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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. J A MES GARDNE R, J R. TERMS. Daily. per anmim $g 00 Trl-Weekly, per annum ..;;; 6 00 If paid in advance.;;... 5 00 Weekly, per annum :. S 00 It paid in -advance.. 50 To Chibs, remitting $lO in advance, FIVE •Copies are SeTnt. This will put our Weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers-at „ TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. (nrSubscribers who will pay up Arrearages, afid send four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at s?■ f*o. fETAII new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. • (O 3 Postage must be paid on all communications and letters of business. OFFICE OF THE PIC AVI NE-EXTH A’ I New Orleans, Oct. 4,10 o’clock. ') j Arrival cf the Steamship Alabama. I Five Days Later from Vera Cruz. Nothing - Direct from Gen. Scott. The steamship Alabama, Capt. Windle, ar rived at an early hour yesterday morning from Vera Cruz via Tampico. ' She left Vera Cruz on Sunday the 26th of September, and Tam pico on the 30th ult. following passengers came over on the Alabama from Vera Cruz: Beuor D. /fisto Si orro, Senor D. Ralael Carrajal, commissioners from Yucatan to the government at Washing ton; Capt. Leroy, Capt. J. J. Counally, La. oi. Lieut. David Nilligan, 3d La. Battalion, John M. D. Miller, Quartermaster Division ! Volunteers. The following passengers are from Tampico: Maj. Capers, U. S. A.; Capt. G. W. Vanstano ran; Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Wurth, Lieut. J. S. Stewart, La. Vols.; Lieut. M. Henry, La. Vols.; Thomas Kemp, La. Vols.; Mrs. Capt. Wirth; Lieut. Thomas James,2d Regiment Ills. Vols.; James Kerrish, Engineer I T . S. Quartermas ter’s Department. We learn through a source entitled to great remcct, that in the recent battles of the Bth *-nd 13th ult. the American army had lAVef.tv sevon officers killed and forty-five wounded. Capt. Cady, of the 6th Infantry, was among the killed. We have no confirmation what- ! ever of the death of any of our generals. By this arrival we have no later news direct from Gen, Scott’s headquarters, but we learn that letters have been received by commercial houses in Tampico, from their correspondents in the city cf sfcrieb, Confirming entirely our ’ former reports of the battle of The Mill del ■ Rev and Chapultepec heights on the Bth and 13th of September, in which Gen. Scott car ried the place at the point of the bayonet. It appears from the following circular that Gen. Santa Anna determined, at oncq upon the conclusion of the battle of the 13th., to abandon the capital. The verbal report is that he retired to Guadalupe, which is scarcely three miles from the capital, with 10,000 troop*; and twenty-five pieces of artillery. The ac curacy of the letter from Orizaba to Mr. Di mond, and published in this paper, is thus confirmed. That letter made the date of Scott’s command of the capital September 13th, and made no mention of the bombard ment of the 14th and loth, which was so ex tensively circulated by other papers. Santa Anna evacuated the city expressly to avoid such a bombardment. Our formal entry may not have been made for a day or two, but the city was at our mercy on the 13th. A Cir cular to the Commandants General of the Departments. Guadalupe Hidalgo, Sept. 11, 1817. Most Excellent Sir —After the important and great events that have yesterday taken place, there remains no other alternative to the gov ernment of the union, than that of abandon ing the Capitol, in order that other means be adopted and pursued for the hamtssirig of the enemy. Accordingly, His Excellency of the integral republic orders me to inform you, in order that through you, the honorable Con gress of the state over which you preside, may know it, that his Excellency is firmly resolved to prosecute military operations against the invaders. And that whatever be the conse quences resulting from the war, yet his excel lency is determined to wage it in every possible manner, and by every attainable means. A heroic resistance was made in the capital, for the space of six days, but at length the ene my established himself in places and positions, from which his missiles and projectiles could reach the peaceful thousands of the city, then the supreme government seeing the state of affairs to be such as Avarranted their departure, changed their abode; and very soon I will have the pleasure of announcing to your Ex cellency the site upon which it will fix, which at present is impossible for me to do, as it ac companies the army, and as yet is not agreed upon the residence of the Supreme Power of the nation But as soon as the latter is known, I will give your Excellency a detailed account of every thing that has occurred; but now I shall confine myself to the single fol lowing statement. The American army charg ed yesterday at day-break, with all its force upon Chapultepec, which after a spirited de fence of six hours yielded at last to the attack of the enemywho immediately marched to take possession of a fortification situated between the centry-box of Belen and St. Thomas, St. Como and the citadel. The first advance was .checked by the troops his Excellency the President led up, disputing the ground inch by inch, till finally the invader was routed from the citadel, after nin6 hours hard fighting. The capital being in this situation. His Ex cellency was anxious to avoid a bombardment, and to spare it the tumult and confusion at tendant upon an assault which would have given room for a thousand calamities, and a repitition of those acts in which the army of the foe has manifested so instinctive a spirit of extermination. . His Excellency the President of the Repub lic hopes that your Excellency will endeavor to preserve and reanimate the public spirit, in order that the war may be carried on with that vigor and energy which the national honor and the rights of the Republic so imperiously demand. Alcorta. By the letter which we give below from our Vera Cruz correspondent, it will be seen that # Gen. Lane has been compelled to send back for a supply of ammunition. Upon an in spection which he Instituted upon receiving a rumor that the guerrillas had occupied Cerro Gordo, it was found that he had but eight or nine rounds of cartridges ! Our correspondent, to whose letter we must refer for a variety of details, mentions a ru mor that Gen. Santa Anna has resigned the Presidency, and speaks of a proclamation to that effect, which we have not yet seen. We attach little confidence to the stand said to have been made by the guerrillas at Cerro Gordo, Now that they are deprived of the National Bridge as a rallying point, they will Os course occupy the most eligible ground higher up on the road, but they will readily be dislodged by a force like that under Gen. Lane. Capt. White's company of Louisiana volun teers, and two companies of the 11th Infan try, left Tampico on the 28th of September for Vera Cxuz. W# regpet to perceive that Lieut. Cline, of Capt. Lewis’s company of Louisiana volun teers, has been shot by the guerrillas. [Special Correspondence of the Picayune.] Vera Cruz, Sept. 23, 1847. The Sun of Anahuac has been suspended, and it devolves upon me to furnish you with what may transpire in the local line as I am able to do so, although nothing of real impor- I tance has put taken place,since the departure of . the James L. Day. She was hardly under way before a report reached the city, that the Vergara camp was attacked by guerrillas, and that they had to the sword ail the Americans that occupied it. Os course there was a gene ral rush to the gates, and the house tops were j covered with citizens eager to witness the fray, but it soon ended in smoke, no attack having .been made,, although it is positively stated that a considerable body of the enemy were seen within a few hundred yards of the camp on the sand hills. The ir&rination that I sent you yesterday, I that'Gen. Scott had entered the c ity of Mexi co, has been confirmed to-day, with but few j additional particulars; but you shall have all that are authentic, leaving the rhraers to take j | care of themselves. „ 1 It appears that on the loth inst., the Ame ricans charged and carried the Citadel, and immediately turned all the guns of the forti fication on ithe city. About 12 o’clock at night, (some accounts say 11 o’clock,) all the Mexi can army retreated upon Gahdalupe. The Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed the Civil Governor, directing him to manage affairs as well as he could, until he should re ceive official information as to where the Gov- i ernment should be established. From what I can learn, the will not stand an other fight at present, and we may therefore look for temporary tranquillity. The only, portion of the news that is not confirmed, is Santa Anna being wounded, of which nothing i is said in the address which reached us to-day. It is reported that Gen. Quitman is on the | way down with despatches, and has 4000 men with him. It this be the case, he has no doubt been induced to take so large a force from the fact that Paredes is near Puebla with 6000 men; but I can hardly understand how Gen. Scott could have spared so many men after the severe losses which he must have suffered. We have all sorts of reports about a small detachment that left here the day after the departure of Gen. Lane’s command to over take him, but as I do not consider any of them authentic I will not recapitulate the rumors. Col. Wilson, was taken very ill yesterday evening, and the duties of Governor conse quently devolve upon Lieut. Col. D. S’. Miles, who is au fait in such matters, and everything connected with the Department will be sure to be conducted as it should bo. I forgot to mention in n\y last that Lieut. Arthur, adju tant of the Ist Infantry, was thrown from his I horse last Sunday and severely though not dan ! gerously hurt, but he is doing quite well. I learn, on good authority, that Gen. Pat j terson, who is on his way to the city, has re -1 ceived instructions from the War Department, | ( to take command of the forces in the city and State of Vera Cruz.but if he should think proper to do s ' to proceed to join Gen. Scott. I neglected also to mention in my last that your express man informed mo that Mr. Kcn i dall had sent down four other couriers since he left Puebla, none of whom have reached j here. Veka Cruz, Sept. It, 1847. A detachment returned last night from Gen. Lane’s command, which had arrived at the National Bridge without encountering any serious obstacle, although the guerrillas made their appearance on several occasions in small numbers without doing any harm to our command. A separate detachment composed mostly of Capt. Lewis’s company of Louisiana rangers, was fired into about six miles this side of j ust as the company had been formed, and unfortunately killed Lieut. Kline, who was riding in front of the company—he receiving two buckshot or small balls in the side of the head, killing him almost instan taneously. You will be surprised when I tell you that this.detachment was sent back to obtain am -7n unit ion. It appears that upon the arrival of General Lane’s command at the Bridge, a report was current that Cerro Gordo had been fortified by the guerrillas, and was occupied by them iii force. Preparations Were made to continue and attack them, but upon inspec tion it was found that the men on an average had only about eight cartridges each , and it was impossible to continue with the prospect of fighting over two hundred miles of the way without powder and shot. A requisition call ing for 100,000 rounds has been filled to-day, and all the spare troops (Louisiana rangers) will go along to escort it; but this command only took about six day’s provisions along, and by the time this ammuniation reaches them they must run short at a place where provisious cannot be had except from Jalapa or this city for so large a body of men. Truly this is a serious affair, and I am sorry to see an officer of Geu. Lane’s experience make such a blunder. It is as singular as it is true. But 1 the difficulty of transportation from this to the bridge is very great, and I am told that Lieut. Hughes’s command have been obliged to live for several days upon half-rations of bread; yet his teams have been taken to send down here for this ammunition instead of provisions for his command. Then again, having takan all the mounted volunteers for this escort, it is impossible for the commanding officer of this post to supply them with what they re quire. Fresh beef can be obtained in aburG dance, but men cannot live on this alone, par ticularly as the troops stationed there are not acclimated, and I am also informed on good authority that the yellow fever has made its appearance amongst them, as well as in Col. Collins’s command at the San Juan. The difficulties under which several former commands have labored, occasioned by short ness of supplies, should, I think, have furnish ed impressive lessons to those succeding them , upon the same route, and I hope that this : will be the last time that a command is caught ’ in such a fix. Col. Collin’s cammand, which is stationed at the San Juan Bridge, was attacked a few ! days since by the guerrillas, who killed one private and wounding two others, which shows that notwithstanding the lower part of the road is fully occupied by the Americans, it is occupied by the guerrilas also. Vera Cruz, Sept. 2.5, 1847. I have just seen a note from Major Lally dated the 23d inst.,at Jalapa, in which he states that everything was quiet there, not having had an alarm for a month. He says that the wound he received on the road to that place, in the neck, came very near killing him, but it is now doing quite well. From letters that arrived by the same conveyance there are an hundred rumors from Gen. Scott s command, and but one important item which can be re lied upon, and that is a proclamation from Santa Anna in which the people of Mexico are informed that he has resigned the office of Pre sident of the Republic, and that Senor Pena y Pena has been initiated in his place. I will try to obtain for you a copy of his proclama tion and forward it by the first boat. As the reports that come down are very currently be? lieved by a majority of the residents, I will give you a list of them before the boat leaves if no later news reaches us from Mexico in ashape that can be relied upon. Our city has become remarkably healthy. Sept. 26. —The British royal mail steamer ‘ Midway arrived thus morning from Tampico, and will leave on the morning of the 2d Oct. for ! England. We are in anticipation of a norther. The Alabama, which has been in but two hours, starts back in half an hour, and I have not time to say more. LATER FROM MEXICO. HIGHLY INTERESTING LETTER. Further Particulars of the Battle ©fCha pultepec. Santa Anna and his Army driven out, and General Scott in full possession of the City of Mexico. I The New York Sun published on Monday evening a letter from a Spanish Mexican in the city of Mexico, to a Spanish house in New York, which gives a more full account of the recent proceedings in Mexico than has reached us from any other quarter. Indeed, its nar rative comes down to the 16th, three days later j than was received in any of the accounts | brought by the James L. Day, at New Orleans, I which have been published. This letter which moreover is Mexican authority, states that Gen* 1 Scott teas in actual possesion of the capital. It is said to have come byway of Orizaba, under cover to Mr. Dimond, at Vera Cruz. We give the following extracts: City of Mexico, 19th Sept. 1847- On the 13th instant the Americans made a demonstration on Chapultepec and the mill of El Hey, but our Generals were prepared for them. ***** Chapultepec, you know, is situated between Cacubya and the city, within cannon-shot of the former and some throe miles of the latter. It is a bold hill overlooking a vast range of country, which enabled our soldiers to watch every manoeuvre of the enemy. It also com mands the road from Tacubya to the city, which runs close to its base,and it can only be ascend ed by a circuitous payed way, which after turn inga certain angle,is exposed to the full range of the fortress guns. As the Americans ascend ed the hill,"a perfect storm of musket balls and grape shot drove them back with loss. They recovered and advanced again, but were rCpul seef. Our troops fought with desperate valor, worthy the character of Mexicans. The enemy also fought bravely—his men seemed like so many devils, whom it was impossible to defeat without annihilation. He made a third and last charge with fresh forces and heavy gurs, and our gallant troop? having exhausted their graperSh’bt, were forced, very unwillingly to rqtrcat and yield up the fortress, of which the enemy took possession. Our soldiers retreated towards the city, but were unfortunately cut off by a detachment of the enemy’s cavalry, and about a thousand were made .prisoners, but were soon released,- ,as the enemy had no men to guard them. ■ The enemy then opened his batteries on the Mill El. Rev, (King’s Mill) close upon Chapultepec, which after obstinate fighting and great loss to the Americans, we were obliged to, abandon. . . ■> . ~. • The two actions continued over nine hours, and were the severest, considering our small number of soldiers and the enemy’s large force, that have been fought,. .Our loss in killed and wounded .was, not mere,.than. 300, while the enemy lost over 400, or ,at lest, such, \\as .the report,of deserters, from, the American, camp who pame to ps in the evening. Seeing that the city , would invjt.ably be attacked, Gen. Santk Anna, during the actions, caused a num ber of trenches to be cut across the road lead ing to the city, which were flooded with water. On the morning of the. 14th, before day light, the enemy, with a pqrt of his force, commenc ed his march upon, the city. Our soldiers, posted behind the arches of the aqueducts and several breastworks which had been hastily throw up, annoyed him so severely, together with the trenches which he had to bridge over, that he did not arrive at the gates until late in the afternoon. Here he*halted and attempted to bombard the city, which he did during the j balance oT the day and ihe day following, do ing immense damage. , . In some cases whole blocks word destroyed and a great number pfmen, women and chil dren killed and wounded. The picture was awful. One deafening roar filled our ears, due cloud, of smoke met our eyes, now and then j mixed with flame, and amid it all we could hear the various shrieks of the wounded arid dying. But the city bravely resisted the hundreds of fiviilg shells. It lutrled back de fiance to the bloodthirsty Yankee, and convin ced him that his bombs could npt reduce the Mexican capital. The enemy then changed his plan, and determined to enter the city, Avhere we prepared to meet him. Having barricaded the streets with sand bags, arid provided on the housetops and at the windows all w r ho could bear arms or missiles, stones, bricks, &c.. to throw on the heads of the enemy. Before General Scott had fairly pass ed the gates he fould the difficulty of his posi tion. A perfect torrent of balls and stones i rained Upon his troops. Many were killed and more wounded. Still he kept advancing until he gained the entrance of two streets leading direct to the Plaza. Finding that he could not oppose himself to our soldiers, and that he was losing his men rapidly, Gen. Scott took possession of the con | vent of San Isador, which extends back to the centre of a block, and at once set his sappers and miners to cutting away directly through the blocks of buildings. In some instances whole houses were blown up to facilitate his progress; but after several hours he again emerged into the street, and finally regained the Plaza with great loss. On entering the Plaza a heavy fire was opened on him from the Palace and Cathedral, which were filled and covered with our patriotic troops. Finding himself thus assaulted,the enemy drew out his forces in the Plaza, and opened a cannonade on the Palace and Cathedral, firing over one hundred shots, which did immense damage to the buildings and caused a severe loss of killed and "wounded. Seeing further resistance useless, our soldiers ceased firing 1 and on the loth of September (sad day!) Uhe enemy was in possession of the Mexican capital. Though we inflicted havoc and death upon the Yankees, we suffered greatly ourselves. Many were killed by the blowing up of the houses, many by the bombardment, but more by the confusion which prevailed in the city, and altogether we cannot count our killed, wounded and missing since the action com menced yesterday at less than 4,000, among whom are many women and children. The enemy confessed a loss of over 1,000; it is no doubt much greater. What a calamity! But Mexico will yet have vengeance. God will avenge us for our sufferings. Santa Anna has gone with his generals and all the troops he could draw off to Gaudalupc. He is said to be wounded severely. We have lost heroic officers and brave men in these two days. I cannot foresee what is to come. Thou sands are gathering upon the hills around the city determinined to cut oft' all supplies and starve the enemy who basso audaciously enter ed it. Gen. Scott may yet find that Mexico is not vanquished. He may find our lakes burst ing their barriers and filling this beautiful val ley, to annihilate the infamous Americans. We scarcely hope, yet do not quite despair. Our brave generals may recover what is lost, and Mexico with her ten millions of people, arise to sweep the invader from the land he has desecrated. In all the States of the West on which requi sitions have been made for volunteers by the Government, earollment has gone on with ardor and despatch, as our quotations from Westem papers testify. The Louisville Journal of the 20th ult. says: “From accounts received from Frankfort, we are satisfied that three more ! companies have been reported to the Governor than can be accepted.” And again—“Since the above was in type, we learn by a gentleman direct from Frankfort, that up to yesterday morning, 25 companies had been reported to the Governor, and that no appointment of staff of ficers for the fourth regiment had been announ ced.” (Georgia. SUNDAY MORNING, OCT 10, Election Returns. FUR GOVERNOR. 1347. 1845. Towns. Clinch. McAlister. Crawford | Baker. 425 246 351 204 ! Baldwin, 315 31? 268 315 , Bibb, 667 598 724 651 ! Bryan, 69 112 85 102 Bulloch, 882 34 413 27 I Burke 370 590 332 549 Butts, 354 243 375 253 Camden, lOOmaj. 214 110 Campbell, 569 251 474 214 Carroll, 343maj. 655 394 ! Cass, 1341 731 944 641 Chattooga, 426 350 330 300 Chatham, 582 776 715 7QO Cherokee, 952 580 740 533 Clarke, 437 615 398 638 Cobb, 978 713 835 637 Columbia, 282 489 277 522 Coweta, 644 758 689 808 Crawford, 454 364 467 433 Dade, 201maj. 240 45 j DoKalb, 990 759 762 577 Effingham, 110 175 110 226 Elbert, 174 986 168 991 Emanuel, 269 195 217 203 Fayette, 230maj. 651 428 Floyd, 600 ‘ 569 446 380 Forsyth, 185maj. 621 463 Franklin, | Glynn, 121 19 112 Greerie, - 431 767 115 786 Gwinnett, 711 736 680 757 Habersham, 754 446 785 388 Hall, 687 527 599 529 Hancock, 321 456 307 507 Harris, 409 785 390 813 Heard, 452 355 398 313 Henry, 50maj. 815 884 Houston, “686 625 654 "637 Jackson, 664 543 644 517 Jasper, 473 429 493 475 Jefferson, 93 419 84 544 Jones, 4 43 406 445 424 Laurens, 493maj. 16 589 Lee, • 108 185 248 Liberty, < 40 168 203 Lincoln,. 175 267 183 275 Lumpkin, 9G9 530 946 556 Mclntosh, 117 125 124 109 Macon,. : >3omaj. 292 ,364 Madison’, 365 336 335 338 Marion, v 100 349 469 Meriwether, 792 739 833 695 Monroe, 665 686 644 733 Morgan, <2Bl 393 29$ 415 Murray, , 947 • 502 .624 403 Muscogee, 853 1039 851 1071 Newton, , 442 943 471 896 Oglethorpe, 152 470 172 576 Paulding, 381 277 335 243 Pike, • ‘825 716 783 642 Pulaski, 3p7 219 379 249 Putnam. 312 388 ,381 42p | Rabun, 273 53 2*50 .37 Randolph, 29maj. , 650 575 Richmond, 488 .681 474 747 Scriveu, 222 195 $25 241 Stewart, 786 906 690 901 Sumter, , 85 440 544 Taliaferro, 67 362 ,54 412 Talbot, 813 741 (04 >62 Troup, 42!) 990 440 1005 Twiggs 4-1 i 267 403 324 , Union, 743 300 527 217 Upson, 356 611 385 646 Walker, loOmaj. - 584 637 Waltori, 721 526 74 4 605 Warren, 250maj, 372 607 Washington, 558 612 ‘ 508 629 Wilkinson, 5U 388 528 423 Wilkes, 80maj. 354 439 Senators* Bibb and Twiggs — Wiggins* Bryan and Liberty—Smith. Bulloch and Tattnall —A tie* Burke and Emanuel—McLeod; Campbell and Carroll — Camp'. Cass and Paulding— lnain. Camden and Wayne — Fiftt. Coweta and Meriwether —Parks, Whig gain. Chatham —Snider, Whig^ain. Cherokee and Cobb — Hunt. Clarke arid Jackson— Whig gain* Columbia and Richmond^-Miller. DeKalb and Gwinnett —Simona. Fayette and Henry— Glenn. Floyd and Chattooga—Montgomery, Whig gain. Gilmer and "Murray— Chasfain . Green and Morgan —Reoso. Habersham and Rabun— Ctffee. Hancock and Baldwin—^epell. Hall and Forsyth— Dnnagan, Houston and Macon— Hunter. Jasper and Butts — C. Waters , Jefferson and Washington—Stapleton. Jones and Putnam —S. A^Wales. Lee and Sumter —Maxwqp. Lumpkin and Union— Barclay. Mclntosh and Glynn— Forman , Dem. gain. Marion and Talbot — Bivfns, Dem. gain. Montgomery and Appling—McCarty. Monroe and Pike — Cochran. Muscogee and Harris —Marks. Newton and Walton —"Williamson, Whig ! gain. Oglethorpe and Madison—Willingham. Richmond and Columbia —Miller. Scriven and Effingham— Wi J. Laicton, Dem. gain. Stewart and Randolph—Boynton. Troup and Heard—Johnson. Upson and Crawford —Holloway. Walker and Dade— Farris. Warren and Taliaferro —Darden. Wilkinson and Laurens—Radford, (Ind. w.) Wilkes and Lincoln —Moore. Representatives- Baker— Tift. B al d win—Harris. Bibb —Nisbet and Atkmsoti. Whig gain. Bryan—Bird. Bulloch— Rawls. Burke—Brown and Gresham. Butts— Bailey , Dem. gain. Camden— Barate. Campbell — Carlton. Cass —Smith and McConnell. Chatham —Bartow and Clark,(2 Whig gain.) Chattooga — Heard. Cherokee — Field and Williamson, Coweta —Ferrell, Robertson. Clarke —Harris and Jackson. Cobb — Maloney and McConnell. Columbia —Fleming and Shockley, Crawford — Walker, DeKalb —Darnal and Wilson, Effingham —Morgan, Emanuel — Sumner , Fayette — Glass. Floyd—Price, Whig gain. Forsyth— Strickland. Franklin —Freeman and Morris, Gilmer —Alexander, Whig gain, Glynn —Duhignon, Green —Sanford and Ward. Gwinnett —Brandon and Whitworth, Habersham —Phillips and Cabinets. Hall — Baugh. Hancock—Lewis. Harris—Ramsey and Dozier. Heard—Zachcry, Whig gain. Henry—Moseley, and Cleveland* Houston —Bryan and Holmes. J asper—Glover. Jeffersoi l —Todd * Jones— Glover. J ackson— Penticosf. Laurens—Robinson. Lee— Lawhoru, Dem. gain. Liberty—Quarterman. Lincoln —Neal. Lumpkin— Barnes and Keith . Mclntosh —Townsend, Whig gain. Madison— Colbert, Dem. gain. Montgomery —McLeod, j Monroe—Hattie and Pinkard, Dem. gain, j Morgan —Harris. Meriwether — Wimhish and Wordman. Murray — Kennon. Muscogee —Howard and Bethtme. j Newton—Reynolds and Pace. Oglethorpe—Smith and Glenn. Pike— Speer and Gaulding. Paulding— Jones. Putnam —Calaway and Reid, Dem. gain. Rabun — Martin. Randolph—Perkins and Hodges, 2 w. gains. Richmond —Jenkins and Walker. Scriven — Pollock. Stewart —Talbot and Wood. Taliaferro —J. W. Harris. Talbot — Weathers and Carter , Dem. gains. Troup—Cameron and Beasely. T wiggs— Fitzpatrick. IT nion— Headdon. Upson —Andrews and McCarra. Walker— Harden , Dem. gain. Walton —Jackson and Kilgore. W ayne— Bryan. Warren—Anderson and Bacon. Washington —Bullard and Franklin , Detn. gain. Wilkinson — Rosier. Wilkes—Anderson and Gartrell- Democrats in Italic. The Georgia Elections. We have reported and official returns from eighty counties, from which it is rendered cer tain that George W. Towns is elected Gover nor, by over one thousand majority. The Leg islature, in both branches, is so close that it is difficult to form an opinion which party will ; have the Senate or the House, or both. If i our opponents carry either branch, we envy not the feelings of those aspiring Democrats, in several Counties, who have not only been defeated themselves, but have also defeated the party to which they profess to belong. Among the passengers arrived at Bos ton in the steamer Hibernia, we observe the name of James T. Gray, Esq., of this city. HjT Comparatine Statement of the bu siness of the Georgia Rail Road for the month of September, in 1846 and 1847. 1846. 1847. Increase. Passengers. . .10,648 26 14,774 19 4,125 98 Freight mail.. 14,193 19 24,471 55 10,278 3d #24,811 45 #39,215 74 #14,-MU 29 Maryland Election. We have advices from Baltimore to the 7th. irtst. by Magnetic Telegraph. The Democrats have earned the county of Baltimore by 1450 majority, Thomas’ majority in the county is I 1-3G6, while that of McLean for Congress is j 541/. The M higs hive Carried the county of Frcd -1 Crick by about 100 majority*, The election returns as tar as feeived, are most favorable to the Democrats, and the ma jority in the State will reach 700 to 1000. The i Congressional delegation will probably be di vided. II raided during most of the day* Equal Suffrage in Connecticut:. Last Monday the proposition to abolish the ! i distinction between colored people and whites in respect to the right of suffrage, was reject ed by the people of Connecticut. As far as ! heard from the votes stand, for the proposition, : against it, 6884. The Hartford Times gives the result of the town elections in 37 towns, and makes a nett Democratic gain of three towns, (Middletown, Marlboro and Litchfield,) compared with last year. The New York Market. Our Richmond correspondent sends us the ; information that there was no change in the Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York mar kets on the 7th inst. Health of the City. The Mobile Register of the sth inst. says— “On Saturday we stated on the authority of several of our most eminent physicians, that the yellow fever was rapidly disappearing from among Us. Our surprise therefore was great, on learning from the Sexton’s report publish- i ed Sunday morning, that the deaths "•om yel- ! low fever for the week ending on Saturday ! evening, were nearly double in number to any previous week of the season. It is with re gret that wc have to announce this unplea sant fact—and yet upon further inquiry we arc told by medical men that the number of yel fever cases is still diminishing—some of them ( not having a case under treatment. The cases i that do occur, however, are of a more malig nant type, and yield less readily to treatment j than formerly. We repeat again the warning we have heretofore often given to absentees not to return to the city before frost.” [communicated.] An extra meeting of the Second Division of the Independent Fire Department, of this city, was held on Wednesday Evening last, the Cth inst., and the following Preamble and Resolu tions unanimously adopted. ’Tis common, all that live must die, passing through nature to eternity; yet, indeed, doth it rank among the first of moral obligations, to observe in appropriate and becoming terms, a r sympathy and veneration for him, who while living, by his services and general bearing, as a man, associate and friend, commanded our admiration and strengthened in our confidence, after the grave hath enclosed its portals above him. Therefore, Resolved, That we solemnly and most fervently participate in the general gloom and sadness, which the unexpected demise of our once beloved, now much regretted com panion and Treasurer, Michael Dougherty, has awakened in the bosom of his family and friends. Resolved, That wo should be recreant in deed to the incentives of humanity and jus tice, were we to suffer the opportunity to pass without offering our best thanks to those, who in the last moments of his affliction, feel ingly anticipated and administered to the ex pectations and desires of our Dead Brother, Resolved, That we unfold and offer with a delicate and tender hand, our sympathy to the most afflicted one of all,fOr £ho apparently cruel dispensation which, iff the very of corinilbial experience and enjoyment, struck down the cherished image of her woman’s af fections. Resolved , That a copy of the foregoing reso lutions,signed by the President and Secretary, bte presented to Mrs. Dougherty, and that they be inscribed on an exclusive page of our min tfte book, and Olso published in the daily pa pers of the city.- H. R. MURRAY, President; J. ReadI,* 1 ,* S'ecrctafy. Special 3faiucov (UpThere will be a continuation of the meeting at the Bush Arbour, on the Hilte, This Day and To-Morrcnc. commencing at 10 o’clock, P. M/ There will be no Service in thfe Methodist Church on Sabbath next, till 1 o’clock, P.* M. The Rev. Mr. EVANS will preach in the Ur's lit Market, at 8 o’clock in the Morning on Sabbath next. Oct. 9 A UGUST A MANUFACTURING COM PANY. By order of the Board of Directors, notice is hereby given, that an installment of 10 per cent i* required to be paid in by the Stockholders on Wed nesday, the 10th of November next. WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Sec’y a. m.c. Sept. 30 f Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry. CAUTION—.In setting forth the virtues of Dr. Wistar’s Balsam, we have no desire to deceive those who are laboring under affliction, nor do we wish to eulogize it more than it justly deserves. Vet when we look around and see the vast amount of suffering and distress occasioned by many of the diseases in which this medicine has proved so high ly successful, we feel that we cannot urge its claims too strongly, or say too much in its favor. Let the public be on their guard. Other“Bals»ms and mixtures are sometimes imposed on the unsus pecting for the genuine Dr. Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry- Some for the purpose of succeeding i better in their schemes,have used a part of the name j of the genuine, as “Phoenix Balsam of Wild Cher ry,” “Balsam of .Wild Cherry, Comfrey,” See.'’ ‘■Syrup of Wild Cherry.” None genuine unless signed I. BUTTS on tho wrapper. For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, by HA VTLAND, RISLEV & CO.,and also by THOM AS BARRETT A CO., and Dealers in Medicines generally in Augusta. Oct. 6 3—t “Silent Siigrhtningr.” During the warm Summer nights lightning mar sometimes be seen to flash for hour* almost with out intermission, unaccompanied by thunder. We are also frequently conscious of the presence of dis ease unattended by its usually starting symptoms. But there is no telling how soon the diffused elec tricity may be concentrated in a fatal flash, or the incipient malady may reach a deadly crisis. It is not well to neglect eruptions, ulcers, swellings, swelling in the glands, Ac. Ac., on the ground that they are trifles. They end in agony and death; and as Sands’ Sarsaparilla is an acknowledged rem i edy for these symptoms, and for all sanguinous dis eases, it is iitlsc less than sporting with danger to neglect its early use in all such cases* For further particulars and conclusive evidence ; of its superior value tnd efficacy, see pamphlets, which may he obtained of agents, gratis. Prej ared and sold, wholesale and retail, A. B* A D. SANDS, Wholesale Druggist** 100 Fultdn, Cor ner of Willi m-street, New York; i Sold also by IIAVILAND, RISLEV A CO. I #5. Oct. t> Cam mere ia I. I-A TEST DATES l ItOM 1.1 VER Pobt. 14. i . .SF.Pt. 19 LATEST DATES FROM HAVRS ..SETT. 2 NEW YORK, Oct. Cotton— * In this mar- I ke:, on Saturday last, 800 bales were sold at full prices; since then, in cdusdquence of the very unfavorable advices front England, only about 600 have boon disposed of, at prices fully half a cent per lb. below the previous ctlrren- I cy;tho market, however,is not sufficient by set tied to give quotations with precision, and though reduced, they must be considered | nominal. The sales since our last are 1400 I bales, of Which 1000 bales were Upland and j Florida, thus: Inferior, none; ord. to good ! ord. 10 a lOf; mid. to good mid. 10| a 111 j mid. fair to fair, Ilsa Ilf; fully fafr to good fair, 12 a 12fc.; fine, none. By Telegraph. [Transmitted for the Baltimore American .j NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 6 P. M.—There con tinues to be a good feeling in the flour market, and holders are firm. About 3000 bbls. Gene see and Western were sold at $5,75 a 5,87 f. The tendency of the Cotton market is still downward, and sales of about 800 bales were made to-day at a decline of f a Ic, on the rate* i previous to the steamer. CHARLESTON, Oct. 9.— Cotton.— The Cot ! ton market was in a very quiet state when wc closed our inquiries on Friday last, as holders most generally were unwilling to sell at the heavy de cline a |c. that had marked the sales of one or , two bouses towards the close of the week. On Saturday last there was a fair inquiry for the *r ; tide, and buyers seemed anxious to press sales, ■ but sellers were unwilling to submit to the full de- J dine noticed above; as the former, however, would not advance their rates, the transactions ; were confine to a few hundred bales, at the quo \ tations given in our report on that morning. The same indisposition not to submit to the views of pur | chasers was manifested throughout Monday, and factors would occasionally obtain somewhat better terms. Seve-al buyers were out on Tuesday, exe cuting their orders, but they had not made much progress when it was ascertained from a telegraphic j despatch received at the office of one of the city papers that the steamer Hibernia had arrived at Boston, and that Cotton had declined fd. in the Liverpool market. This announcement at once put a stop to business. From the opening of the week up to the time of the withdrawal of buyers near 1500 bales had been sold; and the seller would occasionally obtain a slight advantage ever the buyer, without however, prices exhibting any marked chan ?e from those given in our reported the 2d inst. The following are the particulars;—l6 bales at 10; 25 10i;249at lOf; 4 tat 10k 100 at 11; 95 at Ilf; 279 at HR 93 at Ilf, 195 at HR 8 at HR, and 27 bales at life., and 130 bales Nankeen at 10 cents. On Wednesday the paper accounts came to hand, but the private advices did not reach us until Thursday. These advices have paralized the market. The sales in the last three days have been Uqvited to some 370 bales, at a decline qf fully one cent per pound on the prices current at the close of the preceding week; the market, however, cannot be said to have fairly opened under these accounts, and it is impossible at present to give quotations. The actual transaction comprise o bales at 8; 89 at 9; 12 at 9f;42 at 9* H at 10; 54 at 10R 143 at lOf; ant] 84 bales at iqc. The tran sactions in Long Cotton since qa‘ last have been confined to the sales of 55 bags ufenor *-an tees a HU and 19c. Receipts 1959 bales. Rice. —Prices in this article, iare also materially declined during the week, owiagto the increase in the receipts of the new crop. Several parcels tot new have been received since our last—in all abom 300 tcs.—and sold. One lot »f 90 tierces of prime quality, and well prepared,-sold at #4f and lot 110 tierces of good quality, brought hundred. The harvest is nearly over, and the crop