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TO E C ONSTITijTI ON ALI ST. JAIMES GARDNER, JR- T L R .>1 s . .. .88 00 Pally, per 9 i I ri-W eckry, per amrom,---- r ; If paid in advance, ()() Weekly, per annum If paid m advwrwe,. T O CLUBS. We cull particular attention to the /Mousing terms of our j taper: To ('lnhs, remitting §'o in advaxcf. . I H E rOTIKS are sent, This will put our weekly pa per in rlie rendb <*f new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS V YEAR. new .subscriptions must be paid in advattce. Postage must be paid on all Commanicatii ns and Lefers of business. [From the N. O. Delta, ‘2'i ins I ] The Battle of Cerro Gordo. Capt. flashes of the Topographical Corps'— Position at Uurna Vista selected by him Cerro Gordo—The enemy's position described It —Scott rut a road to the right to uz/n the e.ie vxys flank. Attack on Cerro Gordo—Gens Worth Shields, and Pillow—Preparations of the enemy. Col Harney s gallant charge— Currie* the Cerro - - Complimented by Scott— G ns. Worth's and Shields operations- -Gens. Pillow sustains heavy loss on the right—The T nncssceans -The enemy routed —6ooo pri soners taken---General officers taken prisoners ■Escape of Anipudia, Santa Anna, hnd C un alizo—'Their cowardice—-'The troj/hies of tic tiu i/ —‘50 cannon , and the m&neychcst of Santa Anna— Twiggs pursues the enemy to Julapa— Glory of the achievement . We are indebted to Capt, Hughes, of the Topographical Corps,for much valua ble and interesting information relating to the late glorious victory of Cerro Gor do. Capt. Hughes is the very able and intelligent officer who accompanied Gen. Wool on his march from San Antonio to Monclova, and rendered important ser vices to the army ami the country, by bis valuable re-connoisances of the impor tant part of Mexico through which Wool's column marched. 11 is descrip tions have been published in the papers of the country, and commanded great al ten lion and admiration at the time. lo Capt. Hughes belongs the high distinc tion of having selected the position ac cupied by Gen. Taylor at Buena \ ista. On the occasion of the encampment of Wool’s Divisions near Buena V isla, Capt. Hughes was struck with the advantages which this position presented for defence, and suggested to Gen. Woil to occupy it in case Santa Anna advanced upon him. In the late battle of Cerro Gordo, Capt. Hughes acted a conspicuous and most useful partin his appropriate sphere, and after the battle he accompanied the cap tured Mexican officers to Vera Cruz. — From him we gather the following par ticulars of the ISatilc es Cerro f-onlo. On the arrival of the other Divisions of the army at the encampment of Gen. Twiggs, on the IGih of April, Gen. Scott, after taking a reconnoisance of the ene my’s works, determined to storm them. The position occupied by the enemy was regarded by them as impregnable, and truly to anv oilier than American soldiers it must have appeared an insurmounta ble and impracticable undertaking to car ry it by storm, or turn it by strategy. The road from Vera Cruz, as it pas ses the Plan del Rio, which is a wide, rocky bed of a once large stream, is com manded by a series ol high cliffs, rising j one above the other, and extending sever- j al miles, and all well fortified. The ; road then debouches to the right, and curving around the ridge, passes over a high cliff, which is completely enfiladed by foils and batteries. This ridge is the commencement of the Terra Templada, the upper mountainous country. The high and rocky ravine of the river pro tected the right (lank of the position, and a series of most abrupt and apparently impassable mountains and ridges covered their left. Between these points, Tun ing a distance of two or three miles, a succession ofstrongly fortified forts bristled at every turn, and seemed to defy all bravery and skill. The Cerro Gor do commanded the road on a gentle de clination, like a glacis, for nearly a mile —an approach in that direction was im possible. A front attack must have ter initiated in the almost entire annihilation of our army. But the enemy expected | such an attack, confiding in the desperate valor of our men, and believing that it was impossible to turn their position to the right or left. Gen. Scott, however, with the eye of a skilful general, perceiv. edthetrap set for him, and determined j to avoid it. He therefore had a road cut ; to the light, so as to escape the front fire j from the Cerro, and turn his position on ; the left flank. This movement was made ; known to the enemy by a deserter from our camp, and consequently a large in crease of force under Gen. \ ega was sent lo the forts on their left. Gon. Scott, to | cover his flank movements, on the 17th of April, ordered forward Gen. Twiggs against the fort on the steep ascent, in front and a little to the left of the Cerro. Col. Harney commanded this expedition, and at the head of the Rifles and some detachments of infantry and artillery this position under a heavy fire of grape and musketry. Having secur- | ed this position in front and near the ene my’s strongest fortification, and having j by incredible labor elevated one of our large guns to the top of the fort, Gen. Scott prepared to follow up his advan tage. A .demonstrations was made from this position against another strong furl in rear, and near the Cerro, but the ene wt re considered 100 strong,andjthe under staking was abandoned. A like demon nation was made by the enemy. On the next day, the 18th, Gen, Twiggs | was ordered forward from the position he had already captured against the fort which com manded the Cerro. Simultaneously an at lack on the fortifications on the enemy’s left, was to be made by Gens. Shields' and Worth’s division, who moved in separate co- lumns, whilst Gen. Pillow advanced against the strong forts and difficult acsents on the right of the enemy’s position. 'The enemy fully acquainted with Gen. JScotl’s intended ! movement had throw n large b dies of men j into the various positions to be attacked.— j The rno.-t serious enterprise was that of 1 Twiggs, who advanced against the main fort that commanded the Cerro. Nothing can be conceived more difficult than this underta king. The steep and rough character of the ground, the constant fire of the enemy in front, and the cross fire of the forts and bat teries which enfiladed our lines, made the duty assigned to Gen. Twiggs one of sur- | passing d.fficulty. Nothing prevented our ! men from being utterly destroyed, but the 1 steepness of the ascent under which they could shelter. Rut they sought no shelter, and onward rushed against a hailstorm of ha Is and musket shot, led by the gallant Harney, whose noble bearing elicited -the ap plause of the whole army. If is consp-iceous and stalwart frame at the head of his brigade, bis long arm waving bis men or. to the charge, bis sturdy voice ringing above the clash of arms and d n of conflict, attracted Ihe atten tion and admiration al.ke of the enefrty and of our own army. On, on, he led tlie columns, whose front lines melted before the enemy’s fire like snow flakes in a torrent, and staid j not their conrse uin iI leaping over the’rocky | barriers and bayoneting their gunners, they drove the enemy pell mess from the fort, de livering a deadly fire into their ranks, from their own guns, as tliev hastily retired. This was truly a gallant deed, worthy of the Che valier Bayard of our armv, as the intrepid Harney is well styled. Gen. Scott, between whom and Col. Harney there had existed some coolness, rode up to the Colonel after tins achievement, and remarked to linn, “Col. Harney, I cannot now adequately express my admiration of your gallant achievement, hut j at the proper lime I shall take great pleasure i in thanking you in proper terms.” Harney, with the modesty ol true valor, claimed the | praise as due to his officers and men. Thus | did the division of the gallant veteran Twiggs j carry the main position of the enemy and uc- ■ copy the fort which commanded the road. It : was here tlie enemy received their heaviest j loss, and their General, Vasquez, was killed, i A little after, Gen. Worth having, by great , exertions, passed the steep and craggy heights ! on the enemy’s left, summoned a strong fort in the rear of the Cerro, lo surrender. This fort was manned by a large force under Gen. Pinzon, a mulatto officer of considerable ability and courage, who seeing the Cerro carried, thought prudent to surrender, which he did, with all his force. Gen. Shields was : not so fortunate in the battery which he at tacked, and which was commanded by Gen, La Vega. A heavy fire was opened on him, under which the fort was carried with some 1 loss, by the gallant Illinoisians, under Baker and Bennett,supported by the New Yorkers, under Burnett. Among those who fell under this fire was the gallant General, who re- I ceived a grape shot through his lungs, by which he was completely paralysed, and at the last accounts was in a lingering state. — On the enemy’s fight* Gen. Pillow com ! rnenced the attack against the strong forts ! near the river. The Tennesseeans, under ; Haskell led the column, and the other volun -1 leer regiments followed. 'PhisColumn unex ! pectedly encountered a heavy fire from a 1 masked battery, by which Haskell’s regiment 1 was nearly cut to pieces, and the other vol unteer regiments were severely handled. Gen. Pillow withdrew his men, and was preparing for another attack when the oper ations at the other poin‘s having proved suc cessful, the enemy concluded to surrender. Thus the victory was complete, and four Generals and about GOOO men were taken prisoners hv our army. One of their princi pal Generals and a large number of oilier of ficers killed. The Mexican force on this cc asion certainly exceeded our own. The I Mexican officers admitted that ISanta Anna j had 8000 men in the lines,and 6000,including ! 2000 lancers, outside of the entrenchments. Gen. Scott’s force was about 8000, Gen. Quitman’s brigade not having arrived in time to take part in the engagement. Gen. Am pudia was second in command of the Mexi cans, and superintended l lie operations of the enemy. When the Cerro was carried lie was seen retreating on a fine white! charger, his hat falling off as he galloped away. Many of the Mexicans escaped by a bye-path which runs off from the main road between the Cerro and the fort carried by Gen. Worth. As to Santa Anna and Canalize, they retreated in time to escape by the ma. n road. 'Their conduct was regarded as most cowardly. Some of the Mexican officers who were taken prisoners, do not hesitate to aitiihute their deteat to the cowardice or corruption ofSanta Anna. 'The force of the enemy was composed of their best soldiers. 'The infantry that fought so well at Buena Vista, all the regular artillerists of the Republic, including several able naval officers, were present. Some of j the officers whom Gen. Scott, relea-ed at the capitulation of Vera Cruz, without ex- : torling the parole on account of their gal ! lantry, were found among the killed and ; I wounded. A gallant young officer mamed i Halzinger, a German by birth, who extorted ' the admiration of our army, in the bombard : merit of Vera Cruz, by seizing a flag which I was cut down by our halls, and holding it up in his hand until a staffrould he prepared, had | j been released by Gen. Scott without a parole. 1 , He was found among the desperately wound- I ed at Cerro Gordo. The enemy’s loss (in : killed and wounded) was about as large as i ourown. But in addition lo this, the loss of 6000 prisoners and some of their best officers. Our armv captured about thirty pieces of I beautiful brass cannon, of large calibre, and | mostly manufactured at the Royal Foundry of Seville. A large quantity of fixed am- j munition, of very superior quality, was also ! taken. 'The private baggage and money ; chest of Santa Anna,containing $20,000, was also captured. The latter was delivered over to the Pay Department. The volunteers who were employed in carrying the specie into camp, cracked many a joke over the prospect | of being soon paid off in Mexican coin and free of expense to Uncle Sam. When our forces had carried the various positions of the enemy, and the road was cleared, Gen. Twiggs started in hot pursuit of tiie fugitive Santa Anna, and pressed close upon ins heels. A strong position, five miles west of Cerro Gordo, fortified and defended by a fine battery of long brass guns, was abandoned by the enemy and occupied by our troops. Gen. Twiggs bivouacked within three miles of the lovely town of Jalapa. In concluding our imperfect sketch of this brilliant achievement, we cannot sufficiently express our admiration of the extraordinary deeds of our gallant army and able General. Scarcely a month has elapsed since our troops, under Scott, landed on the enemy’s shores. In that time a strong walled city has been captured, tagether with an impregnable fortress —a pitched battle has been fought I under the most unfavorable circumstances, ' and against the most formidable natural de i fences—twelve thousand prisoners have been taken, including some Haifa dozen general officers—soo splendid cannon, and an im mense amount of munitions of war, have been added to the na'ional trophies. Truly such results are glorious testimonials of the valor of our soldiers, and of the skill, gallantry and perseverance of ihe accomplished General who led them. .Tlriieiiu Affair*. We have received a copy of El Moni ! tor, published in the city of Mexico, of | the date 6th April. The leader of this paper is a warn appeal to the patriotism of the people to defend their wives and children, their homes and firesides, against the invading foe; to disregard his superior means and resources, and to j dispute every inch of ground with him. The Mexicans are counselled to change their mode of conducting tfie war, and instead to confining themselves in de j fenceless cities to he murdered hy the ene my’s cannon, they are advised to guard the * many natural passes and strong defences which the country affords, and ; to carry cn’fierce partisan warfare. The Mexican Government is duly impressed with the necessity cf thus conducting the war, and of the complete ruin wide St must be the foe of Mexico il an opposite course is pursued. “Vera Cruz,” says E! Mon iler, “is a lasting testimonial ofthe savage manner in which our enemy is waging the war, and of the brutalities of a reck less soldieiy. Shall we continue this | mode of defending our country in pre i ference to selecting the innumerable i mountains, the passes,the cliffs, which the I invaders must traverse before they reach j the capital of this Republic? Shall we ; expose delicate women and innocent | children to cruel deaths, and still more i curel outrage, by keeping up this dias | irons system of warfare?” “But,” adds the writer, “it is not alone necessa | i ry that we should avail ourselves of the natural defences of the country; it is ; also necessary that every citizen, with ! out any exception, should aid in maintain -1 ing the independence of the country. — | No profession or social relation should exempt any man from the duty ot hear j iug arms in defence of the country.” j The Government is then appealed to, I to compel all citizens, to share in the la bors and glories ofthe war, and to reward | those who 'Vith alacrity lake arms. The Mexicans, in the conclusion, ate appeal ed to, to make their acts as strong as i their words, (which, by-the-hy, is very sensible advice, and if carried out, is cal culated to create c onsiderable alarm among Lite invading Yankees). 'The sanle paper, alluding to the small atten dance at theatres, recommends that the Government have them all closed, in order that the minds ot the people might not he distracted, from the great duty of fighting for their country. At a session of Congress, oil the 30th of March, a letter was received from Santa An na staling that he tvas compelled to leave the Presidency* to proceed towards Vera Cruz, to defend the country against the inva ders. Permission was given to the President to leave accordingly. A Provisional Presi dent was authorized to be appointed, accord ing to the Constitution of 18:24. There w’as some opposition to this measure, and it was only carried by a majority of nine. Rijon and others presented ami supported a propo sition that the Legislatures of the different Blat.es should, on the Ist Sunday ,n May a President and Vice President of the Republic, according to the Constitution of 1824. On the slh ol April,Sr. Gamboa addressed the Mexican Congress to the following effect. 4 Gentleman —Vera Cruz has succumbed, and it lias been indicated that an army of 9,000 to 10,000 men is inarching to tire in terior of tfiis Republic. This, as il has been I seen by every one of us. has caused a gene ra 1 sensation, and it is feared that at the end of the present month, or beginning of Ihe next, the Vandalic army of North America will reach the capitol of our Republic. In consequence of this, it has been suggested to remove the Sovereign Congress to anoth er place, and several measures have been proposed, but none of these have reference to fortifying or pulling our city in a proper slate of defence, or of making any sacrifices which patriotism may require, in order to offer a proper defence. It is feared, however, that a resistance may be useless; that all will give I up to the impulse ofthe enemy; and, lastly, tfiat our beautiful and costly buildings will be destroyed and the city ruined. Ido not i know how any such thing could be expect i ed; and even if I should see the city of Mexi : co taken by that handful of adventurers, I I would still doubt my eyes. I flatter myseit ■ that the army that Gen. Santa Anna is now j commanding, will undoubtedly sustain the 1 glory of the nation; and ibis I believe, not I from what the love of our country makes me 'believe, but from the conviction of my mind, free from all partiality. Gen. Santa Anna takes with him an army composed of 5000 men, brought from San Luts; ot 3000, which we have seen take up i the line of march a few days ago; and of 2000, which will join him near Jalapa; in all more than 10,000 men. It is to be presumed, I likewise, that a multitude of National Guards 1 from the States of Mexico and Puebla, and the ( jarochada ) rabble from the Department of Vera Cruz, will join him. The enemy’s army, according to informa tion from every person who has seen it, has ! only about 5000 regulars,and the remaining force are composed of banditti, without the slightest knowledge of military tactics, with out instructions of any description, without confidence, and generally easily terrified. And is it possible to imagine that only by its powerful artillery the enemy will conquer and exterminate our Coops? I hope that the God of justice cannot affird a visible protec tion to these bandin, the blind instruments of perversity, and of the most barbarous usur pation which could be found in modern oran ; cient history. But should il be decreed by Providence that we must suffer this blow, and that we should once again taste of the cup of bitterness, will this be a motive why we should leave open and unprotected the gates of our capital, and allow the enemy to penetrate into the very heart of our Repub lic, to carry on their customary depredations? I would, in no case, recommend such a course, and will urge the necessity of defen ding ourselves, and of opposing them with all the strength and resources we have at hand, should such an unfortunate event lake place. Lei us suppose, lor a moment, that the American army, without losing a single man, should arrive even in this city—would it be possible that 9, 10, 15, or even 20,000 men should cause a city of more than 250,000 in habitants to surrender? Ifsuch athing should happen—if we should consent to such a sur render, without the strongest resistance—the whole world would forever refer to us as an example ofthe vilest, most cowardly and con temptible race on earth, and vve would not deserve the slightest regard or compassion. I will not propose what J would wish to see —that is,-that the Mexicans should imitate the Numidians and Carlhagenians, when at tacked by the Romans in ancient times; or should follow the example of the memorable Saragossa, which, under the command of that ureat hero, Palafox, was reduced to a pile of ruins, burying IUO,UUO combatants be neath them; but J do wish to see that we should do what has been done throughout the world, on similar occasions—that is, we shall resist the enemy to the last possible ex treme. Paris, in 1814, did not capitulate against the whole forces of Russia, Prussia, England and Austria, until it had suffered considera ble losses under Gens. Marmount and Mot her. That same city, Paris, after the battle of Waterloo, where the immortal Nopoleon lost forever his glory, endeavored to defend herself against the immense torrent that threatened to destroy her, and organizing an army with the divisions tn Gens. Davoust and Grouchy, they still fought hard battles at ' Sevres and Iziy. Even Madrid, the capital 1 of the nation to which we were once united, ; did, by herself, resist the powerful army that i France sent against her; and notwithstand , o 7 | ing her oppression, a popular movement was formed against the French—and there Mural 1 exercised ids most bloody vengeance. And can it be imagined that the Mexicans i will be frightened and quail at Lite sight of a i handful of adventurers? Such a conquest would surprise the world more tham that j which Cortez obtained over the Empire of J Montezuma, for, at that time, it was neces i sarv. in order to cause this city to surrender, I that it should be besieged by more than 200,- 1 000 FUscallecs, united with the Spaniards, I and that every resource of subsistence should have been exhausted. And at that lime the ; natives had not tne incomparable means of defence which we now possess—means Which I will not mention here—as by so doing I sup pose it would be an insult to persons of Com i mon sense. In accordance with what? have here mani- 1 j fested*.! am of opinion that the city should 1 be immediately put in a state of defence, and this is tlie object of my first proposition. 1, also beg that Congress should nut be re- | moved, unless the extreme case should ar- : rive of the occupation of the city by the enemy. My object is not to request of the i Representatives of Mexico to repeat before 1 ! the world the pathetic scene of the Romons, ; i when Brentius, general ofthe Gauls, attack- j ; ed Rome —when sitting in open ground, in j ! their council chairs, they awaited the enemy ; and challenged the death,which they received 1 1 repeal that litis is not my desire; but I wish that we may not ad on the opposite extreme —deserting tliis place with a shameful hurry —that we may remain hero until the moment i when prudence and necessity should dictate that we must move elsewhere, as in similar cases, has been done by civilized assemblies. When the Spaniards had nearly lost all their Rensilla, a regency was established at Cadiz, which convoked the Cortes of the kingdom, immediately promulgated the polli i cal constitution of the Spanish monarchy, ( These events took place in the midst of the bombs and shells which the French army was | throwing into the city* and when they were (unsuccessfully) besieged by General Victor. In France, when the allies conquered for the first lime, the Senate did not change its residence, and in its stead constituted a pro- I visional government. The like happened ! after (he fall of Napoien, and the Chamber of Representatives appointed a commission of government, of which Fetiche was the Presi dent. All foreign nations have their eyes fixed on our war. And what judgment can we ex j pect them to form of our valor and of our ; cause, if we are thrown into a sudden dismay and disquietude? It is utterly necessary, lor i this verv reason, that we should by our ex traordinary efforts prove the justice of our rights; and lastly, we must show that we come from the unconquerable Spanish rare, and we have in our tiens the blood of Guati molzm, Hidalgo, Morelos, and thousands of others who shed the last drop of it in honor j and defence of their country, and who taught j us bv their examples the course we are to j pursue. These considerations have caused I me to make the following proposals to Con gress. • “Ist. That our government will proceed immediately to place the city in a manner fit to resist the invasion of the North Americans —2d. That every power which may be con sidered necessary for this object shall be granted to the Executive—3d. Thai should ihe means of resistance be exhausted, and the Capital be occupied by the Americans, Congress will meet where the President should determine—4th. Wtken the romval of Congress shall be determined, any majority will be sufficient to constitute it. GAMBOA. “Mexico, April 2, 1847.” Senor Pedro Maria Anaya was duly ap pointed Provisional President or the Repub lic, and we find several of his addresses to the citizens and to the soldiers. These addresses are too long, and filled with the Mexican flummery. The one to the soldiers concludes in the following manner : “Soldiers ! the moment of trial has at last arrived: it will neither be long nor doubtful, j because, in order to triumph, we only need to j follow the footsteps of the nation from which j we are descendants. Spain saved herself in 1808, because she never entered into peace or agreements with her invaders. Let us imitate her constancy, and we shall be saved. God and liberty 1” All the speeches and public addresses breathe a fierce and determined hostility against our country, and exclude all thoughts of peace, A guerilla war, and one of posts, is advised by the leading members of Congress. Our volunteers are viewed with great hor ror. The Monitor quotes from New Orleans papers the accounts of the bad conduct ofthe volunteers, when encamped below the city, and exclaims, “Gracious God ! what barba rians !” But we must here close our quota tions for the present. The Cambria sailed from Boston for Hali fax and Liverpool, at noon on Saturday, with an immense English mail. 112 passengers, and §4,000 for the relief of Ireland, transmit ted by Bishop Fitzpatrick. AUGUSTA, GEO.. ; SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1817. j v\ e surrender much ul our space to day to i interesting accounts from Mexico, to the exclu- • si on of editorials. We would slate to our Scriven county , friends whose proceedings appear in this day s paper, that the fourth Monday in June seems to be the day generally agreed upon lor the Demo cratic Convention. Dr. HoyntoiPs Lectures Are of the highest order of merit. They are i great intellectual treats. They impart much val- | uable information of the most interesting and as- | tonisliing character, which excite the imagina tion and fill the mind with wonder and amaze- ] mont. His language is simple and clear, his manner very happy, and his whole sty le oi im- parting information, performing and illustrating experiments, and demonstrating propositions, are j of the most pleasing and satisfactory character. < State Bank. At an election hold on Monday, at the Bank ing house of the Bank of the Slate of Georgia, the following gentlemen were re-elected Directors on the part of the individual Stockholders, to serve for twelve months from that date, viz: G. B Gumming, 11. Hutchison. Benj. Snider, H. D. Weed. C. P. Riciurdsone, N. A. Harde, 1 Wm. T. Williams, Wm. B. Hodgson. Hiram Roberts is a Director on (he part of the « State. At a meeting of the Board, held on Tuesday ] Geo. B. Gumming, Esq., was unanimously re elected President. 1 Presentation of n Sword. The Savannah Republican of the (Jth inst. says —“On Monday last, the gentlemen of the Com .. . I miltee whose names appear in the following cor respondents, presented to Col. James S, Mcln tosh, of the U. S. Army, the Sword which was awarded to him by the citizens of Savannah, fur gallant conduct on the fields of “ Palo Alto ” and : llesaca de la Palma." The presentation was made in a private manner, in conformity with the • expressed wishes of the gallant Colonel. The reward of valor was richly merited, and it will be proudly and yet modestly worn by the recipient of it. ”Col. Mclntosh left town last evening, on his way to Mexico to resume bis duties, although we ! regret to say, that one of his arms is yet almost unserviceable, from the effects of his wounds. ’ Episcopal Convention. The Annual Convention of tins Diocese was to i meet at Savannah on the 6lb irlst. The Georgian says —“Bishop Elliott arid a large number of the I Clergy are, we understand, already here, and it promises to be a full and interesting Convention." . Tl»e Foreign I¥cw» sind it* Eflccli | The New Orleans Delia b( the 2d instant, says—“ The news from Europe, received by the Cambria, has produced a slight decline in Flour and Wheal, and a very considera ble one in Corn, while Cotton, for which the accounts were unexpectedly favorable, has gone up one-fourth to one-half cent per pound. 'Phe sales of Flour for the past week amount to 30,000 barrels, mostly for export, at §6 12A to §6 25 early in the week, but since the news §G per barrel has been the prevailing rate for good shipping brands. Os Corn nearly 200,000 bushels have been dis posed of, at a decline of 10 to 15 cents, 55 to 65 cents per bushel being now the prices for white, and G 8 to 70 cents for yellow. About 90,000 bushels Wheat have been sold, for France chiefly, at §1 25 to §1 30 per bushel for prime—also a decline. “The sales of Colton for the week reach 13,500 bales, at an advance of one-fourth to one-half cent per pound since the steamer middling and good middling are now worth 103 to 11| cents per pound.” The I’rops in Maryland' We learn from the American Farmer that i the wheat crops look badly in various sec tions ofthe State. Some of the farmers in Cecil are ploughing up their wheat and pre paring to plant Corn instead. In Howard District, milch of the wheat looks badly, ow- I ing to the unfavorable weather in the winter, I and the dry season since. In Prince George's the crops have suffered considerably, and the fruit has been very generally destroyed. In Washington county the wheat has suffered for want of rain. The same has been the case in Kent and Talbot counties. Upon the whole, the farmers have reason to fear a short crop. [COMMUNICATED.] Democratic Meeting in Scriven County. At a meeting ol the Democratic party of Scri ; ven county, held in Jacksonboro, on the 30th of April,on motion, the Rev. Moses N 7 . McCall was called to the Chair, and Dr. William L. Math ’ evvs appointed Secretary. On motion of VV. J. Lawton,Esq., it was Resolved , That this meeting proceed to the ap pointment of Delegates to Ihe State Convention, to be held in Milledgeville, for the purpose of nom- I inatim* a suitable candidate to be run for Gov -1 a j ernor at the next election. On motion, it was then Resolved , That the Chair appoint three per- I sons as Delegates to the Convention. The Chair then appointed the Hon. Edward J, Black, Wilson C. Cooper, Esq., and J. Lawton Singleton, Esq., as delegates. On motion, it was Resolved, That the Delegates have power to fill such vacancies as may occur in the delega tion. Resolved, That this meeting suggest the first Monday in July as a proper time for the rp< eting of the Convention, subject, however, to the deci sion of the party. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Constitutionalist. The meeting then adjourned sine die. M. N. McCALL, Chairman. Wm. L. Mathews, Sec’y. [com m u n 1 c A T E d . 1 Democratic Aleetiug iu DeKalb County, According to previous notice, a large and res pectable meeting of the Democratic party of De Kalb county was held in the Court House at De catur, on the 4th inst., for the purpose of appoint ing Delegates to meet those of Gwinnett county, who had previously designated Monday, the 11th inst., to meet at the Stone Mountain, to select a suitable candidate to represent the Senitorial District in the next Legislature. Whereupon James Diamond, Esq , was called to the Chair, and W. E. Wiight, appointed Sec retary. The object of the meeting being explained by Charles Murphy, Esq,, a committee of seven was appointed to select suitable persons from each District in the County to attend the District Con vention; who after consultation reported the fol lowing named gentlemen to act as Delegates to the Slone Mountain Convention, vj/ ; Fruvn Decatur District- J. H. Wdsen and T F. Hoy I, Esq’rs. Cross Keys District-- Wni. Johnson and Ste phen Tilley, Esq’rs. Browning's District. —James Milican and Jesse L. Williams, Esq’rs. Shalloicford District. —Ebenezcr Tilley and Sam 1. E Binnon, Esq’rs. Diamond's District— -James Diamond and Weldon E. Wright. Cross /toads District. —Leander Biflle and John Elaw. Hulsey's District —Weldon Mitchell and E, J. Hulsey. Dean's District.—-]. W. Fowler and Robert McCurdy. Pinterstille District —John Jones and Thos. S. Darnoll. Atlanta District Moses W. Farmualt and R. M. Brown. Casry's District— John Collin Jan.l John R, Landus. Black mil District— L 11. Tomlinson and A. Ratter re. Stones' District — William Willis and Tbos. E Keneday. Buckhead District-— T. J. Stephens and J. N. Bellinger. A committee of seven was then appointed to select suitable Delegates to attend the Slate Con vention at Milledgeville, on the 4th Monday in June, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Governor, who, after due deliberation, re ported the names of the follow ing gentlemen:- J. N. Bellinger, W. J. Larton and T. M. Dar nall, invested with the power to fill any vacancy or vacancies that mayjhappen in their own body, and tliat in the event any of the Delegate* should not attend, those in attendance shall cast the vote or votes of any that may not be in atten dance. After winch on motion of JuJgc Bellinger it was ftesolrtd, That the Democratic party through out the county be requested to meet at the Court House in Decatur on the Ist Tuesday in July, for the purpose of nominating suitable persons to be voted for on the Ist Monday in October next, to represent the County of DeKalb in the Rep resentative branch of the next Legislature, and also to select suitable candidates fur County Offi cers. It was also, Resolved , That the Delegation to meet at the Stone Mountain on the lib inst. be requested to advertise the same at the Court Ground in each District of the County, and that the proceedings of the meeting be published in the Georgia Constitutionalist. JAMES DIAMOND, Chairman- Weldon E. Wkioht, Secretary. [From an old English Magazine.] Jloral of n ltosc-I.cnf. When a datTadill I see. Hanging down his head t’wards me. Guess 1 may what I must be: First, I shall decline my head; Secondly, I shall be dead; Lastly, safely buried. TVerrick. So sang a poet, whose writings bear all the ease and delicacy of “learned leisure,’' and yet betray his constant aptitude to mo ralize upon, and give a pithy turn to, matter* in themselves frequently vulgar and of every day occurrence. His spirit appears to have been always on the watch to strike out a moral, ora pretty gleam of poetry,from even a pebble on the road-side. He would have worked the following touching paragraph into innumerable beauties, begetting a “hun dred sirnilies,” and each a glittering coin for the exchequer of Apollo. Amongst a great many miracles attribut ed to Abdul Rodir Ghilan, the founder of the order of the Kalandi, is the following, which, however, if it do not savour much of the mi raculous, at least discovers an aptness and delicacy of imagination, not always to be found in the opinion-loving Mahometan. It is related that Abdul Rodir Ghilan, once coming to Babylon, to inhabit amongst the other superstitious persons and Santones (a gross epicurean order) of that city, they hear ing of his approach, went forth to meet him, one of them carrying in his hand a dish filled with water; from whence they would infer, that as that dish was full to the brim, so as to be capable of containing no more, so their city was so replenished with learned and re ligious persons, that there was no place to receive him: whereupon our sagacious Ab dul, being desirous of confuting this hiero glyphic, whereby they would excuse the courtesy of due hospitality, stretched his arms first towards heaven, and then bowed dow n and gathered a rose-leaf, which he laid on the water, then almost overflowing the dish. Now r Abdul, by this piece of ingenui ty not only confuted the parable of the chur lish and sordid Babylonians, but also so im pressed them with a senso of his greatness, that they registered the effort of Abdul as a miracle of wisdom, and bringing him into their city with triumph, made him the supe-» rior of all their orders. We might very reasonably make the above incident serve as an every-day memento—a record to spur us on to moral and intellectual cultivation. How frequently do we proceed more than half-way low'ards the completion of a valuable undertaking, when, making a sudden halt, we think enough has been done, imagining further effort useless, and even impossible. Our endeavours, like the dish full of water, are rising to the brim; they seem completed to over-running, and yet