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JOUBNAI and messenger. 8, T. CflAP’.vlAN &.S ROSE, Enrrc.Rs. MAC O A ! WEONESDAY, MAY 10, 1847. === “ EXTR VS. In order to gratify the citizen* of Macon and our reader* generally, die undersigned, proprietors of the Georgia Telegraph and Journal bf Messenger, have, at a heavy expense, made arrangements to receive, by , J. C. Riddle's Private Exprass, all important news from the Army, 84 hours in advance of the United Slates Mail. Extras will therefore be issued alternately at their offices, and to remunerate themselves in some slight degree for the outlay, the charge will be uniform ly 10 cents. They are willing to gratify the public, ami will do so as long ns it can be accomplished without too heavy oa expense on thejr part Ii; \ Y S. ROSE & CO’ Whig state Convention. -Several esteemed correspondents have written requesting us to propose that the Whig State Convention to nominate a candidate for Governor, shall be held on Thursday, the Ist day of July. They urge many and plausible reasons, shewing that the third Wednesday i quite too late for the convenience of the planters. W hat say our brethren of the press to this proposition! Wi think ourselves there is reason in the enggsrtion. Mail Robber Committed. Ezekiel Hewett, the Mail carrier betwrn this city and Tulbotton, waslast week arrested, on a charge of having robbed the Mail. He was examined before Mj. Smith U S Commissioner, and committed for trial at tie next term of the U. S. Circuit Court, in Milledgeville. in November next. Too much credit cannot he give, to Mr. Alexander, the special Agent of the Post Offici Department for hts vigilence in detecting offenders o. this kind. The Superior Court. The Superior Court for Bibb County, after a session of two weeks, adjourned over on Friday evening last, until Monday next. During the fortnight much import ant civil and criminal business was disposed ot. The following persons were convicted and sentenced by Judge Floyd to the Penitentiary, viz: James Dolan , lor three years, Thomas Roberts, four years, Branch D folks two years We had not the plensure of being present during any of these trials, hut understood tltat the Solicitor General conducted the several caste with skill and ability. The Special Train. We understand that the President and Directors of the Central Railroad Company, have generously ren dered,free of charge, to the citixcns of Macon,a special Train of Cars to convey M r Webster and the several Committees from Savannah to this place. ‘1 he compli ment is a deserved one. Macon Iwh done much, suiler ed much, for the Central Railroad, ami next to Savan nah, is entitled to the honor of the enterprise. It is pleasant, therefore, on such occasions, to find lltnt the Company are mindful of the relations whielt exist be tween the parties respectively. Senator Blkrien'The Savannah Republican of Friday morning last says:—The Hon. John M. Ber rien, we are pleased to state, anived here last evening, from Washington The Baptist Convention. There were two large Conventions held in Savannah last week,viz: Tire Baptist Convention of Georgia, and the Southern Baptist Publication Convention In the latter body Delegates were present from the States o! Virginia, Nonlt Carolina, Soutlt Carolina, Georgia and Alabama The Rev. S. Furman was chosen President, and Committees appointed who reported in favor ot the propriety of establishing a Southern Publication Office, the works issuing from which might be free from the itoes ol Northern works generally. We will probably be able to give the result of their proceedings in our next paper The Cotton Markets. Our readers are referred to the Commercial head for a full and complete statement of the Cotton Markets in the several Atlantic and Gulf ports, and also a table con taining a correct statement of lite receipts of Cotton to the latest dates, as well as the stock on hand and on ship-board. It is our purpose, for the convenience oi , our country readers, to continue to publish a correct statement not only of the Cotton but of the Provision and Groeeiy markets of Macon. As this is the point at which they nearly ail dispo-s* of their produce, it wilt oi course be a matter of interest to them to keep the run of our market,particularly during the business season. The Indian Springs. We take great pleasure in calling the attention of the public to the advertisement of Mr. Bryan W. Collier, in another eolumn. We are informed that the improve ments made by him are really very material, and aueh as must add greatly to the comfort of those who may visit the Springs. Asa landlord Mr. C. is proverbial ly polite and accommodating. Hie house is elevated and airy, and at the same time not at an inconvenient dis tance from the Springs and the baths. Violent Hailstorm. A most violent and destructive hail storm occurred in the lower part of Bibb and Twiggs counties, on Thursday last The cloud was about one mile wide,and passed in a south-east direction. Tire storm commen ced about 12 o'clock, and continued tor nearly half an hour with great violence Some of the hail stones were as large as a hen egg, and the quantity which fell was go great that in some places it did not all melt in six * hours. We are informed by a planter residing in the j region of the storm, and who witnessed it, that the de- i stmetion of the grow ing crops of coin and cotton was , very great. Tornndo in Griflin. The American Whig states, that a most violent tor nado passed over the South Western |>nrt of that town on last Saturday week, which demolished several houses of both wood and brick. The lady of Mr. Bullard, and three small cliildren.were considerably, but not danger ously, injured by the foiling timbers of the ionise in which they were nt the time. No other persons were injured A carpenter's work bench was taken up, dashed to pie ces, and parts ol it carried a distance of front eighty to three hundred yards. History of'Gcorgiti. We leam front the Savannah papers, “that the first volume of Dr. Stevens’ History of Georgia is comple ted, and tliat it will be issued from the press during the coming autumn. The work will consist of two rather large octavo volumes, divided into five books—as- fol lows: 1. The Ante-Colonial Period. I Georgia under the Trustees. 3. Georgia under the Royal Governors 4 Georgiu ill the Revolution 5. Georgia ail Independent State Extra Session of Congress. It was rumored in Wushingum a few duys since that Mr Polk and his Cabinet had resolved to call an extra aession of Congress. It is not stated whether the Twen ty-eight Millions granted by die Inst Congress have been expended or whedsr Santa Anna has again risen on the price of peace It will lie recollected tliat after Taylor whipped their army at Monterey, tlir Mexicans who had previously demanded only Two Millions of dollar*, advanced to three millions. Now dun they have been used up at Buena Vista, Vera Cnu and Si ena Gordo, it is fair to presume ‘lhat Mr Polk's parti ticular friend will, like Be Bust of the New York Her ald, count the stripes and demand an additional mil lion for each whipping and probably a lew iliuusunds extra for the loss of his wooden leg Trade of Ihc State Road. The Cherokee Adeoeate coma ins the following state ment of the amount of produce forwarded from the va rious depots on the Western and Atlantic Railroad from the Ist of October last to the Ist of April: From Marietta—l9,3Bs bushels Com, 351 bushels Peas, 039 bushels Oats, 414 bbis. Flour From Canetsville—37j6ll bushels Corn, 1,782 bbis Flour From Kingston—3l,3sß bushels C0m,475 bbis. Hour, SCO head gs Cattle. 328 Hogs From Oodiealego— 2s,Bl4 bushels Com, 1358 bbis Flour, 281,801 lbs Bacon, 2,503 Hogs Total—Corn 114,1(16 bushels—Bacon, 281,801 lbs Fleur 4jo*9 bbis—Hogs 2831 head—Cattle 360 head — Oats 639 brahels—Ecus 351 do It will bt recollected that this it but tire beginning of • new and important branch of trade in Gcorgfo. The day la not distant whan there will pass over the Georgia Reads two millions bushels of com, two hundred thou mud barrels of Aour, and other produce in like proper ben We have recently seen a calculation which prov at that the expeni*-* upon Bacon from Cincinnatii, via New Orleans by water, arc greater than they wouWi be by Railroad, over the contemplated Pennsylvania track to Philadelphia and New York. The distance from Philadelphia in a direct line, is about ns great as from Savannah or Charleston to the mouth of the Ohio Riv er, and as the Southern line would have innumerable advantages, it follows that we can safely compete with River Navigation, for the trade not only of Tennessee and Kentucky, but of the vast country stretching north ward to the Lakes. The Memphis Branch Rail Road. Mr. Brown the Chtin Engineer on this work has ad vertised for proposals for grading the last mile of the work leading through the town of Rome to the junction of the rivers The Coosa River Journal says: The whole of the grading and superstructure is now under contract, with the exception of the one and a third mile named in the proposals—and one third or more of the whole Road is now graded, and a considerable por tion of the timbers upon the ground for the superstrurt ture. The Journal says, the work thus far has been ad mirably done, and that the rood is not surpassed by any in the State either in the location or level of the gradings. The work will be speedily pushed forward to completion, under its present efficient officers. Carolina HaiUoads mid Savannah. The total receipts on the South Carolina Railroad for the four months ending the Ist inst., was $“60,791,61. The total number of barrels of flour transported in the same time was 3,329, bushels of grain 149,599, bales of Cotton 71,396. If our neighbors of Savannah would put their shoulders earnestly to the wheel and push forward, the branch from Augusta to the 80 mile station, they ‘ might take from Charleston just one half of the trade which she now obtains from Augusta and the Georgia Railroad. The apathy manifested by her citizens, and particularly her real estate holders on this important subject is truly astonishing. It is useless for them to at tempt to disguise the fact, that Charleston is getting much the larger half of the new trade developed by our improvements, and that unless they make some special effort, the evil will continue to increase in a ten fold ra tio. All the Steam Boat Lines they can organize in the next fifty years will not mend the matter. If owe* fourth of the money which hnslieen wasted in the vari ous attempts to profit by the miserable navigation of the Savannah River had been expended in the construction ofa Railroad, Savannah would now have contained double her present population. We believe that the company recently organized is one ot the best which could have been formed, and yet its prosperity will be only temporary ; while the great interests of the State and of their city will continue to languish until the connection with Augusta is comple ted. The advantages to Savannah would more than pay for the Road in ten years, and yet, strange to say. no one, or no association, will take hold of the enter prise and press it through. The people ot Burke county proclaim themselves ready and willing to help them, and yet the original corporators residing in Savannah, have never, so for as the public know, made a serious effort to organize the Company. The Georgia Railroad inter est urc opposed to the enterprize, because they know and feel that it would take from them the whole of their 1 Western travel and yet no effort is made in Savannah Ito build the Road and reap the golden harvest! These are strange things, hut not less strange than true. Tlic Georgia Regiment. It is rumored that the determination of Gen. Scott not to advance aa was at first announced in his Generla Order of the 30th of April has been induced by the con elu.flon of the twelvemonths volunteers not to re-enlist, or remain after the expiration of their term of service The two Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama Regiments will therefore be mustered out at Jalapa early in June. I we know not the motives w hich have prompted these regiments to arrive at the foregoing conclusion. Some i of their enemies at home will doubtless carp and cavil at | it. Men are apt to talk boldly and censure severely in i versely in proportion to their proximity to the enemy. Some of the carpet knights in Georgia will therefore doubtless be very indignant that men who have breathed the jiestilent air of the Rio Grande, who have travers ed one half of Mexico in search of a fight and been more l han decimated by the diseases incident to the country and a camp life, who are destitute of clothing and who have been rather shabbily treated both by the govern ment and by the supreme military pow*r in Mexico, should turn back when almost in sight of the Halls of *he Montezuma* We confess that we have no such feeling. We know that if their services are deemed es sential and they can stay they will; but they have toiled and suffered enough and os they arc now quite destitute of clothing and those articles nece.ssarily to make even camp life comfortable we are willing to allow them to Judge for themselves in the premises believing—that they will do the beet that circumstances will permit. The Georgia Hattallion. We understand that GovemorCrawtord has accepted the services of three Companies tor the new Battallion, to be raised under the call of the War Department, viz: The Newton Independent Horse, Copt. Loyall; the South western Volunteers, Capt Walker, from Albany, Baker county, and a company from Cassville, under Capt Grant These Companies will, of course, under the order of the Adjutant General, rendezvous at Co lumbus, where they will be mustered into service. We question very much, however, whether they will be en- j ablcd to reach either Scott or Taylor before the mid dle of July or the Ist of August, which will bo about three months too late ! So much for the inefficiency and incapacity of Mr. Polk and his Cabinet Never was an army so badly treated as the one which j during this Mexican war has gained unfading laurels At Corpus ('hristi they had no tents, and when endnn- ; gered by an overwhelming force on the Rio Grande, it ! was found they had no tools, w ith which to construct fortifications. For months they were confined to the swamps, and the poisonous atmosphere of the Rio Grande, without the comforts even of a camp life, be cause the Government did not furnish the means of transportation. When ordered to Monterey hey were still deficient, both in transportation and in the means of carrying forward heavy artillery; yet there they per formed the almost miraculous feat of taking with mus kets,n walled town and fortifications, supposed to be impregnable! So too at Buena Vista, where the regu lars were* withdrawn, and a handful of comparatively undisciplined troops, compelled to stand against four times tlifir number, constituting the flower ol the Mex ican army. Nor did the column that marched against Vera Cruz have belter luck, for even there Gen. Bcorr md only one-third of the armament ordered for the ooca ion.nnd yet, forsooth, when lie routes the enemy, cap uresfive hundred pieces of their cannon, takes ten . thousand prisoners, and creates a panic which would j •unify him at once in pushing forward to the capital, he 1 i coiii|f‘lied to go into garrison because the War De- j ■artment hns failed to furnish the men necessary to sup- j >ly the places of those whose term of service is about to I lpire Thus have these brave fellows been “making ‘ rick without straw” from the very outset of the war. ! ml y*t Mr Polk mid his minions have been striving to 1 tpercede those of them who have valuable conunis oils, urn! to plunder the laurels won by the sufferings, le toils and heroic deetjp of one of the best and bravest ; miies the world has ever seen * Like the fly upon the hariot wheel, Mr. Ritchie vainly imagines himself and ft polk the moving power that is driving to victory tid distinction the anna of the Republic. We ure treat d to dissertations upon the “vicarious military glory” f the President, and given to understand that to his lartial genius and strategetical skill, are we indebted >r the brilliant achievements of Taylor and Scott. •Ve have no doubt tluit the distinguished gram)-sire of u* President, however strong his Toryism during die {evolution, would gladly have had posterity believe hat he was mo inly instrumental in overthrowing the ower of tlie British crown on the American Continent, itrangr that children will fail ini*; the ways of their an *‘otry. The Twelve Month'* Volunteers. The latest intelligence from tlie seat of War, is that le operations of both Gens. Taylor and Bcott are kely to he suspended, in consequence of tlie detrnni alion of the twelve mouths’ volunteers, as a body, not 0 re-eulist. Gin. Bcott, ere this, may have been compelled to *op suddenly in his victorious advance upon the Capi 4, thus giving the enemy tune to recover from tin* pan s created by the battle of Cerro Gordo, to rally ami •rtify both the City of Mexico and the |miss*-s which uard its approach*** It is well known thut a portion of Gen. Taylor’s men t /ho fought ao gallantly ut Buena Vista, have a 1 read) mbarked for home, and dial the whole of them wii •turn as soon os their time expires. Thus is he com died to renuun inactive, at the very time w hen, if h< ad a properly organized and appointed force, he niigli weep over the whole of the Departments of Ban Lm fueretarro and Zacatecas, aeur every town and tort re? nd unite his victorious column w ith thut of Gen. Boot efore the walls ol the Capitol. Tke question then recurs, who is to blame— tlie vol nteera or ths Government f We have no doubt th> le mere partisans— tlie ultra-Democratic Polk met •will shower • n dicer curias upon the poor volunteers, and loTtfuSi to them to place the matter in a proper light before the public. The New Orleans Picayune, a neutral paper, the Ed itors of which have been the eye witnesses of the toils* the sufferings, the exposure, and tlie heroic deeds ot the volunteers, remarks as follows: “The reason for this universal desire to quit the ser vice, has been explained to ua. The men ol Monterey and Buena Vista assert, and with good reason, that the laurels that have been won by them have been garnered by the. Government to decorate other brows. They say, and with truth, that no valor, no sacrifice, no victories of theirs can insure the promotion or protect them against being overslaughed by inexperienced officers and subjected to tlie command of ]K)litical appointees They point to the miserable remnants of regiments which they led to the army with well filled ranks and swelling aspirations, in tok'*n of the hardships they have suffered and the perils they have encountered, and hen refer to tie* army register to see how such serv ices arc reward’ and. They feel that tlie qualities which they have exhibited in front of biasing batteries are not the ones which insure rank, and they retire to give place to those who possess them.” .* Is it any wonder that such men ns Jefferson Davis and McLuno, and Jackson, should Lave the service in, disgust, when they are overslaughed by men who are utterly destitute of experience or military character— inert* soldiers in buckram—who are in search more of ti tles and pay than of actual service? By what princi ples of reason, patriotism and justice, is it that Caleb (Yshi.no has been elevated over Col. Davis? The one is a soldier by education, tried and proved, not by eat ing bird-nest dinners in China, but, at Monterey and Buena Vista ; the other until withm the last sixty days, had neve” ser t a squadron” in the field, or performed any more remarkable act than that ol deserting his po litical friends for sake of office. Under these circumstances it is not wonderful that the brave volunteers—who have enacted such prodigies of valor—who hove been unnoticed and uncared for by their Government —who have suffered more by disease than the sword, and who are now destitute of even de cent clothing—should give place to the political favorites who have managed to supersede them in the affections of the President. Who then is to blame for leaving Gen. Taylor at this important crisis in the war, with only about 500 regulars and five or six Regiments of raw recruits? None other than the men in power at Washington. They must have anticipated just such a result, and their object must have been to place the Hero of the Rio Grande in a po sition where he could gain no more laurels. It is in vain for them to say that their own Congress did not nisli through the Ten Regiment Bill and give them a lieutenant General. The regular army lists were not filled by several thousand, and yet they made no strenu ous efforts to fill them. Besides, the force could have been raised under the act of 1846, recently resorted to— and which empowers the President to call for fifty thou sand men! But Mr. Polk and his followers were after the money and not men —they were in search of fat offi ces ami not careful of the honor of the Republic—they might to destroy Gen. Taylor rather than to obtain an early and honorable peace. IIE, was to be their first victim, and Gen. Scott the next. They sent the latter to Vera Cruz to deprive Taylor of the regular troops which he had trained, and to expose him to be cut to pieces by an overwhelming force under Santa Anna, and then hoped to supersede Scott by Lieut. Gen. Ben ton—thus robbing the Whig Generals of all the laurels they had won in the war. Thanks to a wise, overruling Providence, as well as to the virtues and patriotism of some of their own men who united with the Whigs and defeated the whole scheme That part of it which was intended to lay Gen. Taylor upon the shelf will be a most signal fail ure, because if Mr. Polk has no use for him in the field, the people are resolved to transfer him to the White House, and none will more cordially aid in the work than the brave volunteers who have served under him during the last twelve months. Out on Him ut Last. It is truly amusing to notice the contortions of the various Democratic presses, in regard to the popular movement in favor of Gen. Taylor for the Presidency- They know that it is useless to attempt a resistance of the mighty tide which is bearing the old hero forward to the White House, and are therefore in the midst of many tribulations. Father Ritchie, for instance,grows horri bly indignant, and indicts the Whigs for grand larceny in stealing Mr. Polk s thunder, manufactured as it was for his “own benefit and behoof.” The self complacent head of the Federal Union, with his accustomed edi torial flatulency, makes the profound discovery, that Gen. Taylor is not a Whig, and that he will answer the purposes of the Democracy most admirably—lie even hints “darkly, as in a glass,” that it might not be im proper to nominate “Rough and Ready” at the ap proaching Democratic convention, and wonderful to tell! volunteers his valuable services to protect the old patriot’s good name and reputation! Other members of the Democratic corp 9 editorial, have in like manner indulged their whims—their passions, and their eccen tricities. They have all looked with wonder and amazement upon the advancing car of public opinion, which has been approaching them with fearful velocity None of them, thus lar, have been hold enough to throw themselves upon the truck, or to attempt to check its on ward progress. The prevailing sentiment seems to be, that the pay is not equal to the peril, and that it is a poor business to full a victim of Democracy, with the hope of being cannonized by Mr Polk. The venerable Editor of the Athens Banner, being ripe in experience’ tand one of he new-light, hard tempered, Troup and Treaty Democrats, hns resolved upon a different, a bolder, and perhaps more honest course. Turning to Mr. Polk and brother Campbell, he exclaims: “Fie upon ye, Scribes and Phariseees,” why will ye deceive and lead astray the people ! Why allow “ old Zack”to lead you captive to the car of Whiggery!— “ WE (the Fiditor of the Banner) believe him to be a Whig—he is claimed and supported as such Ly that party, and if elected will carry their doctrines into the administration of the government The glory o I Buena Vista cannot dazzle us into the belief that they are right. It is altogether a new argument in favor of j their policy. We deny its force. Military exploits ! cannot be the standard of political truth. We plead 1 to the jurisdiction of the tribunal It haj no more to do with trying a political issue between the two great par ties of the country, than a court martial has with an ac- j lion of debt or cjectm ut for trial of title to an estate.” An honest confession is good for the soul, and wc have not a doubt that our cotemporary “breathed freer ami deeper” after uttering the above, and felt better pleased with oil the world—and jmrticularly himeli.— Be it known, therefore, that a system of proscription is at once to Ik* instituted—that Gen. Taylor is to be op posed strictly on party grounds, and that the very men who have been Uniting up war meetings, and relying upon the drum and fife to make Democratic capital, will be the most bitter in their denunciations of the hero of that war, and of the mail who has won unlading lau rels for himself and the nation. “ Military exploits can not be the stundurd of political truth!” This, we pre sume,is one of Mr. Cushing’s fixed facts-ons of the prin ciples upon which Gen. Jackson whs carried into ihc Presidentm l Chair! We commend this text especially to our friend of the Chronicle Af Sentinel, who has recently manifested a disposition to measure pen-points with the Editor of the Banner. We will merely take occasion to my, that the striking similarity of their views upon this particulnr point, is not any evidence that Washing ton was an indifferent President, even though hr was somewhat renowned for “military exploits.” As every fiddler is not a Nero, it may be well to remind them both, that every general renowned in anus is not, per necessitate,a Jackson. The CeiiMiror* of Gen. Taylor. It appears that the votes of certain members of Con* grem indirectly censuring Gen. Taylor, have proved generally fetal to the men uho gave them. Our last number contained the proceedings of a IVinnc ratio meeting in Mississippi, which gave the “cold riiouldi r” 10 the Hon Jacob Thompson. We now learn from die Tuscaloosa Monitor, that the Dmiocmtic Conven ion of the Third District of Alabama, has also cuiii|k*l -d the Hon Winter W. Payne to “walk the plank,” laving nominated over him the Hon. S. W. Inok f Sumter, an their candidate for Congrej*. ‘Plus is s isni sentence j for Mr. Payne was a very devoted par ixsn, and hesitated at nothing which he mpiM'sed wouii ive “aid ami comfort 1 * to Mr Polk Ifo cordially sue lined Meters I’uki.in and Thompson in their a Menu! :pn the old Hem ot’ Buena Vista, and stood ride In •le with a portion of the Georgia Democrats in then tiaae attempt to cast censure nnd obloquy upon a mat lit Me pruwe*s, and whose wiml'HH they were unable t •mprehend A g in Mississippi and Alabama, so 1 *oigia, ad t> ot reckoning will cone* “h* n if” p .e unswayed by party and prompted only by patnotteii A'iU sek ofthese tnen why they ©ensured Gen Taylor, >nTelTtno jent in regard to such conduct? The men M Chero kee who have always been prompt to rush intp the pub- j lie service, and who have proved their nppp'eiation ufo patriotism, by being alw*ay w ready to act the part of pat riots, will not be content until they imdeptand the rea sons for the conduct of Mesws. Conn nmf Lumpkin for doing the very act for which the Aboiijjjfbi lists of Mas sachusetts are now cenpured. The people cf Western Georgia will probably enquire why Messrs. Towns and Haralson were absent when that vote was taken— and when the whole matter is fairly understood, it will likely be mode to appear hat unless the Democracy of Georgia have lan patriotism than their brethren of Alabama und Mississippi, tome of their present dele gation in Congress will, lifo,Mr. Payne, lie informed that the people have no furher use for their services. The Recorder ami Federal Union. When our good friend ol the Milledgeville Recorder boasted last week f his wonderful enterprise in getting the Foreign news by the Caledonia before his readers as soon ns it reached them in the Journal fy Messenger, he evidently had not compared the two papers for the last three weeks. Had he done so he certainly would have been more cautious. We beg to call the attention of our readers to the following: The official despatches of Gen. Taylor in regard to the battle of Bufeia Vista, appeared in the Journal Messenger of the29th ult., and yet were not published in the Recorder until the 11th in*t! Here is a difference of nearly two veers! Our good friend boasts that the people of Eatontonenjoyed the Recorder {ox breakfast on the morning of its publication. If so, they had rather a stale, insipid dish of news—a miserable hash on tlu 11th inst. For the Recorder of that date not only con tained the official lespnehes which they had enjoyed fresh in the Journal ft Messenger two weeks before, hut hail also the account of the battle of Cerro Gordo which wc had published and circulated in Milledgeville nnd Putnam, and throughout the whole State the previ ous week ! ! But this is not all, nor half. Last week the Journal Af Messenger contained the following important news 1 The capture of Tuspan and Tlacotnlpnn, by Com Perry. 2. The wounding of Capt. Tattnall and Lieut. Hart stein, both well known m Georgia. 3. The occupation of Jab pa and Perote, by the vic torious column under Gen Scott. 4. The effort of Santa Aina to rally another army at Orizaba. 5. The important act ion of the Mexican Congress on the receipt of the news of die defeat of their army at Cerro Gordo. 6. Late and interesting intelligence from Gen. Tay lor and the heroes of Buena Vista. Not one syllable of this news was contained in the Recorder, though it rendu many of the Post Offices simultaneously with the Journal b Messenger; and yet, notwithstanding hispn.ier was filled up with old, stale news, which had oppeired from one to two weeks before in the Journal b Messenger —our good natured cotempornry, as if suddenly aroused from a Rip Van Winkle nap in his con fortahle ami chair, boasts of his enterprise. Verily, his article reminds us of Santa Anna’s despatches a.*ter the battle of Buena Vista. Tha Editor of the Federal Union, after having bor rowed a pair of brother Grieve’s spectacles, and exam ined disinterestedly the comparative facilities afforded by Macon and Milledgeville for publishing a newspaper, thus concludes: “ The truth is, then, that Macon affords no facilities that are not enjoyed here, and that Milledgeville has many that Macon cannot offer.” Now we think that a simple reference to the fnct3 will convince any one that Milledgeville must either he a poor place for getting fresh news, or that both the editors of the Recorder and U l hion are vnstly deficient in enterpi.se ; for in the very paper from which we copy the above, we find “any quantity” of army news —all of which appeared in our paper LAST WEEK. The Editor of the Union seems thankful that in all of Southern and South-Western Georgia, his paper reaches his readere at the same time ns the Journal Af Messenger. Granted—but the Journal Ay Messenger contains all the news which comes to hand on Tuesday, while the Milledgeville papers go to press on Monday, and therefore only contain the news re ceived there by Sunday’s mail. This gives the Macon papers two days later intelligence. When we add to these considcrations the fact that Macon is the great market for central Georgia, that we receive every year from 100,000 to 130,000 bales of cotton, and that it is here he people come to sell their produce and buy their goods, can there be any doubt ns to the place to which the people should look for news ? We admit, that <luring the session of the Legislature, they may have some advantage—but that is only for about six weeks in every two years , and eveiwthen we intend to show our patrons that we can iiive the news as early as it can be had from the Milledgeville papers. lion. Daniel Webster**! This gentleman passed last night, in the vi- : cinity of Waynesboro Burke County. Today, he goes to Savannah, by a special Train from j the ninety mile station, arriving at six P. M. To-morrow.(Wednesday) lie will bead dressed at ten A. M. in Monument Square, by Judge Wayne, and will respond. At five, P. M. he will partake of a public dinner, at the Pulaski House, when a variety of speeches will doubtldss be made, by Messrs. Webster- Berrien, Wayne, T. B. King and others. We have not heard when Mr. Webster intends to leave Savannah for Macon, but presume that he will come up with a special train on Friday’, at least, under that impression, preparations are being made, for his entertainment, that evening. National Improvement Convention. A convention is to be held nt Chicago, Illinois, on the 3th of July, “for the great national purpose of consider ing and promoting the convenience and security of the navigation of our great lakes, of the rivers which are their natural tributaries or outlets, and of the West gen- ■ entlly.’’ The call is signed by Mr. Wentworth, a Locofoco member of Congress, and by a number of gentlemen of both political parties. It is, however, intimated pretty , clearly, that unless Mr. Polk and bis political friends re lax their notions somewhat in regard to Internal Im provements, the whole West must desert the Democrat ic fold. Victims or Famine. —Two millions of human be ings, according to the Dublin Nat ion, are destinedl to ‘ perish by this year's tiiiume iu Ireland; a population sufficient for a powerful State —and two-thirds of our own at the time of our Revolutionary struggle. The mind shudders at the hare contemplation of the feet: w hat then must be the feelings oi the spectators of the horrible calamity ! What too, most the adopted Irishmen of this country think of the Democratic party, which, by thcii assistance, defeated Mr. Clay, and yet refused to vote one dollar from the National Treasury for the relief of their starving fel low-countrymen ? Huch conduct as that will admit of no excuse—it needs no comment. Sign of the Times. At an overw helming meeting of the citizens of Ten nessee, at Nashville, on the Bth iust , a strong preamble and resolutions were unanimously passed recommend ing (en. Taylor for the Presidency. The assembled multitude were addressed by the lion. John Bell, An- j drew Ewing, the Messrs Turners, Judge Cabal, and others. The Editors of ti e Nashville Vanner propose to issue a campaign pnjiei, to be styled the “Rough arid Ready ” The issue has been made in the present can- 1 vnssin Tennessee, undOen Taylor's name will catte r the Democratic host- in that Htate, as he scattered the Mexicans at Resnca. Lieutenant Hunter. The fate of this young officer is calculated to excite no little sympathy in the country. II • has been repri manded and dismiss'd front the squadron fora violation of order* in taking the toitnof Alvarado prematurely! It ap|s‘ars that Com Perry and Hen Qi'lTman hud planned an expedition against it on joint account, the glory to be divided ns he lawyers say, “share and share alike.” lli .vn u who wu blockading the port, could not appreciate the necessity of so much preparation for such small results,and accordingly moored his little arose in front of the city, anJ despatched an officer und Jive men to run up the American Flag and take the town; The gallant turn, knowing no (ear, da.-lied ashore, and though surrounded by hosts of “yellow skins,” and lia ble to Ik* eaten up at any moment, prori*edsd to ex ecute orders, and when Glut. Brigade ap peared before the town, the “stars and stripes” wen floating in no less than neeen places! Qmman, as the story goes, (id 1 into a furious pinion, and demanded ol Perry the instant arrest of Hi nter. Accordingly that •iliror, who prrfontt ,, d Inffotfelv tl*e mo*t daring and during the war, was arrested, tried, reprimanded in the harshest terms, and dismissed Irom the service We are greatly mistaken if lie does not get more credit, more sympathy, and more glory than all his persecutors combined. The citizens of his native town have already offered him a sword, nnd the whole country will accord to him the honor of having redeemed the character of the Navy, at least in part, by shewing that where there iso will to conquer, there is also a tray, provided tneu are not too indolent to take it. If the risk teas great* himself, iiis officers and men, being the only ones expos ed to danger, wert certainly the best judges ol the pro priety of the step taken. A Nut lor Abolitionists to Crack. The last Tallahassee Sentinel says:—“There is now, as we are most credibly informed, a young negro man living in Jefferson county, in this State, who, unable to endure longer the condition of degraded isolation, pov erty and destitution, in which the Northern free blacks drag out a miserable and precarious life, actually effect ed bis escii|ie from Pennsylvania, cattle to St. Murks by sea, and is now living in contented servitude in the fam ily of a respectable resident of that county .” Meeting of the lira ml l.odge. The meeting of the R. W. Grand Lodge of the I. O. O. I', in Savannah, last week, we are pleased to leant, was very fully attended. The business was despatched promptly, and much harmony and good feeling prevail ed There are now some eighteen Lodges in the Stale, and the membership is rapidly increasing. The follow ing are the officers chosen for the ensuing year: R. II Griffin, No. 9, M W. Grand Master. E. 11. Routns, “ 10, R. W. D. Grand Master. G. Patton, “ 5, R. W. Grand Warden. J. N. Lewis, “ 1, R. W. Grand Secretary. .1 P Collins, “ 3, R. W. Grand Treasurer. II A. Crane, “ 3, W. Grand Chaplain. John Scott, Jr. “ I, W, Grand Marshal. O. P. Felt, “ 9, W. Grand Conductor. II S. Bell, “ 3, W. Grand Guardian. A’ IK. Grand Representatives to the Grand Lodge of the United States. Past Grand Master John W. Anderson, No. 9, De- Knib Lodge. Savannah. Pnst Grand M. Woodruff, No 6, Muscogee Lodge, Columbus. correspondence of the journal and messenger. MILLEDGEVILLE, May 17,1817. Gentlemen: —Oil Thursday last a meeting of the citizens of Milledguville was held at the Court House, tor the purpose of preparing a reception for Mr. Web ster, provided he ean make it convenient to visit the Capitol m iiis tour South. It is understood that Mr. W. arrived at Augusta on Saturday evening last, where the Milledgevilie invitation had been forwarded by the Mayor, M. J. Kenan. Under existing circumstances, the lateness oi the season, the former delays of the dis tinguished visitor, and the “off-the-road”-ness of the Capitol, Mr. Webster cannot reasonably be expected here during ins present tour. Santa Anna’s retreat from Cerro Gordo, was made more “hasty ’ than Scott’s plate of soup! Wliat is to become of him—what late awaits him ! are questions suggested rather by curiosity than concern. Too lear tul of danger to accomplish great results—too tenacious of life to inspire his followeis with confidence, he ean neither bear hnnae.f like a scourge of God or a favorite ol ibrtune. Alter being taken prisoner at San Jacinto he wept and plead lor liis hie— he who had consigned hundreds of prisoners of icar to ait lull’s death! Whether ins tears, or more current gems, obtained the boon he craved, he was liberated but to prove himseif a villain by temperament. It is doubtful if even in youth he was truly brave. His inordinate thirst forpowerand wealth, might have urged linn to desperate deeds ; these once attained, the character of the mail altered with his cir cumstances, and his active tears have since but impel led him to keep up appearances. He can no longer play the hero—he is too guiity to court the fate of a martyr. El Republicano —the first in character of Mexican papers—says, “Atocha, the immoral pimp,” was banisli ished Horn his country as a traitor, and as one who had “pilfered a fortune from lus poor country under the auspices of certain cabinets.” It is believed that the “cabinets” reterred to were under the control of Santa Anna. It is not now improbable that Santa Anna would feel much more thankful to Mr. Folk tor egress from his country, than he did for his pass through the American blockade. Now if Mr. Polk would generously furnish his ugent, Atoeha, with authority to deliver poor Santa Anna out of the hands of the “Philistines,” he might claim to be the most affectionate and humane, as well as the most warlike of Presidents. And then what a theme fur the enthusiastic old minstrel at Washington! Like Doualdbane, with eyes upturned and white locks streaming in the wind, he might tune his pipes—or his organ—ior n last effort; and whilst eliminating his own sublime creations, iiis soul might wing its fitful flight on tile “viewless spirit of a sound,” to regions of greater refinement and less subject to disappointments ; leaving some future organ grinder to deny that the race of min strels was extinct before the middle of the nineteenth century, and celebrate the old man’s euthanasy as “the lay of the last minstrel. Yours, &c. A. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JOURNAL AND MESSENGER. DOOLY COUNTY, May Bth, 1847. Messrs. Editors — I have only time to say that our Court House, together with all the Records of the Su perior and Interior Courts and Court of Ordinary, was de- i stroyed yesterday by tire. Only two books, 1 think, were saved, and they not of much value. It is also alleged that some SII,OOO deposited in the Clerk’s office a day or two before was likewise consumed—in a horn. There is much mystery about the whole matter. The general beliet here is that it was the work of an incendiary, and suspicions are rife. Only a few however, are suspected, and the citizens seem resolved to lerret out the rascals. 1 am truly sorry tor the occurrence, as it will in the eyes of many, be a stain upon the county. Dooly is improv ing—we are getting a wealthy, industrious, and respect able population in some parts of the county, in place of the men who are fast taking refuge in the durk corners lof Dale, Henry and other counties of Alabama. VVe j are pleased with your paper, and us it gives us much the latent news, its circulation must greatly increase in this county. Youns, D. The Mar—The results—The Cost. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald, writing on the anniversary of the battles of the Bth and 9th ol May last, has the following commentary j ujion the events of the last twelve month: I The anniversary ol Palo Alto—that splendid opening of the war by Oiu Rough and Ready! What a busy scene of operations the war lias presented! Palo Alto, Resacu de la 1 a.ma, Monterey and Buena Vista, are Old Zack's proportion. A series of guerilla victories are tire share reap. Ctivly ol Col. Price in New Mexico, Col. Fremont ui California; and later, of Com. Stock ton and Gen. Kearney in the same region. The moun tain gates ol Del None and of Del ftucramento, are the fields of 0)1. Doniphan ; Marin and Kio Frio, are the trophies of Col. Mo.gun; Tampico, of Gen. Patterson and the Navy Vera Crux and the great Cusile are the prizes ol Gen. Scott and C an. Conner; Alvarado be longs to Capt. Hunter; ami lust, though not least, the i mountain light ol the oIJ soldier ol Lundy's Lane, at j Cerro Gordo, winch, to this writing, closes the uiunter ! rupted chapter ol the c mtmued aim unbroken successes ol the American aims, is the crowning wreath of the geuerul-m-chref. The American Ibi ces occupy territories of the enemy comprehending an area ol mm,(KM) square miles, equal to tiiteen such divisions of territory as the State ol New York. ‘l’he active American force in the field, over all this vast expanse ol territory, hua not exceeded at any tune, n sum total ol 3U.0U0 men By a rough estimate, the losses of the Americans in the numerous fights and skir mishes have been, perhajH not less than the following: In the operations amusd Matamoras, in killed and ! wounded, 500 men ; At .Vlont *rey, 500 men ; as Buena Vwin,Boo men; iti incidental skirmwhmg within the I Inn- oi Tavlops operations, SOO men .in the operations m New Mexico, killed and wounded, sollinen ; in Cal- j itomia, SSO inen j at Vera Crux and ncighborli'tod, 50 men ; at A.vurudo m the attack ol Coin. Conner, any * 10 men ; in the nttuck ol’Capt Hunter, none ; at Cerro i Gordo, including the inarch there, SJO men. Total killed and wounded, 3,010 men; died of the climate, $,500 men ,—Total, s,slo—comprehending tie killed and wounded, and the dcud Itoiu discusc on the I side of the Amn mans I On the other hand, we think we mny safely s* t down the Mex.cnn losses at three to one in killed and wounded, ns the average, in all the battles and skirmishes with our troops in every quarter , so that then aggregate loss may Is* reasonably set down at 10,000 men, as an nffirtt to the S.OIO ol the Americans in the (on-going table. In the Gull, the United States have lost two vessels 1 -I u >t. and, perhaps not !<m than fitty transport vtm ■ of all kinds, from (lie northers and the roral reels,equiv alent to the loss of S‘2,OO(I,UK) The ag regate expenses of the war np to this date, regular and irregular, ordinary and extraordinary, with j a valuation upon every* thing expended or lust, except ii|Niu the brave men who have died in the enemy’s rnuii* try, or Iroin wounds or disabilities incurred in the ser vice, will cover mi item ol s ssiM>on .<**>--of w hich w* : a ‘ down $5,000,000 to gxpend tin - in tin t my> country, find for purchases of mules, provisions, Ac .and hire of laborers and mule drivers of the Mcxi cans, equal, let us assume, to the citizenso| Mexico dm posing of tbeta anicltsH, to a ckur profit of three millions. the lawcu contributions. These data will indicate, in part, theloesesof the wni —the gains liave yet to be d.-signaled, estimated, and acquired. Mexico, of the two, we suspect, though sin may lone half iier territory, will, in the end.be tile great er gainer ol the two. General Taylor in Kentucky. It appears that the immediate friends and supporters ol’ Mr. Clay—the men who are presumed to understand his personal views and wishes —the men who have known him lon# and intimately, who have loved him ardently’ and sustained him devotedly, finding that the ! union of the Whig party might lie endangered i by the indiscreet conduct of his friends abroad have assembled in muss meeting in Louisville I and proclaimed their preferences for Gunlral 1 Taylor for the Presidency in 1848. At the meeting the Hon. William J. Graves an inti mate personal friend of Mr. Clay presided nnd the following among, other resolutions, were unanimously adopted: 1. Resolved, That Gen. Taylor, in all the difficulties with which helms been surrounded during the whole of hi- Mexican campaign, lias exhibited wisdom nnd prudence in bis plans, equalled only by bis gallantry and boldness in their execution; that while, he lias shed un fading lustre upon the standards of our army, he lias constantly evinced sentiments of hum m ity and moderation, which have crowned bis fame with more unfading laurels than even those unparalleled victories which he has seem ed to wrest in the midst of difficulties from the grasp of destiny. 2. Resolved, That we recognize in him sound judgment, unsurpassed prudence, a more than Roman firmness ol purpose; and that in the great trust which has been confided to him. from the patient execution of its minu test details up to the dispersion of the whole armed power of Mexico, he lias shown not only the highest military skill, but a capacity and consistency, and strength of character, that can be relied on under all circumstances, in any station which he may heraefter be call ed to till. 3. Resolved That we. tha people of Louis ville and Jefferson county, where Gen. Zacha ry Taylor has passed the greater portion ot his life, and where he has been so well known from his earliest childhood —admiring his great pri vate wmrtli his urmustentatious simplicity, and stem integrity, most heartily and cordial ly concur and unite in that loud swelling many toned voice of popular affection, gratitude and enthusiasm which is bearing linn on to the chief magistracy oftlie Republic. 4. Resolved That, in the opinion of this meeting the life and character ol’ General Taylor furnishes a guarantee that us l’reti dent he will administer the governrn nt with an eye single to the common good that he will not abuse his station by proscribing freedom of opinion, that in appointments he will look to the qualifications of honesty and ea; aci.y con signing to the sleep of death the odious party maxim, “to the victors belong the spouse’ 5. Resolved, That while we hope that an honorable peart- may speedily conclude our war with Mexico, yet if it shall continue until the period of the next Presidential election, General Taylor can render even more import ant services to his country at the capitol at Washington, than in the halls of the Vlonte zumas. The Louisville Journal, alluding to the mee ting, says: General Taylor’s father settled within a lew miles of this city, when the whole country was an almost unbroken wilderness, and it is here that Zachary Taylor, for more than half a cen tury, has been more familiarly known than in any other place in the Union—known as a child, as a man, as a citizen, as a neighbor. It is here that, before he was known to fame, he | was appreciated and loved lor bis Cato-like in tegrity. Ibr those private and social virtues that mantle over his character, and Ibr liis un erring practical sense, qualities which, after aIL, are better tests of a man’s fitness for high office than any mere splendor of success or brilliancy of result. In private life such known character that no possible combination of misfortunes could Ibr an instant have shaken the confidence of any, who knew him, in his sound judgment and unbending uprightness; and so it has been in the recent campaign. Wtio does not remember, when a report came that liis army had been routed & cut to pieces near Saltillo, that, amid the agony, and distress which distracted the public mind, there was notone word of disapproval of Zachary Tay lor? Every body seemed to take it for grant ed. that, if the supposed disaster to our arms could have been averted by human agency, Zachary Taylor would have succeeded. We hesitate not to say, that, so far from his popularity depending on his success, it the people of the United States had known him as he is known here, defeat might have followed defeat, and the possibility oi liis having tailed to do all that the most consummate military skill, prudence and gallantry could have ac complished. would not have been thought of. It required opportunity and success to attract public attention and to let his great qualities be seen by the country; but once known so massive and stern are the proportions of liis character, he could no more be doubted than the unvarying course oftlie seasons. This movement is very important, com ing as it docs from Mr. Clay’s own State, and originating with some of the warmest and most devoted friends of that greatest of A mer can statesmen. Will not those presses which have been obtruding the name of Mr. Clay upon the public now desist and enter cordially into the support oftlie -Old Hero’’ —the man who is most cordially esteemed by the men who know him best ? The tiin*’ has come when mere man worship is no virtue and when presses should go for their country rather than lor political favorites. The Advance of General Scott. The Commercial Times , alluding to the important news published in another column, says. “We have had an opportunity of seeing a letter from the ciiy of Mexi co, dated the 30th of April, in the evening, in wh-.ch the writer makes no allusion to th * intelligence said io have been received at Jalupa, of the nomination of at deputation to proceed to General Scott's head-quarters, requesting bun to take quiet |H)Ki-ssion Ol the Capitol ; guaranteeing the inhabitants all du .* protection. Tut* writer states that the Mexicans have no idea that the American army will advance beyond Puebla, before it is considerably reinforced; from the known caution oi our Generals, who will not hazard the interruption ol their communications, by extending their line of occu pation beyond wh it they can solely cover.” The New Orleans Bulletin, on uu s-uiia subj -ct re marks : “The whole force that landed at Vera Crux did not ex ceed 13,000 men—of these the garrison and the ai. k left ut Vera Cruz, are about I,soo—die lossut Sierra Gordo, 500; the sick and garrison ol Julapu, loot); a garrison at Perote, 500. and the volunteer regimenumow dis charged, say $.500, makes an sggi’ gate of flUOO; leav ing an effective lore** cl only 7000 nu n lor the march on Puebla. We luiv placed the garrisons at Jalnpa and Perote at a very low, and in the disturbed stab* of the c ountry, we think, ut a very unsnic number. L m than SOOO would also Is* u very* unwil - girrisoti to leave a 1 Puebla, winch isaciiy ol 80.000 iuliabitants, who could even overpower a much larger son Tim would still | further reduce Gen. ,Son's force, and leave iitn only! SKX) Ill’ 11, With winch to proceed to lu capital, Witiiotq ’ counting any fuither deduction tor the cnsualtUMand j losses on the ninreli. Under mch ciic.tiuslatict a, wv flunk there can be little doubt, that tor the pnm-nt lie will not attempt going beyo.i I Pu •bln.” The troops at the Brnsos and Uhjsc attached to tin* Oth, llih, lsili, Mill and 15ik regiment* and the Valti geurs have it is said been ordered to join C-**i. Hcoit in stead of Taylor, ns w as at first intended. Canalize t* reported to liave i*ntcd a prorlatiuition calling upon the officers and soldiers released by G. uerni Heart! at V ra Cruz and Hierra Goidu to dw* until lh i parol of honor and rally aga n tor th dck i r ui tie country! Hltould tins call be obeyed, General Hcot will probably retaliate by s|u wing less quarter to the coti quo red Mexicans, thru Iterctolorc. Bw- are to ws. with savages we must treat them ns savage* Proffered Surrender of tevic 0< I Advance of the American Ar , I ebla —Removal of the Seat of f % from Mexico to Celeya — Owerrilla „• ‘ l proposed — Canalizo probably mode h 1 tor—Santa Anna in trouble cvnd anj-i I leave llte country. I We have the pleasure to lay befoj-e our rrn ,i following important intcllig. noe from Scott anfrl lot’s nnni'-s, copied from tile Journal q 1/, l! lj Extra, of Friday last. It wus received by i] - *1 J. I. Day, which left V.-ra Cruz on t|, , *•,,* nt the Brasoson the 7th, and renched New o)’ 1 the 11th in st*. was forwarded to us bv J(• ‘Private Express, and reached us tiee nl y^ 0k advance of the United States mail [ t ‘ w,r, i| printed nnd distributed over the city, an! sent ** “H Post offices where th - Journal Sj 1 for the benefit of our subscribers. “ W ‘ a bl Immediately before the James L Dar t I Vera Cm*. Maj. Leonard, who is stationed an officer on board to inform Gen. Pillow tl * “w press had jit-t arrived from Gen. Scott, with aT “* g in which it was stated that n dep ut ’„ lioll “ f *N| citizens front the Capital had arrived at th*. < “'’l liendqitnrtcis, inviting him to advance, that it would surrender to him without onpZ" >? k l asking his protection of their persons and n To such fu\ oi able terms Gen. Scott as*,. nt !7 ny % therefore, on his way to, if nw already in th.. -u M the Montezumaa.” H l J Pueblo had al-o sent in n deputation to so I and Gea. Scott bad left Jtilap.a nt the h„ t 8.000 nt n When las, heard from, d-n Wo T'A posts were thrown forward 18 miles twJ'al the direction of Puebla. He was strong seige train. Patterson „ n d Twigg, w . -I low ns soon ns possible. No doubt seems to y mined in regard to tile fall nf the City, nnds/j ing advantage of the general puttie, seems real""* leave liis base line of operations to be , “*■ by the Department anti push like cient Capital of the Asters It is certain). “j movement, ami will terminate either in the . * ■ struction of his army, or an early peace, I The Mexicans are report -d to have abandon.) 1 efforts to fortify their Capital, probably feeling tl 1 such attempt would be futile. I Santa Anna is said to remain near the bn I Orizaba, with a few hundred badly armed Jn* followers. On.- account stated that he ing distance of V.-ra Cruz, nnd contemplated an recover the Castle. After the defeat of Cem f J went to the country sent of n wealthy MexkoTj Garcia, nnd after n long interview, left with him IHIO. and it is said, expressed n wsh to quit th. jJj Notwithstanding the panic, tin- Mexicans... .Tl ]y hostile ns ever, anil Gen. Sains had Stud t J tarnation, ndvising them to change tht-ir warfare, and organize themselves into guerrilla J He proclaims “mar without pity and to the iertpM the whole line of approach from V.-ra Canto pj swarmed wth murderous Mex carts, nnd ont J which came down counted no less thnn ...... d.a.l An erica ns who had fallen under the venmJJ the enemy. “tFMB* Gen. Pillow came passenger in the Day HssJ is more severe than was at ti.st supposed. HeZB plates a shoit visit to his family, and will r- tuauqß head of the new Brigade. It appears from tivfolloaj statement from Maj Charles J Williams of that the gallant General was not the man tr(, pj J the parapet on the wrong side of the diteh, at Canmß Maj. Gen. Patterson,itseems, has the honor of)S the inventor of this new system of fortifies dot* Tamfico, Mexico, Feb 15.1847 H Sometime in September, 1846,1 received ordenj Gen Pillow, (to whose brigade the Georgia fi. 511 l J was then temporarily attached,) to superintend th. J employed in the construction of certain defences taj about the town of Camnrgo, on the Snn Juan.ibr3 : better protection of that post against the attack of pj atoiy bands of the enemy. I Maj. Gen. Patterson was nt the time in cotnmmJ ■ Camnrgo. He, together with Gen. Pillow, present dining the hours in which the dctnchinentifij the different regiments were engaged on the wotkfl | do not know who suggested the plan of defence, J supposed then, as now, that, i, was under the order, J ■by the direction of Gen Pattereon Gen. Pattetal wits present when tile works were commenced,. | ing and in command. All the participation Gen M low appeared to have, was in the matter of furaaJ the details from the regiments of his brigade. 1 CHAS J WILLIAMS, Ist Reg’t Geo V™ I LATER FROM GEN. TAYLOR. Gen Taylor remained on the 6th met nearly itujfl same position occupied at our last accounts. H- .JB evidently awaiting the arrival of reinforcements gB supplies before attempting to cross the desert. \ ■ wus known ol liis intentions. He ‘tad ordered Col panics C and G,of the Arkansas Cavalry intotlzn • >f th.-ir Regiment, on account of their oiuiductat na Vista, but at the request of Gen. Wool, mmai them. Some Americans, incensed at the murder of th teamsters near Ceralro, had made a descent upon I neighboring rancho and hung about forty Murid Gen Taylor was earnestly engaged ill ferreting oqhm perpetrators of the act. The Mexicans had signal dot, burning on the mountains every night, probably wtk purpose oi indicating the various movements of Tty lor's different detachments, nnd the Mexicans in Mm terey assured the Americans that they would havenr other fight before long; but this was regarded only*! trick to prevent Taylor from advancing on Biu LaS The rainy season was about to commence,or bar r® menced.cn the 12th nt Buena Vista. There were** ly 9000 troops at the Brasos, under Gen. Cadwalirie, intended for Taylor, but it is thought they may be sot to Gen. Scott. The Mexican killed and wounded atCerroGtrit is reported by their own officers nt nine snout which is much greater than was supposed. Th. in** mg interesting letteis, copied from llte New Orns Delta, Extra, will give our res lets an idea of thefts gtess oi affairs connected w- th Scott's division. Rumor of Santa Anna being made Prime- Mexicans bringing in supplies — Co** l nival ions with J era Cruz not to be it * open. Jalappa. April 291 h. 184” I-ids. Delta — You will find all the that is to be picked up here in it paper, afifl of which 1 send you. Some idle rumor ;* vails this ntor -i .# thiil Stt ita Anna hath* mad. a | risoai-r tint so little uttentio.i ikl pay to it at the moment timt 1 lorgot to ■ whether to Americans or Mexicans- Gen. Scott will probably leave thil placed 12 or 14 uays when he will make no haii®> of Puebla. As you will sec from the new* send you in the Star, the enemy talk ol mu ing but resistance. The Mexicans are bringing in their ctffl pretty freely. 1 believe from what I can hear about htf* quarters, that when we march from thisp there will be little or no communication wl Vera Crus. Our means of transportation* not enable us to look for supplies from and the enemy will be looked to to fumsn* to a great extent. Our trains are beguuunf alreudy to be annoyed in the short hduitw tween this and Vera Cruz, and to keep ® road open all the way to Mexico will more men than would be necessary to take u* n!\, iHU-I'aHAL. 7Vie Volunteers at Cerro (rortloc-New f 1 '* tfi> ('Ui/ ojW/r.rico— at of viored to Cetaya — .l Visit to Santo Orizaba His Jhptmublr Sitnatien rity in Ct ra (Taz —.l Xarat hkrixdi Southward—A filontly TJttte Midship* o * Vlra Cm z, Miy Kds, Fh'ta —l send yon the lii kT miinbcf the ■ Aimrc.tii Star.” published in Jiilnf**’ I n it you will find a detailed account ol “J btillit* of Cerro Gordo, and a listol the w and woutide I. You will see that the VI,,)UI ’ teers played it conspicuous part in that K f h‘ ’ they led tlic attack, bore the brunt of tli* ‘ I I * mid behaved most nobly, proving h |,,w selves worthy of the regard of their kind pious of the Delta. . In tlio KugUi” of the Ist which l nrt you. you will h arh(fhiit Don Pedro been declared Dictator The Hwedisii * ■<ul f who arrived yesterday from h’J ne that it is {fuc that Anaya hus btciM"***. Dictator; Cmcilizo spoken of ns (\uui 1 ‘ ,, ‘ * ill Clin-f ot’the mniv, and flint ivcpnß’^® are beiiii? made for rfie removal ol the “