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FROM THE PACIFFIC SQUADRON.
IMPORTANT FROM CALIFORNIA.
Xhc American Anns Again Victorious.
Lieut. A. E. Gray, of the U. S. Navy, ar
rived at Baltimore on the 22d inst., from Ja
maica. Lieut. G. came overland from the
Pacific to Chagres, and there took passage in
a vessel sailing for Jamaica, whence he reach
ed Baltimore as above stated.
Lieut. Gray, we understand, goes on im
mediately to Washington, and has important
despatches from Com. Stockton to the Secre
tary of the Navy.
Order and quiet prevailed throughout Cal
ifornia. The local outbreaks, resulting in a
temporary success of the insurgents, had been
suppressed, and of the restless’spirits and ad
venturers who had been active in promoting
them, all who had conflicts with
our troops had returned to their homes. No
violent measures were deemed necessary to i
be taken with them. §
The U. S. ship Cyaffl Capt. F. S. Du- j
pont, had arrived at St.JFrancisco. Since the
occupation of San Diego in July last, she
has been on the coast of Mexico, and cap
tured fourteen prizes. She burnt or destroy
ed one brig and two Mexican gun boats, the
three last in her attacks on Guyamas, and
shipped between thirty and forty guns at San
Bias. One of her prize schooners, under com
mand of St. Selden, a very fast sailer, had i
also arrived at St. Francisco.
An American newspaper has been estab- ;
lished at Monterey, under the supermini- j
deuce of Walton Colton, alcalde of Monterey
and chaplain of the U. S. frigate Congress, |
and another at Yerla Buena, by S. Brannan, |
leader of the Mormons.
The U. S. ships independence. Com. Shu
brick, and Lexington, Cora’r. Baily, had ar
rived out.
The Baltimore Patriot has been furnished
with the following memorandum of startling
events in the Pacific.
On the Bth of JaUwary last, Com. Stockton ,
with 400 seamen and marines, 60 dismount- j
ed dragoons, and also the same number of ,
riflemen, under Col. Kearney, (who volun
teered to go with Com. 5.,) met the enemy
with 700 artillery and dragoons, on the banks
of the “San Gabriel.” The commodore push
ed his force forward, and crossed the river in ,
the face of a plunging fire from the Mexican
battery. The-seamen dragging six pieces of
artillery through the water, (their pieces hav
ing been transported by the seamen 140 miles
from the ship*,} under Lieut. Tilghrnan, of
Baltimore, charged up the heights, dislodg
ing and taking the Mexican battery.
On the 9lh, Gen. Flores again made a stand
on the plains of “Mesa,” and another severe
action took place. The American arms were
again triumphant. The Mexican cavalry
charged repeatedly on the met j
them in squads, armed with
pikes”—the dismounted riflemen in*he cen
tre—dealing out destruction with their uner- I
ring weapons.
The American loss was 16 killed and
wounded. Lieut. S. C. Rowan was theAnly
officer wounded, and that slightly. 9me
killed. The Mexican loss is about 90 Wiled.
It is believed that if Col. Fremont hMbeen
able to join Com. S. in
mounted riflemen, Fiores with hiiHto oj ftpme. |
would Rave been captured. 8 *
Com. S. refused to negotiate wilhJFlores, i
but sent him word that if he wertf takelShg
would be shot as a rebel. Fiores soon after
surrendered to Colonel if remont—who was
not aware of Com, S. having declined to ne
gotiate with him. H*e s has promised to be- !
come a lawful subject
and to assist in quelling the rebellion.
[From the Californian of Jan. 23.]
Probable Loss of ihe Launch of the United
StatesS!oop-01-War Warren, with three
|>fflcers and nine Seamen. -
On Thursday, Dec. 13, 1846, the Launch
belonging to the United States sloop-of-war
Warren, left Veiba Buena, on the San Fran
cisco? for Fort Sacramento, (Sutters’) fo’r the
purpose of comtnftnicasting with the Com#i >
mandantof the Fort, Capt. E- M. K«rr,
She was put in charge of Passed'Midship
man Wm H. Montgomery, acting'hiHster of i
the U-S. sloop-of war Warren, with Midship- j
man Daniel C. Hugennin, of the U. S. sloop |
Portsmouth, as pilot, and E. M. Montgomery, j
and acrew 7 of nine men.
Georgo Rodman, seaman, coxswain; An
thony Sylvester, Alexander McDonald, Sam
uel Turner, Samuel Lane, Milton Ladd,
John W. Dawd, Gilman Ili'lton, Lawson
Lee.
After being absent 17 were
for her safety, and Mr. R. T.
Ridley was sent in search of her, with the
Lauch “Paul Jones,” with four men, ftom
the Warren. Mr. Ridley returned alter an
absence of 19 days, having cruised up the
San Joaquin and the Sacramento. Nothing
was heard from them, and the conclusion is
that the Launch was lost in the Bay.
We were personally acquainted with Mr.
Hugennon. He was a remarkably steady,
talented and amiable young man, and pro
mised fair to be an ornament to his profes
sion. Those who were acquainted with the
Messrs. Montgomery’s speak in the highest
terms of them. They were the sons of
Captain John B. Montgomery, of the U. S.
»i ■■ 11T rm« ini——t--' —— ■• ~t r- —rTCTHur ::—» «*=
sloop-of-war Portsmouth, who has been sta
rioned for some time in the Bay of San Fran
cisco, and has established for himself among
the people of the Northern District, a reputa
j lion that does honor to our country.
General Order:—The commander-in
chief congratu'ates the officers and men of
the Southern Division of the U. S. forces in
California, on the brilliant victories obtained
by them over the enemy on the Bui and 9; h
I inst., and on once more taking possession of
I the “Ciudad de los Angelos.
lie takes (lie earliest moment to com
-1 mend their gallantry and good conduct, both
1 in the batle fought on the Bth inst., on the
j banks of the “Rio San Gabriel,” and on the
I 9:ii instant, on the plains of the “Mesa.”
The steady courage’of the troops in forcing
their passage across the “Rio San Gabriel,”
where officers and men were alike employed
in dragging I tie guns through the water
against the galling fire ofthe enemy without
exchanginga shot, and their gallant charge
up the banks against the enemy’s cavalry,
I has perhaps never been surpassed—and the
! cool determination with which in the battle of
I tlicdih they repulsed the charge of cavalry
made by the enemy at the same time on their
front and rear, has extorted the admiration
of the enemy, and deserves the best thanks of
] their countrymen.
R. P. STOCKTON, Governor and
i Commander-in-Chief of the Ter. of Califor
nia.
Head Quarters. Ciudad do los Angeles,
January 11, 1847.
[Correspondence nj the Journal of Commerce.]
Monterey. (California.) 'Jan. 28.
The war here is at an end. The restless Cal
ifornians, who rushed to arms, have had their
fii» 1 1 1 and are now satisfied. Very few of
them are men of substance; nearly ail those
mteiested in the soil are quietly on their
farms, and are well suited that our flag should
wave over them. Very fe v indeed wish to
j go back to the arms of Mexico. Whatever
i you may do with the question in Congress,
| or through diplomatic functionaries, Califor
! nia will continue the flair; she goes for a
j union with the United Stales, and nothing i
j else. So you may consider that question set
| tied. We do business in 'he right way here.
: We lett hepeople who have an interest in the
soil, speak for themselves. This is good de
i mrcracy.
i 'The following letter is from an Officer at
; taehed to the command of Commodore
; Stockton, and describes, with graphic force,
I the engagement which took place on the
march to the Pueblo:
Ciudad De Los Angeles, Jan. 1 L
In my last you were informed of the out-
I break of the insurgents of California and
i the trouble we should have for our Cnmmo
! dore to quell them. The plan of Commo
j dore Stockton, of which I informed you a f- w
I week’s since, lias been fully carried out. At
j the head of the forces of his command,
: amounting to about 600, including the de
j tachment of U. S. Dragoons under General
: Kearney, he left San Diego on the morning ;
; of the29rh December, determined again to
1 enter the capital, take possession, and put
down the insurrection. Our line of march
was through a rough and mountainous coun
try of nearly 150 miles with impediments on
every'side, to say nothing of the constant
j apprehensions of attack both day and night
I by our enemy, on the way. Our march was
I notwithstanding rapid, and although per
formed mostly by sailor troops, would have
done credit to the best trained army in the
world. On the morning of the Bth January,
we found ourselves, after several days hard
marching and fatigue, in the vicinity of the
river of San Gabriel, on the north bank of
, which the enemy had fortified themselves, to
the number of 500 well mounted men, with
4 pieces of artillery, and in a position so
commanding, that it seemed impossible to
gain any point by which onr troops could be
protected from the most galling fire of their
artillery, They had formed, as I before said,
on the north bank, within 300 yards of the
river, and presented a front, consisting of
their whole force in three divisions, one on
I onr rin-ijt. and the other on our left, and the
i third in front with the artillery. Onr whole
' line advanced while a skirmish was kept up
| by a party of the enemy and a detachment
i of our riflemen. On reaching the soutli
i side of the river, ‘he Commodore dismounl
eJ, forded the stream, commanded the troops
to pass over, which they did promptly, under
; the brisk fire of the enemy’s artillery on the
opposite bank. The Commodore ordered
that the artillery should not unlimber until
the opposite side of the river was gained.—
As soon as that was effected, he ordered a
charge to take (he hill directly in the ’eetii
of the enemy’s guns, which soon resulted in
the entire possesion of the prominent point
'they had just occupied. An attempt was
made by the Californians to cut off our pack
horses and cattle in the rear, all of which,
iTOwover, with the exception of a few horses,
wet£ protected by our rear in the most cred
itable manner.
The first gun fired, aimed by the Commo
(k»re, before the charge was made up the hill,
(ms superior skill in gunnery and fondness
of exercising kbig guns” never appeared to
greater advanWge than on this
overtiiK'wQhe enemy’s gun, which had just
forth its thunder in our midst; finding
•the hill in our possession, and onr artillery
having gained the desired point, a cannon
ading was now kept up for some time; the
Commodo e continuing to aim the guns, or
deri?f£ his men to lay down until the moment
be was reßWf to fire, by which many
valuable arul braye follows’ lives were saved,
as the Cal continuod^^ - some time j
to fire their artillery withntnch effect. Hav
ing driven onr ns, we now made
for the night on the very hill they
had tried so hard to defend, and where they
intended (as they said) “to eat us up.” The
number of their killed and wounded it was
not possible for us to ascertain, as (hey car
ried immediately on their horses all who fell.
Our loss did not exceed 20 killed and wound
ed in both fights.
January 9th—The enemy met ns again to
day on the plains of the “Mosa,” near the
city, and with bold and determined effort
tried our lines on every side in a brisk can
nonading, with several attempts to charge in
upon us. The battle was kept up spiritedly
for two hours and a half, when General Flores
said to his men, “1 have but another dis
charge of artillery to make, and mv last re
quest. is, that you will make a bold and de
termined charge as our last resort.” This
they attempted, but the firm and steady course
in which onr troops continued to defend them
selves repelled the attempt at a charge, and
we found ourselves again victorious in the
second day’s fight. The first day’s fight
lasted one hour and a half. At night we en
camped near the battle ground, and on the
morning of the lOih, marched into the citv.
and look possession, while the adjacent hills
were glistening with the lances of our ene
mies, whom we forced to disperse. When it
is recollected that nil our work, to defend nnr
selves, our biggage wagons, cattle, horses
and pack mules, had to be done on foot, while
our enemies were mounted on first rate horses,
is it not remarkable that we should have been
so successful? But it was done on the glo
rious Bth January, together with the follow
ing day. Os the result of both days we are
proud to boast, but the 8;h was indeed a bril
liant affair : our war cry was New Orleans,”
The success attending the Californians in
their fight with Caps. Mervine at San Pedro,
and afterwards with General Kearney at
San Pas Cnal, made them very bold and ar
rogant, and every man of us was determined
to retrieve if possible the credit of the Ame
rican arms in this country.
The following is taken from the letter of
an American, who was captured near here
by the Californians, and detained as a hos
tage.
City of the Angels, Jan. 17.
Two days back Col. Fremont and Don
Andr es entered into treaty which put an end
to the war. Three days back the Mexican
officers quit the camp, and Don Andres Pico
is now in command. Flores, Garcias, M.
Casteo, Juan and Tomas Soberandes, with
10 to 20 others had started for Sonora, in
Mexico. Should they hear of the treaty
they may return. The Californians appear
completely tired of the affair. It is now im
possible to say who or how many they have
lost. The American forces here now are
over one thousand ! While I was in con
finement, the native troops used to desert
every night; some were re-caught, and again
went off. Coder Flores there was continued
robbing, and a murder every two or three
days.
The Mulct Abdel has arrived at San Die
go from Mazatlan. Tellas is second in com
mand at Mazallan with a few troops, Gen.
Kearney now here, expects 600 troops by
land, this month, 500 20 days alter; his in
structions for California are very full. lie
is a man of about 55, very polite, genteel,
and mild in his manner; with no pompt or
show, listening with all patience to every
one. He has but 100 men with him. He
was at San Pas Cual, near San Diego, at
tacked by A. Pic. He had forty men on
horse, who had left the parties, and run di
rectly in among the Californians, The mules
with one gun did the same and were taken.
Gen. Kearney lost 17 men, including two
captains. The loss of the natives is not
known.
Commodore Stockton had 600 fighting
men alien foot, who were surrounded in two
or three days march by the natives with four
cannons. They nefer broke their solid
square, or left the road. 1 was taken on the
field the second day of the action, and saw
the American forces close to in their squares,
near enough indeed to see the glitter of their
muskets.
[From the AT. O. Delta, 2 1st fast.]
I.attr from Vera Cruz.
The schooner lona, Capt. S’evens, ar
> rived yesterday morning from Vera Cruz,
bringing advices from that {dace to the
morning of’lhe Blh instant.
W e are indebted to the politeness of
Serg’t Fogg, for the Vera Cruz “Eagle”
of the Bih, from which we copy the fol
lowing order, giving instruction in relation
to the first onward movement of the troops
towards the Capital:
GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 91
llt:An-Q.UARTKKs of the Army, )
Vera Cruz. April 1,1817. $
Limited means of transportation being
in readiness, portions of the army will
march as follows:
The Second Division of Regulars on the
Bth inst., and the Division of Volunteers
(two brigades only) twenty-four hours
later.
Maj. Gen. Patterson will leave one of
his three brigades in this immediate vicin
ity for farther means of transportation,
and al&o the Tennessee dismounted Cav
airy until the an ival their horses. Both
of these corps, for the lime, will be under
the immediate orders of the same Rriga
dier General, and the latter, when his
division marches, will report to General
Head quarters for instructions.
The respective chiefs of the General
Staff will assign to the head-quarters of
each marching division an Engineer,
Tonographical Engineers, and Ordnance
Officer, an Assistant Quarter-master, an
Assistant Commissary and Medical Of
ficer.
The Chief Quarter master will assign
to the 2d Division forty-five wagons, and
to the Division of Volunteers fifty-five, for
the entire baggage of the officers of every
grade, the regiments and companies. The
interior distribution of wagons will be at
the head quarters of each division.
Taylor and Talcott’s field batteries will
march with the 2d Division, and Steptoe’s
with the Division of Volunteers.
Col. Harney will detacli a squadron
of the 2d Dragoons with each of those
divisions.
A special requisition for transportation
will he made for each of those fie'd bat
teries and squadrons, and one wagon will
be assigned to the Medical Director of the
division, fur extra medicines and hospital
stores.
Every man will fake, fur his musket or
rifle, forty rounds of ammunition, and in
his haversack bread for four days, and
bacon or pork (cooked) for two days.
Fresh beef, with rations of salt, will be
issued on the march.
The utmost care will always be taken
of ammunition and food issued to troops.
f The Chief Quatrer master will send, in
extra wagons, grain for the saddle, artil
lery and cavalry horses of each division,
for fourdays, and each baggage wagon
will take grain for die same number of
days for its own team.
He will also turn over to the Chief of
Ordnance ten wagons, and to the Chief
Commissary one hundred wagons, to be
loaded by them, respectively, with car
tridges or small arms, and subsistance
stores.
These extra wagons will be divided
between the two divisions, march with,
and be escorted and guarded like other
wagons attached to the divisions.
The Quarter master’s -and Commis
sary’s Departments will take prompt
measures for the purchase and issue, on
the march, of such forage and subsistence
as it may be practicable to obtain, as also
for trains and escorts that may be sent
back to this depot.
Each General of Division will receive
a roule of march and instructions from
General Head Quarters. By command
of Maj. Gen. Scott.
H. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. General.
Gen. Quitman’s command, consisting
of Ist Division of the army, and com
prising the South Carolina, Alabama and
| Georgia regiments, returned to their
i camps near Vera Cruz on the 6ih inst.,
j after an absence of six days, during
| which time they encamped at Anton Li
zardo and Alvarado, All was quiet at
both places, and the inhabitants seemed
friendly. No troops were left at either
place, but a U. S. steamer and two
schooners remain at Alvarado, where he
tween 20 and 30 cannon had been taken
possession of. It is understood that this
division of the forces will proceed in a
few days to Jalapa, en rattle for the city
of Mexico. Their health has been gen
erally good so far.
Gen. Worth was engaged in organiz
ing a city police, the appointments to
which appear, from the names, to be all
Mexicans. Justices of the Peace have
been appointed, with jurixlicrion in civil
matters to the amount of SIOO, and in
criminal matters of minor gravity. A
tariff of licenses, submitted by the Ayun
tamiemo, has been ratified. The mo
neys collected unde*' the Mexican laws,
by ihe State Customhouse Department,
which, until the city was taken possession
of, were appropriated to Slate purposes,
have been ordered to be appropriated to
city purposes, as for instance, the ex
penses of the tribunals of justices, schools,
hospitals, lighting the city, and police
: purposes in general. Albert Rawling
and Sami. Johson have been appointed
inspectors of revenue.
The sales of the vessels beached in the
late norther, are progressing very fast by
order of the board of survey. Mr. Wal
singham, the public auctioneer, lias his
hands full. Fortunes, on a small scale,
j are being made at the purchasing busi
i ness.
I The wounded in the Mexican hospital
are suffering very much from their
1 wounds, ami the medical attendance is
| meagre. It is said that a number of the
surgeons were killed and wounded be
fore the occupation, by the bursting of
one of our shells.
The U. S. sloop of war Germantown,
Cotnm’r. B. A. Buchanan, arrived at
Sacrifices on the 2d inst., 15 days from
Norfolk. Officers and cpw all well.—
The U. S. bomb vessel iE’na, Comm’r.
Van Brunt, arrived at Anton Lizardo on
the 3d in>f., from Boston, On her pas
; sage out she sprung her foremast, in a
j gale of wind off Gape Hatferas. The U.
S. bomb vessel Hecla, left New York on
the l()th u!t-,and arrived at Sacrificioson
the 2Sth. Officers and crew all well.
She carries one 15,000 weight gun,
throwing a 10 inch shell.
All the bom!) vessels are lying in the
river at Alvarado, Capt. Isaac Mayo be
ing in command of lliat place.
[Correspondence of the. N. O. Picayune.}
Veka Cruz, April 8, 1847.
Not a line of news to communicate in ad
dition to what ) wrote you yesterday. Gen.
Twiggs’ division takes up the line of march
for Mexico this morning, and ttie other divi
sions will follow immediately. lie shall
soon know whether the Mexicans are lu
rigid this side of Jalapa.
The weather continues mn?t uncomforta
bly hot—hot enouglit to suffocate one after
Die day breeze winch comes from the sea
goes down at night. As yet. however,
there is no sickness of consequence among
the troops.
k In my next letter I am in hopes of being
able to have some news of interest to com
municate. g. w. K.
I*. S.—Since writing life above, 1 learn
that Santa .Anna, on the Ist inst., either
wrote a letter or issued an order breathing
nothing but war to the death with the United
States. This has been told me by an intel
ligent German gentleman, lie says that
there is a small party in favor of peace,* but itr"*
is a mere fraction. 1 give this report as it
was given me.
From (hr ilrazon.
By the schr. Exit, Capt. Henry, which
arrived yesterday from Die Brazos, we re
ceived Die Matamoros Flag of the 7th and
lUtli inst.
It commenced raining in Matamoros on
the 10th inst., being tiie first that had fallen
since September last.
A depot has been established at China, and
one just below Comargo. Owing to the shal
lowness the river, Reynosa will become one
ult imately.
Capt. Arnold had reached Comargo, with
two companies of Dragoons and four com
panies of Kent uckians.
Col. Caleb Cushing arrived at Matamoros
on the evening of the 6th inst. The whole
of his regiment is now Rationed there.
A Little Excitement.— On the morning,
of the sth inst., says Die Flag, a Mr. Palmer
of Red River, Louisiana, who has lived
for some lime in Texas, on hearing of the
capture of Vera Cruz ran up to the Catholic
Church in this place, and made its ponder
ous bell in merry peals tell of the gladness
of his heart. It being early in the morning,
the Padre and his flock were at their devo
tions. Astounded at what they considered
a sacrilegious interruption, the men rushed
to repel the invader, the women following
close behind. The gentleman Texan fold
them he recollected very well when his coun
trymen were brought into the town, after a
bloody massacre, that the same bell was
made to toll the rejoicings of the Mexicans,
and although it might cost him his life, he
would make it do the same thing for the
Americans over the fall of Vera Cruz. In
a few gracious words he apologized to the
ladies for the alarm lie had occasioned them;
to the men he exhibited his revolver, and they
quickly opened a passage for him.
An Incident at Buena Vista.— During
the most gloomy hour of the fight, Sergeant
Joseph Langford, Ist Mississippi Regiment,
was shot through the thighj Unable to
stand, he sat upright, and shot dead, with
his pistol, a lancer as he approached him. —
While engaged in reloading, another lancer
trolled past him and raised his lance to drive
it into a wounded lieutenant, a few feet from
j him. Before the weapon was hurled, how
: ever, Langford threw his pistol and struck
i the lancer a stunning blow on the nape of
the neck. This action saved the lieutenant,
but proved fatal to the magnanimous Lang
| ford; for, staggering, the Mexican turned and
i drove his lance into the forehead oft he woun
ded man, corning out back of his ear. Just
at this moment, four men, who were ap
proaching with a horse to carry off their
comrade, shot the Mexican at the moment
he had disengaged his lance, and he tumbled
across the body of the prostrate Mississip
pian.
[From the New York Journal of Commerce. ]
FURTHER NEWS BY THE CAMBRIA.
Soon after 7 o’clock last evening, we
were favored by Mr. Cloves, baggage
master on the route from Boston to this
city, via New Haven, with the Boston
Daily Advertiser of yesterday morning,
containing full accounts by the Cambria
from Liverpool to the 4th inst.
The Cambria brought 75 passengers
from Liverpool to Boston, and £390,000
(near 82 000,000) in specie. She left I
about 50 passengers and £30.000 in
specie at Halifax. The Liverpool Chroni
cle estimates the amount to be transmitted
during the month by the Cambria, Sarah
Sandsand Caledonia, Steamers, at little
less than a million sterling.
The intelligence which we published
yesterday morning, as announced by
telegraph, of a tumble in the price of
breadstuff's and an advance in cotton, is
confirmed. The decline in bread-stuffs
was not confined to Great Britain and
Ireland, but was general throughout
j Europe. It appears to have arisen not |
j so much from an excess ofqnanfity, not {
! withstanding the large importations, as
from a panic among the speculators who
had become alarmed at the high prices.
The greatest change is in the price of
Indian Corn, which reached its greatest 1
| depression about March 2Sth. April Ist
: it was selling at Liverpool at 475. to 50s. j
| per quarter, which was 4s. to ss. higher |
! than in the beginning of the same week. |
| Tiie Newry Telegraph of April Ist says, j
that “on the 19fh of February Indian corn
sold freely at £lB to £lB ss. per ton,
and it is now with difficulty disposed of at
£l2 to £l2 IDs per ton, bring a fall of
i £f»perton.” American flour had declined
within that period from 465. to 39 a 40s.
The British Parliament bad adjourned
for the Easter Holidays. Their proceed
ings for the preceding week present noth
ing of particular interest.
Mr. Bancroft, our Minister in England,
left London on the 29th nil., on a short
visit to Paris, Mrs. Bancroft was present
at the Queen’s drawing room a few days
before.
The Central Relief Committee of the !
Society of Friends at Dublin, acknow. i
ledges the receipt by the Cambria, of
donations from ibis country for the relief
of ibe suffering I rish, amounting to £7009.
The Inauguration ofPrincn Albert as
Chancellor of Cambridge University, took
place at Buckingham Palace in Loudon
on the 25th March.
Says the Morning 1 >t— li \Ve have j
again the gratification to announce the I
I approach of an event calculated to in
| crease the domestic happiness of our j
1 Sovereign and the Prince Consor. Her |
j Majesty’s accouchement, it is confidently i
staled, will lake place in August next.” - j
The King of Holland has been dan
gerously ill. The latest bulleJin announce
some improvement.
London Money Market.— British
funds were without material
subject to fluctuation. Sales of consols
the last date made at 88|- a 88§. scrip *
of the new Loan 3 premium. ./HjeffiVeaclJM
3 per cents hP Parts were aLßdr. s!w|k
per cents ]\o. 55c. The qrrfrteriflKafcunf
of the Bank of F ranee, published MarensSth,
reports the amount of caslron hand at 70.-
785.728 francs, bullion in London 7,945,128
francs.
The Bank of England return of March
27th, reporta|tlie amount of notes issued
Gofdeoinin the issue depart- j
meet £8,820.737. , "Silver £l .499,603. Pub
" lie deposites £6.616,287. Other deposiles
£9,403.132 N >tes in the Banking depart
ment £4,876,015. Gold and Silver coin
£685,243.
Ireland. —The s’a'e of Ireland is improv
ing. The accqjyits received of the result of
the carrying the general order for
the dismissal of a of the laborers on
the public works destitution has
been greatly exaggerlßPd, and in some dis
tricts scenes of turbulence have occurred, al
though generally tiie poor people have sub
mitted with exemplary patience. In some
districts the order had not been enforced.—
The new relief measu/es will soon be in ope
ration in several of the counties where Hie
government are receiving local co-operation.
In the city of Dublin, the preliminary ar
rangements have all been completed and
rates will soon be declared for relieving the
destitute. —Liverpool Chronicle.
Daniel O’Connell’s health had improved
and he had gone to tfie Continent. On the
27;h of March he left Paris on his way to
Rome. Dr. Chomel, the King’s physician,
was of opinion that if lie would avoid politi
cal excitement he might recover his health.
The Mexican War.— The Morning Chron
icle has a long article on the Mexican war,
in the course of which the following remarks
are made upon the anticipated advance of
Gen. Scott upon Vera Cruz:
The attack onVeraCruz appears still tostand;
that is to say, if the yellow fever and the
Mexicans permit the troops stationed in the
north of the province to advance by land
through the passes. Our correspondent has
estimated the attacking force at seventeen
thousand men. We have not the slightest
hesitation in saying, that if in any manner
the United Stater can contrive to congregate
that number of men in the neighborhood of
Vera Cruz, the tow*n must infallibly fall.—
The Americans in sheer fighting will nock
the Mexicans to pieces, of that there can be
no doubt. It would only be on martial prow
ess that the result could depend, for the
United Slates by sea could keep their army
well supplied and victualled. The puzzle is,
however, to see how much further forward
the United States will be, even when they
have won Vera Cruz. Their plan is, it is
said, to advance upon Mexico itself, by Ja
lapa and Perote; hut, unless we are much
mistaken, this hope is about as visionary as
I that of Napoleon upon Moscow. There is
but one tiling vve know of that is more dif
ficult for the United States army than to get
to Mexico, and that would be to get back
again to Vera Cruz. The expectation of a
successful advance is, however, out of the
question. Two gaunt spectres, Disease and
Famine, stand in the pastes between Vera
Cruz and Mexico, and waive the invaders
1 bark.
France.—The steam corvette Cassini
sailed from Toulon March ]B, for the La
Plate, having on board Mr. Waleski, the
envoy of ihe French government to the Ar
gentine Republic. The Cassini was to pro
ceed to the Island of Bourbon and the China
Seas, to remain abroad three years.
Prince Jules de PHignac, the fast minister
: of Charles the tenth of “France, died on the
1 27ih nil., at St. Germain-eu-Laye, where he
had been living in retirement since he was
released from confinement at Ham. He was
i 67 years of age, and leaves six children. —
His younger brother,Count Malchia de Polig
nac, formerly an aid-de-camp of Charles X.,
is still living. His elder brother, the Due
de Poligna*-, died about a month before,
j The “inauguration'’ of the Paris and
Harve Rail Road took place on the 19di ult.
'Fhe train containg the persons invited by the
administration, and which left Paris at seven
o’clock, a, m , arrived at Havre at one.
The Courier Francaise announces that
M. Guizot is about to visit the Baths of
j Hombourg.
The Siscle states that the persons rr
| lieved by the City ofParisdown to the 23d
|of March, amounted to 439,000. The n«m*
j her of bread tickets to be distributedin April
| is estimated by the same journal at 3.650,-
j 000. and the whole expense at 1,460,000 f.
AltilA'TA. (TO..
I
| TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1847.
The American Art Union.
Tin's association is the offspring of pure
patriotism, combined with refined taste. Its
fruits have already been alike creditable to
the elevated motives of its founders, and to
the genius and accomplishments of our Ame
rican Artists. The object of the institution
j is the promotion of th* Fine Arts in the
United Stales. The funds of the society are
appropriated to the purchase of Paintings
and Sculpture, by native or resident artists,
and to the production of engravings from
American Paintings. These are annually
distributed by a lottery, in which each mem
ber has a ticket for every five dollars sub
, scribed. In this lottery are many very valu
able prizes. Thus at small individual ex
pense, many of our citizens become annual!/
possessed of paintings which would be orna
ments in the most select galleries of art—a
i general taste is inspired, the refining influ
i ence of which will be permanently impress
ed upon our country, and men of genius,
whose works will shed lustre upon the na
tional character and reputation, are brought
forward under the fostering care of this in
stitution.
A fine specimen can be seen at the book
store of Thomas Richards, of American Paint
i jug—a prize drawn by one of our citizens in
the lottery of the American Art Union. Ma
! ny quite as fine, and some of superior value,
! are annually drawn for. With the continu
| ally increasing moans of the institution, the
: number and quality of these paintings are in
i creased. Some of the finest gems of art are
I among the prizes. We understand that one
thousand dollars has been paid for one of
(he paintings to be drawn for at she next an
jMial meeting. It will be a prize worth tak
ing a chance for, and even the unsuccessful
(corn peli tors, who neither win that or any of
Mfcafue, will have the consolation of feel-
has been contribut
ed to a periotic object.
To each member, engravings are distri
buted gratuitously every year.
Agent for Augusta is Mr. H. W.
___
O’Lieut. Lafayette McLaws, of the U. S.
Army, and Private Conklin, of the Richmond
Blues, returned to this city on Monday morn
ing from Mexico.
Hr. liuntiiiijj’s Second Lecture in Cily
Hall.
The subject of Dr. Banning’s free lecture
to-night, at half past 7 o’clock, is, Dispepsia
with its attendants; drooping and general
weekness and langour, with indisposition to
exercise. Subject illustrated by oil paint
ings, and reasonings based on the philosophy
of the body.
We hope that none will fail to hear Dr. 13.
on this subject, as thousands are interested
in it.
Heath of Piiuct iUural.
The Tallahassee papers of the ITih inst
announce the death of Prince Ckalules- Louise
Napoleon Archille Murat, son of Joa
chim and Caroline Bonaparte Miirat, King
and Queen of Naples, aged 46 years, a
months and 25 days. He died on ihe 15tb
inst. at his residence in Jefferson county..
He was buried at Tallahassee on the 20 b,.
and his remains followed ro ll*> grave by a
laro-e concourse of citizens. Minute guns
O P
were fired during the morning, and he was.
buried, at his own request, will* the imposing
ceremony of the Masonic Order.
Sickness Among the Kmigrants.
The New York papers state that much
sickness exists among the emigrants arriving
at that port, and large numbers of them are
daily dying. The Sun of the 22d inst. says
—“There are 3 or 400 emigrants sick in the
hospitals of Staten Island, mostly from want
of food and othel comforts. Upwards of
14000 have arrived in less than a fortnight.
What is to be done for them?
Heath of Got. While.
The New Orleans papers of the 21st inst.
announce the death of Ex-Governor White,
one of the distinguished citizens of Louisiana,
on whom the people had conferred the high
est honors within the gift of the State.