The New York Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1846, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. Vol. XH, No. 144—Whoele Ne. 4367. ————————————— EIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM THE R10 GRANDE GLORIOUS NEWS. THE AMERICAN ARMY ‘TRIUMPHANT. TWO TREMENDOUS BATTLES. TWELVE HUNDRED MEXICANS KILLED, WOUNDED AND CAPTURED. THE MEXICAN ARMY TWISk ROUTED. Sixty-Two Americans Killed and Wounded. Capture of the Mexican General’s Papers. WHAT WILL THEY DEVELOPE ? EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. ‘The Release of Captains Thornton and Hardee. IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. Arrest of Almonte's Secretary. THE MEXICAN GENERAL, VEGA, CAPTURED, 4ND HIS ARRIVAL AT NEW ORLEANS. at THE POINT OF THE BAYONET. Military and Naval Preparations in the United States, Bic., de. dic. _———— ——F We are indebted to Mr. Enoch E. Camp, of the National Police Gazette, for the following highly important intelligence. r wes ning the Flirt was met by NEW YORK, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1846. THE AMERICAN FORTIFICATIONS ON THE RIO GRANDE. THE RANGE AND SWEEP OF OUR CANNON ON MATAMORAS. B. Artiller Sig ae i —— NE or chi Prageens REFERENCES, ‘4 A.-q@@emporary) Field Redoubt. B.—Intended for a permanent work, double bastions, to be finished with brick revotments. C.—These two sides temporary. D.—Road to Rhinosa and Monterey, sixty miles. E.—Road to Montee:? F.—Road to mouth of river, forty miles. F.—(in river)—Here we should probably cross, a8 we would not be in range of a single gun, te andjbe covered by. A, L—Battery, has an cighteen pounder, intended to reach our camp. M. B.—Masked batteries, (supposed to be.) S. B.—Sand Bag battery. In order not to cover Cit tooymuch,,with lines,\we have only placed one gun on each face of the work B.: it is intended to have two. The lines of Mexican fire are not given, because we know that many of their pieces are only one, two and three pounders, and consequently would be quite harmless by the time they reached us. om | tion allowed him, has decided that ‘‘ A Company of In- fantry shall consist of | Captain, 1 First Lieutenant, I Se- cond Lieutenant, 4 Sergeants, 4 C ils, 2 Musicians, and ivates.” “That a ‘Regiment call consist of 1 Co- Jonel, 1 Lieutenant Colonel, 1 Major, 1 Adjutant, 1 Ser- goant, 1 Sergeant Major, 1 Quarter-Mast. nt, 2 epeteel Musicians and 10 Companies, os above.” Under the act of Congress, the regimental and compa- ny officers are to be commissioned by the State Eueea. tive ; and I have offered the commissions of Colonels, Lieut. Colonels and Mi to ge’ ‘whose charac- within eight or Military Preparations The Spirit of the continued until the eo earing distance. During the eve- [From the New Orleans Tropic, May 151 ‘Commodore Connor, with the A splendid portable telescope was yesterday presented hip) Raritan and Potomac, to Gen. P. F. Smith, by some of his friends. was the rig Somers; the Commodore most magnificent one in our city. Col. T. G. Hunt was having some rumors at Vera Cruz that hostilities presented with a fine fergt me handsomely caparisoned. hed commanoed on the Rio Grande, and that (Gon, Tay. e have heard of similar tokens of esteem that are to be was in difficulty, he immediately for the Brazos others of our brave volunteer officers. ees to furnish such ald ‘as was in his power. Fifty volunteers arrived here yesterday from Bayou by the Collector of the port. She sailed from ved sare, postof whom were distinguished as Florida volun- the bth—one day before the steamer New York. of artillery was heard, as was suj nine miles of Point Isabel, which Miscellaneous. he {From the New Orleans Delta, May 16.) nd Mexican schooner Juanita, Capt. Atigua, that wthenes this port some timo since, bound to Means. ras, and, as we previously reported, had been taken i. Brasos St. Jago, arrived yesterday, having been permit ted treturn oj Gem Taylan orler: NOtPetmentct ly en ylor of the ke, Flirt, ek prevents her from being seized frigates Cumberland, (| sloop John Adams, and It was conveyed from Mobile to Montgomery by express, ahead of the muil, and from Wash- ington to Philadelphia by Mr. C., and then tele- gtaphed to this city over the lightning line. It appears by the New Orleans Picayune of the 17th, and the Mobile Advertiser, of the 18th inst., that there has been two tremendous engagements be- tween the American and Mexican troops, in which the latter lost, it is said, twelve hundred men. ‘The first occurred on the 7th inst., when Gen. Teylor was returning to his camp, off Matamo- ras from Point Isabel, with a force of sixteen hun- dred men. Opposed to him were from five to seven thousand Mexicans, The Mexicans were repulsed bayonet. The'Atierican Army slept on the field of battle ‘oné night, and on the next, two hundred Mexicans were found dead, and several pieces of Mexican artillery end quantity of stores we.re captured by our forces, at the point of the ‘The most melancholy part of this. battle is the reported death of the brave Major Piinggold. The Mexican General Vega, ths one that had the interview with General Worth, on the West bank of the Rio Grande, has beer taken prisoner. The second battle took place em the 9th instant, commencing at 3; P.M., within three miles of Taylor's camp. The steamer Col. Harney hes arrived from Bra- 20s Santiago; she iings official accounts of this second conflict, The action was on the edge of a ravine. The Mexicans commenced the action with their artil- lery, which was posted so as to sweep a narrow passage through which Gen. Taylor was advanc- ing, “here being a swamp on the other hand, Gen. Taylor immediately ordered a charge in the teeth of the enemies destructive fire, and the troops, promptly responding, carried the enemy’s guns at the point of the bayonet. So sudden and impetu- ous was the attack, that Gen. Arista had no time to save his papers, which, with all his correspondence fellinto the hands of Gen. Taylor. ‘The action insted one and a half hours, in which time six hundred Mexicans were killed and wounded, and the Americans took three hundred Prisoners and eight pieces of artillery. The Ame- ricans lost in the action sixty-two killed and wounded; among the killed were Col. McIntosh, Lieut. Cochran by the bursting of a shell, Lieut. Inge and one or two others whose names are not given. Col. Gates, Lieuts.Verbanks, Hooe, Luther, and others were among the wounded. We regret to say that Major Ringgold, who was wounded on. the 7th inst., died on the 10th, and was buried with-military honors. The total loes of Mexicans, ‘in both actions, was at least 1200. The Mexionn forces amounted to at least 000, while that of the Americans did not exceed 1,600 men. An exchange of prisoners took place subsequent to the battle, by which Capts. Thorn- ton and Hardee were released. Lieut. Deas ‘was not demanded. Aphong the prisoners taken by Gen. Taylor, ‘was Gen. Vega, for whom two American officers were offered in exchange, but was declined to” givehim in, save in exchange for one of equal rank, whenever one should be taken. The Mexican army was so confident of victory that every preparation had been made to celebrate it, but all their preparations fell into the hands of the Americans. Tn their flight, many of the Mexicans took to the tives, and were drowned in their attempt to swim it. Gen. Taylor reached his camp the afternoon af- ter the fiction, leaving there his whole force. He started the next morning for Point Isabel, and ar- rived there on the evening of the 10th,without mo- lestation. On the morning of the 1th, he start- ed back to his camp pposite Matamoras, We need not say that he and his army are all in fine spirite. Farther information has been received that Additional Particulars of the Two Brilliant Battles, [From the New Orleans Bulletin, PRA hea jest envtved free ee, am which place she left on the tth Inst, (Cwe days after the bi not definite in- ntlemen on ee e mace render them worthy to lead the “ Mary! Line” in fighting the battles of their coun- The names of the officers appointed will be announced by the Adjutant General, so soon ‘as their willingness to eet commissions proffored them shall be ascer- Giveng under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Maryland, this 2ist day of May, Anno Domini, (4. s.Jone thousand eight hundred and forty-six, and of the Independence of the United States the Sc- THOMAS G. PRATT. teers—Ji Blackburn, commandant; F. .—The Ni Democrat notices Tieutoumnts A, Dall, Second de. Mee poe ‘which have been in pro- Captain Lumsden is rapidly progressing with the or- gress for come tne ‘in the British province, the sccu- the wplendld font arilistrmen, in in.tore. peat 9 Soe seme ee Na ae Sauee, and inne! ir ‘men, ree ol a so mieteinacer, eubeeas ta-bas eatliaiaedst ite tera “ militia. jal report, that a fire regular the strengthenit of opposite Matamgras, cas the thorough orgenization of the pro It was opened on the fort from a Mexican battery of seven oe quae. ‘and that the fire from our artillerymen silenced vincial y ing of our embittered neighbors, that their own government is allied with Mexico in the present war; the boast of their having not only sc- is battery iathirty minutes. It is also worthy of re- cured the co-operation of their ewn Indian tribes, but of mark, that the American fort was built of sand and twigs; having secretly perfected e with our western and yet, with these frail materials, it was so admirably tribes” constructed, that it received 12 or 1500 shot without da- mage. Wo it i Sinclair toeccompeny him beck to the Brazos, and blag important deopecvee which he wished tobe car- ried w Orleans. Accordingly, the Flirt was turned about, ee ae tock, and remained at the Brazos until about 1 FP. M. the next day, when sho again seiled for New Orleans with the Commodore’s des- | cage Loa | the whole of that morning (the a eavy cannonading was heard, in the direction of ti cam) Se ae becoming less dis- tinct up to the time the left, there is reason to be- lieve t Gen. Taylor was driving the Mexicans before im. The cannonading was also heard during the afternoon, ull the Flirt wash ‘considerable: distaste out at soe About dark her officers saw smoke of rather a light color, and Powe, Isabel | ad'agein, Inte G2 etght ss Ensaes a eal 3 at it, an immense Geasely hack Snake wes soot in'the directice latamoras, What were the causes of these fires is, of course, mat- ter of conjecture. The first smoke seen it is deemed yu} of , &@ small town Mexican side of the Rio Grande, which it was camp. ‘Fhe second lt generally’ suprosed by. the oficers camp. feco: ganerally sup officers of the Flirt, to have eded from the 2A ration of Matamoras. Major Brown, whom Gen. Taylor had left in command at the camp, had attempted on the first day he was attacked, to fire Matamoras, but failed, as he —. gs sufficient): was said that ho On oe Flirt, ronthen barr Lieut. Command- g per a to a collision with us! The mecrat discredita much of this, as idle swagger, which reveals, however, a wish that is doubtless er to the thought and the words. ‘The Proclamations of the Governors of seve~ ral States. By te Governor or Avapama.—Whereas, there has been forwarded to this Department a letter from Major General Gaines, commanding the Western Division of U.S. Army, from which, as well os from other resources, this Department has ascertained that the Army of Occu- pation on the Rio Grande is in perilous condition— and this Department having been informally advised that there are several companies of volunteers now in readiness to proceed at once to the reinforcement of tho General in command, who are only waiting for @ requisition from the r authoritivs, expect- ed to ce mete mn the psyome hare 208 we And whereas, partment is expect recei such a requisition, either from Gen. Taylor, commanding the United Btstesy and thie Deperine tent heving no power i av! under the Constitution of the United States and the State nod ombracod inthe prosont emergency there Ding at not embrac 3 yet no formal requisition as aforesaid ; but it being deemed Necessary and to take immediate steps for the re- inforcement of Gen. Tay lor’ command—therefore, it is earnestly recommended to the citizen soljiery this State at once to organize themselves into volunteer com- according to the schedule hercto re- port themselves as , in the event of a formal requi- sition, to engage in the defence of the country. ie further from a Lot gr anne, at considers it necessa: r - tion of the War Departizent shoul be anticipated by pla- cing three ba! ‘of six hundred men cech—two of Infantry and one of men, at the disposal of the Geno- Bhawan to capone wea a Cea ; —Now in order to m present emergency, without strict warrant of law, I recommend to the citi- zen soldiery of Alabama to volunteer in the mode pointed out by Gen. Gaines, and to the number specified, (inclu- ding tha nobenepent Matte and those who have al- iy gone from Alabama to the seat of war,) Sonia themselves immediately to this Department, as 0! and ready for service upon the terms pro} }, and the Executive hereby pledges the State of Alabama to defray all the expenses that may be necessarily incurred, under ee eee to Sas of ood od yalanteors <8 CET who may now y o they first and “s mg themselves to this "te us for service. ven Maiel mty hook ‘and the Great Seal of the State, affixed at the City of this tenth of May, A. D. eighteen hundred and forty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the weve! J. L. MARTIN. By the Governor. W. GARRETT, Secretary of State. By tur Govenxon or Kextucny—Exxcotive Dr- rantount, Frankfort, Kentucky May 17, 1846.—Whereat, from information this for. eealy, received at this de- partment, it is Believed that the Congress of the United tates has, uy ate gies ge vmmee passed an act authorizi receiving servi of the United States, teSvennd volunteers to aid the army of occu; on ventieth. Br tux Governor or New Jensey.—Whereas, the President of the United States, through the Secretary of War, has, under the authority of an act of 1» ap proved May 13th, 1846, entitled ‘An act providing for the prosocution of the exi war between the United States and the Republic of Mexico,” made a requisition ‘upon me to cause to be en rolled, and in iness for muster into the service of the United States, a volunteer ae consist of one rogiment of infantry < ow, therefore, I, Charles C. Stratton, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the State of New Jersey, do hereby make my proclamation, calling upon the organiz- ed uniform companies, and other citizems of the State, enrol themselves ores pe the terns of the requis tion herounto annexed, and report to the Adjutant Gene- ral of this State, at the city of Trenton, as speedily as pos- sible, in order that they may be held in readiness for mus- ter, and information thercof be given to 1 be War Depart- ment, without delay. In ‘testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused tho great seal of the State to be affixed, at the city ‘of Trenton, this twenty-secon @ day of Ma: (u.8.J 2 the a thi fory-aix-and‘of the Imhependoace and fo: 6 of the United States the me Be By the Governor, seventieth. CHARLES C. 8TRATTON, Cuances G. McCueonny, Secretary of State. VERY LATE FROM MEXIOO. (From the New Orleans Picayune, May 16.) ‘The Sardinian brig Providenza, Capt. Tomelate, arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz, having thence on the 4th inst, eight days after the brig Jose left. She brought over as passengers Lieuts.Nol: and Middleton, of the United States Navy. The news by thie arrival is not of importance, as no revolution hes yet occur- red in Mexico, The greater of the Gulf Squadron returned to Sa- crificios about 29th ult., and was lyi there when the Providenza sailed. It was com of the three fri- gates Raritan, Cumberland and Potomac, the sloops of war John Adams and Falmouth, and the brig Somers. The niin Reswading the naval officers on the station was that there would be no war, or at any rate no naval action. No one thinks the present force in the Gulfat all adequate to make an attempt upon San Juan de Uluo with any reasonable hope of success. It is in the most perfect state of defence, aud mounts a large number of sixty eight pounders. Its munitions are by no means of the same character as they were when the French attacked it ; its aes do ire bee been ene waar increased. we captu: possession are re- tary men asa matter of such first rete im- sacrifices. It was — that the squadron wi Joro Joequin de Rouen will probably, be made Secretary e wi of the Treasury. ‘Che cares and responablitis of Cam tillo y Lanzas are waid to be quite too heavy to permit him longer ej ee finances together ‘with hisown De- partment ‘The death of Sr. D. Suarez Pereda, the President of the Supreme Court of Justice, is announced. In expectation of the event, he had romenes his high position, but his emcocisine Seen ever had refused to accept it, out of regard for his virtues and learning. e Archbishop of Mexico was thought to be lying at the point of death, and the last sacraments had been ad- ministered to him. eae etn oa § Seem cong in the cepital from Mata- skilfully selected and ing Tican troops are ropresent and sickness ; disorder is said t toexist Teco ing out of questions of rank ; the infantry is said composed of adventurers of all nations, without skill or Gisctpline, and in case of action, the are ¢: ited to de- Troeettra b haste tear eat ic ; the caval well of, bu! 4 ly deficient in numbers. On M ; and it is more remarkable jrown, Capt. Lowd, Lieut. B: and their brave companions, never before pointed a gun in ac- tual warfare. ‘From the New Orleans Delta, May 15.] fayette Saunders—now Colonel Saunders—is about to proceed to Alexandria. Nearly enough of vol unteers, we understand, have already enrolled them- sclven to form his regiment. A appropriation on the part of the Legislature for their transport is necessa- ry. It will, of course, pass without opposition. It was reported or aay jeut. Hoe passed through Mobile on Wednesday, on his way to Pensaco- la, with orders for General Taylor, and the commander of the Gulf squadron. Yiod Wo youterday presented our reeders with a list of 22 in attem| it, and it is this that gives 'e yeste our ra with a to ropponitions sl volustzer compe ‘ies, which had mustered into the ser- General Taylor Point Isabel fully confident that he vice of the United States. Yesterday the following were would be able to force his way to the camp, in spite of also , complet four regiments any opposition the Mexicans could make. ‘The officers and men under his command, were in the very pee and highly elated at the prospect of a battle the verentoe se one of the officers of + Judge several other in the city under a system of 01 ization, 60 that in a short time men will be pro’ by New Orleans, independent of those who have or may yet ar- rive from other parts of the State. [From the New Orleans 5 Mey. J “Why have you volunteered 7” said rather a care- ‘wor ing wewly iw, yesterday, toa fine-1 young country seldier. i yeh te I volunteered Las weg ped no Ahoy and in for war,’ ivocal 3 and now, w! have you volunteered ?” Nesadel. ‘4 “Ah 1” said the careworn-countenanced little man—for he was little—with a boy age sigh, “ I have volunteer- ed because I have a wife, and J Lag yeh Since oar peblcatoe esterday, of the list of volun- teBr compa which had ‘been mustered into the United Btates service, we have understood thet Capt. Staples’ sompany is attached to the Montezume, and not to Col. M regiment. The com mustered into service, yesterday, were as follows :—In Col. Dakin’s regiment—Capt. Sewell’s company, 65 men; Capt. Woodland’s, 60; Capt. Grice’s, 90; and Capt. Fulton's, 72. Montezuma rogiment Buhler’s company, 0% men; Capt. Galbraith’, 61, and Capt. Ofer Capt. . 1. Ricardo’s company, numbers 71 men, and is attached to Col. Merk’s regiment. Thus, then, there are 40 companies already mustered into the United States service, prese: @ numerical force of rank and file of 3,000 men. There are still sc- veral other companies in progress of organization in the per ares that in a short time New Orleans alone, fur- nish from 2,500 to 3,000 me: pe: have already arrived or may yet come from other parts of the State. From the Savannsh May 19. The rent volunteer corpeof our city met eve- ning at their respective drill rooms, and resolved to ten- der their services to march to Texes or Mexico, or wherever the country requires their services, at a mo- ment’s warning, whenever tho Goverhor of Georgia communicates to their respective commanders that a re- quisition hes been made on this State for volunteer militia. Gov, Crawford has issued a circular, through his aid- a forthwi has been heard from the camp since Taylor, however, that Major Brown, the under his command, would able to hold the Mexicans at bay, if not repulse them, of the camp wasnaturally easy of defence, been spared to fortify its assailable Commodore Coanor, immediately on arri at the Brasos, communicated with Gen. Taylor, and faformed him of his readisess to land 1600 or 2000 men, sailors and marines, should they be required. The St. Mary’s was expected soon to join the squadron at the Brasos. PM omni Qhrdsy no Set Mim Flirt, in the Brasos ae ee , in all probability, was the Augusta. Flirt also saw on the 12th, Jas. L. Sere Beers, abeel 0 mallee: want of. 0, ize. In one hour and a half after the arrival of the npr Walker, with the intelligence that the Mexicans at- tacked our camp, he again started for the camp with 75 men, for what purpose was not precisely known. The officers and crew of the Flirt are all well The following is a list of the officers :—A. Sinclair, Lt. Com- ; J. J. Guthrie, Acting Quartermaster ; G. H. Passed ; Win. H. Fitzgerald, do.; Geo. H Tare, ; John Hastings, Ass’t Surgeon ; Jno, D. Ghiselin, Captain's Clerk. tietoad [From the New Orleans Picayune, May 17.) The U. 8. steamer Col. Harney, arrived this morning, ist as our ir was going to from Brasos 8an- on the 1st instant. Her news is glori- rom that edge ofa ravine, and one mile from the: was bere about 12 miles in width, Among the killed, were Col. McIntosh, Lieut. Col. Brown, (by the bursting of a shell,) Lieut. one or two others, whose names are not gi fing, end ven. Col. Payne, Lieuts. Gates, Burbank, Hooe, Luther, and others 7. Or de-camp, J. H Brown, requiring commanding officers of &¢' volunteer companion trendy organ y OF anortl to be organized, to report namber of their rank Seey savlenes tied Sa caabad meee’ beeen cece: se as com The nee have tondored their, ses: he sect 1 5 can Blues,” and : [From — Mie bres a May Fed about ay young Low to volatheds, whee silt spear s paper of this morning. Many more leon ous this gallant and effective bend, and © ers a and ready val priners*who thus give not be out-done by their Ct gy nts ave we regret to that severely wounded in the 10th inst, and was war. ‘he prdt o min of a burried next day with the honors of ‘The total loss of the Mexicans in the two actions of the 6th and as ed to at ge eh yoo between tho two exchange of prisoners place n the subsequent to the action, by which Capts. Thorn- Lieut. Cane have been returned to not jor made to Now, therefore, mindful of the high renown tucky has acquired for patriotiem and ry, and ata like this, that our noble suffer herself to be surpassed in devotion to eae to the scene of ‘them to be im atsome which = ie i i By the Governor :— desiguated. ‘A. 8. Mircneny, Ast Sec'y. By tie Govenvon of Manytanp—Exrcurive Derant- — the as of Mawr, the Congre: States has declared “that a stato of war exists between the United States and the Republic of Mexico,” and has posi Naval stror cone [From the New 01 Bee, May 15.) designs ‘The presence ofthe revenue cutter Woodbury, at the Balize, when her presence so needful at Brasos St. Jago, has olicited much snimadversion among the public, and called forth the commente of the press.— The simple explanation of the fact, is as follows :-— ‘The Commander of the Ws , Captain Winslow Foster, has been ordered to leave his vessel for the pur- undergoing an Lenny rt Court of inquiry f rtain charges him. For the present, the cutter remains unler the commend of Lieut. Prouty, who has strict which he cannot do ise than obey, to remain at his present statiou—the Capt. W. B. Whitehead, and Lieut. James C. Morrison, bot bf the U. 8. revenue service, have been ordered on to New Orleans to take chi of the Woodbury, and ‘are now on their way. There is no doubt that as soon as reach their station, the cutter will resume sctive service. In the interim 7 ene is to place her in first rato ordor, with a full equi ‘men and munitions, her guns clean and iy this place (Montgom- “ Pintlale Vanguards,” num! 70 tane to have been erected by the “ Blues” Colonel of Senor Tola, hel eeSinoace” es Repu no nor a jea' says the army will encounter its aid if it shall dare to attack ¥ it thinks it quite im- le for it to cross the river in the face of now collected at Matamoras. it claims army, in its know! to the Americans ; siderations which give the former yet more considerable pb oi The Americans are seid to have lost confi- dence, from threatening the Mexicans, they have come to be them. » The attempt made ignenoting oan, to serve twelve months re ved at the place of rendezvous, cording to the time,for which, they shall fave boon some ry ve . tered #01 ‘And, whereas, the President, with of each State and in the defence of volunteer force Hi i which furnishes information in regard to the state of Callfornia, ke. It Is not very late Ba Pre: | sents the best account we have of | Coast. Itis from a gentleman whose intellige o~ be relied upon :— Mazarian, 10th Mareh, 1846, T take the Uberty to ac uaint you with what ismostin- on this fexico. Information has been here by some Spanish houses, that our minis- ter, Mr. Slidell, is making out an ultimatum to to this government, in pee Sa with pred rong 1 his government: should Mexico not at once scquiesce, her ports are to be blockaded a few months in order to give her time to vomit out the ungover passion com sequent on such occasions—at the expiration of which, should Mexico still remain obstinate, hostilities are to take place. The Northern departments are entirely opposed toe monarchial government—in fact, many of declare that the stars and stripes of Washii aro preferable to any European alliance, which it will be indispensable to contract in order to maintain on the throne in Mexico ‘one ofthe European princes ; that to obtain the sald tection it willcost the nation more abject slavery the iron yoke of Ferdinand ViI—in short, when voice of the people is so unanimous against it impossible that such a government can tab! 5 ‘at the point of the bayonets of some reign power, or powers;of Europe. I must also there is a strong disposition manifest on the part of Northern departments to separate themselves from South, by a straight line from San Blas, on the Pacific, to the Rio Panuco, which empties into the Gulf at Tampico. There is also a party in favor of following the example of Texea; this Js, indoed, much the most rea either, being com; roprietors png pres yl gp government at Mexico advecate and support a monarchy, it is utterly impossible to sey what course the North will take. From the information received by the Junsita from Upper California, which arrived hore a few days since, it appears that the Asambiéa of that Department, at its next session, intended to declare itself independent of Mexico. The fsenblia will have to be convoked by the Governor in Capt. Fremont, with his company of United States Dra- cons, arrived in January ut Sutter’s, on the Sacramento. §n his route out he discovered s route by which emi- rants bound from the United States to Oregon or Cali- foruis, can perform the journey in sixty days less time than by that heretofore travelled. ‘ ‘An English whale ship atvived off this port two days ago from San Francisco, California. The Knew of ber touching here was to leave a letter for the B: Consul at San Blas, sent by that at San Francisco. Tho received the sum of £22 for the letter. that it is in relation to the arrival of Capt. .selish are guite in a funk about California Ea SN pritish Majesty's ship Americe, Cay Her ““4on, brother of Lord Aberdeen, boy ane “The Amarica, it soeme, wang on the UL. — -scret service. arrive Paeific on some «. * ‘went to red from whence she California, in July . —‘“g@ she sajled for Nootka Franciseo, and from the.. *»« in San Francisco, ourCom While the America wav ly... ~ ~sagdto the Indiam agent sul sent a letter on board, addr. ~4 tho letter, with the in Oregon. The Hon, John returm. "sy pogy svhere he ri reply, that he did not stick on his ste.. ‘ was tound, or when he should sail Not," ustanding Commander Hull, of the United States ship v. “™en.8 few days previous, had given himself some inconven, e in order to reach San Francisco, to deliver to the Amer caa letter bag from Callao—sent by their Admiral. want of courtesy on the part of Capt. Gordon, js dificult to pardon; still wo must not judge of the Bri navy by the acta of this one officer, who,.to make the beet of] im: is nothing more than what may be called soa: rie, selfaufficient and ignorant follow. judg all ete ‘and things by the sentcttiighinnd ‘standard. i . from in bul- Fs ‘America took ina freight of treasure on t! Gua: as, Mazatlan and Sen Blas, of $2, lion and specie, two millions of which, at least, was smug- gled-on board, in the boats of the Americe. ‘The British men of war—of which two are on this coast annually to receive treasure for England—make a reg- ular business of smuggling off treasure with impunity ; infact, the Mexican government acq , it seems, in order to keep on friendly terms with England. A merchant, by making application to one of those in port, can hai boat armed and furnished him, and sent to any place within ahundred miles of this, by paying a certain centage. Such is the facility of getting treasure on Beara these ships, that any amount may be had at one. half the export duty. List or Vessers or War oF tur Uniten Starrs in Port.—U. 8. frigate Savannah, Commodore Sloat; U. 8. frigate Constitution, Capt. Percival; U. 8. ship Levant, Commander Page; U. 8. ship Portsmouth, Commander Montgomery; U.S. ship Erie, Commander Turner; U, 8. ship Shark, Commander Hawerson. Expected, sloop Warren, Hull, from Panama, with the mail. The Cyane, Mervine, sailed 29d ult. for the Sand- wich Islands, with rote he IS se aig eigen with Com. Stockton, expect ere month. ‘Our forces on the Pacific side are very respectable—ad- ‘eato and ready for any service. ‘Tho following are the Simiee of the British ships sent to watch us and protect Pratt 2a une; Frolic: 18 gens. wii Modes! ; Frolic, 18 guns. We have nows direct from Cunton up to the 6th Dec. The hip of the line Columbus had not arrived at that date. In the event of a war with Mexico, our movements on this side will no doubt create great interest both at home and abroad, It, of course, is clearly understood we ure to take California—perhaps this place may fall into our a. The Mexican government has long ago put mind of a story lot baat contained in Ci "es works the youn ‘buffalo, which, when pursued and from its ‘as, puts its head under a tussack of grass, thinking the whole body concealed ; thus, in the event of a war, Mexico is safe, but no thought is manifeste the partof the men of the nation towards such places as aye more exposed. neta etme EI an x a w ‘. Lerdo, the Rey A of Gen. had been arrested at Vera Cruz, aint in the Ulloa, in consequen “® of papers heving been found in his possession, which re, from the Havana—compro,. “# me in about that he is to be forthwith tried, ° aes The 14th of April, forwarded tothe .'Y. of itexic, ae ly guarded. He came from the Haven..." “ mission from Santa Ana and ALMONTE. tte readers El Ezpectador, of the 27th ultimo, furnishes . “ted by with the system of warfare which’ is to be ado, “% ty the Mexicans in opposing the American. army. “it a be emphatically a 4 Jepatinatiogs harrassing, war, ‘en femene,) he government is adjured to m all ides of giving a pitched batt fight, Dut to confine the troops to a gueria war Mexican army is to be split into fragmenta of 600 or 600 infantry, and 200 cavalry, with which they are to inter cept convoys to the American forces, cut off com- munications, hi upon their flanks, pick off yo | unexpected attacks, in a cont ey aro to watch opportunities of an opportunity of striking a single effectiv ‘Ailthis is very well of paper, but we mistake much the character of the government at W: convinced of this system being actually not, with its extensive means at command, assemble an army of sufficient magnitude to march right on to the ay } Sis cpeioce aoe Revieting a line, beg ses feeble apol for a Republic ina single eam; Some jealousy had bean cucited in the minds ota ker eminent Mexicans, regarding tne. 9 mer 16 com: of the army of 1 operating lor, over the head of Ampudia. Buste- accused Arista of “connivance” with ¢ Republicano warmly defends him of such treason. a despatch direct ral Mejia, dated Matamoras, April 3d. and displays the spirit of the Mexican people :— Drsratce 'o all with judgment, and without ex- citement produced by wrath, or rather b: that burns in the breast at seeing the “ Banner” floating over the waters of the Rie (I let the first moments, and Fe-ostablia us, our spears and bayonets could have no unjusti- fiable advantage over those ofthe invaders, and that it Toots peg ae ay, ikon ildings ., , image to the city, w! o are frail. These ressons tede ‘me wait for Gen. A udie, and joining our forces enable us to give a decisive . with a certainty that not asingle Yankee would Notwithstanding. I have taken all fortifications, to cover the whole 1 have also strongly atte2kéd the morale of the enemy anarchy between the two Generale, and them with each other; and Gen, Worth, the only men of kuowledge, has asked for his and if he Sie, "wis l:'more’ Seophaable," thant aay Ment in, wi is more can traitor, I have also e "Sesartons from the army, and from the 26th last, to date, 26 soldiers and four slaves, have passed ovor to us, notwith- standing all their tions. In short, tho triumph of our arms i past ir with these I have. io Grande, rHe1n TOMB doubt, either with ali our troops, Should the the Bi PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES. E LOW, in jots toace pare: mee pounds, i OTICE is he sad vers; 50 bbls chasers, YY ARK & FISK, 228 Fulton street. from de, ote Hi been suspended in law ngninat the ‘Ke. Little will have been lost by the delay, wae denunciation o while something will have been gained by Woodbury to be put in good ngheng trim. From the Ni ‘leans Delta, May 16- The Wh peter iS eee ae AD whips the printer of Ei Moni- government to his place of article contained ‘BD STAT to Maced this 16th day of April, 1846, CHALLENGE TO THE ‘Tr evan aaa snd do challenge the me erry ar inp bey’ termely. cone by Sit be settled eye +f 3 the our country, far and near, (o P M., within miles of Camp Taylor. derstand, for the of taking on additional arma and mustered into the service ofthe Unb per, His misfortunes excited general commisseration- regret , that Mi ho ¥ comp cme She cae a ee ‘he sons of Maryland have always obeyed the call of Genteaton argo Npek gmpponk 1 gy Wwe to. |, who was a ive wounded oa the 7th estan, died on the 10Us, nd was sent. carries but four. nai anthers war patrlouiom and duty’ and will now eastain he hongr ofthe Mexicans was a } restored; sill they appre- buried with honors, of heavier metal. The her light draft and her by enabling to be the first, or the first, ended most se ashy the ‘The total loss of the Mexicans in both actions was at Sailing qualities, is fitted for the capture of to offer to the Federal Executive, for muster ‘the ser- uedron. The British ‘of the ) ood, Ad- Og he lil ae ‘ea Desc ot ker, Wes Bc, pone ead om pi aR. Be he lagen aang ir Si George Seymour, arrived at San Blas on the Gon. Voga was tobe accompanied by one pen e as wi 4 A his Alda, e Lisut. Colonel, 8 Gtend. 4 ry oGiicers 0s over saw salt water. President of the United States, under the discre- By this arrival we have mposived the following letter,