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n—r i » —— - ■ . in E CONSTITUTION All ST. JAMES GARDNER, JR. T II R ?i S , Dailv, per annum, A Tn-vVeekly, per annum, 6 00 I If paid in advance, J v ' , 3 00 v> rekly, pur annum, If paid in advance i TO CLUBS. Wt call particular attention to the falhvnng terms of oar paper : # j T« Club?, remiuin? SiO in advance. FINE j COPIES are pent. This will put our weekly pa- | per in ihe reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. All new subscriptions must he paid inadvance. Postage must he paid on all Communicatk ns j *id Cet'ers of business. C? . ~ rr ‘ [ From the N. O Delta, 2.VA last. IMPORTANT NEWS FK o M V E l£ a €R L Z. Success'll! Landing of our Forces. ; Wal>r and Supplies Cut-oflTfrom the Hue iay. Reconnoisance — Landing the American Forces Carrying Redoubts —Loss of Capt Al bnrl is and seven mm—lnvestment oj Vera j Cruz — Rescue, nf midshipman Rogers — The ; Squadron , dpc. cf*c. By the arrival, at an early hour this morning, of the >chr. Portia, Capt. Powell, which l«'ll Sacrifices on the 15ih instant, we are in receipt of the following highly interesting intelligence from the fuces co-operating against \ era Cruz. I*or tne facts detailed we are indebted to our cor respondence aati conversations with pas sengers. Troops were landed, after a recon noLance of the 7th. by G■•e:a.s Scott. Patterson, Worth, Pillow, Quitman, and Twiggs, with their Aids and the i opo graphical corps, which approached nr ai the shore, towards the direction ofthc C.jstle, the guns from San Juan de Ulna opening fire upon the party, throwing shell and round-shot, but without doing any damage to the reconnoitei ing party —the roundshot either passing over or falling short, and the shell, although thrown with precision, bursting at a considerable elevation, doing no harrn. One shell pass ing over the steamer Petrita, ('lie vessel employed in the reconnoisance.) and an other bursting under her bow, without doing her any injury. The reconnoisance was made while the transports and convoys were lying off at Anton Lizardo; after their retmc, and the lea-:t possible delay, transports and convoys weighed anchor and stood to the southward of Sacr ficios, bearing in tow ards the main-land, with a fair breeze and in gallant stylo, when they came to anchor,^ho convoys taking position in such a manner as to protect tee disembarkation of the troops, the first, 6000, being land- j ed at 2 o’clock, P. M., on the 9th. and the remainder during the day. ihe landing is spoken ol by persons, who were eve witnesses, as a scene of magnificence, rarely witnessed more than once in a lifetime. The troops landed amounted to the exact number of 1*2,100. After the landing, the different columns took up their line ol march for the posi tion assigned to them in the important ac tion and siege of Vera Cruz. The steamers Vixen and Spitfire, lav ing under Punta de Homos, opened on toe city across the point and in the direction of the Castle, with shell and round shot, wh'ch was returned by the Castle, but without rfTect- Gen, Worth’s division, which, it is said, has been assigned to the operation on the left flank of the citv, from tire local is of the landing of the South and under Punta de Homos, had necessarily to move in echellon to the rear, past the right, in order to gain In’s pioper position—in the execution of winch it became necessary to attack and take possession of two re doubts thrown up by the enemy, on one 1 of which was a piece of artillery, anu both filled witii infantry. Phc it,, mb’s wv.v attacked, charged, and taken, a spirited resistance being made by the enemy, who lost several in killed, wounded, and prisoners—our loss smiie seven killed and several wounded. Capt, Alhnriis, of the 2d Infantry, was killed bv a round shot, supposed to he from the Castl°; tue hull severed his head from his body, the same •hot taking off the arm of a drummer (a boy) and wounding a private. Capt. Alburns was a Virginian, and formerly conducted a newspaper in Fredericks burg. Col. Dixon was wounded in the breast bv a mu-ket shot. The skirmishing was however no check to the advancing column, which passed Steadily forward to its position on the left and rear of the citv, where it halted and Commenced the wmk of entrenchment. The pipes used for the purpose of sup plying the city with fresh water, have be# n discovered and broken up, com- j plrto’y cutting off the supply from lhe tanks, which are situated some distance from the city. During the advance upon the rear of the city, passed midshipman Rogers, who had not vet been sent from \ era Cruz, was bound on a cait and ordered to bo conveyed, under a guard, to the prison at Perote, hut fortunately they were en countered by our forces and Mr. Rogers was rescued and is now on board his ; •hip. The city is now completely surrounded by our troops, each division having taken a strong and advantageous position, with entrenchments, completely cutting oil all communication by sea or land, and, at the came time, are safe from the fire of the castle. The position of divisions were established on the I3th, extending from Punta de Hornos. on the right, to Punta de la Catifa, on the left, in one unbroken line, and active preparations were on foot for the immediate subjugation of this for midable place. So closely is Vera Cruz now besieged’ and so entirely are everv means of com nmnication cut oil* that, in a very few Jays, the news must reach ns that both the city and castle are cccupicd by our \ icuoi ions troops. Tl c general impression seems to be j that the city will surrender in the course ; often days or two weeks. No doubt is 1 expressed of the successful termination of the enterprize. The Portia was delayed from the 13th to the loth bv the prevalence of a Nor. ther, during which lime the discharge of ! heavy ordinance was frequently hoard, which doubtless proceeded from the | Castle. The vessels belonging to the squadron j employed in the service as convoys, and for the covering the landing of the troops below Punta de Hornos, a r e: Flagship i Raritan; Frigates Potomac and Princeton; Sloops St. Mary’s, Albany, and John Adams; S'earners Vixen, and Spitfire; Gunboats Reefer, Petiel, Bonita, and Bell. The Gunboats carry medium 32’s. CCT Arrival at S. \V. Pass on 20th. Pilolhoat Frolic, Capt. J. J. Sullivan, 17 days from Holmes’Hole; reports having 1 been passed by steamer Mississippi on the 10th, in lat. 3I Q 6, long, 79 J 19 ! steering South. [Correspondence of the Delta.] Off Anton Lizardo, March 7,1547,) Oil hoard U. IS. steamer Petrita. > Eds. Vella —Oil the 6 h March, 1847, at 9, ATM , we got under way to recon noitre the citv of Vera Cruz and the ca<- tie (with the Petrita) bearing Com. D. G. ; Connor, in company with Gens. Scott, Worth, Patterson and Pillow, with their aids and topographical engineers. At 2, P. M...stood in between the castle and BlancquiSla, within a mile and a halfol ; the castle. After passing B'ancquilla we stood in tothe south ward,and when.we came u idling roach of their guns, they fired at ns seven shells and four round shot; some of wiiich went over us and some fell short.' It was pretty warm wo; k, I tell you, tor we ha i on hoard all the chief commands of both the army and squadron. We returned to Anton Lizar -1 do at about 4, P. M , and all the officers returned to their vessels. The follow ing officers are attached to the Petrita: Lieut. Com’g, Samuel Lock wood; Acting Lieut, Midshipman Walter \V. Queen;2d A-s’t Fngineers 3 John Mix on and Richard M. Johnson. Yours, J. \ I P. S.—There are about eighty trails : pons now here. Additional Xcati of i»»« KnU’e of [Sucna V into. ; Mexican Account of the Fatal Result of the Baltic of Buena Vista—Great Havoc among the .Mexicans —Officers Killed — Gens. Ale ; jia, Miami and 'L'orrejon. i We are indebted to an obliging corres pondent at Matamoros fur the following j particulars of the battle of Buena Vista: j From a letter hy a mercantile gentle. man in Matamoros hy express from Sal | tillo, I learn that tin* battle commenced i on the 22d, at 3 P. M.,and continued un j til sun down. ft ceased until 10 A. M. the fallowing morning, when it r.com ! menced. Gen. Wool, with his division, charged the Mexicans, but met a repulse, losing many of his men. Gen. Taylor advanced folds relief,charging upon the enemy.over threw them, and committed great havoc! The battle continued until half past 3 o’clock, P. M , when the firing ceased.— The remainder of the day, and the day following, was spent in burying the dead and relieving the wounded. The morn ing following it was found Santa Anna had decamped. Among the names of the distinguished Mexicans that were slain we note those of Mejia, Minon and Torrcjon—the latter name, it will he re collected, was. through a mistake, tdaced among those kill at Resaca do la Palma. These three Generals wore men of great reputation in the army, and their loss is deeply felt hy 'he Mexicans. The letter is from a Mexican, and statesthat a great many lives have been lost, and all the carts are employed in bringing the wounded Mexicans into town.(Salti!lo) and every house is crowded with them He further adds that ho hopes now the i Government will go into negotiation and end the war; that as they have nothing hut poverty to present to the abundance of the United States, he thinks it more honorable to make a peace at present than be driven to it by a greater necessi. j ty. K. We think our correspondent is mista i ken in naming Gens. Minon. Mejia and Torrcjon anr ng the dead. These officers were, no doubt, confounded with Gens. Lo i burdini. Guzman and Gonzales, who | a re reported to he badly wounded. The | latter are, perhaps, the most gallant and i experienced officers in Santa Ann sarmy. I Lombardini is a European officer cf great • skill and military knowledge. [Editorial Correspondence of the N. O. Picayune .] Camp near Vera Cruz, ) March 11, 1847. \ The work ofinvesting the city of Vera Cmz is going rapidly on, and hy to mor. row morning it will probably be com plete. A fire from the batteries on the : land side of tlte city has been kept tin, I with short intervals, during the day, yet | few of our men have been killed. The ! army lias to mourn the loss o( Cap!*. Ai 1 burtis, of the 2d Infantry, who was kill ed hy an 18 pound shot. During a short action this morning, with the cavalry of the enemy, Lieut. Col. Dickenson, of the South Corolina volunteers, was seriously although not dangerously wounded—five men besides of this regiment were wound ed. Shells of the heaviest kind have been thrown to day within Gen. Worth's lines, but fortunately no one in his division has been killed so far. Tho fighting as yet, at least so far as our men have been en gaged, lias been with parties of infantry and cavalry, thrown out to annoy our columns as they advanced. To ninht I learn that some of the tanks supplying the city with water will be cut off. The entire army, although suffer, inn much from want of water, is in ex celient sph its. To morrow it is probable that some of our own mortars will be in position, aal then the game will com mence in real earnest. I write this in great baste, learning that a vessel is about leaving for New Oileans. c. w. k. Cam? near Vera Cruz. > ill arch 12, morning. I wrote you a hasty letter last even ing, with a short account of the move ments of the day. After it was closed the R fles under Col. Smiih had a bri-k ! action with lire enemy, in which the lal- I ter, after a partial success at the outset, were finally driven back with considerable loss. This morning the time of investment —some five or six miles in extent —will j probably be complete, * * * * Capt. Vinton of the artillery had been ! ordered to take up a position at a lime k In closo in to the walls of the citv, and 1 .1»Is ho effected without loss. Anticipat • mg an attack upon this point last night, (den. Worth went out, after dark, with I tvvocompanies, to support Cap?. "\ hut nothing occurred. There was some little j skirmishing at the di tie rent pickets during ! heniglt.hiuctherwi.se ail was qu el. Col. Unimex dragoons have not vet I i r ived their services are great!v needed. It is said that a large train of pack mules, which went out of the citv ye-terdav took ; a heavy amount ofspecie as well as valua bles. All this property might probably I have been captured bad Gen. Scott bad a cavalry force. It was also reported 1 tsi evening that something like 1000 Mexicans were seen coming in towards I sundown, by the main mad from Me\i- I co, with a large d.ovo of cattle for the beleaguered city; hut as the investment was not then complete, and as we bad no | cavalry, they could not be t tken. I learn, i however, that Gen. Twiggs, who com 1 man is no the northern side of the city, succeeded during the day in cap tiring quite a number of ca'tle. A portlier is now blowing, which it is hoped will bring in the 2d Dragoons. At the magazine, which was captured day before yesterday, a considerable quan itv of amimr iti<m was taken. It ■ was evidently of English or American make, as it was labelled “short range,” “long range,” Am. Azc., in good vernacu lar. The Mexicans managed to get off safely lho larger portion of their ammuni tion, i.nd it is now carefully slowed j away inside the city walls. Caps. Albums, who was killed yester day, was silting at the foot of a tree at the time he w-as struck. The hall carried a nay almost bis entire head, took oil the arm of a drummer hoy and wounded a corporal besides. It had gone entirely over one of the Pennsylvania regiments before it reached the spot where the brave hut unfortunate ca| nan was sitting. * * i The troops, both regulars and volun i leers, have suffered incredibly since the 1 landing—marching over the heavy sand hills, without w ater, under a broiling sun during the day, and sleeping out without i tents or bedding during the heavy dews which fallen at night—exposed, too, ! to a continual fire from the butteries from ' the enemv : yet not a murmur has been | heard. Anything can be effected with ! such troops. Yours, Acc., c. w. r. U. S. Sloop of Wai Albany,) Sacrificios, March 12—Afternoon. $ I came on board Capt. D *ese s vessel | this morn ng, to finish a letter { bar! corn j menced on shore; vet ere it was com pleled a fierce Norther sprung tip, and there is now no communication with the shore. There has been no appearance of active operations on land, now ever, al though there may have been some slight skirmishing with the column under Gen. T wi'nrs. i There is a camp rumor—fne camp ts always full of rumors—to the effect that 1 Gen. Scott does not intend to accept the surrender of the citv unless tue cattle is included in the capitulation. I trust it may bo so. | A strange story is in circulation in re lation to the last revolution, winch has horn termed the ‘pronunciamento de. los Mv genes, [Declaration of the Women ] j As the tale runs, it is said that the priests have enjoined upon all married women to forsake their husbands fora space—tode ny them all marital privileges until they would promise to join the church paily 1 and use their influence in opposing the obnoxious laws sequestrating or hv potbeca ing the property ol the clergy.— This storv istoid with all seriousness, and rnav lie true. The holy padres certainly deserve credit for m?ir originality, if they have thus attempted to w-ork upon the men through their wives. u. s. Sloop of War Off Vera Cruz. March It, Half-past 8 o’clock, P. 31. ; To-day about I o’clock, B. M., Caps. Alburn's, of the 2d Infantry, was instantly killed hv a large round shot from me of the forts on the northwest side of the citv. Ho was fully two «nd a half miles off, and the shot w hich carried away part of his head, also severely wounded two other men. Poor Alhurtis! He has fallen al most before the beginning of the fight.— His fiiends will mourn him as a brave and generous spirit. I have only room to state that nearly all the skirmishing and fighting on our part has been done under Gen. Pillow, or rather by the forces in his brigade, which with Gen. Quitman’s is now in position of investment- The line of investment is nearly completed. Gens. Twiggs and Shields have been moving to day with the forces under them. I am not yet prepared Jo tell you under whose commands the different regiments of regulars and those of the volunteers have been placed. Suf fice it to sav, ‘ the work goes bravely on”’ it would be incredible were I to tell you how much work has been done here in two short days, and that too under indis. cribahle obstacles—die greatest of w hich probably is the intolerable heat. I have never experienced warmer weather any where nr at anv time. Mr. Kendall has informed you of the engagement between the Rifles and some of die enemy last evening, in which the f inner were finally successful, though at first ihe Mexicans seemed If) 1 1 rive the ad vantage — I did not know of this w hen { wrote last night. The Rifles under (Job Smith, are in (den. Twigg’s division, w Midi has its position in the line of invest ment to the northwest of the city. Gen. Patterson’s division of volunteers are posted on the west side, and Gen. Worth’s division takes the southeast exlremi'y of the line—the whole line describi ig a sort ofhalf circle, and extending some five or six miles from right to left. Yours. Actu., f. a. L. Fr an the City of RUcxico. Py (he arrival of the Portia we have letters from our special correspondent at Anton Li zu'do to the 7 h in~t., ail devoted to the di-- enssion of Mexican afl'iirs. Not having room for our correspondence to d iy, we will onlv sav, that, the revolution in the city of Mexico is not vet determined. There has been much fighting and bloodshed, and the troops appear to be vacillating, and one of the revolted regiments has gone back to the side of tiie Government. Letters from Tapir, near San Bias, give accounts from California to the 18th of Janu ary. Cen. Kearney had arrived with 200 men from New Mexico. Uniting oilier forces w : th his own. he immediately attacked the (own of Los Angeles, and retook it after a stout resistance. Upper California is now in our undisputed possession. We have S wVa Anna’s report of the baf fles of Buena Vista to the War Department, lie claims an indecisive victory, admits (he loss of one thousand men, and claims that the Americans 10-t two thousand. We make room for the whole document? Republican Liberating Army. Gencral-in-Chirf- — Excellent sir: During a moment < f lei.-ure —it being now 7 o’clock in the morning—l have to inform tour Ex cellency, in order that you may communicate the same to the Sr. Vice President of the Republic, that the army under my command, afler a painful and long march over the de sert between the Cedrai and this place, has had to encounter, in a battle that lasted two d tvs, the United States Army under Cen. Taylor, composed of 8 or 9000 men, with 26 pieces of artillery. Both armies have fought a bloody and d°sperate light. This morning the action commenced at 6 o’clock, and con tinued until sunset. The field of battle is covered with the dead. Blood has flowed in torrents. Two standards, which 1 have the honor to send to your Excellency, were taken hv ns. together with tiiree pieces of arti'lery, of ti,f> raiibre of 6 and 4 pounders, with their compliment of ammunition, and four wagons with their horses. Although the battle was not (Gris ve. I can a-snre your’ Excellency that the field, however shortly disputed, final ly rent i ined in our possession, as is manifest ed by the trophies I have mentioned. Up wards of 2000of the enemy’s dead lie strew ed upon the field of battle, and we have taken some prist tier-, the exact number of v, horn has not been made known to me. On our own part 1 regret to say that with generals, officers and troops, we have lost in killed and wounded about 1000—readily ar counted for by the obstinate encounter we have had—lasting through two successive days. During one of the charges to-day my horse was killed hv a grapeshot. The strong position ot the enemy was ah that saved him from a complete route. A few hours before 1 reached this point the enemy, having notice of our advance, retired from his position at Aqua Nuova, where he was first posted, and fell back to lus defile, which tnav be ec or » compared to the Pass of Thermouvlaj. But lie must have been taught by the experience of these two days, (hat neither the rugged steep of the mountain nor his fortified position, nor any other ol his ad vantage-, could restrain (lie Mexican soldier from battling in defence of lus country and her rights. Our soldiers are indeed worthy of all com mendation, and 1 glory in the consciousness of being at the head of an army of heroes, who not only know how to fight bravelv, but to sutler patiently both hunger and thir.-t for forty-eight hours, a sacrifice required of them by the nation, and of which 1 have niysed been a witness. The only painful reflection I have at this moment is'lhat not a biscuit nor a particle of rice can be had here for our sick and wound ed. We have subsisted, for many days, on meat a'one. Thus is verified the complaints I have heretofore made of the neglect this army lias suffered from having to depend (or supplies on its own resources during (he hist two months. I will now add that it is not possible to carry on the campaign suc cessfully unless the army is provided with all the supplies required in war. I therefore think of moving back my camp, early to mor row morning, to Agua Nueva, three leagues di.-taut, to provide myself with some neces saries that must have arrived at the hacienda of Encarnacion; and if I succeed in obtain ing those necessaries, and relieve myself of the incumbrance.of the wounded, 1 will re turn to the charge—in spite of my own wound, which has re-opened in consequence of being continually on horseback twelve hours of each day. In the detailed account of this obstinate combat, which I shall soon present, due no tice will be given of the generals, chiefs, of ficers and others who have bravely fought and poured out their blood in defence of the country. I have not been willing to detain this report for such details, supposing the Sup:erne Government would wish to earliest account of these successes. To morrow or the they after, I will cause to be transmitted to your Excellency the said de tailed account, together with a notice ofsub sequent occurrences. Accept, 1 pray your Excellency, with this explanation, the consideration ot my particu lar esteem. God and Liberty. I'.eld ot An gostura, near Buena \ ista, I" eb 23, 1847. Antonio Lofez de t*anta Anna. His Excellency, the Minister of V\ ar. AUGUSTA. GEO.. WEDNESDAY - MORNING, MARCH 31, 1817- KjP We would respectfully inform mir friends, and Postmasters, that to Clnhsof FIVE and up wards, our Weekly Paper will he sent for one year at TWO DOLLARS each —ihe money toaccom pany the names in each instance. After a Club is formed and tlie list mailed to ns, we will receive no additional that Club. Others wishing the same privilege must form a new Club. Subscribers now on onr list, and not in arrears, can claim the benefit of the regulation, by uniting vviih four new subscribers. HUr ln onr Daily and Tri-Weekly editions of yesterday, we published a cut of Vera Cruz and the Castle from a drawing prepar ed bv ati officer attached to the expedition, and furnished for the use of the Charleston Evening News. A friend who has been at Vera Crnz, and who has taken particular note of the defences and localities of that seaport, tells us that there is no bridge from the Castle to the City. The water between tlie two is in some places from seven to ten fathom deep, an J against the vva'ls of the Castle the surf beats with such violence that a bridge to the main land is an impossibility. The Northeastern and Southeastern an gles marked L L extend to the water, and the harbour at the Northeastern end deflects beyond the angle in a direction a little West of Nonh. With the.-e corrections, vve present the cut to the readers of onr Weekly, thinking that it may be interesting. In other respects it approaches near enough to accuracy lor the uses of the general reader. Frata tbs Army, To the exclusion of almost every tiling es'e, vve fill our paper this morning with interesting details from that portion of the army before Vera Cruz, under the com mand of Gen. Scott. We have not room for anv remarks of onr own, and would refer our readers to l!ie copious extracts from the New Orleans Delta and Picayune—to the Inner office vve are indebted for an extra. As re gards Passed Midshipman Rogers, who is reported as having been rescued vvliile on ins way to Perote, the correspondent of the j Tribune, writing under date of 11th inst. de- j cl ires that it is not true. The correspond- , ents of the Picayune, do not mention the fact of iiis escape. The Cancers* Tho<e who will go to the .Masonic Hall t this evening may rely upon hearing some | good music. Mrs, Eascott has a delightful j soprano voice. Mr. Mitchell possesses con- i siderable skill on the ll ate, and .Mr. E istcott ! is a very superior violinist. .Mr. Schmidt is one of the musical celebrities of the age. His performance on the guitar is truly re markable. He is said to have no equal in tiiis country on that instrument. His per formance is calculated to fill with astonish ment those who have not a very exalted idea of that instrument. Our impressions are derived from notices vve have seen in our exchange papers, from letters to us from friends of which the above gentlemen are bearers, and from having been present at a rehearsal last evening. We are c mfident that the music this eve ning will be in a style more satisfactory than that described in the following jeu d'esprit, from the Boston Alhensnm: “A company of skilful performers, or of scientific amateurs, may fake pleasure m lis tening to the productions of some very noted composer, hut on a la rue audience it is whol ly 10-l. Instead of sudden stops and star’s, extra shakes, gentle whispers and thunder imitations with which many often played pieces are filled, the people want something less scientific, but possessing more real h;*r monv. Some overtures commence beauti fully—the air is sweet and strikes the ear plea-anl.lv, and one thinks he is about to have a treat; hut suddenly everything stops—for a while not a sound is to be heard—Mien some ambitious little fidd!° gives a half suppressed squeak—another taking courage squeaks a 1 t ie louder—then a ! the little fidd'es squeak together—Mie bass viol, as it afraid of being left in the lurch, gives a groan—the double bass roars, and suddenly silence reigns again. Anon the same spunky little fiddle squeaks once more, and the other instrument, as if determined not to be left behind, this time, all break out a? once. Ye gods! what a con test. Wind versus catgut —at times catgut seems Mie victor; but. suddenly wind breaks out, and catgut falls; I Fie instruments seem to be playing on their owners in-tead of be ing played upon—the fiddler’s elbow can’t bn kept stiil—the drum sticks can’t be kept off the drum, and the trombrone seems urging its owner to blow his brains out. If ibis be music, music is not harmony.” Another Victory! The N. Q. Courier of the 2ith inst. says— ,( By the schooner Emma, Norton, just arrived from the Rio Grande, we are informed that Col.me 1 Drake, of the Indiana volunteers, effected a June’ tion on the Bth at Comargo, with Colonel Curtis’ command, and that the combined forces whipped Li :rca s army ! Army TlorcmcnU. The New York Tribune says that Major General Gaines had received a telegraphic despatch from the War Department ordering him to forward whatever troops had been enlisted under the 'Ten Regimen Cdlt im mediately to Brazos. One hundred and fifty is the whole number thathad been en listed on the reception of that order. Retreat of Manta Alina. We understml from reliable authority, says the Matamoros Flag of the 13th inst. that there are letters in town from Mexicans stating that S.nta Anna is in full retreat to Sin Luis Potosi. The letters also state that he held a consu'talion with his principal of ficers after the first day’s engagement, and that a return was then strenuously advocated. Before the battle commenced, the Mexicans firmly believed that Gen. Taylor would retire before their vastly superior numbers, and that in his retreat they could supply them selves with provisions, of which they were in much reed—almost starving. Finding the Americans obstinate, and determined to fight for their eatables with the ferociousness of bull-dogs, they despaired of gelling a dinner from them, and deemed it prudent to retire. We learn from the Little Georgian (For syth) that Josiah Hudgins,under sentence of death, who escaped from the jail at that place some time since, has been retaken by t!i« Sheriff. He is to be executed on the 30th April. C Ifbr;: lion of Victory. The victory of the American arms at Buena Vista was this morning celebrated with due honors. A National Salute was fired by the Washington Artillery, and .here was a display of standards in several parts of the city. — Charleston Evening JSews , 29//i inst. r Counterfoil Monry. 'The officers ot Lie Tumors’ and Machan ics’ Bank have shown us a Counterfeit, sent them from Columbia, of the Five Dollar Note of that. Bank, with vignette consisting of two infant figures, emblems of Industry, Agriculture, &c. on the leit of the note.— 'The engraving of the counterfeit is badly executed; bat it is proper to caution persons to be careful in examining the notes ol Unit donomination before they are taken— lb. PRES EXTAJ TNTS OF THE GRAND JURY OF WILKES COUNTY. jTV VVc, the Grand Jurors chosen and sworn for the County of Wilkes, for the March term of the Superior Court, would, in the close of our duties, respectfully submit the lol.owing as the result of our deliberations : It is with pleasure that as a body.we regard the few cases ot misdemeanor which have claimed our consideration as furnishing evidence, most satisfactory, of an improved state of morals in our community; as also, ot the saiutary tenden cy ol intelligence and moral influence in arrest ing the progress of crime, and promoting the peace, good order aVI happiness ot Society. Tin. Grand Jury upon an examination of the digest of the Receiver of Tax Returns of said County, find various errors in addition, assess* mciiG and omissions, both in quality ami quanti ty of property returned i.i his said digest, and recommend the Inferior Court of the County and Comptroller General ol the State to cause tUe said errors to be corrected as sit forth by tho books and entries herewith submitted. We find a deficit in the additions of the digest returned by tire Receiver to the County, the sum of sum of seven dollars, cightv-four cents and seven mills, and the assessment on property a deficit of twenty-one dollars, eighty five cents and five mills. On property given in to the Receiver, and on which no return was made to this county, the sum of twenty two dollars, eighty two cents and five mills, making an aggregate amount due the State on said Receivers books of fifty-two dollars, fifty two cents and seven mills. We further find the sum of twenty eight dollars, and eighty-five cents and six mills returned lo the Clerk on property after the books of the Recei er were made out and returned—all of which by the Act of "23th Dec., 1815, is submitted to the Inferior Court of the County and the Comptrol ler General of the State for their correction ot said errors asset forth in said books. Wc have, through our Committees, examined the County Records,and find them well and neat ly kept. Upon an examination of the County funds, v e find in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of five hun Ircd and forty six 30 100 dollars; also in his hands, as Treasurer of the Poor School Fundi the sum of three hun Ircd and eight 20-100 dol lars, With these amounts in hand only and the necessary expenses which ara inevitable for tho present year, we recommend to the Inferior Court to levy a tax 0f23 percent onfl.e Stale tax for County purposes, and the amount ot 5 per cent on the same fur the education of poor chil dren. This assessment, with the amount in hand (after pyaing some accounts yet unsettled) with the amount to 4>e received from the Stive, will enable the County to pay the tuition of the poor children for a term of six months the pre sent year, and we would sincerely invite the at tention of parents of such children to this ines timable privilege and right. Wc recommend to the Inferior Court to ha”o some slight repairs made on the Jail and Lot, and the crtclion of racks for horses within tho same. We recommend the amendment of the law regulating the per diem pay of Jurors in this County, so as not lo exceed the sum of one dol lar per day, and that our Senator and Represen tatives in the next General Assembly use their influence to obtain the same. We present as a grievance the assembling of Negroes in and about certain places in tho time of the public holidays, to the great annoy ance of the neighbors and citizens, and also to the injury of the slaves themselves, and request the proper authorities to attend to the enforce ment of the laws for such offences. In taking leave of His Honor Judge Sayre, this body would do injustice to their feelings noj to express the ir approbation fur the ability and promt titude evinced by him in the discharge of his official duty. The Solicitor General is also entitled to our thanks for his courtesy to this body. We request the Clerk to furnish the Editors of the Chronicle A. Sentinel and Constitution alist copies of these presentments for publica tion. RICHARD BRADFORD, Foreman. BEDFORD CADE, LORENZO W. BKAMBLETT. MARK S. ANT IT >N Y, JOHN R. TALBOT, REUBEN KENDALL, FIELDING FiCKLIN, THOVI AS E. iM ARS FI ALL, W LLIAM JACKSON. NIC IIOLAS C. WARE, PC FER GULL ATT, FELIX G. HENDERSON, J A VIES H. LANE, BENJAMIN W. FUCK, WILLIAM a. ANDERSON, PARKER CALLAWAY, BENJAMIN B. HARDIN, A. A CLEVELAND. ALEX R, POPE, Sen’r. On motion of Lucius J, Gartrell, Solicitor General, It is ordered that the above present ments lie published as requested. f True copy from the minutes ] JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk. March 27, 1847. (Mutch 31