The New York Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1846, Page 2

the new Board will equal the expectations of out citizens, and that by a rigid and well adapted sys omy, they Hiny be able, ' at least, to very materially diminish our taxes and assessments, and institute some new method of | reform in ouf municipal government, so much Church, Brooklyn, Wednesday, May 13th. Business ‘ meeting 4 o'clock, P.M fo Teportand addresses in | “ i the evening. Another busines ing oh the following |, Mapacan Crvisers—Dancen or Ammrican Com- y H Ameri. n Tract Soalety, Wednesday, 10 AM:—Batad. | MHBCE.—It will be recollected that before Almonte yer Tabernecle. Among the spei ers eng , are broke up his mission in this country, he stated po- Hlartfo ord ; Rev Dr dens, of New York; ig ' sitively, that in the event of a war between the J. McPherson Ber: of the United States Senate. oy yd Home Missionary Society—Tabernacle, half- past 7 P.M. American Female Moral Reform Society—Allen Sti Church, half-past 7, P. M. . — The Christian Allian at Dr. Cone’s Church, i: Broome street. balf-past |. Addi pected from Drs. Peck, Beecher, Hi Awmerican Society for Meliot Dutch Chui NEW YORK HERALD. | Anniversaries—This Day. _ Ame.icas Baptist Home MissiouSocicty—First Baptist the sen with privateers under the Mexican flag. | There is a great deal of anxiety beginning to be manifested for the result of this threat. Almonte, at the last accounts, was at Havana. It seems mar ape sthere. we that he was sent there under the pretext of being Lafayette place, at ,2¢credited as a Minister to France; but instead of halfpest 7, P.M. oP proceeding to Europe, he remained ut Havana, 6% We have in type, but are compelled to | 8nd sent his Secretary back to Mexico. Who omit to-day from the great pressure of important | knows that this was not a mere feint, and that Al- matter, fall reports of the N. Y. Colonization Su- | ™onte knew what was about to take place on the ciety, the Foreign Evangelical Society, and the | Rio Grande, and went to Havana for the purpose N. ¥. Sunday School Union, which will appear | Of issuing letters of marque, as he threatened to-morrow. ane was in Washington? is is certainly a menacing and important The Herald Supplement. view of the ane and ode pine it The Herald Supptenent of toxisy contains the pro- | more disastrous, is the probability thet it is true, Ceedings in both branches of the Common Council yes The AS a ns P " i erday, embracing tho installation of the Mayor elect ; | 2 ut of Americar: propertyin the Atay and the organization of the new Boards; the continus- | and Pacific oceans, and in the South Seas, is tion of the Slave Case trial ; Correspondence from AJ. | Worth probably one hundred millions of dollars, beny and Boston ; together with a variety of other im, | belonging to all the sea ports in the United States. pertant articles, Besides the above, this sheet contains | The tonnage enrolled and belonging to the over eight columns of advertisements. Gratis to regu- | United States, approaches 3,000,000, about Jar subscribers. | one half of which is actively engaged in the ge eR apes | foreign trade. This tonnage, estimated at the | moderate sum of $60 per ton, for vessel and cargo, | would make the amount of property now at sea $90,000,000. But this is alow estimate, both as to | the number of vessels at sea, and their estimated value, To the shipping interest of the country generally, the past season has been, perhaps, the most active and prosperous experienced for many | years, The comparatively destitute and mengre show of shipping which the ‘various _ ports throughout the United States now present, is suf- ficient evidence that this estimate of property at, n resses may be ox- Jews—Reformed The moseage of the President, and the action or the House of Representatives, are now before our readers. The Senate has yet to act on this great measure. They will be found in this day’s paper. The war begun through imbecile counsels on the Rio Grande, is now legalized by two branches of the American government, and must be also by the Senate. This may be looked upon as the com- menocemenit of a vast, a terrible, 2 magnificent | future. It may lay the foundation of a new age, the ait be bgaraens ag this continent and | present afloat, is not exaggerated. There/are, 657 The journals of all parties, around and about ue, | Nabiac ee te Si een, wikich raty be valuediet $20,000,- are filled with complaints, invectives, and denun. 000. Thisimmense amount of property is at the risk iatiahe, amelecobockodt wh ae President water of being taken by these cruisers; and the first infor- cabinet, by whose folly and imbecility this state j SaeNpel Wp may. Get, tay De digasteous tothe alspe of thi has been so suddenly precipitated upon Ping interest to an extent beyond any anticipation the try. This is all vain and futile, ‘There is of the public. The effect of such designs as those no uso in erying over broken crockery. The Pre- | attributed to Almonte and the Mexican’ govern- sident’s organ may try to exculpate the conduct of | Me" will be felt in all the principal seaports, the Executive, by proving that the Mexicins havo | The first result will be the completo explosion of violated the famous resolutions of °98 and °99, in | the insurance companies, and the effect of these | crossing the Rio Grande. Tho imbecility exhibit- | explosions will materially injure the banks in all ed by the President, can only be equalled by the the large cities. The aggregate result will be the | senility of the organ—but we must submit to | bringing about a revulsion more disastrous in its the kind inflictions of Heaven. Neither will it do | °Mects than that of the yenr 1887. There will proba- | to throw the blame on the gallant General Tay- | bly be another revulsion in commercial intorests, | lor. We mist muke the best of the government | and particularly in the shipping business, in all we have. The President was elected to serve his | the great cities. The amount of American pro- full time, but the cabinet, the council of advisers, | Dery dine bas Ls lost in this way is incalculable, who have assisted in bringing abont this catastrophe | This is the view of the disasters that may be ought to be rooted out at once. Secretary Marcy | produced by the present war. Another is, the had his pantaloons once repaired or cleaned by | effect which the distribution of the funds of the | the State of New York for fifty cents, and we sup- {3 bye pa gee pee ew oe rise of breadstuffs 40 dollar from the treasury of the United and the munitions of war, in the Western States States, will now repair the damage which recent | ay iy sto of Mexico, to supply the army on j affairs have produced on these wearabled, Let Be Rio Grande. ; Se himssbpve hte’ dalle andiigta oa ds ees _ Thus it will be seen, that while the Atlantic | less to complain. We must support the Execu- | cities and const will suffer terribly, the West and tive and the government as a united people, de aa phi ne ea ne meneame he} oe Nirhes git worsens iahaics Cie) | ditures that will be required to bring the war toa This war will produce a change in the condi: ; Successful and honorable termination. These and prospects of this country in afew months, | bance td Bloomy on one side, and | ichably oh the prospects of’ peace in the | glorious on the other. We must take them as 2 world. Tlie: American army on | they come, and do the best we can. An imbecile ande, reinforced as it ‘will be, must go government has brought us into this condition; Bary re must be no backing out. At every | and as we elected them, we must make the best | riak, it is our uty not only to repel the Mexicans, | we can of a bad bargain, and fight it out with the | but to take possession of the northern depart- | best energy and courage we have. ments of Mexico, and particularly of California, | Theatricals. and to reta.n them, if notto march to Mexico it- | Paax.—Tobin's brilliant comedy of “ the Honeymoon” scif, until a fuliand ample settlement of all diffi- | Was broughtoutlastevening in fine style, with Mrs, | «lies is accomplished. There is no doubtthatEu- | Mowatt as Juliana, and'Mr. Vandenhoff as the Duke.— rc pean intrigue is at the bottom of the action of | MT Mowatt’s Juliana we have no hesitation in pro- the Mexican government. Only a few days ago a | ahaeorschgeeg best Lene ores during ber keel a confidential agent in one of the principal English | Seen her pla; = that is, even trou out. “There was houses in Vera Cruz, passed through this city on | ne falling off. She seemed to enter into the character the government to carry out this campaign, and | with Lopes sand her husband was one of the beet tage sy) | 28 18 801 'e have seen many a a - the effect on stocks and on the money market will | Dost forgotten there was one fault. Her look whee bee soon begin to be felt. | — fetal ed Lie Rey, was cs tragic, ee rather me i lo dramatic. The fest calamit of it Thus opens the new and bloody drama in the | suggest was being locked. up. Her look would fates Southwest. For ayear past, in the midst of, the a preneceion ad Poets ed disaster. were: not re- . + member another yr acl a . the bluster and noise at Washington and else- | jenhoms Duke we con t ‘truly’ tay at ative Sees where, about Oregon, 49, and 54 40, we havo pre. | it = ae would oe) ee ormpe ood 4 : cos a ints wl was exc nt. is usu dicted this condition of things; and now we are | Ti'srdactatity, und above sil ikit heaviugee thet mostie in the midst of it. Let the whole country, from | bees of eae was thrown off, and he play- ‘ ‘ in | @ tl fe. We do not mean to the centre to the remotest extremity, be united in | iho none of the blemishes y that he st aye for instance, hot quite syllabic, as eupporting the action of the government, and the thou his enunciation was fi fault when- | executive and legislative departments, that now, | ey y ps ang ther free from and in those advisers who have placed the Amer- | of ie audience, snd Fishers Lampede created hug “4 tan erny in prewat he Peone powion on | Reeth Gta ate eae e uote Ae situ ious et avin greene Panta Ampor Sreaman INDEFENDENCE.—To the | Gone better by it. Mise Crocker ‘Zamora “wes better the hes, in the hands of polite and accommodating disposition of Captain | than usual. young lady will make a good actress, 53 A but her voice wantd a f training before it Forbes, we are positively not mre cert the a Please an audlence—its tone 18 64 present tho lnchrymose. portunity of sproremdeg public with an early | We hope to verge soerest ery mates she really edition of the President’s message to Congress, inees » nt, will in time, we have ; - | no doubt, rise in he fession, Vache’s Bal comvered ain iy bythe Independence, in i | Sees, et, hee putea oe nowt vance of the mail, via ry: n | success! at 2 luced al season. A A : The “Comedy of Ei d afterplece, agent was dispatched froin this office to awnit the | seek wan toed ved with a qrestlloal ar bs suse. Tonight arrival of the boat and furnish the Herald with an j “Romeo and Juliet,” Mrs. Mowatt as Juliet, Mr. Dyott as early copy of the message. The public spirited | gt ee Vendeaho® as Mercutio. 7 captain, after touching the wharf,without mooring, | ..,, sea gcd te'n! itecager oe et pies ah | consisted of “ The Sleo eauty,” “ and the a ering the ytd son neces heat pe | capital new comedy of" Beay Vonolusions,” all of which essage went off in usu yle. This evening is set apart the paddle-box to the shore, although frequent- | forthe benefit ot Sere two meritorious tetors, Cony and ra? ljanchard, on wi asion prese: y and respectfully solicited by the Herald agent to | «The Crusaders, or Ruighta of the Cross,” tu whiclt beth obtain from himself, or through his influence from they gad the dogs pertoem 5 peace ~ eng ae 5 y iT. % Bandit any of the passengers, a copy of the address, re- Mine,” in'which boUsfcony aad Blanchard op. fused all communication with the Herald agent, | pear, andthe capital drama conteniptuously sneering at his supposed success. | 4 Pewerfil bill, and one which will draw. ful maneuvre. In this, however, he was outge- | «jchmond Hill? ean orion ed ee, Lea lt 5 ml was neralled, as the Herald agent procured, through the eourtesy of a passenger, to whom the office is | separ ep eaeearta ine teareaen | ma: consi natio! much indebted, the material by which they were | play _ hes Deon produced in the United States. with no less aj se that with which it was receiv- The ; ‘ enn a ; find with enabled to circulate in anticipation of every other | Which itis put upon the stage at the. Greener te press, this important document. The proprietors | deficiency of supernume: bane to the somewhat of this line are the best judges how far their inte- | eit ame ign pace Moe Noor toe jiers oped igre twice in the same scene. This, * t! _ BY. Bedi, oy Aolesset ice ‘ever, is not the de. partial, and, to say t! least of an officer of such | fect of the play itself, and may be easily remedied. W duct, at a cris of universal interest. it, repulsive con- | be an, Common Counctt..—The organization of the new board, yesterday, called together a large number | of our citizens, anxious, no doubt, to gratify their | euriosity by paying particular attention to the | before contained so large a concourse of beauty, wealth, great good grace manifested by those retiring from | (signs gts te it did leat evening, on the above oc- their place of power, and the becoming gravity of | sion. The audience was not only one of the most numer. thote about to assume the honored dignity bertow- | ‘re tuve ever seen on a epelinn es clon tie odupon them, separately and collectively, by their | ances were all very warmly applauded, and for the great- constituents, and our fellow-citizens generally. | °° a A Pa ad ee ma Long before the appointed hour for these festivi- | to-morrow. : ties and solemn ‘rites of ceremony, the council chamber was thronged by a wondering multimde, and the avenues of the-City Hall were inore or less filled by those eager'to catch a glimpse of our | in the oratorio 3 new Mayor and Aldermen elect. } Wall ond one’s circus Je. to eahibit tn They were soon gratified; for his Honor, Mayor | $2 Thursday, ant uM Havemeyer, (whosé rétirement all classes of } made many im} t our citizens: feelingly ‘was seen to emerge | Dow stands xt0 none in the Union or any- from his office, attended by the new incumbent, | the tn ving Whehhcoupey hats ae Andrew H. Mickle, Esq., who immediately pro- ceoate’ +> the Council Chamber, where the oath cf office was administered to him abd the new vibers eleet, when the Board organized for the sonia a pigentection of business. Ald. Jack- | morrow even ah ton, e ward, was appointed Presiden 5 Devid T. Valentine, Clerk; and the venerable | catimener We nee ce eet Jacobs Hays, Sergeant-at-Arms. S umber of his friends, more tas whom few The regular committess we pseininet poy . even ae, pearkvan made its triumphal It is earnestly to be hoped that the incoming of ve @ sacopd concert at Vicksburg, on the it is a dignified, natural, and effective per- | sonation, well entitted to the applause it draws from the | audience. The afterpiece of last night was the “Beauty and the Beast.” The same bill, throughout, js to be pre- sented to night. Mapame Pico’s Concunt—The Apollo Saloon never i 2 world, and that all'are | te! Nail, fo men New Mr. 20th wl United States and Mexico, the latter would cover | ought to Ve, | the “ Dumb Savoyard.” | oa mene our commendation of Mr. Duffs | OL stan | FURTHER PARTICULARS. | “Ry -the inaila, yesterday afternoon, .we re- | Ceived further intelligence from New Orleaiig and | | the Rio Grande frontier, whieh is highly interest- ing, at this inomentous-erisis in our relations with Mexico. , We also give our private correspondence from the camp, and from New Orleans. (Correspondence of the Herald.) New Onteans, May 4, 1846. Grim visaged war is upon us; the excitement deep and intense. The rattling of the drum—the shrill notes of the fife—the waving of plumes—the gleaming of steel, added to the deep-toned thunder belching from the can- non’s mouth, imparts life and animation to the counte nances of youthful aspirants for military renown, whilst it depresses and contracts, ina greater degree, those of bank directors, holders of y stocks, and bills re ble. Every report of cannon causes symptoms of tic doloreux, The opinion stre: ns, and conviction is settling upon the public mind, that England is playing a deep | and desperate game; the stake, the Mexican mines, the | commerce of Mexico, the Californias, and a better slice of @regon. Her statesmen are perfectly apprised that if weamicably adjust our difficulties with Mexico, the Rio Del Norte forms the boundary line at a subversion of i i soon follow. Let her openly avow it and you wi ‘est swarming into Mexico, and if the difficult mountoin sos or dark ravines offer barrier to their revelling Inthe halls of the Mentezumas, ] am mistaken in West- ern material. ! The President and War Department are much con- | sured for sending Gen. Taylor, with a handful of sol- diers, to defend a wild and exposed frontier. They must make amends by a decisive and prompt demonstration | | of our sth and power. An visi man observed in | | my pres esterday, much depended on the manner | of giving the notice by'the President. “He stated that, if the notice only accompanied by the pacific resolu- tions of the Senate, and no offer on the Te of the Presi+ iting, War wo! be certain to follow the notice: the first thing we knew of hor inovements, we would hear of a fleet off Jamaica, That she had an abundant supply of coal and naval stores at that point—that sho had drawn a suffi. clency of provisions from this side the water by reports of disease in the potatoe crop, repeal of the corn laws, ke. kec.; that she would attack through Mexico, through Canada, on the Pacific, and onthe Atlantic. Yet he hoped and prayed the onslaught would be averted by the temporising language of the President, and the great de- sire Great Britain had to retain the good will ofthe Ame- dent to arbitrate or compromise by Pa 5 a rican people. There are reports of plenty of letters of marque in this city, Baltimore, Havana, New York, &c. Your mer chantmen should be provided with guns, asa wise pre- cautionary measure. The Senate and House of Repre- sentatives should yote heavy Af eitigstooed If break- ers are ahead let us be prepared; if the clouds disperse, stop the expenditure. roduce and provision market very languid, under the uncertainty and excitement pervading the public mind. {Correspondence of the Herald] Camp, Orromts MataMonas, H Aprif 22, 1846. The Rio Grande has now been occupied nearly a month by the army of the United States. On the 18th of March, Gen. Mejia, commanding at Matamoras, issued a proclamation addressed to his “ fellow citizens,” arguing the general question of annoxation, and denouncing in true Mexicen bravado, ‘‘ the tortuous policy of the cabi- net of the North.” That paper was handed to Gen. Tay: “lor, at the Arroyo Colorado, on the 20th March, when he was about to cross that stream. He was solemnly in- formed, then and there, that his passage would be re- garded by Mexico as a declaration of war. He crossed, On the 28th he arrived. opposite Matamoras and encamp- ed. On that day he was informed by their military au- thorities, that his advance to and occupation of the left bank of the river, was deemed a hostile act. It was un derstood that Gen. Ampudia wes on his way towards Ma tamoras with a large force, and that when he should ar- rive an attack would be made. On Saturday, the 11th instant, this General entered the city, and was received with all the honors due to his rank. Of course we all expected that the talking was to end and the fightin about to begin. Accordingly, on the next day two ext, can officers—a parley having sounded—crossed with a for Gen. Taylor. It is understood to have been d, well penned Jotter, informing him that he, A., having been entrusted with the command of this department, had arrived to enter upon his duties; that he found a portion of the territory composing said depart- ment in the occupancy of forei troops, and, without intending to discuss the political questions between the two countries, it was his duty to declare, as he did de- clare, thet unless the American General showed a dispo- sition within twenty-four hours to move from his present position, and retire beyond the Nueces, a state of war would be understood ‘to exist. But, I suppose to the great surprise of the Mexican, our commander obstinately pees in wenger i ground he then occupied. Not ‘nowing exactly what dependence ought to be placed upon these high sounding declarations, we anticipated a possible attack at the end of the period prescribed for our Peaceful stay. We waited patiently, but the result Proved that we had overrated their courage or enter- tiso. Since that time, indeed since our arrival here, wo ave been on the look out, and prepared for an attack at moment. They will not surprise us. The tone and attitude of our opposite bors is still belligerent, but have various excusos for their failure to commence + One day cory received a dispatch from the capital suspending hostilities. Strange to say, that when this despatch entered the town of Matamoras, their army was mi out to cross the river and exterminate the Americans. In fact, a part of their force had pend Foe Thus saith this report. Now, Arista is expected to take com: mand, and fe Afi vicapine 8 Proclamation, an- nouncing ic) in no active operations against us. Thus, abt withstendie the pont declarations of war, they wait for us to begin the battle, if, indeed, the speatenity inevitable end be not precipitated by those je: acci ) that ere almost certain to occur when two hos tile armies, excited in feeling, are divided by only a nar- row stream The Sccidontal discharge of a musket might bi on the conflict. The very night of our arrival, a small breastwork of ‘2 was raised; since then, they have been quite ostentatious in their warlike preparations. We have not en idlo. Here let me correct an injurious and some- its way inte tl seackog the Rio Grande, Gen. Taylor countermarched, | or as some say, retreated afew mi towards Point Isa- bol. This was to escape the range of Mexican guns inted at our camp, Now, there is not a shadow of truth in this. Our camp, somewhat oxtended it istrue, since the first day, encloses the ground on which we halted on the 28th March, and on the identical spot directly oppo- site Matamoras, our now floats, fort is well advanced, and a sie commands the city. Thus your readers are rmed it there has not only been no a ad but no semblance even of a retrograde move- ment - You are aware of the extent to which murder and parses are carried in all parts of Mexico. We find that notwithstanding the extension of the Texan laws over i this part of her territory, it is unfortunately infested with | hordes of the most desperate banditti, who are constantly | lying in wait for whatever plunder they ig f take from | | American officers or the stores of the army. | have fore- | borne to mention before our painful apprehensions respect- | ing « distinguished and talented officer, hoping that they might prove groundless. Now, however, the fal certainty is revealed, and the family and friends must | learn it ere thie letter can see the light. Onthe 10th inst. | Col Cross, well known in New York, the Quarter Master | General of this army, gnounted his horse to ride a short distance from camp. ‘fle was alone, having sent back his | servant, who accompanied him for a short distance. Hi | absence to an unusual hour, caused fearing that he had been lost in one bye-paths | he might know the direction of camp, if such were the | fact. Though vague rumors reached us with regard to bis | fate, nothing reliable was heard until yertenrey. the 21st, | when a Mexican came in and reported that Colonel C.’s | body had been found a few miles distant. A command | was immediately entout, and his remains brought to | camp. The body was much disfigured, but clearly iden- | tified. To-day, we have the melancholy spectacle of the flog at half-stafl. Thus has perished, in the height of his usefulness, one of the brightest ornaments of the Ameri- canarmy. His dying moments were not cheered by the presence of family and friends ; he fell, not on the field of battle, where the soldier would ‘wish to die,” but his valuable life was taken by the hand of a Mexican robber ad assassin. The nation, where there things are of every day oc- currence, calls itself civilized ! | __, {From the New Orleans Bulletin, May 4) | _ No later information has been received from the arm: | on the Rio Bravo than was published in our second od | tion of Saturday morning. ‘e have seen, however, a number of private letters, which give a cloarer insight into tate of affairs. Krom the best information we ‘e do not anticipate any serious disaster to the ofthe American army. The camp of Gen. | Taylor is'so well situated and entrenched that letters | from himself and other officers of the evince no | apprehensions whatever. We infer that ft is entirely | impregnable except to an assault by ly superior | numbers. We do not remember any in which the Mexican soldiery have attempted to carry a strong: hold by @ coup de main; and, all h We are far from placing the low estimate that’s ly puton the cha- racter of the Mexican forces—we do not believe they hag oy a resolution re- e of aheavy can- | entire people, to be prosecuted with | States than to Mexico, which they only know through | ite cueatiine gud ‘Sopresalons’ tnees chepertaasiawenia | Jara, at this extreme juncture of our affairs With ly to s ; house in Havana, to leave the ports of Mexico. There is scarce a doubt that the sale was a ruse, intended to get the vessels out of port without opposition, in order to fit them for privateers. —_ There never was a more Fighisovs war than this which the United States now find themselves obliged to wi against Mexico, nor r one into peek Ss Country was so liter forced as this count! inte thie. It ought, fore, toe! e the hearts of ¢ | a vigor and spirit | corresponding with the forbearance and unwillingness to engage in it that. have hitherto been manifetted. It can be no difficult matterto invest the entire western coast, ‘and that we take it will of course be done. The ports on the Gulf, all except Vera Cruz, will fall an gosy prey. Thet strong hold, however, is mee pyres and if'a sufficient force can be concentra: the summer months set in, it oughtto be reduced. If not, the re- mainder may be taken and astrict blockade maintained at Vera Cruz til the approach of winter. As for land at- tacks and invasions, the northern departments are already ripe for revolt, and far more attached to tho American ion, not intended to de- | youl, of COLIN. SOE ; rm her independence, possible to th United no doubt hail an American iny vastute but to liberate. Yucat: t give ull the « States, The central departments woul! probably be more difficult. Their entire submission, however, dicta. tedfrom the capital of the country, is the least that ought to be listened to : ‘hat the war, if prosecuted with the least spirit, will lay the foundation Br. if it do not immediately produce, the entire overthrow of Mexico, and its incorporation into the Federal Union, hardly admits of question. For thatreason, therefore, if for no other, the least possible violyuce ought to mark the progress of the army ; and the people bd conciliated rather than exasperated, W ever they do not make any hostile manifestation. [From the New Orleans Times, May 4.) From all that we can gather in relation to the contest, little apprehension need be entertained that the position of Gen. Taylor will be forced. He is very strongly en- trenched, and has a battery commanding the town of Matamoras. The first assault of the Mexicans will bea nal for the levelling of his artillery egainst that town; id avy effort to break into his fortress, will only result the bombarding of thet frontier village, | Famine slono can drive him into the ppen field, As, accor: ding to his own) showing, General ‘Tylor had fifteen days’ rations with him, there is no reasonable foarof such a catastrophe occurring, before the arrival of su ffi- cient reinforcements to enable him to resume an offen- sive attitude. Point Isabel, it is true, may tempt the cu- pidity of the Mexicans, and its Joss would be serior not only because it contains ample munitions and mili- stores, but from the fact that it commands the route to the main jee 2 of our army. It is stated, that an addi- tion of two or three hundred men would be sufficient to dofend this important point from any probable force that the Mexicans could bring to bear inst it. Under phot re ee the place is sie, Seirerenned 8 adjacent country have already dispatched more than the number required to the assistance of the belea- guered fortress. The only possible dang from meetil inemy, arid being cut up before th reach int. We think, howéver, that the Texans themselves may be relied upon. Their knowledge of lo- calities, and experience in the border warfare, so fre- quently waged between them and Mexico, will greatly avail them in so critical a juncture. (From the N. O. Tropic, May 4.) Letter rrom Generar Tartox.—We were politely furnished with the perusal of a letter from General Taylor to a friend iy this city,from which we make the following extracts :—Strong guards of foot and mounted men are established on the margin of the river, and thus efficient means have been ted on our part to pre ll intercourse. While opposite to us their pick- Gts extend dhove aud below for several miles, we are equally activo in keeping up a strong and vigilant guard to prevent surprise, or attacks under disadvantageous cir- cumstances. This is the more necessary, whilst we have to act on the d e, and they at rty to take the opposite course whenever they think proper to do so. lor have we been idle in other respects; we have a field- work under way, besides having erected a strong battery, and a number of buildings for the nega of our sup- lies, in addition to some respectable works for lane! ss ection. We have mounted a respectable battery, ir pieces of which are long “op coag Pager | with which we could batter or burn down the city of Matamoras, should it me to do so. When our field necessary work is completed (which will soon be the case) and mounted with its proper armament, five hundred men could hold it against as many thousand Mexicans. During ge our arrival here, 2 most the. twenty-seven days, si state of things F miles, and within musket range, are batteries shotted, and the officers, in. many instances, waiting impatiently for orders to apply the matches ; yet nothing has been done tf peoeoker ae firing of a gun or any act of violence. Matamores, at the distance we are now from it, ap- pears to cover a large extent of ground, with some hand- some buildings, but 1 would imagine the greater portion of them to be indifferent one story houses, with roofs of straw, and walls of mud, or unburnt brick. During peace the xponnlation is said to be five or six thousand, but It is now filled to overflow: with pita, yer gped ie. from five to ten thousand of all sorts, regular milit The number, I presume, is very much overrated. P.8.—Since writing the above, an engagement has ta- ken place between a detachment of our cavalry and the Mexicans, in which we were worsted. So the war has actually commenced, and the hardest must fend.off.” (From the N. O, Commercial Times, Moy 4] Vorcntxers.—The volunteering seems to have been rather slack, or rather, not commensurate with the exi- erncy, of the call made Gen. Taylor. We visited the ni ite in the afternoon yesterday, Lists: 445 Volunteers for the two Artillery Companies, Maj. Gally’s and Capt. Forno’s (supposed) 200 Total,. tetera ene ee senses cesses s ObS We are not aware of the numbers collected down town, but have been told that ey the whole will not amount to more than eight hu men, those already enumerated included. Hence it seems that the Governor ‘will be obliged to have recourse toa draft’ A gentleman informs us that his Excellency stated yeste: jae red should issue his proclamation to that effect this day, at noon. Two of the regiments required will, it is proba- ble, be taken from this city and Lafayette ; the other two, from the rural parishes. In Lafayette we heard that u) to twoo’clock, yesterday, only ten men had volunteered. ‘We may as well mention, for the information of those | who contemplate joining the gallant corps, to be equip- ped and sent forward from this State, that if they do not pat down their names before the Governor's proclama- n ordering the draft, appears, they will not be entitled to the bounty money now offered, viz., $10. The sum each man will recoive,will be $10 bounty, and a month’s Poy in advance, or $8, making in all $14. apt. Elb: }, the active chief warden of the work- house, junicipality, has, we are told, undertaken the task of provisioning the volunteers, tem porarily.— Head-quarters have been established in the neighborhood of Hevia street. Governor Johnson, Brigadier General Persifor Smith, and our most prominent military men, were moving about yesterday, with the most commendable activity.— As Gen. — position is acknowledged to be a very critical one, despatch, aye, the quickest possible despatch, ig necessary, ie imperative, is indispensable, to relieve him—thus to vindicate our sympathy for hie little band of devoted warriors, and our self deny’ ee Mexico. action, a few days will ious Mexicans, no doubt juccess, that they have ma) triumph hos 'n destruction. With energy and promptitude fof suffice to prove to these — highly inflated with their caught a Tartar, and that only served to precipitate their [From the N. O. Tropic, a. 4) Grx, Tavion’s Camr—Gen. Taylor's camp extends ‘bout four miles along the river bank—two above ind two mile below Metamoras. The entrenchment to ct it required twenty-three hundred men for thirty ys. It is made of sand, and covered over with tw! woven together like basket work, surrounded by a v wide and deep ditch. The walls of the magazine, in the interior of the fortification, are formed of pork barrels filled with sand; seven tier thick, four tier high, covered over with timber, on which sand is piled ten or twelve feet. Twelve heavy pieces of ordinance are so as tocommand the town of Matamoras. Five hundred men could defend the fortifications against any force the Mexicans could bring against it at present. UNITED STATES ARMY IN TEXAS. General Staf—Brigadier Gen. Z. Taylor, commanding; Captain W. W. 8. Bliss, assistant adjutant general; lst Lieutenant J. H. Eaton, 3d infantry, amp; Lieut. Col. M. M. Payne, 4th artillery, inspector ral “arm: of occu tion.” Colonel T. "Croee, Ast ri M. Gen. led;) Major © ere Rh ges master, (Point Isabel;) Major 8. McRi Quarter Masters, Captain G. H. Crossman, Mi dd E. 8. Sibley, Captain A. Ogden, ‘in W. 8. Ketchum; Commissary m irector; Su nm 8; M. Byrae, (8t. *yosophre) do: LD a re St. Clair Denny, Loyd J. ix. Engineers—Ceptain J. K. Mansfield, Captain John @an- dors, Ist Lieutenant J. M. Searritt, | manding; Second Lieut. F | sere Topographical Lo reine ones T. J. Cram, ist g , 2d Lieut. Mead. uae pan yu George 5 wey, 34 ¢ C. P. Ki ry. ‘Major John Erving, 2d artillery; Aes’t Yr B. Wells, sprees i Licut 674 Fume ‘ight surgeon J. "5 <i ah Munroe, 4th artillery; 8. Ring: Brev ons , ad artillery; Gen. Taylor will he do not find & First Lientenants—James Duncan, do; J. F. Roland, 2d ton, }, J. H. Thomas, . Hays, J.F. Wm. 9d dias; Ba'do; J.J, Peck, 3d do; 8. be Be Lovel ath 5; 37 “Jobnstone, 4th do; Second Regiment of ‘ A col } A . 7 Thorton, aap; caters; F. Bunion; A. Lowry; 0. P. Saati, eo * re elt; 0:7 tacos! 72 eta Sa jutenant Lar! ‘ manaine. 8. Hawkins, general stalh do; Assistant Wergeos D.C. ‘Brevet Lieutenant Col. Th sasing: Bocond Lieut R's, Oesont hie |. Dimick, ist artillery; W. W. Mor- Poster, Ist artillery ;18 Meckeusie, 2d Deas, ret | , do; C. B. lam, 3d do; | ao; OK | .—L. Chase, 2d artillery; Gibson, do; W. 8, Smith, Ist J. F. ; H. Whi | , 8. Gif ath | . ; . Benjamin, | 3. L. Kilburn, 3d do; J. J nolds, 4th do; T. J. Curd, Ist do; L. B. Weld, Ist do. Eighth Regiment of Infantry.—Brevet Lieut. Col. W. G Belknap, commautling; 2d Lieut. John D. Clark, act- ing adjutant, ? —W. R. Mont mery, rg 0. Kello, R. B. First Lieutenants. D. Reeve, G. Lincola, J. Sel den, C. R. Gates, A. | Lee. Second Lieutenants.— Maclay , J. Beardsley; C. D. Jordan, T L. Chadbourne, E. B. Halioway, C.D. chant, T. J, Montgomery, J..G. Burbank, C, ¥. Morris, J. J. Booker, +. Longstreet, i. M. Judah, Geo. Wainwright, “Second Brigade—Licutenant Colonel J. 8. McIntosh, ; ic feon * ne! Stay ssetant ‘Surgeous, J. W. Russell and fi. Cs Crut | tenden, do. do. inh Regiment of Infantry.—Major T. Staniford, com- manding; Ist Lieut. G. Deas, Adjutant. Captains—Martin Scott, M. E. Merrell, A. Drane, B. K. | Smith, A. 8. Hool, C. C. Sibley, J..L. Thompson, W. Chap- man. First Lieutenants—B. B. Mercy, A.C.S and A.Q M.; J. i. Waegie N, B. Russell, D. Ruggles, A.C. 8. 6th Inft'y; W. 3 J. A. Whitall. Second Lieutenants—S, H. Fowler, 8. Norvell, H. Whi- ting, M. Rosecrants, T. G. Pitcher, R_.L Brooke, J. C. Rotinson, P. Lugenbeel, J. P. Smith, W. L. Crittenden. Seventh Regiment of Infantry—Major J. Brown, com- Screven, H. McCavett, J. Captaius—E. 8. Hawkin: vet major; 7H. Holmes, D.P. Whit well, brevet jor; 8. Moore, First Lieutenants—F. Britton, N Hopson, J. R.Soott, A. Montaamanse A. C. 8; C. Hanson, C. H. Humber. Second Lioutenats—L. Gantt, E. Van Dorn, J. H. Pot |.M. Henry, S. B. aE RY F. Gardner, EB. Strong, HB. Clitz, W. H. Wood. Third Brigade—Col. W. Whistlor, Fourth Infantry, comments A entra gg perenoe AS oO. ee eee infantry, Bi le jor; Assistant Surgeons, J. B. tor Mi Silise. Simone, AW Kennedys Feneral sta: ‘Third Regiment Infantry —Lieut. Col, E. ‘A: Hichosel commanding; brevet lst Lieutenant D. 8. Irwin, Captains—L. N. Morris, J. Van Horne, G. P. Field, H. Bainbridge, J. L. Coburn. First Lientenants—P. N. Barbour, Brevet Captain L. 8. Craig, W. H. Gordon, W. H. Henry, brigade A. C. 8.; J. M, Smith, D. T. Chandler, A. A. Q. M.; 0. L. Shep; Second Lieutenants—W. B. Johns, D Buell, W. T. H; Brooks, A. J. Williamson, J.C. McFeran, J.J, C. Bibb, Thomas Jordon, J. ison, A. W. Bowman, Hazlitt, G. C. MeCieliand, J. P.Hatch, B. E. msnigt in Linh © ati adjust Seo com! ‘il ua 7 reve! Major, G. W. Allen, acting major. Capiains—John Page, P. Morrison, G. Morris, W. M. rrison, Graham Brevet major, G. A. McCall, R. C. Buchanan, C. H, Larnard. ‘irst Lieutenants—B. Alvord, R. FE. Cochrane, A. A. Q. M.; R.H, Graham, E. G, Elilot, A. C. 8., St. Josephs. Lieutenants—T. H. Porter, killed; H. D. Walen, ys Cc. ray ~ _ae 1 Ee nereapa I Beaman, U. 8B. rant, J. A. Richey, P. A. Fare! Lieutenant D. F. McPhail, 5th infantry, payer ison Lieutenant N, B. Russell, Sth br wit § Lieute: 8. Hamilton, 13th infantry, left here Sat 4 May the 3d, with one hundred and Le Be men, in the steamer New York, for the army on the Rio Grande. Musicau.—We understand that Mr. Templeton, the vocalist, has arrived at Baltimore, from a very successful professional tour to the South and West. | He will be in New York in a few dayss and will then give a series of concerts or musical enter- tainments. With the exception of Madame Pico’s concert, which was well attended last night, we have had little in the way of concerts since last fall, when Templeton and De Meyer were both inthis latitude. Disrinevisuep Derarture.—The Hon. Daniel Webster, whose arrival in the city was announc- ed in yesterday’s Herald, left the Astor House last evening, for Washington. Police Intelligence. 12.—Important Arrest.—Those excellent and per- officers, Stephens and Hays, arrested on Wed- nesday last, aman celledAndrew Morrison, 8 notorious “knuck,” commonly called a pickpocket, and “ crosman,” charged with being an accomplice of ““Cu- | pid,” alias Miller, Parkinson, and Smith, who have been tried and convicted for robbing the Clinton barge of some $34,000. It appears this man was ‘‘pulled” under the fol- lowing circumstances. A week or two ago this Morrison entered the Fulton Bank, and offered for exchange a $100 bill and a $50 bill on the vous aereie Bank. The tel- ler eyed this fellow sharply, but chi the bills, at the same time marking each one, for he was led to believo, from the appearance of the money, that it was a portion of the money stolen from the barge Clinton. Upon the request of the teller, a gentleman followed this chap to see where he went to. After tracing him through various streets he finally dodged into a place called the ‘Burns’ House,” No8 Ann street, where, after waiting some time. and not finding him return, he passed into the house, and | fee meiscer eres Pak this mete me jumped over the nce and made escape. Consequently, informe tion of the facts being communicated to" thess’ valuable | officers, resulted in arrest of the accused, while pass- | Fee the Fulton Ferry. On being taken before the Chief of Police, the teller of the bank was sent for, who | ‘at once identified Morrison ta be the same person who ex: | changed the Poughkeepsie money; the gentleman like- | wise recognizes him to be the person who escaped ; through the house in Ann street. jis mor we un- derstand, he will, in. all probability, be identified and committed by the Chief of Police for examination. pe eres mpooreee as gd Big arrested last ir steali 8 cot vest, wo belonging to Shotwell, No. 201 Allen st” Locked ay” 4 Till Thief—Grifin Robinson was caught in opined an, No. Locked Ma: i of robbing the money drawer of Harman 11 Vandewater street, wherein was placed $9, be a te Glee Wi informed, good au- erate . —We are upon thority, that an ay ication was made before one of our magistrates, on Saturday mot » Fespecting a case if h fmoul of seme $8,000 or $1000, by an, invidadl whe ‘was expected hourly to arrive with the funds, in a pack- et pF this port. This matter was ‘“ |,” Or ac- lly fell into the hands of a constable to do up, cide: which he has done up, it appears, most effoctually, by taking the parties before a woll known Ganmantesuey agent, in Wall street, by which the whole affair was ar a mene bringing the accused before the public autho: 6. Froud.—A young Englishman, by the name of Thos. Bramhall, was arrested, yesterday, by officer Rue, charg- od with obtaining two watches, valued at $32, from Mr. Edward Dubois, watch importer, No. 61 Nassau street, under the following precess: It appears he chased two watchas at the above sum, and. gare ascollateral se eurity a check on the National B a person hi Feil tickets were found, mat Davie’s shop. No, tained from Mesars. Horris was arrested, yesterday, acheok forthe sum ot ke ghd y Forgery.—Geoi charged with forging Nicholas oe No. 132 Walker st. Committed Court Intelligence. To tus Epitor or tar New Youu Heaarp :— “7 in th of Setur- day, 9th instant, in which part of the defence set up = unfair samples, and a of quality by us, the auctioneers, we annex the follewing Sa ee if Wrap gta se not aceording to the represent made at the sale, we were rant of any difference betweenghe samples and the w: parcel, and made the declaration in good faith. New York, May 19th, 1846. (Signed,) GERARD, BETTS & CO. City and of New York, ee :— James F. McDougall deposes that he consigned the sin question, for » to Betts & Co., and 5 which rork, 09. 1— that he took the samples of the | s sold by |, Betts & Co.,on 3d December, 845, for Mr. J. T. eDeagall, Promiscously, out of a lot of grapes then in the store of Stu: & Clearman, of this Pe cong #0 directed by Mr. McDougall to take (Signed,) JOHN O'NEILL. Sworn before mo, this 9th day of May, 1846. (Signed,) CORNELIUS R. DISOSWAY, Commissioner of Deeds. No. 106 Watt 8r.,N. ¥., Mav 9, 1846. ‘9 tne How. Aaron Vanpearort, | Sra,—In the report of the case of James F. Mc! on Meacham, ton epee you yor ' 1 goods were so! stating whether there Teeny prot tebe Hi emf have Junt reselved yours of thie date, s,-- i me Hounnte te say that, in the ewohem, there was y, i of Me ces the bulk of the ceases exhibited. to the semen ths dere, rom me ot you were abe ibe. | on board the b: Bedloe’s The only iy | noperson atiess he ean show 8 | Qatce ‘aud General Depot, No. ork. Capt. French Forrest, arrived here yesterday di- rect from Washington, bringing with him orders for the immediate sailing of the Princeton. He goes out in her as passenger to relieve Captain Dulany in/the frigate Cumberland, now in the Gulf. The Prineeton was fired up and ready to go to sea in an hour after his arrival, but owing to the state of the weather, the pilot declined to take herout. She will, however, go to sea this morn- ing. Itis stated that all the revenue cutters that can well be spared from their respective stations, | are ordered immediately to the Gulf. Sreamsitte Massacutserts leaves this morning for Washington. She is in fine trim and in good sailing order. Her appearance on the Potomac may induce the government to purchase or char- ter her for the Gulf. Dirvomatic Movements.: Excellency, A.J. Donelson, recently appointed U. S, Minister to Prussia, as successor to Mr. Wheaton, arrived yesterday at the City Hotel, en route to his deatina- tion by England. vata “7 ‘ission Gardiner. 4 Commi ner , of Revelt-—William Jackson, Joseph Allen, }, John Evans, and John Crump, seamen, were arrested by deputy marshal Morrison, on Monday empire, James B. Baxter, master, land, on complaint of the Captain. It seems few days previous, to go to Galveston, hen the vessel got as far fps We gr nd thi tively refused to do duty, and compe the Bs to put ‘back again. Jackson, Allen, and Kane, dail in $250 each; and Evans and Crump in each, to appear in July next, and stand their tri Charge John To Arms. ‘To Arms. IG MEXICO OR DEATH! oo New York V. for Mexico! You have now aa. Opportunity cf Winn tha Seti cel eee ALORP TOLL Te te Mexico, aad placing thereon the-Glorious Flag ‘of Stare tad {00 names are already obtained to join the Sons of "6, and 600 more are wanted. if if lite ina few weeks after our arrival Shae Clortone Conesitoeive ped Livesey now extn ta ieatiog am we now enjo then shout the Hosauna of Freedom Ia the Halls ‘of ‘Mosse same, shall take with small Print Press , with %, apni ot thet eee = caer esteem eohirec tke C . reridia ein erent parts ot the connery toad ts in our un: o! we BDAY ie SA a fring from Mi ay EVER §. Meignt all who wish to enrole themselves in this Patriotio Gur Motion: God, Liberty and Elevation of the People.” . WASHINGTON DIXON, Commandant. Wirt SHortwett, Ai Metallic Tablet Razor the most eare- fay, manafactured srticle extant, Preaounced wing used it as S isanaaae. Nihere comlore. b 177 Broadway, opposite H Hotel. shaving. sFor sale by ibers’ assortment embrac above, tertictec ccwolast hs emcee at, fe tar best ly, and are well biew frgs OEY (eas public. , 4 way, ‘few doors above Courtlandt st. ‘Wright's indian V: Pills, in addi- tion to their being one of the best, anti-bilious | the worl as 8 is truly astonishing. Four or fide teay ot ore hi are cause of to ide, someti iver, fain thro to the shoulder blade’ difvculty of and sickness, loss of appetite, costiveness, indigestion, flatu- Jeney, swarthy or yellow complexion, and other symptoms of mn Gampmanin ox yorzidepatel caret cleanse the stomach and bowels of all bilious humors and ocher’ Ime rity; and therefore are a certain cure for colds, dysentery, Cholera mors, and every cisordes of tie, inventings: The also aid and improve sie jon, and consequently give healt and vigor to the whole e, as well as drive diseases of every name from the body. Cavrion.—It should be remembered that a man by the name of Semuel Reed, who sella medicine purporting to be Ind Pills, in Gay rs east ol ket street, Balti- neither can I guaranty ‘as gen- i Si is to jhase Se ee re fons ILLIAM WRigsrt” Navigation of the Ohio River, Time. Places. State of River. Cineinnati May 65. 12 feet, rising. Wheeling, May 8. 3 feet. " <4 ‘ Louiwvilla, May. 4 fest, 4inoos MONEY MARKET. Tuceday, May 12-6 P. M. To the astonishmont of many, the stock market to-day was very firm, and yestesday’s prices were in almost every instance sustained. The sales were large, and | buyers were found for every lot offered. Pennsylvania 5s, Long Island, Norwich & Worcester and Redding Rail_ road closed at prices current yestorday. Harlem went up 1} percent, and Canton, 14; Farmers’ Loan fellog 1 percent, and Morris Canal,}. At the second board | Norwich & Woreester improved 1} percent ; Canton, $5 Reading Railroad, 3 ; Morris Canal, 1} ; Harlem, $; Penn sylvenia 68, }. The market closed firm at the advance. The wear panic appears to have subsided among the stock speculators as rapidly as it came up, Had quotations for fancy stocks been very much inflated, there would without doubt have been a much greater panic than that realized; but the mar — ket has been for sometime depressed by the position of our foreign relations, and the difficulties growing out of this Mexican business, and prices ruled so low that the ectual commencement of hostilities has not had that, effect upon them that many anticipated. There cannot- however, be any improvement expétted in the stock mar ket, until some of the diffcultios with which we are sur. rounded are remnved. It is, on the contrary, possible that a further depresion may be expe rienced, from the tightness a demand for money from the Government may produce in the market. The banks are placed in a very delicate position ; they dare not increase their line of discounts a fraction, and tre making great efforts to sustain their Present more ment. This market will feel the withdrawal of the Gor ernment deposits very much, and the Atlantic cities ge nerally must, fora time, experience a drain of specie, for the purpose of carrying on the war. The pressure upon the seaboard cannot, however, be but temporary, as funds taken to purchase provisions, pay troops, &c., will soon find their way back into the channels of trade, and gives fresh start to business. ‘The commercis| classes will not beso much ember rassed by this disposal of the surplus revenue, as they would have been had the independent treasury bill gone into immediate operation, andthe government funde been removed from the banks and locked up in the hands of sub-treasurers. There isevery chance ofitsnow being expended, and it is possible the government may come into the market asa borrower. On the Ist of May the surplus revenue amounted to about thirteen millions of dollars, Ten of this have already been appropriated; aad should the war with Mexico be protracted, ten more will be The banks will not be in « position to take ‘&@ government loan ; our own capitalists never have been disposed to take any that have been offered, and they will not do in time of war what they have refused in time of peace, and the only alternative left will be a resort to fore eign capitalists. The Rothschilds have en agency here, and it is not improbable but that a loan might be effected with that house. It is the impression thet a se vere pressure upon the money market would compel the banks to suspend specie payments, in which event they would take any loans the gonernment might re quire. The Mexican government hes sent an agent to Lon- don to negotiate a loan of two millions of dollars. One of the firm of Manning & Mcintosh, of Vera Cruz, bankers, passed through this city a few days since, on his way to England via Boston, for that purpose. While et Wash- ington he hed an interview with Mr. Pakenham, who was formerly British Minister at Mexico, and, from what we can learn, there is no doubt but that the Joan will be ob- tained. This, with the excitement among the Mexicans | © war will create, cannot but strengthen Paredes’s gov- ernment and destroy all hopos of getting up another revo- lution. While the minds of the lower classes are filled with war, they are satisfied, and do not dream of revolu- , tions. The marine insurance companies of this city have just waked up. The war clause Bow goos into nearly all the new policies. Ws leant. ninety, ‘millions. worth’ of property’ aaay’ it distant seas, st eny moment subject to seizure or capture, unprotected,and those having it in oharge ig- borant of the existence of ® rupture between the United ‘States and any other country. Ata meeting of the Bosrd of Underwriters, held this day, it was " Resolved-—That 2 was clause be inserted in all policies horeafter to be is sued en risks takes under open policies, to and from ports beyond Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope, to and from the coast of Brazil, to and from all ports in the Gulf of Mexico, to and from Cuba and all the West India Islands and on the Main, and gil ports inthe United ‘Staten South of Savannah, and on all annual policies.” ‘Warranted, by the anrured, free. from all lose, damage or charge, erising’ from, during, or ta consequence of Site sycamore end OF It wall be observed that vessels engaged in the Euro pean trade are not included fm this; but they no doubt