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ed twenty thousand musket*, with percus- j the artillery of Gen. Worth’s brigade
The ‘Senate has at lengthfbrought to a sion locks, for the militia of Nova Scotia t lio left, so that they could cross-fire, ond
r’osc ilic Oregon Debate. Ob the 15th, and thu adjacent colonies, . • j rover us as we crossed—the dragoon^ on
(len.'lleilston inside'(tts'il is rdpresenled) | . The Tariff. I the left or Muj. Ringgold’s nrtillerjr, and
able and eloquent speech in favor of In the House, on Tuesday Inst, Mr. 1 Gen. Worth’s brigade on the left of the
"' “ " ‘ ^ ' ‘ " —ns: and after the pioneers (ad
HPHHHRRPL. la road to the river, emsriog
, • i „ r Tl, e Senate then on mot mo ol ifl* Bill, which was read twice and refer-1 w«3 commenced by the infantry, up'to
ihah\t' alto resotu- 1 ■— *•-- ^ I... : -i.___■
Mr Mien laid upon the, table, the resulp- red to the Committee of the whole. j their neck* in wafer, bustling, noil in
■ ion from the Committee on Foreign rcla- It j 4 entitled “A Bill to reduce duties gallant style reached the opposite bpnk,
lions and wok np the joint resolution from bn imports and for oilier purposes.” ' ' when die musicians struck up ‘Ynnkee-
ihc House of Representatives- Mr. John- Mf. McKay gave notice that lie would j doodle.’ and nUiitllbe universal shout, a
son then submitted a* a substitute, the at some early day, ask the House to fix squadron of our regiment crossed, formed,
1/ >incil resolutions which uflci an ex- limi* i«m> wKir>k tHav tpnnM mul*A ••.*» lull: and charocii in fh#» mver* unnthpr mr.
citing dcl-atc or rather an acrimonious ] . ,
conversation between Messrs. Crittenden j Several voices. “Do it now.’’ I the remainder of the dragoons, and, in
and Allen, were adoptedby a vote of 40 j Mr. McKay. -I will tail mnke the mo- line, crossed without firing a shot, which
yens, to 14 nays. , lion now, liecnused I promised some gen-, was u pity, for certainly every officer and
" llftolrnl, iV' That by the convention tclcman that I would not. ; soldier anticipated a fight; nod if nooth-
concludcd the twentieth day of October, i The Coriespondom of the Baltimore or good-results from our gallant crossing,
eighteen hundred and eighteen, between j American (Whig) furnishes (14th inst.) and, as wo expected, in the face of a
latest From III. •
Extract of a letter dated March 24/A, 1846,
received in Workington on the \Zlh inti,
/torn Cape Hayden. San Domingo.
“The affiurs of this island, ns fur as I
can learn, are in a very disturbed condi
tion, and the Cape perhaps more,unsettled
'• • «
Ther
laboring undei
depression. *
crop are now redin
bales, and yet, in ill
i especially, is
of the general
,tes of the new
two millions of
lice of this fulling
off in the sluple, the price continues so-
low that the rates which rule this market
involve a loss of not less than 20 shillings
ititne lor which they would make the bill | »nd charged in the cover; another por- \ stat ; 011 .
»| the special older. ^ . ^ jtion of theinlanyy dashed in. followed hy enced ’ among -/ lbe co | ore ,i part of lb „ e
~ people, through fear of the blacks, which
than any other pans. j ner bale, on a comparison With the prices
“It is reported that an army of Riche, ^ ich vai , jn America • The safes
rtw person who has been i nnineri at * 4 ?f l * yesterday were upwards of 5000 bngs-to
au-Pnnce for president, rf at no great dis- ^ trad /. There blm heen ^ mc export
lance-from this cty.-Tterrol, the pres- . - b(| , , be lnarke , ,. lo3e j tnmelv. _
em I’loiidenl, yet .declines resigning bis, ^ g ', M o| , bc week umount l0 37,000 i ***««**■ Bat we do Gad fault dot the
Fuite-J Staler Mi
Wc air disappointed in tbc
submitted to
only it under consideration for c<
Master General. Tbc "j
lent one. It is to carry a. i
the United States to Bremen, and back, tut
each way at Cowes, in England. .We find n,
with this line—the arrangement is pod, the aaivica
cheap, and Instead of being an expense to the Got-
eminent, wc have'no doubt the line will eaataia it.
seif, and perhaps yield a revenue to the Peat OSes
and great uneasiness is expert- ^ j,,,—,
[? the rnlnroil iwirt nf lliMA ®
die United Sloles of. America, and ifie
king of tho United Kingdom <1 Great
Britain anil Ireland, lor .the period of ten
years, ami alter words indefinitely extend
ed and continued in force by another con
vention of the same parties, concluded r cp
the sixth day of August, in the year ol | r y.
the following
The new Taril
is of the bill,
ill Iroin the Coinmit-
htrge army, it assures our officers that our
army will fight. From that time up (n
tee of Ways nnd means, was upon the tu- our leaving the brigades nf infantry, which
hie of the Chairman this morning. The I was some twelve miles from here, to
. Bill makes hut low alternations from that 1 proceed to Brazos, Santiago, for supplies
ventinn of llio same parties, concluded ; reported hy the Secretary of the Treasu- ’ i’»r the wholeormy, we saw but the scouts
" ‘ * . of the ranclicios; .hut when we were
The worst features of the bill is that within some few miles of Santiago, we
the ntlvalorem principle is presejved | were met by some Mexicans, who, ep-
througliout, and there are no specific du- j ptoaching with a while flag, were permil-
are ia vastly the largest numlierz.
'‘•To-day this place has been thrown
into great excitement, originating in a
musket being fired, as - declared, acoiden- !
tally, from a vessel in charge of Hqvti-
ALBANY PATRIOT.
WEDIEIDAT, APRIL M, UH.
is not extended wife s view, not only to tbs Mifl
service, which is important, hot also for the psryast
ofzdding a cheap,efficient, «nd powerfsl hnackto
our Navy. We piesume that at least thirty war
•learners eoold be employed lathe Mail smite be
tween the United States end important coMnercitl
points in other countries in such e way u to be
tally, trom a vessel in charge ol riavti- Our reUtions with Mexico are not only critical— ’ : ■ . ... f . ""
ens in the linrlK.r, the ball which passed ^ ^ ^ dmll not bo .urpriecd that but *“'! ch " s * ” p0 ° T. 7 «*» tf
very near a boat of the French man-nf- Jjj^onanew, bum, Hitelligenoo ofebettfc be- peaee.and in case of war.who «n ext,not, a,,*
war steamer Le Tonnerrc. The French
xi news brings intelligroco u * • uc ’ j vantage which such a fleet, ready equipped and nr.
the American and Mexican force.. The late ^ wou tj* B i v0 to JLZaTjttlZ
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-seven, it was agreed that any
country dial may be claimed by either
party on the northwest coast of America
westward of the Stony or llocky moun
tains, now commonly called the Oregon
territory, should, together with its harbors,
bay*, and creeks, nnd the navigation ol
all rivers within the same he • Ircc and
open’ to the vessels, citizens, and subject*
of the two powers, hut without prejudice
to any claim which cither of the parties
might have to any part of said country;
end with llii* further provision, in the
second article of the convention of the
sixth of August, eighteen hundred and
twenty-seven, (hut either party might
’ abrogate and annul said convention, on
giving due uotice of twelve months to the
other contracting party—tint it lias now
become desirable that the respective
claims of the United Slates nnd Great
Britain should he definitely settled, anti
that said territory may no longer than
need be remain subject to the evil conse
quences of the divided allegiance of its
American and British population, and of
the confusion and conlhcl nf national ju
risdictions, dangerous to the cherished
peace and good understanding of the two
countries. Anil therefore, that steps be
taken fur the abrogation of the said con
vention of tho Ctit August, 1827, in the
mode prescribed in its 2d article, and that
the attention of the governments of both
countries may be the more earnestly anti
immediately directed to renewed efforts
fur the amicable settlement nf all their
differences and disputes in respect to said
territory.
tics upon any article, or any minimurns.
The bill is to go into operation on the
1st of December next.
All Custom House officers to be sworn
officers, if not so already.
Goods in pi.hlic store on tbc 22<l of De
cember, pay the duties under the new
TurilT.
Articles not specially provided lor, pay
a duty of 20 cents.
The Fishing Bounties are also repealed
hy the bill and n drawback is allowed on
foreign Salt in lieu of the Fishing Bounties
now paid.
Among the 30 per cent, articles nrc
led to parley, nttd turned nut to be a del
egation from Mntatnoras. (thepurport ldo
not know ;) but, just as a letter had been
handed to the general, we tliscovered.lhe
houses nt the point on the bay to be on
lire, immediately in our front, and the
prairie on fire directly in our rear, which
tended greatly to shorten the interview;
and our general dismissed them, without
regard either to Mexican or French po
liteness. After loading our train with
supplies, we joined thu main army, and
arrived here, plumed the slurs and stripes
on the bank ol* the Rio Grande, and ex-
commander immediately sent nn armed... .
boat’s.crew on board the vessel, took nyt i ***!*,. , the sanction of Government, indivijaxl ctpinl
two men—the otic that discharged tho; risequivscn s *c ,0 ”° • “8 enterprise would build so equip toch i
musket, nnd the other an officer; nnd ■**"»*«• “* «“*“» ? twelve months. Csn en, good rr^
after taking them on board the steamer, I mere, 7 t0 “jJ* " fonD41, * hkh . ho rf ,n ; why Congress should not promptly adopt ud vnm.
seized them up and flogged them, and , *<»""«• Th« non-reeeptionof our Minister, Mr. CDte , uch a ^ least to the fell extern
sent them on shore. | Shdell, ind the conduct of the Mexicans on the would ^ luthoriied w wtmnted b the .
‘Great sjtow ofHnylien officers-nmU frontirt, towards our army, ere sufficient evidences '
soldiers was immediately made. Their
lely
cannon were loaded tint! all preparation
made fiir defence. At the same time,
the French steamer got up steam, fired i
alarm guns, sent her boat to snutiil the
depth nf water, llint.she might approach
the city ns near as possible, nnd alter be
ing placed in n convenient position, the
captain came qn shore, and was met hy n
large number ol officers and soldiei s, untl
escorted to the President.
“While the French commander was
placing his steamer, a sailor of u French
by the require-
menu of commerce and s jnst regard to its security
inn time of peace f We think not. ItaceaatsM
• i _ . , UIUL.IHZ ins* siAuiiit-i f a* cuimi to u r tctivii
„ . - • ir . pect a battlenuy moment. Last n.ghtjr n erchant vessel being on shore at the
Woolens, coarse and fine. Iron a.m bug.tr the Mexicans threw up a breast-work v»f , ilIie , aotl fearing the wrath of the W-ople,
I ollnn nruula tint' n rl.iltt nl Dfi no* en>ll.lOfi dll C.'lllll ! lhftlr tPnlins-IC •» m tl'irn. . . . . .. - . •* . 1
Colton goods pay n duty of 2-5 per cent,
and Tea ami Cuttec, in case sufficient Re
venue is tint received upon other nrticles,
urc made to pay a duty of 10 per cent.
The following art! 30 per cent urlicles;
Almonds, Alabaster, Anchovies. Ashes,
’Skins, German Silver, Gobi ond Silver
Embrodiery, articles worn hy tnen, women
and children made wholly or in part by
bugs of sand; their sentinels are para
ded on the bank of the river opposite qtjr
own; we hear ca< h other’s trumpets and
drums; the consuls from the different gov
ernments display their respective flags,
(except ours, if wc have any here',) that
their residences may be saved from our
shift; and, in short, if we don’t have a
fight this pop, l will only say, the Mexi-
hand. Baskets, Balsams, Bay Rum, Beads cans are afraid, and we dure not, (not
Bologna Sausages, Brooms, Broshes,
Cameos, Caps made of Fur, Capes,
Gloves anti Ltggins, Carpets and Car-
petting ; Card Cases, Carriages and parts
Clocks and parts nf clocks. Coach and
Harness Furniture ; Confectionery nf all
kinds; Diamonds, when set in gnltl;
Feathers and Flowers, Hat Bodies, of
cotton ; linn, in blooms, belts, bars, hoops
pigs, rods, slabs, scrap Iron, Vessels of
. . Iron; Japanned Ware, Jewelry, Manu-
1 v, f 1 *. Rewind, That the facturrs of Brass, Bone, Gobi, Iron,
President oftlic United States he, and he
is hereby authorized, at his discretion, to
give to tho British government the notice
required by its said second article for the
abrogation ol the said convention of the
sixth of August eighteen hundred and
twenty-seven.”
Lcatl, Wool, Silk Worsted, Lim-n, Man-
having orders.)
“This may possibly be the last letter
you will ever receive from me, for all de
pends upon the fate nf war. God alone
knows the result of the next few hours or
tiays, as at any moment their batteries
may open on us Iroin the other side of the
river. By the first change of ufiuirs I
1 will write to you, ifiiving.
1 “Farewell, tnv tlear brother, till you
hear from me again. Give nty love to
all; mill if it is my lot to be killed in the
anticipated fight, 1 have only paid a tlchl
uliicturcs of Glass, Colored, Watches, lowed my country.”—IVaiiiington Vniun,
Glasses lor spectacles, Paintings on Glass, I . _ —— — ——-
&c., Manufactures nl Leather, Mnrlde, of
Paper,
I ATT™* 1 "! (hence on the 3d* inst. Site brio,
j Hi s, Medicines, Oil Cloths, OiU of Olive,!
nnufnetures ol Leather, Marble, eff 1 , ,f : le ,, , . f 'T? # “ CI „ The New York Hei
of Wood, of Wool, Mctalic Pens, | . The b Ilrk Mandnnn, Capt Colly, nr- , , * E „
Mincrnl Wnlnrs U\ r,Vcd frolu ' trn - ^ rl,z .VealCldny, having! rtC< ,ve<l l,,c
-s, Mineral \Antcrs, Muskets, Rt | ui|c(( (b , nce 01l , ho 3 j injl . v^ le br ings sequenlly our extract.
nEZr t* ■"*'• »)«.“E.*s; ^
Y.,, a » « * 11 .. Sugars, Manufactures ol Tobacco, bide i lelligcnce may be thoTight imi>oriaui.
. cV.Co.lJ mates, that just before
ton, Baggy, Barrow, Benton, Berrien,
Calhoun, Cameron, Chalmers, J. M. Clay-
Ion, Cnnvin, Crittenden, Davis, Dayton,
Dix, Greene, Haywood, Houston, Hunt
ington, Jarnagin, Johnson of Louisiana,
Lewis, McDuffie, Mangum, Miller, More-
head, Niles,.Pearce, Penny hacker, Phelps,
Rusk, Sevier, Simmons', Speight, Tur
key, Upham, Webster and Wooil bridge.
Nc—Messrs. Allen, Atcbinsnn, Brccsc,
Bnglit, Cass, Thus. Clayton, Dickinson,
Evans, J airfield, Ilattnegan, Jenuess,
Semple, Sturgeon, and We.tcott 14.
The Union of the 16th, savs: “ It now
goes to the House and wilfpmbably be
“g 1 " belore the close of the week.”
The House has devoted several days
to the discussion of the resolutions of Mr.
Ingersoll, .harping Mr. Webster with
“malversation tn office” while Secretary
ol Slate. Explanations were made by
acveral gentlemen, among others by Mr.
•fe!. n i „ P f y^cbujju* «| H1 admitted
1hata number of Mr. W elute,’* c
f?'fomributcl iIm> sum or
8100,000 which has been settled upon
continuance in Vublic'ldrt^ThJ'p’re^
The Committee of Wavs -„„i \r^„.
Wll for’d^ 1 ’ *^ mi, ! cd report—the
tootlfficatton of the mriir. In
urefdLfhl"'*!' and , P ri, 'i>iiicnt fea-
r - 1 , >C V , lhe '"ll proposed
° f ,llt: Treasury. It
lfe*. oml l " nU T S a "‘ l s l'«cific du-
Saps, Umbrellas, Wafers, Water Colors j left, he conversed with gentlemen of-chnr-j The victories of the English . _ _
f" ,Uinds *. , aetcr ill \ eta Cruz, whoalated tlialn ’C'”-’ Sikhs appears to Ik- the principal feature i and buiMiug block lioum&c., to protect emigrent*.
headed by the Federalists and-partisan* q( | ' er ." *be Sikhs xvas terrible. ] The Senate resolm ion. trhich wc published to day,
Santa Anna—in fact
Cordage, bales ol Cotton, manufat-lures
of Cotton, Mohair, Goat’s hair. Slates,
other than roofiing slates, Woolen nnd __ _
Worsted Yarn, Wool, manufactued.— ljnvana , nnd it is iniiuitited tTiul liis purli-
Then come tlie 20,10 nnd free articles. * ’ ‘ * "
Satannah Georgian.
threw himself into the waU-r to swim to
his vessel; while thus swimming, he was
fired at three several times from the,shore
and one of the liulls passed very near his
head. 1 learn that the French comman
der demanded indemnity for this net, and
thus the matter lias ended lor the pres
ent.
“During the excitement, many mur
murs aud denunciations were heard from
the peoplv against the whites, which has
caused no little alarm among the resident
foreigners.
“President Pierrot has just resigned
the presidency, anil is leaving the Ca|>e
ibis evening lor his plantation.”
H'othiiigtoii Union.
From the Saiaimah Georgian.
Arrival of flic Caledonia.
HALF A MONTH LATER FROM EUROPE.
The steam ship Caledonia, Capt. Lott,
arrived at Boston on the 20th ins!., with
advices from Liverpool* to the 4th, tllitl
London to the 3d insf-hoth inclusive.
The New York Herald says—Weliuve
reived the European Times only, con
sequently our extracts must he from that
paper.
.Oregon in England, seems to have.lost
its attraction tor a while, in the Smoke of
the Indian news
that a contact of forces will not be long delayed.
In oar judgment, them is worthing in fekeoo- , ^ „ c
duct that indicates a moving cause wbteb doe. not cireunuUnce , > „ ch lte , nm ^ ^ ^
app«, upon the surfoce. We must suppoM the Une] , (w| promoler , of OUF conln , #rcjlU , nt ^
Mexican authorities destitute of common prudence | a0(] won|d form ^ #(lvtnc# . of our
and common reuse, to undertake a war against the riffhu upon the ^ England and Frare, aro
United States single handed, for the recovery of f ^_ u ..
_ ... .. . : struggling Ibr a monopoly ot the Ocean Mail trai».
Texre, when the, ere. nether comnmnd feet, own ^ to mlke ^ b ^
remy,Um.r own citi*rns,or U»ir own territory.- bat „ a ^ of , nsUini al Mv . lforee _
The army is so accustomed to revolt that it cannot! r .
. . . i forming the arteries of their commerce in peace,
be relied upon for any emergency, and California,! , . e ,, .
' ' . • ' . i and serving as .means of defence or eggiessidu ia
Yocatan, and some other departments have, or soon >
will declare their independence of the Central Gov-! —
eminent, ami Mexico U without the mean, or'erodit I Co “"”'‘ lr " t ElecU®. Complete,
which would bo necessary to prorecule war with Tto r ” uU rf <lccUon of Re P rwnta,ivM > >»
uny hope of succere wife an equal. Under there ,ho ,own ‘- "’ ,ierc ,1,crc wa * n0 r6oic< *‘ “ t,,e
circumstances, is it not necessary to look beyond
the reasons which have been made public, fur the
real cause of her present attitude? Taking tlie
conduct of England upon the subject of the annexa
tion of TeJtas, in connexion with the lien which she
holds upon the territory and revenues of Mexico,
the desire which England has manifested for tlie ac
quisition of California, and her present bearing to
wards tlie United States—taking also tho fact that
trial, bus been ascertained. On the secaod trial,
a plurality elects. Tlie Democrats have carried
the Senate by one, and the house by seven majority.
Of course they will have a majority of eight, oq
joint ballot, and can elect their nominees for State
officers. No United States Senator, is to be chosen
this year.
Mew York Charter Election.
The election in tlie city of New York, has rc-
thc of policy placing a foreign Prince upon a throne! suited in a complete Democratic triumph. Mickle,
in Mexico, baa been openly advocated, in England j the Democratic candidate, has been elected Mayor,
France and Mexico—taking these facta into con-; by over seven thousand majority. Of the thirty-six
sideration, is it not a natural inference that a combi- j members of the common council, the Democrats
nation hna been formed with Mexico against tlie! have elected timty, tho Whigs font, and the m*
United^tutes, which satisfactorily accounts for the J tives two. In Brooklyn, tlie Whigs have elected
attitude of both Mexico and England? If the max- j their Mayor, by about eight*hundred majority; itt
im be true that w actions speak louder than woids,” • tbc common council, the two parties are said to be
these suggestions will furnish stronger reasons for; tied,
our relations to those powers than those which are
proclaimed to tho world.
5T Wo’leurn with regret, from the Jeffersonian,
(that lion. George W. Towns, who returned a
ftfgrrnn. j short time since frtm Washington City, is detained
On the 18th inst. the House of Representatives j at by severe indi*|xwitioii.
passed the bill extending the jurisdiction of thcj nv . rvn . v rvn«wr»s wait
United States over fee territory of Oregon,reserving 1 ‘ ‘
allfee rights of feo British scoured to them by the Tho steamship “Unicorn” arrived at Boston on
convention. The - kill extends tho laws of lows ! the 17th inst., from Liverpool, which place she left
i over this territory, provides for fee appointment of ‘ on fee IDfe ultimo,
over tin- officers, the establishment of a monthly mail,'
Santa Anna—in fact we uivsunie, by all | ^ J* n or lu 'dve llniu.-nncl of these brav e ! authorizing fee President to give the notice requir-
opposed to the inouarchial designs of runt- fellows anti nearly two iliounanil English L, bytre , ly to terminate fee joint occupancy of
ties. Santa Anna was daily expected from | trmps were slain and wounded. ■ ! Oregon, were taken up and amended in feo House
rliis battle and this slaughter, added
Interesting Irons the Array of Occupa
tion.
We are favored bv a gentleman of this
city with the following loiter, addressed
to him hy his brother—an officer now in
the camp of Gen. Taylor, opposite to
Matnmoras—one day later than tlie last
advices. This letter is sufficient to con
tradict a report that was rife in New Or
leans on the 8th inst., viz : “that Gen.
Tuylor, when he saw the formidable nr;
ray .of Mexican guns pointing, iolc his
camp on the Itio Grande, removed his I Minister at Mexico, that the.pretended nt-
forees lour miles from his position.’’—! tempt upon Santa Anna’s lire was a hoax,
The New Orleans Picayune of the Dili perpetrated by n young man with the sob
sans have reduced the Government troops
ut Vera Cruz; Almonte’s recent visit to,
Vera Cruz mny'lrave smucihing to do with
tho suspicions manifestly excited as to a
revolution.
It will be recollected (list Gen. Almonte
was nt Vpra Cruz, on his way to France,
sent thither hy l’uredcs on n mission, in or
der to get riti of him. The Mexicau pa
pers do not believe this.
The inst ‘Locomotor’ we have seen says
that the troops under Gen. Mejia and Gen.
Vega had certainly been uttleri-d to cross to
tlie left bank of the Kin Grande.
. h is stated, upon llig authority of a let
ter from Gen. O’Donnell to die* Spanish
publishes a very interesting letter from a
correspondent attached to tho army, writ
ten ns late as tho advices of the Galves
ton News from the Rio Grande, nod no
mention of any such thing is made. On
the contrary, nur correspondent informs
us.that Gen. Taylor was nlwut to .throw
n field-work where he was—opposite
alatnnras
' “Camp Opposite Matamobas.
“March 30, 1846.
'From the above caption, you perceive
we nre at last mi -tbc Rio Grande, nur ur-
np t
Mat
brm principle. Tlie only tnateri .l Hlf. my boviug*reached and encamped oppo-
letenco beta eon the bill of t|, e *'< e Mutamoras, about 13 o’eltk-k, ir..,
•nd that of Mr. Walker - -
£ “ r dil »»»*h the
carae ^ b l % 0r ;“^ ,ndcul "hdre leticr
taiiff UH writes: “I
«e not cxclusivelvli^ T, V ‘T
wntimfm. of
view of extorting money from the General
and his friends.
We do not team by this arrival that any
np|M>iniiheni had been made to Gil the
ptaco of Senor Patrcs, Secretary of the
nt de-
c De
control which
In the slaughter of twenty thousand Sikhs
in it previous battle, litis resulted in the
surrender, in full sovereignly, of the terri
tory, hill nod plain, lying between the
Sutlej ami Bens rivers, nnd the payment
ol IJ crore of rupees as indemnity for
the expenses of the war. The entire re
gulation nnd control of both, banks of the
river Sutlej, anil such other arrangements
for settling the future iMiumlaries of the
Sikh State, and.the nrgnniz'itino ofits ml-
ministration, as might be determined oil
on at Lahore.
. The cotton market was. apparently de
pressed ; yet on the 3d inst. American
descriptions improved (d. '
The money market was in an unsettled
and uneasy slate. .
There appears to be n stngnation in the
corn market, in consequence of the move-
i'lcnstiry.
The President has issued a strim
crcc, taking out of the linnds
part menial Assemblies any
tin
Iringei
of lilt
they might have in the choice of Govern
ors* of Departments, by making 'nomina
tions for the President to select iroin. He
bns further given to Governors purely of
his own appointment the sole tiowcr to ap
point members to form Assemblies in those
Departments where the late Assemblies
were* dissolved in consequence of dissatis
faction with tlie present order of aflairs.
! These •Governors have like control over
the 28th,'end ns yet but few talcs of bat
tles to lie recounted. | - -—. ,. , , v —
“We first encountered ibe ‘advance’ of Municipalities which hove been dissolved,
,, » f • • . I and the Governors are held |o lhe.strictest
the Mexicans nt ^ , '’ . y ‘responsibility, arid, “in extraordinary
milsia Imm Kata <>o I Ixul (lisa I fin I silfii-isln. „ *
■ • r ■ n .* I d• n | • : iLruuiixiutiiii, (1IIU. iu vauiiuiuiiuii t fell*
miles from here, called the Rio Colorado, c , ( '’ bed ^i, b the motl dictatorial
where I bad an opportunity of witnessing |jowers to preserve tlie integrity of the ter-
alarge army crossing a stream in oppo-; r ji 0 ry nnd domestic tranquility^ If tire
siti>'ti to the will of an encfmy—our ad- ; render will ponder on this, he will rendife
*wo-thinJs of .SoniK^rii: V!,n < :c guard having the day previous cir-; perceive- lhat_ no more frightful sysreti
oounfereda party of Mexicans stationed could be devised for concentrating powTer
fo iur^S ffie""Sly rf proving
to prevent our. tossing; and our general j |h ’-^ nlry g om ,f oreipn ^nr, nud Hie ne-
rtynniqrd until the next day, our baggage-; ctn j t y 0 f preserving internal tranquility.
T Affi>»*.has made another ,r ? ln v, * r , v l,,r S e; and i no ! knowing i To oar own ininthq it looks rather like are-
H i*gratifying bu Wever jvvlial force the Mcxtctms tmght lta r * ' * * ’’
* -determination as lba m«
Mother OremJ'La a **° l ^ cn rn R a g«l
sfcSsasaai!:!*??
tm
* -rletormiaatiqii
There continued to be much irritation of public
feeling, though fee indications in 1‘uriiamrut zp-
pear more pacific. Tito cotton market was firm -
■t full prices, with largo sales.
It seems from the following, that Do ultimatum
hu been sent to fee British Minister, to be proposed
to out (iovermuent:—
From tie London Tintet March 17.
The statement of the Washington cor
respondence of the JFw fork Herald, that
Mr. 1‘ukeulinm submitted his ultimatum to
the consideration ol* the American govern
ment on tlie evening of the Kith ol Febru
ary, aud that a Cabinet wag immediately
held to deliberate upon that definite .propo
sal, is, we have reason to iielieve,-wholly
without ’ foundation. It is equally false'
that “Mr.Crainpton brought out instruction
to Mr. Pukcnhnm to reopen negotiations by
an oiler of the 49th parallel, tiio whole of
Yancouvci’s Island, nnd the navigation of
the Columbia for twenty years.” There
statements are, however, made by certain
organs of public opinion in the United
Suites with such an nir of confidence, that
wc nre not surprised that some of our con-
resolutions shzll pass fee House of |leprqsent»tives i cmp urarics in this country should hnvo
by an uninportent diflerence in language, and passed
without debate, by a vote of 144, to 40. The Sen
ate refused to concur in Ibe amendments. It is
probable that a committee of conference will adjust
fee diilcienco and tltat fen notice will be authorized.
Peace or War.
In another column, we publish fee notice, which
passed fee Senate oo the ISfe inst’, toaufeorisothe
President to terminate the joint occupancy of the
Oregon Territory, wife tho vote upon its passage.
It differs in language only from fee resolutions pas
sed by feo House of Represetetires; feo substance
and object is feo seme a determination and settle
ment of the conflicting claims of Great Britain and
the United States to Oregon. Whether the Senate
in their present form, or whether they will ‘be
changed or modified, is matter of little consequence.
menu in 1’arlian.ent relative to the corn *"*««• ~ doubt feat notice will be given in
| aW3 _ eome form, and fee joint occupancy terminated with-
it is said that the-Oregon question will mtw.elvo months.
mi force the Mexicans might have had,! mring to put down a revolution by the
the. mos^ujto and * chapperel. bushes Santa Anha party,*pv to bp/eady for cany-
cut off* to a large extent, the emigration
from Germany to the United Stoles.
Indian corn continues to arrive in Eng
land and gain popularity.
The English larifl* and the Irish coer
cion bill absorb the proceedings in Parlia
ment.
The Polish revolution appears to be at
a'tvend. Poor uolbrtonnlc Poland.
There is no news of importance from
France. The French papers ijo not sny
much ahnnt the the Oregon question. • It
is ibe opinion there that Mri Polk is in the
wrong.
Spain continues in an agitated state.
• • v •_ •
The greatest activity continuer ia nil
the dockyard* in Erighmd, and’the recrui
ting for the army is still going ot. with
great spirit. 6000 soldiers were oiyleteil
to'India, 30(K> of which were to proceed
by tbe overland route. I(. is now staled
that thui order wiH be' rcsein
~ . inded.-' i ’rtiere
is a rumor current tlial an additional num
ber will proceed to Canada '
CnXIMEltClAl—The —
founts frqof all parts of
•We are gratified to find many prominent and
patriotic whig* expressing their confidence in the
administration, and giving it their hearty support—
thus will it oyer be wife fee patriotic of Ml parties;
a* the alarm gathers and threatens, party interests
end perty prejudices will ell give wey to union and
harmony of action for the public weak
What will be the rfleet of fee notice, is of course
ell conjecture—it depends wholly npon tbe deter
mination ot Greet Britain. If shq has not already
determined upon wzr—if she is not pledged to hos
tilities with fee United States, then fee notice will
bring ahnnt an amicable and speedy adjustment of
ell causes of difference between fee two coentries,
and lay the foundation of a lasting peaee. But if
on fee contrary, Britain it making the* Oregon ques
tion fee pretext far . a war, which she ha* already
determined an, it will hot anticipate that, result’by
a short time, and let us know at once what ire are
to depend upon. From all fen indications which
we imn gather, our'Government would concede to
Britain all fee territory north of fen 43? of north
* latitude, laskm" oar pnwot boandxry lino of
~ — ^ytbeP^
been impose/) upon bv ihcui, in vpitc of the
manifest absurdity of the terms suggested.
Tho cnrres|iondc])t of the -Vcr York Iterali
evcnnlTeeuioknov whnl tlie nature of the
British Minister’s proposition was, although
nnwonted scruples defer hint from reveal-
I The fact is, that no inch propost
ing it. P r ..,_
lion could have been made ofalj, especial-
tv pending the debate on the resolutions
which was then actually going on in the
Senate rf the United Suites. The last at
tempt made by Mr. Pakcnhnm, in pursu
ance of the insurcclions ho had received
from home, to re-open tlie oerotiationi by
a proposal of orbit rat ion, was abruptly frus
trated by the prompt aod peremptory re
jection of that expedient in Mr. Buchanans
despatch rf the 61 It of February, nnd by
tho immediate publication of thatcorres-
podance. On the following day but ono
the debate on the resolutions for termina
ting the convention by notice began in tlio
IIousp of Representatives.' A similar de- .
bate soon afterwards commenced in tho
Senate, 1
advices I
the pamtion in which the .
CSr the rejection of the last ■ov
by*the British Minister,
positive injunction lu “'
contained in the sccon’
under discussion in' I)
ntira
I, nnd was-noi finished when the last
s left Washington. It is clear from
silica in which the question Morel nf-