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HE GEORGIA TEL EG RANI.
Macon, Tuesday lloruini, November s' 1846.
CCT** William B. Harrison will here
after have the management of the busmens con
cerns of this paper.
and Texas 700,000, we will have a total of
1,650,000 hales. Butifwe admit the Brokers’
estimate of the Atlantic States, the crop may
be as follows: •
Atlantic States, 616,000 bales.
Mobile and Florida, 487,000 “
New Orleans and Texas, 700,000 “
OCT" Mr. William B. Harrison will at
tend the Full Term of Dooly Superior Court,
commencing on Monday next. Subscribers
and others in arrears to this office in that coctt-
ty, will oblige us by being prepared to settle
their respective dues with him, • ,,
ftjjjpTho Full Term of Bibb Superior Court,
his Honor Jqdgo Flotd presiding, commenc
ed its regular session, in this city yesterday.
— \/
tt?* The Grand Lodge of this State held its
regular Annual Session in this city, - last week.—
The Rev. W. H. Eluson delivered the Annual
Address before the Order, and a large concourse
of citizens and stiangers, at the Methodist
Church, on Thursday. •’ : rs i- ,
Qy^See the letter of Balie Peyton, in an
other column this morning, giving an account
of the pperations of the Army at Monterey, and
defending the capitulation, copied from the
New Orleans Picayune. ’
Qy* The New Orleans papers came through
yesterday, as late as due. They contain noth
ing later from the Army. : ,
fly*Our NewOrleans exchanges,received last
week, uem with incidents connected with the
glorious three days of the battle of Monterey.
We have extracted into another column, the
most interesting items to which the curious
in such matters are referred. if
Making a total of 1,803,000 bales..
But this is too large an estimate. It is cer-
taie that the crop of region, South of 31 deg.
30 min., will be short fully one-half, while North
of thatUtitudq, it cannot be less short than one
fourth. Now, what proportion of the receipts
at NewOrleans. in ordinary years, is produced
South of 31 deg. 30 min. ? This it is difficult
to state. But it would bn safe to assume, that
mo receipts at New Orleans can, under no cir
cumstances, exceed two-thirds of last year’s,
>av 700,000 bales, and they may fall short of
tfOjXIp. . ' ■{ *'•
If the crop of South Alabama be oncrfifih
short of last year, the receipts at Mobile Will
not exceed 340,000 bales; while Florida canhot
give more than 140,000. And if we put down
New Orleans and Texas at 700,000, and the
Atlantic Slates the same as in 1S43—580,000
the whole crop may be 1,760,000.
v- Concordia,
P. S. It is supposed that of the receipts at
New Orleans, 400,000 bales are the product of
the region south of 31 deg. 30 min., and 640,000
the product north of same latitude. If we de
duct one-half for the deficiency south of 31
deg. 30 min., and one-fourth for that riortli of
it, the receipts at New Orleans would be 680,-
000 bales. •’
oil
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
The Washington correspondent oRhe Phila
delphia North American, waiting by telegraph|
under date of “October 26—51*. M.,” stales a
well authenticated report wa3 prevalent at the
Capital, that a Cabinet Council had decided
upon an immediate attack upon Vera Ortiz, by
a combined movement of tho Army and Navv
It was also stoted that despatches to that effect
were already on their way.
tty*The New Orleans papers of Tuesday
last, announce the arrival in that citycf Gen
Jessup, Quarter Master Genetetof the United
States Army. The Picayohe of the same day
remarks, ‘‘the plaits of the Government we may
expect will now be gradually unfolded. There
is a confident hope that some brilliant operation
is to be ordered, the preparations for which
will be made here.”
THE LATE ELECTIONS,
Below we give the result of the recent elec
tions, held for members of the next Congress
in the States subjoined, together with the polit
ical complexion of the Delegotes from the same
States in the last Congress.
%-■ • -V-- ft3ft^-1846——, ,
W. rep. N. yos'i. w. rep. X. rrc’t.
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0 0
7 I
9 0
A 0
7 0
1 0
C 0
0 5 0
1 0 0
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
\ ’ ... (official.)
• . ; FIRST DISTRICT.' . :
' , CONGRESS. , GUBERNATORIAL.
IS-lli. IMI.
Appling; ■ -
•
Camden,
Chatham,'!' u
ElEngbatn,
Emanuel,
tKla’f
Coke*.
107
131
. t, 83 :
49. - . ft
10
233 1,
44
17£
60S*
993
135
,V; GJ
’ ’ 87
119
iTAlfitler. Crawjfd,
■157
164
''IBS
413
214
715
111
317
19
Laureos, /,
374
18
M- - ‘l’ l«>.
Liberty^
Lowndes,
165
330
. 109.
272
163
383
McIntosh,
102 '
87
* 124
Momgomery,
178
30
20
Tattnall,
TetfillV ' ■'»
285
128
52
'Ji8
”5
iThotnan, •. <
Ware, .
339
2i0
-rf 215
150
134
190
25
(1
'. , . 96
ifM! /_.
3324 .
2227
ji;
151
143
: 37
1IO
i
a
389
233
,410
109
913
SOI
313
431
170
G7
SECOND DISTRICT.
Crawford.-
Iverson
M AIlisier. Crawfd.
Baker, '
209 a
371
387
204
Decatur.
301
304
>r-' 279
3e4
Doaly,
223
413
427
2C0
'Skfly, 1 ''
135
330
292
15t -
Houston,
•J tc 523
575
:'-.C54 .
673
Irwin, 1, 0
23
.179
V W7 258
99
Lee,
223
155
185
284 *
Macon,-e •
2?9
224
£92 - '
364iv
Marion,
311
247
349
469
Muscogee,
Pulaski, * '
. 689
216
794
319 ’
1071 ’
249 *
Randolph,
»- 506. -,
57t •-
650 -
575
Stewart,
-v. m
632
<■ «690 .
901
Sumter,
5C9
465
544
. ..5208
5599
THIRD DISTRICT.
filbbT
.Crawford .
Harris.
Monroe.
Pike,
Talbot,
Twiggs,
Upson,
Jones. To tens.
Maine,
Vermont -
Pennsylvania.
Ohio,
Genrgia,
Boulh Carolina,
a. Arkansas,
Illinois,
Missouri;
Florida,
1,
*
16
IQ
4
0
0
I.
la
3 10 0
10 IS 2 0
8 13 Q 0;
3 5 0 0
0 7 0' IB
O- 1 0
.i;L e o o
0 5 0 0
0 10 0
37 41 1 6
56 56 2 1
Cfampbelh
Carrot), ' v , ■
Coweta,
Fayette, F-
Henry.
Meriwether,
Newton,
Troup,
FLORIDA ELECTION. * r- v
Returns have been received from all the
counties except Dade arid St. Lucie. Cabell’s
majority over Ivain, so far, is 148. The re
turns from the counties not heard from it is said
will not materially effect the result.
-EOT COTTON CROP.' ♦ '■
Most of our readers are at this timo -deeply
interested in every thing connected with the
probable extent of the incoming crop. We
extract for what it may be worth, the follow
ing article from the New Orleans Bulletin, put
•’ forth by a writer in the Natchez Courier,
whom tne Bulletin endorses as an ‘‘intelligent
observer.” , • ... ... >9. \ -
“There is much speculative opinion afloat,
in regaid to the extent of the defficiency in the
cotton crop of this yeur, as compared with that
of the year previous. It is coficeded by all
that there will be a defficiency; and to an ex
tent sufficient to effect prices. It is believed
by many that if the whole crop ofthe IF. Stales
p- does not exceed 1,800,000 bales, present pri-
c ccs will bo fully maintained, and with a reas-
onable expectation of a moderate advance.—
While it is admitted by all that if the crop be
thunder *750.000 bales, present prices are too
low. It would bo safe to assume that if the
cropdoes nut exceed 1,900,000 bales, present
prices will be maintained, throughout the sea
son, and if it should fall short oi 1,800,000,
prices will advance as soon as the actual defi
ciency is known.
It is tho interest of the purchasers, to mag
nify the crop, with a view to . reduce prices
while on the other hand, the planter, who has
lost halfi two-thirds or four-fifths of his crop,
(and the latter is lamentably true with many)
is ever ready to believe the deficiency in the
whole srop will be fully one-third* This would
reduce the crop below 1,500,000 bales.
Much is said by tho New Oilcans broker*
and factors about tho crop of the Atlantic
State?. They seem willing to believe, or at
least persuade others to believe, that it will be
“a fair average crop.” Jf newspaper, accounts
are entitled to credit, the crop may reach, *but
ennnot exceed “three-fourths of a fair average
crop.” Now. what is “a fair uverage crop
in that region ?
In 1843 the crop was, 5S4.685ba'es
1844 do do 759,488 “
1S45 do do 474,235 “
If we add the three together, and take the
medium as “a fair average crop,” it would be
605,603.
It js admitted that the crop of 1844 was an
.. unusually large one, while that of 1845 was in
the same degree short. If wc add the crops of
tho two la.t years, and take the . medium, “as
a fair average crop,” it would be 61.6,000 bl’s.
But assuming it to be 616,000 bales, then if
the crop of 1I10 present year be short “one-
fourth of a fair average crop,” it -will be but
402.000 bales. And if we add for Mobile and
J iuriJa 187,000 bale-, and for New Orleans
430
, 313
, hi 704
. 607
: V.,547
674
213
SBt
4063
565
407
345
576
603
riv
368
323
3904
724
4*7'
390
644
783
744
385
403
‘ 651
S3J ^
813
733
64* A
Lat« and Important from Mexico.
The New-Orleans Patria of the 23d inst-,
contains extensive extracts from tho Diario de
la Haba’na, of the 8th inst., giving an interest
ing account of the movements in Mexico. The
accounts are to the 30th ult.j and, will be read
with interest. The R. M- steamer Thames,
which brought Paredes from Vera. Cruz to Ha
vana, had on board 140 passengers.The fol
lowing is the news compiled from the Mexican
files. ’ y • ‘ ■■ f
The Indicador of the 17th ult. contains a
circular signed by the Ministerol War, address
ed to the departments, directing the extraofdi-
nnry contingents of men and muqitjous, lately
called for by a decree of the Executive, to be
forwarded to San Lqis Potosi arid the city bf
Mexico, On.thellt.il uli.. it was stated in the
capital, that on-lha'iiext doy the-sent df Gov
ernment of'the Stut,eof Mexj<?ovya^to.be traps-,
ferred to Toluca.. The deparimental'assembly
at Chihuahua had appdidted Senof. Farias Gov
ernor, in room of. Senorlrigoyen, superseded
through ill hea’th. - v ‘ , • , t -
Santa Fe—ffcw Mexicp.—CplI D. Maurico
Ug-irle, commanding the force marching 10 the
assistance.of Armijo, l^ayipg found, ou the 23d
of Attest, tne Department quite panic-strick
en at the Approach of the American’army, de
cided on.retiring lb Valverde,-having abandon
ed all hope of incorporating his'&uxiHuries with
the troops Of that General,a report having been
brought in that an "American force of 6,000
men were’marching td the attack of the gutyi-
son in the,North. According to the Mexican
accounts, it appears that Gen. Armijo'rallied
together, on thft 14th of. August, a force of two
thousand tnen. - On the 15th, a dispu'e arose
amongst the principal officers of the auxiliary
forces, the result of which was tho disbanding
of these bodies,’whet) Gen. >\rniij6 relired to
Galisteo, abandoning the provincial coitipanies
altogether; The inhabitants ^tribute the loss
of the D^prirtmqptlo'tjrerieraT A'inliQt ’ On ^ie
16th, Gen. Kearney, at the head of 3 000 mriii;
took posje^-io^ CjySapia Fe» yyhdn tfte Amer
ican flag was hoisted, and the oleray and the
authorities sworfe obedience td the hew Govern
ment., The army, ft ,was stated, would contin
ue its march forlhe purpose of taking posses
sion of the Paso d^l Nbrte. Gen. Armijo had
sent an express to liis Government, with infor
mation that the -Americans were about seizing
Chihuahua. -
Oil the 1st August, the Supreme Tribunal of
War wasre : organized, presided over by-Gen
eral Alvarez. . General..Salas, the present Ex
ecutive of Mexicp, bad issued a decree, inviting
foreigners, exercising useful professions, rto
naturalize themsqlv.ts, promising them iuimedi-
...itoly, ujl therighis. privilege*, immuniiies, etc,
of Mexican citizens. On lhn9;.li of September,
the Americans took possession,q£ (be capital of
Now Mexico. On th&-10i.h; the Gommajidantr
General Dun Manuel Rodriquez Cela, arrived
utMorejia.’ it « ... -.V; lo-vi
;lm/i:.—On the 17lh, Gtueial Arista arri
ved in Mexico, reached the capital,, whither he
had repaired to explain hi# conduct ou the re
sult of the. actions on-tho Slh aiiil 9lh of-May.—
On the same day, a meeung pf the principal‘cap-
italists and cummercial men w.<8 lo take place
at the office of .the Minister of Finance, to ar
range nboul a donatjouto he made to4h^(«ov-
evnment at that particular jilnciute,- and in Hie
present ditemma in which ft stood. On the'2-jd
a meeting of the junta was charged with the
From the New Orleans Picayune.
THE STORMING OF MONTEREY,
The following account of the operations of
Gen. Worth’s division at Monterey, and defence
of the capillilation, are from the peu of Col.
THE END OF THE TRAGEDY.
The Richmond Times of Tuesday last, allu
ding to the acquittal ofCol. Myers, for the mur
der of Hoyt, says:
“The court.room wus crowded almost to suf
focation with spectators, who lingered through | Bade Pey on, of this city:
the long argument, full of anxiety for the result.
When that was ascertained, such a burst of ap
plause look place as we never heard m a Court sanguinary
of Justice. It was an Jj,resUtib!e. impulse of Jay
h ive won for the citizen soldier the admiratjn
ai d applause of the officers and soldiers of •(,„ i
regular Army, who speak of their conduct^
the highest terms of approbation and eulogy
Amongst the volunteers hone have shone mo^
conspicuously than tiic jl-.t regiment of Tex-i
• ban iuAN de dJ-loA: -. r
WiSEj'^he ^Eronaiit, in a loiter addressed to
•the editor of the Lancaster (Pa.) Repuftlican,
uggests the’fbllowing novel plan for the cap
ture of tb.-]t celebrated castle. Should 4t suc
ceed it. will prove a vast saving of men arid mo
ney to the tactics of the Fabian or Napoleon,
schools:-— * -1 ' ’ .<i
Mri. D. S. Kieffer:—The present , coi
oft be war wilbMejtipo, vvi I l,reqpi]-e' ou forces
reBuce yfera CTruz. ^Aridf it is pcknout'led^e^
on all sides to bean extraordinarily well forti
fied point of defence, almost impregnable to the
common mode of warfare*, and at.best cannot
be taken i'i that,wav, without a great sacrifice
of life and ammunition. I.will suggest a pian'
to our War Departriieut. that will render the
capture ofSan Juan do Ullba as leasable and
easy as the laupjhingof a frigate.
Although thfe plan I shall propose may seem
jiovcl tomuny^still a brief detail of ir, I ihiilk,
wilt satisfy the most iocrednjoua of ilk efficacy.
In the first place, it Will require the qonsiriic-
lionr of ^tialfbon pf common twilled' musltn, of,
about Or.e.hundred feet diameierr This ma-
fehine*, properly coated Wish vartiish, .will retain!
,ils booyan.cy for many days or weeks. It will
be capable, when inflated, to raise over 30,000
pounds—say 20.000 indeperideitt of its oWn
weigl^j pjBDwo* k, tja r a nd' ert^te. ityan be in*
flated.in a uay, or less time, if necessary. The
process of ihflaiion - may be accomp'idlrej on
land, or on boafd a man of war at sea. as cir
cumstances roey require—ibe cur to boloaaed
with perenssioned bomb Vii^Ils and .torpedoes to
the amount of 18.000 Has,, which wilMeave'2,-
000 pounds for ballast and men.
be'Yeady ?b 'be placed
.) task of proportioning the. succor to be forward-
649 '
320
FOURTH DISTRICT. ‘ 'W/M
Moseley. Haralson. if Ailitlrr. Crtwf il
> 4
168-.
264
679 :
415
£89
M
502
, 918
4756
489
744
546
60S
392
697
650
348
404
490S
'.4747- VFItfT
689 .808 •
398 313
815, .. . 884
■ 833 695 -
471 . 896
,440.... .top*
Crook. Lumpkin.
AI'Allitler. CrnwfiL
Ca ja, •
174
706
,944
641
Cliauooga, 3»
191
29».
*> *-’330
- * 300
cSbf"-
,.70 , ,
25
538
604
- 740
835
-t 5H3 .
638
Dade,
• .00
009- 1
240
45-
DeiCalb,
. ‘57
492
782
>' 577
i■'
Gi !u»er.
45
137
* 24
4.-3
SF-
,446
C21
« 6S0
463 ft
757
Gwinnett,
133
371
624
415
Murray,
160
291
355
, 1 243
Paulding, ' •
*•66
230
58.
537
Walker,, > 11
1*1
•352
1 559
• 213
1243
5033
>
• . :
Both Democrats.
8IXTH' DISTRICT. . V
•AT jtfiater.Criwrd.
Cleveland Cobb.
C^^ke;
Efoeit.
Franklin,
Habersham,
HaH,
issja,
Madison,
Rabun,-
•Uoion,
W a.ton,
4t6
350 • ' ‘
398
• • 513^
545
...80 r
1G8.
-i 991
146
577
992
354
271
575
599
529
-520
424 7,--
784
• ' 388
360
-505 V
946
• 556 -,
380
-695
642
6J7
221
222
' 334
333
80
V* 142
/ 250
37
66
309
527
r, 217 V
325
’.471,
744
505
313k
„ 4368 .V ...
ti . \
P
as w’ell as volunteer-.
The Is. rtgiui-m of Tenne-sce volunteers,
commaudoil by Col. Campbell,.suffered more
severely, periups, than any oiiier uiiich wgs
engaged diiriri'g the siege, having had twenty-:
seven killed on the bt-hle lidrf, and seyenty-sev-
eri woui1iled.,ispme of them mortally, 'and many
of tliem seriotisly, ami ibis out of u-force.of on
ly 379 men. Notwithstanding fids''tremendous.
fdss,‘ llife' regfment chatted ’under the ^edfl : of
its gallant colonel and t} het\effioeis,v iind was
the first yegfririeftt which; sloimeu the fort,
mounted th$.,hreast,worM» a8d unfyrled the
slurs and striped upon -its wallat - umidsi a per-'
feet hailstorm of balls, which •Wfl's'pouriiig upon it.
These Mexican towns arid forliessns are in--
credibly strong", and few men'figlit'betfbiMVoui
Jtou.se trips,.and. behind jjooe. wafts, or are more
admit in tlie-uae ofslatioimry artillery than the
Mexicans In lh*se aclipn-s G'‘i,uT<jy}on had,
all tokl, about 5000 men.while Gen. Ampudiii's
fbVce-’consoled oriQ-500 jrifhnuy anil tavafry,
l^psiclej Qiijilia, ranclieros, &c. Gen. Taylor
had eighteen pieces of a raillery, of which >sev-',j ly strong-hi its defentes; that the Mexican Ar.
;entc&j werfcfleld-pieces;’white Ger.."Anipudta I mv ,wj^s double, that of our own; tin- .
^a(r^!tV--f0uf4)ir'ces,.l.hiRyfigh i l' t orWhich, wi'.lr I-was -in.'possession of tb» strongest parts of ,
iWo standards of colors, are njbtv iu our posses- city; rihch h’bi)9e of which is a fortress witlpu
siud. ,,r .»r ■ av ^ ."/’''if;,, ii^df j that,, each remaining atreot vf* s hajqfa.
ing apd shooting ini the presence of ihe Genen;
the Co'ooel. of'iijpgaons who commanded i|^ I
enemy’s forces, fn scaling heights, domiin» I
enemy's' lorees. in scaring heights, 'lormiV
bape/je$, and clambering overwalls aedhoused
tops tlie voice of the gallant Colonel and the
reports of liip unerring rifle of the Ranger were
ever neard in tfie van. The outage and con-
staney; and subordination of ibis corps, is th e
theme of*ridmiratidn in the Army.
But mv objecR is narrative and not eulogv.
It is ndt necessa ry for me to go into detailin re.
futioh. to the tenhs accorded to the Mexica-
Army in -liie capitulation, as you will havesee,!
rheXirtTtte^, or the substance thereof, publisher,
in the hevvspapers ere this readies you. If any
one n< t acquainted with'.the facl3 of the casl
should object tjiat our commanding General has
granted terms loo favorable to the retiring Ar- -a
ntv,’let ir be remembered . that our invincible
Iftlle Army had already suffered severely in
baring iko bosoms of our best citizens, and
braVt'Sl'officefsVamd soldiers, to the batteries of'
an unseen foe; that the city was still immense.
pppfi(ler,' sumckyneih’ Gen. TaylAr a‘ii3’sti^ AVhjch fop,whole Army coutd, bave retired. To
alidi tiouiidei}/wi.ifi. jc^ible Jvelocliy bis huve taken-ilys work withont a siege train, as
head, 111, which the old libro did not cbdflse a ive .were, by n^aill(, would have cO't us very
musete rirevpn blit Ivis eye.' T.h'ri'Hay*.'thpljUlir dearly, iiulispendoatly of these,considerations,
was speni'* in making,’.i;ecojnjtc^isimees-of the our provisions were growing shiwt and our am*
place 'aiul its vJrious oulnosits, amidst a,,go6d qMJriitmn was quiia v limhet]. \Ve were far ye-
deal df lit ing on the parVof the’ Mexicans fronr mofe'd fiom’ptlr supplies arid reinforcements,
t and meg. ThokTt wilt ^unnon and a alipti grfn^cJl'td'^.au escajwife. while the fDamynnight havd been reinforced at 11
•ifi 1t'position for ’.dea'ijly which' CTri’ic^ a Idtge tun to a (ffstance of 500 I any moment. Arid lastly, the policy avowed
t # .Kt-tinie.' The came by or 600 yaivls. ; * . ' | by our government does not inculcate the idea
which it is to be -ovinceuvred, may be at le-isjr v , Sunday, the 261(1, fc(eri. WortVf.w^Sjde- ] tbm tlvis is lo bri a vindicive or ^exterminating
five mileslorig.^o that the'balloou at ii mila-of tucned by Gen.' Tavlorjifl command of tbd 2t) war agpiust. ijip people bf Mexic.o, bat on the
elevaiion, would leave ihe vessel, or land poift divirimn ofthe regular Arpiy (about 1500Anopcfi * '
tion, wlimh.net usabe retaining' pointy out of aiid Cot. Elltvis’ regiifteu* of Texas Rangers
the reach pf the Cattle guns, arid up(|bir thocov- ' '
ef of diir.9wn batteries. The. man of-war baft
loon, hovering above 4he Castte^e-a^ou’d of me purpose ot cutting on me enemy's supplies
desttuctioh, would be Entirely dm? -of,ranch of ;>ttd reiitforcemeujts, wliicfi weretfafty ri^pfcpted
t^e enenjv «i gjtins.sincQiheycould noutyrirtyde un-W Gctu<Sswna vAup*. - j9)b* division per*-
to bear at an-object imipecljately abdve them, formed* tl* aiareli^^Srekiknigt-rh” toad,. filling
The positioa of (he balloon asfo Weight and dls ditches; &.c.—-U distance of abo.ul six. pc seven
Uance Irorn^the retamifig 'paint, could ,j»e easily j rnire^ftrid, reaefted^ \hp ’viiilnJtV of-'-ihd'.epenty
»al-! hi the ovgainguboin 5.o’clock<>vhcp the Gene-
Ball*, 4 . ,
G reeno, *
Jarfper,
Jodci, ;
Morgan,
,Ogleihorpo,
rn»m,
.Taliaferro,
Wilkinson,
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Btephens; Turiitn. ISfAUit'rr. Crawfd.
>-.i hfam~
, 192
' 197
363
( 328
326
428
362
423
% £68
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275
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284
194.
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329
2078
•28a r 315
375 2*3
115 78*
493 ' ’ *-475
299 i 1 '412
172 .,576
213 .42*
528 U 1 425
4 Iff ,.-.424
54 412
“EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Bprke.
Columbia, r * v
, 308
- 317
176 -
, »1H Hrm
332 •
1 277' 4
549,
522
Hancock,
341
208
307
307 LI
JefTerapn,
Lincoln,
437
57 , .
t 84 .
544
n 216
' 117 •»
£75
JLiclimond,
553
304
f 474 ■
U 747
Bcriren,
114
lib
t!«5
241
Warren,
444
16?
372
* 607
Washington! •
416
402
5118
629
WiJkea,
9>n
199
354 j
,425
3560
1917
Thoea in Italics are Democrats.
ed jo lhe Supremo-^ovewaicnt. Geit., Auipu-
ilia, under date lOih-Septnpiher, forwarde<.i
dispatch ocquahitiug bis GpvernxneDt 'ihrit the
Americans iiad not advanced on Mouterty, aU
tlipugh ,lh?y. bad increas» d. their forces in Ca-
nmrgo ,and Ceralvo. The capture of ,(ho Mex-
iciut-.brig-of-war Mulek-'Hadel by, one of.thri
U. S. squndipn’at Mozatlan, vyps noiiiied in the
public prints. Slip vyas disiuunjled when-taken,
The.Legislative Assembly of Chihuahua had
authorized the Governor, to contract a loan of.
$5,000, on .hypothecating a quantity of Tobac
co. Senor Yaniz, CoinmaDdwnk-Gene.rul at
Juliaro, marched on ibe..7i|i C^piember, with a
considerable nun.lcr offtroops- foe Lepic aod
San Bios, in order to prepare for the.defence of
those, points iu case ot' invasion., V a lions * par
ticulars ate recorded of. the advance of Gener
al Taylpr’s troops ; the arrival of Ampudtrf at
Monterey;. bis decluriiig.fhe.oty in a state of
siege, whfcji aro ube^dy well .known here.-—
Geu. MwsFonte had beeu.ap|K>in‘.eU Govor
nor of Tamunlipas
. Government.—A decree liaik been published
,in tjjp efty,of Mexico on the 20th September,
for the forma'.ioti of a supreme council, to be
composed of three individuals; in the.event of
the decease of the-General Piesideol ad inte
rim, the president of the pouucil should succeed
him. v <v *. :. . ’ f-..*,
Nothing was known at Vera Cruz,-up to tho
OOtii, of liie capture of Monterey.
v. Departure of Santa.Anna to take tfa ajiicf
command of the Army opposing (fen. Taylor.
— Cn the.24ih alt., ft was announced that the
lst.Brigado pf Cavalry lujd left the eily-of hjox-
i^p, cn route for Monterey, and that f>aul» An
na was to leave the next morning. In order
to expedite the march of the forces destined to
operate witlHhose Under Afripudia, against »lie
American, he had pledged his own pehsopfil
credit. Th6 National guard‘would alone form
the garrison of the city, the other brigades were
then marched out, with Santa Anna at their
head, op the 25th; ' ' - v "* * .
Ampudia is 1 aidd, in the Vera Cruz papers,
to have resigned ihp command of the army of
the North, which statemertt-ugrees with the fact
wbffth we published recently, from information
received - nt I lie hands of One of the officers who
came hither from Montereyi by'the last aVrlval.
Marine News.-—L\ng at Sacrifidos, French
brigslof.war Mercury,- Pyhldes, and Pittas j*
corvelte La -PerOi^e ; Spanish frigate Mnriu
Christinia, and brig Juanita ; British frigajes
Endyhieiu and'Alarm ; and sloops-of war Elec"
tra and Daring.'.' : -a< u ?■**’'
•i At Anton LizirdOj' U; S. frigates Cumber
land and Raritan; the St. Mary’s, Somer^j
Porpoise ; store ship Relief; steamers'Missis-
sippi and Vixen; efttters 'Reefer, Bonita, the
Forward, and John Adams.
maintained by keepl ig a proper eye. to its bul
lasting. As it would- become lightened by U19
discharge of sheHsrand torpedoe-', an adequate
quantity ofgris caivaiso be'dr-cbargVd. .. . ‘
Jfa gun from the.Casilqeould be ever made
to bear u<>oa,the war htdloon; it Would sorin be
silenced,by the rapidity, precision. o>nd certain
ty, wiih which,the deadly. miSsilts could be
stinwm’ed down upon them- . , 1
* With this aerial war ship iiarigirig d nifle u-
bove tire fort, .supplied with it thou^mTf.lieriiusJ
signed .bomb s.liolN, the Castlp of Vem^Crpz
could; be taken without die. lo*s of a single file
in the army, jj.sd jinij at an expense that would
be comparatively nothing jo what'11 wifl 'Jbe to
'tike it 'oy.thpx-ommon ipode offtiiack.
Through, the medihm pf. your journo), I
would mostjrdspectfulfv recommend this plan
to our govei nroeql,,aod will jender m v services
for'its construction, and when eons'ruded trill,
if necessary, ifidst'yhcerfully undertake its . df-
rectorsliipj'iiio. actual service, at a mom^iit’s
wprniirig. ' * T ■ *" '*$
^'.'Yprj respectfwlly, yourYiiend arid fellowcit,
izen. * J. WISE.
Lancaster, Get. 22j 1S-16. *' '
' ’ ADVERTISING.-
A Parisian letter writer makes the following
admirable remark on the necessity and benefit
of advertising:
“I must here observe that nothing can.be
more strange than the ignorance prevailing in
France as to the benefits of the advertising sys
tem—its saviug of time—tho means of inter
course it establishes—how it ministers to the
wants of the consumer as well as to those of tho
producer. In fact, that in trade and commer
cial enterprise*, the advertisement is the tele
graph of society, and one of the most indispen
sable comforts and necessities of industrious
nations.”
{£/* A writer in BI tckwood’s September
number, on Mexico,-says: “A large-pprlkm of
the.country between Vera-Couz aod- the city,
of Mexico belongs fo'Santa' An rip. The ,^oil
of his estate is fertile, but loft to its natural fer-
lil'ty.—the Geneva! being a shepherd, and said
to,have dOori^OjOOO.liead.ofcattle in. his pas
tures.’* Should'our Government quarter its ar-
,my 00 him for a while, would it oat greatly ex
pedite the c flMs “to conquer a peace *
" - *P|»i6 l lfie lVafiiii)|to^, Dn5*p.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEdiRB. .
A state'mrint is now irk d cour-^ of. pftbKca,
libnlnrough the nevvspapers, williunDre or less
variation,twfftaAVar Department bus fnadu 9.
rCflilisilioft for adililfopift yalunteers 'jiudt-i- the
50,000 act. Wd sce it in two-or- tbfee of the
Pennsylvania'papers, in tb^ BalturioreiClipper,
&c.. and in tlriee.pfthe.Npw York papers. It
is destined,Ave presume, to-go t,be rounds, at a
lime when^.uclf ituelliienco riiijs like wild-tirfi 1
through the country.* For Example, til' Balti
more -Clipper saVq. 1 “ It is, reported that tfie
President of the United Siaies Ivs made riqni-
cdiftrai-y 4o conquer a peace, orin nherwordi
to whip Mexico ta he* own' satisfaytioh, tfmii I
our just .rights aud. conclude a peace upon
teims sUfh as vvould be becoming in a-great
and mag- anirppus rial ion towards a weak and
(VisfcroCMM Govetiimeiil.» r, ■&:< , v
Allows has in mv opinion l>eenaccomplished,
in as^full, cpfqjileieaniT ample a munuet by the
codVse purstiealn tl]|, ca|HVi(;ftjijin v os if we M
stormed t he citadel and put their whole army 10
*lle swdrd. Tliis is, in my judgment, the last
battle whifcfp\vUI,be fought in the Mcx can war.
Gen. Ampt»i!ia,1n urging a pacific course on
Gen. Tuyipr, st ri'd repeatedly that he knew
'.h»t Gcr. Santa Anna whs disclosed to peace;
thiil be was wi ll assured that the course adopt-'
ftrfVduld tend to peace bet Ween'the' two cou'i-
tfic?^ thi>jt his, opject ivait.to ,saye i.fte .effosio*
of bloodend iheJmn'wr of his Govtsrnraent. Dut
if lire, wa r is *»©• be proseeuted,' we .1 re in the pis-
»e-sion of one-of Cftb sirongest, motit healthy
inrl iTeaufiful^pJjiccij. Jn Mexico ; from wliicu
w.heiLoyr'telpfo cajpcn’s and supplies arrive,
ouuufiqy dtjfiriot beVvpfclleii by any force which
Mfxftro w.iil be utde.lo seud against if. We
hive idkfin'arim 8ih1 amimimtion with which
we ,can act v offen- ; iyely or 'defou^ivjulv^ accufd-
ing'to the course j'f ^vents and ihe policy ofils
Gvivei irtnVrit. * -If ir bb ’.tbe policy 5 of diif Go»-
ral, with an ocawl ftom - Col.-frays’ RnnLens,
>was.fiied yn by theb dlcyi^Jijirifd on’the 1 heights
and aisu by u-corn-fit hi f.o fut off jits parly. '
Fftim fliislime -until the -appfe.trapce *Af-'ihe
white pn the ev.enjngVififthS-lnVfoei^'*
S'on ofthe Army commanded by 6en. Wbrfli
Was incessantly enga^cd^qd yvaspve/^ucfcsi-
ful—never- Ipr.dPQe muujeiu jift-»!.tiftiug,ui;iuhef.
leg—putting- to rout I he enemy’s cavalry <3rn
tbufifitktv driWIg liis' inf^i'fiy
chaparral and from 1 he lious>-topsi milftjg iiri-
ihe'iiseftiei^'nis, fleftuti^ig greir* |td>|*orn)?t*g
ibi'ireuses w-ftfcli, were riot. oifty .derime'd impreg
nable butVyltjch' spcmed to be'ahijost^ii^iccgss^
hi--. And, best of aft, 1 ft (se biiiliaut .explo'fs
were-peri'urini-d vvijftyhe loss bf fmmeen Mllejft
and fifty siit' \yiuu)d ; J<J V nbd'^ufiftg..$ia fpur
days- conte't.iheve c*;cuered non he slightest cr
ror-oc^insrukri pfl t the 'part pflfie ’coftilriandl^g 'Hlitheiir n> extend our boundbry'lieyontl the^
General, rioV w’tis ili'eie riLany tinft . j.fte ieaht Rjw, Grande.'Aicnrihe-Fn^ of the Rinconada,
faltering-or-iipsitiiiicy-idn’rhe^indoftlrebflh^Vs J ... **
nhd men—r?gufovs'Wd y,ql ) ui$ptMs r -ja
ting his.orders,,' Indcschji-wuliflicultto^ter-
minewhirih’ift mete' woriky ftf.adiniijUiorl, liie
iv^om arid WicrgyMiigjayed-by lire .able.jiiitl-
•accomoliMied commander or ibe gnll-.nrrv tiQd
ardor'with width he vyft? sustained hy llibs^uti
dei'bis com maim.
f -
THE'TOE'P’.
mb
, At the time that J.u piter v.-afe sharing the
goods of ihe eartjt among mortals, after liq had
given to each His portion, ifie poet presented
himself nt his throne,, aud Pegged that some-
miglit be given.to him. “ You-tire too'la(e, my
friend,’’replied Jupiter^ “ I have already given
ihe lands to the fanners, the magazines to the
merchants—nothing is left. Where were you
when ail these .things were divided 1” *t At
that time,” replied the poet, “I was with you;
I looked upon your counit nance and listened
to your Voice.” “ What can I do for you?”
said Jove, “the earth is given uwny ; the fruits,
the produce ofthe chase, the merchandise, are
no longer mine to give; but if you are content
to live with mo in Heaven, you shall not be de
nied access there.”
W yen the diTflcirltii’s a ml apparently insripe
ruble obstacles are cbrisideftjd. IxebtuVe {(tens-
se'lionlhat the serieslofanccessre obtidned -^y
tlie'iiivision undq'‘Geft. lYoilli’^cbnrynaftd^ id
tlidTieceilt operaFons. ag.ilu.ft-Monterey, will
ig'eeij upon.a^l.lnyt beyoud w-ftirh the Mexican
irbope are to retirfta is themo^t eligible whiti
rf#n-ftc iitdidated by the geographical feature)
of tjSfe couutrv..lit I
>i Gco.>Ampudia arid his army left this mprn-
* *fog fof SaltiPo. He wgj treked with cogrteyi I
riiril yefpeot by Gen, Woith, whore quarters are
?' . in tlmciiy, and \vho acrompurtiedhim to the
I mils of tltR;tqvvt». , In fact, all of our troo])»
ij^pl-tyed tti^ftorbearauce which always marki
the condfhct of Bra ve .arid mngnanimous men to-
w^rd-< JtflbSe wfforil tfie ''fortune of war hai
pjapedju, tliPir.pdwV'r, You will observe that
in iny nunuiion-.'.of ilia-events of the battles, I _
confi ed rny^elf iq the operations of th« M
welfsbrycd with rirtillefy and pfstojl* ppb.O the
higher peak*. «Ci im Sftcrru^M ,i*d ra. Ha^tonn-
ed hfiglnb, took tbtee.pieces ofyti't&ryjmAw <i
therti bti'tbe dnerftv', arid vvfth Iftcsejajid.iIie.aiU.
ol dne of his own pie! e^-T^whiah hei’cohtrived-
(o place Upon thjfe summit lyliirh bommgptls'the
lamous BUliop’s. Paliiee -eight ituiujiyd feet *«i-
bove ifte baise-of the rnmitiiain-^nnitfad- witli.ilie
itieit’mitble .^rv^ces Bjt tfift ..tiaftoUcso
and invimuble spit Its who stormed these hrigfttb,
lip .rcflui-ed the sirbbghuld 'ofjb"e.Ciiemy arid
drove him into, the-Ct'y; upon which he turned
lire grhrs fifl Bad coptured. He biven-jCkyd ftis
foicq-fortft^ iiiil't pn Ihe bleak mounla'.ix, and
tli« next diry.'ufler boniftardmg thp tbwn, iiq
cohdiicted'liis Topees iqlo tjie k^rifjtj^trni^t' a
shower of bal)s discharged ai ftiS^yersoa. He
siiions upon Pennsylvania,-and -oihtti- bia^s, for .,\yns see.fi-BVbrydhei'e, directing teveTyi-hjiyS,
additional volun!ee|s.to reinfor>-e Ibc.uiijiv ftn- diiiflrfg the enemy'fromfiis b<iUeri<is.‘ nnd for-
dnr G»n. T»vlor>» TW, ‘ilM** -Y«.-V LaUU - -
States for.tlio numbey of volunleeS rpgimedls ,
enrol led under the In'w of Cohgrt-ss aOfoprizihg
the equipment pf fifiy thousand men forservtee
in Mexicp. Capt; - T-hofnton. one ofihe heroes
of Ihe Bio (jJrapdp, is in ^his. city enlisting men
for the tegular service.. About seven hundred
men are now on Goveroof.’s, island, ready' to
sail for Tampico or Faint Isabel in thrisienm-
S,bip Mussachusotis. The Pr.esideBl’r o’eatrisi-
tion on the Governor of Pennsylvania for
-regimemh from ili-rt'Siale was received at- Har.
risburghron Mbtidiry.^ 1 ‘
Whether, or when, the governmqrit wifl'chll
for some volunteers, wo know not, and ,it> i5
possible they hityp ( hdt yet decided; but no such
call has been made.- As to Capt. Thornton,
who as reported in one of vheSb papefs ris be
ing how. iu .Ni^ty Yoik recruiting jpen fpr dm,
service, wo know it can scarcely bo SO, as tve
had the pleasure of-seelng. him in this city to
day. T. iiis gallant .officer cornea hero to usk
the favor of beingrefiieve'il from that service,and
to be sent to the adtive duties of ihe. 'camp.
Another paragraph is going-the rounds about
some remarks said to liavq been made in the
cars by the gallant Berryman, kite lieutenant
ofthe 1 ruxton. It relates to an attack on Ve
ra Cruz. We have seen it already in about
20 different papers. Lieut. Cerryman was in
this city three or four days ago, and we have
no doubt has been misunderstood in the conver
sation alluded to.
ipre of the .A vmy which was commanded by
. Fhave done so' because I wm
wfin ibis copiguyiU,a\ear his ...person,, saw what
'occiirre4i‘tiri(i k-riuw that which I-have staled to
bp; siiji^tuitjalfy ^iirrect. YpUa.rpnot to infer
lqijlj tneqii. to intimate that :he main Army,
under the command nf- Geri. Taylor, did pot
perforin, feats, equally worthy of the applause
and admir itiari of the country. Oi’ners well
informed as to ffritsf will give a ch tailed account
of the operations bf litis . portion of the Army.
Take the Arfl»v aliogetjijsr, 1 doubt whether «
superior body of men ever rallied under the flag,
ofourCQUi try.
~ very truly, vours, &c.,
’ BALIE PEYTON.
J. Ad. . Rozir.n. Esq. ^. f, r? ]
• • THE ftlGHT STdFF... .. ' *?*
•The New York Couriei 5 and ^Enquirer pub
lishes tbeJVftfoiying letter of a bpy,, eleven ot
twelve years of bge, to. Gen. Taylor. Th«
General, pf course, made A suitable reply, but
unfortuna;. !v, it is trot published.^—The hoy
should^hB sent to West I’oihL
,ph>4ted that^a'ldnf' arid' skil- ■ .. ►. • -New York, June 21,1646-
ful officer,.M-:-j. Mipi/qe.,\viib fo^raFtibi^ ib fire Jlaj. Gery, Taylor-^Dear Sir; I am anx*
a shell (weighing ninety pounds) every half, Ious iq render service to such a brave and skd-
hoftl 1 dbrijig the night. This duty Avis', n^y. ful comtmrtder as you. Father thinks of senik
formed Wrlfr terrible effect, ul-nost -ever v ^hell inv rite'lo West Point
Point when I am sixteen.
tion for pursuing his advantages-1be’ next dayf
e’vcp'td.placiaw sqrtie bf.his aitiltqiy bn’die idps
of.high building 4 , which would command and
swe«p thp‘Housetops ‘from yvliich the ehbmy 1
fought,
the papers that there would be no war, but fr
-tlurc suys it will contihue for some lime, j
have been told you vvould not take me, a»
thoie was.no'use writing, but I don’t belieft
but vv-ftal yop would take me,
there, arid if the boys do not mind the fi' 5 '
time, they a're pierced through the arm w'®
the bayonet, or else locked up till they kn°' v
howto behave'better.
I have money enough to buy a pair of pis 10 ?
and a daager. I have a fine horse and thin 5
ha will\>e itble to carry me ilirou”h the ' var
againsLlheMexicans. Motiier says she wishe^
to make a man of -me as soon as possible, an-
wishes me to have a "brave and severe maslP^
j\jy mother’s uncle, Maj. Euoch Humphr e f
commanded the artillery at the battle oi N® tt ^
conceived, and the indomitable’energy of the
gallant spiritsivlio executed the plan of opera
tions.. j, .' r U,v/ y« •
Our most sgijous jos§occurred or.' the 21st,
when Geu. 'Taylor only intended to make a di
version in favor of Gen. Worth, who was en
gaged in the attack on the other side of'the
town, but owing to the .artier and impetuosity of
thetroOps, they Very-soon became involved Jo
a generalengagrimeut, which, Gen. Taylor felt
bound to sustain. This excess of conrug’e in-
volveft melancholy consequence?,but ft is ^uie' _ - , . ,
ly a most excusable weakness, if it be a weak- Orleans, under Gen. Jackson, and 1 think ify oU
ness, to display an excess of ardor in the fiehl will try me, you will find 1 have some of •'
of battle. blood in-my veins. 1 have clothes enough t-
The volunteers from the different States be-j last ine two years. I am eleven years old."
haved ia tho most handsome manner. They I shall be sorry if you disappoict me.