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WHj itanS faitfiffiß i fcjilft. BY JAMES GARDNER. Visit of the U. S. Steamer Susquehanan to Nanking and Wu-hu, China. We are indebted to the Rev. E G. Bittinger. of the U. S. steamet<S.isquehanna, Capt. Buchan an, for a copy of the "North China HeiaM,' published at Shanghai, where the Susquehanna arrived on the 4th ot June, irom a visit up the Yang-tsze-kiang, a river scarcely surpassed by our own Mississippi." The object ot this trip was to convey the Hon. Robert M. McLane, the American Minister, to Nanking and Wu-hu, in order to have interview with th* au thorities of those places.—lt may be remembered that in the spring of last year, the Susquehanna, with Col. Marshal! on board, started on a similar expedition, and although Capt. Buchanan was lord by all who professed to know any'ning ot the navigation of the river that it w.-uld ■i i tile to at'empt it, in so large a vessel, be was still willing to make the effort, nt.d staite 1, but the ship grounded on B’onde Shoal, soon after enter ing the river. This detention compelled biro to feregothe trip, as the Susquehanna wa.- required on t:.e Japan expedition. In May last, -n the return of the Susquehanna to Shanghai from .'a pan. the United States government placed her at the disposal ot Mr. McLane, when Capt. Bu chanan (who, like Mr. McLane, is a .5i ar} land er) gladly etnbraced the opportunity ot making another effort to ascend the river, am! succeeded to the delight of alt on board. The Hetaid has a detailed account o’ the trip, from w hich we eou rMKise the following: Tne Susquehanna left her anchorage at Moon sung on the -J2d of May, and wassoon enveloped in foe, crossed Blonde Shoal, where she previous ly grounded, and anchored for the nigh’. On the next pay she proceeded carefully and slowly. R. Harris, tne master, constantly making sound ings. On the 25th she reached Sliver Isiacd, wnere the Imperial fleet was anchored. The Imperial admiral and suite at once came on board, he had been apprised ol the visit, and had along interview with Mr. McLane the na ture of w hich is nut known, although it is said to nave been perfectly friendly. As the ship ap proached the Imperial fleet salutes were fired throughout the line m honor oi Mr. McLane, which were promptly returned by the Susque hanna. Silver island is one ot the most beauti ful spo’s on toe liver, and though no opportuni ty was affbided of going on shore at that time, someot th • officers v .-ited it ou the return trip. As Ching-k; r: g-fu, the first pointer! the river lr. the possession of tne rebel forces: «was ap proached, a shot was fired across the bows oi tne Susquehanna. Capt. Buchanan immediately stopped, directly abreast of the batteries, and or der* were iustautly given to clear the ship i u action. Her heavy guns were run out, arid everything was in readiness, if any further irs tile demonstrations had been shown, to adminis ter a proper rebuke, a boat was lowered and Lieut. Duer and Mr. Lewis Carr, of the legation, accompanied by Rev. Dr. Bridgman «ud Rev. Mr. Culberton, as interpreters, were sent on shore to communicate with the authorities, and demand an explanation for the shot. I'he lam "ell in torrents ’■--0 it was only aster a great dif ficulty that they succeed*?.l in finding the officer n commai d ot the garrison, whose residence was distant some two or three miles inside the wails. The appearance of the place was melancholy, indeed.such desolation and misery everywhere observable sufficiently told the tale cf the recent disturbances. A more perfect builesque on a military organization, can scarcely be imagined than tne tr<v>pe w.-.i. i the works presented. A motley crc- d o’ inea and halt g •■oys had i s ter Dd com- •.nandtue i.verut tijis most iao»x>”tau: point., T’ -re seemed to be no one who could he digni fied with the name of an offii-.-r. The greatest » -ible kindoes: zu-'. S-'od >g howe ■ . , exhibited by’tie crowd, and the visitors wen addressedas "our brothers." which was the de signation given them by the rebel party, or: every occasion where any communication was heM witM them. Or. .'eacbir.g the ■•'sidei.ce o: Woo, the officer .a cotnsnand at Ct:-n-kia::g-tu. Lieut. Duer a nd Vir. Carr were conducted into his official chain sere, and were received with some ceremony, and an apparent show of state. An avenue was formed by the guards, through which they passed, and on reaching the General, he was ob served seated on a platform. -He pointed to a subordinate place for 'l.cm to be seated; they ad vanc'd, however, and took their places on eith er side of him, of the same elevation: of the numbers who crowded into the room, many were observed to make their obeisance by kneel ing. which appears to be very general as an act et reverence towards those in au hority. The General stated that the shot had been fired because they found it necesrary <o stop al: vessels ascendu.g the river, but now that the f riendly character of the ship was ascertained, piojier instructions would be given to the offi cers at the batteries to prevent a recurrence of Mr. Carr was instructed by the minister to state that citizens u the Unitqd States, residing in China, under the guarantees of a solemn treaty, were much exposed, both in their per sons and property, by toe civil strife now ex tending itsell over the Empire, and that it was the determination ot the minister to exact from both parties a proper respect to our neutral .rights- The General’s excuse for firing at the Sus quehanna not being deemed satisfactory. Cap tain Buchanan, after consultation with Mr. Mc- Lane, sent a letter demanding of Gen. Noo an immediate apology lor the insult that had been j offered to the American llag, and stating tnat unless it was full and ample, he would effectual ly prevent a similar occurrence, from that battery | at least. He also enclosed him a drawing ut I the flag. that it might not again be forgotten.— : Lieut. Duer, accompanied by Mr. E.A, Le ■ Roy, of the Legation, was directed to deliver the I letter before it was received, however, a com- ; munication wa . -.-at on board, containing a very | tatisMO ory apc'ogy. Sucsequently the general visited the ship and v. as wonderfully amazed at, all he saw, particularly her battery. On the Susquehanna approaching NJhking, 1 on all the low flat tend outside of the north-east I wall of the city, crowde were assembled, and as ; it was from this poin t that the ‘’Hermes'’ and ‘ “Cassini ' - (two British vessels) were fired a*, j ■toe men were beat to quarters, and every prepa ration made to give them c broadside, if any bos- . tile demonstration had been made; none wa however, end the •'Susquehanna” slowly and, gracefully moved up to he.- anchorage just off: the corner of the wall above mentioned: the 1 day was beautiful, and the thousands and thou sands who gazed, t her as she approached were , evidently much impressed with her fine appear- _ ante. „ Lieut. Doer and Mr. Carr, with the Rev. Dr. ■ Bndgman. were again sent on sbere w ith a let- | ter from Cajit. Bucnanan, to the highest officer commanding at Nanking, announcing the arnva 1 of a United States ship o: war, with the Ameri ran Minister on bon;d; the letter delivered | to an officer, who stated that he would forward . it at once to Yang, the Eastern King, whose re sidence was inside the city walls, distant some eight or nine miles. An answer was received by Buchanan, the tone and style of win'b was very extraordinary. Mr. McLane subse quently had some correspondence with the au thorities, the character of which is not known: it is shrewdly surmised, however,’ that the cor- ( oespondence develope views of policy both po- ] iitlca! and religious, quite a., reroarkabie as any I prev.ous accounts bad of thn singular movement, < which, Irom its very origin, to tins hour seem utterly to u.rffie the comprehend on of mankind, j; A-iiothe: g|.' sa; . tip :::'.-.’.tet irsV uat'.-d, I AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1851. | amongst other things, that an interview might ; be granted to the United States Commissioners ;by Talpsng-wang, on condition that he w ould approach him according to their own ceremo- ■ nial. He must prostrate himself in his presence I and acknowledge him King of the World under I God our heavenly Father. That he would ex pect to receive tribute from the outside State the I Commissioner represented in the shape of gold ! silver, and precious stones, as none durst ever come before him without valuable presents.— i This remarkable document came from Two high i officers of state. In substance Air. McLane’s reply to this was that we emdd not possibly recog nize the rebelious subjects of an Emperor with whom . ur Government was on terms of peace and ; amity, and had so; med a commercial treaty, even i as equals; and we must, therefore, leave them witho it further intercourse. ■ During the two or thtee days the ship remain- i ed at Nanking, she was crowded with thousands jof visitors, from Princes and Generals, (whose | number is legion) down to coolies, all of whom 1 appeared tilled with amazement at her immense I size and elegance—many of the officers visited ; the city, and some of their adventures were odd ettoagh. The ship left Nanking on Wednesday the 31st, i to make an examination higher up the river.— I On the visit of the Hermes, she went up some I tenor twelve,’miles, with this exception the Sus- I quehannais the first square-rigged vessel that ever disturbed the waters ot this noble river, so far from . itsmoqjh. The spectacle that was presented on ' that beautiful morning was calculated to produce (an impression not easily forgotten. Here was seen a magnifieient steam-frigate, one of the (largest vessel in the world, bearing the Ameri can flag, while the myraids of human beings I who crowded the banks on the river looked on j with awe and wonder, as she boldly steamed on i through the quiet w aters in the very heart of a j vast empire. The varied scenery on either bank of the ri ver, above Nankin, is not equalled ia the world. ' It becomes very broad—in some places miles and is interspersed with innumerable islands, some of which are extremely beautiful; the val leys and even the highest hills, to their very summits, seemed teeming with a vegetation, whose opulence fortunately yields sufficiency ot food to supply’ :he millions who inhabit this le gion. • Ti.e Susquehanna proceeded on as far as Wu |hu. in the province ol Guanhwuy, one ol the | largest market towns on the river, about 65 miles I above Nanking. Here the ship and her engines [ were gazed at with even greater astonishment than below—she had scarcely dropped anchor, I before innumerable boats, filled with thousands, I approached from the shore As these crowds j came on beard, their wonder was also too great I for utterance—at one time, the number was so ' great as almost to jeopard ze their lives in getting , up and down the gangways; however nothing could exceed their good humor or correct hefaav . ior. The city of Wu-hu and vicinity was visited I by most ot the officers, and the greatest kindness • was shown them by the people and the authori tiesrgoides accompanied them through the streets. I They were here as elsewhere always called ■ brothers. The same scene ot desolation was also I observed here as at Cbin-kiang-fu and Nanking. The city is enclosed by a wail, a.id is said tocon : tain a population of half a million. Its trade, • however, is at present entirely interrupted by - the revolution. There are lew objects particu- i < worthy ol not-, except the .perb t.ay that : stre’ches out Ibr a d’stance of seveial rnitgs just 1 l in ' :t ot the town The great bend oi the 1 nvei ut tnis point makes the view singularly I grand The city has been in the possession ot i the re. I, since March, 1553. Although no por , iior, .i ■- , rmy is left there, (the for c Ccnsr»- . in g entirely of armed junks, many of which are employed in carrying provisions up and down ' the rive. ) from the best information obtained, the i rebels have entire possession of the river ior a 1 great distance. ; Some of the chiefs visited the ship and their i appearance and general intelligence made a very , favorable impression, as indeed was the case with the mass oi the people at Wu-hu. Their com- i plexions are lighter and physiognomy much bet ter than the ordinary Chinese nearer the coast; some attention to personal cleanliness was also j observed among them. The visit of their foreign i brothers in the wonderful ship gave them much 1 apparent pleasure, and some of the higher officers ! expressed a hope that trade and commerce might i be carried on in such steamers as lar as the nav- I igatian extends, which is believed to be many | nuudred miles. A very superior quality of semi-bituminons coal was found at Chin kiang-lu, as also at Nan king and Wu-hu, and mountains, not far from I the latter place, are said to contain coal in great ' abundance, mineral wealth will be fully deveiop i ed as an auxiliary to the steam navigation cf the river. To accomplish this, quiet and a restora- I tion ot order is needed in China. | On the morning ol the 2nd of June, the Sus ; quehanna got under way on her return. She reached Silver Island a distance of 120 miles in lin nine hours. As he passed the batteries along toe river, all bands were at the guns in readi ness to repei any hostile indication; nothing of the kind was observed, however. Crowd- ol men were seen on the works, as she passed, look- ing at her wonderful speed, with much concern Mr. McLane, again had interview with the Im perial Admiral, whocameon board and remain ed severai hours: salutes were tired from bis squadron as the Susquehanna passed by. She j reached Shanghai, as before stated, on the 4th of . June. ! The steamer Confucius, under the command of (Lieutenant Brown of the U. S. ship Susqueban ‘ hanna, with Captain Dearborn acting as pilot, ; aceempaniel the Susqehauna as a tender. The Herald has been shown a copy of a card of one ot the Ministers of State whi: h the Rev. Mr. Bittinger received in his tour through the ; city of Na.iking to the Tartar city and the Pur celiai) Tower. In the presence of his highness j the officials who conducted him to his residence I as well as his own attendants, stood in awe and i then kneeled dawn before him. ft bears the I broad seal of his office, and is dated the 93d day I ot the 4th moon ot the 4th]year of the heavenly < kingdom. I The Herald also publishes an interesting ac count of an excursion made by Mr. Le Roy, in ; company with Lieut. Hunter and Purser Barry, ' to the Porcelian Tower and the interior ot the ; city of Nanking. During the excursion they | walked about 20 miles. Almost all the houses i on their way were in ruins but the people treat ied them very politeiy. They were compelled ■to reach the tower by walking along the walls on the outside, the gates of the city being closed I against them. At one time they meta detach i orient of several hundred women employed in I carrying rice, and,accompanied by a few “grey i haired old men.” Finally ti e excursionists were I permitted to ascend a wafer, tower, 70 feet high, from which they had a fine view of the city.— I They wer- then five miles from the Porcelain ! Tower, which was built in 1413, though now I comparatively in ruins. Subsequently they were permitted to enter one of the gates of the city, passing by the tower, and were Jed by some soldiers to one of their generals. Afterwards they travelled three miles through the city, which was well paved and the houses in good condition. During the trip, Daniel McKinley, the chief boatswain died, ami was buried at a spot to which the name of “McKinley’s Point” was given. We reckon there will be no little rejoicing among the Sons, Knights of Jericho tind Tem pemr.ee men, ween they hear that Chattanooga is fast becoming a Temperance city. No Whiskey by the wholesale in town ; very little by retail, j and quoted at 50 cents at that, and we are quite sure that the scarcity of water in our wells will cause the little that remains at retail soon to dis- I appear. Then Chattanooga may be put down as a model city. No whiskey—a good [olice —I good health—a no great scarcity of circulating i medium, with a sufficiency ol table blessings, and | the prospect ofjain. What in the name of con- j sistency,can we ask moie?— Chattanooga Adver tiser, 16Wi. [( .rrcspondence of the N. Y. Tribane.} A Month Later from Japan—The Squadron before Jedo. U. S. Steamer Powhatan, I Ofl’Cape King, (Island of Niphon.) May 1-1. j I am obliged, from want of time, to give you but a brief report of our doings for the past i month. After the diplomatic negotiations in Yoko-hamma were concluded, the survey of the bay was vigoro.sly carried on, and in spite ot rough and stormy weather, made good progress. On the 6th of April the Saratoga fired her salute of departure, and sailed, amid hearty cheers from j the lemamilig vessels ot the squadron. Before the fleet went down to Simoda, (one ot the ports designated in the treaty as open to American ships), the Commo tore desired to have a view of Jedo, which desiie met with great op position on the part of the Japanese, who were struck with horror at the prospect of our fire ) wheel ships anchoring under the walls of the Imperial Palace. As the Commodore remained firm in his purpose, some ot them delared that the dropping of the anchor under the walls of the firmer, would be the signal for their own disembowelment. We were all not a little excited, when on the morning ot the Sth cf April, the ships got under way. Yenske, the chief interpreter, with some other Japanese, were on board, the flag ship. They looked haggard and alarmed as we steamed up" the bay. Yenske, especially’, was petrified alarm, and frequently said, "Do you really intend to remain in "Yedo ? Oh, no ; Commodore Per ry has a good heart; he certainly will not do ( so.” We stood across the bay, anj then, at a • dislance of three miles from shore, made directly |up toward the impeiial city. About 10 o’clock ' we had the light-house of Kowasacki abeam, on | the left hand, while before us, in a long semi ' circular line', stretched the white houses of Yedo. At the light-house commenced the suburb of Sinegawa ; further toward the city were many large junks at anchor; behind them a great many smaller craft, while ciowds of fishing boats and junks ol all sizes covered the bay. A mound, or eminence, towered above the houses of the city, near its centre, and tiom the turrets and shining white fronts of buildings covering it, we judged this to be the Imperial Palace. . By this time the sailing vessels were far astern, and only the Powhatan and Mississipi lay before the to wn. Commodore Perry halted tor about ball an hour, and then returned to the uld America anchorage, to the infinite relief of the Japanese officers, who speedily recovered their good spirits. 1 cannot deny that we felt somewhat disappointed, although we felt con vinced the Commodore had pursued the wisest course. At the time, no important result could have been obtained by anchoiing at Yedo ; a wns a cm io-sity, not worth gratify ing at the price of several lives—for I really think iho Japanese officers roois enough to kill them selvae—and would have created ill-feeling towads us. So the Commodore has kept bis word—gene in sight of Yedo, and without driving the Ja panese to despeiate measures. I cannot but ex press my admiration of the masterly manner in which Commodore Perry has managed this diffi cult l -iainess iron th., beginning. He uas suc ceeded in combining d.gnity and firmness so hap pily with kindness and cordiality, that he has' made our squadron and our country respected, without humiliating the rational pride of the Japanese. On the 16th o' April we hove anchor, and ‘rod down the bay towaid Simoda, our port in Niphon. Simoda is situated near Capt? Fogu, sixty miles west from Point Sagami, on the en trance ol the Bay ot Yedo,and not far from the point where we first made land in coming to Yedo last year. It is a good, commodious harbor, well sheltered by hills several hundred feet high. It has only a moderately large entrance toward the south, with a rock within the entrance, which affords a still more protected anchorage The little town of.Simoda, of about 1,000 houses, is situated at the north-western end of the har bor, on the banks of a small stream which flows down through a fertile valley, often not mine than half a mile wide, and again widening to 1J miles Several little brooks offer good watering places for the ships. The laiger Japanese junks mostly anchor at Kowasacki, a village of about 300 bouses, on the north-eastern end and opposite Simoda. There are eight temples—some of which are very large—in the town, and little chapels (miu) on almost every eminence and by the road sides. In the location of their buildings lor religious purposes the Japanese show a fine appreciation of the picturesque, and, in general, they seem to be great lovers of nature. On eminences whence tine views are to be seen, spaces under the tiees are cleared, and here the follows sit, smoke, or pic-nic for hours. I cannot say much concerning customs and manners of the Japanese, paitly because it would be a repetition of what others have said before me, partly because 1 have not the time and space necessary ; enough, that we have iiad ample op portunity of verifying most of what former writers have said of this strange people. The country is exceedingly picturesque, and resembles veiy much the lower langes of the Alps. Along the little river'of Simoda are many villages, and numbers ot rice mulls stamp and grid along its banks. About six miles from the bay this river divides into several branches. Following either of them, you pass through nu merous gorges and glens, and finally the barren tops of mountains, some 3,000 feet high. Their summitsand the narrow table lands are covered with bushy grass, among which a certain berry upon which pheasants and partridges feed, grows very plentifully. This is a fine ground forsports rner:, who might soon bag a dozen of those plump, golden-green birds. In one oPthe larger temples, a place has been arranged for the daguerrotype, and Mr. Brown is actively at work. He has obtained many very fine daguerrotypes of the Japanese, and will* have a line collection to show when he reaches home. Mr. Heine continues his sketching, drawing, painting, gunning, skinning, pressing, and preserving plants. Lieuts. Murry, Bent, Whiting, Bamboo, Nicholson, etc, etc, have been busily engaged in the survey, and deserve no small credit tor their exertions and the impor tant results they have obtained. Mr. Bent ia now Flag Lieutenant. The Commodore expects the Imperial Commissioner in Simoda ior a final of coinage, weights, postage regula tions, etc., etc.; to which end our coins, measures and weighits have been sent to Yedo. This will take place when we return from Cbakodade, which port in future will be probably a great resort ior our whali rs to recruit and obtain sup plies, as Simoda will unoubtedly be our coal de pot, and the station of the future Californian- Chinese line. Yesterday at daylight the Mississippi and Pow hatan got under way for Cbakodade, for which place the Macedonia, Vandalia and Southampton, sailed eight days ago. About noon we were within three miles ol the isfond of Ohosirna, and bad a fine opportunity of observing the traces ol volcanic action which it presents. The whole island ia one immense volcano, the top ol which has fallen jn and formed a great basin, which incessantly belches forth white smoke and ashes- The edges of the crater are black, as it charred by fire, and on the south-western side of the island a stream of lava reaches from the summit to the sea. Some large crevices continue still smoking* and others are filled with ashes. A bluff near the sea, about 200 leet high, appears to be of re cent formation, lor the bu-hes and trees along j the edges of lava have a yellow, burnt appear ' ance. I'he slopes of mountain are covered with I luxuriant vegetation, and there are twq towns— ’ one on a nai ro w table-land, and the other on the top of a steep cliff, near a sus ucious-looking crater. There is said to be a third village on the north-western side of the island. We are now off Cape King (so named by Vancouver after bis first lieutenant) and Cape Blance. We are lying to, taking long lines of soundings with the deap-sea lead, which gives a most satisfactory result. I will write again by | the first opportunity—from Cbakodade, if pos . sibie. [Fhjib the N. O. Picayune, 12th ins/.] Later from Mexico. By the arrival of the steamship Oiizaba, Capt. Forbes, which arrived this morning from Vera j Cruz, we have intelligence Irom that place to | the Sth inst., and from the city of Mexico to the ■ Ith inst The Orizaba reports that the baik Braziliero, from New Y»rk, while lying off’ the port of Vera Cruz, got on the Gallega Reef, on the night oi the Ist inst., when the vessel became a total loss. .Most of the cargo is saved, but in a dam aged condition. The Orizaba left at Sacrificio Island the Bri tish bri{-of-war Wolverine. i We have lull files of the Vera Cruz Eco del ! Comeriio, and ol Mexico papers to the 3d. ( We gi'hei from them little intelligence of re liable importance, although there are numerous ! accounts of triumphs of the Government efforts. § Among them is one of a complete victory gain ed over the rebels ot Ciudad Victoria, in Tamau lipas, on the 22J ult. They were attacked, it is j said, by a detae’ mennt of troops under the com- ■ rnand of Col. Don Francisco Tamariz, on the ; 19th, and were not overcome till alter three I days and a night’s unceasing firing, maintained lon the pait of the city by 800 men and seven ! pieces oi artillery under the command of the chief Don Juan Jose de la Garza. The latter ( had surrounded the fortifications with trenches, \ which were taken and maintained by the troops of the Supreme Government, in whose power the artillery ot the enemy, their munitions ai d ! some prisoners fell. The leaders of the revolution were not cap- I tured, but made their escape by fleeing in time, ; as is nearly always the case ; for it generally , happens that those who lead others into these difficulties have not the courage necessary to j face the danger themselves, to its results. The ( losses of the rebels are said to have been consid- I erable,an l as the despatch announcing the event ■ was being sent off, the cavalry were being de | spatched inqrursuitof the fugitives. The Gov ernment troops are admitted to have some losses ; to lament, the more to be regretted, that it was no foreign attack which caused them. The population of the vternity. it i» said, promptly I reior.ied to obediooce to the supreme Govern i merit; aud all the influential inhabitants of Ta -1 maulipnt \ ♦ ’aid to have repelled the approach *es c. ws” i witu contempt and reproaches About 50 men killed, and one chief, 4 officers. , 100 and odd soldies wounded, are estimated as j the 10-> s stained by the troops, j In Guerrero and Michoacan, the partisans of i Alvar r z are reported to have received some se , veto blows. At a place called Cuajmicuila,.- -out •gh:n .ei.gues distant from Huilz co, i the insurgents weie said to have been found in consider, tile force, they were attacked by a de tachmen: ,f auxiliary Government troops, and completely routed, their celebrated leader, Nar ciso Val e, being killed during the action. The chief, Luis G. Gaitan, the famous Guillermo Mal donado, and I’rocopio Alarcon, were taken pris oners a • shot, their bodies being exjiosed in Cuajmii in.a, I’lausingo and San Bablo. The j«- ded condition of their horses prevented the troops from pursuing those who fled, and they made good their escape into the neighboring moun tains. An encounter is reported to have taken place in the town of Tinquidin, in Michoacan, in the vicinity of Los Reyes, between the forces ci Don Francisco Sanchez and a band of the rebels under the command of the notorious chief Pueblita, which, although it was composed of three hundred men, while the Goverr merit forces, were much interior in number, wa routed, with a considerable loss in killed, wounded and pris oners, besides letting some arms fall into the pos- I session of the troops. The darkness ot the night i served not a little, it is said, to favor the escape 1 of the grea’er pait of the insurgents. The result of the affair at Guaymas seems to ! be no more certainly ascertained than it was in our last acc milts Horn Mexico. We have, in deed, full particulars of the manner in which the approach ol Raousset de Boulbou was made, of. the manner in which his band was routed, and of the taking of a number of prisoners; but we have no positive accounts of the execution of the leader. Tne accountsol the manner in which the Count’s attack was made, though much more circumstantial than those already received, are only to the same effect. We therefore do not at present luather notice them. A company of 187 of his French companions, taken prisoners, are said to have arrived at Tepio on the 15th ult, and to have been received in silence by the pop ulation, who went a mile out Horn the town to m«et them. They are said to have consisted principally of women. The Indians in Durango and adjacent regions are committing terrible ravages, and the n ces sitiesot the Government in other portions ol the country to the prtence of their troops against more powerful prevent anything like important eflbltsagainst them ; although the in habitants, with what little aid they can get, struggle strongly against the merciless marau ders. * The Trait d’Union announces that coloniza tion from 1 rance to Mexico is proceeding rap idly. Some four rebels had either already ar rived or were immediately expected at Vera Cruz, with emigrants from Havre. Mr. William Goster has been nominated U. S. Consul ad-intermin for Coahulina ad Nuevo Le on, and has received his exeqatur. Don Senor Angle de Iturbide, one of the sons of the Late Liberator has been named Secreta ry ol the Mexican Legislation in the United States. His brother, Col. Austin de Iturbide has been appointed aid-de-camp to Santa An na. } A decree of the 18th ult., suppresses no few , er than thiiteen active squadrons of the army. Ihe forces are to be distributed among other corps ol their vicinity. 1 he Sigio NIX gives an account ofan encoun ter between Government troops at Haujini, with a corps ot upwards of a hundred bandits. The former were surprised, lost Col: Juan N. Romero and Capt. Ignacio Cisneros in the conflict, were overcome, and had Lieut. Robles and Corporal Cassillas shot by the band alterwards. The lat ter only spared the owner of the bouse in which the troops had defended themselves at the inter cession of his daughter. A decree of the 17th commutes the sentence . of death against the insurgent prisonersol Guay mas to ten years m.prisonineut, with the excep. tion of Court Boulbon, those who landed with t«im, and those whoexcitad or headed the revolt. Others are to be tiied according to the existing j laws. , The commander Berdeja, who lias joined the VOL. 33—-NEW BJURIES—VOL.-9-NO. 32. insurgents of the South is deprived of his rank. The village of Tenamasapa, which had de serted for Alvarez, lias been attacked and des leated by Government troops. 1 he Omnibus, of the Ist publishes a contra diction of the reports that De Boulbon had es caped. and states that he is safely immured and was about to be shot. Highly Important from the Bio Grande. By the arrival ol the steamship Nautilus from Brazos Santiaga, we have received the following letter from our attentive correspondent at Mata moros, giving important intelligence respecting the progress ot the revolution in Northern Mex ico, the movements of the Government and in surgent forces, &c. Correspondence of the Picayune. . Ma i amokos, Sept. 4, 1854. In my last I stated that Victoria was invested ! by the Government troops, and that some hard ( lighting was expected. These expectations have been fully realized. Capistran, alter his affair with Gen Cruz, pushed rapidly on to join Goy. Garza in Victor a, but before reaching that 1 city he was met by orders to remain-outside, as the supplies were very short, and it would be (impolitic to shut themselves up without them. ; In the meantime 1,400 regular troops, with a I large train of artillery, had invested the place j and commenced operations. Assault after as ' sau't was made, but the inhabitants defended I themselves bravely, and each time beat back their assailants, until finally, having completely | exhausted their ammunition, they resolved ‘o I evacuate the city. This they did a* night, with ! out molestation from the troops, and soon formed I a junction with Capistran. The loss of the I troops is reported to have been very great—near ]ly 400 in killed and wounded. Several officers I are known to have fallen. It is reported that j the insurgents are in full much for Monterey, I where the people are to join them. There are , large supplies of ammunition in that city and no ! troops to defend it, and should the insurgents take ( pos-.esSion of it, they can maintain themselves I against all the force that can be brought against I them. I News reacted here yesterday that they had ( surprised and captured a party of twenty-live j dragoons, who were escorting some Government I funds from Tampico to this city. They took away their arms, ammunition and money, and then set them free. Gen. Cruz is again out wrh ; 300 men, in pursuit of the insurgents, but he will be careful bow he attacks them the second time X’he Mexican steamers, which I mentions' in my last as just having arrived at the Lrico del Rio, landed 470 men ot the Ist Regiment of In fantry. The report here is that there are more troops on the way, and when all shall have ar rived, that Matamoros will have a gariison of 2,- 000 men. There are many doubts as to the truth of this report, as it is believed that Santa Anna cannot spare that number ior this service. Tamaulipas is now thoroughly aroused, and should she be seconded by some of the more pow erful interior States, Santa Anna would be inevi tably overthrown. But there issueh supineness, such want of energy and co-operation amongst this people, it will be almost a miracle if they succeed. So long as Santa Anna can retain the support of his army, so long can he remain Dic tator ot Mexico, for with 30,000 men he can j keep this country, with her 7,000,000 of inhabi tants, m subjection. A few days since, Gen. Woil cut off all com | munication with the opposite side ol the river, which caused some little excitement in Browns | ville, but alter a tew hours ot non-intercourse and I much swearing on the part of the Americans, I the prohibition was removed, and the ferry boats I re-c<.'nm»n<-ert operations. The Mexican authorities appear to bedisposed to throw every obstacle in the way of a free in tercourse with then sister city, and in tact have ■ already very seriously injured the trade and prospects ot Brownsville. No one can cross without a passport, arid the cost and trouble of obtaining one, are such that no one thinks of crossing unless absolutely obliged to. To add to which Americans eeneraliv experi ence in going Co Mca.—, - AM— O.UiKjCU a lieutenant in tne Mexican army, has been placed in command of the guard at the Mexican ex tremity of the ferry, between this city and Brownsville. These are small things, of which Americans, I presume, cannot complain, bu t they show that the Mexicans do not love the “ bar barians ot the North” more now than they did some seven years ago. A tew days more will, no doubt, bring news of important movements, ot which I will inform you by the next mail. Quien Sabe. The Brownsville Flag mentions a report, which it believes to be well founded, that the i city of San Luis Potosi has raised the standard | of rebellion against the existing Government. In noting the latest rumors, tne Flag says: In Matamoros, the system ot espionage is so complete that the citizens hardly dare give or re peat the information they rnay have received, and the correspondence thorugh the mail under goes a supervision before it is allowed to reach itsownei. With this scrutiny on the part of the officials, it is next to impossible t'glean any reliable information. Os the movements of the revolutionists in the adjoining State no hing is known positively.— rhe last that we have heard reliable from them, they were united in the town of Jimenes, and were preparing lor a movement upon some point, though what one it was not definitely stated. It is thought that Matamoros will be the point of attack, and recent circumstances certainly tend to that belief. This morning rumors are afloat to the effect that Col. Cidfc had despatched cou riers to Gen. Well asking that troops be sent from Mataujoros to interceptjhe insurgents, who are endeavoring to escape across the river at va rious points, both above and below the city.— This is believed to be a cunningly devised plan to draw the troops out of the city preparatory to a general attack by the Liberals, who are believ ed to be in close vicinity to it. Os al! these va rious conjectures and rumors, howev.-r, we will not venture an opinion. From the Columbus Times. Crops in Tennessee—Mules. Horses, and Ne groes—Health. Montvale Springs, Sept. 9th, 1854. Messrs. Editors:—Presuming that many of your readers are interested in the markets of the grain growing, hog, horse, and mule producing State of Tennessee, I venture to drop you a line on the subject. The drouth has been very gen eral and has embraced the whole State, with slight exceptions. The corn crop is, consequent ly, decidedly shoit; the wheat crop only mid dling ; irish potatoe crop sorry; the only crop that is good, is the oat. Young -tock, the farm ers are anxious to sell, but find no buyers. Mules and horses fit for harness are nevertheless high and are in very little demand. In many parts of the country, coul is so scarce that farm ers will noc have euougn to*fatt»m their mules and horses, and have enough to fatten their hogs, in consequence of which more mules and horses will be driven Soulji this season than la^t; and it is the general opinion that they are bound to go down in price. lam so settled in this opin- 1 ion that I have not yet bought*a single hoof. Singular as it may seem, negroes are higher in the grain growing than in the cotton producing States;indeed trade’s are now engaged in buy ing negroes in the cotton States and selling them lor a profit in the grain States. It is, therefore, more than probable that the negro trade will be checked for a while in the more Southern States. And this check will have a very material effect upon the mule trade For every two negroes carried South from the moie Northern slave holding States, there is a demand for one mule or horse. You, therefore, see plainly tha£ if the negro trade is checked, that there will be a much less demand for mules at the South, and as the farmers here are forced to sell.their surplus stock on account of the scar city of corn, I apprehend that stock can be bought at the South by the middled January cheaper by retail than they are now sold at wholesale in either Kentucky, Tennessee, or Ohio. There has been much sickness,in the rich vsl leys of Kentucky amt Tennessee this summer. The prevailing diseases are cholera and flux. The larger portion of the inhabitants of Madi sonville and Knoxville, Tenn., have fled to the mountains so escape the destroyer. Montvale is remarkably healthy. Large numbers o! visi tors come here sick and are restored directly. Iho water is a specific lor such as are affected. | with diseased liver. Very Respectfully, Yours, &c., M. A. Browder. I me Commercial affairs os inn Country, | —The state of money market in this city is a I matter that interests more people, probably that, auy other one thing this side ot Atlantic.— I Whether money will be scarce or plenty, wheth er the price of provisions will be high or low. seems to be a question that every one thinks ot. and one, too, that no one can answer. After look- I ing over and examining carefully the subject ir. all its bearings, we arrive at the conclusion that those who have debts to pay and pecuniary ob ligations to fulfil, will see harder times the com ing.winter than they have ever seen yet. We do not think that biead stuffs and provision? wili be as high as they were last year nor that work ing people who have employment will find it. « difficult to make tbe *’ends ol the week meet” as they did two winters ago. Our reasons for so thinking are first—there will be no foreign demand four our pork, beef or flour, nor will California require anything in the shape of provision from us. In Europe, the crops were never better than they have beer, tlrs year, and the yield in California of wheat Indian corn and potatoes will enable that State to export breadstuff’s. Os our manufactured foods, she has also an abundant supply, and will therefore want nothing irom us for 'which she will give us, as she has been doing, milflofs monthly of her golden treasuie. This fact alone ; will make money scarce in the Atlantic cities. But this is not all. We have been running ir. debt to Europe for more than two years for dry 1 goods, laces, silks, satins, jewelry and other lux uries and gew-gaws, far beyond our means of payment. . • i As we are dependent on California for gold, ; and have nothing that California wants, to give I her lor that gold, and as Europe wants, nothing of us but gold, it seems to ue that we are coirg I to be ir. pretty tight quarters, and dial’ mostpro- I bably be obliged to as!: a little extension of our I debts. I The drought has not so entirely tut off oi.. ; crops but that we shall have enough to eat; but | how are we going to pay our debts ? That is the : most troublesome question. Neither those we j owe nor tr-ose from whom we have been getting . specie want our produce, and what is ! be done’ I Why, those we owe musttakeour rai:...iu bonds i and wait until those from whom we get out spe cie do want our produce. j it was a great mistake we made w hen we got > over bead and ears in debt to Europe. We ought i not to ha .e done it. We ought not toffiave built jso many large and expensive stores, noi suer. I mag-...J czp. dw. itrng« as we have Cone. Ic was a.i tV . hav** gone -uec. . | too fast. We live too high—our Wives ard daugh ters dress too extravagantly, -ney outvie the I princes’ and duchesse’s of Europe, and go ahead of the most aristocratic ladies of England and France. We must come back to the starting point, to the very mark we stood on five yeais ago. When we get there, we shall be all right again. The retrogade movement has begun, and ~,a» ■ r» we must go. ; road to travel.’’-sA'. I'. Daj [From th r S. Q. Fie, I'dih inst. Later from Texas. I By the arrival this morning of the steamship i Preser’ ance. from Galveston, we have papeis o. ! that city to the lOtn inst., and Lavaca papers t? j the 7th. We find nothing in the Galveston Times les : pecting the fever, beyond the i ■’port of inter ments, but that is significant enough. On the ' Sth the.e were fourteen interments, and on the 9th fifteen. Tba Times learns that the rains on some p .. tions of the Brazos have been incessant recent ly, and that many of the cotton crops on that river and Oyster Creek are greatly injured by the worm. A rencounter took place at Lavaca on the morning of the sth, between Mr. George P. Finlay, editor of the Register, and Mr. Henry Jordan, a commission merchant of Lavaca which resulted in the death of the latter by being shot with a double barrel shot gun and a revolver in i hands of Mr Finlay. The Commercial says: The difficulty occurred in a persona: article that appeared in the Register against the mer cantile establishment of Charles H. Jordan.— The parties met on the street near the Brower House. Jordan was armed at the time, but the from some cruse, did rot use bis weapons. On the afteinoon of the same day, Mr. Van- I zales, who keeps a boarding bouse in L vaca,. I was stabbed with a large bowie knife by 'A. W. O’Connell, a tailor of that place. Tho ( Commercial says: From what we learn, O’CuUnell was board ing at the house of Vanziles, and on. yesterday, while at dinner,and at a time when Mr. V. was absent, he insulted several of the ladies about I the house, and threatened to throw a glass in i Mrs. Vanzile’s face. Mr. V. being informed of j the fact went to call O’Connell to an account i for the same, when the affair terminated as above ■ stated. Arrival of ihe Ksy-SroxE State.—The I fine steam ship Key-Stone State, Capt. Harris, I arrived at this port yesterday afternoon in 49 hours from Philadelphia, in place of the Quaker City, which is to be the Pioneer of the American Steam Shin Company's Line between Philadel phia and Charleston. We are gratified to learn that she brought over 3000 packages—' he largest freight ever brought from Philadelphia to this port, and we congratulate her owneis that their enterprise and energy has met with so auspicious a commencement. We perceive that she is ad- I vertised to leave again for Philadelphia at half i past four o’clock to-morrow afternoon, which I speaks well for the energy and promptness of Capt. Hardie and his consignees Messrs. Holmes N Stoney, and demonstrates that they at ill events will spare no exertions to render the line successful. We are indebted to the politeness of Mr. Harris, the Pursers for his favors.—Charles ton Courier, 11th inst. SSThk Weather.—Until within a lew days has continued very warm. During the past week the thermometer in our office has stood as high as 98 at 3 o’clock P. M. However we have had several refreshing rains andtheatmos phere lias become somewhat cooler and more brack) n We incercly hoped that the long con tinued heat will now *'egin to moderate. — Sum ter Rep