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V TALE OF OREGON
T* MI DW I §MT HIDE.
SuDie irsr ago, w en ike American Fur Company
*nd ibe Hudson’• buy trader* carried on * power tul
opposition in the wild and rocky Oregon territory, lulu
f*tt* were erecied. whence • coftnnme iu peltries wn
i iede wi'.h the Ind.an*. On* •>( these, in a beautiful
*alley, t*y * little stream, near the Grand Bayou Sal*
*rde~*a great resort for game of ail kinds— en called
spoken Foil, Its owner and governor, James McPher
son. a Scotchman, hud I ft homo a poor Ld. but with
the charsctfiistic perseverance of Ins countrymen h*d
•quueJ wealth. Hushing into those wttds, his eater*
prwe and sagacity had enabled him ‘o compete with ali
Jus finals in iheir exciting and hazardous trade. It is
tho constant study ol opposition companies and Ua lers
to oui-gt-ncral each other, and these edorU gave rise to
almost supt*r-liuii.su exertion, tending to sharpen the
whs of all concerned in a sena-blc manner. He wb>
•hows the greatest knowledge of Indian tsdri, of
fiuiui td the bearer *nd buflain, of nmes to ireve and
time* to go in to winter (quarters, is sure to make the
heat Comparison.
h was about two years after the establishment of the
fur*, and when ad were in activity and bus'le, ‘bat t.d
ward Kay, a Imuisieni m, obtained an eppointmt-rH nn
oar the owner, and bid conveyed from .New Orleans a
cargo of merchandise fir the c mipviv. (u addition he
I sd taken to rtjoiu her father, M.m McPherson, with a
femaie att ndant. Nl long and peculiar tj->urwey—
up the Mississippi and across the bluff* and grassy
plains, and over the KuCky Mount-tins—oecraeanly
uade the young people intimate, and uor* fl cling ly, a
irtctusl affection n and arisen betwtu them. Arrived at
their journey's end, Ray bee aim* a clerk, and the heir
ess pies ded over her father's establishment. Whatever
were her leeiing*. the poor clerk never s ught to !• I'D;
and eo reaeiveil and taciturn was he that the young
girl thought herself derived in him. R.iy wis not of
* sanguine turn, and s. sing no meins of rising hi a lev
el with his master, he allowed despondency to unneive
bis spirit. Faithful to hi* ti ust, yet be made no ad
vance.
Soros months after hia arrival, a time approached ft
a rtgulai meeting with th* Indiana, wnen tue tabula
foAuues ol me year would be decided. It was u#:n\
to #| point a pla< e for the nai.ves to collect their heav
er and *th* r skioa, where the traders repaired, and who
ever offered the bast price-* obtained the beat make .
‘l wo days before he appointed time tneinrnv.es of the
so l were sealed at lbr evening m#ale McPherson,
hia daughter, Rav, and :hree other clerk*, were hearti
ly and KU*'ing the wild define its spread before them,
w hen a Uua ie a u I ea* and wahuut, and *o >□ a half - b eed
hauler appet *d **n the ihreshhold.
’ W lui riewa. Nick ?'asid McPherson, who re fog
r.iz*U iu iti in under aat on: tern out Li lrarn las pro
ceedings of ibe rival l Klara.
• I3s i’ said .Nick, • Master Csu'*!et:e g.*t ahead of Bf>u
kan ; In !tana at camp, p.enu ofbe*vr. Master Sub
ic t t'uy up ail. but him got no tobacco, so he send away
to Bruwu tor some—then aoioks and buy ail the bear
t r.’
• Why ihats g od news.’ smJ iha trader. *tf Sublet!#
i>*s no tobacco, all *a itgfef. V\ e have plenty ; hrJ
fot an Indian will aefl a skin till he has hd a go and
puff a*, tha pipe of pence. Soup my men ! you must
away and oui-geuer) Sub Ute, by taking Johnson a
goou supply ol iha weed.’
• Alt very lute,’ aid Ai k, shaking hU head, * but
Sublette know a in* k or two of that ; a huinln and Ba k
fed lying in irn woodsy not gat through them Ini the
market a over,*
• The tiiAckteet 1 then we are bat! V\ bat ato be
done V cried McParrson.
• How many bah** wit! doV said Ray.
• It Johna*M , our agent had but one.’ replied lb* de
ponding trader. * would be right % It <a im,os*ibie,
fcawever, and this year is lost to me.*
k By no mean*/ said Ray, rising, all hia native ener
gy Drain rig in his eye, • Johnson skull have a bale, or
my ertip w!| h§a? in aHi ickfoot hut brtvra rooming.’
• t'iwul . r CAiia-iiied Mary M Pucieou wab so a
iarrued glaiice.
• Aie y o m esrneat, Mr. Ray V *aiJ McPherson,
gra*eiy, wen staoly.
• 1 am, air. tuve me Wild Polly, and trust me to
acrmriptieh your wiah *
• You wai go alone, then T*
• 1 w a:.”
M Prc aou ordered hia favorite mare to be asdtiled,
an j in naif an hour, K.j, -i It two bal**a of tobacco l*e
f re hiui, and armed lo lie It-elh, hail ed forlti from
kail ifUid tha plsU ilia of the pmty. Mary baailty
rat rsd to her r*>om, lo find relief for her ovrr!iunJen<-d
heart in •fl* *J t leva — ha gale was slowly closed it
i is > ung adveutu er passed out of algh*, tha sentinel
w.j* p *atd tor the night, nod the chief, sealed by h<a
k e-place, *hi ok ng, became gradually absoibed in deep
ueditali *n.
ftoy rode slowly down the val ay, as Via thought of hia
j“U way of a verify aaiea, among thu tdood-thi r y
il dian*, who w uld <ieiiglil in taking the pale far# p a
oner, with h a maie and bales es tobacco. He felt his
was a dub ful, nay, a rash enterprise; but under the
circumsiawct s, aud bethinking in whose pieaence he
had nn leitaknn it, lie disdained to turn back.
Hail an dour brought him to tin edge of a vast plain.
He could se hv the light of the moon no track of the
bit klaet, and delighted with travelling thus, thousands
ot miles Irani civilization, he put pura to tha ma>e,
whirl) tinned visibly in the direction of the Indian
mart. Uy ih vagavi yol the animal. Hay avoided an
encampment of lavages in the bolder ol a f*irc*l. Skir
ting along it lor hiiud dlaleuce, bedashed boldly in and
had nearly pr-ssi and through, when the silence ot Ihe
night an b.ukuu by a loud and fierce veil, and linnie
dlatel . al er he descried a party ol Ihe Bla< kfeet in full
and aiuer pursuit. To drop bis merchandise he would
riot, and atvillly and unllagg ugly the gallant beast
bore hull ottN.rJ, v.i fir ce anJ determinedly Was the
pursuit kept up that an hour’s herd tiding dl l not in
crease tho divlsiKC between the pursuers and the pur
sued.
Key’s path now I y through a cane brake, where the
reeds rose hoi feet high, dry and parrtied, an I whtre he
hoped to real nun-ell and mare; but suddenly i daik
form stood lo Ibe very entrance of the biake, mounted
on a stout liorae. Seizing a pivtol, the clerk e|ied hia
course directly tuwaids ihe seeming savage, who just
in lime to *ava bimat It, hastily cried out,-All right
its veucy Auk !’
No tune lost for greeting, end together they hasten- 1
nn, hut not till the half oieed had fired the reedv, while ‘
eoea arose a wall ol llaeie between them ami ihrtr pur
suers— a magnificent -pertacl*—but terrible in heavla
and birds which n aroused fiuui tlieir slumbers, and
whose cries mingled with the roai of the dazzling tiie
as it crept to the right and lett in sparkling ami bril
liant chains.
•Mii k,’ said Ray. as ai -It by tide they dashed across
the prune •tinw nii-l wet I life yuu at the firt.’
‘Mu; Mick started ti,f „n hum fuel. Would net
let hfafi* pale Ij * u > al ne ; found him cti -sed by the
it ackfe-t, bui Initia l HO t ks Master Uay ; Mick know
a trice * .|IL two of tin. Dm, huah Ulackfc-el in the
a alley !’
A tli-.li and the crack ol guuafneil iu haste, allowed
that Mick wia right; gifmg h yultey in really, without
pausing ia dia. o*ei in ellei'l, the pair galloped onwards,
and once more emerged upon the |ilam. Mick led the
Way, and diverging; from the ordimry roue, entered a
stream, the cuu<e of wtucti they kept until sali-lied
that pursuit waa haPJd when thiy retook the ordinary
track.
By daylight Ihee reached the great cmnp where the
Indiana bad pitrtu-d their leuli to traffic with the rival
whitra. lo lha riuhl were e#n tbu wagons of Hub.
lette; to the left, tboae of Johnson, McFheiaona agent
who they found in low vpinta. aa hia opponent eapect*
#d a eupply of ‘ooaceo in tha aUerooon. wh n all chan
ce fix -Spnk in wouM lie o-er; but aa Ray detailed hie
object and eucccea, the agrnt'a eyea gliilened, and he
• (claimed, • Uiao, Mr. J{ay ! I'd juat like to be in your
shore, for if yuu have not made old Mac'a fortune, my
Heme emt Johnson. Much prune beavera you urvar
aiw. Bar the head of Uen. Jackson, but you’re a lucky
dug 1’ Kay delighted, partook of a haety iliah of food,
and the dayt wuik began. Firatlhe chief# wera aum.
rnoned and regal led, lo Bubletle e cnneteuiatiuu, with
a liberal amok--, arid It waa then etlemled to avery In
dian pieeeiii, Healed around Johnson's lent, the Rpo
kati, Kaiilnnpe, Chaudirvcs, ISinabuiriea, and uthvr
tr trea. enjoyed their |uu>y with unintted eatiafactinn ;
and, when the baiter eotnuiencrd they di*puaed of the
ekine in an equally liberal manner. Hocli wae the ac
tivity of the Spoken agents, that when Suhlatta'a aup
ply of tobacco arrived not t beaver or • coon a rkm ia
mairied (or the market.
Awtre tbat the Bleckfeet, when discovered, would
deew ofl, Ray and Nick, aflar a ahort rapoae, mutinied
f Jreah ho aea, anu after an utaau and a.aag aeib*e jour
ney over the yet smouldering graai, were received with
Of>eu arms at Spoken fort. Me Pharaon forthwith drew
Kay to hia cousnng reuro, motioned him to a seat, in*
#iwiled himself at hit ladder, with pen in hand. Rav
relateJ hia danger*, hia escape, modestly but folly, and
also their extraordinary iQcceas.
• Know, lad/ said the delighted obi man, • you have
brought me the beat year's trade I ever had, and 1 count
it no em ilt thing to beat Capt. Suhletts/
* I am much gratified, air, that 1 h*va been instru
mental in reiving you/
•Tltotie very wall/ said the trailer, pushing up hia
spectacles. *but tell ioe why you, generally a> alow and
cold, should suddenly do so much for me **
’ It was he fir at opportunity 1 had of doing what
other* would not do/
• Do you expect no share in the great undertaking of
last night’* adventures V
* ‘f'h*t I leave to ytu. air/
Now, Mr. Ray, I vtib yeu to be thorougly frank
You must have had eome motive in thus suddenly Mak
ing your life f*r me * whnt ia it 1 You have doubled
my fortune, let me do you som* service in return/
Ray saw that me worthy merchant was still in the
I irk. and smiling i-aid. ril v smbiii.ui has been to share
Wur good fortune, and did my hopes equal my wishes,
I might *y I bad hoped one day to [>o*sea all you
now hold.’
‘What—a partner! The idei ia a bold one, but if*
ter what you have done, I a* e no inauperabli bar to it/
•Sir/ said Kay, hurridly, I arn content to be your
c'crk.ifyou will, all my life; but you have a daugh
ter—
‘Whew!* cried the astonished merchant, *sit the
wind in that quarter! And pray, air, does she know
of this!’
• You recollect a long journey when, we were maep
erahle companions
• Ob. I recollect all; but, pray, does n>j daughter cn
ceursge you ? *
• Site'll *pe*k for herself, detr lather/ exclaimed Ma
ry. who. at that moment entered ; * I did encourage
him, for I thought him worthy of it. Os late. Mr Ray
almost discouraged my ret-oluiinn, but his late devotion
to your inte>est convinced me that it was the same
Lowatd Riy I had travelled vu'h from New Oiteußs/
•And so* said ihe trader, pettishly,‘you have arrang
ed it all, it sauna, and I am to have no voice in the
rustier.*
• We arranged nothing, dear father, but leave it all
to you/
Ii will readily be behaved that Edward Hay and Ma
ry McPherson bsd no great difficulty in arranging the
matter with the good Scotchman. In a few weeks,
Kay was not only son-in-law but partner at Spokan ;
aud i believe noae of the parlies have yet bad cau-u to
regret the midnight ride over the bluff-sunounded prai
ries of the wild Oregon.
HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS.
An officer in the Kentucky Cavalry Regiment now
’ on its way through Arkansas to Mexico, give* ihe fol
, lowing description of the celebrated Hot Springs neir
Little Rack, in A kansta:
• VVuh ai aie eight or ten r-fficers es the regiment I
arrived at tbs point last nig 1 t six'y miles from Little
Hock, an i twenty f ntn our road, and I now can see a
bout the third *onde r of our Union. In a ravine fifty
yawls wide, between two mountain*, in Hot bp#mg
Village, campos-d of about thirty rudely constructed
103 and board houvrs. The mountains run nearly east
and wrbt arrd close 10; al the fao of ihe northern one
j ‘he houses are built, while before them, sleeping the
1 h.se of the uihi r mountain, runs a rivule! as clear as
chriataf, es seventy-live da^re- t mperature before arid
one huod ed and ten degrees after its inter mixture with
the water# fom the springs. The eprincs. eighty -four
in uumber, are confined to the southern mountain, and
gush ut f. rn ire side In in tba base a hundred yard#
op. The greatest heat of any which 1 measured (and
there is none hotter) was one hundred and forty nine
degrees, the least one bundled and ten degrees. Tha
wa aria strongly unpiegnwted with lime, at is seen by
the inc r ustatioiis of carbousie of lima formed as it flow a
along; with this exception it mut ba very pure.
Tbeugh sj hot that one has to drink it by small
njoethtuls, it i very pallxtable, quickly assuages thirst
and nauseates; and, the more strange, when a
little peppt-r and sait are adJeJ, tastes very much like
chicken bcoth. Here 1* food for reflecti* n : ihe phi
losopher may come and analyze the wabr. the compo
sition of ihe rock, soil, and detutua. aid thes rrska
many uncertain theories to account for the eternal tiie
, that boils the caldron front which issues the many
streams. The mountain is compoaeJ of very porous
li**twue. and i-tnkes one a having once been fused
arid heaped up a molten mass, to taka whatever shape
Us weight and pliability might give it. while the earth
in the interstice* of its projections, appear* as if charr
ed ky a gieat heat. Its fellow ol the opposite -nla ia
firm, and baa regularity of airangemer.t, strata, and
Veins. Doubtless the same cause which make a burn
ing volcano also supply this phenomenon.
Some forty or silty invalids are now here, moat of
them 60ect<d with iheumatism and mercurial com
plaints, in which disease the astonishing efficacy of the
bath* i discernible. 1 see several who arrived a few
weeks ago, so htlp!ca*,crooked. and dr formed, that they
had to b lifted as inanimate beings,now walking with
agility. There ar# other* who had taken a great deal
of mercury, aud whose systems were not cleansed of it
until they bathe here some weeks, when a profuse est
ivation occurring, and continuing from two to four and
sit weeks, #v*-ry vestige of the disease was removed.
The baths a e thirty steps flora the rooms, ont of va
por, and another Wy shower from a stream, an inch in
diameter, and falling tan or fifeen feet, always being
under the same roof. The vapor bath i* made by put
tin an air tight room over a spring, protecting the feet
trellis work; their temperature is from 140 to 130 de
gree#. Tba bather ginerally first lets the spout pour
upon him. then goes to the vapoi bath, and remains
, from‘ten to twenty mnates, return* to the spou', wrhicb
washes him off. then wipes dry and dicsse*. repeating
! ih Imi in a half hour, on account of the clothes becom
ing animated with pirpiralion. The bath ia verv en
ervating and it requite* discretion to govern an iadivid- I
ual who wih* to indulge in it; it is quickly fatal to
consumptive*.
Maay curiosities and abundance of gome are to be
: found iu the neighborhood to occupy ibe alien lion of
the naturalist and hunter.
1 Thera is one chaly beat spring within a hundred yards
of (hi* h"u*o, aud another thiee miles off. so targe that 1
its stream propels a null wheel; by it is a public house
fur the accommodation of vts>tor. Beautiful crystals
tri quartz obtained twenty or thirty aulas off, pieces of
magnetic iron ore, and sulphate of iron ore, and
sulphate of iron have been offered for sale to ua;
and not far distant is a quarry es hones and whetstones,
winch is worked, and the produt t earned to the eaKtern (
market. Barring snakes, centipedes. (I saw tho first ,
{ one this morning.) tarantulas, and ticks, this is as pleas
ant a place as one need wish to be at. There ia very
little of ‘he fever here, which is so generally prevalent
svery where else on the road, as to mark the children.
Truly youra, A. M. li.
An Old bul a (fund ‘Un.~ Many ycara ago there
, waa, in the eliU-rti pan of M.iseachuaeUs, a worthy old
U. D„ am! though lie waa an eminent man, and a guod
chiuttan, yet it muit be confeaaed lie loved a joke much
lietter iltan the majority of even ol uiveteiate joker*,—
It waa before church ergana were much in uae—and it
a-1 happened that the chiHi of hia rhurch had roccnlly
purehni and a double hue viol. Mot ler from the church
wae a largo town picture, and in it a large Town Bull
One hot Sabbath morning m the lumiaei tune, the hull
got to liellowmg up the atreet. About the church there
waa plenty nf untrodden grata, and Mr. Bull •tnp | ied
to try in quality—perchance if ita location had at all
improved lie flavor—et any rale, the reverend doctor
wae in ‘he m del nfhia eetaami; bo.i. hon, woo, went
the hull. The cleigtmari puuaed. looked at the ting
ing aeola wuh a grave face and said—“ I would thank
the mueirisne not lo tune their Inalruinenie duringaer
viee lime, an it annnya inn very mueh.” The people
aiared end the minie'er went on. 800. woe. woo. woo,
went the bull, aa he paaaf-t to another green apot.
fbe paiaon agam panted, and again adjmiaed the choir
—“ 1 really do wiah the amgera would not tune their
inatfurnrnta while I era preaching, for, aa I have al
ready remarked, it annoy ame very much.” The peo
ple tillered, for they knew by the twinkle of hie eye
that he kuew aa well ■■ any ene what the real atate el
the caee waa—he went on with hie diacourae. 800,
woo, woo. woo, aaiil the bulb The paiaon ttopped a
galn, and again aaid to the choir— I have twice it
quelled the musician# not to tunu their instruments
duiinf sermon tun*. Ido particularly request Mr. J,e
favor, that you will not tune yonr double tan r iol
while (am preaching,” Lefavor got up, much igitat-
rd at tae iua* of * speaking out in chuuh, and sUun
ered out—•• It ia not me parson B—— ; it’s lb—lh —
th—that and and Town Bull” •• Ob,” said the parson,
*• ia it. then the sexton will drive a wav the Bull/'—
The people Uuahed, but with a gratified look at tha
success of hia joke, he went on with his sermon.
LOMKXTIf.
From the Savannah Republican.
.Military Correspondence.
We publi.M ibe followmi; a. an iftuetr.iion of tbe
pbilu.phjr of ieiier-wmiii,. M.j. McC.il., it will he
.ren. i, pciuve. pmnlej arxt .entrntwtia. C.pt Tie
Inn > candid, diacur.i,. and didactic. The whole, if
not trenching on th. .übltme, belong, al leeat to lb.
•• beautiful.”
T.t**ur DotiTuHT,
~d Auditur t Office. July 31, l? 48. 5
Sir.- You a>e (bailed on tiie books if thta office
witii tl.bid, th. value of tbe clolhiug and blankets
fu'nt.hed for tbe use *f your cnntpatitr, and for winch
\ou will be held accountable. In older lu relieve your
self from this account ability, you will entei on your
first mii.t.r roll all article, of clothing anil blankets
issued to the men under y< ui lonimard and request
the Paymaster to deduct the saeral amounts from their
first payment.
1 oo are held respor.aibla for the camp and garrison
equipage received for jour compinjr, until turned over
to a U. Si. Quarterma.ter,
I ate, air, ,nur obedient aeivant,
JNO. M. HcCALLA, Second Auditor.
(Japt, (i. H. Tobin, Waahingtou Keg’t La, Vol’ra.
Tmri’ar Dipsutment, ?
2 d Auditor') Ojffict, August 8, 1810. 5
Sir ■ —By a decision of the Hon. Bicreiary us War,
each aodicr under your command ia entitled lo eil
niiinth.’clothing, lo the amount if £2l all over that
they are to bn cbaiged with. There will tie other
chaigea, of which you will be iqfo med by this office.
You will phase consider this letter your guide, in ed
duurn to th. une you received from toe of the dial ult.
Very reaepevltully your,
J.NI). 11. McCALLA. Second Auditor.
1 Oept. G. H. Tobin, Louisiana Yolunteera.
New Orleans, Sept. 17. IB4C.
Sir I ha*e tbe honor to acknowledge tbe lac.ipt
of twofaeors from you, one dated 31l July, the other
Btb August. I can only answer by a yarn.
A countryman of mine was once indulging in Ibe
rery intellectual occupation of tucking egga raw
un I leading a newsp.pre. miach.ince lie con
nived to bolt a live chicken. The poor bird chtrrupped
tail went down bit throat, aud ba very politely ob
eerv ed, “Be the pmwers. my Irteod. you spoke too late ”
I can only say, sir, that your furors have reached
me tuo late. They have been chasing me through the
Memoir Post Offices; that is. to express myself mure
clearly, when 1 received thrm, they (tbe letter*) were
down in Mexico arid I w it up here, and when 1 didn't
receive them, they were up here and I was down there.
The Let ia, that most of my men have been paid
off, and are now scattered lu the four quarters of tbe
slohe. They were mo.lly vailora, as i was myself.—
From them (if there be charges) nothing can be ex
pected. The camp anti garrison equipage has been
turmd over lo the proper olficera, with the rxceplion
ol sundry axes s.mavtiad and placed hors du combat in
chopping down those amiable chaparals un the banka
of ti e Hu lirande. I except, also, the camp kettles
and pans, many of which were used up ill roasting,
boiling, stewing and frying nur pork and brans, bacon
and fresh beef, nat 10 ape ik of the four re Hi lon which
tome weie ill matured enough to call Mexican beef
(may the Lord forgive them )
For my owu responsibility in the matter, I regiet.
more on Uncle Ham's account than on my own. that I
am not worth a continental diin*. I have bran not
only paid, but I believe overpaid by about S4O. My
conscience compelled me to remonstrate with the Pay
masters, but they aaaured me ibar they made nn nus.
lake (Dank Tellers aomet mra say tbn game ) I con
sidered their feelings and indulged them. However, I
made a good usa of the money. I gave it to tbe sick
and unpaid soldiers.
Moat of the other captains are in the xaae fix with
nay-elf (hairing the overpay) about responsibility, end
relei lo my epistle as an an-wer.
If you have any further communications for me,
pi ase direct to the cere of Maj. (irn. John L. Lewis,
iH. O. 1 seldom go to the Post Office, becauaa I have
nobody to roirespond with, and yet I am not the man
who bad father nor mother, but was >won in a raffle.”
Vety respectfully.
G. H, TOBIN, Capt. Cos. D.,
Washington Regimrni La. Volunteers.
John M McCall a Second Auditor.
P. B. I don’t know w liettv r lo sign myself Captain,
et-Captaat, or late Captain. I was a Captain.
Trtahehtiiro Ffom Cinronin. We have been
permitted, siya the Mew York Commercial Ado'rtie
cr of the 22J mat , o aitracl the f bowing from a tel
ler received ba-e yesterday, from an officer now on
board the U. S, ahip Levant, who wa on board the U.
S. frigate Savannah. Commodore Moat, when that
officer look fernial | ox-easton of Calif rma. Aa this
affudt the moat pait.culir account yel published nf
this conquest, we plenums our citizens will peiaaa it
with satisfaction:
o.v Boirb U. S, Snip LryasT, 7
Off M zailau, Aug. 10, 1346, >
I wrote you from Monterey on the 6ih of July, or
shortly alter, giving you a detail, and account of the oc
currence! at that place; tearing, however, that you
may not have received it. I forward it to you by thia
opportunity, which will probably be the law! comma,
nicauuii you will recene from ms, being nuw home
ward bound.
On the 6 li of July all was bna'le in the cabin of the
•Savannah ; tome four or fiv. men warn busily employ-
I ed writing letlera, proclamalioug, dec. piepaiauny lo
taking poaseaaioa of Caiifuinia, It waa long after the
j witching hour of midnight me I waa enabled tu caich
a ahort and troubled repute, a all waa lo be prepared j
by viz o’cb-ck the following morning. which came as j
bright aud beaoiiioi aa a July day of our own fiyored ,
island. At *i. A. M. Capt. Meryine came on board
tu rrceiva uide's, anj at aeveo left with a summons to j
the military commandant of Monterey to surrender
the place forthwith to the anna of thu Urtilrd States, 1
and also a similar summons to the military U.ivernor
for the sgrn uder of all California.
At 9 A. M. of the 7th July, the eipedition eiaried
fioin the Savannah, cemposed nf the hosia ol tha sa
vannah, L-vanl and Cyans, and landed without oppo
sition at the mole. The forces were tin n inarched up
e ahort dial.me to I tie custom home, where aeon
course of ine inhibition were asermbled. Hrre the
minnee end men were halted, and the piorlamatinn
read to tha multitude by R -dman M. Pi ice, Kaq purs
er of the Cysnr, in a loud and distinct manner, which
waa received with tlirere hearty cheere by those p ea
enl. The flag of the United Mates wea then hoismd
by acting Lieut. Iviward Higgins, immediately after
which a saints of 21 guns waa tired by the Seanuah
aril Cyans. The custom house was than turned into
a barrack for the United States forces, and everything
•allied down quietly.
Communications were immediately despatched to
Commander Montgomery, of the Portsmouth, it Bt.
Francisco, at which place, and at Zammia, the U. 8.
flag waa honlrd on the morning ul the 9th; end be
fore ten daye had rlipaed the whole of California,
Norib of Monterey, wea under the flag of the United
Stales, much lo the apparent aaiiafaction of the people, I
who hope it will last, knowing how much bettar they j
will ba ofl under the Uovernineni of the l/nited
(Metes.
On tha I6ih af (uly Captain Stockton arrived, too
late, however, lo participate directly in taking poeaee
aiun of California.
On ibe 29ib, Commodore Bloat gave up the com
mand lo Commodore Stockton, hoieicd bia flagon
board fie Levant, end sailed for lh Uuiud Slates vie
MaZitlan and Panama, and we hope to reach the Uni
ted Males in November.”
By the above ac count it will he perrei*ed that pri
vate leiiHie wen sen', and in all probability official
despatches w-re forwarded to our Oevernnwtr* by
Com. Sloel, immediately after the occurrences abo-e
related, and their non-receipt, therefore, up to this
time, must be owing eilhei tu luiecariiaite. or lo delays
occasioned through negligence on the part of our U.iv
eminent in not providing tho ■ecoa*a>y fai|iUr( lor
the speediest trenainieeion of inleiligonre to end from
oht ■fuidron on thul earner - Sue. Republican.
{Prow ikt MtUJ O/Uans Trujm, U*Jt j *
FROM THE ARMY.
The IT. 8. strainer Telegraph. C(i<ain Auld, left
I’raioi Santiago uii the I2ih, and strived here ytter*
day ia Port Ltvacia and UdUeMuii, which tail place
•he left on ihe lOth. The Telegraph brought to thia
city 365 sick and disabled Volunteer*, and 45 officers,
and landed at Port Levacci 72 Texas Gunmen, and a
part id a compaay, numbering 20 men, at Galveston.
In the tame gale the se ir. Edward Ttlletaon. hound
to this port from the Brazos, with atity eight discharg
ed solJiers, taaa blown ashore near the Babins. Six
bad died previous to this disaster.
On the evening of the I6ih mat. a young volunteer
named Jame* Hodman, from Nashville, Tenn., junij>-
eJ over boat I and was diowned ; an) anotherdied i
few houia alter wod*. named Banjtmin Ha twell.
We barn from a j uavenger direct frctol CvrOltgo,
which place hv left on the 7ib, that an express arrived
there as he .• shout to leave, bringing intelligence
th*tl Col. Harney had been arrested on a charge ot dis
obey mg orders, when lour days on hi* moreh Iroin ®an
Antonia towards Monterey, denarii* Taylor and
Vt ook sennt after bun, and had him and hi* men brought 1
buck io Ban Antonio, here they remain under arre?t
Hen. Taylor cross.d the Ban Juan on the 6u, and
took up the line of march on the 7ih ft* Bctolva. where I
the so ea under Hen. Wwth hid halted. Hay’s icgi- |
mem would leave China and take up lh<- line of march 1
for the same place, uo s* to reach there about the im<’
tune with Cen. Taylor.
In ihe advance of General Taylor in the interior, he
ve>ned to be prepared for any emergency , either in ad
vance or retreat, for he would not suffer officer* oi men
o ake nxue baggage than they could pick upon their
backs. In consequence of thia a number of •tenner*
had reached iVlaifimo.os freighted down with *• extra
baggage,” the quarlel of the aapudore* was litters!!)
framed with it. All the supplies so far ha*e been Rent
oil try pack mules, and tha General expects to have
tbiriy days’ provision* for 12.000 men at Semite w.ien
he reaches it. where it is generally believed he will ie
main lot some length ol lime, and many think, until
funkier advices from Washington.
Gen. Taylor believe*, notwithstanding the news ho |
hi* received of the advance of a Mexican so ce between ;
Ban Louis Poioei and Baltill —that he can go into
Monterey, and even to BjJuiio without uiueting any
oppoitioit.
ihe troops on the road oow between Ga u*a r gu and
Monterey will number near 12 .000, and none were suf
fered lo go who could not *tand a long rn rch and wee
not perfectly willing. Iri cons* qnenre of this, the vol
unteer regiment* that left vver* much reduced, vtry few
exceeding 500 men, sod lea*. ’I heregimela are
( I from IVi.iu-est e, 1 from 1 fro n Kentucky,
| l from Ohio, l Iroin Tvgaa, (Hay's) tit# Bilumoio
j Battalion, a part of the Texan infantry, re -organised,
| and McCullough'* and G Rangers.
There were near 600 -tek Volunteer* in the Hospit
al at Ca'inaiyo and they Aero dying very fast. Bo
many wi re tick, th .t it squired near a whole tegin.tnt
lo attend them. Those whom ihe Tennesseeans left
behind, se> med to be particularly unfortunate, for they
had to call on the A Goan unis to attend ihe living and
bury the dead. As fast as these men gel able to leave
the Hospital, they are discharged and sent h me. Jn
fact Gen. Taylof baa deposition to discharge all Vol
unteers who are discontented and wish to return to
I their home*. Though the Dumber of patient* !u the
Hospital at Mutamura* i* larger than at Carma'go, the
mortality is greater in tho latter pUie—-near th :*e to
one. i’in we who are unaccustomed lo a Boulherucli-
J mate, when once prostrated by the fevei, seldom re
! gun their former strength no the Rio Gr in le without
I a chahg* of %tinospuero, They die ofTqutckly, else be
come so t iilvehied that they are unable to help them
selves. A person who ha* visited the Hospital* at the
diif**'ent posts has said that if one half of the Northern
and Western volunteers who went to the Rio Grande
*r eilat tivf xue on Uia 15th of October, it is more j
than tie looks lor.
Gen. i J *i.e son has been left in commnd of all the
country from <’*rmar K o to ihe mouth of the river, and
he has been instructed by Gen. Taylor to iisue an or
der pionlifting tn entrance of atraugcr* into the river
and at Caruifrrgc. This order was brought down to
Capt. Ogden by the officer* of the WhitftvtUe. There
fore every gentleman who has not already sm #s|.bliah
ed business in tha counity v ill find it dlificuli to land
lhere-—at least, -uch is tho opinion now. A different
interpretation of'ihe order, however, may be given.
Gen. Butler wjs the man Taylor designed testing
in command of the lower country, but a# Patterson J.d
not reach Camargo as soon a* was exp- cud. ihe outer
of things was changed. Gen P. is represented 1-he
ing evry much mortified at not being allowed lo accom
pany tbe advance.
Ampudi* has issued another extraordinary *• procla •
ma,” warning the etui- ns, on pain of death, not lo
hart r with the American*, and the Alcade of Cannar*
go hud also put forth • •* ennd *” prohibiting the Mexi
cans from working on our te-idjbo.il*. Borne of the
deck baud* accordingly cessed their laboi, but on an
inunction from some of then employer* that the func
tionary's neck might he brought in close proximity with
• last.*, be relt-nied, and the men ieiurueJ to their la
bet.
The atrair.fchip J ir L, Day, Griffon, also arrived yta-
I day, having left Fort (tia W'a learn
i from Capt. G. (hat a train of 30 wagons left that place
ori the 14th for San Antonio. Col. Ho nphrey Mar
shall ha* reached Lauacca. A regiment of MuuouJ
Guumetj under bit command wne at Victoiia. Ihe
, Day brought up Mr. C. W. Keno-dy aa bearer of Jea-
I patch** for Geo. Taylor We laurn further that the
i hriga Empreaano and Henry, CapU. Guilin* and Cole,
! eipenenced very heavy weather dtirioi tluir paagH
I If* Livarcn, having be* n obliged to tl r-w ovi rbo-mJ
much of their Cargoes, ( OfiKialliig oi nu e*. wagon**, *un
ant nee. Ac,*; During the gale Cspt. Colima was con*
siderably injured, but is fust recovering. Oil the 16 b
, in the aiiern*M>o. the Day paa* li atvrral pieces of tha
wreck of a ate *mer. aupp aed to be the New York.
The I)-y left at Indian Point, • os. Gertrude, Tied
i rnont and Patriot. The ahrs Wm Bryan and St Paul
were aground on Gallinippci Dir. The biiga Emprc*
*ario, Henry, Oceola and AiUrtiua ware also at In
dian Point.
Ext ret of a Utter , dated
Stbamku Cut. Cao*a, c*pt. 9. 1846.
Gen. Taylor left for Monte ey on the stti. The
whole of the Stair, and other invited gueat, took dinner
on the Col. Cruae, twenty-two in all, being invited by
th# whole-aoul Cap! J \. Pratt. When dinner w.a
over, they romnacncnl ilien rnanli to join the Army.
Neit day. Lieut French returned for more ammuni
tion. a leport bavin: reached the General that Santa
Anna was on his march for Monterey with 15 000 men,
and that all the;r force ■ were on the ma chticoncen rate
at Monterey, to give the General a warm reception.—
Maj. Gen, Patteia >n la in command of the whole troop*.
Our friend B ritlon i. outlined ,t Uamargn IJorainia-
The whole ol Uea. T.'i forces hi. gone, about
BUOO lu til. Uni. Baker mill gel will. NmliiiiK nrw,
Your, in ha.te, JULIAN.
P#it l*iu, Hept. It, 18(6,
. Eiliton of the Delta .-
Gentleman—l litre ju*t lime to .end you the leteet
new*. I'.ylur left U ini irgti (01 Monterey vriiti BuUO
J men on the sth. Arnpudi* ha. arrived at Mon'eray
with a leige force, report. .ay front 4.000 i . 0 non
men, and len pie Ct-e nf artillery, He h* completely
toilißed the place. Hi. proclamation lua h'eii receiv
ed. in -Inch he threatena to about any Mexican who
| .hall Inild communication with the Americana, I ie
miiin your., fj
P. S. At the la.t account*, Taylor'. Ilead-Quarlera
wera at S.r.lvo, half-w >y between (Jam.rgo and Molt*
| tcfoy. Letter, irceived front above anlicipale re.t.t
•nee at the latter place. The rampaien ha* commenc
ed in earnevt. Thi. intelligencer arrived hy the (Jam
j mgo mail tail night, I hart lately tune to write tin.
much, aa the Tel, graph leave, in ten rumuia*. D.
Carrerp jndenee of the Chrleitnn Courier.
*V ASHINUTOIf. 864*1'. 82,
The government baa received diapalche., by ill. me
aenger who arrived fmm the Pimcion. from Mexico.
The chamber of iho cnnimuuicationa i. not vet known,
hut it la underetood that they com* directly from ih.
Menran government, anil are in reply to our propoei*
lion-lor negotiation*, rn.de on the 26th of Angimi. It ,
ia conjee tied ‘hat the reply i. of a very pacific cbarac*
ter, but n.nler ilrfint'* nor ..tt-f.ctoiv, However
much Nam i Anna, .ml many of th- ino>t influential
men in Moviro may rle.ire peace, they cannot now
begird their own p wer and popularity by arrepnng
the term, which Wi- Uri'ted Iki.ir* propoae, to wit ; the
eeaeitroa of th# Otliftnniaa, and the Kio Grand* fur the
Inmutlity of T>aa. Much diflaaltr and delay in the
ftojuaicnsni of u: \i*xtcau question ta vet so take place.
It ia perfectly well understood here, that unle*9 a *
treaty should soor grow vat oi tbe offVr made by the 1
UnitfJ Btace*, there are to be son>t ncti'-e operations
in the Gulf. ‘The public are under thy nr.presetm that
the navy has lost its spirit and efficacy, in conKcqtien , 'o
of inactivity and m siispa of tha gulf squadron. But
lueasuiea tie in | rugress ‘.hat wi>l give the squadron
something definite to do. and ample means of doing it
Men too are to be employed, in aid of the nte Drives
contemplated. that are acquainted with the gulf coast,
and where information may ‘ * ie!;aJ upon. The ob
ject* of attack will be Va<a Cruz and the Castle oi Sail
Juan, ‘i aoipiCQ and Alvarado, (t is said that • milita
ry force is lo be landed at Alvar ulo lo co-operata with
the fleet in tbe Mixed upon the city and Castle.
It is now certain that th* arrrues of invasion ar* mo
ving with rapid matches; that Gen. Taylor will, by
the 20ih proximo, be n of M )iierey. and,
ptrhap*, on hi* march thence to Saltillo ; tb t General
\V .*ol wtil be at Chihuahua, and Cos. Kearney at Ban- |
U 1 e. Thu# we shall be in actual pasesaion of om j
of the m *st important points in tha interior of Mexico,
and have the command of the north ear-tern province-* 1
while the uvst important poitt on the Pacific, have al- j
ready been taken iy Commodore Bloat.
The California* will be rapidly sealed by American*,
who wi.| revolutionize them, and declare them inde
pendent, if the war coo Junta. 7’hua they will toon
be prepend for annexation,
shh uneannees of for* ign nations at the rapid stildc*
jf R*® Cnited Bt ate* towardaexrlukive dominion on Ike
•North Amerieuo Coniun-nt i*> not unexpiH’tcd. Mr.
D Lrsvli is quite right in attributing ihe mwv*>m'-nt to
the Amr-ricau people., li i* in he public ujiiid-—lh*
•* common mind"—as was the Am- ican re% •*luli-ri.
The ofler of median n, which. j L * and Pafrherstoi*
states, ha- now be**vi mad*.- I * this governin’ nt in sm h
a manner as to *<-quirt* an answer, w f) b* r?Jrcted~\u
decisive, but courteous leims; and any so \ g • inter
ferenre in our roncom* r*u- h ass intofihe U itiah or
utori contemplate will be resented by ihe whole people. *
From the VKiladt'phi iVor/A Ainer'tan
FOLK AA’ D ,vl VI'A ANNA.
It is not denied that fome sort of alliance exist be
tween Mr. P..lk and Banta Anna, or that, at the lean
the relurn of the latter io the country which he n ran
ej, was with tbe sanction and permission of ihr Pres
ident, He wss silowfd to pass the bloikadirtg -qua !
ron : *hd he enter*. Mexico under the auspice** >t ih*
American Bieittive, ‘The alliance rn*y not have the
formality of written articles ; but for all practical pu •
po<*es it u sutfi- ient, and rmtfi iciitly proven by the
f-urse of our Administration. Bantu Anna repair* to
Mexico with hi* suite, as a chief of * country at w*r
wnh us; &od our squadron opens tha gates to hi- tri
nntpbal ® ,,,r 7- Had hs bor.i wnh him an army of ten
thousand men, the pass given him into Mexico would
not h ave been a more conclusive evidence of eympatliv
and favor.
I hat the President should assume, without authori
ty, ihe power to enter into such alliances, is noi extra
ordinary, for the war was commence J without suthmU
ly \ *i, if it be not too p'esumptuou*. we would en
quire what manner of man is he with whom Mr. Polk
hi* entered into (bis confrateroal connection. Bsnta
Anna is the b.iset, Moodiest aid most abhorrent tyrant
ot to- d<m time*. He know* neither faith nor mercy
scruple nor principle. H a hole career has been o* e
of small an! great curries; like l)omi ian bis I* i*u e
amused with killing harmless animals, while hia more
■eri(*u* hour* are devoted to the d-MiOetion *f his fel
low creature*. He respects no rights, regards no re
straint*—levels in blotx! and apin--. an J i-r w ether as
man or monarcb, a monster* buah s the neighbor to
Mr. Pi*lk’s c- uneds—such his al y and favorite in .Vex
j ico. Santa Anna, tha desTuyer of the liberty *>fbis
own country, invaded Texas lo subjugate its people to
i fit’ yofcv; It.ay ai he fed to the Gonsinution undrr winch
I *tre invited into the country, and their contain*
i h w a§ punished by a wir ol exierm nation.
Santa Anna is the murderer of T'ani.i* and his five
most cowardly, cold blood* J ou
rac;rd ! %Je wa* routed and captu *d by asuiail band
of Americans at San Jactnt , and rek* upon cerUin
; condiliooa, wh'ch he unheaitatuuly *idlfd, Sh>utd
I not Americans trust ~im 1 Ira Mexico, he • been ar
open and lobber of bis unfortunate country.
] connected wi.h th.* hand aof banditti that swarm the
l Ixnd* His sljughtera, cruvitie.-* and robberies aroused a
. convulsive movement against tha dr spot, anJ be wa v
i driven, cursed wnh iftnocvnt b.ood and mamlvJ with
I ihanie, forth Iroin the eouo'ry. This amiable man.
u*i s just paiiiot, this friaad of freedom, is now *ert back
by Mr. Polk. Gen. Taylor, under hta inniroeilone, is
made, much in ihe ryl# ot the Jti obin Generals of
Prance, to proclaim that wa war ouiy againct the tv
rsnia of Met ro. Mr. Po'k proves the sinter.iy of th a
declaration by sending fcaufa Ann* tbitbe , to rer-ew
hia ft-ast of blood. Admirable lovc'.y com
panioiiship!
If good were to come frena this movement, if poz-er
were to be attained oi promoted, it would etiH In*
a crime and therefore unprofitable. But it is the fee
blest wnJ pallrteal piece of low intrigue wf which evt n
tola administration has o**en guilty. VA ehave had oc
csaion hereiofoie to den oa>t ale that Santa Aftna will
consult hi* own interests alonn in bis courvs to this
Country ; ihat loose inte'esis will prompt a continuance
ol the war to m intam bt* ewn power; and that, drret*
ed by him, unquestionably the ablest of the.r Icadeta,
it will be rendered tenfold more formidable. Mr. Poik
h.ia given them their Napoleon, s* they a flee: io call
him, to unite, invigorata and raassura th* m. And this
l* policy ! V\' m.ghi as w. l|, at *.he same time, have
forwarded lo lham money ar.d mur.itiona ass eoroj>k
i!)**nlary tribute, io ir*e hope that II would and
prepare them Lr the visit cf Mr. BlideM. When will
our adminiti'itum Isa n th t the only sucrtooful poli
cy >• * wise, dirstt and elevated on*, and ibandwu the
miserable trick*, atrategema an<J expedients which dis
grace and wt aken it! The country will determine th**
claim* of thi* new admiiueuaiion favorite to their re
ap* ete: and consider together the political Siamese
Tolk and Bants Anna.
The St Louis Republican, of the M b instant has
the following article;
Aa*T o the Wut.— W have token some pa ins
to procure accurate inlorina .on in regard to the con
dt on and future prospect* f the ♦•Army *>t the i
W et” under Gen. Kearney, and we *• kuowltdg ihat |
the result of our mqun tes fids us with *• 1 eitu-'e VV •
have grat confidence in tho cum nsu.; t of the expe
dition. Ws knew his prudence, hu peraaver in e. In* ,
abilfy to *u>m unt great andextrao dinar* and ffi uH.sa.
but we are M.tofi and. ato, that he has to rncou- ter sueti
diflieultiss, and that it wid ire a miracle if he ft ap< *
tharn
Gan K arney, it ia now cert dn, leave. t| • United
State. Under peculiar and rno-t ei Hid circuinatancra.
He ha. r.aehxii Fort Hint, with a cumin md of at |eat
1 80U men, nearly all if whom -eia mounted - hen
they lull Fort Leavenworth—the exception la hi tie
i f.iund in the enioptnie. of mfaniry wlmh weie tecriv
i ed into the eervae helm* bta departure Irorn ihe Fo l
, He ha* bean followed by a hall.lion of five huodud
infantry, comp need ol Mmin at. ; by Uol. I*nc*' regi
nv ni of mounted men, a Ihouaand .liutig. and hy
Maj. W link', hutlallion, con.i.nng of live humped
mourned tnen. In the cuuree of the prevent month
another regiment of mlaotiy will be oig.niii-d and on
, their way, numbering at Irani one thou.and men.—
And to theae ate to hu added a tlloo.and men, at leaat,
, connected with the train of the army. Should they
i ever reuch Santa Fe, the command will eonaiat, in
round number*, ol fmty-eight hundred uien | and with
the learniter* arid atlrndanta of the camp, it will h*
swelled lu ail ihouaand. At leaat tin* nuuibr will, at 1
i all event., Itav. to l,e aubeiatrd, and that .uh.trlrnce
I mu.t, beyond que.ttuii, he dativrd Irmu the United l
| Niatea.
<i*n. Kearney arrived at Fort Bent on the 30th of’
{ July, and left on the 2d of Augual. Hr had a limited
, aupply of iel tone, end tlieve eitemtaleil by re- 1
diicmg the men to half ra'iona. Rut h* w.* not per
milled by rirctnuatane*. to atop there and await eup
plica, for he wa. In ab.olutr want ol forage lor lit.
bmae*. Ho w.a compelled to lake up lint line ol
march in order tu Und food for them on Ihe piooii e.—
Tin# ia Ihe trti* c*um‘ of hie hrief .tar at Foil Dent,
and denote* the dilliculne* in In# w*v and in that of
the mounted men who wr to follow him. To all out
inquirtr. a* to the proapecl of forage tor hi* animal, at
Santa Fe, we lu* received the .vine uniform enawrit
it wa* not to bvghaJ, except in very limited queutiiie.
—*l the ranchtio. from ten to twenty and w re luilra
from Santa Fe. In th* whole depaiimonl III# hrgheat
Mtimal* of the.arplue whavt m 7,000 to 8,000 buh
ale, ood Coin wa* an acaice a. lo make n worth, -litri
It could he obtained at *ll, (8 60 par buehel. Hath i< i
ibu piovpvc* (I'taented for lit* auppoil of th* h-Jiaoe, ‘
i
mule, , tI J c ,ule -ImcO uccompiu, to* efdawiu
Now, ,10 th* ,up,,li„ f f „ m the Unii,J
°.i r inquiries up to tbe pre,*„t moment be.. j
u., th.i nothing j, ei,gge,„„l m tbe repmt u s lh ,
rondmoo of Ihe bagg.ge *-.g,.n., on ihe route lo fort
Bent. „ published b. u , |,„ rrk . Th „ tcco(lnl m
irue to the Idler. Htr.ng* j, m , y ,„ ra . , hf
detsrhnierit- “* upon ..liicli slone the iroo^
Could rely for piov.eionn, were de, ( ietched viithoui ,
n.ilitarj leecnrl. end with.no other me.no ol defe ot ,
linn a few muakele and a ,iy limited mpply of m
---munition, placed In the bauds of the ’esm.t*r. Indi
*n .uddeoly, and ,er, unripe, ledlv to all, maJe their
apt earance on ihe road, with the evident iniention of
rohbine the tr a ina, an d taking eucb thing.ihej
wantej. Ihe teamater. were not in a condition to re
ist lham, and a. thia tierame evident, there can be no
doubt ihat the Indiana became more daring in their
enernnehmenta, until, it la probable, lift ,a we || ~
property wa, taken.
It ia known, ihat from on* team fifteen oien were
run off in a night ; there waa no other alternative
than to slop with il altogether, or leaaen ihe neinber
employed in hauling other team*, to get it thing
i’heae difficult.*, were, it t. feared, only commencing
and unlmra (Colonel I’riee, who rtaa in th* rear rviili
hi< regiment, undertook lo give the Indiana a tound
drtihhing all (he provision wagona were in danger of
tr-ing delated, if not cut off and the army left t 0
eiHive. Wed.) not know enough of army mattera to
.ay where ihe blame Irelonga, but it aeem. to tie that
the re has been groaa neglect in not tending a proper
rmlifarv guard lo protect Ihe various detachment, of
provision wagons. Cerl.inlv great incanvenirnca ha.
hem eipeneneed from the neglect, if no more aeriou.
reauli follow. VV ithal. we doubt whether all the pro
vi.iona on Ihe way will reach Sente Fe before the
winter commence., even if no unueual delay ia inter
poar.l. The grata n< ealen down elong the raa.l, , n j
and ltieuitv will he preaenled in obtaining forage forth*
eubai-ience of the autmala employed in hauling the
wacma.
Aa to the regiment of infantrv yet to leave F„rt
Laevenworlh, and the whole of which will not gel „ff
liefore the leal of Ihe preienl month. Or hive etiH
center fear, of He ability to gef In S.nla Fe before
nexl spring. \\ hen Connolly anil Ola.g >w ,rj r.th
e a, lefi Tndepen lrnce about thl. lime in September
two cears ago, for Santa Fe. thev euffered iner d’ble
hard.bipa, R. nod -leet and ano* ovrrtooli them,
and In on*- night th- v loet two hundred mule* fcilttd
Hv the e|e t and want of food. TUty were familiar
with all the difficulti*-. befve them, and were prepared
to enrrionler them. Not to will it be with tbit regi
ment of Infantry, and we fear that ead tiding, will be
heart! from lham t-efnrr they roach Santa Ke.
From the facia which we have elated, aoma idea may
he formed of the probable condition, and the pronprds
of Ihe “A-my of ihe Weal,” on its arrival n Santa
Fe. Unices provisions reach there before winter aets
in. the main reliance of ihe men for übi-ience muit
b* upon the eheep to tie found, end idle limited quan
'flv of wheat and corn lo be purrhaerd in that region,
I'hie, il muet be confrseed, ie not* very flatteringproe
pect for an army, but no other present* ite*tl touaii
in toro for them. Where euch difficulues are obvi
otialv to be encountered, all mtelligence from that quar
ter. for month* tft come, will be fonked for with gt*i
iritereet.
From the ffht'imnl Intelligencer.
COTTON:
lie Wtlnry, Fn.Hucliwt, Proleelion. and Manufac
ture, and the interest of its Producerl.
We aak the atipo'ion *>f iu> reafler-, ihfsia of them
eppf islly who fpside in thf* planting Pittas, in the at
tide which follows. It will bp fosisd Cos views
new, we think, to many of them, and of great impar
lance to their liue interest. n*l to a jus! concrplion of
a great question of public policy. Coming, s* il doss,
wiih all ih# force of truth and sounJ philo>ophv, sus
tained by statist it hi and historical facta, the article rum
mend* itself yet more fit ron gfv to consideration from
ihe fact that il proceeds from the pen of a B.uihsrn
planter, who, during * service us several years in Con
gress, belonged, and yet belongs, we believe, to tha
-farkson party, generally inimical to the protective pol
icy —a policy which, bec*in nij convinced of its wis
dnm, he n-*w advorsn s with * candor as honorable le ]
him a* is the ability which he display* in doing so.
TO THE EDITORS.
Gxvtlimkv : On the Bth instant, by your eourtev.
v statistical fable on tne subject of raw cottori appeared
:n vour column a. In connexion with that table I would,
thr< ugh the same medium, ask the attention of cotton
planters t* some farts in tho history of that grest ts
ole, and show them that the preaent yalue thereof t*
in fact, in a great measure, owing to thost protective
duie# •cain‘-t which thev so loudly complain.
That cotton culture in this country had its oiigin to
th* fostering rare of a protective tariff, during the el
ministration of Washington, is well known Alt hough
Georgia did expoit very small quxniies soon after th
peace of 1783, yet as late as 1792 there wera atilt
’•3B 328 Ib*. of cotton of sll kinds exported boro tin ,
United Bute*. Prom the time that >ur (xovernmot
throw its protecting arm over the plant and the msnii*
feture. the rapid increase of it* production is unpar
alleled in the history of agriculture and commerce.-
In the brief spar# of half a century it has groeift* 1
he the mightiest staple on the globe—a young * ,in k I
which had its conrep'ion in the wisdom of our Revo* I
tutmnary patriots and statesmen, and its matrix io the I
virgin soil of th# Boutb and VVest.—still cireennf I
proudly onward in its growth, weaving the weh of I
destiny for nation* in is <ou r se. linkitig together ihe I
j must distant points on our sphere, and proi*ing ylt I
to be the grand controller of the commercial world.- I
’Tia patting atrang# that many of our countrymen. I
whose all i> staked on tht continuance of this prodigy I
in agricoltuie, sliuuid. with the light of history before I
them, still exhaust irur Ufigu g in abusive epithet* I
directed a&amat the henefictnt eysiem which first BUf- I
lured the cottori plant, ar.d even now sustains it I
it ignorari e, or pride us opinion, or a luvs of tbe ip- I
p nance of consistency ! ‘l’o be COSiislrM w I
t< follow the path in life which w# or our father# ■
us have trodden, but to conform nur actions to ■b* c- I
tales of right reason. When light b eak* in uponti# I
human mind, and reisun slu>ws that the rgJ MSg"! I
can never b* alia tied by the way pui*ued. wks# ■
does true conaiatency its—in iu irebiWf directly to I
of'jert in view, or in still following tha pith of #l* ■
dr sptte of better knowletlg# ! 1
k ite ul'jcrtt ti urged nguinet the tariff is, th*t ■
is r cip*ocal. and that consequently every ■
levied by us upon il s furerjjn fabric of eottn twip 0 ’ 1 ’ H
cd *(• to ihia cituntry recoils upon til# (Ot'un g r t'* fr ’ I
wh< t* mmpelU and either in sell hie celloe fiff# 0 ml I
lie* a. the duly t.kea from ihe piofit of the
turer, ~r to will draw fmn the faieign ui*rhrlo> u l '’
ol ihe roi'on a. would he conaumed in lt'*t P l,l ’
Ih# forricn l.ilwie wieh i* -uhemuled hy *h*
lore* nh which ‘he duty lywd envhlel U* h>
uur*elve at born* Th# aigutneut w>uu4*" ,!1, *’
*1 fir*l hlnah c evincing ; hui e hi-jr leoldy n |l,;
re.-on why pr.tlicol iraulN lal-lfy -*l* vOci”
theory, Aa, m nel cn** of maaotiingo
ll>a lad* r* I* rant tu Iba taaue aie •! hruu* 1 ' 1
Hie mind. Thoae who- urge tki# ohjtli n
, veeio to bare inquired inlii two vcy impor'.* ll “”
of feet. vix. how far Ih* people of Kngl.nd
Ihe necraa.iy of manufacturing cotton ;• *®u
by ndoelimiol do ioa in any wav beariM** ‘ *
ufadure, England ia capable nf reducing ‘ lt
the fabric. The.e objocton had, even >* in '?V,
teen ur tighleen yo*i. ago. f.l*elj in lov
; coal of fabricating in England w* redhead ‘'’ gp
’ e.i rale*. We will inquire into ihi* branch *> .
jecl more fully preai-nily. Nor do ihew r*™* jg
, or. aeein to h.ve looked 1010 another ‘l*'* vy
equ.H) impo'tnnl, mid that i*. whe'hrr
on the imported fabrie heva ever
of Ame>lean cotton cun.uoied abr®* l * * l|(f
fur the aeke of argument, that lb* f , lol t
liikev from ihe cotton grower an m * r ” Rl( ,|ri
rMrket for hia raw cott” *• it
for the diunealic inaliwfaefo'#, i l •* J** c.i lb
| would, at th* aame tine. gi* him b®*’
fully t # lime amount ol r*w coib’O- ** w> , fll g
irnpotiible for aa lo fabricate without lb* ‘ f(|l jt,
11 eidea, line home maikcl mu.t b*i b> * r Ji
a rum li baiter ona than the bireign, d* ** ( lV ce
ot our factors ate not ihe sheer fohrieah
ern politician*. Yon will pa'don wa ’
iheae puiitin.no mutt h<va . "*’ **'“ ,| Br „i**
rial lo work upon at home, or tt.ej
to frntJ a fubrie from their political c ,g-
Hl.to’y prova* that Enuland. lb# B ''* |^ M 1 e* f
ufaeliircr. bar never taken one p"” Ji*
coliun on account of any incro*u P” ,p.
own manufactur.o, nor on# pound * ah*he*
of any rtducuan af dasiaa on uut p*"-