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CHRONICLE & SENTINEL. 3Y J W. & W. S. JONES. dailY , TRI WEEKLY & WEEKLY. OFFICE IN RAIL ROAD BANK BUILDING TERMS —Daily Paper, per annum, in advance«»slo Tri-Weekly Paper, “ “ “ " 5 Weekly, (a mammoth sheet) “ ..2 (’ASH SYSTEM. — In no case will an order for the piper be attended to, unless accompanied with the money, and in every instancewhen the time for which any subscription may be paid, expires before the re ceipt of funds to renew the same, the paper will re discontinued. Depreciated funds received at value m this city. OFFICIAL* DESPATCHES. Reports of Subordinate Commanders. Headquarter, Reg. U. S Vols of NY. ) City of Mexico, Sept. 16, 1847. $ To Capt- F- iV. Page, A. A. Adj.-General. — § IR _i have the honor to make the following report of the part taken by the Ist Regiment, U. S. Volun teers of New York, in the affairs of the I2th and 13th instant. In the absence of Col. Ward B. Burnett, who was still confined at the Hacienda Misquaque, from a wound received on the 20th ultimo, at Los Potalia, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Baxter was in command of the regiment. The regiment, after furnishing the different details that had been ordered for the storm ing party, light battalion and batteries, was reduced to 280 officers and men. We arrived at Tacubaya on the morning of the 12th instant, and were posted un til about 8 o’clock on the morning of the 13th instant, on the right of the road from Tacubaya to the city’ and near Capt. Drum’s battery, to protect said battery. About 8 A. M. on the 13th, as the division filed past the gate on the Tacubaya, road, Colonel Baxter received eiders to advance and storm the castle. Af ter proceeding about half a mile, he was ordered by the General to file to the left by a rauche through a corn-field. Here we were received by a shower of grape, canister and musket balls, when Col. Baxter fell severely wounded, gallantly leading the charge. I immediately took command, and in ascending the hill was struck by a spent ball, which disabled me for a few minutes, during which time 1 directed Captain Taylor to command the battalion. Notwithstanding the difficult nature of the ground, intersected as it was by numerous ditches, and swept by a galling fire from the enemy, the regiment which I had the honor to command was the first at the ditch, the first in the enemy’s works, and the first to place the national flag upon the conquered castle. General Bravo, commanding the garrison, surrendered himself a prisoner of war to Charles B. Brower, commanding company F. The castle having surrendered, I was ordered by the General to proceed with my command on the Tacubaya road, and was halted at the aqueduct, where the men refilled their cartridge boxes. After a rest, we advanced towards the Garita de Belen, where two skirmishing parties, under command of Captains Hungerford and Taylor, were detailed by order of Gen. Quitman, and rendered essential service in driving the enemy from the batteries at the Garita. A working party was also detailed to carry sand bags, fill ditches, and make a road, under the direction of Lieut. Pinto, of company D. Captain Barclay was then ordered to superintend the building of a breast work, and rendered me efficient aid as the second in command, throughout the day. The Acting Adjutant, Lieut. Charles Innes, having been wounded about this time, I appointed Lient. McCabe of company K, in his place, and assigned Lieut. Frances G. Boyle to the command of his company. At dusk a large working party was detailed from the New Y'ork and Pennsylvania Regiments, and placed under command of Captain Fairchild, in or der to erect a battery in front of the Garita, as well as to strengthen our position in other respects. At daylight the following morning we marched with the rest of the division into the capital. 1 feel that it is due to Doctors Edwards and Mc- Sherry of the marine corps, to thank them for their kind attention to our wounded daring the absence of our Surgeon, Dr. M. B. Halstead, who was ordered to remain in charge of the hospital at Misquaque.— Captain Hutton commissary to the regiment, was left in command ar, Misquaque, and was active in forward ingsupplies. Captain \an Olinda was killed, gal lantly leading his company to the charge, and Lieut. Mayne Reid severely wounded at the head of his company on the hill. In closing my report, I must do justice to those gal lant officers, by particular notice, whose assistance to me, botn in the attack on Chapultepec and the ad vance on the city, added greatly to the brilliant results of the day. They were Captains Barclay, Taylor, Hungerford, Fairchild and Pearson, the"latter fell early in the engagement, severely wounded, Lieuts. Henry, whose gallantry deserves a special notice, Miller, McCabe, Innes, Brewer, Griffin, Green, Boyle, Scannel, Farnsworth, Dorningand Doremus. A list of the killed and wounded and missing in the storming of the castle, and the subsequent battles on the road to Mexico, is herewith annexed, I have the honor to be very respectfully yours <fec [Signed.] JAMES C. BURNHAM,’ Lieut.-Col. Commanding N, Y. Regiment Vols. From the Gulf Squadron. Navy Yard, Vera Cruz ) October 22, 1847 $ Sir: In my communication of the 27th August I mentioned that 1 had just returned from Alvarado to which place I had suddenly been called in consequence of the assassination by a party of guerrillas ofSergL Chase and private Magee, of the Marines, who, = in company with another marine, were attacked in the outskirts of the town by persons supposed to be resi dents of the place. It seems that two large country canoes, loaded with Mexican cotton, had been seized by one ofthe vessels ot the flotilla. The cotton was deposited in the cus tom-house at Alvarado, and the canoes hauled on shore. In the night, being a very dark one, some people of the town broke into the public warehouse, carried off sixteen bales ofthe cotton, and removed the two canoes. The following day, Sergeant Chase and two privates while searching for the cotton—in consequence, as it is supposed, of false intelligence purposely given to draw them into ambush—were suddenly attacked by a large party in the outskirts ofthe town, and, though only pai tly armed, they defended themselves desper ately, killing one of the party and wounding several | others. Chase and Magee were killed ; the other pri vate escaped to give the intelligence. On examining the Mexican who was killed, it was ascertained that he was a resident ofthe town. Where upon, Lieut. Com. Fairfax, who was in command of Alvarado, very properly arrested the Alcalde, and caused him to be detained on board one ofthe vessels of the flotilla until I could be consulted. On my arri val, 1 caused three other citizens of the place to be arrested and detained until the murderers should be given up to justice, and the stolen property returned. I then ordered two vessels to be seized, as pledge* for the return of the canoes. As the same time, I fined the town SIOOO for the benefit of the families ofthe murdered marines. After giving these directions, 1 returned to Lizardo, where my uprsonal attention to the sick was much needed, leaving commander Buchanan at Alvarado, with instructions to enforce the orders 1 had given. This duty was executed by that judicious officer to my satisfaction, as will be seen by reference to a copy of his report, herewith enclosed. The fine imposed upon the town will be forwarded, through the department, to Gen. Henderson, with a request that it be transmitted in equal proportions (if the department sees no objection) to the families ofthe murdered marines; with the understanding that, in case the deceased have no near relations who may be in want, then it is to be disposed of by Gen. Hender son, in such proportions as he may deem proper, to the widows or orphan children of marines who may fall in the present war. I have the honor to be, with great respect, sir, your obedient servant, M. C. PERRY, Commanding Home Squadron. Hon. John Y . Mason, Secretary of the Navy, Wash ington. - U. S. Ship “Germantown.” ) Anton Lizardo, August 30, 1847. $ Sir: I have the honor to report my return to this ship from Alvarado, in obedience to your instructions of the 28th inst., which were handed to me by Lieut. Com. Overton Carr on the 29th. On the evening of the 29th inst., Don Thomas Teje da, alcalde pro tempore of Alvarado, paid into my hands the sum of one thousand dollars, as demanded by you, on the 25th inst., from the citizens of that town, in de fault of the non-delivery of the murderers ofSergeant Chase and private Magee es marines. The alcaide has also promised that fresh provisions shall be furnish ed regularly to the United Slates vessels stationed at Alvarado. In consequence of the demands made by you on the 26th inst. having been complied with by the authori ties and citizens of Alvarado, I released, as you direc ted, Don Florencio Garnadio and Don Jose Ruiz Pana, who were held as hostages on board the “Hecla” until such demands were complied with. I also di rected the communication between the two shores to be opened. On my departure from Alvarado, I placed in the fe, ■ ... - hands of Lieut. Com. Fairfax, the senior officer, in stuctions for his government, a copy of which 1 enclose to you. ... 1 also enclose a copy of a receipt given by me to Don Thomas Teieda. for the amount paid by the citizens of Alvarado for the benefit of the families of Sergt. Chase and private Magee. Since your departure from Alvarado on the 26th inst., there has been no evidence of hostile feeling on the part of the citizens towards the vessels stationed here. I have the honor to be, sir, respectfully, your obedi ent servant, FRANKLIN BUCHANAN. Commander. Commodore M. C. Perry, Commanding Heme Squad ron, Gulf of Mexico. Cljrouicle unit Sentinel. AUGUST A, Gr A : WEDNESDAY MORN’G, DEC. 8, 1847. The Western Mail.—There was an entire failure ofthe Newspaper Mail yesterday morn ing from all points beyond Atlanta. This is the more astonishing, as the letter mails are all up as late as due from New Orleans, Mobile and Montgomery—showing, conclusively, gross negligence somewhere, with the Government agents. There will be three newspaper mails due this morning from New Orleans, and two from Mobile and Montgomery. We are indebted to the Charleston Courier, Extra, for the latest news fiom the North brought by the Southerner. Tlie 31 arc lx to tlxe Rio Grande. The efforts of the Washington Union to shift the responsibility of the war from the President, involve the Editor and the Adminis tration in a political labyrinth, from which it seems impossible for them to extricate them selves. The recent declaration of Mr. Clay in his speech that the march to the Rio Grande was ordered prior to the final rejection of Mr. Slidell by the Mexican authorities, a fact ful ly attested by the history of the transaction, seems to have excited the ire of the official Ed itor, who feeling that the responsibility of the act was too great for the President, repelledthe imputation with great vehemence, whereupon the New York Tribune very pertinently asks : “ Why is this, if the right bank ofthe Rio Grande is a part of Texas? Such anxiety on the part of the Government organ is certainly remarkable. Had not Mr. Polk as much right to order our troops from one point in Texas to another , as he had to direct them to inarch from Richmond to Old Point 7 Why, then, seek to find an excuse for it? The very fact that the Administration hopes to find, in Mr. Slidell’s non-re ception by the Mexican Government a justification of its order to Gen. Taylor to march to the Rio Grande, is equivalent to a confession that it would have been improper to have given that order had Mr. Slidell been accredited by the Mexican Government—and if so, it must be because our right to the territory in question was by no means so “ clear and unquestionable ” as was our title even to 54 40 in Oregon, which never theless Mr. Polk surrendered to Great Britain ! If the territory between the Neuces and the Rio Grande, from its source to its mouth, really constituted a part of the Texas that threw off the Mexican yoke and es tablished its independence at San Jacinto, then the President ought to have taken possession of Santa Fe and Point Isabel, and have driven off the Mexican cus tom-house officers, at the same time that he took pos session of Galveston. Would he have permitted Don Armijo to collect duties at Galveston upon American commerce, for the benefit of the Mexican treasury, as Don Armijo did collect such duties at Santa Fe for such purpose, and as Don Somebody else did the same thing at Point Isabel, until Gen. Kearny expelled the one and Gen. Taylor the other ? Surely not. And why not? Because Galveston was ‘ clearly and un questionably’ apart of Texas —while Santa Fe and Point Isabel were just as undeniably Mexican ports both of them having been from lime immemorial in her undisputed possession, and the former recognized as her’s not only by universal consent, but by ihe laws of our own Congressand Consider appointments of our own Executive ! There never was a clearer histori cal and geographical fact; and every effort of the Ad} ministration to discredit it, in order to protect itself from one class of imputations, only subjects it to cen sure for omissions of a character quite as grave !” Gov. Crawford.—The efforts of certain De mocratic presses and Legislators to censure Gov. Crawford for the appointment of the officers of the Georgia battalion, we have here tofore considered too puerile to merit attention, nor should we allude to them now but to give place to the following merited rebuke from the Muscogee Democrat, whose Editor has the in dependence to do even handed justice to that distinguished officer: Ex-Governor Crawford. —Some censure having been cast upon the late Executive for his appointment of Lieut. Colonel of the Georgia Mounted Battalion, we give the following statement of the facts of the case from the Savannah Republican, simply remark ing that all the fuss made about the matter had its origin, we believe, in petty political malice against Geo. W. Crawford or Lt. Col. Calhoun, which is as despicable as it is unreasonable. The Republican will therefore please excuse us from the sweeping al legation which it makes against “ Democratic Parti zans” or “Democrats” in general, touching the con duct of Gov. Crawford in this particular. Ijieut. Gardner. We have been courteously permitted to cull from a long and very interesting letter, from an officer of the army to his friend in this city, the following extract, in reference to the heroic conduct of this gallant son of Augusta, on the memorable field of Churubusco : Cindadela, Neab Mexico, Oct. 21st. “In the battle of Churubusco, Lieut. Gardner of Augusta, was severely wounded by a musket ball, af ter behaving in the most admirable manner. With a small party of men, he charged and took two of the enemy’s cannon that were firing on our troops, driving 1 away from them a much superior force. Shortly al ter he was wounded, and we all feared mortally, yet he is now walking round as well, except a little pale ness, as ever. Augusta may be proud of such a young soldier as Gardner. ” G. W. Dargan has been elected by the South Carolina Legislature Chancellor, to fill the vacancy of the late Chancellor Harper. Mr. Clay in Washington.—Mr. Clay, it i is said, will visit Washington during the present month, to attend the sitting of the Supreme Court. Hampton Course. The attendance on the Turf yesterday, al though a beautiful day. was not large, and the sport of little interest. The Colt Stake was awarded to Col. Singleton’s Priam filly, dam Attalanta, the other seven having paid forfeit. The second race was won by Singleton’s bay mare in two heats—time 1 in. 52 s. and 1 m. 50 s., beating Lovell’s John Watson and Jewell’s bay colt. The first heat, wejearn, was well contested between the two first for three quarters of a mile, after which the mure led off. In the second heat the mare led throughout, winning easily. The following are the entries for to-day : Jockey Club Purse S2O0 —Two Mile Heats.—Col. W. M. Myers enters brown filly Countess, 4 years old by imported Leviathan, dam by Stockholder —rider’s dress fancy. Mr. Harrison enters brown horse Richland, 4 years old, by Argyle, dam by Sarpidon —ri- der’s dress purple and white. Col. W. J. Harley enters Mary Stikes by Gano, dam Sally Magraw, 5 years old —rider’s : dress fancy. The Southern Cultivator* The December number, the last of the fifth Volume, has just been issued, accompanied by a copious Index, which renders the Volume j very complete. The efforts of the Publishers J to render the work worthy of the cause, and i acceptable to the public, are known, and they trust justly appreciated by its patrons and i friends. The new Volume commences in January, under the Editorial charge of its pre- t sent Editor, Dr. Daniel Lee, with whose la- j borsthe Publishers have the highest confidence I the patrons of the work will be well pleased, t The readers of the Volume just closed have 1 had a taste of his qualities, in the last two or j three numbers, and are partially enabled to i judge of them; and from many intelligent, practical planters, the Publishers have already the highest assurances of their unqualified ap- ■ probation. Yet, as a large portion of the plan- < ters do not see the Cultivator, the Publish ers deem it proper to introduce a few notices of ] two Lectures delivered by Dr. Lee, during a j recent visit to Milledgeville and Macon, to show the estimate in which his abilities are held by the writers: From the Milledgeville Correspondent of the < G ii'iffi.n Whig. \ “ Mr. Shockley has introduced into the House a bill to establish a Professorship of Agricultural Chem istry in the University of Georgia. In connection with this project, Dr. Lee, of the (Southern Culti vator., delivered a lecture upon the subject of scien tific farming at the State House, on Wednesday night, which was highly appreciated by the numerous and respectable audience who attended. While the speaker advocated with much zeal the system of farming on scientific principles, one could scarcely avoid the conclusion that he was also eminently prac tical in his knowledge of agriculture.” From the Correspondent of the Marietta Advocate. :t Last night, in the Representative Hall, after the transaction of some business of the Agricultural So ciety, addresses were delivered by Dr. Wright and Dr. Lee, the new editor of the Southern Cultivator. Dr. Lee’s remarks were off-hand—conversation al rather, and practical in their bearing. He is a man of no ordinary capacity, and possesses a great fund of information on the subjects of which ho treated. Whether he will fill the place of the la mented Camak, remains to be seen. Among the in teresting thoughts presented by Dr. Lee I was struck with a few statements which would be interesting perhaps to your readers. Dr. Lee dwelt on the adaptation of our State to sheep husbandry, and argued that our lands ought now to have upon them six millions of sheep. Each by proper management could be made to yield a fieece of four or five pounds. The sweet potato he regards as an important article of food for cattle. The improvement of our present breed for dairy purposes was considered as prefer able to the seeking for imported stock. The plan for raising the fertility of a given portion of land and in creasing its products, say from five to fifty bushels of corn, should be interesting to our small farmers in every section of the State. The process is a gradual one and simple enough, consisting in returning to the soil every year in manure as large a portion as possi ble of the preceding crop. I cannot give you an out line of his address, and will only add that upon the audience generally the impression made by Dr. Lee was favorable.” From Milledgeville Dr. L. visited Macon, and at the solicitation of many friends, deliv" ered a lecture there, which was noticed by the Telegraph thus : Dr. Lee We had the pleasure, one night last week, in common with a number of our citizens, to be entertained by a rare treat —a lecture from Dr. Lee, the Editor of the Southern Cultivator. There was an earnestness about his discourse that proved the speaker to be fully imbued with the true spirit of the man of science and reform. Dr. Lee is no enthusiast, whose mind has lost its balance and who has surren dered himself to the whim of a single idea. He spoke of the practical details o( farming as ofthings as familiar as household matters to him. And, indeed, we un derstand he lias been inured from his youth to the actual pursuits and habits of a laboring man. He, therefore, was able to tell what he really knew, and read from the book of experience as well as from the pages emanating from the laboratory. In his present position we are very sanguine as to the good that Dr. Lee will be able to effect for the agriculture of our State, and greatly desire to see the circulation of tho periodical which he now directs, enlarged to an extent commensurate with its usefulness and its claims on the people. The publishers might cull from their ex changes other equally flattering notices of the high attainments of their Editor, but these will suffice for the present. They therefore shall enter upon their New Volume, with renewed and increased confidence in the triumphant suc cess of the work, which will be elegantly illus trated with superb Engravings on wood, by an accomplished artist. Let the Planters of the South look to it that such efforts to improve their Agriculture and increase their fortunes, do not fail for the want of a liberal support. The work is published monthly in quarto form, on fine paper and new type, each num ber containing sixteen pages, 9 by 12 inches square, at ONE DOLLAR a year, always in advance. Mr. Tyler and Gen. Houston, the public are aware, have in several letters through the newspapers, beenurgingtheirrespective claims to the honor of annexing Texas. The hast let ter from Gen. H., which we have not seen, is thus noticed by the Richmond Whig: “ Gen. Samuel Houston is out in another long letter in reply to President Tyler, in regard to their some what conflicting claims of having effected the annexa tion of Texas. According to this epistle, Gen. Jack son was induced by Gen. Houston to take the 11 ini tiative,” and to give the ball an impulse—the latter having invented for that purpose, the cock-and-bull story about English interference, and of the probability, that if annexation were not promptlyconsummated, that Texas would seek an alliance with Great Bri tain. By this falsehood Gen. Jackson was effectually himselfdeceived, as a very large part of the American people were afterwards by the instrumentality of his letters, in which the danger of losing the srolden was so graphically portrayed. We are not surprised that Gen. Houston was capable of this fraud upon his friends; but we had not supposed that even he would avow his connection with it, not only with out a blush, but with evident exultation. He may succeed in showing that Mr. Tyler, as well as Gene ral Jackson was his dupe ; but he cannot satisfy any man who has not studied political ethics in a Texas council chamber, that the success of the fraud ought to exempt its author from the contempt even of those who profited by their own delusion.” New York Money Market. —The money market is still quite contracted, and the banks discount sparingly, not so much from any large amount of specie which they have lost, for we believe the greatest part of all that has been shipped has come either from other places or from the sub-Treasury, and that their stock will not consequently show a reduction anything like what would be ordinarily expected under the shipments which have occurred, but because there is no uniformity of action or opinion among the managers of these institutions. A ( portion of them apprehend squalls of the most terrific kind, and look consequently with suspi cion upon every thing and every body. It ap pears to be of little importance to them what rate of interest customers may be forced to pay ' so that they do not break upon the hands of the 1 banks, or place them in a position where they might lose a little specie.— N. Y. Commercial ! Advertiser \th inst. Specie. —The N. Y. Tribune of Thursday ( says:—The receipts of specie are now very considerable from all parts of the country. The estimated amount of specie in the whole coun- 1 try is in round numbers $100,000,000. The steamer Acadia, which left Boston on Wednesday for Liverpool, took out $404,000 E in specie, of which sum $300,000 were from r New York. i The packet ship Oneida, from New York for t Havre, takes out $60,000 in silver. 1 From the N. O. Commercial Times, Dec. 2. 1 Arrival of General Taylor. 1 The Hero arrived in the river early yester- < day morning, on the United States steamer 1 Monmouth, from Brazos, the 26th inst. The i Mary Kingsland, with the Committee of Invita- < tion on board, which had been dispached to the mouth of the Mississippi, having met the Mon* mouth, took him and his suite on board, and brought them to the plantation of Maunsel White, Esq., a few miles below the city, where they landed and spent an hour or two. Thence they were conveyed to the Barracks, in the lower part of the Third Municipality, where Mrs. Taylor and daughter were in attendance to receive the General. A discharge of artille ry, a little before daybreak, from the public squares, announced the welcome intelligence to our citizens. From the moment the Mon mouth came in sight ot the Southwest Pass, it was made known by signal flags that the brave old soldier was on board, and every ship and steamer was dressed in flags, and resounded with thundering cheers. The plantations turn ed out their forces and cheered the steamer as she passed. The following correspondence, making known the forthcoming jubilee here, has taken place between the General and the Mayor: Mayoralty of New-Orleans, ? November 27th, 1847. $ General: It is my pleasing office to inform you, that by resolutions of our Municipal Coun cils, you are invited to become the guest of the city whilst it is your pleasure to remain amongst us. In tendering to you this hospitality, I assure you the constituted authorities have but re flected the unanimous wishes of their consti tuents. I shall forbear to dilate on the great services you have rendered to our country —services which, while they have added so much to its glory and renown, have not less beautifully illustrated the triumphs of humanity in !he midst of victory. I cherish, in common with my fellow-citizens, the sentiments of admiration and affection which have prompted this wel come on your return to your country and your home. I have the honor to be, with distinguished consideration, your friend and fellow-citizen, A. D. C rossman, Mayor. Major-Gen. Zachary Taylor. U. S- Steamer Monmouth. I Mississippi River, November 30,1847. $ Sir :—I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 27th inst., communicating the in vitation of the municipal authorities of New Orleans, to become the guest of the city while 1 remain in it. 1 cannot but be deeply sensible to this unex pected token of the respect and affection of the people of New Orleans —superadded as it is unto many testimonials of their confidence, I feel that they have laid me under an obligation which I can never adequately repay. I beg you to convey to the authorities of the city my most sincere and heartfelt acknowledgements for the great honor thus conferred, and my accep tance of their offer during the brief period that I can remain in the city. With high regard, I have the honor to be your friend and obedient servant, Z. TAYLOR. Hi* honor A. D. Crossman, Mayor of N. O. Reception. —The grand ceremonies, which are to signalize the arrival of the old veteran in this city, as its distinguished guest, will take place to-morrow. The committee of the three municipalities, with the other notabilities who are to occupy the prominent position in the procession, will meet at the Mayor’s oflice at nine o’clock, to proceed to the Barracks on board the Mary Kingsland, for the purpose of bringing up Gen. Z. Taylor to the city. From the N. O. Picayune, 2d inst. The Two Howitzers. The proceedings of the court martial, here annexed, will give the public to understand that Major-Gen. Pillow has busied himself in other ways than in composing the epistles of “Leoni das.” What a pity it is the general cannot be brought to invoke inquiry as to the authors of that immense production. He has been charged with having written it by older and better sol diers than himself. But we suppose he has learned that Gen. Scott has the original manu script in his possession. These written docu ments are troublesome things to men of conve nient memories. We copy from the American Star: General Orders , No. 329. Headquarters of the Army, ) Mexico, Oct. 30, 1847. ) Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry, of which Brevet Major-Gen. W. J. Worth is President, convened at this place by the following orders, viz : General Orders No. 319. Headquarters of the Army, ) Mexico, Oct. 22, 1847. ) At the instance of Major-Gen. G. J. Pillow a Court of Inquiry will assemble at the Palace, or such olher place in this city as may be designated by the presi dent of the court, to-morrow morning, at 9 o’clock. The court will investigate and rq>ort the facts and circumstances connected with the removal of two small howitzers on the 14th of September, from Cha pultepec —stating by whom removed, and whether with the knowledge of Major-Gen, Pillow, and also give their opinion upon the facts which may be de veloped. Members. —Brevet Major-Gen. W. J. Worth, Major-General J. A. Quitman, Brig.-Gen. D. E. Twiggs. Lieut. R. P. Hammond, 3d Artillery, is appointed the Judge Advocate of the court. By command of Major-Gen. Sqott : H. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. G. The said order being founded on the following com munications from Major-General Pillow, viz : 1. Major-Gen, Pillow to Capt. H. L. Scott, acting assistant adjutant-general, as follows ; Mexico, Oct. 9, 1847. Captain —On the night of the 13th I was informed at Chapultepcc that two small howitzers, which my command had captured in storming that place, had been taken from the carriages and were not to be found. Being myself unable from my wound to get out of bed, I caused a strict inquiry to be instituted for them, and was informed late at night that they were found in my own baggage wagon, and found further that they had been placed there by Mr. Welch. This was done without my knowledge or authority. I immediately sent for Col. Howard and directed him to have them taken out, and directed my aids-dc camp, Lieuts. Rains and Ripley, to have them mount ed and placed in battery for the defence of the place. I never knew, until last night at 9 o’clock, that my order to take the pieces out of my wagon had not been obeyed. My aids-de-camp reported to me that night, that there was no ammunition for those pieces, and therefore they could not place them in battery. I now learn, from inquiry, that they were brought to the city in my wagon, and were taken from the wagon by Lieut. Rogers and Mr. Welch, and that they proba bly have one each. Mr. Rogers has retired from my staff, and he is now at the “Sociedad.” Mr. Welch is in the city, but I do not know where he resides. Regarding the conduct of those gentlemen as impro per, I, feeling it my duty not to suffer any persons to shelter themselves from responsibilities under my pro tection, I feel it to be my duty, at the earliest moment, to give this information to the general-in-chief, for such action as he may think proper to take. But for my having been so much disabled by my wound, I would have seen personally to the execution of my orders, and would never have suffered the general to be troubled about such matters. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, GID. J. PILLOW, Major-General U. S. A. P. S, I had written this noie and ordered it record ed when I received the note of this date of Mr. Wil liams, A. D. C. to Capt. Huger. Lieut. Rogers is not subject to rny orders, as he has retired some time since from my staff. Mr. Welch is a citizen of the United States, following the army. I will send for those gentlemen and communicate the orders of the general-in-chief. Very respectfully GID. J. PILLOW, Major-General, U. S. A. 2, Maj.-Gen. Pillow to Capt. H, L. Scott, A. A. Adjutant-General, as follows: City of Mexico, Oct. 29, 1847. Captain —Having been informed that Gen, Scoit entertains and has expressed the opinion that the two small howitzers captured at Chapultepec, were re moved with my knowledge and acquiescence, I deem it due no less to his opinion than as an act of justice ] to myself, to lay the accompanying statements of j Lieuts. Rains, Ripley, Rogers and Mr. Welch before him, and to ask such reply as the justice of the case j a may render proper. j I addressed a note, (of which I now send you a copy below) addressed to the general himself, but as he refused to receive it as a private communication, I now address it officially, though I still entertain the 1 opinion that it is properly a private and unofficial com munication. Very respectfully, your ob’t serv’t, [Signed.] GID. J. PILLOW, Maj.-Gen. U. S. A. Copy of the Note above referred to. City of Mexico, Oct. 18, 1847. General —Being informed that yon entertain the 1 opinion that the two small howitzers captured at C ha pultepec were removed from that place with my knowledge nr acquiescence, I deem it due to yourself, no less than to my honor to lay before you the accom panying statements, and to ask you to favor me with such reply as justice to myself and the facts of this render proper. I had hoped that my official report of the 9th inst., addressed to your adjutant general, would have been sufficient to acquit me}in y*our opinion of any participa tion in the transaction. Whatever doubt, however, may have heretofore existed, I indulge the hope that these proofs will throw the responsibility of that trans action upon the proper persons, and will relieve me from impressions of my conduct, no less at war with my duty as an officer, than unjust to my reputation as a gentleman. Accept, my dear sir, assurances of the regard with which I have (he honor to be your most obedient ser vant, [Signed] GID. J. PILLOW, Maj. Gen. U. S. A. Major Gen. Scott. 3. Major Gen. Pillow to Capt. H. L. Scott, A. A. Adjutant General as follows: City of Mexico, Oct. 22, 1847. Captain —Inasmuch as that representations have been made to the General-in-chief, and to others in regard to the removal of the two howitzers at Chapul tepec, on the 13th September, imputing to me a know ledge of their intended removal, which representa tions are erroneous, and are calculated to prejudice my character and conduct as an officer, I deem it my duty to demand a Court of Inquiry, to investigate the facts and circumstances connected with the removal of those guns, from their carriages and from Chapultapec, by whom removed, and whether with ray knowledge, and that said court give its opinion whether I am in any degree censurable in the premises. As some of the witnesses intend leaving for the U. States by the first opportunity, I desire that the court may be ordered to convene as early as practicable. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obe dient servant, GID. J. PILLOW, Maj. Gen. U. S, A. REPORT: The court find and report the following facts and circumstances: 1. That two small howitzers captured at Chapulte pec were removed from their carriages during the forenoon of September 13th ; one was moved by and under the direction of Mr. Welch, a follower of the army, especially of the 3d division, and the other by and under the direction of Lieut. Hodge, 9th infantry; and, so far as the testimony show’s, this removal from their carriages was made without the previous know ledge, authority or consent of Gen. Pillow. When the guns were taken from their carriages they were placed at separate times, by the two individuals who had removed them, in the baggage wagon of Gen. Pillow, and this, so far as the testimony shows, with out the previous knowledge, authority or consent of Gen. Pillow. 2. It appears from the evidence that Maj. Gen. Pdlow was informed by an officer acting on his staff, Passed Midshipman Rogers, of the Navy, on the eve ning of September 13, that the two howitzers were then in his, Gen. Pillow’s, wagon. It does not appear that the General expressed any surprise when this in formation was communicated to him, nor is it shown that he evinced any desire or determination to have the howitzers returned to their proper place, but, on the contrary, by his language to Mr. Rogers, at the time, viz: “Very well; I think I am entitled to them as trophies,” there is conveyed an evident im pression that Maj. Gen. Pillow desired, at least for the moment, to retain the howitzers for himself. 3. That Lieut.-Colonel Howard, 15th infantry, the commanding officer of Chapultepec, did report to Maj. Gen. Pillow, on the evening of Sept. 13, that two small howitzers had disappeared from their carriages, and that, about the middle of the afternoon of Sept. 14, the same officer did report to Gen. Pillow that the two howitzers had been found in his wagon. It does not appear from the evidence that Gen. Pillow direct ed or desired the restoration of these guns at that time, but, from his language to Lieut.-Col. Howard, viz: “That Mr. Welch, and Mr. Rogers, had interested themselves in getting those guns, to betaken away as trophies, and that he (Col. II.) better not interfere— but to let them go,” therein conveyed the evident conclusion that Maj.-Gen. Pillow w r as aware of an in tention on the part of Messrs, Welch and Rogers to remove the guns to Chapultepec, did acquiesce in such removal and did authorise the removal in his own wagon. 4. It appears from the evidence, that on the night of the 14th, when the garrison of Chapultepec was about being reduced in numbers, and whilst conver sing with the staff about the defences of the place, Gen. Pillow’ ordered two officers of his staff, to have these howitzers taken out of the wagon und remount ed. with some orders relative to the general disposi tions for the defence of the work. It was ascertained by his staff officers that no suita ble ammunition could be found for the howitzers, and that they were therefore not used, not mounted, nor removed from the wagon, and other arrangements for defence were made without them, and reported to Gen. Pillow. The impression is strong and almost conclusive, that this order of Major-Gen. Pillow, to his staff officers, could net have indicated a desire on his part for a full and final restoration of these howitzers to their pro per places, as public property —otherwise the mere fact of failure to find suitable ammunition for their immediate use could not justify the staff officers in failing to obey the order to dismount the pieces—and it does not appear that the staff officers were censured for the omission. 5. That the two howitzers were brought to town on the 15th of September, in Gen. Pillow’s wagon; that one was claimed by Mr. Rogers, and carried to his quarters under his direction, whilst the other was carried to the residence of Mr. Welch, and for him. It does not appear that Maj.-Gen. Pillow had any information of the actual fact, that the howitzers were in the city of Mexico, until the evening of Octoberß, subsequent to the order of the General-in-chief, in re lation to trophies, etc., when, and subsequently, he seems to have used all proper measures to have them restored. And the court is of opinion that farther military proceedings may be dispensed with. The General-in-Chief approves of the proceedings and the opinions of the Court in the foregoing case. The Court of Inquiry, of which Brevet Maj.-Gen. Worth is President, is dissolved. By command of Maj.-Gen. Scott. H. L. SCOTT, A, A. A. G, Extensive Forgery. —There was great ex citement in State street this morning, arising from the discovery that forgeries to the amount of about $50,000 had been discovered. It ap pears that Mr. S. F. Belknap of Concord, one of the largest railroad contractors in the coun try, has had transactions in a business way with George Miller, who has for several years been a very bold and large operator in State street, and who resides in Waltham. Mr. B. has from time to time given Miller his notes nayable to him; from which genuine notes, it is supposed, he has manufactured over $50,000, as very nearly that amount has been pronounced by Mr. Belknap base forgeries. These notes have been taken by different individuals, and by them discounted at different banks in Boston, and vicinity; and therefore it is supposed that the banks generally will not lose, as the notes dis counted have the endorsements of the original purchasers. We learn that all the notes which had been signed by Mr. Belknap were written by the clerk of Miller, and were made payable at the Suffolk Bank, Boston; and it has been the practice of Miller to send to the Suffolk Bank every day to obtain the notifications of notes falling due. By this means he has been enabled to take up the forged paper, and substitute “ a , few more of the same sort.” We learn that the clerk of Mr. Miller is an honest man, and, although he has written the notes, he has never seen Mr. Belknap sign one, it having been 1 Miller’s business to get the signatures to the notes by calling in person. < There were notifications for notes to the £ amount of SIO,OOO falling due to-day, only one of $2500 being genuine. Miller, we believe 1 has not been seen in State-street for the last r week, and as he has had occasion to be frequent- e ly in New-York, where he had large operations, a his absence was thought nothing of, until the c notifications for notes came to Mr. Belknap, r rather more numerously than his accounts would justify. This forgery is equal in boldness, if not n amount, to any within our remembrance* and it only goes to show that persons who are in the habit of purchasing paper should find « ut that it is genuine before they par. with their money. r The last that was known of Miller was tint he left New York some days since for PhiladH phia, since which nothing'has been heard from him. He has left behind him a very interesting family, and, we are sorry to add, a sullied re putation.—Boston Transcript , Friday Evenino Special The New England the office of W M . T. Gould, Esq., on WEDNRs DAY EVENING, Bth inst., at 7 o’clock. A p Unc _ tual attendance of members is requested. By order of the President. d 7-2 M. WILKINSON, Secretary. O’Medical Card,--Doctor MEALS tenders his professional services, in the various branches of medicine, to the citizens of Augusta and vicinity He may be found either at the office formerly occu pied by Thos. and J. J. R. Flournoy, Esq*., on Mclntosh-street, or at the residence of Mrs. Water man, on Broad-street. dl-6m* An Election will take place at the several places for holding Elections in the county of Rich mond, on the first Monday in January, for a COUNTY SURVEYOR. JESSE KENT, j. i. c. n. c VALENTINE WALKER, j. i. c r c JAMES HARPER, j. i. c. r. c ' IGNATIUS P. GARVIN, j. i c R ( n 25 WM. P. BEALLE, j. i. c. r. c. Johnson’s Daguerreotype Rooms. —Mr. C. E. JOHNSON has the honor to inform his old patrons of lustyear, and the public generally, that he is again at HIS OLD STAND, over Messrs. Clark, Racketttf' Co.'s J tic dry Store, where he is prepared to execute MINIATURES in a style supe rior to anything he has dono heretofore. Mr. J., thankful for the very liberal patronage o ast season, asks a continuance of the same. e25-lins-2mos Ipf 1 YVlio will suffer from that painful disease, Liver Complaint, when immediate relief, if not a posi tive cure, may be effected by the timely use of Wig. tar’s Balsam ; for proof of which read the following ; Waterford , N. Y., May! , 1845.—Dear Sir. In the year 1841 I was so severely attacked with Liver Complaint as to be entirely unable to attend to my business. I consulted with the best physicians in our place but they gave me no relief. In the winter of 1842 I procured a bottle of Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry ; and before I had used one half of it I was able to resume my business as usual. I have since that time used two bottles of the Wild Cherry Balsam —and have been entirely free from pain; and, with the exception of a bad cold in February last, have en joyed better health than 1 ever did before. Wm. C. Potter. We are all well acquainted with Mr. Wm. C. Potter—know that he was afflicted in the manner he describes; and that his statement is entitled to full credit. Scott & W aldron, Merchants. None genuine unless signed I. Butts on the wrapper. For sale, wholesale and retail, by Havi lasd, Risley & Co., Thos. Barrett & Co., and Druggists generally in Georgia. d3-tw&w |j°Dr, H. F. Pcery’s Vermifuge or ‘Dead Shot” for Worms. --The exeeoding, small quantity of this Medicine required to test the existence of worms, or to remove every one from the system, its operating in a few hours, together with its great certainty* of effect, constitute it one of the most brilliant discoveries of the age. It seldom needs to be repeated and never to he followed by any other purge. Therefore, in urgent cases, as those of Jits, spasms, or convulsions , caused by worms, its unri valled superiority is manifest. Few medicines are better calculated to improve the health of children, even where no worms exist; as it removes those masses of crudities that line and closely adhere to the stomach and bowels, giving rise to sy'inptoms that counterfeit every variety of worm disease. Although prompt and certain in its operation, and not unplea sant to the taste, it is perfectly safe, and adapted to the tenderest age. Price 25 cents per vial. Prepared by Dr. H. F. Peery, and sold by A. B. & D. Sands, Druggist, 100 Fulton-street, New York. Sold also by Haviland Risley & Co., Augusta, and by Druggists general ly throughout the United States. d3-d&w (Janiuirates for (Office. Ij* We are authorized to announce MIDDLETON SEAGO, Esq., a candidate for the office of Tax Collector of Richmond county, at the en suing election, Mr. Editor {--Please announce LEROY H. MURPHEY as a candidate for Tax Collector of Richmond county in January next, and you will oblige dl* Many Voters, We are authorized to announce PETER BOISCLAIR as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector of Richmond county*. d 3 I3 3 We are authorized to announce ROBT. A. WATKINS as a candidate for re-election to the office of Tax-Collector of Richmond county. Ij* We are authorized to announce JAMES McLAWS as a candidate for Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts of Richmond county. n2s* Hj* We are authorized to announce LEON P. DUGAS as a candidate for Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts of Richmond county, at the ensuing election in January next. n 24 MARRIED. On the 2d inst., by the Rev. Wesley P. Arnold, Mr. Augustus C. Jones to Miss Mary A., daughter of Win. Meriwether, Esq., of Columbia county, Ga. Commercial. AUGUSTA MARKET. Tuesday, December 7, P. M. BUSINESS. —During the past week the number of waggons arriving enlivened our streets, and gave an appearance o." . . >r« activity in business than actually is the fact. The continual storing of almost all the Cotton brought to market continues to make our mo ney market very tight, and when we consider the small amount of Cotton sold since the coming m of the new crop, it is not to be wondered at, und we believe we hazard nothing in saying that the circula tion of our Banks must be at least one million of dol lars short of what it was at this period last year. COTTON.—We continue to report very light re ceipts of Cotton for the season of the year, and this we see is not confined to our city alone, lor the re ceipts of Cotton up to the Ist of November at Colum bus this year reached but 12,523 bales, whilst last year up to the same date they [reached 24,405 bales, last week in Charleston the receipts were 1,613 bales, against 14,128 bales same week last year; and m Savannah 1,076 bales last week, against 16,365 bales same week last year. The total receipts in the ports of Charleston and Savannah fall off 111,278 bales, whilst New Orleans and Mobile increased 52,060 bales. It is generally expected that the information w gather from our numerous exchanges, give us better sources of information than our subscribers can otbet wise obtain as to the extent ot the crop, but it is matter that we, like all others, have been disappoint ed in to a very considerable extent, but as we ha advanced considerably in the season, we think our figures will not vary much from what may be t ie result, and put down New Orleans, including Texas, 1,000,000, Mobile 400,000, Florida 140,000, Caro i na and Georgia, including Virginia, 5 60,000 ba es,
