. One Mexican, who
has made a report to the board of alcaldes ot
this city, states his loss at over .sls0 —money
that he had received from the sale of "wood to
steamboats.
Several other ranchos were visited by this
party during the same night,but the inhabitants
were forewarned of their approach, and fled to
the -woods with everything valuable they pos
sessed—few of them have yet ventured to re
turn. From the rancho of Guadeloupe, only
I three leagues from here,, the inhabitants ha\c
I likewise fled and deem it unsafe V) return un
i til some protection is afforued tnem. ..
i V few days previous to these occurrences, a
I similar body of men, conducted by two. Mexi- .
cans, visited the rancho of La Jarita, and pert
j p e trated like and even worse crimes'._ Fears pi
still more serious consequences to themselves,
i should they report the offenders to the com- j
mandant here, induced the Mexicans to bear
their wrongs in silence —hence the reason so
many days have elapsed without any mention
being made of it.
Col. Davenport has been informed of these !
outrages, and is using proper measures to fer
ret out the offenders. When ascertained, it is
to be hoped a punishment clue to their crimes
will be inflicted upon them. The coward
j scoundrels, who could so disgrace the name of
! American soldier, as to insult, abuse, ill treat
and rob unarmed men and helpless women,
will prove poltroons in battle, and bring dis- j
grace upon the company to which they are at
| tached. The sooner the “Rogues March” an
nounces their dismissal from the service, the .
i better it will be for their companions in arms
! and the country, whose name they dishonor.
Some of the jewelry stolen from the ran
chos, vee are informed, has been disposed of in
this city. This may lead to a conviction of the !
offenders.
The following extracts are made from the
Flag of the 11th. ,
From Monterey . — Trains A Hacked. -—Mr. Cool
ridge of the Massachusetts regiment,and several
j other gentlemen,direct from Monterey, who left
; there on the Ist inst., and arrived here On
j Monday last, furnish us with the following
■ particulars of the operations of the guerrillas on
j the Monterey road:
On the 30th July, an express mail wagon for
Monterey, with an escort of seven men, under
Lieut. Reynolds, was attacked ten miles from
Marin, by about sixty Mexicans. The mail
i driver succeded in passing the ambuscade and
i putting his horses to their speed, reached in
i safety, the encampment of a train which was
coming down from Monterey. The escort were
scattered by the assault, and two of the number
are missing, supposed to have been killed.
The next day after this attack, a merchant’s ,
train, composed of sixty mules and several
wagons, under a small escort of citizens, was
attacked at Punta Aguda, by a large fore of
Mexicans, and the entire train captured. The
assault was so sudden and overpowering, that
no resistance could be offered. The first inti
mation of an attack was given by a discharge
of fire-arms from the thicket on each side of
the road, and an immediate charge of cavalry
!on the train. The number of the attacking
party ceuld not be correctly ascertained, but it
was supposed to be from 106 to 150. Immediate
flight was the only chahce of escape, and all
who could sought safety in the thickets, and
afterwards to reach the rancho of Papagallas,
where, fortunately a train from Monterey, es
corted by thirty dragoons, had just arrived and
encamped for the night. Those who had es
caped from the attack on the train, gained the
side of the mountain during the night, from
i whence they discerned the American encamp
| ment at Papagallos, and all but one of the es
cort got into the encampment before morning.
The Mexican muleteers and all the merchan
dise, amounting in value to some twelve or
fifteen thousand dollars, fell into the hands of
j the Mexicans. Only one American was known
i to be killed, though several were missing. The
downward train broke up their encampment at
Papagallas in the morning and came on to
Cerralvo without molestation. In passing the
; spot whre the attack had been made the evening
j previous, no vestige of the property had been
left. The body of the wagoner was found a
short distance from the road and buried. Can
ales commands the robbers who have proved so
; successful in their forays of late,
i At Cerralvo a large government train was
met, proceeding to Monterey, and the dragoons
who had just come down with the train from
that place, -were added to its escort and -would
i return.
Departure of a Train. —A train of 125 empty
i wagons despatched yesterday forCamargo, es
corted by Capt. Butler’s company of 3d dra
goons. This train will receive freight at Camar
go and proceed to Monterey, and it is under
stood, will make up sufficient transportation
for Gen. Taylor’s intended march. The quar
termaster’s department here has displayed
much energy in getting up this train, and ia
i certainly deserving great cfedit for the speed
; with which it has been prepared and good
; training of teams, w hich, from being unbroke
mules but a week or ten days ago, have been
put into harness and made to work admirably.
Capt. Butler’s company of dragoons made a
magnificent display, and their carriage and
horsemanship speaks well for Capt. Butler’s
drill and discipline.
Later from Texas.
By the steamer Yacht, Capt. Crane, we have
papers from Galveston to the 21st inst.
The papers of the country generally repre
sent the in-coming cotton crop as large and fine.
Some complaint is made of the worm in certain
quarters, but little importance is attached to it.
The latest number of the Civilian copies from
1 the Victoria Advocate the following,at the same
time indicating doubts of the authenticity of
the intelligence contained in it:
We learn, from a friend recently from San
Antonio, in whose statements the utmost reli
ance may be placed, that on the 28th of July
Col. Hays returned from the pursuit of a body
of Liban Indians who had been committing de
predations upon the frontier. A fight took
place on the Leon, one of the head waters of
the Nueces river, in w-hich six of the Lipans
; were killed. A Mexican girl, about fourteen
years old, and a boy about ten, w r ho had been
; prisoners among the Indians, w-ere brought in.
The girl was first taken at Laredo, about a year
since. She was afterwards released and sent
home by the people of San Antonio. She has
been a second time taken, and is now a second
' time released by them. Col. Hays also took a
number of horses and mules, which are said to
have been stolen from th ; Americans. Our in
formant gathered the above information from
the members of the comp my. He did not talk
with Col. Hays. He left San Antonio on the
evening of the 24th, via Corpus Christi. Twenty
five miles above San Patricio he passed a large
body of Indians, which he supposed to be Ca
manches, encamped on t ie Nueces. He thinks
they numbered about one hundred and fifty,and
had three hundred head of horses in their pos
session. They came from the Rio Grande re
gion, and crossing the Nueces at their encamp
ment, were travelling north.
Our informant also states that on the day
before he left San Antanio an express arrived
there bearing despatches to Colonel Hays
from Major Neighbors, Indian agent. The
express stated that the Camanchcs had be
come hostile and had ordered all persons who
were surveying lands to leave that part of the
country. The express also states that five sur
veyors, under Mr. Robert Hays, a brother -of
i Col. Hays, who were missing, had been cer
tainly killed. It was also rumored at the
agency that Mr. Hudson, of Bastrop, with
twenty-five men, who were out surveying o n
the San Saba, had been killed or taken prisoners,
[ From Vie Neiv Orleans Picayune, 25th inst .]
Intercepted Correspondence.
M e have before us the Boletin dc las Noti
ces of the 6th and Bth of August. This, it
will be recollected, is a little Mexican paper
published at Jala pa. In the number of the
6th we find, under the head of “Intercepted
Correspondence,” what purports to be “part of ;
a private correspondence from the Cabinet at
I Yv>diingtou to Gen. Scott.” We
: lieve the letter to be genuine, though linkU 1
we have not detected the Mexicans in
off pretended letters from the at
i Washington for genuine pnes. The reader
Will bear in mind that ijt has undergone two !
translations, grid without, further .ado we ah- J
i hex it as it purports to have been given in th^
; Repr,blicano, No. 178—the date is omitted : J
• “Our position has become difficult, and the
discount suffer on the drafts drawn against the
commissary general of, the armies, fit Or
- leans, renders our situation still more critical,
' as X dare not risk to exchange these d.af.s
against others on -
I “A new loan cannot be realized, nor would
it be advisable. Could we entertain any hope
of success with the wrong turn the elections
| have taken ? Without that iudispensible re
course could we raise the troops of the line
you demand? The States ot the Lnion iear
an accumulation of paper, and her banks
1 would become bankrupt under an agglomera
tion of notes. How can we hope to venture
upon further engagements in new enlistments
of volunteers ? Besides, general, the men
i whose term has expired have been much dis
! satisfied, and it is communicated like electric
gas to the new recruits, and the information
! received at this Department is anything but
[ flattering. Will the States raise the ten thou
sand men you demand ? I doubt it much, and
! I fear that you will remain in the centre of
Mexico, which you represent as densely popu
lated and formidable, in a state oi inactivity,
which has also been very unexpectedly the fate
of Gen. Taylor. To your foresight and skill
(I am sorry to say so) is confided our fate.”
[The next sentence is obscure though short.
It seems to intimate that the general is the
main, reliance of the hopes of the Govern
ment to extricate it from its present position.]
“Employ well the resources which you are go
l ing to receive, and those which we shall furnish
you hereafter, fomenting the desirable revolu
tion which you announced to us, which is to
open for us the gates of Mexico and to put an
end to the false position in which the Union
finds itself. If the revolution should not be
I as far advanced as you expected by the 4th of
June, you will have tact enough to obtain an
armistice, amusing these people with proposi
tions for peace and neutralizing in the mean
time the movements of those guerrillas that
so much annoy you. Do you give us any
hope,
[From the N. O. Delta, 2ith last.]
The Battle of Hie Frio.
"We think it not improbable, that this long
expected engagement, which is to decide at
least the issue between the military power of
the two countries, occurred on or about the
15th of this month. If our opinion be justi
fied by the event, we shall not hear the result
of the battle, until the last of the month.
Everything seems to indicate that a moment
ous and decisive contest has taken place. The
Mexicans were unanimous in their determina
tion to cast the hazard of their die, upon the
J issue of one last, united and vigorous effort in
: defence of their capital. They will make no
treaty until they have inspired their enemies
with respect, by a manly resistance.
If ever a people had a motive to fight—if
ever men were so situated and circumstanced,
as to make fighting an unavoidable necessity,
and anything short of the most determined
courage, a shame and reproach —the Mexicans
are that people. Not only honor, but sound
policy, dictates this manly resistance. A gen
erous foe could never refuse liberal terms to a
brave enemy.
Thus prompted, and favored by great advan
tages of position, the Mexicans will no doubt
make Rio Frio, or some other difficult point of
the road, the scene of the last trial of strength ;
, between the two countries. Santa Anna will j
now be able to assemble 20,000 good soldiers, i
! with forty or fifty cannon, a prodigious force, 1
| to operate under the cover of rocky heights, '
masked batteries, inaccessible retreats, elevat
i ed points, and other advantages, which his de
fensive attitude will enable him to secure.
But w hat can such a force and such advah
; tages avail against twefve thousand of such
men as compose the armies of this Republic—
men full of all manly qualities—indomitable
in endurance, inexhaustible in resources, in- j
vincible in courage—men who know no such j
words as “fail” and “defeat”—men led on by
officers, who would have done honor to the j
age of chivalry — men, not mere machines and j
mercenaries, but possessing intelligence, skill,
sagacity—each of whom can play the com- '
mandcr and officer, when the emergency re- 1
quires it, and each of whom is prepared to yield |
up his heart’s blood in defence of the honor of
our noble flag, and iu support of the rights !
and dignity of our pow erful Republic.
Yucatan, Guatemala, &c,
I Insurrection in Ên — Murder of the Whites hij
the Indians — Coa/itio iof Guatemala with Mexico
—Attack on the Travis —Reported Defeat of the ;
Americans.
The Patria of yesterday morning, has very
important news from Yucatan, concerning a
projected insurrection of the Indians, and mas
sacre of the white population*
It appears that a Chief of the tribe ofChichi
mula, near Valladolid, named Manuel Antonio
Ay, ordered an Indian in his confidence, to !
; notify the.chie s of the various tribes, who |
were concerned in the conspiracy, to be pre- |
pared to take part in the insurrection on the
15th of the present month. The Indian, how
ever, immediately disclosed the whole plan to i
the Governor of Valladolid, Don Jose Eulqjio
i Rosado. Senor Rosado commanded him to
notify all the tribes which the chief had de
signated, and afterwards to present him with i
the names of those who would take part in I
the insurrection. By this means, the Gover
nor became possessed of the names of the con- ;
spirators.and proceeded to arrest and punish the
guilty, the first being the chief Antonio Ay.
As soon as the conspirators heard of the {
' death of this chief, some of the tribes hastened
the movement, assassinating all the whites
1 and colored inhabitants, reserving only the
| women. The prompt measures taken to re
press the insurrection, seem to have been ef
fectual.
One of the principal means which the Gov- |
I eminent has taken to avert the evils which
threaten that unhappy country, has been to ■
prohibit the sale of escopetas and all other
kinds of arms.
The Patria says that El Siglo publishes two
proclamations, one of the President, and an
other of two Generals of Divisions of the State
of Honduras, in Guatemala, calling the atten
| tion of the Central Americans to the condition
of Mexico, that they may render assistance to ,
their unfortunate neighbors.
A letter in the Patria, gives a -detailed ac
count of an attack upon the train which left
; Vera Cruz under the command of Maj. Daily.
The celebrated Father Jarauta, at the head of
I 400 guerrilleros, having united his forces with
those of two other leaders, attacked the train,
j and succeeded in stopping its progress before
it reached the National Bridge, at a place call
ed Puente Chica, (Little Bridge.) Maj. Dal
ly finding the guerrillas in possession of the
heights, formed his command into six columns,
and endeavored to dislodge them. The at- i
tempt failed, and the Americans were repnls- j
ed with severe loss, the ground being covered
with the dead and wounded. The rout would 1
have been complete, if Father Jarauta, who
was stationed some distance in the rear, could
have come up in time to share in the opera- |
tions; but before his arrival, the Americans
succeeded in effecting their retreat. On ac- j
; count of the failure of their ammunition the j
guerrilleros abandoned the heights, which |
i“LVJnei.iagjagaaf^w^—
[ were occupied on the morning of the by
the Americans, who immediately entered into
i negotiations for a surrender, having already
lost many wagons and 250 men leaving no
more than 400 effective combatants.
In another part of his letter, the correspon
dent of the Patria affirms that he had just re-
I ceived information of the surrender of the
L\ ankees..
* Ina letter from Tampico, dated the 17th
inst., it is stated that Gen. Scott left Puebla
with 12,000 men and 45 pieces of artillery. —
The same letter asserts that at the last accounts
G eh. Urrea was at Tula, where he was ordered
to remain. - At a place called Chncoy, distant
20 leagues from Tula, were also two advanced
corps iff Mexicans, one commanded by Lieut.
[ Prom the N. O. Delia, 2,o th inst.}
t Guatemala.
The demonstration of one of the States Os
Central America, referred to by us yesterday,
is a serious move, which demands the prohipt
and judicious action of our Government.—
Since the failure of Mr. Stephens’ embassy;
who, unfortunately arrived in the country iii
the midst of the fierce and sanguinary revolu
tion between the centralists and federalits, and
the insurrection of Carrera against both, par
ties, and could not, therefore, determine to
which power he should present his credentials,
■ we have had no diplomatic intercourse with
the States of Centred America. This has been
an error, an unwise omission on our part. —
The government of these States for the last
eight or ten years, considering the bad exam
ple set down by their nearest neighbor, has
exhibited extraordinary stability and efficien
cy. Carrera, though a young, unlettered, in
experienced, wild Indian, has in an incredibly
short time prepared himself for the judicious
and successful administration of the undis
: guised Dictatorship which he wields over these
' States. He is truly a wonderful man, whose
career seems more like the wild creation of a
poet or romancer than the sober reality of his
tory. A few years ago he was a wild Indian,
us uutamcable and bloodthirsty as the cougar
■ j which lurks in his native forests. Possessed
of great agility, personal strength, fortitude,
courage and perseverance, he soon became a
prominent leader of the small bands of Indian
robbers which infest the country.
Aroused by a deep personal injury inflicted
by one of the officers of the liberalists, and by
a knowledge of the wrongs and oppression ex
ercised over the aboriginal race by the foreign
ers and their descendants, Carrera was ena
bled to assemble around his banner of “green
leaves’, a large force of Indians, who, armed
’ with a few old guns, their primeval bows and
arrows, and the terrible machete, a long sharp
knife, kept the whole country in a continual
state of alarm. Taking' advantage of the dis
putes between the centralists and federalists,
he fell indiscriminately upon both parties. In
vain the whites attacked and defeated him in
every direction. His fortitude, perseverance
and resources were inexhaustible. Wounded
! more than nine times, driven to the mountains
; and forests, and hunted, like a wild beast, he
( would still maintain himself, and as soon as
his enemies returned to the towns, would re
-1 appear at the head of a large force and march
immediately upon the large city of Guatemala.
He succeeded at last in capturing this town,
occupied it with his wild and naked Indians,
and so terrified the inhabitants that they agreed
to consent to any terms to get rid of him.—
His terms were the payment of the small sum
of $14,000, which would be a fortune to him
self and his poor Indian followers. For him
self, personally, he demanded a few segars, and
a full-laced cocked hat, and general’s uniform.
These terms were joyously acceded to, and
Carrera retired to his native jungle. But here
: he did not remain quiet. A cunning and de
■ signing priest, who perceived his good quali
j t.es and the uses to which they could be ap
plied, prompted him to take advantage of the
disordered condition of the country, and to as
sume the government himself* He adopted the
suggestion, marched his Indian rabble again
into Guatemala} defeated Morazan and his par
ty, and succeeded in putting down all opposi
tion and installed himself as Dictator of the
States of Central America.
But the greatest of all victories was that
; which he achieved Over his savage passions
* and ignorance. He employed tutors to teach
him to read and write, and the rudiments of
education, and in a very short time supplied
i himself with the necessary knowledge to con
i duct the brdinary duties of government. He
j is said now to be a good scholar and an excel
lent ruler. Though, at times, the natu
ral ferocity of the Indian will leak out, and
| prompt him to deeds of violence and blood, he
is reputed to be by no means habitually cruel,
domineering or self-willed.
1 Altogether, he is one of the most remarka
ble men which this continent has ever pro
duced, and should the States of Central Arne
j rica be induced to intermeddle iu the contest
between Mexico and the United States, he
will, no doubt, play a conspicuous part in the
stirring events of the future history oi this war.
Our government, we repeat, has been remiss
1 in failing to keep up friendly diplomatic rela
tions with these States. Their commercial
importance, as well as their political position,
make it proper that such intercourse should 1
j be kept up. . This territory includes the best ;
j ports on the pacific and the Gulf of,Mexico. —
Its products are valuable and its foreign trade
I considerable. England, always desirous of se
curing a foothold on this continent, has a co
lony on the G ulf of Mexico, extending some
hundred of miles, and embracing the best por
tion of the coast, where mahogany and log
wood grow in great luxuriance, and where
there are several fine ports. Belize is a pros
perous town, settled by English and mulat
toes, and governed by a Governor appointed
by the Queen of England, and a Council, part
jly appointed and partly elected. The object of
England in obtaining the long slip of land
along the Bay of Honduras, was to render the
people of the interior States dependent upon
English favor for ports and markets for their
produce intended for exportation. There is no
doubt this arrangement has been so far suc
cessful as to give the English great influence
in the affairs of the people of the interior
States. How far this influence has been, can
or will be used to our prejudice, it is notpos- :
sible to say, but we think if English policy has |
! been carried out in Honduras, with the same ‘
vigor of hostility to our institutions which i
marks all its designs and arrangements in re
ference to this continent, it will not be difli- i
cult to trace this movement of the State of I
Honduras to its true source and cause. To
j oppose these intrigues of the English, to de
-1 tect and frustrate these designs against our |
| country, it behooves our government speedily
to repair the fault and supply the omission
which we have but just now discovered, and
send a diplomatic agent to the States of Guate
mala with full authority to treat with such
government or governments as exist de facto in
that large and important territory.
[ From the New Orleans Delta, 25th inst.]
Central America.
Address of the President of Honduras, calling on
the States of Central America to aid the Mexi
cans, in their contest with the United States.
AVe are indebted to our obliging contempo
rary of La Patria, for a copy of this important
document, which we translate for the benefit j
of our readers :
PROCLAMATION.
; The President of the State of Honduras to the \
Central Americans.
Compatriots! Fortune now rules the des- ;
tinies of Mexico, and menaces her sons with
desolation and extermination. The North
Americans have destroyed the interesting pop
ulation of Vera Cruz—have possessed them
j selves of their effects, and are now marching
upon the capital.
They are our brethren; their dangers are
ours, and their fate awaits us. We should
! not maintain neutrality, if we can in any man
ner aid them in their honorable struggle.
The entire world should know that the Ilon-
I durenos are ready to fulfil their duties, of
whatever nature they may be.
I will sustain in the State an honorable
j peace, at all hazards; but I will not do it with
the sacrifice of Hondurenian honor, for a dis
i graced people are fit but to bear chains, and to
' suffer with humility the threats and the inju
j lies which the stronger impose.
I address myself to-day to the Governments
of the Republic, making these observations in
: order that’; if it shall be deemed expedient, we
' may, if it is possible, afford aid, or at least
; manifest our favorable disposition to their
I cause and to liberty.
1 i ■ Divisions and internal fetids. have nlined our
I Mexicail brothers. Eight millions of inhabi
tants, of whom that nation is composed, have
beeii unable lb defend themselves dgainst a
handful of men, who have seized upon their
' territory and their r property, and annulled
' their rights. . What may be the fate of the
L Central Americans if we continue divided r
The Ilondurehians always appear extraor
; dinarily great; they adopted the most effectual
: means to secure their independence; but noth
’ ing has been sufficient to estrange them; re
; spcct to the Government and submission to
law, they consider as their power, their glory,
and their honor.
What happiness does he experience, who
! rules the destinies of a people adoriied bv these
virtues. JUAN UNDO.
Comayagua, June Ist, 1847.
1 The Undersigned, Generals of Division, to the
Army of Honduras.
Companions ! Notorious is the anguish of
Mexico, and evident is our obligation to co
‘ onerate in the defence of that country. Her
sons are our brothers, and the cause which
1 they sustain is also ours, that of liberty against
conquest.
In compliance with a sacred duty, the pro
clamation addressed by the President to the
Central Americans, was yesterday published,
and we wish to express our deference and our
desire to co-operate at any time that he may
call upon us to aid our neighbor.
Forgotten forever are all those ideas which
could divide us. Our interests and our pas
sions are second to our country. Her triumph
is our glory and our honor. She demands our
union, and that suffices to cause us to cordial
ly offer it. Union and liberty is our motto I
Eternal opprobrium to him who would promote
and assist dissensions and conquests.
F. FERRERA,
, SANTOS GUARDIOLA,
Comayagua, June 2, 1847,
51 u3tro i (X $ oeor g i a .
FOR GOVERNOR
HON. G. W. TOWNS,
OF tALBOT.
Democratic Nominations for Senators.
4th Dist.—Camden and Wayne—Elias Fort.
sth Dist.—Lowndes and Ware—Gen. T. Hilliard.
7th “ Tattnall and Bulloch—John A. Mattox
Bth “ Scriven and Effingham—W. J. Lawtojt;
9th “ Burke and Emanuel—W. S. C Morris.
12th “ Thomas and Decatur—Wm. H. Rev molds.
13th “ Baker and Early—Dr. Wm. J. Johnson.
14th “ Randolph and Stewart—William Nelson.
17th “ Macon and Houston—Johm A. Hunter.
90th “ Twjggfc and Bibb—W. W. Wicoins.
25th “ Jones and Putnam—James M. Geav
26th “ Munroe and Pike—Col. Allen Cochran.
28th “ Merriwether and Coweta— Ore. Warner.
31st “ Fayette and Henry—Luther J. Glenn.
32d “ Jasper and Butts—Col. J. C. Waters.
38th “ Clark and Jackson—Samuel Bailee.
39th “ Owiunett and DeKalb—Jas. P. Simmons.
40th “ Paulding and Cass—Francis Irwin.
41st u Cobb and Cherokee—Wm. H. Hunt.
43d ,l Habersham and Rabun—Eow’n Coffee.
44th “ Lumpkin and Union—Elihu S. Ba •aviom
re members of the Democratic Party j
of Richmond county, are requested to meet
at the tity Hall, in this city, This After
7ioani at 4 o'clock, for the purpose of making
arrangements to invite the Hon. GEORGE |
W. TOWNS to meet his fclldw-citizens of
this and the adjoining counties* previous to
the first Monday in October, at a point to b e
selected in this County,
Democratic Meeting's.
Wc hope the democrats of Richmond will
be out in strong force to the meeting called for
this afternoon at the City Hall.
We would remind those who may find it !
convenient to attend the meetings appointed
for this week in the up country, that, to-mor
row’ the Ist, Col. Towns will be at Marietta—
on Friday the 3d at Stone Mountain, and on
Saturday the 4th at Lawrenceville, at all of
which places it is expected he will address his
fellow-citizens.
The Telegraph.
We learn that the ground between this city j
and the Central Rail Road is staked off, and |
that a contract has been made for the posts. I
As soon as a sufficient force can be obtained it
will not be long before every thing will be
ready for the wire.
The Bank of St. Marys Fraud.
We find the following comments in the Sa
vannah Republican of the 28th inst., which de
serve a few words in reply:
The Constitut onalist and Gen. Clinch. —The
Constitutionalist is out again upon the St.
Mary’s Bank business, in a very personal and
bitter attack upon the mental capacity of Gen.
Clinch, giving him the hard alternative of be
ing regarded either as a knave or a fool. It
distinctly charges upon him the commission
of “a fraud,” but acquits him of all responsi
bility upon the ground of his having been a
mere “cat’s paw” in the hands of others; thus
holding him up as a man incompetent, through
mental weakness, to fill the Gubernatorial
chair. We must confess our great surprise,
both at the tone and temper of this assault, es
pecially after the grave rebuke administered to
the Pioneer but a few weeks since, from the
same quarter, for a far less serious assault upon
gentleman. The Editor of the Constitutionalist
would do well to read over his own just and
sensible comment upon the impropriety and
bad policy of substituting abuse for argument,
and sarcasm in the place of proof —for the
people of Georgia will hardly consent to brand
a gray haired public servant, whose unblemish
ed honor throughout a long life has been equal
ly his own boast and theirs, with the delibe
rate commission of “a fraud,” even as a
“cat’s paw,” without some more conclusive
I evidence of the fact than the mere “ipse dixit”
j of the Editor of the Constitutionalist or the
| Federal Union.
i We have hitherto abstained from saying
much upon this subject, not doubting that the
charge would fall to the ground of itself, and
regarding the clear and convincing letter of
Mr. Preston as all sufficient for the purpose of
vindication with any unprejudiced mind. We
feel convinced that all such imputations, nn
sustained by proof, must be powerless to de
, stroy the good name of such an old and horn
ored citizen of our State as Duncan L. Clinch.
The Republican may think it adroit to charge
us with being “bitter”— with displaying an
? improper tone a?id temper —with substituting
abuse for argument, and sarcasm for proof, with
! making an assault upon General Clinch, in rc
\ ference to the evasion of the charter of the Bank
, of St. Marys of which he has been guilty. The
Republican does not fairly present us to its read
ers. We are bitter against the fraud. We are
| disposed to be lenient to General Clinch. We
; acquit him in our opinion of having knowingly
J and deliberately committed it. We believe him
to have been a mere cats-paw in the hands of
• sharper wilted and unscrupulous men. Let
• the Republican reply to our piece, and show if
! it can,
First, There was no fraud committed.
Second, If committed, General Clinch did
• not commit it, nor allow himself to be made
lise of in the transaction.
The letter of Mr. Preston proves neither of
these facts;
The facts before the public are
First, The Charter of the Bank of St. Marys
required $50,000 of its capital to be paid in ik
, gold And silvfr coin before it could go into
operation:
Second, General Clinch gave his promissory
note for SI,OOO of the Capital Stock, instead
of paying it in gold and silver:
! Third, The Bank went into Operation in
violation of the requisitions of the Charter, the
gold and silver not having been paid in on.
General Clinch’s stock for which the rlotc wds
, S iven * ,
Fourth, General Clinch was made Presi
dent of the Bank, and makes returns under
oath to the Legislature that $50,000 had been
| paid in pursuant to the requisitions of the
j Charter.
Fifth, General Clinch was sued by the
Bank on this note in the Superior Court of
Camden, and his Attorney pleads in his de
fence that, the note was given to enable the
Bank to comply with the requisitions of its
Charter, and that General Clinch is not bound
to pay the note because he did not get value
received for it —first, that there was a total fail
ure of consideration —second, that there was
a partial failure of consideration.
These arc the facts. Docs the Republican
deny them, or any of them? It does not. It
cannot. They are established facts. Mr.
Preston’s letter docs not deny or attempt to
deny them or any of them. How then can
the Republican use the following language, and
expect to be believed?
“We have hitherto abstained from saying
much upon this subject,- not doubting that the
charge would fall to the ground of itself, and re
garding the clear and convincing letter of Mr.
Preston as all sujficiekt for the purjwse of vin
dication icith (tns Unprejudiced mind.”
The facts charged are not denied. How then
can the charge fall to to the gromid?
In conclusion we put two plain questions to
the Republican, and we challenge a reply to
them from that print. We put then! to each
and all of the whig papers of Georgia--to cadi
and all of the friends of General Clinch—to
General Clinch himself, and challenge a reply '
Ist. Did Mr. Preston assert the truth when
he asserted in his Pleas that his client General
Clinch gave the note sued on for Capital Stock
in the Bank of St. Marys, to unable it to com
ply with the requisitions of its Charter.
2nd. Is not the giving such a note for such
a purpose forbidden by the conditions on which
the Charter was given?
Let the Republican, or any one else who is
willing to be the champion of General Clinch
answer these two questions, unless they are
afraid of the disctd&ion.
Mysterious.
The N. O. Picayune of the 24th inst. says—
Wc have received by the steamship Fanny, a
letter from our Vera Couz correspondent dated
the 13th inst., in which he says that an ex
traordinary express was despatched that raorn
| ing at 4 o’clock by the English consul to over
take Gen. Scott. Our correspondent presumes
that something very important must have been
despatched, for the regular English courier, the
best express-man in the world* was expecting
to go up the following day upon the arrival,
then expected, of the English steamer. Con
jecture was busy as to the nature of the des
patch. One can hardly avoid connecting the
purpose of the messenger with the anticipated
arrival of Paredes. Having just learned that
the army of Gen. Scott had commenced its
march, it might have been the design of the
British consul to delay it by some means to
give time to Paredes to go up. This would
show a more intimate connection of the English
government with the return of Paredes than we
have a right to charge upon grounds at all
equivocal. But what could have been the ne
cessity for despatching a special courier on the
13th (of which we have no doubt) when the
regular courier was to leave the following day*
Every thing indicating British complicity with
the return of Paredes should be investigated.
For the Seat of War.
Major Gen. Patterson left Philadelphia, for
the seat of war, on Wednesday, in the after
noon boat for Baltimore, accompanied by his
aids, Lieut. Colonel Abercrombie and Lieut
Williams. The Pennsylvanian says; “He will
assume command of his division in Mexico,
which, it will be recollected, he was deprived
of on the disbanding of the seven re
giments of volunteers by Gen. Scott, alter the
battle of Cerro Gordo.”
Til iUion theTr cs sul T • .
It is estimated that the amount of specie m
the New York and Boston Sub-Treasuries is
not less than $5,500,000.
New York Money Market.
The New York Tribune says—“ There «
rather more freedom in the Honey
the demand for payment at the Custom House
having materially declined. The Ban *> ar*
discounting first class paper freely.