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:-j ; CHRONICLE .\Ni» BEWTINEI. r by J. W. &W. S. JONES. DAILY, TRT ~bFfICE IV kail KOH> BASK BCILOINO. TERM* l ’ n ! ier > P° r Hlimun > in Tri- Weekly Paper, • Weekly, (a mammoth-heel) ' ” L <; SYSTEM.—In no ca-e will an ordn for die paner b*- attended to, unless accompanied with the nTonev, and in every instamewhen the time for which any subscription may be paid, exp ire* Ulorethe re ceipt of funds to renew tiie same, the paper will I* discontinued. Depreciated funds received at '• aloe in this city. from the -V. 0. Times, 7lh last. Late and ImpoHant Intelligence from the Sent of M ar Report of Santa Anna’s advance contradicted— Return of General Taylor toicarel itetona— Junction of forces under Generals north and Wool, iff- iff lit the arrival here yesterday ol the I. - S>- Transport Steamer Alabama. Capt. W indie, which left Brazos on the 3d instant, we have received intelligence from the several divisions of the army up to a late date. It appears that the reports which have been in circulation regarding the advance ol >anta Anna on Saltillo have been entirely premature, and the statement that was published of In* be ing, at the date of our last advices from that place, within three days march of it, is entirely without foundation. Then; was, however, some cause for the rumor, of which the follow- , ing are the particulars: . General Worth on the Kith ultimo received , information from two scouts that the Mexican * General-in-chief had left San Luis do Polosi. at i the head of a body of 1 .">()<Ml cavalry, with the i intention to fall on the American division at Saltillo, which lie imagined he could easily crush, i After tins, he proposed attacking General W 001, and if similar success attended him, lo repair | to Mtmterey and capture or destroy the maga zines and public stores which lay there. Den. Worth, without attaching more' importance to the report than it seemed to merit, forthwith , dispatched expresses to Generals Taylor, U 00l and Butler, acquainting them w ith what he had heard, leaving it entirely to them to act in the premises. The express overtook General tai lor a short distance from Monterey, on the route to Victoria. He immediately returned to his old encamping ground, near Monterey, w ith | the whole of his division, and then waited fur- j ther advices. After remaining three days, du ring which he received information of the im probability of the report of Santa Anna’s ad- ■ vance ou Saltillo, he again took up the line of march, and proceeded onward to \ ictoria.— Meanwhile, General M 001, who had been in- . formed of the rumor current at Saltillo, called in all his detached commands, and at the head of his division, 3000 strong, quitted Parras on the 16th ultimo, and by arrangements, previous ly made, was to enter Saltillo on the 23d at far thest, pushing forward with ail practicable spe ;d. General Butler had previously reached Saltillo from Monterey. During this time the intelligence of the reported advance of Santa t Anna had reached other more distant points of j the line of occupation ; and troops, already un der orders to march toward Monterey, hastened their progress on ward. It appears that Generals Taylor and "Worth, on mature reflection, readily discovered the improbability of the report of Santa Anna’s ad- | vance on, and near proximity to Saltillo, from ! the following facts ; ist. The distance between f?an Luisde Potosi and Saltillo was too great to admit oCthe possibility of the march of so large a body as 1.5000 men, without timely notice being afforded to the American General lo pre- ; pare for his reception. 2dly. The ground be- ■ tween the two cities is extremely bare of ver dure, or otlier means of sustenance for man and beast—9o miles of which, as is well known, being an arid desert, divest of fountain, running stream, or any other source of w ater, besides j affording not the least chance of getting food or fodder, being almost uninhabited, throughout its wide extent. The report of the Mexican scouts, however, is suit! to have been corrobora ted, by information received at Saltillo, in a better from an Lnglish merchant at San Luisde Potosi, who stated that Santa Anna had posi tively left that city, at the head of a numerous bo dy of cavalry. Even now, in those parts of Mexico, occupied by our troops, it is admitted that Santa Anna is out with a considerable mounted force, but with objects far different „ from those attributed to him, by the scouts, ft was stated in the letter above alluded to. that the Mexicans' intentions were to hurry, forward, and occupy the only practicable pass in the ® mountains, lying between the divisions ofGen erals VV orth and Wool, thus intercepting their £on)umnications. After realizing Ids anticipa | led success against them, by cutting them up in 5 detail, he was then to advance on Monterev, &c. &c. These announcements are now prov ed to be premature, and things are proceeding in their former train, accelerated n little bv the i alarm which has just subsided, s if* For much of the above information we are \ * indebted !o Maj. Butler, (a pa--enger bv tire Alabama,) Paymaster U. >S. Army, attached to the division of Gen, W 001, who visits this city s 0,1 business, which will detain him here about a week, when he return*to headquarter*. Mai. B. left Parras on the 17th ultimo, where Gen. , Wool’s division then lay. He states that the troops w ere in excellent health and spirits, no casualty of moment having occurred for some time. The inhabitants of the country which the troops had traversed from San Antonio, had | manifested the greatest good feeling toward the , Americans; not a symptom ofthat hostility which the population of the valley of the Kio Grande had so frequently exhibited, had been observed, Brazos.—We are under many obligations to Gen. Jessup tor his politeness in communica ting some interesting particulars regarding the feelings observable amongst the Mexican oopu l latum, at different points on the Rio Grande. It seems that a species of moral barometer ex | ists there® if we take the trouble to studv their charade* ■ On the eve of any great event, (the battle ot Monterey, for example.) a considera ble falling off in the number of.Mexicans '-••ek ing employment takes place. At each new success of the American arms, the applications for service redouble. With the denunciations nt the Mexican government staring them in the face, thoy are afraid to work for the invader- ; but as time roll- on. and our conquest- seem to be consolidated, their confidence returns, and the v are anxious to join us heart and hand. Mo>rEßKv.-_M a j° r Butler was in Monterev e on tl)e f 3 ult ’ at the t,,ne Ge«- Tavlor was en camped there Col. Harnev was in that city on his wav to Saltillo. Every thing seemed sa tisfactory. regarding the conduct of the mhabi • ia-lits. as to peace and tranquility. One regi ment. it is presumed, will be sufficient to form *ts garrison. March ok Troops, Ac—On his wav from Monterey to Camargo. -Major Butler met the Kentucky mounted riflemen, with Gen. Mar- HbaJl at their head, and one of the Ohio regi ments—both corps on their wa\ to the former place. Gem khal Scott. —On the Ist inst., on his «a\ ow n the Rio Grande, a days distance from m ' 1 ' 1 7°’ ,ru * r ?l Scott was met proceeding upward, oq the steamboat Corvette. At Matamoros, Poiut Isabel and Braso* Bungs were m statu quo. The remains ol the following officers were brought over ou the Alabama : Col. atson. Baltimore Regiment. Capt. Isaac Holmes, Georgia Regiment. Capt, Ridgely, Flying Artillery. Capt, Gillespie, Texas Regiment. Lieut. Graham, Infantry. Mr. Thomaq Texas Rangers. * terson, Texas Rangers cJIVfT g(r n~ GeU ’ Jes *«P. Quarter Master ComstoU dnd r U, l e: i Major « li,uier> Uoyd ™ d -trout u’ 3p » t, oUir - n®* l *s Lieut. Ana. utroug. Messrs. H. McQueen. Mill-, Clark and Bob.a-.p i, and 240 sich and discharged soldiers. J s M,—r-. Mills and Robinson are the committee from Baltimore to conduct thither the remains of Col. Watson. Capt. Ridgely and Lieut. Gta b'lLieut. Boyle, of the Baltimore Battalion, died on board the Alabama during the tnp. well when he went to bed night before UM.a i d was found dead yesterday morning m hwheitli. Robberies were as frequent as ever m the neighborhood of Matamoros. but the perpetra tor* were seldom caught. t 'orrcspondence q/ the l*icayunc. Matamoros, January Ist, 16J7. Voor friend Haile |*>P!»ed in upon ns a few days | ago and 1 had hardly time to ask a question before lie : was off for Caiuargo and Monterey. Hnce that lime we have had many reports of battles and uiarrff'N and connier-n.arcl.es Gen. Wool’s column ent off, 1 Gen Worth driven back upon Monterey irom -><•- i till., ’and he and Gen. Taylor surrounded and stmt lup in Monterey. Gen. Scott and stall left hereto ,bv* re-o, in haste for Ca.nargo, by the river. Fhc> nod the ‘ Rough an.l Ready” steamer with the mail, : which brings intelligence that some part ol a corps ol ; ob-’orvalion belonging to Santa Anna s army, has DC. u seen near Parras, where General M 00l s army «a-S j and lie had joined General Worth at Nall i o. ” lurj Tavlor, with the division of General I wiggs, . ; .rone back to Monterev, and General Quitman had . gone on to Victoria, and was at Linares when la. ! heard from. General Patterson’s division crossed the river San Fernando five days ago, and wotiW ■ reach his destination. A company ot lennes... ’ cavalry came hark two days ago, to escort a train ot wauons with subsistence lor the command of (yen. era? Patterson, who will no doubt soon join with the command of General Quitman. General Scott will ,r„ to < 'aiuargo, and it is thought will s.nm return here I have very little doubt but that (.eneral lay lor will 1 «ro home as soon as General Scott takes command. : When Gener d. Patterson gets to Victoria all the passes to San Luis Potosi will be shut up; and it I rrea, with ; his ROOD or 6000 lancers, does not clear out across the I mountains, our cavalry will chase them about like rab ! bits pursued by a pack of hounds. 1 wish that Jack 1 H- ( cs Walker riievallier and the rest ol our old ' Texas boys were here now : Canales and Seguin want : looking after badly. I have learned that Me former has been elected to the new Mexican Congress, but do I not vouch for the report. His old mea. arc Fading ; about, at all events. Adios, CAMPAM.RQ. t,Ci)vnuidc nntl Sentinel. AUGUSTA, GEO: WEDNESDAY MORN’G, JAN. 13, 1547. Our Maininoth Weekly, With its usual variety of news, foreign and domestic, miscellany, &c., will he issued this morning. Single copies for sale at the office. Popularity of the Administration. The Democratic press have, time alter time, endeavored to prop up the tottering concern called the Administration. Mr. Polk has been called a second Madison, and Mr. ai.ker a greater financier than Neckar- Their stars have been shining with brilliant lustre in the ascendant. If the late elections obscured them for a while, it was only to leave them brighter ' than ever, after the storms had passed over and cleared the political skies. Os course, then, if this administration has ! been and is so vastly popular, it ought to be deeply set in the hearts of its oirn political friends. Certainly they would support ir in the hour of need, when honor, necessity, every thing call ed upon them to come to its aid. Uh 1 what a stunning act of kindness it was in a strong Democratic House to vote down Mr. Polk’s call for a tax upon Tea and Coffee, and that, too, after the Secretary had informed his friends that the loan lo carry on the war could not be obtained without it. A more than two to one vote against this favorite measure to raise money to carry on the war, was a most triumphant triumph for this triumphantly popu lar administration ! Perhaps, as Mr. Polk had rendered signal • aid and comfort” to the Mexicans, bv restor ing to them their favorite hero to lead them against the Americans, las f iends in Congress concluded to ape him and render them seme more •• aid and comfort,” by withholding the means to keep up the fight! Wo cannot give his friends in Congress cre dit for the greatest amount of patriotism, al though, like Mr. Polk in letting in Santa Anna, they may have had “good intentions." Our readers have seen how kindly and flatter ingly the recommendations to appoint a Lieu tenant-General to supersede the veterans Scott and Tavlor. was laid upon the table to repose in quiet and gentle neglect. It is true that on the next day it was recon sidered and referred to the committee of the whole Hon*e. This was arranged the night before, no doubt, and the party urged to do something to save the President from being thrown into testacies for what had been done the day before! On the motion lo reconsider, it being plainly j seeu that it would he lost without a change of i one or two votes, two Democrats, overcome bv party feelings and kindness (not charity ) for Mr. Pul k, changed their votes and the reconsidera tion passed by a vote of 8(1 yeas to 64 navs. This was such a triumph for the President, that we have hut little doubt that he would have been almost willing to have resigned the 1 le-idency upon the lull blown sufficiency of its completeness and alary. \v o<u \x ill come of the measure we cannot tell, but we incline to the opinion that the De mocrats iu Congress have killed it and Mr. Polk too (almost) with their tender exhibition of kindness and lore. It Mr. Polk, when he found himself, contrary to every rule of fortune-telling, elected Pre sident. was inclined to sav— •■ Thanks ray countrymen, rny loving friends” with what eagerness must he have desired, after ti;c action oq the stomach tax and the British Generalship, to dive into the very hearts of his Democratic friends in Congress, to express his gratitude for their derated and affectionate sup port I Some people think that he and Walk lk ought to resign upon tin glory which thev have received! A Superior Ham. U e acknowledge with great pleasure the receipt, from our friend J. Norcross, of Atlan ta, of a very superior Ham, equaling in beauty, symmetry and delicacy of flavor any Western ham we have ever tasted. It was handsomely encased in canvass, and altogether was worthy the tooth of an epicure. If our enterprising, and we must add in this instance most conside rate friend, has a supply of such, wo commend them most cordially to the lovers of good ham. ‘ A W ashington letter states that the Secretary of the Treasury is preparing a scheme of taxation, by which some three or four millions can be raised, and which w.M be proposed as a substitute for the duty on tea | watefie.'& c '** Pf ° Se “ taX ° n plaUf ’ ’ ' 1 From the Charleston Mercury. 14 The debate in the Senate, however, has been transcended in interest by that *" 1 is> oust*. 1 first serious discussion of the slavery question ' hH taken place since .he Missouri question, has been I S! ; nous. Mr. Dan-in pkdnl.V intimated to the Mouse to i ,luv. that the South is as united upon tin. q»e«ti ' ! E to gratify their abol.tum.st tenor - ci.s they are willing to sacrifice the tnion. ■ ■»• Setidon of Virginia, also soke nbly on the m< - On the other side Mr. Mart... Grover, of ! — a . called Democrat, m us,.- the express!, e vymjs I ufa Whig member, boldly stole and used Mr. 0, - dings’s thunder—in fact, made an out and out a!. tl , '' ln rcfereiice to this question I may state, that there are indications abroad, that the Southern member, will if the North persist in forcing their anti-la provisos upon necessary measures, re'.ire lijan •- House immediately upon its adoption Y"" V.mv* that thev will decide deliberately, and that w they decide, they will have the courage l-oldl> to carry out,” The above is a part of a loiter of the Wash ington correspondent ol the Charleston Mrrcn ry. dated the 7th of January. Wc do hope that no exigency may arise tor such action on the part of Southern members. But we seo the danger to the Union staring te rn ihe face from this new project of annexing New Mexico and California to the U. Stales. We expressed some view’s upon the subject the day before yesterday, and we have no desire to en large upon it now. The question is now up before the country, and we see uo means of keeping it down—ls the Administration seeking to conquer for the purpose of keeping possession of those portions of Mexican territory ? It matters not how we may get possession ol them, every State in this Union will have a voice upon the subject of their annexation to the United States. There are three parties on this question in the Union. We do not refer at all to the Abo litionists, but to those who have not been in fected xvith that fanaticism on the subject of slavery Ist. There are those in the whole Union who are opposed altogether to the acquisition of the new territory in question. *2d. There are those in the free States who are in favor of acquiring it upon condition of the exclusion of slavery. 3d. There are those in the slave States who are in favor of acquiring it only upon condition of the admission oj stores within its limits. We have no question that the first class con stitutes the majority of the whole people. It their wishes arc thwarted, the question whi then he narrowed down to the respective views of the two last. That is, the free States will be array d in fa vor of annexing it without slavery against the slave Stales, also in favor of the annexation, i but with slavery. Do patriots, lovers of the country and the Union, desire to see that state of tilings ar rive ? Do any desire it to come, but those who are at heart the enemies of the Union ? We urc rushing upon times full of danger, and it behooves the lovers of the country, its liberty'and institutions, to frown upon every effort calculated to plunge us into them. The Southern Cultivator. In announcing the issue of the first number of the fifth volume, the Publishers feel especial pleasure in communicating to its friends the verv flattering evidences they have received from every section of the Southern St ites, of tin* high estimation in which the work is held by the intelligent and reflecting of all classes of society, and that it has already obtained a circu lation hitherto unparalleled in its hislorv, so early in the year. Indeed, so rapid has been the increase of subscribers, that our first edition of the number for January has been entirely »*\- hausted without supplying our present lons'list of friends, some of whom we regret to say must wait a few days longer, to obtain the Jan uary number. We feel truly grateful for this liberal support, and as an assurance to our friends that we will spare no effort to render the work worthy of their most zealous and liberal encouragement, I we hive the high gratification of announcing i that we are now negotiating for one of the first i Engravers in the Northern States, with every prospect of engaging him exclusively for the Southern Cultivator. We hope he will arrive in the course of this month, when we shall be prepared to supply the Cultivator with engrav ings of every variety, executed in a style equal to any similar journal in this country. To do this \\'e must incur a very heavy expense, and we shall rely confidently on our friends to stand by us in this emergency. All we ask of every friend of the work is, do your duty, and do it promptly. Tampico. Me are xeiy much indebted to the gentleman who has so kindly placed at our disposal the following items of intelligence from Tampico. In a letter dated"Tam pico, the 26th ult., the writer states that a report was cu.rent that a body ol 500 American troops had ta ken quiet possession of Victoria, the capital of the de partment. Indeed the whole of the inhabitants of iamaubpas are prepared to throw off the yoke of the central government, provided the United ‘States will guarantee them permanent protection. A letter has been received there, dated San Luis de Potosi th« 23d •November, which stated Santa Anna’s force at that time did not exceed 7,000 men—this was from a most reliable source, but the date of the letter is ra thor distant. Col Riley, and Gens. Quitman and I illou, woie rapidly advancing on Victoria. The oOU men above alluded to, are no doubt part of the force of Col. Riley.— N. O. Times, 7th insf. Saltillo. Major Butler passed through Saltillo on his way Intoer. Here he found General Butler, whose severe wound m the leg was slowly healing. It wp] be a satisfaction to his numerous friends to learn that he fimf Will et 0 rr hiS hom! ’ and 1,1 * verv short time, Will be, in all respects, “ himself again ” The te . tnd "' 0 '‘ h ’ " w »f opinion Anna was too astute to risk himself ir a | held tight; he would patiently await the unfolding !' an Luis de otosi, confessedly, even by our own topographical engineer officers, the strongest place in Mexico, after San Juan do UUoa.-.y O. Tim 7th T>ic Steamer "dooaci 1 Captain L »iT#»rtx- • i yesterday morning, and diechafgej her freirht (J? | season advances—on her trip last week, she brought | “P 30 passengers, on yesterday 14, who took seS t.ie accommodation Coaches fbr the RailrmH i • i put upon this end us the line, bv Grimes <Sr 1 ’ * 6 y which exploits their li„. ofW tween Kingston, Ga, and Tuscaloosa Ala. tri-week j ly. Rome Jovrnal, 6th inst. * From the Y. <> Pb&9» ne tf* kt m ***** Further Mexlcim Items. Since our last we have ' pers from Vera < rnz 7 ~,m | u , r We | f November up to the 1-I\. o , ; , rs of the ; have reviewed the report" .in * an( , ( ]o proceedings ol the Me u.m ,7, ~*nt which the Mexican Congress at all; no< do - , ' any thing touching directly "!><>" V*™ campaign- Their own papers would cm the impression that San Luis Polos, .-to be the , «*roat battle ground of the war. " We have at last the official Mexican account . ■ ofthe events which have occurred at Los An jrelms, which have l>een niagnihed into a massa cre of 150 Americans. The facts are m sub- ; stance thus stated in a despatch signed by C ’ • j M. Segura, addressed to the Oo\eni i Sonora. . . . ~, ,„ ! On the 23d September the nti/en-s <> Los \n<>e)es and the vicinity determined to throw ort die rule ofthe Americans. They met ac-, cordinglv, proclaimed their liberty, and placet i Cant Flores at their head. After some days of j impending strife, an action is said to have oc- | I curred outlie 2Gtli and 27H. of September m j | the rancho of Chino, in the immediate vicinity j 1 of Los \ngeles. where the Americans are said to have been routed entirely , twenty -seven of ! them made prisoners and three wounded. J >ne ! Mexican was killed but no American. be conquerors then laid siege to the city of Los ( Angeles, and ou the 30th September the town j capitulated. The terms of the surrender wore drawn up with as much deliberation as those of Monterey. Commissioners were appointed on both sides, the American commander, Don i Archibald Gillespee, being represented by Se : nor Don Edward Gil Chitr* —Surgeon with the rank of Major—and Lieut. D. Miguel Prior. [The Doctor in this case we presume to be Surgeon Edward Gilchrist, ol the I ■ S. sloop of war Portsmouth.] The object ofthe confer ence is declared to be an honorable accommo- j dation which should prevent a useless eilusion ! of blood. Capt. GilJespce bound hiinsell to retire with all his force to the fort of San Pedro, thence to embark for Monterey (California,) remaining in San Pedro no longer than might be necessary to make all needful preparations for departure. The second article stipulates for their retiring with the honors of war, with i their anus and private property. Tim third article gives them the mounted artillery then in Los Angeles to accompany them to Saa Pedro, but there to be restored to the Mexicans. W e ; have not time to give all the articles of this capitulation, but the most important we have i named. Others provided for an exchange of | prisoners, the restoration of captured property, respect for the property of foreigners, \ r„ cVc. Ail the terms ofthe capitulation would seem to have been religiously observed till the time lor embarkation arrived. Then the complaints of the Mexicans begin. Col. Segura says that the guns which should have been restored were all spiked; the arms and munitions were carried olfwhich should have been surrendered; that the American vessel off the port sent her boats j ashore with a force of three hundred men. be sides the. force which had capitulated . and main tained a permanent occupation ofthe town. — No withstanding all this Col. Segura goes on to say that the troops of Sonora continue to be i animated with the same enthusiasm for the lib ertv of the country as heretofore, and other things ofthe kind. We give the Mexicans the , I benefit of their own version of these affairs.— We have not a line from an American officer j j explanatory ofthe facts. The Locomotor gives a vivid account of the loss of the Somers, and of the exertions of tin* boats of tiie different nations to save the drown ing sailors. it does not, however, add much to the information which we had previously re ceived. The seven sailors who drifted ashore and were saved, were treated, it says, with great kindness and humanity in V era Cruz. As they floated ashore, they were so near to the Castle of San Juan that they could distinctly hear the beating of the drums within the Walls. A cor respondent, whose attentions we cannot here adequately acknowledge, has furnished us with the names of the men saved, who are now held as prisoners of war in Vera Cruz. They are a follows: Win. W. Cardy, Win. VV. Powers, John Boyce, Lewis Johnson, Janies Fennel Matthias Gravel and Dennis Kellv. We 1. ave already mentioned that flic coinmo i (lore has supplied them with clothes and money. Our correspondent tells us they are treated with kindness, but yet as close prisoners. Tiie Mexicans are kept in a continual -tale of alarm about another descent upon Alvarado, and reports are found in the papers from day to day upon the subject. But nothing further bad been attempted up to our la-l account-'* — I Debember 23. In tliis connection we may state, that many ' ol the officers of our squadron, and especially ; the younger portion, are chafed beyond niea- I sure by their inactivity, and we may cite an in | cident which is said recently to have o-curred I !, i proof ol this state of feeling. Two of Lee , midshipmen of the Julm Adams, either in ques' I of adventure or out of mere bravado, latelv i rowed round the Castle of San Juan in a small boat, and so closely that they roqhl touch the castle walls. They found nothing but paltrv fishing boats surrounding it. They left the ; s bip under the pretence of visitingone of the I | English vessels of war, and immediately | upon their return to their ship they were placed under suspense. The burning of the 1 Creole was executed on the private responsi- ! | bility of the gallant officers whose names we j have already given. Their countrymen should bear these things in mind, and always recollect 1 that it is the want of opportunity alone which prevents the navy from signalizing its prowess. The despatch of Gen. Taylor dated the 16th November from Saltillo, annoimciu<rhia pacific occupation of that place, is published in the ; Mexican papers. Santa Anna writes from San Lius on (he 28th November, that Marcos 1 Aguilar, the Mexican express rider to whom it was entrusted by General Taylor, thought bet- : ter ol it after he hud started fur and changed his route for Sap Luis. Santa Anna lands the patriotism of the scoundrel, and re commends him to the favorable consideration of the Government, He says he paid him fifty dollars for his travelling expenses. The de- ‘ spatch of General Taylor is very brief and con tained no information of the least use to Santa 1 binmhai fu Ut K Auna ud l ls that Aguilar had told urn that the American Army had become great ly demoralized and were deserting daily in con siderable numbers. The same fact he says he has learned from other sources. In confirma tion of it he mentions that deserters from the Americans vvere coming in daily; that only on the day previous—Nov. 27th—twelve Irishmen • rid G . on ' eh * alkd solicited employ. incut. Their services were accepted and thev 1 v*ere attached, with other deserters, to a coni- I | pain of Mexican artillery. j We hear from Santa Anna in another com ! T" lc T»- On the 4th of December he ad j Iressedla letter to the Secretary of State which ': was published to allay the apprehension exe ed : by rumors in circulation tbit the general had 1 about e tn e( t W,th th A act,^ g S° v erninem and was a milt to return to the city of Mexico and en ter mto negotiations for peace with the United I ?V lte : s - Ite the reports in circulation hi tt°t Schar ‘} cter > to certain papers in’ Ic. L mted States, He appeals to Gen Salas both of «d A in, . ,Ute aS Witnesses »U his behalf both of v\ hom ho says made the campaign of vent tbp d hlm m K rexas » ,n the endeavor to pre vent the dismemberment of that portion of the I ° 1t, 7 al He touches upon oth“ events in the lives of Salas and himself in which they were associates in misfortune - ’he express 3B his reluctance thus to appear before the country in his own justification. He would rataer have trusted to his past services and h£ 1 wounds for his defence, and concludes whh a flourish which we may faintly render thus : iSfS in V ofnationa. ven- j geance. • : n t i, ( . tone of this letter j We do not recognise in.. f in d j i >w.■•>”>■* ! an) tiuug in in i . \ letter written d^,gaol>an A lei to »H «•» invasion from that oapew oftli.i city of Mexicoi I>ecn mud, uccitpiwl with reports tone San a i tlcsi-ns upon the Uoverninent. luc Ufliciul jminml ilcuounces every whisper o( au mniiitious purpose asslan.larousuml traitorous. ■ Jt ii eviiieiilly deemed most important to hoop j the public free from ail expectations on this i S,< la°the Monitor of the 23d December ills mentioned that Gen. Garcia Conde lias been or -1 dcred to leave Irarpuato withinlweiitylour hours and proceed at once to Cliihtiahua- (he Mon \ if or ro-cards this us a violent proceeding, and I half insinuates that it is to be attributed to some j vile personal motive, injurious to Conde. He i was formerly Governor of Chihuahua, and ms I bearing during the late seige of Monterey was I not calculated to confer lustre upon him. The latest Mexican accounts from Tampico j i which we have seen are to the end of No vein- | | l )f . r . They mention the extraordinary activity j I of our forces in fortifying Tampico, and speaks of Gen. Patterson s advance upon \ ictona at the head of five thousand men. A free pardon was granted in August last to all Mexican deserters who should rejoin their colors within a certain specified time. A later i decree extends this time three months. We have repeated publicationsofarmy regu lations by Gen. Almonte, showing the utmost application on the part of that officer. None ofthesc regulations are of such consequence as to demand repubfication. Front the X. O. Picayune, Gth inst. Latest fioi» Tampico. Bv the arrival this morning at 3 o’clock, ol the seooner Arispe, Uapt. Gates, from 'Tam pico, in five days, we have news as late as the 30th ult.. which will be found detailed below. The Arispe sailed from Tampico on Wednes day last. There was but little news of public interest. The U. S. steamer Spitfire, Cnm’r Tatnall; schooner Reefer. Lieut. Com’g xSter rett, and Nonata, Lieut. Uom’g Rowan, sailed on the 28th nit. for Anton Lizardo. but returned to the bar on the following day, owing to con trary winds and a prospect ofbad weather. — The two former got underway again on the 30tb, and when the Arispe left, at 3 P. M. were, three or four miles to the eastward —the schooner in tow ofthe steamer. The Nonata was inside the bar, and probably did not sail for a day or two. The sloop of war St. Mary's arrived offTam pico bar on tiie evening ofthe 2-th ult., but sailed again the following day. f ler destination was not known. On tin* 23th ult. the bark Ivanona, Captain Shinn, from New York, whence she sailed 0.. the 2d December, arrived with a company of the 1 -t Artillery, 119 strong, under Capt. John M igruder. Lieut. B. 11. Hill and Dr. Newton a!-o accompanied these troops. Thev were at once marched into camp. A brig was also in the offing when the Arispe left, having recruits for the <sth Infantrv on ; board —officers not ascertained. A grand flag-staff, ninetv-five feet high, was 1 raided on the morning of the 30th ult. in the j principal plaza, directly in the centre of an ex- I tensive marble pedestal originally designed for the base efa monument to Santa Anna. This work ofthe blind followers of the modern tv- j rant, it i- said, cost some $60,000 ; but instead of a monument, as wa< intended, to one whose name i- written on the page of historv with blood, there now floats in triumph the beautiful i folds of America’s cn-ign ! What a difference ! Instead of a pyramidal pile to vanity and ambi tion, rapine and treachery, ihe “ broad stripes and bright stars’’ of our nation’s flag greet the ! eye of the beholder, and stream out in pride upon the free breeze ! There may thev ever stream! 'The office of auctioneer, left vacant by the j removal of Mr. Labruere, had been filled bv j tin* appointment ofMr. Taylor, late of this city. Mr. Chase, our former Consul, is appointed collector offtn* customs at Tampico—.a post he i eminently deserves. Occ -ion:;i rumors r.-acti the cily of an inten ded attack upon it by the Mexicans; but they are only viewed as Mexican talcs. A man may eat every Mexican that will attack Tampico wiiilc our troops are there for -upper, and still ! follow Dr. Franklin's recipe for a good appetite for breakfast, i The city remains perfectly quiet and orderly, being under the best possible police regulations. There is no fighting, dissipation, rowdyism or j disturbance of any kind, audit is not probable that tiie people ol Tampico—the former inhabi tant: —oversaw so stili and peaceable a place | before. There are two associations of pilots at 'Tam pico. on** ol Americans, the other of Mexicans —fiveol each, and the competition between 1 them is very spirited. The rales of pilotage 1 are s."> a foot in. and $4 a foot out ; these rates j are invariably observed. Relief lo Ireland, It appears from an article in the New York Courier | and Enquirer, that there were transmitted in 1846 to IT!I’,''! 1 ’,'' ! D'“ ynvdiym uiiu., from N< v\ York, the sum of 1- .000, ol v. Inch .81 * 5,000 were sent in November j and Do-ember, fins sum is so large, thrit it seems ! jncic lihle, but it Ins been ascertained to be correct by the books ofthe houses that draw the drafts: The j Get is, indeed, a nolje proof ofthe self-sacrificing, self-denying and warm-hearted character ofthe lalior- 1 mg Irish men and women of New York, who from tlieir savings, have remitted in one yearj so a | ; sum as §803,000, to their sulfering and needy friends ' n b'dand. Such evidence of overflowing charity, is ! htt . cd - ‘•’■ s ‘he Courier says, to exalt our human i nature * Mr. John Harney, who ascertained the facts ! ; and communicated them to the Courier, says ; fhesc remittances an* sent to all parts of Ireland, ! 'VI. fj v ery packet j and you may judge of the relief i <l I(J|S toa very large number of poor families, in a i vear * ' vh 7 'hey are cut short of their usual food, the I ! pot a toe. It has required no public meetings, no spe | 7‘ a :tl ' c lresses, to bring forth these remittances from i. 10 I JO ? r ’ nor they look for any praise for what they I have done. It is the natural instinct, (if I may use tho expression,) ofthe Irish peasant, to share his mite ---oe .t money or potatoes—with those still poorer h,m hun-elf, and he thinks he has but done a Chris tian duty, deserving of no special applause. lo those benevolent Americans who have subscribed for the relief ofthe Irish poor it will he a satisfaction to know that the Irish emigrants’, have been ihc:r part nobly,— UqU, Patriot. T.ho Ring of Bavaria is about to start a news paper. ol which he is to be the editor. His Ma- Bn> VViH r\ a r Ve - S 7 nne ri = ht tQ sp fea k of iinnself as icc. —[ U. S, Gazette. fecial SlotuesT"”" T Dividend X«. a*,—Office Augusta Com l>»uyy ,hnm- J , 14 ’ The Board of Directors have this dav declared a dividend of four per cent, for the past m.\ moot .is, which will !„■ pi id to the Stockholders on ROBERT WALTON, Cashie? Company, Augusta, MONDAY T’ 11 U l le ' d “* Cthe ° between 1 the M-, to serve the ensuing year . ’ ’ a,U ‘ 1 * Ja4 MARTIN. Secretary. fS’ ® *■'«■>» T. 8 1 ’ aISO "X >l ' l '. ili.-iiar.l i ~n il teri “ S ’ M H. PROSPECTUS or THE FIFTH VOLUME Os THE SOUTHERN CULTIV ATq A MONTHLY JOURNAL, j Devoted to thr Improvement of Southern Agn^ I Edited bj' JAUKSfASIAK, of ,^ |h FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE! W’e submit to Prospectus of the FIF I'll VOLUME of the j CULTIVATOR, relying upon the interest each and ev - R ‘ N jof you feel in its behalf for that aid necessary to j U ° n « | We therefore appeal to every man interested nj^ ■ success of Southern Agriculture, sand who is i gome exertion with their friends and neighbors to ex* ! circulation. In short, subscribe yourselves, and pc “* many of your friends as you can to do likewise. e 41 e The advantages and benefits resulting from Agricuh, Periodicals, have been felt and acknowledged by the in*? gent and reflecting Tillers of the Soil in all civilized n «i 0 to be most useful, therefore, they should beeextensive^-1^ 1 ciliated among all claves of Agriculturist!; if pewitfe.* - ,*’ should l>c in the hand?* of everj man \v tic# tills an bctgof i and to this end we invoke the aid of every man of every c , ' | who feels an interest in the improvement of the Ajricult? j of the South. The first number of the Fifth Volume will L<* ot) i Ist of January next. It ispublished Monthly.in Quaruuoru' 1 each number contains SIXTEEN PAGES of matter jk..' TERMS: One copy, one year u Six copies * ; Twenty-Jive copie*. one year j, One hundred ‘ 7-. £3“ ALWAYS IN ADVANCE. J ** i rrl“Tlie cash must invariably accompany the cider all letters containing subscriptions to J U.fcW. S. JONPm Augusta, No/ember, 1840. 1 111 m■ 1— ll si 11 ■mu■ in 1 niminr—— Commercial. o AUGUSTA MARKET. Tuesday, P. M. Cotton.— For the week ending to-day, wehavehad ! a rather quiet market, with transactions to a mode j rate extent. We quote general sales, in round bale. ■ 9} a9 l cents, and 9i » y * cents for square bales, ; Fair, in square bales, 1, tents, and -J a j less f or • ' round bales, at vvhic-i the market closes firm • 9 with a moderate deu’ EXU II > GP, TABLE. (SPECIE BASIS.) AUGUSTA NOTES. Mechanics’ Hank par, Brunswick Bank •• Bank of Augusta Augusta Insurance &. Banking Company.... •* j Georgia Rail Road.. *• Branch Slate of Georgia “ SAVANNAH NOTES. S I ite 8ank.......... ................... .... par. M trine and Fire Insurance Bank. •» Planters’ Bank “ Central Rail Road 8ank.......... *• COUNTRY NOTES. State Bank Branches, par. Miliedgeeille Bank “ Centra) Bank “ City Council of Augusta .. “ Ruckersville Bank (< - Branch Marine and Fire Insurance Bank.... ic St. .Mary’s Bank “> Merchants Bant. Macon n»c*rtaiß. • aiomercial Bank, Macon Sii on. Insurance Bank of Colambus, So sale. Muiroe Rail Hoad Bank.. Broke. Bank ot Darien and Branches “ Chattahoochee 11. Road Ac Banking Co “ Western Bank 01 Georgia...'* “ Bank of Columbus Planners and Mechanics’ Bank Lo.umouv.... | Br n k o( Ocmulgee . •> Exchange Bank of Bi unswiuk “• Pli emx Hank, Columbus “■ bonds. Georgia G cent Bonds ..SS/tiUW Georgia 8 cent Bonds. m fjj _ SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston Banks i. t „ ...... par. Bank ol Hamburg ~..L, “ , Coiiimerciil Bank, | Bank of Cheraw ~ I (S 2 die. Bmk of Camden I (a) 2dis. I flank ot Georgetown. ~l(s)2dii. VI.ABAMA Notes 2(a) J(U». CHECKS. New Voik sight...,. par. i’r s toil I*h i ladelph ia “ Charleston. ......... ” Savannah NESS ORLEANS, J:m. 6. — Cotton. —Arrived since the 2d instant of Louisiana and Mississippi 9901 b lies, Tennessee and North Alabama 5310, Arkansas 1604, Mobile 175, Florida 763; together 17,819 bales. Cleared in the same time tor Liveiqrool 9334 bales, Havre, 2976, Bordeaux 52, Antwerp 1652, Boston 1430; together 15,476 hales—making an addition to stock of 2343 bales, and leaving on hand, inclusive of all on hip-board not cleared on the sth inst., a slock of 157,214 bales. Our last report was closed on New Years Day, which being very generally observed as a holiday, there was scarcely any business done. Indeed there appeared to be little or no disposition on the part ol buyers to enter the market at the asking rales, while the amount of Cotton ottering was larger than for some days, previous. Sip.cc then the market has con tinued in an extremely dull and unsettled state, and the upward movement which took place on the re ceipt of ill*? Cambria’s advices has already been check ed, and prices have suffered a reaction. The total sales of the three days barely reach 3500 bales, vizr 1200 on Saturday, 2000 on Monday, and 600 yester day, and so unsettled and irregular has the market become that we find it impossible to quote with strict accuracy. The tendency of prices has been daily m favor of buyers, and sales have been effected fully | | of a cent lower than the highest rates of last week, but ever, at thi> decline the principal operators seem to stand aloof, and our quotations, though altered to conform to the reduction oj-ove noticed, must still be considered as little uc.<ue than nominal at the moment. This sudden reaction in the market seems to be main ly attriim .able to unfavorable accounts from the North, and to a material increase in the stock on sale, whion. ' besides large receipts, lias been augmented by the bringing forward, for resale, of many parcels which had been taken on speculation. The total receipts at this [»ort since Ist September are 321,213 bales, against 405,574 bales at same date last year; show ing a decrease of 81, 361 bales. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. Inferior UO Cd> DO ] Middling fair... lOJ® IG| OrJ. to good oid Si tS) 94 | Fair lOf/fi) II Middling 9| fez) j Good tur I'4® JJ4 Good middling., id (5)11)4 1 Good and fine... 12 Cd W STATEMENT OP COTTON. Ptock on hand Ist Sept., IS4G, bales 6L>i Arrived dm mg the past three days 17-G9 Arrived previously 393394 32121 J 3273*5 Exported daring the past three days .154TG _ i Exported previously 154955—170331. Slock on hand and on shipboard, bates.. 15<2H Freights. — I The foreign freight market has been rather dull during the past few days, and with a large increase of tonnage, from numerous arrivals, the rates. have given v. omewhat. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 7, P. M.—Cotton— There | i» a fair inquiry, but as yet no sales have transpired. COTTON ETATgMENT. Sock on hand !»t .Sept. 1545 Ual** trnvjd since up to da1e.......................521 «•))•* An i ved yesterday. Exported to dote 170.69! Exported jester da v.,... 4.‘297 —171 J®* j Stock on hand and on shipboard not cleared,. Sugar. —Sales 300. hhds, ju ices steady. Molasses —Prices as yesterday ; sales 500 bbls. flour —Sales early in th* morning 1200 Ohs' »* ! 4 50, 800 St. Louis hv one party, in three or foif lot-, j at &5, and UK* Fine, at $4 25, holders refusing to sell any more at that rate. Sales yesterday 17,655, chic ly at $1 50. Corn —Sales 7200 sacks Mixed at 64c; 330 and | 300 55 hite, in second hand l>ags, at 65c; and 200 at | 66c, and ISO Mixed at 55c. Whiskey —Sales 200 bbls at 18£c and 200 at 19; an advance of ic—looking up. Imrd —Animated inquiry, but the only sale trans ! pi red 33 tes at 6c. Bacon— Sales 20 casks Sides at 5Jc ; 19 Shoulder* i 3J-, 20 at 3c; prices better. j ht.vcha.ngc —The market is very inactive, and sales are not effected without difficulty. We quote Ster ling at 4 a 44—-Francs 550 a 5 55. New York 60 days 2 a 2|, Sight }a 4 dis. Philadelphia 60 da)'* 2; a 24, Sight 4a 4 dis. Boston 60 davs 2 a 24**'- Sight 4 a 4. L'. S. 1 reasury 'Sates a.e becoming scarce, and sales are readily effected at J r dis. MOBILE, Jan. 6. — Cotton —For the last four days tlie market has been quite steady in prices, and our figures below give a fair indication of the current rates : LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. Ordinary-. 9* a— Middlings* 104 a 10f Middling fair 10| a— Fair- •. 10J a 11 Good fair 114 a— i Good and fine* nominal.
