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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. JAMES GARDNER, JR. TERM S. Daily, per annum, Tri-Weekly, per annum, G oJ ~ j ■ , .. 5 00 If Paul in tv *ii ~, ~ 300 W eekly, per annum, o If paid in advance, *’*.****,’ new subscript ions must be paid in advance. Postage must be paid on ad Commumcatic ns and Lefers of business. ggaess—LU-J-d - i From the New Orleans Delhi.] Tnylor’m Address to l!ic American Troop* at the Sionuiug of Mouirrfy. 1Y CAPTAIN G. W. PATTEN, U. S. AUMY. Come along, come! with your eagles forever? Loose them and lift them aloft in the sky; Dur sweethearts and wives though wo meet again never; 'Tis tweet, oh. Vis sweet for one's country to die! The column advances, The war-charger prances, Soe how he chafes at t;ie roll of the drum! The foe is before us. The star tlag streams o’er us, [come. Ho! onward, boys, forward, boys—come u.ong, Com- along, come! once again to the battle! Though fierce is the strife, yet unwon is tits day; Our bravest and best, mid the war-tempe.st’s rattle, Lie pale in the pass of the rough Monterey; With bosoms all bleeding, The trumpet unheeding, [dumb; They slumber—they hear not —their voices are By the stiff form unshroundeil, By the hrighteye now clouded, [come! Cry, onward, buys, forward, boys—curae along, Come along, come! yet once more to the rally! Dazzle the Don with the eagle and shield; He may gather Ids thousands from mountain anil valley; But wc’li ilie to a man ere we. ever will yield. By the tongues that approve us. By the bosoms that love ns, [lets’ hum. By the heart’s that ne’er quail mid the death but- By onr cause ever-glorious, Our (lag twice victorious— [i^ine! On! onward, boys, forward, boys —come aiong. Camp, near Tampico, February, IS 17. Eds. Delta—The author of the above piece k ind ly consented to allow me to copy it, after reading it, and I expressing a desire to do so. I know no better medium through which to send its spirit abroad than through thft columns of your paper. Chaparral. [From the A’. O. Picayune, V2lh inst. J rtlrxicans Affairs. We recur to day to the subject of Mexi can affairs with no hopes of interesting our readers; but there are obvious considera tions which impart consequence to what ever is now going on in Mexico, when at any other lime and tinder different rela tions in the United Slates the same pro ceedings would be passed over by us as dull and unimportant. In all the papers we have examined we see no mention of any public action of Congress upon our propositions for peace other than referring them. On the con trary, it appears from their proceedings of the 21st ull. that the committee to whom our overtures were long since re ferred had not then reported. The subject came upon the suggestion ofSenor Gam boa that the Minister ol Foreign Affairs should rejdy to “the imputations, false hoods and injuries done to the Mexicans,” contained in the message of the President of the United States. Senor Pacheco thought it the duty of the Administration rather than Congress to manage this mat ter; that it was beneath the dignity of Congress to enter into a newspaper dis cussion of their wrongs; that their injuries were to be redressed ra:hor by arms and victories than the pen, and that there was jio other escape for their Republic from the depths of disgrace. Besides, he thought enough had already been written of the justice of their cause. Senor Rejon spoke, next and suggested that if it was proper to reply at all to the message of President Polk, the present was not the moment. A more favorable opportunity would be presented wVen the committee to whom the American over tures were refered should make their report. In repelling these overtures the committee might show to the world that the United States, not Mexico, had been the aggressors. Senor Pacheco rejoined in a hostile strain, intimating that whatever might he (he opinion of the committee as to replying to Mr. Polk, they could not report in favor of accepting overtures for peace, because the last degree of ignominy would he to enter into such a treaty' as could now he made—the terms would necessarily he most degrading and shameful for Mexi cans. Rejon rejoined, expressing himself much of the opinion of the former speaker to a peace. It could not he made until the whole nation should call for it. We would respect such an opinion, hut would always reprobate such conduct. Ilis design was to suggest, not that the committee should report agreeably to this or that opinion or instruction, but that in making their report the committee should give to it the form of a manifesto, justifying the conduct of Mexico in the war which was forced upon her by United States aggression. Senor a member of the committee, closed the discussion by remarkingihat there were various documents before the com imiMee besides the overtures of the U. S. That the committee, agreeing in regard to Texas and the war, had already labored upon the subject, but had not yet been able to come to a determination unon ail the points submitted to them. That in order to make their report they thought it necessary to obtain some further data, (or which they had applied to the proper department; and that as soon as they had received them they would prepare their report, by which Congress would see that the committee had not looked with indif. fercnceat this delicate and interesting business. The suggestion of Senor Gamboa was not, therefore, adopted, nor do we find any further mention of the subject in our papers. Among the passengers who came over from Vera Cruz on the Medway to Ha vana was D. Ignacio Curnplido, at one time the editor of the former celebrated Mexican journal, El Siglo xix. The high character of that paper for political •bility,’enlightened views and liberality' of sentiment, and its thorough nationali ty, will be a passport for Senor Cumpli do " herever he may go. We learn that lie proposes visiting the United States. From advices received by La Patria j from Tampico, it would appear, as we learn from the Delta, that an action oc- , currpcl at Chihuahua on the 31st of De- j comber. This is doubtless an error.— | The account alluded to is more probably 1 that near F.l Paso, mentioned by us yes terday, the news of which came bv Chi huahua. Letters from the la!ter city ! I dated the 2d of January, are published in ! ! the Mexican papers. Up to that time ! there had been no fight in the immediate | vicinity of that city, which still remained in i lie possession of the Mexicans. Our. i troops entered Li Paso on the 27th of December, and there had not been time i for them to reach Chihuahua up to the latest advices thence. ft! some Mexican papers of an earlier i date than those which report the [ighr near El Paso, \ve see mentioned the ad i vance of several bodies of American j troops from Santa Fe—no one exceeding ( I 400 in number—and all directing their ■ march by different routes to El Paso and 1 thence to Chihuahua. That this city ; will fall, and probably without any fur i ther resistance, we think altogether pro j hable. We fully anticipate that the next arrival will bring us information to this effect. If so, it would ex Dibit in a more glaring I'ght the folly of the original ex pedition under Gen. Wool. In our last wo spoke of the destitution of the troops at San Luis Polos i. We re cur to the subject to show upon what ur gent representations Santa Anna succeed ed in obtaining forty or fifty thousand dollars from the Slate San Luis. The Governor of that State sets forth the whole case. 'Phe Americans were at Victor ia I in force, and threatening, he says, by j their superior numbers, the Mexican ! troops at Tula. Gen Santa Anna know ing this, and at the same time seeing the abandonment of his army by the Supremo Government—the soldiers being reduced I to perish miserably, and the officers no i longer able to maintain their positions, I having exhausted their personal means j ■ and credit, and being wrought to a pitch j I of excitement so vehement that the preser- j | vation ol the public tranquillity was only : ! to be attributed to the extraordinary pow- I ers of endurance of the Mexican soldiers, | and tothe genius oftheir chief,which ruled ! at once men and events. Santa Anna, in i view of all this and various other things | which we need not repeat, addressed himself to the authorities of San Luis and solicited forty or fifty thousand dol lars that he might send reinforcements In Tula, whither he could neither send aid nor move with the army, because he had vol absolutely the means of subsisting the troops upon the. march. Santa Anna him self suggested the decree which was hoped*, j as we mentioned yesterday, authorizing | the raising of the money at all events j by a voluntary or forced loan. If this | picture of Santa Anna’s need is hardly ! consistent with our former representations i of Ids gambling operations on the largest scale, the reader will please recall to ! mind that during the same man’s exile in Havana, when in the enjoyment of his princely income, he was a continual sup pliant to the Mexican Government for aid to supply his urgent necessities.— Annv Dardin’s horse never was a grcal ter bore to our Congress than were Santa Anna’s wants Io the Congress of Mexico. Although letters of the 2Gth ult. from San Luis declared confidently that the army with Santa Anna at its head, would move next morning in some direction, : there were fhn.se in Vera Cruz who sus. j peeled that the capital was their de«tina j lion, rather that Tula or Saltillo. Snre j ly the forty or fifty thousand dollars they have obtained cannot last them long. 7’he Mexicans’ account of Gen. Mi not’s capture of Major Borland’s com mand is quite unpretending. They say that although it is unimportant in iNelf, it is a prelude to the vicfoiies which are ! shortly to crown their arms. | A paper says that the enlistment of I troops to form the command of Gen. La I Vega was going on rapidly in the upper | country. We find in the Lacomotoran energetic j appeal to the Government to provide mn I nev to buy provisions for the troops in Vera Ctuz and the castle of San Juan.— !t enforces its appeal by declaring that during the month of December last, offi cers of companies were compelled to go without food a whole day, and first break I their fast at night; others had been forced ; j to seek their discharge because they could ) j not obtain the sustenance necessary fori ! them; and others again were actually ill i from the pangs of hunger. M e have a | letter, which reached us only yesterday, | dated as far hack as the 17th ult.,confirm- | ing what we said yesterday of the shoit' I supply of provisions in t fie castle. And the ! want of arms at Vera Cruz was fell al- j I most as much as want of food. For some | j time they have been organizing a nation- ; al guard in Vera Cruz, and up to the | | middle of January they had nearly 14,000 i men enrolled, hut had no means of arm- j j ing them. In fine, the numbers who i come forward for the defence ol the place actually weaken its capacity to resist at tack. A few thousand well appointed and well supplied troops would he far more efficient, were all the volunteers sent off ; to subsist in some other part of the coun j tr - v * I El Republican©, of the city of Mexico, ! attributes the resignation of the recent ministry to the difficulty which they found in procuring means to carry on the Gov. i ernment by help of the law authorizing ; the seizure of church property. V ice j President Farias at last found himself a 1 andoned altogether bv his constitution ! al advisers, and on the 25th of January he appeared before Congress by a clerk, or higher official, named provisionally for this express purpose, and avowed to them that lie had not been able to procure a cent by moans of the law, and onlv hoped to do so when it should he modified in the manner he then suggested. The modifi cations suggested limit the application of the funds which may be obtained to the expenses ofthe war; regulate the ruode of payment for church property —-how much must be paid in cash and how much may be received in Government slocks; they direct the utmost economy in making the negotiations, and finally declare that in case of exceeding the powers entrusted to him, the minister who manages the ne gotiation shall be personally and exclu sively responsible. The most objectiona ble feature in the Government sugges tion touches the rate at which it desires power to sell church property. It asks to he allowed to sell such property as low as forty per cent, on its value, of which twenty per cent, must be paid in cash and the other twenty per cent, mav bo paid in Government seenriiies. Inasrnuch as Government securities can be bought for five cents in the dollar and under, the reader will see that should these modifi cations become a law, the Administration would in fact be authorized to raise mo ney by selling church property at an enormous sacrifice—a sacrifice which would require the bulk of their wealth to | raise fifteen millions. Yet ruinous as this measure would he, it seems to he : understood that llcjou and others ha 1 accepted office with a view to carry it tlMough. The Opposition in and out of Congiess are more clamorous against the new proposition than the first law. In stead of being less burdensome, it is, they | say, vastly more so, inasmuch as the first law could in no wav he executed, hut tlie ! cupidity of usurers would be tempted by ■ the adoption ofthe proposed amendments. I Congress was occupied with tin's scheme at our last advices. The favorite substi tute ofthe opposition for it was a diiect property fax of four dollars in a thousand | upon private fortunes, and six dollars ' upon the property of corporations. What the result may he, we arc unable j to say, hut judging from the tone of the : press, wc should think the enforcement of : the plans o! Farias and Rojon would in i' evilably lend to civil convulsions. Indeed, j j upon the first publication of the law au thorizing any meddling with church pro- I perly, a move was made to upset the ex ! isling order of things on the part of some ! | of tire clergy, hut it failed for the want of j a leader. We have seen a letter from | Havana which says this party offered to j put Gen. La Vega at the head of affairs, ; hut that officer was too prudent, and pre ' ferred to accept the command in Vera | Cruz. Enough of Mexican affairs for to | i ; ~~ [From the .V. O. Delta, \'Jlh insl. j SIXTA AAV« A’* MITTEK On the Subject of Church IPropcrty. We find in El Republicano, from the city of Mexico, of trie 12t.1i January, the following letter, of which mention has been made be fore bv tbe Mexican papers. It manifests Santa Anna’s opinion on the sale and hypo thecation of the church property. Here is a t ran'lat ion of it : “Private Secretary of th a General-in-Chief of the Liberating Republican Army. To Don Manuel Crescendo Rejnn . “San Luis I’orosr, Jan. 2d, 1347. li My Dear Friend :—l have received your favor of the 30th ultimo, and am informed* with satisfaction of its contents, for tbe feel ing of affection in it as well as for the deci sion to c ’-operate in furnishing resonn.es to the army, to whom the national defence is confided. ‘I have examined, with attention, the means which you propose to me, utul really 1 believe iher’ 3 is no other resource left to furnish the Government with the money so urgently necessary to sustain the indepen dence so dangerously menaced by the ambi tion of our neighboring Republic. “A loan of $20,000,000, with the hypothe cation of the church property, is the only thing which, at the present moment, should he discussed in Congress; any other subject which should be taken up now must remain undecided, for we have no time to lose. It is not a new affair, that the clergy should con tribute out of its property to the expense of the nation. In Spain, which is quite a reli gious country, in that terrible epoch in which it was attacked by the gigantic power of Na poleon, tlie Spanish clergy were seen,among other numerous acts of true patriotism, to present voluntarily even the sacred vases, to assist the strength and the need of the soldiers who sacrificed themselves for the independence of their beloved country. ‘•I have also had my prejudices on this subject. For ten years have 1 resisted, with all my strength, the passage of any measure 1 against the property of the clergy, and I have even intimated several limes to the Cabinet, that I would sooner consent that my hand should be cut off than sign a decree to dis pose of such properly, but at that time cir cumstances were entirely different from what j they are now; the nation had then more nr j less resources—more or less means of rais j jng funds; it was not as it is now; the fonn t tains of our treasury were not exhausted, j i and our nation never found itself in the sad situation which is now manifested, sustain- | j jng an unequal contest with a Republic that j j sacrifices all to carry on the war, which is ' provoked in order to humiliate us, and mb i our country of two-thirds of its valuable territory. ‘•Under these circumstances, and for such considerations, I do not oppose any longer the proposition to rai.-e a loan by the means 1 proposed l*ely, iI it.should agree with the will j ofthe August Congress. I will sustain and support it, as I believe it the most praclica- \ ble mode of realizing the sum required, and that the clergy’s property will be belter in sured, and have no further changes to fear hereafter. “I am in despair at this very moment, for it is now the 2d day of the month, and the different chiefs are almost mad, looking after provisions for their men. And still there are some writers who will inquire, why our army does not move ? “This express has no other object than to make known our sad condition, and if the government does not send quick supplies. I cannot say how this will end. “Try to get the information as to the man ifestation I send to-day to Congress. “I enclose to you a petition, which I ad dress to the legislative body, lor permission and lor the means of advancing the army, re commending you to place it in the hands of theminis ten?, in order that it may obtain suc cess. •‘Wishing you health, “1 am your friend and ob’clt. srrv t, “Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna/* Another communication from Santa Anna, dated 13:h, from Sail Lois Putosi, and re-I ceived in Vera Cruz on the 13th, addressed 1 to the Minister of War, save that he ac-) knowledges the receipt of an official despatch j to the several commanding generals of the ’ States, setting forth that the Sovereign Na- 1 tional Congress, taking into consideration the i exigency ol the moment, and the privations under which the valiant soldiery were pre paring to fight for their country, were taking measures to issue a decree to empower the Government to appropriate sls 000.000 on mortgage of by sale of tlie eccle.-iaslical pro- 1 perry, for the support of the army. “And with ibis motive, [the letter pro- 1 reeds,) your excellency will please, with I lie I consent of the most excellent, tbp Vice Presi- I dent, to prepare the •minds of the subordinate ; functionaries of tbe mini-try against the cun ning of I he enemies of our national integrity, who as on other occasions, endeavor to dis- j gemmate malignant reports, in order to throw 1 discredit upon the superior authorities. “Your excellency will be pleased to as i sure the most, excellent, the \ ice President, that in the army under my command there i i not one man who dares, with the depraved f wish of lessening its strength or ardor, to in* : terpret in a sinister manner the act of the su preme power of the State. Rut if any crime j of this nature should present itself, I will j lake opportunely the necessary steps to op- j pose and overwhelm it. (Jo no account what- 1 ever shall the public tranquillity be disturb ed.’ | [From the Washington Unions 1 Sth Inst.] Tiic last Special itlcMNjgf, 'Fins important and able document,calling the atieni on of Congress to llie measures both I military and financial, which are needed for 1 ! the vigorous prosecution of the war, will j again remind the country of the faithful and energetic manner in which the Executive | has performed its duty in I lie present crisis, i and will show upon what department of the ! government restslhe full responsibility ofthe delay which has occurred in the important le gislative business of the session. The Presi- I dent refers to his previous recommendations | of proper legislative provisions to meet the demands of the war, avoWs his unalterable j purpose to prosecute it with all the resources • at iiis command in a view “to its speedy and successful termination by an honorable I peace,” and suggests such additions to the existing legislation upon the subject, as are now urgently needed. Among these, are legal provision for the appointment of such major generals and brigadier generals, as the efficiency of the service demands; for the re enlis me.il of such of the volunteers now in Mexico, as may choose to serve during the war; for she grant of a bounty to those who may thus extend their term of service, and for filling the vacancies which may have occur red in the volunteer corps either by death or discharges from the service. While urging measures for the vigorous prosecution of the war, the President reiterates bis con stant readiness to enter upon negotiations i with Mexico, looking to the conclusion of a just and honorable peace. These important military recommendations i of the President have not yet been acted upon i bv Congress. In the 11 use of Uepresenta ' lives the premature and agitating d scussion ofthe Wilrnot proviso, and in the Senate, a most ill-judged and futile attempt to put down the freedom of the press, have stood in the way of the business ofthe country. If any thing were wanting to complete the odium of this recent movement m the Senate, it would be found in the fact that it lias been brought forward precisely at the moment when every hour spent in such discussion must be paid for by the sacrifice both of blood and of treasure in Mexico. It lias delayed legislation for that which is worse than nothing, when delay was incalculably per nicious. 'Fite people will take note of this matter, and vis.it it severely upon the beads of those who are justly responsible for it. The special message does not overlook the financial demands of the time. ibe Presi dent has recommended a moderate war fax upon some articles ofthe free list, especially 1 tea and coffee, together with such other rev- I enne measures as may be necessary to main tain the honor of the country and uphold the public cred.t; including, of course, among the-e measures, a graduation of the public lands. It is estimated that from these sources, an additional revenue of not less than three millions of dollars can be raised. If the im i porlance of this step is not duly fell in Con gress, certain it is tiiat it is duly appreciated everywhere else in the country. We are 1 happy to perceive, however, by the report of yesterday’s proceedings in the House of Re : preservatives, that the Committee of Wavs 1 and Means have reported a bill substantially in accordance with the recommendations of rhe Treasury Department. It is to take ef fect from the dare of its passage, and it levies a duty of 20 per cent, on lea and coffee; an additional duty of ]0 per cent, on refined . sugar, coal, bat, ami pig iron, and various j f inns of iron manufactures, together withan additional duty of 5 per cent, on certain manufactures of cotton. There is no design j j to change the pr nci.de of ihe act of 184 G. j The revenue standard is the one to which the i republican pariv mean to adhere as the per- J manent regulation of the land. They abjure 1 the protection principle; the minimum and specific duties. Nor can there be a doubt that the tar ff of 1840 will realize the cal culations of tbe Secretary of the Treasury, j ■ and will bring in even thirty millions ol rev- j j rune. But war exists. Money is wanting. | The bid provide-’, in addition to a duty j j upon tea and coffee, a slight addition to a i j tew other articles—not to boa permanent 1 ! regulation. All these duties are to cease j in two years after the conclusion of peace ; with Mexico. The last section of the bill j also graduates the price of public lands which | have”been for more than ten years in the market, and subject to entry. This section is to take effect after the Ist of May, 1847. It is earnestly to be hoped that no collateral issue, or profitless and distracting debates may delay or defeat the passage of some re venue measure, so necessary to support the credit of the country, and to furnish means for the prosecution of the war. It is set down in the House for Monday next. This message is but another proof of the zeal and fidelity with which the Executive department of the government has labored j to perform, promtly and vigorously, its who e J duty to the country. The sympathies of the people are witlMhe President. They desire a peace with Mexico upon just and honora ble terms. They see the President exerting all his energies to secure it. They know the imperious demands for prompt and pre sent action. They have looked with growing impatience upon the procrastination ol Con gress. They demand that our arms should be strengthened in Mexico before the season arrives when ol#" troops can not longer act. They demand, especially, that Congress shall take all due measures to uphold the I credit and supply the treasury ofthe country. ! —They look, we sincerely believe, with in* i creasing disgust upon the introduction into | nnr councils, of the distracting and agitating : subject of slavery at a moment when the 1 north and the south should rally together and | stand shoulder to shoulder against the com mon foe. They regard, we well know, with deep indignation, the recent frivolous and impotent action in which the Senate has con sumed the time that belongs not to the per sonal vindictiveness of the Senate, but to the j great wants of the country. R is ominous I —it is little less than disgraceful to our le j gislation, that while our foreign war lan j guishes, it is exciting a war against each ! other in reference to our own instilmions, and I at the same time against the freedom ofthe press. We have been censured for saving that so to act was to act iti a Mexican rather | than in an American spirit. But we conli | deully appeal to tbe whole country to answer, whether such be not indeed the lamentable result ? One tiling, at least, is certain. If the vomilo shall paralyze the operations of our campaign in Mexico, tiie Executive, at least, lias done all that if. could do to avert the evil. Had Congress followed out the Executive recommendations, with due .diligence, the i evil would surely have been averted. |, AtJGUSTA. GEO.. THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 25.1817. Kflicf for Mcotlaiul. We are gratified to learn that exertions are now making in this city for the relief of the suffering ! Scotch, and we are requested to say that any do j nations left at this office, iu money or provisions, cr with Robert A. Reid, will be thankfully receiv ed, and forwarded. Itlore IVcxv Books. We li ave received another supply of new books from the Messrs. Harpers, through Mr. Richards of this city, at whose store they can be purchased. Among them are: Hi-tory of the Thirty Years War, translated from the German of Frederick Schiller,by Rev. A. J. W. Morrison, M. A., being No. XIX of Harper’s new miscellany. Also, The Use of the Body, in relation to the Mind, t>y George Moure, M. D., being No. XX of the same series. Parental Instructions, or Guide to Wisdom and Virtue, designed for young persons of eiiher sex, selected mainly from the writings of an eminent | Physician. The Juvenile Companion and Fire Side Reader, i consisting of Historical and Biographical Artec- | dotes and selections in Poetry, by J. L. Bluke, ! 'J he Emigrant, by Sir Francis Head, Bart. Myrtis, with other Etchings and Sketchings, by : Mrs. L. 11. Sigourney. This work is got up in beautiful style, is accompanied with a beautiful plate engraving, and is very suitable for a pre sent. Fortescue, a novel, by Sheridan Knowles, Esq , being No. 92 Harpers’ Library Select Novels. CfcCrlt is reported and believed, (says the New York Journal of Commerce) that Col. James Wat son Webb has been appointed Brigadier General i of the Volunteers, and will immediately take his departure for Mexico. Ship IVew York. The Charleston Courier of the 21th inst. says— “By an arrival from Beaufort, N. C., we learn that this vessel was nearly ready to proceed to New York. Most of ilie necessary caulking had been done, and the ballast, consisting of tar, taken in. We understand that the New York will re quire but comparatively few repairs/’ A long Train. A correspondent of the Rochester Democrat writes from Albany, thus: “On our east, we passed the longest train of I cars on the Albany and Boston road, that lias ever crossed the track. It was composed of 122 cars, an average length of 30 feet each, making a train of over 3,700 feet—or near three qn triers of a mile long, and all drawn hy one powerful engine,” Court Alartial. The Naval Court Martial now sitting at Nor folk, have made a decision in the case of Acting I ° Master Rolando, but it will not be known until an nounced by the department. Drawback oa Sugar. The Treasury Department have decided that 2 1-G cents per pound shall be paid on the exporta tions of foreign Sugar refined in the United States. Water illclloiis. A correspondent of the Tallahassee Sentinel, under date of Columbia, E. F., Feb. 12th, writes i “Air. Alexander, a resident of Columbia county, : Florida, and a gentleman highly reputable for his j veracity states that, on the 4th of this mont h,w bile j tramping over his enclosure which was cultivated . last year, he casually came in contact with three | of Nature’s most delicious luxuries, water rnel : lons, entirely uncovered and exposed to the past i severity of the. winter, yet as purely delightful to i the taste as if plucked from the vine on a July j morning.” The Lost Crocs of Ireland.— The money | value ofthe crops lost, potatoes and oats, in Ire land, was estimated at X 15,000,030, or nearly sev enty five millions of dollars. Important Dixixiou, Henderson, a Kentucky Justice of the Peace, who was tried at Columbus, Oh o, for I kidnapping Jerry Phinney, a fugitive slave j from Kentucky, has been discharged by the Supreme Court of Ohio. The court has so lemnly rc-affirmed all the positions laid down bv the Supreme Court of the United States in the celebrated Priorr case, as to a master’s right to re-capture his fugitive slave, unim peded by the State laws. Death of Judge Maflold. We learn with much regret (says the Ala bama Journal of Wednesday) that the Hon. Reuben Saffbld died of apoplexy on Monday morning last, at his residence in Dallas coun ty. The deceased was for a long time on the Supreme bench of Alabama, and in this and (other prominent positions, occupied a large place in the rt?gard of his fellow citizens. Bf Magnetic TeSejjrnph. [Reftorted for the Baltimore i'un.] . Arrival of the Steamer Cambria. 15 DAYS LATE It FROM EUROPE. The lorn and Navigation Laws Suspended. A Rapid Decline in Flour, Corn, Grain, wild Cotton. Suspension of Sugar Duties Considered — Contribution from the Pope for ihs Relief of Ireland—Continued Suffering in Ireland — More Disturbances France Threatened with Famine —Advance in the Rates of hr teresl —Scheme for Relief ami Improvement in Ireland—The Seed Crops—Government Advances for Temporary Relief — Reduc tion of the Rales of Duties in France—Tu o Millions of Sjiecie by the Cumbria , t[r.' The Steamer Cambria arrived at Boston on Saturday afternoon, after a passage of sixteen da\ s. bringing dates from Liverpool fifteen day* later than those brought by the Sarah Sands.— We have received the following despatches from our New York correspondents, which are highly important in a commercial point of ' iew. The rapid decline in flour and grain was caused, main ly bv the effect of the suspension of the corn and navigation laws. What will be its effect on our markets cannot at present be ascertained, but * day or two will suffice to decide. [Correspondence of the Ball /more Sun.] Nkw York, Saturday night, 11 o'clock. The Grain* Market.— The report received at the time of the departure of the Sarah Sands, on the 20th ult., left the two chief markets in England, those of Liverpool and London, with a downward tendency in the price of grain. Since that day imports have been very exten sive. and although large sales have been made, the stock of flour in Liverpool alone, on the de parture of the Cambria, was estimated at 300,000 barrels, with a corresponding stock of grain. In London, on Monday, the Ist inst., wheat declined from Is. to 3s. per quarter. At Liverpool, on the following day, prices were four shilling* per quarter lower on Indian Corn; four shilling* on flour, and two shillings per load of wheat. The Cotton - Market. — Since file public*, t ion of the weekly circular, of the 291 h ult., the cotton market has been in a very quiet position, and prices were on the decline. On 30th ult. <5,000 bales were sold. On the Ist inst., 5 001 hales had changed hands. The business of tin 2d was estimated at "2,000 bales. On the 3d inst., there was a dull heavy mar ket, with prices fur American, generally, Jn. per pound lower. Other descriptions remain un changed. Tile sales amounted to about 3,500 bales American at G}d. to7JJ.; 200 bales Egvp tian at 7d. to 7jd.; and 200 bales Surat at 4iL to 4M. 'l ife market for provisions is steady. The Iron market is not so brisk. Havre Cotton Mirkel. Upon the receipt of intelligence of the oth ult. from New York a sud ■ den advance took place in Cotton. The sabs are reported at 7,300 bales.but prices have receded j Sugar had advanced. [Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.] New York, Sunday, 9, P. M. I send you some additional details of the new# 1 received by the Cambria, both political and mer | cant le. The reduction in flour and corn has caused great surprise among dealers in this city, as prices were looking up on Saturday. tluecn Victoria lias given her royal absent to Bills passed by Parliament for the suspension ot the Corn and Navigation laws, which will of course have an effect to lighten the effect oftho reduction in prices on the markets of lhi» coun try. A Bill for the suspension of Sugar duties wa# under consideration by Parliament. The Cambria brings £2,000,000 in specie. The Pope of Rome has contributed oae thou sand Roman crowns from his private purse for the reliefof Ireland. There was no mitigation ofthe suffering in Ire land from the effects of the famine. There wore more disturbance and a threaten ed famine seemed to be impending. The Bank of England has again advanced ila rates of interc si. Lord John Russell had introduced in Parlia ment his scheme for the relief and improvement ot Ireland, which consisted of a recommendation that money he advanced for seed crops; ami tha t loans be made to landlords fur the improvement of water lands, or that they be bought by govern ments at fixed rates. If they w ill neither sell nor improve, government is empowered to take at a fair valuation. He also recommends an appropriation of 1,000,- 000/. sterling for the reclamation of waste land-; that drainage he extensively carried out; and that the land purchased he resold in small lots, crea ting yeommry proprietors, for temporary relief. The new poor law committees, bv lbs plan, arc to distribute the money and food; out-door re lief ts also recommended to aged and infirm pau pers, making in all a proposed out lay of at lea*t 7,000.000/. s'erling. 'Phe French Chambers have adopted a bill ; providing for the lowest possible rale of duty to | be levied on food until September next. Liverpool Feh. 3.—There were small sale* of • American flour at 40s. fid., and sales on a larger scale at 40s. per barrel. For wheat there was & limited demand, and prices receded fron 4d. to fid. per 70 lbs. below the rates, of the previous week. The declining tendency was produced by the enactments of Parliament. Unpreccdeu led ECeporiin z. The Baltimore Sun of the 231 inst, pays; We omitted to mention in our last that wo received art “extra Union,” on Friday evening, containing the great speech of the lion. John C. Calhoun, on his resolutions in opposition to the “Wiimot proviso,*’ which had been delivered in the Senate but little more than two hours previous to the departure of the cars. It was comprised in an extra of four columns, which had been reported in steno graphic, characters, by Dr. Houston, the un surpassed reporter of the Union, written out, printed and mailed in such an unprecedented short lime. Such a feat of enterprise has never, within our recollection, been perform ed by the Washington press before. (LTThe Cherokee Advocate of the 23d inst. says—“A war meeting was held in Cass on the 12th inst. without distinction of party, and some very warm resolutions were pass ed, approving of the course of the adminis tration, and condemning the effort made in Congress to embarrass the Executive in the prosecution cf the war, and in securing in-