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[ Correspondence <j the .\ew Orleans lice. ]
Matamokos, August 17th, 1846.
Day before yesterday the four regiments
that had arrived here from below fell for
* Camargo by the land route, and were ordered
to halt nix miles distant, and wait for oilier
forces that were to join them. On yesterday
early in the morning, the second dragoons,
near 400, and a company ol flying artillery,
together with several detachments of regu
lars started tiff for the six miles encampment,
and in the evening took up the line of inarch,
preceded by the dragoons as an advance
ouard, and all under the command of Gen,
Twiggs. They number about 2900, and are
ordered to reach Camargo as quick as the
heat of the weather will permit.
I believe that if news was to reach ns to
day that Hays, with the regiment he look out
to Victoria, had been defeated in a fight, a
bold leader, one whom the Mexicans could
place confidence in, could induce the citizens
here to fly loanns, and unite with any party
that would approach Malainoros. It would
not be their intention, I think, to keep the
town, but merely pay it a flying visit like the
Camanches, kill those whom they could
catch, and pack off as many American goods
as they could. Those who are lying in the
town could da a great deal of mischief by
joining such a party, for they are well ac
quainted with every important house we oc
cupy, and would be careful to avoid the dif
ferent American barracks.
To show you how well they know all our
movements, I went to Col. Clarke's quarters
yesterday and he showed me a letter he had
intercepted. It was w ritten in Spanish, and
its author had wisely withheld his signature.
It was translated to me by a good Spanish
scholar, and contained as correct a statement
Os the disposition of forces as the Adjutant
General could have made. It gave a correct
estimate of the force at Camargo, at the Bra
ms, at Bunta, and at iMatamoros, with other
items of great importance to the enemy.
Gen. Twiggs, it said, was on the eve of de
parture for Camargo, with near 3000 men,
which left Malainoros in the possession of
less than 1000—and those without discipline,
and not very well armed. That the regi
ments opposite La Burita would move up in a
few days, but w’ould not stop in Malainoros
more than 24 hours; after which time it
would fall an easy prey to either soldiers or
“ commissioners He then calculated very
Correctly what force would he at Camargo.
And wound up with hoping the citizens of
Tamaulipas would not suffer a hand full of
men to keep possession of the lower country,
tvhiist the invading force was moving upon
Monterey. The letter would have been of
great importance to the enemy, and the per
son who arrested the courier is entitled to
great praise.
Malainoros is still very healthy. The old
inhabitants say there will he little or no sick
ness this year. THE CORPORAL.
, Matamokos, Aug. 19, 1846.
A letter was received last evening from one
of Hay’s men, in which the writer states that
the regiment had reached fcJan Fernando with
out encountering any opposition. The ran
cheros on the road treated them quite civilly,
as did also the citizens of San Fernando, at
which place they had been two or three days
tvhen the letter was written. He thinks the
regiment will proceed on to Victoria and
thence to Monterey without meeting a Mexi
fcan force.
Gen. Twiggs with his men are moving on
bravely towards Camargo. They were about
60 miles above here yesterday morning and
making as much headway as the heat would
permit.
Near 12 o’clock night before last, Colonel
Clarke was informed that 300 mounted Mexi
cans were near the city, and he sent imme
diately over tiie river for the troops, took com
mand of those in town, and in less than half
an hour after he received the news 600 men
were patrolling the streets. * Day light came
without the approach of the enemy, and he
sent our men to the place where they were
reported to have been seen. On their return
they stated that a large number of horses’
tracks were found at the place where they
<vere said to have been seen. Clarke then
sent for the Alcalde, and questioned hinrasto
his knowledge of these men. He stated that
about 150 contrabandists of smugglers had
come in during the evening, but fie did not
know where they were. The next day a
Mexican was arrested having in his posses
sion about twenty blank commissions signed
by Gen. Mejia.
Hart the Manager of the American Theatre
in this place received a letter from the owner
of the Theatre building in Monterey, telling
him that he was cleaning and fitting up. and
that he could have it a very moderate
price, when the American army came there,
lie stated that there had not been a perform
ance in that place for near two years.
THE CORPORAL. !
Matamokos, Aug. 22d, 1846.
Gentlemen.—From Camargo, we have ac
counts of the advance of our "forces towards
Monterey." When they reach Monterey, 1
have not the remotest idea of their being op
posed, but they will enter and lake the tow n
without firing a gun. In anticipation of
their approach. General Mejia left for Saltillo
about twelve days ago, taking with him, be
sides his own soldiers, 800 men—every man
that he could induce to follow him, either by
entreaty or threat. Taylor’s doing all in his
power to shore Worth ahead, and give him
an opportunity of making up for lost time,
and I am glad of it. ' He was particularly
Unfortunate, in leaving here last spring, and
should an opportunity present jtself, he will i
make the mostol it. To show you that we
are not the only ones whom Madam Rumor
Occasionally visits, a letter was received here
yesterday, by a young man from his mother, j
residing in Monclova, telling him that five
thousand Americans had crossed the Rio
Grande irom San Antonio, and were making
rapid marches for that place—she, however,
expressed her determination not to remove,
for, says she, there is no place in Mexico
where the Americans will not be in a few
months. THE CORPORAL.
[From the X. O. Picayune, Aug. 29.]
FROM TEXAS.
The steamship New York, Capt. Phillips,
arrived from Galveston yesterday morning,
having left there on the 26th iast. Among
her passengers came the lion. Charles F.
Mercer, of Virginia.
The accounts in regard tot lie cotton crop
of Texas are unfavorable. In some parts of
the lower country it is represented as a total
failure, and though in other portions of the
State the planter will do belter, yet the crop
will inevitably be short.
The time is approaching for another con
gressional election in Texas, and the papers
are talking of their candidates. The Hon.
Mr. Piilsburv, the present incumbent, will be
a candidate for re-election, and will be again
opposed by Col. Williams, who was a “good
second” in the last contest. The local news
in the Texas papers appears to us totally des
titute of interest here.
LATER FROM SANTA FE.
The St. Louis Republican of the 251 h has
a letter from Santa Fe, dated July 17. The
following is an extract from it:— ;
Santa Fe is in a state of great excitement, j
on account of the expected approach of Gen. ;
Kearney’s troops. There is a special session
of the Council to-morrow, but 1 think there
will be no resistance made to his taking pos
ses-ion; all business is suspended, although
the town appears lively and many people are |
here from the country to learn the result of
the proceedings of the Assembly. They have !
only four hundred and fifty soldiers in this ,
place—one thousand are on their way from
the lower country, and they say they, can |
raise 15,000 in ten days—but probably not
more than one-fourth would be armed.
Tiie Indians are very annoying—the Apa- ■
dies stole thirty-four mules and one horse
from me, and six mules and one horse from
Mr. Gosper, while we were on our way from
the Puebla Fort on tne Arkansas. They
lived on horse meat alone for two months. —
Mr. Waters says they have had no rain in
California for near three years, and stock
was dying of starvation. The American peo
ple were anxious to leave the country. He |
speaks very discouragingly of Calafnrnia, and j
says the company which has just left fins place
from Napoleon, Arkansas, must suffer very
much before they reach their destination.
[From the Baltimore Republican, August 31.]
EXTENSION OF THE MAGNETIC TELE- '
GRAPH.
We had the pleasure of a conversation I
with D. Bravo, Esq , of the Commercial Ex- !
change Reading Rooms, in New Orleans, who i
has visited the North for the purpose of en
deavoring to obtain an extension of the Mag
netic Telegraph to New Orleans. It would
pass through Mobile, Charleston, Wilming
ton, &c. The importance of this connexion
must be obvious to every person of observa
tion. It is important in reference to national
affairs, to commercial operations, and to in
dividual concerns; and we sincerely hope that
o it may be effected. We have heretofore en
deavored to impress upon Congress the pro
priety of compensating Professor Morse, for
his discovery, and taking the whole line of
Telegraphs under the direction of govern
ment, and (or public purposes; and we yet
hope that this will be done. If the line were
now extended to New Orleans, it would be of
i immense service to government, in issuing
orders to the army in relation to the war wi h
Mexico, and for other purposes; and would
probably save the public a large portion, if not
the whole of the cost of its erection. Mr.
Bravo has letters from Professor Morse, Hon.
Amos Kendall, &c., in commendation of the
proposed extension; which, as a private un
dertaking. would probably be productive,and
would certainly add greatly to tiie value of
the existing lines of Telegraph. We trust
that the proposition will meet with favor, and
that the work will be speedily accomplished.
[From the N. 1 . Journal of Commerce.]
AD VALOREM DUTIES.
If we are to believe the assertions of the
manufacturers and many patriotic politicians,
great injury to many interests, and to the re
venue of the country, is to be felt by the adop
tion of tiie ad valorem principle under the
new Tariff. They speak of it, from Messrs.
Webster and Haywood down,as a new and un
tried and therefore false and dangerous prin
ciple; while you have shown from official
documents, that the amount of revenue col
lected on goods charged with ad valorem du
ties, for many successive years past, far ex
ceeds the amount by specific duties. This
of itself is proof that the principle is not new,
and should put to rest the pretended fear of
the effects.
As additional evidence, however, that ad
valorem duties is no new experiment, I have
been to the trouble of enumerating the arti
cles and parts thereof in the Tariff of 1842,
as arranged by E. D. Ogden, Esq , and made
use of at our Custom House, and the follow
ing is the result:
Os 3498 articles and part thereof, 2570 pay
ad valorem duties, —681 pay specific duties,
and 247 are free. That is, the number of ar
ticles paying ad valorem duties is more than
four limes the number paying specific, and
near three limes the number of specific and
free articles together.—lt does appear to
I me more than folly to talk of fraud and cor
; ruptions which are to ensue under tho new
: Tariff, owing to the adoption of the exclusive
1 ad valorem principle—of the false oalhs and
i undervaluations to be made by merchants,
and of the great difficulty to be experienced
by the appraisers, &c. If under Mr. Clay’s
Tariff the revenue officers have been able
| to collect the duty fairly, (and there is no
! charge to the contrary,) and articles paying !
1 ad valorem duties amounting to three quar
! ters of the whole, it is at least charitable to
suppose that they will be equally successful
i with the additional one quarter; and if the
; business of the appraisers’office is increased, i
! that the same watchfulness and care will be
used, the same judgment and experience
brought to bear upon the whole, as there
have been heretofore upon a part, and that
much the largest part, and also that those
merchants who have been honest heretofore, ;
are not likely to commence a system of
roguery now, and that if new ones attempt
it, detection and punishment are sure to fol
• low.
For political purposes men may cry out
against the ad valorem principle, but men of
experience and of mercantile knowledge know
how idle is the cry, and all will soon learn its
folly and, I may say, knavery. T .
A hoax. —The story about Professor Auck- ,
land coloring blackbirds with all hues of the
rainbow, by feeding them upon certain flower
seeds, turns out to be a hoax got up by a
Philadelphia wag.
Not Dead. —Mr. A. J. Phillips, the actor,
whose death has been announced at Boston,
; is “alive and kicking.”
[From the Macon Telegraph, September I.]
DISTRESSING, very.—more of the
PANIC.—AWFUL BUSINESS CON
VULSIONS.
VV bat eye will not moisten with commise
rating tears? What sympathetic heart will
not bleed fur the misfortunes of the manufac
turers in view of such awful convulsions?
Where is Haywood now? Poor man! who
can describe his anguish of heart for the suf- |
sering poor, when he reads such paragraphs
as the following?
The Saratoga Whig has been permitted to
copy "the postscript of a lefertothe proprie- ,
tor us one of our principal hole's,” exhibiting j
the effects of the destruction of the tariff of
1842, and what do you think it is? Why, the
letter announces, that the writer and a party
of gentlemen “thought of going over to Sa
ratoga, to sp*nd two or three weeks next
month,” hut that owing to the repeal of the
act of 1842. they are compelled to defer it,
till they, the manufacturers ‘‘gel lop of the |
heap again.”
The organ of the whigs at Saratoga pub
lishes the above extract in flaming capitals i
with an expression of horror and indignation, |
under the start ling head of “theVirst fruits
OF THE TARIFF AT SARATOGA.”
TERRIBLE STATE OF ANARCHY IN
CANADA.
The Montreal Herald Says that the police
of the capitol is inadequate to the protection
: of the lives and property of its citizens.
“We are in such a state,” says that paper,
i “that no man can leave his house after dark, i
or go half a mile out of town in broad dav, j
I without a feeling of uncertainty whether he ;
! will ever return aiive. One man has been :
beaten to death on a public Race Course, j
another is slabbed in tlie hack, and for aught j
j we know, is, at the moment we write,expiring
| at the hospital. Besides two riots on the same
night, a contemporary publishes t(ie names of
four persons wiio have been separately at
tacked by ruffians.
Our police have been reduced, the horse
! men, who are the only efficient force on the |
i high roads, almost suppressed, and there is nu
I other alternative but to remain abs< 1 iteiy .
within doors, or to adopt the horrible expedi- ;
j entof carrying arms, determined, if attacked, ;
to sell life as dearly as ) o sibie.
“Montreal is not the only place where vio- i
lent outrages are perpetrated hy cowardly ;
ruffians on unsuspecting and unarmed indi
viduals. We regiet to see, in the Bel'eville
Intelligencer, an account of an attack made
upon Mr. E. Murney and Mr. James Fitzgib
| bon, in that place. Our contemporary stales,
1 that the occurrence arose from a quarrel be
tween a person named O'Reilly and Mr. Fitz
gibbon, and that the former procured a third
party to beat the latter, and interferred him
self when the assailant appeared likely to get
punished.
“Yesterday, the jury who have been so
long engaged in conducting the inquiry into
the circumstances which led to the death ot
the late Mr. Leonard, closed the inquest by
returning a verdict ot wilful murder against
James O’Donnell, Bernard Corrigan, Michael
Fulmer, Bernard Rafter, Daniel Brennan, and
divers oilier persons unknown; They also
made the following presentment:
“‘We, the jury assembled on the inquest
holden on the body ot the late O. C. Leonard,
deem it incumbent on ns to express our great
regret that those to whom the conservation of
the peace is confided, did not adopt some more
efficient means for ttie maintenance of peace
and good order, on tlie first day of the late
races on the St. Pierre Race Course.”
“We learn that Rafter was arrested yester
day; O’Donnel is the man who was appre
hended on the Race Course, on Friday.”
[Correspondence of the Baltimore «Sm«.]
Washington, Aug. 28, 1846.
Tl is rather singular that while every oiher
denomination lias a place of worship in the
District, the Jews have none. Is it that they
do not want to make proselytes? There are
numbers of Hebrews 100 in the city, and the
beauty of the dark eyed daughters of Jeru- i
salem successfully rivals that of their Gen- j
tile sisters. It seems strange that this per- J
secuted people should have monopolized, as !
it were, all the powers of.music. Yet so it
is. The ear, the voice, the fancy, teeming I
with combination?, the imagination fervent I
with picture aud emotion, that came from I
Caucasus, and which they have preserved ]
unpolluted, haw endowed them with almost !
exclusive privileges of music. At this mo- I
meut the musical world is theirs. There is I
not a single company of singers, nor an or- !
cliestra in a single capital, that are not crowd- ;
ed with their children, under the feigned I
names which they adopt to conciliate the !
dark aversion to them. Almost every great !
composer, almost every voice which ravishes |
with transporting strains, springs from their i
tribes.
There is in full operation in the city a
newly invented electra magnetic machine, j
which has successfully developed a principle \
which when carried out will work an entire j
revolution in the locomotive world. Its povv- ;
er can, when required, be increased to any :
amount. The inventor is waiting only for
the protection of this fruit of Lis genius, in
order to make it known to the community.
It will, lie thinks, supersede entirely the use
of steam.
There is an amusing story in one of the
northern papers, to the effect that Secretary
Walker, on endeavoring to make his escape
from ins Department, by a private door, was
way-laid by an office-seeker, caught by the
coat tail, and held until the latter withdrew ,
his papers. If matters go on at this rate, all
j the Secretaries will need guards of honor to |
1 protect them from the “enemy.”
It is said that the publication of the Daily
Globe will be revived in the course of six
months, and that F. P. Blair, Esq., the form
er editor, will preside over it.
I was told litis afternoon that the Whig
Committee, at present organized opposite
Jackson Hall, have sent out during the pre
sent month 75,000 speeches. W. li.
O’The Norfolk Herald, a Whig paper,
speaks as follows of Mr. Haywood;
“The more the pity that he should have
lacked the firmness and independence neces
sary to maintain his dignified altitude m the
hour of trial; for while we give full credit to
his declaration, that his conscience revolted
at voting for the obnoxious bill, we hold him
bound to have voted against it. Such at- ,
tempts to ‘dodge the question’are aiways un
fortunate. His party have just cause to.be 1
offended with him, because he kept his oppo
sition to the bill a secret from them until the
last moment. They will never be reconciled
to him again, notwithstanding he has honored
them with exclusive attention in his address.
Thus, then, he stands politically:—denounced
by his own party for being too independent; j
and hopeless •of the countenance of the
Wb igs lor not being independent enough.” i
AUGUSTA. GEO..
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 4, 1846.
Eighth Congressional District.
DEMOCRATIC PfOMIN AT ION
FOR CONGRESS,
R. W. FLOURNOY, ESQ.
ICrWe invite attention to the article on i
our first page, headed “J he Smithsonian In
stitute in Washington.”
O’ We give place to the communication
beaded “Fire and Water Proof Roofing,”
without endorsing for any of the advantages :
which our correspondent thinks may result
from the use of the cement. A specimen ot j
the application of the cement, may be seen j
at our office, il any person should feel dis- j
j posed to examine it.
3TWe continue to receive very unfavor- |
able accounts of the prospects ot the forth- :
i coming cotton crop. What the result ol the j
wet weather, and the injury from the cater
! pillar, upon the cotton, will be, we are not i
prepared to say, although nearly every paper
in the cotton region ol the south, bears to us i
the unwelcome tidings that from the general i
i operation of these causes a short crop may
j be confidently predicted. j
j O'Major Geu. E. P. Gaines lias been as
| signed to the command of the Eastern Divi
i sion of the U. S. Army, his Head Quarters
to be at Philadelphia, New-York or Troy, as
lie shall select.
O’The Georgia Journal, of the Ist inst.,
says, “we have been, and are opposed to the
tariff of 1542.” The editor is game to the
; last, and will not yield to Messrs. Toombs,
j Stephens, or the Chronicle and Sentinel.
What will become of the whig party, ifsuch
; treason is not suppressed? Could not a little
; “operating privately,' 1 ' silence the Journal?
GEN. J. 11. HAMMOND.
This gentleman is spoken of to supply the
vacancy that will be created by the resigna
tion of Hon. George McDuffie, in the Senate
j of the United States.
FROM THE ARMY.
The latest news we have received, will be
1 found in this morning’s paper. It is not very
| important or interesting, but enough so to in
| (luce us to look with some degree of interest
1 to the next intelligence from the army.
AIR. CLAY AND AD VALOREM DUTIES.
The effort of the Constitutionalist yester
day, to show that we had garbled the speech
c f Mr. Clay, and thereby perverted his ex
pressed opinions in reference to the home
and foreign valuation of goods, is most futile.
We transferred to our columns the whole of
the paragraph that had any reference to iffs
preference of these two modes of collecting
the revenue—and which showed conclusive
! ly his preference for the home valuation.
I That part omitted by us and copied by the
; Constitution dist, referred only to the effect
i the home valuation wou'd have in increas
ing the revenue, and of his intention not to
oilier then more fully into the question of
home valuation.
Nor does the speech anywhere through
out contain any sentiment or expression in
dicating his preference of foreign over home
valuation, and we challenge Lie production
of any such, the Constitutionalist to the con
trary notwithstanding.— Chronicle cf Senti
nel of yesterday.
The above was intended as a reply to our
! remarks of Wednesday morning last, where
| in we attempted to prove, that Mr. Clay, in
j his speech in the Senate in Watch, 1842,
j was in favor of ad valorem duties, without
regard to home valuation. We proved our
! assertions by Mr. Clay’s own language, and
! we requested the editor of the Chronicle and
! Sentinel to enlighten the world, and inform
| it when the home valuation poliev, was
; ever adopted in this country. He has failed
; to tlo so, from tiie simple cause, that it was
: beyond his power—the great Garret Davis
; could not help him—Mr. Clay’s speech was
; against him—reason, truth, and ihe policy of
j the country, from the creation of the govern
i merit, was in opposition to him, and how
| could he succeed?
“Nor does the speech (Mr. Clay’s) any
where throughout, contain any senliment or
i expression indicating his preference of for-
I eign over home valuation.” This is a new
| issue, Having utterly failed to sustain his
former ground, and from causes beyond Iffs
control, the editor now seeks to avail him
self of the advantages of a position, which
| he flatters himself, no doubt, be lias selected
with great care and caution. The editor
may have been unfortunate again, although
he can, with some degree of plausibility,
sustainit. But let him remember that Mr.
Clay was in favor of tiiat system of ad valo
rem duties, which had been adopted from the
; “ origin of the government until now”—and
; likewise remember, that as this government
has never tried the home valuation plan, it
must be presumed that Mr. Clay “has indi
cated bis preference of foreign over the home
| valuation.” But we are not seeking edito
rial controversy, merely to show that our
neighbour may sometimes be wrong, and
sometimes right; and do not desire to enter
info the discussion of new points, until the
editor frankly admits that his previous
grounds were untenable.
It was our object to show, that Mr. Toombs
and Mr. Clay were not “harmonious” upon
the policy of ad valorem duties—we think
that we have done so—at least, the political
organ in tiffs city, lias failed to “harmonize”
! their opinions.
Remains of Lieut. Porter. —The remains
of tiie late Lieut. Porter, who was so inhu
manly butchered by the Mexicans, were re
cently brought to Chester, Pa., and interred
with military honors, A correspondent of
the Philadelphia Chronicle states that an
j immense concourse of citizens attended his
; remains to the -grave. • 1
DEATH OF DR. WM. A. CARUTHERS.
Tiie Savannah Republican, of 2nd inst.
says:—“We are pained to announce the death
of another of our most prominent and re
spectable citizens—Dr. \Villiara A. Caruth
ers. The melancholy intelligence was re*
ceived yesterday, in letters from Marietta, I
’ dated on Saturday, the 29th ult. Dr. C. was
j* taken ill in May last, but subsequently re
i covered so far as to be enabled to travel into
; the interior in company with his son, and the
; very last letter which he wrote, we undcr
! stand, was characterized by unusual cheerful
j ness, and the expression of strong hopes of
his speedy recovery. His immediate death
was from suffocation, occasioned by the burst
I ing of an abscess formed on the lungs. He has
* left a large circle of friends, who deeply mourn
i his death, and whose kindest sympathies are
i excited tor bis sorrowing and afflicted family.
lie was a native of Virginia, and a gradu
j ale of one of her Universities. Associated by
| family and education with some of tiie purest
i spirits of the “Old Dominion,” he was a gen
| tleman of high-toned feeiiugs and nnsophis
ticated benevolence. A Christian at heart, |
| be was not only professionally but personally, '
j and unwaveringly, the friend of the poor and
j unfortunate. He was a man of vigorous and
i highly cultivated intellect—a writer of great i
' point and power, and an author not unknown j
! io fame. He was an active member of our
community, and his demise lias left a Rank
which cannot be easily or speedily tilled.
STATE ELECTIONS.
The election in "Vermont took place on
' Tuesday the Ist inst. The next State elec
tion takes place in Maine, on the 1 Uh inst.
Arkansas Election. —The Little Rock De-
I mocrat says. Col. R. W. Johnson, the de
l mocralic candidate for Congress, is of course*
| elected. There was no opposition. The ques
| ton of the U. S. Senatorial election, so far
! as we have returns, stands about four in fa
i vor of Ashley to one for Yell. The Legis
lature is largely Democratic.
Illinois. —French, the Democratic candi
date for Governor, has a majority of 22,821.
The Democratic majority in the Senate is
i 17, and in the House 37. The majorities
I may be thus given for members of Congress:
1 Ist. District, Smith, 1824
2d. “ M’Clernand, 7151
3d. t “ Ficklin, 1345
j 4th. “ Wentworth,' 6837
6ih. “ Douglass, 2815
6ih. “ 'Turner, 409
All the above are Democrats. Lincoln,
(7tb Dist.) the only Whig elected to Con
gress, has a majority of 1514.
Caterpillar in Florida. —The last Talla
hassee Sentinel confirms the report in regard
to the appearance of the caterpillar in the
counties of Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla, and
Jefferson, and seems to think they will make
a general sweep. The Sentinel says: “Whole
fields are laid waste in a few days, and some ;
of our largest planters say that they shall not :
realize one-third of a crop.”
Cireat Flood. — The inhabitants of the parisli
of West Feliciana, Louisiana, experienced
recently, the serious disasters of a freshet,
caused by a rainstorm which commenced on
Frida}', the 14th inst., in the morning, and
continued till late Saturday night, washing !
away bridges, fences and cattle, and destroy
ing corn, cotton and other valuable crops,
aud causing great damage.
O’We extract the following from the
New Orleans Daily Delta, of August 2Slli.
The statements are very questionable.
Important, if Authentic. —We have been
informed that one of the U. S. officers who
arrived yesterday from Gen. Taylor’s camp,
on board the steamship Alabama, is hearer of
important despatches to our Government.
We learn, on wiiat we believe to be reliable
authority, that accounts had been received
by Gen. Taylor, previous lathe sailingof the
Alabama, informing him that Geu. Paredes,
at the head of 15,000 men, was approaching
Saltillo on the 15:h. It is supposed that these
despatches relate to this unexpected move
of tiie Mexican forces.
It was reported at the Brazos that Gen.
Santa Anna had been made prisoner by Com.
Connor.
&5"IIon. Walter Browne, ex-Mayor of New
York, died suddenly on the 31st ult., at his resi
dence in Beckman street.
{KS“We are very often Told, says the Baltimore
Argus, that the men of the revolution passed acts
. for the protection of American manufactures. We
do not hear, though, the rales of duties quoted It
will he seen by the following table, how low were
the protective duties prior to 1812.
Raised in the same
year, and in 1792,
First act in 1790. 1794, 1797, <tc.', so
as to he fiom 18U5
j to 1812.
j Coal, 2 cents per bushel 5 cents per bushel
i Coffee, 24 cents per lb. 5 cents per ih.
Cordage, (tar’d) ic. per lb. I cents per lb.
j Clothing, (made) 74 percent 10 per cent
I Cottons, 5 per cent 15 a24
j Glass, 10 per cent 150 per fuol(window) j
j Hemp, 60 cents per cwt. 100 per cwt.
I Iron, rolled, 74 per cent f
j Steel, 4 cent per lb. ‘/15 a24
Nails, 1 cent j )
! Molasses, 24 cents per gal. j 44
j Salt, 6 cents per lb. j Free after 1807.
■ Sugar, brown, 1 cent per !b.|24
j Shoes, leather, 7 cts per pair, 15
j Silks, 5 per cent j 15
Teas, per Ih. 6to 20 cents 12 to 40
| Ware, crockery, 10 per cent; 15 a24
| Woollens, 5 per cent jls a24
Articles not enumerated in ?
j the act, 5 per cent j > 1—
FT A letter dated the 15th ult., from San I
j Fernando, announces the arrival there of the :
'Texan regiment of mounted men three days I
pre iously, in fine health and spirits. 'The
; American Flag says they entered the town j
i plaving the tune of “Yankee Doodle,” and j
then adds: “The regiment had hardly got J
unsaddled before the boys had struck up an
acquaintance with the ladies of the town, and
j on the first night of their entrance more than
fitly fandangos were got up to do them honor.
Their slay was one continued fete, and on
leaving, the heart of many a darkeyed bru
nette went with them. Either in fighting or
love, these Texuns are hard to beat.”—*Y.
, O. Picayune.
[communicated.]
SAVING AND DOING.
The whig papers have kept up their idle
clamor agaiqsl the President, for the last three
rtionths, about the "war with Mexico. If the
President plunged this country into the war,
where were the whigs in Congress? Where
was the Hon. Robert Toombs, that he did
not draw up, Botts-like, articles of impeach
ment against the President? Where was the
great Alexander Hamilton Buonaparte Sle-
I phens? No impeachment! And yet these
i men, and whigs generally, declare that the
President recklessly involved the country in
; an unholy war! I have nothing more to sav.
SHORTS.'
• [communicated.]
TOOMBS AND THE TARIFF.
As the campaign of the Bth district is fairly
! opened hy ttie acceptance of ttie Whig nominee—
it would be well that you should keep it before
| the People, that Mr. Toombs, opposed a tarilF
! which lowers the duty on Salt, Irou, SSugar, Mo
j lasses, Cotton Bagging, Rope and low Cot
ton fabrics, more than one half, hy which a saving
I of hun iredsof thousands will he made by the peo
j pie of Georgia; and supported a system of duties
I on those articles of first necessity, which were to be
taxed from 40 to 150 percent, on their cost, to come
out of the pockets of the Planter and the Mechanic,
whose interest he pretends to represent. Will
; they vote again for a man who lias declared by
| his vole that he would sustain a northern manufac
| turerin preference to a southern planter? If there
is such un one, let him speak out.
B ALDWIN.
[communicated.]
FIRE AND WATER-PROOF ROOFING.
Air. Editor —Allow me to call your atten
tion to a subject in which, I suppose, almost
every citizen would feel an interest. While
staying at Winnsboro, S. C. some few days
ago, I was invited to examine the roof of
■ Mr. Gamble’s Hotel, which some time last
I summer, was covered with a composition
i called Chinese Cement —said roof having pre
viously befen covered with tin. put on in the
usual way, but leaked very badly. This com
position appeared to be a thin coaling, per
haps ore-twentieth of an inch thick, spread
all over the surface of the roof, on the tin, in
| the same manner as if the roof had teen
! painted. It appeared to he perfectly imper
vious to water, and 1 was informed, to a great
degree, lire proof. I was assured by Mr.
Gamble, that the roof had not leaked a drop
since the coating of cement had been put on;
but that, previously, whenever it rained, it
leaked in almost every part of the house, and
| some places very badl)- —and as far as I
could judge of the apparent indestructible
nature of the composition, I shou'd think it
I would last as long as the brick wails which
suppoited the roof, it occurred to me, that
it might be very applicable to common shin
gle or other wood roofs, as well as metal, and
consequently I made some enquiries on the
1 subject, and also as regards the expenses,
i &c. of putting it on, and was informed that
it would cost about two-thirds as much per
i square as a common tin roof. I was also in
formed, by the person in possession of the
i knowledge of the different ingredients used
| in the composition of this cement, that he
| was prepared trt any orders that
might offer, and further, that if the cement
1 did not prove to be such as he represented if,
1 lie would not charge any thing for it. He
| also favored me \ydth the following particu
i lars relating to the subject.
‘•This Cement is in a great measure fire
; proof, as it is affected neither by heat, or
i cold, and no kind of weather whatever in
| jures it, hence it is very durable. When ap
| plied to metal roofs, it prevents expansion,
i and contraction, thereby proving itself to be
| a non-conductor of heat. A metallic roof
; may be nailed down promiscuously without
| regard to the exposure of the nail heads, or
j quality of the material used in covering, as
i this cement covers all, and becomes almost
I a second metallic covering, yet, though it
i becomes very hard, it retains a sufficiency of
I elasticity to prevent its cracking or being
: broken hy walking over it, or from ordinary
i blows.
‘•lt, may be applied to door frames, window
frames, sash, or other exposed wood, thereby
securing it entirely from exposure to the
weather, and ton very great degree from tire.
It may also be applied to exposed floors, and
when thoroughly dry may be walked on with
impunity.’’ M.
0"By the next arrival from the army we
may look for news of more stirring impor
tance than any we have received thence
since the capture of Matarnoros. We have
no doubt that Gen. Taylor is now moving
| his columns upon Monterey, and the inlelli
' gence from that quarter indicates that the
; reduction of that city will he obstinately con
i tested. Recent arrivals from the mountains
j report a large force concentrated in and
j about Monterey, consisting of a goodly por
-1 tion of regular troops. Unless these rumors
be greatly exagg‘rated, fresh fields of glory
are ripening for the sword. Wh it effect toe
late revolution in Mexico will have upon the
soldiery in the Northern Provinces remain*
to be seen. These forces must have been
collected as a part of the army Paredes de
signed to take command of. Tney have been
concentrated at Monterey within a few
weeks, as shortly after the U. S. Army cross
ed the Rio Grande spies sent into the interi
or reported no troops this side of the niouu
| tains.—A. O. Picayune, Aug. 28.
A Whig Editor in Trouble. —A whig editor
! who had told large stories about the dismissal
of laborers, and the almost uniter sal stoppage
of manufacturing establishments, since the
passage of McKay’s bill, was recently on a
visit at Lowell, and hearing the busy hum of
industry from the various mills—was com
pletely dumb founded. Stopping a gentleman
whom he met, he enquired, “LO the people
here knoic that wicked Loco f>co tariff' bill has
passed /” “To be sure they do,” said the gen
tleman—“why do you ask that question?”
“Why do I ask that question? why. man, the
country is ruined — absolutely ruined , and the
FEOi’LE HERE DON’T KNOW IT!”
CrThe Hon. John Y. Mason is confined
by gout to his room at Old Point Comfort.