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have already stated, are said to have been unhes itatingly rejected. According to a letter from l epic, thr Ameri cans were about to attack (Juayinas. Mazallan, nod San Bias. We published a tew days ago aonifejater news from California, in which it wa r*t§sߧiat our Circes there had entirely destroyed C> aaytrwiH. IMPORTANT FROM VERA CRUZ! •Siff'ces-iSul l.umliitg ot our t’mris! Bttrtic of Uiilsiiipinin Keduulit*- Lovt of Ct.pt. \lbtjnit rt nil 1 nifit —luvestsni ut of Irra I'rtK, fcf. it. W.iter and Supplies cut off from the Enemy! ! From the .New Orleans Della. By the arrival, at an early hour this morning, of the schr. Portia, (.'apt. Powell, which led Sa critacios on the loth instant, we are in possess ion of the following high y interesting intelli gence from the forces cooperating against A era Cruz. For the facts detailed we are indebted to our correspondence and conversations with pus- sengc rs. Troops were landed after a reconnoisanec o i the 7th, by Generals Scott, Patterson, Worth, Pillow, Quitman, and ‘1 wiggs, with their Aids p.nd the Topographical corps, which approached near the shore, towards the direction ot the Cas tle, tin guns from San Juan de Ulna opening opening tire up'in the party, tin owing shell ami sSot,'T>ut without doing any damage to tics reconnoitoring party —th) round shot either passing over or falling short, and the shell, al though thrown with precision, bursting at a con siderable elevation, doing no harm. One shell passing over the steamer Petrita, (the vessel em ployed in the reconnoisanec,) and another burst ing under her bow, without doing her any injury. The reconnoisance was made while the trans ports and convoys were lying o(Tat Anton Lizar du ; after their return and the least possible de lay, transports and convoys weighed anchor and stood to the southward of Sacrifacios, bearing in towards the main-land, with a tair breeze and in gallant style, when they came to anchor, the convoys taking position in such a manner as to protect the disembarkation of the troops, the first, 0000, being landed at 2 o’clock, P. M.. on the 9th, and the remainder during the day. The landing is spoken of by persons who were eye witnesses, as a scene of magnificence, rarely witnessed more than once in a lifetime. The troops landed amounted to the exact number ot 12,100. After the landing, the different columns took up their line of march for the positions assigned to them in the important action and siege of Ve ra Cruz. The steamers Vixen and Spitfire, laying under Punta de Homos, opened on the city across the point and in the direction of the Castle, with shell and round shot, which was returned by the Cas tle, but without effect. Gen. Worth’s division, which, it is said, lias been assigned to the operations on the left flank of the city, from the ioculis of the landing on the South and under Punta do Homos, had necessa rily to move in echellon to the rear, pastthc right, in order to gain his proper position—in the exe cution of which it became necessary to attack and take possession of two redoubts thrown up bv the enemy, on one of which was a piece of artillery, and both tilled with infantry. The re doubts were attacked, charged, and taken, a spirited resistance being made by the. enemy, wlfn*ldst in killed, wounded, and prison era^-our~loss, Wine’ seven* killed ami several wounded. AI hurt us, of the 2d Infantry, was killed by a round shot, supposed to be lrom the Castlo ; the ball severed bis head from his body, the same shot taking off the arm of a drum mer (a boy) and wounding a private. Capt. Al burlis was a Virginian, and formerly conducted a newspaper in Fredericksburg. Col. Dickerson, (of the Palmetto Regiment,) was wounded ill the breast by a musket shot. The skirmishing was, however, no check to the advancing column, which passed steadily forward to its position on the left and rear ot the city, where it halted and commenced the work of entrenchment. The pipes used for the purpose of supplying the city with fresh water, have been discovered and broken up, completely cutting off’ the supply from the tanks, which are situated some distance from the city. During the advance upon the roar of the city, passed midshipman Rogers, who had not yet been sent from Vera Cruz, was bound on a cart and ordered to be conveyed, under a guard, to the prison at Perote, but fortunately they were en countered bv our forces and Mr. Rogers was rescued, and is now on board bis ship. Tho city is now completely surrounded by our troops, each division having taken a strong nnd advantageous position, with entrenchments, com pletely cutting off all communication by sea or land, and, at the same time, are safe from the fire of tho Castle. The positions of divisions were established on the 13th, extending from Punta do llornos, on the right, to Punta de la Catita, on the left, in one unbroken line, and active prepar ations were on foot for the immediate subjugation of this formidable place. So closely is Vera Cruz now besieged, and so entirely are every means of communication cut off, that, in a very few days, the news must reach us that both the city and castle are occu pied by our victorious troops. Tho general impression seems to be that the city will surrender in the course of ten days or fncnwft°kg- is expressed of the suc cessful termination of the enterprise. Tho Portia was delayed from the 13th to tho 15th, by the prevalence of a norther, during which time tho discharge of heavy ordnance was j frequently heard, which doubtless proceeded from the Castle. The vessels belonging to the squadron cm ployed in the service as convoys, and tor the cov-; ering of the landing of the troops below Punta de Homos, are : flagship Raritan ; frigates Poto- ; mac and Princeton; sloops St. Mary’s, Albany, ‘anffi John Adams ; steamers Vixen and Spitfire ; gunboats Reefer, Petrel, Bonita, and Beil. The gunboats carry medium 32 s. If the bombardment should prove inadequate to the opening of a breach jn the walls ot’ the Castle, an attempt will be in a it- to hoard, and 1500 sailors, aimed with cutlasses and battle axes, will he let into the castle. For a iiand-to hand tight, sailors arc superior to anv other elans of men of war. The naval force of Com. Perry. in a. charge, will prove fully equal to f> or tt,UOO Mexican soldiers. if is thought by some intelligent officers, that the bombard will take place at night.— Buoys bcing-Arown out ami stationed ut cer tain points, tho ships might approach close to the castle, aed'direot their tire with more effect •gainst its walls.” Capt. Vinton, of the Artillery, took up a posi. tion at a lime-kiln, close under tlm walls ot the city, without loss. A magazine was raptured on the 10th, with 150 case* of powder, of English or American manufacture ! The landing of 6,000 troops is said to have j been one of the most imposing scenes ever wit nessed. So great was the ardor of the troops, ‘hat they could not wait for the boats to land, but - into the water, waist deep, and rushed j to shore, and up to the top of the adjacent sand bills. Strange to say, the Mexicans did not op- j pose the landing, although they had every chance \ of doing us much mischief. One thousand Mexicans were seen coming ; down towards Vera Cruz, on the main road from i Mexico,on the evening of the 11th, with a large J drove of cattle for the beleaguered city ; but they ; could not be taken, a, the investment was not j then complete. Gen. Twiggs had succeedeil in > capturing some cattle. On the morning of ;he f l3th, at hall past 3 o’clock, the enemy opened with round shot and shell, not only from the batteries around the town, but from the Castes. The sky was coin ■ pletely lit up by the rockj ts. Our troops had to receive them, in their entrenchments, without ’ returning the compliment. From the Commercial Times. March 2,0. THIS LATta B ATT LIS- FunTIIKK writ • schr. Emma i Norton arrived yesterday trom Bin.,os. brought | verbal information to the effect that Gen. > .rs ■ who had occupied the country between Moi tm , and Camargo had been defeated by Cob Cinti-, and driven off with great loss. Tim following is the report: •*Gen. Urea, with 6000 cavalry and infant-v. was between Camargo and Monterey, on the 7lh inst. and Col. Curtis, with the Ohio n-g ; . ment marched out to meet him. ‘1 he fight lasted several hours, and Urea managed to surround Col. C. who was for a time in ail unpleasant dilemma, as his retreat to Camargo was cut oft, but be was encouraged by the timely aid of Col. Drake, who commenced a sharp tire upon the enemy’s rear. As soon as the firing was heard by Col. Curtis, lie made a desperate charge and effected a conjunction with Col. Drake, which enabled them to gain a decisive victory. Urea retired precipitately, and the line of communi cations on the. Rio Grande is thus entirely re opened.” It is also reported that Gen. Taylor had reach ed Monterey, on his way to Camargo, with a force sufficient to open the communication be tween the two points. Along the whole line of the. Rio Grande there is but one tone of exultation pervading our troops and sojourning fellow-citizens, in conse quence of the late glorious news. In Texas, also, the whole country is alive with joy. and triumph. We find in the Galveston’ Civilian of the 18th, some details of the late have not be. fore reached us : ( The discomfiture of die Mexicans is described as complete, and tho fugitives were, pursued by our troops as far as 18 miles in some cases, Gen. Taylor, (luring the battle, sent 500 men round to occupy the pass ini the mountains in the rear of the Mexican aniny. Santa Anna, with 250 men, was the first Mo retreat, and had b&relvjHMHg'Cscnpe this Ajefimhincnt. The i Mexican hemmed in on this side of the pass, Slid can only effect their retreat by desperate measures. Besides the difficulty of effecting the pass, the desert lies beyond them in the direction of San Luis Potosi, without water or other supplies. Tho San Luis Soldado publishes a statement of the Mexican loss, in killed and wounded, and says that it amounts to -1,500, and 1,000 priso ners—among the latter Gen. .I lexia, and Santa Anna’s Adjutant General. Three Mexicans employed in carrying de spatchcs from Matamoras to points above, have been captured and executed by their country men. Two out of three who were employed in bringing, from Saltillo, the news of ike late battle, were killed on tho way. Simultaneously with the receipt of tho news, at Galveston, of the battle near Saltillo, came a call from tho Government of Texas, for two thousand mounted volunteers, to serve for six months. This call was based upon a requisi tion from Col. Curtis in command at Camargo, and is made xviih an urgency and want of for mality indicative of the strong emergency sup. posed at the time to exist. The Picayune thinks that the rumors of the action between Col. Curtis and Urrea are at least premature, the Matamoras Flag of tho 13th making no mention of it, but on the contrary stating that without risking a battle Gen. Urrea had put out for Tula Pass, with his 3000 chosen troops, “ all dressed in yellow buckskin.” Col. Drake of tho Indiana Regiment had sent . 3 companies under command of Lieut. Col. Lane j to the aid of Col. Curtis. Two companies of the N. C. Regiment arri i ved at Brazos on tho sth inst., and two of the j Virginia Regiment on the Bth, and three of the I Massachusetts Regiment on tho 13tb, the last j under command of Capt. Webster. More Mas. ; sachusetts Troops were on board ship i ft’ the Brazos on the 14th. It is reported that Santa Anna is in full retreat to San Luis Potosi. Dr. Turner says that the better opinion at Camargo was, that he had litll i en back on Parras, where lie could get supplies. The Picayune thinks this more probable, as on i the first march 4000 pack mules laden with wa ter accompaniqfl Santa Anna's army across the desert, and that the greater part of these mules j had been dispersed. Col. Davis of the 2d Mississippi Rifles issued a proclamation on the 9lh to the citizens of Mat. amoras, urging them to remain at lunie and ’ promising to aid them in protecting their pro. perty. A Mexican has offered to deliver Canales, hound hand and foot and alive, for 62000. The corresjKimlentsof'the Picayune from Wra Cruz have furnished that paper with a regular i memoranda of all the incidents of the investment of that city, up to the I3th inst. The bombardment did not take place pvoba- j 1 blv before the 20th, because of'the delay in land. ■ iug the bombs and shells in consequence of the prevalence of a norther which commence I on the 12th. Neither Dunean'i nor Taylor’s hnt'eiies had j arrived, nor Col. Harney with liis Lb- goons, A j ; number of vessels with troops and on; i mn due I a week In lore had not arrit> and. [fiifl (UJ § (g ® @ i 1 Landing of Troops at Vera Cruz. The following interesting letter is from the N. O. Tropic’s intelligent correspondent “ Indicator.” The description of the scene on landing is vivid and full of interest,; — Sacrificios, March 9. —A boat was this morn ing taken up by the John Adams, having cn i board three men, apparently volunteers, cn \ deavoring to desert. They gave their names i and stations; one as captain of a brig at Anton ! Lizardo, another as a captain of a company, who i distinguished himself at .Monterey, and die third. 1 a tall slab-sided yankee, as a Philadelphia pci:. | tlcman , who has not yet accepted an office, ii, j the. service ! They had been on a ti.sl.ing ex i cursion, but took no books and lines ; two ot j them bad a musket each, and the other a pah |of pistols—as substitute.—l fancy. The steamer New Orleans came from Tam l pico, having on board Gens. Jesup, Quitman, j and Shields, with 800 Georgia volunteers. The j captured Jishcrmcn were transferred from the Adams to her, as she. passed Vera Cruz, j At about 11 the fleet began to move, and be, : fore 2, p. m. came to anchor at Sacriticios in i the following order : The Raritan frigate, containing 2800 troops, just inside of Sacriticios ; tiie Spitfire followed, towing 20 sort bouts ; the Princeton, with near 2,000 men came next; the Massachusetts, bearing the broad flag o! I,'en. t'coff. nrrd o vi*t 1.000 troops ; the propeller bark K.lith, the he:ir|.quarters of Gen. Worth, also crowd ed; th-- piop-'ie r Kodora, filled with troops, and the Aibiriy, ■ corvette.) tided with 900 soldiers, and toxv uig 11 boat v next passed in the order I have here given them, and cams to anchor in beautiful style.— Then cam.-the frigate Polonies, crowded with soldiers alow and aloft,” I should say full 2,000 men ; then the old Pei ri a • die v her slow length along,’ followed by the btrk Floyd, towed fore an ! aft with “rough al.ies,” (teamsters, I snppo.e-.) The steamer Vixen (■nine next, til'd with troops, ant towing 1 t boats; and then tin -St. Mary,-, siooji.of-war, also crowded and tovv.ug 9 boats. To her sir’coeded the Oregon, (ship.) full of “ icd coats,” or red hack of some kind ; the itcain r T New Orleans, with Gun. Quitman and a part of bis brigade, and Gens. Jesup and Shields; next ilit? st -ener Virginia, crowded ; the steamer Al abama and the ship Alabama, both crowded : then the U. H. brig Porpoise, and the brigantine Umpire, both as full as led ticks ; next followed the transports Montezuma and Catharine, also crowded with troops, and the Huron, Maine, Columbia., and others, with Magazines, Ordnance,stores, &e. between thirty and forty sail in all. Not a single collision occurred, A number of gun boats had preceded the fleet, and taken posi lion in a line above the Adams, in front of Sacriticios, at the same time with a ship. The Spitfire and Vixen subsequently fell into the same line. Before the shipping had all fairly anchored, the process of debarkation commenced, with the first division, Gen. Worth in command. The .Spitfire and four gnu -boats then shifted their berths, and took a position as close, in to the main-land as they could anchor with safety. In this movement the Spitfire got ashore, but suf fered no injury, and Capt. Tattnajl, her com mander, at once passed through the surf with his boat to point out the way. At 5.20 p. m. at a signal from the Massachu setts, llie column or rather the field of boats, be gau to move, and in 10 minutes the whole, line grounded, and the. scene became one of yjdo scribable interest. In an incredible short time, the American standard was seen waving on the sumjnit of an jdevatioi) low rods from beach, and a regiment was standing by it, com plete and rock-like. A neighboring hill, at the same instant, presented a like magical feature, and another and another the same. The work was done—the sovereign and independent Suite of Vera Cruz, was a chattel of Yankee land. Not a gnu was fired, in opposition; not a Mexican soldier was in sight to forbid ; nor a representative in sight to protest against the profanation of his native soil. Groups ofsorry looking beings stood about, on the hill-tops, watching the proceedings, but betrayed no ex traordinary degree of interest in it, and some few straggled down to the field, and silently ob setved the evolutions preparatory to the bivouac for the night. The division numbered, including marines, about 5,000 men, all of whom, with their most important ordnance stores, were cm shore at sundown. At sunrise, this morning, most of the boats, in which the troops landed, wore on board the ships which brought them from the United States. I write at 10 o’clock at night, and the work ‘of landing still goes forward around me. The horses are yet to be landed. Two or three ! light pieces of artillery have come ashore, but i i think none of the howitzers from the southern I end of Sacriticios. It was exactly there that ; Gen. Worth, Col. Belton, and Lieut. Ganscvort j (of the Jolin Adams,) sprang simultaneously I from their boats, the lies! to touch the land—if ; indeed, there ,vere any first mitotan hundred. The w hole affair was excellently managed ! and reflects great credit upon ail engaged, it any enemy had stood ready to oppose them to the knife., the icsult. except in the matter o! blood, would have been the same, i The British Mail steamer, which has been ! for some days lying at the castle, came down t. ‘ Sacriticios, and anchored between that Islam! ! and l’anjaras Reef, to witness the landing. Hoi decks were filled with people, amongst whom j were several ladies, i presume they are Eng. lish families, resident in Vera Cruz, who have taken refuge in the steamer, until the city shall have been captured and quid restored. The Commodore received intelligence this afternoon, ldo not kin w through w hat channel, that the city will he quietly given up, that no force will endeavor to obstruct the entrance of our troops. lion, soir . 10th.—The view from the shipping this morn ing is very line. The beach, fora long distance abreast the island, is crowded with troops pre paring for their descent upon the city, w hich is distant a short four miles. Tho landing of the artillery and horses is gi ing forward as briskly id possible, yet nothing is hurried. Gen. Scoti is rn slum 1 . ‘lire castle lias tried the range of stitiie of its heaviest guns iu our direction seve ral times since sunrise, but their shot w ill not reach us. A 9 o’clock, a. m. a body of cavalry left the city, and is now winding amongst the liiils above our columns under protection of tl.eit batteries. What their object may be, it is im possible to say. Before 10, a. tn. our columns began to move along the beach, and soon after a small battery on a sand hill near the town, opened a slow, ineffective fire upon them. The first division soon after diverged from the bearli to a pat! hidden from us by the hills, but we judged o the character of their progress by the increased activity of the artillerists at the enemy’s buttery. The castle opened upon them with their shells, but doing ii” execution, censed the lire. The hark Dudley and revenue cutter Ewing came up from Anton Lizardo this afternoon, the ■ former bringing more troops. J During the afternoon an advanced body reach. | ed a position within eight hundred yards of the I city wall. Here several shells fell amongst : them, but two men only were wounded. A num j her of Mexicans were killed, j The body of horse above referred to. has I been cut off, and will not probably get back to the city. From the New Orleans Atlas, 26th March. T.Te KattEe of Bacua ViMa. Further details furnished by Major Coffee — 3500 Americans in the bnli'c, and 29 000 i Mexicans — The h ided and wounded ■ —or nee- j als Taylor, Wool, Churchill, <s*., sc. We have, as v. I I be seen by reference tooth er portions of our paper given such details < t irrny intelligence from Mexico as were within our reach. _ ‘ On last evening we had an interview with j Maj. C, dec, of the paymaster’s department, just arrived in Ncw-Orleans from Monterey, and who was present at the engagement of Gen. Taylor with Santa Anna on the 22d and 23d of Februa ry—and |>y this gentleman we are very politely favored will) additional particulars of great inter ~ Umbt, from the statement of Santa Anna himself transmitted to Gen. Taylor when he’ asked the surrender of the latter, and from the reports of the Mexicans themselves, that the force of the enemy exceeded twenty thousand, and that a large proportion were effi cient and well appointed troops. The force of Gen. Taylor amounted to forty- ■ j.seven hundred men—not more than thirty-five | hundred of whom were actually engaged iu bat tle. It is difficult to estimate the precise loss of the ! Mexicans in killed and wounded —nor is it prob i able that it will ever he ascertained with entire accuracy by the enemy himself, as great numbers I deserted, or abandoned the ranks to seek forsub | sistenc.’ in the adjoining country. The loss, However was very great —amounting certainly to three thousand. The American loss in killed and wounded wns about seven hundred, and of this number tour hundred and fifty were killed. Mi di of the arrangements of the battle, and of its conduct, were confided by Gen. Taylor to Gen. Wool, and gallantly did the latter bear hiinstif. iI is skill, bravery and noble daring throughout the day, on the 23d Feb., attracted the attention and admiration of the whole army, and adjoined in praise of his judgment and val or. she veteran Col. Churchill, who was upon the field, shared actively iu the dangers and tri als cf tho conflict, having during the day several horses shot under him. Gen. Taylor was, as all feemints have represented him to have been at Hfesnca de la Palma and at Monterey, perfect ly cio! and self-posscss-d. keeping his eye stead- ] fix directed to every portion of die battle-field. The scene between these veterans, Taylor, Wool and Churchill, on the morning of the 24th, was, w>! are told, peculiarly impressive and as-! lecting—exchanging congratulations upon the triumph of the American arms against such fear.; till odds, and at the same time deeply affected at j the loss of the. many gallant spirits who had fall- j on in the conflict. _Tlie attack made hv on>- troops on the : morning on'fTvVM, led by Gen. Lane, was met by the enemy wi b. great firmness and bravery, and with such foarfui odds in their favor that vic tory for the moment seemed doubtful—but the skilful management and the destructive effect of our artillery, supported by bodies of fresh troops, soon changed the fortunes of the day. The In diana volunteers who bore the brunt of the first attack, and who received a terrible repulse which compelled them to fall hack, were subsequently rallied after a little breathing time, and were en- j gag ‘d in the latter part of the day in the hottest j of the conflict, and fought, as our informant ex-i presses it, with the desperation ol devils. Os the Mississippi regiment, composed of about four hundred men, ninety were either killed or wounded —one-fourth. Col. Jefferson Dnvis was shut in the foot by a musket-ball, which passed through it. His wound, although a bad one, is not considered dangerous ; the only fear being that mortification might ensue. W e might pursue these details, but want of j room compels us to defer this interesting subject until to-mornrtr. Lateu ritow Saltillo. —We. have a letter from Col. Jeff, Davis, dated at Saltillo, March-8, w hich speaks .of his wound (in the toot) as not being of a serious character, and that he is doing well. 11c also states that the enemy had run beyond the reach of Gen. Taylor, dispirited and dis heartened, i:i a complete rout. We are indebted to Lt. Crittenden for the let ter from Col. Davis. Lt. C. confirms the state ment that t!ie Mexicans were in full retreat for San Luis Potosi. The Americans wore in fu!i possession of Buena Vista and Agua Nuevo. The road between Camargo and Monterey was again comparatively free from interruption. lt was supposed that Urrea had re-crossed the mountains. It is said that Santa Anna bad great difficu’ty in keeping his army from deserting during the battle, and that many were shot down or killed by tho lancers-itrtlictr attempted desertion. Santa Anna gave as the reason for his retreat, that he understood that Gen. Patterson was at tempting to cut him off.—JV. (). Jeffersonian. ITEMS OF MEXICAN NEWS. From the Matamoras Flag 11 th inst. The second Mississippi regiment left Mata- I moras for Monterey on the 14th of March. Its j present slrenght is six hundred and fifty, ithav j ing lost by death since its organization one hun ! fired and thirty-five. Sixty-five have been dis | harged. Os the six hundred and fifty, of which ; it was composed on its depaituie for Monterey, fifty arc on the sick list. ‘1 he remainder are in the enjoyment of excellent health and spirits. Five companies of the \ irginia regiment had reached Maisunoros on the 17th. Two of lieso companies had proceeded towards Mon erey. Two companies of the North Carolina regi ment at Matiimd.as, commanded by enpts. Wil on nnd Di:g<;.\>, the former of whom had, on he departure of ihe colonel of the second Mi-- -issippi regiment been left governor of the town. Fix companies cf the Massachusetts regi ment were lauded at the Brazes on the 15.’h. The Mammon s Flag contains the follow ing iddilionnl particulars inspecting the uttnekot l ho wagon train, alluded to in this paper yostcr !uy : Domingo Martinez, nn old, wealthy nnd in telligent citizen of Matanioros, readied lien on Saturday evening last, from the .Mexican cn cnmpinent in the neighborhood of Crrralvo.~ Martinez, on the sth ofthe present month, pla ced himself and son under jhe protection of a guard of five companies of Ohio volunteers, who were detained to escort a train of one hun di ed and ten wagons to Carrnargo, On the Bth, within one league’s march of Orralvo, they were attacked by a large body of Mexican cavalry commanded by Gen. Urreg, with Rom ero and Ponce de Leon. Martinez, with his son, was in a close-bodied carriage, and can tell but liitle about the fight, only that the Mex icans were beaten off. As they sat in the car riage, his son was pierced through the body by a lance, and himself, slightly wounded, drag ged away as a prisoner. They took fr om him one hundred doubloons having previously robbed his carriage of nine thousand dollars—despoiled him of his clothing giving him in exchange a few old rags, and re turning him a single doubloon—and guarded him a long way from the spot, cautioning him not to attempt a return to the wagon train. ‘] he catholic priest at Mat a morns was per fectly incredulous at first in regard to the re ports of the defeat and retreat oi' Santa Anna, deemed the supposition preposterous that 20. 000 of his countryman were beaten by 5,003 Americans. When doubt was removed, he accounts for it by seeing in the defeat of the Mexicans—--a plain explanation of that reas< a* which induced president Polk to grant a permit to Santa Anna to return to Mexico.” Two government steamers, the Panola and Enterprise, employed‘on the Rio Grande, have been snagged and sunk recently near Rejnosa. A brisk business is carried on at Matamoros. Large quantities of goods are being received, and they find a ready sale.—„Y. O. Atlas, tilth. The ,\cws by the Hibernia. The political news from the entire continent of Europe is devoid of interest, and we there fore confine our extracts principally to commer cial intelligence : It is said that the Great Britain steamer is now secure. The Emperor of Russia has for bidden the establishment of the Telegtaph in his dominions without his permission. The French Government lias authoii/ I the con cession to a company, headed by Messrs. Her mit iV Handel, of four steamers belonging to the Navy, to establish a line between llavie and New York. These vessels are worth 1,900,000 francs, and arc to carry the mails for nothing. Immense numbers of French people are preparing to emigrate to the United Stales. The Pope is making new concessions to the Jews, and the Sultan in Turkey is doing the same towards the Christians. In France the scarcity is on the increase, and prices are ad vancing. i I most alarming accounts have come in from I. or Normandy, and a general scarcity is appro - Med along the Coast. The cold in Paris ha.- 1 n intense, the thermome ter having lalie 13 degrees below the freez ing point. M. -ib. u Nord, Minister of jus tice was so i!i ti s recovery was not ex pectcd. The Ba of Marseilles has raised its discount to (5 pt vn'. France is said t > lorienelng a severe financial crisis, as v> •! . suffering from scar city. Alarming accounts of famine come from ev ery part of France. \ ast supplies arc ordered from every quarter. Complaints are made in the papers that much less grain comes from the l nited States to French than to English ports. Large orders, it is said, have come out by the steamer, ft is said that the French are about io take military possession of Majorca. Minorca and Ivica. Very large large ship ments ofgra in for England and France have been made at Constantinople. The French Chamber has voted to increase the army by ad ding 200,000 troops. The Epoquc newspaper has been merged in the i’resse. ikelanu. —O’Connell is rapidly sinking.— His physicians have announced that he is too weak to write letters, and his son stated this at o.ie of the repeal meetings. Winner & Smith’s Times says: I Mr. O'Connell, it is said, is (tying. The j state of his health prevents his removal to Ire. I land. His confessor, Dr. Miley. left Dublin, In express, to attend to him at London, where he now remains. His complaint is stated to be water on the chest and dropsy in the legs—fatal symptoms ever at his time of life. The num b£r of inquires daily at his hotel is great, and it is said a servant from the palace is among the number. • The Irish poor are emigrating in great numbers chiefly to the United States. All the ready ports are crowded, but the Chronicle savs ‘•unfortunately they are those, whose loss will he severely ti lt, as they possess pecuniary means and are not destitute.” Freight for steerage passengers t.fis risen to 4 guineas.— Landlords are aiding their peasantry to mi grate. Mr. R. S. Guinness, of Dublin has issued an address to his poorer tenantry in the county of Wexford, offering £4 to each person in a family, provided the whole go together, and a’.- so £1 for each individual, the latter sum to be paid on the arrival in Quebec, N. York, or any other American port that may ire fixed upon. The progress of starvation among tlie Irish j still continues, Rev. Mr. Fewcll writes that in ; the parishes of Oran more and B iliniicourtv 154 persons have perished from lack of food since December. The new poor law, {Propos ed by the Government is strongly opposed.— The steamer Great Western is advertised for I sale. The new steamers fir the British Com | patty to be called the America, Canada, Ning ; ara and Europe. S. S. (lair. Elsrj. one of the ■ partners ofthe house of Baring Brothers, and | chief manager ofthe Liverpool branch, died on j the 13th. “The Maik-Lnne (London) Express of the I Ist inst, says :—The accounts from Irt land are | a shade less gloomy this week, —stiil deaths | fiom staiur.th n were of daily occurrence, and : in the interior, we are informed, scarcely any stocks of food. At, Cork Dublin and Limerick good supplies of \vh-at, meal and Indian corn j hud come to hand, which, with the flat report frem this side of the Channel, had had the of. ect of causing a slight decline in quotation of these articles. Naval. —The l , tdoup.of.wnr German, own, Gemmnndor Buchanan, hound to the Gulf of Mexico, went to sen from Hampton toads Sunday afternoon. Commander I'nrrtigm lots been ordered initial Saratoga, w hich ship was expected to be ready | for sea Ik (o.dn \. MUSCOGEE DEMOCRAT, BY L.. F. W. ANDREWS. , Jutle government as possible ,* that little emanating from and controlled by the People, and uniform in its application to all.” Coiiniifetui, Thursday, April 1, 1847. Relief of the Irish. — The sum of 8789,40 has been collected in this city and forwarded to .Messrs. A. Lowe & Cos., Savannah, with in structions to expend the amount in the purchase of corn, to he sent to Ireland and Scotland. War News.— Our paper is again teeming with intelligence from the seat of war, of a deep ly interesting character, and we nightly look for more, of thrilling and exciting moment. The I prospect brightens that the contest will soon come to a close, from lack of enemies to encoun ter, if from no other cause—so effectually does old Zachary use up the Mexicans wherever he meets them. From the Hero of Lundy’s Lane, 1 too, do we look, for great things. Fresh and undying laurels, we doubt not, will be added to ! hi •> military ch.-plot, ere the v.a. terminates'. ’So ; mole it be ! Post Office Law.— Transient newspapers | are now chargeable with 3 cents postage which ; must be ‘prr-paid, or they will not be forwarded ! I’lic cflect of such a foolish provision will be the loss to the Post Office Department of thousands : of dollars annually, from the postage of transient newspapers, which have heretofore been sent oil’ in great numbers from resident subscribers to their friends at a distance, but which are now prohibited by the double tax. All newspapers ; that are now sent in the mail from Printing Otli ; ccs are chargeable with the old rates of postage, o the thirty mile, provision having been repealed. j Mo cun for the Dr: a u.—\3 bile the nation iis rejoicing over the successful and gallant ! achievements of our liule army in Mexico, let u.’ Rot rbrget that we owe the tribute of a tear to Inc memory of those brave spirits who have fall en in the conflict, and that our heartfelt sympa thy should be extended to their mourning friends and relatives, in this their hour of gloom and i sadness. With the poens of victory ascend the . si bs and sighs <.f many an anguished ar.d be reaved heart, serv ing to chasten cur exultations and to beget the fervent aspiration that grim 'isaged war may soon give place to honorable j and smiiing peace. Nkw Arrangement. — the “Georgia Jour nal and the “ Albany Courier” are to be uni ted with the “Macon Messenger,” and issued on the 15th of April, at Macon, under the title of the “Georgia Journal and .Messenger,” to be edited and published by S. T. Chapman, Esq. formerly of the Savannah Republican, and Simri Rose, Esq. of.’the Messenger. Mr. P. Thweatt ictiies from the business. The new paper wi 1 doubtless be ably cAduclod, and must necessa rily have a very extended circulation. Rail Road. We arc pleased to learn from the President of the Muscogee Kail Road Com pany, that the engineers arc now engaged in surveying the route from Flint Rii er to this place and dialling a profile view of the same. This incipient movement is expected to be finished on or before the Ist of May. Resignation and Election. — Capt. Win. Brocks having resigned his office of Marshal of the city, Jam - M. Hughes was last week c'ec tc., to Idl ll.c vacancy, and George Cullen was elected Deputy in place of Mr. Hughes. Murder.— lT. A. Burt, a brother, we be. Sieve, ofthe member of Congress from Abbeville District, S. ( . was murdered bv one of ids own negroes on the 25th ult., about 15 miles from Augusta, Ga., in Edgefield Dist., S. C. Attempted Assassination.— The Rev. Mr. Dubose of Sumpter District, S. C., came near being assassinated on the 1 Oth nit. by the Rev. .1. A. Backhouse, a Baptist minister of that sec. j tion. The weapon used by the latter was a ; penknife, with which he struck Air. Dubcse twice, one blow only taking slight effect. The . cause of this s!range afiair is not given. 1 hf, next Governor,— ln our last, we gave | some indications as to the popular feeling among i the Demoe.aey i j this section of Georgia as to the nominee ol the party lor the next Chief Ma gis.iate. On the other side the indications are . !1, -’ t ltv ' s Pin*'! to unprejudiced eyes. The Whigs - have as many aspirants for the station as their opponents, and some of them ofthe true grit and | P ro P cr mettle. Judge Dawson lias many friends who have much to hope from the fact that the ghost of the “tea and coffee” bugaboo is not j a S ai,i I,k< t 0 ,je raised for his discomfiture ! : Mr - Jnakins, of Augusta, is also spoken of, and, could lie be persuaded to accept a nomination i lVom I,is Party, would be hard to beat, as he is j every where acknowledged to lie a man of supe ; iior ta.ents, moderate tone and gentlemanly de portment, and is not obnoxious to the charge of ’ any very striking political abberration. Then, again, (lie Whigs have a Toombs, a Stephens ana a Chinch, out of w hich to manufacture a Gov eruor, say nothing of Mcrriwcthor, W. 11. Craw - ford. T. B. King, &c., Ac. Doubtless a Con xentinn will soon be held attd the matter ar ranged, as heretofore—of all which our readers idiall have due and timely notice. i he Fate of Santa Ana.— The defeat of ti'unta Ana s army ol t*o,ooo men by the Ameri can force of less than 5000, is already charged upon him, by his own countrymen, as tho effect J his secret and treasonable arrangement with President Folk ! The Catholic Priest at Muta inoras so interprets the defeat of tho Mexicans, it that indeed lie true, we shall find it in our heart to excuse the President tor what we have ; always looked upon ns a sad mistake on his part i - allowing Santa Ana to pan* the blockade. But we t|o not so believe, Santa \tl is no