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NEW —_ YORK HERALD. New Yor . Tuesday, June 9, 1896. The Progress of the War—ihe Blockade of : Vera Cruz We received by the magnet terday morning, additional news brought by the Thee from Vern ( which place she left on the 20th ult. At that time the port of Vera Cruz was blockaded by the United States vessels of war. According to the accounts thus received, it ap- pears that the Mexicans were straining every nerve to carry on the war, and Paredes will pro- bably continue to do so—till perhaps he hears of the severe defeats his troops have suffered at the hands of the Am administration. To do this, Le has resorted to extraordinary measures to replenish the National treasury, by extorting from the people and the clergy. Paredes reached his present position, by inflaming the minds,of the Mexicans against the United States; and as he acquired power by pro- mising to enter into a war, fer the purpose of re- covering the department of Texas, there is no doubt that he will do his utmost to protract it, us long as he can, or until a new revolution shall break out, which places some other man in his place. The government of the United States is steadily pursuing the policy indicated in its recent mov ments, and all the ports in Mexico will be strictly blockaded. In the meantime, and before we can secure a treaty of peace, it may be necessary not only to blockade the ports, take possession of California, New Mexico, and Tamaulipas, but bombard San Juan d’Ulloa into subjection. In the present state of affairs in Mexico, with the brilliant battles of the 8thand 9th of May to startle Paredes from his impropri telegraph yes- ticulars of the , it may soon happen that Santa Anna, or some other chieftain, | will step in and overthrow the existing govern- ment, and open the door to immediate negotiation with the United States, prised, at any rate, to see some other government than that of Paredes in possession of Mexico on the fourth of next July. We shall see, Finances or THE GoverRNMENT:—It has been re- cently stated by Mr. Webster, on the floor of the United States Senate, that the military expenses of the government are now about five hundred thousand dollarsa day. The surplus revenue at this rate of expenditure cannot last long, and the government must soon resort to some means of raising funds, in anticipation of the revenue from imports. Whether this will be accomplished by a direct loan, or by the issue of treasury notes, is as yet a matter of much doubt. The issue of treasury notes is, perhaps, under existing cireum- stances, the most feasible method and without doubt the easiest, as they would be sought after toa limited extent for the purpose of equalizing exchanges, and for payment into the treaséty of the government on account of duties, &e., but a loan in any shape in these times cannot be effect- ed, without submitting to loss. Itis probable that treasury notes, bearing even the legal rates of interest, would be depreciated in the market and the government unable to realize the face on them, but any attempt to effect a loan | in the usual way, by the issue of government stock, would, under existing circumstances, per- haps, fail altogether. ‘The difficulty of making Joans for either the general or State governments, has recently been pretty well illustrated by the failure of the Comptroller of this § two hundred thousand dollars terest. We are decidedly in favor of the issue of Treasury notes, as it isour impression that money ean be raised more expeditiously, and at less sa- crifice in that way than in any other, these notes would arrest the di the northern c s the deposit banks could dispose of the Government and te stocks which they have deposited with the Secretary of the Trea ate to raise An issue of s of specie from ury as security for the public funds in their possession, and purchase with the proceeds the treasury issues, and change the security. In this way the government could realize on their de- posits, without disturbing them, and in the event of the government being hard pushed, and the deposits in these banks being required, a transfer of these notes would be nade, and they would be forced into circulation by the banks holding or owning them. It is impossible to tell to what extremity this Mexican war will be carried, but there is very lit- tle doubt but that the expenses already incurred will use up the surplus, and require a large sup- ply of finds from some source. The business of Congress is, as yet, hardly commenced. Manacement IN THE Treasury DerartMent. There must be some egregious mismanagement nthe Treasury Department, judging from the complaints which we see made at New Orleans, of the want of money to pay the ordingry dis- bursements in carrying on the waron the Rio Grande. At this moment the government has from ten to eleven millions of dollars to its credit, lying in the banks in the northern States. What is the reason that the Secretary of the Tre: had not atleast six or seven amount in specie asury millions of this in New Orleans, in preparation for the beginning of this war? Was not the ad- ministration aware, from day to day, and from week to week, of the situation "of things on the Rio Grande ? Was it ignorant that money would soon be required to carry on the campaign; and can we look upon its utter ineff ney and want of foresight in not providing for such a contingen- cy, as any thing less than deserving of censure and reprobation in the highest degree ? More than a year ag amply warned, and ev ‘0 the administration was 1 we frequently warned it, that it must prepare for a conflict with Mexi- | co, if it were determined to insist upon the Rio Grande as the boundary between the two repub- lies. Every piece of inte! every indication from every fence from Mexico, quarter pointed to such aconflict; and yet, with all these public and private means of acquiring information, we see the ». ‘ation so negligent as not to have ar tunds ready to meet the crisis in New Orleans, We had expected » higher degree of foresight from Mr. Walker; but we suppose he was so much engaged in forming plans to reduce the re- venue, that he did not pay sufficient attention our Mexican relations, and the thre: of affairs on the Mexican frontier. instead of sending specie to New Orleans, why notissue Treasury d: here, payable at sight onthe banks at the North? Such drafts would be the very exchange now wanted, nini atening aspect Even now, Deap-Housk iN THE Parx.—It will be seen on reference to the proceedings before the Common Council last evening, that a resolution, introduced by AJderman Brady, directing the re- moval of the Dead-House from the Park, was unanimously adopted. The introduction of such & resolution is highly creditable to Alderman Brady, as this nuisance has been long felt by our citizens who frequent this part of the city. We have frequently called for this “ reform.” oon, Drtenaraatietelanas Tar Steamsuir Sovrwerner will be launched this morning at 9 o'clock, from the yard of Mr. W. H. Brown, foot of Tenth street. Tus Orzcon Question. — ao pe source not implicit confidence, tha i spaichesto Mr. Pakonhain, contains te sige oe, British government on the sub; uestion. We are farther informed the basis of which alone Great B: Gotiate, Are not such ws there Ik and the wer i ‘@ppear, th leagen be acted upon. it is went had not, when the Hibernia sailed, received intel, of the President of the United States having so far, this fact may render our information, but we re- We consider good authority © have received in- in which we place great ject of the Oregon atthe terms, uron m will agree to ne y ibility of Mr, nd the “notice;” d ‘oubtful the correctness of peat, we have it frown what Monéreal Herald. to New Orleans, | ans—in order to sustain his | We should not be sur- | six per cent in- | Highly Important from Mexico VERA CRUZ BLOCKADED BY THE AMERICAN FLEET. Efforts of the Mexican Government to Con- tinue the War, The Americans in Mexico ordered to the Interior of the Country. SUSPENSION OF THE POWERS or THE AMERICAN CONSULS. | Another Revolution Expected, The Military Preparations. ives Bee The bark Theatus, Capt. Murrell, from Vera Cruz, in New Orleans on the 80th ult., with papers from the city of Mexico to the 15th, and from Vera Cruz to the 20th ult. The U.S, steam frigate Mississippi arrived at Vera Cruz on the 18th, with the news of the brilliant battles of the 8th and 9th ult. The greatest care was taken to keep it from | the Mexicans, yet the fact leaked out. | The port of Vera Cruz has been rigidly block- | aded by the Mississippi and sloop of war Fal- | mouth. The frigate Raritan was hourly expect- | ed to join the M. and F. The Mexican Government had annulled the | powers of the American Consuls. | Orders had been received from the city of Mexi- | co, directing all Americans to leave Vera Cruz by the 24th ult. Mr, Dimond, the American consul, | | | arrived was preparing to go on board one of the United | States vessels of war. | It was generally thought that the American ves- | sels left in port, the barque Louisiana and the | Brig Helen McLeod, would be seized by the Mexi- cans, The contractor of supplies for the American | squadr had been forbidden, by the Vera Cruz | authorities, to furnish them. | The Theatus was boarded of Vera Cruz by the U. 8. a letter bag sent by her. The brig St. Petersburgh sailed on the 19th for New York. The Republicano, of the city of Mexico, of the 13th, says, that it was the intention of the govern: | ment to send their war steamers Guadaloupe and ; Montezuma to Havana to be sold at auction. On arriving at the latter port, the steamers were to | hoist the Mexican flag and fire a salute. ‘The | Mexican sailors refused to sail under these condi- | tions, and the steamers were to leave the river rado, where they had been laid up in. ordi- off the harbor sloop Falmouth, and nary under the British flag, and commanded by | a British oflieer. vana ‘The castle of San Juan €’Ulloa, and the city. are in an excellent state of defence, and would | require a very strong force to be successfully at- | tacked. ‘The Republicano of the city of Mexico contains an article against the government, in which it ani- | madverts upon the actual state of the country, at- tacked, as it is, by a strong enemy, and with a prospect of a local revolution. Jt avers that in case of a revolution, the troops ehgaged in repel- ling the enemy would be ordered to actin support of either one party or the other, claiming a local | supremacy as a proof of the discipline and man- ner in which the Mexican troops are trained by eir officers, Jon Jose Maria has been named as the Govern- { Chihuahua, in the defeat of Senora. he Apache Indians have attacked the town of Apulo, where they killed thirty-two Mexicans, the Indians stealing évery thing they could lay their | hands upon. ‘The Apaches are uniformed in a broadcloth frock, covered with red facing, and pantaloons of wy same stuff, with caps, and they are fitted with rifles. The whole department is ina dreadful state of misery and consternation. Several robberies, on a large scale, have been lately committed in the city of Mexico and its netanisariodds In speaking of the American arm: from the Mexican commandant of the exgineers at Matamoras, says—‘* The American army is nots more than 4000 strong, and is in a state of demo ralization; that there is no union among them, | without any desire for glory ; that its officers are | good, but then there are many of them who have , come to fight against their will. If we have no local revolution, the American army will cithef | aap mlats, or be entirely defeated in twenty days” | he exports from Vera Cruz, in the month of April, amounted to $241,356, of which $195,127 | was in specie. | The following is an extract from a letter re- ceived from a highly respectable Mexican house: Vera Cruz, May 19, 1846. A circular has been issued by the government, stating that all American Consuls cease immediately from being | recognized, end ordering all American citizens to em: bark for the intrior within eight days. The steamer Mississippi yesterday ordered off a yes- sel from the port, but she came in during the night— hus proving the port to be blockaded, at least to national vessels, a step which has generally compromised the | American vessels in tho harbor, and we are very much atraid, that we shall not be allowed to despatch the ‘Theatus. The government it makin the war with succe: by carrying throug They have since arrived at Ha- , adespatch i every effort to carry out ss, and has replenished the treasury, h some very strong measures. | Special Correspondence of the N. ¥. Herald. New Ontrans, Sunday, May 31, We have nothing later from the Rio Grande since my last. The New York and Mary Kingsland are both ex- pected to-day, but there is no probability of their bring- ing anything of importance. For the next fortnight, pro- bably, there will be no fighting ; but as soon as General Taylor has received the forces now here, which number full 2390 men, composed of the Louisville Legion, St. Louis Legion, and the 6th regiment Louisiana Volunteers, he will probably take up his line of march for Carmago, where it is understood the Mexicans were to mako a stand, and will there give them batile. His force will be about 10,000 rank and file, composed of about 3330 regu- lars, six regiments Louisiana Volunteers, numbering 4200; Louisiana Legion, 800; St Louis Legion, 660; one Alabama company , not counted in, 80 ; ‘Texans, say 400, niready on the field. With this force he will be able to garrison fort Brown and Matamoras if necessary, and march at the head of a force largeenongh to conquer any Mexican army that they can concentrate in that quarter of the Country within a month. ‘There is not much fear, however, of their giving us battle at pre- sent. You will perceive that there was an arrival from Vera | Cruz last night, the bark ‘Theatus, and that the news of the glorious battles of the 8th and 9th had reached that place, although it was not known tothe Mexicans, You will also see the strict orders issued relative to American residents. The papers contain a good abstract of the news. Prxsacora, May 29, 1846, The Movements of the American Squadron in the @ulf— The News fromthe Rio Grande—The Capture of Ba- rita and Matamoras. To-day’s accounts bring the news of the arrival of the Cumberland and Potomac frigates at this place. They are just in from the Rio Grande, where they have been co-operating with the army. But Gen. Arista having taken fight from Matamoras, leaving the whole country in possession of our troops, the Navy has been withdrawn from the Brasos, and divisions sent off to blockade all the rts in the Gulf of Mexico, However, it is siness for our nav Offfzers, for there isnot a Mexican fing to be seen from ne end to the other of Mexico. he news from the Rio Grande is quite stirring, On the 17th instant, Col. Wilson with a body of four hundred men, and a detachment of sailors from the Cumberland and Potomac, went up the Rio Grande and took posses- of the town of Barita, (the port of entry to the city) ‘oldiers left to defend it hurried off long before the ‘al of our troops, and fled ty Matamoras. As soon as this event became known, to Gen. Taylor, asking for a cessation of hostiliti: e could be restored. Gen. Taylor declined t | Be cae Six hours to evacuate th ity. This was aoc oriPBly done, the Mexicans hurrying olf and leavin | Gre cierewt,im their flight. ‘They attempted to take o | five pieces of a:tillery, but this impeded their fight so, | that three of these were left on the road. Tins hee | falien the city of Matamoras, with all the stores, and works, which the Mexicans | extraordinary exertions fora year said that Arista had only eleven hundre an army of twelve or fourteen thous: And such another army, it is accorded b: never will be able to raise again. I have | the next news we hear from Mexico and | be a revolution, and the overthrow of th Paredes; and this will have to be soon, for Gen. lor, 1 understand will at once take up his march, and peace will be dictated by him in Mexico, Huzza for General Taylor, he is my candidate for the next Presidency . P. 8.~ Om the most sbourd rumors, which fear lends jer wings to, is a story about privateers. There is 1 | above half a dozen small merchant echoone: nd = 3 defend. It is d men left, out of A week before. all, that Mexico no doubt that Vera Cruz, will © Fovernment of # ed that our Consul would go on board one of our vessels. h r8 in pescetn) | times, that frequent ate it go w Lite} our oficers, who went up the Rio Grande, the English Consul at Matamoras had persuaded Arista, that General Taylor had express instructions not to cross the river, from our government, and all the Mexicans at Borita were under this deception. ‘Thi Arista’s suit for an armistice, decl were willing to make i not crossing the Rio they w pe rande ; however, we think: that Il not hesitate long upon this point when peace is 30 —We are busily engaged in mounting guns at the different forts in tl arbor. We are expecting two companies of volunteers soon. Lieut. Col. B. R. Pierce commands ; Col. Crane is gone on six months leave of absence. ‘There have just arrived three sloops of war, the John Adams was one. {have no news up to this time from them, from the city of Mexico, directing them to leave Vera Cruz by » tbe 4th inst., or retive into the interior, It was expect- On thi American vessel approached the port, and was immediately boarded by our officers and forbid: den to enter the port. In the night, however, she suc- ceeded in slipping into port. There were two American vessels in port when the T. left—the bark Louisiana and he brig Helen McLeod—who had partially di ‘Their cargoes, but under the order from the Minister Ge- neral of War and Marine, a translation of which we give below. ‘They woukl probably be seized. From all we gather the Government is ing the greatest exer- tions, straining every nerve to carry on the war with the r, and by the most erbitary measures had re- plenished the treasury. ‘The Castle of San Juan de Uloa, as our last accounts state, was ina perfect state of defence, and the officers in command were confident of being able to repel an attack. They will shortly have an opportunity of displaying their skill in gunnery, and forming an intimate acquaintance with our naval force. The contractor of supplies for the Mexican squadron had been placed under arrest by the avthorities. ¢ Mexicans were In high glee at the various gascon- ng dispatches received from the camp of Matamoros, i spoke with the utmost enthusiasm of the brilliant a wh condition of their army, and predicted the most magni- ficent triumphs over the American forces. The capture of Col. Thornton’s command was duly paraded in the co- lumns of El Diario Official as “a great triumph of the Mexican arms,” also the particulars of the capture of the party who had “entrenched themselves in the Corral” | as they were plea into the farmer's enclosure, where they were surrounded | by such an overwhelming force; and the names of the oificers and men all placed in the columns. The attack upon ( apt Walker's little command by the | Mexicans under Don Rafael Quintero, was spoken of as | another glorious triumph, in which eight Texans were | killed and four taken prisoners. Quintero was the only man wounded, says the despatch, and rifle-ball in the feft arm. The despatch says nothing | about the number of Mexicans killed in the action. d to term the riding of our dragoons | ¢y as shot with @ | war that ev OY ALN ON oe Towers Dupre and veh Journel of Thursday contains th ev. Messrs. McElroy and Rey arrived in sday and remain with Bishop O’Conner until the boat leaves to-day, which is to carry them to New Orleans. They will accompany the march of our army in M ther McElroy is a man very much advanced in yeurs, but is still active to do his master’s bidding. Honor to the good and venerable man. So An left this place last night f Lieut. Van Vliet, U.S. A., is pl last night for Charleston, under orders to join a detachment of United States troops bound for the Rio Grande, We understand that the detachment will consist of six companies, viz: two from yw York, twe from Old Point, one from Charleston, and one from Augusta. They will embark y or two, for the seat connection, that orders Beresths ae city, - recruit the company of artillery now statio ere to | the full complement.— Savannah Republican, June 4. Major Wade, Me ged . §. Barracks, in Savannah, | received orders from Washington, on the 2d inst., to re- air to Columbus to muster the Regiment of Volunteers for Mexico into the service of the United States.—Char- | loston Patriot, June 4, MISSOURI. Col. Kearney, with one hundred and fifty dragoons, | were taken on board the steamer Amaranth, at Fort Leavenworth, on her last trip up, and proceeded to Fort Kearney, on Table Creek, a new fort estadlished about fifteen iniles below Council Bluffs. Above W. her way up, the boat struck a snag, which carried away the guard, under the cook house, and the whole of its contents were lost in the river; which accident caused a | great deal of inconvenience, as the cooking for the whole | Somany ry had to be done with a small stove on the after Col Kearney returned on the Amaranth to Fort Lew venworth, where he first heard of the orders of the Pre- sident for the expedition to New Mexico. ‘The dragoons which Col. Kearney took up with him were left at the site of the new fort. : - General Brooke, commander of this division, went u to the site of the new fort, on the Amaranth, and returned | to the city yesterday evening. We are unable to learn | at what time Col, Kearney will move onthe expedition to which he has been ordered by the Government. We understand that a number of Santa Fe traders, who had proceeded a short distance on their route, had halted, and were awaiting the instructions of Col. Kearney be- fore they proceeded further.—St. Louis Rep. May 30. NEW YORK. The ship Henry Pratt has been chartered to carry | ‘oops to bh ge rtwo letion is not urged by the Germantown is finished, we | ra trifle that she will be one of the finest ships of | floated, and an honor to the talented and | gentlemanly naval constructer, Mr. John Lenthall, under | whose sole superintendence she is being built— Pail. On the 20th April, J. J. Schatze, the American Consul, and other American citizens, protested against their o: pulsion from Matamoros by General Ampudia, and their | Raving been ordered to proved to Victoria, without time being allowod them to sottle their affairs. ‘Arista replied under date of 28th / against the law of nations as alleged by them, and that he could not remedy the decree, but that they may lea the country via Tampico, and give directions to their | agents respecting their property, which hadalways been respected. ‘The following communication was addressed by Gov: | ernor Juan Martin de la Gaoga y Flores, to General Don | Pedro Ampudia, under date of Victoria, April 30th :— “ By your note of the 12th of April, I notice that in consequence of the presence of the American army of | lent provocation to the left side of the Rio Grande, you have ordered the American Consul and all the citizens of the United States to proceed forthwith to this city. and can only arstre | you that they will be treated with the consideration cor- responding with the noble and generous sentimonts which form the Mexican character.” ‘To show with what certainty the Mexicans looked for victory, we give an extract from a communication from pril, that the proceeding was not | Park last night for the last time this season. In no thea- | | the stage in a style of greater magnificence, or with more Chron., June 8. Theatrical and Musical. Parx Turatre.— Richard II.” was played at the | tre in the world has this noble tragedy been put upon historical accuracy than at “Old Drury.” The “ Rich- | ard” of Mr. Kean is the chef d’auvre of a great artist, and the announcement that he was to perform it, has nearly | always drawn a full house. ‘ Did you ever send your wife to Newark,” is a ludicrous little farce, and anexcel | irth. Mrs, Kean’s benefit, and the | Jast appearance of these stars for the season, takes place to-night. The tragedy of the “ Gamester,” and the favo- | ute musical drama of “Don Cwsar de Bazan,” will be performed on the occasion, and we may expect to see a | Prilliant array of beauty abd fashion in the Doses. Bowrry Turatry.—Patriotic eyes and ears had a rich treat at this establishment last night, in the performance the commander of the corps of engineers to the Minister of the new drama of ‘ The Campaign on the Rio Grande.” of War, prior to the arrival of Ampudia | “Upon the arrival of Gen. Ampudia, we shall then have, after leaving sufficient force in Matamoras, 3,000 infantry, 10 guns, and 1,300 ca 'y with which to cross the river. Our triumph is certain, and there is no.danger of the enemy's being reinforced in time to save them from de- ; struction. The force of the enemy was 5,000 men, but at present he has at the utmost 4,000 men, and among them 250 artillery with 22 pieces of flyiug artillery, the balance infantry without spirit, without union among themselves, and without any wish to fight. The officers are good, but even among them there are many who merely came because their. government ordered it. If no disturbances break out in the interior they will ca- pitulate in leas than twenty days or be entirely destroyed. [From the Vera Cruz Locomotor, May 18th.) Ministry or War anp Manine.—To the old injuries which the United States have for anumber of years in- flicted on the Mexican Nation, violating and treating with | contempt the treaties which united the two Republics, | they have recently added to the invasion of the depart. ment of Texas, Territories of Nueva Leon and Tamauli- pas, by penetrating with an armed force and in the of their Goverment, § cath of Upper California, and to threaten with her vessels of war Vera Cruz, “Matamoras, Mazatlan, and other parts of both oceans. On the other | hand, the presence of the American army in front of Mata- moras is a measure of hostility, as they have raised a against the town, and have blockaded the Brasos St. lago. | His Ecellency the President pro tem, is authorized, under these Brave circumstances, to dictate all measures | of defence of the national territory, and compelled by all the aggressions of a nation, which called herself friendly> | to take measures of security in conformity with the | | practice of civilized nations. has decreed that in whatever | port vessels of the United States shall appear, or might appear, the functions of the Consuls or Vice Consuls of that nation shall cease, and the citizens shall be sent twenty leagues from the coas' within the space of eight days, unless the the country, without bein; delay. The best interests of the nation being concerned in the fulfilment of his supreme order, I communicate it to your Excellency, rel ing on your activity and patriotism, | God and Liberty, Mexico, May 12, 1846. TORNEL. y prefer leaving § granted any prorogation or To the Commanders of the Divisions East, North andto Scription beautiful. And then the entertainments within the Commanders Generals of the Department. Victoria, | capital of the State of Tamaulipas. {irom the New Orleans Delta, May 31.] Asa proof of the discipline and manner in which the erating, weasllltey nat odlac: cas toresibe ths ee | Mexican soldiers are treated by their officers, we will ‘80 as to be able to give some sort of a connected account mention the case of a soldier named Pablo Garcia, who of th tertainments. for some dereliction of duty, was most crueliy whipped and then sent to a dungeon under ground, where, hoo the nature of his wounds, gangrennig in the absence of enter medical care, he died in six days afterwards. was in such 'a mangled state that he died on not being able to lie down. Don Jose Maria de has een named governor of Chihuahua. His body knees, Irigoyen The Diario of the 9th and 18th hints that the Ismented celianeous concert is to be | Colonel Cross came to his death by the hands of a Moxi- can laborer. Several of the pepe the Bishop of Michoacan, as the fittest person to fill the vacant archbishoprick of Mexico. General Arista’s despatch to the Minister of War, dated ; t Matamoras, April the 26th, contains the following pas- sages relative to the first outbreak and defeat of Captain Thornton's company : — “ The prisoners will be brought to Matamoras this day. They shali be treated according to the laws of war, until they can be sent to the interior. Your excellency may resi assured that my cenduct towards these unfortu: | beings, will prove to these usurpers that the Mexicai are liberally endowed with the feelings of humanity.” “It is likely that General ‘Taylor will open his batte- ries on our city to-day. If he do, I shall in th manner reply to him} firing, however, only as shots as This same many | may be necessary to sustain the national honor. | not the kind of fighting I like, with the river g Vetween us. J wish to meet the enemy on open | ground. It is in sach a fight that an unnecessary ell’ sion of blood is avoided, and it isin such a Gight that I look forward for a favorable result, lett ty Americans know the lengths to which the valor of | our troops carry them.” The Botetin oficial de la division dit Norte of the ist May says, that the commander and officers taken prison- ers were lodged in General Ampudia’s own house, and | that they were all treated as well or better, than the Mexicans themselves, every efort being made to make them comfortable, and to supply them with every thing | as far as the country would afford. | According to General Arista’s despatches, we see that | the Mexican forces, which crossed the river, were 2000 | infantry and 1200 cavalry, with 12 pieces of artillery ; and General Mejia remained nt Matamoras with 100 | men and 12 pieces of artillery to defend the cit our troops attack it. Some reinforcements w: wards received, which rai to 4300 men, viz: ere after- h raised the whole Mexican forces 000 infantry, and 1300 cavalry, Military Preparations, Mn. Bexwert,— | see by your paper that my old friend, Colonel Kearney, is ordered to Santa Fe with a force of 9,000 men. if the Secretary of Wor has really sent on th force, without artillery, as I fear, how many anticipate a fearful result. The want of experience in the War De- — is much more tobe feared than the gallant ef- orts of our soldiers—they ought not to be eacrificed by errors of the War Department. _My object sight. Brig. Gen. John E. Wool, U: Adj. E. Schriver, and Lieut. here yesterday, ona tour throu, ern States, for the purpose of mustering the volunteers enrolled into active service, General Wool and Aids loft this morning for Columbus—Cleveland Herai June 4. The committee appointed to wait upon Gen. lo: and present the resolutions latel; ed by the Leg ill go 1 ture, commemorative of his briltfane services, wi. down this afternoon iu the United States revenue cutter Woodbury. Great numbers of our citizens vi terday, to seo the two spl t is to call attention to this supposed over- nited States Army, Ass’t Irvin McDowell, arrived gh this and other West- LOUISIANA. isited the Barracks yes- jendid military corps from’ St. Louis and Louisville. No one could gaze upon that pha- lanx of nobie-looking men without feeling proud of beng an American citizen, All felt assured that those deter: mined, honest, brave-looking men— and all that renders home ship for the maintenance of the murd ‘who had left home dear, to pass months of hard: f American honor and to punish #8 of their countrymen—will spill be, in keeping unt ry, both lea regiment Lowisiana V olunteers, they ean carry. The number of troo) Col. Featherston's re; giment, the 90, iment, one company of the Sth re- uisville Legion, and the ce and file. Add to these Major Gally’s for service, and we have a me to start as soon as rts can be cured.—New Orleans Delta, May ‘i at ‘ The steamer Hatchco Eagle, which arrived yesterday Fraps onn 3 bag ga 100 hacen of musk ‘s do. accoutrements, 1 irty. two poun in carriages, ol twenty-four pound do., with implements complete for the last | ied ‘the | offered reward of and a3 many more as _ Ps in the barracks—consisting of | ay | py | Mexican war, and the exploits of our army, which wi of that country although the expectations of the public had been raived it to the interior _ high, yet the beauty of the saloon and grounds, and the rs in the city of Mexice recommend | an address. | Boston on the week preceding the 4th of July. | inthe Union. The company The Baron de Fleur, a pianist of much paetatty, of | whose talents the Toronto papers pronounce most fayor- ing these haugh- | ably, is now giving concerts in Quebec. | ple’s Theatre, Cincinnati. 'y. should | This mammoth steamer left her moorings, about half | Sened The applause with which it was received must have been highly gratifying to Mr. Jackson, the enterprising manager, Whe has spered no labor or expence in getting it up in splendid style. The tragedy of ‘‘ Brutus” was also played at this theatre. The same bill is to be re- | peated to-night, and every one who wishes to realize the thrilling scenes at the seat of war, should hasten to wit- | ness “The pot non the Rio Grande.” The heroes | of the war are des! ized ed, it seems, to be immortal. upon the stage, if in no other way. Gneexwicn Turatre.—The bill that was announced for last evening was changed, in consequence of the ill” ness of some of the performers. There was but a mode- | rate attendance, notwithstanding that it was the occasion | of Mr. Rice’s benefit. Mr, Grattan, as the Irish servant, in the ‘‘ Dumb Belle ;” Miss Caroline Chapman playing Eliza. This was the first appearance of this young lady, and, from the deserved applause which her acting called forth, we augur that she will become a very popular ac- | There was some redundancy of gesture apparent, is incidental to a first apy ince. Mr. Rice aj ared in ‘‘ Jumbo Jum,” and “ Virginia Mummy.” | etween the second and third pieces, Mixs Chapman de- | livered a patriotic poetical address in relation to the received with great applause. Some of the songs whic! she sung, in the course of the pieces in which she acted, were encored, and the audience seemed highly pleased with her first appearance- To praise Mr. Grattan, would be superfluous. His fine talents are too well-known to require laudation at our hands. Nisto’s.—The first evening of the opening of this beau- tiful resort, was as charming, as could have been desired, and the attendance w: of course, preportionate. But magnificence of the arrangements for the comfort and entertainment of visiters surpassed those of anv previous season. It is really superb; and on such an evening as last night, with the moon throwing its silver light on the gravel waiks, through the branches of the overhang! ind with a mi ificent orchestra playing the m delightful airs, need we say that it was beyond all de- the saloons. But we will not at present attempt a de- scription of them. Who has not heard of the Ravel Fa- mily ? and who that has seen them can attempt a descrip- Garorn.—Another of those delightful musical ents for which this agreeable resort is so fa- mous was given last evening ‘This is really a most ——_ place to spend a few hours in the warm nights of summer. Miss A Wison’s Concentg-A temperance and mis- iven this evening at tho | Columbian Hall, by the above named | ited by Mr. J. Kavanaugh and others. ‘Tom Flynn is to deliver Van Anpuncn’s Canavan.—This large collection of imals, proceeding through the Eastern States, is very attractive, and drawing crowded houses wherever the: halt, They are at present in Providence, and will visit | all the principal manufacturing towns; and will open in | Raymony’s Comrany.—This immense Menagerie has | the most extensive and best selection of animals in the | United States. A large accession of new animals, lately imported, are of a very superier kind, particularly the | enormofs white bear, from Paris, together with the fero- cious lions, used by the celebrated Mr. Carter in London. ‘The performances of Mr. Pierce are equal to any other rform at Pottsville, 1ith inst., at Mauch Chunk on the 13th, at Wilksbarre on the ith, at Moutrose, Pa, on the 19th. The inhabitants of those towns may expect a rich treat. Mr, C. R. Thorne has become the manager of the Peo- Mr. Dem Ohio, on th ter was to give a concert in Columbiis, eatin De Meyer is en: the St. Louis, The ‘eveitle saya, that “ ofthe “Carnival,” to the barbaric g1 Ma- vocal: “the man isa marvel!’ © City Intelligence. Derantcne or tHe Steamemr Great Bartais— past 3 o'clock, yesterday afternoon An immonse concourse had assembled to witness her departure ; and | all the wharves in the vicinity were crowded with spec- | tators, of all ages and conditions, and of both sexes. A | goodly number of pick-pockets had distributed them- | selvos through the crowd, to operate for the peculiar be- nefit of the uninitiated. ‘The wharf presented the scene of bustle and confusion usual on such occasions—por- | ters sweltering under huge trunks, and ove: wh car pet bags—passengers h in hot haste, afraid ofbe- | 8 le! uF bells ringing, frien taking the last hurried e, and hurrying through the -way, lest they | ould be taken off against their will m rie! bles, and other articles, absolutel, a those g on board, re’s fine ripe straw- a besket”—“ cigars, sir, a cent a ‘ere’s the ’Erald for Europe, only two cents”— ‘were among the various cries, with which our ears assailed. on all was , | listen! Our pious friend, philosopher and fellow ‘hear ?- The first accounts of the brutal murders | fortunate position of General Taylor, in the face of an army four times the ambunt of his, in F which the Canadians are singing and shouting, | soon learn of the utter defeat of the Mexican army | | behave decently hereafter, we may send that | jpotous flavor. The following is an analysis rer eable,andmaved nolelgily away trom moved n away tine As ‘iri 2 fate The Capain | 8 the Batt + fired lute, w! jattery, she a. salu by concourse of ‘on shore, oriiho quarter-deck, and ‘by’ his t arter 5 ia ‘| on the qu ae the martjest oF rather Canapian Lyrics on rug Mexican W, ‘The most amusing reading in these days of war and victory, is to be found in the columns of the Ca- nadian newspaper press, John Bull, old fellow, sutferer, Horace Greeley, in his horrors at the vietories of General Taylor, is in no greater state of tribulation and woe, than the whole Canadian press are about these days. John Bull, do you | ; | | committed by the Mexicans, on the stray groups of Americans, such as that of Colonel Cross, Captain Thornton and others, seemed to set the Canadian editors beside themselves. John Bull, good old fellow, attend. Itis not to be exceeded by their tones of exultation, at the supposed un- numbers. John Bull, hitch up-your breeches. As specimens, we give the following son, over the anticipated defeat. John Bull, sing chorus. The Cornwall Observer, (C. W.) has the following beautiful lyric, from one of the Cana- dian poets : | Oh, Poor General Taylor ! + | 4 WAR s0NG. The army encamped on the Rio Grande, O, never vos seen such a gallant band ; ‘The Yankee troops they were blithe and gay, ‘Thinking they had it all their own way, ‘When Ampudia laughed in the cheperral, My eye, see how in the snare they ; And tenes La and ne =e to say, “ Gene: lor get out of the way.’ Beep td oa ‘To forage our bold dragoons sent, ‘When two vos missing—In search we went ; We sought them around, we sought them about, Inside of the chaperral dark, and out ; We sought them all day, we blend them all night, ‘We trembled muoh, for we feared a fight, Ven a trooper cried—‘ I knows wo shall Get jolly well thrashed in this chaperral.” O, poor General Taylor, &c. So off we scampered. and fast we ran; ‘We sought no more, for a fight began ; ‘They cut off our road to Point Isabel, | They licked our troops and And days rol on— That the volunteers were getting enrolled ; And lo! the steamer from Galveston came ‘With the only sizteen chaps that were game ! . O, poor General Taylor. The next is a very sublime specimen from ano- | ther “poet,” who is doubtless a member of the | “Boz” family, making the British Whig the do- | aM ia tats elt og prover wit rapidity, ou reasonal 5 | } the first masters Sy venkat : Aa icananser cary ferme, ie ag the Sunday rald; 65 cents without it eu Su Musical Paition for Young Ladies. To Parents and Guardi j yen ban ‘ith gust'ead Svante execution, idetivgu of taking» few more Finale pa i at her own resid ace irs. Aline sed to rE fo oe 7 Feo) paper, will th will receive personal attention. tal iin = MONEY MARKET. Monday, June 86 P. M, The market to-day was fism, at prices ruling at the se- cond board on Saturday. The sales wore confined to the | three fancy railroad stocks. Quotatiens current this morning, compared with those of Saturday morning, show a decline in Long Island of } per cent ; Harlem 1} ; Norwich and Worcester 3 ; Morris Canal 1} ; Reading 1; Canton}; Farmers’ Loan }. At the second board to-day, an advance in Reading and Harlem of 1 per cext was re alized, with very large sales of the former. A letter from one of our most distinguished Senators, in relation to the Oregon question, has for several days past been pretty freely exhibited in Wall street, and the party to whom it was addressed and those favored with a pe- rusal of its contents, have become large purchasers of stocks, and have put up prices several percent. From the use made of this letter, and the deep interest the par- ty possessing it has in fancy stocks, we should judge | that it was written wholly for speculative purposes. It would not surprise us much, if those placing se much confidence in the statements made in the letter alluded | to, as to operate extensively in stosks for arise, should | suffer serious losses before they get through with their speculations. Sterling exchange closed firm at 8} a 8} per cent pre- mium, with a moderate demand. ‘We annex astatement exhibiting the eggregate value of merchandise exported from this port during the month | of May, 1846, showing also the destination and the valuo | of foreign and domestic merchandise exported to each country. Nearly ono half of the aggregate value was exported to Groat Britain and dependencies. Of the to- tal all but about three hundred thousand dollars was do- pository of his beautiful flourish :— Yankee War Song. BY Fuz. Ho! warriors of old Kentuck ! ii nigen’s, ho! on you to scare ‘ico ! Enfeebled t | ‘ou’ve often licked i ! lick her, ‘he Britishers of old ; And seize upon her country—and Her splendil mines of gold! Rouse up! rouso up, and flail her! ‘Trot off to Gineral Taylor, And help him trounce and whail her ! Come darkies! sound your fiddles ! Stump Orators! begin and spout, ‘And ‘lectrify the folks! Wake! Kaptens, Kernals—come and play Thin game ot Squire Poke’s! The Gin is ina fix! ‘Then, countrymen, holloa! Wake up! arm! bestir yourselves! Ande! nn Mexico ! Rouse up! rouse up, and take her! She sleeps! arise and wake her Kick, collar her, and shake her! Now, Niggas, play—“Oh, hush !” Brave ’Mericans ! determined squads ! You'll ’stonish *em—perhaps ! Who'll volunteer for Mexico ? ‘What ! only sixteen chaps ! Well—ju Will U mp aboard;—old Mexico ‘scarce have time to wink Before we sink her to the shades— Come, lads, and have a drink Before we go and take her! Then, then we'll off and wake her! Kick, buffet her, and shake her! Come, Niggas—-‘Yankee Doodle !” We suppose that by this time they have received | the despatches of Gen. Taylor, and probably will | and the capture of Matamoras. John Bull, don’t look so grum. The Canadians will | then sing on the other side of their chaps. | John Bull, have you got the cholic 2. At all events | we now give them fair warning; if they do not same General Taylor, at the head of one hundred thousand men, and annex both the Canadas to this country, some morning before breakfast ; yea even in less time time than the British annexed | the Punjaub to their territoriesin India. So, John Bull, take care. Arrains in Canapa.—We learn by the Mon- | treal Pilot, of the 6th instant, that on the evening | ofthe Ist instant, the members of the Liberal party were entert ained ata public dinner in Montreal. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed on the occasion, the guests being toasted end | complimented very highly by their entertainers. | The toasts of “the Queen,” .“‘ Prince Albert,” “the Army and Navy,” &c. having been given, | the next toast was “ the guests, the consistent and uncompromising advocates of the rights and li- berties ofthe Canadian people.” This was. res- | ponded to by tremendous cheering, and the band struck up the popular tunes of ‘4A la clare fon- taine,” and ‘‘Patrick’s day.” The toast which followed, namely, ‘‘ The Peo- ple, the only source of legitimate power,” is one that would fifty years ago, have consigned those proposing it to the pillory.” m seme mu that irealom of. ns Naken wi the last ‘We look ¥pon the proceedings of this banquet as very significant of the direction that the po- pular will is taking in Canaday ‘It is beyond ques- tion that nine-tenths of the g@ple are‘in favor of arepublican form of Government. In the provincial Parliament, petitions to the jueen tad been submitted to the House by Mr. ywan and Mr. Robinson, praying for reform in apid strides the Post Office department, freedom from post- | age of newspaper exchanges, a more frequent | mail arrangement between Great Britain and the | Canadas during the winter months, a reduction of the bas panwern ue Craig 2 and i 5 cit 6 ex saiple of the Gnited States hay reduced their ostugé; and prays for a similar reduction. Tt was announced by Mr. Dra; Cana- dian House of Assembly, June 2, that the British hr oe ra ioe e militia eae ni ussion muskets. n ide, from London, expected shortly, is said Ste freighted with 250 thirtyetwo pounders; shot, shell and powder, for that my. ‘Watering Places. ‘Tue Bavex Bavex or tHe Sourn—During there hot sultry days the thought of that delightful watering place, the Red Sulphur Springs of Virginia, has made us {col cool. ‘The advertisement of the gentlemanly proprietor will be found in another part of our paper ; yet for the benefit of those who have never visited this delightful sketch of the same treat, ill a sera ey. bey ere dituated amid the highlands of r, in the mestic merchaniise. Commence ov THE shart or New Yorx, Mar, 1846, 1 Where to. mdee. free. Totals. | Great Britain , 31,004 51 4 British Colonies 171,574 6,14 feat 15998 ‘Total Great Britain 1,176,324 6,640 $9,941 1,242,905, 4,685 10,008 397,229 21612 — — 2,352 1,368 63,584 1,058 770 203579 5,240 1,200 22,730 3,095, on 171,065 3102 28,573 116,428 Tigo Gab tas 16 1,015 33,631 Tao 2's 14,008 10 _ 3,40 je = 19,320 8,252 14,374 57/690 1132 15,161 10828 8,571 54.925, a jet 8.210 1,898 «3476 28,568 85,850 208, Mate 3,114,419 Our exports to Great Britain and dependencies, con- tinue in about the same proportion to the aggregate as. previously reported, and comprise the most valuable part of our foreign export trade. The exports to Great Bri- tain from the South, are a larger per cént of the aggre- gate than those from the North. The commercial rela- | tions between England and the United States are of the most valuable and important nature, particularly to the principal agricultural interests of this country. The balance of trade between the two countries is an- nually largely in our favor, and as the variety of our exports increase, larger markets will spring up for our productions. Our shipments of breadstuffs and provisions to Great Britain within the past five or six yoars, have increased immensely, and the facilities we now enjoy, in the entry of our pro- ducts into British ports, compared with those of for- mer years, will open a trade between the two coun- tries in the agricultural products of the North, hardly second to that now existing in the principal agricultural - product of the South. The removal of the restrictions contemplated under the new corn bill of Sir Robert Peel's, will ultimately give us markets for our breadstuffs—we say ultimately, because it will require some time to ex- tend the cultivation of grain in this country, sufficient to bring prices down to a point low encugh to enable us to compete successfully with the grain growing countries more favorably situated to anticipate us in any demand for breadstuffs in the United Kingdom. Although the quantity of wheat annually produced in this country is immense, the surplus over and above the domestic consumption is not sufficiently large. to bring prices down toa shipping point, and other countries un- dersell us in the English nearkets. It, therefore requires 8 greater competition in the production, which will be reducing the cost of raising, increase the quantity, end enable us to realise moderate profits, upon much lower | prices. The cultivation of wheat andcorn in thiscountry has never been pushed; the immense extent of territory ‘within ourlimits, adapted to the growth of these grains, gives us facilities for producing at least, with tae same population, from three to five times as much of each as we have in either of the past two or three years. All wo want is an outlet for any surplus we may have, and we can in time supply any demand; but there must be some guarantee that the external demand will be Ppermanent,to induce our agriculturists to go very exten- sively into the cultivation of those grains. The annexed statement exhibits the quantity of flour exported from the United States to eash country, for three years, with the valuo of the aggregate each year Froun Exrortep From 1: Unite State. reine tora. ep BS, aus, we i ‘about 30 miles from the White Sulphur Springs, se etelightfal nookgt vale, (that oft reminded us of the happy valley of Rasselas,) tho country abounds with fend is as picturesque as fanoy ever pra p the lap of nature—it is a favorite resort of hgaiee—Dething, fishing, and hunting, are. the amusements, and the game taken is of a uy Sulphur water made at the springs by Profe of Virginia : Temperatare of spring, centents in an imperial gallon—Sulphi 4.54 cubic inches ; carbonic acid, pe do. ; solid contents, 32 cubic inches of be: rs of tothe wharf, The shore. Mrs. Bi and se the Prophet's Chareh thionded afternoon was delightful. Tuert or Scrarear I an advertisement in It will be seon by | column, . Mott has dollars for th recovery from his office. instru alarm Riv, yesterday noon, a, oc: | W's shop catehii ire 10. } Pah R- ing to Messrs. Woolsey. Orrice, ah NP cee Swe m . an terday at No. 20 Roosevelt street on. or Willis Purdy, born in Ulster ony, New “ate rs of age, who camoto. his death by a The Cartcér likewise held an inquest at Hospital, on the body of John Lynch, born in Ireland, 9 wT. certain surgi Fine. decidedly sedative chronic in the frequency Inall c cessful in spotto manner. quite suc. @ delightful ts le of this ould do | mation ae pet t) | of the wvestor, foes some ar r, the comstry.” A liberal die. Ce of age, who came to his death >y stares re y. vue when in a state of ‘ordiot jumping out of « window of the ‘of Virginia, and is yet in a state of glorious | Of bis work-eday | } ir |3 Bee, ws a ge: 338i s of flour, the export in wheat would in 1341, 7,679,086 bushels : in 1844, 7,199,670 y: and in 1845, 6,976,100 bushels, averaging only one-fifteenth part of the total production of the try. exports of flour from this country to Great Britain ve in each o/ the past thirty years been as follows: Exronrts or Fiova raém tne Usiten States to Oneat According to the above, whenever an average in Great Britain edmitted flour ata moderste duty, a consi- doveble supply wes obtained. In 1617 and 1618, in 1090,

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