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F ■»*,,.—-*■ - - f ,
M. P. STOVALL,"
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT, AUGUSTA, GA.
' <S» if CONTINUES to give his personal at-
tention to the storage and sale of COTTON
'^ 2 “V\ND OTHER PRODUCE, and the com
mission business generally, at his old stand, (AVre
Proof Warehouse,) corner of Washington and
Reynold-strcets, and respectfully renews the
offer of his services to his friends and the public. He
is prepared to afford the usual business facilities to
customers. w tf
July. 26, 1847.
JEFFERS & CO Fli R AN,
FACTORS AND COMMISSION MER
CHANTS,
AUGUST A AN D HA M HUR G.
?JA II I*] SUBSC It KIIK It S having formed a Co
-*- partnership, under the above firm, for the trans
action <if a GENERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS,
respectfully offer their services to their friends and the
public generally to receive, sell, store, or ship. COT
-lON, I* LOI It, CORN, BACON, or other produce.
SELL or PURCHASE GOODS TO ORDER ; RE
CEIVE AND FORWARD MERCHANDISE, &c.,
&c. Having engaged large and convenient stores,
both in Hamburg and Augusta, articles consigned to
them lor sale wdl have the advantage of two markets.
Their |>ersonnl and undivided attention will at all
times be given to any business entrusted to them,
rheir charges will |»e moderate. Orders strictly ui>ey
ed, and every exertion made to give satisfaction tollieii
customers. Liberal advances made, when required,
on consignments. H. L. JEFFERS
July 1, 1847. _ W. S. COTHRAN.
A CARD? ~
SL BSC IC I B J*l it, having associated Col.
-R- W. S. CO THRAN in business with himself,
returns his sincere thanks to his friends and custom
ers for their favors, heretofore so liberally bestowed
upon him, and respectfully asks for the new firm a
continuance of their patronage.
H. L. JEFFERS.
Hamburg, J«ly_l, 1847. je3o-wtf
ITANTIGNAC EVANS.
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
BUSINESS.
THE undersigned continue to
transact the above business, in all its
• i iranc he*.
Their extensive FIRE-PROOF WAREHOUSE,
is near the Depot of the Georgia Railroad, and they
receive all Cotton and other consigninents per Rail
road, without any charge for drayage.
They have also taken an Offi.’e for the sale of Cot
ton, &<•., in a central position on Broad-street, s<-rond
door below iff* Insurance Bank, and nearly opposite
the Mansion House.
Their personal attention will i>e given to the interest
of their customers in the storage and sale of all Cotton
and other consignments entrusted to their rare, and
iberal advances made when desired on |ro l ice in
•tore. D’ANTiGNAC & EVANS.
hI7-w6iii
ADAMS, HOPKINS & CO.,
warehouse commission mer
<’ll A NTS.
THE undersigned win continue
the alsive business at their old stand corner
J*-■ ■ < ’ainpbell and Reynold -streets
All business entrusted to our care will meet with
prompt and efficient attention, and the interest of our
pattons adh!re«l to in the storage and sale of COT
TON AND OTHER PRODI < E.
BAGGING, ROPE, and other supplies, purchas
ed at lowest market prices.
The receiving and forwarding ofGootlg will receive
particular attention. Liber d advances made «»n pro
duce in Store. JOHN M. ADAMS,
LAMBETH HOPKINS,
•15-w 1 R INI JIS I W II LIS.
FLEMING, WHITLOCK A co.
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
X “'X CONTINIE THE WAREHOUSE
AND COMMISSION BUSINESS a t then
• Brick Warehouse ou < *aiiipbell-atrrvt, cen
trally situated lor the reception and sale ofr>»tton and
other produce from Railroad, Boats and Wagons, and
by strict attention to the interest oi’their friends, hope
t»» merit a continuation of patronage.
Liberal advances made on produce in Store.
PORTER FLEMING,
J W. W 111 FLOCK,
s!4-w4m J. M. HAND.
PLEASANT STOV ALL,
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
RENEWS the tender of his services
r in the STORAGE \N D SA IE OF CO I
AND OTHER PRODI CE, at hi-
Fire-Proof W archon*?, lugusta* Geo.
Augusta, August 4, 1847. 3m
BRYSON, COSKERY & CO.
WAREHOJSE AND COMMISSION
BUSINESS.
Campbell-Street, Augusta. (u'oigia.
V < THE VNDERSIHNKI> would in
form their friends, and the public generally.
J*'*' ’■*** hat they continue the above business, anti
will het ratter be located at tlirirNew FIRE PROOF
BUILDINGS, on th** F.-ist side of Campbel I-st reel,
where they will give their p« iso.>al attention to the
STOR \GE and SALE OF COTTON and all other
PRODUCE consigned to them.
Liberal advances made on consignments, anti
charges in conformity with established rates.
Their W .rehouse is in the most centra! and busi
ness part of the City, and affords every facility to
Planters, being convenient to the Banks, Hotels and
pruiripd grocery stores. Order* tor Bagging and
other articles Will be executed at the lowest market
prices. BRYSON, COSKF.ttI. CO.
.jy 31-w3iu
DYE a ROBERTSON,
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
/ COXTLNI K the at«ov«> busi r ~>
«* »ess at their eld stand, Ea>t Side
Mcluiosh-atrcct, uh< r«
they are prepansl to receive consignments of COi'-
TON. GRAIN. FLOUR, BACON. Ac
At their Store on Bnxi.i-street, next d -or below the
Hardware Store Mr. John Bones, « here thev will
also keep a enoply oi GROCERIES, and will b.
happv lo accommodate ail who may favor them with
a call.
They have procured the services of Mr. J. R.
CROCKER, lately m the employ of Messrs. Ilawsou
A. Weaver, who will devote his entire atlentom to
lha Warviioiit'c business.
Liberal advances made on Produce in store w hen
required. MARTIN M. DYE,
sIS-uGru E D ROBERTSON
J. C. DAWsO.X,
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANT
• —f HKSPKI TFI 1.1. V ISFOKMS
his friends and thr pibhc that the co-pait
ersh-p existing -tn a Messrs. DAW
SON & w i ’ \ \ i R w
scat, imi th? Ist September next ; after which time he j
will continue thr business on his account, a/ fAc <*/<? I
Sfand <»* /> II . .U
x ' * ri INTERS
Bl SINI SS .
arrangement with .Messrs. Heard A Davison, < I
whom the house hi* been leased.) to plnrr under
cover all Cotton that may l»e consigned to him.
The establishment is large and roomy, suffu ientlv
oo tor b-<U concerns, and he trusts, bv giving hi* un
divided attention to businrse, to receive a liberal jmt
tion of ptiblic favor. au2s
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
BUSINESS.
DOI’GHTY A BEALL
' .. <ON riNl K YY \ tEHOI SI
COM VISION B( SINEWS
it* brioches, at thesame stand.
Jjcks<Mi<*tree<, an d so’..:: a continu
ance of the liberal patronage heretof.ue rv. ..»ed.
aul l«*4m
GIBBS a McCORD,
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
UkVlNt.
wou-stree;. (occupied the past «—sou «v Messrs.
Heard A IL»iso«D c . ver. s an J
branches oi* trade and interests generallx.
thev >: r r; the:: s-\ v .
' 1 " XKEHvH AND COMMISSION
RECEDE sill M'ORF
«r SMH* COTTON FLOUR. CORN, BACON
■adeshar PRODUCE; SEIJ ri i ;< HASE
GOODS to 'rier , KEaE|\k and FORWARD
MERCHANDISE A The, . w
undivided aiteiv ki w;ij a( a ’{ i, iacS given t*
•ny bustneM* cn” r u«rd to their rare Charges w.
be n>»lrr»tr; orders strictly obevvd, and every exer
■L ton made to give m T’ev
■’ ’•’ ~ 1 • -' • • * - . . x
to them *be >va*‘ weas><n
UrU«ni .utb. u>,.U .x> prMuc.m
—«».•>'»thomasf gibbs
GEORGE M <’OHV.
J.i, m; «u
Augusta, ©co.:
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 7, 1847.
Parties in Congress.
Ox’Eofthe most exciting and interesting as
pects of public affairs, at this moment, is the
probable state of party strength in the next Con
gressional House of Representatives. We
have little doubt but that the next Presidential
election will be decided by the people through
the electoral college. But it may devolve on
the House of Representatives to choose the
President, in that event the vote is taken by
States. As far as the elections have been held
it would be as follows :
Democrats.
Alabama,
Arkansas,
Illinois,
Indiana,
lowa,
Maine,
Michigan, a
Missouri,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
| Virginia.—l 2.
Whigs.
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Kentucky,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New Y r ork,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Vermont.—ls.
This gives eleven votes to lhe Whigs and
twelve loathe Democrats as fur as the elections
have been held.
Georgia, New Hampshire and Rhode Island,
are equally divided. Elections are yet to be
held in Louisiana. Maryland and Mississippi.
The election in Maryland takes place to-day.
The state of parties is such that the vote of
that State will depend upon the election in the
Baltimore District. Mr. John P. Kennedy is
the Whig candidate in that District, am! if he
succeeds, the State would vote for lhe Whig
candidate, if the election of President should
devolve upon the House. Mr. Kennedy is
one of the most devoted Whigs of the Union
and possessed of the highest order of talents.
The whole Union is looking with anxiety upon
the result in the Baltimore District. If Mr.
Kennedy succeeds, the Whig and Democratic
vote would then be even, that is, twelve to
twelve There are twenty-nine States in all.
The Constitution requires a majority of all the
States to elect a President. Hence if Mr.
Kennedy succeeds in Baltimore and the De
mocrats in Louisiana and Mississippi, there will
be no election by the House. The vote would
then stand', .’ls there is a lie in three States,
\\ bigs twelve, Democrats fourteen—and fifteen
Statesis necessary to a choice. If Mr. Ken
nedy isdefeated. and lhe Democrats succeed, as
they probably will, in Louisiana and Mississip
pi, they will have it in their power to elect lhe
President if the choice falls upon the House of
Representatives.
How close elections sometimes are, and how
remarkable that, in a Republic of twenty mil
lions. tfie election of n Chief-Magistrate may
depend upon the vote in a single Congressional
District! Such appears to be the case now. We
trust, however, that in any event, lhe people
will decide this important matter for themselves,
and. from the s gns of the times, we have no
iloubtebnt they will. The W higs nm<t
they cleave together, shun
ciplvs pie’s
f rhm Thu N. O. Picayunr. of 2d inst.
Battle of thr Mill of KI Key—lts Fflrct.
The copy of the ttiario drl Gobicrnio con
taining a brief accouirt of tin* battle of IJ Rey.
fought on the "th inst.. in whirlt it was repre
sented that our troops were ultimately forced
to retire to Tacnbava after suffering a loss in
killed and wounded of lIMIO, has hern received
by Urrraand thr Governor of Tamaulipas, and
we find in the Matamoros Flag the following
letter from the former, and proclamation from
lhe later. They are beautiful specimens of
Mexican bombast:
Tula, September 13, 1847.
To his HxccUcnry, the Governor of Tamaulipas :
The Supreme National Government having de
clined the pr >|M»sitions nt the American Minister, nn be
ing exorbitant, hostilities were renewed, ami on lhe
Bth in«t. our tiiMipK gave a severe lesson io lhe hateful
invaders, heroically repulsing tin ir assaults and dri
ving them to lheir positions. I enclose for vour infor
mation a copy of an editorial in the Jh'ario of the
same date.
This event has produced an extraordinary enthusi
asm in the capital oi the Republic, lhe ilefrncc of
which, I have no doubt, will be heroic and grand,
although the American army may besiege it on all
sides.
Providence is satisfied with our sufferings and the
days nt glory and consolation commence to dawn upon
the Republic.
I congratulate this Governm«mt on so brilliant an
event, ami supplicate you to announce this to the peo
ple ot Titmaiilipas in a proper manner.
Accept my attentive eon<id«*rati<>n.
God and Liberty. Jose I hrea.
Pranrisco Vital /'\rnandez, Uunstifutional Go
vernor of the free and sovereign State qt Tamau
lipas toils inhabitants:
t tlloir ificens.’ — The thunder of the cannon has
again resounded in our beau iful capital, ami b is an
nounced to the world that the Mexican knows how
to die for his country and his lifiertv, rather than to
mi *cuinb to the tyranny of the treacherous stranger.
Alt a of Tamaulipas!—Wo have to ileplore lhe
lessor some brave mm —but this time it is n*»i sorrow
ami waiting alone which follow on the tumult of bat
tle! E'.eiTial glory to the defenders ofournative land !
Three limes have we driven the enemy back am! taken
vengeance for thr blond of our patriots, leaving one
thousand »»i the corpses of the enemy on lhe field.
T'ellow Patriots!- A lew more Imttles await us
ami our imlep»‘mk nee will be achieved—the invader
will bo crushed, and we shall Ih* tree and happv,—
We have perttt|x< at this very moment solved the pro
blem. and doubtless n«»W' the Hag ofiml.-|»rn<lence waves
pure ami unstained, extinguishing thr stars of lhe de
generated sons of YY’aslungton.
I nion, valor and inness!- The people who
delend their liberties must triumph, and wen»w do
battle for our country, honor, indep mlence and relig
ion. Al! these the conqueror would tear from us. —
Fortune has smiled upon him, but it ha<otilv engulph
cd him m a career of crimes. The Iz»rd has seen the
enormity of his transgressions and his hand is now
uplifted tn wrath to smite him. Th** world shall w it
ness and |»-»sterity shall Irani m the triumphs we are
togain, that we know how to preserve th** inun*<rt d
inheritance bequeathed to us by the fathers of our coun
try, Hidalgo, M'*reh*s and Iturbide. The infamous
usurper shall carry with him an ertenial curse.
ATy friends! Know that this is not an einp(\ pro
mise. when | swear, by the name oi our saenficed
brothers, that I w ill always be at your side in the holy
undertaking.
\ our faithful t.dltiw-citizen and frit nd.
Francisco Vital Fernandez.
The probability is that this intelligence, and
the difficulties w inch there is reason to suppose
Gen. JScott found in taking the capital, will in
spire the Mexicans with new hopes. We have
recentlv had an account of a bold attack upon
Mier by a guerrilla party, and it will not aston
ish us soon to hear that the valley of the Rio
Grande again swarms with guerrillas, especial
ly since the enemy mii<t know how weak w e
are on that line. The Matamoros Flag of lhe
22d tilt., speaking of lhe reported victorv at I'd
Rev. >ays:
The latest rumor which has reached us is. that
the Mexicans, inspired by the news of General
Scott’s repulse at the capital, arc flying to arms
throughout the country, and determined to be
in at the extermination. Three thousand are
reported to be already embodied between here
and Victoria. Guess there is upwards ofcon
shlerable exaggeration m this report, but mis
chief may be prevented ifthe tnovements oflhe
Mexicans are closely watched about this time.
\ Bit op Ti rkish Scoim.—The lovers
of scandal at the Ottoman capita say- a Con
stantinople letter. have been o< unied this last
fortnight with the following incident The
wife or rather one of the wives of a h gh Tur
kish dignitary. being accused of ill.cit iiiter
course vv ith a Frank, was watched, and whdst j
wa’kingw;:-! her Christian lover a long lhe se t |
shore, was seized by the Turkish police ; she. •
however, got leo>e from them, and precipita- !
ted her-clf into the Bosphorus. Some fisher
men re-cued her. and she was conveyed to the
house of herbrother. who is also a high func
tionarv. Shots said to be oi -itch exquisite
beauty, and to have - ich power over her hus
band. who paid 48.000 piasters tor her. that a
reeot cthation will probably be the
the adventure, something quite new in the an
nals of Turkish tn ilrtmotual differences.
Thf FinsT Qvakkr —An old American
savage, being at an inn at New York, met with
t gen ■
being rather lively , he began to boast that he |
could read and write English The geutlemau.
w .iimg to indulge hun in display ing Ins know- ,
'edgu. begged leave to propose a question, to ,
wh.ch ihe old man con-ented. He was then
a-ked who was the fir-t circumcised. The In- ,
xnd directly asked the gentleman who was the
St-: Qaak. r H »i : :vv a- verv u: certain.
as that pev»p’e differed in the:r -entanents ex
. eedmglv The Indian perceiving the gen’le
;nan unable to re-«- vv ’.he que-ttou. put his fin-
I* ger* into hrs mouth, to expre-s his surpr se. and
told him Mordecai the first Quaker, for :ia
would not pull off tu* hat to Haman
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMSHIP HIBERNIA.
Fifteen Days Later*
More Great failures in Europe.—Decline in
Cotton.—Advance in It re a dst ujfs.—Co nd it ion
of the Money Market.—Assistance of the
Pope Tendered by Sardinia.
The steamship Hibernia, Capt. Kyrie, was
announced as being telegraphed off Boston
al 10 o’clock yesterday morning, and she reach
the city at twenty minutes of two o’clock in
the afternoon, but. it was eight o’clock last night
before ourdespatch came through by telegraph.
She sailed from Liverpool on the 19lh ult.
and was therefore fourteen days on her’ pas
sage.
The Foreign Mails. Arrangements have
been made by the Post Office to have the fo
reign mails brought by the Hibernia conveyed
by the special express to New York. The ex
press train would leave Boston on .Sunday,
(yesterday afternoon) and arrive at New York
this morning.
The following are tue names, places of busi
ness, and liabilities of insolvent houses abroad :
.Allison, Camburlidge Co., London—a
moiint not stated; Thos. Booker, Soris& Co.,
London, £30.01)0; Burnet A Co., London
not stated ; A. & A. Custin, Genoa, £do,ooo :
D. & A. Denny, Glasgow, £400,000; Denni
son & Co.. Liverpool—notstated: Ende Bordo,
llonfiuer, £120,000; Eels & Co., Venice—
notstated; Egenet, Glasgow, £200.000; A A.
Gower, Nephew & Co., £1.000,000; Harris
& Hutchinson, London, £100,000; Oogle &
Co., Venice, £30.000; .Matthew Perclin,
Glasgow. £45.000; Reid. Irving <& Co., Lon
don. £1,500,000.
Thos. U. U. Born & Co. and Thos. Booker
& Sons, in London, nave been well known,
and their failure caused considerable alarm, but
when the houses of D. &A. Denny &• Co.,
and Gnrnell Brothers, of Glasgow, were
known to have suspended payment, a general
feeling ofapprehension, beyond the limits of
the corn trade, spread far and w ide. It is
thought, on this side, that the losses of Messrs.
Denny will be felt severely in New Orleans and
New York.
The London discount houses are great suffer
ers. Tiie stoppage of Messrs. Gnrnell Bros.,
was caused by tile non-arrival oflhe last China
Mail, and its effects li ive already widely ex
tended. as the commissions of lhe house were
considerable with Ca n, Lima, and Valpa
raiso. The failure of Aronai, (reported in a
former arrival.) in Paris, also connected with
the Pacific trade, created a great sensation, the
liabilities being between 2 and £300,01)0.
The failures in Venice, Genoa and Paris, in
creased the general gloom. It may therefore
be readily imagined Vhat counteraction was
caused in London on the 11 th Sept., when it
transpired ’that Messrs. A. \. Gower, Ne
phews, & Co., of Coleman-street, had stopped
payment. The extensive hanking and com
incrural relations of the house with Italy, Spain.
Erance, South America. India and the United
States, cannot fail to produce corresponding
mischievous results. The house had been es
tablished nearly a century, and lhe founder died
20 years ago. at an advanced age, with about
£400,000. His nephews have since carried
on the business. Mabel Lewis Gower, the pre
sentchief, has been a director of the Bank of
England Ibr many years, and has also taken an
active part in the Company of Royal Copper
Mmes, but his connection with the fritter body
is said to have lately ceased. The liabilities of
the house upon acceptance alone, was said to
amonii’ to £(i00,000. The other engagements,
we should think, cannot fail to bring the Jotal
amount to neatly half a million, the house of
Cuinberbridge xV Co., of London and \al pa
raiso, ot which firm one of the Gowers is a
partner, was immediately compelled to stop
payment.
I’he public had scarcely recovered froip the
shock when it further transpired that Messrs,
tiariderson A Co., bill brokers, which house
stood second in the metropolis in their branch
of business, had suspended payment. They
were known U» be heavy sufferers by Messrs.
Leslie, Alexander eV Co., and Gower, Nephew
A Co., and a severe run having been made up
on them for money of their depositors held al
call, they were compelled to stop. It is quite
impossible Io estimate the extent of their lia
bilities. as lhe aiiiiuint of their endorsements on
paper in circulation must be enormous.
\\ hilst closing this fearful catalogue of fail
ures. the intelligence reached ns that Reid, Ir
ving xV Co., of London, one of the oldest
hoti.-es in rhe inar*time trade, besides having
considerable business w ith the continent of the
I niteil States, have been compelled lo .-top
payment by the death of Mr. John Irving. M
P. lor interior, which happened about two
years ago. The house lost the liencfit of bis
sagacity and experience, hut his property de
scended to his nephew, a partner in the house.
Sir John Rev Reid, the present chief, wa-Go
vernor of the B ink of England in 1839, and
still holds a seat indirection.
It is stated in the London Exchange, that a
geii.leman connected with the firm of Prim *.
Ward A Co., of New York, arrived by the
American steamer, and that his presence in the
city bail given confidence and satisfaction.
I’he bills of this house upon Overend. Gurney
xV Co . which arrived by the Cambria, have
been accepted in due course, 'i’he amount,
however, was only £2090.
Mes-r<. (iowers failure will, it i< feared, se
riously affect the monied institution in the U.
Statv-. which i- in the habit of thaw ing on them.
I’he Ohio Life ami Trust Company, which lias
stood high, and deservedly so. in public esti
mation. being one of' those which in 1*37 hon
orably fulfilled all heir engagements, it was
anticipated, would have a large amount of their
drafts on (iowers' house returned by the Hi
bernia. but it has been arranged that uie Ohio
Company's bills, accepted, will be taken by
Messrs. Barnet. Ho.ires A Co., lhe London
bankers.
The bills received by the Cambria the
Gowers’ ottered to accept, but the holders will
probably prefer returning them to the United
States. It is said that the Ohio Life and Trust
Company w ill be creditors to Messrs. Gowers.
Nephews A Co. for not less than £ ’•iMlOO.
’The relaxation of the stringent measures of
the B ink of England in allowing loans on bills
and slocks at 5 per cent., till the 14th of Oc
tober, how ever it may have rendered facilities
in some quarters, has not, as we anticipated,
improved the position of the Bank itself.
In the last four weeks there has been a de
crease oi bullion in tue Bank of ! ngiaud to
the amount of £371.>65. In the last three
w eeks only, the securities ami the bill-discount
ed increased lo the extent of £1,687.039. The
bullion decreased £315.346. whilst the reserve
fund, which had decreased considerably. has re
covered itself in the last week, under the cir
cumstances. with a smaller amount of bullion
than the Bank ha< ever had siwe the bank
charter act. It could have been only an earnest
desire to relieve th** commercial body, winch
induced the bank director* so tar l<» depar
from principle as to lend money at 5 per cent
when us actual value w as higher in the market.
Italy*
Yffairs in It aly are stili in great confusion and
the whole country is lhe scene of great excite
ment. In Lucea and Tuscany it is stated that
the population have exacted from their rulers
a sort of pledge to promote progress, whilst
tiieir liberties have been secured by the insti
tution oflhe civic guard from the two Sicilies.
Sarduiiahas decided to side wi:h the Pope a
-8
man Ambassador resident at the French Court
presented at the office for Foreign AtF urs a di
plomatic note from ins government, of which
lhe following is the substance :
•• Incase his Holiness. Pope Pius LX should
claim armed assistance of his Majesty, the lx tig
ot Sardinia, against Yustiiau nva.-.on. ms Sar
dinian Mage.-ty will consider himself bo aid
not to refuse the sovereign Pontiff that assist
ance. it being his duty as an Italian power, to
cau-e the independence of ail the states ot lhe
Peninsula to be rejected, as guaranteed bylhe
treatie- of V enn i.’
The communication was immediately for
warded to the King and M. Guizot both of
whom w ere absent from Pans, la lhe cbtet
political and diplomat c circies. this movement
of Sardinia in favor oflhe Pope excites the
greatest sens ition. as Saniiina is one* of the
strongest Italian States.
- ‘
\ on Guizot
and officiary announced to him that lhe British
Governm* nt wou’d notpermit foreign interven
tion in Inily. y»n the other hand, it is said that
Austria tad announced her intention of inter
fering in every town of Italy -l-V... .X.
al Guard -a.mid be established Th s. however,
does :»l>t e pi >b ■ de. The best icc Hints,
all <>f which are coutih'Mig. indicate that lhe
Yus’rtans have fthered »n th*' execution of
■ ' '_ - Italy \ ■
Prince Me probably imagined that the
Italian States is easily ■ las
was Cracow ia-t y ( ir. bur the decided and re
solute op position of the Pope, lhe support no
receives from the who.e population oi ltaly. to
gether with the vv;., ign.ss of England to sec
lhe designs ot .Yasina cart ed into effect, has so
far wrought upon linn, that he has written an
apoh gene note to Pre-: Jeat Ochben<ein. w hose
political existence he before would scarce’' re
cognize, tn which he endeavored to explain
aw.iv the occupation of Ferrara by the Aa-tnan
troops
The Pepe ;s »a*d U> have d*c:*x«>d to M
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1817.
Rossi that he would not, until the last extremi
ty, claim the assistance of the foreign powers ;
and that he still hoped to induce the Austrians
to evacuate the town by lhe firmness of his atti
tude.
It was rumored on the Bourse that M. Gui
zot had refused to concur with England,or
t any other power in any intervention with the
t affairs of Italy. But tbis is rendered doubtful by
a statement in the Semaphore of Marseilles, of
the I3th, that, if the protests of England and
Fiance against the occupation of Ferara were
' productive of no result, those two powers
1 would land troops at Ancona and Civita Vec
chia.
1 Amid these vague and contradictory accounts
1 it seems most probable that some diplomatic
excuse will be found to enable the Austrians to
retrace their steps, and retire from Ferara. un
' less some event should happen in Naples or in
the Papal dominions, to excite anew the alarm
of Prince Metternich lest the liberal sentiments
‘ now finding loud expression throughout Italy
* should extend into Venetian and Lombardy,
‘ and, perhaps reach Vienna itself. The Ger
» mans, it is said, are as ready «' ! s the I alians, to
' strike a blow in behalf of constitutional and re
ligious freedom.
A Marseilles paper of the 14th states that an
insurrection occurred at Naples on the Bth.
‘ One account says that the King had tied ; anoth
’ er that he had fallen into lhe hands of the insur
gents. The Lyons Conserve contains the
same announcement. Bologna letter* •of the
9th announce that the Duke de Modena and
his family had left their dominions and retired
to Parma.
It was currently reported, and generally be-
1 lieved at Bologna, that Austria would take mil
itary possession of the Duchy, and that she was
determined to interfere in Romagna and Tus
cany.
Spain.
The latest letters from Catalonia mention lhe
defeat of a Marteinolinist band of 300 men at
Binolas—Deportobella ; ofanother of from 890
to 900 at Sabadell, and of three or four others
of minor importance at different places.
The Fomento of Barcelona, of the 10th, states
that the French troops had surprised a band of
’ between 110 and 115 Carlist refugees, com
manded by Cortara and Col. Romonasbones,
just as they were preparing lo enter Spain, and
that most of them w ere taken prisoners. Gen.
Carcha was to arrive at Barcelona on the 12th.
St. Petersburg has been vi.-ite<l with a ter
rible rain storm. Nothing like it is remember
ed. For forty-eight hours the ram poured
down without intermission, accompanied with
a hurricane of wind. More than four hundred
houses were destroyed, and al one time fears
were entertained lor the safely of the whole
city. The consternation was general and great.
I rcla nd.
The Irish seem determin dto resist lhe re
payment of the loans advanced by the General
Government, through the Relief Commission
ers to the several Poor Law Boards throughout
that afflicted country, during the late disastrous
year. If the Government should insist upon
the return of the money, serious trouble will
nu doubt arise.
Liverpool Markets,
Extracts from Tetters receired in this ( ity, dated
LIVERPOOL, 18th Sept.. 1847 —Further Com
mercial failures, including Houses with liabilities on a
very large scale, have occurred since the departure of
the last Steamer, chiefly in London, which with the
continuance of the extreme money pressure causes a
degree of gloom and depression in business generally
rarely witnessed here. The heaviest stoppage was
only known of to-day and its probable effect is very
imperfectly seen as yet.
The Cotton market has been extremely dull and
has sunk fully Ad. per lb.; partly owing to the gener
al stagnation ofthe trade, which has forced upon the
Spinners and Manufacturers a further curtailment of
the consumption; and partly to the accounts by the
last steamer being m->re promising as regards the A
merican growing crop. Fair Upland was yesterday j
quoted 6?; fair Mobile 6’. and t iirOrleans 7|d. per ;
lb., but the lower qualities have declined in a greater
degree, without however producing any increase of
demand, while on the other hand holders evince much
more anxiety to realize. It has indeed been quite im
possible to sell to any extent for the last week, and
to-dav prices have become nominal or nearly so.
The sales of the weekended 10th inst., amounted
to 18,500 bales, and for the week ended last evening,
they amounted to 14,880 bales. Os these last 3450
were Upland, at G} a7l : 6470 Orleans, at 5f a 8| ;
1770 Alabama and Mobile, at 6| a 7f, and 250 Sea
Island at 13 a 19d. per lb. About 3000 bales were
taken for export, but the spirit of speculation is quite
dormant. i’h' stock iu this port is about 130,000
bales against 690,000 bales at same period last season.
The stock of American is estimated at 312,000, being
a decrease of 1500 bales.
The harvest may be considered as virtually com
pleted, anti no difference of opinion seems to exist as
to its general abundance, but as little of the new crop
is vet av tilable, an I there being an extensive con
sump ivedemand, we hive to advise a great reaction
in the corn markets and an imp >rtnnt improvement in
prices. Ffour has advanced to 29s and 30s for West
ern Cun.d—the latter prices being now pretty freely
obtained for parcels; while Philadelphia and
Baltimore command 275. 6d. a 235. 6d. Sour 235. a
24« 6>l. In li m Corn 275. a 33- per quarter—chiefly
sellinoat 30s for fair average parcels in sound condi
tion. American Wheat 6s 6d a 7s6d for red, and 8s >
aSs 3 I for white per 70 lbs. The previous great de- 1
prrssion here brough; same orders from France, the
execution of which contributeti to the rise in the first
instance. Brown. Shipley xX Co.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 17, 1847.—The Cotton mar
ket has been very dull during the whole ofthe last
fortnight, and ol late, in consequence ofthe extreme
stringency of the money market, and the improved
accounts of the growing crop brought by the last stea
mer, th< depression has been very great. YVe junto
a decline in the fortnight ol Jd jier lb., the market clo
sing very irregularly. The sales of ’he fortnight
amount to 33.390 bales, of which 820 bales are on
speculation, and 6860 forexport—the trade having thus
taken only 12,850 bales per week. Our quotations
must be considered quite nominal. Fair Orleans 7|d.,
f«ir middling 6|d; Fair Mobiles 6J*I. fair middling
’i4d; Fair Uplands 6fd, fair middling 6|d.
Gram and Flour. — The harvest has now been
brought toa close throughout th' kingdom, and in no
part are anv mnplaints heard of the grain crops. The
potatoes are rotting in most wet soils, but the destruc
tion is not vet by any menus so great as last year.—
The arrivals from abroad are beginning to fall off. and
farmers are rriuelant sellers at late qu«>tations.
Wr nave had. duringthe whoi*' ot the past fortnight,
a verv extensive demiud from the interior for flour
;md wheat »nd prices hav< advanced c nsiilera ly.
■\\ e quote flour-Is. to ss. p r barrel high r thin an the
I filing ofthe last steamer, and wheat Is to Is 3d per
j7o‘ s. There continues to be a great demand for in-
I ten »r quabt:es of Indian Corn for feeding purpxses,
anti there is also more d«Nug in the better sorts. Pn
ces of this article have advanced 2 s to 3s j*er quarter,
ami of m-.1l Is p- r bbl.
Western Cant! Flour 29s 6d to 30s Od pr bbl.
B dtitnore and Phtladephia-• • 28s 0I to 28s 6.! “
S.>ur 24s Od to 25« 03 ••
Indian Corn Meal-.. ■ • i - : - kl
' White U > Wheat -s(Xl!o 9s6dpr7olb
I Red and mixed 7s 0d to S* 44 “
i Yellow Indian Com ......30s o*l to 33s 4d 4SO lb.
I White dt 30s Olio 34s Od
! .Vonry M r ket.— The > : igh: degree of ease in the
• .
j er was of short duration, and of late, under the infltx
| enre ofthe less favorable state of th-’ Bank accounts,
| and of the extensiv * failures continually occurring, I
! the monev market has b* ‘ *;ue more stringent th‘*n |
ever. Consols have declined to 96. and the share I
i market is extremely depressed.
The • x. hanges remain about the same as last
■ r-std. The Bank accounts show a considerable
I labmg off 1 o<h in the Bullion and the Reserve: the
! 937. and the l itter to c;,751.922.
•S' :' " '* T ad:.— I’. .'e at Manch- s:er continues
v- ry dull. The onlv business doing is f*»r the home
tra ie. m arly all buy mg for export ber g put a stop to
by the mNicy difficulties ex.stmg. The working of
shirt time is now as genera! as at any former period,
but it may be expected th i' as cotton declines in pric**
.■n increased ecnsumpii \*. will again take place.
A. Dbnnistovn A Co.
S._ 1 Sth 8
\ • . T . sales 2000 bales, at
most irregular rates, but generally at Jd. to fd. de
cline on yesterday’s quotations.
I There has oeen a moderate business doing to- lay
i iu our C r.: mark' without et.hange in prices.
The accounts of the Money market received this
, . morning from London are of the gloomiest character.
’ Tn*' failure of an old and very eminent firm has given
a s.i.vk t • credit whic'i it has n c hither; j sustained.
i The B*.:ik iccoim s published last mgh: show a
, B the st k i Bank now
g to £8.915,072 I
£5.074,507
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H Rt - ■>- Evening 1847.—S N
York . s - Cambria
S
spate hes this g Not the slightest de-
. I mia-d has been manitesied a our Cotton market since
, | yesterday, the intelligence from Eng.and. as also from
. ’ ir rnanufa t iring districts, and the Paris exchange
‘ ■ being of a very gloomy character. Holders offer
freely, b it ’here are no havers m the market, and
pnees have become quite nominal.
1 Wheat and flour rematn iu the same state; good i
1 qualities are sough: after, but inferior descriptions are i
totally neglecie ■ R*cs teds at Jsf. *36 for fair .
quaiitie*
uluqusta,
FRIDAY MORNING, OCli||fc 1847.
••You Pretend! the Public, rlrat mean
Yourself.” !■»
We have but little doubt th't Mriwice-Pres
ideut Dallas, in the tour recently nwle by him
in Pennsylvania, and in his addressesljj) the peo
ple, had more regard to his own advancement
than the public good. His friends are speak
ing very freely of his nomination for the Presi
dency, and Mr. Buchanan’s political chariot
wheels must be stayed, or some
maniuuvre of Mr. Dallas. how
ever, we have but little to do at present. The
rivalries, jealousies, and tricks of Dal
las and Buchanan to cheat each out of
the Democratic support of Pennsylvania, is so
much in character with those bankrupt politi
cians, that curiosity even finds buttle food to
whet its appetite in their or aspira
tions. They were hand and glove iit'6eceiving
the people in 1844. ° Polk, DaßlAs and the
Tariff of 1842,” were inscribed on democratic
banners in Pennsylvania, in that at the
bidding and positive asseveraticaMlk^those
high-minded, honorable, pure anJ~distinguished
statesmen. Mr. Dallas, who is now preach
ing up the inestimable blessings of the Tariff
of 1846. was then engaged in telling the jxeo
ple of his State that Mr. Polk was as good a
Tariff man as Mr. Clay. Mr. Buchanan was
likewise turning their heads by Tariff strains
as sweet as could be inspired by coal and iron.
Having buttered one side of their bread by
these pleasing deceptions in 1844. they are now
endeavoring to butter the other side as they
best can by similar means, each taking care,
however, to work for himself and leave the
other as far as possible the bag to hold, and
notiiing else.
What a glorious couple .’ It is a pity that two
such congenial spirits cannot continue to harp
upon the same string—cannot continue those
lofty strains that secured them the confidence
oi the people without deserving it, and defeat
ed a political opponent who did not carry two
faces as themselves.
How was it in the belter days of the Repub
lic ? Was the Vice-President then found
stumping it just before an important slate elec
tion as Mr. Dallas is doing now ? Did that
high functionary of the Government go out
upon the hustings to harangue the people then
to seek the applause of the public voice, and
solicit votes. Is this a part of the “ Democrat
ic progress’’ of which we hear so much ? Is
this in accordance with the public taste and sen
timent? Can the people approve of this offen
sive, indecent, and demagoguical policy, and
hope o preserve the government pure, stable,
and incorrupt? Look at it in its naked light.
Tir* second officer of the Government stump
ing it on the eve of a State election .'
It has been said that “ opinion is the great
pillar which upholds the commonwealth.’’
This has reference of course to the public
judgment in reference to men, politics, morals,
measures. A.c. Is it the public opinion that the
Vice-President should enter lhe electioneering
arena to control elections, and decide upon the
votes of lhe people. What are we coming to!
Are we not forgetting or losing sight of the
great and virtuous land-marks ofthe past ? Do
the people think now as formerly ? Or amidst
the licentiousness of public men and policy,
have they become familiar with corruption, and
are, therefore, less impressed by :ts existence?
It is not strange, that, when the President con
stantly violates the constitution without strain
ing at a gnat, much less swallowing a camel,
the Vice-President is found outraging all for
mer Presidents in going out among the people
to try and cheat them, and lead them by the
nose. Such disgraceful conduct will continue
to be practiced till the people rebuke it by an
unmistakable reprobation through the exercise
of their suffrages.
'l’he amount of Treasury Notes outstanding
on the Ist inst. was ,$15,533,450,
Steamboat Disasters.— Coss of Life. — A
steamboat accident happened in the Ohio river
near Portsmouth on Saturday last, caused by
a collision of the steamer Sunbeam with the
steamer Motive. The Sunbeam was sunk in
twelve feet water, and eight German emigrants
who were on board unfortunately found a
watery grave. The boat and cargo are a total
'l’he steamboat Mississippi struck a snag near
Turkey Island, and almost immediately sunk
to her hurricane deck, and was totally lost.
Seven persons attacned to the company of re
turning Illinois volunteers and twenty horses
were drowned by this disaster.
The official list of Interments in the City of
New Orleans from 9, A. M.. of Thursday, the
30th September, to Friday, the Ist October,
at the same hour, shows 12 in .all, of which 5
were of Y ellow Fever.
From the .V. O. Picayune 2nd inst.
From the Rio Grande,
By the arrival ofthe United States transport
schooner Heroine yesterday, from Brazos
Santiago, which place she left on the 23d ult.,
we have lhe Matamoros Flag of the 22d ult ,
from which we obtain the following inteili
genee.
Since Col. Hays arrived, savs lhe Flag, he
has learned that the portion of his regiment
constituting the late command of Major Che
vallie, and now al Saltillo, is not to join him.
but remain with Gen. Wool. It is also inti
mated that Lieut. Col. Bell s presenttnmand,
two companies, left at San Antonio, will not
be withdrawn from Texas. If so , Col. Havs
will have only five companies of his regiment
under his immediate command. Major Che
vallie. who it was supposed had resigned in
order to join Col. Hays, as the presumption
was that there would be more active service on
G* ti. Scott's line it will be perceived is a pas
senger on the Heroine.
The whole of Gen. Cushing’s brigade, also
ordered to Gen. Scott's line, had arrived from
above, and was encamped at Palo Alto. The
brigade was reported to be in good health.
Transports were looked for daily at the Bra
zos, and ns soon as they arrived, the brigade
would move down and embark.
The battalion of the 3d Dragoons, under
command of Col Butler, of this State, had left
for above. The Flag has the following hand
some notice of the brigade :
The 3d Dragoons are wending their wav to
Monterey. The battalion, about four hundred
and fitly strong, left here on Wednesday eve
ing last. As the several companies filed
through our streets, the noble and gallant bear
ing of office « and men, and fine appearance
oflhe steeds, attracted universal admiration—
the whole population of the city. Mexican and
American, were drawn out to view them, and
every voice spoke in praise. Murat, at the
head of his choicest troops, never looked or
felt prouder of his followers than did Col. But
ler in front of his gallant command. The
bearing of every officer was unexceptionable
—that of several, peculiarly striking, but we
will not particularize. Col. Butler has given
bis whole attention, for several months, to the
drill and discipline of his command, and hav
ing been ably seconded by his officers, his ef
forts have been crowned with complete suc
cess. Persons fully competent to judge, who
have witnessed the exercises of the battalion,
with sword, carbine and pistol, say they equal,
if not excel, the drill of any troops in our ser
vice.
Mr. Ferguson, who it was first reported was
not dangerously injured by the explosion of the
steamer Lama, died on the 17th inst. of internal
injuries caused by inhaling the scalding steam
at the time of the explosion.
We copy the subjoined paragraph from the
Flag of the 22*1 uii . :
IVanton Murders.— On Monday last two
Mexicans were shot in the public street by a
cowardiv ruffian named Thomas McLaughlin,
of the Texas cavalry. We have not heard the
full particulars, but it is said to have been a
most wanton act, and without the slightest pro
vocation. Ir caused the greatest i idign uion in
the regiment to which he was attached, and we
are gratified to hear that they rendered prompt
aid in having the murderer arrested. He is
now in custody, and we hope that the punish
ment may be such as the nature of his crime
calls for. It is time for the strong arm of the
law to be put forth—punishment must follow
crime. It sickens us to record such acts, and
we trust tna: the authorities will show that they
cannot b« committed with impunity it
not be urged in palliation that the man was
drunk. Drunkenness is no excuse for crime
—it should rather make the offence greater.
The Weather.— A north wind has been blow
ing for the past week, and lhe weather is quite
cool—cool enough to make warm clothing not
only comfortable but necessary to those who
have regard for their health. This sudden
change in the weather has produced some little
sickness; but we have the authority of physi
cians lor saying that no city in the Southern
country, equal in population to Matamoros, is
more free from disease ol any kind.
We attended last evening the funeral of
Major Charles C. Mcßae, aged about seventy,
a native ofthe parish of East Feliciana. La.,
but for the last twenty-five years a resi
dent of Mexico. The deceased came to this
city in June last from Chihuahua, where he
has resided for many years. In his illness he
was watched by kind and sympathising friends,
and although cut off’by death in a city were be
was an apparent stranger, alarge procession of
our citizens followed him to the grave. He
has several children residing in his native parish
in Louisiana, and one son residing in Memphis,
Tenn., to whom the intelligence of his death
will be sorrowful tidings. We ask the New
Orleans and Memphis papers to be the heralds
of the mournful news.
Probable Settlement of the Anti-Rent
Difficulties. —At a mass meeting of the Anti-
Renters of the county of Rensselaer, held pur
suant tp public notice, at the Presbyterian
Church in Stephentown, on the 25th Septem
ber, it was unanimously -
Resolved, That we ac ede to the propositions for
an amicable arrangement of the Anti-Rent difficul
ties, so called, made on the 24th instant by the Hon.
John C. Spencer, on the part, of VVm. P. Van Rensse
laer, to Calvin Pepper, Jr., Charles F. Bouton, and
Henry Betts, on the part of the People, which pro
position is in substance, as we understand it, that all
matters in dispute shall be left for arbitration to Hon.
Geo. N. Briggs, of Massachusetts, Hon. William
Kent, and Hon. Judge Denio of this Stale.
The Founder of the Smithsonian Institu
tion,
At the meeting of the Association of Geolo
gists in Boston, which closed on Saturday, and
which seems to have been a more than usually
interesting occasion of its kind, Professor Hen
ry gave the following account of Smithson, to
whose liberality we are indebted for the insti
tution which bears his name :
“ Smithson was born in England, in the year
1768. He was educated at the University of
Oxford, —was a man of amiable disposition,
and devoted lo science. He was the best chem
ist in Oxford, and after his graduation became
the rival of Wollaston, in minute analysis, and
possessed most extraordinary skill in manipu
lation. The following anecdote to the point
was related on the authority of the late Presi
dent oflhe Royal Society :
•• On one occasion he observed a tear trick
ling down the face of a lady—he caught it on a
piece of glass, lost one-half, analyzed the other
half, and discovered a microscopic salt. He
resided most ofthe time abroad, and was an il
legitimate son ofthe Duke ofNorthumberland.
who recognised him and left him a handsome
properly. He was the author of upwards of
twenty original memoirs on various subjects
of science. He appears to have been proud of
his scientific attainments, and on one occasion
wrote thus: •‘'l’he best blood of England
flows in my veins—on my father’s side I am a
Northumberland—on my mother’s I am related
to kings. But this is of no consequence. My
name shall live in the memory of mankind
when lhe titles of the Northumberland.** and
Percys are forgotten.” Professor Henry said
he could find no evidence that he bad written
this in view ofthe establishment of an institu
tion.
•• Smithson died at Genoa in the year 1829.
leaving his property to his nephew, the son of
his brother, with a danse in his will leaving it
in trust to the United Slates, for founding an
institution tor the increase ant! ditlnsion of
knowledge among men. in case lhe nephew
died without issue. He did so die, and the mo
ney, about $500,000, came into possession of
our Government.
The plan for carry ing Smithson’s views into
effect, now adopted by those who have lhe
management of lhe institution, are briefly sta
ted thus :
To Increase Knowledge.— lt is proposed, Ist,
To stimulate men of talent, in every part ofthe
country anti ofthe world, to make original re
searches by offering suitable rewards ; and 2d.
To appropriate annually a portion of the in
come tor particular researches, under lie di
rection of suitable persons.
To Diffuse Knowledge.— lt is proposed. Ist,
To publi-h a series of periodical reports on
the progress of all branches of knowledge : and
3d, To publish occasionally separate treatises
on subjects of general interest.
No memoir, on subjects of physical science,
to be accepted for publication which does not
form a positive addition to human knowledge,
and all unverified speculations to be rejected.
Each memoir presented to the Institution to be
submitted tor examination to a commission of
persons of reputation for learning in the branch
to which lhe article pertains, and lobe accepted
for publication only in case the report of this
commission is favorable.
'l’he reports on the progress of knowledge
to be furnished by collaborators, to consist of
men eminent in lhe different branches of know
ledge. These reports to consist of three clas
ses — Physical. Moral and Political. Literature
and the Fin*; Arts.
One half of the income of the Institution is
to be devoted to carrying out this plan: the
other halt to the increase and diffusion of know
ledge by means of collections of books and ob
jects of nature anil art.
’l’he building, which is slow ly in progresses
to be erected, in considerable part, out of the
interests w hich w ill accrue upon the interest,
w hich has accumulated upon the original sum.
since it has been in tiie keeping of the United
States.
Attempt to Assassinate Capt. Bragg.—
We find lhe follow ing in a letter to the New
Orleans National, dated Monterey, Aug. 26,
18 18: •• Some fiend in human shape last night
made a terrible illustration of a “ little more
grape Capt. Bragg.” for he placed under lhe
bed of the gallant soldier an eight inch bomb
shell, w ith a train leading off’by which it was
ignited. The explosion was terrific, but fortu
nately the Captain received no injury. Two
of the missiles went through his bed w ithout
touching him. His escape is looked upon as
miraculous, the contents of the shell having been
scattered around for a hundred yards. No
cause is assigned for this attempt upon Captain
Bragg’s life except that some ofhis men think
he is too severe in his discipline. This is the
second attempt upon hi< life
De ath of L<> vm: B vi.dwi\. —The Savannah
Republican announces the death of I. Bald win,
ol* the firm of L. Baldwin A Co., of that city.
He died at Brighton. Massachusetts, on the
27th ultimo.
Mr. Baldwin bad been for thirty-five years
one of our most enterprising merchants, and
was identified with all’the objects connected
with the improvement ot* our city. Daring
that time there were fe w matters of public con
cern towards winch he w as not a generous con
tributor.
Asa merchant, he was distinguished for his
extended and liberal views, an I for hi< incor
ruptible integrity. Within the years 1 -39. ‘4O.
and '4l. he made immense losses, though not
through his own fault. He declined taking the
benefit of the bankrupt act. bitt has with his as
sociates in business, worked his way oat ol dif
ficulty. responded to al! obligation-, and a! the
period of his death was again placed with a
wood business iu comfortable circumstances.—
In al! the relations of life he was eminently
sincere, charitable, benevolent and humane.
To him might be applied with entire truth the
immortal w ords of the English poet —
“An honest man’s the noblest work oi God.
His loss is a serious one lo lhe city of his
adoption. Such men can poorly be spared.
Peace to bis ashes .'
The shipping in port displayed their flass at
half mast yesterday, in testimony of respect to
the deceased.
Health of Mobile. —The sexton s report
indicates a considerable increase of fever du
rin? the past week —the number ofdeaths being
much larger than during any previous week oi
the season. Under these circumstances pru
dence would dictate to absentees the propriety
of not returning until a go »d frost sii dl have
given a quietus to •' Yellow Jack.” How soon
that will be we are not sufficiently endowed
with the gift of prophecy to venture an opin
ion.—Adv. Uh
Volunteers Arrived. —Tne steamboat
Trenton, arrived yesterday from Cincinnati,
brought do wn three companies of the 2d Regi
ment of Ohio Volunteers under Col. Irwin,
bound forthwith for the Balize. on their way
to Mexico. Success attend them.
In addition to these, the Belle of the West
arrived last evening from Cincinnati, bringing
three more companies—B. t and G-—also of
the 2d Regiment Ohio Volunteers. 12 teamsters
and 70 mules—the whole under the command
of Lieut-Col- Latham.
The last detachment went on board the ship
Palestine. Iving ail ready to sail tor \ era Cruz-
The steamboat Declaration is hourly expect
ed. with the remainder'jour companies / oi the
regiment, under Major Link —fw l*t i** l
From the N. O. Picayune of the 2d inst.
Major Lally's Command*
The following letter, from an intelligent and
most reliable correspondent, with the accotn
paning list of killed, wounded and missing of
Maj. Lally s command, will be read with inter
est by all. It will be seen that the gallant par
ty encountered constant danger, hardship and
toil. But the unyielding and indomitable spir
it of Americans bore down all opposition, and
in the face of death itself they forced their wav
onward toward their destination:
Correspondence of the Picayune.
Jalapa, Sept. 8, 1847.
Alessrs. Editors:— Accompanying! send you a
list ofthe killed, wounded and missing in the com
mand which left Vera Cruz the 7th ult., under com
mand of Maj. Lally, ofthe 9th Infantry. The train
arrived without the loss of a wagon, on the 20th ult.;
but as you will see, from the accompanying l»st, we
have had hard work. Since leaving the San Juan
river, we have been attacked from behind every
bush, and from every hill-side death has been sent
among us. We have fought four hard battles mean
time —at Pas del Ovijas, the 19th; the National
Bridge, the 12th, from one till half-past, six ; at Cer
ro Gordo, the 15th—at none of these places, notiiing
lessthan 1500 to 2500 men, according to their own ac
counts. The loss has been very great. At Lasani
inas the last dying attempt to seize us was made, but,
as before, without success. It was foolishly reported
in Vera Cruz that our train was to take up a million
in specie. The hemes of booty, and tiie promise of fif
ty dollars to each man in the event of success, from
El Padre Jarauta, brought out los guerilleros in vast
numbers.
Everything remains quiet here—no alarms of any
kind. I have never seen a more orderly Mexican
city. The health ofthe command is improving fast.
The wounded officers are doing very well, and will
soon be able to be moved. Lieut. Winder, ofthe Vol
tigeurs, serving in Forno’s battery, who was vvound
ded at the National Bridge, was buried yesterday
with the honors of war. He was shot on lhe bridge,
almost at the first fire —an escopeta ball passing through
his body, carrying away his left lung. He was n
gallant and gentlemanly officer, whose loss will Be
severely felt. Lieut. George D. Twiggs, serving in
the same battery, after the fall of Lieut. Winder,
was shut dead on the hill, while engagedin charging
the position of a piece of artillery. He was on his way
lojoin Gen. Twiggs as aid-de-carnp. A more high
souled or -hivalric fellow never lived. Capt. Clarke,
of the 12th, was also wounded while assisting to bring
ammunition to Lieut. Sears on the bridge —lie having
but six men left at the two guns. Lieut. Adams, of
the Marines, was also wounded while assisting a de
tachment of his company in taking a gun up a hill.
Lieut, ('reamer was wounded in lhe first fire on the
bridge. These three latter gentlemen were wounded
in the leg- Lieut. Adams very severely. Maj. Lally,
commanding, was wounded in the neck at Lasani
mas; he has, however, assumed command again. No
news from above that comes in an authentic form—l
give no rumors therefore. For lhe information of
friends, please publish the accompanying list of killed
and wounded. Yours, respectfully.
List of Killed and Wounded of Lal»
ly’s Command frow Vera Cruz to Jalapa.
At Paso Ovijas, August 10.
Mortally Wounded. — Private John S. Lynch,
company K.
Wounded.— Capt. Jas. H. Cal well, Vohigeurs;
Capt. Arthur C. Cummings, 11th Infantry; Sergeant
Abier A. Selover, company E, 3d Dragoons, (acting
Sergt. Maj. of this command ;) Corporal Cornelius
Neighbours, Voltiguers; Corporal R. J. Terrill,
Georgia Mounted Men; Private John Castley, do. do.:
Corporal A. W. Warein, company K, 4th Infantry;
Privates John Hubbsand William P. Campbell, com
pany K. 11th Infantry ; Musician —Peters, company
B, Voltigeurs.
At the National Bridge, August 12.
Killed. — Mr. George D. Twiggs, acting in the stall
of the commanding officer ; Private Casper Beekman,
company K, 4th Infantry; Private William Tom i son ;
Private Henry Sturgery, Light Artillery Battery ;
Private John A. Griffin, company G, 12th Infantry ;
Sergt. R. H. Rogers, company I, 12th Infantry; Pri
vates A. N. Craudle and A. Miron, company G, 12tli
Infantry; Private Jas. S. Grove, company 1, 12th
Infantry ; Private Charles G. Powell, company I,
12th Infantry.
Hounc/etZ. —Capt. J. W. Clark, 12th Infantry;
Lieut. Jas. A. Winder , Voltigeurs; Lieut. Chas. W.
Creamer, 13th Infantry, acting assistant Quartermas
ter ;) Lieut. < icorge Adams, Marine Corps ; Sergeants
Ebenezer Legn and W r illiam Ingles, company G, 15th
Infantry ; Corporal H. J. Lorenz, company G, 15th
Infantry; Privates, J. Rice, L. Knuht, G. P. Ami
don, F. Jackson. N. Kendall, H. Hulter and O. Stone,
company <». 15th Infantry ; Privates (’rider, Harris
and Mclntosh, company C, 15th Infantry; Privates
Geo. Seeall and Sami. Danytestcn, company K, Vol
tigeurs; Private Lampton Moon, company K, 4ih In
fantry ; Sergeant T G. Wilkins, company A, Ixmisi
ana Mounted Men ; Private Henry, do. do.; Privates
James M. Laughton ami William S. Wood, company
K, 11th Infantry; Private .John Mabury, Georgia
Mounted Men ; Private Rick Ford, company G, 12th
Infantry ; Privates Benjamin Justice, William Kirk
> y, Elijah Kirksey and Hardy Sliandwick. company
I, 12th Infantry: Privates Rinick and Alpkun, com
pany D, Voltigeurs ; Privates Elijah M. Gates, Ed
ward McMillen, Jas. 11. Higgins, Jas. W. Blessing
ham, Thomas Willson, John T. Foster and Thomas
Moore, Light Artillery Battery.
At Cerro Gordo, August 15.
Killed.— Privates Frederick Nutter, company D.
sth Infantry, and Samuel B. Andrews, company K.
Voltigeurs.
Alortathj Wounded— Private George A. Genth,
company 1, 12th Infantry
HotintZetZ. Private Daniel Jarsell, company I.
12tii Infantry ; George W. Palmer, company H. 4th
Inf ty.; \X in. Francis, Wilrainish, J<»seph Tes-
ter and Jno. Aya, company D, sth Infantry; Gamis
ly Fitzgerald, company H, 4th infantry ; Sergeants
Talbot H. Law, company K, Ith Inf.; Ruigler,
'■onipany F, 3*l Inf. ; Private Junes, enmpany
C. sth Infantry.
AZ Easanimas:
hilled— Privates James Londafr* and William Bell,
company K, 4th Infantry.
Wounded.— Maj. F. T. Lally, 9’.h Infantry, com
manding; Privates John Suns mid Bernard Cowin,
company H, 4th Infantry; James C. Reyle, compa
ny K, Vohiguers, Joseph Shnnall and John Baldwin,
Light Artillery Battery.
Elsewhere on the Road—August 9 and 14 :
Killed.— Privates Edward S. Davis, company 11.
4th Infantry; Antonio Keisenbock, company K, 12th,
Inf.; James Davis, Georgia’inounted men ; Michael
Hamlin, Plan rs I Rio; Bugler Francis Lawerant,
company A. Louisiana mounted men.
II ounrZecZ—Lieut. David Griffin, company H. 4th
Infantry; Sergt. Henry Buckley, company K. 12th
Inf: Privates Stephen Rotundo, company C, sth In
fantry; Samuel Huny.
Total —Missing, I*2- • Making a total loss of- • • • 105
From the Columbus Enquirer.
Manufactories.
The Troup Factory.—A friend has polite
ly furnished us with the fact given below as
connected with this thriving establishment, ft
is situated in the southeast corner of Troup
county, on a stream of sufficient water power,
and owned by Messrs. Robinson and Leslie, of
Troup, and Mr. A. Ragland, of Meriwether
county. .About a month since, it was put in
operation, and since that time has given em
ployment to 35 hands, working 1.000 spindles
and consuming upwards of 600 lbs. of cotton
per day. There will in a few days be an ad
dition of6oo spindles and 20 I ohm. that will
require a superarlded force of 15 or 20 hands.
The whole will be started at a cost of about
.8:30,000.
Our informant mentions a fact highly com
plimentary to the mechanical skill of our state,
namely that the concern has been started and
put in successful operation by Southern men.
uo one but a Georgian being employed to di
rect or superintend any of the works. The
machinery is equal to any in the southern coun
try. the yarns, a sample of which we have be
fore us. is of superior quality and spun from
good cotton, indeed we are informed that no
other kind of cotton will be u-ed in the estab
lishuKtit. It is the opinion oflhe proprietors
that when they get fairly to work they wiil con
sume at least 1.000 pounds of cotton per d ty.
The Howard Manufacturing Company.—
The corner stone of the large building about
to be erected for the use of this company, was
laid with appropriate honors on the 2- h ult.,
at sunrise, the lime of day for all such things to
be. The heavy rock work that was intended
as the found afion of this splendid establishment
is rapidly going on and the whole building wil.
be up and finished by the first of January. By
that time the company expect to receive about
a third part of lheir machinery, and soon we
shall have no interval of stillness between the
clinking of hammers, the buzzing of spinning
jennies and the click-clack ofthe ever moving
looms. We love to contemplate the present
improvement and future prosperity of our
beautiful citv, and these things are tiie bar in
gers of coming events. Manufactories give
employment and good wages, to a large num
ber of the industrious w omen and children of
lhe country, and add immensely to the inde
pendence and self-reliance ofthe people : hence
we rejoice to see them spring up in our midst
We have the raw material and experience is
daily proving that our people have the ability
to do a portion of the working.
Os trie Columbus Factory" some three miles
above our City, aud the • Coweta Falls Factory"
iu our immediate vicinity, it is a waste ot time
to drop a word of commendation. In the full
tide of successful and profitable experiment,
they are weekly turning out thousands ofyards
of cloth, and thottsandsof pounds of yarn as
good as the country can require, or the world
ever saw. They are. as also the others no
ticed in this connection, in the hands of men of
pecuniary ability, of great energy and enter
prise. and rapidly growing to a condition at
once to supply ail demands, and bid defiance
lo ail competition from a distance.
Cleveland and Colcmbj s.—On the 30th of
September the first shove! of earth was remov
ed. a: Cleveland, on the line marked out for
the construction of the rail road which is to
connect Cleveland with Columbus and Cincin
nati .
VOL. LXL -NEW SERIES, VOL. XL, NO. 41.
Augusta, (5c0.:
SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 9, 1847.
“Wisdom Prefers an Unjust Peace to a
Just War.”
On the 4th inst. we presented a few views
with the above as a heading. 'l’he Constitu
tionalist took occasion on the 6th to make a
few remarks upon the same, to which, when
we first read them, we thought no reply was
necessary. Looking over the article again yes
terday, our attention was arrested by the fol
lowing sentence:
•‘ Ihe application of this wise maxim tu lhe war
with Mexico will never be tolerated.”
It might be inferred from this, that we had so
applied it to the war with Mexico as to sanction
it. But such was not the fact. We expressly
said “ if lhe above maxim has any foundation
in reason, how monstrous is a war waged with
out necessity. ’’ We did not adopt the senti
ment ofthe maxim, but only referred to it by
way of comparison, to show the enormity ofa
war that could be honorably avoided if reason
and common sense could for a moment toler
ate it. Our neighbor glides ofl'intoa rhapsodi
cal denunciation of the sentiment as false to
country, revolting to patriotism, and pTttflani
mous to the last degree. We will place our
selves right, by avowing that necessity,and that
alone, will justify war—and we include in the
term necessity, not only a defence of one na
tion when attacked by another, but even an of
fensive war in any case demanded in vindica
tion of the national honor. Hence we concur
with our neighbor in the general tenor and spir
it of his article.
We apprehend, however, that the maxim
was intended to convey the idea, that it is best
to avoid all wars which could be honorably
avoided.
Socrates, who was the authorofit, if we are
not mistaken, wished to discourage unnecessa
ry wars, and his idea was probably this ; that a
peace in which a nation might not obtain full
and exact justice, was to be preferred to a dan
gerous and expensive war, even if there were
causes, which, in the eyes ofthe world, would
justify it. It does not by any means follow,
that a nation sacrifices its honor, because, in or
der to avoid war, it yields something which
strict justice would award it. Look at the com
promises and concessions which nations make
to each other for lhe sake of peace. The pre
sent Democratic Administration yielded nearly
half of Oregon, while professing to believe our
title perfect to it all, in order to avoid war.
It frequently happens that after years of
bloody strife, nations yield the points upon
which war was urged. There perhaps was
scarcely ever a compromise, in which one na
tion or the other did not yield something which,
according to strict justice, it was entitled to. A
nation may, therefore, honorably maintain a
peace even by the voluntary sacrifice of what
it may believe itself emit led to. rather than draw
lhe sword to make a feast for death. It may
have even a justifiable cause for war, and yet
honorably refrainfroin its terrible and avenging
exercise.
While upon this question, we will take occa
sion to say, that some persons speak and write
of war as if it was a small matter for thousands
to welter in blood, and as if its horrid spoils,
desolation, spectres pale, and countless inci
dents of pain and grief and ruin, were but
the startling representations ofa theatrical per
formance. But this vain and delusive fancy
gives place to the solemnities ofthe reality—to
the pale corpse—lhe flowing, purple tide of life
—the field of carnage, agony and death—the
home ofgrief-—the desolate heart and many oth
er sad realities, which crowd upon the mind,
and give it painful contemplation.
It is a cruel fate for any people to be involved
in war. Its evils are to be deplored, no matter
how produced. We have said thus much to
ptstify our course, and correct a wrong impres
sion which may have been made by the criti
isms of the Constitutionalist. We would bare
the red arm ofwar al thecalls of necessity, but
for nothing less potential should it be allowed
to slake its burning thirst with human blood.
The official journal of the Government, af
ter alluding to the failure of the negotiations
for peace with Mexico, makes this annuncia
tion :
We understand it has been determined by
the Government to make no further ove lures
of peace on our part. When Mexico wants
peace hereafterlet her sue for it. We are now
in the possession of her capital, principal cities,
ports, and possessions Large reinforcements
are daily moving forward from Vera Cruz.
sufficient to support the gallant column in the
present occupation of the capital, Puebla, &.C.,
and to open, and keep open, the line, of com
munication between the seaboard and the main
army. In addition to, and besides the regi
ments now organizing and moving forward
from Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana, other
reinforcements, to the full extent authorized by
the law of Congress, will be called out at once,
to make certain of the security of the army in
its present occupation and operations.
As lhe continuance of the war is forced up
on us, it must be waged with vigor. The coun
try conquered must he occupied and governed
by martial law, and its resources and revenues
rendered tributary in every practicable man
ner lo the support of our occupation and go
vernmont.
Washington, October 5, 1847.—The Presi
dent has been seriously ill. but is convalescent.
The Administration is “struck all aback” by the
refusal of Mexico to make peace upon our
terms. The war must be continued, and with
more vigor than ever. The Administration
have determined to prosecute the war in such
a manner as to make it bear as heavily as possi
ble upon the Mexicans. In addition to the
five regiments of volunteers caJletl for a few
months ago. it is rumored that twenty thousand
are to be immediately called for.
The latest authentic account from Puebla
received here is the letter of Col. Childs to his
wife, dated 10th Sept., and his statement that
he is hemmed in by guerillas in large force is
calculated to produce some uneasiness. Many
think that (ieneral Scott will himself be hemmed
in. in the city of Mexico, and find it difficult to
obtain supplies from the country around. But
the wealth of the city wdl he at his command,
and money will certainly procure supplies.
It is evident that Santa .Anna was insincere
in his profession of a desire for peace on terms
honorable to Mexico. His purpose, in assent
ing to a negotiation, appeaas to have been to
draw from the United States their proposition
fora treaty and make use of it to influence the
nationaßfmaticism of the Mexican*.
A strong party has arisen, and will be felt in
Congress, in opposition to all appropriations
for the war, unless the troops be withdrawn to
a boundary line which we intend jo hold.
Another parly, and perhaps a still stronger one.
is in favor of subjugating, occupying, and an
nexing all Mexico. It is the latter party that is
to succeed, according to present appearances.
But we shall see what Congress will do.—Cor
respondence of the Charleston Courier.
Thf. Cotton Worms.—lt seems to be the
ffeneral opinion that the cotton fields—particu- :
larly those adjacent to the Mississippi—are too
far advanced to admit of any damage by the
worms, and lhe accounts latterly have chiefly
been favorable. But in order to communicate
lo our readersail the information we receive on
tiii» subject, we quote the following from the
Vicksburg Sentinel of the 28th ult.:
Since v. riling our note the other day that the
worm* had thus far done little damage, we have
heard of their appearance in several parts of
the surrounding country, in numbers sufficient
to be destructive. It is true that appearing this
late in the season, they cannot do lhe damage
feared a short time ago, but still by destroying
all the present blossoms and young bolls, they
will unquestionably shorten the crop, and dam
age and discolor the cotton already open. I»»
the Louisiana bottoms, where we hear of their
principal ravages, they will do the more damage,
because the cotton is generally’ late, from tin*
overflow and wet of the spring.—A. O. Pica
yune, ‘Ad inst.
Georgia Troops.—The Mobile Advertiser
ofthe 4th in*t. say « : The Battalion of Infantry
from Georgia, ot which we have before spoken,
or four companies of it. arrived in thi« city last
Saturday, on steamers Arkansas and Louisa
Hopkin*, under command, (we believe) ot
Capt. Wm. F. Nelson, acting Lieutenant-Col
onel
From the Baltimore American.
The War--I(s Management and Termi
nation.
The late rejection by the Mexicans of our
overtures for peace has given occasion for one
of those periodical bursts of martial enthusi
asm to which the official paper at Washington
gives way, whenever its ill-founded confidence
in the pacific disposition of Santa Anna and
his government meets with disappointment.
The Union of Saturday evening speaks in this
wise:
“The character of our war must change. It must
be prosecuted with new ardor and with new power.
Our enemy must be made to feel its burdens and its
evils more and more. She must bear the brunt of its
expenses. The inhabitants of her towns must be laid
under stringent contributions. Subsistence for our ar
mies must be gathered from her country. Since con
ciliation is spurned, the strong hand must be resorted
to, to maintain our rightsand honor. Mexico must be
made to feel that she now' continues the war at her
peril at her peril of incurring all its evils and losses
—at her peril of paying the penalty of its further pro
secution in terms of peace even less favorable to h-r
pretensions than those which we have already offered.
Meantime nothing must b$ wanting-on our part to the
most vigorous prosecution of the war. We must pobr
in new troops upon her, and demand and take from
her authorities and her people the means of subsisting
and supporting them in the field.”
Now we respectfully submit that the public
has had a surfeit of this. The character of the
war has been going to change ever since the
first exhibit of Santa Anna’s duplicity, when
Gen. Taylor lay on the Rio Grande without the
mean® of advancing l to-Monterey. Again and
again, the dupe of an extraordinary infatuation,
Mr. Polk has allowed himself to be played up
on, relaxing the rigour of military operations
in the belief that peace, through Santa Anna’s
influence and good faith, was just at hand. On
every such occasion the President has found
himself the victim of a wofui self-delusion; yet
each mortifying disappointment has been
speedily followed by a relapse into the weak
ness of credulity, into the indulgence of vain
hopes; and our armies, with inadequate forces
or with insufficient supplies, have been obliged
to wait after every new success to be paralyzed
by the delays of abortive negotiations. The
thing was ridiculous long ago ; it now begins to
wear the aspect of insanity.
But after every sucessive failure to negotiate
the Union has been loud and profuse with just
such words as we have quoted above. If any
one will take the trouble to refer to the files of
that paper, at various periods, such as the epoch
of Mr. Buchanan’s rejected proposals, sent to
the Mexican Government through Commodore
Conner, shortly after Santa Anna’s admission
into Mexico, or the lime of Atocha’s useless
mission, or of Mr. Trial’s ineffectual advent
upon the Mexican shores, he will find that the
Union has been repeating itself with a parrot
like volubility, and with such a display of ver
bal valor and patriotism on paper, such flour
ishes of heroic designs and of future perform
ances, that Bombastes and Capt. Bobadil, rolled
into one. with the martial temper of their
swords transfused into the pen, could not have
produced more glowing manifestoes of prow
ess in advance.
“ What act is this
That roars so loud and thunders in the index?’ 1
The repetition of the same language which
basso frequently preceded disappointment now
gives rise to no confidence. “ lie have talked
longenough," saysthe Union. True: the same
remark might have been made long ago. “ He
must be done with this kind of war, too much like
a peace. 1 ' Well; who made it so? “We must
conquer a peace by those means only which are.
calculated to effect it." Very good. Trust no
more to bribes, no more to the good faith of
your chosen adept in treachery, Santa Anna.
If Taylor had been permitted to march towards
the city of Mexico, to concentrate there his
forces with those of Scott, the glories of Buena
Vista illumining his way and catching new
brightness and fervor from succeeding victo
ries. there would be no occasion now to specu
late as to *• those means only” which are calcu
lated to effect a peace. This would not do.
No ; the happy idea of tnat masterpiece of di
plomacy which would make the Mexican lead
er the agent of Mr. Polk in Mexico, could not
be given up. It still remained to be seen whether
Santa Anna’s permitted return to Mexico might
not be productive of pacific results.
Look at the consequences of this mistaken
policy, if that can be called policy which is
marked throughout by weakness. Taylor is
kept inactive on the line of the Rio Grande,
while Scott, marching for the city of Mexico,
byway of Vera Cruz, fights the battle of Cer
ro Gorda with an army composed in part of
twelve months* volunteers, whose term of ser
vice is on the verge of expiring. He is left,
after his victory, with crippled means. He can
not advance beyond Jalapa until he is rein
forced. Slowly he makes his way to Puebla,
and there he must wait. In the meantime his
communications with Vera Cruz are obstructed
by the enemy; he cannot spare men to keep
the line open. Every detachment that comes
to reinforce him has to fight its way: every train
bringing him supplies, arrives at the cost of suc
cessive struggles. Mr. Trist is with the army,
to negotiate with an enemy who make no se
cret of their hopes of cutting off, gradually and
by detail, the whole invading force. The city
of Mexico, however, is approached, and Gen.
Scott fights the battle of Churubusco with nine
thousand men. An armistice succeeds; and it
is expected that a city of 180,000 inhabitants,
in the midst of a populous country, with an ar
my to defend it far more numerous than tlio
invaders, will listen to terms of peace when
those very invaders, nine thousand or less in
numbers, are three hundred miles from their
point of supplies and liable to have all their
coinmil mentions cut off.
It will be seen by letters from Mexico publish
ed in this morning’s American, that the garrison
at Puebla has been hemmed in by 4,000 Mexi
cans three weeks, and that Major Lally, with
1,000 men, who was on his way to rein orce
General Scott, is surrounded and shut up in
Jalapa, and cannot venture out. It further ap
pears that about one mouth has elapsed since
the battle of Churubusco before a reinforce
ment can start from Vera Cruz to attempt to
force its way to Gen. Scott’s assistance. Gen.
Lane left Vera Cruz for this purpose on the
nineteenth, with a detachment, perhaps, of
some two thousand men. ’l'ho whole country,
says the letter from Puebla, swarms with guer
rillas.
We shall look for the meauipg of the Union s
assurances, of energy and promptitude, in the
future conduct of the war, not to the words
themselves, but to the actions which shall fol
low them. The country is anxious to know
whatare now the designsofthe Administration
and what are to be the means for carrying them
out—to know whether the former are wise and
the latter adequate.
The Great Factory Uxroo/kd.- —Westop
the press to announce an unusual disaster. At
five o’clock, P. M., a sudden gust of wind from
die northwest, of great power, passed over cut
town. It struck the Portsmouth Steam Fac
tory and removed almost the entire roof in one
body .’ carried it over the counting room with
out damage and did nut strike until it reached
the brick barn of Robert Rice, Esq., about 300
feet distant. The force of the blow complete
ly demohrtbed the upper story of the barn, and
also entered the bouse opposite on Parker
street, occupied by Mrs. .IJeavey.
A gentleman who witnessed the first move
ment said, that the whole roof, except about
twenty feet of the east end, rose together aho.nt
ten feet, and then in a body sailed to the south
east until it struck the above buildings. The
length of the roof is 200 fleet—the breadth
about 60.
Although several hundred were at work in
the mill at the lime, and some in the attic, no
one was seriously injured.— Portsmouth (N. H.)
Journal.
Important from Washington.
The Washington correspondent of the Bal.
timore Sun. who is generally well advised of
the progress of events about the White House,
writes under date 2d inst., thus :
We shall now hive war in good earnest, and at
the expense of the Mexicans. We shall no longer
pav our resjiects to that infuriated and worthless mob,
with a stick in one hand and a sugar lump in the
other; but we shall make war todirirett the enemy,
till from the midst of his suffering, he cry for peace.
You may. therefore, expect that the President will
make an immediate requisition for more troops, and
that both Gen. ScoU and Taylor will be reinforced
with the least possible delay.
The Mexicans will have no more opportunity to
treat wi:h u«. except directly, with the Secretary oi
State here tn Washington, and wc shall at one? or
ganize the military and territorial government of the
conquered provinces
We have done with coaxing, and must needs try
the alter.alive —coercion. Mexico alone is now re
sponsible f<r the blood spit in this war. No nation
his ever been pr ivoked as we have been by that vain
gL.rimJs, erm 1 and barbarous peopl •, and they that
sow the wind must reap the whirlwind.
As I in’imated to you a day or two ago, that staunch
veteran, General Armstrong, has resigned his Consu
late to Liverpool, tn exchange his late civic functions
for more active military ones in the field. He will re
ceive the Brigadier Generalship vacated by the death
of General Hopping.”
A Western’ mas’s Baggage.— “ Boy run up
stairs to No.—.and bring down my baggage,
hurry, I’m about moving, ’ said a tail Arkansas
meat axe looking person to a waiter at one oi
our crack Hotels.
•• What is your baggage, massa—what is
he ?”
• Why. three pistols, a pack of cards, a bowie
knife and a night shirt. You will find them all
under my pillow.”