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insulted, by a very direct exclusion of tbo mem bers from the proposed public funeral of the iate Mr. O’Connell —a small section of that body are about to form a third section of Repealers, and / among these dissensions it is considered very probable that the entire agitation will spend its decaying energies. If rom (hi* iNfW-Orleuuf 1 Delta, July B.] LATEST FROM MEXICO —TAKING OF TABASCO, j The 1). S. steamship Alabama, Capt. Windle, arrived this morning. She left Vera Cruz on the 2d and the Brazos on the 4th inst. From the Vera Cruz Eagle of the 30th lilt, we learn that Lieut. Merryfield, belonging to Capt. Ford’s company, 3d Dragoon*,’ deliberately blew ; his brains out, in Capt. Duperu’s markee, on the ■ morning of the 20th. Major Harrington, formerly of Cincinnati, died at Vera Cruz of vomito, on the 21th ult. The following from our regular correspondent, though not very recent, throws some light on the movements of the Mexican Generals in defence of the Capital. Puebla, June 17, 1847. Eds. Delta: I did not send my express'last night, as I intended, on account of expecting seme important news from the Capital. By a foreigner, who arrived lust night, we learn that Santa Anna has left the city of Mexi co with his force, except a small portion of the National Guard. This person left at the very moment Santa Anna was marching out—there fore he did not know where he was moving, or what was his object; but, from another source, I learn he. is coming to the Pimm and Ayotla, where the fortifications are erected, and await our approach. The movement of Alvarez and Juvera has also somewhat developed itself. As soon as we move upon the great General and liis breastworks, Alvarez and Juvera (the former of whom is now within 20 miles, with 3500 men, and the latter within 40 miles, w ith 4000, to gether with 3000 men to be raised in this val ley) are to concentrate upon our rear; but when our army gets to work, you may depend then will be a road opened somewhere. All the Americans have left the City of Mexico, by order of the Government; also, all the “ principal families,” with their valuable effects. A ours, truly, mustang. Expedition of Com. Derry to Tabasco. Tabasco, June 21, 1847. Eds. Delta —You have long been aware that it was absolutely necessary that we should take and hold possession of this city of San Juan Bau tista de I abasco, that the inhabitants might be undeceived as to the motives which induced Com. Perry to spare their city last autumn ; and with that view, the U. S. naval forces in the Gulf of Mexico, received orders to rendezvous at the an chorage off the mouth of the Tabasco river On Monday, 14th day of June inst., the final ar rangements being completed, all the officers, sea men and marines of the flag-ship Mississippi, except a few ship-keepers, were transferred pro tern, on board the steamer Scorpion. In like manner, the other steamers of the squadron were crowded with officers and crews of the frigate H.ai itan, corvettes John Adams, Germantown, Albany, and Decatur, and severally stood in over the bar, and came to off the town of Fmntcra, tire miles up the river, where were anchored, having been previously towed in, the boinh-ves- j sols Etna, Vesuvius and Ntrombol), the brig ; Washington and the schooners Bonita and Spit-1 tire—the latter belonging to Capt. Taylor, Corn- 1 mandnnt of the Sub-marine forces and Camel escort, who had volunteered his valuable services in the event of the river being so low in places as to require the aid of the camels to steady the vessels over the shoals. Hero the lino was formed, preparatory to as cending the river. The steamer Scorpion, as ilag-ship, led the van, having in tow the Vesuvi us and Washington, with a long train oflaime.hes and cutter*. Next came the steamer Spit lire, towing the Stromholl, Bonita, launches and cut tori ; then followed the steamer Vixen, with the Etna, launches and cutters, and bringing up llie rear was the steamer Scourge, sculling oil’ with the schooner Spitfire. It was late in the even ing when we again got under way, and the wind ing intricacies of the river rendering navigation difficult in the night season, ran only about ‘2O miles, and then lay to for daylight. Some little delay was experienced on the morning of Tues day, in bringing up the rearmost vessels, hut as soon as they were rearranged into line, we moved on steadily towards the goal ofdestina tion. The city of San Juan Bautista, the capital of the department of Tabasco, is located on the bank of the river, seventy-fivo miles from its mouth, and has many strong points of defence. Qno of the strongest is a very acute bend, over five miles below the city, forming three-fourths : of a circle, quite narrow, and therefore the more troublesome in the passage of a vessel of any length through it. This liict is so evident, even to these henighted creatures, that they have de signated it as “El Turno del Demonio,” or the I Devil’s Turn—and with a breastwork construe- ! ted midway the bend, and guns judiciously dis posed and well served, they might so derange the plans ot any fleet ot vessels ascending that their position could not bo otherwise than ex tremely critical. But here let us return to the steamers, the rapid progress oi which was much retarded by their heavy tows against a strong j current, but still they puffed and sweated from ] every pore as they dragged the heavy lengths 1 along astern of them, until within a mile of the | Devil’s Turn, and there were brought up all | standing in eight feet water only. It was near ‘ •unset, and boats were sent ahead to sound, but’ no greater depth could there he found, within a hundred yards around, and the Commodore de- ; cided to anchor for ihe night. All hands were ‘ prepared for an attack, as we had reason to sup pose that there would be scouting parties around us. Nor were we deceived ; for just before the sun had disappeared, the enemy opened upon us from the shore with volleys of musketry, the in sidious varmints being hidden in the chaparral and brushwood—yet, although the balls flew over our heads and whizzed past us, not a man 1 was wounded. Wc returned the tire with such interest that the river’s bank's were soon cleared of Mexicans, and silence profound again reign •d around. Ihe bomb vessels were anchored in a hight a short distance below us, and in the fore part of the night flashes for an instant bright, L° u \ chaparul - Ixmnd s ' lor °i showed us that the bomb people were catching it—then than- i daring forth was heard the roar of one of their almighty guns—and such a tremendous echo rebounded as never was heard since the artillc rJ^L J ° V u e xT' gh the heavens resounded. Ibis bad the desired effect of stopping all fur. ther annoyance, tor some hours at least; but to wards morning the accidental discharge of a ; musket brought another tire upon us, from a place called the Palm-tree Landing. <) n board the! Vesuvius some of the crew were wounded, hut not mortally—and when morning brake, all’ hands, I may say, were in a perfect state of salu brity. Than it was that the Commodore gave" : the order that about 600 seamen and marines, j with their respective commanders, should land 1 and march down upon the city, to cooperate with : the vessels if they should cross the flats. And now the scene was grand and edifying to behold : surf-boats, with brass field-pieces barges, crowded with officers—-cutlers, jammed and crammed with seamen and marines—all lying off on their oars, just after daylight, and eagerly awaiting the signal to dash upon the shore. In the meantime Limits. Aldcn and May had been ordered abend to sound, covered by the guns of the Bonita ; but the lurking foe, sneaking among the tall grass and brushwood along the shore, fired upon the boats and seriously wound ed Lieut. May in the right arm—two of the boat’s crew were likewise hit, but not badly hurt. And now the Commodore had debarked in his barge, accompanied by bis stall’, to lead j the shureward-bonnd forces to the landing-place i at the Palm-trees, situated a mile below the i Devil’s Turn. Then the steamers Scorpion, I ; Spitfire, Vixen, and Scourge, opened simuttane- I I ously with their heavy guns upon those devoted ■ ; trees, and kept up an incessant blazing for about j five minutes, which made a lane through the forest. The order was passed to cease firing 1 and forward to the shore; the barge, with the ; Coinmander-in-Chief, landed first, when a shout ; arose that rent the air, and through the country, j far and fWar, rung (tabic-like upon the car of the ’ flying foernen. ! Boat after boat surged through the swell, and the nervous arms of the excited oarsmen made ! them spring almost out of water high up on the beach,while seamen and marines struggled hard ! t$ be foremost up the steep bank, and no one I thought of the foe other than to pray that he might be worthy of his steel. The brass field pieces were landed, and hun dreds of seamen stood by for the main strength ; work of dragging them up the river bank, al most perpendicular. At length, tho line of march was formed, un i der the direction of Capt. Mayo, who acted ns Adjutant General, and the Ordnance officer, I com’r. Mackenzie—and here, let me observe, J that the most admirably organized company of seamen was that of tho “John Adams,” under |I ho auspices of Com’r. McCluncy. Its military ! appearance and general equipment could not I have been surpassed by any infantry company “1 the army. The artillery field-piece, com manded by Lieut. Gansevaort, Ist of the J. A. j “as likewise superbly arranged for trunsporta | tion and efficient service, at a moment’s warn ing. The other field.pieces, commanded by Lieuts. Blunt Rogers, and others, were simi : lurly provided for, and without a moment’s de- I lay, the movement commenced towards the city, where, we had been assured, the enemy were waiting our approach with a well organized force of fifteen hundred men. And now in reality, wc encountered the tug of war—the road before us was no road at all, but merely a mule path through tall grass, brushwood, swamps and quagmires innumera ble. A vertical sun poured its burning rays up | on us, and the men harnessed to the guns per i formed the arduous task of steadily dragging them forward, when opposed by almost insur. j mountable obstacles along the route. In some j parts of the road, the carriages would sink in (ho mud fftrtrly to the hubs oft/ic wheels—and across one swamp the pioneers had constructed | a temporary bridge of limbs of trees, but there j was no bottom to support it, consequently it j sunk with the weight of the cannon; and had it not been that an unwearied spirit, indomitable ! courage and determination actuated both men and officers, they must have fallen by the way. | side with unmitigated fatigue. Com’r. Bucha. nan and others were complimented by the com mander-in-chief for untiring efforts and great . exertions in forwarding the Artillery. Several : times w'e came within sight of tho enemy, but he delivered his lire and then retreated, ere we I arrived within musket range. Once they made a stand, and opened a fire upon us front the mouth of a defile ; the position was so well cho : sen that I thought we should certainly have a chance to engage them ; halls from muskets and escopetas whistled over our heads for some nii ; nutes while halting for tho artillery to come into I line, but when the order was given to ‘forward,’ they stood their ground but a short time, and I soon after were seen rapidly retreating. At this place we came within sight of the riv er, front which we bad been diverging, and then ascertained, for the first time, that the steamers i had succeeded in crossing ovor the flats, and ! ; were running around the Devil’s Turn. This I j brought forth one universal cheer all along the | j line, which startled from their entrenchments j ; some 300 Mexicans, who were lying in ambush ! ! awaiting the approach of the vessels. Wc did { j not get a sight on them, but were told by our i friends afloat that they ran as if a legion of dev ils were at their heels. But a short time elaps ed ere we heard the booming sound of the great guns, which gave us to understand that the steamer had engaged the forts. This was a | stimulator that awoke our latent energies, and we pressed forward with renewed vigor. Near ly eight miles of the march was accomplished, and now the city hove In sight, and the first fort was within :v mile ; but the firing had ceased | trom the ship and tho shore, and the stars and the stripes were descried floating o’er the enc- ! i my’s works, on the forts and the town, and the j j Mexican ensigns had all been hauled down.— ; Onward we marched, sorely disgusted, reflect- i ; ing that our toil and trouble must all go for no- j thing. Front the vaunting boasts of the brag, j garts of Tabasco, wc had reason to expect a : good old-fashioned stand tip light ; and by mv i faith, no people could have been better prepared than they were. A quarter of a mile from tho Fort, fronting I the road by which we were advancing, they ! bad constructed a semi-circular breastwork, i which must have been carried by the bayonet : I ami the main fort was a scientifically erected barrier, surrounded by a deep ditch well calcu lated to protect them from any fire we could have brought to bear tor a time sufficiently long to have made a gallant fight—and yet some him- i dredsof thc brave troops of Tabasco had fled i like sheep ere the action had fairly commenced, j and we inarched up to a desert!*! Fort, and ; there we halted until the commander-in-chief, i Com. Perry and staff, passed in and took pos session, pro forma. Here we ascertained why it is that the Mex -1 ican soldiery cannot succeed in drawing a bead i upon us more effectually than they generally do. ! 1 picked up .several escopeta cartridges, the ounce and a half copper ball of which was rag. j ged, and there was powder enough in It to charge a howitzer—consequently the balls fly wide of) the mark. They can have bo idea of graduat. Mg ©©lni DitMtgMTTo ing a charge, but seem to think that much pow der is all poderoso on the battle-field. After re maining at the fort a short time we formed anew and marched into the city, took possession of the public square, and quartered our troops in the Governor’s palace. The city was deserted by the natives, and only a few Spanish, French and German residents remained. After hold ing quiet and undisputed sway over the city and its dependencies—dismounting and bursting the guns, blowing up the forts and burning the bar racks, for a week, the commander-in-chief has decided on leaving commander Brunt, as Gov ernor. The bomb-vessel ‘jEtna,’ and steamer ‘Sconrge,’ with a sufficient force of seamen and marines, .ire to be placed under his command, and Gen. Bruno or any other Mexican hero should attempt to dislodge him, he will have to rise early for a hard day’s work, arid fight as Mexican chiefs never fought before, As to the number of killed and wounded in taking this place 1 have not kept tfio run of it. The steamers, however, had a pretty hot en gagement with the fort. mariM's. Veka Cruz, July 2,1847 “ If I have understood the character ot Bruno and the people of that province aright, Com. I’crry has achieved a more difliculCamd irppbrt ant undertaking than they seem to think. The people of the province of Tabasco, since the first landing of Cortes, have ever been Jstecm ed the bravest and most obstinate of all the Mexican race; and Gen. Bruno, who commands there, is considered fine of the bravestand most cunning partizan leaders of the day. liver since the first expedition of Com. Perry against that place, with a force inadequate to the attempt, Bruno has been drilling all the citizens capable of bearing arms, and fortifying the approaches to the city. These facts reached us here thro’ the correspondence of an English house in Ta basco. His force could not have hern less than 2500 men, when the expedition landed, though my young correspondent estimates them at 2000. Now, when you think ofa thousand sai lors landing and marching over such a country, dragging through swamps and thickets 10 pieces of artillery, the heat oppressive beyond concep tion, and driving before them 2500 men, com manded by a man like Bruno—the feat reflects the highest credit on our navy, and proves vvliat I have always said, that our navy is equal to any undertaking ; they but waut the opportu nity. Com. Perry should have commanded dotvn here twelve months ago.” J. i>. i. The Charleston Courier of Friday says;— We are informed by a gentleman just Irom Chattanooga, on the Tennessee river, that the western railroads are now finished continuous ly from this city to Dalton, (Cross Plains,) thir ty-two miles this side of Cliattanoga, except about five miles of iron to be spiked down which was being laid at the rate of nearly a mile each day. At Cliattanoga we saw the Captain ofa steamboat, who had navigated the Elk river to Elkton, sixty miles from tho upper end of the Muscle Shoals, being the first experiment of the kind on that river, which was performed with little at tbo time when the waters were comparatively low', being obliged V> Atut. the limbs of a few trees only, to effect a free passage. This point, (Elkton) brought them within eighty miles of Nashville, to which place there is a fine Macadamized road. From this it will appear, that the trip from Charleston to Nashville, Tenncsee may be made all the way by steam, as soon as boats arc regularly established on tho Eik river, ex cept thirty two miles of staging front Dalton to Chattanooga over rather a rough road, and eighty miles from Elkton to Nashville over a very fine graded road. Say four hundred and eight by rail road, one hundred and eighty by steamboat, and one hundred and twelve by stage coaches—making in all about seven hun dred miles. This route may bo performed in about four days—forty hours only are consu med in reaching the Tcnnesee river at Chatta nooga. White Indians.— ln tjic history published j in the New Orleans papers of the progress and events of Col. Doniphan’s expedition in New Mexico, an account is given of the Sumai In dians, which is interesting to the curious.— These Sumai's live in a city containing proba { lily six thousand inhabitants, x\ ho support them ; selves entirely hy agriculture. ! This city is one of the most extraordinary in the world. It is divided into four solid squares having hut two streets crossing its centre at right angles. All the buildings are two stories high composed of sun-burnt brick. Tlio first story presents a solid wall to the street, and is so constructed that each house joins, untill ono fourth of the city may be said to be one buil ding. Tlio second stories rise from this vast solid structure, so as to designate each house, leaving room to walk upon the roof of the first story between each building. ‘I he inhabitants ofSuniai enter the second story of their buil dings hy ladders, which they draw up at night as a defence against any enemy that might be prowling about. In this city were seen some thirty Albino In dians who have, no doubt given rise to the sto ry that there is living in the Rocky Mountains a tribe of white aborigencs. The discovery of this city of the Sumai will afford the most curi ous speculations among those who have so long searched in vain for a city of Indians who pos. sessed the manners and habits of the Aztecs.— No doubt, we have here a race living as did the people xvhen Cortez entered Mexico. It is a remarkable fact, that the Suniais have, since the Spaniards left the country, refused to have intercourse with the modern Mexicans, looking upon them as an inferior people.—They have also driven from among them the priests and other dignitaries, who formely had power over them, and resumed habits and manners of their own ; their Great Chief or Governor, being the civil and religious head. The country round the city of Sumai is cultivated xvith a great deal of care, and affords food not only for the inhabitants, but for large flocks of cattle and sheep. In a Marseilles paper, there is an account of some wonderful effects produced by Dr. Charles Lafountaine, with magnetism, xvho has succeed, ed, in several instances, in restoring to deaf mutes, their hearing. These experiments had been made with wonderful success in Lyons, and he had at the last accounts, recently arriv ed at Marseilles, whene he announced his inten tion of repeating his experiments, and attempting the restoration of hearing to all deaf mutes who might apply for aid. Central Rail Road Statistics. —The fob lowing, furnished to the Republican presents a gratifying instance of the business on the Cen tral Rail Road : “Central Rail Road Statistics from Ist Octo ber, to Middle of June :—B4O bales of domestic 1595 packages of merchandise, 134,992 pounds of bacon, 1487 bushels of meal, 3389 pounds of beeswax, 281 bushels wheat, 5780 pounds dried fruit, 17 barrels apples, 1035 bushels of oats, 8100Jbs, of feathers, 280 bushels potatoes, 415 head of poultry, 1935 dozen eggs, 160 bushels cotton seed, 16 steers and 61 sheep, 417 bush els rice, 576 bushels of peas, 100,493 bushels of corn, 3024 barrels of flour, and 277,389 pounds of flour in sacks.’ The New Orleans Bulletin describes a stri king incident of feminine spirit, which was dis played a few weeks ago in Louisiana- A young man who was dissipated, succeeded in gaining the affections of a lady and the promise ofher hand, ifhe would reform. He promised to do so, and behaved so well that the lady married him. After the ceremony, his friends made him drunk, when the bride refused to have anything further to do with him, and retired to single.blessedness again, and to this hour re mains firm in her determination to neither see or live with her husband. Mokality of Medical Men.— A fact very satisfactory to the members of the medical pro fession has been recently established, as to their morality, compared with other professions. It appears from a return of prisoners, given in the Parisian Moniteur, from 1828 to 1838 there were in France 41,079 male prisoners, aged above twenty-five, under criminal charges.— Os these there were 33 priests, 33 barristes 9 attorneys, 75 notaries, and not one medical man. MUSCOGEE DEMOCRAT, BV L. F. W. ANDREWS. ‘As little government as possible; that tittle emanating from and controlled by the People, and uniform in ils application to all.” Columbus, Tliiirsrinv, July 15, 1547. To CorkE.spondents.—“ Amicus ” has our thanks for his appreciation of our medical skill, in certain peculiarities of hereditary disaase, but we do not think that the diagnosis of the malady, in its present phase, will allow of the use of the calefacicnt cata plasm which he recommends. There is some differ ence too in the climate of Hancock and Muscogee , and lhe treatment of nearly all ailments, ho is aware, va ries according to latitude and peculiar local causes. Wc will, however, lay aside his prescription for future use, should a “ crisis ” arise which will seem to justi fy its application. In the mean while, we would re commend to our friend to ponder upon that excellent precept— “ Dc mortuis nil, nisi bonum.” A “Working Man,” wc presume, mistakes the meaning of “ Columbus ”in tho last “ Times.” That writer could hardly apply his censure to all mechan ics, or to those whose means are too limited to take stock in the Muscogee Railroad, but to those who arc tin wilting to do so, though quite able. As to the other annoyances which our mechanics are subject to, trom the employment o£ slave-carpenters, &c. wc think it useless to speak, unless something could be done to reform the evil complained of. ft is, moreover, a sub ject not embraced in the strictures of “ Columbus,” and therefore unseasonable. O’ No Western Mail beyond Wetumpka last night and consequently no further news of (Jen. Scott’s movements. The probability is that ho will not move at all until reinforced, lie and Taylor ought each j to have ten thousand more troops to enable them to | go ahead safely and successfully. Another Requisition.— We have seen a letter from the Adjutant General’s office, Wash ington, ot date July 7, addressed to a gentleman in this city, in which it is stated that another re quisition will soon be made on this State for a battalion of Horse. This is understood to be in response to the proffer of service on the part of Capts. Calhoun and A. Nelson , to raise a regi ment of mounted men for the war. It is not yet known under what law the requisition will be j made, but wo hope that Capt. Calhoun will have such a showing in the matter as his services and ! patriotism entitle him to. The command of the j battalion should l>e promptly tendered him, if the Government selects the officers, and if it is left to the companies, when formed, to choose their Chief, wo doubt not that the honor will be con ferred on Capt. C.—almost as a matter of course. Lieut. E. It. Goulding, we also learn, will take immediate steps to raise one of the companies, : as soon as the Governor issues the official notice j j of the requisition ; and a capable and efficient j [ Captain he will make, too, judging from his past j services as second officer in Company A, “Geor- i gia Light Infantry,” lately returned from the wars. While on this subject, we would respectfully inquire why cannot the. battalion of Infantry be made up from the middle and eastern counties ? The late Democratic Convention “ resolved ” in favor of the war, and why not resolve to till up the battalion, forthwith, and send it on its way to the “aid and comfort” of Gens. Scott and Taylor ? We don’t understand the reason of the culpable apathy on this subject among the friends of the Administration, but believing that it is incurable, we invoke the aid of the “ Mexi can Whigs ” to come to the rescue for the honor of the good old Commonwealth ! Gen. C. 11. Nelson. —This gentleman, so well known throughout the State, has arrived in the neighborhood with a company from Cass county. lie is yet undecided, we learn, whether to attach himself to the Infantry service or to the Dragoons. If to the latter, which he seems to prefer, there will still bo three companies of In fantry to raise to make up the battalion. The Mails. —The Western mail now arrives here an hour or two earlier than heretofore, but is not so punctual in the delivery of our Western exchanges, which arc sometimes a day behind their time. The change in the schedule of the Eastern Muil is not so convenient as heretofore, tho Milledgevillo papers heing detained until Thursday morning instead of arriving on Wed. nesday, as formerly. Wo hope that no more changes, for the worse, will be inflicted upon us. Pretty Much op a Fog. —Gcn’l Taylors letter, published in our last, seems to have been like a bomb thrown into the camp of the politi cians, scattering all before it. Many of the northern Whig presses, heretofore friendly to the old Hero, are now disposed to claw off from him, since he has declared he will not be the candi date of a party, or be the means of promoting party schemes. The following toast, given by Joseph R. Chandler, Esq., late Editor of the U. S. Gazette, at the 4th of July dinner in Philadel phia, is significant enough: “ The Whig Party and Whig Principles. — The man who thinks lightly of the former, can not give the country the benefit of the latter.” And other leading Whig Editors are taking the same ‘ tack,’ and begin to talk about “ princi ples not men.” In short, we think the indica tions are strong that the aforesaid letter of Gen. Taylor will kill him stone dead as a candidate for President, unless the whole South, Whigs and Democrats, will rally upon him. The north ern leaders of the Whig party are evidently pre paring to throw him off and take up some other man who is more of a partitan, and the southern wing of the same party will probably follow suit, after a short time. Unless, then, the people, en masse —the independent and honest portion of the citizens, who do not care a fig for party poli tics, will rise in the majesty of their strength and espouse Taylor’s cause, in our judgment the chances are now much against his being a can didate, at all, for the Presidency. This we re gret, for we had begun to look upon him as the only man in the nation capable of breaking up the bondage of party organization and conven tional discipline, and becoming the President of a whole people. We had also half made up our inind that “.Old Zach ” was the only man living who could make head-way against the abolition fanaticism of the North, and bring safety and re pose to the South on that vitally interesting and excitable subject. At present, however, we are decidedly’ in the fog, which, indeed, may be dissi patej in a few days or months, but which, while it continues, so sadly obfuscates the prospect from our “ look-out,” that we cannot discern the usual land-marks and head-lands on our course, or guard those who voyage with us from any sudden danger or misadventure. We therefore deem it best to throw out our anchor to windward, and * I wait, where we are, for the clearing up of the political horizon, when we shall be better pre pared to meet the emergency of the case, be it what it may. Under all circumstances will we : be found true, as the needle to the pole, to the great and cardinal principles of republicanism, and to the welfare and happiness of the South. Party Patronage. —ln the Griffin “Jeffer sonian,” of the 14th inst. we notice with regret, that said journal is on the ere of suspension for want of party patronage ! The Major feelingly portrays his situation, and frankly avows his de termination not to be longer soft-soaped with empty resolutions of support, which do not bring in the dimes. And he is right. The Jefferso nian is tlr;ci<l©<Uy on© of tl,o best party papers in the State, and should be liberally supported by I those who are benefitted by its labors. But it is not so, and the Major is likely to find himself in the situation of the famous Cardinal Woolsey and can well say with that individual: m O, how wretched I>t that poor man that hangs on I'liiices’ favors. •*•* Had I hut served rnv God, with half the zeal I served my King, He would not in mine age Have left in* nak< and to mine enemies.” Read the following appeal of the Major to the Democracy and to the candidates of the Democ racy, and say whether lie docs not speak the lan guage of “truth and soberness-” : “ Who now is looked to, to set this nominee fairly ; before the people, and protect his character and con i duct before the public. O, the editor of the Jeflcrso- I nian, of course. Well who supports and pays him, | even his expenses, for what is thus demanded of him 1 [ We ask the Democrats of Monroe, and particularly Col. Cochran and his friends to answer us this ques j tion. We ask Col. Towns and his friends the same \ question as applied to Talbot, and Gen. Harralson j and his friends in Troup. We tell them and tell the Democracy generally, that this paper is on the very eve of suspension, and unless they come forward to its support it will as certainly be suspended as it is i nnw printed. We want no idle resolutions passed in i our behalf, but a hearty support with the dollars and j cents. We are determined to conduct the paper no ; longer without it. It is as mortifying to us as it can be to any one else to be obliged to use this language ‘ to induce the democrats to come forward with the ! poor pittance of two dollars to the support of a paper which they profess to admire. But if they were as well aware how near suspension this paper is as we are, and if it is admired as much as is professed, they would rush to its support in masses. In a word, we are determined not to print the paper at our own ex pense. If the Democracy want the paper, they must i come forward and pay for it.” Puff ! Puff !—The partizan Press of this 1 State is now in full blast in favor of their respec tive candidates lor Governor. Taking for grant ed all that we read, to be ‘ arilrue as preaching,’ < such a civilian and profound legal expounder as i Col. T owns, has never before blessed the world j with his wisdom—and such another warrior and skilful farmer as old “Withlacoochee ” never killed an Indian or raised a “crap” since the days of Cincinnatus ! They are both very clever, amiable gentlemen, doubtless, but what’s the use of trying to inflate their corporosities to such alarming proportions, that common folks dare not gaze upon them without having their eye-balls seared with the dazzling brightness ? Tabasco Taken. —ln another column will be found the particulars of the taking of this t place by Com. Perry and his gallant tars. Ta- : basco is the Capital of the State of that name, which lies on the Mexican Coast south of Vera ! Cruz, and is situated some 60 miles up Tabasco j river. It is a very important position, and one,! the possession of which, it was thought would be stoutly resisted on the part of the famous Gen’l 1 Bruno, who commands the Mexicans of that District. ~Steamboat Building. —A new steamer, the “ Amory Sibley,” was launched at Savannah on the Bth inst. The boat was built at Savannah, by Savannah Mechanics. Her frame is of Cedar from Warsaw Island—her boilers and machine, ry from tho works of the Iron Steamboat Compa ny of that city. She is 128 feet long, 7 ft. deep and 24 ft. wide, exclusive of the guards—measur ing 222 tons, and will draw 18 to 10 inches wa ter. She is to bo used—-says the Republican, from which paper these facts arc gathered—as a tow-boat on the Savannah river. Success to southern enterprise 1 1 Georgia Regiment.— ln the comments of the Editor of the Savannah “ Georgian,” upon the report in circulation at Puebla, respecting the conduct of the Georgia Regiment in passing San ta Anna’s hacienda, on its return from Jalapa, and which report was mentioned in the corres pondence of the Muscogee Democrat of week before last, we ihinkthat gross injustice has been done, not only to our correspondent but also to ourselves. The Editor of the Georgian, with indignant flippancy, talks of a “ slander against the Georgia Regiment contained in a letter published in the Muscogee Democrat,” which slander Col. Jackson has nailed, as “ base coin to the counter,” and that “to attempt to brand such men as house-breakers, as plunderers, even in an enemy’s country, naturally excites feelings of indignation in the bosom of all who admire vir tue and valor.” All this is very well, if the au thor of the slander can himself be made to meet this torrent of indignation, and not others, who are innocent either of making the charge or of believing the same, for one moment, to be true.! According to the version o( the “ Georgian,” the “Muscogee Democrat” and its correspondent are guilty of the slander—or rather, this infer ence is fairly deducible from the .withholding, bv that print, of the fact that our correspondent is himself a Georgian, and was a member of the Georgia Regiment, and that he gave the rumor to his friend, as a rumor, which he, however, did not believe ! He, in tact, distinctly stated that he “looked upon this rumor as a slander on the Georgia Regiment,” and “ if true,” he won dered “ how Col. Jackson bore this departure from his former rigid discipline for which he was so much distinguished.” This language is highly complimentary to Col. J. instead of the contrary, and we arc satisfied that the writer has a high opinion of that officer’s gallantry and militnry discipline. Instead, therefore, of laying the slander cither at his door or at our's, we think he is entitled to the thanks of the Georgia Regi ment for mentioning the report in circulation, in order that Col. Jackson and others may have the opportunity of correcting the rumor, before it travels, by other channels, throughout the length and breadth of the Union. This, we are happy to say has been handsomely and promptly chute by Col. Jackson, in a communication published by him in the Savannah papers. We notice;also, in the last Enquirer, that Ad jutant Hervey has contradicted the rumor, from his own personal knowledge of the case. This was altogether sufficient, without the additional remarks of our neighbor of the Enquirer, that the “rumor was vamped tip by a Mexican letter writer,” which though “ softened down by the writer’s assertion that it was a report , had all the force of a direct charge,” and was the “business of a low bred libeller,” &c. We cannot help thinking that our neighbor has been unusually censorious in the use of such language towards a worthy member of Capt. Calhoun’s company— the lotter-writer in question—and if he meant to apply the phrase “ low-bred libeller” to that gentleman, he is ‘barking up the wrong sapling,’ decidedly. We would therefore advise those sensitive spirits who are striving to raise a “tem pest in a tea-pot” about this matter, not to “fret their gizzards,” unnecessarily, or go off into spas. I modical duck-fits at the bare idea of I lie Georgia Regiment being charged with robbing Santa Anna’s hacienda. Nobody in Georgia would Credit such a charge, but as tbv deed was done by somebody, as Col. Jackson and Adj. Ilervey both admit, and they believe also that it was done by some other American troops, a simple denial that it was done by Georgians may not be en tirely satisfactory abroad. Those known to be guilty, should be pointed out, in justice to the in nocent, and Col. Jackson owes it to his Regi ment to tell “ by whom and for what cause ” he had heard the thing was done, and not with hold that information, because he might give cur rency to a slander against some other Regiment! 1 hat, it seems to us, would be far more dignified and manly, than the imputation of base motives to our correspondent for simply mentioning a ru mor current in Gen. Scott’s camp ngaint his “ be loved Georgia Regiment,” and that too, in a way which showed he was extremely dubious of it's truth ! He will doubtless be much amazed when he hears of the “ torrent of indignation ” which has been poured out upon his devoted head, for being such a “thoughtless letter-writer.” P. S.—Since the above was written, we have un derstood from an officer of the late Georgia Regiment, that it was Col. Baker's Illinois Regiment that was supposed to be guilty of the outrage complained of— ami that the reason was retenge for injuries infiicic'd by Mexicans npop an American Surgeon who was found at the Hacienda, with his hands and feet slit up from between the toes and fingers, and otherwise mu tilated, though still living. If these be facts, thev should be made to appear, not only in exhoncration c,f the Georgia Regiment, but also in justification, to some extent.ot the lllinoians for their alledged parti cipation in the pillage of the Hacienda. Misrepresentation. —The ‘ Federal Union ’ I speaking ot the rumor against the Georgia Re. | giuient, thus indulges in misrepresentation of the | tacts of the case : “ A charge injurious to the. 1 character ot this Regiment, first made by a letter writer in the Muscogee Democrat, is going the j rounds of the press.” GCrvN’o such charge was ever made, first or last, Iby a letter-writer for this paper. It is a sheer j perversion of the matter, which so respectable a paper as the “Federal Union” should he ashamed.’ of committing. We notice, also, that tho “Georgia Jeffersonian” has copied entire the article of the “ Savannah Georgian,” on the same subject, and we therefore ask the Major to do us the justice to copy our reply thereto. Regimental Flag. —We are requested to enquire of the gallant Colonel of the late Geor gia Regiment, what has become of that “ star i spangled banner” which he received from the hands of a patriotic lady, something over a year , ago, and which he pledged himself should wave | over the Regiment, unsullied by any dishonor, anthnever be surrendered but with life 7 A Fighting Family! Out of 19 brothers, in Kentucky, named McLelland, 15 joined the Kentucky Regiment and were present at the battle of Palo Alto. Three of them held the offices of Ist, 2d and 3d Lieutenants. Three of them were killed and three wounded, one of the latter losing a leg and receiving six gun-shot and one sabre wound ! The father of these boys should have a pension voted him by the next Congress for furnishing so many patriots for the service of his country. Great Rain. —A tremendous rnin fell nl Sa vannah on YVednesdny of lust week, which filled many cellars and lower stories, in some parts of the city, and did considerable damage to property. The new Sunday School Library of the Ist Bop. tist Church was destroyed by the water flowing into the Library Room. The rain seems to havo been limited to an area of four or five miles in extent.