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Santa re News.
Santa Fe, Sept. 13th, 1S40.
M 'ssrs. Editors t—On the 2d inst., Gen.
Kearney- with about S00 men, loll this
town on an excursion South. We went
inn village called Tonic, nbout one hun
dred miles distant. We struck the Rio
Grande twenty-seven miles from this
place, at a village called San. Domingo,
inhabited by the Puebla Indians. Our
reception at this village was quite a grand
nflail, the principal men mid bravfs of
tlie tribe met us stx miles from the tnwn.
1 have (band the officers of the army
very agreeable companions, and thus (ar,
all has gone on very well. Our mail will
not leave before next Thursday. Sho ild
anything occur before the (leparture of
t lie mail, I will write you again.
September IStli, 1840,
Since writing the foregoing, an order
was made, assigning. my company to do
es excel day thing I eversaw. We have
thousands of nearly all kindsofOuit;
plenty of fine beef, green corn, See., See.
■ None now doubt but that the Mexicans
will ‘fight again.' In fact, I rather think.
General Taylor may fose his lafmds yet,
if he dues not change his policy. -The
Mexicans kill one or two of our men oc
casionally, and they are paid back-in their
vuviiiuuv, ueoiguiu^. ijy * • It f. . «*
duly with Major .Clark's battalion,' and. J*wn com, all of which is wrong, (or- thh
* I r .( * . * iminnenl nnlinlli eiiloa —if— .
stationing us here for the winter.
The' five companies of dragoons, will
it is said,' march on the 9Aih instant lor
California. We have had no news in re-
, . .Inlion to Price’s regiment, norofCapt.
and escorted ns in; the braves were A || pn . # comma(M | c f Mormons. We do
mo.n.te,l on their best horses, and dress-1 1)0( knw bow to accoont for the non-arri-
ee m the most gaudy apparel, unit armed yn , p k nor lIlc „f Allen.
innocent on Lodi sides generally>safivrs-«>
We are healthy siricuourarrivalrtnit "we
expect a'severe winter.
Yqqrs,‘ See. • HASTY.
ami equipped in the same manner ns
when they go out for the pur|>ose of fight
ing. When the Gen. passed die head of j
their columns, tliey fired off their guns, t
and then one tile on each side of our
companies proceeded to the rear, and
tlien wheeled and came down close to
our line at the lop of the speed of their
horses, yelling anJ going th.oighall the
tnancuvres of a regular chnrgi'; they met
again at the bead of our columns, fired at
at each oilier wiih their pistols, made pas
ses with their lances, and then filed off
and returned to the head of our compa-
This was
Yours, most truly.
From lie Muscogee Democrat.
Cami* above Monterey, Oct 22.
On the termination j. of 'the war with
Spain, after I lie miserable remains nl
ibeir garrison had been teat off to Havana,
I wenl with l wo companions over the cas-
i tic of San J nan de uilon. It is a treiurn-
jdnur place if at all well manned. No
_ wonder it held out so long. .Had.it not
Dear Doctor :—I send you a hasty lbcP11 f(ir lIle rafi i 11>f o r |1|C yellow fever
c?Py?« Gen. Ainpudiu s 1 reclamation, vvithin its walla and the waut of provisions,
' ' * the Mexicans would never have taken it
without a naval force very superior to the
one they then possessed, though they
'have never since hud any force compara
ble to that one.
The outer walls of this fortress are of
immense thickness—upward of twelve
feet; and in the positions most exposed,
the walls are seventeen or eighteen feel
in depth of solid white stone. It is a very
porous and rather soft stone, so that balls
do not split or crai k it, so much as they
described, are chiefly devoted to the side
and angle facing file town, .thoae angle*
which /ace the main, ocean on the oppo
site side, or back' of the castle, are pro
tected by long successions of rocky reefs,
utterly defy ion the approach of ally ves
sel of war.- Many black and rotting ves
sels, visible even at high water, attested
some of the natural ‘terrors of the place.’
But in these days, it is generally under
stood, by all military men, that no place
,ia impregnable, and thnl thorougli^sol-
diers, well officered end led, can, and
: will, aud do, take .any .place. At wlmt
v cost, is not the question. The thing can
be done.—London Nrtct.
been added since the battle, and about an
equal number discharged; In addition
to this we have five thousand efficient
troops at Camargn; a considerable force
at Malamorns; aud Gen. Wool’s division
moving from Bexar.
Although Gen. Tnylor has received or
ders (issued before the news of the armis
tice reaching Washington) to prosecute
the War with renewed severity and vigor
the impression in the army is that do new
after the taking ol this place. The trans
lation is nearly correct. >
The Genet al-in- Chief of the Army of the
Sorth, tn the. inhabitant! <f the Province!
of the East:
Countrymen !—The Supreme Gov
ernment lieing anxious to attend to the
ilivs. ,013 w as repeated several times I deleme of the rights and integrity of our
to the great admiration and astonishment j lieloved Republic, against the enemies
of all who witnessed it. I have never who have invaded it, have^hought proper
seen I teller horsemen anywhere; and jin appoint inc Gen-in-Chief of the brave
from what I could diseover. I should take! troops destined to that holy purpose in
them to l>e formidable in battle i. r proper- the North. 1 immediately flew with on
ly nrinrd. They arc tine looking men
and much superior in every respect to tile
Mexican population. They have a very
fine village, most splended vineyntds,
aud appear to be much more comi’iirtable
in every respect than the Mexicans.—
When we got into the village, wo were
invited into the priest’s house, where a
most sumptuous repast was set oul.cor,-
qnictly emlied themselves. These outer
th'jsiasm to this section. My desire tn ] walls have batteries tyll round ; the guns
sustain the rights of the people lieing no-, were well planted, with here and there a
inrious, and at the commencement, of the neat cottier font mnrlnr. The inner wails
present month I was in Monterey dictating arc so constructed that if the outer walls
and orderihgnll the measures in my pow- jure gained, it would still lie et a slnugh-
er to repel then*lvanceol our oniinics.— jterousexpense to the besiegers, il lhegur-
Thinkii g, however, that an immense , rison were ut all competent to avail thcin-
weight was imposed upon me, and leeling | selves of their |msiliou.
tny inability, 1 entreated that His Excel-] We entered the fortress from below at
sisting of the best grapes I ever saw,; lency the General Don Junri Nrpomiice-; the principal gale, which was.of great
mcllons, apples, cakes, and with liquor j no de Almonte should come and take the'Strength and very skillfully. contrived ;
enough to wash them down. ; command, supposing that the illustnius f and then went along a stone passage,
' conqueror pf Panuco, would on his nrri-J which had several gateways and “cii'n-
vtiI in Mexico, assume the reins of ihcjningly devised", iinrniw passages, with
From tie .V. O. Picayune, Xocember 5.
■aster Front .Mexico.
We learn from conversation with the
editorsofthc Commercial Times that they
are in the possession of u letter from Vera
Cruz, dated the 7ibof October'. This is
a week later than any lormer letters or
papers wtiicb have been received here
from that city tn our knowledge. The
letter came by way of Pensacola and was
probably brought by the Relief, which
arrived at Pensacola on the 30th ult., in
nineteen duys passage. The purport of
the letter was kindly communicated tu us
by the editors of the Times, and we deem
it important.
. The news of the capitulation of Monte
rey had been received by the Govern
ment tn Mexico, anil was known tu the
people ol the city.
Miujumevills, Ga., Not’* Teem, I84C.
K inc hen B. Boon, Msiutiff
in error, Indictment forMenk-
**• and verdict ofOniwJ
The State of Georgia, De- from Greene SmJul
fendant in error. Court ****,,
In the trial of criminal cases, where *
Juror by his answers to the quetiioas
prescribed by the net of 1843 renders him.
seU'ptima facia competent, by answering
them in the negative, it is the right offf^
movement of importance will be mWevit prisoner to have iriora appointed bv t»
present. 8ome lime must necessarily be i^ >ur i lo |, enr evidence and determine whT
employed in effecting the requisite pre-1 t h er such Juror stand, indifferent as £ "
Tin r» I inn liir fnrilier nnil mnrn «>vlpn<li><l .1 i -1_ _ • oe *
paratiou for further nnd more extended
operations, and by the period when this
is nccomdlished, the armistice will prob
ably have expired by its own limitation.
There is nothing hut vague and authen
tic reports concerning Santa Anna or his
movements.—N. O. Jeffersonian Sot. 2.
From Monterey.
Mnj. H. K. Craig, arrived in town yes
terday from the head quarters of the Ar
my, but he had » n news of importance to
communicate. Everything had remained
quiet anc peaceable since the battle, both
at Monterey and on the road. The trains
were going up without molestation. The
full extent ol the American loss in killed
and wounded was 4S0. The climate fa
vors the healing of the wounds and many
are recovering. The general heahhofihc
tween the Stale and tlie prisoner, and i,
ua impartial Juror according to the prioci-
plesof the common law. ‘
Tlie counsel for the prisoner having
moved to put the Juror on triors, for the
purpose of proving that he bad funned
and expressed an opinion in regard to the
guilt or innocence of the prisoner from
hear say or report, and the court below
refusing the motion committed error, and
therefore the Judgment reversed.
The penal cotie giving the Slate half
the number of challengers allowed the
prisoner in the trial of criminal cases, is
constitutional, the right of trial by Jury
as existing in this stale, prior to the adorn
lion of the Constitution, being in no wise
infringed by that act.
F. H. Cone, and Y. P. King, for ilia
prisoner.
John M. Ashurst, Solicitor General, for
the Slate.
Wanen J. Boon,
PUiutitf ill error.
The State of Georgia
IX'femlant in error.
There is at this town, quite an extensive
church, to which is attached the priest’s
house, where be keeps his trice, or concu
bines. The priest at this place has four
—‘two of them are quite good looking.—
troops is good. Preparations are going
forward actively for o renewal of hnstili-
It docs not appear to tics after the expiration of the armistice—
have shucked the public mind to the ex- no lielief was entertained in Monterey
tent one might have anticipated. On the j that the Mexicans designed to break it.—
contrary, its effect was rather to aggravate; II they did, General Taylor was prepared
the bad passions already amused against! for them.—Mcftnnoras Fbtg.
the United Slates. j „ ° ~ “'"J
Santa Anna bad-just arrived at Sail, The conduct ofGcn. Lamar in the hat-' 1 ”* 1 lu n ^ me4 ol I eighteen Grand Jurors
i i». : ...i .i._ r. m 111„ „r ...... i.„.i i... i.:_. ..... „i and caused them to lie summoned as Talii
Jurors to make out and complete tlie pan
el of forty-eight, aud to be put upon the
prisoner as those wIki were to pass be
tween him nnd the State upon his trial,
See. The prisoner challenged the array,
and moved to qoasb tlie panel on the
tcrey passed through that city on the way chivalry and eager impetuosity. Mounl-
lo Mexico. We have already mentioned > eil on a large white horse, he was easily
that he left Mexico on the 2Slh ofSeptern- distinguished throughout the engagement,
tier with only 827,000, instead of the two We are informed by those who were pres-
millions which he endeavored to raise up-' cut, that after the capitulation, the Mes
on the security of the church. Notwith- j icons spoke of General Latnar, (who up
standing this, it will surpiise the reader; pears to lie well known to them.) in terms
ground that the Court erred in drawing
the Ta I is Jurors from tlie Grand Jury
. . In learn that the people of Mexico have of extravagant admiration. Thev said _ .. i i i i
National Government. The enemy on j high stone walls on each side. This was stich faith in themselves nnd their chief, i In seemed to bear a charmed lile^—that, . , ’ ' vhlch was ovetruled by tlie court
the 10th inst. made his appearance near j terminated by a canal or iitonl, with a that they are entirelv confident of Iris a- they saw him in almost every street of >e ‘ , ‘ vv '
my Head Quartets at Monterey, and cn- ; drawbridge over it. We. next arrived ut j to rallv mund'him nnd enuin an ar- ll.ecilv where the Guttle rased most fierce-1. 0 " cr, ? r ’. e 1 iprame Court hehljU.it
die
John M. Ashurst, Solicitor General, Ga
llic State.
tack upon the Archbishop’* Ilill, a [mint
commanding the city, and although in
their first advance the enemy suffered
severely, he again came to the charge
with a Brigade composed almost entirely
of Regular Troops, untl two of our lar
gest guns and one howitzer (unuss) were
until we reached the villnge of Tonie,— 'employed the day in rcciinnitreing nnd
Most of them, however, were quite sm dl, i preparations for their attack. They cnin-
■nd the inhabitants, with the exception of 1 menccd their attack on the 21st with n
two or three men in each, arc a poor n lis- j Ibrmndnlde mass of regular troops, upon
erable set. The only villages on the Rio j the bridge of the Purisima and the Forts
Grande that we visited worthy of nute, f, t Rincon,-the Devil, and Teneria, hut
are Sao Domingo, San Philippe, Al'ou-
querqe, ami Tonic. Albuquerque was
the residence of Armijo. We halleil a
short time ut this place, going nnd return
ing. Gen Kearney called on the late Gov
ernor’s wife, and passed an hour or two,
as he (olil me, very pleasantly. She is
said to lie an intelligent woman, nnd de-
S ifted herself with much propriety.—
er hnsband, (Armijo,) it is said, has
gone to tlie Passo, and it is supposed,
will continue on to the city of Mexico.—
The people near the Tonie, nnd the in
habitants of the different villages, have
heard of our intended visit, and the Gen.
so arranged our marches as tn bring us tn
this town the eviming before the aniversa-
ry of their patrrm Saint, a great day with
the inhabitants of that region of country.
—j:-w*. ;< a grent day not
only with tbei/i, but to all who were pres
ent ; there v/as an immense concourse of
people, tr.cn, women, children, Mexicans,
Indians, and white folks, they had pre
pared fire-works which were gotten up
tn a very good style, the town was illumi-
nate.J. They had a theatre, that is, a
plhy in the open yard, which appeared
lb be well received by the inhabitants.—
They also had a fandango, which was not
only crowded, but jammed and crowded
to overflowing; the beauty and fashion
were there, and to’ my astonishment 1
found some of the women quite hand-
During the day there was mass
In Equity
from O^'letliorpr.
... _ . . .. >r W e. next arrived. i,l ; j Giliiy m rally round him and equip ail ar- jlbecity where the buttle raged most fierce-l . . . - . . .
After our repast, the General made a camped in the wood of Santa Domingo, flights of stairs, and passing up several I iny which will inevitably defem any fi.rcc ; ly—il.at, ns in the battle of San Jacinto. I ,h '" c,,urt erred in drawing the lulls
speech to the citizens, who appeared j theircncnnipmenl being about three miles vaulllike ascents we gained ihehijiof the I we can send against them. Nothing can f he was a mark for many a Mexican bull,! i.
quite well pleased; they then cseorteti! inlengilinndalmut nine in circumference, igrand batteries. Their general cliarac-
us out of town, and we went our way re-j 1 gave orders to observe dilligently till jlerislic is that of great strength aml.plenty
joicing with full stomachs, and every man | their movements and to harrass them ns ,of room to work in.. They mounfetTone IseJf-esleem which no reverse can over-'some supernatural aid Cohesion Huts P n ?°. ner :
with just liquor enough in him to moke ] much as possible. All the Generals and hundred and twenty long 24-pounders all! come. The letter received by the Times j
him feel patriotic. This was the only j Chiefs under mv command beilig deter- j of brass. They' were liir the m»M paitj expresses this confidence of success In the French Trmnuflnntic Steamers.
Indian village we visited. | mined to fight them sooner than retire.— j in excellent condition: Tlie.mortar* were; must unreserved and natural manner The Paris correspondent of the Courier\ "iljism ^ IW!. et «!l,
After we left San Domingo, wc pasnrd ! The Citadel or Fort of the Monastery ;<>f large calibre, though not in such good ; possible. We hardly ueed add that it is; Jes Etats Unis under dale of 1st Oclo-| '
through villages every eight or ten miles, i aimed some good shots nt the enemy who I order as the guns. The powder mnga-; tVuu^g Mexican source, nnd we presume her, states that the French government] Etixa Bell,
' i ’ *’ J “'- ~ ’ zincs wereench literally.a dry stone well j n , a y considered a fair indication of! has finally determined m establish a line!''y^r "ext irieml, .lerf.iiienor.
plugged at the lop with blankets, nnd ; the riQlional spirit. j of Racket steamers between Havre and j delendant* in error was one ol
having a round metal lid over the. mouth | “Forewarned is to he Girrarined.” It : New York. “Orders have been given,” j " ve distnhutees of tlie estate of her de
that opened upon the batteries. , is a great point in our struggle with Mex- ] says the letter, “within the week, and J-’ ease jJ. "' ,er ’ '' unont
Wc descended to the inner works, and , ; (: o to know the extent of the malice and j numerous workmen nre already active in hersell or her nusband. the
11 gained tlie secondary wall by a cfretitous : bitterness of feeling ctilerlaincd towards fitting out the lour large steamers origin-
they were victoriously repulsed by our■ route. Besides the necessitytrtlhe'bc 1 U5 |, v our Dreading our power of:ally built for this purpose; but which
vidmnl. veterans, reusing them a positive ; siegers of having guides who well know j retaliation, her military leaders have kept! were withdrawn liir services to Algeria,
loss of 1000 men. On the morning of every turn of 'll"’ works, thq exvjlcmciit j j n partial subjection the cruel instincts of These steamers nre the Darien, the Ulloa,
the 22d,General Taylor directed Iris ut- land smoko are almost eertain to. produce I,| le ruce . |, ct success nnee crown their! tho Christopher Columbus, and the Can-
n confusion, in which the voice or [ires- cflbrls, and wc may look liir a renewal of'ada. They will not lie read)' under two
cnee of the guides would lie lost,, and the j the mnsscrcs which marked every Mexi-! months—hut if I may rely upon the in
party dashing onward might only arrive jean-victory in the struggle with Texas, formation of a superior officer of theXa-
"t a (lead wall, a gn|i |.> king out upon | Fervently do we trust that no partial ad- J vy Department, they will lie sent to sea
the sea, or the mouth ol a 24-ponnder.— ] vantages may ever put it in the [lower of I us soon as the chances tequired fir the
The circuitous route ol ni.r .descent from Uhe Mexican* In obtain the revenge they ] accommodation of passengers shall lie
the upper to the lower range of walls was Then: is already enough of exas- ; completed. The first trip probalily will
unfortutialcly blown up. Notwilhsland-1 end rely exposed lotheirbalteries, llicgims 1 pe ra iii, n . ' ” I be made on the 1st January. The port
ing that misfortune, I scut a rrinfureeinenl i grinning at us nil the way libo .soi many [ t j* lo denied that the uncon-1 of Havre not lieing able ns yet to necom-
of infantry with two pieces of ligln anil-] black-lu*ks ns we traversed stone owe- jq Ucra hlc self-esteem of the Mexicans is‘module steamers of such a size, thev will
lery as soon as 1 was informed of the wavs and narrow passes. Whole regi- : HI1 element of national diameter wlgcli ■ ply Ixtween Clicn burg and New York.”
event. They arrived loo late; the rue- incuts might byre lie raked dowq after .gives prowess to Imw soldier*. Every!
tny were alreudy in possession of the po- j they Imd conquered the outer wuU;- v • | sle j, ,|„. progress of the war increases! » Tlie Clcctiou.
sition and works. Tliis'accident com-1 But the "clmnccs of jvar” nre'-ndtiier- Lthe respect which we should lee! liir their j John Young is elected Governor bv
ndlcd me to concentrate"my forces in the Unw; nn«l one imperfection ingustiest | military qualities. We sincerely hom-!almut 10,000 majority. Addison Gmdi-
I’luza, to enable me tn offer a more vigo-, power (if otherwise perfect) may r< Ufler; ,[ 1;l , wc |,.ive now liern Suught to avoid! tier will probably la* elected LienU Gov-
rous defence to the invaders, and to repel j it inapplicable, and perhaps ridiculous. ,[ le fatal error of despising our fiie. With <mor by at least 6,000 tnajorilv.
as we did their attacks upon the streets On arriving at llteir inner batteries we ] llo diminution or confide nee in our ability ■ This result is owing to the Anti-Rent
and houses of Mnnterey. Under the cir- J found tlie guns in a wretched condition. | <B , ,| )t , n , whenever and wherever we nomination. It shows thnt we hold the
cuhisinnccs purdmunition and provisions | Tliey were no better than a Chinese ef ] may moft in n fair field, no matter; balance of [lower in the Slate. We can
were getting scarce, and notwithstanding j lect, “cnkidatcU’’ to strike terror, i»to the j w hat the odds against us mav he, in mere pat in our friends and put out our ene-
the valor and energy with which all our I mind. But one may imagine how very Lumbers, we would have the Government mie*. There are more than 20,000 Anti-
combatants, veterans and auxiliaries, [nugry tlte subtle ureliitect ol this formula- put finib its might with such piudenee ] Renters in the State, and we can depend
and deliberation and energy, that the nexl l,,n at least 17,000 ol them, to vote against iiiv , o .
lik>W) which .lolls upon our enemy may be Jibe candidates of their old party, when ‘ ,| K11 ,| 1( . n( . w j uw ; s |n gII j„ IO t .|fi.ct next
an overwhelming and erushing one, from those candidates oppose the measures of! Dt-ceuilier we have seen all branches of
which recovery may seem hopeless even the Anti-Renters, notwithstanding the business prospering beyond what they
toll M^xiciin «!reiif»lli nf nlil wirtv ntfnchni#>nl«. VVn 11 .• _ ? i. .. :
some, ^ _ ,
said, and the \ irgia Mary was paraded j nnd although tlie scarcity of means, inn- i nt tlie bottom, through- stone gateway:
•round the streets, followed by the prin-, terials and other circumstances have com- ** 1 ’ ' 1
cipal men ol the town, and also by Gen'. : pelled us to such a result, we should not
Kearney and hisstiffjwith lighted candles j for an instant lose oar courage, as the Re
in their hands. . j public will bring into action all its great
The priest at Tonie joined in the waltz, 'elements, nnd with one victory', which
and appeared as joval and ns much (lis-. we may, shall, and must obtain, the proli-
posed to participate in all the amuse- j lem will be deffinilely solved in favor of
racnls as any one else.. The country: our arms. People of the East! the nl-
Mulhof this place, (Santa Fe) along the tentative that was taken nt Monterey is
Rio Grande, is much better than any por-' of no great consequence, particularly
lion of the Province I have yet visited;; when you bear in mind, that in a short
yet, in roy judgement no Misourinn would . time the favorite General of the Mexicans,
•ver think of locating anywhere hero for i bis Excellency Don Antonio Lopez de
the purpose of cultivating the soil. The Santa Anna, will personally direct the
Province has been overrated, nnd our] campaign. In the mean lime, let the sa-
govemment has Iteen grossly imposed jcretl flame of a love for your country burn
•po* End deceived, as lo its resources ] in your bosoms, and we shall without
* I have not seen any- doubt.triumph over our enemies.
commerce, See.
thing *ince my arrival here that" would
excite the least desire fur me to teside
here. To sum op the whole in a few
words, the Mexicans ore physically, men-
taly and tnorrally on inferior and “ low-
flung" race.
Yesterday an order was read assigning
llie fiye companies of dragoons 1 for the
California expedition; there has not ns
yet been *ny place designated.for my win
ter quarters; it is bower believed that
company wit! be attached to Major
It's BatiaUior., imd stationed nt'this
>pe such may be the case, un
persuade the General to let
in to tlie Passo i]pl Norte. I
• last night and requested
not assign me to Doniphan’*
‘ said be would not.
were animated, I proposed to the Gener-, hie castle would have been, could he have
id oftlie enemy a conference by which seen excellent airangemenls fin the safe
the national honor, that of our arms and I and nearly certain destruction of the as-
the particular division under my com-, sail 'nl* thus rendered abortive
maud, with their arms, equipments aud | We nmv desretuled a very wide and
Imggnge were saved. steep flight of stone sluiis, which led down
This is a true relation of the operations i into tlie grand ensile square,or little town,
of the campaign up to this the 24th inst.,! as one might almost call it.. We entered
at the bottom, through stone gateways—
the architect had never missed an oppor
tunity for giving the besieged protection
in retreating, and lime to rally—and then
found ourselves in a large open square,
enclosed on all sides by very lofty walls,
the lower part of which displayed, doors
nnd entrances into barracks, guard-houses
and shops of various kinds for the sale of
such articles as a garrison would need.
The Governor's house is at tlie farther
end. It was a genuine soldier’s lodgment
anil very bare of all ornament, exerpt
those of war, for it was riddled nil over
with the marks of sliot and shell. Its
strong covered balcony, intended to serve
as a protection both front the broiling sun
and Irom the lull of missiles, was in long
8“P»- , x I
. All the tower* and buildings of any. el
evation had also been knocked -about and
defaced by the stmt and shells from Ve
ra Cruz, previous to the suri^ruler of the
castle. But the muliliation* apd /Jestruc-
Iion did not materially affect the, strength
Very fewof
been dislodged; even the„putof batteries
were not injured, so aeto render -them in
effective, with tho'exception of a gap-of
ruins in one'or two place*.- --There |s a-
bouta.mile’s brefoltn'of sea rtmnihg be
tween San Jiuut de Ulloe and.tlie town of
Vera Criw.
How strongly and skilfully this fortress
is protected by art, the reader lias now
some Idea; but San Junn v d6-.Ulloe‘is e-
Tliis is quite a pleasant place, and ties qually protected by nature '; forV'whffe
many splended buildings. The Church-. tne defences of ait which I have briefly
any nonce lo
estate was di
vided under an order of the Court of Or
dinary, and the one-filth part of the ne
groes was set apart as the distributive
share of herself nnd husband. Il remain
ed rr. tlie hands oftlie administrator until
levied on by virtue of executions against
the husband, who was alleged to be insol
vent, nnd unable to support the wife nnd
her children in a suitable manner, &c.
In a bill tiled by the wife, by her next
friend fur a settlement out of said distrib
utive share, for tlie separate use nnd bene
fit of herself and children. Held that
the martial rights oftlie husband had not
so attached as lo defeat the wile’s equity
in said estate.
The Judgment of tlie court below over
ruling ill-' demurrer of the conditions to
the bill in this case was affirmed.
Thus It. R. Cotili for the Plaintiff in
error. ■.••• ■*
W. S. Rockwell representing B. F.
Hardeman liir the Defendant in error.
The Tariff question.
As soon as tlie new tariff was passed,
the wbigs predicted immediate, inevitable
and everlasting “ruin” to the industrial
interests oftlie country- What has lieen
the result? With tlie certain knowledge
BEDRO de AMPUD1A.
Head Quarters nl Saltillo, Sept: 29,1846
(True Cpoy.)
I.send you tlie above ns .1 expect you
will get ibis by express, nnd before the
other papers, should you feel disposed to
publish.
Of course you.bave had a full.descrip
tion of the three days fight. Bpi t .differ
with many, and loiik upon it as a dearly
bought victory, if victory it is, to let Am-
pudia have every thing he wished, even
to salute his flag. Our loss in killed and
wnuned was about 6or'600, the Mexicans
mt so many, lettet-writers to the contrary,
notwithstanding.
This is quite a pleasant place, and has
The steam packet Galveston, Capt.
Wright, arrived yesterday evening, with
accounts from the Rio Grande to Thurs
day.
Col. Davis, of the Mississippi volunteers,
and Cols. Wood and McLean, cl the Tex
as, Chief Justice Hemphill, Jos. F. Miu-
ter nnd Joseph V. Williams, (Galveston
volunteers wounded at Monterey hut now
well, the latter with the loss of n hand,)
and a large numliernf discharged volun
teers from all quarters, came by this arri
val.
The Mexican troops, who cnpitnlated
at Monterey, proceeded through Saltillo,
destroying the fortifications there anil
the impression in the army is, from the
best information derivable, that the Mexi
can forces will be concentrated at San
Luis Potosi, for another desperate stand-
The forces now there ore engaged in
strengthening the defences of the place,
ahd' wffli tlie army from Monterey, and
such lroops as can he drawn from the in-
strength of old party attachments. We I have for yrarspaM. New factories are
claim the electnm of noth \oung and ]going up all over the country, old ones
Gardiner, as due entirely to our iiotnina-j are being enlarged and improved, good
lion.
It is n grent Anti-Rent triumph and
will have a most lienificr lit influence np-
on the future legislation-if the State. It
will teach our Stnle officers and all politi
cians thnt the people, the toiling millions,
nnd not the milliimiaries, the drones of
the community, hold the political power in
this country, and know how to exercise it
for their good.—Albany ,'N. K) Freehol
der.
Light from Flowers.—Tlie Cincinnati
Commercial mentioned the fact some
time since, of a remarkable phenomenon
in natural history, as related by n Swed
ish lecturer, bring nothing less limn light
from flowers. .By experiment il was
found that the marigolds of an orange or
Rame color, emitted, nl intervals of seve
ral minutes, two or three flashes of light,
in quick succession, and when several
flowers in the same place emitted their
Threatened Revolution in Germany.—
Rev. Dr. Bard, says in a recent letter:—
“The timesereomiuious of great evil in
... . .Germany. A storm is gathering.which
terior, nn army formidable in numbers ] light together, il could he seen a consider- will sweep over that country. There ■*
wages arc [laid to operatives, and this
branch of industry is going ahead beyond
all former precedent. Farmers arc Tie
ceil ing, under the foreign demand, good
prices for their produce, commerce is in
n high state of prosperity and trade is in
u flourishing condition. This it the ‘rum’
which the new tariff has brought about!
This is the “destruction’’ which that meas
ure has produced! If the prospective in
fluence of the new tariff has been to pro
duce these good fruits, may we not an
ticipate a still richer harvest of prosperity
when the law gels fairly into operation ?
If this is a foretaste of its fruits, will not a
realization of them in their fullness prove
all that the people could desire i
N. Y. Eming Pod.
may be concentrated U that point before
spring. I 11 ■ •
, Qrn. Taylor’s army in the mean time,
is advantageously situated at Monterey.
Tlie, troop* enjoy comfortable quarters—
the valleys around the city teem with
grain and fruits—the weather is delight
ful—the defences of the place are such
that oar army could hold il against all
Mexico—and every facility is enjoyed for
augmenting the force, with a view Id of
fensive operations, that Could be desired.
The present strength of the army on
able distance. This phenomenon was [need, therefore, that all that cm bedpne
observed in July and August, when the
sky was clear, about sunset. Monk’s
bond, orange lily nnd Indian pink, emit
flashes, but less vivid than the tnarrigold.
The light has been, observed by others,
and ia now supposed to- be electrial, nnd
to proceed from the petals only. The
matter is certainly worthy of the attention
of the carious, and 'will imereti the phil
osopher and botanist.
ilatamorae.—The health of. this place
der Gch; Taylor at Modferejf'iS'Ebmn 0^ ia improving, lb* > volunteers getting bet-
000 men—the Georgia Regiment having ter and fewer deaths.
should be, to scatter the seeds of truth;
for it alone can save the horrors ol a bloo
dy revolution. Indeed, I think all conti
nental Europe is going to be shaken to il»
very centre before many year* paaa a*
way.” ■
Germany has now open to H*® 0 .
lines of railroad extending- • length oj
469} geographical mile*. Thera
work on those lines 600 locqmpt
ginea, ol which 267 are of
•traction, 39 American, 46 »
.French, and the remainder German.