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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. J A »vT E S GARDNER, JR. i E it m s . Daily, per annum ..$S 00 Tn- »V eekly, per annum, 6 00 ; If paid in advance, 5 00 W eekly, per annum 3 00 If paid m advance, 2 60 TO CLUBS. We cell particular a'tculion to the following terms rs our paper : To Clubs, remitting $lO IN advance, FIVE COPIES arc sent. This will pul uur weekly pa- | per in the reach <»f new hi TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. £jTA!I new subscriptions must he paid in ad vance. *7“ postage must be paid un ail Coinmuaicaticns A id bei’erMif business. — I Thk Supernatorai.sm of .New Kxgu.nd. I>y Whitlier, is tlie first attempt since Mat tier’s Mag nolia , m collect and state the superstitious beliefs arul traditions which prevail in New England. It j js exireinelv well dune, though the author has by ; no means exhausted hissubj*ct. The following is part ofa ballad, in which the tradition ofa super natural incident, said to have taken place on a wedding night, is related. The bride was a second wife, end the spirit of the fir-t wife comes in the dead of ihe night to reclaim her ow n w edding or- | (laments: *• f’rnm the brief dream of a bride She h ith wakened, til his side. Wilh li ilf uttered sliriek and start— Feels she nut his beating heart ? Ah I lhe pressure of his arm. And hiii breathing near and warm? J.ightly from the bridal bed Springs that fair dishevelled head. And a feeling, new, intense. Half ofsh >me. haif innocence. Maiden fear and wonder, speaks Through her lips and changing cheeks. From the oaken mantel glowing, Fainte-t light the lamp is throw ing On the mirror’s antique mould. High hacked chair, and wainscot o'd. And, through faded curtains stealing, His dark sleeping face revealing. I.i»tless lies the strong man there, Silver-streaked his careless hair j Lip-of love have left no trace On that hard and haughty face ; And trial forehead’s knitted thought Lo\e’s soft hand hath not unwronght. et,” she sighs, “ lie loves me well, More than these calm lips will tell. Stooping to in. iovxly - tale. He hath made me rich and great, And I I dess him. though lie tie Hard and stern to all save me ! f ’ While she speaketli falls the light O'er her sing-rs small and white; I .old and g> m. and costly ring Hack the nun I lustre fling— Love’s selectest gifis and rare, His proud hand hath Listened there. Gratefully she marks the glow From those tapering lines of snow ; Fondly o’er the sleeper bending His black hair with golden blending, In her soft ami light caress, V heek and lip together press. ITa !—that start of horror !—Why That wild state and wil.lercry. Full of t-rmr. full of pain ? I- th-re madness in her brain ? Hark ! ih it gasping hoar-e and low ; “ 6pare me—spare me—let me go !” Go 1 have merry !—lcy cold S icctral hands her own ens dd, ] I rawing silently from them Love’s tair gifis of i;o|il and gem, “ V\ akei ! save me!” suit as dealh At her side he slumbereth. fling and bracelet all are gone, Ami ihai ice-cold hand withdrawn ; Hut she h- ars a murmur low. Full o( sweetness, full of w oe, Halfasigh and half a moan : *’ Fear not! Give the dead her own !” Ah ! the dead wife’s voire she knows ! Tliaf coli! han I whose pres-nre froze, O ice in warmest life had home (.'em and band her onn hath worn. “ Wake tbee ! wake thee*” L o> pja eyes Open with a dull surprise. In his arms the strong man folds her, Gloser to Ins breast he holds her; T embli ig 1 inibs his ow ii are meeting An 1 lie feels her heart’s quick bentiii" • ‘‘Nay. mv dearest, why this fear?” “Hush! ’ she sailh, "the dead is here.’* “ Nay, a dream—an idle dream.” Hut before the lamp’s pale gleam Tremhliuylv her hand she rai-es 'Uliere no more the diamond Maze*, Clasp of pearl or ring of gold— “Ah!” shesighs. " her hmd was cold. ” II«n. Tlion. H. Bayh’s Nprcch on Ihc T a rift'. Til look mi; over ihe admi ra hie speech of thi? genii* man, on tlm subject of ;ho Tar iff, delivered in ihe [I uise of Representa {: ves on the IIJiIt of Jlly, 18-ls). in order in j Tefte>li onr mind, we w orn forcildy at traced lo this sentence w Inch, in that ' ich Brra v of incon* rove 11 i hie a rgmuenf, Mauds j»r niineiitly foM it, challenging ami do- ! fviug all the arguments of the whig fOjihists, and taiitT supporters lo conrro ted it. It stands in our view as a bold 1 And imnregn tide argument against all i that can he sd l by onr opponents, in fa. i ror of laving the whole tirenfy millions of ibis country, for tin* protection of some eight hundred thousand manufacturers, capitalists, employers and employed, in. ; eluded. Me was combatting :bc fallaci mis idea advanced by Mr. Cdlamer, of Vermont, and it is one that is pressed throughout the country hy shallow hut wordy iarid paitiz.tns, that a protective t ar 'Jf enables our manufacttners to sell their goods cheaper. Mr. Baylysavs; ‘‘But let us examine this jjropos ton a j lifi Is more narrowly, (| this strange j *(T tt is produced, liow is u ? ihe price • of an article is composed of tlnoe iu<»re. dients; first, the price of the raw material; ! second, the wages of labor; third, the profits of iho capi’ali-f. For instance; the price ol the coat I have on, is made up of the price of the wool, the wag.es of | the labor which has converted it into j»s I present shape, and the tirofit which the * capitalist has made. Now, if tne effect of4he tarifTis to cheapen the price ofcloth, it mud he hy cheapening the price n f some one of these component parts of it. Well, which is it? Is it the price of the raw ma’erial which is reduced? They wjii not say that; for they tell the fanner that the effect of tfie tariff is to give him a better market, arid heifer juices. Is it the wages of labor which is reduced? They will not s a y that; for they argue that the effect of tlie tariff is to increase wages, and keep them above the level of the pauper labor of IStiropo. Is die effect to lessen the profits of capital? They | ,tanaoi «ay that; for they argue that with- ! ■ out a protective tariff, the cajiitalist would I he ruined, and that it is necessary to j enable him to carry on his business I ties** gemiemen iuiug themselves to the conclusion that, although the effect oftle tarifTis to increase the price of every in | gredient which constitutes the price of the entire fabric, yet that the jirice of the article itself is reduced! Is it possible for absurdity to go farther than this? Os all the paradoxes which have been palmed upon the credulity of man. and passed under the authority of great names, for superior wisdom, I verily believe this is 1 the boldest.'’ Canriir*. Possibly some ot our readers may have j before seen the following sketch of the ra- I reer of Canales, the Mexican partisan, of whom we hear so much. They will excuse us, however, for reproducing it—it sets forth ihe character of the man .-n truly. It is from | the New York Courier ami Kofjnirer: ( Canales was bjuui in Mafamoros nr its vi cinity. and lor a Tune pracii>ed law. Hut the profession had tu> charms for him; he I longed to be a soldier—one, too. of a class . who are animated by no patriotic or ehival i rons sentiments, but who on the ronirnrv enter the public service solely for the sake of plunder, and on that account are more ready to combat Ihe enemies of llictr party lb in those of their country. In 185!L Canales’s wish was tn a certain extent gratified. In that year President Enstamente and his Mini-ters found (hem selves in d fliculty. ith an impoverished trec,-urv.a discontented population,and hordes of Federalists menacing them in the very capital, their term of office seemed to h * drawing to a close. Tnis was a crisis Canales had long expected—if was one he was not. long in turning to his account.— Collecting five or six hundred men of the same stamp as himself lie pronounced for Federalism. And as the gadfly fixes itself noon that part of the hnlloch’s flank which i> least covered with hair, so Canales made those portions of Tamaulipas which were most hare of troops the scene of his depre dations. But even there his career wis not unchecked; few as were the troops the authorities con’d oppose to Canales they al ways defeated him whenever they could m er take him. I>at what did he care for that ? If always beaten hy the soldiers, he aKvav-* got the better of the farmers; if to the sol diers his name was suggestive of derision, to the farmers it suggested terror. At length President Buslamenta. hav j ing re-established his authority in the ! centre of the Republic was enabled to i send reinforcements to the northern ex- I tremitv thereof. This was a nrocedure 1 whichcompletelv nonplussed Canales.— His hopes were frustrated hy it; and he was compelled to seek a hiding-place in tlie wildest j»art of the Department of Tarnarjijias. But a good time was coming for Can ales. lu August, 184 1, Gen. Santa | Anna became for ihe tenth or-eleventh time in his life a revolutionist and a rebel, and fir the le ith or eleventh lime in his life he managed to get the co operation of the Federalists hv becoming (for the nonce only) a convert to their peculiar opinions. Canales now emerged from his retirement and jvaved the same pun as before, hut with much better success. ! This time fortune favored the revolution j ists; Santa Anna was made President, : and he made Canales a colonel! The subsequent history of Canales is well known lo those who are versed in Texan history. In IS l - 2, Santa Anna ! (who always expects a quid pro quo— service rendered for favors received)gave Canales, the command ofsome troops post, ed near the frontier of Texas Nor had the latter long to wait for an opponent. — The Texan leader, Col. Davis, having i crossed the river Neucesat the he id of j two hundred volunteers, Canales on or about the 8:h of Julv had Ihe courage to | attack him. though his own force did not | exceed a ihouspn I men. Moreover. Can j ales was encumbered with artillery—Da. i vies was n > : under such disadvantageous c rcumstances ve cannot wonder that Canales was repulsed, and 1 iia• too at 'he very first disclu r ;e from David’s iifl s! In February.lß42 Canales e-c uted the ■ Texans "ho were taken prisoners at the ! battle of Mier from Maf.tmpros to Puerto ! do la Muertos; and duting the journey | treated them with thegreatpst cruelty.— | So great was his dread of these unarmed, j enfeebled men. that on the ma'ch he 1 never ventured nearer than a hundred | yards of their line! Yet this cowardly, i cruel man, with hardly one goo I soldier | Iv quality, is now a general, and l as an important cornu and in the north of Mexi co! Only in such a country could such a ; man obtain such a command. [From the Columbus Timex . 23dinst.] The Georgia fttegimeiii. We fake pleasure in jmldishing the annexed extract Bom a letter from a member of the Regiment, written to a friend in this city. We know that its i statements were strictly true during the I time, we were connected with that corjis; and are entirely satisfied that they con- I tin no to he so. The compliment to Colonel Jackson ! arc richly merited; and this is proved hy the testimony of tlie officers of the regular t armv, who have so of’en during the year, j 1 written to the United Slates upon thUsuh- , jecl. Col. Jackson has a few enemies , I m the Regiment, and we had hardly lefl j i Columbus, a week, before we heard of slanderous reports of the most exaggera ted character, circulating in Columbus, to his prejudice. The source of these reports was well understood in the Regi ment, and were attributed to the pie judice and envy of a very lew. The lamented and noble-hearted Gajd.Holmes mes, did full justice to tlie character and military qualities of Col. Jackson, am) from his rival lor the command, became his warm jiersonal friend and the ardent supporter of his military authority and discipline. (’amp Near Tampico, March 1, 1847. “We rcgiet to learn from letiers receiv ed from Georgia, that there arc so many false, slanderous and unjust reports cir culaied at home against those who have made a thousand sacrifices tor the honor of their Slam. It appears that tiie G>or cia R- eimeut lias a heifer character in ' any oilier Slate than Georgia— with all other people than their own. Here it is considered the best in the \ inunteer ser vice. and as good as any in the Regular; its O.Tcers are looked upon with the highe>t e.sleeiu. It is a melancholy fact that the char acter, qualifications and dispositions of the «rio>i worthy areal the mercy of half a dozen more or less, disc' nteiited, mi princijded fools, who are never satisfied Unless engaged in some dark de-ion to 1 Ida d the characters of those against w Imm thev have taken and ungrounded dislike. Yon wro e me that. Col. Jackson, was, ac cording in current report, a military Tyrant; I’li gi ve any man my ri oft it. atm, who will find tlnrtv men in the Regiment who will up iiold the report, livery man in the Rr*gi- j i mem. OffP-er or Private, will acknowledge tiiat the limil character the U-miinent pas gained in Mexico is in a great measure ow nin' to Col. Jackson as its commanding Oi’fi cpr. and i do as.-nre yon, his an enviable one; nnl not .such a one as 1 perceive it has in Georgia. Gol. J tekson to-d«y con d net the almost unanimous w» ! e of his Regiment lor any office. As lor his reprimaiidnig any ; Captain for speaking to his men, 1 pronounce n unequivocally tpl-i ; who in the world could | have written such awi ful slander? Uecer- 1 tamlv blushed as he wrote it. A word in ; justification of Cant. Davis—l am not inti mately acquainted with the manner in which he treats Ins men, though I am under the impression that he is kind to them, judging from the solicitnde winch he generally mani- ! lest- (or their comfort. Theie is another report which f must notice—it is that there is a great deal of gambling and drunkenness. I: is imip, ■ there is .vuue, hut the whole Regiment j onglil notto-nffu’ for the misconduct of i thoae who never did hehuve themselves. The garni) ing and dringing is carried on hy those who follow it as a profe-sion at home. I wonder if the people us G or- ■ gia (to whom we are giving a character in spi n o ih nos ey *, j aer determined to condemn their entiie Represemation in the Mexican war on account of the mis lieliavior of a few'.” cc.«*- -m,m f*-,-rr-~-Yas,a;>r jr»«r»vraaL^r.-agaai ' TuiiusrX hhu.. SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 27, 1847. CJ~ No m til receive.! last evening from offices North of Charleston. Three will be due this even ing. o*The Washington correspondent of the Columbus'Times, says that the Whies, of Marshal Feds as he terms them—hate a managing Committee in that city who are preparing federal documents Tor distribution over the country. They have ordered a mil lion of copies of Corwin's Anti-American i speech. We look upon this as perfect suicide. It will do more to disgust die people with whigery than any thing that has occurred during ihe war, except perhaps the di-grace fu! proceedings of (he whig legislatures of Massachusetts and North Carolina, in refer ence to their volunteer regiments, li ike managing Committee will only continue to put forth documents under whig sanction, containing such views and sentiments as are expresrfd hy Mr. Corwin, the democrats need ; not fear the result. F( lieraiisin will in 1848, find ii-ell as odious as it became alter the last war. “Much prai.-e is due to Gob Cushing for Ins noble gallantry and untiring energy j in tilling up Ihe Niassachii-eiis Regiment of | Volunteers under circum.-iances calcnluied j greatly to discourage, if not wholly to deter a le.-> ardent and determined man. 'The ! .-pint of Massachusetts wa- nine die spirt of : an ardent and chivalnc pa'noti-m. But tin* tones there leave gieatly changed. 'The ca I of the President upon M i-s u h-elts for \o'- miierrs was no sooner made than (lie Fed | eralisls of that »Biale se zed the occasion to j denounce llie war as unjust and aggresive, I in the hope of preventing It.e organ za'ion of ! a regiment in that Slate, thereby embarrass ing the Administration and weakening the confidence of the people in the just ice of the war. In this slate of things Col. Cushing, with the spirit which animated Iter llancoi and her Warrens in Ihe earlier and hotter d tvs of the com n mvveahh, allied hnn-elf to his country and let! the FedTalist-, w ith the nnnolv elements of their a-soc.uT ions to in dulge in their praters for Iheir success of tlie enemies of ihe republic—is in the last wa r.” If the term ‘Federalists,’* in the above paragraph, whicli we clip f rom (lie Mar on 1 7 V /eg rnph, wa - iiiteiuled to de-ignale the Whig pailv of Massachusetts, it is only i*e res-ary, lo show (lie recklessness of me i writer, to state that the Hr.-t man in Mhs-ii i chil-etts who rai-ed a Company of vuiuntt ers, i was a son of Daniel Webster! By the wav. how does it happen that the organs of the Democracy are so prolific tit their calumnious epithets again-t Massachu ! sen-? Virginia, '"'•good Democratic Vir - I frinia” was quite as slow in rusing her ! quota as Ma.-sardiusetls, and she obtaitied aid | from Pennsylvania! to fi I her regiment! Aye, and 'Texas too, (or wlm-e territory the I country liar-, hy the law less ii-urpaiion of the i | I’resitlenl, become involved in llie war, has j < not yet responded! Have these patriotic (?) , organs no choice epithets to apply to lhe.-e j 1 Democratic si.-ters? or have they forgot ton ; | that the.-e two States have been exceed ingly slow in developing their patriotism? 'The above we ropy from the Chronicle &, ! Sentinel of yesterday morning. Risa good sign to see that journal a little sensitive on | the subject of their “Federal” allies at the North. It is said that a little leaven leavrneih the whole lump. But this figure of speech will not apply to the whig party of Massa chusetts, or relieve them from the bitter scorn and contempt which must forever rest upon them for their unpatriotic conduct. Neither the son of Dniiel Web-ter, nor the ••God like” Daniel himself, were he to shoulder his musket, and even “kill a Mexican,” as Mr. Clay said he would like to do, can redeem | the party from lasting reproach. It would be individually patriotic, as has been the con duct of young Webster. We do ail honor, ,to his patriotism. It shows how much ; stronger in young, ardent and generous minds, is the instinct of patriotism, than the i blind and bitter fanaticism of party, and the ! lust for party power. But as a set off to this individual instance of patriotism among the whigs of Massaclm- I setts, let ns recur to the debate in the legis lature of Massachusetts on the resolution to appropriate money in aid of the equipment lof the regiment of volunteers—-a resolution which the whigs laid on the tab e by a tre mendous vote—a unauimonsone or nearly so. Here are a few specimens of Massachu setts whig patriotism. Toe motion, was on leave to introduce the resolution. Mr. Fchonler of I,>well (the great farifT i strong-hold) said that he had no great nbjec i tion to the introduction of the resolution, but if this question was to he made a test as to whether the aid should he .granted : o the j volunteers, he should vote in (he negative. Mr Keyes of Dedham hoped the vote would 1 j be unanimous in favor of introducing the I resolution, and that then the matter would | be fully considered. For his part, he was [ i ready to meet the qne.-tion involved now at I once, and he should wee lor receiving and re j ferring the resolution, although he would cut i off his right hand before he would hold it up ! iti favor < I any proposition to afford any aid ■ whatever to this infamous war with Mexico. Mr. Bird of Walpu’e hoped there would he no shrinking from responsibility in this mat ter. lie agreed with the gentleman Imm j Dedham in (lie hope that the House would , unanimously vote to allow the resolution to ; he received. He believed that nearly every member was ready now to meet the actual i question involved, and without a minute’s further consideration, lie also hoped that when the resolution came up, the House would unanimously reject it. He would tell the drivers in this internal Mexican war, j : that they were to expect no aid or assistance i from Massachusetts—that .-he was not ready to furnish money to so repudiating and had a I I piv muster as the United -tales, until .-he had i refunded that which we spent during llie last ! war. As to the allusion to Virginia, the Chroni cle & Sentinel does that State gross injus- j ; lice. One or two companies were raised in Philadelphia with a view to be attached to the . \ ir.inia Regiment. Being a large city, the object was accomplished before the compa- ! mes were all complete in Virginia, and the ! lender was made to the government. But I the officers engaged in this recruiting of men 1 for Ihe Virginia Regiment in Philadelphia, were not authorised by the Government.— Nor was it necessary. The patriotism of \ the old dominion was not doubted. Nor was 1 there any reason for dohut, as the result I proved. 'The land of the Washingtons—of i ■ r> j Lee—of Morgan—of the Randolphs—of Pat- ! ric k Henry, has never been untrue to claims upon its gallantry. Her sons have never proved recreant to the call of their country. Texas does not deserve the sneer of the Chronicle. She has contributed in this war, | in proportion to her means and population, more than any other Slate in the Union.— Some of the most gallant exploits have been by her Hangers, and at this moment there are a great many 'Texans in onr army, who went as amateur soldiers armed and equip- | ped at their own expense. Haw con til ibe War hare been nroulcri f 'The whig papers indulge very freely in i lachrymose strains about tlie horrors of war in general, and the horrors of I* present i war with Mexico in particular—the blood and carnage—the groans of widows—tears ot orphans, and various other stereotyped phrases. We think the Chronicle Senti nel excels in the intensity of its grief, and the vividness of its lugubrious pictures. We j wonder if its flails of woe will be allowed to ; drown Ihe victorious shout that, mn-t rise im pulsively to the lips of every American, whig I or democrat, at again hearing of the addi j lional glories that crown our arms at Mon terey. War certainly has its calamities, j i We'never heard of a war without them. Widows ami orphans and parents bereaved ; of their gallant sons, certainly are among the consequences. But this will apply to wars the most, righteous as well as to those j most damnable.- The causes of a war—its ; abstract propriety and justice, are to be de cided on, wholly iriesneelive of the cost either of men or money. When a nation al lows considerations of the cost to swerve it in a question of vindication of alleged wrong it palters with its honor. 'The Chronicle & Sentinel* is very fond of dwelling on this war, as (he President's war — unnecessary — unjust, unconstitutional, and one that might hare been avoided. But i we have never seen it explained how the Pres idenl could have avoided I he war, and in clined the hearts of the Mexicans to peace.— Will it, commence with the Administration of Mr. Polk, and show where lie omitted any act of concilia* on, or neglected to rnake over tures, while there was any hope of hunora- j i bly adjusting disputes. It is easy to find fault. It is easier to be wise after the event. But we think the whigs hive wholly faded to show how the war con d ; have been avoided. They have equally fail j ed to prove that it was not commenced by- Mexico. j The “Charleston Theatre” was sold on the 23:h inst at public auction for 8 IS, 000. \V, C. Gatewood, Esq. was the purchaser. Ls. Col. Flagg, of the North Carolina re giment of volunteers, has succeeded in for ming the tenth company, which completslhe same, in Buncombe county, in that State, ami left Aslivdfe, by the way of Raleigh, on Thursday of last week. The ladies of that village had presented the company with a* beautiful banner, J. N. Israel is the captain. [ From our Extra of Yesterday.\ HIGHLY IMPORTANT I ANOTHER BATTLE. GEN. TAYLOR VICTORIOUS. The Mexican Loss 5000_KilIed. American Loss 1100. The Western Mail of this morning brings us important news from the army. We give below all the particulars that have come to hand. We learn tVom passengers arrived in tlie cars, that previous to tlie buttle, tlie forces under General Taylor were joined by those of Gen. \\ 001, numbering some 2000 men. A Postsnipt on thewuy-b.il, received in this city, from Air. C. A. A1 liter, the stage ag nt, says: “GREAT BATTLE.” “Gen. Ta. lor lias Ii i.lagre.it battle—-killed, 500!) Mexicans and 1100 Americans-—ran old Santa Ann i IS mi es—-this any be relied on. 4, P. S. Baltic fought at -Monterey.” f From the ,V. O. Della, 2! st inst.] VICTORY ! VICTORY ! Good News Imm Gen. Taylor. 'The sc.hr. William C. Preston;arnved yes terday from Brazos, from which place she sailed on the afterr non of the 10th inst. The news from Gen.'Tavlor, hroughLhy this ves sel, is most cheering. 'Tlie intense anxiety created among our citizens by the many al arming rumors which have circulated through llie country, relieved itself last evening in one universal expression of joy and proud confidence in the superiority of American valor. Although these reports a e still vague and indefinite, enough can be gathered from them to give every assurance that Get:. Tavlor has vvhipoed Santa Ann. From Caps. Brown, a passenger on tlie Win. C. Preston, we gather the following j particulars of the reports most generally re ceived at the Brazo.-; Gen. 'Taylor was attacked by Santa Anna at Agua Nueva, and after a sharp battle fell ! back in good order, to the vicinity of Sahil j 10. Here lie was again attacked by Santa I Ann, and a sharp engagement ensued, in I which (Jen. 'Taylor was victorious. Con- I tinning his retreat in good order, Gen. 'Taylor I fell back to Monterey, where lie arrived in I safety. Safely entrenched there, and finding | Santa Anna would not a'tack him, Gen.'Tav lor sallied tint against Santa Anna and gave 1 him battle. A long and severe conflict en j sued, which terminated in the total defeat of [ Santa Anna with a very heavy loss. 'The i loss is repored to be between 4 and 5000. Tips may be an exaggeration, but when it is considered that Gen. 'Taylor had twenty : pieces oi flying artillery,splendidly officered and managed, we venture the opinion that the Mexican lo®s has been very heavy. Capt. Brown states that all the points on the Rio Grande are in hourly apprehension of being attacked by J lie Mexicans. At Co margo, especially, the number of Mexicans hanging about the outskirts of the town had created considerable anxiety and vigilance j among onr troops. There were about 1200 i troops at Comargo. Captain lln k-, u ho commands the steam boat Warren, in the government employ on ; the Rio Grande, came passenger in the Vv’m. C. Preston, and g.ve.s the following corrobo rative inform Tion. (’apt. H. brings Intel.i gence from Comirgo to the sii inst., at which place information had been received . j from a Mexican who had just arrived from the interior, that a collision liad-laken place : at Buena Vista, fSaltillo and Monterey, be i tween the forces of Santa Anna (numbering some 23,000) and those ol Gen. Taylor. Tne conflict was stubborn and sanguinary on both sides, the enemy suffering immeasurably, but Gen. Tay’or finding himself too hotly ; pressed on all sides, by a force greatly out i numbering his, retired before the enemy in I good order, and made good his retreat to I M utile rev, spiking -ix pieces of ordnance, and I leaving at Saltillo some 30 000 rations, which j have fallen into the enemy’s hands. 'The j different engagements are said to have occu | pied the space of three days. 'The enemy followed closely upon General 'Taylor’s retreat, until he arrived at Monte rev, where the battle was renewed, and onr forces gained a decided advantage over the enemy, forcing him to precipitately retire, when Gen 'Taylor, with a bittery of living j ariillerv and a squadron of dragoons, pressed them warmly inane, creating such iminen.-c I havoc in their routed columns that the slain are represented to have been ridden over in pdes “three deep.” The enemy was pur sued fir 18 miles on the Saltillo road, hav ing suffered in all the engagements to the amount of SUUU killed, wounded and missing. Gen. 'Taylor’s loss is said tube 1 100. At the i last advices, Santa Anna ig said to have been endeavoring fn ra Iv his forces for another i I desperate ou.-langhr, while Urrea had Gllen in Gen. 'Taylor’s rear, near Passa Victoria, ! with 8000 cavalry and an irregular force of rancheros, for tlie purpose of impeding rein forcements and cutting «ff all communie.a --| lions between Monterey and Comargo, Gen. Taylor is confident that lie can maintain his position until adequate assistance may arrive. The following letters from very authentic sources, are the only cues \ve received hy tlie W. C. Preston. Mouth of the Rio Grande, March 10. Eds. Delta: —Under present cirenm-tancet you will be extremely anxious to know tlie rumors from this quarter. I wish I could myself ascertain ths truth, which among the thousand lies that are circulating, is like a grain of wlmat in a bushel of chaff. Our whole line of communication has been threatened by Santa Anna's overwhelming furce fur some time past, and columns are constantly in motion threatening an attack on unr depots. As late as 4 o’clock this morning the accounts from Matamoros are ddorous indeed, and that an attack is expected every moment. £jllca\y firing was heard last night at Mitamoro*, said to he a salute on account of a victory gained by Gen. Taylor over the Mexicans at ‘‘Buena Vi>ta," 20 miles this side of Saltillo. The fight is said to have lasted three, days. The Mexican loss is put down at 50)0, and the American loss at 1100. I have just seen a letter from a German merchant at Malamoros, w ho confirms the rumor. I put some confidence in the report, as it corres ponds with Mexican rumors current for some days past. 1 must add, that up to our very latest dates from i Comargo, there had been nothing heard from Gen Taylor since the 22d February, irdnre that time all communications had been cut ofl'with Comar go, as the brave old man was completely surround ed. 1 knew, ofumrse,Gen. T. would do the coun try honor, but such glorious results us are now re ported may be considered miraculous; and while I believe them in part, we must await further offi cial intelligence. Mouth of tup; Rio Gkandk, March 10. 1347. Fils. Delta—A private express reached here this morning with the t ews or report, that Gen. Taylor had defeated Santa Anna and driven him back to Saltillo—killing Mexicans. The news is probably correct as far as regards Santa Anna’s defeat, hut the number of killed may be exagger ated. We heard firing at Matamoros yesterday af ternoon, and it was doubtless upon the arrival of the steamboat Boonville’s news—now hourly ex pected at this place. The express earne down by land, and in half the time it would take a boat; we have consequently nothing official. The per : son who brought the news has so jumbled it up I licit it is hard to get at the correct result. Os one thing, however, you may be certain— Gen. Taylor has defeated Santa Anna. But at what sacrifice, of course, we cannot precisely tell. I will send you all the particulars by the schoon er D. Coffin or Onslow, to leave to-day, should the Brownsville reach here in time. Yours. [COMMUNICATED. 1 N E UllO LOG IA N HALL, ) Eatonton, .March 20th, 1847. ( A number of the members of the Neurolo giun Society met this morning pursuant to previous notice. The death of our brother j Seabokn J. Lawrence, was announced by the President. On motion of John \V. Hudson, Esq., it i WK S Resolved , That a Committee of five be ap- I pointed by llie President to report a set of Resolutions expressive of the feelings of the • Society, in rega'd to this melancholy event. Whereupon the President appointed John W. Hudson, John L). Diematair, S. R. A, Park, Andrew G. Gordon and Irby IL Hud son, said committee. The committee re -1 turned at 2 o’clock, P. M. (the Society be ing then in session) and made the following report with accompanying resolutions, which S was unanimously adopted: Whereas, this Society las received the mournful intelligence of the death of our brother Seaborn J. Lawrence, a member I who bv (ns gentlemanly deportment and ex i alted character, reflected great honour upon n.*; and whereas, when jiving lie possessed j our highest esteem and wannest friendship, I and now,since gone from ns forever,we would i give our humble tribute of affection to his memory: i Resolved, That this Society has sustained a painful loss in the death of Mr. Lawrence. As an individual, he was noble hearted, gen erous and kind. As a member, his conduct was characterized by such feelings and gov j erned by such sentiments, as to Lad to the closest attachments anil secured lor him the constant and enure esteem of his as>ociatPs. R-s died, That the Society deeply svmpa tliize with Ills afflicted parents and kindred, and with liie large circle ol friends to whom he was endeared. Resolved, Boat as a further testimonial of respect for the deceased, the members of the Society wear the u>mtl bulge ot mourning lor tfiirtv days. Rum >lved. 1 hat a copy of these Resolutions he presented to the beieaved parents of me deceased. Resolved , That a copy of these proceedings he forwarded to the Southern Recorder and Augu.-ia Con.-rit niiunahal, w ith a request to I publish the same. W ILHAM A. REID. Secretary. Jxo. M. Ashurst, P-resident. IVaral. Limit. Gardon. who has been Kvecti. j live officer of the North Carolina, station* | ed at New York, for the past three years | lias been ordered lo the U. S. Porpoise at present in Now Orleans. I he Stromboli.— I his U. S. brig bomb vessel sailed from Boston on the 18M) inst. fir ibo Gulf. Acting Master E. T. Nich ols, attached to this vessels belongs to Savanna. 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